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Till thou return, and we shall eat The marriage- supper of the Lamb.

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C. M.

CowPER.

Welcome to the Lord's Table.- Matt. xxvi. 26-28; John vi, 35, 48.

THIS is the feast of heavenly wine,

And God invites to sup; The juices of the living Vine Were press'd to fill the cup.

2 O bless the Saviour, ye that eat, With royal dainties fed; Not heaven affords a costlier treat, For Jesus is the bread.

3 The vile, the lost, he calls to them; Ye trembling souls appear; The righteous, in their own esteem, Have no acceptance here.

4 Approach, ye poor, nor dare refuse The banquet spread for you; Dear Saviour, this is welcome news­Then I may venture too.

4 If guilt and sin afford a plea,

And may obtain a place, Surely the Lord will welcome me, And I shall see his face.

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L. M.

STEELE.

Christ died for the ungodly."- Rom. v. 6-8; iv. 25; Isa. liii. 5-10. STRETCH'D on the cross, the Saviour dies; Hark! his expiring groans arise! See, from his hands, his feet, his side, Runs down the sacred crimson tide!

2 But life attends each deathful sound, And flows from every bleeding wound; The vital stream, how free it flows, To save and cleanse his rebel foes!

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