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6. Impossible!-for Thine own hands
Have tied my heart so fast to Thee;
And in Thy book the promise stands,
That where Thou art, Thy friends must be.

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1. My God, accept my early vows,
Like morning incense in Thy house;
And let my nightly worship rise,
Sweet as the evening sacrifice.

WATTS.

2. Watch o'er my lips, and guard them Lord,
From every rash and heedless word;
Nor let my feet incline to tread
The guilty path where sinners lead.

3. O may the righteous, when I stray,
Smite and reprove my wand'ring way!
Their gentle words, like ointment shed,
Shall never bruise, but cheer my head.
4. When I behold them pressed with grief,
I'll cry to heaven for their relief;
And by my warm petitions prove
How much I prize their faithful love.

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1. O HOLY, holy, holy Lord!

Thou God of hosts, by all adored:
The earth and heavens are full of Thee,
Thy light, Thy power, Thy majesty.

2. Loud hallelujahs to Thy name,
Angels and Seraphim proclaim:
By all the powers and thrones in heaven
Eternal praise to Thee is given.

3. Apostles join the glorious throng,
And swell the loud, triumphant song:
Prophets and martyrs hear the sound,
And spread the hallelujahs round.

WATTS.

4. Glory to Thee, O God most high!
Father, we praise Thy majesty:
The Son, the Spirit we adore-
One Godhead, blest for evermore.

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CONDER.

1. BOTH heaven and earth do worship Thee,
Thou Father of eternity!

With splendor from Thy glory spread,
Are heaven and earth replenished.

2. To Thee all angels loudly cry,

The heavens, and all the powers on high,
The apostles' glorious company,
The prophets' fellowship praise Thee.
3. The noble and victorious host

Of martyrs make of Thee their boast;
The holy church, in every place
Throughout the earth exalts Thy praise.
4. From day to day, O Lord, do we
Highly exalt and honor Thee:
Thy name we worship and adore,
World without end, for evermore.

507.

L. M.

ST. AMBROSE.

1. Lo! what a glorious corner-stone
The Jewish builders did refuse?
But God has built his church thereon,
In spite of envy and the Jews,

2. Great God! the work is all divine,
The joy and wonder of our eyes;
This is the day that proves it thine,
The day that saw our Saviour rise.
3. Sinners, rejoice, and saints, be glad;
Hosanna, let His name be blest;
A thousand honors on his head,
With peace, and light, and glory rest!

WATTS.

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1. 'Tis not the skill of human art,

Which gives me power my God to know; The sacred lessons of the heart

Come not from instruments below.

2. Love is my teacher; He can tell

The wonders that He learnt above:
No other Master knows so well;

"T is Love alone can tell of Love.
3. Love is my Master; when it breaks-
The morning light, with rising ray,
To Thee, O God! my spirit wakes,
And Love instructs it all the day.
4. And when the gleams of day retire,
And midnight spreads its dark control,
Love's secret whispers still inspire

Their holy lessons in the soul.

MADAME GUION.

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L. M.

1. Now to the Lord a noble song! Awake, my soul! awake, my tongue! Hosanna to th' eternal Name,

And all His boundless love proclaim !

2. See where it shines in Jesus' face, The brightest image of His grace; God, in the person of His Son,

Has all His mightiest works outdone.

3. The spacious earth, and spreading flood,
Proclaim the wise and powerful God;
And Thy rich glories from afar
Sparkle in every rolling star.

4. But in His looks a glory stands,
The noblest labor of Thine hands;
The pleasing luster of His eyes
Outshines the wonders of the skies.

5. Grace! 't is a sweet, a charming theme;
My thoughts rejoice at Jesus' name!
Ye angels, dwell upon the sound;
Ye heavens, reflect it to the ground!
6. O may I live to reach the place

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Where He unvails His lovely face!
Where all His beauties you behold,
And sing His name to harps of gold!

L. M.

1. Or all the joys we mortals know,
Jesus, Thy love exceeds the rest;
Love, the best blessing here below,
And nearest image of the blest.

2. While I am held in Thine embrace,
There's not a thought attempts to rove;
Each smile He wears upon His face
Fixes, and charms, and fires my love.

3. While of Thy absence we complain,
And long, and weep, in all we do,
There's a strange pleasure in the pain,

And tears have their own sweetness too.

4. If He withdraws a moment's space,
He leaves a sacred pledge behind;
Here in this breast His image stays,
The grief and comfort of my mind.

5. When round Thy courts by day I rove,
Or ask the watchman of the night
For some kind tidings of my Love,
His very name creates delight.

6. Jesus, my God, but rather come!
Our eyes would dwell upon Thy face;
'Tis best to see our Lord at home,
And feel the presence of His grace.

WATTS.

WATTS.

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1. FROM all that dwells below the skies,
Let the Creator's praise arise;
Let the Redeemer's name be sung
Through every land, by every tongue.
2. Eternal are Thy mercies, Lord;
Eternal truth attends Thy word;

Thy praise shall sound from shore to shore,
Till suns shall rise and set no more.

WATTS.

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1. WHAT equal honors shall we bring

To Thee, O Lord our God, the Lamb,
When all the notes that angels sing
Are far inferior to Thy name?

2. Worthy is He that once was slain,

The Prince of Life, who groaned and died,
Worthy to rise, and live, and reign
At His almighty Father's side.

3. Honor immortal must be paid,
Instead of scandal and of scorn;
While glory shines around His head,
And a bright crown without a thorn.

4. Blessings forever on the Lamb,

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Who bore the curse for wretched men;
Let angels sound His sacred name,
And every creature say, Amen.

L. M.

WATTS.

1. JESUS shall reign where'er the sun
Does his successive journeys run;
His kingdom stretch from shore to shore,
Till moons shall wax and wane no more.
2. For Him shall endless prayer be made,
And praises throng to crown His head;
His name, like sweet perfume, shall rise
With every morning sacrifice.

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