1053 3 Thanks for mercies past receive; Bless thy word to young and old; NEW YEAR. 18th P. M. 10, 5, 11. Renewed fidelity and zeal. YOME, let us anew our journey pursue, COME And never stand still till the Master appear. And our talents improve, By the patience of hope, and the labour of love. 2 Our life is a dream; our time, as a stream, And the fugitive moment refuses to stay. The millennial year gone; Rushes on to our view, and eternity's here. 3 O that each, in the day of His coming, may say, I have fought my way through; I have finish'd the work thou didst give me to do. O that each from his Lord may receive the glad word, Well and faithfully done! Enter into my joy, and sit down on my throne. 1054 COME, Renewing the covenant. C. M. YOME, let us use the grace divine, In a perpetual cov'nant join Ourselves to Christ the Lord;— 2 Give up ourselves, through Jesus' power, His Name to glorify; And promise, in this sacred hour, For God to live and die. 3 The cov'nant we this moment make We will no more our God forsake, 4 We never will throw off his fear, 6 To each the cov'nant blood apply, And register our names on high, 1055 SING With praise and thanksgiving. C. M. ING to the great Jehovah's praise; Who kindly lengthens out our days, His providence hath brought us through Another various year; We all, with vows and anthems new, Before our God appear. 2 Father, thy mercies past we own,Thy still continued care, To thee presenting, through thy Son, Our lips and lives shall gladly show 3 Our residue of days or hours Till Jesus in the clouds appear, 1056 THE 3d P. M. 4 6s & 2 8s. The barren fig-tree. Lord of earth and sky, The God of ages, praise, Who lengthens out our trials here, On our dead souls was found; 3 When justice bared the sword The pity of the Lord Cried, Let it still alone: The Father mild inclines his ear, 4 Jesus, thy speaking blood Thou didst in our behalf appear, 5 Then dig about the root; To thy great praise abound; BREVITY AND UNCERTAINTY OF LIFE. 1057 On beginning a new year. S. M. UR few revolving years, 3 Lord, through another year 1058 THE Frailty of life. THEE we adore, eternal Name! How feeble is our mortal frame- C. M. 2 Our wasting lives grow shorter still, 3 The year rolls round, and steals away 4 Dangers stand thick through all the ground, 5 Infinite joy, or endless wo, 6 Waken, O Lord, our drowsy sense 1059 0 C. M. Man frail--God eternal. 2 Under the shadow of thy throne 3 Before the hills in order stood, |