HYMN 534. C. M.

Springfield. Barby. Newmark

1 THROUGH Christ when we together came In singleness of heart,

We met, O Jesus, in thy name;
And in thy name we part.

2 We part in body, not in mind,
Our minds continue one;
And each to each, in Jesus join'd,
We happily go on.

3 Present in spirit still we are,
And intimately nigh;

While on the wings of faith and pray'r
We Abba, Father! cry.

4 Oh, may thy Spirit, dearest Lord,
In all our travels still

Direct and be our constant guard
To Zion's holy hill.

5 Oh! what a joyful meeting there,
Beyond these changing shades;
White are the robes we then shall wear,
And crowns upon our heads.

6 Haste, Lord, and bring us to the day
When we shall dwell at home;

Come, O Redeemer, come away;
O Jesus, quickly come.

H. K. White.

Luther's Hymn. Sterling.

2 COME, christian brethren! ere we part

Join every voice and every heart.

One solemn hymn to God we raise,
One final song of grateful praise.
2 Christians, we here may meet no more,
But there is yet a happier shore;

And there, releas'd from toil aud pain,
Dear brethren, we shall meet again.

HYMN 536.

C. M.

Barby. Newmark.

C. W.

I BLEST be the dear, uniting love,
That will not let us part;

Our bodies may far off remove-
We still are one in heart.

2 Join'd in one Spirit to our Head,
Where he appoints we go;
And still in Jesus' footsteps tread,
And show his praise below.

3 Partakers of the Saviour's grace,
The same in mind and heart,
Nor joy, nor grief, nor time, nor place,
Nor life, nor death can part.

4 But let us hasten to the day,

Which shall our flesh restore; When death shall all be done away, And christians part no more!

Armley. Darwent. Carthage.

Watts.

1 FAREWELL, dear friends, a short farewell, Till we shall meet again above

In the sweet groves where pleasures dwell, And trees of life bear fruits of love.

2 There glory sits on ev'ry face ;—
There friendship smiles in ev'ry eye;
There shall our tongues proclaim the grace.
That led us homeward to the sky.

HYMN 538. C. M.

Walsal. Chapel.

Youth.

Taylor.

1 COME, let us now forget our mirth,
And think that we must die;
What are our best delights on earth,
Compar'd with those on high!

2 Our pleasures here will soon be past-
Our brightest joys decay;
But pleasures there for ever last,
And cannot fade away.

3 Here sins and sorrows we deplore,
With many cares distress'd,

But there the mourners weep no more,
And there the weary rest.

4 Our dearest friends, when death shall call,
At once must hence depart;
But there we hope to meet them all,
And never, never part.

5 Then let us love and serve the Lord,
With all our youthful pow'rs;
And we shall gain this great reward,
This glory shall be ours.

HYMN 539.

C. M

Brighton. Clarendon.
Job xiv. 2.

Logan.

1 GAY is thy morning;-flattering hope
Thy sprightly step attends;
But soon the tempest howls behind,
And the dark night descends!
2 Before its splendid hour, the cloud
Comes o'er the beam of light;
A pilgrim in a weary land,
Man tarries but a night!

3 Determin'd are the days that fly
Successive o'er thy head;
The number'd hour is on the wing,
That lays thee with the dead.
HYMN 540. S. M.

St. Thomas. Shirland.

1 Chron. xxviii. 9.

1 MY son, know thou the Lord,
Thy father's God obey;
Seek his protecting care by night,
His guardian hand by day.

2 Call, while he may be found,
And seek him while he's near;
Serve him with all thy heart and mind,
And worship him with fear.

3 If thou wilt seek his face,

His ear will hear thy cry;

Then shalt thou find his mercy sure,
His grace for ever nigh.

4 But if thou leave thy God,
Nor choose the path to heav'n;
Then shalt thou perish in thy sins,
And never be forgiv'n.

HYMN 541.

C. M.

Doddridge.

Springfield. Colchester.

Seek first the kingdom. Matt. vi. 33.

1 NOW let a true ambition rise,
And ardor fire our breast,
To reign in worlds above the skies,
In heav'nly glories dress'd.
2 Behold Jehovah's royal hand
A radiant crowu display,

Whose gems with vivid lustre shine,
While stars and suns decay.

3 Away, each grov'ling, anxious care,
Beneath a christian's thought;
Oh, spring to seize immortal joys,
Which your Redeemer bought.

4 Ye hearts, with youthful vigor warm, The glorious prize pursue;

Nor shall ye want the goods of earth,
While heav'n is kept in view.

HYMN 542. C. M.

Barby. St. Ann's.

Fawcett.

1 RELIGION is the chief concern
Of mortals here below;
May I its great importance learn,
Its sov'reign virtue know!