THE SOLDIEFS PEAYES WOt. ARRANGED FROM THE BOOK OF COMMON PRAYER ; WITH ADDITIONAL COLLECTS AND HYMNS. D®I Ageously, and the Lord shall be with the good. 2 Chron. x'lx., 11. PHILADELPHIA : Pnu^ESTANT EPISCOPAL BOOK SOCIETY, 1224 Chestnut Strjzqt. H\viN» examined delectioas from the Prayor Book, eatitled "The Soldier's Prayer Book," having full cou- ftdence in the judgment and piety of those by whom it has been compiled, and knowing the want of a short serTico tr he used on occasions of worship among the troops, I herebj certify my approbation of the book, and recommend it foi adoption .in cases where the full service cannot be ce!» brated with advantage. ALONZO POTTER, Bishop of the Diocese of Fenna. Philaivklfbi*, Juue 13th, 1861. A THE 1 SOLDIER'S PRAYER BOOK. PUBLIC SERVICE. HYMN. Let us pray. Confession (ail join). ALMIGHTY and most merciful Father; We have erred and strayed from thy OQ ways like lost sheep. We have followed too Mi much the devices and desires of our own " hearts. We have offended against thy holy •"Tlaws. We have left undone those things which we ought to have done ; And we have done those things which we ought not to have idone. And there is no health in us. But thou, 0 Lord, have mercy upon us, miserable ^' offenders. Spare thou those, 0 God, w^ho 'confess their faults. Eestore thou those w^ho are penitent ; According to thy promises de- jclared unto mankind, in Christ J esus our Lord, And grant, 0 merciful Father, for his sake, That we may hereafter live a godly, righteous, and sober life; To the glory of thy ho]y name. Amen. Declaftxtion of Absolution. (By a Minister.) ^ LMIGHTY God, our heavenly Father, xl. who, of his great mercy, hath promised forgiveness of sins to ail those who with (3 4 PUBLIC SERVICE. hearty repentance and true faith turn unt him, have mercy upon you ; pardon and de; liver you from all your sins ; confirm an'^ Urengthen you in all goodness ; and briai'^* you to everlasting life, through Jesus Ohrigi our Lord. Amen. j Lord's Prayer (all ^oin). * I' ^UR Father, who art in Heaven, Ilallowe^ V./ be thy name ; Thy Kingdom Come ; Th Will be (^one on Earth, as it is in Heaven' .Give us this day our daily bread; And forgiv us our trespasses, as we forgive those wh; trespass against us ; And lead us not ini temptation ; But deliver us from evil : Fc thine is the Kingdom, and the Power, and th (jJiory, for ever and ever. Amen, A Selection from Psalter (p. 15). (llespond.) Lesson from Scripture, Greed (all join). ! BELIEVE in God the Fathei Almight; i Maker of Heaven and Earth : And in Jesus Christ his only Son our Lor^ \'vho was conceived by the Holy Ghost, Bor of the Virgin Mary ; Suffered under Pontii Pilate, Was crucified, dead and buried; E] ilescended into Hell; The third day he ro: from the dead; He ascended into Heavei And sitteth on the right hand of God tl Father Almighty; From thence he shall couifjl 10 judge the quick and the dead. U !>tei PUBLIC SERVICE. 5 I believe in the Holy Ghost; The Holy (l|!atholic Church; The Communion of Saints; ij),|.'he forgiveness of sins •; The resurrection of |Lie body, And the life everlasting. Amen, I Let U8 Pray, '\ GOD, who art the author of peace and _/ lover of concord, in knowledge of whom |tandeth our eternal life, whosa service is erfect freedom ; defend us, thy humble ser- ants, in all assaults of our enemies; that we, urely trusting in thy defence, may not fear ibe power of any adversaries, through the flight of J esus Christ our Lord. Amen. For the President^ &c. til ^ LORD, our heavenly Father, the high and \j mighty Ruler of the universe, who dost rom thy throne behold all the dwellers upon arth ; most heartily we beseech thee, with hy favour to behold and bless thy servant, The President of the United States, and all thers in authority; and so replenish them 7ith the grace of thy holy Spirit, that they a ay always incline to thy will, and walk in hy way : Endue them plenteously with hea- enly gifts ; grant them in health and pros- )erity long to live ; and finally, after this life, 0 attain everlasting joy and felicity, throu2;b. 1 esus Christ our Lord. Amen, i For all Conditions of Men> 3 GOD, the Creator and PreseiTer of all mankind^ we humbly beseech thee for ^ 6 PUBLIC SERVICE. sorts and conditions of men ; that thou wouldest be pleased to make thy y*'ays known unto them, thy saving health unto all nations. More especially wo pray for thy holy Church universal; that it may be so guided and governed by thy good Spirit, that all who profess and call themselves Christians may be led into the way of truth, and hold the faith in unity of spirit, in the bond of peace, and in righteousness of life. Finally, we commend to thy fatherly goodness all those who are any ways afflicted, or distressed, in mind, body, or estate ; that it may please thee to comfort and relieve them, according to their several necessities ; giving them patience under their sufferings, and a happy issue out of all their afflictions. And this we beg for Jesus Christ's sake. Amen, A General Thanksgivinf/. ALMIGHTY God, Father of all mercies, we, thine unworthy servants, do give thee most humble and hearty thanks for all thy goodness and loving kindness to us, and to all men. We bless thee for our creation, pre- servation, and all the blessings of this life ; but above all, for thine inestimable love in } the redemption of the world by our Lord Jesus Christ ; for the means of grace, and for the hope of glory. And, we beseech thee, give us that due sense of all thy mercies, that our hearts may be unfeignedly thankful, and PUBLIC SERTICS. i hat we may show forth thy praise, not only rith our iips, but iiL our lives ; by giviii<^ up ourselves to thy service, and by walking )efore thee in holiness and righteousness all surdays; through tJesus Christ our Lord, to vhom, with thee and the Holy Ghost, be all lonour and glory, world without end. Amen. Occasional Collect. (See p. 8.) A Prayer of St. Chrysostom. A LMIGllTY God, who hast given us grace ,Ol. at this time with one accord to make f^ur common supplications unto thee ; and di^at )romise that w^hen two or three are gathered ogether in thy name, thou wilt grant their •equests ; Fulfil now, 0 Lord, the desires and )etitions' of thy servants, as may be most expedient for them; granting us in this world knowledge of thy truth, and in the world to jome life everlasting. Amen, Benediction. rllE grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, and the love of God, and the fellowship of the Eoiv Ghost, be with us all evermore. Amen. HYMJr. Sermon^ [ 8 OCCASIONAL COLLECTS. For Congress. i "lyf OST gracious God, we hnmbiy beseech ItL thee, MS for the People of these United States in general, so especially for their Senate and Representatives in Congress assembled ; that thou wouldest he pleased to direct and - prosper all their consultations, to the advance- ment of thy Glory, the good of thy Church, the safety, honour, and vreifare of thy People ; that all things ma}^ be so ordered and settled by their endeavours, upon the best and surest foundations, that peace and happiness, truth and justice, religion and piety, may be estab- lished among us for all generations. These, and all other necessaries for them, for us, and thy whole Church, we humbly beg in the name - and mediation of Jesus Christ, our most , blessed Lord and Saviour. Amen Before a Battle, OiVlOST powerful and, glorious Lord God, the Lord of hosts, that rulest and com mandest all things ; thou sittest in the throne I ^ judging right: And therefore we make our address to thy Divine Majesty, in this our ; j necessity, that thou wouldest take the cause J into thine own hand, and judge between us and our enemies. Stir up thy strength, 0 Lord, ' | , and come and help us ; for thou givest not i ' alway the battle to th® strong, but "xanst save OCCASIONAL COLLECTS. 