6 Thine is the power; to thee belongs
The constant tribute of our songs,
All glory to thy name :

Let every creature join our lays,
In one resounding act of praise,.

Thy wonders to proclaim. J. STRAPHAN.

HYMNS BEFORE SERMON.

359 L. M. Portugal 97. Wareham 117. To be sung between Prayer and Sermon.

1 WHERE two or three, with sweet accord, Obedient to their sovereign Lord,

Meet to recount his acts of grace,
And offer solemn prayer and praise;
2 There, says the Saviour, will I be,
Amid this little company;

To them unveil my smiling face,
And shed my glories round the place.
3 We meet at thy command, dear Lord,
Relying on thy faithful word:

Now send thy Spirit from above,
Now fill our hearts with heavenly love.

360 (1stP.) C.M. G. Milton 212. Condes. 116. Ministers nothing without Christ. 1 Cor. iii. 6, 7.

1 IN vain Apollos' silver tongue,

And Paul's, with strains profound,.
Diffuse among the list'ning throng
The gospel's gladd'ning sound.

2 Jesus, the work is wholly thine
To form the heart anew;
Now let thy sovereign grace divine
-Each stubborn soul subdue.

360 (2d P.) L. M. N. Sab. 122. Langdon 217. The Message of God. Judges iii. 20.

1 GREAT God to day thy grace impart, Bring home thy word to every heart;

Deep let this truth impressed be,
God has a message unto me.

2 O be thine arm revealed now,
That stubborn enemies may bow,
And say, and feel, and clearly see,
God has a message unto me.

3 Now also let each saint rejoice,

And thankful sing with heart and voice,
Blessed for ever let him be,

God has a message unto me.

MEDLEY.

360 (3d P.) L. M. Wareham 117. Portugal 97. Speak Lord, thy servant heareth. 1 Sam. iii. 9.

1 SPEAK, Lord, to each of us this day,
But from the mercy-seat we pray;
That all may with deep reverence hear,
Receive thy word, adore, and fear.

2 May careless sinners now attend,
And ponder well their latter end;
And for this day have cause to praise,
While angels chant their endless lays.
3 O make the rocky heart to feel,
Though harder than the harden'd steel;
Repentance unto life impart,

That pleasing penitential smart.

4 [Bless those who think they are too good To need the Saviour's precious blood; Alas! too good to be forgiv'n!

Too good to sing the songs of heav'n! 5 Bless those who are too bad, they say, For Christ to wash their sins away; But show the souls who mercy crave He to the uttermost will save.]

6 O let us all without delay

Hear the Redeemer's voice to-day;-
Pardon and saving grace partake,
With all we need for Jesus' sake.

361 (1st P.) 112th. Uffculm 93. Cary's 11.

Hoxton 121.

Before Sermon.

1 THY presence, gracious God, afford, Prepare us to receive thy word:

Now let thy voice engage our ear, And faith be mix'd with what we hear; Chor. Thus, Lord, thy waiting servants bless, And crown thy Gospel with success. 2 Distracting thoughts and cares remove, And fix our hearts and hopes above; With food divine may we be fed,

And satisfied with living bread: Chor. Thus, 3 To us the sacred word apply

With sovereign power and energy!
And may we in thy faith and fear

Reduce to practice what we hear: Chor. Thus, 4 Father, in us thy Son reveal;

Teach us to know and do thy will;
Thy saving power and love display,

And guide us to the realms of day: Chor. Thus,

DR. FAWCETT.

361 (2d P.) L. M. Rippon's 188. Gould's 272. Longing for the Presence and Blessing of God. 1 Sam. viii. 2.

OOK from on high, great God, and see

1 L00

Thy saints lamenting after thee ::

We sigh, we languish, and complain ;
Revive thy gracious work again.

2 To-day thy cheering grace impart,
Bind up and heal the broken heart;
Our sins subdue, our souls restore,
And let our foes prevail no more.
3 Thy presence in thy house afford,
To every heart apply thy word;
That sinners may their danger see,
And now begin to mourn for thee.

1

362 €. M. Bath Chapel 26. Michael's 119. The Frceness of the Gospel.

1 TOW free and boundless is the grace
Of our redeeming God,
Extending to the Greek and Jew,.
And men of every blood!

2 The mightiest king, and meanest slave,
May his rich mercy taste;

He bids the beggar and the prince
Unto the Gospel-feast.

3 None are excluded thence, but those
Who do themselves exclude;
Welcome the learned and polite,
The ignorant and rude.

4 Come then, ye men of every name,
Of every rank and tongue,
What you are willing to receive
Doth unto you belong.

363 7s. Stoel 164. Cookham 36.

A Blessing humbly requested.

1 LORD, we come before thee now, At thy feet we humbly bow;

O! do not our suit disdain ;

Shall we seek thee, Lord, in vain?

2 In thy own appointed way,
Now we seek thee, here we stay;
Lord, from hence we would not go,
Till a blessing thou bestow.

3 Send some message from thy word,
That may joy and peace afford;
Let thy Spirit now impart

Full salvation to each heart.

4 Grant that all may seek and find
Thee a God supremely kind:
Heal the sick, the captive free,
Let us all rejoice in thee.

BEDDOME.

364 L. M. Portugal 97.

Ho

Gould's 272.

The Pool of Bethesada. John v. 2—4.
OW long, thou faithful God, shall I
Here in thy ways forgotten lie?
When shall the means of healing be
The channels of thy grace to me?
2 Sinners on every side step in,
And wash away their pain and sin;
But I, a helpless, sin-sick soul,
Still lie expiring at the pool.

3 Thou cov'nant angel, swift come down;
To-day thine own appointments crown;
Thy power into the means infuse,
And give them now their sacred use.
4 Thou seest me lying at the pool,

I would, thou know'st I would, be whole;
O let the troubled waters move,
And minister thy healing love.

365 8.7.4. Helmsley 223. Painswick 162. Prayer for Ministers and People.

1 DEAREST Saviour, help thy servant To proclaim thy wondrous love! Pour thy grace upon this people,

That thy truth they may approve ;

Bless, O bless them

From thy shining courts above.,

2 Now thy gracious word invites them
To partake the Gospel-feast;
Let thy Spirit sweetly draw them;
Every soul be Jesus' guest!

O receive us,

Let us find thy promis'd rest.

TOPLADY'S COLLECTION.

366 1st P.) L. M. Islington 40. Lebanon 79.

Casting the Gospel-net. Luke v. 5. John xxi. 6. NOW, while the Gospel-net is cast, Do thou, O Lord, the effort own;