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V. Our Blessings.
‘Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who
hath blessed us with all spiritual blessings in heavenly places
in Christ.’—
Eph. i. 3.
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Everlasting Blessings.
‘I know that whatsoever God doeth, it shall be for ever.’—
Eccles. iii. 14.
Oh, what everlasting blessings God outpoureth on His own!
Ours by promise true and faithful, spoken from the eternal throne;
Ours by His eternal purpose ere the universe had place;
Ours by everlasting covenant, ours by free and royal grace.
Ours by promise true and faithful, spoken from the eternal throne;
Ours by His eternal purpose ere the universe had place;
Ours by everlasting covenant, ours by free and royal grace.
With salvation everlasting He shall save us, He shall bless
With the largess of Messiah, everlasting righteousness;
Ours the everlasting mercy all His wondrous dealings prove;
Ours His everlasting kindness, fruit of everlasting love.
With the largess of Messiah, everlasting righteousness;
Ours the everlasting mercy all His wondrous dealings prove;
Ours His everlasting kindness, fruit of everlasting love.
In the Lord Jehovah trusting, everlasting strength have we;
He Himself our Sun, our Glory, Everlasting Light shall be;
Everlasting life is ours, purchased by The Life laid down;
And our heads, oft bowed and weary, everlasting joy shall crown.
He Himself our Sun, our Glory, Everlasting Light shall be;
Everlasting life is ours, purchased by The Life laid down;
And our heads, oft bowed and weary, everlasting joy shall crown.
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We shall dwell with Christ for ever, when the shadows flee away,
In the everlasting glory of the everlasting day.
Unto Thee, belovèd Saviour, everlasting thanks belong,
Everlasting adoration, everlasting laud and song!
In the everlasting glory of the everlasting day.
Unto Thee, belovèd Saviour, everlasting thanks belong,
Everlasting adoration, everlasting laud and song!
Accepted.
‘Accepted in the Beloved.’—
Eph. i. 6. ‘Perfect in Christ Jesus.’—
Col. i. 28. ‘Complete in Him.’—
Col. ii. 10.
Accepted, Perfect, and Complete,
For God's inheritance made meet!
How true, how glorious, and how sweet!
For God's inheritance made meet!
How true, how glorious, and how sweet!
In the Belovèd—by the King
Accepted, though not anything
But forfeit lives had we to bring.
Accepted, though not anything
But forfeit lives had we to bring.
And Perfect in Christ Jesus made,
On Him our great trangressions laid,
We in His righteousness arrayed.
On Him our great trangressions laid,
We in His righteousness arrayed.
Complete in Him, our glorious Head,
With Jesus raisèd from the dead,
And by His mighty Spirit led!
With Jesus raisèd from the dead,
And by His mighty Spirit led!
O blessèd Lord, is this for me?
Then let my whole life henceforth be
One Alleluia-song to Thee!
Then let my whole life henceforth be
One Alleluia-song to Thee!
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Fresh Springs.
‘All my fresh springs shall be in Thee.’—
Ps. lxxxvii. 7.
Hear the Father's ancient promise!
Listen, thirsty, weary one!
‘I will pour My Holy Spirit
On Thy chosen seed, O Son.’
Promise to the Lord's Anointed,
Gift of God to Him for thee!
Now, by covenant appointed,
All thy springs in Him shall be.
Listen, thirsty, weary one!
‘I will pour My Holy Spirit
On Thy chosen seed, O Son.’
Promise to the Lord's Anointed,
Gift of God to Him for thee!
Now, by covenant appointed,
All thy springs in Him shall be.
Springs of life in desert places
Shall thy God unseal for thee;
Quickening and reviving graces,
Dew-like, healing, sweet and free.
Springs of sweet refreshment flowing,
When thy work is hard or long,
Courage, hope, and power bestowing,
Lightening labour with a song.
Shall thy God unseal for thee;
Quickening and reviving graces,
Dew-like, healing, sweet and free.
Springs of sweet refreshment flowing,
When thy work is hard or long,
Courage, hope, and power bestowing,
Lightening labour with a song.
Springs of peace, when conflict heightens,
Thine uplifted eye shall see;
Peace that strengthens, calms, and brightens,
Peace itself a victory.
Springs of comfort, strangely springing,
Through the bitter wells of woe;
Founts of hidden gladness, bringing
Joy that earth can ne'er bestow.
Thine uplifted eye shall see;
Peace that strengthens, calms, and brightens,
Peace itself a victory.
Springs of comfort, strangely springing,
Through the bitter wells of woe;
Founts of hidden gladness, bringing
Joy that earth can ne'er bestow.
