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HASTINGS.

The church our

The Church our blest Redeemer saved
With his own precious blood.

2 I love thy Church, O God!
Her walls before thee stand,
Dear as the apple of thine eye,
And graven on thy hand.

3 For her my tears shall fall;

For her my prayers ascend;

To her my cares and toils be given,
Till toils and cares shall end.

4 Beyond my highest joy

I prize her heavenly ways;

Her sweet communion, solemn vows,
Her hymns of love and praise.

5 Sure as thy truth shall last,
To Zion shall be given

The brightest glories earth can yield, And brighter bliss of heaven.

Pray always; pray, and never faint;
Pray, without ceasing, pray.

2 In fellowship,-alone,

To God with faith draw near; Approach his courts, besiege his throne With all the

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power prayer: His mercy now implore,

And now show forth his praise; In shouts, or silent awe, adore

His miracles of grace.

3 From strength to strength go on;
Wrestle, and fight, and pray;

Tread all the powers of darkness down,
And win the well-fought day:
Still let the Spirit cry,

In all his soldiers,-Come,

Till Christ the Lord descend from high, And take the conqu'rors home.

The hearts which thou hast made,-

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Which thou hast bought with blood divine, To ask thy promised aid.

6 Me and my house receive,
Thy fam❜ly to increase;

And let us in thy favor live,
And let us die in peace.

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Perseverance.

MY soul, be on thy guard;

Ten thousand foes arise;
The hosts of sin are pressing hard.
To draw thee from the skies.

2 O watch, and fight, and pray;
The battle near give o'er;
Renew it boldly every day,
And help divine implore.

3 Ne'er think the victory won,
Nor lay thine armour down:
The work of faith will not be done,
Till thou obtain the crown.

4 Then persevere till death

Shall bring thee to thy God;

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He'll take thee, at thy parting breath, To his divine abode.

14 Exhortation to praise and thanksgiving. 132-b.

ARISE, and bless the Lord,

Ye people of his choice;

Arise, and bless the Lord your God,
With heart, and soul, and voice.

2 Though high above all praise,
Above all blessing high,

Who would not fear his holy Name,
And laud, and magnify?

3 O for the living flame,

From his own altar brought,
To touch our lips, our souls inspire,
And wing to heaven our thought.

4 God is our strength and song,
And his salvation ours;

Then be his love in Christ proclaim'd
With all our ransom'd powers.

5 Arise, and bless the Lord;
The Lord your God adore;
Arise, and bless his glorious Name,
Henceforth, for evermore.

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General invitation to praise the Redeemer.

FOR a thousand tongues, to sing
My great Redeemer's praise;
The glories of my God and King,
The triumphs of his grace.

2 My gracious Master, and my God,
Assist me to proclaim,-

To spread, through all the earth abroad, The honours of thy Name.

3 Jesus!-the Name that charms our fears, That bids our sorrows cease; 'Tis music in the sinner's ears,

'Tis life, and health, and peace.

4 He breaks the power of cancell'd sin,
He sets the pris'ner free;
His blood can make the foulest clean;
His blood avail'd for me.

5 He speaks, and, list'ning to his voice, New life the dead receive;

The mournful, broken hearts rejoice;
The humble poor believe.

6 Hear him, ye deaf; his praise, ye dumb, Your loosen'd tongues employ;

Ye blind, behold your Saviour come;
And leap, ye lame, for joy.

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Christ, the Conqueror.

JESUS, immortal King, arise;
Assert thy rightful sway;

Till earth, subdued, its tribute brings,
And distant lands obey.

2 Ride forth, victorious Conqu'ror, ride Till all thy foes submit,

And all the powers of hell resign
Their trophies at thy feet.

3 Send forth thy word, and let it fly
The spacious earth around,
Till every soul beneath the sun
Shall hear the joyful sound.

