2 Lo! God is here! him day and night United choirs of angels sing:

To him, enthroned above all height,
Heaven's host their noblest praises bring;
Disdain not, Lord, our meaner song,
Who praise thee with a stamm'ring tongue.
3 Being of beings! may our praise
Thy courts with grateful fragrance fill;
Still may we stand before thy face,
Still hear and do thy sov'reign will;
To thee may all our thoughts arise,
Ceaseless, accepted sacrifice.

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The presence and grace of Jesus.
THOU who art the Light
Of all thy saints below,

S. M.

That we may worship thee aright,
Thy sov'reign grace bestow.

2 Our rising world obey'd

Thy Godhead's high command: And all the heavenly host are sway'd By thy creating hand.

3 Yet all things made anew

To wond'ring mortals seem,
When the Eternal Word we view
Descending to redeem.

4 O, be thou present now,

And make thy mercy known,
While at thy footstool, Lord, we bow,
And our Deliv'rer own.

5 Then shall we live to thee,
And honour this thy day;

Thine own devoted servants be,
And never from thee stray.

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ONCE

A blessing on the word.

C. M.

NCE more we come before our God;
Once more his blessing ask:

O may not duty seem a load,

Nor worship prove a task.

2 Father, thy quick'ning Spirit send
From heaven, in Jesus' name,
And bid our waiting minds attend,
And put our souls in frame.

3 May we receive the word we hear,
Each in an honest heart;

And keep the precious treasure there, And never with it part.

4 To seek thee, all our hearts dispose; To each thy blessings suit;

And let the seed thy servant sows,
Produce abundant fruit.

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God's service delightful.

C. M.

WITH

WITH joy we hail the sacred day,
Which God has call'd his own;

With joy the summons we obey,
To worship at his throne.

2 Thy chosen temple, Lord, how fair!
As here thy servants throng
To breathe the humble, fervent prayer,
And pour the grateful song.

3 Spirit of grace! O deign to dwell
Within thy Church below;

Make her in holiness excel,

With pure devotion glow.

4 Let peace within her walls be found-

Let all her sons unite,

To spread with holy zeal around,
Her clear and shining light.

5 Great God, we hail the sacred day
Which thou hast call'd thine own;
With joy the summons we obey,
To worship at thy throne.

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G

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God's glorious perfections celebrated.
LORY be to God on high,
God, whose glory fills the sky;
Peace on earth to man forgiven,
Man, the well-beloved of Heaven.
2 Sov'reign Father, heavenly King,
Thee we now presume to sing;
Glad thine attributes confess,
Glorious all, and numberless.
3 Hail, by all thy works adored!
Hail, the everlasting Lord!

Thee with thankful hearts we prove,
God of power, and God of love.

4 Christ our Lord and God we own,
Christ, the Father's only Son;
Lamb of God for sinners slain,
Saviour of offending man.

5 Jesus, in thy name we pray,
Take, O take our sins away;
Bow thine ear, in mercy bow,
Hear, the world's atonement, Thou!
6 Hear, for thou, O Christ, alone,
Art with thy great Father one;
One the Holy Ghost with thee;
One supreme eternal Three.

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5th P. M. 4 lines Ts.

Humble adoration.

EAVENLY Father, sov'reign Lord,
Be thy glorious Name adored.

Lord, thy mercies never fail;
Hail, celestial Goodness, hail!

2 Though unworthy of thine ear,
Deign our humble songs to hear;
Purer praise we hope to bring,
When around thy throne we sing.

3 While on earth ordain'd to stay,
Guide our footsteps in thy way,
Till we come to dwell with thee,
Till we all thy glory see.

4 Then, with angel-harps again,
We will wake a nobler strain;
There, in joyful songs of praise,
Our triumphant voices raise.

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BEING

The fulness of God.

C. M.

EING of beings, God of love, To thee our hearts we raise e; Thy all-sustaining power we prove, And gladly sing thy praise.

2 Thine, wholly thine, we pant to be; Our sacrifice receive:

Made, and preserved, and saved by thee,
To thee ourselves we give.

3 Heavenward our every wish aspires,
For all thy mercy's store;
The sole return thy love requires,
Is that we ask for more.

4 For more we ask; we open then
Our hearts t' embrace thy will;
Turn, and revive us, Lord, again;
With all thy fulness fill.

5 Come, Holy Ghost, the Saviour's love Shed in our hearts abroad;

So shall we ever live, and move,

And be, with Christ in God.

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Heavenly joy anticipated.

N thy name, O Lord, assembling,

Teach us to rejoice with trembling;
Speak, and let thy servants hear:
Hear with meekness,-

Hear thy word with godly fear.

2 While our days on earth are lengthen'd,
May we give them, Lord, to thee:
Cheer'd by hope, and daily strengthen'd,
May we run, nor weary be;
Till thy glory

Without cloud in heaven we see.

3 There, in worship purer, sweeter,
All thy people shall adore;
Sharing then in rapture greater
Than they could conceive before:
Full enjoyment,—

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Full and pure, forever more.

1st P. M. 6 lines 8s.

Holy, holy, holy, Lord God of Sabaoth.

INFIN

NFINITE God, to thee we raise Our hearts in solemn songs of praise; By all thy works on earth adored, We worship thee, the common Lord; The everlasting Father own,

And bow our souls before thy throne.

2 Thee all the choir of angels sings,
The Lord of hosts, the King of kings;
Cherubs proclaim thy praise aloud,
And seraphs shout the triune God;
And Holy, holy, holy, cry,

Thy glory fills both earth and sky.