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"Tis the God who ever liveth
'Mid the shining ones on high,
In the glorious golden city,
Reigning everlastingly.

Christ in the Grave.

"We who have believed do enter into rest."-Heb. ir. 3. Cheshunt, 384.]

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10 rest, my Rest,
Thou ever blest,

[tr. by R. MASSIE.

Thy grave with sinners making;
By Thy power of life through death
My dead soul awaking.

Here in the tomb,

In silent gloom,

Fast in Thy rock-bound prison.
Vain the rock, the seal, the watch,

The Lord of life is risen.

Breath of all breath,

From sleeping death,

My dust Thou wilt awaken;
Life of life, in Thee I rest,
In hope of life unshaken.

The dead are blest

In Thee who rest,

Their toil and care now ended;
All their works do follow them,
To Thy rest ascended.

Even now may we
Find rest in Thee,

In toil, and care, and sadness;

Thou, from these, canst pluck the sting,
And fill our hearts with gladness.

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Thou risen Lord,

At Thy great word
The graves their dead deliver;
And with Thee in life and joy
We shall rest for ever.

Christ Risen.

'If ye then be risen with Christ, seek those things which are

Coblentz, 418.]

above."-Col. iii. 1.

86.86.44.88.

[J. H. BOEHMER, tr. by

C. WINKWORTH.

RISEN Lord! O conquering King! 325 Life of all that live! O

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To us that peace of freedom bring,
Which only Thou canst give:
Once Death, our foe,

Had laid Thee low;

Now Thou hast rent his bonds in twain,
Now art Thou risen who once was slain.

20 that our hearts might only know,
Thy victory over death,

And, gazing on Thy conflict, glow
With eager, dauntless faith:
Thy quenchless light,

Thy glorious might,

Still comfortless and lonely leave
The soul that cannot yet believe.

3 Then break Thou through our hearts Thy

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O Jesus, conquering King!

Kindle the lamp of faith to-day,
Teach our faint hearts to sing,

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For joy at length,

That in Thy strength,

We too may rise, whom sin had slain,
And Thine eternal rest attain.

4 And, when our tears for sin o'erflow,
Do Thou in love draw near,
The precious gift of peace bestow,
Shine on us bright and clear,
That so may we,

O Christ, from Thee,

Drink in the life that cannot die,
And dwell in light with Thee on high.
5 Yea, let us know Thy life within,
Thy rising from the dead,

And quit the grave of death and sin,
And keep that gift, our Head,

That Thou didst leave

For all who cleave

To Thee through all this earthly strife:
The gift of God-th' eternal life.

The Holy Spirit.

Thy Spirit is good; lead me into the land of uprightness."

Olivet, 39.]

Ps. cxliii. 10.

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[RAY PALMER.

326 COME, Holy Ghost, in love,

Shed on us from above
Thine own bright ray:

Divinely good Thou art;
Thy sacred gifts impart
To gladden each sad heart:
O come to-day.

2 Come, tenderest Friend and best,
Our most delightful Guest,
With soothing power:

Rest, which the weary know;
Shade, 'mid the noontide glow;
Peace, when deep griefs o'erflow;
Cheer us this hour.

3 Come, Light serene and still, Our inmost bosoms fill,

Dwell in each breast;

We know no dawn but Thine,
Send forth Thy beams divine,
On our dark souls to shine,
And make us blest.

4 Exalt our low desires,
Extinguish passion's fires,
Heal every wound;

Our stubborn spirits bend,
Our icy coldness end,
Our devious steps attend,

While heavenward bound.

5 Come, all the faithful bless,
Let all who Christ confess,
His praise employ ;

Give virtue's rich reward,
Victorious death accord,

And, with our glorious Lord,
Eternal joy.

Probation.

(FOR MISSION SERVICES.)

"Whatsoever a man soweth, that shall he also reap."—Gal. vi. 7.

Gennesaret, 466.]

(Irregular.)

[P. P. BLISS.

327 SOWING our seed in the morning fair,

Sowing our seed in the noontide glare,

Sowing our seed in the fading light,
Sowing our seed in the solemn night,
Oh, what shall the harvest be?

Sown in the darkness or sown in the light,
Sown in our weakness or sown in our might,
Gathered in time or eternity,

Sure, ah! yes, sure will the harvest be.
2 Sowing our seed by the wayside high,
Sowing our seed on the rocks to die,
Sowing our seed where the thorns will spoil,
Sowing our seed in the fertile soil,

Oh, what shall the harvest be?

Sown in the darkness, &c.

3 Sowing the seed of a lingering pain,
Sowing the seed of a maddened brain,
Sowing the seed of a tarnished name,
Sowing the seed of eternal shame,
Oh, such will the harvest be.

Sown in the darkness, &c.

4 Sowing our seed with an aching heart,
Sowing our seed while the tear-drops start,
Sowing in hope till the reapers come
Gladly to gather the harvest home,

Oh, such will the harvest be.

Sown in the darkness, &c

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