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I GREAT God, before thy throne we bow
In humble praise, in filial fear;
O, let thy Spirit's influence now

Descend on all assembled here!

2 Diffuse thy love and peace abroad,
Bid worldly cares and follies flee;
Here in thy house, O Lord, our God,
We dedicate ourselves to thee.

3 Though poor the offering, thou wilt own.
The humble and the contrite heart
That meekly worships at thy throne,
Nor would from thy commands depart.
4 Accept the humble strains we raise,

And when our Sabbaths here decay,
O, may they rise in loftier praise,
Through an eternal Sabbath-day.

Retreat. L. M.

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I GREAT God, and wilt thou condescend
To be my Father and my Friend?
I but a child, and thou so high,
The Lord of earth and air and sky!

2 Art thou my Father?- let me be
A meek, obedient child to thee,
And try, in every deed and thought,
To serve and please thee as I ought.
3 Art thou my Father? I'll depend
Upon the care of such a friend,
And only wish to do and be
Whatever seemeth good to thee.

4 Art thou my Father?- then, at last,
When all my days on earth are past,
Send down and take me, in thy love,
To be thy better child above.

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1 FROM every stormy wind that blows,
From every swelling tide of woes,
There is a calm, a sure retreat :
"Tis found beneath the mercy-seat.

2 There is a place where Jesus sheds
The oil of gladness on our heads,
A place than all beside more sweet:
It is the heavenly mercy-seat.

3 There is a spot where spirits blend, Where friend holds fellowship with friend; Though sundered far, by faith they meet Around one common mercy-seat.

4 There, there, on eagles' wings we soar, And time and sense seem all no more; And heaven comes down, our souls to greet, And glory crowns the mercy-seat.

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PRAISE God, from whom all blessings flow ! 3 Thy praises, Lord, I will resound

Praise him, all creatures here below!
Praise him above, ye heavenly throng!
Praise God, the Father, in your song!

To all the listening nations round;
Thy mercy highest heaven transcends;
Thy truth beyond the clouds extends.

Harmony Grove.

L. M.

Praise ye the Lord, around whose throne All heav'n in ceaseless worship waits, Whose glory fills the worlds unknown,-Praise ye the Lord from Zion's gates.

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Each joy and blessing time affords, Light, life, and health, and all below,

I PRAISE ye the Lord, around whose throne 3 All-gracious God, to thee we owe
All heaven in ceaseless worship waits,
Whose glory fills the worlds unknown,-
Praise ye the Lord from Zion's gates.

2 With mingling souls and voices join;
To him the swelling anthem raise ;
Repeat his name with joy divine,
And fill the temple with his praise.

Spring from thy presence, Lord of lords.

4 Thine be the praise, for thine the love That freely all our sins forgave, Pointed our dying eyes above,

And showed us life beyond the grave.

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I THY will be done! In devious way The hurrying stream of life may run; Yet still our grateful hearts shall say, "Our Father, may thy will be done!" 2 Thy will be done! If o'er us shine

A gladdening and a prosperous sun, This prayer will make it more divine: "Our Father, may thy will be done!" 105.

I Lo, God is here! Let us adore,

And humbly bow before his face!
Let all within us feel his power;

Let all within us seek his grace.

2 Lo, God is here! Him, day and night, United choirs of angels sing;

Missionary Chant. L. M.

3 Thy will be done! Though shrouded o'er Our path with gloom, all prayers in one Our souls before thy throne shall pour, "Our Father, let thy will be done!" 4 Thy will be done! The living way To thine own kingdom is begun, Continued, ended, when we pray, "Our Father, let thy will be done!"

To him, enthroned above all height,
Heaven's host their noblest homage bring.

3 Being of beings! may thy praise
Thy courts with grateful fragrance fill:
Still may we stand before thy face,
Still hear and do thy sovereign will.

Ye Christian heralds! go, proclaim Salvation thro' Immanuel's name: To distant climes the tidings bear, And plant the Rose of Sharon there.

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0, in what di - vers pains they met! 0, with what joy they went

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I AT even, ere the sun was set,
The sick, O Lord, around thee lay;
O, in what divers pains they met !

O, with what joy they went away! 2 Once more 't is eventide, and we,

Oppressed with various ills, draw near: What if thy form we cannot see?

We know and feel that thou art here.

3 O Saviour Christ, our woes dispel !

For some are sick, and some are sad, And some have never loved thee well,

And some have lost the love they had. 4 And some have found the world is vain, Yet from the world they break not free;

St. Crispin. L. M.

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Lord of all being, throned a far, Thy glory flames from sun and star; Centre and soul of every sphere, Yet to each loving heart how near!

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I LORD of all being, throned afar,
Thy glory flames from sun and star;
Centre and soul of every sphere,
Yet to each loving heart how near!
2 Sun of our life, thy quickening ray
Sheds on our path the glow of day;
Star of our hope, thy softened light
Cheers the long watches of the night.
3 Our midnight is thy smile withdrawn ;
Our noontide is thy gracious dawn;

Our rainbow arch thy mercy's sign:
All, save the clouds of sin, are thine.

4 Lord of all life, below, above,

Whose light is truth, whose warmth is love, Before thy ever-blazing throne

We ask no lustre of our own.

5 Grant us thy truth to make us free,
And kindling hearts that burn for thee,

Till all thy living altars claim

One holy light, one heavenly flame.

OB

God is in his holy tem-ple: Thoughts of earth, be silent now, While with reverence we as-semble, D. S.- Aid-ing ev'ry good en-deav-or,

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Pure, un-bounded grace is thine; Hail the God of our sal-va-tion, Praise him for his love di-vine.

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I PRAISE to thee, thou great Creator,
Praise be thine from every tongue;
Join, my soul, with every creature,
Join the universal song.
Father, Source of all compassion,
Pure, unbounded grace is thine;
Hail the God of our salvation,

Praise him for his love divine.

2 For ten thousand blessings given, For the hope of future joy,

Sound his praise through earth and heaven, Sound Jehovah's praise on high.

Joyfully on earth adore him,

Till in heaven our song we raise ; There, enraptured, fall before him, Lost in wonder, love, and praise.

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