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CHOICE SELECTION
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FROM VARIOUS AUTHORS :
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English Evangelical Lutheran Church
IN NEW-YORK.
Br RALPH WILLISTOJY.
I will sing with file Spirit, and I will 'he un
dcro. 90. 1 Cor. xiv. 15.
EW-YORK:
ED AMD SOLD BY J.C. TOTTZX,
KO. 155 CHATHAM-STREET.
1806.
District of New-York, ss.
\ E it remembered, That on the twenty-fourth
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of he claims as proprietor, in the words and figure*
following, to wit :
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ire m va ors, for the use of the
ish Evangelical Lutheran Church
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«Bt RALPH WILLISTON.
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understanding al»o, 1. Cor. xiv. 15. "
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tins to the member- in the
city i - ork : this ed to
the public and public edification of such of our
brethren, in religious col as find the
anguage a necessary \
and promoting spiritual devotion. The collection
has been made by the Reverend Ralph Willis-
tox, Minister of the English Lutheran Church of
this city, and I have examined and read every one
of the Hymns now offered, before theirbcing struck
off, and can assure my fellow-worshippers, that none
is found among them dissonant to our doctrine, or
incompatible with the spirit of genuine godliness.
JOHN C. KUNZE,
Senior of the Lutheran Clergy in the State
of J\\ w.York*
New-York, Feb. 20, 1 306.
AD VER TISEMEJSTT.
Dear Brethren,
THROUGH the solicitation of the
Board of Trustees and Vestry of the English Evan*
gelical Lutheran Zion Church, you are here pre-
sented with a choice selection of Evangelical Hymns,
suited to private, family, social and public worship.
These Hymns are selected from various authors of
the first reputation and celebrity. It is not pretend-
ed that a Hymn will be found here, adapted to every
religious subject, yet it is hoped there will be no
Important deficiency. No doctrine, it is believed,
will be found in this selection, which is not accord-
ant with the doctrines taught in our church. A new
edition, or a new compilation, became indispensably
necessaiy, there not being a single copy to be had of
the former collection: and the obvious deficiency of
the former collection, determined us to make a new
compilation. Such as the present selection is, it is
dedicated to you, as a testimony of affection ; exhor-
ting you to u Sing with the spirit, and with the cm-
May it please Almighty God, to
make it a mean of assisting the praise, and promot-
he edification of his Church.
o
RALPH WILLISTC
New-York, March, 1806,
CONTENTS.
page
I. The Being and Perfections of God - 1
II. The Character, Actions, Sufferings, and
Glory of Christ - - - - 15
1 Aativity of Christ - - - - 13
2 Offices of Christ - - - - 26
2 Passion of Christ - - - - 36
4 Resurrection of Christ - - - 61
$ Ascension of Christ - - - 67
6 Glory of Christ - - - - 71
7 Advocacy of Christ - - - 76
III. Influences of the Spirit of God - - 81
1 Whitsunday - - - - - 81
2 Trinity 95
IV. Creation and Providence - - 102
1 Creation - - - - 1©2
2 Providence 108
V. The Fall and Temptation of Man - 122
VI. The Scriptures, Doctrines, and Invitations
of the Scriptures - - - 126
1 The Scripture* - - - 126
2 Doctrinal 133
3 Inviting 145
VII. The Christian's Character and Graces 152
1 Awakening - - - - - 152
2 Penitential 158
3 Sufifilication and Prayer - - 173
A Faith 196
5 Hofie 203
6 Love ------ 207
*l Sanctification - - - 217
S Joy and Praise - 224
CONTENTS.
VIII. The Christian's Blessings, Sufferings, Dan-
ger and Safety - - - - 233
IX. Christian Worship ... 245
1 Private - - - - -245
2 Public 247
X. Pastoral 260
XL Ordinances - - • - 267
1 Baftttim - - - - - 267
2 Eucharistic - - - - 260
XII. Times, Seasons, and Place - - 273
1 Morning - - - - -273
2 Evening - - - - -275
3 Birth- Day - - - 278
4 Youth 2S0
5 Mm-Year 283
6 Seasons 286-
7 Particular Providences - 290
8 Death 293
9 Resurrection - - - - -299
10 Judgment 301
11 Heaven 304
Evangelical Hymns, &c.
I THE BEIXG AMD PERFECTIONS OF
GOD.
Hymn 1. l. m.
God incomprehensible and sovereign.
1 . f^i AN creatures, to perfection, find
\^y Th' eternal, uncreated mind ?
Or can the largest stretch of thought
Measure and search his nature out i
2. 'Tis high as heav'n, 'tis deep as hell ;
And what can mortals know, or tell ?
His glory spreads beyond the sky,
And all the shining worlds on high.
3. God is a King of pow'r unknown.
Firm are the orders of his throne ;
If he resolve, who dare oppose,
Of ask him why, or what he does ?
4. He wounds the heart, and he makes whole y
. He. calms the tempest of the soul ;
When he shuts up in long despair,
Who can remove the heavy bar ?
5. He frowns, and darkness veils the moon,
The fainting sun grows dim at noon ;
The pillars of heaven's starry roof
Tremble and start at his reproof.
6. He gave the vaulted heav'n its form,
The crooked serpent and the worm ;
He breaks the billows with his breath,
And smites the sons of pride to death.
B
2 THE BEING AND
7. These are a portion of bis ways ;
But who shall dare describe his face ?
Who can endure his light or stand
To hear the thunders of his hand ?
Hymn 2, l. m.
God fur above all creatures ; or man vain and mortal.
Job iv. 1 7—2 1 .
1. O HALL the vile race of flesh and blood
£3 Contend with their Creator, God ?
Shall mortal worms presume to be
More holy, wise, or just, than he ?
2. Behold he puts his trust in none
Of all the spirits round his throne;
Their natures, when compared with his,
Are neither holy, just, nor wise.
3. But how much meaner things arc they
Who spring from dust, and dwell in clay!
Touch'd by the finger of thy wrath,
We faint and vanish like the moth.
4. From night to day, from day to night,
We die by thousands in thy sight ;
Buvied in dust whole nations lie,
Like a forgotten vanity.
5. Almighty Power, to thee we bow;
How frail are we ! how glorious thou !
No more the sons of earth shall dare
With an eternal God compare.
Hymn 3. cm.
God's eternity.
ISE, rise, my soul, and leave the ground.
R
Stretch all thy thoughts abroad,
And rouse up cv'ry tuneful sound
To praise th' eternal God.
PERFECTIONS OF GOD.
2. Long ere the lofty skies were spread,
Jehovah fill'd his throne ;
Or Adam fcrm'd, or Angels made,
The Maker liv'd alone.
3. His boundless years can ne'er decrease,
But still maintain their prime,
Eternity's his dwelling -place.
And ever is his time.
4. While like a tide our minutes flow,
The present and the past,
He fills iris own immortal NOW,
And sees our ages waste.
5. The sea and sky must perish too,
And vast destruction come :
The creatures — look ! how old they grow,
And wait their fiery doom.
6. Well, let the sea shrink all away,
And flames melt down the skies,
My God shall live an endless day3
When this creation dies.
Hymn 4. c. m.
Gcd our Preserver.
1. T ET others boast how strong they be,
JLj Nor death nor danger fear ;
While we confess, O Lord, to thee,
What feeble things we arc.
2. Fresh as the grass our bodies stand,
And flourish bright and gay :
A blasting wind sweeps o'er the land,
And fades the grass away.
3. Our life contains a thousand springs,
And dies if one be gone ;
Strange I that a harp of thousand stiings
Id keep in tune sc long.
A THE BEING AND v
4. But 'tis our God supports our frame,
The God that form'd us first ;
Salvation to th' almighty Name
That rear'd us from the dust.
5. He spoke, and straight the heart and brain
In all their motions rose,
Let blood, said he flow round rack vein.
And round each vein it flows,
6. XVhile we have breath, or life, or tongues,
Our Maker we'll adore :
His Spirit moves our heaving lungs,
Or they would breathe no more.
Hymn 5. cm.
Divine wrath and mercy : from Nahum i. 1,2, 3, Sec.
1. A DORE and tremble, for cur God
X jl Is a consuming fire ;
His jealous eyes his wrath inflame,
And raise his vengeance higher.
2. Almighty vengeance, how it burns ;
How bright his fury glows!
Vast magazines of plagues and storms
Lie treasur'd for his foes.
3. Those heaps of wrath, by slow degrees*
Are fore'd into a fla
But kindled, Oh! how fierce thy blaze !
And rend all nature's framg.
4. At his approach the mountains i'lcQ,
And seek a wat'ry grave ;
The frighted sea makes haste awj
And shrinks up every wave.
5. Through the wide air the weight) ro
Are swift as hail stones hurl'd;
Who (Jares to meet hi \ fiery rage,
That shakes the solid world?
PERFECTIONS OF GOD.
6. Yet, mighty God! Thy sov'reign Grace.
Sits regent on the throne,
The refuge of thy chosen race,
When wrath comes rushing down.
7. Thy hands shall on rebellious kings
A fiery tempest pour,
While we beneath thy shelt'ring wings
Thy righteous hand adore.
Hymn 6. l. m.
God's condescension to human affairs.
1. T IP to the Lord, who reigns on high,
Kj And views the nations from afar,
Let everlasting praises fly,
And tell how large his bounties are.
2. He over-rules all mortal things,
And manages our mean affairs ;
On humble souls the King of kings
Bestows his counsels and his cares
3. Our sorrows and our tears we pour
Into the bosom of our Go 1 ;
He hears us in the mournful hear,
And helps to bear the heavy load-
4. In vain might lofty princes try
Such condescension to perform ;
For worms were never rais 'd so high
Above their meanest fellow-worm.
5. O could our thankful hearts devise
A tribute equal to thy grace,
To the third heav'n our songs should rise,
And teach the golden harps thy praise.
Hymn 7. c. m.
God holy, just, and sovereign. Job ix. 2-10.
1 . T TOW should the sons of Adam's race
JlX Be pure before their God ?
B 2
* THE BEING AND
If he contend in righteousness,
We fell beneath his rod.
2. To vindicate my words and thoughts
I'll make no more pretence;
Not one of all my thousand faults
Can bear a just defence.
3. Strong- is his arm, his heart is wise :
What vain presumers dare
Against their Maker's hand to rise,
Or tempt th' unequal war \
4. Mountains by his Almighty wrath
From their old seats are torn ;
He shakes the earth, from South to North,
And all her pillars mourn.
5. He bids the sun forbear to rise ;
The obedient sun forbears ;
His hand with sackcloth spreads the skies
And seals up all the stars.
6. He walks upon the raging sea;
And rides the stormy winds ;
There's none can trace his wondrous way,
Or his dark footsteps find.
Hymn 8. s. m.
Prescr-i'ing grace, Jude 24, 25.
1. "THO God the only wise,
X Our Saviour an I our King.
Let all the saints below the skies
Their humble praises bring*
2. 'Tis his almighty love,
Ills counsel and his care,
Preserves us safe from sin and death,
And ev'ry hurtful snare.
3. He Will present our souls
Unblemish'd and complete.
PERFECTIONS OF GOD.
Before the glory of his face,
With joy 3 divinely great.
4. Then all the chosen seed
Shall meet around the throne,
Shall bless the conduct of his grace*
And make his wonders known.
5- To our Redeemer-God^
Wisdom and pew'r belongs,
Immortal crowns of majesty.
And everlasting songs.
Hymn 9. l, m.
God dwells with the humble and ficnitent,
Isaiah lvii. 15, 16.
1. '^piIUS saith the high and lofty One,
X " 1 sit upon my holy throne ;
M My name is God. I dwell on high,
" And fill my own eternity.
2. " But I descend to worlds below,
"On earth I have a mansion too ;
" And never from the contrite heart
" And humble soul will I depart,
3. " The broken spirit I revive,
u I bid the mourning sinner live,
" Heal all the broken hearts I find,
" And case the sorrows of the mind.
i. " When I contend against their sin,'
" I make them know how vile they've been;
u But should my wrath forever smoke,
tt Their souls would sink beneath my stroke.*
5. O may thy pard'nkig grace be nigh,
Lest we should faint, despair and die !
Thus shall our better thoughts approve
The methods of thy chastening love
3 THE BEING AND
Hymn 10. cm.
The goodness of God. Nahum i. 7.
1. "\7"E humble souls, approach your God,
JL With songs of sacr.ed praise,
For he is good, immensely good,
And kind are all his ways.
2. All nature owns his guardian care,
In him we live and move ;
But nobler benefits declare
The wonders of his love.
3. He gave his Son, his only Son,
To ransom rebel worms ;
'Tis here he makes his goodness known
In its diviner forms.
4. To this dear refuge, Lord, we come,
'Tis here our hope relies ;
A safe defence, a peaceful home,
When storms of trouble rise.
5. Thine eye beholds, with kind regard,
The souls who trust in thee ;
Their humble hope thou wilt reward,
With bliss divinely free.
6. Great God, to thy Almighty love,
What honours shall we raise ?
Not all the raptur'd songs above,
Can render equal praise.
Hymn 11. cm.
The wisdom of God in his work*.
!. QONGS of immortal praise belong
^3 To my almighty God :
He hath my heart, and he my tongue,
To spread his name abroad.
2. How great the works his hand hath wrought!
How glorious in our sight!
PERFECTIONS OF GOD.
And men in ev'ry age have sought
His wonders with delight.
3. How most exact is nature's frame !
How wise th' Eternal mind 1
His counsels never change the scheme,
That his first thoughts design'd.
4. When he redeem'd his chosen sons,
He fix'd his cov'nant sure :
The orders that his iips pronounce
To endless years endure.
5. Nature and time, and earth and skies,
Thy hcav'nly skill proclaim :
What shall we do to make us wise,
But learn to read thy name ?
6. To fear thy pow'r to trust thy grace,
Is our divinest skill ;
And he's the wisest of our race
Who best obeys thy will.
Hymn 12. c. m.
God is every where.
1. T ORD, all I am is known to thee,
JLi In vain my soul would try
To shun thy presence, or to flee
The notice of thine eye.
2. Thy all-surrcunding sight surveys
My rising and my rest,
My public walks, my private wa) s.
And secrets of my breast.
3. My thoughts lie open to thee, Lord,
Before they're form'd witl in ;
And ere my li;:s pronounce the word,
Thou knows t the sense I mean.
4. () wondrous knowledge, deep and high!
Where can a creature hide ?
)0 THE BEING AND
Within thy circling arms I lie,
Beset on ev'ry side.
5. So let thy grace surround me still,
And like a bulwark prove,
To guard my soul from ev'ry ill,
Secur'd by sov'reign love.
Hymn 13. cm.
The wisdom of God in the formation of man.
1. T ^7~IIEN I with pleasing wonder stand,
V V And all my frame survey,
Lord 'tis thy work ; I own, thy hand,
Thus built my humble clay.
2. Thy hand my heart and reins posse st,
Where unborn nature grew ;
Thy wisdom all my features trae'd,
And all my members drew.
3. Thine eye with nicest care survey'd
The growth of ev'ry part :
Till the whole scheme thy thoughts had laid
Was copied by thine art.
4. Heav'n, earth, and sea, and fire, and wind.
Shew me thy wondrous skill;
But I re\iew myself, and find
Diviner wonders still.
5. Thine awful glories round me shine,
My flesh proclaims thy praise ;
Lord, to thy works of nature join
Thy miracles of grace.
Hymn 14. c. m.
Creating wisdom.
1. Tf TERNAL Wisdom, thee we praise,
i a Thee the Creation sin)
With thy loud n . , ro ks, Mils and seas,
And heav'n's hierh palace rings.
PERFECTIONS OF GOD. 1\
2. Thy glories blaze all nature round,
And strike the gazing sight
Through skies, and seas, and solid ground,
With terror and delight.
3. Infinite strength, and equal skill,
Shine through the worlds abroad ;
Our souls with vast amazement fill,
And speak the builder God.
4. But the sweet beauties of thy grace
Our softer passions move ;
Pity divine in Jesus' face
We see, adore, and love.
Hymn 15. c. m.
The Infinite.
\ . r I ^HY names how infinite they be !
X Great Everlasting One !
Boundless thy might and majesty,
And unconfin'd thy throne.
2. Thy glories shine of wond'rous size,
And wond'rous large thy grace ;
Immortal day breaks from thine eyes,
And Gabriel veils his face.
3. Thine essence is a vast abyss,
Which angels cannot sound,
An ocean of infinities,
Where all our thoughts are drown'd.
4. The myst'ries of creation lie
Beneath enlighten'd minds,
Thoughts can ascend above the sky,
And My before the winds.
5. Reason may grasp the massy hill,
And stretch from pole to pole,
But half thy name our spirit fills,
And overloads our soul.
12 THE BEING AND
<3. In vain our hang n shells,
For nothv. I in Thee
But boundless unconceivable^
And vast eterni
Hymn 16. cm.
Sovereignty and Grace.
\. r a MIE Lord ! how fearful is his name !
JL How wide is ]\is command I
Nature with all her moving frame,
Rests on his mighty hand.
2 . Immortal glory forms his throne,
And light his awful robe
Whilst, with a smile, or with a frown
He manages the globe.
\j. Adoring angels round him fall,
III all their shining forms,
His Sovereign eye looks through them all,
And pities mortal worms.
4. His bowels to our worthless race
In s vveet compassion moves ;
He clothes bis looks with softest grace,
And takes his title Love
5. Now let the Lord for dver reign,
And sway us as he will,
Sick, or in health, hi ease, or pain,
We arc his favorites still.
6. No more shall peevish passion rise,
The draplain;
TFia sovereign Love that lends our joys,
And love resumes again.
Hymn 17. l. m.
I. "TV /T^ Qod, my Life, thy various praise,
O.VJL Shall fill the remnant of my days;
#
NATIVITY.
Thy grace employ my thankful tongue,
Till death improve the grateful song.
2. The wings of ev'ry hour shall bear
Some thankful tribute to thine ear,
And ev'ry setting sun shall see
New works of duty done for thee.
3. But who can speak thy wond'rous deeds ?
Thy greatness all our thoughts exceeds ;
Vast and unsearchable thy ways,
Vast and unceasing be thy praise.
1. Let endless honours crown thy head;
Let ev'ry age thy praises spread ;
While we with cheerful songs approve
The condescension of thy love.
II. The CHARACTER, ACTIONS, SUFFER.
IATGS, and GLOR Y of CHRIST.
1. NATIVITY.
Hymn 18. l. m.
The deity and humanity of Chrixt, John i. 1, 3, 14-
and Col. i. 16. and Eph. iii. 9, 10.
1. T7* RE the blue heav'ns were stretched abroad,
■ j From everlasting was the Word i
With God he was ; the word was God,
And must divinely be ador'd.
2. By his own pow'r were all things made ;
By him supported ail things stand ;
He is the whole creation's head,
And angels fly at his command.
3. Ere sin was born, or Satan fell,
He led the host of morning stars ;
(His generation who can tell,
Or count the number of his years ?)
c
U NATIVITY.
4. But lo ! iie leaves those heav'nly forms,
The word descends and dwells in clay,
That he may converse hold with worms,
Dress'd in such feeble flesh as they.
5. Mortals with joy behold his face,
Th' eternal Father's only Son ,
How full of truth ! how full of grace !
When thro' his eyes the Godhead shone I
6. Arch-angels leave their high abode,
To learn new myst'iies here, and tell
The love of our descending God,
The glories of immanuel.
Hymn 19. s. m.
Christ the ivisdo?n of God. Pro v. viii. 1, 22-23.
1 . O HALL wisdom cry aloud,
jO And not her speech be heard ?
The voice of God's eternal Word.
Deserves it no regard ?
2. " I was his chief delight,
" His everlasting Son,
" Before the first of all his works,
" Creation was begun.
3. " Upon the empty air
The earth was balanc'd well :
" With joy I saw the mansion, where
" The sons of men shoufd dwell.
4. " My busy thoughts at first
" On their salvation ran,
" Ere sin was born, or Adam's dust
" Was fashioned to a man.
5 . " Then come, receive my grace,
" Ye children and be wise ,
<; Happy the man that keeps my ways,
« The man that shuns them dies."
NATIVITY. 15
Hymn 20. l. m.
God the Son equal with the Father,
t. T> RIGHT King of glory, dreadful God!
J3 Our spirits bow before thy feet ;
To thee we lift an humble thought,
And worship at thine awful feet.
2. Thy pow'r hath form'd, thy wisdom swTays
All nature with a sov'reign word :
And the bright world of stars obeys
The will of their superior Lord.
3. Mercy and truth unite in one,
And smiling sit at thy right hand ;
Eternal justice guards thy throne,
And vengeance waits thy dread command.
4. A thousand seraphs strong and bright
Stand round the glorious Deity ;
But who amongst the sons of light,
Pretends comparison with thee ?
5. Yet there is one of human frame,
Jesus, array 'd in flesh and blood,
Thinks it no arrogance to claim
A full equality with God.
6. There glory shines with equal beams;
Their essence is for ever one,
Though they are known by difFrent names,
The Father God, and God the Son,
7. Then let the name of Christ our King
With equal honours be ador'd ;
His praise let ev'ry angel sing,
And all the nations own the Lord.
'•M
Hymn 21. c. k.
The incarnation of Christ. Luke ii. 14.
ORT ALS, awake, with Angels join,
And chant the solemn lay ,
|0 NATIVITY.
Joy, love, and gratitude, combine
To hail th' auspicious clay.
2. In heav'n the rapt'rous song began,
In sweet seraphic lire
Thro' all the shining legions ran,
And strung and tun'd the 1} re.
3. Swift through the vast expanse it flew,
And loud the echo roll'd ;
The theme, the scng, the joy was new,
*Twas more than heav'n could hold.
4. Down thro' the portals of the sky
Th' impetuous torrent ran ;
And Angels flew with eager joy
To bear the news to man.
5. Hark ! the Cherubic armies shout,
And glory leads the song ;
Good-will, and peace are heard throughout
Th' harmonious, Angel-throng.
6. With joy the chorus we'll repeat,
" Glory to God on high ;
" Good-will and peace are now complete,
" Jesus was born to die."
7. Hail, Prince of life, forever hail !
Redeemer, brother, friend !
Tho' earth, and time, and life should fail,
Thy praise shall never end.
Hymn 22. c. m.
For the Nativity of our blessed Lord and Saviour.
Luke ii. 8 — 15.
l.T"\7HILE shepherds watch'd their flocks by
V V All seated on the ground, [fiighti
The angel of the Lord came down,
And glory shone around.
2 M ] '" 6akl he, for mighty dread
.V. their troubled mind ;
NATIVITY. 17
" Glad tidings of great joy I bring
" To you, and all mankind.
3." 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 :
4. u The heav'nly babe you there shall find,
" To human view display 'd,
" All meanly wrapp'd in swathing bands,
" And in a manger laid."
5. Thus spake the Seraph, and forthwith
Appear'd a shining throng
Of Angels, praising God, and thus
Address'd their joyful song :
6. " All glory be to God on high,
" And to the earth be peace :
* Good-will henceforth, from heav'n to men
u Begin, and never cease."
Hymn 23. s. m.
The nativity of Christ. Luke i. 30, &c.
Luke ii. 10, Sec.
1. T) EHOLD the grace appears,
Jj The promise is fulfill'd ;
Mary, the wondrous virgin, bears*
Ajid Jesus is the child.
2. To bring the glorious news,
A heavenly form appears:
He tells the shepherds of their joys>.
And banishes their fears.
3." Go humble swains," said he,
" To David's city fly ;
w The promis'd infant born to-day,
"Doth in a manger lye.
4, " With looks and hearts serene,
" Go visit Christ your King ;,:
c %
18 NATIVITY.
And straight a flaming troop was seen ;
The shepherds heard them sing.
5. " Glory to God on high !
" And heav'nly peace on earth,
" Good-will to men, to Angels joy,
"At the Redeemer's birth."
6. In worship so divine,
Let saints employ their tongues,
With the celestial hosts we join,
And loud repeat their songs.
7. " Glory to God on high !
" And heav'nly peace on earth,
" Good-will to men, to Angels joy,
" At our Redeemer's birth.'*
Hymn 24. c. m.
The Incarnation. Johni. 14.
i. A WAKE, awake the sacred song
Xjl To our incarnate Lord ;
Let ev'ry heart and ev'ry tongue
Adore th' eternal Word.
2. That awful Word, that sovereign Pow'r.
By whom the worlds were made ;
(O happy morn ! illustrious hour !)
Was once in flesh array 'd !
3. Then shone almighty power and love
In all their glorious forms ;
When Jesus left his throne above
To dwell with sinful worms*
4. To dwell with misery below,
The Saviour left the skies ;
And sunk to wretchedness and woe,
That worthless Man might rise.
5. Adoring Angels tun'd their songs
To hail the joyful day ;
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With rapture then, let mortal tongues
Their grateful worship pay.
6. What glory, Lord, to thee is due !
With wonder we adore ;
But could we sing as Angels do,
Our highest praise were poor*
Hymn 25. c. m.
The Redeemer's message. Luke iv. 18, 19*
1. TT ARK, the glad sound, the Saviour comes^
X A The Saviour promis'd long !
Let every heart prepare a throne,
And every voice a song.
2. On him the Spirit, largely poured,
Exerts his sacred fire ;
Wisdom and might, and zeal and love*
His holy breast inspire.
3. He comes the prisoners to release,
In Satan's bondage held :
The gates- of brass before him burst*
The iron fetters yield.
4. He comes, from thickest films of vice,
To clear the mental ray ;
And on the eyes opprest with night,
To pour celestial day.
5. He comes, the broken heart to bind,
The bleeding soul to cure ;
And with the treasures of his grace,
T' enrich the humble poor.
6. Gur glad Hosaruias, Prince of Peace?
Thy welcome shall proclaim ;
And heaven's eternal arches ring
With thy beloved name.
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Hymn 26. cm.
1 . « Q HEPHERDS, rejoice, lift up your eyes,
O 4; And send your fears* away ;
" News from the regions of the sides,
" Sal vatic n's born t( -day.
2. " Jesus, the God whom angels fear,
" Comes down to dwell with you,
" To-day he makes his entrance here«>
" But not as monarchs do.
3. " No gold, nor purple swadling bands,
" No royal shining things ;
" A manger for his cradle stands,
" And holds the King of kings.
4. " Go, shepherds, where the infant lies,
" And see his humble throne ;
u With tears of joy in all your eyes,
" Go, shepherds, kiss the Son."
5. Thus Gabriel sang, and straight around
The heav'nly armies throng ;
They tune their harps to lofty sound,
And thus conclude the sorg:
6. u Glory to God that reigns above,
" Let peace surround the earth :
41 Mortals shall know their Maker's love,
" At their Redeemer's birth."
7. Lord! and shall angels have their songs,
And men no tunes to raise ?
O may we lose these useless tongues .
When they forget to praise.
8 . Glory to God that reigns above,
That pitied us forlorn ;
We join 'iv Maker's love,
For there's a Saviour born.
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Hymn 27. p. m.
1. XT' ROM regions of love, lo ! an angel descended,
jl And told the strange news how the babe
was attended :
" Go, shepherds, and visit this wonderful stranger,
H See yonder bright star — There's yourJLord in a
manger!"
Hallelujah to the Lamb
Who hath purchas'd our pardon,
Wc will praise him again
When we pass over Jordan.
2. Glad tidings I bring unto you and each nation,
Glad tidings of joy, now behold your salvation :
Then suddenly multitudes raise their glad voices,
And shout the Redeemer, while heaven rejoices.
Hallelujah, &c
3. Now glory to God in the highest is given,
Now glory to God, is re-echo'd through heaven:
Around the whole earth, let us tell the glad story,
And sing of his love, his salvation and glory*
Hallelujah, &x.
4. Enraptur'd I burn with delight and desire,
Such love, so divine, sets my soul afl on fire :
Around the bright throne hosannas are ringing;
O ! when shall I join them, and ever be singing —
Hallelujah, 8c c.
5. Triumphantly ride in thy chariot victorious,
And conquer with love, O Jesu, all-glorious:
Thy banners unfurl, let the nations surrender,
And own thee their Saviour, their God and defender.
Hallelujah, kc.
LA
Hymn 28, p. m.
LL glory to God in the sky,
And peace upon earth be restored,
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O Jesus exalted on high,
Appear our omnipotent Lord!
Who meanly in Bethlehem born,
Didst stoop to redeem a lost race,
Once more to thy creatures return,
And reign in thy kingdom of grace.
2. When thou in our flesh didst appear,
All nature acknowledg'd thy birth ;
Arose the acceptable year,
And heav'n was open'd on earth :
Receiving its Lord from above,
The world was united to bless
The Giver of 'concord and love,
The Prince and the Author of Peace.
3. O wouldst thou again be made known,
Again in thy spirit descend,
And set up in each of thine own,
A kingdom that rover shall end :
Thou only art able to bless,
And make the glad nations obey,
And bid the dire enmity cease,
And bow the whole world to thy sway.
4. Come then to thy servants again,
Who long thy appearance to know ;
Thy quiet and peaceable reign
In mercy establish below !
All sorrow before thee shall fly,
And anger and hatred be o'er,
And envy and malice shall die,
And discord aiflict us no more.
5. No horrid alarum of war,
Shall break our eternal repose ;
No sound of the trumpet is there,
Where Jesus's Spirit o'erflows :
Appeaa'd by the charms of thy grace,
We all shall in amity join,
And kindly each other embrace,
And love with a passion like thine.
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Hymn 29. s. m.
1. T? ATHER, our hearts we lift
JL Up to thy gracious throne,
And thank thee for the precious gift
Of thine incarnate Son ;
The gift unspeakable
We thankfully receive,
And to the world thy goodness tell,
And to thy glory live.
2. Jesus, the holy child,
Doth by his birth declare,
That God and mrji are reconciTd,
And one in him we are ;
Salvatibn through his name
To all mankind is giv'n,
And loud his infant cries proclaim
A peace 'twixt ^arth and heav'n,
3. A peace on earth he brings, I
Which never more shall end ;
The Lord of hosts, the King of kings,
Declares himself our friend :
Assumes our flesh and blood,
That we his grace may gain,
The everlasting Son of God,
The mortal Son of man.
4. His kingdom from above
He doth to us impart,
And pure benevolence and love
O'erflow the faithful heart :
Chang'd in a moment, we
The sweet attraction find,
With open arms of chanty
Embracing all mankind.
5. O might they all receive
The new-bom Prince of Peace,
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And meekly in his spirit live,
And in his love increase i
Till he convey us home,
Cry ev'ry soul aloud,
Come, thou desire of nations, come^
And take us up to God 1
Hymn 30, p. m.
1. TT ARK ! the herald-angels sing,
JLjL " Glory to the new-born King ;
" Peace on earth, and mercy mild ;
" God and sinners reconcil'd :"
Joyful, all ye nations, rise,
Join the triumphs of the skies ;
With th' angelic hosts proclaim,
" Christ is born in Bethlehem."
2. Christ, by highest heav'n ador'd,
C Apt the everlasting Lord;
Late in tame behold him come,
Offspring of a virgin's womb ;
VeiPd in flesh, the Godhead see,
Hail th' incarnate Deity !
Pleas'd as man with men t' appear,
Jesus our Immanuel here.
3. Hail, the heav'n-born Prince of Peace,
Hail, the Sun of righteousness i
Light and life to all he brings,
Ris'nwith healinginhis 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.
4. Come, desire of nations, come,
Fix in us thy humble home ;
Rise, the woman's conqu'ring seed,
Bruise ia us the serpent's head :
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Adam's likeness now efface,
^tamp thine image in its place:
Second Adam from above,
Reinstate us in thy love.
Hymn 31. c. m.
The Song of Angels at the Birth of Christ. Luke ii,
13, 14.
1. TTIGH let us swell our tuneful notes,
JT1 And join th' angelic throng;
For angels no such love have known,
T' awake a cheerful song.
2. Good will to guilty men is shewn,
And peace on earth is giv'n ;
For lo ! th' incarnate Saviour comes,
With messages from heav'n.
3. Justice and grace with sweet accord,
His rising beams adorn:
Let heav'n and earth in concert join,
Now such a child is born.
4. Glory to God in highest strains,
In highest worlds be paid;
His glory by our lips procktim'd,
And by our lives display 'd.
5. When shall we reach those blissful realms,
Where Christ exalted reigns,
And learn of the celestial choir,
Their own immortal strains ?
Hymn 32. l. m.
Tu/ies and Prophecies of Christ.
I . T3 FHOLD the woman's promis'd seed \
JD Behoid the great Messiah come !
Behold the Prophets all agreed
To give him the superior room !
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2. Abra'm, the saint, rejoic'd of old,
When visions of the Lord he saw ;
Moses, the man of God, foretold
This great fulfiller of his law.
3. The types bore witness to his name,
Obtain'd their chief design, and ceas'd;
The Incense and the bleeding Lamb,
The Ark, the Altar, and the Priest.
4. Predictions in abundance meet
To join their blessings on his head :
Jesus, we worship at thy feet,
And nations own the promis'd seed.
2. THE OFFICES OF CHRIST.
Hymn 33. c. m.
The offices of Christ.
1 . T % TE bless the prophet of the Lord,
V V That comes with truth and Grace ;
Jesus, thy Spirit and thy word
Shall lead us in thy ways.
2. We rev'rence our High-Priest above,
Who offer'd up his blood,
And lives to carry on his love,
By pleading with our God.
3. We honour our exalted King ;
How sweet are his commands !
He guards our souls from hell and sin,
By his Almighty hands.
4. Hosanna to his glorious name,
Who saves by different ways;
His mercies lay a sov'reign claim
To our immortal praise.
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Hymn 34. s. m.
Christ our wisdom and righteousness.
1. T TOW heavy is the night
11 That hangs upon our eyes,
'Till Christ with his reviving light
Over our souls arise !
2. Our guilty spirits dread
To meet the wrath of heav'n ;
But in his righteousness array'd,
We see our sins forgiv'n.
3. Unholy and impure
Are all our thoughts and ways ;
His hands depraved nature cure
With sanctifying grace,
4. The pow'rs of hell agree
To hold our souls in vain ;
He sets the sons of bondage free,
And breaks the cursed chain.
5. Lord, we adore thy ways,
To bring us near to God,
Thy sov'reignpow'r, thy healing grace,
And thine atoning blood.
Hymn 35. l. m.
The examfile of Christ.
1. TV /FY dear Redeemer, and my Lord!
JLVx I 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 defrence to thy Father's will,
Thy love and meekness so divine,
I would transcribe and make them mine.
3. Cold mountains, and the midnight air
Witness'd the fervor of thy prayer:
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The desert thy temptations knew,
Thy conflict, and thy vict'ry too.
4. Be thou my pattern ; make me bear
More of thy gracious imaire here ;
Then God, the Judge, shall own my name
Among the fol'wers of the Lamb.
Hymn 36. c. m.
God reconciled in Ghtitt:
\. TAEAREST of all the names above*
I 3 My Jesus, and my God,
Who can resist thy heav'nly love,
Or trifle with thy blood ?
2. 'Tis by the merits of thy death
The Father smiles again;
Tis by thine interceding breath
The Spirit dwells with men.
3. Till God in human flesh I see,
My thoughts no comfort find ;
The holy, just, and sacred Three
Are terrors to my mind.
4. But if Immanuel's face appear,
My hope, my joy begins ;
His name forbids my slavish fear,
His grace removes my sins.
5. While Jews on their own law rely,
And Greeks of wisdom boast,
I love th* incarnate mystery,
And there I fix my trust.
Hymn 37. l. m.
Christ appearing to his C/iurch. Sol* Song ii. 8, 9,
10, 11, 12, 13.
i. r I MIK voice of my beloved sounds
X Over the rocks and rising grounds ;
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O'er hills of guilt, and seas of grief,
He leaps, he flies, to my relief.
2. Now through the veil of flesh I see,
With eyes of love he looks at me ;
Now in the gospel's clearest glass
He shows the beauties of his face.
3. Gently he draws my heart along,
Both with his beauties and his tongue :
" Rise,5' saith my Lord, " make haste away,
" No mortal joys are worth thy stay.
4. u The Jewish wint'ry state is gone,
" The mists are fled, the spring comes on.
" The sacred turtle-dove, we hear,
" Proclaims the new, the joyful year.
5. " Th' immortal vine, of heav'nly root,
" Blossoms and buds, and gives her fruit."
Lo, we are come to taste the wine.
Our sojils rejoice, and bless the vine.
6. And when we hear our Jesus say,
44 Rise up my love, make haste away,"
Our hearts would fain out-fly the wind,
And leave all earthly joys behind.
Hymn 38. l. m.
The coronation of Christ, and esfiousais of the cfairch.
Sol. Song iii. 2.
1. TESUS, thou everlasting King!
J Accept the tribute which we bring,
Accept the well deserv'd renown,
And wear our praises as thy crown.
2. Let ev'ry act of worship be
Like our. espousals, Lord, to thee;
Like the blest hour, when from above
Wt fiFst received thv pledge of love.
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3. The gladness of that happy day!
Our hearts would wish it long to stay ;
Nor let our faith forsake its hold,
Nor hope decline, nor love grow cold.
4. Each foi'wing minute, as it flies,
Increase thy praise, improve our joys,
Till we arc rais'd to sing thy name,
At the great supper of the Lamb.
5. Oh that the months would roll away,
And bring that coronation day I
The king of grace shall fill the throne,
With all his Father's glories on.
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Hymn 39. l. m.
Glory and grace in the person of Christ.
OW to the Lord a noble song!
Awake, my soul ; awake, my tongue
Hosanna to th' eternal name,
And all his boundless love proclaim.
2. See where it shines in Jesus' face,
The brightest image of his grace :
God, in the person of his Son,
Hath all his mightiest works outdone.
3. The spacious earth and spreading flood
Proclaim the wise and powerful God,
And thy rich glorks from afar
Sparkle in ev'ry rolling Star,
4. But in his looks a glory stands,
The noblest labour of thine hands;
The pleasing lustre of his eyes
Outshines the wonders of the skies,
5. Grace ! 'tis a sweet, a charming theme :
My thoughts rejoice at Jesus' name !
Ye angels, dwell upon the sound ;
Yc heavens Itefect it to the ground!
THE OFriCES OF CHRrST. ST
6. O may I live to reach the place
Where he unveils his lovely face !
Where all his beauties you behold,
And sing his name to harps of gold.
Hymn 40„ l. m.
Christ's Hunutiaticn and exaltation^ Rev. v. l*2&
1. 1 I7HAT equal honours shall we bring
V V To thee, O Lord our God, the Lamb,.
When all the notes that angels sing,
Are far inferior to thy name I
2. Worthy is he that once was slain,
The Prince of Peace that groaned and diedr
Worthy to rise, and live and reign
At his Almighty Father's side.
2. Pow'r and dominion are his due,
Who stood condemned at Pilate's bar ;
Wisdom belongs to Jesus too,
Though he was charg'd with madness here*
4. All riches are his native right,
Yet he sustain'd amazing loss ;
To him ascribe eternal might,
Who left his weakness on the cross,
5. Honour immortal must be paid,
Instead of scandal and of scorn ;
While glory shines around his head,
And a bright crown without a thorn.
6. Blessings forever on the Lamb,
Who bore the curse for wretch od men:
Let angels sound his sacred name,
And every creature say, Amen.
Hymn 41. l. m.
Miracles in the life, death, and resurrection of Christ*
1. T3 EHOLD, the blind their sight receive !
Xj Behold, the dead awake, and live ;
32 THE OFFICES OF CHRIST.
The dumb speak wonders, and the lame
Leap like the hart, and bless his name !
2. Thus doth th* eternal Spirit own
And seal the mission of the Son ;
The Father vindicates his cause,
While he hangs bleeding oh the cross.
3. He dies ; the heav'ns in mourning stood ;
He rises, and appears a God :
Behold the Lord ascending high,
No more to bleed, no more to die ;
4. Hence and forever from my heart
I bid my doubts and fears depart ;
And to those hands my soul resign,
Which bear credentials so divine.
Hymn 42. l. m.
The Humiliation, Exaltation, and Triumphs of Christ.
. Phil.ii. 8, 9. Col. ii. 15.
1. rTHHE mighty frame of glorious grace,
JL That brightest monument of praise
That e'er the God of Love design'd,
Employs and fills my lab'ring mind.
2. Begin, my soul, the heav'nly song,
A burden for an Angel's tongue ;
When Gabriel sounds these awful things,,
He tunes and summons all his strings.
3. Proclaim inimitable love,
Jesus the Lord of worlds above,
Puts off the beams of bright array,
And veils the God in mortal clay.
4. He that distributes crowns and thrones
Hangs on a tree, and bleeds and groans ;
The Prince of Life resigns his breath,
The King of Glory bows to death.
J. But see the wonders of his power.
He triumphs in his dying hour,
THE OFFICES OF CHRIST. j
And, while by Satan's rage he fell,
He dash'd the rising hopes of hell.
e>. Thus were the hosts of death subdu'd*
And sin was drown'd in Jesus' blood :
Then he arose ; he reigns above,
And conquers sinners by his love.
7. Who shall fulfil this boundless song?
The theme surmounts an Angel's tongue ;
How low, how vain are mortal airs,
When Gabriel's nobler harp despairs ;
Hymn 43. cm.
The Messiah's coming and kingdom*
1. TOY to the world ; the Lord is come ;
J Let earth receive her king ;
Let ev'ry heart prepare him room,
And heav'n and nature sing.
2. Joy to the earth ; the Saviour reigns ;
Let men their songs employ ;
While fields and floods, rocks, hills and plain*
Repeat the sounding joy.
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.
4. He rules the world with truth and graceT
And makes the nations prove
The glories of his righteousness,
And wonders of his love.
Hymn 44. s. m.
Christ's kingdom and majesty.
I. rT^HE God, Jehovah reigns,
JL Let all the nations fear ;
Let sinners tremble at his throner
And saints be humbled thercv
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2. Jesus the Saviour reign%
Let earth adore its Lord ;
Bright cherubs his attendants stand,
And swift fulfil his word.
3. In Zion is his throne ;
His honours are divine ;
His church shall make his wonders known,
For there his glories shine.
4. How holy is his name !
How terrible his praise !
Justice and truth and judgment join*
In all his works of grace.
Hymn 45. l. m.
The glory of Christ, and flower of his gosflcb
1. "^fOW be my heart inspir'd to sing
JlN The glories of my Saviour King,
Jesus the Lord ; how heavenly fair
His form ! how bright his beauties are I
2. O'er all the sons of human race,
He shines with a superior grace,
Love from his lips divinely flows,
And blessings all his state compose.
3. Dress thee in arms, most mighty Lord!
Gird on the terror of thy sword,
In majesty and glory ride
With truth and meekness at thy side.
4. Thine anger, like a pointed dart,
Shall pierce the foes of stubborn heart ;
Or words of mercy kind and sweet
Shall melt the rebels a£*hy feet.
5. Thy throne, O God, forever stands;
Grace is the sceptre in thy hands;
Thy laws and works are just and right ;
Justice and grace are thy delight.
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. God, thine own God, has richly shed
His oil of gladness on thy head,
And with his sacred spirit bless'd
His first-born Son above the rest.
Hymn 46. p. m.
I. TOIN all the glorious names
J Of wisdom, love, and pow'r,
That ever mortals knew,
That angels ever bore ;
All are too mean
To speak his worth,
Too mean to set
My Saviour forth.
2. But O what gentle terms,
What condescending ways
Doth our Redeemer use,
To teach his heav'nly grace !
Mine eyes with joy
And wonder see
What forms of love
He bears for me.
3. Array 'd in mortal flesh,
He like an angel stands,
And holds the promises,
And pardons in his hands:
Commission'd from
His Father's throne,
To make his grace
To mortals known.
4. Great Prophet of my God,
My tongue would bless thy name ;
By thee the joyful news
Of our salvation came ;
The joyful news
Of sin forglv'n,
Ofhcll subdu'd
And peace with heav'n,
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3. THE PASSION OF CHRIST.
Hymn 47. c. m.
1. T) EHOLD the Saviour of mankind
JD Nail'd to the shameful tree ;
How vast the love that him inclin'd
To bleed and die for thee !
2. Hark, how he groans! while nature shakes,
And earth's strong pillars bend !
The temple's veil in sunder breaks,
The solid marbles rend.
3. 'Tis done ! the precious ransom's paid,
" Receive my soul 1" he cries ;
Sec, where he bows his sacred head 1
He bows his head, and dies !
4. But soon he'll break death's envious chain.
And in full glory shine ;
O Lamb of God ! was ever pain,
Was ever love like thine 1
Hymn 48. p. m.
\_Fro??i the German.']
\ . (~\ Love divine 1 what hast thou done !
V^/ Jesus my Lord hath dy'd for me!
The Father's co-eternal Son,
Bore all my sins upon the tree ;
Th' atoning Lamb for me hath dy'd;
My Lord my Love, is crucify 'd.
2. Behold him, all ye that pass by,
The bleeding Prince of life and peace!
Come see, ye worms, your Saviour die,
And say, was ever grief like his !
Come feel, with me, his blood apply'd;
My Lord, my Love, is crucify 'd:
3. Is crucify 'd for me and you,
To bring us rebels back to God:
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. ^Believe, believe the record true,
Ye all are bought with Jesu's blood:
Pardon for all flows from his side :
My Lord, my Love, is crucify'd.
4. Then let us sit beneath his cross,
And gladly catch the healing stream :
All things for him account but loss,
And give up all our hearts to him.
Of nothing think or speak, beside :
My Lord, my Love, is crucify'd.
Hymn 49, l. m.
1. /~\ F him who did salvation bring
V^/ I could for ever think and sing ;
Arise, ye guilty, he'll forgive ;
Arise, ye needy, he'll relieve.
