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CHURCH MEETINGS.
2 Still let the heavenly fire endure,
Fervent and vigorous, true and pure ;
Let every heart and every hand
Join in the dear fraternal band.
3 Celestial Dove, descend and bring
The smiling blessings on thy wing,
And make us taste those sweets below,
Which in the blissful mansions grow.
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A review of primitive days.
1 HT HE Christians of old, united in one,
1 As sheep in a fold were never alone,
As birds of a feather they flocked to then
nest,
And sheltered together in Jesus’s breast:
2 However employed, their joy was the same,
They never were cloyed in hymning the
Lamb;
Their sole recreation to sing of his praise,
And publish salvation by Jesus’s grace.
3 Small learning they had, and wanted no
more,
Not many could read, but all could adore ;
No help from the college or school they re­
ceived,
Content with his knowledge in whom they
believed.
4 No riches had they but riches of grace,
No fondness for play or passion for praise,
No moments of leisure for trifling employs.
Possessed of the treasure in God to rejoice.
E Men, in their own eyes were children again,
And children were wise and solid as men .
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