7 The rougher our way, The shorter our stay; The tempests that rise

Shall gloriously hurry our souls to the skies. 8 The fiercer the blast, The sooner 'tis past; The troubles that come,

Shall come to our rescue, and hasten us home.

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HYMN 499.

COME, let us ascend, My companion

and friend,

To a taste of the banquet above;

If thy heart be as mine, If for Jesus it pine, Come up into the chariot of love. 2 Who in Jesus confide, We are bold to outride The storms of affliction beneath; With the prophet we soar To the heavenly shore,

And outfly all the arrows of death.

3 By faith we are come To our permanent home,

By hope we the rapture improve:

By love we still rise, And look down on the

skies,

For the heaven of heavens is love.

4 Who on earth can conceive, How happy we

live,

In the palace of God the great King? What a concert of praise, When our Jesus's

grace,

The whole heavenly company sing!

5 What a rapturous song, When the glorified throng,

In the spirit of harmony join:

Join all the glad choirs, Hearts, voices, and lyres;

And the burden is "Mercy divine!”

6 Hallelujah they cry, to the King of the sky, To the great everlasting I AM;

To the Lamb that was slain, And that liveth again,

Hallelujah to God and the Lamb!

7 The Lamb on the throne, Lo! he dwells with his own,

And to rivers of pleasure he leads! With his mercy's full blaze, With the sight of his face

Our beatified spirits he feeds.

8 Our foreheads proclaim His ineffable name, Our bodies his glory display:

A day without night We feast in his sight, And eternity seems as a day!

HYMN 500.

C. M.

1 LL praise to our redeeming Lord,
Who joins us by his grace,

And bids us each to each restor❜d,
Together seek his face.

2 He bids us build each other up;
And gather'd into one,

To our high calling's glorious hope,
We hand in hand go on.

3 The gift which he on one bestows,
We all delight to prove,

The grace through every vessel flows,
In purest streams of love.

4 Even now we think and speak the same, And cordially agree,

Concentred all through Jesu's Name

In perfect harmony.

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5 We all partake the joy of one,
The common peace we feel:
A peace to sensual minds unknown,
A joy unspeakable.

6 And if our fellowship below
In Jesus be so sweet,

What heights of rapture shall we know,
When round his throne we meet!

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JESUS, great Shepherd of the sheep,

To thee for help we fly :

Thy little flock in safety keep;
For, oh! the wolf is nigh.

2 He comes, of hellish malice full,
To scatter, tear, and slay:
He seizes every straggling soul,
As his own lawful

prey.

3 Us into thy protection take,
And gather with thy arm;
Unless the fold we first forsake,
The wolf can never harm.

4 We laugh to scorn his cruel pow'r,
While by our Shepherd's side:
The sheep he never can devour,
Unless he first divide.

5 0 do not suffer him to part,
The souls that here agree;

But make us of one mind and heart,
And keep us one in thee!

6 Together let us sweetly live,
Together let us die:

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And each a starry crown receive,
And reign above the sky.

HOME, thou omniscient Son of Man,
Display thy sifting power:

Come with thy Spirit's winnowing fan,
And throughly purge thy floor.

2 The chaff of sin, the' accursed thing,
Far from our souls be driv'n!
The wheat into thy garner bring,
And lay us up for heav'n.

3 Look through us with thy eyes of flame,
The clouds and darkness chase;
And tell me what by sin I am,

And what I am by grace.

4 Whate'er offends thy glorious eyes,
Far from our hearts remove:
As dust before the whirlwind flies,
Disperse it by thy love.

5 Then let us all thy fulness know,
From every sin set free ;

Sav'd to the utmost,-sav'd below,
And perfectly like thee.

Tof every sinful heart:

NRY us, O God, and search the ground

Whate'er of sin in us is found,
O bid it all depart !

2 When to the right or left we stray,
Leave us not comfortless;

But guide our feet into the way
Of everlasting peace!

3 Help us to help each other, Lord,
Each other's cross to bear,
Let each his friendly aid afford,
And feel his brother's care.

4 Help us to build each other
Our little stock improve;

up,

Increase our faith, confirm our hope,
And perfect us in love.

5 Up unto thee our living Head,

Let us in all things grow,

Till thou hast made us free indeed,
And spotless here below.

6 Then when the mighty work is wrought, Receive thy ready bride:

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Give us in heaven a happy lot
With all the sanctified.

JESUS, united by thy grace,

And each to each endear'd,

With confidence we seek thy face,
And know our prayer is heard.