May our hearts burn, and all our powers 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, 5 Cheerful they walk, with growing strength, And join in nobler worship there. 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, And let thy gospel's joyful sound 3 Here let the blind their sight obtain ; 4 Here let the voice of sacred joy 53. Till higher strains our tongues employ 7s. M. 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 3 Weak, imperfect creatures, we 4 O, receive the praise that dares The Sabbath and the Sanctuary. 1 THE festal morn, my God, is come, My feet the summons shall attend, MERRICK. 2 With holy joy I hail the day, And leads me to his rest! 3 Hither, from earth's remotest end, Here, crowned with everlasting joy, 55. L. M. Sabbath Day. NEW YORK COLL. 1 WE bless thee for this sacred day, We would improve the calm repose; Forget the world, its joys and woes. Which bears her to the King of kings, 56. L. M. H. WARE, JR 1 GREAT God, the followers of thy Son, We bow before thy mercy-seat, To worship thee, the Holy One, And favor that shall never cease. 3 We seek the truth which Jesus brought; 57. C. M. A Sabbath Morning. ANONYMOUS 1 HOW sweet, how calm, this Sabbath morn' 2 It seems as if the Christian's prayer, 3 Let each unholy passion cease, 33 58. CLOSE OF WORSHIP. 7s. M. Praise to God. H. K. WHITE 1 CHRISTIANS, brethren, ere we part, One last hymn of grateful praise. 2 Though we here should meet no more, 3 Now to Him who reigns in heaven Grateful for thy love divine, O, may all our hearts be thine! Ascription. WATTS. 1 FROM all that dwell below the skies Thy praise shall sound from shore to shore, 60. 8 & 7s., or 8, 7, & 4s. M. Dismission. 1 LORD, dismiss us with thy blessing; BURLER. |