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LAUDES DOMINI
A SELECTION OF SPIRITUAL SONGS ANCIENT & MODERN
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The books of the Laudes Domini Series are now offered to the Christian public for use in all the departments of re- ligious work and devotion : I. Laudes Domini for the Church and the Choir; II. Laudes Domini abridged for Chapels and smaller Churches, for High Schools, Colleges, and Seminaries ; III. Laudes Domini for the Prayer-Meet- ing ; IV. Laudes Domini for the Sunday School. It is believed that the use of such a series of Manuals in the sing- ing of the people, young and old together, will at once ele- vate the taste and increase the interest of all.
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The Publishers deem it necessary to call attention to the fact that in addition to the many tunes, musical arrangements, hymns and adaptations in this volume owned and copy- righted by them, many others are used by the permission of other publishers and owners of the copyrights. Among these are Nos. 62, 280, 286, 298, 299, 300, 318, 341, 384, 442, 448, by Drs. Bradbury, Lowry and Doane, belonging to Messrs. Biglow & Main. All rights of republication are reserved, and will be defended by the owners of the copyrights.
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OUR Father which art in heaven, hallowed be Thy Name, Thy king- dom come, Thy will be done in earth as it is in HEAVEN ; GIVE us this day our daily bread, and forgive us our debts, as we forgive our debtors; and lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil; for Thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, for ever. Amen.
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C^OD spake all these words, saying, I am the Lord thy God, which have brought thee ^ out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of bondage.
I. — Thou shalt have no other gods before Me.
II. — Thou shalt not make unto thee any graven image, or any likeness of any thing that is in heaven above, or that is in the earth beneath, or that is in the water under the earth : thou shalt not bow down thyself to them, nor serve them : for I the Lord thy God am a jealous God, visiting the iniquity of the fathers upon the children unto the third and fourth generation of them that hate Me ; and showing mercy unto thou- sands of them that love Me, and keep My commandments.
III. — Thou shalt not take the Name of the Lord thy God in vain ; for the Lord will not hold him guiltless that taketh His Name in vain.
IV. — Remember the Sabbath-day, to keep it holy. Six days shalt thou labor, and do all thy work: but the seventh day is the Sabbath of the Lord thy God; in it thou shalt not do any work, thou, nor thy son, nor thy daughter, thy man-servant, nor thy maid-servant, nor thy cattle, nor thy stranger that is within thy gates; for in six days the Lord made heaven and earth, the sea, and all that in them is, and rested the seventh day : wherefore the Lord blessed the Sabbath-day, and hallowed it.
V. — Honor thy father and thy mother : that thy days may be long upon the land which the Lord thy God giveth thee.
VI.— Thou shalt not kill.
VII. — Thou shalt not commit adultery.
VIII. — Thou shalt not steal.
IX. — Thou shalt not bear false witness against thy neighbor.
X. — Thou shalt not covet thy neighbor's house, thou shalt not coA'et thy neighbor's wife, nor his man-servant, nor his maid-servant, nor his ox. nor his ass, nor any thing that is thy neighbor's.
Hear also what our Lord Jesus Christ saith : Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind. This is the first and great commandment. And the second is like unto it : Thou shalt love thy neighbor as thyself. On these two commandments hang all the law and the prophets.
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BLESSED are the poor in spirit : for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. Blessed are they that mourn : for they shall be comforted. Blessed are the meek : for they shall inherit the earth.
Blessed are they which do hunger and thirst after righteousness : for they shall be filled. Blessed are the merciful : for they shall obtain mercy. Blessed are the pure in heart : for they shall see God.
Blessed are the peacemakers : for they shall be called the children of God. Blessed are they which are persecuted for righteousness' sake : for theirs is the king- dom of heaven. Blessed are ye, when men shall revile you, and persecute you, And shall say all manner of evil against you falsely, for my sake. Rejoice, and be exceeding glad : for great is your reward in heaven: For so persecuted they the prophets which were before you.
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I BELIEVE in God the Father Almighty, Maker of heaven and earth ; And in Jesus Christ, His only Son our Lord; who was conceived by the Holy Ghost, born of the Virgin Mary, suffered under Pontius Pilate, was crucified, dead, and buried ; He descended into hell ; the third day He rose again from the dead ; He ascended into heaven, and sitteth at the right hand of God the Father Almighty ; from thence He shall come to judge the quick and the dead.
I believe in the Holy Ghost; the Holy Catholic Church, the communion of saints: the forgiveness of sins; the resurrection of the body; and the life everlasting. Amen
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The following selections from the Psalms are arranged to be read by the Minister and the People responsively, according to their original structure and design. The principle of parallelism, which lies at the basis of Hebrew poetry, is strictly observed; as Ewald beautifully expresses it, " The rapid stroke as of alternate wings, the heaving and sinking as of the troubled heart."
The lines printed in the Roman letter are to be read by the Minister.
The lines set inward from the margin, and printed in Italics, are to be read by the People.
The lines printed in small Capitals are to be read by the Minister and the People, together.
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LESSON 1. Psalm I.
J-' i N~or standeth in the way of sinners, N~or sitteth in the seat of the scornful.
"QLESSED is the man that walketh not in the counsel of the ungodly, I Wo iNo
2 But his delight is in the law of the Lord ;
And in Ms latv doth he meditate day and night.
3 And he shall be like a tree planted by the rivers of water,
That bringeth forth his fruit in his season ; His leaf also shall not wither ; And whatsoever he doeth shall prosper.
4 The ungodly are not so :
But are like the chaff which the wind driveth away.
5 Therefore the ungodly shall not stand in the judgment,
Nor sinners in the congregation of the righteous.
6 For the Lord knoweth the way of the righteous :
But the way of the ungodly shall perish.
Psalm II.
WHY do the heathen rage, And the people imagine a vain thing ?
2 The kings of the earth set themselves,
( And the rulers take counsel together,
\ Against the Lord and against his Anointed, saying,
3 Let us break their bands asunder,
And cast away their cords from us.
THE PSALTER.
4 He that sitteth in the heavens shall laugh :
The Lord shall have them in derision.
5 Then shall he speak unto them in his wrath,
And vex them in his sore displeasure. 0 Yet have I set my king
Upon my holy hill of Zion. 7(1 will declare the decree : t The Lord hath said unto me, Thou art my son ;
This day have I begotten thee.
8 Ask of me, and I shall give thee the heathen for thine inheritance,
And the uttermost parts of the earth for thy possession.
9 Thou shalt break them with a rod of iron ;
Thou shalt dash them in pieces like a potter's vessel.
10 Be wise now therefore, O ye kings :
Be instructed, ye judges of the earth.
11 Serve the Lord with fear, And rejoice with trembling.
12 | Kiss the Son, lest he be angry, and ye perish from the way, When his wrath is kindled but a little.
Blessed are all they that put their trust in him.
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Psalm III.
LORD, how are they increased that trouble me ! Many are they that rise tip against me.
2 Many there be which say of my soul,
There is no help for him in God.
3 But thou, 0 LORD, art a shield for me ;
My glory, and the lifter up of mine head.
4 I cried unto the Lord with my voice,
And he heard me out of his holy hill.
5 I laid me down and slept ;
I awaked ; for the Lord sustained me. '
6 I will not be afraid of ten thousands of people,
That have set themselves against me round about.
7 ( Arise, 0 Lord ; save me, 0 my God :
I For thou hast, smitten all mine enemies upon the cheek bone ; Thou hast broken the teeth of the ungodly.
8 Salvation belongeth unto the Lord ;
Thy blessing is upon thy people.
LESSON 2.
LESSON 2. Psalm IV.
i TTEAR me when I call, 0 God of my righteousness: ( A-lThou hast enlarged me when I was in distress; Have mercy upon me and hear my prayer.
2 0 ye sons of men, how long will ye turn my glory into shame?
How Jong will ye love vanity, and seek after leasing t
3 But know that the Lord hath set apart him that is godly for himself:
The Lord mil hear when I call unto him.
4 Stand in awe, and sin not :
Commune with your own heart upon your bed, and be still.
5 Offer the sacrifices of righteousness,
And put your trust in the Lord.
6 There may be many that say, Who will shew us any good !
Lord, lift thou up the light of thy countenance upon us.
7 Thou hast put gladness in my heart,
More than in the time that their corn and their wine increased.
8 I will both lay me down in peace and sleep :
For thou, Lord, only mahest me dwell in safety.
Psalm V.
GIVE ear to my words, O Lord ; Consider my meditation.
2 Hearken unto the voice of my cry, my King and my God :
For unto thee will I pray.
3 My voice shalt thou hear in the morning, 0 Lord ;
In the morning will I direct my prayer unto thee, and will look up.
4 For thou art not a God that hath pleasure in wickedness :
Neither shall evil dwell ivith thee.
5 The foolish shall not stand in thy sight :
Thou hatest all workers of iniquity.
6 Thou shalt destroy them that speak leasing :
The Lord will abhor the bloody and deceitful man.
7 But as for me, I will come into thy house in the multitude of thy mercy
And in thy fear will I worship toward thy holy temple.
6 THE PSALTER.
8 Lead me, 0 Lord, in thy righteousness, because of mine enemies :
Make thy way straight before my face.
9 For there is no faithfulness in their mouth ; their inward part is very wickedness.
Their throat is an open sepulchre ; they flatter with their tongue.
10 Destroy thou them, O God ; let them fall by their own counsels ;
Cast them out in the multitude of their transgressions ; for they have rebelled against thee.
11 ( But let all those that put their trust in thee rejoice :
1 Let them ever shout for joy, because thou defendest them : Let them also that love thy name be joyful in thee.
12 For then, Lord, wilt bless the righteous ;
With favour wilt thou compass him as with a shield.
LESSON 3. Psalm VIII.
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\ ^How excellent is thy name in all the earth ! Who hast set thy glory above the heavens.
2 i Out of the mouth of babes and sucklings hast thou ordained strength, I Because of thine enemies,
That thou might est still the enemy and the avenger.
3 When I consider thy heavens, the work of thy fingers,
The moon and the stars, which thou hast ordained ;
4 What is man, that thou art mindful of him ?
And the son of man, that thou visitest him f
5 For thou hast made him a little lower than the angels,
And hast crowned him with glory and honour.
6 Thou madest him to have dominion over the works of thy hands;
Thou hast put all things under his feet :
7 All sheep and oxen,
Yea, and the beasts of the field ;
8 The fowl of the air, and the fish of the sea.
And whatsoever passeth through the paths of the seas.
9 0 Lord, our Lord,
How excellent is thy name in all the earth !
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WILL praise thee, 0 Lord, with my whole heart; I will sheiv forth all thy marvellous works.
LESSON 3. 7
2 I will be glad and rejoice in thee :
I will sing praise to thy name, 0 thou Most High.
3 When mine enemies are turned back,
They shall fall and perish at thy presence.
4 For thou hast maintained my right and my cause ;
Thou safest in the throne judging right.
5 Thou hast rebuked the heathen, thou hast destroyed the wicked,
Thou hast put out their name for ever and ever. G 0 thou enemy, destructions are come to a perpetual end :
And thou hast destroyed cities ; their memorial is perished with them.
7 But the Lord shall endure for ever ;
He hath prepared his throne for judgment.
8 And he shall judge the world in righteousness,
He shall minister judgment to the people in uprightness.
9 The Lord also will be a refuge for the oppressed,
A refuge in times of trouble.
10 And they that know thy name will put their trust in thee :
For thou, Lord, hast not forsaken them that seek thee.
11 Sing praises to the Lord, which dwelleth in Zion :
Declare among the people his doings.
12 "When he maketh inquisition for blood, he remembereth them :
He forgetteth not the cry of the humble.
13 Have mercy upon me, 0 Lord ; consider my trouble which I suffer of them
that hate me, Thou that liftest me up from the gates of death :
14 That I may shew forth all thy praise in the gates of the daughter of Zion :
I will rejoice in thy salvation.
15 The heathen are sunk down in the pit that they made :
In the net which they hid is their own foot taken.
16 The Lord is known by the judgment which he executeth :
The wicked is snared in the work of his own hands.
17 The wicked shall be turned into hell,
And all the nations that forget God.
18 For the needy shall not always be forgotten :
The expectation of the poor shall not perish for ever.
19 Arise, 0 Lord ; let not man prevail :
Let the heathen be judged in thy sight.
20 Put them in fear, O Lord :
That the nations may know themselves to be but men.
8 THE PSALTER.
LESSON 4.
Psalm XV.
LORD, who shall abide in thy tabernacle ? Who shall dwell in thy holy hill f
2 He that walketh uprightly, and worketh righteousness,
And speaketh the truth in his heart.
3 i He that backbiteth not with his tongue, ) Nor doeth evil to his neighbour,
Nor taketh up a reproach against his neighbour.
4 In whose eyes a vile person is contemned ;
But he honoureth them that fear the Lord. He that sweareth to his own hurt, and changeth not.
5 He that putteth not out his money to usury, Nor taketh reward against the innocent.
He that doeth these things shall never be moved.
Psalm XVI.
PRESERVE me, 0 God : For in thee do I put my trust.
2 0 my soul, thou hast said unto the Lord, Thou art my Lord,
My goodness extendeth not to thee ;
3 But to the saints that are in the earth,
And to the excellent, in whom is all my delight.
4 i Their sorrows shall be multiplied that hasten after another god ( Their drink offerings of blood will I not offer,
Nor take up their names into my lips.
5 The Lord is the portion of mine inheritance and of my cup :
Thou maintainest my lot. G The lines are fallen unto me in pleasant places ; Yea, I have a goodly heritage.
7 I will bless the Lord, who hath given me counsel :
My reins also instruct me in the night seasons.
8 I have set the LORD always before me :
Because he is at my right hand, I shall not be moved.
9 Therefore my heart is glad, and my glory rejoiceth ;
My flesh also shall rest in hope. 10 For thou wilt not leave my soul in bell ;
Neither wilt thou suffer thine Holy One to see corruption.
LESSON 4t.
11 f Thou wilt show me the path of life : thy presence is fulness of joy ; At thy right hand there are pleasures for evermore.
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Psalm XVII.
HEAR the right, 0 Lord, attend unto my cry ; Give ear unto my prayer, that goeth not out of feigned lips. L> Let my sentence come forth from thy presence ; Let thine eyes behold the things that are equal.
3 ( Thou hast proved mine heart ; thou hast visited me in the night ; ( Thou hast tried me, and shalt find nothing :
I am purposed that my mouth shall not transgress.
4 Concerning the works of men,
By the word of thy lips I have Jcept me from the paths of the destroyer.
5 Hold up my goings in thy paths,
That my footsteps slip not.
6 I have called upon thee, for thou wilt hear me, O God :
Incline thine ear unto me and hear my speech.
7 Shew thy marvellous loving kindness, 0 thou that savest by thy right hand
them which put their trust in thee, From those that rise up against them.
8 Keep me as the apple of the eye ;
Hide me under the shadow of thy wings,
9 From the wicked that oppress me,
From my deadly enemies, tvho compass me about.
10 They are enclosed in their own fat :
With their mouth they speak proudly.
11 They have now compassed us in our steps :
They have set their eyes bowing down to the earth ;
12 Like as a lion that is greedy of his prey,
And as it were a young lion lurking in secret places.
13 Arise, 0 Lord, disappoint him, cast him down ;
Deliver my soul from the nicked, which is thy sword:
14 ( From men which are thy hand, 0 Lord, from men of the world,
\ Which have their portion in this life, and whose belly thou fillest with thy ' hid treasure :
They are full of children, and leave the rest of their substance to their babes.
15 As for me, I will behold thy face in righteousness :
I shall be satisfied, when I awake, with thy likeness.
10 THE PSALTER.
LESSON 5.
Psalm XVIII. 1-35.
I WILL love thee, O Lord, my strength. 2 The Lord is my rod-, and my fortress, and my deliverer ; My God, my strength, in whom 1 will trust ;
My buckler, and the horn of my salvation, and my high tower,
3 I will call upon the Lord, who is worthy to he praised :
So shall I be saved from mine enemies.
4 The sorrows of death compassed me,
And the floods of ungodly men made me afraid.
5 The sorrows of hell compassed me about :
The snares of death prevented me. 0 In my distress I called upon the Lord, And cried unto my God : He heard my voice out of his temple, And my cry came before him, even into his ears.
7 Then the earth shook and trembled ;
( The foundations also of the hills moved \ And were shaken, because he was tvroth.
8 ( There went up a smoke out of his nostrils, ( And fire out of his mouth devoured :
Coals were kindled by it.
9 He bowed the heavens also, and came down :
And darkness was under his feet.
10 And he rode upon a cherub, and did fly :
Yea, he did fly upon the wings of the wind.
11 He made darkness his secret place ;
His pavilion round about him were dark waters, and thick clouds of the skies.
12 At the brightness that was before him his thick clouds passed,
Hail stones and coals of fire.
13 ( The Lord also thundered in the heavens, I And the Highest gave his voice ;
Hail stones and coals of fire.
14 Yea, he sent out his arrows, and scattered them ;
And he shot out lightnings, and discomfited them.
15 Then the channels of waters were seen,
And the foundations of the world were discovered, At thy rebuke, 0 Lord,
At the blast of the breath of thy nostrils.
LESSON 5. 11
10 He sent from above, he took me, He drew me out of many waters.
17 He delivered me from my strong enemy,
And from them which hated me: for they were too strong for me.
18 They prevented me in the day of my calamity :
But the Lord was my stay.
19 He brought me forth also into a large place;
He delivered me, because he delighted in me.
20 The Lord rewarded me according to my righteousness :
According to the cleanness of my hands hath he recompensed me.
21 For I have kept the ways of the LORD,
And have not wickedly departed from my God.
22 For all his judgments were before me,
And I did not put away his statutes from me.
23 I was also upright before him,
And I kept myself from mine iniquity.
24 Therefore hath the Lord recompensed me according to my righteousness,
According to the cleanness of my hands in his eyesight.
25 With the merciful thou wilt shew thyself merciful ;
With an upright man thou wilt shew thyself upright ;
26 With the pure thou wilt shew thyself pure ;
And with the fro ward thou wilt shew thyself froward.
27 For thou wilt save the afflicted people;
But wilt bring doivn high looks.
28 For thou wilt light my candle ;
The Lord my God will enlighten my darkness.
29 For by thee I have run through a troop ;
And by my God have I leaped over a wall.
30 As for God, his way is perfect : the word of the Lord is tried :
He is a buckler to all those that trust in him.
31 For who is God save the Lord ?
Or who is a rock save our God f
32 It is God that girdeth me with strength,
And maketh my way perfect.
33 He maketh my feet like hind's feet,
And setteth me upon my high places.
34 He teacheth my hands to war,
So that a bow of steel is broken by mine arms.
35 i Thou hast also given me the shield of thy salvation : I And thy right hand hath holden me up,
And thy gentleness hath made me great.
12 THE PSALTER.
LESSON 6.
Psalm XIX.
THE heavens declare the glory of God ; And the firmament sheweth his handy work.
2 Day unto day uttereth speech,
And night unto night sheweth knowledge.
3 There is no speech nor language,
Where their voice is not heard.
4 Their line is gone out through all the earth,
And their words to the end of the world.
5 i In them hath he set a tabernacle for the sun,
( Which is as a bridegroom coming out of his chamber, And rejoiceth as a strong man to rim a race.
6 i His going forth is from the end of the heaven, I And his circuit unto the ends of it :
And there is nothing hid from the heat thereof.
7 The law of the Lord is perfect, converting the soul :
The testimony of the Lord is sure, making wise the simple.
8 The statutes of the Lord are right, rejoicing the heart :
The commandment of the Lord is pure, enlightening the eyes.
9 The fear of the Lord is clean, enduring for ever :
The judgments of the Lord are true and righteous altogether.
10 More to be desired are they than gold, yea, than much fine gold :
Sweeter also than honey, and the honeycomb.
11 Moreover by them is thy servant, warned : and in keeping of them there is
great reward.
12 Who can understand his errors t cleanse thou me from, secret faults.
13 Keep back thy servant also from presumptuous sins; let them not have
dominion over me : Then shall Ibe upright, and I shallbe innocent 'from the great 'transgression.
14 Let the words of my mouth, and the meditation of my heart, be acceptable
in thy sight, 0 Lord, my strength, and my redeemer.
Psalm XX.
THE Lord hear thee in the day of trouble ; The name of the God of Jacob defend thee ; 2 Send thee help from the sanctuary, And strengthen thee out of Zion :
LESSON 7. 13
3 Remember all thy offerings,
And accept thy burnt sacrifice ;
4 Grant thee according to thine own heart,
And fulfil all thy counsel.
5 ( We will rejoice in thy salvation,
\ And in the name of our God we will set up our banners : The Lord fulfil all thy petitions. G Now know I that the Lord saveth his anointed ; i Re will hear him from his holy heaven \ With the saving strength of Ms right hand.
7 Some trust in chariots, and some in horses :
But we will remember the name of the Lord our God.
8 They are brought down and fallen :
But we are risen, and stand upright.
9 Save, Lord :
Let the king hear us when we call.
' LESSON 7. Psalm XXIII.
THE Lord is my shepherd ; I shall not want.
2 He maketh me to lie down in green pastures :
He leadeth me beside the still waters.
3 He restoreth my soul :
He leadeth me in the paths of righteousness, for Ms name's sake.
4 i Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, ( I will fear no evil : for thou art with me ;
Thy rod and thy staff they comfort me.
5 Thou preparest a table before me in the presence of mine enemies :
Thou anointest my head with oil ; my cup runneth over.
6 Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me all the days of my life :
And I will dwell in the house of the Lord for ever.
Psalm XXIV.
TFHE earth is the Lord's and the fulness thereof; -A- The ivorld, and they that dwell therein. 2 For he hath founded it upon the seas, And established it upon the floods.
14 THE PSALTER.
3 Who shall ascend into the hill of the Lord ?
And who shall stand in his holy place f
4 He that hath clean hands, and a pure heart ;
{ Who hath not lifted up his soul unto vanity, \ Nor sworn deceitfully.
5 He shall receive the blessing from the Loud,
And righteousness from, the God of his salvation. (i This is the generation of them that seek him, That seek thy face, 0 Jacob.
7 ( Lift up your heads, 0 ye gates ;
i And be ye lifted up, ye everlasting doors ; And the King of glory shall come in.
8 Who is this King of glory ?
The Lord strong and mighty, the Lord mighty in battle. 0 Lift up your heads, 0 ye gates ; even lift them up, ye everlasting doors,
And the King of glory shall come in. 10 Who is this King of glory ?
The Lord of hosts, He is the King of glory.
Psalm XXVII.
THE Lord is my light and my salvation ; whom shall I fear ? The Lord is the strength of my life ; of whom shall I be afraid f l' When the wicked, even mine enemies and my foes, came upon me to eat up They stumbled and fell. [my flesh,
8 Though a host should encamp against me, my heart shall not fear : Though war should rise against me, in this will I be confident. 4 ( One thing have I desired of the Lord, that will I seek after; I That I may dwell in the house of the Lord all the days of my life, To behold the beauty of the Lord, and to inquire in his temple. For in the time of trouble lie shall hide me in his pavilion :
the secret of his tabernacle shall he hide me ; He shall set m-e up upon a rock. G i And now shall mine head be lifted up above mine enemies round about me :' I Therefore will 1 offer in his tabernacle sacrifices of joy; I will sing, yea, I will sing praises unto the Lord.
7 Hear, O Lord, when I cry with my voice :
Have mercy also upon me, and answer me.
8 When thou saidst, Seek ye my face ;
My heart said unto thee, Thy face, Lord, mil I seeli.
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9 Hide not thy face far from me ; put not thy servant away in anger : i Thou hast been my help ; \ Leave me not, neither forsake me, 0 God of my salvation.
10 When my father and my mother forsake me,
Then the Lord ivill take me up.
11 Teach me thy way, 0 Lord
And lead me in a plain path, because of mine enemies.
12 Deliver me not over unto the will of mine enemies :
For false witnesses are risen up against me, and such as breathe out cruelty.
13 I had fainted unless I had believed to see the goodness of the Lord in the
land of the living.
14 Wait on the Lord :
Be of good courage, and he shall strengthen thine heart : Wait, I say, on the Lord.
LESSON 8. Psalm XXIX.
GIVE unto the Lord, O ye mighty, Give unto the Lord glory and strength.
2 Give unto the Lord the glory due unto his name ;
Worship the Lord in the beauty of holiness.
3 The voice of the Lord is upon the waters :
The God of glory thundereth': the Lord is upon many watei'S.
4 The voice of the Lord is powerful ;
The voice of the Lord is full of majesty.
5 The voice of the LORD breaketh the cedars :
Yea, the Lord breaketh the cedars of Lebanon. G He maketh them also to skip like a calf;
Lebanon and Birion like a young unicorn.
7 i The voice of the Lord divideth the flames of fire.
8 I The voice of the Lord shaketh the wilderness ;
The Lord shaketh the wilderness of Kadesh.
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And in his temple doth every one speak of his glory.
10 The Lord sitteth upon the flood ;
Yea, the Lord sitteth King forever.
11 The Lord will give strength unto his people ;
The Lord will bless his people with peace.
9 j The voice of the Lord maketh the hinds to calve, And discovereth the forests :
16 THE PSALTER.
Psalm XXXIII.
REJOICE in the Lord, 0 ye righteous : For praise is comely for the upright
2 Praise the Lord with harp :
Sing unto him with the psaltery, and an instrument of ten strings.
3 Sing unto him a new song ;
Play skilfully with a loud noise.
4 Eor the word of the Lord is right ; .
And all his ivorks are done in truth.
5 He loveth righteousness and judgment :
The earth is full of the goodness of the Lord. G By the word of the Lord were the heavens made ;
And all the host of them by the breath of his mouth.
7 He gathereth the waters of the sea together as a heap:
He layeth up the depth in storehouses.
8 Let all the earth fear the Lord :
Let all the inhabitants of the world stand in awe of him.
9 For he spake and it was done ;
He commanded, and it stood fast.
10 The Lord bringeth the counsel of the heathen to nought :
He maJceth the devices of the people of none effect.
1 1 The counsel of the Lord standeth forever,
The thoughts of his heart to all generations.
12 Blessed is the nation whose God is the Lord ;
And the people whom he hath chosen for his own inheritance.
13 The Lord looketh from heaven ;
He beholdeth all the sons of men.
14 From the place of his habitation he looketh
Upon all the inhabitants of the earth.
15 He fashioneth their hearts alike ;
He considereth all their ivories.
16 There is no king saved by the multitude of a host :
A mighty man is not delivered by much strength.
17 An horse is a vain thing for safety :
Neither shall he deliver any by his great strength.
18 Behold, the eye of the Lord is upon them that fear him,
Upon them that hope in his mercy ;
19 To deliver their soul from death,
And to keep them alive infantine.
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20 Our soul waiteth for the Lord :
He is our help and our shield.
21 For our heart shall rejoice in him,
Because ive have trusted in his holy name,
22 Let thy mercy, 0 Lord, he upon us,
According as we hope in thee.
LESSON 9. Psalm XXXIV.
I WILL bless the Lord at all times : His praise shall continually be in my mouth,
2 My soul shall make her boast in the Lord :
The humble shall hear thereof, and be glad.
3 Oh magnify the Lord with me,
And let us exalt his name together.
4 I sought the Lord, and he heard me,
And delivered me from all my fears.
5 They looked unto him, and were lightened :
And their faces were not ashamed. G This poor man cried, and the Lord heard him, And saved him out of all his troubles.
7 The angel of the Lord encampeth round about them that fear him,
And delivereth them.
8 Oh taste and see that the Lord is- good :
Blessed is the man that trusteth in him.
9 Oh fear the Lord, ye his saints :
For there is no want to them that fear him.
10 The young lions do lack, and suffer hunger :
But they that seek the Lord shall not want any good thing.
11 Come, ye children, hearken unto me :
I ivill teach you the fear of the Lord.
12 What man is he that desireth life,
And loveth many days, that he may see good?
13 Keep thy tongue from evil,
And thy lips from speaking guile.
14 Depart from evil, and do good ;
Seek peace, and pursue it.
15 The eyes of the Lord are upon the righteous,
And his ears are open unto their cry.
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10 The face of the Lord is against them that do evil,
To cut off the remembrance, of them from the earth.
17 The righteous cry, and the Lord heareth,
And delivereth them out of all their troubles.
18 The Lord is nigh unto them that are of a broken heart,
And saveth such as be of a contrite spirit.
19 Many are the afflictions of the righteous :
But the Lord delivereth him out of them all.
20 He keepeth all his bones :
Not one of them is broken.
21 Evil shall slay the wicked :
And they that hate the righteous shall be desolate.
22 The Lord redeemeth the soul of his servants ;
And none of them that trust in him shall be desolate.
Psalm XXXVI.
THE transgression of the wicked saith within my heart, That there is no fear of God before his eyes.
2 For he flattereth himself in his own eyes,
Until his iniquity be found to be hateful.
3 The words of his mouth are iniquity and deceit :
He hath left off to be wise, and to do good.
4 He deviseth mischief upon his bed j
He setteth himself in a way that is not good ; he abhorreth not evil.
5 Thy mercy, 0 Lord, is in the heavens -%
And thy faithfulness reacheth unto the clouds.
6 ( Thy righteousness is like the great mountains : I Thy judgments are a great deep :
0 Lord, thou preservest man and beast.
7 How excellent is thy loving kindness, 0 God !
Therefore the children of men put their trust under the shadoiv of thy wings
8 They shall be abundantly satisfied with the fatness of thy house ;
And thou shalt make them drink of the river of thy pleasures.
9 For with thee is the fountain of life :
In thy light shall we see light.
10 Oh continue thy loving kindness unto them that know thee ;
And thy righteousness to the upright in heart.
11 Let not the foot of pride come against me,
And let not the hand of the wicked remove me.
12 There are the workers of iniquity fallen :
They are cast down, and shall not be able to rise.
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LESSON 10.
Psalm XXXVII, 1-11, 22-40.
FRET not thyself because of evil doers, Neither be thou envious against the workers of iniquity. '2 For they shall soon be cut down like the grass, And wither as the green herb.
3 Trust in the Lord, and do good ;
So shalt thou dwell in the land, and verily thou shalt be fed.
4 Delight thyself also in the Lord ;
And he shall give thee the desires of thine heart. ■
5 Commit thy way unto the Lord ;
Trust also in him ; and he shall bring it to pass. 0 And he shall bring forth thy righteousness as the light, And thy judgment as the noonday.
7 Rest in the Lord, and wait patiently for him :
( Fret not thyself because of him who prospereth in his way. \ Because of the man who bringeth wicked devices to pass.
8 Cease from anger, and forsake wrath :
Fret not thyself in any wise to do evil. 0 For evil doers shall be cut off:
But those that wait upon the Lord, they shall inherit the earth.
10 For yet a little while, and the wicked shall not be : • • •
Yea, thou shalt diligently consider his place, and it shall not be.
11 But the meek shall inherit the earth ; '
And shall delight themselves in the abundance of peace.
22 For such as be blessed of him shall inherit the earth :
And they that be cursed of him shall be cut off.
23 The steps of a good man are ordered by the LORD :
And he delighteth in his way.
24 Though he fall, he shall not be utterly cast down,
For the Lord upholdeth him with his hand.
25 I have been young, and now am old ;
Yet have I not seen the righteous forsaken, nor his seed begging bread. 20 He is ever merciful, and lendeth ;
And his seed is blessed. 27 Depart from evil, and do good;
And dwell for evermore.
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28 For the Lord loveth judgment,
And forsaketh not his saints ; They are preserved forever : But the seed of the wicked shall be cut off.
29 The righteous shall inherit the land,
And dwell therein forever.
30 The mouth of tbe righteous speaketh wisdom,
And his tongue talketh of judgment.
31 The law of his God is in his heart;
None of his steps shall slide.
32 The wicked wateheth the righteous,
And seeketh to slay him.
33 The Lord will not. leave him in his hand,
Nor condemn him when he is judged.
34 ( Wait on the Lord and keep his way,
t And he shall exalt, thee to inherit the land : When the wicked are cut off, thou shall see it.
35 I have seen the wieked in great power,
And spreading himself like a green bay tree. 30 Yet he passed away, and, lo, he was not :
Yea, I sought him, but he could not be found.
37 Mark the perfect man, and behold the upright :
For the end. of that man is peace.
38 But the transgressors shall be destroyed together
The end of the wieked shall be cut off.
39 But the salvation of the righteous is of the Lord !
He is their strength in the time of trouble.
40 And the Lord shall help them, and deliver them : ( He shall deliver them from the wicked,
* And save them, because they trust in him.
LESSON 11. Psalm XLI.
BLESSED is he that considereth the poor: The Lord mil deliver him in time of trouble. 2 ( The Lord will preserve him, and keep him alive; And he shall be blessed upon the earth : And thou wilt not deliver him unto the will of his enemies
!
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3 The Lord will strengthen him upon the bed of languishing :
Thou wilt make all his bed in his sickness.
4 I said, Lord, be merciful unto me :
Heal my soul ; for I have sinned against thee.
5 Mine enemies speak evil of me,
Wlien shall he die, and his name perish f
6 And if he come to see me, he speaketh vanity :
f His heart gathereth iniquity to itself ; I When he goeth abroad, he telleth it.
7 All that hate me whisper together against me :
Against me do they devise my hurt.
8 An evil disease, say they, cleaveth fast unto him :
And now that he lieth he shall rise up no more.
9 Yea, mine own familiar friend, in whom I trusted,
Which did eat of my bread, hath lifted up his heel against me.
10 But thou, 0 Lord, be merciful unto me, and raise me up,
That I may requite them.
11 By this I know that thou favourest me,
Because mine enemy doth not triumph over me.
12 And as for me, thou upholdest me in mine integrity,
And settest me before thy face forever.
13 Blessed be the Lord God of Israel from everlasting,
And to everlasting. Amen and amen.
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Psalm XLII.
S the hart panteth after the water brooks, So panteth my soul after thee, 0 God. My soul thirsteth for God, for the living God :
When shall I come and appear before God f My tears have been my meat day and night,
While they continually say unto me, Where is thy God f \ When I remember these things I pour out my soul in me : ( For I had gone with the multitude, I went with them to the house of God,
With the voice of joy and praise, with a multitude that kept holyday. Why art thou cast down, 0 my soul"? and why art thou disquieted in me?
f Hope thou in God: for I shall yet praise him X For the help of his countenance. 0 my God, my soul is cast down within me: therefore will I remember thee,
From the land of Jordan, and of the Hermonites, from the hill Mizar.
22 THE PSALTER.
7 Deep calleth unto deep at the noise of thy waterspouts :
All thy ivaves and thy billows are gone over me.
8 Yet the Lord will command his lovingkindness in the daytime.
And in the night his song shall be with me, and my prayer unto the God of my life. 0 I will say onto God, my rock, Why hast thou forgotten me f Why go I mourning because of the oppression of the enemy ?
10 As with a sword in my bones, mine enemies reproach me ;
While they say daily unto me, Where is thy God f
11 Why art thou cast down, 0 my soul f and why art thou disquieted within me f
f Hope thou in God : for I shall yet praise him,
\ Who is the health of my countenance, and my God.
Psalm XLIII.
JUDGE me, 0 God, and plead my cause against an ungodly nation : Oh deliver me from the deceitful and unjust man.
2 For thou art the God of my strength : why dost thou cast me off?
Why go I mourning because of the oppression of the enemy t
3 Oh send out thy light and thy truth : let them lead me ;
Let them bring me unto thy holy hill, and to thy tabernacles ;
4 Then will I go unto the altar of God, unto God my exceeding joy :
Yea, upon the harp will I praise thee, 0 God, my God.
5 Why art thou cast down, 0 my soul ? and why art thou disquieted within me ?
( Hope in God : for I shall yet praise him,
\ Who is the health of my countenance, and my God.
LESSON 12.
Psalm XLV.
j 1\TY heart is inditing a good matter :
( -L'J- I speak of the things which I have made touching the king : My tongue is the pen of a ready writer.
2 Thou art fairer than the children of men ; grace is poured into thy lips :
Therefore God hath blessed thee for ever.
3 Gird thy sword upon thy thigh, 0 most mighty,
With thy glory and thy majesty.
4 ( And in thy majesty ride prosperously,
) Because of truth and meekness and righteousness ; And thy right hand shall teach thee terrible things.
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5 Thine arrows are sharp in the heart of the king's enemies ;
Whereby the people fall under thee.
6 Thy throne, 0 God, is for ever and ever :
The sceptre of thy kingdom is a right sceptre.
7 Thou lovest righteousness, and hatest wickedness :
( Therefore God, thy God, hath anointed thee I With the oil of gladness above thy fellows.
8 All thy garments smell of myrrh, and aloes, and cassia,
Out of the ivory palaces, whereby they have made thee glad.
9 Kings' daughters were among thy honourable women :
Upon thy right hand did stand the queen in gold of Ophir.
10 Hearken, 0 daughter, and consider, and incline thine ear ;
Forget also thine own people, and thy father's house ;
11 So shall the king greatly desire thy beauty :
For he is thy Lord ; and worship thou him.
12 And the daughter of Tyre shall be there with a gift •
Fven the rich among the people shall entreat thy favour.
13 The king's daughter is all glorious within :
Her clothing is of wrought gold.
14 She shall be brought unto the king in raiment of needlework :
The virgins her companions that follow her shall be brought unto thee.
15 With gladness and rejoicing shall they be brought :
They shall enter into the king's palace. 10 Instead of thy fathers shall be thy children,
Whom thou mayest make princes in all the earth. 17 I will make thy name to be remembered in all generations:
Therefore shall the people praise thee, for ever and ever.
Psalm XLVI.
GOD is our refuge and strength, A very present help in trouble.
2 Therefore will not we fear, though the earth be removed,
And though the mountains be carried into the midst of the sea ;
3 Though the waters thereof roar and be troubled,
Though the mountains shake with the swelling thereof
4 There is a river, the streams whereof shall make glad the city of God;
The holy place of the tabernacles of the Most High.
5 God is in the midst of her ; she shall not be moved :
God shall help her, and that right early.
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6 The heathen raged, the kingdoms were moved :
He uttered his voice, the earth melted.
7 The Lord of hosts is with ns ;
The God of Jacob is oar refuge.
8 Come, behold the works of the Lord,
What desolations he hath made in the earth.
9 He maketh wars to cease unto the end of the earth ;
f He breaketh the bow, and cutteth the spear in sunder ; I He burnetii the chariot in the fire.
10 Be still, and know that I am God:
I will be exalted among the heathen, I will be exalted in the earth.
11 The Lord of hosts is with us ;
The God of Jacob is our refuge.
LESSON 13. Psalm XL VII.
OH clap your hands, all ye people ; Shout unto God with the voice of triumph.
2 For the Lord most high is terrible :
He is a great King over all the earth.
3 He shall subdue the people under us,
And the nations under our feet.
4 He shall choose our inheritance for us,
The excellency of Jacob whom he loved.
5 God is gone up with a shout,
The Lord with the sound of a trumpet. (5 Sing praises to God, sing praises :
Sing praises unto our King, sing praises.
7 For God is the King of all the earth :
Sing ye praises with understanding.
8 God reigneth over the heathen :
God sitteth upon the throne of his holiness.
9 The princes of the people are gathered together,
Even the people of the God of Abraham : For the shields of the earth belong unto God: He is greatly exalted.
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Psalm XL VIII.
P\ HEAT is the Lord, and greatly to be praised
^J In the city of our God, in the mountain of his holiness.
2 Beautiful for situation, the joy of the whole earth, is Mount Zion,
On the sides of the north, the city of the great King.
3 God is known in her palaces for a refuge.
4 For, lo, the kings were assembled, they passed by together.
5 They saw it, and so they marvelled ;
They were troubled, and hasted away. 0 Fear took hold upon them there, and pain, as of a woman in travail.
7 Thou breahest the ships of Tarshish with an east wind.
8 i As we have heard, so have we seen
( In the city of the Lord of hosts, in the city of our God : God will establish it for ever.
9 We have thought of thy lovingkindness, O God,
In the midst of thy temple.
10 According to thy name, 0 God, so is thy praise, unto the ends of the earth
Thy right hand is full of righteousness.
11 Let mount Zion rejoice,
Let the daughters of Judah be glad, because of thy judgments.
12 Walk about Zion, and go round about her :
Tell the towers thereof.
13 Mark ye well her bulwarks, consider her palaces ;
That ye may tell it to the generation following.
14 For this God is our God for ever and ever ;
He will be our guide even unto death.
LESSON 14.
Psalm LI.
TJ AVE mercy upon me, 0 God, according to thy lovingkindness :
AJ- According unto the multitude of thy tender mercies blot out my transgres
2 Wash me thoroughly from mine iniquity, [sions
And cleanse me from my sin.
3 For I acknowledge my transgressions :
And my sin is ever before me.
4 Against thee, thee only, have I sinned,
And done this evil in thy sight :
26 THE PSALTER.
That thou mightest be justified when thou speakest,
And be clear when thou judgest. 5 Behold, I was shapen in iniquity ;
And in sin did my mother conceive me. G Behold thou desirest truth in the inward parts :
And in the hidden part thou shalt make me to know wisdom
7 Purge me with hyssop, and I shall he clean :
Wash me, and I shall be whiter than snow.
8 Make me to hear joy and gladness ;
That the bones which thou hast broken may rejoice.
9 Hide thy face from my sins,
And blot out all mine iniquities.
10 Create in me a clean heart, 0 God ;
And renew a right spirit within me.
11 Cast me not away from thy presence ;
And take not thy Holy Spirit from me.
12 Restore unto me the joy of thy salvation ;
And uphold me with thy free Spirit. 18 Then will I teach transgressors thy ways ; And sinners shall be converted unto thee.
14 Deliver me from blood guiltiness, 0 God, thou God of my salvation ,
And my tongue shall sing aloud of thy righteousness.
15 0 Lord, open thou my lips ;
And my mouth shall shew forth thy praise. 1G For thou desirest not. sacrifice; else would I give it : Thou delightest not in burnt offering.
17 The sacrifices of God are a broken spirit :
A broken and a contrite heart, 0 God, thou wilt not despise.
18 Do good in thy good pleasure unto Zion :
Build thou the ivalls of Jerusalem.
19 Then shalt thou be pleased with the sacrifices of righteousness, with burnt
offering and whole burnt offering. Then shall they offer bullocks upon thine altar
0
Psalm CXXX.
UT of the depths have I cried unto thee, G Lord. 2 Lord, hear my voice : Let thine ears be attentive
To the voice of my supplications.
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3 If thou, Lord, shouklest mark iniquities,
0 Lord, who shall stand f
4 But there is forgiveness with thee,
That thou mayest be feared,
5 I wait for the Lord, my soul doth wait,
And in his word do I hope.
6 My soul waiteth for the Lord, more than they that watch for the morning :
1 say, more than they that watch for the morning.
7 Let Israel hope in the Lord : for with the Lord there is mercy,
And with him is plenteous redemption.
8 And he shall redeem Israel
From all his iniquities.
LESSON 15. Psalm LV.
GIVE ear to my prayer, 0 God ; And hide not thyself from my supplication.
2 Attend unto me and hear me :
I mourn in my complaint, and make a noise;
3 Because of the voice of the enemy, because of the oppression of the wicked:
For they cast iniquity upon me, and in wrath they hate me.
4 My heart is sore pained within me :
And the terrors of death are fallen upon me.
5 Fearfulness and trembling are come upon me,
And horror hath overwhelmed me.
6 And I said, Oh that I had wings like a dove !
For then would I fly away, and be at rest.
7 Lo, then would I wander far off,
And remain in the tvilderness.
8 I would hasten my escape,
From the windy storm and tempest.
9 Destroy, O Lord, and divide their tongues :
For I have seen violence and strife in the city.
10 Day and night they go about it upon the walls thereof:
Mischief, also, and sorrow are in the midst of it.
11 Wickedness is in the midst thereof :
Deceit and guile depart not from her streets.
12 For it was not an enemy that reproached me ; then could I have borne it :
i Neither was it he that hated me that did magnify himself against me ; \ Then I would have hid myself from him :
28 THE PSALTER.
13 But it was thou, a man mine equal, my guide, and mine acquaintance. J 4 i We took sweet counsel together,
I And walked unto the house of God in company. 15 Let death seize upon them., and let them go down quick into hell :
For wickedness is in their dwellings, and among them. 1(> As for me, I will call upon God;
And the Lord shall save me.
17 Evening, and morning, and at noon, will I pray, and cry aloud :
And he shall hear my voice.
18 He hath delivered my soul in peace from the battle that was against me:
For there were many with me.
19 God shall hear, and afflict them,
Even he that abideth of old. Because they have no changes, Therefore they fear not God.
20 He hath put forth his hands against such as be at peace with him :
He hath broken his covenant.
21 The words of his mouth were smoother than butter, but war was in his heart:
His words were softer than oil, yet were they drawn swords.
22 Oast thy burden upon the Lord, and he shall sustain thee :
He shall never suffer the righteous to be moved.
23 But thou, O God, shalt bring them down into the pit of destruction :
Bloody and deceitful men shall not live out half their days ;
BUT I WILL TRUST IN THEE.
LESSON 16.
Psalm LXI.
HEAR my cry, 0 God ; Attend unto my prayer.
2 From the end of the earth will I cry unto thee, when my heart is overwhelmed
Lead me to the rock that is higher than I.
3 For thou hast been a shelter for me,
And a strong tower from the enemy.
4 1 will abide in thy tabernacle for ever :
I will trust in the covert of thy wings.
5 For thou, O God, hast heard my vows :
Thou hast given me the heritage of those that fear thy name. V) Thou wilt prolong the king's life :
And his years as many generations.
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7 He shall abide before God for ever :
Oh prepare mercy and truth, which may preserve him.
8 So will I sing praise unto thy name for ever,
That I may daily perform my vows.
Psalm LXIL
TRULY my soul waiteth upon God : From him cometh my salvation.
2 He only is my rock and my salvation ;
He is my defence ; I shall not be greatly moved.
3 How long will ye imagine mischief against a man? ye shall be slain all of you ;
As a bowing wall shall ye be, and as a tottering fence.
4 They only consult to cast him down from his excellency : they delight in lies :
They bless with their month, but they curse inwardly.
5 My soul, wait thou only upon God ;
For my expectation is from him.
6 He only is my rock and my salvation :
He is my defence ; I shall not be moved.
7 In God is my salvation and my glory :
The rock of my strength, and my refuge, is in God.
8 Trust in him at all times; ye people, pour out your heart before him:
God is a refuge for us.
9 Surely men of low degree are vanity, and men of high degree are a lie :
To be laid in the balance, they are altogether lighter than vanity.
10 Trust not in oppression, and become not vain in robbery :
If riches increase, set not your heart upon them.
11 God hath spoken once; twice have I heard this;
That power belongeth unto God.
12 Also unto thee, 0 Lord, belongeth mercy :
For thou renderest to every man according to his work.
Psalm LXIIL
OGOD, thou art my God ; early will I seek thee : my soul thirsteth for thee, My flesh longeth for thee in a dry and thirsty land, where no water is:
2 To see thy power and thy glory,
So as I have seen thee in the sanctuary.
3 Because thy lovingkindness is better than life,
My lips shall praise thee. 3
30 THE PSALTER.
4 Thus will I bless thee while I live :
I will lift up my hands in thy name.
5 My soul shall be satisfied as with marrow and fatness ;
And my mouth shall praise thee with joyful lips :
6 When I remember thee upon my bed,
And meditate on thee in the night watches.
7 Because thou hast been my help,
Therefore in the shadow of thy wings will I rejoice.
8 My soul followeth hard after thee :
TJiy right hand upholdeth me.
9 But those that seek my soul to destroy it,
Shall go into the lower parts of the earth.
10 They shall fall by the sword :
They shall be a portion for foxes.
11 But the king shall rejoice in God ; everyone that sweareth by him shall glory
But the mouth of them that speak lies shall be stopped.
LESSON 17. Psalm LXIV.
HEAR my voice, 0 God, in my prayer : Preserve my life from fear of the enemy.
2 Hide me from the secret counsel of the wicked ;
From the insurrection of the workers of iniquity.
3 Who whet their tongue like a sword,
And bend their bows to shoot their arrows, even bitter words :
4 That they may shoot in secret at the perfect :
Suddenly do they shoot at him, and fear not.
5 ( They encourage themselves in an evil matter j \ They commune of laying snares privily ;
They say, Who shall see them f 0 They search out iniquities ; they accomplish a diligent search :
Both the inward thought of every one of them, and the heart is deep.
7 But God shall shoot at them with an arrow ;
Suddenly shall they be wounded.
8 So they shall make their own tongue to fall upon themselves :
All that see them shall flee away.
9 And all men shall fear, and shall declare the work of God ;
For they shall wisely consider of his doing. 10 The righteous shall be glad in the Lord, and shall trust in him ; And all the upright in heart shall glory.
LESSON 18. 31
Psalm LXV.
PRAISE waiteth for thee, O God, in Zion : And unto thee shall the vow be performed.
2 O thou that nearest prayer, unto thee shall all flesh come.
3 i Iniquities prevail against me :
\ As for our transgressions, thou shalt purge them away.
4 Blessed is the man whom thou choosest, and causest to approach unto thee,
that he may dwell in thy courts : We shall be satisfied with the goodness of thy house, even of thy holy temple.
5 By terrible things in righteousness wilt thou answer us, O God of our salvation;
Who art the confidence of all the ends of the earth, and of them that are afar °jf upon the sea.
6 Which by his strength setteth fast the mountains; being girded with power:
7 i Which stitteth the noise of the seas, the noise of their waves, \ And the tumult of the people.
8 They also that dwell in the uttermost parts are afraid at thy tokens:
Thou makest the outgoings of the morning and evening to rejoice.
9 Thou visitest the earth, and waterest it :
Thou greatly enrichest it, With the river of God, which is full of water :
Thou preparest them corn, when thou hast so provided for it.
10 Thou waterest the ridges thereof abundantly, thou settlest the furrows thereof :
Thou makest it soft with showers, thou blessest the springing thereof.
11 Thou crownest the year with thy goodness ;
And thy paths drop fatness.
12 They drop upon the pastures of the wilderness :
And the little hilts rejoice on every side.
13 The pastures are clothed with flocks ;
f The valleys also are covered over with corn ; i They shout for joy, they also sing.
LESSON 18.
Psalm LXVI.
AKE a joyful noise unto God, all ye lands : -"-*- 2 Sing forth the honor of his name : make his praise glorious. 3 Say unto God, How terrible art thou in thy works !
Through the greatness of thy power shall thine enemies submit themselves unto thee.
32 THE PSALTER.
4 All the earth shall worship thee, and shall sing unto thee :
They shall sing to thy name.
5 Come and see the works of God :
He is terrible in his doing toward the children of men.
6 He turned the sea into dry land : they went through the flood on foot.
There did we rejoice in him.
7 He ruleth by his power forever ; his eyes behold the nations :
Let not the rebellious exalt themselves.
8 Oh bless our God, ye people,
And make the voice of his praise to be heard :
9 Which holdeth our soul in life,
And suffereth not our feet to be moved.
10 For thou, 0 God, hast proved us :
Thou hast tried us as silver is tried.
11 Thou broughtest us into the net;
Thou laidst affliction upon our loins.
12 i Thou hast caused men to ride over our heads ; I We went through fire and through water :
But thou broughtest us out into a wealthy place.
13 I will go into thy house with burnt offerings :
I will pay thee my vows,
14 Which my lips have uttered,
And my mouth hath spoken, when I was in trouble,
15 ( I will offer unto thee burnt sacrifices of fatlings, \ With the incense of rams :
I will offer bullocks with goats.
16 Come and hear, all ye that fear God,
And I will declare what he hath done for my soul.
17 I cried unto him with my mouth,
And he was extolled with my tongue.
18 If I regard iniquity in my heart,
The Lord mil not hear me :
19 But verily God hath heard me ;
He hath attended to the voice of my prayer.
20 Blessed be God, which hath not turned away my prayer,
Nor his mercy from me.
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Psalm LXVII.
GOD be merciful unto us, and bless us: And cause his face to shine upon us ;
2 That thy way may be known upon earth,
Thy saving health among all nations.
3 Let the people praise thee, 0 God ;
Let all the people praise thee.
4 ( Oh let the nations be glad and sing for joy : t For thou shalt judge the people righteously.
And govern the nations upon earth.
5 Let the people praise thee, O God,
Let all the people praise thee.
6 Then shall the earth yield her increase ;
And God, even our own God, shall bless us.
7 God shall bless us ;
And all the ends of the earth shall fear him.
LESSON 19. Psalm LXVIII.
LET God arise, let his enemies be scattered : Let them also that hate him flee before him.
2 As smoke is driven away, so drive them away :
f As wax melteth before the fire,
\ So let the wicked perish at the presence of God.
3 But let the righteous be glad ; let them rejoice before God r
Yea, let them exceedingly rejoice.
4 i Sing unto God, sing praises to his name : I Extol him that rideth upon the heavens,
By his name JAH, and rejoice before him.
5 A father of the fatherless, and a judge of the widows,
Ls God in his holy habitation.
6 i God setteth the solitary in families :
( He bringeth out those which are bound with chains : But the rebellious dwell in a dry land.
7 0 God, when thou wentest forth before thy people,
When thou didst march through the wilderness ;
8 The earth shook, the heavens also dropped at the presence of God ;
Even Sinai itself was moved at the presence of God, the God of Israel.
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9 Thou, 0 God, didst send a plentiful rain,
Whereby thou didst confirm thine inheritance, when it was weary.
10 Thy congregation hath dwelt therein :
Thou, 0 God, hast prepared of thy goodness for the poor.
11 The Lord gave the word :
Great ivas the company of those that published it.
12 Kings of armies did flee apace :
And she that tarried at home divided the spoil.
13 i Though ye have lain among the pots,
( Yet shall ye be as the wings of a dove covered with silver, And her feathers with yellow gold.
14 When the Almighty scattered kings in it,
It was white as snow in Salmon.
15 The hill of God is as the hill of Bashan ;
A high hill, as the hill of Bashan. 1G Why leap ye, ye high hills? this is the hill which God desireth to dwell in -7 Yea, the Lord tvill dwell in it for ever.
17 The chariots of God are twenty thousand, even thousands of angels :
The Lord is among them, as in Sinai, in the holy place.
18 ( Thou hast ascended on high, thou hast led captivity captive : t Thou hast received gifts for men ;
Yea, for the rebellious also, that the Lord God might dwell among them.
19 Blessed be the Lord, who daily loadeth us with benefits,
Even the God of our salvation.
20 He that is our God is the God of Salvation ;
And unto God the Lord belong the issues from death.
21 But God shall wound the head of his enemies,
And the hairy scalp of such a one as goeth on still in his trespasses.
22 The Lord said, I will bring again from Bashan,
I tvill bring my people again from the depths of the sea :
23 That thy foot may be dipped in the blood of thine enemies,
And the tongue of thy dogs in the same.
24 They have seen thy goings, O God :
Even the goings of my God, my King, in the sanctuary.
25 The singers went before, the players on instruments followed after :
Among them were the damsels playing tvith timbrels.
26 Bless ye God in the congregations,
Even the Lord, from the fountain of Israel.
27 i There is little Benjamin with their ruler, t The princes of Judah and their council,
The princes of Zebulun, and the princes of Nap h tali.
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28 Thy God hath commanded thy strength :
Strengthen, 0 God, that which thou hast wr&ught for us.
29 Because of thy temple at Jerusalem
Shall Mngs bring presents unto thee.
30 ( Rebuke the company of spearmen, the multitude of the bulls, with the ) calves of the people,
^ Till every one submit himself with pieces of silver : Scatter thou the people that delight in war.
31 Princes shall come out of Egypt ;
Ethiopia shall soon stretch out her hands unto God.
32 Sing unto God, ye kingdoms of the earth ;
Oh sing praises unto the Lord ;
33 To him that rideth upon the heavens of heavens, which were of old ;
Lo, he doth send out his voice, and that a mighty voice.
34 Ascribe ye strength unto God :
His excellency is over Israel, and his strength is in the clouds.
35 O God, thou art terrible out of thy holy places :
The God of Israel is he that giveth strength and power unto his people. Blessed be God.
LESSON 20.
Psalm LXXII.
GIVE the king thy judgments, 0 God, And thy righteousness unto the king's son.
2 He shall judge thy people with righteousness,
And thy poor with judgment.
3 The mountains shall bring peace to the people,
And the little hills, by righteousness.
4 He shall judge the poor of the people,
He shall save the children of the needy, and shall break in pieces the oppressor.
5 They shall fear thee as long as the sun and moon endure
Throughout all generations.
6 He shall come down like rain upon the mown grass :
As showers that water the earth.
7 In his days shall the righteous flourish ;
And abundance of peace so long as the moon endureth.
8 He shall have dominion also from sea to sea,
And from the river unto the ends of the earth.
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9 They that dwell in the wilderness shall bow before him ; And his enemies shall lick the dust.
10 The kings of Tarshish and of the isles shall bring presents :
The Icings of Sheba and Seba shall offer gifts.
11 Yea, all kings shall fall down before him :
All nations shall serve him.
12 For he shall deliver the needy when he crietb ;
The poor also, and him that hath no helper.
13 He shall spare the poor and needy,
And shall save the souls of the needy.
14 He shall redeem their soul from deceit and violence :
And precious shall their blood be in his sight.
15 And he shall live, and to him shall be given of the gold of Sheba.
Prayer also shall be made for him continually ; and daily shall he be praised. 10 ( There shall be a handful of corn in the earth upon the top of the mountains ; I The fruit thereof shall shake like Lebanon :
And they of the city shall flourish like grass of the earth.
17 ( His name shall endure for ever :
( His name shall be continued as long as the sun :
And men shall be blessed in him : all nations shall call him blessed.
18 Blessed be the Lord God, the God of Israel,
Who only doeth wondrous things.
19 And blessed be his glorious name for ever :
And let the whole earth be filled with his glory. Amen, and Amen.
Psalm LXXVL
TN Judah is God known :
-1 His name is great in Israel.
2 In Salem also is his tabernacle,
And his dwelling-place in Zion.
3 There brake he the arrows of the bow,
The shield, and the sword, and the battle.
4 ( Thou art more glorious and excellent than the mountains of prey.
5 ( The stouthearted are spoiled,
( They have slept their sleep :
\ And none of the men of might have found their hands. 0 At thy rebuke, O God of Jacob,
Both the chariot and horse are cast into a dead sleep.
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7 Thou, even thou, art to be feared :
And who may stand in thy sight when once thou art angry ?
8 Thou didst cause judgment to be heard from heaven ;
The earth feared, and was still,
9 When God arose to judgment,
To save all the meek of the earth.
10 Surely the wrath of man shall praise thee :
The remainder of wrath shalt thou restrain.
11 Vow, and pay unto the LORD your God :
Let all that be round about him bring presents unto him that ought to be
feared.
12 He shall cut off the spirit of princes :
He is terrible to the Icings of the earth.
LESSON 21.
Psalm LXXX.
GIVE ear, O Shepherd of Israel, thou that leadeth Joseph like a flock ; Thou that dwellest between the cherubim, shine forth.
2 Before Ephraim and Benjamin and Manasseh stir up thy strength,
And come and save tis.
3 Turn us again, 0 God,
And cause thy face to shine ; and we shall be saved.
4 O Lord God of hosts,
How long wilt thou be angry against the prayer of thy people ?
5 Thou feedest them with the bread of tears ;
And givest them tears to drink in great measure. 0 Thou makest us a strife unto our neighbors : And our enemies laugh among themselves.
7 Turn us again, 0 God of hosts,
And cause thy face to shine ; and we shall be saved.
8 Thou hast brought a vine out of Egypt :
Thou hast cast out the heathen and planted it.
9 Thou preparedst room before it,
And didst cause it to tale deep root, and it filled the land.
10 The hills were covered with the shadow of it,
And the boughs thereof were like the goodly cedars.
11 She sent out her boughs unto the sea,
And her branches unto the river.
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12 Why hast thou then broken down her hedges,
80 that all they which pass by the way do pluck her ?
13 The boar out of the wood doth waste it,
And the wild beast of the field doth devour it.
14 Return, we beseech thee, 0 God of hosts :
Look down from heaven, and behold, and visit this vine :
15 And the vineyard which thy right hand hath planted,
And the branch that thou madest strong for thyself.
16 It is burned with fire, it is cut down :
They perish at the rebuke of thy countenance.
17 Let thy hand be upon the man of thy right hand,
Upon the son of man whom thou madest strong for thyself.
18 So will not we go back from thee :
Quicken us, and we will call upon thy name.
19 Turn us again, 0 Lord God of hosts,
Cause thy face to shine ; and we shall be saved.
Psalm LXXXI.
SING aloud unto God our strength ; Make a joyful noise unto the God of Jacob.
2 Take a psalm, and bring hither the timbrel,
The pleasant harp with the psaltery.
3 Blow up the trumpet in the new moon,
In the time appointed, on our solemn feast day.
4 For this was a statute for Israel,
And a law of the God of Jacob.
5 ( This he ordained in Joseph for a testimony,
) When he went out through the land of Egypt : Where I heard a language that I understood not.
6 I removed his shoulder from the burden :
His hands were delivered from the pots.
7 Thou calledst in trouble, and I delivered thee ;
i J answered thee in the secret place of thunder : \ I proved thee at the waters of Meribah.
8 Hear, 0 my people, and I will testify unto thee :
0 Israel, if thou wilt hearken unto me ;
9 There shall no strange God be in thee :
Neither shalt thou worship any strange God. 10 I am the Lord thy God, which brought thee out of the land of Egypt Open thy mouth wide, and I will fill it.
