his benefits. He redeemeth thy life from destruction, and crowneth thee with tender mercies. He hath not dealt with us after our sins, nor rewarded us according to our iniquities. As the heaven is high above the earth, so great is his mercy toward them that fear him.

He knoweth our frame, and remembereth that we are dust. He openeth his hand, and satisfieth the desire of every living thing. Like as a father pitieth his children, so the Lord pitieth them that fear him.

8s & 7s.

CHOIR.-For thy love what due requital

Can our feeble praises be?

ALL.-May its power and spirit vital
Lift our daily life to thee.
Give us, in our work allotted,
Active hand and fervent mind,
Strength to serve with heart devoted,
Grace to bear with heart resigned.

TUNE 167.

Blessed be God and the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who hath blessed us with all spiritual blessings in heavenly places in Christ.

Labor not for the meat that perisheth, but for that which endureth unto everlasting life, which the Son of man shall give unto you. For he hath said: I am the bread of life. He that cometh unto me shall never hunger, and he that believeth on me shall never thirst.

L. M.

Daily, O Lord, our prayers be said,
As thou hast taught, for daily bread;
But not alone our bodies feed;
Supply our fainting spirits' need!

O Bread of life! from day to day,

Be thou their comfort, food, and stay.

TUNE 90.

Ho, every one that thirsteth, come ye to the waters, and he that hath no money; come ye, buy, and eat; yea, come, buy wine and milk without money and without price. The Spirit and the Bride say, Come.

And let him that heareth say, Come.

And let him that is athirst come.

And whosoever will, let him take of the water of life freely.

L. M.

Oh may our lives, through grace, abound
In holy fruits, and thee proclaim!

Let all thy courts with praises sound
Thy gracious hand, thy wondrous name.

TUNE 22.

Lord, when thou shalt descend from heaven,

Thy ransomed harvest here to reap:
Oh, in that day thy joy be given
To those who now go forth and weep.

CHOIR.-Dread Jehovah, God of nations,
From thy temple in the skies
Hear thy people's supplications,
Now for their deliverance rise!
Lo, with deep contrition turning,
Humbly at thy feet we bend;
Hear us, fasting, praying, mourning,
Hear us, spare us, and defend.

78 & 6s.

MINISTER.-Hast thou thy loving-kindness

Shut up in endless wrath?

ALL.-No; this is our own blindness,
That cannot see thy path.

We call to recollection

The years of thy right hand;

And, strong in thy protection,
Again through faith we stand.

TUNE 167.

TUNE 151.

Thus saith the high and lofty one, that inhabiteth eternity,

whose name is holy:

Return, ye backsliding children; and I will not cause mine anger to fall upon you: for I am merciful, and I will not keep anger for ever. Only acknowledge your iniquity, that ye have transgressed against the Lord your God.

We acknowledge our transgression: and our sin is ever before us. Against thee, thee only, have we sinned, and done this evil in thy sight: that thou mightest be justified when thou speakest, and be clear when thou judgest.

Repent ye therefore, and be converted, that your sins may be blotted out, when the times of refreshing shall come from the presence of the Lord.

O Lord, the great and dreadful God, we have sinned and have committed iniquity, and have done wickedly, and have rebelled, even by departing from thy precepts and from thy judgments: wherefore we abhor ourselves, and repent in dust and ashes.

S. M.

CHOIR.

L. M.

But whither should we go,

Burden'd, and sick, and faint?

To whom should we our trouble show,
And pour out our complaint?

ALL. This, Lord, our comfort is alone,

That we may meet before thy throne,
And cry, O faithful God, to thee
For rescue from our misery.

And thus we come, O God, to-day,
And all our woes before thee lay;
For tried, afflicted, lo! we stand,
Peril and foes on every hand.

TUNE 582.

TUNE 22.

If thou, Lord, shouldest mark iniquities, O Lord, who shall stand?

Our iniquities are gone over our heads; as an heavy burden they are too heavy for us.

Enter not into judgment with thy servants; for in thy sight shall no man living be justified.

