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4 Thou reignest the unchanging God,
When nature shall expire;
When worlds, created by Thy nod,
Shall perish all by fire.

5 Thy name, Jehovah, be adored
By creatures without end!

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Whom none but Thine essential Word
And Spirit comprehend.

Rom. viii. 16.

ARNEST of future bliss,

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Thee, Holy Ghost, we hail!
Fountain of holiness,

Whose comforts never fail,

The cleansing gift on saints bestow'd,
The witness of their peace with God.

What wond'rous grace is this,
For God to dwell with men ;
Through Jesus' righteousness,
Salvation we obtain ;

And feeble worms, by nature lost,
Are temples of the Holy Ghost!

By Thee on earth we know,
Ourselves in Christ renew'd,
Brought by Thy grace into
The family of God:

Of His adopting love the seal,
And faithful Teacher of His will.

Great Comforter! descend

In gentle breathings down,
Preserve us to the end,

That no man take our crown:

Our Guardian now vouchsafe to be,
Nor suffer us to go from Thee.

148th.

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LIFT my heart and eyes to Thee,
Jesus, Thou unextinguished Light:
My constant Guide and Leader be,
My Cloud by day, my Fire by night.

2. Glory of Israel, shine within,
Unshadow'd, uneclips'd appear;
O let Thy beams dispel my sin,
Direct me by a friendly star.

3 Light of the Gentiles, Thee I hail!
Essential Light, Thyself impart!
Spirit of Light, His face reveal;
And set Thy signet on my heart.

L. M.

4 Shew me I have the better part,
The treasure hid with Christ in God;
Give me a perfect peace of heart,
And pardon through my Saviour's blood.

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PROSTRATE at Thy mercy seat,
Let us our beloved meet;
Give us in Thyself a part,
Deep engraven on Thy heart;
Let us hear Thy pard'ning voice,
Bid the broken bones rejoice;
Condemnation take away,
O make this a happy day.

2 Hover round us, King of Kings,
Rise with healing in Thy wings;
Melt our wayward spirits down,
Manifest us now Thine own.

7's

Set, O set Thy captives free!
Draw our backward souls to Thee;
Raise poor sinners to Thy throne,
Made the jewels of Thy crown!

3 Let us chaunt melodious hymns,
Loud as those of Cherubims;
Join with heart and tongue to bless
Thee our Strength and Righteousness,
All our praise to Thee belongs,
Theme of our sublimest songs;
Object of our choicest love,
We will laud with hosts above.

4 Thee we hail with joint acclaim,
Shout the glories of Thy name;
Ever may we feel Thee thus,
Dear Immanuel, God with us!
Prince of Peace, Thy people see,
All our thanks we bring to Thee;
Deign our tribute to receive,
Praise is all we have to give.

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Psalm cxxxvi. 1.

TERNAL God, the thanks receive,

Which Thine unworthy servants give;
Father of ev'ry mercy Thou,

Almighty and All-gracious too!

2 In humble, yet exulting songs,
Thy praise shall issue from our tongues,
For that incessant boundless love,
Which all Thy people daily prove.

L. M.

3 Fashioned by Thy creating hand,
And by Thy providence sustain'd,
Lord, we our gratitude will shew,
For all Thy temp'ral mercies due.

4 But O! for this we chiefly raise
The incense of admiring praise—
Thy love unspeakably we own
Which sent the willing Saviour down.

5 For Him, of all Thy gifts the best,
Th' exceeding Gift which crowns the rest,
Our anthems in full choir shall rise,
And shake the earth, and rend the skies!

6 Hail, Father! Hail, eternal Son!
Hail, sacred Spirit, Three in One!
Blessing and thanks, and power divine,
Thrice, holy Lord, be ever Thine!

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FOUNTAIN of never-ceasing grace,
Thy saints exhaustless theme,
Great object of immortal praise,
Essentially supreme.

2 We bless Thee for the glorious fruits
Thy incarnation gives;

The righteousness which grace imputes,
And faith alone receives.

3 Whom heav'n's angelic host adores,
Was slaughtered for our sin;

The guilt, dear Lord, was wholly ours,
The punishment was Thine.

C. M.

4 Our God in flesh, to set us free,
Was manifested here;

And meekly bare our sins, that we
His righteousness might wear.

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Psalm cxxxix. 12.

WHAT tho' my frail eyelids refuse
Continual watching to keep,
And often as midnight renews,
Demand the refreshment of sleep;
A sov❜reign protector I have,
Unseen, yet for ever at hand,
Unchangeably faithful to save:

Almighty to rule and command.

2 From evil secure and its dread,
I rest if my Saviour is nigh,
And songs His kind presence indeed
Shall in the night season supply;
He smiles, and my comforts abound,
His grace as the dew shall descend,
And walls of salvation surround
The soul He delights to defend.

3 Kind Author and ground of my hope,
Thee, Thee for my God I avow,
My glad Ebenezer set up,

8's

And own Thou hast help'd me till now.
I muse on the years that are passed,
Wherein my defence Thou hast proved

Nor wilt Thou relinquish at last,
A Sinner so signally loved.

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