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3 Abide with us, our Saviour,
Thou Light of endless light,
Increase to us Thy blessings,
And save us by Thy might

Joshua Stegmann. 1628.
Tr. Unknown. 1848.

LORD Thou art the Truth and Way:
Guide us, lest we go astray.

Lord, Thou art the Life: By Thee
May we gain eternity.

2 In ourselves we cannot trust;
Lord, remember we are dust!
Thou Who all our frailty know'st,
Send Thou us Thy Holy Ghost!

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From the Danish.

7s.

Tr. Unknown. 1850. a.

AVIOUR! all my sins confessing,
Gracious hear me when I cry;

SA

8.7.

Give, through faith, the promised blessing,
Freely, fully justify.

2 By Thy Holy Spirit's leading,
Bring me to Thy bosom nigh;
In Thy blessed footsteps treading,
Soul and body sanctify.

3 So, the days of conflict ended,
In the mansions of the sky,

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Whither, Lord, Thou art ascended,
With Thyself, me glorify.

Thomas Haweis. 1808. a.

After Evening Service.

SAVIOUR! bless us ere we go,

L. M.

And make our lukewarm hearts to glow
With lowly love and fervent will.

2 The day is done, its hours have run,
And Thou hast taken count of all;
The scanty triumphs grace hath won,
The broken vow, the frequent fall.
3 Grant us, dear Lord, from evil ways
True absolution and release;
And bless us more than in past days
With purity and inward peace.
4 Do more than pardon: give us joy,
Sweet fear and sober liberty,
And loving hearts without alloy,
That only long to be like Thee.

5 Labor is sweet, for Thou hast toiled:
And care is light, for Thou hast cared:
Ah, never let our works be soiled
With self, or by deceit insnared.
6 For all we love, the poor, the sad,
The sinful, unto Thee we call:
O let Thy mercy make us glad!
Thou art our Jesus and our All.

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Frederick W. Faber. 1852. a.

OW may He Who from the dead
Brought the Shepherd of the sheep,

Jesus Christ, our King and Head,
All our souls in safety keep.

2 May He teach us to fulfil

What is pleasing in His sight;
Perfect us in all his will,

And preserve us day and night.

3 To that dear Redeemer's praise,
Who the covenant sealed with blood,
Let our hearts and voices raise

Loud thanksgivings to our God.

7s.

John Newton. 1779.

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MAY

AY the grace of Christ our Saviour, And the Father's boundless Love, With the Holy Spirit's favor,

Rest upon us from above.

2 Thus may we abide in union
With each other and the Lord;
And possess, in sweet communion,
Joys which earth cannot afford.

8.7.

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GOD.

John Newton. 1779.

C. M.

AIL, Father, Son, and Holy Ghost,
One God in Persons Three;

Of Thee we make our joyful boast,
Our songs we make of Thee.

2 Present alike in every place,
Thy Godhead we adore:
Beyond the bounds of time and space,
Thou dwell'st for evermore.

3 In wisdom infinite Thou art,
Thine eye doth all things see;
And every thought of every heart
Is fully known to Thee.

4 Whate'er Thou wilt, in earth below
Thou dost, in heaven above;

But chiefly we rejoice to know
The Almighty God is Love.

5 Thou lov'st whate'er Thy hands have made;
Thy goodness we rehearse,
In shining characters displayed
Throughout our universe.

6 Mercy, with love, and endless grace,
O'er all Thy works doth reign:
But mostly Thou delight'st to bless
Thy favorite creature, man.

7 Wherefore let every

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creature give
To Thee the praise designed;

But chiefly, Lord, the thanks receive,
The hearts of all mankind.

Charles Wesley. 1763.

LEST be our everlasting Lord,
Our Father, God, and King!
Thy sovereign greatness we record,
Thy glorious power we sing.
2 By Thee the victory is given :
The majesty divine,

C. M.

Wisdom and might, and earth and heaven,
And all therein are Thine.

3 The kingdom, Lord, is Thine alone,
Who dost Thy right maintain,
And high on Thine eternal throne,
O'er men and angels reign.

4 Riches, as seemeth good to Thee,
Thou dost, and honor give;
And kings their power and dignity
Out of Thy hand receive.

5 Thou hast on us the grace bestowed,
Thy greatness to proclaim;

And therefore now we thank our God,
And praise Thy glorious Name.

6 Thy glorious Name, Thy nature's powers, Thou hast to man made known;

And all the Deity is ours,

Through Thy incarnate Son.

Charles Wesley. 1762. a.

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THOU

C. M.

HOUSANDS of thousands stand around
Thy throne, O God most high;

Ten thousand times ten thousand sound
Thy praise: but who am I?

2 Enlighten with faith's light my heart,
Inflame it with love's fire;

So shall I sing and bear a part
With that celestial choir.

3 How great a being, Lord, is Thine,
Which doth all beings keep!
Thy knowledge is the only line
To sound so vast a deep.

4 Thou art a Sea without a shore,
A Sun without a sphere;
Thy time is now and evermore,
Thy place is everywhere.

5 How good art Thou, whose Goodness is
Our parent, nurse and guide:
Whose streams do water paradise,
And all the earth beside!

6 Thy hidden wonders, God of grace!
I humbly here adore;

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Show me Thy glory and Thy face,
That I may praise Thee more.

John Mason. 1683. a.

GREAT GOD, how infinite art Thou!

How weak are we!

Let the whole race of creatures bow,
And pay their praise to Thee.

2 Thy throne eternal ages stood,

Ere earth or heaven was made;

C. M.