2. Ask but his grace, and lo, 'lis giv'n;
Ask, and he turns your hell to heav'n ;
Tho' sin and sorrow wound my soul,
Jesus, thy balm will make it whole.
3. To shame our sins he blush'd in blood,
He clos'd his eyes to shew us God.
Let all the world fall down and know,
That none but God such love can show,
4. 'Tis thee I love, for thee alone
I shed my tears and make my moan ;
Where'er I am, where'er I move,
I meet the object of my love.
5. Insatiate to this spring I fly;
I drink, and yet am ever dry;
Ah ! who against thy charms is proof?
Ah I who that loves, can love enough ?
Hymn 50. p. m.
1 . \ LL ye that by, to Jesus draw nigh ;
JLJL To you is it nothing that Jesus should die ?
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Your ransom and peace, your surety he is,
Come see if there ever was sorrow like his.
2. For what you have done, his blood must atone ;
The Father hath punish'd, for you, his dear Son:
The Lord, in the day of his anger, did lay
Your sins on the Lamb, and he bore them away.
3. He answer'd for all, O come at his call,
And low, at his cross, with astonishment fall.
But lift up your eyes, to Jesus's cries,
Impassive he suffers, immortal he dies.
4. He dies to atone for sins not his own,
Your debt he hath paid, and your work he hath done :
Ye all may receive the peace he did leave,
Who made intercession i " My Father, forgive !'*
5. For you and for me he pray'd on the tree ;
His prayer is accepted, the sinner is free.
The sinner am I — on Christ I rely,
And come for the pardon, God cannot deny.
6. My pardon I claim ; a sinner I am,
A sinner believing in Jesus's name.
He purchas'd the grace, which now I embrace :
O Father, thou know'st he hath dy'd in my place !
7. His death is my plea, my advocate see,
And hear the blood speak that hath answer'd for me
Acquitted I was, when he bled on the cross:
By losing his life he hath carry 'd my cause.
Hymn 51. l. m.
"E dies, the Friend of sinners dies !
Lo ! Salem's daughters weep around ;
A solemn darkness veils the skies !
A sudden trembling shakes the ground !
Come, saints, and drop a tear or t\\ o
For him who groan'd beneath your load :
He shed a thousand drops for you,
A thousand drops of richer blood.
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2. Here's love and grief beyond degree.
The Lord of glory dies for man !
But lo ! what sudden joys we see ;
Jesus, the dead, revives again !
The rising God forsakes the tomb :
(In vain the tomb forbids his rise)
Cl\erubic legions guard him home,
And shout him welcome to the skies.
3. Break oft" your tears, ye saints, and tell,
How high your great deliv'rer reigns ;
Sing how he spoil'd the hosts of hell,
And led the monster death in chains!
Say, "Live forever, wond'roua king !
u Born to redeem, and strong to save i"
Then ask the monster — "Where's thy sting 7
"And where's thy vict'ry boasting grave ¥'
Hymn 52. c. m.
1. TQLUNG'D in a gulf of dark despair,
JL We wretched sinners lay,
Without one cheering beam of hope,
Or spark of glim' ring day.
2. With pitying eyes the Prince of grace
Beheld our helpless grief :
He saw, and (O amazing love!)
He ran to our relief.
3. Down from the shining seats above
With joyful haste he fled ;
Enter'd the grave in mortal flesh,
And dwelt among the dead.
4. O ! for this love let rocks and hills
Their lasting silence break,
And all harmonious human tongues
The Saviour's praises speak.
5. Angels assist our mighty joys,
Strike all your harps of gold :
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But when you raise your highest notes,
His love can ne'er be told.
Hymn 53. c. m.
Good-Friday.
1. A LAS! and did my Saviour bleed ?
JTjl And did my Sov'reign die ?
Would he devote that sacred head,
For such a worm as I ?
2. Was it for crimes that I have done,
He groan'd 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 mighty Saviour dy'd,
For man's 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 :
'Tis all that I can do.
Hymn 54, p. m.
i "\7"E heavens rejoice in Jesus's grace,
X Let earth make a noise, and echo his praise 9
Our all loving Saviour hath pacify 'd God,
And paid for his favour the price of his blood.
2. Ye mountains and vales, in praises abound,
Ye hills and ye dales, continue the sound :
Break forth into singing, ye trees of the wood,
For Jesus is bringing lest sinners to Cod.
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3. Atonement he made for every one,
The debt he hath paid, the work he hath done ;
Shout all the creation, below and above,
Ascribing salvation to Jesus's love.
4. His mercy hath brought salvation to all,
Who take it unbought, he frees them from thrall ;
Throughout the believer, his glory displays
And perfects for ever, the vessels of grace-
Hymn 55. L. M.
1 . f I ^HERE hangs the Saviour of mankind,
X His visage marr'd, his head reclin'd,
His bleeding hands, his bleeding feet,
Declare his love divinely great.
2. His flesh is torn with whips and nails ;
His strength decays, his spirit fails :
His side is pierc'd, his heart is broke,
Beneath the sin-avenging stroke.
3. The thieves expiring on each side
Proclaim the crimes for which they dy'd :
But what, dear Saviour, hast thou done ?
Thou dy'st for sin, but not thine own.
4. Jesus, and didst thou bleed for me \
0 great, O boundless mystery !
1 bow my head in deep amaze,
And silently adore thy grace.
1.
Hymn 56. c. m.
BEHOLD the loving Son of God
Stretch'd out upon the tree ;
Behold him shed his precious blood3
And die for you and me,
2. Why is his body rack'd with pains,
And wrung with keenest smart ?
Why flows the blood out of his veins.
WJiy torn with grief his heart?
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3. All righteousness did he fulfil,
No sin did e'er he know.
He never thought nor acted ill r
Why was he wounded so ?
4. Alas ! t know the reason why ;
Our num'rous sins he bore ;
This caus'd his bitter agony,
This wounded him so sore.
5. But hence our confidence begins ;
For we may boldly say,
That thus, by bearing all our sins,
He took them all away.
6. Our God is fully reconciPd,
His justice satisfy 'd ;
Each sinner now may be his child,
Since Jesus bled and dy'd.
7. Come then, each needy sinner, come>.
If you'll accept, he'll give ;
But suffer him to lead you home,
Whoever will, may live.
Hymn 57. c. u.
THERE is a fountain fill'd with blood,
Drawn from Immanuel's veins ;
And sinners plung'd beneath that flood
Lose all their guilty stains.
2. The dying thief rejoic'd to see
That fountain in his day ;
And there have I, as vile as he,
Wash'd all my sins away.
3. E'er since, by faith, I saw the stream
IJis flowing wounds supply,
Redeeming love has been my theme,.
And shall be till I die.
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4. Then in a nobler, sweeter song,
I'll sing his power to save ;
When this poor lisping, stamm'ring tongue,.
Lies silent in the grave.
Hymn 58. l. m.
ChHst crucified,
ill THEN I survey the wond'rous cross
V V On which the prince of glory dy'd,
My richest gain I count but loss,
And pour contempt on all my pride.
2. Father forbid 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, and feet,
Sorrow and love flow mingled down !
Did e'er such love and sorrow meet,
Or thorns compose so rich a crown ?
4. 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.
Hymn 59. c. m«
Jesus hasting to suffer.
1. r I ^HE Saviour, what a noble flame
jL. Was kindled in his breast,
When hasting to Jerusalem,
He march'd before the rest !
2. Goodwill to men and zeal for God,
His ev'ry thought engross :
He longs to be baptiz'd with blood— •
He pants to reach his cross.
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3. With all his sufFrings full in view,
And woes, to us, unknown,
Forth to the task his spirit flew,
'Twas love that urg'd him on.
4. Lord, we return thee what we can,
Our hearts shall sound abroad
Salvation, to the dying Man,
And to the rising God !
5* And while thy bleeding glories here,
Engage our wand' ring eyes ;
We learn our lighter cross to bear,
And hasten to the skies.
Hymn 60. c. k.
Looking at the Cross.
I . T N evil long I took delight,
X Unaw'd by shame or fear ;
Till a new object struck my sight,
And stopp'd my wild career.
3. 1 saw one hanging on a tree
In agonies and blood ;
Who fix'd his languid eyes on mer
As near his cross I stood.
3. Sure, never to my latest breath,
Can I forget that look ;
It seem'd to charge me with his death,
Tho' not a word he spoke.
4. My conscience felt, and own'd the guilt,
And plung'd me in despair :
I saw my sins his blood had spilt,
And help'd to nail him there.
3. Alas ! I knew not what I did
But now my tears are vain ;
Where shall my trembling soul Jjc hid
for I the Lord have ski
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4. A second look he gave, which said,
u I freely all forgive ;
" This blood is for thy ransom paid ;
44 I die that thou may'st live."
Hymn 61. c. m.
They shall look en him whom they fiierced> and mou rn -
1. TNFINITE grief ! amazing woe !
JL Behold my bleeding Lord !
Hell and the Jews conspir'd his death,
And us'd the Roman sword.
2. O, the sharp pangs of smarting pain,
My dear Redeemer bore !
When knotty whips and ragged thorns*
His sacred body tore !
3. But knotty whips and ragged thorns
In vain I do accuse ;
In vain I blame the Roman bands,
And the more spite full Jews.
4. 'Twere you, my sins, my cruel sins,
His chief tormentors were ;
Each of my crimes became a nail,
And unbelief the spear.
5. 'Twere you that puli'd the veng'ance down
Upon his guiltless head ;
Break, break, my heart ! O burst mine eyes>
And let my sorrows bleed.
6. Strike, mighty grace, my flinty soul,
Till melting, waters flow,
And deep repentance drown mine eyes
In undissembled woe.
Hymn 62. p.m.
I. T TAIN, delusive world, adieu,
V With all of creature-good,
Only Jesus I pursue,
Who bought me with his blood I
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All thy pleasures I forego,
I trample on thy wealth and pride ;
Only Jesus will I know,
And Jesus crucify'd.
2. Other knowledge I disdain,
'Tis all but vanity :
Christ, the Lamb of God, was slain,
He tasted death for me !
Me to save from endless woe,
Th' sin atoning victim dy'd!
Only Jesus will I know,
And Jesus crucify'd.
3. Here will I set up my rest,
My fluctuating heart
From the haven of his breast
Shall never more depart :
Whither should a sinner go ?
His wounds for me stand open wide !
Only Jesus will I know, v
And Jesus crucify'd.
4. Him to know is life and peace,
And pleasure without end ;
This is all my happiness
On Jesus to depend ;
Daily in his grace to grow,
And ever in his faith abide.
Only Jesus will I know,
And Jesus crucify'd.
5 . O that I could all invite,
This saving truth to prove :
Shew the length, the breadth, the height,
And depth of Jesu's love !
Fain I would to sinners show
The blood by faith alone apply'd.
Only Jesus will I know,
And Jesus crucify'd.
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Hymn 63. l. m.
It is finished^ John xxix. 30.
1. 'r I * IS finish9 d — so the Saviour cried,
X And meekly bow'd his head and died :
'Us finish9 d — yes, the i\xe is run,
The battle fought, the victory won.
2. 9Tis finish9 d — all that heav'n decreed,
And all the ancient prophets stud,
Is now fuifii'd, as was design'd,
In thee, the Saviour of mankind,
o. 9Tis finish' 'd — Aaron now no more
Must stain his robes with purple gore:
The sacred veil is rent in twain,
And Jewish rites no more remain.
4. 9Tis finished — this thy dying groan,
Shall sins of every kind atone :
Millions shall be redeem'd from death,
By this thy last expiring breath.
5. 9 Tis finish9 d—\\z?L\9n is reconcil'd,
And all the powers of darkness spoil'd:
Peace, love, and happiness again
Return and dwell with sinful men.
%. 9Tisfi?iish9d — let the joyful sound
Be heard through all the nations round :
■ Tis finish9 d— .let the echo fly
Thro' heaven and hell, thro\earth and sky.
H)rmn 64. l. m.
Redemption by Christ alone. I. Peter I, 18. 19.
1. TT* NSLAV'D by sin, and bound in chains,
Xli Beneath its dreadful tyrant sway,
And doom'd to everlasting pains,
We wretched guilty captives lay.
*2. Nor gold nor gems could buy pur peace ;
Nor the whole world's collected stoi?
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Suffice to purchase our release ;
A thousand worlds were all to poor*
3. Jesus the Lord, the migHty God !
An all-sufficient ransom paid :
InvaluM price ! his precious blood
For vile rebellious traitors shed.
4. Jesus the sacrifice became,
To rescue guilty souls from hell;
The spotless, bleeding, dying Lamb..
Beneath avenging justice fell.
5. Amazing goodness! love divine!
O may our grateful hearts adore
The matchless grace — nor yield to sin.
Nor wear its cruel fetters more!
Hymn 65. c. m.
Redemption by Price and Parser.
JESUS, with all thy saints above,
My tongue would bear her part,
Would sound aloud thy saving love,
And sing thy bleeding heart.
, Blcss'd be the Lamb, my dearest Lord,
Who bought me with his blood,
And quench'd his Father's flaming Sword
In his own vital flood.
, The Lamb that freed my captive soul
From Satan's heavy chains,
And sent the Lion down to howl
Where hell and horror reigns.
, All glory to the dying Lamb,
And never-ceasing praise,
Whiie angels live to know his name?
Or saints to feci his grace.
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Hymn 66.
1. /~i HRIST, thy holy wounds and passion
O Bloody sweat, cross, death and tomb,
fie my daily meditation
Here, as long I live from home :
When thou seest a sinful thought
Rise within, to make me nought ;
Shew me that my own pollution
Caus'd thy bloody execution.
2. Should my nature's inclination
Hanker after lustful sin,
Let the thoughts of thine oblation
Quench that spreading hell within.
Nay, will satan force his way
To my heart, Lord ! grant I may
With thy cross, and -crown of briar
Chase from hence that grand destroyer.
S. Will the world with her temptation
Draw me to her cursed road,
Let this be my contemplation,
That thou'st borne my sinful load.
Should the sweat and precious blood
Of my dear expiring God
Not produce a deep compassion
To a thorough resignation ?
4. Lord, in any sore oppression,
Let thy wounds be my relief,
When I seek thine intercession, *
Add new strength to my belief.
*Tu thy bloody hands and feet,
Where my greatest comforts meet.
This imprinted demonstration
Of thy love be my salvation.
5. All my hope and consolation
Christ is in thy bitter c!e
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In the hour of expiration,
Lord, receive my dying breath.
By thine agony and sweat,
Grant me, Lord, a. safe retreat.
By thy glorious resurrection,
Raise me to thy blest perfection.
6. Christ, thy holy wounds and passion^
Bloody sweat, cross, death, and tomb3
Be my daily meditation,
Whilst I'm living from my home.
'Specially when I go henGe,
Let this be my confidence,.
That thy deep humiliation
Was to purchase my salvation.
Hymn 67.
1. /^V Lamb of God, our Saviour !
V^/ Kill'd on the tree of sorrow I
Thy meek and low behaviour
Paid what thou didstnot borrow.
Thou bor'st our sin and malice,
Took'st up the wrathful chalice.
Have mercy upon us, O Jcsu ! Jesu !
2. O Lamb, of God, our Saviour, &c.
Have mercy upon us, Sec.
3. O Lamb of God, our Saviour, 8cc.
O Grant us thy peace, G J?ra ! O Jesu /
Hy raa 68.
I. /~\ Boundless grief,
\J Beyond relief i
Where are my -passions, hurried ?
God the Father's darling Son.
For my sins is buried.
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2. O greatest dread !
God-Man is dead.
O See where he expired,
And for sinners doom'd to death,
Endless life acquired,
3. O make a pause,
And search the cause
Of this unheard of murther !
Sinner ! thine apostacy,
Could advance no farther.
4. The Lamb of God
Hath shed his blood
For my, and thy salvation,
Thus to rescue sinful men
From deserv'd damnation.
5. O glorious Head;
Wast thou e'er made
Thus to be torn and wounded ?
At whose sight the guilty world
Ought to be confounded.
6. O lovely face !
Thou source of grace,
And author of all beauty !
Who can see thee, and not melt
Into tears of duty ?
7. How blest he is,
Who weigheth this
With christian application.
That the Lord of life and light
Dies for our salvation.
8. O Jesu! blest
My hope and rest,
Grant me this heavenly favour,
That thy blood, cross, death and tomb
Prove my diyng savour.
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Hymn 69.
1 . \ Lamb goes forth and bears the guilt
.IJL Of Adam's Generations :
With patience yields his bloocl he spilt^
For all mankind's trangressions ;
Appears in our infirmity,
Hangs panting on the cursed tree3
Depriv'd of consolation.
Bears ail the scorn hell could invent,
Submits to death, most innocent,
With willing resignation.
2. This Lamb is Christ, the greatest friend,
And Saviour of our spirits,
Whom God the Father chose to study
To serve us by his merits.
My Son ! said he, go down and bail
The children which are doom'd to he!*
Without thine intercession.
The sentence is without reprieve,
Thou canst and shalt be their relief,
By thy own blood's oblation.
3. Yea, Father, said th* obedient Son,
Command and I will suffer.
My will at thy decree shall run,
To execute thine offer.
O love what pow'r dost thou comprise !
Thou canst, what man can ne'er devise,
Force God the Lord of wonder
To part with his beloved Son,
To suffer for a world undone,
Whose awe splits rocks asunder.
4. Thou nail'st him to the cross with shame
O'erload'st his soul with sorrow ;
Dost sacrifice him like a lamb,
And melt'st his heart and marrow.
The heart in groans sighs out its pow'r,
The veins pour out the purple gore,
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To the last drops descension.
0 sweetest Lamb, my humble clay
Shall love and sing its life away,
In praise of thy redemption.
5. All my life long I'll cling to thee
With all my mind and senses.
Thee I'll embrace, as thou dost me
Without the least suspences.
Thou art my soul's besjt life and light.
Nay, when my heart is breaking quite,
Thine shall be my receiver.
1 will subscribe myself to thee
As thy peculiar property,
To be thy own forever.
6. By night and day my heart shall sing,
Of thy transporting sweetness.
My body, soul, and mind shall bring
An off'ring to thy meekness.
My spring of life shall overflow
With grateful purlings from below,
T' increase thy name's sweet savor;
And what thy love vouchsafes to me,
Shall in my mind and memory
Be deep imprest forever.
7. Enlarge thyself, O heart of mine,
Thou shalt store up a treasure
Exceeding th' equinoctial line.,
Nay, heav'n and earth in measure.
Away with all th' Arabian gold,
And all that is of precious mould,
I've found what is far better;
The holy treasure which I mean,
Is Christ ! thy blood which ran so clean
From thy own wounds : what's greater ?
8. This blood I shall improve from hence?
In all my time and station ;
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In fight it shall be my defence*
In tears my exultation ;
In joy my well tun'd instrument,
And when my relish quite is spent,
This manna shall support me.
In drought this spring shall be my taste,
Its converse, when alone, shall last
At home, or on a journey.
9 . What harm can I from death sustain,
Thy blood's my life unfading ;
In melting heat and scorching pain,.
It will afford sweet shading.
When gloomy thoughts surround my breast, ,
This blood of thine gives ease and rest,
On which I lean and conquer.
Let swelling surges raise th' alarm,
And toss my ship about in storm*
Then thou art still mine anchor.
10. At last when I with joy shall see
Thy glorious kingdom clearing,
This blood shall then my purple be*
Which I desire t' appear in.
My head shall wear it as a crown,
In which I'll come before the throne?
Of thine eternal Father :
And stand on thine exalted side
As thy best dress' d- and chosen bride.
To live and reign together.
Hymn 70.
1. TJ OUSE thyself, my soul, and dwell
XV On the love of thy redeemer,.
Who bus rescued thee from hell,
And the chains of the blasphemer.
Think on his profound oblation,
And rejoice in thy salvation
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•2. Lo ! tii' eternal Son of God
Feels for thee what thou shouldst suffer*
His whole body swims m blood*,
Bears the scorn of every scoffer.
He for thee was bruis'd and wounded,
Greater love was no where grounded,
3. Thou deser\'dst the hottest place
'Midst the lowest hell of devils,
Ne'er to sec the God of grace,
For thy many wilful revels:
But the captain of salvation
Pluck' d thee from deserv'd damnation
4. By his sufferings he has quell' d
God's eternal wrath and vengeance ;
All the law he has fulfiTd,
Canceled its most dreadful sentence.
Conquer' d death, sin, and the devilr
And secui'd thy life from evil.
5 . Now my soul ! what hacist thou best
To return thy God and Saviour ?
His vast sufferings are no jest,
His great love no shame-behaviour,
Think on thy deep obligation,
T' Wards the author of salvation.
6. Never can the best of deeds
Make the least return in nafcuire .
His great merit far exceeds
All efforts of every creature.
Shameful are my love's pretences,
And more henious mine offences,
7. What's committed shall from hence
Never be from, me repeated ;
Nov I solemnly commence
T' have my life new consecrate*!.
Christ, thy love shall be the measure
Of my honoui»> gain atui pleasure.
*6 THE PASSION OF CHRIST.
8. Sins, ye satan's brood get hence,
You shan't live within my borders.
You'd deprive me of my sense,
And my Saviour's saving orders .v
Without whom there's no solation,
No remission, no salvation.
9. Thou my Saviour shalt alone.
Be my Sovereign, Lord, and Leader.
I subscribe myself thy own.
Thou shalt be my food and feeder.
All my life shall speak thy praises,
Till I learn angelic phrases.
10. Thee, my Lord! I'll have in view,
In my thoughts, my words, and actions,
Every mercy shall renew
All my vows without distractions.
What thou lov'st, I will be loving,
What thou hat' st I'll be removing.
1 1 . What thou wilt, shall be my will,
My life's mirror thine example*
When thou scourgest, I'll be still.
Do but make my heart thy temple :
Where the earnest of thy spirit
Seals the blessing of thy merit.
12. Jesu ! now I firmly stand
To this solemn resolution,
Straight to follow thy command,
'Gainst the tempting world's intrusion,
Thy sure presence shall solace me,
I will never cease t' embrace thee.
13. Dost thou* Lord, vouchsafe us here
Such foretast's of heav'nly pleasure,
When by faith we dare draw near
Jesu ! to thy living treasure;
Da we taste so much in weakness,
What will shew thy future greatness?
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14. Whatextatic scenes of life,
What triumphing joy of glory ?
What transportings after strife/
When that's past, what's transitory ?
Lord ! I shall forever praise thee,
When immortal thou shalt raise me.
15. Every moment I rejoice
At this promis'd expectation,
Praising thee with heart and voice
Jesu ! for thy free donation.
Lord ! increase my faith's dependance,
On thy grace and its attendants*
s Hymn 71.
1 . /^V Head so fall of bruises,
\^>/ So full of pain and scorn,
'Midst other sore abuses
Mock'd with a crown of thorn !
O head ere now surrouaded
With brightest majesty,
In death now bow'd and wounded 1
Saluted be by me.
2. Thoa countenance transcendent,
Thou life -creating Sun
To worlds on thee dependent ; -
Now bruis'd and spit upon !
How art thou grown so sallow ?
How are those gracious eyes,
Whose radiance knew no fellow,
Clouded in cruel wise ?
3. Thy cheeks, through heavy dolor.
Arc marred, fall'n, and wan :
Thy lips depriv'd of color,
Spoke heav'nly truth to man :
Thy body, ah ! how wasted !
Death's horrors did reduce;
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Thy strength, and quite exhausted
Each drop of vital juice.
4. O Lord, what thee tormented,
Was my sins' heavy load !
I had the debt augmented,
Which thou didst pay in blood.
Here am I blushing sinner,
On whom wrath ought to light :
0 thou my health's beginner!
Let thy grace cheer my sight.
5. Own me, Lord, my preserver,
My shepherd, me receive ;
1 know thy love's strong fervor
By all thy pain and grief.
Thou richly hast supplied
My soul with heav'nly food3
For which I've often sighed,
Thy holy flesh and blood.
6. O what a consolation
Doth in my heart take place,
When I thy toil and passion
Can in some measure trace ;
Ah ! should I, whilst thus eyeing
My dear redeemer's cross,
Lose all, and then be dying,
Great gain would be that loss.
7. 1 give thee thanks unfeigned,
O Jesus, friend in need !
For what thy soul sustained
When thou for me didst bleed.
Grant me to lean unshaken
Upon thy faithfulness,
Until from hence I'm taken
To see thee face to face.
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Hymn 72.
J. /^ World, see thy Creator
V>/ Extended, like a traitor,
Upon the cursed tree !
Behold him, whilst expiring,
And for mankind acquiring
Their life and grace and liberty,
2. Who hath thee thus abused,
Dear Lord, and so much bruised
Thy most majestic face?
Thou art no sin's transactor,
Thou art no malefactor,
Like others of the human race,
3. I, I, and my transgressions,
Which by my own confessions,
Exceed the sea-shore sands ;
These, these have been the reason '
Of thy whole bitter season,
Of all thy bruises, stripes and bands.
4. As surety thou presentest
Thyself, to tlie consentest
For me in debt all o'er ;
A crown of thorns thou wearest,
All scorn and pain thou bear est,
With patience, never known before.
5. Into death's jaws thus leaping.
Provid'stibr my escaping,
That I its sting mayn't prove.
My curse aiKlrconde;rniiation
Thou bear'st for my salvation :
O most.un-heard of flame of love '.
r
6. The highest, obligations
Bind me through all life's stations,
T* express my thanks to tfrce. .
Weak as I am and .feeble/
As far as I am able,
I'll yield thee service willingly.
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7. Whilst here on earth I'm living*
I have nought worth the giving
To thee, for all thy pain -9
Yet shall thy passion ever,
Till soul and body sever,
Deep in my heart engrav'd remain,
6. Its fresh representation
Shall raise my admiration,
Where'er I turn or move.
I'll take it for a mirror
Of innocence, for terror
To guilt, but seal of truth and love,
<). How greatly man incenses
The Lord by his offences !
God's holiness how stern ;
How rig'rous he chastises,
When he with wrath baptizes ;
This will I by thy sufferings learn,
10. From thence I'll be taught truly,
How to be pure and holy,
Resign'd, compos'd and still ;
How patiently to suffer,
When any to me offer
Rude acts of malice and ill will.
10. I'll be my flesh denying,
And gladly crucifying,
With Christ, each sinful lust.
What in thy sight is odious
I'll leave howe'er commodious,
By help and strength which thou bestow'st,
10. Thy sighs and groans unnumher'd,
And from thy heart encumber'd,
The countless tears forth prcst ;
These shall, at my dismission,
To final rest's fruition
Convey mc to thy arras and breast.
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4. THE RESURECTION OF CHRIST.
Hymn 73. p. m.
The resurrection of Christy Luke xxvi. 3i,
\. "XTES the Redeemer rose ;
X The Saviour left the dead ;
And o'er our hellish foes
High rais'd his conq'rmg head ;
In wild dismay
The guards around
Fall to the ground,
And sink away.
2. Lo! the angelic bands
In full assembly meet.
To wait his high commands.
And worship at his feet :
Joyful they come,
And wing their way
From realms of day
To Jesus' tomb.
3. Then back to heav'n they flf.
The joyful news to bear.
Hark ! as they soar on high,
What music fills the air!
Their anthems say,
" Jesus who bled
" Hath left the dead ;
" He rose to-day."
4. Ye mortals catch the sound,
Redeem'd by him from hell ;
And send the echo round
The globe, on which you dwell;
Transported cry :
u Jesus who bled
M H.ith left the dead,
" No n\ore to die."
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5. All hail, triumphant Lord,
Who sav'st us with thy blood \
Wide be thy name ador'd,
Thou rising, reigning God !
With thee we rise,
With thee we reign,
And empires gain
Beyond the skies.
Hymn 74. cm.
1. HT'HE Lord of Sabbath let us praise,
JL In concert with the blest,
Who joyful in harmonious lays,
Employ an endless rest.
2. Thus Lord, while we remember theer,
We blest and pious grow ;
By hymns of praise we learn to be
Triumphant here below.
3. On this glad day a brighter scene
Of glory was display 'd
By God, th5 eternal Word, than when
This universe wras made.
4. He rises, who mankind hath bought
With grief and pain extreme ;
'Twas great to speak the world from nought,
'Twas greater to redeem.
Hymn 75. c. m.
l.TJLESS'D morning, whose young dawning rays
JO Beheld our rising God ;
That saw him triumph o'er the dust,
And leave his last abode .
2. In the cold prison of a tomb
Tiie dead Redeemer lay,
Till the revolving Skies had brought
The thirds th1 appointed day.
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3. Hell and the gra^e unite
To hold our God in vain ;
The sleeping conqueror arose,
And burst their feeble chain.
4. To thy great name, Almighty Lord,
These sacred hours we pay,
And loud hosannas shall proclaim
The triumph of the day.
Hymn 76. l. m.
1. "^TOW for a tune of lofty praise
XN To great Jehovah's equal son ;
Awake, my voice, in heav'nly lays
Tell the loud wonders he hath done.
2. Sing, how he left the worlds of light,
And the bright robes he wore above ;
How swift and joyful was his flight,
On wings of everlasting love,
3. Deep in the shades of gloomy death
Tn* almighty captive prisoner lay ;
The almighty captive left the earth,
And rose to everlasting day.
4. Lift up your eyes, ye sons of light,
Up to his throne of shining grace ;
See what immortal glories sit
Round the sweet beauties of his (lice.
5. Amongst a thousand harps and songs,
Jesus, the God, exalted reigns ;
His sacred name fills all their tongues,
And echoes thro' &h£ hea\'nly plains!
T
Hymn 77. i. u.
HE third auspicious morn is come,
And calls your Saviour from the tomb,
H THE RESURRECTION
The bands of death are torn away,
The yawning tomb gives back its prey*
2j Could neither seal nor stone secure,
Nor men, nor devils make it sure ?
The seal is broke, the stone ca.st by,
And all the powers of darkness fly.
3. The body breaths, and lifts its head5
The keepers sink, and fall as dead,
The dead restored to life appear,
The living quake, and die for fear.
-i. The Lord of life is risen indeed,
To death deliver'd in your stead ;
His rise proclaims your sins forgiven^
And shews the living way to heaven.
3. Haste then, ye souls that first believe,
Who dare the gospel word receive,
Your faith with joyful hearts confess
Be bold, be Jesus'" witnesses.
S. Go tell the followers of your Lord,
Their Jesus is to life restor'd ;
He lives, that they his life may find >
He lives, to quicken all mankind.
Hymn 78. p. m.
THEE, the great Prophet sent from God
Mighty in deed and word we own ;
Thou hast on some the grace bestow'd,
Thy rising in their hearts made known ;
They publish thee, to life restor'd,
Attesting, they have seen the Lord."
k2. Alas for us, whose eyes are held !
Why cannot we our Saviour sec !
With us thou art, yet still conceal'd ;
O might we hear one word from thee -r
Speak, and our unbelief remove,
Our fcaaeaess to mistrust thy love
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. Fools as we arc, and slow of heart,
So backward to believe the word !
The prophet's only aim thou art :
They sang the sufferings of their Lord?
Thy life for ours a ransom given,
Thy rising to insure our Heaven.
, Ought not our Lord the death to die,
And then the glorious life to live I
To stoop, and then go up on high ?
The pain, and then the joy receive ?
His blood the purchase price lay down,
Endure the cross, and claim the crown ?
. Ought not the members all to pass
The way their head had pass'd before ?
Thro' sufferings perfected he was,
The garment dipt in blood he wore,
That we with him might die, and rise
And bear his nature to the skies !
Hymn 79. p. m.
I'. /^i OME then, thou Prophet of the Lord,
V^/ Thou great Interpreter divine,
Explain thine own transmitted word ;
To teach, and to inspire is thine.
Thou only canst thyself reveal,
Open the book, and loose the seal.
2. Whate'er the antient prophets spoke
Concerning thee, O Christ, make known.
Sole subject of the sacred Book,
Thou nllest all, and thou alone ;
Yet there our Lord we cannot see,
Unless thy spirit lends the key.
s* ow Jesu, now the veil remove,
The folly of our darken'd heart,
Unfold the wonders of thy love,
The knowledge of thyself impart :
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Our ear, our inmost soul we bow :
Speak, Lord, thy servants hearken now.
4. Not as tho' thou wouldst farther go,
Our friend and counsellor, and guide,
But stay, the path of life to shew,
Still with our souls vouchsafe t* abide.
Constraint by thy own mercy stay,
Nor leave us at our close of day.
5. Come in, with thy disciples sit,
Nor suffer us to ask in vain.
Nourish us, Lord, with living meat,
Our souls with heavenly bread sustain ,
Break to us now the mystic bread,
And bid us on thy body feed.
6. Honour the means ordain'd by thee,
The great unbloody sacrifice,
The deep tremendous mystery ,
Thyself in our enlighten'd eyes
Now in the broken bread make known,,.
And shew us thou art all our own.
Hymn 80. p. m.
1 TQREAK forth into praise, our surety and head,
JJHis members to raise, hath rose from the dead :
The pow'r of his spirit hath quicken'd our Lord,
That we by his merit may all be restorM.
2. Our captain and king with shouts we proclaim,
And joyfully sing the wonderful name ;
The name all victorious we publish and feel,
Triumphantly glorious o'er sin, earth, and hell.
3, The power of his rise we know and declare*
And rapt to the skies, his happiness share j
In heavenly places, with Jesus we sit,
And Jcsus's praises with angels repeat.
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4. We sing of his love while sojourning here,
'Till Christ from above our Saviour appear :
The heirs of salvation with triumph receive,
In full consummation of glory to live.
5. THE ASCENSION OF CHRIST.
Hymn 81. p. m.
1. A LL hail the true Elijah^
X\. The Lord our God and Saviour L
Who leaves behind for all mankind
The token of his favour.
2. The never dying prophet,
A while to mortals given,
This solemn day is wrapt away
By flaming steeds to heaven,
3. Come see the rising triumph,
And prostrate fall before him ;
He mounts, he flies above the skies,
Where all his hosts adore him.
4. Borne on his fiery chariot,
With joyful acclammation,
Pursue the Lord to heaven restor'd,
Tne God of our salvation.
5. Who see their Lord at parting,
T'.ey shall on earth inherit
A double power, a larger shower
Of his descending spirit.
6. The spirit of our master
Shull rest on each believer:
And surely we our master see,
Who lives and reigns for ever..
7. Yes, our exalted Jesus,
By faith we now adore thee,
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And still we sit before thy feet,
And triumph in thy glory.
8. In vain the flaming chariot
Hath parted us asunder.
We still through grace behold thy face.
And shout our loving wonder.
Hymn 82. p. u.
t. 1 IFT up your heads, ye gates,
JL_J T' admit your king again!
Return'd from earth he waits
With half his angel train :
Wide open throw the heavenly scene
Receive the king of glory in.
2. He comes, he comes from far,
The strong and mighty Lord*
Mighty and strong in war,
To claim his just reward :
Wide open throw, &c
S; The Lord of Hosts is he,
Th' omnipotent I AM,
Glorious in majesty,
Jehovah is his name:
Wide open throw, &c.
4. Jehovah, Jesus, Lord
Of earth and heaven receive.
Who comes, that man restor'd
With God again may live :
Wide open throw, &c.
5. Forerunner of mankind
For us he reigns on high.
Till all his members join'd
Repeat the joyful cry
Wide open throw, &c.
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Hvmn 83. p. it.
\. T TAIL, Jesus, hail, our great High-Priest*
XjL Enter'd into thy holy rest,
That holy, happy place above !
Thou hast the conquest more than gahrd,
The everlasting bliss obtain'd
For all who trust thy dying love.
2. That we the promise may receive,
Might soon with thee in glory live,
Thou steaid'st before thy Father now >
For us thou dost in heav'n appear,
Our surety, head, and harbinger,
Our Saviour to the utmost thou.
3. Net without blood — thou pray'st above t
The marks of thy expiring love
God on thy hands engraven sees I
He hears thy blood for mercy cry,
And sends his spirit from the sky,
And seals our everlasting peace.
4. Thankful we now the earnest take%
The pledge thou wilt at last come back
And openly thy servants own ;
To us, who long to see thee here,
Thou shalt a second time appear,
And bear us to thy glorious throne.
Hymn 84. c. m.
Christ ascending and reigning.
i. /^\H for a shout of sacred joy
v^/ To God the sovvreign King !
Let cv'ry land their tongues employ,
And hymns of triumph sing.
1. Jesus our God ascends on high ;
His heavenly guards around
Attend him rising thror the sky,.
With trumpet's joyful sound.
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3. While angels shout and praise their King,
Let mortals learn their strains ;
Let all the earth his honours sing ;
O'er all the earth he reigns.
4. Rehearse his praise with awe profound.
Let knowledge lead the song,
Nor mock him with a solemn sound
Upon a thoughtless tongue.
Hymn 85, i. u.
Christ's Ascension, Psalm xxiv, 7— 9.
I. /^\^R Lord is risen from the dead,
V^/ Our Jesus is gone up on high ;
The powers of hell are captive led,
Dragg'd to the portals of the sky.
2. There his triumphal chariot waits,
And angels chant the solemn lay:
" Lift up your heads, ye heav'nly gates I
" Ye everlasting doors, give way !"
3. Loose all yourbarrs of massy light,
Ar>d wide unfold the radiant scene ;
He claims these mansions as his right :
Receive the King of Glory in.
4. " Who is the King of Glory, who?"
The Lord that all his foes o'ercame,
The world, sin, death and hell o'erthrew ;
And Jesus is the conqueror's name.
5. Lo ! Lis triumphal chariot waits,
AjkI angels chant the solemn lay,
" Lift up your heads, ye hcav'nly gate6 !
" Ye everlasting doors, give way i"
6. " Who is the King of Glory, who?"
The Lord of boundless power possest*
The King of saints and angels too,
God over all, for ever, blest!
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Hymn 86. l. m.
1. T3 EJOICE ye shining worlds on high,
JLV Behold the King of Glory nigh !
Who can this King of glory be ?
The mighty Lord, the Saviour's he.
2. Ye heav'nly gates, your leaves display,
To make the Lord, the Saviour, way :
Laden with spoils from earth and hell,
The Conqu'ror comes with God to dwell.
3. Rais'd from the dead, he goes before,
He opens heav'n's eternal door,
To give his saints a blest abode
Near their Redeemer and their God.
6. THE GLORY OF CHRIST.
Hymn 87. cm.
Rede ?n fit ion by Christ.
l.TI THEN the first parents of our race
V V Rebell'd, and lost their God,
And the infection of their sin
Had tainted all our blood ;
2. Infinite pity touch'd the heart
Of the eternal Son,
Descending from the heav'nly court,
He left his Father's throne.
3. Aside the Prince of glory threw
His most divine array,
And wrapt his Godhead in a veil
Of our inferior clay.
4. His living pow'r and dying love.
Redeem'd unhappy men,
And rais'd the ruins of our race
To life and God again*
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72 THE GLORY OF CHRIST.
3. To thee, clear Lord, our flesh and soul
We joyfully resign :
Bless'd Jesus, take us for thy own,
For we are doubly thine.
€. Thine honour shall forever be
The bu sines of our days.
For ever shall our thankful tongues,
Speak thy deserved praise.
Hymn 88. p. m.
EJOICE, the Lord is King,
Your God and king adore ;
R
Mortals give thanks, and sing,
And triumph evermore !
Lift up your hearts, lift up your voice,
Rejoice aloud, ye saints, rejoice.
2. Reioice, th« Saviour reigns,
The God of truth and love ;
When he had purg'd our stains,
He took his seat above ;
Lift up, &c.
3. His kingdom cannot fail,
He rules o'er earth and heav'n ;
The keys of death and hell
Are to our Jesus given :
Lift up, See.
4. He all his foes shall quell,
Shall all our sins destroy,
And every bosom swell
With pure seraphic joy ;
Lift up, See.
5. Rejoice in glorious hope,
Jesus, the Judge, shall come,
And take his servants up
To their eternal home ;
We soon shall hearth* Archangel^ voice,
The trump of (*od £Jw*Jl ^ound, rejoice !
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Hymn 89. c. m.
■ji new song to the Lamb that was slain^ Rev. v. 6, 83
9, 10, 12.
1. T) EIIOLD the glories of the Lamb
fj Amicist ills father*? throne!
Prepare new honours for his name,
And songs beiore unknown.
2. Let elders worship at his feet,
The church adore around,
With vials full of odours sweet,
And harps of sweeter sound.
3. These are the prayers of the saints,
And these the hymns they raise :
Jesus is kind to our complaints,
He loves to hear our praise.
4. Nov/ to the Lamb that once was slain,
Be endless blessings paid ;
Salvation, glory, joy, remain
Forever on thy head.
5. Tnou hast redeem'd our souls with blood,
Hast set the pris'ners free,
Hast made us kings and priests to God,
And we shall reign with thee.
6. The worlds of nature and of grace
Arc put beneath thy power ;
Then shorten these delaying days,
And bring the promis'd hour.
Hymn 30. cm.
Christ Jesus, the Lamb of God, worshipped by all
the Creation, Rev. v. 11, 12, \3.
* • /^ OME, let us join our cheerful songs
V_/ With angels round the throne.
Ten thousand thousand arc their tongues^
But all their joys are one.
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C. " Worthy the Lamb that died," they rrjy
K To be exalted thus:"
" Worthy the Lamb," our lips reply,
For he was slain for us.
3. Jesus is worthy to receive
Honour and povv'r divine ;
And blessings more than we can give.
Be, Lord, forever 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 that sits upon the throne,
And to adore the Lamb.
Hymn 91. cm.
The Glory of . Christ in heaven.
| . ^\ The delights, the hcav'nly joys,
V^ The glories of the place,
Where Jesus sheds the brightest beams
Of his o'erflowing grace !
2. Sweet majesty and awful love
Sit smiling on his brow,
And all the glorious ranks above
At humble distance bow.
3. Princes to his imperial name
Bend their bright sceptres down ;
Dominions, thrones, and pow'rs rejoice
To sec him wear the crown.
4. Archangels sound his lofty praise
Through evVy heavily street,
And lay their highest honours down
Submissive at his feet.
THE GLORY OF CHRIST. 1 1
5. This is the man, th1 exalted man,
Whom we5 unseen, adore ;
But when our eyes behold his face,
Our hearts shall love him more.
6. And while our faith enjoys this sight)
We Ion?; to leave oar clay ;
And1 wish thy fiery chariots, Lord,
To bear our souls away.
Hymn 92. cm.
1. A LL hail the pow'r of Jesus' name,
J\. Let-angels prostrate fall I
Bring forth the royal diadem,
And crown him Lord of all.
2. Crown him, ye martyrs of our God,
Who from the altar call,
Extol the stem of Jesse's rod,
And crown him Lord of ail.
3. Ye chosen seed of Isr'el's race,
A remnant weak and small,
Hail him who saves you by his ^race^
And crown him Lord of all.
4. Ye Gentile sinners, ne'er forget
The wo rm wood and the gall,
Go lay your trophies at his fect^
And crown him Lord of all.
3. Babes, men, and sires, who know his Iove5
Who feel your sins and thrall,
Now join with all the host above,
And crown him Lord of all.
6. Let cv'ry kindred. ev?ry tribe,
^ On this terrestrial ball,
To him all majesty ascribe.
And crown him Lord o: all.
76 THE ADVOCACY OF CHRIST,
7. O that with yonder sacred throng
We at his feet may fall.
We'll, join, the everlasting song —
And crown him Lord of all.
Hymn 93. l. m.
1. VTOW let us raise our dheerful strains,
XN And join the blissful choir above ;
There our exulted Saviour reigns,'
And there they sing his womFrous lover
2. While seraphs tune immortal song,
O may we feel the sacred name ;
And every heart and every tongue
Adore the Saviour's glorious name.
3. Jesus, who once upon the tree
In agonizing pains expir'd ;
Who dy'd for rebels — .yes, 'tis he !
liow bright ! how lovely ! how admir'd I
4. Jesus, who dy'd that we might live,
Dy'd in the wretched traitor's place ;
O what returns can mortals give,
For such immeasurable grace I
5. Were universal nature ours,
And art with all her boasted store ;
Nature and art with all their powers,
Would still confess the off 'rcrpoor 1
q. Yet tho' for bounty, so divine,
We ne'er can equal honours raise ,
Jesus, may all our hearts be thine,
And>ll our tongues proclaim thy praise.
7. THE ADVOCACY OF CHRIST.
Hymn 94, l. m.
The intercession ofC/inst, Heb. vii. 25,
E lives, the great Redeemer lives,
What joy the blest assurance glYCai
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And now, before his father God,
Pleads the full merit of his blood.
2. Repeated crimes awake our fears,
And justice arm'dwith frowns appears;
But in the Saviour's lovely face
Sweet mercy smiles, and all is peace.
3. Hence then ye black, despairing thoughts,
Above our fears, above our faults,
His powerful intercessions rise
And guilt recedes, and terror dies.
4. In every dark, distressful hour,
When sin and Satan join their power :
Let the dear hope repel the dart,
That Jesus bears us on his heart.
5. Great Advocate, Almighty Friend — ,
On him our humble hopes depend :
Our cause can never, never fail,
For Jesus pleads, and must prevail.
Hymn 95. c. h.
1. "T 7t 7"ITH joy we meditate the grace
V V Of our High-Priest above :
His heart is made of tenderness,
His bowels melt with love.
2. Touch'd with a sympathy within,
He knows our feeble frame ;
He knows what sore temptation's mean,
For he hath felt the same.
3. He in the days of feeble flesh.
Pour'd out strong cries and tears ;
And in his measure feels afresh,
What ev'ry member bears.
4. He'll never quench the smoaking flax,
But raise it to a flame ;
The bruised reed he never breaks,
Nor scorns the meanest name.
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73 THE ADVOCACY OF CHRIST.'
