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HYMN 99. S.M.
The gospel Ministry. (cont.)

6	The Lord makes bare his arm    Thro' all the earth abroad; Let ev'ry nation now behold    Their Saviour and their God.

HYMN 100. P.M.
At the forming of a Church.

1	GREAT Father of mankind,    We bless that wondrous grace,    Which could for Gentiles find    Within thy courts a place; How kind the care our God displays, For us to raise a house of prayer!
2	Tho' once estranged far,    We now approach the throne;    For Jesus brings us near,    And makes our cause his own: Strangers no more, to thee we come, And find our home, and rest secure.
3	To thee our souls we join,    And love thy sacred name;    No more our own, but thine,    We triumph in thy claim: Our Father King, thy cov'nant grace Our souls embrace, thy titles sing.
4	Here in thy house we feast    On dainties all divine;    And while such sweets we taste,    With joy our faces shine: Incense shall rise from flames of love, And God approve the sacrifice.
5	May all the nations throng    To worship in thy house!    And thou attend the song,    And smile upon their vows:

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HYMN 100. P.M.
At the forming of a Church. (cont.)

5	Indulgent still, till earth conspire To join the choir on Zion's hill.

HYMN 101. P.M.
On opening a place of worship.

1	IN sweet exalted strains,    The King of glory praise;    O'er heav'n and earth he reigns,    Thro' everlasting days: He, with a nod, the world controls, Sustains or sinks the distant poles.
2	To earth he bends his throne,    His throne of grace divine;    Wide is his bounty known,    And wide his glories shine: Fair Salem, still his chosen rest, Is with his smiles and presence blest.
3	Then, King of glory, come,    And with thy favour crown    This Temple as thy dome,    This people as thine own: Beneath this roof, O! deign to show How God can dwell with men below.
4	Here may thine ears attend    Our interceding cries;    And grateful praise ascend    All fragrant to the skies: Here may thy word melodious sound, And spread the joys of heav'n around.
5	Here, may th' attentive throng    Imbibe thy truth and love;    And converts join the song    Of Seraphim above: And willing crowds surround thy board With sacred joy, and sweet accord.