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5 In holy duties, let the day,

In holy pleasures pass away;

How sweet a sabbath thus to spend,

In hope of one that ne'er shall end. STENNET.

HYMN 2. L. M. Portugal.

Sabbath Evening. Heb. iv. 9.

1 Thine earthly sabbaths, Lord! we love,
But there's a nobler rest above;
To that our lab'ring souls aspire,
With ardent pangs of strong desire.

2 No more fatigue, no more distress,
Nor sin, nor death shall reach the place;
No groans to mingle with the songs,
Which warble from immortal tongues.

3 No rude alarms of raging foes;
No cares to break the long repose;
No midnight shade, no clouded sun,
But sacred, high, eternal noon.

4 O, long expected day! begin;

Dawn on these realms of wo and sin;
Fain would we leave this weary road,

And sleep in death, to rest with God. DODDRIdge.

HYMN 3. C. M. Braintree.

Sabbath Morning.

1 Lord! in the morning thou shalt hear My voice ascending high;

To thee will I direct my prayer,

To thee lift up mine eye.

2 Up to the hills, where Christ is gone
To plead for all his saints,
Presenting at his Father's throne,
Our songs and our complaints.

3 Thou art a God, before whose sight
The wicked shall not stand;
Sinners shall ne'er be thy delight,
Nor dwell at thy right hand.

4 But to thy house, will I resort,
To taste thy mercies there;
I will frequent thy holy court,
And worship in thy fear.

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3 Increase, O Lord! our faith and hope,*
And fit us to ascend,

Where the assembly ne'er breaks up,
The sabbath ne'er shall end.

RIPPON'S COL.

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1 This is the day the Lord hath made,
He calls the hours his own;
Let heaven rejoice, let earth be glad,
And praise surround the throne.

2 To-day he rose and left the dead,
And Satan's empire fell;
To-day the saints his triumphs spread,
And all his wonders tell.

3 Hosanna to the anointed King,
To David's holy Son.

Help us, O Lord! descend and bring
Salvation from thy throne.

4 Blest be the Lord, who comes to men
With messages of grace,

Who comes in God his Father's name,
To save our sinful race.

5 Hosanna in the highest strains

The church on earth can raise,

The highest heavens, in which he reigns,

Shall give him nobler praise.

HYMN 6. S. M. Shirland.

Sabbath Evening.

1 Sweet is the work, O Lord!
Thy glorious name to sing;
To praise and pray-to hear thy word,
And grateful offerings bring.

2 Sweet at the dawning light,
Thy boundless love to tell;

WATTS.

And when approach the shades of night,
Still on the theme to dwell.

3 Sweet on this day of rest,

To join in heart and voice,

With those who love and serve thee best,

And in thy name rejoice.

4 To songs of praise and joy

Be every Sabbath given,

That such may be our blest employ

Eternally in heaven. SPIRIT OF THE PSALMS.

HYMN 7. C. M. Peterborough.

Morning.

1 Once more, my soul! the rising day
Salutes thy waking eyes;

Once more, my voice! thy tribute pay
To him that rules the skies.

2 Night unto night his name repeats,
Each day renews the sound,
Wide as the heav'ns on which he sits,
To turn the seasons round.

3 'Tis he supports my mortal frame,
My tongue shall speak his praise,
My sins would rouse his wrath to flame,
And yet his wrath delays.

4 How many wretched souls have fled
Since the last setting sun!

And yet thou length'nest out my thread,
And yet my moments run.

5 Great God! let all my hours be thine,
Whilst I enjoy the light;

Then shall my sun in smiles decline,
And bring a pleasant night.

WATTS.

HYNN 8. C. M. Medfield.

Evening.

1 Lord! thou wilt hear me when I pray,

I am forever thine;

I fear before thee all the day,
Nor would I dare to sin.

2 And while I rest my weary head,
From cares and business free,
'Tis sweet conversing on my bed
With my own heart and thee.

3 I pay this evening sacrifice;
And when my work is done,

Great God! my faith, my hope relies
Upon thy grace alone.

4 Thus with my thoughts compos'd to peace,

I'll give mine eyes to sleep,

Thy hand in safety keeps my days,

And will my slumbers keep.

WATTS.

HYMN 9. 7s. Pelyel's Hymn.

Morning.

1 Now the shades of night are gone;
Now the morning light is come;
Lord! may we be thine to-day,
Drive the shades of sin away.

2 Fill our souls with heavenly light,
Banish doubt, and cleanse our sight;
In thy service, Lord! to-day,
Help us labor, help us pray.

3 Keep our haughty passions bound; Save us from our foes around;

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