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26th P. M. 76, 76, 76, 76.

Grateful praise.

E bring no glitt❜ring treasures,
No gems from earth's deep mine;
We come, with simple measures,

To chant thy love divine.
Children, thy favours sharing,
Their voice of thanks would raise ;
Father, accept our off'ring,

Our song of grateful praise.
2 The dearest gift of Heaven,
Love's written word of truth,
To us is early given,

To guide our steps in youth;
We hear the wondrous story,
The tale of Calvary ;
We read of homes in glory,
From sin and sorrow free.

3 Redeemer! grant thy blessing!
O! teach us how to pray,
That each, thy fear possessing,
May tread life's onward way;
Then where the pure are dwelling
We hope to meet again,

And sweeter numbers swelling,
Forever praise thy Name.

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WHA

Hosanna to the Son of David.

L. M.

HAT are those soul-reviving strains
Which echo thus from Salem's plains?

What anthems loud, and louder still,
So sweetly sound from Zion's hill?
2 Lo! 'tis an infant chorus sings
Hosanna to the King of kings:
The Saviour comes !—and babes proclaim
Salvation, sent in Jesus' name.

3 Nor these alone their voice shall raise,
For we will join the song of praise;
Still Israel's children forward press,
To hail the Lord their Righteousness.
4 Messiah's name shall joy impart
Alike to Jew and Gentile heart:
He bled for us, he bled for you,
And we will sing hosanna too.

5 Proclaim hosannas, loud and clear;
See David's Son and Lord appear!
All praise on earth to him be given,
And glory shout through highest heaven.

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Children in heaven.

HERE is a glorious world of light,
Above the starry sky,

C. M.

Where saints departed, clothed in white,
Adore the Lord most high.

2 And hark, amid the sacred songs
Those heavenly voices raise,

Ten thousand thousand infant tongues
Unite in perfect praise.

3 These are the hymns that we shall know,

If Jesus we obey;

That is the place where we shall go,
If found in wisdom's way.

4 Soon will our earthly race be run-
Our mortal frame decay;
Children and teachers, one by one,
Must die and pass away.

5 Great God, impress this serious thought, To-day, on every breast;

That both the teachers and the taught
May dwell among the blest.

MISCELLANEOUS.

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PUBLIC FASTS.

1st P. M. 6 lines 8s. Unfaithfulness acknowledged and lamented.

GOD, thy righteousness we own;
Judgment is at thy house begun ;
With humble awe thy rod we hear,
And guilty in thy sight appear;
We cannot in thy judgment stand,
But sink beneath thy mighty hand.
2 Our mouth as in the dust we lay,
And still for mercy, mercy pray;
Unworthy to behold thy face,
Unfaithful stewards of thy grace,
Our sin and wickedness we own,
And deeply for acceptance groan.

3 We have not, Lord, thy gifts improved,
But basely from thy statutes roved;
Yet do not drive us from thy face,
A stiff-neck'd and hard-hearted race:
The melting power of love impart;
Soften the marble of our heart.

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Deprecating the anger of God.

C. M.

BEHOLD, O Lord! before thy throne

Thy mourning people bend:

'Tis on thy sov'reign grace alone Our humble hopes depend.

2 Tremendous judgments from thy hand Thy dreadful power display;

Yet mercy spares this guilty land,
And yet we live to pray.

3 And why, great God, are we thus spared, Ungrateful as we are?

O make thine awful warnings heard,
While mercy cries,-Forbear!
4 0 turn us, turn us, blessed Lord,
By thine almighty grace;

Then shall our hearts obey thy word,
And ever seek thy face.

5 Hear thou our prayers, and grant us aid;

Bid wars forever cease:

Heal every breach that sin has made,
And bless our land with peace.

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DREAD

9th P. M. 87, 87.

Pardon implored for national sins.
READ Jehovah! God of nations!
From thy temple in the skies,
Hear thy people's supplications;
Now for their deliv'rance rise.
2 Lo! with deep contrition turning,
In thy holy place we bend;
Hear us, fasting, praying, mourning;
Hear us, spare us, and defend.

3 Though our sins, our hearts confounding,
Long and loud for vengeance call,
Thou hast mercy more abounding;
Jesus' blood can cleanse them all.
4 Let that mercy veil transgression;
Let that blood our guilt efface:
Save thy people from oppression;
Save from spoil thy holy place.

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Impending judgments.

C. M.

NOME, let our souls adore the Lord,
Whose judgments yet delay;

Who yet suspends the lifted sword,
And gives us time to pray.

2 Great is our guilt, our fears are great,

But let us not despair;

Still open is the mercy-seat

To penitence and prayer.
3 Kind Intercessor, to thy love
This blessed hope we owe:
O let thy merits plead above,
While we implore below.

4 Though justice near thy awful throne Attends thy dread command,

Lord, hear thy servants, hear thy Son, And save a guilty land.

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SIN

The day of vengeance.

INNERS, the call obey-
The latest call of grace:

The day is come, the vengeful day

Of a devoted race:

Devils and men combine

To plague the faithless seed,
And phials full of wrath divine
Are bursting on your head.
2 Enter into the Rock,

Ye trembling slaves of sin-
The Rock of your salvation, struck
And cleft to take you in:

To shelter the distress'd

He did the cross endure;

Enter into the clefts, and rest
In Jesus' wounds secure.

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S. M.

S. M.

Continued. Our help cometh from the Lord.

ESUS, to thee we fly

From the devouring sword;

Our city of defence is nigh;

Our help is in the Lord.

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