HYMN XXVII. S. M.

1 How pleasant the repast
These elements afford!

And in partaking them we hold
Communion with our Lord.

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may the bread and wine
Maintain our fainting breath,
By union with our living Lord,
And interest in his death!

3 Our heavenly Father calls

Christ and his members one; We are the children of his love, And he the first born son.

4 We are but several parts

Of the same broken bread: One body hath its several limbs, But Jesus is the head.

5 Let all our powers be joined, His glorious name to raise ; Pleasure and love fill every mind

And tune each voice to praise.

HYMN XXVIII. S. M.

1 JESUS, the friend of man,
Invites us round his board ;
The welcome summons we obey,
And own our gracious Lord.

2 Here we survey that love

Which spoke in every breath,

Which crowned each action of his life,
And triumphed in his death.

3 Here, with our highest powers,
O let his name be sung;
Let gratitude fill every heart,
And flow from every tongue.

4 Let praise be our employ

While life and breath remain ; And, when we soar to worlds of joy, We'll raise a nobler strain.

HYMN XXIX. C. M.

The love of God in the Gospel.

1 LORD, we adore thy boundless grace,
The heights and depths unknown
Of pardon, life, and joy, and peace,
In thy beloved son.

2 Come, all ye pining, hungry poor,
The Saviour's bounty taste;
Behold a never-failing store
For every willing guest.

3 Here shall your numerous wants receive
A free, a full supply;
He has unmeasured bliss to give,
And joys that never die.

4 Lord, bring unwilling souls to thee
By thy resistless power;

Thy boundless grace let rebels see,
And at thy feet adore!

HYMN XXX. S. M.

"The kingdom of God is within you.”

1 LORD, let thy kingdom come!
Let thy good spirit find

A calm abode, a peaceful home,
A temple, in our mind.

2 In us reveal thy laws,

And teach us all thy will,
That we, devoted to thy cause,
Thy pleasure may fulfil.

3 Rule constantly within:

Thy gracious power make known: Destroy the last remains of sin,

And claim us for thine own.

4 Let peace, and joy, and love,
Be fully, freely, given ;

And may our every grace improve,
Till we are fit for heaven.

HYMN XXXI. C. M.

The invitation accepted.

1 LORD, we thy invitation hear,
And come with willing feet:
Pleased at thy table to appear,
Our Saviour there to meet.

2 We share the pledges of thy love,
And taste the rich repast;

How kind the endearing tokens prove;
Long may their pleasures last!

3 Salvation's flowing cup we take,
And thankful tribute pay:
O may the cheering draught we make
Health to our souls convey!

4 The nourishment thy feasts afford
Shall the full stature give

Of perfect men in Christ our Lord,
That we with him may live.