3 While thy glorious praise is sung,
Touch my lips, unloose my tongue;
That my joyful soul may bless
Thee, the Lord my Righteousness.

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4 While the prayers of saints ascend, mabul God of love! to mine attend;

Hear me for thy Spirit pleads; por enA
Hear! for Jesus intercedes.

5 While thy word is read, with awe

May I tremble at thy law,
Till thy Gospel bring to me
Life and immortality.

6 While thy ministers proclaim
Peace and pardon in thy name,
Through their voice, by faith, may
Hear thee speaking from the sky.

7 From thine house when I return,
May my heart within me burn;
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And at evening let me say,
'I have walk'd with God to-day."

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1 AND will the God who reigns on high, & Who form'd the earth, the sea, the sky,

Make us the objects of his care, Wisa SH And kindly listen to our prayer? 26-wee H

2 Yes-God, that God who reigns above,

Though strong in power, is rich in love: 26JT His care will all our wants supply, got bab

His ear regard our feeble cry.

3 Then will we trust his tender care,

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And bow the knee in heartfelt prayer ; O'T Then will we often seek his face, Confess our sin, and ask for grace. 4 Then will we praise his glorious name, Then will we try to spread his fame; Sing of the Saviour's dying love, And hope, through him, to dwell above.

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5 God of the earth, and sea, and sky,
Receive their
prayer,
Almighty Sovereign, Heavenly King,
Kindly accept the praise they bring.

569. (PROV. viii. 17.).

1 THOUGH

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HOUGH we are simple, poor and young,
Jesus will listen if we pray;.

For never from the infant's tongue
Did Jesus turn his ear away.

2 No-he assists the humble prayer,
Grants the importunate request,
And tells us, should we trust his care,
His care shall make us truly blest.

3 Once we were wandering on in sin, ✨
And nothing knew of God above;

He saw the danger we were in;

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4 That love impress'd with kind concern
Those tender friends who brought us here
And now, with gratitude we learn,
To read his word—his name revere. 117

5 O may that love renew our hearts,
And consecrate our happy days!
And when our life on earth departs,
Eternal life be spent in praise.

570.

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(PSALM lxxxvii. 5.)

ND will the great, eternal God,
On earth establish his abode ?

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And will He, from his radiant throne,
Avow our temples for his own?

2 These walls we to thy honour raise;
Long may they echo with thy praise;
And thou descending, fill the place
With choicest tokens of thy grace.
3 Here let the great Redeemer reign,
With all the graces of his train;
While power divine his word attends,
To conquer foes, and cheer his friends.
4 And in the great decisive day,
When God the nations shall survey,
May it before the world appear,

That crowds were born to glory here.

571.

(PSALM 132.)

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1 WHERE shall we go to seek and find

A habitation for our God;

A dwelling for the eternal mind
Among the sons of flesh and blood?

2 The God of Jacob chose the hill
Of Zion for his ancient rest;
And Zion is his dwelling still,
His church is with his presence blest.

3 Here will I fix my gracious throne,
'And reign for ever,' saith the Lord:
'Here shall my power and love be known,
' And blessings shall attend my word.
4 Here will I meet the hungry poor,
'And fill their souls with living bread:
'Sinners that wait before my door
'With sweet provisions shall be fed.'

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572.

JESUS,

(MATT. Xviii. 20.)

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[ESUS, where'er thy people meet,
There they behold thy mercy-seat; 266J
Where'er they seek thee, thou art found,
And every place is hallow'd ground.

2 For thou, within no walls confin'd,
Inhabitest the humble mind;

Such ever bring thee where they come,
And going, take thee to their home.
3 Dear Shepherd of thy chosen few!
Thy former mercies here renew;
Here, to our waiting hearts proclaim
The sweetness of thy saving name.

(HEB. Xiii. 17.)

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573. 1 LET Zion's watchmee all awake, And take the alarm they give; Now let them, from the mouth of God,

Their solemn charge receive.

2 "Tis not a cause of small import

The pastor's care demands;

But what might fill an angel's heart,

And fill'd a Saviour's hands. und

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the Ordination or Settlement of a Minister. 3 They watch for souls, for which the Lord Did heavenly bliss forego;

For souls, which must for ever live
In raptures, or in woe.

4 All to the great tribunal haste, new buk
The account to render there

And shouldst thou strictly mark our faults, Lord, how should we appear? quib

5 May they that Jesus, whom they preach, Their own Redeemer see;

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And watch thou daily o'er their souls,
That they may watch for thee.

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ATHER of mercies, in thy house,

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Smile on our homage and our vows,⠀ ⠀
While with a grateful heart we share
These pledges of our Saviour's care.

2 The Saviour, when to heaven he rose
In splendid triumph o'er his foes,
Scatter'd his gifts on men below,
And wide his royal bounties flow.

3 Hence sprung the apostle's honour'd names Sacred beyond heroic fame ;DING TOÀ In lowlier forms to bless our eyes, of said I Pastors from hence, and teachers rise. EnA

4 So shall the bright succession runlig
Through the last courses of the sun;
While unborn churches, by their care,
Shall rise and flourish large and fair,s! buA