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Children in the arms of Jesus.

C. M.

DEHOLD what condescending love
Jesus on earth displays!—

To babes and sucklings he extends
The riches of his grace.

2 He still the ancient promise keeps,
To our forefathers given;

Young children in his arms he takes,
And calls them heirs of heaven.
3 Forbid them not, whom Jesus calls,
Nor dare the claim resist,
Since his own lips to us declare
Of such will heaven consist.

4 With flowing tears, and thankful hearts, We give them up to thee;

Receive them, Lord, into thine arms;

Thine may they ever be.

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JES

Baptized into his death.

C. M.

ESUS, we lift our souls to thee;
Thy Holy Spirit breathe,

And let this little infant be
Baptized into thy death.

2 O let thine unction on him rest,
Thy grace his soul renew,
And write within his tender breast
Thy name and nature too.

s If thou shouldst quickly end his days. His place with thee prepare;

And if thou lengthen out his race,
Continue still thy care.

4 Thy faithful servant let him prove,
Begirt with truth divine;

A sharer in thy dying love,

A follower of thine.

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THE LORD'S SUPPER.

1st P. M. 6 lines 88.

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Its institution.

that sad, memorable night, When Jesus was for us betray'd,

He left his death-recording rite:

He took, and blest, and brake the bread; And gave his own their last bequest, And thus his love's intent express'd:

2 Take, eat, this is my body, given
To purchase life and peace for you,—
Pardon, and holiness, and heaven:
Do this, my dying love to show:
Accept your precious legacy,
And thus, my friends, remember me.
3 He took into his hands the cup,
To crown the sacramental feast,
And, full of kind concern, look'd up,

And gave to them what he had blest:
And,-Drink ye all of this, he said,-
In solemn mem'ry of the dead.

4 This is my blood, which seals the new
Eternal cov'nant of my grace:

My blood, so freely shed for you,
For you and all the sinful race:

My blood, that speaks your sins forgiven,
And justifies your claim to heaven.

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Its design.

C. M.

THAT doleful night before his death,
The Lamb, for sinners slain,

Did, almost with his dying breath,

This solemn feast ordain.

2 To keep the feast, Lord, we have met, And to remember thee:

Help each poor trembler to repeat,—
For me he died, for me!

3 Thy suff'rings, Lord, each sacred sign To our remembrance brings:

We eat the bread, and drink the wine,
But think on nobler things.

4 O tune our tongues, and set in frame
Each heart that pants for thee,

To sing,-Hosanna to the Lamb,
The Lamb that died for me!

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Approaching the table.

C. M.

JEwen at approach to God,

ESUS, at whose supreme command,

Before us in thy vesture stand,
Thy vesture dipp'd in blood.

2 Now, Saviour, now thyself reveal,
And make thy nature known;
Affix thy blessed Spirit's seal,
And stamp us for thine own.

3 The tokens of thy dying love,
O let us all receive,

And feel the quick'ning Spirit move,
And sensibly believe.

4 The cup of blessing, blest by thee,
Let it thy blood impart;

The bread thy mystic body be,

To cheer each languid heart.

5 The living bread sent down from heaven,

In us vouchsafe to be:

Thy flesh for all the world is given,
And all may live by thee.

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The invitation.

C. M.

THE King of heaven his table spreads, And blessings crown the board;

Not Paradise, with all its joys,

Could such delight afford.

2 Pardon and peace to dying men,
And endless life are given,
Through the rich blood that Jesus shed,
To raise our souls to heaven.
3 Millions of souls, in glory now,
Were fed and feasted here;
And millions more, still on the way,
Around the board appear.

4 All things are ready, come away,
Nor weak excuses frame;
Crowd to your places at the feast,
And bless the Founder's name.

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Our Paschal Lamb.

S. M.

ET all who truly bear

The bleeding Saviour's name,

Their faithful hearts with us prepare,

And eat the Paschal Lamb.

2 This eucharistic feast,

Our every want supplies,

And still we by his death are blest,

And share his sacrifice.

3 Who thus our faith employ,
His suff'rings to record,
E'en now we mournfully enjoy
Communion with our Lord.

4 We too with him are dead,
And shall with him arise;

The cross on which he bows his head Shall lift us to the skies.

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Grateful remembrance.

C. M.

ACCORDING to thy gracious word,

In meek humility,

This will I do, my dying Lord,-
I will remember thee.

2 Thy body, broken for my sake,
My bread from heaven shall be:
Thy testamental cup I take,

And thus remember thee.
3 Gethsemane can I forget?
Or there thy conflict see,
Thine agony and bloody sweat,
And not remember thee?

4 When to the cross I turn mine eyes,

And rest on Calvary,

O Lamb of God, my Sacrifice,

I must remember thee!

5 Remember thee and all thy pains,
And all thy love to me;

Yea, while a breath, a pulse remains,
Will I remember thee.

6 And when these failing lips grow dumb, And mind and mem'ry flee,

When thou shalt in thy kingdom come,
Jesus, remember me.

YALL'D from above, I rise,
And wash away my sin;

S. M.

The stream to which my spirit flies,
Can make the foulest clean.

2 It runs divinely clear,

A fountain deep and wide:

'Twas open'd by the soldier's spear, my Redeemer's side.

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