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CHURCH PSALMODY:
A COLLXCTIOV OF
PSALMS AND HYMNS,
ADAPTED TO
PUBLIC WORSHIP
SXLXCTXD
FROM DR. WATTS AND OTHER AUTHOR0.
BOSTON:
PUBLISHED BT T. R MARVIN.
1851.
blered acoonfing to Act of CoogreiSy m the year 1881,
Br PiRKiirs AVD Maryiit,
hi Ike Clerk's Office of the Diitrict Court of MaMacbosetti.
PREFACE
A3
?5(
Ik presenting to the pablic focha work as tlnSy it ii obTioasly
proper that something should ba said of the object and aatpeC"
tation of its compilers. These may be stiUed u a few words.
It has been their um and hope to make a selection of psalms
and hymns of a highly lyrical characlery in resfiect to senti-
ment, unagerv, language, and structure ; possessing sufficient
elevation and dignity to render them specially adapted to pub-
lic worship on the l^bbalh, and possessing, at the same Ume.
Bach a variety of subjects and metres, and such u degree or
simplicity, warmth, and animation, as should render them suit-
able for use in all social relifious meetings^ and in families.
They have aimed, also, to rencer the selection particularly co-
pious in those classes of hvmus which are specially adapted to
this oeriod of revival ana of rtligious benevolent institutions
and labors, and to various important occasions.
The two things to be ref^trded in hymns for use in public
worship, and by which their lyrical character is to be tested,
are their Matter and their Structure, In both these respects
they may be faulty. Some remarks on the requisites of good
lync poetry will be made under each of these heads.
As to the Matter proper for Ivric poetry.
1. The aim of all lyric poetry suoula be to eipness emotion,
and the sentiments should be such as are adaptcKi to this end.
This is the original and natural office of all poetry ; and it is
inore espedafly the natural office of all poetry wmch is de-
Wed to be used in connection with music. Poetry itself is the
language of emotion } and that only is good lyric poetry, which
rMuires the aid of music to pitxluce its (ull eiSect. A kindred
Office of lyric poetry is to excite or increase emotion in the
hearer or performer. Sacred lyric poetry may eipress every
class of emotions which it is proper for man to express in acts
of worship ; but especially such as are imjplied in ascriptions of
praise. It should generally be addressed curectly to God, or else
It should consist of rehearsals of truths and events, or ezhorta-
tMos and appeals to the hearts of men, which are directly
wapted to turn the thoughts to God, and fill the soul widi
^notions towards him.
A judicious German writer, treatmg on the character of
ync poetiy, remarks that " The church secures human sancti-
scaMon by two means — teaching or ffreachingf and the wortk^
y God. In both these exercises the intellect and heart are em-
^yed, and act together, but not equally. Preaching is
*^^y designed to enlighten the understanding, while the
pHAcipal aim of worship is to warm and purify the heart, and
i
1
iv PREFACE
ezpreM its emotions." To the first of these divisions of the
services of the sanctuary belong the reading of the Scriptures,
exposition, exhortations, and sermons. To the second belong
I»rayer and singing. Though these divisions should he kept
distinct, yet it very often happens, that exhortation or
preaching occupies a large place in the prayers and hymns.
" Modem hymns,'' says Ine author referred to above, " are not
Ivrical, but didactic. They only preach in ihyme : and thus
tney reach the head, but not the heart. If, now, tne sermon
preaches, and the singing preaches, and the prayer preaches,
the monotony of the service will occasion weermess ; but u
the sermon preaches, and the hymn sings, and the prayer
prays, there will be a beautiful variety, to exereise and interest
all the faculties of the soul.'' One author of hymns has filled
a large book with pieces, most of which were written as sup-
plements to sermons, and seem to be little more than abstracts,
expressed in rhyme, of the sentiments which had lust been de-
livered. As such, they may be very good ; but they can
scarcely be considered as better adapted to musical effect, than
a table of contents, or the synopsis of an argument They may
be set to music, so that eadi syllable shall correspond to a note
of a tune, but they cannot be sung. This foreibly bringing
syllables and notes into contact, and pronouncing them togemer,
is not singing, anv more than noise is music. Such hymns
may contam exceliimt statements and discussions of Christian
doctrines, expressed in an attractive form, and may be highly
valuable to be read and treasured up in the memory ; but tney
are in no degree adapted to musical efiisct. All truly lyrical
poetry, of a religious character, has one of these two ot^ects —
either to be a channel through which the full soul may pour
forth its strong and holy emotions, or to bring before the mind
objects ^ich, in their nature and aspect, are adapted to
awaken these elevated emotions ;^t is to express emotion, or
to excite it.
8. The sentiments and imagery should be groos, d^nt-
fiedj and conformed to the taste and habits of the age. What
would be suited to one nation or age, or to one state of society,
might be wholly unsuited to another. Whep the feelings are
addressed, no allowance can be made for difference of age, or
nation, or habits, as there may be when the understanding is
addressed. Whatever, then, is unseripturd, grovellmg. minute
in detail^ light, fanciful, incongnious, or offensive to tne taste
and feeling^, checks the flow of the soiiU, and detracts seriously
from Uie ^cct, and should therefore be avoided. If the pre-
vailing taste is opposed to the precepts and doeUines or the
Bible, it should not, of course, oe humored. But, so far as
manner, imagery, and illustration are conceraed, it should be
regarded scrupulously. Much, in these resp^ts, which would
be approiMriate and powerful in an oration, or a heroic poem,
wouia be utteriy unfit for the dignity and holy exdtemenl
which should always attend a hymn set to music.
All familiar and fondling epithets, or forms of expressioa,
applied to either person of the Godhead, shcmld be avoided,
M Dringing with tnem associations highly unfavorable to pan
PREFACE. V
derotioaal feeling. A similar remark should be made reelect-
ing all hymns that wear Uie aspect of condoline with the sin-
ner, tending to divert his thouAts from his guiu to his calam-
ity, and occasioning in h:m a nigh state of agreeable, s^pa^
thetic excitement. Scarcely any thing tends more dunectly
and powerfully to destroy a deep conviction of guilt, or erects
a more formidable barrier against the exercise of true contri-
tion and humility. A lam portion of those hymns which are
technically called revival hymns, are of this character; and
the very reason, probably, why they are so popular, is, that
the use of them makes tne sinner feel comfortably, when he
ought to feel condenmed and undone.
3. H3rmns should possess unity. Not that only one suUect
should come before the mmd in one Imnn. This would be
unnatural, and would weaken the efiect. The impression
made b;^ any subject is often deepened by viewing it in its
connection with others. The effect of a hymn expressive of
penitence would be increased by glancing at the mercy of
God, the sufferings of Christy and the free offer of pardon.
Still, all the subjects brought into a hymn should be of such a
ofaaracter, and so connected, as to form one group, strike the
mind at one view, and conspire to produce one enect.
4. Every line should be/ull of meaning. At every syllable,
the mind should feel that it is making progress, taking some
new view, or receiving some additional or deeper impression.
The ^ihole h3rmn should be the overflowing of a full soul^ una-
ble any longer to contain its emotions. An unmeaning line or
word, thrown in to make out the rhyme or measure^ is like a
dead limb on a living body — a cumbrous deformity, better
amputated than retained. A hymn in long metre generally
possesses less vivacity, and is sung with less ease and spirit,
than one in short metre, principally because the stanza in short
metre expresses as mucn of thought and feeling in twenty-six
syllables, as the stanza in long metre does in uiirty-two. In
many instances in this book, hymns in long metre nave been
changed into common or short metre, by merely disencum-
bering the lines of theur lifeless members.
Under the head of Strocture, the following character-
istics are mentioned as being essential to good lync poetry: —
1. Plain style. AH invenions and artificial arrangement of the
words, all parenthetical, involved, or otherwise intricate clauses,
together with all long sentences, and ambiguous and obscure
words, are to be avoided. Even those arrangements of words
and clauses, and those full periods, which would be perfectly
intelligible, and might five beauty and strength to a composi-
tion which is to be read or spoken, may be wearisome, unin-
telligible, and, of course, destitute of all lyrical effect, when
sung, (or the purpose of conveying his meaning, and giving ^
force to what he utters, the speaker may avail himself freely J
of tones, inflections, pauses, and an otherwise varied emmda*
tion; and a single performer, or a well-disciplined and careful
choir, may accomplish something in the same way, in singing;
but imgers genenuly must, from the nature of the case^beveiy
1*
}
Vi FEEFAO&
nmcfa cramped m these ratpects. A sinipley ootnvolved itHi
is tlie natural one for impassioned poietry as well as n>r
oFatonr,
2. £ very sentence should be constructed so as to express emo*
Hon. "Every thing in the form of reasoning, loj^cal statement
OF inference, explanation or discussion, requires a state of
mind whoUy inconsistent with that holy and devout excite-
ment implied in sacred music.
3. Sentences and clauses should contain, as far as is practi-
cable without occasioning a stiff and tedious uniformity, com'
plete tense in tliemselve*. A succession of clauses bound to-
gether by weak connectives, exhausts the performer, bv allow-
mg no opportunity for pausing; whue, by mumpl^ng
unmeaning words, and keepmg the mind too long on the same
course^ it also wearies the hearer. It contributes greatly to
the spirit and force of the hymn, as well as to the ease or the
performer, to throw off rapidly, in a concise form, one
thought alter another, each complete m itself, and with each
beginning a new rhetorical clause.
4. The structure of each stanza should be such that the mmd
shall perceive the meaning immediately. All hypothetical
clauses, placed at the beginning, or other clauses containing
positions or.argniments having reference to some conclusion
which is to follow, are to be avoided. They contain no
meaning in thepiselyes, and bring nothing before the mind ex-
pressive or productive of feeling^ till the performer reaches the
unportant words at the close or periiaps the second or fourth
line.^ The only method of wading through such lines, set to
music, is for the performer to susi>end all Uiought and feeding,
and struggle bara and jiatiently, till he shall come to the light
The first word should, if possible, express something in itself,
and every word shoula aod to it. But, from a spirited clause
at the beginning, the mind may derive an impulse which shall
carry it through a heavy one that may follow. Clauses, bow-
ever^ which follow the main one^ to qualify it, connected by a
relative, are always heavy and usurious.
5. The words should be easy^ of enunciation, and capable of
being dwelt upon, without seeming harsh or unnatural. Difficult
and unpleasant combinations of consonants ; all successions of
words and syllables in which the same sound frequently oe<-
curs J long words, where all thought and feeling must stand still,
like spectators, while four or five syllables are drawn out to as
many minims or semibreves ; and all slender syllables, on which
the voice cannot dwell without distorting them, especially if two
or three of them occur together, or in an important part of the
line,-— are great defects in a hynm, if they do not entirely destroy
its vigor. To express the whole thou^t in one syllanle is, of
course, much more forcible than to express it in many. The
best orators and the best poets abound m monosyllables.
6. The pauses should be arranged with reference to eJfecL
There should be a pause at the end of each line. The music is
generally ad^ted to more or less of a cadence at that point,
and, as nis own ease requires it, the performer will naturally
mak^e one ihars. Ur thcreiortt. Uie uouuuauvn cuiiuss at the
PEBPACB. ^
ead of ene fine, and the vmb at the beghBuiir of the next, the
fines, when sune, must make nonsoise. If Uw performer ai-
tem|yts to ran toe lines together, and preserve tbe counectioa.
the measore of die line, ue returning rhyme, the lencth ei
the sentence, and the cadence of the mosic, all dananainp a
pause, but being violated together, will render the perform-
aoce unnatural, and (Moduce a harshness worse, perhaps, than
nonsense. If long pauses are introduced within the line, thej
should be at or before the middle j and never, unless to secure
some peculiar ezpressimi^ near the end. Even the short pause
followmf an address, which may occur any where else, snoold
not be aiamitted there.
7. The accented parts of the stanza should correspond with
the accented notes of the tune. The want of this is a defect of
more frec^uent occurrence in hjrmns than any o\her. Arti-
cles or conjunctions, or the lightest syllable^ in important words,
are often so placed, that, in the regular movement of the tone,
they are pronounced on the longest and most accented notes ;
while the more important woros and syllables, bv their side,
&U on the weakest and most unaccented notes. The judicious
singer, in such cases, may be able, to some extent, to accommo-
date tne music to the words ; but ordinary choirs will entirely
destroy the meaning and force of the poetiy. Such a mis*
pladug of the accent, such a swelling upon the unimportant
syllables, and such a depression of the' important ones, is as
anfavorable to all beauty and force, and as utteriy nonsensical,
in sin^ng. as in reading or speaking.
8. The several stanzas of a hymn should possess a good
d^;ree of uni/ormityf as to measure, accent, and pauses. If
each stanza were to be sung to a tune made specially for it,
their structure might be ever so diverse without inconvenience j
but, as they are sQl to be sung to the same tune, it is obvious
that all the stanzas should be similar to each other, and regu-
larly conformed to the measure adopted.
9. Each stanza, and the whole hymn, should be so con-
structed, that the importance of the sentiments, the force of
expresnon, the emotion, and the general effect of the piece,
shall be increasing through to the end. A sinking, retrograde
movement is worse, if possible, in lyric poetry, than in oratory.
It is not claimed for the psalms and hymns, in this collection,
that thev are entirely ftee from the faults that have now been
reiferred to. Perhaps no hvmn could be fotmd in the English
language, in which some of these faults might not be detected.
Hie writers of sacred devotional poetry seem to have thou^t
very little of adapting it to musical purposes. Had they felt tne
importance of this, and turned their thought to it. much the
hvger part of all the irregularities now found in tneir hymns
mi^t very easily have been avoided. Now, many of them
cannot be removed, without rendering the pieces disagreeably
Miff, or breaking down their whole fabric. In compiling tins
book, the principles Just laid down have been kept constantly in
view, and, in innmnerable instances, such faults as have here
been noticed have been corrected. The fact that some vnper-
PBBFAOB
fectionf , of various lunds, must remain . is bo reason why they
should not be rendered as few as possible.
In noticing the sourees from which the materials for this
book have been drawn, it may be stated that, besides the vep>
sion of the psalms by Dr. Watts, and those versions that pre-
ceded his, and those of some authors of less note, made since
his time, use has been made of two nearly entire versions, and
one very extensive collection, recently published in England.
Versions of many single psaJms have oeen foimd scattered
through the several collections of hymns which have been ex-
amine. In selecting^ the hyflins, in addition to the h^noin-
books used by the vanous denominations of Christians in the
United States, the compilers have examined eight or ten ex-
tensive general coUecUons of hymns, besides a larse number
of smaller collections published in £ngland, and ^ich have
never been republisbea, or for sale, in this country. In these
and other works, they suppose that they have examiiwd
nearly all the good lyric poetry in the English language.
The number of metrical pieces of the psalms is 454, and
the number of the hymns 73 1^ making llSp in all. Of these,
421 are from Dr. Watts, who has, undoubtedly, written more
good psalms and h3rmns, of a highly lyrical character, than
any otiier author, and to whom the church is indebted, prob-
ably, for nearly half of all the valuable lyric poetry in the
language. The names of the several authors, when known, or
the colleotions from which the pieces have been taken, are
given in the index to the first lines.
In selecting and arranging these materials, the compilers
have aimed to make a hymn-book of a thoroughly evangelical
character, in doctrine and spirit, and as highly lyrical as tlie
materials, with such labor as could be bestowed upon them,
would permit. Tliey have, accordin/|fly, rejectea a large
amount of religious poetry, excellent in itself, so far as the sen-
timents and language are concerned, and aimed to select only
such pieces as are adapted to he svftg. As the same piece
was oflen found with important variations, in different books,
they have aimed to select that copy which seemed best suited
to the design of this work, without inquiriiu^ how the author
originally wrote it. They nave treated ^e hymns which have
come before them as public property, which they had a right
to modify and use up according to their own judgment. Omis-
sions, abridgments, alterations, and changes in the arrange-
ment of the stanzas have, therefore, been made with freedom,
whenever it appeared that the piece could thereby be improv-
ed. These alterations have been made principally to avoid
prosaic and unimpassioned passages ; low or otherwise unsuit-
able imagery or expression 5 abrupt transitions ; unmeaning and
cumbrous words and clauses ; long, complicated, and obscure
sentences : feeble connectives ; long words, and harsh and
slender syllables ; a wrong position of the accent and pauses ;
the anticlimactic structure; and a disagreement in the form
and rhythm of the several stanzas.
A considerable number of pieces, possessing less of a l3rrical
character than is desirable, have been retained j partly because
FBEFAdL OC
die soljects were important, and nothing better on them coold
be found 5 and partiy because, though not well adapted to pdblie
worship generally, they mig^t be useful <m special occasions,
or for raimlies ana individuals.
On some impcHlant topics, it mav be asked why so few
pieces hS^e been inserted. The' reply must be, thai on such
tomes, all have been inserted, which could be found, that seem-
ea worthy of a place. Not one hymn, in all respects ^ood. on
any useral topic, has been deagnedly omitted. If it is asked
urii^ so large a oortion of the pieces are so short, the reply if
similar— that all of each piece was inserted that seemed worth
inserting ; and it was not thought worth while to print poor
stanzas for the sake of increasing their number. Besides,
four and five stanzas are, in oKlinary cases, as much at
can be sung with ease or profit. Singing, of all the exercises
of public worslup, should least be protracted so as to become
wearisome, as it necessarily must be, when six or eight stanzas
are given out.
In the arrangement, it was thought best, for various reasons,
to preserve the psalms separate, as has been done heretofore,
in the books most commonly used. In the index of subjects,
(he psalms are arranged under the appropriate heads with the
hyiiuis. The several parts of each psalm have been arranged
according to their metre, and are numbered on continuo^y
throughout, in die most simple manner. In arrangii^ the
hymns, those heads were selected which, it was thought, would
m<»t easily cover the ^ole ground^ and nm into each other
the least. They follow each other m what seemed the most
natural order. The hymns, under each of the general and sub-
ordinate heads, are intended to be so arrangecC that, while they
are read in course, the mind shall he steaduy advancing in tfaie
(object. The arrangement is certainly imperfect ; yet, proba-
bly, few who examine it will see so many imperfections in it
as uey saw who made it. It is doubtful whether, wlule hymns
possess so little unity, any such arrangement can be adopted,
as that many hymns may not, with about equal propriety, be
placed under any one of two or three different heads. In the
mdez of subjects hare, they are so placed.
The number of tunes from which the selection has been
madek limited, and such have been chosen as are not only
appropriate in metr general spirit and movement, but whose
accent and pauses correspond with those of the several stanzas
to be snng. Often, the tune prefixed merely indicates the class
of tones to be used. Others would be equally appropriate.
Different choirs, or different circumstances, may renaer it ex-
pedient to use different tunes. Judgment should be exercised,
and time, place, occasion, &c. should be consulted.
To indicate, to some extent, the manner of performance,
those marks for musical expression have been used which are
commonly employed in music-books, and with which choirs
ve generally acquainted, rather than any arbitrary signs.
Z PREFACB.
pp jrfmiflflfMtfi venr soft.
p pimOf son.
mp meiw piano, a little soft.
m mezts, middle — neither loud nor soft. Thin mark ta
also applicable to thoae hymns or passages
which now have no mark.
mf maaofinief a little loud.
f firte, loud.
ff /iniunmo, very loud.
< ereseendoj increasing, louder and louder.
> dmmu0mOf diminishing, softer and softer.
<^ noeUj Increasing and then diminishing.
X woerted stedl, diminishing and then increasing.
dol dofee, in a gentle, smooth, gliding manner.
Aft q/^tdcMd, with deep and tender feeling.
I r ttaceatOy short, distinct, articulate.
huk lenumdo, gradually becoming slower and aofter to the
end.
<— .... used at the beginning of a linn, to contradict
any mark of musical expression which has
gone before it. In tlie middle of a line, or
at the end, it signifies a pause, longer or
shorter, accordii^ to the judgment at the
peifunner.
The marks for musical expression liave been prefixed, in gen-
eral, with reference to the tunes named. The same psalm or
hymn, sung to a different tune, mig^t often require some vari-
ation of the expression.
After all which can be done, directions for musical expres-
sion must be merely hints, by which tlie general character of
the expression to be given is indicated. The various kinds
and degrees of the emotions to be expressed, requiring a cor-
responding variation of the manner of performance, are so nu-
merous, and so complicated in their nature, that only a ready
susceptibility of einotion, joined to good taste and judgment,
and careful attenUon to the subject, can secure a correct
manner of singing.
In the index to the first lines, as well as in that to the sub-
jects^ the psalms and hymns are brought together without dis-
tmction, and the reference is uniformly to the page. In the
latter index, the different subjects are not inserted under words
arbitrarily selected, and placed in alphabetical order, but un-
der the principal and subordinate topics of the arrangement
in the book, thus bringing all the psalms and h3rmns on the
same or kindred topics near each other in tlie index, so as to be
easily found. This is believed to be the most convenient plan
for such an index.
With tliese remarks and explanations, this work, on which
the compilers have bestowed much time and labor, and in
which they have found much pleasure, is now given to the
churches for their use.
LOWELL MASON,
DAVID 6R££N£.
Boston, August, 1831.
JtJ^ •^
INDEX OF FIRST LINES.
ABOVE theae heaTmifl* created ronnda... ITottt. 8S<
Aeeording to thj word... mWrangk^m, 114,
Afain, iodul^nt Lord, retam DoMl*9 Coll, 495
Aiain our earthly caret we leave ..iVatt'* ColL 454
Again the day letonM of holy rest • 448
Acaio the Lord of life and light Bmrkadd, 449
Ah, how shall fallen man ...fptf. CM. Sk76
Ah, wretehod, vile, ungrateful heart.. SUelt, 381
AUut aad did my Saviour Ueed WaUs, 311
Alas! what hourly dangers riie SueU, 490
AU-gkuioua God, what hynuia of praise.... Sgi», CM, SR8
All hail, incarnate God • ScoU, 477
All hail the great Inmanuel's name Dwieam, 315
All power and fraee to God belong PraWa CoU, 190.
All power is to our Saviour given..... 473
All-powerful, seif-ejOstent God Muko^Uat Coll, SSO
All ye nations, praise the Lord ffrom^Aam. 198^
All ye, who feel distressed for sin PriUtU ColL 3Stf
All ye that love the Lord, rejoice WaU», 945
All ye, who serve the Lord with fear..... • .,Wromgkam, 79
All yesterday IS gone..... PraUU Coll, 365
'^Umighty Father, God of grace PraU't Coll, 370
Almighty Father, gracious Lord ....Steels. 533
Almighty Father of mankind Logan, 519
Almighty God. eternal Lord.... PraWa Coll. 456
Almighty Lord, before thy throne Epia, CM. 531
Almighty Maker, God fVaUa, 56S
Almighty Maker of my frame... Steels. S8'
Ahnighty Ruler of the skies fVaUa, Kl^
Almighty Spirit, now behold PralL^a Coll, 468
[ tbs hanks where Babel's cnnent flows Barlaw, 9S9<
an Israelite indeed ....• Baddema, 403
Am I a soldier of the cross Watta, 419
Amid displays of wrath and love FraWa Coll, 369
Amid the splendors of thy state..... ,,.,PraU?a Coll, 966
Amid thy wrath remember love Watia, 97'
Among th* assemblies of the great • Watta, 145'
Among the princes, earthly gods..« Watta, 159-
And am I b(jm to die ? Lytkaran Coll, 519
And are we now brought near to God ....iVatt'e CM. 4«i
And are wo wretches yet alive ,, Watta, 379
And art thou, gracious Master, mne? .....JTsUf. ^1
And art thou with us, ffraciousLord....* Daidniga, 391
And can mine eyes without a tear ?... H^iahatkam. 399
Andean my heart aspire so high? • Steele. 390
Aad did the holy and the just f. ..Steele. 901
And dost thou say. * Ask what thou wilt*? J^HaUm, 40S
And must this body die? Watta* fild
And now another week begins *KMp, 448
And now, my soul, Another year. Mamtgaman'^a CaU. 550
And shall I sit alone? Jiedd^nM. 401
And shall not Jesus bear ? JVkiotoii.
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Zii INDEX OF FIBfiTT LIMES.
And will the God of fraoe? WaiU, VO"^
And will the gnat, eternal God? I>oiAriirt, 543
And wiU the Judn dewend I X>MUridJre. 593
And will the Lord thus condeeoend • .....SEmm. 334
And why do oar admiring eyei DodiridLfe, 33S
Angela from the realnu or glory PraU*s ColL 989
AogeU, roll the rook away O^bons, 310
Another day ia paat CWti*' Coll. 560
Another eix daye* work ie done.. StnmUL 447
Are sinnere now io hardened grown WatU. 57'-'
^ Arise, ariee, with Joy eurvey Pratt** CoU, 474
• Arise, great God, and 1st thy graee... PrmU*s CM. 479
Arise in all thy iplendor, Lwd. Slum, 470
Arise, my graeioiu God JVvUb, dB**^
Arise, my wMil. on winge ittblinM. BrUt. »» OoU. 494
Arise, my tender thenghts, ariae.» Doddridge, 960
-fArise,OG«l, with just diadain PraU's CoU, m^
Arise,0 King of graoe, ariee WtM», 99B'-«
Arise, O Lord, lift up thine hand Wrtuigkavu 53-*"
Arise, je people, and adore. ^ftritttfthePaalmo, lOO'*^
Arm of the Lord, awake, awake. H,F, Burdor*9 CoU, 471
.. — "iCsceod thy throae^ Ahnighty King. Beddome. 470
As panta the hart for oooling etreama TaUundBrai^, 101<— •
Aasembled at thy great command Pt«tU*s CoU, 401
Attend, O earth, when God declares TaU and Brodf. 39-«
At thy command, O gracioua Lord Watto, 444
Author of eood , to thee we torn Mtniek, 500
Awake and aing the song » Hkmmond, 9fiO
Awake, awake each sluggtah soul PraU^s CoU, 511
Awake, awake the aacred aong. PraU*o CoU, 394
Awake, my aool, and with the aon Kowm, 5fiL
Awake, my aoul, atretch every nerve. Doddridgo, 41e
Awake, my seul, to aound Ilia praiae Borleio. 199«-"
Awake, my tongoO) thy tribute bring JflBedkam, 961
Awake, our droway aoub SeoU, 449
Awake, our aoola,— awajr, our feara Watto, 417
Awake, yeaaiota, and raiae your eyes Doddridgo, 551
Awake, ye aainta. to praiae yoor King WatU, 995*^
Awaked from ain'a dehiaive aleep JKure. 378
BBjoyihlinGod, allyekndeoftheearth Epk, Coll, 569
Be thou exalted, O my God WaUo, 190*-'
Be thou. O God, exalted high TaUandBrady, 119*-
Before Jehovah'a awful throne Watts, 17l6*->
Before theheavena were apread abroad fTatto, 991
Begin, tav aoul, th' exalted lay OgUvie, 943'«*'
Behold hia wondroue grace PraU*o Oott, 994'—
Behold how the Lord PraU^o CoU, 476
Behold, my aoul, the narrow bound ,,,, Doddridge. 548
Behold, Uie bleat Bedeemer ooraea fTaUo, 96"
Behold the blind their eight reoeive Wiaito, 996
BehoMthegiftofGod JSRuftim. 96?
Behold the ghiriea of the Lamb. ^atle. 913
Behold the graee appeara Waita, 987
Behold the heathen waits to knew Volte, 481
Behold the King of Zhmriae PraU^o Oott, 76**
Behold the lofty aky WatU, 08**
Behold the morning ana. • WaUa, OO**
Behold the Bwrionr of mankind Pratt*o CblL 906
BeMd the sure fbundation atone - WatU, 901 •"
Behold the throne of graee JTowton, ¥ft
Eilmhl thy waiting aerrant, Lord Walio. 907«^
tKBKL OF inST LINBB. Xfii
llalwldw,Lofd,witkkaaibl»ter Frvlf* 0»U.
-Balfld wlMBt «Mido«wnrtf ng kif D^ddridf* 48B
BeinU what pity tOMchMl Dm kMTl IFatt* 317
Behold what woDdnNM mm FTott*. 388
BBhold when in a mortal fbroi Frauds CM, 996
Duaeath oar feet and o'er oor head PraU*s CMi. 547
BmUmt. OLord. i»oa oar youth Onopmr, 904
Bleae, Obit eon], the liTiafGed Watu, 181^^
'VBlMoarGod, hugraoeoonAHUic PtmU** CM* 134^*
BlB^SdJeeaB, while fai mortal M Doddndga 411
BIset are the hombleaoale that MO ITatt*. 406**
BlaataretheaoBaofpeaoe BrmU, 8t.CM. flS9-^
Bkat are the aoola. who hear and know Ifott*. 157—
• Bbetara the nodefiJed in heart ^clte. 903^*
Blmt be the dear oniting k>ve Ommeh 414
Blmt be the eirerlaeting God WUtt 481
Blaetbetheljord^— 4heGodofh>ve f^ranghmm, ISS*-*
Bleat be the Lord, who heard my prayer DwigkL 85^*
Bket be the tie that bind! Fawe§u, 419
BlMtbethoa,OGodoriirael J, J^pit. CM. 406 '
Blmt Comfbrtor divine iVatt*« CWI. 348
day when oor aeoended Lord PraU't CM, 341
, is the man, foroTer Melt ITottft WT**
Blait if the man, who ehunt the place WaUa, 37 "^
BlMt it the man, whom thoa, O iiord TVMe ami A-«4iy. 166*-*
Blmt ia the man, whoae softening heart BertenM. 536
Bhat is the num, whoM tender eare IfelU. lOO-^
BlMt JeeiUd — when my loaring thooghti iTefMetAnm. 389
Bktt mominf , whoae firet dawning raya Ifatt*. 310
BiMt, who with geaeront pity glowa JV«t«*« CM, 100^*
Bhst work— the yootfafal mind to win IVatt** CM, 504
Bnad of heaven, on thee we Ibed iVaM*« CWI. 449
Bietthe, Holy Spirit, from above PraXL^tCM, 348
Bright and joyftu ii the mom Mimlgomtr^, 990
Bright King of f lory. dreedfVil God WtM*, 998
Bright Sooroe of everleating love AmIm. 637
Brigfatneaa of the Father*a glory FroUUCM, 384
Broad b the road that leada to death WaU», 381
fioriedinahadowaoftfaenight ITottt. 979
CAN ainoen hope for heaven fVatt^aOrU.
0mm, ye moamera, oeaae to langniah Opilyar. 545
ChUdrnn of the heavenly King Orm&ft. 493
Children, to your Creator, God Watta, 509
Cbrbt and hifl eroM are all our theme. WtM», 335
Christ, the Lord, b risen to-day. Onr triomidiant. ,PrcU'*9 CoU, 311
Christ, the Lord, is risen to-day. Sons of msn PmU^t CM, 319
Chrin, whoM glory fills the skiM C. WnUirf, Vft
ClsaoM me, O Lord— and oheer my soul ^ottt. US'**
Come, all ye Mrvante of the Lord C|rfrft pftka PmIsu. 118««
Come, all ye saints of God PraWt CM, 396
Cans, blesaed Spirit, sooroe of light BtMmm», 340
Cosmjdsarest Lord, and blsH tlus day X>e»eU. 448
Coan, divine and peaeeAil gnsat.. ••••*•••. A ^.B)tftiM*'#CWIa 348
Come, graeieos Lord, deaeend and dwell WtM», 408
CoBM, nafoiooa Spirit, Heavenly Dove .....Brawn. 343
CoBM, happy soQb, approaeh vow God ITottt. 981
A^ Cone hither, an ye weary sous WatU, ZST
^^Co«, Holy Ghost, oomeftom on high Jlei#» CblL 408
Come, Holy Ghost, inspire onr songs iVett** CWI. 384
CoBM, Hoqr Spirit, eahn each mind H, F, Burdtr'* CM, 844
Come, Holy MrH,oome. Withenergy Jtvpsii** ChB. 341
XIV mOKZ OF FIRST UNIB.
Gome, Holy Bpirit, eome, Let thy..... • •Hmt
Come, Holy Spirit, Heavenly Dove fVaUa» 343
Come, humble fouU, ye roournen. come mHeginbotlum, 430
Comein,tbou blesied of the JLord PraU*9 CoU. 417
Come, let our voices joia PraU*9 CAL 539
Come, let our voices join to raise 9VdU*, 167 ^~
Come, let us join our cheerful songs. fVatU. 396
Come let us join our friends above Leed't Coll. 430
Come, let us join our souls to God Jioutgomer]/*s Coll, 415
Come, let us join with sweet accord •. • • •!>« Gnirey'x ColL 447
€oroe, let us lift our Joyful eves fVaUt. S97
Come, O my soul, in sacred fays *Blacklock* 370
Come, O tbou King of all thy sainu SUeU, 453
Come, O ye saints, your voices raise SuoU* 88«^
Come, Sacred Spirit, from above Doddridge, 343
Come, said Jeeus' sacred voice. PraU*a CoU, 350
Come— sound his praise abroad.... WaUt, 168«-
Come, thou Almighty Kio^ DobelPs Call, Si)8
Come, thou soul-transformms Spirit Pr<ut*s Coll, 457
Come, weary souls, with sin%oppressed. SueU, 359
Come we, that love the Lord fVatU, 433
Come, ye sinners, poor and wretched Hart, 361
Come, ye that know and fear the Lord J^urdar. 366
Come, ye that love the Saviour's name. .StesZs. 458
Consider all my sorrows, Lord IVatU, 309—
Create, O God. mv powers anew SU^», 435
Crown his he^a with endless blessingf PrtOfa Coll, 908 *^
DAUGHTER of Zion, awake from thy 8adness..^z/er(U^s Coll, 576
Daughter of Zion, firom the dust „Montgomory, 474
Day of judgment, day of wonders Jfewton, 521
Dearest of all the names above fVattM, 396
Dear Father, to thy mercy-seat Steele. 498
Dear Jesus, when, when shall it be Doddridge, 371
Dear Lord, accept a sinful heart .Cowper. 433
Dear Lord, and will thy pardoning love DoheWs Coll. 334
Dear Refuge of my weary soul ....Steele, 4Sn
Dear Saviour, we are thine .«. Doddridge, 409
Dear Saviour, when my thoughts recall Steue, 375
Deep are the wounds which sin hath made Steele. 306
Deep in our hearts let us record WatU, 135*-
Defend me, Ijord,from shame Tate and Brady, 89'*^
Depth of mercy, can there be Lutheran Coll, 375
Did Christ o*er sinners weep. Beddome, 374
Didst thou, dear Saviour, suffer shame Kirham, 403
Dismiss us with thy blessing. Lord 460
Do not I love thee. O my Lord Doddridge, 3S9
Down from his lofty throne on high Prattle Coll, 177**^
Dread Jehovah— God of nations Epi». CoU. 530
Dread Sovereign, let my evening song Watu, SSI
EARLY, my God, without delay Watts. 194'"
filOT I sleep, for every favor Jowett's C^IL 561
EtomalFatlier. Godoflove C Ifetley. 415
Eternal God— Almij^hty Cause Broton, 151^
Eternal God— celestial King Wrangham, 130^*
Eternal God, I bless thy name •.i,. Doddridge, 540
Eternal God, dur wondering souls Doddbridge, 494
Eternal power. Almighty Ghkl StsMs. 965
Eternal eource of every joy Doddridge. 531
Eternal Source of joys divine Steele, 387
Eternal Spirit, God of truth PraU** CoU 349
INDEX OF FOar 1JNE8. XV
Eternal Spirit, we eonfoKs WktU. <wv
Bternd Sun of righteoiunesa PraU*s CM, 493
Etcnial Wisdom, thee wepraiie IVoUm, SS6
EternitT b just at hand Steele. 9B5
Exaiteo Prince of life, we own ^.Doddridge, 315
£xalt the Lord our God WaUs, 175<-»
FAITH adds new charms to earthljbliaa... Turner. 383
Faith istiie brightest evidence WatU. 388
Faith, 'tis a precious grace ....• Beddowu, 389
Faitiiful, O liord^ thy mercies are Me^gmury^a CM. 968
Far as thy name is known fFaOe, 110*^
Far from my thoughts, vain world^ begone WatU. 451
Far from these narrow scenes of night Steele. £96
Far from the world, O Lord, I flee Cneper, 490
Father, how wide thy glory shines ¥VaU*. 965
Father, I sing thy wondrous grace*. • Watt*. ISS^"*
Father of all, in whom alone. tVesley'a Cell. 345
Father of Giory ! to thy name PraU^s CoU. 969
Father of heaven, whose love profound Pratt't Coll. 969
Father of mercies, God of love Crilyer. 377
Father of mercies, in thy house Doddridge, 4M
Father of mercies, in thy word Steele, 954
Father of mercies, send thy ffrace Doddridge, 538
Father of peace and God of love Doddridge. 406
Father, to thee our souls we lift Epi». Coll. 344
Father, whatever of earthly bliss Steele. 400
Firm and unmoved are they fyatti. 916>'**
Firm as the earth thy gospel stands IVatte, 391
Firmly I stand on Zion's hill ...Swain. 4S9
Fixed on the sacred hill PraW* Coll, 15>-
Fools in their hearts believe and say Watts, S6^«
Forever blessed be the Lord Watte. 937*"'
Forever shall my song record Watts. 156*-»
For thee, O €rod, our constant praise Tate and Brady. 12&-»
Fountain of mercy, Grod of love Epis. Coll. 539
Frequent the day of God returns Brown, 461
From all that dwell below the skies « WatU. 197<«*
From deep distress and troubled thoughts Watts 219*^
From earliest dawn of life PraU^s CoU. 503
From Greenland's icy mountains. Heber. 465
From lowest depths of wo Tate and Brady. 990<**
From the cross uplifted high Hawes, 958
6IRD09 thy sword, victorious Prince ...Watts, 105 *«
Gird thy sword on, mif hty Saviour Reed^s Coll. 475
Give roe the wings of taitfi to rise W^ts. 501
Give thanks to God — he reigns above Watts, 189 «*
Give thanks to God — ^invoke his name Watts. 188 *-*
Give thanks to God most high Watts, S28 —
Give thanks to God, the Sovereign Sjotd Watts. 9*^ **
Give to our God immortal praise.. Watts. 936*^
Give to the Lord, ye sons of fame Watts. 85...
Give OS room that we may dwell Pratt*s Coll. 480 ,
Glorious things of thee are spoken Drummond, 154^^
Glory to God 6n high Reed*s Coll, 325
Glorr, to thee, my God, this night Kenn, 558
God in his earthly temple lays... Watts. 153""**
God in the ^pel of his Son Beddome, 984
God is a spirit,— just and wise Watts, 961
God is goodness, wisdom, power Praams Coll. 564
Ck)di« the refuge of his sainU Watts, im-^
SVi IMDKK OP FIB8T UM10
Q
God nofM in a n yrterievt wsy Cowptt. 874
Ood, my iiqiportor aai my hope W^Um, 14IH«m
OodoriMrov— GodoffTftoe iMthtroH ColL 373
CkNiofmyehildliood and my youth WutU. 197 «—
God of my life, my morniniMNig SteeU, 556
God of my life, to thee belong 8eaU. 536
Ood of my ■trength— in thee alone HVan^Aam. 109 «-*
God of oar fethen, by whoee hand Epu. CMI. 500
God of our Uvei, thy TariooepraiM Hegmbttkam. 548
God of our ealvation, hear ■■ Kellf. 480
God of the morning, at thy Toioe Ifotto. 555
God*i holy law traaagremed PraU*s ColL S75
God*i perfect law ooowrte the mul Tat* mud Brady, 67*~
Go, preach my goepel, eaith the Ijord. .....*.. WatU, 464
Grace like an aooorrupted teed. • fVatU* 394
Grace!— tifl a charming aound DoddrMige. SIB5
'l-GraeiottB Lord, diaoloee thy way PraU*a CSU. 84 •*
GracioUfl Spirit, lovo divine Stacker, 346
Great Fatlier of each perfect gift Daddridgt. 345
Great Father of mankind Poddrk&e. 543
Great first of beinga ! mighty Lord Epi», Coll, S258
Great God, and shall thy apirit reat SUbIb. 347
Great God, attend my humble call Ifatta. 136«-
Great God, attend, while Zion ainga IfatU. 146 ^.
Great God, at thy command ...PraWaCoU, 553
Great God, beneath whoae piercing eye Jleaeee. 535
Great God, how infinite art thou WatU, 857
Great God, indulge my humble claim... WtUtt, lfi3«»
Great Gkxi, I own thy sentence juat Watta, 616
Great God, ianot thy promiae pledged GiMoiw. 465
Great God, let all my tuneful powera •• Htgi$»botham, 533
^-x-HJreat God, now oondeaeend. FalUnM, 439
Great God of nations, now to thee IVea6y(aria« GsU. 534
Great Gkxi, oar atrength — to thee we cry Merrick, 109*"
Great God, our voice to thee we raiae... JVatt*a Call. 539
Great God, the nationa of the earth CHbbane, 469
Great God, thia aaored day of thine JSjna.CUi. 448
Great God, thy penetrating eye SeeU. S60
Gieat God, to thee my evening aong • ateeU, 558
Great God, to what a gloriooa height Pratt*9 CM. 314
Great God, we aing thy mighty hand Doddridge. 549
Great God — ^what do I aee and hear Lttlher. 590
Great God, whoee univeraal away . .^^ WeUe. I38««>
Great God, with wonder and with praiae Epia. Coll. S56
Great Heir of David*a throne PraU*s CoU. 485
Great ifl the Lord, hiaworka of might Watte. lOS*-*
^^reat ia the Lord, our God WaUe. 109^^-*
Great ia the Lord ! our aoula adore Suae. 939 «*
Great ia the Lord ! what tongue can Arame 187"^
•Gnsriehovah ! weadoretbee PraU^e OolL 949^
Great King of glory and d grace Watte, 978
Groat King of glory, come lyaneie, 549
Great Saviour, who didst coodeacend Fratt'e CoU. 503
Great Shepherd of thine larael Watte, 144^**'
Great Shepherd of thy people, hear JV^ioto*. 483
Groat Source of being and of love Doddridge, 365
Great Source of boundleaa power and grace Satetrt, 391
Great Source of life, our aouls oonfeaa Doddri^fo. 533
Great Sovereisn of the earth and aky DobelVe CStU 543
Guide me, O tnou great Jehovah (Hitar, 485
HADIthetongueaof Greeka, and Jewa,... * Watte,
JUDEX OF FUUrr UMBBL XTU
Had not the Lord, my rock, my help JFMU 165 ^^
Ua il, gracious Source of every good Spirit of Uie pMolma, 191 ^
Hail, great Creator, wise and good Lutheran ColL 989
Hail happy dar, thou day of holy rest Brown, 445
Hail, mighty Jesus, how divine WaUin-. 476
Hail, sacred truth, whose piercing rays. £t»ii^. Mag, 2S3
Hail, thou loa^-expected Jesus Epta, Coll, 989
Hail to the Prince of life and peace Doddridge, 485
Happy is he, who fears tlie Lord Watte, 195 ^"^
Happy the church, thou sacred place tVatte. 436
Happy the heart, whore graces reign H'atts, 385
Happy the man whose cautious feet. fVatte, 37 "^
Happy the man whose tender care Tate and Brady, 100 •■"
Hark ! from the cross a voice of peace Fratt*e CoU, 3S9
Hark ! from the tombs, a doleful sound fVatte. 546
Hark ! hark, the gospel trumpet sounds Re«d*e CoU, 3S7
Hark !-4iark,— the notes of jov Reed^e Coll, 989
Harkl ten thousand harps and voices. Eelly, 313
Hark— that shout of rapturous joy Kelly, fifil
Hark — the clad sound — the Saviour comes Doddridge, 290
Harkl the herald angels sing B^ppon*e CoU, 986
Hark! the song of Jubilee. Montgomery. 486
Hark— the voice of love and mercy. Cyrtie*e (Ml, 309
Harklwhat mean those holy voices. CawooA 2SI
Bark! what mean those lamentations Caioood, 464
Hasten, Iiord, the glorious time Spirit of the Paalme, ISQ"**
Haste, O, sinner, now be wise Epu. Coll. 355
Have mercy, Iiord, on me Tate and Brady, 115^*
Head of the church triumphant Loch Ho*p. CM. 498
Hear, gracious God, my humble prayer Steele, 399
Hear me, O God, nor hide thy face Watts. 180"
Hear my prayer, Jebovahj hear PreAt*e CoU, 181*"
Hear, O sinner, mercy hails you Reed, 853
Hear what the voice from heaven proclaims Watts, 544
Heaven has confirmed the dread decree Doddridge. 513
Heavenly Father, Sovereign Lord Saliebwry Coll. SeSt
He dies, the friend of sinners dies Watts, 304
He lives the everlasting God WatU. 211*-^
Be lives — the great Reideemer lives Steele, 995
Be reigns! the Lord, the Saviour reigns ! Watts. ITD*-'
Be, who hath made his refuge God WatU. 161*^
Be. who on earth as man was known • JVaioten. 314
Belp, Lord, for men of virtue fail Watts. 54"*^
Here at thy cross, my craciousLord Watts. 384
Bare at thy table. Lord, we meet StenneU. 443
Herein thy name, eternal Grod Montgomery. 541
Here let us see thy face, O Lord PraU*s Coll. 443
High in the heavens, eternal God Watts. 9i*-^
Bigh in yonder realms of light Methodist Q>ll. 596
Bigh let us swell our tuneful notes Ooss*s CoU. 988
Bigh o'er the heavens — supreme alonei Pratt*s CoU, 182 '""^
Bigh on a hill of dazzling light WaUs. 279
Bigh on a throne of light, O Lord PraU*s CoU. 536
Bo. every one that thirsts, draw nigh J. Wesley. 364
Boly and reverend is the name M'eedham, 273
Holy Ghost, dispel our sadness Oeo, Burder^s Coll. 346
Holy Ghost, with light divine Reed. 349
Bosanna to our conquering King Watts. 475
Bosanna, with a chsMrful sound Watts, 561
Bmw are thy servants blest ! O Lord .Addison. 190— •
B««r beauteous are their feet Watts. 463
^-^^w bloat the aa«rad tie that biuda Bm*amld, 419
mu nam of pokst umb.
Bow ohaminf if Um pUot MemutL
How GundeiomMltDf utA bow kind ....ffattt.
How did my iMftrt fejoioe to hoar Wattt, SOS
How&r bojrundour murUlaight Mpit, CM, fiBO
How gontie God*t connnands Dcddridgt. 401
Howfflorio(Mistlie(iftoffaiUi. Harrutn. 516
Howmattlie woaderaofUiatcraMU PraU*» CM, 336
How Eappy are the Mull abovo T9fladf*t CoU. fi69
How hoavy i» tho nifht WmUa, S76
How helpmw f uiky natara law..... 8ud», SI79
Bow hooored u the place Watts. 436
~ow large the promiM ! how divine! Watts, 437
How lonf, O Lord, shall I complain Watts.
How loof wait thoa conceal thyflwe Watts, 55«
BowoA, alaal thia wratchBd Mart SUels. 380
Bow pleasant, how divinely fair.... Watts.
Bow pleasant His to see Watts.
How pleased and Uest was L Watts. SUt^
How pleasing is the voice DmghL fiflO
How precious is the book divine .WinekelVs CM. 9Si
How pracioas, Lord, thy sacred word Oto. Burisr's CM, S5S
How sad our state by nature is Watts, 978
How shall the sons of men appear Stentutt,
How shall the voung secure their hearts Watts,
Bow short and hasty is our life.. Watts.
How still and poaeeful is the grave PraU*s CM, 547
How sweet and awful is tlie place Watts, 440
How sweet, how heavenly is Uie sight Smnm. 413
How swift the torrent roUs Dsddridgs. 510
How vain are all things hore below Watts, 506
How vain is all beneath the skies PraUU OsU, 506
Bow wondrous and great Epis, CM, 467
Bow MTOodrous great, how glorious Bright Watts, 870
IF Qod soooeed not. all the cost ITatts. 817 v«
IfGod to build the laouse deny Watu, 818«^
If human kindness meets return .....JWel. 381
If I most die, oh, let me die Btddams, 514
Ifthrottgh unruffled seas PrauU Coll, 399
I hear thv word with love Walls, 68««»
I know that my Redeemer lives % .Msdlei/, 410
I lift my soul to God Watu, 79^^
IMl bless the Lord from day to day Watts. 99.^
Pll praise my Maker with my breath Watts, 941 -«
Ilove the Lord, he beard my cries Watts. 196"^
I love the saered book of God MaxwM^s Coll, 956
I love the volume ofthy word Watts. 60««
I love thy kiugdom. Lord DwirhL 830*«»
I love to see t be Lord below Watia, 463
I*m not ashamod to own my Lord Watts, 333
Isend the joys of earth away Watts, 505
I set the Lord before my face WatU, 61 «^
I spread my sins before the Lord Watts, 90 ^b
I waited Bioekly for the Lord.... WaUs. 96 «»
I win extol thee. Lord, on high Watu. 87 ^^
In all my vast concerns with thee ...Waits, 833^
Indulgent God, whose bounteous care lAverpoal CM. 550
Indulgent Lord, thy goodness reigns DadH^s.
ladu^ent Sovereign of the skies DoiirU^. 466
In duties and in suffbringa too : Bsddoims. 898
In everytroublA, sharp and strong CboaiAs. 497
la wpwnatiqn sweeu «.«.,« Pratt*» CslL 5£9
nanz of wan limml ziz
fttiiiHeexoeilmieebtUM Mmtg9wurf» OOL 397
IkCiod'iown hooae pronooooe hia praiM Watta. 9147"
In mercy, Lord, remeiabor ■» Maramtm CM. 699
Ib mercy, noCio wrath, rebuke A^ioCem 46**«<>*
In tliee, great God, witn aoofi of prake JBoHev. 71 ^m
In thee, O Lord, I place ny tniet HVrnt^^utm. 68«-«*
In thy great name, O Lord, weeome... JEGmIbiu. 455
In thy name, O Lord, aaeemUing iVctt*« CM/. 457
In th^jT rebukes, aU*graeiooa Giod Dediridg§, 308
In Tain I trabe creation o*er 987
In vain we lavish oat onr lives fVatU, 36B
In vain we seek for peace with Ood PraU*t (ML 308
Is there ambition in my heart ? ITetts. ItSt*^
Is this the kind return r WutU. 379
It is the Lord— enthroned in light Oe«. Burder*» CM, aOf
It is the Lord, oar Saviour's hand WaUB, 1/H
JEHOVAH, God most high ! iV«tt*s CW2. 99C«— >
Jehovah, Crod ! thy gracious power Dr, Tkomfnm, *>i^ ,,„
Jehovah is the Lord our God I /V«tt*s 0M» 187 .«.
Jehofvah, |jord of power and might. ........ ,8^intoftJU Ptalm»» 40««»
Jehovah reigns—he dwelb in li^ WatU, ie4«—
Jehovah reigns — his throne is high WtttU* 979
Jehovah reigns-4et ail the earth T\iU tnd Br»if. 171«*>^
Jehovah reigns— your tribute bring PraU*» OoU, *"-
Jerusalem, mv glorious home MomtgvmerfU CM, SBB
JesoB, and didst thou condescend Ctirti$*» CM, 997
Jesus, and didst tliou leave the sky aUeU, 301
Jesus, and shall it ever be ^^^f' ^^
"esus, by his oi#n precious blood Pratt^s (Sm, 9M
Jesus demands the voice of Joy Pratt's Qdt. HI8-
Jesus demands this heart of mine Steele, <03
Jesus exalted fbr on high iVotl's Cell. 990
Jesus, hail— enthroned in glory H. F, Bwrier^e CM, 995
Jesus, I love tbv charming name Doddridge, 330
Jesus, immortal King, arisen H,F, Burd«r*e Cell, 475
Jesus invites his saints Walte, 440
Jesus in whom but thee above Cendet, 331
Jesus, my truth, n>7 way Wiuley'e Cell. 30O
Jesus, no other name but thine Steels. 316
Jeens, our Lord, ascend thy throne Watte, tBO"-^
Jestts, Saviour of my soul » Umen Cell. 308
Jesus shall reign wfafBte'er the sun WiUU, 138<-^
Jesus, the Conqueror, reigns PraU*e Cell, 995
Jesus, the Lord, ascoods on high! Pratt*e CM, 108" ■*
Jesus, the Saviour's nigh PraU'e Cell, 190"^*
<^Jesus, tlie Saviour reigns Pratt*e Cell,
lesus, thou everlasting King .....IFatts.
Jesus, tothy cQlestiauight.t Steele,
Jeius, wliere'er thy people meet Cewfer, 450
loin all the glorioos names Watte, 908
Join every tongue to praiie the Lord ........ .Preebyterian CoU, 539
Icy to tlM world— ^he Lord is come! Watta, 179*^
Judge me. Lord, in righteoosDeis Prtf^'e Cell. 103 "^
Judge me, O Gk)d, and plead my cauie Barlow. 108" "*'_
Judge me, O Lordy— and prove my ways Watte, 81^"
Just are thy wajrs, and true thy word WaUe, 04'*'"*"
KEEP lilenee, all created things Watte,
lOsgdoms and thrones to God beiong Watte, I
liAiai«rOod^wt|Btl^i<iOlft*t. »•«.... .JAirMriMCWL
XX XVDEX OP FlfiST LINBS.
Lamb orGodjWhowblflediof low Pratt'* CbO. 444
l^t aJl the earth their ToioM raiw JVatt8» 16B^
Let all tlie iuit, to God with joy Tat^ and Brady. 91 «•«
Lot all the lands with Bboutt of joy Tale and Brady, 19B "^
Let chiklron bear the mighty deeds H^atts, 143^*
Lot death diMolve my body now fValtt, 496
Let earth, with every isle anu eea fVtUt*. 171««
Let everlasting glories crown Watts. 317
Let every creature Join « fVatts. 243*^
liet every crocturejoin • 4..Ste«ie. SG4
Let every morta I ear attend fFatts. 356
Let every tongue thy goodness speak fVaOs. S39^*
Ik^a^od, the Father and the Son JVaUa, 349'*
Let heathens to their idols baste JVtOts. 60«>
Let me but hear my Saviour say tVatts, 411
Let others boast how sUong they be fVattg. 507
Let party names no more.. Beddome. 417
JLet sinners take their course fVatta. 117«*
JLet songs of end h;ss praise PraU*a CoU. IdS^*
JLetBongsofpraisesHUthesky ColterilL 340
Lot them neglect thy glory, Lord fVatU. 566
Let thy grace, Lord, make me lowly Praa*i CoU, 83]«>
Let us adore the grace that seeks PraU*s Coll, 366
Let us awake our joys Kingtlmry, 316
Let ns with a ioyful mind... • Milton, SZJ^
Let Zion and her sonii rejoice ■ Watts, 17&«»
LetZion in her King rejoice Watts, 106«»
Life is a span — a fleeting hour Steele, 513
Life is the time to serve the Lord Watts. 509
Lift up to God tlie voice of praise Reed's ColL 564 «
Lift up vour beads, eternal gates Tale and Brady, 7? ^
Light of those, whose dreary dwelling BraiVs Cou. 306
Like sheep we went astray ',.,.. Watts, 300
Lo God is here— let us adore WesUy*s CoU, 459
Lo be comes with clouds descending Oliver, 5Q0
Lo he Cometh— countless trumpets Union CoJL 584
Lo! the Lord, Jehovah liveth ! ProU*s ColL 65«*
Lo ! the Lord, the mighty Saviour PraWs CoU. 93^*
Lo ! the mighty God appearing « . .PraJtVs CoU, lll*^
Lo! what a glorious corner-stone Watts, 199^*^
Lo ! what an entertaining sight WtUts, 233^^
Long OS F live, ali-bouoteous Lord PratVs CoU, 186^^
Long as I live, I'll bless thy name Watts. 838'^
Iiong have we hoard the joyful sound Watts. 370
Look, ye saints, the sight is glorious KeUy, 316
Lord, at thy table we behold Stennett, 441
Lord, before thy throne we bend PraU^s CoU. i]&^
liord, dismiss us with thv blessing H. F, Btarder^s ColL 460
4> Lord, hoar me when without disguise Wrangham, 45*^
Lord, hear my words — my spirit see PraU*s CoU. 43-^
Lord, hear the voice of my complaint Tate and Brady. 44,.^.
Lord, how delightful *tistosee WatU. 468
liOrd, how secure my conscience was WiUts. 368
Lord, how shall wretched sinners dare Steele, 489
Lord, I am thine, but thou wilt prove Watts. 61— '
Lord, I am thine— thy truth I own Pnut^s ColL 906-^
Lord, I approach the mercy seat Epis. CoU, 378
Lord, I believe, a rest remains I.Wesley, SB7
I«ord, I can suiter thy rebukes WatU, 40^
Lord, I have made thy word my choice WatU, HOti^
Lord, I have thee my refuge made Wrangkani, llIK' .
Xiord* I will blesi thee all my days ^^^Wat^, ^^^
J
nXDEX OP FIB9T UXOSL Xli
E«orl« if tkiM eje Mrvoy oar Ikolti WHit,
Lord, in the morniiic tfaoa ihalt bear IPtelt.
Lord, in the. templet of thy ^ntoi AUelt* SSI
Lord, in thy great, thy glorioua name ,8U4U» 8fm
Lord, let thy coodneai lead oar land PraU*t CM, OS
Lord, mr God, how loof by thee FrmUU OalL fi^^
Lord of lioate---how love]y, fitir. • TWmt. 4B1
Lord <^ boets, to thee we raiee Mnig^mtnu All
Lord ofmerey,iast and kind PrmU's CUL f
Lord of the worldi above IfMCK. I
Lord, tboa haat called thy frace to niad Ifhtta* V
Lord, thoa haet heard thv MTvanU ery PrmU*B O9IL
Lord, tboa bait ■oottrfed oar fttUty land.. Wmti»»
Lord, thou bast eearebiBd and teen me throofh ••.••WPStfCe.
Lord, tboa bast aeea my ■oalainoere WatU*
Loidftboahaat won— atleaftblyieU.....^ M^mttm, S74
.•''"'nCord, tboa wilt bear me when I pray WoU», 49
Lord, ihroagh the dubiooa path of life £xiter CML 489
Lord, thy eboreh biqpMo thee riee iVett*« CML '"
Lord, 'tie a pleasant thinf to etaad ffiUte.
Lord, Tiait thy foreaken raee ^u. CM, 47t
Lord, weeome before theo now • Mmmmtmd, 4BB
Lord, we eonfiMsoar nomerooa faults .....IfUtt* fBi
Lord, whatafeeUe piece ITotte. Ul"-*
Lord, what a thoogbtleu wretch was I ITatte. I'M-*
Lord, what a wretched land it this fVktU 4D
Lord, what ia man, poor feeble man m.WktU, SB7<"^
Lord, what oar ear* have heard flUMarv CM. 4S7
Lord, when my thouf hu delif bted rove fteele. 441
Lord, when tluw didet aeeend on high JFatU, m>
Lord, when we bend befiwe thy throne PtmU'b OqIL 4BB
Lord, where eball guilty eoab retire WoUm, 934'
Lord, wiio among the eons of men Wiaita, .T?**
Loud balMujabe to the Lord Wmitt,
Love divine, all love ezoeUing JMUsm't CUL 919
MAKE aafay thy tranaforminggraee.... • ...SMle.
May not the Sovereign Lord 00 bigh FTottt. 980
Maytheghmoaidayofpromtoe • A«tt'« CWI. 4)9
May the grace of Christ our Saviour JVkwCso. 400
Men of God, go take your rtations JTslly. 483
Bflneeyesand mydesim WaiU, 80^*
Mistaken eoak, that dream of heaven ^otts. 383
Morning breaks upon the tomb OMfitr, 319
Moat gracious God, reveal. C. ITssIsy. 890
MydearBedeemer,afld myLord WtUtt, 999
My drowsy powers, why sleep ye so ? WmtU. 409
My lew revolving years BtHoiM, 549
My former hopes are fled ImUUroM CM. 800
' God,aoeept myearlyvows ITattt. 930'""
g God, how endless is thy love « ITelCs. 661
God, bow many are my fears ITstU. 41'^-'
J^ God, I bow before thy feet ITsttf. 499
y» Ood, In whom are all the springs WutU, 190'—
1^ God, my everlasting hope WaUs. 137*"*
My God— my Father^blissful name flieels. 300
llrGod,my King, thy various praise WtUtt. 937r—
SGod, my King-to thee PU raise Staefs. 088
God, my life, my love ITatts. 386
God, my portion and my love fVlUU, 388
aiy God, my prayer 1 >end Pratt's CMI. 109—
Ify God, permit meant to be fVatts. 481
XXll INDEX OF FIBST LINE&
M jr God, pennit my tooEoe WaUs. ISX!*"^
My Qod, the covenant of thy love Doddridge, 401
My Ood, thegpringofall my joys.... Watts, 386
My God, the etepe of pious men Watts, 96 *^
My God, thine ear, indulgent, bend PraWs Coll. 116*«»
My gracious Lord, I own thy right Doddridge, 395
My gracious Lord, whose clianjieless love. .. Jlf<mtg'OM0ry'« ColL 434
My heart is fixed on thee, my God Wrawham, 191"^
My hiding place, my refuge tower Tate and Bradj/, SIO-^
My Maker and my King Steele. S63
My never-ceasing song shall show Watts. ISG*-*
My opening eyes with rapture see Epis. OoU, 446
My refuge is the God of love Watts. 5a-*
My righteous Judge — my gracious God Watts. fSXr^
My Saviour and my King Watts, 105~*
My Saviour, let me hear thy voice .Doddridge, 381
My Saviour, my almighty iViend Watts, 136-^
My shepherd will supply my need Watts. 74*^
My son. know thou the Lord .fVUlage Hymas. 355
My soul, be on thy guard Heath. 419
My soul, come meditate the day Waits. 425
My soul forsakes lier vain delight WatU. 505
My soul, how lovely is the place Watts. 147"*
My soul inspired with sacred love Tate and Brady. ]83>«»
My soul lies cleaving to the dust Watts. S09— >
My soul, repeat his praise Watts, 185*«
My Miul, review the time »»• Doddridge. 434
My soul, thy great Creator praise ».., Watts, 186«*»
My soul with humble fervor raise Pratt's OoU. 183<—
My spirit looks to God alone.. Watts, l^""^
My spirit sinks within me. Lord Watts. 101 -•
NAKED as from the earth we came Watts. 396
Nature writh all her powers shall sing Watts, 259
No blood of Koats, nor heifers slain WatU, 114^*
No change of time shall ever shock Tate and Brady, 64*~
No more, my God, I boast no more Watts. 377
NoofferingGod requires Tate and Brady , 115—
Nor eychath seen — nor ear hath heard. Watts. 526
Not all the blood of beasts WatU. 304
Not all the outward forms on earth WatU. 340
Not to condemn tlie sonsof men. WatU. ^0^
Not with our mortal eyes.... WatU, 339
Now begin tlie heavenly theme Pratt*s QM. 318
Now be my heart inspired to sing WatU, 105**
Now for a tune of lofly praise WatU. 293
-No w in the heat of youthful blood WatU, 503
Now in the hourof deep distress WatU, 71—1'
Now is the accepted time DobelL 365
Now let me make the Lord my trust WatU, 96"*
Now let ray aoul, eternal King ...,,Hegmbotham, 256
Now let our faith grow strong and rise JraU's ColL 336
Now let our mournful songs record WatU. 71«^
Now let our mourning hearts revive « Doddridge, 546
Now let the angel sound on high..... « WatU, 484
Now living waters flow Montgomery's CoU. 485
Now may the God of power and grace WatU, 69**
Now shall mv solemn vows bo paid WatU, l^y**
Now to the Lord a noble song WaXU. 992
Now to the Lord who makes us know Watu, 2Qrt
Now to the power of God Sujireme..... Watts,
ENDEX OF FISSl* LINES. XZiii
O ALIj ye lands, in God rejoice Wi'amgJUM. ITT^.^
O all ye lands, rejoice in God SpirU oftkt Paohnt, IM.^
O ah ye nations, praise the Lord. Each with ¥faU», 197 ^^„^
O ail ye nations, praise the Lord. — His glorious Vfrangham. 198 ,«^
O all ye people, clap your hands Vfrangkam, lOTs,^
O ail ye people, shoot and sing 195.,^
O Father, let thy kingdom come FraU*s GM. 473
O God — my gracious God, to thee Tate and Bradf. l-Tffi^a
O God, my heart is ftiliy bent TaUand Brady. 191 «-»
^f*"^^ God, my refum, bear my cries JVatU. lIS'^'i
'"^k} God of Bethel, by whose hand. Logan, 399
O Goil of hosts— the mighty Lord TaU and Brady, 148V.«
O God of soverei ^ grace ViUage HymnM. 468
O God, our help m ages past fl^atU, 159^
O6od,thou art mirGod, alone Montgomery, 194.««
OGod, to earth incline PraWt CtlL 131 <i^
O ffraeioas Lord, whose mercies rise PraU*» Colt, 540
O Lot d, and shall our fainting souls Scott. 351
O Tjord, how infinite thy love ^^irit qftke P*alm», 99***^
OLord, how many are my foes WatU. 41«»
O Lord, my heart cries out for thee Watts, 147<iiw
O Lord, opiest desires fulfil Cowper, 398
O Lord, our fathers oft have told Tate and Brady, T"i
O Lord, our God, arise Presbyterian CoU, 4G9
O Lord, our heavenly King Watts, 50«-»
O Lord our Lord, how womlroua great fVatts, 48*^
O Lord, our Lora,in power divine. Pratt*s CoU, 19'
O liord, the Saviour and defence Tate and Brady, 10(^"«
OLord, thy mercy, my sure hope Tate ajul Brady. 95C*
O praise ye the Lord, prepare your g^ad voice.. . l^ate and Brady. SMdu*
O that tlie Lord would guide my ways fVatts, 907 •••
O that thy statutes every hour Watts, 906*-<*
'^^-^ Thou, that hearest prayer. PrattU CoU. 345
** O Thou to whose all-searching sight. Maraman CoU, 498
O Thou, who on the cross Beddome 434
O Thou, whose mercy guides my way Edmeston, 396
O Thou, whose tender merey hears Steele. 379
O Zion, tune thy voice 479
O'er mountain tops, the mount of God Pratt*s CM, 478
O'er the gloomy hills of darkness WUHams. 466
O*or the realms of pagan darkness CoUeirU, 473^'
Oft have our eara, great QoA, been taught PraU*S' CoU. 104 *~
* Oh ! bless the Lord, my soul. Hii rrace Montgomery. 184 «^
*Oh ! bless the Lord, my soul. Let all Watts, 183««
Oh blessed souls are they.. Watts. 90««>
Oh cease, my wandering soul ...Epis, CM, 360
Oh come, loud anthems let ns sing Tate and Brady. 166**
Oh could I find from day to day Methodist CoU, 495
Oh could I speak the matchless worth Medley, 398
Ohcoald our thonrhts and wishes fly Steele, 426
Oh for a closer walk with Ood Cowper, 407
Ob fbr a heart to praise my God Wesley*s CM. 405
Oh for a sight, a pleasing sight Watts, 499
Oh fbr a shout of sacred JOT ,,,, Watts, 108«**
Oh for an overcoming faith Watts. 516
Oh for that tenderness of heart Lutheran Coll, 371
Oh for the death of those 517
Oh happy day that fixed my choice Doddridge, 416
Oh happy man whose soul it filled Watts, 819*"'
Oh happy tliey. who know the Lord Jflnoton, 498
'f'Oh bow blest the man, whoseoar Pratt's CoU,
<Ni bow E lovB thy holy law Watts,
jcxiv umn or fust uubb.
OhifnjWNilwMlbnBedfbr wo • Wima» ^
Oh, let ne, gracioua Iford, extend Menielu 97^^
Oh maj my martby rraoe ranowed. FawceU. 4M
Oh pruM the Lord, for be is food HVmmAcik. ISO*-
Oh fvaiw the Lord in that UMt place Tote aiui A«4y. Mi—
Oh praite the Lord with one eooMnt Tat0 mud Bradg. S95*-*
Oh render thanlci and blees the Lord Tat$ and Brrndf^ 183^
Oh render thanks to God above TaU amd Br*df> 16ft>»
' Oh itttbhora hearts, that eoald withstand /Volt's Opu. 334
Oh that I knew the seeiet place , Ifotls. 4M
Oh that men their songs wouki raise PraU*» ColL 19]<-*
• Oh Tbott, my lift, my Joy ^oiii;^eiiMry*s CWL 495
• Oh Thou, that hear*st the prajer of faith TVpMp. 3B4
" Oh Thou, that hear'st when sinners cry IVatU. U9«-
• Oh Thou, to whom all creatures bow TaU and Brady, 49^^
' Oh Thou, whose justice reigns OD high JVaUs. 118*-'
Oh turn,great Ruler of the skies UZ^^
Oh 'twas a Joyful sound to bear Tate and Bradfi. 814^'
Oh what amazing words of grace Lutkaran CaU, 363
Oh where is now that glowing love MinUgomery*a ColL 439
Oh where shall rest be found PraU'a CdL S9&
On Ood my soul with patient hope Pratt,** GsO. I99^*«
On God tiie race of man depends JFatU, 196"-*
On ik>idan's stormy banks, I stand SUnnaiL 491
On the mountain's topanpoaring -'^'^f* '^
On thee each morning, 6 my Ood Lkaerpoal GmZ. 5GB
On thv church. O Pbwer divine Spirit ^ Uu Pmkna, 139'—'
One there is anove all others • ^tnoton, 319
Once moro, before we part ..^ffaisJksr's O0O. 414
Once more, my soul, tm rising day WatU, 566
Oppressed with guilt, and full of fears WaUa, 9S5
Our Father in heaven JIfrs. Sarah J. Ifoie. 490
i^«f j;)ur Father, who in heaven art JBrott. St- ColL 499
^ ' *- Our heavenly Father calls Doddridge, 494
Our heavenly Father's eye Montgomery's CoU, 493
Our heavenly Father, hear Montgomery, 489
Our Lord is risen from the dead TWeeUy, 77-«*
Our sins, akis ! how strong they are fVatte. 4SB
Out of tfie deeps of long distress IVatte. S90— >
• r^EACE— tM the Ijord Jehovah*s hand DodAidge, 518
K4<s»^<^^^eace, Vulilpff — *i whose plaintive moan .364
Permit me. Lord, to seek thy face Steele, 408
Perpetual Source of li^ht and grace. Doddridge. 371
Pleasing spring antin is here. • CoUyer, 554
Plunged in a gulfof dark despair. WoHe, STt
Praise, everlasting praise be paid Watte, 496
JMIse God, fVom whom all blessings flow 560
Praise, oh praise the name divine ,,,Merriek, 348**
Praise the Lord, his glory bless. Vh^angham. SS48'-~'
Praise the Lord, who reigns above • Pratt's CoU, 566
Praise the Lord ! ye heavens, adore him DuMin ColL 045*^
Praise to God, immortal praise Barbauld, 551
1
Praise ye the Lord, let praise empk)y .....Steele. 947"^
Praise y^the Lord— my heart shall join ITotts. 241^
Player is tho contrite sinner's voice Montgomery. 487
Prepare uB,Ix>rd, to viowthy crass Pratve Cou, S3ft
PNeerveme, Lord, io time of need Watte SO^
aamraFwaffruHmL Mxf
ftuwii >o thy faitfaftU ■emut, Lord ,,».Wimmgkmm *^
PktitfUmte, dear Jatua, at thy feat. igTiiiinff 377
BsAISEyoor triamphaBt mma ..•• WiUU, SBI
BejoioaioJMiu* birth Frmtt** CM. SM
B^oiee, tiM Lord k Kia§ Ota. Bmdtr** CM. 4Bf
Somemoer* Lord, oiir mortal ftaCe.. WmU$» IM**
Eetuni, my roTiDf heart, retom PnU** CM. 3M
Bctam^O Godof lov^— letum Wmtta. 100"
Eetorn, O wanderer, DOW nliua CMbcr. 36$
Rite S gFoeious God, and abioe.., •••••• •••••• PrmU*0 (ML 478
RieeyOmy eottl^ ponoe the path • Mhtdkmm. 501
Biee, Suu off lorv ! rJM..« FrMt*» CUL 471
Soekofafaa,eianforme Toftadg.
Boll on, thou mi^tyooeop* FrmU*t CM. 48fl
SAFELF tbroogh onotlwr week J^ftlf. 458
SolvatiMi ie fikrever nicb WtUa. Iflt^^-
Solvation— Oh the joj^ttlwund.... • IFotte. 9B3
Savioiu, Uees thy word to all KMm. 4fi6
Savioar, I thy word believe Teyfedf* 347
Saviour, louroe of every bletiing JMmwm. 318
Search my heart, my octioiM prove Wrmmmk
Sea what a Mving itooe........ • m
Sbo where the great ineamaCe Qod .....WoUm, 581
Shall man, O God of light and life DwigU. 154^
Shall the vile rooe of &eh and bhMd 9»^. 971
Shall we go onto tin?... WmUa. 3BS
Shine, aiigfaty God, on Zion ahine WtiU. 138—
Shine on our ■oole, etomol God DedUHdM. 493
Shout, for the great Bedeemer reign* Om. BmiirU CM. 477
Show me, O Lord, thy lacred way H^nfhaai. 79*-^
Show pHy, Lord, O I^xd, ibr|iv« WiMa. 119«—
Since oN the varying loenee of time... JSbrvey. 397
Sing, all ye natione, to the Lord Wuitu. M9 •
Siag.aUyeraneomedoftheUird DMridat. 431
Sing halleluiah, praise the Lord Martman CM. 587
Sing praieoe to our God. 168—
Sing to the Lord a new made loag.... TVue tmi, Bradif. 173—
Sing to the Lord, in Joyful ftraine PraU^s CoU. 568
Sing to the Lord Jehovab'i namo Ifolte. ie8<-*
Sing to tiie Lord aoet high Dwigkt. 173L.
Sing to the Lord, who loud prodaime. Dcddridf. 488
Sing to the Lord, jre distant land*.... • IFottt. 16^.
«4Nafi«e to our God above 948««^
Sinner, oh why so tbougbtleM grown VFaUt. 368
Sioner, rouee thee from thj sleep Efi». CW2. 365
Sinnen,behoUtheLambofGod. Btakms. 389
Sfamsn, the voioa of God regard Faiocm, 360
SiMen, torn, why will TO die! .Epia. CUL 367
Sinnen, wiU you acorn the menage I«tt2ston. 354
So let our lips and lives ezpieia. Wmtt». 3M
Softly now thnUght of day JEfu. Cbtf. 568
Seo^ anew of honor framing.* iVatt's CWI. 174""
Bongs of immMtal praise belong WiaiU. 108 —
fioQCsofproinatheangdssang JMnrtgrnnsry. 583
Boa of Chtd, thy blessing grant. &F.Bmde^» CM. 411
Sons ofthorai^ty, rise and being Fntet CoU. 86"^
Seen aa 1 heard my Father say IFottt. 88 —
Soea may the last glad aDngoxisa PraU?s ColL 484
Spltit of peace! immortal Dove L /TegiiiMhaM. 360 ^
Spirit of poaoe! oelaatial Dova U .Spint nTVU i'lMhM.9S3— '
XXVI iudkx op fibst uhbk
flowraign of all the worlda OB high D^dAidgB. 3B9
Siiveraifnofworldi abovo PrattU (jolL ¥B
Bovoreiga of worlda, diiplay thy power Prtstt*s CM. 470
Bland up, and blen tho Lord Mentgomerf, SB&
Btand op, my loul, ■bake off thy lean ff^atts, 418
Stay, thou intuited spirit. eUy Rippon^a CoO. 390
Still on the Lord thy bniden roll FraU*a ColL 117«-
Stoop down, my thoughts, that used to rise Watu, 519
Strait is the way, the door is strait fFatte. 30
Stretehedon the croes. the Sariottr dies, SUeU. 3QB
Sure there's a dreadful God WiaU». Mw
Sure there's a righteous CSod • ffatts. 141^
Sweet is the memory ofthr grace.. •.«..... WmtU. 33i«»
Sweet is the scene, when Christians die *.,,,BarbaMUL 517
Sweet is the work, my God, my King fVaiU, Utk*^
Sweet is the work, O Lord ,^^oftke Paalnu, 163««
Sweet peace of ooneeienoe, heavenly gnaet Htgmboikami, 403
Sweet the moments, rich in bieseing Robiiuom, 335
Sweet the time, ezeeeding ewwet Geo. Bmrdtr^a OoU. 413
Sweet was the time when 6rst I lelt AtetM. 431
Swift as declining shadows pass Pratt^a CWL 178«»
TEACH me the measure of my days WaUB» 98^
Thanks for mereiee, Lwd, receive Bratt.ft. CM, AST
Thanks to mv God , for every gift. H^gimbotkam. 495
That awful day will surely come fVatU, SSH
That day of wrath-^that dreadful day SetU. 5S3
That man u blest, who stands in awe Tate and Brady, 194 n.
Th' Almighty reigns— exalted high WatU. 170^
The day is jMst and gone Filiate Hffnuu. 500
The earth, u Lord, is ever thine Montfonuni, 76^
The festal morn, my God, is come. .Merrick, SI4«»
The flowerv spring at God's com|nand Dodiridga, 558
The God or nature and of grace Montgomery, 398*
The heavens declare thy glory. Lord WoUb, 07 «■
The heavens his righteousness declare PraU^t CoU. 171^
The Holy Spirit sura is nigh SSeele. 348
The Lord appears my helper now Watts. 90O«m
The Lord ascends on high WatU. 40^
The Lord descended ftom above ftsrmJMd and Hopkina, 65^
. The Lord himself— the mighty Lord 7\rt« oiui Brady, 73 «■
"T* The Lord his blessing pours FraU's CM. 150^*
The Lord! how wondrous an his ways Tate etmd Brady, 188««i
The Lord in Zion ever reigns Wi-angham. 107^
The Lord is come— the heavens proclaim fFatt*. 170^«
The Lord is good, the heavenlv King Watta, 197^
The Lord is great, ye hosts of heaven, admehim 508
The Lord is judge before his throne Pratt*» CotL 47 ^m
The Lord is risen indeed ...JTeUy. 311
The Lord Jehovah reigns. And royal Watta, 104 ^«
The Lord Jehovah reigns, Latall...^ Watts, 174«»
The Lord Jehovah reigns. His throne Watta^ SR9
The Lord my pasture shall prepare JSddttan. 73*^
The Lord my ^epherd is Watta, 74^
The Lord of glory is my light Watts. 88^
The Lord of Sabbath, Let us praise Pratt^s CoU, 498
The Lord on high proclaims ....« ...Watts, 968
The Lord, our God, is clothed with nIgfaC ILK, ITMts. 978
The Lord,the God>of glory reigns .Steris. 971
The Lord, the Judge, before hu throDO Wuts. 118^
TiM Lord, the Sovereign King WatU. IBSk
Tht Lord wto^ prayer attend..... ••Wirmngkem W
INDEX OF FIBST UKBM ZXVU
The OMO is ever blot WMg. 38.
rhe peace, which God alone reveab PrcU't CbIL 401
The-pkyofthe Lord Wattt. US'
The praise of ZionwaitB for thee ,WaU». 196
The promise of my Father's love WutU, ¥tk
The promises I suig. • XMiri^fa* 987
The Savioar calls.— let every ear SUefs. 398
^^-ifThe Saviour kiodly calls EfU. OoHL 438
Hie Savioar lives, DO moro to die ••....•Pratt'eCbll. 996
The Saviour— oh what eodleis charans • •.... .fltaslf. 817
The Saviour's floriods name ,FrmU*» CtIL
The spacious firmament on hifh..... .jfiUisM.
The Spirit in oar hearts ,,,,,EfiB. CM.
The Spirit like a peaceful dove WatU. 390
The swift declining day iVett's CWL 511
The time is short, sinners, beware HoakimM, 508
The voice of free grace enes — Escape to the moontain. 11umb$, 309
The winter ii over and gone Jfawss. 5S3
Tbee we adore. Eternal name WaU$, 508
Thee will I blcM, O Lord my God Wrmigkam. 08 —
Thee Willi love, O Lord my strength WaUs, 03 —
There is a fountain filled with blood Cnoper, 30S
The«e is a God, all nature speaks.. . i 8ted$, 8S7
There is a house not made with bands Watts, 490
There is a land of pure delight Watts, <fil7
There is an hour of peaceful rest W, B. Tamaiu 507
Theao glorious minds ! how bright they shine Watts, 530
Thine earthly Sabbaths, Lord, we love Doddridge, 450
Think, mighty God, on feeble man H^atts, 158'
' ame, O C " '
This frame, O God, these noble powers Seett.
