A Collection of Hymns

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His saving word proclaim,
That many heathen tribes
Salvation in his name.

may

find

3. Spirit of truth, who Christ's blood-O may we rightly know his mind, bought salvation Set's forth, and glorifiest his sacriMay hosts of sinners, list'ning to thy voice, Receive with joy the gospel-invitation,

And be enroll'd, as members of his bride;

His thirst for souls is not yet satis

fied.

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ABUNDANTLYourSaviour'shand
Bestoweth gifts and grace,
This we in many a distant land
With inward joy can trace;
When for his work engag'd in pray'r,
We know, he our requests will hear,
And confidently can believe,
A rich increase he'll give.

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CALL to mind that blessed,
And so oft distressed

Cloud of witnesses,
Which thro' the world goeth,
And which no one knoweth,
But the flock of grace:
With them be-as they with thee,
Thou with heav'nly consolation
Favor'd congregation.

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O JESUS, bless thy witnesses,
Spread over them thy arms of love,
Behold them in their destin'd race,
Where bold in faith's bright path

they move;
Support them under ev'ry load,
Console them, when they weep
'fore thee,

And help them, for thy aid bestow'd.
To praise thy name continually.

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MAY God his grace to us dispense,
His blessings on us show'r:
May he lift up his countenance
Upon us evermore:

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BLESS, O Lord, we pray, thy congregation,

Bless each choir and family, Bless the youth, the rising generation,

Bless the children, dear to thee, Bless thy servants, grant them grace and unction,

That they may with care discharge
their function,

Lord, on thee we humbly call,
Let thy blessing rest on all.

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UPON our King's anointed head,
O Lord, thy choicest blessings shed,
Defend him graciously,

Preserve him in thy fear and love,
Give him true wisdom from above,
To govern so as pleaseth thee.

2. Unto our Father and our King
Thy promis'd aid and succor bring,
Support him, by thy grace;
The branches of his family,
O Lord, crown with prosperity,
And we will give thee all the praise.

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THANKS, adoration, glory, praise,
To thee we render for thy grace,
With ev'ry breath may we proclaim
Thy goodness and extol thy name;
O Lord, thy knowledge spread both
far and near,

May all in thy redemption have a
share.

XIII. Of the CHURCH of CHRIST.

Thus saith the Lord to his elect, "So will I guard Jerusalem." 2. And what is then Jerusalem,

The darling object of his care? What is its worth in God's esteem? Who built it? who inhabits there? 3. Jehovah founded it in blood,

The blood of his incarnate Son; There dwell the saints, once foes to God,

The sinners whom he calls his own. 4. Tho' foes on ev'ry side assail,

This city hath a sure defence, Against her they shall ne'er prevail, While guarded by Omnipotence. 1121. T. 97.

How sweet thy dwellings, Lord,
how fair,

What peace, what bliss inhabit there,
With ardent hope, with strong desire,
My heart, my flesh to thee aspire;
How oft I long thy heav'nly courts
and thee,
[to see!

My Lord and God, the living God
2. One wish, with holy transport warm
My heart hath form'd, and still doth
form,

One gift I ask, that to my end
Thine hallow'd house I may attend,
There may I joyful find a safe abode,
There may
I view the beauty of my
God.

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THE consecrated house we love,
Where God vouchsafes to place

his name,
[move,
Nor will we Lord, from thence re-
But jointly there thy praise proclaim,

And daily to thy courts repair,
To seek thee in the house of pray'r.

2. But oh! the house of living stones
We never can neglect nor leave,
That temple, which the world disowns.

To that in life and death we cleave,
Thro' faith to ev'ry member join'd,
The church,diffus'd thro'all mankind.
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ONE there is to Christ well known,
And by him approved,
Poor and needy, yet his own,
His bride, his beloved.

2. She with a devoted mind

His cross gladly beareth,
In her, to her matchless friend,
Love sincere appeareth.
3. We one Lord and Saviour own,
Even Christ our brother,
Of our flesh and of our bone,

We know of none other.
4. He upon his heart doth bear,

All his souls redeemed,
As his Father's children dear,
Now thro' grace esteemed.

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THE Lord, e're he appeared,
Upon this earth, as man,
Already had prepared

The great and glorious plan,
Achurch to gather to his praise,
And had decreed beforehand,
How this should come to pass.

2. Tho' man by sin deceived,

God's image forfeited,
Yet Christ this loss retrieved,
By dying in his stead; [slain,
Thou Bridegroom of the church, once
What anguish did it cost thee,
Thy faithless bride to gain!

3. O days of solid blessing,

O grant us to make known

When Christ, the Son of grace,Thy truth and freely own, [joined;

All other light surpassing,

His healing beams displays! Then walking on the narrow way,

Our path we can discover,
Till dawn of endless day.

