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HYMN 454, 8s, 7s and 4.
Fountain of Life.

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from Zion's sacred mountain,
Streams of living water flow!
God has opened there a fountain,
That supplies the plains below:
They are blesséd,

Who its sovereign virtues know.

2 Through ten thousand channels flowing,
Streams of mercy find their way;
Life, and health, and joy bestowing,
Making all around look gay:

O ye nations!

Hail the long-expected day.

mf 3 Gladdened by the flowing treasure, All-enriching as it goes;

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Lo, the desert smiles with pleasure,-
Buds and blossoms as the rose:

Every object

Sings for joy where'er it flows.

4 Trees of life, the banks adorning,

Yield their fruit to all around;

Those who eat are saved from mourning,
Pleasure comes, and hopes abound;
Fair their portion!-

Endless life, with glory crowned.

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HYMN 455, C. M.

Christ receiving Children.

1 CEE Israel's gentle Shepherd stand,
With all-engaging charms!
Hark! how he calls the tender lambs,
And folds them in his arms!

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"Permit them to approach," he cries,
"Nor scorn their humble name;
For 't was to bless such souls as these,
The Lord of angels came."

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3 We bring them, Lord! in thankful hands,
And yield them up to thee;

Joyful that we ourselves are thine,-
Thine let our offspring be.

4 Ye little flock! with pleasure hear,—
Ye children! seek his face;

And fly, with transports, to receive
The blessings of his grace.

5 If orphans they are left behind,
Thy guardian care we trust;-

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That care shall heal our bleeding hearts,
If weeping o'er their dust.

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HYMN 456, L. M.

Infant Baptism.

LORD! encouraged by thy grace,
We bring our infant to thy throne;
Give it within thy heart a place,
Let it be thine, and thine alone.

2 Wash it from every stain of guilt,
And let this child be sanctified;
Lord! thou canst cleanse it, if thou wi t,
And all its native evils hide.

3 We ask not, for it, earthly bliss,
Or earthly honors, wealth or fame:
The sum of our request is this-

That it may love and fear thy name.
4 This infant we, by faith, commit
To thy kind love and guardian care ;
We lay it at the Saviour's feet,
He will not let it perish there.

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HYMN 457, C. M.

The Promise to Abraham.

1 HOW large the promise-how divine,

To Abra'm and his seed!

"I'll be a God to thee and thine,
Supplying all their need.”

2 The words of his extensive love,
From age to age, endure;

The Angel of the covenant proves,
And seals the blessings sure.

3 Jesus the ancient faith confirms,
To our forefathers given;

He takes young children in ais arins,
And calls them heirs of heaven.

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His love endures the same

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Nor, from the promise of his grace,
Blots out the children's name.

HYMN 458, S. M.

Christ blessing Children.

1 THE Saviour kindly calls

Our children to his breast;

He holds them in his gracious arms;-
Himself declares them blest.

2 "Let them approach," he cries,

"Nor scorn their humble. claim;
The heirs of heaven are such as these,-
For such as these I came.”

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Devoting them to thee,

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Imploring, that, as we are thine,
Thine may our offspring be.

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HYMN 459, C. M.

The Saviour blessing Children.

HEN Jesus left the throne of God,
He chose an humble birth;

A man of grief, like us, he trod
A lonely path on earth.

2 Like him, may we be found below,
In wisdom's paths of peace;

Like him, in grace and knowledge, grow,
As years and strength increase.

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When mothers round him pressed ;

Their infants, in his arms, he took,
And on his bosom blessed.

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The children sang around;

For joy, they plucked the palms, and strewed
Their garments on the ground.

f" 5 "Hosanna!"—our glad voices raise-
"Hosanna to our King!"

Could we forget our Saviour's praise,
The stones themselves would sing.

HYMN 460, C. M.

460 Infants, living or dying, in the Arms of Christ.

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1 THY life I read, my dearest Lord!
With transport all-divine;
Thine image trace, in every word,
Thy love, in every line.

2 With joy, I see a thousand charms,
Spread o'er thy lovely face;
While infants in thy tender arms,
Receive the smiling grace.

3 "I take these little lambs," said he,
"And lay them on my breast;
Protection they shall find in me-
In me, be ever blest.

4 "Death may the bands of life unloose,
But can't dissolve my love;

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Millions of infant souls compose

The family above.

5 "Their feeble frames my power shall raise
And mould with heavenly skill;

I'll give them tongues to sing my praise,
And hands to do my will."

6 His words, ye happy parents! hear,
And shout, with joys divine:

Dear Saviour! all we have and are
Shall be for ever thine.

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HYMN 461, S. M.

The Spirit in Baptism.

1 REAT God! now condescend
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Soon may their willing spirits bend,
The subjects of thy grace.

2 Oh! what a pure delight
Their happiness to see!
Our warmest wishes all unite,
To lead their souls to thee.

3 Now bless, thou God of love!
This ordinance divine;

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Send thy good Spirit from above,
And make these children thine.

HYMN 462, L. M.

Baptism of the Holy Ghost.

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And witness with the water now.
2 Exert thy gracious power divine,
And sprinkle thou th' atoning blood;
May Father, Son, and Spirit, join
To seal this child, a child of God.

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NITED prayers ascend to thee,
Eternal Parent of mankind!

Smile on this waiting family;
Thy blessing let thy servants find.

2 Let the dear pledges of their love,

Like tender plants, around them grow:
Thy present grace, and joys above,
Upon their little ones bestow.

3 Receive, at their believing hand,

The charge which they devote as thine,
Obedient to their Lord's command;
And seal, with power, the rite divine.
4 To every member of their house,

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Thy grace impart, thy love extend;
Grant every good that time allows,
With heavenly joys that never end.

HYMN 464, S. M.

Prayer for the Sanctification of Children.

aff 10 GOD of Abra❜m! hear

The parents' humble cry;

In covenant mercy now appear,
While in the dust we lie.

2 These children of our love,
In mercy thou hast given,

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