This is the day the Lord hath made Watts, SOO"^
This is the word of truth and love WatU, 983
Thoo art my portion, O my God WatU, 904-*
Thou art the WAT— to thee alone Ers.CWL 300
Thou blest Redeemer, dying Lamb Csuniek, 331
Thou boundless source of every good Pratt*s Coll, 400
Thou God of hope, to thee we bow 540
Thou, gracious God, and kind PraU*s ColL 143 —
Thou, gracious JUird, art my defence Tats and Brad's, 49~~'
Thoo great InstTfleter, kst I stray PraU*s CM, ISl"*
Thou great Sedeemor, set roe free Watts, 404
Thou, Jehovah, God o'er all Pratt's ColL ^S6r^
Thou, Lord, by strictest search hast known. . . . Tat* awd Bradf, 939~~
Thoo Lord of all above Beddoms. 370
Thou, Lord, through every changing scene Doddridge, 499
Thoo lovely source of true delight St^ls. 330
Thouoniy sovereign of my heart. Steels, 387
Thou Prince of glory, slain for me 399
Thou Shalt, O Lord, descend Wranghawu 131^^
Phou that dost my life prolong 556
•Though I have grieved tb^ Spirit, Lord Watts, 119 —
Though now the nations sit boneath Presbfteriam CM, 466
Thrice happy man ! who fears the Lord Watts, 194*'"
Phrottgh all the changing scenes of life Tate and Brady, 9I^~
Through endless years thou art the same Tats and Brady. 179"*
Thronch every age. eternal God Watts, ISBT^
Thus far the Lord has led me on WaUs, 507
Thus God, the eternal Father spake Watts,
Thus saith the high and lofty one..... Watts, 967
Thus saith the mercy of the Lord Watts. ^
Thus saith the wisd-»m of the Lord WatU. 287
Thy biMuUes, grach^gk. Lord « Scstt, 037
ZXViii DfDBZ OP F1B8T UNM,
^ Thy Ikvor, graeloiM Lovd, input W!mM» 0->
Thyptortes^mMitjrOod Prcit*» CtU, 14i<-^
Thy foodneti, Lord, how freftt Prmlt*$ CM, 89<**
Thy goodnoM. Lord, our aoub eoalMt OjMmw. SM
Thy moreie* nil the earth, O Lord fVutu, 9I0**'
^JThy name, Almif hly Lord fVittU, IM"**
^"^liy pretonee, everlasting God Dtidndg; 414
Thy way, O Lord,it in tJwaea FotDcell. StTS
Time ii winnnt ua aw^ BwrUm, SK
Til by the faiih of Joye to eoma WmUs, Stt
*Tii God, the Spirit leMk... JtfeitefMicrv'f Cbtt. 3tt
To bleaatby ehoaeo race T^bU kmi Bradg, Lil«^
To eelobrate thy praiie, O Lord T\u tmd Brody, Jtt^
VKBather, Bod and Holy Ghoflt TViU mud Bradm. SA9
To God, addren the joyful Ptalm l^mU tftJu ramlma, ITS «-
To God 1 cried with moumfiil voiee WaU», \4Bk ^"
To God I lift mine eyca Watu, 9]9>^"
To God, in whom I triut WatU. dl> «^
To God, oar etrenfth, your voice, aloud. .Frolt'j CM. 144 ^*
To God, oor voieee iet u raise WrangkMm, 167^
JbAid, the Father, God, the Sod WaUs. 949^ .
jBii2«l the Father*! throne *..,WaU», S49
To God, the great, the ever Mnst ffPoOa. 189^
To God, the only wiie.... WalU. 391
To God, who dwelb on Zien'inwunt .WrmiLgkavu 5]«^
To heaven I lift mjr waiting eyes WatU. 91]«»
To-morrow, Lord, is thine Doddridge, 519
To our Almighty Maker, God WatU, 179-^
To our Redeemer's glorious name .^ Steele. 9^
To praise the bounteous Lord of all Pratt^a ColL 554
To spend one saeied day ••.. Watta, 149 —
To thee, before the dawning light Watta, 904—'
To t lee, great God, I make my prayer Wr0mgk4im, 134"*^
To thee, my righteous King and Lord • tfrangham. 940—
To thee, my Shepherd and my Lord Haginbatkaii^ 33Sk
To thy pastures fair and large 75"»
To thy temnle we repair JUaiUgamerf. 454
To us a child of hope is bom Mtmtgomarjf*a CM, 990
Triumphant ZioD— lift thy head JBjrie. Cbtt. 479
Twas by an order from the Lord WtMa. K3
"Twas ftomthy hand, my God, I came Wutta. 933
*Twas in the watches of the nkcht Watu, 195*>
Twas on that dark— (hat doleful night Watta, 439
I7NSFIAKEN as the sacred hill Watta, 916-^
Unvail thy bosom, faithful tomb ,WattM, 545
Up lo the fields wheie angels lie Watta, 499
TAIN are the hojjies, the sons 6S men Watta, 97S
Tainly through night's weary hows fijpint qf tka Paalma, 918*»
Vital spark of heavenly flame ,Papa, 51711
WAIT, O ray soul, thy Maker's will Beddama, 409
Wake, O my soul, ami hail the mom DvhtWa CM, 986
Wake the song of jubilee Pratt?a ColL 487
Watchman! tell us of the night T,Bownag. 576
Weall,0 Lord^ have ^ne ustnty 909 *—
We come with joyful song...... • 986
We lift our hearts to thee Metkodiat CoU, 307
We love thy lioljr temnle, Lord.... Pratt*$ CoU, 89
We sing the fflories or thy love Watta, 565
Wekome^deUgbtfttlmom • .•*».. JKqiioiBti, 419
tlvwi
INDEX OF FIRflT UNBL ZXIZ
Weleoufl, flW0at da^ of iwt Wklt$» 44B
We've no abiding city here ^*^' ^
^^jVhat are thoM loul-rovivinf itraini FraW» OM. 07
What equal honori shall we bring WaUt. 387
What finite power with oeaaeleti toil SettL 870
What glory gilds the sacred page Comer. 953
hat shall I render to my God IFotts. 196 «—
hat though no flowers the fig-tree clothe.. A*. F. Bwrder** CoU, 386
What though the unthinking world may say. Wsttt. 4B <—
When all thy nerrWs, O my God Addison. 966
When as returns thts ^lemn day Bvbauld, 456
When at this distance, Lord, we trace... Doddridge. 396
When bending o'er the brink of life CoUfor. 514
When, dearest Saviour, when shall I Cemuek. 46B
When death appears before my sight Steele. 516
When jrloomy thoughts and fears • Luthenm CM. SBd
When God is nigh, my faith is strong ffatto, SB*"^
When God revealed his gracious name WatU. 917 *••
When I can read my title clear Wattt. 4SIS
When I pour out my soul in prayer TttU and Brad^. 179 «»
When Isorvey the wondrous cross WoU*. 336
When I%rith pleasing wonder stand WatU, 934^*
When languor and disease invade Topladii. 399
When my cries ascend to thee PratVo CoU. 84«».
When overwhelmed with grief ITatts. 199 —
When rising from the bed of death Addium, 588
When shall the voice of singing PratVo ColL 484
When sins and fears prevailing rise. ......4. Steals. 410
When the great JodgB, supreme and just Wait*, 51«m>
When thou, my righteous Judge, shalt eome. .. .Omiftoa's OM. 598
When to his tempfo God descends 451
When trouble fills my soul with grief Wrangham, 79-i*
When verdure clothes the fertile vale. sieelo. 553
When we, our wearied limbs to rest TaU md Brady. 290 «••
When youth and s^ Kre snatched away 8Ueu, 514
Whence do onr mounaful thoughts arise WaUo. 391
Where'er through all his worb we send TWnsr. 960
Where is mv Saviour now 439
Where shall the man be found WaUo. 81m»
Where shall we fo to seek and find Watlo. 999*
While in the tender jo^n of youth Pratt*$ CoU, 503
While life prolongs its precious light DwigkL lS5i ■
While my Redeemer's near 75-^>
While thee I seek, protecting power WiUUtmo, 481
While with ceaseless course the sun MlnoUnu 5S0
Who, but thou. Almighty S|Hrit FWage Hfmn*, 467
Who, O Lord, when life is o'er Spvnt of the Paalmo, 58*-~
Who shall ascend the holy hill PraWo CoU, 78 —
Who shall ascend thy heavenly place .Watt*. 57 -^
.Who shall inhabit in thv hill Watto. 58^
Who shall the Lord's elect condemn WatU. 390
Whom have we. Lord, in heaven but thee. ..f^pirit qfthe Poolnu. 141 "^
Why did the nations join to slay IVatU. 30—
Why do we mourn departing friends • • .If at(^ 544
Why doth the Lord depart so far ...Jf^auJ^ 53^-
Why droops my soul with grief oppressed ? :. . . . v&ofit. 306
930—
349
103—
Why should we start'and fear to die? FTott*. ^
WhrwiUvawaalaniitriflhucaxM. iVott'e Orit. SO
70^l
Why will y« WMto oo trUing oafw,
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ZXX INDEX OF FIBST UNISI.
WidA, ya Imvenly g«tM, unfold S^pwit ^tht pMim», 78**-
With all my powers of beart and tongua l^aUs, SBl ^
Vfith cheerful notaa let all the earth TaU and Brady. 19r*»
With grateAil hearts, with Joyfot tongvea PraWt ColL 535
With riory clad— with strength arrayed TaU and Bratiy. 163 -i*
With humble heart and tongue ^loeett. SIO^
With joy we hail the sacred day ^firU (^ tka Psalms. 913^
With joy wemediutethe grace .' fTotts. S294
With my substance I will fonor FHutds 401
With my whole heart I >li love thy name PrattU CoU. 02 «i»
With my whole heart, I'll raise my song fFaUs. SS^mm
With my whole heart, I've sought thy face HTaUs. 908^
With one consent let all the earth TaU and Bradff. 171 ««
With reverence let the saints appear •. Watts. 157^
With songs and honors sounding loud WuUs. 94S*»
With tears of anguish I lament StennetL 373
Within thy house, O Lord oar God Fresbiflerian Gbtt. 454
Worthy the Lamb of boundless sway SkirUy. 9BS
T9<aiigels, round the throne Watts. 949*
Ye boundless reahns of joy 7*at« and Brady. iH4 ^«
Ye Cliristian heralds go proclaim Pratt*s CoU. 483
Ye dying sons of men Pratt's CM. 361
Ye earthly vanities, depart Steele. 39B
Ye humble souls, approach your God &eeU. 364
Ye men and angels, witness now Pratt's CoU. 416
Ye mossengenr of Christ. ,Pratt*s CM. 489
Ye mighty rulers of the land. Wrangkam. 86 ••
Ye nations round tlie earth, rejoice fVatts, 176 •»
Ye saints and servants of the Lord Tate and Brady. 186 «»
Ye servanu of God, your master proclaim Pratt's OM. 16S«»
Ye servants of the Lord PraU's CM. 386
Ye sinners, fear the Lord • 1S6«»
Ye sons of Adam, vain and young Watts. 5QE
Ye sons of earth, ariM.... Pratt's CoU. 38C-
Ye sons of men, a feeble raoe Watts. 161b «>
Ye trembling captives, hear Pratt's (XU. 3S6
Ye trembling souls, dismiss your fears. Beddome. 496
Ye tribes ofAdam, join WatU. 94l«
Ye who in his courts are found , Pratt's CM 367
Ye wretched, hungry, starving poor Stede. 363
Yes, I will bless thee, O my God Seginbolham. XJ
Ye»— miffhtv Jesus— thou shalt reign PratVs CM. 486
Yes, the Itedoemor rose Doddridge. 309
Yes, there are joys that cannot die S96
Yes, weMI record thy matchless love Uwum. CM. 444
Yes, we trust the day is breaking Kelly. 480
Yo'ar harps, ye trembling saints To/iadiy. 393
ZiON, awake 1— thy strength renew JVott** GUL 479
INDEX OF SUBJECra
Jf. B. The figures refer to the fage.
THB HOLY SCRIPTURES.— TiM Bible wakoond, 858: diTiiw
aothority of, 953: Um luht of the world, 8S3, 954 : Miilod to tto
wanta of men, 69, 118, SD4--311, 954, 955 : daticht in, 66, 904--811,
956 : gceaier display of ti» gloiy of God than hit worka, 66—69.
THE EXISTENCE AND ATTRIBUTES OF GOD.— Exiatanea
of God manilaat from liis works, 47—50, 957: God atamal, 957 :
the Creator, 933, 934, 258, 959: almiahty and omnipraaent, 938—
935, 260 : searcher of the heart, 93d--43L 9tfl : wisdooa and
koowliidce of, 961 : goodness of, 99, 93, 937-^340, 969: Creator
and Benefaetor, 186, 191,263—966 : love of, 966 : coodeseenaioa of,
48, 937, 967 : mercy of God, 80, 81, 87, 89, 174, 175, 177, 181— 18S«
199,296-998,939: faithfulness of, 156, 187, 188, 967, 266. 497.
Trinity, 268 : praiae to, 269 : immatabilitr of God, !,«», 161, 163
—165, 178, 179: incom|irehensiblenessoi Ctody970: majesty and
dominion of, 157. 163 — 165, 185,270, 271 : man not comiiarable to,
48, 49, 971 : angels, ministers of, 279 : jierfi>etions of eombined in hia
Evemment, 91, 94, 95, 937^-942, 279 : holiness of, 973 : glory of
id in hia works and word, 6&-69, 193.
PROVIDENCE AND GOVERNMENT OF GOD.— Soveraign par-
poees of God, 273: developed in hii providence, 974: mysteries
of providence, 275 : majosty of God in hii government, 139, 133, 142,
970, 271, 972, 275: his blessing uecessarv to success, 917. 918:
providontial goodness, protection and guidance, 73— 75i, 9o, 133,
134, 91 1; 919, 495-^500 : Jehovah the universal King, 85, 86, 163-
166 : exoltation in the reign of, 107—109, 119, 190, 138—130, 168,
169, 175 — 177 : only proper object of fear and worship, Iti, 151.
158: God a Judge and Deliverer, 47, 50, 51, 145 : the avenger of
the oppressed, 59, 53 : coming to Toim, 65 : divine interposition
acknowledged, 85, 98, 106, 107, 165, 166,937 : reooontad to poa-
terity, 143.
FALL AND NATURAL CHARACTER Off MAN.— Hope froD
the goapel only. 275^276: Christ a light in darkness, 976—979:
death in sin, 979 : grief for the sins and miaaries of mao, 980.
THE GOSPEL.— God*s purpose of merey. 980 : object of Cbrist*fl
advent, 981, 289, 990 : proclamation or the gospel, 289 : gospel
haikNl,983: object of, 983 : originating in sovereign merey, 177,
181—185. 984 : salvation by ^race, 984, 986 : divina ehaneter
exhibited in the goapel, 986 : legoieing in, 157.
QBRfffr^Bvtk and ckarmetm-, 286-^93 : naUvlty, 986-988: oaR
to worahip Christ, 9B9 : Christ weleomed as a Saviour, 989: da-
■gn of hu advent. 381, 983, 990: names of, 900, 991 : deity ana
tananity of;991i and azaltation, 9BB : divina gteydiapUyM in
XXxii INDEX OF SUBJECTS.
thepmoD or,S93: equality of, with tlie Father, flS3,— Offices of
Ckntt, 993— S»7: Prophet, Priest, and King, 293: a meiciAil
High Priest, 294 : our iutercewor, 294 : peace and joythrouf h the
intarcoMion of, 295 : exaltation aod iiitoreession oi, 295 : a liviof
and almighty Saviour, 296 : God reconciled through, 296 : aceoM
to God by, 297.— ^Mtroc^ of Christ, 2B7, 293.— £zaM»<0 of Christ,
298—300.— S^^mnjr« ah'' atonsmssU. 300—^05:. eufiering for our
•ins, 300, 3:JI : death on tlie croes, 302 : atonement, flQ, 303, 304:
•ufflleient, 305 : death and resurrection of Chriflt, 304: author of
salvation, 150, 19&—20-2.— Christ representedunder various images.
— Kock pf afos. 305t physician, 306: broad of life, 307: sun of
righteousness, 307 : lisht of the world, 308: a rafun, 308: way,
truth, and life, 309. — Resvarection and ezaltatian nf ChrisL — Resur-
rection, 009, 310 : ascension, 77, 78 : redemption completed by, 150.
311, 312 : darkness of the tomb scattered by, 312 : (phrist enthroned
and worshipped, 39,40, 93,313,S14: Lord of angels, 3 14: prince and
Saviour, 70, 71, 105, 199, 315 : crowned Lord of all, 315, 316: final
triamphof. 316, 485^-487.— Orotttiule and praise to Christ f^ the
wark of redemption^ 317—338 : pity and condescension of Christ, 48,
99, 317 : safe trusting in, 317, 31b : redeeming love, 318 : Christ a
friend, 319: dwelling m his paciple,319: his people's aftfety, 390,
321 : grateAiI remembrance of, 196 — 130, 3^1 ; penitence, ia view
of the sulibrings of, 3:21,302: his love eelebrated, 136. 323, 324:
worthy the Lambf ^25— 327 : excellence of Christ. 3S77, 328 : su-
preme love to, 328,'d^ : Christ precious, 330, 331 : indebtodnesa
to, 332 : not ashamed of, 333 : ingratitude of rejecting, 334 : re-
joicing before the cross of, 335 : the gospel a savor of lilu or death,
335: the workl crucified by the cross, 336 : fhith coniemplatinE
the sufTerings of Christ, 336^ 337 : hosanna U», 337 : Redeemer and
Judge, ^ : ibe church rejoicing in ^r King, 198 — 130, 333.
HOLY SPIRIT.— The Spirit enlightening and renewing, 388 : in-
dwelling influence of, 339 : teachings of, 340 : regeneration by,
340: descent of, 341 : influences of implored, to renew and sancti-
fy, 341—343 } to quicken. 343 : to guide, 343, 344 : to prepare for
worship, 344, 345, 452, 4S8 : to comfort, 346—350 : the Spirit en-
treated not to depart, 350 : prayer for the return of, 351
WARNINGS AND INVITATIONS OP THE GOSPEL.— IFur*.
ntfs, 37, 38, 117, 140, 141, 145 : the broad mud narrow way, 351,
352 : danger of rejecting Christ, 352 : one thing needful, 3^3 : the
sinner invited and warned, 353—^ : danmrof delay, 355. — hmta^
tions and promises, — The gospel trumpet, 356, 357 : Christ's invita-
tion, 357,359 : sinners or^ to accept the invitationjJ55, 360— 362,
367, 366 : entreated by the mercies of Christ, 361, 362 : nree grace,
362, 363: sinners invited to the gospel feast, 363 : to living bread,
364: toliving waters, 364, 365: now the accepted tiAie, 167, 168,
365 : pardon oflered, 366 : God's gracious call, 366, 367 : the
sinner expostulated with, 367, 368.
CONVICTION AND CONFESSION. 919. 990: eonvicUon by the
law, 368, 369 : impenitence doplorM, 369 : confession, 90, 119—
lis, 203, 370 : coldness and inconstancy lamented, 370, 371.
CHRISTIAN GRACES.— AspsnteiMS and appHcation for pardon,
919. 920 : repentance prayed for, 371 : repentance in view oi divine
patience. 379 : of Christ's compassion, 134, 135, 374, 375 : ingrati-
tude deplored, 372 : indwelline sin lamentCHl, 112 — 115, 378, 373:
the penitent surrendering, 374: sins bewailed as causing the deatli
ofCnrist, 376: self-righteous hopes renounced, 119— 115, 376^ 377:
Murdonimplored, 119— 115,143,919,290, 377—379: abemee from
God depreoated, 379 } letaming to Ohnat, 90S, 380^ aSU^n-^WtA,
ixmxorwBmnM. xnili
3»-»5: M«rw«iidoaworfthh.3a9tlhri]iftUtb,a88ttM]k-
iof by fiuth, 383: trutinc in Chriat fiir pardon, 136| 318, 337, 384.
—iitfw to Ood as mtr portion^ 365— »i8 : love the ehtef greoe, 3H5 1
God the portion of the aoul. 60, M, 117, 140, 141, 14fr-14B,904,
386, 3tf7 : God, only eource or Uue happinoM, 387,388.— JBUioi tfuiL
—Adoption, 388, 3»9 : liliAl submiHion, 390 1 filial truat iaUtid. 87,
S2, tU, :U5. ^% 391, 393.— QAedtMce, 394-»)6: the gotpel exem-
nlilied in the cunduct, 304 : filial obMioooe, 394 : death to ain, 386 :
liviuf to Ohriat, 395: the vigilant wrvant, 396w— /fkautty, 50,
SSU, 239, 9Sr.-^Rengnati0n.— God the author of mereiei and u-
flietiooa, 39(— 398 : safe truttiog in God, 398, 401 : feith prevail-
iog in trouble, 390: enlnuMive and decile ipirit. 406: content^
ment, SQl, 400 : caatltag onr burdens on God, 401 : bombly waiting
on God, 4U1, 4dB: bearing •hameforChrist, 408.— Smcerito, 81,403.
— Z?eMrc ^f hoUnes9.—^hUhng ouraelvei for spiritual sloth, 403 :
deliverance firom sin implored, 67, 119— lUL 404, 405, 494, 405:
qBtickenio^ fraee implored, 307— 909, 236, 406, 407 : kinging for a
closer walk with God, 4U7 : Christian perftction and blessedness,
37, 38, 90, 194, 195, 903,5210, 408.
THE CHRISTIAN VIEWED IN VARIOUS RELATIONS
AND ClRCUMSTAN0£S.*l7ni<ed t§ Ckrkt.—\iu\ union to
ChH«t, 400, 410 : deriving strength from. 411 : living by faith on,
4H<-^ number rf the cAvrcA.— Christian Mlowship, 419, 414:
delight in the people of God^ 59, 60: dedication to God, 415:
jaining covenant with, 4J5 : joining the churel^ 416 : lenewal of
setf^i^ication, 416: a wolcome to Mlowship, 417: all one in
Christ, 417 : ezcellenee of brotherly love, 993, 994^— £ii^a|f cd in
a race or warfare, — ^Tbe heavenly race, 417. 418 : warfare and
vietory, 418': watchfulne^ and nrayer inculcated. 419 : courage
and self-denial, 419: succor implored for spiritual conflicts, 4SSi.
— M ttmet itfapiritiuU deeertie* and tremble. — Severe chastisements
deprecated, 46, 97 : complaint under the hidings of God's counte-
nance, 55, 56, 907—909, 906 : prayer and hope in troubles, 69^
70, 158, 180, 181 : God resorted to in, 83, 84, 10&-103, 116, 191,
129, 136, 137, 140—149: thanks for deliverance fVom, 65. 140, 180,
196 : divine interposition acknowledged, 165, 166, 917, 931. 935.—
Heir tffheaven. — t^harscter of. 57, »3. 76, 77 : the heavenlv man-
sioO} fy) : hope of heaven by Christ, 491 : sight of God and Christ,
the joy of hea ven ^499 : heavenly joy on earth, ^29, 493 : this life a
pilgrimage, 423, 494 : God the pilgrim's goido and strength, 495 :
contemplation of death and glor;f,49S, ^: the heavenlv Canaan,
497 : rest from sin and trouble in heaven, 498 : unshaaen horn,
460; eommunioQ of saints on earth with saints in heaven^ 430:
eheeriog hope <^ heaven, 430, 43l.'-Baek»liding and retanmi^.—
Mourning over departed comforts, 43^, 439: coM affections la
mented, 433: inconstancy, 433; departures fVom Christ lament'
ed, 434 : ivturoing and choosing God, 148, 434, 435, 494, 495.
INSTITUTIONS OP THE GOSPEL.- 7%e CJkitreA.— Built oq
Christ, 901, 908: enlargement of prayed for, 130—139: God*S
presenee the safety and glory o^ 109. 110, 153j IM, 174, 436 1
prayer of in times of desertion, 144, 149 : desolations of lamented,
999--4331: enlargement and glory of, 47&— 481: the dwelling
phkee of God. W: delight in, 930.— Sflptim.— Promise to ho-
- nevers and tiieur chiklron, 437: embracing the promise, 438 1
Christ blessing ehiklren, 438: dedication of children to Ckid,
438: baptism of the Holy Ghost, 439.— Lord's ntppar.— Instl-
tntion or, 439: Christ's mvitation to his table, 440: guesta
drawn in by love, 440, 441 : penitent view of the Saviour's suffer-
ings, 441 : the new covenant sealed, 449 : reconciliation bv Christ's
tatJi,449: spiritual nourishment f^m Christ, 449, 443: pardon
1
PSALMS.
I First Part. L. M. Jtabfin.
The Righteous and the Wicked.
1 fJAPPY the man, whose cautious feet
Shun the broad way. where sinners go ;
Who hates the place wnere atheists meety
And fears to talk as scoftrs do ;—
U Who loves t' employ his mominff li^t
Among the statutes of the Lord ;
And spends the wakeful hours of nighty
Wim pleasttve pondering o'er the w<NnL
'> 3 He, like a plant by gentle streams,
< Shall flourish in immortal green ;
> And heaven wiU shine, with lundest beamsi
■^ On every work his hands begin*
9 4 But sinners find their coniisels crossed ;—
< As chaff before the tempest files,
> So shall their hopes be blown and lost^
f When the last trumpet shakes the skies.
1 Second Part. CM. Dedham.
I BLEST is the man, who shuns the place.
Where sinners love to meet ;
Who fears to tread their wicked wayi|
And hates the scofier's seat : —
3 But in the sfaUrtes of the Lord
Has i^aced his chief delight;
By day, he reads or hears Uie word.
And meditates by night.
■^ 3 He, like a plant of generous kiad.
By living waters set,
Safe from the storm and blasting wind
> Enjoys a peaeeiul state.
98 PSALMS.
bT 4 Green as the leaf, and ever fair.
Shall his profession shine ;
While fruits of holiness appear,
Like clusters on the vine.
p 5 Not so the impious and unjust : —
What vain designs they form !
Their hopes are blown away like dust.
Or chaff, before the storm.
6 Sinners in judgment shall not stand
Among the sons of grace
< When CSirist, the Judge, at his right hand
^ Appoints his saints a place.
1 Third Part. S. M. Bladenburg.
1 THE man is ever blest,
Who shuns the sinner's ways ;
Among their councils never stands^
Nor takes the scomer's place :*-
2 But makes the law of €k)d
His study and delieht,
Amidst the labors orthe day.
And watches of the night.
3 He, like a tree, shall thrive.
With waters near the root
i«
Fresh as the leaf, his name snail live;
His works are heavenly fruit.
4 Not so th' ungodly race ;
They no such blessings find:
Their nopes shall flee like empty chaff
Before the driving wind.
Fourth Part. T's. Norwich.
1 OH how blest the man, whose ear
Impious counsel shuns to heai^ ;
Who nor loves nor treads the way,
Where the sons of foUy stray:—
2 But. impressed with saered awe»
Meaitates, great Gk>d, ^y law:
This by' day his fixed employ^
This by night his constuit joy.
PSALMS. 89
3 Like the tree, that's taught to grow
Where the streams refreshing flow«
He his fruitflil branch shall spread,
Prosperous, he no leaf shall sned.
4 See, ah ! see, a different fate
God's obdurate foes await !
See them, to his wrath conainied.
Fly like chaff before the wind*
5 When thy Judge, O earth, shall comey
And to each assign his doom ; —
Say, shall then the impious band
With the just assembled stand ?
6 These, th' Almighty, these alone,
Objects of his love shall own t—
Wnile his vengeance who defy,
Whelmed in endless ruin lie.
1
First Part. C. M. Marlom.
ChrUt exalted and his Enemies teamed.
"WHY did the nations join to slay
The Lord's anointed Son ?
Why did they cost his laws away.
And tread ois gospel down ?
2 The Lord, who sits above the skies,
Derides their rage below ;
He speaks, with vengeance in his eyea,
And strikes their spirits through.
■f 3 '^ I call him my eternal Son,
^ And raise nim from the dead ;
** I make my holy hill his throne,
f ** And wide his kingdom spread."
p 4 Be wise, ye rulers of the earth,
Obey the anointed Lord ;
Adore the King of heavenly birth,
And tremble at his word.
2 Second Part. G. M. Patnum.
1 ATTEND, O earth, when God declares
His uncontrolled decree : —
"Thou art ray Son— this day, my heir,
" Have I begotten thee.
PSALMS.
9 M Aak— and reeeiye thy Aill deiiMBdt— '
** Thine shall the heathen he ;
< ^ The utmost limits of the lands
f ^ Shall be possessed by thee."
p 3 Learn, then, ye princes — ^and giTe ear.
Ye judges of the earth ;
■if Worsnip the Lord with holy fear,
Rcjoioe with awful mirth.
2 Third Part. S. M. Dmpst.
1 THE Lord ascends on high,
And asks to rule the earth ;
The merit of his blood he pleads.
And pleads his heavenly birth.
2 He asks — and God bestows
A larffe inheritance :
f Far as the world's remotest ends.
His kingdom shall advance.
— 8 The nations that rebel
Must feel his iron rod :
' He'll vindicate those honors well.
Which he received from God.
■P 4 Be wise, ye rulers, now,
And worship at his throne :
<> With trembling joy, ye people, boir
i To God's exalted Son.
■p 5 If once his wrath arise,
Ye perish on the place :
' But blessed is the soul that flies
For refuge to his 'grace.
2 Fourth Part. H. H. JKfm0)r
■f 1 JESUS, the Saviour, reigns !
On Zion is his throne :
The Lord's decree sustains
His own begotten Son :
< Up from the grave I f And mount the skieai,
He bids him rise, | With power to save.
»f 2 His kingdom is complete,
This day exalts his name:
1
PSALMS. 41
Before his Father's seat.
He makes his righteous claim :
I P < GrentUes adore, | ^ His bands posMflB
His power confess : | From shore to shore.
mf
First Part. L. M. BoA,
Ood our Drfenee. Mdrwng,
1 Q LORD, how many are my foes.
In this weak state of flesh and Diced;
My peace they daily discompose,
But my defence and hope is God.
2 Tired with the burdens of the day,
To thee I raised an evening cry ;
Thou heard'st when I be^an to pray,
And thine almighty help was nlgn.
— 3 Supported by thine heavenly aid,
> 1 laid me aown, and slept secure:
■Bf Not death should make my heart afraid,
> Though I should wake and rise no more.
■Bf 4 But God sustained me all the night ;
Salvation doth to God belong :
f He raised my head to see the fight.
And makes his praise my morning uomg*
3 Second Part. €. M. Ihmdee.
■V 1 MY God, how many are my fears !
How fast my foes increase !
Their number—how it multiplies!
How fatal to my peace !
' 8 But thou, my glory and my strength,
Shalt on tne tempter tread j
Shalt silence all my threatenmg guilt,
And raise my drooping head.
p 3 I cried, and from his holy hill,
He bowed a listenins ear :
■f I called my Father, and my God,
> And he subdued my fear.
■f 4 Guarded by him, I laid me down,
> My sweet repose to take ;
■f For I through nim securely sleep,
Through nin^ in sa^^ wake.
4*
«t FSALMS.
i 5 What thovgh the hosts of death and hell
All armed against me stood ?
No terrors now shall shake my soul :
My refuge is my Oo4.
8 Tubd'Pabt. cm. St.Ami^
■Bf 1 THOU, gracious Lord, art my defence ;
On tnee 'my hopes rely :
Thou art my ff lory, ana snalt yet
lift up my head on high.
»F 3 Gkiarded hy hhn, I laid me down,
r My sweet repose to taJte ;
— For I throufi^h nim securely sleep.
Through nim in safety wake.
f 3 Salvation to the Lord belongs ;
He only can defend:
His blessinff he extends to all.
That on his power depend.
4 First Part. L. M. Duke Street.
Oadeur Portion,
I XKIHAT thouffh th' unthinking world may rnj,
" Who will bestow some earthly good?^
Lerd, for thy li|[ht and love we pray :
Our souls desure this heavenly food.
t 3 Then shall «ur cheerful powers n^ee
At gvmda divine end love so great ;
Nor will we change our happy cheicfy
For all their wealth and boasted state.
4 Sbcond Part. L. M. Dvke Street.
JSes^ and Pecoie in God, Evening,
1 THY favor, gracious Lord, imjMirt,
With sacred joy to cheer mjr heart :
Howe'er the com and wine increasey
Earth ne'er can jrield such heavenly peaee.
3 With thy protection kindly blest,
> I'll lay me down in peace to rest ;
< Safe m thy care — ^from danger free,
»t To wake on earth— or wake wi^ thee.
rSALMS. 48
4 ThuibPart. G.ll lAuJ^UU
■p 1 IX>RD» thou wilt hear me when 1 pny ;
< 1 am forever thine:
— I fear befbre thee all the day,
> Nor would I dare to am.
I'M 2 And while 1 rest my weary head,
->- From care and business me,
'Tis sweet conversing on my bed
With my own heart and thee*
■■^3 1 pay this etisninff sacrifice ;
"^dwhenmyworkisdoiie,
Great God, my fiiitb, my hope relies
Upon thy grace alone.
> 4 Thus, with my thoughts composed to peMHi
— I'll give mine eyes to sleep;
nf Thy hand in safety keeps my days,
And will my slumbers keep.
5 First Part. L. M. Winchester,
Cammumon tmth Ood, Sahba^ Morning,
1 ¥ ORD, hear my words— my spirit see,
P When wrapt m solemn thoughts of thee :
^ My King, my God, my cries attend ;
To thee my suppliant prayers ascend.
— 3 Whene'er the morning rays appear.
Thou, Lord, my early voice shalt hear:
f To thee my timd hands s^ll rise.
And faith look up with longing eyes.
I
p 3 O Ood, thy pure and holy mind
In tents or sm no joy can find :
Far from thy throne shall evil flee,
Nor e'er inhabit. Lord, with thee.
— 4 But I, by boundless mercies led,
Thy temple's sacred courts will tread ;
f Up to thy house with joy repair :
Tny mercies shall surround me there.
p 5 I^rostrate I'll bow — ^with fear impressed.
While awe profound inspires my breast ;
< And faith, while yet my prayers arise,
f Firm on the Saviour's name rdies.
44 PSALMS.
5 Second Part. C. H. Dedham,
1 LORD, in the mominff thou sfaalt hear
My voice aseending nigh ;
To tnee will I direct my prayer,
To thee lift up mine eye ; —
2 Upto the hills, where Christ is gone
To plead for all his saints.
Presenting at his Father's tnrone
Our songs and our complaints.
f 3 Thou art a God. before whose sight
The wicked snail not stand ;
Sinners shall ne'er be thy delight,
Nor dwell at Ihy right nand.
^ 4 But to thy house will I resort.
To taste thy mercies there ;
I will frequent thine holy court,
> And worship in thy fear.
Air 5 Oh may thy S{>irit guide my feet
In ways of riffhteousness,
BiT Make every pam of duty straight,
And plain oefore my face.
5 Third Part. CM. BedfordL
1 LORD, hear the voice of my complaint ;
Accept my secret prayer ;
To thee alone, my King, my God,
Will I for nelp repair.
3 Thou.in the mom,my voice shalt hear,
And with the dawning day.
To thee devoutly I'll look up,
To thee devoutly pray.
■f 3 Let all thy saints, who trust in thee,
With shouts their joy proclaim ;
By thee preserved, let them rejoice,
And magnify thy name.
4 To righteous men the righteous Lord
His Diessings will extend ;
And with his favor all his saintq,
As with a shield, defend.
rSALMS. «
5 FointTH Part. C. H. Dwuke.
V 1 BEHOLD us, Lord, with humble fear
Approach thy temple gate ;
Though most unworthy to draw near,
Or m thy courts to wait.
■f 2 But, trusting in thyr boundless grace.
To all so treely given,
We worship in thy holy place.
And lift our souls to neaven.
p 3 Lead us in all thy righteous ways.
Nor let our footsteps slide :
— Make straight thy path before our fiiee,
Our guardian, stiU, and guide.
nf 4 No more to sin. Lord, let us yield,
Defended from above,
And kept, and covered with the shield
Of thy almighty love.
5 Fifth Part. G. M. Ormond.
1 LORD, hear me. when without disguise
My words to tnee ascend ;
And when my meditations rise,
Oh graciously attend.
2 Before thy throne I'll humbly fell,
And all my troubles bring ;
On thee alone for help 111 call.
My righteous God and King.
■f 3 Soon as the morning rays appear,
I'll liftVny eyes above ;
My voice snail reach thy listening ear,
> And supplicate thy love.
■f 4 Within thy house my voice shall rise
Before thy mercy-seat ;
There will I fix my stead&st eyes,
> And worship at thy feet.
— 5 In righteousness thy strength display,
And my protection be ;
^ Teach me to know that only way.
Which leads to heaven and thee.
mf
PSALMS.
FmsT P.A&T. L. M. Boll.
Severe ChoiiiiementB dqpreeated.
1 T^ORD, I can suffer thy rebukes,
When thou with kindness dost chastise;
But thy fierce wrath I cannot bear ;
Oh let it not against me rise.
2 Pity my languishing estate,
And ease the sorrow that I feel ;
The wounds thy heavy hand hath made,
O Lord, in tender mercy heal.
3 Look how the powers of nature mourn!
How lonjK, almighty God, how long ?
When shall thine hour of grace return ?
When shall I make thy grace my song ?
6 Second Part. C. M. Bether.
»p 1 IN mercy, not in wrath, rebuke
Thy feeble worm, my God ;
My spirit dreads thine angry look,
And trembles at thy rod.
2 Have mercy. Lord, for I am weak,;
Regard my humble cry :
Oh let thy voice of comfort speak,
And brmg salvation nigh.
3 Oh come, and show thy power to save,
And spare my fainting breath ;
For who can praise thee in the grave,
Or sing thy name in death ?
4 Satan, my cruel, envious foe.
Insults me in my pain ;
He smiles to see me brought so low,
And tells me hope is vam : —
5 But hence, thou enemy, depart,
Nor tempt me to despair ;
My Saviour comes to cheer my heart ;
The Lord has heard my prayer.
PSALMS. 47
7 First PiueiT. L. M. JSmAmrf.
God the righteous Judge,
^ 1 A RISE, O God— with just disdain
The anger of thy foes restrain !
To judgment wake — on thy command
Justice and truth securely stand.
f 3 So shall thy people round thy seat.
In holy crowds, rejoicing meet ;
And since on thee 6\it hopes rely.
Return, and fix thy power on high.
T Second Part. L. M. LuUm^
1 THE Lord is jud^e — ^before his throne
All nations shall his justice own :
P Oh may my soul be found sincere,
— And stand approved with courage there.
2 The Lord, in righteousness arrayed.
Surveys the world his hands have made ;
Pierces the heart, and tries the reins,
And judgment from on high ordains.
3 My Gtod. my Shield ! around me place
Tne shelter of the Saviour's grace:
^ Then, when thine arm the just shall sayei
t yij life shall triumph o'er me grave.
8 First Part. L. M. Efingham,
The dmne Glory celebrated,
toil A LMIOHTY Ruler of the skies.
Through all the earth thy name is spread,
And thine eternal glories nae
Above the heavens thy hands have made.
3 To thee the yoieea of the voung
Their sounding notes or honor raise ;
And babes, with uninstructed ton^e.
Declare the wonders of thy praise.
3 Amidat thy temple children throne
To see tneir great Redeemer's nee ;
The Son of David is their sons,
f And loud hosannas fill the idace.
9 Sbqonp Pavf. L. M. Alfrdaitk
The eoodeicending Grace qf God,
■f 1 O LORD, our Lord, in power dhrinek
How ereat is thy illustrious name f
Througn all the earth thy glories shine,
Placed high above the neavenly frame.
■■p 2 Down from his throne thy Son descends,
A little time our form to wear :
Beneath th' angeKc hosts he bends.
Our sufferings and our guilt to beav.
nf 3 But, lo ! thy power exalts him high,
In glorious dignity enthroned ;
He bears our nature to the sky,
O'er all thy works the Ruler crowned.
f 4 Jesus, our Lord, in power divine.
How ereat is thy illustrious name 1
Throuffn all the earth thy glories shine-
Let all the earth resound thy fame.
8 Third Part. CM. St. Martini
1 O LORDf our Lord, how wondrous great
Is thine exalted name !
The glories of thy heaveniy state
liCt men and babes proclaim.
p 2 Lord, what is mcJK or all his race.
Who dwells so far below,
That thou should'st visit him with grace,
And love his nature so ? —
3 That thine eternal Son should bear
To take a mortal form ;
Made lower than his angels are.
To save a dying worm !
^ 4 Let him be crowned with msjpsty,
> Who bowed his head to death ;
— - And be his honors sounded hifrh
By all things that have brealtk
i 5 Jesns. our liord, how wondrous gresl
Is thine exalted name !
The glories of thy heavenly stata
Let all the earth pcoclaim.
PSALMS. 49
8 FouBTH Part. C. M. Si. Marim'M.
Bp 1 O THOU, to whom all creatures bow.
Within this earthly frame,
< Through all the world, how great art thou !
f How glorious is thy name :
— 2 When heaven, thy fflorious work on high.
Employs my wondering sight ;
The moon that nightly rules the sky,
With stars of feebler light ; —
"V 3 Lord,whatisman! that thou shouldst choose
To keep him in thy mind !
Or what nis race ! that thou shouldst prove
— To them so wondrous kind !
f 4 O thou, to whom all creatures bow,
Within this earthly frame ;
< Through all the world, how mat art thou !
f How glorious is thy name ;
8 Fifth Part. G. M. Dundee.
t 1 JEHOVAH, Lord of power and might.
How glorious is thy name! ^
The blaze of day — the pomp of night.
Thy majesty proclaim.
p 2 Lord, what is man— weak, sinful mao-^
That he thy care should j)rove ;
— That thou for him shouldst deign to plan
f Such mighty acts of love !
— 3 Made in thine image at his birth-—
Next to the heavenly host,
And sovereign of the new-formed earth,
> Each privilege he lost.
— 4 Then did the pitying Saviour kave
The glories ofthe sky,—
■f Oh ! love tpo wondrous to conceiye 1
> For sinful man to die,--»
— 5 To di^ that we, by grace restored,
Mignt life and glory claim—
f O great Creator, Saviour, Lord,
How excellent thy name !
9
50 PSALMS.
8 Sixth Part. S. M. Dooer,
nf 1 O LORD, our heavenly King,
Thy name is all divine ;
Thy glories round the earth are spread.
And o'er the heavens they shine.
3 When to thy works on high
I raise my wondering eyes.
And see the moon, complete m light,
Adorn the darksome skies ; —
3 When I survey the stars,
And all their shining forms,
p Lord, what is man — Uiat worthless thing.
Akin to dust and worms ?
— 4 Lord, what is worthless man.
That thou shouldst love him so ?
Next to thine angels is he placed.
And Lord of aQ below.
5 How rich thy bounties are !
How wondrous are thy ways \
That from the dust, thy power should frame
A monument of praise.
9 First Part. G. M. Xttcten.
Ood glorious as a Judge and Deliverer,
t 1 WITH my whole heart I'll raise my song ;
Thy wonders Fll proclaim :
Thou, sovereign Judge of right and wrong.
Wilt put my foes to shame.
2 ni sing thy majesty and srace ;
My Ood prepares his throne.
To judge the world in righteousnesSi
> And make his vengeance known.
■p 3 Then shall the Lord a refUge prove
For all the poor oppressed,
To save the people of his love,
l<« And give tne weary rest.
■C 4 The men who know thy name, will tmst
In thy abundant grace ;
For thou hast ne'er forsook the just,
Who humbly sought thy face.
PSALMS. 51
5 Sinff praises to the righteous Lord,
Who dwells on Zion's hill,
Who executes his threatening word.
And doth his grace fulfiL
Second Part. C. M. Marhm,
1 WHEN the great Jud^e, supreme and juat,
Shall once inquire for blood,
The humble souls, that mourn in dust,
ShaU find a faithful God.
2 Thy thunder shall affright the proud,
And put their hearts to pain.
Make tnem confess that thou art CTod,
And they but feeble men.
3 Though saints to sore distress are brought,
And wait, and long complain;
Their cries shall never be TorjB^ot,
Nor shall their hopes be vain.
4 Rise, great Redeemer, from thy seat,
To judge and save the poor ;
f Let nations tremble at thy feet,
And man prevail no more.
9 Third Part. C. M. Ahndgt.
t 1 TO God, who dwells on Zion's mount,
Your lofty voices raise ;
Throuffli ail the earth his works recount,
In solemn hymns of praise.
«- 2 The Lord in righteousness is known,
In judgment seen by all ;
The wicked, who his name disown,
> By their own works shall falL
»f 3 O Lord, in majesty arise,
The heathen's power assail ;
Exalt thyself above the skies.
And let not man prevail.
f 4 Thou art, O God, the righteous Lord,
Thy name shall still endure ;
Thy throne of Judgment, and thy word,
^all stand for ever sure.
PSALMS.
9 Fourth Part. G. M. NotHnghamm
Delight in praising Qod.
t 1 TO celebrate thy praise, O Lord,
I wiU my heart prepare ;
To all the listening world, thy works,
Thy wondrous works, declare.
2 The thought of them shall to my soul
Exalted pleasures bring ;
While to tny name, O thou Most High,
ff Triumphant praise I sing.
n 3 Thou art, O Lord, a sure defence
Against oppressing rage ;
As troubles rise, thy neeaful aid
In our behalf engage.
f 4 To celebrate thy praise, O Lord,
I will my heart prepare ;
To all the listening world, thy works,
ff Thy wondrous works, aeclare.
10 First Part. L. M. Danven.
Jehovah, the Avenger of the Oppressed,
1 JEHOVAH reigns — ^your tribute bring ;
Proclaim the Lord, th' eternal King ;
' Crown him, ye saints, with holy joy,
His arm shall all your foes destroy.
— 2 Thou. Lord, ere yet the humble mind
Had rormed to prayer the wish designed,
> Hast heard the secret sigh arise,
nf While, swift to aid, thy mercy flies.
— 3 Thy Spirit shall our heart prepare ;
Thine ear shall listen to our prayer :
Thou, righteous Judge ! thou Powerdtvinel
> On thee the fatherless recline.
mf 4 The Lord shall save th' afflicted breast,
His arm shall vindicate th' oppressed ;
' Earth's mightiest tyrant feel his power,
Nor sin, nor Satan grieve them more.
PSALMS. 58
10 Second Part. C. M. Burford,
Bp 1 WHY doth the Lord depart so far.
And why conceal his facey
When g[reat calamities appear,
And times of deep distress?
2 Lord, shall the wicked still deride
Thy iustice and thv power?
Shall tney advance tneir heads in pride,
And still thy saints devour?
■^3 0 <jrod, arise — lift up thine hand,
> Attend our humble cry ;
»f No enemy shall dare to stand.
When God, our help, is nign.
4 Thou wilt prepare our hearts to pray,
And lend thine ear to hear ;
Accept the vows thy children pay,
^ And free thy saints from fear.
10 Third Part. C. M. lAtchfidd.
1 ARISE, O Lord— lift up thine hand.
And show to all mankind,
That in thy guidance and command
The poor shall safety find.
2 Thou dost ungodliness behold :
Oh then the humble bless !
And with thy sacred love infold
The poor and fatherless. ^
—3 God hears his humble followers' voice,
When offered up in prayer ;
■f He bids their thankful nearts rejoice,
Who to his house repair.
4 Those shall in peace and safety live.
Who love God's righteous laws ;
t To them he will protection give.
For ever, from their foes.
11 L. M. AJfinUm.
God present to nave his People*
1 M^ refuge is the God of love :
Why do my foes insult and cry, ,-^
5 * ■:*■
M PSAUia
^ ^y, like a timorous, tremblinjif dove.
To distant woods, or mountains fly'' ?
2 The Lord in heaven has fixed his throne,
His eyes survey the world beh>w :
To him all mortal things are known,
> His eyelids search our spirits through*
—3 If he afflict his saints so far,
To prove their love, and try their grace.
What must the bold transg^ressors fear ! —
His very soul abhors their ways.
4 The righteous Lord loves righteous souls,
Whose thoughts and actions are sincere ;
nf And with a eracious eye beholds
The men that his own image bear.
12 CM. GrqftoiL
JHrine Aid ifwoked in Tupes of great Wiekedneu*
1 ff ELP, Lord, for men of virtue fail.
Religion loses ground \
The sons of violence prevail,
And treacheries abound.
2 Their oaths and promises they break,
Thev act the fwtterer's part :
With fair, deceitful lips they speak,
But with a double heart.
3 Lord, when iniquities abound,
Ana blasphemy ffrows bold.
When faith is haroly to be founds
And love is waxing cold, —
4 Is not thy chariot hastening on ?*
Hast thou not given the sign ?
May we not trust and live upon
A promise so divine ?
t 5 Yes-HMiith the Lord— now will I rise,
And make oppressors flee |
I' shall appear to their surprise.
And set my servants free.
PSALMS. 58
13 First Part. L. M. Medway,
CompkUni under the Hiding of €hd^$ dnmUenanu.
^ 1 XIOW long, O Lord, shall I complain,
Like one that seeks his God in vain ?
How long shall I thine absence mourn,
And still despair of thy return?
2 Hear, Lord, and grant me quick relief^
Before my death conclude my ffrief ;
If thou withhold thy heavenly iightt
'^ I sleep in everlasting night.
— 3 How will the powers of darkness boast.
If but one praying soul be lost :
■*' But I have trusted in thy grace,
And shall again behold thy face.
4 Whate'er my fears or foes suggest,
Thou art my hope, my ioy, my rest :
< My heart shall feel thy love— and raise
' My cheerful voice to songs of praise.
13 Second Part. G. M. Dundee.
"P 1 HOW long wilt thou conceal thy face,
My God, how long delay ?
When shall I feel those heavenly rays,
That chase my fears away ?
2 How long shall m^r afflicted soul
Wrestle and toil in vain ?
Thy word can all my foes control,
And ease my raging pain.
">' 3 Be thou my sun, and thou my shield,
My soul m safety keep ;
Make haste, before mine eyes ate sealed
> In death's eternal sleep.
— 4 Thou wilt display that soverei^ grace,
Whence all my comibrts spnng ;
•> I shall emplo V my lips in praise
And thy salvation sing.
13 THniD Part. 7s. Benson.
^ 1 LORD of mercy, just and kind,
Wilt thou ne^er mv guilt forgive ?
Never shall my trouDled mind
In thy kind remembrance live?
mf
PSALMS
3 Lord, how long shall Satan's art
Tempt my harassed soul to sin,
Triumph o^r my humbled heart.
Fears without and guilt within ?
Lest I sleep the sleep of death.
■»p 4 But on mercy I rely —
Mercy, heavenly Lord, impart :
nt Mercy orings salvation nigh ;
Mercy shall rejoice my heart.
f 5 Lord, I lift my voice in praise,
All thy bounty to adore ;
From eternity thy grace
Flows, increasmg evermore.
13 Fourth Part. 7s. Normch,
Aff 1 LORD, my God, how long by thee
Shall I quite forgotten be f
Lord, how long ?— for ever ? — ^say —
Wilt thou turn thy face away?
2 Ceaseless thoughts my soul perplex;
Daily griefs my spirit vex :
O^er me, lo ! my toes bear sway :
Lord, how long ?— for ever ? — say.
3 Lord, my God, at length arise ;
Mark my sorrows, hear my cries :
Lighten thou my eyes that weep,
Lest the sleep of death — I sleep.
4 On thy mercy I repose :
Thee nay heart her Saviour knows ;
f Leaps for joy ; and hjrmns thee, Lord|
Thee, her shield and great reward.
14 First Part. CM. Ortfim
Mheism amingfrom D^pram$y.
1 pOOLS, in their hearts^ believe and Bay,
That all religion's vain ;
There is no God, who reigns on high.
Or minds th' affairs of men.
FSALMa 87
3 The Lord, from his celestial throne.
Looked down on things below,
To find the man that sought his grace.
Or did his justice know.
3 Bynature, all are gone astray;
Their practice aS the same j
There's none that fears his Maker's hand.
There's none that loves his name.
4 Oh that salvation might proceed
From Zion's sacrea place,
T^l Israel's captives all are freed.
And sing recovering grace.
14 Second Part. C. M. Dedkam.
1 ARE sinners now so hardened grown,
That they the saints devour ?
And never^worship at thy throne,
Nor fear thine awful power ?
2 Great God, appear to their surprise,
Reveal thy areadful name ;
Let them np more thy wrath despise,
Nor turn our hope to shame.
3 Dost thou not dwell among the just?
And yet our foes deride.
That we should make thv name our trust :
Great God, confound tneir pride.
4 Oh ! that the joyful day was come
To finish our distress ! —
f When God shall bring his children home
Our songs shall never cease.
15 First Part. L. M. Uzbritifge.
The Citizen ofZUm.
I ' 1 WHO shall ascend thy heavenly place,
Great God. and dwell before thy face ?—
The man who loves religion now.
And humbly walks with God below : —
2 Whose hands are pure-— whose heart is clean ;
Whose lips still speak the thing they mean ;
No slanders dwelt upon his tongue ;
He hates to do his neighbor wrong.
58 PSALMS.
3 He loves his enemies — and prays
For those who curse him to his face ;
And does to all men still the same
That he could hope or wish from them.
4 Yet, when his holiest works are done,
His soul depends on ff race alone : —
This is the man thy lace shall see.
And dwell for ever, Lord, with thee.
15 Second Part. C. M. NotHnghanL
1 1 1 WHO shall inhabit in thy hiU,
O God of holiness ?
Whom will the Lord admit to dwell
So near his throne of grace ?
2 The man who walks in pious ways.
And works with righteous hands ;
Who trusts his Maker's promises,
And follows his commands ; —
3 He spenks the meaning of his heart,
Nor slanders with his tongue ;
Will scarce believe an ill report,
Nor do his neighbor wrong ; —
4 The wealthy sinner he contemns,
Loves all who fear the Lord ;
And though to his own hurt he swears,
Still he performs his word ; —
5 His hands disdain a golden bribe,
And never wrong tne poor : —
^ This man shall dwell with God on earth.
And find his heaven secure.
J 5 Third Part. Ts. Lincahu
1 WHO, O Lord, when life is o'er.
Shall to heaven's blest mansions soar;
Who, an ever welcoijne guest,
In chy holy place shall rest ?
2 He, whose heart thy love has warmed ;
He, whose will to thine conformed.
Bids his life unsullied run ;
He, whose words and thoughts are one; —
PSALMS. »
np 3 He, who shuns the sinner's road.
Loving those who love their God ;
»f Who, with hope, and faith unfeigned
Treads the path by thee ordained ; —
— 4 He, who trusts in Christ alone,
Not in aught himself hath done:—
< He, great God, shall be thy care,
^ And thy choicest blessings share.
16 First Part. L. M. Elknthorpe.
Humility of a good Man,
1 PRESERVE me. Lord, in time of need,
For succor to thy throne I flee.
But have no merits there to plead :
My goodness cannot reach to thee.
■P 2 Oft have my heart and tongue confessed
How empty and how poor I am :
My praise can never maKe thee blest,
Nor add new glories to thy name.
~ 3 Yet, Lord, thy saints on earth may reap
Some profit by the good I do ;
These are the company I keep.
These are the choicest friends I know.
4 Let others choose the sons of mirth.
And give their hours to noise and wine :
■^ I love the men of heavenly birth.
Whose thoughts and language are divine.
16 Second Part. L. M. 8t. PauTs,
Sope of the Me^urreetion,
1 WI^jBN Gk>d is nish, my fidth is strong;
His «rm is my lumighty prop ;
^ Be fflad, my heart — ^reioice, mv tongne,
My dying fleiah shall rest in nope.
> 3 Tboagh in the dust I lay my head,
— Yet, gracious God, thou wilt not leave
Mv soul forever witn the dead,
Mor lose thy children m the grave*
iO PSALMS.
3 My flesh shall thy first call obey.
Shake off the aust. and rise on high ;
i Then shalt thou lead the wondrous way
Up to thy throne above the aky,
16 Third Part. L. M. TaUis* Ev. Hymn.
D^ght in God and his People,
1 PRESERVE thy faithful servant, Lord,
Who art the refuge of thejust ;
To me thv sheltering aid afiord,
For in tiiine arm alone 1 trust.
2 The saints, who dwell the earth around,
I view with pleasure and delight \
But they who other gods have found,
I cast with horror nrom my sight.
8 I will not mingle with the throng.
Whose guilt their sorrow multiplies ;
I win not name them with my tongue.
Nor join their bloody sacrince.
4 God is my portion here below ^
'Tis he, who shall my lot mamtain ;
His bounty makes my cup o'erflow.
And frees my anxious soul from pain.
5 Thou shalt unto my lonffins eyes
The path of endless life cusplay ;
Where, in thy presence, joys arise.
Which neither languish nor decay.
16 Fourth Part. C. M. Medford.
1 LET heathens to their idols haste.
And worship wood or stone ;
But my delightful lot is cast
Where God is truly known.
8 His hand provides BEiy constant fbod ;
He fills my daily cup ;
Much am I pleased with present good|
B«t more rejoice in hope*
■f 3 God is my portion and my joy ;
His counsels are my liglit (
— He gives me sweet advice by day,
And keeps me aafiB by mgnt.
PSALMS. ei
■V 4 Jtty soul would all her thoughts approre
To his aU-seeinff eye ;~
mi Not death, nor heU, my hope shall move.
While such a friend is nigh.
5 Thou shalt the paths of life displayi
Which to thy presence lead ;
Where pleasures dwell without alloy.
And joys that never fade.
16 Fifth Part. C M. Dundee.
Hope (fthe Reewreetum,
1 I SET the Lord hefore my face.
He bears my courage up ;
My heart, mv tongue| tlieir joy express;
My flesn snail rest m hope.
■p 2 My spirit, Lord, thou wilt not leave
W here souls departed are :
Nor quit my bod^ m the grave
> To see corruption there.
of 3 Thou wilt reveal the path of life,
And raise me to thy throne ;
t Thy courts immortal pleasure give ;
Thy presence joys unknown.
17 FibstPart. L. M. Neujmarleet*
Froepect qfihe Righteous and Wicked eontraeted,
1 T.ORD, I am thine — ^but thou wilt prove
My faith, my j;>atience, and my love ;
When men of spite against me join.
They are the sword — ^the hand is thine.
2 Their hope and portion lie below ;
Tis all the happmess they know ;
Tis all they seek—they take their shares.
And Leave the rest among their heirs.
3 What nnnera value, I resign ;
^ Lord, 'tis enouff h that thou art mine ;
< I shall behold tny blissful face,
f And stand coni^Iete in righteousness*
PSALMS.
p 4 This life's a dream — an empty show ;
f But that bright world to which I go,
Hath joys substantial and sincere : —
When snail I wake, and find me there ?
5 O glorious hour ! — O ble§t abode !
I snail be near, and like my God ;
And flesli and sin no more control
The sacred pleasures of my soul. .
p 6 My fiesh shall slumber in the ground,
— Till the last trumpet's joyful sound :
t Then burst the chains, with glad surprise,
And in my Saviour's image rise.
17 Second Part. S. M. Dover.
1 ARISE, my gracious God,
And make the wicked flee ;
They are but thy chastizing rod
To drive thy saints to thee.
2 Behold the sinner dies —
His haughty words are vain ;
Here, in this life, his pleasure lies,
> And all beyond is pain.
— 3 Then let his pride advance.
And boast of all his store ;
■f The Lord is my inheritance —
My soul can wish no more.
i 4 1 shall behold the face
Of my forgiving God ;
And stand complete in riffhteousness.
Washed in my Saviour's blood.
18 First Part. L. M. Danven.
Strength and Protection from Jekooah.
1 WITH my whole heart, 111 love thy name,
Jehovah ! thee my strength I claim \
My rock, my fortress, where i fly ;
' My great deliverer, always nigh.
PSALMS. 63
np 2 Mv God ! thy names of grace impart
— The strength that cheers my faintmg heart :
Id thee I trust — nor danger dread,
f Thine arm the buckler o^er my head.
— 3 What can thy horn of power control.
Which wrought salvation for my soul ?
f Thou art the tower of my defence ;
Nor earth, nor hell, shall pluck me thence.
— 4 Thou, sracious Lord, hast heard my cries ;
< Beyond our praise thy glories rise ;
— And still shall prayer my lips employ,
t Till thou shah every foe destroy.
18 Second Pabt. L. M. Uidniefge*
tai 1 THEE will I love, O Lord, my strength.
My rock, my tower, my high defence ;
Thv miffhty arm shall be my trust.
For I nave found salvation thence.
P 2 Death, and the terrors of the grave.
Stood round me with their oismal shade ;
While floods of high temptation rose,
> And made my sinking soul afraid.
p 3 In mv distress. I called my God,
Wnen I could scarce believe him mine ;
He bowed his ear to my complaint^
< And proved his saving grace divme.
nt 4 My song for ever shall record
That terrible, that joyful hour ;
And give the glory to the Lord,
Due to his mercy and his power.
18 Third Part. L. M. Alfretm.
< *1 LORD, thou hast seen my soul sincere.
Hast made thy truth and love appear ;
Before mine eyes I set thy laws.
And thou hast owned my righteous cause.
2 What sore temptations broke my rest !
What wars and strugglings in my breast !
But through thy grace, that reigns within,
I guard against my darling sin. —
64 PSALMS.
3 That sin, that dose besets me sUll,
That works and strives against my wiU —
When shall thy Spirit's sovereisn power
Destroy it, that it rise no more 7
4 With an impartial hand, the Lord
Deals out to mortals their reward :
The kind and faithful souls shall find
A God more faithful,and more kind.
5 The just and pure shall ever say,
Thou art more pure, more just than they ;
But men that love revenge shall know
God hath an arm of vengeance too.
18 Fourth Part. L. M. Appleion,
1 JUST are thy ways, and true thv word.
Great Rock of my secure abooe ;
Wha is a God, beside the Lord ?
Or Where's a refuge like our God ?
t2 Tis he that girds me with his might.
Gives me his holy sword to wield ;
And while with sin and hell I fight.
Spreads his salvation for my shield.
3 He lives — and blessings crown his reign —
The God of my salvation lives ;
The dark designs of hell are vain,
> While heavenly peace my Father gives.
18 Fifth Part. C. M. St. Martin's.
1 NO change of time shall ever shock
My trust, O Lord, in thee ;
nf For thou hast always been my rock,—
A sure defence to me.
— 2 Thou our deliverer art, O God;
Our trust is in thy power ;
^ Thou art our shield from foes abroad,
Our safeguard, and our tower.
■p 3 To thee will we address our prayer.
To whom all praise we owe ;
So shall we, by thy watchful care,
Be saved from every foe.
PSALMS. 65
f 4 Then let Jehovah be adored,
On whom our hopes depend ;
For who, except the mighty Lordi
His people can defend.
18 Sixth Part. C. M. Lmdon.
Jehaodk coming to reign,
1 THE Lord descended from aboYe|^
And bowed the heavens most high,
And underneath his feet he cast
The darkness of the sky.
2 On cherubim and seraphim
Full royally he rode,
And on the winffs of miffhty winds,
Came flying all abroad.
3 He sat serene upon the floods.
Their fury to restrain ;
Aoid he, as sovereign Lord and King,
For evermore shall reign.
18 Seventh Part. 8s. &7b. SuffclL
1 LO ! the Lord Jehovah liveth !
He's mv rock. I bless his name :
He, my Grod, salvation giveth ;
All ye lands, exalt his fame.
2 God, Messiah's cause maintaining,
Shall his righteous throne extend :
0*er the world the Saviour reigning,
Eartii shaU at his footstool bend.
3 O'er his enemies exalted,
Great Redeemer ! — see him rise !
Thouffh by powers of hell assaulted,
Goa supports him to the skies.
4 Jesus, hail ! enthroned in gloiy,
There forever to abide ;
All the heavenly host adore thee.
Seated at thy Father's side.
6*
66 PSALMS.
19 First Part. L. P. M. St. Hekn's.
DeUght and MmtnteHanfiom the £tUe,
1 T LOVE the volume of thy word ;
f What liffht and joy those leavea afTord
p To BoulsDenighted and distressed !
-* Thy precepta ffuide my doubtful way.
Thy fear forbids my feet to stray,
Thy promise leaas my heart to rest.
S Thy threatenings wake my slumbering eyes,
And warn me where my danger lies ;
But 'tis thy blessed gospel. Lord,
That makes my guilty conscience clean,
Converts my soul, subdues my sin,
< And gives a free, but large reward.
p 8 Who tnows the errors of his thoughts ?
My God, forgive my secret faults.
And from presumptuous sins restrain:
■rf Accept my poor attempts of praise.
That I have read thy book or grace,
And book of nature not in vain.
19 Second Part. L. M. Dowers,
The Heaoem declaring the Glory qf Gvd,
1 THE spacious firmament on high.
With all the blue ethereal sky^
And spangled heavens, a shining frame,
Their great Original proclaim.
3 Th' unwearied sun, from day to day,
Does his Creator's power display,
And publishes to every land
The work of an almighty hand.
p 3 Soon as the evening shades prevail,
The moon takes up the wondrous tale.
And nightly, to the listening earth.
Repeats the story of her birth ; —
— 4 While all the stars that round her bonif
And all the planets, in their turn,
■tf Confirm the tidings, as they roll,
f And spread tibe tram firom pole to pole.
PSALMS. e7
9 5 What! though in solemii silence all
Move round this dark terrestrial ball^
What I though nor real yoice, nor sound
Amid their radiant orbs be found—
«- 6 In reason's ear they all rejoice,
< And utter forth a glorious yoice ;
' For ever singing, as they shine, '
** The hand that made us is Divine."
19 Third Part. L. M. Hekraiu
The Glory of Ood in his Work* and in his Word.
1 THE heavens declare thy glory, Lord,
Li every star thy wisdom shines ;
fiut when our eyes behold thy wordf
We read thy name in fairer lines.
2 The roliinff sun — the changing light,
And nisnts, and days, thy power confess ;
But that blest volume thou hast writ
Reveals thy justice and thy grace.
3 Sun, moon, and stars, convey thy praise
Round all the earth — and never stand ;
So when thy truth began its race.
It touchea and glanced on eveiy land.
■>f 4 Nor shall thy spreading gospel rest,
Till through the world thy truth has niB;
'Till Christ nas all the nations blest.
Which see the light, or feel the sun.
— 5 Great Sun of Righteousness, arise !
Oh bless the world with heaveiily light !
Thy gospel makes the simple wise :
Thy laws are pure — ^thy ^v^ments right.
6 Thy noblest wonders here we view,
In souls renewed and sins forgiven :—
Af Lord, cleRnse my Bin8-->my soul renew,
■^ And make thy word my guide to heaven.
1 9 Pbtmrrs Part. C. M. DuiuhMrdL
Deliverance from Sin implored,
1 GOD'S perfect law converts the soul,
Reclamis from false desires ;
With sacred wisdom, his sure word
The ignorant inspires.
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2 But what frail man observes how oft
He does from virtue fall ?—
^ Oh ! cleanse me from my secret faults^
Thou God that kno w'st them all !
f 3 So shall my prayer and praises be
With thy acceptance blest ;
And I secure, on thy defence,
My Strength and Saviour, rest*
19 Fifth Part. S. M. HaotrUlL
Aff 11 HEAR thy word with love,
And I would fain obey ;
Lord, send thy Spirit from above
To guide me, lest I stray.
2 Oh ! who can ever find
The error of his ways ?
Yet, with a bold presumptuous mind,
I would not dare transgress.
3 Warn me of every sin,
Forgive my secret faults,
And cleanse this guilty soul of mine.
Whose crinies exceed my thoughts.
mf 4 While with my heart and tongue,
I spread thy praise abroad.
Accept the worship and the song,
My Saviour, and my God.
19 Sixth Part. S. M. Easihum^
The Qlory of Ood in his Works and in his Word,
» » 1 BEHOLD, the lofty sky
Declares its maker Grod ;
And idl the starry works on high
Proclaim his power abroad.
2 The darkness and the light
Still keen their course the same ;
While niffht to day— and day to night,
Divinely teach his name.
3 In every different land
Their general voice is known ;
They show the wonders of his hand.
And orders of his throne.
PSALMS. m
4 Wb law* are just and pure,
His truth without deceit ;
His promises forever sure.
And his rewards are greaL
— 5 While of thy works I sing,
Thj glory to proclaim ;
Accept the praise, my God, my King,
In my Redeemer's name.
19 Seventh Part. S. M. Momuigiam.
1 BEHOLD the morning sun
Begins his glorious way ;
His Mams through all the nations run,
And life and light convey.
2 But where the gospel comes.
It spreads divmer li^ht.
It calls dead sinners, from their tombs,
And gives the bUnd their sighL
f 3 How perfect is thy word !
And all thy judgments just !
■^ Forever sure thy promise. Lord,
And we securely trust.
Af 4 My gracious God, how plain
Are thy directions given ! ^
Oh ! may I never read in vain,
Bf But find the path to heaven.
20 First Part. L.M. NaxareOu
Prayer and Hope in TrmMe^
1 T\[OW may the God of power and ffrace
Attend his people's humble cry r
> Jehovah hears, when Israel prays. —
■^ And sends deliverance firom on nigh.
— 2 Well he remembers all our sighs.
His love exceeds our best deserts ;
His love accepts the sacrifice
> Of humble groans and broken hearts.
^ 3 Save us, O Lord, from slavish fear, —
' And let our hopes be firm and strong,
TUl thy salvation shall appear.
' t And joy and triumph raise the song.
70 PSALMB.
20 Sbcond Part. C. M. Ely.
1 THE Lord unto thy prayer attend,
In trouble's darksome nour :
■f The name of Jacob's God defend,
And shield thee by his power ;
' 3 In thy salyati^n we'll rejoice,
And triumph in the Lord ;
For, when in prayer he hears thy yoiee.
He will relief anbrd.
^ 3 In chariots and on horses some
For aid and shelter flee ;
— But in thy name, O Lord, we come, '
And will remember thee.
4 O Lord, to us sahration bring;
In thee alone we trust ;
Hear us, O God, our heavenly King,
Thou refuge of the just !
21 First Part. L. M. Si. PtmTs.
Christ exalted to retgn.
QEHOLD the Kin^ of Zion rise
To endless glory m the skies I
Thy strenj^h and tny salvation. Lord,
His joy, his triumph, his reward!
2 The Lord his heart's desire completes,
■P From heaven his prayer acceptance meets r
Thouffh bowed to death — ^intent to save,
•» He hits him from the cross and grave.
■^ 3 He asks — ^th' eternal Lord bestows —
Life from th' unchanging fountidii flows !
O'er death the victory he gives—
Th' exalted Saviour ever hves 1
4 Hail, Fount of Blessings ! placed in the%
Our life, our strength, our all, we see :
t Aloud our songs thy power proclaim^
And wide we spread thy glorious name.
1
PSALMS. 71
21 Second Part. C. M. Bedford.
Gcd acknowledged in JVatumal Bleseinge,
f 1 IN thee, great God, with songs of praise,
Our favored realms rejoice ;
And, blest with tl^ salvation, raise
To heaven their cheerful voice.
p 2 In de^ distress, our injured land
Implored thy power to save ;
< For hfe we pravod — ^thy bounteous hand
">f The timely bfessing gave*
- 3 On tliee, in want, in wo, or pain,
Our hearts alone rely ^
Our rights thy mercy will maintain.
And all our wants supply.
' 4 Thus, Lord, thv wondrous power declare,
And still exalt thy fame ;
While we glad songs of praise prepare
For thine almighty name.
22 FiiustPart. L.M. Medwag.
Sf/ffetings and Exaltation of Chriet.
■V 1 IVOW let our mournful songs record
The dying sorrows of our Lord,
When he complained in tears and blood,
Like one forsaken of his God.
^ 2 But God, his Father, heard his cry-
Raised from the dead, he reigns on high ;
The nations learn his righteousness.
And humble sinners taste his grace.
22 Second Part. C. M. Markw.
1 ^ NO\V^ in the hour of deep distress,
My Grod, support thy Son,
When horrors aark my soul oppress,
Oh leave me not alone V*
2 Thus did our suffering Saviour pray,
With mighty cries and tears :
God heard nim in that dreadful day,
And chased away his fears.
70 PSALMS.
20 Sbcond Pabt. C. M. my.
1 THE Lord unto thy prayer attend,
In troable's darksome nour :
■f The name of Jacob's God defend,
And shield thee by his power ;
' 2 In thy salyation we'll rejoice.
And triumph in the Lord ;
For, when in prayer he hears thy ydee.
He will relief anbrd.
■
' 3 In chariots and on horses some
For aid and shelter flee ;
— But in thy name, O Lord, we cQiae, '
And will remember thee.
4 O Lord, to us sahration bring;
In thee alone we trust ;
Hear us, O God, our heayenly King,
Thou refuge of the just !
21 First Part. L. M. SI. PoHTa.
Christ exalted to reign,
QEHOLD the Kin^ of Zion rise
To endless glory m the skies t
Thy strength and tny sahration. Lord,
His joy, his triumph, his reward!
2 The Lord his heart's desire completes,
■P From heayen his prayer acceptance meets ;
Thouffh bowed to death — ^intent to saye,
•» He li& him from the cross and graye.
■^ 3 He asks — th' eternal Lord bestows —
Life from th' unchanging founttds flows !
O'er death the yictory he ^iyes—
Th' exalted Sayiour eyer hyes 1
4 Hail, Fount of Blessings ! placed in thee^
Our life, our strength, our all, we see :
t Aloud our songs thy power proclaim,,
And wide we spread thy glorious name*
1
PSALMS. 71
21 Second Part. C. M. Bedford.
God acknowledged in JVatianal Bleannge,
f 1 IN thee, great God, with songs of praiaei
Our favored realms rejoice ;
And, blest with thy salvation, raise
To heaven their cheerful voice.
p 2 In deep distress, our injured land
Implored thy power to save ;
< For life we pravod — ^thy bounteous hand
"^ The timely bfessing gave*
— 3 On thee, in want, in wo, or pain,-
Our hearts alvne rely j
Our rights thy mercy wiU maintain.
And all our wants supply.
f 4 Thus, Lord, thv wondrous power declare,
And still exalt thy fame ;
While we glad songs of praise prepare
For thine almighty name.
22 FiiustPart* L.M. Meiwag.
Suffetingt and Exaltation of Chriit.
■p 1 IVOW let our mournful songs record
The dying sorrows of our Lord,
When he complained in tears and blood,
Like one forsaken of his God.
■f 2 But God, his Father, heard his cry-
Raised from the dead, he reigns on high ;
The nations learn his righteousness,
And humble sinners taste his grace.
22 Second Part. C. M. Marlow.
1 ^ NOW in the hour of deep distress,
My God, support thy Son,
When horrors dark my soul oppress.
Oh leave me not alone \**
m
2 Thus did our suffering Saviour pray,
With mighty cries and tears :
God heard nim in that dreadful day.
And chased away his fears.
73 PSALMS.
i 3 Oreftt was the victory of his death.
His throne exalted stands ;
While all the nations of the eartn
Shall bow to his commands.
22 Third Part. CM. Nottingham.
€^9odni$$ rf Ood commemorated,
■F 1 WHEN trouble fiUs my soul with grki;
Oh hide not. Lord, thy face ;
For I can hope for no relief,
Unaided by thy grace*
— 2 Our fathers, trusting in thy word,
Reposed their hope in thee ;
In thee protection round, O Lord ;
t And life and liberty.
— 3 When in thv- temple I appear
To hear tny sacred word ;
My vows I will perform, and there
Thy benefits record.
4 For thou, from men of low estate.
Wilt not conceal thy face ;
But unto those who humbly wait,
Wilt give thy promised grace.
t 5 To all the world will I declare
The greatness of thy name;
Assembled saints my voice shaU hear,
As I thy praise proclaim.
22 Fourth Part. C. 1^ Sl.Amirs,
' > 1 ALL ye who serve the Lob^ wltib fear,
In praise lift up vour vpKB ;
Let Jacob's faithruf childi^i^hear.
Let Israel's sons rejo^ee'^
8 The great, who have his bounty kBOWD,
Aim thev who mercy crave,
Alike shalJ at his feet bow down ;
For he alone can save.
8 Throughout the world's extended Wand,
His goodness shaU be shown ; ^ **
And every tongue, the earth
Shall worship at his thron
I'SAIJIS. IS
4 UU i^lorious kingdom is diTue,
Hjs subjects hear his word ;
Through everr realm his light shall ■biniiy
And all shau fear the Lord,
23 First Part. L. M. 6l. BtbnOe.
JeJuHfoh, the Shepherd ^his Pe^pU,
1 'pHE Lord my pasture shall prepare,
And feed me with a shepherd^s care ;
His presence shall my wants supply.
And guard me with a watchful eye :
My noon-day walks he shall attend,
And all ray midnight hours defend.
2 When in the sultry glebe I faint.
Or on ,the thirsty mountain past.
To fertile vales, and dewy meads
My weary, wandering steps he kads ;
pp Wnere peaceful rirers, son and slow,
— Amid the verdant landscape flow.
3 Though in the paths of death I tread,
With gloomy honrors overspreadL
■f My steadfast heart shall fear no iU.
For thou, O Lord, art with me still :
Thy friendly rod shaM give me aid,
And guide me through the dreadful shade.
—4 Though in a bare and rugged way.
Through devious, lonely wilds I stray.
Thy presence shall my pains beguile :
The barren wilderness shall smile,
■f With sudden greens and herbage crowned.
And streams snail murmur ail around.
28 Ss^^hdPart. cm. WanokJc
^1 1 THlfi Lord fatmseif, the miffhty Lord,
VouchsttM to be my giiicte ;
The shoplijpy^Jyyr whose constant oafe
p 2 In tender grass he makes am fted,
And gently there repose ;
~ Then mds ttie to cool shades, -and ivhere
Refreshing water lk>w«.
74 PSALMS.
3 He does m^r wandering soul reclaim.
And, to his endless praise,
Instruct with humble zeal to walk
> In his most righteous ways.
4 I pass the gloomy vale of death,
rrom fear and danger free ;
■f For there his aidinff rod and staff
Defend and comfort me.
— 5 Since God doth thus his wondrous love
Through all my life extend,
^ That life to him 1 will devote,
And in his temple spend.
23 Third Part. C. M. Covington
*>i 1 MY shepherd will supply my need,
Jehovah is his name ;
In pastures fresh he makes me feed,
Beside the living stream.
U He brings my wandering spirit back
When I forsake his ways,
And leads me, for his mercy's sake,
In paths of truth and grace.
F 3 When I walk through the shades of death,
— Thy presence is my stay ;
One word of thy supporting breath
^ Drives all my fears away.
— 4 The sure provisions of my God
Attend me all my days ;
< Oh may thy house be mine abode,
f And all my work be praise.
23 Fourth Part. S. M. Ohmdx,
*>i 1 THE Lord my shepherd is ;
I shall be well supplied ;
Since he is mine, and I am his,
What can I want beside ?
3 He leads me to tlie place,
Where heavenly pasture grows ;
Where living waters gently pass,
> And full salvation ftiws.
PSALM& 7S
— 3 If e'er I ffo astray,
He doth my soul reclaim ;
And iniides me in his own riffht way.
For his most holy name.
4 While he affords his aid,
1 cannot vie id to fear ;
Though I snould walk through death's dark
f My shepherd's with me there. [shade,
— 5 Amid surrounding foes
Thou dost my table spread;
My cup with blessings overflows,
' And joy exalts my head.
— 6 The bounties of thy love
Shall crown my future days ;
^ Nor from thy house will I remove,
Nor cease to speak thy praise.
23 Fifth Part. S. M. Haoa-hUL
*>l 1 WHILE my Redeemer's near,
Mv shepherd, and my guide,
I biu farewell to every fear:
My wants are all suppliea.
2 To ever fragrant meads,
Where rich abundance grows.
His gracious hand indulgent leads,
And guards my sweet repose.
^ 3 Dear Shepherd, if I stray.
My wandering feet restore ;
And guard me with thy watchful eye,
And let me rove no more.
Sixth Part. 7s. Beiwm.
^^ 1 TQArt pastures, fair and large,
UmKily Shepherd, lead thy charge ;
And jxiv couch, with tenderest care.
Midst the springing grass prepare.
Q When I faint— with summer's heat.
Thou shalt guide n^ weary feet
To the streams, timhsiiW aud slow,
Through the verdJ&t meadows flow.
m P8ALM8.
■f 3 Safe the dreary vale I tread.
By the shades of death o'erspread;
Wifth thy rod and staff siipphed,
This my guaid— and that my guide.
•* 4 Constant, to my latest end,
< Thou my footMeps shalt attend ;
«f And shalt bid thy hallowed dome
Yield me an eternal home*
24 Fmn Pabt. L. M. Timshmry.
The Citizen qfZitm.
1 'pHE earth. O Lord, is ever thine.
Its peopled realms, and wealthy stores ;
Built on the floods by power divine,
The waves are ramparts to the slvoree,
■f3 But who shall reach thy holy place.
Or who, O Lord, ascend thy hill 7 —
•— The pdre in heart shall see thy face^
The perfect man, that doth thy wiU.
3 He. who to bribes hath closed his hand.
To idols never bent the knee,
Nor sworn in falsehood ; — he shall stand
■f Redeemed, and ownea, and kept by thee.
24 Second Part. L. M. A^reiem.
M 1 WHO shall ascend the holy hiU,
Great God ! which all thy glories fill ?
Who, in thy temple's hallowed don|e.
Secure his everlasting home ?
S Whose hands are clean — whose heart sincere^
Whose purpose pure — whose actions clear.
Whose soul no vanity allures,
Aftd truth his plighted vow secures ;•—
3 This man the blessing shall receive.
The blessing, which the Lord will give i
f Salvation from his God shall flow,
And righteousness his hand bestow.
These are the msn — ^the chosen seed;
Like Jacob, wrestling as they plead :
They seek, O Lord— they seek thy faoe>
^ And wait — and find the promised gracew
PSALMS. 77
24 Third Part. L. H. AfpUtmu
Trtun^hal Jheension of Chnat.
*f 1 OUR Lord is risen from the dead.
Our Jesus is ^one up on high :
The powers of neil are captive led,
Dragged to the portals of the sky,
2 There his triumphal chariot waits,
And angels chant the solemn lay :
Lift up your heads, ye heavenly gates!
Ye everlasting doors, give way !
3 Loose all your hars of massy light,
And wine unfold th' ethereal scene ;
He claims these mansions as his right,
Receive the King of glory in.
4 "Who is the King of j;lory — who?*'
The Lord, that all his foes o'ercame,
That sin, and death, and hell o'ertlirew ;
And Jesus is the conqueror's name*
5 Lo ! his triumphal chariot waits.
And angels chant the solemn (ay :
Lifl up your heads, ye heavenly gates !
Ye everlasting doors, give way !
6 "Who is the King of glory— who?"
The Lord, of boundless power possessed.
The King of saints and angels too,
God over all, forever blest.
24 Fourth Part. CM. /tfcba
The atixen of Zum.
* * 1 LORD, who, among the sons of men.
May visit thine abode ?— >
fie, who has hands from mischief cleuif
Whose heart is right with God.
3 Tliis is the man may rise and take
The blessings of nis grace ;
This is the lot of those who seek
The God of Jacobus fiuse.
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78 PSALMS.
t 3 Now let our souls' immortal powen^
To meet the Lord, prepare ;
Lift up their everlasting doors,
The King of glory's near.
4 The King of glory !^who ean tell
The wonders ofiiis might ?
He rules the nations — ^but to dwell
With saints is his delight.
24 Fifth Part. C. M. TalKs* ChtmL
Triumphal JaeenHon rf' ChmU
V' 1 LIFT up your heads, eternal gates.
Unfold, to entertain
The King[ of elory ; — see, he cornea
With his celestial train.
3 Who is this King of glory? — ^who?
The Lord, for strength renowned ;
In battle mighty,— o'er His foes
Eternal victor crowned.
3 Lift UD your heads, eternal gates,
Unfold, to entertain
The Kinff of glory ; — see, he comes
With fu) his shming train.
4 Who is this King of glory ? — who?
The Lord of hosts renowned:
Of glory he alone is King,
Who is with glory crowned.
24 Sixth Part. 7s. Bath Ahbeg.
V 1 ** WIDE, ye heavenly gates, unfold.
Closed no more by death and sin ;
Lo ! the ceB|)uering Lord behold !
Let the Kine of glorjr in."
Hark, th' angelic host inquire,
« Who is he, th' almighty King ?"
