pen wide the door; And mortals who pass through it, Are mortal nev-er more. WHO are these arrayed in white, Nearest the eternal throne? 2 Out of great distress they came; Washed their robes, by faith below, In thy blood, O glorious Lamb! Blood that washes white as snow; Therefore are they next the throne; Serve their Maker day and night; God resides among his own, God doth in his saints delight. 130875 & 68. D. Heb. 2:14. THERE is a land immortal, MCKELLAR. Beside its ancient portal A silent sentry stands; He only can undo it, And open wide the door; 2 Though dark and drear the passage A messenger comes down, They're blesséd in their tears; Their journey heavenward winging, They leave on earth their fears: Death like an angel seemeth; "We welcome thee," they cry; Their face with glory beameth'Tis life for them to die! 1 GREAT God of nations! now to thee 2 Thy name we bless, Almighty God! 3 Here, freedom spreads her banner wide, And casts her soft and hallowed ray;Here, thou our fathers' steps didst guide In safety, through their dangerous way. 4 We praise thee, that the gospel's light, Through all our land, its radiance sheds; Dispels the shades of error's night, And heavenly blessings round us spreads. 1310 Thanksgiving. DODDRIDGE. ETERNAL Source of every joy, Well may thy praise our lips employ, While in thy temple we appear, To hail thee, Sovereign of the year! 2 Wide as the wheels of nature roll, Thy hand supports and guides the whole, The sun is taught by thee to rise, And darkness when to vail the skies. 3 The flowery spring at thy command, Perfumes the air, adorns the land; The summer rays with vigor shine, To raise the corn, to cheer the vine. 4 Thy hand, in autumn, richly pours, 5 Seasons and months, and weeks, and days, OUR Helper, God! we bless thy name, Whose love forever is the same; The tokens of thy gracious care Open, and crown, and close the year. 2 Amid ten thousand snares we stand, Supported by thy guardian hand; And see, when we review our ways, Ten thousand monuments of praise. 3 Thus far thine arm has led us on; Thus far we make thy merey known; And while we tread this desert land, New mercies shall new songs demand. 4 Our grateful souls, on Jordan's shore, Shall raise one sacred pillar more; Then bear, in thy bright courts above, Inscriptions of immortal love. DUKE STREET. L. M. 1. O God, be-neath thy guiding hand, Our ex-iled fathers crossed the sea; And when they trod the wintry strand, With prayer and psalm they worshiped thee. WHILE o'er the deep thy servants sail, Send thou, O Lord, the prosperous gale; And on their hearts where'er they go, Oh, let thy heavenly breezes blow! 2 If on the morning's wings they fly, They will not pass beyond thine eye; The wanderer's prayer thou bend'st to hear, And faith exults to know thee near. 3 When tempests rock the groaning bark, 4 If life's wide ocean smile or roar, 1315 National WELFORD. 3 Oh, may each soul assembled here, LORD! while for all mankind we pray, 2 Oh, guard our shore from every foe, 3 Unite us in the sacred love Of knowledge, truth, and thee: 4 Here may religion, pure and mild, The home of us and ours. 5 Lord of the nations, thus to thee WE come, O Lord, before thy throne, And, with united plea, We meet and pray for those who roam Far off upon the sea. 2 Oh, may the Holy Spirit bow 3 Then may a Saviour's dying love OUR Father! through the coming year But we would leave without a fear 2 It may be we shall toil in vain For what the world holds fair; And all the good we thought to gain, Deceive and prove but care. 3 It may be it shall darkly blend Our love with anxious fears, The tried of many years. 4 It may be it shall bring us days 5 But calmly, Lord, on thee we rest; 3 Great God! on what a slender thread 4 Infinite joy, or endless woe, 5 Waken, O Lord, our drowsy sense, AWAKE, ye saints! and raise your eyes, 2 On all the wings of time it flies, 3 Not many years their rounds shall run, Nor many mornings rise, Ere all its glories stand revealed 4 Ye wheels of nature! speed your course; Ye mortal powers! decay; Fast as ye bring the night of death, |