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.)
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.
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!
211. For the Spirit of Holiness. (Gal. v. 16.) ·
O THOU, whose mercy, truth, and love From age to age endure;
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.)
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.
213. Obedience to our heavenly Father. (Jer. xxxv. 13-19.)
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.
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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