9 by 'many or by few. 0 lefc not our sins now cry against us for vengeance; hut bear ns thy poor servants begging mercy, and implor- ing thy help, and that thou v^^ouldest be a defence unto us against the face of the enemy. Make it appear that thou art our Saviour and mighty Deliverer, through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. On Deliverance from Enemies. 0 ALMIGHTY God, who art a strong tower of defence unto thy servants against the face of their enemies ; We yield thee praise and thanksgiving for our deliver- ance from those great and apparent dangers v^^herewith we were compassed. We acknow- ledge it thy goodness that w^e were not de- livered over as a prey unto them ; beseeching thee still to continue such thy mercies towards us, that all the world may know that thou art our Saviour and mighty Deliverer; thi:ough Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. For a Sick Person. 0 FATHER of mercies and God of all comfort, our only help in time of need ; Look down from heaven, we humbly beseech thee, behold, visit, and relieve thy sick servant^ for whom our prayers are desired. Look upon Mm with the eyes of thy mercy ; comfort liim with a sense of thy goodness ; preserve him from the temptations of the enemy ; give liim patience under Jiis afSicfcion ; and. m thy iO OCCASIONAL COLLECTS.; good time, restore Mm to health, and enable him to lead the residue of Jiis life in thy faai, and to thy glory. Or els;h the merits and 14 OCCASIONAL COLLECTS. mediation of Jesus Christ our Lord and Saviour. Amen, Prayer for tJioae exposed to Danger, A LMIGHTY God, the Saviour of all men, l\. we humbly commend to thy tender care and sure protection, these thy servants who have come forth at the call of their country, to defend its government and to protect its people in their property and homes. Let thy fatherly hand, we beseech thee, be over us ; let thy Holy Spirit be with us ; let thy good Angels have charge of us ; with thy loving kindness defend us as with a shield, and either bring us out of our peril in safety, with a heart to show forth thy praises for ever, or else sustain us with that glorious hope, by which alone thy servants can have victory in suffering and death ; through the sole merits of Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen Soldiers* Prayer. OGOB our Father ! Wash us from all our sins in the Saviour's blood, and we shall be whiter than snow. Create in us a clean heart, and fill us with the Holy Ghost, that we may never be ashamed to confess the faith of Jhrist crucified, and manfully to fight under His bannor, against sin, the world, and the devil ; looking to Jesus the great Captain of our salvatk>n. We ask it ail, because He lived, died, rose again, and ever liveth to make intwoession for -us. Amtri, — ^ — _™ , — — ^ 15 SELECTIONS FROM THE PSALMS. SELECTION 1. Psalm 1. 1 Blesskd is the man that hath not walked in the coufcisei of the ungodly, nor stood in the way of signers, and hath not sat in the seat . of the scornful : 2 But lis delight is in the law of the Lorj in the co7.igregation of the righteous. 7 Buts the Lord knoweth the way of the righteo^as ; and the way of the ungodly shall perigh. j Psalm 15. I(/ORi>, who shall dwell in thy tabernacle ? or kjio shall rest upon thy holy hill ? '4 Even ho that leadeth an uncorrupt life, ail /d doeth the thing which is right, and speak- er h the truth from his heart : L„. /„ . . . . 16 3 lie that hath used no deceit in his tongue, nor done evil to his neighbour, and hath not slandered his neighbour : 4 He that setteth not by himself; but is lowly in his own eyes, and mai:eth much of them that fear the Lord : 5 He that sweareth unto his nmghbour, and disappointeth him not, though it were to his own hinderance : 6 He that hath not given his m^'ney upon usury, nor taken reward against fee innocent. 7 Whoso doeth these things shall never fall. Psalm 19. The heavens declare the glory of God : and the firmament showeth his handy work. 2 One day telleth another, and one night certifieth another. 3 There is neither speech nor language ; but their voices are heard among them. 4 Their sound is gone out into all lands ; and their words into the ends of the world. i 5 In them hath he set a tabernacL^ for the sun ; .which cometh forth as a bridegroom out , of his chamber, and rejoiceth as a giant to run his course. 6 It goeth forth from the uttermost jOart of the heaven, and runneth about unto the end of it again, and there is nothing hid fnun the heat thereof. 7 The law of the Lord is an undefiled law. THE PSALTER. IT converting the soul ; the testimony of the Lord is sure, and giveth wisdom unto the simple. 8 The statutes of the Lord are right, and rejoice the heart; the commandment of the Lord is pure, and giveth iigiit unto the eyes. 9 The fear of the Lord is clean, and endor- eth for ever : the judgments of the Lord are true, and righteous altogether. 10 More to be desired are they than gold, yea, than much fine gold ; sv^^eeter also than honey, and the honey-comb. 11 Moreover, by them is thy servant taught ; • : and in keeping of them there is great reward. , ij 12 Who can tell how oft he oiFendeth ? 0 ' ■ cleanse thou me from my secret faults. I 13 Keep thy servant also from presumptu- : ous sins, lest they get the dominion over me ; i so shall I be undefiled, and innocent from the I great offence. I 14 Let the- words of my mouth, and the : meditation of my heart, be alway acceptable : in thy s^ght, I 15 0 Lord, my strength, and my Eedeemer. j SELECTION XL i Psalm 32. I Blessed is he whose unrighteousness is for- i given, and whose sin is covered. ! 2 Blessed is the man unto whom the Lord : imputeth no sin, and in whose spirit there is ' no guile. i 3 For whilst I held my tongue, my bones 18 THE PSALTEP.. consumed away through my daily com|: lam- ing. 4 For thy hand is heavy upon me day and night, and my moisture is like the drought in summer. ^ 5 I will acknowledge my sin unto thee ; and mine unrighteousness have I not hid. 6 I said, I will confess my sins unto the Lord: and so thou forgavest the wickedness of my sin. 7 For this shall every one that is godly make his prayer unto thee, in a time when thou may est be found ; but in the great water Hoods they shall not come nigh him. 8 Thou art a place to hide me in, thou shalt preserve me from trouble ; thou shalt compass me about with songs of deliverance. 9 I will inform thee, and teach thee in the way wherein thou shalt go ; and I will guide thee with mine eye. 10 Be ye not like to horse and mule^ which have no understanding ; whose mouths must be held with bit and bridle, lest they fall upon thee. Psalm 42. Like as the hart desireth the water-brooka, so longeth my soul after thee, 0 God. 2 My soul is athirst for God, yea, even fur the living God : When shall I come to appear before the presence of God ? 