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May our hearts burn, and all our powers
Confess, "It is the Lord."

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Blessedness of worshipping God in his Temple. 1 HOW pleasant, how divinely fair, O Lord of hosts, thy dwellings are! With long desire my spirit faints To meet th' assemblies of thy saints. 2 Blest are the saints, who dwell on high, Around thy throne, above the sky; Thy brightest glories shine above, And all their work is praise and love. 3 Blest are the souls who find a place Within the temple of thy grace; There they behold thy gentler rays, And seek thy face, and learn thy praise. 4 Blest are the men whose hearts are set To find the way to Zion's gate;

WATTS.

God is their strength; and, through the road,
They lean upon their helper, God.

5 Cheerful they walk, with growing strength,
Till all shall meet in heaven at length;
Till all before thy face appear,

And join in nobler worship there.

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Prayer for special Favor.

PRESBYTERIAN COLL

1 WITHIN thy house, O Lord, our God,

In glory now appear;

Make this a place of thine abode,

And shed thy blessings here.

2 When we thy mercy-seat surround,
Thy spirit, Lord, impart ;

And let thy gospel's joyful sound
With power reach every heart.

3 Here let the blind their sight obtain ;
Here give the mourners rest;
Let Jesus here triumphant reign,
Enthroned in every breast.

4 Here let the voice of sacred joy
And humble prayer arise,

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Till higher strains our tongues employ
In realms beyond the skies.

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Humble Worship.

1 WHEN before thy throne we kneel, Filled with awe and holy fear,

Teach us, O our God, to feel

All thy sacred presence near.

BOWRING.

2 Check each proud and wandering thought
When on thy great name we call ;
Man is naught, is less than naught;
Thou, our God, art all in all.

3 Weak, imperfect creatures, we
In this vale of darkness dwell,
Yet presume to look to thee
'Midst thy light ineffable.

4 O, receive the praise that dares
Seek thy heaven-exalted throne;
Bless our offerings, hear our prayers,
Infinite and Holy One!

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The Sabbath and the Sanctuary.

1 THE festal morn, my God, is come,
That calls me to thy sacred dome,
Thy presence to adore:

My feet the summons shall attend,
With willing steps thy courts ascend,
And tread the hallowed floor.

MERRICK.

2 With holy joy I hail the day,
That warns my thirsting soul away;
What transports fill my breast!
For, lo! my great Redeemer's power
Unfolds the everlasting door,

And leads me to his rest!

3 Hither, from earth's remotest end,
Lo! the redeemed of God ascend,
Their tribute hither bring;

Here, crowned with everlasting joy,
In hymns of praise their tongues employ,
And hail th' immortal King.

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L. M.

Sabbath Day.

NEW YORK COLL.

1 WE bless thee for this sacred day,
Thou who hast every blessing given,
Which sends the dreams of earth away,
And yields a glimpse of opening heaven.
2 Lord, in this day of holy rest,

We would improve the calm repose;
And, in thy service truly blest,

Forget the world, its joys and woes.
3 Lord, may thy truth upon the heart
Now fall and dwell as heavenly dew,
And flowers of grace in freshness start
Where once the weeds of error grew.
4 May prayer now lift her sacred wings,
Contented with that aim alone

Which bears her to the King of kings,
And rests her at his sheltering throne.

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L. M.
Supplication.

H. WARE, JR

1 GREAT God, the followers of thy Son, We bow before thy mercy-seat,

To worship thee, the Holy One,
And pour our wishes at thy feet.
2 O, grant thy blessing here to-day !
O, give thy people joy and peace!
The tokens of thy love display,

And favor that shall never cease.

3 We seek the truth which Jesus brought;
His path of light we long to tread;
Here be his holy doctrines taught,
And here their purest influence shed.
4 May faith and hope and love abound;
Our sins and errors be forgiven;
And we, in thy great day, be found
Children of God, and heirs of heaven.

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C. M.

A Sabbath Morning.

ANONYMOUS

1 HOW sweet, how calm, this Sabbath morn'
How pure the air that breathes,
And soft the sounds upon it borne,
And light its vapor wreaths!

2 It seems as if the Christian's prayer,
For peace and joy and love,
Were answered by the very air
That wafts its strain above.

3 Let each unholy passion cease,
Each evil thought be crushed,
Each anxious care that mars thy peace
In Faith and Love be hushed.

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CLOSE OF WORSHIP.

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Praise to God.

H. K. WHITE

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!

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Ascription.

WATTS.

1 FROM all that dwell below the skies
Let the Creator's praise arise;
Let the Redeemer's name be sung,
Through every land, by every tongue.
2 Eternal are thy mercies, Lord;
Eternal truth attends thy word:

Thy praise shall sound from shore to shore,
Till suns shall rise and set no more.

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Dismission.

1 LORD, dismiss us with thy blessing;
Fill our hearts with joy and peace;
Let us each, thy peace possessing,
Triumph in redeeming grace:

BURLER.

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