Confession of Sins-Prayer for the Land.
1 O! RIGHTEOUS God, thou judge supreme,
We tremble at thy glorious name;
And all our crying guilt we own,
Humbled before thine awful throne.

2 Our land, which oft thine arm hath sav'd,
That arm most impiously hath brav'd:
Our land, which still its God hath lov'd,
Rebellious to that God hath prov'd.
3 But hast thou not a remnant here,
Whose souls are fill'd with holy fear?
Oh! bring thy wonted mercy nigh,
While prostrate at thy feet they lie.
4 Behold their tears, attend their moan;
Nor turn away their secret groan:
To theirs we join our humble prayer--
Our country shield, our nation spare.

NATIONAL THANKSGIVING.
(Appropriate Psalms.)

[18 Part i. 34. 107 Part ii. 147 Part ii. 159.] 142 8.7.D.

Gratitude for National mercies.

1 LORD of heaven, and earth, and ocean,
Hear us from thy bright abode,
While our hearts, with deep devotion,
Own their great and gracious God:
Now with joy we come before thee,
Seek thy face-thy mercies sing;
Lord of life, and light, and glory,

Guard thy church, and guide our queen.

2 Health and ev'ry needful blessing
Are thy bounteous gifts alone;
Comforts undeserv'd possessing,

Here we bend before thy throne:
Young and old do now before thee
Their united tribute bring;
Lord of life, and light, and glory,
Shield our isle, and save our queen.

3 Thee, with humble adoration,

Lord we praise for mercies past;
Still to this most favour'd nation,
May those mercies ever last:
Britons, then, shall still before thee
Songs of ceaseless praises sing:
Lord of life, and light, and glory,
Bless thy people-bless our queen.

Praise for National deliverances.
1 HELP US, O Lord! with grateful minds
To bow before thy throne;
And with united thanks to thee,

Thy tender mercies own.

2 May we, from fear'd destruction sav'd, Our Ebenezer raise,

And with our hearts, and lives, and tongues, Proclaim thy wondrous praise.

3 Hasten the glorious time, foretold
In thine unerring word;

When from the greatest to the least,
All men shall serve the Lord.

4 No more let nations learning war,
In hostile rage appear,

But into plowshares beat their swords,
To pruning hook the spear.

5 From Satan's long usurp'd domain,
A sinful world release;

Then with each other all shall dwell
In universal peace.

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Thanksgiving for peace.

] GREAT Ruler of the earth and skies! A word of thine Almighty breath Can sink the world, or bid it rise; Thy smile is life-thy frown is death! 2 When angry nations rush to arms, And rage, and noise, and tumult reign; And war resounds its dire alarms, And slaughter dyes the hostile plain : 3 Thy sov'reign eye looks calmly down, And marks their course, and bounds their 'Thy words the angry nations own, [power; And noise and war are heard no more.

4 Thou good, and wise, and righteous Lord, All move subservient to thy will;

And peace, and war await thy word,
And thy sublime decrees fulfil.

5 To thee we raise our grateful songs,
Thy kind protection still implore;

O may our hearts, and lives, and tongues,
Confess thy goodness and adore.

THE MINISTRY OF THE WORD.

(Appropriate Psalms.)

[19 Part ii. 23. 25. 89 Parts ii, iii. 119 Parts ii, v, vii, viii. 132 Part ii. 138.]

For the presence of Christ in his house.
1 JESUS, where'er thy people meet,
There they behold thy mercy-seat;
Where'er they seek thee thou art found,
And every place is hallow'd ground.
2 Great shepherd of thy chosen few,
Thy former mercies here renew;
Here to our waiting hearts proclaim,
The glories of thy saving name.

3 Here may we prove the power of prayer,
To strengthen faith, and sweeten care;
To teach our faint desires to rise,
And bring all heaven before our eyes.
4 Lord, we are weak, but thou art near,
Nor short thine arm, nor deaf thine ear:
Oh! rend the heavens, come quickly down,
And make the sinner's heart thine own.

The Church blessed in a Ministry. 1 LORD, cause thy face on us to shine; Give us thy peace, and seal us thine: Teach us to prize the means of grace, And love thy earthly dwelling place. 2 May we in truth our sins confess, Worship the Lord in holiness;

And all thy power and glory see,
Within thy hallowed sanctuary.
3 Bless all whose voice salvation brings,
Who minister in holy things:

Our bishops, priests, and deacons bless, Clothe them with zeal and righteousness. 4 Let many in the judgment-day, Turn'd from the error of their way, Their hope, their joy, their crown appear: Save those who preach, and those who hear. 147

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Before Sermon.

1 FULFIL thy promise, gracious Lord,
On us assembled here;

Send forth thy spirit with thy word,
And cause the dead to hear.

2 Preserve the power of faith alive,
In those who love thy name;
For sin and satan daily strive,
To quench the sacred flame.
3 Thy pow'r and mercy first prevail'd
From death to set us free;

And often since our life had fail'd,
If not renew'd by thee.

4 To thee we seek, to thee we bow,
To thee for help we call;
Our life and resurrection, thou,
Our hope, our joy, our all.

1 GLORY to God, who gave the word,
And bid the preachers cry;

Who caus'd his will to be proclaim'd
And brought salvation nigh.

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