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11 But my people would not hearken to my voice ;
And Israel would none of me.
12 So I gave them up unto their own hearts' lust :
And they walked in their own counsels.
13 Oh that my people had hearkened unto me,
And Israel had walked in my ways !
14 I should soon have subdued their enemies,
And turned my hand against their adversaries.
15 The haters of the Lord should have submitted themselves unto him :
But their time should have endured for ever.
16 He should have fed them also with the finest of the wheat :
And with honey out of the rock should I have satisfied thee.
LESSON 22.
Psalm LXXXIV.
HOW amiable are thy tabernacles, 0 Lord of hosts I
2 My soul longeth, yea, even fainteth for the courts of the Lord :
My heart and my flesh crieth out for the living God.
3 Yea, the sparrow hath found a house,
And the swallow a nest for herself, where she may lay her young, Even thine altars, 0 Lord of hosts, My King and my God.
4 Blessed are they that dwell in thy house :
They ivill be still praising thee.
5 Blessed is the man whose strength is in thee ;
In whose heart are the ways of them, 0 Who passing through the valley of Baca make it a well : The rain also filleth the pools.
7 They go from strength to strength,
Every one of them in Zion appeareth before God.
8 0 Lord God of hosts, hear my prayer :
Give ear, 0 God of Jacob.
9 Behold, 0 God our shield,
And look upon the face of thine anointed. 10 For a day in thy courts is better than a thousand.
( I had rather be a doorkeeper in the house of my God, I Than to dwell in the tents of wickedness.
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11 For the Lord God is a sun and shield: the Lord will give grace and glory:
No good thing ivill he withhold from them that walk uprightly.
12 0 Lord of hosts,
Blessed is the man that trusteth in thee.
Psalm LXXXV.
LORD, thou hast been favourable unto thy land : Thou hast brought back the captivity of Jacob.
2 Thou hast forgiven the iniquity of thy people ;
Thou hast covered all their sin.
3 Thou hast taken away all thy wrath :
Thou hast turned thyself from the fierceness of thine anger.
4 Turn us, 0 God of our salvation,
And cause thine anger toward us to cease.
5 Wilt thou be angry with us for ever !
Wilt thou draw out thine anger to all generations t
6 Wilt thou not revive us again :
That thy people may rejoice in thee f
7 Shew us thy mercy, 0 Lord,
And grant us thy salvation. 8(1 will hear what God the Lord will speak : I For he will speak peace unto his people, and to his saints :
But let them not turn again to folly. 9 Surely his salvation is nigh them that fear him;
That glory may dwell in our land.
10 Mercy and truth are met together ;
Righteousness and peace have hissed each other.
11 Truth shall spring out of the earth;
And righteousness shall look down from heaven.
12 Yea, the Lord shall give that which is good ;
And our land shall yield her increase.
13 Righteousness shall go before him ;
And shall set us in the way of his steps.
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LESSON 23.
Psalm LXXXVI.
BOW down thine ear, O Lord, hear me : For I am poor and needy.
2 Preserve my soul ; for I am holy :
0 thou my God, save thy servant that trusteth in tJiee.
3 Be merciful unto me, O Lord :
For I cry unto thee daily.
4 Rejoice the soul of thy servant :
For unto thee, 0 Lord, do I lift up my soul.
5 For thou, Lord, art good, and ready to forgive ;
And plentemis in mercy unto all them that call upon thee. 0 Give ear, 0 Lord, unto my prayer ;
And attend to the voice of my supplications.
7 In the day of my trouble I will call upon thee :
For thou wilt answer me.
8 Among the Gods there is none like unto thee, O LORD ;
Neither are there any works like unto thy works.
9 All nations whom thou hast made shall come and worship before thee,0 LORD;
And sliall glorify thy name.
10 For thou art great, and doest wondrous things :
Thou art God alone.
11 Teach me thy way, 0 Lord ; I will walk in thy truth :
Unite my heart to fear thy name.
12 I will praise thee, 0 Lord my God, with all my heart :
And I will glorify thy name for evermore.
13 For great is thy mercy toward me :
And thou hast delivered my soul from the lowest hell.
14 i 0 God, the proud are risen against me,
( And the assemblies of violent men have sought after my soul ; And have not set thee before them.
15 But thou, O Lord, art a God full of compassion, and gracious,
Longsuffering and plenteous in mercy and truth. 10 Oh turn unto me, and have mercy upon me ;
Give thy strength unto thy servant, and save the son of thine handmaid. 17 ( Shew me a token for good ;
( That they which hate me may see it, and be ashamed :
Because thou, Lord, hast holpen me, and comforted me
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Psalm LXXXVII.
{ TJLS foundation is in the holy mountains. ( 11 2 The Lord loveth the gates of Zion, More than all the dwellings of Jacob.
3 Glorious things are spoken of thee,
0 city of God.
4 I will make mention of Rahab and Babylon to them that know me :
Behold Philistia, and Tyre, with Ethiopia; this man was born there.
5 And of Zion it shall be said, This and that man was born in her :
And the Highest himself shall establish her.
6 The Lord shall count, when he writeth up the people,
That this man was born there.
7 As well the singers as the players on instruments shall be there :
All my springs are in thee.
LESSON 24. Psalm LXXXIX, 1-34.
I WILL sing of the mercies of the Lord for ever : With my mouth will I make known thy faithfulness to all generations.
2 For I have said, Mercy shall be built up for ever:
Thy faithfulness shalt thou establish in the very heavens.
3 I have made a covenant with my chosen,
I have sworn unto David my servant,
4 Thy seed will I establish for ever,
And build up thy throne to all generations.
5 And the heavens shall praise thy wonders, 0 Lord :
Thy faithfulness also in the congregation of the saints. G For who in the heavens can be compared unto the Lord?
Who among the sons of the mighty can be likened unto the Lord "/
7 God is greatly to be feared in the assembly of the saints,
And to be had in reverence of all them that are about him.
8 0 Lord God of hosts, who is a strong Lord like unto thee ?
Or to thy faithfulness round about, thee f
9 Thou rulest the raging of the sea :
When the waves thereof arise, thou stillest them. 10 Thou hast broken Rahab in pieces, as one that is slain ; Thou hast scattered thine enemies with thy strong arm.
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11 The heavens are thine, the earth also is thine :
As for the world and the fulness thereof, thou hast founded them.
12 The north and the south, thou hast created them :
Tabor and Hermon shall rejoice in thy name.
13 Thou hast a mighty arm :
Strong is thy hand and high is thy right hand.
14 Justice and judgment are the habitation of thy throne :
Mercy and truth shall go before thy face.
15 Blessed is the people that know the joyful sound :
They shall ivalk, 0 Lord, in the light of thy countenance. 10 In thy name shall they rejoice all the day :
And in thy righteousness shall they be exalted..
17 For thou art the glory of their strength :
And in thy favour our horn shall be exalted.
18 For the Lord is our defence ;
And the Holy One of Israel is our king.
19 i Then thou spakest in vision to thy holy one, and saidst, I I have laid help upon one that is mighty ;
I have exalted one chosen out of the people.
20 I have found David my servant ;
With my holy oil have I anointed him :
21 With whom my hand shall be established :
Mine arm also shall strengthen him.
22 The enemy shall not exact upon him :
N~or the son of wickedness afflict him.
23 And I will beat down his foes before his face,
Arid plague them that hate him. 21 But my faithfulness and my mercy shall be with him :
And in my name shall his horn be exalted. 25 I will set his hand also in the sea,
And his right hand in the rivers. 20 He shall cry unto me, Thou art my father,
My God, and the rock of my salvation.
27 Also I will make him my firstborn,
Higher than the kings of the earth.
28 My mercy will I keep for him for evermore,
And my covenant shall stand fast with him. 20 His seed also will I make to endure for ever,
And his throne as the days of heaven. 30 If his children forsake my law,
And walk not in my judgments ;
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31 If they break my statutes,
And keep not my commandments ;
32 Then will I visit their transgression with the rod,
And their iniquity with stripes.
33 Nevertheless my lovingkindness will I not utterly take from him.
Nor suffer my faithfulness to fail.
34 My covenant will I not break,
Nor alter the thing that is gone out of my lips.
LESSON 25. Psalm XC.
LORD, thou hast been our dwelling-place, In all generations.
2 i Before the mountains were brought forth,
I Or ever thou hadst formed the earth and the world, Even from everlasting to everlasting, thou art God.
3 Thou turnest man to destruction ;
And sayest, Return, ye children of men.
4 For a thousand years in thy sight are but as yesterday when it is past,
And as a watch in the night.
5 Thou carriest them away as with a flood ; they are as a sleep :
In the morning they are like grass ivhich groweth up ;
6 In the morning it flourisheth, and groweth up ;
In the evening it is cut down, and withereth.
7 For we are consumed by thine anger,
And by thy wrath we are troubled.
8 Thou hast set our iniquities before thee,
Our secret sins in the light of thy countenance.
9 For all our days are passed away in thy wrath :
We spend our years as a tale that is told. 1Q The days of our years are threescore years and ten :
And if by reason of strength they be fourscore years, Yet is their strength labour and sorrow ; For it is soon cut off, and we fly away.
11 Who knoweth the power of thine anger?
Even according to thy fear, so is thy wrath.
12 So teach us to number our days,
That we may apply our hearts unto wisdom.
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13 Return, 0 Lord, how long 1
And let it repent thee concerning thy servants.
14 0 satisfy us early with thy mercy :
That we may rejoice and be glad all our days.
15 Make us glad according to the days wherein thou hast, afflicted us,
And the years wherein we have seen evil. \G Let thy work appear unto thy servants,
And thy glory unto their children. 17 And let the beauty of the Lord our God be upon us :
And establish thou the work of our hands upon us ; Yea, the work of our hands establish thou it.
Psalm XCI.
HE that dwelleth in the secret place of the Most High Shall abide under the shadow of the Almighty.
2 I will say of the Lord, He is ray refuge and my fortress :
My God ; in him will I trust.
3 Surely he shall deliver thee from the snare of the fowler,
And from the noisome pestilence.
4 He shall cover thee with his feathers, and under his wings shalt thou trust:
His truth shall be thy shield and buckler.
5 Thou shalt not be afraid for the terror by night;
Nor for the arrow that flieth by day;
6 Nor for the pestilence that walketh in darkness :
Nor for the destruction that wasteth at noonday.
7 A thousand shall fall at thy side, and ten thousand at thy right hand ;
But it shall not come nigh thee.
8 Only with thine eyes shalt thou behold,
And see the reward of the wicked.
9 Because thou hast made the Lord, which is ray refuge,
Even the Most High, thy habitation ;
10 There shall no evil befall thee,
Neither shall any plague come nigh thy dwelling.
11 For he shall give his angels charge over thee,
To keep thee in all thy ivays.
12 They shall bear thee up in their hands,
Lest thou dash thy foot against a stone.
13 Thou shalt tread upon the lion and adder :
The young lion, and the dragon, shalt thou trample under feet. 4
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14 Because he hath set his love upon me, therefore will I deliver him :
I will set him on high, because he hath known my name.
15 He shall call upon me, and I will answer him : I will be with him in trouble
I mil deliver him and honour him. 1() With long life will I satisfy him, And shew him my salvation.
LESSON 26.
Psalm XCV.
OH come, let us sing unto the Lord : Let us make a joyful noise to the Bock of our Salvation.
2 Let us come before his presence with thanksgiving,
And make a joyful noise unto him with psalms.
3 For the Lord is a great God,
And a great King above all gods.
4 In his hand are the deep places of the earth :
The strength of the hills is his also.
5 The sea is his, and he made it :
And his hands formed the dry land.
6 Oh come let us worship and bow down :
Let tis kneel before the Lord our maker.
7 For he is our God ;
And we are the people of his pasture, and the sheep of his hand.
8 i To day if ye will hear his voice,
( Harden not your heart, as in the provocation,
And as in the day of temptation in the ivilderness :
9 When your fathers tempted me,
Proved me, and saw my work.
10 i Forty years long was I grieved with this generation, I And said, It is a people that do err in their heart,
And they have not known my ways :
11 Unto whom I sware in my wrath
That they should not enter into my rest.
Psalm XCVI.
OH sing unto the Lord a new song : Sing unto the Lord, all the earth, 2 Sing unto the Lord, bless his name ;
Shew forth his salvation from day to day.
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3 Declare his glory among the heathen,
His wonders among all people.
4 For the LORD is great, and greatly to he praised :
He is to be feared above all gods.
5 For all the gods of the nations are idols :
But the Lord made the heavens.
6 Honour and majesty are before him :
Strength and beauty are in his sanctuary.
7 Give unto the Lord, 0 ye kindreds of the people,
Owe unto the Lord glory and strength.
8 Give unto the Lord the glory due unto his name :
Bring an offering, and come into his courts.
9 Oh worship the Lord in the beauty of holiness :
Fear before him, all the earth.
10 ( Say among the heathen that the Lord reigneth :
1 The world also shall be established that it shall not be moved : He shall judge the people righteously.
11 Let the heavens rejoice, and let the earth be glad ;
Let the sea roar, and the fulness thereof.
12 Let the field be joyful, and all that is therein :
Then shall all the trees of the wood rejoice,
13 Before the Lord : for he cometh,
For he cometh to judge the earth : He shall judge the world with righteousness, And the people with his truth.
LESSON" 27. Psalm XCVII.
^HE Lord reigneth ; let the earth rejoice ;
Let the multitude of isles be glad thereof. ! Clouds and darkness are round about him :
Righteousness and judgment are the habitation of his throno. > And fire goeth before him,
And burneth up his enemies round about. [ His lightnings enlightened the world :
The earth saw, and trembled. i The hills melted like wax at the presence of the Lord,
At the presence of the Lord of the whole earth.
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C The heavens declare his righteousness, And all the people see his glory.
7 I Confounded be all they that serve graven images, < That boast themselves of idols :
Worship him, all ye gods.
8 Zion heard, and was glad ; and the daughters of Judah rejoiced,
Because of thy judgments, 0 Lord.
9 For thou, Lord, art high above all the earth :
Thou art exalted far above all gods.
10 Ye that love the Lord, hate evil : he preserveth the souls of his saints ;
He delivereth them out of the hand of the wicked.
11 Light is sown for the righteous,
And gladness for the upright in heart.
12 Rejoice in the Lord, ye righteous ;
And give thanks at the remembrance of his holiness.
Psalm XCVIII.
OH sing unto the Lord a new song ; for he hath done marvellous things : His right hand and his holy arm, hath gotten him the victory.
2 The Lord hath made known his salvation :
His righteousness hath he openly shewed in the sight of the heathen.
3 He hath remembered his mercy and his truth toward the house of Israel :
All the ends of the earth have seen the salvation of our God.
4 Make a joyful noise unto the Lord, all the earth :
Make a loud noise, and rejoice, and sing praise.
5 Sing unto the Lord with the harp ;
With the harp, and the voice of a psalm. C With trumpets, and sound of cornet,
Make a joyful noise before the Lord, the King.
7 Let the sea roar, and the fulness thereof;
The world, and they that dwell therein.
8 Let the floods clap their hands :
Let the hills be joyful together,
9 Before the Lord ; for he cometh to judge the earth;
With righteousness shall he judge the world, and the people with equity.
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LESSON 28. Psalm XCIII.
HE Lord reigneth,
He is clothed with majesty ; The Lord is clothed with strength, wherewith he hath girded himself.
The world also is stablished, that it cannot be moved. Thy throne is established of old :
Thou art from everlasting. The floods have lifted up, O Lord, the floods have lifted up their voice.
The floods lift up their waves. The Lord on high is mightier than the noise of many waters,
Yea, than the mighty waves of the sea. Thy testimonies are very sure :
Holiness becometh thine house, 0 Lord, for ever.
Psalm XCIX.
THE Lord reigneth ; let the people tremble : He sitteth between the cherubim ; let the earth be moved.
2 The Lord is great in Zion ;
And he is high above all the people.
3 Let them praise thy great and terrible name ;
For it is holy.
4 The king's strength also loveth judgment ; thou dost establish equity,
Thou executest judgment and righteousness in Jacob.
5 Exalt ye the Lord our God,
And worship at his footstool ; for he is holy.
6 ( Moses and Aaron among his priests,
i And Samuel among them that call upon his name ; They called upon the Lord, and he answered, them.
7 He spake unto them in the cloudy pillar :
They kept his testimonies, and the ordinance that he gave them.
8 Thou answeredst them, 0 Lord our God :
( Thou wast a God that for gavest them,
\ Though thou tookest vengeance of their inventions.
9 Exalt the Lord our God, and worship at his holy hill ;
For the Lord our God is holy.
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Psalm C.
M
AKE a joyful noise unto the Lord, all ye lands.
2 Serve the Lord with gladness : come before his presence with singing.
$ Know ye that the Lord he is God :
I It is he that hath made us, and not we ourselves ;
We are Ms people, and the sheep of Ms pasture. Enter into his gates with thanksgiving, and into his courts with praise:
Be thankful unto him, and bless his name. For the Lord is good ; his mercy is everlasting ;
And his truth endureth to all generations.
LESSON 29.
Psalm CII.
HEAR my prayer, 0 Lord, And let my cry come unto thee.
2 i Hide not thy face from me
( In the day when I am in trouble ; incline thine ear unto me : In the day when I call answer me speedily.
3 For my days are consumed like smoke,
And my bones are burned as a hearth.
4 My heart is smitten, and withered like grass;
So that I forget to eat my bread.
5 ( By reason of the voice of my groaning my bones cleave to my skin.
6 I I am like a pelican of the wilderness :
I am lilce an owl of the desert. 7(1 watch, and am as a sparrow alone upon the housetop.
8 t Mine enemies reproach me all the day ;
And they that are mad against me are sworn against me.
9 For I have eaten ashes like bread,
And mingled my drink with weeping.
10 Because of thine indignation and thy wrath :
For thou hast lifted me up, and cast me dotvn.
11 My days are like a shadow that declineth ;
And I am withered like grass.
12 But thou, 0 Lord, shalt endure for ever;
And thy remembrance unto all generations.
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13 Thou shalt arise, and have mercy upon Zion .
For the time to favour her, yea, the set time, is come.
14 For thy servants take pleasure in her stones,
And favour the dust thereof.
15 So the heathen shall fear the name of the Lord,
And all the kings of the earth thy glory.
16 When the Lord shall build up Zion,
He shall appear in his glory.
1 7 He will regard the prayer of the destitute,
And not despise their prayer.
18 This shall be written for the generation to come,
And the people which shall he created shall praise the Lord.
19 For he hath looked down from the height of his sanctuary ;
From heaven did the Lord behold the earth ;
20 To hear the groaning of the prisoner ;
To loose those that are appointed to death ;
21 To declare the name of the Lord in Zion,
And his praise in Jerusalem ;
22 When the people are gathered together,
And the kingdoms, to serve the Lord.
23 He weakened my strength in the way ;
He shortened my days.
24 I said, O my God, take me not away in the midst of my days :
Thy years are throughout all generations.
25 Of old hast thou laid the foundation of the earth :
And the heavens are the work of thy hands. 20 They shall perish, but thou shalt endure :
Yea, all of them shall wax old like a garment ; As a vesture shalt thou change them, and they shall be changed :
27 But thou art the same, and thy years shall have no end.
28 The children of thy servants shall continue,
And their seed shall be established before thee.
LESSON 30.
Psalm CIII.
DLESS the Lord, 0 my soul :
AJ And all that is within me, bless his holy name.
2 Bless the Lord, 0 my soul,
And forget not all his benefits :
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3 Who forgiveth all thine iniquities ;
Who healeth all thy diseases ;
4 Who redeemeth thy life from destruction ;
Who crowneth thee with lovingkindness and tender mercies ;
5 Who aatisfieth thy mouth with good things ;
So that thy youth is renewed like the eagle's.
6 The Lord executeth righteousness,
And judgment for all that are oppressed.
7 He made known his ways unto Moses,
His acts unto the children of Israel.
8 The Lord is merciful and gracious,
Slow to anger and plenteous in mercy.
9 He will not always chide :
Neither will he keep his anger for ever.
10 He hath not dealt, with us after our sins ;
Nor rewarded us according to our iniquities.
11 For as the heaven is high above the earth,
So great is his mercy toward them that fear him.
12 As far as the east is from the west,
So far hath he removed our transgressions from us.
13 Like as a father pitieth his children,
So the Lord pitieth them that fear him. ,14 For he knoweth our frame ;
He remembereth that we are dust. 15 As for man, his days are as grass :
As a flower of the field, so he flourisheth. 10 For the wind passeth over it, and it is gone ;
And the place thereof shall know it no more.
17 But the mercy of the Lord is from everlasting to everlasting upon them that
fear him, And his righteousness unto children's children ;
18 To such as keep his covenant,
And to those that remember his commandments to do them. 10 The Lord hath prepared his throne in the heavens ; And his kingdom ruleth over all.
20 Bless the Lord, ye his angels, that excel in strength,
That do his commandments, hearkening unto the voice of his word.
21 Bless ye the Lord, all ye his hosts;
Ye ministers of his, that do his pleasure.
22 Bless the LORD, all his works in all places of his dominion :
Bless the Lord, 0 my soul.
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LESSON 31. Psalm CIV.
BLESS the Lord, 0 my soul. O Lord my God, thou art very great ; Thou art clothed with honour and majesty.
2 Who coverest thyself with light as with a garment :
Who stretchest out the heavens like a curtain :
3 i Who layeth the beams of his chambers in the waters : ( Who maketh the clouds his chariot :
Who walketh upon the wings of the wind :
4 Who maketh his angels spirits ;
His ministers a flaming fire :
5 Who laid the foundations of the earth,
That it should not be removed for ever. 0 Thou coveredst it with the deep as with a garment : The waters stood above the mountains.
7 At thy rebuke they fled ■
At the voice of thy thunder they hasted away.
8 They go up by the mountains ; they go down by the valleys,
Unto the place which thou hast founded for them.
9 Thou hast set a bound that they may not pass over ;
That they turn not again to cover the earth.
10 He sendeth the springs into the valleys,
Which run among the hills.
11 They give drink to every beast of the field :
The wild asses quench their thirst.
12 By them shall the fowls of the heaven have their habitation,
Which sing among the branches.
13 He watereth the hills from his chambers :
The earth is satisfied with the fruit of thy works.
14 He causeth the grass to grow for the cattle,
And herb for the service of man : That he may bring forth food out of the earth ;
15 And wine that maketh glad the heart of man, And oil to make his face to shine,
And bread which strengthened man's heart.
16 The trees of the Lord are full of sap ;
The cedars of Lebanon, which he hath planted ;
17 Where the birds make their nests :
As for the stork, the fir trees are her house.
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18 The high hills are a refuge for the wild goats ;
And the rocks for the conies.
19 He appointed the moon for seasons :
The sun knoweth his going down.
20 Thou makest darkness, and it is night :
Wherein all the beasts of the forest do creep forth.
21 The young lions roar after their prey,
And seek their meat from God.
22 The sun ariseth, they gather themselves together,
And lay them down in their dens.
23 Man goeth forth unto his work
And to his labour until the evening.
24 0 LORD, how manifold are thy works ! in wisdom hast thou made them all
The earth is full of thy riches.
25 So is this great and wide sea, wherein are things creeping innumerable,
Both small and great beasts. 2G There go the ships :
There is that leviathan, whom thou hast made to play therein.
27 These wait all upon thee ;
That thou mayest give them their meat in due season.
28 That thou givest them they gather :
Thou openest thine hand, they are filled with good.
29 Thou hidest thy face, they are troubled :
Thou taJcest away their breath, they die, and return to their dust.
30 Thou sendest forth thy spirit, they are created :
And thou renewest the face of the earth.
31 The glory of the Lord shall endure for ever :
The Lord shall rejoice in his works.
32 He looketh on the earth, and it trembleth :
He toucheth the hills, and they smoke.
33 I will sing unto the Lord as long as I live :
I will sing praises to my God while I have my being.
34 My meditation of him shall be sweet :
I will be glad in the Lord.
35 Let the sinners be consumed out of the earth,
And let the wicked be no more. Bless thou the Lord, 0 my soul. Praise ye the Lord.
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LESSON 32.
Psalm OV.
OH give thanks unto the Lord ; call upon his name j Make known his deeds among the people.
2 Sing unto him, sing psalms unto him :
Talk ye of all his wondrous works.
3 Glory ye in his holy name :
Let the heart of them rejoice that seek the Lord.
4 Seek the Lord, and his strength :
Seek his face evermore.
5 Remember his marvellous works that he hath done ;
His wonders, and the judgments of his mouth ; 0 O ye seed of Abraham his servant, Ye children of Jacob his chosen.
7 He is the Lord our God :
His judgments are in all the earth.
8 He hath remembered his covenant for ever,
The word which he commanded to a thousand generations.
9 Which covenant he made with Abraham,
And his oath unto Isaac ;
10 And confirmed the same unto Jacob for a law,
And to Israel for an everlasting covenant :
11 Saying, Unto thee will I give the land of Canaan,
The lot of your inheritance :
12 When they were but a few men in number ;
Yea, very few, and strangers in it.
13 When they went from one nation to another,
From one kingdom to another people ;
14 He suffered no man to do them wrong :
Yea, he reproved kings for their sakes ;
15 Saying, Touch not mine anointed,
And do my prophets no harm.
16 Moreover he called for a famine upon the land:
He brake the whole staff of bread.
17 He sent a man before them,
Even Joseph, who ivas sold for a servant :
18 Whose feet they hurt with fetters :
He was laid in iron :
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19 Until the time that his word came :
The word of the Lord tried him.
20 The king sent and loosed him :
Even the ruler of the people, and let him go free.
21 He made him lord of his house,
And ruler of all his substance :
22 To bind his princes at his pleasure ;
And teach his senators wisdom.
23 Israel also came into Egypt ;
And Jacob sojourned in the land of Ham.
24 And he increased his people greatly ;
And made them stronger than their enemies ,
25 He turned their heart to hate his people,
To deal subtilely ivith his servants. 2(3 He sent Moses, his servant ;
And Aaron whom he had chosen.
27 They shewed his signs among them,
And ivonders in the land of Ham.
28 He sent darkness, and made it dark ;
And they rebelled not against his word,
29 He turned their waters into blood,
And slew their fish.
30 Their land brought forth frogs in abundance.
In the chambers of their kings.
31 He spake, and there came divers sorts of flies,
And lice in all their coasts.
32 He gave them hail for rain,
And flaming fire in their land.
33 He smote their vines also, and their fig trees j
And brake the trees of their coasts.
34 He spake, and the locusts came,
And caterpillars, and that without number,
35 And did eat up all the herbs in their land,
And devoured the fruit of their ground. 30 He smote also all the firstborn in their land, The chief of all their strength.
37 He brought them forth also with silver and gold :
And there was not one feeble person among their tribes.
38 Egypt was glad when they departed :
For the fear of them fell upon them.
39 He spread a cloud for a covering ;
And fire to give light in the night.
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40 The people asked, and he brought quails,
And satisfied them with the bread of heaven.
41 He opened the rock, and the waters gushed out;
They ran in the dry places like a river.
42 For he remembered his holy promise,
And Abraham, his servant.
43 And he brought forth his people with joy,
And his chosen with gladness :
44 And gave them the lands of the heathen :
And they inherited the labour of the people ;
45 That they might observe his statutes,
And Jceep his laws. Praise ye the Lord.
LESSON 33.
Psalm CVII.
OH give thanks unto the Lord, for he is good : For his mercy endureth for ever.
2 Let the redeemed of the Lord say so,
Whom he hath redeemed from the hand of the enemy ;
3 And gathered them out of the lands,
From the east, and from the west, from the north, and from the south.
4 They wandered in the wilderness, in a solitary way ;
They found no city to dwell in.
5 Hungry and thirsty,
Their soul fainted in them.
6 Then they cried unto the Lord in their trouble,
And he delivered them out of their distresses.
7 And he led them forth by the right way,
That they might go to a city of habitation.
8 Oh that men would praise the Lord for his goodness,
And for his wonderful ivories to the children of men!
9 For he satisfieth the longing soul,
And fiUeth the hungry soul tvith goodness.
10 Such as sit in darkness and the shadow of death,
Being bound in affliction and iron ;
11 Because they rebelled against the words of God,
And contemned the counsel of the Most High :
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12 Therefore he brought down their heart with labour;
They fell down, and there was none to help.
13 Then they cried unto the Lord in their trouble,
And he saved them out of their distresses.
14 He brought them out of darkness, and the shadow of death,
And brake their bands in sunder.
15 Oh that men would praise the LORD for his goodness,
And for his wonderful ivorks to the children of men ! 10 For he hath broken the gates of brass, And cut the bars of iron in sunder.
17 Fools, because of their transgression,
And because of their iniquities, are afflicted.
18 Their soul abhorreth all manner of meat ;
And they draw near unto the gates of death.
19 Then they cry unto the Lord in their trouble,
And he saveth them out of their distresses.
20 He sent his word, and healed them,
And delivered them from their destructions.
21 Oh that men would praise the Lord for his goodness,
And for his wonderful ivorks to the children of men !
22 And let them sacrifice the sacrifices of thanksgiving,
And declare his works with rejoicing.
23 They that go down to the sea in ships,
That do business in great waters ;
24 These see the works of the Lord,
And his wonders in the deep.
25 For he commandeth, and vaiseth the stormy wind,
Which lifteth up the waves thereof. 20 They mount up to the heaven, they go down again to the depths j Their soul is melted because of trouble.
27 They reel to and fro, and stagger like a drunken man,
And are at their wit's end.
28 Then they cry unto the Lord in their trouble,
And he bringeth them out of their distresses.
29 He maketh the storm a calm,
So that the waves thereof are still.
30 Then are they glad because they be quiet ;
So he bringeth them unto their desired haven.
31 Oh that men would praise the Lord for his goodness,
And for his wonderful works to the children of men !
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32 Let them exalt him also in the congregation of the peoplet
And praise him in the assembly of the elders.
33 He turneth rivers into a wilderness,
And the watersprings into dry ground;
34 A fruitful land into barrenness,
For the wickedness of them that dwell therein.
35 He turneth the wilderness into a standing water,
And the dry ground into watersprings.
36 And there he maketh the hungry to dwell,
That they may prepare a city for habitation ;
37 And sow the fields, and plant vineyards.
Which may yield fruits of increase.
38 He hlesseth them also, so that they are multiplied greatly ;
And suffereth not their cattle to decrease.
39 Again, they are minished and brought low,
Through oppression, affliction, and sorrow.
40 He poureth contempt upon princes,
And causeth them to wander in the tvilderness, where there is no way.
41 Yet setteth he the poor on high from affliction,
And maketh him families like a flock.
42 The righteous shall see it, and rejoice :
And all iniquity shall stop her mouth.
43 Whoso is wise, and will observe these things,
Even they shall understand the lovingkindness of the Lord.
LESSON 34.
Psalm CXI.
PRAISE ye the Lord. I will praise the Lord with my whole heart, In the assembly of the upright, and in the congregation.
2 The works of the Lord are great,
Sought out of all them that have pleasure therein.
3 His work is honourable and glorious :
And his righteousness endureth for ever.
4 He hath made his wonderful works to lie remembered :
The Lord is gracious and full of compassion.
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5 He hath given meat unto them that fear him :
He will ever be mindful of his covenant. 0 He hath shewed his people the power of his works,
That he may give them the heritage of the heathen.
7 The works of his hands are verity and judgment ;
All his commandments are sure.
8 They stand fast for ever and ever,
And are done in truth and uprightness. !) ( He sent redemption unto his people : ( He hath commanded his covenant forever : Holy and reverend is his name. 10 The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom :
A good understanding have all they that do his commandments His praise endureth for evkr.
Psalm CXII.
PRAISE ye the Lord. Blessed is the man that feareth the Lord, That delighteth greatly in his commandments.
2 His seed shall be mighty upon earth :
The generation of the upright shall be blessed.
3 Wealth and riches shall be in his house :
And his righteousness endureth for ever.
4 Unto the upright there ariseth light in the darkness :
Re is gracious, and full of compassion, and righteous.
5 A good man sheweth favour, and lendeth ;
He will guide his affairs with discretion. 0 Surely he shall not be moved for ever :
The righteous shall be in everlasting remembrance.
7 He shall not be afraid of evil tidings :
His heart is fixed, trusting in the Lord.
8 His heart is established, he shall not be afraid.
Until he see his desire upon his enemies.
9 ( He hath dispersed, he hath given to the poor: t His righteousness endureth for ever ;
His horn shall be exalted with honour. 10 j The wicked shall see it, and be grieved;
* He shall gnash with his teeth, and melt away: The desire of the wicked shall perish.
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Psalm CXIII.
PRAISE ye the Lord. Praise, 0 ye servants of the Lord, Praise the name of the Lord.
2 Blessed be the name of the Lord,
From this time forth and for evermore.
3 From the rising of the sun, unto the going down of the same,
The Lord's name is to be praised.
4 The Lord is high above all nations,
And his glory above the heavens.
5 Who is like unto the Lord our God,
Who dwelleth on high,
6 Who humbleth himself to behold
The things that are in heaven, and in the earth !
7 He raiseth up the poor out of the dust,
And lifteth the needy out of the dunghill ;
8 That he may set him with princes,
Even with the princes of his people.
9 He maketh the barren woman to keep house,
And to be a joyful mother of children. Praise te the Lord.
LESSON 35. Psalm CXIV.
WHEN Israel went out of Egypt, The house of Jacob from a people of strange language;
2 Judah was his sanctuary,
And Israel his dominion.
3 The sea saw it, and fled :
Jordan was driven back.
4 The mountains skipped like rams,
And the little hills like lambs.
5 What ailed thee, 0 thou sea, that thou fleddest ?
Thou Jordan, that thou wast driven back t
6 Ye mountains, that ye skipped like rams ;
And ye little hills, like lambs f
7 Tremble, thou earth, at the presence of the Lord,
At the presence of the God of Jacob ; 5
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8 Which turned the rock into a standing water, The flint into a fountain of waters.
Psalm CXV.
NOT unto us, O Lord, not unto us, but unto thy name give glory, For thy mercy, and for thy truth's sake.
2 Wherefore should the heathen say,
Where is now their God f
3 But our God is in the heavens :
He hath done whatsoever he hath pleased.
4 Their idols are silver and gold,
The work of men's hands.
5 They have mouths, but they speak not :
Eyes have they, but they see not :
6 They have ears, but they hear not :
Noses have they, but they smell not :
7 They have hands, but they handle not :
Feet have they, but they walk not : neither speak they through their throat
8 They that make them arc like unto them ;
So is every one that trusteth in them.
9 0 Israel, trust thou in the Lord :
He is their help and their shield.
10 0 house of Aaron, trust in the LORD:
He is their help and their shield.
11 Ye that fear the Lord, trust in the LORD:
He is their help and their shield.
12 ( The Lord hath been mindful of us : he will bless us ; I He will bless the house of Israel ;
He will bless the house of Aaron.
13 He will bless them that fear the Lord,
Both small and great.
14 The Lord shall increase you more and more,
You and your children.
15 Ye are blessed of the Lord
Which made heaven arid earth.
16 The heaven, even the heavens, are the Lord's :
But the earth hath he given to the children of men.
17 The dead praise not the LORD,
Neither any that go down into silence.
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18 But we will bless the Lord,
From this time forth, and for evermore. Praise the Lord.
LESSON 36.
Psalm CXVIII.
OH give thanks unto the Lord ; for he is good : Because his mercy endureth for ever.
2 Let Israel now say,
That his mercy endureth for ever.
3 Let the house of Aaron now say,
That his mercy endureth for ever.
4 Let them now that fear the Lord say,
That his mercy endureth for ever.
5 I called upon the Lord in distress :
The Lord answered me, and set me in a large place.
6 The Lord is on my side ; I will not fear :
What can man do unto me ?
7 The Lord taketh my part with them that help me :
Therefore shall I see my desire upon them that hate me.
8 It is better to trust in the Lord
Than to put confidence in man.
9 It is better to trust in the Lord
Than to put confidence in princes.
10 All nations compassed me about :
But in the name of the Lord will I destroy them.
11 They compassed me about ; yea, they compassed me about :
But in the name of the Lord I will destroy them.
12 i They compassed me about like bees ;
\ They are quenched as the fire of thorns :
For in the name of the Lord I will destroy them.
13 Thou hast thrust sore at me that I might fall :
But the Lord helped me.
14 The Lord is my strength and song,
And is become my salvation.
15 The voice of rejoicing and salvation is in the tabernacles of the righteous :
The right hand of the Lord doeth valiantly.
16 The right hand of the Lord is exalted :
The right hand of the Lord doeth valiantly.
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17 I shall not die, but live,
And declare the ivories of the Lord.
18 The Lord hath chastened me sore :
But he hath not given me over unto death.
19 Open to me the gates of righteousness :
I will go into them, and I mil praise the Lord :
20 This gate of the Lord,
Into which the righteous shall enter.
21 I will praise thee : for thou hast heard me,
And art become my salvation.
22 The stone which the builders refused
Is become the head stone of the corner.
23 This is the Lord's doing ;
It is marvellous in our eyes.
24 This is the day which the Lord hath made ;
We tvill rejoice and be glad in it.
25 Save now, I beseech thee, 0 Lord :
0 Lord, I beseech thee, send now prosperity.
26 Blessed be he that cometh in the name of the Lord :
We have blessed you out of the house of the Lord.
27 God is the Lord, which hath shewed us light :
Bind the sacrifice with cords, even unto the horns of the altar.
28 Thou art my God, and I will praise thee :
Thou art my God, I will exalt thee.
29 Oh give thanks unto the Lord ; for he is good :
For his mercy endureth for ever.
LESSON 37.
Psalm CXIX, 97-128.
OH how love I thy law ! It is my meditation all the day.
98 Thou through thy commandments hast made me wiser than mine enemies
For they are ever with me.
99 I have more understanding than all my teachers :
For thy testimonies are my meditation.
100 I understand more than the ancients,
Because I keep thy precepts.
101 I have refrained my feet from every evil way,
That I might keep thy word.
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102 I have not departed from thy judgments:
For thou hast taught me.
103 How sweet are thy words unto my taste !
Yea, sweeter than honey to my mouth!
104 Through thy precepts I get understanding :
Therefore I hate every false way.
105 Thy word is a lamp unto my feet,
And a light unto my path.
106 I have sworn, and I will perform it,
That I will keep thy righteous judgments.
107 I am afflicted very much :
Quicken me, 0 Lord, according unto thy word.
108 Accept, I beseech thee, the freewill offerings of my mouth, O Lord,
And teach me thy judgments.
109 My soul is continually in my hand :
Yet do I not forget thy law.
110 The wicked have laid a snare for me :
Yet I erred not from thy precepts.
111 Thy testimonies have I taken as a heritage for ever :
For they are the rejoicing of my heart.
112 I have inclined mine heart to perform thy statutes
Alway, even unto the end.
113 I hate vain thoughts :
But thy law do I love.
114 Thou art my hiding place and my shield :
I hope in thy word.
115 Depart from me, ye evil doers :
For I will keep the commandments of my God.
116 Uphold me according unto thy word, that I may live :
And let me not be ashamed of my hope.
117 Hold thou me up, and I shall be safe :
And I will have respect unto thy statutes continually.
118 Thou hast trodden down all them that err from thy statutes :
For their deceit is falsehood.
119 Thou puttest away all the wicked of the earth like dross :
Therefore I love thy testimonies.
120 My flesh trembleth for fear of thee ;
And I am afraid of thy judgments.
121 I have done judgment and justice :
Leave me not to mine oppressors.
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122 Be surety for thy servant for good :
Let not the proud oppress me.
123 Mine eyes fail for thy salvation,
And for the word of thy righteousness.
124 Deal with thy servant according unto thy mercy,
And teach me thy statutes.
125 I am thy servant; give me understanding,
That I may know thy testimonies.
126 It is time for thee, Lord, to work :
For they have made void thy law.
127 Therefore I love thy commandments
Above gold ; yea, above fine gold.
128 Therefore I esteem all thy precepts concerning all things to be right •>
And I hate every false way.
LESSON 38. Psalm CXIX, 129-160.
129 Thy testimonies are wonderful :
Therefore doth my soul keep them.
130 The entrance of thy words giveth light ;
It giveth understanding unto the simple.
131 I opened my mouth, and panted :
For I longed for thy commandments.
132 Look thou upon me, and be merciful unto me,
As thou usest to do unto those that love thy name.
133 Order my steps in thy word :
And let not any iniquity have dominion over me.
134 Deliver me from the oppression of man :
So will I Jceep thy precepts.
135 Make thy face to shine upon thy servant ;
And teach me thy statutes.
136 Rivers of waters run down mine eyes,
Because they keep not thy law.
137 Righteous art thou, 0 Lord,
And upright are thy judgments.
138 Thy testimonies that thou hast commanded are righteous
And very faithful.
139 My zeal hath consumed me,
Because mine enemies have forgotten thy words.
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140 Thy word is very pure :
Therefore thy servant loveth it.
141 I am small and despised :
Yet do not I forget thy precepts.
142 Thy righteousness is an everlasting righteousness,
And thy law is the truth.
143 Trouble and anguish have taken hold on me :
Yet thy commandments are my delights.
144 The righteousness of thy testimonies is everlasting :
Give me understanding, and I shall live.
145 I cried with my whole heart ; hear me, 0 Lord :
I will keep thy statutes.
146 I cried unto thee ; save me,
And I shall keep thy testimonies.
147 I prevented the dawning of the morning, and cried :
I hoped in thy word.
148 Mine eyes prevent the night watches,
That I might meditate in thy word.
149 Hear my voice, according unto thy lovingkindness:
0 Lord, quicken me according to thy judgment.
150 They draw nigh that follow after mischief:
They are far from thy laiv.
151 Thou art near, 0 Lord ;
And all thy commandments are truth.
152 Concerning thy testimonies, I have known of old
That thou hast founded them for ever. • ;
153 Consider mine affliction, and deliver me :
For I do not forget thy laiv.
154 Plead my cause, and deliver me : \
Quicken me according to thy word.
155 Salvation is far from the wicked :
For they seek not thy statutes. 150 Great are thy tender mercies, 0 Lord :
Quicken me according to thy judgments.
157 Many are my persecutors and mine enemies ;
Yet do I not decline from thy testimonies.
158 I beheld the transgressors, and was grieved ;
Because they kept not thy word.
159 Consider how I love thy precepts :
Quicken me, 0 Lord, according to thy lovingkindness.
160 Thy word is true from the beginning :
And every one of thy righteous judgments endureth for ever.
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LESSON 39. Psalm CXXI.
[WILL lift up mine eyes unto the hills, From whence cometh my help.
2 My help cometh from the Lord,
Which made heaven and earth.
3 He will not suifer thy foot to be moved :
He that keepeth thee will not slumber
4 Behold, he that keepeth Israel
Shall neither slumber nor sleep.
5 The Lord is thy keeper :
The Lord is thy shade upon thy right hand. G The sun shall not smite thee by day, Nor the moon by night.
7 The Lord shall preserve thee from all evil :
He shall preserve thy soul.
8 The Lord shall preserve thy going out and thy coming in,
From this time forth, and even for evermore.
Psalm CXXII.
I WAS glad when they said unto me, Let us go into the house of the Lord.
2 Our feet shall stand within thy gates, 0 Jerusalem.
3 Jerusalem is builded as a city that is compact together :
4 Whither the tribes go up, the tribes of the Lord,
Unto the testimony of Israel, to give thanks unto the name of th Lokix
5 For there are set thrones of judgment,
The thrones of the house of David.
6 Pray for the peace of Jerusalem :
They shall prosper that love thee.
7 Peace be within thy walls,
And prosperity within thy palaces.
8 For my brethren and companions' sakes,
I will now say, Peace be within thee.
9 Because of the house of the Lord our God,
I will seek thy good.
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Psalm CXXIIL
UNTO thee I lift up mine eyes, 0 thou that dwellest in the heavens.
2 Behold, as the eyes of servants look unto the hand of their masters,
And as the eyes of a maiden unto the hand of her mistress; So our eyes wait upon the Lord our God, Until that he have mercy upon us.
3 Have mercy upon us, 0 Lord, have mercy upon us :
For we are exceedingly filled with contempt.
4 Our soul is exceedingly filled with the scorning of those that are at ease,
And with the contempt of the proud.
Psalm CXXV.
THEY that trust in the LORD shall be as Mount Zion, Which cannot be removed, but abideth for ever.
2 As the mountains are round about Jerusalem,
So the Lord is round about his people, from henceforth even for ever.
3 For the rod of the wicked shall not rest upon the lot of the righteous ;
Lest the righteous put forth their hands unto iniquity.
4 Do good, 0 Lord, unto those that be good,
And to them that are upright in their hearts.
5 As for such as turn aside unto their crooked ways,
The Lord shall lead them forth with the workers of iniquity. But peace shall be upon Israel.
LESSON 40. Psalm CXXXIII.
BEHOLD, how good and how pleasant it is For brethren to dwell together in unity.
2 i It is like the precious ointment upon the head,
i That ran down upon the beard, even Aaron's beard : That went down to the shirts of his garments ;
3 As the dew of Hermon, and as the dew that descended upon the mountains
of Zion : For there the Lord commanded the blessing, even life for evermore.
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Psalm CXXXIV.
BEHOLD, bless ye the LORD, all ye servants of the Lord, Which by night stand in the house of the Lord.
2 Lift up your hands in the sanctuary,
And bless the Lord.
3 The Lord, that made heaven and earth,
Bless thee out of Zion.
Psalm CXXXV.
PRAISE ye the Lord. Praise ye the name of the Lord ; Praise him, 0 ye servants of the Lord.
2 Ye that stand in the house of the Lord,
In the courts of the house of our God,
3 Praise the LORD ; for the Lord is good :
Sing praises unto his name ; for it is pleasant.
4 For the Lord hath chosen Jacob unto himself,
And Israel for his peculiar treasure.
5 For I know that the Lord is great,
And that our Lord is above all gods. G Whatsoever the Lord pleased, that did he in heaven, and in earth, In the seas, and all deep places.
7 { He causeth the vapours to ascend from the ends of the earth ; } He maketh lightnings for the rain ;
He bringeth the wind out of his treasuries.
8 Who smote the firstborn of Egypt,
Both of man and beast.
9 Who sent tokens and wonders into the midst of thee, 0 Egypt,
Upon Pharaoh, and upon all his servants.
10 Who smote great nations, and slew mighty kings ;
11 ( Sihon, king of the Amorites, and Og, king of Bashan, \ And all the kingdoms of Canaan:
12 And gave their land for a heritage,
A heritage unto Israel his people.
13 Thy name, 0 Lord, endureth for ever ;
And thy memorial, 0 Lord, throughout all generations.
14 For the Lord will judge his people,
And he will repent himself concerning his servants.
15 The idols of the heathen are silver and gold,
The work of man's hands.
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16 They have mouths, but they speak not;
Eyes have they, but they see not;
17 They have ears, but they hear not ;
Neither is there any breath in their mouths.
18 They that make them are like unto them:
So is every one that trusteth in them.
19 Bless the Lord, O house of Israel :
Bless the Lord, 0 house of Aaron:
20 Bless the Lord, 0 house of Levi ;
Ye that fear the Lord, bless the Lord.
21 Blessed be the Lord out of Zion,
Which dwelleth at Jerusalem. Praise ye the Lord.
LESSON 41.
Psalm CXXXVIII.
I WILL praise thee with my whole heart : Before the gods will I sing praise unto thee.
2 I will worship toward thy holy temple,
And praise thy name, For thy lovingkindness and for thy truth : For thou hast magnified thy word above all thy name^
3 In the day when I cried thou answeredst me,
And strengthenedst me with strength in my soul.
4 All the kings of the earth shall praise thee, 0 Lord,
When they hear the words of thy mouth.
5 Yea, they shall sing in the ways of the Lord :
For great is the glory of the Lord. 0 Though the Lord be high, yet hath he respect unto the lowly : But the proud he knoweth afar off.
7 Though I walk in the midst of trouble, thou wilt revive me.
( Thou shalt stretch forth thine hand against the wrath of mine enemies, \ And thy right hand shall save me.
8 ( The Lord will perfect that which concerneth me : I Thy mercy, 0 Lord, endureth for ever :
Forsake not the works of thine own hands.
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Psalm CXXXIX.
f A LORD, thou hast searched me, and known ine. ( V/ 2 Thou knowest my downsitting and mine uprising ; Thou under standest my thought afar off.
3 Thou compassest my path and my lying down,
And art acquainted with all my ways.
4 For there is not a word in my tongue,
But lo, 0 Lord, thou knowest it altogether.
5 Thou hast beset me behind and before,
And laid thine hand upon me. 0 Such knowledge is too wonderful for me ; It is high, I cannot attain unto it.
7 Whither shall I go from thy spirit?
Or whither shall I flee from thy presence f
8 If I ascend up into heaven, thou art there:
If I make my bed in hell, behold, thou art there.
9 If I take the wings of the morning,
And dwell in the uttermost parts of the sea ;
10 Even there shall thy hand lead me,
And thy right hand shall hold me.
11 If I say, Surely the darkness shall cover me ;
Even the night shall be light about me.
12 ( Yea, the darkness hideth not from thee ; I But the night shineth as the day:
The darkness and the light are both alike to thee.
13 For thou hast possessed my reins :
Thou hast covered me in my mother's womb.
14 I will praise thee; for I am fearfully and wonderfully made:
Marvellous are thy works ; and that my soul knoiveth right well.
15 My substance was not hid from thee, when I was made in secret,
And curiously wrought in the lowest parts of the earth. 10 ( Thine eyes did see my substance, yet being imperfect ; I And in thy book all my members were written,
Which in continuance were fashioned, when as yet there was none of them-
17 How precious also are thy thoughts unto me, 0 God !
How great is the sum of them !
18 If I should count them, they are more in number than the sand :
When I awake, I am still with thee.
19 Surely thou wilt slay the wicked, 0 God !
Depart from me, therefore, ye bloody men.
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20 For they speak against thee wickedly,
And thine enemies take thy name in vain.
21 Do not I hate them, 0 Lord, that hate thee ?
And am I not grieved with those that rise up against thee f
22 I hate them with perfect hatred :
I count them mine enemies.
23 Search me, O God, and know my heart :
Try me, and know my thoughts :
24 And see if there be any wicked way in me,
And lead me in the way everlasting.
LESSON 42.
Psalm CXLIV.
BLESSED be the Lord my strength, Which teacheth my hands to war, and my fingers to fight :
2 My goodness, and my fortress ;
My high tower, and my deliverer' ; My shield, and he in whom I trust ; Who subdueth my people under me.
3 Lord, what is man, that thou takest knowledge of him !
Or the son of man, that thou maJcest account of him !
4 Man is like to vanity :
His days are as a shadow that passeth away.
5 Bow thy heavens, 0 LORD, and come down :
Touch the mountains, and they shall smoke. G Cast forth lightning, and scatter them :
Shoot out thine arrows, and destroy them.
7 Send thine hand from above ; rid me, and deliver me out of great waters,
From the hand of strange children -,
8 Whose mouth speaketh vanity,
And their right hand is a right hand of falsehood.
9 I will sing a new song unto thee, O God :
Upon a psaltery and an instrument of ten strings will I sing praises unto thee. 10 It is he that giveth salvation unto kings :
Who delivereth David his servant from the hurtful sword.
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11 ( Rid me, and deliver me from the hand of strange children, < Whose mouth speaketh vanity,
And their right hand is a right hand of falsehood :
12 That our sons may be as plants grown up in their youth ;
That our daughters may be as corner stones, polished after the eimili- tude of a palace ;
13 That our garners may be full, affording all manner of store ;
That our sheep may bring forth thousands and ten thousands in our streets :
14 That our oxen may be strong to labour ; that there be no breaking in, nor
going out : That there be no complaining in our streets.
15 Happy is that people, that is in such a case :
Yea, happy is that people whose God is the Lord.
Psalm CXLV.
I WILL extol thee, my God, 0 king ; And I will bless thy name for ever and ever.
2 Every day will I bless thee ;
And I will praise thy name for ever and ever.
3 Great is the Lord, and greatly to be praised ;
And his greatness is unsearchable.
4 One generation shall praise thy works to another,
And shall declare thy mighty acts.
5 I will speak of the glorious honour of thy majesty,
And of thy wondrous worJcs. G And men shall speak of the might of thy terrible acts : And I will declare thy greatness.
7 They shall abundantly utter the memory of thy great goodness,
And shall sing of thy righteousness.
8 The Lord is gracious, and full of compassion ;
Slow to anger, and of great mercy.
9 The Lord is good to all :
And his tender mercies are over all his works.
10 All thy works shall praise thee, 0 Lord ;
And thy saints shall bless thee.
11 They shall speak of the glory of thy kingdom,
And talk of thy power ;
12 To make known to the sons of men his mighty acts,
And the glorious majesty of his kingdom.
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13 Thy kingdom is an everlasting kingdom,
And thy dominion endureth throughout all generations.
14 The Lord upholdeth all that fall,
And raiseth up all those that be bowed down.
15 The eyes of all wait upon thee ;
And thou givest them their meat in due season.
16 Thou openest thine hand,
And satisfiest the desire of every living thing.
17 The Lord is righteous in all his ways,
And holy in all his works.
18 The Lord is nigh unto all them that call upon him,
To all that call upon him in truth.
19 He will fulfil the desire of them that fear him,
He also will hear their cry, and will save them.
20 The Lord preserveth all them that love him :
But all the wicked will he destroy.
21 My mouth shall speak the praise of the LORD:
And let all flesh bless his holy name for ever and ever.
LESSON 43.
Psalm CXLVI.
PRAISE ye the Lord. Praise the Lord, 0 my soul.
2 While I live will I praise the Lord :
I will sing praises unto my God while I have any being.
3 Put not your trust in princes,
Nor in the son of man, in whom there is no help.
4 His breath goeth forth, he returneth to his earth ;
In that very day his thoughts perish.
5 Happy is he that hath the God of Jacob for his help,
Whose hope is in the Lord his God :
6 "Which made heaven, and earth, the sea, and all that therein is
Which keepeth truth for ever :
7 Which execute th judgment for the oppressed:
Which giveth food to the hungry. The Lord looseth the prisoners :
8 The Lord openeth the eyes of the blind : The Lord raiseth them that are bowed down :
The Lord loveth the righteous :
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9 The Lord preserveth the strangers : he relieveth the fatherless and the widow : But the way of the wicked he turneth upside down. 10 The Lord shall reign forever,
Even thy God, O Zion, unto all generations. Praise ye the Lord.
Psalm CXLVII.
PRAISE ye the Lord : for it is good to sing praises unto our God ; For it is pleasant, and praise is comely.
2 The Lord doth build up Jerusalem :
He gathereth together the outcasts of Israel.
3 He healeth the broken in heart,
And bindeth up their wounds.
4 He telleth the number of the stars ;
He calleth them all by their names.
5 Great is our Lord, and of great power :
His understanding is infinite.
6 The Lord lifteth up the meek :
He casteth the wicked down to the ground.
7 Sing unto the Lord with thanksgiving •
Sing praise upon the harp unto our God.
8 Who covereth the heaven with clouds, who prepareth rain for the earth,
Who malceth grass to grow upon the mountains.
9 He giveth to the beast his food,
And to the young ravens which cry.
10 He delighteth not in the strength of the horse :
He taketh not pleasure in the legs of a man.
11 The Lord taketh pleasure in them that fear him,
In those that hope in his mercy.
12 Praise the Lord, O Jerusalem ;
Praise thy God, 0 Zion.
13 For he hath strengthened the bars of thy gates;
He hath blessed thy children within thee.
14 He maketh peace in thy borders,
And fiUeth thee with the finest of the wheat.
15 He sendeth forth his commandment upon earth :
His word runneth very siviftly.
16 He giveth snow like wool :
He scattereth the hoar frost like ashes.
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17 He casteth forth his ice like morsels :
Who can stand before his cold f
18 He sendeth out his word, and melteth them :
He causeth his wind to blow, and the waters flow.
19 He sheweth his word unto Jacob,
His statutes and his judgments unto Israel.
20 He hath not dealt so with any nation :
And as for his judgments, they have not known them. Praise ye the Lord.
LESSON 44.
Psalm CXLVIIL
PRAISE ye the Lord. Praise ye the Lord from the heavens : Praise him in the heights.
2 Praise ye him, all his angels :
Praise ye him, all his hosts.
3 Praise ye him, sun and moon :
Praise him, all ye stars of light.
4 Praise him, ye heavens of heavens,
And ye ivaters that be above the heavens.
5 Let them praise the name of the Lord :
For he commanded, and they were created.
6 He hath also stablished them for ever and ever :
He hath made a decree which shall not pass.
7 Praise the Lord from the earth,
Ye dragons, and all deeps :
8 Fire, and hail ; snow, and vapour;
Stormy wind fulfilling his word :
9 Mountains, and all hills ;
Fruitful trees, and all cedars :
10 Beasts, and all cattle ;
Creeping things, and flying fowl :
11 Kings of the earth, and all people ;
Princes, and all judges of the earth :
12 Both young men, and maidens :
Old men, and children :
13 Let them praise the name of the Lord : for his name alone is excellent;
His glory is above the earth and heaven. 6
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14 He also exalteth the horn of his people, The praise of all his saints ; Even of the children of Israel, a people near unto him. Praise ye the Lord.
Psalm CXLIX.
"pRAISE ye the Lord. Sing unto the Lord a new song, J- And his praise in the congregation of saints.
2 Let Israel rejoice in him that made him :
Let the children of Zion be joyful in their King.
3 Let them praise him in the dance :
Let them sing praises unto him with the timbrel and harp,
4 For the Lord taketh pleasure in his people :
He will beautify the meek with salvation. f> Let the saints be joyful in glory:
Let them sing aloud upon their beds.
6 Let the high praises of God be in their mouth,
And a two-edged sword in their hand ;
7 To execute vengeance upon the heathen,
And punishments upon the people ;
8 To bind their lungs with chains,
And their nobles with fetters of iron ;
9 To execute upon them the judgment written :
This honour have all his saints. Praise ye the Lord.
Psalm CL.
PRAISE ye the Lord. Praise God in his sanctuary : Praise him in the firmament of his power.
2 Praise him for his mighty acts :
Praise him according to his excellent greatness.
3 Praise him with the sound of the trumpet :
Praise him with the psaltery and harp.
4 Praise him with the timbrel and dance :
Praise him with stringed instruments and organs.
5 Praise him upon the loud cymbals :
Praise him upon the high sounding cymbals. G Let everything that hath breath praise the Lord. Praise ye the Lord.
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[Note. — A few Lessons are added from the Messianic prophecies of Isaiah — similar to the Psalms in their poetical structure, and equally appropriate for responsive reading.]
LESSON 45.
Isaiah XI, 1-9.
AND there shall come forth a rod out of the stem of Jesse, And a Branch shall grow out of his roots:
2 And the Spirit of the Lord shall rest upon him,
The spirit of wisdom and understanding, The spirit of counsel and might, The spirit of knowledge and of the fear of the Lord ;
3 And shall make him of quick understanding,
In the fear of the Lord : And he shall not judge after the sight of his eyes, Neither reprove after the hearing of his ears :
4 But with righteousness shall he judge the poor,
And reprove with equity for the meek of the earth. And he shall smite the earth with the rod of his mouth, And with the breath of his lips shall he slay the wicked.
5 And righteousness shall be the girdle of his loins,
And faithfulness the girdle of his reins.
6 The wolf also shall dwell with the lamb,
And the leopard shall lie down with the kid ; And the calf, and the young lion, and the fatling together ; And a little child shall lead them.
7 And the cow and the bear shall feed ; their young ones shall lie down together;
And the lion shall eat straw like the ox.
8 And the sucking child shall play on the hole of the asp,
And the weaned child shall put his hand on the cockatrice' den.
9 They shall not hurt nor destroy in all my holy mountain,
For the earth shall be full of the knowledge of the Lord, as the waters cover the sea.
Isaiah XLII, 1-12.
BEHOLD my servant, whom I uphold ; Mine elect, in whom my soul delighteth ; I have put my Spirit upon him ;
He shall bring forth judgment to the Gentiles.
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2 He shall not cry, nor lift up,
Nor cause his voice to be heard in the street.
3 A bruised reed shall he not break, and the smoking flax shall he not quench:
He shall bring forth judgment unto truth.
4 He shall not fail nor be discouraged, till he have set judgment in the earth:
And the isles shall wait for his laiv.
5 Thus saith God the Lord,
He that created the heavens, and stretched them out ; He that spread forth the earth,
And that which cometh out of it ; He that giveth breath unto the people upon it,
And spirit to them that walk therein :
6 I the Lord have called thee in righteousness,
And ivill hold thine hand, and will keep thee, And give thee for a covenant of the people, For a light of the Gentiles;
7 To open the blind eyes, to bring out the prisoners from the prison,
And them that sit in darkness, out of the prison-house.
8 I am the Lord : that is my name : and my glory will I not give to another
Neither my praise to graven images.
9 Behold the former things are come to pass, and new things do I declare :
Before they spring forth I tell you of them.
10 Sing unto the Lord a new song,
And his praise from the end of the earth, Ye that go down to the sea, and all that is therein ; The isles, and the inhabitants thereof.
11 Let the wilderness and the cities thereof lift up their voice,
The villages that Kedar doth inhabit : Let the inhabitants of the rock sing, Let them shout from the top of the mountains.
