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RIPPON'S COL.

A propitious Gale longed for.

1 AT anchor laid, remote from home, Toiling, I cry, "Sweet Spirit, come! Celestial breeze, no longer stay,

But swell my sails, and speed my way.

2 "Fain would I mount, fain would I glow, And loose my cable from below;

But I can only spread my sail ;

Thou, thou must breathe the auspicious gale."

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DODDRIDGE.

God shining into the Heart.

1 PRAISE to the Lord of boundless might,
With uncreated glories bright!

His presence gilds the worlds above;
The unchanging Source of light and love.

2 Our rising earth his eye beheld,

When in substantial darkness veiled;
"Let there be light," Jehovah said,
And light o'er all its face was spread.
3 He sees the mind, when lost it lies
In shades of ignorance and vice,
And darts from heaven a vivid ray,
And changes midnight into day.

4 Shine, mighty God, with vigor shine,
On this benighted heart of mine;
And let thy glories stand revealed,
As in the Savior's face beheld.

5 My soul, revived by heaven-born day, Thy radiant image shall display ; While all my faculties unite

To praise the Lord, who gives me light.

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Growing in Grace.

Doddridge.

1 PRAISE to thy name, eternal God,
For all the grace thou shedd'st abroad;
For all thine influence from above,
To warm our souls with sacred love.

2 Blest be thy hand, which from the skies
Brought down this plant of Paradise,
And gave its heavenly glories birth,
To deck this wilderness of earth.

3 But why does that celestial flower
Open, and thrive, and shine no more?
Where are its balmy odors fled?
And why reclines its beauteous head?

4 Unchanging sun, thy beams display,
To drive the frosts and storms away;
Make all thy potent virtues known,
To cheer a plant so much thy own.

5 And thou, blest Spirit, deign to blow
Fresh gales of heaven on shrubs below;
So shall they grow, and breathe abroad
A fragrance grateful to our God.

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Veni, Creator Spiritus.

DRYDEN.

1 CREATOR Spirit! by whose aid The world's foundations first were laid, Come, visit every pious mind,

Come, pour thy joys on human kind.

2 Thrice holy fount! thrice holy fire!
Our hearts with heavenly love inspire;
Come, and thy sacred unction bring,
To sanctify us while we sing.

3 Plenteous of grace, descend from high, Rich in thy sevenfold energy;

From sin and sorrow set us free,
And make thy temples worthy thee.

4 Refine and purge our earthly parts;
But, O, inflame and fire our hearts ;
Our frailties help, our vice control,
Submit the senses to the soul.

5 Chase from our minds the infernal foe,
And peace, the fruit of love, bestow;
And lest our feet should step astray,
Protect and guide us in the way.

6 Make us eternal truths receive,
And practise all that we believe ;
Give us thyself, that we may see
The Father and the Son by thee.

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DODDRIDGE.

The Influences of the Spirit desired.

1 GREAT Father of each perfect gift,
Behold, thy servants wait;

With longing eyes and lifted hands,
We flock around thy gate.

2 O, shed abroad that royal gift,
Thy Spirit from above,

To bless our eyes with sacred light,
And fire our hearts with love.

3 With speedy flight may he descend,
And solid comfort bring,

And o'er our languid souls extend
His all-reviving wing.

4 Blest earnest of eternal joy,
Declare our sins forgiven,
And bear with energy divine

Our raptured thoughts to heaven.

5 Diffuse, O God, these copious showers,
That earth its fruit may yield;
And change this barren wilderness
To Carmel's flowery field.

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Breathing after the Holy Spirit.

WATTS.

1 COME, Holy Spirit, heavenly Dové, With all thy quickening 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 nor 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 Come, Holy Spirit, heavenly Dove,
With all thy quickening powers;
Come, shed abroad a Savior's love,
And that shall kindle ours.

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SALISBURY COL.

Divine Aid implored.

1 THINE influence, mighty God, is felt
Through nature's ample round;

In heaven, on earth, through air and skies,
Thy energy is found.

2 Thy sacred influence, Lord, we need,
To form our hearts anew ;

O, cleanse our souls from every sin,
And thy salvation show.

3 Father of light, thine aid impart,
To guide our doubtful way;
Thy truth shall scatter every cloud,
And make a glorious day.

4 Supported by thy heavenly grace,
We'll do and bear thy will;

That grace shall make each burden light,
And every murmur still.