1 HALLELUJAH! God is near us,
Guides our footsteps everywhere;
He can see, and he can hear us,
Heal our sorrows, soothe our care.
Hallelujah!

He will listen to our prayer.
2 Hallelujah! praise and blessing,
For his love in Christ our Lord;
He will to us, sin confessing,
Pardon and his peace accord.
Hallelujah!

Thanks for his most precious word.

3 Hallelujah! rest in heaven

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Comes when work on earth is done;
Strength sufficient will be given,
And life's victory be won.
Hallelujah!

Praise the Lord, through Christ the Son.

S. M.

1 COME to the house of prayer,

O thou afflicted, come;

The God of peace shall meet thee there,

He makes that house his home.

2 Come to the house of praise,
Ye who are happy now;

In sweet accord your voices raise,
Your knees together bow.

3 Ye aged, hither come,

For ye have felt his love;

Soon shall your trembling tongues be dumb,
Your lips forget to move.

4 Ye young, before his throne,
Your cheerful anthems raise;
Nor let your hearts his praise disown,
Who gives the power to praise.

5 For his benignant eye

In mercy looks on all,

He sees the tear of misery,
And hears the mourner's call.

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Tune-"Rousseau."

1 IN the way of thine ordaining,
Coming to thee in distress;
Of the toil of life complaining;
Wearied by its carefulness;
Blessed Saviour!
Listen, and in mercy bless.

2 Sins and sorrows crowd about us,
Trials many, vex and grieve;
Fears within and foes without us
Hinder, trouble, and deceive.
Blessed Saviour!

Comfort, and our cares relieve.

3 Oh, the blessedness of knowing
All is working for our peace;
All thy lovingkindness showing,
Hope's repose and faith's increase,
Blessed Saviour!

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Let thy mercies never cease.

C. M.

1 COME, Holy Spirit, heavenly Dove, With all thy quick'ning powers, Kindle a flame of sacred love

In these cold hearts of ours.

2 Look, how we grovel here below,
Fond of these trifling toys:
Our souls can neither fly nor go
To reach eternal joys.

3 In vain we tune our formal songs;
In vain we strive to rise:

Hosanna's languish on our tongues,
And our devotion dies.

4 Come, Holy Spirit, heavenly Dove,
With all thy quick'ning powers—
Come, shed abroad a Saviour's love,
And that shall kindle ours.

S. M.

1 THOU art, O Christ, the way:
Thyself reveal to me;

And let me humbly, day by day,
Live, move, and walk in thee.

2 Thou art the truth divine:
Its fulness may I see;

Believe, and find the promise mine-
The truth shall make you free.

3 Thou art the life of God;

By thee the dying live:
In me diffuse thyself abroad,
And life eternal give.

4 Thus, by thyself, the Way,
I to the Father come;

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Led by the Truth, I cannot stray;
The Life and I are one.

7's.

1 LORD of hosts, how good, how fair, E'en on carth thy temples are! Here thy waiting people see

Much of heaven and much of thee.

2 From thy gracious presence flows
Bliss that softens all our woes;
While thy Spirit's holy fire
Warms our heart with pure desire.

3 Here we supplicate thy throne ;
Here thou mak'st thy glories known ;
Here we learn thy righteous ways,
Taste thy love, and sing thy praise.
4 Thus, with sacred songs of joy,
We our happy lives employ;
Love, and long to love thee more,
Till from earth to heaven we soar.

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DURING THE SERVICE,

Tune-" Happy Land,"

1 THERE is a happy land,
Far, far away;

Where saints in glory stand,
Bright, bright as day.
Oh! how they sweetly sing,
Worthy is our Saviour King.
Loud let his praises ring,

Praise, praise for aye.

2 Come to this happy land,
Come, come away;
Why will ye doubting stand?
Why still delay ?

Oh! we shall happy be,

When from sin and sorrow free,
Lord, we shall live with thee,
Blest, blest for aye.

3 Bright in that happy land

Beams every eye-
Kept by a Father's hand,
Love cannot die;

On then to glory run;

Be a crown and kingdom won,

And bright above the sun
We reign for aye.