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Perfection of glory reigns there! This soul and this body shall shine. In robes of salvation and praise, And banquet on pleasures divine, 2 Where God his full beauty displays.] 6 Ye palaces, sceptres, and crowns, Your pride with disdain I survey; Your pomps are but shadows and sounds, And pass in a moment away: The crown that my Saviour bestows Yon permanent sun shall outshine; My joy everlastingly flows, to ni

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My Gop, my Redeemer is mine. B. FRANCIS.

254 S. M. Vermont 134. Stoke 207. How quia Harborough 142.

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Love to the Brethren.

BLEST be the tie that binds

Our hearts in Christian love!

The fellowship of kindred minds
Is like to that above..

Before our Father's throne

We pour our ardent prayers:

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Our fears, our hopes, our aims are one,

Our comforts and our cares.

We share our mutual woes;

Our mutual burdens bear:

And often for each other flows

The sympathizing tear. S

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When we asunder part, 5

It gives us inward pain;

But we shall still be join'd in heart,
And hope to meet again.

5 This glorious hope revives

Our courage by the way theĄ
While each in expectation lives;
And longs to see the day.

6 From sorrow, toil, and pain, 53 And sin, we shall be free;

And perfect love and friendship reign:

Thro' all eternity.side to DR.› FAWCETT, 255 S. M. Eagle Street New 55, Enfield 5. Christian Love, Gal. ill. 28.

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The Christian world o'erspread;
Gentile and Jew, and bond and free,
Are one in CHRIST their head. bra
Among the saints on earth,

Let mutual love be found;
Heirs of the same inheritance,
With mutual blessings crown'd.

3 Let envy, child of hell!

Be banish'd far

Those should in strictest friendship dwell

Who the same LORD obey.

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Resemble that above;

Where streams of pleasure ever flow,

And every heart is love.

BEDDOME.

256 L. M. New Court 173. Antigua 120. The heart purified to unfeigned Love of the Brethren by the Spirit, I Pet. i. 22.

1 GREAT Spirit of immortal love!

Vouchsafe our frozen hearts to move;
With ardour strong these breasts inflame
To all that own a Saviour's name.

2 Still let the heavenly fire endure,
Fervent and vigorous, true and pure; I
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Join in the dear fraternal band.

3 Celestial Dove! descend and bring
The smiling blessings on thy wing:
And make us taste those sweets below
Which in the blissful mansions grow. ́ ́
DR. DODDRIDGE.

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257 C. M. Ludlow 84. Charmouth £8.

Love to our Neighbour; or, the good Samaritan, Luke X. 29-37.

1 FATHER of mercies! send thy grace,
All-powerful rom above,

To form, in our obedient souls,
The image of thy love.

2 Oh, may our sympathizing breasts: i
That generous pleasure know,
Kindly to share in others' joy,
And weep for others' woe!

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3 When the most 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 look'd on dying man, per c
When thron'd above the skies;

And 'mid

th' embraces of his Gop,

He felt compassion rise:

5 On wings of love the Saviour flew, To raise us from the ground, And shed the richest of his blood,

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A balm for every wound. DR. DODDRIDGE.

C. M. Worksop 31. Ann's 58., 07

Love to our Enemies from the Example of CHRIST, Luke xxiii. 34. Matt. v. 44.

A LOUD we sing the wond'rous grace

CHRIST to his murderers bare; Which made the tort'ring cross its throne, And hung its trophies there.

2 Father, forgive! his mercy cried,
With his expiring breath,

And drew eternal blessings down Jo
On those who wrought his death.

3 JESUS, this wond'rous love we sing!
And, whilst we sing admire :

Breathe on our souls, and kindle there
The same celestial fire,doda

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258 (2d P.) C. M. Providence College 10.

New York 33.

Perfect Love.

1 THAT perfect love is perfect bliss,
Proof rises all around;

Nor shall felicity but this,

In earth or heaven be found.

2 This is

the joy of joy I know,

That can delight impart:

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Warm as the ruby tides that flow
Incessant from my heart.

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3 This is the joy that angels feel,
Where harps celestial move;
And the fierce anguish known in hell,
Is perfect want of love!

4 Say-is not this the dazzling light
That decks the Seraph's crown?
What is perdition's tenfold night,
But love's eternal frown?

259 C. M. Providence College 10. New York 33, All attainments vain without Love, 1 Cor. xiii. 1-3.

1 SHOULD bounteous Nature kindly pour, Her richest gifts on me,

Still, O my God! I should be poor,
If void of love to thee.

2 Not shining wit, nor manly sense,
Could make me truly good:
Not zeal itself could recompense.
The want of love to Gop..

3 Did I possess the gift of tongues,
But were deny'd thy grace;

My loudest words, my loftiest songs,
Would be but sounding brass.

4. Tho' thou shouldst give-me heavenly skill
Each myst'ry to explain;
If I'd no heart to do thy will,

My knowledge would be vain.
5 Had I so strong a faith, my God!
As mountains to remove;

No faith could do me real good,
That did not work by love...
6 [What tho' to gratify my pride,
And make my. heaven secure,
All my possessions I divide
Among the hungry poor;

7 What tho' my body I consign
To the devouring flame,

In hope the glorious deed will shine
rolls of endless fame!

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8 These splendid acts of vanity, I
Tho' all the world applaud,Z &
If destitute of charity,

Can never please my GOD.]

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9 Oh, grant me, then, this one request,
And I'll be satisfy'd,-

That love divine may rule my breast,
And all my actions guide.

DR. S. STENNETT.

260 S. M. Mansfield 154. Mount Ephraim 185.

The Meek beautified with Salvation, Psalm cxlix. 4.

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And cheerful praises sing!

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For JESUS is your King.

2 That meek and lowly LORD,

Whom here your souls have known, Pledges the honour of his word our Ea T' avow you for his own.;

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3 He brings salvation near, allocid sulT For which his blood was paid!

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