NAZARETH. L. M.

S. WEBBE.

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Psalm 19.

1 THE heavens declare thy glory, Lord; In every star thy wisdom shines; But when our eyes behold thy word, We read thy name in fairer lines. 2 The rolling sun, the changing light, And night and day thy power confess; But the blest volume thou hast writ, Reveals thy justice and thy grace. 3 Sun, moon, and stars convey thy praise Round the whole earth, and never stand;

So when thy truth began its race, It touched and glanced on every land. 4 Nor shall thy spreading gospel rest, Till through the world thy truth hath

1 GREAT Sun of Righteousness, arise! Bless the dark world with heavenly Thy gospel makes the simple wise, [light: Thy laws are pure, thy judgments right.

BEDDOME.

1 I LOVE the sacred book of God!
No other can its place supply;
It points me to his own abode,
It gives me wings, and bids me fly.
2 Sweet book! in thee my eyes discern
The very image of my Lord;
From thine instructive page I learn
The joys his presence will afford.

3 In thee I read my title clear

To mansions that will ne'er decay;
Dear Lord, oh, when wilt thou appear,
And bear thy prisoner away!

4 While I am here, these leaves supply
His place, and tell me of his love;
I read with faith's discerning eye,
And gain a glimpse of joys above.
5 I know in them the Spirit breathes
To animate his people here;
Oh, may these truths prove life to all,
Till in his presence we appear!

The Gospel Glorious.

KELLY.

86. 1 UPON the gospel's sacred page The gathered beams of ages shine; And, as it hastens, every age But makes its brightness more divine. 2 On mightier wing, in loftier flight,

From year to year does knowledge And, as it soars, the gospel light [soar; Becomes effulgent more and more.

3 More glorious still, as centuries roll, New regions blest, new powers unfurled, Expanding with the expanding soul, Its radiance shall o'erflow the world, 4 Flow to restore, but not destroy;

As when the cloudless lamp of day Pours out its floods of light and joy, And sweeps the lingering mist away.

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Praise for the Gospel. 1 LET everlasting glories crown

BOWRING.

Thy head, my Saviour and my Lord! Thy hands have brought salvation down, And writ the blessings in thy Word.

2 In vain the trembling conscience seeks Some solid ground to rest upon; With long despair the spirit breaks, Till we apply to Christ alone.

3 How well thy blessed truths agree!

How wise and holy thy commands! Thy promises, how firm they be!

How firm our hope and comfort stands! 4 Should all the forms that men devise Assault my faith with treacherous art, I'd call them vanity and lies,

And bind the gospel to my heart.

Doxology.

WATTS

PRAISE God, from whom all blessings flow, Praise him, all creatures here below; Praise him above, ye heavenly host, Praise Father, Son, and Holy Ghost.

DARWIN. C. M.

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1 LAMP of our feet! whereby we trace

Our path when wont to stray;
Stream from the fount of heavenly grace!
Brook by the traveller's way!

2 Bread of our souls! whereon we feed;
True manna from on high!
Our guide and chart! wherein we read
Of realms beyond the sky.

3 Pillar of fire through watches dark,
And radiant cloud by day! [bark,
When waves would whelm our tossing
Our anchor and our stay!

4 Word of the everlasting God!
Will of his glorious Son!
Without thee how could earth be trod,
Or heaven itself be won?

5 Lord! grant us all aright to learn
The wisdom it imparts,
And to its heavenly teaching turn
With simple, childlike hearts.

1 Он, how I love thy holy law!
"Tis daily my delight;
And thence my meditations draw
Divine advice by night.

2 My waking eyes prevent the day,
To meditate thy word;

My soul with longing melts away
To hear thy gospel, Lord..

3 How doth thy word my heart engage!
How well employ my tongue!
And, in my tiresome pilgrimage,
Yields me a heavenly song.

4 When nature sinks, and spirits droop,
Thy promises of grace
Are pillars to support my hope;
And there I write thy praise.

Doxology.

LET God the Father, and the Son, And Spirit, be adored,

WATTS.

Where there are works to make him Or saints to love the Lord. [known,