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1. MANY centuries have fled

Since our Saviour broke the bread,
And this sacred feast ordain'd,
Ever by His church retain'd:
Those His body who discern,
Thus shall meet till His return.

2. Through the church's long eclipse,
When, from priest or pastor's lips,
Truth divine was never heard,-
'Mid the famine of the word,
Still these symbols witness gave
To His love who died to save.

3. All who bear the Saviour's name,
Here their common faith proclaim;
Though diverse in tongue or rite,
Here, one body we unite;
Breaking thus one mystic bread,
Members of one common head.

4. Come, the blessed emblems share,
Which the Saviour's death declare;
Come, on truth immortal feed;
For His flesh is meat indeed:
Saviour! witness with the sign,
That our ransomed souls are Thine.

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CONDER.

1. ON the night of that last supper, Seated with His chosen band, Christ, as food to all His brethren, Gives Himself with His own hand.

2. He, as man with man conversing, Staid the seeds of truth to sow; * Qmit repeat.

Then He closed, in solemn order,
Wondrously, His life of woe.
3. Lo! o'er ancient forms departing,
Newer rites of grace prevail;
Faith for all defects supplying,
Where the feeble senses fail.

4. To the everlasting Father,

Through the Son who reigns on high,
Be salvation, honor, blessing,
Might, and endless majesty.

921. C. M.**

BREVIARY.

1. How condescending and how kind
Was God's eternal Son!

Our misery reached His heavenly mind,
And pity brought Him down.

2. He sunk beneath our heavy woes,
To raise us to His throne;
There's ne'er a gift His hand bestows,
But cost His heart a groan.

3. This was compassion, like a God,
That when the Saviour knew
The price of pardon was His blood,
His pity ne'er withdrew.

4. Now, though He reigns exalted high, His love is still as great;

Well He remembers Calvary,
Nor lets His saints forget.

5. Here let our hearts begin to melt,
While we His death record,

And, with our joy for pardoned guilt,
Mourn that we pierced the Lord.

Sung to Dundee.

WATTS.

EUCHARIST. L. M.

From the Dulcimer.

1. O, happy day that fixed my choice On Thee, my Saviour,

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922. L.M.

2. O, happy bond that seals my vows
To Him who merits all my love!
Let cheerful anthems fill the house,
While to His altar now I move.

3. T is done the great transaction 's done;
I am my Lord's, and He is mine;
He drew me, and I followed on,

Charmed to confess the voice divine. 4. Now rest, my long-divided heart!

Fixed on this blissful centre, rest;
Here have I found a nobler part,
Here heavenly pleasures fill my breast.
5. High Heaven, that hears the solemn vow,
That vow renewed, shall daily hear;

Till, in life's latest hour, I bow,
And bless in death a bond so dear.

923. L. M.

DODDRIDGE.

1. JESUS, the sinner's Friend, to Thee,
Lost and undone, for aid I flee;
Weary of earth, myself, and sin,
Open Thine arms and take me in.

2. Pity and save my sin-sick soul,
'T is Thou alone canst make me whole;
Dark, till in me Thine image shine,
And lost I am till Thou art mine.
3. At length I own it can not be,
That I should fit myself for Thee,
Here now to Thee I all resign,
Thine is the work, and only Thine.
4. What shall I say Thy grace to move?
Lord, I am sin, but Thou art love;
I give up every plea beside,-
Lord, I am lost, but Thou hast died.

924. L. M.

1. THIS child we dedicate to Thee,
O God of grace and purity!

Shield it from sin and threatening wrong,
And let Thy love its life prolong.

2. O may Thy Spirit gently draw
Its willing soul to keep Thy law;
May virtue, piety, and truth,
Dawn even with its dawning youth.
3. We, too, before Thy gracious sight,
Once shared the blest baptismal rite,
And would renew its solemn vow
With love, and thanks, and praises, now.
4. Grant that, with true and faithful heart,
We still may act the Christian's part,
Cheered by each promise thou hast given,
And laboring for the prize in heaven.

WEST BOSTON COLL.

925. H. M.

1. DEAR Saviour, if these lambs should stray
From Thy secure inclosure's bound,
And, lured by worldly joys away,
Among the thoughtless crowd be found;
2. Remember still that they are Thine,
That Thy dear sacred name they bear;
Think that the seal of love divine,
The sign of covenant grace they wear.
3. In all their erring, sinful years,

O let them ne'er forgotten be;
Remember all the prayers and tears

Which made them consecrate to Thee. 4. And when these lips no more can pray, These eyes can weep for them no more, Turn Thou their feet from folly's way; The wand'rers to Thy fold restore.

