OUR heavenly Father calls,

And Christ invites us near;

With both, our friendship shall be sweet,
And our communion dear.

2 God pities all our griefs:
He pardons every day;
Almighty to protect our souls,
And wise to guide our way.

3 How large his bounties are!

What various stores of good, Diffused from our Redeemer's hand, And purchased with his blood!

4 Jesus, our living Head,

We bless thy faithful care;
Our Advocate before the throne,
And our Forerunner there.

5 Here fix, my roving heart!
Here wait, my warmest love!
Till the communion be complete,
In nobler scenes above.

LANGTON. S. M.

Philip Doddridge.

BEHOLD the throne of grace!
The promise calls me near;
There Jesus shows a smiling face,
And waits to answer prayer.

2 That rich atoning blood,
Which sprinkled round I see,
Provides for those who come to God
An all-prevailing plea.

3 My soul! ask what thou wilt;
Thou canst not be too bold:
Since his own blood for thee he spilt,
What else can he withhold?

4 Thine image, Lord, bestow,
Thy presence and thy love;

I ask to serve thee here below,
And reign with thee above.
5 Teach me to live by faith;

Conform my will to thine:
Let me victorious be in death,
And then in glory shine.

John Newton.

Arr. by STREEtfield.

145 The Lord's Mercy.

SWEET is thy mercy, Lord;
Before thy mercy seat

My soul, adoring, pleads thy word,
And owns thy mercy sweet.

2 My need, and thy desires,

Are all in Christ complete; Thou hast the justice truth requires, And I thy mercy sweet.

3 Where'er thy name is blest,

Where'er thy people meet, There I delight in thee to rest,

And find thy mercy sweet.

4 Light thou my weary way,

Lead thou my wandering feet, That while I stay on earth I may

Still find thy mercy sweet.

5 Thus shall the heavenly host
Hear all my songs repeat,
To Father, Son, and Holy Ghost,
My joy, thy mercy sweet.

J. S. B. Monsell.

Arr. fr. WARTENSEE.

HORTON. 78.

THEY who seek the throne of grace
Find that throne in every place;
If we live a life of prayer,
God is present everywhere.

2 In our sickness and our health,
In our want, or in our wealth,
If we look to God in prayer,
God is present everywhere.

3 When our earthly comforts fail,
When the foes of life prevail,
'Tis the time for earnest prayer;
God is present everywhere.

4 Then, my soul, in every strait,
To thy Father come, and wait;
He will answer every prayer:
God is present everywhere.

Oliver Holden, alt.

150

Quiet communion.

STEALING from the world away,
We are come to seek thy face;
Kindly meet us, Lord, we pray,
Grant us thy reviving grace.

2 Yonder stars that gild the sky
Shine but with a borrowed light;
We, unless thy light be nigh,
Wander, wrapt in gloomy night.

3 Sun of Righteousness! dispel
All our darkness, doubts, and fears;
May thy light within us dwell,

Till eternal day appears.

4 Warm our hearts in prayer and praise,
Lift our every thought above;
Hear the grateful songs we raise,
Fill us with thy perfect love.

Ray Palmer.