556 S. M. E. TAYLOR. Invitation to the House of God. 1 COME to the house of prayer, O thou afflicted, come; The God of peace shall meet thee there; 2 Come to the house of praise, In sweet accord your voices raise, 3 Ye aged, hither come, For ye have felt his love; Soon shall your trembling tongues be dumb, 4 Ye young, before his throne, Come, bow; your voices raise; 5 Thou, whose benignant eye And hear'st the mourner's call, 6 Up to thy dwelling-place, Bear our frail spirits on, Till they outstrip time's tardy pace, 440 557 L. M. The House of God. SALISBURY COL. 1 LO, God is here! Let us adore, And humbly bow before his face; Let all within us feel his power, Let all within us seek his grace. 2 Lo, God is here! Him day and night 3 Being of beings, may our praise Thy courts with grateful fragrance fill; Delight in God's House. Ps. 84. 1 HOW lovely are thy dwellings fair, 2 My soul doth long, and almost die, 3 Happy, who in thy house reside, MILTON. Happy, whose strength in thee doth bide, 4 They journey on from strength to strength, With joy and gladsome cheer, Till all before our God at length 5 Lord God of hosts, that reign'st on high, Who only on thee doth rely, 559 L. M. 6L. BISHOP HEBER. Seeking Refuge. 1 FORTH from the dark and stormy sky, 2 Long have we roamed in want and pain; The Safety and Protection of the Church. WATTS. 2 Bulwarks of mighty grace defend The walls, of strong salvation made, 3 Lift up the everlasting gates, 4 Here shall you taste unmingled joys, You that have known Jehovah's name, 5 Trust in the Lord, forever trust, 561 L. M. WATTS. The Benefit of Ordinances. 1 AWAY from every mortal care, Away from earth, our souls retreat; And learn the wonders of thy power. 3 If Satan rage, and sin grow strong, Here we receive some cheering word; We gird the gospel armor on To fight the battles of the Lord. 4 Or, if our spirit faints and dies, Our conscience galled with inward stings, Here doth the righteous Sun arise, With healing beams beneath his wings. 562 L. M. TATE & BRady. Public Worship. Ps. 65. 1 FOR thee, O God, our constant praise Didst always bend thy listening ear, 4 Blest is the man, who, near thee placed, 563 L. M. WATTS. The Pleasure of public Worship. Ps. 84. |