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3 In honour to his name,
Reflect that sacred light;
And loud that grace proclaim,

Which makes thy darkness bright;
Pursue his praise,

Till sovereign love,
In worlds above,
The glory raise.

4 There, on his holy hill,
A brighter sun shall rise,
And, with his radiance, fill
Those fairer, purer skies;
While, round his throne,
Ten thousand stars,
In nobler spheres,
His influence own.

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Prayer for a Revival.

1 SAVIOUR! visit thy plantation; Grant us, Lord! a gracious rain: All will come to desolation,

Unless thou return again.

2 Keep no longer at a distance ;—
Shine upon us from on high,
Lest, for want of thine assistance,
Every plant should droop and die.
3 Let our mutual love be fervent,

Make us prevalent in prayers;
Let each one, esteemed thy servant,
Shun the world's enticing snares.
4 Break the tempter's fatal power;
Turn the stony heart to flesh;
And begin, from this good hour,
To revive thy work afresh.

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8s and 7s.

Future Peace and Glory of Zion.

1 HEAR what God, the Lord, hath spoken;

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"O my people! faint and few,

Comfortless, afflicted, broken,-
Fair abodes I build for you:
Scenes of heart-felt tribulation
Shall no more perplex your ways:

You shall name your walls-Salvation,-
And your gates shall all be praise."
2 There, like streams that feed the garden,
Pleasures, without end, shall flow;
For the Lord, your faith rewarding,
All his bounty shall bestow:
Still, in undisturbed possession,
Peace and righteousness shall reign;
Never shall you feel oppression—
Hear the voice of war again.

3 Ye, no more your suns declining,
Waning moons no more shall see;
But, your griefs for ever ending,
Find eternal noon in me:

God will rise, and, shining o'er you,
Change to day the gloom of night;
He, the Lord, will be your glory,—
God your everlasting light.

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1 WOULD you win a soul to God?
Tell him of a Saviour's blood,
Once for dying sinners spilt,
To atone for all their guilt.

2 Tell him how the streams did glide,
From his hands, his feet, his side,-
How his head, with thorns, was crowned,
And his heart in sorrow drowned :-

3 How he yielded up his breath,
How he agonized in death,
How he lives to intercede,-
Christ, our advocate and head.

4 Tell him,-it was sovereign grace
Led thee first to seek his face;
Made thee choose the better part,
Wrought salvation in thy heart.
5 Tell him of that liberty
Wherewith Jesus makes us free;
Sweetly speak of sins forgiven,
Earnest of the joys of heaven.

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Fountain of Life.

1 SEE, from Zion's sacred mountain,
Streams of living water flow!
God has opened there a fountain
That supplies the plains below:
They are blessed,

Who its sovereign virtues know.

2 Through ten thousand channels, flowing,
Streams of mercy find their way;
Life, and health, and joy bestowing,
Making all around look gay:

O ye nations!

Hail the long-expected day.

3 Gladdened by the flowing treasure,
All-enriching as it goes;

Lo, the desert smiles with pleasure,—
Buds and blossoms as the rose:

Every object

Sings for joy where'er it flows.

4 Trees of life, the banks adorning,
Yield their fruit to all around;
Those who eat are saved from mourning,
Pleasure comes, and hopes abound;
Fair their portion!--

Endless life, with glory crowned.

ORDINANCES.

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C. M.

Christ receiving Children.

1 SEE Israel's gentle Shepherd stand,
With all-engaging charms!

Hark! how he calls the tender lambs,
And folds them in his arms!

2 "Permit them to approach,” he cries,
"Nor scorn their humble name;
For 't was to bless such souls as these,
The Lord of angels came."

3 We bring them, Lord! in thankful hands,
And yield them up to thee;
Joyful that we ourselves are thine,—
Thine let our offspring be.

4 Ye little flock! with pleasure hear,―
Ye children! seek his face;
And fly, with transports, to receive
The blessings of his grace.

5 If orphans they are left behind,
Thy guardian care we trust;-
That care shall heal our bleeding hearts,
If weeping o'er their dust.

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1 O LORD! encouraged by thy grace, We bring our infant to thy throne; Give it within thy heart a place,

Let it be thine, and thine alone.

2 Wash it from every stain of guilt,
And let this child be sanctified;
Lord! thou canst cleanse it, if thou wilt,
And all its native evils hide.

3 We ask not, for it, earthly bliss,
Or earthly honors, wealth or fame:
The sum of our request is this-
That it may love and fear thy name.

4 This infant, we by faith commit
To thy kind love and guardian care;
We lay it at the Saviour's feet,

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He will not let it perish there.

C. M.

The promise to Abraham.

1 HOW large the promise-how divine,
To Abra'm and his seed!

"I'll be a God to thee and thine,
Supplying all their need."

2 The words of his extensive love,
From age to age, endure;

The angel of the covenant proves,
And seals the blessings sure.

3 Jesus the ancient faith confirms,
To our forefathers given;

He takes young children in his arms,
And calls them heirs of heaven.

4 Our God,-how faithful are his ways!
His love endures the same;

Nor, from the promise of his grace,
Blots out the children's name.

458.

S. M.

Christ blessing Children.

1 THE Saviour kindly calls

Our children to his breast;

He holds them in his gracious arms;-
Himself declares them blest.

2 "Let them approach," he cries,
"Nor scorn their humble claim;
The heirs of heaven are such as these,-
For such as these I came."

3 With joy we bring them, Lord!
Devoting them to thee,
Imploring, that, as we are thine,
Thine may our offspring be.

459.

C. M.

The Saviour blessing Children.

1 WHEN Jesus left the throne of God,
He chose an humble birth;

A man of grief, like, us he trod
A lonely path on earth.

2 Like him, may we be found below,
In wisdom's paths of peace;

Like him, in grace and knowledge, grow,
As years and strength increase.

3 Sweet were his words, and kind his look,
When mothers round him pressed;
Their infants, in his arms, he took,
And on his bosom blessed.

4 When Jesus into Salem rode,

The children sang around;

For joy, hey plucked the palms, and strewed
Their garments on the ground.

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