mf Let me be with Thee where Thou art, 4mf Let me be with Thee where Thou art, Where none can die, where none remove;

Where spotless saints Thy name

adore;

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A

men.

"We will come unto him, and make our abode with him."

amf MY spirit longs for Thee

Within my troubled breast,

dim Though I unworthy be Of so divine a Guest. 2 mf Of so divine a Guest Unworthy though I be, Yet has my heart no rest, Unless it come from Thee.

ST. CONSTANTINE.

3

Unless it come from Thee,
In vain I look around;

In all that I can see

No rest is to be found.

4 mf No rest is to be found,
But in Thy blessed love;
cres Oh, let my wish be crowned,
And send it from above!

6,5,6,5.

Amen.

Prof. W. H. MONK, Mus. Doc.

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"Remember Thou me, for Thy goodness' sake, O Lord."

JESUS, meek and gentle,
Son of God most high,
Pitying, loving Saviour,

Hear Thy children's cry! mf Pardon our offences,

Loose our captive chains,
Break down every idol
Which our soul detains;

f Give us holy freedom,

Fill our hearts with love;
Draw us, holy Jesus,

To the realms above;

4 mf Lead us on our journey;
Be Thyself the way
Through terrestrial darkness
To celestial day.

5 Jesus, meek and gentle,
Son of God most high,
Pitying, loving Saviour,

Hear Thy children's

cry!

PROPIOR DEO (3rd Tune). 6,4,6,4,6,6,4. ARTHUR SULLIVAN, Mus. Doc

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"Jacob went on his way, and the angels of God met him."

I mf NEARER, my God, to Thee,
Nearer to Thee!

E'en though it be a cross
That raiseth me,

cres Still all my song would be,
Nearer, my God, to Thee,

dim Nearer to Thee!"

2 Though, like the wanderer,
The sun gone down,
Darkness be over me,
My rest a stone,

cres Yet in my dreams I'd be
Nearer, my God, to Thee,
dim Nearer to Thee!

HESPERUS.

3 mf There let the way appear

Steps unto heaven;

All that Thou sendest me
In mercy given;
Angels to beckon me

cres Nearer, my God, to Thee,
dim Nearer to Thee!

4 f Then, with my waking thoughts
Bright with Thy praise,
Out of my stony griefs
Bethel I'll raise;

So by my woes to be

cres Nearer, my God, to Thee,
dim Nearer to Thee!

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(See also "Melcombe," No. 484.)

"There I will meet with thee; and I will commune with thee from above
the mercy-seat."

1 mƒFROM every stormy wind that blows,
From every swelling tide of woes,
There is a calm, a sure retreat;
'Tis found beneath the mercy-seat.
emfThere is a place where Jesus sheds
The oil of gladness on our heads,
A place than all beside more sweet;
It is the blood-stained mercy-seat.
3mfThere is a spot where spirits blend,
And friend holds fellowship with
friend;

Though sundered far, by faith they meet
Around one common mercy-seat.

4 Ah! whither could we flee for aid

When tempted, desolate, dismayed, cres Or how the hosts of hell defeat,

Had suffering saints no mercy-seat? 5mfThere, there on eagle wing we soar,

And time and sense seem all no more, cres And heaven comes down our souls to greet,

f And glory crowns the mercy-seat.

Amen.

Ip OH, for a closer walk with God,
A calm and heavenly frame,

cres A light to shine upon the road

That leads me to the Lamb!

2 p Where is the blessedness I knew
When first I saw the Lord?
Where is the soul-refreshing view
Of Jesus and His word?

4 mf Return, O holy Dove! return,

Sweet messenger of rest!

I hate the sins that made Thee mourn,
And drove Thee from my breast.

5 mf The dearest idol I have known,
Whate'er that idol be,

cres Help me to tear it from Thy throne,
And worship only Thee.

3 mf What peaceful hours I once enjoyed ! 6 mfSo shall my walk be close with God,

How sweet their memory still!

But they have left an aching void
The world can never fill.

Calm and serene my frame;
So purer light shall mark the road
That leads me to the Lamb.

Amen.

RICHARD FARRANT

d

A-men

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"He is able to succour them that are tempted."

ImfOH, help us, Lord; each hour of 3 mfOh, help us, through the prayer

Thy heavenly succour give; [need Help us in thought and word and deed, cres Each hour on earth we live !

More firmly to believe;

[faith

For still the more the servant hath,
The more shall he receive.
Oh, help us, Jesus, from on high:
We know no help but Thee
Oh, help us so to live and die

As Thine in heaven to be. Ame

Look down in love, and hear our humble cry.
Thou tender Shepherd of the blood-bought sheep,

cres Thy feeble wandering flock in safety keep.
3 O gentle Saviour, by Thy death we live ;
To contrite sinners life eternal give.

4mf Thou art the Bread of heaven, on Thee we feed ;
Be near to help our souls in time of need.

5

Thou art the mourner's stay, the sinner's Friend,
Sweet fount of joy and blessings without end.

6 mf Oh, come and cheer us with Thy heavenly grace;
Reveal the brightness of Thy glorious face!
7mfIn cooling cloud by day, in fire by night,

Be near our steps, and make our darkness light.

8 mf Go where we go, abide where we abide,

In life, in death, our Comfort, Strength, and Guide.

9cres Oh, lead us daily with Thine eye of love,

fAnd bring us safely to our home above! Amen.