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5 These children now are thine;
We give them back to thee:
O, lead them, by thy grace divine,
Along the heavenly way.

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DODDRIDGE.

Christ blessing Children.

1 THE Saviour kindly calls

Our children to his breast;

He folds them in his gracious arms ;
Himself declares them blest.

2 "Let them approach,” he cries,
"Nor scorn their humble claim;
The heirs of heaven are such as these:
For such as these I came."

3 With joy we bring them, Lord,
Devoting them to thee,

Imploring that, as we are thine,
Thine may our offspring be.

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ANON.

Christ blessing Children.

1 ON, through Judea's palmy plain,
By Jordan's silv'ry shore,

The Saviour leads the thronging train,
Who follow to adore.

2 'Midst youth, and sire, and blooming maid,
He marked the listening child;

His hand upon its head he laid,

And blest in accents mild.

3 Lord, though no more thy hallowed form
Can greet our children's sight,

Grant that, whilst life their breasts shall warm,
Thy word may guide them right.

4 They may not feel thine earthly touch;

But be thy Spirit given,

To make them holy;

"for of such

The kingdom is of heaven."

FAST AND THANKSGIVING.

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Public Humiliation.

1 LORD, look on all assembled here,
Who in thy presence stand,
To offer up united prayer

For this our sinful land.

2 O, may we all, with one consent,
Fall low before thy throne,
With tears the nation's sins lament,
The church's, and our own.

3 And should the dread decree be past,
And we must feel the rod,

Let faith and patience hold us fast
To our correcting God.

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RIPPON'S COL.

Public Supplication.

1 WHEN Abrah❜m, full of sacred awe,
Before Jehovah stood,

And, with an humble, fervent prayer,
For guilty Sodom sued,

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2 With what success, what wondrous grace, Was his petition crowned!

The Lord would spare, if in this place
Ten righteous men were found.

3 And could a single pious soul

So rich a boon obtain ?

Great God, and shall a nation cry,
And plead with thee in vain?

4 Are not the righteous dear to thee
Now, as in ancient times?

Or does this sinful land exceed
Gomorrah in her crimes?

5 Still we are thine; we bear thy name;
Here yet is thine abode :

Long has thy presence blessed our land:
Forsake us not, O God.

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Public Humiliation.

DYER.

1 GREAT Maker of unnumbered worlds, And whom unnumbered worlds adore, Whose goodness all thy creatures share, While nature trembles at thy power,

2 Thine is the hand that moves the spheres,
That wakes the wind, and lifts the sea;
And man, who moves the lord of earth,
Acts but the part assigned by thee.

3 While suppliant crowds implore thine aid,
To thee we raise the humble cry;
Thine altar is the contrite heart,
Thine incense the repentant sigh.
4 O, may our land, in this her hour,
Confess thy hand, and bless the rod,
By penitence make thee her Friend,
And find in thee a guardian God.

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Humility under Affliction.

BREVIARY.

1 O SINNER, bring not tears alone,
Or outward form of prayer;

But let it in thy heart be known
That penitence is there.

2 To smite the breast, the clothes to rend,
God asketh not of thee:

Thy secret soul he bids thee bend
In true humility.

3 0, let us, then, with heartfelt grief,
Draw near unto our God,

And pray to him to grant relief,
And stay the lifted rod.

4 O righteous Judge, if thou wilt deign
To grant us what we need,

We pray for time to turn again,
And grace to turn indeed.

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C. M.

WATTS.

Relief from national Judgments implored.

1 LORD, thou hast scourged our guilty land; Behold, thy people mourn;

Shall vengeance ever guide thy hand,
And mercy ne'er return?

2 Our Zion trembles at thy stroke,
And dreads thy lifted hand;
O, heal the people thou hast broke,
And spare our guilty land.

3 Then shall our loud and grateful voice
Proclaim our guardian God,

The nations round the earth rejoice,
And sound thy praise abroad.

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C. M.

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Judgments for national Sins deprecated.

1 ALMIGHTY Lord, before thy throne
Thy mourning people bend;
"Tis on thy pardoning grace alone
Our dying hopes depend.

2 Dark judgments, from thy heavy hand,
Thy dreadful power display;
Yet mercy spares our guilty land,
And still we live to pray.

3 How changed, alas! are truths divine,
For error, guilt, and shame!

What impious numbers, bold in sin,
Disgrace the Christian name!

4 O, turn us, turn us, mighty Lord;
Convert us by thy grace;

Then shall our hearts obey thy word,
And see again thy face.

5 Then, should oppressing foes invade,
We will not yield to fear,

Secure of all-sufficient aid,
When thou, O God, art near.

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S. M.

T. SCOTT.

The Sacrifice of Gratitude.

1 THY bounties, gracious Lord,
With gratitude we own;
We praise thy providential care,
That showers its blessings down.

2 With joy thy people bring

Their offerings round thy throne;
With thankful souls, behold, we pay
A tribute of thine own.

3 0, may this sacrifice,

While at thy feet we bend,
An odor of a sweet perfume,
To thee, the Lord, ascend.

4 Well pleased our God will view
The products of his grace;
With endless life will he fulfil
His kindest promises.

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Thanksgiving and Praise in the Sanctuary.

1 BE joyful in God, all ye lands of the earth;
O, serve him with gladness and fear;
Exult in his presence with music and mirth;
With love and devotion draw near.

2 Jehovah is God, and Jehovah alone,
Creator and Ruler o'er all;

And we are his people; his sceptre we own;
His sheep, and we follow his call.

3 O, enter his gates with thanksgiving and song; Your vows in his temple proclaim;

His praise in melodious accordance prolong,
And bless his adorable name.

4 For good is the Lord, inexpressibly good,
And we are the work of his hand;
His mercy and truth from eternity stood,
And shall to eternity stand.

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