6"Be faithful unto death, nor fear

"A few short days of strife;

"Behold the prize you soon shall wear, "A crown of endless life."

e 7 Hear what the Holy Spirit saith Of all who overcome;

0 "They shall escape the second death, "The sinner's awful doom!"

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NEWTON.

HYMN 157. 7 & 6. Clark's. Hymn 5th. [b*] Christ's Address to the Church at Sardis. Rev. iii. 1-6. TRITE to Sardis," saith the Lord, "And write what he declares; "He whose Spirit, and whose Word, "Upholds the seven stars; "All thy works and ways I search, "Find thy zeal and love decayed; "Thou art called a living church, "But thou art cold and dead.

2" Watch-remember-seek, and strive, "Exert thy former pains:

"Let thy timely care revive,

"And strengthen what remains :
"Cleanse thy heart, thy works amend,
"Former times to mind recall;
"Lest my sudden stroke descend,
"And smite thee once for all.

3 "Yet I number now in thee,
"A few who are upright;
"These my Father's face shall see,
"And walk with me in white:
"When in judgment I appear,

"They for mine shall stand confessed:

"Let my faithful servants hear, "And woe be to the rest."

HYMN 158. L. M.

COWPER.

Oporto. [*]

Christ's Address to the Church at Philadelphia. Rev.

1

iii. 7-13.

THUS saith the Holy One, and true,

TH

To his beloved, faithful few;

"Of heaven and hell I hold the keys,

"To shut or open as I please.

2 "I know thy works, and I approve,

"Though small thy strength, sincere thy love;

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Go on my word and name to own, For none shall rob thee of thy crown. 3"Before thee see my mercy's door "Stands open wide to shut no more; "Fear not temptation's fiery day, "For I will be thy strength and stay. 4 "Thou hast my promise, hold it fast; Thy trying hour will soon be past: "Rejoice-for lo! I quickly come, "To take thee to my heavenly home. 5 "A pillar there no more to move, "Inscribed with all my names of love; "A monument of mighty grace, "Thou shalt forever have a place." -6 Such is the conqueror's reward, Prepared and promised by the Lord; Let him who hath the ear of faith, Attend to what the Spirit saith.

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NEWTON.

HYMN 159. L. M. Newcourt. [b]

Christ's Address to the Church at Laodicea. Rev. iii.

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14-20.

EAR, what the Lord, the great Amen,

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The true and faithful Witness, says; He formed the vast creation's plan, And searches all our hearts and ways. 2 To some he speaks as once of old, d "I know thee-thy profession's vain; "Since thou art neither hot nor cold, "I'll spit thee from me with disdain. 3 "Thou boastest, 'I am wise and rich, "Increased in goods, and nothing need;' "And dost not know thou art a wretch, "Naked, and poor, and blind, and dead. 4" Yet while I thus rebuke, I love; "My message is in mercy sent,

"That thou mayst my compassion prove;
"I can forgive if thou repent.

5 "Wouldst thou be truly rich and wise,
"Come, buy my gold in fire well tried;
"My ointment, to anoint thine eyes,
"My robe, thy nakedness to hide.
6 "See, at thy door I stand and knock.
"l'oor sinner, shall I wait in vain?

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"Quickly thy stubborn heart unlock,
"That I may enter with my train.
"Thou canst not entertain a king,
"Unworthy thou of such a guest!
"But I my own provision bring,
"To make thy soul a heavenly feast."

NEWTON.

HYMN 160. S. M. Newton. [*]

Promise to Believers and their Children.

1 LORD, what our ears have heard,

Our eyes delighted trace;

Thy love in long succession shown
To Zion's chosen race.

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;

Joined to the Lord in solemn vows,
To be forgot no more.

4 Thy covenant may they keep,
And bless the happy bands,-
Which closer still engage their hearts,
To honour thy commands.

5 How great thy mercies, Lord! How plenteous is thy grace! Which, in the promise of thy love, Includes our rising race.

o 6 Our offspring, still thy care, Shall own their fathers' God;

To latest times thy blessings share,

And sound thy praise abroad. SALISBURY COL.

HYMN 161. C. M. St. Ann's. [*] Christ's condescending Regard to little Children. Mark x. 14.

1 EE Israel's gentle Shepherd stand With all engaging charms;

e Hark, how he calls the tender lambs, And folds them in his arms.

d 2" Permit them to approach," he cries, "Nor scorn their humble name;

"For 'twas to bless such souls as these, "The Lord of angels came."

o 3 We bring them, Lord, in thankful hands,
And yield them up to thee;
Joyful that we ourselves are thine,
Thine let our offspring be.

-4 Ye little flock, with pleasure hear;
Ye children, seek his face;
o And fly with transports to receive
The blessings of his grace.

e 5 If orphans they are left behind,
Thy guardian care we trust;

e That care shall heal our bleeding heart, a If weeping o'er their dust.

HYMN 162. S. M. Bingham. [*]
Infants given to God in Baptism. Isa. lxv. 23.
REAT God, now condescend

GTo bless our rising race;

Soon may their willing spirits bend
To thy victorious grace.

e 2 Oh, what a vast delight,
Their happiness to see!

Our warmest wishes all unite
To lead their souls to thee.
3 Now bless, thou God of love,
This ordinance divine;

Send thy good Spirit from above,
And make these children thine.

FELLOWS.

York. [*]

Young Persons invited to seek and love Christ. Prov

viii. 17.

1 YE hearts with youthful vigor warm,

In smiling crowds draw near;

And turn from every mortal charm,

A Saviour's voice to hear.

2 He, Lord of all the worlds on high, Stoops to converse with you;

And lays his radiant glories by,

Your welfare to pursue.

d 3" The soul who longs to see my face, "Is sure my love to gain;

"And those who early seek my grace, "Shall never seek in vain.'

e 4 What object, Lord, my soul should move, If once compared with thee?

What beauty should command my love,

Like what in Christ I see? d 5 Away, ye false, delusive toys, Vain tempters of the mind!

o 'Tis here I fix my lasting choice, And here true bliss I find.

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HYMN 164. L. M.

1 HOW

DODDRIDGE.

Gloucester. [*]

Early Piety. Matt. xii. 20.

OW soft the words my Saviour speaks!
How kind the promises he makes!

A bruised reed he never breaks,

Nor will he quench the smoking flax.
2 The humble poor he won't despise,
Nor on the contrite sinner frown;
His ear is open to their cries,
He quickly sends salvation down.
3 When piety in early minds,
Like tender buds begins to shoot,

He guards the plants from threatening winds,
And ripens blossoms into fruit.

4 With humble souls he bears a part,
In all the sorrows they endure;
Tender and gracious is his heart,
His promise is forever sure.

5 He sees the struggles that prevail
Between the powers of grace and sin;
He kindly listens while they tell
The bitter pangs they feel within.

6 Though pressed with fears on every side,
They know not how the strife may end;
Yet he will soon the cause decide,
And judgment unto victory send.

STENNET.

HYMN 165. C. M. Wareham. [b *]
Young Persons entreated.

e1 B The gift of saving grace;

ESTOW, dear Lord, upon our youth,

And let the seed of sacred truth
Fall in a fruitful place.

-2 Grace is a plant, where'er it grows,
Of pure and heavenly root;

But fairest in the youngest shows,
And yields the sweetest fruit.