4. Thy gracious aid, O GOD! impart; 252. C. M. For the Lord's Day Morning. 1. AGAIN the Lord of life and light, 2. Oh what a night was that, which wrapt 3. This day be grateful homage paid, Let gladness dwell in every heart, A. Ten thousand differing lips still join, 253. P. M. Commencement of Public Worship. AT the portals of thy house, 2. Hapless men, whose footsteps stray 254. L. M. The Sacrifice of the Heart. WHEN, as returns this solemn day, 2. pay ? From marble domes and gilded spires, 3. Vain, sinful man!-creation's Lord 255. P. M. The Divine Blessing implored. 1. LORD! dismiss us with thy blessing, Hope and comfort from above; Let us, each thy peace possessing, Triumph in redeeming love. 2. Thanks we give, and adoration, 3. All our hopes on thee reclining, 256. P. M. Close of the Evening Service. 1. THOU didst make the darksome night, 2. Bounteous Providence divine! 257. c. M. Close of the Evening Service. 1. SOON will our fleeting hours be past; And, as the setting sun Now leaves the clouds in yonder west, Our parting beams be gone. 2. May he from whom all blessings flow, Unite our hearts in wisdom's ways, 3. And as the rapid sands run down, Till each receives the glorious crown 258. s. M. The Attraction of the Cross. 1. BEHOLD the affecting sight, Behold the Son of God's delight 2. We see, and we admire In sympathy of love; We feel the strong attractive power, To lift our souls above. 3. Drawn by such cords as these, Let all the earth combine, With chearful ardour, to confess The energy divine. 4. In him our hearts unite, Nor share his griefs alone, But from his cross pursue their flight To his triumphant throne. 259. c. M. Reflections on the Death of Jesus. 1. WITH warm affection let us view, 2. Not all the malice of his foes, 3. Oh what a love was here display'd 4. Let not his sacred truths, by us Nor let our thoughtless hearts forget |