The earthly and heavenly Sabbath.
1 THINE earthly Sabbaths, Lord, we love; But there's a nobler rest above; To that our longing souls aspire, With cheerful hope and strong desire. 2 No more fatigue, no more distress, Nor sin, nor death, shall reach the place; No groans shall mingle with the songs Which dwell upon immortal tongues;— 3 No rude alarms of angry foes;
No cares, to break the long repose; No midnight shade, no clouded sun, But sacred, high, eternal noon. 4 O long-expected day, begin;
Dawn on these realms of pain and sin; With joy we'll tread th' appointed road, And sleep in death, to rest with God.
1 SOFTLY fades the twilight ray Of the holy Sabbath day; Gently as life's setting sun,
When the Christian's course is run.
2 Night her solemn mantle spreads O'er the earth, as daylight fades; All things tell of calm repose, At the holy Sabbath's close.
3 Peace is on the world abroad; "Tis the holy peace of God,- Symbol of the peace within, When the spirit rests from sin. 4 Still the Spirit lingers near, Where the evening worshipper Seeks communion with the skies, Pressing onward to the prize. 5 Saviour, may our Sabbaths be Days of peace and joy in thee, Till in heaven our souls repose, Where the Sabbath ne'er shall close.
The Light of God's Countenance.
1 ETERNAL Sun of Righteousness, Display thy beams divine, And cause the glory of thy face On all our hearts to shine.
2 Light in thy light, O, may we see Thy grace and mercy prove,
Revived, and cheered, and blessed by thee, The God of pardoning love.
Prayer for a Blessing on the Word.
1 FATHER of all, in whom, alone, We live, and move, and breathe, One bright, celestial ray send down, And cheer thy sons beneath.
2 While in thy word we search for thee, O, fill our souls with awe; Thy light impart, that we may see The wonders of thy law.
3 Now let our darkness comprehend The light that shines so clear; Now thy revealing Spirit send, And give us ears to hear.
4 Before us make thy goodness pass, Which here, by faith, we know; Let us in Jesus see thy face,
1 ALMIGHTY God, eternal Lord,
Thy gracious power make known; Apply the virtue of thy word,
And melt the heart of stone.
2 Speak, with the voice that wakes the dead, And bid the sleeper rise;
O, let his guilty conscience dread The death that never dies.
3 Let us receive the word we hear, Each in an honest heart;
Lay up the precious treasure there, And never with it part.
1 SAVIOUR, bless thy word to all; Quick and powerful let it prove: O, may sinners hear thy call; Let thy people grow in love. 2 Thine own gracious message bless; Follow it with power divine; Give the gospel great success; Thine the work, the glory thine. 3 Saviour, bid the world rejoice; Send, O, send thy truth abroad; Let the nations hear thy voice, Hear it, and return to God.
1 GLORIOUS in thy saints appear; Plant thy heavenly kingdom here; Light and life to all impart; Shine on each believing heart; – 2 And, in every grace complete, Make us, Lord, for glory meet; Till we stand before thy sight, Partners with the saints in light.
1 MAY the grace of Christ, our Saviour, And the Father's boundless love, With the Holy Spirit's favor,
Rest upon us from above.
2 Thus may we abide in union
With each other and the Lord, And possess, in sweet communion, Joys which earth cannot afford.
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Prayer for a Blessing.
1 COME, thou soul-transforming Spirit, Bless the sower and the seed; Let each heart thy grace inherit; Raise the weak, the hungry feed; From the gospel
Now supply thy people's need. 2 O, may all enjoy the blessing Which thy word 's designed to give ; Let us all, thy love possessing, Joyfully the truth receive, And forever
To thy praise and glory live.
1 DISMISS us with thy blessing, Lord; Help us to feed upon thy word; All that has been amiss, forgive, And let thy truth within us live.
2 Though we are guilty, thou art good; Wash all our works in Jesus' blood; Give every burdened soul release, And bid us all depart in peace.
1 LORD, dismiss us with thy blessing; Fill our hearts with joy and peace; Let us each, thy love possessing, Triumph in redeeming grace: O, refresh us,
Travelling through this wilderness.
2 Thanks we give, and adoration, For thy gospel's joyful sound; May the fruits of thy salvation In our hearts and lives abound; May thy presence
With us evermore be found.
3 Then, whene'er the signal's given Us from earth to call away,
Borne, on angels' wings, to heaven, Glad the summons to obey,- May we ever
Reign with Christ in endless day.
Invitation to offer Praise.
1 PRAISE ye the Lord; on every height Songs to his glory raise;
Ye angel hosts, ye stars of night, Join in immortal praise.
2 O fire and vapor, hail and snow, Ye servants of his will;
O stormy winds, that only blow His mandates to fulfil;
3 Mountains and rocks, to heaven that rise; Fair cedars of the wood;
Creatures of life that wing the skies, Or track the plains for food;-
4 Judges of nations; kings, whose hand Waves the proud sceptre high;
O youths and virgins of the land; Ó age and infancy; -
5 Praise ye his name, to whom alone All homage should be given, Whose glory, from th' eternal throne, Spreads wide o'er earth and heaven.
Exhortation to Praise.
1 YE tribes of Adam, join
With heaven, and earth, and seas,
And offer notes divine
To your Creator's praise:
In worlds of light
Begin the song.
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