3

4

Let thy blood, by faith applied,
The sinner's pardon seal;
Speak us freely justified,

And all our sickness heal:
By thy passion on the tree,

Let all our griefs and troubles cease;
O remember Calvary,

And bid us go in

peace.

Lord, we would not hence depart
Till thou our wants relieve,
Write forgiveness on our heart,
And all thine image give.
Still our souls shall cry to thee,
Till perfected in holiness,

O`remember Calvary,

And bid us go

in

peace. Amen.

283.

1

2

3

"He brought me to the banqueting house, and his [S.M.
banner over me was love."-SONG ii. 4.

SWEET feast of love divine:
'Tis grace that makes us free
To feed upon this bread and wine,
In memory, Lord, of thee.

Here every welcome guest

Waits, Lord, from thee to learn
The secrets of thy Father's breast,
And all thy grace discern.

In symbol here we see,

And feel the blessèd pledge within,

That we are loved of thee.

5

6

O, if this glimpse of love
Is so divinely sweet,

What will it be, O Lord, above,
Thy gladdening smile to meet;
To see thee face to face,

Thy perfect likeness wear;
And all thy ways of wondrous grace
Through endless years declare.

284.

"Ye do show the Lord's death till he come."
1 COR. xi. 26.

1 TILL he come-O let the words
Linger on the trembling chords;
Let the little while between
In their golden light be seen;
Let us think how heaven and home
Lie beyond that 'Till he come."

2 When the weary ones we love
Enter on their rest above,
Seems the earth so poor and vast,
All our life-joy overcast?
Hush, be every murmur dumb:
It is only, till he come.

3 Clouds and conflicts round us press:
Would we have one sorrow less?
All the sharpness of the cross,
All that tells the world is loss,
Death, and darkness, and the tomb,
Only whisper Till he come."

4 See, the feast of love is spread,

Drink the wine, and break the bread:
Sweet memorials,-till the Lord
Call us round his heavenly board;
Some from earth, from glory some,
Sever'd only, till he come *.

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285. "We all with open face, beholding as in a glass [8s. 6~ the glory of the Lord, are changed into

the same image."-2 COR. iii. 18.

1 LORD, when before thy throne we meet,
Thy goodness to adore,

From heaven, the eternal mercy-seat,
On us thy blessing pour;

And make our inmost souls to be

An habitation meet for thee.

2 The body for our ransom given,
The blood in mercy shed,
With this immortal food from heaven,
Lord, let our souls be fed;
And, as we round thy table kneel,
Help us thy quickening grace to feel.

3 Be thou, O Holy Spirit, nigh;
Accept the humble prayer,
The contrite soul's repentant sigh,
The sinner's heartfelt tear;
And let our adoration rise,
As fragrant incense, to the skies.

286. "Lord, to whom shall we go? Thou hast the words of eternal life."—JOHN vi. 68.

1 LORD, to whom except to thee
Shall our wandering spirits go;
Thee whom it is light to see,
And eternal life to know?

2 Awful is that life of thine

Which the Spirit's breath inspires;
And the food must be divine

Which each new-born soul desires.

[7s.

3 Israel on the heavenly seed

Fed and died in days of yore;
But the souls, that on thee feed,

Never thirst nor hunger more.
4 Lord, to whom except to thee
Shall we go when ills betide?
Who except thyself can be

Hope and help and strength and guide?
Who can cleanse the soul from sin,

Hear the prayer, and seal the vow?

Who can fill the void within,

Blessed Saviour, who but thou?

6 Therefore evermore I'll give

Laud and praise, my God, to thee;
Evermore in thee I live,

Evermore live thou in mei.

Holy Baptism.

"I ACKNOWLEDGE ONE BAPTISM FOR THE REMISSION

287.

OF SINS."

"As long as he liveth, he shall be lent unto the [L.M.
Lord."-1 SAM. i. 28.

1 GOD of that glorious gift of grace
By which thy people seek thy face,
When in thy presence we appear,
Vouchsafe us faith to venture near.
2 Confiding in thy truth alone,

Here, on the steps of Jesus' throne,
We lay the treasure thou hast given,
To be received and rear'd for heaven.

3 Lent to us for a season, we
Lend him for ever, Lord, to thee;
Assured that, if to thee he live,
We gain in what we seem to give.

4 Large and abundant blessings shed,
Warm as these prayers, upon his head;
And on his soul the dews of grace,
Fresh as these drops upon his face.

5 Make him and keep him thine own child,
Meek follower of the Undefiled;
Possessor here of grace and love,
Inheritor of heaven above a.

288.

"Baptizing them in the name of the Father, and [L.M. of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost."

MATT. XXViii. 19.

1 COME, Holy Ghost, descend from high,
Baptizer of our spirits thou,
The sacramental seal apply,

And witness with the water now.

2 Pour forth thy energy divine,

And sprinkle the atoning blood;
May Father, Son, and Spirit join
To seal this child a child of God".

289.

"That he may please him who hath chosen him to [C.M. be a soldier."-2 TIM. ii. 4.

1 IN token that thou shalt not fear
Christ crucified to own,

We print the cross upon thee here,
And stamp thee his alone.