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And place us, when that journey 's o'er
At thy right hand, O God!

7 & 6s. M.

Praise for Salvation.

1 TO thee be praise for ever,
Thou glorious King of kings!
Thy wondrous love and favor
Each ransomed spirit sings.
2 We'll celebrate thy glory,
With all thy saints above,
And shout the joyful story
Of thy redeeming love.

75.

S. M.

Greatness of God's Mercy.

1 MY soul, repeat His praise
Whose mercies are so great,
Whose anger is so slow to rise,
So ready to abate.

2 His power subdues our sins,
And his forgiving love,

Far as the east is from the west,
Doth all our guilt remove.

3 High as the heavens are raised
Above the ground we tread,
So far the riches of his grace
Our highest thoughts exceed.
C. M.

76.

Praise to God from all Nations.

1 O, ALL ye nations, praise the Lord,
Each with a different tongue;

In every language learn his word,
And let his name be sung.

2 His mercy reigns through every land;
Proclaim his grace abroad;

ANONYMOUS.

WATTS.

WATTS.

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For ever firm his truth shall stand;
Praise ye the faithful God.

78.

The watchful Servant.

1 YE servants of the Lord,
Each in his office wait;

With joy obey his heavenly word,
And watch before his gate.

2 Let all your lamps be bright,
And trim the golden flame ;
Gird up your loins, as in his sight,
For holy is his name.

1 ALMIGHTY God, thy word is cast
Like seed into the ground;
Now let the dew of heaven descend,
And righteous fruits abound.

2 Let not the foe of Christ and man
This holy seed remove;

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But give it root in every heart,
To bring forth fruits of love.

7 & 6s. M. (Peculiar.) RIPPON'S COLL.

The Soul aspiring to Heaven.

1 RISE, my soul, and stretch thy wings,
Thy better portion trace;
Rise from transitory things

Towards heaven, thy native place.

Sun, and moon, and stars decay;
Time shall soon this earth remove;

Rise, my soul, and haste away
To seats prepared above.

2 Rivers to the ocean run,
Nor stay in all their course;
Fire, ascending, seeks the sun;
Both speed them to their source.
So a soul that 's born of God
Pants to view his glorious face;
Upward tends to his abode,
To rest in his embrace.

80.

C. M.

After Divine Service.

MONTGOMERY.

1 AGAIN our ears have heard the voice
At which the dead shall live;

O, may the sound our hearts rejoice,
And strength immortal give!

2 And have we heard the word with joy?
And have we felt its power?

To keep it be our blest employ,
Till life's extremest hour.

81.

C. M.

C. WESLEY

Self-Consecration.

1 ETERNAL Father, God of love,
To thee our hearts we raise ;
Thy all-sustaining power we prove,
And gladly sing thy praise.

2 Thine, wholly thine, O, let us be ;
Our sacrifice receive ;

82.

Made, and preserved, and saved by thee,
To thee ourselves we give.

8 & 7s. M.

Closing Hymn.

BICKERSTETH

1 ISRAEL'S Shepherd, guide me, feed me,
Through my pilgrimage below,
And beside the waters lead me,
Where thy flock rejoicing go.

2 Lord, thy guardian presence ever,
Meekly kneeling, I implore;

I have found thee, and would never,
Never wander from thee more.

83.

L. M.

Close of Service.

HEBER.

1 LORD, now we part in thy blest name,
In which we here together came;
Grant us our few remaining days

To work thy will and spread thy praise.
2 Teach us in life and death to bless
The Lord, our strength and righteousness;
And grant us all to meet above;

Then shall we better sing thy love.

84.

C. M.

A blessed Gospel.

WATTS.

1 BLEST are the souls that hear and know The gospel's joyful sound;

Peace shall attend the paths they go,

And light their steps surround.

2 Their joy shall bear their spirits up,
Through their Redeemer's name;
His righteousness exalts their hope,
Nor dares the world condemn.
3 The Lord, our glory and defence,
Strength and salvation gives :
Christian, thy King for ever reigns,
Thy God for ever lives.

85.

S. M.

Filial Confidence.

CAMPBELL'S COLL

1 BLEST Shepherd, I am thine;

Still keep me in thy fear;

Now fill my heart with grace divine;
Bring thy salvation near.

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2 Among thy little flock

I need the Shepherd's care;
Pour waters from the smitten Rock,
And pastures green prepare.

C. M.

Praise for Christ.

1 NOW the full glories of the Lamb
Adorn the heavenly plains;

WATTS.

Bright seraphs chant Immanuel's name,
And try their choicest strains.

2 O, may

87.

I bear some humble part

In that immortal song ;

Wonder and joy shall tune my heart,
And love command my tongue.

1 THE Saviour bids us watch and pray,
For soon the hour will come

That calls us from the earth away,
To our eternal home.

2 O, Saviour, we would watch and pray,
And hear thy sacred voice,

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And walk, as thou hast marked the way,
To heaven's eternal joys.

7s. M.

Parting of Christians.

1 FOR a season called to part,

Let us now ourselves commend
To the gracious eye and heart
Of our ever-present Friend.

2 Father, hear our humble prayer:
Tender Shepherd of thy sheep,
Let thy mercy and thy care
All our souls in safety keep.

NEWTON.