Oh! may I daily, hourly, strive
In heavenly grace to grow!
To Thee and to thy glory live—
Dead else to all below:
Tread in the path my Saviour trod,
Though thorny, yet the path to God.
With prayer my humble praise I bring
For mercies day by day:
Lord, teach my heart thy love to sing—
Lord, teach me how to pray:
All that I have, I am, to Thee
I offer, through eternity.
WELCOME, sacred day of rest;
Sweet repose from worldly care ; Day above all days the best,
When our souls for heaven prepare ;
Day when our Redeemer rose,
Victor o'er the hosts of hell:
Thus He vanquish'd all our foes;
Let our lips his glory tell.
Gracious Lord, we love this day,
When we hear thy holy word;
When we sing thy praise, and pray :
Earth can no such joys afford.
But a better rest remains,
Heavenly sabbaths, happier days ;
Rest from sin, and rest from pains ;
Endless joys and endless praise.
THIS is the day the Lord hath made,
He calls the hours his own;
Let heaven rejoice, let earth be glad,
And praise surround the throne.
To-day He rose and left the dead,
And Satan's empire fell;
To-day the saints his triumphs spread,
And all his wonders tell.
Hosannah to th' anointed King,
To David's holy Son!
Help us, O Lord! descend and bring
Salvation from thy throne.
Blest be the Lord, who comes to men
With messages of grace;
Who comes, in God his Father's Name,
To save our sinful race.
Hosannah in the highest strains
The Church on earth can raise ;
The highest heavens in which He reigns
Shall give Him nobler praise.
JESUS, where'er thy people meet,
There they behold thy mercy-seat;
Where'er they seek Thee, Thou art found,
And every place is hallow'd ground.
For Thou, within no walls confined,
Inhabitest the humble mind:
Such ever bring Thee where they come;
And going, take Thee to their home.
Here may we prove
the power of prayer,
To strengthen faith, and sweeten care;
To teach our faint desires to rise,
And bring all heaven before our eyes.
Lord, we are few, but Thou art near;
Nor short thine arm, nor deaf thine ear;
O rend the heavens, come quickly down,
And make a thousand hearts thine own!
WHILE We in supplication join,
Before the throne of grace divine,
In mercy bow thine ear!
And while we listen to thy word,
Or praise thy Name with glad accord,
Amongst us, Lord, appear.
The veil that hides thy glory rend;
In love and saving power descend,
To visit thine abode;
Here, to each heart thy grace reveal,
And all who enter cause to feel
The presence of our God.
MIGHTY Saviour, Gracious King!
Now thy waiting people bless;
Thou that dost deliv'rance bring,
Come to reign in righteousness.
Thou dost heavenly light impart ;
Tune the ear to Sion's song;
Teach and guide the wayward heart;
Loose and prompt the stammering tongue.
Pour thy Spirit from on high;
Come thy mourning Church to bless;
Streams of life and joy supply;
Fill the world with righteousness.
Light shall then possess thine own,
Holy quiet, perfect peace;
And when heavenly seed is sown,
Thou wilt give the blest increase.
HAPPY they that find a rest
In a heavenly Father's breast;
Happy they whose praises flow
Even in this vale of woe.
They shall mount from strength to strength, Till they reach thy throne at length;
At thy feet adoring fall,
Who hast led them safe through all.
Lord, be mine this prize to win ;
Guide me through this world of sin ;
Keep me by thy saving grace;
Give me at thy side a place.
Sun and Shield alike Thou art;
Guide and guard my erring heart;
Grace and glory flow from Thee,
Shower, O shower them, Lord, on me!
MAY the grace of Christ our Saviour,
And the Father's boundless love,
With the Holy Spirit's favour,
Rest upon us from above!
Thus may we abide in union
With each other and the Lord,
And possess, in sweet communion,
Joys which earth cannot afford.
LORD! dismiss us with thy blessing,
Fill our hearts with joy and peace;
Let us each, thy love possessing,
Triumph in redeeming grace.
O refresh us,
Travelling through this wilderness.
Thanks we give and adoration
For the Gospel's joyful sound;
May the fruits of thy salvation
In our hearts and lives abound:
May thy presence
With us evermore be found!
FASTS AND TIMES OF AFFLICTION.
GREAT King of nations, hear our prayer, while at
And humbly, with united cry, to Thee for mercy
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