4 O may the great Redeemer's Name
Through every clime be known,
And heathen gods, forsaken, fall,
And Jesus reign alone.

5 From sea to sea, from shore to shore, Be thou, O Christ, adored,

And earth, with all her millions, shout Hosannas to the Lord.

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LL praise to Him who dwells in bliss, Who made both day and night; Whose throne is in the vast abyss

Of uncreated light.

2 Each thought and deed his piercing eyes
With strictest search survey;
The deepest shades no more disguise,
Than the full blaze of day.

3 Whom thou dost guard, O King of kings, No evil shall molest:

Under the shadow of thy wings
Shall they securely rest.

4 Thy angels shall around their beds
Their constant stations keep;

Thy faith and truth shall shield their heads,
For thou dost never sleep.

5 May we with calm and sweet repose,
And heavenly thoughts refresh'd,
Our eyelids with the morn unclose,
And bless Thee, ever blest.

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HE heavenly treasure now we have
In a vile house of clay;

But Christ will to the utmost save,
And keep us to that day.

2 Our souls are in his mighty hand,
And he shall keep them still;
And you and I shall surely stand
With him on Zion's hill.

3 Him eye to eye we there shall see;
Our face like his shall shine:
O what a glorious company,
When saints and angels join!

4 O what a joyful meeting there!
In robes of white array'd,
Palms in our hands we all shall bear,
And crowns upon our head.
5 Then let us lawfully contend,
And fight our passage through;
Bear in our faithful minds the end,
And keep the prize in view.

Behold the Lamb.

LOOK unto Christ, ye nations; own
Your God, ye fallen race;

Look, and be saved through faith alone,
Be justified by grace.

2 See all your sins on Jesus laid:
The Lamb of God was slain;
His soul was once an off'ring made
For every soul of man.

3 Awake from guilty nature's sleep,
And Christ shall give you light;
Cast all your sins into the deep,
And wash the Ethiop white.

4 With me, your chief, ye then shall know,
Shall feel, your sins forgiven;
Anticipate your heaven below,

And own that love is heaven.

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LORD, our fathers oft have told,
In our attentive ears,

Thy wonders in their days perform❜d,
And in more ancient years.

2 'Twas not their courage, or their sword, To them salvation gave;

'Twas not their number, or their strength, That did their country save.

3 But thy right hand, thy powerful arm,
Whose succor they implored,-
Thy providence protected them,
Who thy great Name adored.

4 As thee their God our fathers own'd,
So thou art still our King;

O, therefore, as thou didst to them,
To us deliv'rance bring.

5 To thee the glory we ascribe,
From whom salvation came;

In God, our shield, we will rejoice,
And ever bless thy Name.

STANLEY.

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JESUS,

Claiming the promise.

we look to thee,

Thy promised presence claim; Thou in the midst of us shalt be, Assembled in thy name:

2 Thy name salvation is,

Which here we come to prove:

Thy name is life, and health, and peace, And everlasting love.

3 Not in the name of pride

Or selfishness we meet;

From nature's paths we turn aside,
And worldly thoughts forget.

4 We meet the grace to take,

Which thou hast freely given;

We meet on earth for thy dear sake,
That we may meet in heaven.

5 Present we know thou art,
But O, thyself reveal!

Now, Lord, let every bounding heart
The mighty comfort feel.

6 O may thy quick'ning voice
The death of sin remove;
And bid our inmost souls rejoice,
In hope of perfect love.

3 Now bless, thou God of love,
This ordinance divine;
Send thy good Spirit from above,

And make these children thine.

169 The only name given under heaven. 145-a. JESUS, thou source divine,

Whence hope and comfort flow,-
Jesus, no other name than thine
Can save from endless wo.

2 None else will heaven approve :
Thou art the only way,
Ordain'd by everlasting love,

To realms of endless day.

3 Here let our feet abide,
Nor from thy path depart:
Direct our steps, thou gracious Guide!
And cheer the fainting heart.

4 Safe through this world of night,
Lead to the blissful plains,-
The regions of unclouded light,--
Where joy forever reigns.