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While some in folly's pleasures roll

While sounds of war are heard around

Cotton. 383

Aikin. 500

While thee I seek, protecting Power Miss Williams. 384 While with ceaseless course the sun Olney Hymns. 501 Who can by searching find out God

Watts. 385
Scott. 386

Who, gracious Father! shall complain
Why should we waste, in trifling cares Doddridge. 387
Why sinks my weak desponding mind Mrs. Steele. 388
With eye impartial, heaven's high King Needham. 389
With glory clad, with strength arrayed
Tate. 112
With God my friend, the radiant sun Toplady's Coll. 390
With one consent, let all the earth

Tate. 113

With pleasing wonder, Lord! we view Doddridge. 391
With pure delight the bosom glows †Ex. Coll. 392
With reverence let the saints appear Tate and Watts. 114
With songs and honours sounding loud
With warm affection, let us view
With warm delight and grateful joy

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Ye followers of the Prince of peace
Ye golden lamps of heaven! farewell
Ye humble souls! who seek the Lord
Ye nations round the earth
Ye servants of the Lord
Ye sons of men! in sacred lays
Ye sons of men! with joy record
Ye tribes of Adam! join
Ye weak inhabitants of clay

Ye who delight to serve the Lord
Ye works of God! on him alone
Yes, to the last command
Yet a few years, or days, perhaps
Yon glorious orbs that gild the sky

Watts. 393 Exeter Coll. 502

Ex. Coll. 394

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Hawkesworth. 400
L'pool Coll. 399

PART FIRST.

HYMNS OF GENERAL PRAYER AND PRAISE, AND FOR THE INTRODUCTION AND CLOSE OF PUBLIC WORSHIP.

1. c. M.

The Lord's Day Morning.

1 AGAIN the Lord of life and light
Awakes the kindling ray,
Unseals the eyelids of the morn,
And pours increasing day.

2 O what a night was that, which wrapp'd
The heathen world in gloom!

O what a sun, which broke, this day,
Triumphant from the tomb!

3 This day be grateful homage paid,
And loud hosannas sung;

Let gladness dwell in every heart,
And praise on every tongue.

4 Ten thousand differing lips shall join
To hail this welcome morn,
Which scatters blessings from its wings
To nations yet unborn.

5 Jesus, the friend of human kind,
Was crucified and slain!

Behold, the tomb its prey restores!
Behold, he lives again!

6 And while his conquering chariot wheels
Ascend the lofty skies,

Broken beneath his powerful cross,
Death's iron sceptre lies.

2. C. M.

Mrs. Barbauld.

God's Sovereign Dominion.

1 ALMIGHTY GOD! thy powerful word
From nothing, all things brought;
Earth, seas, and skies, by thee their Lord,
With matchless skill were wrought.

2 By thee preserved, the whole remains
A proof of power divine;

And all, which this great whole contains,
By sovereign right is thine.

3 Sun, moon, and stars, thy views fulfil;
Through thee each planet rolls;
Earth, seas, and skies, obey thy will;
Thy power the world controls.

4 Thou over all art Lord supreme;
All else from thee derive;

No being can dispute thy claim,
Nor independent live.

5 To thee, and thee alone, we bow,
To thee alone would live;
All that we have to thee we owe,
Ourselves to thee we give.

6 Accept what now, with faith and love,
We to thy will resign;

And let thy grace preserve, improve,
And perfect, what is thine.

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3. s. M.

Praise to the Creator.

ALMIGHTY Maker, God!
How wondrous is thy name!
Thy glories how diffused abroad
Through all creation's frame!

Nature in

every dress

Her humble homage pays;

And finds a thousand ways to express
Thine undissembled praise.

My soul would rise and sing
To her Creator too :

Fain would my tongue adore my King,

And pay the homage due.

In joy, O let me spend

The remnant of my days!

And oft to God, my soul ascend
In grateful songs of praise!

4. L. M.

The Christian Sabbath.

1 ANOTHER Six days work is done,
Another sabbath is begun :

Improve, my soul! the sacred rest,
And learn for ever to be blessed.

Watts

2 This day may our devotions rise
As grateful incense, to the skies;
May heaven that peace divine bestow,
Which none, but they who feel it, know.

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