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He shot from heav'n a piercing ray, And the dark treachery brought to day.* 4 Princes and priests again combine

New chains to forge, new snares to twine; Again our gracious Gop appears,

And breaks their chains, and cuts their suares. 5 Obedient winds at His command

Convey his Hero† to our land;

The sons of Rome with terror view,
And speed their flight when none pursue.
6 Such great deliv'rance God hath wrought,
And down to us salvation brought;
And still the care of guardian Heaven
Secures the bliss itself hath given.
7 In thee we trust, Almighty LORD!
Continu'd rescue to afford:

Still be thy powerful arm made bare,
For all thy servants' hopes are there.

DR. DODDRIDGE.

534 L. M. Ailie Street 241. Langdon 217. For the 5th of November.

1 TO thee, Almighty God! we bring.
The humble tribute of our songs;
O teach our thankful hearts to sing,
Or praise will languish on our tongues.
2 While Britain (favour'd of the skies)
Recalls the wonder God hath wrought;
Let grateful joy adoring rise,

And warm to rapture every thought,

3 When Hell and Rome combin'd their pow'r, And doom'd these isles their certain prey, Thy hand forbade the fatal hour,

Their impious plots in ruin lay.

4 Again our restless cruel foes

Resum'd, avow'd their black design;

*Gunpowder Plot, 1605.

t. King William, 1688.

Again to save us GoD arose,

And Britain own'd the hand divine.

5 Why, gracious GOD! is Britain sav'd?
Why bless'd with liberty and light?
Nor by fell tyranny enslav'd,
Nor lost in superstition's night?
6 Not for our sake, we conscious own;
A wretched, vile, ungrateful race :
'Tis done to make thy glory known,
To show the wonders of thy grace.
7 The wonders of thy grace complete ;
Reform this wretched guilty land!
Let thankful love, beneath thy feet,
Confess thy kind, thy guardian hand!
8 Let every age adore thy name,

While nature's circling wheels shall roll;
Thy mercies every tongue proclaim,
And sound thy praise from pole to pole.

STELLE.

535 (1st P.) L.M. New Court 173. Truro 105.

Deliverances. Numbers xxiii. 23.

1 WHAThathGonwrought! might Israel sày, When Jordan roll'd its tide away,

And gave a passage to their bands
Safely to march across its sands.

2 What hath GOD wrought! might well be said, When JESUS, rising from the dead,

Scatter'd the shades of Pagan night, And bless'd the nations with his light. 3 What hath GOD wrought! let Britain see, Freed from the plagues of Popery, Its tenfold night, its iron chains, Its galling yoke, its cruel pains.

4 What hath GoD wrought! in glad surprise, Shall sound thro' all the earth and skies, When, like a millstone in the main,

Proud Rome shall sink, nor rise again.

5 What hath GOD wrought! O blissful theme,
Are we redeem'd and call'd by him?
Shall we be led the desert thro'-
And safe arrive at glory too?

6 The news shall every harp employ,
Fill every tongue with rapt'rous joy;
When shall we join the heavenly throug
To swell the triumph and the song?
535 (2d P.) L. M. Finsbury 283. Winchester137.
A Centenary Song.*

1 A CENTURY now has roll'd away,
And plac'd us under smiling skies;
O Lord, to thee from every tongue,
Let praise, like grateful incense, rise.
2 Our Fathers long in sables clad,
Felt tyranny's oppressive reign;
At length their sons must be untaught,
Or dragg'd in superstition's chain.

3 But in the mount-dread mount of straits,
Lo! Israel's God again appears!
Anna expires, the woe is past,-
George wipes away ten thousand tears.
4 The God of Providence now spake,
Train up your sons and all around;
Train them in wisdom's sacred paths,
The pious efforts shall be crown'd.

5 The high command at once was heard;
An Institution now we see,

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These lines were sung at the CENTENARY of the HORSLEYDOWN, and of the BARTHOLOMEW CLOSE Dissenting Charity Schools; when a sermon was de'ivered to each of them by Dr. R., on Prov. xxiii. 6.-Train up a child in the way, &c. The discourse to the Horsleydown School was preached at Carter Lane, Lord's Day Evening, March 12, 1815; and on the 17th the Subscribers dined together at the London. Tavern. The same discourse was delivered at Fetter Lane, to the Bartholomew Close School, Lord's Day Evening, October 19, 1817. Their Centenary was October 22, 1817, when the Friends of the Institution dined at the Albion Tavern.

Founded in goodness, wisdom, faith,
And rear'd in glowing charity.

6 We praise for what our Fathers did,
The pious, gen'rous plan was theirs ;
'Tis ours to join in grateful songs,
And join in warm united pray'rs.
7 Lord, let the Institution live,.
And see yet other centuries shine;
Clothe it with every smiling ray,
And all the glory shall be thine.

535 (3d P.) C. M. New York 33. Prov. College 10.

A Song in prospect of the ABOLITION of the SLAVE TRADE"Detested crime! of vices first,

Most infamous, and most accurs'd!"

1 THE day has dawn'd, Jehovah comes
To crush oppression's rod;

Now Ethiopia soon shall stretch
Her hands to thee, O God!

2 Where'er the sun doth rise or set,
Or spread his beauteous ray,
May freedom with her glorious train,
Hurl slavery away!

3 Let charity, benevolence,

And every emiling grace,
In golden links of brotherhood
Unite the human race.

The Bill for the Abolition of the Slave Trade having received the ROYAL ASSENT, the people of colour residing in and about the cities of London and Westminster, were invited to keep a day of THANKSGIVING to Almighty Godand the day commonly called Good Friday was understood to be their only day of general leisure. Accordingly, on that day, March 27, 1807, a vast Congregation of them assembled at Dr. Rippon's place of Worship in Carter Lane, when he delivered a Sermon to them, on Psalm lxviii. 31-Ethiopia shall soon stretch out her hands unto God; and also gave these verses, which were sung, as the memorable occasion required, with great animation.

4 Then, brilliant as the mid-day sun,
And as the ocean wide,
Christ in the chariot of his grace
Triumphantly shall ride.

5 Tyrants no more shall lift the scourge,
Nor captives drag the chain;
Millions, beatified, shall bless
The dear Redeemer's reign.

6 Then every colour, every clime
Shall in his worship meet;

And bring their prayers, their praise, their All, An offering at his feet.

7* "Lord, for those days we wait; those days Are in thy word foretold;

Fly swifter, sun and stars, and bring
This promis'd age of gold.

8 Amen, with joys divine, let earth's
Unnumber'd myriads cry;

Ames, with joy divine, let heav'n's
Unnumber'd choirs reply."

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The following plain verse to be sung first by the people of colour, and then by the whole congregation.

9 Free us from sin and all its chains,

The worst of slavery ;

Bind us to Christ in holy bonds,
The sweetest liberty.

536 8. 8. 6. Chatham 59.

+

Broadmead 150.

Prayer for the KING, and the ROYAL FAMILY.

1 LORD! thou hast bid thy people pray For all that bear the sovereign sway, And thy vicegerents reign,

Rulers, and

:

governors, and powers And, lo! we humbly pray for ours ;

Nor can we pray in vain.

2 JESUS! thy chosen servant guard,
And every threat'ning danger ward
From his anointed head:

* Verses 7 and & from the Selection, were not sung.

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