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Teach us to rejoice with trembling;
Speak, and let thy servants hear-
Hear with meekness,

Hear thy word with godly fear.

2 While our days on earth are lengthen'd,
Let us give them, Lord, to thee,
Cheer'd by hope and daily strengthen'd,
We would run, nor weary be;
Till thy glory

Without clouds in heaven we see.

3 There in worship, purer, sweeter,
All thy people shall adore,
Tasting of enjoyment greater
Than they could conceive before;
Full enjoyment

Full, unmix'd, for evermore.

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1LORD, we come font ly bow;

ORD, we come before thee no;

O! do not our suit disdain;

Shall we seek thee, Lord, in vain?

2 Lord, on thee our souls depend,
In compassion, now descend;
Fill our hearts with thy rich grace;
Tune our lips to sing thy praise.

3 Send some message, from thy word,
That may joy and peace afford;
Let thy Spirit now impart

Full salvation to each heart.

4 Comfort those who weep and mourn;
Let the time of joy return;

Those who are cast down, lift up;
Make them strong in faith and hope.

5 Grant, that all may seek and find
Thee, a God supremely kind:
Heal the sick, the captive free-
Let us all rejoice in thee.

8.-P. M.

Invocation. [New Arrangement 9.

1 LORD, behold thy people here,

Come to learn what thou wilt say;
O, in mercy now draw near;
Meet thy people when they pray ;
Thou art God, and thou alone,
Lord, we worship at thy throne.

2 Jesus, 'tis on thee we call,
Israel's Saviour, Israel's King;
Low before thy feet we fall;
Thee, whom angels love, we sing;
Saviour, lead us in the way,
Only thee would we obey.

3. Teach us what we do not know,
Lord, instruct us in thy will;
What we learn, O may we do!
To thy voice obedient still;
Close to thee may we abide,
Thee, our Saviour and our Guide.

9.-C. P. M.

Social Worship. [New Arrang. 10.
THERE two or three together meet,

1 66°W My love and mercy to repeat

And tell what I have done,

There will I be," saith God, "to bless,
And ev'ry burden'd soul redress,

Who worships at my throne."

2 Make one in this assembly, Lord,
Speak to each heart some cheering word,
To set the spirit free;

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Impart a kind celestial shower,
And grant that we may spend an hour
In fellowship with thee.

10.-C. M.

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IN thy great name, O Lord, we come,
To worship at thy feet;

O pour thy Holy Spirit down

On all that now shall meet.

2 We come to hear Jehovah speak,
To hear the Saviour's voice:
Thy face and favour, Lord, we seek,
Now make our hearts rejoice.

3 Teach us to pray, and praise, and hear,
And understand thy word;
To feel thy blissful presence near,
And trust our living Lord.

4 Here let thy power and grace be felt;
Thy love and mercy known;
Our icy hearts, dear Jesus, melt,
And break this flinty stone.

5 Let sinners, Lord, thy goodness prove,
And saints rejoice in thee;
Let rebels be subdued by love,
And to the Saviour flee.

6 This house, with grace and glory fill,
This congregation bless;
Thy great salvation now reveal-
Thy glorious righteousness.

11.-C.M. Confession, Prayer, and Praise. [N.A.14

1 LORD! when we bend before thy throne,

And our CONFESSIONS pour,

Teach us to feel the sins we own
And hate what we deplore.

2 Our broken spirits pitying see
True penitence impart:

Then let a kindling glance from thee
Beam hope on every heart.

3 When we disclose our wants in PRAYER,
Oh, let our wills resign;
And not a thought our bosom share,
Which is not wholly thine.

4 Let faith each weak petition fill,
And lift it to the skies;

And teach our hearts 't is goodness still
Which grants it, or denies.

5 When our united voices strive

Their cheerful hymns to raise,
Let love divine within us live,
And lift our souls in PRAISE.

12.-C. M. God's Presence sought.

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GAIN our earthly cares we leave,
And to thy courts repair;

Again with joyful feet we come,
To meet our Saviour there.

2 Great Shepherd of thy people, hear!
Thy presence now display:
We bow within thy house of prayer;
O! give us hearts to pray.

3 The clouds which veil thee from our sight,
In pity, Lord, remove;

Dispose our minds to hear aright
The message of thy love.

4 Help us, with holy fear and joy,
To bow before thy face;

And make us, creatures of thy power,
The children of thy grace.

13.-C. M. A Blessing sought.

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NOME, O thou all-victorious Lord, Thy power to us make known; Strike with the hammer of thy word, And break these hearts of stone.

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2 Speak with the voice which wakes the dead,
And bid the sleeper rise;

And let each guilty conscience dread
The death that never dies.

3 To each a sense of guilt impart,
And then remove the load;

Quicken and wash the troubled heart
In thine atoning blood.

4 Our desperate state through sin declare,
And speak our sins forgiven;

By daily growth in grace prepare,
Then take us up to heav'n.

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Before Hearing. [New Ar. 15

OURCE of light and power divine,
Deign upon thy truth to shine;
Lord, behold thy servant stands,
Lo! to thee, he lifts his hands;
Satisfy his soul's desire,
Touch his lips with holy fire!
Source of light and power divine,
Deign upon thy truth to shine.

2 Breathe thy Spirit, so shall fall
Unction sweet upon us all;

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