12 Let them give glory unto the LORD,
And declare his praise in the islands.
LESSON 46.
Isaiah LXI, 1-7.
THE Spirit of the LORD God is upon me ; Because the Lord hath anointed me to preach good tidings unto the meek; He hath sent me to bind up the broken-hearted, i To proclaim liberty to the captives, \ And the opening of the prison to them that are bound.
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2 i To proclaim the acceptable year of the Lord, I And the day of vengeance of our God ;
To comfort all that mourn ;
3 To appoint unto them that mourn in Zion,
To give unto them beauty for ashes, The oil of joy for mourning,
The garment of praise for the spirit of heaviness ; That they might be called trees of righteousness ;
The planting of the Lord, that he might be glorified.
4 And they shall build the old wastes,
They shall raise up the former desolations. And they shall repair the waste cities, The desolations of many generations.
5 And strangers shall stand and feed your flocks,
And the sons of the alien shall be your ploughmen and your vine-dressers.
6 But ye shall be named the Priests of the Lord :
Men shall call you the Ministers of our God : Ye shall eat the riches of the Gentiles, And in their glory shall ye boast yourselves.
7 For your shame ye shall have double ;
And for confusion they shall rejoice in their portion ; Therefore in their land they shall possess the double : Everlasting joy shall be upon them.
Isaiah LV, 1-13.
HO, every one that thirsteth, come ye to the waters, And he that hath no money : come ye, buy, and eat ; Yea, come, buy wine and milk,
Without money and without price.
2 Wherefore do ye spend money for that which is not bread ?
And your labour for that which satisfieth not f Hearken diligently unto me, and eat ye that which is good, And let your soul delight itself in fatness.
3 Incline your ear, and come unto me ;
Hear, and your soul shall live : And I will make an everlasting covenant with you, Even the sure mercies of David.
4 Behold, I have given him for a witness to the people,
A leader and commander to the people.
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5 Behold, thou shalt call a nation that thou knowest not, And nations that knew not thee shall run unto thee, Because of the Lord thy God, and for the Holy One of Israel ; For he hath glorified thee.
C Seek ye the Lord while he may be found, Call ye upon him while he is near:
7 Let the wicked forsake his way.
And the unrighteous man his thoughts : And let him return unto the Lord, and he will have mercy upon him ; And to our God, for he will abundantly pardon.
8 For my thoughts are not your thoughts,
Neither are your ways my tcays, saith the Lord.
9 ♦ For as the heavens are higher than the earth, ( So are my ways higher than your ways,
And my thoughts than your thoughts.
10 For as the rain cometh down, and the snow from heaven,
And returneth not thither, But watereth the earth, and maketh it bring forth and bud. That it may give seed to the sower, and bread to the eater :
11 So shall my word be that goeth forth out of my mouth ;
It shall not return unto me void, But it shall accomplish that which I please, And it shall prosper in the thing whereto I sent it.
12 For ye shall go out with joy,
And be led forth with peace : The mountains and the hills shall break forth before you into singing, And all the trees of the fields shall clap their hands.
13 Instead of the thorn shall come up the fir tree,
And instead of the brier shall come up the myrtle tree : And it shall be to the Lord for a name,
For an everlasting sign that shall not be cut off.
LESSON 47.
Isaiah XL, 1-13, 22-31.
COMFORT ye, comfort ye my people, saith your God. 2 Speak ye comfortably to Jerusalem, and cry unto her, That her warfare is accomplished, that her iniquity is pardoned : For she hath received of the Lord's hand double for all her sins.
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3 i The voice of him that erieth in the wilderness, I Prepare ye the way of the Lord,
Make straight in the desert a highway for our God.
4 Every valley shall be exalted,
And every mountain and hill shall be made low ; And the crooked shall be made straight, And the rough places plain : And the glory of the Lord shall be revealed, And all flesh shall see it together : For the mouth of the Lord hath spoken it. 0 The voice said, Cry.
And he said, What shall I cry t All flesh is grass. And all the goodliness thereof is as the flower of the field :
7 ( The grass withereth, the flower fadeth :
♦ Because the spirit of the Lord bloweth upon it: Surely the people is grass.
8 The grass withereth, the flower fadeth :
But the word of our God shall stand for ever.
9 O Zion, that bringest good tidings, get thee up into the high mountain ;
0 Jerusalem, that bringest good tidings, lift up thy voice with strength : Lift it up, be not afraid ;
Say unto the cities of Judali, Behold your God!
10 Behold the Lord God will come with strong hand,
And his arm shall rule for him : Behold his reward is with him, And his work before him.
11 He shall feed his flock like a shepherd:
He shall gather the lambs with his arm, And carry them in his bosom,
And shall gently lead those that are with young.
12 Who hath measured the waters in the hollow of his hand,
And meted out heaven with the span, And comprehended the dust of the earth in a measure,
And weighed the mountains in scales, and the hills in a balance f
13 Who hath directed the Spirit of the Lord,
Or being his counsellor hath taught him f
22 It is he that sitteth upon the circle of the earth,
And the inhabitants thereof are as grasshoppers ;
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That stretcheth out the heavens as a curtain, And spreadeth them out as a tent to dwell in :
23 That bringeth the princes to nothing ;
He malceth the judges of the earth as vanity.
24 Yea, they shall not be planted ; yea, they shall not be sown :
Yea, their stock shall not take root in the earth : And he shall also blow upon them, and they shall wither, And the whirlwind shall take them away as stubble.
25 To whom then will ye liken me,
Or shall I be equal t saith the Holy One. 2G Lift up your eyes on high, and behold who hath created these things. That bringeth out their host by number : He calleth them all by names, by the greatness of his might, For that he is strong in power ; not one faileth.
27 Why sayest thou, 0 Jacob,
And speakest, 0 Israel, My way is hid from the Lord,
And my judgment is passed over from my Ood f
28 Hast thou not known? hast thou not heard, that the everlasting God,
The Lord, the Creator of the ends of the earth, Fainteth not, neither is weary ?
There is no searching of his understanding.
29 He giveth power to the faint ;
And to them that have no might he increaseth strength.
30 Even the youths shall faint and be weary,
And the young men shall utterly fall :
31 But they that wait upon the Lord shall renew their strength ;
They shall mount up with tvings as eagles ; They shall run, and not be weary ; And they shall walk, and not faint.
LESSON 48.
Isaiah LX, 1-20.
ARISE, shine : for thy light is come, And the glory of the Lord is risen upon thee. 2 For, behold, the darkness shall cover the earth, And gross darkness the peopU :
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But the LORD shall arise upon thee, And his glory shall be seen upon thee.
3 And the Gentiles shall come to thy light,
And Icings to the brightness of thy rising.
4 ( Lift up thine eyes round about, and see : I All they gather themselves together,
They come to thee : Thy sons shall come from far,
And thy daughters shall be nursed at thy side.
5 Then thou shalt see, and flow together,
And thine heart shall fear and be enlarged ; Because the abundance of the sea shall be converted into thee, The forces of the Gentiles shall come unto thee.
6 ( The multitude of camels shall come unto thee, i The dromedaries of Midian and Ephah :
All they from Sheba shall come : They shall bring gold and incense ; And they shall shew forth the praises of the Lord.
7 All the flocks of Kedar shall be gathered together unto thee,
The rams of Nebaioth shall minister unto thee : They shall come up with acceptance on mine altar, And I will glorify the house of my glory.
8 Who are these that fly as a cloud,
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9 Surely the isles shall wait for me, and the ships of Tarshish first,
To bring thy sons from far, their silver and their gold with them. Unto the name of the Lord thy God, And to the Holy One of Israel, because he hath glorified thee.
10 And the sons of strangers shall build up thy walls,
And their kings shall minister unto thee ; For in my wrath I smote thee,
But in my favour have I had mercy on thee.
11 Therefore thy gates shall be open continually ;
They shall not be shut day nor night ; That men may bring unto thee the forces of the Gentiles And that their kings may be brought.
12 For the nation and kingdom that will not serve thee shall perish :
Yea, those nations shall be utterly wasted.
13 The glory of Lebanon shall come unto thee,
The fir tree, the pine tree, and the box together,
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To beautify the place of my sanctuary ; And I will make the place of my feet glorious.
14 The sons also of them that afflicted thee shall come bending unto thee :
And all they that despised thee shall bow themselves down at the soles of thy feet; And they shall call thee The city of the Lord, The Zion of the Holy One of Israel.
15 Whereas thou hast been forsaken and hated,
So that no man tvent through thee, I will make thee an eternal excellency,
A joy of many generations. 10 Thou shalt also suck the milk of the Gentiles,
And shalt such the br east of kings : And thou shalt know that I the Lord am thy Saviour,
And thy Redeemer, the Mighty One of Jacob.
17 For brass I will bring gold, and for iron I will bring silver,
And for wood brass, and for stones iron ; I will also make thy officers peace, And thine exactors righteousness.
18 Violence shall no more be heard in thy land,
Wasting nor destruction within thy borders ; But thou shalt call thy walls Salvation, And thy gates Praise.
19 The sun shall be no more thy light by day ,
Neither for brightness shall the moon give light unto thee .♦ But the Lord shall be unto thee an everlasting light, And thy God thy glory.
20 Thy sun shall no more go down ;
Neither shall thy moon withdraw itself; For the Lord shall be thine everlasting light, And the days of thy mourning shall be ended.
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Psalm 1 3
Psalm II 3
Psalm III 4
Psalm IV 5
Psalm V 5
Psalm VLU 6
Psalm IX 6
Psalm XV 8
Psalm XVI 8
Psalm XVII 9
Psalm XVIII (1-35). . 10
Psalm XIX 12
Psalm XX 12
Psalm XXIII 13
Psalm XXIV 13
Psalm XXVII 14
Psalm XXIX 15
Psalm XXXm 16
Psalm XXXIV 17
Psalm XXXVI 18
Psalm XXXVn (1-11,
22-40) 19
Psalm XLI 20
Psalm XLII 21
Psalm XLLII 22
Psalm XLV 22
Psalm XL VI 23
Psalm XL VII 24
Psalm XL VIII 25
Psalm LI 25
Psalm LV 27
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Psalm LXI 28
Psalm LXLI 29
Psalm LXIII 29
Psalm LXIV 30
Psalm LXV 31
Psalm LXVI 31
Psalm LXVII 33
Psalm LXVIII 33
Psalm LXXII 35
Psalm LXXVI 36
Psalm LXXX 37
Psalm LXXXI 38
Psalm LXXXIV 39
Psalm LXXXV 40
Psalm LXXXVI 41
Psalm LXXXVII 42
Psalm LXXXLX (1-34) 42
Psalm XC 44
Psalm XCI 45
Psalm XCm 49
Psalm XCV 46
Psalm XCVI 46
Psalm XCVII 47
Psalm XCVHI 48
Psalm XCLX 49
Psalm C 50
Psalm CLI 50
Psalm CHI 51
Psalm CIV 53
Psalm CV 55
Psalm CVH 57
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Psalm CXI 59
Psalm CXII 60
Psalm CXIII 61
Psalm CXIV 61
Psalm CXV 62
Psalm CXVIII 63
Psalm CXIX (97-128) 64 " " (129-160) 66
Psalm CXXI 68
Psalm CXXII 68
Psalm CXXIII 69
Psalm CXXV 69
Psalm CXXX 26
Psalm CXXXin 69
Psalm CXXXIV 70
Psalm CXXXV 70
Psalm CXXXVHI 71
Psalm CXXXIX . ... 72
Psalm CXLIV 73
Psalm CXLV 74
Psalm CXLVI 75
Psalm CXLVII 76
Psalm CXLVIII 77
Psalm CXLIX 78
Psalm CL 78
Isaiah XI (1-9) 79
IsaiahXLH(1-12)... 79
Isaiah LXI (1-7) 80
Isaiah LV (1-13) .... 81
Isaiah XL 82
Isaiah LX (1-20) .... 84
MUSIC IN PRAYER-MEETINGS: PREFACE.
NE reason why the music in many prayer-meetings gives so little assistance in the worship, is found in the worn-out familiarity of the hymns and tunes employed. There is no growth in the exercise. What is wanted is a wider range and a fresher adaptation. But the prayer-meetings are destroyed the moment one under- takes to make singing-classes of them; an instructor is given to the Sunday-school, and the choir lead in the sanctuary, but help must come from outside in this case. No adequate chance for in- crease is offered, unless the experiences of Sabbath success can be taken into the week-day monotony.
Then, on the other hand, one reason why the music on the Lord's Day has often so feeble a force, is found in its exclusivenessas a thing of high art. It remains too far out of reach of the congregation. What is wanted is a common source of instruction ; then the same tunes being used, and so being taught and becoming familiar, and the same hymns being learned and becoming usable, the Sunday-school and the choir will unite their wonderful help in rendering the prayer-meetings welcome by a new ring of reality in the praises of the Lord Christ.
Both of these ends will, therefore, be best secured by the constant use of the same manual for all the services. Then the skill of trained singers in the sanctuary will tell on the social meetings; and the painstaking drill of the Sabbath-school will give aid; and the education of the whole people will react powerfully upon the worship everywhere ; and work will be delightful when it is inspirited by rhythm like that of singing sailors on the sea.
Charles Seymour Robinson.
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ORDER OF ARRANGEMENT.
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Morning Worship i — 7
The Lord's Day 8— 14
General Praise 15— 30
Prayer and Invocation 31 — 65
Close of Service 30 — 102
The Holy Scriptures 103 — 114
God : The Almighty )
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Incarnation and Birth 137 — 146
Life and Character 147 — 159
Sufferings and Death 160 — 170
Resurrection and Reign. . .171 — 180
Exaltation and Offices 1S1 — 184
Coming Again 185 — 199
The Holy Spirit 200 — 219
The Gospel Atonement: —
Needed; Man's Lost State. . . .220 — 229 Provided; Plan of Salvation.. 230 — 244
Offered ; Invitations 245 — 257
Accepted; Repentance 258 — 288
The Christian Life : —
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Conflict with Sin 289 — 323
Courage and Cheer 324 — 373
Communion with Christ 374 — 417
Graces of the Spirit 418 — 429
Privileges of Believers 430 — 449
Discipline and Sorrow 450 — 458
Activity and Zeal 459 — 484
The Church of God : —
Christian Fellowship 485 — 490
The Sunday-School 491 — 497
The Lord's Supper 498 — 512
Missions and Growth 513 — 537
The Christian's Death 538 — 548
The General Judgment 549 — 552
The Rest of Heaven 553—572
Miscellaneous 573—579
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Of Subjects 236
Of First Lines 238
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2 To thee, O God, above, I cry with glowing love,
May Jesus Christ be praised: This song of sacred joy, It never seems to cloy :
May Jesus Christ be praised.
3 Does sadness fill my mind, A solace here I find;
May Jesus Christ be praised : Or fades my earthly bliss, My comfort still is this:
May Jesus Christ be praised.
4 When evil thoughts molest, With this I shield my breast:
May Jesus Christ be praised : The powers of darkness fear, When this sweet chant I hear:.
May Jesus Christ be praised.
5 When sleep her balm denies, My silent spirit sighs,
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May Jesus Christ be praised: Be this the eternal song, Through all the ages long:
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Chkist, whose glory fills the skies, Christ, the true, the only light,
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Triumph o'er the shades of night;
Day-spring from on high, be near,
Day-star in my heart appear.
2 Dark and cheerless is the morn, If thy light is hid from me;
Joyless is the day's return,
Till thy mercy's beams I see; Till they inward light impart, Warmth and gladness to my heart. 3 Visit, then, this soid of mine,
Pierce the gloom of sin and grief; Fill me, radiant Sun divine!
Scatter all my unbelief; More and more thyself display, Shining to the perfect day.
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My voice ascending high; To thee will I direct my prayer,
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And keep the solemn day."
2 I love her gates, I love the road; The Church, adorned with grace,
Stands like a palace built for God, To show his milder face.
3 Up to her courts, with joys unknown, The holy tribes repair;
The Son of David holds his throne, And sits in judgment there.
4 Peace be within this sacred place, And joy a constant guest;
With holy gifts and heavenly grace, Be her attendants blest.
5 My soul shall pray for Zion still, While life or breath remains;
There my best friends, my kindred dwell, There God, my Saviour reigns.
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Sweet is the work, my God, my King! To p raise thy name, give thanks, and sing; To show thy love by morning light, And talk of all thy truth at night.
2 Sweet is the day of sacred rest; No mortal cares shall seize my breast; Oh! may my heart in tune be found, Like David's harp of solemn sound!
3 Glory to thee, who safe hast kept, 3 My heart shall triumph in my Lord, And hast refreshed me when I slept; And bless his works, and bless his word; Grant, Lord, when I from death shall wake, Thy works of grace, how bright they shine! I may of endless life partake. How deep thy counsels! how divine!
4 Lord, I my vows to thee renew: 4 Lord! I shall share a glorious part, Scatter my sins as morning dew; When grace hath well refined my heart, Guard my first springs of thought and will, And fresh supplies of joy are shed, And with thyself my Spirit fill. Like holy oil to cheer my head.
5 Direct, control, suggest, this day, All I design, or do or say; That all my powers, with all their might, In thy sole glory may unite.
5 Then shall I see, and hear, and know All I desired or wished below; And every power find sweet employ, In that eternal world of joy.
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3 Blest are the saints who sit on high, Around thy throne of majesty;
Thy brightest glories shine above, And all their work is praise and love.
4 Blest are the souls who find a place Within the temple of thy grace; There they behold thy gentler rays, And seek thy face, and learn thy praise.
5 Cheerful they walk with growing strength, Till all shall meet in heaven at length; Till all before thy face appear,
And join in nobler worship there.
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9 ' Each day's Duties. New every morning is the love Our wakening and uprising prove; Through sleep and darkness safely brought, Restored to life, and power, and thought.
2 New mercies, each returning day,
Hover around us while we pray;
New perils past, new sins forgiven,
New thoughts of God, new hopes of heaven.
3 If, on our daily course, our mind Be set to hallow all we find,
New treasures still, of countless price, God will provide for sacrifice.
4 The trivial round, the common task, Will furnish all we need to ask, Room to deny ourselves, a road
To bring us daily nearer God.
5 Only, O Lord! in thy dear love Fit us for perfect rest above; And help us, this and every day, To live more nearly as we pray.
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Thine earthly Sabbaths, Lord, we love, But there 's a nobler rest above ; To that our longing souls aspire, With cheerful hope and strong desire.
2 No more fatigue, no more distress, Nor sin nor death shall reach the place; No groans shall mingle with the songs That warble from immortal tongues.
3 No rude alarms of raging foes, No cares to break the long repose, No midnight shade, no clouded sun, But sacred, high, eternal noon.
4 O long-expected day, begin! Dawn on these realms of woe and sin; Fain would we leave this weary road, And sleep in death to rest with God.
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Emblem of eternal rest.
2 While we seek supplies of grace, Through the dear Redeemer's name;
Show thy reconciling face, — Take away our sin and shame;
From our worldly cares set free, —
May we rest this day in thee.
3 Here we come thy name to praise; Let us feel thy presence near;
May thy glory meet our eyes,
While we in thy house appear: Here afford us, Lord, a taste Of our everlasting feast.
4 May thy gospel's joyful sound Conquer sinners, comfort saints;
Make the fruits of grace abound, Bring relief for all complaints: Thus let all our Sabbaths prove, Till we rest in thee above.
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3 One day, amid the place Where my dear Lord hath been,
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To the Great Three in One.
2 To-day on weary nations The heavenly manna falls ;
To holy convocations The silver trumpet calls,
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2 To-day he rose, and left the dead, And Satan's empire fell;
To-day the saints his triumph spread, And all his wonders tell.
3 Hosanna to the anointed King, To David's onlv Son;
Help us, O Lord; descend, and bring Salvation from thy throne.
4 Blest be the Lord who comes to men With messages of grace;
Who comes, in God his Father's name, To save our sinful race.
5 Hosanna in the highest strains The church on earth can raise;
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All people that on earth do dwell, Sing to the Lord with cheerful voice:
Him serve with mirth, his praise forth tell, Come ye before him and rejoice.
2 Know that the Lord is God indeed; Without our aid he did us make:
We are his flock, he doth us feed, And for his sheep he doth us take.
3 Oh, enter then his gates with praise, Approach with joy his courts unto:
Praise, laud, and bless his name always, For it is seemly so to do.
4 For why? the Lord our God is good, His mercy is for ever sure;
His truth at all times firmly stood, And shall from age to age endure.
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Praise God, from whom all blessings flow, Praise him, all creatures here below; Praise him above, ye heavenly host; Praise Father, Son, and Holy Ghost.
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To God the Father, God the Son, And God the Spirit, Three in One, Be honor, praise, and glory given, By all on earth, and all in heaven.
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1 9 Psalm 117.
From all that dwell below the skies, Let the Creator's praise arise : Let the Redeemer's name be sung, Through every land, by every tongue.
2 Eternal are thy mercies, Lord! Eternal truth attends thy word:
Thy praise shall sound from shore to shore, Till sun shall rise and set no more.
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Praise, Lord, for thee in Zion waits; Prayer shall besiege thy temple gates; All flesh shall to thy throne repair, And find, through Christ, salvation there.
2 How blest thy saints! how safely led! How surely kept! how richly fed! Saviour of all in earth and sea,
How happy they who rest in thee!
3 Thy hand sets fast the mighty hills, Thy voice the troubled ocean stills;
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Evening and morning hymn thy praise, And earth thy bounty wide displays.
4 The year is with thy goodness crowned; Thy clouds drop wealth the world around ; Through thee the deserts laugh and sing, And nature smiles and owns her King.
5 Lord, on our souls thy Spirit pour; The moral waste within restore;
Oh, let thy love our spring-tide be, And make us all bear fruit to thee.
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Thy God, O Zion! ever reigns; Let every tongue, let every age, In this exalted work engage:
Praise him in everlasting strains.
4 I '11 praise him while he lends me breath, And, when my voice is lost in death,
Praise shall employ my nobler powers: My days of praise shall ne'er be past, While life, and thought, and being last,
Or immortality endures.
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1 'iiL praise rny Maker with my breath, And, when my voice is lost in death,
Praise shall employ my nobler powers: My days of praise shall ne'er be past, "While life, and thought, and being last,
Or immortality endures.
2 Happy the man, whose hopes rely On Israel's God; — he made the sky,
And earth, and seas, with all their train: His truth for ever stands secure; He saves the oppressed, he feeds the poor;
And none shall find his promise vain.
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2 Dwelleth the light of the glory with him, Light of a glory that cannot grow dim, Light in its silence and beauty and calm, Light in its gladness and brightness and
balm.
3 Ever ascendeth the song and the joy, Ever descendeth the love from on high,
Blessing, and honor, and glory, and praise, This is the theme of the hvmns that we
4 Life of all life, and true Light of all light, Star of the dawning, unchangingly bright, Sun of the Salem whose lamp is the Lamb, Theme of the ever-new, ever-glad psalm !
5 Give we the glory and praise to the Lamb, Take we the robe and the harp and the
palm, Sing we the song of the Lamb that was slain, Dying in weakness, but rising to reign.
Horalius Bonar,
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Come, sound his praise abroad, And hymns of glory sing:
Jehovah is the sovereign God, The universal King.
2 He formed the deeps unknown;
He gave the seas their bound; The watery worlds are all his own,
And all the solid ground.
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We are his work, and not our own, He formed us by his word.
4 To-day attend his voice, Nor dare provoke his rod;
Come, like the people of his choice. And own our gracious God.
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Come, pure hearts, in sweetest measures
Sing of those who spread the treasures
In the holy Gospels shrined; Blessed tidings of salvation, Peace on earth their proclamation,
Love from God to lost mankind.
2 See the rivers four that gladden With their streams the better Eden
Planted by our Lord most dear; Christ the fountain, these the waters; Drink, O Zion's sons and daughters,
Drink and find salvation here.
3 Oh, that we, thy truth confessing, And thy holy word possessing,
Jesus, may thy love adore; Unto thee our voices raising, Thee with all thy ransomed praising,
Ever and for evermore.
R. Campbell, tr.
25 " Deliver us from evil. '
Father, in high heaven dwelling, May our evening song be telling
Of thy mercy large and free : Through the day thy love hath fed us, Through the day thy care hath led us,
With divinest charity. 2 This day's sins, oh, pardon, Saviour! Evil thoughts, perverse behavior,
Envy, pride, and vanity; . From all evil us deliver; Save us now, and save us ever,
O thou Lamb of Calvary!
3 Whilst the night-dews are distilling, Holy Ghost, each heart be filling
With thine own serenity; Softly let our eyes be closing, Loving souls on thee reposing,
Ever-blessed Trinity.
George Ravi son.
2 6 Evening Song.
Upward where the stars are burning, Silent, silent in their turning,
Bound the never changing pole; Upward where the sky is brightest, Upward where the blue is lightest, —
Lift I now my longing soul.
2 Far beyond the arch of gladness, Far beyond these clouds of sadness,
Are the many mansions fair: Far from pain and sin and folly, In that palace of the holy —
I would find my mansion there.
3 Where the Lamb on high is seated, By ten thousand voices greeted:
Lord of lords, and King of kings! Son of man, they crown, they crown him, Son of God, they own, they own him,
With his name the palace rings.
4 Blessing, honor, without measure, Heavenly riches, earthly treasure,
Lay we at his blessed feet: Poor the praise that now we render, Loud shall be our voices yonder,
When before his throne we meet.
Horatius Bcnar.
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Come, Ave who love the Lord, And let our joys be known;
Join in a song of sweet accord, And thus surround the throne.
2 Let those refuse to sing Who never knew our God;
But children of the heavenly King May speak their joys abroad.
3 The men of grace have found Glory begun below;
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4 The hill of Zion yields
A thousand sacred sweets Before we reach the heavenly fields, Or walk the golden streets.
5 Then let our songs abound, And every tear be dry;
We're marching through Immanuel's ground To fairer worlds on high.
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Sing we the song of those who stand
Around the eternal throne, Of every kindred, cliine, and land,
A multitude unknown.
2 Life's poor distinctions vanish here: To-day the young, the old,
Our Saviour and his flock appear One Shepherd and one fold.
3 Toil, trial, sufferings still await On earth the pilgrim throng;
Yet learn we in our low estate The Church Triumphant's song.
4 "Worthy the Lamb for sinners slain,"— Cry the redeemed above;
"Blessing and honor to obtain, And everlasting love!"
5 "Worthy the Lamb," on earth we sing, "Who died our souls to save!
Henceforth, O Death! where is thy sting? Thy victory, O Grave!"
GENERAL PRAISE.
ST. THOMAS. S. M.
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How charming is the place Where my Redeemer, God,
Unvails the beauty of his face, And sheds his love abroad!
2 Not the fair palaces, To which the great resort,
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Our joyful eyes behold him sit And smile on all around.
4 Give me, O Lord, a place Within thy blest abode,
Among the children of thy grace, The servants of my God.
Samuel Stcmutt.
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30 Psalm 68.
My God! permit my tongue This joy, to call thee mine;
And let my early cries prevail To taste thy love divine.
2 My thirsty fainting soul Thy mercy doth implore;
Not travelers, in desert lands, Can pant for water more.
3 For life, without thy love, No relish can afford;
No joy can be compared to this, To serve and please the Lord. 2.P
4 In wakeful hours at night, I call my God to mind;
I think how wise thy counsels are, And all thy dealings kind.
5 Since thou hast been my help, To thee my spirit flies;
And, on thy watchful providence, My cheerful hope relies.
6 The shadow of thy wings My soul in safety keeps;
I foilow where my Father leads, And he supports my steps.
Isaac Watts.
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1 love to steal awhile away From every cumbering care,
And spend the hours of setting day In humble, grateful prayer.
2 I love in solitude to shed The penitential tear,
And all his promises to plead, Where none but God can hear.
3 I love to think on mercies past, And future good implore,
And all my cares and sorrows cast On him whom I adore.
4 I love by faith to take a view Of brighter scenes in heaven;
The prospect doth my strength renew, "While here by tempests driven.
5 Thus, when life's toilsome day is o'er, May its departing ray
Be calm as this impressive hour, And lead to endless day.
Mrs, rhoebe H. Brown.
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There is an eye that never sleeps
Beneath the wing of night; There is an ear that never shuts
When sink the beams of light.
2 There is an arm that never tires, When human strength gives way;
There is a love that never fails, When earthly loves decay.
3 That eye is fixed on seraph throngs; That arm upholds the sky;
That ear is filled with angel songs; That love is throned on high.
4 But there 's a power which man can wield When mortal aid is vain,
That eye, that arm, that love to reach, That listening ear to gain.
5 That power is prayer, which soars on high.
Through Jesus, to the throne; And moves the hand which moves the world.
To bring salvation down !
John A. Wallace.
33 " Two or three."
Wherever two or three may meet,
To worship in thy name, Bending beneath thy mercy-seat,
This promise they may claim: —
2 Jesus in love will condescend To bless the hallowed place;
The Saviour will himself attend, And show his smiling face.
3 How bright the assurance! gracious Lord. Fountain of peace and love,
Fulfill to us thy precious word, Thy loving-kindness prove.
Thomas Hastings.
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Come, thou Desire of all thy saints!
Our humble strains attend, While with our praises and complaints,
Low at thy feet we bend. 2 How should our songs, like those above,
With warm devotion rise! How should our souls, on wings of love,
Mount upward to the skies!
3 Come, Lord! thy love alone can raise In us the heavenly flame;
Then shall our lips resound thy praise, Our hearts adore thy name.
4 Dear Saviour, let thy glory shine, And fill thy dwellings here,
Till life, and love, and joy divine A heaven on earth appear.
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FARRANT
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Prayer is the breath of God in man, Re-tum-ing whence it came; Love is the sacred fire within, And prayer the rising flame.
J3 () " The sacred fire."
Prayer is the breath of God in man,
Returning -whence it came; Love is the sacred fire within,
And prayer the rising flame.
2 It gives the burdened spirit ease,. And soothes the troubled breast;
Yields comfort to the mourning soul, And to the weary rest.
3 When God inclines the heart to pray, He hath an ear to hear;
To him there 's music in a sigh, And beauty in a tear.
4 The lnirnble suppliant cannot fail To have his wants supplied.
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Far from the world, O Lord, I flee,
From strife and tumult far; From scenes where Satan wages still
His most siiccessful war.
2 The calm retreat, the silent shade, With prayer and praise agree;
And seem by thy great bounty made For those who follow thee.
3 There, if thy Spirit touch the soul, And grace her mean abode;
Oh! with what peace, and joy, and love, She then communes with God.
4 Author and Guardian of my life! Sweet Source of light divine,
PRAYER AND INVOCATION.
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My God, is an-y hour so sweet,From blush of morn to evening star, As that which calls me to thy feet — The hour of prayer ?
39 The hour of prayer.
My God, is any hour so sweet,
From blush of morn to evening star,
As that which calls me to thy feet — The hour of prayer?
2 Then is my strength by thee renewed ; Then are my sins by thee forgiven;
Then dost thou cheer my solitude, With hopes of heaven.
3 No words can tell what sweet relief Here for my every want I find:
What strength for warfare, balm for grief, What peace of mind !
4 Hushed is each doubt, gone every fear; My spirit seems in heaven to stay;
And ev'n the penitential tear Is wiped away.
5 Lord, till I reach yon blissful shore, No privilege so dear shall be
As thus my inmost soul to pour In prayer to thee.
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Lord of mercy and of might, Of mankind the life and light, Maker, Teacher, Infinite; Jesus, hear and save!
2 Strong Creator, Saviour mild, Humbled to a mortal child, Captive, beaten, bound, reviled;
Jesus, hear and save!
3 Throned above celestial things, Borne aloft on angels' wings, Lord of lords, and King of kings,
Jesus, hear and save!
4 Soon to come to earth again, Judge of angels and of men, Hear us now, and hear us then,
Jesus, hear and save!
4 0 Evening psalm.
Three in One, and One in Three, Ruler of the earth and sea, Hear us, while we lift to thee Holy chant and psalm.
2 Light of lights; with morning, shine; Lift on us thy light divine;
And let charity benign
Breathe on us her balm.
3 Light of lights; when falls the even, Let it close on sin forgiven;
Fold us in the peace of heaven, Shed a vesper calm.
4 Three in One, and One in Three, Darkling here we worship thee; With the saints hereafter we
Hope to bear the palm.
Gilbert Rorisotu
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To thy pastures fair and large, Heavenly Shepherd, lead thy charge, And my conch, with tenderest care, 'Mid the springing grass prepare.
2 When I faint with summer's heat, Thou shalt guide my weary feet
To the streams that, still and slow, Through the verdant meadows flow.
3 Safe the dreary vale I tread,
By the shades of death o'erspread, With thy rod and staff supplied, This my guard — and that my guide.
4 Constant to my latest end, Thou my footsteps shalt attend; And shalt bid thy hallowed dome Yield me an eternal home.
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Stealing from the world away, We are come to seek thy face;
Kindly meet us, Lord, we pray, Grant us thy reviving grace.
2 Yonder stars that gild the sky Shine but with a borrowed light;
We, unless thy light be nigh, Wander, wrapt in gloomy night.
3 Sun of Righteousness! dispel
All our darkness, doubts, and fears; May thy light within us dwell, Till eternal day appears.
4 Warm our hearts in prayer and praise, Lift our every thought above;
Hear the grateful songs we raise, Fill us with thy perfect love.
Ray Pahtitr.
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Sweet the time, exceeding sweet! When the saints together meet, When the Saviour is the theme, When they joy to sing of him.
2 Sing we then eternal love, Such as did the Father move: He beheld the world undone, Loved the world, and gave his Son.
3 Sing the Son's amazing love; How he left the realms above,
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4 Sing we, too, the Spirit's love; With our stubborn hearts he strove, Filled our minds with grief and fear, Brought the precious Saviour near.
5 Sweet the place, exceeding sweet, Where the saints in glory meet; Where the Saviour 's still the theme, Where they see and sing of him.
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2 Lord, on thee our souls depend, In compassion now descend;
Fill our hearts with thy rich grace, Tune our lips to sing thy praise.
3 In thine own appointed way, Now we seek thee; here we stay; Lord, we know not how to go, Till a blessing thou bestow.
4 Comfort those who weep and mourn; Let the time of joy return;
Those that are cast down lift up; Make them strong in faith and hope.
5 Grant that all may seek and find Thee a God supremely kind; Heal the sick; the captive free; Let us all rejoice in thee.
William Hammond.
-46 God everywhere.
They who seek the throne of grace
Find that throne in every place;
If we live a life of prayer,
God is present everywhere.
2 In our sickness and our health, In our want, or in our wealth, If we look to God in prayer, God is present everywhere.
3 When our earthly comforts fail, When the foes of life prevail, 'Tis the time for earnest prayer; God is present everywhere.
4 Then, my soul, in every strait, To thy Father come, and wait; He will answer every prayer: God is present everywhere.
Oliver lloldcn, alt.
4 T -4- prayer in need.
Come, my soul, thy suit prepare, Jesus loves to answer prayer; He himself has bid thee pray, Therefore will not say thee nay.
2 With my burden I begin : — Lord! remove this load of sin; Let thy blood, for sinners spilt, Set my conscience free from guilt.
3 Lord! I come to thee for rest; Take posession of my breast:
There, thy blood-bought right maintain, And, without a rival, reign.
4 While I am a pilgrim here, Let thy love my spirit cheer;
As my Guide, my Guard, my Friend, Lead me to my journey's end.
5 Show me what I have to do, Every hour my strength renew; Let me live a life of faith,
Let me die thy people's death.
John Ne-wtott,
PRAYER AND INVOCATION
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From every stormy wind that blows,
From every swelling tide of woes,
There is a calm, a snre retreat;
'T is found beneath the mercy-seat.
2 There is a place where Jesus sheds The oil of gladness on our heads, — A place than all besides more sweet; It is the blood-bought mercy-seat.
3 There is a scene where spirits blend,
Though sundered far, by faith they meet, Around one common mercy-seat.
4 There, there, on eagle Avings Ave soar, And sense and sin molest no more,
And heaven comes doAvn our souls to greet, And glory crowns the mercy -seat!
5 Oh! let my hand forget her skill, My tongue be silent, cold, and still, This throbbing heart forget to beat,
Where friend holds felloAVship with friend; If I forget the mercy-seat.
Hutrh S to-well.
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Where high the heavenly temple stands. The house of God not made with hands, A great High Priest our nature Avears, — The Guardian of mankind appears.
2 Though noAV ascended up on high, He bends on earth a brother's eye; Partaker of the human name,
He knows the frailty of our frame.
3 Our Fellow -sufferer yet retains A f<dloAv:feeling of our pains;
And still remembers, in the skies, His tears, his agonies, and cries.
4 In every pang that rends the heart, The Man of SorroAvs had a part;
He sympatliizes with our grief, And to the siifferer sends relief.
5 With boldness, therefore, at the throne. Let us make all our sorroAvs knoAvn ; And ask the aid of heavenly poAver,
To help us in the eA*il hour.
Michael Bruce.
PRAYER AND INVOCATION
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And our communion dear.
2 God pities all our griefs: He pardons every day;
Almighty to protect our souls, And wise to guide our way.
3 How large his bounties are! What various stores of good,
Diffused from our Redeemer's hand, And purchased with his blood!
4 Jesus, our living Head, We bless thy faithful care;
Our Advocate before the throne, And our Forerunner there.
5 Here fix, my roving heart! Here wait, my warmest love!
Till the communion be complete, In nobler scenes above.
Philip Doddridge.
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Behold the throne of grace!
The promise calls me near; There Jesus shows a smiling face,
And waits to answer prayer.
2 That rich atoning blood, Which sprinkled round I see,
Provides for those who come to God An all-prevailing plea.
3 My soul! ask what thou wilt; Thou canst not be too bold :
Since his own blood for thee he spilt, What else can he withhold?
4 Thine image, Lord, bestow, Thy j^resence and thy love;
I ask to serve thee here below, And reign Avith thee above.
5 Teach me to live by faith; Conform my will to thine:
Let me victorious be in death, And then in glory shine.
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4 Then let us earnest cry, And never faint in prayer;
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While we lowly bow before thee, Wilt tliou, gracious Saviour, hear?
We are poor aud needy sinners, Full of doubt and full of fear;
Gracious Saviour, Make us humble and sincere.
2 Fill us with thy Holy Spirit; Sanctify us by thy grace;
Oh, incline us more to love thee, And in dust our souls abase.
Hear us, Saviour, And unvail thy glorious face.
3 None in vain did ever ask thee For the Spirit of thy love;
Hear us, then, dear Saviour, hear us; Grant an answer from above;
Blessed Saviour, Hear and answer from above.
D. C. CoUs-Morthy.
;j4 " Send blessing."
Saviour, send a blessing to us,
Send a blessing from above; All thy truth and mercy show us,
Be thou here in power and love; Grant thy presence,
Be it ours thy grace to prove.
2 Nothing have we, Lord, without thee,
But thy promise is our stay; And thy people must not doubt thee;
Saviour, now thy power display; And let gladness
Fill thy people's hearts to-day.
Thomas Ktily.
,"j (j " Father, hear ui .' "
God Almighty and All-seeing!
Holy One, in whom we all Live, and move, and have our being,
Hear us when on thee we call; Father, hear us,
As before thy throne we fall.
2 Of all good art thou the Giver;
Weak and wandering ones are we; Then for ever, yea, for ever,
In thy presence would we be; Oh, be near us,
That we wander not from thee.-
56 Glory to God!
Glory be to God the Father,
Glory be to God the Son, Glory be to God the Spirit,
Great Jehovah, Three in One: Glory, glory,
While eternal ages run!
2 Glory be to him who loved us, Washed us from each spot and stain;
Glory be to him who bought us, Made us kings with him to reign:
Glory, glory, To the Lamb that once was slain!
3 Glory, blessing, praise eternal! Thus the choir of angels sings;
Honor, riches, power, dominion! Thus its praise ci*eation brings: Glory, glory,
Glory to the King of kings.
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We, thy people, now draw near; Teach us to rejoice with trembling;
Speak, and let thy servants hear, — Hear with meekness, —
Hear thy word with godly fear.
2 While our days on earth are lengthened, May we give them, Lord! to thee;
Cheered by hope, and daily strengthened, May we run, nor weary be,
Till thy glory Without clouds in heaven we see.
3 There, in worship purer, sweeter, Thee thy people shall adore;
Tasting of enjoyment greater
Than they could conceive before;
Full enjoyment, Full, unmixed, and evermore.
Thomas Kelly.
Oo " Bless the seed."
Come, thou soul-transforming Spirit,
Bless the sower and the seed; Let each heart thy grace inherit;
Raise the weak, the hungry feed! From the gospel
Now supply thy people's need.
2 Oh, may all enjoy the blessing Which thy word 's designed to give;
Let us all, thy love possessing, Joyfully the truth receive;
And for ever To thy praise and glory live.
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God is in his holy temple;
All the earth keep silence here; Worship him in truth and spirit;
Reverence him with godly fear; Holy, holy
Lord of hosts, our God, appear !
2 God in Christ reveals his presence, Throned upon the mercy-seat;
Saints, rejoice, and sinners, tremble; Each prepare his God to meet;
Lowly, lowly Bow, adoring, at his feet.
James Montgo?nery.
(yO Continued meetings.
Welcome, days of solemn meeting ;
Welcome, days of praise and prayer; Far from earthly scenes retreating,
In your blessings we would share; Sacred seasons,
In your blessings we would share.
2 Be thou near us, blessed Saviour, Still at morn and eve the same;
Give us faith that cannot waver; Kindle in us heaven's own flame;
Blessed Saviour, Kindle in its heaven's own flame.
3 When the fervent heart is glowing, Holy Spirit, hear that prayer:
When the song of praise is flowing, Let that song thine impress bear;
Holy Spirit, Let that song thine impress bear.
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Lord! I cannot let thee go, Till a blessing thou bestow ; Do not turn away thy face, Mine 's an urgent, pressing case.
2 Once a sinner, near despair, Sought thy mercy-seat by prayer; Mercy heard and set him free — Lord! that mercy came to me.
3 Many days have passed since then, Many changes I have seen;
Yet have been upheld till now , Who could hold me up but thou?
4 Thou hast helped in every need — This emboldens me to plead; After so much mercy past,
Canst thou let me sink at last?
5 No — I must maintain my hold; 'Tis thy goodness makes me bold; I can no denial take,
Since I plead for Jesus' sake.
Jo/in Newton.
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{Sweet hour of prayer! sweet hour of prayer! That calls me from a world of care, ) And bids me, at my Father's throne, Makeall my wants and (Omit >) wish-esknown:
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Sweet hour of prayer! sweet hour of prayer! That calls me from a world of care, And bids me, at my Father's throne, Make all my wants and wishes known: In seasons of distress and grief, My soul has often found relief, And oft escaped the tempter's snare, By thy return, sweet hour of prayer!
2 Sweet hour of prayer ! sweet hour of prayer !
Thy wings shall my petition bear
To him, whose truth and faithfulness
Engage the waiting soul to bless:
And, since he bids me seek his face,
Believe his word, and trust his grace,
I '11 cast on him my every care,
And wait for thee, sweet hour of prayer!
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' Ho - ly, ho - ly, ho - ly Lord, God of hosts, e - ternal King, | By the heav'ns and earth adored ; Angels and archangels sing, j Chanting ev-er - last-ing-ly To the blessed Trin-i - ty.
63 " The blessed Trinity."
Holy, holy, holy Lord,
God of hosts, eternal King,
By the heavens and earth adored ; Angels and archangels sing,
Chanting everlastingly
To the blessed Trinity.
2 Thousands, tens of thousands, stand, Spirits blest, before the throne,
Speeding thence at thy command,
And, when thy commands are done, Singing everlastingly To the blessed Trinity.
3 Cherubim and seraphim
Vail their faces with their wings; Eyes of angels are too dim
To behold the King of kings, While they sing eternally To the blessed Trinity.
4 Thee apostles, prophets thee, Thee the noble martyr band,
Praise with solemn jubilee,
Thee, the church in every land; Singing everlastingly To the blessed Trinity.
5 Hallelujah! Lord, to thee, Father, Son, and Holy Ghost;
Godhead one, and Persons three; Join us with the heavenly host, Singing everlastingly To the blessed Trinity.
C. Wordsworth.
t>4 Nature' s King.
Oh, give thanks to him who made Morning light and evening shade; Source and giver of all good, Nightly sleep and daily food; Quickener of our wearied powers; Guard of our unconscious hours.
2 Oh, give thanks to nature's King, Who made every breathing thing:
His, our warm and sentient frame, His, the mind's immortal flame. Oh, how close the ties that bind Spirits to the Eternal Mind!
3 Oh, give thanks with heart and lip, For we are his workmanship;
And all creatures are his care: Not a bird that cleaves the air Falls unnoticed; but who can Speak the Father's love to man?
4 Oh, give thanks to him who came In a mortal, suffering frame — Temple of the Deity —
Came, for rebel man to die; In the path himself hath trod, Leading back his saints to God.
Josiah Cotiiirr.
(5 5 The Babe of Bethlehem. As with gladness men of old Did the guiding star behold, As with joy they hailed its light, Leading onward, beaming bright; So, most gracious Lord, may we Evermore be led to thee.
2 As with joyful steps they sped, Saviour, to thy manger bed, There to bend the knee before Thee whom heaven and earth adore; So may we with willing feet
Ever seek the mercy-seat.
3 As they offered gifts most rare At thy cradle rude and bare,
So may Ave with holy joy, Pure and free from sin's alloy, All our costliest treasures bring, Christ, to thee our heavenly King.
4 Holy Jesus, every day Keep us in the narrow way;
And, when earthly things are past, Bring our ransomed souls at last Where they need no star to guide, Where no clouds thy glory hide.
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Sun of niy soul! thou Saviour clear, It is not night if thou be near: Oh, may no earth-born cloud arise To hide thee from thy servant's eves !
2 "When soft the dews of kindly sleep My weary eyelids gently steep,
Be my last thought — how sweet to rest For ever on my Saviour's breast!
3 Abide with me from morn till eve, For without thee I cannot live; Abide with me when night is nigh, For without thee I dare not die.
4 Be near to bless me when I wake, Ere through the world my way I take, Abide with me till in thy love
I lose myself in heaven above.
OV E eening Shadows.
Again, as evening's shadow falls, We gather in these hallowed walls; And evening hymn and evening prayer llise mingling on the holy air.
2 May struggling hearts, that seek release, Here find the rest of God's own peace; And, strengthened here by hymn and prayer, Lay down the burden and the care.
3 O God our Light, to thee we bow : "Within all shadows standest thou: Give deeper calm than night can bring, Give sweeter songs than life can sing.
4 Life's tumult we must meet again "We cannot at the shrine remain; But in the spirit's secret cell,
May hymn and prayer for ever dwell.
Samuel Long/ello-w.
EVENING HYMN. L. M.
T. Talus.
{) (S Evening song.
Glory to thee, my God, this night, For all the blessings of the light; Keep me, oh, keep me, King of kings ! Beneath thine own almighty wings.
2 Forgive me, Lord, for thy dear Son, The ill which I this day have done; That with the world, myself, and thee. I, ere I sleep, at peace may be.
3 Teach me to live, that I may dread The grave as little as my bed :
Teach me to die, that so I may Rise glorious at the judgment-day.
4 Oh, let my soul on thee repose,
And may sweet sleep mine eyelids close! Sleep, which shall me more vigorous make, To serve my God when I awake.
5 Praise God, from whom all blessings flow; Praise him, all creatures here below; Praise him above, ye heavenly host; . Praise Father, Son, and Holy Ghost!
Thomas Ken.
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T. Hastings.
< My God, how end-less is thy love! ?
I Thy gifts are ev-ery evening new; ) And morning mercies, from a- bove, Gen-tly dis - till, like ear- ly dew.
(_>«_/ '■ Perpetual blessings."
My God, how endless is thy love!
Thy gifts are every evening new; And morning mercies, from above,
Gently distill, like early dew.
2 Thou spread'st the curtains of the night, Great Guardian of my sleeping hours;
Thy sovereign word restores the light, And quickens all my drowsy powers.
3 I yield my powers to thy command; To thee I consecrate my days;
Perpetual blessings from thy hand Demand perpetual songs of praise.
Isaac IVatts.
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The peace which God alone reveals, And by his word of grace imparts, Which only the believer feels, Direct, and keep, and cheer our hearts!
2 And may the holy Three in One, The Father, Word, and Comforter,
Pour an abundant blessing down On every soul assembled here!
3 Praise God, from whom all blessings flow: Praise him, all creatures here below;
Praise him above, ye heavenly host! Praise Father, Son, and Holy Ghost.
John Netvton.
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Some fresh memorial of his grace.
2 Much of my time has run to waste, And I, perhaps, am near my home,
But he forgives my follies jiast,
And gives me strength for days to come.
3 I lay my body down to sleep; Peace is the pillow for my head;
While well-appointed angels keep
Their watchful stations round my bed.
4 Thus when the night of death shall come., My flesh shall rest beneath the ground,
And wait thy voice to break my tomb, With sweet salvation in the sound.
Isaac Watts,
I 2i Dismissal.
Dismiss us with thy blessing, Lord! Help us to feed upon thy word; All that has been amiss, forgive, And let thy truth within us live.
2 Though we are guilty, thou art good ; Wash all our works in Jesus' blood; Give every burdened soul release, And bid us all depart in peace.
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How gentle God's commands !
How kind his precepts are! Come, cast your burdens on the Lord,
And trust his constant care.
2 Beneath his watchful eye His saints securely dwell;
That hand which bears creation up Shall guard his children well.
3 Why should this anxious load Press down your weary mind?
Haste to your heavenly Father's throne, And sweet refreshment find.
4 His goodness stands approved, TJihmanged from day to day:
I '11 drop my burden at his feet, And bear a song away.
74 "Still with thee:'1
Stduj, still with thee, my God,
I would desire to be : By day, by night, at home, abroad,
I would be still with thee.
2 With thee, when dawn comes in, And calls me back to care,
Each day returning to begin With thee, my God, in prayer.
3 With thee, when day is done, And evening calms the mind;
The setting, as the rising, sun With thee my heart would find.
4 With thee, in thee, by faith Abiding I would be;
By day, by night, in life, in death, I would be still with thee.
Philip Doddridge.
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The day, O Lord, is spent;
Abide with us, and rest; Our hearts' desires are fully bent
On making thee our guest. 2 We have not reached that land,
That happy land, as yet, Where holy angels round thee stand,
Whose sun can never set.
3 Our sun is sinking now, Our day is almost o'er;
O Sun of Righteousness, do thou Shine on us evermore!
4 The grace of Christ our Lord, The Father's boundless love,
The Spirit's blest communion, too, Be with us from above.
John M. Ncalt.
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Let every tongue and every heart Adore and praise the same.
2 Lord, in thy grace we came, That blessing still impart;
We met in Jesus' sacred name, In Jesus' name we part.
3 Still on thy holy word Help us to feed, and grow,
Still to go on to know the Lord, And practice what we know.
4 Now, Lord, before we part, Help us to bless thy name:
Let every tongue and every heart Adore and praise the same.
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The swift declining day,
How fast its moments fly ! While evening's broad and gloomy shade
Gains on the western sky.
2 Ye mortals, mark its pace, And use the hours of light;
And know, its Maker can command At once eternal night.
3 Give glory to the Lord,
Who rules the whirling sphere; Submissive at his footstool bow, And seek salvation there.
4 Then shall new lustre break Through death's impending gloom,
And lead you to unchanging light, In your celestial home.
Philip Doddridge.
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The day is past and gone,
The evening shades appear ; Oh, may we all remember well
The night of death draws near!
2 We lay our garments by, Upon our beds to rest;
So death will soon disrobe us all Of what we here possessed.
3 Lord, keep us safe this night, Secure from all our fears;
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4 And when we early rise, And view the unwearied sun,
May we set out to win the prize, And after glory run.
5 And when our days are past, And we from time remove,
Oh, may we in thy bosom rest, The bosom of thy love !
John Lei and.
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2 Not a brief glance I beg, a passing word, But as thou dwell'st with thy disciples, Lord, Familiar, condescending, patient, free, Come, not to sojourn, but abide with me.
3 I need thy presence every passing hour: What but thy grace can foil the tempter's
power? Who like thyself my guide and stay can be? Thro' cloud and sunshine, oh, abide with me!
Henry F. Lyte.
80 E cening of Life.
Swift to its close ebbs out life's little day; Earth's joys grow dim, its glories pass away: Change and decay in all around I see;
0 thou, who changest not, abide with me!
2 Come not in terrors, as the King of kings ; But kind and good, with healing in thy
wings, Tears for all woes, a heart for every plea; Come, Friend of sinners, and abide with me.
3 I fear no foe, with thee at hand to bless, Ills have no weight, and tears no bitterness : Where is Death's sting? where, Grave, thy
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the skies; Heaven's morning breaks, and earth's vain
shadows flee: In life, in death, O Lord, abide with me!
Henry F. Lyte.
OJ "A ivord of Blessing."
O LoED,who by thy presence hast made light The heat and burden of the toilsome day.
Be with us also in the silent night,
Be with us when the daylight fades away.
2 Oh, speak a word of blessing, gracious
Lord! Thy blessing is endued with soothing
power; On human hearts worn out with toil, thy
word Falls soft and gentle as the evening
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3 Come then, O Lord, and deign to be our
guest, After the day's confusion, toil, and din; Oh, come to bring us })eace, and joy, and rest. To give salvation, and to pardon sin!
4 Bind up the wounds, assuage the aching
smart Left in each bosom from the day just
past, And let us on a Father's loving heart
Forget our griefs, and find sweet rest ;it
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With one accord our parting hymn of praise; Turn thou for us its darkness into light;
We rise to bless thee ere our worship cease, From harm and danger keep thy children
And now, departing, wait thy word of free,
peace. For dark and light are both alike to thee.
2 Grant us thy peace upon our homeward 4 Grant us thy peace throughout our earth- way; ly life,
With thee began, with thee shall end the day; Our balm in sorrow, and our stay in strife;
Guard thou the lips from sin, the hearts Then, when thy voice shall bid our conflict from shame, cease,
That in this househave called upon thy name. Call us, O Lord, to thine eternal peace.
John EUerton.
HENLEY, iis, ios. .jj. Lowell Mason.
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love; Now make us strong; we need thy deep
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Open fault, and secret sin.
3 Soon, for me, the light of day Shall for ever pass away; Then, from sin and sorrow free, Take me, Lord, to dwell with thee.
4 Thou who, sinless, yet hast known All of man's infirmity ;
Then from thine eternal throne, Jesus, look with pitying eye.
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2 Cold our services have been, Mingled every prayer with sin: But thou canst and wilt forgive; By thy grace alone we live.
3 While this thorny path we tread, May thy love our footsteps lead; When our journey here is past, May we rest with thee at last.
4 Let these earthly Sabbaths prove Fortastes of our joys above; While their steps thy children bend To the rest which knows no end.
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Him by whom our spirits live;— Undivided adoration
To the one Jehovah give!
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For a season called to part,
Let us now ourselves commend
To the gracious eye and heart Of our ever-present Friend.
2 Jesus, hear our humble prayer; Tender Shepherd of thy sheep!
Let thy mercy and thy care All our souls in safety keep.
3 In thy strength may we be strong; Sweeten every cross and pain:
Give us, if we live, ere long
Here to meet in peace again.
John Ne-wton.
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Thoit, from whom we never part,
Thou, whose love is everywhere, Thou, who seest every heart,
Listen to our evening prayer.
2 Father, fill our hearts with love, Love unfailing, full and free;
Love that no alarm can move, Love that ever rests on thee.
3 Heavenly Father! through the night Keep us safe from every ill;
Cheerful as the morning light, May we wake to do thy will.
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When in devious paths Ave stray, Let thy goodness never fail us,
Lead us in thy perfect way. 2 In the hour of pain and anguish.
In the hour when death draws near, Suffer not our hearts to languish,
Suffer not our souls to fear. And when mortal life is ended,
Bid us in thine arms to rest, Till, by angel bands attended,
We awake among the blest.
Thomas Hastings,
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Saviouk, breathe an evening blessing,
Ere repose our spirits seal; Sin and want we come confessing;
Thou canst save, and thou canst heal. Though destruction walk around us,
Though the arrow near us fly, Angel guards from thee surround us,
We are safe if thou art nigh. 2 Though the night be dark and dreary,
Darkness cannot hide from thee; Thou art he who, never weary,
Watcheth where thy people be. Should swift death this night o'ertake us,
And our couch become our tomb, May the morn in heaven awake us,
Clad in light and deathless bloom.
James Edmfston.
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May the grace of Christ our Saviour,
And the Father's boundless love, With the Holy Spirit's favor,
Rest upon us from above! 2 Thus may we abide in union
With each other and the Lord, And possess, in sweet communion,
Joys which earth cannot afford.
John A'ewton.
J)4 Dismissal.
Lord, dismiss us with thy blessing;
Bid us now depart in peace; Still on heavenly manna feeding,
Let our faith and love increase. 2 Fill each breast with consolation ;
Up to thee our hearts we raise; When we reach our blissful station.
Then we '11 give thee nobler praise.
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2 Thanks we give, and adoration, For thy gospel's joyful sound,
May the fruits of thy salvation In our hearts and lives abound;
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Saviour! keep us; Keep us safe from every foe.
2 As our steps are drawing nearer
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Hope more bright of joys to come; And, when dying,
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Ere I lay me down to sleep : Bid thine angels, pure and holy,
Round my bed their vigil keep.
2 Great my sins are, but thy mercy Far outweighs them every one;
Down before thy cross I cast them, Trusting in thy help alone.
3 Keep me, through this night of peril, Underneath its boundless shade;
Take me to thy rest, I pray thee, When my pilgrimage is made.
4 None shall measure out thy i^atience By the sjian of human thought;
None shall bound the tender mercies Which thy holy Son has brought.
5 Pardon all my past transgressions; Give me strength for days to come;
Guide and guard me with thy blessing, Till thine angels bid me home.
Harriet Parr.
99 " Turn us, O Lord!"
Heavenly Father, grant thy blessing On the teaching of this day;
That our hearts, thy fear possessing, May from sin be turned away.
2 Have Ave wandered? oh, forgive us;
Have we wished from truth to rove ? Turn, oh, turn us, and receive us,
And incline us thee to love.
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100 ' Thou hearest."
Lord! in love and mercy save us,
For our trust is all in thee: In that cleansing fountain lave us,
Which alone can make us free!
2 Weary, life's rough billows breasting, Through the long lone dismal night,
Grant that calmly, on thee resting, We may wait for morning light.
3 Lord! we pray, and know thou hearest, For thy promises are true:
Grant the heart-wish that is dearest; He who knows can also do!
A. J. .Symington.
X 0 X Blessing sought.
Gracious Saviour, thus before thee With our varied want and care;
For a blessing we implore thee, Listen to our evening prayer !
2 By thy favor safely living, With a grateful heart we raise
Songs of jubilant thanksgiving; Listen to our evening praise.
3 Through the day, Lord, thou hast given Strength sufficient for our need;
Cheered us with sweet hopes of heaven, Helped and comforted indeed.
4 Lord, we thank thee, and adore thee, For the solace of thy love;
And rejoicing thus before thee, Wait thy blessing from above!
Henry Hatcrnatt,
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Daily manna still provide you, God be with you till we meet again.
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4 God be with you till we meet again; Keep love's banner floating o'er you ; Smite death's threatening wave before you, God be with you till we meet again.
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Gracious Saviour, thus before thee With our varied want and care; For a blessing we implore thee, Listen to our evening prayer !
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THE SCRIPTURES.
SOUTHWELL. C. M.
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The Spirit breathes upon the word,Aiid brings the truth to sight; Precepts and promis -es af-ford A sanctify-ing light.
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The Spirit breathes upon the word, And brings the truth to sight;
Precepts and promises afford A sanctifying light.
2 A glory gilds the sacred page, Majestic, like the sun;
It gives a light to every age; — • It gives, but borrows none.
3 The hand, that gave it, still supplies The gracious light and heat;
Its truths upon the nations rise, — They rise, but never set.
4 Let everlasting thanks be thine, For such a bright display,
As makes a world of darkness shine With beams of heavenly day.
5 My soul rejoices to pursue The steps of him I love,
Till glory breaks upon my view, In brighter worlds above.
104 realm 110.
How shall the young secure their hearts,
And guard their lives from sin? Thy word the choicest rules imparts
To keep the conscience clean.
2 When once it enters to the mind, It spreads such light abroad;
The meanest souls instruction find, And raise their thoughts to God.
3 'T is like the sun, a heavenly light, That guides us all the day;
And, through the dangers of the night,. A lamp to lead our way.
4 Thy precepts make me truly wise; I hate the sinner's road;
I hate my own vain thoughts that rise, But love thy law, my God!
5 Thy word is everlasting truth ; How pure is every page !
That holy book shall guide our youth, And well support our age.
KNOX. C. M.
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How precious is the book divine, By inspiration giv
en ! Bright as a lamp its doctrines shine, To guide our souls to heav'n .
105 realm 119.
How precious is the book divine,
By inspiration given! Bright as a lamp its doctrines shine,
To guide our souls to heaven.
2 O'er all the strait and narrow way Its radiant beams are cast;
A light whose never weary ray Grows brightest at the last.
3 It sweetly cheers our drooping hearts, In this dark vale of tears;
Life, light, and joy, it still imparts, And quells our rising fears.
4 This lamp, through all the tedious night Of life, shall guide our way,
Till we behold a clearer light Of an eternal day.