5. Then let our humble faith address
His mercy and his pow'r;
We shall obtain delivering grace
In the distressing hour.
Hymn 96. cm.
1. T KNOW that my Redeemer lives.
JL And ever prays for me :
A token of his love he givesj
A pledge of liberty.
2. Thy love I soon expect to find; .
In all its depth and height,
To comprehend fli1 eternal mind,
And grasp the Infinite.
3. When God is mine, and I am his,.
Of paradise possess'd,
I taste unutterable bliss,
And everlasting rest-
Hymn 97. P. M.
1. /^i LORY be to God on high,
V_X God whose glory fills the sky :
Peace on earth to man forgiv'n,
Man the well belov'd of heav'n.
2. Sov'reign Father, Heav'nly Kingy
Thec we now presume to sing ;
Glad thine attributes confess,
Glorious all and numberless.
3. Hail ! by all thy works ador'd;
Hail ! thou everlasting Lord ;
Thee with thankful hearts we prove,
Lord of pow'r and God of love !
4. Christ, our Lord and God we own;
Christ, the Father's only Son ;
Lamb of God for sinners slain,
Saviour of offending man.
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5. Bow thine ear, in mercy bow,
Hear, the world's atonement thou ;
Jesus, in thy name we pray,
Take, O take our sins away.
6. Pow'rful Advocate with God,
Justify us by thy blood !
Bow thine ear, in mercy bow,
Hear the world's atonement thou.
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1. \ RISE, my souK arise,
.XjL Shake off thy guilty fears,
The bleeding Sacrifice
In my behalf appears.
Before the throne my surety stands j
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 aton'd for all our race,
And sprinkles now the throne of grace.
3. Five bleeding wounds he bears,
Receiv'cl on Calvary :
They pour effectual pray'rs,
They strongly speak for me :
Forgive him, O forgive, they cry,
Nor let that ransom'd sinner die.
4. The Father hears him pray,
His dear anointed One ;
He cannot turn away
T e presence of his Son :
His spirit answers to the blood,
And tells me, I am born of Gwi
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5. My God is reconcil'd,
His pard'ning voice I hear ;
He owns me for his child,
I can no longer fear.
With confidence I now draw nlghf
And Father, Abba Father! cry.
Hymn 99. p. m.
!. TESUS, my great High Priest*
J Offer'd his blood and died f
My guilty conscience seeks
No sacrifice beside.
His powerful blood
Did once atone ;
And now it pleads
Before the throne.
2. My advocate appears,
For my defence on high ;
My Father, bows his eart
And lays his thunder by*
Not all that hell
Or sin can say,
Shall turn his heart*
And love away.
Hymn 100. l. u.
1. T X THO shall the Lord's elect condemn ?
V V 'Tis God that justifies their souls,
And mercy, like a mighty stream.
O'er all their sins divinely rolls.
2. Who shall adjudge the saints to hell ?
'Tis Christ that suffer'd in their stead ;
And the salvation to fulfil,
Behold him rising froirfthe dead.
3. He lives ! he lives ! and sits above,
Forever interceding there :
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Who shall divide us from his love,
Or what should tempt us to despair I
4. Shall persecution or distress,
Famine, or sword, or nakedness I
He that hath lov'd us, bears us through,
And makes us more than conqu'rors too,
5. Faith hath an overcoming pow'r,
It triumphs in the dying hour ;
Christ is our life, our joy, our hope,
Nov can we sink with such a prop,
§. Not all that men on earth can do,
Nor pow'rs on high, nor pow'rs below,
Shall cause his mercy to remove,
Or wean our hearts from Christ our love.
III. INFLUENCES OF THE SPIRIT OF
GOD.
I. WHITSUNDAY.
Hymn 101. p. m.
). T7* ATHER of everlasting grace,
J? Thy o:oodsess and thy truth we praise,
Thy goodness and thy truth we prove ;
Thou 1 ast in honour of thy son
The gift unspeakable sent down,
The spir't of life, and power, and love ;
2. Thou hast the prophecy fulfill'd,
The grand orig'nal compact seal'd,
For which thy word and oath were join'd ;
The promise to our fallen head,
To ev'ry child of Adam made,
Is now pour'd out on all mankind.
3. The purchas'd comforter is given,
For Jesus is return'd to heaven,
To claim, and then the grace impart \
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Our day of pentecost is come,
And God vouchsafes to fix his home
In every poor expecting heart.
4. Father, on thee whoever call,
Confess thy promise is for all,
While every one that asks receives,
Receives the gift, and giver too,
And witnesses that thou art true,
And in thy Spirit walks, and lives.
5. Not to a single age confiivd,
For every soul of man design'd,
O God, we now that spirit claim :
To us the Holy GhGst impart,
Breathe him into our panting heart,
Thou hear'st us ask in Jesu's name.
6. Send us the spirit of thy son,
To make the depths of Godhead known,
To make us share the life divine ;
Send him the sprinkled blood t' apply,
Send him, our souls to sanctify,
And shew, and seal us ever thine.
Hymn 102. p. m.
1 . Q INNERS, lift up your hearts,
£5 The promise to receive !
Jesus himself imparts,
He comes in man to live.
The Holy Ghost to man is given ;
(Rejoice in God!) sent down from Heaver*
2. Jesus is glorify 'd,
And gives the comforter,
His spirit, to* reside
In all his members here :
Thclioiy Ghost &c,
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3. To make an end of sin,
And Satan's works-destroy?
He brings his kingdom in,
Peace, righteousness and joy :
The Holy Ghost, fcc.
4. The cleansing blood t' apply,
The heavenly life display*
And wholly sanctify,
And seal us to that day.
The Holy Ghost, &c.
5. Sent down to make us meet
To see his glorious face,
And grant us each a scat
In that thrice happy place.
The Holy Ghost, &c.
Hymn 103. cm.
Breathing after the holy S/iirit+
i. /"^ OM.EJ holy Spirit, heav'nly dove,
V^y With all thy quick'ning pow'rs,
Kindle a flame of sacred love
In these cold hearts of ours.
3. 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 we tune our formal songs,
In vain we strive to rise,
Ilommms languish on our tongues,
And our devotion (lies.
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 ?
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5. Come) holy Spirit, heav'nly dove,
With all thy quickening pow'rs,
Come shed abroad a Saviour's love,
And that shall kindle ours.
Hymn 104. l. m.
L T ESUS, we on thy word depend
J Spoken by thee while present here,
The Father in thy name shall send
The Holy Ghost, the Comforter.
2. That promise made to Adairfs race,
Now, Lord, in us, ev*n us fulfil,
And give the Spirit of thy grace,
To teach us all thy perfect will,
3. That heavenly teacher of mankind,
That guide infallible impart,
To bring thy sayings to our mind,
And write them on our faithful heart,
4. He only can the words apply
Thro' which we endless life possess,
And deal to each his legacy,
His Lord's unutterable peace.
5. That peace of God, that peace of thine
O may he now to us bring in,
And fill our souls with power divine,
And make an end of fear and sin.
6. The length and breadth of love reveal,
The height and depth of Deity,
And all the sons of glory seal,
And change, and make us all like thee t
Hymn 105. l. m.
1. /^t OME, gracious Spirit, heav'nly Dove*
V^/ With light and comfort from above :
Be thou our guardian, tnou our guide,
O'er every thought and step preside.
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t;. Conduct us safe, conduct us far
From every sin and hurtful snare ;
Lead to thy word that rules must give.
And teach us lessons how to live.
S. The light of truth to us display,
And make us know and choose thy way ;
Plant holy fear in every heart,
That we from God may ne'er depart.
4. Lead us to holiness, the road
That we must take to dwell with God;
Lead us to Christ, the living way,
IN or let us from his pastures stray.
5. Lead us to God, our final rest
In his enjoyment to be bless'd ;
Lead us to heaven the seat of bliss.
Where pleasure in perfection is.
Hymn 106. l. m.
The operations of the Holy Spirit*
5. TH TERNAL Spirit! we confess,
P a And sing the wonders of thy grace ;
Thy pow'r conveys our blessings down
From God the Father and the Son.
2. Enlightened by thy heav'nly ray,
Our shades and darkness turn to day :
Tnine inward teachings make us know
Our danger, and our refuge too.
3. Thy pow'r and glory work within*
And break the cuain of reigning sin ;
Our wild imperious lusts subdue,
And form our wretched hearts anew.
4. The troubled conscience knows thy voice.
Thy cheering words awake our joys.
Thy words allay the stormy wind,
And calm the surges of the mind.
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Hymn 107. c. m.
The witnessing and sealing Sfiint> Rom. via. 14, 16.
Eph. i. 13, 14.
1. TI7HY should the children of a King
V V Go mourning all their days ?
Great Comforter descend, and bring
Some tokens of thy grace.
2. Dost thou not dwell in all the saints,
And seal the heirs of heav'n ?
When wilt thou banish my complaints,
And show my sins forgiv'n?
3. Assure my conscience of her part
In the Redeemer's blood ;
And bear thy witness with my heart,
That I am born of God.
4. Thou art the earnest of his love,
The pledge of joys to come ;
And thy soft wings, celestial Dove,
Will safe convey me home.
Hymn 108. l. m.
Influence of the Spirit.
\ . AS showers on meadows newly mown,
XV Jesus shall send his blessings down,
Crown'd with whose life infusing drops,
Earth shall renew her blissful crops.
2. Lands, that beneath a burning sky
Have long been desolate and dry,
Th' effusions of his love shall share,
And sudden greens i nd herbage wear.
3. The dews and rains in all their store,
Drenching the pastures o'er and o'er,
Are not so copious as t! at grace
Which sanctifies and saves our rate.
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4. As in soft silence vernal showers
Descend and cheer the fainting flowers,
So in the secrecy of love
Falls the sweet influence from above.
5. That heavenly influence let mc find
In holy silence of the mind,
While every grace maintains its bloom,
Diffusing wide its rich perfume.
6. Nor let these blessings be confin'd
To me, but pour'd on all mankind,
'Till earth's wild wastes in verdure rise,
And a young Eden bless our eyes.
Hymn 109. ,p. m.
1. /^i OME, then, dear Lord, thyself reveal,
\_y And let the promise now take place,
Be it according to thy will,
According to thy word of grace,
Thy sorrowful disciples cheer,
And send us down the comforter.
'2. He visits now the troubled breast,
And oft relieves our sad complaint,
But soon we lose the transient euest,
But soon we droop again, and faint,
Repeat the melancholy moan,
Our joy is fled, our comfort gone.
3. Hasten him, Lord, into our heart,
Our sure inseparable guide ;
O might we meet and never part,
O might he in our heart abide,
And keep his house of praise and prayer,
And rest and reign for ever there !
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Hymn 110. p. m.
RM of the Lord, awake, awake,
The terrors of the Lord display,
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Out of their sins the natrons shake,
Tear their vain confidence away.
Shew them the guilt of unbelief,
And fill their hearts with sacred grief.
2. Impart the salutary pain,
The sudden soul condemning power-
Blow on the goodliness of man.
Wither the grass, and blast the flower,
That, when their works are all o'erthrown,
The word of grace may stand alone.
3. Naked, and destitute, and blind
Themselves let the poor wretches see,
Their total fall lament, and find
That every mouth is stopt by thee.
Thus all the world with conscious fear
Guilty before their God appear.
4. Guilty because they know not him,
Who liv'd and dy'd their souls to save>
Who came his people to redeem :
No part or lot in Christ they have,
Till thou the painful veil remove,
And shew their hearts his dying love.
Hymn 111. p. m.
i: QPIRIT of faith, on thee wc call,
>C) The merits of our Lord apply,
Convince, and then convert us all,
Condemn, and freely justify.
Set forth the all-atoning Lamb,
And spread the powers of Jcsu's name.
2. Jesus the merciful and just
To every heart of man reveal.
In him enable us to trust,
Forgiveness thro' his blood to feel.
Let all in him redemption find ;
Sprinkle the blood on all mankind.
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3. Is he not to his Father gone,
Taat we his righteousness might share?
And art thou not on earth sent down,
The fruit of his prevailing prayer,
The witness of his grace, and seal,
The heavenly gift unspeakable !
4. O might we each receive the grace
By thee to call the Saviour mine !
Come, Holy Ghost, to all our race,
Bring in the righteousness divine,
Inspire the sense of sin forgiv'n,
And give on earth a taste of heaven.
Hymn 112. p. m.
1. TESUS, God of peace and love,
J Send thy blessing from above,
Take, and seal us for thine own,
Touch our hearts, and make them one,
2. By the sense of sin forgiven
Purge out all the former leaven,
M dice, guile, and proud offence ;
T.cK.e tue stone of stumbling hence.
3. Root up every bitter root,
Multiply the spirit's fruit,
Love, and joy, and quiet peace,
Meek long-suffering, gentleness.
4. Strict and general temperance,
Boundless, pure benevolence,
Cordial firm fidelity ;
All the mind which was in thee.
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Hymn 113. p. m.
PIRIT of grace, we bless thy name,
Thy works and oiTiccs proclaim,
Thy fruits, and properties and powers:
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Thou dost with kind and tender care
T;ie Godless heart of man prepare,
That God mciy yet again be ours.
2. Thou didst thy fallen creature see,
Fallen from happiness and thee,
And swiftly to our rescue come,
Well pleas' d amongst the sons of men
To fix thy residence again,.
And make them thy eternal home;
3. Thou dost the first good thoughts inspire?
The first faint spark of pure desire
Is kindled by thy gracious breath.
By thee made conscious of his fall,
The sinner hears thy sudden call,
And starts out of the sleep of death.
4. Convinced of sin and unbelief,
He sinks o'envhehr/ct with sacred grief,
And pines ( l consolate for God,
Till thou the he Jin g balm apply,
The sinner freely justify
In Jesu's name, and Jesu's blood.
Hymn 114. l. m.
The influences of the Spirit experienced^
John xiv, 16, 17.
3. TT\ EAR Lord, and shall thy spirit rest
I J In such a wretched heart as mine ?
Unworthy dwelling! glorious guest!
Favour astonishing, diwne !
2. When sin prevails and gloomy fear,
And hope almost expires in night,
Lord can thy spirit then be here,
Great spring of comfort, life, and light?
3. Sure the blest comforter is nigh,
' i is he sustains my fainting heart ;
Eisc would my hop<* tor ever lie,
Awd every cheering ray depart,
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4. When some kind promise glads my soul,
Do I not find his healing voice
The tempest of my fears controul,
And bid my drooping powers rejoice?
5. Whene'er to call the Saviour mine,
With ardent wish my heart aspires \.
Can it be less than power divine,
Which animates these strong desires?
6. What less than thine almighty word
Can raise my heart from earth and dust,
And bid me cleave to thee, my Lord,
My life, my treasure and my trust.
7. And when my cheerful hope can say,
" I love my God, and- taste his grace,"
Lord, is it not thy blissful ray,
Which brings this dawn of sacred peace ?
8. Let thy kind spirit in my heart
For ever dwell, O God of love,
And light and heav'nly peace impart,
Sweet earnest of the joys above.
Hymn 115. s. m.
U /^ OME, Holy Spirit, come ;
V^y Let thy bright beams arise ;
Dispel the sorrows from our minds,
Tae darkness from our eyes.
2. Cheer our desponding hearts
With visitations sweet;
Give us to lie, with humble hope>
At our Redeemer's feet.
3. Revive our drooping faith,
Our douUs and fears remove ;
And kiadle in ou breasts the flame
Of never-dying love.
4. Convince us of our sin,
Then lead to Jesu's blood ).
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And to our wonti'i ing view reveal
The secret love of God.
5. Shew us the sinnei's friend
That rules the courts of bliss ;
The Lord of hosts, the mighty God,
Tn* eternai prince of peace.
6. *Tis thine to cleanse the heart,
T' illuminate the soul ;
To pour fresh life on ev'ry part,
And new create the whole.
Hymn 116. c. m.
1. f~\ HOLY Gnost, eternai God,
V^/ Descending from above,
Thou fill'st the soul through Jesu's blood,.
With faith and hope and love.
2. Thou comfortest the heavy heart,
By sin and grief opp re ss'd:
Thou to the dead dost life impart,
And to the weary rest.
3. Tijy sweet communion charms the soul,
And gives true peace and joy,
Which satan'S pow'r can ne'er control,
Nor all his wiies destroy.
4. Let no false comfort lift us up
To confidence that's vuin:
Nor let their faith and courage droop,
Who love the Lamb once slain.
5. Breathe comfort where distress abounds.
O make our conscience clean;
And heal with balm/from Jesu's .wounds,
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6. Vanquish our luits; our pride remove;
e out the
Shew us I itess lo\e,
And merits of the oon.
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Hymn 117. l. m.
The effusions cflhe Spirit.
1. /^ REAT was tbe day, the joy was^reat^
\J Wl cji the divine disciples met:
While on tueir beads the spirit came
And sat iike tongues of cloven flame.
2. What gifts, what miracles he gave !
And pow'r to kill, and pow'r to save,
Furnis^M their tongues with wond'rous words*
Instead of shields and spears and swords.
3. Thus arm\l, he s*ent the champions forth,
From east to west, from south to north :
" Go, and assert your Saviour's cause ;
" Go, spread the myst'ry of his cross. *
4. T.ese weapons of .the holy war,
Of what almighty force they are,
To make our stubborn passions bow,
And lay the proudest rebel low!
5. Nations, the learned and the rude
Are by these heav'nly arms subdu'd ;
While satan rages at his loss,
And hates the doctrine of the cross.
6. Great king of grace ! my heart subdue ;
I would be led in triumph too,
A willing captive to my Lord,
And sing the victMes of his word.
Hymn 118. c. m.
1 . '/^* OME Holy Ghost, our hearts inspire,
V^y Let us thine influence prove ;
Source o^the old prophetic fire,
Fountain of life and love.
2. Come Holy Ghost, for mov'cl by thca
Tny prophets wrote and spoke ;
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Unlock the truth (thyself the key !)
Unseal the sacred book.
3. Water with heav'nly dew thy word,
In this appointed hour,
Attend it with thy presence, Lord,
And bid it come with pow'r.
4. Open the hearts of them that hear,
To make the Saviour room ;
Now let us find redemption near,
Let faith by hearing come.
Hymn 119. p. m.
1. I^ TERNA^, spirit, source of light
Ij Eniiv'ning, consecrating fire,
Descend, and with celestial heat
Our dull, our frozen hearts inspire:
Our souls refine, our dross consume I
Come, condescending spirit, come !
2. In our cold breasts O st' ike a spark
Of the pure flame which seraphs feel,
Nor let us wander in the dark,
Or iie benttmb'd and stupid still:
Come vivifying spirit, come !
And make our hearts thy constant home !
3. Whatever guilt and madness dare,
We would not quench the heavenly fire ;
Our hearts as fuel we prepare,
Though in the flame we should expire:
Our breasts expand to make thee room :
Come purifying spirit come !
4. Let pure devotion's fervors rise !
Let every pious passion glow !
O let the raptures of the skies
Kindle in our cold hearts below!
Come condescending spirit, come,
And make our souls thy constant hone S
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2. TRINITY.
Hymn 120. cm.
OHoly Father, God of love ?
To thee our hearts we raise :
Tny all sustaining pow'r we prove,
And gladly sing thy praise.
2. Lord Jesus, thine we wish to be,
Our sacrifice receive ;
Made, and preserv'd, and sav'd by thee,
To thee ourselves we give.
3. Come, Holy Ghost, the Saviour's love
Shed in our hearts abroad ;
So shall we ever live, and move,
And be with Christ in God.
Hvmn 121. l. m.
1. /^\^JR heav'nly Father is not known
V_-/ To us, but in the Son alone ;
His mercy, love, and boundless grace
We see display 'd in Jesu's face^
2. Great God! how dreadful was the name,
Until the God-man Jesus came !
We could not love or honour thee,
Unless the Son had set us free.
3. O love, no human tongue can tell!
O love divine unsearchable !
T s Father gave his only Son
To bleed and die for slaves undone !
4. Can any ill distress my heart,
Since God with his own son did part ?
What'er I want can't be dcny'd,
Since Christ for me was crucify *d.
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Hymn 122. l. m.
1. Ti LESS'D be the Father and his love,
J_J To whose celestial source we owe
Rivers of endless joys above,
And rills of comfort here below.
2. Glory to thee, great son of God,
From whose dear wounded body rolls
A precious stream of vital blood,
Pardon and life for dying souls.
3. We give thee, sacred Spirit, praise,
Who in our hearts of sin and woe
Makes living springs of Grace arise,
And into boundless Glory flow.
4. Thus God the Father, God the Son,
And God the >Spirit we adore ;
That sea of life and love unknown,
Without a bottom, or a shore.
Hymn 123. c. m.
1. /^i LORY to God the Father's name,
VJT Who from our sinful race
Chose out his fav'rites to proclaim
Tne honours of his grace.
2. Glory to God the Son be paid,
Who dwelt in humble clay,
And, to redeem us from the dead,
Gave his own life away.
3. Glory to God the Spirit give,
From whose almighty pow'r
Our souls their heav'nly birth derive,
And bless the happy hour.
4. Glory to God that reigns above,
T.i' eternal three in one,
Who by the wonders of his love
Has made his nature known.
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Hymn 124. s. u.
LET God the Fat er live
For ever on our tongues :
Sinners from his first love derive
The ground of all their songs.
. Ye saints, employ your breath
In honour of the son,
"Who bought your souls from hell and death.
By otFring up his own.
. Give to the spirit praise
Of an immortal strain,
Whose light, and pow'r and grace conveys
Salvation down to men.
. While God the comforter
Reveals our pardon'd sin,
O may the blocd and water bear
Tne same record within.
. To the great one in Three,
Tnat seal this grace in heav'n,
Tiie Father, Son, and Spirit, be
Eternal glory giv'n.
Hymn 125. p. m.
1. T GIVE immortal praise
X To God the Father's love,
For all my comforts here,
And better hopes above :
He sent his own Eternal son
To die for sins that man had done.
2. To God the son belongs
Immortal Glory too,
Who bought us with his blood
From everlasting woe :
And now he lives, and now he reigns,
And sees the fruit of all his pi
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3. To God the Spirit's name
Immortal worship give,
Whose new-creating pow'r
Makes 'the dead sinner live :
His work completes the great design,
And fills the so\il with joy divine.
4. Almighty God! to thee
Be endless honours done,
The undivided Three,
And the mysterious One i
Where reason fails with all her powers,
There faith prevails, and love adores.
Hymn 126. c. m.
1. T T AIL, holy, holy, holy Lord !
JL1 Be endless praise to thee I
Supreme', essential One, adorM
In co-eternal Three.
2. Enthron'd in everlasting state,
Ere time its round began,
Who join'd in counsel to create
The dignity of man.
3. To whom Isaiah's vision shew'd,
The seraphs veil their wings,
While thee, Jehovah, Lord, and God,
Th' angciic army sings.
4. To thee, by mysdcpow'rs on high
Were humble praises given,
When John beheld with favour'd eye,
Th' inhabitants of heaven !
5. All that the name of creature owns,
To thee in hymns aspire ;
May • gels on our thrones
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f>. Hail, holy, holy, holy Lord i
Be endless praise to thee ;
Supreme, essential One, ador'd
In co-eternal Three.
Hymn 127. c/m.
1. T? ATHER of glory, to thy name
J? Immortal praise we give,
Who dost an act of grace proclaim,
And bid us rebels live.
2. Immortal honour to the Son,
Who makes thine anger cease ;
Our lives he ransom'd with his own.
And dy'd to make our peace.
3. To thy Almighty Spirit be
Immortal glory given,
Whose influ'nce brings us near to thee,
And trains us up for heaven.
4. Let men, with their united voice,
Adore th' eternal God,
And spread his honours and their joys
Thro' nations far abroad.
5. Let faith, and love, and duty join,
One general song to raise,
Let saints in earth and heav'n combine:
In harmony and praise.
Hymn 128. s. m.
1 . I.1 ATHER in whom we live,
X? In whom we are and move,
The glory, power, and praise receive
Of thy creating love :
Let all the angel-throng
Give thanks to God on hip;h,
While earth repeats the joyful song,
And echoes to the sky.
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2. Incarnate 'Deity,
Let all the ransom 'd race
Render in thanks their jives to thee
For thy redeeming grace :
The grace to sinners shew'd
heavenly choirs proclaim;
And cry salvation to our God,
Salvation Lo the Lamb.
3. Spirit of holiness,
Let all thy saints adore
Thy sacred energy, and bless
Thine heart-renewing power:
Not angel-iongues.can tell
Thy love's extatic height,
The glorious joy unspeakable,
The beatific sight.
4. Eternal tri-une Lord,
* Let all the hosts above,
Let all the sons of men record,
And dwell upon thy love.
When heaven and earth are fled
Before thy glorious face,
Sing all the saints thy love hath made,
Thine everlasting praise.
Hymn 129. s. m,
J. T ET heav'n and earth agree,
JLj The Father's praise to sing,.
Who draws us to "the Son, that he
May us to glory bring.
2. Honour and endless love,
Let God the Son receive,
Who saves us here, and prays ah
That we with him may live.
J. Be everlasting praise
i God the Spirit given,
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Who now attests us sons of grace,
And seals us heirs of heaven.
4. Drawn, and redeem'd and seal'd,
We'll sing the One in Three,
With Father, Son, and spirit fill'd,
To all eternity.
Hymn 130. p. m.
lrT^HEE, father of men and angels we praise,
1 Whose wonders are seen in nature and grace.
Throughout thy creation whose goodness we prove,
And boundless compassion and infinite love.
2. Thee, Jesus, the Son of God we confess,
Whose passion alone hath purchas'd our peace ;
With cherubs before thee and seraphs we fall,
And prostrate adore thee the Saviour of all.
3. O Spirit of might, of joy, and of love,
Who guidest us right to mansions of love,
Whose hallowed graces for heaven prepare ;
We pay thee our praises 'till glorify 'd there.
4. There, there we shall see the substance divine,
And fashion'd like thee transcendantly shine,
The personal essence be bold to explain,
And wrapt in thy presence eternally reign.
Hymn 131. p. m.
H T^ATHER of our dying Lord,
JL Remember us for good ;
O fulfil his faithful word,
And hear his speaking blood !
Give us that for which he prays ;
Father, glorify thy Son ;
Shew his truth, and pow'r and grace ;
And send the promise down.
2. True and faithful witness, thou,
O Christ ! the spirit give,
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Hast thou not receiv'd him now,
That we might now receive ?
Art thou not our living head ?
Life to our limbs impart :
Shed thy love, thy spirit shed,
In ev'ry waiting heart.
3. Holy Ghost, the Comforter,
The gift of Jesus, come ;
Glows our heart to find thee near,
And swells to make thee room ;
Present with us thee we feel,
Come, O come, and in us be !
With us, in us, live and dwell
And may we dwell in thee.
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1. CREATION.
Hymn 132. c. m.
The creation of the ivorlcL , Gen 1 .
!. «\JOW let a spacious world arise,"
JL>r Said the Creator-Lord;
At once th' obedient earth and skies
PcOae at his sov'reign word.
2. Dark was the deep : the waters lay
Confus'd and drown'd the land :
He caii'd the light ; the new-born day
Attends on his command.
3. He bids the clouds ascend on high ;
The clouds ascend and bear
A wat'ry treasure to the sky,
And float on softer air.
4. The liquid element below
Was gathcr'd by his hand:
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The rolling seas together flow
And leave the solid land.
5. With herbs and plants (a flow'ry birth)
The naked globe he crown'd,
Ere there was rain to bless the earth,
Or sun to warm the ground.
6. Then he adorn'd the upper skies ;
Behold the sun appears ;
The moon and stars in order rise,
To mark out months- and years.
7. Out of the deep th' Almighty King
Did vital beings frame,
The painted fowls of ev'ry wing,
And fish of ev'ry name. .
8. He gave the lion and the worm
At once their wond'rous birth,
And grazing beasts of various form
Rose from the teeming earth.
9. Adam was fram'd of equal clay,
Tho' sov'reign of the rest,
Design'd for nobler ends than they,
With God's own image bless'd.
10. Tnus glorious in the Maker's eye
The young creation stood :
He saw the building from on high ;
His word pronoune'd it good.
11. Lord, while the frame of nature stands,
Thy praise shall fill my tongue;
But the new world of grace demands
A .more exalted song.
Hymn 133, l. m.
God's goodness to the children of men. Psalm cvii, 31
1. T ET the high heav'ns your songs invite,
JLi Those spacious fields of brilliant light ;
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Where sun, and moon, and planets roll*
And stars that glow from pole to pole.
2. Sing, earth in verdant robes array 'd,
Its herbs and flowers, its fruits and shade ;
Peopled with life of various forms,
Of fish, and fowl, and beasts, and worms.
3. View the broad sea's majestic plains,
And think how wide its maker reigns ;
That band remotest nations joins,
And on each wave his goodness shines.
4. But O ! that brighter world above,
Where lives and reigns incarnate lovei-
God's only Son, in flesh array'd,
Few man a bleeding victim made.
5. Thither, my soul, with rapture soar,
There in the land of praise adore ;
The theme demands an angel's lay,
Demands an everlasting day.
Hymn 134. c. m.
1 . T ORD when our raptur'd thought surveys,
1 a Creation's beauties o'er,
All nature joins to teach thy praise,
And bids our souls adore.
2. Where'er we turn our gazing eyes,
Thy radiant footsteps shine ;
Ten thousand pleasing wonders rise
And speak their source divine.
3. The living tribes of countless forms,
In earth, alid sea, and air :
The meanest flies, the smallest worms,
Almighty power declare.
4. Thy wisdom, power and goodness Lord,
In ali lay works appear;
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And, O ! let man thy praise record,
Man, Thy distinguished care !
5. From thee the breath of life lie drew ;
That breath thy power maintains ;
Thy tender mercy, ever new,
His brittle frame sustains.
$. Yet nobler favours claim his praise^
Of reason's light possess'd ;
By revelation's brightest rays,
Still more divinely bless'd.
7. On us thy providence has shone
With gentle, smiling rays ;
O may our lips and lives make known
Thy goodness and thy praise !
Hymn 135. c. m.
1. r I ''HE glories of my maker, God,
JL My joyful voice shall sing,
And call the nations to adore
Their former and their king.
2. 'Twas his right hand that shap'd our clay^
And wrought this human frame :
But from his own immediate breath
Our nobler spirits came.
3. We bring our mortal pow'rs to God,
And worship with our tongues :
We claim some kindred with the skies,
And join th' angelic songs.
4. Let grov'iing beasts of ev'ry shape,
And fowls of ev'ry wing,
Andl-ocks and trees, and fires and seas,.
Their various tribute bring.
5. Ye planets, to his honour shine,
And wheels of nature roll :
Praise him in your -unweary course
Around the steady pole.
106 CREATION.
6. The brightness of our Maker's name -
The wide creation fills,
And his unbounded grandeur flies
Beyond the heav'nly hills.
Hymn 136. l. m.
1. T) EFORE Jehovah's awful throne,
J3 Ye nations bow with sacred joy :
Know that the Lord is God alone,
He can create and he destroy.
2. His sov'reign pow'r, without our aid
Made us of clay, and form'd us men !
And when like wand'ring sheep we stray'd,
He brought us to his fold again.
3. We'll crowd thy gates with thankful songs,
High as the heav'ns our voices raise :
And earth with her ten thousand tongues,
Shall nil thy courts with sounding p raise .
4. Wide as the world is thy command ;
Vast as eternity thy love :
Firm as a rock thy truth must stand,
When rolling years shall cease to move
Hymn 137. l. m,
1 . v I ^HE spacious firmament on high,
JL With all the blue ethereal sky,
And spangled heavens, a shining frame.
Their great original proclaim :
TV unwearied sun, from day to day,
Does his creator's power display,
And publishes to every land
The work of an almighty hand.
2. Soon as the evening shades prevail,
The moon takes up the wond'rous tals,
And nightly to the list'ning earth,
Repeat* the story of her birth :
CREATION. 107
Whilst all the stars that round ber burn,
And all the planets in their turn,
Confirm the tidings as they roll,
And spread the truth from pcje to pole.
3. What though in solemn silence, all
. Move round the dark terrestrial ball ?
What though nor real voice nor sound
Amid their radiant *>rbs be found ?
In reason's ear they all rejoice,
And utter forth a glorious voice, ^
For ever singing, as they shine,
44 The Hand that made us is Divine."
Hymn 138. l. m.
3 . HT^HERE is a God, all nature speaks,
JL Through earth, and air, and seas, and skies $
See from the clouds his glory breaks,
When the first beams cr morning rise.
2. The rising sun, serenely bright,
O'er the wide world's extended frame,
Inscribes in characters of light,
His mighty maker's glorious name.
3. Diffusing life, his influence spreads,
And health and plenty smile around,
And fruitful fields, and verdant meads,
Are v> ith a thousand blessings crown Jd.
4. Almighty goodness, power divine,
The fields and verdant meads display ;
Arid bless the hand which made them shine,
With various charms profusely gay.
5. For man and beast, here daily food
In wide di ft usivc plenty grows;
And there, for drink, the chiyate! flood
In streams sweet winding, gently flowi*.
*06 PROVIDENCE.
6. By cooling streams, and soft'ning showers,
The vegetable race are fed,
And trees, and plants, and herbs, and flowers.
Their maker's bounty smiling spread.
2. PROVIDENCE.
Hymn 139. c. m.
i. T TOW are thy servants bless'd, O Lord!
JLl How sure is their defence !
Eternal wisdom is their guide,
Their help omnipotence.
-2* In foreign realms and lands remote,
Supported by thy care,
Thro' burning climes they pass unhurt,
And breathe in tainted air.
3. When by the dreadful tempest borne
High on the broken wave,
They know thou ail not slow to hear,
Nor impotent to save.
4. The storm is laid, the winds retire,
Obedient to thy will :
The sea, that rears at thy command.
At thy command is still,
5. In 'midst of dangers, fears and deaths,
Thy goodness we'll adore,
We'll praise thee for thy mercies past,
And humbly hope for more.
6. Our life, while thou prescrv'st that life,
Thy sacrifice shall be ;
And death, when death shall be our lot,
Shall join our souls to thee.
PROVIDENCE.
Hymn 140. c. m.
1. A LMIGHTY Father, gracious Lord,
i\ Kind Guardian of my days,
Thy mercies let my heart record
In songs of grateful praise.
2. In life's first dawn, my tender frame
Was thy indulgent care,
Long ere I could pronounce thy name,
Or breathe the infant prayer.
3. Each rolling year new favours brought
From thy exhaustless store ;
But ah ! in vain my labouring thought
Would count thy mercies o'er.
4. While sweet reflection thro' my days
Thy bounteous hand would trace ;
Still dearer blessings claim my praisc>
The blessings of thy grace.
5. Yes, I adore thee, gracious Lord,
For favours more divine ;
That I have known thy sacred word,
Where all thy glories shine.
Hymn 141. c. m.
U T * THEN all thy mercies, O my God,
V V My rising soul surveys :
Transported with the view, I'm lost
In wonder, love and prake.
2. Thy providence my life sustain'd,
And all my wants redrest,
When in the silent womb I lay,
Or hung upon the breast.
3. To all my weak complaints and cries
Thy mercy lent an ear,
Ere yet my feeble thoughts had learn* d
To form themselves in pray'r.
L
U* PROVIDENCE.
4. Unnumbered comforts on my soul
Thy tender care bestow'd,
Before my infant heart conceiv'd
From whom these comforts fiow'd.
5. When in the slipp'ry path of youth
With heedless steps I ran,
Thine arm unseen convey 'd me safe,
And led me up to man.
6. Through hidden dangers, toils and deaths
It gently clear'd my way,
And thro' the pleasing snares of vice,
Mere to be fear'd than they.
7. Through ev'ry period of my jife,
Thy goodness I'll pursue ;
And, after death, in heav'n with thee
The glorious theme renew.
8. Through all eternity, to thee
A joyful song I'll raise :
But O ! eternity's too short
To utter all thy praise.
Hymn 142. c. m. .
l.TN thee I live, and move, and am:
JL Then numb'rest all my days.
As thou rcnew'st my being, Lord,
Let me renew thy praise.
2. From thee I am> through thee I am,
And for thee I must be :
'Twere better for me not to live,
Than not to live to thee.
3. Naked I came into this world,
And nothing with me brought ;
Ancl nothing have I here ceserv'd,
Yet have I lacked nought.
4. I do not prusc my lab'ring hand,
My lab'ring head or chance ;
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Thy providence, most gracious God,
Is mine inheritance.
K Lord, in the day, thou art about
The paths wherein I tread ;
And in the night, while I lie down,-
Thou art about my bed.
fc. A thousand deaths I daily 'scape,
I pass Vy many a pit ;
I sail by many dreadful rocks,
Where others have been split,
7. O let my house a temple be,
That I and mine may ring
Ilosannas to thy majesty,
And praise our heav'nly king. %
Hymn 143. L. u.
1 . /~1 I VE to our God immortal praise I
\JT Mercy and truth are all his ways :
Wonders of grace to God belong :
Repeat his mercies in your song.
2. Give to the Lord of lords renown,
The King of kings with glory crown ;
His mercies ever shall endure,
When lords and kings are known no more.
3. He built the earth, he spread the sky,
And fix'd the starry lights on high :
Wonders of grace to God belong :
Repeat his mercies in your song.
4. He fills the sun with morning light :
He bids the moon direct the night :
His mercies ever shall endure,
When suns and moons shall shine no more.
5. He sent his son with pov»'r to save
From guilt, and darkness, and the grave:
Wonders of grace to God belong :
Repeat his mercies in your song.
1 1£ PROVIDENCE.
6. Through this vain world he guides our feet.
And leads us to his heav'nly seat:
His mercies ever shall endure,
When this vain world shall be no more.
Hymn 144. s. m.
From the German.
1. f^ OMMIT thou all thy griefs
Vy And ways into his hands ;
To his sure trust and tender care,
Who earth and heav'n commands:
Who points the clouds their course,
Whom winds and seas obey,
lie shall direct thy wandering feet,
Ke shall prepare thy way.
2. Thou on the Lord rely :
So safe shalt thou go on.
Fix en his work thy stedfast eye,
So shall thy work be done.
No profit canst thou gain
By self-consuming care :
To him commend thy cause, his ear
Attends the softest pray'r.
3. Thine everlasting truth :
Father thy ceaseless love,
Sees all thy children's wants, and knows
What best for each will prove.
And whatso'er thou will'st,
Thou dost, O King of kings ;
What thine unerring wisdom chose,
Thy pow'r to being brings.
4. Thou ev'ry where hast way,
And all things serve thy might :
Thy ev'ry act a blessing is,
Thy path unsullied light.
When thou arisest, Lord,
What shall thy work withstand?
What all thy children v>ant, thou i^iv'st :
Who, who shall stay thy hand I
PROVIDENCE. )13
Hymn 145. s. m.
From the German.
1. /^1 IVE to the winds thy fears :
\J Hope, and be undismay'd :
God hears thy sighs, and counts thy tears,
God shall lift up thy head.
Thro' waves and clouds and storms,
He gently clears thy way :
Wait thou his time, so shall this night
Soon end in joyous day.
2. Still heavy is thy heart :
Still sink thy spirits down :
Cast off the weight, let fear depart,
And ev'ry care be gone.
What though thou rulest hot,
Yet heav'n, and earth, and hell
Proclaim, God sitteth on the throne
And ruleth all things well.
3. Leave to his sov'reign sway
To choose and to command :
So shalt thou, wond'ring, own his way,
How wise, how strong his hand i
' Far, far above thy thought
His counsel shall appear,
When fully he the work hath wrought,
That caus'd thy needless fear.
C Thou seest our weakness, Lord,
Our hearts are known to thee :
O lift thou up the sinking head,
Confirm the feeble knee.
Let us in life, in death,
Thy stedfast truth declare,
And publish with our latest breath,
Thy love and guardian care.
L2
G°l
PROVIDENCE.
Hymn 146. l. m.
OD of my life, whose gracious pow'r
.lire' various deaths my soul hath led,
Or turn'd aside the fatal hour,
Or lifted up my sinking head!.
2. In all my ways thy hand I own,.
Thy ruling providence I see;
Assist me still my course to run,
And still direct my path tothee-
3. Whither, O whither should I fly,
But to my loving Saviour's breast,.
Secure within thy arms to lie,
And safe beneath thy wing to rest ?
4. I have no skill the snare to shun,
But thou, O Christ ! my wisdom art ;
I ever into ruin run,
But thou art greater than my heart,
5. Foolish, and impotent, and blind —
Lead me a way I have not known ;
Bring me where 1 my heav'n may find,
.The heav'n of loving thee alone.
6. Enlarge my heart to make thee room :
Enter, and in me ever stay ;
The crooked then shall straight become :
The. darkness. shall qq lost ia day 1
Hymn 14.7. p.m.
h rTP*HO> troubles assail and dangers affright,
X Tho' friends should all fail, and foe sail unite:
Yet one thing secures us, whatever betide,
The promise assures us : The Lord will provide,
2. The birds without barn or store -house are fed:
From them let us learn to trust for our bread :
His saints what is fitting shall ne'er be deny'd,
So long as it's written ; The Lord ivill provide. t
PROVIDENCE. US
G. We all may, like ships, by tempest be tost
On perilous deeps, but need n<jt be lost :
Tho' satan enrages the wind and the tide,
Yet scripture engages : The Lord will provide,
4. His call we obey? like Abrah'm of old:
We know not the way, but faith makes us bold ;
For tho' we are strangers, wTe have a sure guide,.
And trust in all dangers :. The Lord will provide.
5. When satan appears to stop up our path,
And fills us with fears, we triumph by faith :
He cannot take from us (tho* oft he has try'd)
The heart cheering promise : The Lord will provide.
6. He tells us we're weak) our hope is in vain,
The good that we seek, we ne'er shall obtain:
But v hen such suggestions our graces have try'd,.
This answers all questions : The Lord will provide.
7. No strength of our own, nor goodness we claim*
Our trust is all thrown on Jesus's name;
In this our strong tower, for safety we hide ;
The Lord is our pow'r : The Lord will provide .
3, When life sinks apace, and death is in view,
The word of his grace shall comfort us through ;
Not fearing or doubting, with Christ on our side,
We hope to die shouting : The Lord will provide.
Hymn 148. c. m.
1. jf"^ OD moves in a mysterious way,
V_X His wonders to perform :
He plants his footsteps in the sea,
And rides upon the storm.
2. Deep in unfuthomable mines
Of never failing skill ;
He treasures up his bright designs.
And works his sov'reign will.
3. Ye fearful saints, fresh courage take.;
The clouds ye so much dread
116 PROVIDENCE,
Ave big with mercy, and shall breaS*
In blessings on your head.
4. Judge not the Lord by feeble senscy
But trust him for his grace :
Behind a frowning providence,
He hides a smiling face.
5. His purposes will ripen fast,
Unfolding ev'ry hour ;
The bud may have a bitter taste>
But sweet will be the flow'g.
S. Blind unbelief is sure to err
And scan his work in vain,
God is his own interpreter,
And he will make it plain.
Hymn 149. i. m;
1. THJEACE, troubled soul, thou need'st not fear ',
JL Thy great provider still is near ;
Who fed thee last will feed thee still,
Be cairn, and sink into his will.
2. The Lord who built the earth and sky*
In mercy stoops to hear thy cry ;
His promise all may freely claim :
u Ask and receive in Jesu's name."
3. His stores are open all and free,
To such as truly upright be :
Water and bread, he'll give for food,
With all things else which he sees good.'
4. Your sacred hairs which are so small,
By God himself are numbered all ;
This truth he's publish'd all abroad,
That men may learn to trust the Lord.
3. The ravens daily he doth feed,
And sends them food as they have need ;
Although they nothing have in store,
Yet as they lack he gives them more^
PROVIDENCE 117
%. Then do not seek with anxious care,
What ye shall eat, or drink, or wear ;
Your heav'nly Father will you feed,
He knows that all these things you need.
7. Without reserve give Christ your heart ;
Let him his righteousness impart ;
Then all things else he'll freely give ;
With him" you all things shall receive.
Hymn 150. c. m.
1. "VTOT from the dust affliction grows,
.lAI Nor troubles rise by chance :
Yet we are born to cares and woes ;
A sad inheritance !
2. As sparks break out from burning coals*
And still are upwards borne :
So grief is rooted in our souls,
And man grows up to mourn.
3. Yet with my God I leave my cause5
And trust his promis'd grace ; *
He rules me by his well-known laws
Of love and righteousness.
4. Not all the pains that e'er I bore
Shall spoil my future peace ;
For death and hell can do no more
Than what my Father please.
Hymn 1 51. l. m.
1. T TOW do thy mercies close me round !
XjL For ever be thy name ador'd !
In all things I do so abound ;
The servant is above his Lord!
2. Inur'd to poverty and pain
A suffering life my Master led ;
The Son of God, the Son of Man,
He^ad not where to lay his iead,
118 PROVIDENCE.
3. But lo ! a place he hath prepar'd
For me whom watchful angels keep :
Yea, he, himself, becomes my guard ;
He smooths my bed, and gives me sleep.
4. Jesus protects ; my fears be gone :
What can the Rock of Ages move ?
Safe in thine arms I lay me down,
Thine everlasting arms of love.
5. While thou art intimately nigh,
Who, who shall violato my rest ?
Sin, earth, and hell, I now defy ;
I lean upon my Saviour's breast.
6. I rest beneath th* Almighty's shade,
My griefs expire, my troubles cease ;
Thou, Lord, on whom my soul is stay'd,
Wilt keep me still in perfect peace.
Hymn 152, p. ir.
1 . rTHHE Lord my pasture shall prepare,
1 And feed me with a shepherd's care r
His presence shall my wants supply,
And guard me with a watchful eye .
My noon-day walks he shall attend,
And all my midnight hours defend.