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Thine, O Christian, is this treasure,
To Thy risen Head assured!
Thine in full and gracious measure,
Thine by covenant secured!
Now arise! His word possessing,
Claim the promise of the Lord;
Plead through Christ for showers of blessing,
Till the Spirit be outpoured!
To Thy risen Head assured!
Thine in full and gracious measure,
Thine by covenant secured!
Now arise! His word possessing,
Claim the promise of the Lord;
Plead through Christ for showers of blessing,
Till the Spirit be outpoured!
Faithful Promises.
(New Year's Hymn.)
Standing at the portal
Of the opening year,
Words of comfort meet us,
Hushing every fear.
Spoken through the silence
By our Father's voice,
Tender, strong, and faithful,
Making us rejoice.
Onward, then, and fear not,
Children of the Day!
For His word shall never,
Never pass away!
Of the opening year,
Words of comfort meet us,
Hushing every fear.
Spoken through the silence
By our Father's voice,
Tender, strong, and faithful,
Making us rejoice.
Onward, then, and fear not,
Children of the Day!
For His word shall never,
Never pass away!
I, the Lord, am with thee,
Be thou not afraid!
I will help and strengthen,
Be thou not dismayed!
Yea, I will uphold thee
With My own Right Hand;
Thou art called and chosen
In my sight to stand.
Onward, then, and fear not,
Children of the Day!
For His word shall never,
Never pass away!
Be thou not afraid!
I will help and strengthen,
Be thou not dismayed!
Yea, I will uphold thee
With My own Right Hand;
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In my sight to stand.
Onward, then, and fear not,
Children of the Day!
For His word shall never,
Never pass away!
For the year before us,
Oh, what rich supplies!
For the poor and needy
Living streams shall rise;
For the sad and sinful
Shall His grace abound;
For the faint and feeble
Perfect strength be found.
Onward, then, and fear not,
Children of the Day!
For His word shall never,
Never pass away!
Oh, what rich supplies!
For the poor and needy
Living streams shall rise;
For the sad and sinful
Shall His grace abound;
For the faint and feeble
Perfect strength be found.
Onward, then, and fear not,
Children of the Day!
For His word shall never,
Never pass away!
He will never fail us,
He will not forsake;
His eternal covenant
He will never break!
Resting on His promise,
What have we to fear?
God is all-sufficient
For the coming year.
Onward, then, and fear not,
Children of the Day!
For His word shall never,
Never pass away!
He will not forsake;
His eternal covenant
He will never break!
Resting on His promise,
What have we to fear?
God is all-sufficient
For the coming year.
Onward, then, and fear not,
Children of the Day!
For His word shall never,
Never pass away!
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The Faithful Comforter.
‘The Holy Ghost—He is faithful.’—
Heb. ix. 15, 23.
To Thee, O Comforter Divine,
For all Thy grace and power benign,
Sing we Alleluia!
For all Thy grace and power benign,
Sing we Alleluia!
To Thee, whose faithful love had place
In God's great Covenant of Grace,
Sing we Alleluia!
In God's great Covenant of Grace,
Sing we Alleluia!
To Thee, whose faithful voice doth win
The wandering from the ways of sin,
Sing we Alleluia!
The wandering from the ways of sin,
Sing we Alleluia!
To Thee, whose faithful power doth heal,
Enlighten, sanctify, and seal,
Sing we Alleluia!
Enlighten, sanctify, and seal,
Sing we Alleluia!
To Thee, whose faithful truth is shown,
By every promise made our own,
Sing we Alleluia!
By every promise made our own,
Sing we Alleluia!
To Thee, our Teacher and our Friend,
Our faithful Leader to the end,
Sing we Alleluia!
Our faithful Leader to the end,
Sing we Alleluia!
To Thee, by Jesus Christ sent down,
Of all His gifts the sum and crown,
Sing we Alleluia!
Of all His gifts the sum and crown,
Sing we Alleluia!
To Thee, who art with God the Son
And God the Father ever One,
Sing we Alleluia! Amen!
And God the Father ever One,
Sing we Alleluia! Amen!
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Under His Shadow.
‘I sat down under His shadow with great delight.’—
Cant. ii. 3.
Sit down beneath His shadow,
And rest with great delight;
The faith that now beholds Him
Is pledge of future sight.
And rest with great delight;
The faith that now beholds Him
Is pledge of future sight.
Our Master's love remember,
Exceeding great and free;
Lift up thy heart in gladness,
For He remembers thee.
Exceeding great and free;
Lift up thy heart in gladness,
For He remembers thee.
