them, I may employ and improve to thy service and glory, through Jesus Christ. Amen.

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Grace after Meat.

Give Thee hearty thanks, O Lord, for this present refreshment, which by thy bounty I have received; grant that as I continually depend upon Thee, so I may be guided by thy fear all my days, through Jesus Christ. Amen.

An HYMN, or Psalm of Praise for the Lord's

Day.

HIS is the day, the Lord's own day,

THIS

A day of holy rest :

O teach our souls to rest from sin;

That rest will please thee best.

This is the day, thy day, O Lord,
On which thou didst arise;
For sinners having made thyself
A sinless sacrifice.

Thou, thou alone, redeemed hast
Our souls from deadly thrall ;
With no less price than thine own blood,
The purchase of us all.

Hadst thou not dy'd we had not liv'd,
But dy'd eternally:

We'll live to him that dy'd for us,
And praise his name on high.

Thou dy'dst, and Thou didst rise again,

And didst ascend on high,

That we poor sinners, lost and dead,
Might live eternally.

Thy blood was shed instead of ours;
Thy soul our guilt did bear;
Thou took'st our sins upon thyself;
Thy love's beyond compare.

How dear and welcome, Lord, to me
Is thy most holy day!
But what a sabbath shall I keep
For evermore with thee?

I come, I wait, I hear, I pray;
Thy footsteps, Lord, I trace:
I joy to think this is the way
To see my Saviour's face.

These are my preparation-days,
And when my soul is dress'd,
These sabbaths shall deliver me
To mine eternal rest.

An HYMN, or Song of Praise for the Morning.

ORD, for the mercies of this night

My humble thanks I pay;

And unto thee I dedicate

The first-fruits of this day.

My God was with me all night,

And gave me sweet repose:

My God did watch e'en whilst I slept,
Or I had never rose.

How many groan'd and wish'd for sleep,
Until th' approach of day,
Weary both of their bed and life,
Whilst I securely lay!

Whilst I did sleep all dangers slept,
No thieves did me affright,

Those ev'ning wolves, those beasts of prey,
Disturbers of the night.

No raging flames nor storms did rend
The house that I was in:

I heard no dreadful cries without,

What terrors have I 'scap'd this night,
Which have on others fell!

My body might have slept its last,
My soul have wak'd in hell

Let this day praise thee, O my God,

And so let all my days:

And, O let my eternal day

Be thy eternal praise.

An HYMN, or Song of Praise for the
Evening.

MY God, my only help and hope,

My strong and sure defence,

For all the mercies of this day
I bless thy Providence,

God was my Sun and Shield all day,
My Keeper and my Guide;)
His care was on my frailty shewn,
His mercies multiply'd.

Minutes and mercies multiply'd

Have made up all this day;

Minutes came quick, but mercies were
More swift and free than they,

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Lord, watch and keep me whilst I sleep,
I humbly thee implore;

Thine angels let my guardians be, taste

Both now and evermore.

Into thy hands do I commit

My spirit, which is thy due;

For why? Thou hast created it,
Yea, didst redeem it too.

Lord if I live, let me be thine ;

Thine also, if I die

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Amen, Amen, say I.

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An HYMN before the Sacrament.

HIS day the Lord of hosts invites
Unto a costly feast:

I will take care, and will prepare

To be a welcome guest..

But who, and what am I, O Lord!
Unholy and unfit

To come within thy doors, or at
Thy table for to sit.

Awake, repentance, faith and love;
Awake, O ev'ry grace;

To meet your Lord with one accord
In his most holy place.

Worldly distraction stay behind,
Below the mount abide ;
Cause no disturbance in my mind,
To make my Saviour chide.

O come, my Lord, the time draws nigh
That I am to receive;
Stand with my pardon sealed by,
Persuade me to believe.

Let not my Jesus now be strange,
Nor hide himself from me,
But cause thy face to shine upon
The soul that longs for thee.

Come, blessed spirit, from above!
My soul do thou inspire
T'approach the table of the Lord
With fulness of desire.