2 While our days on earth are lengthened,
May we give them, Lord, to Thee;
Cheered by hope, and daily strengthened,
We would run nor weary be,
Till Thy glory,
Without clouds, in heaven we see.
3 There, in worship purer, sweeter,
All Thy people shall adore,
Tasting of enjoyment greater
Than they could conceive before,-
Full enjoyment,—
Holy bliss, for evermore.
I JESUS, assembled in Thy name,
Thy promise at Thy hand we claim !
We do believe: O let us see
Great signs and wonders wrought by Thee. 2 Now let Thy mighty power be known; Now break or melt these hearts of stone; We do believe: shall we not see
New signs and wonders wrought by Thee?
3 Claim now the souls whom Thou hast bought;
Fetch home the wanderers Thou hast sought;
See, Lord, we bring our sick to Thee:
Let this the hour of mercy be.
4 O loving Saviour, mighty Lord!
We rest on Thine all-faithful word;
We do believe: and we shall see
Yet greater wonders wrought by Thee.
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I JESUS, we look to Thee,
Thy promised presence claim:
Thou in the midst of us shalt be,
Assembled in Thy name.
2 Thy name salvation is,
Which here we come to prove;
Thy name is life and health and peace
And everlasting love.
3 We meet, the grace to take
Which Thou hast freely given :
We meet on earth for Thy dear sake,
That we may meet in heaven.
4 Present we know Thou art,
But O! Thyself reveal!
Now, Lord, let every waiting heart
Thy mighty comfort feel!
5 O may Thy quickening voice
The death of sin remove,
And bid our inmost souls rejoice
In hope of perfect love!
I JESUS! where'er Thy people meet,
There they behold Thy mercy-seat;
Where'er they seek Thee, Thou art found,
And every place is hallowed ground.
2 For Thou, within no walls confined,
Inhabitest the humble mind;
Such ever bring Thee where they come,
And going, take Thee to their home.
3 Great Shepherd of Thy chosen few,
Thy former mercies here renew;
Here to our waiting hearts proclaim
The sweetness of Thy saving name.
Here
may we prove the power of prayer,
To strengthen faith, and sweeten care;
To teach our faint desires to rise,
And bring all heaven before our eyes.
5 Lord, we are few, but Thou art near,
Nor short Thine arm, nor deaf Thine ear;
O rend the heavens, come quickly down,
And make a thousand hearts Thine own!
I LET every creature join
To bless Jehovah's name,
And every power unite
To swell th' exalted theme;
Let nature raise, from every tongue,
A general song of grateful praise.
2 But O, from human tongues
Should nobler praises flow,
And every thankful heart
With warm devotion glow:
Your voices raise, ye highly blest;
Above the rest declare His praise.
3 Assist me, gracious God;
My heart, my voice, inspire;
Then shall I humbly join
The universal choir;
Thy grace can raise my heart and tongue,
And tune my song to lively praise.
1 LET us, with a gladsome mind,
Praise the Lord, for He is kind;
For His mercies shall endure,
Ever faithful, ever sure.
2 He, with all-commanding might,
Filled the new-made world with light;
For His mercies shall endure,
Ever faithful, ever sure.
3 All things living He doth feed;
His full hand supplies their need;
For His mercies shall endure,
Ever faithful, ever sure.
4 He hath, with a piteous eye,
Looked upon our misery;
For His mercies shall endure,
Ever faithful, ever sure.
5 Let us, then, with gladsome mind,
Praise the Lord, for He is kind;
For His mercies shall endure,
Ever faithful, ever sure.
I LIFT up to God the voice of praise,
Whose breath our souls inspired;
Loud, and more loud, the anthems raise,
With grateful ardour fired.
2 Lift up to God the voice of praise,
Whose goodness, passing thought,
Loads every moment, as it flies,
With benefits unsought.
Lift up to God the voice of praise,
From whom salvation flows,
Who sent His Son our souls to save
From everlasting woes.
4 Lift up to God the voice of praise
For hope's transporting ray,
Which lights, through darkest shades of death,
To realms of endless day.
I LONG as I live I'll bless Thy name,
My King, my God of love;
My work and joy shall be the same
In the bright world above.
2 Thy grace shall dwell upon my tongue,
And while my lips rejoice,
The men that hear my sacred song
Shall join their cheerful voice.
3 Fathers to sons shall teach Thy name,
And children learn Thy ways;
Ages to come Thy truth proclaim,
And nations sound Thy praise.
4 The world is governed by Thy hands,
Thy saints are ruled by love;
And Thine eternal kingdom stands,
Though rocks and hills remove.
I LORD, dismiss us with Thy blessing,
Fill our hearts with joy and peace:
Let us each, Thy love possessing,
Triumph in redeeming grace:
Travelling 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:
May Thy presence
With us evermore be found!
3 So, whêne'er the signal's given
Us from earth to call away;
Borne on angels' wings to heaven,
Glad the summons to obey,
May we ready
Rise and reign in endless day!
I LORD God of Hosts, by all adored!
Thy name we praise with one accord;
The earth and heavens are full of Thee,
Thy light, Thy love, Thy majesty.
2 Loud hallelujahs to Thy name
Angels and seraphim proclaim;
Eternal praise to Thee is given
By all the powers and thrones in heaven.
3 The apostles join the glorious throng,
The prophets aid to swell the song,
The noble and triumphant host
Of martyrs make of Thee their boast.
4 The holy Church in every place
Throughout the world exalts Thy praise;
Both heaven and earth do worship Thee,
Thou Father of eternity!
5 From day to day, O Lord, do we
Highly exalt and honour Thee;
Thy name we worship and adore,
World without end for evermore.
I LORD of the worlds above!
How pleasant and how fair,
The dwellings of Thy love,
Thine earthly temples, are!
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