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What else can He withhold?

4 Thine image, Lord, bestow,

Thy presence and Thy love; I ask to serve Thee here below,

And reign with Thee above.

5 Teach me to live by faith,

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O'er all the earth abroad, Arrest the prisoner of Thy love, And shut me up in God.

Rev. Charles Wesley. 1749 ab.

Importunacy in Prayer.
Luke xviii. I-7.

1 OUR Lord, who knows full well
The heart of every saint,
Invites us all our griefs to tell,

To pray, and never faint.

2 He bows His gracious ear,
We never plead in vain ;
Yet we must wait till He appear,
And pray, and pray again.

3 Jesus the Lord will hear

His chosen when they cry;

Yes, though He may a while forbear,
He'll help them from on high.

4 His nature, truth, and love,

Engage Him on their side; When they are grieved, His mercies move And can they be denied?

5 Then let us earnest be,

And never faint in prayer;

He loves our importunity,

And makes our cause His care.

Rev. John Newton. 1779. ab. and alt.

BETHESDA. H. M.

Maurice Greene. (1695-1755)

I. O THOU that hear est prayer, Attend Our humble cry;

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plead the promise of Thy word; Grant us Thy Holy Spirit, Lord.

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The Spirit asked for.

2 If earthly parents hear

Their children when they cry,

If they, with love sincere,

Their children's wants supply;

Much more wilt Thou Thy love display, And answer when Thy children pray.

3 Our Heavenly Father, Thou!

We, children of Thy grace:
O let Thy Spirit now

Descend, and fill the place:

So shall we feel the heavenly flame,
And all unite to praise Thy name.

4 O send Thy Spirit down

On all the nations, Lord,
With great success to crown

The preaching of Thy word,
Till heathen lands shall own Thy sway,
And cast their idol-gods away.

John Burton. (1803-) 1824. ab

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He built the Church who built the sky;
Shout, and exalt His honors high.

2 See the foundation laid

By power and love divine; Jesus His first-born Son,

How bright His glories shine!

Low He descends, in dust He lies,
That from His tomb a Church might rise.

3 But He for ever lives,

Nor for Himself alone;

Each saint new life derives

From this mysterious Stone;

His influence darts through every soul, And in one house unites the whole.

4 To Him with joy we move, In Him cemented stand;

The living temple grows,

And owns the Founder's hand.
That structure, Lord, still higher raise,
Louder to sound its Builder's praise.

5 Descend, and shed abroad

The tokens of Thy grace,
And, with more radiant beams,
Let glory fill the place;
Our joyful souls shall prostrate fall,
And own, our God is All in all.

Rev. Philip Doddridge. (1702-1751.) 1755

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AUSTRIAN HYMN. 8, 7. D.

Francis Joseph Haydn. (1732-1809.) 1797.

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2 Framed of living stones, cemented
By the Spirit's unity,

Based on Prophets and Apostles,
Firm in faith, and stayed on Thee,
May Thy Church, O Lord Incarnate,

Grow in grace, in peace, in love;
Emblem of the heavenly Zion,
The Jerusalem above.

3 Stands four-square that heavenly City; Paved with gold like crystal bright; Gates of pearl, and walls of jasper,

Emerald and chrysolyte;

Broad and lofty tower its ramparts;

At its gates twelve angels stand;
On its walls twelve names are graven,
Of the Apostles' chosen band.

4 Where Thou reignest, King of glory,
Throned in everlasting light,
Midst Thy saints, no more is needed
Sun by day, nor moon by night:
Soon may we those portals enter

When this earthly strife is o'er,
There to dwell with saints and angels
In Thy presence evermore.

Rev. Benjamin Webb. 1872. ab.

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The City of God. Is. xxxiii. 20, 21.

I GLORIOUS things of thee are spoken,
Zion, city of our God!

He whose word cannot be broken,

Formed thee for His own abode : On the Rock of ages founded,

What can shake thy sure repose?
With salvation's walls surrounded,
Thou mayest smile at all thy foes.

2 See, the streams of living waters,
Springing from eternal love,
Well supply thy sons and daughters,
And all fear of want remove:
Who can faint, while such a river

Ever flows their thirst t' assuage? Grace, which, like the Lord, the Giver, Never fails from age to age.

3 Round each habitation hovering, See the cloud and fire appear, For a glory and a covering,

Showing that the Lord is near: Thus deriving from their banner Light by night, and shade by day, Safe they feed upon the manna Which He gives them when they pray. Rev. John Newton. (1725-1807.) 1779.

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"Angulare Fundamentum.”

2 All that dedicated city,
Dearly loved of God on high,
In exultant jubilation

Pours perpetual melody;
God the One in Three adoring
In glad hymns eternally.

3 To this temple, where we call Thee,
Come, O Lord of hosts, to-day:
With Thy wonted loving-kindness,
Hear Thy servants as they pray;
And Thy fullest benediction

Shed within its walls alway.

4 Here vouchsafe to all Thy servants
What they ask of Thee to gain,
What they gain from Thee for ever
With the blessed to retain,

And hereafter in Thy glory
Evermore with Thee to reign.

Unknown Author of the 8th century,

Tr by Rev. John Mason Neale. (1818--1866.) 1851. ab. and alt.

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