2. When on the sultry glebe I faint,
Or on the thirsty mountain pant,
To fertile vales and dewy meads
My weary wand'ririg steps he leads,
Where peaceful rivers, soft and slow,
Amid the verdant landskape flow.
S» Though in the paths of death I tread,
With gloomy horrors overspread,
My steadfast heart, shall fear no ill,
For thou, O Lord, art with me still :
Thy friendly crook shall give me aid,
And guide me through the dreadful *hado»
PROVIDENCE. 119
4. Though In a bare and rugged way,
Through devious lonely wilds I stray,
Thy bounty shall my pains beguile :
The barren wilderness shall siuile,
With sudden greens and herbage crown'd,
And streams shall murmur all around.
Hymn 153, l. m.
1. 4 WAY, my unbelieving fear !
jTjl Fear shall in me no more have place >
My Saviour doth not yet appear,
He hides the brightness oi his face :
But shall I therefore let him go,
And basely to the tempter yield ?
No, in the strength of Jesus, no,
I never will give up my shield.
2. Although the vine its fruits deny ;
Although the olive yield no oil ;
The with'ring fig-trees droop and die *,
The fields elude the tiller's toil ;
The empty stall no herd afford,
And perish all the bleating race :
Yet will I triumph in the Lord,
The God of my salvation praise.
3. Barren although my soul remain,
And no one bud of grace appear ;
No fruit of all my toil and pain,
But sin, and only sin is here ;
Although my gifts and comforts lost.
My blooming hopes cut off I see ;
Yet will I in my Saviour trust,
And glory that he dy'd for me.
4. In hope believing against hope,
Jesus, my Lord, my God, I claim,
Jesus, my strength, shall lift me up.
Salvation is in Jcsu's name i
120 PROVIDENCE.
To me he soon shall bring it nigh,
My soul shali then out-strip the wind ;
On wings of love mount up on high,
And leave the world and sin behind.
Hymn 154. p. m.
From the German.
1. Ti /TASTER, I own thy lawful claim,
JLVJL Thine, wholly thine, I long to be ;
Thou seest, at last, I willing am,
Where'er thou go'st to follow thee ;
Myself in all things to deny:
Thine, wholly thine, to live and die.
2. Whate'er my sinful flesh requires,
For thee I cheerfully forego ;
My covetous and vain desires,
My hopes of happiness below,
My senses' and my passions' food,
And all my thirst for creature good.
3. Pleasure, and wealth, and praise, no more.
Shall lead my captive soul astray ;
My vain pursuits I all give o'er,
Thee, only thee, resolv'd t' obey :
Myself in all things to resign,
And know no other will but thine.
4. All pow'r is thine in earth and heav'n ;
All fulness dwells in thee alone ;
What'er I have was freely giv'n ;
Nothing but sin I call my own ;
My only trust is in thy name ;
Thou only art the great I AM.
5. Wherefore to thee I all resign ;
Wisdom thou art, and Love, and pow'r :
Thy only will be done, not mine !
Thee, Lord, let earth and heav'n adore !
Back flow the rivers to the sea,
And so o\ir all be lost in thee !
PROVIDENCE. 1*1
Hymn 155. l. m.
V. MpHOU Lamb of God, thou Prince of Peace,
X For thee my thirsty soul doth pine !
My longing heart implores thy grace :
O make me in thy likeness shine !
2. With fraudless, even, humble mind
Thy will in all things may I see I
In love be ev'ry wish resign'd,
And hallow 'd my whole heart to thee.
3. When pain o'er my weak flesh prevails,
With lamb-like patience arm my breast ;
When grief my wounded soul assails,
In lowly meekness may 1 rest.
4. Close by thy side still may I keep,
Howe'er life's various currents flow ;
With stedfast eye mark ev'ry step,
And follow thee where'er thou go.
5. Thou, Lord, the dreadful fight hast won $
Alone thou hast the wine -press trod ;
In me thy strength'ning grace be shown :
O iruty I conquer through thy blood I
6. So, when on Sion thou shalt stand,
And all heav'ns hosts adore their King,
Shall I be found at thy right hand,
And free from pain thy glories sing.
Hymn 156. l. m.
i. TESUS, the weary wand'rer's rest,
J Give me thine easy yoke to bear ;
With stedfast patience arm my breast,
With spotless love, and lowly fear.
2. Thankful I take the cup from thee,
Prepared and mingled by thy skill ;
Though bitter to the taste it be,
Pow'rful the wounded soul to heal.
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122 THE FALL A&D
3. Be thou, O Rock of Ages, nigh!
So shall each murm'ring thought be gone !
And grief, and fear, and care shall fly,
As clouds before the mid-day sun.
4. Speak to my warring passions : " Peace ;"
Say to my troubled heart : " Be still :"
Thy pow'r my strength and fortress is,
For all things serve thy so v 'reign will.
5. O death ! where is thy sting ? where now,
Thy boasted victory, O grave ?
Who shall contend with God ? or who
Can hurt whom God delights to save r
THE FALL AjYD TEMPTATION OF
MAN.
Hymn 157. c. m.
i ACKWARD with humble shame we look
On our original ;
How is our nature dush'd and broke
In our first father's fail !
2. To all that's good averse, and blind, ^
But prone to all that's ill ;
What dreadful darkness veils our mind,
How obstinate our will !
3. Wild and unwholesome as the root,
Will all the branches be :
How can we hope for living fruit
from such a deadly tree ?
4. Yet, mighty God, thy wond'rdlw love
make our nature clean,
While Christ and grace prevail above
The tempter, death and sin.
TEMPTATION OF MAN.
5. The second Adam shall restore
The ruins of the first ;
Hosaruia to that sovereign pow'r
That new-creat^s our dust I
Hymn 158. cm.
WITH tears of anguish I lament,
Here at thy feet, my God,
My passion, pride, and discontent,
A n! vile ingratitude.
2. Sure there was ne'er a heart so base
So false as mine has been ;
So faithless to its promises,
So prone to every sin !
3. My reason tells me, thy commands
Are holy, just, and true ;
Tells me, whate'er my God demands
Is his most righteous due.
4. Reason I hear, her counsels weigh,
And all her words approve :
But stiil I find it hard t* obey,
And harder yet to love.
5. How long, dear Saviour, shall I feel
These struggles in my breast ?
When wilt thou bow my stubborn will,
And give my conscience rest ?
6. Break, sov'rei^n grace, O break the charm,
And set the captive free :
Reveal, Almighty God, thine arm,
And haste to rescue me.
Hymn 159. c. if.
1. Q* IN, like^ venemous disease,
O Infects our vital blood :
The only balm is sov'reign grace,
And the physician God,
1*4 THE FALL AND
2. Our beauty and cur strength are fled.
And we draw near to death :
Eut Christ, the Lord, recalls the dead
With his almighty breath.
3. Madness, by nature, reigns within,
The passions burn and rage,
Till God's own Son with skill divine
The inward fire assuage.
4* The man, possess' d among the tombs
Cuts his own fiesh, and cries ;
He foams and raves, till Jesus comes,
And the foul spirit flies.
Hymn 160. cm.
1. fT*i RE AT king of glory and of grace I
Vj We own with humble shame,
How vile is our degen' rate race,
And our first father's name.
2 . From Adam flows our tainted bluod,
The poison reigns within,
Makes us averse to all that's good.
And willing slaves to sin.
3. We live estrang'd afar from God,
And love the distance well ;
With haste we run the dang'rous road
That leads to death and hell.
4. And can such rebels be rectoi 'd ?
Such natures made divine I
Let sinners see thy glory, Lord,
And feel this pow'r of thine.
Hymn 161. l. m.
b wild leopards of the m
Put off the spots that nature gives I
1. T ET the wild leopards of the wood
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Then may the wicked turn to God,
And change their tempers and their lives.
2. As well might Ethiopian slaves
Wash out the darkness of their skin :
The dead as well may leave their graves,
As old transgressors cease to sin,
3. Where vice has held its empire long,
'Twill not endive the least controul ;
None but a pow'r divinely strong,
Can turn the current of the soul.
4. Great God! I own thy pow'r divine,
That works to change this heart of mine ;
I would be form'd anew, and bless
The wonders of creating grace.
Hymn 162. c. ur.
1 . Q* IN has a thousand trcach'rous arts
*J To practise on the mind ;
With flattering looks she tempts our hearts,
But leaves a sting behind,
2. With names of virtue she deceives
The aged and the young ;
And while the heedless wre*ch believes.
She make his fetters strong.
3. She pleads for all the joys she brings,
And gives a fair pretence :
But cheats the soul of heav'nly things.
And chains it down to sense.
4. So on a tree divinely fair
Grew the forbidden food;
Our mother took the poison there,
And tainted all her blood,
B
Hymn 163. l. m.
ROAD is the road that leads to death,
And thousands walk together there;
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But wisdom shews the narrow path,
With here and there a traveller.
2. " Deny thyself and take thy cross,"
Is the Redeemer's great command !
Nature must count her gold but dross,
If she would gain this heav'nly land.
S. The fearful soul that tires and faints,
And walks the ways of God no more,
Is but esteenvd almost a saint,
And makes his own destruction sure.
VI THE SCRIPTURES, DOCTRIAES, AND
INVITATIONS OF THE SCRIPTURES.
i. THE SCRIPTURES.
Hymn 164. c. m.
1. r I ^HE Lord descending from above,
X Invites his children near ;
While pow'r and truth, and boundless love
Display their glories here.
3. Here, in thy gospel's wond'rous frame,
Fresh wTisdom we pursue ;
A thousand angels learn thy name,
Beyond whate'er they knew.
3. Thy name is writ in fairest lines,
Thy wonders here we trace ;
Wisdom thro' all the myst'rics shines,
And shines in Jesus' face. -
4. The law its best obedience owes
To our incarnate Cod!
And thy revenging justice shows
Its honours in his blood,
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5. But still the lustre of thy grace
Our warmer thoughts employs,
Gilds the whole scene with brighter rays^
And more exalts our joys.
Hymn 165. c. m.
1. "I ET av'rice, borne from shore to shore*
1 a Her fav'rite god pursue ;
Thy word, O Lord, we value more,
Than India, or Peru.
2. Here mines of knowledge, love and joy
Are openM to our sight :
The purest gold without alloy,
And gems divinely bright.
3. The counsels of redeeming grace
These sacred leaves unfold :
And here the Saviour's lovely face
Our raptur'd eyes behold.
4. Here light descending from above
Directs our doubtful feet,
Here promises of heavenly love
Our ardent wishes meet.
5. Ournum'rous griefs are here redrest^.
And all our wants supply M :
Nought we can ask to make us blest,
Is in this book deny'd.
6. For these inestimable gains
Tiiat so enrich the mind,
O may we search with eager pains,
Assur'd that we shall find !
Hymn 166. c. m.
I. If AT HER of mercies, in thy word
JL What endless glory shines!.
128 THE SCRIPTURES,
For ever be thy name ador'd
For these celestial lines.
2. Here, may the wretched sons of want
Exhaustless riches find ;
Riches, above what earth can grant,
And lasting as the mind.
3. Here the fair tree of knowledge grows
And yields a free repast,
Sublime r sweets than nature knows,
Invite the longing taste.
4. Here, the Redeemer's welcome voice
Spreads heav'nly peace around ;
And life, and everlasting joys
Attend the blissful sound.
5. O may these heav'nly pages be
My ever dear delight ;
And still new beauties may I see,
And still increasing light !
6. Divine instructor, gracious Lord ! !
Be thou forever near,
Teach me to love thy sacred word,
And view my Saviour there.
Hymn 168, i. m.
i. /^i OD, in the Gospel of his Son,
v3T Makes his eternal counsels known;
'Tis he: * :iis richest mercy shines,
A? - drawn in fairest lines.
2. F<"v- si] .ics of a humble frame
May taste his grace, and learn his name;
'Tis v pit in characters of blood
erel) just, immensely good.
3. ): .- In i<:i) thousand ways,
His sou] tg charms displays,
Rec< i ;• is p< ertjr and pains,
And tens ins love in melting strains.
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4. Wisdom its dictates here imparts,
To form our minds, to cheer our hearts ;
Its infl'ence makes the sinner live,
It bids the drooping saint revive!
5. Our raging- passions it controuls,
And comfort yields to contrite souls;
It brings a better world in view,
And guides us all our journey thro.^
*. May this blest volume ever lie
Close to my heart, and near rny eye,
?Till life's last hour my soul engage^
And be my chosen heritage 1
Hymn 168. l. m.
The Gos/ielis the fiower of Cod to w/i'c/f&n, Rom. 1.1G,
!. T "KTHAT shall the dying sinner do,
V V Tnat seeks relief for all his woe !
Where shall the guilty conscience find
Ease for the torment of the mind ?
2. Kow shall we get our crimes forgiv'n,
Or form our natures fit for heav'n ?
Can souls all o'er denTd with sin,
Make their own pow'rs and passions clean ?
3. In vain we search, in vain we try,
Till Jesus brings his gospel nigh ;
9 Ha there the power and glory dwell,
Tnat save rebellious souls from hell.
4. This is the pillar of our hope,
Which bears our fainting spirits up ;
We read the grace, we trust the word,
And find salvation in the Lord.
I. QH
Hymn 169. cm.
ALL Atheists dare insult the cross
Of our incarnate God I
13d THE SCRIPTURES.
Shall Infidels revile his truth,
And trample on his blood ?
2. What if he choose mysterious ways
To cleanse us from our faults ?
May not the works of sov'reign grace
Transcend our feeble thoughts ?
3. What if his gospel bids us strive
With flesh, and self, and sin ?
The prize is most divinely bright,
That we are cail'd to win.
4. What if the men, despis'd on earth,
Still of his grace partake ?
This but confirms his truth the more,
For so the prophet spake.
5. Then let our faith be firm and strong,
Our lips profess his word ;
Nor ever shun those holy men
Who fear and love the Lord.
Hymn 170. l. m.
1. rTHHTS is the word of truth and love,
JL Sent to the nations from above ;
Jehovah here resolves to shew
What his Almighty grace can do.
2. This remedy did wisdom find,
To heal diseases of the mind ;
This sovereign balm, whose virtues can
Restore the ruin'd creature, man.
3. The gospel bids the dead revive,
Sinners obey the voice and live ;
Dry bones are rais'd, and cloth'd afresh,
And hearts of stone are turned to flesh.
4. May but this grace my soul renew,
Let Binners gaze and hate me too ;
The word that saves me does engage
A sure defence from all their rage.
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Hymn 171. l. m.
L. ,rT^ WAS by an order from the Lord,
JL The ancient prophets spoke his word ;
His Spirit did their tongues inspire,
And warm'd their hearts with heav'nly fire.
3. The works and wonders which they wrought,
ConfirmYi the messages they brought ;
The prophet's pen succeeds his breath,
To save the holy words from death.
3. Great God ! mine eyes with pleasure look
On the dear volume of thy book :
There my Redeemer's face I see,
And read his name who died for me.
4. Let the false raptures of the mind
Be lost and vanish in the wind :
Here I can fix my hope secure ;
This is thy word, and must endure.
Hymn 172, c. m.
1 . "XT' E sons of earth prepare the plough ;
X Break up the fallow ground !
The sower is gone forth to sow,
And scatter b!es:nngs round.
2. The seed that finds a stony soil, '
Shoots forth a hasty blade ;
But ill repays the sower's toil :
Soon wither'd, scorch'd, and dead.
3. The thorny ground is sure to baulk
All hopes of harvest there ;
We find a tall and sickly stalk,
But net the fruitful ear.
^. The beaten path and highway side
Receive the word in vain ;
The watchful birds the spoil divide,
i pick up all ii
132 THE SCRIPTURES.
5. But where the Lord of grace and powV
lias bless'd the happy field,
How plenteous is the golden store
The deep -wrought furrows yield?
6. Father of mercies, we have need
Of thy preserving grace;
Let the same hand that gives the. seed?
Provide a fruitful place.
Hymn 173. c. m.
Tky word is a lamp to my feet. Psalm cxix. 10j,
1. TTOW precious is the book divine,
JLjL By inspiration giv'n !
Bright as a lamp its doctrines shine,
To guide our souls to heav'n.
2. It sweetly cheers our drooping hearts
In this dark vale of tears ;
Life, light, and joy, it still imparts,
And quells our rising fears.
3. This lamp thro' all the tedious night
Of life shall guide our way,
Till we behold the clearer light
Of an eternal day.
Hymn 174. c. m.
1 . T ADEN with guilt, and full of fears,
J^i I fly to thee, my Lord,
And not a glimpse of hope appears,
But in thy written word.
2. The volume of my Father's grace
Does all my grief assuage :
Here I behold my Saviour's face
Almost in ev'ry page,
o. This is the field where hidden lies
The pearl of price unknown;
That merchant is divinely wise,
Who makes the pearl his own.
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<. Here consecrated water flows
To quench my thirst of sin ;
Here the fair tree of knowledge gro.
Nor danger dwells therein.
5. This is the Judge that ends the strife.
Where wit and reason fail ;
, My guide to everlasting life,
Thro' all this gloomy vale.
6. Oh I may thy counsels, mighty God !
My roving feet command ;
Nor I forsake the happy road
That leads to thy right hand.
2. DOCTRINAL.
Hymn 175. c. m,
Sod glorious and Sinners saved. Isaiah xliv.
U T7 AT HER, how wide thy glory shines!
Jl How high thy wonders rise !
Known thro' the earth by thousand signs,
By thousands through the skies.
2. Part of .thy name divinely stands
On all thy creatures writ.
They shew the labour of thine hands,
Or impress of thy feet.
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 dare a creature guess
Which of the glories brightest shone,
The justice or the grace.
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134 DOCTRINAL,
5. Now the full glories of the Lamb
Adorn the heav'nly plains;
Sweet cherubs learn Immanuel's name,
And try their choicest strains.
6. O may I bear some humble part
In that immortal song- !
Wonder and joy shall tune my heart,
And love command my tongue.
Hymn 176. c. u.
Salvation by grace. Titus iii. 4-7.
1 . T ORD we confess our num'rous faults,
JLd How great our guilt has been ;
Foolish and vain were all our thoughts,
And all our lives were sin.
2. But, O my soul, for ever praise,
Tor ever love his name,
Who turns thy feet from dang'rou's ways
Of folly, sin, and shame.
3. 5Tis not by works of righteousness
Which our own hands have done ;
But we are sav'd by sov'reign grace,
Abounding through his Son.
4, 'Tis from the mercy of our God
That all our hopes begin ;
'Tis by the water and the blood
Our souls are wavhM from bin.
3. 'Tis through the purchase of bib death,
Who hung upon the tree,
The Spirit is sent down tobreat' I
On such dry bones us we.
6, Rais'd from the dead, we live UK
And justify Yi by ^\\iry
We shall appeal in glory too,
r.: & see our father's tV.ce.
DOCTRINAL. 1*5
Hymn 177. s. if.
1. r I ^HE Lord on high proclaims
X His Godhead from bis throne ;
u Mercy and justice are the names
" By which I will be known. "
2. " Ye dying souls that sit
u In darkness and distress,
* Look from the borders of the pit
" To my recov'ring grace."
3. Sinners shall hear the sound;
Their thankful tongues shall own t
u Our righteousness and strenth is found
" In thee, the Lord, alone. '*
4. In thee shall Israel trust,
And see their guilt forgiv'n ;
God will pronounce believers just,
And take the saints to heav'm
Hymn 178. c. m.
The different success of the gosficl. 1 . Cor. i. 23, 24.
2. Cor. ii. 16. 1. Cor. iii. 6, 7.
1. ^1 HRIST and his cross are all our theme,
V_y The myst'ries that we speak
Are scandal in the Jews esteem,
And folly to the Greek.
2. But souls enlighten'd from above
With joy receive the word ;
They see what wisdom, pow'r and love,
Shine in their dying Lord.
3. The vital savour of his name
Restores their fainting breath ;
But unbelief perverts the same
Tj guilt, despair, and death.
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4. Till God diffuse his graces down.
Like show'rs of heav'nly rain,
In vain Apoilos sows the ground,
And Paul may plant in vain.
Hymn 179. cm.
Regeneration. John i. 13. and iii. 3, &e,.
1. "^TOT all the outward forms on earth,
XN Nor rites that God' has giv'ii,
Nor will of man, nor blood, nor birth,
Can raise a soul to heav'n.
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 heav'nly wind?
Breathes on the sons of flesh ;
New-models all tjie carnal mind,
And forms the man afresh.
4. Our quicken'd souls awake and rise
From the long sleep of death ;
On heav'nly things we fix bur eyes,
And praise employs our breath.
Hymn ISO. cm.
1. A TTEND, while God's exalted Son
Xjl Doth his own glories shew :
" Behold I sit upon my throne,"
"Creating all things new."
2. "Nature and sin are pass'd away,"
" And the old Adam dies ;"
"My hands a new foundation lay,"
"See the new world arise 1"
3. "Til be a sun of righteousness"
"To the new heavens I make ; *
DOCTRINAL. 137
" None but the new-born heirs of grace "
"My glories shall partake."
4. Mighty Redeemer! set me free
From my old state of sin ;
Oh, make my soul alive to thee,
Renew and make me clean.
Hymn 181. s. m.
Adoption. 1. John iii. 1. See. Gal. IV. 6.)
1. T) EHOLD what wond'rous grace
jD The Father has bestow'd
On sinners of a mortal race,
To call them sons of God !
2. 'Tisno surprising thing,
That we should be unknown ;
The Jewish world knew not their King,
God's everlasting Son.
3. Nor doth it yet appear
How great we must be made :
But when we see our Sa\iour here,
We shall be like our head,
4. A hope so much divine
May trials well endure,
May purge our souls from sense and sin$ ,
As Christ the Lord is pure.
^. If in my father's love
I share a filial part,
Send down thy Spirit like a dove,
To rest upon my heart.
6. We would no longer lie
Like slaves beneath the throne :
My faith shall Abba, Father, cry,
And thou the kindred own.
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Hymn 182. l. m.
Christians the Sons of God. John i. 12. 1. John iii. 1,
1. ^JOT a11 *c nobles of the earth,
X^l Who boast the honours of their birth,
Such real dignity can claim,
As those who bear the Christian name.
2. To them the privilege is giv'n
To be the Sons and heirs of Heav'n :
Sons of the God who reigns on high,
And heirs of joy beyond the sky.
3. His will he makes them early know,
And teaches their young feet to go ;
Whispers instruction to their minds,
And on their hearts nis precepts binds.
4. Their daily wants his hands supply,
Their steps he guards with watchful eye,
Leads them from earth to hea\'A above,
And crowns them with eternal love.
5. If I've the honour, Lord, to be
One of this num'rous family,
On me the gracious gift bestow*
To call thee Abba, Father! too.
6. So may my conduct ever prove
My fiiial piety and love !
Whilst all my brethren clearly trace
Their Father's likeness in my face.
Hymn 183. c. m.
Walking with God. Gen. v. ■
\. (f~\H for a closer walk with God,
\Jf A calm and hcav'nly frame ;
And light to shine upon the Road
That lead* me to the Lamb!
v V. hi re is the blessedness I knew
en first I saw the Lord I
DOCTRINAL. t3S
Where is the soul-refreshing view
Of Jesus, and his word ?
3. What peaceful hours I once enjoy'd!.
How sweet their mem'ry still !
But they have left an aching void,
The world can never fill.
4. Return, 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.
£. 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.
Hymn 184. l. m.
Religion vain tuithout love. 1. Cor. xiii. 1, 2, 3<
1. T TAD I the tongues of Greeks and Jews,
JL~1 And nobler speech than Angels use.,
Ii love be absent, I am found,
Like tinkling brass, an empty sound,
2. Were Linspir'd to preach and tell
All that is done in heav'n and hell ;
Or could my faith the world remove,
Still I am nothing without love.
3. Should I distribute all my store,
To feed the bowels of the poor,
Or give my body to the flame,
To gain a martyr's glorious name ;
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4. If love to God, and love to men,
Be absent, all my hopes are vain ;
Nor tongues, nor gifts, nor fiery zeal
The work of love can e'er fulfil.
Hymn 185. c. m. ,
1. O TRAIT is the way, the door is strait,
k3 That leads to joys on high ;
3Tis but a few that find the gate,
While crowds mistake, and die.
2. Beloved self must be deny'd,
The mind and will renew'd,
Passion suppressed, and patience try'dr
And vain desires subdu'd.
3. Flesh is a dang'rous foe to grace,
Where it prevails and rules ;
Flesh must be humbled, pride abas'd,
Lest they destroy our souls.
4. The love of gold be banish'd hence,
(That vile idolatry)
And ev'ry member, ev'ry sense,
In swTeet subjection lie.
5. The tongue, that most unruly pow'r,
Requires a strong restraint ;
We must be watchful cv'ry hour,
And pray, but never faint.
f.Lordi can a feeble, helpless worm
Fulfil a task so hard !
Thy grace must all my work perform,
And give the free reward.
Hymn 186. c. m.
Si?i8 and forrovts laid before God. Job xxiii. 3, 4.-
1, /^\H that I knew the secret place,
Vy Where I might find my G'odi
DOCTRINAL. Ml
W spread my wants before his face,
And pour my woes abroad.
2. I'd tell him how my sins arise,
What sorrows I sustain ;
How grace decays, and comfort dies*
And leaves my heart in pain.
3. He knows what arguments Vd take
To wrestle with my God ;
I'd plead for his own mercy's sake*
And for my Saviour's blood.
4. My God will pity my complaints,
And heal my broken bones ;
He takes the meaning of his saints*
The language of their groans.
5. Arise, my soul from deep distress,
^Vnd banish ev'ry fear ;
He calls thee to his throne of grace,
To spread thy sorrows there.
Hymn 187. L. m.
1. TESUS, my Saviour and my God,
el Thou hast redeem'd me with thy blood i
By ties both nat'ral and divine
I am, and ever v, ill be thine.
2. But ah ! should my inconstant heart,
Ere I'm aware, iVom thee depart,
What dire reproach would fall on me,
For such ingratitude to thee !
3. The thought I dread, the crime I hate*
The guilt, the shame, I deprecate :
And yet so mighty are my foes
I dare not trust my warmest vows.
4. Pity my fr. jlty, dearest Lord,
ce in the needful hour afford :
O steel this tim'rous heart of mint*.
With fortitude and love divine..
142 DOCTRINAL,
5. So shall I triumph o'er my fears,
And gather joys from all my tears :
So shall I to the world proclaim
The honours of the Christian name.
Hymn 188. s. u.
Salvation by grace, Eph. ii. 5.
1 . /^1 RACE ! 'tis a charming sound !
VJT Harmonious to the ear !
Heav'n with the echo shall resound*
And all the earth shalL hear.
£. Grace first contriv'd a way
To save rebellious man,
And all the steps that grace display,.
Which drew the wond'rous plan,
3. Grace led my roving feet
To tread the heav'nly road ;
And new supplies each hour I meet,
While pressing onto God.
4. Grace all the work shall crownr
Tnro' everlasting days ;
It lays in heav'n the topmcst stone,
And well deserves the praise.
Hymn
189. c. M.
1. TF Ood to build the house deny,
JL Trie builders work in vain ;
Arid towns, with, out his wakeful eye,
An useless watch>maintain.
2. Before the irorning-beams arise,
Your pidnful work renew ;
And 'till the stars ascend the skies
Your tiresome toil pursue.
3. Short be your sleep, and coarse your fare ;
In vain, till God has blest ',
DOCTRINAL. 143
But if his smiles attend your care,
You shall have food and rest.
4. Nor children, relatives, nor friends,
Shall real blessings prove ;
Nor all the earthly joys he sends,
If sent without his love.
Hymn 190. l. m.
1. " /^i URS'D be the man, forever curs'd,
\^y " That doth one wilful sin commit ;
" Death and damnation on the first,
" Without relief and infinite."
2. Thus Sinai roars ; and round the earth
Thunder and fire and vengeance flings ;
But, Jesus, thy dear gasping breath,
And Calvary says gentler things ;
3. " Pardon and grace, and boundless love,
" Streaming along a Saviour's blood ;
" And life, and joys, and crowns above,
" Obtained by the redeeming God."
4. Hark, how he prays, (the charming sound
Dwells on his dying lips) " forgive ;"
And ev'ry groan, and gaping wound,
Cries, " Father let the rebels live."
5. Go you that rest upon die law,
And toil and seek salvation there ;
Look to the flame that Moses saw,
And shrink, and tremble, and despair.
6. But I'll retire beneath the cross :
Saviour, at thy dear feet I he ;
And the keen sword that justice draws,
Flaming and red, shall pass me by,
Hymn 191. c. m.
m
Our duty to God. Exod. xx. 3 — .12.
1. rT^IIAT God, who made the worlds on high,
X And air, and earlh, and sea,
I U DOCTRINAL.
Own as thy God, and to his name
In homage bow the knee.
2. Let not a shape which hands have wrought
Of wood, or clay, or stone,
Be deem'd thy God, nor think him like
Aught thou hast seen or known.
3. Take not in vain the name of God :
Nor must thou ever dare,
To make thy falsehood pass for truth,
By his dread name to swear.
4. That day on which he bids thee rest
From toil, to pray and praise.
That day keep holy to the Lord,
And consecrate its rays.
5. O may that God, who gave these laws,
Write them on ev'ry heart,
That all may feel their living pow'r,
Nor from his paths depart !
Hymn 192. c. M#
The glorious go«}iel of the blessed God, 1 . Tim. i. 1 1 •
2. TI7HAT wisdom, majesty and grace
V V Thro' all the gospel shine ! "
*Tis God that speaks and we confess
The doctiine most divine,
2. Down from his starry throne on high,
Th* almighty Saviour comes;
Lays his bright robes of glory by,
And feeble flesh assumes.
i. The mi I sinners ow'd,
Upon the etas he pays:
Then thro1 th< rends to God,
- Midst Heftiest praise,
4. There he our Priest appears,
Before his Fal rone:
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"Mingles his merits with our tears,
And pours salvation down.
5. Great God with rev'rence we adore „
Thy justice and thy grace ;
And on thy faithfulness and pow'r
Our firm dependence place.
Hymn 193. c. m.
1. /^1 ENTILES by nature, we belong
\J To the wild olive wood :
Grace takes us from the barren tree,
And grafts us in the good.
'. With the same blessings grace endows
The Gentile and the Jew ;
If pure and holy be the root,
Such are the branches too.
3. Then let the children of the saints
I3e dedicate to God ;
Pour out thy spirit on them, Lord, \
And wash them in thy blood.
4. Thus to the parents and their seed
Shall thy salvation come,
And num'rous households meet at last
In one eternal home.
3. INVITING.
Hymn 194, cm.
The Saviour's invitation, John vii. 37
THE Saviour calls — let ev'ry ear,
Attend the hcav'nly sound:
Ye doubting souls, dismiss your fear,
Hope smiles reviving round.
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146 INVITING.
2. For ev'ry thirsty, longing heart,
Here streams of bounty flow,
And life, and health, and bliss impart
To banish mortal woe.
3. Here springs of sacred pleasure rise
To ease your every pain,
(Immortal fountain ! full supplies !)
Nor shall you thirst in vain.
4. Ye sinners, come, 'tis mercy's voice,
The gracious call obey ;
Mercy invites to heav'nly joys —
And can you yet delay ?
5. Dear Saviour, draw reluctant hearts,
To thee let sinners fly ;
And take the bliss thy love imparts,
And drink, and never die.
Hymn 195. l. m.
Christ* s invitation to sinners. Matt. xi. 28-3d«
1." /^ OME-liither, all ye weary souls,
u %^y Ye heavy laden sinners come,
" I'll give you vest from all your toils,
u And raise you to my heav'nly home.
2." They shall find rest that learn of me:
" I'm of a meek and lowly mind:
" But passion rages like the sea,
" And pride is restless as the wind.
3." Bless'd is the man whose shoulders take
" My yoke, o.nd bear it with delight!
" My yoke Is easy to his neck,
" My grace shall make the burden light/1
4. Jesus, we come at thy command,
Lth, Mid hope, and humble zeal,
Resign our spirits to thy hand,
To mould and guide us at thy will.
INVITING. UT
Hymn 196. l. m.
Weary souls invited to rest. Matt. xi. 28.
! , /^i OME, weary souls, with sin distrest,
V_y Come and accept the promis'd rest ;.
The Saviour's gracious call obey,
And cast your gloomy fears away.
2. Oppressed with guilt, a painful load;
O come, and spread your woes abroad.
Divine compassion, mighty love
I all the painful load remove.
3. Here mercy's boundless ocean flows,
To cleanse your guilt and heal your woes;
Pardon and life, and endless peace ;
How rich the gift ! how free the grace !
4. Lord, we accept with thankful heart,
The hope thy gracious words impart ;
We come with trembling, yet rejoice.
And bless the kind inviting voice.
Hymn 197. s. m.
1. T> AISE your triumphant songs,
JL\ To an immortal tunc.
Let the wide earth resound the deeds
Celestial grace has done.
2. Sing how eternal love
Its chief beloved chose,
And bade him raise our wretched race
From their abyss of woes.
3. His hand no thunder bears,
No terror clothes his brow ;
No bolts to drive our guiity souls
To fiercer flames below.
4. Twas mercy fili'd the throne,
And wrath stood silent by,
148 INVITING.
When Christ was sent with pardon dowi:
To rebels doom'd to die.
5. Now, sinners, dry your tears,
Let hopeless sorrow cease ;
Bcw to the sceptre of his love,
And take the offer'd peace.
Hymn 198. c. m-.
1 . T ET ev'ry mortal ear attend,
I j And ev'ry heart rejoice ; -
The trumpet of the gospel sounds.
With an inviting voice.
3. Rivers of love and mercy here,
In a rich ocean join ;
Salvation in abundance flows,
Like floods of milk and wine.
3. The happy gates of gospel grace,
Stand open night and day ;
Lord, we are come to seek supplies,
And drive cur wants away.
Hymn 199. c. m.
FOR a thousand tongues to sing
My dear Redeemer's praise I
The glories of my God and King,
Tke triumphs of his grace.
2. My gracious Master and my Cod,
Assist me to proclaim,
To spread through all the earth abroad
The honours of thy name.
3. Jesus, the name that calms our fears,
That bids our sorrows cease :
• 'Tis music in the sinners ears ;
'Tis life and health and peace.
<>. He breaks the pow'r of cancelFd sin,.
He sets the prfPner free1 •>
INVITING. 149
His blood can make the foulest clean j
His blood avail'd for me.
5. Look unto him, ye nations, own
Your God, ye fallen race ;
Look, and be sav'd through faith alone?
Be justify *d by grace !
6. See all your sins on Jesus laid !
The Lamb of God was slain ;
His soul was once an ofPring made3
For ev'ry soul of man.
7. With me— ye then your Lord shall know ;
Shall feel your sins forgiv'n ;
Anticipate your heav'n below,
And own that love is heav'n.
Hymn 2C0. p. m.
1 \ /^i OME, ye sinners, poor and needy,
V— / Weak and wounded, sick and sore>
Jesus ready stands to save you,
Full of pity, love, and pow'r;
He is able,
He is willing, doubt no more.
2. Now, ye needy, come and welcome,
God's free bounty glorify ;
Hope and Love, Faith and Repentance,
Are but gifts which bring you nigh ;
Without money
Come to Jesus Christ and buy.
3. Let not conscience make you linger;
Nor of fitness fondly dream:
All the fitness he requireth,
Is, to feel your need of him :
This he gives you,
'Tis the Spirit's glimnVring beam;
4. Come, ye weary, heavy -laden'd,
Bruis'd and mangled by trhe fell,
0 2
HO INVITING.
If you tarry till you're better,
You will never come at all ;
Not the righteous ;
Sinners, Jesus came to call.
Hymn 201. l. m.
1. /^i OME, sinners, to the gospel feast;
V_y Let ev'ry soul be Jesu's guest;
Ye need not one be left behind ;
For God hath bidden all mankind.
2. Sent by my Lord, on you I call ;
The invitation is to all ;
Come all the world ! come, sinner, thou !
All things in Christ are ready now.
3. Come, all ye souls, by sin oppress'd,
Ye restless wand'rers after rest ;
Ye poor, and maim'd, and halt, and blind,
In Christ a hearty welcome find.
4. My message as from God receive ;
Ye all may come to Christ and live,
O let his love your hearts constrain*.
Nor suffer him to die in vain i
5. His love is mighty to compel :
His conqu'ring love consent to feel ;
Yield to his love's redeeming pow'r,
And iight against your God no more.
6. See him set forth before your eyes.
That precious bleeding sacrifice !
His offer'd benefits embrace,
And freely now be sav'd by grace !
his is the time ; no more delay !
The invitation is to-day ;
Come in this moment, at his call)
d live for Urn who dy'd for all! .
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INVITING. tttj
Hymn 202. l. 11.
INNERS, obey the gospel word,
Haste to the supper of my Lord :
Be wise to know your gracious day,
All things are ready, come away.
2. Ready the Father is to own,
And kiss his late -returning son ;
Ready your loving Saviour stands,
And spreads for you his bleeding hands >
3. Ready the Spirit of his love,
Just now the stony to remove ;
T' apply and witness with the blood,
And wash and seal the sons of God.
4. Ready for you the Angels wait,
To triumph in your blest estate :
Tuning their harps, they long to praise
The wonders of redeeming grace.
5. The Father, Son, and Holy Ghost,
Are ready with their shining host :
All heav'n is ready to resound,
" The dead's alive ! the lost is found iJ*
5. Come then, ye sinners, to your Lord>
In Christ to paradise restor'd :
His proffer'd benefits embrace,
The plenitude of gospel grace.
Hymn 203. p. m.
1. T) LOW ye the trumpet* blow;
JD The gladly solemn sound ;
Let all the nations know,
To earth's remotest bound,
The year of Jubilee is come ;
Return, ye ransom'd sinners, Lome, i
2. Extol the Lamb of God,
The sin-atoning Lamb,
i*2 AWAKENING.
Redemption by his blood
Thro' all the world proclaim:
The year of Jubilee, &c.
3. Ye, who have sold for nought,
The heritage above ;
Shall have it back unbought.
The gift of Jcsu's love :
The year of Jubilee, 8cc.
4. Ye slaves of sin and hell,
Your liberty receive ;
And safe in Jesus dwell,
And blest in Jesus live :
The year of Jubilee, &c.
5. The gospel trumpet hear,
The news of pard'ning grace.*
Ye happy souls draw near,
Behold your Saviour's face :
The year of Jubilee, &c.
VII THE CHRISTIANS CHARACTER AND
GRACES.
l. AWAKENING.
Hymn 204. p. u.
Why "Ml ye die ? 0 house of Israel! Ezek. xviii. 3 L
1. QINNERS, turn, why will ye die ?
*3 God, your Maker, asks you why :
God who did your being give,
Made you with himself to live ;
He the fatal cause demands,
Asks the work of his own hands,
Why, ye thankless creatures, why
Will vou cross his love and die J
AWAKENING. i5';
2. Sinners, turn, why will yc die ?
God, your Saviour, asks you why :
God) who did, your souls retrieve,
Dy'd himself, that you might live.
Will you let him die in vain ?
Crucify your Lord again?
Why, ye ransomed sinners, why
Will you slight his grace, and die ?
3. Sinners, turn, why will ye die ?
God, the Spirit asks yen why :
He, who would your passions move>
Woos you to embrace his love :
Will you not the grace receive ?
Will you still refuse to live ?
Why, ye long-sought sinners, why
Will you grieve your God, and die ?
4. Dead, already dead within,
Spiritually dead in sin ;
Dead to God while here you breathe^
Pant you after second death ?
Will you still in sin remain,
Greedy of eternal pain ?
O, ye dying sinners, why,
Why will you forever die ?
Hymn 205. c. m.
1. 1 OVERS of pleasure more than God,,
1 J For you, Christ siififer'd pain :
Sv, earers, for you he spilt his blood ;
And shall he bleed in vain ?
2. Misers, his life for you he paid,
Your basest crimes he bore :
Drunkards, on him your sins were laid^
That you might sin no mere.
3. The God of love, to earth he came,
That you might come to lieu
$54 AWAKENING.
Believe, believe, on Jesu's name,
And see your sins ibrgiv'n.
4. Believe in him who dy'd for thee :
And sure as he hath dy'd,
Thy debt is paid, thy soul is free,
And thou art justify'd.
Hymn 206, c, m.
Conviction of sin by the lanv, Rom. vii. 8,9, 14, 2-i>
1. T ORD, how secure my conscience was,
I a And felt no inward dread !
I was alive without the law,
And thought my sin3 were dead.
2. My hopes of heav'n were firm and bright
But since the precept came
With a convincing pow'r and light,
I find how vile I am.
3. My guilt appear'd but small before.,
'Till terribly I saw
How perfect, holy, just and pure,
Was thine eternal law.
4. Then felt my soul the heavy load,
My sins reviv'd again.
I had provok'd a dreadful God,
And all my hopes were slain.
5. I'm like a helpless captive, sold
Under the pow'r of sin ;
I cannot do the good I would,
Nor keep my conscience clean,
6. My God, I cry with cv'ry breath
For some kind pow'r to save.
O break the yoke of sin and death,
And thus redeem the slave.
AWAKENING. 155
Hymn 207. c. m.
"KTAKEN souls! that dream of hcav'n,
And make their empty boast
Of inward joys, and ;;ins forgiv*©,
While they are slaves to lust.
2. Vain are our fancies, airy flights.
If faith be cold and dead.
None but a li r unites
To Christ the
3. 'Tis faith that changes all the heart;
Tis faith that works by love ;
That bids all sinful joys depart.
And lifts the thoughts above.
4. ?Tis faith that conquers earth and hell
By a celestial pow'r ; ..
This is the grace that shall prevail
In the decisive hour.
Hymn 208. cm.
1 . "71 IT AN has a soul of vast desires,
XV JL He burns within with restless fires ;
To3t to and fro his passions fly
From vanity to vanity.
2. In vain on earth we hope to find
Some solid good to fill the mind ;
We try new pleasures, but we feci
The inward thirst and torment still.
5. So when a raging fever burns,
We shift from side to side by turns :
And 'tis a poor relief we gain,
To change the place, but keep the pain,
*. Great God ! subdue this vicious thirst,
This lave to vanity and dust ;
Cure the vile fever of the mind,
: feed our souL with fin'cL
156 AWAKENING.
Hymn 209. l. m.
The humble enlightened, and carnal reason humbled ;
Luke x. 21, 22.
1, F I ^HERE was an hour when Christ rejcic'dj
JL And spoke his joy in words of praise :
"Father, I thank thee, mighty God,
"Lord of the earth, and hea^v'ns and seas.
2. " I thank thy sov'reign pow'r and love,
" That crowns my doctrine with success :
" And makes the babes in knowledge learn
"The height, and breadth and length of grace
3. "But all this glory lies concealed,
" From men of prudence and of wit ;
"The prince' of darkness blinds their eye*,
" And their own pride resists the light.
4. "Father 'tis thus, because thy will
"Chose and ordain'd it should be so ;
"'Tis thy delight t' abase the proud,
"And lay the haughty scorner low.
Hymn 210. c. m.
1. T HATE the tempter and his charms^
A. I hate his flatt'ring breath ;
The serpent takes a thousand forms,"
To cheat our soul's to death.
.2. He feeds our hopes with airy dreams,
Or kills with slavish fear.j
And holds us stiil in wide extremes,
• Presumption or despair.
3. Now he persuades: " I 'Lis
" To walk the road to hea^ 'n :"
Anon he swells our sins, and cries :
" They cannot be forgiv'n."
4. He bids young sinners " yet forbear
" To think of God or death ;
AWAKENING. 157
M For prayer and devotion are
" But melancholy breath."
5. He tells the aged, " they must die,
u And 'tis ioo late to pray ;
" In vain for mercy now they cry,
u For they have lost their day."
6. Thus he supports his cruel throne
By mischief and deceit,
And drugs the sons of Adam down
To darkness and the pit.
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Hymn 211. c. a.
OW vain are all things here below !
How false, and yet how fair !
Each pleasure hath its poison too,
And every sweet a snare.
2. The brightest things below the sky
Give but a flatting light ;
We should suspect some danger nigh,
Where we possess delight.
3. Our dearest joys and nearest friends,
The partners of our blood,
How they divide our wav'ring minds !
And leave but half for God.
4. The fondness of a creature's love
How strong it strikes the sense !
Thither the warm affections move,
Nor can we call them thence.
5. Dear Saviour ! let thy beautiei
My soul's eternal Ebrid ;
An 1 grace command my heart *
From all created good.
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158 PENITENTIAL.
Hymn 212. c. m.
Let the wickedforsake his -way, Sec. Isaiah lv. 7.
1 . Q INNERS, the voice of God regard ;
Ik5 'Tis Mercy speaks tc-day ;
He calls you by his sovereign word,
From sin's destructive way.
2. Like the rough sea that cannot rest,
You live devoid of peace ;
A thousand stings within your breast,
Deprive your souls of ease.
3. Your way is dark, and leads to hell ;
Why will you persevere ?
Can you in endless torments dwell,
Shut up in black despair ?
4. Why will you in the crooked ways
Of sin and folly go ?
In pain you travel all your days,
To reap immortal woe !
2. PENITENTIAL,
Hymn 213. p. u.
From the German.
FATHER of lights, from whom proceeds
Whatc'er thy ev'ry creature needs;
Whose goodness, providently nigh,
Feeds the young ravens when they cry :
To thee I look, my heart prepare :
Suggest and harken to my pray'r.
Since, by thy Tight, myself I see
Naked, and poor, and void of thee ;
Thine eyes must till my thoughts survey,
Preventing what my lips would say:
1.
PENITENTIAL.
Thou seest my wants, for help they call,
And ere I speak thou know'st them all.
