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C. M.

Ormond.

Blessedness of obeying and serving God.
1 OH happy man, whose soul is filled

With zeal and reverend awe!
His lips to God their honors yield,
His life adorns thy law.

2 A careful providence shall stand,
And ever guard his head;
Shall on the labors of his hand
Its kindly blessings shed.

3 The Lord shall his best hopes fulfil,
For months and years to come;
The Lord, who dwells on Zion's hill,
Shall send the blessings home.

4 This is the man, whose happy eyes
Shall see his house increase;
Shall see the mourning church arise,
Then leave the world in peace.

130 FIRST PART. L. M. Tallis' Ev. Hymn. Mercy and Pardon penitently implored.

1 FROM deep distress, and troubled thoughts, To thee, my God, I raised my cry:

If thou severely mark our faults,

Oh! who could stand before thine eye?

2 But thou hast built thy throne of grace,
Free to dispense thy pardons there,
That sinners may approach thy face,
And hope, and love-as well as fear.

mf 3 My trust is fixed upon thy word,
Nor shall I trust thy word in vain:
Let mourning souls address the Lord,
And find relief from all their pain.

mf 4 Great is his love-and large his grace,
Through the redemption of his Son;
He turns our feet from sinful ways,
And pardous what our hands have done.

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SECOND PART. · C. M.

Barby!

Aff 1 OUT of the deeps of long distress,
The borders of despair,

I sent my cries to seek thy grace,
My groans to move thine ear.

2 Great God! should thy severer eye,
And thine impartial hand,
Be strict to mark iniquity,

No mortal flesh could stand.

mf 3 But there are pardons with my God, For crimes of high degree;

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Thy Son has bought them with his blood,
To draw us near to thee.

my 4 I wait for thy salvation, Lord;—
With strong desires I wait;
My soul, invited by thy word,
Stands watching at thy gate.

f 5 In God the Lord let Israel trust, O sinners, seek his face;

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The Lord is good, as well as just,
And plenteous is his grace.

THIRD PART. S. M. Little Marlboro'

Aff 1 FROM lowest depths of wo,

To God I send my cry;

Lord, hear my supplicating voice,
And graciously reply!

2 Shouldst thou severely judge,
Who can the trial bear?
Forgive, O Lord, lest we despond,
And quite renounce thy fear.

3 My soul with patience waits
For thee, the living Lord;
My hopes are on thy promise built,
Thy never-failing word.

4 My longing eyes look out

For thine enlivening ray,

More duly than the morning watch
To hail the dawning day."

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5 Let Israel trust in God,

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No bounds his mercy knows;

The plenteous source and spring from whence
Eternal succor flows.

FIRST PART. C. M.

Resignation and Contentment.

1 Is there ambition in my heart?—
Search, gracious God, and see;
Or, do I act a haughty part?—
Lord, I appeal to thee.

2 Whate'er thine all-discerning eye
Sees for thy creature fit,

I'll bless the good-and to the ill
Contentedly submit.

<3 Let not despair nor fell revenge
Be to my bosom known;

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Oh give me tears for others' wo,
And patience for my own.

4 Feed me, O Lord, with needful food:
I ask not wealth, or fame;

But give me eyes to view thy works,
A heart to praise thy name.

5 Oh may my days obscurely pass,
Without remorse or care;
And let me for my parting hour
From day to day prepare.

Dundee.

131 SECOND PART. 8s & 7s. Sicilian Hymn. 1 LET thy grace, Lord, make me lowly; Humble all my swelling pride:

Fallen, guilty, and unholy,

Greatness from my eyes I'll hide :

2 I'll forbid my vain aspiring,

Nor at earthly honors aim;
No ambitious heights desiring,
Far above my humble claim.

3 Weaned from earth's vexatious pleasures, In thy love I'll seek for mine;"

Placed in heaven my nobler treasures,
Earth I quietly resign,

mf 4 Israel, thus the world despising,
On the Lord alone rely;
Then, from him thy joys arising
Like himself shall never die.

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FIRST PART. L. M.

Dunstan

The Church the Dwelling-Place of God. " 1 WHERE shall we go to seek and find

A habitation for our God?

A dwelling for the eternal mind,
Among the sons of flesh and blood?
2 The God of Jacob chose the hill
Of Zion for his ancient rest;
And Zion is his dwelling still;

His church is with his presence blest.
3 Here will he meet the hungry poor,
And fill their souls with living bread;
Sinners, that wait before his door,
With sweet provision shall be fed.
4 Here will I fix my gracious throne,
And reign forever-saith the Lord:
Here shall my power and love be known,
And blessings shall attend my word.

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SECOND PART. C. M.

mf 1 ARISE! O King of grace, arise, And enter to thy rest;

Marlow.

Lo! thy church waits with longing eyes
Thus to be owned and blest.

2 Enter with all thy glorious train,
Thy Spirit and thy word;

All that the ark did once contain,
Could no such grace afford.

mp 3 Here, mighty God, accept our vows,
Here let thy praise be spread;
Bless the provisions of thy house,
And fill thy poor with bread.

mf 4 Here let the Son of David reign,
Let God's Anointed shine;

Justice and truth his court maintain,
With love and power divine.

f 5 Here let him hold a lasting throne,
And as his kingdom grows,

Fresh honors shall adorn his crown,
And shame confound his foes.

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FIRST PART. C. M.

Bowdoin.

Excellence of Christian Unanimity and Love.
1 SPIRIT of peace! celestial Dove!
How excellent thy praise!

No richer gift than Christian love
Thy gracious power displays.

dol 2 Sweet as the dew on herb and flower,
That silently distils,

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At evening's soft and balmy hour,
On Zion's fruitful hills :-

3 So, with mild influence from above,
Shall promised grace descend,
Till universal peace and love
O'er all the earth extend.

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SECOND PART. C. M. Arlington.

1 LO! what an entertaining sight
Those friendly brethren prove,

Whose cheerful hearts in bands unite,
Of harmony and love!

2 Where streams of bliss from Christ the spring
Descend to every soul;

And heavenly peace, with balmy wing,
Shades and bedews the whole.

3 'Tis pleasant as the morning dews
That fall on Zion's hill,

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Where God his mildest glory shows,
And makes his grace distil.

THIRD PART. S. M. Haverhill.

dol 1 BLEST are the sons of peace,
Whose hearts and hopes are one;
Whose kind designs to serve and please
Through all their actions run.