He help d us again and again,
Or where before now had we been ?
3 His gospel throughout the long year,
From Sabbath to Sabbath he gave.
How oft has he met with us here,
And shown himself mighty to save !
His candlestick has been removed
From churches once privileged thus ;
But though we unworthy have proved,
It still is continued to us.
4 For so many mercies received,
Alas ! what returns have we made ?
His Spirit we often have grieved,
And evil for good have repaid.
How well it becomes us to cry
" Oh! who is a God like to thee ?
Who passest iniquities by,
And plungest them deep in the sea ! "
5 To Jesus, who sits on the throne,
Our best hallelujahs we bring.
To thee it is owing alone
That we are permitted to sing.
Assist us, we pray, to lament
The sins of the year that is past ;
And grant that the next may be spent
Far more to thy praise than the last.
42.
Another.
1 LET hearts and tongues unite,
And loud thanksgivings raise :
Tis duty, mingled with delight,
To sing the Saviour s praise.
2 To him we owe our breath,
He took us from the womb,
Which else had shut us up in death,
And proved an early tomb.
