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Mar Saba (Hebron). 77.77.88.

JOSEPH BARNBY.

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Into Thy hands I commit my spirit: Thou hast redeemed me, O Lord God of truth.-Ps. xxxi. 5.

P 591 NOW the labourer's task is o'er;

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Now the battle day is past; cr Now upon the farther shore Lands the voyager at last. Father, in Thy gracious keeping Leave we now Thy servant sleeping. cr2 There the tears of earth are dried; There its hidden things are clear; There the work of life is tried By a juster Judge than here. p Father, in Thy gracious keeping Leave we now Thy servant sleeping.

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p Father, in Thy gracious keeping Leave we now Thy servant sleeping.

mf4 There no more the powers of hell Can prevail to mar their peace; Christ the Lord shall guard them well, He Who died for their release. Father, in Thy gracious keeping Leave we now Thy servant sleeping,

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5 "Earth to earth, and dust to dust," Calmly now the words we say, Leaving him to sleep in trust cr Till the resurrection-day. p Father, in Thy gracious keeping Leave we now Thy servant sleeping.

Amen.

JOHN ELLERTON.

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It is sown a natural body; it is raised a spiritual body.-1 Cor. xv. 44.

mf 592 YE principalities and powers

That never tasted death,
Witness from your high heavenly

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Our act of Christian faith.

Type of decay and vanity,

In weakness and in shame. cr 4 It shall arise a holy shrine Of glory, beauty, might, Fit for a spirit made divine,All purity, all light.

dim 2 Tho' tears will fall and hearts are stirred,
We know in whom we trust;
And, confident in His sure word,

We bear the "dust to dust."

3 We sow this seed in earth to die, In the great Master's name:

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I.-DEATH OF A MINISTER.

Him that overcometh will I make a pillar in the temple of my God, and he shall go no more out.

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Rev. iii. 12.

CAPTAIN and Saviour of the dim 3 We thank Thee that the wayworn

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The purified and ransomed soul.
Hath entered into rest.

4 We bless Thee that his humble.love
Hath met with such regard!
We bless Thee for his blessedness,
And for his rich reward. Amen.
G. RAWSON.

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Well done, good and faithful servant, enter thou into the joy of thy Lord.-Matt. xxv. 21.

mf 595"SERVANT of God, well done;

Rest from thy loved employ;

The battle fought, the victory won,
Enter thy Master's joy:"

dim 2 The voice at midnight came,
He started up to hear;

A mortal arrow pierced his frame :
He fell, but felt no fear.

3 At midnight came the cry,

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"To meet thy God prepare; He woke, and caught his Captain's eye;. cr Then, strong in faith and prayer,

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His spirit with a bound

Burst its encumbering clay;

His tent, at sunrise, on the ground
A darkened ruin lay.

mf 5 The pains of death are past,
Labour and sorrow cease,

And life's long warfare closed at last,
His soul is found in peace.

f 6 Soldier of Christ, well done;
Praise be thy new employ;

And, while eternal ages run,

Rest in thy Saviour's joy. Amen.

JAMES MONTGOMERY.

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A-men.

God shall wipe away all tears from their eyes.-Rev. xxi. 4.

mf 596 SAFELY, safely gathered in,

No more sorrow, no more sin,
No more childish griefs and fears,
No more sadness, no more tears;
p For the life so young and fair,
Now hath passed from earthly care;
God Himself the soul will keep,
Giving His beloved sleep.
mf2 Safely, safely gathered in,

Free from sorrow, free from sin,
Passed beyond all grief and pain,
Death, for Thee, is truest gain;

p For our loss we must not weep, Nor our loved one long to keep From the home of rest and peace, Cr Where all sin and sorrow cease. mf3 Safely, safely gathered in,

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No more sorrow, no more sin :
God has saved from weary strife
In its dawn, this young fresh life;
It awaits us now above,
Resting in the Saviour's love;
f Jesus, grant that we may meet
There adoring at Thy feet. Amen.
HENRIETTA O. DOBREE.

The Long Home. 78.78.77.

Sir ARTHUR SULLIVAN,
Mus. Doc.

Amen.

He shall gather the lambs with His arms, and carry them in His bosom.-Isa, xl. 10.

2 597 TENDER Shepherd, Thou hast

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Lovingly Thou dost receive it;

Clothed in robes of spotless white
Now it dwells with Thee in light.
p 3 Ah, Lord Jesu, grant that we
There may live where it is living,
And the blissful pastures see
That its heavenly food are giving,
Lost awhile our treasured love,
Gained for ever safe above.

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Amen. J. W. MEINHOLD,

tr. by c. WINKWORTH.

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DEATH AND THE GRAVE: DEATH OF A CHILD.

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