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5 Labor is sweet, for Thou hast toiled; And care is light, for Thou hast cared. Ah, never let our works be soiled

With self, or by deceit insnared.
Through life's long day and death's dark night,.
O gentle Jesus, be our Light!

6 For all we love, the poor, the sad,
The sinful, unto Thee we call.
O let Thy mercy make us glad!
3 Abide with us, our Saviour,

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Thou Light of endless light;
Increase to us Thy blessings,
And save us by Thy might.
4 To Father, Son, and Spirit,
Eternal One in Three,
As was, and is forever,
All praise and glory be.
Unknown. 1848.

Tr. Charles Bernard Garve. 1827.

1 LORD, Thou art the Truth and Way:
Guide us, lest we go astray.
Lord, Thou art the Life: by Thee
May we gain eternity.

2 In ourselves we cannot trust;
Lord, remember we are dust!
Thou who all our frailty know'st,
Send Thou us Thy Holy Ghost!

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Uuknown. 1850. a.

1 MAY the grace of Christ our Saviour,
And the Father's boundless Love,

With the Holy Spirit's favor,
Rest upon us from above.

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2 Thus may we abide in union
With each other and the Lord;
And possess, in sweet communion,
Joys which earth cannot afford.

John Newton. 1779.

GOD.

J. HAIL, Father, Son, and Holy Ghost,
One God in persons Three;

Of Thee we make our joyful boast,
Our songs we make of Thee.

2 Present alike in every place,
Thy Godhead we adore:
Beyond the bounds of time and space
Thou dwell'st for evermore.

3 In wisdom infinite Thou art,

Thine eye doth all things see;
And every thought of every heart
Is fully known to Thee.

4 Whate'er Thou wilt, in earth below
Thou dost, in heaven above;

But chiefly we rejoice to know
The Almighty God is Love.

C. M.

5 Thou lov'st whate'er Thy hands have made;
Thy goodness we rehearse,

In shining characters displayed
Throughout our universe.

6 Mercy, with love, and endless grace,

O'er all Thy works doth reign:

But mostly Thou delight'st to bless
Thy favorite creature, man.

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7 Wherefore let every creature give
To Thee the praise designed;
But chiefly, Lord, the thanks receive,

The hearts of all mankind. C. Wesley. 1766.

1 BLEST be our everlasting Lord,

Our Father, God, and King!
Thy sovereign greatness we record,
Thy glorious power we sing.

2 By Thee the victory is given:
The majesty divine,

C. M.

Wisdom and might, and earth and heaven,
And all therein, are Thine.

3 The kingdom, Lord, is Thine alone,
Who dost Thy right maintain,
And, high on Thine eternal throne,
O'er men and angels reign.

4 Riches, as seemeth good to Thee,
Thou dost, and honor give;
And kings their power and dignity
Out of Thy hand receive.

5 Thou hast on us the grace bestowed,
Thy greatness to proclaim;

And therefore now we thank our God,
And praise Thy glorious Name.

6 Thy glorious Name, Thy nature's powers,
Thou hast to man made known;

And all the Deity is ours,

Through Thy incarnate Son.

C. Wesley. 1762. a.

C. M.

1 THOUSANDS of thousands stand around
Thy throne, O God most high;

Ten thousand times ten thousand sound
Thy praise: but who am I?

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2 Enlighten with faith's light my heart,
Inflame it with love's fire;
So shall I sing and bear a part
With that celestial choir.

3 How great a being, Lord, is Thine,
Which doth all beings keep!
Thy Knowledge is the only line
To sound so vast a deep.

4 Thou art a Sea without a shore,
A Sun without a sphere;
Thy time is now and evermore,
Thy place is every where.

5 How good art Thou, whose Goodness is
Our parent, nurse and guide;
Whose streams do water paradise,
And all the earth beside!

6 Thy hidden wonders, God of grace!
I humbly here adore;

Show me Thy Glory and Thy face,
That I may praise Thee more.

John Mason. 1683. a.

1 GREAT God, how infinite art Thou!
How frail and weak are we!
Let the whole race of creatures bow,
And pay their praise to Thee.

2 Thy throne eternal ages stood,
Ere.earth or heaven was made;
Thou art the ever-living God,
Were all the nations dead.

3 Nature and time all open lie

To Thine immense survey,
From the formation of the sky,
To the last awful day.

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4 Eternity, with all its years,
Stands present to Thy view.

To Thee there's nothing old appears;
To Thee there's nothing new.

5 Our lives through various scenes are drawn,
And vexed with trifling cares;

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While Thine eternal thought moves on
Thine undisturbed affairs.

6 Great God, how infinite art Thou!
How frail and weak are we!

Let the whole race of creatures bow,

And pay their praise to Thee. Watts. 1709. a.

1 HOLY and reverend is the Name
Of our eternal King.

Thrice holy, Lord! the angels cry:
Thrice holy, let us sing.

2 Holy is He in all His works,
And saints are His delight;
But sinners and their wicked ways
Shall perish from his sight.

3 The deepest reverence of the mind
Pay, my soul, to God;

Lift with thy hands a holy heart
To His sublime abode.

C. M.

4 Thou, righteous God! preserve my soul
From all pollution free:

The pure in heart are Thy delight,

And they Thy face shall see.

John Needham. 1768.

PSALM 111.

1 SONGS of immortal praise belong

To my almighty God:

He hath my heart, and He my tongue,
To spread His Name abroad.

C. M.

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