11. O nurse the fick with love and tender care, Let foul and body of thy virtue share,

Unto health restore them, if 'tis thy pleasure,
That they according to their call and measure
May do thy work.

12. But if it be thy will to call them hence,
Fill them with that believing confidence,
That, to rest retiring, they'll have the favor,
To fee thy wounds, and to adore for ever
The Lamb once flain

13. Thy messengers, O Lord, with pow'r endow,
Preferve and profper thou the feed they fow,
Grant they may proceed on their way rejoicing,
And ferve thee cheerfully with grace and bleffing
Midft toil and care.

14. Let more unto thy Church collected be,
In ev'ry quarter to yield joy to thee,
Here and o'er the ocean, in all her stations,
And O impart to the most savage nations
Thy faving grace.

15. O may thy ranfom'd people ev'ry where
Of this great truth for ever witnefs bear,
That whoe'er believeth in Chrift's redemption,
May find free grace and a complete exemption
From serving fin.

16. We furely are a work of thine own hand, Sinners, on whom thou'ft deign'd thy blood to fpend,

By the Holy Spirit to thee directed,

A cov'nant people, by free grace elected,

To ferve thy name.

17. Grant,

17. Grant, that we all, both young and old, may prove

True witneffes of thy redeeming love;

Showing forth thy praises, may we adore thee, And humbly walk in grace and truth before thee, Till we go hence.

18. Our elders and all other fervants blefs,
To all their undertakings give fuctefs,

Grant them, we intreat thee, thy Spirit's unction,
That they may faithfully fulfil the function
To which they're call'd.

19. Preferve thy church, Lord Jefus, ev'ry where,
And grant, that the rich fruit for thee may bear,
Build her outward structure, fill her with glory,
And let each member love, praife, and adore thee,
And serve thy name.

20. May't thou with us thy gracious aim obtain,
Grant, that thy Church may conftant vict'ry gain,
May we, truly confcious that we are needy,
To look to thee in faith be ever ready,

And truft thy pow'r.

21. Might ev'ry one, who knows us, clearly trace In all thy people unction, truth and grace, That whoe'er approacheth thy Congregation, May feel and own it from a clear persuasion, "The Lord is here!"

60. T. 97.

1. OFF as the Church the bleffings weighs,

I.

Deriv'd from Jefu's faving grace,

And ponders on his faithful care,
Which the each day doth richly fhare,
By love constrain'd, to pray fhe is inclin'd,
For the profperity of all mankind.

2. For all put in authority
We fupplicate most fervently,
The magiftrates thou haft ordain'd
Support by thy almighty hand,

In guarding Church and State give them fuccefs,
The land, in which we live, protect and bless.

Since rulers are ordain'd, that they

O'er other men fhou'd bear the sway,
To punish evil, and protect

The good; O grant, that they may act
As in thy name, according to thy word,
And be thyfelf their fhield and great reward.

4. From ftrife and tumult, God of grace!
Preferve us-blefs the land with peace;
May all men willingly obey

Rulers, ordain'd to bear the fway,

And under their protection, grant that we
May live in godliness and honesty.

5. Thou King of glory, Chrift the Lord,
Savior of men, by us ador'd,

O draw

O draw us nearer to thee ftill,
And grant us to obey thy will,

Thy glorious gospel make more fully known;
May all mankind thy pow'r and goodness own.

6. Let the whole world thy mercy fee, Bless those, who humbly cleave to thee; Thy mercy, Lord, to us dispense,

According to our confidence,

We truft, thou'lt hear our pray'rs, yea, for each

want

More than we ask or think, unto us grant.

7. Thanks, adoration, glory, praise,
We give to thee for all thy grace,
With ev'ry breath may we proclaim
Thy goodness, and extol thy name;

O let thy knowledge fpread, both far and near,
And all in thy redemption have a share.

XV.

CONCERNING OUR DEPARTURE TO THE

LORD;

WITH SOME LITURGIES AT BURIALS.

A. 61.

(Note. In places, where the departure of a member of the Congregation is made known by folemn mufic, it is done in the following manner :)

1. By playing Tune 151. a.

O head fo full of bruifes, &c.

in remembrance of the departed perfon, as though the following verfe was fung:

ANOTHER foul, relying

On Jefu's death and blood,
Has left this body dying,
And now beholds her God.
The earth, wherein the body
Shall reft, till rais'd again,
Is hallowed already,

Since Jefus there hath lain.

2. Hereupon another tune is played denoting the choir, to which the departed perfon belonged, to which tunes the following verfes refer :

(a.) For