Of whom the whole family in heaven and earth is named."-Ephesians iii. 15.

COME, let us join our friends above

That have obtained the prize, And on the eagle wings of love To joys celestial rise:

Let all the saints terrestrial sing,
With those to glory gone;
For all the servants of our King,
In earth and heaven, are one.

2 One family we dwell in him,
One church, above, beneath,
Though now divided by the stream,
The narrow stream of death:
One army of the living God,

To his command we bow;

Part of his host have crossed the flood, And part are crossing now.

3 Ten thousand to their endless home
This solemn moment fly;
And we are to the margin come,
And we expect to die:
His militant embodied host,

With wishful looks we stand, And long to see that happy coast, And reach the heavenly land.

4 Our old companions in distress
We haste again to see,

And eager long for our release,
And full felicity:

Even now by faith we join our hands
With those that went before;
And greet the blood-besprinkled bands
On the eternal shore.

5 Our spirits too shall quickly join,
Like theirs with glory crowned,
And shout to see our Captain's sign,
To hear his trumpet sound.

O that we now might grasp our guide!
O that the word were given !
Come, Lord of hosts, the waves divide,
And land us all in heaven!

SECTION IX.

FOR THE LORD'S DAY, AND FOR VARIOUS SEASONS AND

C. M.

THE

OCCASIONS.

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Lord of Sabbath let us praise
In concert with the blest,
Who, joyful, in harmonious lays
Employ an endless rest.

Thus, Lord, while we remember thee,
We blest and pious grow;
By hymns of praise we learn to be
Triumphant here below.

2 On this glad day a brighter scene
Of glory was displayed,

By God, the eternal Word, than when
This universe was made.

HE RISES, who mankind has bought
With grief and pain extreme:
'Twas great to speak a world from
nought;

'Twas greater to redeem!

"The Son of Man is Lord even of the Sabbathday."-Matthew xii. 8.

SAVIOUR, thy sacred day
Is subject to thy sway,
Made thy pleasure to fulfil;
Thou, the Son of man, alone
Canst, according to thy will,
Abrogate or change thine own.
2 Thy love the day designed
A blessing to mankind;
But thy more abundant grace,
Gospel grace unsearchable,
Bade the Jewish feast give place,
Fixed the Christian festival.

3 Lord of the hallowed day,
Once more thy power display;
Now returning from above,
Change it to that heavenly feast,
Sabbath of celestial love,

Sabbath of eternal rest.

let us with our Lord arise, Our Lord, who made both earth and skies;

Who died to save the world he made, And rose triumphant from the dead; He the Prince of life and peace, And stamped the day for ever his.

rose,

We would employ in works divine These solemn, these devoted hours: Our willing hearts adoring own The grace which calls us to thy throne! 2 We bid life's cares and trifles fly,

And where thou art appear no more: Omniscient Lord, thy piercing eye

Doth every secret thought explore:
O may thy grace our hearts refine,
And fix our thoughts on things divine!
3 The word of life, dispensed to-day,
Invites us to a heavenly feast;
May every ear the call obey,

Be every heart a humble guest:
O bid the wretched sons of need
On soul-reviving dainties feed!
4 Thy Spirit's gracious aid impart,

And let thy word, with power divine,
Engage the ear, and warm the heart,
And make the day entirely thine!
Thus may our souls adoring own
The grace which calls us to thy throne!

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SWEET is the sunlight after rain,

And sweet the sleep which follows
pain,

And sweetly steals the Sabbath rest
Upon the world's work-wearied breast.

2 Of heaven the sign, of earth the calm! The poor man's birthright, and his balm!

God's witness of celestial things! A sun with healing in its wings. 3 New rising in this gospel time,

And in its sevenfold light sublime,
Blest day of God! we hail its dawn,
To gratitude and worship drawn.

4 O nought of gloom and nought of pride

Should with the sacred hours abide !
At work for God, in loved employ,
We lose the duty in the joy.

5 Breathe on us, Lord! our sins forgive,
And make us strong in faith to live:
Our utmost, sorest need supply,
And make us strong in faith to die.

On thee our Lord victorious

The Spirit sent from heaven; And thus on thee most glorious A triple light was given.

3 Thou art a cooling fountain
In life's dry dreary sand;
From thee, like Pisgah's mountain,
We view our promised land;
A day of sweet refection,
A day of holy love,
A day of resurrection
From earth to things above.

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E rose to-day with anthems sweet, To sing before the mercy-seat, And ere the darkness round us fell, We bade the grateful vespers swell. 2 Whate'er has risen from heart sincere, Each upward glance of filial fear, Each true resolve, each solemn vow, Jesus our Lord! accept them now. 3 Whate'er beneath thy searching eyes Has wrought to spoil our sacrifice, Mid this sweet stillness while we bow, Jesus our Lord! forgive us now. 4 And teach us erring souls to wir, And hide their multitude of sin;

To tread in Christ's long-suffering way, And grow more like him day by day.

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At the end of Service.

SAVIOUR, again to thy dear name

we raise

With one accord our parting hymn of

praise;

We stand to bless thee ere our worship

cease

Then, lowly kneeling, wait thy word of peace.

2 Grant us thy peace upon our homeward way;

With thee began, with thee shall end the day;

Guard thou the lips from sin, the hearts from shame,

That in this house have called upon

thy name.

3 Grant us thy peace, Lord, through the coming night,

Turn thou for us its darkness into light;

From harm and danger keep thy children free, [thee.

For dark and light are both alike to 4 Grant us thy peace throughout our earthly life,

Our balm in sorrow, and our stay in strife;

Then, when thy voice shall bid our conflict cease,

Call us, O Lord, to thine eternal peace. (See also Hymn 799.)