e 3 Yet all these treasures of thy grace,
Are lodg'd in urns of clay;

-And the weak sons of mortal race
Th' immortal gifts convey.

e 4 Feebly they lisp thy glories forth,
Yet grace the victory gives;

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e Quickly they moulder back to earthYet still the gospel lives.

5 Such wonders power divine effects, 0 Such trophies God can raise ; -His hand, from crumbling dust, erects His monuments of praise.

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HYMN 147. L. M. Carthage. [*h]
Prayer for a sick Minister.

1 THOU, before whose gracious throne,
We bow our suppliant spirit down:
View the sad breast, the streaming eye,
And let our sorrows pierce the sky.

2 Thou know'st the anxious cares we feel,
And all our trembling lips would tell;
Thou only canst assuage our grief,
And yield our wo-fraught heart relief,
3 With power benign, thy servant spare,
Nor turn aside thy people's prayer;
Avert thy swift descending stroke,
Nor smite the shepherd of the flock.
4 Restore him, sinking to the grave;
Stretch out thine arm, make haste to save;
Back to our hopes and wishes give,
And bid our friend and father live.
5 Bound to each soul by tenderest ties,
In every breast his image lies;

Thy pitying aid, O God, impart,
Nor rend him from each bleeding heart.
6 Yet if our supplications fail,

And prayers and tears can nought prevail;
Be thou his strength, be thou his stay,
And guide him safe to endless day.

HYMN 148. C. M.

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EVAN'S COL.

Canterbury. [b *]

Death of a Minister.

IS master taken from his head,
Elisha saw him go;

And in desponding accents said,
"Ah! what must Israel do ?"

-2 But he forgot the Lord, who lifts
The beggar to the throne,
Nor knew that all Elijah's gifts,
Would soon be made his own.

d3 What-when a Paul has run his course,
Or when Apollos dies-

Is Israel left without resource ?

And have we no supplies?

o 4 Yes, while the dear Redeemer lives,
We have a boundless store;

-And shall be fed with what he gives,
Who lives for evermore.

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COWPER.

HYMN 149. C. M. Hymn 2d. [b *]

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Death of a Minister.

[OW let our mourning hearts revive,
And all our tears be dry;

Why should those eyes be drown'd in grief,
Which view a Saviour nigh?

e 2 What tho' the arm of conquering death
Does God's own house invade?

p What tho' the prophet and the priest, Be number'd with the dead?

- 3 Tho' earthly shepherds dwell in dust, The aged, and the young

The watchful eye in darkness clos'd,
And mute the instructive tongue ;-
o 4 Th' eternal Shepherd still survives,
New comfort to impart;

His eyes still guides us, and his voice
Still animates our heart.

d 5 "Lo I am with you," saith the Lord,
"My church shall safe abide;
"For I will ne'er forsake my own,
"Whose souls in me confide."

o 6 Thro' every scene of life and death,
This promise is our trust;

And this shall be our children's song,
When we are cold in dust.

DODDRIDGE.

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HYMN 150. C. M. Colchester. [*]
Christ the Refuge of the Church.
E who on earth as man was known,

HAnd bore our sins and pains;

g Now, seated on th' eternal throneThe God of glory reigns!

2 His hands the wheels of nature guide,
With an unerring skill;

And countless worlds extended wide,
Obey his sovereign will.

3 While harps unnumber'd sound his praise,
In yonder world above;
o His saints on earth admire his ways,
And glory in his love.

-4 His righteousness to faith reveal'd, Wrought out for guilty worms;

• Affords a hiding place, and shield, From enemies and storms.

-5 When troubles, like a burning sun, Beat heavy on their head;

o To this high rock his people run, And find a pleasing shade.

e 6 How glorious he !-how happy they :In such a glorious friend!

o Whose love secures them all the way, And crowns them at the end.