3 My tears have been my meat day and I < THE PSALTER. 19 ! niglit, wilile they daily say unto me, Where is now thy God ? 4 Now when I think thereupon, I pour out my heart by myself; for I went with the m al- titude, and brought them forth into the house of God ; 5 In the voice of praise and thanksgiying, among such as keep holy-day. 6 Why art thou so full of heayinesSy 0 my Boul ? and why art thou so disquieted within me? 7 Put th}^ trust in God ; for I will yet give him thanks for the help of liis countenance. 8 My God, my soul is vexed within me ; therefore will I remember thee concerning the land of Jordan, and the little hill of Hermon. 9 One deep calleth another, because of the noise of the water-pipes ; all thy waves and storms are gone over me. 10 The Lord hath granted his loving-kind- ness in the day time, and in the night-season ( did I sing of him, and made my prayer unto the Gocl of my life. 11 I will say unto the God of my strength, Why hast thou forgotten me ? Why go I thus heavily, V7hile the enemy oppresseth me ? 12 My bones are smitten asunder as with a sword, while mme enemies that trouble mo oast me in the teeth ; 13 Namely, while they say daily unto me, Where is now thy God ? i j 20 THE PSALTER. 14 Why art thou bo vexed, 0 m j soul ? and why ari; thou so disquieted within me? 15 0 put thy trust: in God; for I will yet thank him, which is the help of my counte- liance, and my God. SELECTION III. Psalm 46. God is our hope and strength, a very present help in trouble. 2 Therefore will we not fear, thouthe flood thereof shall make glad the city of God ; the holy place of the tabernacle of the Most Highest. 5 God is in the midst of her, therefore shall she not be removed ; God shall help her, and that right early. 6 The heathen make much ado, and the kingdoms are moved ; but God hath showed his voice, and the earth shall melt away. 7 The Lord of hosts is with us ; the God of Jacob is our refuge. 8 0 come hither, and behold the works of the Lord, what destruction he hath brought ! upon the earth. 9 He maketh wars to cease in all the world ; he breaketb the bow and kuappeth the spear TEE PSALTER. 21 in sunder, and burnetii the cliariote in the fire. 10 Be still, then, and 'know that I am G od : I will be exalted among the heathen, and I will be exalted in the earth. 11 The Lord of hoats is with us ; the God of eJacob is our refuge. ^ Psalm 50. 1 The Lord, even the most mighty God, hath spoken, and called the world, from the rising up of the sun unto the going down thereof. 2 Out of Sion hath God ap[)eared in perfect . beauty. 3 Our God shall come, and shall not keep silence; there shall go before him a consuming fire, and a mighty tempest shall be stirred up round about him. 4 He shall call the heaven from aboYc, and the earth, that he may judge his people. 5 Gather my saints together under me ; those that have made a covenant witli me with sacrifice. 6 • And the heavens shall declare his I righteousness ; for God is judge himself. 7 Hear, 0 my people, and I will speak ; I myself will testify against thee, 0 Israel ; for j I am God, even th}^ God. 8 I will not reprove thee because of thy sacrifices, or for thy burct-olfering t-ecause I they were not alway before me. 22 TEE P8ALTRR. 9 I will take no bullock oufc of thine house, nor he-goat out of thy folds ; 10 For all the beasts of the forests are mine, and so are the cattle upon a thousand hills. 11 I know all the fowls upon the moun- tains, and the wild beasts of the field are in my sight. 12 If I be hungry, I will not tell thee ; for the whole world is mi.ne, and all that is therein. 13 Thinkest thou that I would eat bulFs Hesh, and drink the blood of goats ? il Offer unto God thanksgiving, and pay thy vows unto the Most Hig'Uest. 15 And call upon me in the time of trouble ; so will I hear thee, and thou shalt praise me. SELECTION IV. Psalm 51. 1 Haye mercy upon me, 0 God, after thy great goodness, according to the multitude of thy* mercies do away mine offences. 2 Wash me thoroughly from my wicked- ness ; and cleanse me from my sin ; 3 For I acknowledge my faults, and mv sin is ever before me. 4 A. gainst thee only have I sinned, and done tAi is evil in thy sight, that thou mighte}?.t be jusfiiSed in thy saying, and clear when thou artviudsed. THE FBALTSE.^ 23 5 Behold, I was shapen in wickedness, and in sin hath my mother conceived me. 6 But lOj thou requirest truth in the inward parts, and shalt make me to understand wis- Gom secretly. 7 Thou shalt purge me with hyssop, and I shall be clean ; thou shalt wash me, and I shall be whiter than snow. 8 Thou shalt make me hear of joy and gladness, that the bones which thou hast broken may rejoice. 9 Turn thy face from my sins, and put out all m}^ misdeeds. 10 Make me a clean heart, 0 God, and renew a right spirit within me. 11 Cast me not away from thy presence, and take not thy Holy Spirit from me. 12 0 give me the comfort of thy help again, and stablisli me with thy free Spirit. 13 Then shall I teach thy way unto the wicked, and sinners shall be converted unto thee. 14 Deliver me from blood- guiltiness, 0 God, thou that art the God of my health; and my tongue shall sing of thy righteous- ness. 15 Thou shalt open my lips, 0 Lord, and my mouth shall show thy praise. 16 For thou desirest no sacrifice, else would I give it thee ; but thou delightest not in burnt-offermgs. 17 The sacrifice of God is a troubled spirit : THK PSALTER. a broken and contrite heart, 0 God, shalt thou not despise. 18 0 be favourable and gracious unto Sion ; build thou the walls of Jerusalem. 19 Then shalt thou be pleased with the sacrifice of righteousness, with the burnt- offerings and oblations ; then shall they offer young bullocks upon thine altar. Psalm 67. 1 God be merciful unto us, and bless us, and show us the light of his countenance, and be merciful unto us ; 2 That thy way may be known upon earth, thy saving health among all nations. 3 Let the people praise thee, 0 God ; yea, let all the people praise thee. 4 0 let the nations rejoice and be glad ; for thou shalt judge the folk righteously, and govern the nations upon earth. 5 Let the people praise thee, 0 God; let all the people praise thee. 6 Then shall the earth bring forth her increase ; and God, even our own God, shall give us his blessing. 7 God shall bless us ; and all the ends of the world shall fear him. SELECTION V. Psalm 91. 1 Whoso dwelleth under the defence of the Most High, shall abide under the shadow of the Almighty. THE PSALTEK. 25 2 1 will say unto the Lord, Thou art my hope and my stronghold, my God, in hini will I trust. 3 For he shall deliver thee from the snare of the hunter, and from the noisome pe,^ti- lence. 4 He shall defend thee under his wings, and thou shalt be safe under his feathers ; his faithfulness and truth shall be thy shield and buckler. 5 Thou shalt not be afraid for any terror by night, nor for the arrow that fiieth by day ; 6 For the pestilence that walketh in dark- ness, nor for the sickness that destroyeth in the noonday. 7 A thousand shall fall beside thee, and ten thousand at thy right hand ; but it shall not come nigh thee. 8 Yea, with thine eyes shalt thou behold, and see the reward of the ungodly. 