3. Thou know'st the baseness of my mind,
Wayward, and impotent, and blind :
Thou know'st how unsubdu'd my will,
Averse to good, and prone to ill :
Thou know'st how wide my passions rove,
Nor check'd by fear, nor charm'd by love,
4. Fain would I know as known by thee,
And feel the indigence I see ;
Fain would I all my vileness own,
And deep beneath the burden groan ;
Abhor the pride that lurks within,
Detest and loathe myself and sin.
5. Ah! give me, Lord, myself to feel.
My total misery reveal ;
Ah ! give me Lord, (I still would say)
A heart to mourn, a heart to pray :
My bus'ness this, my only care,
My life, my e\'ry breath be pray'r.
Hymn 214 s. m.
1. f\ THAT I could repent^
KJ O that I could believe C
Thou, by thy voice, the marble rent;
The rock in sunder cleave !
Thou by thy two-edg'd sword,
My soul and spirit part :
Strike with the hammer of thy word,
And break my stubborn heart.
2. Saviour, and Prince of peace*
The double grace bestow;
Unloose the bands of wickedness,
And let the captive go ;
Grant me my sins to feel,
And then the load remove ;
V60 PENITENTIAL.
Wound, and pour in my wounds, to heal,
The balm of parti'ning love.
3. For thine own mercy's sake,
My guilt and sin remove;
And into thy protection take
The pris'ner of thy love.
In e\'ry trying hour,
Stand by my feeble soul,
And screen me from temptation's pow'rr
'TJIl thouJiast made me whole.
4. This is thy will, I know,
That I should holy be ;
Should let my sins this moment go^
Tnis moment turn to. thee:
O might I now embrace
Thine all-sumcicnt pow'r !
And never more to sin give place,
And never grieve thee more!
Hymn 215. p. m.
J. TESUS, let thy pitying eye
*J Call back a wand' ring sheep ;
False to thee, like Peter, I
Would fain like Peter weep :
Let me be by grace restor'd;
On me be alllong-suiT'ring shown ;
Turn and look upon me Lord,
And break my heart of stone.
2. Saviour, Prince, cnthron'd above,
Repentance to impart,
Give me, through redeeming-Iove>
The humble, contrite heart:
Give, what I have long implor'd,
A portion of thy grief unknown:
Turn, and look upon me, Lord,
And break my heart of stone.
PENITENTIAL. 161
3* For thine own compassion's sake.
The gracious wonder show ;
Cast my sins behind thy back,
And wash me white as snow :
If thy bowels now are mov'd ;
If I now myself bemoan :
Turn and look upon me, Lord,
And break my heart of stone.
4. See me, Saviour, from above,
Nor suffer me to die 1
Life and happiness, and love,
Drop from thy gracious eye;
Speak the reconciling word,
And let thy mercy melt me down :
Turn, and look upon me, Lord,
And break my heart of stone.
Hymn 216. c. m.
1. TESUS, if still thou art to-day
J As yesterday the same,
Present to heal, in me display
The virtue of thy name.
2. If still thou go'st about to do,
Thy needy creatures good ;
On me, that I thy praise may show,
Be all thy wonders show'd.
3. Now Lord, to whom for help I call,
Thy miracles repeat ;
With pitying eye behold me fall
A leper at thy feet.
4. Loathsome, and foul, and self-abhorr'd,
I sink beneath my sin ;
But if thou wilt, a gracious word
Of thine, can make me clean.
5 . Thou seest me deaf to thy cammands,
Open, O Lord, mv ear :
P 2
*62 PENITENTIAL,
Bid me stretch out my wither'd hands*.
And lift them up in pray'r.
6. Silent (alas ! thou know'st how long)
My voice I cannot raise ;
But, O ! when thou shalt loose my tongue !
The dumb shall sing thy praise.
Hymn 217. s. m.
1. AH! whither shall I go,
jljl Burden'd, and sick, and faint ?
To whom should I my trouble show,
And pour out my complaint ?
My Saviour bids me come,
Ah ! why do I delay ?.
He calls the weary sinner home ;
And yet from him I stay.
2. What is it keeps me back,
From which I cannot part ?
Which will not let my Saviour take
Possession of my heart ?
Some wicked thing unknown
Must surely lurk within ;
Some idol, which I will not own
Some secret, bosom sin.
3. Jesus, the hindrance show,
Which I have fear'd to see ;
O may I now consent to know
What keeps me out of thco !
Searcher of hearts, in mine
Thy trying pow'r display ;
Into its darkest corner shine,
And take the veil away 1
4. 1 now believe, in thee
Compassion reigns alone :
According to my faith, to mc
O let it, Lord, be done 1
PENITENTIAL. ley
In me is all the bar,
Which thou would'st fain remove ;^
Remove it, and I shall declare,
That God is only love.
Hymn 218. p. m.
1. TESUS, if still the same thou art,
J If all thy promises are sure,
Set up thy kingdom in my heart,
And make me rich, for I am poor i
To me be all thy treasures giv'n,
The kingdom of an inward heav'n.
2. Thou hast pronounc'd the mourners blest*.
And lo ! for thee I ever mourn :
I cannot, no, I will not rest,
Till thou my only rest return :
Till thou the Prince of Peace, appear,
And I receive the Comforter.
3. Where is the blessedness bestow'd
On all that hunger after thee ?
I hunger now, I thirst for God !
See, the poor fainting sinner see i*
And satisfy with endless peace,
And fill me with thy right'ousness.
4. Ah, Lord, if thou art in that sigh,
Then hear thyself within me pray ;
Hear in my heart thy Spirit's cry,
Mark, what my lab'ring.soul would say :
Answer the deep unutter'd groan,
And shew, that thou, and I, are one.
f . Shine on thy work, disperse the gloom j
Light in thy light I then shall see ;
Say to my soul, " Thy light is come,
" Glory divine is ris'n on thee :
u Thy warfare's past, thy mourning's o'er,
" Look up, for thoushalt weep no- more."
164 PENITENTIAL.
Hymn 219. c. m.
1 . /^1 OD is in this and ev'ry place ;
VT But O ! how dark and void,
To me, 'tis one great wilderness,
This earth, without my God.
3. Empty of him who all things fills,
'Till he his light impart :
'Till he his glorious self reveals,
The veil is on my heart.
3. O thou who seest and know'st my grief,
Thyself unseen, unknown,
Pity my helpless unbelief,
And break my heart of stone.
4. Regard me with a gracious eye,
The long-sought blessing give :
And bid me, at the point to die,
Behold thy face, and live.
5. A darker soul did never yet
Thy promis'd help implore,:
O that I now my Lord might meet,
And never loose him more i
6. Now, Jesus, now the Father's love
Shed in my heart abroad :
The middle wall of sin remove,
And let me in to God.
Hymn 220. cm.
1. HT^HOU hidden God, for whom I groan
X Till thou thyself declare ;
God, inaccessible, unknown,
Regard a sinner's pray'r.
2. A sinner welt'ring in his blood,
UnpurgM and unforgiv'n ;
Far distant from the living God,
As far as hell from heav'n.
PENITENTIAL. uj
3. An unregen'rate child of man,
To thee for faith I call ;
Pity thy fallen creature's pain.
And raise me from my fall !
I. The darkness which, thro' thee, I feel)
Thou only canst remove ;
Thine own eternal pow'r reveal,
The Deity of Love !
5. I am in unbelief shut up,
But grace can let me go ;
In hope, believing against hope,
I wait the truth to know.
». Thou wilt in me reveal thy name,
Thou wilt thy light afford ;
Bound and oppress'd, yet thine I am,
The pris'ner of the Lord.
7. I would not to thy foe submit ;
I hate the tyrant's chain :
Send forth thy pris'ner from the pit,
Nor let me cry in vain.
S. Shew me the blood, that bought my peace,
The cov'nant blood apply !
And all my griefs at once shall cease,
And all my sins shall die.
Hymn 221. l. m.
1 . rTp,HOU man of griefs, remember me,
X Who never canst thyself forget ;
Thy last mysterious agony,
Thy fainting pangs, and bloody sweat !
2. When wrestling in the strength of pray'r,
Thy spirit sunk beneath its load \
Thy feeble flesh abhor'd to bear
The wrath of an Almighty God.
X Father, if I may call thee so,
Regard my fearful heart's desire ;
166 PENITENTIAL.
Remove this load of guilt and woe.
Nor let me in my sins expire !
4. 1 tremble, lest the wrath divine,
Which bruises now my wretched soul,
Should bruise this wretched soul of mine,
Long as eternal ages roll.
5. To thee my last distress I bring !
The heighten'd fear of death I fine? ;
The tyrant, brandishing his sting,
Appears, and hell is close behind.
€. I deprecate that death alone,
That endless banishment from thee :
O save, and give me to thy Son,
Who trembled, wept, and bled for me !
Hymn 222. l. m.
1 . Q* HEW pity, Lord, O Lord, forgive*
1^3 Let a repenting rebel live ;
Are not thy mercies large and free ?
May not a sinner trust in thee !
2. My crimes are great, but don't surpass
The pow'r and glory of thy grace :
Great God, thy nature hath no bound —
So let thy pard'ning love be found.
S. Oh wash my soul from ev'ry sin,
And make my guilty conscience clean L
Xisre on my heart the burden lies,
And past offences pain mine eyes.
4. My lips with shame my sins confess
Against thy law, against thy grace ;
Lord, should thy judgment grow severe,
I am condemn'd, but thou art clear.
5. Yet save a trembling sinner, Lord,
Whose hope, still hov'ring round thy word,
Would light on some sweet promise there,
Some sure support against despair.
PENITENTIAL. 167
Hymn 223. l.u.
1 . f^\ THOU, that hear'st when sinners cry,
V_>/ Though all my crimes before thee lie,
Behold them not with angry look,
But blot their mem'ry from thy book.
3. Create my nature pure within,
And form my soul averse to sin ;
Let thy good Spirit ne'er depart,
Nor hide thy presence from my heart.
3. Though I have griev'd thy Spirit, Lord,
Thy help and comfort still afford :
And let a wretch come near thy throne
To plead the merits of thy Son.
4. A broken heart, my God, my King,
Is all the sacrifice I bring ;
The God of grace will ne'er despise
A broken heart for sacrifice.
5. My soul lies humbled in the dust,
And owns thy dreadful sentence just ;
Look down, O Lord, with pitying eye,
And save the soul condemn' d to die.
Hymn 224. cm.
1. /^ GOD of mercy hear my call,
V^J My load of guilt remove ;
Break down this separating wall,
That bars me from thy love.
2. Give me the presence of thy grace,
Then my rejoicing tongue
Shall speak aloud thy righteousness,
And make thy praise my song.
3. No blood of goats, nor heifer slain
For sin could e'er atone ;
The death of Christ shall still remain
Sum dent and alone.
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4. A soul, opprest with sin's desert,
My God will ne'er despise ;
A humble groan, a broken heart,
Is our best sacrifice.
Hymn 225. cm.
1. r I ^HELord will happiness divine
X On contrite hearts bestow :
Then tell me, gracious God, is mine
A contrite heart or no ?
2. I hear, but seem to hear in vain,
Insensible as steel ;
If ought is felt, 'tis only pain,
To find I cannot feel.
3. I sometimes think myself inclin'd
To love thee, if I could ;
But often feel another mind,
Averse to all that's good.
4. My best desires are faint and few,
I fain would strive for more :
But when I cry, " My strength renew,,:
Seem weaker than before.
5. Thy saints are comforted,! know,
And love thy house of pray'r;
I therefore go where others go,
But find no comfort there.
6. O make this heart rejoice or ache ;
Decide this doubt for me ;
And if it be not broken, break,
And heal it, if it be.
Hymn 226. s. m.
MY sorrows, like a flood*
Impatient of restraint,
Into thy boscmj O my God,
Pour out a long complaint.
PENITENTIAL. 169
Q. This impious heart of mine
Could once defy the Lord,
Could rush with violence to sin,
In presence of thy sword
3. How often have I stood
A rebel to the skies,
Tne calls, the tenders of a God,
And mercy's loudest cries !
4. He offers all his grace,
And all his heav'n to me.
Offers ! But 'tis to senseless brass.
That cannot feel, nor see.
5. Jesus, the Saviour, stands
To court me from above,
And looks and spreads his wond'rous hands,
And shews the prints of love.
Hymn 227. l. m.
BEHOLD how sinners disagree,
The Publican and Pharisee !
One doth his righteousness proclaim,
Tne other owns his guilt and shame.
. Tnis man at humble distance stands,
And cries for grace with lifted hands :
That boldly rises near the throne,
And talks of dudes he has done.
. The Lord their different language knows',
And difPrent answers he bestows ,
The humble soul with grace lie crowns,
While on the proud his anger frowns.
. Dear Father, let me never be
Join'd with the boasting Phari
I have no merits of my own,
But plead the suff'rings of thy Son.
a.
[70 PENITENTIAL.
Hymn 228. s. m.
l.TS this the kind return?
X Are these the thanks we owe ?
Thus to abuse eternal love,
- Whence all our blessings flow !
2. To what a* stubborn frame
Has sin redue'd cur mind !
What strange rebellious wretches we ;
And God as strangely kind !
3. Turn, turn us, mighty God,
And mould our souls afresh ;
Break, sov'reign grace, these hearts of stone.
And give us hearts of flesh.
4. Let past ingratitude
\ Provoke our weeping eyes,
And hourly, as new mercies fall,
Let hourly thanks arise.
Hymn 229. cm.
1. /^\H if my soul did feel her woe,
V^r How would I vent my sighs !
Repentance should like rivers flow,
From both my streaming eyes.
2. 'Twas for my sins, my dearest Lord
Hung on the cursed tree,
And groan' d away a dying life,
lor thee, my soul, for thee.
3. O howl hcvte those lusts of mine,
That crucify'd my God,
Those sins that poere'd, and nail'd his flesh
tot! e fatal wood !
\. Yes, my Redeemer, t
My heart has so d*
Noi will 1 spare the gui gs,
That made my l
PENITENTIAL. 171
5, Whilst, with a melting broken heart,
My murder'd Lord I view,
Til raise revenge against my sins,
And slay the murd'rers too.
Hymn 230. cm.
The repenting Prodigal. Luke xv. 13, (kc,
1. T) EIIOLD the wretch, whose lust and wine
J3 Has wasted his estate,
He begs a share among the swine,
To ta^te the husks they eat !
2. "I die with hunger here," he cries,
" I starve in foreign lands ;
" My Father's house has large supplies,
" And bounteous arc his hands.
3. " I'll go, and with a mournful tongue,
" Fall down before his face ;
u Father, I've done thy justice wrong,
" Nor can deserve thy grace."
4. He said, and hasten'd to his home,
To seek his Father's love.
Tiie Father saw the rebel come,
And his compassions move.
j. He ran, and fell upon his neck,
F.mbrac'd and kiss'd his son ;
The rebel's heart with sorrow brake
For follies he had done.
Hymn 231. c. m.
Sincerity and Hyfiocrisy. John iv. 24.
Pttalm exxxix. 2 3, 24.
1. /~^ OD is a Spirit, just and wise,
v_T He sees our inmost mind ;
In vain to heav'n we raise our cries,
And leave our souls behind.
172 PENITENTIAL.
2. Nothing but truth before his throne
With honour can appear.
The painted hypocrites are known,
Through the disguise they wear.
3. Their lifted eyes salute, the skies,
Their bended knees the ground ;
But God abhors the sacrifice,
Where not the heart is found.
4. Lord, search my thoughts, and try my ways*
«* And make my soul sincere ;
Then shall I stand before thy face.
And find acceptance there.
Hymn 232. l. m.
1. /^\FT have I turn'd my eye within,
V^ And brought to light some latent sin ;
But pride, the vice I most detest,
Still lurks securely in my breast.
2. Here with a thousand arts she tries
To dress me in a fair disguise,
To make a guilty, wretched worm,
Put on an Angel s brightest form.
3. She hides my follies from mine eyes,
And lifts my virtues to the skies;
And while the specious tale she tells,
Her own deformity conceals.
4. Rend, O my Cod, the veil away :
Bring forth the monster to the day;
Expose her hedious form to view,
And all her restless power subdue.
5. So shall humility divine,
Again possess this heart of mine ;
And form a temple for my God,
Which he will-make his lev'd abode
SUPPLICATION AND PRAYER. 173
3. SUPPLICATION AND PRAYER,
Hymn 233. t. m.
1. Ql TAY, thou insulted Spirit, stay,
O 'Tho' I have done thee such despite,
Nor cast the sinner quite away,
Nor take thine everlasting flight.
2. Tho' I have steel'd my stubborn heart,
And shaken off my guilty feeirs,
And vex'd, and urg'd thee to depart,
For many days, and months, and ye:
3. Though I have most unfaithful been
Of all who e'er thy grace receiv'd,
Ten thousand times thy goodness seen,
Ten thousand times thy goodness griev'd,
4. Yet, O! the chief of sinners spare, •'
In honour of my great High-Priest ;
Nor in thy righteous anger swear
T* exclude me from thy people's rest.
5. If yet thou canst, my sins forgive,
From now, O Lord, relieve my woes.
Into thy rest of love receive,
And bless me with the calm repose.
:. From now my weary soul release,
Up-raise me with thy gracious hand,
And guide into thy perfect peace,
And bring me to the promis'd land.
Hymn 234. c. m,
THAT I could my Lord receive;
Who did the world redeem ;
Who gave his life1, that I might live
A life conceal'd in him I
2. O that I could the blessing prove*
My heart's extreme desire ;
o 2
1T4 SUPPLICATION
Live happy in my Saviour's love,
And in his arms expire !
3. Mercy I ask to seal my peace^
That) kept by mercy's pow'r,
I may from ev'ry evil cease,
And never grieve thee more !
4. Now, if thy gracious will it be,.
E'vn now my sins remove,
And set my soul at liberty,
By thy victorious love.
5. In answer to ten thousand pray'rs,
Thou pard'ning God descend ;
Number me with salvation's heirs,
My sins and troubles end.
6. Nothing I ask, or want beside,
Of all in earth or heav'n:
But let me feel thy blood apply 'd,
And live and die forgiv'n.
Hymn 235. c. m.
1. /^i OME, O thou all-victorious Lord,
\^_y Thy pow'r to us make .known :
Strike with the hammer of thy word,
And break these hearts of stone,
2. O that we all might now begin
Our foolishness to mourn !
And turn at once from ev?ry sin,
And to the Saviour turn.
3. Give us ourselves and thee to know,
In this our gracious day :
Repentance unto life bestow,
And take our sins away.
4. Convince us first of unbelief,
And freely then release:
rill ev'ry soul with sacred griefy
And then with sacred peace.
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6". Impoverish, Lord, and then reli
And then, enrich the poor ;
The knowledge of our sickness give,
The knowledge of our cure.
6. That blessed sense of guilt impart,
And then remove the load :
Trouble, and wash the troubled heart,
In the atoning blood.
7. Our desp'rate state through sin, declare^
And speak our sins forgiv'n :
By perfect holiness prepare
And take us up to heav'm
Hymn 236. l. m.
i. T ORD Jesus, when, when shall it be,
1 a That I no more shall break with thee !
When will this war of passions cease,
And my free soul enjoy thy peace.
2. Here I repent, and sin again;
Now I revive,, and now am slain ;
Slain with the same unhappy dart,
Which Oh ! too often wounds my heart !
3. O Saviour, when, when shall I be
A garden seai'd to all but thee !
No more expos'd, no more undone ;
But live and grow to thee alone ?
4. Guide thou, O Lord, guide thou my course^
And draw me on with thy sweet force :
Still make me walk, still make me tend;
By thee my way, to thee my end.
Hymn 237. c. m.
i. T WANT a principle within,
A Of jealous godly fear,
A sensibility of sin,
A pain to feel it near.
1-76 SUPPLICATION
2. That I from thee no more may pari.
No more thy goodness grieve,
The filial awe, the loving heart,
The tender conscience give,
3. Quick as the apple of an eye,
O God, my conscience make :
Awake my soul, when sin is nigh,
And keep it still awake.
4. If to the right or left I stray,
That moment, Lord, reprove,
And let me weep my life away,
For having grieved thy love.
5. O ! may the least omission pain
My well-instructed soul ;
And drive me to the blood again,
Which makes the wounded whole.
Hymn 238. s. m.
iVJL To thee, to thee I call ;
I cannot live if thou remove,
For thou art all in all.
2. Thy shining grace can cheer
This dungeon where I dwell :
'Tis paradise when thou art here,
If thou depart, 'tis hell.
3. The smilings of thy face
How amiable they are !
'Tis heav'n to rest in thine embrace,
And no where eke but there.
4. To thee, and thee alone,
The angels owe their bliss;
They sit around thy gracious throne, -
And dwell where Jesus is.
5. Not all the harps above
Can make a heav'nly place,
AND PRAYER. i7?
If God his residence remove,
Or but conceal his face.
4. Nor earth, nor all the sky,
Can one delight afford ;
No, not one drop of real joy,
Without thy presence, Lord.
7' Thou art the sea of love,
Where all my pleasures roll ;
The circle where my passions move.
And centre of my soul.
5. To thee my spirits fly
With infinite desire :
And yet how far from thee I lie !
Dear Jesus raise me higher.
Hymn 239, l. m.
1. T THIRST, thou wounded Lamb of God,
JL To wash me in thy cleansing blood ;
To dwell within thy wounds ; then pain
Is sweet, and life or death is gain.
2. Take my poor heart, and let it be
For ever clos'd to all but thee !
Seal thou my breast, and let me wear
That pledge of love for ever there.
3. How blest are they who still abide
Close shelter'd in thy bleeding side !
Who life and strength from thence derive,
And by .thee move, and in thee live.
4. What are our works but sin and death,
Till thou thy quick'ning Spirit breathe :
Thou giv'st the pow'r thy grace to move,
O wond'rous grace ! O boundless love !
5. How can it be thou heav'nly King,
That thou shouldst us to glory bring ;
Make slaves the partners of thy throne?
Dcck'd with a never-fading crown ?
178 SUPPLICATION
6. Hence our hearts melt, our eyes o'erflow,
Our words are lost, nor will we know,
Nor will we think of aught beside,
" My Lord, my love, is crucify 'd."
7. Ah! Lord, enlarge our scanty thought,
To know the wonders thou hast wrought ;
Unloose our stamm'ring* tongues to tell
Thy love immense, unsearchable !
S. First-born of many brethren thou,
To thee, lo ! all our souls we bow,
To thee our hearts and hands we gjve ;
Thine may we die, thine may we live.
Hymn 240. c. m.
COME, Father, Son, and Holy Ghost,
One God in persons three.
Bring back the heav'nly blessing lost
By all mankind and me.
2. Thy favour, and thy nature too,
To me, to all restore ;
Forgive, and after God renew,
And keep me evermore.
3. Eternal Son of Righteousness,
Display thy beams divine,
And cause the glories of thy face,
Upon my heart to shine.
4. Light in thy light, O may I see,
Thy grace and mercy prove !
Reviv'd and cheer'd, and bless'd by thes,
The God of pard'ning love !
5. Lift up thy countenance serene,
And let thy happy child
Behold, without a cloud between,
The Godhead reconciled.
AND PRAYER. 179
, That all-comprising peace bestow
On me through grace forgiv'n;
The joys of holiness below,
And then the joys of heav'n !
H)rmn 241. s. u.
}. TESUS, my strength, my hope,
J On thee I cast my care,
With humble confidence look up,
And know thou hear'st my pray'r ;
Give me on thee to wait,
Till I can all things do,
On thee, Almighty to create,
Almighty to renew.
2. I want a -sober mind,
A self-renouncing will,
That tramples down and casts behind,
The baits of pleasing iil :
A soul inur'd to pain,
To hardship, grief, and loss :
Bold to take up, firm to sustain,
The consecrated cross.
want a godly fear,
A quick discerning eye,
That looks to thee when sin is near,
And tempter^ fly.
A spirit still prepar'd,
I arm'd with jealous care,
For ever standing on its guard,
And watching unto pray'r.
A . I want a heart to pray,
To pray and never ccoso,
> murmur at thy stay,
Or wish my sufPrii
This blessing above all —
ay* to pray I want,
180 5TJPPLICATIGN
Out of the deep on thee to call,
And never, never faint.
5. 1 want a true regard,
A single, steady aim,
Unmov'd by threat'ning or reward?
To thee and thy great name ;
A jealous, just concern
For thine immortal praise ;
A pure desire that all may learn
And glorify thy grace.
Hymn 242. s. m.
1. ^THHE thing my God doth hate.
Jt That I no more may do,
Thy creature, Lord, again create,
And all my soul renew.
My soul shall then like thine,
Abhor the thing unclean,
And sanctify 'd by love divine,
For ever cease from sin.
2. That blessed law of thine,
Jesus, to me impart ;
Thy Spirit's law of life divine,
O write it in my heart !
Implant it deep within,
Whence it may ne'er remove,
The law of liberty from sin,
The perfect law of love.
3. Thy nature be my law,
Thy spotless sanctity,
And sweetly cv'ry moment draw
My happy soul to thee.
Soul of my soul remain ,
Who didst for all fulfil,
In me, O Lord, fulfil again
Thy heav'nly Father's will,
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Hymn 243. p. m.
From the German.
\% y B ^HOU hidden love of God, whose height,
X Whose depth unfathom'd, no man knows?
I see from far thy beauteous light,
I only sigh for thy repose :
My heart is pain'd, nor can it be
At rest, tiil.it finds rest in thee.
2. Thy secret voice invites me -still,
The sweetness of thy yoke to prove ;
And fain I would, but though my will
Seems fix'd, yet wide my passions rove.
Yet hindrances strew all the way :
1 aim at thee, yet from thee stray,
o. JTis mercy all, that thou hast brought
My mind to seek her peace in thee ;
Yret while I seek and find thee not,
No peace my wand'ring soul shall see.
O when shall all my wanderings end ,
And all my steps to thee-ward tend ?
4. Is there a thing beneath the sun,
That strives with thee my heart to share :
Ah ! tear it thence, and reign alone,
The Lord of ev'ry motion there !
Then shall my heart from earth be free,
When it hath found repose in thee.
5. Each moment draw, from earth away,
My heart, that lowly waits thy call.
Speak to my inmost soul, and say :
u I am thy love, t y God, thy all !n
To feel thy pow'r, to hear thy voice,
To taste thy love, be all my choice.
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Hymn 244. c. m.
OR ever here my rest shall b6
Close to thy bleeding side ;
132 SUPPLICATION
'Tis all my hope, and all my plea, -
For me the Saviour dy'd.
2. My dying Saviour, and my God,
Fountain for guilt and sin,
Sprinkle me ever with thy blood,
And cleanse and keep me clean.
3. Wash me, and make me thus thine own
Wash me, and mine thou art :
Wash me, but not my feet alone,
My hands, my head, my heart.
4. Th* atonement of thy blood apply,
'Till faith to sight improve ;
'Till hope in full fruition die,
And all my soul be love.
Hymn 245. cm.
1. TESUS, my life, thyself apply,
J Thy Holy Spirit breathe :
My vile affections crucify,
Conform me to thy death.
2. Conqu'ror of hell, and earth, and sin,
Still with the rebel strive ;
Enter my soul and work within,
And kill, and make alive.
3. More of thy life, and more I have,
As the old Adam dies :
Bury me, Saviour, in thy grave,
That I with thee may use.
4. Reign in me, Ford, thy foes controul,
Who would not own thy sway ;
DiiFrise thine image through my soul,
Shine to the perfect day.
5. Scatter the last remains of sin,
And seal me thine abode.
O make me glorious all within,
A temple built by God.
OS
AND PRAYER. 13,
Hymn 246. l. m.
THAT my load of sin were gone !
that I could at last submit,
At Jesu's feet, to lay it down I
To lay my soul at Jesu's feet I
2. Rest for my sou] I long to find;
Saviour of all* if mine thou art,
Give me thy meek and lowly mind,
And stamp thine image on my heart,
S. Break oiTthe yoke of inbred sin,
And fully set my spirit free ;
I cannot rest, 'till pure within,
'Till I am wholly lost in thee.
4. Fain would I learn of thee my God ;
Thy light and easy burden prove,
The cross, all stain'dwith hallow'd bloody
The labour of thy dying love.
5 . I would, but thou must give the pow'r ;
My heart from ev*ry sin release ;
Bring near, bring near the joyful hour,
And fill me with thy perfect peace.
6. Come, Lord, the drooping sinner cheerv
Nor let thy chariot -wheels delay :
Appear, in my poor heart, appear;
My God, my Saviour, come away.
Hymn 247. s. h.
1. TESUS, my truth, my way,
J My sure unerring light,
On thee my feeble steps I stay,
Which thou wilt guide aright.
2. My wisdom and my guide,
My counsellor thou art:
O let me never leave thy side,
Or from thy paths depart.
184 SUPPLICATION
3. I lift mine eyes to thee,
Thou gracious bleeding Lamb,
That I may now enlighten'd be,
And never put to shame.
4. Never will I remove
Out of thy hands my cause ;
But rest in thy redeeming love,.
And hand upon thy cross.
5 . Teach me the happy art,
In all things to depend
On thee: O never, Lord, depart*
But love me to the end.
S. Still stir me up to strive
With thee in strength divine ;
And e v'ry moment, Lord, revive
This fainting soul of mine.
Hymn 248. l. u.
2 , /^i RE AT God, indulge my humble claim ;
\JJT Le thou my hope, my joy, my rest!
The glories that compose thy name,
Stand ail engaged to make me blest.
0. Thou great and good, thou just and wise,
Thou art my Father and my God !
And I am thine by sacred ties,
Thy son and servant ; bought with blood,
fJ. With heart, and eyes, and lifted hands,
For thee I long, for thee I look,
As travellers in thirsty lands,
Pant for the cooling water-brook.
«t. E'en life itself, without thy love,
No lasting pleasure can afford ;
Yea, 'twould a tiresome burden prove,
If I were bamsh'd from thee, Lord!
• AND PRAYER. 185
5. I'll lift my hands, I'll raise my voice,
While I have breatli to pray or praise i
This work shall make my heart rejoice,
Throughout the remnant of my days.
Hymn 249. l. m.
1. /"~\ THOU, to whose all-searching sight,
V^/ The darkness shineth as the light,
Search, prove my heart, it pants for thee ;
O burst these bonds and set it free !
2. Wash out its stains, refine its dross,
Nail my affections to the cross !
Hallow each thought ; let all within
Be clean, as thou, my Lord, art clean.
3. If in this darksome wild I stray,
Be thou my light, be thou my way ;
No foes, no violence I fear,
No fraud, while thou, my God, art near.
4. When rising Roods my soul o'er flow,
When sinks my heart in waves of woe :
Jesus, thy timely aid impart,
And raise my head, and cheer my heart.
5. Saviour, where'er thy steps I see,
Dauntless, untir'd I follow thee.
O let thy hand support me still,
And lead me to thy holy hill.
6. If rough and thorny be the way,
My strength proportion to my day ;
Till toil, and grief, and pain shall cease,
Where all is calm, and joy and peace.
Hymn 250. s. k.
1. TESUS, my Lord, attend
tl Thy feeble creature's cry :
And shew thyself the sinner's friend.
And set me up on high.
K2
186 SUPPLICATION
From hell's oppressive pow'r
My struggling soul release :
And to thy Father's grace restoi e ;
And to thy perfect peace.
2. Thy blood and righteousness
I make my only plea ;
My present and eternal peace
Are both deriv'd from thee.
Rivers of life divine
From thee their fountain flow ;
And all who know that love of thine,
The joy of Angels know.
3. Come then, impute, impart
To me thy righteousness,
And let me taste, how good thou art,
How full of truth and grace :
That thou canst here forgive,
Grant me to testify,
And justify *d by faith to live,
And in that faith to die.
♦Hymn 251. cm.
1. /~\ SUN of Righteousness, arise,
V_^/ With healing in thy beam !
To my cliseas'd, my fainting soul,
Life and salvation bring.
2. These clouds of pride and sin dispel,
By thy all-piercing beam ;
Lighten mine eyes with faith, my heart-
With holy hope inflame.
3. My mind by thy all-quick'ning pow'r
From low desires set free ;
Unite my scatter'd thoughts, and fix
My lo\e entire on thee.
4. Father, thy long \>st son receive;
Saviour, thy purchase ovs a :
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Blest Comforter, with peace and joy
Thy new-made creature crown.
5. Eternal, undivided Lord,
Co-equal, One in Three,
On thee all faith, all hope be plac'd,
All love be paid to thee.
Hymn 252. p. m.
1. r I ^HOU great mysterious God unknown,
X Whose love hath gently led me on,
Ev'n from my infant days ;
Mine inmost soul expose to view,
And tell me if I never knew,
Thy justifying grace.
2. If I have only known thy fear,
And follow 'd with a heart sincere,
Thy drawing from above :
Now, now the farther grace bestow,
And let my sprinkled conscience know,.
Thy sweet forgiving love.
3. Short of thy love I would not stop,
A stranger to the gospel hope,
The sense of sin forgiv'n :
1 would not, Lord, my soul deceive,
Without the inward witness live,
That antepast of heav'n.
4. Whate'er obstructs thy pard'ning love,
Or sin, or righteousness, remove,
Thy glory to display :
My heart of unbelief convince,
And now absolve me from my sins,
And take them all away.
'■M
Hymn 253. l. m.
Y hope, my all, my Saviour thou,
To thee, lo ! now my soul I bow :
I £8 SUPPLICATION
I feel the bliss thy wounds impart,
I find thee, Saviour, in my heart.
2 . Be thou my strength, be thou my way,
Protect me through my life's short day ;
In all my acts may wisdom guide,
And keep me, Saviour, near thy side.
3s. Correct, reprove, and comfort me ;
As I have need, my Saviour be :
And if I would from thee depart,
Then clasp me, Saviour, to thy heart.
4. In fierce temptation's darkest hour
Save me from sin and satan's pow'r ;
Tear ev'ry idol from thy throne,
And reign, my Saviour — -reign alone.
5. My suff'ring time shall soon be o'er,
Then shall I sigh and weep no more s
My ransom'd soul shall soar away.
To sing thy praise in endless day.
Hymn 254. l. m.
1. T ^7"HEN, gracious Lord, when shall it be
V V That I shall find my all in thee !
The fulness of thy promise prove,
The seal of thine eternal love ?
2. A poor blind child I wander here,
If haply I may feel thee near :
0 dark ! dark ! dark ! I still must say,
Amidst the blaze of gospel-day.
3. Thee, only thee, I fain would find,
And cast the world and sin behind :
Thou, only~thou, to me be gn'n,
Of all thou hast in earth or heav'n.
4. When from the arm of flesh set free,
Jesus, my soul shall fly to thee :
Jesus, when I have lost my all,
1 shall upon thy bosom fall.
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Hymn 255. l. m.
1. T J& T'HOM man forsakes thou wilt not leave,
V V Ready the outcasts to receive ;
Though all my simpleness I own,
And all my faults to thee are known.
2. Ah ! wherefore did I ever doubt ?
Thou wilt in no wise cast me cut:
A helpless soul that comes to thee,
With only sin, and misery.
i. Lord, I am sick, my sickness cure :
I want, do thou enrich the poor :
Under thy mighty hand I stoop ;
O lift the abject sinner up !
4. Lord, I am blind, l^e thou my sight :
Lord, I am weak, be thou my might !
A helper of the helpless be,
And let me find my all in thee !
Hymn 256. l. if.
1. TJIERCE, fill me with an humble fear ;.
JL My utter helplessness reveal :
Satan and sin are always near ;
Thee, may I always nearer feel !
2. O ! that to thee my constant mind
Might with an even flame aspire ;
Pride in its earli'st motions find,
And mark the risings of desire.
3. O ! that my tender soul might fly
The first abhorrM approach of ill ;
Quick, as the apple of an eye,
The slightest touch of sin to feel !
4. Till thou anew my soul create,
Stiil may I strive, and watch and pray :
Humbly and confidently wait,
And long to sec the perfect day.
190 SUPPLICATION
Hymn 257. l. m.
1. /^| GOD, most merciful and true,
V^/ Thy nature to my soul impart ;
'Stablish with me the cov'nant new,
And stamp thine image on my heart.
2. To real holiness restored,
0 let me gain my Saviour's mind ^
And in the knowledge of my Lord
Fulness of life eternal find.
3. Remember, Lord, my sins no more ;
Though them I may no more forget ;
But, sunk in guiltless shame, adore
With speechless wonder at thy feet.
4. O'erwhelm'd with thy stupendous grace
1 shall not in thy presence move ;
But breathe unutterable praise
In raptVous awe and silent love.
5. Then ev'ry murm'ring thought and vain
Expires, in sweet confusion lost :
I cannot of my cross complain,
I cannot of my goodness boast.
6. Pardon'd for ail that I have done,
My mouth as in the dust I hide*
And glory give to God alone,
My God forever pacify *d I
Hymn 258. c. m.
1. T^OUNTAINofHfe, toallbelovr,
X? Let thy salvation roll :
Water, replenish, and o'erflow
Ev'ry believing soul.
2. Into „that happy number, Lord,
Us weary sinners take ;
Jesus, fulfill thy gracious word,
For thine own mercy's sake.
AND PRAYER. I0t
3. Turn back our nature's rapid tide,
And we shall flow to thee k
While down the stream of time we glide,
To our eternity.
4. The well of life to us thou art,
Of joy the swelling* flood ;
Wafted by thee, with willing heart,
We swift return to Cod.
5. We soon shall reach the boundless sea,
Into thy fulness fall ;
Be lost and swallow 'd op in thee,
Our God, our all in ail.
Hvmn 259. c. m.
*/
1. T ASK the gift of righteousness,
JL The sin-subduing pow'r :
Pow'r to believe and go in peace,
And never grieve thee more.
2. My ardent soul cries out, oppress'd,
Impatient to be freed 1
Nor can I, Lord,, nor will I rest,
'Till I amsav'd indeed.
3. Art thou not able to convert,
Art thou not willing too ?
To change this clflj rebellious heart.
To conquer and renew ?
Hymn 260. c. m.
Characters of the children of God. 1. Pet. ii. 2
1; John iii. 9.
I. AS new-born babes desire the breast
X\. To feed, and grow, and thrive : *
So s:ints with joy the gospel taste,
And by the gospel
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192 SUPPLICATION
2. Grace, like an uncorrupted seed>
Abides and reigns within ;
Immortal principles forbid
The sons of God to sin.
3. They find access at ev'ry houp,
To Gopl within the veil :
Hence they derive a quick'ning pow'r
And joys that never fail.
4. O happy souls 1 O glorious state
Of overflowing grace !
To dwell so near their father's seat,
And see his lovely face.
Hymn 261. cm.
1. "TV /T Y hope my portion and my God,
_L\ JL How little art thou known
By all the judgments of thy rod,
And blessings of thy throne.
2. How cold and feeble is my love !
How negligent my fear !
How low my hope of joys above!
How few affections there !
3. Great God! thy sov'reign pow'r impart,
To give thy word success :
Write thy salvation in my heart,
And make me learn thy grace.
4. Shew my forgetful feet the way
That leads to joys on high.
There knowledge grows without decay,
And love shall never die.
Hymn 262. l. m.
I. TIT-HAT various hindrances we meet
V V In coming to a mercy seat !
Yet who that knows the worth of pray V
liut wishes to be often there?
AND PRAYER. 103
2. Pray'r makes the darkened cloud withdraw
Pray'r climbs the ladder Jacob saw !
Gives exercise to faith and love,
Brings ev'ry blessing from above.
3. Restraining pray'r we cease to fight;
Pray'r makes the christians armour bright ;
And satan trembles when he sees
The weakest saint upon his knees.
4. While Moses stood with arms spread wide,
Success was found on Israel's side ;
But when through weariness they fail'd,
T.iat moment Amalek prevail'd.
5. Have you no words I Ah, think again,
Words flow apace when you comp4ain,
And fill your fellow-creature's ear
With the sad tale of all your care.
6. Were half the breath thus vainly spent,
To heav'n in supplication sent;
Your cheerful song would oft'ner be,
M Hear what the Lord has done for me.w
Hymn 263. p. u.
1. TN themselves, as weak as worms,
X How can poor believers stand,
When temptation's, foes and stormsf
Press them close on ev'ry hand ?
2. Weak, indeed, they feel they are,
But they know the throne of grace ;
And the God who answers pray'r
Helps them when they seek his face.
3. Tho' the Lord a while delay,
Succour they at length obtain :
He who taught their hearts to pray,
Will not let them cry in vain.
4. Wrestling pray'r can wonders do.
Bring relief in deepest straits ;
194 SUPPLICATION
Pray'r can force a passage thro'
Iron bars and brazen gates.
5. Hezekiah on his knees
Proud Assy ma* s host subdu'cl;
And when smitten with disease,
Had his life by pray'r renew'd.
6. Peter, tho* confin'd and chain 'd,
Pray'r prevail'd and brought him out;
When Elijah pray'd itrain'd,
After three long years of drought.
7. We can likewise witness bear,
That the Lord is still the same ;
Tho' we fear'd he would not hear,
Suddenly dcliv'rance came.
8. For the wonders he hath wrought,
Let us now our praises give :
And by sweet experience taught,
Call upon him while we live.
Hymn 264. l. m.
1. QPRINKLED with reconciling blood,
0 I dare approach thy throne, O God ;
Thy face no frowning aspect wears,
Thy hand no vcangeful thunder bears !
2. Th' encircling rainbow, peaceful sign !
Doth with refulgent brightness shine ;
And while my feith beholds it near,
1 bid farewell to ev'ry fear.
3. Let me my grateful homage pay ;
With courage sing, with fervotir pray;
And the' myself a wretch undone,
Hope for acceptance thro' thy Son.
4. Tin- Son, when on th' accursed tree.
ExpirM to set the vilest free ;
On this I build my only claim,
And all I ask is in his name.
AND PRAYER, 135
Hymn 265. l. m.
J. TESUS, where'er thy people meet,
J Tnere they behold thy mercy-seat ;
Where'er they seek thee thou art found,
And ev'ry place is hallow'd ground.
2. For thou, within no walls confin'd,
Inhabitest the humble mind ;
Such ever bring thee, where they come,
And going, take thee to their home.
3. Dear shepherd of thy chosen few !
Thy former mercies here renew ;
Here, to our waiting hearts proclaim
The sweetness of thy saving name.
4. Here may we prove the pow'r of pray'r,
To strengthen faith and sweeten care ;
To teach our faint desire3 to rise,
And bring all heav,n before our eyes.
5. Behold at thy commanding word,
We stretch the curtain and the cord ;
Come thou, and fill this wider space,
And bless us with a large increase.
6. Lord, we are few, but thou art near;
Nor short thine arm nor deaf thine ear ;
Oh rend the heavens, come quickly down,
And make a thousand hearts thine own.
Hymn 266. c. m,
I . T> EING of beings, God of love,
JL3 To thee our hearts we raise :
Thy all-sustaining pow'r we prove,
And gladly sing thy praise.
'3* Thine, wholly thine, we pant to be,
Our sacrifice receive ,
Made, and preserved and sav'd by thee,
To thee our souls we give.
196 FAITH.
3. Heav'n-ward our ev'i y wish aspire s>
For all thy mercy's store ;
The sole return thy love requires,
Is that we ask for more.
4. For more we ask ; we open then
Our hearts t' embrace thy will:
Turn and beget us, Lord, again ;
With all thy fulness fill.
5. Come, Holy Ghost, the Saviour's love
Shed in our hearts abroad !
So shall we ever live and move,
And be with Christ in God.
4. FAITH.
Hymn 267. l. m.
1. T7* AITH comes by hearing God's record
JL Concerning Jesus Christ the Lord ;
The happy means which heav'n hath blest,
To bring us to the gospel-rest.
2. The joyful sound is news of grace,
Redemption of a fallen race,
Thro* Jesu's righteousness divine,
Which bright from faith to faith doth shine.
3. The promise of immortal bliss
We have in Christ our righteousness:
By this our righteousness is bought,
Faith pleads our right, but buys it not.
4. True Faith receives the offcr'd good,
And promise seal'd with Jesu's blood.
Faith gives no title to the bliss,
But takes the Saviour's righteousness.
FAITH. 1»
. In the Redeemer, as my head,
The cov'nant is established :
In him the promises are ijea,
In him Amen* and not in me.
\
Hymn 268. s. **.
1 . T^ AITH !— 'tis a precious grw
JL Where'er it is bestowed i
It boasts of a celestial birth,
And is the gift of God.
2. Jesus it owns a King,
An all-atoning Priest,
It claims no merit of its own,
But looks for all in Christ.
3. To him it leads the soul,
When fill'd with deep distress ;
Flies to the fountain of his blood,
And trusts his righteousness.
4. Since 'tis thy work alone,
And that divinely free ;
Lord, send the Spirit of thy Son
To work this faith in me.
Hymn 269. cm.
1. TT^ AITH adds new charms to earthly bliss, |
J? And saves me from its snares : *
Its aid in ev'ry duty brings,
And softens all my cares :
2. Extinguishes the thirst of sin,
And lights the sacred fire
Of love to God, and heav'nly things,
And feeds the pure desire.
3. The wounded conscience knows its pow'i
The healing balm to give ;
That balm the saddest heart can cheer,
And make the dying live,
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FAITH,
4. Wide it unveils celestial worlds,
Where deathless pleasures reigtt
And bids me seek my portion there,
Nor bids me seek in vain.
5. Shews me the precious promise seal'd
With the Redeemer's blood;
And helps my feeble hope to rest
Upon a faithful God.
6. There, there unshaken would I rest,
'Till this vile body dies ;
And then on Faith's triumphant wings
At once to glory rise.
Hymn 270. l. m.
Faith connected with salvation. Rom. i. 16.
Heb. x. 39.
