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:
g 5 A pillar there no more to move,
Inscrib'd with all my names of love:
A monument of mighty grace,
Thou shalt for ever have a place.'
-6 Such is the conqueror's reward,
Prepar'd and promis'd by the Lord;
Let him who hath the ear of faith,
Attend to what the Spirit saith.

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

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Christ's Address to the Church at Laodicea. Rev. iii, 14-20. EAR, what the Lord, the great Amen, The true and faithful Witness, says; He form'd 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, Increas'd 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 may'st my compassion prove;
I can forgive if thou repent.

5 'Would'st thou be truly rich and wise,
Come, buy my gold in fire well try'd,
My ointment, to anoint thine eyes,
My robe, thy nakedness to hide.
6See, 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.

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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;

Join'd to the Lord in solemn vows,
To be forgot no more.

4 Thy cov❜nant may they keep,
And bless the happy bands,-

Which closer still engage their hearts,
To honour thy commands.

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

0 6 Our offspring, still thy care, Shall own their father's God; To latest times thy blessings share,

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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
all engaging charms;

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e 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;

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. [*]

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Infants given to God in Baptism. Is. lxv, 23.
REAT God, now condescend
To bless our rising race;
Soon may their willing spirits bend
To thy victorious grace.

2 Oh, what a vast delight,
Their happiness to see!
Our warmest wishes all unite
To lead their souls to thee.
Now bless, thou God of love,
This ordinance divine;

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Send thy good Spirit from above,

And make these children thine. Fellows.

HYMN 163. C. M. York. [*]

Young Persons invited to seek and love Christ. Prov. viii, 17.

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YE hearts with youthful vigour warm,

In smiling crowds draw n near

And turn from ev'ry mortal charm,

A Saviour's voice to hear.

2 Hẹ, Lord of all the worlds on high, Stoops to converse with you;

And lays his radiant glories by,

Your welfare to pursue.

d 3 '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 compar'd with thee?

What beauty should command my love,
Like what in Christ I see?

d 5 Away, ye false, delusive toys,
Vain tempters of the mind!

o 'Tis here I fix my lasting choice, And here true bliss I find.

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Doddridge.

HYMN 164. L. M. Gloucester. [*] Early Piety. Matt. xii, 20. OW soft the words my Saviour speaks! How kind the promises he makes! A bruised reed he never breaks,

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Nor will he quench the smoking flax.
2 The humble poor he won't despise,
Nor on the contrite sinner frown;
His ear is open to their cries,
He quickly sends salvation down.
3 When piety in early minds,
Like tender buds begins to shoot,

He guards the plants from threat'ning winds,
And ripens blossoms into fruit.

4 With humble souls he bears a part,
In all the sorrows they endure ;
Tender and gracious is his heart,
His promise is for ever sure.

5 He sees the struggles that prevail
Between the powers of grace and sin;
He kindly listens while they tell
The bitter pangs they feel within.

6 Though, press'd with fears on ev'ry side, They know not how the strife may end; Yet he will soon the cause decide,

And judgment unto vict❜ry send.

Stennet.

HYMN 165. C. M. Wareham. [b *]
Young Persons entreated.

e 1 BESTOW, dear Lord, upon our youth,

And let the seed of sacred truth
Fall in a fruitful place.

-2 Grace is a plant, where'er it grows,
Of pure and heavenly root;

But fairest in the youngest shows,

And yields the sweetest fruit.

d 3 Ye careless ones, O hear betimes, The voice of sovereign love!

e Your youth is stain'd with many crimes, But mercy reigns above.

d 4 True, you are young, but there's a stone
Within the youngest breast,

Or half the crimes which you have done,
Would rob you of your rest.

-5 For you the public prayer is made,

Oh, join the public prayer! For you the secret tear is shed, Oh, shed yourselves a tear.

-6 We pray that you may early prove
The Spirit's power to teach;

You cannot be too young to love
That Jesus whom we preach.

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Cowper.

HYMN 166. 7s. Redeeming Love. [b*]
Prayer for young Persons:

TOW may fervent prayer arise,

NOW

Wing'd with faith, and pierce the skies;

Fervent prayer will bring us down

Gracious answers from the throne. e 2 Shepherd of thy blood-bought sheep, Teach the stony heart to weep;

Let the blind have eyes to seee See themselves-and look on thee. -3 Let the minds of all our youth Feel the force of sacred truth; While the gospel call they hear, May they learn to love and fear.

4 Show them what their ways have been; Show them the desert of sin;

e Then thy dying love reveal;

This shall melt a heart of steel.

-5 Where thou hast thy work begun,
Give new strength the race to run;
Scatter darkness, clouds, and fears,
Wipe away the mourner's tears.
-6 Bless us all, both old and young:
Call forth praise from ev'ry tongue;
Let the whole assembly prove
All thy power, and all thy love.

Newton.