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S. M.

St. Thomas. Hudson.

GREAT Heir of David's throne!

Thy royal power assume;

Come, reign in faithful hearts alone,
Thou blest Redeemer, come.

2 Set up thy throne of grace
In all the heathen's sight-
Thy kingdom of true holiness-
And order it aright.

3 Now, for thy promise' sake,
O'er earth exalted be:

The kingdom, power, and glory take,
Which all belong to thee.

4 In zeal for God and man,
Thy full salvation bring:
The universal monarch reign,
The saints' eternal King.

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Rejoicing in Christ's Reign.

NOW living waters flow

To cheer the humble soul;
From sea to sea the rivers go,
And spread from pole to pole.
2 Now righteousness shall spring,
And grow on earth again:
Jesus, Jehovah, be our King,

And o'er the nations reign.

3 Jesus shall rule alone,

The world shall hear his word;

By one blest name shall he be known,
The Universal Lord.

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HAIL to the Prince of life and peace,
Who holds the keys of death and liell;
The boundless world unseen is his,

And sovereign power becomes him well.
2 In shame and suffering once he died ;-
But now he lives forevermore:

Bow down, ye saints, around his seat,
And, all ye angel-bands, adore.

3 So live forever, glorious Lord,

To crush thy foes-and guard thy friends

While ail thy chosen tribes rejoice,
That thy dominion never ends.

4 Worthy thy hand to hold the keys,
Guided by wisdom, and by love;
Worthy to rule o'er mortal life,

O'er worlds below-and worlds above.

5 Forever reign, victorious King!

Wide through the earth thy name be known; And call my longing soul to sing

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Sublimer anthems near thy throne.

L. M.

Mendon. Brewer.

YES-mighty Jesus! thou shalt reign,
Till all thy haughty foes submit;
Till hell, and all her trembling train,
Become the footstool of thy feet.

2 Then, ransomed souls shall bless thy power:
Thine arm shall full salvation bring:
Thy saints, in that illustrious hour,

Shall conquer, with their conquering King.

3 Then, ranged thy shining throne around,
Thy honors, Lord, will we proclaim;
While heaven's transported realms resound
Thy glorious deeds and saving name.

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73.

Adullum. Lincoln.

HARK!-the song of jubilee,
Loud-as mighty thunders roar;
Or the fulness of the sea,

When it breaks upon the shore

2 See Jehovah's banners furled!

Sheathed his sword :-he speaks-'tis done!
Now the kirgdoms of this world
Are the kingdom of his Son.

3 He shall reign from pole to pole,
With supreme, unbounded sway:
He shall reign, when, like a scroll,
Yonder heavens have passed away!

4 Hallelujah! for the Lord,

God omnipotent shall reign:
Hallelujah! let the word

Echo round the earth and main.

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S. M.

Paddington. Eastburn.

REJOICE! the Lord is King!
Your Lord and King adore;

Ye ransomed saints, give thanks and sing,
And triumph evermore!

2 The mighty Saviour reigns,
The God of truth and love;

When he himself had purged our stains,
He took his seat above.

3 His kingdom cannot fail;

He rules o'er earth and heaven;
The sovereign keys of death and hell
Into his hands are given.

4 He sits at God's right hand,
Till all his foes submit,
And humbly bow to his command,
And fall beneath his feet.
5 Rejoice in glorious hope!
Jesus, the Judge, shall come,
And take his waiting servants up
To their eternal home.

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78.

WAKE the song of jubilee,

Let it echo o'er the sea!

Adullum. Lincoln.

Now is come the promised hour;
Jesus reigns with sovereign power!
2 All ye nations, join and sing,
'Christ, of lords and kings is King!'
Let it sound from shore to shore,
Jesus reigns forevermore!

3 Now the desert lands rejoice,
And the islands join their voice:
Yea, the whole creation sings,
'Jesus is the King of kings!"

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VARIOUS TOPICS.

C. M.

Nature of Prayer.

Corinth. Oakland.

PRAYER is the contrite sinner's voice,

Returning from his ways;

While angels in their songs rejoice,

And cry, 'Behold, he prays.'

2 Prayer is the Christian's vital breath,
The Christian's native air;

His watch-word at the gates of death;
He enters heaven with prayer.

3 Prayer is not made on earth alone-
The Holy Spirit pleads;

And Jesus, on th' eternal throne,
For sinners intercedes.

Aff 4 O thou by whom we come to God-
The Life, the Truth, the Way!

The path of prayer thyself hast trod-
Len Lord, teach us how to pray.

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S. M. Little Marlboro'. Hudson. Encouragement to Prayer.

AND shall not Jesus hear

His children when they cry?
Yes-though he may awhile forbear,
He'll help them from on high.

2 His nature, truth, and love,
Engage him on their side;

When they are grieved, his bowels move;
And can they be denied?

3 Then let us earnest be,

And never faint in prayer:

He loves our importunity,

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And makes our cause his care.

L. M.

Brewer. St. Paul's.

SIN' to the Lord, who loud proclaims
His various and his saving names;
Oh may they not be heard alone,
But by our sure experience known.
2 Through every age his gracious ear
Is open to his servants' prayer;
Nor can one humble soul complain,
That he has sought his God in vain.
3 What unbelieving heart shall dare
In whispers to suggest a fear,
While still he owns his ancient name,
The same his power--his love the same;
4 To thee our souls in faith arise,
To thee we lift expecting eyes;
We boldly through the desert tread,

For God will guard, where God shall lead.

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L. M.

Waterville. St. Paul s.

LORD, how shall wretched sinners dare
Look up to thy divine abode,
Or offer their imperfect prayer
Before a just and holy God?

2 Bright terrors guard thine awful seat,
And dazzling glories vail thy face;
Yet mercy calls us to thy feet:

Thy throne is still a throne of grace.
3 Oh! may our souls thy grace adore ;
May Jesus plead our humble claim,
While thy protection we implore,
In his prevailing, glorious name.
4 Let past experience of thy care
Support our hope-our trust invite ;
Again attend our humble prayer ;-
Let mercy still be thy delight.

OUR heavenly Father, hear

The prayer we offer now;

Calmar. Hudson.

Thy name be hallowed far and near,
To thee all nations bow!

2 Thy kingdom come-thy will
On earth be done in love,
As saints and seraphim fulfil
Thy perfect law above!
3 Our daily bread supply,

While by thy word we live ;
The guilt of our iniquity

Forgive-as we forgive.

4 From dark temptation's power,
From Satan's wiles defend;

Deliver in the evil hour,

And guide us to the end.

mf 5 Thine shall forever be

Glory and power divine;

The sceptre, throne, and majesty
Of heaven and earth are thine.

mp 6 Thus humbly taught to pray
By thy beloved Son,

Through him we come to thee, and say,
All for his sake be done!'