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5 Onward then, in battle move,
More than conq'rors ye shall prove;
Though opposed by many a foe,
Christian soldiers, onward go.

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Psalm cxix, 54. (c. M.)

1 FATHER of mercies, in thy word, What endless glory shines!

For ever be thy name ador'd,
For these celestial lines.

2 Here springs of consolation rise
To cheer the fainting mind;
And thirsty souls receive supplies,
And sweet refreshment find.

3 Here the Redeemer's welcome voice Spreads heav'nly peace around; And life and everlasting joys,

Attend the blissful sound.

4 O may these heav'nly pages be
My ever dear delight;

And still new beauties may I
And still increasing light!

see,

5 Divine Instructor! gracious Lord! Be thou for ever near;

Teach me to love thy sacred word,
And view my Saviour there.

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Psalm 1xxxix, 15. (c. M.)

1 HAPPY are they, to whom the Lord
His gracious name makes known!
And by his Spirit and his word,
Adopts them for his own!

2 He calls them to his mercy seat,
And hears their humble prayer;
And when within his house they meet,
They find his presence near.

3 Though men despise them or revile,
They count the trial small;
Whoever frowns, if Jesus smile,
It makes amends for all.

4 When cheer'd with faith's sublimer joys,
They mount on eagle's wings,
They can despise, as childish toys,
The pride and pomp of kings.

5 O Lord, assist our souls to pay
The debt of praise we owe,
That we enjoy a gospel day,
And heav'n begun below.

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Luke i, 68. (C. M.)

1 HARK, the glad sound! the Saviour comes;

The Saviour promis'd long;

Let ev'ry heart prepare a throne,
And ev'ry voice a song.

2 He comes, the pris'ners to release,
In Satan's bondage held;

The gates of brass before him break,
The iron fetters yield.

3 He comes, from thickest films of sin
To clear the mental ray,

And on the eye, long clos'd in night,
To pour celestial day.

4 He comes, to bind the broken heart,
To make the wounded whole;
To preach glad tidings to the meek,
And bless the humble soul.

5 Our glad hosannas, Prince of Peace!
Thy welcome shall proclaim:
And heav'n and earth shall join to sing
The glories of thy name.

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Philippians i, 23. (L. M.)

1 O ZION! when I muse on thee,
I long for pinions like the dove;
And mourn to think that I should be
So distant from the place I love.

2 While here I walk on hostile ground,
The few that I can call my friends,
Are like myself with fetters bound,
And weariness our steps attends.

3 But yet we shall behold the day
When Zion's children shall return;
When all our griefs shall flee away,
And we shall never, never mourn.

4 The hope that such a day will come,
Makes e'en the captive's portion sweet;
Though now we wander far from home,
In Zion soon we all shall meet.

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Philippians ii, 1. (L. M.)

1 LED by a Father's gentle hand,
Through this dark wilderness of woe,
We long to reach that blessed land
Where streams of lasting comfort flow.
2 Oh! may our meetings here be blest,
To fit us for that holy place;

May faith and love inflame each breast
With zeal to run the heav'nly race.

3 Here may the Spirit shed the light
Of truth, to guide us on our way;
God's word upon our conscience write,
And teach us how to watch and pray.

4 We would dismiss each worldly thought,
When thus we commune with our God:
Our theme shall be the love that brought
A Saviour from his blest abode.

5 We'll think how Jesus liv'd and died, The pains and sorrows that he bore, The blessing which his love supplied, The home to which he's gone before. 6 There we will hope to rest ere long, And gladly change, before his throne, The pilgrim's for the conq'ror's song, Sav'd by redeeming grace alone.

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John vii, 37. (S. M.)

1 JESUS invites his saints

To meet around his board:
Here pardon'd sinners still may hold,
Communion with their Lord.

2 Here we survey that love,

Which spoke in every breath; Which crown'd each action of his life, And triumph'd in his death.

3 Here let our pow'rs unite,

His glorious name to raise :
Let hope and joy fill ev'ry mind,
And ev'ry voice be praise.

4 And while we share the gifts
His gracious hands bestow,
Our hearts, by Jesus' love inspir'd,
With kind affections glow.

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