Bray. Newmark. St. Martin's.
1 IN thy great name, O Lord, we come
To worship at thy feet;
Oh, pour thy Holy Spirit down
On all that now shall meet.
2 We come to hear Jehovah speak
To hear the Saviour's voice;
Thy face and favor, Lord, we seek,
Now make our hearts rejoice.
3 Teach us to pray, and praise-to hear,
And understand thy word;
To feel thy blissful presence near,
And trust our living Lord.
4 Let sinners now thy goodness prove,
And saints rejoice in thee;
Let rebels be subdu'd by love,
And to the Saviour flee.
1 HAPPY the saints whose lot is cast,
Where oft is heard the gospel sound;
The word is pleasant to their taste,
A healing balm for every wound.
2 With joy they hasten to the place,
Where they their Saviour oft have met, And while they feast upon his grace, Their burdens and their griefs forget.
3 This favor'd lot, my friends, is ours;
May we the privilege improve,
And find these consecrated hours,
Sweet earnests of the joys above.
HYMN 325. L. M. Doddridge.
On opening a place of worship.
1 GREAT God, we to thy honor raise
These walls to echo forth thy praise;
Do thou, descending, fill the place
With choicest tokens of thy grace.
2 Here let the great Redeemer reign,
With all the graces of his train,
While power divine his word attends,
To conquer foes and cheer his friends.
3 And, in the great decisive day,
When God the nations shall survey,
May it before the world appear,
That crowds were born to glory here.
HYMN 326. 8, 7, 4.
Littleton. Jordan. Tamworth.
Dismission.
1 LORD, dismiss us with thy blessing-
Fill our hearts with joy and peace;
Let us each, thy love possessing,
Triumph in redeeming grace;
Oh, refresh us!
Trav'ling through this wilderness.
2 Thanks we give, and adoration,
For thy gospel's joyful sound;
May the fruits of thy salvation
In our hearts and lives abound:
May thy presence
With us evermore be found.
3 So, whene'er the signal's giv'n,
Us from earth to call away;
Borne on angels' wings to heav'n,
Glad to leave our cumb'rous clay,
May we, ready,
Rise and reign in endless day!
HYMN 327. L. M.
Chatham. Portugal.
1 DISMISS us with thy blessing, Lord-
Help us to feed upon thy word;
All that has been amiss forgive,
And let thy truth within us live.
2 Though we are guilty, thou art good-
Wash all our works in Jesus' blood;
Give ev'ry fetter'd soul release,
And bid us all depart in peace.
THIS God is the God we adore,
Our faithful, unchangeable friend;
Whose love is as large as his pow'r,
And neither knows measure nor end;
'Tis Jesus, the first and the last,
Whose Spirit shall guide us safe home;
We'll praise him for all that is past,
And trust him for all that's to come.
HYMN 329. S. M.
Cambridge. Sicily.
1 ONCE more, before we part,
We'll bless the Saviour's name,
Record his mercies, every heart;
Sing, every tongue, the same.
2 Receive his sacred word,
And feed thereon and grow;
Go on to seek, to know the Lord,
And practise what you know.
HYMN 330. C. M.
Colchester. Barby. Braintree.
Num. vi. 25, 26.
1 ETERNAL Sun of Righteousness,
Display thy beams divine;
Now may the glory of thy face
Upon our darkness shine.
2 Light, in thy light, Oh, may we see—
Thy grace and mercy prove
Reviv'd, and cheer'd, and bless'd by thee,
The God of pard'ning love.
3 Lift up thy countenance serene,
And let each happy child
Behold, without a cloud between,
His Father reconcil'd.
4 On us the blessing now bestow,
The joy of sins forgiv'n,
Sweet peace and holiness below,
And then the joys of heav'n.
Bermondsey Bridgeton.
1 GLORY to God on high,
Let heav'n and earth reply,
Praise ye his name!
Angels his love adore,
Who all our sorrows bore,
And saints sing, evermore,
Worthy the Lamb."
2 Ye, who surround the throne,
Cheerfully join in one,
Praising his name!
Ye, who have felt his blood,
Sealing your peace with God,
Sound his dear name abroad;
"Worthy the Lamb."
3 Soon must we change our place,
Yet will we never cease
Praising his name!
Still will we tribute bring,
Hail him our gracious King,
And through all ages sing,
Worthy the Lamb."
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