2 Not here, where met to think on him,
Whose latest thoughts were ours,
Shall mortal passions come to dim
The prayer devotion pours.
3 No, gracious Master, not in vain
Thy life of love hath been;
The peace thou gav'st, may yet remain,
Though thou no more art seen.
4 "Thy kingdom come;" we watch, we wait, To hear thy cheering call;
When heaven shall ope its glorious gate,
And God be all in all.
The Communion of Christians. 1 Cor. x. 16, 17.
JESUS, the friend of man,
Invites around his board,
Those who his spirit share, to hold
Communion with their Lord.
2 Here we show forth that love,
Which spake in every breath,
Prompted each action of his life,
And triumphed in his death.
Our heavenly Father calls
Christ and his members one;
Alike the children of his love,
And he the first-born son.
One faith, one hope, one Lord,
One God alone we know ;
Brethren we are; let every heart
With kind affections glow.
5 Let all our powers unite,
His honored name to raise ;
Let grateful joy fill every mind,
And every voice be praise.
Warmed with our Master's love,
And God's unmeasured grace,
O let our thankful hearts expand,
And all mankind embrace.
Practical Influence of the Lord's Supper.
1 BLESS the God of our salvation;
Triumph in redeeming love :
Let us with glad exultation,
Imitate the blest above.
2 From the table now retiring,
Which for us his love hath spread;
May our souls refreshment finding,
Grow in all things like our head.
3 His example by beholding,
May our lives his image bear;
Him our Lord and master calling,
His commands may we revere.
4 Love to God and man displaying,
Walking steadfast in his way,-
Peace attend us in believing!
Peace from God through endless day!
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"This do in remembrance of me." 1 Cor. xi. 24.
1 "EAT, drink, in memory of your friend!"
Such was our Master's last request ;
Who all the pangs of death endured,
That we might live for ever blest.
2 Yes, we 'll record the matchless love
Of this, the kindest, first of friends!
Whose dying love the noblest praise
That we can offer him, transcends.
3 Now at his table we are met,
His parting precept to fulfil;
Let not our hearts that love forget,
Which warms his faithful bosom still.
4 And thou, his Father and our own,
Accept the humble songs we raise ;
Still to our thankful spirits, known
The object of our highest praise.
5 Teach us in all he did, to see
Inscribed the glories of thy name;
And let devotedness to thee,
Our gratitude to him proclaim.
Children offered to God. Mark x. 14.
1 Lo! Israel's shepherd stands,
With all-engaging charms;
See, how he takes the tender lambs
And folds them in his arms!
2 "Permit them to approach,
Forbid them not," he cried;
"Of such my father's kingdom is,
And such with him abide."
We bring them, gracious Lord!
And yield them up to thee,
Rejoiced that we ourselves are thine;
Thine let our offspring be.
Hear him, ye little flock!
Ye children! seek his face,
And fly with transport to receive
The blessings of his grace.
5 If orphans they are left,
Thy guardian love we trust;
That love can heal our bleeding hearts
When weeping o'er their dust.
The Promise is to you and your Children. Acts ii 39.
1 LORD! what our ears have heard,
Our eyes delighted trace;
Thy love in long succession shown
To every rising race.
"I'll be a God to thee and thine
Supplying all their need."
This wide-extensive love
Shall to all time endure;
As ages past have ever found
The promised blessing sure.
Thee shall the fathers own, And thee the sons adore ; Allied to God in solemn vows,
To be forgot no more;
5 Thy covenant may they keep,
And bless the happy bands,
Which closer still engage their hearts
To honor thy commands.
To parents and their seed
Let thy salvation come;
And numerous households meet at last
In one eternal home.
318. H. M.
Nativity of Christ.
1 HARK! what celestial sounds
What music fills the air!
Soft warbling to the morn,
It strikes the ravished ear;
Now all is still,
Now wild it floats,
In tuneful notes,
Loud, sweet, and shrill.
2 Th' angelic hosts descend,
With harmony divine :
See how from heaven they bend,
And in full chorus join.
Fear not, say they,
Great joy we bring:
Jesus your king
Is born to-day.
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