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PSALM 133. C. M. Hymn 2d. St. Ann's. [*]

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Brotherly Love.

O, what an entertaining sight,
Áre brethren who agree!

Brethren whose cheerful hearts unite,

In bands of piety!

b 2 When streams of love from Christ the spring, Descend to every soul,

And heavenly peace, with balmy wing,
Shades and bedews the whole.

3 'Tis like the oil, divinely sweet,
On Aaron's reverend head;

The trickling drops perfumed his feet,
And o'er his garments spread.

o 4 'Tis pleasant as the morning dews,
That fall on Zion's hill;

Where God his mildest glory shews,
And makes his distil.

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S. M. Peckham. [*]

Union and Peace.

Bwhose hearts and hopes are one;

OLEST are the sons of peace,

Whose kind designs to serve and please,
Through all their actions run.

2 Blest is the pious house,

Where zeal and friendship meet; Their songs of praise, their mingled vows Make their communion sweet.

3 Thus, when on Aaron's head,
They poured the rich perfume,
The oil through all his raiment spread,
And pleasure filled the room.

• 4 Thus on the heavenly hills,
The saints are blest above;
Where joy like morning dew distils,
And all the air is love.

P. M. Dalston. [*]

The Blessings of Friendship.
OW pleasant 'tis to see
Kindred and friends agree !

HOW

Each in their proper station move ;—
And each fulfill their part,

With sympathizing heart,

In all the cares of life and love!

2 'Tis like the ointment, shed
On Aaron's sacred head,
Divinely rich, divinely sweet!
The oil through all the room
Diffused a choice perfume,

Ran through his robes, and blest his feet.
o 3 Like fruitful showers of rain,
That water all the plain,

Descending from the neighbouring hills;
Such streams of pleasure roll

Through every friendly soul,

Where love like heavenly dew distils.

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PSALM 134. C. M.

Devizes. [*]

Daily and Nightly Devotion.

YE who obey th' immortal King,

Attend his holy place;

e Bow to the glories of his power, And bless his wondrous grace.

o 2 Lift up your hands by morning light, And send your souls on high;

o Raise your admiring thoughts by night, Above the starry sky.

o 3 The God of Zion cheers our hearts, With rays of quickening grace;

g The God who spread the heavens abroad, And rules the swelling seas.

PSALM 135. L.M. FIRST PART. All-Saints.[*]
V. 1-4,14, 19-21. The Church God's House and Care
RAISE the Lord; exalt his name,
While in his holy courts ye wait,

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Ye saints, who to his house belong,

Or stand attending at his gate.

2 Praise ye the Lord; the Lord is good; To praise his name is sweet employ; Israel he chose of old, and still

His church is his peculiar joy.

• 3 The Lord himself will judge his saints; He treats his servants as his friends:

And, when he hears their sore complaints,
Repents the sorrows that he sends.

o 4 Through every age, the Lord declares
His name, and breaks th' oppressor's rod;
He gives his suffering servants rest,
g And will be known th' Almighty God.
o 5 Bless him, all ye who taste his love;
People and priests, exalt his name :
Amongst his saints he ever dwells;
His church is his Jerusalem.

L. M. SECOND PART. Psalm 97th. Blendon:[]
V. 5-12. Creation, Providence, and Redemption.

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GREAT is the Lord, exalted high,

Above all powers and every throne;
Whate'er he please, in earth or sea,
Or heaven or hell, his hand hath done.
2 At his command the vapours rise,
The lightnings flash, the thunders roar !
He pours the rain, he brings the wind
And tempest from his airy store!

a 3 'Twas he those dreadful tokens sent,
O Egypt, through thy stubborn land!
When all thy first-born, beasts and men,
Fell dead by his avenging hand!

• 4 What mighty nations, mighty kings,
He slew, and their whole country gave
To Israel, whom his hand redeemed,
No more to be proud Pharaoh's slave!

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5 His power the same, the same his grace,
That saves us from the hosts of hell;
And heaven he gives us to possess,
Whence those apostate angels fell.

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C. M. Hartford. [*]

Praise due to God, not to Idols.

A Your sweetest passions raise;

WAKE, ye saints, to praise your King,

Your pious pleasure, while you sing,
Increasing with the praise.

• 2 Great is the Lord; and works unknown
Are his divine employ :

e But still his saints are near his throne, His treasure and his joy.

g 3 Heaven, earth, and sea confess his hand;
He bids the vapours rise;

Lightning and storm, at his command,
Sweep through the sounding skies.

4 All power, that kings or gods have claimed, Is found with him alone:

• But heathen gods should ne'er be named,
Where our JEHOVAH's known.

e 5 Which of the stocks or stones they trust,
Can give them showers of rain?
In vain they worship glittering dust,
And pray to gold in vain.

d 6 [Their gods have tongues that cannot talk,
Such as their makers gave;

Their feet were ne'er designed to walk,
Nor hands have power to save.

7 Blind are their eyes; their ears are deaf,
Nor hear when mortals pray:
Mortals that wait for their relief,
Are blind and deaf as they.]
-8 Ye saints, adore the living God,
Serve him with faith and fear;
• He makes the churches his abode,
And claims your honours there.

PSALM 136. C. M. Mear. [*]
Wondrous Works of God.

1G His mercies still endure;

IVE thanks to God, the sovereign Lord:

And be the King of kings adored;
His truth is ever sure.

2 What wonders hath his wisdom done'
How mighty is his hand!

Heaven, earth, and sea he framed alone :
How wide is his command!

3 The sun supplies the day with light:
How bright his counsels shine!
The moon and stars adorn the night ·
His works are all divine.

4 (He struck the sons of Egypt dead
How mighty is his rod !

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And thence with joy his people led:
How gracious is our God!

5 He cleft the swelling sea in two;
His arm is great in might:

And gave the tribes a passage through;
His power and grace unite.

6 But Pharaoh's army there he drowned;
How glorious are his ways!

And brought his saints through desert ground; Eternal be his praise.

7 Great monarchs fell beneath his hand;
Victorious is his sword;

While Israel took the promised land:
How faithful is his word!)

8 He saw the nations dead in sin;
He felt his pity move;

How sad the state the world was in '
How boundless was his love!

9 He sent to save us from our woe;
(His goodness never fails ;)
From death and hell, and every foe;
And still his grace prevails.

10 Give thanks to God, the heavenly King;

His mercies still endure:

Let the whole earth his praises sing;

His truth is ever sure.]

PSALM 136. P. M.

Allerton. [*]

Praise for Divine Perfections and Works.
IVE thanks to God most high,

1G The universal Lord;

The sovereign King of kings;
And be his grace adored.

His power and grace
Are still the same;
And let his name

Have endless praise.

-2 How mighty is his hand!
What wonders he hath done!
He formed the earth and seas,
And spread the heavens alone.
Thy mercy, Lord,
Shall still endure

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