1. "^TOT by the law of innocence
J^l Can A clam's sons arrive to hcav'n:
No works can give us a pretence
To Lave our former sins forgiv'n.
2. Not the best deeds that we have done
Can make a wounded conscience whole ;
Faith is the grace, and faith alone,
That flies to Christ, and saves the souL
3. Lord, I believe thy heav'nly word,
Fain would I have my soul renew'd:
I mourn for sin, and trust thee, Lord,
To have it pardon'd and subduYt.
4. O may thy grace its power display !
Let guilt and death no longer reign ;
Save me in thine appointed way,
Nor let my humble faith be vain.
Hymn 271. l. m.
1. 'HT^IS by the faith of joys to come
X Wc walk through deserts dark as night.
FAITH. Uf
'Till we arrive at heav'n, 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 heav'nly i&jr,
Tno' lions roar, and tempests blow,
And rocks and dangers fill the way.
4. So Abralrm, by divine command,
Left his own house to walk with God ;
His faith beheld the promis'd land,
And fiVd his zeal along the road.
Hymn 272. cm.
1. T ORD, I believe a rest remains
I a To all thy people known :
A rest where pure enjoyment reigns ;
And thou art lov'd alone.
2. A rest where all our soul's desire
Is fix'd on things above ;
Where fear, and sin, and grief expire,
Cast out by perfect love.
3. I would be thine, thou know'st I would,
And have thee all my own ;
Thee, O my all-sufficient good,
1 want, and thee alone.
Hymn 273. c. m.
1. Tj1 ATHER, I stretch my hands to the*,
JL No other help I know :
If thou Withdraw thyself from me,
Ah, whither shall I go ?
2. What did thine only Son endure,
Before I drew my breath !
300 FAITH.
What pain, what labour to securer
My soul from endless death !
3. O Jesus, could I this believe,
I now should feel thy pow'r :
Now my poor soul thou wouldst retrieve,-
Nor let me wait one hour,
4. Author of faith, to thee I lift
My weary, longing eyes ;
O let me now receive that gift ;
My soul without it dies.
5. Surely thou canst not let me die;
O speak and I shall live !
And here I will unwearyM lie ;
'Till thou thy Spirit give.
6. The worst of sinners would rejoice*
Could they but see thy face,
O let me hear thy quick'ning voice*
And taste thy pard'ning grace I
Hymn 274. p. m.
1. TESUS, Shepherd of thy sheep,
d Pity my unsettled soul:
Guide, and nourish me, and keep,
'Till thy love shall make me whole :
Give me perfect soundness, give ;
Make me steadfastly believe.
2. 1 Tim never at one stay ;
Changing ev'ry hour I am:
But thou art as yesterday,
Now and evermore the same :
Constancy to me impart,
'Stablish with thy grace my heart.
3. Lay thy weighty cross on me,
All my unbelief controul :
'Till the rebel cease to be,
Keep him down within my soul;
FAITH. 201
That he never more may move*
Root and ground me fast in love.
4. Give me faith to hold me up,
Walking' over life's rough sea ;
Hcly purifying hope,
Still my soul's sure anchor be :
That I may be always thine,
Perfect me in love divine.
Hymn 275. s. m.
FATHER, I dare believe
Thee merciful and true :
Thou wilt my guilty soul forgive,
My fallen soul renew.
. Come then, for Jesu's sake,
And bid my heart be clean :
An end of all my troubles make ;
An end of all my sin.
. I cannot wash my heart ,
But by believing thee :
And waiting for thy blood t' impart
The spotless purity.
. While at thy cross I lie,
Jesus, the grace bestow ;
Now, thy all-cleansing blood apply*
And make we white as snow.
Hymn 276. p. m.
I. fl AST on the fidelity
\^y Of my redeming Lord,
I shall his salvation sec
According to his word :
Credence to his word I give,
My Saviour in distresses past
Will not now his servant leave,
But bring me through at last.
202 FAITH.
2. Better than my boding fears
To me thou oft hast prov'd ;
Oft observ'd my silent tears,
And challenged thy belov'd :
Mercy to my rescue flew,
And death ungrasp'd his fainting prey
Pain before thy face withdrew,
And sorrow fled away.
3. Now as yesterday the same,
In all my troubles nigh,
Jesus, on thy word and name
I stedfastly rely :
Sure as now the grief I feel,
The promis'd joy I soon shall have.
And again to sinners tell
Thy pow'r and will to save.
4. To thy blessed will resign'd,
And stay'd on that alone,
I thy perfect strength shall find,
Thy faithful mercies own :
Compass'd round with songs of praise,
My all to my Redeemer give ;
Spread thy miracles of grace,
And for thy glory live.
. Hymn 277. c. m.
JESUS, my Saviour, full of grace,
Be thou my heart's delight,
Remain my fav'rite theme always,
My joy by day and night.
2. Hung'ring and thirsting after thee,
May I be found each hour,
Humble in heart, and constantly
Supported by thy pow'r !
3. May thy blest Spirit to my heart,
Throughout my future race
HOPE. Htg
True faith and constancy impart,
To live unto thy praise.
, The myst'ry of redeeming love]
Be ever dear to me :
'Till I shall once in heav'n above,
Forever dwell with thee.
5. HOPE.
Hymn 278. s. m. j
1. /^1 OME, Lord, and help me to rejoice,
\^y In hope that I shall hear thy voice,
Shall one day see my God ;
Shall cease from all my sins and strife,
Handle and taste the word of life,
And feel the sprinkled blood.
2. I shall not always make my moan,
Nor worship thee a God unknown,
But I shall live to prove
Thy people's rest and saints' delight,
The length, and breadth, and depth, and height
Of thy redeeming love.
3. Rejoicing now in earnest hope,
I stand, and from the mountain-top f
See all the land below:
Rivers of milk and honey rise,
And all the fruit of paradise
In endless plenty grow :
4. A land of corn, and wine, and oil,
Favour'd with God's peculiar smile,
With ev'iy blessing blest;
There dwells the Lord our righteousness^
And keeps his own in perfect peace,
And everlasting rest.
204 HOPE.
Hymn 279. c. m.
t. /~\ JOYFUL sound of gospel-grace,
V^/ Christ shall in me appear !
I, even I shall see his face ;
I shall be holy here.
2. The glorious crown of righteousness
To me reach'd out I view ;
Conqu'ror through him I soon shall seize
And wear it as my due.
3. The promis'd land from Pisgah's top
I now exult to see ;
My hope is full (O glorious hope)
Of immortality !
4. He visits now this house of clay ;
He shakes his future home :
O would'st thou, Lord, on this glad day,
Into thy temple come.
5. With me, I know, I feel thou art,
But this cannot suffice,
Unless thou plantest in my heart
A constant paradise.
$. My earth thou water'st from on high ;
Oh make it all a pool !
Spring up, O well, I ever cry,
Spring up within my soul.
Hymn 280. p. m.
I. "V^E contrite sinners, hear,
X Ye piis'ners of the Lord,
And wait till Christ appear,
According to his word ;
Rejoice in hope, rejoice with me,
We shall from all our sins be free.
HOPE. 205
"3. The Lord, our righteousness,
We have long since receiv'd :
Salvation nearer is
Than when we first belie v'd ;
Rejoice in Lope. kc.
3. In God we put our trust:
If we our sins confess,
Faithful he is. and just.
From all unrighteousness
To cleanse us all, both you and me,
We shall from ail our sins be free.
4. Surely in us the hope
Of glory shall appear;
Sinners, your heads lift up,
And see redemption near ;
Again, I say, rejoice with me,
We shall from all cur sins be free.
Hymn 281. c. if.
1 . T" TOW happy ev'ry child of grace,
X X Who knows his sins forgiv'n !
This earth, he cries, is not my place,
I seek my place in heav'n :
A country far from mortal sight :
Vet, O ! by faith I see
The land of rest- the saints' delight,
The heav'n prcpar'd for me.
2. O what a blessed hope is ours !
While here on earth we stay,
We more than taste the heav'nly pow'rs,
And antedate that day:
We feel the resurrection near,
Our life in Christ conceal'd,
And with his glorious: presence here
Our earthen vessels fill'd.
mid he more of heav'n bestow !
And when the vessels break;
T
HOPE.
Our ransorn'd splits then shall go,
To grasp the God we seek.
In rapt'rous awe on him I'll gaze,
Who bought the sight for me,
And shout and wonder at his grac€
Through all eternity!
Hymn 282, p. m.
1. dT\ Glorious hope of perfect love !
\J It lifts me up-to things above !
Ic bears on eagles' wings ;
It gives my ravish'd soul to taste,
And makes me for some moments feast
With Jesu's priests and king*.
2. The things eternal I pursue;
A happiness beyond the view
Of those that basely pant
For things by nature felt and seen :
Their honours, wealth, and pleasures mean,
I neither have nor want.
J. Nothing on earth I call my own :
A stranger to the world, unknown,
I all their goods despise :
I trample on their whole delight,
And seek a city out of sight,
A city in the skies.
4. There is my house and portion fair,
My treasure and my heart are there,
And my abiding home ;
Forme my elder brethren stay,
And at! gels beckon me away,
.And Jesus bids ine come !
5.1 come, thy Lordj replies,
I come, to meet thee in the ski.
And claim tfty heavHllj
Now let the pilgrim'- journey end,
Now, O my Saviour, fin end,
Receive me to tbv
LOVE, ZQ7
6. LOVE.
Hymn 283, l. m.
Love to God. 1 Cor. xiii. 8.
1. T TAPPY the heart, where graces reign>
11 Where love inspires the breast:
Love is the brightest of the train,
And strengthens all the rest.
3. Knowledge, alas ! 'tis all in vain,
And all in vain our fear :
Our stubborn sins will fight and reign,
If io\*be absent there.
3. 'Tis love that makes our cheerful feet
In swift obedience move ;
The devils know, and tremble too,
But devils cannot love.
4. This is the grace that lives and sings,
When faith and hope shall cease ;
'Tis this shall strike our joyful strings
In the sweet realms of bliss.
Hymn 284. cm.
Charity. 1 Cor. xiii. 2, 7, 12,
1. T ET Pharisees of high esteem
1 J Their faith and zeal declare,
All their religion is a dream,
Ii love be wanting there.
2. Love suffers long with patient eye,
Nor isprovok'd in haste ;
She lets the present inj'ry die,
And long forgets the past.
3. Malice and rage, those fires of hell,
She quenches with her tongue ;
Hopes and believes, and thinks no ill,
Tha' she endures the wrong.
203 LOVE.
4. She ne'er desires nor seeks to know
The scandals of the time ;
Nor locks with pride on those below,
Nor envies those that climb.
5. She lays her own advantage by,
To seek her neighbour's good ;
So God's own Son came down to die,
And bought cur lives with blood.
6. Love is the grace that keeps her pow'r,
In all the realms above ;
Their faith and hope are known no more
But saints- for ever love.
Hymn 285. cm.
Love to our Neighbour, Luke x. 29, 37.
!. "Tp ATHER of mercies, send thy grace,
JL All-pow'rful from above,
To form, in our obedient souls,
The image of thy love.
2. O may our sympathizing breasts
That gen'rous 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 look'd on dying man.
When thron'd above the skies;
And, 'mid th' embraces of hia God,
He felt compassion rise.
5. On wings of love the Saviour flew
To raise us from the ground ;
And shed the richest of his blood,
A balm for ev'ry wound.
LOVE. 209
Hymn 286. l. m.
1. f~\ WHAT stupendous mercy shiner
V^/ Around die majesty of heav'n I
Rebels he deigns to call his sons,
Tneir Souis renew'd, their sins forgiv'n,
2. Go, imitate the grace divine,
The grace that blazes like a sun ;
Hold forth your fair, tho' feeble light,
Tnro' ail your lives let mercy run.
3. Upon your bounty's willing wings
Swift let the needed blessing fly ;
The hungry feed, the naked clothe?
To pain and sickness help apply.
4. Pity the weeping widow's woe,
And be her counsellor and 9tay ;
Adopt the fatherless, and smooth
To useful, happy life his way.
5. Let age with want and weakness bow'd
Your bowels of compassion move,
Let e'en your enemies be bless'd,
Their hatred recompenc'd with love.
Hymn 287. s. m.
1. T) LEST be the tie that binds
AJ Our hearts in christian love ;
The fellowship of kindred minds
Is like to that above.
3. Before our Father's throne
We pour our ardent prayers ;
Our fears, our hopes, our aims are one,
Our comforts and our cares.
S. We share our mutual woes:
Our mutual burdens bear ;
And often for each other flows i
Tke sympathizing tear.
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*iO IX) VI
4. When we asunder part,
It gives us inward pain ;
But we shall still be join'd in lieu1.
And hope to meet again.
5. This glor'ous 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 reig$
Through all eternity.
Hymn 288. s. m.
Christian "Love. Gal. iii. 2 8^
1. "I" ET party blames no more
jL^i The christian wodd o'ersprea»d ;
Gentile and Jew, and bond and free.
Are one in Christ their head.
2. Among the saints on earth
Let mutual love be found;
Heirs of the same inheritance
With mutual blessings crown 'd.
3. Let envy, child of hell !
Be banish'd far away ;
Those should in strictest friendship dwel1,
Who the same Lord obey.
4. Thus will the church below
Resemble that above,
Where streams of pleasure ever flaw,
And ev'ry heart is love.
Hymn 289. x. u.
Love and hatred. Phil. ii. 2. Eph. iv. 30, ke-
if. "VTow by the bowels of my God,
JJN His sharp distress, his sore complaints,
LOVE. Si*
By his last groans, his dying blood,
I charge my soul to love the saints.
2. Clamour, and wrath, and war be gone,
Envy and spite for ever cease,
Let bitter words no more be known
Among the saints, the sons of peace.
3. The Spirit, like a peaceful dove,
Flies from the realms of noise and strife;;
Why should we vex and grieve his love,
Who seaJs our souls to haav'nlyiife I
4. Tender and kind be all our thoughts,
Through all our lives let mercy run:
So God forgives our num'rous faults
For the dear sake of Christ his Son,
Hymn 290. c. m.
1. ,rT^ISpure delighu without .alloif^
JL Jesus to hear tny name,
My spirit leaps with inward joy,
To feel the sacred flame.
2. My passions hold a pkasing reign*
While love inspires my breast.
Love, the divinest of the train,
The ^ov'reign of the res.t.
3. This is the grace must live and sing.
When faith and hope shall cease.
Must sound from ev'ry joyful string
Through the sweet realms of :bliss>.
4. Let life immortal seize my clay,
Let love refine my blood :
Her flames can bear my soul awayf
And bring me near my God.
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Hymn 291. l. m.
ND is the gospel peace and love J
Such let ,our convesrsatiott ibe ;
213 LOVE.
The serpent blended with the dove,
Wisdom and meek simplicity.
2. Whene'er the angry passions rise,
And tempt our thoughts or tongues to strife*
To Jesus let us lift our eyes,
Bright pattern of the christian life !
3. O how- benevolent and kind!
How mild ! how ready to forgive !
Be this the temper of our mind,
And these the rules by wiiich we live.
Hymn 292. p. m.
i . f^\ LOVE divine, how sweet thou art !
V^>/ When shall I find my willing heart,
All taken up by thee !
I thirst, I faint, I die to prove,
The greatness of redeeming love,
The love of Christ to me.
2. Stronger his love than death or hell,
Its riches are unsearchable ;
The first born sons of light
Desire in vain its depth to see ;
They cannot reach the mystery.
The length, and breadth, and height
3. God only knows the love of God ;
O that it now were shed abroad
In this poor stony heart !
For love I sigh, for love I pine ;
This only portion, Lord, be mine !
Be mine this better part.
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Hymn 293. p. m.
From the German.
HEE will 1 love, my strength, my tow t.
Thee will 1 luvc, my joy, my crown,
LOVE.
Thee will I tove with all my powV,
In all my works and thee alone :
Thee will I love, till the pure lire
Fill my whole soul with chaste desire.
v. Ah! why did I so late thee know,
Thee, lovelier than the sens of men !
Ah ! why did I no sooner go
To thee, the only ease in p?
Asham'd I sigh and inly mourn,
That I so late to thee did turn.
3. In darkness willingly I stray 'd;
I sought thee, yet from thee I ro\M ;
Far wide my wandering thoughts were spread?
Thy creatures more than thee I lov'd;
And now if more, at length, I see,
5 Tis thro' thy light and comeb from t
4. I thank thee, uncreated Sun,
That thy bright beams on me have shin'dj
I thank thee, who hast overthrown
My foes, and heal'd my wounded mind ;
I thank thee, whose enliv'ning voice, ■
Bids my freed heart in thee rejoice.
5. Uphold me in the doubtful race,
Nor suffer me again to stray ;
Strengthen my feet.v.itl- steady pace,
StHl to press forward in the
My soul and flesh, O Lord of might,
Fill, satiate with thy heav'nly lig
Hymn 294. cm.
1. TNITI\ITE, unexhausted love !
A Jesus and love are one ;
If still to me thy bowels move,
They are restrain'd to none.
2. What shall I do my God to lotfc
My loving God to praise ?
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The length, and breadth, and height to prove*
And depth of sov'rcign grace ?
3. Thy sov'reign grace to all extends,
Immense and unconfin'd ;
From age to age it never ends,
It reaches all mankind.
4. Throughout the world its breadth is known,
Wide as infinity ;
So wide, it never pass'd by one,
Or it had pass'd by me.
5. My trespass was grown up to heav'n ;
But far above the skies,
In Christ abundantly forgiv'n,
I see thy mercies rise.
6. The depth of all-redeeming love,
What angel tongue can tell ?
O may I to the utmost prove
The gift unspeakable.
Hymn 295. l. m .
1. /^N OME, Saviour, Jesus, from above !
\^y Assist me with thy hcav'nly grace ;
Empty my heart of earthly love,
And for thyself prepare the place.
2. O let thy sacred presence fill,
And set my longing spirit free ?
Which pants to have no other will,
But night and day to feast on thee.
3. While in this region here below,
No other good will I pursue ;
I'll bid this world of noise and show,
With^ill its glitt'ring snares, adieu
4. Tnat path with humble speed I'll seek.
In which my Saviour's footsteps shine;
Nor will I hear, nor, will I speak.
Of any ether love but thine.
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5, Henceforth may no profane delight
Divide this consecrated soul :
Possess it thou who hast the right,
As Lord and Master of the whole.
6. Nothing on earth do I desire,
But thy pure love within, my breast ,
This, only this, will I require,
And freely give up all the rest.
Hymn 296. c. m.
1. TESUS hath dy'dthatl might life,
<J Might live to God alone ;
In him eternal life receive,
And be in spirit one.
2. Saviour, I thank thee for thy grace,
The gift unspeakable :
And wait with arms of faith t* embrace,
And all thy love to feel.
3. My soul breaks out in strong desire,
The perfect bliss to prove ;
My longing heart is all on fire,
To be dissolv'd in love.
4. Give me thyself, from ev'ry boasts
From ev'ry sin set free ;
Let all I am in thee be lost,
But give thyself to me.
Hymn 297. p. m.
1. ,rT~1IS a point I long to know,
X Oft it causes anxious thoughts ;
Do I love the Lord or no ;
Am I his, or am I not ?
If I love, why am I thus ?
Why this dull and lifeless frame ?
Hardly, sure, can they be worse,
Who have never heard kis name.
21* LOVE.
3. Could my heart so hard remain,
Pray'r a task and burden prove ;
Ev'ry trifle give me pain,
If I knew a Saviour's love ?
4. When I turn mine eyes within,
O how dark, and vain, and wild !
Prone to unbelief and sin,
Can I deem myself a child ?
5. If I pray, or hear, or read,
Faith is weak in all I do ;
You that love the Lord indeed,
Tell me Is it thus with you ?
<). Yet I mourn my stubborn will,
Find my sin a grief and thrall !
Should I grieve for what I feel,
If I did not love at all ?
7. Could I joy with saints to meet,
Choose the ways I once abhoriM
Find, at times, the promise sweet,
If I did not love the Lord ?
8. Lord, decide the doubtful case !
Thou, who art thy people's sun ;
Shine upon thy work of grace,
If it be indeed begun.
9. Let me love thee more and more,
If I love at ah, I pray ;
If I have not lov'd before,
Help me to begin to-day.
Hymn 298. c. m.
1. TESUS, united by thy grace,
«J And v:\ch to each endear'd :
With confidence we seek thy face,
And know our pray'r h heard.
2. Still let us own our common Lord,
And bear thine easy yoke,
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A band of love, a three-fold cord,
Which never can be broke.
j. Make us into one spirit drink ;
> Bapiize into thy name ;
And let us always kindly think.
And sweetly speak the same.
Touch Yi by the loadstone of thy love,
Let all our hearts agree ;
" And ever tVarcls each other move.
And ever move t\vards thee.
>. To thee inseparably join *d,
Let all our spirits cleave :
O may we all the loving mind
That was in thee receive !
• 6. This is the bond of perfectness,
Thy spotless charity :
O let us still, we pray, possess
The mind that was in thee.
7. SANCTIFICATION
Hymn 299. l. m.
Holiness and Grace. Tit. ii. 10— IS,
1. Q< O let our lips and lives express
O The holy gospel we profess ;
So let our works and virtues shine.
To prove the doctrine all divine.
2. Tnus shall we best proclaim abroad
The honours of our Saviour-God ;
When the salvation reigns within,
And grace subdues the pow'r of sin.
3. Our flesh and sense must be deny'd,
Passion and envy, lust and pride ;
Whilst justice, temp'rance, truth, and love,
Our inward piety approve.
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4. Religion bears our spirits up,
Whilst we expect that blessed hope,
Tne bright appearance of the Lord,
And faith stands leaning on his word.
Hymn 300. c. m.
Garments of salvation, Isa. lxi. 10.
1. A WAKE my heart, arise my tongue,
Jl\. Prepare a tuneful voice :
In God, the life of all my joys,
Aloud will I rejoice.
2. 'Tis he adorn'd my naked soul,
And made salvation mine ;
Upon a poor polluted worm
He makes his graces shine.
3. And lest the shadow of a spot
Should on my soul be found,
He took the robe the Saviour wrought,
And cast it all around.
4. How far this heav'nly robe exceeds
What earthly princes wear !
These ornaments how bright they shine!
How white the garments are !
5. The Spirit wrought by faith, and love,
And hope, and ev'ry grace ;
But Jesus spent his life, to work
The robe of righteousness.
t). Strangely, my soul, art thou array 'd
By the great sacicd Three !
In sweetest harmony of praise
Let all thy pow'rs agree.
Hymn 301.' c. m.
Jldrnjin the fetor of Gael all the day !u?ig\ Prow
ti. 17.
L r I^HRICK ouls, who born of heav'n*
X Whilst yet they sojourn here.
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Humbly begin their clays with God,
And spend them in his fear !
2. So mar our eyes with holy zeal
Prevent the dawning day ;
And turn the sacred pages o'er,
And praise thy name and pray.
3. Midst hourly cares may love present
Its incense to thy throne ;
And, while the world our hands empldyy
Our hearts be thine alone 1
4. As sanctify 'd to noblest ends,
Be each refreshment sought,
And by each var'ous providence
* Some wise instruction brought.
3. When to labor'ous duties ealrM,
•. Or by temptations try'd,
• We'll seek the shelter of thy wings,
And in thy strength confide.
• 6. As diff'rent scenes of life arise,
Our grateful hearts would be
With thee, amidst the social band,
In solitude with thee.
7. At night we lean our weary heads
On thy paternal breast ;
And, safely folded in thine arms,
Resign oar pow'rs to rest.
8. In solid pure delights, like these,
Let all my days be past;
Nor shall I then impatient wish,
Nor shall I fear the last.
Hymn 302. l. m.
1. TJ EHOLD the sons, the heirs of God,
X3 So clearly bought with Jesu's blood I
Are they not oorp to heav'nly joys,
And shall they stoop to earthly toys?
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2. Can laughter fill th' immortal mind I
Were spirits of celestial kind
Made for a jest, for sport and play,
To wear out time, and waste the day ?
3. Doth vain discourse, or empty mirth
Well suit the honours of their birth ?
Shall they be fond of gay attire,
Which children love, and fools admire ?
4. What if we wear the richest vest ?
Peacocks and flies are better drest ;
This flesh, with all its gaudy forms,
Must drop to dust, and feed the worms.
5. Lord, raise our thoughts and passions high'r ; *
Touch our vain souls with sacred fire ;
Then, with a heav'n-directed eye,
We'll pass these glitt'ring trifles by.
Hymn 303. c. m.
K /~\ FOR a heart to praise my Gcd,
\_S A heart from sin set free !
A heart that always feels thy blood,
So freely spilt for me.
2. A heart resign'd, submissive, meek,
My great Redeemer's throne ;
Where only Christ is heard to speak,
Where Jesus reigns alone.
3. O 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 ev'ry thought rcnew'd,
And full of love divine ;
Perfect, and right, and pure, and good,
A copy, Lord, of thine.
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Hymn 304. l. m.
1. T TOLY. and true, and righteous Lord,
JL X I wait to prove thy perfect will ;
Be mindful of thy gracious word,
And stamp me with thy Spirit's seal.
2. Open my faith's interior eye:
Display thy glory from above ;
And all I am shall sink and die,
Lost in astonishment and love.
3. Confound, o'erpow'rme by thy grace :
I would be by myself abhorM;
All might, all majesty, all praise,
All glory be to Christ my Lord!
4. Now let me gain perfection's height*.
Now let me into nothing fall,
As less than nothing in my sight,
And feel that Christ is all in all !
Hymn 305. c. m.
J . A"N OME, thou omniscient Son of man,
\^y Display thy sifting pow'r ;
Come with thy Spirit's winn'wing fan,
And throughly purge thy floor.
2. The chaff of sin, th' accursed things
Far from our souls be driv'n :
The wheat into thy garner bring,
And lay us up fpr heav'n.
3. Look through us with thine eyes of flam^,
The clouds and darkness chase :
And tell us what by sin we are,
And what we are by grace.
4. Whate'er offends thy glorious eyes,
Far from our hearts remove :
As dust before the whirlwind flies,
Disperse it by thy love.
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5. Then let us all thy fulness know,
From ev'ry sin set free :
Sav'd, to the utmost, sav'd below.
And perfected by thee.
Hymn 306. l. m.
1. A ^ inward baptism of pure fire,
X\ Wherewith to be baptiz'd I have ;.
'Tis all my longing soul's desire ;
This, only tliis my soul can save.
2. Straight'ned I am, till this be done 'f.
Kindle in me the living flame ;
Father, in me, reveal thy Son:
Baptize me into Jesu's name..
3. Transform my nature into thine,
Let all my pow'rs thine impress feel>.
Let ail my soul become divine,
And stamp me with thy Spirit's seal.
4. Love, mighty lose, my heart o'erpow'r,
Ah ! why dostthcu so long delay ?
Cut short the work, bring near the hour.
And let mo see thy perfect day.
5. Behold, for thee I ever wait,
Nov/ let me in thine image shine,
Now the new heav'ns and earth create,
And plant with righteousness divine.
6. If with the wretched sens of men
It stiil be thy delight to live,
Come, Lord, beget my soul again,
Thyself, thy quick'ning Spirit give.
Hymn 307. cm.
I. T T ATPY the souls to Jesus join'd,
X JL And sav'd by grace alone ;
Walking in all his ways, they find
Their heav'n o» earth begun.
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2. The church triumphant in thy love,
Their mighty joys we know ;
They sing the Lambin hymns absve,
And we in hymns below.
3. Thee, in thy glorious realm, they praise,.
And bow before thy throne !
We in the kingdom of thy grace :
The kingdoms are but one.
4. The holy to the holiest leads ;
From thence our spirits rise ;
And he who in thy statutes treads,.
Shall meet thee in the skies..
Hvmn 308. c. u.
1. T>ESPRINKLE with thy blood my heart,
JD O Jesus, Son of God :
And take away whate'er thy grace
Hath hitherto withstood.
2. Deaden my nature's active fire,
And end all useless strife ;
That I may henceforth only thirst
For thee, the well of life.
3. Here may I stay, and drink my fill,
And ne'er from hence depart;
My longing is for evermore :
" Fix at this spring my heart."
4. Dear Saviour, thou well know'st how oft
I've turn'd away from thee :
O let thy work, renew'd to-day,
Always abide in me.
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3. JOY AND PRAISE,
Hymn 309. s. m.
Is /^i OME, ye that love the Lord,
V^ And let your joys be known y
Join in a song with sweet accord,
Whilst ye surround his throne.
Let those refuse to sing
Who never knew our God ;
But servants of the heav'nly King
May speak their j6ys abroad.
2. The God who rules on high,
Who all the earth surveys,
Who rides upon the stormy sky,
And calms the roaring seas :
This awful God is ours,
Our Father and our Love :
He will send down his heav'nly pow'rs
To carry us above.
3. There we shall see his face,
And never, never sin I
There from the rivers of his grace,
Drink endless pleasured in:
Yea, and before we rise,
To that immortal state,
The thoughts of such amazing bliss
Should constant joys create.
4. The men of grace have found
Glory begun below ;
Celestial fruit on earthly ground
From faith and hope may grow:
Then let our songs abound,
And ev'ry tear be dry ;
We're marching through Immanucl's ground
To faircr worlds on high.
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Hymn 310. l. m.
1. T TAPPYthe man who finds the grace,
11 The blessing of God's chosen race,
The wisdom coming from above,
The faith that sweetly works by love.
2. Happy beyond description he,
Who knows the Saviour dy'd for me,
The gift unspeakable obtains,
And heav'nly understanding gains.
3. Wisdom divine I who tells the price
Of wisdom's costly merchandize ?
Wisdom to silver we prefer,
And gold is dross compar'd to her.
4. Her hands are fill'd with length of days,
True riches and immortal praise :
Riches of Christ on all bestow'd,
And honour that descends from God,
5. To purest joys she all invites,
Chaste, holy, spiritual delights ;
Her ways are ways of pleasantness,
And and all her flow'ry paths are peace.
6. Happy the man who wisdom gains;
Thrice happy who his guest retains ;
He owns, and shall for ever own,
Wisdom, and Christ, and heav'n are one.
Hymn 311. p. m.
L "I ET earth and heav'n agree,
L j Angels and men be join'd,
To celebrate with me
The Saviour of mankind :
T' adore the all-atoning Lamb,
And bless the sound of Jesu's name.
2. Jesus ! transporting sound !
The joy of earth and heav'n ;
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No other help is found,
No other name is giv'n,
By which we can salvation have,
But Jesus came the world to save.
3. Jesus ! harmonious name !
It charms the host above ;
They evermore proclaim,
And wonder at his love :
'Tis all their happiness to gaze,
*Tis heav'n to see our Jesu's face.
4. His name the sinner hears,
And is from sin set free ;
*Tis music in his ears ;
'Tis life and victory :
New songs do now his lips employ,
And dances his glad heart for joy.
5. Stung by the scorpion sin,
My poor expiring soul
The balmy sound drinks in,
And is at once made whole :
See there ! my Lord upon the tree i
I hear, I feel, he dy'd for me.
6. O unexampled love !
O all-redeeming grace 1
How swiftly didst thou move
To save a fallen race.
What shall I do to make it known,
What thou for all mankind hast done I
Hymn 312. c. m.
1. f I TIIY ceaseless, unexhausted love,
JL Unmerited and fi
Delights OUT evil to remove,
And help our misery.
2. T be gracious stiil ;
Theft] dost with sinners bear*
JOY AND PRAISE. I»
That sav'd, we «aff thy goodness feel,
And all thy grace declare.
S. Thy goodness and thy truth, to me,
To ev'ry soul abound ;
A vast unfathomable sea,
Where all our thoughts are drown'd.
4. Its streams the whole creation reach,
So plent'ous is the sto^e ;
Enough for all, enough for each,
Enough for eveTmore.
5. Faithful, O Lord, thy mercies are,
A rock which cannot move ;
A thousand promises declare
Thy constancy of love !
6. Throughout the universe it reigns
Unalterably sure ;
And while the truth of God remains,
His goodness must endure.
Hymn 313. p. u.
I. T'LL praise my Maker whilst I've breath.
JL And when my voice is lost in death,
Praise shall employ my nobler pow'rs :
My days of praise shall ne'er be past,
'Whilst life, and thought, and being last,
Or immortality endures.
3. Happy the man whose hopes rely
On Israel's God who made the sky,
And earth, and seas, with all their train :
His truth for ever stands secure !
He saves tlr* oppress* cl, he feeds the poor,
And none shall find his promise vain.
3. The Lord pours eye-sight on the blind ;
The Lord supports the fainting mind:
He sends the lab'ring conscience peace ;
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He helps the stranger in distress,
The widow and the fatherless,
And grants the pris'ner sweet release.
4. I'll praise him while he lends me breath,
And when my voice is lost in death,
Praise shall employ my nobler pow'ra :
My days of praise shall ne'r be past
Whilst life, and thought, and being last,
Or immortality endures.
Hymn 314. l. m.
1. 'Ty RAISE ye the Lord! 'tis good to raise
JL Your hearts and voices in his praise ;
His nature and his works invite
To make this duty our delight.
2. He form'd the stars, those heav'nly flames;
He counts their numbers, calls their names
His wisdom's vast, and knows no bound,
A deep were all our thoughts are drown 'd !
3. Sing to the Lord, exalt him high,
Who spreads his clouds around the sky ;
There he prepares the fruitful rain,
Nor lets the drops descend in vain.
4. He makes the grass the hills adorn;
He clothes the smiling fields with corn ;
The beasts with food his hands supply,
And the young ravens when they cry.
5. What is the creature's skill or force,
The sprightly man or warlike horse ?
The piercing wit, the active limb?
All are too mean delights for him.
6. But saints are lovely in his sight,
He views his children with delight!
He sees their hope, he knows their fear,
And looks, and loves his image there.
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Hymn 315, c. M.
j
Y Saviour, my almighty friend,
When I begin thr praise,
Where will the growing numbers end.
The numbers of thy grace ?
J. Thou art my everlasting trust.
Thy goodness I adore ;
Send down thy grace, O blessed Lord,
That I may love thee more.
3. My feet shall travel all the length .
Of the celestial road:
And march with courage in thy strength,
To see thee, O my God.
4. Awake, awake, my tuneful pow'rs,
Witt this delightful song.
And entertain the darkest hours.
Nor think the season long.
Hymn 316. l. m.
i . rT^HIS is the God whom we adore,
JL Our faithful unchangeable Friend;
Whose love is as great as his pow'r,
And neither knows measure nor end.
3. 'Tis Jesus, the " Firot and the Last,"
Whose Spirit shall guide uc safe home ;
We'll praise him for all that is past,
And trust him for all that's to ccme.
Hymn 317. p. m.
1. r\ THOU God of my salvation,
V^/ My Redeemer from all sin,
Mov'd to this by great compasfuon,
Yearning bowels from within :
I will praise thee :
Where shall I thy praise begin ?
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30 JOY AND PRAISE.
2. Whilst the angel-choirs are crying:
" Glory to the great I AM i"
I with them would still be vying.
Glory, glory to the Lambi
O how precious
Is the sound of Jesu's name !
3. Now I see, with joy and wonder,
Whence the healing streams arose ;
Angel-minds are lost to ponder
Dying love's mysterious cause :
Yet the blessing,
Down to all, to me it Hows.
4. Though unseen, I love the Saviour,
He almighty grace hath shown ;
Pardon'd guilt, ahd purchas'd favcvr!
This he makes to mortals known :
Give him glory,
Glory, glory is his own.
5. Angels now are hov'ring round us,
Unperceiv'd they mix the throng,
Woncl'ring at the love that crown'd us,
Glad to join the holy song :
Hallelujah !
Love and praise to Christ belong.
Hymn 3 18. p. m.
1. "VTE boundless realms of joy,
JL Extol your Maker's fame !
His praise your songs employ,
Above the (tarry I
Your voio Be, ye 4
And Seraphim, to sine his praise,
2. Thou , . t ral'sttiu
An day;
Ye tai s of Bg
pay 1
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His praise declare, ye heav'ns above,
And clouds which move in liquid air,
3. Let earth her tribute give,
And magnify his name,
By whom all creatures iive
His wondrous powY proclaim!
In this design, let youths with maids,
And hoary heads with children join.
4. His chosen saints to grace,
He Bets them up on high;
And favours Israel's race,
Who still to him are ni
Ye, therefore) raised your grateful voice,
And still rejoice, the Lord to praise.
Hymn 319. c. m.
God my only happiness. Psal. lxxiii. 25.
1. Ti /TY God, my portion, and my love,
.IV JL My everlasting all,
I've none but thee in heav'n above,
Or on this earthly ball.
2. What empty things are all the skies,
And this inferior clod !
There's nothing here deserves my joys,
There's nothing like my God.
3. In vain the bright, the burning sun
Scatters his feeble light;
'Tis thy sweet beam creates my noon ;
If thou withdraw, 'tis night.
4. And whilst upon my restless bed
Among the shadesj[ roll,
If my Redeemer shows his head,
'Tis morning with my soul.
5. To thee we owe our wealth, and friends,
And health, and safe abode :
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Thanks to thy name for meaner things ;
But they are not my God.
6. How vain a toy is glittering wealth,
If once compar'd to thee !
Or what's my safety or my health,
Or all my friends to me.
;'. If I possess'd the spacious earth,
And cali'd the stars my own ;
Without thy graces, and thyself,
I were a wretch undone.
S. Let others stretch their arms like seas,
And grasp in ttli the shore,
Grant me the visits of thy face,
And I desire no more.
Hymn 320. l. m.
i . TH ROM all that dwell below the skies,
_T Let the Creator's praise arise ;
Let the Redeemer's name be sung,
Thro* ev'ry land, by ev'ry tongue.
2. Eternal are thy mercies, Lord,
Eternal truth attends thy word :
Thy praise shall sound from shore to shore,
'Till suns shall rise and set no more.
3. Your lofty themes, ye mortals, bring,
In songs of praise divinely sing;
The great salvation loud proclaim,
And shout for joy the Saviour's name
4. In ev'ry land begin the song,
To ev'ry land the strains belong;
In cheerful sounds all voices raise,
And nil the world with leudest praise
THE CHRISTIAN'S BLESSINGS, &c. 233
Fill. THE CHRISTIANS BLESSINGS, SUF-
FERINGS, DANGER AND SAFETY.
Hymn 321. c. m.
1. O WEET was the time when first I felt
£5 The Saviour's pard'ning blood
Applied, to cleanse my soul from guilt,
And bring me home to God.
2. Soon as the morn the light reveal'd,
His praises tun'd my tongue ;
And when the evening shades prevail'd
His love was all my song.
3. In vain the tempter spread his wiles ;
The world no more could charm ;
I UVd upon my Saviour's smiles,
And lean'd upon his arm.
4. In pray'r my soul drew near the Lord,
And saw his glory shine ;
And when I read his holy word,
I call'd each promise mine.
5. Then to his saints I often spoke
Of what his love had done ;
But now my heart is almost broke,
For all my joys are gone.
6. Now when the evening shade prevails,
My soul m darkness mourns ;
And when the morn the light reveals;
No light to me returns.
7. My pray'rs are now an empty noise,
For Jesus hides his face ;
I read, the promise meets my eyes,
But does not reach my case.
8. Now Satan threatens to prevail,
And make my soul his prey ;
Yet, Lord, thy mercies cannot fail}
O come without delay.
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Hymn 322, cm.
1. T ORD ! what a wretched land is this,
1 J Which yields us no supply,
No cheering fruits, no wholesome trees,
Nor streams of living joy ?
2. But piercing thorns through all the ground,
And mortal poisons grow,
And all the rivers that are found,
With dang'rous waters flow.
3. Yet the dear path to thine abode
Lies thro* this weary land ;
Lord ! we would keep that heav'nly road,
And run at thy command.
4. Our journey is a thorny maze,
But we march upward still,
Forget these troubles of the way,
To reach fair Sion's hill.
f>. There on the hill of life and peace
Our raptur'd souls shall dwell,
Oar toils recount, our Saviour bless,
And all his triumphs tell.
6 . Eternal glory to the king,
Who brought us safely through ;
Our tongue shall never cease to sing,
All endless praises due.
Hymn 323, c. H.
I. TITHY is my heart so far from thee.
V V My God, my chief delight ?
Why are my thoughts no more by day^
With thee, no more by night ?
3. When my forgetful soul renews
The savour of thy grace,
fondly I hope I ne'er shall loose
Tnc relish all my days
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3. But ere one fleeting hour is past,
The flatt'ring world employs
Some sensual bait to seize my taste,
And to pollute my joys.
4. Then I repent and vex my soul,
That I should leave thee so;
Where will those wild affections stroll,
Which let thee, Saviour, go ?
5. Wretch that I am, to wander thus
In chase of false delight !
Let me be fasten'd to thy cross.
Rather than lose thy sight,
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Hymn 324. c. m.
}. TI7HEN in the light of faith divine
V V We look on things below,
Honour and gold, and sensual joy,
How vain, and dang'rous too ?
2 . Honour's a puff of noisy breath ;
Yet men expose their blood,
And venture everlasting death,
To gain that airy good.
3. Whilst others starve the nobler mind, -
And feed on shining dust,
They rob the serpent of his food,
T' indulge a sordid lust.
4. The pleasures which allure our sense
Are dang'rous snares to soids ;
There's but a drop of flattering sweet?
And dash'd with bitter bowls.
3. God is my all-sufficient good,
My portion and my choice ;
In him my vast desires are fill'd5
And all my pctw'rs rejoice.
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Hymn 325. c. m.
1. 1\ /TY God ! the spring of all my joys,
JLYX The life of my delights,
The glory of my brightest days.
And comfort of my nights.
2. In darkest shades if he appear,
My dawning is begun !
He is my soul's bright morning-star,
And he my rising sun.
3. The op'ning heav'hs around me shine
With beams of sacred bliss,
Whilst Jesus shews his heart is mine,
And whispers, " I am his !"
4. My soul would leave this heavy clay
At that transporting word,
Run up with joy the shining way
T' embrace my dearest Lord.
5. Fearless of hell and ghastly death,
I'd break thro' ev'ry foe :
The wings of love, and arms of faith
Should bear me conqu'ror through.
Hymn 326. c. u.
1. TTENCE from my soul sad thoughts be gone.
XjL And leave me to my joys :
My tongue shall triumph in my God,
And make a joyful noise.
2. Darkness and doubts had veil'd my mind,
And drownM my head in tears,
'Till sovereign grace with shining rays,
DispeiPd my gloomy fears.
3. O, what immortal joys I felt,
And raptures all divine,
When Jesus told me I was his,
And my Beloved mine !
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4. In vain the tempter frights my soul,
And breaks my peace in vain ;
One glimpse, clear Saviour, of thy face,
Revives my joys again.
Hymn 327. cm.
1. T yf THY should a living man complain
VV Of deep distress within,
Since ev'ry sigh, and ev'ry pain
Is but the fruit of sin ?
2. No, Lord, I'll patiently submit,
Nor ever dare rebel ;
Yet ?vre I may, here at thy feet,
My painful feelings tell.
Hymn 328. c. m.
God speaking peace to liis people. Psalm lxxxv. 8,
1. T TNITE, my roving thoughts, unite
KJ In silence soft and sweet :
And thou, my soul, sit gently down
At thy great Sovereign's feet.
2. Jehovah's awful voice is heard,
And gladly I attend ;
For lo ! the everlasting God
Proclaims himself thy friend.
3. Harmonious accents to my soul
The sounds of peace convey :
The tempest at his word subsides,
And winds and seas obey. *
4. By all its joys, I charge my heart,
To grieve his love no more ;
But, charm'd by melody divine,
To give its' follies o'er.
Hymn 329. c. m.
1. \7"E trembling souls, dismiss your fears >
X Be mercy all your theme \
238 THE CHRISTIAN'S BLESSINGS,
Mercy, which like a river ilows
In one continued stream.
2. Fear not the pow'rs of earth, and hell,
God will these pow'rs restrain ;
His mighty arm their rage repel,
And make their efforts vain.
3. Fear not the wnfct of outward good.
He will for his provide ;
Grant them supplies of daily food, •
And give them hea\'n beside.
4. Fear not that he will e'er forsake,
Or leave hia work undone ;
He's faithful to his promises,
And faithful to las Son.
5. Fear not the terrors of the grave,
Or death's tremendous sting ;
He will from endless wrath preserve,
To endless glory bring.
6. You in his wisdom, pow'r and grace,
May confidently trust ;
His wisdom guides, his pow'r protects,
His grace rewards the just.
Hymn 330, l. m.
Our own weakness, and Christ* our strength.
2 Cor. xiL 7, 9, 10.
!. "I ET me but hear my Saviour say :
jL-J " Strength shall be equal to the day :"
Then I rejoice in deep distress,
Leaning on all-sufficient grace.
2. 1 glory in infirmity,
That Chi ist's own pow'r may rest on me ;
When I am weak, then am I strong,
Grace is my shield, and Christ my song.
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o. I can do all things, or can bear
All sufferings, if my Lord be there ;
Sweet pleasures mingle with the pains,
Wnilst iiis left-hand my head sustains.
4. But if the Lord be once withdrawn,
• And I attempt the work alone,
When new temptations spring and rise,
I find how great my weakness is.
Hymn 331. c. m.
1. /~^ IVE me the wings of faith to rise
VJT Within the veil, and see
The saints above, how great their joys,
How bright their glories be !
2. Once they were mourning here below,
And wet their couch with tears ;
They wrestled hard, as I do now,
With sins, and doubts, and fears.
3. 1 ask them whence their vict'ry came ?
They with united breath,
Ascribe their conquest to the Lamb,
Their triumph to his death.
4, They mark'cl the footsteps which he trod,
(His zeal inspir'd their breast)
And foll'wing their incarnate God,
Possess* d the jpromis'd rest.
