To help the poor and needy,
And bid the weak be strong;
To give them songs for sighing,
Their darkness turn to light,
Whose souls condemn'd and dying,
Were precious in his sight.
3 He shall come down, like showers
Upon the fruitful earth,
And love and joy, like flowers,
Spring in his path to birth :
Before him, on the mountains,
Shall Peace, the herald go,
And righteousness in fountains
From hill to valley flow.
4 For Him shall pray'r unceasing,
And daily vows ascend;
His kingdom still increasing,
A kingdom without end:
The tide of time shall never
His covenant remove;
His name shall stand forever;
That name to us is-Love,
BEDIENT to our Zion's King,
We to his holy laver bring
These happy converts, who have known
And trusted in his grace alone.
2 Lord, in thy house they seek thy face; Oh, bless them with peculiar grace; Refresh their souls with love divine; Let beams of glory round them shine. 3 Ye, who your native vileness mourn, And to the great Redeemer turn, Arise, his gracious call obey,
And be baptiz'd without delay.
U Eternal Parent of mankind;
NITED pray'rs ascend to thee,
Smile on this waiting family-
Thy face they seek, and let them find..
2 Let the dear pledges of their love,
Like tender plants around them grow;
Thy present grace, and joys above,
Upon their little ones bestow.
3 Receive, at their believing hand,
The charge which they devote as thine,
Obedient to their Lord's command-
And seal with pow'r the rite divine.
4 To ev'ry member of their house,
Thy grace impart, thy love extend;
Grant ev'ry good that time allows,
With heav'nly joys that never end.
HYMN 448. c. M.
St. Ann's, Arlington.
Mark x. 14.
1 EE Israel's gentle Shepherd stand
with all engaging charms;
Hark, how he calls the tender Lambs,
And folds them in his arms.
2 "Permit them to approach," he cries,
"Nor scorn their humble name;
"For 'twas to bless such souls as these,
"The Lord of angels came."
3 We bring them, Lord, in thankful hands,
And yield them up to thee;
Joyful that we ourselves are thine,
Thine let our offspring be.
4 Ye little flock, with pleasure hear;
Ye children seek his face;
And fly with transports to receive
The blessings of his grace.
5 If orphans they are left behind,
Thy guardian care we trust;
That care shall heal our bleeding heart,
If weeping o'er their dust.
HYMN 449. C. M.
Barby, Clarendon, Chapel.
HEPHERD, who lead'st with tender care,
The feeble of thy fold,-
Who dost regard the weakest there,
And all their steps uphold;
2 This little helpless lamb receive,
In mercy, to thy breast;
And let parental fondness leave
It safely there to rest.
3 Surround it with thy guardian love,
Thro' all life's dang'rous way;
Ne'er let it from thy pastures rove,
Nor be the lion's prey.
4 In thine eternal, heav'nly home,
Oh, let it find a place;
And be, when life and toils are done,
A trophy of thy grace.
HYMN 450. C. M.
Barby, Bedford, Canterbury.
Practical Improvement. Col. iii. 1.
ATTEND, ye children of your God,
Ye heirs of glory, hear;
For accents, so divine as these,
Might charm the dullest ear.
2 Baptiz'd into your Saviour's death,
Your souls to sin must die;
With Christ, your Lord, ye live anew,
With Christ ascend on high..
3 There by his Father's side he sits
Enthron'd, divinely fair;
Yet owns himself your Brother still,
And your Forerunner there.
4 Rise from these earthly trifles, rise
On wings of faith and love;
Above, your choicest treasure lies,
And be your hearts above,
HYMN 451. L. M.
Luton, Leeds, Chatham.
Prayer for the spread of the Gospel.
HY people, Lord, who trust thy word,
And wait the smilings of thy face,
Assemble round thy mercy seat,
And plead the promise of thy grace.
We consecrate these hours to thee,
Thy sov'reign mercy to entreat;
And feel some animating hope,
We shall divine acceptance meet.
3 Hast thou not promis'd to thy Son,
That his dominion shall extend,
Till ev'ry tongue shall call him Lord,
And ev'ry knee before him bend?
4 Now let the happy time appear,
The time to favor Zion come;
Send forth thy heralds far and near,
To call thy banish'd people home.
HYMN 452. L. M.
Luther's Hymn, Portugal.
TERNAL God! Almighty cause
E of earth, and seas, and worlds un
All things are subject to thy laws,
All things depend on thee alone.
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