2 So let our lips and lives express
The holy gospel we profess;
So let our works and virtues shine,
To prove the doctrine all divine.
3 Thus shall we best proclaim abroad
The honor of our Maker, God,
When his salvation reigns within,
And grace subdues the power of sin.
4 Our flesh and sense must be denied,
Passion and envy, lust and pride;
While justice, temperance, truth, and love,
Our inward piety approve.
5 What though we drink of sorrow's cupReligion bears our spirits up;
Hope waits the coming of the Lord,
And faith stands leaning on his word.
1 DISMISS US with thy blessing, Lord;
Help us to feed upon thy word;
All that has been amiss, forgive,
And let thy truth within us live.
2 Though we are guilty, thou art good:
Cleanse all our works in Jesus' blood;
Give every burdened soul release,
And bid us all depart in peace.
1 THANKS for mercies, Lord, receive;
Pardon of our sins renew;
Teach us henceforth how to live
With eternity in view.
2 Bless thy word to old and young;
Grant us, Lord, thy peace and love;
And, when life's short race is run,
Take us to thy house above.
1 Now may he who from the dead
Brought the Shepherd of the sheep,
Jesus Christ, our king and head,
All our souls in safety keep.
2 May he teach us to fulfil
What is pleasing in his sight;
Perfect us in all his will,
And preserve us day and night.
Praise from all Nations.
1 THY name, almighty Lord,
Shall sound through distant lands;
Great is thy grace, and sure thy word
Thy truth forever stands.
2 Far be thine honor spread,
And long thy praise endure,
Till morning light and evening shade
Shall be exchanged no more.
1 CHRISTIANS! brethren! ere we part,
Every voice and every heart
Join, and to our Father raise
One last hymn of grateful praise.
2 Though we here should meet no more,
Yet there is a brighter shore;
There, released from toil and pain,
There we all may meet again.
3 Now to him who reigns in heaven
Be eternal glory given;
Grateful for thy love divine,
O may all our hearts be thine!
Invitations of the Gospel.
1 COME, weary souls, with sins distressed,
Come, and accept the promised rest;
The Saviour's gracious call obey,
And cast your gloomy fears away.
2 Oppressed with guilt, a painful load,
O, come, and spread your woes abroad;
Divine compassion, mighty love,
Will all the painful load remove.
3 Here mercy's boundless ocean flows,
To cleanse your guilt and heal your woes;
Pardon, and life, and endless peace;
How rich the gift! how free the grace!
4 Lord, we accept, with thankful heart,
The hope thy gracious words impart;
We come with trembling, yet rejoice,
And bless the kind, inviting voice.
5 Dear Saviour! let thy powerful love
Confirm our faith, our fears remove;
And sweetly influence every breast,
And guide us to eternal rest.
1 Lo! what a glorious sight appears To our believing eyes!
The earth and seas are passed away,
And the old rolling skies.
2 Attending angels shout for joy,
And the bright armies sing -
Mortals, behold the sacred seat
Of your descending King."
3 His own soft hand shall wipe the tears From every weeping eye,
And pains, and groans, and griefs, and fears,
And death itself, shall die.
4 How long, dear Saviour! O how long
Shall this bright hour delay?
Fly swifter round, ye wheels of time,
And bring the welcome day!
1 LORD, we adore thy wondrous grace,
Who crown'st the gospel with success;
Subjecting sinners to thy yoke,
And bringing to the fold thy flock.
2 May those who have thy truth confessed
As their own faith, and hope and rest,
From day to day still more increase
In faith, in love, and holiness.
3 As living members may they share
The joys and griefs which others bear,
And active in their stations prove
In all the offices of love.
4 From all temptations now defend,
And keep them steadfast to the end;
While in thy house they still improve,
Until they join the church above.
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