9 For thou, Lord, art my hope ; thou hast set thine house of defence very high. 10 There shall no evil happen unto thee, neither shall any plague come nigh tliy dwell- ing. 11 For he shall give his angels charge over thee, to keep thee in all thy ways. 12 They shall bear tliee in their hands, that thou hurt not thy foot against a stone. 13 Thou shalt go upon the lion and adder ; the young lion and the dragon shalt thou tread under thy feet. 26 THE PSALTER. 14 Because he hath set his love upon me, therefore will I deliver him ; I will set him up, because he hath known my name. 15 lie shall call upon me, and I will hear him ; yea, I am with him in trouble ; I will deliver him, and bring him to honour. lu With long life y/iU I satisfy him, and show him my salvation. Psalm 9.'^. 1 It is a s;ood tiling to give thanks unto the Lord, and to sing praises unto thy name, 0 Most Highest ; 2 To tell of thy loving-kindness early in the morning, and of thy truth in the night season ; 3 Upon an instrument of ten strings, and upon the lute ; upon a loud instrument, and u,pon the harp : 4 For thou, Lord, hast made me glad through thy works ; and I will rejoice in giving praise for the operations of thy hands. SELECTION VL Psalsi 103. 1 Praise the Lord, 0 my soul ; and all that i3 within me, praise his holy name. 2 Praise the Lord, 0 my soul ; and forget not all his benefits ; 3 Who forgiveth all thy sin, and healeth all thine infirmities ; 4 Who saveth thy life from desi'jruction, THE PSALTER. 27 and crowneth thee witli mercy and loving- kindness ; 5 Who satisfieth thy mouth with good things, making thee young and lusty as an eagle. 6 The Lord executeth righteousness and judgment, for all them that are oppressed with wrong. 7 He showed his ways unto Moses, his works unto the children of Israel. 8 The Lord is full of compassion and mercy, long-suffering, and of great goodness. 9 He will not alway be chiding: neither keepeth he his anger for ever. 10 He hath not dealt with us after our sins ; nor rewarded us according to our wicked- nesses. 11 For look how high the heaven is in com- parison of the earth ; so great is his mercy also toward them that fear him ! 12 Look how wide also the east is from the west ; 80 far hath he set our sins from us ! 13 Yea, like as a father pitieth his own child- ren ; even so is the Lord merciful • unto them that fear him. 14 For he knoweth whereof we are made ; he remembereth that we are but dust. 15 The days of man aj-e but as grass ; ior he flourisheth as a flower of the field. 16 For as soon as the wind goeth over it, it is gone ; and the place thereof shall know it no more. i 28 THS PSALTER. ! 17 But the merciful goodness of the Lord endureth for ever and eves upon them that fear him ; and his righteousness upon chihi-' ron^s children ; 18 Even upon such as keep his covenant, and think upon his commandments, to do them. 19 The Lord hath prepared his seat in hea- ven, and his kingdom ruieth over all. 20 0 praise the Lord, ye angels of his, ye that excel in strength ; ye that fulfil his com- mandment, and hearken unto the voice of his words. " I 21 0 praise the Lord, all ye his hosts ; ye servants of his that do his pleasure, 22 0 speak good of the Lord, all ye works of his, in all places of his dominion : PraisCi thou the Lord, O'my soul. Psalm 121. 1 I WILL lift up mine eyes unto the hills, trom whence cometh my help. 2 My help cometh even from the Lord, who hath made heaven and earth. 3 He will not suffer thy foot to be moved ; and he that keepeth thee will not sleep. 4 Behold, he that keepeth Israel shall nei- ther slumber nor sleep. 6 The Lord himself is thy keeper ; the Lord is thy defence upon thy right hand. 6 So that the sun shall not burn thee by day, neither the mr$on by night. 7 The Lord shall preserve thee from all evil; yea, it is even he that shall keep thy soul. THE PSALTER. 29 8 The Lord shall preserve thy going out %Tid thy coming in, from this time forth for ever more. SELECTIO-¥ VIL Psalm 139. I 0 Lord, thou hast searched me out, and knoY7ia me; thou knowest my down-sitting and mine up-rising ; thou understandest my thoughts long before. I 2 Thou art about my path, and about my bed ; and spiest out all my ways. 3 For lo, there is not a word in my tongue, but thou, 0 Lord, knowest it altogetbei. 4 Thou hast fashioned me behind and be- fore, and laid thine hand upon me. \ 5 Such knowledge is too wonderful and i excellent for me ; I cannot attain unto it. 6 Whither shall I go then from thy Spirit, )r whither shall I go then from thy presence? 7 If I climb up into heaven, thou art there : f I go down to hell, thou art there also. 8 If I take the wings of the morning, and iiemain in the uttermost parts of the sea ; 9 Even there also shall thy hand lead me, md thy right hand shall hold me. 10 If I say, Peradventure the darkness shall civer me ; then shall my night be turned to day. II Yea, the darkness i^ no darkness with fee, but the night is as clear as the day ; the da-kness. and light to thee are both alike. 12 For my reins are thine ; thou hast cov- QMd me in mv mother^s womb. 30 THE PSALTER. 13 I will give thanks unto thee, for I am fearfully and wonderfully n^ade : marvellous ' are thy works, and that my soul knoweth right well. 14 My bones are not hid from thee, though I be made secretly, and fashioned beneath in the earth- is Thine eyes did see my substance^ yet • being imperfect ; and in thy book were all my members written ; 16 Which day by day were fashioned, when as yet there was none of them. 17 How dear are thy counsels unto me, 0 God ; 0 how great is the sum of them ! 18 If I tell them, they are D:iore in numljer than the sand ; when I wake up, I am present with thee. , 19 Wilt thou not slay the wicked, 0 God ? j Depart from me, ye blood-thirsty men. ' 20 For they speak unrighteously agaiust thee ; and thine enemies take thy name in vairi. 21 Do not I hate them, 0 Lord, that hate | thee ? and am not I grieved with those that ; rise up against thee? 22 Yea, I hate them right sore; even as, though they were mine enemies. 23 Try me, 0 God, and seek the ground of i my heart; prove me, and examine my thoughts J 24 Look well if there be any way of wicked-/ ness in me ; and lead me in the way everlast^ TKS PSALTER. 31 SELECTION VIIL Psalm 145. 1 WILL Diagnify thee, 0 God, my king ; I will praise thy name for ever and ever. 2 Every day will I give thanks unto thee, and praise thy name for ever and ever. 3 Great is the Lord, and marvellous, worthy to be praised ; there is no end of his greatness. 4 One generation shall praise thy works unto another, and declare thy power. 5 As for me, I will be talking of thy wor- ship, thy glory, thy praise, and wondrous I works ; ' 6 So that men shall speak of the might of I thy marvellous acts ; and I will also tell of f thy greatness. • 7 The memorial of thine abundant kindness shall be showed ; and men shall sing of thy righteousness. 8 The Lord is gracious and merciful ; long- ' suffering, and of great goodness. 9 The Lord is loving unto every man, and his mercy is over all his w^orks. 10 All thy works praise thee, 0 Lord ; and thy saints give thanks unto thee. .11 They show the glory of thy kingdom, and talk of thy power. 12 That thy power, thy glory, and mighti- ,ness of thy kingdom, might be known unto men. 13 Thy kingdom is an everlasting kingdom, fend thv dominion endureth throughout all asres.