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C. M.

The same.

ANON.

1

HAIL, holy, holy, holy, Lord,
Be endless praise to thee;

Supreme, essential one, ador'd
In co-eternal three!

2 Enthron'd in everlasting state,
E'er time its round began ;
Thou joín'dst in council to create
The dignity of man.

3 All that the name of creature owns,
To thee in hymns aspire;
May we (as angels on their thrones)
For ever join the choir.

4 Hail, holy, holy, holy, Lord,
Be endless praise to thee;
Supreme, essential one, ador'd
In co-eternal three!

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8. 8. 6. Praise to the Trinity.

SWERTNER.

1 SING Hallelujah! praise the Lord Sing with a cheerful voice;

Exalt our God with one accord,

And in his name rejoice;

Ne'er cease to sing, thou ransom'd host,
Praise Father, Son, and holy Ghost!
Until in realms of endless light
Your praises shall unite.

2 There we to all eternity

Shall join th' angelie lays;
And sing in perfect harmony

"To God our Saviour's praise:
"He hath redeem'd us by his blood,
"Hath made us kings and priests to God;
For us, for us, the Lamb was slain,"
Praise ye the Lord. Amen.

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CHRISTIAN DOCTRINES.

115 8.7.7. Fall and Recovery of Man.

1

KELLY.

ADAM'S ruin'd sons and daughters,

Hear the voice of God and live;
Come ye, come ye, to the waters,
Come for God will freely give;

Here the spring of life is found,
Streams of mercy here abound.

2 Why your substance vainly spending,
To procure what is not food;

To the Saviour's voice attending,
You will find substantial good;

Jesus is the Saviour giv'n,

Jesus is the bread from heav'n.

3 Hear the Saviour, O ye thoughtless,
They who hear him not, must fall;
Will ye trust your schemes as faultless,
While the Lord condemns them all;
O be wise and hear the Lord,
Strive no more against his word.

116

C. M. The fall and its effects.

BEDDOME.

1 WHEN Adam sinn'd, through all his

race,

The dire contagion spread: Sickness and death, and deep disgrace Sprang from our fallen head.

2 Satan in strong and heavy chains,
Binds the deluded soul;

And every furious passion reigns,
Without the least controul.

3 Whenc'er the man begins his race,
The criminal appears;
And evil habits keep their pace
With our increasing years.

4 Corruption flows through all our veins,
Our moral beauty's gone;
The gold is fled, the dross remains,
O sin, what hast thou done?

5 Jesus, reveal thy pardoning grace,
And draw our souls to thee,
Thou art the only hiding place,
Where ruin'd souls can flee.

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C. M. Decrees of God. WATTS,

EEP silence, all created things;

1 KE

And wait your Maker's nod:

My soul stands trembling, while she sings The honours of her God.

2 Life, death, and hell, and worlds unknown Hang on his firm decree :

He sits on no precarious throne,
Nor borrows leave to be.

3 Chain'd to his throne, a volume lies
With all the fates of men,
With ev'ry angel's form and size
Drawn by th' eternal pen.

4 His providence unfolds the book,
And makes his councils shine;
Each op'ning leaf, and ev'ry stroke
Fulfils some deep design.

5 Here he exalts neglected worms
To sceptres and a crown:

And there th' foll'wing page he turns
And treads the monarch down.

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