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, 12. But if it be thy will to call them hence, 13. Thy messengers, O Lord, with pow'r endow, 14. Let more unto thy Church collected be, 15. O may thy ranfom'd people ev'ry where 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, Grant them, we intreat thee, thy Spirit's unction, 19. Preferve thy church, Lord Jefus, ev'ry where, 20. May't thou with us thy gracious aim obtain, 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, 2. For all put in authority In guarding Church and State give them fuccefs, Since rulers are ordain'd, that they O'er other men fhou'd bear the sway, The good; O grant, that they may act 4. From ftrife and tumult, God of grace! Rulers, ordain'd to bear the fway, And under their protection, grant that we 5. Thou King of glory, Chrift the Lord, O draw O draw us nearer to thee ftill, Thy glorious gospel make more fully known; 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, O let thy knowledge fpread, both far and near, 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, 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 |