A few more partings o'er,

A few more toils, a few more tears,
And we shall weep no more:

cres Then, O my Lord, prepare
My soul for that bright day;

dim Oh! wash me in Thy precious blood,
p And take my sins away.

5 mf A few more Sabbaths here

Shall cheer us on our way,

And we shall reach the endless rest,
Th' eternal Sabbath-day:

Then, O my Lord, prepare
My soul for that sweet day;

lim Oh! wash me in Thy precious blood, dim Oh! wash me in Thy precious blood,

And take my sins away.

3f A few more storms shall beat

On this wild rocky shore,

And take my sins away.

6 'Tis but a little while
And He shall come again,

And we shall be where tempests cease cres Who died that we might live, who lives

And surges swell no more:

cres Then, O my Lord, prepare

My soul for that caim day;

That we with Him may reign: cres Then, O my Lord, prepare My soul for that glad day;

im Oh! wash me in Thy precious blood, dim Oh! wash me in Thy precious blood,

And take my sins away.

And take my sins away. Amen.

WILLIAM CROFT, Mus. Doc.

A-men.

511

"Lord, Thou hast been our dwelling-place in all generations."

mf O God, our help in ages past,

Our hope for years to come,
Our shelter from the stormy blast,
And our eternal home!

mf Under the shadow of Thy throne
Thy saints have dwelt secure ;
Sufficient is Thine arm alone,
And our defence is sure,

mf Before the hills in order stood,
Or earth received her frame,

f From everlasting Thou art God, To endless years the same.

4 p A thousand ages in Thy sight
Are like an evening gone,
Short as the watch that ends the night
Before the rising sun.

5mf Time, like an ever-rolling stream,
Bears all its sons away;
dim They fly, forgotten, as a dream
p Dies at the opening day.
6mf Our God, our help in ages past,
Our hope for years to come,
cres Be Thou our guard while troubles last,
ƒ And our eterna! home! Amen.

8,7,8,7. D.

515 "This God is our God for ever and ever: He will be our guide even unto death."

516

"O Lord, we beseech Thee, send now prosperity."
[CHURCH DEDICATION.]

ImfBE with us, gracious Lord, to-day;
This house we dedicate to Thee:
Oh, hear Thy servants as they pray,
And let Thine ear attentive be.
2mf Within these walls let holy peace,
Let love and truth be always found;
May burdened hearts find sweet
release,
[crowned.

4mf Here, when the Gospel sound is heard,
And here proclaimed the saving Name,
May hearts be quickened, moved, and
stirred,

cres And souls be kindled into flame.
5mf Here may the dead be made to live,
The dumb to sing, the deaf to hear;
And do Thou to the humble give
Pardon and peace instead of fear.
Make this, O Lord, Thine own abode;
Thy presence in these courts be given:
Be this, indeed, "the house of God,"
And this in truth the "gate of heaven."

cres And souls with richest grace be
3mf May here be heard the suppliant's 6mf
The weary enter into rest; [sigh,
Here may the contrite to Thee cry,
cres And waiting souls be richly blest.