2 Down to the hallowed grave we go,
Obedient to thy word;

"Tis thus the world around shall know
We're buried with the Lord.

3 'Tis thus we bid its pomps adieu,
And boldly venture in:

O, may we rise to live anew,
And only die to sin.

824.

C. M.

JAS. NEWTON.

After Baptism.

1 LET plenteous grace descend on those,
Who, hoping in thy word,

This day have solemnly declared
That Jesus is their Lord.

2 With cheerful feet may they advance,
And run the Christian race,

And, through the troubles of the way
Find all-sufficient grace.

3 Lord, plant us all into thy death,
That we thy life may prove-
Partakers of thy cross beneath,
And of thy crown above.

825.

L. M.

Vows recognized.

Doddridge.

1 'TIS done; the great transaction 's done;
I am my Lord's, and he is mine:
He drew me, and I followed on,
Rejoiced to own the call divine.

2 Now rest, my long-divided heart;

Fixed on this blissful centre, rest:
Here have I found a nobler part;
Here heavenly pleasures fill my breast.

3 High Heaven, that hears the solemn vow, That vow renewed shall daily hear,

Till in life's latest hour I bow,

And bless in death a bond so dear.

1 COME in, thou blessed of the Lord; O, come in Jesus' precious name; We welcome thee with one accord,

KELLY.

And trust the Saviour does the same.

2 Thy name, 'tis hoped, already stands
Within the book of life above;
And now to thine we join our hands,
In token of fraternal love.

3 Those joys which earth cannot afford
We'll seek in fellowship to prove,
Joined in one spirit to our Lord,
Together bound by mutual love.

4 And while we pass this vale of tears,

We'll make our joys and sorrows known; We'll share each other's hopes and fears, And count a brother's case our own.

5 Once more our welcome we repeat;
Receive assurance of our love;

O, may we all together meet
Around the throne of God above.

827.

C. M.

MONTGOMERY.

A Welcome to Fellowship.

1 COME in, thou blesséd of the Lord:
Stranger nor foe art thou:

We welcome thee with warm accord,
Our friend, our brother now.

2 The hand of fellowship, the heart
Of love, we offer thee:

Leaving the world, thou dost but part
From lies and vanity.

3 The cup of blessing which we bless,
The heavenly bread we break,

Our Saviour's blood and righteousness,
Freely with us partake.

4 In weal or woe, in joy or care,
Thy portion shall be ours;

Christians their mutual burdens bear;
They lend their mutual powers.

5 Come with us; we will do thee good,
As God to us hath done;

Stand but in him, as those have stood,
Whose faith the victory won.

6 And when, by turns, we pass away,
As star by star grows dim,
May each, translated into day,
Be lost, and found in him.

828.

L. M.

NEWTON.

On receiving new Members.

1 KINDRED in Christ, for his dear sake,
A hearty welcome here receive;
May we together now partake

The joys which only he can give.

2 May He, by whose kind care we meet, Send his good Spirit from above, Make our communications sweet,

And cause our hearts to burn with love.

3 Forgotten be each worldly theme,

When Christians see each other thus;
We only wish to speak of him

Who lived, and died, and reigns, for us.

4 We'll talk of all he did, and said,
And suffered, for us here below,
The path he marked for us to tread,
And what he's doing for us now.

5 Thus, as the moments pass away,
We'll love, and wonder, and adore,
And long to see the glorious day,
When we shall meet to part no more.

$29.

L. M.

Admission of Members.

BEDDOME.

1 BELIEVING souls, of Christ beloved,
Who have yourselves to him resigned,
Your faith and practice, both approved,
A hearty welcome here shall find.

2 Now saved from sin and Satan's wiles,
Though by a scorning world abhorred,
Now share with us the Saviour's smiles;
Come in, ye ransomed of the Lord.

3 In fellowship we join our hands,
And you an invitation give;
Unite with us in sacred bands;
The pledges of our love receive.

4 Do Thou, who art the church's Head,
This union with thy blessing crown;
And still, O Lord, revive the dead,
Till thousands more thy name shall own.

830.

C. M.

PRATT'S COL.

The Pledge of Fidelity.

1 YE men and angels, witness now,
Before the Lord we speak;
To him we make our solemn vow,
A vow we dare not break,

2 That, long as life itself shall last,
Ourselves to Christ we yield;
Nor from his cause will we depart,
Or ever quit the field.

3 We trust not in our native strength,
But on his grace rely;

May he, with our returning wants,
All needful aid supply.

4 O, guide our doubtful feet aright,
And keep us in thy ways;

And, while we turn our vows to prayers,
Turn thou our prayers to praise.

THE LORD'S SUPPER.

831.

L. M.

WATTS.

The Lord's Supper instituted.

1 'TWAS on that dark, that doleful night, When powers of earth and hell arose Against the Son of God's delight,

And friends betrayed him to his foes,

2 Before the mournful scene began,

He took the bread, and blest, and brake; What love through all his actions ran! What wondrous words of grace he spake!

3 "This is my body, broke for sin;

Receive and eat the living food;"

Then took the cup, and blessed the wine; ""Tis the new covenant in my blood."

4 "Do this," he cried, "till time shall end, In memory of your dying Friend; Meet at my table, and record

The love of your departed Lord."

5 Jesus, thy feast we celebrate;

We show thy death, we sing thy name, Till thou return, and we shall eat

The marriage supper of the Lamb.

832.

'S. M.

WATTS.

Communion with Christ.

1 JESUS invites his saints

To meet around his board;

Here pardoned rebels sit, and hold
Communion with their Lord.

2 This holy bread and wine

Maintain our fainting breath,
By union with our living Lord,
And interest in his death.