3 Lo! Christ our shepherd gave his life
To answer all our need;
His body crucify'd is meat,

His blood is drink indeed.

Ye hungry thirsty souls draw near,
And living bread receive;
Taste the provision of your God,
And freely eat and live.

HYMN 70. L. M.

Another.

ARWE, my soul, with wonder sec

What love divine for thee hath done;

Behold thy sorrow sin and grief,
Are laid on God's eternal son.

2 See from his head, his hands, his feet, Sorrow and grief flow mingling down: Did e'er such love, such sorrow meet,

Or thorns compose so bright a crown?

3 Were the whole realm of nature mine, That were at present far too small; Love so amazing, so divine,

Demands my soul, my life, my all.

HYMN 71. L. M.

The remembrance of CHRIST in the Supper.

C

HRIST, in that night he was betray'd,

Took bread, gave thanks, it break and said,

My broken body here you see ;

Take, eat it, and remember me.

2 Thus also he the cup did take ;

Here's scaling blood shed for your sake,
Which doth my test'ment ratify ;-
Let all drink and remember me.

3 Your pardon with what's for your good,
Is purchas'd with my dearest blood:
My blood to you makes pardon free ;
In drinking then remember me.

4 For hungry souls here's manna rare,
God sends from heaven for your fare
This manna falls now plenteously :
In eating then remember me.

5 Here God sits on a throne of grace,
Where sinful men may see his face;
My blood procures your access free ::
In drinking then remember me.

6 See here the tree of life with fruit,
And leaves which heal, and strength recruit ♬
These I shake down, poor soul to thee;..
Eat freely and remember me.

7 See Jacob's ladder here set up

A covenanting God at top;

Climb, and God will transact wit thee;

In doing this remember me.

8 Hence runs of life the river pure,

Which our soul's wounds doth cleanse and cure,

It freely runs to all you see;

Drink by faith and remember me.

HYMN 72. C. M:

Marriage Hymn.

wing grace,

Thy choisest blessings give ;)

And on thy servants cause thy face
To shine, and they shall live.

2 Enrich them with thy heavenly grace,
Unite their hearts in love;
May they, in all thy holy ways
To thee themselves approve.

3 Let harmony and holy love, And friendship ever run,

Through all their thoughts and life to prove, Of twain they now are one.

4 Allure them, Jesus! with thy charms,
And joyfully they'll flee,

By faith and love into thine arms,
And thus be one in thee.

5 Adorn their house, adorn their ways,
With fruit divinely fair;

So in this world they'll shew thy praise,
In th' next thy glory share.

HYMN 73.

The Beggar's Prayer.

NCOURAG'D by thy word
Of promise to the poor,

Behold a beggar, Lord,

Waits at thy mercy door:

No hand, no heart, dear Lord but thine,
Can help or pity wants like mine.

2 The beggar's usual plea,

Relief from men to gain,

If offer'd unto thee,

I know thou would disdain :

But those which move thy gracious ear,

Are such as men would scorn to hear.

8 I have no right to say

That though I now am poor, Yet once there was a day

When I possessed more: Thou knowest from my very birth I've been the poorest wretch on earth.

4 Nor dare I to profess

As beggars often do, Though great is my distress,

My faults have been but few :
If thou should leave my soul to starve
It would be what I should deserve.

5 Nor dare I to pretend
I never begg'd before,
And if thou now befriend

I'll trouble thee no more:
Thou often hast reliev'd my pain,
And often I must come again.

6 Though crumbs are much too good For such a wretch as I,

No less than children's food

My soul can satisfy :

O do not frown and bid me go ;
I must have all thou canst bestow.

7 Nor can I willing be

Thy bounties to conceal From others, who like me

Their wants and hunger feel, I'll tell them of thy mercy's store, And try to send a thousand more.

8 Thy ways, thou only wise,

Our thoughts and ways transcend, Far as the arched skies

Above this earth extend:

Such pleas as mine men would not bear, But God receives a beggar's prayer.

HYMN 74. L. M.

For the New Year.

AIL the new year that's now begun,

H Now let us all to God return :

From sinful ways may we all cease,
And with each other live in peace.

2 While thousands have been call'd away, Yet still we live to see this day:

With thanks to God then all draw near
To celebrate the happy year.

3 While many are sick and confin'd,
Others depriv❜d of sense and mind,
We yet retain them bright and clear,
To celebrate the happy year.

4 Then let us all to God repair,
And offer him our praise and prayer,
Now unto him may we draw near
To celebrate the happy year.

5 And now forsake all vice and sin,
And the new year with God begin :
Then with great joy we shall appear
To celebrate the happy year.

6 Then truly happy such will be,
Who from all sin do always flee,
And unto Christ will now give ear,
Such we do wish a happy year.

7 All those who see their undone state,
Leaving their all for Jesus' sake,
To such we can, with joy sincere,
Wish them a happy, happy year.

H