3 They go from strength to strength,
Through this dark vale of tears,
Till each arrives at length,
Till each in heaven appears:

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When God our king

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Shall thither bring

Our willing feet.

SEVENTH PART. H. M. Newbury.

TO spend one sacred day

Where God and saints abide,
Affords diviner joy

Than thousand days beside:

Where God resorts,
I love it more

To keep the door,
Than shine in courts.

2 God is our sun and shield,
Our light, and our defence:
With gifts his hands are filled;
We draw our blessings thence:
Peculiar grace,
And glory too.

He shall bestow
On Jacob's race

3 The Lord his people loves;
His hand no good withholds
From those his heart approves,
From pure and upright souls:

Thrice happy he,

O God of hosts!

Whose spirit trusts

Alone in thee.

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FIRST PART. L. M. Ralston.

Quickening Grace implored

LORD, thou hast called thy grace to mind,

Thou hast reversed our heavy doom:

So God forgave, when Israel sinned,

And brought his wandering captives home.

2 Thou hast begun to set us free,

And made thy fiercest wrath abate:
Now let our hearts be turned to thee,
And thy salvation be complete.

3 Revive our dying graces, Lord,
And let thy saints in thee rejoice:
Make known thy truth-fulfil thy word-
We wait for praise to tune our voice.

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4 We wait to hear what God will say,
He'll speak-and give his people peace;
But let them go no more astray,

Lest his returning wrath increase.

SECOND PART. L. M. Uxbridge.

Salvation through Christ.

SALVATION is forever nigh

The souls who fear and trust the Lord;
And grace, descending from on high,
Fresh hopes of glory shall afford.

2 Mercy and truth on earth are met, [heaven;
Since Christ, the Lord, came down from
By his obedience, so complete,

Justice is pleased-and peace is given.

3 His righteousness is gone before,
To give us free access to God;

Our wandering feet shall stray no more,
But mark his steps, and keep the road.

THIRD PART. H. M.

JESUS, the Saviour's nigh

To those who fear his name;
He comes!-his praise on high
Let all his church proclaim.

His footsteps still

And all the land
On earth shall stand, His glory fill.

2 Thy mercy, O our God,
To all thy church display:
Proclaim thy grace abroad,
And spread the gospel day:

Acton.

High on thy throne, And quickly send

Our prayer attend,

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Salvation down.

FOURTH PART. H. M. Acton.

THE Lord his blessing pours
Around our favored land;

His grace, like gentle showers,
Descends at his command:

O'er all the plains

Blest fruits arise,

In rich supplies,

Since Jesus reigns.

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2 His righteousness alone
Prepares his wondrous way:
He rises to his throne,

In realms of endless day!

His steps we trace, And, heaven in view,

His path pursue;

Adore his grace.

FIRST PART. L. M. Old Hundred.
The Creator only worthy to be worshipped.

E of earth, and sea, and worlds unknown;
TERNAL God-almighty cause

All things are subject to thy laws,
All things depend on thee alone.
2 Thy glorious being singly stands,
Of all, within itself, possessed;
Controlled by none are thy commands;
Thou, from thyself alone, art blest.
3 To thee alone ourselves we owe;
To thee alone, our homage pay;
All other gods we disavow,

Deny their claims-renounce their sway.

f 4 Spread thy great name through heathen lands, Their idol deities dethrone;

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Subdue the world to thy commands,
And reign, as thou art-God alone.

SECOND PART. L. M. Winchester.

THOU great Instructer, lest I stray, Oh teach my erring feet thy way! Thy truth, with ever fresh delight, mf Shall guide my doubtful steps aright.

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2 How oft my heart's affections yield,
And wander o'er the world's wide field!
My roving passions, Lord, reclaim;
Unite them all to fear thy name.

3 Then, to my God, my heart and tongue,
With all their powers, shall raise the song:
On earth thy glories I'll declare,

Till heaven th' immortal notes shall hear

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THIRD PART. C. M.

AMONG the princes, earthly gods,
There's none hath power divine;
Nor is their nature, mighty Lord,
Nor are their works like thine.

London.

2 The nations thou hast made shall bring
Their offerings round thy throne;
For thou alone dost wondrous things,
For thou art God alone.

P 3 Lord, I would walk with holy feet,
Teach me thine heavenly ways,

<And all my wandering thoughts unite
In God my Father's praise.

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FOURTH PART. S. M. Aylesbury.

Prayer for divine Help.

MY God, my prayer attend!

Oh bow thine ear to me,

Without a hope-without a friend,
Without a help-but thee!

2 Oh guard my soul around,

Which loves and trusts thy grace;
Nor let the powers of hell confound
The hopes on thee I place!

3 Thy mercy I entreat—

Let mercy hear my cries,

While, humbly waiting at thy seat,
My daily prayers arise!

mf 4 Oh bid my heart rejoice,

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And every fear contre;

Since any throne, with suppliant voice,
To thee I lift my soul!

FIFTH PART. 7s.

THOU, Jehovah, God o'er all!
Idol gods to thee shall fall:

None thy wondrous works can share ;
None with thee in might compare.

Lincoln

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2 Formed by thy creative hand,
Let the nations round thee stand;
Prostrate at thy throne confess,
And adore the Saviour's grace.

3 Great in power!-thine arm divine!-
Round the world thy wonders shine:
Bid the world thy glories own-
Thou art God-and thou alone!

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FIRST PART. L. M. Sterling.

The Church the Dwelling-Place of God.
OD in his earthly temple lays
Foundation for his heavenly praise;
He likes the tents of Jacob well,
But still in Zion loves to dwell.

2 His mercy visits every house

That pay their night and morning vows;
But makes a more delightful stay,
Where churches meet to praise and pray.

3 What glories were described of old!
What wonders are of Zion told!
Thou city of our God below,

Thy fame shall all the nations know.

SECOND PART. H. M. Murray.

FIXED on the sacred hills,

Its firm foundations rest:

The Lord his temple fills,
With all his glory blest!

He waits where'er his saints adore,
But loves the gates of Zion more

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Thy name shall spread around;
The city of his grace,

His wonders there abound:

<Thy glories shall thy God declare, And earth thy fame resound afar