^ '32 THE P3ALTEB. 14 Tlie Lord upholdeth all such as fall, and lifteth up all those that are down. 15 The eyes of all wait upon thee, 0 Lord ; and thou givest them their meat in due season. 16' Thou openest thine hand, and fillest all things living with plenteousness. 17 The Lord is righteous in all his ways, and holy in all his works. 18 Tiie Lord is nigh unto all them that call upon him ; yea, all such as call upon him faithfully. 19 He will fulfil the desire of them that fear him ; he .also will hear their cry, and will help them. ' Psalm 150. 0 PRAISE God in his holiness ; praise 1dm - in the firmament of his power. 2 Praise him in his noble acts ; praise him according to his excellent greatness. 3 Praise him in the sound of the trumpet ; praise him upon the lute and harp. 4 Praise him in the cymbals and dances ; praise him upon the strings and pipe. 5 Praise him upon the well-tuned cymbals ; praise him upon the loud cymbals. 6 Let every thing that hath breath praise the Lord. To he med after each Selection. Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Ghost ; Ans. As it was in the beginning, is now, and over shall be, world without end. Anim, 33 « Gloria in Excehia, GLORY be to God on high, and on earth peace, good-will towards men. We praise thee, we bless thee, we worship thee, we glorify thee, we give thanks unto thee for thy great glory, 0 tord God, heavenly King, God the Father Almighty. 0 Lord, the only-begotten Son, Jesus Christ; 0 Lord God, Lamb of Gud, Son of the Father, that takest away the sins of the world, have mercy upon us. Thou that takest away the sins of the world, have mercy upon us. Thou that takest away the sins of the world, receive our prayer. Thou that sittest at the right hand of God the Father, have mercy upon us. For thou only art holy ; thou only art the Lord ; thou only, 0 Christ, with the Holy Ghost, art most high in the glory of God the Father. Amen, The ten CommandmenU. L Thou shalt have none other ^gods but rag. II. Thou shalt not make to thyself any graven image, nor the likeness of any thing that is in heaven above, or in the earth beneath, or in the water under the earth. Thou shalt not bow down to them, nor worship them: for I the Lord thy God am a jealous God, and visit the sins of the fathers upon the children, unto the third and fourth generation of them that hate m'> ; and show mercy unto thousand^s^ f54 THE TEN COMMANDMENTS. 1 in them that love me, and keep my command- I merits. III. Thou shalt not take the name of the Lord thy God in vain : for the Lord will not hold him guiltless that taketh hia name in vain . lY. Remember that thou keep holy the Sabbath-day. Six days ehalt thou labour, and do all that thou hast to do; but the seventh day is the Sabbath of the Lord thy God: In it thou shalt do no manner of work, thou, and thy son, and thy daughter, thy man- 1 l^ervant, and thy maid-servant, thy cattle, and the stranger that is within thy gates. For ' 111 six days the Lord made heaven and earth, the sea, and all that in them is, and rested the seventh day : Wherefore the Lord blessed tlie seventh day, and hallowed it. V. Honour thy father and thy mother, that thy days may be long in the land which the Lord thy God giveth thee. VI. Thou shalt do no murder. VII. Thou shalt not commit adultery. VIII. Thou shalt not steal. IX. Thou shalt not bear false witness against thy neighbour. X. Thou shalt not covet thy neighbour's • iuuse, thou shalt not covet thy neighbour's •vife, nor his servant, nor his maid, nor his 0 ",; nor his ass, nor any thing that is his. HYMNS FEOM THE PKAYER BOOK HYMN 12. (C. M.) .OD moves in a inj'-sterioiis way ^ His wonder.s to perform ; He plants his footsteps in tiie sea, And rides upon the storm. 2 Judge not the Lord by feeble sense; But trust him for his grace : Behind a frowning providence He hides a smiling face. 3 His purposes will ripen fast, Unfolding every hour : The bud may have a bitter histb, But sweet will be the flov/er. 4 Blind unbelief is sure to err, And scan his work in vain j Q-od is his own interpreter, And he will maiie it plain. Q ALVATION ! 0 the joyful sound, Glad tidings to our ears ; A sovereign balm for every wound, A cordial for our fears. 2 Salvation ! buried once in sin, At helFs dark door we lay ; But now wo rise by grace divine^ And see a heavenly day. HYMN 16. (C. M.) HFMNS. 3 Salyation ' lot the echo fiy The spacious earth around ; While all the armies of tha isky Conspire to raise the sound. 4 Salvation ! 0 thou bleeding Lamb, To Thee the praise belongs : Our hearts shall kindle at thy name, Thy name inspire our songs. Chorus, /or the end of each verse. Glory, honour, praise, and power, Bo unto the Lamb for ever 1 Jesus Christ is our Redeemer ! Hallelujah, praise the Lord ! RACE ! His a charming sound. Harmonious to the ear ; Heaven with the echo shall resound. And all the earth shall hear. 2 Grace first contrived a way To save rebellious man, And all the means that grace display, Which drew the wondrous plan. 3 Grace guides my wand'ring feet To tread the heavenly road ; And new supplies each hour I meet While pressing on to ^od. \ Grace all the work shall crown Through everlasting days ; It lays in heav'n the topmost stone, And well deserves the praise. HYMN 23. (S. M.) HYMNS. 37 HYMN 32. (S. M.) 'ELCOME, sweet day of rest, That saw the Lord arise ; Welcome to this royiving breast, And these rejoicing eyes. 2 The King himself comes near To feast his saints to-djiy ; Hero may W9 sit, and see him here, And love, and praise, and pray. 3 One day amidst the place Whore Jesus is within, Is better than ten thousand days Of pleasure and of sin. 4 My willing soul would sUiy lu such a frame as this, Till it is called to soar away To everlasting bliss. ORD, dismiss us with thy blessing, Fill our hearts with joy and peacQ j Let us each, thy love possessing, Triumph in redeeming grace ; 0 refresh us. Travelling through this wilderness. 2 Thanks we give, and adoration, For the Grospel's joyful sound; May the fruits of thy salvation In our hearts and lives abound : May thy presence With ua evermore be found. HYMN 40. (P. M.) 38 HYMX5. 1 HYMN 62. (Le M.) '¥/|/"HEN I survey tlie wondrous cross, ^ * On which tho Prince of Glory died, My richest gain I count but loss, And pour contempt on all my pride. 2 Forbid it, Lord, that I should boast. Save in the cross of Christ my God : All the vain things that charm me most, I sacrifice them to thy blood. 3 See ! from his head, his hands, his feet, Sorrow and love How mingled down ; Did e'er such love and sorrow ^eet ? Or thorns compose a Saviour's crown ? 4 Were the whole realm of nature mine, That were a tribute far too small ; Love so amazing, so divine, Demands my life, my soul, my all. lOME, Holy Spirit, Heavenly Dove, ^ With all thy quickening powers, Kindle a flame of sacred love / Tn these cold hearts of ours, i 2 See how wo grovel here below, \ Fond of tL:&r-... o^j-thly toys : J Our souls, how heavily they go^ To reach eternal joys. 3 In vain we tune our lifeless songs, In yain we strive to rise • Hosannahs languish on our tongues, And our devotion dies. HYMN 75. (C. M.) HYMNS. 