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3 They go from strength to .rength,
Through this dark vale of tears,
Till each arrives at length,

Till each in heaven appears:
O glorious seat,
Shall thither bring
When God our king Our willing feet.

SEVENTH PART.

H. M.

Newbury.

1 TO spend one sacred day
Where God and saints abide,
Affords diviner joy

Than thousand days beside:

Where God resorts,

I love it more

Than shine in courts.
To keep the door,

2 God is our sun and shield,
Our light, and our defence:
With gifts his hands are filled;
We draw our blessings thence:

He shall bestow

On Jacob's race

Peculiar grace,
And glory too.

3 The Lord his people loves;
His hand no good withholds
From those his heart approves,
From pure and upright souls:

Thrice happy he,

O God of hosts!

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Whose spirit trusts
Alone in thee.

FIRST PART. L. M. Ralston.

Quickening Grace implored.

1 LORD, thou hast called thy grace to mind, Thou hast reversed our heavy doom:

So God forgave, when Israel sinned,

And brought his wandering captives home.

2 Thou hast begun to set us free,

And made thy fiercest wrath abate:
Now let our hearts be turned to thee,
And thy salvation be complete.

3 Revive our dying graces, Lord,

And let thy saints in thee rejoice:

Make known thy truth-fulfil thy word-
We wait for praise to tune our voice.

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4 We wait to hear what God will say.
He'll speak-and give his people peace;
But let them go no more astray,

Lest his returning wrath increase.

SECOND PART. L. M. Uxbridge.

Salvation through Christ.

# 1 SALVATION is forever nigh

The souls who fear and trust the Lord;
And grace, descending from on high,
Fresh hopes of glory shall afford.

2 Mercy and truth on earth are met, [heaven; Since Christ, the Lord, came down from By his obedience, so complete,

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Justice is pleased-and peace is given.

3 His righteousness is gone before, To give us free access to God;

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Our wandering feet shall stray no more,
But mark his steps, and keep the road.

THIRD PART. H. M.

1 JESUS, the Saviour's nigh

To those who fear his name;
He comes!-his praise on high
Let all his courch proclaim!

Acton.

His footsteps still
And all the land
On earth shall stand, ¡ His glory fill.

2 Thy mercy, O our God,

To all thy church display:
Proclaim thy grace abroad,
And spread the gospel day:

High on thy throne,
Our prayer attend;

And quickly send
Salvation down.

FOURTH PART. H. M.

1 THE Lord his blessing pours
Around our favored land;
His grace, like gentle showers,
Descends at his command:

O'er all the plains

Blest fruits arise,

Acton.

Since Jesus reigns.
In rich supplies,

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2 His righteousness alone
Prepares his wondrous way:
He rises to his throne,

In realms of endless day!

His steps we trace, And, heaven in view,
His path pursue;
Adore his grace.

FIRST PART L. M. Old Hundred.
The Creator only worthy to be worshipped.
1 ETERNAL God-almighty cause

Of earth, and sea, and worlds unknown;
All things are subject to thy laws,
All things depend on thee alone.
2 Thy glorious being singly stands,
Of all, within itself, possessed;
Controlled by none are thy commands;
Thou, from thyself alone, art blest.

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3 To thee alone, ourselves we owe,
To thee alone, our homage pay;
All other gods we disavow,

Deny their claims-renounce their sway.

4 Spread thy great name through heathen lands,
Their idol deities dethrone;

Subdue the world to thy commands,
And reign, as thou art-God alone.

SECOND PART. L. M. Winchester.

1 THOU great Instructer, lest I stray,
Oh teach my erring feet thy way!
Thy truth, with ever fresh delight,
Shall guide my doubtful steps aright.

2 How oft my heart's affections yield,
And wander o'er the world's wide field!
My roving passions, Lord, reclaim;
Unite them all to fear thy name.

3 Then, to my God, my heart and tongue,
With all their powers, shall raise the song:
On earth thy glories I'll declare,

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THIRD PART. C. M.

1 AMONG the princes, earthly gods,
There's none hath power divine;
Nor is their nature, mighty Lord,
Nor are their works like thine.

London.

2 The nations thou hast made shall bring
Their offerings round thy throne;
For thou alone dost wondrous things,
For thou art God alone.

P 3 Lord, I would walk with holy feet,
Teach me thine heavenly ways,
And all my wandering thoughts unite
In God my Father's praise.

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FOURTH PART. S. M. Aylesbury.

Prayer for divine Help.

1 MY God, my prayer attend!
Oh bow thine ear to me,
Without a hope-without a friend,
Without a help-but thee!

2 Oh guard my soul around,

Which loves and trusts thy grace;
Nor let the powers of hell confound
The hopes on thee I place!

3 Thy mercy I entreat,

Let mercy hear my cries,

While, humbly waiting at thy seat,
My daily prayers arise!

mf 4 Oh bid my heart rejoice,
And every fear control;

Since at thy throne, with suppliant voice,
To thee I lift my soul!

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FIFTH PART. 7s.

Lincoln

1 THOU, Jehovah, God o'er all!
Idol gods to thee shall fall:

None thy wondrous works can share ;
None with thee in might compare.

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2 Formed by thy creative hand,
Let the nations round thee stand;
Prostrate at thy throne confess,
And adore the Saviour's grace.

3 Great in power!-thine arm divine!-
Round the world thy wonders shine:
Bid the world thy glories own—
Thou art God-and thou alone!

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FIRST PART. L. M.

Sterling.

The Church the Dwelling-Place of God.

1 GOD in his earthly temple lays

Foundation for his heavenly praise;
He likes the tents of Jacob well,
But still in Zion loves to dwell.

P 2 His mercy visits every house

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That pay their night and morning vows;
But makes a more delightful stay,
Where churches meet to praise and pray.

3 What glories were described of old!
What wonders are of Zion told!
Thou city of our God below,

Thy fame shall all the nations know.

SECOND PART. H. M.

1 FIXED on the sacred hills,
Its firm foundations rest:
The Lord his temple fills,

With all his glory blest!

He waits where'er his saints adore,
But loves the gates of Zion more.

2 Oh Zion, sacred place!

Thy name shall spread around;
The city of his grace,

His wonders there abound:
Thy glories shall thy God declare,
And earth thy fame resound afar.

Murray.

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