We do not present our supplications before thee for our righteousnesses, but for thy great mercies.

Have mercy upon me, O God, according to thy loving kind

ness:

According unto the multitude of thy tender mercies blot out my transgressions.

Wash me thoroughly from mine iniquity,

And cleanse me from my sin.

Purge me with hyssop, and I shall be clean :

Wash me, and I shall be whiter than snow.

Hide thy face from my sins,

And blot out all mine iniquities.
Create in me a clean heart, O God;
And renew a right spirit within me.
Cast me not away from thy presence;
And take not thy Holy Spirit from me.
Restore unto me the joy of thy salvation;
And uphold me with thy free spirit.

Then will I teach transgressors thy ways;
And sinners shall be converted unto thee.
Deliver me from blood-guiltiness, O God:
And my tongue shall sing aloud of thy righteousness.
O Lord, open thou my lips,

And my mouth shall shew forth thy praise.

For thou desireth not sacrifice;

Else would I give it.

The sacrifices of God are a broken spirit:

A broken and a contrite heart, O God, thou wilt not despise.

L. M.

See, we repent, we weep, we mourn;

To our forsaken God return:

0 spare our guilty country, spare

The Church which thou hast planted here.

We plead thy grace, indulgent God,
We plead thy Son's atoning blood,
We plead thy gracious promises:
And are they unavailing pleas?

TUNE 22.

O earth, earth, earth, hear the word of the Lord. I am the Lord thy God who teacheth thee to profit, who leadeth thee by the way that thou shouldest go O that thou hadst hearkened to my commandments! then had thy peace been as a river, and thy righteousness as the waves of the sea. Stand ye in the ways, and see, and ask for the old paths, where is the good way, and walk therein, and ye shall find rest for your souls. Let the wicked forsake his way, and the unrighteous man his thoughts: and let him return unto the Lord, and he will have mercy upon him; and to our God, for he will abundantly pardon.

11s.

CHOIR. O turn ye, O turn ye, for why will ye die,

TUNE 39.

When God in great mercy is coming so nigh?
Now Jesus invites you; the Spirit says, "Come!"
And angels are waiting to welcome you home.

68, 78, & 68.

ALL.-Therefore, though void of good
Defiled by sin and stained,

TUNE 146.

Yet bought with Jesus' blood,
Who our salvation gained,
We sinners, vile and poor,
Appear before thy face,
Most humbly thee adore,

And pray for peace and grace.

Save thy people, and bless thine inheritance: feed them also who are the church of God, which thou hast purchased with thine own blood. Return, we beseech thee, O God of hosts; look down from heaven, and behold, and visit this vine; and the vineyard which thy right hand hath planted, and the branch that thou madest strong for thyself.

88, 7s & 7s.

See the vineyard thou hast planted,
God of mercy, Lord of hosts!
Let thy people's prayer be granted,
Keep it safe from hostile hosts.
Hear thy people when they pray,

Keep thy vineyard night and day!

TUNE 89.

Fear not, little flock; for it is your Father's good pleasure to give you the kingdom. The gates of hell shall not prevail against my church. Because thou hast kept the word of my patience, I also will keep thee from the hour of temptation, which shall come upon all the world, to try them that dwell upon the earth. Hold that fast which thou hast, that no man take thy crown.

8s, 78 & 48.

ALL.-Zion stands with hills surrounded,
Zion, kept by power divine;

All her foes shall be confounded,
Though the world in arms combine:
Happy Zion,

What a favored lot is thine!

CHOIR. In the furnace God may prove thee,

78.

Thence to bring thee forth more bright,
But can never cease to love thee;

Thou art precious in his sight:

God is with thee,

God, thine everlasting light.

ALL.-What our Father does is well:
Though he sadden hill and dell,
Upward yet our praises rise
For the strength his Word supplies.
He has called us sons of God;
Can we murmur at his rod?

The Lord hear thee in the day of trouble:
Amen,

TUNE 585.

TUNE 581.