3 Christ is that stone, rejected once, And numbered with the slain;
Now raised in glory, o'er his church Eternally to reign.
4 This is the day the Lord hath made:
O earth, rejoice and sing; With songs of triumph hail the morn, Hosanna to our King!
The Lord's Day; or, Delight in Ordinances.
1 WELCOME, sweet day of rest, That saw the Lord arise ; Welcome to this reviving breast, And these rejoicing eyes!
2 The King himself comes near, And feasts his saints today; Here we may sit, and see him here, And love, and praise, and pray.
3 One day amidst the place
Where my dear Lord hath been,
Is sweeter than ten thousand days Of pleasurable sin.
4 My willing soul would stay In such a frame as this; And sit and sing herself away To everlasting bliss.
The Sacrifice of the Heart. 1 WHEN, as returns this solemn day, Man comes to meet his maker, God, What rites, what honours shall he pay? How spread his sovereign's praise abroad?
2 From marble domes and gilded spires Shall curling clouds of incense rise? And gems, and gold, and garlands deck The costly pomp of sacrifice?
3 Vain, sinful man! creation's Lord Thy golden offerings well may spare: But give thy heart, and thou shalt find Here dwells a God who heareth prayer.
Christ in the midst of his People.
1 ON the first Christian sabbath eve, When his disciples met, O'er his lost fellowship to grieve, Nor knew the scripture yet-
2 Lo, in their midst his form was seen, The form in which he died; Their Master's marred and wounded mien, His hands, his feet, his side.
3 Then were they glad their Lord to know And hailed him, yet with fear ;-
Jesus, again thy presence show; Meet thy disciples here.
4 Be in our midst; let faith rejoice Our risen Lord to view, And make our spirits hear thy voice Say, 'Peace be unto you.'
5 And while with thee in social hours We commune through thy word, May our hearts burn, and all our powers Confess, 'It is the Lord.'
1 AGAIN our ears have heard the voice At which the dead shall live ; O may the sound our hearts rejoice, And strength immortal give!
2 And have we heard the word with joy? And have we felt its power? To keep it be our blest employ, Till life's extremest hour.
The Good Seed. After Sermon.
1 ALMIGHTY God, thy word is cast Like seed into the ground; Now let the dew of heaven descend, And righteous fruits abound.
2 Let not the foe of Christ and man This holy seed remove; But give it root in every heart, To bring forth fruits of love.
3 Let not the world's deceitful cares The rising plant destroy; But let it yield, a hundred fold, The fruits of peace and joy.
4 Nor let thy word, so kindly sent To raise us to thy throne, Return to thee, and sadly tell That we reject thy Son.
5 Oft as the precious seed is sown, Thy quickening grace bestow; That all whose souls the truth receive, Its saving power may know.
1 LORD of nature, source of light, In pity view thy world below; Guide our erring footsteps right, Through these scenes of guilt and wo.
2 Grant thy Spirit! By thy kindness Let our errors be forgiven; Heal our sins; dispel our blindness ; Then, conduct us safe to heaven.
1 Now may he who from the dead Brought the shepherd of the sheep, Jesus Christ, our king and head, All our souls in safety keep.
2 May he teach us to fulfil
What is pleasing in his sight; Perfect us in all his will, And preserve us day and night.
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Hymn of Dismission.
1 LORD, dismiss us with thy blessing, Hope and comfort from above; Let us each, thy peace possessing, Triumph in redeeming love.
2 Thanks we give, and adoration, For thy gospel's joyful sound; May the fruits of thy salvation In our hearts and lives abound.
1 MAY the grace of Christ our Saviour, And the Father's boundless love,
With the holy Spirit's favour, Rest upon us from above.
2 Thus may we abide in union With each other and the Lord, And possess, in sweet communion, Joys which earth cannot afford.
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