For ever be thy name adored

For these celestial lines.

2 Here springs of consolation rise,
To cheer the fainting mind;
The needy here receive supplies,
And rest the weary find.

3 Divine Instructor! gracious Lord!
Be thou for ever near;
Teach us to love thy sacred word,
And view our Saviour there.

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1 THESSALONIANS V. 18.

1 FATHER of mercies now create

In us a thankful mind;

Thy loving kindness, Oh, how great
To us and all mankind!

2 Thanks for creation are thy due,
For life preserved by thee;
And all thy blessings, fresh and new,
So great and yet so free.

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3 Thanks for redemption to our race,
By thee through Jesus given;
Thanks for the plenteous means of grace,
And for the hope of heaven.

4 Oh, may thy goodness all our days,
Our best affections move;

That while our lips proclaim thy praise,
Our hearts may feel thy love.

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PHILIPPIANS ii. 4-8.

FATHER of mercies, send thy grace,
All powerful from above,

To form in our obedient souls
The image of thy love.

2 Oh, may our sympathizing hearts
That generous pleasure know,
Kindly to share in others joy,
And feel for others woe.

3 When the poor helpless sons of grief
In low distress are laid,

Soft be our hearts to soothe their pain,
And swift our hands to aid.

4 So Jesus looked on dying men,
When throned above the skies;
Pitied our helpless ruined state,
And felt compassion rise.

5 Down from the realms of bliss he came,

Was laid within the

grave;

And gave his own most precious blood
Our helpless souls to save.

1 FATHER, to thee our souls we lift,
On thee our hope depends,

Convinced that every perfect gift
From thee alone descends.

2 Mercy and grace are thine alone,
And power and wisdom too;

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Without the spirit of thy Son

We nothing good can do.

3 Thou all our works in us hast wrought,
Our good is all divine ;

The praise of every holy thought
And righteous word, is thine.

4 From thee, through Jesus, we receive
The power on thee to call;

In whom we are, and move, and live.
Our God is all in all.

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HEBREWS xiii. 5.

FATHER, whate'er of earthly bliss
Thy sovereign will denies,

Accepted at the throne of grace,
Let this petition rise;

2 Give me a calm, a thankful heart,
From every murmur free,

The blessings of thy grace impart
And make me live to thee.

3 Let the sweet hope that thou art mine,
My life and death attend;

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Thy presence through my journey shine,
And crown my journey's end.

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PHIL. ii. 15, 16. 1 THESS. i. 7, 8.

FAVORED spot the land we live in,

Mercies in our lot abound;

8. 7. 4.

Chiefly that to us is given,
To convey the joyful sound;
To convey it

To the nations all around.

2 They to whom this grace is given
Faithful to their trust should prove;
Living as the heirs of heaven,
Full of earnestness and love;
Ever looking

To the God who reigns above.
3 God is with us; this may cheer us
Even in the darkest day :

God is with us, and will hear us,
When for his own cause we pray;
God is with us;

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Nor shall triumph long delay.

JOHN X. 28-xvii. 2-12.

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1 FIRMER than earth thy Gospel stands,
Jesus, our hope and trust;
And since our souls are in thy hands,
They cannot e'er be lost.

2 Thy honor is engaged to save,
The feeblest of thy sheep;

All that thy Heavenly Father gave,
Thou wilt securely keep.

3 No dangers can our hopes remove,
No ills our peace destroy;

For thine eternal power and love,
Secure our endless joy.

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PSALM CXVI. 12.

FOR blessings numberless, bestowed

On sinners doomed to die, Blessings, which like the love of God, Will last eternally,

2 Shall we a little love return,
A little service pay?

Away from us such heartless scorn,
Such selfishness, away!

3 As onward to our home we move,
Could we his law fulfil,

And love him with a perfect love,
We should be debtors still.

4 While each adoring seraph sings,
We will adore him too;

For all the praise creation brings
Is less than is his due.

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EPHESIANS iv. 30.

FORBID it Lord that we,

Who from thy hand receive,

The grace from wrath and death to flee,
Should e'er thy Spirit grieve.

2 Oh, keep our faith alive,

3

Help us to watch and pray;
Lest by our carelessness we drive
The sacred guest away.

How can we bear to lose

Our best and kindest friend;

K

C. M.

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