5. Our glorious Leader claims our praise,
For his own pattern giv'n,
While the long c itnesses
Show the same path to heav'n.
Hymn 332, c. m.
The safety and protection
1.2, 3, 4.
1. T TOW honourable is the place,
JljL Where we adoring stand,
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Zion the glory of the earth,
And beauty of the land.
2. Bulwarks of mighty grace defend
The city where we dwell ;
The walls, of strong salvation made,
Defy th' assaults of hell.
3. Lift up the everlasting gates,
The doors wide open fling ;
Enter ye Christians who obey
The statutes of our King.
4. Here shall you taste unmingled joys,
And live in perfect peace ;
You who have known Jehovah's name,
And ventur'd on his grace.
5. Trust in the Lord, forever trust,
And banish all your fears :
Strength in the Lord Jehovah dwells,
Eternal as his years.
H)'mn 333. cm.
A vision of the kingdom of Christ among men*
Rev. xxi. 1, 2, 3, 4.
1. T O, what a glorious sight appears
I ^ To our believing eyes,
The earth and seas are pass'd away,
And the old rolling skies.
2. From the third heav'n, where God reside^
That holy, happy place,
The New- Jerusalem comes down,
Adorn \i with shining grace.
•■>. Attending angels shout for joy,
And the bright armies sing :
" MorUls behold the sacred seat)
" Of your descending King.
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4. " The God of glory down to men
" Removes his bless'd abode :
" Men the dear objects of his grace,
" And he the loving God.
5. " His own kind hand shall wipe the tears
" From ev'ry weeping eye,
u And pains, and groans, and griefs and fears,
" And death itself shall die."
6. How long, dear Saviour, O how long !
Shall this bright hour delay ?
Fly swifter on, ye wings of time,
And bring the welcom-e day.
Hymn 534. l. m.
The beatitudes. Matt. v. 2-12.
1. T3 LESS'D are the humble souls who sec
JLJ Their emptiness and poverty ;
Treasures of grace to them are giv'n ;
And crowns of joy laid up in heav'n.
2. Bless'd are the men of broken heart,
Who mourn for sin with inward smart;
The blood of Christ divinely flow s,
A healing balm for all their woes.
2. Bless'd are the meek who stand afar
From rage and passion, noise and war;
God w ill secure their happy state,
And plead their cause against the great.
A. Bless'd are the souls who thirst for graci?,
Hunger and long for righteousness ;
They shall be well supplied and fed
With living streams and living bi
5. Bless'd arc the men whose bowels r.
And melt with sympat
From Christ, the ; ej obtain
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6. Blcss'd are the pure whose hearts are clean
From the defiling pow'r of sin ;
With endless pleasure they shall see
A Cod of spotless purity,
7. Bless'd are the men of peaceful life,
Who quench the coals of growing strife ;
They shall be call'd the heirs of biiss,
The sons of God, as sons of peace.
8. Bless'd are the suff'rers who partake
Of pain and shame for Jesus' sake ;
Their souls shall triumph in the Lord.
Glory and joy are their reward.
Hymn 335. l. m.
1 . T ORD, how secure and blest are they
I 4 Who feel the joys of pardon'd sin !
Should storms of wrath shake earth and sea,
Their minds have heav'n and peace within.
2. The day glides swiftly o'er their heads,
Made up of innocence and love ;
And soft and silent as the shades
Their nightly minutes gently move.
£. They scorn to seek our golden toys,
But spend the clay, and share the night,
In numb'ring o'er the richer joys
Which heav'n prepares for their delight.
. Whiist wretched, we like worms and m<
Lie gvov'ling in the dust below.
Almighty grace renew our souls,
And we'll aspire to glory too.
Hymn 336. c. iff.
1. Q ALVATIOX, O the joyful sound!
A sov'n i for ev'ry wound,
pur fears.
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2. Buried in sorrow and in sin,
At heli's dark door we lay :
But we arise by grace divine,
To see a heav'nly day.
alvation ! let the echo fly
The spacious earth around ;
While all the armies of the sky
Conspire to raise the sound.
Hymn 337. s. m.
Rejoicing in the way9 of God. Psalm, cxxxviii. 5.
I. VTOW let our voices join
JJN To form a sacred song ;
Ye pilgrims in Jehovah's ways
With music pass along.
How straight the path appears!
How open and how fair 1
No lurking gins t' entrap our feet ;
No fierce destroyer there.
3. But flow'rs of Paradise
In rich profusion spring;
Trie sun of glory gilds the path,
And dear companions sing.
4. See Salem's golden spires
In hcauteous prospect rise ;
And brighter crowns than mortals wear,
Which sparkle thro' the skies.
5. All honour to his Name,
Who marks the sinning way ;
To him who leads the wanderers on
To realms of endless day.
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Kymn 338. c. m,
HEN I can read my title clear
To mansions in the skies,
244 THE CHRISTIAN'S BLESSINGS,
I bid farewell to ev'ry fear,
And wipe my weeping eyes.
2. Should earth against my soul engage,
And hellish darts be hurl'd,
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 heav'n, my all.
4. There shall I bathe my weary soul
In seas of heav'nly rest ;
And not a wave of trouble roll
Across my peaceful breast.
Hymn 339. l. m.
The beneficence of Christ for our imitation. Acts. x. 38.
1. TY7HEN Jesus dwelt in mortal clay,
V V What were his works from day to day,
But miracles of pow'r and grace,
Which spread salvation through our race ?
2. Teach us, O Lord, to keep in view
Thy pattern, and thy steps pursue ;
Let alms bestow 'd, let kindness done,
Be witness'd 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,
fn gen'roiw acts his radiant way,
Treads the same path his Saviour trod.
The path to glory and to God.
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IX. CHRISTIAN WORSHIP.
1. PRIVATE.
Hymn 340. c. m.
1. T ORD, thou wilt hear me when I pray ;
I ^ I am for ever thine ;
I fear before thee all the day,
Nor would I dare to sin.
2. And whilst I rest my weary head*
From cares and bus'ness free,
'Tis sweet conversing on my bed
With my own heart and thee.
3. I pay this ev'ning sacrifice :
And when my work is done,
Great God ! my faith and hope relics
Upon thy grace alone.
4. Thus, with my thoughts compos'd to peace,
I'll give mine eyes to sleep ;
Thy hand in safety keeps my days,
And will my slumbers keep.
Hymn 341. l. m.
Self -examination. Gal. iv. 19, 20.
1. T \ THAT strange perplexities arise?
V V What anxious fears and jealousies !
What crowds in doubtful light appear ?
How few, alas, approv'd and clear !
2. And what am I ? — My soul, awake,
And an impartial survey take:
Does no dark sign, no ground o* fear,
In practice, or in heart appear ?
v hat image does my spirit bear?
is Jesus form'd, and living there?
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Say, do his liniaments divine
In thought, and word, and action shine ?
4. Searcher of hearts, O search me still ;
The secrets of my soul reveal ;
My fears remove, let me appear
To God, and my own conscience clear.
Hymn 342. l. m.
Family religion. Gen. xviii. 19.
1. "Tj1 ATHER of all, thy care we bless,
JL Which crowns our families with peace ;
From thee they spring, and by thy hand
They have been, and are still sustain'd.
.1. To God, most vorthy to be prais'd,
"Be our domestic altars rais'd ;
Who, Lord of heaven, scorns not to dwell
With saints in their obscurest cell.
3. To thee may each united house,
Morning and night, present its vows ;
Our servants there, and rising race
Be taught thy precepts, and thy grace.
4. O may each future age proclaim
The honours of thy glorious name ;
While, pleas'd and thankful, we remove
To join the family above.
Hymn 343. s. m.
1. f~^ RE ATE my soul anew,
V^/ Else all my worship's vain ;
This wretched heart will ne'er prove true,
'Till it be form'd again.
2. Descend, celestial lire,
And seize me from above !
Wrap me in flames of pure desire,
A sacrifice of love.
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S. Let joy and worship spend
The remnant of my days ;
And to my God my soul ascend,
In sweet perfumes of praise.
2. PUBLIC.
Hymn 344. l. m.
|. 4 NOTHER six day's work is done?
XjL Another sabbath is begun ;
Return my soul, enjoy thy rest,
Improve the day thy God has blest.
2. Come, bless the Lord, whose love assigns
So sweet a rest to wearied minds ;
Provides an antepast of heav'n,
And gives this day the food of sev'n.
3. O that our thoughts and thanks may rise,
As grateful incence, to the skies ;
And draw from heav'n that sweet repose,
Which none, but he who feels it, knows,
4. This heav'nly calm, within the breast,
Is the dear pledge of glorious rest,
Which for the church of God remains^
The end of cares, the end of pains.
5. With joy, great God, thy works we view,
In various scenes both old and new ;
With praise we think on mercies past,
With hope, we future pleasures taste.
6. In holy duties let the day,
In holy pleasures pass away ;
How sweet, a Sabbath thus to spend,
In hope of one that ne'er shall end,
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Hymn 345. c. m.
1. T^REQUENT the day of God returns
JL To shed its quick'ning beams ;
And yet how slow devotion burns!
How languid are its flames.
2. Accept our faint attempts to love,
Our frailties, Lord forgive ;
We would be like thy saints above,
And praise thee while we live.
3. Increase, O Lord, our faith and hope,
And fit us to ascend,
Where the assembly ne'er breaks up,
The Sabbath ne'er shall end.
4. Where we shall breathe in heav'nly air,
With heav'nly lustre shine ;
Before the throne of God appear,
And feast on love divine.
Hymn 346. s. m.
1. "TIC WELCOME sweet day of rest,
V V Tli at saw the Lord arise,
Welcome to this reviving breast,
And these rejoicing eyes.
2. The King himself comes near,
And feasts his saints to-day ;
Here we may sit, and sec him here,
And love, and praise and pray.
L Oat day amidst the place
Where my dear God hath been,
Is sweeter than ten thousand days
Of pleasurable sin.
4. My willing soul would stay
In such a frame as U;is,
And sing and bear herself away
To everlasting bliss.
PUBLIC WORSHIP. 243
Hymn 347. s. m.
1. TTOW charming is the place
JlJL Where my redeemer God
Unveils the beauties of his face,
And shedr, his love abroad.
2. Not the fair palaces
To winch the great resort.
Are once to be compared with this,
Where Jesus holds his court.
3. Here on the mercy seat,
With radiant glory crowned
Our joyful eyes behold him sitr
And smile on ail around.
4. To him their pray'rs and cries
Each humble soul presents :
He listens to their broken sighs,
And grants them all their wants.
5. To them his sov'reign will
He graciously imparts :
And in return accepts with smiles,
The tribute of their hearts.
€. Give me, O Lord, a place
Within thy blest abode,
Among the children of thy grace,
The servants of my God.
Hymn 348. l. m.
AWAY from ev'ry mortal care,
Away from earth, our souls retreat*
We leave this worthless world afar,
And wait and worship near thy seat.
. Lord, in the temple of thy gracet
We see thy feet, and we adore ;
We gaze upon thy lovely face,
And learn the wonders of thy pow'r,
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3. Whilst here our various wants we mourn,
United groans ascend on high ;
And pray'r brings down a quick return
Of blessings in variety.
4. Father ! my soul would still abide
Within thy temple, near thy side ;
But if my feet must hence depart,
Still keep thy dwelling in my heart.
Hymn 349. c. m.
Duties and Privileges, Jude 20, 2 1 .
1. T "¥ THILST sinners, who presume to bear
V V The christian's sacred name,
Throw up the reigns to every lust,
And glory in their shame :
2. Ye saints, prescrv'd in Christ and call'd,
Detest their impious ways,
And on the basis of your faith
An hcav'nly temple raise.
. 3. Upon the Spirit's promis'd aid
Depend from day to day,
And, whilst he breathes his quick'ning grace.
Adore, and praise, and pray.
4. Preserve unquench'd your love to God,
A ad let the {lame arise,
And higher and still higher blaze,
'Till it ascends the skies.
5. With a transporting joy expect
The grace your Lord shall give,
When all his saints shall from his hands
Their crowns of life receive.
L
Hymn 350. c. m.
ORD, in the morning thou shalt hear
My voice ascending high ;
PUBLIC WORSHIP. 251
To thee will I "direct my pray'r,
To thee lift up mine eye ;
2. Up to the hills where Christ is gone,
To plead for all his saints,
Presenting at his Father's throne
Our songs and our complaints.
3. Yes, to thy house will I resort,
To taste thy mercies here ;
I will frequent thy holy court,
And worship in thy fear.
4. O may thy Spirit guide my feet
In ways of righteousness !
Make ev'ry path of duty straight,
And plain before my face,
Hymn 351. p. m.
When consecrating- a Church.
I
The King of glory praise ;
O'er heav'n and earth he reigns,
Through everlasting days :
He with a nod the world controuls,
Sustains or sinks the distant poles.
To earth he bends his throne,
His throne of grace divine ;
Wide is his bounty known,
And wide his glories shine :
Fair Salem, still his chosen rest,
Is with his smiles and presence blest.
Then, King of Glory, come,
And with thy favour crown
This temple as thy dome,
This people as thy own :
Within this House, O deign to show,
How God can dwell with men below
j2 public worship,
4. Here, may thine ears attend
Our interceding cries,
And grateful praise ascend
All fragrant to the skies :
Here may thy word melodious sound,
And spread the joys of heav'n around.
5. Here, may th' attentive throng
Imbibe thy truth and love,
And converts join the song
Of Seraphim above :
And willing crowds surround thy board
With sacred joy and -sweet accord,
ft. Here, may our unborn sons
And daughters sound thy praise,
And shine like polished stones,
Thro' long succeeding days :
Here, Lord, display thy saving power,
Whilst churches stand, and saints adore.
Hymn 352. s. m.
1. "Vy EHOLD the morning sun
.13 Begins his glorious way ;
His beams thro' all the nations ruiv.
And life and light convey.
2. But where the gospel comes
It spreads diviner light,
. It calls dead sinners from their tombs
And gives the blind their sight.
3. How perfect is thy word !
And ail thy judgments just,
For ever sure thy promise, Lord,
And men securely trust.
4. My gracious God, how plain
Are thy directions giv'n !
Oh may I never read In vain,
But rind the path to heavVi !
PUBLIC WORSHIP. 25.5
Hvmn 353. c. m.
J
i . TT* ARLY, my God, without delay,
ti a I haste to seek thy face ;
My thirsty spirit faints away,
Without thy cheering grace,
2. So pilgrims on the scorching sand,
Beneath a burning sky
Long for a cooling stream at hand,
And they must drink cr die.
•3. I've seen thy glory and thy pow'r,
Through all thy temple shine :
My God, repeat that heav'nly hour,
That vision so divine.
4. Not all the blessings of a feast
Can please my soul so well,
As when thy richer grace I taste,
And in thy presence dwell.
5. Not life itself, with all her joys
Can my best passions move,
Or raise so high my cheerful voice.
As thy forgiving love.
Hymn 354. s. m.
1. "\/TY God, permit my tongue
jA/JL This joy, to call thee mine ;
And let my early cries prevail
To taste thy love divine.
2. My thirsty, fainting soul
Thy mercy does implore :
No*, travellers in desert lands
Can pant for water more,
3. Within thy churches, Lord,
I long to find a place,
Thy pow> and glon to beh<
Anifcel thy qui<fk*nlng gi
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4. For life without thy love,
No l elish can afford ;
No joy can be cempar'd with this,
To serve and please the Lord.
5. To thee I'll lift my hands,
And praise thee while I live ;
Not the rich dainties of a feast
Such food or pleasure give.
Hymn 355. l. m.
1. TTOW pleasant, how divinely fair,
JLjL O Lord of hosts, thy dwellings are !
With long desire my spirit faints
To meet th' assemblies of thy saints.
2. My flesh would rest in thine abode,
My panting heart cries out for God.
My God, my King, why should I be
So far from all my joys and thee ?
3. Blest are the souls that find a place
Within the temple of thy grace ;
There they behold thy gentler rays,
And seek thy face, and learn thy praise.
4. Blest are the men whose hearts are set
To find the way to Zion's gate ;
God is their strength ; and through the road
They lean upon their helper God.
5. Cheerful they walk with growing strength,
'Till all shall meet in heav'n at length,
'Till all before thy face appear,
And join in nobler worship there.
Hymn 356. c. m.
i. 7^ /FY souh howl' e place,
.IV. *l_ To which thy God resorts !
'Tis heav'n to sec his smiling faci
, [Though in las earthly com
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2. With his rich gifts the heav'nly Dove
Descends and fills the place,
While Christ reveals his wondrous love.
And sheds abroad his grace.
3. Here, mighty God ! thy words declare
The secrets of thy will ;
And still we seek thy mercy here.
And sing thy praises still.
Hymn 357. c. m.
1 . O ING to the Lord Jehovah's name,
k3 And in his strength rejoice ;
When his salvation is our theme,
Exalted be our voice.
2. With thanks approach his awful sight,
And hymns of honour sing :
The Lord's a God. of boundless might,
The whole creation's King. ,
3. Come, and with humble souls adore,
Come, kneel before his face ;
Oh may the creatures of his pow'r
Be children of Ins grace !
4. Nov/ is the time ; he bends his ear,
And waits for your request ;
Come, lest he rouse his wrath, and swear ;
" Ye shall not see my rest.'*
Hymn 358. s. m.
1. /^i OME, sound his praise abroa<
\^y And hymns of glory sing :
Jehovah is the sovereign God,
The universal King.
2. He form '(J the deeps unknown ;
He gave the seas their bound ;
The watery worlds arc all his own,
And all the solid ground.
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3. Come worship at his throne,
Come bow before the Lord :
We are his works and not our own,
He form'd us by his. word.
4. To day attend his voice.
Nor dare provoke his rod ;
Come, like the people of his choke*
And own- your gracious God.
Hymn 359. l. m.
1. /^< OME, let our voices join to raise
V^y A sacred song of solemn praise ;
God is a sov'reign King : Rehearse
His honour in exalted verse.
2. Come* let our souls address the Lord,
Who fram'd our natures with his word ;
He is our shepherd ; we the sheep
His mercy chose, his pastures keep.
3. Seize the kind promise, while it waits,
And march to Zion's heav'nly gates ;
Believe and t:ike the promis'd rest :
Obey, and be for ever blest.
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1. rTHHYnariie, almighty Lord,
JL Shall sound through distant lands ;
Groat is thy grace, and sure thy word ;
Thy truth for ever stands.
2. Far be thine honour spread,
And long thy praise endure,
"Till morning light and evening shade
Shall be exchang'd no more.
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Hymn 3(31. CM.
OW did my heart rejoice to hear
My friends devoutly say,
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« In Zion let us all appear,
" And keep the solemn day."
2. I love her gates, I love the road :
The Church adorn'd with grace
Stands like a palace built for God !
To show his milder face.
3. Peaco be within this sacred place,
And joy a constant guest !
With holy gifts and heav'nly grace
Be her attendants blest.
4. My soul shall pray for Zion still,
While life or breath remains ;
There my best friends, my kindred dwell ;
There God, my Saviour, reigns.
Hymn 362. p. m.
1. T TOW pleas'd and blest was I,
X X To hear the people cry,
;; Come, let us seek our God to-day :"
Yes, with a cheerful zeal g
We haste to Zion's hill,
And there our vows and honours pay.
2. Zion, thrice happy place I
Adorn'd with wond'rous grace,
And walls of strength embrace thee round ;
In thee we all appear „
To pray, and praise and hear
The sacred gospel's joyful sound.
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13 "\TE that obey th' immortal King,
X Attend his holy place ;
Bow to thfe glories of his pow'r,
And bless his wondrous grace.
■I Lift up your hands by morning light3
And send your souls on high ; •
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Raise your admiring thoughts by night
Above the starry sky.
3. The God of Zion cheers our hearts,
With rays of quickening grace :
The God who spreads the heav'ns abroad,
And rules the swelling seas.
Hymn 364. l. m.
i. X) RAISE ye the Lord, exalt his name,
Jl While in his earthly courts ye wait>
Ye saints that to his house belong,
Or stand attending at his gate.
2. Praise ye the Lord, the Lord is good ;
To praise his name is sweet employ :
Israel he chose of old, and still
His church is his peculiar joy.
H)rmn 365. c. ar.
1. A WAKE, ye saints, to praise your King
XV Your sweetest passions raise,
Your pious pleasure, while you sing,
Increasing with the praise.
2. Great is the Lord ; and works unknown
Are his divine employ :
But still his saints are near his throne,
His treasure and his joy.
3. O Zion, trust the living God,
Serve him with faith and fear;
He makes thy courts his blest abode,
And claims thine honours here.
Hymn 366. s. m.
1. T LOVE thy Zion, Lord,
X Ti^e house ofthino abode,
XJie church, O blest Redeemer! saY;d
With thy owa precious blood.
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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. If e'er to bless thy sons
My voice or hands deny,
These hands let useful skill forsake,
Tnis voice in silence die.
4. If e'er my heart forget
* Her welfare, or her woe,
Let ev,ry joy this heart forsake.
And ev'ry grief o'erflow.
5. For her my tears shall fall ;
For her my pray'rs ascend ;
To her my cares and toils be giv'n,;
'Till toils and cares shall end.
6. Beyond my highest joy
I prize her heav'nly ways,
Her sweet communion, solemn vows?
Her hymns of love and praise.
Hymn 367. c. m.
I.TN God's own house pronounce his praise*
X His grace he here reveals ;
To heav'n your joy and wonder raise.
For there his glory dwells.
2. Let all your sacred passions move,
While you rehearse his deeds ;
But the great work of saving love
Your highest pnise exceeds.
3. All that have motion, life, and breath
Proclaim your Maker (
Yet when your voice expiree in d<
Your souls shall praise him best.
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Hymn 368. p, u.
>.. TN Zion's sacred gates
X Let hymns of praise begin.
Where ac\s of faith and love
With ceaseless beauty shine.
While God is there, while God is known,
Before his throne with songs appear.
2. His wondrous acts demand,
His wisdom and his grace,
The labours of our hands,
And transports of our praise.
Rehearse his name to ov'ry shore,
Whore'er his pow'r his works proclaim.
3. The trumpet's martial voice,
Tx.e timbrel's softer sound,
The organ's solemn peal,
United praise resound?
To swell the song, with highest joy,
Let man employ his tuneful tongue.
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Hymn 369. c. m.
2, /^ RE AT God, the nations of the cartk
\JT Are by creation thine ;
And in thy works by all beheld,
Thy radiant glories shine.
2, But, Lord, thy greater love has sent
Thy gospel to mankind,
Unveiling what rich stores of grace
Are treasur'd in thy mind.
2. Lord, when shall these glad tidings spread
The spacious earth around,
'Till cv'ry tribe, and ev'ry soul
Shall hear the joyful sound I
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4. O when shall Afric's sable sons
Enjoy the heav'nly word,
And vassals tyng-enslav'd become
The freemen of the Lord I
5. When shall tii5 untutor'd Heathen tribes,
A dark, bewildered ra<
Sit down at our Immanuel's feet,
And learn and feel his grac<
G. Haste, sovereign merry, arid transform
Their cruelty to love ;
Soften the tyger to a Lamb,
The vulture to a dove.
7. Smile, Lord, on each divine attempt
To spread ihe gospel's rays,
And build on sin's demolished throne
The temples of thy praise.
Hymn 370. l. m.
The apostle* commii-
Mark. xvi. 1.5, kc. Matt, xxviii. 18. Sec.
1." f~^ O, preach my gospel," saiih the Lord,
VjT " Bid the whole earth my grace receive ;
<; He shall be sav'd, that trusts my word;
" And he condemn'd that won't believe.
2. u I'll make your great conAnission known,
u And ye shail prove my gospel true,
" By all the works that I have done,
" By all the wonders ye shall do.
u Go, heal the sick, go raise the dead,
" Go, cast out devils in my name :
M Nor let my prophets be afraid,
" Tho* Greeks reproach, and Jews blaspheme.
4." Teach all the nations my commands,
" I'm with you till the world shall end ;
u All pov\ ?r is trusted in my hands,
" I can destroy, and can defend."
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5-. He spake, and light shone round his head,
On a bright cloud to heav'n he rode ;
They to the farthest nations spread
The grace of their ascended God«
Hymn 371. l m.
The institution of a gosfiel ministry from Christ,
Eph. iv. 8, 11, 12.
1. TT^ ATHER of mercies in thy house
J? Smile on our homage, and our vows ;
While with a grateful heart we share
These pledges of our Saviour's care.
2. Tne Saviour, when to heav'n he rose,
In splendid triumph o'er his foes
Scatter 'd his gifts on men below,
And wide his royal bounties flow.
3. Hence sprung th' Apostle's, honour'd name,
Sacred beyond heroic fame ;
In lowlier forms to bless our eyes,
Pastors from hence, and Teachers rise.
4. From Christ their varied gifts derive,
And fed by Christ their graces live :
While guarded by his potent hand,
'Midst ail the rage of hell they stand.
5. So shall the bright succession run
Through the last courses of the sun;
While unborn churches by their care
Shall rise and flourish large and fair.
6. Jesus our Lord their hearts shall know,
The spring, whence all these blessings flow ,
Pastors and people shout his praise
Through the long round of endless days.
Hymn 372. c. m.
», thou all -redeeming ]
rhy blessing we implore,
1. TESUS, thou ail-redeeming Lord^
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Open the door to preach thy word,
The great, effectual door.
2. Gather the outcasts in, and save
From sin and satan's pow'r ?
And let them now acceptance have,
And know their gracious hour.
3. Lover of souls, thou know'st to prize
What thou hast bought so dear :
Come then, and in thy people's eyes,
With all thy wounds appear !
4. Appear, as when of old confest,
The suffering Son of God ;
And let them see thee in thy vest
But newly dipt in blood.
5. The stony from their hearts remove,
Thou, who for all hast dy'd ;
Shew them the tokens of thy love,
Thy feet, thy hands, thy side !
6. Thy feet were naii'd to yonder tree,
To trample down their sin ;
Thy hands they all stretch'd out may see,
To take thy murd'rers in.
P. Thy side an open fountain is,
Where all may freely go,
And drink the living streams of bliss,
And wash them white as snow.
8. Ready thou art the blood t* apply,
And prove the record true ;
And all thy wounds to sinners cry :
"I suffeV,ci this for you!"
Hymn 373. p. m.
THOU Shepherd of Israel and mine,
The joy and desire of my heart,
Tor closer communion I pine,
1 long- to reside where thou art;
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The pasture I languish to find,
Where all who their shepherd obey,
Are fed, on thy bosom reclin'd,
And screen'd from the heat of the day.
2, Ah ! shew me that happiest place,
That place of thy people's abode,
Where saints in an ecstacy gaze
And hang on a merciful God :
Thy love for a sinner declare,
Thy passion and death on the tree ;
My spirit to Calvary bear,
To suffer and triumph with thee.
3. 'Tis there with the lambs of thy flock,
There only I covet to rest ;
To lie at the foot of the rock,
Or rise to be hid in thy breast :
fTis there I would always abide,
And never a moment depart ;
Conceai'd in the cleft of thy side,
Eternally held in thy heart
Hymn 374. s. m.
77ie blessedness ofgosjiel times.
Isai. v. 2, 7, 8, 9, 10. Matt. xiii. IS, 17.
1. T TOW beauteous are their feet,
XT Who stand en Zion's hill,
Who brin i on tl vir tongues,
And words of peace reveal!
2. How charming is their voice !
How sweet the tidings are I
" Zion, behold thy Saviour King ;
" He reigns and triumphs he
3. How happy arc our <
That hear this joyful sound)
Which kings and prophets v
And sought, but never found.
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4. How blessed arc our eyes,
That see this heavenly light!
Prophets and kings desir'd it long,
Butdy'd without the sight.
5. The watchmen join their voice,
And tuneful notes employ ;
Jerusalem breaks forth in songs,
And deserts learn the joy.
6. The Lord makes bare his arm
Tnro' ail the earth abroad ;
Let every nation now behold
Their Saviour and their God.
Hymn 375. c. m.
1. TESUSj great Shepherd of thy she^
J To thee for help we fly :
Thy little Hock in safety keep,
Tor O the wolf is nigh!
2. He comes, of hellish malice full.
To scatter, tear, and slay ;
He seizes ev'ry straggling souk
As his own lawful prey.
3. Us into thy protection take,
And gather with thine arm :
Unless the fold we first forsake,
The wolf can never harm.
4. We laugh to scorn his cruel pow'r,
While by our Shepherd's side ;
The sheep he never can devour,
Unless he first divide.
5. O do not suffer him to part
The souls that here agree !
But make us of one mind and heart,
And keep us one in thee i
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6. Together let us sweetly live,
Together let us die ;
And each a starry crown receive^
And reign above the sky.
Hymn 376. l. m.
1, TESUS, thy wand'ring sheep behold 1
J See, Lord, with yearning bowels see,
Poor souls that cannot find the fold,
'Till sought and gather'd in by thee.
2. Lost are they now, and scattered wide,
In pain, and weariness and want :
With no kind Shepherd near, to guide
The sick, and spiritless and faint.
5. Thou, only thou, the kind and good,
And sheep-redeeming shepherd art ;
Collect thy flock, and give them food
And pastors after thine own heart.
4. In cv'ry messenger reveal
The grace they preach divinely free ;
That each may by thv Spirit tell :
" He dy'd for all, who dy'd for me."
5. A double portion from above,
Of thy all-quick'ning Spirit impart;
Shed forth thy universal love
In ev'ry faithful pastor's heart.
6. Thine only glory let them seek,
() let their hearts with love o'erflow ;
Let ihem believe, and there tore speak,
And spread thy mercy's praise beloW.
Hymn 377, l. m.
1. f^i OMTORT, ye ministers of grace,
\^y Comfort the people of your Lord ;
O lift ye up the fallen race*
And steer them by r.v gospel-word.
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2. Go into cv'ry nation, go.
Speak to their trembling hearts, and cry,
Glad tidings unto all we show ;
Jerusalem, thy God is nigh.
3. Hark ! in the wilderness a cry :
A voice that loudly calls, Prepare !
Prepare your hearts, for God is nigh,
And means to make his entrance there !
4. The Lord your God shall quickly come :
Sinners repent, the call obey :
Open your hearts to make him room,
Ye desert souls, prepare his way.
5. The Lord shall clear his way thro' all ;
Whate'er obstructs, obstructs in vain :
The vale shall rise, the mountain fall,
Crooked be straight, and rugged plain.
S. The glory of the Lord display'd
Shall all mankind together view :
And what his mouth in truth hath said,
His own almighty hand shall do.
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1. BAPTISM.
Hymn 378. l. m.
Baptism. Matth. xxviii, 19. Acts ii. 38.
1. ,r I ^ WAS the commission of our Lord :
X "Go teach the nations and baptize."
The nations have received the word,
Since He ascended to the skies.
2. He sits upon th' eternal hills,
With grace and pardon in his hands,
And sends his covenant with the seals,
To bless the distant heathen lands.
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3. " Repent and be baptiz'd," he salth,
For the remission of your sins;7'
And thus our sense assists our faith,
And shews us what his gospel means,
4. Our souls he washes in his blood,
As water makes our bodies clean;
And the good spirit from our God
B< scends like purifying rain,
Phufi we engage ourselves to thee,
And seal our cov'nant with the Lord;
O may the great Eternal Three
In heaven our solemn vows record*
Hymn 379, c. v.
1. /^1 ELESTIAL Dove, descend from high,
V^y And on the water brood :
Come, with thy quick'ning pow'r apply
The water and the blood.
2. 1 love the Lord that stoops so tow
To give his word a seal ;
But the rich grace his hands bestow
Exceeds the figure still.
3. Almighty God, on thee we call,
And our request renew :
Accept in Christ, and bless withal,
The work we have to do.
Hymn 380. s. m.
"Y Saviour's pierced side
Pour'd out a double flood ;
Ly water we are purifiy'd,
And pardon 'd by the blood.
. CallM from above, I rise,
And wash away my sin ;
The stream to which my spirit flies>
• ftft tnal the foulest clean.
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3 . It runs divinely clear,
A fountain deep and wide ;
5Twas open'd by the soldier's spear
In my Redeemer's side.
Hymn 381. l. m.
1. /^ OME, Father, Son, and Holy Ghost,
V_y Honour the means ordain' d by thee 1
Make good our apostolic boast,
And own thy glorious ministry.
2. Father, in these reveal thy Son ;
In these for whom we seek thy face.
The hidden mystery make known,
The inward pure baptizing grace.
3. Jesus, with us thou always art:
Effectuate the sacred sign :
The gift unspeakable impart,
And bless the ordinance divine.
4. Eternal Spirit, descend from high,
Baptizer of our spirits thou !
The sacramental seal apply,
And witness with the water now,
2. EUCHARISTIC.
Hymn 382. l. m.
The Lord's Sufi/itr instituted. 1. Cor. xi. 23,&c.
1. ,rT^\VAS on that dark, that doleful night,
1 When pow'rs of earth and hell arose
Against the Son of God's delight,
And friends betray' d him to his foes.
2. Before the mournful scene began
He took che bread, and bless'd, and brake;
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What love through all his actions ran !
What wondrous words of grace he brake,-
3. " This is my body broke for sin,
" Receive and eat the living food ;"
Then took the cup and bless'd the wine ;
u 'Tis the new cov'niiiit in my blood."
6. " Do this (he cry'd) till time shall end,
44 In mem'ry of your dying'friend:
44 Meet at my table, and record
44 The love of your departed Lord."
Hymn 383. s. m.
Communion with Christ, and with saintSj 1 , Cor,
x. 16, 17.
1. TESUS invites his saints
J To meet around his board ;
Here pardon'd rebels sit, and hold
Communion with their Lord.
3. For food he gives his flesh ;
He bids us drink his blood :
Amazing favour ! matchless grace
Of our eternal God.
3. This holy bread and wine
Maintain our fainting breath,
By union with our living Lord
And int'restin his death.
Af, Our heavenly Father calls
Christ and his members one ;
We the young children of his love.
And He the first-born Son.
5. We are but scv'ral parts
Of the same broken bread ;
One body with its sev'ral limbs5
But Jesus is the head.
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6. Let all our pcw'rs be join
Kis glorious name to raise :
Pleasure and love fill ev'ry mind)
And ev'ry voice be praise.
Hymn 384. p. m.
l.TN that sad memorable night,
X When Jesus was for us betray'd,
He left Ids death-recording rite :
He took and bless'd and brake the bread>
And gave his own their last bequest,
And thus his love's intent express'd.
2. " Take, eat, this is my bociy giv-a,
" To purchase life and peace for you,
il Pardon and holiness and heav'fi :
" Do this, my dying love to shew,
" Accept your precious legacy,
u And thus my friends remember me."
3. He took into his hands the cup,
To crown the sacramental feast
And full of kind concern look'd up,
And gave to them what he had blest ;
u And drink ye ail of this," he said,
" In solemn mem'ry of the dead.'"'
4. " This is my blood, which seals the new
u Eternal cov'nant of my grace ;
u My blood so freely shed for you,
* • For you, and all the sinful race :
a My blood, that speaks your sins forgiv'n>
" And justifies your claim to heav'n.
Hymn 385. p. m.
1. TTOW can heav'nly spirits rise,,
JLJL By earthly matter fed,
Drink herewith divine supplies,.
And eat immortal bread;
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Ask the Father's wisdom, how ?
Him who did the means ordain3
Angels round our altars bow
To search it out, in vain.
2. Sure and real is the grace,
The manner be unknown ;
Only meet us in thy ways,
And perfect us in one.
Let us taste the heav'nly powr's,
Lord, we ask for nothing more :
Thine to bless, 'tis only ours
To wonder and adore.
Hymn 386. p. m.
DRAW near ye blood-besprinkled race,
And take what God vouchsafes to give,
The outward sign of inward grace,
Ordain'd by Christ himself, receive :
The sign transmits the perfect right,
The grace is by the means apply'd.
2. Sure pledges of his dying love,
Receive this sacramental meat,
And feel the virtue from above,
The flesh of thy Redeemer eat ;
Drink with the wine his healing bloody
And feast on the Incarnate God.
Hymn 387. c. if:
1. /^l OME, Holy Ghost, thine infiVnce shed,
V^y And realize the sign,
Thy life infuse into the bread,
Thy pow'r into the wine.
2. Effectual let the tokens prove,
And made by heavenly art,
Fit channels to convey thy love
To ev'ry faithful heart.
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XII. TIMES) SEASONS AKD PLACE
1. MORNING.
Hymn 388. l. if.
GOD of the morning, at whose voice
The cheerful sun makes haste to rke?
And like a giant doth rejoice"
To run his journey through the skies.
, From the fair chambers of the east
The circuit of his race begins,
And without weariness or rest
Round the whole earth he flies and shines
, Oh, like the sun, may I fulfil
Th' appointed duties of the day,
With ready mind, and active will,
- March on, and keep my heav'nly way,
Hymn 389. c. k.
ONCE more, my soul, the rising day
Salutes thy waking eyes ;
Once more, my voice, thy tribute pay
To him who rules the skies.
, Night unto night his name repeats,
The day renews the sound,
Wide as the heav'n on which he sits,
To turn the seasons round.
, Great God, let all my hours be thine,
Whilst I enjoy the light;
Then shall my sun in smiles decline,
And bring a pleasant night.
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Hymn 390. c. m.
God was with me all the night,
And gave me sweet repase :
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His angels watch'd me while I slept,
Or I had never rose.
2. Now for the mercies of the night
My humble thanks I'll pay ;
Arid unto God I'll dedicate
The first fruits of the day.
3. In pressing dangers, fears and death
Thy goodness I'll adore ;
And praise thee for thy mercies past,
And humbly hope for more.
4. My life, if thou preserv'st my life,
Thy sacrifice shall be ;
And death, when death must be my lot,
Shall join my soul to thee.
Hymn 391. s. m.
1. X"\7~^ ^ our nearts to thee,
V V O Day -Star from on high !
The sun itself is but thy shade,
Yet cheers both earth and sky.
2. O let thy orient beams
The night of sin disperse,
The mists of error and of vice*
Which shade the universe.
3. How beauteous nature now !
How dark and sad before !
With joy we view the pleasing change.
And nature's God adore.
4. O may no gloomy crime
Pollute the rising day !
May Jesu's blood like ev'ning dew
Wash all our sins away.
5. May we this life improve,
To mourn for errors past ;
And live this short revolving day,
As if it were our last.
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Hymn 392. l. m.
1. Ik TY God, how endless is thy love I
XV JL Thy gifts are ev'ry ev*ning new;
And morning mercies from above,
Gently descend 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 pow'rs.
3. 1 yield myself to thy command;
To thee devote my nights and days ;
Perpetual blessings from thy Land
Demand perpetual songs of praise.
2. EVENING.
Hymn 393. l. m.
1. npiIUS far the Lord has led me on,
JL Thus far his pow'r prolongs my days
And ev'ry ev'ning shall make known
Some fresh memorial of his grace.
2. Much of my time \xsd run to wa^te,
And I perhaps am near my home ;
But he forgives my follies past
And gives me strength for clays 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. In vain the sons of earth or hell
Tell me a thousand (rightful things;
My God in safety makes me dwell
Beneath the shadow of his wings.
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Hymn 394. c. m.
1. THREAD Sovereign, let my evening
\J Like holy incense rise ;
Assist the off' rings of my tongue
rro reach the lofty skies.
2. Through all the dangers of the day
Thy hand was still my guard,
And still to drive my wants away,
Thy mercy stood prepar'd.
3. Perpetual blessings from above,
Encompass me around ;
But O how few returns of love
Hath my Creator found !
A. What have I done for him who dy'd
To save my wretched soul?
How are my follies multiply'd,
Fast as the minutes roll.
5. Lord, with this guilty heart of mine,
To thy dear cross I flee,
And to thy grace my soul resign,
To be renew'd by thee.
Kymn 395. c. m.
i. A LL praise to him v. ho dwells in bliss,
^ljL Who made both day and night ;
Whose throne is in the great abyss
Of uncreated light.
2. Each thought and deed his piercing eyes
With strictest search survey ;
The deepest shades no more disguise,
Than the full blaze of day.
5. Whom thou dost guard, O King of kings,
No evil shall molest :
Under the shadow of thy wings,
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4. Thy angels shall around their beds
Their constant stations keep :
Thy grace and truth shall shield their heads,
For thou dost never sleep.
5. May we with calm and sweet repose,
And heav'nly thoughts refrcsn'd,
Our eye-lids with the morn's unclose,
And bless the cver-bless'd.
Hymn 396. c. u.
L TT OS ANN A, with a cheerful sound,
JlJL To God's upholding hand !
Ten thousand snares attend us round,
And yet secure we stand.
2. That was a most amazing pow'r
Which rais'd us with a word:
And ev'ry day, and ev'ry hour
Wfi lean upon the Lord.
3. The ev'ning rests our weary head,
And angels guard the room ;
We wake, and we admire the bed*
That was not made our tomb.
4. The rising morning can't assure
That we shall end the day ;
For death stands ready at the door
To take our lives away.
5. Our breath is forfeited by sin
To God's avenging law ;
We own thy grace, immortal King
In ev'ry breath we draw.
t5. God is our sun, whose daily light
Our joy and safety brings ;
Our feeble flesh lies safe at night
Beneath his shady wings,
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3. BIRTII-DAY.
Hymn 397- p. if.
I . /"^1 OD of my life to thee
VJT My cheerful soul I raise ;
Thf roodness bade me be,
And still prolongs my days :
I see my natal hour return,
And bless the day that I was bom.
3. A clod of living earth,
I glorify thy name,
From whom alone my birth,
And all my blessings came :
Creating and preserving grace
Let all that is within me praise,
3. Long as I live beneath,
To thee, O let me live !
To thee my ev'ry breath,
In thanks and praises give :
Whate'er I have, whate'er I am,
Shall magnify my Maker's name-
4. My soul and all its pow'rs,
Thine, wholly thine shall be ;
All, all my happy hours,
I consecrate to thee :
Me to thine image now restore,
And I shall praise thee evermore.
5. I wait thy will to do,
As angels do in hcav'n ;
In Christ a creature new,
Eternally Ibrgiv'n:
I wait thy righteous will to prove*
All sanctify'd by perfect loi
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. Then when the work is done,
Tne work of faith with pow'r,
Receive thy favour'd son,
In death's triumphant hour :
Like Moses to thyself convey,
And kiss my raptur'd soul away.
Hymn 398. v. m.
1. VTOW away with our fears,
JJN The glad morning appears,
When an heir of salvation was born!
From Jehovah I came,
For his glory I am,
And to him I with singing return.
2. Thou, my Jesus alone,
Art the fountain I own
Of my life and felicity here ;
And I cheerfully sing
My Redeemer and King,
'Till his signs in the heavens appear.
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3. I with thanks do rejoice
In thy fatherly choice
Of my state and condition below ;
If of parents I came,
Who did honour thy name,
'Tvvas thy wisdom appointed it so,
4. O the infinite cares,
And temptations, and snares,
Which thy hand hath conducted me thro'!
O the blessings be stow M
By a bountiful God,
And the mercies eternally new !
5. What a mercy is this,
What a heaven of bliss,
How unspeakably happy am I !
YOUTH.
Gathered into thy fold,
With thy people cnroliM,
With thy people to live and to die 1
6. Nov/ all honour and praise
To the Father of grace,
To the Spirit and Son I return :
I the business pursue,
He hath made me to do,
And rejoice that I ever was bom*
4. YOUTH.
Hymn 399. l. m.
Youth and Judgment, Eccl. xi. 9.
1. "V^E sons of Adam, vain and young,
X Indulge your eyes, indulge your tongue^
Taste the delights your souls desire,
And give a loose to all your fire.
2. Pursue the pleasures you design,
And cheer your hearts with sonp;s and wine ;
Enjoy the day of mirth — but know,
There is a day of judgment too.
3. God from on high beholds your thoughts,
His book records your secret faults ;
The works of darkness you have done
Must all appear before the sun.
4. The vengeance to your follies due
Should strike your hearts with terror thro* :
How will ye stand before his face,
Or answer for his injurM grace ?
5. Almighty Cod, turn off their eyes
From these alluring vanities.
And let the thunder of thy word
Awake their ecu's to fe^.r the Lord,
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mn 400. l. m.
Old age and death in an unconverted state^
Eccl. xii. 1, 7. Isa. lxv. 20.
1. VTOW in the heat of youthful blood,
J^l Remember your Creator, God :
Behold the months come hast'ning on,
When you shall say, "My joys are gone."
2. Behold the aged sinner goes,
Laden with guilt and heavy woes,
Down to the regions of the dead,
With endless curses on his head,
3. The dust returns to dust again;
Tne soul, in agonies of pain
Ascends to God, not there to dwell,
But hears her doom, and sinks to hell.
4. Eternal King ! I fear thy name,
Teach me to know how frail I am ;
And, when my soul must hence remove,
Give me a mansion in thy love.
Hymn 401. c. m.
1. r I ^IME ! what an empty vapour 'tis,
JL And days how swift they arc i
Swift as the archer's arrow flies,
(J r like a shooting star.
2. The present moments just appear,
Then slide away in haste,
That we can never say, " They're here/'
But only say, u They're past."
o. Our life is ever on the wing,
And death is ever nigh ;
The moment, when our lives begin,
We ail begin to die.
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4. Yet mightyGod ! our fleeting days
Thy lasting favours share,
And with the bounties of thy grace,
Thou load'st the rolling year.
Hymn 402. l. h.
A lovely youth falling short of Heaven. Mark. x.
1. ~]\/F^^ a^ ^ie cftarms of nature then,
-LVX So hopeless to salvation prove ?
Can luell demand, can heav'n condemn
The man whom Jesus deigns to love ! —
2. The man who sought the ways of truth.
Paid friends and neighbours all their due ;
A modest, sober, lovely youth,
Who thought he wanted nothing now.