Jcht: Faivcctt.
THE SCRIPTURES.
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CHIMES. C. M.
Lowell Mason.
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Father of mercies! in thy word
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For these celestial lines.
2 Here, the fair tree of knowledge grows, And yields a free repast ;
Sublimer sweets than nature knows Invite the longing taste.
3 Here, the Redeemer's welcome voice Spreads heavenly peace around;
And life and everlasting joys Attend the blissful sound.
4 Oh, may these heavenly pages be My ever dear delight;
And still new beauties may I see, And still increasing light.
5 Divine Instructor, gracious Lord! Be thou for ever near;
Teach me to love thy sacred word, And view my Saviour there.
Anne Steele
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107 Psalm 119.
Oh, how I love thy holy law !
'T is daily my delight ; And thence my meditations draw
Divine advice by night.
2 How doth thy word my heart engage! How well employ my tongue!
And in my tiresome pilgrimage Yields me a heavenly song.
3 Am I a stranger, or at home, 'T is my perpetual feast :
Not honey dropping from the comb, So much allures the taste.
4 No treasures so enrich the mind, Nor shall thy word be sold
For loads of silver well-refined, Nor heaps of choicest gold.
5 When nature sinks, and spirits droop, Thy promises of grace
Are pillars to support my hope, And there I write thy praise.
Isaac Watts, Fr. Scotch Psalter.
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Oh, that the Lord would guide my ways
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Let sin have no dominion, Lord! But keep my conscience clear.
4 Make me to walk in thy commands — 'T is a delightful road;
Nor let my head, or heart, or hands, Offend against my God.
Isaac Watts.
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Book of grace, and book of glory !
Gift of God to age and youth, Wondrous is thy sacred story, Bright, blight with truth.
2 Book of love! in accents tender
Speaking unto such as we; May it lead us, Lord, to render All, all to thee.
3 Book of hope ! the spirit, sighing, Sweetest comfort finds in thee,
As it hears the Saviour crying, "Come, come to me!"
4 Book of life! when we, reposing, Bid farewell to friends we love,
Give us, for the life then closing, Life, life above.
THOMAS MACKELLAR.
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110 Psalm 10.
The heavens declare thy glory, Lord!
In every star thy wisdom shines; But, when our eyes behold thy word,
We read thy name in fairer lines.
2 The rolling sun, the changing light, And nights and days thy power confess ;
But the blest volume thou hast writ Reveals thy justice and thy grace.
3 Sun, moon, and stars convey thy praise
111 Psalm 10.
Great Sun of Righteousness, arise!
Oh, bless the world with heavenly light! Thy gospel makes the simple wise:
Thy laws are pure, thy judgments right.
2 Thy noblest wonders here we view, In souls renewed and sins forgiven:—
Lord, cleanse my sins, my soul renew, And make thy word my guide to heaven.
Isaac Watts.
112 Psalm 10.
Almighty Lord, the sun shall fail,
Round the whole earth, and never stand; m, * \ 1 ■ i .-, , ■,
' ' The moon forget her nightly tale
So, when thy truth began its race, It touched and glanced on every land
Aud deepest silence hush on high, The radiant chorus of the sky; —
4 Nor shall thy spreading gospel rest, 2 But fixed for everlasting years,
Till through the world thy truth has run, Unmoved, amid the wreck of sphei'es,
Till Christ' has all the nations blessed, Thy word shall shine in cloudless day,
That see the light, or feel the sun. When heaven and earth have passed away.
Isaac Watts. Robert Graiit.
THE SCRIPTURES.
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The page of nature's word.
2 So pure, so soul-restoring,
Is truth's diviner ray; A brighter radiance pouring
Than all the pomp of day:
The wanderer surely guiding, It makes the simple wise;
And, evermore abiding, Unfailing joy supplies.
3 Thy word is richer treasure
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Led by thy counsels, Lord, How safe the saints' condition,
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Keep si-lence, all created things ! And wait your Maker's nod; My soul stands trembling, while she sings The honors of her God.
X X O Providence.
Keep silence, all created things!
And wait your Maker's nod; My soul stands trembling, while she sings
The honors of her God.
2 Life, death, and hell, and worlds unknown, Hang on his firm decree;
He sits on no precarious throne, Nor borrows leave to be.
3 His providence unfolds the book, And makes his counsels shine;
Each opening leaf, and every stroke, Fulfills some deep design.
4 My God! I would not long to see My fate with curious eyes — ■
What gloomy lines are writ for me, Or what bright scenes may rise.
5 In thy fair book of life and grace, Oh, may I find my name
Recorded in some humble place, Beneath my Lord, the Lamb.
Isaac ll'atts.
J X (j Pro i idence.
Gor> moves in a mysterious way
His wonders to perforin; He plants his footsteps in the sea,
And rides upon the storm.
2 Ye fearful saints, fresh courage take ! The clouds ye so much dread,
Are big with mercy, and will break In blessings on your head.
3 Judge not the Lord by feeble sense, But trust him for his grace;
Behind a frowning providence He hides a smiling face.
4 His purposes will ripen fast, Unfolding every hour;
The bud may have a bitter taste, But sweet will be the flower.
5 Blind unbelief is sure to err, And scan his work in vain;
God is his own interpreter, And he will make it plain.
Cou>per.
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Begin, my tongue, some heavenly theme, And speak some boundless thing;
The mighty Avorks or mightier name Of our eternal King.
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Sing the sweet promise of his grace, And the performing God.
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The voice that rolls the stars along, Speaks all the promises.
4 Oh, might I hear thy heavenly tongue But whisper, "Thou art mine!"
Those gentle words should raise my song To notes almost divine.
Isaac IVatts.
ATTRIBUTES 118 [Tune — St. Ann's.!
The Lord, our God, is full of might,
The winds obey his will; He speaks, — and, in his heavenly height,
The rolling sun stands still.
2 Rebel, ye waves, and o'er the land
With threatening aspect roar; The Lord uplifts his awful hand,
And chains you to the shore.
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Ye shall not, in the mountain pine, Disturb the sparrow's nest.
4 His voice sublime is heard afar, In distant peals it dies;
He yokes the whirlwind to his car, And sweeps the howling skies.
5 Ye nations, bend — in reverence bend ; Ye monarchs, wait his nod,
And bid the choral song ascend To celebrate your God.
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O God, the Rock of Ages,
Who evermore hast been, What time the tempest rages,
Our dwelling-place serene: Before thy first creations,
O Lord, the same as now, To endless generations,
The Everlasting thou!
2 Our years are like the shadows On sunny hills that lie,
Or grasses in the meadows That blossom but to die:
A sleej}, a dream, a story,
By strangers quickly told, An unrernaining glory
Of things that soon are old.
3 O thou who canst not slumber,
Whose light grows never pale, Teach us aright to number
Our years before they fail! On us thy mercy lighten,
On us thy goodness rest, And let thy Spirit brighten
The hearts thyself hast blessed!
E. H. Bickersteth.
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While tliee I seek, protecting Power!
Be my vain wishes stilled; And may this consecrated hour
With better hopes be filled; Thy love the power of thought bestowed;
To thee my thoiights would soar: Thy mercy o'er my life has flowed;
That mercy I adore.
2 In each event of life how clear Thy ruling hand I see!
Each blessing to my soul more dear
Because conferred by thee. In every joy that crowns my days,
In every pain I bear, My heart shall find delight in praise
Or seek relief in prayer.
3 When gladness wings my favored hour, Thy love my thoughts shall fill;
Resigned, when storms of sorrow lower, My soul shall meet thy will.
My lifted eye, without a tear, The gathering storm shall see;
My steadfast heart shall know no fear; That heart will rest on thee.
Helen M. Williams. 121 Psalm 116.
What shall I render to my God,
For all his kindness shown? My feet shall visit thine abode,
My songs address thy throne.
2 Among the saints that fill thine house, My offering shall be paid;
There shall my zeal perform the vows, My soul in anguish made.
3 How much is mercy thy delight, Thou ever blessed God!
How dear thy servants in thy sight! How precious is their blood!
4 How happy all thy servants are! How great thy grace to me!
My life, which thou hast made thy care, Lord, I devote to thee.
1 2 2 Continued help.
When all thy mercies, O my God!
My rising soul surveys, Transported with the view, I 'm lost
In wonder, love, and praise.
2 Unnumbered comforts, to my soul, Thy tender care bestowed,
Before my infant heart conceived' From whom those comforts flowed.
3 When, in the slippery paths of youth, With heedless steps, I ran,
Thine arm, unseen, conveyed me safe, And led me up to man.
4 Ten thousand, thousand precious gifts My daily thanks employ;
Nor is the least a cheerful heart, That tastes those gifts with joy.
5 Through every period of my life, Thy goodness I'll pursue;
And after death, in distant worlds, The glorious theme renew.
6 Through all eternity, to thee A joyful song I '11 raise:
For, oh, eternity 's too short To utter all thy praise!
Josef h Addison.
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Our God, our help in ages past,
Our hope for years to come; Our shelter from the stormy blast,
And our eternal home! Under the shadow of thy throne
Thy saints have dwelt secure; Sufficient is thine arm alone,
And our defence is sure.
2 Before the hills in order stood, Or earth received her frame,
From everlasting thou art God
To endless years the same. A thousand ages, in thy sight,
Are like an evening gone; Short as the watch that ends the night,
Before the rising sun.
3 Time, like an ever-rolling stream Bears all its sons away ;
They fly, forgotten, as a dream
Dies at the opening day. Our God, our help in ages past,
Our hope for years to come, Be thou our guard while troubles last,
And our eternal home.
Isaac Ifattc
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Lowell Mason.
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124 ''Herein is Love."
My God, how wonderful thou art,
Thy majesty how bright! How glorious is thy mercy-seat,
In depths of burning light !
2 How dread are thine eternal years, O everlasting Lord!
By prostrate spirits day and night Incessantly adored.
3 Oh, how I fear thee, living God, With deepest, tenderest fears,
And worship thee with trembling hoj)e, And jDenitential tears. 4P
4 Yet I may love thee too, O Lord, Almighty as thou art,
For thou hast stooped to ask of me The love of my poor heart.
5 No earthly father loves like thee, No mother half so mild
Bears and forbears, as thou hast done With me, thy sinful child.
6 My God, how wonderful thou art, Thou everlasting Friend!
On thee I stay my trusting heart, Till faith in vision end.
Frederick IV. Faber.
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0 God, thy power is wonderful, Thy glory passing bright;
Thy wisdom, with its deep on deep, A rapture to the sight.
1 see thee in the eternal years In glory all alone,
Ere round thine uncreated fires Created light had shone.
2 I see thee walk in Eden's shade, I see thee all through time;
Thy patience and compassion seem
New attributes sublime. I see thee when the doom is o'er,
And outworn time is done, Still, still incomprehensible,
O God, yet not alone.
3 Angelic spirits, countless souls, Of thee have drunk their fill;
And to eternity will drink
Thy joy and glory still. O little heart of mine! shall pain
Or sorrow make thee moan, When all this God is all for thee,
A Father all thine own?
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I sing the almighty power of God, That made the mountains rise,
That spread the flowing seas abroad, And built the lofty skies.
1 sing the wisdom that ordained The sun to rule the day;
The moon shines full at his command, And all the stars obey.
2 I sing the goodness of the Lord, That filled the earth with food;
He formed the creatures with his word. And then pronounced them good.
Lord! how thy wonders are displayed Where'er I kirn mine eye!
If I survey the ground I tread, Or gaze upon the sky!
3 There 's not a plant or flower below But makes thy glories known;
And clouds arise, and tempests blow,
By order from thy throne. Creatures that borrow life from thee
Are subject to thy care; There 's not a jdaee where we can flee,
But God is present there.
lsaa< Watts
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My Shepherd will supply my need,
Jehovah is his name; In pastures fresh he makes me feed,
Beside the living stream. He brings my wandering spirit back,
When I forsake his ways; And leads me, for his mercy's sake,-
In paths of truth and grace.
2 When I walk through the shades of death, Thy presence is my stay ;
A word of thy supporting breath,
Drives all my fears away. Thy hand, in sight of all my foes,
Doth still my table spread; My cup with blessings overflows,
Thine oil anoints my head.
3 The sure provisions of my God Attend me all my days;
Oh, may thy house be mine abode,
And all my works be praise: There would I find a settled rest,
While others go and come, — No more a stranger, or a guest,
But like a child at home.
Isaac Watts. ITALIAN HYMN. 6s, 4s -I-
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Father! how wide thy glory shines!
How high thy wonders rise! Known through the earth by thousand signs,
By thousand through the skies.
2 Those mighty orbs proclaim thy power, Their motions speak thy skill;
And on the wings of every hour, We read thy patience still.
3 But, when we view thy strange design To save rebellious worms,
Where vengeance and compassion join In their divinest forms, — ■
4 Here the whole Deity is known; Nor dares a creature guess
Which of the glories brightest shone, The justice, or the grace.
5 Now the full glories of the Lamb Adorn the heavenly plains ;
Bright seraphs learn Immanuel's name, And try their choicest strains.
6 Oh, may I bear some humble part, In that immortal song;
Wonder and joy shall tune my heart, And love command my tongue.
Isaac Waffs.
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Come, thou Almighty King, Help us thy name to sing,
Help us to praise: Father! all-glorious, 0#'er all victorious, Come, and reign over us,
Ancient of Days! 2 Come, thou incarnate Word, Gird on thy mighty sword;
Our prayer attend; Come, and thy people bless, And give thy word success, Spirit of holiness!
On us descend.
3 Come, holy Comforter! Thy sacred witness bear,
In this glad hour: Thou, who almighty art, Now rule in every heart, And ne'er from us depart,
Spirit of power!
4 To the great One in Three, The highest praises be,
Hence evermore! His sovereign majesty May we in glory see, And to eternity
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O God! we praise thee, and confess That thou the only Lord
And everlasting Father art, By all the earth adored.
2 To thee all angels cry aloud; To thee the powers on high,
Both cherubim and seraphim, Continually do cry: —
3 O holy, holy, holy Lord, Whom heavenly hosts obey,
The world is with the glory rilled Of thy majestic sway !
4 The apostles' glorious company, And prophets crowned with light,
With all the martyrs' noble host, Thy constant praise recite.
5 The holy church throughout the world, O Lord, confesses thee,
That thou the eternal Father art, Of boundless majesty.
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Come, ye that know and fear the Lord, And raise your tho'ts above : Let every heart and voice accord, To sing that ' 'God is love. "
131 Love.
Come, ye that know and fear the Lord,
And raise your thoughts above: Let every heart and voice accord,
To sing that "God is love."
2 This precious truth his word declares,
And all his mercies prove; Jesus, the gift of gifts, appears,
To show that " God is love."
3 Behold his patience, bearing long With those who from him rove;
Till mighty grace their hearts subdues, To teach them — " God is love."
4 Oh, may we all, while here below, This best of blessings prove;
Till warmer hearts, in brighter worlds, Proclaim that "God is love."
George lUtrder.
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Theke 's a wideness in God's mercy,
Like the wideness of the sea: There 's a kindness in his justice,
Which is more than liberty. There is welcome for the sinner,
And more graces for the good; There is mercy with the Saviour ;
There is healing in his blood.
2 There is no place where earth's sorrows Are more felt than up in heaven;
There is no place where earth's failings Have such kindly judgment given.
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There is plentiful redemption In the blood that has been shed ;
There is joy for all the members In the sorrows of the Head.
3 For the love of God is broader
Than the measure of man's mind ; And the heart of the Eternal
Is most wonderfully kind. If our love were but more simple.
We should take him at his word; And our lives would be all sunshine
In the sweetness of our Lord.
Frederick IK Fa 6
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Great God ! how infinite art thou ! What worthless worms are we ! Let the whole race of creatures bow, And pay their praise to thee.
133 Eternity.
Gkeat God ! how infinite art thou !
What worthless worms are we! Let the whole race of creatures bow,
And pay their praise to thee.
2 Thy throne eternal ages stood, Ere seas or stars were made:
Thou art the ever-living God, Were all the nations dead.
3 Eternity, with all its years, Stands present in thy view;
To thee there 's nothing old appears — Great God ! there 's nothing new.
4 Our lives through vari ous scenes are drawn , And vexed with trifling cares;
While thine eternal thought moves on Thine undisturbed affairs.
5 Great God! how infinite art thou! What worthless worms are we!
Let the whole race of creatures bow, And pay their praise to thee.
Isaac ll'atts.
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GOD:— THE FATHER.
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Lord of all being ; throned afar, Thy glory flames from sun and star ; Centre and soul of every sphere, Yet to each loving heart how near!
2 Sun of our life, thy quickening ray Sheds on our path the glow of day; Star of our hope, thy softened light Cheers the long watches of the night.
3 Our midnight is thy smile withdrawn; Our noontide is thy gracious dawn; Our rainbow arch thy mercy's sign; All, save the clouds of sin, are thine!
4 Lord of all life, below, above,
Whose Light is truth, whose warrnth is love, Before thy ever-blazing throne We ask no lustre of our own.
5 Grant us thy truth to make us free, And kindling hearts that burn for thee, Till all thy living altars claim
One holy light, one heavenly flame!
Oliver Wendell Holmes. J. 3 i) Providence.
Lord, how mysterious are thy ways! How blind are we, how mean our praise! Thy steps no mortal eyes explore; 'T is ours to wonder and adore.
2 Great God! I do not ask to see What in futurity shall be; Let light and bliss attend my days, And then my future hours be praise
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At length through every cloud shall shine.
4 Yet this my soul desires to know, Be this my only wish below;
That Christ is mine! — this great request, Grant, bounteous God, and I am blest.
Anne Steele. 136 Sovereignty.
Lord, my weak thought in vain would climb To search the starry vault profound;
In vain would wing her flight sublime, To find creation's outmost bound.
2 But weaker yet that thought must prove To search thy great eternal plan, —
Thy sovereign counsels, born of love Long ages ere the world began.
3 When my dim reason would demand Why that, or this, thou dost ordain,
By some vast deep I seem to stand, Whose secrets I must ask in vain.
4 When doubts disturb my troubled breast,
And all is dark as night to me, Here, as on solid rock, I rest; That so it seemeth good to thee.
5 Be this my joy, that evermore Thou rulest all things at thy will :
Thy sovereign wisdom I adore,
And calmly, sweetly, trust thee still.
AV_r I'a Inter.
THE LORD JESUS CHRIST.
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Once in royal David's city
Stood a lowly cattle shed, Where a mother laid her Baby,
In a manger, for his bed: Mary was that mother mild, Jesus Christ her little child.
2 He came down to earth from heaven Who is God and Lord of all,
And his shelter was a stable, And his cradle was a stall;
With the lowly, poor, and mean,
Lived on earth onr Saviour then.
loo " Friend of Sinners."
One there is above all others,
Well deserves the name of Friend; His is love beyond a brother's, Costly, free, and knows no end: They who once his kindness prove Find it everlasting love.
2 Which of all our friends, to save us,
Could or would have shed his blood? But our Jesus died to have us Reconciled in him to God:
This was boundless love indeed! Jesus is a friend in need.
3 And, through all bis wondrous childhood, 3 When he lived on earth abased,
He would honor and obey, Love, and watch the lowly maiden
In whose gentle arms he lay: Christian children all must be Mild, obedient, good as he.
4 Oh, our eyes at last shall see him, Through his own redeeming love,
For that child so dear and gentle
Is our God in heaven above; And he leads his children on To the place where he is gone.
5 Not in that poor lowly stable, With the oxen standing by,
We shall see him; but in heaven,
Sat at God's right hand on high; When like stars his children crowned All in white shall wait around.
Mrs. C. F. Alexander.
"Friend of sinners" was his name; Now above all glories raised, He rejoices in the same;
Still he calls them brethren, friends, And to all their wants attends.
4 Could we bear from one another What he daily bears from us?
Yet this glorious Friend and Brother Loves us though we treat him thus: Though for good we render ill, He accounts us brethren still.
5 Oh, for grace our hearts to soften! Teach us, Lord, at length to love;
We, alas! forget too often What a Friend we have above:
But when home our souls are brought, We will love thee as we ought.
John Newton.
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THE LORD JESUS CHRIST.
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It came upon the midnight clear,
That glorious song of old, From angels bending near the earth,
To touch their harps of gold; "Peace to the eai-th, good-will to men,
From heaven's all-gracious King:" The earth in solemn stillness lay,
To hear the angels sing. 2 Still through the cloven skies they come,
With peaceful wings unfurled; And still celestial music floats
O'er all the weary world; Above its sad and lowly plains
They bend on heavenly wing, And ever o'er its Babel sounds,
The blessed angels sing.
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3 O ye, beneath life's crushing load, Whose forms are bending low,
Who toil along the climbing way, With painful steps and slow; —
Look up! for glad and golden hours Come swiftly on the wing;
Oh, rest beside the weary road, And hear the angels sing!
4 For lo! the days are hastening on, By prophet-bards foretold,
When with the ever-circling years
Comes round the age of gold! When peace shall over all the earth
Its final splendors fling, And the whole world send back the song
Which now the angels sing!
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While shepherds watched their flocks by Calm on the listening ear of night, All seated on the ground; [night, Come heaven's melodious strains,
The angel of the Lord came down,
And glory shone around. "Fear not," said he, — for mighty dread
Had seized their troubled mind, — "Glad tidings of great joy I bring,
To you and all mankind.
2 "To you, in David's town this day, Is born of David's line,
The Saviour, who is Christ, the Lord,
And this shall be the sign; — The heavenly babe you there shall find
To human view displayed, All meanly wrapped in swathing bands,
And in a manger laid."
3 Thus spake the seraph — and forthwith Appeared a shining throng
Of angels, praising God, who thus Addressed their joyful song: —
"All glory be to God on high, And to the earth be peace;
Good-will henceforth from heaven to men Begin, and never cease!"
Where wild Judea stretches far
Her silver-mantled plains. Celestial choirs, from courts above,
Shed sacred glories there, And angels, with their sparkling lyres,
Make music on the air.
2 The answering hills of Palestine Send back the glad reply,
And greet from all their holy heights The Dayspring from on high :
O'er the blue depths of Galilee There comes a holier calm;
And Sharon waves in solemn praise Her silent groves of palm.
3 "Glory to God! " the lofty strain The realms of ether fills;
How sweeps the song of solemn joy
O'er Judah's sacred hills! "Glory to God!" the sounding skies
Loud with their anthems ring: "Peace on the earth; good-will to men,
From heaven's eternal King."
Edwin H. Sears.
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THE LORD JESUS CHRIST.
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Hark! the herald angels sing "Glory to the new-born King; Peace on earth, and mercy mild, God and sinners reconciled! " Joyful, all ye nations, rise, Join the triumjdi of the skies; With the angelic host proclaim, Christ is born in Bethlehem !
2 Christ, by highest heaven adored; Christ, the everlasting Lord;
Late in time behold him come, Offspring of the Yirgin's womb: Vailed in flesh the Godhead see; Hail the incarnate Deity, Pleased as man with men to dwell; Jesus, our Immanuel!
3 Hail! the heaven-born Prince of Peace! Hail the Sun of Righteousness!
Light and life to all he brings, Risen with healing in his wings: Mild he lays his glory by, Born that man no more may die : Born to raise the sons of earth, Born to give them second birth.
Charles Wesley,
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He has come! the Christ of God Left for us his glad abode; Stooping from his throne of bliss, To this darksome wilderness. He has come! the Prince of Peace; Come to bid our sorrows cease; Come to scatter with his light All the shadows of our night.
2 He the mighty King has come ! Making this poor earth his home; Come to bear our sin's sad load; Son of David, Son of God!
He has come, whose name of grace Speaks deliverance to our race; Left for us his glad abode; Son of Mary, Son of God!
3 Unto us a child is born! Ne'er has earth beheld a morn, Among all the morns of time, Half so glorious in its prime. Unto us a Son is given!
He has come from God's own heaven, Bringing with him from above Holy peace and holy love.
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Jot to the "world; tlie Lord is come!
Let earth receive her King; Let every heart prepare him room,
And heaven and nature sing.
3 No more let sins and sorrows grow.
Nor thorns infest the ground; He comes to make his blessings flow
Far as the curse is found.
2 Joy to the earth; the Saviour reigns; 4 He rules the world with truth and grace,
Let men their songs employ; And makes the nations prove
While fields and floods, rocks, hills, and plains, The glories of his righteousness,
Repeat the sounding joy. And wonders of his love.
Isaac Warts.
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Hail the night, all hail the morn, When the Prince of Peace was born! When, amid the wakeful fold, Tidings good the angels told. Now our solemn chant Ave raise Daly to the Saviour's praise; Now with carol hymns we bless Christ the Lord, our righteousness.
2 While resounds the joyful cry, "Glory be to God on high, Peace on earth, good-will to men!" Gladly we respond, "Amen!" Thus we greet this holy day, Pouring forth our festive lay; Thus Ave tell, with saintly mirth, Of Immanuel's wondrous birth.
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God with us! oh, glorious name! Let it shine in endless fame; God and man in Christ unite; Oh, mysterious depth and height! God with lis! the eternal Son Took our soul, our flesh, and bone; Now, ye saints, his grace admire, Swell the song with holy fire.
2 God with us! but tainted not With the first transgressor's blot; Yet did he our sins sustain, Bear the guilt, the curse, the pain. God with us! oh, wondrous grace! Let us see him face to face; That we may Immanuel sing, As we ought, our God and King!
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The Saviour! oh, what endless charms
Dwell in the blissful sound! Its influence every fear disarms,
And spreads sweet comfort round. The almighty Former of the skies
Stooped to our vile abode; While angels viewed with wondering eyes
And hailed the incarnate God.
2 Oh, the rich depths of love divine!
Of bliss a boundless store! Dear Saviour, let me call thee mine;
I cannot wish for more. On thee alone my hope relies,
Beneath thy cross I fall ; My Lord, my Life, my Sacrifice,
My Saviour, and my All!
Anne Steele.
148 Jesus' Words.
I heard the voice of Jesus say, —
"Come unto me and rest: Lay down, thou weary one, lay down
Thy head upon my breast!" I came to Jesus as I was,
Weary, and worn, and sad,
1 found in him a resting-place, And he hath made me glad.
2 I heard the voice of Jesus say, — "Behold I freely give
The living water; thirsty one,
Stoop down, and drink, and live!"
I came to Jesus, and I drank
Of that life-giving stream; My thirst was quenched, my soul revived,
And now I live in him.
3 I heard the voice of Jesus say, — " I am this dark world's light;
Look unto me, thy morn shall rise And all thy day be bright! "
1 looked to Jesus, and I found In him my Star, my Sun;
And in that light of life I '11 walk, Till all my journey 's done.
Horatius Bonar.
149 "His free ways."
Oh, see how Jesus trusts himself
Unto our childish love! As though by his free ways with us
Our earnestness to prove. His sacred name a common word
On earth he loves to hear; There is no majesty in him
Which love may not come near.
2 The light of love is round his feet, His paths are never dim ;
And he comes nigh to us when we
Dare not come nigh to him. Let us be simple with him then,
Not backward, stiff, nor cold, As though our Bethlehem could be
What Sinai was of old.
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Upon the Saviour's brow; His head with radiant glories crowned,
His lij:>s with grace o'erflow.
2 No mortal can with him compare, Among the sons of men;
Fairer is he than all the fair That fill the heavenly train.
3 He saw me plunged in deep distress, He flew to my relief;
For me he bore the shameful cross, And carried all my grief.
4 To him I owe my life and breath, And all the joys I have;
He makes me triumph over death, He saves me from the grave.
5 To heaven, the place of his abode, He brings my weary feet;
Shows me the glories of my God, And makes my joy complete.
6 Since from his bounty I receive Such proofs of love divine,
Had I a thousand hearts to give, Lord! they should all be thine.
Samuel Stinnett.
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My dear Redeemer, and my Lord,
1 read my duty in thy word; But in thy life the law appears, Drawn out in living characters.
2 Such was thy truth and such thy zeal, Such deference to thy Father's will, Such love, and meekness so divine,
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Thy conflict and thy victory too.
4 Be thou my pattern; make me bear More of thy gracious image here;
Then God, the Judge, shall own my name Among the followers of the Lamb.
Isaac Watts.
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How sweetly flowed the gospel sound
From lips of gentleness and grace, When listening thousands gathered round,
And joy and gladness filled the place!
2 From heaven he came, of heaven he spoke, To heaven he led his followers' way;
Dark clouds of gloomy night he broke, Unvailing an immortal day.
3 "Come, wanderers, to my Father's home, Come, all ye weary ones, and rest:"
Yes, sacred Teacher, we will come, Obey thee, love thee, and be blest!
4 Decay then, tenements of dust; Pillars of earthly pride, decay:
A nobler mansion waits the just, And Jesus has prepared the way
John Bofvring.
\ 5»> "Holy, harmless.'"
How beauteous were the marks divine, That in thy meekness used to shine, That lit thy lonely pathway, trod In wondrous love, O Son of God!
2 Oh, who like thee, so calm, so bright, So pure, so made to live in light?
Oli, who like thee did ever go
So patient through a world of woe?
3 Oh, who like thee so humbly bore The scorn, the scoff's of men, before? So meek, forgiving, godlike, high, So glorious iu humility?
4 Even death, which sets the prisoner free, Was pang, and scoff", and scorn to thee; Yet love through all thy torture glowed, And mercy with thy life-blood flowed.
5 Oh, in thy light be mine to go, Illuming all my way of woe! And give me ever on the road
To trace thy footsteps, Son of God.
Arthur C. Coxe.
154 "Be healed them."
When, like a stranger on our sphere,
The lowly Jesus wandered here,
Where'er he went, arfiction fled,
And sickness reared her fainting head.
2 The eye that rolled in irksome night. Beheld his face — for God is light; The opening ear, the loosened tongue, His precepts heard, his praises sung.
3 With bounding steps the halt and lame, To hail their great Deliverer came;
O'er the cold grave he bowed his head, He spake the word, and raised the dead.
4 Despairing madness, dark and wild, In his inspiring presence smiled; The storm of horror ceased to roll, And reason lightened through the soul.
5 Through paths of loving-kindness led, Where Jesus triumphed we would tread; To all, with willing hands dispense The gifts of our benevolence.
I.i»!,-s Montgomery,
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155 " ^«y, ZVttft, a/id Life." Thou art the Way: to thee alone
From sin and death we flee; And he who would the Father seek,
Must seek him, Lord, by thee.
2 Thou art the Truth: thy word alone
Trne wisdom can impart; Thou only canst inform the mind,
And purify the heart.
HELENA. C. M.
3 Thou art the Life : the rending tomb Proclaims thy conquering arm ;
And those who put their trust in thee Nor death nor hell shall harm.
4 Thou art the Way, the Truth, the Life: Grant us that Way to know;
That Truth to keep, that Life to win, Whose joys eternal flow.
Gtror • ge It'. Doane. W. B. Braduury.
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Lokd, as to thy dear cross we flee,
And pray to be forgiven, So let thy life our pattern be,
And form our souls for heaven.
2 Help us, through good report and ill, Our daily cross to bear;
Like thee, to do our Father's will, Our brother's griefs to share.
3 Let grace our selfishness expel, Our earthliness refine;
And kindness in our bosoms dwell As free and true as thine.
4 If joy shall at thy bidding fly, And griefs dark day come on,
We, in our turn, would meekly cry, "Father, thy will be done! "
5 Kept peaceful in the midst of strife, Forgiving and forgiven,
Oh, may we lead the pilgrim's life, And follow thee to heaven!
John H. Giirney.
1 5 T "Shall we forget."
Jesus! thy love shall we forget,
And never bring to mind The grace that paid our hopeless debt,
And bade us pardon find?
2 Shall we thy life of grief forget, Thy fasting and thy prayer;
Thy locks with mountain vapors wet, To save us from despair?
3 Gethsemane can we forget— Thy struggling agony
When night lay dark on Olivet, And none to watch with thee?
4 Our sorrows and our sins were laid On thee, alone on thee;
Thy precious blood our ransom paid — • Thine all the glory be!
5 Life's brightest joys we may forget — Our kindred cease to love;
But he who paid our hopeless debt, Our constancy shall prove.
William M
IHE LORD JESUS CHRIST.
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We may not climb the heavenly steeps
To bring the Lord Christ down; In vain we search the lowest deeps,
For him no depths can drown.
2 But warm, sweet, tender, even yet A p resent help is he;
And faith has yet its Olivet, And love its Galilee.
3 The healing of the seamless dress Is by our beds of pain ;
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4 Through him the first fond prayers are said Our lips of childhood frame;
The last low whispers of our dead Are burdened with his name.
5 O Lord and Master of us all, Whate'er our name or sign,
We own thy sway, we hear thy call, We test our lives by thine!
John G. Whit tier.
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Oh, could I speak the matchless worth Oh, could I sound the glories forth, Which in my Saviour shine!
1 'd soar, and touch the heavenly strings, And vie with Gabriel while he sings
In notes almost divine.
2 I 'd sing the precious blood he spilt, My ransom from the dreadful guilt
Of sin and wrath divine! I 'd sing his glorious righteousness, In which all-perfect heavenly dress
My sold shall ever shine.
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Exalted on his throne: In loftiest songs of sweetest praise, I would to everlasting days
Make all his glories known.
4 Well — the delightful day will come, When my dear Lord will bring me home,
And I shall see his face: Then with my Saviour, Brother, Friend. A blest eternity I '11 spend,
Triumphant in his grace.
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SUFFERINGS AND DEATH.
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J. P. HOLBROOK.
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0 sacred Head, what glo - ry, What Miss, till now was thine ! Yet, though despi sed and go-ry, I
joy to call thee mine.
1 (30 At the Cross.
O sacred Head, now wounded,
With grief and shame weighed down, Now scornfully surrounded,
With thorns, thine only crown; O sacred Head, what glory,
What bliss, till now was thine! Yet, though despised and gory,
I joy to call thee mine.
2 What thou, my Lord, hast suffered Was all for sinners' gain :
Mine, mine was the transgression, But thine the deadly pain;
Lo, here I fall, my Saviour!
Tis I deserved thy place; Look on me with thy favor,
Vouchsafe to me thy grace.
3 What language shall I borrow,
To thank thee, dearest Friend, For this, thy dying sorrow,
Thy pity without end? Lord, make me thine for ever,
Nor let me faithless prove; Oh, let me never, never,
Abuse such dying love.
J. W, Alexander, tr.
TRUSTING.
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I am coming to the cross; I am poor and weak and blind; I am counting all but dross; I shall full salvation find. -I am trusting, Lord, in thee, Dear Lamb of Cal-va-ry; Humbly at thy cross I bow; Save me, Je-sus, save me now.
161 " Cleanseth from all sin." I am coming to the cross;
I am poor and weak and blind;
1 am counting all but dross; I shall full salvation find.
Ref. — I am trusting, Lord, in thee, Dear Lamb of Calvary ; Humbly at thy cross I bow; Save me, Jesus, save me now.
2 Long my heart has sighed for thee; Long has evil dwelt within;
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I will cleanse you from all sin. — Ref.
3 Here I give my all to thee, — Friends and time and earthly store;
Soul and body thine to be —
Wholly thine for ever more. — Ref.
4 In the promises I trust; Now I feel the blood applied;
I am p rostrate in the dust;
I with Christ am crucified. — Ref.
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1 saw One hanging on a tree, In agony and blood;
Who fixed his languid eyes on me, As near the cross I stood.
2 Sure, never, till my latest breath, Can I forget that look :
It seemed to charge me with his death, Though not a word he spoke.
3 Alas! I knew not what I did,— But now my tears are vain;
"Where shall my trembling soul be hid, For I the Lord have slain!
4 A second look he gave, that said, ' ' I freely all forgive :
This blood is for thy ransom paid ; I die that thou may'st live."
5 Thus while his death my sin displays In all its blackest hue,
Such is the mystery of grace, It seals my pardon too!
John Neiuton.
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163 "O Christ of God!"
0 Jesus, sweet the tears I shed, While at thy cross I kneel,
Gaze on thy wounded, fainting head, And all thy sorrows feel.
2 My heart dissolves to see thee bleed, This heart so hard before;
1 hear thee for the guilty plead, And grief o'erflows the more.
3 I know this cleansing blood of thine Was shed, dear Lord, for me:
For me, for all, — oh, grace divine! — Who look by faith on thee.
4 O Christ of God, O spotless Lamb, By love my soul is drawn;
Henceforth, for ever, thine I am; Here life and peace are born.
5 In patient hope, the cross I '11 bear, Thine arm shall be my stay;
And thou, enthroned, my soul shalt spare, On thy great judgment-day.
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How condescending and how kind
Was God's eternal Son! Our misery reached his heavenly mind,
And pity brought him down.
2 He sunk beneath our heavy woes,
To raise us to his throne; There 's ne'er a gift his hand bestows,
But cost his heart a groau.
3 This was compassion, like a God. That when the Saviour knew
The price of pardon was his blood, His pity ne'er withdrew.
4 Now, though he reigns exalted high, His love is still as great;
Well he remembers Calvary,
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Alas! and did my Saviour bleed,
And did nay Sovereign die? Would he devote that sacred head
For such a worm as I?
2 Was it for crimes that I had done He groaned upon the tree?
Amazing pity! grace unknown! And love beyond degree !
3 Well might the sun in darkness hide, And shut his glories in,
When Christ, the great Creator, died For man, the creature's sin.
4 Thus might I hide my blushing face While his dear cross appears;
Dissolve my heart in thankfulness, And melt my eyes to tears.
5 But drops of grief can ne'er repay The debt of love I owe ;
Here, Lord, I give myself away, 'T is all that I can do.
Isaac Watts.
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2 'T was for my sins my dearest Lord Hung on the cursed tree,
And groaned away a dying life For thee, my soul! for thee.
3 Oh, how I hate these lusts of mine That crucified my Lord;
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4 Yes, my Redeemer — they shall die; My heart has so decreed;
Nor will I S2^are the guilty things That made my Saviour bleed.
5 While with a melting, broken heart, My murdered Lord I view,
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Isaac IVatts.
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Whex I survey the wondrous cross,
On which the Prince of glory died, My richest gain I count but loss,
And pour contempt on all nay pride.
2 Forbid it, Lord! that I should boast, Save in the death of Christ, my God;
All the vain things that charm me most I sacrifice them to his blood.
3 See, from his head, his hands, his feet, Sorrow and love flow mingled down;
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Spreads o'er his body on the tree; Then I am dead to all the globe,
And all the globe is dead to me. 5 Were the whole realm of nature mine,
That were a present far too small; Love so amazing, so divine,
Demands my soul, my life, my all.
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Sole Son of God, the King! What language shall I borrow
Thy boundless love to sing? No mortal words can measure
The burdens thou didst take, Accepting pain as pleasure,
All for my sinful sake.
2 By thine own kin neglected — By trusted ones denied —
By bitter foes rejected,
Thorn-crowned, and crucified
Earth's hatred and affliction
In patience thou didst bear, Returning benediction
For cross and nail and sjsear. 3 Had ever love such proving!
Was ever love so priced! Ah, what is all my loving
Compared with thine, O Christ! 'T is scarcely worth the gaining —
This paltry heart of mine; And yet for its obtaining
Thou paid'st a price divine.
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Now to the Lord, who makes us know The wonders of his dying love,
Be humble honors paid below, And strains of nobler praise above.
2 'T was he who cleansed our foulest sins, And washed us in his precious blood;
'T is he who makes us priests and kings, And brings us rebels near to God.
3 To Jesus, our atoning Priest, To Jesus, our eternal King,
Be everlasting power confessed! Let every tongue his glory sing.
4 Behold! on flying clouds he comes, And every eye shall see him move;
Though with our sins we pierced him once, He now displays his pardoning love.
5 The unbelieving world shall wail, While we rejoice to see the day;
Come, Lord! nor let thy promise fail, Nor let thy chariot long delay.
Isaac Watts.
172 "The Song of Songs: '
Come, let us sing the song of songs, — The saints in heaven began the strain —
The homage which to Christ belongs: "Worthy the Lamb, for he was slain!"
2 Slain to redeem us by his blood, To cleanse from every sinful stain,
And make us kings and priests to God — " Worthy the Lamb, for he was slain! "
3 To him, enthroned by filial right,
All power in heaven and earth proclaim, Honor, and majesty, and might:
"Worthy the Lamb, for he was slain! "
4 Long as we live, and when we die, And while in heaven with him we reign-.
This song, our song of songs shall be: " Worthy the Lamb, for he was slain! "
James Montgomery.
173 "King, Creator, Lord.1'
O Christ! our King, Creator, Lord! Saviour of all who trust thy word! To them who seek thee ever near, Now to our praises bend thine ear.
2 In thy dear cross a grace is found, — It flows from every streaming wound, — Whose power our inbred sin controls, Breaks the firm bond, and frees our souK
3 Thou didst create the stars of night; Yet thou hast vailed in flesh thy light, Hast deigned a mortal form to wear,
A mortal's painful lot to bear.
4 When thou didst hang upon the tree, The quaking earth acknowledged thee; When thou didst there yield up thy breath. The world grew dark as shades of death.
5 Now in the Father's glory high, Great Conqueror! nevermore to die, Us by thy mighty power defend, And reign through ages without end.
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RESURRECTION AND REIGN.
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He lives! the great Redeemer lives! WlAt joy the blest assurance gives! And now, before his Father, God, Pleads the full merits of his blood.
2 Repeated crimes awake our fears, And justice armed with frowns appears; Bat in the Saviour's lovely face Sweet mercy smiles, and all is peace.
3 In every dark, distressful hour, When sin and Satan join their power, Let this dear hope repel the dart, That Jesus bears us on his heart.
4 Great Advocate, almighty Friend! On him our humble hopes depend, Our cause can never, never fail, For Jesus pleads, and must prevail.
Anne Sterlt.
175 ' 'Behold the Way ' "
Jesus, my All, to heaven is gone, He whom I fix my hopes upon; His track I see, and 1 11 pursue The narrow way till him I view.
2 The way the holy prophets went, The road that leads from banishment, The King's highway of holiness,
I '11 go for all his paths are peace.
3 This is the way I long had sought, And mourned because I found it not; My grief, my burden, long had been Because I could not cease from sin.
4 The more I strove against its power, I sinned and stumbled but the more; Till late I heard my Saviour say, "Come hither, soul, I am the Way!"
5 Lo! glad I come; and thou, dear Lamb, Shalt take me to thee as I am,
Nothing but sin I thee can give; Nothing but love shall I receive.
6 Then will I tell, to sinners round, What a dear Saviour I have found;
1 '11 point to thy redeeming blood, And say, "Behold the way to God!"
John Cennick.
170 Atonement made.
Now to the power of God supreme
Be everlasting honors given; He saves from hell, — we bless his name, —
He guides our wandering feet to heaven.
2 'T was his own purpose that began To rescue rebels doomed to die :
He gave us grace in Christ, his Son, Before he spread the starry sky.
3 Jesus, the Lord, appears at last,
And makes his Father's counsels known; Declares the great transactions past, And brings immortal blessings down.
4 He dies; and in that dreadful night Doth all the powers of hell destroy;
Rising, he brings our heaven to light, And takes possession of the joy.
Isaac Watt*.
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RESURRECTION AND REIGN.
HARWELL. 8s, 7s. D.
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Jesus reigns, and heaven rejoices; Jesus reigns, the God of love:
See, he sits on yonder throne ;
Jesus i-ules the world alone.
2 King of glory ! reign for ever — Thine an everlasting crown;
Nothing, from thy love, shall sever
Those whom thou hast made thine own ; — Happy objects of thy grace, Destined to behold thy face.
3 Saviour! hasten thine appearing; Bring, oh, bring the glorious day,
When, the awful summons hearing,
Heaven and earth shall pass away; — Then, with golden harps, we '11 sing, — " Glory, glory to our King! "
Thomas Kelly.
1 T tS We live in Sim.
See, the Conqueror mounts in triumph!
See the King in royal state, Riding on the clouds, his chariot,
To his heavenly palace gate! Hark! the choirs of angel voices
Joyful hallelujahs sing, And the portals high are lifted
To receive their heavenly King.
2 Who is this that comes in glory, With the trump of jubilee?
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He, who on the cross did suffer, He, who from the grave arose,
He has vanquished sin and Satan, He by death has spoiled his foes.
3 Thou hast raised our human nature, On the clouds to God's right hand;
There we sit in heavenly places, There with thee in glory stand;
Jesus reigns, adored by angels; Man with God is on the throne;
Mighty Lord! in thine ascension, We by faith behold our own.
4 Lift us up from earth to heaven, Give us wings of faith and love,
Gales of holy aspirations, Wafting us to realms above;
That, with hearts and minds uplifted, We with Christ our Lord may dwell,
Where he sits enthroned in glory, In the heavenly citadel.
5 So at last, when he appeareth,
We from out our graves may spring, With our youth renewed like eagles',
Flocking round our heavenly King, Caught up on the clouds of heaven,
And may meet him in the air- Rise to realms where he is reigning,
And may reign for ever there.
C. Wordsworth
AUTUMN. 8s, 7s. D.
RESURRECTION AND REIGN.
73
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Mighty God! while angels bless thee,
May a mortal lisp thy name? Lord of men, as well as angels!
Thou art every creature's theme: Lord of every land and nation !
Ancient of eternal days! Sounded through the wide creation —
Be thy just and awful praise.
2 For the grandeur of thy nature, — Grand, beyond a seraph's thought;
For the wonders of creation,
Works with skill and kindness wrought; For thy providence, that governs
Through thine empire's wide domain, Wings an angel, guides a sparrow; —
Blessed be thy gentle reign.
3 For thy rich, thy free redemption, Bright, though vailed in darkness long,
T nought is poor, and poor expression;
Who can sing that wondrous song? Brightness of the Father's glory!
Shall thy praise unuttered lie? Break, my tongue! such guilty silence,
Sing the Lord who came to die: —
4 From the highest throne of glory, To the cross of deepest woe,
Came to ransom guilty captives ! — Flow, my praise! for ever flow:
Re-ascend, immortal Saviour!
Leave thy footstool, take thy throne; Thence return and reign for ever; —
Be the kingdom all thine own!
Robert Robinson.
lo(_) "Lo, Jehovah!"
Crown his head with endless blessing,
Who, in God the Father's name, With compassions never ceasing,
Comes salvation to proclaim. Hail, ye saints, who know his favor,
Who within his gates are found; Hail, ye saints, the exalted Saviour,
Let his courts with praise resound.
2 Lo, Jehovah, we adore thee; Thee our Saviour! thee our God!
From his throne his beams of glory Shine through all the world abroad.
In his word his light arises,
Brightest beams of truth and grace;
Bind, oh, bind your sacrifices, In his courts your offerings place.
3 Jesus, thee our Saviour hailing, Thee our God in praise we own;
Highest honors, never failing, Rise eternal round thy throne;
Now, ye saints, his power confessing, In your grateful strains adore;
For his mercy, never ceasing, Flows, and flows for evermore.
JVitliam GoocU,
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King eternal, strong to save! To -thee, Death, by death defeated,
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2 Thou art gone where now is given What no mortal might could gain,
On the eternal throne of heaven, In thy Father's power to reign.
3 There thy kingdoms all adore thee, Heaven above and earth below,
While the depths of hell before thee, Trembling and defeated bow.
4 We, O Lord! with hearts adoring, Follow thee above the sky:
Hear our prayers thy grace imploring, Lift our souls to thee on high.
5 So when thou again in glory
On the clouds of heaven shalt shine, We thy flock shall stand before thee, Owned for evermore as thine.
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Come, let us join our cheerful songs With angels round the throne;
Ten thousand thousand are their tongues, But all their joys are one.
2 ' • Worthy the Lamb that died, " they cry, "To be exalted thus!"
"Worthy the Lamb! " our lips reply, "For he was slain for us."
3 Jesus is worthy to receive Honor and power divine;
And blessings more than we can give. Be, Lord, for ever thine!
4 Let all that dwell above the sky. And air, and earth, and seas,
Conspire to lift thy glories high, And speak thine endless praise.
5 The whole creation join in one To bless the sacred name
Of him who sits upon the throne, And to adore the Lamb!
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2 Crown him, ye martyrs of our God, Who from his altar call;
Extol the stem of Jesse's rod, And crown him Lord of all.
3 Ye chosen seed of Israel's race, Ye ransomed from the fall;
Hail him, who saves you by his grace, And crown him Lord of all.
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Go, spread your trophies at his feet, And crown him Lord of all.
5 Let every kindred, every tribe, On this terrestrial ball,
To him all majesty ascribe, And crown him Lord of all.
6 Oh, that with yonder sacred throng, We at his feet may fall ;
We '11 join the everlasting song And crown him Lord of all.
Richard Perrottet.
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Oh, what joy the sight affords: Crown him, crown him ;
" King of kings and Lord of lords."
Thomas Kelly.
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When thou, my righteous Judge, shalt corne 3 O Lord, jjrevent it by thy grace, To take thy ransomed people home,
Shall I among them stand? Shall such a worthless worm as I, Who sometimes am afraid to die,
Be found at thy right hand?
Be thou my only hiding-place,
In this the accepted day; Thy pardoning voice, oh, let me hear, To still my unbelieving fear,
Nor let me fall, I pray.
2 I love to meet thy people now, Before thy feet with them to bow,
Though vilest of them all; But, can I bear the piercing thought, What if my name should be left out,
When thou for them shalt call?
4 Among thy saints let me be found, Whene'er the archangel's trump shall sound,
To see thy smiling face; Then loudest of the throng I '11 sing, While heaven's resounding mansions ring
With shouts of sovereign grace.
Lady Huntington.
186 7s- 6s- D I«aiah 52: 1.
Awake, awake, O Zion,
Put on thy strength divine, Thy garments bright in beauty,
The bridal dress be thine: Jerusalem the holy,
To purity restored; Meek Bride all fair and lowly,
Go forth to meet thy Lord.
2 From henceforth pure and spotless,
All glorious within, Prepared to meet the Bridegroom,
And cleansed from every sin; With love and wonder smitten,
And bowed in guileless shame, Upon thy heart be written
The new mysterious name.
3 The Lamb who bore our sorrows, Conies down to earth again;
No sufferer now, but victor,
For evermore to reign : To reign in every nation,
To rule in every zone, Oh, world-wide coronation,
In every heart a throne.
4 Awake, awake, O Zion, Thy bridal day draws nigh,
The day of signs and wonders, And marvels from on high.
The sun uprises slowly,
But keep thy watch and ward:
Fair Bride, all pure and lowly, Go forth to meet thy Lord.
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And let your lights appear ; The shades of eve are thickening,
And darker night is near; The Bridegroom is advancing;
Each hour he draws more nigh ; Up! watch and pray, nor slumber;
At midnight comes the cry.
2 See that your lamps are burning, Your vessels filled with oil;
Wait calmly your deliverance From earthly pain and toil;
The watchers on the mountains Proclaim the Bridegroom near;
Go, meet him, as he cometh, With hallelujahs clear.
3 Our hope and expectation, O Jesus, now appear!
Arise, thou sun so looked-for, O'er this benighted sphere!
With hearts and hands uplifted, We plead, O Lord, to see
The day of our redemption, And ever be with thee.
Jane Borth-wick, tr.
188 The Lamb's Bridal.
The marriage feast is ready,
The marriage of the Lamb, He calls the faithful children
Of faithful Abraham : Now from the golden portals
The sounds of triumph ring; The triumph of the Victor,
The marriage of the King.
2 Nor sigh nor sorrow enter Where Jesus leads them in;
Nor death may cross the threshold, Nor pain, nor fear, nor sin:
Now shades of night and darkness Are past and fled away,
Before the radiant brightness Of everlasting day.
3 No tear-drops stain that threshold, No weeping eyes are there;
For God hath wiped all tear-drops, And God hath stilled all care:
The sunlight of the Presence, The bright Shechinah-flame,
Lights up the bridal banquet Of God and of the Lamb.
Gerard Mmiltrie.
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On a lowly stable floor: But upon his cloud of glory,
In the crimson-tinted sky, Where we see the golden sunrise
In the rosy distance lie.
2 He is coming, he is coming,
Not in pain, and shame, and woe, With the thorn-crown on his forehead,
And the blood-drops trickling slow; But with diadem upon him,
And the sceptre in his hand, And the dead all ranged before him,
Raised from death, hell, sea, and land.
3 He is coming, he is coming,
Not as once he wandered through All the hostile land of Judah,
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Waiting round his judgment-seat, And the chosen twelve apostles
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Of our Judge and Saviour dear.
Mrs. C. F. Alexander.
1 00 "Desire of the Nations.''
Come, thou long-expected Jesus,
Born to set thy people free; From our fears and sins release us,
Let lis find our rest in thee : Israel's Strength and Consolation,
Hope of all the saints thou art; Dear Desire of every nation,
Joy of every longing heart.
2 Boi-n, thy people to deliver; Born a child, and yet a King;
Born to reign in us for ever,
Now thy precious kingdom bring:
By thine own eternal Si>irit, Rule in all our hearts alone;
By thine all-sufficient merit, Raise us to thy glorious throne.
Charles Wet'-tjr.
COMING AGAIN.
MIDDLETON. 8s, 7s. D.
Arr. by J. Zundel.
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lEise on us, thy love re-vealing, Dissipate the clouds beneath:/Thouofheav'nandearthCreator,Inourdeepestdarknessrise,-
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191 The Prince of Peace.
Light of those -whose dreary dwelling
Borders on the shades of death ! Kise on us, thy love revealing,
Dissipate the clouds beneath : Thou of heaven and earth Creator,
In our deepest darkness rise, — Scattering all the night of nature,
Pouring day upon our eyes.
2 Still we wait for thine appearing; Life and joy thy beams impart,
Chasing all our fears, and cheering Every poor benighted heart:
Come and manifest thy favor To the ransomed, helpless race;
Come, thou glorious God and Saviour! Come, and bring the gospel grace.
3 Save us, in thy great compassion, O thou mild, pacific Prince!
Give the knowledge of salvation, Give the pardon of our sins;
By thine all-sufficient merit, Every burdened sord release;
Every weary, wandering spirit, Guide into thy perfect peace.
Charles Wesley.
192 " Glorious things."
Glorious things of thee are spoken,
Zion, city of our God! He, whose word cannot be broken,
Formed thee for his own abode: On the Kock of Ages founded,
What can shake thy sure repose? With salvation's walls surrounded,
Thou may'st smile at all thy foes.
2 See! the streams of living waters, Springing from eternal love,
Well supply thy sons and daughters, And all fear of want remove :
AVho can faint, while such a river Ever flows their thirst to assuage? —
Grace, which, like the Lord, the Giver, Never fails from age to age.
3 Round each habitation hovering,
See the cloud and fire appear For a glory and a covering,
Showing that the Lord is near! Thus deriving from their banner,
Light by night, and shade by day, Safe they feed upon the manna
Which he gives them when they pray.
John New'oit.
193 The covenant.
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 moon no more shall see,
But, your griefs for ever 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.
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Watchman, tell us of the night,
What its signs of promise are. Traveler, o'er yon mountain's height,
See that glory -beaming star! Watchman, does its beauteous ray
Aught of joy or hope foretell? Traveler, yes: it brings the day,
Promised day of Israel.
2 Watchman, tell us of the night: Higher yet that star ascends.
Traveler, blessedness and light, Peace and truth, its course portends.
Watchman, will its beams alone
Gild the spot that gave them birth?
Traveler, ages are its own;
See! it bursts o'er all the earth!
3 Watchman, tell us of the night, For the morning seems to dawn.
Traveler, darkness takes its flight, Doubt and terror are withdrawn.
Watchman, let thy wanderings cease; Hie thee to thy quiet home.
Traveler, lo! the Prince of Peace, Lo! the Son of God is come!
John SvwriHgt
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Praise our glorious King and Lord, Angels waiting on his word, Saints that walk with him in white, Pilgrims walking in his light:
Glory to the Eternal One, Glory to his only Son, Glory to the Spirit be Now, and through eternity.
Anon.
1 96 "The Lord God reigneth."
Hark! the song of jubilee,
Loud as mighty thunders roar, Or the fullness of the sea,
When it breaks upon the shore! Hallelujah! for the Lord
God omnipotent shall reign! Hallelujah! let the word
Echo round the earth and main.
2 Hallelujah! hark, the sound, From the depths unto the skies,
Wakes above, beneath, around,
All creation's harmonies! See Jehovah's banners furled !
Sheathed his sword ! he speaks — 't is done ! And the kingdoms of this world
Are the kingdoms of his Son !
3 He shall reign from pole to pole, With illimitable sway;
He shall reign, when like a scroll Yonder heavens have passed away.
Then the end: beneath his rod Man's last enemy shall fall:
Hallelujah! Christ in God, God in Christ, is all in all!
Janirs .Moilgcmery.
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Bring the long-looked-for day; Oh, why these years of waiting here, These ages of delay?
2 Come, for thy saints still wait; Daily ascends their sigh;
The Spirit and the Bride say, Come! Dost thou not hear the cry ?
3 Come, for creation groans, Impatient of thy stay,
Worn out with these long years of ill, These ages of delay.
4 Come, and make all things new, Build up this ruined earth,
Restore our faded paradise, — Creation's second birth.
5 Come, and begin thy reign Of everlasting peace;
Come, take the kingdom to thyself, Great King of Righteousness!
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Oxjr life is hid with Christ,
With Christ in God above; Upward our heart would go to him,
Whom, seeing not, we love.
2 When he who is our life Appears, to take the throne,
We too shall be revealed, and shine In glory like his own.
3 He liveth, and we live! His life for us prevails;
His fullness fills our mighty void, His strength for us avails.
4 Life worketh in us now, Life is for us in store;
So death is swallowed up of life; We live for evermore.
5 Like him we then shall be, Transformed and glorified ;
For we shall see him as he is, And in his light abide.
Horatius Bcnar
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And will the Judge descend,
And must the dead arise, And not a single soul escape
His all-discerning eyes?
2 How will my heart endure
The terrors of that day, When earth and heaven before his face
Astonished shrink away?
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Hark, from the Gospel's cheering sound What joyful tidings spread!
4 Ye sinners! seek his grace Whose wrath ye cannot bear;
Fly to the shelter of his cross, And find salvation there.
Philip Doddridge.
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WIMBORNE. L, M.
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Eternal Spirit, we confess And sing the wonders of thy grace: Thy power conveys our blessings down From God the Father and the Son.
2 Enlightened by thy heavenly ray, Our shades and darkness turn to day; Thine inward teachings make us know Our danger and our refuge too.
3 Thy power and glory work within, And break the chains of reigning sin; All our imperious lusts subdue, And form our wretched hearts anew.
Isaac Watts.
201 "Ten*, Creator!" Come, O Creator Spirit blest! And in our souls take up thy rest; Come, with thy grace, and heavenly aid, To fill the hearts which thou hast made.
2 Great Comforter! to thee we cry; O highest gift of God most high!
O fount of life! O fire of love! Send sweet anointing from above!
3 Kindle our senses from above,
And make our hearts o'erflow with love; With patience firm, and virtue high, The weakness of our flesh supply.
4 Far from us drive the foe we dread. And grant us thy true peace instead; So shall we not, with thee for guide, Turn from the path of life aside.
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Come, blessed Spirit! source of light!
Whose power and grace are unconfined, Dispel the gloomy shades of night—
The thicker darkness of the mind.
2 To mine illumined eyes, display The glorious truths thy word reveals;
Cause me to run the heavenly way, Thy book unfold, and loose the seals.
3 Thine inward teachings make me know The mysteries of redeeming love,
The vanity of things below, And excellence of things above.
4 While through this dubious maze I stray, Spread, like the sun, thy beams abroad,
To show the dangers of the Avay, And guide mv feeble steps to God.
Benjamin Btddomt.
203 Spirit of grace.
Come, sacred Spirit, from above, And fill the coldest heart with love : Oh, turn to flesh the flinty stone, And let thy sovereign power be known.
2 Speak thou, and from the haughtiest eyes Shall floods of contrite sorrow rise; While all their glowing souls are borne
To seek that grace which now they scorn.
3 Oh, let a holy flock await
In crowds around thy temple-gate! Each pressing on with zeal to be A living sacrifice to thee.
Philip Deddridfr.
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Holy Ghost! with light divine, Shine upon this heart of mine; Chase the shades of night away, Turn my darkness into day.
2 Holy Ghost! with power divine, Cleanse this guilty heart of mine; Long hath sin, without control, Held dominion o'er my soul.
3 Holy Ghost! with joy divine, Cheer this saddened heart of mine; Bid my many woes depart,
Heal my wounded, bleeding heart.
4 Holy Spirit! all divine, Dwell within this heart of mine; Cast down every idol-throne, Reign supreme — and reign alone.
Andrew Reed.
205 "The things of Christ. "
Holy Spirit ! gently come, Raise us from our fallen state:
Fix thy everlasting home
In the hearts thou didst create.
2 Now thy quickening influence bring, On our spirits sweetly move;
Open every mouth to sing Jesus' everlasting love.
3 Take the things of Christ, and show What our Lord for us hath done;
May we God the Father know Through his well beloved Son.
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Holy Spirit, in my breast Grant that lively faith may rest, And subdue each rebel thought To believe what thou hast taught.
2 Faith, and hojte, and charity, Comforter, descend from thee; Thou the anointing Spirit art, These thy gifts to us impart; —
3 Till our faith be lost in sight, Hope be swallowed in delight, Love return to dwell with thee, In the threefold Deity !
Richard Maul.
20 i "Keep me, Lord!"
Gracious Spirit, Love divine! Let thy light within me shine; All my guilty fears remove, Fill me with thy heavenly love.
