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HARRISBURG, ON THE FOURTH OF AUGUST, 1832,

JOHN WEINBRENNER, Pastor.

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No. t.

RE AT Sov'reign of the earth and skj 3$" And Lord of all below ; Before thy glorious majesty, Ten thousand seraphs bow. 2 Yet thou art not oonfin'd above,

Thy presence knows no bound ^ Where'er thy praying people meet- There thou art always found. 3 Behold, a temple rais'd for thee

O meet thy people here ; Here, O thou King of saints, reside, And in thy church appear. 4 "Within these walls, let holy peace,

And love and concord dwell ; Here give the troubled conscience ease* The wounded spirit heal. 5 Here, may salvation be proclaim'd,

By thy most precious blood ; And sinners know the joyful sounds And own the Saviour, God. 6 Here, may a num'rous crowd arise?

To bow before thy throne, Here may their songs salute the skieSj To ages yet unborn.

7 £0 thou, whose presence fills all space?

Whom heav'n and earth adore ; Make this thy church, thy dwelling place. Till time shall be no more/]

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No. 2.

ND will the great eternal God On earth establish his abode I

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And will be from his radiant throne* Avow our temples for his own ?

2 [We bring the tribute of our praise* And sing that condescending grace, Which to our notes will lend an ear, And cal! us, sinful mortals near.]

How pleasant, how divinely fair, O TiOrd of hosts, thy dwellings are There we behold thy gracious rays, And seek thy face and learn thy praise,

4 These walls we to thy honor raise ; Long may they echo with thy praise. And thou, descending, fill the place Writh choicest tokens of thy grace.

5 Here let the great Redeemer reign, With all the graces of his train; While pow'r divine his word attends To conquer foes and cheer his friends,

6 And in the great decisive day, When God the nations shall survey, May it before the world appear, That crowds were born to glory here» .

No. 3.

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 controulg^ Sustains, or sinks the distant poles. 2 To earth he bends his throne* His throne of grace divine; Wide is his boun-ty knowa>

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And wide his glories shine : Fair Salem, still his chosen rest, Is with his smiles and presence blest, 3

Grea+ King of £lory, come,

And with thv favour crown

This temple as *hv dome,

This people as thy 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 celestial jays 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 hoarc^ With sacred joy and sweet accord) 6

Here may unborn sons

And daughters sound thy praise;

And shine, like polish M stones

Thro' long succeeding days: Here, Lord, display thy saving pow'r While temples stand, and men adore.

No. 4.

MY soul, how lovely is the place To which thy Mni resets ! 'Tis heav'n to see his smiling fa ces Tho1 in his earthly courts»

My heart and flesh cry out for thee, w nile far from thine abode \

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When shall I tread thy courts and see My Saviour and my God ?

3 With his rich gifts, the heavenly Dove

Descends and fills the place, While Christ reveals his wond'rous love^ And sheds abroad his grace.

4 There, mighty God, thy words declare

The secrets of thy will : And still we seek thy mercies there* And sing thy praises stilK

No. 5.

1 "BRETHREN, how lovely is the place jLB To which the Lord resorts !

Tis heav'n to see his smiling face^ Tho' in his earthly courts.

2 To sit one day beneath his eye. And hear his gracious voice, Exceeds a whole eternity Employ 'd in carnal joys.

3 Lord at thy threshold I would wait; While Jesus is within,

Rather than fill a throne of state Among the tents of sin.

4 Could I command the spacious land, And the more boundless sea,

Eor une biessM hour at thy right hand, IM give them both away.

No. 6.

Lord, our languid souls inspire^ For here, we trust, thou art 1

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Send down a coal of heav'nl y fire. To warm each waiting heart.

% Dear Shepherd of thy people, hear, Thy presence now display ; As thou hast giv'n a place for pray'r, So give us hearts to pray.

§ Show us some token of thy love, Our fainting hope to raise ; And pour thy blessings from above, That we may render praise.

4 Within these walls let holy peace, And love, and concord dwell ; Here give the troubled conscience ease, The wounded spirit heal.

6 The feeling heart, the melting eye,

The humbled mind bestow ; And shine upon us from on high, To make our graces grow !

% May we in faith receive thv word, In faith present our pray'rs ; And, in the presence of our Lord, Unbosom all our cares

7 And may the Gospel's joyful sound,

Enforc'd by mighty grace, Awaken many sinners round, To come and fill the place.

J. &. WlESTLING, PrINTE%