Rark again, the answering choir
Thus in strains of triumph sing : —
3 ^ He, whose powerful arm alone^
On his foes destructioii buried ;
He. who bath the victory won,
8e, who saved a ruined «on4:k—
FSALMS. 19
He, who God's pure law fulfiJlad,
Jesus, tiie incarnate Word ;
He. whose truth with blood was seated ;
He is heaven's all-glorious Lord."
3 << Who shall to this blest abode
Follow in the Saviour's train ?'*
^ They, who in his cleansinf^ blood
Wash away each guilty stain :
They, whose daily actions prove
Steadfast fiiith. and holy fear,
Fervent zeal, ana grateful love ; —
They shall dwell forever here."
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25 First Part. CM. Med/idd.
Prayer far Divine Gvidanee and Pardon,
Aff 1 gHOW me. O Lord, thy saered way.
Thy truths to me relate ;
For thou art God, whom I obey ;
On thee I daily wait.
2 Remember not in anger. Lord,
The errors of my youth ;
But let thy mercy help afford.
According to thy truth.
3 O Lord, on me compassion take,
Who have despised thy word ;
And for thy name and mercy's sake.
Thy pardoning love afford.
4 O keep my soul, and set me free,
Preserve mej Lord, from shame ;
■'' For I have placed my hope in thee.
And trusted in thy name.
25 Second Part. S. M. Waichmtm.
1 I LIFT my soul to God;
My trust is in his name :
Let not my foes, that seek my blood.
Still triumph in my shame.
2 From eady dawning light
Till evening shaifes arise,
« «c thy salvation. Lord, I wait,
WitA ever-longing eyes.
80 PSALMS.
3 Remember all thy ffrace.
And lead me in thy truth ;
Forgive the sins of riper days,
And follies of my youth.
4 The Lord is just and kind ;
The meek shall learn his ways ;
■f And every humble sinner find
The blessings of his grace.
25 Third Part. S. M. Cednm.
Mercy qf God to the FaitlrfuL.
Aff 1 TO God, in whom I trust,
I lift my heart and voice ;
Oh ! let me not be put to shame,
Nor let my foes rejoice.
2 Thy mercies, and thy love,
O Lord, recall to mind ;
And graciously continue still,
As thou wert ever, kind.
3 Let all my youthful crimes
Be blotted out by thee ;
^ And, for thy wondrous goodness' sake,
— In mercy think on me.
^ 4 His mercy, and his truth,
The righteous Lord displays,
In bringing wandering sinners home.
And teaching them Bis ways.
25 Fourth Part. S. M. Mormngtan,
1 MINE eyes and mv desire
Are ever to the Lord ;
Hove to plead his promised graoe.
And rest upon his word.
Aff 3 Lord, turn thee to my soul ;
mf Brirfg thy salvation near :
— When will thy hand release my feet
From sin's destructive snare r
3 When shall the sovereign grace
Ofmy forgiving God
Restore me from those dangerous ways,
My wandering feet have trod ?
PSALMS. m
A' 4 O keep my soul from death,
Nor put my liope to shame,
< For I have placea my only trust
f In my Redeemer's uame.
■P 5 With humble faith 1 wait
To see thy face as ain :
mf 1 1 Of Israel it shall ne^er be said,
— He sought the Lord in vain.
25 Fifth Part. S. M. Dover.
1 WHERE shall the man be found,
That fears t* offend his God,
That loves the gospel's joyful sound.
And trembles at the rod ?
2 The Lord shall make him know
The secrets of his heart.
The wonders of his covenant show.
And all his love impart.
3 The dealings of his power
Are truth and mercy still,
With such as keep his covenant sure.
And love to do nis will.
4 Their souls shall dwell at ease
Before their Maker's face,
^ Their seed shall taste the promises
In their extensive grace.
26 First Part. L. M. TaDis^ En. Hymn.
Conscious Integrity,
1 JUDGE me, O Lord — and prove my ways ;
And try my reins — and try my heart:
HLv faith upon thy promise stays, ^
Nor from thy law my feet depart.
2 Among thjr saints wiU I apj>ear
Arrayed in robes of intiocence; "
But, wnen I stand befbre thy bar.
The blood of Christ is my defence^
B^d I love thy habitation, Lord,
The temple, where thine honors dwell ;
There shall I hear thy holy, word,
f And there thy worKs of wonder telL
m PSALMS.
— 4 Let not my soul be joined, at last.
With men of treachery and blood;
Since I my days on eartn have past
Among the saints — and near my God*
26 Second Part. G. M. Dundet
JDeUght in the Presence and Worship qf God,
1 WE love thy holy temple, Lord,
For there thou deign'Ht to dwell ;
And there the heralds of thy word
Of all thy mercies tell.
f 2 There, in thy pure and cleansing fount,
Washed from each euilty stain,
< Our souls on wings of faith shidl mount
f To heaven's eternal fane.
Aff 3 Around thine altar will we kneel
In penitence sincere,
"f A Saviour's mercy deeply feel,
— And words of pardon hear ;—
< 4 Or. mingling with the choral throng,
' Our joyjRjl voices raiscj'
' And pour the full, melodious song,
In notes of grateful praise.
26 Third Part. 7s. PhyeVs Hymn.
^ 1 SEARCH my heart, — ^my actions prove,
Try my thoughts, as they arise $
For thy kindness and thy love
Ever are before my eyes.
■f 3 I have loved the hallowed place.
Where thine honor doth abide ;
To the temple of thv grace,
— ^ Lord, my erring footsteps guide !
3 Gather not my soul with those.
Who their deeds of blood pursue ;
Who, thy justice to oppose.
Hold the tempting bribe to view*
4 Keep my soul from all offence ;
All my supplications hear ;
As I walk in innocence.
Let me. Lord, thy mercy share.
PSALMS.
5 Thou hast placed mj foot aright.
Therefore I my voice will raiae.
With thy sainta— before thy aight^
In unceasing hymns of praise.
27 First Pakt. CM. St^heta,
Ood resorted to in Trouble and J}e$erikm^
ti 1 nrHE Lord of fflory is my light,
And my salvation too ;
f God is my strength — nor will I fear
What all my toes can do.
— 2 One privilege my heart desires —
Aff Oh I grant me mine abode
Among the churches of thy saints.
The temples of my God !
^ 3 There shall I offer my requests,
And see thy glory still ;
Shall hear thy messages of love.
And learn thy holy will,
— 4 When troubles rise^ and storms appear,
There may his children hide ;
God has a strong pavilion, where
He makes my soul abide.
f 5 Now shall my head be lifted high
Above my foes around,
* And songs of joy and victory
Within thy temple sound.
27 Second Part. CM. Paimoi,
1 SOON as I heard my Father say.
^ Ye children, seek my grace p
My heart replied without delay,
"^I'll seek my Father's face."
p 3 Let not thy face be hid from me^
Nor frown my soul away ;
< God of my life, I fly to thee,
> In each distressing day.
— 8 Should friends and kindred, near and dear,
> Leave me to want, or die.
— My God will make my life hia eare,
And all my need supply.
81 FSAftfMS*
' 4 Wait INI tke Lordi ye tramibliBg saintii
And keep your courage up^
He'll raise your smrit, when it fidntiy
And far exceed your hope.
27 Third Part. Ts. Narwiek
1 WHEN mv criee ascend to thee,
Hear, Jenovah, from afar ;
Let thy tender mercies be
Still propitious to my prayer !
3 When thou bad^t me seek thy &ce.
Quickly did my heart reply,
Resting on thy word of grace,
<" Thee VH seek, O Lord most high l"*
3 Should the world deceitful prove,
When no more its help I share;*
Though decayed a mother's love,
Though withdrawn a father's care y-~
nf 4 Then Jehovah's guardian eye
Shall my orphan state derend.
Shall a parentis place supply,
He my guardian, father, fnend I
27 Fourth Part. 7s. JViorunek-
1 GRACIOUS Lord, disclose thy way.
In thy path "my feet sustain :
While my foes my steps survey.
Make the path of duty plain: —
3 Nor my fainting spirit yield
To tne foes which round me rise ;
From the great accuser rsfaield.
Cruel power, or tdanderous lies«
3 Had not fiuith revived my lireast.
Oft my soul had sunk in wo ;
Now. through life, assured I rest,
All thy goodness, Lord, to know.
■f 4 Want, then, Isimel, on the Lord :
Still with courage cheer thy heart:
Wait— fer "fiiithful is his word.
He will graee and strength impart*
PSALMS. tt
28 C. M. iSSf. Am's.
Divine InterpotiHon acknowledged,
■f 1 'RLE3T be the Lord, who heard my prayer
The Lord — my shield — ^my song 5
Who saved my soul from sin and fear,
And tuned with praise my tongue.
np 2 When in the hour of deep distress.
Of foes and death afraid,
— My spint trusted in his srace,
And sought, and founa his aid.
■f 3 O blest Redeemer — ^glorious Lord !
Thy shield— thy strength shall be
The shield — the saving strength of all.
Who love, and trust in thee.
Bp 4 Remember, Lord, thy chosen seed;
Oh save from guilt and wo ;
— Thy flocks in richest pastures feed,
And guard from every foe.
f 5 Zion exalt — her cause defend ;
With joy her courts surround :
Let showers of heavenly grace descend,
And saints thy praise resound.
29 First Part. L. M. Monmouth,
Jehovah, the Universal King,
"» 1 (JIVE to the Lor4, ye sons of fame.
Give to the Lord renown and power,
Ascribe due honors to his name.
And his eternal might adore.
2 The Lord proclaims his power aloud
Through every ocean, every land ;
His voice divides the watery cloud.
And lightnings blaze at his command*
3 The Lord sits sovereign on the flood*
O'er earth he reigns forever king;
But makes his church his blest abode,
Where we his awful glories sing.
8
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P 4 In ffentler language, there the Lord
'rne counsel of nis grace imparts ;
Amid the raging storm, his word
Speaks peace and comfort to our hearts.
29 Second Part. L. M. Dimstan.
" 1 SONS of the mighty! rise, and bring
Your offerings to th^ eternal JCing :
Own 'tis Jehovah, while you rise,
Your glory and your strength supplies*
2 His word, all powerful to fulfil
Th' eternal counsels of his will,
With awful majesty arrayed,
Subdues the world liis 'hand has made.
3 The mountains bow — ^the cedars rend,
Lo ! at his high command they bend !
So through the world his gospel ran,
And bowed the rebel heart oi man.
4 His word, like lightning from the skies,
Strikes deep — and quick cpnviction flies :
The nations tremble and adore,
Through earth, to its remotest shore.
f 5 Jesus is king !— enthroned on high,
He reigns through .all eternity !
His glory shall his church increase,
With strength divine, and endless peace !
29 Third Part. L. M. Timsbury.
> ' 1 YE mightjT rulers of the land.
Give praise and glory to the Lord ;
And while before his throne ye stand,
His great and powerful acts record.
2 Oh render unto God above
The honors which to him belong ;
And in the temple of his love.
Let worship now from every tongue*
3 His voice is heard the earth around, *
When through the heavens his thunders roll;
The troubled ocean hears the sound,
And yields itself to his control.
PSALMS. 87
4 When he upon the lightning rides,
His voice m loudest thunifor speaks ;
The fiery element divides,
And earth to its deep centre shakes.
5 God on the floods has fixed his throne.
His government shall never ^ease ;
He shall his power and strength make known.
And bless his chosen sons with peace.
BO L. M. WincheUea.
Dimne Compastum acknowledged.
»'■ 1 J WILL extol thee. Lord, on high;
At thy commana diseases flv ;
Who, but a God, can speak and save
From the dark borders of the grave?
2 Sing to the Lord, ye saints, and prove
How large his grace — how kind his love ;
Let all your powers rejoice, and trace
The wondrous records of his grace.
3 His anger but a moment stays :
His love is life, and leugth of days;
p Though grief and tears the nig[ht employ,
f The morning star restores the joy.
31 First Part. L. M. Pomfrei.
Confidence in God,
1 T OltD, in thy great, thy glorious name,
I place my hope, my only trust ;
Aff Save me fi-om sorrow, guilt, and shame,
Thou ever gracious, ever just.
f 2 Thou art ray rock — ^thy name alone
The fortress where mv hopes retreat ;
Af Oh make thy power ancT mercy known ;
To safety guide my wandering feet.
f 3 Blest be the Lord — fbrever blest,
Whose mercy bids my fear remove ;
Those sacred walls, which guard my rest,
Are his almighty power and love.
8A PSAL nttJR
p 4 In irentler language, ^^^mJk^^
'Vne counsel of his \^!mmSif9^hmnl
Amid the raging stori T^g^J^natUifraee^
Speaks peace and cr ^^^M^migtk impart
29 Second Pari ^Pjbl CM. Uukfdi
»» 1 SONS of the mighty! ^xmm^f"^"^
Your offerings to th"* et ,--B,T08rTweo raise
Own 'tis Jehovah, whi' ^wigs;
Your glory and your st •;i^Qf!u?*n«
2 His word, all powerful * *t»«*»«»S«»
Th' eternal counsels of ^,iii»rm*spreM*»
With awful majesty arri Zatif^
Subdues the worlcf liis.i ^iruB* slwb,
3 The mountains bow— th. 9'it^^
Lo ! at his high command
So through the world hi^
And bowed the rebel het .
4 His word, like lightnin? 1
Strikes deep — and quick c
The nations tremble and a
Through earth, to its rem(
^ 5 Jesus is king !~-entbroned
He reigns through .all eterr.
His fflory shall his church r
With strength divine, and t
29 Third Part. L.
' ' 1 YE mighty, rulers of the Ian
Give praise and glory to ti
And while before his tnrone^
His great and powerful acf^
2 Oh render unto God above i^
The honors which to him b»
And in the temple of his love,"^
Let worship flow from everf%(^^^
3 His voice is heard the earth arwJJJ*^
When through the heavens his^^
The troubled ocean hears the S'H,
And yields itself to his contro>H«w^.,
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— 4 Ye humble souls, who seek his face,
f Let sacred courage fill your heart !
— Hope ia the Lord — and trust his ^race,
And he will heavenly strength impart.
31 Second Paet. CM. Litchfield.
God praised for his tnere^ul Protection.
f 1 COME, O jre saints, your voices raise
To God, in grateful songs ;
And let tiie memory of his grace
Inspire your hearts and tongues.
P 2 Her deepest gloom, wiien sorrow spreads,
And light and hope depart,
< His face celestial morning sheds,
t And joy revives the heart.
P 3 To thee, my God, oppressed with grief,
I breathed my humnle cry ;
< Thy mercy brought divine relief,
> And wiped my weeping eye.
— 4 Thy mercy chased the shades of death,
< And snatched me from the grave ;
f Oh may thy praise employ that breath,
Which mercy deigns to save.
31 Third Part. C. M. Dunchtarch.
1 IN thee, O Lord, I place my tri^st,
Preserve my soul from shame ;
Thou art the refuse of the just.
And righteous is thy name.
S Ofgrace, how boundless is the store
Tny children shall receive,
Who love thy word — thy name adore,
And in thy service live !
' 3 To God, the Lord, who dwells above,
Let songs of praise resound;
Who with his never-failing love
Has fenced my city round.
— 4 Oh ! love the Lord, ye pure in heart;
He shall your prayers regard :
But ye. ,who from his ways depart,
Shall meet your just reward.
FSALMB. §9
■f 5 All ye who on the Lord rely,
And rest your hopes above.
He shall wiih strength your nearts sopply.
And bless you with his love.
31 Fourth Part. S. M. Si. Thomas.
1 DEFEND me, Lord, from shame ;
For still I trust in thee :
Asjust and righteous is tny namOi
From danger set me free.
p 2 Bow down thy gracious ear,
<: And speedy succor send ;
nf Do thou my steadfast rock appear,
To shelter and defend.
— 3 How great thy mercies are
To such as fear thy name ;
Which thou, for those that trust thy care.
Dost to the world proclaim !
f 4 Ye that on God rely,
Courageously proceed ;
For he will yet your hearts supply
With strength, in time of need.
31 Fifth Part. S. M. Hudson.
1 THY goodness, Lord, how great *
EternaUy the same !
Before the sons of men laid up
For those who fear thy name.
2 Thy presence shall protect ;
Thy watchful care shall hide :
In the pavilion of thy love,
Secure thy saints abide.
f 3 Forever bless the Lord,
His great salvation tell :
— His marvellous loving-kindness keeps
The city where we dwelL '
4 Despond not of his truth,
Nor yield to anxious grief:
> God heard my voice, wnen in disuow
< I sought — ^and found relief.
8^
•90 F8ALM8.
82 FiBST Part. L. M.
BUuednesi of the Penitent and PardonetL
* f 1 QLEST is the man— forever blest.
Whose guilt is pardoned by his God,
Whose sins with sorrow are confessed.
And covered with his Saviour's blood*
2 From guile his heart and lips are free ;
His humble joy — his holv fear,
With deep repentance wefl agree.
And join to prove his faith sincere.
3 How glorious is that righteousness,
That hides and cancels all his sins !
While briffbtest evidence of grace
Througn liU his life appears and shines.
32 Second Part. L. M. Medway.
1 I SPREAD my sins before the Lord,
And all my secret faults confess;
Thy gospel speaks a pardoning word.
Thy Holy Spirit seals the grace.
2 How safe beneath thy wings I lie.
When days grow aark, and storms appear!
And when I walk — thy watchful eye
(nf ShaU guide me safe from every anare.
32 Third Part. S. M. BladerUmrg.
1 OH ! blessed -souls are they^
Whose sins are covered o'er ;
Divinely blest-— to whom the Lord
Imputes their guilt no more.
np 3 They mourn their Ibilies past.
And keep their heu'ts with care ;
— Hieir Ups and lives, without deceit^
Shall prove their faith sincere.
3 While I concealed my guilt,
1 felt the fbstering wound ;
Bat i confessed my sins to thee,
And ready pardon fbund.
~4
PSALMa 91
4 Let sinner* learn to prav;
Let saints keep near the throne ;
Our help, in times of deep
is found in God alone.
33 C. M. Nottingham.
Rejoicing in Chd.
f M 1 T ET all the just, to God with joy,
Their cheerful voices raise ;
For well the righteous it becomes
To sing glad songs of praise.
2 For faithful is the word of God;
His works with truth abound ;
He justice loves — and all the earth
Is with his goodness crowned.
3 Whatever the mighty (jord decrees,
Shall stand forever sure :
The settled purpose of his neart
To ages shall .endure. '
4 Our soul on God with patience waits ;
Our help and shield is he ;
Then, Lord, let still our hearts rejoice,
Because we trust in thee.
5 The riches of thy mercy. Lord,
Do thou to us extend ;
Since we, for all we want or wish,
On thee alone depend.
34 • First Part. L. M. HaguB^
PratMe for ngnal Ddiveranu,
1 T ORD, I win bless thee all my days ;
Thy praise shall dwell upon my tongue \
My soul shall glory in thy grace,
While saints rejoice to near the song.
2 Come, magnify the Lord with me ;
Let every heart exalt his name ;
I sought th' eternal God— and he
Has not exposed my h(^ to sfaem^
SIS PSALMS.
P 8 I told him aU my silent grief,
My secret groaning reached hie ears ;
— He gave my inward pains relief,
P And calmed the tumult of my fears.
— 4 His holy angels pitch their tents
Around the men who serve the Lord ;
"^ Oh fear and love him, all his saints,
Accept Ills grace — and trust his word.
34 Second Part. C. M. Omnth,
1 I'LL hless the Lord from day to day ;
How good are all Ids ways !
Ye hunible souls that use to pray,
Come help my lips to praise.
2 Sing to the honor of his name ;
p In deep distress I cried :
— Nor was my hope exposed to shame,
Nor was my suit denied.
p 3 I told the Lord my sore distress.
With heavy groans and tears ;
— He gave my sharpest sorrows ease,
^d silenced all my fears.
mfu^ Oh sinners, come and taste his love,
Come learn his pleasant ways.
And let your own experience prove
The sweetness of his grace.
5 Oh love the Lord, ye saints of his ;
His eye regards the just :
How greatly blest their portion is,
Who make the Lord their trust !
84 Third Part. C. M. St. Martinet.
Trusting and Praising Gdd,
1 THROUGH all the changing scenes of life,
In trouble, and injov.
The praises of ray Groa shall still
My heart and tongue employ.
3 Of his. deliverance I will boast,
Till all, that are distressed.
From my example comfort take.
And charm their grie& to rest.
PSALMS. 93
3 Oh ! magnify the Lord with me.
With me exalt his name ;
When in distress, to him I called.
He to my rescue came.
4 The hosts of God encamp around
The dwellings of the j ust :
Deliverance he ufibrds to all,
Who on bis succor trust.
5 Oh ! make but trial of his lovci
Exuerience will decide
How olcst are they, and only they,
Who in his trutn confide.
6 Fear him, ye saints, and you will then
Have nothing else to fear ;
Make you his service your delight,
He'll make your wants his care.
34 Fourth Part. C. M. Dedkam.
I THEE will I bless, O Lord, my God,
To thee my voice I'll raise,
Forever spread thy fame abroad,
Aud dauy sing thy praise.
3 My soul shall glory in the Lord,
His wondrous acts proclaim ;
Oh let us now his love record.
And magnify his name.
3 Mine eyes beheld his heavenly light,
When I implored his grace ;
I saw his glory with delight.
And joy beamed o'er my face.
4 Oh taste and see the Lord is good,
Ye, who on him rely ;
He shall your souls with heavenly food
And strengthening aid supply.
m III III
85 8. 7. & 4. Twmarih.
Christ exalted over hie Enemies.
1 TO ! the Lord, the mighty Saviour.
Quits the grave, the throne to claim ;
Object of his endless favor,
Uod o'w all exalts his name;
94 PSALMS.
Those who hate him
Clothed with everlasting shame.
' 2 Shout for joy^with Bonffs of praises.
Ye, who in his name delight:
Shout—for God our Saviour raises
To his throne, in endless might !
•Tis Jehovah
Crowns our Lord in realms of light !
3 God his servant lifts to glory,
Bids him ail his honors share :
Now, Jehovah, we adore thee,
And thy righteousness declare :
Endless praises
Shall tny ransomed church prepare.
36 First Part. L. M. St. PauTs
Immutable Petfeettons and Glory of God.
1 fJIGH in the heavens, •eternal God,
Thy ffoodness in full glorv shines ;
Thv truth shall break through every cloud
That vails thy just and wise designs.
S Forever firm thy justice" stands.
As mountains their foundations keep ;
Wise ar^ the wonders of thv hands,
Thy judgments are a miglity deep.
3 O God, how excellent thy grace !
Whence all our hope and comfort spriiigfl;
> The sons of Adam, in distress,
— Fly to the shadow of thy wings.
4 From the provisions of thy house.
We shall be fed with sweet repast ;
There mercy, like a river, flows.
And brings salvation to our taste.
■f 5 Life, like a fountain, rich and free.
Springs from the presence of my Lord ;
Ana in thy Hght our souls shall see
The glories promised in thy word.
raALMS. »
Seconb Part. L. M. Hague*
1 O LORD, thy mercy, my sure hope,
The highest orb of heaven transcends;
Thy sacred truth's unmeasured scope
£ieyond the spreading skies extends.
2 Thy justice, like the hills, remains :
How deep, li^reat God, thy judgments are :
Thy providence the world sustams ;
The whole creation is thy eare.
3 With thee the springs of life remain,
■f Thy presence is eternal day ; —
^ Oh let thy saints'thy favor gain !
^ To upright hearts— thy truth display.
36 Third Part. C. M. St. Am's.
1 ABOVE these heavens' created rounds,
Thy mercies. Lord, extend ;
Thy truth outlives the narrow bounds,
Where time and nature end.
^2 Thy justice shall maintain its throne,
Though mountains melt away ;
— Thy juogments are a world unKnown,
A deep, unfathomed sea.
3 Thouffh all created light decay,
> And death close up our eyes ;
t Thy presence makes eternal day>
Wtere clouds can never rise.
36 Fourth Part. S. M. Olmuiz,
■p 1 SURE there's a dreadful God.
Though men renounce his fear ;
His justice, hid behind the cloud,
^- Shall one great day appear.
■f 2 "HiB truth transcends the sky,
— In heaven his mercies dwell ;
< Deep as the sea his judgments lie,
> Hi9 anger bums to hell.
■^ 3 How exoeUent his love, '
Whence all our safety springs!
Aff Oh tiever let my soul remove
From underneath his winga.
m PSALMS.
87 First Part. CM. Onmmd.
Ood the QwwHan cfiht Punu,
1 Jif OW let me make the Lord my tnuti
And practise all that's good :
So shall 1 dwell among the just,
And he'll provide me food.
2 I to my Ood my ways commit,
And cheerful wait his will ;
Thy hand, which guides my doubtful feet,
^all my desires fulfiL
3 Mine innocence shalt thou display.
And make thy judgments known,
■f Fair as the light of dawning day.
And glorious as the noon.
— 4 The meek, at last, .the earth possess,
And are the heirs of heaven ;
True riches, with abundant peace.
To humble souls are given.
r-
37 Second I^aet. C. M. ArUngton.
np 1 MY God. the steps of pious men
Are oraered by thy win ;
Though they should fall — ^ther rim again;
Thy hand supports them.8tiiL
nf 3 The Lord delights to see their waysi
Their Virtue ne approves ;
He'll ne'er deprive them of his grace.
Nor leave t$e men he loves.
' n 3 Wait on the Lord, ye sons of mexiy
Nor fear when tyrants frown ;
Ye shaM confess tlieir pride was vain^
When justice casts them down. ,
M 4 But mark the man of righteousntei,
His several steps attend--^
True pleasure runs through all hia wanpB,
IM And peaceful is his en£
PSALMS. m
38 CM. Grt^im.
Severe Chaetiaement dqtreeated,
Aff 1 A MID thy wrath, remember lovei
Restore thy servant, Lord ;
Nor let a father's chastening prove
Like an av^figer's sword.
2 My sins a heavy load appear,
And o'er my nead^are gone ;
The burden. Lord, I cannot bear.
Nor e'er tne guilt atone.
f 3 But I'll confess my guilty ways.
And grieve for all my sin ;
I'll mourn how Weak tne seeds of grace,
And beg support divine.
■rf 4 Thou art my God — my only hope ;
And thou wilt hear my cry ;
Thou, Lord, wilt bear my spirit up,
Nor let thy servant die.
89 Fust Part. L. M. Windham.
Mremty (/human L^e.
Aff 1 QH let me,, gracious Lord, extend
My view to life's approaching end '
What are my days ? — a span their line;
And what my age, compared with thine ?
2 Our life, advancing to its close.
While scarce its earliest dawn it knows,
Swift, through an empty shade, we run.
And vanity and man are one.
3 God of my fathers !— here, as they,
I walk^ the pilgrim of a day ;
A transient guest, thy worn admire.
And instant to my home retire.
4 Oh spare me. Lord— in mercy, spue.
And nature's failing strength repair.
E'er, life's short circuit wandered o'eiv
I perish— and am seen no more.
9
PSALMS.
39 Second Part. L. M. Medway.
1 ALMIGHTY maker of my frame,
Tench me the measure of my clays ;
Tecch me to know how frail 1 am,
To spend the remnant to thy praise.
2 My days are shorter th^ a span ;
A little point my life appears ;
How frail, at best, is dying man !
How vain are all his hopes aad fears !
Aff 3 Oh, be a heavenly portion mine I
My God, 1 bow before thy throne ;
■f Earth's fleeting treasure I resign,
And fix my nope on' thee alone.
39 Third Part. CM. Wackusm.
np 1 TEACH me the measure of my days,
Thou maker of my frame ;
I would survey life's narrow space,
And learn how frail I am.
2 A span is all that we can bof^st.
How short the fleethiff time !
Man is but vanity and oust,
In all Ills flower and prime.
3 What can I wish, or wait for then.
From creatures, earth and dust r
They make our expectations vain,
And disappoint our trust.
, nrf n4 Now I forbid my carnal hope.
My fond desire recall ;
1 ffive my mortal interest up.
And make my God my all.
40 First Part. C, M. NotHngiaM,
Trtut in Ood and Veliveranec,
■pit WAITED meekly for the Lonl,
He bowed to hear my cry ;
He saw me resting on his word,
And brought salvation nigh.
FSALMS. 99
f M2 Firm ob a rock-^he made me standi
And taught my cheerful toneue
To praise the wonders of his hand,
In new and thankful song.
3 V\\ spread his works of grace abroad^
The saints with joy shall hear.
And sinners learn to make my God
Their only hope and .fear.
40 Second Part. C. M. JanUm,
Incarnation and Atonement of Chriit,
1 BEHOLD the blest Redeemer comes,
The eternal Son appears,
And at th' appointed time assumes
The body God prepares.
2 Much he revealed his Father's grace.
And much his truth he showed,
He preached the way of righteousness
Where great assemblies stood.
3 His Father's honor touched his heart.
He pitied sinners' cries ;
And to fulfil a Saviour's part
Was made a sacrifice.
4 No blood of beasts, on altars shed.
Could wash the conscience clean ;
f But the rich sacrifice he paid
Atones for all our sin.
40 Third Part. C. M. Bedford.
■f 1 O LORD, how infinite thy love!
How wondrous are thy ways !
f Let earth beneath — let neaven above,
Combine to sing thy praise.
— 2 Man in immortal beautv shone,
Thy noblest work beiow ;
Too soon by sin made heir alone
> To death — and endless wo.
1 1 3 Then—** Lo ! I come" the Saviour said—
Bf Oh be his name adored !-^
Who with his blood, our ransom paid.
And life, and bliss restored.
100 PSALMS.
f 4 O Lord, how infinite thy lore !
How wondrous are thv ways !
Let earth beneath — ^let heaven above,
Combine to sing thy praise.
41 First Part. L. M. 6l. BebnUe.
BUsBedfietB qf the Mereifid,
1 QLEST who with generous pity glows,
Who learns to feel another's woes;
Bows to the poor man's wants his ear,
And wipes the helpless orphan's tear: —
In every want — in every wo,
Uimselt thy pity, Lord, shall know.
2 Thy love his life shall guard— thy hand
Give to his lot the chosen Jand ;
Nor leave him, in the dreadful day.
To unrelenting foes a prey.
In sickness thou sbalt raise his head,
And make with tenderest care his bed.
41 Second Part. L. M. Quito.
1 BLEST is the man, whose tender care
Relieves the poor in their distress ;
Whose pity wipes the widow's tear,
Whose hand supports the fatherless.
3 His heart contrives for tlieir relief
More good than his own hand can do ;
He, in the time of general grief.
Shall find the Lord has pity too.
3 Or, if he languish on his bed,
Grod will pronounce his sins forgiven ;
Will save from death his sinking head.
Or take his willing soul to heaven.
4 1 Third Part. G. M. LUehfieU.
Ble$8edne9S qfthe Meretfid.
1 HAPPY the man, whose tender care
Relieves the poor distressed !
When he's by trouble compassed round.
The Lord shall give him rest.
PSALMS. m
*- 8 If he, in lanipiUhin^^ estate.
Oppressed with Bickiiess lie.
The Lord will easy make his bed,
^ And inward strength supply.
' 3 Let, therefore, Israel's Lord and Ck>d
Throuff h every age be praised ;
And alt trie people's glad applause
With loudfhosannas raiseu.
42 First Part. L. M. Hingkam.
JVvfting in God in Timet qf Detpondeneg.
1 ]I{Y spirit sinks within me, Lord,
But I will call thy name to mind,
And times of past distress record,
When I have found my God was kind.
2 Yet will the Lord command his love,
When I address his throne by day,
Nor in the night his grace remove ;
The night shall hear me sing and pray.
3 ill chide my heart, that sinks so low;
Why should my soul indulge in grief?
Hope m the Lord — and praise him too ;
He is my rest — ^my sure relief.
■f 4 O God. thou art my, hope, my joy ;
Thy light and truth snail guide me still ;
Thv word shall my best thoughts employ,
And lead me to thine heavenly hilL
42 Second Part. C. M. Dedkam.
■p 1 AS pants the hart for cooting streamsi
When heated in the chase,
So longs my soul, O God, for thee,
■f And thy refreshing grace.
— 2 For thee, my Grod— the living God,
> BIy thirsty soul doth pine ;
■f Oh, when shall I behold thy face,
Thou Majesty divine !
t * 3 Why restless— why cast down, mj sonl ?
Trust God — and he'll employ
His aid for thee — and change tneae sif ha
9i To thankful hynms of joy.
9»
168 PSALMS.
4 Why restteM— why cast down, toy mnA?
Hope still— and thou shalt sniff
f The praise of him, who is thy Oodf
And heaven's etemal'King.
48 First Part. L. M. MeAtfof,
p 1 fJREATOod— ourstrcngth— totheewecry,
Oh let us not forgotten lie ; ^
Oppressed with sorrows and with carei
To thy protection we repur.
3 Oh let thy light attend our way,
Thy truth afford its steady ray ;
To Zion's hill direct oar feet.
To worship at thy saci'ed seat.
i 3 Thy praise, O God. dhall tune Ae lyre,
Thy ibve our joyful' s6ng inspuie :
To thee our cordial thanks be paid.
Our sure defence— our constant aid.
4 Why, then, cast down — and why distressed?
And whence the grief, that fills our breast?
In God we'll hope— to God we'll raise
Our songs of gratitude and praise.
48 Skcond Part. L. M. Hebrmu
1 GOD of my strength— in thee alolke
A refbge from distress I see ;
Oh ! why hast thou thine aid withdrawn ?
Why hast thou. Lord, forsaken me ?
3 CMi let thy fight my footsteps guide,
Thy love and truth my sinrit fill ;
That in thy house I may reside,
And worship at thy holy hill.
3 Then wifl I at thine akar bend ; ^
My harp its softest notes shall ruse ;
< And firom my lips to hearen ascend
r The song of thankfulness and praise.
— 4 Why, then, my soul, art thou cast down ?
Why art thbu anxious and distressed ?
Hope thou in God — ^his mercy own,
For I shall yet enjoy his rest.
PSALMS. Itt
43 Third Part. CM. Be^ord.
9 1 JUDGE me, O God, and plead my cause
Against a sinful race ;
From vile oppression and deceit
Secure me oy thy grace.
»f 2 On thee mv steadfast hope dependfl|
>• And am I left to mourn ?
p To sink in sorrow — and in vain
Implore thy kind return ?
At 3 Oh send thy light to guide my feet,
And bid tny truth appear ;
Conduct me to thy holy hill.
To taste thy mercies there.
■^ 4 Then to thine ahar, O my God,
My joyful feet shall rise,
f And my triumphant song shall pndw
The God that rules the skies.
43 Fourth Part. 7s. 6l. TVrtii.
■p 1 JUDGE mie, Lord, in righteousness ;
Plead for me in my distress :
Good and merciful thou art ;
Bind this bleeding, broken heart:
Cast me not despairing hence ;
Be my love, my confidence.
2 Send thy light and truth, to guide,
Leave me not to turn aside ;
On thy holy hill Pd rest,
■^ In thy courts forever blest :
There to God, my hope, my joy,
' Praise shall all my powers employ.
44 First Part. L. M. MtAoag.
Dwine JHd implored in naHomU Digtrea,
1 "^yHY sfaoukl tlnr fkce, where merdes dwell.
Its beams or majesty conceal ;
RegaidlesBoftfae woes that wait
Around oor lang-afQioted state ?
|0< PSALMS.
■p 2 Behold ! our soul with sorrow bendiv
And down to dust our life descends ;
And, while thine arm its aid denies,
Prostrate on earth, deserted lies.
■^ 3 Thy mercy. Lord, alone we claim ;
KeUeem us, and exalt thy name :
Rise for our help, almighty Lord !
Salvation shall attend tny word.
44 Second Fart. L. M. Danvers.
JVational Deliverances aeeribed to God.
1 OFT have our ears, great God, been taught
What for our fathers thou hast wrought.
While, with adoring minds, .they told
The wonders of thy works of okL
2 Still we disclaim the bow or sword, ^
And wait for thy salvation. Lord :
■f On thee we trust — ^thy mercies claim,
Whose presence puts all foes to shame.
— 3 From morning dawn to evening close.
On thee, O Lord, our hopes repose :
f To thy ereat name, with joy, we'll raise
Triuiupiiaut songs of grateuu praise.
44 ThirpPart. cm. Stamford.
1 O LORD, our fathers ofl have told.
In our attentive ears.
Thy wonders in their aays performed.
And in more ancient years.
2 'Twas not their courage — nor their sword
To them salvation gave ;
"fwas not their number— -nor their strength
That did their country save.
3 But thy right hand — thy powerful arm.
Whose succor they implored ;
Thy providence protected them,
Who tliy great name adored.
4 As thee, their God, our fathers owned^
So thou art still our King ;
Ob, therefore, as thou didst to theiq|
To us d^Uverance bring.
PSALMS. 101
5 To thee, the ^oiy we^I aseribe,
From whom salTation came ;
In God, our shield, we wiU rejoiee,
And ever blew tny name.
45 First Part. L. M. EJbigham,
VteUny and ExaUaHm ^ Ckrigi.
1 lyOW be mj heart inspired to sing
The glories of mj^ Saviour King;
He comes with blessings from aboye,
And wins the nations to 'his love !
2 Thy throne, O God, forever stands ;
Grace is the sceptre in thy hands :
Thy laws and works are just and right.
But truth and mercy thy delight.
3 Let endless honors crown thy head ;
Let every age thy praises spread :
Let all the nations Know thy word,
And every tongue confess tnee-rLonL
45 Second Part. C. M. Mtdfwd,
f • »1 GIRD on thy sword, victorious Prince,
Ride with majestic sway ;
p Thy terror shall strike through thy fbeSi
< And make the world obey.
"'2 Thy throne. O God, forever stands,
Thy word of grace shall prove
p A peaceful sceptre in thv hands,
o To rule thy saints by love.
f ^3 Gird on thy sword, victorious Prince,
Ride with majestic sway ;
P Thy terror shall strike through thy fo6%
< And make the wodd obey.
45 Third Part. S. H. SmAhfidL
1 MY Saviour, and nay King,
Thy honors are divine ;
Thy lips with blessings overflow.
And every grace is thine.
IM FSALSia
2 Thy laws, O GocL are right.
Thy throne shall ever stand ;
i And thy victorious gospel prove
A sceptre in thy hano*
3 Now make thy glory known,
< Gird on thy powerful sword,
' And ride in majest}[ to spread
The conquests of thy word*
— 4 Strike throueh thy stubborn foes.
Or make their hearts obey;
< While justice, meekness, grace, and truth
' Attend thy glorious way.
46 First Part. L. M. Hebron
God the Rrfuge and Portion of his Peofie.
■^ 1 QOD is the refuge of his saints.
When storms of sharp distress invaie;
Ere we can offer our complaiutSf
Behold him present witn his aid.
f 2 Loud may the troubled ocean roar —
p In sacred peace our souls abide,
— While evelry nation— every shore
< Trembles, and dreads tne swelling tide.
P 3 There is a stream, whose gentle flow
Supplies the city of our God !
Life, love, and joy still gliding through,
And watering our divme abode.
— 4 That sacred stream — thine holy word.
Supports our faith — our fear controls :
P Sweet peace thy promises afford,
-— And give new strength to fainting souls.
' 5 Zion enjoys her Monarch's love.
Secure against a threatening hour;
• Nor can her firm foundation move^
Built on his truth— and armed with power.
46 Sbcqnd Part. L. M. Winchester.
1 LET Zion in her King rejoice.
Though tyrants rage, and kingdoms rise;
He utters his almighty voice —
The nations melt — the tumult dies*
PSALMS. Wt
2 Be Ptill — ^and learn that he is God ;
He reigns exalted o'er the lands ;
He will be known and feared abroad,
But still hij« throne in Zion stands.
p 3 O Lord of hosts — almighty King,
While we so near thy presence dwell,
— Our faith shall sit secure, and sing,
^ Nor fear the raging powers of helL
46 Tfli&o Part. L. M. W%7iche$ier.
«f 1 THE Lord in Zion ever reigns.
And o'er her holds his guardian hand ;
Her worship and her laws maintains.
Which, like himself, unmoved shall stand.
■V 2 Oh come, behold what he has done,
Whom we delight to call our Lord;
f The victories, which his arm has won ;
And faithfully his deeds record.
— 3 He maketh war on earth to cease ;
He breaks the bow — he cuts the dart, .
The chariot burns-»and sheds his peace
O'er every nation— every heart.
p 4 Be still — and hear the Lord proclaim —
— ** I will above the heathen rise ;
< ^ O'er all.the earth exalt my name, [skiea.^
ff "And spread my triumphs through the
47 First Part. L. M. Old Hmdred.
Exultation in the Reign of Jehovah,
' 1 Q ALL ye people, clap your hands.
And shout with triUmph while you sing
Of God — who all the earth commands-*-
Of God— the droadful, mighty King.
2 The trumpet swells along the sky ;
We hear the joyful, soleinn -sound ;
The righteous God ascends on high,
And shouts of gladness echo round.
— 3 The Lord, who o'er the earth bean sway.
Sits on his throne of holiness ;
The heathen now his laws obey :
Let all the earth his praise express.
10ft PSALMS.
' 4 Loud praiMfl to Jehovah sing.
In hyiniiB of joy his love prockum ;
Sing praises to the heavenly King,
Adore and bless his sacred name.
47 Second Part. L. M. I^anm.
PraUe to the exalted Redeemef.
' 1 JESUS, the Lord, ascends on high !
He reiffns in glory^ o'er the skv !
Let allthe earth its offering oring,
Exah his name — proclaim nim king!
3 Wide — thro' the world--he spreads his sway.
And bids the heathen lands obey,
His church with willing offerings greet.
And bend submissive at her feet.
3 His rei^ the heathen lands shall owns
His hohness secures his throne ;
And earthly princes gather round.
Where Christ— the mighty God, is fimzML
4 Princes hy him their power extend.
Earth's mightiest kings to Jesus'bend :
He bids them rule — he bids them die,
Himself o'er all ezahed high !
47 Third Pakt. CM. Marhm.
f 1 1 1 OH for a shout of sacred joy
To God, the sovereign king!
Let every land their tongues employ,
And hymns of triumph sing.
3 Jesus, our God, ascends on hiffh ;
His heavenly guards around
Attend him rising through the sky,
With trumpet's joyful sound.
3 While angebi shout, and praise their
Let mortals learn their straina;
Let all the earth his honors sitog ;
O'er all the earth he reigns.
p 4 Speak of his praise with awe pioibmid.
Let knowledge ffuide the song ;
Nor mock him with a solenm atHind
Upon a thoughtless tongue.
PSALMS. lf»
r 5 Loud be the shouts of sacred joy
To God the soverei^ king !
' Let every Und their toncues enifrfoy,
And hymns of triumph sing.
4T Fourth Past. C. M. ArUiigtmL
f 1 ARISE, ye people, and adore.
Exulting strike the chord ;
Let all the earth — from shore to shore*
Confess th' almighty Lord.
«S Glad shouts aloud — ^wide echoing loand,
Th' ascendini^ God proclaim;
Th' angeUc choir respond the sound,
And shake creation's name.
^ They sing of death and hell o'erthrowa
In that triumphant hour ;
And God exalts his conquering Son
To hia right hand of power*
4 O shout, ye people, and adore.
Exulting strike the chord ;
Let all the earth — from shore to shore,
Confess th"* almighty Lord.
48 First Part. S. M. St. namat.
Oo^$ Presence the Safety and Qloryqfihe Ckmrck,
1 QREAT is the Lord, our God,
And let his praise be j^reat ;
He makes the churches his abode.
His most delightful seat.
2 In Zion God is known,
A refuge in distress;
f How bri^t — has his salration shone.
How fair his heavenly grace !
— 3 When kings against her joined, ,
And saw the Lord was there ;
f In wild confusion of the mind.
They fled with hasty fear.
— 4 Oft have oar fetiiers told,
Our eyes hare often seen.
How well our Giod secures the fbld
Where his own flock has beeft.
10
110 PSALMS.
5 In eyevy new distress
We'll to his house repair,
Bf Recall to mind his wondrous g^ce.
And seek deliyerance there.
48 Second Part. S. M. Dmer.
1 FAR as thy name is known
The world declares thy praise ;
Thy saints, O Lord, before thy throne,
Their songs of honor raise.
2 With joy thy people stand
On Zion's cnosen hill.
Proclaim the wonders of thy hand,
And counsels of thy will.
3 Let strangers walk around
The city where we dwell,
Compass and yiew thine holy ground.
And mark the building well ;—
4 The order of thy house,
The worship of thy court,
The cheerful songs— the solemn vows ;—
And make a feir report. —
5 How decent, and how wise !
How glorious to behold !
Beyond the pomp that charms the eyes.
And rites adorned with gold.
6 The God we worship now
Will guide us till we die ;
Will be our God, while here below,
And ours above the sky.
50 First Part. C. M. Burford,
Jehovah coming to Judgment.
1 T^HE Lord, the judge, before his thr<m6
* • Bids all the earth draw nigh ;
The nations near the rising sun,
And near the western sky.
2 No more shall b6ld blasphemers say,'
« Judgment will tae'er beffin f
No more abuse his lon^ dewy
To impudence and sm.
FSALMS. HI
3 Throned on a cloud, our God shall oomey
BriffUt flames prepare his way ;
Thunder, and darkness— fire,and storm
Lead on the dreadful day.
4 Heaven, from above, his call shall hear;*
Attending angels come ;
And earth and hell shall know and fear
His justice and their doom.
50 SscoND Part. 8. 7. d& 4. Oreeee,
1 LO ' the mighty God appearing,
From on high Jehovah speaks!
Eastern lands the summons hearing.
O'er the west his thuiider breaks:
Earth beholds him !
Universal nature shakes !
2 Zion, all its light unfolding,
God in glory shall display :
Lo ! he comes !— nor silence holding,
Fire and clouds prepare his way :
Tempests round him
Hasten on the dreadful day !
3 To the heavens his voice ascending,
To the earth beneath he cries ;-*
^ Souls immortal, now descending.
Let the sleeping dust arise !
Rise to judgment
Let my throne adorn the skies !
4 ^ Gather first my saints around me.
Those who to my covenant stood ;
Those who humbly sought and found me,
Dugh the dymg Baviour's blood :«-
Throuj
Blest Redeemer !-
Dearest sacrifice to God ?*
S Now the heavens on high adore him.
And his righteousness declare :
Sinners perish from before him.
But his saints his mercies share :
Just his judgment-
God, himself the judge, is there !
119 PSALMS.
51 First Part. L. M. WMhrnm.
Pmrian and SanU^cation peniUniiif impland,
Aff 1 gUOW pity, Lord— O Lord, forgire,
Let a repenting; rebel live ;
Are not thy mercies large and free ?
May not a sinner trust in thee ?
3 Mt crimes are ereal— Init can't siirpass
Tne power anaglory of thy grace:
Great God, thy nature hath no bound.
So let thy pardoning love be found.
3 Oh wash my soul from every sin,
And make my guilty conscience clean ;
Here, on my heart, the burden fies,
And past onences pain mine eyes.
4 My lips, with shame, my sins confess.
Against thv law — affainst thy grace :
Lord, should thy judgment grow severe,
I am condemned--but thou art clear.
5 Should sudden vengeance seize my breathy
I must pronounce tuee just in deatn ;
And if my soul were* sent to hell,
Thy righteous kiw approves it welL
6 Yet, save a tremUing sinner, Lord,
Whose hope, stiU hovering round thy word,
■^ Would lignt on some sweet promise* there.
Some sure support against aespair.
51 SiscoND Part. L. M. Deniam.
^ 1 O THOU, that hear'st when sinners cry.
Though all my crimes before tliee Me,
Behold them not with angry look.
But blot their memory from thy book.
3 Create my nature pure within.
And form my soul averse to sin :
Lot thy good Spirit ne'er depart.
Nor hide thy presence from m5' heart.
3 I cannot live without thy light.
Cast out and banished from thy sight ^
■C Thine holy joys, my God, restore,
And guard me, that I fall no more.
PSALMS. 113
51 Third Part. L. M. JUtddUhury.
Aff 1 THOUGH I have ffrioYed thy Spirit, Lord,
Thy help and comtort still af&rd!,
And let a wretch come near thy throne,
To plead the merits of thy Son.
2 A broken hearL mv God, my King,
Is all the sacrifice I brine;
The God of grace will ne^er despise
A broken heart for sacrifice.
VF 3 My soul lies humbled in the dust,
And owns thy dreadful sentence just ;
L«n Look down, O Lord, with pitying eye,
•o* And sav« the soul condemnea to die.
■^ 4 Then will I teach the world thy ways ;
Sinners shall learn thy sovereign grace ;
I'll lead them to my Saviour's oloodL
f And they shall praise a pardoning God.
5 Oh ! may thy love inspire my tongue !
Salvation shall be all my song;
' And all my powers shall join to bless
The Lord, my strength and righteousness.
51 Fourth Part. L. M. JfumcA
^ 1 OH turn, great Ruler of the skies,
Turn from niy sin thy searching eyes,
Nor let th* onences of my hand
Within thy book recorded stand.
3 Give me a will to thine subdued ;
A conscience pure — a soul renewed ;
Nor let me, wrapt in endless gloom,
An outcast from thy presence, roam.
3 Oh let thy Spirit to my heart
Once more his quickening aid impart;
My mind from every fear release,
And soothe my troubled thoughts to peace*
51 Fifth Part. C. M. Barl^
A* 1 CLEANSE me, O Lord— and cheer my soul
With thy forgiving love :
Oh make my wounded spirit whole,
And bid my paii^s remove.
10*
J14 PSALMS.
2 Let not thy Spirit e'er depart.
Nor drive me from thy race j
Create anew my Bioful heart,
And fill it with thy graee.
3 Then will I make thy mercy known
Before the eons of men ;
Backsliders shall address thy throne.
And turn to €rod again.
51 Sixth Paet. CM. BMfM
1 NO hlood of (Foats nor heifen slain,
For sin could e'er atone ;
The death of Christ shall stiUremum
Sufficient and alone.
% A soul oppressed with sin's desert
The lK>rd will ne'er despise ;
An humhle groan — a broken heart
Is our best sacrifice.
^ 3 O God of mercy, hear my eall;
My load of guilt remore \
Break down the separating wall.
That bars me from thy J&ve.
4 Give me the presence of thy grace ;
< Then my rejoicing tonffue
f Shall speak aloud thy rignteouflHie8%
And make thy praise my song.
51 SEyENTH Pabt. S. M. Litih MarJbor^.
^ 1 ACCORDING to thy word,
Let me thy mercy prore ;
Blot out my past t)*ansffres8ionB, Lprdy
And save me by thy love.
5 Wash me from eveiy stain
Which vice and guilt impart ;
Let me, O Lord, thy love regain.
And cleanse my sinful heart.
3 To me thy love restore :
From troid>le set me free ;
That sinners may thine aid imploM.
And turn la foith to the«|.
FSALMS. 115
4 Oh let thy peace and lore
O'er Zion's city spread ;
•— Build up her walls — ^her woiks a|»pio^
And blessings round her shed.
■f 5 Then^ shall th^ ofTerings rise
In truth and righteousness j
Thou shalt receive their sacrifice^
And all thy people bless.
51 Eighth Part. S. M. Beihtm^.
Aff 1 HAVE mercy, Lord, on me.
As thou wert eyer kind ;
Let me, oppressed with loads of guih,
Thy wonted pardon find.
2 Against thee, Lord, alone.
And only in thy sight.
Have I transgressed ; ana,though condemned.
Must own thy judgments right.
3 Blot out my crying sins.
Nor me in ancer view ;
Create in me a neart that's clean,
An upright mind renew.
4 Withdraw not thou thy help,
Nor cast me from thy sight,
Nor let thy Holy Spirit take
Its everuLsting flight.
■f 5 The joy thy favor gives.
Let me again obtain ;
And thy^ me Spirit's firm support
My fainting soul sustain.
51 Ninth Pabt, S. M. Hud$(nL
1 NO oflbring Opd requires.
No victim^ please his eye;
Else should ms altars blaze with fiiesi
And flocks and herds should die.
22 The humble, eontrite breast.
The spirit's broken sichs,
Ajse fins on which his tore can rest,
Nor will the Lord despise.
116 FSALMS.
3 Thy mercies from above
To Zion, Lord, extend : , . . ,
■f Built by tjyy power— and watched with 1ot«,
Now let her walls ascend.
4 Well pleased, thou then shalt see
Her prayers and praise arise.
Presented at the throne to thee,
With Jesus' sacrifice.
55 First Babt. CM. Burfard.
Mesorting to God in Tknes <f ,J)i9tte$$,
Aff 1 MY God, thine ear indulgent bend,
•*•'* Nor turn thy face away :
From heaven my earnest cries attend.
While in distress I pray.
3 My heart is pained— the shades of death
Their terrors round me spread ;
While fearful tremblings seize my breath,
And horrors whelm my head.
3 Thus, from within, the bursting sigh
Mounts to the throne above—
Oh that my soul on winffs could fly.
And emulate the dove!
• f 4 Swift I'd escape— I'd flee afar,
Some secret place to find.
Hid from the world's wide scene of care»
And rest my troubled mind.
«f 5 I'd stretch my everlasting flight.
And bid the world farewell, .
From sin and strife —to realms of light,
P Where peace and quiet dwell.
55 Second Part. C. M. BerwiA
Aff 1 O GOD, my r«fu§e, hear my cries.
Behold my flowmg tears;
For earth and hell my hurt devise.
And triumph in my fears.
■f 2 By morning light I'll seek thy face.
At noon repeat my cry ;
The night shall hear me ask thy grace.
Nor wilt thou long den^.
PSALM8. 117
3 God shall prewnre my soul fiom fear.
Or shiela me when afraid ;
Ten thousand angels must appeari
If he command their aid.
4 I cast my burdens on the Lord ;
The Lord sustains them all ;
' My faith shall rest upon his word,
And I shall never fall.
55 Thikd Pakt. G. M. 3i. Ann's.
1 STILL on the Lord thy burden roll,
Nor let a care remain :
His mighty arm shall bear thy soul,
And all thy griefs sustain.
3 Ne'er will the Lord his aid deny,
To those who trust his loye :
The men, who on his ffrace rely,
Nor earth nor hell shall moye.
55 Fourth Part. S. M. MorningUm.
CMP$ Favor prrferred to the Protperity ofSbmen,
1 LET sinners take their course.
And choose the road to deatn.
But in the worship of my God
I'll spend my daily breath.
2 My thoughts address his throne,
When morning brings the light ;
I seek his blessing every noon.
And pay my yows at night.
Aff 3 Thou wilt regard my cries,
O my eternal God !
While sinners perish in surprise,
Beneath thine angry rod.
4 Because they dweU at ease.
And no saa changes feel.
They neither fear, nor trust thy name,
Nor learn to do thy ;wilL
■f 5 But I— with all my cares.
Will lean upon the Lord ;
I'll cast my burdens on his arm.
And rest upon his word.
118 FSALMS.
6 His arm shall well sustain
The children of his love;
f The ground on which their safety stands.
No earthly power can move.
56 First Part. L. M. 6 l. Zunu
ExceUtnce of the Word of God,
M 1 QOME, all ye servants of the Lord,
And praise him for his sacred word —
That word, like manna, sent from heayen,
To all who seek it freely given ;
Its promises our fears remove,
Ana fill our hearts with joy and loye.
2 It tells us, though oppressed with oares,
The God of mercv nears our praters :
Though steep, and. rough th' appointed way,
His mighty arm shall Be our stay ;
Though deadly foes assail our peace.
His power shall bid their malice cease.
8 It tells who first inspired our breath.
And who redeemed our souls from death ;
It tells ^f grace so freely given.
And shows the path to God and heaven ;
f Oh bless we, then, our gracious Lord
For all the treasures orhis word.
56 Second Part. > C. M. Worksop.
T^nuHng God in ike midsi of Enemies.
1 O THOU whose justice reigns on high,
And makes th' oppressor ceafte,
Behold how envious sinners try
To vex and break my peace.
nf 2 In God, most holy, just, and true,
I have reposed my trust ;
Nor will I rear what man can do,
> The offspring of the dust.
— 3 Thy solemn vows are on me. Lord,
Thou shalt receive my praise ;
f I'll sing how faithful is thy word ;
How righteous all thy ways !
PSALMS. 119
— 4 Thou hast secured my soul from death,
Oh set thy servant firee,
i That heart and hand — and life and breath
May be employed for thee.
56 Third Part. G. M. Colchester.
1 LORD, I have thee my refuse made,
Thy laws have been my choice ;
Therefore I will not be afraid,
But in thy word rejoice.
3 To thee my solenm vows 111 pay,
And show thy righteous wavs ;
With nuteful heart thy will ooey.
Ana lift my voice in praise.
3 Thou hast redeemed my soul from death,
Do thou my fears destroy;
That till I yield to thee my oreath«
i may thy light enjoy.
\i
57 First Pa^. L. M. Old Hundred.
Praise to the great Jehovah,
1 QE thou, O God! exalted high;
And as thy glory fills the sky.
So let it be on earth displayed,
nil thou art here, as there, obeyed.
3 O God ! mj heart is fixed — ^'tis bent.
Its thankful tribute to present :
And, with my hearty my voice I'll raise
To thee, my God ! in songs of praise.
3 Thy pralsei!^ Lord, I will resound
To all thQ listening nations round:
Thy mercy highest heaven transcends^
lliy truth beyond the clouds extends.
4 Be thou, O God ! exalted high;
And, as thy glory fills the sky.
So let it be on earth displayed.
Till diou art here, as there, obeyed*
m PSALMS.
57 Second Pabt. L. M. Winehelsea.
1 MY Ood, in whom are all the springs
Of boundless lore and grace unknown,
p Hide me beneath thv spreading wings,
— Till the dark cloua is overblown.
3 Upto the heavens I raise my crv,
The Lord will my desires perrorm ;
He sends his angel from the sky,
And saves me firom the threatening stonn.
f 3 Be thou exalted, O my God,
Above the heavens, where angels dwell ;
— Thy power on earth be known abroad,
< And land to land thy wonders telL
57 Third Part. L. M. jST. FauTs.
( 1 BE thou exalted, O my God,
Above the heavens, wliere angels dwell;
Thy power on earth be known abroad,
Ajid land to land. thy wonders tell.
2 My heart is fixed — ^my song shall raise
Immortal honors to thy name ;
Awake, my tongue, to Mund his praise,
My tongue — toe gloiy of my frame.
-» 3 Hiffh o'er the earth his mercy reigns,
And reaches to the utmost sky ;
His truth to endless years re^aisiL
When lower worlds dissolve and die.
f 4 Be thou exalted, O my God,
Above the heavens, where angels dwell;
Thy power on earth be known abroad,
And land to land thy wonders tclL
57 Fourth Part. L. M. Amhdm,
1 ETERNAL God— celestial King,
Exalted be thy glorious name ;
Let hosts in heaven thy praises sing. ^
And saints on earth thy love proclaim.
2 My heart is fixed on thee, my God,
1 rest my hope on thee alone ;
I'll spread thy saered truths- abroad.
To aH mankind thy love make known.
F&A1M&. U»
3 Awake my tongue— «wake. my ]yTe«
With morntng's earliest dawn aiii
1\> songs of joy my aoul inspire,
And swell ynur music to uie
4 With those,
To thee
While every land — ^the earth around.
Shall hear — and in thy name rejoice.
5 Etemal'God, celestial King,
Exalted be thy glorious name;
Let hosts in heaven thy praises sing.
And saints on earth thy love proclaim.
B, who in thy srace abound,
1*11 raise my tbankful voice ;
60 C. M. Bedford.
RAuffrota national Judg^nentB implored,
■P 1 T ORD, thou hast scourged our guilty land $
Behold thy people mourn ;
Shall vengeance ever guide thy hand.
And mercy ne'er return ?
•8 Our Zion trembles at thv- stroke,
And dreads thy lifted iiand ;
Aff Oh heal the people thou hast broke,
And spare* our guilty land.
f 3 Then shall pnr lou4 and grateful voice
Proclaim our guardian God ;
The nations round the earth rejoice,
'A]id' sound thy praise abroad.
61 First Part. CM. Dedham.
God o Rffiige in Trouble.
Bf 1 fT AIJU, gmeious Source of every goo^v
Our Saviour and defence.
Thou art Qur,fflory,aBd our shieldf
Our help and. confidence.
■p 2 When^anaooiMfiiam disturb the breaff^
When threatening foesar« nigh,
.CFoithee we.pour our deep eomplamty
To thee for sueeorfly.
11
199 PSALMS.
f 3 Jesufl. our Lord— our only hope,
> Before thy throne we bow :
f Thou art our Btrength— and thou the Rock
Whence liying waters flow.
61 Second Part. S. M. MamingttnL
1 WHEN overwhelmed with griei^
My heart within me dies,
Helpless, and far from all relief,
ifo heaven I lift mine eyes.
Af 3 Oh ! lead me to the rock
That's high above my head,
And make the covert of thy wings
My shelter and my shade.
3 Within thy presence, Lord,
Forever I'll abide ;
t Thou art the to w.er of my defence.
The refuge where 1 hidb.
62 First Part. L. M. Duke Strut.
Trwting in God for Protection.
1 MY spirit looks to God alone ;
"*•'* My rock and refuge Is his throne ;
In all my fears— in all my straits,
My soul for his salvation Waits.
2 Trust him, ye saints, in all your ways,
Pour out your hearts before his face ;
When helpers fail— and foes invade,
God is our all-sufiicient aid.
62 SboondPart. cm. Dunckwrek
1 ON God, my soul, with patient hope.
Resigned, in silence wait ;
He bears my sinking spirit up.
Then let my joy be great.
f 2 Ood my salvation shall complete;
From him my glory springs :
Rock of my strength ! my soul shall wait
Its refuge in his wings.
PSALMS. 138
3 Mv Rock ! mj Saviour ! my defence !
My everlasting stay !
Not all my foes shall pluck me thence,
Nor move my soul away.
63 FibstPabt. L. p. M. at.HelaC$.
Delight in God and hi$ Wor8h^»
1 Q GOD— my gracious God— to thee
My early pra3rers shall offered be :
For thee my thirsty soul doth pant!
My fainting ffesh implores thy gracCi
Within this dry and barren place,
Where I refreshing waters want.
3 Oh ! to my loncin^ eyes once more
That view of glorious power restore.
Which thy maiestic house displays !
Because to me tny wondrous love
Than life itself does dearer prove,
My lips shall always speak thy praise.
63 Second Part. L. M. Leifdau
1 GREAT God, indulge my humble claim,
Thou art my hope — my joy — ^my rest}
The glories that compose thy name
Stand all engaged to make me blest.
3 Thou great and good — ^thou just and wise.
Thou art my father, and my God;
And I am thine, by sacred ties.
Thy son*-thy servant, bought with blood*
3 With early feet I love t' appear
Among thy saints, and seek thy face ;
Ofl have I seen thy glor^ there^
And felt the power ofsovereign grace.
' 4 ril lift my hands — ^I'll raise my voice,
While 1 have breath to pray or praise ;
This work shall make my heart rejoice,
And bless the remnant of my days.
VU PSALMS
63 Third Part. L. M. Alfretmu
1 O GOD, thou art my God alone ;
Early to thee my soul shall c^,
A pilgrim in a land unknown, ■
A tnirsty land, whose springs are dry.
% Thaei in Ihe watches of the nidkt,
When I remember on my bed,
Thy presence makes the darkness light.
Thy guardian wings are round my head.
3 Better than Ule itself^ thy love.
Dearer than all beside to me ;
For, whom have I in heaven above,
Or what on earth,, compared with thee?
f 4 Praise with my hearts— my mind— my voice,
For all thy mercy I will give ;
My sotti shall still m G^od' rejoice,
liy tongue shall bless thee while I Kve.
63 FoTTRTH Fart. C. M. L<meshor&.
1 EARLY, my Gody without delay,
I haste to seek thy face ;,
My thirsty spirit faints away.
Without tny cheering grace^
3 8b pilgrims on the scorching sand,
Beneath a burning sky.
Long- for a coolinff stream at hand,
And they must drink— or die.
3 I've seen thy glory and thy power
Through all thy temple shine-—
My God, repeat tnat heavenly hour,
That vision so divine.
4 Not lifs itself— with all its joys,
Can my best passions move.
Or raise so hi^h mv cheerful voice.
As thy forgiving love,
f 5 Thus, till my last expiring day,
I'll Wess my God and kmg ;
— Thus will I lift my hands to pray,
f And tune my lips to sing.
FSALU8. 135
63 Fifth Pakt. CM. NaUhigkam.
f * 1 TWAS in the watches of the night,
I thought upon thy power;
I kept thy lovelv face m sights
Amid tne darKest hour.
2 W>ii)e I lay resting on my bed.
My soul arose on high ;
My Uod, my life, my hope, I said,
Bring thy salvation mgh.
3 I strive to mount thy holy Mil,
1 walk the heavenly road ;
Thy glories ^1 my spirit fiU,^
While I commune with Uod.
4 Thy mercy stretches o'er my head
The shadow of thy wing ^
t My heart rejoices in thine aid,
And I thy praises sing.
63 Sixth Part. S. M. SkirlantL
1 MY God, permit my ton^e
This joy, to call tnee mine ^
And let my early cries prevail
To taste thy love divme.
2 For life, without thy love,
No relish can afford ;
Noioy can be compared with this,
m' To serve and please the Lord.
3 In wakeful hours of night,
1 call my God to mind ;
I think how wise thy counsels are,
p And all thy dealings kind.
— 4 Since thou hast been my help.
To thee my spirit flies;
And on thy watchful providence
^ My cheerful hope relies.
— 5 The shadow of thy wings
My soul in safety keeps ;
nf I follow where my Father leads,
And he supports my steps.
6S FiBST Part. L. Bf. Winchdua
Wonbip iff God m ki§ Tamplft
f 1 pOR thee, O God, our constant praise
In Zion waits— thy chosen seat :
Our promised altars there well raise,
And there our zealous tows coBB|ilele.
p 3 O thou, who to our humble prayer
Didst always bend thy listening ear,
— To thee shall aU mankind repair,
And at thy gracious ibcone appear.
3 How blest the man, who. near thee placed.
Within thy heavenly dwelling lives ;
While we, at humbler distance, taste
f The vast delight thy temple gives.
65 Second Past. L. M. Jfinehesier.
nf 1 THE praise of Zion waits for thee.
Great God — and praise becomes tny house $
Tbere shall thy samts thy glory see.
And there perform their public vows.
p 2 O thou, whose mercy bends the skies,
To save when humble sinners pray ;— >
f All lands to thee shall lift their eyes,
And every yielding heart obey.
f 3 Soon shall the flocking nations nm
To Zion's hill — and own their Lord ;
The rising and the setting sun
Shall see the Saviour's name adored.
65 Third Part. L. M. Duke Street.
Ooodne$$ qf €hd m the Sea9on$,
> * 1 ON God the race of man depends,
Far as the earth's remotest ends ;
At his command the morning ray
Smiles in the east^and leads the day,
3 Seasons and times obey his voice ;
The mom and evening both rejoice
To see the earth made soft with showen.
Laden with fruit,aiid dveseed in flowers.
PSAJLtfS* HS^
3 The desert grows a fruitfid ieM ;^
Abundant food the Talle^p yield ;
The plains shall ahout with eheerfiil roice.
And neighboring biUe repeat theiv joys.
4 Thy works pronounce thy power dmse $
O'er every field thy glories shine ;
Through every month thy gifls appear :
Great God, thy goodness crowns tne year.
65 Fourth Part. G. M. Nottingham.
H 1 THE Lord is ffood^ the heavenly king,
He makes the earth his care ;
Visits the pastures every spring,
And bids the grass appear.
9 The times and seasons — days and hoyrs.
Heaven, earth, and air are thine ;
When clouds distil in fruitful showers,
The author is divine.
3 The softened ridges of the field
Fermit tl^ com to spring }
The valleys rich provision yield,
And all the laborers sing.
4 The various months thy goodness crowns ;
How bounteous are tny ways !
The bleating flocks spread o*er the downsi
And shepherds shout thy praise.
65 FivtsPabt. G. M. LUckJleUL
Worship df God in his Temple,
1 PRAISE waits in Zion, Lord, for thee,
There shall our yows be paid ;
Tliou hast an ear when sinners pray ;
All flesh shall seek thine aid.
p 2 O Lord, our guilt and fears prevail,
— But pardoning grace is thme,
■f And thou wilt grant us power and skiR
To conquer every sin.
3 Bkst are the men, whom thou wilt cbWMie
To bring them near thy face ;
Oiv9 them a dwelling in thy house,
To feast upc»i thy gn/oe.
n» rsALM&
4 In answering what thy church requeM,
Thy truth and terror shine ;
And works of dreadful righteousness
Fulfil thy kind design.
5 Thus shall the wonderinjg nations see
The Lord is good and just ;
f And distant islands fiy to thee,
And make thy naine their trust.
66 FmsT Part, L. M. Appkion,
Praise to CkrUt
'"1 JESUS demands the voice of joy,
Loud through the land let triumph ring;
His honors should your songs employ.
Let glorious praises hail the king.
3 Shout to the Lord — adoring own,
Thy works thy wondrous might disclose.
Thine arm victorious power has shown;
Thus did thy cross confound thy foes !
3 Low, at that cross, the world shall bow,
AH nations shall its blessings provis ;
While grateful strains in concert flow.
To smg thy power, and praise tliy love.
t 4 Oh bless our God. ye nations round ;
People and lands, rehearse his name :
Let shouts of joy through earth resound,
Let every tongue his praise prpclaim.
66 Second Part. C. M. Marlom.
PraUe to tAe Creator*
t 1 LET all the lands, with shouts of joy.
To God their voices raisie ;
Sing psalms in honor of bis name.
And spread his glorious praise.
p S And let them say— How dreadful. Lord,
In all thy works art thou!
To thy great power thy stubborn foes
Shall all be forced to bow.
PSALMS. USB
— 3 Through all die eaitii, the nationa roiad
Shall thee, their God, confesa:
Ami, with glad hymna, theur awful dread
Of thy great name ezpreaa.
4 Oh coflie, behold the worka of God ;
And then with me you'll own,
That he, to ail the aona of men,
Has wondrous judgmenta ahown.
' 5 Let aU the lands, with shouta of joy,
To God their voices raise ;
Sing psalms in honor of hia name,
^d spread his glorious praise.
66 Third Past. C. IL Markm.
f 1 SING, an ye nations, to the Lord,
Sing with a joyful noise ;
With melody of sound record
His honors and your joys.
— 2 Say to the power that formed the al^,
How terrible art thou !
Sinners before thy presence* fly.
Or at thy feet tney bow.
' 3 Oh bless our God, and never cease ;
Ye saints, fulfil his praise ;
He keeps our life — maititains our peaoe^
And guides our doubtful ways.
66 FoukTH Part. C. M. ClanndmL
ProMefar Redemption.
] NOW shall my solemn vows be paid
To that almighty power.
Who beadrd the long request I made
Ld my distressful hour.
f 9 My lips and cheerful heart prepare
To make his mercies known ;
Come, ye who fear my God, and hear
The wonders he has done.
— 3 When on my head deep sorrows 1^0,
I sought his heay'enly aid ;
He savwi niy dnking soul from hell.
And death's eternal shade.
180 PSALMS.
4 If nn lay coTered In my heart,
While prayer employed my tongue,
The Lord had shown me no reganl.
Nor I his praises sung.
f 5 But Gk>d — ^his name be ever blest —
Has set my spirit free ;
He ne*er rejected my request,
Nor turned his heart from me.
66 FiFtH Part. C. M. Stephms.
' I f 1 O ALL ye lands, rejoice in God,
Sing praises to his name ;
Let aU the earth, with one accord.
His wondrous acts proclaim ; —
5 And let his faithful servants tell
How, bv redeeming love.
Their souls are savea from death and hell,
To share the joys above ; —
~ 3 Tell how the Holy Spirit's grace
Forbids their feet to slide ;
And, as thev run the Christian race.
Vouchsafes to be their guide.
f 4 Oh, then, rejoice, ^nd shout for joy,
Ye ransomed of the Lord ;
3e grateful praise your sweet employ,
Ifis presence your reward.
67 First Part. CM. Bedford.
Prayer for the Enlargement of the Church,
1 fiHINE, mighty God, on Zion shine,
With beams of heavenly grace ;
Reveal thy power through every land.
And show thy smiling face.
2 When shall thy name, from shoi:« to dnon^
Sound through the earth abroad.
And distant nations know and love
Their Saviour and their God ?
t 3 Sing to the Lord, ye distant lands,
Smg loud with solemn voice ;
Let every tongue exalt his praise,
And every heart rejoice.
PSALMS.
67 Second Part. S. H. Thaicka^.
1 TO bless thy chosen race,
In mercy, Lord^ incline ;
And cause the brightness of thy face
On all thy samts to shine ; —
f 2 That so thy wondrous way
May through the world oe known ;
While distant lands their homage pay.
And thy salvation own.
— 3 Oh let them shout and sing, '
Dissolved in pious mirth ;
For thou, the righteous judge and king,
Shalt govern all the earth.
' 4 liOt differing nations join.
To celebrate thy fame ;
Let all the world, O Lord, combine
To praise thy glorious name.
67 Third Part. S. M. 8t. Thomoi.
1 O GOD, to earth incline,
"With mercies from above ;
And let thy presence round us shine,
With beams of heavenly love.
2 Through all the earth below,
Thy ways of ^race proclaim.
Till distant nations hear and Know
The Saviour's blessed name.
3 Now let the world agi*ee
One general voice to raise :
Till all mankind present to tnee
Their songs of grateful praise !
4 Oh let the nations round
Their cheerful powers^ employ,
And earth's far-distant coasts resound
With shouts of sacred joy.
r
67 Fourth Part. S. M. PaddingUm,
1 THOU Shalt, O Lord, descend,
And ail the kingdoms bless :
Throughout the earth thy realm ezleiidy
Ami judge in righteousness.
;]» PSALMS.
2 The fruitful earth shall yield
■A rich. 'increasing store;
And God, who is to us revealed.
His choicest gifts shall pour.
8 The hlessings of his grace
He shall to us make known ;
Till all the earth his laws embrace.
And his dominion own.
t 4 Let all the people raise
The loud thanksgiving voice ;
Let every nation sing thy, praiaei
And every tongue rejoice.
67 Fifth Part. 7s. PkyeTs Hymn.
1 ON thy church, O Power divine,
Cause thyt|[lorious fiice to shine ;
Till the nations from afar
H«il her as their guiding- star.
' 2 Then shall God, ^th lavish hand,
Scatter blessinae o'er the land ;
And the worlds remotest bound
With the > voice of praise resound*
68 J^mar Pabtt. L. M. Ajppletmi.
The Majesty ofJelunah,
f * * 1 ITINGDOMS and thrones to Qod belong ;
Crown him,, ye nations, in your song :
His wondrous name and power rehearse ;
His honors shall enrich your verse.
2 He rides and thunders through 'the sky.
His Mume, Jehovah, sounds on high :
Praise him aloud ve sons of ffrace ;
Ye saints, rejoice before his face.
^&^'0od is our Shield— our Joy — our rest ;
God is our KinV'^pTocmim^him blest:
When terrors fise^wlyeii nations fainti
B»iB(ttoBt»ingthiidf every saint.
psAUhia m
68 I^condPabt. L.M. Duie Strut*
V > 1 LCWD, when thou didst ascend on higby
Ten thousand angels filled the sky ;
Those heavenly guards around thee irahi
Like chariots, that attend thy state.
3 Not Sinai's mountain ooidd appear
More glorious, when the Lord was there ;
While he pronounced his holy law,
And strucK the chosen tribes with awe.
3 How bright the triumph none can tell|
When the rebellious powers of hell.
That thousand souls had captive made,
Were all in chains, like captivesi led.
4 Raised by his Father to the thronp,
He sent his promised Spirit down,
With ffifts and grace for rebel meoi.
That God might dwell on earth again.
68 Third Part. L. M. Dunsttm.
The Ooodneu and Compattion cf Ood.
I BLEST be the Lord— the God of love,
Who showers his blessinfj^s from above ;
The rock, on which the nff hteous trust,
The hope and' saviour of the just.
3 He to his saints redemption gives,
The weak and humble he relieves ;
x' Supported by his grace we stand,
For life and death are in his hand.
»P 3 He views his children in distress,
The widow and the fatherless ;
And, from his holy seat above.
Supports them with his tender love.
«- 4 All they who make his laws their ohoiee,
Shall in his promises rejoice ;
f With ghukiess in' their hearts, shaD raises
Beftre his tfarone, triumphant praiM.
134 P8ALMB.
68 Fourth Pakt. 8. 7. & 4. IXdUan Hymn.
I BLESS our God, his ffrace confessing.
Whom his church above adores ;
Who, with dailv loads of blessing,
From on bign his Spirit pours :
Ck)d our Saviour
For his cliurch salvation stores.
3 Him, in whom, as God, we glory, /
God our Saviour we procmim ;
Life and death. O Lord, adore thee.
Yielding at thy awful name :
f Thou shaft triumph
And th' eternal victoty claim.
— 3 At his feet, wliile prostrate falling,
Jesus breaks the serpent's heaa ;
He, for mighty vengeance calling.
On his proudest toe shall tread:
' Thou, the conqueror
Shalt thy church to victory lead.
68 Fifth Part. T's. FhytVs Hymn.
1 LORD, thy church hath seen thee rise,
To thy temple in the skies :
God my Saviour ! God my Kin^ V
Still thy ransomed round thee smg.
2 When, in slories all divine.
Through me earth thy church shall shine,
Kinffs, in prayer and praise, shall wait,
Bending at thy temple's gate.
69 First Part. L. M. Medway.
Pardon implored,
A* 'FO thee, great God, I make my prayer;
Do thou my supplications hear :
Let me not sink, o'efwhelmed in gnef,
But kindly send my soul relief.
2 Oh let me now thy goodness prove,
p Thy tender mercies, and thy love ;
Turn not away, O Lord, thy face.
But hear, and heal me with thy grace.
1
PSALMS. 135
f 3 So shall my son^ to thee arise,
Thy praise shallecho through the skies :
Through all the earth will Ijtroclaim
The greatness of Jehovah's name.
69 Second Part. L. M. WindhoML
Pardon through the Sufferings qf Chritt,
Aff 1 DEEP in our hearts let us record
The deeper sorrows of our Lord;
Behold ttie rising billows roll,
To overwhelm his holy souL
mf 2 Yet, gracious God, thy power and love
If ave made the curse a ulessing prove ;
Those dreadful sufferings of thy Son
Atoned for crimes which we had done.
#
Air 3 Oh for his sake our guilt forgive —
And let the mourning sinner live ;—
< The Lord will hear us in his name,
mf Nor shall our hope be turned to shame.
69 Third Part. C. M. St. Ann's.
1 FATHER, I sinj^ thy wondrous grace,
I bless my Saviour's name ;
He bought salvation for the poor.
And bore the sinner's shame.
2 His deep distress has raised us high ;
His duty and his zeal
Fulfilled the l^w. which mortals broke,
And finished all thy will.
3 Zion is thine, most liolv God ;
Thy Son shall bless ner ^ates :
And glory, purchased by his bloody
For thine own Israel waits.
f 4 Let heaven, and all that dwell on high, i
To God tneir voices raise ; ^
While lands and seas assist the sky.
And join t' advance his praise.
136 PSALMS.
70 C. M. 8t.MarHn's.
Prayer fir Divine Aid,
AM 1 QREAT God, attend my humble call.
Nor hear my cries in vain ;
Ofa let thy ^race prevent my faU^
And Btul my hope sustain.
3 Be thou my help in time of need.
To thee. O Lord, 1 pray;
■f In mercy nasten to my aid,
Nor let thy grace delay.
f 3 Let all who love thy name rejoice,
And glory in thy word,
In thy salvation raise tlieir voice.
And magnify the Lord.
71 First Part. C. M. Warwick,
Praiie to God, the Saviour.
1 IVfY Saviour, my almighty Friend,
^^^ When I begfn thy praise.
Where will the growing numbers end,
The numbers of thy grace?
2 Thou art my everlasting trust.
Thy goodness 1 adore ;
And since I knew thy graces fifst,
1 speak thy glories more.
'6 Mv feet shall travel all thd length
Of the celestial road,
■^ And march, with courage in thy strength,
To see my Father, God.
p 4 When I am fiHed with sore distress
Por some surprising sin, '
nt III plead thy perfect righteousness,
And mention none but thine.
i 5 How will my lips ref}oii;e to tell
The victories of my King!
My soul, redeemed from sin and hell.
Shall thy salvation sing.
PSALMS. 137
71 Second Part. C. M. BlaekbwnL
Sustaining Qraee implored,
1 GOD of mv childhood, and my youth,
The ffuiae of all my days.
I have declared thy heavenly truth,
And told thy wondrous ways.
2 Wilt thou forsake my hoary hairs,
And leave my fainthi^ heart ?
Who shall sustain my sinking years.
If God, my strength, depart ?
— 3 Let me thy power and truth proclaim
Before tne rising age,
And leave a savor of thy name,
When I dliall quit the stage.
p 4 The land of silence and of death
Attends my next remove ;
Oh may these poor remains of breath
■f Teacn all the world thy love !
71 Third Part. C. M. CheUenhaau
1 MY Grod, my everlasting hope,
I live upon thy truth ;
Thy hands have held my childhood up.
And strengthened all my youth.
2 Still has my life new wonders seen,
Repeated every year ;
Behold my days that yet remain,
I trust them to thy care.
3 Cast me not off when strength declines, •
When hoary hairs arise ;
And round me let thy glory shine,
Whene'er thy servant dies.
t 4 Then, in the history of my age,
When men review my days.
They'll read thy love in every page.
In every line |hy praise.
i
\
138 PSALMS.
T2 First Part. L. M. Dannen.
Unimnol lUigfi nf CkritL
■f 1 Q.REAT God, whose uniTeraal sway
The known and unknown workLs obe^i
< Now give the kingdom to thy Son,
f Extend his power— exalt his throne.
^1 3 As rain on meadows newly mown,
So shall he send his influence down";
His grace, on fainting souls, distils, •
Like heavenly dew, on thirsty hills.
<— 3 The heathen lands, that lie beneath '
The shades of overspreading death*
< Revive at his first dawning light,
■f And deserts blossom at the sight.
•^ 4 The saints shall flourish in his days.
Dressed in the robes of joy and praise;
f < Peace, like a river, from nis throne,
t Shall now to nations yet unknown.
