5 Sweet the place—exceeding sweet, Where the saints in glory meet; Where the Saviour's still the theme, Where they see and sing of him.
1 BLEST be the dear, uniting love, That will not let us part: Our bodies may far off remove; We still are one in heart!
2 Joined in one spirit to our Head, Where he appoints we go; We still in Jesus' footsteps tread, And still his praise we show. 3 Oh may we ever walk in him, And nothing know beside! Nothing desire-nothing esteem, But Jesus crucified!
4 Richly we share the Saviour's grace, We're one in mind and heart;
Not joy, nor grief—not time, nor place, Not life, nor death can part.
Medway. Bath. 1 THY presence, everlasting God, Wide o'er all nature spreads abroad; Thy watchful eyes, which cannot sleep, In every place thy children keep. 2 While near each other we remain, Thou dost our lives and souls sustain ; When absent, thou dost make us share Thy smiles, thy counsels, and thy care. 3 To thee we all our ways commit,
And seek our comforts near thy feet; Still on our souls vouchsafe to shine, And guard and guide us still as thine. 4 Give us, O Lord, within thy house, Again to pay our thankful vows: Or, if that joy no more be known, Oh may we meet around thy throne.
S. M. St. Thomas. Paddington
1 ONCE more, before we part, Oh bless the Saviour's name; Let every tongue and every heart Adore and praise the same.
2 Lord, in thy grace we came, That blessing still impart; We meet in Jesus' sacred name, In Jesus' name we part.
3 Still on thy holy word
We'll live, and feed, and grow, And still go on to know the Lord, And practise what we know. 4 Now, Lord, before we part, Help us to bless thy name : Let every tongue and every heart Adore and praise the same.
1 ETERNAL Father-God of love, To thee our hearts we raise; Thy all-sustaining power we prove, And gladly sing thy praise.
2 Thine-wholly thine-oh let us be! Our sacrifice receive;
Made, and preserved, and saved by thee, To thee ourselves we give.
3 Come, Holy Ghost-the Saviour's love Shed in our hearts abroad;
So shall we ever live and move, And be, with Christ, in God.
1 COME, let us join our souls to God, In everlasting bands;
And seize the blessings he bestows, With eager hearts and hands.
2 Come, let us to his temple haste, And seek his favor there; Before his footstool humbly bow, And offer fervent prayer.
3 Come, let us share, without delay, The covenant of his grace; Nor shall the years of distant life Its memory e'er efface.
4 Oh may our rising offspring haste To seek their fathers' God;
Nor e'er forsake the happy path Their fathers' feet have trod.
Joining the Church of Christ.
1 YE men and angels, witness now, Before the Lord we speak ; To him we make our solemn vow, A vow we dare not break,-
2 That, long as life itself shall last, Ourselves to Christ we yield; Nor from his cause will we depart, Or ever quit the field.
3 We trust not in our native strength, But on his grace rely;
May he, with our returning wants, All needful aid supply.
4 Oh guide our doubtful feet aright, And keep us in thy ways;
And while we turn our vows to prayers, Turn thou our prayers to praise.
1 OH happy day, that fixed my choice On thee, my Saviour, and my God; Well may this glowing heart rejoice, And tell its raptures all abroad.
2 Oh happy bond, that seals my vows To him who merits all my love! Let cheerful anthems fill the house, While to his altar now I move.
3 'Tis done-the great transaction's done; I am my Lord's, and he is mine: He drew me, and I followed on, Rejoiced to own the call divine.
4 Now rest-my long-divided heart— Fixed on this blissful centre, rest― Here have I found a nobler part,
Here heavenly pleasures fill my breast,
5 High Heaven, that hears the solemn vow. That vow renewed shall daily hear;
Till in life's latest hour I bow,
And bless in death a bond so dear.
A Welcome to Christian Fellowship.
1 COME in, thou blessed of the Lord, Oh come in Jesus' precious name; We welcome thee with one accord,
And trust the Saviour does the same. 2 Those joys which earth cannot afford, We'll seek in fellowship to prove, Joined in one spirit to our Lord, Together bound by mutual love.
3 And while we pass this vale of tears, We'll make our joys and sorrows known; We'll share each other's hopes and fears, And count a brother's cares our own. 4 Once more our welcome we repeat; Receive assurance of our love: Oh may we all together meet, Around the throne of God above!
1 LET party names no more
The Christian world o'erspread: Gentile and Jew, and bond and free,
Are one in Christ their head.
2 Among the saints on earth
Let mutual love be found; Heirs of the same inheritance, With mutual blessings crowned.
3 Thus will the church below
Resemble that above;
Where streams of endless pleasure flow, And every heart is love.
1 AWAKE, our souls-away, our fears, Let every trembling thought be gone; Awake, and run the heavenly race, And put a cheerful courage on.
2 True, 'tis a strait and thorny road, And mortal spirits tire and faint; But they forget the mighty God, Who feeds the strength of every saint ;—
3 The mighty God, whose matchless power Is ever new, and ever young; And firm endures, while endless years Their everlasting circles run.
4 From thee, the overflowing spring, Our souls shall drink a full supply ; While those who trust their native strength Shall melt away-and droop-and die.
f 5 Swift as an eagle cuts the air,
We'll mount aloft to thine abode; On wings of love our souls shall fly, Nor tire amid the heavenly road.
" 1 AWAKE, my soul-stretch every nerve, And press with vigor on:
A heavenly race demands thy zeal, A bright, immortal crown.
2 'Tis God's all-animating voice That calls thee from on high; "Tis his own hand presents the prize To thine aspiring eye.
3 A cloud of witnesses around Hold thee in full survey:- Forget the steps already trod, And onward urge thy way.
4 Blest Saviour-introduced by thee, Have we our race begun;
And, crowned with victory, at thy feet We'll lay our laurels down.
Christian Warfare and Victory.
f 1 STAND up, my soul-shake off thy fears, And gird the gospel armor on; March to the gates of endless joy, Where Jesus thy great Captain's gone.
2 Hell and thy sins resist thy course; But hell and sin are vanquished foes; Thy Jesus nailed them to the cross, And sung the triumph when he rose. 3 Then let my soul march boldly on,
Press forward to the heavenly gate; There peace and joy eternal reign, And glittering robes for conquerors wait.
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