5 Let my few remaining days Be directed to thy praise So the last, the closing scene Shall be tranquil and serene. Ho
6 To thy will I leave the rest, Grant me but this one request, Both in life and death to prove Tokens of thy special love."
513 C. M. New York 33. Miall 240. A Wedding Hymn,
sle bud 1 SINCE JESUS freely did appear o O LORD! we ask thy presence here, To grace a marriage feast; To make a wedding guest.
dash 2 Upon the bridal pair look down,aes butA Who now have plighted hands;"1"} Their union with thy favour crow
And bless their nuptial bands. I
3 With gifts of grace their hearts endow, Of all rich dowries best!
Their substance bless, and peace bestow To sweeten, all the rest,
4 In purest love their souls unite, That they, with Christian care, May make domestic burdens light
By taking mutual share.
5 [True helpers may they prove indeed, In prayer, and faith, and hope; And see with joy a godly seed To build their household up.]
6 As Isaac and Rebekah give
A pattern chaste and kind; and So may this married couple live, And die in friendship join'd.2)
7 On every soul assembled here, pilg O make thy face to shine;
Thy goodness more our hearts can cheer Than richest food or wine.lookou
514 L. M. Bramcoate 8. Rowles 73.
A Welcome to Christian Friends-At Meeting.
1 KINDRED in CHRIST, for his dear sake A hearty welcome here receive:
May we together now partake The joys which only he can give. you and us by grace 'tis given
To know the Saviour's precious name; And shortly we shall meet in heaven,- Our hope, our way, our end the same. 3 May he, by whose kind care we meet, Send his good Spirit from above, Make our communications sweet, And cause our hearts to burn with love, 4 Forgotten be each worldly theme, When Christians see each other thus; We only wish to speak of him, Who liv'd, and died, and reigns for us. 5 We'll talk of all he did and said, And suffer'd for us here below; The path he mark'd for us to tread, And what he's doing for us now. 6 Thus, as the moments pass away, We'll love, and wonder, and adore: And hasten on the glorious day,
When we shall meet to part no more. NEWTON,
515 7. Cookham 36. Hotham 224.
At Partinget ban-T
Let us now ourselves commend / To the gracious eye and heart
Of our ever-present Friend. 2 JESUS! hear our humble prayer ! Tender Shepherd of thy sheep! our O
Let thy mercy and thy care All our souls in safety keep.
3 In thy strength may we be strong, Sweeten every cross and pain: Give us, if we live, ere long In thy peace to meet again. 4 Then, if thou thy help afford, Ebenezers shall be rear'd;
And our souls shall praise the LORD Who our poor petitions heard.
516 L. M. Magdalene 214. Portugal 97. The Christian Farewell, 2 Cor. xiii. 11. 1 THY presence, everlasting God!
Wide o'er all nature spreads abroad; Thy watchful eyes, which cannot sleep, In every place thy children keep. 2 While near each other we remain, Thou dost our lives and souls sustain; When absent, happy if we share .Thy smiles, thy counsels, and thy care. 3 To thee we all our ways commit, And seek our comforts near thy feet; Still on our souls vouchsafe to shine, And guard and guide us still as thine." 4 Give us, in thy beloved house, Again to pay our thankful vows; Or, if that joy no more be known, Give us to meet around thy throne.
517 L. M. Ulverston 179. Lewton 30.
Early Piety, Matt. xii. 20.
1 HOW soft the words my Saviour speaks! How kind the promises he makes!
A bruised reed he never breaks, Nor will he quench the smoking flax.
2 The humble poor he won't despise, Nor on the contrite sinner frown:
His ear is open to their cries, He quickly sends salvation down. 3 When piety in early minds,
Like tender buds, begins to shoot,
He guards the plants from threatening, winds, And ripens blossoms into fruit.
4 With humble souls he bears a part In all the sorrows they endure: Tender and gracious is his heart, His promise is for ever sure. 5 He sees the struggles that prevail Between the powers of grace and sin; He kindly listens while they tell The bitter pangs they feel within, 6 Tho' press'd with fears on every side, They know not how the strife may end; Yet he will soon the cause decide, And judgment unto vict'ry send.
DR. S, STENNETT. 518 C. M. Salem 139. Foster 96. Evans's 190. The Encouragement Young Persons have to seek Christ, Prov. viii. 17.
1 YE hearts, with youthful vigour warm, In smiling crowds draw near,
And turn from every mortal charm, A Saviour's voice to hear.
2 He, LORD of all the worlds on high, Stoops to converse with you! And lays his radiant glories by, Your friendship to pursue..
3 The soul that longs to see my face Is sure my love to gain;
And those that early seek my grace Shall never seek in vain.
4 What object, LORD! my soul should move, If once compar'd with thee?
What beauty should command my love, Like what in CHRIST I see?
5 Away, ye false delusive toys, Vain tempters of the mind! "Tis here I fix my lasting choice, For here true bliss I find.
519 C. M. Great Milton 212.
dr. Doddridge.
Sprague 166.
Seek first the Kingdom of God, Matt. vi, 33.
1 NOW let a true ambition rise,
And ardour fire our breasts,
To reign in worlds above the skies, In heavenly glories drest. it 2 Behold Jehovah's royal hand A radiant crown display, Whose gems with vivid lustre shine, While stars and suns decay.
3 Away each grovelling anxious care Beneath a Christian's aim;
We spring to seize immortal joys, In our Redeemer's name.
4 Ye hearts with youthful vigour warm, The glorious prize pursue; Nor fear the want of earthly good, While heaven is kept in view..
520 L. M. Green's Hundred 89. Ulverston 179.
A lovely Youth falling short of Heaven, Mark x. 21.
1 MUST all the charms of nature, then, So hopeless to salvation prove? Can hell demand, can heaven condemn, The man whom JESUS deigns to love?- 2 The man who sought the ways of truth, Paid friends and neighbours all their due, A modest, sober, lovely youth,
Who thought he wanted nothing now? 3 But mark the change: thus spake the LORD, Come part with earth for heaven to-day; The youth, astonish'd at the word,
In silent sadness went his way.
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