T2 Second Part. L. M. Mammmti.
f ' 1 JESUS shall reign where'er the sun
Doth his successive journeys run ;
His kingdom stretch from shore to shore,
Till moon shall wax and wane no more.
2 For him shall endless prayer be made,
f And praises throng to crown his head ;
«— His name, like sweet perfume, shall rise
With every morning sacrifice.
' 3 People and realms of every tongue
> Dwell on his love with sweetest song ;
•» And infant voices shall proclaim
Their early blessings on his name.
4 Blessings abound where'er he reigns,
Bf The joyful prisoner bursts his chains ,
> The weary find eternal rest,
— And all the soiis of want are blest
f f ?5 Let every creature rise and bring
Peculiar honors to our King:
Anffels descend with songs again.
Ana earth repeat the loud A^^
PSALH9. lai
72 Third Part. S. M. 8t, Tkoma^*
C 1 THE Saviour's glorious name
Forever shall endure,
Lonff as the aun, his maCchlaas fame
Shall ever stand secure.
2 Wonders of grace and power
To thee alone belong ;
Thy church thoee wonders shall adofe,
In everlastiug song.
3 O Israel, bless him still,
His name to honor raise :
Let all the earth his glory nll^
Midst songs of grateful praise.
r 4 Jehovah — God most high!
f We spread thy praise abroad ;
Through all the world thy fame shall fly,
O God, thine Israel's God !
72 Fourth Part. Tb. ImuMh,
1 HASTEN, Lord, the glorious time.
When, beneath Messiah's sway,
Every nation, every clime.
Shall the gospel cidl obey.
2 Mightiest kines his power shall own,
Heathen tribes his name adore ;
Satan and his host, overthrown,
Bound in chains, shall hurt no more.
3 Then shall wars and tumults cease,
Then be banished grief and pain ;
Righteousness, and joy, and peace,
Undisturbed shall ever reign.
t 4 Bless we, then, our gracious Lord,
Ever xvaise his glorious name;
All his mighty acts record,
Ail his wondrous love proclaim»
140 PSALMS.
73 FibstPabt. L.M. Middlebmy.
FolOiy qfeneying ike Prosperity of Sirmer9,
1 J^ORD, what a thoughtless wretch was I,
To mourn, and murmur, and repine^
To see the wicked placed on hi^h.
In pride, and robes of honor snine i
^ 3 But oh ! their end^their dreadful end !
Thy sanctuary taught me so ;
On Buppery rocks I see them stand,
And nery billows roll below.
3 Now I esteem their mirth and wine
Too dear to purchase with my blood;
< Lord, *tis enough that thou art mine,
nf My life, my portion, and my God.
T3 Second Part. C. M. Dtmdee.
Ood the Portion of the Soul,
1 GOD, my supporter, and my hope.
My help foreyer near.
Thine arm of mercy held me up,
> When sinking in despair.
— 2 Thy counsels, Lord, shall guide my fbet.
Through this dark wilderness ;
Thine hand conduct me near thy seat,
To dwell before thy face.
3 Were I in heaven^ without my Grod,
'Twould be no joy to me ;
And while the earth is my abode,
I long for none but thee.
4 What if the springs of life were broke.
And flesh and heart should faint,
' Thou art my soul's eternal rock.
The strength of every saint.
— 5 Then to draw near to th^e, my God,
> Shall be my Rweet employ ;
i My tongue shall sound thy works abroad.
And tell the world ray joy.
I^SALMS. 141
73 Third Part. CM. Corwtk
1 WHOM haye we, Lord, in heareiiy but tlie6|
And whom on earth beside ?
Where else for saccor can we fleey
Or in whose strength confide ?
2 Thou art our portion here beloW|
Our promised bliss above ;
Ne*er majr our souls an objeet know
So precious as thy love.
■V 3 When heart and flesh, O Lord, shall fidl^
af Thou wilt our spirits cheer.
Support us througn lifers thorny vale,
op And calm each anxious fear.
f 4 Yes — thou shalt be our guide through lift,
And help and strengtu supply ;
Sustain us in death's tearful stnni,
And welcome us on high.
73 Fourth Part. S. M. ObmOx.
FoUy ofetwying the Prosperity ef Sinncr$.
* ^ 1 SURE there's a righteous God,
Nor is religion vain ;
Though men of vice may boast aloud,
Anqmen'of grace complain.
2 I saw the wicked rise.
And felt my heart repine.
While haughtv fools, with scornful eyea,
In robes of nonor shine.
3 The tumult of my thought
Held me in hard suspense,
Till to thy house my feet were brought
To learn thy justice thence.
4 Thv word with light and power
Does my misteCe amena ;
I viewed the sinner's life before,
But here I learn his end.
# 5 On what a slippery steep
Tlie thoughtless wretches go!
<^B And oh ! that dreadful, fiery deep
> That waits their &I1 below i
149 FSALiMS.
— 6 Lord, at thy feet I bow,
Mv thouffhts no more repine ;
< I call mv God my portion now,
■f And all my powers are thine.
76 H. M. BetTusda.
Qod onhf to be feared and tDonhxpptd,
1 T'HY glories, mighty God !^
Alone our reverence claim :
Thy terrors 8i)read abroad.
How awful is thy name f
Thine anger shown, | Who dare appear
Tliy judgments near, | Before thy throne ?
3 Let man his anger raise.
With persecuting race,
His wrath shall work tny praise.
The rest thy hands assuage :
Then still obey [ Your offerings bring,
Th* Eternal King, | And vows repay.
3 Let all, who round his throne
With holv ^ifts draw near.
There lay tneir offerings down,
Jehovah claims their tear:
Before hi? word 1 And princes know
The world shall bow, | Thy terrors, Lord.
77 C. M. Dedham.
Despondency forbidden.
1 T^O God I cried, with mourafol voice,
I souffht his gracious ear,
In the sau day when trouble rose»
And filled my heart with fear.
2 Will he forever cast me off?
His promise ever fail ?
Has he forgot his tender lov« ?
Shall anger still prevail ?
3 But I forbid this hopeless thought.
This dark despairmg frame,
Remembering what thy hand has wrougjn —
Thy hand is still the same.
1
PSALMS. 14S
4 FU think again of all thy ways,
And talk thy wonders o*er —
Thv wonders of recovering grace,
When I could hope no more;
5 Grace dwells with justice on the throne |
And men who love thy word
Have in thy holy t«raple known
The counsels of the Lord.
78 C. M.
l%e Works qf God TeeourUed to PoUerity^
^ ^ 1 1.ET children hear the mighty deeds^
Which God performed of old ;
Which in our younger years we saw^
And which our fathers told.
2 He bids us make his glories known,
Uis works of power and grace ;
And we'll convey his wonders down
Through every rising race.
3 Our lips shall tell them to our sons.
And they a^ain to theirs,
That generations yet unborn
May teach them to their heirs.
4 Thus shall they learn, in God alone
Their hope securely stands^
That they may ne'er forget his works,
But practise his commands.
79 S. M. Baxfard.
Pardoning Mercy n^ieated,
Aff 1 rpHOU gracious God and kind,
Oh cast our sins away ;
Nor call our former cuilt to mind.
Thy justice to display.
2 Thy tenderest mercies show.
Thy richest grace prepare,
£re yet, with guilty rears laid low,
We perisli in despair.
144 PSALMS.
3 Save ns jfrom guUt and shame,
Thy glory to display;
And. for the great Kedeemer'a
Wash all our sins away.
80 L. M. Stamefidd.
T%e Ckmreh^i Prayer m Time qf Deaertimi,
■f 1 QREAT shepherd of thine Israel,
Who didst between the cherubs dwel^
And lead tlie tribes, thy chosen sheep^
Safe through the desert and the deep-—
f 2 Thj church is in the desert now —
■^ Shine from on high— and guide us through;
F Turn us to thee — ^thy love restore.
We shaU be saved-*— and sigh no more.
— 8 Hast thou not planted with thy hand
A lovely vine in this our land r
Did not thy power defend it round,
And heavenly dew enrich the ground '
4 How did the spreading branches shoot.
And bless the nations with their fruit ?
F But now, O Lord, look down and see
Thy mourning vine, that lovely tree.
< 5 Return, almifffaty God^ return,
■^ Nor let thy bleeaing vineyard mourn :
F Turn us to thee— thy love restore,
We shall be saved — and sigh no more.
81 C. M. ». Am^x
PretUe to Ood in hit Teihptee,
i 1 T^O God, our strmigth, ]rour voice, aloudy
In strains of glory raise ;
The great Jehovah— ^lacob's €k>d,
Exalt in notes of praise.
8 Now let the gospel trunqset blow.
On each ^pomted feast,
And teach his waiting church to know
> Tlie Sabbath's sacred rest.
J
PSALMS. 145
— ^ This was the statute of the Lord,
To Israel's favored race :
And yet his courts preserve his word,
And there we wait his grace.
f 4 With psalms of honor, and of joy,
Let all his temples ring ;
Your various instruments employ,
And songs of triumph sing.
82 L. M. BoOl
Oppre$$or8 admonuhei,
11 1 AMONG th'assemhlies of the great,
A greater Ruler takes his seat :
The Uod of heaven, as judge, surveys
The kings of earth, ana all their ways.
3 Why should they, then^ frame wicked lawsi'
Or why support th' unrighteous cause ?
When will tiiey cease t' oppress the poor?
When will they vex the saints no more ?
— 3 Arise, O God, and let thy Son
Possess his universal throne ;
And rule the nations with his rod :-—
He is our judge — and he our God.
83 S. M. Si. Thamn.
Ood ari$mg to gubdue Oppo$er$,
1 AND will the God of grace
Perpetual silence keep ?
The God of justice hold his peace,
And let his vengeance sleep ?
«^ 2 Arise, almighty God,
Assume tny sovereign sway ;
Before thy throne bid sinners bow,
And yield their hearts to thee.
* S Let all the natioM know.
And spread thv name abroad j
Let aQwho dwell on earth conn
Their SaTioar Aud tliehr God.
13
146 PSALMS.
84 First Part. L. M. Hebron.
Ble»9edne$$ qf worshipping God in his Ten^pU.
f 1 XTOW pleasant— how divinely fair,
** O Lord of hosts, thy dwellings are %
With long desire ray spirit faints.
To meet tn' assemblies of thy saints..
3 My flesh would rest in thine abode :
My panting heart cries out for God :
My feod ! my King I why should I be
So far from all my joys and thee \
mf 3 Blest are the sainte, who sit on high.
Around thy throne above the sky ;
Thy brightest glories shine above,
And all their work is praise and love.
4 Blest are the souls, who find a place
Within the temple of thy grace ;
> There they behold thy eentler rays,
< And seek thy face, and learn thy praise.
5 Blest are the men, whose hearts are set
To find the way to Zion's gate :
f God is their strength— and throueh the road
They lean upon their helper, God.
6 Cheerful they walk with" growing strength.
Till all shall meet in heaven at length :
Till all before thy face appear,
ff Aid join in nobler worship there.
84 Second Part. L. M. Sharon.
1 GREAT God. attend, while Zion mngs
The joy that from thy presence springs:
To spend one day with thee on earth
Exceeds a thousand days of mirth.
3 Might I enjoy the meanest place
Wfthin thy house, O God of grace.
Not tents of ease— nor thrones bf power
Should tempt my feet to leave thy door.
' f 13 God is our sun— he makes our day ;
God is our s]^ield— he guards our way
From all th' assaults of hell and sin $
From foes without and foes withiiu
PSALMS. 147
4 Afl needful grace will God bestow,
And crown that grace with gtory too:
He gives us all things — and withholds
No real good from upright souls.
— SO God, our King, whose sovereign sway
< The glorious host of heaven obey,
Displav thy grace— exert thy power,
f Till all on eartli thy name adore.
84 TmRDPART, CM. Medfori.
1 MY soul, how lovely is the place
To which thy God resorts !
'TIS heaven to see his smiling face.
Though in his earthly courts.
2 There the great Monarch of the skies
His saving power displays ;
And light breaks in upon our eyes,
With kind and quicKening rays.
3 With his rich gifts the heavenly Dove
Descends and fills the place ;
While Christ reveals his wondrous love.
And sheds abroad his grace.
Mf 4 There, mighty God, thy words declare
The secrets of thy will :
— And still we seek thy mercies there,
f And sing thy praises still.
84 Fourth Part. C. M. DedhaaL
I O LORD, my heart cries out for thee,
While far from thine abode ;
When shall I tread thy courts, and see
My Saviour, and my God ?
3 To sit one day bekieath thine eye,
And hear thy gracious voice.
Exceeds a whole eternity
Employed in carnal joys.
3 Lord, at thy threshold I would wait.
While Jesus is within,
Rather than fill a throne of state.
Or dwell in tents of sin.
148 FSALMS.
4 Could I commaDd the spacious laml^
Or the more boundless eea.
For one blest hour at thy right hand,
I'd give them both away.
84 Fifth Pabt. C. M. Dundmrtk
\ 0 GOD of hosts— the mighty Lord,
How lovely is the place,
Where, in thy glory, we behoW
The brightness of thy ikce !
3 My fainting soul with longing waits
To view thy blest abode :
My panting heart and flesh cry out
For thee, the Uving Cfod.
3 Thrice hap|^ they, whose choice has th«»
Their sure protection made ;
Who long to tread the sacred ways.
Which to thy dwelling lead.
1114 For God— who is our sun and ^ield —
Will grace and glory give ;
And no good thing will he withhold
From them that justly Uve.
— 5 O Lord of hosts— my king, my God^
How highly blest are they,
< Who in thy temple always dwell,
f And there thy praise display !
S4 Sixth Part. H. M. Newbmrf.
1 LORD of the worlds above, ^
How pleasant and how fair
The dwellings of thy tove.
Thine earthly temples are :
To thine abode I. With warm desiies^
My heart aspires, I To see my God.
2 a happy souls^ who pray,.
Where God appoints to hear ;
O happy men, who pay
Their constant service there *
They praise tliee still! I Who love the way
And happy tliey, I To Zioiai's biU
PSALMS. 149
— 3 They go from strength to strength,
Through this dark vale of tears,
Till each arrives at length,
Till each in heaven anpears :
€ O fflorious seat, I Shall thither bring
Wnen God our king | Our willing €eeL
84 Seventh Part. H. M. Newburf.
1 TO spend one sacred day
Where God and saints abide,
Affords diviner joy
Than thousand days beside :
Where God resorts, J To keep the door,
I love it more ] Than snine in conitiL
2 God is our sun and shield.
Our light, and our defence :
With gins his hands are filled ;
We draw our blessings thence :
He shall bestow | Pecmiar grace,
On Jacob's race | And glory too.
3 The Lord his people loves ;
His hand no sood withholds
From those his lieart anproves,
From pure and upright souls :
Thrice happy he, I Whose spirit trusts
O God of hosts! I Alone in thee.
85 First Part. L. M. RahUm.
(iuiekening Grace implored*
1 T ORD, thou hast called thy grace to mind,
Thou hast reversed our heavy doom :
So God forgave, when Israel sinned.
And brought his wandering captives home.
2 Thou hast begun to set us free^
And made thy fiercest wrath abate :
Now let our- hearts be turned to thee.
And thy salvation be complete.
3 Revive our dyin^ graces. Lord,
And let thy saints in thee rejoice :
Make knownthy truth— fulfil thy word—
We wait for praise to tune our voice.
J3*
ItO PSALMS.
4 We wait to kear what God will oaj.
He'll apeak— >and give his people peace;
But let tnem go no more astray^
Lest his retuniiog wrath increase.
85 Second Part. L. M. Uxhri^€,
Salvation through Christ,
>» 1 SALVATION is forever nigh
The soula who fear and tniat the Lord ;
And grace, desceiidang from on high.
Fresh hopes of glory shall afford.
3 Mercy and truth on earth are met. [heaven ;
Since Christ, the Lord, came oown from
By his obedience, so complete,
Justice is pleased — and peace is given.
3 His righteousness is gone before,
To give us free access to God ;
Our wandering feet ^haU stray no moro.
But mark his steps, and keep the roao.
85 Third Part. H. M. Acton,
1 JESUS, the Saviour's nigh
To those whoiear his- name ;
He comes ! — ^his praise on high
Let all his church proclaim !
His footsteps still | And all the land
On earth shall stand, ( His glory filL
2 Thy mercy, O our God,
To aU thy church display:
Proclaim thy grace abroad,
And spread the ffospel day :
High on thy throne, T And quickly send
Our prayer attend ; | Salvation down.
85 Fourth Part. H. M. Acton,
1 THE Lord his blessing pours
Around our favored land ;
His grace, like gentle showers.
Descends at ms command :
O'er aU the plams 1 In rich supplies.
Blest fhiits arise, | Since Je(m» mgnp.
PSALMS. m
2 His righteousness alone
Prepares his wondrous waj:
He rises to his throne,
In reahns of endless day !
His steps we trace, | And, neaven in yiew.
His path pursue ; | Adore his grace.
86 First Part. L. M. Old Hundred.
The Creator only worthy to he wonh^pmt,
1 PATERNAL God— almighty cause
Of earth, and sea, and worlds unknown ;
All things are subject to thy laws.
All things depend on thee alone.
2 Thy glorious being singly stands,
Of all, within itself, possessed ;
Controlled by none are thy commands ;
Thou, from thyself alone, art blest.
S To thee alone, ourselves we owe,
To thee alone, our homage pay ;
All other gods we disavow,
Deny their claims — ^renounce their sway.
t 4 Spread thy great name through heathen laads*
Tlieir iaol deities dethrone ;
Subdue the world to thy commands,
And reign, as thou art — Grod idone.
86 Second Part. L. M. Winchester.
1 THOU ffreat Instructer, lest 1 stray,
p Oh teacn my erring feet thy way !
< Thy truth, with ever fresh delight,
■f Shall guide my doubtful steps aright;
— 2 How oft my heart's affections yield.
And wander o'er the world's wide field !
My roving passions, Lord, reclaim ;
Unite them all to fear thy name.
f 3 Then, to my God, my heart and tongue,
With all their powers shall raise the song :
On earth thy nones I'll declare,
ff Till heaven iff immoruil notes shall bear*
159 PSALMS.
86 Third Part. CM. London.
1 AMONG the princes, earthly gods,
Theresa none hath power divine ;
Nor is their nature, miffhty Lord,
Nor are their works uke thine.
3 The nations thou hast made shall bring
Their offerings round thy throne ;
For thou alone dost wondrous tilings.
For thou art God alone.
p 3 Lord, I would walk with holy feet,
Teach me thine heavenly ways,
< And all my wandering thoughts unite
t In. God my Father's praise.
86 Fourth Part. S. M. Aylesbury.
Prayer for divine Help.
1 MY God, mv prayer attend 1
Oh bow tnine ear to me.
Without a hope — without a fiieiidy
Without a help — but thee ! ^
3 Oh ffuard my soul around.
Which loves and trusts thy grace $
Nor let the powers of hell confound
The hopes on thee I place!
3 Thy mercy I entreat,—
Let mercy hear mj cries.
While, humbly waitmj^ at thy seat.
My daily prayers arise !
■f 4 Oh bid my heart rejoice.
And every fear control \
> Since at thy throne, with suppliant voice,
— To thee 1 lift my soul !
86 Fifth Part. 70. Lineob^
1 THOU, Jehovah, God o'er all!
Idol gods to thee shall fall :
None thy wondrous works can share ;
None with thee in might comparp*
FSALMS. IW
2 Foimed by thy creative hand,
L«t the nations round thee stand ;
Prostrate at thy throne coufess.
And adore the Saviour's grace.
3 Great in power ! — thine arm divine !-~
Round the world thy wonders shine:
Bid the world thy elories own —
Thou art God — ana thou alone !
87 First Part. L. M. 8ter^.
The Church the ZHoeUing' Place qf Ood.
> f 1 (t^^ ^ ^^ earthly temple lays
Foundation for his heavenly praise ;
He likes the tents of Jacob well,
But still in Zion loves to dwelL
p 2 His mercy visits every house
That pay their night and morning vows ;
But makes a more delightful stay,
Where churches meet to praise and pray.
f 3 What glories were described of old !
What wonders are of Zion told!
Thou city of our God below.
Thy fame shall all the nations know.
«
87 Second Part. H. M. Murraif.
f 1 FIXED on the sacred hills,
Its firm foundations rest :
The Lord his temple fills,
With all his glory blest !
p< He waits where'er his saints adore,
t But loves the gates of Zion more.
Bp 2 Oh Zion, sacred place !
Thjr name shall spread around ;
The city of his grace,
His wonders there abound :
< Thy glories shall thy God declare,
t And earth thy fame resound afar.
154 PSALMS.
87 Third Part. 8s&7s. SiciKanHynuu
1 GLORIOUS things of thee are spoken,
Zion, city of our God :
He, whose word can ne'er be broken.
Chose thee for his own abode.
2 Lord, thy church is still thy dwelling.
Still is precious in thy sight ;
Judah^s temple far excelling,
Beaming with the gospers light.
3 On the rock of ages founded,
What can shake her sure repose ?
With salvation's wall surrounued,
She can smile at all her foes.
4 Glorious things of thee are spoken,
Zion, city or our God ;
He, whose word can ne'er be" broken,
Uhose thee for his own abode.
88 First Part. L. M. Winctham.
Resurrection from the Grave,
Aff 1 CHALL man, O God of light and hfe.
Forever moulder in the grave ?
< Canst thou fprget thy glorious work,
nf Thy promise, and thy power to save ?
p 2 In those dark, silent realms of night
Shall peace and hope no more arise ?
No future morning light the tomb,
Nor day-star gild the darksome skies !
' 3 Cease— cease, ye vain desponding fbars ;
When Christ, our Lord, from darlmess iprang^
Death, the last foe, was captive led,'
' And heaven with praise and wonder rang.
Bf f 4 Faith sees the bright, eternal doors
Unfold to make nis children way ;
They shall be clothed with endless lifb.
And shine in everlasting day.
5 The trumt) shall sound— the dead shall wake ;
From the cold tomb the slumberers spring;
f Through heaven, with joy, their myriads rise.
And hail their Saviour, and theu" King.
PSALJia 156
88 Second Part. L. M. Windham.
Sinnen invited to immediate Repentamee,
J^ 1 WHILE life prolongs its precious light»
Mercy is found — and peace is given ;
But soon — ah soon ! approaching niglit
Shall blot out every hope of heaven.
2 While God invites — ^how blest the day !
How sweet the gospePs charming sound !
bT Come, sinner^ haste— oh, haste away.
While yet a pardoning God is found.
np 3 Soon, borne on time's most rapid wing,
Shall death command you to tlie grave ;
Before his bar your spirits bring,
And none be found to hear, or save.
4 In that lone land of deep despair,
No Sabbath's heavenly light shaU rise ;
No God regard your bitter praver,
No Saviour call you to the skies.
— 5 Now God invites — ^how blessed the day !
How sweet the gospel's charming sound !
■f Come, sinners, haste — oh, haste away,
Wmle yet a pardoning God is founo.
88 Third Part. S. M. Baxford.
Aff 1 YE sinners, fear the Lord,
Wliile vet 'tis called to-day ;
Soon will the awful voice of death
Command your soub away.
2 Soon will the harvest close ;
The summer soon be o'er ;
And soon your injured, angry God,
Will hear your prayers no more.
— 3 Then while 'tis called to-day,
O hear the gospel's sound ;
■f Come^ sinner, haste— oh haste away»
While pardon may be found.
156 PSALMS.
89 First Part. L. M. Ba^
1 n EMEMB£R, Lord, our mortal state^
How frail our life — how short the date !
Where is the man that draws his breath,
Safe from disease — secure from death ?
2 Lord, while we see whole nations die.
Distressed with gloomy fears, we cry.
** Must death forever rage and reign r
Or hast thou made mankind in vam ?
3 Where is thy promise to the just ?
Are not th^ servants turned to dust ?"— -
f But faith forbids these mournful sighs,
And sees the sleeping dust arise.
— 4 That glorious hour — ^that dreadful day.
Wipes the reproach of saints away,
And clears the* honor of thy word: —
Awake, our souls, and bless the Lord.
89 Second Part. L. M. JEUenikorpe,
The Faithfulness if OetU
1 FOREVER shall my song record
The truth and mercy of tne Lord ;
Mercv and truth forever stand.
Like lieaven, established by his hand.
2 Jesus, our prophet and our p>ieBt !
Thy children snail be ever blest:
Thou art our King — thy glorious throne
Shall stand to ages yet unknown.
I
' 3 Then let the church rejoice and sing
Jesus, her Saviour, and her King ;
Ansels above his wonders show.
And saints declare his works below,
89 Third Part. CM. Cdkhester.
f 1 MY never-ceasing song shall show
The mercies ofthe Lord ;
And make succeedms ages know
How faithful is his word.
PSALMS. U7
2 The sacred truths his Upa pronounce
Shall firm as heaven endure ;
And if he speak a promise once,
Th' eternal grace is sure.
» 3 Lord God of hosts— thv wondrous ways
Are sung by saints above :
t And saints on earth their honors raise
To thy unchanging love.
89 FoiTRTu Part. C. M. Sjpencer,
The Majesty of God,
p 1 WITH reverence let the saints i^pear,
And bow before the Lord,
His high commands with reverence hear.
And tremble at his word.
Bf 2 Great God, how high thy glories rise !
How bright thine armies shine !
Where is the power with thee that vies,
Or truth, compared with thine ?
3 The northern pole and southern rest
On thy supporting hand ;
I>arkness and day — from east to west,
Move round at thy command.
o4t Thy words the racing winds control,
< And rule the boisterous deep ;
X Thou mak'st the sleeping billowa roll,
> The rolling billows sleep.
f 5 Heaven, earth, and air, and sea are thine,
> And the dark world of hell ;
< How did thine arm in vengeance shine,
> When Egypt durst rebel.
^ 6 Justice and judgment are thy throne,
■^ Yet wondrous is thy grace !
While truth and mercy, joined in one,
> Invite us near thy face.
8d F^tbPabt. cm. Cambrkfge.
M^aieing in the GtuptL
ti 1 BLEST are the souls, who hear and kuoir
Hie gosnel's joyful sound :
Peace snaU attend the path they go^
And liff ht their steps surrouBML
1S8 PSALMS.
2 Their joy shall bear their spirits up.
Through their Redeemer's name ;
His righteousness exalts their hope,
Nor Satan dares condemn.
i 3 The Lord, our glory and defence,
Strength and salvation ^ives ;
' Israel, thy King tbrever reigns,
Thy God forever lives.
89 Sixth Part. L. P. M. Si. Helen's.
Death and the Resurrection,
1 THINK, mighty God, on feeble man.
How few his hours — how short his span !
Short from the cradle to the grave ;
Who can secure his vital breath
Against the bold demands of death.
With skill to fly— or power to save ?
2 liOrd, shall it be forever said,
^'The race of man was only made
For sickness, sorrow, and the dust 7^
Are not th)r servants, dav by dav,
Sent to their graves, ana turnea to clay?
Lord, Where's thy kindness to the just ?
3 Hast thou not promised to thy Son,
And all his seed, a heavenly crown ?
But flesh and sense indulge despair :
Forever blessed be the Lord,
That faith can read his holv word.
And find a resurrection tuere.
4 Forever blessed be the Lord,
Wbo gives his saints a long reward
For all their toil, reproacn,^and pain : «
Let all below, and all above.
Join to proclaim thy wondrous love,
And each repeat his loud Amen.
90 First Part. L. M. Batk
Divine Immutability and human Fraiity.
■f 1 rpilROUOH every age, eternal God,
Thou art our rest— our safe abode :
High was thy throne, ere heaven waa made.
Or earth thy humble footstool laid.
PSALMS. 199
2 Long hadst thou reigned) ere time began.
Or dust was fashioned into man ;
And long thy kingdom shall endure,
When earth and tune shall be no more.
p 3 But man — ^weak man — ^is bom to die.
Made up of ffuilt and vanity :
Thy dreadfill sentence, Lora, is just,
" Return, ye sinners, to your dust."
4 Death, like an ever-flowinff stream,
Sweeps us away^ur life^ a dream—
An empty tale — a morninjg flower-
Cut down, and withered, m an hour.
— 5 Teach us, O Lord, how frail is man ;
And kindly lengthen out our span.
Till, cleansed by grace, we all may be
Prepared to die, and dweU with thee.
90 Second Part. C M. GVq^i
1 O GOD, our help in ages past,
Our hope for years to come :
Our shelter from the stormy blast,
And our eternal home ;—
2 Beneath the shadow of thy throne,
Thy saints have dwelt secure :
< Sufficient is thine arm alone,
f And our defence is sure.
3 Before the hills in order stood.
Or earth received her frame,
From everlasting thou art God,
To endless years the same.
p 4 Tiiy word commands our flesh to dust,
** Return, ye sons of men ;"
— All nations rose from earth at first,
And turn to earth again.
■f 5 O God, our help in ages past.
Our hope for years to come,
o Be thou our guard, while troubles last,
1^ And our eternal home.
MO PSALMS.
90 Third Part. C. M. Bangor.
1 O JLORD. the sariour and defence
Of all tny chosen race.
From age to a^e thou still liast been
Our sure abiding place.
2 Before the lofty mountains rose,
Or earth received its frame,
From everlasting thou art God,
To endless years the same.
.3 Thou tumest man, O Lord, to dust.
Of which he first was made ;
When thou dost speak the word, Return —
'Tis instantly obeyed.
4 For in thy sight a thousand years
Are like a day that's past ;
Or like a watch in dead of night.
Whose hours uuminded waste.
5 So teach us, Lord, th' uncertain sum
Of our short days to mind.
That unto wisdom all our hearts
May ever be inclined.
90 Fourth Part. 6. M. Medfidd.
1 RETURN, 0 God of love—retum ;
Earth is a tiresome place :
How long shall we, thy cliildren, mourn
Our absence from tny face ?
"^ 2 Let heaven Succeed our piunfUl years ;
Let sin and sorrow cease ;
And in proportion to our tears,
So make our joys increase.
— 3 Thy wonders to thy servants show.
Make thine own work complete ;
f Then shall our souls thy glory know.
And own thy love was great.
90 FifCTH Part. C. M. Bedford.
.1 LORD, if trine eye survey our faults.
And justice grow severe.
Thy dreadful wrath exceeds our thoughtSi
And bums beyond our fear.
J
PSALMS. 161
2 Almiffhty God— reycal thy loye.
Ana not thy wrath alone ;
Oh let our sweet experience prove
The mercies of thy throne.
90 Sixth Part. S.M. Little MarlbW.
1 LORD^ what a feeble piece
Is this our mortal frame !
Our life — how poor a trifle 'tifl>
That scarce deserves tlie name !
2 Our moments fly apace,
Our feeble powers decay :
Swift as a flood, our hasty days
Are sweeping us away.
3 Then, if our days must fly,
We'll keep their end in sij^ht :
We'll snend them all in wisdom's way.
And let them speed their flight.
■rf 4 They'll waft us sooner o'er
This life's tempestuous sea ;
> Soon shall we reach the peaceful shore
■f Of blest eternity.
91 First Part. L. M. Duke Street.
Safety of trusting in God.
f ' 1 11^9 ^^^ ^^^^ made his refuse God,
Shall And a most secure anode ;
Shall walk all dav beneath his shade,
And there, at nignt, shall rest his head.
2 Now may we say— Our God, thy power
Shall be our fortress, and our tower!
We, that are formed of feeble dust,
Make thine almighty arm our trust.
3 Thrice happy man !— thy Maker's care
Shall keep thee from the tempter's snare ;
God is thy life — his arms are spreads
To shield thee with a healthful shade.
14*
im FSALMS.
91 Second Part. C. M. JUeiffmL
I * 1 YE sons of men, a feeble race,
Exposed to every snare,
Come, make the Lord your dwelling-place,
Ana trust his gracious care.
2 No ill shall enter where you dwell :
Or, if the plague come nigh.
And sweep the wicked down to hell,
'Twill raise the saints on liigh.
3 He'll give liis aneels charge to keep
Your feet, in lui their ways ;
To watch your pillow, while you Bleep,
And guard your happy days.
4 Ye sons of men, a feeble race,
Exposed to every snare.
Come, make the Lord your dwelling-place,
Ana trust his gracious care.
92 First Part. L. M. QuUo.
IhUgbi in th$ Worship of the Sabbath.
1 T ORD, 'tis a pleasant thing to stand
In gardens planted by thy hand ;
Let me within thy courts be seen,
Like a young cedar, fresh and green.
2 There grow thy saints in faith and love,
Blest with thine influence from above ;
Not Lebanon, with all its trees,
Yields such a comely sight as these.
8 Laden with fruits of age, they show
The Lord is holy, just, and true ;
They who attend nis gates shall find
God ever faithful— ever kind.
92 SscoND Part. L. M. JSOade.
Bf 1 SWEET ie the work, my God, my
To praise thy name, give thanks, and vm^
To show thy love by morning Ugbt,
And talk of all thy truth at night.
PSALMS. 108
2 Sweet is the day of sacred rest—
No mortal care shall seize my breast ;
Oh may my heart in tune be found.
Like David's harp of solemn sound.
^ 3 My heart shall triumph in my Lord,
And bless his works — and bless his word:
Thy works of grace — how bright they shine !
How deep thy counsels — ^how divine 1
4 Sure I shall share a fflorious part,
When grace hath well rcfihea my heart,
And fresh supplies of joy are shed,
Like holy oil, to cheer my head.
t 5 Then shall I see — and hear — and know
All I desired, or wished below ;
' And every power find sweet employ,
Li that eternal world of joy.
92 Tni&D Part. S. M. Pentomnlle.
1 SWEET is the work, O Lord,
Thy glorious name to sing,
To praise and pray— to hear thy word.
And grateful omrings bring.
2 Sweet — at the dawning light.
Thy boundless love to tell;
And when approach the shades of night.
Still on the theme to dwelL
«
3 Sweet— on this day of rest,
To join in heart and voice.
With those, who love and serve thee best,
And in thy name rejoice.
' 4 To songs ofpraise and joy,
Be every Sabbath given,
That such may be our blest employ
Eternally in heaven.
93 First Part. L. M. WmeheHtr^
The Majesty and Dtntiimon af €hti,
■C 1 13iriTH fflory clad— with strength arrayed
The Lord, that o'er all nature reigns,
The world's foundations firmly laid.
And' the vast fabric still sustuns.
164 PSALMS.
3 How surelT Btablished is thy throne!
Which snail no change or period see ;
For thou, O Lord — and thou alone.
Art God, from all eternity.
3 The floods, O Lord, lift up their voice,
And toss their troubled waves on high ;
But God above can still their noise,
And make the angry sea comply.
4 Through endless ages stands thy throne ;
Thy promise. Lord, is ever sure ;
The pure in heart — and they alone,
Shall find their hope of heaven secure.
93 Second Part. L. M. Dttke Street
1 JEHOVAH reigns— he dwells in light.
Girded with majesty and might :
The world, created dv his hands.
Still on its first fountiation stands.
2 But ere this spacious world was made.
Or had its first foundation laid,
Thy throne eternal ages stood.
Thyself the ever-living God.
3 Like floods, the angry nations rise,
And aim their rage against the skies ;
Vain floods— that aim their rage so high !
At thy rebuke the billows die.
4 Forever shall thy throne endure ;
Thy promise stands forever sure ;
And everlasting holiness
Becomes the dwellings of thy grace.
93 Third Part. S. P. M. DalUaiL
111 THE Lord Jehovah reigns.
And royal state maintains.
His head witli awful crones crowned $
Arrayed in robes orlight.
Begirt with sovereign mieht,
And rays of majesty arouna.
PSALMS. 165
S Upheld by thy eoimnandfly
Tne world securely stande,
And skies and stars obey thy word ;
Thy throne was fixed on high
Ere stars adorned the sky :
Eternal is thy kingdom, Lord.
3 Let floods and nations rage,
And all their power engage ;
Let swelling tides assault the sky:
The terrors of thy frown
Shall beat their madness down ;
Thy throne forever stands on high.
4 Thy promises are true,
Thy erace is ever new ;
There nxed — thy church shall ne'er remove ;
Thy saints with holy fear
Shall in thy courts appear,
And sing thine everlasting love.
93 Fourth Part. 10s & lis. Lyons.
1 YE servants of Grod, j^our Master proclaim,
And publish abroad his wonderful name ;
The name all-victorious of Jesus extol;
His kingdom is glorious, he ndes over all.
2 God ruleth on high, almighty to save ;
And still he is nigh — ^his presence we have :
The ^reat congregation his triumph shall sing.
Ascribing salvation to Jesus our king.
3 Salvation to God, who sits on the throne,
Let all cry aloud, and honor the Son :
The praises of Jesiis the angels proclaim,
Fidl Qown on their faces, and worship die Lamb.
4 Then let us adore, and give him his righL
All glory and powerj and wisdom and might ;
All hoiior and blessing, with angels above,
And thanks never ceasing, for infinite love.
94 First Partv G. M. Dundee.
TYusHng m God for Help.
1 HAD not the Lord, my rock, my help.
Sustained my^ fainting head.
My life had now in silence dwelt,
My soul among the dead.
106 PSALMS.
p 2 <* Alas, my sliding feet !" I cried—
— Thy promise was my ho|)e ;
Thy grace stood conntant at my side.
Thy Spirit bore me up.
np 3 While muhitudes of mournful thoughts
Within my boson? roll,
— Thy boundless love forgives my faults.
Thy comforts cheer my soul.
4 The powers of earth and sin may rise.
And frame oppressive laws ;
t But God, my refuge, rules the skies.
He will defend my cause.
94 Second Part. C. M. Bedford.
1 BLEST is the man, whom thou, O Lord,
In kindness dost chastise,
And by thy sacred rules to walk,
In mercy dost advise.
2 For God will never from his saints
His favor wholly take :
His own possession, and his lot
He will not quite forsake.
8 The world shall then confess thee just.
In all that thou hast done ;
And those, who choose thy upright path,
Shall in that path go on.
4 My sure defence is firmly placed
in thee, the Lord most nigh :
f Thou art my rock — to thee I may
For refuge always fly. '
95 First Part. L. M. AppUtmL
Exhortation to adore and praise Jehovah.
' ' 1 QH come, loud anthems let us sins^
Loud thanks to our almighty Kmg ;
For we our voices high should raise,
When our salvation's rock we praise.
2 Into his presence let us haste.
To thank him for his favors past ;
To him address, in joyful song,
Praises which to his name belong.
PSALMS. 107
>
S Oh let us to his courts repair,
And bow with adoration there ;
Down on our knees, devoutly, all
Before the Lord our Maker fall.
95 Second Part. L. M. Uxbri4ge.
1 COME — let our voices join to raise
A sacred song of solemn praise :
God is a sovereign king — ^rehearse
His honor in exalted verse.
2 Come — let our souls address the Lord,
Who framed our natures with his woitl:
He is our shepherd — we the sheep
His mercy chose — ^his pastures keep.
3 Come — ^let us hear hjs voice to-day,
The counsels of his love obey ;
Nor let our hardened hearts renew
The sins and plagues that Israel knew.
4 Look back, my soul, with holy dread.
And view those ancient rebels dead :
Accept the offered grace to-day.
Nor lose the blessing by delay. .
5 Come— seize the promise while it waits,
And march to Zion's heavenly ffates ;
Believe — and take the promised rest ;
Obey — and be forever plest.
95 Third Part. L. M. SterUng.
1 TO God our voices let us raise,
And loudly chant the joyful strain ;
That rock of strength — oh let us praise,
Whence free salvation we obtain.
2 The Lord is great — ^with glory crowned,
O'er all the gods of eartn he reigns ;
His hand supports the deeps profouna,
His*power alone the hills sustains.
3 Let all who now his goodness feel.
Come near, and worship at his throne }
Before the Lord, their Maker, kneel.
And bow in adoration down.
168 PSALMS.
95 Fourth Part. C. M. Marhno.
t 1 SING to the Lord Jehovah's name.
And in his strength rejoice ;
When his salvation is our theme.
Exalted be our voice.
2 With thanks, approach his awfii) eighty
And psalnu or honor sincr ;
The Lord's a God of bounoless might.
The whole creation's King.
p 3 Come — and with humble souls, adore ;
Come — ^kneel before his face :
< Oh may the creatures of his power
> Be children of his grace !
■nf 4 Now is the time— he bends his ear,
> And waits for your request ;
nf Come— lest he rou^e his wrath— and s^rear,
I'M ^ Ye shall not see my rest."
95 Fifth Part. S. M. Padd&ifgUm.
t 1 COME — sound his praise abroad.
And hjrmns of glory sing:
Jehovah is the sovereign God,
The universal King.
np 2 Come — ^worship at his throne,
Come— bow oefore the Lord ;
— We are his work, and not our own ;
He formed us by his word.
3 To-day attend his voice.
Nor dare provoke his rod ;
Come — like the people of his choice.
And own your gracious God.
96 First Part. L. P.M. 8t. Helming.
Mefaidng in View of God^s unhersal Jleigtu
1 T.ET all the earth their voices raiM»
To sing a psalm of lofty praise,
To sing and bless lehorah's naake;
His glory let the heathen know,
His wonders to the nations show.
And all has saviBg' works proclaim.
3 Oh ! haste the day— the glorioua hoar,
When earth shall feel his saving power.
And barbarous nations fear his name:
Then shall the race of man confess
The beauty of his holiness,
And in his courts his grace proclaim.
96 Second Part. C. M. Jforbw.
r M 1 SING to the Lord, ye distant lands.
Ye tribes of eTeir tongue ;
Ilia new discoverea grace demands
A new and noble song.
2 Say to the nations— Jesus reigns,
God's own almighty Son ;
His power the sinfing world sustains,
And grace surrounds his throne.
3 Let an unusual joy surprise
The islands or tiie sea ; —
Ye mountains, sink— jre valleys, rise^
Prepare the Lord his way.
4 Behold he comes — he comes to bless
The nations, as their God ;
To show the world his righteousness.
And send his truth abroad.
p 5 But when his Voice shall raise the dead.
And bid the world draw near,
How will the guilty nations dread
To see theirJudge appear !
96 Third Part. S. M. St. Tkm^M.
f 1 SINO praises to our God,
And Dless his sacred name :
His great salvation, aU abroad.
From day to day proclaim.
3 Midst heathen nations place
The glories of his throne ;
And let the wonders of his grace -
Through all the earth be Known.
3 The gods, the heathen boasts,
Nor hear— nor see — ^nor move :
Jehovah is the Xiord of hosts.
Who spread the heavens above !
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170 PSALMS.
' 4 Then let our soncs anse,
In new exaltea strains ;
Let earth repeat it to the skies,
The Lord, the Saviour reigns !
97 First Part. L. M. Monmouth.
Rejoicing in Christ as Soeereign and Judge.
t 1 UE reigns !— the Lord, the Saviour reigns!
Sing to his name in lofty strains ;
Let ail the earth in songs rejoice,
And in his praise exalt their voice.
2 Deep are his counsels, and unknown ;
But grace and truth support his throne :
Though gloomy clouds his way surround.
Justice is their eternal ground.
— 3 In robes of judgment, lo ! he comes, [tombs;
Shakes the wide earth — and cleaves the
Before him burns devouring fire —
l<« The mountains melt — the seas retire.
pf (4 His enemies, with sore dismay,
fly from the sight — and shun the day :
Then lift your heads, ye saints, on high,
And sing — for your redemption's nig£
ffi
9T Second Part. L. M.
I » 1 THE Lord is come— the heavens proclaim
His birth— the nations learn his hame :
An unknown star directs the road
Of eastern sages to their God.
3 All ye bright armies of the skies.
Go, worship where the Saviour lies :
Angels and kines before him bow,
Those gods on nigh, and gods below.
3 Let idols totter to the ground,
And their own worshippers confound,
' Zion shall still his glories sin^.
And earth confess her sovereign king.
97 Third Part. L. M. Uxhridgt.
1 TH' ALMIGHTY reigns— exalted high
O'er all the earth— o'er all the sky ;
Though clouds and darkness veil his feet,
His dwelling is the mercy-seat.
PSALMS. 171
2 Immortal light — ^and joys unknown,
Are for the saints in uarkness sown:
Those glorious seeds shall spring and rise,
And the bright harvest bless our eyes.
3 Rejoice, ye righteous — and record
Tiie sacred honors of the Lord ;
None but the soul that feels his grace
Can triumph in his holiness.
97 Fourth Part. L. M. Timshtry*
t 1 JEHOVAH reigns— let all the earth
In his just government reioice ;
Let all the isles, with sacred mirth,
In his applause unite their voice.
"*p 2 Darkness, and clouds of awful shade,
— His dazzling glory shroud in state ;
' ' Justice and trutn his guards are made,
And fixed by his pavilion wait.
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97 Fifth Part. C. M. ^ MedfanL
' ' 1 LET earth, with every isle and sea,
Rejoice — ^the Saviour reigns I
His word, like fire, prepares his way,
And mountains melt to plains.
2 His presence sinks the proudest hills,
And makes the valleys rise ;
The humble soul enjoys his smiles —
The haughty sinner dies.
r 3 Adoring angelS) at his birth.
Made theReaeemer known:
> Thus shall he come to judge tne earth,
-* And angels guard his throne.
97 Sixth Part. CM. Lutzen.
* ' 1 THE heavens his righteousness declare,
And angels hail his birth :
His gospel shall his glories bear
Around th' admiring earth.
2 Ye idols, prostrate on the ground,
Th' incarnate God adore :
His arm your worship shall confound.
And all who trust your power.
173 PSALMS.
r 1 13 Zion with holy triumph hears,
The church proclaims her joys ;
Her Saviour for her aid appears.
And praise her lips employs.
98 First Part. C. M. CSolchesUr.
OUniaiu andjtn/fid Reign of Ood the Saoiawr*
' 1 TpO our almighty Maker, God,
New honorsbe addressed ;
His great salvation shines abroad,
And makes the nations blest.
2 He spake the word to Abraham first.
His truth fulfils the grace ;
The Gentiles make his name their trust.
And learn his righteousness.
t 3 Let all the earth his love proclaim,
With aU her different tongues,
And spread the honor of his name,
In melody and songs.
98 Second Part. C. M. DedJuaiu
• » 1 JOY to the world— the Lord is come ! —
Let earth receive her King ;
Let every heart prepare him room.
And heaven and nature sing.
2 Joy to the world— the Saviour reigns.
Let men their sones employ ;
While fields andflooas— rock8,hill8and plains
Repeat the sounding joy.
3 No more let sin and sorrow grow,
Nor thorns infest the eround ;
He comes to make his blessings fiow
Far as the curse is found.
4 He rules the world with truth and grace,
And makes the nations prove
The glories of his righteousness.
And wonders of his love.
PSALMS. 173
98 Third Pabt. C. M. Marhm.
f I f 1 TO God address the joyful psalm,
Who wondrous things hath done ;
Whose own ri^ht hand, and holy armi
The victory nave won.
2 He, to the Gentile nations round,
Hath made his mercy known ;
And to the world's remotest bound
His justice shall be shown.
np 3 The pronVised Saviour meeklv came.
And man's full ransom paia ;
Aeain he comes, his own to claim.
In awful pomp arrayed.
f 4 He comes with power— he quits the skies,
To punish and reward ;
' Oh ! let one general chorus rise
To praise the sovereign Lord.
98 Fourth Part. G. M. St. Arm's.
' * 1 SING to the Lord a new-made song,
Who wondrous things has done ;
With his right hand, and holy arm, '
The conquest he has won.
2 The Lord has through th' astonished world
Displaved his saving might,
And made his righteous acts appear
Li all the heathens' sight.
3 Of Israel's house his love and truth
Have ever mindful been ;
And earth's remotest tribes the power
Of Israel's God have seen.
• 4 Let all the people of the earth
Their cheerful voices raise ;
Let all, with universal joy.
Resound their Maker's praise.
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174 PSALMS.
98 Fifth Part. Sslfa^iti. TamwoHk.
mt 1 SONGS anew of honor framing,
Sinff ye to the Lord alone ;
AU iS wondrous works proclainuni^—
Jesus wondrous works hath done 1
f Glorious victory
His right hand and arm have won.
irf 2 Now he bids his great salvation
Through the heathen lands be told :
Tidings spread through every nation.
And his acts of grace unfold :
All the heathen
Shall his righteousness behold.
f 3 Shout aloud— and hail the Saviour ;
Jesus, Lord of all proclaim I
As ye triumph in his favor,
All ye lands declare his fame :
Loud rejoicing
Shout the honors of his name !
99 First Part. S. M. Souikfietd.
Tke Majesty and Grace of Jehovah,
A T'HE Lord Jehovah reigns,
* Let all the nations fear ;
P Let sinners tremble at his throne,
And saints be humble there.
r 2 Jesus, the Saviour, reigns.
Let earth adore its Lord ;
Bright cherubs his attendants stand,
Swift to fulfil his word.
3 In Zion stands his throne,
His honors are divine ;^
His church shall make his wondei^ known.
For there his glories shine.
p 4 How holy is his name ! —
How fearful is his praise ! —
— Justice, and truth, and judgment join
In all his works of gracOf
PSALMS. 175
99 Secobtd Part. S. M. Dmfet.
I EXALT the Lord our God,
And worship at his feet ;
His nature is all holiness.
And mercy is his seat.
S When Israel was his church,
When Aaron was his priest,
When Moses cried — ^when Samuel prayed-*
> He gave his people rest.
— 3 Oil he forgave their sins,
Nor would destroy their race ;
And oft he made his vengeance known.
When they abused his grace.
f 4 Exalt the Lord our God,
Whose grace is still the sadie ;
Still he's a God of holiness.
And jealous for his name.
100 Fast Part. L. M. Did Hundred.
M JV)Uioiu exhorted to Adoration dnd Prake.
1 "^^TH one consent, let all the earth.
To <jk>d t'heir cheerful voices raise ;
Glad homage pay, with awfiil mirth,
And sing l>efore him songs of praise.
2 Convinced that he is God alone.
From whom both we and all proceed ;
We. whom he chooses for his own,
Tne flock which he vouchsafes to feed.
3 Oh enter then his temple gate.
Thence to his courts devoutly preM ;
And still your grateful hymns repeat,
And still his name with prslises bless.
4 For he's the Lord— supi^miely good,
His mercy is forever sure ;
tlis truth, which always firmly stood,
fo endleis ages shall endure.
179 PSALMS.
100 SEC(»n> Pabt. L. M. Bremer.
1 YE nations round the earth, rejoice
Hefore the Lord, your sovereign King;
Serve him with cheerful heart and voice.
With all your tongues his gtory sing.
2 The Lord is God — 'tis he alone
Doth life, and breath, and being give :
We are his work-^and not our own,
The sheep that on his pastures live.
f 3 Enter his gates with songs of jo}r.
With praises to his courts repair ;
And make it your divine employ,
To pay your thanks and honors there.
F 4 The Lord is good — the Lord is kind ;
t Great is his grace — his mercy sure ^
And all the race of man shall nnd
Ills truth from age to age endure.
100 Third Part. L. M. AppldmL
1 BEFORE Jehovah's awful throne.
Ye nations, bow with sacred joy :
Know that tlie Lord is God alone ;
He can create — and he destroy,
P 2 His sovereign power, without our aid.
Made us of clay — and formed us men;
And when, like wandering sheep, we strayed,
He brought us to his fold again.
3 We are his people — we his care —
Our souls, and all our mortal frame :
What lasting honors shall we rear,
Almighty Maker, to thy name ?
' 4 Well crowd thy gates, with thankful songs,
High, as the heaven^ our voices raise ;
And earth, with all her thousand tongues,
Shall fill thy courts with sounding praise.
5 Wide — ^as the world — ^is thy command,
Vast—as eternity — thy love ;
Firm— as a rock— thy truth shall stand,
When rolling years shall cease tp move.
PSALMS. 177
too FotmTRPART. CM. Berwiek.
1 O ALL ye lands, in God rejoice.
To him your thanks belong ;
In strains of ffladness, raise your votoe^
In loud and joyAii song.
2 Oh, enter ye his courts with praiMi
His love to all proclaim ;
To God the sons of triumph raiflOy
And magnify nis name.
3 For he is gracious, just, and good;
His mercy ever sure,
Through ages past ha;9 ever stood,
And ever shall endure.
100 Fifth Pakt. S. M. mur Street.
1 SING to the Lord most high;
Let every land adore ;
With grateful heart and voice make known
His goodness and his power.
2 Enter his courts with joy ;
With fear address the Lord ;
rTwas he, who formed us with his hand,
And quickened by his word.
3 His hands provide our food.
And every blessing give ;
We're -guaraed by his daily care,
And on his bounty live.
4 Good is the Lord our God ;
His truth and mercy sure ;
And while eternity shall last.
His promises endure.
102 First Par¥. L. M. DmstM.
Compasnon of CM for the Distresud.
1 T)OWN from his lofly throne on high
He looked — ^the Lord the world surveyed,
He saw the race in ruin lie,
He pitied — ^and his grace displayed.
178 PSALMS.
9 He hears the groaning prisoner's yotce^
He hears the suppliant's trembling breath:
From bonds released, the slaves rejoice ;
He frees the captives doomed to death!
f 3 Let Zion now his name repeat.
His church his wonders shall record.
Till kingdoms, crowding round his seat,
Own him their Saviour, and their Lord.
102 Second Part. L. M. BM.
Human Frailty and Divine ImmutdhiHty.
1 SWIFT as declining shadows pass.
Our days in quick succession fly ;
And, transient as the withering grass.
Amid our youthful hopes we cue.
t 2 But thou, our Saviour, shah endure.
Thy years unchanged, eternal Lord I
Thy grace through every age is sure.
And firm the promise of thy word.
102 Third Part. L. M. Baik
I IT is the Lord, our Saviour's hand
Impairs our strength amid the race ^
Disease and death, at his command.
Arrest us, and cut short our days.
Aff 2 Spare us, O Lord, aloud we pray,^
riox let our sun go down at noon :
Thy years are one eternal day,
And must thy children die so ^oon ?
V
3 Yet. in the midst of death and grief,
This thought our sorrows shall assuage
■^ * Our Father and our Saviour lives ;
Thou art the same through every age.*
4 Before thy face, thy church shall live,
And on thy throne thy children reigm:
f This fading world shall they survive.
And rise to glorious life again.
PSALMS. 179
102 Fourth Part. CM. Orqftmi.
1 WHEN I pour out my soul in prayer.
Do thou, great God ! attend ;
To thy eternal throne of grace
Oh let my cry ascend.
2 Hide not, O Lord, thy glorious face,
In times of deep distress ;
Incline thine, ear, and when I call,
My sorrows soon redress.
3 My days, just hastening to their end.
Are like an evening shade ;
My beauty does, like withered grass,
With waning lustre fade.
■f 4 But thy eternal state, O Lord !
No length of time shall waste ;
The memory of thy wondrous works
From age to age shall last.
102 Fifth Part. CM. SuMarHn's,
1 THRO' endless years, thou art the same,
O thou eternal God !
Ages to come shall know thy name,
And tell thy works abroad.
2 The stTGfng foundations of the earth
Of old by thee were laid ;
By thee the beauteous arch of heaven
With matchless skill was made.
«p 3 Soon shall this goodly frame of things.
Formed by thy powerful hand,
Be, like a vesture, laid aside,
And changed at thy command*
■f 4 But thy perfections all divine.
Eternal as thy days.
Through everlasting ages.shine.
With undinunished rays*
102 Sixth Part. C M. Patnufs.
I ' 1 LET Zion and her sons rejoice—
Behold the promised hour:
Her God hath heard her mourning voice.
And comes t' exalt his power.
180 PSALMS.
— 2 Her diut and ruins that reinaio
Are precious in his ejres :
< Those ruins shall be built again^
' And all that dust shall rise.
3 The Lord will raise Jerusalem,
And stand in glory there :
NatioBS shall l^ow biefore his name^
> And kings attend with fear.
— 4 He sits a sovereign on his thronoi
p With pity in his eyes:
He hears tne dyin^ prisoners' groan.
And sees tbeur signs arise.
— 5 He ft^erthe soul condemned to death ;
Nor| when his saints complain,
nf Shall It be said that praying breath
Was ever spent in rain.
— 6 This shall be known when we are dead.
And left on long record,
t That ages jet unborn may read.
And praise, and trust the Lord.
102 Seventh Part« C. M. l¥(u^»$ett.
JHvine Mi implored in JSme$ qfSoUremihf^
np 1 HEAR me, O God, nor hide thy ikce,
But answer, lest I die :
Hast thou not built a throne of grace,
To hear when sinners cry ?
2 As on some lonely building's top,
The sparrow tells her n;ioan—
Far from the tents of joy and hope,
I sit and grieve alone.
^ 3 But thou forever art the same,
p O my eternal God !
"f Ages to come shall know thy nanie.
And spread thy works abroad.
f M4 Thou wilt arise, and show thy laoe.
Nor will my Lord delay
Beyond th' appointed hour of gracc^
Tliat long expected day.
PSALMS. 181
— 5 He hears liis saints — he knows thdr cry.
And by mysterious ways,
Redeems the {irisoners, doomed to die,
i And fills their tongues with fM'aise.
102 Eighth Part. Ts. Nsrwiek,
1 HEAR my prayer, Jehovah, hear !
Listen to my numble cries :
See the day of trouble near.
Heavy on my soui it lies.
2 Hide not, then, thy gracious face.
When the storm around me falls s
Hear me, O thou God of grace,
In the timie thy servant calb.
■if f 13 Earth and hell their censures pour,
Madly rage against my soul :
When my God appears no more,
Who their fury can control ?
^ 4 Hide not, then, thy gracious fiice.
When the storm around me falls :
Hear me, O thou God of grace,
Hear me when thy servant calls.
103 First Part. L. M. Uxhridgt
7%e Goodness emd Merof of €M eeiebraied.
1 1 1 JJLESS, O my soul, the living God,
Call home thy thoughts that rove abroad ;
Let all the powers witnin me join.
In work and worship so divine.
2 Bless, O my soul, the God of grace :
His favors claim thy highest praise :
Let not the wonders he hath wrought
Be lost in mleuce and forgot.
«np 3 'Tis he, my soul, that sent his Son
To die for crimes which thou hast done :
He owns the ransom — and forgives
The hourly follies of our lives.
i 4 Let ev«ry land his power confbss,
Xiet all the earth aaore his grace :
My heart and tongue with rapture join,
In woi^k and worship so divine.
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162 PSALMB.
103 Second Part. L. M. Dunstan
> t 1 HIGH o'er the heavens^-suprenie— alone,
Th' eternal Lord prepares his throne :
O'er all his kingdom ne'il extend.
Beyond a limit or an end.
2 Bless ye the Lord— his glories tell.
Ye anffelfl, who in might excel,
Who do his will — who hear his voice.
And in his high commands rejoice.
3 Bless ye the Lord— proclaim his state.
Ye heavenly hosts, who romid him wait.
Quick to perform his acts of might.
His pleasure your supreme delight.
4 Bless ye the Lord, his works around I
Creation, with his praise resound !
My soul, the general chorus join,
And bless the Lord in songs divine.
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103 Third Part. L. M. RotkwtSL
t f 1 MY soul, inspired with sacred love,
God's holy name forever bless ;
Of all his favors mindful prove.
And still thy grateful thanks express.
p 2 The Lord abounds with tender love.
And unexampled acts of graee ;
His wakened wrath does slowly move,
ni His willing mercy flies apace.
3 As far as 'tis from east to west,
So far has he our sins removed,
> Who, with a father's tender breast,
— Has such as fear him always loved.
t 4 Let every creature jointly bless
The mighty Lord;— and thou, my heart.
With grateful joy thy thanks express,
And in this concert bear thy part.
103 Fourth Part. L. M. TaUis' Ev. By.
f I 1 THE Lord ! how wondrous are his ways!
How firm his truth !— how largo his grace !
He takes his mercy for his throne.
And thence he makes his glories knowD.
PSALMS. 188
2 Not half 80 high his power hath epread
The starrv heavens above our head,
As his rick love exceeds our praise,
Exceeds the highest hopes we raise.
3 Not half so far has nature placed
The rising morning from the west,
As his forgiving grace removes
The daily guilt of those he loves.
p 4 How slowly does his wrath arise —
' On swifter wings salvation flies —
— Or, if he lets his anger bum.
How soon his frowns to pity turn !
' 5 His everlasting love is sure
To all his saints — and shaU endure ;
From age to age his truth shall reig^f
Nor children's children hope in vam.
i03 FipthPart. L. M. DukeSbtei
1 MY soul, with humble fervor raise
To God the voice of grateful praise ;
LfOt every mental power comoine,
To bless his attributes divine.
2 Deep on my heart let memory trace
His acts of mercy and of grace ;
Wlio, with a fatner's tender care,
Saved me, when sinking in despair ;^'
■^ 3 Gave my repentant soul to prove
The joy of his forgiving love ;
^~ Poured balm into my bleeding breast,
> And led my weary feet to rest.
103 Sixth Part. S. M. Hudsm.
* < 1 OH ! bless the Lord, my soul,
Let all withia me join.
And aid mj tongue to bless his name,
Whose uivors are divine.
2 Oh ! bless the Lord, my soui,
Nor let bis mercies lie
Forgotten in unthankfulness.
And without praises die.
184 PSALMS.
3 TIb he ftNTgiyes thv sins —
Tis he relieves thy pain —
Tis he that heals thy sicknesses^
< And gives thee strength again.
— 4 He crowns thy Ufe with love,
When ransomed from the j^rave ;
He, who redeemed my soul from heli»
Hath sovereign power to save.
5 He fills the poor with good ;
He gives the sufferers rest :
The Cdrd hath judgments for the proud.
And justice for the oppressed.
6 His wondrous works and ways
He made by Moses known ;
But sent the world his truth and grace
By his beloved Son.
f 7 Oh ! bless the Lord, my soul,
Let all wHbin me join,
And aid mv tongue to bless his name.
Whose mvors are divine.
103 Sbventh Part. S. M. Dornr.
1 OH bless the Lord, my soul I
His grace to thee proclaim :
And an that is withni me join
To bless his holy name.
3 Oh bless the Lord, my soul ;
His mercies bear in mind ;
Forget not all his benefits :
The Lord to thee is kind.
■p 3 He will not always chide ;
He will with patience wait ;
His wrath is ever slow to rise.
And ready to abate.
4 He pardons all thy sins,
Prolongs thy feeble breath ;
— Ho healeth thy infirmities.
And ransoms thee from death.
i 5 Then bless his holy name.
Whose grace hath made thee whole ;.
Whose loving kindness crowns thy days:
Oh bless the Lord, my soul »
PSALMS. 18S
1 03 . Eighth Part. S. M. St. I%omas.
.1 MY soul, repeat his praise,
Whose merciea are so great ;
Whose anger is so slow to rise.
So ready to abate.
2 His power subdues our sins,
And his forgiving love.
Far as the east is from the west.
Doth all our guilt remove.
f 3 liigh as the heavens are raised
Above the ground we tread.
So far the riches of his grace
Our highest thoughts exceed,
103 Ninth Pa&t. S. M. Beihmg.
1 THE pity of the Lord
To those that fear his name.
Is such as tender parents feel-
He Imows oar feeble frame.
2 He knows we are but dust.
Scattered with every breath ;
His anger, like a rising wind.
Can send us swift to death.
P 3 Our days are as the grass,
Or like the morning flower !
When blasting Winds sweep o'er the field*
it withers in an hour.
nf 4 But thy compassions, Lord,
To endless vears endure ;
And children's children ever find
Thy words of promise sure.
103 Tenth Part. S. M. Si. Humuu.
« < ] THE Lord, the sovereign iCin?,
Hath fixed his throne. on nigh,
O^r all the heavenly world he rules.
And all beneath tjfie sky.
3 Ye angels, great in might,
And swiitto do his will.
Bless ye the Lord, whose voice ye hear.
Whose pleasure ye fulfi).
t8§ PSALMS.
3 Y^ heavenly hosts, who wait
The orders of your King,
Who ^uavd bis churches when they pray.
Oh join the praise we sing.
4 And while his wondrous works
Through his vast kinsdom show
Their Maker's gtorjr— thou, my soul,
Shalt sing his praises too.
104 First Part. L. M. BailL
Prai$e to Qod the Creator,
t 1 MYsoul, thy great Creator praise;
When clothed in his celestial rays,
He in full maiest]^ appears,
And like a robe his glory wears.
3 How strange thy works ! how great thy skiU,
While every land thy riches fill :
Thy wisdom round the world we see— .
This spacious earth is full of thee.
■V 3 How awful are thy glorious ways !
Thou, Lord, art dreadful in thy praise;
< Yet humble souls may seek thy face,
B^ And tell their wants to sovereign grace.
104 Second Part. L. M. Nazareik
I LONG as I live, all-bounteous Lord!
My song thy glories shall record ;
Thy praise, my God, shall fill the strain,
While life or being shall remain.
np 2 Sweet are the thoughts which fill my breast,
When on thy various works they rest :
God, my Creator, lifts my voice :
In God, my Saviour, I rejoice \
— 3 Soon shall his arm his foes dismay,
And sweep the ffuiity race away:
And while his cnurch his power adore,
> The wicked sink to rise no more.
mf 4 Then, O my soul, Jehovah bless.
His providence and grace confess :
t Let all his works their tribute raise.
And triumph ii^ Jehovah's praise.
mf
PSALMS. 187
104 Third Part. L. M. WinchuUr.
1 GREAT is the Lord !— what tongue can frame
An honor equal to his name ?
How awful are his glorious ways !
The Lord is dreadfm in his praise !
2 The world's foundations by his hand
Were laid, and shall forever stand ;
The swelling billows know their bound,
While to his praise they roll around.
3 Vast are thy works, almighty Lord !
All nature rests upon thy word ;
And clouds, and storms, and fire obey
Thy wise and all-controUing sway.
4 Thy glory, fearless of decline,
Thy glory. Lord, shaU ever shine ;
Thy praise shall still our breath employ.
Till we shall rise to endless joy.
105 First Part. C. M. Sitphau.
Exhortation to PraUe.
1 ' 1 QH render thanks, 'and bless the Lord,
Invoke his sacred name ;
Acquaint the nations with his deeds,
Hjs matchless deeds proclaim.
2 Sin^ to his praise in lofly hymns,
His wondrous woiks rehearse ;
Make them the theme of your discoursei
And subject of your verse.
3 Rejoice in his almighty name,
Alone to be adored ;
And let their hearts o'erfiow with joyi
Who humbly seek the Lord.
105 Second Part. C. M; NottingTumL
The FaitJ^kOnefs of God celebrated,
tt ] JEHOVAH is the Lord our God !
Then let his church adore :
His justice o'er the earth abroad
Snal} all his judgments pour.
188 PSALMS.
3 Once his eternal oath he aware
To Abraham and his race ;
And placed his laws and statutes there.
The types of richer grace.
3 Uis covenant, in his changeless mind«
Stands like himself secure,*
f Uis church, through every age, shall find
His word of promise sure.
105 Third Part. C. M. Marlam.
f f 1 GIVE thanks to God — invoke liis name.
And tell the world his grace ;
Sound through the earth his deeds of fame,
That all may seek his face.
2 Uis covenant, which he kept in mind.
For numerous ages past^
To numerous ages yet oehmd
In equal force shall last
3 He swore to Abraham and his seed,
And made the blessing sure :
Gentiles the ancient promise read,
And find his truth endure.
f * f 4 Then let the world forbear its rage.
The church renounce her fear ;
Israel shall live through every age,
And be th' Almighty's care.
106 First Part. L. M. Damfers,
Ood praised for hia Works of Goodness and Merejf,
m 1 QH render thanks to God above.
The fountain of eternal love ;
Whose mercy firm, through ages past.
Has stood, and shall forever last.
2 Who can his mighty deeds express,
Not only vast— but numberless?
What mortal eloquence can raise
His tribute of immortal praise ?
■V 3 Extend to me that favor, Lord.
Thou to thy chosen dost afford ;
When thou retum'st to set them fhee,
■^ Let thy salvation visit me.
PSALMS. 189
f 4 Oh render thanks to God aboye,
The fountain of eternal love ;
Whose mercy firm, through ages past, .
Has stood, and shall forever last.
106 Second Part. L. M. Baili
mf I f 1 TO God the great, the ever blest,
Let songs of honor be addressed;
His mercy firm forever stands :
Give hun the thanks his love aemands.
^ 2 Who knows the wonders of thy ways ?
Who shall fulfil thy boundless praise ?—
Blest are the souls that fear thee still,
And pay their duty to thy will.
3 Remember what thy mercy did
For Jacob's race, thy chosen seed ;
And with the same salvation bless
The meanest suppliant of thy grace.
«f 4 Oh niay I see thy tribes rejoice.
And aid their triumphs with my voice :
This is my glory, Lord, to be
Joined to thy saints, and near to thee.
107 First Part. L. M. Lowell
PromdenUal Goodness celebrated,
1 ^IVE thanks to God — he reigns above ;
Kind are his thoughts— his name is love ;
His mercy ages past have known,
And ages long to come shall own.
2 He feeds and clothes us all the way ;
He gmdes our footsteps, lest we stray ;
He ffuards us with a powerful hand,
Ana brings us to the heavenly land.
f 3 Oh let the saints with joy record
The truth and goodness of the Lord !
How great his works ! how kind his ways!
Let every tongue pronounce his praise.
190 PSALMS.
107 Second Part. CM. JJtckJidl
1 HOW are thy servants blest ! O Lord,
How sure is their defence !
Eternal wisdom is their guide,
Their help, omnipotence.
2 In foreign realms, and lands remote,
Supported by thy care,
Through burning climes they pass unhurt,
And breathe in tainted air.
< 3 When, by the dreadful tempest, borne
t Higi^ on the broken wave,
They know thou art not slow to hear,
Nor impotent to save.
p 4 The storm is laid— the winds retire,
Obedient to thy will ;
< The sea, that roars at thy command,
> At thy command is stiil.
— 5 In midst of danger, fear, and death,
Thv goodness we'll adore ;
f We'll praise thee for thy mercies past,
p And humbly hope for more.
107 Third Part. C. M. St. Ann's.
' * 1 OH praise the Lord — ^for he is good.
In liim we rest obtain ;
His mercy has through ages stood.
And ever shall renmin.
2 Let all the people of the Lord
His praises spread around ;
Let them his grace and love record.
Who have salvation found.
3 Now let the east in him i*ejoice.
The west its tribute bring,
The north and south lift up their voice
In hbnor of their King.
4 Oh praise the Lord — for he is good.
In him we rest obtain ;
His mercy has through ages stood,
And ever shall remain.
PSAIMH. M
107 Fourth Part. Ts. Pleya$Hyum.
1 OH that men their songs would raise»
All his goodness to declare !
All Jehovah's wonders praise,
Wonders which their cfaikLren share !
2 Where his holy altars rise.
Let his saints adore his name ;
There present their sacrifice.
There with joy his works proclahn.
108 First Part. L. M. Old EbmdnJL
General Praise to God,
1 ]Vf Y heart is fixed on thee, my God,
Thy sacred truth 111 spread abroad ;
My soul shall rest on thee alone.
And make thy loving-kindness Known.
3 Awake my jplory — wake my lyre,
To songs of praise my tongue inspire ;
With morning's earliest dawn arise.
And swell your music to the skies.
3 Wi^h those who in thv grace abound.
I'll spread thy fame tne earth around ;
Till every land, with thankfid voice,
Shall in thy Jioiy name rejoice.
#
108 Second Part. G. M. BenrieL
1 O GOD, my heart is fully bent
To magiufy thy uame ;
My tongue, with cheerful songs of praise,
Shall celebrate thy fame.
2 To all the listening tribes, O Lord,
Thy wonders I will tell ;
And to those nations sins thy praise,
That round about us cfwefl.
3 Thv mercv, in its boundless heiffht,
The hiffnest heaven transcends ;
And far beyond tb' aspiring clouoa
Thy faithful truth extends.
liNI PSALMS.
f 4 Be thou, O God, exalted high
Above the stany frame ;
And let the world, with one conseoty
Confess thy glorious name.
] 08 Third Part. C. M. Huwards.
1 AWAKE, my soul, to sound his praise,
Awake, my harp, to sing ;
Join, all my powers, the song to raise.
And morning incense bring.
2 Among the people of his care,
And through the nations round.
Glad songs of praise will I prepare,
And there las name resound.
3 Be thou exalted, O my God,
Above the starry frame ;
Diffuse thy heavenly grace abroad,
And teach the world thy name.
4 So shall thy chosen sons rejoice,
And throng thy courts above ;
While sinners hear thy pardoning voice.
And taste redeeming love.
1
110 First Part. L. M. Apj^eUm.
Cbritt exalted cm q, King amd Samomt,
1 1 1 HTHUS God, the eternal Father, spalce
To Christ the Son — ^** Ascend and sit
At my rijght hand, till I shall make
Thy foes submissive at thy feet.
2 From Zion shall thy word proceed ;
Thy word, the sceptre in thy hand.
Shall make the hearts of rebels bleed,
And bow their wills to thy command.
3 That day shall show thy power is great.
When saints shall flock with willing minds ;
And sinners crowd thy temple-gate.
Where holiness in beauty shines.'^
r 4 O blessed power ! O glorious day !
How large a victory shall ensue !
And converts, who tny grace obey.
Exceed the drops ot morning dew.
PBALMS. Va
110 Second Part. CM. Medford,
V f 1 JESUS, our Lord, ascend thy throne,
And near thy Father sit;
In Zion shall thy power be knpwn.
And make thy foes submit.
2 What wonders shall thy gospel do !
Thy converts shall surpass
The numerous drops of morning dew,
And own thy sovereign grace.
3 Jesus, our priest, forever lives
To plead for us above ;
Jesus, our king, forever gives
The blessings of his love.
4 God shall exalt his glorious head,
And his hiffh throne maintain;
Shall strike tne powers and princes dead,
Who dare oppose his reign.
Ill First Part. CM. Markno.
Tkt Works and Grace of God celebrated,
* ' 1 ffiONGS of immortal praise belong
To my almighty God ;
He has my heart — and he my tongue,
To spread his name abroad.
2 How great the works his hand has wrought !
How glorious in our sight !
And men in every^ age have sought
His wonders with delight.
3 When he redeemed his chosen sons.
He fixed his covenant sure :
The orders that his lips pronounce
To endless years endure.
Ill Second Part. CM. Medford.
* t 1 GREAT it the Loid— his works of iiii|^t
Demand our noblest songs ;
Oh let th^ assembled saints unite
Their harmony of toDguee.
]M PSALMS.
3 Great is the mercy of the Lord !
He ^ives his children food :
And ever mindful of his word.
He makes his promise good.
3 His Son» the great Redeemer, came
To seal his covenant sure ;
r Holy and reverend is his name,
— Hjb ways are just and pure.
f 4 Great is the Lord — ^his works of might
Demand our noblest songs ;
Oh let th' assembled saints unite
Their harmony of tongues.
112 First Part. L. M. RahUm.
Blessedness (f fearing and obeying God.
f I 1 nnHAT man is blest, who stands in awe
Of God, and loves his sacred law ;
His seed on earth shall be renowned.
And with successive honors crowned.
2 The soul, that's filled with virtue's light,
> Shines brightest in affliction's night ;
— His conscience bears his couraee up,
< He sees in darkness beams of nope.
— 3 Beset with threatening^ dangers round.
Unmoved shall he mamtain nis ground;
p The sweet remembrance of the just
> Shall flourish, when he sleeps in dust.
112 Second Part. L. M. Uxbri4g€'
1 1 1 THRICE happy man ! who fears the Lord,
Loves his commands — and trusts his word :
Honor and peace his days attend,
And blessings on his seed descend.
3 Compassion dwells upon his mind.
To works of mercy still inclined ;
He lends the poor some present aid,
Or gives them not to be repaid.
3 His soul, well fixed upon the Lord,
Draws heavenly courage from his word ;
Amid the darkness light shall rise.
To cheer his heart, and bless his eyea.
PSALMS. 195
4 He bath dispersed his alms abroad.
His works are still before his God ;
His name on earth shall long remain^
Nor shall his hope of heaven be vain.
112 Third Part. CM.
1 HAPPY is he who fears the Lord,
And follows his commands ;
Who lends the poor without reward,
Or gives with liberal hands.
P 2 Aspity dwells within his breast
To all the sons of need;
^ So Grod shall answer his reouest
With blessings on his seea.
p 3 In times of danger and distress,
— Some beams df li^ht shall shine,
To show the wocld nis righteousneu,
> And give him peace divine.
— 4 His works of piety and love
Remain before the Lord :
Honor on earth, and joys above,
Shall be his sure reword.
113 First Part. L. M. 6/. Si. Helen' i.
Exhortatwn to universal Praise,
1 Y^ saintfl and servants of the Lord.
The triumphs of his name record;
His sacred name forever bless :
Where'er the circling sun displays
His rising beams or sotting rays,
Due praise to his great name address.
2 God, through the world, extends his sway !
The regions of eternal day
But sriadows of his glory are :
To him whose majesty excelsj
Who made the heaven wherein he dwells,
Let no created power compare.
113 Second Part. L. M. StamfieUL
f 1 O ALL ye people — shout and sing
Hosannas to your heavenly King ;
Where'er the sun's bright glories shine.
Ye nations, praise his name divine.
196 PSAUIIS.
3 High on his everlastins throne,
He reigns almighty ana alone ;
Yet we, on earth, with angels share
> His kind regard — ^his tender care.
f 3 Rejoice, ye servants of the Lord,
Spread wide Jehovah's name abroad ;
On praise our God — ^his power adore,
From age to age — ^from snore to shore.
116 First Part. CM. Barby.
Thankful Acknowledgment of God's Goodness,
Air 1 T LOVE the Lord — ^he heard my cries,
'■ And pitied every groan ;
Long as I live, when troubles rise,
I'll hasten to his thirone.
2 1 love the Lord — he bowed his ear,
And chased my grief away :
Oh let my heart no more despair,
While I have breath to pray.
3 The Lord beheld me sore distressed.
He bade ray pains remove ;
Return, my soul, to God, thy rest.
For thou hast known lus love^
116 Second Part. C. ]Vi. Dwndu.
Aff 1 WHAT shall I render to my God
For all his kindness shown ? —
My feet shall visit thine abode,
My songs ftddress thy throne.
2 Among the saints, that fill thine house,
My offering shall be paid ;
There shall my zeal perform the vows
My soul in anguish made.
3 How much is mercy thy delight.
Thou ever-blessed God !
How dear thy servants in thy sight!
How precious is their blood \
4 How happy all thy servants are !
How great thy grace to me !
My Ufe, which thou hast made thy care^
Lord, I devote to thee.
PSALMS. 197
5 Now I am thine — ^fbreTer thiney
Nor ahall my purpose move ;
Thy hand has loosed my bonds of paint
And bound me with thy love.
6 Here, in thy courts, I leave my voW|
And thy rich grace record ;
Witness, ye saints, who hear me noW|
If I forsake the Lord.
117 First Part. L. M. Old Hundred.
Exhortation to univer»cd Praise.
f 1 pROM ail that dwell below the skies,
Let the Creator's praise arise :
Let the Redeemer's name be sung,
Through every land — ^by every tongue.
> 2 Eternal are thy mercies, Lord:
' Eternal truth attends thy wora ;
' Thy praise shall sound from shore to shore,
Till suns shall rise and set no more.
1 17 Second Part. C. M. TaOis' ChanL
t
1 O ALL ye nations^ praise the Lord,
Each with a different tongue ;
Li every language learn his word,
And let his name be sung.
p 2 His mercy reigns through every land— •
' Proclaim his grace abroad :
Forever firm his truth shall stand —
' Praise ye the faithful God.
117 Third Part. C. M. TaUis* Chant
t 1 WITH cheerful notes^ let all the earth
To lieaven their voices raise ;
Let all, inspired with godly mirth,
Sing solemn hymns of praise.
9 2 God's tender mercy knows no bound ;
< His truth shall ne'er decay ;
' Then let the willing nations round
Their grateful tribute pay.
)8P PSALMS.
1 17 Fourth Part. C. M. Ookheker.
f 1 O ALL y« nations, praise the Lord,
His elorious acts proclaim ;
The fulness of his grace record.
And magnify his name.
3 His love is great — ^his mercy sure —
And faithful is his word ;
His truth forever shall endure ;
Forever praise the Lord !
117 Fifth Part. S. M. Ck^ian.
f 1 THY name, almighty Lord,
Shall sound tlirough distant lands ;
Great is thy grace — and sure thy word ;
Thy trutn forever stands.
2 Far be thine honor spread,
And long tliy praise endure.
Till morning hgnt, and evening shade
Shall be exchanged no more.
117 Sixth Part. S. M. SauiyiM
t 1 LET songs of endless praise
From every nation rise ;
Let all the lands their tribute raise.
To God, who rules the skies,
p 2 His mercy and his love
< Are boundless as his name ;
f And all eternity shall prove
His truth remains tne same.
1 17 Setsnth Pakt. 78, Lineoh.
f 1 Al^L yo nations, praise the L(»rd,
All ye lands, your voices raise ;
Heaven and earth, with loud accord.
Praise th^ Lord^for^ver pnuso.
2 For his truth aad mercy stand.
Past, and present, and to oei,
Like tjie jeays of his right hand,
Uke his own eternity.
psAUia
3 Praise him, je iHio know Inv love;
Praise hlni, from tbe depths beneath;
Praise him in the ho^hts above ;
Praise your Maker, aH tbat breathe!
118 FibstPabt. L.1L
ExaUatum of the dwtMe
* ' 1 A Lli power and grace to God hflnf; ;
"^^ He is my stren^^th— and he my aoogz
He comes, mv Savioor — ^from his thiooey
He comes to bring salyation down.
2 Lo ! rising from the tents of otea.
The voice of joy resounds again :
His saints with liim tlie triumph daim.
And shout salyation to his name.
3 His own ri^t hand its strength displaysi
In acts of Talor and of grace :
The cross, the tomb, the tluone, declaie
How vast ills power and gloiy are.
4 For us he conquers — ^thou|^ he dies:
Behold the mighty Saviour rise !
His saints with him the triumph claiaiy
And shout salvation to his name.
118 SecondPabt. cm. Latsm,
Chfiit the AiUhar cf SahalUm.
* * 1 LO. what a glorious comer stone
The builders did refuse !
Yet God hath built his church thereon.
In spite of envious Jews.
2 Great God, the woriL is aH cBvinei
The wonder of our eyes !
This is the day, that proves it thinei
This day did Jesus rise.
3 Sinners, rejoice— and saints, be ^ind i
The Saviour^ name be blest ;
Let endless honors on his head,
With joy, and glory, rest.
900 PSALMS.
4 In God's own name, he comes to bring
Salvation to our race :
Oh let the church address her King, -
With holy songs of praise.
