SUNDAYS AFTER TRINITY:
Praise to Thee, Almighty Father; Praise to Thee, Eternal Son; Praise to Thee, all- quickening Spirit; Ever- blessèd Three in One!
Threefold power and grace and wisMoulding out of sinful clay Living stones for that true temple, Which shall never know decay.
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Amen.
CHURCH BELLS.
381 HARK on high the joyful
music!
Hark the concert of the bells! Loud their voice rings out to heaven, Loud the praise of God forth tells. " Come to Jesus" seems to vibrate
In those rippling waves of sound: " Come to Jesus, come to Jesus," Echoes all the welkin round. Christian men shall hear at distance, In their toil or in their rest, Chimes that tell in one communion Of one church they too are bless'd. They who on the sick- bed languish Listening seem to lose their pain, And in spirit join their brethren
In the church's prayerful strain. Year by year the bells melodious
Shall their Easter anthem pour, Where the dust of saints is garner'd, Till the Master comes once more. Hush! the Master's" I come quickly" Rings in every heart and home; And His faithful servants answer " Yea, Amen, Lord Jesus, come." Hark the swelling pealing music! Hark the swinging sounding bells! Loud their voice rings out to heaven: Loud the praise of God forth tells.
Amen.
382 To Thy temple I repair,
Lord, I love to worship there, When within the veil I meet Christ before the mercy- seat. Thou through Him art reconciled, I through Him became Thy child: Abba, Father, give me grace In Thy courts to seek Thy face. While Thy glorious praise is sung, Touch my lips, unloose my tongue: That my joyful soul may bless Thee, the Lord, my righteousness. While the prayers of saints ascend, God of love, to mine attend; Hear me, for Thy Spirit pleads; Hear; for Jesus intercedes.
While Thy ministers proclaim Peace and pardon in Thy name, Through their voice by faith may I Hear Thee speaking from the sky. 92
From Thy house when I return, May my heart within me burn; And at evening let me say, I have walk'd with God to- day.
Amen.
383 LORD of the worlds above, How pleasant and how fair The dwellings of Thy love, Thy earthly temples are! To Thine abode
My heart aspires, With warm desires To see my God. Oh happy souls, that pray, Where God appoints to hear! Oh happy men, that pay Their constant service there! They praise Thee still: And happy they, That love the way
To Zion's hill.
They go from strength to strength Through this dark vale of tears, Till each arrives at length, Till each in heaven appears: Oh glorious seat; When God our King Shall thither bring Our willing feet.
God is our sun and shield,
Our light and our defence: With gifts His hands are fill'd, We draw our blessings thence: Thrice happy he.
O God of hosts, Whose spirit trusts, Alone in Thee. Amen.
3840 LORD, within Thy sacred
gates, Where I so oft have sought for Theo, Again my longing spirit waits,
The fulness of delight to see. In blessing Thee with thankful songs, My happy life shall glide away: The praise, that to Thy name belongs, Daily with lifted hands I'll pay. Abundant sweetness, while I sing Thy love, my favour'd soul o'erflows' Secure in Thee, my God, my King, Of glory that no period knows. More dear than life itself, Thy love My heart and tongue shall still employ;
Thy love to sing, Thy grace to prove, Be this my glory, peace, and joy. Amen.
385 GREAT Shepherd of Thy people, hear; Thy presence now display; As Thou hast given a place for prayer. So give us hearts to pray.