May every heart with rapture say,

"The Saviour died for me."

5 O may the sweet, the blissful theme fill every heart and tongue;

Till strangers love thy charming name, and join the sacred song.

HYMN 48.

Communion with Christ.

Jesus, our exalted Lord,

The name, in heaven and earth adored,

Fain would our hearts and voices raise
A cheerful song of sacred praise.

2 But all the notes which mortals know,
Are weak, and languishing, and low ;
Far, far above our humble songs,
The theme demands immortal tongues.
3 Yet whilst around his board we meet,
And worship at his sacred feet;
O let our warm affections move,
In glad returns of grateful love.

4 Yes, Lord, we love, and we adore,
But long to know and love thee more;
And whilst we taste the bread and wine,
Desire to feed on joys divine.

5 Let faith our feeble senses aid,
To see thy wondrous love display'd;
Thy broken flesh, thy bleeding veins,
Thy dreadful agonizing pains.

6 Let humble penitential wo,
With painful,pleasing anguish flow;
And thy forgiving love impart,
Life, hope and joy to every heart.
HYMN 49.
The Lord's Day.
ELCOME, sweet day of rest,
that saw the Lord arise;
Welcome to this reviving breast,
and these rejoicing eyes.

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2 The King himself comes near to feast bis saints to-day;

Here we may sit, and see him here, and love, and praise, and pray. 3 One day amidst the place where Jesus is within,

Is better than ten thousand days
of pleasure and of sin.

4 My willing soul would stay
in such a frame as this,
Till it is call'd to soar away
to everlasting bliss.

HYMN 50.

Preparations for religious Worship.

FAR from my thoughts, vain wo

AR from my thoughts, vain world, be gone,

From flesh and sense I would be free,
And hold communion, Lord, with thee.
2 My heart grows warm with holy fire,
And kindles with a pure desire,
To see thy grace, to taste thy love,
And feel thine influence from above.
3 When I can say that God is mine,
When I can see thy glories shine,
I tread the world beneath my feet,
And all that men call rich and great.
4 Send comfort down from thy right hand,
To cheer me in this barren land;
And in thy temple let me know
The joys that from thy presence flow.

HYMN 51.

Thine Eyes shall see the King in his Beady. Isaiah xxxiii. 17.

'HOULD nature's charms, to please the eye,

Sin sweet assemblage join,

All nature's charms would droop and die,
Jesus, compared with thine.

2 Vain were her fairest beams display'd,
and vain her blooming store;
Her brightness languishes to shade,
her beauty is no more.

3 But ab, how far from mortal sight
the Lord of glory dwells!

A veil of interposing night

his radiant face conceals.

4 O could my longing spirit rise
on strong immortal wing,
And reach thy palace in the skies,
my Saviour and my King!

5 There thousands worship at thy feets
and there (divine employ !)
The triumphs of thy love repeat,
in songs of endless joy.

6 Thy presence beams eternal day
o'er all the blissful place;

Who would not drop this load of clay, and die, to see thy face?

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HYMN 52.

The Excellency and Sufficiency of the Scriptures. ATHER of mercies! in thy word what endless glory shines! For ever be thy name adored

for these celestial lines.

2 Here may the wretched sons of want exhaustless riches find;

Riches above what earth can grant, and lasting as the mind.

3 Here the fair tree of knowledge grows, and yields a free repast,

Sublimer sweets than nature knows
invite the longing taste.

4 Here the Redeemer's welcome voice
spreads heavenly peace around;
And life and everlasting joys

attend the blissful sound.

5 O may these heavenly pages be my ever dear delight;

And still new beauties may I see, and still increasing light.

6 Divine Instructor, gracious Lord, be thou for ever near;

Teach me to love thy sacred word, and view my Saviour there.

HYMN 53.

The Seasons crowned with Goodness. Psalm lxv. 11. TERNAL source of every joy!

E Well may thy praise our lips employ,

While in thy temple we appear,
To hail thee sovereign of the year.

2 Wide as the wheels of nature roll,
Thy hand supports and guides the whole :
The sun is taught by thee to rise,
And darkness when to veil the skies.
3 The flowery spring at thy command,
Perfumes the air, and paints the land;
The summer rays with vigour shine
To raise the corn and cheer the vine.
4 Thy hand in autumn richly pours
Through all our coast redundant stores;
And winters, soften'd by thy care,
No more the face of horror wear.