2 Speak thy pardoning grace to me. Set the burdened sinner free; Lead me to the Lamb of God ; Wash me in his precious blood.
3 Life and peace to me impart. Seal salvation on my heart; Breathe thyself into my breast, — Earnest of immortal rest.
4 Let me never from thee stray, Keep me in the narrow Avay; Fill my soul with joy divine, Keep me, Lord ! for ever thine.
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Oh, come to-day!
2 Come, Light serene! and still, Our inmost bosoms fill;
Dwell in each breast: We know no dawn but thine; Send forth thy beams divine, On our dark souls to shine,
And make us blest.
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3 Exalt our low desires; Extinguish passion's fires;
Heal every wound; Our stubborn spirits bend; Our icy coldness end; Our devious steps attend,
While heavenward bound.
4 Come, all the faithful bless; Let all, who Christ confess,
His praise employ: Give virtue's rich reward; Victorious death accord, And, with our glorious Lord,
Eternal joy!
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2 Let each one thy glorious name Magnify, and spread thy fame, And thy love let all proclaim : Spirit, hear our prayer.
Let the nations join to sing, And let hallelujahs ring To the righteous Judge and King: Spirit, hear our prayer.
Then shall blessings from thy hand Fall in showers upon thy land, And the world in rapture stand: Spirit, hear our prayer.
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Gracious Spirit, Holy Ghost, Taught by thee, we covet most Of thy gifts at Pentecost, Holy, heavenly love.
2 Faith, that mountains could remove, Tongues of earth or heaven above, Knowledge — all things — empty prove,
Without heavenly love.
3 Love is kind, and suffers long; Love is meek, and thinks no wrong; Love, than death itself more strong:
Give us heavenly love.
4 Prophecy will fade away, Melting in the light of day;
Love will ever with us stay : Give us heavenly love.
5 Faith will vanish into sight; Hope be emptied in delight;
Love in heaven will shine more bright: Give us heavenly love.
6 Faith and hope and love we see Joining hand in hand agree; But the greatest of the three,
And the best, is love.
7 From the overshadowing" Of thy gold and silver wing, Shed on us, who to thee sing,
Holy, heavenly love.
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Holy Ghost, the Infinite! Shine upon our nature's night With thy blessed inward light, Comforter Divine!
2 We are sinful: cleanse us, Lord; We are faint: thy strength afford; IiOst, — until by thee restored,
Comforter Divine!
3 Like the dew, thy peace distill; Guide, subdue our wayward will, Things of Christ unfolding still,
Comforter Divine!
4 In us, for us, intercede,
And with voiceless groanings, plead Our unutterable need, Comforter Divine!
5 In us "Abba, Father," cry, — Earnest of our bliss on high, Seal of immortality, —
Comforter Divine!
6 Search for us the depths of God; Bear us up the starry road,
To the height of thine abode, Comforter Divine!
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On all thy people here, And when we raise our longing eyes,
Oh, may we find thee near!
2 Thy Holy Spirit send, To quicken every soul;
And hearts, the most rebellious, bend To thy divine control.
3 Let all that own thy name Thy sacred image bear,
And light in every heart the flame Of watchfulness and prayer.
4 Since in thy love we see Our only sure relief,
Oh, raise our earthly minds to thee, And help our unbelief.
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213 Teaching Truth.
Come, Spirit, source of light,
Thy grace is unconfined; Dispel the gloomy shades of night,
The darkness of the mind.
2 Now to our eyes display The truth thy words reveal;
Cause us to run the heavenly way, Delighting in thy will.
3 Thy teachings make us know The mysteries of thy love,
The vanity of things below, The joy of things above.
4 While through this maze we stray, Oh, spread thy beams abroad;
Disclose the dangers of the way, And guide our steps to God.
B. Be&iome, alt. Lowell Mason.
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Father ! whate'er of earthly bliss Thy sovereign will denies,
Accepted at thy throne of grace, Let this petition rise: —
2 "Give me a calm, a thankful heart,
From every murmur free; The blessings of thy grace impart,
And make me live to thee.
3 "Let the sweet hope that thou art mine
My life and death attend; Thy presence through my journey shine,
And crown my journey's end."
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Come, Holy Ghost, my soul inspire;
This one great gift impart — What most I need, and most desire,
An humble, holy heart.
2 Bear witness I am born again, My many sins forgiven:
Nor let a gloomy doubt remain To cloud my hope of heaven.
3 More of myself grant I may know, From sin's deceit be free;
In all the Christian graces grow, And live alone to thee.
Asahrl XfttUton.
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Let thy bright beams arise; Dispel the sorrow from our minds,
The darkness from our eyes.
2 Convince us of our sin; Then lead to Jesus' blood,
And to our wondering view reveal The mercies of our God.
3 Revive our drooping faith, Our doubts and fears remove,
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4 'T is thine to cleanse the heart, To sanctify the soul,
To pour fresh life in every part, And new-create the whole.
5 Come, Holy Spirit, come; Our minds from bondage free;
Then shall we know, and praise, and love, The Father, Son, and thee.
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Hear us, Holy Spirit.
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Hear us, Holy Spirit.
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Hear us, Holy Spirit.
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Come, Holy Spirit, heavenly Dove!
With all thy quickening powers, Kindle a flame of sacred love
In these cold hearts of ours.
2 Look! how we grovel here below, Fond of these trifling toys!
Our souls can neither fly nor go To reach eternal joys.
3 In vain Ave tune our formal songs; In vain we strive to rise;
Hosannas languish on our tongues, And our devotion dies.
4 Dear Lord, and shall we ever live At this poor dying rate —
Our love so faint, so cold to thee, And thine to us so great?
5 Come, Holy Spirit, heavenly Dove! With all thy quickening powers;
Come, shed abroad a Saviour's love, And that shall kindle ours.
Isaac Waits.
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219 "Hear us."
Spirit blest, who art adored With the Father and the Word, One eternal God and Lord : Hear us, Holy Spirit.
2 Holy Spirit, heavenly Dove, Dew descending from above, Breath of life, and fire of love;
Hear us, Holy Spirit.
3 Source of strength and knowledge clear, Wisdom, godliness sincere, Understanding, counsel, fear;
Hear us, Holy Spirit.
4 Source of meekness, love, and peace, Patience, pureness, faith's increase, Hope and joy that cannot cease;
Hear us, Holy Spirit.
5 Spirit guiding us aright, Spirit making darkness light,
Spirit of resistless might; Hear us, Holy Spirit.
6 Thou, whom Jesus from his throne Gave to cheer and help his own, That they might not be alone;
Hear us, Holy Spirit.
7 Come to raise us when we fall, And, when snares our souls enthrall, Lead us back wTith gentle call;
Hear us, Holy Spirit.
8 Keep us in the narrow way, Warn us when we go astray, Plead within us when we pray;
Hear us, Holy Spirit.
9 Holy, loving, as thou art, Come, and live within our heart, Never from us to depart;
Hear us, Holv Spirit.
Thomas B. Pollock.
THE GOSPEL:— ATONEMENT NEEDED.
HUMMEL. C. M.
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Not all the outward forms on earth, Nor rites that God has given,
Nor will of man, nor blood, nor birth, Can raise a soul to heaven.
2 The sovereign will of God alone Creates us heirs of grace ;
Born in the image of his Son, A new, peculiar race.
3 The Spirit, like some heavenly wind, Breathes on the sons of flesh,
New-models all the carnal mind, And forms the man afresh.
4 Our cpiiekened souls awake and rise From the long sleep of death;
On heavenly things we fix our eyes,
And jjraise employs our breath.
Isaac Watts.
221 The Soul ruined.
How sad our state by nature is!
Our sin — how deep it stains! And Satan holds our captive minds
Fast in his slavish chains.
2 But there 's a voice of sovereign grace, Sounds from the sacred word;
' ' Ho ! ye despairing sinners, come, And trust a pardoning Lord."
3 My soul obeys the almighty call, And runs to this relief;
I would believe thy promise, Lord: Oh, help my unbelief!
4 A guilty, weak, and helpless worm, On thy kind arms I fall;
Be thou my Strength and Righteousness, My Saviour and my All.
Isaac It'atls.
BALERMA. C. M
How helpless guilty nature lies, Unconscious of its
load!Theheart,unchanged,canneverriseTohap-pi- ness and God.
222 The load of Sin.
How helpless guilty nature lies,
Unconscious of its load! The heart, unchanged, can never rise
To happiness and God.
2 Can aught, beneath a power divine, The stubborn will subdue?
'Tis thine, almighty Spirit! thine. To form the heart anew.
3 'T is thine, the passions to recall, And upward bid them rise;
To make the scales of error fall From reason's darkened eyes; —
4 To chase the shades of death away, And bid the sinner live ;
A beam of heaven, a vital ray, 'T is thine alone to give.
5 Ob, change these wretched hearts of ours, And give them life divine;
Then shall our passions and our powers, Almighty Lord! be thine.
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On Jewish altars slain, Could give the guilty conscience peace,
Or wash away the stain.
2 But Christ the heavenly Lamb Takes all our sins away,
A sacrifice of nobler name And richer blood than they.
3 My faith would lay her hand On that dear head of thine,
SHAWMUT. S. M.
While like a penitent I stand, And there confess my sin.
4 My soul looks back to see The burdens thou didst bear,
When hanging on the cursed tree, And hopes her guilt was there.
5 Believing, we rejoice To see the curse remove;
We bless the Lamb with cheerful voice, And sing his dying love.
Isaac Watts, Lowell Mason.
Oh, where shall rest be found-
Rest for the wea-ry soul? '
T were vain the ocean's depths to sound, Or pierce to eith-er pole.
224 Deut. 30:19.
Oh, where shall rest be found- Best for the weary soul?
'T were vain the ocean's depths to sound, Or pierce to either pole.
2 The world can never give The bliss for which we sigh:
T is not the whole of life to live, Nor all of death to die.
3 Beyond this vale of tears There is a life above,
Unmeasured by the flight of years; And all that life is love.
4 There is a death whose pang Outlasts the fleeting breath :
Oh, Avhat eternal horrors hang Around the second death!
5 Lord God of truth and grace! Teach us that death to shun;
Lest we be banished from thy face, And evermore undone.
James Montgomery.
225 -A Physician wanted.
And wilt thou hear, O Lord, Thy suppliant people's cry?
And pardon, though thy book record Our crimes of crimson dye?
2 So deep are they engraved, — So terrible their fear:
The righteous scarcely shall be saved, And where shall we appear?
3 Let us make, all things known To him who all things sees:
That so his blood may yet atone For our iniquities.
4 O thou, Physician blest, Make clean the guilty soal;
And us, by many a sin oppressed, Bestore, and keep us whole!
John it. Neale, tr.
MAN'S LOST CONDITION.
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Can sinners hope for heav'n, Who love this world so well? Or dream of fu-ture hap - pi - ness, While on the road to hell?
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Can sinners hope for heaven, Who love this world so well?
Or dream of future happiness, While on the road to hell?
2 Shall they hosannas sing, With an unhallowed tongue?
Shall palms adorn the guilty hand Which does its neighbor wrong?
3 Thy grace, O God, alone, Good hope can e'er afford !
The pardoned and the pure shall see The glory of the Lord.
Benjamin Beddonu
227 "All downward. " T.tkf. sheep we went astray,
And broke the fold of God — Each wandering in a different way,
But all the downward road. 2 How dreadful was the hour,
When God our wanderings laid, And did at once his vengeance pour
Upon the Shepherd's head!
3 How glorious was the grace, When Christ sustained the stroke !
His life and blood the Shepherd pays, A ransom for the flock.
4 But God shall raise his head, O'er all the sons of men,
And make him see a numerous seed, To recompense his pain.
Isaac Jlatts. 228 li Jesus only."
Not what these hands have done
Can save this guilty soul: Not what this toiling flesh has borne
Can make my spirit whole.
2 Not what I feel or do
Can give me peace with God; Not all my prayers, and sighs, and tears, Can bear my awful load.
3 Thy work alone, O Christ, Can ease this weight of sin ;
Thy blood alone, O Lamb of God, Can give me peace within.
Horatius Bonar.
IOWA. S. M.
A. Chapin.
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1 A nev-er - dy-ing soul to save, And fit it for the sky.
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And oh, thy servant, Lord, prepare A strict account to give.
4 Help me to watch and pray, And on thyself rely, .
Assured, if I my trust betray, I shall for ever die.
Charts Wesley.
229 Probation.
A chakge to keep I have,
A God to glorify, A never-dying soul to save,
And fit it for the sky. 2 To serve the present age,
My calling to fulfill; Oh, may it all my powers engage
To do my Master's will.
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Shake off thy guilty fears; The bleeding Sacrifice
In my behalf appears; Before the throne my Surety stands: My name is written on his hands.
2 He ever lives above, For me to intercede,
His all-redeeming love, His precious blood to plead; His blood atoned for all our race, And sprinkles now the throne of grace.
3 My God is reconciled;
His pardoning voice I hear; He owns me for his child;
I can no longer fear; With confidence I now draw nigh, And Father, Abba, Father, cry.
Charles Wesley.
231 Year of Jubilee.
Blow ye the trumpet, blow; — The gladly solemn sound; — Let all the nations know, To earth's remotest bound, The year of jubilee is come: Return, ye ransomed sinners, home.
2 Jesus, our great High Priest,
Hath full atonement made; Ye weary spirits, rest;
Ye mournful souls, be glad: The year of jubilee is come: Return, ye ransomed sinners, home.
• 3 Extol the Lamb of God, The all-atoning Lamb; Redemption in his blood
Throughout the world proclaim: The year of jubilee is come; Return, ye ransomed sinners, home.
4 The gospel trumpet hear,
The news of heavenly grace; And, saved from earth, appear Before your Saviour's face: The year of jubilee is come! Return, ye ransomed sinners, home.
Charles IVesley.
232 "The Cross alone."
Ye saints, your music bring, Attuned to sweetest sound, Strike every trembling string, Till earth and heaven resound ; The triun^hs of the cross we sing; Awake, ye saints, each joyful string.
2 The cross, the cross alone, Subdued the powers of hell ;
Like lightning from his throne
The prince of darkness fell;
The triumphs of the cross we sing;
Awake, ye saints, each joyful string.
3 The cross hath power to save From all the foes that rise;
The cross hath made the grave A passage to the skies; The triumphs of the cross we sing; Awake, ye saints, each joyful string.
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THE PLAN OF SALVATION.
WONDROUS LOVE.
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God loved the world of sinners lost
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He offers free to all.
Ref. — Oh, 'twas love, 't was wondrous love! The love of God to me; It brought my Saviour from above, To die on Calvary.
2 Ev'n now by faith I claim him mine,
The risen Son of God ; Redemption by his death I find,
And cleansing through the blood. — Ref.
3 Love brings the glorious fullness in, And to his saints makes known
The blessed rest from inbred sin, Through faith in Christ alone. — Ref.
4 Believing souls, rejoicing go; There shall to you be given
A glorious foretaste, here below, Of endless life in heaven. — Ref.
5 Of victory now o'er Satan's power Let all the ransomed sing,
And triumph in the dying hour
Through Christ the Lord our King. — Ref.
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ARLINGTON. C. M.
T. A. Arne.
Amazing grace ! how sweet the sound That saved a wretch like me ! I once was lost, but now am found — Was blind, but now I see.
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Amazing grace ! how sweet the sound That saved a wretch like me!
1 once was lost, but now am found— Was blind, but now I see.
2 T was grace that taught my heart to fear, And grace my fears relieved;
How precious did that grace appear, The hour I first believed!
3 Through many dangers, toils, and snares. I have already come;
'Tis grace hath brought me safe thus far, And grace will lead me home.
4 Yea, when this flesh and heart shall fail And mortal life shall cease,
I shall possess within the vail A life of joy and peace.
5 The earth shall soon dissolve like snow. The sun forbear to shine;
But God, who called me here below, Will be for ever mine.
Jo/in Netelon.
236 Zech. hl:l.
There is a fountain filled with blood. Drawn from Immanuel's veins;
And sinners, plunged beneath that flood. Lose all their guilty stains.
2 The dying thief rejoiced to see That fountain in his day;
And there may I, though vile as he, Wash all my sins away.
3 Dear dying Lamb, thy precious blood Shall never lose its power,
Till all the ransomed church of God Be saved to sin no more.
4 E'er since, by faith, I saw the stream Thy flowing wounds supply,
Redeeming love has been my theme, And shall be, till I die.
5 Then in a nobler, sweeter song, I '11 sing thy power to save,
When this poor lisping, stammering tongue Lies silent in the grave.
William Cowper,
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Great God, when I approach thy throne, And all thy glory see ; This ismystay,andthisa-lone, That Je-susdiedfor me.
237 " Jesus died for me."
Great God, when I approach thy throne,
And all thy glory see; This is my stay, and this alone,
That Jesus died for me.
2 How can a soul condemned to die, Escape the just decree?
Helpless, and full of sin am I, But Jesus died for me.
3 Burdened with sin's oppressive chain, Oh, how can I get free?
No peace can all my efforts gain, But Jesus died for me.
4 And, Lord, when I behold thy face, This must be all my plea;
Save me by thy almighty grace, For Jesus died for me.
If. H. Bathurst.
LOVING - KINDNESS
238 Divine compassion.
Jesus, — and didst thou leave the sky,
To bear our griefs and woes? And didst thou bleed, and groan and dij,
For thy rebellious foes?
2 Well might the heavens with wonder view A love so strange as thine !
No thought of angels ever knew Compassion so divine!
3 Is there a heart that will not bend To thy divine control?
Descend, O sovereign love, descend, And melt that stubborn soul.
4 Oh! may our willing hearts confess Thy sweet, thy gentle sway;
Glad captives of thy matchless grace, Thy righteous rule obey.
Anne Steele.
3Vestern melody.
His lov - ing-kind - ness, oh, how free!
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Awake, my soul, to joyful lays, And sing thy great Redeemer's ju-aise; He justly claims a song from me: His loving-kindness, oh, how free! 2 He saw me ruined in the fall, Yet loved me, notwithstanding all ; He saved me from my lost estate: His loving-kindness, oh, how great!
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His loving-kindness, oh, how strong!
4 When trouble, like a gloomy cloud, Has gathered thick and thundered loud, He near my soul has always stood :
His loving-kindness, oh, how good!
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How pure the soul must be, When, placed within thy searching sight, It shrinks not, but, with calm delight
Can live, and look on thee!
2 The spirits that surround thy throne, May bear the burning bliss;
But that is surely theirs alone, Since they have never, never known A fallen world like this.
3 There is a way for man to rise To that sublime abode: —
An offering and a sacrifice, A Holy Spirit's energies, An advocate with God.
4 These, these prepare us for the sight Of holiness above:
The sons of ignorance and night
May dwell in the eternal Light,
Through the eternal Love!
Thomas Binney.
241 The Son.
O Saviotjb, where shall guilty man
Find rest except in thee? Thine was the warfare with his foe, The cross of pain, the cup of woe,
And thine the victory.
2 How came the everlasting Son,
The Lord of life, to die? Why didst thou meet the tempter's power, Why, Jesus, in thy dying hour,
Endure such agony?
3 To save us by thy precious blood, To make us one in thee,
That ours might be thy perfect life, Thy thorny crown, thy cross, thy strife, And ours the victory.
4 Oh, make us worthy, gracious Lord, Of all thy love to be;
To thy blest will our wills incline, That unto death we may be thine, And ever live in thee.
C. E. May. 242 The Holy Ghost.
Come, thou who dost the soul endue With sevenfold gifts of grace ;
Come, thou who dost the world renew,
Author of peace, consoler true, Spirit of holiness.
2 Thou didst the gospel-trumpet sound O'er all the world afar;
And summon from their sleep profound The dead, who lay in darkness round, To hail the Morning Star.
3 Thine be all praise for evermore, From all salvation's heirs;
Thy goodness, truth, and love, and power, Let all created worlds adore In holy hymns and prayers.
4 O thou, who teachest us to place In thee our hope and trust,
The stains of former guilt efface, Confirm the innocent in grace, And glorify the just.
Edward CaswaiL tr.
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1 need the cleansing fountain, Where I can always flee,
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2 I need thee, blessed Jesus ! For I am very poor;
A stranger and a pilgrim,
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To be my strength and stay.
3 I need thee, blessed Jesus! And hope to see thee soon,
Encircled with the rainbow,
And seated on thy throne: There, with thy blood-bought children,
My joy shall ever be To sing thy praise, Lord Jesus,
To gaze, my Lord, on thee!
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245 "Return, return!"
Return, O wanderer, to thy home, Thy Father calls for thee;
No longer now an exile roam In guilt and misery: Return, return.
2 Return, O wanderer, to thy home. 'T is Jesus calls for thee;
The Spirit and the Bride say, "Come," Oh, now for refuge flee: Return, return.
3 Return, O wanderer, to thy home,
'T is madness to delay ; There are no pardons in the torub,
And brief is mercy's day:
Return, return. nomas Hasting.
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2 Sinners, turn, why will ye die? God, your Saviour, asks you — Why? He who did your souls retrieve, Died himself that ye might live.
Will ye let him die in vain? Crucify your Lord again? Why, ye ransomed sinners, why Will ye slight his grace, and die?
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By thy night of ag - o - ny, By thy sup- pli-cat - ing cry, By thy will-ing-ness to die, —
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Now is the accepted time,
Now is the day of grace; O sinners! come, without delay,
And seek the Saviour's face.
2 Now is the accepted time, The Saviour calls to-day;
To-morrow it may be too late; — Then why should you delay?
3 Now is the accepted time, The gospel bids you come;
And every promise in his word Declares there yet is room.
4 Lord, draw reluctant souls, And feast them with thy love;
Then will the angels spread their wings, And bear the news above.
John Dobell. OWEN. S. M.
— < J — " Sinner, come ! ' ' The Spirit, in our hearts,
Is whispering, "Sinner, come:" The bride, the Church of Christ, proclaims
To all his children, "Come!"
2 Let him that heareth say To all about him, "Come!"
Let him that thirsts for righteousness, To Christ, the fountain, come!
3 Yea, whosoever will, Oh, let him freely come,
And freely drink the stream of life; 'Tis Jesus bids him come.
4 Lo! Jesus, who invites, Delares, I "quickly come;"
Lord, even so! we wait thine hour; O blest Redeemer, come !
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2 The Son of God in tears Angels with wonder see;
Be thou astonished, O my soul! He shed those tears for thee.
3 He wept that we might weep; Each sin demands a tear :
In heaven alone no sin is found, And there 's no weeping there.
Benjamin Beddome.
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And canst thou, sinner! slight
The call of love divine? Shall God, Avith tenderness, invite,
And gain no thought of thine?
2 Wilt thou not cease to grieve The Spirit from thy breast,
Till he thy wretched soul shall leave With all thy sins oppressed?
3 To-day a pardoning God Will hear the suppliant pray;
To-day a Saviour's cleansing blood, Will wash thy guilt away.
Mrs. Abby B. Hyda.
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Now Jesus invites you, the Spirt says, Come, The dead, small and great, in the judgment
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'T is you he bids welcome; he bids you come God,
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256 Procrastination. And peace, like the dewdrop, shall fall on Delay not, delay not; O sinner, draw near, thy head,
The waters of life are now flowing for thee; And sleep, like an angel, shall visit thy bed. No price is demanded; the Saviour is here;
Redemption is purchased, salvation is free.
2 Acquaint thyself quickly, O sinner, with God,
2 Delay not, delay not, the Spirit of grace, And he shall be with thee when fears are Long grieved and resisted, may take his abroad;
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And leave thee in darkness to finish thy race, path ;
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2 All my sin and sorrow feeling, Come I, as the leper, kneeling; Come to thee for help and healing,
Heal me, or I die!
3 Naught have I to plead of merit, Naught but curse do I inherit;
By thy gracious, quickening Spirit Save me, or I die!
4 Not my tears of deep contrition Can secure one sin's remission, Helpless, hopeless my condition:
Help me, or I die!
5 Far away my dead works flinging, Nothing owning, nothing bringing, Only to thy mercy clinging:
Bless me, or I die!
6 By thy cross, where hope is beaming, By its crimson fountain streaming, Flowing for the world's redeeming:
Cleanse me, or I die!
7 So my soul shall praise thee ever, For the love which changes never, From which not ev'n death can sever: Saved no more to die.
R. M. Offord. 259 "The footsteps of the flock:'
Jesus, Shepherd of the sheep, Who thy Father's flock dost keep, Safe we wake and safe we sleep, Guarded still by thee.
2 In thy promise firm we stand, None can pluck us from thy hand, Speak — we hear — at thy command,
We will follow thee.
3 By thy blood our souls were bought, By thy life salvation wrought,
By thy light our feet are taught, Lord, to follow thee.
4 Father, draw us to thy Son ; We with joy will follow on, Till the work of grace is done,
And from sin set free —
5 We in robes of glory dressed, Join the assembly of the blest, Gathered to eternal rest,
In the fold with thee. r~,t.
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Take me, save me, through thy Son; That which thou wouldst have me, make me,
Let thy will in me be done. Long from thee my footsteps straying,
Thorny proved the way I trod; Weary come I now, and praying —
Take me to thy love, my God!
2 Fruitless years with grief recalling,
Humbly I confess my sin; At thy feet, O Father, falling,
To thy household take me in.
Freely now to thee I proffer This relenting heart of mine;
Freely life and soul I offer — Gift unworthy love like thine.
3 Once the world's Redeemer, dying,
Bare our sins upon the tree; On that sacrifice relying,
Now I look in hope to thee; Father, take me! all forgiving,
Fold me to thy loving breastf In thy love for ever living,
I must be for ever blest!
Kay Palmer.
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2 So vile I am, how dare I hope to stand In the pure glory of that holy land? Before the whiteness of that throne appear? Yet there are hands stretched out to draw
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child, And day by day, whereby my soul may live, Gives me his grace of pardon, and will give.
Samuel J. Statu.
262 " Thine all the merit."
O Jesus Christ the righteous! live in me, That, when in glory I thy face shall see,
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dress May be the garment of thy righteousness.
2 Then thou wilt welcome me, O righteous
Lord, Thine all the merit, mine the great reward; Mine the life won, and thine the Life laid
down, Thine the thorn-plaited, mine the righteous
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owe; Yet let my full heart what it can bestow; Like Mary's gift let my devotion prove, Forgiven greatly, how I greatly love.
Samuel J. Stone, alt
2 G 3 " Jesus died. "
Lord, I am come! thy promise is my plea, Without thy word I durst not venture nigh ! But thou hast called the burdened soul to
thee, A weary, burdened soul, O Lord, am I!
2 Bowed down beneath a heavy load of sin, By Satan's tierce temptations sorely prest, Beset without, and full of fears within, Trembling and faint I come to thee for rest.
3 Be thou my refuge, Lord, my hiding-
place; I know no force can tear me from thy side; Unmoved, I then may all accusers face, And answer every charge, with — "Jesua
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To keep him standing there.
2 O Jesus, thou art knocking: And lo! that hand is scarred,
And thorns thy brow encircle, And tears thy face have marred:
Oh, love that passeth knowledge, So patiently to wait!
Oh, sin that hath no equal, So fast to bar the gate!
3 O Jesus, thou art pleading In accents meek and low, —
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. William W. How.
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We stand in deep repentance,
Before thy throne of love; O God of grace, forgive us;
The stain of guilt remove; Behold us while with weeping
We lift our eyes to thee; And all our sins subduing,
Our Father, set us free!
2 Oh, shouldst thou from us fallen Withhold thy grace to guide,
For ever we should wander, From thee, and peace, aside;
But thou to spirits contrite Dost light and life impart,
That man may learn to serve thee With thankful, joyous heart.
3 Our souls — on thee we cast them, Our only refuge thou!
Thy cheering words revive us, When pressed with grief we bow:
Thou bearest the trusting spirit Upon thy loving breast,
And givest all thy ransomed A sweet, unending rest.
Kay Palmer, tr.
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Each hour to cling to thee!
3 What though the world deceitful prove, And earthly friends and hopes remove; With patient, uncomplaining love,
Still would I cling to thee.
4 Though oft I seem to tread alone Life's dreary waste, with thorns o'ergrown, Thy voice of love, in gentlest tone,
Still whispers, "Cling to me!"
5 Though faith and hope are often tried,
1 ask not, need not, aught beside; So safe, so calm, so satisfied,
The soul that clings to thee!
Charlotte Elliott.
2(> 7 " Plead for me."
O thou, the contrite sinner's Friend, Who loving, lov'st them to the end, On this alone my hopes depend, That thou wilt plead for me.
2 When weary in the Christian race, Far off appears my resting place, And, fainting, I mistrust thy grace,
Then, Saviour, plead for me.
3 When I have erred and gone astray, Afar from thine and wisdom's way, And see no glimmering, guiding ray,
Still, Saviour, plead for me.
4 When Satan, by my sins made bold, Strives from thy cross to loose my hold, Then with thy pitying arms enfold,
And plead, oh, plead for me!
5 And when my dying hour draws near, Darkened with anguish, guilt and fear, Then to my fainting sight appear,
Pleading in heaven for me.
Charlotte Elliott.
IjOo "J. will resigned."
1 ask not now for gold to gild,
With mocking shine, an aching frame; The yearning of the mind is stilled — I ask not now for fame.
2 But, bowed in lowliness of mind, 1 make my humble wishes known;
I only ask a will resigned, O Father, to thine own.
3 In vain I task my aching brain, In vain the sage's thoughts I scan;
I only feel how weak I am,
How poor and blind is man.
4 And now my spirit sighs for home, And longs for light whereby to see;
And, like a weary child, would come, O Father, unto thee.
John G. Il'hittier.
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Just as I am, without one plea, But that thy blood was shed for me, And that thou bid'st me come to thee, O Lamb of God, I come!
2 Just as I am, and waiting not To rid my soul of one dark blot,
To thee whose blood can cleanse each spot, O Lamb of God, I come!
3 Just as I am, though tossed about With many a conflict, many a doubt, Fightings within, and fears without,
O Lamb of God, I come!
4 Just as I am — thou wilt receive, Wilt welcome, pardon, cleanse, relieve; Because thy promise I believe,
O Lamb of God, I come!
5 Just as I am — thy love unknown Hath broken every barrier down; Now, to be thine, yea, thine alone,
O Lamb of God, I come !
Charlotte Elliott.
270 "-Be merciful, O God." With broken heart and contrite sigh, A trembling sinner, Lord, I cry: Thy pardoning grace is rich and free: O God, be merciful to me!
2 I smite upon my troubled breast, With deep and conscious guilt oppressed; Christ and his cross my only plea: O God, be merciful to me!
3 Nor alms, nor deeds that I have done, Can for a single sin atone;
To Calvary alone I flee : O God, be merciful to me !
4 And when, redeemed from sin and hell, With all the ransomed throng I dwell. My raptured song shall ever be,
God hath been merciful to me!
Cornelius Elvcn.
271 Psalm 51.
Show pity, Lord! O Lord! forgive; Let a repenting rebel live; Are not thy mercies large and free? May not a sinner trust in thee?
2 Oh, wash my soul from every sin, And make my guilty conscience clean; Here on my heart the burden lies, And past offences pain mine eyes.
3 My lips with shame my sins confess, Against thy law, against thy grace: Lord! should thy judgments grow severe, I am condemned, but thou art clear.
4 Should sudden vengeance seize my breath, I must pronounce thee just in death;
And if my soul were sent to hell, Thy righteous law approves it well.
5 Yet save a trembling sinner, Lord! Whose hope still hovering round thy word, Would light on some sweet promise there, Some sure support against despair.
Isaac Watts.
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272 " Come and welcome"
Fkom the cross uplifted high, Where the Saviour deigns to die, What melodious sounds we hear, Bursting on the ravished ear! — ' ' Love's redeeming work is done — Come and welcome, sinner, come!
2 "Spread for thee, the festal board See with richest bounty stored;
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Blessed Saviour! thee I love,
All my other joys above;
All my hopes in thee abide,
Thou my hope, and naught beside:
Ever let my glory be,
Only, only, only thee.
2 Once again beside the cross, All my gain I count but loss; Earthly pleasures fade away, — Clouds they are that hide my day : Hence, vain shadows! let me see Jesus crucified for me.
3 Blessed Saviour, thine am I, Thine to live, and thine to die; Height, or depth, or earthly power, Ne'er shall hide my Saviour more: Ever shall my glory be
Only, only, only thee.
George Ditftifld.
— * I ll I am thine."
Jesus, Master, whose I am, Purchased thine alone to be,
By thy blood, O spotless Lamb, Shed so willingly for me;
Let my heart be all thine own,
Let me live to thee alone.
2 Other lords have long held sway ; Now thy name alone to bear,
Thy dear voice alone obey.
Is my daily, hourly prayer. "Whom have I in heaven but thee? Nothing else my joy can be.
3 Jesus, Master, I am thine ; Keep me faithful, keep me near;
Let thy presence in me shine
All my homeward way to cheer. Jesus, at thy feet I fall, Oh, be thou my All in alL
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Hast thou not bid me seek thy face? Hast thou not said — "Return?"
3 And shall my guilty fears prevail To drive me from thy feet?
Oh, let not this dear refuge fail, This only safe retreat!
4 Oh, shine on this benighted heart, With beams of mercy shine!
And let thy healing voice impart The sense of joy divine.
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2. I love to tell the sto - ry: 'T is pleasant to re - peat What seems each time I tell it, More won-der-ful-ly sweet.
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277 "At the door."
Behold a Stranger at the door!
He gently knocks, lias knocked before,
Has waited long, is waiting still;
You treat no other friend so ill.
2 Oh, lovely attitude! he stands With melting heart and laden hands;; Oh, matchless kindness! and he shows This matchless kindness to his foes.
3 But will he prove a friend indeed? He will, the very friend you need — The Friend of sinners; yes, 'tis he, "With garments dyed on Calvary.
4 Rise, touched with gratitude divine, Turn out his enemy and thine,
That soul-destroying monster sin, And let the heavenly Stranger in.
Joseph Grig-?.
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Why will ye waste on trifling cares That life which God's compassion spares? While, in the various range of thought, The one thing needful is forgot?
2 Shall God invite you from above? Shall Jesus urge his dying love?
Shall troubled conscience give you pain? And all these pleas unite in vain?
3 Not so your eyes will always view Those objects which you now pursue; Not so will heaven and hell appear, When death's decisive hour is near.
4 Almighty God! thy grace impart; Fix deep conviction on each heart: Nor let us waste on trifling cares That life which thy compassion spares.
Philip Doddridge. W. H. Monk.
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Heal me, O my Saviour, heal ;
Heal me, as I suppliant kneel ;
Heal me, and my pardon seal.
2 Fresh the wounds that sin hath made;
Hear the prayers I oft have prayed,
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3 Thou the true Physician art; Thou, O Christ, canst health impart. Binding up the bleeding heart.
4 Other comforters are gone; Thou canst heal, and thou alone, Thou for all my sin atone.
Godfrey Thring.
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Flows from Calvary's mountain. — Cho.
2 Near the cross, a trembling soul, Love and mercv found me;
There the bright and morning star Sheds its beams around me. — Cho.
3 Near the Cross! oh, Lamb of God,
Bring its scenes before me; Help me walk from day to day,
With its shadow o'er me. — Cho.
Mrs. F. C. Van Atstynr.
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4 It fills, it fills, that hall of jubilee! Make haste, make haste; 'tis not too full
for thee: Room, room, still room! oh, enter, enter now !
5 Yet there is room ! Still open stands the
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Horatius Bonar.
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Far off from the gates of gold — Away on the mountains wild and bare, Away from the tender Shepherd's care.
3 But none of the ransomed ever knew How deep were the waters crossed; Nor how dark was the night that the Lord passed through Ere he found his sheep that was lost; Out in the desert he heard its cry — 'T was helpless and sick, and ready to die.
2 "Lord, thou hast here thy ninety and nine: 4 But all through the mountains, thunder- Are they not enough for thee?" And up from the rocky steep, [riven,
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Pass me not, O gentle Saviour,
Hear my humble cry; "While on others thou art smiling,
Do not pass me by. — Cho.
2 Let me at thy throne of mercy
Find a sweet relief; Kneeling there in deep contrition,
Help my unbelief. — Cho.
3 Trusting only in thy merit, Would I seek thy face;
Heal my wounded, broken spirit. Save me by thy grace. — Cho.
4 Thou the Spring of all my comfort, More than life to me,
Whom on earth have I beside thee, Whom in heaven but thee! — Cho.
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REPENTANCE UNTO LIFE.
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Jesus, Saviour, pilot me, Over life's tempestuous sea; Unknown waves before me roll, Hiding rock and treacherous shoal; Chart and compass came from thee: Jesus, Saviour, pilot me. 2 As a mother stills her child, Thou canst hush the ocean wild; Boisterous waves obey thy will RAPHAEL. 8s, 7s, 4.
When thou say'stto them "Be still!" "Wondrous Sovereign of the sea, Jesus, Saviour, pilot me.
3 When at last I near the shore, And the fearful breakers roar 'Twixt me and the peaceful rest, Then, while leaning on thy breast, May I hear thee say to me, "Fear not, I will pilot thee!"
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Jesus, Lord of life and glory,
Bend from heaven thy gracious ear;
While our waiting souls adore thee, Friend of helpless sinners, hear:
By thy mercy, Oh, deliver us, good Lord.
2 From the depths of nature's blindness, From the hardening power of sin,
From all malice and unkindness, From the pride that lurks within,
By thy mercy, Oh, deliver us, good Lord.
3 When temptation sorely presses, In the day of Satan's power,
In our times of deep distresses, In each dark and trying hour,
By thy mercy, Oh, deliver us, good Lord.
4 When the world around is smiling, In the time of wealth and ease,
Earthly joys our hearts beguiling, In the day of health and peace,
By thy mercy, Oh, deliver us, good Lord.
5 In the solemn hour of dying, In the awful judgment-day,
May our souls, on thee relying, Find thee still our Hope and Stay:
By thy mercy, Oh, deliver us, good Lord.
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HERMON. C. M.
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On, for a closer walk with God,
A calm and heavenly frame, — A light to shine upon the road
That leads me to the Lamb!
2 Where is the blessedness I knew When first I saw the Lord'?
Where is the soul-refreshing view Of Jesus and his word?
3 What peaceful hours I once enjoyed! How sweet their memory still!
But they have left an aching void The world can never fill.
SERENITY. C. M.
4 lieturn, O holy Dove, return, Sweet messenger of rest!
I hate the sins that made thee mourn, And drove thee from my breast.
5 The dearest idol I have known, Whate'er that idol be,
Help me to tear it from thy throne, And worship only thee.
6 So shall my walk be close with God, Calm and serene my frame;
So purer light shall mark the road That leads me to the Lamb.
William Coivfcr.
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Oh, not to fill the mouth of fame
My longing soul is stirred: Oh, give me a diviner name!
Call me thy servant, Lord!
2 No longer would my sonl be known As uncontrolled and free;
Oh, not mine own, oh, not mine own! Lord, I belong to thee!
3 Thy servant, — me thy servant choose; Naught of thy claim abate !
The glorious name I would not lose, Nor change the sweet estate.
4 In life, in death, on earth, in heaven, This is the name for me!
The same sweet style and title given Through all eternity.
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2tiJ\- " Trembleth at my word."
Oh, for that tenderness of heart,
That bows before the Lord : That owns how just and good thou art,
And trembles at thy word.
2 Oh, for those humble, contrite tears, Which from repentance flow;
That sense of guilt which, trembling, fears. The long-suspended blow!
3 Saviour! to me, in pity give, For sin, the deep distress;
The pledge thou wilt, at last, receive, And bid me die in peace.
4 Oh, fill my soul with faith and love, And strength to do thy will;
liaise my desires and hopes above, — Thyself to me reveal.
Char Its Wesley.
CONFLICT WITH SIN.
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CHERITH. C. M.
Arr fr. Spohr.
As pants the hart for cooling streams, When heated in the chase.So longs my soul, 0 God, for thee, And thy refreshing grace.
292 Psalm UZ.
As pants the hart for cooling streams,
When heated in the chase, So longs rny soul, O God, for thee,
And thy refreshing grace.
2 For thee, my God — the living God, My thirsty soul doth pine;
Oh, Avhen shall I behold thy face, Thou Majesty divine!
3 Why restless, why cast down, my soul? Trust God; who will employ
His aid for thee, and change these sighs To thankful hymns of joy.
4 I sigh to think of happier days, When thou, O Lord! wast nigh;
When every heart was tuned to praise, And none more blest than I.
5 Why restless, why cast down, my soul? Hope still; and thou shalt sing
The praise of him who is thy God, Thy health's eternal spring.
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JDo " I shall be with Him."
Lord, it belongs not to my care
Whether I die or live; To love and serve thee is my share,
And this thy grace must give.
2 If life be long, I will be glad That I may long obey;
If short, yet why should I be sad To soar to endless day?
3 Christ leads me through no darker rooms Than he went through before;
No one into his kingdom comes, But through his opened door.
4 Come, Lord, when grace has made me meet, Thy blessed face to see;
For if thy work on earth be sweet, What Avill thy glory be!
5 My knowledge of that life is small; The eye of faith is dim ;
But 'tis enough that Christ knows all, Aid I shall be with him.
Richard Baxter. Arr. fr. Von Weber.
294 "My repentings are kindled." Depth of mercy ! — -can there be Mercy still reserved for me? Can my God his wrath forbear? Me, the chief of sinners, spare?
2 I have long withstood his grace; Long provoked him to his face: Would not hearken to his calls; Grieved him by a thousand falls.
3 Kindled his relentings are; Me he now delights to spare; Cries, How shall I give thee up? — Lets the lifted thunder drop.
4 There for me the Saviour stands; Shows his wounds and spreads his hands! God is love! I know, I feel:
Jesus weeps, and loves me still.
Charles IVesLey.
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COOLING. C. M.
A.J. Abbey
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The Saviour's pardoning blood Applied to cleanse my soul from guilt,
And bring me home to God.
2 Soon as the morn the light revealed, His praises tuned my tongue ;
And, when the evening shade prevailed, His love was all my song.
3 In prayer, my soul drew near the Lord, And saw his glory shine;
And when I read his holy word, I called each promise mine.
4 Now, when the evening shade prevails, My soul in darkness mourns;
And when the morn the light reveals, No light to me returns.
5 Rise, Saviour ! help me to prevail, And make my soul thy care;
I know thy mercy cannot fail, Let me that mercy share.
John XfenotoH,
EVAN. C. M.
— . M > "What hourly dangers.' "
Alas! what hourly dangers rise!
What snares beset my way ! To heaven, oh, let me lift mine eyes,
And hourly watch and pray.
2 How oft my mournful thoughts complain, And melt in flowing tears !
My weak resistance, ah, how vain ! How strong my foes and fears!
3 O gracious God ! in whom I live, My feeble efforts aid;
Help me to watch, and pray, and strive, Though trembling and afraid.
4 Increase my faith, increase my hope, "When foes and fears prevail;
And bear my fainting spirit up, Or soon my strength will fail.
5 Oh, keep me in thy heavenly way, And bid the tempter flee!
And let me never, never stray From happiness and thee.
Anne Steele.
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While leaning on his word.
2 Lord, I desire with thee to live
Anew from day to day, In joys the world can never give,
Nor ever take away.
3 Blest Jesus, come and rule my heart, And make me wholly thine,
That I may never more depart, Nor grieve thy love divine.
4 Thus, till my last, expiring breath, Thy goodness I'll adore;
And when my frame dissolves in death, My soul shall love thee more.
Benjamin Cleveland.
CONFLICT WITH SIN.
I NEED THEE. P. M.
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Every hour I need thee; Oh, bless me now, my Saviour!
I come to thee.
2 I need thee every hour; Stay thou near by ;
Temptations lose their power When thou art nigh. — Ref.
3 I need thee every hour, In joy or pain;
Come quickly and abide, Or life is vain. — Ref.
4 I need thee every hour; Teach me thy will;
And thy rich promises In me fulfill. — Ref.
5 I need thee every hour, Most Holy One;
Oh, make me thine indeed, Thou blessed Son. — Ref.
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Let some droppings fall on me! — Ref.
2 Pass me not, O gracious Father! Lost and sinful though I be;
Thou might'st curse me, but the rather Let thy mercy light on me. — Ref.
3 Pass me not, O mighty Spirit! Thou canst make the blind to see;
Testify of Jesus' merit, Speak the word of peace to me. — Ref.
4 Love of God, so pure and changeless; Blood of Christ, so rich and free;
Grace of God, so strong and boundless, Magnify it all in me. — Ref.
5 Pass me not, but, pardon bringing, Bind my heart, O Lord, to thee;
Whilst the streams of life are springing, Blessing others, oh, bless me. — Ref.
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AN OPEN DOOR. P. M.
ROBERT LOWRV.
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The mistakes of rny life are many, The sins of my heart are more,
And I scarce can see for weeping; But I knock at the open door. — Cho.
2 I am lowest of those who love him, I am weakest of those who pray:
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And he will not say me nay. — Cho.
3 My mistakes his free grace will cover, My sins he will wash away,
And the feet that shrink and falter,
Shall walk through the gate of day. — Cho.
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Jesus, my Saviour! look on me, For I am weary and opprest;
1 come to cast myself on thee:
Thou art my Rest.
2 Look down on me, for I am weak,
I feel the toilsome journey's length; Thine aid omnipotent I seek: Thou art my Strength.
3 I am bewildered on my way, Dark and tempestuous is the night;
Oh, send thou forth some cheering ray: Thou art my Light.
4 Thou wilt my every want supply, Ev'n to the end, whate'er befall;
Through life, in death, eternally, Thou art my All.
J. K. Macduff.
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LVNDE. P. M.
TniKiNGiAN Folk-song.
Tell me, my Saviour! Where thou dost feed thy flock, Resting be-side the rock, Cool in the shade: Why should I be as one
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Where I have strayed?
2 Seek me, my Saviour! For I have lost the way : I will thy voice obey;
Speak to me hei'e! Help me to find the gate Where all thy chosen wait: Ere it shall be too late,
Oh, call me near !
3 Show me, my Saviour! How I can grow like thee; Make me thy child to be,
Taught from above; Help me thy smile to win; Keep me safe folded in, Lest I should rove in sin,
Far from thy love.
CAar/es -V. Robinson.
THE HIGH ROCK. P. M.
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Bread of heaven, Feed me till I want no more.
2 Open thou the crystal fountain Whence the healing streams do flow;
Let the fiery, cloudy pillar
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Bid my anxious fears subside; Death of death! and hell's Destruction! Land me safe on Canaan's side;
Songs of praises I will ever give to thee.
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VALLEY OF BLESSING. P. M.
W. G. Fischer.
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Guard us and guide us safe Over life's sea.
2 When we are full of grief, Victims of anxious fear,
Give thou our hearts relief, Jesus, be near.
3 Brighten our darkest hour, Till the last hour shall come;
Then, in thy love and power, Oh, take us home!
T. X. Taylor.
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i Take my lips, and let them be Filled with messages from thee, Take my silver and my gold, Not a mite would I withhold; Take my moments and my days, Let them flow in ceaseless praise, Take my intellect, and use Every power as thou shalt choose.
3 Take my will, and make it thine; It shall be no longer mine. Take my heart, it is thine OAvn! It shall be thy royal throne. Take my love; my Lord, I pour At thy feet its treasure-store; Take myself, and I will be, Ever, only, all, for thee !
Frances R. 1 1 aver gal.
309 A hard heart.
Oh, this soul, how dark and blind! Oh, this foolish, earthly mind! Oh, this froward, selfish will, Which refuses to be still! Oh, these ever-roaming eyes, Upward that refuse to rise! Oh, these wayward feet of mine, Found in every path but thine!
2 Oh, this stubborn, prayerless knee, Hands so seldom clasped to thee, Longings of the soul, that go
Like the wild wind, to and fro! To and fro, without an aim, Turning idly whence they came, Bringing in no joy, no bliss, Only adding weariness!
3 Giver of the heavenly peace! Bid, oh, bid these tumults cease; Minister thy holy balm;
Fill me with thy Spirit's calm: Thou, the Life, the Truth, the Way, Leave me not in sin to stay ; Bearer of the sinner's guilt, Lead me, lead me, as thou wilt.
CONFLICT WITH SIN.
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While the tempest still is high; Hide me, O my Saviour! hide,
Till the storm of life is past; Safe into the haven guide;
Oh, receive my soul at last! 2 Other refuge have I none ;
Hangs my helpless soul on thee; Leave, ah ! leave me not alone,
Still support and comfort me. All my trust on thee is stayed;
All my help from thee I bring; Cover my defenceless head
With the shadow of thy wing.
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3 Thou, O Christ! art all I want; More than all in thee I find;
liaise the fallen, cheer the faint, Heal the sick, and lead the blind.
Just and holy is thy name, I am all unrighteousness;
Vile and full of sin I am,
Thou art full of truth and grace.
4 Plenteous grace with thee is found, - Grace to pardon all my sin;
Let the healing streams abound, Make and keep me pure within;
Thou of life the fountain art, Freely let me take of thee;
Spring thou up within my heart, Rise to all eternity.
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Now I have found a Friend;
Jesus is mine; — His love shall never end;
Jesus is mine; Though earthly joys decrease, Though earthly friendships cease, Now I have lasting peace:
Jesus is mine.
2 Though I grow poor and old, Jesus is mine;
Though I grow faint and cold,
Jesus is mine: He shall my wants supply; His precious blood is nigh, Naught can my hope destroy;
Jesus is mine.
3 When earth shall pass away, — Jesus is mine, —
In the great judgment day, —
Jesus is mine, — Oh! what a glorious thing, Then to behold my King, On tuneful harp to sing,
Jesus is mine.
4 Father! thy name I bless; Jesus is mine;
Thine was the sovereign grace;
Praise shall be thine; Spirit of holiness! Sealing the Father's grace, Thou mad'st my soul embrace
Jesus, as mine.
Henry J. M. Hope.
311 "Home at last."
We are but strangers here,
Heaven is our home; Earth is a desert drear,
Heaven is our home. Danger and sorrow stand Hound us on every hand, Heaven is our Fatherland,
Heaven is our home.
2 What though the tempest rage? Heaven is our home;
Short is our pilgrimage,
Heaven is our home. And Time's wild wintry blast Soon shall be overpast, We shall reach home at last;
Heaven is our home.
3 There at our Saviour's side, Heaven is our home;
May we be glorified;
Heaven is our home: There are the good and blest. Those we love most and best, Grant us with them to rest;
Heaven is our home.
4 Grant us to murmur not, Heaven is our home,
Whate'er our earthly lot,
Heaven is our home. Grant us at last to stand There at thine own right hand, Jesus, in Fatherland:
Heaven is our home!
Thomas R. Taylor, alt.
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2 If, where they led the Lord, We too are borne,
Planting our steps in his,
Weary and worn; There even let us be Nearer, O God, to thee, Nearer to thee!
3 If thou the cup of pain Givest to drink,
Let not the trembling lip
From the draught shrink; So by our woes to be Nearer, O God, to thee, Nearer to thee !
4 Though the great battle rage Hotly around,
Still where our Captain fights
Let us be found; Through toils and strife to be Nearer, O God, to thee, Nearer to thee!
5 And when thou, Lord, once more
Glorious shalt come, Oh, for a dwelling-place,
In thy bright home! Through all eternity Nearer, O God, to thee, Nearer to thee!
William IV. How. 314 The Walk with God.
Walking with thee, my God,
Saviour benign, Daily confer on me
Converse divine: Jesus, in thee restored, Brother and blessed Lord,
Let it be mine.
2 Walking with thee, my God, Like as a child
Leans on his father's strength,
Crossing the wild ; And by the way is taught Lessons of holy thought,
Faith undefiled.
3 Walking in reverence Humbly with thee,
Yet from all abject fear
Lovingly free: Ev'n as a friend with friend, Cheered to the journey's end,
Walking with thee.
George Rawsott.
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Lowell Mason.
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That raiseth me ! Still all my song shall be, Nearer, my God, to thee,
Nearer to thee!
2 Though, like a wanderer, The sun gone down,
Darkness he over me, My rest a stone,
Yet in my dreams I 'd be
Nearer, my God, to thee, Nearer to thee !
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3 There let the -way appear, ' Steps unto heaven:
All that thou sendest me,
In mercy given; Angels to beckon me Nearer, my God, to thee,
Nearer to thee!
4 Then, -with my waking thoughts Bright with thy praise,
Out of my stony griefs
Bethel I '11 raise; So by my woes to be Nearer, my God, to thee,
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4 Then shall my latest breath Whisper thy praise,
This be the parting cry
My heart shall raise; . This still its prayer shall be, — More love, O Christ, to thee,
More love to thee!
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More love to thee, O Christ,
More love to thee! Hear thou the jn-ayer I make
On bended knee; This is my earnest plea, — More love, O Christ, to thee,
More love to thee !
2 Once earthly joy I craved, Sought peace and rest;
Now thee alone I seek, — Give what is best;
This all my prayer shall be, —
More love, O Christ, to thee, More love to thee!
CONFLICT WITH SIN. SOMETHING FOR JESUS. 6s, 4s.
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My will shall be.
2 Riven the rock for me Thirst to relieve,
Manna from heaven falls
Fresh every eve; Never a want severe Causeth my eye a tear, But thou dost whisper near,
"Only believe!"
3 Often to Marah's brink Have I been brought;
Shrinking the cup to drink,
Help I have sought; And with the prayer's ascent, Jesus the branch hath rent — Quickly relief hath sent,
Sweetening the draught.
4 Saviour! I long to walk Closer with thee;
Led by thy guiding hand,
Ever to be; Constantly near thy side, Quickened and purified, Living for him who died
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Saviour, thy dying love
Thou gavest me: Nor should I aught withhold,
Dear Lord, from thee: In love my soul would bow, My heart fulfill its vow, Some offering bring thee now,
Something for thee.
2 O'er the blest mercy-seat, Pleading for me,
My feeble faith looks up,
Jesus, to thee: Help me the cross to bear, Thy wondrous love declare, Some song to raise, or prayer,
Something for thee.
3 Give me a faithful heart — Likeness to thee,
That each departing day
Henceforth may see Some work of love begun, Some deed of kindness done, Some wanderer sought and won,
Something for thee.
4 All that I am and have — Thy gifts so free —
In joy, in grief, through life,
Dear Lord, for thee : And when thy face I see, My ransomed soul shall be, Through all eternity,
Something for thee.
.S. Dryden Phelps.
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MAGDALENE. 6s, 5s.
J. B. Dykes.
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In the hour of trial,
Jesus, plead for me; Lest by base denial
I depart from thee; When thou see'st me waver,
With a look recall, Nor for fear or favor
Suffer me to fall.
2 With forbidden pleasures Would this vain world charm;
Or its sordid treasures Spread to work me harm;
Bring to my remembrance Sad Gethsemane,
Or, in darker semblance, Cross-crowned Calvary.
3 Should thy mercy send me Sorrow, toil, and woe;
Or should pain attend me
On my path below; Grant that I may never
Fail thy hand to see; Grant that I may ever
Cast my care on thee.
4 When my last hour cometh, Fraught with strife and pain,
When my dust returneth To the dust again;
On thy truth relying
Through that niortal strife,
Jesus, take me, dying, To eternal life.
James Montgjmery.
o20 Earnest Longings.
Purer yet, and purer
I would be in mind, Dearer yet and dearer
Every duty find; Hoping still and trusting
God without a fear, Patiently believing
He will make all clear.
2 Calmer yet and calmer Trial bear and pain,
Surer yet and surer
Peace at last to gain; Suffering still and doing,
To his will resigned, And to God subduing
Heart and will and mind.
3 Higher yet and higher Out of clouds and night,
Nearer yet and nearer
Rising to the light — Oft these earnest longings
Swell within my breast, Yet their inner meaning
Ne'er can be expressed.
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Praises to our King. All we have we offer,
All we hope to be, Body, soul, and spirit,
All we yield to thee.
2 Great and ever greater Are thy mercies here,
True and everlasting
Are the glories there, "Where no pain, or sorrow,
Toil, or care, is known, "Where the angel-legions
Circle round thy throne.
3 Dark and ever darker Was the wintry past;
Now a ray of gladness
O'er our path is cast. Every day that passeth,
Every hour that flies, Tells of love unfeigned,
Love that never dies.
4 Clearer still and clearer Dawns the light from heaven,
In our sadness bringing News of sin forgiven.
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Pure the light within; Thou hast shed thy radiance
On a woi'ld of sin.
Godfrey Thring.
322 "Backward never looking."
Nearer, ever nearer,
Christ, we draw to thee, Deep in adoration
Bending low the knee: Thou for our redemption
Cam'st on earth to die; Thou, that we might follow,
Hast gone up on high.
2 Onward, ever onward, Journeying o'er the road
Wrorn by saints before us,
Journeying on to God; Leaving all behind us
May we hasten on, Backward never looking
Till the prize is won.
3 Higher then and higher Bear the ransomed soul,
Earthly toils forgotten,
Saviour, to its goal; Where in joys unthought of
Saints with angels sing, Never weary raising
Praises to their King.
Godfrey Thring.
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FARRANT. C. M.
R. Fasrant.
Oh, for a heart to praise my God, A heart from sin
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O.Jt3 " A clean heart."
Oh, for a heart to praise my God,
A heart from sin set free; A heart that always feels thy blood
So freely shed for me!
2 A heart resigned, submissive, meek, My dear Redeemer's throne;
Where only Christ is heard to speak, Where Jesus reigns alone!
3 Oh, for a lowly, contrite heart, Believing, true, and clean!
Which neither Life nor death can part From him that dwells within.
4 A heart in every thought renewed, And filled with love divine;
Perfect, and right, and pure, and good; An image, Lord ! of thine.
5 Thy nature, gracious Lord, impart; Come quickly from above;
Write thy new name upon my heart, — Thy new, best name of Love.
Charles Wesley.
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To spread through all the earth abroad, The honors of thy name.
3 Jesus — the name that calms my fears, That bids my sorrows cease;
'Tis music to my ravished ears; 'T is life, and health, and peace.
4 He breaks the power of canceled sin, He sets the prisoner free;
His blood can make the foulest clean; His blood availed for me.
5 Let us obey, we then shall know, Shall feel our sins forgiven;
Anticipate our heaven below, And own that love is heaven.
Charles Wesley.
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Glory to God ! whose witness-train,
Those heroes bold in faith, Could smile on poverty and pain,
And triumph ev'n in death.
2 Oh, may that faith our hearts sustain, Wherein they fearless stood,
When, in the power of cruel men, They poured their willing blood.
3 God whom we serve, our God, can save, Can damp the scorching name,
Can build an ark, can smooth the wave, For such as love his name.
4 Lord! if thine arm support us still With its eternal strength.
We shall o'ercome the mightiest ill, And conquerors prove at length.
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Awake, my soul, stretch every nerve,
And press with vigor on; A heavenly race demands thy zeal,
And an immortal crown.
2 A clond of witnesses around Hold thee in full survey;
Forget the stejis already trod, And onward urge thy way.
3 'T is God's all-animating voice, That calls thee from on high,
*T is his own hand presents the prize To thine aspiring eye.
4 Blest Savioiir, introduced by thee, Have I my race begun;
Aud, crowned with victory, at thy feet I '11 lay my honors down.
Philip Doddridge.
327 The Warfare.
Am I a soldier of the cross,
A follower of the Lamb? And shall I fear to own his cause,
Or blush to speak his name?
2 Must I be carried to the skies On flowery beds of ease?
While others fought to win the prize, And sailed through bloody seas?
3 Are there no foes for me to face? Must I not stem the flood?
Is this vile world a friend to grace, To help me on to God?
4 Sure I must fight, if I would reign ; Increase my courage, Lord!
I '11 bear the toil, endure the pain, Supported by thy word.
5 Thy saints, in all this glorious war, Shall conquer, though they die;
They view the triumph from afar, And seize it with their eye.
6 When that illustrious day shall rise, And all thine armies shine
In robes of victory through the skies, The glory shall be thine.
Isaac IVatts.
0 2i o "I 'm not ashamed."
1 'm not ashamed to own my Lord,
Or to defend his cause; Maintain the honor of his word, The glory of his cross.
2 Jesus, my God ! — I know his name — His name is all my trust;
Nor will he put my soul to sliame, Nor let my hope be lost.
3 Firm as his throne his promise stands, And he can well secure
What I 've committed to his hands, Till the decisive hour.
4 Then will he own my worthless name Before his Father's face,
And in the new Jerusalem Appoint my soul a place.
Isaac Watts.
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Bid every string awake.
2 Though in a foreign land, We are not far from home;
And nearer to our house above We every moment come.
3 His grace will to the end Stronger and brighter shine ;
Nor present things, nor things to come, Shall quench the spark divine.
4 When we in darkness walk, Nor feel the heavenly flame,
Then is the time to trust our God, And rest upon his name.
5 Soon shall our doubts and fears Subside at his control;
His loving-kindness shall break through The midnight of the soul.
6 Blest is the man, O God, Who stays himself on thee;
Who waits for thy salvation, Lord, Shall thy salvation see.
A. .)/. Toplady.
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God shall lift up thy head.
2 Through waves, and clouds, and storms, He gently clears thy way;
Wait thou his time; so shall this night Soon end in joyous day.
3 What though thou rulest not ! Yet heaven, and earth, and hell
Proclaim, God sitteth on the throne, And ruleth all things well.
4 Far, far above thy thought His counsel shall appear,
When fully lie the work has wrought, That caused thy needless fear.
John Wtslty, tr.
001 " Weigh not thy life."
