3 Let envy, child of hell!

Be banish'd far away:

Those should in strictest friendship dwell,
Who the same Lord obey.

4 Thus will the church below
Resemble that above,

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Where streams of pleasure ever flow,
And ev'ry heart is love.

HYMN 352. s. M.

BEST be the tie, that binds

Our hearts in Christian love!
The fellowship of kindred minds
Is like to that above.

2 Before our Father's throne,

We pour our ardent pray'rs :
Our fears, our hopes, our aims are one,
Our comforts and our cares.

3 We share our mutual woes,
Our mutual burdens bear;
And often for each other flows
The sympathizing tear.

4 When we asunder part,

It gives us inward pain:
But we shall still be join'd in heart,
And hope to meet again.

5 From sorrow, toil, and pain,

And sin, we shall be free;

And perfect love and friendship reign
Through all eternity.

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HYMN 353. C. M.

Virtuous Love of Country.

ARENT of all, Omnipotent
In heav'n, and earth below!

Through all creation's vast extent,
Whose streams of goodness flow:

2 Teach me to know, from whence I rose,
And unto what design'd;
Nor selfish aims may I propose,
Since link'd with human kind.

3 But chief to hear my country's voice
May my best thoughts incline:
'Tis reason's law, 'tis virtue's choice,
'Tis nature's call, and thine.

4 Me from fair freedom's sacred cause
May nothing e'er divide;

Nor grandeur, gold, nor vain applause,
Nor friendship false misguide.

5 To duty, honour, virtue true,
In all my country's weal,
Let me my public walk pursue:
So, God, thy favour deal!

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HYMN 354. L. M.

Pious Friendship.

HOW blest the sacred tie, that binds

In union sweet, according minds!

How swift the heav'nly course they run,

Whose hearts, whose faith, whose hopes are one!

2 To each, the soul of each how dear!

What watchful love, what holy fear!
How doth the gen'rous flame within
Refine from earth, and cleanse from sin!

3 Their streaming eyes together flow
For human guilt and mortal wo;
Their ardent pray'rs together rise,
Like mingling flames in sacrifo

4 Together both they seek the place, Where God reveals his awful face; How high, how strong, their raptures swell, There's none but kindred souls can tell. 5 Nor shall the glowing flame expire 'Midst nature's drooping, sick'ning fire: Soon shall they meet in realms above, A heav'n of joy, because of love.

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HYMN 355. L. M.

Family Duties.

ATHER of men! thy care we bless,
Which crowns our families with peace.
From thee they spring, and by thy hand
They have been and are still sustain'd.
2 To God, most worthy to be prais'd,
Be our domestic altars rais'd:

Who, Lord of heav'n, scorns not to dwell
With saints in their obscurest cell.

3 To thee let each united house,
Morning and night, present its vows;
Our servants there, and rising race,
Be taught thy precepts and thy grace.
4 O may each future age proclaim
The honours of thy glorious name;
While, pleas'd and thankful, we remove
To join the family above.

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HYMN 356. c. M.

F justice and of truth I sing,
And pay to God my vows:

With truth and justice, heav'nly King!
Teach me to rule my house.

2 Now to my tent, O God! be near,
And make thy servant wise;
And let me suffer nothing there,
That shall offend thine eyes.

3 The man who doth his neighbour wrong,
Or dares oppress the poor,
The scornful eye, the sland'rous tongue,
Be distant from my door.

4 Still may I seek the good and just,
And still their help enjoy;

Such be the friends that I shall trust,
The servants I employ.

5 While sin in others I reprove,
Be ev'ry virtue mine;

And let the wisdom from above
Through all my conduct shine.

6 Who shall the most in love abound,
Our sole contention be:

So shall my house be ever found
A dwelling dear to thee!

HYMN 357. s. M.

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O, what a pleasing sight

Are brethren that agree!

How blest are all, whose hearts unite
In bonds of piety!

2 From those celestial springs,
Such streams of comfort flow,
As no increase of riches brings,
Nor honours can bestow.

3 All in their stations move,
And each performs his part,
In all the cares of life and love,
With sympathizing heart.

4 Form'd for the purest joys,

By one desire possess'd,
One aim the zeal of all employs,
To make each other blest.

5 No bliss can equal theirs,

Where such affections meet;
While praise devout, and mingled pray'rs
Make their communion sweet.

6 'Tis the same pleasure fills

The breast in worlds above;
Where joy like morning-dew distils,
And all the air is love.

XXII.

PUBLIC WORSHIP.

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HYMN 358. c. M.

[OW did my heart rejoice, to hear
My friends devoutly say:

"In Zion let us all appear,
And keep the solemn day."

2 I love her gates, I love the road:

The church, adorn'd with grace,
Stands like a palace built for God,
To show his milder face.

3 Peace be within this sacred place,
And joy a constant guest!

With holy gifts and heav'nly grace
Be her attendants blest!