Turn us to thee, thy love restore;
We shall be sav'd, and sigh no more.
C. M. The church in depression pleading for a revival.
Psalm xliv.
1 LORD we have heard thy works of old,
Thy works of pow'r and grace,
When to our ears our fathers told
The wonders of their days.
2 How thou didst build thy churches here,
And make thy gospel known;
Amongst them did thine arm appear,
Thy light and glory shone.
3 In God they boasted all the day,
And in a cheerful throng
Did numbers meet to praise and pray,
And grace was all their song.
4 Awake, arise, Almighty Lord!
Why sleeps thy wonted grace?
Why should we look like men abhorr'd,
Or banish'd from thy face?
5 Redeem us from perpetual shame,
Our Saviour and our God!
We plead the honours of thy name,
The merits of thy blood.
L. M. Answers to prayer waited for though delayed.
Luke xviii. 7, 8.
1 WAIT on the Lord, believers, wait,
And firmly on his word depend;
In answer to the pray'r of faith,
He always will his blessing send.
2 Hath he not said that he will grant
What's proper for us to receive?
And shall our unbelieving hearts
Suggest, he meant but to deceive?
3 If, soon as our petitions rise
He doth not mercy sought display,
His wisdom, sov'reignty, and love,
Unite to order the delay.
4 Open to his all-seeing eye
Our varied circumstances are ;
His plans are wise, his love is free,-
And shall his saints indulge despair?
5 Shall we distrust our faithful God,
Or question his almighty pow'r,
Because he doth not our desires
Accomplish in the present hour?
6 Forbid it, Lord! nor let the thought
Presumptuous e'er in us be found;
"Thy will be done," is still our pray'r;
Our hearts would in that wish abound.
7 'Tis not for us, frail worms, to say,
Or soon, or late, God should us hear;
Sufficient 'tis for us to know,
That he will in the end appear.
8 Lord! teach us patiently to wait,
With settled faith upon thy word,
Assur'd thy promise never fails,
And we shall sing the faithful Lord.
SECTION SEVENTH.-OPENING A PLACE OF WORSHIP.
L. M. Opening a new place of worship.
1 AND will the great eternal God,
On earth establish his abode;
And will he from his heav'nly throne,
Vouchsafe to make his presence known?
2 These walls we to his honour raise,
Long may they echo to his praise;
While Christ descending fills the place
With choicest tokens of his grace.
3 Here may the great Redeemer reign!
The honours of his throne maintain;
While pow'r divine, his word attends,
To conquer foes, and comfort friends.
4 And in the great decisive day,
When God the nations shall survey,
May it before the world appear,
That crowds were born to glory here.
1 GREAT Shepherd of thy people! hear,
Thy presence now display;
As thou hast giv'n a place for pray'r,
So give us hearts to pray.
2 Show us some token of thy love,
Our fainting hopes to raise ;
And pour thy blessings from above,
That we may render praise.
3 Within these walls let holy peace,
And love and concord dwell!
Here give the troubled conscience ease,
The wounded spirit heal.
4 May we in faith receive thy word,
In faith present our pray'rs,
And, in the presence of our Lord,
Unbosom all our cares.
5 Here may the gospel's joyful sound,
Enforc'd by mighty grace,
Awaken many sinners round,
To come and fill the place,
SECTION EIGHTH.-FAMILY WORSHIP.
L. M. Domestic worship. Joshua xxiv. 15.
1 O GOD, our Father, and our Friend,
To our united pray'rs attend;
We would our humble homage pay
Before thy throne from day to day.
2 May this, our habitation be
A constant residence for Thee;
And may our joint devotions rise
Like holy incense to the skies.
3 We would esteem this sweet employ
Part of our business, and our joy;
We dread the thought of living here,
Without thy worship and thy fear.
4 To us thy saving grace impart;
O dwell and reign in ev'ry heart;
May we in godliness and love
Be fitted for thy house aboye.
8.7. Domestic worship. Luke x. 5.
1 PEACE be to this habitation;
Peace to all that dwell therein;
Peace, the earnest of salvation;
Peace, the fruit of pardon'd sin;
Peace, that speaks the heav'nly Giver;
Peace, to worldly minds unknown;
Peace divine, that lasts for ever;
Peace, that comes from God alone. 2 Jesus, Prince of peace, be near us; Fix in all our hearts thy home; With thy gracious presence cheer us; Let thy sacred kingdom come;
Raise to heav'n our expectation,
Give our favour'd souls to prove
Glorious and complete salvation,
In the realms of bliss above.
L. M. Family religion. Genesis xviii. 19. Í FATHER of men, thy care we bless, Which crowns our families with peace; From thee they spring, and by thy hand, They have been and are still sustain'd. 2 To Thee, most worthy to be prais'd, Be our domestic altars rais'd; And may our habitations prove The dwellings of the God of love. 3 To Thee may each united house, Morning and night present its vows; Our servants there, and rising race, Be taught thy precepts and thy grace. 4 O may each future age proclaim The honours of thy glorious name, When, sav'd by grace divine, we rise To join the household in the skies.
SECTION NINTH.-CHRISTIAN INTERCOURSE.
S. M. Christians meeting. Acts xxviii. 15.
IN Christian friendship sweet,
Thy goodness, Lord, we praise;
And here, that we together meet,
An Ebenezer raise.
Upon thy hand we lean'd
In life's first dawning ray,
And by thy grace have been sustain'd Until the present day.
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