118 Third Part. CM. CoUhtsUr.
CeUbratum qf Chrisfs Resurrection.
1 THIS is the day the Lord hath made.
He calls the hours his own ;
Let heaven rejoice — let earth he glad,
And praise surround his throne.
2 To-day he rose, and left the dead,
And Satan's empire fell ;
To-day the saints his triumph spread.
And all his wonders tell.
3 Hosanna to the anointed King,
To David's holy Son ;
p Help us, O Lord---descend and bring
— Salvation from thy throne.
4 Blest be the Lord — who comes to men
With messages of ff race ;
Who comes, in God his Father's name,
To save our sinful race.
f 5 Hosanna in the highest strains,
The church on earth can raise ;
The hiehest heavens, in which he reigns.
Shall give him nobler praise.
118 Fourth Part. CM. ArUngtan,
Thankful Acknowledgment qf divine J3id,
I ' 1 THE Lord appears my helper now.
Nor is my raith afraid
Of what the sons of earth can do.
Since he affords me aid.
np 2 'TIS safer, Lord, to trust in thee,
And have my God my friend,
Than trust in men of high degree.
And on their truth depend.
PSALMS.
8 Tis through the Lord^ mj
In him my fips rejoiee ;
While his rahratioii » my i
How cheerful m my ▼oiee !
> 4 Joy to the saintB, and peace bd
— The Lord protects Uieir days:
t Let Zion tune immortal
To his almighty
118 Fifth Part. C. 1L
1 LORD, thou hast heard thy
And rescued from the grave ;
Now shall we hve— for none caa das.
Whom God rescues to saTe.
U Thy praise, more constaiit diaii bcfac^
Shall fill our daily breath ;
> Thy hand, that hath chaatind vm won,
f Defends us still from death.
3 Open the gates of Zion now.
For we will worship there ;
To thine own house, with joy well go^
Thy mercy to declare.
4 Here, with th' assembly of thy saints,
Our cheerful Toice we ruse ;
> Here we have told thee our complaiiiti —
f And here we speak thy praise.
118 Sixth Pabt. CM. 8i. Am^s.
Christ the Foundation qf Jus CkmtJu
t * 1 BEHOLD the sure foundation stone,
Which God in Zion lays,
To build our heavenljr hopes upon.
And his eternal praise.
2 Chosen of God — to nnners dear —
Let saints adore the name ;
They trust their whole sahration here.
Nor shall they suffer shame.
3 The foolish builders, scribe and priest.
Reject it with disdain ;
Tet on this rock the church shall rest.
And envy rage in vain.
908 PSALMS.
4 What though the gates of hell withstood.
Yet must this building rise :
'Tie thy oWii work, almiglity God,
And wondrous in our eyes.
118 Seventh Part. S, JVL St. Thomas.
Fint Cboir.
» t 1 SEE what a living stone
The builders did refuse ; —
Second Cboir.
Yet God hath built his church thereon,
In spite of envious Jews.
Fint Choir.
2 The scribe and angry priest
Reject thine only Son : —
Second Choir.
Yet on this rock shall Zion rest,
As the chief corner-stone.
Congregation.
f 3 The work, O Lord, is thine.
And wondrous in our eyes ;
This day declares it all divine.
This aay did Jesus rise.
Fint Choir.
' ' 4 This is the glorious day
That our Kedeemer made : —
Second Cboir.
Let us rejoice — and sing — and pray—
Let all the church be glad.
Fint Ch6ir.
5 Hosanna to the King,
Of David's royal blood : —
Second Choir.
Bless him, ye saints — he comes to bring
Salvation from your God.
Con^resation.
f 6 We bless thine holy word,
Which all this grace displays ;
. And ofter on thine altar, Lord,
Our sacrifice of praise.
118 Eighth Part. 8s & 7s. Sicilian Hynuu
Praise to Christ, the Author of Salvation.
1 CROWN his head with endless blessing,
Who, ill God the Father's name.
With compassion never ceasing.
Comes, salvation to proclaim I
PSALMS. 903
S Lo ! Jehovah, we adore thee ! —
Thee, our Saviour ! — thee, our Gkxl !
From thy throne, let beams of glory
Shine through all the world abroad.
3 Jesus, thee our Saviour hailing.
Thee our God in praise we own ;
Highest honors, never failing,
£ise eternal round thy throne.
4 Now, ye saints, his power confessing,
In your grateful strains adore ;
For his mercy, never ceasing,
Flows, and flows for evermore.
Hallelujah, Amen.
119 First Part. L. M. Wtndkam.
Departures from God deplored.
^ 1 "^^fi all, O Lord, have gone astray.
And wandered from thy heavenly way :
The wilds of sin our feet have trod.
Far from the paths of thee our God.
2 Hear us, great Shepherd of thy sheep !
Our wanoerings heal- our footsteps keep:
We seek thy sheltering fold a^ain ;
Nor shall we seek thee, Lord, m vain.
3 Teach us to know and love thy way ;
And ^ant, to life's remotest day,
< By thme unerring guidance led,
■f Our willing feet uiy paths may tread.
119 Second Part. C. M. Medford.
The Blessedness of fearing and obeying God,
1 1 1 BLEST are the undefiled in heart,
Whose ways are right and clean ;
Who never from thy law depart,
But fly from eveiy sin.
3 Blest are the men, that keep thy word,
And practise thy conmiands ;
With tncir whole heart the^ seek thee, liord*
And serve thee with their hands.
iMM PSALMS.
»p 3 Great i» their peace, who love thy law^
f How firm theu* souls abide !
Nor can a bold temptation draw
Their steady feet aside.
4 Then shall my heart have inward joy,
And keep my face from shame.
When all thy statutes I obey,
And honor all thy name.
119 Third Part. C. M. MedfiM.
Ccmmv/aion with God,
Air 1 TO thee, before the dawning light,
My {gracious God, I pray ;
I meditate thy name by night,
And keep tny law by day.
p *2 My spirit faints to see thy grace —
f Thy promise bears me up ;
And wnile salvation long delays.
Thy word supports my hope.
— 3 When midnight darkness veils the skies,
I call thy works to mind ;
My thoughts in warm devotion rise,
And sweet acceptance find.
119 Fourth Part. CM. JOundu.
Ddight in Crod and hi$ Word.
mf 1 THOU art my portion, O my God ;
Soon as I know thy way,
My heart makes haste t' obey thy word.
And suffers no delay.
2 I choose the path of heavenly truth,
And glory in my choice ;
Not all the riches of the earth
Could make me so rejoice.
3 Thy precepts and thy heavenly grace
I set before my eyes ;
Thence 1 derive my daily strength,
And there my comfort lies.
■p 4 If once I wander fipom thy path,
I think upon my waVB ;
— Then turn my ftet to thy commaikLs,
> And trust thy pardoning grace.
J
PSALBIS. 9m
5 Now I am thine — ^fbreyer thine—
p Oh sare thy senrant, Lord !
f Thou art mj shield— my hiding i^ace"—
My hope is in thy word.
119 FirrHPART. CM. JUtchJUUL
1 HOW shall the young secure their hearts,
And guard their lives from sin ?
Thv word the choicest rules imparts.
To keep the conscience clean.
2 'TIS like the sun— « heavenly light,
That guides us all the day :
And. through the dangers of the night,
A lamp to lead our way.
3 Thy precepts make me truly wise ;
I hate the sinner's road ;
I hate my own vain thoughts that rise.
But love thy law, my Ood.
4 Thjr word is everlasting truth.
How pure is every page ! —
That holy book shall guide bur youth.
And well support our age.
119 Sixth Part. CM. Warwick
1 OH how I love thy holy law !
rris daily my deue^ht:
And thence my meditations draw
Divine advice by night.
3 My waking eyes prevent the day.
To meditate thy word:
My soul with longing melts away.
To bear thy gospe^ Lord.
3 Thy heavenly words my heart engage,
And well employ my tongue,
And through my weary pilgrimage.
Yield ma a heavenly song.
4 When nature nnks— and spirits droo|>—
Thy promises of grace
Are piUars to support my hope,
And there 1 wnte thy praise.
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SO0 PSALMS.
119 Seventh Part/ C. M. Barby.
1 LORD, I have made thy word my choice,
My lasting heritage ; , ^
< There shall my noblest powers rejoice,
m£ My warmest thoughu engage.
— 2 I'll read the histories of thy love.
And keep thy laws in sight.
While through the promises I rove
With ever new delight.
3 Tis like a land of wealth unknown.
Where springs of life arise ;
< Seeds of immortal bliss are sown,
mf And hidden glory lies.
— 4 The best relief that mourners have.
It makes our sorrows blest ;
<: Our fairest hope beyond the grave.
Lea And our eternal rest.
119 EfGHTfiPART. CM. St. Marines.
1 LORD, I am thine— thy truth I own,
Thy righteous precepts love :
In mercy to my soul, send down
Salvation from above.
2 The wicked stand on every side.
And my destruction seek ;
But in thy laws will I abide,
And of thy judgments speak.
3 I love the company of those
Who worship thee in fear,
Obey thy word—observe thy laWs,
And hold thy precepts dear.
»f 4 At morn— at noon— at night, I*U praise,
O Lord, thy sacred name ; ^
t With joy mv thankful voice HI raise,
Thy goodiiess to procldm.
119 Ninth Part. CM. Howard $.
1 OH that thy statutes every hour
Might dwell upon my mind !
Thence I derive a auickening power,
> And daily peace I find.
FSALMS.
np 2 To meditate thy precepta, JLon^
Shall be mv sweet emploT ;
< My soul shall ne'er forget tAj wofd,
Bf Thy word is all my joy.
— 3 How would I run in tbr comi
If thou my heart disenane
From sin and Satan's hatend ^**^«— ^
And set my feet at lai^e !
f 4 My lips with courage shall dedm
Thy statutes and thy name ^
' I'll speak thy word, thoogh kn^i ribal
Nor yield to sinful shame.
119 Tenth Pmt. CM. SL AtuMu
Aff 1 BEHOLD thy waitmg senrant. Lord,
Devoted to thy fear ;
Remember and confirm thy word.
For all my hopes are there.
2 Hast thou not sent saltation down.
And promised quickening grace t
Doth not my heart address iny throne ?
> And yet tny loTe delays.
- 3 Mine eyes for thy salration foil;
Oh ! Dear thy servant up ;
Nor let the scoffing lips prevail.
Who dare reproach my hope.
4 Didst thou not raise my faith, O Lord?
Then let th^r truth appear :
ittf Saints shall rejoice in my reward.
And trust as well as fear.
119 Elevknth Pakt. cm. LitchfUU.
Aff 1 OH that the Lord would guide my ways
To keep his statutes stiU !
Oh that my Cod would ^rant me grace
To know and do his will !
2 Oh send thy Spirit down, to write
Thy law upon my heart ;
Nor let my tongue indulge deceit,
Nor act the liar's part.
SOe P8ALHS.
3 From Tanity turn off my eyes ;
Let no corrupt design,
Nor covetous aesire arise
Within this soul of mine.
4 Order my footbtens by thy word.
And make my heart sincere ;
Let sin have no dominion, Lord,
But keep my conscience clear.
p 5 Mv soul hath gone too far astray —
My leet too often slip :
— Yet since I keep in mind thy way,
Restore thy wandering sheep.
6 Make me to walk in thy commands—
mt »Tis a delightful road;
Nor let my bead, nor heart, nor hands
Ofiend against my God.
119 Twelfth Part. CM. Dedkam.
1 WITH my whole heart I've sought thy face;
Oh let me never i«tray
From thy commands, O God of grace;
Nor tread the sirmer's way.
2 Thy word I've hid within my heart.
To keep my conseience clean.
And be an everlasting guard
From every rising sin.
3 I'm a companion of the saints.
Who fear and love the Lord ;
My sorrows rise — my nature famts,
When men transgrese thy word.
4 My heart with sacred reverence hears
The threatenings of thy word ;
My flesh with holy trembling fears
The judgments of the Lord,
5 My Ood, I long— I hope— I wait
For thy salvation still ;
Thy holy law is my delight.
And I obey thy will.
119 —^^- ^^
1 C03CSIWX f^
i:
• i
2 Yet I te^ *"^,7^r^c. °^
^^gilctXA maCRr XM^ ^^
3 H-d oo« i7 ^^^.^^~
N<w waJHta" from uo ^*J-
119 ^^
«i^^ ^^^drcr and evcrr inflt
2 I Becd the mflu*^^ «*;jg
To Bpeed me id tliy way.
Or tarn mf ^^et 9mT9j^
And thou a lauhful ^»odi'
Wilt thoa DOt grant mf 2[«™«r seal
To nm the heawenfynmA?
4 Docs not my heart ^JF^fP^ ^^"^
And long to see thy »oe?
And yet, how slow my epints more
Without enlivening grw5C !
r 5 Then shaD I love thy gospel mora,
And ne'er forget thy word.
When I have felt its quickening -
To draw me near the l^nL
18 »
3(0 PSALMS.
119 FiFTESNTH Part. CM. 8i. Marti$es.
1 THY mercies fill the earth, O Lord ;
How good thy works appear !
Open my eyes to read thy word,
And see thy wonders there.
3 Since Pm a stranger here below
Let not thy path be hid ;
But mark the road my feet should go,
And be my constant guide.
3 When I confessed my wandering waya^
Thou heard'st my soul complain ;
Grant me the teachings of thy grace,
Or I shall stray agam.
4 If God to me his statutes show,
And heavenly truth impart,
His work forever Fll pursue,
His law shall rule my heart.
119 Sixteenth Part. CM. LandaiL
mi
1 BIY hiding-place, my refuffe-toiirer,
And shield art thou — O Lord i
f 1 firmly anchor all my hopes
On Uiy unerring word.
— 3 According to thy gracious word.
From danger set me A*ee ;
Nor make me of those hopes ashamed,
That I repose on thee.
3 On me, devoted to thy fear.
Lord, make thy face to shine ;
Thy statutes both to know And keep
My heart with zeal incline.
Bf 4 My hidin^-plaoe, my refuge-tow«r,
And shield art thou — O Lord !
f I firmly anchor all my hopes
On toy unerring word.
119 Seventeenth Part. S. M. Doffer.
1 WITH humble heart and tongue,
IMbf God, to thee I pray :
Oh 1 bring me now, while I am youiur.
To thee, the living way, "^ ^
PSALMS. 911
S Make an unguarded youth
The object of thy care ;
Help me to choose the way of truth,
And fly from every snare.
3 My heart, to folly prone,
Renew by power divine ;
Unite it to thyself alone,
And make me wholly thine.
4 Oh ! let thy word of erace
Mv warmest thougnts employ ;
Be this, through all my following days,
My treasure and my joy.
5 To what thv laws impart
Be mv whole soul mclined ;
Come, saviour, dwell within my heart.
Ana sanctify my mind.
121 FiBST Part. L. M. RabUm.
God^s guardian Care of his People,
f 1 fJ£ lives — ^the everiasting God, [flood ;
Who built the world — ^who spread the
The heavens, with all their host, he made,
> And the dark re^ns of the dead.
•f 2 He guides our feet — he guards our way ;
His morning smiles adorn the dav ;
He spreads the evening veil — ana keeps
> *nie silent hours, while Israel sleeps.
Bf 3 Israel — a name divinely blest,
May rise secure— securely rest :
Thy holy guardian's wakeful eyes
Admit no slumber, nor surprise.
4 Long as I live, VU trust his power;
Then in my last, departing hour,
■f Angels, that trace the airy road,
■p Shall bear me homewara to my God*
121 Second Pakt. CM. 8t. MartUs.
1 TO heaven I lift my waiting eyes,
Tliere all my hopes are laid ;
The Lord, who built the earth and 4des,
}» my perpetual aid.
219 PSAUttS*
2 Tlieir steadfast feet shall never fan.
Whom he designs to keep ;
His ear attends tneir humble call.
His eyes can never sleep.
f 3 Israel, rejoice, and rest secure,
Thy keeper is the Lord ; •
His wakeful eyes employ nis power
For tliine eternal guard.
4 He guards thy soul— he keeps thy breathy
Where thickest dangers come :
Go and return, secure from deatn,
Till God shall call thee home.
121 Third Part. H. M. DarwdTs^
M 1 TO God I lift mine eyes,
From him is all mv aid ;
The God that built tne skies.
And earth and nature maae :
God is the tower [ His grace is nigh
To which I fly : | In every hour.
2 My feet shall never slide.
And fall in fatal snares.
Since God, my guard and guide,
Defends me Soin my fears.
Those wakeful eyes, I ^all Israel keep
That never sleep, | When dangers nae.
3 No burning heats by day.
Nor blasts of evening air.
Shall take my heolth away,
If God be with me there :
Thou art my sun, I To guard my head
And thou my shade, | By night or noon.
4 Hast thou not given thy word
To save my soul from death ?
And I can trust my Lord
To keep my mortal breath :
111 go and come, | Till from on high
Nor fear tq die, | Thou call me hoipa.
PSALMS. 313
122 First Pabt. CM. Hmaardu
DeKght in the Sabbath and Temple qf God,
»i 1 fXOW did my heart rejoice to hear
My friends devoutly say,
' In Zion let us all appear.
' And keep the solemn aay ^
2 I love her gates — I love the road ;
The church, admned with grace.
Stands like a palace built for Uod,
> To show his milder face.
— 3 Upto her courts, with joy unknown^
The holy tribes repau* :
The Son of David holds his throne,
And sits in judgment there.
4 He hears our praises and complaints,
And while his awful voice
Divides the sinners from the saints,
We tremble and rejoice.
p 5 Peace be within this sacred place,
— And joy a constant guest ;
With holy gifts, and heavenly grace
Be her attendants blest !
6 My soul shall pray for Zion still,
While life, or breath remains ;
f Here my best friends^ my kindred dwell,
Here God, my Saviour, reigns.
J 22 Second Part. CM. Wanriit.
1 WITH ioy we hail the sacred day,
Whicn God has called his own ;
With joy the summons we obey,
To worship at his throne.
2 Thy chosen temple. Lord, how fair!
Where willing votaries thrpng
*P To breathe the humble fervent prayei^-
' And pour the choral song.
— 3 Spirit of grace ! oh deign to dwell
Within thy church below ;
Make her in holiness excel,
< With pure devotion glow.
914 PSALMS.
F 4 Let peace within her walls be foand—
— Let all her sons unite.
To spread with grateful zeal around^
< Her clear and shining light.
— 5 Great God. we hail the sacred day.
Which thou hast called thine own ;
■f With joy the summons we obey,
To worship at thy throne.
122 Third Part. CM. Ifeor.
1 OH 'twas a joyful sound to hear
Our tribes devoutly say,
' Up, Israel, to the temple haste,
And keep your festal day !'
2 At Salem's courts we must appear,
With our assembled powers.
In strong and beauteous order ranged.
Like her united towers.
■P 3 Oh prav we then for Salem's peace-r-
— For tney shall prosperous be,
Thou holy city of our God,
Who bear true love to thee.
■P 4 May peace within thy sacred walls
A constant guest be found ;
— With plenty and prosperity
' Thy palaces be crowned.
122 Fourth Part. G. P. M.
1 THE festal mom, my God. is come,
That calls me to thy sacred dome,
Thy presence to adore :
My feet the summons shall attend.
With willinff steps thy courts ascend.
And treaa the nallowed floor.
3 With holy joy I hail the day.
That warns my thirsting soul away ;
What transports fill my breast !
Fon lo ! my great Redeemer's power
Unfolds the everlasting door.
And leads me to his rest 1
i
PSALMS. 315
3 Hither, from earth's remotest end,
Lio! the redeemed of God ascend,
Their tribute hither bring ;
i" Here, crowned with everlasting joy,
In hymns of praise their tongues employ.
And hail tli' immortal King,
122 Fifth Part. S. P. M. BethO.
' ' 1 HOW pleased and blest was I,
To hear the people ciy,
' Come, let us seek our Crod to-day t*
Yes, with a cheerful zeal,
We haste to Zion's hill,
And there our vows and honors pay.
2 Zion — thrice happy place —
Adorned with wondrous grace.
And walls of strength embrace thee round:
In thee our tribes appear
To pray, and praise, and hear
The sacred gospel's joyful sound.
3 Here David's greater Son
Has fixed his royal throne ;
He sits for grace and judgment here :
He bids the saints IJe guid,
He makes the sinners sad^
And humble souls rejoice with fear.
P 4 May peace attend thy gate,
And joy within thee wait,
— To bless the soul of every guest:
The man who seeks thy peace,
And wishes thine increase,
A thousand blessings on him rest!
5 Mv tongue repeats her vows,
V * Peace to this sacred house !'
^ For here ray friends and kindred dwell:
And since mv glorious God
Makes thee nis blest abode.
My soul shall ever love thee welL
128 7s.
Humble Waiting on God for Spiritual Strength,
f 1 JJORD, before thy throne we bend ;
Now to thee our eyes ascend :
910 PSALMS.
SenraaU to our Master true,
nf Lo ! we yield thee homage due :—
f Children, to thy throne we fly,
Abba, Father, bear our cry !
F 3 Low before thee, Lord, we bow,
X We are weak-^but mighty^ thou :
p Soiv distressed, yet supphaut still,
— Here we wait tny holy will :
Bound to earth, and rooted here.
Till our Saviour God appear.
3 Leave us not beneath the power
Of temptation's darkest hour:
■kf Swift to read, their captives' doom.
See our foes exultinff come ! —
p Jesus, Saviour, yet be nigh,
t Lord of Hfe and victory !
125 First Part. C. M. Cokhnter.
tktfety oftnuting in God,
•f 1 YJNSHAKEN as the sacred hitt.
And firm as mountains stand ;
Firm as a rock--the soul shall rest.
That trusts th' jahnighty hand.
2 Not walls nor hills could guard so well
Fair Salem's happy ground.
As those eternal arms of love.
That every saint surround.
<oi 3 I>eal gentlv, Lord, with souls sineere.
And lead them safely on;
nf Oh may we reach the blest abode,
Where Christ our* Lord is gone.
125 Second Part. S. M. Waickman.
f 1 FIRM and unmoved are tb^y.
Who rest their souls on Ood ;
Firm as the mount where David dwelt.
Or where the ark abode*
2 As mountains stood to guard
The city's sacred ground,
So Ood, and his almighty love.
Embrace his saints around.
r8ALM». 91V
*>i 3 Deal gently, Lord, with those,
Whose taith and holy fear,
■f Whose hope, and love, and every grace,
Proclaim their hearts sincere.
126 c. M.
1 /y^HEN God revealed his gracious nanue,
And changed my mournful state,
My rapture seemed a pleasing dream,
The grace appeared so great.
2 The world beheld the glorious change,
And did thy hand confess ;
' My tongue broke out in unknown strainf,
And sung surprising grace.
3 Great is the work ! — my neighbors cried,
And owned thy power divine;
Great is the work i— my heart replied.
And be the glory thine.
- 4 The [jord can clear the darkest skies,
Can five us day for night ;
Make drops of sacred sorrow rise
To rivers of delight.
•p 5 Let those that sow in sadness wait
Till the fair harvest come ;
^ They shall coofess their sheaves are great, .
' And shout the blessings home,
127 First Part. L. M. Uxbntfge.
The divine Blesaing necessary io Success,
■
1 JF God succeed not, all the cost
And pains to build the house are lost ;
If (xod the city will not keep,
The watchful guards as well may sleep.
3 What though we rise before the sun,
And work, and toil, when day is done,
Careful and sparing eat our bread,
To shun thajt potverty we dread ;•**
3 T^ all in TAin, tin God hath Mast }
He caa nfioke rich, yet give us rest:
On QodfOwr aoveretgn, still depenmi
Chir joy in cluldren and in firieud*.
19
ff
318 PSALMS.
4 Happy the man, to whom he sends
Obedient children, faithful finends !
How sweet our daily comforts proye,
Bestowed by his paternal love f
127 Second Pabt. C. M. NotHngkam
t V 1 IF God to build the house deny.
The builders work in vain ;
And towns, without his wakeful eye.
An useless watch maintain.
2 Before the morning: beams arise.
Your painful work renew.
And till the stars ascend the akiesi
Your tiresome toil pursue.
3 Short be your sleep, and coarse your fare,
In vain, till God has blest ;
But if his smiles attend your care.
You shall have food and rest.
4 Nor children, relatives, nor friends,
Shall real blessinjH^ prove,
Nor ail the earthly joys he sends,
If sent without his love.
127 Third Part. 8^ d& 7s. SiciKan Hgwm.
1 VAINLY throuffh night's weary hours,
Keep we watch, lest foes alarm ;
Vain our bulwarks, and our towers.
But for God's protecting arm.
2 Vain were all our toil and latior.
Did not God that labor bless ;
Vain, without his grace and favor.
Every talent we possess.
3 Vainer still the hope of heaven,
That on human strength relies ;
But to him shall help be givea.
Who in homble fidth hpplaoa*
4 Seek we,' then, the Lord's Anointed,
He shall grant us peace and rest;
Ne'er was suppliant disappointed.
Who thfough Christ his prayer addnned.
FSALMa tt9
128 CM. OrmmuL
BlessedneM of obeying and serving Ocd,
1 QH happy man, whose soul is filled
With zeal and reverend awe !
Hifl lips to God their honors yield.
His life adorns thy law.
2 A careful providence shall stand.
And ever guard his head ;
Shall on the labors of his hand
Its kindly blessings shed.
3 The Lord shall his best hopes fulfil.
For months and years to come :
The Lord, who dwells on Zion's nil!,
Shall send the blessings home.
4 Tills is the man, whose happy eyes
Shall see his house increase ;
Shall see the mourning church arise,
Then leave the world in peace.
130 FikstPart. L. M. TalHs^ Ev. Hgmm.
Merey and Pardon penUentijf implored,
1 pROM deep distress, and troubled thoiigli|%
To thee, my God« I raised my cry:
If thou severely mark our faults,
Oh ! who could stand before thine eye ?
2 But thou hast built thy throne of grace,
Free to dispense thy pardons there,
That sinners may approach thy face.
And hope, ana love — as well as fear.
■^ 3 My trust is fixed upon thy word,
Nor shall I trust thy word in vain :
— Let mourning souls address the Lord,
And find relief from all their pain.
■f 4 Great is his love — and large his ffraee.
Through the redemption of hu Son ;
He turns our feet from sinful ways,
And pardons what our hands have done.
tm PSALMS.
ISO Second Part. CM. Ik^
Aff 1 OUT of the deeps of long distressy
The borders of despair,
I sent xny cries to seek thy grace.
My groans to move thine ear.
3 Great God ! should thy soTerer eye.
And thine impartial hand,
Be strict to mark iniquity,
No mortal flesh could stand.
•f 3 But there are pardons with my God,
For crimes of hiffh degree ;
Thy Son has bought them with his bloo^
To draw us near to thee.
■F 4 I wait for thy salvatioiK Lord ^
•f With strong desires 1 wait ;
— > My soul, invited by thy word.
Stands watching at thy gate.
' 5 In God the Lord let Israel trust,
■P O sinners, seek his face ;
— The Lord is good^ as well as just,
And plenteous is his grace.
130 Third Part. S. M. Idiih MdrOar^
^ 1 FROM lowest depths of wo,
To God I send my cry ;
Lord, hear my supplicating voice.
And graciously reply !
3 Shouldst thou severely judge,
Who can the trial hear ?
Forgive, O'Lord, lest we despond^
And quite renounce thy fear.
8 My soul with patience waits.
For thee, the living Lord ;
My hopes are on thy promise boiltt
Thy never-failing word.
4 My longing eyes look out
For tnine enlivening ray,
More duly tljan th? mommg watek
To hail the dawning day.
PSALMS.
5 Let Israel trust in God,
No bounds his mercy knows ;
The plenteous source and spring firomwlienoo
Eternal succor flows.
131 First Part. CM. Dmidu.
Mesignation and Contentment,
1 IS there ambition in mj heart ? —
Search, gracious Goa, and see ;
Or. do I act a haughty part? —
V Lordf I appeal to thee.
— 2 Whate'er thine all*disceming eye
Sees for thy creature fit,
111 bless the good — ^and to the ill
> Contentedly submit.
< 3 Let not despair nor fell revenge
> Be to my bosom known ;
tJt Oh give me tears for others' wo,
> And patience for my own.
— 4 Feed me, O Lord, with needful food:
I ask not wealth, or fame ;
But ffive me eyes to view thy worksi
f A neart to praise thy name.
— 5 Oh may my days obscurely pass,
Without remorse or care ;
And let me for my parting hour
From day to day prepai*e.
131 Second Part. 8s dz; 7s. SiciHan Hymn,
1 LET thy grace, Lord, make me lowly ;
Humble all my swelling pride:
Fallen, guilty^ and unholy,
Greatness rrom my eyes I'll hide :
2 I'Q forbid my vain aspiring.
Nor at earthly honors ami ;
No ambitious heights desiring,
Far above my humble claim.
3 Weaned from earth's vexatious pleasunfl, *
In thy love 111 seek for mine ;
Placed m heaven my nobler treasures^
Earth I quietly resign,
iQH PSALMS.
mi 4 Israel, thus the world despisingv
On the Lord alone rely ;
Then, from him thy joys arlnng
Like himself shall never 6se^
188 FiMT Part. L. M. Dmutm
The Chwth Me Dwdling-Plaee of God.
f I 1 WHERE shall we go to seek and find
'' A habitation for our (jod?
A dwelling for the eternal nund-
Among the sons of flesh and blood?
2 The God of Jacob chose the hill
Of Zion for his ancient rest ;
And Zion is his dwelling still ;
His church is with his presence blest.
3 Here will he meet the hungry poor,
And fill their souls with living bread ;
Sinners, that wait before his doon
With sweet provision shall be ted.
4 Here will 1 fix my gracious throne.
And reign forever— saith the iiord:
Here shall my power and love be known.
And blessings shall attend my word.
132 Second Part. C. M. Marlom.
«f 1 ARISE ! O King of grace, arise.
And enter to thy rest ;
Lo ! thy church waits with longmg eyee
Thus to be owned and blest.
2 Enter with all thy glorious train,
•ihy Spirit and thy word ;
All that the ark did once contain.
Could no iuch grace afford.
«P 3 Here, mighty God, accept our yowB,
— Here let thy praise be spread ;
Bless the provisions of thy houfle.
And fill thy poor with bread.
mf 4 H&re let the Sen of David rei^
Let God's Anointed shine ;
Justtee and truth his court mamtain.
With love and power divine.
PSALMS S»
5 Here let him hold a lasting throne,
And as his kingdom grows,
Fresh honors shall adorn his crown.
And shame confound his foes.
133 First Part. C. M. Bawdom.
ExeeUenee of Christian Unanimity and Love.
1 ffiPIRIT of peace! celestial Dove !
How excellent thy praise !
No richer gift than Clinstian love
Thy gracious power displays.
^1 2 Sweet as the dew on herh and flower,
That silently distils.
At eveninff's soft and oalmy hour,
On Zioirs fruitful hills : —
3 So, with mild influence from above.
Shall promised grace descend,
< Till universal peace and love
■f O'er all me earth extend.
133 SboondPart. cm. ArHngUm.
1 LO ! what an entertaining sight
Those friendly brethren prove.
Whose cheerful hearts in bands unite,
Of harmony and love !
2 Where streams of bliss from Christ the spring
Descend to every soul ;
And heavenly peace, with balmy wing.
Shades and bedews the whole.
3 ^Tis pleasant as the morning dews
That fall on Zion's hill.
Where God his mildest ^lory showSy
And makes his grace aistil.
133 Third Part. S. M. HaterUlL
iol 1 BLEST are the sons of peace,
Whose hearts and hopes are one ;
Whose kind designs to serve and please
Through all their actions run.
9M PSALMS.
3 Blest 18 the pious house,
Where zeal and friendship meet ;
Their songs of praise— -their mingled towb.
Make their communion sweet.
3 From those celestial springs
Such streams of pleasiu^ flow,
As no increase of riches brings,
Nor honors can bestow.
4 Thus on the heavenly hills
The saints are blest above ;
^ Where joy, like morning clew, distils,
> And all the air is love.
183 Fourth Part. S. P. M. Dalstm
1 HOW pleasant 'tis to see
Kindred and friends agree,
Each in his proper station move ;
Aud each fulnl his part,
With sympathizing heart.
In all the cares of life and love !
2 Like fruitful showers of rain.
That water all the plain.
Descending fh>m the neighboring hills ;
Such streams of pleasure roll
Through every friendly soul.
Where love, like heavenly dew, distils.
[Repeat tbe fint abma.]
134 S. M. St. Thomas
Praise to Qodfor his Works,
1 TIEHOLD his wondrous grace !
And bless Jehovcdi's name :
Ye servants of the Lord, his praise
By day and night proclaim.
2 He formed the earth below.
He formed the heavens his throne :
His grace from Zion he'll bestow.
And pour his blessings down.
f 3 Ye, who his courts attend.
There lift your hands on high :
And let ^our songs of praise asoend|
In strains of sacred joy.
F8ALM8. 9K
135 First Part. L. M. Shanm
JEvhartation to praise God.
1 pRAISE ye the Lord— exalt his name.
While ill his holy 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
Uis church is his peculiar joy.
135 Second Part. C. M. Carinih.
1 AWAKE, ye saints, to praise your King,
Your sweetest passions raise ;
Your pious pleasure, while you sing.
Increasing with the praise.
■f 2 Great is the Lord — and works unknown
Are his divine employ ;
— But still his saints are near his throne,
Uis treasure and his joy.
3 Heaven, earth, and sea confess his hand ;
He bids the vapors rise !
< Lightning and storm, at his command,
f sweep through the sounding skies.
— 4 All power that gods or kings have claimed,
Is found with him alone ;
But heathen gods shall ne'er be named,
Where our Jehovah's known.
5 Ye nations, know the living God,
Serve him with holy fear ;
He makes the churches his abode,
And claims your honors there.
185 Third Part. C. M. 8i. MarHn'M
1 OH praise the Lord with one consent,
And magnify his name ;
Let all the servants of the Lord
His worthy praise proclainL
2 For this our truest interest is,
Glad hymns of praise to sing ;
PSALMS.
And with loud sones to bless his name,
A most delightful thing.
3 That Ood is great, we often have
By glad experience found :
Ana seen how he, with wondrous power.
Above fdl gods is crowned.
4 Oh praise the Lord with one consent.
And magnify his name ;
Let all the servants of the Lord
His worthy praise proclaim.
186 First Part. L. M. Brewer
Divine Ooodne89 and Compassion eeUbrated.
1 rjIVE to our God immortal praise ;
Mercy and truth are all his ways ;
Choms.
Wonders of grace to God belong.
Repeat his mercies in your song.
Semi<cbonia.
2 He built the earth— he spread the sky,
And fixed the starry lights on high :
Chonn.
His mercies ever shall endure,
When suns and moons shall shine no more.
Seml'Chona.
3 He sent his Son with power to save
From guilt, and darkness, and the grave:
Chonu.
Wonders of grace to God belong,
Repeat his mercies in your song.
Semi-chtmit. ,
4 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.
136 Second Part. CM. Judea. Wesifvrd,
1 GIVE thanks to God, the sovereign Lord,
Cboma.
His mercies still endure :
Solo.
And be the King of kings adored ;
Cbonn.
His truth is ever sure.
FSALM8. 9ff
S What wonders hath his wifldom done !
How mighty is his hand!
Solo.
Heaven, earth, and sea he framed alone ;
How wide is his command !
f 3 He saw the nations dead in sin :
ChonH.
He felt his pity move :
Sokk
How sad the state the world was in .
Chotu
How boundless was his love !
Sohk
-^ 4 He sent to save us from our wo ;
His goodness never fails ;
Sohk
From death and hell, and every foe ;
CborML
And still his grace prevails.
Chorus.
f 5 Give thanks to God, the heavenly King ;
His mercies still endure :
Let all the earth his praises sing ;
His truth is ever sure.
136 Third Part. Ts. AduUum
Solo or I
1 LET us. with a joyful mind.
Praise tne Lord, for he is kind ;
Choruk
For his mercies shall endure.
Ever faithful, ever siu-e.
Solo or Senii<bonn.
2 He. with all*commanding might.
Filled the new-made worid with light:
CboriHi
For his mercies shall endure.
Ever fhithful, ever sure.
Solo or SoBi-chorai,
8 All thinffs living he doth feed :
His Aill nand supplies their need :
For his mercies shall endure.
Ever faithful, ever sure*
sole or SMii'^anMi
4 He his chosen race did blesi,
In the wasteful wilderness ;
FeALMfi.
For his mercies shall endure^
Ever faithful, ever sure.
Solo or Semi-cboraa.
5 He hath, with a piteous eye,
Looked upon our misery :
* Clionn.
For his mercies shall endure,
Ever faithful, ever sure.
ff 6 Let us then, withjoyful mind.
Praise the Lord, for he is kind :
For his mercies shall endure.
Ever faithful, ever sure.
136 Fourth Part. H. M. Haneiek.
1 GIVE thanks to God most high.
The universal Lord ;
The sovereign King of kings:
And be his grace adored.
Chonw.
Thy mer«y, Lord, I And ever sure
ShaU still endure, | Abides thy word.
Semi'Chonii.
2 How mighty is his hand !
What wonders hath he done I
He formed the earth And seas.
And spread the heavens alone.
ChOfORi
His power and grace I And let his name
Are still the same ; | Have endless praise.
Seml-cborai.
3 He saw the nations lie.
All perishing in sin,
And pitied the sad state ^
The ruined world was in.
Thy mercy. Lord, I And ever sure
Shall still endure ; | Abides thy word.
4 He sent his only Sosr
To save us from our wo.
From Satan, sin, and 4eatk,
And every hurtfiil f^«
Chfonn.
Ifis power and grace | Ajad l«t bia ntmf
Are still the same, I Haveendlew praiae.
PSALMS. wm
5 Give thanks aloud to God^
To God the heavenly King ;
And let the spacious earth,
His works and glories sing.
Thy mercy, Lord,
Shall still endure;
And ever sure
Abides thy word.
137 First Part. lOs. 8ao€omak.
Lamenting the DesolaHonB qfZion.
1 A LONG the banks where Babel's cnrrent flows, '
Our captive bands in deep despondence strayedf
While Zion's fall in sad remembrance rose.
Her friends, her children, mingled with the dead.
2 The tuneless harp^ that once with joy we strung,
■f When praise employed and mirth inspired the fity,
F In mournful silence— on the willows hung,
I'M And growing grief prolonged the tedious day.
■f 1 13 Our hard oppressors, to increase our wo.
With taunting smiles a song of Zion clfdm ;
Bid sacred praise in strains melodious flow,
While they blaspheme the great Jehovah's name.
■p 4 But how, in heathen chains, and lands unknown.
Shall israd's sons a song of Zion raise ? —
O hapless Salem, God's terrestrial throne,
Thou land of glory — sacred mount of praise v— '
5 If e'er my memory lose thy lovely name.
If my cold heart neglect my kindred race.
Let dire destruction sei2e this guilty frame :'
My hand shaU perish >and my voice 4hall cease.
137 ^Second Part. L. M. Sunderland.
1 WHEN we» our wearied limbs to rest,
Sat down hy proud Euphrates' sfream,
We wept— with doleful tnoughts oppressedf
And Zion was our mournful theme.
3 Our harps, that, when with joy we sung,'
Were wont their tunefUl pwuts to bear^
With silent strings, neglected hung,
On willow trees that withered there.
20
P8ALM8.
8 How shall we tune our voice to sing.
Or touch our harps with skilful hands?
Shall hyoms of joy, to God our King.
Be sung by slaves in foreign lands r
4 O Salem, our once happy seat !
When I of thee forgetful prove,
Let then my trembling hand forget
The tuneful strings with art to move.
Mf S If I to mention thoe forbear,
Eternal silence seize my tongue ;
> Or if I sing one cheerful air,
i TUl thy deliverance is my song.
137 Third Part. L; M. Danven
1 WHY, on the bendinff willows hun^,
Israel! still sleeps tny tuneful struig? —
Still mute remains thy sullen toneue.
And Zion's song denies to sing?
2 Awake !— thy sweetest raptures raise;
Let harp and voice unite their strains :
< 1^ promised King his sceptre swavs ;
t Jesus, thine own Messiah, reigns :
~ 3 No taunting foes the song require:
No strangers mock thy captive chain:
But friends provoke the silent lyre,
And brethren ask the holy strain.
4 Nor fear thy Salem's hills to wrong,
If other lands th]r triumph share:
< A heavenly city claims thy song ;
A brighter Salem rises there.
— > 5 By foreign streams no longer roam ;
Nor, weeping, think of Jordan's flood:
< Li every clime oehold a home,
i In every temple see thy God.
187 Fourth Part. S. M. PtnionmBB.
1 I LOVE thy kinedom. Lord,
The house of thine abode,
The church, our blest Redeemer saved
With his own precious blood*
PSALMS. m
2 I love thy church, O God !
Her walls before thee stand.
Dear as the apple of thine eye.
And graven on thy hand.
p 3 For her my tears shall fall ;
For her my prayers ascend;
To her my cares and toils be ffiTen,
Till toils and cares shall end.
— 4 Beyond my highest joy
I prize her heavenly ways,
Her sweet communion-^-«olemn tows,
f Her hymns of love and praise.
— 5 Jesus, thou friend divine.
Our Saviour, and our King,
f ^^ hand from every snare and foe.
Shall great deliverance bring.
f * 6 Sure as thy truth shall last,
— To Zion shall be given
f The brightest glories earth can yield.
And brighter bliss of heaven.
188 L. M. Brewer,
Praise for divine Protection.
mi 'W'l'^H ^11 ™y powers of heart and tongue,
I'll praise my Maker in my song ;
Angels shall hear the notes I raise,
Approve the song, and join the praise.
p 2 To God I cried, when troubles rose ;
He heard me, and subdued my foes ;
He did my rising fears control,
mt And strength difTusod through all my soul
— 3 Amid a thousand snares I stand,
Upheld and guarded by thy hand;
Tny words my fainting soul revive,
Aud keep my dying faith alive.
t 4 111 sing thy truth and mercy. Lord ;
V\\ sinff the wonders of thy word ;
Not allthe works and names below,
So much thy power and glory show.
Un PSALMS
139 Fir9tPart. L. M. Lynn
OmnUcU^ee and OmnifTtunce qf Ood.
9 1 TORD, thou hast searched and seen me thro'
Tltine eye commandii with piercing view
3f y rising and my resting hours^
My heart and flesh, witli all their powers.
3 My thoughts, before they are my own,
Are to my God distinctly known :
He knows the words I mean to speak.
Ere from my opening lips they break.
3 Within th^ circling power I stand,
On every side 1 find thy hand :
•f Awake — ^asleep—- at home — abroad,
I am surroimded still with God.
p 4 Amazing knowledge ! — vast and great !
f What large extent! — what lofty height!
Mjr soul, with all the powers I boast.
Is in the boundless prospect lost.
Aff 5 Oh may these thoughts possess my breast,
Where er 1 rc-e — whereW I rest;
Nor let my weaker passions dare
I««B Consent to sin— for Qod is there.
139 Second Part. L. M. Batk
1 THOU, Lord, by strictest search hast known
My rising up and lying down ;
31y secret thoughts are known to thee,
Known long before conceived by me.
2 Could I BO false, so faithless prove.
To leave thy service, and thy love —
Where, Lord, could 1 thy presence shnn,
Or from thy dreadfiil glory run ?
3 If up to heaven 1 take my flight,
'Tis there thou dwclPst, enthroned in light ;
Or sink to hell's infernal plains,
Tis there almighty vengeance reigns.
4 Or should I try to shun thy sight,
Beneath the sable wings or night*
One glance from thee~one piercine ray.
Would kindle darkness mto day.
PSALMS. 938
5 The yeil of night ia no diaguise,
No screen from thy all-seimshing eyes ;
Throuff h midnight sliadea thou find^t thy way.
As in the bhizing noon of day.
^ 6 Search. O my God ! my thoughts and heart,
If miacnief hirks in any part ;
Correct me, where I go astray,
And guide me in thy perfect way.
189 Third Part. L. M. BaiL
God our Creator and Presenter.
1 TWAS from thy hand, mv God, I came,
A work of such a curious frame :
In me thy fear fill wonders shine.
And each proclaims thy skill divine*
2 Great God, my feeble nature pays
Lnmortal tribute to thy praise ;
Thy thoughts of love to me surmount
The power of numbers to recount
3 These on mv heart are still impressed ;
Witli these 1 give mine eyes to rest ;
And at mv waking hour I find
God and nis love possess my mind.
139 Fourth Part. G. M. Dmndu
OmmUeienee and Omnipresence of Qod»
^ 1 IN all my vast concerns with thee,
In vain my soul would try
To shun thy presence. Lord, or flee
The notice of thine eye.
3 Tliine all-surrounding sight surveys
My rising and my rqst.
My public walks — my private ways,
And secrets of my breast.
3 My thoughts lie open to the Lord,
Before they've formed within ;
And ere my lips pronounce the word,
He knows the sense I mean.
934 PSALMS.
^ 4 Oh '. wondrous knowledge — deep and hi^!
> Wliere can a creature hide ?
p^ Within thy circling arms I lie.
Enclosed on every side.
i^ 5 So let thy grace surround me fltiU,
And like a bulwark prove,
To guard my soul from every ill,
Secured by sovereign love.
139 Fifth Part. CM. Sj^mur
1 LORD, where shall guilty souls retire,
Forrotten and unknown ?
In heU they meet th^ dreadful fire,
In heaven thy glorious throne.
3 Should I suppress my vital breath,
To 'scape tne wrath divine ;
Thy voice would break the bars of deathf
And make the grave resign.
3 If, winged with beams of morning light,
I flv Be vend the west ;
Thy nana, which must support my flight,
Would soon betray my rest,
4 If o'er my sins I think to draw
The curtains of the night :
The flaming eyes that guard thy law.
Would turn the shacfes to light.
5 The beams of noon — the midnight hour.
Are btfth alike to thee :
Afr Oh may I ne'er provoke that power.
From which i cannot flee.
139 Sixth Part. CM. McdJidJL
God our Creator and Preserver,
1 WHEN I with pleasing wonder stand,
And all my frame survey ;
Lord, 'tis thy work — I own thy hand
That built my humble clay.
3 My flesh with fear and wonder standi,
The product of thy skill ;
And hourly blessings from thy hand&
Thy thoughts of love reveal.
PSALMS.
9 And when I count thy mercies o^r.
They fill me with surprise ;
Not all the sands that spread the shora
To equal numbers rise.
4 These on my heart by night I keep ;
How kind, how dear to me !
Oh ! may the hour tliat ends my sleep
Still find my thoughts with thee !
139 Seventh Part. C. M. Dundee^
1 JEHOVAH. God ! thy gracious power
On every nand we see ;
Oh may the blessings of each hour
Lead all our thoughts to thee !
2 Iffpn the wings of mom, we speed
To earth's remotest bound.
Thy hand will there our journey lead,
Thine arm our path surround.
3 Thy power is in the ocean deeps,
And readies to the skies ;
Thme eye of mercy never sleeps.
Thy goodness never dies.
4 From mom till noon — ^till latest eve
Thy hand. O God, we see ;
And all the blessings we receive,
Proceed alone from thee.*
5 In all the varying scenes of time,
On thee our hopes depend ;
In every age — in every clime.
Our Father and our Friend.
140 S.M. HudtmL
Divine Protection acknowledged and %mplor$d
1 JEHOVAH, God most high !
Thou art the God I own :
f Oh let my supplicating cry
Be heard betore thy throne.
— 3 Grsal God, thy sovereign power
Salvation can impart :
Thv shield, in every danserous hour,
Has sheltered o'er my heart.
fOC PSALUa
8 Do tbou my toen repel,
Their dark designs restrain;
t Bo shall the powers of earth or heU
Assault my soul in vaia.
141 L. M. TVmchesier.
Daily Devotion,
1 ]lf Y God, accept my early tows.
Like morning incense m thine house ;
And let my nightly worship rise,
Sweet as the evening sacrifice.
3 Watch o'er my lips, and guard them. Lord,
From every rash and heedless word ;
Nor let my feet incline to tread
The guilty path, where sinners lead.
3 Oh, may the righteous, when I stray.
Smite, and reprove mv wandering way ;
Their gentle words, like ointment shea,
< Shall never bruise, but cheer my head.
■p 4 When I behold them pressed with grie^
I'll cry to heaven for their rehef ;
< And by mv warm petitions, prove
■f How mucu 1 prize their faithful love.
143 L. M. Medwa^
Longing for Spiritual Light and Contort,
Aff 1 MY righteous Judge — my gracious Grod,
Hear, when 1 spread my hands abroad ;
I cry for succor from thy throne.
Oh! make thy truth and mercy known.
2 For thee I pray — ^for thee I mourn ;
When wilt thou, gracious Lord, return?
Shall all my joys on earth remove ?
Wilt thou forever hide thy love ?
3 I lift mj hands to thee again.
And thu^t like parched lands for rain ;
Oh I let me hear thy gracious voice —
So shall my weaiy soul rejoice.
4 My thoughts in musing silence trace
Tne ancient wonders of thy grace ;
Thence I derive a glimpse of hope.
To bear my sinlpng spurit up.
J
PSALUfi. 9W
5 Teaeh ma, O Lord, thy holy wiHt
And lead me to thy heavenly bill :
Oh let the Spirit of thy love
Conduct me to thy courts alwve.
144 First Part. CM. Stamford.
i 1 pOREVER blessed be the Lord,
My Saviour, and my shield ;
He sends his Sj)irit with'his word.
To arm me for the field.
2 When sin and hell their force unite,
He makes ray soul his care ;
Instructs me in the heavenly fight.
And guards me through tne war.
3 A friend and helfjer so divine
My fainting ho\ie shall raise ;
He makes the glorious victory mine,
And his shall be the praise
144 Second Part. C. M. BM^.
God?% cundescending Goodness to Man.
1 LORD, what is man — ^poor feeble man,
Bom of the earth at first?
His life a shadow — light and vain.
Still hastening to the dust.
2 Oh ! what is feeble, dying man.
Or all his sinful race,
That God should make it his concern
To visit him with grace ! —
8 That God who darts his lightnings down.
Who shakes the worlds above,
While terrors wait his awful fh>wn—
^ How wondrous is his love i
145 First Part. L.M. Winckeittr.
Ml Praise due to God,
1 llf Y God, my king, thy various praise
Shall fill the remnant of my days ;
Tliy grace employ my humble tongue.
Till &ath and glory raise the song.
PSALMS.
9 The wiAgi of every hour shall bear
Some thankful tribute to tliine ear;
And everv setting sun shall see
New works of duty done for thee*
' 3 Thy works with boundless glory shine^
Ana speak thy majesty divine :
' Let every realm with joy proclaim
The sound and honor or thy name.
4 Let distant times and nations raise
The long succession of thy praise ;
And unborn a^es make my song
The joy and triumph of their tongue.
r 5 But who can speak thy wondrous deeds ?
Thy greatness ail our thoughts exceeds;
f Vast — and unsearchable thy wajs !
' Vast-^and immortal be thy praise I
145 Second Part. C. M. Si. Aauit
1 LONG as I tive, I'll bless thy uame.
My King, my God of love ;
My work and joy shall be the same,
In brighter worlds above.
3 Great is the Lord — his power unknown.
Oh let his praise be great ;
I'll sing the honors of thy throne,
Thy works of grace repeat.
3 Thy grace shall dwell upon ray tongue ,
And while my lips rejoice.
The men who hear my sacred song.
Shall join their cheerful voice.
4 Fathers to sons shall tell thy name.
And children learn thy ways ;
Ages to come thy truth proclaim.
And nations sound thy praise.
5 The world is governed by thy han^
Thy saints are ruled by love ;
' And thine eternal kingdom stands.
Though rocks and hills remove.
PSALMS
145 Third Part. CM. Chrmtk
vp 1 SWEET is the memory of thy grace^
My God, my heavenly King ;
< Let age to age thy righteousness
^ In sounds of glory sing.
* I 2 God reigns on high — ^but ne'er confines
His goodness to the skies ;
Through all the earth his bounty shineii
And every want supplies.
p 3 How kind are thy compassions, Lord !
How slow thine anger moves ! —
•< But soon he sends his pardoning word,
f To cheer the souls he loves.
^1 4 Sweet is the memory of thy grace,
My God, my heavenly King ;
•< Let age to age thy righteousness
f In sounds of glory sing.
145 Fourth Part. C. M. Berwick
• * I GREAT is the Lord !— our souls adore *
We wonder while we praise ;
Thy power, O God, who can explore,
Or equal honor raise ?
2 How large thy tender mercies are !
How wide tny grace extends!
On thy beneficence and care
The universe depends.
3 Thv praise shall be my constant theme ,
How wondrous is thy power !
FU speak the honors of thy name.
And bid the world adore.
f 4 Thv name shall dwell upon my tongue,
While Sims shall set and rise ;
And tune my everlasting song
In realms beyond the skies.
145 Fifth Part. C. M. Dimekwrek
1 LET every tongue thy goodness tpeaki
Thou sovereign Lord of all:
Thy powerful hands uphold the weak,'
And raise tliepoor tliat fall.
310 PSALMS.
3 With longing eyes thy creatures wait '
On thee for daily food ;
Thy liberal hand provides their meat.
And fills their mouths with good.
3 Thy mercy never shall remove
^rom men of heart sincere ;
Thou sav'st the souls whose humble love
Is joined with holy fear.
4 My Ups shall dwell upon thy praiae,
Ana spread thy fame abroad.;
Let all tne sons of Adam raise
The honors of their God.
145 Sixth Part. CM. Bedford
1 TO thee, my righteous King and Lord,
My grateful soul I'll raise ;
From day to day thy works record,
And ever sing thy praise.
9 Thy greatness human thought exceeds ;
Thy glory knows no end ;
The tastinjg record of thy deeds
Through ages shall descend.
8 Thy wondrous acts, thy powei^ and might
My constant theme shall be ;
That song shall be my soul's delight,
Which oreathes in praise to thee.
■V 4 The Lord is bountiful and kind,
His anger slow to move ;
AH shall nis tender mercies find,
And all his goodness prove.
— 5 From all thy works, O Lord, shall spriup
The sound of joy and pnuse ;
Thy saints shall of thy glory sinjg,
An4 show the workl thy ways.
t 6 Throughout all ages shall eadm
Thine everlasting reign ;
Thine high dominion, nrm and
Forever shall remain.
niAUIS. SMI
146 First Part. L. M. Mend^B.
PtmUt to Qodfor hU PerfteH^m and Prevtimce,
1 pRAISE ve the Lord—my heart shall join
In worK so pleasant, so divine ;
My days of praise shall ne'er be past,
Wiiile life, and thought, and being latt
3 Happy the man, whoso hopes rely
On Israel's God — he made the slur.
And earth, and seas, with ail their tnai« ,
And none shall find his promise rain.
3 His truth forever stands secure :
He saves the oppressed — ^he feeos the poor ;
He helps the stranger in distress,
The widow and the fatherless.
4 He loves the saints — ^he knows them welly
But turns the wicked down to hell ;—
f Thy God, O Zion, ever reigns ;
Praise him in everlasting strains.
f
146 Second Part. L. P. M. St.Hkbn's.
R
1 I'LL praise my Maker with mv breath ;
And when mv voice is lost in aeath,
Praise shall employ my nobler powers :
M V days of praise shall ne'er bo past,
While life, and thought, and being last,
i>r immortality endures.
9 How blest the man whose hopes rely
On Israel's God— he made the sky,
And earth, and seas, with all their train;
His truth forever stands secure ;
He saves the oppressed—he feeds the p09r,
And none shall find his promise vajal
3 ril praise him, w^ifle he lends me breath ;
And when my voice is lost in death,
Praise shall employ my ttobldr pMrwH t '
M V days of firaise shall ne'er be^ pasi^ :
While life, attd thought, and being I
Or iuunortality •ndures^
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147 C. M. Warwick
1 'WITH flongs and honors soanding loud.
Address the Lord on high ;
Over the heavens he spreads his cloud.
And waters veil the sky.
2 Hit sends his showers of blessing down
To cheer the plains below ;
He makes the grass the mountains crown.
And com in valleys grow.
3 His steady councils change the face
Of each revolving year;
He bids the sun cut short his race,
And wintry days appear.
4 His hoary frost, his fleecy snow
Descend and clothe the ground ;
The liquid streams forbear to flow.
In icy fetters bound.
5 He sends his word and melts the snow,
The fields no longer mourn :
r He calls the warmer gales to blow,
— And bids the spring return.
6 The changing wind — the flying cloud.
Obey his mighty word :
f With songs and honors sounding loud.
Praise ye the sovereign Lord.
148 First Part. L. M. OU Hmdrel
t 1 T.OUD hallelujahs to the Lord, [dwell-
From distant worlds, where creatures
Let heaven begin the solemn word,
And sound it dreadful down to helL
3 Wide as his vast dominion lies.
Make the Creator's name be known;
Loud as his Uiunder shout his praise,
And sound it lofty as his throne.
p<3 Jriiovah !-->'tis a glorious word !
«f Oh i^ may it dwell on every tongue I
But saims, who best have known the Loid|
Are bound to raise the noblest song;
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4 Speak of the wonders of that lore
iVhich Gabriel piavs on every ehord*
f From all below — and all above.
' Loud hallelujahs to the Lorn !
148 Second Part. S. M. Si. Thamoi.
ft 1 LET every creature join
To praise th' eternal God ;
Ye heavenly hosts, the song begin^
And sound his name abroad.
2 Thou sun, with golden beams,
And moon, wim paler rays ;
Ye starry lights, ve twinkUng flames,
Shine to your Maker's praise.
3 He built those worlds above,
And fixed their wondrous frame :
By his command they stand or move.
And ever speaJc his name.
4 By all his works above,
liis honors be expressed ;
But saints, who taste his saving love,
Should sing his praises best.
148 Third Part. C. P. M. R<ig^ture. Km.
' f 1 BEGIN, my soul, th' exalted lay.
Let each enraptured thought obey,
And praise th' Almighty's name :
Lo ! heaven and earth, and seas and skies.
In one melodious concert rise.
To swell th' inspiring theme.
2 Thou heaven of heavens, his vast abode,
Ye clouds, proclaim vour Maker God ;
p" Ye thunaers. speaK his power :
— Lo ! on the lightning's fiery wing
< in triumph walks th^ eternal King :
'>• Th' astonished worlds adore.
— 3 Ye deeps, with roaring billows rise,
Tojoin the thunders of the skies,
' Praise him, who bids you roll ; —
P His praise in softer notes declare,
p» Each whispering breeze of yielding ahr,
.And breathe it to the soul.
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— 4 Wakoi all ye soaring thronf^ and aing ;
Yo leathered warblers of the spring,
■f Uarmontous anthems raise
To him who shaped your finer mould.
Who tipped your glittering wings witn goId|
— And tuned your voice to praise.
' 5 Let man, by nobler passions swayed,
Let man, in God's own image made,
His breath in praise employ ;
Spread wide his Maker's name around,
liU heaven shall echo back the sound,
in songs of holy joy.
148 Fourth Part. H: M. DarwtWu
* > 1 YE boundless realms of joy, •
Exalt your Maker's name :
ILs praise your songs employ
Above the starry frame :
Your voices raise, | And seraphim,
Ye cherubim, | To sing his pnuse.
2 Let all adore the Lord,
And praise his holy name,
Bywhose almighty word
They all from nothing came ;
And all shall last, 1 His firm decree
From changes free ; | Stands ever fast.
148 Fifth Part. H. M. HanmtL
» » 1 YE tribes of Adam, join
With heaven, and earth, and seas,
And offer notes divine
To your Creator's praise.
Ye holy throng I In worlds of light
Of angels bright, | Begin the song.
2 The shining worlds above
In glorious order stand,
Or in swift courses move
^y his supreme command.
He spake the word, I From nothinff camo
And all their frame To praise the LonL
FBAUa. MS
3 Let all the nations ftar
The God that nilee abow ;
He brings hia people near,
And inakea them taste hia lote :
While earth and sky I Hia aamta shall rato
Attempt his praise, | Uia honois h%li.
148 Sixth Part. 88 & Ta. WesOtrm^
f 1 PRAISE the Lord ! ^e heayensL adore
Praise him, angels in the heir nt ;
Sun and moon, rejoice before nim;
Praise him, all ye atan of light !
Hallelujah,
2 Praise the Lord — lor he hath spoken ;
Worlds his mighty roice obeyed ;
Laws which never can be broken.
For their guidance he hath made.
Hallelujah, Amen*
3 Praise the Lord — for he is gloriooa;
Never shall his promise tail ;
€rod hath made his saints victorious
Sin and death shall not prevaiL
Hallelujah, Amen*
4 Praise the God of our salvation.
Hosts on high his power proclahn ;
Heaven and earth, and all creation^
Praise and magni^ his name !
Hallelujah, Amen*
149 First Part. C. M. NoUingkam:
1 1 1 A LL ye that love the Lord, rejoiee,
And let your songs be new ;
Amidst the church, with cheerfbl voice.
His later wonders show.
2 The Jews, the people of hia grace,
Shall their Redeemer sing ;
And Gentile nations join the praise,
While Zion owns her King.
3 The Lord takes pleasure in the juat.
Whom sinners treat with scorn ;
The meek, who lie despised in duat,
Salvation shall adorn.
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4 Saints shall be joylhl in their King^
E'en on a dying bed :
And like the souto in glory ^g*
For God shall raise the deaiL
5 When Christ his Judgment-seat ascendi^
And bids the world appear,
Thrones are prepared tor all his friends^
Who humbly loved him here.
149 Second Part. 10s & lis. iSf. MUkaets.
t II 0 PRAISE ye the Lord! prepare your glad Tolce»
His praise in the great assembly w sing;
In their great Creator let all men rejoice.
And heirs of salvation be glad in meir King.
2 Let them his ereat name devoutly adore ;
In loud swelling strains his praises express,
Who graeiottsly opens his bountiful store.
Their wants to relieve, and his children to UetL
8 With glory adorned, his people shall sine
To God, who defence and plenty supplies :
Their loud acclamations to him, their g^reat King,
Thfo' earth shall be sounded, and reach to the uies.
4 Te angols above, his glories who've sung.
In loftiest notes, now publish his praise:
We mortals, delighted, would borrow yoor toofnie ;
Would join in your numbers, and chant to youriays.
150 FikstFart. L. M. Brmm.
f * > 1 QH p^se the Lord in that blest place,
From whence his goodness largely flows:
.Frsise him in heaven*-where he his face
Unveiled in perfect glory shows.
2 Praise him for aH the noighty aets,
Which ho in our behalf hath done ;
His. lundness this return exacts,
With which our praise shoiild equal run.
3 Let all who vital breath enjoy.
The breath he doth to them afibrd.
In Juei returns of praise employ :
Let every creature praise the Lord.
PBALU& Uf
150 Second Pjlrt. L. M. RaAweH
r * * 1 PRAISE ye the Loi^— let praise employs
In bis own ooorts, yoor songs of Joy ;
The spacious firmanient around
Shall echo back the joyful sound.
2 Recount his works in strains divine,
His wondrous works— bow briffht they sbkiel
Fraise him for all his mighty craeds,
Whose greatness all your praise exceeds.
3 Awake the trumpet^s lofty sound,
To spread yoiu- sacred pleasure round }
Awake eacn voice — ana strike each stnng,
And to the solemn organ sing.
4 Let all, whom life and breath faispire,
Attend^ and join the blissful choir ;
But chiiefly ve, who know his word,
Adore, and love, and praise the Lord !
150 Third Part. C. M. St. Ann's.
* > 1 IN God's own house pronounce his praise,
His grace he there reveals ;
To heaven your joy and wonder raise,
For there his glory dwells.
2 Let all your sacred passions move,
While you rehearse his deeds ;
But still the work of saving love,
Your highest praise exceeds.
3 All that have motion, life, and breath
Proclaim your Maker blest ;
ITet when my ^^oice expires in death,
My soul shall praise nim best
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150 Fourth Part. 66 & 4s. ItaUm Jff^mn.
1 PRAIS£ ye Jehovah's name,
Praise through his courts procJaimi
Rise and agore ;
High o'er the heavens above
Sound his ffreat acts of love,
While his nch grace we prove,
VasI as his power.
Mt FBALUS.
9 Now let tbe trumpet raise
Bounds of triumpnant praiM,
Wide at hia fiune :
There let the harp be found $
Orffans, with soleinn 8ound|
Roll your deep notes arounOf
Filled with his name.
3 While his high praise ye sing*
Shake every sounding string ;
Sweet the aecord !
He vital breath bestows ;
Let every breath that flows
His noblest fame disclose —
Praise ye the Lord.
150 Firra Part. 78. LineA
1 PRAISE the Lord— his glory
Praise him in his holineas ;
Praise him as the theme inspires.
Praise him as his f(|me requires.
2 Let the trumpet's lofty sound
' Spread its loudest notes arotmd ;
Let the harp unite in praise,
With the sacred minstrel's lays.'
3 Let the organ join to bless
God, the Ix>rd of righteousness :
Tune your voice to spread the fame
Of the great Jehovah^s name.
4 All who dwell beneath his lijpht.
In his praise youjt hearts unite ;
While the stream of sons is poured^
Praise and magnify the Lord.
150 Sixth Part. 7s. PUyeTs Hymm
f " I PRAISE— oh praise the name divine*
Praise him ait tne hallowed shtine ;
Let the Armament on hieh
To its Maker's praise reply.
8 All who vital breatb enjoy,
In his praise, that breath employ %
Heaven and earth the chorus Join ;
Praise— oh praise the name divine.
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TO God the Father— God the Son,
/ And God the Spirit — three in one.
Be honor, praise, and fflory l^iven,
By all on earth — and aU in heaven.
2 C. M.
f LET God, the Father, and the Son,
And Spirit be adored.
Where there are woriu to make him known
Or suinta to love the Lord.
t5 S. M.
y YE angels round the throne,
^ And saints that dwell below,
Worship the Father— love the Son,
And bless the Spirit too.
4 H. M.
TO God the Father's throne
/ Ferfjetual honors raise ;
Glory to God the Son ;
To God the Spirit praise :
With all our powers, | Thy name we sing,
Eternal King, I While faith adorei.
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^ SING we to our God above
^ Praise eternal 9s his love.
Praise him, all ye heavenly h08t»
Father, Son, and Holy GhoeL
6 a 7. 4.
^ GREAT Jehovah ! we adore thee^
r God the Father, God the Son,
God the Spirit, joined in glory
On the same eternal throne :
Endless praises
To Jehovah, three in one.
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THE HOLY SCRIPTURES.
C. M. DBdliMB. Mjitwi
Revelation tpeleomed,
1 HAIL, sacred truth ! whose piercing rayi
Dis^iei the shades of night ;
Diffusing a'er the mental world.
The healing beams of light.
2 Jesus, thy word, with friendly aid,
Restores our wandering feet ;
Converts the sorrows of tne mind
To joys divinely sweet.
3 Oh ! send thy liffht and truth abroad,
In all their radiant blaze :
And bid th' admiring worla adore
The glories of thy grace.
L. M. Bnka
Dimne Authority of the Bible,
1 'TWAS by an order from the Lord,
The ancient prophets spoke his word ;
His Spirit dia their tongues inspire.
And warm their hearts with heavenly fire.
S 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.
3 Let the false raptures of the mind
Be lost and vanish in the wind :
Here I can fix mv hope secure ;
This is thy word— and must endiu».
C. Mm CbrlftBiM. IbOnd.
The BibU the Light of the World,
* * 1 WHAT ([lory gilds the sacred page.
Majestic^ like the sun :
It gives a liglit to every age ;
It gives—but borrows uune
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2 The power thai ^ave it still supplies
The ffracious hght and heat :
Its truths upon the nations rise ;
They rise — but never set.
f I f 3 Let everlastinff thanks be thine
For such a brie;ht display,
As makes a world of darkness shine
With beams of heavenly day.
4 My soul rejoices to pursue
The steps of him I love,
Till fflory oreaks upon my view
In Drighter worlds above.
4 C. M. Devizes, AriinflM
1 HOW precious is the book divine,
. By inspiration ^iven !
Biiffht as a lamp, its doctrines shine.
To guide our souls to heaven.
> 2 It sweetly cheers our drooping hearts,
np ^n this dark vale of tears ;
■f t r Life, light, and joy it still imparts.
And quells our rising fears.
> 3 This lamp, through all the tedious night
< Of life, shall guide our way :
t Till we behold the clearer llgat
Of an eternal day.
m C. M. Warwick. MeifleM
^ The Bible suited to the Wants of Mankind.
1 FATHER of mercies, in thy word
What endless glory shines '
Forever be thy name adored
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 springs of consolation rise
To cheer the faintinjg mind ;
And thirsty souls receive supplies.
And sweet refreshment find.
HYMNS.
4 Here the Redeemer's welcome voice
Spreads heavenly peace around ;
f Ana life, and everlasting joys
Attend the blissful sound 1
^ 5 Oh may these heavenly pages be
My ever dear delight ;
And still new beauties may I seoy
And still increasing light !
6 Divine Instructer, gracious Lordf
Be thou forever near ;
Teach me to love thy sacred word.
And view my Saviour there !
6 C. P. M. Oolambta. i
1 HOW precious, Lord, thy sacred wofd !
What nght and joy those leaves afford
To souls in deep distress !
Thy i>recei)is ^lide our doubtful way,
Thy fear forbids our feet to stray,
Thy promise leads to rest.
2 Thy threatenings wake our slumbering eyesi
And warn us where our danger lies ;
But 'tis thy gospel, Lord,
That makes the euitty conscience clean,
Converts the soul, and conquers dn.
And gives a free reward.
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mp 1 OPPRESSED with guilt, and fUU of fban,
I come to thee, my Lord ;
While' not a ray of hope appears,
•Hut in thy holy word.
— 2 The volume of m^ Father's grace
Does all my grief dispel:
^ Here I behold mv Saviour's face.
And learn to ao his will.
— 3 Here living water freely flows,
To cleanse me from my sin ;
■f 'TIS here the tree of knowledge grows,
Nor danger dwells therein.
At 4 Oh! may thy counsels, miffhty God,
My roving feet command ;
Nor I forsake the happy road,
That leads to thy right hand.
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L M Uxbifdge. W»l
Ddight in the SeriptureM,
1 I LOVE the sacred book of God ;
No other can itd place supply :
It points rae to the saints' aooae,
And lifts my joyful thoughts on high.
9 Blest book ! in thee my eyes discern
The image of my absent Lord:
From thine instructive page 1 learn
The joys his presence will afford.
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And thus partake of joys above.
C. M. Ormond. Dnndw
] GREATGod ! with wonder and with praise,
On all thy works I look ;
But stilt thy wisdom, power, and grace,
Shine bnghteait in tny book.
3 Here are mtv choicest treasures hid ;
Here my nest comfort lies ;
Here my desires are satisfied,
And here my hopes arise.
3 Lord, malce me understand thy law ;
Show what my faults have been;
And from thy gospel let me draw
Pardon for SX my sin.
L. M. Batb. Hlngl—
1 NOW let my soul, eternal King {
To thee its grateful tribute bring :
My knee with humble homage bow ;
My tongue perform its solemn vow.
3 All nature sings thy boundless love,
In worlds below — and worlds above :
But in thy blessed word I trace.
Diviner wonders of thy ^ence.
8 There what delightful truths I read!
There I behold the Saviour bleed :
His name salutes my listening ear,
Revives my heart, and checks my fear
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4 There Jesus bids my sorrows cease,
^ And gives my laboring conscience peace ;
— Raises my grateful passions high.
And points to mansions in the sky.
^ 5 For love like this, oh let my song,
Through endless years, thy praise prolong ;
Let distant cUmes thy name adore,
Till time and nature are no more.
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L. M. Lowell. Springfield.
Existence of God manifest Jrom his Works,
1 THERE is a God— all nature speaks.
Through earth, and air, and sea, and skies ;
See, from the clouds his glory breaks^
When earliest beams of morning nse.
2 The rising sun, serenely bright,
Throughout the world's extended frame.
Inscribes, in characters of light.
His mighty Maker's glorious name.
np 3 Ye curious minds, who roam abroad,
And trace creation's wonders o'er,
Confess the footsteps of your God ; —
p Bow down before him — and adore.
I Q CM. London. Borford.
■■ ^ Eternity of God.
1 GREAT God ! how infinite art thou !—
What worthless worms are we ! —
Let all the race of creatures bow,
And pay their praise to thee.
2 Thy throne eternal ages stood,
£re seas or stars were made :
Thou art the ever-hving God,
Were all the nations dead.
3 Etemitv, with all its vears.
Stands present in tny view :
To thee there's nothing old appears ;
p Great God ! there's nothing new.
4 Our lives through various scenes are drawn}
And vexed with trifling cares ;
— While thine eternal thought moves on
nf Thine undisturbed affairs.
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5 Qnax God ! how infinite art thoQ !—
What worthless worms are we !«—
Let all the race of creatures bow,
And pay their praise to thee.
C* M* Greealleld. Benrk
Ood the Creator,
1 ETERNAL Wisdom, thee we praise,
Thee all thy creatures siiig ;
While with thv name, rocks, hills, and sea
And heaven^ high palace ring.
S Thy hand — how wide it spread the dcy !
How glorious to behold !
Tinged with a blue of heavenly dye,
And starred with sparkling gold.
3 Thv glories blaze all nature round,
And strike the gazing sight,
Through skies, and seas, and solid ground
With terror and delight.
4 Almighty power, and equal skill
Shine through the worlds abroad ;
Our souls with vast amazement fill.
And speak the builder — God.
5 But still, the wonders of thy grace
Our warmer nassions move ;
Here we behold our Saviour's face,
And we adore his love.
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1 GREAT first of beings! mighty Lord
Of all this wondrous frame !
Produced by thy creating word.
The world from nothing came.
3 Thy voice sent forth the high command,
'Twas instantly obeyed ;
And through thy goodness all things stand
Which by thy power were made.
8 Lord ! for thy glory shine the whole ;
They all reflect thy lieht:
For this in course the planets roll,
And day succeeds the night.
4 For this the earth its produce yieldi^
For this the waters flow ;
And blooming plants adorn the fields^
And trees aspiring grow. '
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5 Inspired with praise, our minds purme
This wise and noble end,
That all we think, and ail we do,
Shall to thy glory tend.
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1 THE (xod of nature and of grace,
In all his works appears;
His goodness through the earth we trace,
His grandeur in tne spheres.
2 How excellent, O Lord, thy name.
In all creation's lines !
Spread through eternity, thy fame
With rising lustre shmes.
3 Millions before thy presence stand,
Who feel, while they adore,
Fulness of joy, at thy right hand,
^d pleasures eTermore.
lb L. M. Effingham. BothweU
1 NATURE, with all her powers, shall sing .
Her great Creator and her King :
Nor air, nor earth, nor skies, nor seas
Deny the tribute of their praise.
2 Ye seraphs, who sit near his throne.
Begin to make his glories known,
f Tune hiffh your harps, and spread the sound
Throughout creation's utmost bound.
3 Oh ! may our ardent zeal employ
Our loftiest though ts^ and loudest songs ;
Let there be sung, with warmest joy,
Hosanna from ten thousand tongues.
»p 4 Yet, mighty God, our feeble frame
Attempts in vain to reach thv name :
— The highest notes that angels raise,
Fall far below thy glorious praise.
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*- ' Ood sdf'txiHefd cmd immutabU,
1 ALL-POWERFUL, self-existent God,
Who all creation dost sustain 1
Thou wast, and art, and art to come.
And everlasting is thy reign.
SWO UYMNa
3 Fixed and eternal as thy dajr%
Each glorious attribute divine»
Through aces infinite, shall still
With undiminished lustre shine.
3 Fountain of being! Source of good!
Immutable dost thou remain ;
Nor can the shadow of a change
Obscure the glories of thy reign.
4 Earth may with all her powers disaolTef
If such the great Creator's will:
But thou forever art the same ;
** I ah" is thy memorial still.
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•■> ^ God almighty and omnipresent.
1 GREAT God, thy penetrating eye
Pervades my inmost powers :
With awe profound my wondering soul
Falls prostrate, and adores.
2 To be encompassed round with Qod^
The holy and the just ;
■f Armed with omnipotence to save,
p Or crumble me to dust —
3 Oh. how tremendous is the thought !
Deep may it be impressed !
And may thy Spirit firmly grave
This truth within my breast !
- 4 Begirt with thee, my fearless soul
p The gloomy vale shall tread ;
f And thou wilt bind th' immortal crown
Of glory on my head.
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1 WHERE'£R,throuffhallhisworkB,we8end
Our roving eyes abroad,
The various objects all conspire
To lead our souls to God ; —
5 That God, whose word all nature formed,
Whose eye all nature sees ;
Whose hand all nature rules, sustains,
Or crushes, as he please ; —
3 Before whose high and dazzling throne
Myriads of angels bow;
Whose smile is everlasting bliss —
> Whose frown is endless WQ«
p 4 Low at his feet, then, O my sou],
In prostrate homage fail ;
< Make him thy fear, thy love, thy truBt,
mi Thy joy, thy God, thy aU.
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God searching the Heaart.
» ' 1 GOD is a spirit, just — and wise ;
He sees our inmost mind ;
In vain to Heaven we raise our criesy
And leave our hearts behind.
2 Nothing but truth before his throne
With honor can appear ;
The painted hypocrites are known
Through the disguise they wear.
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3 Their lifted eyes salute the skies ;
Their bendmg knees the ground ;
But God abhors the sacrifice,
Where not the heart is found.
»p 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.
— L. M. Pomfiret. Hingham.
M J. Wisdom and Knowledge of God.
1 AWAKE, my tongue— thy tribute bring
To him who gave thee power to sing ;
Praise him, who is all praise above.
The source of wisdom and of love.
2 How vast his knowledge ! how profound!
A depth where all our thoughts are drowned !
The stars he numbers — and their names
He gives to all those heavenly flames.
3 Through each bright world above, behold
Ten thousand thousand charms unfold :
Earth, air, and mighty seas combine,
To speak his wisdom all divine.
4 But in redemption, oh what grace !
Its wonders, oh what thought can trace !
Here wisdom shines forever bright-
Praise him, my soul, with sweet delight.
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C. M. Warwick. UtehilflM.
MM Ooodna* of Qod seen in his Works,
1 HAIL, great Creator— wise and good 1
To thee our sones we raise ;
Nature, through afl her various sceneoi
Invites us to thy praise.
2 At morning, noon, and evening mild^
Fresh wonders strike our view ;
And while we gaze, our hearts exult.
With transports ever new.
3 Thy glory beams in every star.
Which gilds the ^loom of night;
And decks the smihnff face of mom
With rays of cheertul light.
4 The lofty hill— the humble lawn.
With countless beauties shine ;
The silent grove — the awful shade,
Proclaim thy power divine.
5 Great nature's God ! still may these scenes
Our serious hours engage !
Still may our grateful hearts consult
Thy works' instructive page I
6 And while, in all thy wondrous ways,
Thy varied love we see ;
Oh may our hearts, great God, be led
Through all thy works to thee.
L. M Pomfret. RoUiwell
Mfi Goodness of God,
1 INDULGENT Lord, thy goodness reigns
Through all the wide, celestial plains ;
And thence its streams rcdundcmt flow,
And cheer th' abodes of men below.
2 Through nature's works its glories shine ;
The cares of providence are thine ;
And grace erects our ruined frame,
A fairer temple to thy name.
3 Oh ! give to every human heart
To taste and feel how good thou art!
With grateful love and holy fear,
To know how blest thy children are.
t 4 Let nature burst into a song ;
Ye echoing hills, the notes prolong ;
Earth, seasj and stars, your anthems raise,
All vocal with your Maker's praise !
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^ . 8 Mm HndMHi. Monia0am
214 Ood our Creator and Bme/aetor.
1 MY Maker and my King !
To thee my all I owe ;
Thy sovereiffn bounty is the sprine.
Whence d my blessings flow.
3 Thou ever good and kind !
A thousand reasons move,
A thousand obligations bind
My heart to grateful love.
3 The creature of thy hand,
On thee alone I live ;
My Grod, thy benefits demand
More praise than I can give.
4 Lord, what can I impart,
Wnen all is thine before ;
Thy love demands a thankful heart;
The gifl, alas ! how poor !
5 ShaU I withhold thy due ?
And shall my passions rove ?
Lord, form this wretched heart anew,
And fill it with thy love.
6 Oh let thy grace inspire
My soul with strength divine ;
Let all my powers to thee aspire,
And all my days be thine.
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I THIS frame, O God — ^these noble powens
To thy creating hand I owe ;
Thy providence preserves me safe.
And crowns my every wish below.
3 Oft in the visions of the night.
My thoughts o*er all thy mercies rove ;
And, every midnieht wakeful hour,
I trace toe wonders of thy love.
3 The pleartng, unexhausted theme
Each rising morn my soul pursues—
In fervent prayer ascends to thee.
And still her grateful 0ong renews.
4 Thy mercies j Lord, through endless Toui^
Mall all my raptured powers employ ;
Yet endless years will only swell
My wonder, gratitude, and joy.
Ml HYMNS.
Xv C. M. Bolton. Great
1 YE humble souls, approach your G<id
With songs of sacred praise ;
For he is good — immensely good.
And kind are ail his ways.
2 All nature owns his euardian caxe ;
In him we live and move ;
But nobler benefits declare
The wonders of his love.
3 He gave his well beloved Son,
To save our souls from sin ;
Tis here he makes his goodness known,
And proves it all divine.
4 To this sure refuge, Lord, we come,
And here our hope relies :
A safe defence — a peaceful nome,
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 honors shall we raise !
Not all the raptured songs abov«
Can render equal praise.
£J, C. M. St. John's. Emlai
1 THY goodness, Lord, our souls ccoiftsa ;
Th^ goodness we adore ;
A spring, whose blessings never fail--^
A sea without a shore !
2 Sun, moon, and stars, thy love dfictoe
In every golden ray;
Love draws the curtains of the nighty
And love brings back tha day.
3 Thy bounty every SAason crowns,
With all the bliss it yields;
With joyful clusters loads the vines.
WiUi strengthening grain, the fields.
4 But chiefly thy compassion. Lord,
Is in the gospel seen ;
There, like a sun* thy mercy shines^
WithQut a cloud lietween.
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5 There pardon, peace, and holy joy,
Through Jesus' name are ^iven ;
He on the cross was lifted high.
That we might reign in heaven.
i2o C. M, Howard'!. Brattto
1 WHEN all thy mercies, O my God,
My rising soul surveys.
