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mf THOU, Whose almighty word,
Chaos and darkness heard,
cres And took their flight,
p Hear us, we humbly pray;
cres And where the gospel's day
Sheds not its glorious ray,
ff Let there be light.
mf Thou Who didst come to bring
On Thy redeeming wing

cres Healing and sight,
Ρ Health to the sick in mind,
cresSight to the inly blind,

O now to all mankind
ff Let there be light.
mf Spirit of truth and love,—-

Life-giving, Holy Dove,cres Speed forth Thy flight, p Move on the waters' face, cres Bearing the lamp of grace,

And in earth's darkest place f Let there be light.

f Holy and blessed Three! Glorious Trinity;

ores Wisdom! Love! Might!

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mf LIGHT of the lonely pilgrim's heart,

Star of the coming day! [beams, Arise, and, with Thy morning Chase all our griefs away.

mf Come, blessed Lord! bid every shore And answering island sing The praises of Thy royal Name, And own Thee as their King. mf Bid the whole earth, responsive now To the bright world above, [joy, f Break forth in rapturous strains of In memory of Thy love.

mp Lord, Lord, Thy fair creation groans,

The air, the earth, the sea, cres In unison with all our hearts,

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And calls aloud for Thee.

mf Come, then, with all Thy quickening power,

With one awakening smile,
And bid the serpent's trail no more
Thy beauteous realms defile.

mf Thine was the cross with all its fruits

Of grace and peace divine; cres Be Thine the crown of glory now, The palm of victory Thine. E. Denny.

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And wide o'er all the peopled world
Extend her blessed reign.

Thou Prince of Life, arise,
Nor let Thy glory cease;
Far spread the conquests of Thy
grace.

And bless the earth with peace. mf Thou Holy Ghost, arise,

Expand Thy quickening wing,
And o'er a dark and ruined world
Let light and order spring.
All on the earth arise,
To God the Saviour sing;
From shore to shore, from earth to
heaven,

Let echoing anthems ring.
R. Wardlaw.

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mp In His dear Name to Thee we pray
For all who err and go astray,
For sinners, whereso'er they be,
Who do not serve and honour Thee.

mp There are who never yet have heard

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Our foes repel, our wrongs redress,
Man's rooted enmity subdue,
And crown Thy Gospel with

success.

The tidings of Thy blessed word,
But still in heathen darkness dwell, mf O come, and reign o'er every
Without one thought of heaven or

hell;

[mpAnd some within Thy sacred fold To holy things are dead and cold, And waste the precious hours of life In selfish ease, or toil, or strife: mp And many a quickened soul within There lurks the secret love of sin,

land ; Let Satan from his throne be hurled;

All nations bow to Thy command And grace revive a dying world! mf Yes, Thou wilt speedily appear!

The smitten earth already reels; cresAnd not far off we seem to hear ƒ The thunder of Thy chariot wheels.

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3.—ANTICIPATION OF THEIR FINAL SUCCESS.

L.M.

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"Hallelujah! for the Lord God omnipotent shall reign: cres Hallelujah!" let the word ff Echo round the earth and main. f "Hallelujah!" Hark! the sound From the depths unto the skies, Wakes above, beneath, around, All creation's harmonies; See Jehovah's banner furled, Sheathed His sword; He speaks'tis done,

cres And the kingdoms of this world Are the kingdoms of His Son. f He shall reign from pole to pole With illimitable sway;

He shall reign when like a scroll Yonder heavens have passed away: Then the end; beneath His rod Man's last enemy shall fall; cres" Hallelujah!" Christ in God, God in Christ is All in all! J. Montgomery.

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f The beam that shines from Zion hill Shall lighten every land;

The King Who reigns in Salem's towers

Shall all the world command.

mp No strife shall vex Messiah's reign, Or mar the peaceful years; To ploughshares men shall beat their swords,

To pruning-hooks their spears.

my No longer hosts encountering hosts Their millions slain deplore; They hang the trumpet in the hall, And study war no more.

mf Come, then! O, come, from every land,

To worship at His shrine; tresAnd, walking in the Light of God,

With holy beauties shine.

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mf AWAKE, awake, O Zion,

Put on thy strength divine,
Thy garments bright in beauty,
The bridal dress be thine :
Jerusalem the holy,

To purity restored;
Meek Bride all fair and lowly,
Go forth to meet thy Lord.
mf From henceforth pure and spotless.
All glorious within,

Prepared to meet the Bridegroom And cleansed from every sin; dim With love and wonder smitten, And bowed in guileless shame. p Upon my heart be written

The new mysterious Name.

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For Israel yet shall own her King,
For her salvation waits,
And hill and dale shall sweetly sing,
With praise in all her gates.
mf O hasten, Lord, these promised days,
When Israel shall rejoice;
cres And Jew and Gentile join in praise,
With one united voice!

J. Edmeston.

Far from us, they are of us;

5.-COLONIAL MISSIONS.
7.6., 8 lines.
mf FAR off our brethren's voices
Are borne from distant lands,
Far off our Father's children

Reach out their waiting hands.
"Give us," they cry, "our portion ;
Co-heirs of grace divine!
Give us the Word of promise,
On us let glory shine."

mf Yea, though the world of waters
Between us ever rolls,

No ocean wastes may sever

The brotherhood of souls;

No bound of all the earth
May part the sons and daughters
Who share the second birth.
[mfOne standard floats above

us;

One old historic throne,
In nearness or in distance,
One loyal faith we own;
cresSo in the things eternal

Adore we at one shrine,
And with the nation's banner
Rear we the Church's sign.

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