696. C. M.

1. SWEET is the prayer whose holy stream In earnest pleading flows: Devotion dwells upon the theme,

And warm and warmer glows.

2. Faith grasps the blessing she desires,
Hope points the upward gaze;
And love, untrembling love, inspires
The eloquence of praise.

3. But sweeter far the still small voice,
Heard by no human ear,

When God hath made the heart rejoice,
And dried the bitter tear.

4. Nor accents flow, nor words ascend;
All utterance faileth there;
But listening spirits comprehend,
And God accepts the prayer.

697. C. M.

1. THE bud will soon become a flower,
The flower become a seed,

Then seize, O youth, the present hour,
Of that thou hast most need.

2. Do thy best always-do it now-
For in the present time,
As in the furrows of a plow,
Fall seeds of good or crime.

3. The sun and rain will ripen fast
Each seed that thou hast sown,
And every act and word at last
By its own fruit be known.

4. And soon the harvest of thy toil,
Rejoicing, thou shalt reap,

Or o'er thy wild neglected soil,
Go forth in shame to weep.

JONES VERY.

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698. C. M.

1. Thou art my hiding-place, O Lord,
In Thee I fix my trust,
Encouraged by Thy holy word,
A feeble child of dust.

2. I have no argument beside
I urge no other plea,

And 't is enough-the Saviour died,
The Saviour died for me.

3. When storms of fierce temptation beat, And furious foes assail,

My refuge is the mercy-seat,
My hope within the vail.

DOXOLOGY. C. M.

1. HAVE mercy on us, God Most High! Have mercy upon me,

Have mercy on us worms of earth,
Most Holy Trinity!

2. Most ancient of all mysteries!
Before Thy throne we lie;
Have mercy now, most merciful,
Most Holy Trinity!

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When spear, and shield, and crown,
In faintness are cast down,—
Sustain us, Thou!

3. By Him who bowed to take
The death-cup for our sake,
The thorn, the rod,-
From whom the last dismay
Was not to pass away,
Aid us, O God!

MRS. SIGOURNEY.

702. 6s & 4s.

1. COME, all ye saints of God; Wide through the earth abroad Spread Jesus' fame; Tell what His love has done; Trust in His name alone; Shout to His lofty throne, "Worthy the Lamb."

2. Hence, gloomy doubts and fears! Dry up your mournful tears;

Swell the glad theme;
Praise ye our gracious King,
Strike each melodious string;
Join heart and voice to sing,
"Worthy the Lamb."

3. Hark! how the choirs above,
Filled with the Saviour's love,
Dwell on His name!

There, too, may we be found,
With light and glory crowned,
While all the heavens resound,
"Worthy the Lamb.”

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703. C. M.

1. HAIL, Sweetest, dearest tie, that binds
Our glowing hearts in one;

Hail, sacred hope! that tunes our minds
To harmony divine,

2. What though the northern wintry blast
Shall howl around our cot;
What though beneath an eastern sun
Be cast our distant lot;

3. No lingering look, no parting sigh,.
Our future meeting knows;
There friendship beams from every eye
And love immortal glows.

4. O sacred hope! O blissful hope!

Which Jesus' grace has given-
The hope, when days and years are past,
We all shall meet in heaven;

704. C. M.

1. LET saints below in concert sing
With those to glory gone:
For all the servants of our King,
In earth and heaven are one.

2. One family, we dwell in Him,

SUTTON.

One church above, beneath,
Though now divided by the stream,
The narrow stream of death:-

3. One army of the living God,

To his command we bow;

Part of the host have crossed the flood,
And part are crossing now.

4. Some to their everlasting home
This solemn moment fly;

1. NOT to the terrors of the Lord,

The tempest, fire, and smoke,—
Not to the thunder of that word
Which God on Sinai spoke,-

2. But we are come to Sion's hill,
The city of our God,

Where milder words declare His will, And spread His love abroad. 3. Behold the innumerable host Of angels clothed in light! Behold the spirits of the just, Whose faith is turned to sight!

4. Behold the blest assembly there,

Whose names are writ in heaven!
And God, the Judge of all, declare
Their vilest sins forgiven!

5. The saints on earth and all the dead
But one communion make;
All join in Christ, their living Head,
And of His grace partake.

6. In such society as this

My weary soul would rest;

The man that dwells where Jesus is,
Must be for ever blest.

