2 Thou, Saviour, art the living bread;

Thou wilt my every want supply:
By thee sustained, and cheered, and led,

I'll press through dangers to the sky. 3 What though temptations oft distress,

And sin assails and breaks my peace; Thou wilt uphold, and save, and bless,

And bid the storms of passion cease. 4 Then let me take thy gracious hand,

And walk beside thee onward still;
Till my glad feet shall safely stand,

Forever firm on Zion's hill.

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Living by Faith on the Son of Goa.
SON of God, thy blessing grant,
Still supply my every want;
Tree of life, tħine intluence shed,

With thy fruit my spirit feed.
2 Tenderest branch, alas ! am I;

Without thee, I droop and die;
Weaker than a bruised reed,

Help I every moment need.
3 All my hopes on thee depend;

Love me, save me, to the end!
Give me thy supporting grace,

Take the everlasting praise. 274

Love to the Saints. PEOPLE of the living God!

I have sought the world around, Paths of sin and sorrow trod,

Peace and comfort no where found:

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2 Now to you my spirit turns,

Turns, a fugitive unblest'; Brethren, where your altar burns,

Oh, receive me into rest. 3 Lonely I no longer roam,

Like the restless wind or wave; Where you dwell shall be my home,

Where you die shall be my grave. 4 Mine the God whom you adore,

Your Redeemer shall be mine;
Earth can fill my soul no more ;

Every idol I resign.

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Christian Fellowship.
BLEST be the tie that binds

Our hearts in Christian love!
The fellowship of kindred minds

Is like to that above.
2 Before our Father's throne

We pour our ardent prayers;
Our fears, our hopes, our aims, are one-

Our comforts and our cares. 3 We share our mutual woes,

Our mutual burdens bear;
And often for each other flows

The sympathizing tear.
4 When we are called to part,

It gives us mutual pain;
But we shall still be joined in heart,

And hope to meet again. 5 This glorious hope revives

Our courage by the way;

While each in expectation lives,

And longs to see the day. 6 From sorrow, toil, and pain,

From sin, we shall be free;
And perfect love and friendship reign

Through all eternity.

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HOW sweet, how heavenly is the sight,

When those that love the Lord,
In one another's peace delight,

And thus fulfil his word ! 2 When each can feel his brother's sigh,

And with him bear a part;
When sorrow flows from eye to eye,

And joy from heart to heart :3 When, free from envy, scorn, and pride,

Our wishes all above,
Each can his brother's failings hide,

And show a brother's love:
4 When love, in one delightful stream,

Through every bosom flows; And union sweet, and dear esteem,

In every action glows.
5 Love is the golden chain, that binds

The happy souls above;
And he's an heir of heaven, that finds

His bosom glow with love.

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SWEET the time—exceeding sweet! When the saints together meet,

When the Saviour is the theme,

When they join to sing of him. 2 Sing we then eternal love,

Such as did the Father move :
He beheld the world undone,

Loved the world—and gave his Son. 3 Sing the Son's amazing love ;

How he left the realms above,
Took our nature, and our place,

Lived and died to save our race. 4 Sing we too the Spirit's love:

With our wretched hearts he strovė,
Filled our minds with grief and fear,

Brought the precious Saviour near. 5 Sweet the place-exceeding sweet,

Where the saints in glory meet;
Where the Saviour's still the theme,
Where they see and sing of him.

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Excellence of Christian Unanimity and Love.
SPIRIT of peace! celestial Dove!

How excellent thy praise !
No richer gift, than Christian love,

Thy gracious power displays. 2 Sweet as the dew on herb and flower,

That silently distils,
At evening's soft and balmy hour,

On Zion's fruitful hills :-
3 So, with mild influence from above,

Shall promised grace descend, Till universal peace and love

O'er all the earth extend.

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BLEST be the dear, uniting love,

That will not let us part:
Our bodies may far off remove,

We still are one in heart!
2 Joined in one spirit to our Head,

Where he appoints we go;
We still in Jesus' footsteps tread,

And still his praise we show. 8 Oh may we ever walk in him,

And nothing know beside !
Nothing desire-nothing esteem,

But Jesus crucified !
4 Richly we share the Saviour's grace,

We're one in mind and heart;
Not joy, nor grief_not time, nor place,

Not life, nor death--can part. 280

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ONCE more, before we part,

Oh bless the Saviour's name;
Let every tongue and every heart

Adore and praise the same. 2 Lord, in thy grace we came,

That blessing still impart;
We meet in Jesus' sacred name,

In Jesus' name we part. 3 Still on thy holy word

We'll live, and feed, and grow, And still go on to know the Lord,

And practise what we know, 4 Now, Lord, before we part, Help us to bless thy name: