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COMMENCING HYMN.

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3 He loves to hear a grateful tongue
Thank him for all his mercies given;
And when on earth his praise is sung,
The cheerful notes are heard in heaven.

Wilmot.

Commencing Hymn.

7's M.

T. Gray, Jr.
1 SUPPLIANT, lo! thy children bend,
Father, for thy blessing now;
Thou canst teach us, guide, defend,—
We are weak, Almighty thou.

2 With the peace thy word imparts,
Be the taught and teacher blest;
In their lives, and on their hearts,
Father, be thy laws imprest.

3 Pour into each longing mind

Light and knowledge from above;
Charity for all mankind,—

Trusting faith, enduring love.

4 Here, in joy's triumphant day,
Still may grateful hearts arise,
Bright with rapture's kindling ray,
Purely, fondly to the skies.

5 Here, in sorrow's chastening hour,
May thy word its light diffuse;
Fresh'ning as the vernal shower,
Peaceful as the silent dews.

6 Grant us spirits lowly, pure,
Errors pardon'd, sins forgiven,
Humble trust, obedience sure,
Love to man, and faith in heaven.

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Commencing Hymn.
Rockingham.

1 WHEN to the house of God we go,
To hear his word, and sing his love;
We ought to worship him below,
As saints and angels do above.

2 They stand before his presence now,
And praise him better far than we,
Who only at his footstool bow,

And love him, though we cannot see.

3 But God is present every where,

L. M.

And watches all our thoughts and ways;
He sees who humbly join in pray'r,
And who sincerely sing his praise.

4 The triflers too his eye can see,
Who only seem to take a part;

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They move the lip, and bend the knee,
But do not seek him with the heart.

5 O may we never trifle so,

Nor lose the days our God hath given,
But learn, by sabbaths here below,
To spend eternity in heaven.

Sabbath Morning.
Boylston.

1 THE night is past and gone,
The Sabbath sun I see;
Now may I rise to feel thy grace
Again renewed to me.

2 I humbly bow in prayer,

A suppliant at thy throne;

L. M.

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THE SABBATH.

Forgiveness seek for follies past,
And all thy goodness own.

3 O condescend to hear

While I attempt to pray;

And guard me safe from harm and sin
Through all this Sabbath day.

4 Let not my heart forget

Thy kindness and thy love,
Who gavest for us thy Son to die,
That we might live above.

5 O let thy word of grace

My heart and mind employ;
And in the Sabbath school this day
May I its light enjoy.

The Sabbath.

Hinton.

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11's M.

1 How sweet is the Sabbath, the morning of rest; The day of the week which I surely love best; The morning my Saviour arose from the tomb, And took from the grave all its terror and gloom. 2 O let me be thoughtful and prayerful to-day, And not spend a moment in trifling or play; Remembering these seasons were graciously given

To teach me to pray, and prepare me for heaven. 3 In the house of my God, in his presence and fear,

When I worship to-day, may it all be sincere; In the school when I learn, may I do it with

care,

And be grateful to those who watch over me there.

4 Instruct me, my Saviour;—a child though I be, I am not too young to be noticed by thee; Renew all my heart, keep me firm in thy ways:I would love thee, and serve thee, and give thee the praise.

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Hamburg.

The Sabbath.

-L. M.

Stennett.

1 ANOTHER Six days' work is done,
Another Sabbath is begun:

Return, my soul, enjoy thy rest,
Improve the day that God hath blest.

2 Come, thank the Lord, whose love assigns
So sweet a rest to wearied minds;
Draws us away from earth to heaven,
And gives this day the food of seven.

3. O may our prayers and praises rise
As grateful incense to the skies;
And draw from heaven that sweet repose,
Which none but he who feels it knows.

4 In holy duties may the day,

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In holy pleasures pass away;
How sweet a Sabbath thus to spend,
In hope of one that ne'er shall end.

Sunday Evening.

Hebron.

1 WE'VE passed another Sabbath day,
And heard of Jesus and of heaven;
We thank thee, Father, and we pray
That all our sins may be forgiven.

L. M.

2 May all we've heard and understood
Be well remembered through the week,

SABBATH EVENING IN SUMMER.

And help to make us wise and good,
More humble, diligent and meek.

3 So when our lives are finished here,
And days and Sabbaths shall be o'er,
May we in heaven in joy appear,
And love and serve thee evermore.

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Sabbath Evening in Summer. L. M.

Hebron.

Edmeston.

1 Is there a time when moments flow
More happily than all beside?
It is, of all the times below,

A summer Sabbath's eventide.

2 Oh! then the setting sun shines fair!
And all below and all above,
The various forms of nature wear
One universal garb of love.

3 And then the peace that Jesus beams,
The life of grace, the death of sin,
With nature's placid woods and streams
Is peace without, and peace within.

4 Delightful scene!-a world at rest,-
A God all love,-no grief, no fear,-
A heavenly hope,-a peaceful breast,-
A smile unsullied by a tear.

5 Delightful hour! how soon will night
Spread her dark mantle o'er thy reign;
And morrow's quick returning light
Must call us to the world again

6 Yet there will dawn at last a day,
A sun that never sets shall rise;