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3 Let thy pow'r divine, we pray, Be our strength and only stay, Till we drop this mortal vest, And the spirit goes to rest.

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FOR that amazing love and grace,
Which doth our thoughts by far surpass,
To eat thy flesh and drink thy blood,

Thanks be to thee, O Lamb of God!
2 Thy sacred body thou didst give
For us, that we thereby might live;
No pledge of love could be so great:
O may we ne'er thy love forget.
3 Thy precious blood for sinners spilt
Cleanseth our hearts, removes our guilt,
The debt is paid which we incurr'd,
And we're to happiness restor'd.
4 Thy Holy Spirit with us leave,
So that we rightly may conceive,
What thou for all believers hast
Prepared in this blest repast.

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777. T. 151.

LORD Christ! I give thee praises;
Thy hand ne'er intermits
To show'r, as each day passes,
On me thy benefits;
Thy name, all names exceeding,
I'll praise, for thou art good,
Art with thy flesh me feeding,
To drink giv'st me thy blood.

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PRAISE be giv❜n to Christ our soul's
By us sinners; what are we ?[Beloved,
Feeble human creatures, far removed
From angelic purity:

Yet when he to his rich pastures leads us,
Where he with his sacred body feeds us,

And we drink his blood once shed,
We are richly comforted.

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COME, O my soul, and sing How Jesus thee hath fed; How Jesus gave himself to thee, The true and living Bread, 2 For food he gives his flesh;

He bids us drink his blood; Amazing favor, matchless grace Of our incarnate God!

3 This holy bread and wine

Confirms us in the faith, In love and union with our Lord, And we show forth his death.

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THOU slaughter'd Lamb, thy flesh and Which thou didst sacrifice for us, [blood, Upon the altar of the cross,

Are to our souls delicious food. To love each other fervently, 2 This makes us all with one accord Yea, to be wholly one with thee, And all that love thee, gracious Lord. 781.* T. 22.

heart.

HAPPY, thrice happy hour of grace!
I've seen by faith my Saviour's face,
He did himself to me impart,
And made à coy'nant with my
2 Ah, might in my behavior shine
The pow'r of Jesus' love divine,
His conflict and his victory,
His seeking, and his finding me!
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THOU,who art present with thy church
According to thy word,

When to enjoy thy flesh and blood,
We meet with one accord;
O grant us to show forth thy death,
Until thou shalt appear;
And may it in our walk be seen,
That we thy foll❜wers are.
2 May we so captivated be

By thy redeeming love,
As to be wean'd from earthly things,
May all that's carnal be subdu'd,
And fix our thoughts above;
And mortify'd in us,

That we may glory in thy name,
And count all else but loss.

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XXXVI. Hymns for different Ages, Sexes, and Stations in Life; or, Choir Hymns.

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1785.
THOUGH but a little child I am,
Yet I may praise the slaughter'd Lamb,
He loveth children tenderly,
He also loveth sinful me.

2 Yes, gracious Saviour, I believe,
Thou wilt a little child receive;
For thou didst bless them formerly,
And say," Let children come to me."
3 Lord Jesus, unto me impart
A humble, meek and docile heart;
O cleanse me in thy precious blood,
Shed in my heart thy love abroad.
4 Save me from liking what is ill,
Teach me to do thy holy will;
Each day prepare me, thro' thy grace,
To meet thee, and behold thy face.

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THO' Christ was God, and all things made,

Himself he humbled thus:

That he, a Servant in our stead,
Might minister to us.

2 Our Saviour was a lovely child,
His parent's chief delight,
In his behavior meek and mild,
And always acted right.

3 A blessed pattern Christ our Lord Himself to children gave,

That they to him might joy afford,
And never misbehave.

4 A child true happiness may find,
And humbly ought to pray:
"Lord Jesus, make my heart inclin'd
To love and to obey."

5 "I'm often stubborn, vain and wild,
Self-will'd and hard in heart;
O Lord, to me thy chaste, thy mild,
Thy holy mind impart."

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7 O might I but resemble thee, That ev'ry one might know, I love the Saviour, and will be

His foll'wer here below.

8 Imprint thine image in my heart,
Bestow thy Holy Ghost,
And an obedient mind impart;
Then I shall not be lost.

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O LORD, forgive a sinful child,
Whose heart is all unclean;
How bad am I, and how defil'd,
How prone to ev'ry sin!

2 Oh, change my vile, and stubborn

heart,

Like thee, Oh, make me pure;
To me thy love divine impart,
Keep me from sin secure.
3 Self-will, that cruel enemy,
No more I would obey ;
Thy Spirit shall my Teacher be,
And guide me in thy way.
4 0 may I never speak a word

But what I truly mean,
Nor lie to thee, most gracious Lord,
By whom each thought is seen.
5 I'll make thy wondrous, dying love,
Dear Lord, my daily song!
And joys, like theirs who sing above,
Shall tune my infant tongue.

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LAMB of God, I look to thee,
Thou shalt my example be;
When thou wast a little child
Thou wast gentle, meek and mild.
2 Due obedience thou didst show,
O make me obedient too;
Thou wast merciful and kind,
Grant me, Lord, thy loving mind.
3 Let me above all fulfil
God, my heav'nly Father's will,
Never his good Spirit grieve,
Only to his glory live.

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THOU, gracious Saviour, for my good
Wast pleas'd a child to be,
And thou didst shed thy precious blood
Upon the cross for me.

2 Come take me as thy property,
Take me just as I am,

I know that I belong to thee,

Thy love my heart doth claim.
3 Low at thy feet O may I bow,
Be thine, my Saviour, still;
In nothing bad myself allow,

Nor ever show self-will.