Bring every weary burden,
Thy sin, thy fear, thy grief;
He calls the heavy laden,
And gives them kind relief.
Thy sin, thy fear, thy grief;
He calls the heavy laden,
And gives them kind relief.
His righteousness ‘all glorious’
Thy festal robe shall be;
And love that passeth knowledge
His banner over thee.
Thy festal robe shall be;
And love that passeth knowledge
His banner over thee.
A little while, though parted,
Remember, wait, and love,
Until He comes in glory,
Until we meet above;
Remember, wait, and love,
Until He comes in glory,
Until we meet above;
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Till in the Father's kingdom
The heavenly feast is spread,
And we behold His beauty,
Whose blood for us was shed!
The heavenly feast is spread,
And we behold His beauty,
Whose blood for us was shed!
Covenant Blessings.
‘He hath made with me an everlasting covenant, ordered in all things,
and sure.’—2 Sam. xxiii. 5.
Jehovah's Covenant shall endure,
All ordered, everlasting, sure!
O child of God, rejoice to trace
Thy portion in its glorious grace.
All ordered, everlasting, sure!
O child of God, rejoice to trace
Thy portion in its glorious grace.
'Tis thine, for Christ is given to be
The Covenant of God to thee:
In Him, God's golden scroll of light,
The darkest truths are clear and bright.
The Covenant of God to thee:
In Him, God's golden scroll of light,
The darkest truths are clear and bright.
O sorrowing sinner, well He knew,
Ere time began, what He would do!
Then rest thy hope within the veil;
His covenant mercies shall not fail.
Ere time began, what He would do!
Then rest thy hope within the veil;
His covenant mercies shall not fail.
O doubting one, the Eternal Three
Are pledged in faithfulness for thee;
Claim every promise, sweet and sure,
By covenant oath of God secure.
Are pledged in faithfulness for thee;
Claim every promise, sweet and sure,
By covenant oath of God secure.
O waiting one, each moment's fall
Is marked by love that planned them all;
Thy times, all ordered by His hand,
In God's eternal covenant stand.
Is marked by love that planned them all;
Thy times, all ordered by His hand,
In God's eternal covenant stand.
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O feeble one, look up and see
Strong consolation sworn for thee;
Jehovah's glorious arm is shown,
His covenant strength is all thine own.
Strong consolation sworn for thee;
Jehovah's glorious arm is shown,
His covenant strength is all thine own.
O mourning one, each stroke of love
A covenant blessing yet shall prove;
His covenant love shall be thy stay;
His covenant grace be as thy day.
A covenant blessing yet shall prove;
His covenant love shall be thy stay;
His covenant grace be as thy day.
O Love that chose, O Love that died,
O Love that sealed and sanctified!
All glory, glory, glory be,
O covenant Triune God, to Thee!
O Love that sealed and sanctified!
All glory, glory, glory be,
O covenant Triune God, to Thee!
The Triune Presence.
‘Certainly I will be with thee.’—
Ex. iii. 12.
‘Certainly I will be with thee! Father, I have found it true:
To Thy faithfulness and mercy I would set my seal anew.
All the year Thy grace hath kept me, Thou my help indeed hast been,
Marvellous the loving-kindness every day and hour hath seen.
To Thy faithfulness and mercy I would set my seal anew.
All the year Thy grace hath kept me, Thou my help indeed hast been,
Marvellous the loving-kindness every day and hour hath seen.
‘Certainly I will be with thee!’ Let me feel it, Saviour dear,
Let me know that Thou art with me, very precious, very near.
On this day of solemn pausing, with Thyself all longing still,
Let Thy pardon, let Thy presence, let Thy peace my spirit fill.
Let me know that Thou art with me, very precious, very near.
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Let Thy pardon, let Thy presence, let Thy peace my spirit fill.
‘Certainly I will be with thee!’ Blessèd Spirit, come to me,
Rest upon me, dwell within me, let my heart Thy temple be;
Through the trackless year before me, Holy One, with me abide!
Teach me, comfort me, and calm me, be my ever-present Guide.
Rest upon me, dwell within me, let my heart Thy temple be;
Through the trackless year before me, Holy One, with me abide!
Teach me, comfort me, and calm me, be my ever-present Guide.
‘Certainly I will be with thee!’ Starry promise in the night!
All uncertainties, like shadows, flee away before its light.
‘Certainly I will be with thee!’ He hath spoken: I have heard!
True of old, and true this moment, I will trust Jehovah's word.
All uncertainties, like shadows, flee away before its light.
‘Certainly I will be with thee!’ He hath spoken: I have heard!
True of old, and true this moment, I will trust Jehovah's word.
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