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HYMN 151. L. M. Moreton. [*b]

Covenant engagements joyfully recognised. 2 Chron. xv, 15

•10 HAPPY day, that fix'd my choice,

On thee, my Saviour, and my God!

Well may this glowing heart rejoice, And tell its raptures all abroad. e 2 O happy bond, that seals my vows To him, who merits all my love! o Let cheerful anthems fill his house, While to that sacred shrine I move. d 3 'Tis done :-the great transaction's done I am my Lord's, and he is mine: He drew me and I follow'd onCharm'd to confess the voice divine. 4 Now rest, my long-divided heart, Fix'd on this blissful centre, rest; With ashes who would grudge to part, When call'd on ahgels' bread to feast?

5 High heav'n, that heard the solemn vow, That vow renew'd shall daily hear: e Till in life's latest hour I bow, And bless in death a bond so dear.

DODDRidge.

HYMN 152. C. P. M. Bradbury. [*]

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Covenant Everlasting.

OW for a hymn of praise to God!
Ye trophies of a Saviour's blood,
Join the sweet choir above;
All your harmonious accents bring,
Wake every high, celestial string,
To chant redeeming love.

-2 Ere God pronounc'd creation good,
Or bade the vast, unbounded flood
Through fixed channels run;
Ere light from ancient chaos sprung,
Or angels earth's formation sung,
He chose us in his Son.

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3 Then was the cov'nant order'd sure,
Through endless ages to endure,
By Israel's triune God:

That none his cov'nant might evade,
With oaths and promises 'twas made,
And ratify'd in blood.

o 4 God is the refuge of my soul,
Tho' tempests rage, tho' billows roll,
And hellish powers assail :

g Eternal walls are my defence,
Environ'd with Omnipotence-
What foe can e'er prevail?

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-5 Then let infernal legions roar,
And waste their cursed, vengeful pow'r;
My soul their wrath disdains:

g In God, my refuge, I'm secure,
While cov'nant promises endure,
Or my Redeemer reigns.

HYMN 153.

11s. Idumea. [*]

Church in Affliction. Isa. xlix, 14—17. ZION afflicted with wave upon wave, Whom no man can comfort, whom no man can save; With darkness surrounded, by terrours dismay'd, In toiling and rowing, thy strength is decay'd.

• 2 Loud roaring, the billows now nigh overwhelm, -But skilful's the Pilot who sits at the helm; o His wisdom conducts thee, his power thee defends; In safety and quiet thy warfare he ends.

d 3 "O fearful! O faithless! in mercy he cries; "My promise, my truth, are they light in thine eyes? "Still, still I am with thee, my promise shall stand; "Through tempest and tossing I'll bring thee to land. 4 "Forget thee I will not-I cannot; thy name, "Engrav'd on my heart doth forever remain; "The palms of my hands while I look on I see, "The wounds I receiv'd when suff`ring for thee. 5 "I feel at my heart all thy sighs and my groans, "For thou art most near me, my flesh and my bones; "In all thy distresses thy HEAD feels the pain“Yet all are most needful, not one is in vain. 6"Then trust me, and fear not; thy life is secure. "My wisdom is perfect, supreme is my power; "In love I correct thee, thy soul to refine, "To make thee at length in my likeness to shine." JAY'S COL Love Divine. [*]

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HYMN 154. 8 & 7.

Consolation of Israel. Luke ii, 25.
OME, 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 saints thou art;
Dear Desire of ev'ry nation,
Joy of ev'ry longing heart..
2 Born, thy people to deliver;
Born a child-and yet a King;
Born to reign in us forever,

Now thy precious Kingdom bring,

By thine own eternal Spirit,

Rule in all our hearts alone;

By thine all-sufficient merit,

Raise us to thy glorious throne. MADAN'S COL.

HYMN 155. L. M.

Islington. [t]

Christ's Address to the Church at Ephesus. Rev.ii,1-7.

THUS saith the Lord to Ephesus,

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