4. When we shall see our Jesus,
In majesty most bright,
O how will this abase us,

When he his kingdom's might
Shall with his foll'wersdeign to share;
Lord Jesus, for thy coming
Thy church on earth prepare!
5. We shall possess for ever
Those joys divine in heav'n,
Of which to the believer

A foretate here is giv'n,
And our redemption by his blood
Shall be our song eternal
Before the throne of God.

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THOU Sov'reign Lord of earth and

heav'n

And of our hearts, to thee for ever Be homage paid, and praises giv'n, For thy eternal love and favor; The subjects of thy government, Who from thy death have life obtained,

That faith from works can't be disThat piety on grace

Must rest, and faithfulness

With faith must ever be combined.

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THOU monarch of All, thou Lord God of creation!

How wonderful and yet how blest, Appears in the church thy wise administration, [fess'd; Of which thou art the Head con'Tis here for the needy all help abounds,

[wounds, To keep the eye steady fix'd on thy The sum is and substance with poor

contrite sinners, [are winners. Of all the wise maxims, whereby they

2. What is it, that makes us stand fast in one spirit,

What is it cements us? 'Tis only thy Lord Jesus, author of our faith? merit,

Thy wounds and all-atoning death: Ye heralds of mercy, with courage good

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[blood, Redemption proclaim ye in Jesus'

Their souls and bodies now presentNo heart e'er dissolved by Sinai's

To thee, as trophies dearly gained: Thou, Lord, this gift entire

Dost of us all require,

As justly due by thee 'tis claimed ;

And until all have grace

To live unto thy praise,

[ed

thunder,

[cleave asunder. But rocks at the message of peace

3. Art thou not refresh'd with divine

consolation,

Thou ransom'd,highly favor'd flock,

The faithful part must stand asham-When drinking with joy of the wells

2. We worship thee with filial fear,
As part of thy blest congregation,
With all, who with us grounded are
On apostolic truth's foundation,
Where Jesus is the Corner-stone,

of salvation,

[rock?

Which freely flow from Christ the Who now would be fearful? for us he bled, [finished!" Who would not be cheerful?" 'tis doctrine we'll hold and declare without ceasing, His cross brings us peace, 'tis the source of all blessing.

And give thee praise for our elec-This
tion,

In thee we put our trust, alone, [tion:
Thou, Lord, wilt lead us to perfec-

Hallelujahs without ceasing
Are not raising?

But the cry is often heard:
"Mercy Lord!"

'Tis because we must abased Own, thy grace is not so traced In our walk, as justly due.

3. Is it still thy pleasure, Lord,
That thy Church, tho' poor and
needy,
Here stand ready

Thee to serve and to confess?
Grant thro' grace,
That none in thy congregation
Slight thy gracious invitation
Or neglect his heav'nly call.

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THE great salvation of the Lord
Abides his church's joy,
To honor him with sweet accord,
Our fav'rite, bless'd employ.
2. Into the bosom of our Friend
Until our griefs shall have an end,
Both joy and grief we pour,

And sorrows be no more.

3. What comfort, what supreme delight

Do we enjoy, what bliss, When the Lambslain appears in sight. Might the whole world know this!

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LEARN, church of Jesus, While on earth abiding, Still at a distance

From thy Lord residing, To cleave

To him, and in him live.

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HAPPY, O Lord, are they who wait O HOW blessed is the station

Thy pleasure to fulfil,

Upon thy statutes meditate,

And learn to do thy will. 2. How blessed is thy family, Thy kind support they prove, All may be done by faith in thee, From strength to strength they move.

Of all those, who love the Lord, Who partake of his salvation, Trusting in his sacred word: Bless'd, who in love's bond united, To his altars are invited, In his courts on earth they dwell, There his matchless praise to tell.

XIV. Of the SERVANTS of CHRIST.

T. 26.

1134. Of Christ our boast we freely make, Whose grace our stony hearts did melt,

We speak the pow'r divine we felt, The words, which rocks asunder break.

2. A sinner hears us, and believes, For when of Christ we witness bear, The dead his quick'ning voice shall hear,

And whosoever hears it, lives.

3. He hears and joy o'erspreads his face,

From death to life he passeth o'er, A stranger to his God no more, A trophy of redeeming grace. 4. Scarce born again-his watchful

To Jesus' healing wounds,

The source, whence life to us reAnd precious, cleansing blood

dounds,

And fountain of all good.

Servant of God, be fill'd With Jesus' love alone, Upon a sure foundation build, On Christ, the Corner-stone, By faith in him abide,

Rejoicing with his saints,
To him with confidence, when tried,
Make known all thy complaints.
3. A cheerful life enjoy,

A life of faith in God,
An int'rest, nothing can destroy,
In Christ's atoning blood;
Then tho' the heathen rage,

And devils envious roar,
The Saviour's grace in ev'ry age
Extol for evermore.

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THE witness people,
Who execute God's will,
Are strong, when feeble,
In him confiding still,
While they

Their master's call obey.

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PREACHERS of the gospel-word, Seek ye first to know the Lord,

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