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1 AGAIN our earthly cares we leave,
And to thy courts repair;
Again with joyful feet we come,
To meet our Saviour here.

2 Within these walls let holy peace,
And love, and concord dwell:

Here give the troubled conscience ease,
The wounded spirit heal.

mp 3 The feeling heart-the melting eye,
The humble mind bestow;
And shine upon us from on high,
To make our graces grow.

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4 May we in faith receive thy word,
In faith present our prayers;
And in the presence of our Lord
Unbosom all our cares.

5 Show us some token of thy love,
Our fainting hope to raise;
And pour thy blessing from above,
That we may render praise.

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1 WITHIN thy house, O Lord, our God,
In glory now appear;

Make this a place of thine abode,
And shed thy blessings here.

2 When we thine awful seat surround,
Thy Spirit, Lord, impart;
And let thy gospel's joyful sound
With power reach every heart.
3 Here let the blind their sight obtain;
Here give the mourners rest:
Let Jesus here triumphant reign,
Enthroned in every breast.

4 Here let the voice of sacred joy
And humble prayer arise,

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Till higher strains our tongues employ
In realms beyond the skies.

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Prayer for a Blessing on public Worship.

1 TO thy temple we repair

Lord, we love to worship there;

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There within the vail we meet
Thee upon the mercy-seat.

2 While thy glorious name is sung,
Tune our lips-unloose our tongue;
Then our joyful souls shall bless
Thee, the Lord our Righteousness.
3 While to thee our prayers ascend,
Let thine ear in love attend;
Hear us when thy Spirit pleads—
Hear-for Jesus intercedes.

4 While thy word is heard with awe,
While we tremble at thy law,
Let thy gospel's wondrous love
Every doubt and fear remove.
5 From thy house when we return,
Let our hearts within us burn;
That at evening, we may say-
'We have walked with God to-day.'

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1 IN thy great name, O Lord, we come,
To worship at thy feet;
Oh pour thy Holy Spirit down

On all that now shall meet.

2 We come to hear Jehovah speak,
To hear the Saviour's voice:
Thy face and favor, Lord, we seek ;
Now make our hearts rejoice.

3 Teach us to pray, and praise, and hear,
And understand thy word;

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To feel thy blissful presence near,
And trust our living Lord.

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Aff 1 LORD, we come before thee now;
At thy feet we humbly bow;
Oh do not our suit disdain!
Shall we seek thee, Lord, in vain ?
2 Lord, on thee our souls depend;
In compassion now descend;
Fill our hearts with thy rich grace;
Tune our lips to sing thy praise.
3 In thine own appointed way,
Now we seek thee-here we stay;

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Lord, we know not how to go,
Till a blessing thou bestow.

4 Send some message from thy word,
That may joy and peace afford;
Let thy Spirit now impart

Full salvation to each heart.

- 5 Comfort those who weep and mourn, Let the time of joy return;

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Those who are cast down-lift up,
Make them strong in faith and hope.
6 Grant that all may seek and find
Thee a God supremely kind:
Heal the sick-the captive free;
Let us all rejoice in thee.

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The Sacrifice of the Heart.

1 WHEN, as returns this solemn day,
Man comes to meet his God,

What rites, what honors shall he pay?
How spread his praise abroad?

2 From marble domes and gilded spires
Shall clouds of incense rise?

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And gems, and gold, and garlands deck
The costly sacrifice?

3 Vain, sinful man!-creation's Lord
Thy offerings well may spare;

But give thy heart-and thou shalt find,
Thy God will hear thy prayer.

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1 ALMIGHTY God!-eternal Lord!
Thy gracious power make known:
Touch, by the virtue of thy word,
And melt the heart of stone.

2 Speak with the voice that wakes the dead,
And bid the sleeper rise;

Oh let his guilty conscience dread
The death that never dies.

3 Let us receive the word we hear,
Each in an honest heart;

Lay up the precious treasure there,
And never with it part.

4 Now let our darkness comprehend
The light that shines so clear:
Thy Spirit, Lord, in mercy send,
And give us ears to hear.

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8s, 7s & 4. Sicilian Hymn. Greenville.

1 COME, thou soul-transforming Spirit,
Bless the sower and the seed:
Let each heart thy grace inherit;
Raise the weak-the hungry feed:
From the gospel

Now supply thy people's need.
2 Help us all to seek the blessing
Which thou waitest now to give,
Let us all, thy love possessing,
Joyfully the truth receive;
Ånd forever

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To thy praise and glory live.

8s, 7s & 4. Sicilian Hymn. Greenville.

1 IN thy name, O Lord, assembling,
We, thy people, now draw near;
Teach us to rejoice with trembling;
Speak, and let thy servants hear-
Hear with meekness-

Hear thy word with godly fear.
2 While our days on earth are lengthened,
Let us give them, Lord, to thee:
Cheered by hope-and daily strengthened,
We would run, nor weary be,
Till thy glory

Without clouds in heaven we see.
3 There in worship, purer, sweeter,
All thy people shall adore;
Tasting of enjoyment greater
Than they could conceive before;
Full enjoyment—

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Holy bliss, forevermore.

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1 THANKS for mercies, Lord, receive;

Pardon of our sins renew;

Teach us, henceforth, how to live
With eternity in view.

2 Bless thy word to old and young;
Grant us, now, thy peace and love;
And when life's short race is run,

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Take us to thy house above.

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1 SAVIOUR, bless thy word to all,
Quick and powerful let it prove;
Oh may sinners hear thy call !
Let thy people grow in love.
2 Thine own gracious message bless,
Follow it with power divine;
Give the gospel great success—
Thine the work-the glory thine.
3 Saviour, bid the world rejoice,
Send-oh send thy truth abroad!
Let the nations hear thy voice-
Hear it-and return to God.

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Prayer for Sincerity in Worship.

Edyfield.

Spencer. Ely.

Aff 1 LORD! when we bend before thy throne,
And our CONFESSIONS pour,
Oh may we feel the sins we own,
And hate what we deplore.

2 Our contrite spirits pitying see;
True penitence impart :

And let a healing ray from thee
Beam hope on every heart.

3 When we disclose our wants in PRAYER,
Oh let our wills resign;

And not a thought our bosom share,
Which is not wholly thine.

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Our grateful hymns to raise,
Let love divine within us live,

And fill our souls with PRAISE.

5 Then, on thy glories while we dwell,
Thy mercies we'll review;
With love divine, transported, tell-
'Thou, God, art Father too!'

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C. M. St. Martin's. St. Ann's.

1 COME, ye that love the Saviour's name,
And joy to make it known;

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