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471. "We will Remember the Name of the Lord our

God." (Psalm xx. 7.)

L.M.

1 LORD, while Thy judgment smites the land, Our eyes are towards Thy gracious hand; We own Thee just; we meekly pray;

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spare-and turn Thy wrath away.

2 No arm of flesh can shield our coast;

Nor sword, nor horse, nor ships, we boast;
Thine is the land, and Thine the main;
Mere human force and skill are vain.
3 Our guilt might draw Thy vengeance down,
On every shore, on every town;
But view us, Lord, with pitying eye,
And lay Thy righteous thunders by.
4 Forgive the follies of our times,

And cleanse our land from all its crimes :
Renew'd and bless'd with grace divine,
Let princes, priests, and people shine.

472. Thanksgiving. (1 Tim. ii. 1, 2.) 8th P. M.

1 LORD of heav'n, and earth, and ocean,
Hear us from Thy bright abode,
While our hearts with deep devotion,
Own their great and gracious God:
Now we humbly come before Thee,
Let Thy boundless grace be seen:
Lord of life, and light, and glory!
Guard Thy Church, and save our Queen.

2 Thee with humble adoration,

Lord, we praise for mercies past;
Still to this most favor'd nation
May those bounteous mercies last :
Britons, then, shall still adore Thee,
Happy on Thy grace to lean:
Lord of life, and light, and glory,
Bless Thy people,-save our Queen.

473.

National Fast Day. L. M.
(Dan. ix. 9, 10.)

1 O MAY the pow'r which melts the rock
Be felt by all assembled here!

Or else our service will but mock
The God whom we profess to fear.

2 Lord, while Thy judgments shake the land,
Thy people's eyes are fix'd on Thee!
We own Thy just uplifted hand,
Which thousands cannot, will not see.

3 How long hast Thou bestow'd Thy care
On this indulg'd, ungrateful spot;
While other nations, far, and near,
Have envy'd and admir'd our lot.

4 Here peace and liberty have dwelt,
The glorious gospel brightly shone;
And oft our enemies have felt

That God has made our cause His own.

5 But ah! both heav'n and earth have heard
Our vile requital of His love!

We, whom like children He has rear'd,
Rebels against His goodness prove.

6 His grace despis'd, His pow'r defy'd,
And legions of the blackest crimes-
Profaneness, riot, lust, and pride,
Are signs that mark the present times.

7 The Lord, displeas'd, has rais'd His rod;
Ah! where are now the faithful few
Who tremble for the ark of God,
And know what Israel ought to do?

8 Lord, hear Thy people, ev'ry where,
Who meet to mourn, confess, and pray;
The nation and Thy churches spare;
And let Thy wrath be turn'd away!

474. Blessed are the Merciful. L. M.

(Psalm xli.)

1 HOW blest is he whom holy love
Fills with compassion for the poor;
Whose heart the tend'rest mercies move
To heal the sufferings they endure.
2 The Lord will save him in distress,
Preserve his life, and soothe his woes;
With safety and with peace will bless,
And guard him from malicious foes.
3 In sickness, when his fainting heart
Can scarce its heavy load sustain,

His faithful God will strength impart,
And smooth his bed, and ease his pain.
4 Lord, when Thy boundless love we see,
Of its pure flame may we partake;
O teach us to be kind, like Thee,

And love our brethren for Thy sake.

475.

Work while it is day. (John ix. 4.) L. M.

1 AWAKE, my zeal, awake, my love,
To serve my Saviour here below,
In works which perfect saints above
And holy angels cannot do.

2 Awake, my charity, to feed

The hungry soul, and clothe the poor :
In heav'n are found no sons of need;
There all these duties are no more.
3 Subdue thy passions, O my soul!
Maintain the fight, thy work pursue;
Daily thy rising sins controul,
And be thy vict'ries ever new.
4 The land of triumph lies on high;
There are no foes t' encounter there :
Lord, I would conquer till I die,
And finish all the glorious war.
5 Let every flying hour confess,
I gain thy gospel fresh renown:
And when my life and labour cease,
May I possess the promis'd crown!

476.

"I will have Mercy." (Matt. ix. 13.) L. M.

1 WHEN like a stranger in our sphere,
The lowly Jesus wander'd here,
Where'er He went affliction fled,

And sickness rear'd her fainting head.
2 The eye, that roll'd in irksome night,
Beheld His face, for God is light;
The opening ear, the loosen'd tongue,
His precepts heard, His praises sung.
3 With bounding steps, the halt and lame,
To hail their great deliv'rer came:

O'er the cold grave he bow'd His head;
He spake the word, and rais'd the dead.
4 Through paths of loving-kindness led,
Where Jesus triumph'd we will tread;
To all, with willing hands, dispense
The gifts of true benevolence.

477.

All Christians are Christ's brethren.
(Matt. xxv. 40.)

1 HIGH on a throne of radiant light
Dost Thou, Redeemer, shine;
What can our poverty bestow,
When all the worlds are Thine?

2 But Thou hast brethren here below,
Partakers of Thy grace;

And wilt confess their humble names
Before Thy Father's face.

3 In them Thou may'st be cloth'd and fed,
And visited, and cheer'd:

And in their accents of distress
Thy succouring voice is heard.

4 Teach us in faith and fervent love,
Thee in Thy poor to see;

And by true charity to prove
That we are own'd of Thee.

C. M.

478.

"We ought also to love one another." C. M.
(1 John iv. 10, 11.)

1 FATHER of mercies! send Thy grace
All-powerful from above,

To form in our obedient souls
The image of Thy love.
2 O may our sympathising breast
That gen'rous pleasure know,
Freely to share in others' joy,
And weep for others' woe.
3 Whene'er the helpless sons of grief
In low distress are laid,

Soft be our hearts their pains to feel,
And swift our hands to aid.
4 So Jesus look'd on dying men,
Enthroned above the skies;

And when He saw their lost estate,
Felt his compassion rise.

5 Since Christ, to save our guilty souls
On wings of mercy flew,

We, whom the Saviour thus hath loved,
Should love each other too.

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"Naked shall I return." S. M.

(Job i. 21. Matt. vi. 21.)

REMEMBER, man, thy birth,
Set not on gold thy heart,
Naked thou cam'st upon

the earth,

And naked must depart.
This world's vain wealth despise ;
True riches are not here:

Lift up to heav'n thy longing eyes,
And seek thy treasure there.
Be wise to run thy race,
And cast off ev'ry load;

grace,

Abound in ev'ry work of
Be rich toward thy God.
Give gladly to the poor,
'Tis lending to the Lord,
In secret to increase thy store,
And gain a rich reward.

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