5 Seasons, and months, and weeks, and days
Demand successive songs of praise;
And be the grateful homage paid,
With morning light and evening shade.
6 Here in thy house let incense rise,
And circling sabbaths bless our eyes,
Till to those lofty heights we soar,
Where days and years revolve no more.
HYMN 54.

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A Funeral Thought.

ARK! from the tombs, a mournful sound, my ears attend the cry;

"Ye living men, come view the ground
"where you must shortly lie.

2" Princes, this clay must be your bed,
"in spite of all your towers!
"The tall, the wise, the reverend head
"must lie as low as ours."

3 Great God! is this our certain doom?
and are we still secure?

Still walking downward to the tomb; and yet prepare no more?

4 Grant us the power of quickening grace, to fit our souls to fly;

Then, when we drop this dying flesh, we'll rise above the sky.

HYMN 65.

A Charity Hymn.

LORD of life, all praise excelling,
thou, in glory unconfined,
Deign'st to make thy humble dwelling
with the poor of humble mind.
2 As thy love, through all creation,
beams like thy diffusive light;
So the scorn'd and humble station
shrinks before thine equal sight.

3 Thus thy care, for all providing, warm'd thy faithful prophet's tongue; Who, the lot of all deciding,

to thy chosen Israel sung:

4 When thine harvest yields thee pleasure
thou the golden sheaf shalt bind;
To the poor belongs the treasure
of the scatter'd ears behind.
Chorus.

These thy God ordains to bless
The widow and the fatherless.

5 When thine olive plants increasing,
pour their plenty o'er thy plain,
Grateful thou shalt take the blessing,
but not search the bow again.
Chorus. These, &c.

6 When thy favour'd vintage flowing,
gladdens thy autumnal scene,
Own the bounteous hand bestowing,
but thy vines the poor shall glean.
Chorus. These, &c

7 Still we read thy word declaring
mercy, Lord, thine own decree;

Mercy, every sorrow sharing,

warms the heart resembling thee.

8 Still the orphan and the stranger, still the widow owns thy care, Screen'd by thee in every danger, heard by thee in every prayer.

Hallelujah. Amen.

HYMN 56.

At the Ordination or Institution of a Minister.

FATHER of mercies! in thy house
We pay our homage and our vows;
Whilst with a grateful heart we share
These pledges of our Saviour's care.
2 The Saviour, when to heaven he rose,
In splendid triumph o'er his foes,
Scatter'd his gifts on men below,
And wide his royal bounties flow.

3 Hence sprang the Apostle's honour'd name, Sacred beyond heroic fame;

Hence dictates the prophetic sage,
And hence the evangelic page.

4 In lower forms, to bless our eyes,
Pastors from hence and Teachers rise;
Who, though with feebler rays they shine,
Still mark a long extended line.

5 From Christ their varied gifts derive,
And, fed by him, their graces live;
Whilst, guarded by his potent hand,
Amidst the rage of hell they stand.
6 So shall the bright succession run,
Through all the courses of the sun;
Whilst unborn churches, by their care,
Shall rise and flourish large and fair.

7 Jesus our Lord, their hearts shall know
The spring whence all these blessings flow;
Pastors and people shout his praise,
Through the long round of endless days.

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HYMN 57.

Prayer for Ministers.

ATHER of mercies! bow thine ear,
Attentive to our earnest prayer;
We plead for those who plead for thee,
Successful pleaders may they be!

2 How great their work, how vast their charge!
Do thou their anxious souls enlarge;
Their best acquirements are our gain,
We share the blessings they obtain.

3 Clothe, then, with energy divine

Their words, and let those words be thine;
To them thy sacred truth reveal,
Suppress their fear, inflame their zeal.
4 Teach them to sow the precious seed,
Teach them thy chosen flock to feed ;
Teach them immortal souls to gain-
Souls that will well reward their pain.
5 Let thronging multitudes around,
Hear from their lips the joyful sound;
In humble strains thy grace implore,
And feel thy new creating power.

6 Let sinners break their massy chains,
Distressed souls forget their pains;
Let light through distant realms be spread,
And Zion rear her drooping head.

