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911.

4 Lord, we are few, but thou art near;
Nor short thine arm, nor deaf thine ear:
O, rend the heavens, come quickly down,
And make a thousand hearts thine own!

L. M.

ANCIENT HYMNS

912.

Commendatory of Christian Union.

1 BLEST with unearthly bliss were they
Who saw the church's infant day,
And strove their Christian part to bear,
By sign and spirit joined with her.

2 The truth, which Christ's apostles taught,
Then ruled each faithful convert's thought;
Each aimed in unity to keep

Unrent th' apostles' fellowship.

3 The bread, with rites harmonious broke,
The union of all hearts bespoke ;
And prayer, with lips united prayed,
The union of all minds displayed.

4 0 thus that Christians still would live,
And thus delightful witness give,
How well the debt of love they know,
To Christ and to his church they owe!

6s. & 8s. M.

For Union.

METHODIST COLL.

1 THOU God of truth and love,
We seek thy perfect way,
Ready thy choice t' approve,
Thy providence t' obey;

Enter into thy wise design,
And sweetly lose our will in thine.

913.

2 Why hast thou cast our lot
In the same age and place?
And why together brought

To see each other's face?
To join with softest sympathy,
And mix our friendly souls in thee?

3 Didst thou not make us one,
That we might one remain,
Together travel on,

And bear each other's pain;

Till all thy utmost goodness prove
And rise renewed in perfect love?

7s. M.

For Union of Heart.

METHODIST COLL

1 GOD, from whom all blessings flow,
Perfecting the saints below,
Hear us, who thy nature share,
Who thy loving children are.
Join us, in one spirit join,
Let us still receive of thine:
Still for more on thee we call,
Thou who fillest all in all !

2 Closer knit us to our Head;
Nourish us, in Christ, and feed;
Let us daily growth receive,
More and more in Jesus live.
Move, and actuate, and guide;
Divers gifts to each divide :
Placed according to thy will,
Let us all our work fulfil;

3 Sweetly may we all agree,
Touched with softest sympathy;
Kindly for each other care;
Every member feel its share.

914.

Love, like death, hath all destroyed,
Rendered our distinctions void!
Names, and sects, and parties fall:
Thou, O God, art all in all !

C. M.

The Blessedness of the Devout.

1 How lovely are thy dwellings, Lord,
From noise and trouble free;
How beautiful the sweet accord
Of souls that pray to thee.

MILTON.

2 Lord God of hosts, that reign'st on high,
They are the truly blest,
Who only will on thee rely,

In thee alone will rest.

3 They pass refreshed the thirsty vale,
The dry and barren ground,
As through a fruitful, watery dale,
Where springs and showers abound.

4 They journey on from strength to strength,
With joy and gladsome cheer,

Till all before our God at length

In Zion do appear.

5 For God, the Lord, both sun and shield,
Gives grace and glory bright;

No good from him shall be withheld
Whose ways are just and right.

C. M.

Por Mutual Edification.

WESLEY'S COLL.

1 HELP us to help each other, Lord,
Each other's cross to bear!

Let each his friendly aid afford,
And feel his brother's care.

915.

2 Help us to build each other up;
Our little stock improve;
Increase our faith, confirm our hope,
And perfect us in love.

3 Up into thee, our living Head,
Let us in all things grow,
Till thou hast made us free indeed,
And spotless here below.

916.

7s. M.

Invocation.

METHODIST COLL.

1 FATHER, at thy footstool see
Those who now are one in thee:
Draw us by thy grace alone;
Give, O give us to thy Son.

2 Jesus, friend of human kind,
Let us in thy name be joined ;
Each to each unite and bless ;
Keep us still in perfect peace.

3 Heavenly, all-alluring Dove,
Shed thy overshadowing love;
Love, the sealing grace impart ;
Dwell within our single heart.

C. M.

The Love of the Brethren.

1 A HOLY air is breathing round,

Be

A savor from above;

every soul from sense unbound,
Be every spirit love.

2 O God, unite us heart to heart,
In sympathy divine,

That we be never drawn apart,
And love nor thee nor thine.

917.

ANONYMOUS.

3 But, by the cross of Jesus taught,
And all thy gracious word,
Be nearer to each other brought,
And nearer to our Lord.

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1 Lo! what an entertaining sight
Those friendly brethren prove,

Whose cheerful hearts in bands unite
Of harmony and love!

WATTS

2 Where streams of bliss from Christ, the spring, Descend to every soul,

And heavenly peace, with balmy wing,
Shades and bedews the whole.

3 'T is pleasant as the morning dews
That fall on Zion's hill,

Where God his mildest glory shows,
And makes his grace distil.

919.

S. M.

SACRED LYRICS

Morning Prayer Meeting.

1 How sweet the melting lay,
Which breaks upon the ear,
When, at the hour of rising day,
Christians unite in prayer!

2 The breezes waft their cries
Up to Jehovah's throne;
He listens to their humble sighs,
And sends his blessings down.

3 So Jesus rose to pray

Before the morning light,

Once on the chilling mount did stay,
And wrestle all the night.

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