The Book of Common Prayer

2 With troubles worn, with pain oppress'd, to thee I cry'd, and thou didst save; Thou did'st support my finking hopes, my life did'st refcue from the grave. 3 Wherefore, ye Saints! rejoice with me," with me fing praises to the Lord; Call all his goodness to your mind, and all his faithfulness record. 4 His anger is but short; his love which is our life, hath certain stay; Grief may continue for a night, but joy returns with rising day! 5 Then what I vow'd in my distress, in happier hours I now will give, And strive, that in my grateful verse his praises may forever live. 6 To Father, Son, and Holy Ghost, the bleft and undivided Three, The one fole Giver of all life, glory and praise for ever be.

HYMN XXV.

FUNERAL CONSOLATIONS. EAR what the voice from heav'n declares to those in Christ who die! "Releas'd from all their earthly cares, "they reign with him on high." 2 Then, why lament departed friends, or shake at death's alarms? Death's but the servant Jesus sends to call us to his arms.

3 If fin be pardon'd we're secure,
death hath no sting befide;
The law gave fin its strength and pow'r;
but, Chrift, our ranfom, died!
4 The graves of all his faints he bless'd,
when in the grave he lay;
And rising thence, their hopes he rais'd
to everlasting day!

5 Then joyfully, while life we have,
to Christ, our life, we'll fing-
" Where is thy victory, O grave?
" and where, O death, thy sting?"

HYMN XXVI.

CHRIST's Commission to preach the GOSPEL.

St. Matth. Chap. x.

O forth, ye

Heralds, in my Name,
sweetly the Gospel trumpet found;

The glorious Jubilee proclaim,
where'er the human race is found.

2 The joyful news to all impart,
and teach them where falvation lies;
With care bind up the broken heart,
and wipe the tears from weeping eyes.
3 Be wife as ferpents where you go,

but harmless as the peaceful dove,
And let your heav'n taught conduct show
that ye're commission'd from above.

4 Freely from me ye have receiv'd,
freely, in love, to others give;
Thus thall your doctrines be believ'd,
and, by your labours, finners live.
HYMN XXVII.

The fame COMMISSION, from St. Mark, xvi. 15,5c
and from St. Matth. xxviii. 18, &c.
O preach my Gospel, faith the Lord,
"bid the whole earth my grace receive;

"Explain to them my facred Word,
" bid them believe, obey, and live !
"I'll make my great commiffion known,
" and ye shall prove my Gospel true,
"By all the works that I have done,
"and all the wonders ye shall do.
"Go heal the fick, go raise the dead,
"go cast out devils in my Name;
"Nor let my Prophets be afraid,

"though Greeks reproach, and Jews blafpheme.
"While thus ye follow my commands,
"I'm with you till the world shall end;
"All pow'r is trusted in my hands;.
"I can destroy, and can defend."
5 He spake, and light shone round his head;
on a bright cloud to heav'n he rode!

They to the farthest nations spread
the grace of their afcended God.

THE END.

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