4 Apostles, martyrs, prohets, there
Around my Saviour stand,
And soon my friends in Christ below,
Will join the glorious band.

5 Jerusalem! my happy home!
My soul still pants for thee;
Then shall my labours have an end,
When once thy joys I see.

QUEEN'S ACCESSION:

(Appropriate Psalms.)
[21. 75.]

God save the Queen.

10 KING of kings! thy blessing shed On our anointed sov'reign's head; And, looking from thy holy heaven, Protect the crown thyself hast given. 2 Her may we honour and obey; Uphold her right and lawful sway; Rememb'ring that the powers that be Are ministers ordain'd of thee.

3 Her with thy choicest mercies bless; To all her counsels give success: In war, in peace, thy succour bring; Thy strength command;-" God save the Queen."

4 And, oh! when earthly thrones decay, And earthly kingdoms fade away, Grant her a throne in worlds on high, And crown of immortality.

1 SOV'REIGN of all, whose will ordains The Powers on earth that be,

By whom our rightful Sovereign reigns,
The minister to thee.

2 Stir up thy power, appear, appear,
And give thy servant grace,
Ever to seek thy glory here,
And walk in all thy ways.

3 Guard her from all who dare oppose
Thy delegate and thee,-
From open, and from secret foes,
From force and perfidy.

4 Let all for conscience sake revere,
Th' appointment of thy hand ;-
Honour and love thine image here,
And yield to her command.

5 This people, bound in unity,
With every mercy bless;
Make us a nation fearing thee,
And working righteousness.
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The Christian's confidence.

1 ETERNAL God! the strength of all
Who put their trust in thee:
The Saints who for thy succour call,
Shall thy salvation see.

2 As thou didst guard Jerusalem
With thine Almighty hand;

So hast thou put our foes to shame,
And kept our favour'd land.

;

3 Continue, Lord, our land to bless
Defend our Sovereign's throne;
So may our hearts thy name confess,
And thee our safeguard own.

4 But Lord, thy just and dreadful stroke,
Did Salem's towers consume;
Oh may we fear, lest we provoke
Thine ancient people's doom.

Prayer for the Queen and Royal Family.
1 O LORD! Our gracious Sovereign guard,
And every threat'ning danger ward
From her anointed head:

Bid all her griefs and troubles cease;
Thro' paths of righteousness and peace,
To life eternal lead.

2 Cover her enemies with shame;
Defeat their proud malicious aim,
And make their counsels vain :
Preserve her, Providence divine!
And let her long illustrious line
To latest ages reign.

3 Upon her shower thy blessings down;
Crown her with grace, with glory crown,
With meekness, love, and power!
With wealth, prosperity, and peace,
Our nation and our churches bless,
Till time shall be no more!

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NATIONAL FAST.

(Appropriate Psalms.)
[6. 38 Part i. 60. 80.]
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Prayer for conversion under judgment. 1 ALMIGHTY God, before thy throne, Thy mourning people bend; 'Tis on thy sov'reign grace alone, Our humble hopes depend.

2 Tremendous judgments from thy hand Thy dreadful power display;

Yet mercy spares this guilty land,
And still we live to pray.

3 Great God, and why is Britain spar'd, Ungrateful as we are?

Oh! make thy awful warnings heard,
While mercy cries, " Forbear."

4 Oh! turn us, turn us, mighty Lord,
By thy all-powerful grace;
Then shall our hearts obey thy word,
And humbly seek thy face.

5 Then should disease or foes invade,
We shall not sink in fear;
Secure of never-failing aid,
If God, our God, is near.

God our refuge under public calamities. 1 WHILE thro' our guilty land, O God! These awful judgments are abroad; Oh! whither shall the helpless fly To whom but thee direct their cry?

2 Lord, we repent, we weep, we mourn;
To our forsaken God we turn :

Oh! spare our guilty country, spare
The church which thou hast planted here.

3 We plead thy grace, indulgent God;
We plead thy son's atoning blood;
We plead thy gracious promises;
And are they unavailing pleas?

4 These pleas, presented at thy throne,
Have brought ten thousand blessings down
On guilty lands in helpless woe;

Let them prevail to save us too.

For resignation under national judgments.
1 LORD look on all assembl'd here,
Who in thy presence stand,
To offer up united prayer,

For this our sinful land,

2 Great God of hosts, deliv'rance bring,
Guide those who rule the helm,
Support the state, preserve the queen,
And spare this guilty realm.

3 But should the dread decree be past,
That we must feel thy rod,

May stedfast faith still hold us fast
To our offended God.

4 Whatever be our destin'd case,
Accept us in thy Son;

Give us thy gospel and thy grace,
And then thy will be done.