2 'Twas daily bread, and would not keep,
But must be still renewed;

Faith never wants a hoard or heap,
But trusts the Lord for food.

3 The truths by which the soul is fed,
Must thus be dealt afresh ;
For notions resting in the head,
Will only feed the flesh.

4 However true, they have no life,
Or unction to impart,

They breed the worms of pride and strife,
But cannot cheer the heart.

5 Dear Lord, while waiting we are found,
Our daily manna give;
O let it fall on all around,
That we may eat and live.

BRACKENBURY.

247. Longing for the presence of God. L. M.

1 LOOK from on high, great God, and see Thy saints still pressing after thee: Revive thy gracious work again,

Nor let us languish or complain.

2 Dear Lord, thy cheering grace impart,
Bind up and heal the broken heart;
Our sins subdue, our souls restore,
And let our foes prevail no more.
3 Thy presence in thy house afford,
To every heart apply thy word;
That sinners may their danger see,
And now begin to mourn for thee.

248. Prayer for Minister and People. 8.7.4. 1 DEAREST Saviour, help thy servant

To proclaim thy wond'rous love!
Pour thy grace upon this people,
That thy truth they may approve!
Bless, O bless them,

From thy shining courts above.

2 Now thy gracious word directs them,
To the sacred Gospel-feast :
Let thy Spirit sweetly draw them;
Every soul be JESUS' guest!
O receive us,

Let us find thy promised rest.

TOPLADY.

249. Prayer for Minister and People. 8.7.4. 1 COME, thou soul-transforming Spirit,

Bless the sower and the seed:
Let each heart thy grace inherit,
Raise the weak, the hungry feed:
From the Gospel,

Now supply thy people's need.
2 Help us all to ask the blessing,
Which thou waitest now to give :
May we all, thy love possessing,
Joyfully the truth receive;
And for ever

To thy praise and glory live.

NICHOLSON.

1 LORD, while thy Servant shall proclaim
Redemption through a Saviour's name,

O may thy Spirit now impart
Salvation to the sinner's heart.

2 To thy great Name, O Lord, we cry,
Come, and thy precious word apply;
Then shall poor sinners sweetly feel
What a dear Saviour can reveal.

L. M.

BURNHAM.

1 LORD, in the temples of thy grace,
Thy saints behold thy smiling face;
And we have seen thy glory shine
With power and majesty divine.
2 Return, O Lord, our spirits cry,
Or graces droop, and comforts die:
Return, and let thy glories rise,
And fill our souls with sweet surprise.

L. M.

3 O fill with light, and joy, and love,
Thy courts below like those above
Triumphant songs, we'll join to raise,
Till heaven and earth resound thy praise.

STEELE.

252.

Before Sermon.

1

HOW highly blest are they

148th.

2

Who love and serve the Lord,

Who jointly to him pray,

And listen to his word!

His word, which makes the simple wise,

Where all our hope and comfort lies.

O may it now descend,

Like gentle showers of rain!

May every soul attend!

And may it long remain !

Lord, give us food for many days,

And fill our hearts with love and praise.

253.

The same.

FELLOWS.

1 THE food on which thy children live,
Great God, is thine alone to give ;
And we, for grace received, would raise
Immortal songs of love and praise.

2 How vast, how full, how rich, how free,
Dear Jesus, are thy grace and thee !
To the full fountain of our joys
We gladly come for fresh supplies.
3 For these we wait upon thee, Lord!
For these we listen to thy word;
Descend, like gentle showers of rain,
Nor let one soul attend in vain.

1 JEHOVAH, from his throne above,

L.M.

FELLOWS.

Sends down sweet messages of love; Thrice happy they whose hearts are found, Attentive to the joyful sound.

L. M.

2 Jesus proclaims salvation here,
And brings eternal mercy near :
Free grace doth now to all abound,
Who know the gospel's joyful sound.

3 While we pass through this wilderness,
Shine on us, Lord, with beams of grace:
And let thy light our steps surround,
While we attend the joyful sound.

1 LORD, dismiss us with thy blessing;
Fill our hearts with joy and peace:

Let us each thy love possessing,
Triumph in redeeming grace.
O refresh us,

Trav'lling through this wilderness.

2 Thanks we give, and adoration,
For thy gospel's joyful sound;
May the fruits of thy salvation,
In our hearts and lives abound!
Ever faithful,

To the truth may we be found.

1 LORD, help us on thy word to feed,
In peace, dismiss us hence;

Be thou, in every time of need,
Our refuge and defence.

2 We now desire to bless thy name,

And in our hearts record,

And with our thankful tongues proclaim,

The goodness of the Lord.

1 DISMISS us with thy blessing, Lord;
Help us to feed upon thy word:

Our faith confirm, our sins forgive,
And let thy truth within us live.

2 Though we are guilty, thou art good;
Wash all our works in Jesus' blood:
Give every fettered soul release,
And bid us all "depart in peace."

BODEN.

8.7.4.

C. M.

HART.

L. M.

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258.

After Sermon.

8.8.6.

1 HOW precious, Lord, thy sacred word;
What light and joy it doth afford
To souls in deep distress!

Thy precepts guide our doubtful way,
Thy fear forbids our feet to stray,
Thy promise leads to rest.

2 Thy threat'nings wake our slumb'ring eyes,
And warn us where our danger lies;
But 'tis thy Gospel, Lord,

That makes the guilty conscience clean,
Converts the soul, and conquers sin,
And gives a free reward.

1 LORD, what thy servant has advanced,

According to thy word,

Make it appear to all our souls

Worthy of high regard.

2 O may we feel the Gospel's pow'r;
Its truths may we digest;

And of its treasures may we all
Be happily possessed.

ON what has now been sown,
Thy blessing, Lord, bestow;

The power is thine alone

To make it spring and grow :

Do thou the gracious harvest raise,
And thou, alone, shalt have the praise.

EAST.

C. M.

BURNHAM.

148th.

1 LORD, before we leave thy temple,
Sweetly seal each waiting heart;

Soon shall we appear in glory,
One with thee, no more to part.
Reign in glory,

Praising God with all the heart.

NEWTON.

8.7.4.