3 One family, we dwell in him,

One church, above, beneath; Though now divided by the stream— The narrow stream of death.

4 One army of the living God,

To his commands we bow;

Part of the host have crossed the flood,
And part are crossing now.

5 Ten thousand to their endless home
This solemn moment fly;

And we are to the margin come,
And soon expect to die.

6 Dear Saviour, be our constant guide;
Then, when the word is given,

Bid the cold waves of death divide,
And land us safe in heaven.

1 LET party names no more

The Christian world o'erspread;

Gentile and Jew, and bond and free,
Are one in Christ their head.

2 Among the saints on earth

Let mutual love be found;
Heirs of the same inheritance,
With mutual blessings crowned.

3 Thus will the church below

Resemble that above,

Where streams of pleasure ever flow,
And every heart is love.

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Fellowship.

UR souls, by love together knit,

C. Wesley.

One hope, one heart, one mind, one voice,
"Tis heaven on earth begun.

2 Our hearts have often burned within,
And glowed with sacred fire,
While Jesus spoke, and fed, and bless'd,
And filled the enlarged desire.

3 Lord, when thou mak'st thy jewels up,
And sett'st thy starry crown;

S. M.

Beddome.

C. M.

When all thy sparkling gems shall shine,
Proclaimed by thee thy own;

4 May we, a little band of love,
We sinners, saved by grace,
From glory unto glory changed,
Behold thee face to face.

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1

Now

Brotherly-love. Eph. iv. 30, &c.
OW, by the mercies of my God,
His sharp distress, his sore complaints,
By his last groans, his dying blood,

I charge my soul to love the saints.
2 Clamor, and wrath, and war begone,
Envy and spite for ever cease;
Let bitter words no more be known
Among the saints, the sons of peace.

3 The Spirit, like a peaceful dove,

Flies from the realms of noise and strife;
Why should we vex and grieve his love
Who seals our souls to heavenly life?
4 Tender and kind be all our thoughts;
Through all our lives let mercy run:
So God forgives our numerous faults
For the dear sake of Christ his son.

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1

HOW

Christian Sympathy.

OW sweet, how heavenly is the sight,
When those who love the Lord

In one another's peace delight,

And so fulfill his word;

2 When each can feel his brother's sigh,
And with him bear a part;
When sorrows flow from eye to eye,
And joy from heart to heart;

3 When, free from envy, scorn, and pride,
(Our wishes all above,)

Each can his brother's failings hide,
And show a brother's love.

4 Let love, in one delightful stream,
Through every bosom flow;

And union sweet, and dear esteem,
In every action glow.

Miller.

L. M.

Watts.

C. M.

5 Love is the golden chain that binds
The happy souls above;

And he's an heir of heaven, who finds
His bosom glow with love.

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1

COME

A Welcome to Christian Fellowship.

MOME in, thou blessed of the Lord; We bid thee come, in Jesus' name; We welcome thee with one accord,

And trust the Saviour does the same. 2 Those joys which earth cannot afford, We'll seek in fellowship to prove; Joined in one spirit to our Lord, Together bound by mutual love.

3 And while we pass this vale of tears,

We'll make our joys and sorrows known; We'll share each other's hopes and fears, And count a brother's cares our own.

4 Once more our welcome we repeat; Receive assurance of our love:

Oh may we all together meet

Around the throne of God above.

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1

Swain.

L. M.

Kelly.

"Exhorting one another," &c. Heb. x. 25. L. M.

BLESS'D intercourse when Christians meet,

And speak of him 'who died for them:

They sit at their Redeemer's feet,

And care not if the world condemn.

2 Is any other name so great

As his who bore the sinner's load?

Is any subject half so sweet,

So various as the love of God?

3 Pleased with their fleeting golden dreams,
Let worldlings of their treasure tell;
But we will speak of higher themes,
And on eternal riches dwell.

4 Exhorting one another here,

And pressing on our pilgrim way, We'll look to see our Life appear, And own us in that glorious day.

5 of him we now would speak and sing,
Whose glory we expect to share:
In heaven we shall behold our King,
And yield a nobler tribute there.

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1

BLE

The Beatitudes. Matt. v. 3—12.

Kelly, (alt'd.)

L. M.

QLESS'D are the humble souls, that see
Their emptiness and poverty;
Treasures of grace to them are given,
And crowns of joy laid up in heaven.

2 Bless'd are the men of broken heart,
Who mourn for sin with inward smart;
The blood of Christ divinely flows,
A healing balm for all their woes.

3 Bless'd are the meek, who stand afar
From rage and passion, noise and war;
God will secure their happy state,

And plead their cause against the great.

4 Bless'd are the souls that thirst for grace,
Hunger and long for righteousness;
They shall be well supplied, and fed
With living streams and living bread.

5 Bless'd are the men whose hearts can move
And melt with sympathy and love;

From Christ the Lord shall they obtain
Like sympathy and love again.

6 Bless'd are the pure, whose hearts are clean
From the defiling power of sin;

With endless pleasure they shall see
A God of spotless purity.

7 Bless'd are the men of peaceful life,
Who quench the coals of growing strife;
They shall be called the heirs of bliss,
The sons of God, the God of peace.

8 Bless'd are the suff'rers who partake
Of pain and shame for Jesus' sake;
Their souls shall triumph in the Lord
Glory and joy are their reward.

Watts.

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1

O

REVIVAL.

Prayer for Revival.

H for the happy hour

When God will hear our cry, And send, with a reviving power, His Spirit from on high.

2 We meet, we sing, we pray,
We listen to the word,

In vain—we see no cheering ray,
No cheering voice is heard.

3 Our prayers are faint and dull,
And languid all our songs;

Where once with joy our hearts were full,
And rapture tuned our tongues.

4 While many crowd thy house,
How few, around thy board,
Meet to recount their solemn vows,
And bless thee as their Lord!

5 Thou, thou alone canst give
Thy gospel sure success;
Canst bid the dying sinner live
Anew in holiness.

6 Come, then, with power divine,
Spirit of life and love;

Then shall our people all be thine,
Our church like that above.

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1

2

S. M.

Bethune, (orig.)

The prosperity of Zion. Isa. lx. 1.

ZION, tune thy voice,
And raise thy hands on high;
Tell all the earth thy joys,
And shout salvation nigh:
Cheerful in God,

Arise and shine:
While rays divine
Stream all abroad.

He gilds thy morning face

With beams that cannot fade;

H. M.