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Seeking the Pastures of CHRIST the Shepherd. Solomon's Song i, 7.

HOU, whom my soul admires above All earthly joy and earthly love e Tell me, dear Shepherd, let me know, Where do thy sweetest pastures grow?

e 2 Where is the shadow of that rock, That from the sun defends thy flock? Fain would I feed among thy sheep, Among them rest, among them sleep.

3 Why should thy bride appear like one That turns aside to paths unknown? o My constant feet would never rove, Would never seek another love.

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Now, in the gospel's clearest glass, He shows the beauties of his face.

b 3 Gently he draws my heart along, Both with his beauties, and his tongue; u "Rise," saith my Lord, "make haste away,

"No mortal joys are worth thy stay.

b 4 "The Jewish wintry state is gone, "The mists are fled,the spring comes on; "The sacred turtle dove we hear • "Proclaim the new, the joyful year.

-5 "The immortal vine of heav'nly root "Blossoms and buds, and gives her fruit: e Lo we are come-to taste the wine; Our souls rejoice, and bless the Vine.

6 And when we hear our Jesus say, "Rise up, my Love, make haste away!" u Our hearts would fain outfly the wind, And leave all earthly loves behind. PORTUGAL.

HYMN 72. L. M.

The Coronation of CHRIST, and Espous als of the Church. Solomon's Song iii,2.

AUGHTERS of Sion, come,behold The crown of honour and of gold, Which the glad church, with joys unPlac'd on the head of Solomon. [known,

2 Jesus, thou everlasting King,
Accept the tribute which we bring;
Accept the well-deserv'd renown,
And wear our praises as thy crown.

b 3 Let ev'ry act of worship be,

Like our espousals, Lord, to thee;
Like the dear hour, when from above
We first receiv'd thy pledge of love.

04 The gladness of that happy day!
Our hearts would wish it long to stay;
Nor let our faith forsake its hold,
Nor comfort sink, nor love grow cold.

--5 Each foll' wing minute as it flies,

Increase thy praise, improve our joys; o 'Till we are rais'd to sing thy name, At the great supper of the Lamb.

6 6 0 that the months would roll away,
And bring that coronation-day!
The King of grace shall fill the throne,
With all his Father's glories on. **
LEEDS.

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A little spot-inclos'd by grace, Out of the world's wide wilderness.

-2 Like trees of myrrh and spice we stand,

Planted by God the Father's hand;
And all his springs in Zion flow,
To make the young plantation grow.

o 3 Awake, O heav'nly wind, and come,
Blow on this garden of perfume;
Spirit divine, deseend and breathe
A gracious gale on plants beneath.

-4 Make our best spices flow abroad,
To entertain our Saviour God:
And faith and love, and joy appear,
And ev'ry grace be active here.

o 8 Jesus, we will frequent thy board,
And sing the bounties of our Lord:
e But the rich food on which we live [give.
Demands more praise than tongne can
PORTUGAL.

HYMN 76. L. M.

CARIST dwells in Heaven, but visits on Earth. Solomon's Song vi, 1, 2, 3, 12.

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WHEN strangers stand and hear me tell What beauties in my Saviour dwell; Where he is gone they fain would know, That they might seek and love him too."

2 My best Beloved keeps his throne,
On hills of light, in world's unknown;
But he descends, and shows his face
In the young gardens of his grace.

5 He takes my soul e'er I'm aware,
And shows me where his glories are;
No chariot of Amminadib
The heav'nly rapture can describe.

o 6 0 may my spirit daily rise,

On wings of faith above the skies; e 'Till death shall make my last remove, To dwell forever with my love. ISLINGTON.

HYMN 80. L. M.

An Evening Hymn. Psalm iv, 8, and iii, 5, 6, and exli, 8.

1HUS far the Lord has led me on,

Thus far his pow'r prolongs my days; And ev'ry evening should make known, Some fresh memorials of his grace.

e 2 Much of my time has run to waste, And I perhaps am near my home; -But he forgives my follies past,

He gives me strength for days to come.

e 3 I lay my body down to sleep, Peace is the pillow for my head;! -While well appointed angels keep Their watchful stations round my bed. 4454

e 6 Thus when the night of death shall

come,

My flesh shall rest beneath the ground; And wait thy voice to rouse my tomb, With sweet salvation in the sound. WORSHIP. BATH.

HYMN 81. L. M.

A Song for Morning and Evening. Lam. iii, 23; Isa. xlv, 7.

M The gifts are evry evening new;

Y God, how endless is thy love!

And morning mercies from above,
Gently distil like early dew.

2 Thou spread'st the curtains of the night,

Great Guardian of my sleeping hours; Thy sov'reign word restores the light, And quickens all my drowsy pow'rs.

3 I yield my pow'rs to thy command, To thee I consecrate my days; Perpetual blessings from thine hand Demand perpetual songs of praise. NANTWICH. SICILIAN.

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Contend with their Creator God?
u Shall mortal worms presume to be
More holy, wise, or just than he?

