80 3 Save us from guilt and shame, And, for the great Redeemer's name, mf The Church's Prayer in Time of Desertion. GR REAT shepherd of thine Israel, 2 Thy church is in the desert nowmf Shine from on high-and guide us through; Turn us to thee-thy love restore, P We shall be saved-and sigh no more. 3 Hast thou not planted with thy hand A lovely vine in this our land? Did not thy power defend it round, And heavenly dew enrich the ground? 4 How did the spreading branches shoot, And bless the nations with their fruit? But now, O Lord, look down and see Thy mourning vine, that lovely tree. <5 Return, almighty God, return, mf Nor let thy bleeding vineyard mourn Turn us to thee-thy love restore, We shall be saved-and sigh no more. P 81 f C. M. Praise to God in his Temples. St. Ann's 10 God, our strength, your voice aloud The great Jehovah-Jacob's God, 2 Now let the gospel trumpet blow, And teach his waiting church to know The Sabbath's sacred rest. 82 3 This was the statute of the Lord, And yet his courts preserve his word, 4 With psalms of honor, and of joy, Your various instruments employ, L. M. Oppressors admonished. AMONG th' assemblies of the great, Bath. 2 Why should they, then, frame wicked laws? 3 Arise, O God, and let thy Son And rule the nations with his rod; - 83 S. M. St. Thomas God arising to subdue Opposers. AND will the God of grace The God of justice hold his peace, mf 2 Arise, almighty God, f Assume thy sovereign sway; 3 Let all the nations know, 84 FIRST PART. L. M. Hebron. Blessedness of worshipping God in his Temple. P HOW pleasant-how divinely fair, O Lord of hosts, thy dwellings are; mf 3 Blest are the saints, who sit on high, f 5 Blest are the men, whose hearts are set God is their strength-and through the road 6 Cheerful they walk with growing strength, ff And join in nobler worship there. 84 SECOND PART. L. M. Sharon. GREAT God, attend, while Zion sings f 84 4 All needful grace will God bestow, 5 O God, our King, whose sovereign sway THIRD PART. C. M. Medford. MY soul, how lovely is the place "Tis heaven to see his smiling face, 2 There the great Monarch of the skies 3 With his rich gifts the heavenly Dove While Christ reveals his wondrous love, mf 4 There, mighty God, thy words declare 84 And still we seek thy mercies there, FOURTH PART. C. M. Dedham. O LORD, my heart cries out for thee,! When shall I tread thy courts, and see 2 To sit one day beneath thine eye, Exceeds a whole eternity Employed in carnal joys. 3 Lord, at thy threshold I would wait, Rather than fill a throne of state, 4 Could I command the spacious land, For one blest hour at thy right hand, 84 FIFTH PART. C. M. Dunchurch. O GOD of hosts-the mighty Lord, 2 My fainting soul with longing waits 3 Thrice happy they, whose choice has thee f" 4 For God-who is our sun and shield- 84 mp f 5 O Lord of hosts-my king, my God, Who in thy temple always dwell, SIXTH PART. H. M. Newbury. LORD of the worlds above, The dwellings of thy love, To thine abode With warm desires, 2 O happy souls, who pray, Their constant service there! They praise thee still! Who love the way |