4 Come, Holj Spirit, Heavenly Dove, With, all thy quickening powers ; ^ome, shed abroad a Saviour's love, And that Shall kindle ours. HYMN 128. (7s.) C TNNERS, turn, why will ye die ? Grod, your Maker, asks you why : God, who did your being give. Made you with himself to live : He the fatal cause demands. Asks the works of his own hands : Why, ye thankless creatures, why Will ye cross his love and die ? 2 Sinners, turn, why will ye die ? Q-od, your Saviour, asks you why : He, who did your souls retrieve. Died himself that ye might live. Will you let him die in vain ? Crucify your Lord again ? Why, ye ransomed sinners, why Will ye slight his grace, and die ? Z Sinners, turn, wliy will ye die ? God, the Spirit, asks you why : He who all your lives hath strove^ Woo'd you to embrace his love. Will ye not his grace receive ? Will ye still refuse to live ? 0, ye dying sinners, why. Why will y© forever die ? HYMNS. HYMN 131. (S. M.) Ecv. ixii. 17-l-'0. nPHE Spirit, in our hearts, Is whispering, sinner, Come : •fhe Bride, the Church of Christ, pificlaimg To all his children. Come. 2 Let him that heareth say To {ill about him, Come : Let him that thirsts for righteousness, To Christ, the fountain, come. 3 Yes, whosoever will, 0 let him freely come And freely drink the stream of life ; 'Tis Jesus bids him come. 4 Lo, Jesus, who invites, / Declares, I quickly come. Lord ! even so ; I wait thy hour : Jesus, my Saviour, come. HYMN 137. (L. M.) that my load of sin were gone, Oh, that I could at last submit At Jesus' feet to lay it down. To lay my soul at Jesus* feet ! 2 Rest for my soul I long to find ; Saviour of all, if mine thou art. Give me thy meek and lowly mind. And stamp thine image on my heart, 3 Break off the yoke of inbred sin. And fully set my spirit free ; HYMNS. 41 1 cariTsot rest, till pure within, Till I am wholly lost in thee. HYMN ;i39. (7s.) T> OCK of Ages, cleft for ine, Let mo hide myself in thee ; Let the water arid the blood, From th}^ side, n, healiwg flood, Be of sin the double cure, Save from wrath, paid make me pure. 2 Should my tears for ever flow, Should my zeal no languor know, This for sin could not atone, Thou must save and thou alone; In my baud no price I bring, Simply to thy cross I cling. 3 While I draw this fieetiug breath, When mine eyelids close in death, When I rise to worlds unknown, And behold thee on thy throne, Kock of "Ages, cleft for me, Let me hide myself in thee, HYMN U3. (7s.) Tj^BUS, Saviour of my soul, ^ Let me to thy bosom fly, While the waves of trouble roll, While the tempest still is high : Hide me, 0 ray Saviour, hide, Till the storm of life is past ; Safe into the haven guide ; 6 receive my soul at last. 42 HYMNS. 2 Other refugo have I none, Hangs my helpless soul on thee : Leave, ah, leave me not alone, Still support and comfort me : All my trust on thee is stay'd, All my hope from thee I bring; Cover my defenceless head With the shadow of thy wing. HYMN 147, (C. M.) HEN I can read my title clear To mansions in the skies, ril bid farewell to every fear. And wipe my weeping eyes. 2 Should earth against my soul engage, And fiery darts be hurl'd. Then I can smile at Satan's rage, And face a frowning world. 3 Let cares like a wild deluge come, Let storms of sorrow fall ; So I but safely reach my home. My God, my heaven, my all, 4 There, anchored safe, my weary soul Shall find eternal rest; Nor storms shall beat, nor billows rf>]l Across my peaceful oreast. HYMN 149. _ (S. M.) I^OME ye that love the Lord, And let your joys be known ; Join in a song with sweet accord, And thus surround the throne. HYMNS. 43 2 Children of grace have found Glory bega,n below : Celestial fruits on earthly ground From faith and hope may groiy. 3 The hill of Sion yields A thousand sacred sweets, Before we reach the heavenly fields, Or walk the golden streets. 4 Then let our songs abound, And every tear be dry ; We're travelling through Immanuel'g ground^ To fairer worlds on high. T ORD, my God, I long to know. Oft it causes anxious thought; Do I love thee. Lord, or no ? Am I thine, or am I not ? 2 When I turn mine eyes within, 0 how dark, and vain, and wild ! Prone to unbelief and sin. Can I deem myself thy child ? 3 Yet I mourn my stubborn will, Find my sin a grief and thrall : Should I grieve for what I feel. If I did not love at all ? 4 Saviour, let me love thee more. If I love at all, I pray ; If I have not loved before, Help me to begin to-day. HYMN 151. (rs.) HYMISS. HYMN 175. (L. M.) TESTJS, and shall it ever be, ^ A inortai man ashamed of thee : Ashamed of thee, whom angels praise, Whose glories shine through endless iays ? 2 Ashamed of Jesus ! that dear Friend On whom my hopes of heaven depend : No : when I blush, be this my shame, That I no more revere his Name. 3 Ashamed of Jesus! empty pride; I'll boast a Saviour crucified ; And, 0, may this my portion be, My Saviour not ashamed of me. HYMN 176. (S. M.) y ESUS, my strength, my hope, ^ On thee I cast my care. With humble confidence, look up. And know thou hear'st my prayer. Give me on thee to wait. Till I can all things do : On thee, Almighty to createt, Almighty to renew. 2 I want a true regard, A single, steady aim, / ""Jnmovea by threatening or reward, To thee and thy great Name; A jealous, jvist concern For thine immortal praise ; A pure desire that all may learn And glorify thy grace. HYMNS. 3 I rest upon thy word, The promise is for me ; My succour and salvation, Lord, Shall surely come from thee But let me still abide, Nor from my hope remove. Till thou my patient spirit guide Into thy perfect love. .UIDE me, 0 thou great Jehovah, Pilgrim through this barren land 1 am weak, but thou art mighty ; Hold me with thy powerful hand. 2 Open now the crystal fountains Whence the living waters iiow ; Let the fiery, cloudy piljar. Lead me all my journey through. 3 Feed me with the heavenly manna In this barren wilderness ; Be my sword, and shield, and banner ; Be the Lord my righteousness. 4 When I tread the verge of J ordan, Bid my anxious fears subside ; Death of death, and helFs destruction, Land me safe on Canaan's side. A light to shine upon the road That leads m© to the Lamb. HYMN 177. (8s. & 7s.) HYMN 182. (0. M.> |H for a closer walk with God, A calm and heavenly fram© ; 46 HYMNS. 2 Keturn, 0 holy Dove, return, Sweet messenger of rest; i hate the sins that made thee mourn, And drove thee from my breast. 8 The dearest idol I have known, Whatever that idol be, Help me to tear it from thy throne, And worship only thee. 4 So shall my walk be close with God, Calm and serene my frame ; So purer light shall mark the road That leads me to the Lamb. 'HERE is a land of pure delight, Where saints immortal reign ; Eternal day exclifdes the night, And pleasures banish pain. 2 There, everlasting spring abides, And never-fading flowers ; Death, like a narrow sea, divides This heavenly land from ours. 3 Bright fields, beyond the swelling flood, Stand dressM in living green ; So to the Jews fair Canaan stood, While Jordan roll'd between. 4 Could we but climb where Moses stood^ And view the landscape o'er, Not Jordan's stream, nor death's cold flood, Should fright us from the shore. HYMN 199. (CM.) 47 ADDITIONAL HYMNS. LL hail the power cf Jesus' name, Let angels prostrate fall ; Bring forth the royal diadem, And crown him Lord of all. Ye chosen seed of Israel's race, A remnant weak and small ! Hail him who saves you by his grace. And crown him Lord of all. Ye Gentile sinners, ne'er forget The wormwood and the gall Go, spread your trophies at his feet, And crown him Lord of all. May we with heaven^s rejoicing throng Before his presence fall ; Join in the everlasting song. And crown him Lord of all ! 