4 Come, the blessed emblems share,
Which the Saviour's death declare.
Come, on truth immortal feed;
For His flesh is meat indeed.
Saviour! witness with the sign,
That our ransomed souls are Thine.

443. "By grace are ye saved." Eph. ii. 8.

S. M.

1 GRACE! 'tis a charming sound, Harmonious to the ear:

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Heaven with the echo shall resound,
And all the earth shall hear.

Grace first contrived a way

To save rebellious man;

And all the steps that grace display,

Which drew the wondrous plan.

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Grace taught my wandering feet
To tread the heavenly road
And new supplies each hour I meet,
While pressing on to God.

Grace all the work shall crown,
Through everlasting days :

It lays in heaven the topmost stone,
And well deserves the praise.

444. "One body, and one Spirit." Eph. iv. 4.

C. M.

1 FOLLOWERS of Christ, of every name,
To Him by faith allied;
Brethren, admit a brother's claim:
For me, too, Jesus died.

2 'Tis the same human blood that warms Our veins, whate'er our hue: 'Tis the same blessed Spirit forms These rebel-hearts anew.

3 "Is Christ divided?" What can part
The members from the Head?

Oh, how should those be one in heart,
For whom one Saviour bled!

4 Bound to one Lord, by common vow,
In one great enterprise ;-

One faith, one hope, one centre now;
Our common home the skies ;-

5 Oh, let us undivided be:

Let party contests cease:
Nor break the Spirit's unity,
Nor burst the bond of peace.

6 Then shall the wondering world again
Admire how Christians love,

And know we do not bear in vain
His name who pleads above.

445." We wrestle not against flesh and blood, but . . .

against the rulers of the darkness of this world."

Eph. vi. 10-18. L. M.

1 THE Christian warrior,-see him stand
In the whole armour of his God:
The Spirit's sword is in his hand;
His feet are with the gospel shod.

2 In panoply of truth complete,
Salvation's helmet on his head,
With righteousness, a breastplate meet,
And faith's broad shield before him
spread.

3 He wrestles not with flesh and blood,
But principalities and powers,
Rulers of darkness, like a flood,
Nigh, and assailing, at all hours.

4 Nor Satan's fiery darts alone,

[hurled ; Quenched on his shield, at him are The traitor in his heart is known, And the dire friendship of the world. 5 Undaunted to the field he goes:

Yet vain were skill and valour there, Unless, to foil his legion-foes,

The trustiest weapon were "all-prayer." 6 With this, Omnipotence he moves; From this, the alien armies flee; Till more than conqueror he proves, Through Christ, who gives him victory. 7 Thus, strong in his Redeemer's strength, Sin, death, and hell he tramples down; Fights the good fight, and wins at length, Through mercy, an immortal crown.

446. "If we suffer, we shall also reign with him.”

2 Tim. ii. 12. C. M.

1 THE Head that once was crowned with

Is crowned with glory now:

A royal diadem adorns

The mighty Victor's brow.

[thorns,

2 The highest place that heaven affords,
Is His by sovereign right:

The King of kings, and Lord of lords,
He reigns in glory bright.

3 The joy of all who dwell above,):w H & The joy of all below,

To whom He manifests His love, 12
And grants His name to know.K

4 To them the cross, with all its shame,
With all its grace, is given;
Their name an everlasting name,
Their joy the joy of heaven.

5 They suffer with their Lord below;
They reign with Him above; i
Their profit and their joy, to know
The mystery of His love.

6 The cross He bore is life and health,
Though shame and death to Him;
His people's hope, His people's wealth,
Their everlasting theme.

447.

"A vessel unto honour, sanctified and meet for the
Master's use." 2 Tim. ii. 21. C. M.

1 OH, how should those be clean, who bear The vessels of the Lord!

[prayer, How should those give themselves to Who minister His word!

2 Cleanse me, O Lord!-my head, my feet, And a pure heart induce,

That I may

be a vessel meet

For Thy most holy use.

3 Oh, may the beamings of Thy grace,
Reflected on my mien,

When called a sinful world to face,
Shew where my soul has been.

4 Then shall I not be greatly moved
By envy or applause,

Content to be by Thee approved,
And glorying in Thy cause.

448. "We have a great High-Priest, that is passed into

the heavens." Heb. iv. 14-16. L M.

1 WHERE high the heavenly temple stands,
The house of God not made with hands,
A great High-priest our nature wears;
The guardian of mankind appears.

2 He who for men their surety stood,
And poured on earth His precious blood,
Pursues in heaven His mighty plan,
The Saviour and the Friend of man.

3 Though now ascended up on high,
He bends on earth a brother's eye.
Partaker of the human name,
He knows the frailty of our frame.
4 Our Fellow-sufferer yet retains
A fellow-feeling of our pains;
And still remembers, in the skies,
His tears, His agonies, and cries.
5 In every pang that rends the heart,
The Man of Sorrows had a part:
He sympathizes with our grief,
And to the sufferer sends relief.

6 With boldness, therefore, at the throne,
Let us make all our sorrows known;
And ask the aid of heavenly power,
To help us in the evil hour.