3 Since on this fleeting hour, Eternity is hung,

Waken, by thy Almighty power,
The aged and the young.

4 To Jesus may we fly,

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Swift as the morning light;

Lest life's young golden beams should die,
In sudden endless night.

Union to Christ.-DODDridge.
New Eagle Street 55. Ryland 48.

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PART II.

EAR Saviour, we are thine
By everlasting bonds;

Our names, our hearts, we would resign,
Our souls are in thy hands.

To thee we still would cleave

With ever-growing zeal;

If millions tempt us Christ to leave,

O let them ne'er prevail.

Thy spirit shall unite

Our souls to thee our head;
Shall form us to thy image bright,
That we thy paths may tread.
Death may our souls divide
From these abodes of clay;
But love shall keep us near thy side

Thro' all the gloomy way.
Since Christ and we are one,
Why should we doubt or fear?

If he in heaven hath fix'd his throne,
He'll fix his members there.

Seeking God.-ANONYMOUS.

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Essex 248.

Leominster 125.

PART I.

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Compassion 238.

My son, know thou the Lord,
Thy father's God obey;

Seek his protecting care by night,
His guardian hand by day.
Call while he may be found,
And seek him while he's near;
Serve him with all thy heart and mind,

And worship him with fear.
If thou wilt seek his face,
His ear will hear thy cry;
Then shalt thou find his mercy sure,
His grace for ever nigh.

4 But if thou leave thy God,

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Nor choose the path to heav'n,
Then shalt thou perish in thy sins,
And never be forgiv'n.

Communion with Christ.-DODDRIDGE.
Harborough 142. Simons 250.

PART II.

UR heavenly Father calls,

OUR

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,
Diffus'd from our Redeemer's hand,
And purchas'd with his blood!

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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.

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Jesus wept.-Beddome.

Harbro' 142. Loughton Hall 126. Egypt 121.
Bride's 409.

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PART I.

ID Christ o'er sinners weep?
And shall our cheeks be dry?

Let floods of penitential grief
Burst forth from ev'ry eye.
The Son of God in tears,
Angels with wonder see!
Be thou astonish'd, O my soul,
He shed those tears for thee.
He wept that we might weep;
Each sin demands a tear :

In heaven alone no sin is found,
And there's no weeping there.

Security of Christ's Sheep.-Doddridge.

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PART II.

Y soul, with joy attend,
While Jesus silence breaks;
No angel's harp such music yields,
As what my Shepherd speaks.
"I know my sheep," he cries;
"My soul approves them well:

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Vain is the treacherous world's disguise,

And vain the rage of hell.

"I freely feed them now
With tokens of my love;
Rut richer pasture I prepare,
And sweeter streams, above.
"Unnumber'd years of bliss
I to my sheep will give;

And, while my throne unshaken stands,
Shall all my chosen live.

"This tried Almighty hand

Is rais'd for their defence:

Where is the power shall reach them there?
Or, what shall force them thence?"

Enough, my gracious Lord,

Let faith triumphant cry;

My heart can on this promise live,

Can on this promise die.

Waiting for the coming of his Lord.-DODDR.

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West Ham 146. Bethel 117. Mansfield 154.

YE

PART I.

E servants of the Lord,
Each in his office wait,
Observant of his heavenly word,
And watchful at his gate.
Let all your lamps be bright,
And trim the golden flame;
Gird up your loins as in his sight,
For awful is his name.

Watch, 'tis your Lord's command;
And while we speak, he's near:
Mark the first signal of his hand,
And ready, all appear.

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O happy servant he,

In such a posture found!

He shall his Lord with rapture see,
And be with honour crown'd.

Christ shall the banquet spread
With his own bounteous hand :
And raise that faithful servant's head
Amidst th' angelic band.

Spirit implored.-HART.

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Collier Row 478. Founders' Hall 294.

Sicily 429.

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COME, Holy Spirit, come,

Let thy bright beams arise;

Dispel the darkness from our minds,
And open all our eyes.

Convince us of our sin,

Then lead to Jesu's blood,

And to our wond'ring view reveal
The secret will of God!

Revive our drooping faith,

Our doubts and fears remove,
And kindle in our breasts the flames

Of never-dying love.

"Tis thine to cleanse the heart,

To sanctify the soul,

To pour fresh life on ev'ry part,
And new create the whole.

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5 [If thou, celestial Dove,
Thine influence withdraw,
easy
victims soon we fall
To conscience, wrath, and law.
6 No longer burns our love;
Our faith and patience fail :