Of pouring out the Spirit's grace,
To form the heart anew.

HYMN 27. Fifth Part. C. M.
Forbid them not.

1 BEHOLD what condescending love

Jesus on earth displays;

To babes and sucklings he extends
The riches of his grace.

2 "Forbid them not," is his command;
Then why should men resist?
Our children now may be baptiz'd ;
The church of such consist.

3 With flowing tears and thankful hearts,
We bring them, Lord, to thee;
Receive them, Jesus, to thine arms;
Thine may they ever be.

4 Thine may they be; forever thine,
Thy ransom'd purchas'd seed:
O! let this seal of sprinkling, now,
Be own'd of thee indeed.

5 Here, parents, with thanksgiving view
Your right to what you've done ; .
Let songs of praises sound aloud
To the great Three in One.

HYMN 28. First Part. L. M.

The Lord's Supper.

1 WAS on that dark, that doleful night,

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When pow'rs of earth and hell arose

Against the Son of God's delight,

And friends betrayed him to his foes:

2 Before the mournful scene began,

He took the bread, and bless'd, and brake;
What love thro' all his actions ran!
What wondrous words of grace he spake!

3 This is my body, broke for sin, Receive and eat the living food;

Then took the cup, and bless'd the wine :
'Tis the new cov`nant in my blood.

4 For us his flesh with nails was torn,
He bore the scourge, he felt the thorn;
And justice pour'd upon his head
Its heavy vengeance, in our stead.
5 For us his vital blood was spilt,
To buy the pardon of our guilt;
When for black crimes of greatest size,
He gave his soul a sacrifice.

6 Do this, (he cried) 'till time shall end,
In mem'ry of your dying friend :
Meet at my table, and record
The love of your departed Lord.
7 Jesus, thy feast we celebrate,

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We show thy death, we sing thy name;
Till thou return, and we shall eat
The marriage supper of the Lamb.
HYMN 28. Second Part.

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L. M.

Communion with Christ at his table.

O Jesus, our exalted Lord,

Dear name, by heav'n and earth ador'd! Fain would our hearts and voices raise A cheerful song of sacred praise. 2 But all the notes which mortals know, Are weak and languishing and low; Far, far above our humble songs, The theme demands immortal tongues, 3 Yet while around his board we meet,

And humbly worship at his feet;

O let our warm affections move,
In glad returns of grateful love!

4 Let faith our feeble senses aid,
To see thy wondrous love displayed;
Thy broken flesh, thy bleeding veins,
Thy dreadful agonizing pains.
5 Let humble penitential woe,
With painful, pleasing anguish, flow;
And thy forgiving smiles impart
Life, hope, and joy to ev'ry heart.

HYMN 29. S. M.

Bread and wine.

1 JESUS invites his saints

To meet around his board;

Here pardon'd rebels sit, and hold
Communion with their Lord.

2 For food he gives his flesh;
He bids us drink his blood;
Amazing favour! matchless grace
Of our descending God!

3 The sacred elements

Remain mere wine and bread; But signify and seal the love

Of Christ our cov'nant head.
4 This holy bread and wine
Maintains our fainting breath;
By union with our living Lord,
And int'rest in his death.
5 Our heav'nly Father calls
Christ and his members one;

We the young children of his love,
And he the first born Son.

6 We are but sev'ral parts

Of the same broken bread;

The body hath its sev'ral limbs.
But Jesus is the head.

7 Let all our pow'rs be join'd His glorious name to raise : Pleasure and love fill ev'ry mind, And ev'ry voice be praise.

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HYMN 30. First Part. C. M. Christ was once offered to bear the sins of many. ESUS, in thee our eyes behold

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A thousand glories more,

Than the rich gems and polish'd gold,
The sons of Aaron wore.

2 Fresh blood, as constant as the day
Was on their altar spilt;
But thy one off'ring takes away
Forever all our guilt.

3 Once, in the circuit of a year,
With blood, but not his own,
Aaron within the veil appears,
Before the golden throne.

4 But Christ, by his own pow'rful blood, Ascends above the skies;

And, in the presence of our God,
Shows his own sacrifice.

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HYMN 30. Second Part. P. M.
Christ our High Priest.

A GOOD high-priest is come,

Supplying Aaron's place,

And taking up his room,

Dispensing life and grace:

The law by Aaron's priesthood came,
But grace and truth by Jesus' name.

2 My Lord a priest is made,

As sware the mighty God,
To Israel and his seed,

Ordain'd to offer blood:

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For sinners, who his mercy seek,
A priest, as was Melchizedec.
3 He once temptations knew,
Of ev'ry sort and kind,
That he might succour show,
To ev'ry tempted mind:
He once for us was sacrific'd,
And only once for us he dy'd.
4 I other priests disclaim,
And laws and off'rings too,
None but the bleeding Lamb
The mighty work can do:
He shall have all the praise: for he
Hath lov'd, and liv'd, and died for me."

HYMN 30. Third Part. C. M.

The Communicant.

HOW sweet and awful is the place,

With Christ within the doors;

While everlasting love displays

The choicest of her stores!

2 Here ev'ry bowel of our God With soft compassion rolls;

Here peace and pardon bought with blood. Is food for dying souls.

3 While all our hearts, and all our songs, Join to admire the feast;

Each of us cries with thankful tongues, "Lord, why was I a guest?

4" Why was I made to hear thy voice, "And enter while there's room; "When thousands make a wretched choice. "And rather starve than come ?"

5 'Twas the same love, that spread the feast. That sweetly forc'd us in: