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3 Heirs of the same immortal bliss,
Our hopes and fears the same,

The cords of love our hearts should bind,
The law of love inflame.

4 So shall the vain contentious world
Our peaceful lives approve,

And wondering say, as they of old,

"See how these Christians love."

Thos. Cotterill?

"He who loveth not, knoweth not God; for God is love."

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INCE we kept the Saviour's birth,

Half the yearly course is flown;

We have followed Him on earth,

We have traced Him to His throne:
Grateful now we stand, and greet
Our salvation wrought complete.

2 What one sweetest flower and best
Decks the garden of the Spouse?
What one gem beyond the rest
Sparkles on the Victor's brows?
What one strain in heaven above
Swells the chorus? God is Love!

3 Thou who lovedst us on high,

Looking from the seats of bliss,
Then, to take our misery,

Passedst through a world like this,
Of Thy Spirit, Lord, impart;
Warm with love each grateful heart!

4 To the brethren evermore,

To the neighbor dwelling by,
To the outcast at our door,
To the needy when they cry,

Grant us each in love to be

As Thy Church hath learned of Thee.

Henry Alford, 1866, altered.

"Breathe into us that divine charity, which is the fulfilling

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THOU, descended from above,

O The pure celestial fire impart.

Kindle a flame of sacred love

On the cold altar of my heart.

2 There let it for Thy glory burn

With inextinguishable blaze;
And, trembling, to its source return,

In humble prayer and fervent praise.
3 Jesus! confirm my heart's desire

To work, and speak, and think for Thee.
Still let me guard the holy fire,

And still stir up Thy gift in me:
4 Ready for all Thy perfect will,

My acts of faith and love repeat,
Till death Thy endless mercies seal,.
And make my sacrifice complete.

Charles Wesley, 1762, altered.

"And this commandment have we from Him, that he who loveth God love his brother also."

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FOUNT of good, to own Thy love
Our thankful hearts incline:
What can we render, Lord, to Thee,
When all the worlds are Thine?

2 But Thou hast needy brethren here,
Partakers of Thy grace,

Whose names Thou wilt Thyself confess
Before the Father's face.

3 In each sad accent of distress

Thy pleading voice is heard ;

In them Thou may'st be clothed and fed,
And visited and cheer'd.

4 Help us then, Lord, Thy yoke to wear,
To joy to do Thy will;

Each other's burdens gladly bear,
And love's sweet law fulfil.

5 Thy face with reverence and with love
We in Thy poor would see;

And while we minister to them,
Would do it as to Thee.

Philip Doddridge.

"Beloved, if God so loved us, we ought also to love one another."

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ATHER of mercies, send Thy grace
All powerful from above,

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To form in our obedient souls

The image of Thy love.

2 O may our sympathizing breast
That generous pleasure know,
Freely to share in others' joy,
And weep for others' woe.

3 Whene'er the helpless sons of grief
In low distress are laid,

Soft be our hearts their pains to feel,
And swift our hands to aid.

4 So Jesus looked on dying men,
Enthroned above the skies;
And when He saw their lost estate,
Felt His compassion rise.

5 Since Christ, to save our guilty souls,
On wings of mercy flew,

We, whom the Saviour thus hath loved,
Should love each other too,

Philip Doddridge, 1740, altered.

"Herein is love, not that we loved God, but that He loved us."

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UR heavenly Father calls,

And Christ invites us near,

With both our friendship shall be sweet,

And our communion dear.

2 God pities all our griefs;
He pardons every day;
Almighty to protect our souls,
And wise to guide our way.

3 How large His bounties are!
What various stores of good,
Diffused from our Redeemer's hand,
And purchased with His blood!

4 Jesus, our living Head!

We bless Thy faithful care;
Our Advocate before the throne,
And our Forerunner there.

5 Here fix, my roving heart!

Here wait, my warmest love!
Till the communion be complete
In nobler scenes above.

Philip Doddridge, 1740.

SECOND SUNDAY AFTER TRINITY.

"We know that we have passed from death unto life, because we

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LORD, in Thy kingdom there shall be

No aliens from each other,

But, even as he loves himself

Each saint shall love his brother.

2 When in Thy courts we meet below,
To mourn our sinful living,
And with one mingling voice repeat
Confession, creed, thanksgiving;

3 Make us to hear in each sweet word
Thy Holy Spirit calling

To union with Thy Church and Thee,
That heav'nly bond forestalling.

4 One baptism and one faith have we,
One Spirit sent to win us;

One Lord, one Father, and one God
Above, and through, and in us.

5 Never, by schism or by sin,

May we this union sever,

Till all, to perfect stature grown,
Are one with Thee forever.

Hymn. Christ.

"That we should believe on the name of His Son, Jesus Christ, and love one another."

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OLEST be the tie that binds

Our hearts in Christian love!
The fellowship of kindred minds
Is like to that above.

2 Before our Father's throne

We pour our ardent prayers;
Our fears, our hopes, our aims are one,
Our comforts and our cares.

3 We share our mutual woes,
Our mutual burdens bear;
And often for each other flows
The sympathizing tear.

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4 When we asunder part,

It gives us inward pain;

But we shall still be joined in heart
And hope to meet again.

5 This glorious hope revives
Our courage by the way;
While each in expectation lives,
And longs to see the day.

6 From sorrow, toil, and pain,
And sin, we shall be free;

And perfect love, and friendship, reign
Through all eternity.

John Fawcett, 1772.

"A certain man made a supper and bade many.”

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ESUS, Master of the feast!

The feast itself Thou art;
Now receive Thine every guest,
And comfort every heart!

Give us living bread to eat.

Manna that from heaven comes down;

See us waiting at Thy feet,

And make Thy favor known.

2 In this earthly wilderness
Thou hast a table spread,
Richly filled with every grace
Our fainting souls can need:
Still sustain us by Thy love,

Still Thy servants' strength repair,

Till we reach Thy courts above,

And feast for ever there.

Charles Wesley, 1745, altered.

"And the bread which I give is my flesh which I will give for

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