135 NOW may the Gospel's conquering
Be felt by all assembled here;
So shall this prove a joyful hour,
And God's own arm of strength appear.
2 LORD, let Thy mighty voice be heard;
Speak in Thy Word, and speak with
So shall Thy glorious name be fear'd
By those who never fear'd before.
3 O pity those who live in sin,
And save them from the sinner's doom;
Open the ark, and take them in,
And save them from the wrath to come.
4 So shall Thy people joyful be;
And angels, too, will louder sing;
And all ascribe the praise to Thee;
To Thee, the everlasting King.
LORD, while at Thy command
Thy servants prophesy,
Pour down upon our waiting land
Thy blessing from on high.
2 Yea, for Thy mercy's sake,
The anointing Spirit shed;
Give wisdom, love, and power to wake
The slumbering and the dead.
Fast let Thy Gospel speed
To nations sunk in night,
And millions, from their bondage freed,
Spring to the dawning light.
4 Wake to a heavenly birth;
Prosper Thy great design,
Till all the kingdoms of the earth,
And all its kings, are Thine.
137 LORD, in Thy grace we came,
Thy blessing still impart;
We met in Jesus' name,
In Jesus' name we part:
Jesus, the sinner's Friend,-
Him let our souls adore
e;
His praises have no end:
Praise Him for evermore!
2 Still on Thy holy Word
We'll live, and feed, and grow,
Go on to know the Lord,
And practice what we know:
Jesus, the sinner's Friend,-
Him let our souls adore;
His praises have no end;
Praise Him for evermore!
138 "THIS night," said Simon, "all in vain
"We've toiled; but at Thy word
'I will let down the net again;
"Do Thou Thy will, O Lord."
2 So day by day, and week by week,
In sad and weary thought,
They muse whom God has sent to seek,
The souls his Christ has bought.
139 GREAT King of nations, hear our prayer, while at Thy feet we fall.
And humbly, with united ery, to Thee for
mercy call;
Though guilt is ours, yet grace is Thine,
O turn us not away.
But hear us from Thy lofty throne, and
help us when we pray.
2 Our fathers' sins were manifold, and ours no less we own,
Yet wondrously from age to age Thy goodness hath been shown;
When dangers, like a stormy sea, beset our country round,
To Thee we looked, to Thee we cried, and help in Thee we found.
3 With one consent we meekly bow beneath Thy chastening hand,
And, pouring forth confession meet, mourn with our mourning land;
With pitying eye behold our need, as thus we lift our prayer,
"Correct us with Thy judgments, Lord, then let Thy mercy spare."
40 O LORD, before Thy gracious throne,
We, sinners, humbly bend:
On Thee we trust; on Thee alone
For succour we depend.
2 The gath'ring clouds upon our land
Their threat'ning pow'r display:
Our eyes look up at Thy command,
While yet we live to pray.
3 Turn, turn us, O Thou mighty Lord,
Convert us by Thy grace;
We rest upon Thy promis'd Word;
We humbly seek Thy face.
4 Then should disease or death invade,
Or foes in strength appear,
Thou, Lord, wilt give us needful aid,
And free from ev'ry fear.
141 KING of kings! Thy blessing shed On our anointed sovereign's head;
And, looking from Thy holy heaven,
Protect the crown Thyself hast given.
2 Her may we honour and obey,
Uphold her right and lawful sway;
Remembering that the powers that be
Are ministers ordained of Thee.
3 Her with Thy choicest mercies bless,
To all her counsels give success :
In war, in peace, Thy succour bring;
Thy strength command;-GOD save the
Queen.
4 And, oh! when earthly thrones decay,
And earthly kingdoms fade away,
Grant her a throne, in worlds on high,
A crown of immortality.
142 ISRAEL'S Shepherd, Joseph's Guide,
Our prayer to Thee vouchsafe to hear!
Thou that dost on the cherubs ride,
Again in solemn state appear!
2 Do Thou convert us, Lord! do Thou
The lustre of Thy face display!
And all the ills we suffer now,
Like scatter'd clouds, shall pass away.
3 O Thou, whom heavenly hosts obey,
How long shall Thy fierce anger burn?
How long Thy suff'ring people pray,
And to their prayers have no return.
4 Do Thou convert us, Lord! do Thou
The lustre of Thy face display!
And all the ills we suffer now,
Like scatter'd clouds, shall pass away.
143 JESUS, hail! we sing of Thee,
Welcome to Thy house of prayer!
Let our hearts Thy temple be,
Lord, set up Thy kingdom there.
2 Make us wise, Thy name to know,
Let us feel Thy power and love;
Ours to serve Thee here below,
Ours to dwell with Thee above.
3 There we'll sing hosannas loud,
To a Saviour's praise we'll sing:
Mix with yonder joyful crowd,
And for ever praise our King.
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