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5 To chase the shades of death away,
And bid the sinner live;

A beam of heav'n, a vital ray,
"Tis thine alone to give.

6 O change these wretched hearts of ours,
And give them life divine!
Then shall our passions and our pow'rs,
Almighty Lord, be thine.

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HYMN 21.

ATHER, to thee my soul I lift,
On thee my hope depends,
Convinc'd that every perfect gift
From thee alone descends.

2 Mercy and grace are thine alone,
And pow'r and wisdom too;
Without the Spirit of thy Son
We nothing good can do.

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Our good is all divine;

The praise of ev'ry holy thought

And righteous word is thine.

4 From thee, through Jesus, we receive
The pow'r on thee to call,

In whom we are, and move, and live:
Our God is all in all.

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HYMN 22.

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ING, my soul, his wondrous love,
Who, from yon bright throne above,

Ever watchful o'er our race,

Still to man extends his grace.

2 Heav'n and earth by him were made,
All is by his sceptre sway'd;
What are we that he should show
So much love to us below?

3 God, the merciful and good,

Bought us with the Saviour's blood;
And, to make our safety sure,
Guides us by his Spirit pure.

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4 Sing, my soul, adore his name;
Let his glory be thy theme:
Praise him till he calls thee home,
Trust his love for all to come.

HYMN 23.

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RACE! 'tis a charming sound!
Harmonious to the ear;
Heav'n with the echo shall resound,
And all the earth shall hear.

2 Grace first contriv'd a way

To save rebellious man;

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3 Grace guides my wand'ring feet
To tread the heav'nly road,

And new supplies each hour I meet
While pressing on to God.

4 Grace all the work shall crown
Through everlasting days;

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V. THE CHURCH.

HYMN 24.

IKE Noah's weary dove,

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That soar'd the earth around,
But not a resting place above

The cheerless waters found;

2 O cease, my wand'ring soul,

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On restless wing to roam,

All the wide world, to either pole,
Has not for thee a home.

3 Behold the Ark of God,

Behold the open door;

Hasten to gain that dear abode,
And rove, my soul, no more.

4 There, safe thou shalt abide,
There, sweet shall be thy rest,
And ev'ry longing satisfi'd,
With full salvation blest.

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LOVE thy kingdom, Lord,

The house of thine abode,

The Church our blest Redeemer sav'd

With his own precious blood,

2 I love thy Church, O God!

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Her walls before thee stand,
Dear as the apple of thine eye,
And graven on thy hand.

3 If e'er to bless thy sons,

My voice or hands deny,

These hands let useful skill forsake,
This voice in silence die.

4 If e'er my heart forget

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Her welfare, or her wo,
Let ev'ry joy this heart forsake,
And ev'ry grief o'erflow.

5 For her my tears shall fall;
For her my pray'rs ascend;

To her my cares and toils be giv'n,
Till toils and cares shall end.

6 Beyond my highest joy

I prize her heav'nly ways,

Her sweet communion, solemn vows,
Her hymns of love and praise.

7 Jesus, thou friend divine,

Our Saviour and our King,
Thy hand from ev'ry snare and foe
Shall great deliv'rance bring.

8 Sure as thy truth shall last,
To Zion shall be giv'n

The brightest glories earth can yield,
And brighter bliss of heav'n.

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HYMN 26.

HEBREWS xii. 18. 22-24.

TOT to the terrors of the Lord,
The tempest, fire, and smoke;
Not to the thunder of that word

Which God on Sinai spoke:

2 But we are come to Zion's hill,
The city of our God;

Where milder words declare his will,
And spread his love abroad.

3 Behold th' innumerable host

Of angels cloth'd in light!
Behold the spirits of the just
Whose faith is chang'd to sight.

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4 Behold the bless'd assembly there
Whose names are writ in heav'n; !.
Hear God, the Judge of all, declare
Their sins, through Christ, forgiv'n!
5 Angels, and living saints and dead,
But one communion make;
All join in Christ, their vital Head,
And of his love partake.

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Our hearts in Christian love;

The fellowship of kindred minds

Is like to that above.

2 Before our Father's throne

We pour united pray'rs;

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Our fears, our hopes, our aims are one;
Our comforts and our cares.

3 We share our mutual woes,
Our mutual burdens bear;
And often for each other flows
The sympathizing tear.

4 When we at death must part,

How keen, how deep the pain!

But we shall still be join'd in heart,
And hope to meet again.

5 From sorrow, toil, and pain,
And sin we shall be free;

And perfect love and friendship reign
Throughout eternity.

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The Church in Glory. PSALM CXXII.

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VITH joy shall I behold the day
That calls my willing soul away,
To dwell among the blest;

For lo! my great Redeemer's pow'r
Unfolds the everlasting door,

And points me to his rest.

2 Ev'n now, to my expecting eyes
The heav'n-built tow'rs of Salem rise;
Their glory I survey;

I view her mansions, that contain
The angel host, a beauteous train,
And shine with cloudless day.

3 Thither, from earth's remotest end,
Lo! the redeem'd of God ascend,
Borne on immortal wing;

There, crown'd with everlasting joy,
In ceaseless hymns their tongues employ
Before th' Almighty King.

4 The King a seat hath there prepar'd,
High, on eternal base uprear'd,

For his eternal Son:

His palaces with joy abound;

His saints, by him with glory crown'd,
Attend and share his throne.

5 Mother of cities! o'er thy head

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Bright peace, with healing wings outspread,
For evermore shall dwell:

Let me, blest seat! my name behold

Among thy citizens enroll'd,

And bid the world farewell.

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