5 One the faith, and one the Lord,
Whom, by heaven and earth adored,
We our God and Father call ;—
O'er all, through all, with us all.
HUMILITY.-Psalm 131.
LORD, if thou thy grace impart,
Poor in spirit, meek in heart,
I shall as my Master be,
Rooted in humility!
2 Simple, teachable, and mild,
Changed into a little child;
Pleased with all the Lord provides,
Weaned from all the world besides.
3 Father, fix my soul on thee;
Every evil let me flee;
Nothing want, beneath, above,
Happy in thy precious love.
4 Oh, that all may seek and find
Every good in Jesus joined !
Him let Israel still adore,
Trust him, praise him evermore.
CONFORMITY TO CHRIST.
ESUS, Lord, we look to thee;
Let us in thy name agree;
Show thyself the Prince of Peace;
Bid our jars forever cease.
2 By thy reconciling love,
Every stumbling-block remove:
Each to each unite, endear;
Come, and spread thy banner here.
3 Make us of one heart and mind-
Courteous, pitiful, and kind;
Lowly, meek, in thought and word-
Altogether like our Lord.
4 Let us for each other care;
Each the other's burden bear;
To thy church the pattern give;
Show how true believers live.
5 Free from anger and from pride,
Let us thus in God abide;
All the depths of love express—
All the heights of holiness.
6 Let us then with joy remove
To the family above;
On the wings of angels fly;
Show how true believers die.
CONSECRATION.-Rom. 12:1.
IVER of each perfect gift!
By thy cleansing mercy healed,
Up to thee our souls we lift,
And to thee our bodies yield.
2 Now our sacrifice receive,
Humbly offered through thy Son;
In thee may we ever live;
In us may thy will be done.
3 Meet it is, and just and right,
Wholly thine that we should be;
In thy sacred word delight,
Now and through eternity.
4 Oh, that every deed and word
May proclaim how good thou art!
Holiness unto the Lord,
Now be written on each heart!
BROTHERLY LOVE.-1 John 3:14.
BLESSED of
LESSÉD are the sons of God,
They are bought with Jesus' blood;
They are ransomed from the grave;
Life eternal they shall have:
With them numbered may we be,
Here, and in eternity.
2 They are justified by grace,
They enjoy the Saviour's peace;
All their sins are washed away;
They shall stand in God's great day :
With them numbered may we be,
Here, and in eternity.
3 They are lights upon the earth,-
Children of a heavenly birth,-
One with God, with Jesus one:
Glory is in them begun :
With them numbered may we be,
Here, and in eternity.
SPIRITUALITY.—Rom. 8: 15.
Abate in Jesus reconciled;
BBA, Father, hear thy child,
Hear, and all the graces shower,
All the joy, and peace, and power;
All my Saviour asks above,
All the life and heaven of love.
2 Heavenly Father, Life divine,
Change my nature into thine:
Move and spread throughout my soul,
Renovate and fill the whole;
Lord, I will not let thee go
Till the blessing thou bestow.
3 Holy Ghost, no more delay;
Come, and in thy temple stay:
Now, thine inward witness bear,
Strong, and permanent, and clear:
Spring of life, thyself impart;
Rise eternal in my heart.
CHARITY.-1 Cor. 13: 1.
HOUGH I speak with angel tongues
Bravest words of strength and fire,
They are but as idle songs,
If no love my heart inspire;
All the eloquence shall pass
As the noise of sounding brass.
2 Though I lavish all I have
On the poor in charity,
Though I shrink not from the grave,
Or unmoved the stake can see,—
Till by love the work be crowned,
All shall profitless be found.
3 Come, thou Spirit of pure love,
Who didst forth from God proceed,
Never from my heart remove;
Let me all thy impulse heed;
Let my heart henceforward be
Moved, controlled, inspired by thee.
TRANQUILLITY.—Psalm 131.
UIET, Lord, my froward heart,
Make me teachable and mild,
Upright, simple, free from art,
Make me as a weanéd child:
From distrust and envy free,
Pleased with all that pleases thee.
2 What thou shalt to-day provide,
Let me as a child receive;
What to-morrow may betide,
Calmly to thy wisdom leave:
'Tis enough that thou wilt care;
Why should I the burden bear?
3 As a little child relies
On a care beyond his own,
Knows he's neither strong nor wise,
Fears to stir a step alone;-
Let me thus with thee abide,
As my Father, Guard, and Guide.
3 Trust thy blood to cleanse my soul;
Trust thy grace to make me whole;
Trust thee living, dying too;
Trust thee all my journey through;
Trust thee till my feet shall be
Planted on the crystal sea.
CONSECRATION.-Psalm 119: 94.
NOW, O God, thine own I am!
Now I give thee back thine own:
Freedom, friends, and health, and fame,
Consecrate to thee alone:
Thine I live, thrice happy I!
Happier still if thine I die.
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