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But when the conflict shall be o'er,
And conquered sin can harm no more,
The soul, released from fleshly chain,
Shall life's eternal Sabbath gain.

Then, then, that Sabbath shall ensue,
Whose end no eye shall ever view;
When this our flesh, from sin set free,
Shall put on immortality.

Entering the Sanctuary, bow the head, and say, —

ORD, I have loved the habitation of Thy house, and the place where Thine or dwelleth.

That I may show the voice of thanksing, and tell of all Thy wondrous. ks.

One thing have I desired of the Lord, hat will I seek efter: that I may dwell in he house of th Lord all the days of my ife, to beholde beauty of the Lord, and to inquire in is temple.

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saidst, Seek ye my face,

my heart said unto Thee, Thy face, Lord, will I seek.

Open me the gates of righteousness, that I may go into them, and give thanks unto

the Lord.

After the Benediction, bow the head, and say,

WE have been abundantly satisfied with

the fatness of Thy house, and Thou hast made us drink of the river of Thy pleasure for with Thee is the fountain of life, in Thy light shall we see Light.

Thou hast brought us to Thy mountain, and made us joyful in the house of prayer; and we have found it good for us to draw near to God.

We have had reason to say that a day in Thy courts is better than a thousand, and that it is better to be a door-keeper in the house of our God, than to dwell in the tents of wickedness. For the Lord God is a sun and shield: He will give grace and glory, and no good thing will He withhold from them that walk uprightly. O Lord

of Hosts, blessed is the man that trusteth in Thee.

Now grant us, Lord, to hold fast that which we have received, that no man take our crown. And keep it always in the imaginations of the thoughts of our hearts, and prepare our hearts unto Thee. Amen.

"This do in remembrance of me." I COR. xi. 24.

LOVE strong as death, nay, stronger,

Love mightier than the grave,

Broad as the earth, and longer

Than ocean's widest wave: This is the love that sought us, This is the love that bought us,

This is the love that brought us

To gladdest day from saddest night,
From deepest shame to glory bright,
From depths of death to life's fair height,
From darkness to the joy of light:

This is the love that leadeth

Us to His TABLE here;

This is the love that spreadeth

For us this royal cheer.

"O come, let us worship and bow down: let us kneel before the Lord our Maker. For He is our God; and we are the people of His pasture, and the sheep of His hand." - Ps. xcv. 6.

LESSED Jesus, at Thy word

BLESSE

We are gathered all to hear Thee;
Let our heart and souls be stirred,
Now to seek and love and fear Thee;
By Thy teachings sweet and holy
Drawn from earth to love Thee solely.

All our knowledge, sense, and sight
Lie in deepest darkness shrouded,
Till Thy Spirit breaks our night

With the beams of truth unclouded;

Thou alone to God canst win us,

Thou must work all good within us.

Glorious Lord, Thyself impart!

Light of light from God proceeding,
Open Thou our ears and heart,

Help us by Thy Spirit's pleading;
Hear the cry Thy people raises,—
Hear, and bless our prayers and praises.

"Behold, I lay in Zion for a foundation a stone, a tried stone,

a precious corner-stone, a sure foundation."

Is. xxviii. 16

ARK! the Church proclaims her honor,

HAR

And her strength is only this:

God hath laid His choice upon her,
And the work she doth is His.

He His church hath firmly founded,
He will guard what He began ;
We, by sin and foes surrounded,
Build our bulwarks as we can.

Frail and fleeting are our powers,
Short our days, our foresight dim ;
And we own the choice not ours,
We were chosen first by Him.

Onward, then! for nought despairing,
Calm we follow at his word;

Thus, through joy and sorrow, bearing

Faithful witness to our Lord.

Though we here must strive with weakness,
Though in tears we often bend,
What His might began in weakness
Shall achieve a glorious end.

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