7 Then may I breathe my life away
On thy dear breast while Angels say,
A faithful friend of Jesus dies,

We waft him to his native skies.

332 C. M. Charmouth 28. Bedford 91.

1 FA

Secret Prayer, Matt. vi. 6.

ATHER divine! thy piercing eye
Sees thro' the darkest night;

In deep retirement thou art nigh,
With heart-discerning sight.

2 There may that piercing eye survey
My duteous homage paid,

With every morning's dawning ray,
And every evening's shade.

3 0 let thy own celestial fire

The incense still inflame;

While my warm vows to thee aspire,
Thro' my Redeemer's name.

4 So shall the visits of thy love
My soul in secret bless;

So shalt thou deign in worlds above
Thy suppliant to confess..

PAUSE.

5 Mercy, good LORD! mercy I ask,
This is the total sum;

Mercy, thro' CHRIST, is all my suit;
LORD! let thy mercy come.

FAMILY WORSHIP.

333 C. M. Great Milton 212. Matthews's 34,

1 GREA

Going to a new Habitation.

REAT GOD! where'er we pitch our tent,
Let us an altar raise;

And there, with humble frame, présent
Our sacrifice of praise.'

2 To thee we give our health and strength,
While health and strength shall last

For future, mercies humbly trust,
Nor e'er forget the past.

334 L. M. Magdalene 214. Horsley 205. The Christian's noblest Resolution, Joshua xxiv. 15.

1 AH, wretched souls, who strive in vain,

Slaves to the world and slaves to sin!

A nobler toil may I sustain,,

A nobler satisfaction win.

2 May I resolve with all my heart,

With all my powers, to serve the LORD;
Nor from his precepts e'er depart,

Whose service is a rich reward.
3 O be his service all my joy,
Around let my example shine,
Till others love the bless'd employ
And join in labours so divine.
4 Be this the purpose of my soul,
My solemn, my determin'd choice,
To yield to his supreme controul,
And in his kind commands rejoice.
5 0 may I never faint or tire,

Nor wand'ring leave his sacred ways!
Great GOD! accept my soul's desire,
And give me strength to live thy praise.

STEELE,

335 L. M. Portugal 97. Ulverston 179. Family Religion, Gen. xviii. 19.

1 FATHER of all! thy care we bless,

Which crowns our families with peace;
From thee they spring, and by thy hand
They have been, and are still sustain'd.
2 To GOD, most worthy to be prais'd, ··
Be our domestic altars rais'd;

Who, LORD of heaven, scorns not to dwell
With saints in their obscurest cell.

3 To thee may each united house,
Morning and night, present its vows:

Our servants there, and rising race,
Be taught thy precepts, and thy grace.
4 0 may each future age proclaim
The honours of thy glorious name!
While pleas'd and thankful we remove
To join the family above.

DR. DODDRIDGE.

336 (1st P.) S. M. Eagle Street New 55. Simon's 250.

Prayer for Infants; or Children Day by Day given to GOD.

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2

3

GREAT GOD! now condescend

To bless our rising race;

Soon may their willing spirits bend
To thy victorious grace!
O what a vast delight

Their happiness to see!

Our warmest wishes all unite
To lead their souls to thee.
Dear LORD! thy Spirit pour
Upon our infant seed;

O bring the long'd-for happy hour,
That makes them thine indeed.
4 May they receive thy word,
Confess the Saviour's name,
Then follow their despised LORD
Thro' the baptismal stream.

5 Thus let our favour'd race
Surround thy sacred board,
There to adore thy sovereign grace,
And sing their dying LORD,

336 (2d P.) L. M. Addison's 1. Eaton 291.

1

Prayer for Children.

DIVINE Redeemer, God of love,

Now let thy kindest bowels move;
Look from the glorious throne on high,
With soft compassion in thine eye.
2 To thee our God, our heavenly king,
Our tender offspring, lo! we bring

Where should we bring them but to thee,
Thou Fount of all felicity?

3.0 grant them all a God can give,
And all that mortals can receive;
Grace to believe in Jesus' blood,
Grace to enjoy and walk with God.

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4 Then, God of grace, O hear our pray'r, Make them thy own peculiar care; May ours be thine, or rich or poor, For ever thine-we ask no more. 336 (3d P.) C. M. Sprague 166. Great

Milton 212.

The affectionate Mother for her Child.

1 FAIN, O my babe, I'd have thee know The God whom Angels love,

And teach thee feeble strains below,.

Akin to theirs above.

2 O! when thy lisping tongue shall read
Of truths divinely sweet,

May'st thou, a little child indeed,
Sit down at Jesus' feet.

3 I'll move thine ear, I'll point thine eye;
But, ah! the inward part-
Great God, the Spirit, hear the sight
That trembles through my heart.

4 Break, with thy gracious beam benign,
O'er all the mental wild;

Bright on the human chaós shine,
And sanctify my child.

337 C. M. Condescension H16. New York 33, CHRIST's condescending Regard to little Children, Mark x. 14.

1 SEE

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! by fervent prayer,
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 transport 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 hearts,
If weeping o'er their dust. DR. DODBRIDGE,

PUBLIC WORSHIP.

338* (1st P.) 148th. Clapham 18. Dart

mouth 46.

Greenwich New 62.

On Opening a Place of Worship.

1 TN sweet exalted strains
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The King of Glory praise;
O'er heaven and earth he reigns,
Thro' everlasting days:

He, with a nod, the world controuls.
Sustains or sinks the distant poles.

To earth he bends his throne,
His throne of grace divine;
Wide is his bounty known,
And wide his glories shine:
Fair Salem, still his chosen rest,
Is with his smiles and presence blest.

Then, King of Glory, come,

And with thy favour crown
This temple as thy Dome,

This people as thy own:

Sung on opening the Meeting-House at Horsley, Gloucestershire, September 18, 1774; and also at the opening of the New Meeting-House at Downend, near Bristol, October, 4, 1780,