Are a feeble offering, Till thy blessing makes it more. 2 More of truth, and more of might, L. M. 30. DODDRIDGE. The Eternal Sabbath. 1 LORD of the Sabbath! hear our vows, 2 Thine earthly Sabbaths, Lord, we love; 3 No more fatigue, no more distress, 4 No rude alarms of raging foes, 5 O long-expected day, begin! Dawn on these realms of woe and sin; Fain would we leave this weary road, 7s. M. 31. 1 J. TAYLOR. Engagedness in Devotion. 1 LORD! before thy presence come, 2 Wandering thoughts and languid powers 3 At the portals of thine house, C. M. 32. WATTS. Going to Church. Psalm 122. 1 How did my heart rejoice to hear And keep the solemn day!" 2 I love her gates, I love the road; The church, adorned with grace, Stands like a palace, built for God, To show his milder face. 3 Up to her courts, with joys unknown, The Son of David holds his throne, 4 Peace be within this sacred place, With holy gifts and heavenly grace 5 My soul shall pray for Zion still, While life or breath remains; There my best friends, my kindred, dwell, There God, my Saviour, reigns. C. M. 33. CAPPE'S SEL. Prayer for Divine Direction. 1 ETERNAL Source of life and light! To thee we bring our grateful vows, 2 Our dark and erring minds illume 3 Safely conduct us, by thy grace, L. M. 34. COWPER. Spiritual Worship. 1 O LORD! 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, Such ever bring thee where they come, 3 Great Shepherd of thy chosen few! 4 Here may we prove the power of prayer L. M. 35. "It is good to be here." 1 UNTO thy temple, God of love! GASKELL. Once more we come, with willing feet, 2 May all thy purest presence feel, 3 May all be bound in bonds more true 4 And may we, when the day shall close, C. M. 36. WATTS. Praise to God. Psalm 95. 1 SING to the Lord Jehovah's name, 2 With thanks approach his awful sight, And psalms of honor sing; The Lord's a God of boundless might, The whole creation's King. 3 Earth, with its caverns dark and deep, Lies in his spacious hand: He showed the seas what bounds to keep, And where the hills must stand. 4 Come! and with humble souls adore, Come! kneel before his face: O may the creatures of his Be children of his grace! power H. M. 37. DODDRIDGE. 1 Gentiles brought into the Temple. GREAT Father of mankind! We bless that wondrous grace Within thy courts a place. How kind the care For us to raise 2 Though once estranged far, We now approach the throne; |