'HERE is a fountain, filled with blood, Drawn from ImmanueFs veins. And sinners plunged beneath that flood Lose all their guilty stains. The dying thief rejoiced to see That fountain in his day ; And there may I, as vile as he, Wash all my sins away. I)ear dying Lamb, thy precious bio no weeping there. •3. (CM.) lljETUR]^, 0 wanderer— return ! And seek thy Father's face ! Those new desires, which in thee burn, "Were kindled by his grace. Return, 0 wanderer — return ! He hears thy humble sigh : He sees thy softened spirit iiiourn, When no one else is nigh. Return, 0 wanderer — return ! Thy Saviour bids thee live : Go to his feet — and grateful learn How freely he'll forgive. Return, 0 wanderer — return ! And wipe the falling tear : Thy father calls — no longer mourn ; 'Tis love invites thee near. 8. (L. M.) T>EHOLD a stranger at the door. He gently knocks, ha,s knocked before, Hath waited long, — is waiting still j You treat no other friend so ill. 0, lovely attitude ! He stands With melting heart and loaded hands ! Oh, matchless kindness ! and he shows This matchless kindness to his foes ! Admit him, ere his anger burn, ^ His feet departed ne'er return I HYMNS. Admit him, or the bourns at hand, You*li at his door rejected stand. 9. (C. M.) TESTIS, I love thy charming name; 'Tis music to my ear ; Ff^in Tfouid I sound it out so loud, That earth and heaven might hear. Whate'er my noblest powers can wish, In thee doth richly meet; Not to my eyes is light so dear, Nor friendship half so sweet. Thy grace still dwells upon my heart, And sheds its fragrance tiierft ; The noblest balm of all its wounds, The cordial of its care. I'll speak the honours of thy name, With my last labouring breath ; Then, speechless, clasp thee in mine arms And trust thy love in death. 10. (C. M.) T HEAKD the voice of Jesus say, Come unto me and rest : Lay down, thou weary one, lay down Thy head upon my breast. I came to Jesus as I wa.s, Weary, and worn, and sad, I found in him a resting placo^ And he has made me glad. I heard the voice of Jesus say, Behold, I freely give The living water; thirsty one, Stoop down and drink and live. T came to Jesus, and I drank Of that life-giving stream; My thirst was quenched, my soul revived, And now I live in him. "O"0W sweet the name of Jesus sounds In a believer's ear ! It soothes his sorrows, heals his wounds, And drives away his fear. It makes the wounded spirit whole. And calm» the troubled breast ; "lis manna to the hungry soul, And to the weary, rest. Weak is the effort of my heart, And cold my warmest thought*; But when I see thee as thou art, ril praise thee as I ought. CHORUS. I do believe, I now believe, — That Jesus died for me. And through his blood, his precious blood, 1 shall from s-ia be free. TUST as I am, without one plea But that thy blood was shed for me, And that thou bidd'st me come to thee, 0 Lamb of God, T come 1 11. (C. M.) 12. (L. M.) HYMNS. 53 Just as I am, and waiting not 2*0 rid my soul of one dark blot, To thoe, whose blood can cleanse each spot, 0 Lamb of God, I coiiel Just as I am, though tossed about With many a conflict, many a doubt, With fears within and wars witnout, 0 Lamb of God, I como I Just as I am, — thou wilt receive. Wilt welcome, pardon, cleanse, relieve. Because thy promise I believe, 0 Lamb of God, I cornel Just as I am, — thy love unknown Has broken every barrier down ; "^ow to be thine, yea, thine alone, 0 Lamb of God, I come 1 13. (S. M.> T WAS a wandering sheep, I did not love the fold ; I did not love my Shepherd's voice, I would not be controlled ; T was a wayward child, I did not love my home ; T did not love my Father's voice^ I loved afar to roam. Jesus my Shepherd is, 'Twas he that loved my soul, 'Twas he that washed me in his blood, 'Twas he that made mo whole ; — . . . «jt 54 HYMNS. 1 'Twas he that sought the lost, That found the wandering sheep, 'Twas he that brought me to the fold, 'Tis he that still doth keep. T NEED thee, precious Jesus, for I am full of sin; My soul is dark and guilty, my heart is dead within : I need the cleansing fountain, where I can always flee— The blood of Christ most precious, the sinner's perfect plea. I need thee, precious Jesus, I need a Friend like thee — A friend to soothe and sympathize, a friend to care \ for me. I need the heart of Jesus, to feel each anxious care, To tell my every want, and all my sorrows share. I need thee, precious Jesus, I need thee day by day. To fill me with thy fulness, to lead me on my way : I need thy Holy spirit, to teach me what f am, To show me more of Jesus, to point me to the Lamb. "OEaONE, unbelief! My Saviour is near 5 And for my relief Will surely appear : Ey prayer let me wrestle, And he will perform ; With Christ in the vessel, I smile at the storm. 14. (P. M.) 15. (P. M.) HYMNS. 55 Though dark b© my way, Since he is my guide, 'Tis mine to obey, 'Tis his to provide : His way was much rougher And darker than mine ; Did Jesus thus suffer. And shall I repine ? His love in time past Forbids me to think. He'll leave me at last In trouble to sink : Though painful at present, 'Twill cease before long. And then, 0 how pleasant The conqueror's song ! 16. (C. M.) T'M not ashamed to own my Lord, Or to defend his cause ; Maintain the honour of his word, The glory of his cross. Jesus, my God ! — I know his name — His name is all my trust ; Nor wiU he put my soul to shame, Nor let my hope be lost. Firm as his throne — his promise stands, And he can well secure What I've committed to his hands. Till the decisive hour. Then will he own my worthless name Before his Father's faoe, HYMNS. And in the new Jerusalem Appoint my soul a place. 17. (C. M.) A ItAS ! and did my Saviour bleed ! And did my Sovereign die ! Would he devote that sacred head For such a worm as I ? "Was it for crimes that I have done, He groaned upon the tree ? Amazing pity ! grace unknown ! And love beyond degree. Thus might I hide my blushing face, While his dear cross appears : Dissolve my heart in thankfulness, And melt my eyes to tears. But drops of grief can ne'er repay The debt of love I owe ; Here, Lord, I give myself away, 'Tis all that I can do. 18. /^OME, let us join our cheerful songs With angels round the throne ; Ten thousand thousand are their tongues But all their joys are one. " Worthy the Lamb that died," they cry, " To be exalted thus * Worthy the Lamb," our lips reply, For he was slain for us." Jesus is worthy to receive Honour and power divine ; r HYMNS. 57 And blessings, more than we can give, Be, Lord, forever thine. TEKUSALEM, my happy home, Name ever dear to me, 'Vhen shall my labours have an end, In joy, and peace, and thee ? 