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207. Confirming our Covenant with God.

(2 Kings xxiii. 3.)

HENSBURY. C. M.

COME, let us seck the grace divine,
And all with one accord,
In a perpetual cov❜nant join

Ourselves to Christ the Lord :

Give ourselves up, through Jesus' power,
His name to glorify;

And promise, in the sacred hour,

For God to live and die.

The holy covenant we make
Be ever kept in mind:
No more will we our God forsake,
Nor cast his words behind.
We do not on our strength rely,
But, Lord, to thee we pray;
O write our humble names on high,
And keep us to that day!

208. The Conditions of the Gospel Covenant. (Luke x. 23-28.)

ST. PETER. P. M.

TRUTHS, which Prophets sought in vain,

Brightly in the Gospel shine;

Glorious hopes which all may gain;
Lord, be ev'ry blessing mine;
Blessings, seal'd with Jesus' blood;
Life in him, and peace with God.
But, to share that blissful part,
I must well improve my hours;
Loving God with all my heart;
Serving him with all my powers;
While to others just I prove,
Walking by the law of love."
Lord, my heart with strength inspire,
Thus to keep thy perfect word:
Thou didst give the pure desire;
Thou wilt needful aid afford;
Help me to fulfil thy praise;
Guide and bless me all my days.

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209.

Christians warned by Israel's Example.
(Jer. v. 9-11.)

ST. DUNSTAN'S. L.M.

LORD, when thine Israel we survey,
We in their crimes discern our own;
And, if thou turn thy face away,
Our mis'ry must, like theirs, be known.
To us thy prophets have been sent
With words of terror and of love;
But neither grace, nor punishment,
Ten thousand stubborn hearts can move.
Thy wrath might scourge our guilty land
With plague, and famine, and the sword;
Till the just vengeance of thine hand
Compell'd us to receive thy word.

Yet spare a nation long thine own,
Turn us from all our evil ways;
'Tis thine to change the heart of stone,
And wake the dead to life and praise.

210. Prayer for Purity. (Luke xvii. 12-14.)

MARTYRDOM. C. M.

LORD, teach us how to pray aright,
With rev'rence, and with fear;
Though dust and ashes in thy sight,
We may, we must draw near.
God of all grace, we come to thee
With humble, contrite hearts;
Give, what thine eye delights to
Truth in the inward parts:
Faith in the only sacrifice
That can for sin atone;

To rest our hope, and fix our eyes
On Christ, and Christ alone.

With deep humility we pray,
And own our grievous sin:
O God of grace, thy power display,
And make us pure within!

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211. For the Spirit of Holiness. (Gal. v. 16.) ·

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O THOU, whose mercy, truth, and love
From age to age endure;

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Whose word, though heaven and earth remove,

Shall stand for ever sure:

Before thy face, almighty God,

Thy guilty creatures fall;

And plead the Saviour's precious blood,
So freely shed for all.

The sanctifying Spirit give,

To make us pure within;

That we may serve thee, while we live,
And hate the works of sin.
Give us a new, a perfect heart;

From evil set us free;

The mind that was in Christ impart,
And make us live to thee.

212. Walking in Holiness. (Collect.)

ST. BENE'T. L. M.

OH for a beam of heav'nly light,
To guide my wand'ring steps aright;
And shine along the narrow road
That leads the penitent to God!
Lord, I am weak, and prone to stray;
O keep me in thy holy way;
What nature wants, let grace supply;
And lead me onward to the sky.

On thee depending, let me go
In safety through this vale of wo;
And may thy gracious presence cheer
My heart in all its trials here.

Thus, loving all thy statutes, Lord,
And ever trusting in thy word,
May I attain that happy shore,
Where sin and grief disturb no more.

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213. Obedience to our heavenly Father. (Jer. xxxv. 13-19.)

FALMOUTH. D. L. M.

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O THOU, in earth and heaven ador'd,
In whom alone we live and move;
Creator, Father, mighty Lord
Of all below, and all above;

We own thy power by which we stand;
We bless thy love that crowns our days;
Preserv'd, and strengthen'd by thy hand,
O let our lives declare thy praise.
Thus, gracious God, thy people bless;
And spread abroad thy righteous sway;
Till all mankind thy name confess,
Receive thy word, and keep thy way.
Exalt the sceptre of thy Son;
To him be all the kingdoms given;
And let thy will on earth be done,
As holy angels serve in heaven.

214.

Casting all our Care upon God.
(Matt. vi. 24-34.)

HELEN. D. C. M.

FATHER, 'tis thine each day to yield
Our wants a fresh supply;
Thou cloth'st the lilies of the field,
And hear'st the ravens cry.
Thy love in all thy works we see,
Thy promise, Lord, we plead;
And humbly cast our care on thee,
Who knowest all our need.
Let not the world engage our love,
Nor cares our bosoms fill;
But fix our heart on things above,
That we may do thy will:
The comfort of thy light bestow;
Our faith and hope increase;
And let us in thy presence know
Contentment, joy, and peace.

215. Decision in serving God. (Gal. vi. 11-18.) ST. OLAVE'S. L. M.

AWED by a mortal's frown, shall I
Fear to confess the Lord most high?
How then should I before him stand;
How meet the terrors of his hand?
Shall I, to please the thoughtless throng,
Soften thy truths, and smooth my tongue;
Or, lured with idle pleasures, flee
The Cross, O Lord, endur'd by thee?
And what is man; his pride, and power?
The passing vapor of an hour:
Lord, to thyself my spirit raise,
Above the world, its scorn, or praise !*
My life, my heart, my soul, are thine;
Bright in thine image may I shine;
In me fulfil thy pleasure, Lord;
Thy will be done; thy name ador'd!

216. God's Blessing to be sought in the Church.

(Collect.)

SHIRLAND. S. M.

'WE stand on hallow'd ground!
Draw near with trembling feet;
And plead, where blessings may be found,
Before the mercy-seat.

O thou that hearest prayer,
To thee, in faith, I call:

Thou know'st my frailty and my fear;
Uphold me, lest I fall.

In thought, and deed, and word,

From evil keep me free,

And visit with salvation, Lord,

The soul that trusts in thee.

Here let me still abide,

Nor from my hope remove;

Shine on my soul, my footsteps guide,
And bless me with thy love.

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