d "Amidst my churches, lo, I stand,
"And hold the pastors in my hand.
2"Thy works to me are fully known,
"Thy patience and thy toil I own;
"Thy views of gospel truth are clear,
"Nor canst thou other doctrine bear.
3 "Yet I must blame, while I approve :
"Where is thy first, thy fervent love?
"Dost thou forget my love to thee,
"That thine is grown so faint to me?
4" Recall to mind the happy days,
"When thou wast filled with joy and praise;
"Repent-thy former works renew,
"Then I'll restore thy comforts too.
5" Return at once, when I reprove,
"Lest I thy candlestick remove;
"And thou, too late, thy loss lament;
"I warn before I strike:-Repent.'
e 6 Hearken to what the Spirit saith
To him who overcomes by faith;
0 "The fruit of life's unfading tree
"In Paradise his food shall be."

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York.

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HYMN 156. C. M.
Christ's Address to the Church at Smyrna.

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1HE message first to Smyrna sent,

TA message full of grace,

To all the Saviour's flock is meant,
In every age and place.

2 Thus to his church, his chosen bride,
Saith the great FIRST and LAST,

Who ever lives-though once he died! "Hold thy profession fast.

3 "Thy works and sorrow well I know, "Performed and borne for me;

"Poor though thou art, despised and low,
"Yet who is rich like thee?

4 "I know thy foes, and what they say,
"How long they have blasphemed;
"The synagogue of Satan, they,

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Though they would Jews be deemed 5 "Though Satan for a season rage, "And prisons be your lot;

"I am your friend, and I engage "You shall not be forgot.

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6" Be faithful unto death, nor fear

"A few short days of strife; "Behold the prize you soon shall wear, "A crown of endless life."

e 7 Hear what the Holy Spirit saith

Of all who overcome;

0 They shall escape the second death, "The sinner's awful doom!"

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NEWTON.

HYMN 157. 7 & 6. Clark's. Hymn 5th. [b*]

WRI

Christ's Address to the Church at Sardis. Rev. iii. 1-6. d1" RITE to Sardis," saith the Lord, "And write what he declares; "He whose Spirit, and whose Word, "Upholds the seven stars; "All thy works and ways I search, "Find thy zeal and love decayed; "Thou art called a living church, "But thou art cold and dead.

2" Watch-remember-seek, and strive, "Exert thy former pains:

"Let thy timely care revive,

"And strengthen what remains: "Cleanse thy heart, thy works amend, "Former times to mind recall;

"Lest my sudden stroke descend,

"And smite thee once for all.

3" Yet I number now in thee,
"A few who are upright;
"These my Father's face shall see,
"And walk with me in white:
"When in judgment I appear,

66 'They for mine shall stand confessed:
"Let my faithful servants hear,
"And woe be to the rest.'

HYMN 158.

COWPER

L. M. Oporto. [*]

Christ's Address to the Church at Philadelphia. Rev

1

iii. 7-13.

HUS saith the Holy One, and true,
To his beloved, faithful few;

"Of heaven and hell I hold the keys,

"To shut or open as I please.

2 "I know thy works, and I approve,
"Though small thy strength, sincere thy love;

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Go on my word and name to own,
For none shall rob thee of thy crown.
3"Before thee see my mercy's door
"Stands open wide to shut no more;
"Fear not temptation's fiery day,
"For I will be thy strength and stay.

4 "Thou hast my promise, hold it fast; Thy trying hour will soon be past: "Rejoice-for lo! I quickly come, "To take thee to my heavenly home. 5 "A pillar there no more to move, "Inscribed with all my names of love; "A monument of mighty grace, "Thou shalt forever have a place." -6 Such is the conqueror's reward, Prepared and promised by the Lord; Let him who hath the ear of faith, Attend to what the Spirit saith.

NEWTON.

HYMN 159. L. M. Newcourt. [b]

Christ's Address to the Church at Laodicea. Rev. iii.