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GAINST all those that strive with me As pants the hart for cooling streams At length, by certain proofs, 'tis plain Behold, O God, how heathen hosts Bless God, my soul; thou Lord, alone Bless God, ye servants that attend Defend me, Lord, from shame Deliver me, O Lord, my God Do thou, O God, in mercy help For ever bless'd be God the Lord For thee, O God, our constant praise From lowest depths of woe From my youth up, may Israel say Give ear, thou Judge of all the earth God in the great assembly stands God is our refuge in distress God's temple crowns the holy mount Had not the Lord, may Israel say Happy the man whose tender care Have mercy, Lord, on me Hear, O my people, to my law He's blest whose sins have pardon gain'd He that has God his guardian made Hold not thy peace, O Lord our God How blest are they, who always keep How blest is he, who ne'er consents How good and pleasant must it be How long wilt thou forget me, Lord How many, Lord, of late are grown How vast must their advantage be I'll celebrate thy praises, Lord In deep distress I oft have cry'd In Judah the Almighty's known In thee I put my steadfast trust In vain, O man of lawless might I waited meekly for the Lord Jehovah reigns; let all the earth Jehovah reigns, let therefore all Judge me, O Lord, for I the paths Just Judge, of heaven, against my foes Let all the just to God, with joy Let all the listening world attend Let all the lands, with shouts of joy Let David, Lord, a constant place Let God, the God of battle, rise Lord, hear the voice of my complaint Lord, hear my cry, regard my prayer Lord, hear my prayer, and to my cry Lord, the voice of my complaint Lord, let thy just decrees the king Lord, not to us, we claim no share Lord, save me, for thy glorious name Lord, thou hast granted to thy land Lord, who's the happy man that may My crafty foe, with flattering art

320 My God, my God, why leav'st thou me 324 My soul for help on God relies 337 My soul, inspired with sacred love 341 My soul with grateful thoughts of love 352 No change of time shall ever shock 368 O all ye people, clap your hands 318 0 come, loud anthems let us sing 331 Of mercy's never-failing spring 330 O God, who hast our troops dispersed 371 O God, my gracious God, to thee 333 O God, my heart is fully bent 367 O God, whose former mercies make 367 O God of hosts, the mighty Lord 329 O God, to whom revenge belongs 343 O Israel's Shepherd, Joseph's Guide 326 O Lord, thou art my righteous Judge 345 O Lord, my God, since I have placed 366 O Lord, my rock, to thee I cry 324 O Lord, our fathers oft have told 328 O Lord, to my relief draw near 340 O Lord, the Saviour and defence 319 O Lord, I am not proud of heart 347 On thee, who dwell'st above the skies 343 O praise the Lord, for he is good 360 O praise the Lord, with one consent 307 O praise the Lord, and thou, my soul 347 O praise the Lord with hymns of joy 311 O praise ye the Lord

307 O praise the Lord in that blest place 368 O render thanks, and bless the Lord 318 0 render thanks to God above 365 O 'twas a joyful sound to hear 339 0 thou, to whom all creatures bow 336 Praise ye the Lord; our God to praise

828 Preserve me, Lord, from crafty foes 323 Protect me from my cruel foes 349 Resolv'd to watch o'er all my ways 350 Save me, O God, from waves that roll 317 Since I have placed my trust in God 325 Since godly men decay, O Lord 319 Sing to the Lord a new-made song 327 Sing to the Lord a new-made song 333 Speak, O ye judges of the earth 367 Sure wicked fools must needs suppose 334 That man is blest who stands in awe 308 Thee will I bless, my God and King 332 The heavens declare thy glory, Lord 371 The king, O Lord, with songs of praise 332 The Lord hath spoke, the mighty God 336 The Lord himself, the mighty Lord 358 The Lord, the only God, is great 329 The Lord to thy request attend 344 The Lord unto my Lord thus spake 311 The man is blest that fears the Lord 321 The spacious earth is all the Lord's

comfort of, psalm 119, verse 49, &c.
complaint of, psalms 42, 77, 102, 114,

verse 81, &c. and psalm 143.

-, psalm proper for, 119.

AFFLICTIONS, benefits of, psalm 94, verses 12, 13,
and 14, psalm 119, verses 65, 66, 67, 68, 71, and
75.

deliverance from them celebrated,

psalms 34 and 107.
AGED SAINT, prayer of, psalm 71, verses 17 and

18.

