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Hark! Ten Thousand. HARWELL. 8.7.

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3 Another year of progress,
Another year of praise;
Another year of proving
Thy presence "all the days."
4 Another year of service,
Of witness for thy love;
Another year of training
For holier work above.

Sicily. 8, 7, 4.

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Lord, Dismiss Us.

Lord, dismiss us with thy blessing,
Fill our hearts with joy and peace;
Let us each, thy love possessing,
Triumph in redeeming grace;
Oh, refresh us,

Traveling through this wilderness.

2 Thanks we give, and adoration,
For thy gospel's joyful sound;
May the fruits of thy salvation
In our hearts and lives abound;
May thy presence

With us evermore be found.

3 So, whene'er the signal's given,
Ús from earth to call away,
Borne on angel's wings to heaven,
Glad to leave our cumbrous clay,
May we, ready,

Rise and reign in endless day.

322 Saviour! Visit Thy Plantation. I Saviour! visit thy plantation;

Grant us, Lord, a gracious rain; All will come to desolation, Unless thou return again. CHO.-Lord revive us, Lord revive us, All our help must come from thee.

2 Keep no longer at a distance;

Shine upon us from on high,
Lest, for want of thy assistance,
Every plant should droop and die.

3 Let our mutual love be fervent,

Make us prevalent in prayers;
Let each one esteemed thy servant
Shun the world's enticing snares.

Break the tempter's fatal power: Turn the stony heart to flesh, And begin, from this good hour, To revive thy work afresh.

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May the Grace of Christ.

1 May the grace of Christ our Saviour, And the Father's boundless love, With the Holy Spirit's favor,

Rest upon us from above!

2 Thus may we abide in union
With each other and the Lord;
And posess, in sweet communion,
Joys which earth cannot afford.
324 We have Come to Worship Jesus
Tune Vespers.

I We have come to worship Jesus,
And in adoration bow

Low before our gracious Saviour,
Who vouchsafes to hear us now.

2 Jesus, Friend of earth-bound sinners,
Wash away our every stain;
May our hearts to thee be opened,
So that thou may'st in them reign.
3 May we find thy great salvation,

And our souls be filled with love;
May thy Kingdom here, Lord Jesus,
Soon be like to heav'n above.

4 Prayers ascend, like incense rising,
For new pardon, grace, and peace:
May thy Spirit's influence brighten
All our lives,-our faith increase.
5 May the wisdom of thy gospel
Comfort for all times afford;
And may we be waiting, ready
At thy coming, dearest Lord.
H S. JONES

325

O Day of Rest and Gladness.

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3 To-day on weary nations
The heavenly manna falls;

To holy convocations

The silver trumpet calls,
Where gospel light is glowing
With pure and radiant beams,
And living water flowing
With soul-refreshing streams.

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4 New graces ever gaining,
From this our day of rest,
We reach the rest remaining
To spirits of the blest;
To Holy Ghost be praises,
To Father and to Son;
The Church her voice upraises
To thee, blest Three in One.

Now be the Gospel Banner.

1 Now be the gospel banner
In every land unfurled,
And be the shout, Hosanna!
Re-echoed through the world;
Till every isle and nation,

Till every tribe and tongue,
Receive the great salvation,

And join the happy throng.

2 What though the embattled legions
Of earth and hell combine,
His arm throughout their regions
Shall soon resplendent shine;

Ride on, O Lord, victorious.
Immanuel, Prince of Peace,
Thy triumph shall be glorious,
Thy empire still increase.

3 Yes, thou shalt reign forever,
O Jesus, King of kings;
Thy light, thy love, thy favor,
Each ransomed captive sings:
The isles for thee are waiting,
The deserts learn thy praise;
The hills and valleys greeting,
The song responsive raise.

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3 Stand up, stand up for Jesus,

Stand in his strength alone;
The arm of flesh will fail you;
Ye dare not trust your own:
Put on the gospel armor,

Each piece put on with prayer;
Where duty calls, or danger,
Be never wanting there.

4 Stand up, stand up for Jesus,
The strife will not be long;
This day the noise of battle,
The next the victor's song:
To him that overcometh,

A crown of life shall be;
He with the King of glory
Shall reign eternally.

When, His Salvation Bringing.

When, his salvation bringing,

To Zion Jesus came,
The children all stood singing
Hosannas to his name.
Nor did their zeal offend him,
For as he rode along,
He let them still attend him,
And smiled to hear their song.

2 And since the Lord retaineth
His love for children still;
Though now as King he reigneth
On Zion's heavenly hill,

We'll flock around his banner,
Who sits upon the throne;
And cry aloud "Hosanna
To David's royal Son!"

3 For should we fail proclaiming
Our great Redeemer's praise:
The stones, our silence shaming
Might well hosannas raise.
But shall we only render

The tribute of our words? No! while our hearts are tender, They, too, shall be the Lord's.

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330 Lord, God, the Holy Ghost.

I LORD, God, the Holy Ghost!
In this accepted hour,
As on the day of Pentecost,
Descend in all thy power.

2 We meet with one accord

In our appointed place,

And wait the promise of our Lord,—
The Spirit of all grace.

3 Like mighty, rushing wind
Upon the waves beneath,

Move with one impulse every mind;
One soul, one feeling breathe.

4 The young, the old, inspire

With wisdom from above;

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And give us hearts and tongues of To pray, and praise, and love.

5 Spirit of light! explore,

And chase our gloom away, With luster shining more and more, Unto the perfect day.

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The Day is Past and Gone.
The day is past and gone,

The evening shades appear!
Oh! may we all remember well
The night of death draws near.

2 We lay our garments by,

Upon our beds to rest;

So death shall soon disrobe us all
Of what we here possessed.

3 Lord, keep us safe this night,

Secure from all our fears;

May angels guard us while we sleep,
Till morning light appears.

333 Lord Teach Us how to Pray.

I Lord, teach us how to pray,

And give us hearts to ask;
Or all we think, or do, or say,
Will be a tiresome task.

2 Thy Holy Spirit send,

Our bosoms to inspire;

Then shall our praise to thee ascend
With pure and warm desire.

331 Come, Holy Spirit, come.

I COME, Holy Spirit, come,
With energy divine,
And on this poor, benighted soul
With beams of mercy shine.

2 From the celestial hills

Light, life, and joy dispense; And may I daily, hourly, feel Thy quickening influence.

3 O melt this frozen heart,

This stubborn will subdue;
Each evil passion overcome,
And form me all anew.

4 The profit will be mine,

But thine shall be the praise; Cheerful to thee will I devote The remnant of my days.

3 Jesus, our great High Priest,
Present our prayers above;
And spread abroad o'er all thou seest
The mantle of thy love.

4 Teach us to find our bliss
In earnest, fervent prayer,
For where we pray our Saviour is,
And bliss is only there.

334 A Charge to Keep I Have.
I A charge to keep I have,
A God to glorify;

A never-dying soul to save,
And fit it for the sky.

2 To serve the present age,

My calling to fulfill,

Oh, may it all my powers engage
To do my Master's will.

3 Arm me with jealous care,

As in thy sight to live;

And oh, thy servant, Lord, prepare.
A strict account to give.

4 Help me to watch and pray,
And on thyself rely,
Assured, if I my trust betray,
I shall forever die.

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