Transported with the view^ I'm lost
In wonder, love, and praise.
2 Unnumbered comforts to my soul
Thy tender care bestowed.
Before my infant heart conceived
From whom those comforts flowed.
3 When in the slippery paths of youth
With heedless steps I ran.
Thine arm, unseen, conveyed me safe.
And led me up to man.
4 Ten thousand thousand precious gifts
M^r daily thanks employ ;
Nor is the least a cheerful heart,
That tastes those gifts with joy.
5 Through every period of my hfe.
Thy goodness I'll pursue ;
And after death, in distant worlds,
The glorious theme renew.
f 6 Through all ettjrnity, to thee
A joyful song I'll raise :
But oh ! eternity's too short
To utter all tny praise !
^ C. M. Nottingban.
1 ETERNAL Power-^almighty God!
Who can approach thy throne ?
Accessless light is thine abode.
To angel eyes unknown.
S Before the radiance of thine eye,
The heavens no lon^rer shine \
And all the glories of tne sky
Are but the shade of thine.
■r 8 Qttax God, and wilt thou condescend
To cast a look below ?.
To this vile world thy notice bend-*
These seats of sin and wo ?
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4 How strange ! how wondrous is thy lore !
With treaibiinff we adore :
Not all di' exalted minds above
Its wonders can explore.
5 While golden harps and angel tongues
Resound immortal lays,
Great God, permit our numble songs
To rise and speak thy praise.
C. M. Graenfield. Hodtoi.
Oodu Loot,
1 AMID the splendors of thy state,
O God, thy love appears,
V JSoft as the radiance of the moon
< Among a thousand stars.
«> Si In all thy doctrines and conmiands,
Thy counsels and designs,
In eveiy work thy hands have framed,
Thy love supremely slunes.
f 3 Sinai, in clouds, and smoke, and fire.
Thunders thine awful name ;
V But Zion sings, in meltinff notes,
< The honors of the Lamb.
f I > 4 Angels and men, the news proclaim
Tnrough earth and heaven above,
And all with holy transport sing
That God the Lord is love.
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1 COME, ve that know and fear the Lord,
And un your souls above ;
Let every heart and voice accord,
To sing, that God is love.
3 This precious truth his word declares,
Ana all his mercies prove ;
While Christ, th' atonmg Lamb, appears,
To show, tnat God is fove.
3 Behold his loving-kindness waits,
For those who from him rove.
And calls of mercy reach their neartSi
To teach them, God is love.
4 And oh that you. whose hardened heaits
No fears or hell can move,
> May hear the gospel's milder voice—
■f That tells you, God is love.
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— 5 Oh may we aU, while here belowy
This Dest of blessing prove ;
i Till warmer hearts — m brighter worlds.
Shall shout, that God is loye.
OO ^ ^* DakeStnet I>nMl
Condescension of God.
t * 1 THUS saith the high and lofty One,
'* 1 sit upon my holy throne ;
My name is Ood — ^I dwell on high :
DweU in my own eternity.
2 " But I descend to worlds below;
On earth I have a mansion too ;
The humble spirit and contrite
Is an abode or my delight.
3 ''The humble soul mj words revive,
I bid the mourning sinner live ;
Heal all the broken hearts I find,
And ease the sorrows of the mind."
np 4 Lord, may thy pardoning grace be nigh.
Lest we should faint, despair, and die !
nf Then shall our grateful voice declare,
How free thy tender mercies are.
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FaiSifidness of God,
1 THE promises I sing,
Which sovereign love hath spoke ;
Nor will th' eternal King
His words of grace revoke:
They stand secure I Not Zion's hill
And steadfast still ; | Abides so sure.
2 The mountiuns melt away.
When once the Judge appears ;
And sun and moon decay.
That measure mortal years ;
But still the same, I The promise shmes
In radiant lines | Through all the flame.
3 Their harmony shall sound
Through my attentive ears,
When thunders cleave the ground,
And dissipate the spheres ;
*Midst ail the shock 1 stand serene.
Of that dread scene. Thy word my rock.
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1 FAITHFUIi, O Lord, thy mercies are ;
A Rock that cannot move :
A thousand promises declare
Thy constancy of love.
2 Throughout the universe it reigns.
It stands forever sure ;
And while thy truth. O God, remains,
Thy goodness shall endure.
6g k. 4b. Italian Bymn
The Trimiy.
1 COME, thou almighty King,
Help us thy name to sing,
Help us to praise !
Father all glorious,
O'er all victorious.
Come and reign over us,
Ancient of Days.
2 Jesus, our Lord, arise,
Scatter our enemies.
Now make them fall !
Let thine almightv aid
Our sure defence oe made.
Our souls on thee be stayeid —
■V Lord, hear our call !
— 3 Come, thou, incarnate Word,
Gird on thy mighty sword ;
y Our prayer attend !
— Come, ana thy people bless,
Come, give thy word success ;
Spirit oT holiness.
On us descend !
4 Come, holy Comforter,
Thy sacred witness bear,
In this glad hour !
Thou, who almighty art ;
Now rule in every heart.
And ne'er from us depart,
Spirit of power,
f 5 To thee, great One in Tb&kb,
The highest praises be,
Hence evermore !
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Thy sovereiffn majesty
May we in glory see.
And to eternity
Love and a(K>re !
C. M. St. llartiii>ft. IMftid.
Praise to the ThinUy.
1 FATHER of glory ! to thy name
Immortal praise we give,
Who dost an act of grace proclaim,
And bid us rebels live.
2 Immortal honor to the Son,
Who makes thine anger cease ;
Our lives he ransomed with his own,
And died to make our peace.
3 To thy almighty Spirit be
Immortal glory given ;
Whose influence 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 honors — and their joys.
Through nations far abroad.
5 Let &ith, and love, and duty join
One general song to raise ;
Let saints, in earth and heaven, combine
In harmony and praise.
L. M* Monmontli. Dmdra*
1 FATHER of heaven! whose love profound
A ransom for our souls hath found.
Before thy throne we sinners bend ;
To us thy pardoning love extend.
2 Almighty Son ! incarnate Word !
Our Prophet, Priest, Redeemer, Lord !
Before tny throne we sinners bend *,
To us thy saving grace extend.
3 Eternal Spirit ! by whose breath
The soul is raised from sin and death,
Before thy throne we sinners bend ;
To us thy quickening power extend.
4 Jehovah ! Father, Spirit. Son !
Mysterious Godhead ! Three in One *
Before thy throne we sinners bend
Grace, pardon, life, to us extend *
UYJUNS.
OO L. M. Hamlnirg. Madwij.
^^ ^omprehefuihleness of God,
1 WHAT finite power, with ceaseless toil,
Can fathom the eternal mind ?
Or who th' almighty Three in One,
By searching to perfection find ?
2 Aneels and men in vain may raise,
Harmonious, their adoring songs ;
Their laboringthoughtssinkdown oppressed
And praises die upon their tongues.
f 3 Yet would I lift my trembling voice,
A portion of his ways to sing ;
And mingling with his meanest works,
< My humble, grateful tribute bring.
^21 C. M. lancer. DoDdee
1 HOW wondrous great — how glorious bright
Must our Creator be !
Who dwells amidst the dazzling light
Of an eternal day !
3 Our soaring spirits upwards rise
Toward his celestial throne :
Fain would we see the blessed Three,
And the almighty One.
9 Our reason stretches all its wings,
And mounts above the skies :
But still how far beneath thy feet
Our grovelling reason lies !
np 4 Lord, here we bend our humble souls,
And awfully adore ;
< Thy power we feel — ^thy glory see,
> Thy mercy we implore.
— 5 With humble notes we raise the song
To heaven's almighty Kinff,
f While angels tune their nobter powers,
And sweep th' immortal string.
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Majesty and Dominion of God.
1 COME, O my soul, in sacred lays.
Attempt thy great Creator's praise :
But, oh, wnat tongue can speak his fiune !
What mortal verse can reach the theme !
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2 Enthroned amid the radiant spherefl.
He ff lory like a garment wears ;
To n>rm a robe of light divine,
Ten thousand suns around him shine.
3 In all our Maker's grand designs,
Omnipotence, with wisdom, snines,
His works, through all this wondrous frame,
Declare the glory of his name.
4 Raised on devotion's lofly wiuj^.
Do thou, my soul, his glories smg ;
And let his praise employ thy tongue.
Till listening worlds shall join the song !
L. M. Winchester. Batteidun.
1 THE Lord, the God of glory, reigns.
In robes of majesty arrayed ;
His rule Omnipotence sustains.
And guides the worldajus hands have made.
2 Ere rolling worlds began to move.
Or ere the heavens were spreaa abroad.
Thy awful throne was fixed above ;
From everlasting thou art God.
3 The swelling floods tumultuous rise,
Aloud the angry tempests roar ;
Lift their proud billows to the skies,
And foam, and lash the trembling shore.
4 The Lord, the mighty God, on high.
Controls the fiercofy raging seas ;
He speaks— and noise ana tempest fly.
The waves sink down in gentle peace.
5 Thy sovereign laws are ever sure.
Eternal holiness is thine :
And, Lord, thy people shall be pure,
And in thy blest resemblance shine.
L. M. Balfton. Snndariaiid
Men not comparable to God.
1 SHALL the vile race of flesh and blood
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 hifly
Are neither holy, just, nor wise.
wn HYMNa
3 Abmght^r Power, to thee we bow !
How frail are we ! — ^how glorious thou '
No more the sons of earth shall dare
With thee — ^th' eternal God— compare.
^Q L. M. DukeStieet. LowmQ
^^ AngeU the Ministers of God,
1 HIGH on a hiU of dazzling lieht
The King of glory spreads his seat.
And hosts of angels stretched for flight.
Stand waiting round his awful feet.
2 Are they not aU thy servants, Lord ?
At thy command they go and come ;
With cneeritil haste obey thy word,
And guard thy children to their home
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PerficHons of Ooi eambined in his Ocvemment,
1 JEHOVAH reigns— his throne is high.
His robes are light and majesty ;
His glory shines with beams So bright,
No mortal can sustain the sight.
2 His terrors keep the world in awe ;
His justice guards his holy law ;
His love reveals a smiling face,
His truth and promise seal the grace-
3 Through all his works his wisdom shines
And biffles Satan's deep designs ;
His power is sovereign to fltlm
The noblest counsels of his will.
4 And will this glorious Lord descend
To be my father and my friend ?
Then let my songs with angels join ;
Heaven is secure, if Grod be mine.
H. M Baddan
1 THE Lord Jehovah reigns.
His throne is built on nign :
The garments he assumes
Are liffht and majesty ;
His glories snine I No mortal eye
With beams so bright, | Can bear the sigh.
2 The thunders of his hand
Still keep the world in awe ;
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His wrath and justice stand
To guard his holy law ;
And where his love | Uis truth confimis
Resolves to bless, | And seida the grace.
3 Through all his ancient works
Surprising wisdom shines,
Confounds the powers of hell,
And breaks their cursed designs ;
Stronff is his arm, I His great decrees.
And snail fulfil | His sovereign wiU.
V 4 And can this mighty King
Of glory condescend ?
And will he write his name,
* My father, and my friend ?' —
f I love his name ! I Join ail my powers,
I love his word ! | And praise the Lord.
Af! C. M. Spencer. LondM.
Hf^mess of God,
1 HOLY and reverend is the name
Of our eternal King;
* Thrice holy Lord,' the angels cry—
* Thrice holy,* let us sing !
2 The deepest reverence of the mmd.
Pay, O mv soul, to God ;
Lift, with tnv hands, a holy heart,
To his sublime abode.
3 With sacred awe pronounce his name,
Whom words nor thoughts can reach ;
A contrite heart shall please him more
Than noblest forms of speech.
4 Thou holy God ! preserve my soul
From afl pollution free ;
< The pure in heart are thy delight,
Bf And they thy face shaU see.
PROVIDENCE AND GOVERNMENT OF GOD.
AY ^' ^' Bnrfinrd. LItelilleU
Soveragn Purpatet of Ood,
1 KEEP silence — all created things,
And wait your Maker's nod :
My soul stands trembling while she sings
The honors of her God.
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3 Life, death, and hell, and worlds unknown
Hang on his firm decree ;
He sits on no precarious throne,
Nor borrows leave to be.
8 His providence unfolds his book,
And makes his counsels shine ;
Each opening leaf— and every stroke,
Fulfils some deep design.
4 My God, I would not long to see
My fate, with curious eyes —
What gloomy lines are writ for me,
Or what bright scenes may rise.
5 In thy fair book of life and grace,
Oh may I find my name.
Recorded in some numble place.
Beneath my Lord — the Lamb.
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Purposes of Ood developed by his Providence,
1 OOD moves in a mysterious way.
His wonders to perform ;
He plants his footsteps in the sea,
And rides upon the storm.
3 Deep, in unfathomable mines,
Of never-failing skilly
He treasures up his bright designs,
And works his sovereign wilL
3 Ye fearful saints, fresh courage take;
The clouds ye so much dread.
Are big with mercy — and shall nreak
With blessings on your head.
4 Judge not the Lord by feeble sense,
But trust him for his grace ;
Behind a frowning providence.
He hides a smihng face.
1^ His purposes will ripen fast.
Unfolding every hour ;
The bud may have a bitter taste,
But sweet will be the flower.
6 Blind unbelief is sure to err,
And scan his work in vain ;
God is his own interpreter,
4nd he will make it plain.
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^Q C. v. Omond. Medteil.
7%e Mysteries of Providence,
1 THY way, O Lord, ib in the sea ;
Thy paths I cannot trace,
Nor comprehend the mystery
Of thine unbounded grace.
2 'TIS but in part I know thy will ;
I bless thee for the sight : —
When will thy love the rest reveal,
In glory's clearer light ?
t 3 With rapture shall I then survey
Thy providence and grace ;
And spend an everlasting day
In wonder, love, and praise.
£r/| C. M. Channing. Aitmoi.
Almighty Power and Majesty of Ood,
t 1 THE Lord our God is clothed with might,
The winds obey his will ;
He speaks-— and in his heavenly height
The rolling sun stands still.
2 Rebel, ye waves — and o'er the land
With threatening aspect roar !
The Lord uplifts his awful hand,
And chains you to the shore.
3 Howl, winds of niffht ! your force combine !
Without his hisn behest,
> Ye shall not, in the mountain pine,
FP Disturb the sparrow's nest.
— 4 His voice sublime is heard ato,
> In distant peals it dies ;
f He yokes the whirlwinds to his car.
And sweeps the howling skies.
■P 5 Ye nations, bend— in reverence bend;
, Ye monarchs, wait his nod,.
^ And bid the choral song ascend
To celebrate our Qocu
FALL AND NATURAL CHARACTER OF MAN.
e| 8. M. LltUe Bfailboro*. AytoriMqr.
Hope from ihe Gospel only,
1 GOD'S holy law, transgressed,
Speaks nothing but despair ;
Buraened with guilt— with grief of^^raMedy
We find no comfort there.
9W SYMNS.
9 Not all our groans and tears,
Nor worics, which we have done ;
Nor vows, nor promises, nor prayers,
Can e'er for sin atone.
8 Relief alone is found
In Jesus' precious blood :
Tis this that heals the mortal wound,
And reconciles to Qod, .
4 Hiffh lifted on the cross^
The spotless victim dies : —
This is salvation's only source—-
Hence all our hopes luise.
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1 AH, how shall fallen man
Be just before his God !
If he contend in rishteousness,
We fall beneath nis rod.
3 If he our ways should m£u:k
With strict inquiring eyes,
Could we for one of thousand faults
A just excuse devise ?
3 All-seeing, powerful Grod !
Who can with thee contend .
Or who that tries th' uneaual strife,
Shall prosper in the ena ?
4 The mountains, in thy wrath,
Their ancient seats forsake !
The trembling earth deserts her place.
Her rooted pillars shake !
5 Ah, how shall guilty man
Contend with such a Grod ?
None — ^none can meet him. and escape.
But through the Saviour's blood.
8. M. St. ThoniM. Oalnv.
Christ a Light in Darkness,
Soto or 8nni^ionH«
1 HOW heavy is the ni^t
That hangs upon our eyes—-
Till Christ, with his reviving light.
Over our souls arise I
_ ^- ., Solo or Semi-cbonn.
2 Our guilty spirits dread
To meet the wrath of Heaven }—
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But in his righteousness arrayed,
We see our sins forgiven.
Solttorl
3 Unholy and impure
Are all our thoughts and ways :
Chorus.
His hands infected nature cure
With sanctifying grace.
Soloorj
«> 4 The powers of hell apree
To hold our souls m vain ;
He sets the sons of bondage free.
And breaks the cursed cnain.
ClMJIOIa
■f 5 Lord, we adore thy ways,
To bring us near to God ;
'— Thv sovereign power — thy healing grace.
And thine atoning blood.
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C. M. Mailow. Howaid*!
1 PLUNOED in a ^If of dark despair,
We wretched sinners lay,
Without one cheerful beam of hope,
Or spark of glimmering day !
V S With pitying eyes the prince of grace
Beheld, our helpless grief:
— He saw — and — on amazing love ! —
He ran to our relief.
t 3 Down from the shining seats above
With Joyful haste he fled,
— Entered tne grave in mortal flesh,
9 And dwelt among the dead.
f t f 4 Oh ! 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,
Dtrike all your harps or ffofd ;
But when you raise your highest noteib
His loye can ne'er be tola.
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C. M. Gnftoo. LitehlMtf
f 1 HOW sad our state hj nature is !
Our sin — ^liow deep it stains !
And Satan holds our captive minds
Fast in his slavish chains.
91*2 But hark ! a voice of sovereign grace
Sounds from the sacred word —
^ * Ho ! ye despairing sinners, come,
And trust upon tne Lord.*
— - 3 My soul obeys the gracious call,
And runs to this relief;
I would believe thy promise, Lord ;
■V Oh help my unbelief.
P 4 A ffuilty, weak, and helpless worm,
On thy kind arms I fall :
^ Be thou my strength and righteousness.
My Saviour, and my all.
do C. M. Barby. Bpenoer
1 GREAT King of glorv and of grace !
We own, with humble shame,
How vile is our deffenerate race,
And our first father's name.
2 We live estranged, afar from God,
And love the distance well ;
With haste we run the dangerous road,
That leads to death and hell.
3 And can such rebels be restored !
Such natures made divine !
Let sinners see tliy glory, Lord,
And feel this power of thine.
■f 4 We raise our Father's name on high,
Who his own Spirit sends,
To bring rebellious strangers nigh,
And turn his foes to friends.
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1 ALL-glorious God, what hymns of praise
Shall our transported voices raise !
Wliat ardent love and zeal are due^
While heaven stands open to our view!
2 Once we were fallen— oh how low !
Just on the brink of endless wo ;
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When Jesus, from the reahns above,
Borne on the wings of boundless love, —
3 Scattered the shades of death and night,
And spread around his heavenly light !
By him what wondrous grace is shown
To souls impoverished and undone !
4 He shows, beyond these mortal shore0»
A bright inheritance as ours ;
Where saints in light our coming wait^
To share their ho^, happy state.
L. M. Hing^am. IbliteB.
Seini*clionia*
F 1 BURIED in shadows of the ni^ht,
We lie till Christ restores the hght ; —
Clunu.
^ Wisdom descends to heal the blind.
And chase the darkness of the mind.
Semi-ehorui.
F 2 Our guilty souls are drowned in tears,
Till his atoning blood appears : —
Cbonis.
f Then we awake from deep distress,
And sing " the Lord our righteousness."
CQ C. M. Spencer. GnAoo.
Death in Trespasses and Sins,
1 HOW helpless guilty nature lies,
Unconscious of her load !
The heart unchanged can never rise
To happiness and God.
2 Can aught beneath a power divine
The stubborn will subdue ?
'Tis thine, eternal Spirit, thine,
To form the heart anew.
3 'Tis thine, the passions to recall.
And upwards bid them rise :
To make the scales of error fall
From reason's darkened eyes ; —
4 To chase the shades of death away,
And bid the sinner live :
A beam of heaven — a vital ray,
'TIS thine alone to give.
^ 5 Oh ! change these wretched hearts of ours,
And give them Ufe divine ;
Then shall our passions and our powers,
Almighty Lora, be thine.
HTMNS.
^^ Oritffor the Bint and MUeries of Mem,
^ 1 ARISE, my tender thoughts, arise ;
Let torrents drown my weeping eyes :
And thou, my heart, with anguish feel
Those evils which thou canst not heal.
9 8ee human beings sunk in shame ;
See scandals poured on Jesus' name ;
See God insulted through his Son,
The world abused — ^the soul undone.
3 My heart with reverence hears thy word,
And trembles at thy threaienings, Lord ;
I know the wretched, dreadful end.
To which their careless steps descend.
4 But feeble my compassion proves.
It can but weep, where most it loves ;
Great God. thy saving p-ace employ.
And turn tnese drops ol grief to joy.
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S. M. Morningtoa. Dow.
God^t Purpose of Mercy »
1 THE Lord on high proclaims
His Godhead from his throne ;
Mercy and justice are the names
By which he will be known.
2 Ye dying souls, that sit
In darkness and distress.
Look from the borders of the pit
To his recovering grace.
■if 3 Sinners shall hear the sound ;
Their thankful tongues shall own,
Their righteousness and strength are found
In thee, O Lord, alone.
4 In thee shall Israel trust.
And see their guilt forgiven ;
Thou wilt pronounce the sinners just,
And take the saints to heaven.
62 L. M. Raliton. Maiden.
1 MAY not the sovereign Lord on high
Dispense his favors as he will ;
Choose some to life, while others die.
And yet be just and gracious stili?
HYMNS. 381
9 Shall man reply against the Lord,
And call his Maker's ways unjust.
The thunder of whose dreadful word
Can crush a thousand worlds to dust ?
3 But. O my soul, if truths so bright
should dazzle and confound thy sight,
Yet still his written will obey.
And wait the great decisive day.
ffO L. M. Alfreton. Dnka Street.
^^^ Object of CkrUe» Advent,
1 NOT to condenm the sons of men.
Did Christ, the Son of God, appear;
No weapons in his hands are seen,
No flaming sword, nor thunder there.
F 2 Such was the pity of our God,
He loved the race of man so well.
He sent his Son to bear our load
Of sins, and save our souls from helL
— 3 Sinners^ believe the Saviour's word ;
Trust in his miehty name, and live ;
t A thousand joys his lips afford,
His hands a thousand blessings give.
04 C. M. CorinUi. Dan4ee.
1 COME, happy souls^-approach your God
With new, melodious songs ;
Come, render to almighty grace
The tribute of your tongues.
2 So strange — so boundless was the love
F That pitied dying men.
The Father sent his equal Son
To give them life again.
3 Thy hands, dear Jesus, were not armed
With a revenging rod ;
No hard commission toperform —
The vengeance of a God.
F 4 But all was mercy — all was mi.d.
And wrath forsook the throi.e,
— When Christ on the kind errand came,
And brought salvation down.
5 Here, sinners, come and heal your wounds}
Come, wipe your sorrows dry ;
Come, trust the mighty Saviours name.
And you shall never die,
Si4«
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989 HYMNS.
6 See, clearest Lord^ our willing souls
Accept thine offered grace ;
f We bless the great Redeemer's love.
And give the Father praise*
B. M. Bt*
1 RAISE your triumphant songs
To an immortal tune,
Let all the earth resound the deeds
Celestial grace has done.
9 Sing how eternal love
Its chief beloVed chose.
And bade him raise our ruined race
From their abyss of woes.
P 3 His hand no thunder bears,
No terror clothes his brow,
No bolts to drive our guilty souls
To fiercer flames below.
4 Twas mercy filled the throne,
And wrath stood silent by,
When Christ was sent with pardons down
To rebels doomed to die.
— 5 Now, sinners, dry your tears,
Let hopeless sorrow cease ;
Bow to toe sceptre of.his love.
And take the offered peace.
f 6 Lord, we obev thy call ;
We lay an liumDle claim
To the salvation thou hast brought,
f And love and praise thy name.
gg H. M. Munj
Proclamation of the Gospel.
■p» »1 HARK— hark— the notes of joy.
Roll o^er the heavenly plains !
And seraphs find employ.
For their sublimest strains.
< Some new delight in heaven is known,
' Loud ring the harps around the throne.
■p"9 Hark — hark— the sounds draw nigh,
— The Joyful hosts descend ;
Jesus forsakes the sky.
To earth his footsteps bend,
He comes to bless our fallen race,
t He comes with messages of grao^.
HYMN&
1 1 8 Bear—bear the tidings round.
Let every mortal know
What love in God is found,
> What pity he can show. —
< Ye winds tnat blow — ^ye waves that roll,
f Bear the glad news from pole to pole !
< * 4 Strike — strike the haips again.
To great Immanuers name ;
Arise, ye sons of men,
And loud his grace proclaim.
< Angels and men, wake every string,
if 'Tis God the Saviour's praise we smg !
£^ C. M. Cambridge. Maiiow.
^' The Gospel haUed.
1 SALVATION !— oh, the joyful sound I
'Tis pleasure to our ears ;
A sovereign balm for every wound,
A cordicd for our fears.
p 2 Buried in sorrow and in sin.
At hell's dark door we lay ; —
— But we arise by grace divine,
To see a heavenly day.
f 3 Salvation ! — let the echo fly
The spacious earth around ;
While all the armies of the sky
Conspire to raise the sound.
L. M. Uxbridge. Duke Street.
The Object of the Gospel.
«« 1 THIS is the word of truth and love,
Sent to the nations from above :
Jehovah here resolves to show
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 ruined creature, man.
3 The gospel bids the dead revive ;
Sinners obey the voice, and live :
Dry hones are raised, and clothed afVesh
And hearts of stone are turned to flesh.
4 May but this grace my soul renew.
Let sinners gaze, and hate me too ;
The word that saves me does engage
A sure defence from all their rage.
68
HYMNS.
L. M. AlflwtOR.
69
7%e Gospel origmaOmg tn Sooereign Mercy,
1 GOD, in the gospel of his Son,
Makes his eternal counsels known ;
Here lore in all its gloir shines,
And truth is drawn in fahrest lines.
9 Here sinners, of an humble frame,
May taste his srace, and learn his name ;
May read, in cnaracters of blood.
The wisdom, power, and grace of God.
3 Here fahh reveals to mortal eyes
A brighter world beyond the skies ;
Here shines the liffht which guides our way
From earth to realms of endless day. '
4 Oh ! grant us grace, almighty Lord !
To read, and mark thy holy word ;
Its truths with meekness to receive,
And by its holy precepts live.
m£k C. M. Canterbmy. Bubjr
Salvation by Grace,
f 1 LORD, we confess our numerous faults*
How great our guilt has been ;
Foolish and vain were all our thoughts.
And all our lives were sin.
t 2 But, oh my soul, forever praise.
Forever love his name.
Who turns thy feet from dangerous ways
Of folly, sin, and shame.
— 3 'Tis not by works of righteousness.
Which our own hands have done ;
t But we are saved by sovereign grace,
Abounding through his Son.
«— 4 'Tis from the mercy of our God,
That all our hopes besin :
rKs by the water, and the blood.
Our souls are washed from sin.
P 5 ^T\% through the purchase of his death,
Who hun^ upon the tree,
The Spirit is sent down to breathe
On such dry bones as we.
* 6 Raised from the dead, we live anew:
And justified by grace,
We shall appear in glory too^
And see our Father's tiice.
HYMNS.
71
L. M. UibiUlft.
t 1 NOW to the power of God supreme
Be everlasting honors ^iven j
He saves from hell — we bless his name,
He calls our wandering feet to heaven.
2 Not for our duties, or deserts,
But of his own abundant grace,
He works salvation in our hearts^
And forms a people for his praise.
3 'Twas his own purpose that begun
To rescue rebels doomed to die ;
He gave us grace in Christ his Son,
Before he spread the starry sky.
4 Jesus, the Lord^ appears at last.
And makes his Father's counsels known ;
Declares the ^reat transaction past.
And brings unmortal blessings down.
P 5 He dies — and in that dreadful night,
— Did all the powers of hell destroy ;
f He rose ! and brought our heaven to light.
And took possession of the joy.
• ^ S. M. Silver Street. Pentonvflte.
1 GRACE ! — 'tis a charming sound !
Harmonious to the ear !
Heaven with the echo shall resound.
And all the earth shall hear.
2 Grace first contrived a way
To save rebellious man ;
And all its steps that grace display
Which drew the wondrous plan.
3 Grace tausht my roving feet
To treaa the heavenly road :
And new 6up])lies each hour I meet.
While pressing on to God.
4 Grace all the work shall crown,
Through everlasting days :
It lays in heaven the topmost stone.
And well deserves the praise.
'^'O C. M. Lanesboro'. PriMetoe
TTte dtmne Character txhibiUd in the GospeL
1 FATHER, how wide thy §lorv shines !
How high thy wonders rise. !
HYMNS.
Known thro' the earth by thousand signa^
By thousand through the skies.
9 Those mighty orbs proclaim thv power
Their motions speak thy skill ;
And on the wings of every hour.
We read thy patience still.
3 But when we view thy strange design
To save rebellious worms,
Where vengeance and compassion join
In their cuvinest forms ;^
4 Here the whole Deity is known ;
Nor dares a creature ^uess
Which of the glories brightest shone —
The justice or the grace..
5 Now. the full glories of the Lamb
Adorn the heavenly plains ;
Bright seraphs learn Immanuel's name,
^d try their choicest strains.
6 Oh, may I bear some humble part
In that immortal song !
Wonder and joy shaU tune my heart.
And love command my tongue.
CHRIST.
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li* M. PaAOliMl
Nativity of the Saviour,
* t 1 WAKE, O my soul, and hail the mom,
For unto us -a Saviour's born ;
See,' how the angels wing* their way.
To usher in the glorious day !
P 2 Hark ! what sweet music — what a song—
< Sounds from the bright, celestial throng!
f Sweet sons — ^whose melting sounds impart
■f Joy to each raptured, listening heart.
3 Come, j<Mn the angels in the sky,
Glory to Gk>d, who reigns on high ;
9 Let peace and love on earth abound,
' While time revolves and years roll round.
' ^ 71. AdttUum.
' ' ^ HARK ! — ^the herald angels sing^
^ Glory to the new-born King I
HVMNS. 387
Peace on earth, and mercy mitd,
God and sinners reconciled !"
S Joyful, all ye nations, rise,
Join the triumph of the skies;
With th' angelic host proclaim,
** Christ is bom in Betnlehem.''
3 Mild, he lays his glory by ;
Born, that man no more may die ;
Bora, to raise the sons of earth;
Born, to give them second birth.
4 Veiled in flesh — the Grodhead see.
Hail th' incarnate Deity ;
Pleased as nian with men t* appear,
See the great Immanuel here.
5 Hail the heaven-born Prince of Peace !
Hail the Sun of Righteousness!
Light and life to all he brin^
Risen with healing in his wings.
• D 88 & 76. 6reenviil«,
p* 1 1 HARK !-^what mean those holy voices,
Sweetly sounding through the skies ?
< Lo ! th' angehc host rejoices ;
f Heavenly hallelujahs rise.
p 2 Heear them tell the wondrous story,
Hear them chant in hymns of joy,
f " Glory in the highest— -glory !
Glory be to Grod most nign !
f 3 Peace on earth — ^^good- will from heaven,
Reaching far as man is found."
< " Souls redeemed, and sins forgiven" —
' Loud our golden harps shall sound.
4 Christ is born, the great Anointed ;
Heaven- and earth his praises sing !
Aff Oh receive whom God appointed^
For your Prophet, Priest, and iCing.
f 5 Haste, ye mortals, to adore him ;
Learn his name — and taste his joy ;
Till in heaven ye sing before him.
Glory be to God most high I
#7 S. M. Soathfield. FBntonrUto.
n 1 BEHOLD! the grace appears,
The blessing promised long ;
Angels announce the Saviour neafi
In this triumphant song :
HYMNS.
3 ^ Glory to God on high,
And heavenly peace on earth ; -
Good- will to men — to angels joy,
At the Redeemer's birth !"
3 In worship so divine
Let men employ their tonnes }
With the celestiafhost we jom,
And loud repeat their songs —
4 ** Glory to God on high,
And heavenly peace on earth ;
Good- will to men— to angels joy,
At our Redeemer's birtn !"
• O C. U. Devixm, Conwaif.
' f f 1 HIGH let us swell our tuneful notes,
And join th' angelic throng ;
For angels no such love have known.
To wake the cheerful song.
2 Good-will to sinful men is shown,
f And peace on earth is given ;
' For lo ! th' incarnate Saviour comes
With messages from heaven.
> 3 Justice and grace, with sweet accord,
< His rising Deams adorn ;
t Let heaven and earth in concert join —
To us a Saviour's born.
4 Glory to God ! in highest strains.
In highest words be paid ;
His glory by our lips proclaimed,
And by our lives displayed.
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23. M. SLThomaB. PentonviDv
1 WE come wi^h joyful song,
To hail this happy morn :
Glad tidings from an angel's tongue,
" This day is Jesus born I"
2 What transports doth his name
To sinful men afford !
His glorious titles we proclaim—
A Saviour— Christ— the Lord!
9 Glory to God on high,
Alf hail the happy mom:
We join the anthems of the sky—
And sing—" The Saviour's born »»»
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HYMNS.
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CaU to worship ike new-^Hfrn {Saounar,
1 ANGELS ! from the realms of glory,
Wing your flight o'er all the eartn ;
Ye, who sang creation's stoiy.
Now proclaim Messiah's birth :
Come and worships-
Worship Christ, the new-bom King.
3 Shepherds ! in the field abiding,
Watching o'er your flocks by night ;
God with man is now residing.
Yonder shines the heavenly light :
Come and worship
Worship Christ, the new-bom King.
3 Saints ! before the altar bending,
Watching long in hope and fear.
Suddenly the Lord, descending,
In his temple shall appear :
Come and worship
Worship Christ, the new-bom King.
4 Sinners ! wrung with true repentance.
Doomed for guilt to endless pains,
Justice now revokes the sentence,
Mercy calls you [^ * '] break your chains:
Come and worship
Worship Christ, the new-bom King,
88 Sc 7s. Sicilian Hyma
Christ welcomed as a Saviour.
1 HAIL, thou long-expected Jesus,
Born to set thy people free !
From our sins and fears release us,
Let us find our rest in thee.
2 Israel's strength and consolation,
Hope of all the saints, thou art;
Long desired of every nation,
Joy of every waiting heart.
3 Born thy people to deliver,
Born a child, yet God our King,
Born to reign in us forever.
Now thy gracious kingdom bring.
4 By thine own eternal Spirit,
Kule in all our hearts alone ;
By thine all-nifficient merit,
Raise us to thy glorious throne.
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S90 ' HYMNS.
QO C\ M. flowani's. BoMob.
"^ DtMign 0/ Christ's Advent,
1 IIARK! the glad Bound! the Saviour GOines»
The Saviour promised long !
Let every heart prepare a throne,
And every voice a song.
S He comes — ^the prisoner to release^
In Satan's bondage held :
The gates of brass before him burst.
The iron fetters yield.
3 He comes— from thickest films of vice
To clear the mental ray:
And on the eves oppressed with night—
To pour celestial day.
4 He comes — ^the broken heart to bind,
The bleeding soul to cure \
And. vrith the treasures of his grace,
T' enrich the humble poor.
f 5 Our glad hosannas, Prince of Peace,
Thy welcome shall proclaim ;
' And heaven's eternal arches ring
With thy beloved name.
OO C. M. Aitlnfloik
^^^ Names of Christ,
1 TO US a Child of hope is born.
To US a Son is given :
Him shall the tribes of earth obey,
Him, all the hosts of heaven.
2 His name shall be the Prince of Peace,
Forevermore adored,
The Wonderful, the Counsellor,
The great and mighty Lord.
3 His power, increasiug, still shall spread ;
His reign no end shall know ;
Justice shall guard his throne above.
And peace abound below.
4 To us a Child of hope is bom,
To us a Son is given —
The Wonderful, the Counsellor,
The mighty Lord of heaven.
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1 BRIGHT and joyful is the mom.
For to us a Cluld ia born ;
HYMMS. 391
From the highest realms of heaven
Unto us a Son is given.
2 On his shoulder he shall bear
Power and majesty — and wear,
On his vesture and his thigh,
Names most awful — names most high*
3 Wonderful in counsel he,
Christ th' incarnate Deity,
Sire of ages ne'er to cease,
King of kings, and Prince of Peace.
4 Come and worship at his feet,
Yield to him the homage meet ;
From his manger to his throne,
Homage due to God alone.
OO S. M. Fftddington. Eaftlmiii
1 REJOICE in Jesus' birth !
To us a Son is given.
To us a Child is born on earth.
Who made both earth and heaven !
2 He reigns above the sky.
This universe sustains —
The God supreme — the Lord most high,
The king Messiah reigns !
3 Th' almighty God--is he,
Author or heavenly bliss !
The Father of Eternity,
The glorious Prince of Peace!
4 His government shall grow,
From strength to strength proceed ;
His righteousness the church o'erflow,
And all the earth o'erspread.
Qft h. M, Uxbridge. Brewer.
Deity and Humanity of Christ.
1 BEFORE the heavens were spread abroad.
From everlasting was the Word ;
With God he was — the Word was God !
And must divinely be adored.
2 By his own power were all things made ;
By him supported, all things stand ;
He IS the whole creation'n head,
And angels fly at his command.
m HYBINS.
3 Ere rin was born, or Satan feB,
Ife led the host of morning stars :
Wb generation who can tell,
Or count the number of his years ?
4 But lo, he leaves those heavenly forms :
The Word descends and dwells in clay»
That he may converse hold with worms*
Dressed in such feeble flesh as they.
5 Mortals with joy beheld his face,
Th' eternal Father's only Son :
How full of truth — how full of grace !
When in his eyes the Godhead shone !
6 Archangels leave their high abode,
To learn new mysteries here, and tell
The love of our descending God,
The glories of Imnymuel.
Oy L. M. WIneheiter. Rotterdtm.
' Xfefty, HumUkHon, amd ExaUation of Christ.
1 NOW for a tune of lofty praise
To great Jehovah's equal Son !
Awake, my voice, in heavenly lays.
Tell loud the wonders he hath done.
3 Sing, how he left the worlds of light.
And those brij^ht robes he wore above :
How swift and joyful was his flight,
On wings of everiasting love !
p 3 Deep in the shades of gk>omy death,
Tn' almighty captive m*isoner lay ; —
f Th' almighty captive len the earth.
And rose to everiasting day.
4 Among a thousand harps and songs,
Jesus, the God, exalted reigns :
His sacred name filU all their tongues.
And eclioes through the heavenly plains \
QQ L. M. Traro. S:
^ Dwme Grlorf displayed in du Pertm of Christ.
^' 1 NOW to the Lord a noble song !
Awake, my soul — awake, my tongue ^
Hosanna to tli' eternal name.
And all his boundless love proclaim.
5 See where it shines in Jesus' face,
The brightest image of his grace ;
God, in the person of his Son,
Has all liis mightiest works outdone.
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HYMNS. 208
3 Grace ! — ^'tis a sweet, a charming theme —
My thoughts reioice at Jesus* name !
Ye angels, dwell upon the sound ;
Ye heavens, reflect it to the ground !
4 Oh ! may 1 reach that happy place
Where he unveils his lovely face !
Where all his beauties you behold,
And sing his name to harps of gold !
L. M. Rotterdam. (Md Handled
God the Sq^ equal toith the Father.
1 BRIGHT King of glory— dreadful God,
Our spirits bow before thy seat ;
To thee we lift an humble thought,
And worship at thine awful feet.
2 A thousand seraphs, strong and bright,
Stand round the glorious Deity ;
But who, among the sons of light.
Pretends comparison with thee ?
3 Yet there is one, of human frame,
Jesus, arrayed in flesh and blood.
Thinks it no robbery to claim
A full equality with God.
4 Now let the name of Christ, our King,
With equal honors be adored :
His praise let every angel sing.
And all the nations own him Lord.
QA H. M. Watertown. Munay.
^^ Christ a Prophet, Priest, and King*
1 JOIN all the glorious names
Of wisdom, love, and power,
That ever mortals knew,
Or angels ever bore :
All are too mean to speak his worth,
Too mean to set the Saviour forth.
2 Great Prophet of our God,
Our tongues shall bless thy name ;
By thee the joyful news
Of our salvation came, —
The joyful news of sins forgiven,
Of hell subdued — and peace with heaven.
3 Jesus, our threat High Priest,
Has shed his blood and died ;
«J5*
91
HYMNS.
Our gnilty Gonseience needs
No sacrifice beside :
His precious blood did once atone^
Ana now it pleads before the throne*
4 O thou almighty Lord.
Our Conqueror, ana our King ;
Thv sceptre and thy sword,
Thj reigning grace we sing :
Thine is the power— oh make us sit
In willing bond* beneath thy feet.
C. M. Litchfield. OwiBth.
Christ a Merciful High Priest,
1 WITH joT we meditate the grace
Of our High Priest above ;
His heart is made of tenderness.
His bowels melt with love.
2 Touched with a sympathy within.
He knows our teeole frame ;
Ho knows what sore temptations mean.
For he has felt the same.
3 He. in the days of feeble flesh,
^ Poured out his cries and tears.
And in his measure feels afresh
What every member bears.
4 Then let our humble faith address
His mercy and his power ;
^ We shall obtain delivering grace
> In each distresnng hour.
no C* M. Mmlfbrd. Mailoir.
Christ our Intercessor.
1 J£SUS, by his own precious blood.
Ascends above the skies,
And, in the presence of our God,
Shows his own sacrifice.
3 Jesus is king !— behold him reign
On Zion'e heavenly hill :
He seems the Lamb that had been slain,
And wears his priesthood still.
8 He ever lives to intercede,
By virtue of his blood ;
And ceases not for all to plead.
Who come b|r him t« Qo^
HYMNS. 9»9
L. M. Rothwell. BhoaL
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Peaet and Hope through Christ's Iniereession.
1 HE lives— the sreat Redeemer lives !
What joy the meat assuranceffivbs !
And now, before his Father God,
He pleads the merits of his blood.
2 Repeated crimes awake our fears,
And justice armed with 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 famts,
His powerful intercessions rise ;
And guilt recedes — and terror dies.
4 In ever^ dark, distressful hour,
When sin ana Satan join their power.
Let this dear hope repel the dart —
That Jesus bears us on his heart.
5 Great Advocate, almighty Friend !
On thee our humble hope^ depend ;
Our cause can never, never fail.
For thou dost plead, and must prevail.
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8. M. Dover. Ventonvflle .
Chrisfs Exahaiion and Intercession,
1 JESUS, the conqueror, reigns.
In glorious strength arrayed ;
His kingdom over all maintedns.
And bids the earth be glad.
2 Ye sons of men. rejoice
In Jesus' mignty love :
Lift up your heart — lift up yonr voice.
To him who rules above.
3 Extol his kingly power.
Adore th' exalted Son,
Who died, but lives, to die no more.
High on his Father's throne.
4 Our advocate with God,
He undertakes our cause.
And spreads through all the earth abroad
The victory of his cross.
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1 JESUS, hail ! enthroned in glory.
There forever to abide ;
HYMNS.
All the heavenly host adore thee.
Seated at thy Father's side.
9 There for sinners thou art pleadings
There thou dost our place prepare ;
Thou for us art interceding,
TiU in glory we appear.
3 Worship, honor, power, and hlessing,
Thou art worthy to receive :
Loudest praises, without ceasing.
Meet it is for us to give.
4 Help^ ye bright, angelic spirits !
Bring your loudest^ noblest lays ;
Help to sin^ our Saviour's merits.
Help to (3iant Immanuel's praise.
Q/* L. M. Donven. AlftiHon
Chritt a Itoing and almighty Samour.
1 THE Saviour lives, no more to die :
He lives, the Lord enthroned on high :
He lives, triumphant o*er the grave :
He lives, eternally to save !
2 He lives, to still his servants' fears :
He lives, to wipe away their tears :
He lives, their mansions to prepare :
He lives, to bring them safely there !
3 Ye mourning souls, dry up your tears,
Dismiss your ffloomy doubts and fears :
With cheerful hope your hearts revive.
For Christ, the Lord, is yet alive
4 His saints he loves — and never leaves •
The contrite sinner he receives :
Abundant grace will he afford,
Till all are present with the Lord !
Qy C. H. Patmot.
Ood reconciled in Christ,
1 DEAREST of all the names above,
My Saviour, and my God.
Who can resist thy heavenly love.
Or trifle with thy blood?
2 'Tis by the merits of thy death,
rrhe Father smiles again ;
"iis by thine interceding breath,
The Spirit dwells witS men.
HYMMS. 907
3 Till God in human form I see,
My thoughts no comfort find:
^ The holy, just, and sacred Three
Are terror to my mind.
4 But if Immanuel's face appear,
My hope^ my joy hefins :
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 the incarnate mystery,
And there I fix my trust.
QQ CM. Stamford. Nottingham.
Access to God by a Mediator.
1 COME, let us lifl our joyful eyes
Up to the courts above.
And smile to see our Father there
Upon a throne of love.
2 Come, let us bow before his feet.
And venture near the Lord ;
No fiery cherub guards his seat.
Nor double-flaming sword.
3 The peaceful sates of heavenly bliss
Are opened oy the Son ;
Hieh let us raise our notes of praise,
And reach th' almighty throne.
4 To thee ten thousand thanks we bring.
Great Advocate on high j
And glory to th' etemaiKmg
Who lays his anger by.
QQ C. M. Grafton. Baitjr.
Miracles of Christ,
1 JESUS, and didst thou condescend,
When vailed in human clay,
To heal the sick, the lame, the blind.
And drive disease away ?
2 Didst thou regard the beggar's cry,
And ffive the blind to see ? —
Jesus, thou Son of David, hear —
Have mercy, too, on me !
3 And didst thou pity mortal wo.
And sight ana health restore ?—
Oh pity, Lord, and save my souU
Which needs thy mercy more !
906 HYMNS.
4 Didst thou thj trembling servant raise.
When sinking in the wave ? —
I perish, Lord !— oh, save my soul !
For thou alone canst save.
I A A L. M. UibridgB.
Divinity of Christ proved by his Miracles.
1 BEHOLD, the blind their sight receive !
Behold, the dead awake and live !
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 on the cross.
' 3 He dies! — the heavens 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
1 bid my doubts and fears aepart ;
And to those hands my soul resign,
Which bear credentials so divine.
I A| I4. M. Med way Oatb.
Christ a PaUemfor his FoUmoers.
1 MY dear Redeemer, and my Lord,
1 read my duty in thy word ;
But in thy life the laV appears
Drawn out in living characters.
2 Such was thy truth — and such thy zeal.
Such deference to thy Father's will.
Such love — and meekness sp divine,
1 would transcribe, and make them mine.
3 Cold mountains and the midnight air
Witnessed the fervor of thy prayer :
The desert thy temptations knew,
Thy conflict, and thy victory too.
4 Be thou my pattern — ^make me bear
More of thy gracious image here ;
Then God, the Judge, shall own my name
Among the followers of the Lamb.
1 ^^ C. H. Nottingham. litdifldd.
1 BEHOLD, where, in a mortal form,
Appears each grace divine !
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Tho virtues, all in Jesus met,
l/Vith milaest radiance sliine.
2 To spread the rays of heavenly Ught,
To give the mourner joy,
To preach fflad tidings to the poor,
Was his divine employ.
3 Midst keen reproach and cruel scorn,
He, meek and patient, stood ;
His foes, ungrateful, sought his life.
Who labored for their good.
4 When in the hour of deep distress.
Before his Father's throne.
With soul resigned, he bowed, and said,
' Thy will, not mine, be done !'
5 Be Christ our pattern, and our guide,
His image may we bear !
Oh may we tread his holy steps.
His joy and glory share !
103 C. M. NottingfaBm. BCedfliid.
1 JESUS ! exalted far on high.
To whom a name is given ;
A name surpassing every name,
That's known in earth or heaven !
2 Before thy throne shall every knee
Bow down with one accord :
Before thy throne shall every tongue
Confess that thou art Lord.
3 Jesus ! thou, in the form of God,
Didst eaual honor claim ;
Yet, to reaeem our guilty souls,
Didst stoop to death and shame !
4 Oh ! may that mind in us be formed.
Which shone so bright in thee ;
An humble, meek, and lowly mind.
From pride and envy free !
5 To others we would stoop, and learn
To emulate thy love |
So shall we bear thine image here.
And share thy throne above.
iU4 C. H. Nottingham. PeC»itaPO^.
1 IN duties and in sufTerinflB too.
Thy path, my Lord, I'd trace ;
HYMNS.
Afl thou hatt done— 00 would I do,
Depending on thy grace.
3 Inflamed with zeal, 'twas thy deligfat
To do thy Father's will ;
Oh may that zeal my soul excite,
Thy precepts to fulfil.
3 Meekness, humility, and love.
Through all thy conduct shine ;
Oh may my whoie deportment prove
A copy. Lord, of thine.
105 L. M. UzbridfB.
1 MAKE us, by thy transforming grace,
Dear Saviour, daily more like tliee I
Thy fair example may we trace.
To teach us what we ought to be !
2 Oh, how benevolent, and kind !
How mild ! — how ready to forgive !
Be this the temper of our mind.
And these the rules by which we live.
3 To do his heavenly Father's will
Was his employment and delight ;
Humility and tioly zeal
Shone through his life divinely bright.
4 But ah ! how blind ! — ^how weak we are '
How frail ! — how apt to turn aside !
Lord, we depend upon thy care^
And ask tny Spirit for our guide.
I /\/* S. M. HudMD. HkTcriillL
Christ suffering f(fr our Bias.
P 1 LIKE sheep we went astray.
And broke the foldof Goa ;
Each wandering in a different way,
But all the downward road.
2 How dreadful was the hour.
When God our wan<|eringe laid.
And did at once his vengeance pour
Upon the Shepherd's nead 1
•- 3 How glorious was the grace.
When Christ sustained the stroke !
His life and blood the Shepherd pays,
A raaaoin for the flock.
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4 But God shall raise his head
O'er all the sons of men,
And make him see a nameroui seed.
To recompense his pain.
5 " I'U give him," saith the Lord,
" A portion with the strong :
He shall possess a large rewsuxl,
And hold his honors long."
tMf C. M. Medfleld. Feny.
Humiliation of Christ,
1 AND did the holy and the just,
The sovereign of the skies,
Stoop down to wretchedness and dust,
That guilty man might rise 1
2 Yes — the Redeemer left his throne —
His radiant throne on high —
Surprising mercy ! — love unknown !
To suffer — ^bleed — and die.
3 To dwell with misery here below.
The Saviour left the skies,
And sunk to wretchedness and wo,
That worthless man might rise.
4 He took the dying traitor's place,
And suffered in his stead ;
For sinful man— oh wondrous grace !
For sinful man — he bled !
5 O Lord^ what heavenly wonders dwell
In thme atoning blood I
By this are sinners saved from hell.
And rebels brought to God.
lOo C. M. Dedham. Medford.
1 JESUS ! and didst thou leave the sky
For miseries, and for woes ?
And didst thou bleed — and groan — and die.
For vile, rebellious foes ?
2 Victorious love ! what tongue can tell
The wonders of thy power ;
Which conquered all the force of hell,
tn that tremendous hour !
3 Is there a heart that will not bend
To thy divine control ?
Descend!, O soveroiffn love, descend^
And mdic that stuDbom aouL
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4 Come, dearest Lord, extend thy reign,
Till rebels rise no more ;
Thv praise all nature then shall join.
And heaven and earth adore.
*^*' Death of Christ on the Cross,
Aff 1 BEHOLD the Saviour of mankind
Nailed to the shameful tree !
How vast the love that him inclined
To bleed — and die for me !
2 " My God," he cries—all nature shakes.
And earth's strong pillars bend !
The temple's vail in sunder breaks —
The solid marbles rend !
3 ** Tis finished— now the ransom's paid —
Receive my soul," he cries ;
Behold he bows bis sacred head —
> He bows his head — and dies !
f ( > 4 But soon he'll break death's envious chain^
And in full glory shine :
A* O Lamb of God— was ever pain.
Was ever love like tliine !
110 L. M. Midway. Mlddlebniy.
1 STRETCHED on the cross,the Saviour dies:
Hark ! — ^his expiring groans arise !
See, from his hands — ^his feet — his side,
Descends the sacred— crimson tide !
3 And didst thou bleed— for sinners bleed ?
And could the sun behold the deed ?
No— he withdrew his cheering ray,
And darkness veiled the mourniug day,
3 Can I survey this scene of wo,
Where mingling grief and mercy flow,
And yet my neart so hard remain,
As not to move with love or pain ?
4 Come— dearest Lord, thy grace impart,
To warm this cold, this stupid heart,
Till all its powers and passions move
In melting grief, and ardent love.
111 8« 7t & 4. GlfeilTai&
1 HARK! the voice of love and mercy
Sounds aloud from Calvary !
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See ! it rends the rocks asunder —
Shakes the earth — ^and veils the sky I
« It is finished I"—
Hear the dying Saviour cry !
2 " It is finished !"— oh, what pleasure
Do these charming words afford !
Heavenly blessings, without measure.
Flow to us through Christ the Lord !
« It is finished P'—
Saints, the dying words record !
f 3 Tune your harps anew, ye seraphs.
Join to sing the pleasing theme :
All in earth and heaven uniting.
Join to praise Immanuel's name :
Hallelujah !
Glory to the bleeding Lamb !
1 1 0 CM. Medfield. Sly.
7^« Atonement the only Crround o/ Pardon,
1 IN vain we seek for peace with God
By methods of our own :
Blest Saviour ! nothing but thy blood
Can bring us near the throne.
2 The thrcatenings of thv broken law
Impress the soul with dread :
If God his sword of vengeance draw,
It strikes the spirit dead.
3 But thy atoning sacrifice
Hath answered all demands ;
And peace and paixion from the skies
Come to us by thy hands.
4 'Tis by thy death we live, O Lord !
'Tis on thy cross we rest :
For ever be thy love adored.
Thy name for ever blest.
113 L. M. BalitoD.
1 HOW shall the sons of men appear,
Great God, before thine awful bar ?
How may the jguilty hope to find
Acceptance with th' eternal mind ?
2 Not vows, nor groans, nor broken cries,
Not the most costly sacrifice.
Not infant blood profiisely spilt.
Will expiate a siiuier's guilt.
>
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»M UYMN9.
3 Thy bloody dear Jesiu*- thine alone^
Hath ■overeign virtue to atone :-—
Here will we rest our only plea,
l^en we approach, great tied, to thee.
114 B. M. OUnatz. HavviliilL
1 NOT all the blood of hesfits,
On Jewish altars slain,
Could give the guilty conscience peace.
Or wash away the stain.
2 But Christ, the heavenly Lamb,
Takes ail our sins away ;
A sacrifice of nobler name.
And richer blood than tney.
At 3 My faith would lay her hand
On that dear head of thine,
While like a penitent 1 stand.
And there confess my sin.
4 My soul looks back to see
The burdens thou didst bear,
When hanging on the cursed tree,
And hopes her guilt was there.
i 5 Believing, we rejoice
To see the curse remove ;
We bless the Lamb with cheerfUl voice,
And sing his bleeding love.
1 1 *" L. M. Uibridga
Death and Resurrection of Christ,
9 1 HE dies ! — ^the Friend of sinners dies !
Lo! Salem's daughters weep around!
A solemn darkness veils the skies !
A sudden trembling shakes the ground !
2 Ye saints, approach ! — the anguish view
Of him wno groans beneath your load ;
He gives his precious life for you,
For you he sheds his precious blood.
3 Here's love and frief beyond degree !
The Lord of giory dies for men !—
f But, lo ! what sudden joys we see !
Jesus, the dead, revives again !
4 The rising God forsakes the tomb ;
Up to his Father's court he flies ;
Cherubic legions guard hira home.
And shout him welcome to the skies !
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5 Break offyonr tears, ye saints, and tell
How hiffh our ffreat Deliverer reigns ;
Sing how he spoiled the hosts of hell,
^d led the tyrant death in chains !
6 Say, " Live forever, glorious King,
corn to redeem, and strong to save !"
Then ask — " O death, where is thy sting I
And. where thy victory, boasting grave!'*
I I g C. M. Warwick. firatUe Street
Sufficiency ofilie Atonement.
1 THERE is a fountain, filled with blood
Drawn from Imraanuel's veins ;
And sinners, plunged beneath that flood,
Lose all their guilty stains.
2 The dying thief rejoiced to see
That fountain, in his ddij ;
And there may I, though vile as he.
Wash all my sins away.
3 Thou dying Lamb ! thy precious blood
Shall never lose its power.
Till all the ransomed church of God
Are saved, to sin no more.
4 Since first, by faith, I saw the stream
Thy flowing wounds supply.
Redeeming love has been my theme,
And shall be, till I die.
p 5 And when this feeble, stammering tongue
Des silent in the grave —
f Then, in a nobler, sweeter song,
I'll sing thy power to save.
117 78. Turin.
* -^ * Christ the Rock of Ages.
1 ROCK of ages ! cleft for me,
Let me hide myself in thee :
Let the water and the blooa.
From thy side, a healing flood,
Be of fear and sin the cure ;
Save from wrath, and make me pure.
2 Should my tears forever flow,
Should my zeal no languor know,
This for sin could not atone :
Thou must save, and thou alone :
In my hand no price I bring.
Simply to thy cross I cling.
HYMNa
8 Whil« 1 draw this fleeting breath.
When mine eye-lids close in deatn.
When I rise to worlds unknown.
And behold thee on thy thrpne,
Rock of affes I cleft for me,
Let me hide myself in thee.
%1Q L. M. Medway. MMdMNBj.
*■■■*' Christ the Physician o/the Soul.
t DEEP are the wounds which sin has made ;
Where shall the sinner find a cure ?
In vain, alas ! is nature's aid ;
The work exceeds her utmost power.
2 But can no sovereign balm be found ?
And is no kind physician nigh,
To ease the pain, and heal the wound,
Ere hfe and hope forever fly ?
3 Yes, there's a great physician near;
Look up, my fainting soul, and live !
See, in his heavenly smiles appear
Such help as nature cannot give !
4 See^ in the Saviour's d3rinff blood,
Life, health, and bliss abundant flow*
'Tis only that dear sacred flood
Can ease thy pain — and heal thy wo.
11 9 L. H. Hebron. Nasaieth.
1 WHY droops my soul, with grief oppressed?
Whence these wild tumults in my breast ?
Is there no balm to heal my wound ?
No kind physician to be found ?
2 Raise to the cross thy tearful eyes ;
Behold the Prince or glory dies!
He dies extended on tlie tree.
And sheds a sovereign balm tor thee.
3 Dear Saviour, at thy feet I lie.
Here to receive a cure, or die ;
But j^race forbids that painful fear —
Almighty grace, which triumphs here.
4 Thou wilt withdraw the poisoned dart,
Bind UD and heal the wounded heart ;
With blooming health my face adorn,
And change the gloomy night to morn.
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5 Exult, my soul, with holy joy;
Hosannas be thy blest employ,
Salvation thine eternal theme,
And swell the song with Jesds' name.
8. If. PeoUmTiUe. B(. Tbomu.
Christ the Bread of Life.
1 BEHOLD the gift of God !
Sinners, adore his name,
Who shed for us his precious blood —
Who bore our curse and shame.
2 Behold the living bread
Which Jesus came to give,
By dyinff in the sinner's stead.
That ne might ever live.
3 The Lord delights to give ;
He knows you've nought to buy:
To Jesus haste — this bread receive,
And you shall never die.
|Q1 8. M. Pentonvflle. Dofwr.
Christ the Sun of Righteousness.
1 WE lift our hearts to thee.
Thou Day-star from on high ;
The sun itself is but thy shade.
Yet cheers both eartn and sky.
2 Oh let thy rising beams
Dispel the shades of night ;
And let the glories of thy love,
Come like the morning light.
3 How beauteous nature now !—
How dark and sad before !^
With ioy we view the pleasing change,
Ana nature's God adore.
4 May we this lifb improve.
To mourn for errors past ;
And live this short revolving day
As if it were our last.
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71. Taifa. SaMwlli,
1 CHRIST, whose glory fills the skies,
Christ, the true, the only light,
Sun of Righteousness, arise,
Triumpn o'er the shades of night :
Day-sprin j; firom on high, be near ;
Day-star, m my heart appear.
408 HYMNS.
9 Dark and cheerless is the mom.
If thy light is hid from me ;
Joyless is the day's return.
Till thy mercy^s beams 1 see ;
Till they inward light impart,
Qlad my eyes, and warm my heart.
3 Visit, then, this soul of mine.
Pierce the gloom of sin ana grief;
Fill me, radiant Sun divine !
Scatter all my unbelief:
More and more thyself display.
Shining to the perfect day.
* ^^ Ckritt the Light of the World,
1 LIGHT of those whose dreary dwelling
Borders on the shades of death J
Rise on us. thyself revealing.
Rise, ana chase the clouds beneath.
3 Thou, of life and light Creator!
In our deepest darkness rise ;
Scatter all the night of nature,
Pour the day upon our eyes.
3 Still we wait for thine api^earing ,
Life and joy thy beams impart ;
Chasing all our fears, and cheering
Every meek and contrite heart.
4 Save us, in thy great compassion.
Oh thou Pnnce of peace and love !
Give the knowledge of salvation,
«Fix our hearts on things above.
' 5 By thine all-sufficient merit.
Every burdened soul release;
Every weary, wandering spirit
Guide into thy perfect peace.
?•. HoChaiB.
Christ a Refuge,
JESUS, Saviour of my soul,
Let me to thy bosom fly ;
While the raging billows roll^
Wliile the tempest still is high :
All my trust on tnee is stayed ;
All my help from thee loring:
Cover mv defenceless head
With the shadow of thy wing.
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2 Other refuge have 1 none—*
Helpless nangs my soul on thee :
Leave, oh ! leave me not alone !
Still support and comfort me.
Hide me, O my Saviour! bide,
Till the storm of life be past ;
Safe into the haven guide ;
Oh, receive my soul at last!
-toeZ C. M. FnnkliB. Dedhun.
* ^^ Christ the Way, Truth, and Life,
1 THOU art the WAT^to thee alone
From sin and death we flee ;
And he who would the Father seek,
Must seek him, Lord, by thee.
2 Thou art the truth — thy word alone
True wisdom can impart ;
Thou only canst inform the mind,
And purify the heart.
3 Thou art the life— ^the rending tomb
Proclaims thy conauering arm,
And those who put tneir trust in thee
Nor death, nor hell shall harm.
4 Thou art the way— the truth— the life ;
Grant us that way to know.
That truth to keep— that hfe to win,
Whose joys eternal flow.
l^D 8. M. Hudmm, Bt llioaiM.
1 JESUS, my truth, my way,
My sure, unerring light.
On tnee my feeble soul I stav.
Which thou wilt lead arignt.
2 Mv wisdom, and my guide.
My counsellor thou art ;
Oh never let me leave thy side.
Or from thy paths depart !
1 07 n. M. Darwellt. THll]ii|ili.
Resurrection of Christ.
1 YES ! the Redeemer rose.
The Saviour left the dead.
And o'er our hellish foes
High raised his conquering head ;
In wild dismay, i Fall to me ground,
The guards around | And sink away.
310 HYMNS.
2 Behold th' angelic bands
In full assembly meet,
To wait his high commands,
And worship at his feet.
Joyful they come, I From realms of day
And wing their way | To Jesus* tomb.
3 Then back to heaven they fly
The joyful news to bear —
Hark 1 — as they soar on hiah,
What music fills the air!
Their anthems say — I Hath left the dead—
•* Jesus, who bled, | He rose to-day."
4 Ye mortals ! catch the sound —
Redeemed by him from hell,
And send the echo round
The globe on which you dwell ;
Transported, cry— I Hath left the dead,
" Jesus, who bleu, | No more to die."
128 78. Bath Abbey. Lineola.
f H 1 ANGELS I roll the rock away !
Death ! yield up thy mighty prey !
See ! — ^lie rises from the tomb,
Rises with immortal bloom.
2 *Tis the Saviour— seraphs, raise
Your triumphant shouts of praise ;
Let the earth's remotest bound
Hear the joy-inspiring sound.
3 Lift, ye saints— lift up your eyes !
Now to glory see him rise !
Hosts ofangels on the road
Hail and sing th' incarnate God.
4 Heaven unfolds its portals wide :
Gracious conqueror, through them ride,
King of glory I mount thy throne,
Boundless empire is thine own.
ff 5 Praise him, all ye heavenly choirs,
Praise, and sweep your golden lyres ;
Praise him in the noblest songs.
Praise him from ten thoj^sand tongues.
129 C. M. Howard's. Litchfield.
1 BLEST morning, whose first dawning rays
Beheld our rismg God ;
That saw him triumph o'er the dust.
And leave his dark abodo.
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P 3 In the cold prison of a tomb
The great Redeemer lay—
"" *^iiJ.*^® revolving skies had brouffht
The third, th' appointed day.
3 Hell and the grave unite their force
To hold the Lord in vain;
» Behold the mighty conqueror rise.
And burst their feeble chain.
4 To thy great name, almighty Lord
These sacred hoiu*s we pay,
^^ *^"^ hosannas shall proclaim,
The triumph Of the day.
130 ^* ^ ^'* I'liomaa- Paddlngtan.
Redemption completed by the Resurrection,
f I 1 « THE Lord is ri^en indeed !»—
a_> . Sani-chonn*
Then justice asks no more ;
Mercy and truth are now agreed.
Who stood opposed before.
Solo.
2 " The Lord is risen' indeed !"— .
mi_ • 1 . Semi-chonii.
Ihen IS his work performed ;
The niiffhty captive now is freed,
And death, our foe, disarmed.
flolo.
3 " The Lord is risen indeed !"—
_, Semi-chorus.
Then hell has lost his prey :
With him is risen the ransomed seed.
lo reign m endless day.
4 "The Lord is risen indeed!"—
. Setni-cbonit.
Attending angels hear;
Vi? ^?*® f^^l o^^eaven, with speed.
The joyful tidmgs bear.
' 5 Then wake your golden lyres,
And strike each cheerful chord ;
Jom, all ye bright, celestial choirs,
To sing our risen Lord.
\ rrtm ^'' Bdyltold. lilneolD.
1 CHRIST, the Lord, is risen to-day,
Uur triumphant holy day :
3» HYMNS.
He endured the cross and grave,
Sinners to redeem and save.
3 Lo ! he rises — mighty King I
Where, O death ! is now thy sting ?
Lo ! he claims his native sky !
Grave ! where is thy victory ?
3 Sinners! seevour ransom paid,
Peace with Crod forever made :
With your risen Saviour, rise :
Claim with him the purchasea skies.
4 Christ, the Lord, is risen to-day,
Our tnumphant holy day :
Loud the song of victory raise ;
Shout the great Redeemer's praise.
lo2 7t. PUtQn. LiDColn.
1 CHRIST, the Lord, is risen to-day,
Sons of men, and angels, say !
Raise your songs of triumph high ;
Sing, ye heavens — and earth, reply !
3 Love's redeeming work is done,
Fought the fight — ^the battle won :
Lo ! our sun's eclipse is o'er —
Lo! he sets in bk>od no more.
3 Vain the stone, the watch, the seal —
Christ hath burst the gates of heU :
Death in vain forbids his rise,
Christ hath opened paradise.
4 Lives again our glorious King —
Where, O death, is now thy sting ?
Once he died, our souls to save —
Where thy victory, boasting grave ?
5 Soar we now where Christ hath led.
Following our exalted head :
Made like him— like him we rise^
Ours the cross, the grave, the skies !
^^'^ Darbies d/the T6mb Mattereikff CkrkL
1 MORNING breaks upon the tomb,
Jesus scatters ail its gloom !
Day of triumph ! through the skieSy
See the glorious Saviour rise !
a Ye who are of death afraid,
Tnumph in the seattered shade ;
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Driye your anxious cares away ;
See the place where Jesus lay.
3 Christians, dry your flowing tears ;
Chase your unbelieving iears ;
Look on his deserted grave ;
Doubt no more his power to save.
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Christ, the Lamb, enthroned and worshipped,
1 HARK, ten thousand harps and voices,
Sound the note of praise above —
Jesus reigns, and heaven rejoices :
Jesus reigns the God of love:
See, he sits on yonder throne ;
Jesus rules the world alone.
2 Jesus, hail ! whose glory brightens
All above, and gives it worth ;
Lord of life— thy smile enlightens.
Cheers, and cnarms thy saints on earth:
When we think of love liRe thine,
Lord, we own it love divine.
3 Kinff of glory, reign forever —
Thine an everlasting crown :
Nothing from thy love shall sever
Those whom thou hast made thine own ;
Happy objects of thy grace,
Destmedao behold thy face.
4 Saviour, hasten thine appearing ;
Bring — oh bring the glorious day,
When, the awful sunmions hearing,
Heaven, and earth shall pass away :
Then with golden harps, we'll sing—
" Glory, glory to our King."
^^^ C. M. ^ DevizM. Blarlow.
1 BEHOLD the ff lories of the Lamb,
Amid his Father's throne ;
Prepare new honors for his name,
And songs before unknown.
2 Let elders worship at his feet.
The church adore around.
With vials full of odors sweet.
And harps of sweeter sound.
3 Those are the prayers of all the saints,
And these the hymns they raise :
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Jesufl it kind to our complaints,
Ue loves to hear our praise.
4 Thou hast redeemed our souls with blood,
Host set the prisoners free,
Hast made us kin^s and priests to God,
And we shall reign with thee.
5 Now to the Lamb that once was slain,
Be endless blessings paid ;
Salvation, glory, joy, remain
Forever on his head.
loo C. M. Nottingliam. Medfocd
1 HE, who on earth as man was known,
And bore our sins and pains,
Now, seated on th' eternal throne.
The God of glory reigns.
2 His hands the wheels of nature guide
With an unerring skill ;
And countless worlds, extended wide.
Obey his sovereign will.
3 While harps unnumbered sound his praise,
In yonder world above,
His saints on earth admire his ways.
And glory in his love.
4 When troubles, like a burning sun.
Beat heavy on their head ;
To this almighty rock they run.
And find a pleasing shade.
5 How glorious he — how happy they.
In such a glorious friend f
Whose love secures them all the way.
And crowns them at the end.
lO'y L- M. Alfreton. Uzbridse.
■^ ^ • ChriH iht Lord of AngeU.
1 GREAT God, to what a glorious height
Hast thou advanced the Lord, thy Bon !
Angels, in all their robes of H^hL
^e made the servants of his tnrone.
2 Before his feet their armies wait.
And swifl as flames of fire they move^
To manage his affairs of state.
In works of vengeance, or of love.
3 Now they are sent to guide our feet
Up to the gates of thine abode,
HYMNS. 815
Through all the dancen that we meet,
bi trayelling o'er tne heavenly road.
4 Lord ! when we leave this mortal ground.
And thou shall bid us rise and come.
Send thy beloved angels down
Safe to conduct our spirits home.
I OQ 1j- M. Lowell. Ettfldi.
Christ exalted to be a Prmee ami a Samemr,
1 EXALTED Prince of Life ! we own
The royal honors of thy throne:
Tis fixed by Grod's almighty hand,
And seraphs bow at thy command.
2 Exalted Saviour ! we confess
The sovereign triumphs of thy grace;
"Wide may thy cross tiiy virtues prove.
And conquer millions by thy love.
I OQ C. H. Devtzflf. CunbildtB.
Christ ermoned as Lord nf All.
1 ALL }iai1,the great Immanuel's name !
Let angels prostrate fall :
Bring forth the royal diadem,
And crown him Lord of all.
2 Crown him, ye martyrs of our God,
Who from nis altar call ;
Praise him who shed for you his blood,
And crown him Lord of all.
3 Ye chosen seed of Israel's race,
A remnant weak and small,
Hail him who saves you by his grace,
And crown him Lord of all.
4 Yegentile sinners, ne'er forget
The wormwood and the call ;
Go spread your trophies at nis feet.
And crown him Lord of all.
5 Let every kindred— every tribe,
On this terrestrial ball.
To him all majesty ascribe.
And crown nim Lord of all.
6 Oh ! that with yonder sacred throng,
We at his feet may fall ;
And join the everlasting song,
And crown him Lord of alL
316 SYMm.
140 8s 7t at 4a. WeiClMna^.
* > 1 LOOK 1 ye saints—the sight is glorious ;
See the man of sorrows no w^
From the fight returned victorious ;
Every knee to him shall bow :
t Crown him ! — crown him ! —
Crowns become the victor's brow.
1 1 2 Hark ! — ^those bursts of acclamation —
liark ! — those loud, triumphant choids^
Jesus takes the highest station :
Oh, what joy the sight affords !
^ Crown him !— crown him !
King of kings, and Lord of lords!
141
te & 48. Italian HymiL
CkritVtJmal JVttcmp^
1 LET us awake our joys,
Strike up with cheerful voice,
Each creature sing —
Angels, begin the song.
Mortals, the strain prolong,
In accents sweet and strong,
^ Jesus is King."
2 Proclaim abroad his name,
Tell of his matchless fame :
What wonders done !
Shout through hell*s dark profound ;
Let all the earth resound,
*Till heaven's high arch rebound,
** Victory is won."
3 He vanquished sin and hell^
And our last foe will quell ;
Mourners, rejoice !
p His dyinff love adore —
t Praise him, now raised in power,
Praise him forevermore.
With joyful voice.
4 All hail the glorious day.
When through the heavenly way
Lo, he shall come !
P While they who pierced him wail—
— His promise shall not fail ;
< S^ts, see your King prevail : —
* Great Saviour, come.
HYMN& 817
142 ^' "•
'-^^ Pity ami Conducensum of ChrisL
1 THE Saviour ! oh, what endless ehanai
Dwell in that blissful sound !
Its influence every fear disarms.
And spreads delight around.
2 Here pardon, life, and joy divine
In rich eflusion flow.
For guilty rebels, lost in sin,
> And doomed to endless wo.
p 3 Th' almighty Former of the skies,
Stoops to our vile abode ;
— While aneels view with wondering eyes,
' And hau th' incarnate God.
4 How rich the depths of love divine ! • ^
Of bliss^ a boundless store !
^ Dear Saviour, let me call tliee mine—
I cannot wish for more !
5 On thee alone my hope relies ;
Beneath thy cross I fall ;
My Lord, my life, my sacrifice,
My Saviour, and my all!
i40 C. H. Covington. BoldwiB.
1 BEHOLD what pity touched the heart
Of Ood's eternal Son ;
Descending from the heavenly court,
He left his Father's throne.
2 His living power, and dying love.
Redeemed unhappy man.
And raised the ruins of our race
To life and God again.
3 To thee, O Lord, our noblest powers
We joyfully resign ;
Blest /esus, take us for thy own.
For we are doubly thine.
I A A L. M. Brewer. MontgoiMiy.
Safe trusting in Christ.
1 LET everlasting glories crown
Thy head, my Saviour, and my Lord ;
Thy hands have brought salvation down,
And writ the blessings in thy word.
p 2 In vain the trembling conscience seeks
Some solid ground to rest upon ;
27*
818 HYMNS.
— "With deep despair — ^the spirit breakay
Till we apply to Christ alone.
8 How well thy blessed truths agree !
How wise and holy thy commands !
Thy promises — how firm they be !
How firm our hope, our comfort stands !
140 L. M. Medw^. Hagna.
1 JESUS, no other name but thine,
Is given by everlasting love.
To lead our souls to joys divine ;
No other name will Ood approve.
2 Here let my constant feet abide,
Nor from the heavenly way depart!
9 Let thy good Spirit be my gmde,
' Direct my steps — and rvK my heart.
8 In thee, my grent almighty Friend,
My safety dwells — and peace divine ;
On tnee alone my hopes aepend,
For life, eternal life is thine.
^ . 78. Ptoyers Hynn. Edyfiald.
X40 Redeeming Love,
1 NOW begin the heavenly theme,
Sing of mercy's healing stream :
Ye, who Jesus' kindness prove.
Sing of his redeeming love.
3 Welcome all, by sin oppressed,
Welcome all to Jesus'^ rest.
Nothing brought him from abov«»
Nothing but redeeming love.
3 He subdued th' infernal powers,
His inveterate foes^ and ours :
These he from their empire drove,
Mighty in redeeming love.
i A Hither, then, your tribute bring,
Strike aloud each joyiul string :
Saints below, and saints above.
Join to praise redeeming loye.
147 8t<e78. Sienian Hyam.
1 SAVIOUR, source of every blessing,
Tune my heart to grateml lays ;
Streams of mercy, never ceasing,
Oall jfhr ceaseless songs of praise.
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149
HYBINS. 319
t8 Teaeh me some melodious measure,
Sung by raptured saints above ;
Fill my soul with sacred pleasure,
Whue I sing redeeming love.
3 Thou didst seek me when a stranger.
Wandering from the fold of God;
Thoui to save my soul from danger,
Didst redeem me with thy blood.
4 By thy hand restored, defended.
Safe through life, thus far, I'm come ;
Safe^ O Lord, when life is ended,
Brmg me to my heavenly home.
8s & 7fl. Walpole. GreenviSa.
Christ a Friend.
1 ONE there is, above ail others.
Well deserves the name of Friend ;
His is love beyond a brother's,
Costly — free — ^and knows no end.
Which of all our friends, to save us,
Could, or would have shed his blood ? —
But this Saviour died to have us
Reconciled in him to God.
2 When he lived on earth abased.
Friend of sinners was his name ;
Now, above all glory raised,
He rejoices in the same.
Oh, for grace our hearts to soflen !
Teach us. Lord, at length to love ;
We, alas ! forget too often
What a Friend we have above.
8s & 7s. GrMnvillt.
Christ dwelling in his People.
1 LOVE divine, all love excelling !
Joy of heaven, to earth come down :
Fix in us thy humble dwelling.
All thy faithful mercies crown :
Jesus ! thou art all compassion.
Pure, unbounded love thou art ;
Visit us with thy salvation.
Enter every trembling heart !
2 Come ! almighty to deliver.
Let U8 all tny life receive!
Suddenly return — and never,
Never more thy temples leave !
HYMNS.
Thee we wouM be always blesaiiigy
Serve thee as thy hosts above ;
Pray, and praise tliee without ceasing.
Glory in thy precious love.
loU ChrUes tmehangingLote the Safety of kU PeopU,
»» 1 WHO shall the Lord's elect condemn ?
'Tis Qod that justifies their souls ;
And mercy, like a miehty stream,
O'er all their sins divinely rolls.
2 Who shall adjudge the saints to hell ?
Tis Christ who suffered in their stead ;
And their salvation to fulfil,
Behold him rising from the dead !
3 He lives I — he lives, and reigns above,
Forever interceding there :
Who shall divide us from his love ?
Or what shall tempt us to despair ?
4 Not all that men on earth can do,
Nor powers on high — ^nor powers below,
Shall cause his mercy to remove.
Or wean our hearts from Christ our love.
lot 8. M. PentoDTiUeL Hiidna.
1 TO God, the only wise.
Our Saviour, and our Kine,
Let all the saints below the skies
Their humble praises bring.
2 Tis his almiffhty love,
His counsel and his care,
Preserves us safe from sin and death.
And every hurtful snare.
3 He will present our souls.
Unblemished and complete,
Before the glor^ of his face.
With joys 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 with power belongs,
Inimortal crowns of majesty,
And everlasting songs.
HYMNS. aSU
luJt CM. Colchester. BLAub^
1 FIRM as the earth thy gospel standi.
My Lord, my hope, my trust ;
If I am found m Jesus' Dand%
My soul can ne'er be lost.
2 His honor is engaged to save
The meanest ofnis sheep :
All whom his heavenly Father gaTB
His hands securely Keep.
3 Nor death, nor hell shall e'er remove
His favorites from his breast ;
Safe, on the bosom of his love,
Shall they forever rest.
^ ^Q C. M. litcUMd. GMMk.
ld<S Oratejul Remembrance of Christ,
1 IF human kindness meets return,
And owns the grateful tie ;
If tender thoughts within us burn,
To feel a friend is nigh, —
2 Oh ! shall not warmer accents tell
The gratitude we owe
To him who died, our fears to quell,
And save from death and wo !
3 While yet in anguish he surveved
Those pangs he would not nee,
What love his latest words displayed —
<^ Meet and remember me !"
4 Remember thee ! — thy death, thy Bhaiii»—
Our sinful hearts to share !
O memory ! leave no other name
But his recorded there !
g ^ CM. Orailoa. St. AnetinVb
154 Godlif Sorrow from the Suffermgt of Christ,
1 ALAS ! and did my Saviour bleed,
And did my Sovereign die ?
Would he devote that sacred head
For such a worm as I ?
2 Was it for crimes that I had done.
He groaned upon the tree ?
Amazing pity ! — grace unknown!
And love beyond degree !
HYMNS.
3 Well might the sun in darkneBi hide.
And shut his glories in,
When Christ, tlr almighty Saviour, died
For man, the rebel's sin.
4 Thus might I hide my blushing face.
While liis dear cross appears ;
Dissolve my heart in thankfulness,
And melt my eyes to tears.
5 Bat 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.
lOd C. M. PBtmm.
1 HOW condescending, and how kind
Was God's eternal Sou !
Our misery reached his heavenly mind.
And pity brought him down.
2 This was compassion like a God,
That when the Saviour knew
The price of pardon was his blood.
His pity neW withdrew.
3 Here let our hearts begin to melt.
While we his death record ;
And with our joy for pardoned guih.
Mourn that we pierced the Lord.
156 L. BL Medway. UzbildpL
1 THOU Prince of glory, slain for me,
Breatliing forciveness in thy prayer ;
That loving, melting look I see,
That bursting sigh, that tender tear.
2 Let me but hear thy dyin^ voice
Pronounce forgiveness in my breast;
My trenibUng spirit shall rejoice.
And feel the calm of heavenly rest.
3 Lord, thine atoning blood apply,
And life or death is sweet to me ;
In life's last hour, thy presence, nigh,
From fear shall set my spirit free.
157 C. M. Barty. Gnftoa.
1 AND can mine eyes, without a tear,
A weeping Saviour see ?
Shall I not weep his groans to hear.
Who groaned and died for me ?
HYMNS. 333
3 Blest Jesus ! let those tears of thine
Subdue each stubborn foe ;
Come, fill my heart with love divine,
And bid my sorrows flow.
CM. Great lUllon.
EOO Love of Christ celebrated,
1 TO our Redeemer's glorious name
Awake the sacred song !
Oh may his love — immortal flame !—
Tune every heart and tongue.
3 His love, what mortal thought can reach !
What monal tongue display !
Imagination's utmost stretch
In wonder dies away.
