Hoskins.

332. c. M.

Summer Hill.

1 IN thy great name, O Lord, we come
To worship at thy feet:
O, pour thy Holy Spirit down
On all that now shall meet.

2 We come to hear Jehovah speak,
To hear the Saviour's voice;
Thy face and favor, Lord, we seek-
Now make our hearts rejoice.

3 Teach us to pray and praise, to hear
And understand thy word;
To feel thy blissful presence near,
And trust our living Lord.

4 Let sinners now thy goodness prove,
And saints rejoice in thee;

Let rebels be subdued by love,
And to the Saviour flee.

Cowper.

333.

L. M.

Wells.

Social prayer.

1 WHAT various hindrances we meet

In coming to a mercy-seat!

Yet who that knows the worth of prayer
But wishes to be often there?

2 Prayer makes the darken'd cloud withdraw;
Prayer climbs the ladder Jacob saw-
Gives exercise to faith and love-
Brings ev'ry blessing from above.

3 Restraining prayer, we cease to fight;
Prayer makes the Christian's armor bright;
And Satan trembles when he sees
The weakest saint upon h knees.

4 Have you no words?--Ah, think again.`
Words flow apace when you complain,
And fill your fellow-creature's ear
With the sad tale of all your care.

5 Were half the breath thus vainly spent
To heav'n in supplication sent,

Your cheerful song would oft'ner be,
"Hear what the Lord hath done for me!"

Newton.

334. L. M.

Welcome, in the name of Christ.

Portugal.

1 KINDRED in Christ, for his dear sake
A hearty welcome here receive:
May we together now partake

The joys which he alone can give.

2 May he, by whose kind care we meet, Send his good Spirit from above; Make our communications sweet,

And cause our hearts to burn with love!

3 Forgotten be each worldly theme

When thus we meet to pray and praise:
We only wish to speak of him,

And fell the wonders of his grace.

4 We'll talk of all he did and said,

His sufferings and his dying love,
The path he mark'd for us to tread,
And how he triumphs now above.

5 Thus, as the moments pass away,

We'll love and wonder and adore;
Then hasten on the glorious day,
When we shall meet to part no more.

Toplady.

335. 5. 6. 11. New Haven.

1 'TIS pleasant to sing

The sweet praise of our King,

As here in this valley of sorrows we move. "Twill be pleasanter still

When we stand on the hill,

And give thanks to our Saviour, our Master, above.

2 'Tis sweet to recline
On thy bosom divine,

And experience the comforts peculiar to thine;
While, born from above,

And upheld by thy love,
With singing and triumph to Zion we move.

3 On Canaan's fair land

We shortly shall stand,

With crowns on our heads, and with harps in our

hand:

Our harps shall be tun'd,

The Lamb shall be crown'd,

Salvation to Jesus through heaven resound.

T. & Bra.

336. C. M.

Brattle Street.

Place of worship delightful. Ps. lxxxiv.

1 O GOD of hosts! the mighty Lord!
How lovely is the place

Where we, with holy joy, behold
The brightness of thy face!

2 Thrice happy they whose choice has thee
Their sure protection made;
Who long to tread the sacred ways
Which to thy dwelling lead.

3 For God, who is our sun and shield,
Will grace and glory give;

And no good thing will he withhold
From them that justly live.

4 O Lord of hosts, my King, my God,
How highly blest are they
Who in thy temple always dwell,
And there thy praise display!
337.

C. M.

Met for social worship.

Marlow.

1 HERE, in thy presence, gracious God,
We've met to seek thy face:
O let us feel th' eternal word,
And feast upon thy grace.
2 O may this be a happy hour
To ev'ry mourning soul:

Display thy love, make known thy power,
And make the wounded whole.

3 O may a spark of heavenly fire
Each stupid soul inflame,
And sacred love our tongues inspire
To praise thy worthy name.

4 Let ev'ry soul the Saviour see,
And taste his love divine;
And ev'ry heart forever be
United, Lord, with thine.

Claiming Christ's promise.

1 SEE, Jesus, thy disciples see;
Thy promis'd blessing give;
Met in thy name, we look to thee,
Expecting to receive.

2 Thee we expect, our faithful Lord,
Who in thy name are join'd;

Burmah.

We wait, according to thy word,
Thee in the midst to find.

3 Whom now we seek, O may we meet-
Jesus the crucified!

Miller.

Show us thy bleeding hands and feet,
Thou who for us hast died.

Opening of a conference meeting.

1 WITHIN these doors assembled now,
We wait thy blessing, Lord!
Appear within the midst we pray
According to thy word.

2 May some sweet promise be applied
When we attempt to read;

For this alone can give support
In all our times of need.

3 O breathe upon our lifeless souls,
And raise our drooping hearts,
That we may see thy smiling face
Ere we from hence depart.

4 And now, dear Saviour, when we pray,
Be thou thyself so near,

If Satan fright our trembling souls,
Thy mercy may appear.

Seamen's Col.

340. 7.

The house of God.

1 TO thy temple I repair.

Nuremburg.

Lord, I love to worship there.
While thy glorious praise is sung,
Touch my lips, unloose my tongue.