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1. By cool Siloam's shady rill
How fair the lily grows!

How sweet the breath, beneath the hill,
Of Sharon's dewy rose!

2. Lo! such the child, whose early feet
The paths of peace have trod,

Whose secret heart, with influence sweet,
Is upward drawn to God.

3. By cool Siloam's shady rill
The lily must decay;

The rose, that blooms beneath the hill,
Must shortly fade away.

4. And soon, too soon, the wintry hour

Of man's maturer age

Will shake the soul with sorrow's power,
And stormy passion's rage.

5. O Thou, who givest life and breath,

We seek Thy grace alone,

In childhood, manhood, age, and death,
To keep us still Thine own.

927. C. M.

HEBER.

1. O SAY not, think not, heavenly notes
To childish ears are vain;
That the young mind at random floats,
And can not reach the strain.

2. Was not our Lord, a little child,
Taught by degrees to pray,
By father dear, and mother mild,
Instructed day by day?

3. And though some tones be weak and low, What are all prayers beneath,

But cries of babes, that can not know Half the deep thought they breathe? 4. In His own words we Christ adore; But angels, as we speak, Higher above our meaning soar, Than we o'er children weak.

928. C. M.

KEBLE.

1. SEE Israel's gentle Shepherd stand,
With all-engaging charms;
Hark! how He calls the tender lambs,
And folds them in His arms!

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

It was to bless such souls as these
The Lord of angels came."

3. We bring them, Lord, in thankful bands, And yield them up to Thee;

Joyful that we ourselves are Thine,
Thine let our offspring be!

DODDRIDGE.

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1. DEAR Saviour, we are Thine

By everlasting bands;

Our hearts, our souls, we would resign Entirely to Thy hands.

2. To Thee we still would cleave

With ever-growing zeal;

If millions tempt us Christ to leave,
O, let them ne'er prevail.

3. Thy Spirit shall unite

Our souls to Thee, our Head; Shall form us to Thy image bright,

And teach Thy paths to tread.

4. Death may our souls divide

From these abodes of clay:
But love shall keep us near Thy side,
Through all the gloomy way.

5. Since Christ and we are one,

Why should we doubt or fear?

If He in heaven hath fixed His throne, He'll fix His members there.

930. S. M.

DODDRIDGE.

1. JESUS, my strength, my hope, On Thee I cast my care, With humble confidence look up,

And know Thou hear'st my prayer.

2. Give me on Thee to wait,
Till I can all things do,
On Thee, almighty to create,
Almighty to renew.

3. I want a sober mind,

A self-renouncing will,

That tramples down, and casts behind The baits of pleasing ill;

4. A soul inured to pain,

To hardship, grief, and loss,

Bold to take up, firm to sustain
The consecrated cross;

5. I want a godly fear,

A quick-discerning eye,

That looks to Thee when sin is near, And sees the tempter fly;

6. A spirit still prepared,

And armed with jealous care, For ever standing on its guard, And watching unto prayer.

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1. And Jesus said, Suffer little children, and forbid them not to come unto | me; For of such is the kingdom of heaven.

2. He shall feed His | flock like a shepherd: He shall gather the lambs with His arm and carry them | in His | bosom.

3. I will pour My Spirit upon thy seed, and my blessing up- on thine | offspring; And they shall spring up as among the grass, as willows by the wa-ter |

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ye, therefore, and teach all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the | Holy | Ghost;

Teaching them to observe all things what

soever I have commanded you, and lo! I am with you always | even unto the | end of the world. Amen.

5. Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Ghost;

As it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be, I world without | end. Amen.

933. S. M.

1. To Him who children blest,

And suffered them to come,

To Him who took them to His breast, We bring these | children | home.

2. To Thee, O God, whose face

Their spirits | still be- | hold,

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1. LITTLE travelers, Zionward,
Each one entering into rest,
In the kingdom of your Lord,

In the mansions of the blest;
There, to welcome, Jesus waits,
Gives the crowns his followers win-
Lift your heads ye golden gates!
Let the little travelers | in.

2. Who are they whose little feet,

Pacing life's dark journey through, Now have reach'd that heavenly seat, They had ever | kept in | view? "I, from Greenland's frozen land;" "I, from India's sultry plain;" "I, from Afric's barren sand;"

· 1, from | islands | of the | main." 3. "All our earthly journey past, Every tear and pain gone by, Here together met at last,

At the portal of the sky!
Each the welcome 'Come' awaits,
Conquerors over death and sin!"
Lift your heads, ye golden gates!

Let the little travelers | in!

EDMESTON.

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