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HYMN 96. C.M.
For Morning and Evening. (cont.)

4	For death stands ready at the door,    To take our lives away.
5	Our breath is forfeited by sin,    To God's avenging law; We own thy grace, immortal King!    In ev'ry gasp we draw.
6	God is our sun, whose daily light    Our joy and safety brings; Our feeble flesh lies safe at night,    Beneath his shady wings.

HYMN 97. S.M.
Lord's day morning.

1	WELCOME sweet day of rest,    That saw the Lord arise; Welcome to this reviving breast,    And these rejoicing eyes!
2	The King himself comes near,    And feasts his saints to-day; Here we may sit, and see him here,    And love, and praise, and pray.
3	One day amidst the place,    Where my great God hath been, Is sweeter than ten thousand days    Of pleasurable sin.
4	My willing soul would stay    In such a frame as this; And sing, and bear herself away    To everlasting bliss.

HYMN 98. C.M.
Lord's day evening.

1	FREQUENT the day of God returns    To shed its quick'ning beams: And yet how slow devotion burns!    How languid arc its Haines!

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HYMN 98. C.M.
Lord's day evening. (cont.)

2	Accept our faint attempts to love,    Our frailties, Lord, forgive: We would be like thy saints above,    And praise thee while we live.
3	Increase, O Lord, our faith and hope,    And fit us to ascend, Where the assembly ne'er breaks up,    The sabbath ne'er shall end;
4	There we shall breathe in heav'nly air,    With heav'nly lustre shine; Before the throne of God appear,    And feast on love divine.

HYMN 99. S.M.
The gospel Ministry.

1	HOW beauteous are their feet,    Who stand on Zion's hill; Who bring salvation on their tongues,    And words of peace reveal!
2	How charming is their voice,    How sweet the tidings are! "Zion, behold thy Saviour-King,    "He reigns and triumphs here."
3	How happy are our ears,    That hear this joyful sound; Which kings and prophets waited for,    And sought, but never found!
4	How blessed are our eyes,    That see this heav'nly light! Prophets and kings desir'd it long,    But died without the sight.
5	The watchmen join their voice,    And tuneful notes employ; Jerusalem breaks forth in songs,    And deserts learn the joy.