3 Dear Lord, while we adoring pay
Our humble thanks to thee,
May every heart with rapture say,
" The oaviour died for me !'*
4 Oh may the sweet, the blissful theme.
Fill every heart and tongue,
Till strangers love thy charming name,
And join the sacred song.
lOH S. M. Dover. Pentonvflle
1 AWAKE, and sing the song
Of Moses and the Lamb !
Wake every heart, and every tongue.
To praise the Saviour's name .*
2 Sin^ of his dyin^ love —
^ Smg of his rismg power —
Sing how he intercedes above,
F^r us, whose sins he bore.
3 Sing, till we feel our heart
Ascending with our tongue ;
Sing, till the love of sin depart.
And grace inspire our song.
4 Sing on your heavenly way,
Ye ransomed sinners, sing ;
Sing on, rejoicing every day.
In Christ, th' eternal King.
5 Soon shall we hear him say,
" Ye blessed children, come !"
Soon will lie call us hence away.
To our eternal home.
liYMNS.
f 6 There shnU our raptured tongue
His endleas praise proclaim ;
F< And sweeter voices tune the song
t Of Moses and the Lamb I
160 C. M. Baldwin. DeeifWd
' > 1 AWAKE — awake the sacred song
To our incarnate Lord !
Let every heart, and every tongue
Adore th' eternal Word.
3 Then shone almighty power and love.
In all their glorious forms,
When Jesus left his throne above.
To dwell with sinful worms.
F 3 To dwell with misery here below
The Saviour left the skies,
And stooped to wretchedness and wo.
That worthless man might rise,
f 4 Adoring angels tuned their songs.
To hail the joyful day ;
With rapture, then, let mortal tongues,
Their grateful worship pay.
161 8e ic 78. SteiNan Hjna.
1 BRIGHTNESS of the Father's fflory!
Shall thy praise unuttered lie f
Break, each tongue, such guilty silence.
Praise the Lord, who came to die.
2 Hosts of angels sang thv coming^
Watcbfulshepherds learnt their lays-
Shame wonki cover us, ungrateful,
Should our tongues refuse their praise*
3 From the highest throne in glory,
To the cross of deepest wo,
All to ransom guilty captives ! —
Flow our praise — forever flow !
4 Re-ascend, immortal Saviour !
Leave thy footstool — ^take thy throne }
Yet return^ and reign forever,
Be the lungdom ul thine own !
162 G. M. LkchfltM. Bvt^
1 COME, Holy Ghost !• inspire our M»g8
With thine immortal flame ;
KDj&rge our hearts — unloose our
To praise the Saviour's name*
HYMNS. *iaS
^ How ffreat tho riches of his grace !
He left his throne above ;
And, swifl to save our ruined raoo,
He flew on wings of love.
3 Now pardon, hfe, and joys divine,
In rich abundance flow,
For guilty rebels, dead in sin,
> And doomed to endless wo.
4 Th' almighty Former of the skies
Stooped to our low abode ;
— While angels viewed with wondering eyes,
«f And haned th' incarnate God.
5 Renew our souls with heavenly strength,
That we may fully prove [fengtfa
The height, and depth, and breadth, and
Of such transcendent love.
L. M. Gilead. Old Handrad.
163 Worthy the Lamb.
C 1 WORTHY the Lamb of boundless sway,
In earth or heaven the Lord of all ;
Let all the powers of earth obey,
And low Defore his footstool fall.
2 Higher — still hi^^her, swell the strain ;
Creation's voice, the note prolong ;
Jesus, the Lamb, shall ever reign —
Let hallelujahs crown the song.
l04 6s & 4s. Italian Hymn.
1 f 1 GLORY to God on high !
Let heaven and earth reply,
" Praise ye his name !"
Anigels, his love adore.
Who all our sorrows bore ;
Saints, sing for evermore,
"Worthy the Lamb."
2 Ye, who surround the throne,
Cheerfully join in one,
Praising his name :
Ye, who nave felt his blood
Sealing your peace with God,
Sound througn the earth abroad,
"Worthy the Lamb!"
8 Join all the ransomed race.
Our Lord and Qod to bless ;
Praise ye his name.
HYMNS.
In him we will rejoice^
Making a cheerful noise,
Shoutinir with heart and voice,
" Worthy the Lamh !"
4 Soon must we change our place.
Yet will we never cease
Praising his name :
Btill will we tribute bring ;
Hail him our gracious King ;
And through all ages sing.
"Worthy the Lamb!"
165 te&4fl. ItattuQirm
t V 1 COME, all ye saints of God !
Wide through the earth abroad.
Spread Jesus* fame :
Tell what his love has done ;
Trust in his name alone ;
Shout to his lofty throne,
•* Worthy the Lamb !"
3 Hence, gloomy doubts and fears !
Dry up your mournful tears ;
Swell the glad theme :
Praise ye our gracious King,
Strike each melodious string,
Join heart and voice to sing^
" Worthy the Lamb !"
p" 3 Hark — how the choirs above.
Filled with the Saviour's love,
Dwell on his name ! —
Air There, too, may we be found.
With liffht and glory crowned,
f While all the heavens resound,
« Worthy the Lamb !''
166 a M. DevisM. Mariow.
1 GOME, let us join our ebeerful songs,
With angels round the throne ;
Ten thousand thousand are their tongnes,
But all their joys are one.
2 « Worthy the Lamb that died^— 4bey cry,
"To be exalted thus:" —
•* M^rthy the Lamb" — our lips reply,
" For he was slain for us."
HYMNS. 8SI7
3 Jesus is worthy to receive
Honor and power divine ;
And blessings, more than we can gt?e^
Be, Lord, forever thine.
4 Let all that dwell above the sky.
And air, and earth, and seas.
Conspire to lifl thy glories hif(;n^
And speak thy endless praise.
5 The whole creation ioin in one
To bless the sacred name
Of him who sits upon the throne.
And to adore the Lamb.
167 L. M. HingtauB.
1 WHAT equal honors shall we bring
To thee, O Lord our God, the Lamb,
When all the notes that angels sing
Are far inferior to thy name !
8 Worthy is he that once was slain.
The Prince of Peace, who groaned and
Worthy to rise, and live, and reign [died.
At his almighty Father's side.
3 Blessines forever on the Lamb,
Who Dore the curse for wretched men :
Let angels sound his sacred name,
And every creature say — Amen.
1 bo Excellency of Christ.
1 INFINITE excellence is thine,
Thou glorious Prince of Grace !
Thy uncreated beauties shine
With never-fading rays.
2 Sintaers, from earth's remotest end.
Come bending at thy feet ;
To thee their prayers and songs ascend.
In thee their wishes meet.
3 Millions of happy spirits live
On thy exhaustless store ;
From thee they all their bliss receive,
And still thou givest more.
4 Thou art their triumph, and their joy ;
They find their all m thee ;
Thy glories will their tongues employ
Through all eternity.
»» HYMNS.
169 C. p. M. RaptQN.
1 OH, could I speak the matchless worth.
Oh. could I sound the glories forth,
Which in my Saviour shine !
I'd soar, and touch the heavenly strings^
And vie with Gabriel, while he sings
In notes almost divine.
2 I'd tang the precious blood he spilt.
My ransom irom the dreadful guilt
Of sin and wrath divine :
I'd dng his glorious righteousness,
In which ali-perfect, heavenly dress
My soul shall ever shine.
3 I'd sing the characters he bears.
And aU the forms of love he wears.
Exalted on his throne :
In loftiest songs of sweetest praise,
I would to everlasting days
Make all his glories known.
4 Well — the delightful day will come.
When my dear Lord will bring me home.
And I shall see his face :
Then, with my Saviour, brother, friend,
A blest eternitjT I'll spend,
Triumphant in his grace.
ITO L. M. Ilfneham. Bnikw
1 WHEN at this distance, Lord, we trace
The various glories of thy fece,
What transport pours o'er all our breast.
And charms our cares and woes to rest t
2 Away, ye dreams of mortal joy !
Raptures divine my thoughts employ ;
I see the King of glory shine ;
1 feel his love — and call him mine.
"P 3 Yet still, O Lord, my waiting eyes
«nf To nobler visions long to rise ;
f That grand assembly wottld I join.
Where all thy saints around thee shine.
mC. M. York. Borty
Supreme Love to ChrisL
I YE earthly vanities, depart ;
Forever hence remove :
HYMNS. 398
Jesus alone deserves my heart,
And every thought or love.
S His heart, where love and pity dwelt
In all their softest forms,
Sustained the heavy load of guilt
For lost, rebellious worms.
3 Can I my bleeding Saviour view,
And yet ungrateful prove ?
And pierce his wounded heart anew.
And grieve his injured love ?
4 Dear Lord, forbid ! — oh ! bind this heart—
This roving heart of mine-
So firm, that it may ne'er depart.
In chains of love divine.
J • iS CM. Coyington. Bye.
1 DO not I love thee, O my Lord ? —
Behold my heart, and see :
And turn each worthless idol out,
That dares to rival thee.
2 Do not I love thee from my soul ? —
Then let me nothing love :
Dead be my heart to every joy,
Which thou dost not approve.
3 Is not thy name melodious still
To mine attentive ear ?
Doth not each pulse with pleasure beat
My Saviour's voice to hear ?
4 Hast thou a lamb in all thy flock,
I would disdain to feed r
Hast thou a foe, before whose face
I fear thy cause to plead ?
5 Thou know'st I love thee, O my Lord,
But yet I long to soar
Far firom the sphere of mortal joys,
That I may love thee more.
llO C. M. Manifleld. Eofttal
1 BLEST Jesus ! when my soaring thought!
O'er all thy graces rove,
How is my soiB in transport lost—
In wonder, joy, and love !
3 Not softest strains can charm my ears.
Like thy beloved nan^e ;
9Sn HYMNS.
— Nor aught beneath the skies ini^ire
My heart with equal flame.
3 Where'er I look, my wonderinir eyes
Umiumbered ble^ngs see ;
But what is life, with all its bliss,
If once compared with thee?
4 Hast thou a rival in my breast ? —
Search, Lord — for tliou canst tell
If aught can raise my passions thus.
Or please my soul so well.
f 5 No — ^thou art precious to my heart—
My portion and my ioy:
Forever let thy boundless grace
My sweetest thoughts employ.
CM. GorinUi. Chestecltold.
1 T 4 Chritt jn-eciout,
4oi 1 JESUS, I love thy charming name ;
'Tis music to my ear ;
< Fain would I sound it out so loud,
— That earth and heaven might hear.
U What'er my noblest powers can wish
In thee doth richly meet ;
Not to mine eves is u^ht so dear,
Nor friendship half so sweet.
nf 3 Thy grace still dwells upon my heart,
p And sheds its frafi^ance there ;
f> The noblest balm of all its wounds,
p The cordial of its care !
f 4 I'll speak the honors of thy name,
■> With my last laboring breath ;
< Then, speechless, clasp thee in mine arros^
•— And trust thy love in death.
175 G. M. Litchiield. Dundee.
^1 1 THOU lovely source of true delight,
Whom I unseen adore ;
Unvail thy beauties to my sight,
That 1 may love thee more.
' 2 Thv glory o'er creation shines ;
But in thy sacred word
I read, in fairer, brighter lines,
My bleeding— <lying Lord.
HYMNS. 9^1
— 3 'Tis here, whene'er my comforts droop,
p And sins and sorrows rise —
i Thy love, with cheering beams of hope,
My fainting heart supplies.
p 4 But ah ! too soon the pleasing scene
Is clouded o'er with pain ;
My gloomy fears rise dark between,
l^ And I again complain.
■»' ' 5 Jesus, my Lord — ^my life — my light,
< Oh ! come with blissful ray ;
f Break through the gloomy shades of night.
And chase my fears away.
6 Then shall my soul with rapture trace
The wonders of thy love :
Then shall I see thy glorious face
In endless joy above.
17C
C. M. Fnnklin. Howard^.
1 THOU blest Redeemer, dying Lamb !
We love to hear of thee ;
No music like thy charming name.
Nor half so dear can be.
2 Oh may we ever hear thy voice !
In mercy to us speak !
In thee, O Lord, liet us rejoice,
And thy salvation seek.
3 Jesus shall ever be our theme,
While in this world we stay ;
We'll sing of Jesus' lovely name.
When all things else decay.
4 When we ajppear in yonder cloud,
With all his favored throng,
Then will we sing more sweet, more load,
And Christ shall be, our song.
177 L. M. Batb. DB]ivei&
1 JESUS ! in whom but thee above
Can I repose my trust, my love ?
And shall an earthly object be
Loved in comparison with thee ?
2 How soonjO Lord, will life decay!
How soon this world will pass away !
Ah ! what can mortal friends avail.
When heart, and strength, and life siiall fail '
SaU HYMNS.
8 Oh ! then be thou, my Saviour, nigh.
And I will triumpn while I die ;
My strength, my portion, is divine,
And Jesus is forever mine !
C. M. Mftiiideld. BadM.
IT 8 htdebUdwut to Christ.
1 TO thee, mv Shepherd, and my Lord,
A ffrateful song I'll raise ;
Oh ! let the feebtest of thy flock
Attempt to speak thy praise.
2 But how shall mortal tongue express
A subject so divine ?
Dojustice to so vast a theme.
Or praise a love like thine ?
3 My life, my joy, my hope, I owe
To this amazing love ;
Ten thousand thousand comforts here,
And nobler bliss above.
4 To thee ray tremblinj^ spirit flies,
With sin and griefoppressed ;
Thy gentle voice dispels my fears,
And lulls my cares to rest.
i 5 Lead on^ dear Shepherd ! — led by thee«
No evil shall I fear ;
Soon shall 1 reach thy fold above,
And praise thee better there.
179 C. M. Medfield. Dandce.
1 JESUS! to thy celestial light.
My dawn or hope 1 owe ;
Once wandering m the shades of night,
And lost in helpless wo.
2 Thv ^acious hand redeemed the slave,
And set the prisoner free :
Be all I am — and all I have,
Devoted, Lord, to thee.
3 Here at thy feet I wait thy will.
And live upon thy word :
Oh ! give me warmer love and zeal.
To serve my dearest Lord.
I AND why do our admiring eyei
These gospel glories see ?
HYMNS. 333
And whence— doth every heart reply-
Salvation sent to me ?
2 And dost thou, Lord, subdue my hearty
And show m^ sins forgiven ?
And bear thy witness to my part
Among the heirs of heaven ?
3 Redeemed by thee, most gracious Lord,
We'll sing our Saviour^ name ;
And while the long salvation lasl^
Its sovereign power proclaim.
m Q^ L. M. Timsbury. Arnbeiai.
1 0 1 Not ashamed of Christ,
1 JESUS ! and shall it ever be— ^
A mortal man ashamed of thee ?
Ashamed of thee — whom angels praise ?
Whose glories shine through endless days ?
2 Ashamed of Jesus ? — that dear friend
On who Ai my hopes of heaven depend ?
No !— rwhen 1 blush, be this my shame —
That I no more revere his name.
3 Ashamed of Jesus ? — ^yes, I may,
When I've no guilt to wash away —
No tear to wipe — ^no good to crave.
No fears to quell — no soul to save !
4 Till then — nor is my boasting vain —
Till then, I boast a Saviour slain !
And oh ! may this my glory be —
That Christ is not ashamed of me !
182
C. M. Westmoreland. Colchaetar.
1 I'M not ashamed to own my Lord,
Or to defend his cause ;
Maintain the honor of his word.
The glory of his cross.
2 Jesus, my God ! — I know his name—
His name is- all my trust ;
Nor will he put my soul to shame,
Nor let my hope be lost.
3 Firm as his throne — his promise stands.
And he can well secure
What IVe committed to his hands.
Till the decisive hour.
a34 HYMNS.
4 Then wU] he own my worthless name
3efore his Father's face,
And in the new Jerusalem
Appoint my soul a place.
loo G. M. Nottingham. BbuoMaA
1 DEAR Lord, and will thjr pardoning love,
Embrace a wretch so vile ?
Wilt thou my load of ^uilt remove,
And bless me with thy sinile ?
3 Hast thou the cross for me endured.
And suffered ail my shame ?
And shall I be ashamed, O Lord,
To own thy precious name ?
f f > 3 No, Lord — Pm not ashamed of thee.
Nor of thy cause on earth —
^ Oh do not be ashamed of me,
Ki« When I resigu my breath.
>if 4 Be thou my shield — be thou my sun —
Oh guide me all my days,
And let my feet with joy still run
In thy delightful ways.
CM. Corinth. OinteifNiiy.
I o4 Tlu Ingratitude o/rtJecHng Christ.
J AND will the Lord thus condescend
To visit sinful worms ?
Thus at the door shall mercy stand,
in all her winning forms ?
U Surprising srace ! — and shall my heart
Unmovea and cold remaiix ?
Has it no soft — ^no tender part ?
Must mercy plead in vain ?
3 Shall Jesus for admission sue.
His charming voice unheard ?
And shall my heart, his rightful due,
Remain forevef barred ?
4 Dear Lord, exert thy conquering grace ;
Thy mighty^ power display :
One beam orglory from thy face
Can melt my sin away.
185 L. M. * UaAmf,
1 OH Stubborn hearts^ that could withstand
The efforts of a Saviour's hand !
HYMNS. 335
Oh gracious Saviour, who would'st hleed,
When words and tears could not succeed !
2 Dear Lord, in me thy newer exert,
Subdue my proud, unfeeling heart.
Then through the earth, in mercy reign.
And reap the fruit of all thy pain.
I ^^ 8« & 7f. Benion. MamIiuu
t qO Refoieing be/ore the Crou,
1 SWEET the moments, rich in blesnng,
Which before the cross 1 spend ;
lAfe^ and health, and peace possessing,
From the sinner's dying Friend.
3 Truly blessed is this station.
Low before his cross to lie ;
While I see divine compassion
Beaming in his gracious eye.
3 Love and grief mv heart dividinff.
With my tears nis feet I'll bathe ;
Constant still, in faith abiding.
Life deriving from his death.
4 Mav I still enjoy this feeling.
Still to my Kedeemer so ;
Prove his wounds each day more healing.
And himself more truly know.
I Q^ C. M. Nottingham. Ptttmoi.
I Of The Oospd a Savor of Life or Death,
f * 1 CHRIST and his cross are all our theme :
The mysteries that we speak
Are scandal in the Jews' esteem,
And folly to the Greek.
2 But souls enlightened from above
With joy receive the word ;
Thejr see what wisdom, power, and love,
Shine in their dying Lord.
3 The vital savor of his name
Restores their fainting breath ;
But unbelief perverts the same
To guilt— despair — and death.
4 Till God diffiise his graces down.
Like showers of heavenly rain,
In vain Apollos sows the ground,
. And Paul may plant in vain.
HYBINS
^ ^^ L. M. Bath. UxbridgBi
1 OO l%e World arueified to ua by the. Cross.
1 HOW great the wonders of that cross,
Where our Redeemer bled and died !
Its noblest life our spirit draws
From his deep wounds and pierced side.
3 It cost him death to save our lives ;
To buy our souls, it cost his own :
And all the heavenlv joys he gives
Were bought witn agonies unknown.
3 Let sin's delights be all forgot,
And eartli grow less in our esteem :
The love of Cnrist fill every thought.
And faith and hope be fixed on him !
4 I would forever speak his name,
In sounds to mortal ears unknown ;
With angels join to praise the Lamb,
And worship at his Father's throne.
189
L. M. Danven. Luton.
1 WHEN I survey the wondrous cross.
On which the Prince of glory died.
My richest gain I count but loss,
And pour contempt on all my pride.
2 Forbid it. Lord, that I should boast.
Save in the death of Christ, my God ;
All the vain things that charm me most,
I sacrifice them to his blood.
3 See from his head — his hands — his feet,
Sorrow and love flow mingled down !
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
190
li. M. Bstli.
Faith contemplating Christ's Sufferings.
1 NOW let our faith grow strong, and rise,
And view our Lord in all his love ;
Look back to hear his dying cries.
Then mount, and see his throne above.
HYMNS. 337
™F 2 See where he languished on the cross !
Beneath our sins he groaned and died : —
mf See where he sits to plead our cause»
By his almighty Father's side !
3 How shall we, pardoned rebels, show
How much we love our Saviour God ?
Lord ! here we'd banish every foe —
We hate the sins which cost thy blood.
191 C. M. Maar. Irish
1 PREPARE us. Lord ! to view thy cross,
Who all our griefs hast borne ;
To look on thee, whom we have pierced^
To look on thee, and mourn.
2 While thus we mourn, we would rejoice,
And, as thy cross we see,
Let each exclaim, in faith and hope— -
" The Saviour died for me !"
L. M. Lowell. Effingham.
l\jJd Hosarma to the Son of David,
» ' 1 W1LA.T are those soul-reviving strains,
Which echo thus from Salem's plains ?
What anthems loud, and louder still,
So sweetly sound from Zion's hill ?
2 Lo ! 'tis an infant chorus sings,
Hosanna to the Kins of kings :
The Saviour comes I— and babes proclaim
Salvation, sent in Jesus' name.
3 Nor these alone their voice shall raise,
For we will join this song of praise ;
Still Israel's children forward press
To had the Lord their righteousness.
4 Messiah's name shall joy impart
Alike to Jew and Grentile heart:
He bled for us — ^he bled for you,
And we will sing hosanna too.
f 5 Proclaim hosannas loud and clear ;
See David's Son and Lord appear !
' All praise on earth to him be given,
Ana glory shout through highest heaven^ '
I ^Q L. M. Alfireton. Date (JU9tL
l«lo Christ the Redeemer and Judge.
1 NOW to the Lord, who makes us know
The wonders of his dyinff lovet
29 J s -t
HYMNS.
Be humble honors paid below,
And stredns of nobler praise above.
9 Twas he, who cleansed our foulest sins,
And washed us in his [)reciou8 blood ;
Tis he. who makes us priests and kings,
And brings us rebeb near to God.
8 To Jesus, our atoning Priest,
To Jesus, our eternal King,
Be everlastmg power confessed ;
Let every tongue his glory sing.
4 Behold, on flying clouds he comes,
And every eye shall see him move ;
Though witn our sins we pierced him once,
Now he displays his pardoning love.
5 The unbelieving world shall wail,
While we rejoice to see the day :
Come, Lord — ^nor let thy promise fail.
Nor let thy chariot long delay.
^ . L. M. Danyen. Batli.
1114 T}u Church refoicing in her King.
1 JESUS, thou everlasting Kins,
Accept the tribute which we bring ;
Accept the well-deserved renown.
And wear our praises as thy crown.
' 2 Let every act of worship be
Like our espousals, Lord, to thee ;
Like that blest hour, when from above
We first received thy pledge of love.
3 The ffladness of that happy day.
Our hearts would wish it long to stay
Nor let our faith forsake its hold.
Nor comforts sink — ^nor love grow cold.
4 Let every moment, as it flies.
Increase thy i)raise — ^improve our joys,
i Till we are raised to sing thy name,
And taste the supper of the Lamb.
■95 8. SC Uttea. HndMB.
1 NOT with our mortal eyes
Have we beheld the Lord ;
Y®J we rejoice to hear his name,
And love him in his word.
HYMNS. 389
2 On earth we want the sight
Of our Redeemer's face ;
Yet. Lord, our inmost thoughts delight
To dwell upon thy grace.
3 And when we feel thy love.
Diviner joys arise ;
On wings or faith we soar above
To mansions in the skies.
HOLT SPIRIT.
L. M. Oanyenk Ntnnlli.
1. Ho Tlie Spirit erUightetdng and renewing*
1 ETERNAL Spirit ! we confess
And sing the wonders of thy grace ;
Thy power conveys our blessings down
From God the Father, and the Son.
2 Enlightened by thine heavenly rav,
Our shades and darkness turn to aay ;
Thine inward teachings make us know
Our danger and our refuge too.
' 3 Thy power and glory work within,
And break the chains of reigning sin ;
Our wild, imperious lusts suodue,
And form our wretched hearts anew.
p 4 The troubled conscience knows thy voice ;
< Thy cheering words awake our joys ;
> Thy words allay the stormy wind —
p And calm the surges of the mind.
^ ^^ S. M. Dover. PenUaYilla.
1"7 TTie indwellvng Influencex of the SpiriL
1 'TIS God the Spirit leads
In paths before unknown ;
The work to be performed is ottr%
The strength is all his own.
9 Supported by his grace,
We still pursue our way :
And hope at last to reach tne prize,
Secure in endless day.
3 'TIS he that works to will,
'Tis he that works to do ;
His is the power by which we act.
His be the glory too.
aiD HYMNS.
^f^Q L. M. Medway. Batb.
l*IO Teachings of the Spirit,
1 COME, blessed Spirit, source of light,
Whose power and grace are unconfined,
Dispel the gloomy shades of night,
The thicker darkness of the mind.
2 To mine illumined eyes display
The glorious truth thy wortfs reveal ;
Cause me to rim the heavenly way,
Make me delight to do thy wiU.
3 Thine inward teacliings make me know
The mysteries of redeeming love,
The vanity of things below.
And excellence of things above.
4 While through this dubious maze 1 stray,
Spread, like the sun, thy beams abroad ;
Oh show the dangers of tKe way.
And guide my feeble steps to God.
_ ^ C. M. Lutzen.
lim Regeneration by the Hdg Spirit.
1 NOT all the outward forms on earth.
Nor rites that God has given.
Nor will of man, nor blood, nor birth,
Can raise a soul to heaven.
2 The sovereign will of Qod alone
Creates us heirs of grace ;
Born in the image of his Son,
A new, peculiar race.
3 The Spirit, like some heavenly wind.
Blows on the sons of flesh.
New-models all the carnal mind.
And forms the man afresh.
4 Our quickened souls awake and rise
From their long sleep of death ;
On heavenly things we fix our eyes.
And praise employs our breath.
200 C. M. St. Martin's. Stamfixd.
1 LET songs of praises fill the sky !
Behold th* ascended Lord
Sends down his Sj)irit from on high.
And thus fulfils his word.
HTMN& 8U
3 The Spirit, by his heaTeply llra•tl^
New life creates within :
Ue raises sinnera from the deadi
or trespasses and sin.
3 The thin^ of Christ the Spirit takas^
And shows them unto men ;
The humble soul his temple ™«lr^
God's image stamps again.
Aff 4 Come, Holy Spirit ! from aboTe,
With thy celestial fire ;
Oh come ! with holy zeal and love
Each heart and tongue inspire !
u M. Dvto
20 1 Dneeid of At Holy SpirU.
1 BLEST day ! when our ascended Lord
Fulfilled his own prophetic word ;
Sent down his Spirit, to inspire
His saints, baptized with holy fire.
2 While by his power these signs were wroughti
While divers tongues his wisdom taught,
His love one only subject gave —
That Jesus died the world to save !
3 Sure peace with God ! — the joyful sound
Pours wide its sacred influence round ;
Relenting foes his grace receive,
And huinbled myriads hear and live !
Q^^ 8. M. Little MttribMO'. BavcrhllL
Mji Af/Utences of the Spirit implond
[To tmnw aal wuttdtfj]
Aff 1 COME, Holy Spirit, come,
With energy divine ;
And on this poor benighted soul
With beams of mercy shine.
2 Oh ! melt this frozen heart ;
This stubborn will subdue ;
Each evil passion overcome.
And fonn me all anew.
3 Mine will the profit be,
But thine shall be the praise ;
And unto thee will I devote
The remnant of my days.
29*
MS HYMNS.
^UO 8. M. Olmuts. HndMm.
Aff 1 COME. Holy Spirit, come !
Let tny bright beams arise :
Dispel the sorrow from our minds,
Tne darkness from our eyes.
U Convince us all of sin,
Then lead to Jesus' blood ;
And to our wondering view reveal
The mercies of our God.
3 Revive our drooping faith,
Our doubts and fears remove ;
And kindle in our breasts the flame
Of never-dying love.
4 *Tis thine to cleanse the heart,
To sanctUy the soul,
»f To pour fresh life in every part,
And ncw-create the whole.
wp 5 Dwell, Spirit, in our hearts ;
Our mmds from bondage free ;
»f Then shall we know, an^raise, and lo
The Father, Son, and Tnee.
204 7s. PIeyeI*s Hymn. Edylidd.
Aff 1 HOLY GHOST, with light divine,
Shine upon this heart of mine ;
Chase the shades of night away.
Turn the darkness into day.
2 Let me see my Saviour's face,
Let me all his beauties trace :
Show those glorious truths to me.
Which are only known by thee.
3 Holy Ghost, with power divine,
Cleanse this guilty heart of mine ;
Lonff has sin, without control,
Hela dominion o'er my eoul.
4 Holy Ghost, with joy divine,
Cheer this saddened heart of mine ;
Bid my many woes depart.
Heal my wounded, bleeding heart.
5 Holy Spiritj all divine,
Dwell withm this heart of mine ;
Cast down every idol throne,
Reign supreme— and reign alone.
HYMNS. 843
L. M. Alfieton. St. Paul's.
205
Aff 1 COME, sacred Spirit, from above,
And fill the colde^t heart with love :
Oh ! turn to flesh the flinty stone,
And let thy sovereign power be known.
2 Speak thou—and from the haughtiest eyes
Shall floods of contrite sorrow rise ;
While all their glowing souls are borne
To seek that grace which now they scorn.
3 Oh ! let a holy flock await,
In crowds around thy temole-ffate !
Each pressing on with zeal to be
A living sacrifice to thee.
206 G. M. Grafton. Bfedfldd.
[To quicken.]
Aff 1 COME, Holy Spirit, heavenly Dove,
With all tny quickening powers,
Kindle a flame of sacred love
In these cold hearts of ours.
2 Look ! how we grovel here below,
Fond of these trifling toys!
Our souls can neither fly nor go.
To reach eternal joys.
3 In vain we tune our formal songs,
In vain we strive to rise ;
Hosannas languish on our tongues.
And our devotion dies.
4 Dear Lord ! and shall we ever lie
In this poor dying state.
Our love so faint, so cold to thee,
And thine to us so great !
«f 5 Come, Holy Spirit, heavenly Dove,
With all thy quickening powers ;
Come, shed aoroad a Saviour's love.
And that shall kindle ours.
207
L. M. Hlnghani. Wai4>
pTo gnide.]
Aff 1 COME^ gracious Spirit, heavenly Dove,
With hght and comfort from above :
Be thou our guardian — ^thou our ^ide I
O'er every thought a^d step preside.
9H HYMNS.
3 To U0 the light of truth display,
And make us kuow and choose thy way:
Plant holy fear in every heart.
That we trom God may ne'er depart.
3 Lead us to holiness — ^the road
Which we must take to dwell with God :
Lead us to Christ — the living way ;
Nor let us fVom his pastures stray.
4 Lead us to God — our final rest.
To be with him forever blest :
^ Lead us to heaven, its bliss to share-—
Fulness of joy forever there !
208 C M. Dedham. By.
Aff 1 FATHER, to thee our souls we lift,
On tbee our hope depends,
Convinced tliat every perfect gift
From thee alone descends.
2 Mercy and grace are thine alone,
And power and wisdom too ;
Without the Spirit of thy Son
We nothing good can do.
3 Thou all our works in us host wrought.
Our good is all divine ;
The praise of every holy thought.
And righteous word, is thine.
4 From thee — ^through Jesus — we receive
The power on thee to coll ;
In thee. O Lord, we move, and live —
Our God is all in all.
M\)y L. M. Summer. Waninftta.
[To prvpara for Wonbip.]
Aff 1 COME, Holy Spirit, eahn each mind.
And fit us to approach our God ;
Remove each vam, each worldly thought
And lead us to thy blest abode.
5 Hast thou imparted to our souls
A livinff spark of holy fire ?
Oh ! kindle now the sacred flame ;
Make us to bum with pure desire.
3 Still brighter faith and hope impart.
And let us now our Saviour see :
Oh ! soothe and cheer each burdened heart.
And bid our spirits rest in thee.
HYMNS. 345
^lU CM. St. Martin's. Hear.
Aff 1 GREAT Father of each perfect gift,
Behold thy servants wait ;
With longing eyes — and hfled hands,
We flock around thy gate.
2 Oh shed abroad that royal gift,
Thy Spirit from above,
To bless our eyes with sacred light,
And fire our hearts with love.
3 Blest earnest of eternal joy.
Declare our sins forgiven ;
f And bear, with energy divine,
Our raptured thoughts to heaven.
211 CM. Bedford. York.
Aff 1 FATHER of all— in whom alone
We live, and move, and breathe ;
One bright celestial ray send down.
And cheer th^r sons beneath.
2 While in thy word we search for thee.
Oh fill our souls with awe ;
Thy light impart, that we may see
The wonders of thy law.
3 Now let our darkness comprehend
The light that shines so clear ;
Now thy revealing Spirit send.
And give us ears to hear.
4 Before us make thy goodness pass,
Which here by faith we know ;
Let us in Jesus see thy face.
And die to all below.
212 H. M. Betlieada.
Aff 1 O THOU that hearest prayer !
Attend our humble cry ;
And let thy servants share
Thy blessing from on high :
We plead the promise of thy word.
Grant us thy Holy Spirit, Lord !
2 If earthly {)arents hear
Their children when they cry ;
If they, with love sincere.
Their children's wants supply ;
Much more wilt thou thy love oisplay,
And answer when thy children pray.
946 HYMNS.
3 Oui heavenly Father thou —
We — childlren of thy grace —
Oh let thy Spirit now
Descend and fill the place ;
So shall we feel the heavenly flame,
And all unite to praise thy name.
21o 8i & 7s. Baiuon. Mann.
[To oomfiMtil
Aff 1 HOLY GHOST, dispel our sadness,
Pierce the clouds of nature's nieht;
Come, tbou source of joy and gladness,
Breathe thy life— and spread thy light.
2 Author of our new creation,
Bid us all thine influence prove ;
Make our souls thy habitation ;
Shed abroad the Saviour's love.
iS14 7b. BanMHL. AIkd.
1 COME, divine and peaceful Guest,
Enter each devoted breast ;
Holy Ghost, our hearts inspire,
Kindle there the gospel fire.
2 Bid our sin and sorrow cease ;
Fill us with thy heavenlv peace ;
Joy divine we then shall prove,
Light of truth — and fire of love.
2id 7a. Alcester. Naples.
Aff 1 GRACIOUS Spirit— Love divine !
Let thy li^ht within me shine ;
All my guilty fears remove.
Fill me with thy heavenly love.
2 Speak thy pardoning grace to me.
Set the burdened sinner free ;
Lead me to the Lamb of God,
Wash me in his precious blood.
3 Life and peace to me impart ;
Seal salvation on my heart :
Breathe thyself into my breast.
Earnest of immortal rest.
4 Let me never from thee stray.
Keep me in the narrow way ;
Fill my soul with joy divine ;
Keep me. Lord, forever thine.
HYMNa 347
^16 7s & 6ft. Amnaidaa.
Aff 1 SAVIOUIL I thy word beUere,
My unbelief remove ;
Now thy quickening Spirit give,
The unction from above :
Show me, Lord, how good thou art ;
Now thy gracious word ftilfil ;
Send the witness to my heart,
The Holy Ghoet reveal.
2 Blessed Comforter, come down,
And live and move in me ;
Make my every deed thine own,
In all things led by thee :
Bid my sin and fear depart.
And, within, oh deign to dwell ;
Faithful Witness, in my heart
Thy perfect light reveal.
3 Whom the world cannot receive,
O Lord, reveal in me ;
Son of Grod, I cease to live.
Unless I live to thee :
Make me choose the better part ;
Oh, do thou my pardon seal ;
Send the witness to my heart,
The Uoly Ghost reveaL
^1 • L. M. Medway Bath.
Aff 1 GREAT God, and shall thy Spirit rest
In such a wretched heart as mine ?
Unworthy dwelling ! — ^fflorious Guest ! —
How great the favor ! — ^how divme I
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 !
'Tis he sustains my fainting neart !
Else would my hope forever die.
And every cneermg ray depart.
4 And, when my cheerful hope can say,
*^ 1 love my Qod» and taste his grace,**
Lord, is it not thy blissful ray
Wnich brings this dawn of sacred peace ?
HYMNS.
5 Let thy good Spirit in ray heart
Forever dwell — O God of love !
And light and heavenly j)eace impart —
Sweet earnest of the joys above.
^lo L. Jd. Med way. Batb.
1 THE Holy Spirit sure is ni^h !
'Tis he sustains my fainting heart !
Else would ray hope forever die,
And every cheering ray depart.
2 When sorae kind promise glads my soul,
Do I not find his healing voice
The tempest of my fears control,
And bid my drooping powers rejoice ?
3 Whene'er to call the Saviour mine,
With ardent wish, my heart aspires ;
Can it be less than power divine.
Which animates tnese strong desires ?
4 What less than thy 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 ?
iSl*^ 8. M. Bethany. HaTerhill.
Aff 1 BLEST Comforter divine !
Let rays of heavenly love
Amid our gloom and daikness shine,
And guide our souls above.
2 Draw, with th v still small voice.
Us from eacn sinful way ;
And bid the mourning saint rejoice,
Though earthly joys decay.
3 By thine inspiring breath
Make every cloud of care,
And e'en the gloomy vale of death,
A smile of glory wear.
4 Oh, fill thou every heart
With love to all our race!
Great Comforter ! to us impart
These blessings of thy grace.
^Bii\) L. M. Hingbam. Bmithid.
Aff 1 BREATHE. Holy Spirit, from above,
Until our hearts with fervor glow :
Oik kindle there a Saviour's love,
True sympathy with human wo.
1
HYlilNa 349
2 Bid our conflicting passions cease, .
And terror from each conscience flee ;
Oh. speak to every bosom peace.
Unknown to all who Juow not thee.
3 Give us to taste thy heavenly joy,
Our hopes to brightest glory raise ;
Guide us to bhss without alloy,
And tune our hearts to endless praise.
£ii\ C. M. Medfield. OaUaad.
1 WHY should the children of a King
Go mourning all their days ? —
Great Comforter ! descend, and bring
Some tokens of thy grace.
2 Dost thou not dwell in all thy saints,
And seal them heirs of heaven ?
When wilt thou banish my complaints.
And show my sins forgiven ?
3 Assure my conscience of her part
In my redeemer's blood ;
And bear thy witness with my heart.
That I am born of Grod.
4 Thou art the earnest of his love,
The pledee of joys to come :
And thy soil wings, celestial 4)ove,
WiU safe convey me home.
222 G. M. Maiufleld. HadlMd.
Aff 1 ETERNAL Spirit!— God of truth!
Our contrite hearts inspire :
Kindle the flame of heavenly love.
And feed the pure desire.
2 "Hs thine to soothe the sorrowing mind,
With guilt and fear oppressed :
•Tis thine to bid the dying live,
And §^ve the weary rest.
3 Subdue the power of every sin.
Whatever that sin may be :
That we with humble, holy heart,
May worship only thee.
4 Then with our spirits witness bear,
That we are sons of God ;
Redeemed from sin, and death, and hell.
Through Christ's atoning blood.
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880 HYMNS.
223 L. M. Bundarland. UxbiidfB.
f 1 TIIE Spirit, like a peaceful dove,
Flies from the realms of noise and strife:
Why should we vex and ffrieve his love.
Who seals our souls to neavenly life !
2 Tender and kind be all our thoughts ;
Throuff h all our lives let mercy run ;
So God forgives our numerous faults.
Through grace abounding in the Son.
^Ssrk I4. M. Hingham. Bowon.
Aff 1 SPIRIT of peace ! immortal Dove !
Here let tny gentle influence reign :
Come, fill my soul with heavenly lovoy
And all the graces of thy train.
2 Not all the sweets beneath the sky,
Nor corn, nor oil, nor richest wine,
Could raise my tuneful song so high,
Or yield me pleasures so divine.
3 Blest with thy presence, 1 could meet
Death, thougn in all his terrors dressed ;
Nor, while I taste a joy so sweet.
One fear disturb my peaceful oreast.
^^c%E ^' ^* Windham. Hin^iam.
^*5 The Spirit entreated not to depart.
A* 1 STAY, thou insulted Spirit—stay !
Though I have done thee such despite ;
Cast nut a sinner quite away,
Nor take thine everlasting flight.
d Though I have most unfaithful been
Of all who e'er thy grace received ;
Ten thousand times thy goodness seen,
Ten thousand tunes thy goodness grieved;
8 Yet, oh ! the chief of sinners spare,
In honor of my great High rriest ;
Nor, in thy righteous anger, swear
I shall not see thy people's rest.
4 My weary soul, O God, release :
Upholcf me with thy gracious hand ;
Guide me into thy perfect peace,
And bring me to the promised land.
HYMNS. OH
^_^^ L. M. Hingfaam. Danvenk
mff^ Prayer for Hie Return of the Spirit,
1 O LORD, and shall our fainting souls,
Thy just displeasure ever mourn :
Thv Spirit, gneved, and long withdrawn,
Will he no more to us return ?
S Great Source of light and peace, return.
Nor let us mourn and sigh in vain ;
Come, repossess these longing hearts
With all the graces of thy train.
3 This temple, hallov^ed by thine hand,
Once more be with thy presence blest :
Here be thy grace anew displayed,
Be this thine everlasting rest.
mmJ L. M. DanTera. RoUerdun.
1 LORD, in the temples of thy grace
Thy saints behold thy smiling face ;
Here have we seen thy glory sliine
With power and majesty divine.
p 2 Return, O Lord — our spirits cry--
Our graces droop — our comforts die ;
-— Return, and let tny glories rise
Again to our admiring eyes ;
nt 3 Till, filled with light, and joy, and love,
Thy courts below, like those above,
f Triumphant hallelujahs raise,
ff Till heaven- and earth resound thy praise.
WARNINGS AND INVITATIONS OF THE
GOSPEL.
^ijuO The broad and narrow Ways.
1 BROAD is the road that leads to death,
And thousands walk together there ;
But wisdom shows a narrow path.
With here and there a traveller.
3 " Deny thyself, and take thy cross,"
Is the Redeemer's great command ;
Nature must count her gold but dross.
If she would gain this heavenly land*
HYMNS.
8 The fearful soul, that tires and faints.
And walks the ways of God no more.
Is but esteemed almost a saint.
And makes his own destruction sure.
4 Lord, let not all my hopes be vain ;
Create my heart entirely new ;
Which hypocrites could ne'er attain ;
Which lalse apostates never knew.
MMO C. M. Grafton. Rochester.
1 STllAIT is the way— the door is strait,
That leads to joys on high :
'Tis but a few that find the gate.
While crowds mistake and die.
3 Beloved self must be denied.
The mind and will renewed.
Passion suppressed — and patience tried.
And vain desires subdued.
3 Lord, can a fbeble, helpless worm
Fuliil a task so hard ?
Thy grace must <ill the work perform,
And give the free reward.
- S. M. Cedron. HaverliiU.
230 Thi Way of Sin not the Way to Hecasen.
I CAN sinners hope for heaven,
Who love this world so well ?
Or dream of future happiness,
While on the road to nell ?
ti Can sin's deceitful way
Conduct to Zion's hill ?
Or those expect with God to reign
Who disregard his will ?
8 Shall they hosannas sing.
With an unhallowed tongue ?
Shall palms adorn the guilty hand
Which does its neighbor v^rrong ?
4 Thy grace, O God, alone.
Good hopes can e'er afford !
The pardoned and renewed shall see
The gloiy of the Lord.
^Q^ L. M. RalBtoa. Hia^lliain
^OM. Darker o/ refecting Christ.
p * * 1 HARK ! from the cross a voice of peace
Bids Sinai's awful thunder cease ! —
HYMNS. XSa
A/r Sinner ! that roioe of love obey.
From Christ, the true, the Hving way.
3 How else his presence wilt thou bear.
When he in judgment shall appear ?
When slighted fove to wrath snail turn.
And all the earth like Sinai bum ?
3 Now from the cross a voice of peace
o Bids Sinai's awful thunder cease —
^ O sinner, while 'tis called to-day,
That voice of saving love obey.
^ry^ L. M. Balaton. UzbridgBk
Jo^ One Thing netdfuL
1 WHY wiU ve waste on trifling cares
That life wnich God's compassion spans ?
While, in the various range of thought.
The one thing needful is forgot ?
2 Shall God invite you from above ?
Shall Jesus urge nis dying love ?
Shall troubled conscience ^ve you iiain ?
And all these pleas uni(e in vam ?
3 Not so your eyes will always view
Those objects which you now pursue :
Not so will heaven and hell appear.
When death's decisive hour is near.
^ 4 Almighty Grod ! thy grace impart ;
Fix deep conviction on each heart :
Nor let us waste on trifling cares
That life which thy compassion sparea
^^^ 88, 78 & 4. OraenvUIc
^<50 The Sinner invited and threatened.
1 HEAR, O sinner ! — mercy hails you.
Now with sweetest voice she calls ;
Bids you haste to seek the Saviour,
Ere the hand of justice falls ;
Hear, O sinner ! —
'Tis the voice of mercy calls.
2 See ! the storm of vengeance gathering
O'er the path vou dare to tread ;
< Hark ! the awful thunders rolling
f Loud, and louder o'er your head ;«-
«p Turn. O sinner ! —
Lest the ligntnings strike you dead.
30*
354 UYMNa
— > 3 Haste ! O sinner ! to the Saviour,
Seek his mercy while you may ;
Boon the day of grace is over ;
Soon your life will pass away ;
Haste, O sinner ! —
You must perish — if you stay.
234
8i. 7s 4t 4. GreeitTille. Greect
1 SINNERS, will you scorn the message,
Sent in mercy from above ?
Every sentence — oh how tender!
Eveiy line is full of love :
Listen to it —
Every line is full of love.
8 Hear the heralds of the gospel,
News from Zion's King proclaim,
" Pardon to each rebel sinner ! —
Free forgiveness in his name." —
How important ! —
" Free forgiveness in his name !"
3 Tempted souls, they bring you succor ;
Fearful hearts, they quell your fears ;
And, with news of consolation.
Chase away the falling tears:
Tender heralds T—
Chase away the falling tears.
4 False professors — grovelling worldlings,
Callous hearers of the word,
MThile the messengers address you,
Take the warnings they aflTord ;
We entreat you—
Take the warnings they afford.
5 Who hath our report believed ?
Who received the joyful word ?
Who embraced the news of pardon,
Offered to you by the Lord ?
Can you sught it ? —
Offered to you by the Lord !
6 Oh, ye angels, hovering round us,
Waiting spurits, speed your way ;
Haste ye to the court of heaven.
Tidings bear without delay :
Rebel sinners
Gkd the message will obey.
235
HYMNS. 3S5
S. M. Mornington. MaelmL
1 MY son. kiiow thou the Lord,
Thy fathers' God obey ;
Seek nis protecting care by night,
His guardian hand by day.
2 Call, while he may be found,
Oh seek him while he's near ;
Serve him with all thjr heart and mind,
And worship him with fear.
3 If thou wilt seek his face,
His ear will hear thy cry ;
Then shalt thou find his mercy sure,
His grace forever nigh.
4 But if thou leave thy Grod,
Nor choose the path to heaven ;
Then shalt thou perish in thy sins.
And never be forgiven.
236 7b. Norwicli. Edyflold.
1 SINNER ! rouse thee from thy sleep.
Wake — and o'er thy folly weep ;
Raise thy spirit, dark ana dead,
Jesus waits his light to shed.
2 Wake from sleep— arise from deaths
See the bright and living path :
Watchful tread that path — be wise.
Leave thy foUy-Hseefe the skies.
3 Leave thy folly— cease from crime,
From this hour redeem thy time ;
Life secure, without delay.
Evil is thy mortal day.
4 Oh ! then, rouse thee from thy sleep.
Wake ! and o'er thy folly weep ;
Jesus calls from death and nignt,
Jesus waits to shed his light.
Ao7 Danger of Delay.
1 HASTE, O sinner — ^now be wiae ;
Stay not for the morrow's sun :
Wisdom, if you still despise.
Harder is it to be woiv
HYMNS.
2 Haste — and mercy now implore ;
Stay not for the morrow^s sun;
Lest tiiT season should be o*er.
Ere tuis evening's stage be run*
8 Haste, O sinner — ^now return ;
Stay not for the morrow's sun ;
Lest tny lamp should cease to burn.
Ere salvation's work is done.
4 Haste, O sinner — ^now be blest ;
Stay not for the morrow's sun ;
Lest perdition thee arrest,
Ere the morrow is begun.
^^ C. M. Medford. Jndea.
288 The Oospd TrumpeL
tt 1 LET every mortal ear attend,
And every heart rejoice ;
The trumpet of the gospel sounds,
With an inviting voice.
2 Ho ! all ve hungry, starving souls,
That reed upon the wina.
And vainly strive with earthly toys
To fill tn' immortal mind, —
3 Eternal wisdom has prepared
A soul-reviving feast.
And bids your longing appetites
The rich provision taste.
4 Ho ! ye that pant for living streams,
> Ana pine away and die —
— Here you may quench your raging thirst
With springs that never dry.
5 Rivers of love and mercy here
In a rich ocean join ;
Salvation in abundance flows,
Like floods of milk and wine.
6 The happy gates of gospel grace
Stand open night and day ; —
■V Lord — ^we are come to seek supphes.
And drive our wants away.
jRSif 8. M. 8t. Thomu. FteddlagtoB
1 YE tremblinff captives, hear ! —
The gospel trumpet sounds:
No music more can charm the ear,
Qr heal your j^eart-felt woundei.
HY3INS. 357
2 "Rs not the trump of war,
Nor Sinai's awful roar ;
Salvation's news it spreads afar,
And vengeance is no more.
3 Forgiveness, love, and peace.
Glad heaven aloud proclaims ;
And earth the Juhilee's release,
With eager rapture, claims.
4 Far, far to distant lands
The savinff news shall spread ;
And Jesus all his willing bands,
In glorious triumph lead.
^4" 8a & 4. Leyden. PomfRC.
* f 1 HARK, hark ! the gospel trumpet sounds,
Through earth and heaven the echo bounds;
Pardon and peace by Jesus' blood !
Sinners are reconciled to God,
By grace divine !
2 Come, sinners, hear the joyful news.
Nor longer dare the grace refuse ;
Mercy and justice here combine.
Goodness and truth harmonious join,
T' invite you near. >
ft' 3 Ye saints in glory, strike the lyre ;
Ye mortals, eaten the sacred nre ;
Let both the Saviour's love proclaim —
Forever worthy is the Lamb
Of endless praise.
_.^ L. M. Slade. WatervUI«.
iS41 Chris f 8 Invitation to Sinners.
■V 1 ** COME hither, all ye weary souls.
Ye heavy laden sinners, come j
I'll give you rest from all your toils,
-Ajid raise you to my heavenly home.
2 They shall find rest, who learn of me:
I'm of a meek and lowly mind ;
f But passion rages like the sea,
And pride is restless as the wind.
«V 3 Blest is the man. whose shoulders take
My yoke, and near it with delight ;
My yoke is easy to the neck,
My grace shall make the burden light.**
aw HYMNS.
■^ 4 Jeras, we come at thy command :
With faith, and hope, and humble zea]»
Resign our spirits to thy hancL
To mould and guide us at tny wilL
842
7s. Sattead. AMItam
1 FROM the cross uplifted high.
Where the Saviour deigns to die.
What melodious sounds we hear.
Bursting on the ravished ear! —
<* Love*s redeeming work is done —
Come and welcome, sinner, come !
3 Sprinkled now with blood the throne^
Why beneath thy burdens groan ?
On my pierced body laid.
Justice owns the ransom paid —
Bow the knee, and kiss the Son —
Come and welcome, sinner, come I
3 Spread for thee, the festal board
See with richest dainties stored ;
To thy Father's bosom pressed.
Yet again a child confessed.
Never from his house to roam ;
Come and welcome, sinner, come.
4 Soon the days of hfe shall end-—
Lo, I oome — ^your Saviour, Friend !
Safe your spirits to convey
To the realms of endless day,
Up to my eternal home-
Come and welcome, sinner, come !"
243 C. M. Baldwin. Hoffaid?ft»
1 THE Saviour calls — ^let every ear
Attend the heavenly souna ;
Ye doubting souls, dismiss your fear ;
Hope smues reviving round.
3 For every thirsty, longing heart,
Here, streams of bounty flow ;
And life, and health, ttnd bliss impart^
To banish mortal wo.
3 Ye sinners, come — ^'tis mercy's voice ;
That gracious voice obey ;
•Tis Jesus calls to heavenly joys
And can you yetMehiy ?
HYMNS. 350
Aff 4 Dear Saviour ! draw reluctant hearts ;
To thee let sinners flv,
And take the bliss thy love imparts,
And drink — and never die.
244 78. BeiMon. Alaen.
1 COME ! said Jesus' sacred voice,
Come, and make my paths your choice :
I will guide jou to ^our home-
Weary pilgnms ! hither come.
2 Hither come — for here is found
Balm for every bleeding wound,
Peace, which ever shall endure—
Rest, eternal — sacred — sure !
^ . g, C. il. Enstpoit. DedtMia
£rkO Invitation to tlie Hea«y4adt.
1 ALL ye, who feel distressed for sin,
Ana fear eternal wo,
You Christ invites to enter in —
This hour to Jesus go \
2 He, by his own almighty word.
Will all your fears remove ;
For every wound his precious blood
A sovereign balm shall prove.
"f 3 His conquering grace shall set you free
From sin's oppressive chains,
From Satan's hateful tyranny,
And everlasting pains.
Aff 4 Come then, ye heavy-laden — come !
His instant help implore :
> Millions have found a peaceful home—
"^ There's room for mi j lions more.
246 L. M. Wakefield. Danven.
1 COME, weary sojuls, with sin oppressed.
Oh come ! accept the promised rest :
The Saviour's gracious call obey.
And cast your gloomy fears away.
2 Oppressed with guilt — a painful load.
On come, and bow before your GJod :
Divine compassion, mighty love,
Will all the painful load remove.
3 Here mercy's boundless ocean flows.
To cleanse your guilt — and heal your woes \
HYiMNS.
Here's pardon, life, and endless peace —
How rich the gift ! — ^liow free the frace t
247
^'^* C. M. Eaatport. FfttoMMu
1 SINNERS, the voice of God regard ;
His mercy speaks to-day ;
He calls you bv his sovereign word.
From sin's aestructive 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 Why will you in the crooked ways
Of sin and folly go ?
In pain you travaifall your days,
To reap immortal wo !
4 But he, who turns to (Jod, shall live.
Through his abounding grace :
His mercy will the cuilt lorgive,
Of those who seek his face.
5 Bow to the sceptre of his word,
Renouncing every sin ;
Submit to him, your sovereign Lord,
And learn his will divine.
6 His love exceeds your highest thoughts I
He pardons like a God !
He will forgive your numerous faults
Through our Redeemer's blood.
^4o B. M. Haverhill. LltUe Mailtan^.
1 OH, cease ! my wandering soul,
On restless wing to roam ;
All this wide world, to either pole.
Has not for thee a home.
2 Behold the ark of God!
Behold the open door :
Oh ! haste to gain that dear abode.
And rove, my soul, no more.
3 There, safe thou shalt abide,
There, sweet shall be thy rest.
And every longing satisfied,
With full salvation blest.
■P
1
HYMNS. mt
^ .^ 8s, 78 it 4. OneavUlii.
Z4«7 Sifmers entreated by the Merciet of CkrisL
1 COME, ye sinners — poor and wretcbedf
Come in mercy's gracious bour !
Jesus ready stands to save you,
Full of pity^ love, and power :
He IS able
He is willing — doubt no more.
3 Come, ye thirsty— ye are welcome !
Gou's free bounty glorify :
True belief, and true re[>entance,
Every ff race which brings us night
Without money
Come to Jesus Christ, and buy.
3 Affoniziog in the garden,
lio! the Saviour prostrate lies!
On the bloody cross behold him,
Hear him cry before he dies —
« It IS finished !"
Heaven's atoning sacrifice !
4 Lo ! th* incarnate God, ascended,
Pleads the merit of his blood :
Venture on him — ^venture wholly ;
Let no other trust intrude :
None but Jesus——
Can do helpless sinners good.
250 H. M. Hanrldu
1 YE dying sons of men.
Immerged in sin ana wo !
Now mercy calls again.
Its message is to you !
Ye perishing and guilty, come !
In mercy's arms there yet is room.
3 No longer now delay^
Nor vain excuses frame ;
Christ bids you come to-day,
Though poor, and blind, and lame:
All things are ready — sinners, come !
F(«r every trembling soul there's room*'
S Drawn by his dying love.
Ye wanaering sheep, draw near!
He calls you from above.
The Shepherd's voice now hear :
To him whoever will may come,
In Jesus' arms there still is room*
31
HY MNS.
251 C. M. Dedham.
1 SINNERS, behold the Lamb of Ckxi,
Who takes away our guilt :
Look to th' atoniuj? precious blood.
That for our sins tie spilt.
3 Sinners, to Jesus now draw near
Invited by his word ;
The chief of sinners need not fear ;
Behold the Lamb of €k>d.
3 Backsliders, too, the Saviour calls.
And washes in his blood ;
jinse— return from grievous falls ;
Behold the Lamb of Grod.
4 In every state, and time, and place,
Nougnt plead but Jesus' blood ;
However wretched be your case.
Behold the Lamb of God.
5 Spirit of grace, to us apply
Immanuel's precious blood ;
That we may, with tlw saints on high.
Behold the Lamb or God.
]5kk ScodndL
252 Free Oruce.
I THE voice of free grace cries^ ' Escape to the monntaiii f
For Adam^s kwt race Christ hatb opened a fountain 3
For sin and ancleanness, and every transgression,
Ws blood flows so fineely in streams of salvation.
ClioniL
Hallelujah to the Lamb, who has bought us a pardon,
We'll praise him again, when we pass over Jordan.
.t Ye souls that are wounded, to the Saviour r^air.
Now he calls jrou in mercy — and can vou forbear t ^
Though your j}ins are increased as high as a mountaiSy
His blood can remove them — ^it flows from the fountain.
Z Now Jesus, our Kinr, reiens tnumphantly gforioos}
O'er sin, death, and hell^ he is more than victorious $
With shouting proclaim it — oh trust in his passion.
He saves us most freely— oh precidlis salvation !
4 Onr Jesus his name now proclaims all Notorious,
He reigns over all, and his kingdom is glorious 2
To Jesus we'll join with the great congr^tioa,
▲nd triumph, ascribing to him our salvation.
0 With joy shall we stand, when escaped to the Aan]
With harps in our hands, we'll praise him the more }
We'll range the sweet plains on the bank of the -^ —
And sing of salvation forever and ever !
HYMNS. S88
253 8. M. BavwbJIL FtatoiiTlllt
1 TIIE Spirit, in our hearts.
Is wmspering, ' Sinner, come ;'
The bride; the church of Christ, proclaimfl
To ail his children, * Come !'
2 Let him that heareth saj .
To all about him, ' Come V
Let him that thirsts for righteousness^ ^
To Christ, the fountain, come !
3 Yes. whosoever will, ^
On let him freely come,
And freely drink the stream of life ;
'Tis Jesus bids him come.
4 Lo ! Jesus, who invites,
Declares, * I quickly come :*
Lord, even so ! we wait thy hour ;
O blest Redeemer, come 1
254 C. M. Dedham. PHmUM.
1 OH what amazing words of grace
Are in the gospel found !
Suited to every sinner's case,
Who knows the joyful sound.
2 Poor, sinful, thirsty, fainting souls,
Are freely welcome here ;
Salvation, like a river, rolls.
Abundant, free, ana clear.
3 Come then, with all your wants and wounds^
Your every burden bring !
Here love — unchanging love abounds,
A deep, celestial spring !
4 Whoever will— oh gracious word !—
Shall of this stream partake;
Come, thirsty souls — and bless the Lord|
And drink for Jesus' sake !
5 Millions of sinners, vile as you,
Have here found life ana peace ;
Come, then, and prove its virtues too,
And drink, adore, and bless.
^mm C. M. St. Martin*!.
1 Y£ wretched, hungry, starving poor.
Behold a royal feast !
liYMNS.
Whero mere V spreads her bounteous stovs^
For eyery numble guest,
9 There Jesus stands with open arms ;
He calls— he bids }rou come :
Though guilt restrams — and fear alarms^
Behokly there yet is room.
8 Oh ! come, and with his cliildren taste
The blessings of his love ;
Wliile hope expects the sweet repast
Of nobler joys above.
4 There, with united heart and voice,
Before th' eternal throne,
Ten thousand thousand souls rejoice,
in songs on earth unknown.
5 And yet ten thousand thousand more
Are welcome still to come :
Ye longing souls, the grace adore,
And enter while there's room.
L. M. 61. Patefitine. BtMO&k
256 The Oospel adapUd to give Peace and Reai.
1 PEACE, humbled soul, whose plaintive moas
Hath taught these rocks the notes of wo ;
Cease thy complaint— suppress thy groan.
And let thy tears forget to flow ;
Behold the precious balm is found,
To lull thy pain, to heal thy wound.
9 Come, freely come, by sin oppressed,
Unburthen here thy weighty load ;
Here find thy refuge and thy rest,
And trust the mercy of thy God :
Thy God's thy Saviour— glorious word !
Forever love and praise the Lord.
L. M Bebron. WuA
257 8mners invited to Living Waters.
1 HO ! every one that thirsts— draw ni^ ;
•Tis God invites the ftillen race ;
Mercy and free salvation buy ;
Buy wine, and milk, and gospel graces
9 Come to the living waters— come !
Sinners, obey your Maker's call ;
Return, ye weary wanderers, homc^
And find his grace is free to alL.
HYMNS.
^O The River of Life.
1 GREAT Source of being and of lore !
Thou waterest all the worlds above ;
And all the joys which mortals know,
From thine exhaustless fountain flow.
2 A sacred spring, at thy command.
From Sion^s mount, in Canaan's land.
Beside thy temple cleaves the ground.
And pours its limpid stream around.
3 This gentle stream, with sudden force,
Swells to a river in its course ;
Through desert realms its windings play,
And scatter blessings all the way.
4 Close by its banks, in order fair,
Tne blooming trees of life appear;
Their blossoms fraerant odors ^ive,
And on their fruit tne nations hve.
f 5 Flow, wondrous stream ! with gloiy crowned.
Flow on to earth's remotest bound ;
> And bear us, on thy gentle wave —
— To him who all thy virtues gave.
^ S. M. Southfield IfOotai.
mO\j Now the accepted THme,
1 NOW is th' accepted time.
Now is the day of grace ;
Now, sinners, come^ without delay.
And seek the Saviour's face.
2 Now is th' accepted time.
The Saviour calls to-day ;
To-morrow it may be too late.
Then why should you delay ?
3 Now is th' accepted time.
The gospel bids you come ;
And every promise m his word
Declares there yet is room.
■p 4 Lord, draw reluctant souls.
And feast them with thv love :
— Then will the angels swiftly fly
To bear the news above.
260 8. M . LitUa Uvlboip'. Punbar.
1 ALL yesterday is gone!
To-morrow's not our own ;
SI*
HYMNS.
O ihiner, come, without delar.
To bow before the throne F
9 Oh h«ar his voice to-day,
And harden not your heart :
To-morrow, with a frown, he may
Pronounce the word— depart
^^^ C. M. Bochetter.
2ul Pardon and Sanctification offered.
1 IN vain we lavish out our lives
To gather empty wind ;
The choicest blessings earth can yield
Will starve a hungry mind.
% But God can every want supply,
And fill our hearts with peace :
Uejeives by covenant, and oy oath.
The riches of his grace.
3 Come — and he'll cleanse our spotted soii]%
And wash away our stains
In that dear fountain which his Son
Poured from his dying veins.
4 There shall his sacred Spirit dwell*
And deep en^ave his law :
And every motion of our souls
To swift obedience draw.
5 Thus will he pour salvation down,
And we shall render praise ;
We, the dear people orhis love.
And he, our God of grace.
0/50 C. M. Mmt. Yot
sDifi Ood*t gracious Call to Sinnere.
1 LET us adore the grace that seeks
To draw our hearts above :
For, lo! the great Jehovah speaks,
And every word is love.
3 Lord, help us now to seek thy face^
Bv Christ the living way ;
And praise thee for this hour of ffraee
Through an eternal day i
1 RETURN, O wanderer — now return !
And seek thy Father's face !
Those new desires, which in thee bmik
Were kindled by his graoa.
HYMNS. 9^
3 Retiitn, O wanderer — ^now return!
He hears thy humble sigh :
He sees thy soflened spirit mouniy
When no one else is nigh.
3 Return, O wanderer — ^no w return !
Thy Saviour bids thee live :
Go to his feet — and grateful learn
How freely he'll forgive.
4 Return, O wanderer — now return I
And wipe the falhnff tear :
Thy Father calls — ^uo longer mourn I
'Tis love invites thee near.
264 L. M. Uzbridgo. Duke Btnet.
1 THUS saith tlie wisdom of the Lord,
Blessed is the man that hears my word ;
Keeps daily watch before my gates,
And at my feet for mercy waits.
2 The soul that seeks me shall obtain
Immortal wealth, and heavenly gain ;
Immortal life Is his reward^
Life, and the favor of the Lord.
^g^m 7s. Turin. PUtan.
iSud Sinner* urged to accept the IneitaHon.
1 YE, who in his courts are found.
Listening to the joyful sound.
Lost and helpless as ye are,
Sons of sorrow, sin, and care.
Glorify the King of kings,
Take the peace the gospel brings.
2 Turn to Christ jour longing eyes,
View this bleeding sacrince ;
See, in him, your sins forgiven,
Pardon, holiness, and heaven :
Glorify the King of kings.
Take the peace the gospel brings.
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1 SINNERS, turn— why will ye die ?
God, your Maker, asl^ you why :
God. who did your being givCf
Maae you with himself to live.
2 Sinners, turn'— why will ye die ?
God, your Saviour, asks you wh]r:
968 HYMNS.
He, who did your souls retrieve, I
He who died, that ye might live. i
3 Will ^ou let him die in vain ?
Crucify your Lord again ?
Why — ^ye ransomed sinners— why
Will ye slight his grace, and die t
4 Sinners, turn — whv will ye die ?
God, the Spirit, asks you why :
He who all your lives hath strove,
Woo'd you to embrace his love ; —
5 Will ye not his grace receive?
Will ye still refuse to live ?
Oh ! ye dying sinners, why —
Wiy will ye forever die ?
L. H. Windham. Halitan
/Xfi Expostulation,
1 SINNER, oh why so thoughtless grown ?
Why in such dreadful haste to die ?
Daring to leap to worlds unknown !
Heedless against thy God to fly !
2 Wilt thou despise eternal fate,
Urged on by sin^s delusive dreams?
Madly attempt th' infernal gate.
And force thy passage to the flames ?
3 Stay, sinner, on the gospel plains :
And hear the Lord of life unfold
The glories of his dying pains I—-
Forever telling, yet untold !
CONVICTION AND CONFESSION.
C. M. Greftao. MedlMd.
iSuO ComncHcn by the Lom.
1 LORD, how secure my conscience "'
And felt no inward dread !
I was alive without the law.
And thought my sins were dead.
2 My hopes of heaven were firm and bright
But since the precept came
With such convmcing power and light.
I find how vile I am.
HYMNS. ae9
. 3 My ffiiilt appeared but small before.
Till I with terror saw
How perfect, holy, just, and pure
Is tnine eternal law.
4 Then felt my soul the heavy load —
My sins revived again ;
I had provoked a dreadful God,
Ana all my hopes were slain.
5 My God ! I cry with every breath,
Exert thy power to save,
Oh ! break the yoke of sin and death,
And thus redeem the slave.
^Oll S. M. Olmuts. LitUe Maribon^.
1 MY former hopes are fled,
My terror now begins;
I feel, alas ! that I am dead
In trespasses and sins.
3 Ah, whither shall 1 fly ?
I hear the thunder roar ;
The law proclaims destruction nigh,
And vengeance at the door.
3 When I review ray ways,
I dread impending doom ;
But sure a friendly whisper says,
" Flee from the wrath to come."
4 I see— or think I see,
A glimmering from afar ;
Bf A beam of day, that shines for me.
To save me from despair.
5 Forerunner of the sun,
It marks the pilgrim's way ;
m gaze upon it vmile I run,
And watch the rising day.
gy^f^ L. M. Med way. Middlalniiy.
Mi\3 Impenitence deplored,
1 AMID displavs of wrath and love.
What stuboorn creatures. Lord, are we !
No relish for the joys of heaven.
No dread of endless misery.
3 With what a base contempt we treat
Thy threatenings and thy promises !
Duty neglect — and mercy shght.
Nor fear to sin — nor seek to please.
870 HYMNS.
3 Could aogeli weep — ^for tui they'd mourn :
Breakjtnen, these flinty hearts, O God!
Sure we must melt beneath thy grace.
Or feel the terrors of thy rod.
C. M. Gnfkon.
£1 1 Confession,
1 ALMIGHTY Father! Godofgracol
We all. like sheep astray,
In folly, rroiu tliy oaths have turned.
Each to his sinful way.
2 Sins of omission and of act
Through all our lives abound ;
Alas ! in thought, and word, and deed.
No health in us is found.
3 Oh spare us, Lord !— in mercy spare !
Our contnte souls restore,
Through him who suffered on the cross.
And man's transgressions bore.
4 And grant, O Father! for his sake
That we, through all our days,
A just and godly ufe may lead,
To thine eternal praise.
C. M. Grafton.
£i m Coldness and Incanstaney lamented.
1 LONG have we heard the joyful sound
Of thy salvation^ Lord !
Yet still how weak our faith is found.
And knowledge of thy word!
p 2 How cold and feeble is our love !•
llow negligent our fear !
How low our hope of joys above !
How few afifectiotts there !
— 3 Great God ! thy sovereign power impart,
To give thy word success !
Write thy salvation in each heart.
And make us learn thy grace.
■^ 4 Show our forgetful feet the way
That leads to joys on high ;
Where knowledge grows without decay,
And love shallnever die.
HYMNS. an
273 C. H. ' Butj. BtUBlbrt.
1 PERPETUAL Source of light and grace.
We hail thy sacred name \
Through every year's revolving round.
Thy goodness is the same.
2 On us, all worthless as we are.
It wondrous mercy pours ;
As sure as heaven's established course,
And plenteous as the shpwers.
3 Inconstant service we repay,
And treacherous vows renew ;
As false as morning's scattering cloud,
And transient ad the dew.
9 4 In flowing tears oiu* ffuilt we mourn,
And loud in^jore thy grace,
To bear our feeble footsteps on.
In all thy righteous ways.
t 5 Armed with this energy divine.
Our souls shall steadfast move ;
And with increasing transport press
To thy bright courts above.
274 L. M. Middteboiy.
1 DEAR Jesus — ^when— when shall it be.
That I no more shall break with thee ?
When wiU this war of paeision cease,
And 1 enjoy a lasting peace ?
2 Here I repent, and sin again ; "
Sometimes revive — sometimes am slain ;
Slain with the same malignant dart.
Which, oh ! too oflen wounds thy heart.
3 When, (rracious Lord — when shall.lt be,
That 1 shall find my all in thee —
The fulness of thy promise prove.
And feast on thine eternal love ?
CHRISTIAN GRACES.
g^^m C* ^' MedlMd. 0p«neer.
mIO Prmferfor RtpmUcuiet,
t OH for that tenderness of heart.
Which bows befitre the Lord !
That owns how just and good thou art.
And trembles at thy word !
HYMNS.
9 Oh for those humble, contrite tears
Wliicb from repentaoce flow !
That sense of guilt, which trembling fears
The long 8us])ended blow !
3 Saviour, to me in pity give
For siu the deep cbstress.
The pledffe thou wilt at last receive.
And bia me die in peace ! —
4 Oh flu my soul with faith and love,
And strength to do thy will ;
Raise my desires and hopes above,
Thyself to me reveal.
^^ C. M. Patmoi. DeCher
276 Repadanet in VUw o/Dwme Patience,
1 AND are we, wretches, yet alive !
And do we yet rebel !
'TIS boundless ! 'tis amazing love !
That bears us up from hell !
3 The burden of oui* weighty guilt
Would sink us down to flames ;
And threatening vengeance rolls above.
To crush our feebte frames.
8 Almighty goodness cries — ^** Forbear"— •
And straight the thunder stays ;
And dare we now provoke his wrath.
And weary out his grace.
«p 4 Lord — ^we have long abused thy love.
Too long indulged our sin ;
Our aching hearts now bleed to see
What reoels we have been.
■^ • »5 No more, ye lusts, shall ye command ;
No more will we obey :
< Stretch out, O God, thy conquering band,
t And drive thy foes away.
^^ S. M. Dartmottth. Biominglon
stit Ingratitude deplored,
1 IS this the kind return ?
Are these the thanks we owe ?
Thus to abuse eternal love,
Wlience all our blessings flow !
3 To what a stubborn frame
Has sin reduced our mind <
HYMNS. 97S
What strange, rebellious wretches we I
And God as strangely kind !
3 Turn— turn us, mighty God !
And mould our souls afresh !
■f * * Break, sovereign grace, these hearts of stonsi
^ And give us nearts of flesh.
4 Let past ingratitude
Provoke our weeping ejres;
And hourly, as new mercies rail,
Let lioui'ly thanks arise.
^y^^ C. H. Bnrfbnl. Ginftaa.
m1 O tndwtUing Bin lamented,
1 WITH tears of anguish I lament,
Before thy feet, my God,
My passion^ pride^ and discontent,
And 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 How long, dear Saviour, shall I feel
These struggles in my breast ?
When wilt thou bow my stubborn will.
And give my conscience rest ?
■^ 4 Break.sovereign grace— oh break the chann,
And set the captive free :
Reveal, great' Grod, thy mighty arm.
And haste to rescue me.
2T9 7i. No««]ck
1 GrOD of mercy ! — God of grace 5
Hear our sad, repentant songs,
Oh restore th v suppliant race.
Thou, to wnom our praise belongs !
2 Deep regret for fbllies past,
Talents wasted-^time misspeiit ;
Hearts debased by worldly cares,
Thankless for the Messings \uoXf^
3 Foolish fettS, and fond desires.
Vain regrets for thuigs as Taiiii
Lips tooi seldom taught to praise^
Oft to munnur ana complaiii a— *
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Bf€ HYMNS.
4 TheM— «nil every secret fault,
Filled with grief and shamey we own .
Humbled at thv feet we lie,
Seeking paraon from thy throne !
5 God of mercy ! Grod of grace !
Hear our sad, repentant songs,
Oh restore thy suppliant race,
Thou, to whom our praise belongs !
280 The Pemtent twrendering,
1 LORD, thou hast won--at length I yield;
My heart, bv mighty grace compelled,
Surreuuers all to thee :
Against thy terrors ion^ I strove.
But who can stand against thy love ? —
Love conquers even me.
2 If thou hadst bid thy thunders roll.
And lightnings flash to blast my soul,
I still had stubborn been :
But mercy has my heart subdued,
A bleeding Saviour I have viewed.
And now, I hate my sin.
■f 8 Now, Lord, I would be thine alone ;
Gome, take possession of thine own,
For thou hast set me free ;
Released from Satan's hard command.
See all my powers in waiting stand,
To be employed by thee.
S. M. HavertailL
SSol ItepeHtamee m Vteio of Chrit^t CamptLuUm,
1 DID Christ o'er sinners weep,
And shall our cheeks be dn^ ?
Let floods of penitential grief
Burst forth fh>m every eye.
3 The Son of God in tears—
The wondering anffels see !
Be thou astonished, O my soul !
r He shed those tears — ^for thee.
8 He^wept — ^that we might weep—
Each sin demands a tear ; —
■f In heaven alone no sin is found.
And there's no weeping them.
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HYMNS. 875
C. K. Medfidd. Betba
1 DEAR Saviour ! when my thoughts recall
The wonders of thy grace,
Low at thy feet, ashamed, I fall,
And hide this wretched face.
2 Shall lore like thine be thus repaid ?
Ah ! vile, ungrateful heart !
By earth's low cares detained— 4)etra7ed
From Jesus to depart :*-
3 From Jesus--who alone can give
True pleasure, peace, and rest:
When absent from my Lord, I live
Unsatisfied, unblest.
4 But he, for his own mercy's sake.
My wandering soul restores :
He bids the mourning heart partake
The pardon it implores.
5 Oh ! while I breathe to thee, my Lord,
The humble, contrite sigh,
Confirm the kind, forgiving word,
With pity in thine eye !
6 Then ehall the mourner at thy feet
Rejoice to seek' thy face ;
And, ffrateful, own how kind — ^how sweet
Is thy forgiving grace.
mOU 7t. Norwich. Fleyel'i Bym
1 DEPTH of mercy !— can there be
Mercy still reserved for me ! ^
Can my God his wrath forbear ?
Me, the chief of sinners spare?
2 I have long withstood his grace ;
Lonff provoked him to his face ;
Would not hear his gracious calls ;
Grieved him by a thousand falls.
3 Yet how irreat his mercies are !
Me he still delights to spare ;
Cries — " How snail I give thee up ?*•
Lets the lifted thunder drop.
4 Jesus, answer fh>m above :
Is not all thy nature love ?
Wilt thou not the wrong forget ? —
Lo, I fall before thy feet.
«|f UYMNa
5 Now incline me to repent !
Let me now my fall lament !
Deepiy aiy revolt deplore 1
Wee Pi believe, and sm no more.
C. M. WachoMU. Lebnob
^o4 Sim bewaUed aa ecmsing the Death of Christ,
1 OH, if my bouI was formed for wo,
How would I vent my sighs !
Repentance should like rivers flow
From both my streaming eyes.
3 Twas for my «ns my dearest Lord
Hung on the cursed tree,
And groaned away a dying life.
For thee, my soul, for thee.
3 Oh, how I hate those lusts of mine.
That crucified my Lord ;
Those sins, that pierced and nailed his fledi
Fast to the fatal wood !
r » » 4 Yes, ray Redeemer — ^thcy shall di»-*
My heart has so decreed ;
Nor will I spore the g:uilty things
> That made my Saviour bleed.
p 5 While with a meltiue, broken heart.
My murdered Lord I view—
r i'U raise revenge against my sins.
And slay the murderers too.
C. M. Grafton. IfodlflM.
jMO Self-righteous Hopes renounced,
1 VAIN are the hopes the sons of men
On their own works have built ;
Their hearts by nature all unclean,
And all their actions guilt.
2 Let Jew and Gentile stop their moutb
Without a murmuring word,
Let all the race of man confess
Their guilt before the Lord.
3 In vain we ask Grod's righteous law
To justify ufi now;
Since to convince, and to condemn
Is all the law can do.
■f 4 Jesus, how glorious is thy grace ! —
When in thy name we trust.
Our faith receives a righteousness
That makes the sinner just.
HYMNS. 377
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286 L. It UxlitklgB. AUMoB
1 NO more, my God — I boast no more
Of all the duties I have done ;
I ouit the hopes I held before,
To trust the merits of thy Son.
2 Now. for the love I bear his name,
What was my ffain, 1 count my loss ;
My former pride I call mj shame,
And nail my glory to his cross.
3 Yes — and I must and will esteem
All things but loss for Jesus' sake ;
Oh ! may my soul be found in him,
And of his righteousness partake.
4 The best obedience of my hands
Dares not appear before thy throne ;
But faith can answer thy demands.
By pleading what my Lord has done*
^Qf^ C* ^- spencer. Gnfton.
^Oi Pardon itnplored.
1 PROSTRATE, dear Jesus, at thy feet,
A guilty rebel lies;
And upwards to thy mercy-seat
Presumes to lift his eyes.
3 If tears of sorrow would suffice
To pay the debt I owe.
Tears should from both my weeping eyes
In ceaseless torrents flow.
3 But no such sacrifice I plead
To expiate my guilt ;
No tears, but those which thou hast ahed«-»
No blood, but thou hast spilt.
4 I plead thy sorrows, dearest Lord ;
iDo thou my sins forgive :
Thy justice will approve the word,
That bids the sinner live.
288 L. M. a. Salidiary.
1 FATHER of mercies— God of love !
Oh ! hear a humble suppliant's cry ;
Bend from thy lofty seat atiove,
Thy throne of glorious majesty: ^
Oh ! deign to hear my moumfiil volce^
And bid ray drooping heart rejoice.
-i
m HYMN&
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9 I urge no merits of my own.
No worthy to claim thy gracious smile :
No-*when I bow before thy throne-
Dare to converse with God awhile —
Thy name, blest Jesus, is my plea—
Deareet and sweetest name to me !
d Father of mercies — God of love !
Then bear thv humble suppliant's cry;
Bend from thy lofVy seat above,
Thy throne of glorious majesty :
One pardoning word can make me whole^
And soothe the anguish of my soul.
289 L. M. Alfiwtoiu Uxlirldci.
1 AWAKED from sin's delusive sleep.
My heavy guilt I feel, and weep :
Beneath a weight of woes oppressed,
I come to thee, my Lord, for rest.
3 Now, from thy throne of bliss above.
Shed down a look of heavenly love ;
That balm shall sweeten all my pain.
And bid my soul rejoice again.
3 Bv thy divine, transforming power,
My ruined nature now restore ;
And let my life and temper shine^
In blest resemblance, Lord, to thme.
mHU C. M. Spencer. OnlloB
1 LORD, I approach the mercy-seat.
Where tnou dost answer prayer ;
There humbly hXl before thy feet.
For none can perish there.
2 Thy promise is my onlj[ plea ;
With this I venture nigh ;
Thou callest burdened souls to thee,
And such, O Lord, am I.
3 Bowed down beneath a load of sin,
By Satan sorely pressed.
By war without, and fear within,
I come to thee for rest.
■^ 4 Be thou my shield and hiding-place |
That, sheltered near thy side,
I may my fierce accuser race,
And tell him — thou hast died.
HYMNa
5 Ob wondrous love ! — ^to bleed and diet'
To hear the cross and shamei
That ffiiiity sinners, such as I,
Miglu plead thy gracious name«
291 R. M, Boiford.
1 THOD Lord of all above,
And all below the sky,
Prostrate before thy feet I fally
And for thy mercy cry,
2 Foreive my follies past.
The crimes whicn I nave done ;
Oh, bid a contrite sinner live.
Through thine incarnate Son.
3 Guilt, like a heavy load,
Upon my conscience lies ;
To thee I make my so|:rows known,
And liA my weeping eyes.
4 The burden which I feel.
Thou only canst remove;
Do thou display thy pardoning grace,
And thine unbounded love.
5 One gracious look of thine
Will ease my troubled breast :
Oh ! let me know my sins forgiven,
And I shall then be blest.
^^^ C. M. Eaitpoft. LatenoB
muM Absence Jrom God deprecated .