My soul, weigh not thy life Against thy heavenly crown ;
Nor suffer Satan's deadliest strife To beat thy courage down.
2 With prayer and crying strong, Hold on the fearful fight,
And let the breaking day prolong The wrestling of the night.
3 The battle soon will yield, If thou thy part fulfill ;
For strong as is the hostile shield, Thy sword is stronger still.
4 Thine armor is divine, Thy feet with victory shod ;
And on thy head shall quickly shine The diadem of God.
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Mine eyes and my desire Are ever to the Lord;
1 love to plead his promises, And rest upon his word.
2 Lord, turn to thee my soul; Bring thy salvation near:
When will thy hand release my feet From sin's destructive snare?
3 When shall the sovereign grace Of my forgiving God
Restore me from those dangerous ways My wandering feet have trod?
4 Oh, keep my soul from death, Nor put my hope to shame !
For I have placed my only trust In my Redeemer's name.
5 With humble faith I wait To see thy face again;
Of Israel it shall ne'er be said, He sought the Lord in vain.
Isaac Watts.
333 Psalm 60. Akise, ye saints, arise!
The Lord our Leader is; The foe before his banner flies, And victory is his.
2 We follow thee, our Guide,
Our Saviour, and our King! We follow thee, through grace supjdied
From heaven's eternal spring.
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When we shall cast our arms away, And dwell in endless peace.
4 This hope supports us here ; It makes our burdens light;
'T will serve our drooping hearts to cheer, Till faith shall end in sight.
5 Till, of the prize possessed, We hear of war no more;
And ever with our Leader rest, On yonder peaceful shore.
Thomas Kelly.
334 Psalm SI.
My spirit on thy care,
Blest Saviour, I recline; Thou wilt not leave me to despair,
For thou art love divine.
2 In thee I place my trust; On thee I calmly rest:
I know thee good, I know thee just, And count thy choice the best.
3 Whate'er events betide, Thy will they all perform;
Safe in thy breast my head I hide, Nor fear the coming storm.
4 Let good or ill befall,
It must be good for me, — Secure of having thee in all, Of having all in thee.
Henry F. Lyte.
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be, Through the land of their sojourn, thy
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And wonder that ever my eyes turned away. The way maJ be weary, and thorny the road,
John n. Darby. But how can we falter? — our help is in God !
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know; His flock in the desert how kindly he feeds!
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He leadeth my soul where the still waters flow, And brings back the wanderers all safe from Restores me when wandering, redeems ^ie snares
when oppressed. . . ' '
4 1 hough clouds may surround us, our God
2 Through the valley and shadow of death is our light;
though I stray, Though storms rage around us, our God is
Since thou art my Guardian, noevil I fear; our might;
Thy rod shall defend me, thy staff be my stay; So, faint yet pursuing, still onward we come;
No harm can befall, with my Comforter The Lord is our Leader, and heaven is our
near. home! Jokn K Darby_
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Art thou weary, art thou languid,
Art thou sore distressed? "Come to me," saith One, "and coming, Be at rest."
2 Hath he marks to lead me to him, If he be my Guide? —
"In his feet and hands are wound-prints, And his side."
3 Is there diadem, as Monarch, That his brow adorns? —
' ' Yea, a crown, in very surety ; But of thorns."
4 If I find him, if I follow, What his guerdon here? —
' ' Many a sorrow, many a labor, Many a tear. "
5 If I still hold closely to him, What hath he at last?—
"Sorrow vanquished, labor ended, Jordan passed."
6 If I ask him to receive me, Will he say me nay? —
"Not till earth, and not till heaven Pass away."
7 Finding, following, keeping, struggling, Is he sure to bless? —
"Saints, apostles, prophets, martyrs, Answer, Yes."
John M. Xcals, tr.
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Trav'ling to the better land, O'er the desert's scorching sand,Father ! let me grasp thy hand ; Lead me on, lead me on !
340 "Lead me on."
Traveling to the better land, O'er the desert's scorching sand, Father! let me gras]} thy hand; Lead me on, lead me on!
2 When at Marah, parched with heat, I the sparkling fountain greet, Make the bitter water sweet;
Lead me on!
3 When the wilderness is drear, Show me Elim's palm-gi'ove near, And her wells, as crystal clear:
Lead me on!
4 Through the water, through the fire, Never let me fall or tire,
Every step brings Canaan nigher: Lead me on!
5 Bid me stand on Nebo's height, Gaze upon the land of light, Then, transported with the sight,
Lead me on !
6 When I stand on Jordan's brink, Never let me fear or shrink; Hold me, Father, lest I sink:
Lead me on!
7 When the victory is won, And eternal life begun, Up to glory lead me on!
Lead me on, lead me on!
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What though the darkness gather round?
Songs in the night he giveth; No storm can shake my inmost calm,
While to that refuge clinging; Since Christ is Lord of heaven and earth,
How can I keep from singing?
3 I lift my eyes; the cloud grows thin; I see the blue above it;
And day by day this pathway smooths, Since first I learned to love it;
The peace of Christ makes fresh my heart, A fountain ever springing;
All things are mine since I am his — How can I keep from singing?
Lowell Mason.
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I hear the music ringing; It finds an echo in my soul —
How can I keep from singing?
LABAN. S. M.
342 "Watch."
My soul, be on thy guard,
Ten thousand foes arise; And hosts of sin are pressing hard
To draw thee from the skies. 2 Oh, watch, and fight, and pray!
The battle ne'er give o'er; Renew it boldly every day,
And help divine implore.
3 Ne'er think the victory won, Nor lay thine armor down;
Thine arduous work will not be done. Till thou obtain thy crown.
4 Fight on, my soul, till death Shall bring thee to thy God!
He '11 take thee at thy parting breath, Up to his blest abode.
George Heath.
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See, his banners go. — Cho.
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All, all is well. Precious is the blood that healed us; Perfect is the grace that sealed us; Strong the hand stretched out to shield us;
All must be well.
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All, all is well.
Happy still in God confiding, Fruitful, if in Christ abiding, Holy, through the Spirit's guiding, All must be well.
3 We expect a bright to-morrow;
All will be well; Faith can sing throiigh days of sorrow,
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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 bring 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;
Yet God the same abiding,
His praise shall tune my voice,
For while in him confiding, I cannot but rejoice.
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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.
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And Christ is Lord indeed. 2 Stand upl — stand up for Jesus!
The trumpet call obey; Forth to the mighty conflict,
In this his glorious day: "Ye that are men, now serve him,"
Against unnumbered foes; Let courage rise with danger,
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The arm of flesh will fail you — Ye dare not trust your own :
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This day, the noise of battle, The next, the victor's song;
To him that overcometh, A crown of life shall be;
He with the King of glory Shall reign eternally!
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Fierce raged the tempest o'er the deep, Watch did thine anxious servants keep, But thou wast wrapped in guileless sleep; Calm and still.
2 "Save, Lord, we perish," was their cry "Oh, save us in our agony!" Thy word above the storm rose high "Peace, be still."
3 The wild winds hushed; the angry deep Sank, like a little child, to sleep;
The sullen billows ceased to leap, At thy will.
4 So, when our life is clouded o'er,
And storm-winds drift us from the shore, Say, lest we sink to rise no more, "Peace, be still."
Godfrey Thring.
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4 There shall I wear a starry crown, And triumph in almighty grace,
While all the armies of the skies Join in my glorious Leader's praise.
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Stand up, my soul, shake off thy fears And gird the gospel armor on;
March to the gates of endless joy,
Where Jesus, thy great Captain's gone.
2 Hell and thy sins resist thy course, But hell and sin are vanquished foes;
Thy Saviour nailed them to the cross, And sung the triumph when he rose.
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Awake, our souls! away, our fears!
Let every trembling thought be gone; Awake, and run the heavenly race,
And put a cheerful courage on !
2 True, 't is a strait and thorny road, And mortal spirits tire and faint;
But they forget the mighty God,
Who feeds the strength of every saint —
3 The mighty God, whose matchless power Is ever new and ever young,
And firm endures, while endless years Their everlasting circles run.
4 From thee, the overflowing spring, Our souls shall drink a fresh supply;
While such as trust their native strength Shall melt away, and droop, and die.
5 Swift as an eagle cuts the air, We '11 mount aloft to thine abode;
On wings of love our souls shall fly, Nor tire amid the heavenly road!
Isaac Watts.
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FottNTAiN of grace, rich, full, and free, What need I, that is not in thee? Full pardon, strength to meet the day, And peace which none can take away.
2 Doth sickness fill my heart with fear, 'Tis sweet to know that thou art near; Am I with dread of justice tried,
'T is sweet to know that Christ hath died.
3 In life, thy promises of aid Forbid my heart to be afraid:
In death, peace gently vails the eyes, — Christ rose, and I shall surely rise.
James Edmeston.
O 5 O Jesus is forever mine.
When sins and fears, prevailing, rise,
And fainting hope almost exjnres, To thee, O Lord, I lift my eyes;
To thee I breathe my soul's desires.
2 Art thou not mine, my living Lord? And can my hope, my comfort die?
"T is fixed on thine almighty word — That word which built the earth and sky.
3 If my immortal Saviour lives, Then my immortal life is sure;
His word a firm foundation gives; Here may I build and rest secure.
4 Here, O my soul, thy trust repose; If Jesus is for ever mine,
Not death itself — that last of foes — Shall break a union so divine.
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d54 " Complete in Him. ' '
My soul complete in Jesus stands! It fears no more the law's demands; The smile of God is sweet within, Where all before was guilt and sin.
2 My soul at rest in Jesus lives; Accepts the peace his pardon gives; Receives the grace his death secured, And pleads the anguish he endured.
3 My soul its every foe defies, And cries — 'Tis God that justifies! Who charges God's elect with sin?
Shall Christ, who died their peace to win?
4 A song of praise my soul shall sing, To our eternal, glorious King! Shall worship humbly at his feet,
In whom alone it stands complete.
Mrs. G. Jlr. Binsdale.
355 2 Cor. 12:9.
Let me but hear my Saviour say, "Strength shall be equal to thy day;" Then I rejoice in deep distress, Leaning on all-sufficient grace.
2 I can do all things — or can bear All suffering, if my Lord be there; Sweet pleasures mingle with the pains, While he my sinking head sustains.
3 I glory in infirmity,
That Christ's own power may rest on me; When I am weak, then am I strong; Grace is my shield, and Christ my song.
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356 " Come home. ' '
Bkethren, while we sojourn here, Fight we must, but should not fear; Foes we have, but we 've a Friend, One that loves us to the end: Forward, then, with courage go; Long we shall not dwell below; Soon the joyful news will come, "Child, your Father calls — come home!'
2 In the way a thousand snares Lie, to take us unawares; Satan, Avith malicious art, Watches each unguarded part:
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Soon the joyful news will come,
"Child, your Father calls — come home!"
3 But of all the foes we meet,
None so oft mislead our feet,
None betray us into sin,
Like the foes that dwell within;
Yet let nothing spoil our peace,
Christ shall also conquer these;
Soon the joyful news will come,
"Child, your Father calls — come home!"
Jostph Swain
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3oT Assurance.
When I can read my title clear To mansions in the skies,
1 bid farewell to every fear, And wipe my weeping eyes.
2 Should earth against my soul engage, And fiery darts be hurled,
Then I can smile at Satan's rage, And face a frowning- world.
3 Let cares like a wild deluge come, And storms of sorrow fall,
May I but safely reach my home, My God, my heaven, my all! —
4 There shall I bathe my weary soul In seas of heavenly rest;
And not a wave of trouble roll Across my peaceful breast.
Isaac Watts.
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358 "The everlasting arms."
Everlasting- arms of love Are beneath, around, above; He who left his throne of light, And unnumbered angels bright;
2 He who on the accursed tree Gave his precious life for rue; He it is that bears nie on, His the arm I lean upon.
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3 All things hasten to decay, Earth and sea will pass away; Soon will yonder circling sun Cease his blazing course to run.
4 Scenes will vary, friends grow strange, But the Changeless cannot change: Gladly will I journey on,
With his arm to lean upon.
John R. Macduff".
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359 Isaiah 35 -.8-10. 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.
John Ctnnick.
360 Redeeming Love
Now begin the heavenly theme, Sing aloud in Jesus' name; Ye who Jesus' kindness prove, Triumph in redeeming love.
2 Ye who see the Father's grace Beaming in the Saviour's face, As to Canaan on ye move, Praise and bless redeeming love.
3 Mourning souls, dry up your tears; Banish all your guilty fears;
See your guilt and curse remove, Canceled by redeeming love.
4 Welcome, all by sin opprest, Welcome to his sacred rest; Nothing brought him from above, Nothing but redeeming love.
5 Hither, then, your music bring, Strike aloud each joyful string; Mortals, join the host above, Join to praise redeeming love.
John Langffbrd.
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Jesus, still lead on,
Till our rest be won; And although the way be cheerless, We will follow, calm and fearless;
Guide us by thy hand
To our Fatherland.
2 If the way be drear,
If the foe be near, Let not faithless fears o'ertake us, Let not faith and hope forsake us;
For, through many a foe,
To our home we go.
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When temptations come, alluring, Make us patient and enduring,
Show us that bright shore,
Where we weep no more.
4 Jesus, still lead on, Till our rest be won;
Heavenly Leader, still direct us, Still support, console, protect us,
Till we safely stand
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362 " WefoUow thee."
Through good report, and evil, Lord, Still guided by thy faithful word, — Our staff, our buckler, and our sword, We follow thee.
2 With enemies on every side, We lean on thee, the Crucified; Forsaking all on earth beside, We follow thee.
3 Thou hast passed on before our face; Thy footsteps on the way we trace; Oh, keep us, aid us by thy grace:
We follow thee.
4 Whom have we in the heaven above, Whom on this earth, save thee, to love? Still in thy light we onward move;
We follow thee!
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Joy of heaven, to earth come down ! Fix in us thy humble dwelling,
All thy faithful mercies crown: Jesus! thou art all compassion,
Pure, unbounded love thou art; Visit us with thy salvation,
Enter every trembling heart.
2 Breathe, oh, breathe thy loving Spirit, Into every troubled breast!
Let us all in thee inherit,
Let us find the promised rest:
Come, almighty to deliver, Let us all thy life receive!
Speedily return, and never, Never more thy temples leave!
3 Finish then thy new creation, Pure, unspotted may we be:
Let us see our whole salvation
Perfectly secured by thee! Changed from glory into glory,
Till in heaven we take our place: Till we cast our crowns before thee.
Lost in wonder, love, and praise.
Charles Wesley. 364 Tlie reproach of Christ.
Cross, reproach, and tribulation!
Ye to me are welcome guests, "When I have this consolation,
That my soul in Jesus rests.
The reproach of Christ is glorious !
Those who here his burden bear, In the end shall prove victorious,
And eternal gladness share.
L. A. Cotter, tr.
365 Psalm 91.
Call Jehovah thy salvation,
Eest beneath the Almighty's shade; In his secret habitation
Dwell, and never be dismayed: There no tumult can alarm thee,
Thou shalt dread no hidden snare; Guilt nor violence can harm thee,
In eternal safeguard there.
2 From the sword, at noon-day wasting, From the noisome pestilence;
In the depth of midnight, blasting, God shall be thy sure defence :
Fear not thou the deadly cpriver, When a thousand feel the blow;
Mercy shall thy soul deliver,
Though ten thousand be laid low.
3 Since, with pure and firm affection, Thou on God hast set thy love,
With the wings of his protection He will shield thee from above;
Thou shalt call on him in trouble, He will hearken, he will save;
Here, for grief reward thee double, Crown with life beyond the grave.
James Montgomery.
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Jesus, I my cross have taken,
All to leave, and follow thee; Naked, j^oor, despised, forsaken,
Thou, from hence, my all shalt be! Perish, every fond ambition,
All I 've sought, or hoped, or known, Yet how rich is my condition,
God and heaven are still my own !
2 Let the world despise and leave me, They have left my Saviour, too;
Human hearts and looks deceive me — • Thou art not, like them, untrue;
Oh, while thou dost smile upon me, God of wisdom, love, and might,
Foes may hate, and friends disown me, Show thy face, and all is bright.
3 Man may trouble and distress me, 'Twill but drive me to thy breast;
Life with trials hard may press me;
Heaven will bring me sweeter rest! Oh, 't is not in grief to harm me,
While thy love is left to me; Oh, 't were not in joy to charm me,
Were that joy unmixed with thee.
4 Go then, earthly fame and treasure! Come, disaster, scorn, and pain!
In thy service, pain is pleasure, With thy favor, loss is gain.
I have called thee — Abba, Father! I have stayed my heart on thee!
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3 (y 7 The Crown coming.
Soul, then know thy full salvation,
Rise o'er sin, and fear, and care; Joy to find in every station
Something still to do or bear. Think what Spirit dwells within thee;
Think what Father's smiles are thine; Think that Jesus died to win thee !
Child of heaven, canst thou repine?
2 Haste thee on from grace to glory,
Armed by faith and winged by prayer! Heaven's eternal day 's before thee,
God's own hand shall guide thee there: Soon shall close thy earthly mission,
Soon shall pass thy pilgrim days, Hope shall change to glad fruition,
Faith to sight, and prayer to praise.
Henry F. Lyte.
368 A spotless soul.
Jesus, who on Calvary's mountain
Poured thy precious blood for me, Wash me in its flowing fountain,
That my soul may spotless be.
2 In thy word I hear thee saying, Come and I will give you rest;
Now the gracious call obeying, See, ,1 hasten to thy breast.
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Why is thy faith, O child of God, so small?
Why doth thy heart shrink back at duty's call?
Art thou obeying this — "Abide in me,"
And doth the Master's word abide in thee?
2 Oh, blest assurance from our risen Lord !
Oh, precious comfort breathing from the Word!
How great the promise! could there great- er be? [thee!"
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Come, thou Fount of every blessing,
Tune my heart to sing thy grace; Streams of mercy, never ceasing,
Call for songs of loudest praise; Teach me some melodious sonnet,
Sung by naming tongues above; Praise the mount — I 'm fixed upon it! —
Mount of thy redeeming love. 2 Here I '11 raise mine Eben-ezer;
Hither by thy help I'm come; And I hope, by thy good pleasure,
Safely to arrive at home.
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Wandering from the fold of God; He, to rescue me from danger,
Interposed his precious blood. 3 Oh, to grace how great a debtor
Daily I 'm constrained to be! Let thy goodness, like a fetter,
Bind my wandering heart to thee; Prone to wander, Lord, I feel it;
Prone to leave the God I love; Here 's my heart; oh, take and seal it;
Seal it for thy courts above.
Rcbert Robinson.
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Look to Jesus! till, reviving,
Faith and love tliy life-springs swell, Strength for all good things deriving;
Jesus hath done all things well. Work, while it is called to-day, Works which shall not fade away.
2 Look to Jesus, prayerful waking Where thy feet on roses tread;
Follow, worldly pomp forsaking,
With thy cross, where he hath led. Baffled shall the tempter flee, And God's angels come to thee.
3 Look to Jesus, when, dark lowering, Perils thy horizon dim;
Once from him a hand fell cowering;
Calm in tempests, look on him ; Wind and billow, fire and flood, — Forward! brave by trusting God.
4 Look to Jesus still to shield thee, When no longer thou may'st live;
In that last need, he will yield thee
Peace the world can never give; He who finished all for thee Takes thee, then, with him to be.
Tr. fr. Swedish.
3T2 "Tried, Precious, Sure."—Isa. i8: 16. Through the yesterday of ages,
Jesus, thou hast been the same; Through our own life's checkered pages,
Still the one dear changeless name; Well may we in thee confide. Faithful Saviour, proved and tried.
2 Joyfully we stand and witness Thou art still to-day the same;
In thy perfect, glorious fitness,
Meeting every need and claim; Chief est of ten thousand thou! Saviour, O most precious, now!
3 Gazing down the far forever, Brighter glows the one sAveet name,
Steadfast radiance paling never,
Jesus, Jesus! still the same; Evermore thou shalt endure, Our own Saviour, strong and pure.
Frames K. Ilavergal.
3T3 "Christ, our Head." Rise, ye children of salvation,
All who cleave to Christ the Head: Wake, arise! O mighty nation.
Ere the foe on Zion tread- He draws nigh, and would defy All the hosts of God most high.
2 Saints and heroes long before us, Firmly on this ground have stood:
See their banners waving o'er us —
"Conquerors through the Saviour's blood!" Ground we hold, Avhereon of old Fought the faithful and the bold.
3 When his servants stand before him Each receiving his reward;
When his saints in light adore him,
Giving glory to the Lord — Victory! our song shall be, Like the thunder of the sea!
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Seeing hini in all his beauty, Satisfied with him alone;
May we join his ransomed throng,
"Jesus only!" — all our song!
Frances R, Havergal.
o7 1> "He knoweth our frame." Yes, he knows the way is dreary,
Knows the weakness of our frame, Knows that hand and heart are weary,
He in all points felt the same. He is near to help and bless; Be not weary, onward press.
2 Look to him, who once was willing All his glory to resign,
That, for thee the law fulfilling,
All his merit might be thine. Strive to follow, day by day, Where his footsteps mark the way.
3 Look to him, the Lord of Glory, Tasting death to win thy life;
Gazing on that wondrous story, Canst thou falter in the strife? Is it not new life to know That the Lord hath loved thee so?
4 Look to him, and faith shall brighten, Hope shall soar, and love shall burn,
Peace once more thy heart shall lighten;
Rise, he calleth thee, return ! Be not weary on thy way; Jesus is thy strength and stay.
Frances R. HavergaL
3 T 4 1 Samuel 3:10.
Master, speak! thy servant heareth, Longing for thy gracious word,
Longing for thy voice that cheereth; Master, let it now be heard.
1 am listening, Lord, for thee; What hast thou to say to me?
2 Often through my heart is pealing Many another voice than thine;
Many an unwilled echo stealing
From the walls of this thy shrine. Let thy longed-for accents fall ; Master, speak! and silence all.
3 Master, speak! I do not doubt thee, Though so tearfully I plead;
Saviour, Shepherd! oh, without thee
Life would be a blank indeed. But I long for fuller light, Deeper love and clearer sight.
4 Speak to me by name, O Master, Let me know it is to me;
Speak, that I may follow faster,
With a step more firm and free, Where the Shepherd leads the flock, In the shadow of the rock !
Frances R. Havergal. 3 i 5 "Jesus only!"
"Jesus only! " In the shadow Of the cloud so chill and dim,
We are clinging, loving, trusting, He with us, and Ave with him :
All unseen, though ever nigh,
"Jesus only!" — all our cry.
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None but Christ: his merit hides me, He was faultless — I am fair:
None but Christ, his wisdom guides me, He was out-cast — I 'm his care.
2 None bnt Christ: his Spirit seals me, Gives me freedom with control;
None but Christ, his bruising heals me, And his sorrow soothes my soul.
3 None but Christ: his life sustains me, Strength and song to me he is;
None but Christ, his love constrains me, He is mine and I am his.
Mrs. Anne R. Cousin.
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3 T H ' 'Jesus only. ' '
Jesus only, when the morning Beams upon the path I tread;
Jesus only, when the darkness Gathers round my weary head.
2 Jesus only, when the billows Cold and sullen o'er me roll;
Jesus only, when the trumpet
Rends the tomb and wakes the soul.
3 Jesus only, when, adoring,
Saints their crowns before him bring; Jesus only, I will, joyous, Through eternal ages sing.
Elias Nasofu
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o7*7 "With you always."
AiiWATS with us, always with us — "Words of cheer and words of love;
Thus the risen Saviour whispers, From his dwelling-jilace above.
2 With us when we toil in sadness, Sowing much and reaping none ;
Telling its that in the future Golden harvests shall be won.
3 With us when the storm is sweeping O'er our pathway dark and drear;
Waking hope within our bosoms, Stilling every anxious fear.
4 With us in the lonely valley, When we cross the chilling stream —
Lighting lip the steps to glory With salvation's radiant beam.
Edwin II. Xe- in.
3c">0 A Living Christ.
Now I know the great Redeemer, Know he lives and spreads his fame;
Lives — and all the heavens adore him; Lives — and earth resounds his name.
2 My Redeemer lives within me, Lives— and heavenly life conveys;
Lives — and glory now surrounds me; Lives — and I his name shall praise.
3 Pardon, peace, and full salvation From my living Saviour flow;
Light, and life, and consolation, — ■ All the good I e'er can know.
4 Soon shall I behold my Saviour; He who lives and reigns above,
Lives — and I shall live for ever, Live and sing redeeming love!
Richard BttmhatiU
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With his blood he bought me, And all along my pilgrim way
His loving hand has brought me.
Cho. — Oh, help me sing for Jesus, Help me tell the story, Of him who did redeem us, The Lord of life and glory.
2 Can there overtake me Any dark disaster
While I can sing for Jesus,
My blessed, blessed Master? — Cho.
3 I will sing for Jesus,
His name alone prevailing, Shall be my sweetest music,
When heart and flesh are failing. — Cho.
Anon.
DOMINUS REGIT. P. M.
J. B. Dykes.
382 Psalm 23.
The King of love my Shepherd is, Whose goodness faileth never,
1 nothing lack if I am his, And he is mine for ever.
2 Where streams of living water flow My ransomed soul he leadeth,
And where the verdant pastures grow, With food celestial feedeth.
3 Perverse and foolish, oft I strayed, But yet in love he sought me,
And on his shoulder gently laid, And home, rejoicing, brought me
4 In death's dark vale I fear no ill With thee, dear Lord, beside me,
Thy rod and staff my comfort still, Thy cross before to guide me.
5 Thou spread'st a table in my sight, Thy unction grace bestoweth,
And, oh, what transport of delight From thy pure chalice floweth.
6 And so through all the length of days Thy goodness faileth never,
Good Shepherd! may I sing thy praise Within thy house for ever.
Henry IV. Baher.
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0 love, that wilt not let nie go, I rest my weary soul in thee;
1 give thee back the life I owe, That in thine ocean depths its flow
May richer, fuller be.
2 O Light, that followest all my way, I yield my nickering torch to thee;
My heart restores its borrowed ray, That in thy sunshine's blaze its day May brighter, fairer be.
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3 O Joy, that seekest me through plain, I cannot close my heart to thee;
I trace the sunshine through the rain, And feel the promise is not vain That morn shall tearless be.
4 O Cross, that liftest up my head, I dare not ask to fly from thee;
I lay in dust life's glory dead, And from the ground there blossoms red Life that shall endless be.
G. Mathesott.
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( Saviour, more than life to me, I am clinging, clinging closetothee; | I Let thy precious blood applied, Keep me ever, ever near thy {Omit) ) side. D.c. — May thy tender love to me Bind me closer, closer, Lord, to (Omit) thee.
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Saviour, more than life to me, I am clinging, clinging close to thee: Let thy precious blood applied, Keep me ever, ever near thy side.
Every day and hour, every
Ref. — Every day, every hour,
Let me feel thy cleansing power:
May thy tender love to me
Bind me closer, closer, Lord, to thee.
2 Through this changing world below, Lead me gently, gently as I go; Trusting thee, I cannot stray, I can never, never lose my way. — Ref.
3 Let me love thee more and more. Till this fleeting, fleeting life is o'er : Till my soul is lost in love,
In a brighter, brighter world above. — Ref.
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thee; Thy smile every shadow shall chase from my
heart, And soothe every sorrow though keen be
the smart.
2 Without thee but weakness, with thee I
am strong; By day thou shalt lead me, by night be my
song; Though dangers surround me, I still every
fear, Since thou, the Most Mighty, my Helper,
art near.
3 Thy love, oh, how faithful! so tender, so
pure ! Thy promise, faith's anchor, how steadfast
and sure! That love, like sweet sunshine, my cold
heart can warm, That promise make steady my soul in the
storm.
4 Breathe, breathe on my spirit, oft ruffled,
thy peace: From restless, vain wishes, bid thou my
heart cease; In thee all its longings henceforward shall
end, Till, glad, to thy presence my soul shall
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5 Oh, then, blessed Jesus, who once for me
died, Made clean in the fountain that gushed
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hold, And praise thee with raptures for ever un- told ! Ray Palmer.
OOU " Distresses for Christ's sake. ' '
For what shall I praise thee, my God and
my King, For what blessings the tiibute of gratitude
bring? Shall I praise thee for pleasure, for health,
or for ease, For the sunshine of youth, for the garden
of peace?
2 For this I should praise; but if only for
this, I should leave half untold the donation of
bliss ! I thank thee for sickness, for sorrow, and
care, For the thorns I have gathered, the anguish
I bear; —
3 For nights of anxiety, watching, and tears, A present of pain, a prospective of fears;
I praise thee, I bless thee, my Lord and my God,
For the good and the evil thy hand hath be- stowed ! Mrs. C. Fry JVilson.
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Charm me in Immanuel's name; All her hopes my spirt owes
To his birth, and cross, and shame.
2 When he came, the angels sung, "Glory be to God on high: "
Lord, unloose my stammering tongue; Who should louder sing than I?
3 Did the Lord a man become, That he might the law fulfill,
Bleed and suffer in my room, —
And canst thou, my tongue, be still?
4 No; I must my praises bring, Though they worthless are, and weak;
For should I refuse to sing,
Sure the very stones would speak.
5 O my Saviour! Shield and Sun, Shepherd, Brother, Lord, and Friend —
Every precious name in one! I will love thee without end.
John Newton.
Oo j The name "Jesus." Jesus! name of wondrous love! Name all other names above! Unto which must every knee Bow in deep humility.
2 Jesus! name decreed of old: To the maiden mother told, Kneeling in her lowly cell, By the angel Gabriel.
3 Jesus ! name of priceless worth To the fallen sons of earth,
For the promise that it gave — "Jesus shall his people save." —
4 Jesus ! only name that 's given Under all the mighty heaven, Whereby man, to sin enslaved, Bursts his fetters, and is saved.
5 Jesus! name of wondrous love! Human name of God above; Pleading only this we flee, Helpless, O our God, to thee.
William W
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2 When the morning paints the skies, When the golden sunbeams rise, Then my Saviour's form I find Brightly imaged on my mind.
3 When the star-beams pierce the night, Oft I think on Jesus' light;
Think how bright that light will be, Shining through eternity.
4 Come, Lord Jesus! and dispel This dark cloud in which I dwell, And to me the power impart
To behold thee as thou art.
Frances B. Cox tr.
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Chbist, of all niy hopes the Ground,
Christ, the Spring of all my joy, Still in thee let me be found,
Still for thee my powers employ.
2 Fountain of o'erflowing grace! Freely from thy fullness give;
Till I close my earthly race, Be it "Christ for me to live! "
3 Firmly trusting in thy blood, Nothing shall my heart confound;
Safely I shall pass the flood,
Safely reach Immanuel's ground.
4 When I touch the blessed shore, Back the closing waves shall roll!
Death's dark stream shall nevermore Part from thee my ravished soul.
5 Thus — oh, thus an entrance give To the land of cloudless sky ;
Having known it "Christ to live," Let rne know it "gain to die."
Ralph IVardla-m.
oi/1 " He first loved us." Saviour! teach me, day by day, Love's sweet lesson to obey; Sweeter lesson cannot be, Loving him who first loved me.
2 With a child-like heart of love, At thy bidding may I move; Prompt to serve and follow thee, Loving him who first loved me.
3 Teach me all thy steps to trace, Strong to follow in thy grace; Learning how to love from thee, Loving him who first loved me.
4 Love in loving finds emjiloy — In obedience all her joy;
Ever new that joy will be, Loving him who first loved me.
5 Thus may I rejoice to show That I feel the love I owe; Singing, till thy face I see,
Of his love who first loved me.
Jane E. Lee son.
302 "Christ, the Crucified." Ask ye what great thing I know That delights and stirs me so? What the high reward I win! Whose the name I glory in? Jesus Christ, the Crucified.
2 Who is life in life to me? Who the death of death will be? Who will place me on his right With the countless hosts of light?
Jesus Christ, the Crucified.
3 This is that great thing I know; This delights and stirs me so; Faith in him who died to save, Him who triumphed o'er the grave,
Jesus Christ, the Crucified.
Benjamin H. Kennedy.
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Do not I love thee, O my Lord?
Behold my heart, and see; And turn the dearest idol out
That dares to rival thee.
2 Is not thy name melodious still To mine attentive ear?
Doth not each pulse with pleasure bound, My Saviour's voice to hear?
3 Hast thou a lamb in all thy flock I would disdain to feed?
Hast thou a foe, before whose face I fear thy cause to plead?
4 Would not my heart pour forth its blood In honor of thy name?
And challenge the cold hand of death To damp the immortal flame?
5 Thou knowest that I love thee, Lord; But, oh, I long to soar
Far from the sphere of mortal joys, And learn to love thee more.
Philip Doddridge.
ST. PETER. C. M.
dJ4 " lie is precious."
Blest Jesus! when my soaring thoughts
O'er all thy graces rove, How is my soul in transport lost, —
In wonder, joy, and love!
2 Not softest strains can charm my ears, Like thy beloved name;
Nor aught beneath the skies inspire My heart with equal flame.
3 Where'er I look, my wondering eyes Unnumbered blessings see;
But what is life, with all its bliss, If once compared with thee?
4 Hast thou a rival in my breast? Search, Lord, for thou canst tell
If aught can raise my passions thus, Or please my soul so well.
5 No; thou art precious to my heart, My portion and my joy:
For ever let thy boundless grace My sweetest thoughts employ.
O. Heginbothan
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When I begin thy praise, Where will the growing numbers end,-
The numbers of thy grace?
2 Thou art my everlasting trust;
Thy goodness I adore; And, since I knew thy graces first,
I speak thy glories more.
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And march, with courage in thy strength, To see my Father God.
4 How will my Hps rejoice to tell The victories of my King!
My soul, redeemed from sin and hell, Shall thy salvation sing.
Isaac ll'atls.
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396 "-ffi'« name Jesus,"
Jesus! I love thy charming name,
'Tis music to mine ear; Fain would I sound it out so loud,
That earth and heaven should hear.
2 Yes! — thou art precious to my soul, My transport and my trust;
Jewels, to thee, are gaudy toys, And gold is sordid dust.
HEBER. C. M.
3 All my capacious powers can wish, In thee doth richly meet;
Not to mine eyes is light so dear, Nor friendship half so sweet.
4 Thy grace still dwells upon my heart, And sheds its fragrance there; —
The noblest balm of all its wounds, The cordial of its care.
Philip Doddridge.
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And drives away his fear.
2 It makes the wounded spirit whole, And calms the troubled breast;
'T is manna to the hungry soul, And to the weary, rest.
3 Jesus! my Shepherd, Guardian, Friend, My Prophet, Priest, and King;
My Lord, my Life, my Way, my End, Accept the praise I bring.
4 Weak is the effort of my heart, And cold my warmest thought;
But when I see thee as thou art, I '11 praise thee as I ought.
5 Till then I would thy love proclaim, With every fleeting breath;
And may the music of thy name, Befresh my soul in death.
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398 "Jesus only."
Jesus, the very thought of thee, With sweetness fills my breast ;
But sweeter far thy face to see And in thy jn-esence rest.
2 Nor voice can sing, nor heart can frame, Nor can the memory find
A sweeter sound than thy blest name, O Saviour of mankind!
3 O Hope of every contrite heart! O Joy of all the meek!
To those who fall, how kind thou art! How good to those who seek!
4 But what to those who find? Ah! this, Nor tongue nor pen can show;
The love of Jesus, what it is, None but his loved ones know.
5 Jesus, our only joy be thou, As thou our prize wilt be;
Jesus, be thou our glory now, And through eternity.
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My faith looks up to thee,
Thou Lamb of Calvary,
Saviour divine! Now hear me while I pray, Take all my guilt away. Oh, let me from this day
Be wholly thine!
2 May thy rich grace impart Strength to my fainting heart;
My zeal inspire; As thou hast died for me, Oh, may my love to thee Pure, warm, and changeless be,
A living fire!
3 While life's dark maze I tread, And griefs around me spread,
Be thou my guide; Bid darkness turn to day, Wipe sorrow's tears away, Nor let me ever stray
From thee aside.
4 When ends life's transient dream. When death's cold, sullen stream
Shall o'er me roll, Blest Saviour! then, in love, Fear and distrust remove; Oh, bear me safe above,
A ransomed soul !
Ray Palme
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sin? The blood of Jesus whispers peace within.
2 Peace, perfect peace, by thronging duties
pressed ? To do the will of Jesus, this is rest.
3 Peace, perfect peace, with sorrows surg-
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known? Jesus we know, and he is on the throne.
6 Peace, perfect peace, death shadowing us
and ours? Jesus has vanquished death and all its powers.
7 It is enough: earth's struggles soon shall
cease, And Jesus call us to heaven's perfect peace.
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401 " Ashamed of me." Jesus! and shall it ever be,
A mortal man ashamed of thee? Ashamed of thee, whom angels praise, "Whose glories shine through endless days?
2 Ashamed of Jesus ! sooner far Let evening blush to own a star; He sheds the beams of light divine O'er this benighted soul of mine.
3 Ashamed of Jesus ! that dear Friend On whoni my hopes of heaven depend! No; when I blush, be this my shame, That I no more revere his name.
4 Ashamed of Jesus! yes, I may, When I 've no guilt to wash away ; No tear to wipe, no good to crave, No fears to quell, no soul to save.
5 Tdl then — nor is my boasting vain — Till then, I boast a Saviour slain! And, oh, may this my glory be
That Christ is not ashamed of me!
Joseph Gri'frg:
402 Jesus all in all. Jesus, thou Joy of loving hearts,
Thou Fount of life! thou Light of men! From the best bliss that earth imparts, We turn unfilled to thee again.
2 Thy truth unchanged hath ever stood;
Thou savest those that on thee call; To them that seek thee thou art good,
To them that find thee, All in All.
3 We taste thee, O thou Living Bread, And long to feast upon thee still;
We drink of thee, the Fountain Head, And thirst our souls from thee to fill!
4 Our restless spirits yearn for thee, Where'er our changeful lot is cast;
Glad, when thy gracious smile we see, Blest, when our faith can hold thee fast.
5 O Jesus, ever with us stay;
Make all our moments calm and bright; Chase the dark night of sin away, Shed o'er the world thy holy light!
Ray Palmer , tr.
40o " Not your own."
Oh, not my own these verdant hills,
And fruits and flowers, and stream, and wood; But his who all with glory fills,
Who bought me with his precious blood.
2 Oh, not my own this wondrous frame, Its curious work, its living soul;
But his who for my ransom came;
Slain for my sake, he claims the whole.
3 Oh, not my own the grace that keeps My feet from fierce temptations free;
Oh, not my own the thought that leaps, Adoring, blessed Lord, to thee.
4 Oh, not my own; I '11 soar and sing, When life, with all its toils, is o'er,
And thou thy trembling lamb shalt bring Safe home, to wander nevermore.
Samuel F. Smith.
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Jesus, who on his glorious throne Rules heaven, and earth, and sea,
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2 His person fixes all my love, His blood removes my fear;
And while he pleads for me above, His arm preserves me here.
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Thus daily is my strength renewed, And all my wants supplied.
4 For him I count as gain each loss, Disgrace for him renown;
Well may I glory in my cross, While he prepares my crown.
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Dear Refuge of my weary soul,
On thee, when sorrows rise, On thee, when waves of trouble roll,
My fainting hope relies.
2 To thee I tell each rising grief, For thou alone canst heal;
Thy word can bring a sweet relief For every pain I feel.
3 But, oh, when gloomy doubts prevail, I fear to call thee mine;
The springs of comfort seem to fail, And all my hopes decline.
4 Yet, gracious God, where shall I flee? Thou art my only trust;
And still my soul would cleave to thee, Though prostrate in the dust.
5 Thy mercy-seat is open still, Here let my soul retreat,
With humble hope attend thy will, And wait beneath thy feet.
Anne Steele.
400 "Whom unseen, we looe.'' Jesus, these eyes have never seen
That radiant form of thine! The vail of sense hangs dark between
Thy blessed face and mine!
2 I see thee not, I hear thee not, Yet art thou oft with me;
And earth has ne'er so dear a spot, As where I meet with thee.
3 Like some bright dream that comes un- When slumbers o'er me roll, [sought,
Thine image ever fills my thought, And charms my ravished soul.
4 Yet though I have not seen, and still Must rest in faith alone;
I love thee, dearest Lord! — and will, Unseen, but not unknown.
5 When death these mortal eyes shall seal, And still this throbbing heart,
The rending vail shall thee reveal, All glorious as thou art!
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For all mankind and me:
1 know no death, O Jesus, Because I live in thee;
Thy death it is that frees us From death eternally.
2 I fear no tribulation, Since, whatsoe'er it be,
It makes no separation Between my Lord and me.
If thou, my God and Teacher, Vouchsafe to be my own,
Though poor, I shall be richer Than monarch on his throne.
3 If, while on earth I wander. My heart is right and blest,
Ah, what shall I be yonder, In perfect peace and rest?
Oh, blessed thought! in dying We go to meet the Lord,
Where there shall be no sighing, A kingdom our reward.
Richard Masst
40$ ' ' The world's true Light."
O one with God the Father
In majesty and might, The brightness of his glory,
Eternal Light of light; O'er this our home of darkness
Thy rays are streaming now; The shadows flee before thee,
The world's true Light art thou.
2 Yet, Lord, we see but darkly: — O heavenly Light, arise,
Dispel these mists that shroud us. And hide thee from our eyes!
We long to track the footprints That thou thyself hast trod;
We long to see the pathway That leads to thee our God.
3 O Jesus, shine around us With radiance of thy grace ;
O Jesus, turn upon us
The brightness of thy face.
We need no star to guide us, As on our way we press,
If thou thy light vouchsafest, O Sim of righteousness!
William H. /
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We would see Jesus — for the shadows lengthen Across this little landscape of our life; We would see Jesus, our weak faith to strengthen For the last weariness — the final strife.
2 We would see Jesus — the great Rock
Foundation, Whereon our feet were set with sovereign
grace; Not life, nor death, with all their agitation, Can thence remove us, if we see his face.
3 We would see Jesus — other lights are pal-
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see; The blessings of our pilgrimage are failing, We would not mourn them, for we go to
thee.
4 We would see Jesus — this is all we 're
needing, Strength, joy, and willingness come with
the sight; We would see Jesus, dying, risen, pleading, Then welcome day, and farewell mortal
night! Anon., ISJS.
410 -'A little while."
Oh, for the peace which floweth like a river, Making life's desert jDlaces bloom and smile ! Oh, for the faith to grasp heaven's bright "for ever," Amid the shadows of earth's "little while!"
2 A little while for patient vigil-keeping, To face the storm, to battle with the
strong; A little while to sow the seed with weeping, Then bind the sheaves and sing the har- vest song!
3 A little while to keep the oil from failing, A little while faith's flickering lamp to
trim ; And then, the Bridegroom's coming foot- steps hailing, To haste to meet him with the bridal hymn !
4 And he who is himself the gift and giver, — The future glory and the present smile, —
With the bright promise of the glad "for ever " Will light the shadows of the "little
while ! " .v, v. ja>li CremthOH.
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2 He whispers in my breast Sweet words of holy cheer,
How they who seek in God their rest Shall ever find him near; —
3 How God hath built above A city fair and new,
Where eye and heart shall see and prove What faith has counted true.
4 My heart for gladness springs; It cannot more be sad;
For very joy it smiles and sings, — Sees naught but sunshine glad.
5 The sun that lights mine eyes Is Christ, the Lord I love;
1 sing for joy of that which lies Stored up for me above.
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•±12 Unseen, we love. Not with our mortal eyes
Have we beheld the Lord; Yet we rejoice to hear his name; '
And love him in his word.
2 On earth we want the sight Of our Redeemer's face ;
Yet, Lord, our inmost thoughts delight To dwell upon thy grace.
3 And when we taste thy love, Our joys divinely grow
Unspeakable, like those above, And heaven begins below.
Isaac Watts.
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The Lord my Shepherd is, I shall be well supplied; Since he is mine, and I am his, What can I want be -side?
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The Lord my Shepherd is,
I shall be well supplied; Since he is mine, and I am his,
What can I want beside?
2 He leads me to the place Where heavenly pasture grows,
Where living waters gently pass, And full salvation flows.
3 If e'er I go astray,
He doth my soul reclaim; And guide me in his own right way, For his most holv name.
4 While he affords his aid, I cannot yield to fear;
Tho' I should walk thro' death's dark shade, My Shepherd 's with me there.
5 In spite of all my foes, Thou dost my table spread;
My cup with blessings overflows, And joy exalts my head.
6 The bounties of thy love Shall crown my future days;
Nor from thy house will I remove, Nor cease to speak thy praise.
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414 All for Jesus.
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Who gave himself for me? How can I show my love to him Who died on Calvary? Myself I give to Jesus,
Who gave himself for me: Thus will I show my love to Who died on Calvary. 2 I give my life to Jesus,
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3 Oh, to love and serve thee better! From all evil set us free;
Break, Lord, every sinful fetter, Be each thought conformed to thee.
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For thou art all to me, And I am thine. Is there on earth a closer bond than this, That "my Beloved's mine, and I am his?"
2 Thine am I by all ties ; But chiefly thine,
That through thy sacrifice, Thou, Lord, art mine.
3 To thee, thou bleeding Lamb, I all tilings owe;
All that I have and am, And all I know. All that I have is now no longer mine, And I am not mine own; Lord, I am thine.
4 How can I, Lord, withhold Life's brightest hour
From thee; or gathered gold,
Or any power ? [thee.
Why should I keep one precious thing from
By thine own cords of love, so sweetly wound When thou hast given thine own dear self Around me, I to thee am closely bound. for me?
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3 Work with heart that burnetii, Humblv at his feet
Priceless gems to offer, For his crown made meet.
4 Work with prayer unceasing, Borne on faith's strong wing,
Earnestly beseeching Trophies for the King,
5 Work while strength endureth, Until death draw near:
Then thy Lord's sweet welcome Thou in heaven shalt hear.
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'T is by the faith of joys to come,
We walk through deserts dark as night;
Till we arrive at heaven, our home, Faith is our guide, and faith our light.
2 The want of sight she well supplies; She makes the pearly gates appear;
Far into distant worlds she pries, And brings eternal glories near.
3 Cheerful we tread the desert through, While faith inspires a heavenly ray ;
Though lions roar, and tempests blow, And rocks and dangers fill the way.
Isaac Waits.
419 Faith.
By faith in Christ I walk with God,
With heaven, my journey's end, in view;
Supported by his staff and rod, My road is safe and pleasant too.
2 Though snares and dangers throng my
path, And earth and hell my course withstand, I triumph over all by faith,
Guarded by his almighty hand.
3 The wilderness affords no food, But God for my support prepares,
Provides me every needful good,
And frees my soul from wants and cares.
4 With him sweet converse I maintain ; Great as he is, I dare be free;
I tell him all my grief and pain, And he reveals his love to me.
John A'ewton.
420 Contentment.
O Lord, how full of sweet content Our years of pilgrimage are spent! Where'er we dwell, we dwell with thee, In heaven, in earth, or on the sea.
2 To us remains nor place nor time: Our country is in every clime:
We can be calm and free from care On any shore, since God is there.
3 While |>lace we seek, or place we shun, The soul finds happiness in none;
But with our God to guide our way, 'Tis equal joy to go or stay.
4 Could we be cast where thou art not, That were indeed a dreadful lot;
But regions none remote we call, Secure of finding God in all.
William Cotvft-r, tr.
421 Consistency.
So let our lips and lives express The holy gospel we profess; So let our works and virtues shine, To prove the doctrine all divine.
2 Thus shall we best proclaim abroad The honors of our Saviour God; When his salvation reigns within, And grace subdues the power of sin.
3 Religion hears our spirits up, While we expect that blessed hope, — The bright appearance of the Lord: And faith stands leaning on his word.
Isaac iratts.
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My God! how can it be That thou, who hast descerning love,
Shouldst give that gift to me?
2 How many hearts thou mightst have had More innocent than mine!
How many souls more worthy far Of that sweet touch of thine !
3 Ah, grace! into unlikeliest hearts It is thy boast to come,
The glory of thy light to find In darkest spots a home.
4 The crowd of cares, the weightiest cross, Seem trifles less than light —
Earth looks so little and so low When faith shines full and bright.
5 Oh, happy, happy that I am! If thou canst be, O Faith,
The treasure that thou art in life, What wilt thou be in death !
Frederick IV. Fader.
•423 Godly sincerity.
Walk in the light! so shalt thou know
That fellowship of love, His Spirit only can bestow,
Who reigns in light above.
2 Walk in the light! and thou shalt find
Thy heart made truly his, Who dwells in cloudless light enshrined,
In whom no darkness is.
3 Walk in the light! and ev'n the tomb No fearful shade shall wear;
Glory shall chase away its gloom, For Christ hath conquered there.
4 Walk in the light! and thou shalt see Thy path, though thorny, bright,
For God by grace shall dwell in thee, And God himself is light.
Bernard Barton. 424 Faith.
Faith adds new charms to eai'thly bliss
And saves me from its snares; Its aid, in every duty, brings,
And softens all my cares.
2 The wounded conscience knows its power The healing balm to give;
That balm the saddest heart can cheer; And make the dying live.
3 Wide it unvails celestial worlds, Where deathless pleasures reign;
And bids me seek my portion there, Nor bids me seek in vain.
4 It shows the precious promise sealed With the Redeemer's blood;
And helps my feeble hope to rest Upon a faithful God.
5 There — there unshaken would I rest, Till this frail body dies;
And then, on faith's triumphant wings, To endless glory rise.
Daniel Turner.
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Blessed are the sons of God,
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They are ransomed from the grave;
Life eternal they shall have:
With them numbered may Ave be,
Here, and in eternity.
2 They are justified by grace, They enjoy the Saviour's peace; All their sins are washed away; They shall stand in God's great day: With them numbered may we be, Here, and in eternity.
3 They are lights ixpon the earth, Children of a heavenly birth, — One with God, with Jesus one : Glory is in them begun:
With them numbered may we be, Here, and in eternity.
Joseph Humphreys.
426 Psalm SS.
Shepherd ! with thy tenderest love, Guide me to thy fold above; Let me hear thy gentle voice; More and more in thee rejoice; From thy fullness grace receive, Ever in thy Spirit live.
2 Filled by thee my cup o'erflows, For thy love no limit knows : Guardian angels, ever nigh, Lead and draw my soul on high; Constant to my latest end,
Thou my footsteps wilt attend.
3 Jesus, with thy presence blest, Death is life, and labor rest; Guide me while I draw my breath, Guard me through the gate of death; And at last, oh, let me stand,
With the sheep at thy right hand.
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Qttiet, Lord, my froward heart,
Make me teachable and mild, Upright, simple, free from art.
Make me as a weaned child: From distrust and envy free, Pleased with all that pleases thee.
2 What thou shalt to-day provide,
Let me as a child receive; What to-morrow may betide,
Calmly to thy wisdom leave: 'T is enough that thou wilt care; Why should I the burden bear?
3 As a little child relies On a care beyond his own,
Knows he 's neither strong nor wise, Fears to stir a step alone; —
Let me thus with thee abide,
As my Father, Guard, and Guide.
John Pfen/tjn.
GRACES OF THE SPIRIT.
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Come thou, oh, come: Sweetest and kindliest, Giver of tranquil rest Unto the weary soul; In all anxiety
With power from heaven on high Console.
2 Come thou, oh, come: Help in the hour of need, Strength of the broken reed, Guide of each lonely one; Orphans' and widows' stay, Who tread in life's hard way Alone.
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3 Come thou, oh, come: Glorious and shadow-free, Star of the stormy sea, Light of the tempest-tost; Harbor our souls to save When hope upon the wave
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Till we shall find with thee
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For the beauty of the earth,
For the glory of the skies, For the love which from our birth
Over and around us lies: Lord of all, to thee we raise This our grateful psalm of praise.
2 For the joy of human love,
Brother, sister, parent, child; Friends on earth, and friends above,
Pleasures pure and undefiled; Lord of all, to thee Ave raise This our grateful psalni of praise.
3 For thy church that evermore Lifts her holy hands above,
Offering up on every shore Her pure sacrifice of love;
Lord of all, to thee we raise
This our grateful psalm of praise.
Folliett S. Pierfcin
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SECURITY. P. M.
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small, still whisper, " 'T is for thee." From my heart the burden rolled away ! Happy day. From my heart the burden rolled away !
-J-oO 'The burden rolled away."
1 left it all with Jesus long ago,
All my sins I brought him and my woe; When by faith I saw him on the tree, Heard his small, still whisper, *"T is for thee. From my heart the burden rolled away ! Happy day.
2 I leave it all with Jesus, for he knows How to steal the bitter from life's woes; How to gild the tear-drop with his smile,
Make the desert garden bloom awhile: When my weakness leaneth on his might, All seems light.
f 3 I leave it all with Jesus day by day-; Faith can firmly trust him, come what may. Hope has dropped her anchor, found her
rest, In the calm sure haven of his breast; Love esteems it heaven to abide
At his side. Biun h. wan,.
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1 am trusting thee, Lord Jesus,
Trusting only thee!
Trusting thee for full salvation,
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2 I am trusting thee for pardon,
At thy feet I bow;
For thy grace and tender mercy,
Trusting now.
3 I am trusting thee for cleansing
In the crimson flood; Trusting thee to make me holy Bv thv blood.
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5 I am trusting thee for power,
Thine can never fail : Words which thou thyself shalt give me
Must prevail.
6 I am trusting thee, Lord Jesus;
Never let me fall ; I am trusting thee for ever,
And for all. Frances R. ttavergal.
PRIVILEGES OF BELIEVERS.
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2 Lord, my times are in thy hand; All my sanguine hopes have planned, To thy wisdom I resign,
And would make thy purpose mine.
3 Thou my daily task shalt give: Day by day to thee I live:
So shall added years fulfil,
Not mine own — my Father's will.
4 Fond ambition, whisper not; Happy is my humble lot. Anxious, busy cares, away!
1 'm provided for to-day.
5 Oh, to live exempt from care By the energy of prayer;
Strong in faith, with mind subdued, Yet elate with gratitude !
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433 ''The Shadow of a Great Rock.'' Shadow of a Mighty Rock,
Stretching o'er a weary laud. Hide me from the tempest's shock, Let me in thy shelter stand.
2 When thy Presence, O my God, Brighter is than I can see,
Shadow on the heavenward road, Let me find mv shade in thee.
3 Out of thee are shades of death, Weary ways, and hours unblest;
Shadow of the Rock, beneath Thee alone are joy and rest.
4 Till the race of life be run, Till my soul in rest be laid,
God of gods, thou art my Sun; Son of God, be thou mv Shade!
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Holy, holy, holy Lord, In the highest heavens adored, Author of all nature's frame, Father! hallowed be thy name.
2 Though estranged from thee in heart, Doubtless thou our Father art:
From thy hand our spirits came: Father! hallowed be thy name.
3 Nor by nature's tie alone Thou art as our Father known: Nearer now, in Christ, our claim: Father! hallowed be thy name.
4 Born anew, oh, may we feel Filial love, the Spirit's seal;
Cleansed from guilt, redeemed from shame: Father! hallowed be thy name.
5 Whether, then, in want or wealth, Joy or sorrow, pain or health,
Still our prayer shall be the same: Father! hallowed be thy name.
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LUTHER. S. M.
Thomas Hastings.
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Grace ! 'tis a charming sound!
Harmonious to mine ear! Heaven with the echo shall resound,
And all the earth shall hear.
2 Grace first contrived a way To save rebellious man;
And all the steps that grace display, Which drew the wondrous plan.
3 Grace led my roving feet To tread the heavenly road;
And new supplies each hour I meet While pressing on to God.
4 Grace all the work shall crown, Through everlasting days;
It lays in heaven the topmost stone, And well deserves the praise.
Philip Doddridge.
436 God our Father.
Here I can firmly rest;
I dare to boast of this, That God, the highest and the best,
My Friend and Father is.
2 Naught have I of my own, Naught in the life I lead;
What Christ hath given, that alone I dare in faith to plead.
3 I rest upon the ground Of Jesus and his blood ;
It is through him that I have found My soul's eternal good.
4 At cost of all I have, At cost of life and limb,
1 cling to God who yet shall save; I will not turn from him.
5 His Spirit in me dwells, O'er all my mind he reigns;
My care and sadness he dispels, And soothes away my pains.
6 He prospers day by day His work within my heart,
Till I have strength and faith to say, "Thou, God, my Father art!"
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43 1 "It is well."
What cheering words are these;
Their sweetness who can tell? In time, and to eternal days,
" 'T is with the righteous well! "
2 Well when they see his face, Or sink amidst the flood;
Well in affliction's thorny maze, Or on the mount with God.
3 'T is well when joys arise,
'T is well when sorrows flow, Tis well when darkness vails the skies, And strong temptations grow.
4 'Tis well when Jesiis calls, — "From earth and sin arise,
To join the hosts of ransomed souls, Made to salvation wise! "
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Behold! what wondrous grace
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To call them sons of God!
2 Nor doth it yet appear How great we must be made;
But when we see our Saviour here, \Ve shall be like our Head.
3 A hope so much divine May trials well endure,
May purge our souls from sense and sin, As Christ the Lord is pure.
4 If in my Father's love I share a filial part,
Send down thy Spirit, like a dove, To rest upon my heart.
5 We would no longer lie
Like slaves beneath the throne; Our faith shall Abba, Father! cry, And thou the kindred own.
Isaac If-'atts.
439 Peace.
Thou very present Aid
In suffering and distress, The mind which still on thee is stayed,
Is kept in perfect peace.
2 The soul by faith reclined On the Redeemer's breast,
'Mid raging storms, exults to find An everlasting rest.
3 Sorrow and fear are gone, Whene'er thy face appears;
It stills the sighing orphan's moan, And dries the widow's tears.
4 Jesus, to whom I fly, Doth all my wishes fill;
What though created streams are dry? I have the fountain still.
5 Stripped of each earthly friend, I find them all in One,
And peace and joy which never end, And heaven, in Christ, alone.
Charles li'esley.
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From Sinai's cloud of darkness
The vivid lightnings play, They serve the God of vengeance,
The Lord who shall repay. Each fault must bring its penance,
Each sin the avenging blade; For God upholds in justice
The laws that he hath made.
2 But Calvary stands to ransom The earth from utter loss,
In shade than light more glorious, The shadow of the Cross.
To heal a sick world's trouble, To soothe its woe and pain,
On Calvary's sacred summit The Paschal Lamb was slain.
3 The boundless might of Heaven Its law in mercy furled,
As once the bow of promise O'erarched a drowning world.
The law said — As you keep me It shall be done to you.
But Calvary prays — Forgive them, Thev know not what thev do.
4 Almighty God! direct us
To keep thy perfect Law! O blessed Saviour, help us
Nearer to thee to draw; Let Sinai's thunders aid us
To guard our feet from sin, And Calvary's light inspire us
The love of God to win.
John Hay. 441 Security.
O Lamb of God! still keep me
Near to thy wounded side; 'T is only there in safety
And peace I can abide! What foes and snares surround me,
What doubts and fears within! The grace that sought and found me,
Alone can keep me clean.
2 Soon shall my eyes behold thee,
With rapture, face to face; One half hath not been told me
Of all thy power and grace : Thy beauty, Lord, and glory,
The wonders of thy love, Shall be the endless story
Of all the saints above. jamts g. Peck.
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Oh, words with heavenly comfort fraught!
"Whate'er I do, where'er I be,
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2 Sometimes 'mid scenes of deepest gloom, Sometimes where Eden's bowers bloom, By waters still, o'er troubled sea, —
Still 't is his hand that leadeth me! — Eef.
3 Lord ! I would clasp thy hand in mine, Nor ever murmur nor repine;
Content Avhatever lot I see,
Since 't is my God that leadeth me. — Eef.
4 And when my task on earth is done, When by thy grace the victory's won, Ev'n death's cold wave I will not flee, Since God through Jordan leadeth me. —
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443 Rest at Eventide.
At even, when the sun was set,
The sick, O Lord, around thee lay;
Oh, in what divers pains they met!
Oh, with what joy they went away! Once more, 't is eventide, and we
Oppressed with various ills draw near: "What if thy form we cannot see?
We know and feel that thou art here.
2 O Saviour Christ, our woes dispel; For some are sick, and some are sad,
And some have never loved thee well, And some have lost the love they had;
And none, O Lord, have perfect rest, For none are wholly free from sin;
And they who fain would serve thee best Are conscious most of wrong within.
3 O Saviour Christ, thou too art man; Thou hast been troubled, tempted, tried;
Thy kind but searching glance can scan The very wounds that shame would hide;
Thy touch has still its ancient power; No word from thee can fruitless fall;
Hear, in this solemn evening hour, And in thy mercy heal us all.
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Through the night of doubt and sorrow,
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Marching to the promised land. Clear before us, through the darkness,
Gleams and burns the guiding light: Brother clasps the hand of brother,
Stepping fearless through the night.
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One the march in God begun: One the gladness of rejoicing
On the far eternal shore, Where the one Almighty Father,
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Dismiss me not thy service, Lord,
But train me for thy will; For even I, in fields so broad,
Some duties may fulfill; And I Avill ask for no reward,
Except to sexwe thee still. 2 How many serve, how many more
May to the service come! To tend the vines, the grapes to store,
Thou dost appoint for some: Thou hast thy young men at the war,
Thy little ones at home.
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All is well ! 3 In morning hours, serene and bright,
All is well! In evening hours or darkening night
All is well! And when to Jordan's side I come, 'Midst chilling waves and raging foam, Oh, let me sing as I go home,
All is well!
