And live and love, nor ever roam 3 For ever blesséd they, Whose joyful feet shall stand, 4 My soul would thither tend, While toilsome years are given; THE CHURCH, BAPTISM, AND CHRISTIAN FELLOWSHIP. 1 FAR as thy name is known The world declares thy praise; Thy saints, O Lord, before thy throne, 2 With joy thy people stand On Zion's chosen hill, Proclaim the wonders of thy hand, And counsels of thy will. 3 Let strangers walk around The city where we dwell, And mark the building well, 4 The order of thy house, The worship of thy court, The cheerful songs, the solemn vows, WATTS. 5 How decent, and how wise! Beyond the pomp that charms the eyes, 6 The God we worship now Will be our God while here below, Saints on Earth and in Heaven. 1 IN one fraternal bond of love, The saints below and saints above MONTGOMERY. 2 Here, in their house of pilgrimage, 3 Lord, may our union form a part Derive its pulse from thee, the heart, 605. C. M. Union of Saints in Heaven and on Earth. C. WESLEY. 1 COME, let us join our friends above, 2 Let saints below in concert sing And we are to the margin come, 4 O God, be thou our constant guide! Bid death's cold flood its waves divide, 606. 8 & 7s. M. The Church God's chosen Residence. NEWTON. 1 GLORIOUS things of thee are spoken, He whose word can ne'er be broken 607. 11s. M. The Church victorious. ANONYMOUS. 1 DAUGHTER of Zion, awake from thy sadness; Awake, for thy foes shall oppress thee no more: Bright o'er thy hills dawns the daystar of gladness; Arise, for the night of thy sorrow is o'er. 2 Strong were thy foes; but the arm that subdued them, And scattered their legions, was mightier far; They fled like the chaff from the scourge that pursued them; Vain were their steeds and their chariots of war. 3 Daughter of Zion, the power that hath saved thee Extolled with the harp and the timbrel should be ; Shout, for the foe is destroyed that enslaved thee; Th' oppressor is vanquished, and Zion is free. 608. C. M. The Church. FROTHINGHAM. 1 O LORD of life, and truth, and grace, Make welcome to our erring race Thy Spirit and thy Son. 2 We hail the church built high o'er all 3 Thy Christ hath reached his heavenly seat And in his hand the stars. 4 O, may he walk among us here, In humble posture stand, every head a starry crown, A palm in every hand. 2 From different regions of the globe 3 One glorious body now they make, Their souls to rapturous joys awake; 4 Without a jarring note, they join 610. C. M. Dedication of Children to God and Christ. DODDRIDGE. 1 SEE Israel's gentle Shepherd stand, Hark! how he calls the tender lambs, 2 "Permit them to approach," he cries, For 't was to bless such souls as these 3 We bring them, Lord, in thankful hands, 4 Ye little flock, with pleasure hear; 5 If orphans they are left behind, That care shall heal our bleeding hearts, |