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I. CHRONICLES.

629.

[O that Thou wouldst Thy servant bless]

O that Thou wouldst Thy servant bless
With all the blessings of Thy love,
My heart enlarge, my faith increase,
Evil, and pain far off remove,
Keep by the presence of Thy power,
That sin may never grieve me more.

630.

[Sore assail'd, o'erpower'd, oppress'd]

Sore assail'd, o'erpower'd, oppress'd
I in the battle cry:
Saviour, grant me my request;
Who on Thy aid rely:
Weak, and helpless as I am,
Yet, Lord, I must victorious prove
Trusting in Thy saving name,
Thy true almighty love.

631.

[Great God of hosts, against my foe]

Great God of hosts, against my foe,
At Thy command and cost I go,
Commission'd by Thy word, engage
A just and holy war to wage:
And if I fight sustain'd by Thee,
I must obtain the victory,
Must more than victory obtain,
And see my sins for ever slain.

632.

[David's Son by heaven adored]

633.

[When the loving King of kings]

When the loving King of kings
In us erects His throne,
Peace unspeakable it brings,
And glorious joy unknown;
Tasting then His gospel-word,
With all His gracious fulness bless'd,
Keep we with our heavenly Lord
An everlasting feast.

634.

[In every sacred exercise]

In every sacred exercise
We need the succour of the skies,
But chiefly when we preach Thy word;
Or bear the vessels of the Lord:
Our power and whole sufficiency,
Jesus, is still derived from Thee;
And if we minister Thy grace,
Thine, only Thine, be all the praise.

635.

[If in David's steps we tread]

If in David's steps we tread,
And pay our public vows,
Public doth not supersede
Thy worship in our house:
Joining with Thy sacred word
The voice of fervent praise and prayer,
Daily there we seek our Lord,
And find Thy blessing there.

636.

[Gracious Thou, when most severe]

Gracious Thou, when most severe:
Let me, Lord, myself resign,
(If I must be punish'd here)
Fall into the Hands Divine,
Hands that this frail creature made,
Hands that still my soul sustain,
Hands which for my folly bled;
Bled the balm that heals my pain.

637.

[What is in man for God to' approve?]

What is in man for God to' approve?
He makes us such as He can love,
He loved us, not for faith foreknown,
But freely in His favourite Son:
Us to our Head His Spirit unites,
In us as part of Christ delights,
Elected, with that perfect Man,
In everlasting bliss to reign.

638.

[Do we not all from Thee receive]

Do we not all from Thee receive
The dreadful power to seek, or leave?
The dreadful power through grace I use,
And chose of God, my God I choose:
Thee will I seek while life shall last;
Ah! do not from Thy presence cast,
But now, even now be found of me,
And let my soul be hid in Thee.

639.

[Lord, in the strength of grace]

Lord, in the strength of grace,
With a glad heart and free
Myself, my residue of days,
I consecrate to Thee;
Thy ransom'd servant I
Restore to Thee Thine own,
And from this moment live, or die,
To serve my God alone.

640.

[The Lord a cheerful giver loves]

The Lord a cheerful giver loves;
A cheerful giver loves the Lord,
And while by works his faith he proves,
Receives an hundred-fold reward,
With joy restores what God had given,
Bless'd with anticipated heaven.

641.

[Bless'd be our everlasting Lord]

Bless'd be our everlasting Lord,
Our Father, God, and King,
Thy sovereign greatness we record,
Thy glorious power we sing;
By Thee the victory is given,
The majesty Divine,
And strength, and might, and earth and heaven,
And all therein is Thine.

642.

[The kingdom, Lord, is Thine alone]

The kingdom, Lord, is Thine alone
Who dost Thy right maintain,
And high on Thine eternal throne
O'er men and angels reign:
Riches, as seemeth good to Thee,
Thou dost, and honour give;
And kings their power and dignity
Out of Thine hand receive.

643.

[Thou hast on us the grace bestow'd]

Thou hast on us the grace bestow'd
Thy greatness to proclaim,
And therefore now we thank our God,
And praise Thy glorious name;
Thy glorious name and nature's powers
Thou hast to man made known,
And all the Deity is ours,
Through Thine incarnate Son.

644.

[O may I never, never seek]

O may I never, never seek
Myself to aggrandise,
But meanly think, and humbly speak,
As vile in my own eyes:
What am I, Lord, but sinful dust?
Yet, bought with blood Divine,
If in Thy only Son I trust,
Whate'er Thou art is mine.

645.

[God hath all our actions wrought]

God hath all our actions wrought;
Thou with every gracious thought,
Thou with every good desire
Dost our feeble hearts inspire;
Pay we then our thankful rent,
Praises to our Lord present,
Gladly give Thee back Thine own,
Live and die to God alone.

646.

[The angels are at home in heaven]

647.

[O Lord our God, we bless Thee now]

O Lord our God, we bless Thee now,
To Thee our souls and bodies bow,
With humblest awe fall down before
Thy throne, and joyfully adore;
God of our ancestors we praise,
The Father, Son, and Spirit of grace,
One glorious God in persons three,
Our God through all eternity.

648.

[Whoe'er the King of kings adore]

Whoe'er the King of kings adore,
Must reverence His vicegerent here,
Not earth and hell with all their power
Can separate loyalty and fear:
And hence the man set up by Thee,
Great God, Thy faithful people own,
In him Thy royal image see,
And bow before the British throne.

649.

[Full, but not satisfied]

650.

[O 'tis enough! I ask no more]