45.

L. M.

Dismission.

ANONYMOUS.

1 DISMISS US with thy blessing, Lord;
Help us to feed upon thy word;
All that has been amiss forgive,
And let thy truth within us live.

2 Though we are guilty, thou art good:
Cleanse all our works in Jesus' blood;
Give every burdened soul release,
And bid us all depart in peace.

46.

7s M.

The Same.

ANONYMOUS.

1 THANKS for mercies, Lord, receive;
Pardon of our sins renew;

Teach us henceforth how to live
With eternity in view.

2 Bless thy word to old and young;
Grant us, Lord, thy peace and love;
And, when life's short race is run,
Take us to thy house above.

47. 8s 7s & 4s M.

The Same.

ANONYMOUS.

1 LORD, dismiss us with thy blessing;
Fill our hearts with joy and peace;
Let us each, thy love possessing,
Triumph in redeeming grace;
O refresh us,

Travelling through this wilderness.

2 Thanks we give and adoration
For thy gospel's joyful sound;
May the fruits of thy salvation
In our hearts and lives abound;
May thy presence

Evermore with us be found.

48.

8s 7s & 4s M.

*KELLEY.

The Same.

1 GOD of our salvation, hear us;
Bless, O bless us, ere we go;
When we join the world be near us,
Lest we cold and careless grow;
Savior, keep us—
Keep us safe from every foe.

2 As our steps are drawing nearer
To our everlasting home,

May our view of heaven grow clearer,
Hopes more bright of joys to come;
And when dying

May thy presence cheer the gloom.

49.

7s M.

The Same.

Cowper.

1 Now may he who from the dead
Brought the shepherd of the sheep,
Jesus Christ, our king and head,
All our souls in safety keep.

2 May he teach us to fulfil
What is pleasing in his sight;
Perfect us in all his will,
And preserve us day and night.

50.

H. M.

The Same.

COWPER.

1 To thee our wants are known; From thee are all our powers ;— Accept what is thine own,

And pardon what is ours.

Our praises, Lord, and prayers receive,
And to thy word a blessing give.

2 O grant that each of us

Now met before thee here, May meet together thus

When thou and thine appear,

And follow thee to heaven, our home:
Even so, amen-Lord Jesus, come.

6*

GENERAL PRAISE.

51.

L. M.

DODDRIDGE.

Unceasing Praise.

1 GOD of my life, through all its days
My grateful tongue shall sound thy praise;
The song shall wake with dawning light,
And warble to the silent night.

2 When anxious cares would break my rest,
And grief would tear my throbbing breast,
Thy tuneful praises, raised on high,
Shall check the murmur and the sigh.

3 When death o'er nature shall prevail,
And all my powers of language fail,
Joy through my swimming eyes shall break
And mean those thanks I cannot speak

4 But when the final conflict's o'er,
My spirit chained to flesh no more,
With what glad accents shall I rise
To join the music of the skies!

5 Soon shall I learn th' exalted strains
Which echo o'er the heavenly plains,
And emulate, with joy unknown,
The glowing seraphs round thy throne.

6 This cheerful tribute will I give
Long as a deathless soul can live:
A work so vast, a theme so high,
Demands a whole eternity.

52.

L. M.

WATTS.

The Same. Ps. 145.

1 My God, my King, thy various praise
Shall fill the remnant of my days;
Thy grace employ my humble tongue
Till death and glory raise the song.

2 The wings of every hour shall bear
Some thankful tribute to thine ear;
And every setting sun shall see
New works of duty done for thee.

3 Thy truth and justice I'll proclaim;
Thy bounty flows an endless stream;
Thy mercy swift, thine anger slow,
But dreadful to the stubborn foe.

4 Thy works with sovereign glory shine.
And speak thy majesty divine.
Let every realm with joy proclaim
The sound and honor of thy name.

5 Let distant times and nations raise
The long succession of thy praise,
And unborn ages make my song
The joy and labor of their tongue.

6 But who can speak thy wondrous deeds!
Thy greatness all our thoughts exceeds.
Vast and unsearchable thy ways:
Vast and immortal be thy praise.