5 O may thy grace his heart enlarge, HYMN 488. L. M. [#] Pastoral Care. 1 GREAT God, before thy throne we bow; To thee we raise the fervent prayer; Do thou on us thy grace bestow, And make us all thy tender care. 2 Him thou dost place as pastor here, Wilt thou, O Saviour, deign to bless : With firmness and with godly fear May he declare thy truth and grace. 3 May no vain pride his heart possess, To wrest thy word, thy truth conceal; Be thou his Strength and Righteousness, And with thy love his bosom fill. 4 And on this people, gracious Lord, Pour down thy blessings from above, Cause every heart to love thy word, And in thy paths their footsteps move. 5 We pray, O God, and we believe; We've seen thy kindness all our days; And long as we existence have, We'll celebrate thy wondrous praise. HYMN 489. L. M. [#] Ordination or Installation. 10 THOU, who art above all height, Our God, our Father and our Friend, 2 We kneel in praise, that here is set His speech like Hermon's dew distil, BAPTISM, AND EARLY INSTRUCTION. HYMN 490. C. M. [bor #] Dedication of Children. 1 Lo, Israel's gentle Shepherd stands See how he takes the tender lambs, 2 Permit them to approach, he cries, 3 We bring them, Lord, in thankful hands, 4 Ye little flock, with pleasure hear; 5 If orphans they are left behind, That care shall heal our bleeding hearts, HYMN 491. C. M. [#] Children blessed. 1 How large the promise, how divine, 2 The words of his extensive love 3 Jesus the ancient faith confirms, 4 Our God, how faithful are his ways! HYMN 492. S. M. [#] Our Offspring the Care of God. 1 LORD, what our ears have heard 2 Our children thou dost claim, And mark them out for thine : Ten thousand blessings to thy-name, For goodness so divine. 3 Thee let the fathers own, And thee the sons adore ; 4 How great thy mercies, Lord! HYMN 493. C. M. [#] Infants blessed of Christ. 1 THY life I read, my dearest Lord, 2 With joy I see a thousand charms 3 I take these little lambs, said he, 4 Death may the bands of life unloose, But can't dissolve my love; Millions of infant souls compose 5 His words, ye happy parents, hear, Dear Saviour, all we have and are |