DEDICATION AND ORDINATION.
Dedication of a House of Worship.
1 O, BOW thine ear, Eternal One! On thee our heart adoring calls;
To thee the followers of thy Son
Have raised and now devote these walls.
2 Here let thy holy days be kept;
And be this place to worship given, Like that bright spot where Jacob slept, The house of God, the gate of heaven. 3 Here may thine honor dwell; and here, As incense, let thy children's prayer, From contrite hearts and lips sincere, Rise on the still and holy air. 4 Here be thy praise devoutly sung ; Here let thy truth beam forth to save, As when, of old, thy spirit hung,
On wings of light, o'er Jordan's wave. 5 And when the lips, that with thy name Are vocal now, to dust shall turn,
On others may devotion's flame
Be kindled here, and purely burn!
1 O THOU, whose own vast temple stands,
Built over earth and sea, Accept the walls that human hands Have raised to worship thee.
2 Lord, from thine inmost glory send, Within these courts to bide,
The peace that dwelleth, without end, Serenely by thy side.
3 May erring minds that worship here Be taught the better way,
And they who mourn, and they who fear, Be strengthened as they pray!
4 May faith grow firm, and love grow warm, And pure devotion rise,
While round these hallowed walls the storm Of earth-born passion dies!
1 THE perfect world, by Adam trod, Was the first temple, built by God; His fiat laid the corner-stone,
And heaved its pillars, one by one. 2 He hung its starry roof on high, The broad, illimitable sky;
He spread its pavement, green and bright, And curtained it with morning light.
3 The mountains in their places stood,- The sea, the sky, and "all was good "; And, when its first pure praises rang, The morning stars together sang.'
4 Lord! 't is not ours to make the sea, And earth, and sky a house for thee; But in thy sight our offering stands, A humbler temple, " made with hands."
Prayer for God's Presence and Blessing. 1 GREAT King of glory, come, And with thy favor crown
This temple as thy home, This people as thine own:
Beneath this roof, O, deign to show How God can dwell with men below. 2 Here may thine ears attend Our interceding cries, And grateful praise ascend,
Like incense to the skies : Here may thy word melodious sound, And spread celestial joys around. 3 Here may our unborn sons
And daughters sound thy praise, And shine, like polished stones, Through long-succeeding days: Here, Lord, display thy saving power, While temples stand and men adore. 4 Here may the listening throng Imbibe thy truth and love; Here Christians join the song Of seraphim above;
Till all, who humbly seek thy face, Rejoice in thy abounding grace.
1 HERE, in thy name, Eternal God, We build this earthly house for thee; O, choose it for thy fixed abode,
And guard it long from error free.
2 Here, when thy people seek thy face, And dying sinners pray to live, Hear thou, in heaven, thy dwelling-place, And when thou hearest, Lord, forgive. 3 Here, when thy messengers proclaim The blesséd gospel of thy Son, Still by the power of his great name Be mighty signs and wonders done.
4 When children's voices raise the song, Hosanna! to their Heavenly King, Let heaven with earth the strain prolong; Hosanna! let the angels sing.
5 But will, indeed, Jehovah deign
Here to abide, no transient guest? Here will our great Redeemer reign, And here the Holy Spirit rest?
6 Thy glory never hence depart;
Yet choose not, Lord, this house alone; Thy kingdom come to every heart; In every bosom fix thy throne.
The House of Prayer and Praise. 1 LORD of hosts, to thee we raise Here a house of prayer and praise; Thou thy people's hearts prepare Here to meet for praise and prayer. 2 Let the living here be fed With thy word, the heavenly bread; Here, in hope of glory blest, May the dead be laid to rest ;- 3 Here to thee a temple stand, While the sea shall gird the land ; Here reveal thy mercy sure, While the sun and moon endure. 4 Hallelujah!-earth and sky To the joyful sound reply; Hallelujah! hence ascend Prayer and praise till time shall end.
1 WE bid thee welcome in the name Of Jesus, our exalted Head;
Come as a servant; so he came, And we receive thee in his stead. 2 Come as an angel, hence to guide A band of pilgrims on their way; That, safely walking at thy side,
We never fail, nor faint, nor stray. 3 Come as a teacher sent from God,
Charged his whole council to declare ; Lift o'er our ranks the prophet's rod, While we uphold thy hands with prayer. 4 Come as a messenger of peace, Filled with the Spirit, fired with love; Live to behold our large increase, And die to meet us all above.
6 & 4s. M.
Prayer for a Minister's Success.
1 O HOLY Lord, our God! By heavenly hosts adored, Hear us, we pray; To thee the cherubim, Angels, and seraphim Unceasing praises bring, Their homage pay.
2 Here give thy word success, And this thy servant bless, His labors own; And while the sinner's Friend His life and words commend,
Thy Holy Spirit send,
And make him known.
3 May every passing year
More happy still appear Than this glad day;
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