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1 GREAT God! in heaven and earth supreme, To own thy love our hearts incline! What can we render, Lord, to Thee, When all the countless worlds are thine? 20 fount of love! all-gracious God! What can we offer but thine own? For we are thine, redeem'd with blood, The precious blood of Christ thy son. 3 Thy face with rev'rence and with love In these thy children we would see, For while we minister to thine

We minister, O Lord, to Thee

4 On these, on all thy grace bestow,
The contrite heart, the lowly mind,
Grant us thy love in Christ to know,
The wisdom from above to find.

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1 THROUGH Him wno all our sickness felt,
Who all our sorrows bare,

Through Him in whom thy fulness dwelt,
We lift to Thee our prayer.

2 Help us to help each other, Lord •
Each other's burdens bear;

Let each his friendly aid afford
To soothe his brother's care.

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3 Help us to build each other up,
Help us ourselves to prove;
Increase our faith, confirm our hope,
And perfect us in love.

4 Complete at length thy work of grace, And take us to thy rest,

Among the saints, who see thy face,
To be for ever blest.

HYMNS TO BE SUNG BY CHILDREN.

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1 THE Lord, who once our weakness knew, Born in this vale of tears,

In wisdom as in stature grew,
Ia favour as in years.

2 And as He bare our humble lot,
Mankind from sin to free,
In mercy said, "Forbid them not,
Let children come to Me."

3 May we, O Lord, betimes obey he call thy grace has given, And still pursue the narrow way That leads our steps to heaven.

4 Though angels round thy throne on huga Their hymns of triumph raise,

Thou hearest when to Thee we cry;
Thou wilt not scorn our praise.

1 0 THOU, whose glory and whose grace Celestial hosts proclaim,

Look down from heaven, thy dwelling-place, Teach us to fear thy name.

2 Within the volume of thy Word
May we from early youth
Learn of our Saviour and our Lord,
The Way, the Life, the Truth.

3 O Lord! thy glory and thy grace
Whilst now our lips proclaim,
Come to our hearts, thy dwelling-place,
And make us fear thy Name.

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1 GREAT God, the guardian of our youth,
In whom we live and move,

Write on our hearts and minds this truth,
That Thou, our God, art love.

2 Our years are few, but Thou hast seen Much evil in our ways;

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Oh! turn our hearts, oh! make them clean, And grant thy purd'ning grace.

3 May we the love of Christ discern,
Teach us thy holy will;

And let us, through thy Spirit, learn
Thy precepts to fulfil.

4 Full often have we Thee forgot;
Yet still thy blessings prove

That, though we change, Thou changest not;
For Thou, our God, art love.

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1 LET children to their God draw near, With rev'rence and with holy fear; Let every knee before Him bend,

Our Judge, our Saviour, and our Friend.

2 Lord, may thy mercies great and free
Fill us with gratitude to Thee;

And still, as through the world we go,
More of these mercies may we know.

3 Far from our hearts, O Lord, remove
The evil thoughts that sinners love,
And give us wisdom, day by day,
To choose the straight and narrow way.

4 In times of sickness, times of health,
In times of poverty or wealth,
And in our last and dying hour,
Save us by thine Almighty power

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