6 O let thy children all be fed With the eternal word;

Be wise, and stronger grow thereby,
Increasing in the LORD!

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I will not let thee go, except thou bless me. GENESIS xxxii. 26.

LORD, we come before thee now,
At thy feet we humbly bow;
O! do
o not our suit disdain;

Shall we seek thy face in vain?

2 In thine own appointed way,
Now we seek thee, here we stay;
And from hence we would not go,
Till a blessing thou bestow.

3 Send some message from thy word,
That may joy and peace afford;
Let thy Spirit now impart

Full salvation to each heart.

4 Grant that all may seek, and find
Thee a GoD supremely kind;
Heal the sick, the captive free,!
Let us all rejoice in thee.

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With the eternal word;
Bewise, and stronger grow thereby,
Increasing in the LORD!

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will not let thee go, except thou bless me.--GENESIS

xxxii. 26.

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Ye that stand in the house of the LORD, in the courts of the house of our GOD, praise the LORD.-PSALM CXXXV. 2, 3.

YE that in his courts are found,
List'ning to the joyful sound,
Lost and helpless as ye are,
Sons of sorrow, sin, and care,
Glorify the King of Kings,
Take the peace the gospel brings.

2 Turn to CHRIST your longing eyes; View his bloody sacrifice;

See, in him, your sins forgiv❜n,
Pardon, holiness, and heav'n:
Glorify the King of Kings,
Take the peace the gospel brings.

456. Before Sermon. L.M. I will instruct thee, and teach thee in the way which thou shalt go, &c.-PSALM XXXii. 8.

WE come to seek thy counsel, LORD;
We know not what we ought to do:
O cast a light upon thy word,
And bring its meaning to our view,

2 In all things we desire to be,
Obedient to our SAVIOUR'S Voice:
you
To have no other guide but thee,
But thee, the master of our choice.

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3 [This is a privilege indeed,

That thou our gracious LORD wilt grant
In ev'ry time of doubt or need,

The help that we thy people want.]

4 Though blind to see the perfect way, And slow to choose it when discern'd, Thou wilt not let thy people stray; This from thy precious word we've learn'd.

5 With confidence we seek thy face: Thy gracious promise, LORD, fulfil; And grant us light, and grant us grace, To know and do thy perfect will.

457. Before Sermon. 87-4, For our gospel came not unto you in word only, but also in power.-1 THESS. i. 5.

MAY the pow'r that brings salvation,
Still exerted in the word,
By its quick'ning operation
Life impart, and joy afford!

Life to sinners:

Joy to those who know the LORD! 2 Hark the voice of love proclaiming, Mercy through a SAVIOUR's blood! Vain the schemes of human framing :

This alone is own'd of GOD.

'Tis the Gospel,

Points to heav'n and shows the road.