2 He hung its starry roof on high, The broad, illimitable sky;

And when its first pure praises rang, The morning stars together sang.

And curtained it with morning light.

3 The mountains in their places stood, The sea, the sky, and all was good;

And earth, and sky, a house for Thee
But in Thy sight our offering stands,
A humbler temple, made with hands.

Nathaniel Parker Willis (1807-1867), 1826. Ab.

AURELIA. 7.6. D.

SAMUEL SEBASTIAN WESLEY (1810-1876), 1868.

her life He died.

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The One Foundation.
EPH. ii. 20.

2 Elect from every nation,

Yet one o'er all the earth,
Her charter of salvation

One Lord, one faith, one birth;
One holy Name she blesses,

Partakes one holy food,
And to one hope she presses,
With every grace endued.

3 'Mid toil and tribulation,
And tumult of her war,
She waits the comsummation
Of peace for evermore;

Till with the vision glorious

Her longing eyes are blest,
And the great Church victorious
Shall be the Church at rest.

4 The saints their watch are keeping,
Their cry goes up, "how long?
And soon the night of weeping
Shall be the morn of song.
O happy ones and holy!

Lord, give us grace, that we
Like them, the meek and lowly,

On high may dwell with Thee. Rev. Samuel John Stone (1839- ), 1866. Ab. and sl. alt.

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Ordination of a Minister.
I FATHER of mercies, in Thy house,
Smile on our homage, and our vows;
While, with a grateful heart, we share
These pledges of our Father's care.

2 The Saviour, when to Heaven He rose,
In splendid triumph o'er His foes,
Scattered His gifts on men below,
And wide His royal bounties flow.

3 Hence sprung th' apostles' honored name, Sacred beyond heroic fame;

In lowlier forms, to bless our eyes,
Pastors from hence, and teachers rise.

4 So shall the bright succession run, Through the last courses of the sun; While unborn churches, by their care, Shall rise and flourish, large and fair.

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The Spirit accompanying the Word.

I O SPIRIT of the living God,

In all Thy plenitude of grace, Where'er the foot of man hath trod, Descend on our apostate race.

2 Give tongues of fire, and hearts of love,
To preach the reconciling Word;
Give power and unction from above,
Whene'er the joyful sound is heard.

3 Be darkness, at Thy coming, light,
Confusion, order in Thy path;
Souls without strength inspire with
Bid mercy triumph over wrath. [might;

4 Baptize the nations; far and nigh
The triumphs of the cross record;
The name of Jesus glorify,
Till every kindred call Him Lord.

James Montgomery (1771-1854), 1825. Ab.

DUKE STREET. L. M.

JOHN HATTON, e. 1790.

1. JE SUS shall reign wher - e'er

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and wane no more.

2 To Him shall endless prayer be made, And praises throng to crown His head; His Name, like sweet perfume, shall rise With every morning sacrifice.

3 Blessings abound where'er He reigns; The prisoner leaps to lose his chains; The weary find eternal rest,

And all the sons of want are blest. 4 Let every creature rise and bring Peculiar honors to our King; Angels descend with songs again, And earth repeat the loud Amen. Rev. Isaac Watts (1674-1748), 1719. Ab. and sl. alt. 623 For a Missionary Meeting. I ASSEMBLED at Thy great command, Before Thy face, dread King, we stand;

ENSIGN. L. M.