FATHER, behold with gracious eyes,
The souls before Thy throne;
Who now present their sacrifice,
And seek Thee in Thy Son.
2 Well pleased in Him Thyself declare,
Thy pardoning love reveal,
The peaceful answer of our prayer,
To every conscience seal.
3 On me, on all, some gift bestow,
Some blessing now impart;
The seed of life eternal sow
In every mournful heart.
4 Thy loving, powerful Spirit shed,
And speak our sins forgiven;
Or haste throughout the lump to spread
The sanctifying leaven.
5 Refresh us with a ceaseless shower
Of graces from above,
Till all receive the perfect power
Of everlasting love.
THOU, whom all Thy saints adore,
We now with all Thy saints agree,
And bow our inmost souls before
Thy glorious, awful Majesty.
2 Thee, King of nations, we proclaim,
Who would not our great Sovereign fear?
We long to' experience all Thy name,
And now we come to meet Thee here.
3 We come, great God, to seek Thy face,
And for Thy lovingkindness wait
And O, how dreadful is this place!
"Tis God's own house, 'tis heaven's gate..
4 Tremble our hearts to find Thee nigh,
To Thee our trembling hearts aspire;
And lo! we see descend from high
The pillar and the flame of fire!
5 Still let it on the assembly stay,
And all the house with glory fill;
To Canaan's bounds point out our way,
And lead us to Thy holy hill.
6 There let us all with Jesus stand,
And join the general church above,
And take our seats at Thy right hand,
And sing Thine everlasting love.
COME, Father, Son, and Holy Ghost,
One God in Persons Three,
Bring back the heavenly blessing, lost
By all mankind and me.
2 Thy favour, and Thy nature too,
To me, to all restore;
Forgive, and after God renew,
And keep us evermore.
3 Eternal Sun of Righteousness,
Display Thy beams divine,
And cause the glories of Thy face
Upon my heart to shine.
4 Light in Thy light O may I see,
Thy grace and mercy prove.
Revived and cheered, and bless'd by Thee
The God of pardoning love.
5 Lift up Thy countenance serene,
And let Thy happy child
Behold, without a cloud between
The Godhead reconciled!
6 That all-comprising peace bestow
On me, through grace forgiven;
The joys of holiness below,
And then the joys of heaven!
ON Thee, O God of purity,
I wait for hallowing grace;
None without holiness shall see
The glories of Thy face.
2 Thou hatest all that evil do,
Or speak iniquity;
The hearts unkind, and hearts untrue,
Are both abhorred by Thee.
3 But as for me, with humble fear
I will approach Thy gate,
Though most unworthy to draw near,
Or in Thy courts to wait.
4 I trust in Thy unbounded grace,
To all so freely given,
And worship toward Thy holy place,
And lift my soul to heaven.
5 Lead me in all Thy righteous ways,
Nor suffer me to slide,
Point out the path before my face
My God, be Thou my Guide!
6 All those who put their trust in Thee
Thy mercy shall proclaim;
And sing, with cheerful melody,
Their dear Redeemer's name.
7 Protected by Thy guardian grace,
They shall extol Thy power,
Rejoice, give thanks, and shout Thy praise, And triumph evermore.
LIGHT of Life, Seraphic fire,
Love Divine, Thyself impart!
Every fainting soul inspire
Shine in every drooping heart!
Every mournful sinner cheer;
Scatter all our guilty gloom;
Son of God, appear, appear!
To Thy human temples come.
2 Come, in this accepted hour;
Bring Thy heavenly Kingdom in!
Fill us with the glorious power,
Rooting out the seeds of sin:
Nothing more can we require,
We will covet nothing less;
Be Thou all our heart's desire,
All our joy, and all our peace!
EE, Jesus, Thy disciples see,
S The promised blessing, give!
Met in Thy name, we look to Thee
Expecting to receive.
2 Thee we expect, our faithful Lord,
Who in Thy name are joined;
We wait, according to Thy word,
Thee in the midst to find.
8 With us Thou art assembled here;
But, O, Thyself reveal!
Son of the living God, appear!
Let us Thy presence feel.
4 Breathe on us, Lord, in this our day,
And these dry bones shall live;
Speak peace into our hearts, and say,
The Holy Ghost receive!"
5 Whom now we seek, O may we meet!
Jesus, the Crucified;
Show us Thy bleeding hands and feet,
Thou who for us hast died.
6 Cause us Thy record to receive
Speak, and the tokens show:
O be not faithless, but believe
In Me, who died for you!
LONG have I sat beneath the sound
Of Thy salvation, Lord;
But still how weak my faith is found,
And knowledge of Thy word!
2 My gracious Saviour and my God,
How little art Thou known
By all the judgments of Thy rod,
Or blessings of Thy throne!
3 How cold and feeble is my How negligent my fear!
How low my hope of joys above!
How few affections there!
Great God! Thy sovereign power impart,
To give Thy word success;
Write Thy salvation on my heart,
And make me learn Thy grace.
5 Show my forgetful feet the way
That leads to joys on high,
Where knowledge grows without decay,
And love shall never die.
SUN of Righteousness, arise,
With healing in Thy wing!
To my diseased, my fainting soul,
Life and salvation bring.
2 These clouds of pride and sin dispel,
By Thy all-piercing beam;
Lighten my eyes with faith, my heart
With holy hope inflame.
3 My mind, by Thy all-quickening power, From low desires set free;
Unite my scattered thoughts, and fix
My love entire on Thee.
4 Father, Thy long-lost son receive;
Saviour, Thy purchase own;
Blest Comforter, with peace and joy
Thy new-made creature crown.
5 Eternal, undivided Lord,
Co-equal One and Three,
On Thee all faith, all hope be placed,
All love be paid to Thee!
COME, gracious Lord, descend and dwell
By faith and love in every breast;
Then shall we know, and taste, and feel,
The joys that cannot be expressed.
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