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Lord, lift Thou up the light of Thy coun

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tenance upon us.

HINE on our souls, eternal God,
With rays of beauty shine;

O, let Thy favour crown our days,
And all their round be Thine.

Did we not raise our hearts to Thee,
Our hands might toil in vain;
Small joy success itself could give,
If Thou Thy love restrain.

With Thee let every week begin,
With Thee each day be spent,
For Thee each fleeting hour improve,
Since each by Thee is lent.

Thus cheer us through this desert road,
Till all our labours cease,
And heaven refresh our weary souls

With everlasting peace.

Psalm lxxxi.

ING to the Lord, our Might,
With holy fervour sing;

Let hearts and instruments unite
To praise our heavenly King!

This is His holy house,

And this His festal day,

When He accepts the humble vows
That we sincerely pay.

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The Sabbath to our sires

In mercy first was given;
The Church her Sabbaths still requires
To speed her on to heaven.

We still, like them of old,

Are in the wilderness;

And God is still as near His fold,

To pity and to bless.

Then let us open wide

Our mouth, for Him to fill;
And He, that Israel then supplied,
Will help His Israel still.

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WEET is the work, my God, my King,

To praise Thy name, give thanks and sing,
To show Thy love by morning light,
And talk of all Thy truth at night.

Sweet is the day of sacred rest;
No mortal cares shall seize my breast;
O may my heart in tune be found,
Like David's harp, of solemn sound.

My heart shall triumph in my Lord,

And bless His works, and bless His Word;
Thy works of grace, how bright they shine!
How deep Thy counsels, how divine.

Soon may I see, and hear, and know,
All I desired or wished below,

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THE day of rest once more comes round,

A day to all believers dear ;

The silver trumpets seem to sound,
That called the tribes of Israel near;
Ye people, all, obey the call,

And in Jehovah's courts appear.

Obedient to Thy summons, Lord,
We to the sanctuary come;
Thy gracious presence here afford,

And send Thy people joyful home.
Of Thee, our King, O may we sing,
And none, with such a theme, be dumb.

O hasten, Lord, the day when those

Who love Thee here shall see Thy face; When suffering shall for ever close,

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And they shall reach their destined place; Then shall they rest, supremely blest, Eternal debtors to Thy grace.

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Adbent.

The Desire of all nations shall come.

COME

NOME, Thou long-expected Jesus,
Born to set Thy people free,
From our fears and sins release us,
Let us find our rest in Thee.
Israel's Strength and Consolation,
Hope of all the earth Thou art,
Dear Desire of every nation,
Joy of every longing heart.

Born Thy people to deliver,

Born a Child, and yet a King,
Born to reign in us for ever,

Now Thy gracious kingdom bring.

By Thine own eternal Spirit
Rule in all our hearts alone;
By Thine all-sufficient merit
Raise us to Thy glorious throne.

The great day of His wrath is come, and
who shall be able to stand?

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of wrath that awful

day

Shall the sign in heaven display,

Earth in ashes melt away.

7's.

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O, what trembling shall appear,
When His coming shall be near,
Who shall all things strictly clear!

When the trumpet's thrilling tone,
Through the tomb of ages gone,
Summons all before the Throne;

Death and time shall stand aghast,
And creation, at the blast,

Rise to answer for the past;

Then the volume shall be spread,
And the writing shall be read,
Which shall judge the quick and dead.

What shall I before Him say ?
How shall I be safe that day,
When the righteous scarcely may

PART II.

KING of awful majesty,

Saving sinners graciously,

Fount of mercy, save Thou me.

Leave me not, my Saviour, one
For whose soul Thy course was run,
Lest I be that day undone.

Weary seeking me wast Thou,
And for me in death didst bow,
Be Thy toil availing now.

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