ALMS-GIVING, psalm 41, verses 1, 2 and 3, and
psalm 112.

ANGELS guard the righteous, psalm 34, verse 7,
and psalm 91, verses 11 and 12.

called on to praise the Lord, psalm 103,
verses 19, 20, and 21.

ASCENSION, psalms 24, 47, and 68, verse 18, &c.
ASH WEDNESDAY, psalms proper for, 51 and 130.
(See Penitential.)

ASSISTANCE from God, psalms 138 and 144.
ATHEISM, practical, punishment denounced against,
psalm 14.

-, prevalence of, lamented, psalms 10 and

12.
ATTRIBUTES of God, psalm 36, verse 5, &c. psalms
111, 145, 146 and 147.

BLESSING of God on temporal business and com-
forts, psalm 127.

BLESSINGS of a family, psalm 128.

-, temporal, promised, psalm 144, verse 12

to the end.

promised to the righteous, psalms 1, 32,
122 and 128.

BLOOD of Christ, cleansing from sin, prefigured by
the ceremonies of the law, psalm 51.

BROTHERLY love, psalm 133.

CARE of God over his Saints, psalm 34.
CHARITY to the poor. (See Alms-giving.)
CHARITABLE man, blessings promised to, psalm
41, verses 1, 2 and 3.

CHILDREN, comforts of, psalm 127, verses 3, 4
and 5.

- instructed in God's law, psalm 78, verse
6, &c. psalm 119, verse 9, &c.
CHRIST, the true David, psalms 35 and 89. (See
David.)

-, covenant made with him typified by Da-
vid, psalm 89.
47 and 110.

divinity of, psalm 45, verse 6, &c. psalms

CHRIST, his exaltation in his human nature to his
Mediatorial Kingdom, psalm 2, verse 7 to the end,
psalms 8, 21, 72, 89, 110, 118 and 132.

psalm 8.

-, his glorification in his human nature,
-, his love to his Church celebrated, psalm 45.
his love to his enemies, psalm 35, verse

11, &c.

his glory and power, psalm 45, verse 2,

his kingdom among the Gentiles, psalms
72, 87, 110 and 132.

-, a Priest and King, psalm 110.

our strength and righteousness, psalm 71,
verses 14, 15 and 16.

his first and second coming, psalms 50,
96, 97 and 98.

CHRISTMAS day, psalm 45, psalm 85, three last
verses, psalms 89, 110 and 132.
CHURCH, established by God, psalm 44.

&c.

and 122.

built on Jesus Christ, psalm 118, verse 22,

gathered and settled, psalm 132.

is beauty, worship and order, psalms 48

the birth place of Saints, psalm 37.
safety and joy in it, psalm 27, verse 4,
&c. psalms 48 and 84.

47.

destruction of its enemies, psalm 76.
Gentiles gathered into it, psalms 45 and

God defends it and fights for it, psalms
20, 46, 125 and 135.

Christ's love to it, psalm 45.
God's presence in it, and delight in it,
psalms 34 and 132.

12, &c.

the garden of the Lord, psalm 92, verse

the spouse of Christ, psalm 45.
-its increase, psalm 67.

38, &c.

48.

in affliction, psalms 44, 80 and 89, verse

comforted, psalm 125.

the honour and safety of a nation, psalm

its festivals joyfully attended, psalm 122.
COMFORT and support in God, psalm 4, psalm 16,
verse 5, &c. psalms 32, 34, 46 and 94, verse 12,
&c.

and support in God from a view of his
past mercies, psalm 77, verse 10, &c.
and support in sadness, prayed for, psalms
102 and 142.
of God's spirit prayed for,
psalms 42, 43 and 51.
COMMUNION of Saints, psalm 16, verses 4 and 5,
psalm 133.

COMPLAINT of absence from public worship, psalm
42.

of sickness, psalm 6.

of temptation and spiritual affliction,
psalm 42.
of the prevalence of impiety and wick-
edness, psalms 10 and 12.

of quarrelsome neighbours, psalm 11.
of heavy afflictions in mind and body,
psalms 102 and 143.
COMPASSION of God, psalms 103 and 145, verse 9
to the end.

CONFESSION of sin, repentance, and pardon, psalms
32, 38, 51, 130 and 143.

CONFIRMATION, psalms proper for, 19, verse 7,