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SARUM.

7.6.7.6. D.

T. E. AYLWARD.

Amen.

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"He that reapeth gathereth fruit unto life eternal.”—St. John iv. 36.

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"Bring him unto Me."-St. Mark ix. 19.

I UPON the holy Mount they stood
That wondrous awful night:
They saw, and knew that it was good
To see that vision bright.

F 2 No Man of sorrows stands there now;
But, keen as lightning-flame,
The streams of heavenly radiance flow
From that transfigured Frame.

P 3 Beneath that Mount another scene
They saw, when morning smiled:
A father, torn with anguish keen,
Sought mercy for his child.

4 No more the blaze of glistering light
Enwraps the Form divine,

But tender love and healing might
Around Him softly shine.

5 He came from hours of rapture high To care for human woe:

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So Angels from God's presence fly
To succour men below.

O Jesu, be our life like Thine ;-
Blest labour, doubly blest

By communings with things divine
Upon the mountain's crest.

7 Lord, we would pass from hours of prayer,
That lift our souls above,

To go where want and sorrow are
With lowly deeds of love.

8 Let no self-will within us lurk,
Nor faithless sloth be there;
But prayer give life to all our work,
And work crown all our prayer. Amen.

DAUGHTERS OF GALILEE.

8.8.8.

H. M. GWYTHER.

A-men.

304

(FOR ASSOCIATIONS OF WOMEN.)

(See also "DELHI," No. 54.)

"Which ministered unto Him of their substance."-St. Luke viii. 3.

I O DAUGHTERS blest of Galilee,
With Jesus chose ye well to be,
Thrice happy holy company!

F 2 Oh joy, to see that Master dear!
Oh joy, to live with Him so near!

dim. Oh joy, that gentle voice to hear!

7 Ye brought sweet spices to the tomb; cres. And joy broke o'er your night of gloom,

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And withered hopes burst forth in bloom.

F 8 For, lo! upon your startled ear [clear; Thrilled forth the heavenly message "Your Lord is risen: He is not here.'

F 3 Oh more than joy, to that dear Lord, F 9 O Jesu, throned above the height,

In purest, deepest love adored,

Ali lowly service to afford !

F 4 Yea, happy was your lot to bring,
In loyal homage to your King
Each free and gracious offering.

Adoring troops of Angels bright

Wait on Thy bidding day and night.

P 10 Thy sacred form we cannot see,
Yet, Lord, these hands may render Thee
Each lowly act of charity.

P 5 With wondering ear, as He drew nigh, P II For while 'mid want and woe we move,
Ye heard Him tell how He must die
On that dread Cross of Calvary.

PP6 And there, beneath the shrouded P 12
skies,

Standing far off, with awe-struck eyes f
Ye watched the mighty Sacrifice.

And tend Thy poor in gentle love,
We minister to Thee above.

O gracious Jesu, we confess
Our poor cold love, our nothingness :
Yet Thou wilt own, and Thou wilt
bless! Amen.

OLD HUNDREDTH.

L.M.

GUILLAUME FRANC [?], GENEVA
PSALTER of 1554.

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- men.

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(For another form of this Tune, see Hymn 331.)

"Now are they many members, yet but one body."—1 Cor. xii. 20.

FI OUR Soul shall magnify the Lord,
In Him our spirit shall rejoice;
Assembled here with one accord,
We praise Him with one heart and voice.

3 May we the Christian law fulfil,
And bear each other's burdens here;
And thus unite to do Thy will
In perfect love and holy fear.

2 God of our life! To Thee we bow; F 4
Thou art our refuge in distress;
The husband of the widow Thou!
The Father of the fatherless !

Grant that our union, here begun,
May ever firm and lasting be;
Around Thy throne may we be one,
One with each other, one with Thee. Amen.

Also the following:

O LORD, how joyful 'tis to see (453). OH, 'twas a joyful sound to hear (475).

CHURCH BUILDING.

RACHEL.

8.7.8.7. D.

REV. C. C. SCHOLEFIELD.

A-men.

306

(FOUNDATION OF A CHURCH.)

"I lay in Zion for a foundation a stone, a tried stone, a precious corner
stone, a sure foundation."-Isa. xxviii. 16.

I IN the Name which earth and heaven

Ever worship, praise, and fear,-
Father, Son, and Holy Spirit,-
Shall a house be builded here:
Here with prayer its deep foundations,
In the faith of Christ, we lay,
Trusting by His help to crown it
With the top-stone in its day.
2 Here as in their due succession

cres.

Stone on stone the workmen place,
Thus, we pray, unseen but surely,
Jesu, build us up in grace;
Till, within these walls completed,

We complete in Thee are found;
And to Thee, the one Foundation,

Strong and living stones, are bound.
3 Fair shall be Thine earthly temple:
Here the careless passer-by
Shall bethink him, in its beauty,
Of the holier House on high;
P Weary hearts and troubled spirits
Here shall find a still retreat;
Sinful souls shall bring their burden
Here to the Absolver's feet.

EDGBASTON.

4 Yet with truer nobler beauty,

Lord, we pray, this house adorn,
Where Thy Bride, Thy Church redeemed,
Robes her for her marriage morn;
Clothed in garments of salvation,
Rich with gems of heavenly grace,
Spouse of Christ, arrayed and waiting
Till she may behold His Face.

5 Here in due and solemn order

May her ceaseless prayer arise;
Here may strains of holy gladness
Lift her heart above the skies;
Here the word of life be spoken;

Here the child of God be sealed; Here the Bread of heaven be broken, "Till He come "Himself revealed.

F 6 Praise to Thee, O Master-Builder,
Maker of the earth and skies;
Praise to Thee, in whom Thy temple
Fitly framed together lies;
Praise to Thee, Eternal Spirit,
Binding all that lives in one:
Till our earthly praise be ended,
And the eternal song begun! Amen.

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