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4 Our Master all the work hath done He asks of us to-day;
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Lord, I would serve and be a son: Dismiss me not, I pray.
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swelling The voice of Jesus sounds o'er land and
O'er earth's green fields and ocean's wave- sea;
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How sweet the truth those blessed strains stealing,
are telling Kind Shepherd, turn their weary steps
Of that new life when sin shall be no more. to thee. — Ref. Ref. — Angels of Jesus, angels of light,
Singing to welcome the pilgrims of the night.
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SOLID ROCK. L. M. 61.
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On Christ, the solid rock, I stand;
All other ground is sinking sand.
3 His oath, his covenant, and blood, Support me in the whelming flood : When all around my soiil gives way, He then is all my hope and stay :
On Christ, the solid rock, I stand; All other ground is sinking sand.
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Is working for the best. 2 How far from this our daily life! Ever disturbed by anxious strife,
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My Lord, thy will be done!
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My Lord, thy will be done!
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However dark it be! Lead me by thine own hand;
Choose out my path for me.
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3 Choose thou for me my friends, My sickness or my health;
Choose thou my cares for me,
My poverty or wealth. Not mine, not mine the choice,
In things or great or small; Be thou my Guide, my Strength,
My Wisdom ami my All.
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Since thy Father's arm sustains thee,
Peaceful be; When a chastening hand restrains thee,
It is he! Know his love in full completeness Fills the measure of thy weakness ; If he wound thy spirit sore,
Trust him more.
2 Without murmur, uncomplaining,
In his hand Lay whatever things thou canst not
Understand : Though the world thy folly spurneth, From thy faith in pity turneth, Peace thy inmost soul shall fill —
Lying still.
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Hath forgot? When the clouds around thee gather,
Doubt him not! Always hath the daylight broken — Always hath he comfort spoken — Better hath he been for years,
Than thy fears.
4 To his own thy Saviour giveth
Daily strength; To each troubled soul that liveth
Peace at length: Weakest lambs have largest sharing Of this tender Shepherd's caring; Ask him not, then — when or how —
Onlv bow.
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1 cannot tell if short or long My earthly journey be;
But, all the way, I know thy rod And staff will comfort me.
2 Though fierce temptations lie in wait. What need have I to care?
Thou wilt not suffer them to hurt Beyond my strength to bear.
3 What storms may beat, what burdens fall. My soul would not avoid;
Who follows thee, O Lord, may be Cast down, but not destroyed.
4 Though over steep and rugged ways My weary feet be brought,
Still following where thy footprints lead, I take no anxious thought.
5 Oh, perfect peace! oh, endless rest! No care, no vain alarms;
Beneath my every cross I find The Everlasting Arms.
Miss H. O. Kho-wHok.
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Lead, kindly Light! amid the encircling I loved the garish day, and spite of fears, Lead thou me on; [gloom, Pride ruled my will. Remember not past
The night is dark, and I am far from home,
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My God, my Father ! while I stray Far from my home, in life's rough way, Oh ! teach me from my heart to say Thy will be done.
455 " Thy will be done." My God, my Father! while I stray Far from my home, in life's rough way, Oh! teach me from my heart to say Thy will be done.
2 If thou couldst call me to resign What most I prize — it ne'er was mine I only yield thee what was thine;
Thy will be done.
3 If but my fainting heart be blest With thy sweet Spirit for its guest,
My God, to thee I leave the rest; — Thy will be done.
4 Renew my will from day to day, Blend it with thine, and take away All now that makes it hard to say,
Thy will be done.
5 Then when on earth I breathe no more The prayer oft mixed with tears before,
I '11 sing upon a happier shore,
Thy will be done. ch^iau Eiuott.
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In the dark and cloudy day, When earth's riches flee away, And the last hope will not stay, Saviour, comfort me!
2 When the secret idol's gone That my poor heart yearned upon, — Desolate, bereft, alone,
Saviour, comfort me!
3 Thou, who wast so sorely tried, In the darkness crucified,
Bid me in thy love confide; Saviour, comfort me!
4 Comfort me; I am cast down-. 'Tis my heavenly Father's frown;
1 deserve it all, I own: Saviour, comfort me!
5 So it shall be good for me Much afflicted now to be, If thou wilt but tenderly,
Saviour, comfort me!
George Raivson.
4oT " For he careth."
Cast thy burden on the Lord,
Only lean upon his word;
Thou wilt soon have cause to bless
His unchanging faithfulness.
2 He sustains thee by his hand, He enables thee to stand;
Those, whom Jesus once hath loved, From his grace are never moved.
3 Heaven and earth may pass away, God's free grace shall not decay; He hath promised to fulfill
All the pleasure of his will.
4 Jesus ! guardian of thy flock, Be thyself our constant rock; Make us by thy powerful hand, Firm as Zion's mountain stand.
William Hammond.
4&0 Love seen in trials.
'T is my happiness below Not to live without the cross,
But the Saviour's power to know, Sanctifying every loss.
2 Trials must and will befall; But with humble faith to see
Love inscribed upon them all, — This is happiness to me.
3 God in Israel sows the seeds Of affliction, pain and toil;
These spring up and choke the weeds Which would else o'erspread the soil.
4 Did I meet no trials here, No chastisement by the way,
Might I not with reason fear I should prove a castaway?
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Trials bring me to his feet, Lay me low, and keep me there.
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Vainly, through night's weary hours, Keep we watch, lest foes alarm;
Vain our bulwarks, and our towers, But for God's protecting arm.
2 Vain were all our toil and labor, Did not God that labor bless;
Vain, without his grace and favor, Every talent we possess.
3 Vainer still the hope of heaven, That on human strength relies;
But to him shall help be given, Who in humble faith applies.
4 Seek we, then, the Lord's Anointed; He will grant us peace and rest:
Ne'er was suppliant disappointed,
Who thro' Christ his prayer addressed.
Harriet Auber.
459 Progress.
Like the eagle, upward, onward, Let my soul in faith be borne :
Calmly gazing, skyward, sunward, Let my eye unshrinking turn!
2 Where the cross, God's love revealing, Sets the fettered spirit free,
Where it sheds its wondrous healing, There, my soul, thy rest shall be!
3 Oh, may I no longer, dreaming; Idly waste my golden day,
But, each precious hour redeeming, Upward, onward, press my way!
Horn tins Bonar.
460 " Leaving us an example. ' '
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 By the thorn-road, and none other, Is the mount of vision won;
Tread it without shrinking, brother, Jesus trod it; press thou on.
3 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.
4 Pray thou, Christian, daily rather, That thou be a faithful son;
By the prayer of Jesus, ' ' Father, Not my will, but thine, be done."
Samuel John ton.
462
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Father, hear the prayer we offer!
Not for ease that prayer shall be, But for strength that we may ever
Live our lives courageously.
2 Not for ever by still waters Would we idly quiet stay ;
But would smite the living fountains From the rocks along our way.
3 Be our strength in hours of weakness, In our wanderings, be our guide;
Through endeavor, failure, danger, Father, be thou at our side !
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They but aid thee as thou toilest Truth to spread from pole to pole.
3 As the seed, by billows floated, To some distant island lone,
So to human souls benighted, That thou flingest may be borne.
4 Cast thy bread upon the waters; Why wilt thou still doubting stand?
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464 " Not your own."
Lokd of glory ! thou hast bought us, With thy life-blood as the price,
Never grudging, for the lost ones, That tremendous sacrifice.
2 Grant us hearts, dear Lord ! to yield thee Gladly, freely, of thine own;
With the sunshine of thy goodness, Melt our thankless hearts of stone.
3 Wondrous honor hast thou given To our humblest charity,
In thine own mysterious sentence, — "Ye have done it unto me! "
4 Give us faith, to trust thee boldly, Hope, to stay our souls on thee:
But, oh, — best of all thy graces — Give us thine own charity.
Mrs. /1. S. Alder son.
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He that goeth forth with weeping,
Bearing precious seed in love, Never tiring, never sleeping,
Findeth mercy from above. 2 Soft descend the dews of heaven,
Bright the rays celestial shine; Precious fruits will thus be given,
Through an influence all divine.
3 Sow thy seed, be never weary, Let no fears thy soul annoy;
Be the prospect ne'er so dreary, Thou shalt reap the fruits of joy.
4 Lo, the scene of verdure brightening! See the rising grain appear;
Look again! the fields are whitening, For the harvest time is near.
Thomas Hastings.
CHRISTIAN EXPERIENCE.
J. P. HOLBROOJC
Fa-therof mercies! send thy grace, All powerful from above, To form in our obedient souls The im-age of thy love.
4 6 O " So Jesus looked."
Fathek of mercies! send thy grace,
All powerful from above, To form in our obedient souls
The image of thy love.
2 Oh, may our sympathizing breasts The generous pleasure know,
Kindly to share in others' joy, And weep for others' woe!
3 When the most helpless sons of grief In low distress are laid,
Soft be our hearts their pains to feel, And swift our hands to aid.
4 So Jesus looked on dying men, When throned above the skies;
And ' mid the embraces of his God, He felt compassion rise.
5 On wings of love the Saviour flew, To raise us from the ground,
And made the richest of his blood A balm for every wound.
Philip Doddridge.
46 i God's hidden ones.
Lord, lead the way the Saviour went,
By lane and cell obscure, And let love's treasures still be sj^ent,
Like his, upon the poor.
468 Minute fidelity.
Scorn not the slightest word or deed,
Nor deem it void of power; There's fruit in each wind-wafted seed,
That waits its natal hour.
2 A whispered word may touch the heart, And call it back to life;
A look of love bid sin depart, And still unholy strife.
3 No act falls fruitless; none can tell How vast its power may be,
Nor what results infolded dwell Within it silently.
4 Work on, despair not, bring thy mite, Nor care how small it be;
God is with all that serve the right, The holy, true, and free.
Anon., 1&4S.
469 Psalm Ul.
Blest is the man whose softening heart
Feels all another's pain; To whom the supplicating eye
Was never raised in vain: —
2 Whose breast expands with generous A stranger's woes to feel; [warmth
And bleeds in pity o'er the wound He wants the power to heal.
2 Like him, through scenes of deep distress, 3 He spreads his kind supporting arms
Who bore the world's sad weight, To every child of grief;
We, in their crowded loneliness, His secret bounty largely flows,
Would seek the desolate. And brings unasked relief.
3 For thou hast placed us side by side In this wide world of ill;
And that thy followers may be tried, The poor are with us still.
4 Mean are all offerings we can make; Yet thou hast taught lis, Lord,
If given for the Saviour's sake, They lose not their reward.
William Crosnvell.
4 To gentle offices of love His feet are never slow:
He views, through mercy's melting eye, A brother in a foe.
5 Peace from the bosom of his God, The Saviour's grace shall give;
And, when he kneels before the throne, His trembling soul shall live.
Mrs. A. L. Barbauld.
ACTIVITY AND ZEAL.
DARLEY. L. M.
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The world's dark night is hastening on; Speed, speed thy work, — east sloth away!
It is not thus that souls are won.
2 Men die in darkness at your side, Without a hope to cheer the tomb :
Take up the torch and wave it wide — The torch that lights time's thickest gloom.
3 Toil on, — faint not; keep watch and pray! Be wise the erring soul to win;
Go forth into the world's highway ; Compel the wanderer to come in.
4 Go, labor on: your hands are weak; Your knees are faint, your soul cast down ;
Yet falter not; the prize you seek Is near, — a kingdom and a crown!
Horatius Boner.
4 i 1 Forbearance.
Oh, what stupendous mercy shines
Around the majesty of heaven? Rebels he deigns to call his sons —
Their souls renewed, their sins forgiven.
2 Go, imitate the grace divine — The grace that blazes like the sun;
Hold forth your fair, though feeble light, Through all your lives let mercy run.
3 When all is done, renounce your deeds, Renounce self-righteousness with scorn:
Thus will you glorify your God, And thus the Christian name adorn.
Thomas Gibbons.
4 72 Faith and Works.
One cup of healing oil and wine, One offering laid on mercy's shrine, Is thrice more grateful, Lord, to thee, Than lifted eye or bended knee.
2 In true and inward faith we trace The source of every outward grace; Within the pious heart it plays,
A living fount of joy and praise.
3 Kind deeds of peace and love betray Where'er the stream has found its way; But, where these spring not rich and fair, The stream has never wandered there.
William H. Drummond. 4^3 Liberality.
When Jesus dwelt in mortal clay, What were his works from day to day, But miracles of power and grace, That spread salvation through our race?
2 Teach us, O Lord, to keep in view Thy pattern, and thy steps pursue; Let alms bestowed, let kindness done, Be witnessed by each rolling sun.
3 That man may last, but never lives, Who much receives, but nothing gives; Whom none can love, whom none can thank, Creation's blot, creation's blank!
4 But he who marks, from day to day, In generous acts his radiant way, Treads the same path his Saviour trod, The path to glory and to God.
Thomas Gibbons.
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1 love thy kingdom, Lord! The house of thine abode,
The church, our blest Redeemer saved With his own precious blood.
2 I love thy church, O God! Her walls before thee stand,
Dear as the apple of thine eye, And graven on thy hand.
3 For her my tears shall fall, For her my ju'ayers ascend;
To her my cares and toils be given, Till toils and cares shall end.
4 Beyond my highest joy
I prize her heavenly ways, Her sweet communion, solemn vows, Her hymns of love and praise.
5 Sure as thy truth shall last, To Zion shall be given
The brightest glories earth can yield, And brighter bliss of heaven.
T. D-wight.
475 ' Harvest home."
Sow in the morn thy seed,
At eve hold not thy hand; To doubt and fear give thou no heed;
Broad-cast it o'er the land.
2 And duly shall appear
In verdure, beauty, strength, The tender blade, the stalk, the ear, And the full corn at length.
3 Thou canst not toil in vain ; Cold, heat, the moist and dry,
Shall foster and mature the grain For garners in the sky.
4 Then, when the glorious end, The day of God shall come,
The angel-reapers shall descend, And heaven sing "Harvest home!"
Jantts Motitgctnfry.
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Work while it is to-day !
This was our Saviour's rule; With docile minds let us obey,
As learners in his school.
2 Lord Christ, we humbly ask Of thee the power and will,
With fear and meekness, every task Of duty to fulfill.
3 At home, by word and deed, Adorn redeeming grace;
And sow abroad the precious seed Of truth in every place: —
4 That thus the wilderness May blossom like the rose,
And trees spring up of righteousness, Where'er life's river flows.
James Mo?itge7nery.
4^7 Contribution.
We give thee but thine own,
Whate'er the gift may be: All that we have is thine alone,
A trust, O Lord, from thee.
2 May we thy bounties thus As stewards true receive,
And gladly as thou blessest us, To thee our first-fruits give.
3 To comfort and to bless, To find a balm for woe,
To tend the lone and fatherless — Is angel's work below.
4 The captive to release, To God the lost to bring,
To teach the way of life and peace — It is a Christ-like thing.
5 And we believe thy word, Though dim our faith may be;
Whate'er for thine we do, O Lord, We do it unto thee.
William //'. How.
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YEISLEY. P. M.
J. E. Gouli>
193
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I There are lonely hearts to cherish While the days are going by ; There are weary souls who perish, While the days are going by. If a smile we can re - new, As our journey we pur-sue, Oh, the good we all may do, While the days are going by.
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478 Days going by.
There are lonely hearts to cherish
While the clays are going by ; There are weary souls who perish,
While the days are going by. If a smile we can renew, As our journey we pursue, Oh, the good we all may do,
While the days are going by. — Cho.
2 There 's no time for idle scorning While the days are going by;
Let our face be like the morning, While the days are going by.
BEVRUT. P. M.
Oh! the world is full of sighs, Full of sad and weeping eyes; Hell) your fallen brothers rise,
While the days are going by. — Cho.
3 All the loving links that bind us
While the days are going by, One by one we leave behind us While the days are going by; But the seeds of good we sow, Both in shade and shine will grow, And will keep our hearts aglow
While the days are going by. — Cho.
George Cooper.
Mrs. T. D. L.Jessup.
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Call them in! — the poor, the wretched,
Sin-stained wanderers from the fold; Peace and pardon freely offer —
Can you weigh their worth in gold? —
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2 Call them in! — the weak, the weary, Laden with the doom of sin; 13 P
Bid them come and rest in Jesus; He is waiting ; call them in ! — Bef.
3 Call them in! — the Jew, the Gentile, Bid the stranger to the feast;
Call them in ! — the rich, the noble, From the highest to the least. — Bef.
4 Call them in! — the broken-hearted, Cowering 'neath the brand of shame;
Speak love's message, low and tender; 'T was for sinners Jesus came. — Bef.
5 See the shadows lengthen round us, Soon the day-dawn will begin:
Can you leave them lost and lonely? Christ is coming: call them in!— Bef.
Airs. T. D. L. Jessup.
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V Work, while the dew is sparkling; [ Omit y Work, 'mid springingflow'rs; Work.in the glowing sun;
D.C. — Work, for the night is coming, [Omit ] When man's work is done.
480 " The night cometh."
Work, for the night is coming;
Work, through the morning hours; Work, while the dew is sparkling;
Work, 'mid springing flowers; Work, when the day grows brighter,
Work, in the glowing sun; Work, for the night is coming,
When man's work is done.
2 Work, for the night is coming, Work through the sunny noon;
Fill brightest hours with labor, Best comes sure and soon,
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Something to keep in store: Work, for the night is coming,
When man works no more.
3 Woi'k, for the night is coming,
Under the sunset skies; While their bright tints are glowing,
Work, for daylight flies. Work till the last beam fadeth,
Fadeth to shine no more; Work, while the night is darkening,
When man's work is o'er.
Anna L. Walker.
I. B. Woodbury.
Jesus calls us,o'er the tumult Of our life's wild,restless sea; Day by day his sweet voice soundeth, Saying, Christian, follow me !
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481 " Follow me."
Jesus calls us, o'er the tumult Of our life's wild, restless sea;
Day by day his sweet voice soundeth, Saying, Christian, follow me!
2 Jesus calls us — from the worshij;) Of the vain world's golden store ;
From each idol that would keep us, — Saying, Christian, love me more!
3 In our joys and in our sorrows, Days of toil and hours of ease,
Still he calls, in cares and pleasures, — Christian, love me more than these!
4 Jesus calls us! by thy mercies, Saviour, may we hear thy call;
Give our hearts to thy obedience, Serve and love thee best of all !
Mrs. C. F. Alexander.
482 "Take my heart."
Take my heart, O Father! take it;
Make and keep it all thine own; Let thy Spirit melt and break it —
This proud heart of sin and stone,
2 Father, make me pure and lowly. Fond of peace and far from strife;
Turning from the paths unholy Of this vain and sinful life.
3 Ever let thy grace surround me, Strengthen me with power divine,
Till thy cords of love have bound me: Make me to be wholly thine,
5 May the blood of Jesus heal me, And my sins be all forgiven;
Holy Spirit, take and seal me, Guide me in the path to heaven.
Anon. 1849.
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Hark ! the voice of Jesus calling,— Who will go and work to-day? Fields are white, the harvest waiting,
D. S. — Who will answer, glad - ly say - ing,
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Hakk! the voice of Jesus calling, —
Who will go and work to-day? Fields are white, the harvest waiting, —
Who will bear the sheaves away? Loud and long the Master calleth,
Rich reward he offers free; Who will answer, gladly saying,
"Here am I, O Lord, send me."
2 If you cannot cross the ocean And the heathen lands explore,
You can find the heathen nearer, You can help them at your door;
If you cannot speak like angels, If you cannot preach like Paul,
You can tell the love of Jesus, You can say he died for all.
3 While the souls of men are dying, And the Master calls for you,
Let none hear you idly saying, "There is nothing I can do! "
Gladly take the task he gives you, Let his work your pleasure be;
Answer quickly when he calleth, "Here am I, O Lord, send me."
D. March.
484 "What thy hand findeth."
If you cannot on the ocean Sail among the swiftest fleet,
Rocking on the highest billows, Laughing at the storms you meet,
You can stand among the sailors, Anchored yet within the bay,
You can lend a hand to help them, As they launch their boat away.
2 If you are too weak to journey Up the mountain steep and high,
You can stand within the valley,
While the multitude go by; You can chant in happy measure,
As they slowly pass along; Though they may forget the singer,
They will not forget the song.
3 If you have not gold and silver Ever ready to command;
If you cannot toward the needy
Reach an ever open hand, You can visit the afflicted,
O'er the erring you can weep; You can be a true disciple
Sitting at the Saviour's feet.
4 If you cannot in the harvest Garner up the richest sheaf,
Many a grain both ripe and golden Will the careless reapers leave;
Go and glean among the briers, Growing rank against the wall,
For it may be that the shadow Hides the heaviest wheat of all.
E. H. Gates.
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GOLDEN HILL. S. M
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Dear Saviour! we are thine, By ev - er-last-ing bands; Our hearts,oursouls,wewouldresign En-tire-ly to thy hands.
485 "^ arc thine."
Dear Saviour! we are thine,
By everlasting bands; Our hearts, our souls, we would resign
Entirely to thy hands.
2 To thee we still would cleave With evergrowing zeal;
If millions tempt us Christ to leave, Oh, let them ne'er prevail!
3 Thy Spirit shall unite
Our souls to thee, our Head; Shall form in us thine image bright, And teach thy paths to tread.
4 Death may our souls divide From these abodes of clay;
But love shall keep us near thy side Through all the gloomy way.
BOYLSTON. S. M.
5 Since Christ and we are one, Why should we doubt or fear?
If he in heaven has fixed his throne He '11 fix his members there.
Philip Doddridge. 48() Meeting, after absence.
And are Ave yet alive,
And see each other's face? Glory and praise to Jesus give,
For his redeeming grace.
2 What troubles have we seen, What conflicts have we passed,
Fightings without, and fears within. Since we assembled last!
3 But out of all the Lord Hath brought us by his love;
And still he doth his help afford, And hides our life above.
Charles Wesley.
Lowell Mason.
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4^54 " Christian Love.1' Blest be the tie that binds
Our hearts in Christian love: The fellowship of kindred minds
Is like to that above.
2 Before our Father's throne We pour our ardent prayers;
Our fears, our hopes, our aims are one, Our comforts and our cares.
3 We share our mutual woes, Our mutual burdens bear;
And often for each other flows The sympathizing tear.
4 When we asunder part, It gives us inward pain ;
But we shall still be joined in heart, And hope to meet again.
5 This glorious hope revives Our courage by the way;
While each in expectation lives, And longs to see the day.
6 From sorrow, toil, and pain, And sin, we shall be free,
And perfect love and friendship reign Through all eternity.
John Fa-lucctt.
CHRISTIAN FELLOWSHIP.
EVAN.
How sweet,how heavenly is the sight, When those who love the Lord In one another's peace delight, And so ful-fill his word *
48 S UohnU:21.
How sweet, how heavenly is the sight, When those who love the Lord
In one another's peace delight, And so fulfill his word!
2 When each can feel his brother's sigh, And with him bear a part!
When sorrow flows from every eye, And joy from heart to heart!
3 When, free from envy, scorn, and pride, Our wishes all above,
Each can his brother's failings hide, And show a brother's love!
4 Let love, in one delightful stream, Through every bosom flow;
And union sweet, and dear esteem In every action glow.
5 Love is the golden chain that binds The happy souls above;
And he 's an heir of heaven who finds His bosom glow with love.
Joseph S-aiain.
48*/ "One Family."
Let saints below in concert sing
With those to glory gone; For all the servants of our King
In earth and heaven are one.
2 One family — we dwell in him — One church above, beneath,
Though now divided by the stream, The narrow stream of death; —
3 One army of the living God, To his command we bow;
Part of the host have crossed the flood, And part are crossing now.
4 Ev'n now by faith, we join our hands, With those that went before,
And greet the ransomed, blessed bands Upon the eternal shore.
5 Lord Jesus! be our constant guide: And, when the word is given,
Bid death's cold flood its waves divide, And land us safe in heaven.
Charles Wesley.
ST. ANN'S. C. M.
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Oh, where are kings and empiresnow,Of old that went andcame? But,Lord,thy church is prayingyet, A thousand years the same.
4t/0 A growing kingdom.
Oh, where are kings and empires now,
Of old that went and came? But, Lord, thy church is praying yet,
A thousand years the same.
2 We mark her goodly battlements, And her foundations strong;
We hear within the solemn voice Of her unending sons'
3 For not like kingdoms of the world Thy holy church, O God! [her,
Though earthquake shocks are threatening And tempests are abroad; —
4 Unshaken as eternal hills, Immovable she stands,
A mountain that shall fill the earth, A house not made by hands.
Arthur C. Coxe.
THE CHURCH OF GOD.
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fed; Who thro' this weary pilgrimage Hast all our fathers led!
491 Genesis 2S: 19SS,
O God of Bethel, by whose hand
Thy people still are fed; Who through this weary pilgrimage
Hast all our fathers led !
2 Our vows, our prayers, we now present Before thy throne of grace;
God of our fathers! be the God Of their succeeding race.
3 Through each perplexing path of life Our wandering footsteps guide;
Give us, each day, our daily bread, And raiment fit provide.
4 Oh, spread thy covering wings around Till all our wanderings cease,
And at our Father's loved abode, Our souls arrive in peace.
SILOAM. C. M.
5 Such blessings from thy gracious hand
Our humble prayers implore; And thou shalt be our chosen God,
Our portion evermore.
Philip Doddridge.
49.J Christ receiving children.
See Israel's gentle Shepherd stands,
With all engaging charms! Hark! how he calls the tender lambs,
And folds them in his arms !
2 "Permit them to approach," he cries, "Nor scorn their humble name;
For 't was to bless such souls as these, The Lord of angels came."
3 We bring them, Lord, in thankful hands, And yield them up to thee;
Joyful that we ourselves are thine, — Thine let our offspring be.
Philip Doddridge. I. B. WOODBL'RV.
By cool Si-loam's sha-dy rill How fair the lily grows ! How sweet the breath beneath the hill OfSharon's dew-yrose!
493 A- Christian Child.
By cool Siloam's shady rill
How fair the lily grows ! How sweet the breath beneath the hill
Of Sharon's dewy rose !
2 Lo ! such the child whose early feet The paths of peace have trod;
Whose secret heart, with influence sweet, Is upward drawn to God.
3 By cool Siloam's shady rill The lily must decay;
The rose that blooms beneath the hill Must shortly fade away.
4 And soon, too soon, the wintry hour Of man's maturer age
May shake the soul with sorrow's power And stormy passion's rage.
5 O thou, whose infant feet were found Within thy Father's shrine,
Whose years, with changeless virtue crowned, Were all alike divine!
6 Dependent on thy bounteous breath, We seek thy grace alone
In childhood, manhood, age and death, To keep us still thine own.
Reginald Hebtr.
THE SUNDAY SCHOOL.
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I Heart with heart, in blest communion, Join to crave thy favor now !
D.C. — And our praise be set before thee, Sweet as evening sac-ri-fice.
Tho' celestial choirs adore thee,Let our prayer as incense rise;
494 Sabbath School Meeting.
Saviour King, in hallowed union,
At thy sacred feet we bow; Heart with heart, in blest communion,
Join to crave thy favor now ! Though celestial choirs adore thee,
Let our prayer as incense rise; And our praise be set before thee,
Sweet as evening sacrifice.
2 When we tell the wondrous story
Of thy rich, exhaustless love, Send thy Spirit, Lord of glory,
On the youthful heart to move! Oh, that he, the ever-living,
May descend, as fruitful rain; Till the wilderness, reviving,
Blossoms as the rose again!
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49«_> " These little ones."
Saviour! who thy flock art feeding
With the shepherd's kindest care, All the feeble gently leading,
While the lambs thy bosom share; — Now, these little ones receiving,
Fold them in thy gracious arm; There, we know, thy word believing,
Only there, secure from harm.
2 Never from thy pasture roving,
Let them be the lion's prey; Let thy tenderness, so loving,
Keep them all life's dangerous way: Then, within thy fold eternal,
Let them find a resting-place, Feed in pastures ever vernal,
Drink the rivers of thy grace.
fV. A. Muhlenberg.
Lowell Mason.
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Great God, now condescend
To bless our rising race; Soon may their willing spirits bend,
The subjects of thy grace.
2 Oh, what a pure delight Their happiness to see;
Our warmest wishes all unite To lead their souls to thee.
3 Now bless, thou God of love, The word of truth divine;
Send thy good Spirit from above, And make these children thine.
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The Saviour kindly calls
Our children to his breast; He folds them in his gracious arms,
Himself declares them blest.
2 "Let them approach," he cries, ' ' Nor scorn their humble claim ;
The heirs of heaven are such as these, For such as these I came."
3 With joy we bring them, Lord, Devoting them to thee,
Imploring, that, as we are thine, Thine may our offspring be.
H. U. Otiderdonk.
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498 The Rock of Ages.
Bock of Ages, cleft for me!
Let me hide myself in thee;
Let the water and the blood,
From thy wounded side that flowed,
Be of sin the perfect cure;
Save me, Lord! and make me pure.
2 Should my tears for ever flow, Should my zeal no languor know, This for sin could not atone, Thou must save and thou alone: In my hand no price I bring; Simply to thy cross I cling.
3 "While I draw this fleeting breath, When mine eye-lids close in death, When I rise to worlds unknown, And behold thee on thy throne, Bock of ages, cleft for me !
Let me hide myself in thee.
A. M. Toplady.
499 '-Manifest thyself"
Son of God! to thee I cry: By the holy mystery Of thy dwelling here on earth, By thy pure and holy birth, Lord, thy presence let me see, Manifest thyself to me.
2 Lamb of God! to thee I cry: By thy bitter agony, By thy pangs to us unknown, By thy spirit's parting groan, Lord, thy presence let me see. Manifest thyself to me.
3 Prince of Life! to thee I cry: By thy glorious majesty,
By thy triumph o'er the grave, Meek to suffer, strong to save, Lord, thy presence let me see, Manifest thyself to me.
4 Lord of glory, God most high, Man exalted to the sky !
With thy love my bosom fill, Prompt me to perform thy will; Then thy glory I shall see, Thou wilt bring me home to thee.
Richard Mant. 500 ''Till he come"
"Till He come:" oh, let the words Linger on the trembling chords; Let the little while between In their golden light be seen; Let us think how heaven and home Lie beyond that — "Till he come."
2 When the weary ones we love Enter on their rest above, Seems the earth so poor and vast, All our life joy overcast?
Hush, be every murmur dumb; It is only — "Till he come."
3 See, the feast of love is spread, Drink the wine, and break the bread; Sweet memorials, — till the Lord Call us round his heavenly board; Some from earth, from glory some, Severed onlv — "Till he come."
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H. K. Oliver.
001 Crucifying the Lord afresh.
O Jesus! bruised and wounded more Than bursted grape, or bread of wheat,
The Life of life within our souls, The Cup of our salvation sweet!
2 We come to show thy dying hour, Thy streaming vein, thy broken flesh;
And still the blood is warm to save,
And still the fragrant wounds are fresh.
3 O Heart! that, with a double tide Of blood and water, maketh pure;
O Flesh! once offered on the cross,
The gift that makes our jjardon sure; —
4 Let never more our sinful souls The anguish of thy cross renew;
Nor forge again the cruel nails,
That pierced thy victim body through.
5 Come, Bread of heaven, to feed our souls,
And with thee, Jesus enter in ! Come, Wine of God! and as we drink,
His precious blood wash out our sin!
Mrs. C. F. Alexander.
»)02 Feeding on Christ.
I feed by faith on Christ; my bread, His body broken on the tree;
1 live in him, my living Head, Who died, and rose again for me.
2 This be my joy and comfort here, This pledge of future glory mine:
Jesus, in spirit now appear,
And break the bread, and pour the wine.
3 From thy dear hand, may I receive The tokens of thy dying love,
And, while I feast on earth, believe That I shall feast with thee above.
James Montgomery.
HURSLEY. L. M.
Arr. by W. H. Monk.
50i) Immanucl.
Oh, sweetly breathe the lyres above,
When angels touch the quivering string,
And wake, to chant Immanuel's love, Such strains a$ angel-Lips can sing!
2 And sweet, on earth, the choral swell, From mortal tongues, of gladsome lays;
When pardoned souls their raptures tell, And, grateful, hymn Immanuel's praise.
3 Jesus, thy name our souls adore;
We own the bond that makes us thine;
And carnal joys that charmed before, For thy dear sake we now resign.
4 Our hearts, by dying love subdued, Accept thine offered grace to-day;
Beneath the cross, with blood bedewed, We bow, and give ourselves away.
5 In thee we trust, — on thee rely; Though we are feeble, thou art strong;
Oh, keep us till our spirits fly
To join the bright, immortal throng!
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O O "A Persistent Love.
How sweet and awful is the place, With Christ within the doors,
While everlasting love displays The choicest of her stores.
2 When all our hearts, and all our songs, Join to admire the feast,
Each of us cries with thankful tongue, — "Lord, why was I a guest?"
3 "Why was I made to hear thy voice, And enter while there 's room,
When thousands make a wretched choice, And rather starve than come?"
4 'T was the same love that spread the feast, That sweetly drew us in;
Else we had still refused to taste, And perished in our sin.
5 Pity the nations, O our God! Constrain the earth to come;
Send thy victorious word abroad, And bring the strangers home.
Isaac Watts.
CHERITH. C. M.
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Jesus! thou art the sinner's Friend;
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0 Lord ! remember me.
2 Remember thy pure word of grace, — Remember Calvary;
Remember all thy dying groans, And then remember me.
3 Thou wondrous Advocate with God !
1 yield myself to thee;
While thou art sitting on thy throne, Dear Lord ! remember me.
4 Lord ! I am guilty — I am vile, But thy salvation's free;
Then, in thine all-abounding grace, Dear Lord! remember me.
Richard Burnhar
OUl) " Prepare us, Lord."
Prepare us, Lord, to view thy cross, Who all our griefs hast borne;
To look on thee, whom we have pierced — To look on thee and mourn.
2 While thus we mourn, we would rejoice,
And as thy cross we see, Let each exclaim, in faith and hope,
"The Saviour died for me!"
Thomas Cotterill.
OUT Feeding on Christ.
Together with these symbols, Lord,
Thy blessed self impart; And let thy holy flesh and blood
Feed the believing heart.
2 Come, Holy Ghost, with Jesus' love,
Prepare us for this feast; Oh, let us banquet with our Lord,
And lean upon his breast.
John Ccnnick.
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DEDHAM. C. M.
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According to thy gracious word,
In meek humility, This will I do, my dying Lord,
I will remember thee.
2 Thy body, broken for my sake, My bread from heaven shall be;
Thy testamental cup I take, And thus remember thee.
3 Gethsemane can I forget? Or there thy conflict see,
Thine agony and bloody sweat, And not remember thee?
4 "When to the cross I turn mine eyes, And rest on Calvary,
O Lamb of God, my sacrifice! I must remember thee: —
5 Eemember thee, and all thy pains And all thy love to me;
Yea, while a breath, a pulse remains, Will I remember thee.
6 And when these failing lips grow dumb, And mind and memory flee,
"When thou shalt in thy kingdom come, Then, Lord, remember me!
James Montgomery.
BEATITUDO. C. M.
J. B. Dykes.
Jesus, at whose supreme oommand, We now approach to God, Before us in thy vesture stand, Thy vesture dipped in blood
509 " The cup of bleswig. ' '
Jesus, at whose supreme command,
We now approach to God, Before us in thy vesture stand,
Thy vesture dipped in blood.
2 Now, Saviour, now thyself reveal, And make thy nature known;
Affix thy blessed Spirit's seal, And stamp us for thine own.
3 Obedient to thy gracious word, We break the hallowed bread,
Commemorate our dying Lord, And trust on thee to feed.
4 The cup of blessing, blessed by thee, Let it thy blood impart;
The broken bread thy body be, To cheer each languid neart.
Charles Wesley.
510 " Greater love hath no man." If human kindness meets return,
And owns the grateful tie: If tender thoughts within us burn,
To feel a friend is nigh; —
2 Oh, shall not warmer accents tell The gratitude we owe
To him, who died our fears to quell — Who bore our guilt and woe!
3 While yet in anguish he surveyed Those pangs he would not flee,
What love his latest words disjdayed, — "Meet and remember me!"
4 Remember thee — thy death, thy shame, Our sinful hearts to share! —
O memory! leave no other name But his recorded there.
Gerard T. Noel.
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Which before the cross we spend; Life, and health, and peace possessing,
From the sinner's dying Friend. Truly blessed is this station,
Low before his cross to lie, "While we see divine compassion,
Beaming in his gracious eye.
2 Love and grief our hearts dividing, With our tears his feet we bathe;
Constant still, in faith abiding, Life deriving from his death.
For thy sorrows we adore thee,
For the pains that wrought our peace,
Gracious Saviour! we implore thee In our souls thy love increase.
3 Here we feel our sins forgiven,
While upon the Lamb we gaze, And our thoughts are all of heaven,
And our lips o'erflow with praise. Still in ceaseless contemplation,
Fix our hearts and eyes on thee, Till we taste thy full salvation,
And, unvailed, thy glories see.
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Joy attend us in believing,
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MISSIONS AND GROWTH.
205
OAKSVILLE. C. M.
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4 O Zion, learn to doubt no more, Be every fear suppressed;
Unchanging truth, and love, and power, Dwell in thy Saviour's breast.
Anne Steele.
515 Psalm 67.
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With beams of heavenly grace; Reveal thy power through all our coasts,
And show thy smiling face.
2 When shall thy name, from shore to shore, Sound all the earth abroad,
And distant nations know and love Their Saviour and their God?
3 Sing to the Lord, ye distant lands! Sing loud with solemn voice ;
Let every tongue exalt his praise, And every heart rejoice.
4 Earth shall obey her Maker's will, And yield a full increase;
Our God will crown his chosen land With fruitfulness and peace.
5 God, the Redeemer, scatters round His choicest favors here,
While the creation's utmost bound Shall see, adore, and fear.
Isaac Watts.
513 rsalm 102.
Let Zion and her sons rejoice—
Behold the promised hour! Her God hath heard her mourning voice,
And comes to exalt his power.
2 Her dust and ruins that remain Are precious in our eyes;
Those ruins shall be built again, And all that dust shall rise.
3 The Lord will raise Jerusalem, And stand in glory there;
Nations shall bow before his name, And kings attend with fear.
4 He sits a sovereign on his thi-one, With pity in his eyes,
He hears the dying prisoners' groan, And sees their sighs arise.
5 He frees the souls condemned to death ; Nor, when his saints complain,
Shall it be said that praying breath Was ever spent in vain.
Isaac Watts.
514 "Can a mother forget?"
A mother may forgetful be,
For human love is frail; But thy Creator's love to thee,
O Zion, cannot fail.
2 No: thy dear name engraven stands,
In characters of love, On thine almighty Father's hands,
And never shall remove.
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Jesus shall reign where'er the sun Does his successive journeys run; His kingdom stretch from shore to shore, Till moons shall wax and wane no more.
2 For him shall endless prayer be made And endless praises crown his head; His name, like sweet perfume, shall rise With evei'y morning-sacrifice.
3 People and realms of every tongue Dwell on his love, with sweetest song; And infant voices shall proclaim Their early blessings on his name.
4 Blessings abound where'er he reigns; The prisoner leaps to lose his chains; The weary find eternal rest,
And all the sons of want are blest.
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Isaac If-'atts. O 1 i Conversion of the World.
Sovereign of worlds! disj^lay thy power; Be this thy Zion's favored hour; Bid the bright morning Star arise, And point the nations to the skies.
2 Set up thy throne where Satan reigns, — On Afric's shore, on India's plains,
On wilds and continents unknown, — And make the nations all thine own.
3 Speak ! and the world shall hear thy voice ; Speak! and the desert shall rejoice; Scatter the gloom of heathen night,
And bid all nations hail the light.
Bourne Hall Draper.
Lowell Mason.
518 "O light of Zion."
Though now the nations sit beneath The darkness of o'erspreading death, God will arise, with light divine On Zion's holy towers to shine.
2 That light shall shine on distant lands, And wandering tribes, in joyful bands, Shall come thy glory, Lord, to see, And in thy courts to worship thee.
3 O light of Zion, now arise!
Let the glad morning bless our eyes! Ye nations, catch the kindling ray, And hail the splendor of the day.
Leonard Bacon,
5 1 c) Zion's Glory.
Zion! awake, thy strength renew; Put on thy robes of beauteous hue; And let the admiring world behold The King's fair daughter clothed in gold.
2 Church of our God! arise and shine, Bright with the beams of truth divine; Then shall thy radiance stream afar, Wide as the heathen nations are.
3 Gentiles and kings thy light shall view, And shall admire and love thee too; — They come, like clouds across the sky, As doves that to their windows fly.
William Shrubsole, tr.
MISSIONS AND GROWTH.
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Triumphant Zion, lift thy head From dust, and darkness, and the dead; Though humbled long, awake at length, And gird thee with thy Saviour's strength.
2 Put all thy beauteous garments on, And let thy various charms be known: The world thy glories shall confess, Decked in the robes of righteousness.
3 No more shall foes unclean invade, And fill thy hallowed walls with dread; No more shall hell's insulting host Their victory and thy sorrows boast.
4 God, from on high, thy groans will hear; His hand thy ruins shall repair;
Nor will thy watchful Monarch cease To guard thee in eternal peace.
Philip Doddridge.
(521 Ancient Israel.
Why on the bending willows hung,
Israel! still sleeps thy tuneful string? — Still niute remains thy sullen tongue,
And Zion's song denies to sing?
2 Awake! thy sweetest raptures raise; Let harp and voice unite their strains :
Thy promised King his sceptre sways: Jesus, thine own Messiah, reigns!
3 No taunting foes the song require; No strangers mock thy captive chain;
But friends provoke the silent lyre, And brethren ask the holy strain.
4 Nor fear thy Salem's hills to wrong, If other lands thy triumphs share:
A heavenly city claims thy song; A brighter Salem rises there.
5 By foreign streams no longer roam; Nor, weeping, think of Jordan's flood :
In every clime behold a home, In every temple see thy God.
James Joyce.
.)"_*_ Home Missions.
Look from thy sphere of endless day, O God of mercy and of might!
In pity look on those who stray, Benighted in this land of light.
2 In peopled vale, in lonely glen,
In crowded mart, by stream or sea, How many of the sons of men
Hear not the message sent from thee!
3 Send forth thy heralds, Lord, to call The thoughtless young, the hardened old,
A scattered, homeless flock, till all Be gathered to thy peaceful fold.
4 Send them thy mighty word to speak, Till faith shall dawn, and doubt depart,
To awe the bold, to stay the weak, And bind and heal the broken heart.
5 Then all these wastes, a dreary scene, That makes us sadden as we gaze,
Shall grow with living waters green, And lift to heaven the voice of praise.
William C. Bryant.
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Their land from error's chain.
2 What though the spicy breezes Blow soft o'er Ceylon's isle;
Though every prospect pleases,
And only man is vile; In vain with lavish kindness
The gifts of God are strown; The heathen, in his blindness,
Bows down to wood and stone!
3 Shall we, whose souls are lighted With wisdom from on high, —
Shall we, to men benighted,
The lamp of life deny? Salvation, oh, salvation!
The joyful sound proclaim, Till earth's remotest nation
Has learned Messiah's name.
4 Waft, waft, ye winds, his story, And you, ye waters, roll,
Till, like a sea of glory, It spreads from pole to pole ;
Till o'er our ransomed nature The Lamb for sinners slain,
Bedeemer, King, Creator, In bliss returns to reign!
Rtginald Hebir.
524 The day of Jubilee.
How beauteous on the mountains,
The feet of him that brings, Like streams from living fountains,
Good tidings of good things; That publisheth salvation,
And jubilee release, To every tribe and nation,
God's reign of joy and peace!
2 Lift up thy voice, O watchman! And shout, from Zion's towers,
Thy hallelujah chorus, —
"The victory is ours!" The Lord shall build up Zion
In glory and renown, And Jesus, Judah's lion,
Shall wear his rightful crown ;
3 Break forth in hymns of gladness; O waste Jerusalem!
Let songs, instead of sadness,
Thy jubilee proclaim; The Lord, in strength victorious,
Upon thy foes hath trod; Behold, O earth ! the glorious
Salvation of our God!
Benja
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MISSIONS AND GROWTH.
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The darkness disappears ! The sons of earth are waking
To penitential tears; Each breeze that sweeps the ocean
Brings tidings from afar, Of nations in commotion,
Prepared for Zion's war.
2 See heathen nations bending Before the God we love,
And thousand hearts ascending
In gratitude above; While sinners, now confessing,
The gospel call obey, And seek the Saviour's blessing —
A nation in a day.
3 Blest river of salvation! Pursue thine onward way;
Flow thou to every nation, Nor in thy richness stay :
Stay not till all the lowly
Triumphant reach their home:
Stay not till all the holy
Proclaim — "The Lord is come!"
Samuel F. Stnith.
526 Psalm 1U.
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How long the holy city Shall heathen feet profane?
Return, O Lord, in pity, Rebuild her walls again.
2 Let fall thy rod of terror,
Thy saving grace impart; Roll back the vail of error,
Release the fettered heart; ' Let Israel, home returning,
Their lost Messiah see; Give oil of joy for mourning,
And bind thy Church to thee.
Henry F. Lyte.
O 2 t Departing Missionaries. Roll on, thou mighty ocean;
And, as thy billows flow, Bear messengers of mercy
To every land below. Arise, ye gales, and waft them
Safe to the destined shore; That man may sit in darkness,
And death's black shade no more.
2 O thou eternal Ruler,
Who boldest in thine arm The tempests of the ocean,
Protect them from all harm ! Thy presence, Lord, be with them,
Wherever they may be; Though far from us, who love them,
Still let them be with thee.
James Edmestoiu
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Hail to the Lord's anointed,
Great David's greater Son! Hail, in the time appointed,
His reign on earth begun! He comes to break oppression,
To set the captive free, To take away transgression,
And rule in equity.
2 He comes, with succor speedy, To those who suffer wrong;
To help the poor and needy, And bid the weak be strong;
To give them songs for sighing, Their darkness turn to light,
Whose souls, condemned and dying, Were precious in his sight.
3 He shall come down like showers Upon the fruitful earth,
And love, and joy, like flowers, Spring in his path to birth:
Before him, on the mountains, Shall peace the herald go,
And righteousness in fountains From hill to valley flow.
4 Arabia's desert-ranger
To him shall bow the knee; The Ethiopian stranger His glory come to see:
With offerings of devotion,
Ships from the isles shall meet,
To pour the wealth of ocean In tribute at his feet.
5 Kings shall fall down before him, And gold and incense bring:
All nations shall adore him;
His praise all j^eople sing; For he shall have dominion
O'er river, sea, and shore, Far as the eagle's pinion
Or dove's light wing can soar.
6 For him shall prayer unceasing And daily vows ascend;
His kingdom still increasing,
A kingdom without end. The heavenly dew shall nourish
A seed in weakness sown, Wliose fruit shall spread and flourish,
And shake like Lebanon.
7 O'er every foe victorious, He on his throne shall rest;
From age to age more glorious, All-blessing and all-blessed.
The tide of time shall never His covenant remove;
His name shall stand for ever; His great, best name of Love!
JaiHes Montgomery.
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529 Revival Implored.
Saviotjk, visit thy plantation!
Grant ns, Lord, a gracious rain: All will come to desolation,
Unless thou return again.
2 Keep no longer at a distance, Shine upon us from on high,
Lest, for want of thine assistance, Every plant should droop and die.
3 Once, O Lord, thy garden flourished; Every part looked gay and green;
Then thy word our spirits nourished: Happy seasons we have seen.
WESLEY, iis, ios.
4 But a drought has since succeeded, And a sad decline we see:
Lord, thy help is greatly needed: Help can only come from thee.
5 Let our mutual love he fervent: Make us prevalent in prayer;
Let each one esteemed thy servant Shun the world's bewitching snare.
6 Break the tempter's fatal power, Turn the stony heart to flesh,
And begin from this good hour To revive thy work afresh.
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2 Hail to the brightness of Zion's glad morning, Long by the prophets of Israel foretold; Hail to the millions from bondage return- ing; Gentile and Jew the blest vision behold.
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Thomas Hastings.
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Cheered by no celestial ray, Sun of Righteousness ! arising,
Bring the bright, the glorious day; Send the gospel
To the earth's remotest bound.
2 Kingdoms wide that sit in darkness, — Grant them, Lord! the glorious light:
And, from eastern coast to western, May the morning chase the night;
And redemption, Freely purchased, win the day.
3 Fly abroad, thou mighty gospel! Win and conquer, never cease;
May thy lasting, wide dominions Multiply and still increase;
Sway the sceptre, Saviour! all the world around.
William William iy f y «j Home Migsio7is.
Saints of God! the dawn is brightening,
Token of our coming Lord; O'er the earth the field is whitening;
Louder rings the Master's word, — ' ' Pray for reapers
In the harvest of the Lord."
2 Now, O Lord! fulfill thy pleasure, Breathe upon thy chosen band,
And, with pentecostal measure,
Send forth reapers o'er our land, —
Faithful reapers, Gathering sheaves for thy right hand.
3 Broad the shadow of our nation, Eager millions hither roam;
Lo! they wait for thy salvation; Come, Lord Jesus! quickly come!
By thy Spirit, Bring thy ransomed people home.
4 Soon shall end the time of weeping, Soon the reaping time will come, —
Heaven and earth together keeping God's eternal Harvest Home:
Saints and angels! Shout the world's great Harvest Home.
Mrs. Mary Maxwell*
Oo3 The gospel herald.
On the mountain's top appearing,
Lo! the sacred herald stands, Welcome news to Zion bearing—
Zion long in hostile lands : Mourning captive!
God himself shall loose thy bands.
2 Has thy night been long and mournful? Have thy friends unfaithful proved?
Have thy foes been proud and scornful? By thy sighs and tears unmoved?
Cease thy mourning; Zion still is well beloved.
3 God, thy God, will now restore thee; He himself appears thy Friend;
All thy foes shall flee before thee ; Here their boasts and triumphs end:
Great deliverance Zion's King will surely send.
MISSIONS AND GROWTH.
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HAiiiiELUJAH ! best and sweetest Of the hymns of jjraise above;
Hallelujah! thou repeatest,
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This ye utter, While your golden harps ye move.
2 Hallelujah! Church Victorious, Join the concert of the sky;
Hallelujah! bright and glorious, Lift, ye Saints, this strain on high;
We, poor exiles, Join not yet your melody.
ST. BRIDE. S. M.
3 Hallelujah ! strains of gladness, Suit not souls with anguish torn ;
Hallelujah! sounds of sadness Best become the heart forlorn ;
Our offences We with bitter tears must inourn.
4 But our earnest supplication, Holy God, we raise to thee;
Visit us with thy salvation, Make us all thy joys to see.
Hallelujah! Ours at length this strain shall be.
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By thy re-storing power.
535 " -Ke vive thy -work." O Lord, thy work revive,
In Zion's gloomy hour, And make her dying graces live
By thy restoring power.
2 Awake thy chosen few To fervent earnest prayer;
Again may they their vows renew, Thy blessed presence share.
3 Thy Spirit then will speak Through lips of feeble clay,
And hearts of adamant will break, And rebels will obey.
4 Lord, lend thy gracious ear; Oh, listen to our cry;
Oh, come and bring salvation here: Our hopes on thee rely.
Mrs. P. H. Brown, alt.
o3G Declension.
Oh, for the happy hour
When God wdl hear our cry,
And send, with a reviving power, His Spirit from on high.
2 While many crowd thy house, How few, around thy board,
Meet to recount their solemn vows, And bless thee as their Lord!
3 Thou, thou alone canst give Thy gospel sure success;
Canst bid the dying sinner live Anew in holiness.
4 Come, then, with power divine, Spirit of life and love!
Then shall this people all be thine, This church like that above.
George [V. Bethune.
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For the Light, the Truth, the way. — Cho.
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♦538 P.M. "Jordan's Strand." My days are gliding swiftly by,
And I, a pilgrim stranger, Would not detain them as they fly,
Those hours of toil and danger.
Ref. — For, oh, we stand on Jordan's strand, Our friends are passing over; And just before, the Shining Shore We may almost discover!
2 We '11 gird our loins, my brethren dear, Our heavenly home discerning;
Our absent Lord has left us word, Let every lamp be burning. — Rep.
3 Should coming days be cold and dark, We need not cease our singing;
That perfect rest naught can molest, Where golden harps are ringing. — Ref.
4 Let sorrow's rudest tempest blow, Each cord on earth to sever;
Our King says, Come, and there's our home For ever, oh, for ever!
Ref. — For, oh, we stand on Jordan's strand, Our friends are passing over; And just before, the Shining Shore We may almost discover!
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Nor would we wish the hours more slow, To keep us from our love.
3 Why should we tremble to convey Their bodies to the tomb?
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4 The graves of all the saints he blessed, And softened every bed;
Where should the dying members rest, But with the dying Head?
5 Thence he arose, ascending high, And showed our feet the way;
Up to the Lord we, too, shall fly At the great rising-day.
6 Then let the last loud trumpet sound, And bid our kindred rise;
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One sweetly solemn thought
Comes to me o'er and o'er, — Nearer my home, to-day, am I
Than e'er I 've been before. Nearer my Father's house,
Where many mansions be; Nearer to-day the great white throne,
Nearer the crystal sea.
2 Nearer the bound of life, Where burdens are laid down;
Nearer to leave the heavy cross :
Nearer to gain the crown. But, lying dark between,
Winding down through the night, There rolls the deep and unknown stream
That leads at last to light.
3 Ev'n now, perchance, my feet Are slipping on the brink,
And I, to-day, am nearer home, —
Nearer than now I think. Father, perfect my trust!
Strengthen my power of faith! Nor let me stand, at last, alone
Upon the shore of death.
540 "Forever."
" Fok ever with the Lord! "
So, Jesus ! let it be ; Life from the dead is in that word ;
'T is immortality. Here, in the body pent,
Absent from thee I roam: Yet nightly pitch my moving tent
A day's march nearer home.
2 My Father's house on high, Home of my soul! how near,
At times, to faith's aspiring eye,
Thy golden gates appear! "For ever with the Lord!"
Father, if 't is thy will, The promise of thy gracious word
Ev'n here to me fulfill.
3 So, when my latest breath Shall rend the vail in twain,
By death I shall escape from death,
And life eternal gain. Knowing as I am known,
How shall I love that word, And oft repeat before the throne,
'For ever with the Lord! "
Jttntes Montgotnery.
THE CHRISTIAN'S DEATH.
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J. E. SWEETSER.
To be at home with God.
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To leave this weary road, And 'mid the brotherhood on high,
To be at home with God.
2 It is not death to close
The eye long dimmed by tears, And wake, in glorious repose To spend eternal years.
3 It is not death to bear
The wrench that sets us free From dungeon chain, — to breathe the air Of boundless liberty.
4 It is not death to fling Aside this sinful dust,
And rise, on strong exulting wing, To live among the just.
5 Jesus, thou Prince of life! Thy chosen cannot die;
Like thee, they conquer in the strife, To reign with thee on high.
Geo. IV. Betkutie.
O 4 3 Death of a Veteran. Sekvant of God, well done!
Rest from thy loved employ: The battle fought, the victory won,
Enter thy Master's joy!
2 The voice at midnight came; He started up to hear;
A mortal arrow pierced his frame; He fell, but felt no fear.
3 His spirit with a bound Left its encumbering clay:
His tent, at sunrise, on the ground A darkened ruin lay.
4 The pains of death are past, Labor and sorrow cease,
And life's long warfare closed at last, His soul is found in peace.
5 Soldier of Christ, well done! Praise be thy new employ;
And, while eternal ages run, Rest in thy Saviour's joy.
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Why should we start, and fear to die?
What timorous worms we mortals are! Death is the gate of endless joy,
And yet we dread to enter there.
2 The pains, the groans, the dying strife Fright our approaching souls away;
We still shrink back again to life, Fond of our prison and our clay.
3 Oh, if my Lord would come and meet, My sold should stretch her wings in haste,
Fly fearless through death's iron gate, Nor feel the terrors as she passed.
4 Jesus can make a dying bed Feel soft as downy pdlows are,
While on his breast I lean my head, And breathe my life out sweetly there!
Isaac Watts.
545 Death of the Righteous.
How blest the righteous when he dies, — When sinks a weary soul to rest!
How mildly beam the closing eyes !
How gently heaves the expiring breast!
2 So fades a summer-cloud away;
So sinks the gale when storms are o'er; So gently shuts the eye of day; So dies a wave along the shore.
3 A holy quiet reigns around, —
A calm which life nor death destroys; And naught disturbs that peace profound, Which his unfettered soul enjoys.
4 Life's labor done, as sinks the clay, Light from its load the spirit flies;
While heaven and earth combine to say, — ■ "How blest the righteous when he dies! "
Mrs. Anna L. Barbauld.
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W. B. Bradbury.
546 "Asleep in Jesus. ' '
Asleep in Jesus! blessed sleep! From which none ever wake to weep; A calm and undisturbed repose, Unbroken by the last of foes.
2 Asleep in Jesus! oh, how sweet To be for such a slumber meet! With holy confidence to sing That death hath lost its venomed sting !
3 Asleep in Jesus! peaceful rest! Whose waking is supremely blest; No fear — no woe, shall dim the hour That manifests the Saviour's power.
4 Asleep in Jesus! oh, for me May such a blissful refuge be : Securely shall my ashes lie,
And wait the summons from on high.
Mrs. Margaret Mac&ay.
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Descending to the tomb. The winds breathe low, the ■withering leaf
Scarce whispers from the tree: So gently flows the parting breath,
When good men cease to be.
2 How beautiful on all the hills The crimson light is shed !
'T is like the peace the Christian gives
To mourners round his bed. How mildly on the wandering cloud
The sunset beam is cast! 'T is like the memory left behind
"When loved ones breathe their last.
3 And now above the dews of night The rising star appears :
So faith springs in the heart of those "Whose eyes are bathed in tears.
But soon the morning's happier light Its .glory shall restore,
And eyelids that are sealed in death Shall wake to close no more.
If. B. O. Peabody.
548 " Number our days."
Beneath our feet and o'er our head
Is equal warning given; Beneath us lie the countless dead,
Above us is the heaven ! Death rides on every passing breeze,
And lurks in every flower; Each season hath its own disease,
Its peril every hour!
2 Our eyes have seen the rosy light Of youth's soft cheek decay;
And fate descend in sudden night
On manhood's middle day. Our eyes have seen the steps of age
Halt feebly to the tomb; And yet shall earth our hearts engage,
And dreams of days to come?
3 Then, mortal, turn! thy danger know; Where'er thy foot can tread,
The earth rings hollow from below, And warns thee of her dead !
Turn, mortal, turn! thy soul apply To truths divinely given :
The dead, who underneath thee lie, Shall live for hell or heaven!
Rcgi7iald Heber.
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Every nation, every clime, Shall the gospel's call obey. ^Mightiest kings his pow'r shall own,Heathen tribes his name adore; -Satan and his host, o'erthrown, Bound in chains,shall hurt no more.
540 The World's Conversion. Hasten, Lord! the glorious time
When, beneath Messiah's sway, Every nation, every clime,
Shall the gospel's call obey. Mightiest kings his power shall own,
Heathen tribes his name adore; Satan and his host, o'erthrown,
Bound in chains, shall hurt no more.
JUDGMENT- SEAT. P.M.
2 Then shall wars and tumults cease,
Then be banished grief and pain; Righteousness and joy and peace
Undistiirbed shall ever reign. Bless we, then, our gracious Lord;
Ever praise his glorious name; All his mighty acts record;
All his wondrous love proclaim.
Harriet Auber.
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When this world is burning, Beneath Jehovah's feet!
Cho. — Friends and kindred there will part.
Will part to meet no more; Wrath will sink the rebel's heart,
While saints on high adore. Oh, there will be mourning
Before the judgment-seat.
2 Oh, there Avill be mourning Before the judgment-seat!
When the trumpet's warning
The sinner's ear shall greet! — Cho.
3 Oh, there will be mourning Before the judgment-seat!
When, from dust returning,
The lost their doom shall meet. — Cho.
4 Oh, there will be mourning Before the judgment-seat;
Justice, ever frowning,
Shall seal the sinner's fate. — Cho.
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When my last hour is close at hand,
My last sad journey taken, Do thou, Lord Jesus! by me stand;
Let me not be forsaken :
0 Lord! my spirit I resign Into thy loving hands divine ;
'Tis safe within thy kee2ung.
2 Countless as sands upon the shore, My sins may then appall me;
Yet, though my conscience vex me sore,
Despair shall not enthrall me; For as I draw my latest breath, I'll think, Lord Christ! upon thy death; And there rind consolation.
3 I shall not in the grave remain, Since thou death's bonds hast severed :
By hope with thee to rise again, From fear of death delivered,
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Therefore I die in rapture.
4 And so to Jesus Christ I '11 go, My longing arms extending;
So fall asleep, in slumber deep,
Slumber that knows no ending; Till Jesus Christ, God's only Son, Opens the gates of bliss, leads on To heaven, to life eternal.
Edgar A. BoTvringy tr.
051 Prepare to meet God.
Great God, what do I see and hear!
The end of things created! The Judge of man I see appear,
On clouds of glory seated: The trumpet sounds; the graves restore The dead which they contained before;
Prepare, my soul, to meet him.
2 The dead in Christ shall first arise, At the last trumpet's sounding- Caught up to meet him in the skies,
With joy their Lord surrounding; No gloomy fears their souls dismay, His presence sheds eternal day
On those prepared to meet him.
