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27. Unmerited Mercy. (Isa. xliii. 22-25.)

OXFORD. C. M.

SAVIOUR, whose love could stoop to death
To raise us to the sky;
With holy joy, and stedfast faith,
We on thy truth rely.

No works nor merits of our own
Had claim'd thy gracious care;
'Twas mercy drew thee from thy throne,
Our guilt and woes to bear.
Now, by the Holy Ghost renew'd,
And sprinkled with thy blood,
We feel the power of sin subdued,
And live the sons of God.

Angels through all the heav'nly plains,
Thy glorious triumph swell;
There thy redeem'd shall join their strains,
And all thy mercy tell.

28. The Seal of the Covenant. (Rom. iv. 8—14.)

EYWOOD. P. M.

LORD, may the inward grace abound
Through thine appointed outward sign;
A milder seal than Abraham found,

Of cov'nant blessings more divine;
Which opens glory to our view,
Beyond the brightest hope he knew.
Type of the Spirit's living flow,

In faith we pour the hallow'd stream;
We sign the cross upon the brow,
The solemn pledge of truth to him
Who shed for us his precious blood,
To seal the covenant of God.

Baptiz'd into the Trinity,

Adopted children of thy grace,
O help us, Lord, to live to thee,

An humble, pure, and faithful race:
Instruct us, sanctify, defend,

And crown with heav'nly life our end.

29. The Day-star from on high. (Matt. ii. 1, 2.)

HART'S P. M.

SONS of men, behold from far!
Hail the long-expected star!
Star of truth that gilds the night,
Kindling darkness into light.

Nations all, remote and near,
Haste to see your God appear;
Haste, for him your hearts prepare,
Meet him manifested there.
There behold the day-spring rise,
Pouring light on mortal eyes;
See it chase the shades away,
Breaking into perfect day.

Sing, ye morning stars, again;
God descends on earth to reign';
Praise and blessing never cease;
Hail the reign of truth and peace!

30. The Restoration of Israel. (Isa. xlix. 22, 23.)

CALCUTTA. P. M.

ON the mountains' top appearing,
Lo! the sacred herald stands;
Welcome news to Sion bearing,
Sion, long in hostile lands:
Mourning captive!

God himself will loose thy bands.
Lo! thy sun is ris'n in glory;

God himself appears thy friend;
Ail thy foes shall flee before thee;
Here their boast and triumph end;
Great deliv'rance

Sion's King vouchsafes to send.
Enemies no more shall trouble;
All thy warfare now is past;
For thy shame shall joy be double;
Days of peace are come at last:
All thy conflicts
End in everlasting rest.

31., The future Peace and Glory of the Church. (Isa. Ix. 15-22.)

ESHER. P. M.

HEAR what God the Lord hath spoken!
"O my people, faint and few,
Comfortless, afflicted, broken,
Fair abodes I build for you.
'Thorns of heartfelt tribulation
Shall no more perplex your ways;
Ye shall name your walls Salvation,
And your gates shall all be praise.
"Ye, no more your suns descending,
Waning moons no more shall see;
But, your griefs for ever ending,
Find eternal noon in me."

God shall rise, and shining o'er ye,
Change to day the gloom of night;
He, the Lord, shall be your glory,
God, your everlasting light.

32. The Gentiles made Fellow-heirs. (Eph. iii. 6.)

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HAIL, thou source of ev'ry blessing,
Sov'reign Father of mankind!
Gentiles now, thy grace possessing,
In thy courts admission find.
Gratefully we bend before thee;
In thy church obtain a place;
Now, by faith, behold thy glory,
Praise thy truth, and sing thy grace.
Hail, thou ever blessed Saviour!
Gentiles now their off'rings bring;
In thy temple seek thy favor;
Worship thee their Lord and king.
May we all, sincere in spirit,
Live devoted to thy praise;
Glorious realms of bliss inherit;
Grateful anthems ever raise.

33. Adoration and Praise due to God alone, (Isa. xliv. 1-8.)

34.

VIENNA. P. M.

PRAISE the Lord! ye heavens, adore him!
Praise him, angels, in the height;
Sun and moon, rejoice before him;
Praise him, all ye stars and light:
Praise the Lord, for he hath spoken;
Worlds his mighty voice obey'd;
Laws, that never shall be broken,
For their guidance he hath made.
Praise the Lord, for he is glorious;
Never shall his promise fail;
He hath made his saints victorious;
Sin and death shall not prevail :
Praise the God of our salvation;
Hosts on high, his power proclaim;
Heaven and earth, and all creation,
Laud and magnify his name.

Devotedness to God. (Rom. xii. 1.)

SURREY. P. M.

LO! God is here; let us adore,
And own how dreadful is this place;
Let all within us feel his power,

And humbly bow before his face:
Who know his power, his grace who
prove,
Serve him with awe, with rev'rence love.
Lo! God is here; him day and night
In solemn choir the angels sing;
To him, enthron'd above all height,
With sacred joy their praises bring:
Disdain not, Lord, our meaner song,
Who praise thee with a falt'ring tongue.
Eternal Being! may our praise

Thy courts with grateful fragrance fill;
Still may we stand before thy face;
Still hear and do thy sov'reign will:
To thee may all our thoughts arise,
And prove accepted sacrifice.

35. Diligence in God's Service. (Collect.)

BEDFORD. C. M.

WHILE carnal men, with all their powers,
Earth's vanities pursue;

How slow th' advances which we make,
With heaven itself in view!

Great God, inspire our souls with zeal;
Our hearts with love inflame;
Religion, without zeal and love,
Is but an empty name.

To gain the height of Sion's hill
With fervor may we strive;
And all those powers devote to thee,
Which we from thee derive.

36. Zeal for God, after the Example of Christ. (Luke ii. 49.)

LONDON NEW. C. M.

IN duty and in suff'ring too,
Lord, we thy steps would trace;
As thou hast done, so we would do,
Depending on thy grace.

With earnest zeal 'twas thy delight
To do thy Father's will:

Oh may that zeal our souls excite
Thy precepts to fulfil.

As one with thee, may holy love
Through all our conduct shine;
And thus our lives shall ever prove
That we, O Lord, are thine.

Supported by almighty grace,
We'll tread the heav'nly road;
And still thy sacred footsteps trace,
And rise to thine abode.

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