3 Clothe them with armour from above,
To screen them from their foe;

With faith, and hope, and heav'nly love,
Through all their course below.

4 Their steps confirm, their hearts sustain,
And shield them by thy hand;
That near thy tents they may remain,
And by thy favour stand.

5 Beneath thy banners may they fight,
And every foe subdue;

Till they are crown'd before thy sight,
As soldiers good and true.

130.

1 LOOK down, O Lord, and on our youth,
Bestow thy gifts of heav'nly grace,
And let the seed of sacred truth
Find in each mind a fruitful place.
2 Soon to appear before thy sight,
Their vow and promise to renew ;
Prepare them for the solemn rite,
Bid each his heart and life review.

3 The cross that mark'd their infant brow,
May it a faithful emblem prove,
That they shall keep that sacred vow,
And walk as children of thy love.

4 Lord, teach them to remember thee,
Their great Creator, from their youth;
Advancing to maturity,

In years, in knowledge, grace, and truth.
5 Now in the strength of power divine,
O may they all, with glad accord,
In holy covenant combine,

And join themselves to Christ, the Lord.
6 Thy sons and daughters may they be,
Confirm'd and strengthen'd by thy grace,
And safe through life, preserved by thee,
In heaven behold thee face to face.

1.

O HAPPY is the man who hears
Instruction's sacred voice,
And who celestial wisdom makes
His early, only choice.

For she has treasures, greater far
Than east or west unfold,
And her reward is more secure,
Than is the gain of gold.

In her right hand she holds to view
A length of happy years,
And in her left, enduring wealth,
And honour bright appears.

She guides the young with innocence,
True pleasure's path to tread;
A crown of glory she bestows
Upon the hoary head.

5 And as her holy labours rise,
So her rewards increase;

Her ways are ways of pleasantness,
And all her paths are peace.

32.

THE LORD'S SUPPER.

n the midst of the street of it, and on either side of the river, s there the tree of life, which bare twelve manner of fruits, and lded her fruit every month: and the leaves of the tree were for = healing of the nations.-Rev. xxii. 2.

(JANUARY.)

1 COME let us join a cheerful song,
To our exalted Lord,

Ye saints on high, around his throne,
And we around his board.

2 While once upon this lower ground,
Weary and faint ye stood,

What dear refreshments here ye found,
From this immortal food!

3 The tree of life, that near the throne,
In heaven's high garden grows,
Laden with grace, bends gently down
Its ever smiling boughs.

4 Hov'ring amongst the leaves, there stands The sweet celestial dove;

And Jesus on the branches, hangs

The banners of his love!

5 'Tis a young heaven of strange delight, While in his shade we sit;

His fruit is pleasing to the sight,

And to the taste as sweet.

6 New life it spreads through dying hearts,
And cheers the drooping mind;
Vigour and joy the juice imparts,
Without a sting behind.

7 Infinite grace! our souls adore,

Whose wondrous hand has made
This living branch of sov'reign pow'r
To raise and heal the dead.

133.

(FEBRUARY.)

1 AND are we now brought near to God,
Who once at distance stood?
And to effect this blessed change
Did Jesus shed his blood?

2 Oh! for a song of ardent praise,
To bear our souls above;
What should allay our lively hope,
Or damp our flaming love?

3 Then let us join the heavenly choirs,
To praise our glorious king;

Oh

may that love which spread this feast, Inspire us while we sing.

PART II.

After consecration of the elements.

1 BREAD of the world, in mercy broken, Wine of the soul, in mercy shed!

By whom the words of life were spoken,
And in whose death our sins are dead.

2 Look on the heart by sorrow broken,
Look on the tears, by sinners shed;
And be thy feast to us the token,
That by thy grace our souls are fed.

4.

5

6

(MARCH.)

JESUS invites his saints
To meet around his board;
Here pardon'd rebels meet, and hold
Communion with their Lord.

For food he gives his flesh,
He bids us drink his blood!
Amazing favour! matchless grace
Of our incarnate God.

This holy bread and wine,

Maintains our fainting breath;
By union with our living Lord,
And int'rest in his death.

Our heavenly Father calls
Christ and his members one;
We are the children of his love,
And he the first-born Son.

We are but sev'ral parts
Of the same broken bread;
One body has its several limbs,
But Jesus is the head.

Let all our powers be join'd,
His glorious name to raise ;
Pleasure and love fill every mind,
And every voice be praise.

1 LORD, at thy table we behold The wonders of thy grace; But most of all admire, that we

Should find a welcome place.

2 We who are all defiled with sin,
And rebels to our God;

We, who have crucified thy Son,
And trampled on his blood.

3 What strange surprising grace is this,
That we, so lost, have room;
Jesus, our weary souls invites,
And freely bids us come.

4 "When hell, and all its spiteful powers,
Stood dreadful in my way;

To rescue those dear lives of yours,
I gave my own away.

5"But while I bled, and groan'd, and died, I ruin'd Satan's throne;

High on my cross I hung, and spied
The monster tumbling down.

6" Now you must triumph at my feast,
And taste my flesh and blood;

And live eternal ages blest,

For 'tis immortal food."

140.

(SEPTEMBER.)

1 LET us adore th' eternal Word,
"Tis he our souls hath fed;
Thou art the living stream, O Lord,
And thou th' immortal bread.

2 The manna came from lower skies,
But Jesus from above,

Where the fresh springs of pleasure rise,
And rivers flow with love.

3 The Jews, the fathers, died at last,
Who ate the heav'nly bread;
But these provisions, which we taste,
Can raise us from the dead.

4 Blest be the Lord, that gives his flesh,
To nourish dying men,

And often spreads his table fresh,

Lest we should faint again.

5 Our souls shall draw their heav'nly breath,
Whilst Jesus finds supplies;
Nor shall our graces sink to death,
For Jesus never dies.

6 Daily our mortal flesh decays,

But Christ, our life, shall come;
And his almighty power shall raise
Our bodies from the tomb.