The Otterbein Hymnal | Page 6

than thought conceived before; Full enjoyment, Full, unmixed, and evermore.
Thomas Kelly, 1809.
33 Sicily. 8s, 7s, & 4s.
_Close of Service._ (141)
Lord, dismiss us with thy blessing, Fill our hearts with joy and peace; Let us each, thy love possessing, Triumph in redeeming grace; Oh! refresh us, Traveling through this wilderness.
2 Thanks we give and adoration, For thy gospel's joyful sound; May the fruits of thy salvation In our hearts and lives abound; May thy presence With us, evermore, be found.
3 So, whene'er the signal's given, Us from earth to call away, Borne on angel's wings to heaven, Glad the summons to obey, We shall surely Reign with Christ in endless day.
Walter Shirley, 1774.
34 Sicily. 8s, 7s, & 4s.
_Plea for Parting Blessing._ (139)
God of our salvation! hear us; Bless, oh, bless us, ere we go; When we join the world, be near us, Lest we cold and careless grow. Savior! keep us; Keep us safe from every foe.
2 As our steps are drawing nearer To our everlasting home, May our view of heaven grow clearer, Hope more bright of joys to come; And, when dying, May thy presence cheer the gloom.
Thomas Kelly, 1809.
35 Mendon. L.M.
_Psalm 84._ (119)
Great God! attend while Zion sings The joy that from thy presence springs; To spend one day with thee on earth Exceeds a thousand days of mirth.
2 Might I enjoy the meanest place Within thy house, O God of grace! Not tents of ease, nor thrones of power, Should tempt my feet to leave thy door.
3 God is our sun, he makes our day; God is our shield, he guards our way From all th' assaults of hell and sin, From foes without and foes within.
4 All needful grace will God bestow, And crown that grace with glory too; He gives us all things, and withholds No real good from upright souls.
5 O God, our King! whose sovereign sway The glorious hosts of heaven obey, And devils at thy presence flee; Blest is the man that trusts in thee!
Isaac Watts, 1719.
36 Mendon L.M.
_The Presence of Christ._ (124)
How sweet to leave the world awhile, And seek the presence of our Lord! Dear Savior! on thy people smile, And come, according to thy word.
2 From busy scenes we now retreat, That we may here converse with thee: Ah! Lord! behold us at thy feet;-- Let this the gate of heaven be.
3 Chief of ten thousand! now appear, That we by faith may see thy face; Oh! speak, that we thy voice may hear And let thy presence fill this place.
Thomas Kelly, 1809.
37 Mendon. L.M.
_Psalm 84._ (127)
How pleasant, how divinely fair, O Lord of hosts, thy dwellings are! With long desire my spirit faints, To meet the assemblies of thy saints.
2 My flesh would rest in thine abode; My panting heart cries out for God; My God! my King! why should I be So far from all my joys and thee?
3 Blest are the souls who find a place Within the temple of thy grace; There they behold thy gentler rays, And seek thy face and learn thy praise.
4 Blest are the men whose hearts are set To find the way to Zion's gate; God is their strength, and through the road They lean upon their helper, God.
5 Cheerful they walk with growing strength, Till all shall meet in heaven at length; Till all before thy face appear, And join in nobler worship there.
Isaac Watts, 1719
38 Ward. L.M.
_Before Sermon._ (122)
Thy presence, gracious God! afford: Prepare us to receive thy word; Now let thy voice engage our ear, And faith be mixed with what we hear.
2 Distracting thoughts and cares remove, And fix our hearts and hopes above; With food divine may we be fed And satisfied with living bread.
3 To us thy sacred word apply, With sovereign power and energy; And may we, in thy faith and fear, Reduce to practice what we hear.
4 Father, in us thy Son reveal; Teach us to know and do thy will; Thy saving power and love display. And guide us to the realms of day.
John Fawcett. 1782.
39 Migdol. L.M.
_Acts 2:1._ (792)
Command thy blessing from above O God, on all assembled here; Behold us with a Father's love, While we look up with filial fear.
2 Command thy blessing, Jesus, Lord! May we thy true disciples be; Speak to each heart the mighty word-- Say to the weakest, follow me.
3 Command thy blessing in this hour, Spirit of truth! and till the place With wounding and with healing power, With quickening and confirming grace.
4 Oh, thou, our Maker, Savior, Guide, One true, eternal God confessed; Whom thou hast joined none may divide, None dare to curse whom thou hast blest.
James Montgomery
40 Mear. C.M.
_God's Presence in Sanctuary_. (111)
Again our earthly cares we leave, And in thy courts appear; Again, with joyful feet, we come To