3 But sinners, filled with guilty fears, Behold his wrath prevailing;
For they shall rise, and find their tears
And sighs are unavailing : The day of grace is past and gone; Trembling they stand before the throne,
All unprepared to meet him.
4 Great God! what do I see and hear! The end of things created !
The Judge of man I see appear,
On clouds of glory seated: Beneath his cross I view the day When heaven and earth shall pass away,
And thus prepare to meet him.
William B. Collyer.
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The fair, sweet morn, awakes. Dark, dark hath been the midnight;
But dayspring is at hand, And glory — glory dwelleth In Immanuel's land.
2 Oh, Christ! he is the fountain, The deep, sweet well of love;
The streams on earth I 've tasted, More deep I '11 drink above;
There to an ocean fullness His mercy doth expand,
And glory — glory dwelleth In Immanuel's land.
3 With mercy and with judgment My web of time he wove,
And aye the dews of sorrow
"Were lustred by his love; I '11 bless the hand that guided,
I '11 bless the heart that planned, "When throned where glory dwelleth, In Immanuel's land.
Mrs. Anne A'. Cousin.
Oo4 " -Hi* house of wine."
Oh, Christ, he is the fountain,
The deep, sweet well of love! The streams on earth I 've tasted,
More deep 1 11 drink above: There to an ocean fullness
His mercy doth expand, And glory — glory dwelleth In Immanuel's land.
2 Oh, I am my Beloved's, And my Beloved 's mine !
He brings a poor vile sinner
Into his "house of wine!" I stand upon his merit,
I know no other stand, Not ev'n where glory dwelleth In Immanuel's land.
3 The bride eyes not her garment. But her dear Bridegroom's face;
I will not gaze at glory,
But on my King of Grace —
Not at the crown he giveth, But on his pierced hand —
The Lamb is all the glory Of Immanuel's laud.
Mrs. Anne R. Cousin,
THE REST OF HEAVEN.
WOODLAND. C. M. si.
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Theke is an hour of peaceful rest, To mourning wanderers given;
There is a joy for souls distressed;
A balm for every wounded breast: 'T is found above — in heaven.
2 There is a home for weary souls,
By sin and sorrow driven, — When tossed on life's tempestuous shoals, Where storms arise, and ocean rolls,
And all is drear — but heaven.
HAPPY LAND. P. M.
3 There faith lifts up her cheerful eye To brighter prospects given ;
And views the tempest passing by, The evening shadows quickly fly, And all serene — in heaven.
4 There fragrant flowers immortal bloom, And joys supreme are given;
There rays divine disperse the gloom: Beyond the confines of the tomb Appears the dawn of heaven !
William B. Tappan.
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There is a happy land,
Far, far away, Where saints in glory stand
Bright, bright as day. Ob, how they sweetly sing, "Worthy is our Saviour King," Loud let his praises ring,
Praise, praise for aye!
2 Come to that happy land,
Come, come away, Why will ye doubting stand,
Why still delay?
Oh, we shall happy be, When, from sin and sorrow free, Lord we shall dwell with thee, Blest, blest for aye.
3 Bright in that hajipy land,
Beams every eye: Kept by a Father's hand,
Love cannot die. Oh, then to glory run; Be a crown and Kingdom won, And bright, above the sun,
We '11 reign for aye.
Andreiu Young.
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Brief life is here our portion;
Brief sorrow, short-lived care; The life, that knows no ending,
The tearless life, is there: Oh, happy retribution!
Short toil, eternal rest; For mortals, and for sinners,
A mansion with the blest!
2 And there is David's fountaiu, And life in fullest glow;
And there the light is golden, And milk and honey flow;
The light, that hath no evening, The health, that hath no sore,
The life, that hath no endiug, But lasteth evermore.
3 There Jesus shall embrace us, There Jesus be embraced, —
That spirit's food and sunshine;
Whence earthly love is chased: Yes! God my King and Portion,
In fullness of his grace, We then shall see for ever,
And worship face to face.
5 D i The Neiv Jerusalem.
Jerusalem, the golden,
With milk and honey blest!
Beneath thy contemplation
Sink heart and voice oppressed:
1 know not, oh, I know not, What social joys are there,
What radiancy of glory,
What light beyond compare.
2 They stand, those halls of Zion, All jubilant with song,
And bright with many an angel, And all the martyr throng;
The Prince is ever in them, The daylight is serene;
The pastures of the blessed Are decked in glorioiis sheen.
3 There is the throne of David; And there, from care released,
The song of them that triumph, The shout of them that feast :
And they who, with their Leader, Have conquered in the fight
For ever and for ever
Are clad in robes of white.
John M. Neale, tr.
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Jerusalem, tlie glorious! The glory of the elect, —
0 clear and future vision That eager hearts expect!
Ev'n now by faith I see thee, Ev'n here thy walls discern;
To thee my thoughts are kindled, And strive, and pant, and yearn!
2 The Cross is all thy splendor, The Crucified, thy praise;
His laud and benediction
Thy ransomed people raise;—
Jerusalem! exulting On that securest shore,
1 hope thee, wish thee, sing thee, And love thee evermore!
3 O sweet and blessed Country! Shall I e'er see thy face?
O sweet and blessed Country!
Shall I e'er win thy grace? Exult, O dust and ashes!
The Lord shall be thy part; His only, his for ever,
Thou shalt be, and thou art!
John M. Ncale, tr.
5G0 "The glory that excelleth." Oh, fair the gleams of glory,
And bright the scenes of mirth, That Lighten human story
And cheer this weary earth;
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Ours, ours in heavenly measure The glory that excels.
2 The lamplight faintly gleameth Where shines the noonday ray;
From Jesus' face there beameth
Light of a sevenfold day ; And earth's pale lights, all faded,
The Light from heaven dispels ; But shines for aye unshaded
The glory that excels.
3 No broken cisterns need they Who drink from living rills;
No other music heed they
Whom God's own music thrills.
Earth's precious things are tasteless, Its boisterous mirth repels,
Where flows in measure wasteless The glory that excels.
4 Since on our life descended Those beams of light and love,
Our steps have heavenward tended, Our eyes have looked above,
Till through the clouds concealing The home where glory dwells,
Our Jesus comes revealing The glory that excels.
Charles I. Cameron.
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561 Tune—"Varina."
On Jordan's rugged banks I stand,
And cast a wishful eye To Canaan's fair and happy land,
Where my possessions lie. Oh, the transporting, rapturous scene,
That rises to my sight! Sweet fields arrayed in living green,
And rivers of delight!
2 O'er all those wide extended plains
Shines one eternal day; There God, the Son, for ever reigns,
And scatters night away.
THE REST OF HEAVEN.
No chilling winds, or poisonous breath, Can reach that healthful shore;
Sickness and sorrow, pain and death, Are felt and feared no more.
3 When shall I reach that happy place,
And be for ever blest? When shall I see my Father's face,
And in his bosom rest? Filled with delight, my raptured soul
Can here no longer stay; Though Jordan's waves around me roll,
Fearless I 'd launch awav.
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2 These are they who have contended For their Saviour's honor long,
Wrestling on till life was ended, Following not the sinful throng:
These, who well the fight sustained, Triumph by the Lamb have gained.
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Day and night they serve him still: Now in God's most holy place, Blest they stand before his face.
5 Lo, the Lamb himself now feeds them, On Mount Sion's pastures fair;
From his central throne he leads them By the living fountains there:
Lamb and Shepherd, Good Supreme, Free he gives the cooling stream.
Frances E. Cox.
THE REST OF HEAVEN.
VARINA. C. M. D.
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And pleasures banish pain. There everlasting spring abides,
And never-withering flowers; Death, like a narrow sea, divides
This heavenly land from ours. 2 Sweet fields beyond the swelling flood
Stand dressed in living green; So to the Jews old Canaan stood,
"While Jordan rolled between.
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But timorous mortals start and shrink
To cross this narrow sea; And linger, shivering on the brink,
And fear to launch away. 3 Oh, could we make our doubts remove,
These gloomy doubts that rise, And see the Canaan that we love
With unbeclouded eyes: — Could we but climb where Moses stood,
And view the landscape o'er, Not Jordan's stream, nor death's cold flood,
Should fright us from the shore.
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Name ever dear to me! When shall my labors have an end,
In joy, and peace, in thee!
2 Oh, when, thou city of my God, Shall I thy courts ascend,
Where congregations ne'er break up, And Sabbaths have no end?
3 There happier bowers than Eden's bloom, Nor sin nor sorrow know:
Blest seats! thro' rude and stormy scenes I onward press to you.
4 Why should I shrink at pain and woe! Or feel, at death, dismay?
I 've Canaan's goodly land in view, And realms of endless day.
5 Apostles, martyrs, prophets there, Around my Saviour stand;
And soon my friends in Christ below, Will join the glorious band.
6 Jerusalem! my happy home! My soul still pants for thee;
Then shall my labors have an end, When I thy jovs shall see.
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Thy joys when shall I see?
2 0 happy harbor of God's saints!
O sweet and pleasant soil! In thee no sorrow can be found,
Nor grief, nor care, nor toil.
3 No dimly cloud o'ershadows thee, Nor gloom, nor darksome night;
But every soul shines as the sun, For God himself gives light.
4 Thy walls are made of precious stone, Thy bulwarks diamond-square,
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Kise, my soul, and stretch thy wings,
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Toward heaven, thy native place: Sun and moon and stars decay;
Time shall soon this earth remove; Kise, my soul, and haste away
To seats prepared above.
2 Rivers to the ocean run, Nor stay in all their coxirse;
Fire ascending seeks the sun; Both speed them to their source:
So a soul that 's born of God, Pants to view his glorious face;
Upward tends to his abode, To rest in his embrace.
3 Cease, ye pilgrims, cease to mourn,
Press onward to the prize; Soon our Saviour will return
Triumphant in the skies: Yet a season, — and you know
Happy entrance will be given, All our sorrows left below,
And earth exchanged for heaven.
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1 Multitudes, which none can number,
Like the stars in glory stand, Clothed in white apparel, holding
Palms of victory in their hands.
3 They have come from tribulation, And have washed their robes in blood,
Washed them in the blood of Jesus; Tried they were and firm they stood.
4 Mocked, imprisoned, stoned, tormented, Sawn asunder, slain with sword,
They have conquered death and Satan By the might of Christ the Lord.
5 Love and peace they taste for ever, And all truth and knowledge see
In the Beatific Vision Of the blessed Trinity.
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Of the City God hath made; In the beauteous fields of Eden
Its foundation-stones are laid.
2 In the midst of that dear City Christ is reigning on his seat,
Aud the angels swing their censers In a ring about his feet.
3 From the throne a river issues, Clear as crystal, jDassing bright,
And it traverses the City
Like a sudden beam of light.
4 There the wind is sweetly fragrant; And is laden with the song
Of the seraphs, and the elders, And the great redeemed throng.
5 Oh, I would my ears were open Here to catch that happy strain!
Oh, I would my eyes some vision Of that Eden could attain!
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All the curse, hath passed away.
3 There the Lamb, our Shepherd, leads us By the streams of life along, —
On the freshest pastures feeds us, Turns our sighing into song.
4 Soon we pass this desert dreary, Soon Ave bid farewell to pain;
Never more are sad or weary, Never, never sin again!
Horatius Bonar.
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Mrs. F. C. P'an Alstytte.
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5T1 Tune—"Beulah."
Who are these in bright array, This innumerable throng
Round the altar, night and day- Hymning one triumphant song? —
"Worthy is the Lamb, once slain, Blessing, honor, glory, power,
Wisdom, riches, to obtain, New dominion every hour."
2 These through fiery trials trod;
These from great afflictions came: Now, before the throne of God,
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Through their dear Redeemer's might, More than conquerors they stand.
3 Hunger, thirst, disease unknown,
On immortal fruits they feed; Them the Lamb, amid the throne,
Shall to living fountains lead: Joy and gladness banish sighs — ■
Perfect love dispel all fears — And for ever from their eyes
God shall wipe away the tears.
James Montgomery,
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BENEVENTO. 7s D.
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Nevermore to meet us here: Fixed in an eternal state,
They have done with all below; We a little longer wait, —
But how little none can know.
2 As the winged arrow flies Speedily the mark to find;
As the lightning from the skies Darts, and leaves no trace behind,
Swiftly thus our fleeting days Bear us down life's rapid stream;
Upward, Lord, our spirits raise, All below is but a dream.
3 Thanks for mercies past receive;
Pardon of our sins renew; Teach us henceforth how to Live,
With eternity in view: Bless thy word to young and old;
Fill us with a Saviour's love; And, when life's short tale is told,
May Ave dwell with thee above!
John Nttvton.
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Come, ye thankful people, come, Raise the song of Harvest Home! All is safely gathered in, Ere the winter storms begin: God our Maker doth provide For our wants to be supplied: Come to God's own temple, come, Eaise the song of Harvest Home!
2 We ourselves are God's own field, Fruit unto his praise to yield: Wheat and tares together sown, Unto joy or sorrow grown: First the blade, and then the ear, Then the full corn shall appear: Grant, O Harvest-Lord, that we Wholesome grain and pure may be!
3 For the Lord our God shall come, And shall take his harvest home: From his field shall in that day
All offences purge away: Give his angels charge at last In the fire the tares to cast: But the fruitful ears to store In his garner evermore.
4 Then, thou Church Triumphant, come, Eaise the song of Harvest Home!
All are safely gathered in, Free from sorrow, free from sin: There, for ever purified, In God's garner to abide: Come, ten thousand aDgels, come, Raise the glorious Harvest Home!
Henry Alford.
0 t 5 6s, 4s. National Song.
My country ! 't is of thee, Sweet land of liberty,
Of thee I sing; Land where my fathers died! Land of the Pilgrims' pride! From every mountain side
Let freedom ring!
2 My native country, thee — Land of the noble, free — Thy name I love;
1 love thy rocks and rills, Thy woods and tenipled hills; My heart with rapture thrills
Like that above.
3 Let music swell the breeze, And ring from all the trees
Sweet freedom's song: Let mortal tongues awake; Let all that breathe partake; Let rocks their silence break, —
The sound prolong.
4 Our fathers' God! to thee, Author of liberty,
To thee we sing: Long may our land be bright With freedom's holy light; Protect us by thy might,
Great God, our King!
Samuel F. Smith.
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Lord! while for all mankind we pray,
Of every clime and coast, Oh, hear us for our native land,
The land we love the most.
2 Oh, guard our shores from every foe, With peace our borders bless,
With prosperous times our cities crown, Our fields with plenteousness.
3 Unite us in the sacred love
Of knowledge, truth, and thee. And let our hills and valleys shout The songs of liberty.
4 Here may religion, pure and mild, Smile on our Sabbath hours;
And piety and virtue bless The home of us and ours.
5 Lord of the nations, thus to thee Our country we commend;
Be thou her refuge and her trust, Her everlasting friend.
John R. Wrtford. 5 7 7 Close of the Year.
Thee we adore, eternal Name !
And humbly own to thee How feeble is our mortal frame,
What dying worms are we!
2 The year rolls round, and steals away The breath that first it gave;
Whate'er we do, where'er we be, We 're traveling to the grave.
3 Great God! on what a slender thread Hang everlasting things!
The eternal state of all the dead Upon life's feeble strings!
4 Infinite joy, or endless woe, Attends on every breath;
And yet, how unconcerned we go Upon the brink of death!
5 Waken, O Lord, our drowsy sense, To walk this dangerous road!
And if our souls are hurried hence, May they be found with God.
Isaac IVatts.
O i o New Tear.
Ot.tr Father! through the coming year
We know not what shall be; But we would leave without a fear
Its ordering all to thee.
2 It may be we shall toil in vain For what the world holds fair;
And all the good we thought to gain Deceive and prove but care.
3 It may be it shall darkly blend Our love with anxious fears,
And snatch away the valued friend, The tried of many years.
4 It may be it shall bring us days And nights of lingering pain;
And bid us take a farewell gaze Of these loved haunts of men.
5 But calmly, Lord, on thee we rest; No fears our trust shall move;
Thou knowest what for each is best, And thou art Perfect Love.
William Gastell. O i tl Prayer for Seamen.
We come, O Lord, before thy throne,
And, with united plea, We meet and pray for those who roam
Far off upon the sea.
2 Oh, may the Holy Spirit bow The sailor's heart to thee,
Till tears of deep repentance flow, Like rain-drops in the sea!
3 Then may a Saviour's dying love Pour peace into his breast,
And waft him to the j^ort above Of everlasting rest.
Mrs. Phoebe H. Brcrwtu
The following tunes are used by arrangement with the Oliver Ditson Company : Manoah, Serenity, Rathbun, Last Hope, Oak, Bethany, Siloam, Shining Shore, Work Song, Henley.
INDEX OF TUNES.
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Alexander. S. M 134
Alvan. 8s, 7s, 4 26
America. 6s, 4s 232
Amsterdam. 7s, 6s. D 228
An Open Door. P. M 120
Antioch. C. M 59
Anvern. L. M 207
Ariel. C. P. M 64
Arlington. CM 94
Armenia. CM 160
Armstrong. 8s, 7s, D 204
Assurance. 10s 151
Athens. C M. D 60
Autumn. 8s, 7s, D 73
Avon. C. M 67, 109
Azmon. C M 74, 198
Balerma. C. M 89
Bartimeus. 8s, 7s 154
Bavaria. 8S, 7s, D 199
Beatitudo. CM 203
Beauteous Day. P. M 214
Beecroft. 8s, 7s, D 180
Bemerton. CM 19
Beminster. 7s 36
Benevento. 7s, D 232
Bera. L. M 110
Bethany. 6s, 4s 128
Beulah. 7s, D 230
Beyrut. P. M 193
Bonar. P. M 15
Boylston. S. M 196
Brattle Street. C M. D 48
Bread of Life. 6s, 4s 39
Brown. CM 146
Budleigh. P. M 169
Bullinger. 8s, 3 93
Byeneld. CM 20
Caersalem. 8s, 7s, 7 152, 226
Caua. lis 136
Canonbury. L. M 8, 163
Carol. C M. D 56
Carolyn. 7s, 6s. D 47
Carthage. 8s, 7s 74
Caskey. 7s, 6s, D 142
denies. 7s, 6s,D 77
Cherith. C. M 117, 202
Chimes. C M 43
China. C M 215
Christmas. C M 56, 133
Civile. 88, 4 44
Come, ye dis. lis, 10s 99
Communion. CM 67
Concone. C M. D 68
Cooling. C M 118
Corinth. CM 49
Coronation. C M 75
Corridor Heights. P. M 231
Crux Christi. 7s, 6s, D 69
Culford. 7s, D 124
Cyprus. 7s 175
Darlev. L. M 191
Dav of Rest. 7s, 6s, D 45
Dedham. C M 203
Dennis. S. M 32
Detroit. S. M 101
Dijon. 7s 22
Dix. 7s,61 29
Dominus Regit. P. M 155
Dorrnance. Ss, 7s 194
Dover. 8. M 81
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Downs. C. M 52
Duke Street. L. M 70, 170
Dunbar. S. M 217
Dundee. C. M 53, 202
Edina. 6s, 5s 131
Ellerton. 10s 35
Ellesdie. 8s, 7s, D 150
Eltham. 7s, D 220
Erie. 8s, 7s, D 53
Essex. 7s 159
Evan. C M 118, 197
Even Me. P. M 119
Evening. S. M 33
Evening Hymn. L. M 30
Evening Praise. P. M 37
Eventide. 10s 34
Every Day. P. M 156
Ewiug. 7s, 6s. D 224
Expostulation, lis 102
Farrant. C M 20, 132
Fatherland. 5s, 8, 5s 148
Federal Street. L. M 163, 201
Ferguson. S. M 177
Flectens. P. M 113
Flemming. 8s, 6s 106
Formosa. 8s, 7s, D 78
Fountain. C. M 94
Gaylord. 8s, 7s, D 102
Gerhard!. 7s, 6s, D 65
Gilton. 7s, 5 84
Glasgow. C. M 95, 234
Glory. S. M 16
God be with you. P. M 41
Golden Hill. S. M 196
Gorton. S. M 90
Goshen, lis 137
Grange. 8s, 7s, 7 153
Grassmere. P. M 181
Gratitude. L. M 31
Greenville. 8s, 7s, 4 39
Greenwood. S. M 167, 217
Grey. 7s, 5 21
Grigg. CM 63
Guardian. 6s, 4 123
Guide. 7s, 61 172
Halle. 7s, 61 6, 108, 173
Hallel. C. M. D 180
Hamburg. L. M 69
Hamdeu. 8s, 7s, 4s 213
Happy Land. P. M 223
Harvey. P. M 185
Harwell. 8s, 7s, D 72
Haydn. CM 87
He Leadeth Me. L. M. D 179
Heber. C M 161
Hebron. L. M 31
Helena. CM 63
Hendon. 7s 23
Henley, lis, 10s 35
Herald Angels. 7s, D 58
Herbert. P. M 188
Herbert. 8s, 4 186
Hermon. C. M 116
Herstmonceux. P. M 173
Holley. 7s 37
Holy Cross. C. M 161
Holy Trinity. C M 66
Horton. 7s 28
Hummel. C M 89
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Hursley. L. M 30, 201
Hymn. CM 19
I Am Coming. P. M 119
I Need Thee. P. M 112
Innocents. 7s 22
Inverness. S. M 199
Iowa. S. M 91
Irby. 8s, 7s, 7s 55
Irene. P. M 103
Italian Hymn. 6s, 4s 51
Jerusalem. C M 227
Jewett. 6s, D 184
Judgment. P. M 221
Judgment-Seat. P. M 220
Knox. CM 42
Kornthal. C. M 132
La Monte. P. M 156
Laban. S. M 139
Lachrymse. 7s, 31 100
Langran. 10s 104
Langton. S. M 25
Last Hope. 7s 83, 187
Laud. CM 55
Laudes Domini. P. M 5
Lead Me On. P. M 138
Leigh ton. S. M 135
Leila. 10s 14
Lenox. H. M 92
Life. 8s, 7s, 7s 99
Lisbon. S. M 10
Louvan. L. M 54
Love Divine. 8s, 7s, D 149
Loving-kindness. L. M 95
Lowry. L. M 8
Luther. S. M 176
Lux Benigna. 10s, 4s 186
Lux Mundi. 7s, 6s, D 97
Lynde. P. M 121
Magdalene. 6s, 5s 130
Magill. lis 157
Manoah. C. M 46, 66
Marlow. C M 11
Martyn. 7s, D 9S, 125
Mayent. 7s. 6 87
Mear. CM 7
Melody. C M 164
Mendebras. 7s, 6s, D 11
Mendon. L. M 206
Meribah. C. P. M 76
Messiah. 7s, D 146
Middleton. 8s, 7s, D 79
Migdol. L. M 9
Miriam. 7s, 6s, D 225
Mission Song. 8s, 7s, D 195
Missionary Chant. L. M...144, 206 Missionary Hymn. 7s, 6s, D... 208
More Love. 6s, 4s 128
Mornington. S. M 86
Mounsey. 8s, 7s 229
My Life Flows On. P. M 139
Naomi. C. M Sfi
Naumaiin. C M., 51 96
Neale. S. M 32
Near the Cross. P. M Ill
Nearer Home. S. M. D 216
Nettleton. 8s, 7s, D 151
New Haven. 6s, 4s 84.
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INDEX OF SUBJECTS.
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Ncwcourt. L. P. M 13
Nioffia. P. M 6
Niuety-aud-nine. P. M 112
Noel. C. M. D 50, 57
Komeu Jcsu. 7s 158
Oak. 6s, 4s 126
Oaksville. C. M 16, 205
Oberlin. L. M 24
Old Hundred. L. M 12
Ollm. 1>. M 280
Olivet. 6s, 4s 162
Olmutz. 8. M 134
Orieus. 7s, 6s, D 209
Ortonville. C. M 61
Owen. B. M 101
Paraclete. 7s, 5 85
Park Street. L. M 145
Pass Me Not. 8s, 58 114
Pax Tecum. 10s, 21 162
Penkivell. 6s, 5s 169
Perrin. C. P. M 183
Petiox. 6s 15
Philip. 7s, 31 110
Pilot. 7s, 61 115
Pleyel'S Hymn. 7s 147
Portuguese Hymn, lis 136
Prayer. S. M 91
Propior Deo. 6s, 4s 127
Raphael. 8s, 7s, 4 27, lis
Rathbun. 8s, 7s 68, 211
Kaynolds. lis, 10s 166
Refuse. 7s, D 125
Regent Square. 8s, 7s, 4s 212
Remseu. C. M 190
Rest. L. M 218
Retreat. L. M 24
Return. C. M 98
Rhine. C. M 228
Riseliolme. 8s, 4 21
Rock of Ages. 7s, 61 200
Rockingham. L. M 61
Rosetield. 7s, 61 172
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Rothwell. L. M 71
Rutherford. P. M 222
Sabbath. 7s, D 10
Sarum. 8s, 4s 120, 148
Schumann: s. M 33
Scotland. 128 100
Security. P. M 174
Segur. 8s, 7s, 4 122
Seir. S. M 167
Serenity. C. M 64, 116
Sessions. L. M 13, 62
Seymour. 7s 36, 117
Shawmut. s. M 90
Shining Shore. P. M 215
Shirlaud, S. M 25
Sicily. 8s, 7s 204
Siloam. CM 198
Silver Street. S. M 14
Sing for Jesus. P. M 155
Solid Rock. L. M., 61 183
Soluey. 8s, 7s 189
Something for Jes. 6s, 4s 129
Soutbport. C. M 18
Southwell. ('. M 42
Spanish Hymn. 7s, 61 108
Spitta. 7s, 6s, D 165
St. Aelred. 8s, 3 143
St. Agnes. C. M 164
St. Albans. 6s, 5s, D 140
St. Ann's. C. M 46, 197
St. Asaph. C. M. D 219
St. Bees. 7s 158
St. Bride. S. M 81, 213
St. George. 7s, D 233
St. George's, Bolton. 7s, 6s, D.. 178
St. Gertrude. 6s, 5s, D 141
St. Hilda. 7s, 6s, D 105
St. Peter. C. M 160
St. Sylvester. 8s, 7s 41, 168
St. Thomas. S. M 17
State Street. S. M 192
Stephanos. P. M 138
Stephens. C. M 88
Stockwell. 8s, 7s 38, 186
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Susimame. 7s, 6 88
Sweet Hour. L. M. U 28
Tell the Story. 7s, 6s, D 109
Thatcher. S. M 177
The High Rock. P. M 121
Theodora. 7s 147
Tiryus. P. M 114
Treves. 7s, 5 85
Trust. P. M 174
Trust. C. M 185
Trusting. 7s 65
Uxbridge. L. M 44
Valentia. CM 171
Valley of Blessing. P. M 123
Variua. CM. D 227
Veni Lux. P. M 122
Vesper. 8s, 7s 229
Vesper Hymn. 8s, 7s, D 38
Victory. 8s, 7s, 4 75
Vigil. S. M 17
Vox Angelica. P. M 182
Wales. 8s, 4s 140
Warwick. C. M '.. 7
Webb. 7s, 6s, D 143, 210
Wesley. 7s, D 80
Wesley, lis, 10s 211
Wilmot. 8s, 7s 154
Wimborne. L. M 62, 144
Wimborne. 8s, 7s 188
Wondrous Love. P. M 93
Woodland. C M. 51 223
Woodstock. C. M 18
Woodworth. L. M 107
Work Song 194
Wraysbury. 8s, 7s 40
Yeisley. P. M 193
Yet Boom. 10s, 31 ill
York. C M 43
Zephyr. L. M 218
INDEX OF SUBJECTS.
Abide with Me 66, 75, 79, 385
Accepted time 231, 251, 256, 281
Activity 417, 446, 459-484
Adoption 425, 434, 436, 438
Advent of Christ :
At Birth 137-146
To Judgment See Judgment.
To Kingdom — Sue Millennium.
Advocate See Christ.
Afflictions 450-458
Aged See Old Age.
Almsgiving See Cliarity.
Angels 139, 255, 365,447,460
Ashamed of Jesus 328, 366, 401
Asleep in Jesus See Death.
Assurance :
Expressed 354, 380, 407, 436, 448
Prayed for 191, 207, 302, 363, 383
Urged 306, 329, 336, 360, 369
Atonement: Necessary 220 229
Completed 230-244, 377, 430
Offered 245-257, 339
Accepted 258-288, 341, 416
Backsliding 289-323
Baptism See Ordinances.
Bible 103-114
Calvary 161, 164, 167, 233, 282, 440
Cares 73, 346, 357, 422, 432, 449
Charity 414, 416, 464, 473, 477, 484
Cheerfulness See Joy.
Children 137, 167, 491-497
Childlike Spirit See Humility.
Christ :
Advent at Birth 137-146
Advocate 50, 174, 240, 267,505
Ascension of 175, 178, 184
Character of 147-159, 374-417
Crucifixion of .160-170, 272, 280, 511 Divinity of.... 146, 147, 179, ISO, 191
Example of... 151, 153, 158, 376, 383
Friend 138, 159, 312, 411, 415
Humanity of.. 143, 146, 149, 158, 362
Immanuel 143-147, 388, 503, 553
King 173, 177, 181, 190,196
Lamb 172, 182, 223,243,269,440
Life of 147-159, 376, 383
Love of... 147, 157, 164, 167, 169, 170
Mediator 174, 223, 230, 237, 267
Priest 49, 171, 231, 397, 416, 440
Prophet 152, 374, 397, 407
Resurrection of 171-180, 352, 539
Saviour 140, 147, 159, 180, 191
Shepherd 227, 259, 2S4, 302, 337
Sufferings of 160-170, 241, 511
Way, Truth, and Life.. 38, 155, 175
Wisdom Ill, 146, 155,451
Christians :
Afflictions 450.453
Conflicts 289-323
Disciplines 450-458
Duties 459-484
Encouragements 324-373
Fellowship 485-490
Graces 418-429
Love for Christ 374-417
Privileges 430-449
Church : Institutions of. ...192, 193, 474, 490
Missions of 513-537
Ordinances of 485-512
Revival of 190-194, 197, 203, 529
Triumph of 192, 196,513-537
Unity of 425, 444, 485-490
Uniting with See Ordinances.
Work of 414, 417, 463-484
Close of Worship 30-102
Confluence 354, 380, 407, 436, 460
Conflict with Sin 289-323
Conformity 151, 153, 156, 415, 421
Conscience 104, 223, 263, 271, 278
Consecration : Of Possessions. . . .416, 464, 473, 477
Of Self 161, 298, 308, 383, 414
Consistency 151, 153, 156, 415, 421
Consolations See Afflictions.
Contentment.... 336-341, 346, 420, 449
Conversion See Regeneration.
Conviction See Law.
Courage 324-373, 444
Creation See God, the Creator.
Cross :
Taking 161 , 169, 223, 273, 366
Bearing.. .156, 280, 313, 383, 453, 458 Glorying in.... 168, 232, 234, 328, 364
Salvation by See Atonement.
Crucifixion See Christ.
Death 119,538-548
Decrees 115,133, 135, 136
Delay 245, 250, 251,256
Dependence : On Providence... 20, 55, 64, 120-127 On Grace 45, 156, 208, 217, 298
Depravity See Lost State.
Despondency. See Encouragements.
Devotion See Prayer.
Diligence See Activity.
Doubt See Encouragements.
Doxologies 17-19, 70, 87
Earnestn ess See A ctivity.
Earnest See Holy Spirit.
Election See Decrees.
Encouragements 324-373, 444
Energy See Activity.
Eternity 15, 19, 119,123,133
Evening 66-101, 443
Example :
Of Christ See Christ.
Of Christians... See Consistency.
Faith 206, 216-219, 418-424
Fall of Man See Lost State.
Father, God our See God.
Fellowship 485-490
Fidelity 121, 308, 318, 362, 421
INDEX OF SUBJECTS.
Forbearance :
Divine See God.
Christian See Forgiveness.
Forgiveness :
Of Injuries 153, 156, 362, 469
Of Sin — See Atonement and Re- pentance. Future Punishmeut 21, 278, 550
God:
Attributes 15-30, 115-136
Benevolence 20, 64, 69, 73, 429
Condescension 124, 128, 147, 149
Creator 15, 23, 113, 115, 126
Eternity 15, 19, 119, 123, 133
Faithfulness. . . .115-117, 122, 335-339
Father ..125, 130, 427, 434, 436
Forbearance 49, 98, 122, 124, 132
Glory 56, 113, 124, 125, 128, 134
Goodness 20, 64, 69, 73, 429
Grace 128, 235, 370, 425, 435, 440
Holiness 2, 59, 63, 124, 130, 434
Justice 124, 128, 132, 199
Love 15, 131, 132, 233, 345, 363
Majesty 2, 15-19, 115,124,129
Mercy 25, 61, 121, 132, 271, 279
Mystery 115,116, 125, 135, 433
Omnipotence... 32, 118, 125, 330, 335 Omnipresence. 46, 125, 134, 420, 439
Omniscience 55, 84, 121, 208, 217
Pity 50, 52, 124, 253, 267, 271
Providence 91, 115, 120,330,335
Sovereignty 115, 133, 135, 136
Supremacy.. 15-23, 373, 419, 433, 444
Trinity 2, 25, 40, 56, 63, 129
Truth 15, 21, 114, 117,436
Unchangeableness 32, 358, 372
Wisdom 30, 126, 432, 451
Gospel See A tonement.
Grace 128, 235, 370, 425, 435, 440
Graces, Christian 418-429, 482
Gratitude 64, 69, 122, 214, 386, 429
Grieving the Spirit See Holy
Spirit.
Growth in Grace 215, 370, 459, 482
Guidance.... 92, 304, 317, 340, 454, 462
Happiness See Joy.
Harvest 463, 475, 483, 532, 574
Hearing the Word.... 57-60, 72, 94-97
Heart :
Change of 215-222, 240-244, 323
Deceitfulness of.. 222, 229, 309, 487 Searching of . . .203-208, 217, 289, 393 Surrender of 260, 308, 370, 482
Heaven 26, 553-572
Hell See Future Punishment.
Heirship. . . .353, 411, 425, 436, 438, 485
Holiness :
Of Christians 215, 320, 431,438
Of God See God.
Holy Scriptures See Bible.
Holy Spirit :
Divine 129, 200, 204, 209,211
Grieved 217, 246, 254, 256, 294
Striving 201, 240-242, 246,255
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Witnessing... 207, 211, 215,289,306
Home See Family or Heaven.
Home Missions 478, 483, 522, 532
Hope :
In Death 119, 352, 538-548,552
Under Afflictions.. 335-339, 450-458 Under Conviction. 221, 226, 240-244 Under Despondency... 324-373, 444
Humility 53, 214, 215, 268, 291, 300
Immanuel See Christ.
Importunity See Prayer.
Incarnation. .See Christ.— Advent.
Ingratitude See Gratitude.
Inspiration 103, 105, 114,202,219
Intercession. 49, 171, 231, 397, 416, 440 Invitations 245-257
Joining the Church See
Ordinances.
Joy 1, 27, 208, 306, 341, 392, 411
Judgment Day.. 185, 189, 199,549-551
Justice See God.
Justification... See Atonement and
Faith.
Kindness 153, 156, 164, 362, 469
Kingdom of Christ See Church.
Labor See Activity.
Lamb of God See Christ.
Law Of God 162, 223, 241, 440, 448
Liberality See Cliarity.
Little Things.. 9, 64, 120, 179, 278, 468 Long-suffering. . .See Forbearance.
Lord's Day 8-14
Lord's Prayer 130, 432,434
Lord's Supper 498-512
Lost State of Man 220-229
Love :
Of God See God.
Of Christ See Christ.
Of Holy Spirit.. See Holy Spirit.
For God 27, 69, 120-128, 132
For the Saviour 374-417
For Saints 425, 444, 485-490
For Souls 210, 253, 318, 464-479
For the Church. . .192, 193, 474, 490 Loving-kindness 239, 329
Majesty of God See God.
Mediator See Christ.
Mediatorial Reign See Church.
Meditation 428, 433, 449
Meekness... 53, 214, 215, 268, 291, 300
Mercifulness See Forgiveness.
Mercy See God.
Mercy-seat 29, 33, 48, 61, 230
Millennium 185-199, 537
Ministry.... 461, 465, 474, 483, 524, 543
Missions 459-484, 513-537
Morning Worship 1-7
Mortality See Death.
Mysteries of Providence. See God.
National 139, 575, 576
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Nature See Ood, the Creator.
Needful, One Thing 222, 228, 278
New Year 573, 578
Old Age 80, 335, 541,553
Omnipotence See God.
Omnipresence See Ood.
Omniscience See Ood.
Opening of Service 1-65
Ordinances 491-512
Orphans 428, 439, 469, 478
Pardon See Forgiveness.
Parting 76, 82, 89, 90, 102, 487
Pastor See Ministry.
Patience.See Forbearance, or Trust. Peace :
Christian 82, 354, 400, 439, 452
National 139, 522, 575, 579
Perse verance...354, 425, 430, 436, 448 Pilgrim-spirit.27, 30, 317, 338, 444, 454
Pity of God See Ood.
Pleasures 96, 224, 229, 278, 566
Poor, The 464, 466-469, 472, 479
Praise 15-30
Prayer; 31-65
Preaching See Ministry.
Pride See Humility.
Procrastination See Delay.
Prodigal Son 245, 260, 261, 272
Progress See Growth in Grace.
Promises 21, 117, 335-339, 352
INDEX OF FIRST LINES.
Providence See Ood.
Purity See Holiness.
Race, Christian 326, 351, 392, 433
Redemption See A tonement.
Regeneration See Heart.
Repentance 258-288, 294, 511
Resignation See Affl ictions.
Rest... See Meditation, or Heaven. Resurrection :
Of Christ See Christ.
Of Believers 352, 538-548,552
Revival See Church.
Rock of Ages. .. .119, 192, 303, 433, 498
Sabbath 8-14
Sabbath-School 137, 167, 491-497
Sailors 116, 287, 307, 310, 349, 579
Salvation See Atonement.
Sanetification See Growth in
Grace.
Saviour See Christ.
Scriptures ..See Bible.
Self-deception See Heart.
Self -denial.... 9, 156, 169, 308, 464, 473
Self-examination See Heart.
Self-righteousness.. 223, 226, 377, 471
Shepherd See Christ.
Sickness 92, 121, 352, 355, 451-453
Sin:
Indwelling See Conflict.
Original See Lost State.
Conviction of See Law.
Sincerity 9,35, 215, 320, 421, 423
Soldier, Christian... 327, 331, 342, 344
Souls, Love for See Love.
Sovereignty See Ood.
Strength, as Cays 819, 355, 452
Submission See Afflictions.
Sunday School See Children.
Temperance See Self-denial.
Thanksgiving 20, 64, 122, 429, 574
Trials See Afflictions.
Trinity See God.
Trust 116, 345-347, 353, 431, 449
Union of Believers :
To Christ 353, 407, 416, 425,485
To each other 425, 444, 485-490
Warfare, Christian See Soldier.
Warnings See Invitations.
Watchfulness. . .187, 229, 342, 374, 461 Way of Salvation.. See Atonement.
Wisdom See God.
Witness See Holy Spirit.
Word of God See Bible.
Worldliness See Pleasures.
Year, Close of 119, 123, 573, 577
Zeal See Activity.
Zion See Church.
INDEX OF FIRST LINES.
HYMN
A charge to keep I have 229
A mother may forgetful be 514
Abide with me : fast falls the eventide . 79
According to thy gracious word 508
Acquaint thyself quickly, O sinner, with . 257
Again, as evening's shadow falls 67
Alas ! and did my Saviour bleed 165
Alas ! what hourly dangers rise ! 296
All hail the power of Jesus' name ! ... 183
All people that on earth do dwell 16
Almighty Lord, the sun shall fail 112
Always with us, always with us 379
Amazing grace ! how sweet the sound. . 235
Am I a soldier of the cross 327
And are we yet alive 486
And canst thou, sinner! slight 254
And will the Judge descend 199
HYMN
And wilt thou hear, O Lord 225
Arise, my soul, arise ! 230
Arise, ye saints, arise ! 333
Art thou weary, art thou languid 339
As pants the hart for cooling streams ... 292
As with gladness men of eld 65
Ask ye what great thing I know 392
Asleep in Jesus! blessed sleep! 546
At even, when the sun was set 443
Awake, awake, O Zion 186
Awake, my soul, and with the sun 6
Awake, my soul, stretch every nerve. . 326
Awake, my soul, to joyful lays 239
Awake, our souls! away, our fears! . . 351
Beautiful Zion, built above 572
Before Jehovah's awful throne 15
INDEX OF FIRST LINES.
239
HYMN
Begin, my tongue, some heavenly 117
Behold a Stranger at the door! 277
Behold the throne of grace ! 51
Behold the western evening light 547
Behold! what wondrous grace 438
Beneath our feet and o'er our head. . . . 548
Blessed are the sons of God 425
Blessed Saviour! thee I love 273
Blessing, and honor, and glory 22
Blest be the tie that binds 487
Blest is the man whose softening 469
Blest Jesus! when my soaring thoughts. . 394
Blow ye the trumpet, blow 231
Book of grace, and book of glory! 109
Break thou the bread of life 97
Brethren, while we sojourn here 356
Brief life is here our portion 558
Brightly gleams our banner 343
By cool Siloam's shady rill 493
By faith in Christ I walk with God. ... 419
Call Jehovah thy salvation 365
Call them in ! — the poor, the wretched . . 479
Calm on the listening ear of night 141
Can sinners hope for heaven 226
Cast thy bread upon the waters 463
Cast thy burden on the Lord 457
Children of the heavenly King 359
Christ, above all glory seated ! 181
Christ, of all my hopes the Ground 390
Christ, whose glory fills the skies 3
Christian, work for Jesus 417
Come, blessed Spirit ! source of light ! . . 202
Come, Holy Ghost ! in love 208
Come, Holy Ghost, my soul inspire ... 215
Come, Holy Spirit, come ! 216
Come, Holy Spirit, heavenly Dove! ... 218
Come, Jesus, Redeemer, abide thou. . . 385
Come, let us join our cheerful songs. . . 182
Come, let us sing the song of songs. . . . 172
Come, Lord, and tarry not ! 197
Come, my soul, thy suit prepare 47
Come, O Creator Spirit blest ! 201
Come, oh, come with thy broken heart. . 285
Come, pure hearts, in sweetest 24
Come, sacred Spirit, from above 203
Come, sound his praise abroad 23
Come, Spirit, source of light 213
Come, thou almighty King 129
Come, thou Desire of all thy saints 34
Come, thou Fount of every blessing. . . . 370
Come, thou long-expected Jesus 190
Come, thou, oh, come 428
Come, thou soul-transforming Spirit. . . 58
Come, thou who dost the soul endue .... 242
Come to Calvary's holy mountain 248
Come, we who love the Lord 27
Come, ye disconsolate, where'er ye. . . . 247
Come, ye thankful people, come 574
Come, ye that know and fear the Lord. . 131
Cross, reproach, and tribulation! 364
Crown his head with endless blessing. . . 180
Daily, daily sing the praises 568
Day by day the manna fell 432
Day is dying in the West 88
Dear Refuge of my weary soul 405
Dear Saviour! we are thine 485
Delay not, delay not; O sinner, draw. . 256
Depth of mercy ! — can there be 294
Did Christ o'er sinners weep 253
Dismiss me not thy service, Lord 446
Dismiss us with thy blessing, Lord ! . . . 72
Do not I love thee, O my Lord? 393
Earth has nothing sweet or fair 389
Eternal Light ! eternal Light ! 240
Eternal Spirit, we confess 200
Everlasting arms of love 358
Faith adds new charms to earthly 424
Far from the world, O Lord, I flee 37
Father, hear the prayer we offer ! 462
Father ! how wide thy glory shines ! . . . . 128
Father, in high heaven dwelling 25
Father ! in thy mysterious presence .... 83
Father of mercies ! in thy word 106
Father of mercies ! send thy grace 466
Father! whate'er of earthly bliss 214
Fierce raged the tempest o'er the deep . . 349
For a season called to part 89
For ever with the Lord ! 540
For the beauty of the earth 429
For the mercies of the day 85
For what shall I praise thee, my God. . 386
Fountain of grace, rich, full, and free. . 352
Friend of sinners ! Lord of glory ! 415
From all that dwell below the skies. ... 19
From every stormy wind that blows . . 48
From Greenland's icy mountains 523
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INDEX OF FIRST LINES.
HYMN
From Sinai's cloud of darkness 440
From the cross uplifted high 272
From the table now retiring 512
Gently, Lord, oh, gently lead us 92
Give to the winds thy fears 330
Glorious things of thee are spoken 192
Glory be to God the Father 56
Glory to God ! whose witness-train 325
Glory to thee, my God, this night 68
Go, labor on, while it is day 470
God Almighty and All-seeing ! 55
God be with you till we meet again. . . . 102
God is in his holy temple 59
God loved the world of sinners lost 233
God moves in a mysterious way 116
God of our salvation ! hear us 96
God with us ! oh, glorious name ! 146
Grace ! 't is a charming sound ! 435
Gracious Saviour, thus before thee .... 101
Gracious Spirit, Holy Ghost 210
Gracious Spirit, Love divine ! 207
Great God ! how infinite art thou ! . ... 133
Great God, now condescend 496
Great God, what do I see and hear ! . ... 551 Great God, when I approach thy throne 237 Great Sun of Righteousness, arise!. ... Ill Guide me, O thou great Jehovah 304
Hail the night, all hail the morn 145
Hail to the brightness of Zion's glad . 530
Hail to the Lord's anointed 528
Hallelujah! best and sweetest 534
Hark, hark, my soul ! angelic songs are 447 Hark! ten thousand harps and voices. 177
Hark! the herald angels sing 142
Hark! the song of jubilee 196
Hark! the sound of holy voices 567
Hark! the voice of Jesus calling 483
Hasten, Lord! the glorious time 549
He has come ! the Christ of God 143
He is coming, he is coming 189
He leadeth me ! oh, blessed thought . . . 442 He lives ! the great Redeemer lives ! . . . 174 He that goeth forth with weeping. . . . 465
Heal me, O my Saviour, heal 279
Hear my prayer, O heavenly Father. . . 98 Hear what God the Lord hath spoken. 193 Heavenly Father, grant thy blessing. . 99 Here I can firmly rest 436
hymn
Holy Ghost, the Infinite ! 211
Holy Ghost ! with light divine 204
Holy, holy, holy Lord God of 63
Holy, holy, holy Lord, in the 434
Holy, holy, holy, Lord God Almighty . . 2
Holy Spirit ! gently come 205
Holy Spirit, in my breast 206
How beauteous on the mountains .... 524
How beauteous were the marks divine. 153
How blest the righteous when he dies . . 545
How charming is the place 29
How condescending and how kind 1 64
How did my heart rejoice to hear ... 5
How firm a foundation, ye saints of the . 335
How gentle God's commands! 73
How helpless guilty nature lies 222
How pleasant, how divinely fair 8
How precious is the book divine 105
How sad our state by nature is ! 221
How shall the young secure their 104
How sweet and awful is the place 504
How sweet, how heavenly is the sight. 488
How sweet the name of Jesus sounds. . 397
How sweetly flowed the gospel sound. . 152
I am coming to the cross 161
I am trusting thee, Lord Jesus 431
I ask not now for gold to gild 268
I cannot tell if short or long 453
I feed by faith on Christ; my bread. . . 502
I have entered the valley of blessing. . 306
I hear a sweet voice ringing clear 445
I hear thy welcome voice 282
I heard the voice of Jesus say 148
I know no life divided 407
I lay my sins on Jesus 243
I left it all with Jesus long ago 430
1 lift my heart to thee 416
I love thy kingdom, Lord ! 474
I love to steal awhile away 31
I love to tell the story 276
I '11 praise my Maker with my breath . . 21
I 'm kneeling, Lord, at mercy's gate. . 283
I 'm not ashamed to own my Lord . . . 328
I need thee every hour 298
I need thee, precious Jesus 244
I saw One hanging on a tree 162
I sing the almighty power of God 126
I will sing for Jesus 381
If human kindness meets return 510
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HYMN
If you cannot on the ocean 484
In heavenly love abiding 347
In the cross of Christ I glory 168
In the dark and cloudy day 456
In the hour of trial 319
In the house of my Father above. ...... 570
In thy name, O Lord! assembling 57
It came upon the midnight clear 139
It is not death to die 542
Jerusalem ! my happy home ! 546
Jerusalem, the glorious ! 559
Jerusalem, the golden 557
Jesus, — and didst thou leave the sky . . 238
Jesus ! and shall it ever be 401
Jesus, at whose supreme command. . . . 509
Jesus calls us, o'er the tumult 481
Jesus, heed me, lost and dying 258
Jesus ! I love thy charming name 396
Jesus, I my cross have taken 366
Jesus, keep me near the cross 280
Jesus, Lord of life and glory 288
Jesus! lover of my soul 310
Jesus, Master, whose I am 274
Jesus, my All, to heaven is gone 175
Jesus, my Saviour! look on me 301
Jesus ! name of wondrous love ! 387
"Jesus only!" In the shadow 375
Jesus only, when the morning 378
Jesus, Saviour, pilot me 287
Jesus shall reign where'er the sun. ... 516
Jesus, Shepherd of the sheep 259
Jesus, still lead on 361
Jesus, the very thought of thee 398
Jesus, these eyes have never seen 406
Jesus, thou art the sinner's Friend. . . . 505
Jesus, thou Joy of loving hearts 402
Jesus ! thy love shall we forget 157
Jesus, who knows full well 52
Jesus, who on Calvary's mountain 368
Jesus, who on his glorious throne 404
Joy to the world ; the Lord is come ! . . 144 Just as I am, without one plea 269
Keep silence, all created things ! 115
Lead, kindly Light ! amid the 454
Let me but hear my Saviour say 355
Let saints below in concert sing 489
Let thy wondrous way be known 209
16 P
HYMN
Let Zion and her sons rejoice 513
Light of those whose dreary dwelling. . 191
Light, that from the dark abyss 305
Like sheep we went astray 227
Like the eagle, upward, onward 459
Look from thy sphere of endless day. . 522
Look to Jesus ! till reviving 371
Look, ye saints, the sight is glorious. . . 184
Lord, as to thy dear cross we flee 156
Lord, bid thy light arise 212
Lord, dismiss us with thy blessing Bid. 94
Lord, dismiss us with thy blessing Fill. 95
Lord, how mysterious are thy ways!. . . 135
Lord, I am come! thy promise is my. . . 263
Lord! I cannot let thee go 61
Lord, I hear of showers of blessing. . . . 299
Lord ! in love and mercy save us 100
Lord ! in the morning thou shalt hear. . 4
Lord, in this thy mercy's day 250
Lord, it belongs not to my care 293
Lord, lead the way the Saviour went. . . 467
Lord, my weak thought in vain would. . 136
Lord of all being; throned afar 134
Lord of glory ! thou hast bought us ... 464
Lord of mercy and of might 41
Lord, thy word abideth 114
Lord, we come before thee now 45
Lord ! when we bend before thy throne . . 35
Lord! while for all mankind we pray. . 576
Love divine, all love excelling 363
Majestic sweetness sits enthroned. ... 150 Master, speak! thy servant heareth. . . . 374 May the grace of Christ our Saviour. . . 93 Mighty God ! while angels bless thee ... 179
Mine eyes and my desire 332
More love to thee, O Christ 316
My country! 't is of thee 575
My days are gliding swiftly by 538
My dear Redeemer, and my Lord 151
My faith looks up to thee 399
My God, how endless is thy love ! 69
My God, how wonderful thou art 124
My God, is any hour so sweet 39
My God, my Father! while I stray 455
My God ! permit my tongue 30
My hope is built on nothing less 448
My Jesus, as thou wilt ! 450
My life flows on in endless song 341
My Saviour ! my almighty Friend 395
242
INDEX OF FIRST LINES.
My Shepherd will supply my need 127
My soul, be on thy guard 342
My soul complete in Jesus stands ! 354
My soul, weigh not thy life 331
My spirit on thy care 334
Nearer, ever nearer 322
Nearer, my God, to thee 315
Nearer, O God, to thee ! 313
New every morning is the love 9
None but Christ ; his merit hides me .. . 377
Not all the blood of beasts 223
Not all the outward forms on earth. . . 220
Not what these hands have done 228
Not with our mortal eyes 412
Now begin the heavenly theme 360
Now I have found a friend 312
Now I know the great Redeemer 380
Now is the accepted time 251
Now may he who from the dead 86
Now to the Lord, who makes us know. . 171
Now to the power of God supreme 176
O Christ, he is the fountain 554
O Christ ! our King, Creator, Lord ! 173
O, could I find from day to day 297
O, could I speak the matchless worth. . 159
O day of rest and gladness 13
O eyes that are weary, and hearts that . . 336
O, fair the gleams of glory 560
O, for a closer walk with God 289
O, for a heart to praise my God 323
O, for a thousand tongues to sing 324
O, for that tenderness of heart 291
O, for the happy hour 536
O, for the peace which floweth like a. . . 410
O, gift of gifts ! oh, grace of faith ! 422
O, give thanks to him who made 64
O God of Bethel, by whose hand 491
O God, the Rock of Ages 119
O God, thy power is wonderful 125
O God ! we praise thee, and confess .... 130
O Holy Saviour! Friend unseen 266
O, how I love thy holy law ! 107
O, if my soul were formed for woe .... 166
O Jesus S bruised and wounded more. . . 501
O Jesus Christ the righteous! live in .... 262
O Jesus, " Man of Sorrows" 170
O Jesus, sweet the tears I shed 163
O Jesus, thou art standing 264
O Lamb of God ! still keep me 441
O Lord, how full of sweet content 420
O Lord, how happy we should be 449
O Lord, thy work revive 535
O Lord, who by thy presence hast 81
O love, that wilt not let me go 383
O mother dear, Jerusalem 565
O, not my own these verdant hills 403
O, not to fill the mouth of fame 290
O one with God the Father 408
O sacred Head, now wounded 160
O Saviour, where shall guilty man 241
O, see how Jesus trusts himself 149
O, sometimes the shadows are deep. . . . 303
O, sweetly breathe the lyres above. . . . 503
O, that the Lord's salvation 526
O, that the Lord would guide my ways . 108
O, there will be mourning 550
O, this soul, how dark and blind! 309
O thou, the contrite sinner's Friend. . . 267
O thou, whose tender mercy hears 275
O, turn ye, oh, turn ye, for why will ye. 255
O, what stupendous mercy shines 471
O, where are kings and empires now. . . 490
O, where shall rest be found 224
O'er the gloomy hills of darkness 531
On Jordan's rugged banks I stand 561
On the mountain's top appearing 533
Once in royal David's city 137
Once more, before we part 76
One cup of healing oil and wine 472
One sweetly solemn thought 541
One there is above all others 138
Onward, Christian soldiers 344
Onward, Christian, though the region. . 460
Our Father ! through the coming year. . 578
Our God, our help in ages past 123
Our heavenly Father calls 50
Our life is hid with Christ 198
Pass me not, O gentle Saviour 286
Peace, perfect peace, in this dark 400
Praise God, from whom all blessings. . . 17
Praise, Lord, for thee in Zion waits. . 20
Praise our glorious King and Lord 195
Praise the God of our salvation 87
Prayer is the breath of God in man .... 36
Prayer is the soul's sincere desire 38
Precious, precious blood of Jesus 234
Prepare us, Lord, to view thy cross. . . 506
Purer yet, and purer 32(?
INDEX OF FIRST LINES.
243
Quiet, Lord, my froward heart .
HYMN
427
Rejoice, rejoice, believers 187
Return, O wanderer, to thy home 245
Rise, my soul, and stretch thy wings. . . 566
Rise, ye children of salvation 373
Rock of Ages, cleft for me ! 498
Roll on, thou mighty ocean 527
Safely through another week 11
Saints of God! the dawn is brightening. . 532
Saviour, again to thy dear name 82
Saviour and Lord of all 307
Saviour, blessed Saviour 321
Saviour, breathe an evening blessing. . 91
Saviour ! I follow on 317
Saviour King, in hallowed union 494
Savioui', more than life to me 384
Saviour, send a blessing to us 54
Saviour! teach me, day by day 391
Saviour, thy dying love 318
Saviour, visit thy plantation ! 529
Saviour! who thy flock art feeding. . . . 495
Scorn not the slightest word or deed. . . 468
See Israel's gentle Shepherd stands ... 492
See,the Conquerer mounts in triumph!. . 178
Servant of God, well done ! 543
Shadow of a Mighty Rock 433
Shepherd ! with thy tenderest love 426
Shine, mighty God! on Zion shine.... 515
Show pity, Lord ! O Lord ! forgive 271
Since Jesus is my friend 411
Since thy Father's arm sustains thee. . 452
Sing we the song of those who stand. . . 28
Sinners, turn, why will ye die ? 246
So let our lips and lives express 421
Softly now the light of day 84
Sometimes a light surprises 346
Son of God ! to thee I cry 499
Soul, then know thy full salvation 367
Sovereign of worlds ! display thy 517
Sow in the morn thy seed 475
Spirit blest, who art adored 219
Spirit of the Only Wise 217
Stand up, my soul, shake off thy fears. . 350
Stand up ! — stand up for Jesus 348
Stealing from the world away 43
Still, still with thee, my God 74
Sun of my soul ! thou Saviour dear 66
Sweet hour of prayer ! sweet hour of ... . 62
HYMN
Sweet is the work, my God, my King ! . . 7 Sweet the moments, rich in blessing. . . 511
Sweet the time, exceeding sweet ! 44
Sweet was the time when first I felt. . . 295
Sweeter sounds than music knows 388
Swift to its close ebbs out life's little ... 80
Take me, O my Father, take me !
Take my heart, O Father ! take it
Take my life, and let it be
Tell me, my Saviour !
The day is past and gone
The day, O Lord, is spent
The heavens declare his glory
The heavens declare thy glory, Lord ! . .
The King of love my Shepherd is
The Lord is my Shepherd, no want. .
The Lord my Shepherd is
The Lord, our God, is full of might
The marriage feast is ready
The mistakes of my life are many
The morning light is breaking
The peace which God alone reveals
The sands of time are sinking
The Saviour kindly calls
The Saviour! oh, what endless charms.
The Spirit breathes upon the word
The Spirit in our hearts
The swift declining day
The voice of free grace cries
Thee we adore, eternal Name !
There are lonely hearts to cherish. . . . There is a fountain filled with blood . . .
There is a green hill far away
There is a happy land
There is a land of pure delight
There is an eye that never sleeps
There is an hour of peaceful rest
There were ninety and nine that safely . . There 's a wideness in God's mercy. . .
They who seek the throne of grace
Thine earthly Sabbaths, Lord, we love . .
This is not my place of resting
This is the day the Lord hath made ....
Thou art the Way : to thee alone
Thou, from whom we never part
Thou very present Aid
Though faint, yet pursuing, we go on. . Though now the nations sit beneath . . . Three in One, and One in Three
260 482 308 302
78
75 113 110 382 337 413 118 188 300 525
70 553 497 147 103 252
77 249 577 478 236 167 556 563
32 555 284 132
46
10 569
14 155
90
439
338
518
40
244
INDEX OF FIRST LINES.
HYMN
Through good report, and evil, Lord. . 362
Through the love of God our Saviour. . 345
Through the uight of doubt and 444
Through the yesterday of ages 372
Thus far the Lord has led me on 71
Thy way, not mine, O Lord 451
Till He come : oh, let the words 500
'T is by the faith of joys to come 418
'T is my happiness below 458
To God the Father, God the Son 18
To thy pastures fair and large 42
Together with these symbols, Lord. . . . 507
Traveling to the better land 340
Triumphant Zion, lift thy head 520
Upward where the stars are burning. . . 26
Vainly, through night's weary hours. . . 461
Walk in the light! so shalt thou know. . 423
Walking with thee, my God 314
Watchman, tell us of the night 194
We are but strangers here 311
We are watching, we are waiting 537
We come, O Lord, before thy throne .... 579
We give thee but thine own 477
We may not climb the heavenly steeps . . 158
We stand in deep repentance 265
We would see Jesus — for the shadows . . 409
Weary of earth, and laden with my sin. . 261
Welcome, days of solemn meeting 60
Welcome, sweet day of rest 12
What can I give to Jesus 414
What cheering words are these 437
What shall I render to my God 121
When all thy mercies, O my God ! 122
When I can read my title clear 357
When I survey the wondrous cross 169
When Jesus dwelt in mortal clay 473
When, like a stranger on our sphere. . . 154
When morning gilds the skies 1
When my last hour is close at hand. . . . 552
When sins and fears, prevailing, rise. . 353
When thou, my righteous Judge, shalt . 185
Where high the heavenly temple 49
Wherever two or three may meet 33
While shepherds watched their flocks. . 140
While thee I seek, protecting Power !. . 120
While we lowly bow before thee 53
While with ceaseless course, the sun. . . 573
Who are these in bright array 571
Who are these like stars appearing. ... 562
Why do we mourn departing friends. . . 539
Why is thy faith, O child of God, so. . . 369
Why on the bending willows hung 521
Why should we start and fear to die?. . 544
Why will ye waste on trifling cares. . . . 278
With broken heart and contrite sigh. . . 270
Work, for the night is coming 480
Work while it is to-day ! 476
Ye saints, your music bring 232
Yes, he knows the way is dreary 376
Yet there is room ! The Lamb's bright . . 281
Your harps, ye trembling saints 329
Zion ! awake, thy strength renew 519
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