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HYMN 319 C. M.

An Evening Hymn.

INDULGENT Father! by whose care

I've pass'd another day,

Let me this night thy mercy share,
And teach me how to pray.

2 Show me my sins, and how to moan
My guilt before thy face;
Direct me, Lord, to Christ alone,
And save me by thy grace.

3 Speak to my conscience, speak thou peace,
Through his atoning blood:

And grant me, Lord, a full release
From sin's oppressive load.

4 Shew me my wants, and let me crave
Nothing but what is right;
Help me, by faith, on thee to live,
Then change my faith to sight.

5 Open to me thy gracious ear,
Great God, my wants supply;
Confirm my hope, relieve my fear,
And bid my murm'rings die.

6 Guide me through life's mysterious path,
Nor let me from thee stray;
Preserve my fleeting, mortal breath,
Through each revolving day.

7 Let each returning night declare
The tokens of thy love;

And every hour thy grace prepare
My soul for joys above.

8 And when on earth 1 close mine eyes,
To sleep in death's embrace,

Let me to heav'n and glory rise,
T' enjoy thy smiling face.

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HYMN 320. S. M.

A Hymn to be repeated on going to rest.
HE day is past and gone,

The evening shades appear;
Oh, may I ever keep in mind,
The night of death draws near.
2 I lay my garments by,

Upon my bed to rest;

So death will soon remove me hence,
And leave my soul undrest.

3 Lord, keep me safe this night,
Secure from all my fears;
May angels guard me while I sleep,
Till morning light appears.

4 And when I early rise,

To view th' unwearied sun,
May I set out to win the prize,
And after glory run:

5 That when my days are past,
And I from time remove,
Lord, I may in thy bosom rest,
The bosom of thy love.

HYMN 321. L. M.

Asking Christ's presence on the Sabbath.
H, for a heart to praise and pray,

day!

For wings of faith to soar above,
And clasp his feet in arms of love.
2 I'd hold him fast, till he should give,
A word of grace and bid me live;
I'd plead his blood for guilt and sin,
Till he should cleanse from ev'ry stain.

3 On him, whose glories fill the skies,
I'd gaze and fix my wand'ring eyes;
Copy his beauties on my heart,
Till love transform in ev'ry part.
4 'Tis he can clothe my naked soul,
And by a word can make me whole;
Send peace and patience to the mind,
And give a heart to God resign'd.

HYMN 322. As the 148th Psalm.

A Hymn for the Lord's Day Morning.
WAKE, our drowsy souls,

The wonders of this day

Our noblest songs demand:
Auspicious morn! thy blissful rays,
Bright seraphs hail, in songs of praise.
2 At thy approaching dawn,
Reluctant death resign'd

The glorious Prince of life,
In dark domains confin'd:

Th' angelic host around him bends,
And 'midst their shouts, the God ascends.
3 All hail, triumphant Lord,
Heav'n with hosannas rings;
While earth, in humble strains,
Thy praise responsive sings :

Worthy art thou, who once wast slain,
Thro' endless years, to live and reign.

4 Gird on, great God, thy sword,
Ascend thy conq'ring car,
While justice, truth, and love
Maintain the glorious war:

Victorious, thou thy foes shalt tread!
And sin and hell in triumph lead.

5 Make bare thy potent arm, And wing th' unerring dart, With salutary pangs,

To each rebellious heart :

Then dying souls for life shall sue,
Num'rous as drops of morning dew.

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HYMN 323. C. M.

A Hymn for the Evening of the Lord's Day.
REQUENT the day of God returns,
To shed its quick'ning beams;
And yet how slow devotion burns!
How languid are its flames!
2 Accept my faint attempts to love,
My frailties, Lord, forgive;
I would be like thy saints above,
And praise thee while I live.
3 Assist me while I wander here,
Amidst a world of cares:

Incline my heart to pray with love,
And then accept my pray❜rs.

4 Release my soul from ev'ry chain,
No more hell's captive led;
And pardon a repenting child,
For whom the Saviour bled.

5 Spare me, my God, Oh, spare the soul,
That gives itself to thee;
Take all that I possess below,

And give thy face to see.

6 Thy Spirit, O my Father, give
To be my guide and friend;
To light my ways to ceaseless joys,
To Sabbaths with out end.

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HYMN 324. L. M.

The Eternal Sabbath. Heb. iv. 9.

HINE earthly Sabbaths, Lord, we love,
But there's a nobler rest above:
To that our longing souls aspire,
With ardent pangs of strong desire.
2 No more fatigue, no more distress,
Nor sin nor hell shall reach the place;
No groans to mingle with the songs,
Which warble from immortal tongues.
3 No rude alarms of raging foes;
No cares to break the long repose;
No midnight shade, no clouded sun,
Obscures the lustre of thy throne.

4 Around thy throne, grant we may meet,
And give us but the lowest seat;
We'll shout thy praise, and join the song,
Of the triumphant, holy throng.

HYMN 325. C. M.

The Covenant with Abraham and all Believers the same......A Hymn for Baptism.

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HEN God the patriarch Abr'am call'd,
And chose him for his own;

66 Abram,"
," he said, "behold thy God,
And own thyself my son.

2 "A gracious cov'nant now I make,
To give thee Canaan's rest;
From thee shall come a glorious seed,
To make the nations blest.

3 "This promise is to thee reveal'd
To raise thy hope and love;

By faith behold my first-born Son,
Descending from above.

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