ST. ANNE.

C.M.

WILLIAM CROFT, 1708.

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IO where are kings and empires now Of old, that went and came?

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WAREHAM.

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1 Jesus, with Thy Church a-bide, Be her Sa-viour, Lord, and Guide,

While on earth her faith is tried: We beseech Thee, hear us.

2 Keep her life and doctrine pure,
Help her, patient to endure,
Trusting in Thy promise sure:

We beseech Thee, hear us.

3 May her voice be ever clear,
Warning of a judgment near,
Telling of a Saviour dear:

We beseech Thee, hear us.
4 All her fettered powers release,
Bid our strife and envy cease,
Grant the heavenly gift of peace:
We beseech Thee, hear us.

5 May she one in doctrine be,
One in truth and charity,
Winning all to faith in Thee:

We beseech Thee, hear us.

6 May she guide the poor and blind,
Seek the lost until she find,
And the broken-hearted bind:
We beseech Thee, hear us.

7 Save her love from growing cold,
Make her watchmen strong and bold,
Fence her round, Thy peaceful fold:
We beseech Thee, hear us.

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A-men.

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While on earth her faith is tried. We be-seech Thee, hear us.

Also the following:

105 Thy kingdom come, O God

481 Lord, her watch Thy Church is keeping

474 TIDINGS.

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2 Behold how many thousands still are lying
Bound in the darksome prison-house of sin,
With none to tell them of the Saviour's dying,
Or of the life He died for them to win.
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3 'T is thine to save from peril of perdition
The souls for whom the Lord His life laid down;
Beware lest, slothful to fulfill thy mission,

Thou lose one jewel that should deck His crown.
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4 Proclaim to every people, tongue, and nation

That God, in Whom they live and move, is Love:
Tell how He stooped to save His lost creation,
And died on earth that man might live above.

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A-men.