-2 Behold, he puts his trust in none
Of all the spirits round his throne;
Their natures, when compar'd with his,
Are neither holy, just, nor wise.

e 3But how much meaner things are they,
Who spring from dust,and dwell in clay?
Touch'd by the finger of thy wrath,
We faint, and vanish like the moth.

4 From night to day, from day to night,
We die by thousands in thy sight;
Bury'd in dust whole nations lie,
Like a forgotten vanity.

5 Almighty pow'r, to thee we how;
How frail are we! how glorious thon!
No more the sons of earth shall dare
With an eternal God compare.

GENEVA.

HYMN 83. C. M.

Affliction and Death under Providence. Job v, 6, 7, 8.

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OT from the dust affliction grows,

N Nor troubles rise by chance;

p Yet we are born to cares and woes; A sad inheritance!

-2 As sparks break out from burning And still are upwards borne; [coals,

p So grief is rooted in our souls,

And man grows up to mourn.

-3 Yet with my God I leave my cause,
And trust his promis'd grace;
He rules me by his well known laws
Of love and righteousness.

04 Not all the pains that ere I bore
Shall spoil my fure peace;
For death and hell can do no more,
Than what my Father please.
ISLE OF WIGHT. BANGOR.

HYMN 84. L. M.

Salvation, Righteousness, and Stingik in CHRIST. Isa. xlv, 21-25.

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EHOVAH speaks, let Israel hear!
Let all the earth rejoice, and fear!,
While God's eternal Sou proclaims
His sov'reign honours and his nanies.

d 2 "I am the last, and I the first,
The Saviour God, and God the just;
There's none besides pretends to shew
Such justice and salvation too.

3 [Ye that in shades of darkness dwell,
Just on the verge of death and hell,
Look up to me from distant lands,
Light, life, and heav'n are in my hands.

g 4 I by my holy name have sworn,
Nor shall the word in vain return;
To me shall all things bend the knee,
And ev'ry tongue shail swear to me.]

5 Iu me, alone, shall men confess, Lies all their strength and righteousness: e But such as dare despise my name, I'll clothe them with eternal shame.

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2 [Life is the hour that God has givʼn
To 'scape from hell and fly to heav'n;
The day of grace;-and mortals may
Secure the blessings of the day.]

3 The living know that they must die,
But all the dead forgotten lie;
Their mem❜ry and their sense is gone,
Alike unknowing and unknown.

e 4 [Their hatred, and their love is lost,
Their envy bury'd in the dust;
They have no share in all that's done,
Beneath the circuit of the sun.]

-5 Then, what my thoughts design to do, My hands, with all your might pursue; e Since no device, nor work is found, Nor faith,nor hope, beneath the ground.

6 There are no acts of pardon past, In the cold grave to which we haste; a But darkness, death, and long despair Reign in eterual silence there.

ARMLEY. BATH.

HYMN 89. L. M.

Youth and Judgment. Eccl. xi, 9. 01 E sons of Adam, vain and young Indulge your eyes, indulge your tongie;

Taste the delights your souls desire, And give a loose to all your fire.

2 Pursue the pleasures you design, And cheer your hearts with songs and wine;

Enjoy the day of mirth;-but know, a There is a day of judgment too!

e 3 God from on high beholds your tho❜ts, His book records your secret faults; The works of darkness you have done Must all appear before the sun.

4 The vengeance to your follies due Should strike your hearts with terrour through:

p How will ye stand before his face,
Or answer for his injur'd grace?

-5 Almighty God, turn off their eyes
From these alluring vanities;
o And let the thunder of thy word
Awake their souls to fear the Lord.'
BABYLON.

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p 3 The dust returns to dust again:
The soul, in agonies of pain,
Ascends to God; not there to dwell, ~
But hears her doom, and sinks to hell

e 4 Eternal King, I fear thy name!
Teach me to know how frail I am;
-And when my soul must hence remové,
Give me a mansion in thy love.
PLEYEL'S. GENEVA.

HYMN 93. L. M.

CHRIST or Wisdom obeyed or resisted. Prov. viii, 34- -36.

1 HUS saith the wisdom of the Lord, "Blest is the man who hears my word;

Keeps daily watch before my gates,
And at my feet for mercy waits.

? The soul that seeks me shall obtain Immortal wealth, and heav'nly gains

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o Wisdom descends to heal the And chase the darkness of the

p 2 Our guilty souls are drown'd in 'Till his atoning blood appears:

o Then, we awake from deep distress, o And sing, THE LORD OUR RIGHTEOUS

NESS.

e 3 Our very frame is mix'd with sin;
-His spirit makes our natures clean;
Such virtues from his sufferings flow,
At once to cleanse, and pardon too.

4 Jesus beholds where Satan reigns,
Binding his slaves in heavy chains;
He sets the pris'ners free, and breaks
The iron bondage from our necks.

e 5 Poor helpless worms in thee possess Grace, wisdom,pow'r,and righteousness; g Thou art our mighty Ail-and we, Give our whole selves, O Lord, to thee. LEEDS. QUERCY.

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