4 Lord, teach them to remember Thee,
Their great Creator, from their youth;
Advancing to maturity,
In years, in knowledge, grace, and truth,
5 Now in the strength of power divine,
Oh, may they all, with glad accord,
In holy covenant combine,
And join themselves to Christ, the Lord.
6 Thy sons and daughters may they be,
Confirm'd and strengthen'd by thy grace ;
And, safe through life preserved by Thee,
In heaven behold Thee face to face.
73 LORD! dismiss us with thy blessing,
Fill our hearts with joy and peace;
Let us all, thy love possessing,
Triumph in redeeming grace :
Oh, refresh us,
Trav❜lling through this wilderness.
2 Thanks we give, and adoration,
For thy gospel's joyful sound;
Let the fruits of thy salvation
In our hearts and lives abound,
Ever faithful
To the truth may we be found.
3 So, whene'er the signal's given,
Us from earth to call away,
Borne on angels' wings to heaven,
Glad the summons to obey,
May we ever
Reign with Christ in endless day.
74 LORD! I have made thy word my choice,
My lasting heritage;
C. There shall my noblest powers rejoice,
My warmest thoughts engage.
2 I'll read the hist'ries of thy love,
And keep thy laws in sight;
While through thy promises I rove,
With ever fresh delight.
3 'Tis a broad land of wealth unknown,
Where springs of life arise;
Seeds of immortal bliss are sown,
And hidden glory lies.
4 The best relief that mourners have,
It makes our sorrows blest;
Our fairest hope beyond the grave,
And our eternal rest.
75 LORD! in the morning Thou shalt hear My voice ascending high;
To Thee will I direct my prayer,
To Thee lift up mine eye.
2 Oft to thy house will I resort,
To taste thy mercies there;
I will frequent thy holy court,
And worship in thy fear.
3 Oh, may thy Spirit guide my feet
In ways of righteousness,
Make every path of duty straight
And plain before my face!
4 All men that love and fear thy name
Shall see their hopes fulfill'd;
Almighty God will compass them
With favour as a shield.
76 LORD of the Sabbath! hear us pray,
In this thy house, on this thy day!
Accept as grateful sacrifice
The songs which from thy temple rise.
2 Now met to pray and bless thy name,
Whose mercies flow each day the same,
Whose kind compassions never cease;
We seek instruction, pardon, peace.
3 Thine earthly Sabbaths, Lord, we love;
But there's a nobler rest above;
Oh, that we might that rest attain
From sin, from sorrow, and from pain.
4 In thy blest kingdom we shall be
From every mortal trouble free;
No sighs shall mingle with the songs
Resounding from immortal tongues.
77 LORD, teach us how to pray aright,
rev'rence and with fear;
c. Though dust and ashes in thy sight,
We may, we must, draw near.
2 God of all grace, we come to Thee,
With broken, contrite hearts;
Give what thine eye delights to see,
Truth in the inward parts.
3 Give deep humility; the sense
Of godly sorrow give;
A strong, desiring confidence,
To hear thy voice and live;
4 Faith in the only sacrifice
That can for sin atone;
To cast our hopes, to fix our eyes,
On Christ, on Christ alone.
78 LORD, when we bend before thy throne,
And our confessions pour,
Teach us to feel the sins we own,
And hate what we deplore:
Our broken spirits pitying see;
True penitence impart ;
Then let a kindling glance from Thee
Beam hope upon the heart.
2 When we disclose our wants in
May we our wills resign,
And not a thought our bosoms share
That is not wholly thine:
May faith each weak petition fill,
And waft it to the skies;
And teach our hearts 'tis goodness still
That grants it or denies.
LO! round the throne, at God's right hand,
The saints, in countless myriads, stand:
Of every tongue redeem'd to God,
Arrayed in garments wash'd in blood.
2 Through tribulation great they came;
They bore the cross, despised the shame;
From all their labours now they rest,
In God's eternal glory blest.
3 Hunger and thirst they feel no more;
Nor sin, nor pain, nor death deplore :
The tears are wiped from every eye,
And sorrow yields to endless joy.
4 They see their Saviour face to face,
And sing the triumphs of His grace;
Him day and night they ceaseless praise;
To Him their loud hosannas raise.
80 LOVE divine, all love excelling,
Joy of heaven, to earth come down!
Fix in us thy humble dwelling,
All thy faithful mercies crown.
Jesus! Thou art all compassion,
Pure, unbounded love Thou art;
Visit us with thy salvation,
Enter every longing heart.
2 Come, almighty to deliver;
May we all thy life receive;
Graciously return, and never,
Never more thy temple leave:
Thee would we be ever blessing,
Serve Thee as thine hosts above;
Still adore Thee without ceasing,
Glory in thy perfect love.
81 MISTAKEN souls! that dream of heaven,
And make their empty boast
Of inward joys, and sins forgiven,
While they are slaves to lust.
2 Vain are our fancies, airy flights,
If faith be cold and dead:
None but a living power unites
To Christ the living Head.
3 'Tis faith that changes all the heart,
"Tis faith that works by love,
That bids all sinful joys depart,
And lifts the thoughts, above.
4 'Tis faith that conquers earth and hell
By a celestial power;
This is the grace that shall prevail
In the decisive hour.
5 Faith must obey her Father's will
As well as trust his
A pard'ning God is jealous still
For his own holiness.
6 When from the curse He sets us free,
He makes our natures clean;
Nor would He send his Son to be
The minister of sin.
82 MY God, and is thy table spread?
And does thy cup with love o'erflow?
Thither be all thy children led,
And let them all its sweetness know.
2 Hail, sacred feast which Jesus makes!
Rich banquet of his flesh and blood!
Thrice happy he who here partakes
That sacred stream, that heavenly food!
3 Why are its dainties all in vain
Before unwilling hearts display'd?
Was not for you the victim slain?
Are you forbid the children's bread?
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