4 Now lend thy gracious ear,
Now listen to our cry;

O, come, and bring salvation near!-
Our souls on thee rely.

1 0 THOU, our Saviour, Brother, Friend,
Behold a cloud of incense rise;
The prayers of saints to heaven ascend,
Grateful, accepted sacrifice.

2 Regard our prayers for Zion's peace;
Shed in our hearts thy love abroad;
Thy gifts abundantly increase;
Enlarge, and fill us all with God.
3 Before thy sheep, great Shepherd, go,
And guide into thy perfect will;
Cause us thy hallowed name to know;
The work of faith in us fulfil.

4 Help us to make our calling sure;
O let us all be saints indeed,
And pure, as thou thyself art pure;
Conformed in all things to our Head.

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"Wilt thou not Revive us Again ?"

10 FOR the happy hour

When God will hear our cry, And send, with a reviving power, His Spirit from on high.

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S. M.

2 We meet, we sing, we pray,
We listen to the word,

In vain we see no cheering ray,
No cheering voice is heard.

3 Our prayers are faint and dull,
And languid all our songs;

Where once with joy our hearts were full,
And rapture tuned our tongues.

4 While many crowd thy house,
How few, around thy board,
Meet to recount their solemn vows,
And bless thee as their Lord!

5 Thou, thou alone can'st give
Thy gospel sure success;
Can'st bid the dying sinner live
Anew in holiness.

6 Come, then, with power divine,
Spirit of life and love;

Then shall our people all be thine,
Our church like that above.

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Rejoicing in a Revival.

1 REJOICE, for Christ the Saviour reigns;

He spreads his triumphs all abroad; And sinners, freed from endless pains, Own him their Saviour, and their God.

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2 His sons and daughters from afar Daily at Zion's gate arrive; Those who were dead in sin before,

By sovereign grace are made alive.

3 0, may his conquest still increase,
And every foe his power subdue;
While angels celebrate his praise,
And saints his growing glories show.

4 Loud hallelujahs to the Lamb,

From all below, from all above;
In lofty songs exalt his name-
In songs as lofty as his love.

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Joy in a Revival.

H. M.

1 ALL hail, incarnate God!

The wondrous things foretold

Of thee in sacred writ,

With joy our eyes behold:

Still does thine arm new trophies wear,
And monuments of glory rear.

2 To thee the hoary head

Its silver honours pays,
To thee the blooming youth
Devotes his brightest days:

And every age its tribute brings,

And bows to thee, the King of kings.

3 0 haste, victorious Prince,
That happy, glorious day,
When souls, like drops of dew,
Shall own thy gentle sway.

O may it bless our longing eyes,

And bear our shouts beyond the skies. 4 All hail, triumphant Lord,

Eternal be thy reign;

Behold the nations sue

To wear thy gentle chain.

When earth and time no more endure,
Thy throne shall stand for ever sure.

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MISSIONS.

"Let there be Light!"

6s & 4s.

1 THOU, whose almighty word

Chaos and darkness heard,

And took their flight;* Hear us, we humbly pray, And where the gospel day Sheds not its glorious ray, Let there be light.

2 Thou, who didst come to bring,

On thy redeeming wing,

Healing and sight—

Health to the sick in mind,
Sight to the inly blind-
O now, to all mankind,
Let there be light.

3 Spirit of truth and love,
Life-giving, holy Dove,
Speed forth thy flight;
Move on the waters' face,
Bearing the lamp of grace;
And in earth's darkest place
Let there be light.

4 Blessed and holy Three,
Glorious Trinity,

Wisdom, Love, Might— Boundless as ocean's tide, Rolling in fullest pride,

Through the world far and wide,

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Let there be light.

"Arise, shine! for thy Light is Come!"

11s.

1 RISE, Daughter of Zion! thy mourning is o'er, The night that hath veiled thee shall veil thee no

more:

Wear the robes of the morning; arise thou, and

shine,

For the beauty and light of Jehovah are thine.