3 Prevent, prevent it by thy grace! Thy pard'ning voice, O! let me hear, And teach me the right way. 4 Let me among thy saints be found, That I thy lofty praise may sing, MEETING AND PARTING. 141. 7's. Leland. BRETHREN, I am come again, Let us join to pray and sing; Joseph lives, and Jesus reigns, 3 Many of our friends are gone 5 If you wish to know of me, 6 Weak and wounded, sick and lame, A Social or Union Meeting Hymn. DRAW nigh to us, Jehovah, "In our social meeting; "In this propitions hour, 2 Draw nigh, thou blessed Jesus, 4 O Father, Son, and Spirit, In Christ the Mediator, In this social meeting. 5 Draw us to thee, Jehovah, 143. 11's. Anon. Affectionate parting of brethren. WITH gladness, dear brethren, we met at this place, To speak and to hear of God's rich and free grace For all that are needy, afflicted and poor, The Saviour has balsam and riches in store. 2 If hungry and thirsty, and burden'd with guilt, For you, the dear Saviour, his blood freely spilt: If naked and wounded, just ready to die, He waits, from his fullness, your wants to supply. 3 You're welcome, poor sinners, no longer delay, The gospel invites you to Jesus to-day; If you are but willing you need not to doubt, 4 On parting, my brethren, I give you my hand, 5 Farewell, my dear brethren, belov'd of the Lord, 6 The time 'tis approaching when Christ shall appear, 144. L. M. Anon. MY Christian friends in bonds of love, Whose hearts in sweetest union prove; 2 Your company's sweet, your union dear, How loth are we to leave the place, Where Jesus shows his smiling face! 4 O, could I stay with friends so kind, How would it cheer my drooping mind! But duty makes me understand, That we must take the parting hand. 5 And since it is God's holy will We must be parted for a while, In sweet submission, all as one, We'll say our Father's will be done. 6 My youthful friends in Christian ties, Who seek for mansions in the skies, Fight on, we'll gain that happy shore, Where parting will be known no more. 7 How oft I've seen your flowing tears, And heard you tell your hopes and fears! Your hearts with love were seen to flame, Which makes me hope we 'll meet again. 8 Ye mourning souls, lift up your eyes To glorious mansions in the skies; O, trust his grace :-in Canaan's land We'll no more take the parting hand. 9 And now, my friends, both old and young, I hope in Christ you'll still go on, And if on earth we meet no more, O may we meet on Canaan's shore. 10 I hope you'll all remember me, FAREWELL. 145. P. M. Anon. The Pilgrim's farewell FAREWELL, my friends, I must be gone, I have no home nor stay with you; Farewell, my loving friends, farewell! 3 Farewell, my brethren in the Lord, To you I'm bound with cords of love; If we believe his gracious word, We all ere long shall meet above. 4 Farewell, ye blooming sons of God, Sore conflicts yet remain for you; But dauntless keep the heavenly road, Till Canaan's fertile land you view. 5 Farewell, old soldiers of the Cross, You've struggled long and hard for heaven; You've counted all things here but lossFight on, the crown shall soon be given. 6 Farewell, poor graceless sinners, too, It grieves my heart to leave you here! Eternal vengeance waits for you O turn and see salvation near! 146. 11's. Altered. The Minister's farewell. AND now, my dear brethren, I bid you farewell, I'm going to travel this wilderness through, |