WATTS.

TURNER. C. M.

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1. OUR souls, by love together knit,

Cemented, mixed in one,

One hope, one heart, one mind, one voice,|
'Tis heaven on earth begun.

2. Our hearts have often burned within,
And glowed with sacred fire,
While Jesus spoke, and fed, and bless'd,
And filled the enlarged desire.

3. The little cloud increases still,

The heavens are big with rain;
We haste to catch the teeming shower,
And all its moisture drain.

4. A rill, a stream, a torrent flows! But pour a mighty flood;

O sweep the nations, shake the earth, 'Till all proclaim Thee, God!

5. And when Thou mak'st Thy jewels up,
And sett'st Thy starry crown;
When all Thy sparkling gems shall shine,
Proclaimed by Thee Thine own;

6. May we, a little band of love, We sinners, saved by grace, From glory unto glory changed, Behold Thee face to face.

707. C. M.

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1. BLESS'D 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;
And still in Jesus' footsteps tread,
And show His praise below.

3. Partakers of the Saviour's grace,
The same in mind and heart-
Nor joy, nor grief, nor time, nor place,
Nor life, nor death, can part.

4. But let us hasten to the day

Which shall our flesh restore,
When death shall all be done away,
And we shall part no more.

C. WESLEY.

708. C. M.

1. THE glorious universe around,

The heavens with all their train,
Sun, moon, and stars, are firmly bound
In one mysterious chain.

2. The earth, the ocean, and the sky,
To form one world agree,
Where all that walk, or swim, or fly,
Compose one family.

3. In one fraternal bond of love,
One fellowship of mind,

The saints below and saints above
Their bliss and glory find.

4. Here in their house of pilgrimage,
Thy statutes are their song;

There, through one bright, eternal age,
Thy praises they prolong.

709. C. M.

1. O, IT is joy in one to meet

MONTGOMERY.

Whom one communion blends,
Council to hold in converse sweet,
And talk as Christian friends.

2. 'Tis joy to think the angel train,

Who 'mid heaven's temple shine,
To seek our earthly temples deign,
And in our anthems join.

3. But chief 't is joy to think that He,
To whom His church is dear,
Delights her gathered flock to see,
Her joint devotions hear.

4. Then who would choose to walk abroad, While here such joys are given?

"This is indeed the house of God,
And this the gate of heaven!"

ANCIENT HYMNS.

710. C. M.

1. How sweet and heav'nly is the sight,
When those that fear the Lord,
In mutual love and peace unite,
And thus fulfill His word.

2. When each can feel his brother's sigh,
And with him bear a part;
When sorrow flows from eye to eye,
And joy from heart to heart.

3. When love in one delightful stream
Through every bosom flows,
And union sweet, with fond esteem,
In every action glows.

4. Love is the golden chain that binds

The happy souls above;

And he 's an heir of heav'n that finds
His bosom fill'd with love.

SWAIN.

711. C. M.

1. WHAT poor despised company
Of travelers are these,

Who walk in yonder narrow way,
Along the rugged maze?

2. Ah, those are of a royal line,
All children of a King;
Heirs of immortal crowns divine,
And lo, for joy they sing!

3. But some of them seem poor, distressed, And lacking daily bread;

Ah! they're of boundless wealth possessed,

With hidden manna fed.

4. But why keep they that narrow road,
That rugged, thorny maze?
Why?-that's the way their Leader trod;
They love and keep His ways.

5. Why must they shun the pleasant path,
That worldlings love so well ?
Because that is the road to death,
The open road to hell.

712. C. M.

1. How happy every child of grace, Who knows His sins forgiven! This earth, He cries, is not my place, I seek my home in heaven.

2. A country far from mortal sight,
Yet O, by faith I see

The land of rest, the saints' delight,
The heaven prepared for me.

3. O, what a blessed hope is ours!
While here on earth we stay,

We more than taste the heavenly powers,
And ante-date that day.

4. We feel the resurrection near,

Our life in Christ concealed,

And with His glorious presence here
Our earthen vessels filled.

5. O, would He all of heaven bestow!
Then like our Lord we'll rise;
Our bodies, fully ransomed, go
To take the glorious prize.

6. On Him with rapture then I'll gaze,
Who bought the bliss for me,
And shout and wonder at His grace
Through all eternity.

C. WESLEY.