The reasons, e ointment shed,
Shakeseaxe, ci cheti, my head.

en met with grief,
I süre sorber reier;
*** 23 pcoes prore
E. 2 i poze Les faithful lore.

LM. *RICHARDS.
Program for D-u: Vexifestations.
IPTI?? ans, gracious Lord,

15 ažre knee,
4. Teu male hearts, O God,
La scie z praver to thee.
!
Tr. rereal to all

Ons see the plebe around;
A:rore, ia Jeas Christ,

!! Bature's utmost bound.
S Fryz'ss than light and truth

Tento sia and death can hound;
Asatore ajo.je can flood

T*** with peace and joy around.
4 H.22r, then in hearen! and grant these prayers ;

Twaal' ihr churches, filled with light,
Antti" of truth, and love, and peace,

Sai come with songs to Zion's height,
5 Where light and truth forever shine;

Where l te and love eternal reign;
Aai angels, men, in rapture cry,
So be it, Lord, amen! amen!

35. L. M.

*BOWRING.
Evening Hymn.
1 How shall we praise thee, Lord of light!
How shall we all thy love declare !

39.

3 To us the sacred word apply

With sovereign power and energy ;
And may we, in thy faith and fear,
Reduce to practice what we hear.

T'hus, Lord, frc.
4 Father, in us thy Son reveal ;

Teach us to know and do thy will;
Thy saving power and love display,
And guide us to the realms of day.

Thus, Lord, f;c.

37.
C. M.

TATE.
Bless God in the Sanctuary. Ps. 134,
1 Bless God, ye servants that attend

Upon his solemn state
That in his temple's hallowed courts

With humble reverence wait.
2 Within his house lift up your hands,

And bless his holy name:
From Zion bless thy Israel, Lord,

Who earth and heaven didst frame.

38.

C. M.

ANONYMOUS. Prayer for a Blessing on the Word. 1 Thy gracious aid, great God, impart

To give thy word success; Write all its precepts on the heart,

And deep its truths impress.
2 O speed our progress in the way

That leads to joys on high,
Where knowledge grows without decay,
And love shall never die.

1

3 To us the sacred word apply

With sovereign power and energy ;
And may we, in thy faith and fear,
Reduce to practice what we hear.

Thus, Lord, fr.
4 Father, in us thy Son reveal;

Teach us to know and do thy will;
Thy saving power and love display,
And guide us to the realms of day.

Thus, Lord, foc.

37.
C. M.

TATE. Bless God in the Sanctuary. Ps. 134, 1 Bless God, ye servants that attend

L'pon his solemn state-
That in his temple's hallowed courts

With humble reverence wait.
2 Within his house lift up your hands,

And bless his holy name:
From Zion bless thy Israel, Lord,

Who earth and heaven didst frame.

38. C. M.

ANONYMOUS Prayer for a Blessing on the Word. 1 Thy gracious aid, great God, impart

To give thy word success ;
Write all its precepts on the heart,

And deep its truths impress. 20 speed our progress in the way

That leads to joys on high,
Where knowledge grows without decay,
And love shall never die.

2 Here, in thine earthly house,

Our joyful souls have met;
Here paid our solemn vows,

And felt our union sweet.
For this our tongues thy love proclaim,
And chant the honors of thy name.
3 Thy truth, like ointment shed,

Hath breathed a choice perfume ;
Thy light, divinely spread,

Hath broke the darksome gloom.
For this our tongues thy love proclaim,
And chant the honors of thy name.
4 Now may we dwell in peace

'Till here again we come; And may our love increase

Till thou shalt bring us home.
Then shall our tongues thy love proclaim,
And chant the honors of thy name.

9

1 FROM worship, now, thy church dismiss

But not without thy hlessing, Lord;
O grant a taste of heavenly bliss,

And seal instruction from thy word.
2 Oft may these pleasant scenes return,

When we shall meet to worship thee;
Oft may our hearts within us burn

To hear thy word, thy goodness see.
3 And when these pleasant scenes are past,

To thee, our God, O may we come,
And meet th' assembled world at last,
In Zion, our eternal home.

Here paid

2 Here, in thine earthly house,
Our joyful souls have met;

our solemn vows,
And felt our union sweet.
For this our tongues thy love proclaim,
And chant the honors of thy name.
3 Thy truth, like ointment shed,

Hath breathed a choice perfume ;
Thy light, divinely spread,

Hath broke the darksome gloom.
For this our tongues thy love proclaim,
And chant the honors of thy name.
4 Now may we dwell in peace

Till here again we come;
And may our love increase

Till thou shalt bring us home.
Then shall our tongues thy love proclaim,
And chant the honors of thy name.

Dismission.

1 From worship, now, thy church dismiss

But not without thy blessing, Lord;
O grant a taste of heavenly bliss,

And seal instruction from thy word. 2 Of may these pleasant scenes return,

When we shall meet to worship thee;
On may our hearts within us burn

To hear thy word, thy goodness see. 3 And when these pleasant scenes are past,

To thee, our God, O may we come,
And meet th' assembled world at last,
In Zion, our eternal home.