1 CHILDREN of the heavenly King,
As ye journey, sweetly sing;
Sing your Saviour's worthy praise,
Glorious in his works and ways.
2 Ye are traveling home to God
In the way the fathers trod;
They are happy now, and ye
Soon their happiness shall see.
3 Shout, ye little flock, and blest!
You on Jesus' throne shall rest;
There your seat is now prepared;
There your kingdom and reward.
4 Fear not, brethren; joyful stand
On the borders of your land;
Jesus Christ, your Father's Son,
Bids you undismayed go on.
5 Lord, submissive make us go,
Gladly leaving all below;
Only thou our Leader be,
And we still will follow thee.

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1 Tim. 6 12.

1 MUCH in sorrow, oft in woe,
Onward, Christians, onward go;
Fight the fight; and worn with strife,
Steep with tears the bread of life.

2 Onward, Christians, onward go;
Join the war, and face the foe;
Faint not much doth yet remain ;
Dreary is the long campaign.

3 Shrink not, Christians-will ye yield?
Will ye quit the battle-field?
Fight till all the conflict 's o'er,
Nor your foes shall rally more.

4 But, when loud the trumpet blown,
Speaks their forces overthrown,
Christ, your Captain, shall bestow
Crowns to grace the conqueror's brow.

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1 CHRISTIAN, let your heart be glad!
March, in heavenly armor clad;
Fight! nor think the battle long;
Victory soon will tune your song.
2 Let not sorrow dim your eye;
Soon shall every tear be dry:
Let not fears your course impede;
Great your strength, if great your need.

3 Onward then to battle move!

More than conqu'ror you shall prove; Though opposed by many a foe, Christian soldier, onward go!

1 HOLY Father, thou hast taught me I should live to thee alone;

Year by year thy hand hath brought me On through dangers oft unknown. When I wandered, thou hast found me; When I doubted, sent me light, Still thine arm has been around me, All my paths were in thy sight. 2 In the world will foes assail me, Craftior, stronger far than I; And the strife may never fail me, Well I know, before I die. Therefore, Lord, I come, believing

Thou canst give the power I need; Through the prayer of faith receiving Strength-the Spirit's strength, indeed. 3 I would trust in thy protection,

Wholly rest upon thine arm;
Follow wholly thy direction,
Thou, mine only guard from harm!
Keep me from mine own undoing,
Help me turn to thee when tried,
Still my footsteps, Father, viewing,
Keep me ever at thy side!

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Isaiah 60: 18.

1 HEAR what God, the Lord, hath spoken;
O my people, faint and few,
Comfortless, afflicted, broken,
Fair abodes I build for you;
Scenes of heartfelt tribulation

Shall no more perplex your ways;
You shall name your walls "Salvation,"
And your gates shall all be "Praise."
2 There, like streams that feed the garden,
Pleasures without end shall flow;
For the Lord, your faith rewarding,
All his bounty shall bestow.
Still in undisturbed possession

Peace and righteousness shall reign;
Never shall you feel oppression,
Hear the voice of war again.
3 Ye, no more your suns descending,
Waning moons no more shall see,
But, your griefs forever ending,

Find eternal noon in me.
God shall rise, and shining o'er you,
Change to day the gloom of night;
He, the Lord, shall be your Glory,
God your everlasting Light.

WESTMINSTER. 8s & 7s.

Very near thee; press thou on.

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1 ONWARD, Christian, though the region Where thou art be drear and lone; God has set a guardian legion

Very near thee; press thou on. 2 Listen, Christian; their hosanna

Rolleth o'er thee: "God is love," Write upon thy red-cross banner, "Upward ever; heaven's above." 3 By the thorn-road, and none other, Is the mount of vision won; Tread it without shrinking, brother; Jesus trod it; press thou on. 4 Be this world the wiser, stronger, For thy life of pain and peace, While it needs thee; oh! no longer Pray thou for thy quick release. 5 Pray thou, Christian, daily rather, That thou be a faithful son; By the prayer of Jesus, "Father, Not my will, but thine, be done."

1 CALL Jehovah thy salvation,

Rest beneath th' Almighty's shade; In his secret habitation

Dwell, and never be dismayed!

2 There no tumult can alarm thee,
Thou shalt dread no hidden snare;
Guile nor violence can harm thec,
In eternal safeguard there.

3 He shall charge his angel legions
Watch and ward o'er thee to keep,
Though thouwalk through hostile regions,
Though in desert wilds thou sleep.

4 Since, with firm and pure affection,
Thou on God hast set thy love,
With the wings of his protection
He shall shield thee from above.

5 Thou shalt call on him in trouble,
He will hearken, he will save;
Here, for grief reward thec double,
Crown with life beyond the grave.

1 SOMETIMES a light surprises
The Christian while he sings;

It is the Lord, who rises
With healing in his wings:
When comforts are declining,
He grants the soul again
A season of clear shining,
To cheer it after rain.

2 In holy contemplation,

We sweetly then pursue
The theme of God's salvation,
And find it ever new:
Set free from present sorrow,
We cheerfully can say,
Let the unknown to-morrow
Bring with it what it may.

3 It can bring with it nothing,

But he will bear us through;
Who gives the lilies clothing,

Will clothe his people too:
Beneath the spreading heavens,
No creature but is fed;
And he who feeds the ravens,

Will give his children bread.

4 Though vine nor fig-tree neither, Their wonted fruit should bear, Though all the fields should wither, Nor flocks nor herds be there;

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Yet God the same abiding,
His praise shall tune my voice,
For while in him confiding,
I cannot but rejoice.

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1 IN heavenly love abiding,
No change my heart shall fear,
And safe is such confiding,
For nothing changes here:
The storm may roar without me,
My heart may low be laid,
But God is round about me,
And can I be dismayed?
2 Wherever he may guide me,
No want shall turn me back;
My Shepherd is beside me,

And nothing can I lack:
His wisdom ever waketh,
His sight is never dim:
He knows the way he taketh,
And I will walk with him.
3 Green pastures are before me,
Which yet I have not seen;
Bright skies will soon be o'er me,
Where darkest clouds have been:
My hope I cannot measure;

My path to life is free;
My Saviour has my treasure,
And he will walk with me.