And cause our hearts to burn with love. 3 Forgotten be each worldly theme,

When Christians see each other thus; We only wish to speak of him Who lived, and died, and reigns for us. 4 We'll talk of all he did and said,

And suffered for us here below; The path he marked for us to tread, And what he's doing for us now. 5 Thus, as the moments pass away,

We'll love, and wonder, and adore; And hasten on the glorious day When we shall meet to part no more.

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"In Thy light shall we see light."

1 STEALING from the world away,
We are come to seek thy face;
Kindly meet us, Lord, we pray,
Grant us thy reviving grace.

2 Yonder stars that gild the sky,
Shine but with a borrowed light;
We, unless thy light be nigh,

Wander, wrapt in gloomy night.

3 Sun of Righteousness! dispel

All our darkness, doubts, and fears; May thy light within us dwell,

Till eternal day appears.

4 Warm our hearts in prayer and praise,
Lift our every thought above;
Hear the grateful songs we raise,
Fill us with thy perfect love.

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1 PEACE be to this sacred dwelling,
Peace to every soul therein;
Peace, of heavenly joy foretelling,
Peace, the fruit of conquered sin;
Peace, that speaks its heavenly Giver;
Peace to worldly minds unknown;
Peace diving, that flows forever

From its source, the Lord alone! 2 Prince of peace! forever near us,

Fix in all our hearts thy home; With thy bright appearing cheer us; Let thy blesséd kingdom come! Come with sweeter consolation,

Come, and give our souls to prove All the joys of thy salvation,

All the joys that spring from love!

1 THE God of peace, who from the dead
Brought up again our Lord,
And, through the cov'nant in his blod,
Our souls to peace restored,

2 Confirm our hearts, in each good work, To do his perfect will;

That, made well pleasing in his sight, Our course with joy we fill.

3 So shall we in his heavenly courts, Hereafter, ever live;

And to his name, through Jesus Christ, Eternal glory give.

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An ancient Hymn of Praise to God.

1 THEE We adore, eternal Lord!

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We praise thy name with one accord; Thy saints, who here thy goodness sec, Through all the world do worship thee. To thee aloud all angels cry,

The heavens and all the powers on high:

Thee, holy, holy, holy King,
Lord God of hosts, they ever sing.

Th' apostles join the glorious throng;
The prophets swell th' immortal song;
The martyrs' noble army raise
Eternal anthems to thy praise.

4 From day to day, O Lord, do we
Highly exalt and honor thee!
Thy name we worship and adore,
World without end, for evermore!
Vouchsafe, O Lord, we humbly pray,
To keep us safe from sin this day;
Have mercy, Lord! we trust in thee;
Oh, let us ne'er confounded be!

1 BE thou exalted, O my God!
Above the heavens where angels dwell;
Thy power on earth be known abroad,
And land to land thy wonders tell.

2 My heart is fixed; my song shall raise
Immortal honors to thy name:
Awake, my tongue, to sound his praise,
My tongue, the glory of my frame.

3 High o'er the earth his mercy reigns,
And reaches to the utmost sky;
His truth to endless years remains,

When lower worlds dissolve and die.

4 Be thou exalted, O my God!

Above the heavens where angels dwell; Thy power on earth be known abroad, And land to land thy wonders tell.

Brief Call to Praise, from
Psalm 150.

1 PRAISE; oh, praise the Name divine!
Praise him at the hallowed sbrine;
Let the firmament on high
To its Maker's praise reply.

2 All who vital breath enjoy,
In his praise that breath employ;
Heaven and earth the chorus join;
Praise, oh, praise the Name divine!

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1 LET all the earth their voices raise, To sing the choicest psalm of praise; To sing and bless Jehovali's name?

His glory let the heathen know;
His wonders to the nations show;

And all his saving works proclaim.

2 He framed the globe, he built the sky, He made the shining worlds on high,

And reigns complete in glory there: His beams are majesty and light; His beauties, how divinely bright!

His temple, how divinely fair!

3 Come the great day, the glorious hour,
When earth shall feel his saving power,
And barb'rous nations fear his name!
Then shall the race of man confess
The beauty of his holiness,

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And in his courts his grace proclaim.

“Let every thing praise the Lord."
Psalm 150.

1 PRAISE the Lord, his glories show,
Saints within his courts below,
Angels round his throne above,
All that see and share his love!

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2 Earth to heaven, and heaven to earth,
Tell his wonders, sing his worth;
Age to age, and shore to shore,
Praise him, praise him, evermore!
3 Praise the Lord, his mercies trace;
Praise his providence and grace-
All that he for man hath done,
All he sends us through his Son.
4 Strings and voices, hands and hearts,
In the concert bear your parts:
All that breathe, your Lord adore;
Praise him, praise him, evermore!

1 BEGIN, my soul, th' exalted lay; Let each enraptured thought obey, And praise th' Almighty's name: Lo! heaven and earth, and seas and skies,

In one melodious concert rise,

To swell th' inspiring theme.

2 Ye angels, catch the thrilling sound,
While all th' adoring throngs around
His boundless mercy sing:
Let every listening saint above
Wake all the tuneful soul of love,

And touch the sweetest string.

3 Let every element rejoice;
Ye thunders, burst with awful voice
To him who bids you roll:

His praise in softer notes declare,
Each whispering breeze of yielding air,
And breathe it to the soul.

4 Wake, all ye soaring throngs, and sing; Ye feathered warblers of the spring, Harmonious anthems raise

To him who shaped your finer mold, Who tipped your glittering wings with gold,

And tuned your voice to praise.

5 Let man, by nobler passions swayed, Let man, in God's own image made, His breath in praise employ;

Spread wide his Maker's name around, While heaven's broad arch rings back the sound,

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The song of holy joy!

“While I live will I praise the Lord.” Psalm 146.

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1 PRAISE ye the Lord! my heart shall join In work so pleasant, so divine:

My days of praise shall ne'er be passed, While life, and thought, and being last. 2 Happy the man, whose hopes rely On Israel's God: he made the sky, And earth, and seas, with all their train; And none shall find his promise vain.