4 Preserve, I pray, my heart secure
From ev'ry hurt and stain;
First make it, and then keep it pure,
And shut to all that's vain.

5 If early thou wilt take me hence
O that no harm will be!
Since endless bliss will then commence,
When I shall live with thee.

6 If thou wilt have me longer stay,
In years and stature grow;
Help me to serve thee night and day,
While I am here beolw.

7 Then, after walking in thy ways,
And serving thee in love,
Receive me to thyself in peace,
To sing thy praise above.

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OUT of love and boundlessgrace,
Thou hast brought us to a place,
Jesus, where we oft may hear
Of the suff'rings thou didst bear.

2 Be our Shepherd ev'ry day,
That we little lambs ne'er stray;
Whensoe'er we hear thy voice,
To obey may we rejoice.

3 Thanks to thee for all the care
That's bestow'd upon us here;
May we evermore to thee
For thy goodness grateful be.

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THOU Guardian of thy lambs, behold
Us little ones of thy dear fold;
Take us into thy special care,
Secure our souls from ev'ry snare.
2 Let nothing in our minds take place,
But what comes from thy blood and
grace;

May that sink deep into each heart,
And let nought else have any part.
3 Set on our breasts thy Spirit's seal,
Within our hearts thy love reveal,
And our poor souls securely keep
Among thy flock, thy chosen sheep.

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LOVER of little children! thee,
O Jesus, we adore ;
Our kind and loving Saviour be,
Both now and evermore.

2 O take us up into thy arms,
Then we are truly blest;
Thy new-born babes are safe from

harms,

While leaning on thy breast.

3 Still as we grow in years, in grace

And wisdom let us grow,
That daily more we thee may praise,
More of thy mercy know.

4 Strong let us in thy grace abide,
But ignorant of ill;
From malice, subtlety and pride
O Lord preserve us still.

794. T. 14.

JESUS, the Lord our Shepherd is,
And did our souls redeem ;
Our present and eternal bliss
Are both secur'd in him.

12 His mercy ev'ry sinner claims? For all his flock he cares ;

The sheep he gently leads, the lambs
He in his bosom bears.

3 If unto us our friends are good,
'Twas he their hearts inclin'd;
He bids our fathers give us food,
And makes our mothers kind.
4 Then let us thank him for his
Our meanest sacrifice of praise,
He will not disapprove

For his unbounded love.

grace,

5 When children honor Jesus thus,
And thank him for his grace,
Out of the mouths of babes, like us,
His wisdom perfects praise.

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JESUS! the children's dearest Friend,
Who dost to all our wants attend,
Thou wast a child, and knowest well,
How we thy helpless children feel.
2 Grant unto us continually
The blessings of thy infancy;
Let us, thro' each succeeding year,
The merits of thy childhood share.
3 Thee, gracious Lord, we now implore,
To manifest thyself still more,
And thus to teach us by degrees
To live a life of happiness.

May we in grace and knowledge grow,
4 May we thy mind still better know;
And learn all that whereby we may
Adorn thy doctrine ev'ry way.

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5 O may we ever feel thee near,
And be employ'd in praise and pray'r,
May we in thy blest fellowship
Wake, do our daily work, and sleep.
6 Thus will our infant tongues re-
cord

Thy birth and passion, gracious Lord,
That thou who diedst in our stead,
Art God, by whom all things were
made.

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O take and keep us ever thine!
3 Thy youth unspotted, full of grace,
Teach us all virtue and all praise;
Thou art our pattern, grant that
In all things may resemble thee.
4 From year to year, while we increase
In stature, may we grow in grace;
In learning and obedience too,
May we thy blessed path pursue.

5 By day and night our steps direct,
And soul and body, Lord, protect
From ev'ry thing that grieveth thee,
Or unto us might hurtful be.

6 Impart to us that needful good,
A heart besprinkled with thy blood,
Wholly devoted unto thee,
For thy soul's bitter agony.
7 That grace upon us all bestow,
Thee more and more by faith to know,
We then the glories of thy name
In grateful accents shall proclaim.

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2 I love his tears and suff'rings great,
I love his precious bloody sweat,
I could not have been freed from guilt,
I love his blood, were that not spilt

3 I love to hear that he was slain,
I love his ev'ry grief and pain,
I love to meditate by faith'
Upon his meritorious death.

4 I love mount Calv'ry, where his love
Stronger than death itself did prove;
I love to walk his dol'rous way,
I love the grave where Jesus lay.
5 I love his people and their ways,
I love with them to pray and praise;
I love the Father, and the Son,
I love the Spirit he sent down.

6 I love to think the time will come
When I shall be with him at home,
And praise him in eternity:
Then shall my love completed be.
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I WILL a little pilgrim be,
Resolv'd alone to follow thee,
Thou Lamb of God, who now art gone
Up to thy everlasting throne.
2 I will my heart to thee resign,
Thine only be, O be thou mine!
The world I leave and foolish play,
To happiness to find the way.
3 My lips shall be employ'd to bless
The Lord, who is my Righteousness;
My pleasure only to pursue
His mind, and him my
Saviour know.
Till I my pardon seal'd receive;
4 So long I'll pray below to live,
I then, when Jesus calls, shall die,
Or rather live eternally.

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JESUS, to thee our souls we raise,
And for a blessing look;
May we, assisted by thy grace,
With pleasure learn our book.
2 Give us an humble, active mind,
From sloth and folly free;
Give us a cheerful heart, inclin'd
To useful industry.

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