2 Now let thy saving mercy heal
The wounds it made before;
Now on our hearts impress thy seal,
That we may doubt no more.
3 Complete the work thou hast begun,
And make our darkness light,
That we a glorious race may run,
Till faith be lost in sight.
4 Then as our wond'ring eyes discern
The Lord's unclouded face;
In fitter language we shall learn
To sing triumphant grace.
1 O HELP us, Lord, in all our need,
Thy heav'nly succour give;
Help us in thought, in word, and deed,
Through ev'ry hour to live.
2 Thy strength and comfort, Lord, impart,
When gloomy doubt prevails;
When fear and sorrow wound the heart,
And trembling nature fails.
3 Help us with humble faith to pray,
With holy joy to praise,
And walking in thy perfect way,
To serve thee all our days.
4 In all temptations, Lord, be nigh,
To whom for help we flee,
And oh! support us when we die,
O then take our souls to thee.
1 COME, ye sinners, poor and wretched, Weak and wounded, sick and sore,
Jesus ready stands to save you,
Full of pity, love, and pow'r;
He is willing, doubt no more.
2 Come, ye sinners, ye are welcome,
God's free bounty glorify;
True belief and true repentance,
Every grace that brings us nigh,
Without money,
Come to Jesus Christ and buy.
3 Lo! th' incarnate God, ascended,
Pleads the merits of his blood:-
Venture on him, venture wholly,
Let no other trust intrude;
None but Jesus
Can do helpless sinners good.
4 Saints and angels, join'd in concert,
Sing the praises of the Lamb,
While the blissful seats of heav'n,
Sweetly echo with his name,
Hallelujah!
Sinners here may sing the same.
1 OH why should Israel's sons, once blest, Still roam the scorning world around; Disown'd of heav'n, by man opprest, Outcasts from Zion's hallow'd ground! 2 Oh God of Israel, rend in twain The veil which hides their Shiloh's light; The sever'd olive branch again
To its own parent stock unite.
3 While Judah views his birthright gone,
With contrite shame his bosom move,
The Saviour he denied, to own;
The Lord he crucified, to love.
4 Haste, glorious day, expected long,
When Jew and Greek, one prayer shall raise ;
With eager feet, one temple throng;
One God, with mutual rapture praise!
170 Matthew xxviii, 17—20. (c. M.)
1 ALL that supplies our daily need,
Thy hands, O Lord, bestow :
The means of grace, the hope of heav'n,
From thee alone must flow.
2 Thou hast ordain'd the ministers,
Who bring us heav'nly food,
That they may keep the chosen flock,
Bought with thy precious blood.
3 Oh may thy love constrain their hearts;
Let needful strength be giv'n;
Fill them with zeal and wisdom here,
And crown their work in heav'n.
Galatians vi, 2. (L. M.)
1 OUR souls shall magnify the Lord, In him our spirit shall rejoice; Assembled here with one accord,
Our hearts shall praise him with our voice.
2 God of our hope, to thee we bow;
Thou art our refuge in distress;
The husband of the widow thou,
The father of the fatherless
3 May we the law of love fulfil,
Lighten each other's burthens here;
Suffer and do thy righteous will,
And walk in all thy faith and fear.
4 Then grant our union, here begun,
May last for ever, firm and free;
Around thy throne may we be one,
One with each other and with thee.
Colossians i, 12-14. (c. M.)
1 FATHER of mercies! let our songs
With thee acceptance find;
Thy loving kindness we confess,
To us and all mankind.
2 Thanks for creation, are thy due,
For life preserv'd by thee;
For all the blessings life affords,
So great, and yet so free!
3 Thanks for redemption above all,
To us in Jesus giv'n;
Thanks for the means of grace on earth,
And for the hope of heav'n.
4 O let a sense of this thy grace,
Our best affections move;
That while our lips thy praise proclaim,
Our hearts may feel thy love.
1 IN sacred songs, your voices raise,
To sing the great Redeemer's praise;
Yet who, but saints, in heav'n above,
Can tell the riches of his love!
2 That love in gentle accents shed
A blessing upon childhood's head;
Bade e'en the young to hope for grace,
And seek the glories of his face.
3 Blest Shepherd of the sheep! he leads
The wand'rers, and the hungry feeds;
Deigns in his arms the young to bear,
And makes them his peculiar care.
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