3. But mark the change, thus spake the Lord ;
" Come part with earth for heav'n to-day 1"
The youth astonish'd at the word,
In silent sadness went his way.
4. Poor virtues, tho* he boasted sc — .
This test unable to endure,
Let Christ, and grace, and glory go,
To make his land and money sure.
5. Ah foolish choice of treasures here!
Ah fatal love of tempting gold!
Must this base world be bought so dear ?
And life and heav'n so cheaply sold I
6. In vain the charms of nature shine,
If this vile passion governs me ;
Transform my soul, O love divine ! ,
And make me part with all for thee>
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Hymn 403. cm.
HEN blooming youth is snatch'd away
By death's resistless hand)
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Our hearts the mournful tribute pay,
Which pity must demand.
2. While pity prompts the rising sigh,
O may this truth imprest
With awful pow'r — I too must die, —
Sink deep in ev'ry breast.
3. Let this vain world engage no more :
Behold the gaping tomb !
It bids us seize the present hour;
To-morrow death may come.
4. The voice of this alarming scene
May ev'ry heart obey :
Nor be the heav'nly warning vain,
Which calls to watch, and pray.
5. Oh let us fly ! to Jesus fly,
Whose powerful ar^% can save;
Then shall our hopes ascend on high, .
And triumph o'er^the grave.
4. Great God, thy sovereign grace imparV
With cleansing, healing power ;
This only can prepare the heart
For death's surprising hour^ .
5. NEW-YEAR.
Hymn 404. l. m.
liclji obtained of God, Acts. xxvi. 22.
GREAT God, we sing that mighty hand
By which supported still we stand :
Tne op'ning year thy mercy shows :
Let mercy crown it 'till it close.
* By day, at night, at heme, abroad,
Still we ar? guarded by our God ;
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By his incessant bounty fed,
By his unerring counsel led.
3. With grateful hearts the past we own j
Ti.e future, all to us unknown,
We to thy guardian care commit,
And peaceful leave before thy feet.
4. In scenes exalted or depress'd,
Be thou our joy, and thou our rest;
Thy goodness all our hopes shall raise?
Ador'd thro' all our changing days.
5. When death shall interrupt these songs.
And seal in silence mortal tongues,
Our helper-God, in whom we trust,
In better worlds our souls shall boast.
Hvmn 405. p. m.
V
1. rT^HE Lord of earth and sky,
JL The Gcd of ages praise !
Who reigns enthron'd on high,
Ancient of endless days ;
Who lengthens out our trials here,
And spares us yet another year.
2. Barren and wither'd trees,
We cumber'd long the ground !
No fruit of holiness
On our dead souls was found ;
Yet doth he us in mercy spare,
Another, and another year.
3. When Justice drew the sword,
To cut the fig -tree down ;
The pity of our Lord,
Cry'd, " Let it still alone !"
The Father mild inclines his ear,
And spares us yet another year.
4. Jesus, thy sper.ki.rg blood,
From God obtam'd the grace ;
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Vv ho therefore hath bestow rJ
On us a longer space ;
Thou didst in our behalf appear,
And lo ! we see another fear.
5. Then dig about our root,
Break up our fallow ground,
• And let our gracious fruit
To thy great praise abound ;
O Ictus all thy praise declare.
And fruit unto perfection bear.
Hymn 406. p. if.
1. /^1 OIvIE let us anew, our journey pursue,
\^y Roll round with the year,
And never stand stiii till the Master appear 1
His adorable will let us gladly fulfil,
And our talents improve
By the patience of hope, and the labour of love.
2. Our life as a dream, our time as a stream
Glides swiftly away,
And the fugitive moment refuses to stay :
The arrow is flown, the moment is gone ;
The millennial year
Rush.es on to our view, and eternity's here.
3. O that each in the day of his coming may say,
" I have fought my way through,
I have finish'd the work thou riid'st give me todo !,f
O that each from his Lord, may receive the glad
word,
" Well and faithfully done !
" Enter into my joy, and sit down on my throne."
Hymn 407. c. m.
1 . O ING to the great Jehovah's praise I
k3 All praise to him betoti
Who kindly lengthens out our days,
Demands our choicest songs :
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His providence has brought us through
Another various year ;
We all with vows and anthems new
Before our God appear.
2. Father, thy mercies past we own,
Thy still continu'd care ;
To thee presenting thro* thy Son,
Whate'er we have or are :
Our lips and lives shall gladly show
The wonders of thy love,
While on in Jesu's step9 we go,
To seek thy face above.
3. Our residue of days or hours,
Thine, wholly thine shall be ;
And all our consecrated pow'rs
A sacrifice to thee ;
'Till Jesus in the clouds appear
To saints on earth forgiv'n,
And bring the grand sabbatic year,
The jubilee of heav'n.
Hymn 408- cm.
1. A ND now, my soul, another year
jLjL Of thy short life is past ,
I cannot long continue here,
And this may be my last,
2. Now a new scene of time begins,
Set out afresh for heav'n ;
Seek pardon, for thy daily sins,
In Christ so freely giv'n.
6. SEASONS.
Hymn 409. cm.
i. r | ^Q praise the ever bounteous I.
JL My soul wake all thy powers;
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He rails, and at his voice come forth
The smiling harvest hours.
2. His cov'nant with the earth he keeps ;
My tongue his goodness sing ;
Summer and winter know their time,
His harvest crowns the spring.
3. Well pleas' d the toiling swains behold
The waving yellow crop:
With joy they bear the sheaves away,
And sow again in hope.
4. Thus teach me gracious God, to sow
The seeds of righteousness ;
Smile on my soul, and with thy beams
The rip'ning harvest bless.
5. Then, in the last great harvest, I
Shall reap a glorious crop :
The harvest shall by far exceed
What I have sow'd in hope.
Hymn 410. c. m.
1. Q* TERN Winter throws his icy chains
O Encircling nature round :
How bleak, how comfortless the plains,
Late with gay verdure crown'd !
2. The sun withdraws his vital beams,
And light, and warmth depart ;
And drooping, lifeless nature seems
An emblem of my heart.
3. My heart, where mental winter reigns
In night's dark mantle clad,
Confin'd in cold inactive chains
How desolate and sad !
4. Return, O blissful Sun, and bring*
Thy soul-reviving ray ;
This mental winter shall be spii. j
This darkness cheerful day.
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5. O happy state, divine abode,
Where spring eternal reigns ;
And perfect day, the smile of God,
Fills all the heav'nly plains.
6. Great source of light, thy beams display,
My drooping joys restore,
And guide me to the scats of day,
Where winter frowns no more.
Hymn 411. l. m.
The Seasons crowned with goodness^ Psalm lxv. 1 l«
1. T7* TERNAL source of every joy!
jQj Well may thy praise our lips employ,
While in thy temple we appear,
Whose goodness crowns the circling year.
2. Tne flow'ry Spring at thy command
Perfumes the air and paints the land;
The Summer rays with vigour shine*
To raise the corn and cheer the vine.
3. Thy hand, in Autumn, richly pours
Thro1 all our coasts redundant stores ;
And Winters, soften'dby thy care,
No more the face of horror wear.
4. Seasons, and months, and weeks, and days
Demand successive songs of praise ;
And be the grateful homage paid
With morning light and evening shade.
b. Here in thy house let incense rise,
And circling Sabbaths bless our eyes,
*Till<o those lofty heights we soar,
Where days and years revolve no more.
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Hymn 412. c. m.
IT1I songs and honours sonneting loud
ddresa the Lord on high ;
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Over the heav'ns he spreads his cloud,
And waters veil the sky.
2. He sends his show'rs of blessings down
To cheer the plains below ;
He makes the grass the mountains crown,
And corn in vallies grow.
3. He gives the grazing ox his meat,
He hears the ravens cry ;
But man, who tastes his finest wheat,
Should raise his honours high.
4. His steady counsels change the face
Of the declining year ;
}le bids the sun cut short his race,
And wint'ry days appear.
5 . His hoary frost, his fleecy snow,
Descend and clothe the ground :
The liquid streams forbear to flow,
In icy fetters bound.
. When from his dreadful stores on high
He pours the rattling hail,
The wretch that dares his God defy,
Shall find his courage fail.
7. He sends his word, and melts the snow y
The fields no longer mourn ;
He calls the warmer gales to blow,
And bids the spring return.
3. The changing wind, the flying cloud,
Obey his mighty word :
With songs and honours sounding loud
Praise ye the sov'reign Lord.
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Hymn 413. l. m.
NationalJudgmentB deprecated, and national mercies
pleaded. Amos iii. 1 — 6.
1. T 71 7TIILE o'er our guilty land, O Lord,
V V We view the terrors of thy sword:
Oh ! whither shall the helpless fly ;
To whom but tiice direct their cry ?
2. The helpless sinner's cries and tears
Arc grown familiar to thine ears ;
Oft has thy mercy sent relief,
When all was fear and hopeless grief.
3. On thee our guardian God we call,
Before thy throne of grace we fall;
And is there no deliverance there ;
And must we perish in despair ?
4. See, we repent, we weep, we mourn,
To our forsaken God we turn;
O spare our guilty country, spare
The church which thou hast planted here.
5. We plead thy grace, indulgent God ;
We plead thy Son's -atoning blood ;
We plead thy gracious promises,
And are they unavailing pleas?
6. These pleas presented at thy throne
Have brought ten thousand blessings down
On guilty lands hi helpless woe ;
Let them prevail to save us too.
Hymn 414. c. m.
I. TXEATIl with hi* dread commission sealM,
JiJ) Now hastens to his arms ;
i] he takes the field,
And sounds his dire alarms,
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?.. At" agues around him stanu,
And wait his dread command ;
And priiis and dying groans obey
Tne signal of his hand.
3. With cruel force he scatters round
His shafts of deadly pow*r ;
While the grave waits its destin'd prey,
Impatient to devour.
4. Look up, ye heirs of endless joy,
Nor let your fears prevail ;
. s your reward,
When life on earth shall fail.
5. What tho* his darts, promiscuous hu
Deal fatal plagues around ;
And heaps of putrid carcases
O'erload the cumber'd ground ;
6. The arrows that shall wound your flesh.
Were giv'n him from above,
Dipt in the great Redeemer's blood,
And wing'd with grace and love.
7. These, with a gentle hand, he throws,
And saints He gasping too ;
But heav'nly strength supports their soulss
And bears"them conqu'rors thro'.
8. Joyful they stretch their wings abroad,
And all in triumph rise
To the fair palace of their God,
And mansions in the *kies.
Hymn 415. c. m.
1. T ORD, I am pain'd ; but I resign
I 4 My body to thy will ;
'Tis grace, 'tis wisdom all divine,
Appoints the pains I feel.
2. Dark are thy ways of providence,
While they who love thee groan :
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Thy reasons lie concealM from sense,
Mysterious and unknown.
3. Yet nature may have leave to speak.
And plead before her God,
Lest the o'erburden'd heart should break
Beneath thine heavy rod.
4. These mournful groans and flowing tears
Give my poor spirit ease ;
Whilst ev'ry groan my father hears,
And ex'ry tear he sees.
6. Is not some smiling hour at hand
With peace upon its wings ?
Give it, O God, thy swift command,
With all the joys it brings.
Hymn 416. c. m.
i. QOV'REIGNoflife, I own thy hand
k5 In ev'ry chast'ning stroke ;
And whilst I smart beneath thy rod,
Thy presence I invoke.
2. To thee in my distress I cried,
And thou hast bow'd thine ear ;
Thy powerful word my life prolong^,
And brought salvation near.
3. Unfold, ye gates of righteousness,
That, with the pious throng,
I may record my solemn vows,
And tune my grateful song.
4. Praise to the Lord, whose gentle hand
Renews our lab* ring breath :
Praise to the Lord, who makes his saints
Triumphant e'en in death.
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8. DEATH.
Hymn 417. c. if.
I. Qj TOOP down, my thoughts, that use to 14
Jk^ Converse awhile with death !
Think how a gasping mortal lies
And pants away his breath.
3. His quivering lips hang feebly down,
His pulse are faint and ie w :
Then speechless, with a doleful groan?
He bids the world adieu.
3. But O the soul that never dies !
At once it leaves the clay !
Ye thoughts, pursue it where it flies^
And trace its wond'rous wray.
4. Up to the courts where angels dwell,
It mounts triumphant there ;
Or devils plunge it down to hell,
In infinite despair.
5. And must my body faint and die ?
And must this soul remove ?
O for some guardian angel nigh,
To bear it safe above.
6. Jesus, to thy dear faithful hand,
My naked soul I trust;
My ilcsh shall wait for thy command,
And drop into my dust.
Hymn 418. c. m.
i. jP\ EATII cannot make our sculs afraid.
JL/ If C»od be with us there ;
We may wall; thro' its darkest d;ade;
And never yield to tear.
2. 1 could renounce my all belcw\
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And run, if I were call'd to go,
And die as Moses did.
3. Might I but climb to Pisgali's top,
And view the promis'd land,
My flesh itself would long to drop,
And pray for thy command.
4. Clasp'd in my heav'nly Father's arms
I should forget my breath,
And lose my life amidst the charms
Of so divine a death.
Hymn 419. c. m.
1. Tj ORD, at thy temple we appear,
t a As happy Simeon came,
And hope to meet our Saviour here ;
O make our joys the same !
2. With what divine and vast delight
The good old man was fill'd,
When fondly in his wither'd arms
He clasp'd the holy child :
3. " Now I can leave this world, he cried,
" Behold thy servant dies ;
"I've seen thy great salvation, Lord,
"And close my peaceful eyes.
4. " This is the light prepar'd to shine
" Upon the Gentile lands,
Thine Israel's glory, and their hope,
" To break their slavish bands."
£'. Jesus ! the vision of thy face,
Hath over-pow'ring charms!
Scarce shall I feel death's cold embrace,
If Christ be in my arms.
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ARK ! from the tombs a doleful sound>
My ears attend the cry ;
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44 Ye living men, come view the ground;
" Where you must shortly lie.
2. " Princes, this clay must be your bed,
44 In spite of all your tow'rs I
" The tall, the wise, the rev'rend head,.
" Must lie as low as ours."
3. Great God! is this our certain doom ?
And are we still secure ?
Still walking downward to the tomb,
And yet prepare no more !
4. Grant us the pow'r of quick'ning grace*
To fit our souls to fly ;
Then, when we drop this dying flesh.
We'll rise above the sky.
Hymn 421. c. m.
The rich fool surprised. Luke xii. 16 — 22*
1. TA ELUDED souls ! who think to find
_L/ A solid bliss below :
Bliss! the fair flow* r of paradise,
On earth can never grow.
2. See how the foolish wretch is pleas'd,
T' increase his worldly store ;
Too scanty now he finds his barns,
And covets room for more. «
3. " What shall I do?" clistrest, he cries :
44 This scheme will I pursue :
" My scanty barns shall now come down,
" I'll build them large and new.
4. " Here will I lay my fruits, and bid
" My soul to take her ease :
" Eat, drink, be glad, my lasting store
" Shall give what joys I please."
5. Scarce had he spoke, when lo! from- heav'a
Th' Almighty made reply j
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" For whom dost thou provide, thou Cool 1
" Tliis night thyself shall die."
6. Teach me, O God, all earthly joys
Are but an empty dream :
And may I seek my bliss alone,
In thee the good Supreme.
Hymn 422, cm.
1. nP^HERE is a land of pure delight,
1 Where saints immortal reign.
Infinite day excludes the night,
And pleasures banish pain.
2. There everlasting spring abides,
And never with'ring flowers :
Death, like a narrow sea, divides
This heav'nly land from ours.
3. Sweet fields beyond the swelling Rood
Stand dress'd in living green ;
So to the Jews old Canaan stood,
While Jordan roll'd between.
4. But tim'rous mortals start and shrink.
To cross this narrow sea,
And linger, shiv'ring on the brink,
And fear to launch away.
5. Oh 1 could we make our doubts remove, -
These gloomy doubts which rise,
And see the Canaan that we love,
With unbeclouded eyes.
6. Could we but climb where Moses stood,
And view the landscape o'er,
Not Jordan's stream, nor death's cold flood.,
Shoidd fright us from the shore.
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Hymn 423. c m..
ORD, 'tis an infinite delight
To sec thy lovely G
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To dwell whole ages jn thy sight,
And feel thy vital rays.
2. This Gabriel knows, and sings thy name
With rapture on his tongue ;
Moses, the saint, enjoys the same/
And heav'n repeats the song.
3. While the bright nation sounds thy praise*
From each eternal hill,
Sweet odour3 of exhaling grace
The happy region fill.
4. Thy love a sea without a shore
Spreads life and joy abroad ;
O 'tis a heav'n worth dying for,
To see a smiling God.
5. Sweet was the journey to the sky,
The wond'rous Prophet try'd :
" Climb up the mount," said God, " and die :'*
The Prophet climb'd and dy'd.
6. Shew me thy face, and I'll away
From all inferior things ;
Speak, Lord, and here I quit my clay,
And stretch my airy wings.
Hymn 424. c. m.
Comfort for pious parents who have been bereaved of
their children. Isaiah lvi. 4, 5.
1. *V7~E mourning saints, whose streaming tears
X Flow o'er your children dead,
Say not in transports of depair,
That all your hopes are fled.
2. While cleaving to that darling dust
In fond distress ye lie,
Rise and with joy and rev'rence view
A heav'nly parent nigh.
3. Though your young branches torn av
like withei'd trunks ye stand,
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With fairer verdure shall ye bloom,
Touch'dby th' Almighty's hand.
A. u I'll give the mourner," saith the Lord,
" In my own house a place ;
u No names of daughters and of sons
"Could yield so high a grace.
5. " Transient and vain is cv'ry hope
" A rising race can give :
" In endless honour and delight
" My children all shall live."
6. We welcome, Lord, those rising tears,
Thro* which thy face we see,
And bless those wounds, which thro* our hs&rU
Prepare a way for thee.
Hymn 425. p. u.
1. "T TITAL spark of heavenly flame,
V Quit, O quit this mortal frame, •
Trembling, hoping-, ling'ring, flying,
O the pain, the bliss of dying !
Cease, fond nature cease, thy strife,
And let me languish into life.
2. Hark ! they whisper angels say,
Sister spirit, come away ;
What is this absorbs me quite ?
Steals my senses, shuts my sight,
Drowns my spirit, draws my breath,
Tell me, my soul, can this be death ?
3. The world recedes, it disappears,
Heaven opens on my eyes, my ears
With sounds seraphic ring,
Lend, lend your wings, I mount, I fly,
O grave, where is thy victory !
Q death, where is thy sting I
RESURRECTION. 299
9. RESURRECTION.
Hymn 426. c. m.
1, T TOW long shall death, the tyrant, reign,
XI And triumph o'er the just ;
While the rich blood of martyrs slain
Lies mingled with the dust ?
2. Lo! I behold the scatter'd shades,
Tne dawn of heav'n appears ;
The sweet, immortal morning* spreads
Its blushes round the spheres.
3. 1 see the Lord of glory come,
And flaming guards around ;
The skies divide to make him room.
The trumpet shakes the ground.
4. I hear the voice, " Ye dead arise !"
And lo the graves obey :
And waking saints with joyful eyes
Salute th' expected day.
5. They leave the dust, and on the wing
Rise to the midway-air,
In shining garments meet their King,
And bow before him there.
6. O may our humble spirits stand
Among them cloth'd in white !
The meanest place at his right hand
Is infinite delight.
Hymn 427. l. lfc
i. "^^f O, I'll repine at death no more,
X^l But with a cheerful voice resign
To the cold dungeon of t':c grave
These dying, withering limbs of mine.
2. Let worms devour my wasting flesh|
And crumble all my bones to dust,
500 RESURRECTION.
My God shall raise my flesh anew
At the revival of the just.
3. Break, sacred morning, thro* the skies,
Bring that delightful, awful day !
Cut short the hours, dear Lord, and come ;
Thy ling'ring wheels how long they stay I
Hymn 42SL c. m.
Hofie of heaven by the resurrection of Christ,
1 Pet. 1. 3, 4, 5.
1. T> LESS'D be the everlasting God,
JJ The father of our Lord :
Be his abounding mercy prais'd,
His majesty ador'd.
2. When from the dead he rais'd his son,
And call'd him to the sky,
He gave our souls a lively hope
That they should never die.
3. What tho' our many sins require
Our flesh to see the dust,
Yet as the Lord our Saviour rose,
So all his followers must.
4. There's an inheritance divine
Refer'd against that day ;
'Tis uncorrupted, undefil'd,
And cannot fade away.
Hymn 429. s. m.
1. 4 ND must this body die,
JTjl This well-wrought frame decay ?
And must these active limbs of mine
Lie moukriing in the clay ?
2. Corruption, earth, and worms
Shall but refine this flesh,
JUDGMENT. 301
Till thy triumphant 5j Lrit ccmes
To put it on afresh.
3. Cod, my Redeemer lives,
And ever from the skies
Looks down, and watches all my dust,
'Till he shall bid it rise.
4. Array'd in glorious grace
Shall these \ile bodies shine,
. ev'ry shape, and ev'ry face
Be heav'nly and divine.
5. These lively hopes we owe,
Lord, to thy dying love;
O may we bless thy grace below,
And sing thy grace above.
3. Saviour, accept the praise
Of these our humble song*,
'Till tunes of nobler sounds we raise
With our immortal tongues.
10. JUDGMENT.
Hymn 430. cm.
1. Q* ING to the Lord, ye heav'nly hosts,
^3 And thou, O earth, adore :
Let death and heli, thro' all their coasts,
Stand trembling at his pow'r.
2. His sounding chariot shakes the sky,
He makes the clouds bis throne ;
There all his stores of 'Vhtning lie,
'Till vengeance darts them down.
3. His nostrils breathe out fiery streams.
And from his awful tongue
A sovereign voice divides the flan
And thunder roars along.
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303 JUDGMENT.
4. Think, O my soul, the dreadful day,
When this incensed God
Shall rend the sky, and burn the sea,
And send his wrath abroad !
5* What shall the wretch, the sinner do ?
He once defy'd the Lord :
But he shall dread the thund'rer now,
And sink beneath his word.
6. Tempests of angry fire shall roll,
To blast the rebel-worm,
And beat upon his naked soul
In one eternal storm.
Hymn 431. l. m.
The books opened, Rev. xx. 12.
1. y 1 MiE mighty deep gives up her trust,
X Aw'd by the Judge's high command ;
Both small and great now quit their dust,
And round the dread tribunal stand.
2. Behold the awful books displayed,
Big with tli* important fates of men ;
Each deed and word now public made,
As wrote by heaven's unerring pen,
3. To ev'ry soul, the books assign
The joyous or the dread reward :
Sinners in vain lament and pine,
No plea the Judge will here regard.
4. Lord, when these awful leaves unfold,
May life's fair book my soul approve :
There*may I read my name enroli'd,
And triumph iii redeeming love.
Hymn 432. l. m.
E comes ! he comes ! the Judge severe \
The seventy trumpet spcuks him near ;
JUDGMENT. 305
His lightnings flash, his thunders roll ;
How welcome to the faithful soul !
-m\ heav'n angelic voices sound,
• the Almighty Jesus crown'd 1
Girt with omnipotence and grace,
And glory decks the Saviour's face.
3. Descending on his azure throne,
He claims the kingdoms for his own ;
The kingdoms all obey his word,
And hail him their triumphant Lord !
4. Snout all the peopie of the sky,
And all the saints of the Most High ;
Our Lord who now his right obtains,
For ever and for ever reigns.
Hymn 433. p. M.
1. T O ! he comes with clouds descending!
I j Once for favour'd sinners slain !
Thousand, thousand saints attending,
Swell the triumph of his train ;
Hallelujah !
God apr ears with man to re'gn*
2. EvVy eye shall now behold him,
Rob'd in dreadful majesty !
Those wrho set at nought and sold him,
Pierc'd and nail'd him to the tree,
Deeply wailing,
Shall the true Messiah see.
1. The clear tokens of his passion,
Still his dazzling body boars ;
Cause of endless exultation
To his ransom'd worshippers ;
With what rapture
Gaze we on those glorious scars!
*. Yea, Amen ! let all adore thee,
High on thine eternal throne 1
;04 HE AYE:
Saviour take thy pow*r and glory,
Claim the kingdom for thine o\?n .
Jah! Jehovah!
Everlasting God, come down!
11. HEAVEN.
Hymn 434. c. m.
Aaeurance cf Hearer:, 2 Tim. iv. 6, 7, 8, 18,
CD has laid up in heav'n for me
G'
A crown which cannot fade ;
The righteous Judge, at the great day
Shall place it on my head.
2. Nor hath the King of grace decreed
This prize for me alone ;
But all that love and long to see
TV appearance of his Son.
3. Jesus, the Lord, shall guard mc safe
From ev'ry ill design ;
And to his heav'nly kingdom take
This feeble soul of mine.
4. God is my everlasting aid,
And hell *,ball rage in vain;
To him be highest glory paid,
And endless praise. Amen.
Hymn 435. cm.
Heaven invidble and holy. 1 Cor. ii. 9, 10.
Rev. xxi.2r.
]. "\TOR eye hath seen, nor ear hath heard,
XN Nor sense nor reason taownj
What joys the Father I r*d
Tor those that love the Son.
HEAVEN. 305
2. But the good Spirit of the Lord
Reveals a heav'n.to come:
The beams of glory in his word
Allure and guide us home.
3. Pure are the joys above the sky,
And all the region peace ;
No wanton lips, nor envious eye.
Can see or taste the bliss.
4. Those holy gates for ever bar
Pollution, sin, and shame ;
None shall obtain admittance there.
But followers of the Lamb.
5. He keeps the Father's book of life,
There all their names are found;
The hypocrite in vain shall stiive
To tread the heav'nly ground.
Hymn 436. c. m.
1. /^\^ Jordan's rugged banks I stand,
V>/ -And cast a wishful eye
To Canaan's fair and happy land,
Where my possessions lie.
2. O the transporting, rapturous scene,
That rises to my sight !
Sweet fields array'd in living green,
And rivers of delight !
3. There gen'rous fruit that never fails,
On trees immortal grow:
There rocks and hills, and brooks and valea,
With milk and honey flow.
4. O'er all those wide extended plains
Shines one eternal day :
There God, the sun, for ever reigns,
-J.nd scatters night away.
d d 2
ftM HEAVEN.
■:,. No chilling winds,, nor poisonous breath*
Can reach that healthful shore :
Sickness and sorrow, pain and death
Are felt and fear'd no more.
Hymn 437. c. m.
FIRST PART.
1. T T THAT sacred raptures fire my breast;
V V And snatch me to the skies,
Whilst the low earth stretched out immense
A spacious prospect lies !
2. Bright gilded palaces in view
Their shining turrets rear,
And rivers in rich smiling vales,
With seats of bliss appear.
3. Lo! the wide shrinking orbs no more
Their florid beauty show,
But wrapt in clouds their fading scene
A groupe of figures grow.
4. What sparkling orbs, thro' the great void,
Fill all the ambient skies ?
Whilst happy vales and amber streams,
Transport the ravish'd eyes.
SECOND PART.
1. HAIL glorious GOD ! thy boundless pow*r
Acts thro' all nature's sphere I
Whcr'er I look creation round,
I see thy goodness there.
2. What rapid car thus whirls my soul
Beyond the azure skies?
A burst of glory drowns my sight,
And scenes ecstatic rise.
3. In bright effulgence, here, thy beam*?
In all their splendour blaze,
HEAVEN.
And saints with angels emulate
Each others love and praise.
4. But one at Jesus' powerful hand
Shines bright above the rest,
And love divine in dazzling rays
Is wrote upon his breast.
5. Hark ! hark I I hear th' harmonious strife
And thunder of the choir,
Whilst to the height of gratitude
The heav'nly host aspire.
6. Hark! how the floating anthems swell?
And fill the realms above !
Xo wonder, whenth' exalted theme
Is GOD, and endless LOVE,
INDEX.
J»qft.
ADORE and tremble, for our God - - 4
Awake, awake, the sacred song -' - 18
All glory to God in the sky, 21
All ye that pass by, to Jesus draw nigh - - 37
Alas ! and did my Saviour bleed .--_•»- 40
A Lamb goes forth and bears the guilt - - 53
All hail the true Elijah - 67
All hail the pow'r of Jesu's name - - - 75
Arise, my soul, arise -- - - - -- 79
As showers on meadows newly mown - - 86
Arm of the Lord awake, awake - - - - 87
Almighty Father, gracious Lord - - - - 109
Away my unbelieving fear - - - - - - 119
Attend, while God's exalted Son - - - - 136
Ah whither shall I go ------- 162
As new born babes desire the breast - - - 192
And is the gospel peace and love - - - - 211
Awake my heart, arise my tongue - - - 218
An inward baptism of pure fire - - - - 222
Another six days work is done - - - - 247
Away from every mortal care ----- 249
Awake, ye saints, to praise your King - - 258
All praise to him who dwells in bliss - - - 276
Away with our fears -------279
And now, my soul, another year ... - 288
And must this body die ------ 300
BRIGHT King of glory, dreadful God - 15
Behold the grace appears - - - - 17
Behold the woman's prcfbis'd seed - - - 25
Behold, the blind their sight receive - - - 31
Behold the Saviour of mankind - - - - 36
Behold the loving Son of God 4i
/
INDEX. 1(59
Bless'd morning, whose young clawing rays 62
Break forth into praise 66
Behold the glories of the Lamb - * - - F3
W be the Father and his love - - - 96
fore Jehovah's awful throne - - - - 106
kvard with humble shame we look - - 122
Broad is the road that leads to death - 125
Behold what wond'rous grace - - 137
Blow ye the trumpet, blow - - - 15 1
Behold htow sinners disagree - - - 169
Behold the wretch whose lust and wine - 171
Being of beings, God of love - - 195
Blest be the tie that binds - 209
Behold the sons, the heirs of God - 219
Besprinkle with th y blood my heart - - 223
Bless'd are the humble -souls that see - - 241
Behold the morning sun - - - - - 252
Bless'd be the everlasting God - - - 300
CAN creatures to perfection find 1
Christ, thy holy wounds and passions 49
Come then, thou Prophet of the Lord - 65
Come let us join our cheerful songs - 73
Come Holy Spirit, heav'niy dove - - 83
Come gracious Spirit, heav'niy deve - 84
Come then, dear Lord, thyself reveal - 87
Ccnvi Holy Spirit, come - - 91
( pme Holy Ghost) our hearts inspire - 93
Commit thou alt tbj - - - 112
Christ and his cross oiir theme - 135
Curs'd be the man, forever curs'd - - 143
Come hither all ye weary souls - - 146
Come weary souls, wi-h sin distrest - 147
le ye sinners, poor and needy - - 149
Come sinners to the gospel feast - - 15(
Come, O thou all-victorious Lord - - 174
Come Father, Son., and Holy Ghost - 178
Gaston thy fidelity - ' - - - 201
310 INDEX.
fiage.
Come Lord and help mc to rejoice - -03
Come, Saviour Jesus, from above - - 214
Come thou omniscient son of man - 221
Come ye that Love the Lord - - 224
Create my soul anew ... 246
Come sound his praise abroad - - 255
Come let our voices join to raise - 256
Comfort ye mini slers of grace - - 266
Celestial dove, descend from high - 268
Come, Father, Son, and Holy Ghost - 269
Come Holy Ghost, thine influence shed - 272
Come let us anew, our journey pursue - 285
DEAREST of all the names above - 23
Dearest Lord, and shall thy spirit rest 90
Draw near ye blood-besprinkled race - 272
Dread Sov'reign, let my evening song - 276
Death with his dread commission seal'd - 290
Death cannot make our souls afraid - 293
Deluded souls, who think to find - - 295
ETERNAL wisdom, thee we praise - 10
Eternal Spirit we confess - 85
Ere the blue heavens were stretch'd abroad 1 3
Enslav'd by sin, and bound in chains - 47
Eternal Spirit, source of light - 94
Early my God withc-.it delay - - 253
Eternal source of every joy - - 283
FATHER, our hearts we lift - - 2 3
Father of everlasting grace - 81
From regions of love, lo ! an angel descended 2 1
Father of glory, to thy name - 99
Father in whom we live - - 99
Father of our dying Lord - - 101
Father of mercies, in thy word - - 127
Father how wide thy glory shines - 133
Father of lights, from whom proceeds 158
For ever here my rest shall be - 181
Fountain of liie, to all below - - 190
INDEX. 311
page.
Faith come 3" by hearing Gcd's record - 196
Faith! 'tis a precious grace - - 197
Faith adds new charms to earthly bliss 197
Father I stretch my hands to thee - 199
Father I dare believe - - - 201
Father of mercies, send thy grace - 208
From all that dwell below the skies - 232
Father of all, thy care we bless - - 246
Frequent the day of Gcd returns - 248
Father of mercies, in thy house - 262
GLORY be to God on high - 73
Glory to God, the Father's name - 96
Great was the day, the joy was great - 93
Give to our God immortal praise - 111
Give to the winds thy fears - - 113
God of my life, whose gracious pow'r - 114
God moves in a mysterious way - 115
Great king of glory and of grace - 124
God in the gospel of his Son - - 128
Grace! 'tis a charming sound - 142
Gentiles by nature we belong - - 145
God is in this and ev'ry place - - i64
Cod is a Spirit, just and wise - - 171
Great God indulge my humble claim - 184
(^ive me the wings of faith to rise - 239
Gre.it God! the nations of tie earth - 260
Go preach my gospel, saith the Lord - 261
God of the morning, at whose voice - 273
God of my life to thee - - 278
I , at God we sing that mighty hand - 28 3
God has hud up in heav'n for me - 304
HOW should the sons of Adam's nice 5
Hark the glad sound, the Saviour comes 19
Hark I the herald angels sing - 2 4
High let us swell our tuneful notes - 3 I
How heavy is the night 27
He dies ! the friend of sinners dies - 58
312 INDEX,
Hailj or great High priest - 69
He lives, the: great Redeemer lives - 76
Hail ! holy, holy, holy, Lord - - 98
How are thy servants, bless'd, O Lord 103
How do thy mercies close me round - 117
} low precious is the book divine - 1 ./,
Had I the tongues of Greeks and Jews 139
How vain are all things here below - 157
How happy ev'ry child of grace - 205
Happy the heart where graces reign - 207
Holy and true and righteous Lord - 22 1
Happy the souls to Jesus join'd - 222
Happy the man who finds the grace j - 225
Hence from my soul, sad thoughts be gone 236
How honourable is the place - - 239
How charming is the place - - 249
How pleasant, how divinely fen r - 254
How did my heart rejoice to bear - 256
How pleas' d and bless'd was I - - 25 7
How beauteous are their feet - - 26 i
How can heav'nly spirits rise - - 271
Hosannah with a cheerful sound - 27 7
I lark from the tombs a doleful sound - 294
How long shall death the tyrant reign - 299
He comes, he comes, the judge severe - 302
Hail glorious God, thy boundless pow'r - 306
N evil long, I took delight - - 4 ■«
Infinite grief ! amazing woe - 4 5
I know that my Redeemer lives
I give immortal praise - - - - 97
In thee I live and more and am ! - 110
If God to build the house deny - - 142
I hate the tempter and his churms - 156
kind return - - - 170
m< ij>le wi - - 175
t thou wounded Lamb of God - 177
ncss - - 191
INDEX.
; 1 3
In themselves as weak as worms
Infinite unexhausted love
I'll praise my Maker whilst I've breath
In sweet exalted strains . -
I love thy Zion, Lord
In God's own house pronounce his praise
In Zion's sacred gates
In that sad memorable night
JESLr It lou everlasting king
Joy to the world ; the Lord is come
Join all the glorious names
Jesus with all thy saints above
Jesus my great High-Priest
Jesus we on thy word depend
Jesus, God of peace and love
Jesus the weary wand'rer's rest"1
Jesus my Saviour and my God
Jesus let thy pitying eye
Jesus if still thou art to-day
Jesus if still the same thou art
Jesus my strength, my hope
Jesus my life, thyself apply » ; •
Jesus my truth my way
Jesus my Lord attend
Jesus wher'er thy people meet
Jesus shepherd of thy sheep
Jesus, my Saviour full of grace
Jesus hath d)'d that I might live
Jesus united by thy grace
Jesus thou all redeeming Lord
Jesus great shepherd of thy sheep
Jesus thy wand'ring sheep behold
Jesus invites his saints
LET others boast how strong they
Lord all 1 am is known to thee
Lift up your he ails, ye gates
Let God, the Father, live
Let heav'n and earth agree
E e
193
213
227
251
258
259
260
271
29
33
35
48
80
84
89
121
141
160
161
163
179
182
183
185
195
200
202
215
216
262
265
266
270
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9
6a
<>7
314 INDEX.
page
Let the high heav'ns your songs invite - 103
Lord when our raptur'd tho'ts survey - 104
Let the wild leopards of the wood - 124
Let av'rice borne from shore to shore - 127
Laden with guilt and full of fears - 132
Lord, we confess our num'rous faults - 134
Let ev'ry mortal ear attend - - 148
Lovers of pleasure more than God - 153
Lord how secure my conscience was - 154
Lord Jesus, when, when shall it be - 175
Lord I believe a rest remains - - 199
Let Pharisees of high esteem - - 207
Let party names no more - - - 210
Let earth and heav'n agree - - 225
Lord, what a wretched land is this - 234
Let me but hear my saviour say - - 238
Lo ! what a glorious sight appears - 240
Lord how secure and blest are they - 240
Lord thou wilt hear me when I pray - 245
Lord in the morning thou shalt hear - 250
Lord I am pain'd, but I resign - - 291
Lord at thy temple we appeal* - - 294
Lord 'tis an infinite delight - - - 596
MY God, my life, thy various praise - 12
Mortals, awake, with angels join 1 5
My dear Redeemer and my Lord - - - 27
Master I own thy lawful claim - - 120
Mistaken souls that dream of heav'n - - 155
Man has a soul of vast desires - - - 155
My sorrows like a flood - - - 168
My God, my life, my love - - 176
My hope, my all, my Saviour thou - 187
My hope, my portion and my God - 196
My Saviour my Almighty friend - - 229
My God, my portion, and my love - 231
My God the spring of all my joys - - 236
My Cod permit my tongue - - - 253
My soul how lovely is the place - - 254
INDEX. 315
page
My Saviour's pierced side - - - 263
My God was with me all the night - 273
My God how endless is thy love - 275
Must all the charms of nature then - 282
NOW to the Lord a noble song - - 30
Now be my heart inspir'd to sing - 3 I
Now for a tune of lofty praise - - 63
Now let us raise our cheerful strains - 76
Now let a spacious world arise - - 102
Not from the dust affliction grows - 117
Not all the outward forms on earth - 136
Not all the nobles of the earth - - 138
Not by the law of innocence - - - 198
Now by the bowels of my God - - 210
Mow let our voices join - - 243
Now in the heat of youthful blood - 281
No, I'll repine at death no more - - 299
Nor eye hath seen, nor ear hath heard - 304
OLOVE divine ! what hast thou done 36
Of him who did salvation bring - 37
G Lamb of God our Saviour - - 50
O boundless grief - - - - 50
O head so full of bruises - -• - 57
O world see thy creator - - 59
O for a shout of sacred joy - - 69
Our Lord is risen from the dead - 70
O the delights the heav'nly joys - - 74
O Holy Ghost eternal God ... 92
O holy Father, God of love ~ - - 95
Our heavenly Father is not known - 95
O for a closer walk with God - - 138
O that I knew the secret place - 140
O for a thousand tongues to sing - - 148
O that I could repent - - - 159
O thou that hear'st when sinners cry - 1 67
O God of mercy hear my call - - 167
O if my soul did feel her woe - 170
Oft have I turo'd mv eve within - 172
316 INDEX.
fiagt
O that I could my Lord receive - 173
O that my load of sin were gone - 183
O thcu to whose all-searching sight - 185
O Sun of righteousness arise - - 186
O God most merciful and true - - 190
O joyful sound of gospel grace - 204
O glorious hope of perfect love - 206
O what stupendous mercy shines - 209
O love divine how sweet thcu art - 212
O for a heart to praise my God - - 220
O thou God of my salvation - - 229
Once more my soul the rising day - 273
On Jordan's rugged banks I stand - 305
PLUNG'D in a gulph of dark despair 39
Peace troubled soul, thou need's* not fear 116
Pierce, fill me with an humble fear - 189
Praise ye the Lord >tis good to raise - 228
Praise ye the Lord exalt his name - 25 8
ISE, rise my soul and leave the ground 2
_\ Rouse thyself my soul and dwell - 54
Rejoice ye shining worlds on high - - 71
Rejoice, the Lord is King 72
Raise your triumphant songs - - 147
SHALL the vile race of flesh and blood - 2
Songs of immortal praise belong - - 8
Shall wisdom cry aloud, - - - - 14
Shepherds rejoice, lift up your eyes - - 20
Sinners lift up your hearts 82
Spirit of faith, on thee we call - - - 83
Spirit of grace we bless thy name - - 89
Bhi like a venemous disease - - - \23
Sin has a thousand trcachVons arts - - 125
Shall Atheists ditrc insult the cross - 129
Strait is the way the door is strait - - 140
Sinners obey the gospel word - - 151
Shiners turn why will ye die - - - 152
Sinners the voiqe of God regard - - 158
Shew pity Lord, O -Lord forgive - - 16fc
INDEX. sir
page
Stay thou insulted Spirit, stay - - 173
ikied with reconciling blood • - 194
So let our lips and lives express - - 217
Sweet was the time when first I felt - 233
Salvation, O the joyful sound ... 242
Sing to the Lord Jehovah's name - -25 5
Sing to the Lord Jehovah's praise - - 285
Stern winter throws his icy chains - - 2S7
Sov*reigH of life I own thy hand - • 292
Stoop down my tho'is that use to rise - 298
Sing to the Lord ye heavVly hosts - 301
TO God the only wrise - 6
Tnus saith the high and lofty one - 7
Thy names how infinite they be - - 11
The Lord! how fearful is his name - - 12
The voice of my beloved sounds • - 2S
The mighty frame of glorious grace - -32
The Lord Jehovah reigns - - 33
Their hangs the Saviour of mankind - - - 4!
There is a fountain fill'd with blood 42
The Saviour, what a noble flame - - - 43
HTis finished — so the Saviour cry'd - 47
The Lord of Sabbath let us praise - - - 61
The third auspicious morn is come - - 63
Thee, the great prophet sent from God - C4
Thee Father of men and angels we praise - 101
The glories of my Maker God - - - 1C5
The spacious firmament on high - - 106
There is a Gcd all nature speaks - 107
Tho' troubles assail and dangers affright - 114
The Lord my pasture shall prepare - - 118
Thou Lamb of God, thou prince of peace - >21
The Lord descending from above - - • I2£
This is the word of truth and love - - 130
5Twas by an order from the Lord - - 131
The Lord on high proclaims - - 135
That God who made the worlds en high - H 3
The Saviour calls — let evhy ear - - 145
318 INDEX.
page
There was an hour when Christ rejoie'd - 156
Thou hi iden God for whom I groan - - 164
Thou man of griefs remember me - - 165
The Lo^l will happiness divine - - 168
The thin g my God doth hate - - - 180
Thou hidden iove of God whose height - 181
Thou great mysterious God unknown - 187
*Tis by the faith of joys to come - - 198
'Tis pure delight without alloy - - 211
Thee will I iove my strength my tow'r - 212
'Tis a point I long to know - - - 215
Thrice happy souls who born of heav'n - 218
Thy ceaseless unexhausted love - 226
This is the God whom we adore - - 229
Thy name almighty Lord - - - 256
Thou shepherd of Israel and mine - - 263
'Twas by the commission of our Lord - 267
'Twas on that dark that doleful night - - 269
Thus far the Lord hath led me on - - 275
Time what an empty vapour 'tis - - 281
The Lord of earth and sky - - - 284
To praise the ever bounteous Lord - - 286
There is a land of pure delight - - 296
The mighty deep gives up her trust - 302
UP to the Lord who reigns on high - 5
Unite my roving tho'ts, unite - 237.
VAIN delusive world adieu - 45
Vital spark of heavenly flame - - 297
WHEN I with pleasing wonder stand - 10
We bless the prophet of the Lord - 26
While shepherds watch their flocks by night 16
What equal honours shall we bring - 31
When I survey the wond'rous cross - 43
When the first parents of our race - 71
With joy we meditate the grace - 77
Who shall the Lord's elect condemn - 80
Why should the children of a King 86
When all thy mercies O my God - - 109
INDEX. 319
With tears of anguish I lament - - - 123
What shall the dying sinner do - - - 129
What wisdom majesty and grace - - 144
When gracious Loid when shall it be - 188
Whom man forsakes thou wilt not leave - 189
What various hindrances we meet - 192
Why is my heart so far from thee - 234
When in the light of faith divine - - 235
Why should a living man complain - ' 237
When I can read my title clear - - 243
When Jesus dwelt in mortal clay - 244
What strange perplexities arise - - 245
Welcome sweet day of rest - 248
While sinners who presume to bear - - 250
We lift our hearts to thee - - - 274
When blooming youth is snatch'd away - 282
With songs and honours sounding loud - 288
While o'er our guilty land O Lord - - 290
What sacred raptures fire my breast - ' - 306
YE humble souls approach your God - 8
Ye heavens rejoice in Jesus' grace - - 40
Yes the Redeemer rose - - - - 6 1
Ye sons of earth prepare the plough - - 131
Ye contrite sinners hear - - - - 204
Ye boundless realms of joy - - - 230
Ye trembling souls dismiss your fears - - 237
Ye that obey th' immortal King - - - 257
Ye sons of Adam vain and young - 280
Ye mourning saints whose streaming tears - 297
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