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Baptism of a Child.

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To thee, O God in heaven,

This little one we bring,

Giving to thee what thou hast given,

Our dearest offering.

Into a world of toil

These little feet will roam,
Where sin its purity may soil,
Where care and grief may come.

Oh, then, let thy pure love,
With influence serene,

Come down, like water, from above,
To comfort and make clean!

Baptism of Children.

To Him who children blest,

And suffered them to come,

To Him who took them to his breast,
We bring these children home.

To thee, O God, whose face

Their spirits still behold,

We bring them, praying that thy grace
May keep, thine arms enfold.

Baptism of Infants.

1 SAVIOUR, Who thy flock art feeding,
With the shepherd's kindest care,

All the feeble gently leading,

While the lambs thy bosom share;

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2 Now, these little ones receiving,
Fold them in thy gracious arm;
There, we know, thy word believing,
Only there, secure from harm.

3 Never, from thy pasture roving,
Let them be the Lion's prey;
Let thy tenderness, so loving,
Keep them all life's dangerous way:
4 Then, within thy fold eternal,

Let them find a resting-place;
Feed in pastures ever vernal,
Drink the rivers of thy grace.

Christ our Life.

1 0 BREAD to pilgrims given,
O food that angels eat,

O manna sent from heaven,
For heaven-born natures meet!
Give us, for thee long pining,
To eat till richly filled;
Till, earth's delights resigning,
Our every wish is stilled!

2 O water, life-bestowing,

From out the Saviour's heart,
A fountain purely flowing,

A fount of love thou art!

Oh, let us, freely tasting,

Our burning thirst assuage!
Thy sweetness, never wasting,
Avails from age to age.

3 Jesus, this feast receiving,
We thee unseen adore;

Thy faithful word believing,

We take and doubt no more;

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Give us, thou true and loving,
On earth to live in thee;
Then, death the veil removing,
Thy glorious face to see!

One in Christ.

1 PLANTED in Christ, the living Vine,
This day, with one accord,

Ourselves, with humble faith and joy,
We yield to thee, O Lord!

2 Joined in one body may we be;
One inward life partake;

One be our heart, one heavenly hope
In every bosom wake.

3 In prayer, in effort, tears, and toils,
One Wisdom be our guide;

Taught by one Spirit from above,
In thee may we abide.

4 Then, when among the saints in light
Our joyful spirits shine,

Shall anthems of immortal praise,
O Lamb of God, be thine.

One in Christ.

1 A HOLY air is breathing round,
A fragrance from above;

Be every soul from sense unbound,
Be every spirit love.

2 O God, unite us heart to heart,
In sympathy divine,

That we be never drawn apart,

And love not thee nor thine;

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3 But, by the cross of Jesus taught,
And all thy gracious word,
Be nearer to each other brought,
And nearer to the Lord.

"Thy people shall be my people, and thy
God my God."

1 PEOPLE of the living God,

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

Peace and comfort nowhere found.

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 cloud, the wind, the 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.

Communion Hymn.

1 WHILE We here remember thee,
Who wast for our ransom slain,
Let thy love, thy purity,

Saviour, in our souls remain.

2 Father, while we break this bread,

And thy Christ remember thus,
Make us one with him, our Head,
Thou in him, and he in us.

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3 While to lips with praise that glow,
This communion cup we press,
Holy Father, help us grow

More like him we here confess.

4 Reconcile us by thy Son,

In whose name on thee we call;
Make us perfect, all in one-
We in him, and thou in all.

Ordination Hymn.

1 MIGHTY One, before whose face
Wisdom had her glorious seat,
When the orbs that people space
Sprang to birth beneath thy feet!
2 Source of truth, whose rays alone
Light the mighty world of mind!
God of love, who from thy throne
Kindly watchest all mankind!

3 Shed, on those who in thy name
Teach the way of truth and right,
Shed that love's undying flame,

Shed that wisdom's guiding light.

106. "Behold, the tabernacle of God is with men.”

1 HARK! the song of Jubilee!
Loud as mighty thunders' roar,
Or the fulness of the sea,

When it breaks upon the shore.

Hallelujah! for the Lord

God Omnipotent shall reign:

Hallelujah! let the word

Echo round the earth and main!

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