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T. 146, 2d p.

L. Accept a weeping eye,
A warm and grateful heart,
Tho' a thank-off'ring poor,
Yet take it in good part.

T. 1.

A. Yea, turn in mercy, Lord, to us thy face;
We're indigent, enrich us with thy grace!

L*. With all the merits of thy life,

A*.

Blefs us, gracious Lord and God!
Thy holy incarnation and birth
Make our humanity dear to us!
Thy circumcifion

Effect in us the circumcifion of the heart!
Thy early exile

Teach us that we are pilgrims on earth!
By thy obedience and fubjection

Grant us obedient hearts!

Thy precious sweat, when at work,
Make all labor eafy unto us!

Thy faithfulness in handicraft business,
Make us faithful on our part!

Thy unfpotted youth

Sanctify the fingle brethren's state!

T. 56, 2d p.

Sung. Ev'ry hour and ev'ry where

May our words and actions bear

A resemblance, gracious Lord, to thine!

L. With thy agony and bloody sweat,
With thy bitter fufferings and death,

A.

Blefs and comfort us, dear Lord and God!

This is prayed alternately by the Liturgift and the Brethren.

T. 9.

Sung. Jefus, who haft us regain'd,
Faithful Lord and Savior,

Give us what thy death obtain'd,
And we're rich for ever.

L. Thy pierced hands

A.

Show us where our names are written!
Thy fuffering and dying form

Remain conftantly before our eyes!

Thy facred, tormented body,

Mortify our members, which are on earth,

Thy heart pierced for us

Be joyful over us!

T. 582.

Sung. Jefus, to thee we give
Ourfelves this day anew,
As thy reward fo dearly gain'd,
Thy spoil and purchase due;
That with us thou may'st do,
What's pleafing in thy fight,

(Col. iii. 5.)

And from us take, whate'er thee grieves,
Whate'er thou think'ft not right.

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of the world,

A. Have mercy upon us!

L. O thou Lamb of God, which takeft away the fin of the world,

A. Own us to be thine!

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L. O thou Lamb of God, which takeft away the fin

of the world,

A. Leave thy peace with us!

T. 79.

Sung. O King of Peace, our Sov'reign,
Thou shalt alone us govern;

Come, form us foon to be
T' each other an example,
To th' Holy Ghost a temple,
To th' Father pleasing constantly!

Ch.

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LORD God, thy praise we fing.

To thee our thanks we bring,
Lord Jefus Chrift, we honor thee,
That thou vouchsaf'dft a man to be,
And gav'ft thyself a facrifice,

To pay for all a ranfom price;

This comforts us eternally,

And makes us hope for mercy free,
Amen.

T. 22. b.

Lit. 1. O word, which pow'r and comfort brings,
Whence pardon and falvation springs :
"God deign'd a man lik: me to be,

A.

"To fhed his blood and die for me."

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2. O Lord, 'fore whom all creatures bow,.
How could't thou deign to floop fo low!

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What is poor man, that thou shouldst him
So highly value and esteem?

L. In all things it behoved him to be made like unto his brethren, that he might be a merciful and faithful High-Prieft in things pertaining to God; who can be touched with the feeling of our infirmities, and was in all points tempted like as we are, yet without fin,

Ch. In that he himself hath fuffered, being tempted, he is able to fuccour them that are tempted.

T. 22. d.

A. 3. If Jefus not our Savior were,

What could our hearts revive and cheer?
We have receiv'd a deadly wound,
There's nought in foul and body found.

L. O rejoice for evermore!

Jefus beareth all your members;
The most helplefs, weak, and poor
Of his brethren he remembers,
And thro' his humanity

Sanctifieth you and me.

T. 11. d.

A. 1. When we now explore the end,
Why our Lord would condescend
To affume humanity,

Us thereby to fanctify;

Ch. 2. And reflect on all the pain,
Which for us he did fuftain,
On his labor, reft and cares,
On his tears and fervent pray'rs,

3. Poverty and ev'ry want,
To our nature incident,

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Which

Which he bore, and which for us
All is meritorious:

A. 4. Then thro' his enabling grace
We with joy can run our race,
Whilft we him in mem'ry bear,
Who was tempted, as we are.

5. Praife to him for ever be,
We're his blood-bought property,
Since he death for us endur'd,
And eternal life procur'd.

L. Ye are bought with a price; therefore glorify God in your body and in your fpirit, which are God's!

T. 235

A. Jefus, our hearts to thee incline,
And may our minds refemble thine,
O'erftream us with the healing flood
Of thy divine atoning blood,
That foul and body may always

By word and deed fhow forth thy praise!
Amen.

A.

3.

T. 235.

GLORY and thanks to thee,

Jefus, for ever be,

Who, tho' th' eternal God,
Affum'dft our flesh and blood!

Ch.

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