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When with Zion we stand,
Having gained the blest shore,
With our harps in our hands
We'll praise him evermore.
We will range the blest fields
On the banks of the river,

And sing hallelujah
For ever and ever.

Hallelujah to the Lamb,
By whom we find pardon,
We will perfectly praise him
When we've passed over Jordan.

The Goodly Land.

Far from these scenes of night
Unbounded glories rise,
And realms of joy and pure delight
Unknown to mortal eyes.

Fair land!-could mortal eyes
But half its charms explore,
How would our spirits long to rise,
And dwell on earth no more!

No cloud those regions know-
Realms ever bright and fair;
For sin, the source of mortal woe,
Can never enter there.

O may the prospect fire

Our hearts w th ardent love,
Till wings of faith, and strong desire,
Bear every thought above.

Prepared, by grace divine,

For thy bright courts on high,
Lord, bid our spirits rise and join
The chorus of the sky.

Now.

Now I live;

But if to-night? to-morrow? know I not.
O well for me, when I can leave my lot

All unto God!

To him my faithful service give,
And through his Spirit's strength
Prepare for my account at length.

See the flower

Which full of brightness in the morning shone: It doth no longer wave the stalk upon

When evening comes.

Sc lasts man's glory but an hour.
And canst thou, soul, thus waste
A life that flieth in such haste?

Stand thou clear

From earth. Here is thy struggle-yonder, rest. Up, up, my soul! press forward, heaver is best!

Now hasten home!

Let earth seem distant-heaven more near.

How soon this life doth fly!

How soon comes that which shall not die!

Never delay

To do the duty which the hour brings,
Whether it be in great or smaller things;

For who doth know

What he shall do the coming day?
This moment is for thee;

The next, perhaps, thou wilt not see.

Father of all!

So let thy warning, 'watch!' be not in vain,

Let my soul hear,

And daily answer to the call.
Then sudden death shall be

But a quick step to life and thee!

For the Saviour's Guidance.

My faith looks up to thee,
Thou Lamb of Calvary;
Saviour divine!

Now hear me while I pray;
Take all my guilt away;
O let me, from this day,
Be wholly thine.

May thy rich grace impart
Strength to my fainting heart;
My zeal inspire;

As thou hast died for me,
Oh may my love to thee,
Pure, warm, and changeless be-
A living fire.

While life's dark maze I tread,
And griefs around me spread,
Be thou my guide;
Bid darkness turn to day,
Wipe sorrow's tears away,
Nor let me ever stray

From thee aside.

When ends life's transient dream;
When death's cold, sullen stream

Shall o'er me roll;

Blest Saviour, then, in love,
Fear and distrust remove;
O bear me safe above-

A ransomed soul!

Safety.

How are thy servants blessed, O Lord,
How sure is their defence!

Eternal wisdom is their guide,
Their help, Omnipotence.

In foreign realms and lands remote,
Supported by thy care,

Through burning climes they pass unhurt,
And breathe in tainted air.

When by the dreadful tempest borne,
High on the broken wave,

They know thou art not slow to hear,
Nor impotent to save.

The storm is laid-the winds retire,
Obedient to thy will:
The sea that roars at thy command,
At thy command is still.

In midst of dangers, fears, and deaths,
Thy goodness we'll adore;
We'll praise thee for thy mercies past,
And humbly hope for more.

Our life, while thou preserv'st that life,
Thy sacrifice shall be;

And death, when death shall be our lot, Shall join our souls to thee.

Jehovah-Jireh.

THOUGH troubles assail,
And dangers affright,
Though friends should all fail,
And foes all unite:

Yet one thing secures us,
Whatever betide,

The Scripture assures us,

The Lord will provide.

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