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14-20.

EAR, what the Lord, the great Amen,
The true and faithful Witness, says;

He formed the vast creation's plan,
And searches all our hearts and ways.
2 To some he speaks as once of old,
d "I know thee-thy profession's vain;
"Since thou art neither hot nor cold,
"I'll spit thee from me with disdain.
3 "Thou boastest, 'I am wise and rich,
"Increased in goods, and nothing need';'
"And dost not know thou art a wretch,
"Naked, and poor, and blind, and dead.
4 "Yet while I thus rebuke, I love;
"My message is in mercy sent,

"That thou mayst my compassion prove;
"I can forgive if thou repent.

5" Wouldst thou be truly rich and wise,
"Come, buy my gold in fire well tried;
"My ointment, to anoint thine eyes,

My robe, thy nakedness to hide.

6 "See, at thy door I stand and knock⚫ "Poor sinner, shall I wait in vain ?

"Quickly thy stubborn heart unlock,
"That I may enter with my train.
7 "Thou canst not entertain a king,
"Unworthy thou of such a guest!
"But I my own provision bring,
"To make thy soul a heavenly feast."

NEWTON.

HYMN 160. S. M. Newton. [*]

Promise to Believers and their Children.

ORD, what our ears have heard,
Our eyes delighted trace;

Thy love in long succession shown
To Zion's chosen' race.

2 Our children thou dost claim,
And mark them out for thine :
Ten thousand blessings to thy name,
For goodness so divine.

3 Thee let the fathers own,
And thee, the sons adore;

Joined to the Lord in solemn vows,
To be forgot no more.

4 Thy covenant may they keep,
And bless the happy bands,-
Which closer still engage their hearts,
To honour thy commands.

5 How great thy mercies, Lord! How plenteous is thy grace! Which, in the promise of thy love, Includes our rising race.

o 6 Our offspring, still thy care, Shall own their fathers' God; To latest times thy blessings share,

And sound thy praise abroad. SALISBURY COL

HYMN 161. C. M. St. Ann's. [*] Christ's condescending Regard to little Children Mark x. 14.

EE Israel's gentle Shepherd stand
With all engaging charms;

• Hark, how he calls the tender lambs,
And folds them in his arms.

d 2 "Permit them to approach," he cries, "Nor scorn their humble name;

"For 'twas to bless such souls as these, "The Lord of angels came."

o 3 We bring them, Lord, in thankful hands,
And yield them up to thee;
Joyful that we ourselves are thine,
Thine let our offspring be.

-4 Ye little flock, with pleasure hear;
Ye children, seek his face;
o And fly with transports to receive
The blessings of his grace.

e 5 If orphans they are left behind,
Thy guardian care we trust;

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e That care shall heal our bleeding heart, a If weeping o'er their dust.

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DODDRIDGE.

HYMN 162. S. M. Bingham. [*]
Infants given to God in Baptism. Isa. lxv. 23.
REAT God, now condescend
To bless our rising race;
Soon may their willing spirits bend
To thy victorious grace.

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2 Oh, what a vast delight,
Their happiness to see!

Our warmest wishes all unite

To lead their souls to thee.
3 Now bless, thou God of love,
This ordinance divine;

Send thy good Spirit from above,
And make these children thine.

HYMN 163. C. M.

FELLOWS.

York. [*]

Young Persons invited to seek and love Christ. Prov

viii. 17.

1 YE hearts with youthful vigor warm,

In smiling crowds draw near;

And turn from every mortal charm,

A Saviour's voice to hear.

2 He, Lord of all the worlds on high,
Stoops to converse with you;
And lays his radiant glories by,
Your welfare to pursue.

d3"The soul who longs to see my face,
"Is sure my love to gain;

"And those who early seek my grace, "Shall never seek in vain.'

e 4 What object, Lord, my soul should move, If once compared with thee?