Ch. 8. Like Mary, we with heart and voice
In thee our Savior will rejoice;

A. Since thou haft promised in grace,

L.

A.

To make our hearts thy dwelling place.

9. Grant, that each virgin's countenance
This bleft experience may evince;
In ev'ry handmaid's look be feen
The poor one of the Lord within.

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O Lamb of God, Lord Jefus Chrift,
The bridegroom of thy Church confeft,
Our Choir we now commend to thee,
Preferve us thine eternally;

Form us according to thy mind,
To follow thee make us inclin'd,
That we may not confounded be,
When thou fhalt come in majefty,
Amen.

THOU,

HOU, Lord, faithful and true!

Whofe grace is daily new,
With mercies numberlefs

Doft foul and body blefs!
We can't exprefs fufficiently
Our gratitude and love to thee.
Ch. Thou haft by blood for us aton'd,
Us with thy tender mercies crown'd,

A. And wilt continue ev'ry day

To do more than we think and pray:

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This

This we believe, and wait to fee

The bleft fulfilment, Lord, from thee.

Amen.

L. With all the merits of thy life, fufferings, and death,
A. Bless us, our dear Lord and God!

T. 9.

Sung. Grant, that we alone from thee,
Well-fpring of falvation,

May for foul and body gain

True fanctification.

L*. Thy becoming man in a Virgin's womb,
Render the virgins chafte!

A*.

Thy child-like fimplicity,

Effect in us fingleness of heart and mind!

Thy weakness and infirmity,

Make us contented with our weakness!

Thy blood-fweat in thy agony,

Bedew our fouls and bodies!

Thy pierced hands,

Show us where our names are written!

Thy pierced feet

Are embraced by us for our election of grace!

Thy gracious lips, pale in death,'

Speak peace and confort to our hearts!

Thy fuff'ring and dying form,

Remain always before our eyes!

Thy heart pierced for us

Be joyful over us!

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Sung. Form thyfelf our virgin claffes,
So unto thy praife, Lord Jefus,

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This is played alternately by the Liturgift and all the

Sifters.

That

That thou may'ft, till we depart,
Find in each faithful heart.

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L. With thy coming again unto thy Church, or our being called home to thee,

A. Comfort us, dear Lord and God!

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1. In fpirit we behold with joy
That bleft triumphant company,
The Church, redeemed by Chrift's blood
And perfected, which feeth God.

2. Daily the bleffed Comforter
Keeps us in fellowship with her,
And fills our hearts with tender love
To Chrift, till we're with him above.

A. 3. Meanwhile our Choir's concern fhall be

To follow him continually,

To him each day in faith to cleave,
And to his joy and praise to live.

4. Thus he will ftill most graciously
Regard our tears and poverty,

Which often raises in our breast
That wish, to be with him at rest.

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While we enjoy his love and peace,
His humbling and exalting grace:
This fweetly can alleviate

The pain his abfence doth create,
And we, in foul and body bleft,
Thus glorify the name of Christ.
Amen!

L.&Ch.

PRAISE

4.

RAISE ye the Lord, for he is good, fing

praises unto his name, for it is pleasant.

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A. Sacred name of Jefus,

So great and holy,

That all our tongues can never praise thee truly
As thou deferv'ft.

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L. Ch. O might our virgin choirs proclaim
By word and deed his faving name!

Might they in all their ways,

Led by his grace,

Show forth his matchless praise!

A. Pow'rful name of Jesus,

Thou'rt efficacious,

To fave, to fanctify, and to preserve us;

Thee we adore.

L.& Ch.

L. Ch. Lord Jefus! praise and thanks to thee,
If thou wert not, what fhou'd we be?
Thy faving name we bless,

And thee confefs

Source of our happiness.

A. Precious name of Jefus,
How fweet and bleffed

Art thou to fouls, who mourning and diftreffed
Upon thee call.

L. Ch. With him my heart hath always found
True counfel, comfort, help abound,
Therefore I will rely

Eternally

On his fidelity.

A. Glad ning name of Jefus.

Whence comfort floweth,

No angel like a contrite finner knoweth
Thy pow'r divine.

L.&Ch. All misery, however great,
His comforts can alleviate;

Therefore in all distress

Seek ye his face,

And humbly fue for grace.

A. Lovelieft name of Jefus,

Whoe'er confideth

In thee, obtains a treasure, which abideth.
Hallelujah!

L.&Ch. If I have him, I have howe'er,

What me eternally can cheer;

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