Here's my heart, Lord, take and seal it,— Seal it for thy courts above.

HYMN 118. C. M. [#]

Prayer for the Spread of the Gospel.
1 GREAT God of grace, arise, and shine
With beams of heavenly light;
From this dark world of sin dispel
The long and doleful night.

2 Let no inferior being share
The honours due to thee;
May every nation know thy name,
And thy salvation see.

3 No more may persecution dare
To lift her iron rod;

No longer shed the blood of saints,
And plead a zeal for God.

4 With all its pure and native light,
Lord, may thy gospel shine;
May error fly like noxious mists
Before this light divine.

While heavenly truth her charms reveals,

May love each breast inspire;

Nor one base passion ever mix,

To quench this sacred fire.

HYMN 119. L. M. [#]

Uncharitable Judgment.

OMNISCIENT GOD, 'tis thine to know
The springs whence wrong opinions flow;

To judge from principles within,
When frailty errs, and when we sin.
2 Who with another's eye can read,
Or worship by another's creed?
Revering thy command alone,
We humbly seek and use our own.
3 If wrong, forgive; accept, if right,
Whilst, faithful, we obey our light,
And, judging none, are zealous still
To follow, as to learn, thy will.

4 When shall our happy eyes behold
Thy people, fashioned in thy mould?
And charity our kindred prove
Derived from thee, O God of love?

HYMN 120. S. M. [#]
Gospel Worship and Order.

1 GREAT is the Lord our God,
And let his praise be great;
He makes the church his blest abode,
His most delightful seat.

2 Far as thy name is known,

The world declares thy praise;
Thy saints, O Lord, before thy throne,
Their songs of honour raise.

3 Let strangers walk around

The city where we dwell,

Compass and view thy holy ground,
And mark the building well,—

4 The order of thy house,

The worship of thy court,

The cheerful songs, the solemn vows,
And make a fair report.

5 How decent, and how wise!
How glorious to behold!

Beyond the pomp that charms the eyes, And rites adorned with gold.

6 The God we worship now
Will guide us till we die;

Will be our Guide whilst here below,
Our God above the sky.

HYMN 121. H. M. [#]

Close of Service.

1 KIND Lord, before thy face
Again, with joy, we bow,
For all the gifts and grace
Thou dost on us bestow :

Our tongues would all thy love proclaim,
And chant the honours of thy name.

2 Here, in thine earthly house,
Our joyful souls have met;
Here paid our solemn vows,
And felt our union sweet :

For this our tongues thy love proclaim,
And chant the honours of thy name.

3 Thy truth, like ointment shed,
Hath breathed a choice perfume;
Thy light, divinely spread,

Hath broke the darksome gloom :

For this our tongues thy love proclaim,
And chant the honours of thy name.

4 Now may we dwell in peace
Till here again we come;
And may our love increase

Till thou shalt guide us home:

Then shall our tongues thy love proclaim, And chant the honours of thy name.

HYMN 122. 8 & 7s. M. [#]

Close of Service.

1 LORD, dismiss us with thy blessing;
Fill our hearts with joy and peace;
Let us each, thy love possessing,
Triumph in redeeming grace:
O, refresh us, &c.

Travelling through this wilderness!

2 Thanks we give, and adoration,
For thy gospel's joyful sound;
May the fruits of thy salvation
In our hearts and lives abound!
Ever faithful, &c.

To the truth may we be found!

3 So, whene'er the signal's given,
Us from earth to call away,
Borne on angels' wings to heaven,
Glad the summons to obey,
May we ever, &c.

Reign with Christ in endless day!

HYMN 123.

S. M. [#]

Close of Service.

1 To God, the only wise,

Our Saviour and our King,
Let all the saints below the skies
Their humble praises bring.

2 By his unfailing love,

His counsel, and his care,
Displayed in mercy from above,
He guards from every snare.
3 He will present our souls,
Unblemished and complete,
Before the glory of his face,
With joys divinely great.

4 There all his numerous sons
Shall meet around his throne,
Shall bless the conduct of his grace,
And make his wonders known.

5 To God, the only wise,

All majesty belongs;

And be his power and grace

In everlasting songs!

adored

HYMN 124. H. M. [# or b]

Confidence in God.

1 UPWARD I lift mine eyes;

From God is all my aid,—
The God that built the skies,

And earth and nature made: