A-men. I have loved the habitation of Thy house.-Psa. xxvi. 8. mf759 WE love the venerable house Our fathers built to God, dim In heaven are kept their grateful vows, Their dust endears the sod. mf 2 Here holy thoughts a light have shed From many a radiant face, And prayers of tender hope have spread A perfume through the place. dim 3 And anxious hearts have pondered The mystery of life, [here And prayed the eternal Light to clear Their doubts, and end their strife. mf4 From humble tenements around Came up the pensive train, And in the church a blessing found, 5 For faith, and peace, and mighty love, That from the Godhead flow, Showed them the life of heaven above Springs from the life below. dim 6They live with God, their homes are Yet here their children pray, [dust, And in this fleeting life-time trust To find the narrow way. mf7On him who by the altar stands, On him Thy blessing fall; [mands, Speak through his lips Thy pure comThou Heart that lovest all. Amen. R. W. EMERSON. KOCHER'S Zionsharfe. The God of Abraham.-Gen. xxxi. 42. f 761 FAITH of our fathers, living mf3 still, In spite of dungeon, fire, and sword; We will be true to thee till death. dim 2 Our fathers, chained in prisons dark, Were still in heart and conscience free; cr And blest would be their children's fate, Though they, like them, should die for f Faith of our fathers, holy faith, [thee. We will be true to thee till death. Faith of our fathers; God's great power Shall soon all nations win for thee; And through the truth that comes from Mankind shall then be truly free. [God, f Faith of our fathers, holy faith, We will be true to thee till death. mf 4 Faith of our fathers, we will love Both friend and foe in all our strife, And preach thee too, as love knows By kindly words and virtuous life. [how, Faith of our fathers, holy faith, f We will be true to Thee till death. Amen. IV. ORGAN OPENING. Petersham. O.M.D. F. W. FABER. C. W. POOLE. ddddd Praise Him with stringed instruments and organs.-Psa. cl. 4. f 762 ALL nature's works His praise declare, To whom they all belong; mf There is a voice in every star, In every breeze a song. Sweet music fills the world abroad With strains of love and power; f The stormy sea sings praise to God, The thunder and the shower. mf2 To God the tribes of ocean cry, To God the powers that dwell on high CHRISTIAN cr Like them, let us the throne surround, With them loud chorus raise, While instruments of loftier sound Assist our feeble praise. mf3 Thy glory, Lord, we celebrate With heaven's immortal throngs; f Oh! teach its rich and swelling notes To lift our souls on high, And while the music round us floats, dim Let earth-born passions die. Amen. MISSIONS. Breslan. L.M. HENRY WARE. ISRAEL CLAUDER'S Psalmodia, 1630. The spirit of the Lord God is upon me.-Isa. Ixi. 1. mp 763 THOU, the true and only Light, Direct the souls that walk in night, And bring them 'neath Thy sheltering care, To find their blest redemption there. cr 2 Illumine those who blindly roam, Oh! call the wanderer kindly home; The hearts astray that union crave, And those in doubt confirm and save. mf30 that the deaf may hear Thy voice. The dumb to speak of Thee rejoice; The thankless heart its silence break, And, taught by Thee, confession make. 4 Those who in error wander wide, Let Thy bright beams of mercy guide; Whom sin hath bruised and wounded, To all the hope of glory seal. [heal, f5 So they who sing Thy praise above With us shall join in bonds of love; And Thee for all Thy grace adore, On earth, in heaven, for evermore. Amen. J. HERMANN, tr. mf764 REVIVE Thy work, O Lord, Thy work of quickening power; 4 Revive Thy work, O Lord, O'er earth's parched wilderness pour dim Of Israel's house, and bid them look [down mf 5 Stretch forth to Thee their hands. Revive Thy work, O Lord, Amid the polar snows, Let nature's frozen wastes rejoice, 6 On Him they pierced, and weep. In this our native isle,' With floods of light and life divine, Revive Thy work, O Lord, In our own souls we pray; cr May all for the great harvest-home Be ripening day by day. Amen. Winchester. L.M. L. C. W. CRASSELIUS. Amen. I will pour mf765 On all Thy plentitude of grace, SPIRIT of the living God, My spirit upon all flesh.-Acts ii. 17. Where'er the foot of man hath trɔd, 2 Give tongues of fire and hearts of love ƒ 5 Baptise the nations, far and nigh; To preach the reconciling word: cr Give power and unction from above, Whene'er the joyful sound is heard. mf3 Be darkness, at Thy coming, light; Confusion, order in Thy path; Souls without strength inspire with might; Bid mercy triumph over wrath. The triumphs of the cross record: J. MONTGOMERY. Hampton. S.M. Amen. Praise the Lord all ye nations, praise Him all ye people.-Psa. cxvii. 1. f 766 THY name, almighty Lord, Shall sound through distant lands; 2 Far be Thine honour spread, And long Thy praise endure, Till morning light and evening shade Shall be exchanged no more. Amen. I. WATTS. Men shall be blessed in Him; all nations shall call Him blessed.-Psa. lxvii. 18. f 767 JESUS shall reign where'er the ƒ 4 Blessings abound where'er He reigns; sun Doth his successive journeys run; His kingdom stretch from shore to shore, Till moons shall wax and wane no more. 2 For Him shall endless prayer be made, And praises throng to crown His head; His name like sweet perfume shall rise With every morning sacrifice. mf3 People and realms of every tongue Dwell on His love with sweetest song; dim And infant voices shall proclaim Their early blessings on His name. The prisoner leaps to lose his chains; dim The weary find eternal rest, And all the sons of want are blest. mf5 When He displays His healing power, Death and the curse are known no more; In Him the tribes of Adam boast More blessings than their father lost. 6 Let every creature rise and bring Peculiar honours to our King; Angels descend with songs again, And earth repeat the loud Amen. Amen. f I. WATTS. |