0 when, thou city of my God, Shall I thy courts ascend ; Where congregations ne'er break up, And Sabbaths have no end ? Apostles, martyrs, prophets, there Around my Saviour stand ; And soon my friends in Christ below Will join the glorious band. Jerusalem, my happy home ! My soul still pants for thee; Then shall my labours have an end. When I thy joys shall see. 20. (6s & 4s.) /rj.OD bless our native land I Firm may she ever stand Through storm and night ; When the wild tempests rave, Ruler of winds and wave, Do thou our country save, For her our prayer shall rise To God above the skies ; 19. (C. M,) By thy great might. On him we wait ; 58 HYMNS. Thou who art ever nigh, Guarding with watchful eye, To. thee aloud we cry, God save the State I Doxologies, C. M. To Father, Son, and Holy Ghost, The God whom we adore, Be glory, as it was, is now. And shall be evermore, L. M. Praise God, from whom all blessings flow, Praise him, all creatures here below; Praise him above, ye angelic host. Praise Father, Son, and Holy Ghost. S. M. To God the Father, Son, And Spirit, glory be, As Hwas, and is, and shall be so, To all eternity. (8s & 7s.) May the grace of Christ our Saviour, And the Father's boundless love. With the Holy Spirit's farour, Rest upon us from above ! Thus may we abide in union With each other and the Lord I And possess, in sweet communion, Joys which earth cannot afford. 59 SPECIAL HYMNS. For the Hospital, 21, T^HEN languor and disease invade " * This trembling house of clay, 'Tis sweet to look by faith abroad And long to flee away. Sweet to look inward, and attend The whispers of his love ; Sweet to look upward to the throne When Jesus pleads above. Sweet on his faithfulness to rest, Whose love can never end ; Sweet on the promise of his grace, For all things to depend, 22. Another. T^HEN this passing world ia done, ^ When has sunk yon glowing sun, When we stand with Christ in glory, Looking o'er life's finished story ; Then Lord, shall I fully know. Not till then — how much I owe. When I stand before the throne, Dressed in beauty not my own j When I see thee as thou art, Ijove thee with unsinning heart; Then Lord shall I fully know. Not till then — how much I owe. Chosen not for good in ine, Wakened up from wrath to flee, 60 SPECIAL HYMNS. Hidden in the Saviour's side, By the spirit sanctified ; Teach mo Lord on earth to show;' By my love, how much I owe. 23. For a Fmieral. TTEAE, what the voice from heaven declare! To those in Christ who die ! " Released from all their eartMy cares, They'll reign with him on high." Then why lament departed friends. Or shake at death's alarms ? Death's but the servant Jesus sends To call us to his arms. If sin be pardoned, we're secure, Death hath no sting beside ; The law gave sin its strength and power; But Christ, our ransom, died ! Then, joyfully, while life we have, To Christ our life, we'll sing, " Where is thy victory, 0 grave ? And where, 0 death, thy sting ?" 24. Another. ET this vain world allure no mo-o. Behold the opening tomb ; It bids us use the present hour. To-morrow, death may come. The voice of this instructive scene May every heart obey ; Nor be the faithful warning vain. Which calls to watch and pray. SPKCIAL HYMNS. 61 0 let us to that Saviour fly, Whose arm alone can save ; Then shall our hopes ascead on high, And triumph o'er the grave. SLEEP in Jesus I Oh, how sweeti To be for such a slumber meet; With holy confidence to sing, That death hath lost its painful sting. Asleep in Jesus ! peaceful rest ! Whose waking is supremely blest ; No fear, no woe, shall dim the hour, That manifests the Saviour^s power. Asleep in Jesus ! far from thee. Thy kindred and their graves may be; But thine is still a blessed sleep. From which none ever wakes to weep, 26. Anotlier. Q ERVAXT of God, well done ! Go forth from earth's employ. The battle fought, the victory won, Enter thy Master's joy. At midnight came the cry, " To meet thy Grod prepare V* He woke — and caught his captain's eye, Still strong in faith and prayer. Soldier of Christ, well done. Praise be thy new employ ; And while eternal ages run. Rest in thy Saviour's joy. 25. Tlie Christian's Death. r 62 T AM the resurrection and the life, saith the I Lord ; he that believeth in me, though he were dead, yet shall he live : And whosoever liveth and believeth in me, shall never die. i T know that my Kedeemer liveth, and that 1 he shall stand at the latter day upon the j earth: And though after my skin, worms destroy this body, yet in my flesh shall I see I God ; whom I shall see for myself, and mine eyes shall behold, and not another. i "E brought nothing into this world, and it is eertain we can carry nothing out. The Lord gave, and the Lord hath taken away ;- blessed be the name of the Lord. lyTAN, that is born of a woman, hath but a short time to live, and is full of misery. He Cometh up, and is cut down like a flower ; he fleeth as it were a shadow, and never con- tinueth in one stay. In the midst of life we are in death: Of whom may we seek for succour, but of thee, 0 Lord, who for our sins art justly displeased? Yet, 0 Lord God most holy, 0 Lord most mighty, 0 holy and most merciful Saviour, deliver us not into the bitter pains of eternal dstA. On coming to the Grave. FUNERAL SERTICE. 63 Thou knowest, Lord, the secrets of our hearts: Shut not thy merciful ears to our prayers ; but spare us, Lord most holy, 0 God most mighty, 0 holy and merciful Sa- viour, thou most worthy Judge eternal, suffer us not, at our last hour, for any pains of death to fall from thee. On casting the Earth upon the Body, T^ORASMUCH as it hath pleased Almighty God, in his wise Providence, to take out of this world the Soul of our deceased Brother, we therefore commit his Body to the ground ; earth to earth, ashes to ashes, dust to dust: looking for the general resurrection in the last Day, and the life of the World to come, through our Lord J esus Christ ; at whose second coming in glorious Majesty to judge the world, the Earth and the Sea shall give up their Bead ; and the corruptible Bodies of those who sleep in him shall be changed, and made like unto his own glorious Body ; according to the mighty working whereby he is able to subdue all things unto himself. T HEARD a voice from heaven, saying unto me, "Write, From henceforth blessed are the dead who die in the Lord ; even so saith Spirit; for they rest from their labours. Prayers, AUB Father, who art in Heaven, Hallowed ^ bc5 thy Name ; Thy Kingdom come ; Thy Will be done on Earth, as it is in Heaven ; ['. — 64 FUNKRAL SERVICE. Give us this day our daily bread ; And forgive us our trespasses, as we forgive those who trespass against us ; And lead us not into* temptation ; But deliver us from evil. Amen, A MERCIFUL God, the Father of our Lord ^ Jesus Christ, who is the resurrection and the life ; in whom whosoever believeth, shall live, though he die ; and whosoever iiveth and believeth in him, shall not die eternally ; who also hath taught us, by his holy Apostle St. Paul, not to be sorry, as men without hope, for those who sleep in him ; we humbly be- seech thee, 0 Father, to raise us from the death of sin uuto the life of righteousness ; that when we shall depart this life, we may rest in him ; and that at the general resurrec- tion in the last day, we may be found accept- able in thy sight ; and receive that blessing, which thy well-beloved Son shall then pro- nounce to all who love and fear thee, saying. Come, ye blessed children of my Father, re- ceive the kingdom prepared for you from the beginning of the world : Grant this, we be- seech thee, 0 Merciful Father, through Jesus Christ our Mediator and Redeemer. Ameii, Benediction. THE grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, and the love of God, and the fellowship of the Holy Ghoait, be with us all evermore. Amen, 1 1 i