Grateful Remembrance of Christ.

1 IF human kindness meets return,
And owns the grateful tie;

If tender thoughts within us burn,
To feel a friend is nigh,-

2 Oh! shall not warmer accents tell
The gratitude we owe

Arlington.

To him who died, our fears to quell,
And save from death and wo!

3 While yet in anguish he survey'd
Those pangs he would not flee,
What love his latest words display'd-
"Meet and remember me!"

4 Remember thee!-thy death, thy shame-
Our sinful hearts to share!

O memory! leave no other name
But his recorded there!

1 BEYOND.the glitt'ring starry sky,

Far as the eternal hills,

Ascension.

There, in the boundless realms of light,
Our dear Redeemer dwells.

2 Immortal angels, bright and fair,
In countless numbers shine:
At his right hand, with golden harps,
They offer songs divine.

3 They brought his chariot from above,
To bear him to his throne;

Clapp'd their triumphant wings, and cried, "The glorious work is done."

THE HOLY SPIRIT.

Montgomery.

80. s. M.

Shirland.

The indwelling influences of the Holy Spirit.

1 'TIS God the Spirit leads

In paths before unknown;
The work to be performed is ours,
The strength is all his own.

2 Supported by his grace,

We still pursue our way;

And hope at last to reach the prize,
Secure in endless day.

3 'Tis he that works to will,
'Tis he that works to do:
His is the power by which we act,
His be the glory too.

God hearing Prayer. Ps. lxv. 2.

1 O THOU that hearest prayer!
Attend our humble cry;

And let thy servants share

Haddam.

Thy blessing from on high;
We plead the promise of thy word,
Grant us thy Holy Spirit, Lord!

2 If earthly parents hear

Their children when they cry;
If they, with love sincere,

Their children's wants supply;
Much more wilt thou thy love display,
And answer when thy children pray.

3 Our heavenly Father thou-
We-children of thy grace-
Oh let thy Spirit now

Descend and fill the place;

So shall we feel the heavenly flame,
And all unite to praise thy name.

Newton.

82. L. M.

Prayer to God the Spirit.

1 O THOU, at whose almighty word

Hamburg.

The glorious light from darkness sprung! Thy quick'ning influence afford,

And clothe with pow'r the preacher's tongue.

2 'Tis thine to teach him how to speak,
'Tis thine to give the hearing ear;
'Tis thine the stubborn heart to break,
And make the careless sinner fear.

3 'Tis also thine, almighty Lord,

To cheer the poor desponding heart;
O speak the soul-reviving word,

And bid the mourner's fears depart.
4 Thus while we in the means are found,
We still on thee alone depend,

To make the gospel's joyful sound
Effectual to the promis'd end.

Brown.

83. L. M.

Uxbridge.

Guidance of the Spirit. Rom. viii. 14.
1 COME, gracious Spirit, heav'nly Dove,
With light and comfort from above,
Be thou our guardian, thou our guide,
O'er ev'ry thought and step preside.
2 Conduct us safe, conduct us far
From ev'ry sin and hurtful snare;

Lead to thy word that rules must give,
And teach us lessons how to live.
3 The light of truth to us display,

And make us know and choose thy way;
Plant holy fear in ev'ry heart,

That we from God may ne'er depart.

4 Lead us to holiness, the road

That we must take to dwell with God;
Lead us to Christ, the living way,
Nor let us from his pastures stray.
5 Lead us to God, our final rest,
In his enjoyment to be bless'd;
Lead us to heav'n the seat of bliss,
Where pleasure in perfection is.

Burder's Col.

84.

7.

Nuremburg.

1 COME, divine and peaceful Guest,
Enter each devoted breast;
Holy Ghost, our hearts inspire,
Kindle there the gospel fire.

2 Bid our sin and sorrow cease;
Fill us with thy heavenly peace:
Joy divine we then shall prove,
Light of truth-and fire of love.

Breathing after the Holy Spirit.

Cambridge.

1 COME,Holy Spirit, heav'nly Dove, With all thy quick'ning powers, Kindle a flame of sacred love

In these cold hearts of ours.

2 Look how we grovel here below,

Fond of these trifling toys;

Our souls can neither fly not go,
To reach eternal joys.

3 In vain we tune our formal songs,
In vain we strive to rise;

Hosannas languish on our tongues,
And our devotion dies.

4 Dear Lord! and shall we ever live
At this poor dying rate?
Our love so faint, so cold to thee,
And thine to us so great!

5 Come, Holy Spirit, heav'nly Dove,
With all thy quick'ning powers:
Come shed abroad a Saviour's love,
And that shall kindle ours.

Hart.

86. S. M.

Shirland

Invocation to the Spirit. John xiv. 26.

1 COME, Holy Spirit, come,
Let thy bright beams arise;
Dispel the sorrow from our minds-
The darkness from our eyes.

2 Convince us all of sin;

Then lead to Jesus' blood;
And to our wond'ring view reveal
The secret love of God.

3 'Tis thine to cleanse the heart-
To sanctify the soul-
To pour fresh life in ev'ry part,
And new create the whole.

4 Revive our drooping faith;

Our doubts and fears remove;
And kindle in our breasts the flame
Of never-dying love.