1 OH thou, whose tender mercy hears-
' Contrition's humble sigh ;
Whose hand indulgent wipes the tears
From sorrow's weeping eye ^-*
2 See, Lord, before thy throne of grace,
A wretched wanderer mourn :
Hast thou not bid me seek thy face ?
Hast thou not said* — ^ Return' ?
3 And shall my guilty fears prevail
To drive me from thy feet ?
Oh ! let not this dear refiige fail,
This only safe retreat.
4 Absent from thee, my Guide ! my Light !
Without one cheering ray.
Through dangers, fears, ana gloomy night,
How desolate my way !
HYMNS.
5 Oh! ahhie on this benighted heart,
¥^th beaniB of mercy flhme !
And let thy healing voice imfMurt
A taete of joy divine.
293 Retttming to ChriaL
■r 1 1 1 YE sons of earth, arise !
Ye creatures of a day !
Redeem the time — be bold — be wisei
And cast your bonds away.
9 The year of gospel-grace,
With us reioice to see ;
And thankfully in Christ embrace
Your proffered liberty.
t^ 3 Blest Saviour— Lord of all!
Thee help u|f to receive ;
Obedient to thy gracious call,
Oh, bid us turn and live !
4 Our former years misspent,
Now let us deeply mourn ;
And, softened by thy grace, repent.
And to thine arms return !
294 C. »l. Grafton. .
1 HOW oft, alas ! this wretched heart
Has wandered from the Lord !
How oft my roving thoughts depart,
Forgetful of his word:
3 Yet sovereign mercy calls—' Return.
Dear Lora, and may I come ?
My vile ingratitude I mourn :
Oh, take the wanderer home.
d And canst thou— wilt thou yet fbrgiv«,
And bid my crimes remove ?
And shall a pardoned rebel live,
To speak thy wondrous love.
< 4 Almighty grace, thy healing power,
f How glorious — how divine :
That can to life and bliss restore
> A heart so vile as mine.
-* 5
Thy pardoning love— so free— so sweet !-
Dear Saviour, I adore ;
Oh keep me at thy sacred feet.
And let me rove no more.
HY2ULN3. »1
4h90 L. M. Medway. Middtolmiy.
1 RETURN, my roviiiff heart, returui
And life's vain shadows chase no more ;
Seek out some solitude to mourn,
And thy forsaken Grod implore.
2 O thou great God, whose piercing eire
Distinctly marks each deep retreat,
In these sequestered hours di'aw nigh,
And let me hete thy presence meet.
3 Through all the windings of my heart.
My search let heavenly wisdom guide ;
And still its beams unerring dart.
Till all be known and purified.
4 Then let the visits of thy love,
My inmost soul be made to share.
Till ev'rv grace combine to prove
That God has fixed his dwellmg there. .
296 L. M. Windham. Hunlmrf.
1 AH ! wretched, vile, ungrateful heart.
That can from Jesus thus depart ;
Thus fond of trifles vainly rove,
Forgetful of a Saviour's love.
2 Dear Lord, to thee I would return.
And at thy feet repenting mourn :
There let me view thy pardoning love.
And never from thy sigiit remove.
3 Oh, let thy love, with sweet control.
Bind every passion of my soul;
Bid every vain desire depart.
And dwell forever in my heart.
297 C. M. Baldwin. LUeliildd
1 MY Saviour, let me hear thy voice
Pronounce the word of peace ;
And all mv warmest powers shau join
To celebrate thy grace.
r 2 With gentle voice, call me thy child.
And speak mv sins forgiven ;
The accents mild shall charm mine ear
Like ail the harps of heaven.
■f 3 With joy, where'er thy hand shall leodf
P The darkest path I'll tread ;
t With ioy I'll quit these mortal shores,
^^n And mingle with the dead.
HYMMS.
— 4 MThen dreadful guilt is done away,
No other fears we know ;
That hand, which seals our pardon auie,
' Shall crowns of life bestow.
mSjO Faithf the Evidence of TkLnga not seen.
1 FAITH is the brightest evidence
Of things beyond our sight ;
It pierces through the vailof sense.
And dwells in heavenly light.
9 It sets time past in present view,
Brings distant prospects home,
Of things a thousand years ago,
Or thousand years to come.
3 By faith we know the world was made
By Grod's almighty word ;
We know the heavens and earth shall fiide
^ And be again restored.
4 Abrah'm obeyed the Lord's command.
From his own country driven ;
By faith he sought a promised land,
JBut found his rest m heaven.
5 Thus through life's pilgrimage we stray.
The promise in our eye ;
By faitn we walk the nairow way,
That leads to joy on high.
8. M. ■ Hornlngum. Soottiflel^
^•7«7 Source and Office of Faith,
1 FAITH— 'tis a precious grace,
Where'er it is bestowed ;
It boasts a high, celestial birth,
And is the gi^ of God.
2 Jesus it owns as Kin^;,
And all-atoning Priest ;
It claims no merit of its own.
But looks for all in Christ.
3 To him it leads the soul,
> When filled with deep distress;
— Flies to the fountain of nis blood.
And trusts his righteousness.
4 Since 'tis thy work alone,
And that divinely free :
Lord, send the Spirit of thy Soiv
To work tills faith in me.
HYMNS. aes
300
A living Faith,
1 MISTAKEN souls, that dream of heaven
And make their empty boast
Of inward joys, and sms forgiven,
While they are slaves to lust !
2 Vain are our fancy's airy flights,
If faith be cold and dead ;
None but a living power unites
To Christ, the living head.
3 'Tis faith that purifies the heart;
'Tis faith that works by love ;
That bids all sinful joys depart,
And lifls the thoughts above.
4 This faith shall every fear control
By its celestial power :
Witn holy triumpn fill the soul
In deatn's approaching hour.
Q^^ L. M. Dake Street
wl WcUking by Faitfu
1 'TIS by the faith of joys to come,
We walk through deserts dark as night ;
Till we arrive at heaven, our home.
Faith is our guide — and faith our light.
2 The want of sight she well supplies;
She makes the pearly gates appear ;
Far into distant worlds she pries,
And brings eternal glories near.
3 Cheerful we tread the desert through.
While faith inspires a heavenly ray,
Thouffh lions roar— and tempests blow,
And rocks and dangers fill the way.
3U^ C. M. Fatmofl. Dedham.
1 FAITH adds new charms to earthly tiliflii
And saves us from its snares:
it yields support in all our toils.
And iMftens all our cares.
3 The wounded conscience knows its polrerf
The healing balm to five ;
That balm the saddest heart can cheer.
And make the dying tiye.
HYMra.
Z Wide it unvailB the heavenly world,
Where endless pleasures reign ;
It hids us seek our portion there.
Nor bids us seek in vain.
4 Faith shows the promises, all sealed
With our Redeemer's blood ;
It helps our feeble hope to rest
Upon a faithful God.
5 There^ still unshaken, would we reel,
> Till this frail body dies ;
f And then, on faith's triumphant wing,
To endless glory rise.
-^ -^ C. P. M. AtthloM
303 ThwHng in Christ for Pardon.
1 O THOU that hear'at the prayer of fdth,
Wilt thou not save a soul from death.
That casts itself on thee?
I have no refuge of my own.
But fly to what my Lord hath done
And suffered once for me.
2 Slain in the guilty sinner's stead,
His spotless righteousness I plead,
And his availing blood :
That righteousness my robe shaD be,
That merit shall atone for me,
And bring me near to God.
3 Then save me from eternal death,
The spirit of adoption breathe.
His consolations send*.
By him some word of life impart,
p And sweetly wliisper to my heart,
— * Thy Maker is thy friend.'
^ 4 The king of terrors then wotdd be
A welcome messenger to me.
To bid me come away :
f Unclogged by earth, or earthly things, •
I'd mount, Fd fly, with eager wings,
To everlasting day.
804 L. H. AmtUM. RottaffteB
1 VWUEf, at Ihy cross, my ffraoiouB iMd,
I lav my soitil beneath thy love ;
. OfcL daenaa aoe with atoning blood.
Nor let me from thy Ibet KemeveL
HTMN&
3 Slioald worlds coiiq>ire to driTO me hfMre^
Unmoved and firm this heart should lie s
Resolved — for that's my last defence—
If I must perish, here to die.
3 But speak, O Lord, and calm my fear ;
Am I not safe beneath th v shade ?
Thy vengeance will not strike me here.
Nor Satan dare my soul invade.
4 Yes — ^I'm secure beneath thy bloody
And all my foes shall lose their aim ;
t Hosanna to my Saviour Gk>d,
And loudest praises to his name.
Q^^ C. M. Jadea. Jordu
tSUO Love the ehUf Grace,
1 HAPPY the heart, where graces reign^
Where love inspires the breast :
Love is the brightest of the train,
And strengthens all the resL
2 Knowledge — alas ! 'tis all in vain —
And all m vain our fear ;
Our stubborn sins will fight, and reign.
If love be absent there.
3 This is the grace that lives and sings,
When faith and hope shall cease ;
f 'Tis this shall strike our joyfiil strings
> In realms of endless peace.
806 L. M. UzbrMfBi
1 HAD I the tongues of Greeks and Jewi
And nobler speech than angels use,
If love be absent, I am found
Like tinkling brass — an empty sound.
9 Were I inspired to preach and tell
All that IB done in heaven or hell ;
Or could my faith the world remove,
Still I am nothing without love.
3 ShOttld I distribute all my store
To feed the hungry— clothe the poor:
Or give my body to the flame,
To gain a martyr's glorious nam»-«
4 If love to God, tod love to men
Be absent, all my hopes are vain :
Nor tongues, nor gifto, nor iierr leal^.
The work of love can e'er fulnl.
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UYMN&
807 C. M. Baldwin.
Ood the Portion of the Soul,
I MT God ! the sprini^ of all my joys,
The life of my deUehts,
The fflory of my brightest days,
And comfort of my nights ! —
ft In darkest shades, if thou appear,
My dawning is begun ;
Thou art my souPs bright morning star,
And thou my rising sun.
3 The opening heavens around me shine
With beams of sacred bliss,
While Jesus shows his mercy mine.
And whispers, 1 am his !
4 My soul would leave this heavy clay
At that transporting word,
And run with joy the shining way
To meet my dearest Lord.
oOo S. M. Lisbon. 8L Tin
1 MY Gfod — my life — my love.
To thee — to thee I call ;
I cannot live, if thou remove,
For thou art all in all.
2 Nor earth — ^nor all the sky
Can one delight afford.
No — not a drop of real joy.
Without thy presence. Lord.
' 3 Tliou art the sea of love,
Where all my pleasures roll ;
The circle, where my passions move,
And centre of my soul.
O09 C. M. Bedford. Medflali
1 MY Ood — my portion — and my love,
My everlasting all,
IVe none but thee in heaven above,
Or on this earthly ball.
2 How vain a toy is glittering wealth,
If once compared to thee!
Or what's my safety or my health.
Or all my iriends to mel
3 Were I possessor of the earth,
And called the stars my own,
HYMNS.
Without thy graces — and thyaelC
I were a wretch undone.
4 Let others stretch their arms like sea%
And grasp in all the shore :
Grant me tne visits of thy grace,
And I desire no more.
310
1 ETERNAL Source of joys divine,
To thee my soul aspires ;
Oh ! could I say, * The Lord is mine !*
•Tis all my soul desires.
2 My hope, my trust, my life, my Lord,
Assure me of thy love ;
Oh ! speak the kind, transporting word,
Ana hid my fears remove. —
3 Then shall my thankful powers rejoice,
And triumpn in my God :
Till heavenly rapture tune my voice
To spread thy praise abroad.
311
C. M. Maufield.
TVue Happiness to be/owid only in Ood,
1 IN vain I trace creation o'er,
In search of solid rest;
The whole creation is too poor,
To make me truly blest.
2 Let earth and all her charms depart.
Unworthy of the mind ;
In God alone this restless heart
Enduring bliss can find.
3 Thy favor, Lord, is all I want ;
Here would my spirit rest :
< Oh ! seal the rich, the boundless grant,
nf And make me fully blest.
312 L. M. Middlebary.
1 THOU only Soverei^ of my heart,
My refuge, my almighty friend—
And can my soul from thee depart,
On whom alone my hopes depend ?
2 Whither— ah! whither shall I go,
A wretched wanderer from my Lord ?
Can this dark world of sin and wo
One glimpse of happiness afford?
HYMN&
3 Eternal life thj words irapart :
On these my fainting niirit UTea :
HerBy aweeter comforts cheer my hearty
Than all the round of nature gives.
4 Let earth's alluring joys combine,
While thou art near, in rain they call ;
One smile — one blissful smile of tninei
My dearest Lord ! outweighs them fuL
5 Thv name my inmost powers adore ;
Thou art ruv life— my ioy — my care :
Depart from thee ? — 'tis acath — his more—
> 'Tis endless ruin^^ieep despair I
— 6 Low at thy feet my soul would lie ;
Here safety dwells — ^and peace divine
■^ Still let me hve beneath thine eye,
For hfe— eternal life is thine.
(51o C. M. Jttdea. Gimfton. Dedhan.
1 WHAT though no flowers tlie fis-tree
Though vines their fruit deny» [clothe,
The labor of the olive fail.
And fields no meat supply y —
2 Though from the fold, with sad surprise,
My flock cut oif I see ;
Though famine reign in empty stalls.
Where herds were wont to be :— -
■^ 3 Yet in the Lord will I be glad,
And glory in his love ;
In him I'll joy, who will the God
Of my salvation prove.
4 God is the treasure of my soul,
The source of lasting ioy;
A joy — wfaieh want shall not impair,
Mor deatli itself destroy.
B. M. St. Tbomaa. ^*.iff»npTf-
0l4 Adopticn,
1 BEHOLD ! what wondrous grace
The Father has bestowed
On sinners of a mortal race,
To call them sons of God I
9 'TIS no surprising thing,
That we shouKL be unknown ;
The Jewish world knew not their King,
God's everlasting Son.
HYMNS. 889
3 Nor doth it yet appear
How great we must be made :
But when we see our Saviour 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.
5 If in my Father's love
I share a filialpart.
Send down thy Spirit like a dove.
To rest upon my heart.
6 We would no longer lie
Like slaves beneath the throne ;
Our faith shall Abba, Father, cry,
And thou the kindred own.
^1 ^ C. M. Walnejr. St. MarUa*i.
1 SOVEREIGN of all the worlds on high,
Allow my humble claim ;
Nor, when I raise my guilty head,
Disdain a father's name.
2 Mv Father—God ! how sweet the soimd !
P How tender — and how dear !
— Not all the harmony of heaven
Could so delight the ear.
3 Come, sacred Spirit, seal the name
On my expanding heart :
And show that in Jehovah's grace
I share a fihal part.
f 4 Cheered by a signal so divine,
Unwaveritig I believe ;
> And Abba, Father, humbly cry ;
'' Nor can the sign deceive.
^\0 g. M. HavertaJIL Uttte Mailbow'.
1 MOST ^acious God| reveal
Thy will concerning me ;
Whate'er I do--whate'er I feel,
I foUow thy decree.
2 The counsels of thy love
Be on my heart impressed,
It. then shall at thy bidding move,
And at thy bidmng rest
HYMN3.
mi 3 While thou my leaiier art,
And niak'st me china aboda»
I find tha wttBeas in my heart.
That I am bom of Qod.
r 4 Fathxr, thy will be done !
To thee 1 ail resign^
The aola diapoaer of thine owb,
Dispoie ornie and mine:
5 At thy command — ^I go,
Or quietly attend,
rrill all my care and toil below
I'M In rest eternal end.
^ G. M. Dundee. GuieilNUf
817 FUial Bubmitnon.
1 AND can my heart aspire so high.
To say, * My Father God !*
Lord, at thy teet i long to lie,
And learn to kiss tlie rod.
2 I would submit to all thy will,
For thou art good and wise ;
Let every anxious thought be still,
Nor one faint murmur rise.
■f 3 Tliy love can cheer the darksome gloom
And bid roe wait serene ;
f Till hopes and joys immortal bloom.
And orighten ail the scene.
At 4 My Father ! — oh ! permit my hear^
To plead her humble claim ;
And ask the bliss those words impart.
In my Redeemer's name.
318 C. M. euvfinid. Liteliilaii.
Aff 1 MY God, my Father— blissful namel—
Oh ! may I call thee mine ?
May I, with sweet assurance, claim
A portion 00 divine ?
2 This only can my fears conliol,
And bid my sorrows fly :
What harm ean ever reach my soul,
Beneath my Father's eye ?
3 Whatever thy holy wiU denies,
I cheerfidty resign ;
LiMrd, thou art good, and just, and
Oh ! bend my will to thme,
HYMNS. m
4 Wbftte'er thy sacred will ordains,
Oh ! give me strength to bear ;
And let me know my Father reigns,
> And trust his tender care.
^ CM. Colchester. Stamfliri.
O X •! Strength and Protection from God,
•if t r 1 WHENCE do our mournfiil thouffhts arise ?
And Where's our courage fled f
Has restless sin, and raging hell
Struck all our comforts dead ?
5 Have we forgot th* almighty name
That formed the earth and sea?
And can an all-creating arm
Grow weary or decay ?
3 Almighty strength and boundless grace
In our Jehovah dwell !
He gives the conquest to the weak,
A^d treads their foes to hell.
4 Mere mortal power shall fade and die,
> And youthful vigor cease ;
f But we, that wait upon the Lord,
Shall feel our strength increase.
320 C. M. Barby. LitchfiaU
1 AN0 art thou with us, gracious Lord,
To dissipate our fear?
Dost thou proclaim thyself our God ?—
Our Goa forever near ?
2 Dost thou a Father's kindness feel,
For all thy humble saints ?
And in such friendly accents speak,
To soothe their sad complaints ?
■rf » »3 Why droop our hearts— why flow our tears
While such a voice we hear ?
Why rise our sorrows, and our fears.
While such a friend is near?
- 4 To all thine other f:*vors add
A heart to trust thy word ;
^ And death itself shall hear us aing.
While resting on the Lord.
3^1 C. M. GnftoB. Eutport.
1 flftEAT Source of boundlees power and
Attend mj mourniitl cry | [grace '
HYMNS.
In hours of dark and
To thee alone I fly.
9 Thou art my strength, my life, my stay ;
Assist my feeble trust ;
Oh! drive my gloomy feais away,
And caise ue from the dusL
3 Fain would I call thy grace to mind»
And trust thy glorious name \
Jehovah, powerml, wise, and kmd.
Forever is the same.
4 Thv presence, Lord, can cheer my heart.
When earthly comforts die ;
Thy voice can bid my pains depart.
And raise my pleasures high.
5 Here let me rest — on thee depend,
Mv God, my hope^ my all ;
^ Be tnou my everlasting friend.
And I shall never faU.
322 C. M. Borftcd. MadfiaM.
1 HEAR, gracious God, my humble prayer;
To thee I breathe my sighs ;
When will the cheering mom appear?
And when my joys arise ?
3 Mv God ! oh, could I make the claiin^
Mv Father, and mv Friend !
Ana call thee mine, oy every name
On which thy saints depend ! —
8 By every name of power and love,
I would thy grace entreat ;
Nor should mv numble hopes remove,
Nor leave tny mercy-seat.
4 Yet, though my soul in darkness moiiniB,
Thy word is all my stay ;
Here would I rest, till light returns:
Thy presence makes my day.
5 Speak, Lord, and bid celestial peace
Itelieve my aching heart ;
Oh make my heavy sorrows cease.
And all the gloom depart.
•^ 6 Then shall my drooping spirit rise,
And bless thy heaung rays ;
And change these deep, coraplaiQuur ashs,
For son^ of smaed • f-^-s-e-)
HYMN&
o23 a M. Dudat. Mtdfltli.
1 O GOD of Betbel ! by whose hand
Thy people still are fed ;
Thou through this weary pilgrimage
Hast ail our fathers led.
a Our vows, our prayers, we now preseat
Before thy throne of erace :
God of our fathers^ be the God
Of their succeeding race.
3 Through each perplexing path of life
Our wandering tbotsteps ffuide ;
Give us each day our daily bread.
And raiment nt provide.
4 Oh, ^iread thy coyering wings around,
Till ail our wanderings cease.
And at our Father's loved abode,
Our souls arrive in peace.
5 Such blessings from thy gracious hand.
Our humble prayers implore;
f And thou shalt l>e our chosen God,
Our portion evermore.
^^ . S. M. OlnntB. St.
«iiS4 Trust in God.
1 YOUR harps, ve trembling saints,
Down from tlie willows take :
Loud to the praise of love divine.
Bid every string awake.
2 Though in a foreign land,
We are not far from home ;
And nearer to our house above
We every moment come.
3 His grace will, to the end,
Stronger and brighter shine ;
Nor present thinss — ^nor things to conM,
Shall quench this spark divme.
4 When we in darkness walk,
Nor feel the heavenly flame ;
Then will we trust our gracious God,
And rest upon his name.
5 Soon shall our doubts and fears
Subside at his control :
His loving kindness shall break thuough
The midnight of the souL
HYMNS.
6 Blett is the man, O God,
T%at stays himself on thee !—
Who waits for thjr salvation, Lord»
■f Shall thy salvation see.
flSfid 7%€ OMpel exenqfHJed m the ComiaeL
1 80 let our lips and liyes express
The holy gospel we profess ;
So let our works and virtues shine,
To prove the doctrine all divine.
3 Thus shall we best proclaim abroad
The honors of our Saviour God :
When his salvation reigns within,
And grace subdues the power of sin.
3 Our flesh and sense must be denied^
Passion and envy, lust and pride ;
While justice, temperance, truth, and love.
Our inward piety approve.
4 Relijrion bears our spirits up,
Whue we expect that blessed hope —
The briffht appearance of the Lord —
And faiui stands leaning on his word.
f^g^gm C- M. Oedbam. BtamlbiA
OSO FUiat ObedUnce,
1 GRACE, like an uncorrupted seed.
Abides and reigns within ;
Immortal principles forbid
The sons of God to sin.
3 Not by the terrors of a slave^
Do they perform his will ;
But with the noblest powers they have.
His sweet commands fulfil.
3 They find access at every hour
To God within the vau ; '
Hence they derive a quickening power.
And joys that never fail.
4 Oh happy souls!— oh glorious state
Of overflowing srace!
To dwell so near Uieir Father's seat.
And see his lovely face.
5 I^rd. I address thy heavenly throne 5
Call me a child of thine ;
HYMNS.
tiend down the Spirit of thy Son
To form my heart divine.
6 There shed thy tender love abroad|
And make my comfort strong: $
t Then shall I say, ' My Father, God,'
With an unwavering tongue.
^_y 8. M. Lmie Mailboro*. St.
827 Death to 8m by the Cross of Chritt,
1 SHALL we go on to sin,
Because thy ^race abounds,
Or crucify the Lord again.
And open all his wounds ?
3 Forbid it, miehty God !
Nor let it c^Br be said,
That we. whose sins are crucified.
Should raise them from the dead.
3 We will be slaves no more,
Since Christ has made us free,
Has nailed our tyrants to his cross.
And bought our liberty.
_^Q h, M. Alftvtoa. Duveiw.
OdBO Liomg to Christ,
1 MY gracious Lord, I own thy right
To ev'iy service I can pay,
And call it my supreme aehght.
To hear thy dictates and obey.
3 What is my being, but for thee —
Its sure support — ^its noblest end ?
'TIS my delignt thy face to see.
And serve the cause of such a fiiend.
3 I would not breathe for worldly joy.
Or to increase my worldly good ;
Nor future days nor powers employ
To spread a soundmg name abroad.
4 'TIS to my Saviour I would live ;
To hiio who for my ransom died ;
Nor could all worldly honor give
Such bliss as crowns me at his side.
5 His work my hoary age shall bless,
When youthful vigor is no more ;
And my last hour oflife confess
His saving love — ^his glorious power.
HYMNS.
8* M« Mttrnii^jim* 91
829 Thevif^Ucaa Servani,
If 1 YE senranti of the Lord,
Each in bii office wait ;
With joy obey his heavenly word.
Ana watch before his gate.
3 Let all your lamps be bright,
And trim the ^^olden flame \
Gird up your loms, as in his sight.
For awful is his name.
3 Watch !— 'tis your Lord's command }
And while we speak, he's near:
Mark the flrst signal of his hand,
And ready all appear.
4 Oh happy servant he,
In such a posture found f
He shall his Lord with rapture see,
And be with honor crowned:
^^ C. M. Lebanon. M«dfcl'«
OOO Ood the Author of Mercies and j{fflictumM.
1 NAKED, as from the earth we came.
And rose to life at first,
We to the earth return again,
And mingle with the dust.
2 The dear delights we here enjoy.
And fondly call our own.
Are only favors borrowed now,
To be repaid anon.
8 'Tis God, who lii^ our comforts high.
Or sinks them in the grave ;
He gives — and blessed be his name-
He takes but what he gave.
4 Peace, all our an^ry passions, then ;
Let each rebelhous sigh
Be silent at his sovereign will,
And every murmur die.
5 If smiling mercy crown our lives,
Its praises shall be spread ;
And well adore the justice too.
That strikes our comforts dead.
o3\ C. Iff. DoodM. Bnft
1 O THOU, whose mercy guides my way !
Though now it seem severe.
HYMNS.
Forbid my unbelief to say
There is no mercy here !
% Oh! may I, Lord, desire the pain
That comes in kindness down.
Far more than sweetest earthly gaiOf
Succeeded by a frown.
3 Then, though thou bend my spirit low,
Love only shall I see ;
The gracious hand, that strikes the blow.
Was wounded once for me.
332 C. M GnftoB. niSMist
1 rr is tiie Lord— enthroned in light,
Whose claims are all dirine.
Who has an undisputed right
To govern me and mine.
2 It is the Lord — ^who gives me all
My wealth, my friends, my ease ;
And of his bounties may recall
Whatever part he please.
^ It is the Lord — ^my covenant God,
Thrice blessed oe his name !
Whose gracious promise, sealed with blood,
Must ever be toe same.
4 And can my soul, with hopes like these,
Be sullen, or repine ?
No — gracious God !— take what thou please ;
To th^ 1 ail resign.
333 C. M. Spenetr. UtdillaM.
1 SINCE aU the varying scenes of time
God's watchful eye surveys,
Oh. who so wise to choose our lot,
Or to appoint our ways !
3 Good, when he gives-Hsupremely good.
Nor less when he denies ;
Ev'n crosses, from his sovereign hand.
Are blessings in disguise.
3 Why should we doubt a Father's loTe^
So constant and so kind ;^
To his «iiierrinff gracious vvill
Be every wisn resigned.
4 1b thy fair book of life divine,
My God, inscribe my name ;
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HYMNS.
There let it fill some bumble place
Beneath my Lord the Lamb !
^^^ C. Bf. Madfleld LltehfieM
f 1 IN thy rebukes, all-gracious God,
What soft compassion reigns I
What gentle accents of thy voice
Allay thy chMdren's pains !
3 ** When I correct my chosen sonn^
A father's bowels move;
One transient moment bounds my wraths
But endless is my love."
■f 3 Our faith shall look through every tear.
And view thy smiling face ;
And hopoi amid our sighs, skaM tune
An anthem to thy grace.
■P 4 Recerre, at length, my weary soul
To join thy saints above ;
■f Then shall I learn a song of praise,
Eternal as thy love.
OQ^ C. H. IXBdham. OaUaai
^iOO Safe trusting in God,
1 O LORD ! my best desires fulfil.
And help me to resien
life, health, and comfort, to thy wiU,
And make thy pleasure mine.
2 Why should I shrink at thy command,
Whose love forbids my fears?
Or tremble at the gracious hand,
That wipes away my tears ?
8 No— rather let me freely yield
What most I prize to thee,
Who never bast a good withheld,
Or wilt withliola from me.
4 Wisdom and mercy guide my way ;
Shall I resist them both? —
A Door, blind creature of a day.
And crushed before the moth !
5 But ah ! my inward spirit crieS|
Still bind me to thy sway ;
w-ii °®*^ *^^*^"^ ^^*^ ^®"® ™y "
Will drive these thoughts away.
^ 1
HYMNS. 399
OOU Faith prevailing in TVouMe,
1 IF, through unruffied seas,
Toward heaven we calmly sail.
With ffrateful hearts, O Goo, to tneei
Weal own the fostering gale.
2 But should the surges rise,
And rest delay to come.
Blest be the sorrow — ^kind the Btorm,
Which drives us nearer home.
3 Soon shall our doubts and fears
All yield to thy control :
Tbv tender mercies shall illume
The midnight of fhe souL
4 Teach us, in every state.
To make thy will our own ;
And when the joys of sense depait
To live by faith alone.
Oc57 C. H. Westford. Eaatpoit. Prinoelaa.
mp ] WHEN lanr uor and disease invade
This tremDline house of clay,
Tis sweet to lo(& beyond my pain,
And long to fly away : —
2 Sweet to look inward, and attend
The whispers of his love ;
Sweet to look upward, to the place
Where Jesus pleads above : —
3 Sweet to look back, and see my name
In life's fair book set down ;
Sweet to look forward* and behold
Eternal joys my owii : —
4 Sweet on his faithfulness to rest.
Whose love can never end ;
Sweet on the covenant of his grace
For all tilings to depend : —
5 Sweet, in the confidence of faith*
To trust his firm decrees ;
Sweet to lie passive in his handS|
And know no will but his.
6 If such the sweetness of the stream,
What must the fountain be.
Where saints and angels draw their bllM^
O Lord, direct from thee !
4M HYMN&
C. M. MadfiaM.
888
A wbmuHee a$id dociU SpiHi.
1 THOU boundless source of every good !
Our best desires fulfil :
Help us t' adore thy wondrous grace,
Aj|d mark thy sovereign wilL
9 In all thy mercies mav our souls
Thy bounteous goooness see ;
Nor let the gifts thy grace imparts
Estrange our hearts from thee.
8 Teach us, in time of deep distress^
To own thy hand, O €k>d !
And in submissive silence learn
The lessons of thy rod.
4 In every changing scene of life.
Whatever that scene may be,
Qive us a meek and humble min^
A mind at peace with thee.
5 IK> thou direct our steps angh^
Help us thy name to fear ;
Oh give us grace to watch and pray.
And strei^^h to persevere.
6 Then nay we close our eyes in death,
Free from distractinc care ;
For death is life — and wbor rest.
If thou art with us there.
839
O. M.
1 FATHER, whatever of earthly bliss
Thy sovereign wiU denies,
Accepted at thy throne of grace
Let this petition rise ^-^
■r S ' Give me a cahn, a thankful heart*
From every murmur free ;
The blessings of thy grace impart,
And make me live to thee.
3 Oh| let the hope that thou art mine.
My life and death attend —
< Tlnr presence through my journey sbiBS^
■^ And crown my journey's end*'
HYMNS. 401
C IL Stamford. OoteHertar.
340 God?9 CooemaU a Seatrityin TnmbU.
1 HY Gody the covenant of thy love
Abides forever sure ;
And in its boundless grace I feel
Mj happiness secure.
2 Since thou, the everlasting God,
My Father art become ;
My Saviour my almightv Friend,
And heaven my final nome ; —
3 I welcome all thy sovereign Mrill,
For all that will is love ;
And when thy way. great God, is dark,
I wait thy fight aoove.
4 Thy covenant, in my dying hour,
shall dweU upon my tongue,
< And when I wake, shall stul employ
■f My everlasting song.
Q^^ S. M. HaverhUL DoffW
04X * Catting our Caret on God.
1 HOW gentle Grod's commands !
How Kind his precepts are !
Come, cast your ourdens on the Lord,
And trust his constant care.
2 His bounty will provide.
His saints securely dwell ;
That hand which bears creation up.
Shall guard his children welL
3 Why. should this anxious load
Press down your weary mind ?
Oh, seek your.neavenly Father's throne,
p And peace and comfort find.
— 4 His goodness stands approved,
Uirohangod from day to day ;
■if I'll drop my burden at his feet,
And bear a song away.
^M^ 8. M. Olmots.
tMiM Humbly waJting on Ood.
1 AND shall I sit alone.
Oppressed with grief and fear ?
To God, my Father, make my moan.
And he refuie to hear ?
34*
HYMNS.
9 If be my Father be.
His pity he will show ;
From cruel bondage set me firee^
And inward peace bestow.
3 If still he silence keep,
lis but my faith to try ;
He knows and feels whene'er I weep^
And softens every sigh.
4 Then will I humbly wait.
Nor once indulge despair ;
My sins are great — but not so grsat
As his compassions are.
343 L. IL R^Uloa.
1 WAIT, O my soul, thy Makers wiM
Tumultuous passions, all be still!
Nor let a murmuring^ thought arise—
His ways are just — his counsels wise.
2 He in the thickest darkness dwells.
Performs his work— the cause conceals ;
But, though his methods are unknown,
Judgment and truth support his throne
3 Wait then, my soul — submissive wait, •
Prostrate before his awful seat ;
'Midst sU the terrors of his rod.
Still trust a wise and gracious Ood.
G. M« Oolcteiter. flhinifcio*
844 Bearing Shame for Ckritt,
■f 1 DIDST thou, dear Saviour, suffer shame,
And bear the cross for me ?
And shaU I fear to own thy name.
Or thy disciple be ?
3 Inspire my soul with life divine,
And make me truly bold ;
Let knowledge, faith, and meekness sfame,
Nor k>ve, nor zeal grow cold.
3 Let mockers scoff— the world defame.
And treat me with disdain ;
Still may I glory in thy name^
And count reproach my gain.
4 To thee 1 cheerfully submit.
And all my powers resign ;
Let wisdom point out what is fitt
And I'll no more repine.
a45
HYMNa 4(»
1 AM I an Israelite indeed,
Without a false disguise ?
Have 1 renouneed my sins, and left
My refuges of ties r
3 Sav, does my heart unchanged remain ?
Or is it formed anew ?
What is the-rule by which I walk.
The object I pursue ?
8 Cause me/O God of truth and grace,
My real state to know I
if I am wrong — oh set me right !
If right — ^preserve me so!
040 L. M. Blade. Gemaiqr.
1 SWEET peace of conscience» heayenly guest !
Come — hx thy manrion in my breast,
Dispel my doubts — ^my fears control,
Ana heal the anguish of my souL
2 Come, smiling hope, and joy sincere,
Come, make your constant dwelling here ;
Still let your presence cheer my heart.
Nor sin compel you to depart.
3 O Gknl of hope, and peace divine.
Make thou these sacred pleasures mine !
Forvive my sins — mj fears remove,
And fill my heart with joy and love.
o4# CkUUng ouradoesfor tptrUwd fitfofjL
1 MY drowsy powers ! why sleep ye so?
Awake, my sluggish' soul !
NothinJ^has naif thy woik to do,
Yet nothing's half so dull.
3 Go to the ants ! — for one poor srain
See how they toil and strive! •
Yet we, who have a heaven t' obtain*
How negligent we tive !
3 We, for whose sake all nature stands.
And stars their courses move —
We, for whose ffuard the angel-bandfl
Come flying trom above—
404 UYAINS.
4 W6t Ibr whom Gk>d the Son came down
And labored for our good —
How careless to secure that crown
He purchased with his blood !
Aff 5 Lord, flhall we lie so sluggish still,
And never act our parts ? —
Come, holy Dove, from th* heavenly hiO,
And melt our frozen hearts.
■^ 6 Give us with active zeal to move.
With vigorous souls to rise ;
< MTith hands of faith — and wings of U>t«,
f To dy and take the prize.
^ . ^ CM. Bedlbrd. CRaalbii.
o48 VeHvenmee from Sin desind,
1 THOU great Redeemer ! set me free
From my old state of sin ;
Oh make my soul alive to thee ;
Create new powers within.
3 Renew mine eye8-«nd form mine ears.
And mould my heart afresh ;
Give me new passions, jova, and fears.
And turn the stone *to nesh.
9 Far from the regions of the dead,
From sin, and earth, and hell,
In that new world thy grace hath made,
I would forever dwell.
849 C. M. Grafton. Bulv
1 OH may my heart, by grace renewed.
Be my Redeemer's throne ;
And be my stubborn will subdued.
His rightful claim to own.
3 Let deep repentance, faith, and love.
Be jomed with goaly fear ;
And all my conversation prove
My heart to be sincere.
3 Preserve me safe from every sin,
Through my remaining aajs;
And let each virtue in me shme,
To my Redeemer's praise.
4 Let lively ho|ie my soul inspire ;
Let warm affections rise ;
And may I wait with strong desire,
To mount above the skies*
350
HYMNS. ms
O. M. Howard's. WadniMtt.
1 OH for a heart to praise my God,
A heart from sin set free !
A heart that's SDrinkled with the hlood
So fireely shea for me !
2 Oh for a heart suhmissive, meek,
My great Redeemer's throne ;
Where only Christ is heard to speak,
Where J«sus reigns alone.
3 Oh for an humhle, contrite heart.
Believing, tone, and clean !
Which neitner life, nor death^ can part,
From him that dwells vrithm.
4 Thy temper, jgracious Lord, impart ;
Come quickly from above ;
Oh write thy nam^ upon my heart-*
Thy name, O God, is love.
t^l L. H. Appleton. Medwi^.
1 AND dost thou say, * Ask what thou wilt 7*
Lord, 1 would seize the golden hour :
1 pray to be released from jguilt.
And freed from sin's polmting power.
2 More of thy presence, Lord, impart;
More of thpe image let me bear:
Erect thy throne witnin my heart,
And reign without a rival there.
3 Give me ^o read my pardon sealed,
And from thy ioy to draw my strength ;
Oh be thy boundless love revealed
In all its height, and breadth, and length*
4 Grant these requests — ^I ask no more^
But to thy care the rest resign :
Sick, or in nealth— or rich, or poor.
All shall be well, if thou art mine.
352 7i. Fle7el>s Hymn. NonrMk
1 LAMB of God, who thee receive.
Who in thee desire to live.
Day and night they crv to thee,
As thou art, so let us oe !
2 Fix—- oh fix our wavering mind !
To thy cross our spirits bind :
406 HYMNS.
Gladly now we would be dean :
Cleaxise our hearts from every sin.
3 Duflt and ashes though we be,
Yuli of guilt and misery ;
Thine we are, thou Son of God ;
Take the purchase of thy blood.
4 Sinners who in thee beUeve
Everlasting hte receive ;
They with joy behold thy face.
Triumph in thy pardoning grace.
353
C. M. Stamford. Gnfton
Prayer for quickening Grace,
1 PERIMUT me, Lord, to seek thy &ce,
Obedient to thy call ;
To seek the presence of thy grace,
My strength, my life, my afl.
3 All 1 can wish js thine to give :
My God, I ask thy love.
That greatest boon I can receive,
That bliss of heaven above.
3 To heaven my restless heart aspires,
Oh ! for some quickening ray,
To animate my famt desires.
And cheer toe tiresome Way ;
4 While sin and Satan join their art
To keep me from nly Lord,
Dear Saviour, guard my trembling heart,
And guide me by thy word. '
5 Whene'er the tenmting foe alarmsi,
Or spreads the fatal snare,
111 fly to |ny Redeemer's arms.
For safety must be there.
6 My Guardian, my almighty Friend,
On thee my soul would rest ;
On thee alone my hopes depend,
Li t)Lee I'm ever blest.
^O^ L. M. Summer. Danvem.
1 COME, gracious Lord—descend and dwell
By faith and love in every breast ;
Then shall we know, and tcuste, and feel
The joys that cannot be expressed.
HYMNS. 407
3 €k>ixie, fill our hearts with inward strength,
Make our enlarged souls possess,
And learn the height, and breadth, and length,
Of thine eternal love and grace.
3 Now to the God whose power can do
More than our thoughts and wishes know,
Be everlastins honors done
By all the church, through Christ his Son.
OOO S. KL St. Thomas. Momington.
1 BEHOLD the throne of grace I
The promise calls me near ;
There Jesus shows a smiling face,
And waits to answer prayer.
2 Thine image. Lord, hestow,
Thy presence and thy love :
I ask to serve thee here below,
And reign with thee above.
3 Teach me to live by faidi,
Conform my will to thine :
Let rae victorious be in deatn,
And then in glory shine.
4 If thou these blessings give,
And wilt my portion be.
All worldly joys I'll cheerful leave,
And find my heaven in thee.
^ ^ CM. Wachiuett. FrineetOB
3d6 Longitig/or a closer Walk with God. .
1 OH! for a closer walk with God,
A calm and heavenly frame :
A liffht, to shine upon the road
That leads me to the Lamb.
3 Where is the blessedness I knew,
When first I saw the Lord ? ^
Where is the soul-refreshing view
Of Jesus and his word ?
3 What peaceful hours I once enjoyed! —
How sw^eet their memory still f—
But they have left an aching void
. The world can never filL
4 Return, O holy Dove ! return-*
Sweet niessenger of rest !
I hate the sins that made thee mounit
And drove thee from my breast.
HYMNS.
5 TI16 dearest idol I have known,
Whatever that idol be,
Help me to tear it from thy throne.
And worship only thee.
■f 6 Bo shall my walk be close with God ;
p Calm and serene my frame ;
< So purer light shall mark the road
■^ That leads me to the Lamb.
007 CkritHant perfeeUd ^ Orace through ChrisL
1 FATHER of peace I and God of lore !
We own thy power to save ;
That power by which our Saviour roae
Victorious e'er the grave.
3 We triumph in that Saviour's name,
Still watchful for our ffood;
Who brouffht th' etenial covenant down,
And sealed it with his blood.
3 So may the Spirit seal our souls,
And mould them to thy will ;
Our treacherous hearts no more shaU roTB
But keep thy covenant stilL
■f 4 Still may we gain superior strength.
And press with vigor on,
Till full perfection crown our hopes,
And fix us near thy throne.
L. M. Gtoacarttr. Bpaita
858 BUBBtdnest of the Righteom,
1 BLEST are the humble souls that aee
Their emptiness and poverty :
Treasures of grace to them are given.
And crowns of joy laid up in heaven.
3 Blest are the men of broken heart,
Who mourn for sin with inward smart ;
The blood of Christ divinely flows,
A healing bahn for all tbetc woes.
3 Blest are the meek, who stand afar.
From rage and passion, noise and war ;
God wilTseciire their happy state, •
And plead their cause agamst the gr^L
4 Blest are the souls that thirst for grace,
Hunger and long for righteousness ;
HYMNS. 409
They shaU be well supplied^ and fed
Wim Imng streams and Hiring bread.
5 Blest are the men whose mercies more
To acts of kindness and of love;
From Christ, the Lord, shaU they obtain
Like sympathy and love again.
6 Blest are the pure, whose hearts are cleaDi
Who never tread the ways of sin ;
With endless pleasure they shall see
A Gfod of spotless purity.
7 Blest a^e the men of peaceful life.
Who quench the coals of growing strife ;
They shall be called the heirs of bliss,
The sons of God — ^the God of peace.
8 Blest are the faithful, who partake
Of pain and shame for Jesus' sake ;
Their souls shall triumph ill the Lord ;
Eternal life is their reward.
THE CHRISTIAN VIEWED IN VARIOUS RE-
LATIONS AND CIRCUMSTANCES.
— ^ S. M. Bfomington. BMitmid.
359 Vital Union to Christ,
1 DEAR Saviour, we are thine
By everlasting bonds :
Our hearts, our souls we would resign,
Entirely to thy hands.
8 To thee we still would cleave
With ever-growing zeal ;
If millions tempt us Christ to leave,
Oh let thom ne'er prevail.
3 Thy Spirit shall unite
Our souls to thee, our head ;
Shall form us to thy image briffhC,
And teach thy paths to treaoL
4 Death may our souls divide
Kiom these abodes of clay;
Bat love shall keep us near thy vide^
Through all the gloomy way.
o5
410 HYBOrS.
5 SiMce Christ and we are odcl
Why should we doubt or tear?
if he in heaven hath fixed his throne,
Ue'U fix his members there.
860
L. H. Alfieton.
1 WHEN sins and foars prevailinjg^ rise.
And fainting hope ahno^t expires,
To thee, O Lord, I lift my eyes,
To thee i breathe my soul's desires.
3 Art thou not mine, my living Lord ?
And can my hope, my comfort die ?—
Tis fixed on thine aUmffhty word-~
That word which buiU the earth and sky ?
3 If my immortal Saviour lives,
Then my immortal life is sure:
His word a firm foundation gives ;
Here I may build — and rest secure.
4 Here let my faith unshaken dwell ;
Forever sure the promise stands :
Not all the powers of earth, or heU,
Can e'er dissolve the sacred bands.
5 Here, O my soul, thy trust repose !
If Jesus IS forever mine,
Not death itself— that last of foes —
Shall break a union so divine.
OOl L. M. RoCbwen. BbellMd
1 I KNOW that my Redeemer lives ;
What joy the blest assurance gives !
He lives — he Uves ! who once was dead,
He lives, my everlasting head !
3 He lives to bless me with his love,
He lives to plead for me above :
He lives my hungry soul to feed.
He lives to help m time of need.
3 He lives, and grants me daily breath,
He lives, and I shall conquer doath ;
He lives my mansion to prepare.
He lives to bring me safely there.
4 He lives ! — all glory to his name !
He lives^ my Saviour, still the same ;
How great the joy this sentence givW|
<I know that my Redeemer lives?
HYMNS. 411
obJi Deriving Strength from Christ,
1 LET me but hear my Saviour say,
' Strength shall be equal to thy dayf
Then I rejoice m deep distress,
Upheld by all-sufficient grace.
2 I can do all things— or can bear
All suffering, if my Lord be there ;
Sweet pleasures mingle vrith the pains^
While ne my sinking head sustains.
3 I glory in info'mity,
That Christ's own power may rest on me ;
When I am weak — ^then am I strong ;
Grace is my shield — and Christ my song.
-^^-^ ' C. M. CoTington.
<ft)0 Living by Faith on the Son of CfotL
1 BLEST Jesus, whUe in mortal fleih
I hold my firaii abode,
Still would my spirit rest on thee,
My Saviour, and my God.
2 On thy dear cross 1 fix my eyes,
Then raise them to thy seat ;
Till love dissolves my inmost soul,
At my Redeemer's feet
3 Be dead, my heart, to worldly chaima $
Be dead to every sin ;
< And tell the boldest fee without,
f That Jesus reigns within.
364
7s. AlMB. Nofwlik
1 SON of God, thy blessing grant.
Still supplv my every want ;
Tree or lire, thine influence shed,
Wth thy fruit my sphit feed.
2 Tenderest branch, alas! am I;
Without thee, I droop and die ;
Weaker than a bruised reed,
Help 1 every moment need.
3 All my hopes on thee depend:
Love me, save me, to the end!
Give me thy supporting ^ace,
Take the everlasting praise.
419 HYMNS.
o65 ChritHm Fellowthip,
1 HOW blest the sacred tie. that binds
Id sweet commanion kindred minds !
How swift the heavenly course they run,
WhoM heartB| who^ faith, whose hopes are one !
3 To each, the soul of each how dear!
What tender love ! — what holy fear!
How does the generous flame within
Reflne from earth — ^and cleanse from sin !
3 Their streaming eyes together flow
For human guilt, and human wo ;
Their ardent prayers together rise,
Like mingling flames in sacrifice.
4 Together oft they seek the place
Where God reveals his smiling face :
How high, how strone their raptures swell^
There's none but kinc&ed souls can telL
5 Nor sfaaR the glowing flame expire.
When dimly burns, frail nature's fire :
Then shall they meet in realms above-*
A heaven of joy — a heaven of love.
t>00 8. M. . Olmutx. revUmffE*
1 BLEST be the tie that binds
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 pra]rers ;
Our fears, our hopes, our aims, are one —
^ Our comforts and our cared.
3 We share our mutual'woes,
Our mutual burdens bear ;
And often for each other flows
The sympathizing tear.
4 When we are called to part,
It gives us mutual j>ain:
But we shall still be joined in heart9
And hope to meet again.
■^ 5 This glorious hope revives
Our couraj^e by the way ;
While each in expectation lives.
And longs to see the day.
HI'MNS. 4ia
— 6 From sorrow, toil, and pain,
From sin, we shall be free :
< And perfect loye and fiiendsnip reign
■^ Through all eternity.
90 T G. M. CorinUi. AiUii«Uiik
1 HOW sweet, how heavenly is the eight,
When those that love the Lord,
In one another's peace delight.
And thus fulfil nis word !^
2 When each can feel his brother's sigh,
And with him bear a part ;
« When sorrow flows from eye to eye,
And joy from heart to heart :^
3 When, free from envy, scorn, and pride,
Our wishes all above,
Each can his brother's fedlings hide,
And show a brother's love : —
4 When love, in one deUghtful stream,
Through every bosom flows ;
And union sweet, and dear esteem,
In every action glows.
Bf 5 Love is the golden chain, that binds
The happ>y souls above ;
And he's an heir of heaven, that finds
His bosom glow with love.
368 78. Edyield.
1 SWEET the time— exceeding sweet I
When the saints tOjgether meet.
When the Saviour is the theme,
When they join to sing of him.
2 Sinff we then eternal love.
Such as did the Father move :
He beheld the world undone.
Loved the world — and gave nis Son,
3 Sing the Son's amazing love ;
How he left the realms above.
Took our nature, and our place,
Lived and died to save our race.
4 Sinff we too the Spirit's love ;
WiUi our wretched hearts he strove ;
Filled our minds with grief and ^ar,
Brought the precious Saviour near.
35*
fU HYMNS.
5 Sweet the place— exceeding sweety
Where the saintB in glory meet ;
When the Saviour's sdli the theme,
Where they see and sing of him.
869 C. M. Medfldd.
1 BLEST be the dear, uniting lore,
That will not let us part :
Our bodies may far off remove ;
We still are one in heart !
3 Joined in one spirit to our Head,
Where he appoints we go ;
We still in Jesus' footsteps tread,
And still his praise we show.
3 Oh may we ever walk in him,
And nothing know beside !
Nothing desire — nothing esteem,
But Jesus crucified !
4 Richly we share the Saviour's grace,
WeVe one in mind and heart ;
Not joy, nor grief— not time, nor place.
Not life, nor death can part.
o7U L. M. Medway. Batk
1 THY presence, everlasting God,
Wide o'er all nature spreads abroad }
Thy watchful eyes, which cannot deep,
In every place thy children keep.
2 While near each other we remain.
Thou dost our lives and souls sustain ;
When absent, thou dost make us share
Thy smiles, thy counsels, and thy care.
3 To thee we all our ways commit^
And seek our comforts near thy feet ;
Still on our souls vouchsafe to shine,
And guard and guide us still as thine.
4 Give us, O Lord, within thy house.
Again to pay our thankful vows :
Or, if that joy no more be known,
Oh may we meet around thy throne.
^1 an. St. TbooiM BftUtegtMi
1 ONCE more, before we part.
Oh bless the Saviour's name ;
I^t every tongue and every heart
Adoie and praise the same.
HYMNS. 415
2 Lord, in thy grace we eame,
That blessing still impart ;
We meet in Jesus' sacred name,
In Jesus' name we part.
3 Still on thy holy word
We'll live, and feed, and grow.
And still go on to know the Lord,
And practise what we know.
4 Now. Lord, before we part.
Help us to bless thy name :
Let every tongue and every heart
Adore and praise the same.
C. M. Feny. AiUngton.
372 Dedication to God.
1 ETERNAL Father— God of love,
To thee our hearts we raise ;
Thy aU-sufltaining power we prove,
And gladly sing tny praise.
2 Thine — ^wholly thine— oh let us be !
Our sacrifice receive ;
Made, and preserved, and saved by thee,
To thee ourselves we give.
3 Come, Holy Ghost — ^the Saviour's love
Shed in our hearts abroad ;
So shaU we ever live and move.
And be, with Christ, in God.
378
O. U, Medfocd. Detfutn
1 COME, let us join our souls to God,
In everlasting bands ;
And seize the messtngs he bestows.
With eager hearts and hands.
2 Come, let us to his temple haste.
And seek his favor there ;
Before his footstool humbly bow,
And offer fervent prayer.
3 Come, let us share, without delay,
The covenant of his grace ;
Nor shall the years of oistant life
Its memory e'er efface*
4 Oh may our rising offspring haOte
To seek their fathers' God ;
416 HYMNS.
Nor e'er forsake the happy path
Their fiithera' foet have tro«L
o74 Joimng tlu Church of ChritL
1 Y£ men and angels, witness now.
Before the Lord we speak ;
To him we make our solenm vow,
A vow we dare not break, —
3 That, long as life itself shall last.
Ourselves to Christ we yield ;
Nor from his cause will we depart.
Or ever quit the field.
3 We trust not in our native strength,
But on his grace rely ;
May he, with our returning wants;
All needful aid supply.
4 Oh guide our doubtful ieet aright.
And keep us in thy ways ;
And while we turn our vows to prayem,
Turn thou our prayers to praise.
1 OH happy day, that fixed my choice
On tnee, my Saviour, and my God ;
Well may this glowing heart rejoice.
And tell its raptures all abroad.
3 Oh happy bond, that seals my vows
To him who merits all my love !
Let cheerful anthems fill the house.
While to his altar now I move.
8 'TIS done-*the great transaction's done ;
I am my Lord's, and he is mine :
He drew me, and I followed on.
Rejoiced to own the call divine.
4 Now rest— m|r louj^-divided heart —
Fixed on this blissiiil centre, rest —
Here have I found a nobler part,
Here heavenly pleasures fill my breast,
5 High Heaven, that hears the solemn vow.
That vow renewed shall daily hear ;
Till in life's latest hour I bow.
And bless in death a bond so dear.
HYMNS. 417
o70 it IFefeoiM to Christian Fellowsh^.
1 COME in, thou blessed of the Lord,
Oh come in Jesus' precious name;
"We welcome thee with one accord,
And trust the Saviour does the same.
3 Those joys which earth cannot affi>rd|
We'll seek in fellowship to prove,
Joined in one spirit to our Lord,
Together bound by mutucd love.
3 And while we pass this vcde of tears.
We'll make our joys and sorrows known ;
We'll share each other's hopes and fears,
And count a brother's cares our own.
4 Once more our welcome we repeat ;
Receive assurance of our love:
Oh may we all together meet.
Around the throne of God above !
_^_ S. M. St. Thomas. Hndma.
o77 AlLone in Christ,
1 LET part^r names no more
The Christian world o'erspread :
Grentile 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 crowned.
3 Thus will the church below
Resemble that above ;
Where streams of endless pleasure flow,
And every heart is love.
Q^Q L. M. Mendna.
tS7o The hsm>enly Rate,
t f 1 AWAKE, our souls — away, our &an.
Let every trembling thought be gone ;
Awake, and mil the neaveniy race.
And put a cheerful courage on.
2 True, 'tis a strait and thorny road.
Add mortal spirits tire and faint ;
But they forget the mighty God,
Who feeds the strength of every saint
418 HYMNS.
3 The mighty Grod, whose matchless power
Is ever new, and ever young ;
And firm endures, while endless years
llieir everlasting circles run.
4 From thee, the overflowing spring.
Our souIjb shall drink a lull supply ;
While tliose who trust their native strength
> Shall melt away-Hind droop — and die.
f * ' 5 Swifl as an eagle cuts the air,
We'll mount aloft to thine abode ;
On win^s of love our souls shall flv.
Nor tire ainid tlie heavenly roaa.
Of «7 G. M. Cliristmas. Stephev
' » 1 AWAKE, my soul — stretch every nerve,
And press with vigor on :
A heavenly race demands thy zeal,
A bright, immortal crown.
2 Tifl God's all-animating voice
That calls thee from on hieh ;
ms his own hand presents the prize
To thine aspiring eye.
3 A cloud of witnesses around
Hold thee in full survey : —
Forget the steps already trod,
A^d onward urge thy way.
4 Blest Saviour — introduced by thee.
Have we our race begun ;
And, crowned with victory, at thy feet
We*U lay our laurels down.
L. M. Moiuoa. Uendon.
f5oU ChriMtMn Warfare and Victory,
CM 1 STAND up, my soul--shake off thy fears,
And giro the gospel armor on ;
March to the gates of endless joy.
Where Jesus thy great Gaptam's gone.
2 Hell and thy sins resist thy course ;
But hell and sin are vanouished foes ;
Thy Jesus nailed them to tne eross,
And sung the triumph when he
3 Then let my soul march boldly on^
Press forward to the heavenly gate ;
P » ' There peace and joy eternal reign,
— And glittering robes tor conquerors wait
HYMNS. 4»
f 4 There shall I wear a starry crown,
And triumph in almighty grace ;
While all the armies of the skies
Join in my glorious Leader's praise.
QQ1 ^*^' St. Tbomas. PentonvUJ*.
OOX Watchfulness and Prayer incttlcateeL
» » 1 MY soul, be on thy guard,
Ten thousand foes arise ;
The hosts of sin are pressing hard
To draw thee from the skies.
2 Oh watch, and fight, and pray ;
The battle ne'er give o'er ;
Renew it boldly every day.
And help divine implore.
3 Ne'er think the victory won.
Nor lay thine armor down :
Thy arduous work will not be done
Till thou obtain thy crown.
4 Fight on, my soul, tiU death
Shall bring thee to thy God ;
He'll take thee, at thy parting breath,
Up to his blest abode.
QQO ^' ^' Stamford, fi^aphens
OO^ Christian Courage and Self-demoL
* » 1 AM I a soldier of the cross,
A follower of the Lamb ?--
And shall I fear to own his cause .^—
Or blush to speak his name 7
2 Are there no foes for me to face ?
Must I not stem the flood ?
Is this vile world a friend to grace,
To help me on to God ?
3 Sure I must fight— if I would reign ;
..Increase my courage, Lord !
1 11 bear the toil — endure the pain,
Supported by thy word.
4 Thy saints, in aU this glorious war.
Shall conquer, thougli they're slain :
They see the triumph from afar,
And soon with Christ shall reign.
5 When that illustrious day shall rise.
And all thy armies shine
HYMNS.
In rdboB of rictonr through the skieA,
The gloiy Bhall be thine.
CM GnltoD. BeU>».
OOO Suecffr implored in spiritual Coiiflicta,
Aff 1 ALAS, what hourly dangers rise !
What snares beset my way !
To heayen oh let me lift mine eyes,
And hourly watch and pray.
2 How oft my mournful thoughts complain,
And melt in flowing tears !
My weak resistance ! — ah, how yain !
ilow strong my foes and fears !
3 O gracious God ! in whom I liye,
My feeble efforts aid ;
Help me to watch, and pray, and striye,
Tnough trembling and afraid.
4 Increase my faith — ^increase my hope.
When foes and fears prevail ;
Oh bear my fainting spirit up.
Or soon my strength will faiL
5 Whene'er temptations fright my heart,
Or lure my reet aside,
My Gk>d, thy powerful aid inipart.
My guardian and my guide.
6 Oh keep me in thy heayenly way,
And Did the tempter flee ;
And let me never, never stray
From happiness and theOs
£^n A ^* ^* Fit mot. IbdHi
fStMi The heavenly Mansion,
1 THERE is a house not made with hands,
Eternal, and on high ;
And here my spirit waiting stands
Till God shaU bid it fly.
3 Shortly this prison of mv clay
Must be dissolved^ ana fall ;
Then, O my soul, with joy obey
Thy heayenly Fadierni calL
8 Tie he, by his almiffht^ grace.
That forms thee fit for neaven ;
And, as an earnest of the place,
Has his own Spirit given.
UYHNa «»
4 We walk by faith of joys to come ;
Faith liv^ upon his word ;
But while the body is our home,
We're absent from the Lord.
5 Tis pleasant to believe thy grace,
But we had rather see ;
We would be absent from the flesh,
And present, Lord, with thee.
^Qg^ CM. ArUngUm. Jvdea.
iSiiO Hope of Heaven by Christ,
1 BL£ST be the everlastmff God,
The Father of our Lord;
Be his abounding mercy praised,
His majesty alored. ^
2 When from the dead he raised his Son,
And called him to the sky,
Heeave our souls a joyful nope,
That they should never die. ^
3 What thouffh his uncontrolled decree
Command our flei^h to dust ?
Yet, as the Lord, our Saviour, rose,
So all his followers must.
4 To an inheritance divine,
He taught our hearts to rise ;
Tis uncorrupted, undefiled.
Unfading, m the skies.
5 Saints hj the power of God are kept
Till his salvation come ;
We walk by faith, as strangers here.
Till Christ shall caU us home.
OOO L. M. 61. Dresden. Eaton.
1 AND art thou, gracious Master, gone
A mansion to prepare for me ?
Shall I behold thee on thy throne.
And there fbrever sit with thee ?
f Theoj let the world approve or blame,
111 tnmnph in thy glorious name.
— 3 What transport, Lord, shall fill my hearty
When thou my worthless name wilt own !
When I shall see thee as thou art,
And know as I myself am known !
f From sin, and fear^ and sorrow fi«e,
> My soul shall find its rest in thee.
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ttl HYMNS.
L. M. MfrotoB. Duke Streak
387 7%e Sight of God and ChrUt the Joy ofHecmm,
1 OH ! for a si^ht — a pleasing sight
Of our almighty Father's throne !
There sits our Saviour, crowned with light,
Clothed with a body like our own.
3 Adoring saints around him stand,
And thrones and powers before him fall ;
The Gk>d shines gracious through the man,
And sheds bright glories on them all !
3 Oh ! what amazing joys they feel,
f While to their golden harps they sing,
And echo from each heayenlv hilL
The glorious triumphs of tneir King !
— 4 When shall the day, dear Lord, appear,
That I shall mount to dwefll above,
And stand and bow amidst them there.
And view thy face — and sing thy love ?
OOO L. M. Ralston. AppMoB.
1 UP to the fields where angels lie.
And living waters gently roll,
Fain would my thoughts ascend on high,
But sin hangs heavy on my souL
3 Oh might I once mount up and see
The glories of th' eternal skies 1
V How vain a thine this world would be !
How empty allits fleeting joys !
— 3 Great All iu All ! eternal King !
Let me but view thy lovely face.
And all my powers shall bow and sing
Thine endless grandeur and thy grace.
QP^ S. Ai. Udca. FontonTidtb
Oio3 Heavenly Joy on Earth.
1 COME, we that love the Lord,
And let our jo^p be known;
Join in a song with sweet accord.
And thus surround the throne.
3 Let those refuse to sing,
Who never knew our God ;
But children of the heavenly King
May speak their joys abroad*
3 The hill of Zion yields
A thousand sacred sweets
HYMNa 4sm
Before we reach the heayenly fiekb.
Or walk the golden streets.
' 4 Then let our songs abound.
And every tear be dry ;
We're marchme thro' Immanuel't ground.
To fairer worlds on high.
390 78. Fl^yvl'gHyiim. Filial.
1 GHILDKEN of the heavenly King
As ye journey, sweetly sing ;
Sing your Saviour's worthy pnuse.
Glorious in his works and ways.
8 Te are travelling home to God,
In the wav the fathers trod ;
They are nappy now — and ye
Soon their happiness shall see.
' 3 Shout, ye little flock, and blest ;
You on Jesus' throne shall rest :
There your seat is now prepared —
There your kingdom and reward.
Aff 4
Lord, submissive make us go,
Gladly leaving all below ;
Only thou our leader be,-
Ana we still will follow thee.
391
C. M. Chrktmas. LltdiMJ.
IViU Lift a Pilgrimage,
«np 1 LORD, what a wretched land is this,
That yields us no supply.
No cheering fruits — ^no wnolesome trees.
No streams of living joy ?
mf
2 Our journey is a thorny maze,
But we march upward still ;
Forget these troubles of the ways.
And reach at Zion's hUl.
do' 3 There, on a green and floweiy mount,
' — Our weary souls shall sit —
And with transporting joy recount
The labors or our feet.
4 Eternal glory to the King,
Whose hand conducts us through ;
Our tongues shall never cease to flings
And endless praise renew.
HYMNS.
892 CM. Medlbi4. Dedbiik
1 ETERNAL God^ our wondering souls
Admire thv matchless grace ;
That thou wih walk— that thou wilt dwell
With Adam's sinful race.
3 Cheered with thy presence, I can trace
The desert with delight :
Through all the gloom one smile of thine
Can dissipate the night.
3 Nor shall I through eternal days
A restless pilgrim roam ; »
Thy hand, that now directs my course,
^all soon convey me. home.
4 Joyful my spirit will consent
To drop its mortal load,
And hail the sharpest pangs of death, —
That break its way to Ood.
393 L. M. ITxbridse. Dutca
1 ARISE, my soul ! on wings sublime,
Above the vanities of time ;
Remove the parting vail— and see
The glories of eternity!
2 Born by a new, celestial birth.
Why should I grovel here on earth ?
Why grasp at vain and fleeting toys.
So near to heaven's eternal joys ?
3 Shall aught besuile me on the road.
While I am walking back to God ?
Or can I love this earth so well
As not to long with Grbd \o dwell ?
4 To dwell with God ! — to taste his love,
Is the fUU heaven enjoyed above ;
The glorious expectation now
Is heavenly bliss begun below.
394 L.'M. Hln^sin. Wn«
1 WE'VE no abiding city here ;
We seek a land beyond our sight ;
i I * Zion its name— the Lord is there ;
It shines with everlasting light.
f 2 Oh ! sweet abode of peace and love.
Where pilgrims, freed from toil, are blest!
HYMNS. 4Sa
^ Had I the pinions of a dove,
I'd fly to thee-*and be at rest.
pi I 3 But hush, my soul— nor dare repine !
The time my God appoints is best:
^ While here, to do his will be miney
And his to ^x my time of rest.
^gxg^ ^» 78 At 4. SicilUm Hymn. Gfetofilta.
oHO God the Pilgrim** Guide and Strength.
1 GUIDE me, O thou ^at Jehovah,
Pilgrim through this barren land :
1 am weak — ^but thou art mighty ;
Hold me with thy powerful hand ;
Bread of heaven.
Feed me till I want no more.
2 Open now the crystal fountain,
Whence the healing streams do flow ;
Let the fiery cloudy pillar
Lead me all mv loumey through :
Strone Deliverer,
Be thou stilfmy strength and shield.
3 When I tread the verge of Jordan,
Bid my anxious fears subside :
Bear me through the swelling current.
Land me safe on Canaan's side ;
^ ^ Songs of praises
I will ever give to thee.
tSUO Cotttemplatkm of Death and Glory,
1 MY soul, come, meditate the day.
And think how near it stands,
When thou must quit this house of clay.
And fly to unknown lands.
2 Oh ! could we die with those who die,
And place us in their stead ;
Then would our spirits learn to fly.
And converse vnth the dead : —
3 Then should we see the saints above
In their own glorious forms ;
And wonder why our souls should love
To dwell with mortal worms.
4 We should almost forsake our clay
Before the summons come.
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HYMNS.
And pnjf mnd with our souls away
To thoir otemal home.
OSfl Lookifutfirom Earth tQHeaeen.
■r 1 LET death dissolve mv body now.
And bear my spurit nome :
Why do my days move on so slow.
Nor my salvation come ?
— 2 God has laid up in heaven for me
A crown which cannot fade ;
The riffhteous Judge, at that great day,
Shall place it on my head.
3 Jesus, the Lord* shall guard me safe
From every ill desini ;
And to his heavenly kingdom take
■P This feeble soul ofnjlne.
— 4 Ood is my everlasting aid,
My portion — and my fkiend ;
f To him be highest glory paid.
Through ages without end.
o98 C. M. Bedford. Bt. VmOn't,
1 OH. could our thoughts and wishes fly,
Above these gloomy shades,
To those bright worlas beyond the sky,
Which sorrow ne'er invadea!
3 There, joys unseen by mortal eyes,
Or reason's feeble ray,
Li ever-blooming prospect rise,
Exposed to no decay.
3 Lord, send a beam of light divine.
To guide our upward aim !
With one reviving look of thine,
Our languid hearts inflame.
4 Oh then, on faith's sublimest wing,
< Our ardent souls shall rise,
f To those brieht scenes, where pleasures spring,
Immort^ in the skies.
899 O. M. Cktfmaum. Wvwkk.
1 WHEN I can read my title clear
To mansions in the skies,
I bid fareweU to every fear,
And wipe my weeping eyei.
HYMNS. 4S7
f t Y 2 Sboald earth affainst my soul engage.
And hellish darts be hurled,
Then I can smile at Satan's rage.
And face a frowning world.
3 Let cares, like a wild deluge, come,
And storms of sorrow fafl ;
^' May I but safely reach my home,
My God, my neaven, my all ;•—
■V 4 There shall I bathe my weary soul
In seas of heayenly rest ;
And not a wave of trouble roll
I'CB Across my peaceful breast.
.^ C. M. Lltcbiteld. OoriBlk.
4UU The heavenly Canaan.
1 THERE is a land of pure delight,
Where saints immortal reign ;
Eternal day excludes the night,
And pleasures banish pain.
2 There everlasting spring abides,
And never-fadmg flowers ;
Death, like a narrow sea, divides
This heavenly land from ours.
3 Sweet fields, be vend the swelling flood,
Stand dressea in living green :
So to the Jews fair Canaan stood,
While Jordan rolled between.
4 But timorous mortals start and shrink,
To cross this narrow sea ;
And linj^er^ trembling, on the brink,
And tear to launch away.
5 Oh, could we make our doubts remove,
Those ffloomy doubts that rise.
And see tne Canaan that we love
With unbeclouded eyes ;—
nf 6 Could we but climb where Moses stood,
And view the landscape o'er.
Not Jordan's stream — ^nor death's cold flood.
Should fright us from the shore.
4vl C. M. Btepbons.
1 ON Jordan's stormy banks I stand.
And cast a wishml eye
To Canaan's fair and happy land.
Where my posaessions Iw.
HYMNS.
3 Oh ! joyful and transporting aceiM^
That rises to my si^ht I
Sweet fields arrayed in liying green.
And rivers of delight!
3 O'er all those wide-extended plains
Shines one eternal day ;
There. Qod the Son forever reigns.
Ana scatters night away.
4 No chilling winds — ^no poisonous breathy
Can reach that healthful shore ;
> Sickness and sorrows-pain and death-^
< Are felt and feared no more.
— 5 When shall I reach that happy place.
And be forever blest ?
When shall I see my Father's face.
And in bis boBom rest ?
C. M. Nottingham. Yoik
402 Rest from Sin and Trouble in Heaven.
1 OUR sins, alas ! how strong they are \
And, like a raging flood.
They break our duty, Lord, to thee,
And force us from our God.
3 The waves of trouble, how thev rise !
How loud the tempests roar !
> But death shall land our weary souls
— Safe on the heavenly shore.
3 There, to fulfil his high commands
Our cheerful feet shall move :
No nn shidi clog our active zeal,
Or cool our burning love.
4 There shall we ever sing and tell
The wonders of his grace,
Till heavenly raptures fire our hearts^
And smile in every face.
5 Forever bis dear, sacred name
Shall dwell upon our tongue,
And Jesus and salvation be
The close of every song.
408 P.M.
■f I V 1 HEAD of the church triumphant.
We joyfully adore thee ;
Till thou appear, thy members bare.
Shall sing like those in glory.
HYMNS:
We lift our hearts and voices
In blest anticipation,
And cry aloud— and give to God
The praise of our sahration.
2 While in affliction's furnace.
And passing tfarouff h the fire,
Thy loTe we praise, mat knows our di^
And ever brings us ni(;her.
We lift our han£, exultmg
In thine almighty fiivor ;
The love divine, that made us thine,
Shall keep us thine forever.
S Thou dost conduct thy people
Through torrents of temptation ;
Nor will we fear, while thou art near.
The fire of tribulation.
The world, with sin and Satan,
In vain our march exposes ;
By thee we will break through them aU,
And sing the song of Moses.
4 Faith now beholds the glory.
To which thou wilt restore us,
And eanh despise, for that high prize.
Which thou hast set before us.
And if thou count us worthy.
We each, as dying Stephen,
Shall see thee stana at God's right hand,
To take us up to heaven.
Mg^M C. M. Colchester. StaaUM
404 Utukaken Hope,
1 FIRMLY I stand on Zion's hill,
And view my starry crown ;
No power on earth my hope can shake,
Nor hell can thrust me down.
2 The lofty hills, and stately towers^
That lift their heads on high.
Shall all be levelled low in dust —
Their veiy names shall die.
3 The vaulted heavens shall melt away,
Built by Jehovah's hands ;
But firmer than the heavens, the rock
Of my salvation stands.
HYMNS.
^iOCommtmlom of8<dmt§ tm Earth with SamUmHt
1 COBIE, let UB join our fnends aboTe^
Who have ootained the prize,
And on the ea^le wings oflove,
To joy celestial rise.
8 Let saints below in concert sing
With those to glory gone.
For all the servants of our King
In heaven and earth are one.
3 One family, we dwell in him,
One church* above, beneath ;
Though now oivided by the stream—
The narrow stream 9f death.
■P 4 l*v*n now to their eternal home
Some happy spirits fl^ ;
And we are to tne margin come,
I'M And soon expect to die !
At S Dear Saviour, be our constant guide
Then, when the word is given.
Bid Jordan's narrow stream divide^
Urn And land us safe in heaven.
C. M Wwlfori. MmIow
406 SainU ckeertd mth the Hopetf Heaoen.
■p 1 COME, humble souls — ye mourners^ coms^
And wipe away your tears :
Adieu to all your sad complaints,
Your sorrows and your fears.
■f 3 Come, shout aloud the Father's grace,
And sing the Saviour^s love :
Soon shall you join the glorious theme
In loftier strains above.
3 God, the eternal, mighty (Jod,
To dearer names descends :
Calls you his treasure; and hisjoy,
His children, and his friends.
Aff 4 My Father, God J and may these lips
Pronounce a nameeo dear?
Not thus could heaven's sweet harmony
Delight my listening ear.
5 Forever let my grateful heart
His boundless grace adore
UYMIHS3. 431
Which ^ms ten tbousaad biesBJiigB now.
And bids me hope lor more.
€ 6 Transporting hope ! — still on my soid
Witn radiant nories shine.
Till thou thTselfart lost in joys,
Immortaland diyine.
407 C. H. Bfaitow. WmliaC
1 SING, all ye ransomed of the Lord,
Your ^reat Deliverer sine:
Ye piignms, now for Zion bound.
Be joyful in your King.
2 His hand divine shall lead you on,
Throu^ all the blissful road :
Till to the sacred mount you rise,
And see your gracious God.
3 Brieht garlands of inunortal joy
^all bloom on every heaa ;
> While sorrow, sighing, and distress,
— Like shadowd, all are fled.
f 4 March on, in your Redeemer's strength,
Pursue his lootsteps still ;
With joyful hope stfll fix your eye
On Zion's heavenly hilL
.^^ C. M. OaUand. llHlir
nfUo Mourmng oner departed Com^orU,
1 SWEET was the time, when first I felt
The Saviour's pardonine blood.
Applied to cleanse my soul from guilt,
And bring me home to God.
3 Soon as the morn the light revealed,
His praises tuned my tongue ;
And wnen the evening shactes prevailed,
His love was all my song.
3 In prayer my soul drew near the Lord,
And saw nis glory shine ;
And when I renui his holy word,
I called each promise mine.
■r 4 But now^when evening shade preralii—
My soul in darkness mourns :
And when the morn the light revealSi
No light to me returns.
HYiffNa.
At 5 Saw. Lord, and help me to prerail—
On make my soul thy care !
I know thy mercy cannot fail ;
Let me that mercy share.
409
H. M. BethMii
410
1 WHERE is my Saviour now,
Whose smiles I once possessed?
Till he return, I bow.
By heaviest ^rief oppressed:
My days of happmess are gone.
And I am left to weep alone.
2 Where can the mourner go.
And tell his tale of jgrief ?
Ah ! who can soothe his wo.
And give him sweet relief?
Earth cannot heal the wounded breast.
Or give the troubled sinner rest.
3 Jesus, thy smiles impart ;
My dearest Lord, return.
And ease my wounded heart,
And bid me cease to mourn :
Then ^aU this night of sorrow flee,
And peace and heaven be found in thee.
h. M. Medway. Sfwlfr
1 OH where is now that glowii» love.
That marked our union with the Lord ?
Our hearts were fixed on things above,
Nor could the world a joy anord.
3 Where is the zeal that led us then
To make our Saviour's glonr known?
That treed us irom the fear or men.
And kept our eye on him alone ?
3 Where sie the happy seasons spent
In fellowship with him we loved ?
The saered jov — the sweet content.
The bfossedness that then we proved ?
4 Behold, again, we turn to thee ;
Oh cast us not away, though vfle !
No peace we have— no joy we see,
O Lord our God, but m thy smilew
HYMNS.
41 1 Cold Afftttiona Ittmented.
1 JESUS demands this heart of mino,
Demands my love, my joy, my care;
But ah ! how dead to things divine.
How coid, my best affections are !
2 Tis sin, alas ! with dreadful power,
Divides my Saviour from my lughtj
Oh ! for one happy, shining hour
Of sacred freedom — ^sweet delight.
^ 3 Come, dearest Lord — thy love can raise
My captive powers from sin and death,
i And fill my heart and life with praise,
K««o And tune my last, expiring breath.
CM. Patmot. Ftvry.
4x2 Backsliding and Returning,
1 WHY is my heart so far from thee,
My God, my chief delight ?
Why are my thoughts no more by day
With thee, no more by night ?
2 When my forgetful soul renews
The savor of thy ffrace.
My heart presumes I cannot lose
The rehsh all my days.
3 But ere one fleeting hour is past,
The flattering world employs
Some sensual bait to seize my taste,
And to pollute my joys.
4 Wretch that I am ! to wander thus.
In chase of false delicht !
Let me be fastened to thy crosp,
Nor ever lose thy sight.
413
C. M. Gnfton. Medlleld.
1 DEAR Lord, accept a sinful heart,
Which of itself complains :
And mourns with much and mquent sniarti
The evil it contains.
d How eager are my thoughts to roam
In quest of what they love !
But ah! when duty calls me homOy
How heavily they move !
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UYMNB.
8 Oh cleanse me in my Saviour's blood.
Transform me by thy power,
Hake me, O Lord, thy blest al>ode
And let me rove no more !
. S. M. IJttle
4 14 Departurt from Christ lamented*
1 OH thou^ who on the cross
Didst for my sins atone,
Although rebellious, and perverse.
Do not a child disown !
9 Thine by a thousand ties
I am, and still would be ;
Confirm my faith — ^inflame my love.
And draw my soul to thee.
. ^ ^ L. M. Hingham. Medw«y-
'mm.O Returning and choosing God.
I MT gracious Lord, whose changeless love
To me, nor earth nor hell can part.
When shall my feet for^t to rove ?
Ah, what shall fix this faithless heart ?
3 Why do these cares my soul divide,
If thou indeed hast set me free ?
Why am I thus, if thou hast died,
Ir thou hast died to ransom me ?
3 Great God, thy sovereign aid impart.
And guard tne gif^s thyself hast given :
■f Mv portion thou, my treasure art.
My life, my happiness and heaven.
4 Would aught with thee my wishea sharey
Though dear as life the idol be,
< That idol from my breast I'll tear,
■^ Resolved to sees my all from thee.
— 5 Whate'er I fondly counted mine.
To thee, my Lord, I here restore :
^ With joy 1 all for thee resign :
Give me tbyself—I ask no more.
1 MY soul^ review the time
In which my God I sought;
I cried aloud for aid divine.
And aid divine he brought.
HYMNS.
S Through all my fainting heart
His secret vigor spread:
To me his strength he dia impart.
And raised my drooping head.
f f * 3 Now will I raise my yoicoy
In loud and cheerful song ;
IVith all the saints will I rejoice.
Who to his courts belong.
4 With them the path I'll trace.
Which leads to his abode ;
With them I'll sing redeeming graee.
Along the joyful road.
5 Within his sacred walls,
I shall be ever blest :
I'll follow where my Father caUs,
And seek his heavenly rest.
41T 81.^4. IriiDgton. SovthBtoMt
1 CREATE, O God, my powers anew.
Make my whole heart smcere and true ;
Oh cast me not in wrath away,
Nor let thy soul-enlivening ray
Still cease to shine.
2 Restore thy favor, bliss divine !
Those heavenly joys that once were mine;
Let thv good Spirit, kind and free,
Uphola and guide my steps to thee,
Thou God of love.
nf 3 Then will I teach thy sacred ways ;
With holy zeal proclaim thy praise ;
Till sinners leave the dangerous road.
Forsake their sins^ and turn to God
With hearts sincere.
p 4 Oh cleanse mv guilt, and heal my pain ;
Remove the blood-polluted stain ; —
t Then shall my heart adorins trace,
> My Saviour GocL the boundless grace,
' That flows from thee.
418 G. M. St. Bfartin't. fltamtei
1 AGAIN, indulgent Lord, return,
With sweet and quickening grace,
To cheer and warm my sluggish soul.
And speed me in my race.
HYMNS.
2 Awake, mj lore, mv faiths mj hope»
MjTortitude, and jot:
Vain world, be gone— let things above
My happy thoughts employ.
8 Whilst thee, my Saviour, and my God,
I would forever own \
Drive each rebellious, rival lust,
Each traitor, from the throne*
4 Instruct my mind — ^my will subdue.
To heaven my passions raise ;
And let mv life forever be
Devoted to thy praise.
INSTITUTIONS OF THE GOSPEL.
419 Safety of the Church.
* t 1 HOW honored is the place,
Where we adoring stand,
Zion, the glory of the earth,
And beauty of the laud!
8 Bulwarks of grace defend
The city where we dwell ;
While walls, of stronf salvation made.
Defy the assaults of hell.
8 Lift up th' eternal gates,
The doors wide open £ing ;
Enter, ye nations that obey
The statutes of your King.
4 Here taste unminj^Ied joys,
> And live in periect peace ; —
*- You that have known Jehovah'^ name.
And ventured on his grace.
5 Trust in the Lord, ye saints,
And banish all your fears :
f Strength in the Lord Jehovah dwells,
£ternal as his years.
420 L. M. MendoD. MuvHOk
■f " 1 HAPPY the church, thou sacred place^
The seat of thy Creator|s grace ;
Thine holy courts are his abode.
Thou eartnly palace of our Qod.
HYMNS. 48r
S Thy walls are strength — and at thy gates
A guard of heavenly warriors waits ;
Nor shall thy deep foundation move,
Fixed on his counsels and his love.
3 Thy foes in vain designs engage,
Aj^ainst thy throne in vain Uiey rage ;
LiKe risinff waves with angry roar,
> That breaK and die upon the shore.
<* ' * 4 Then let our souls in Zion dwelL
Nor fear the wrath of earth and nell ;
His arms embrace this happy ground.
Like brazen bulwarks built around.
— 5 God is our shield — and God our sun ;
Swift as the fleeting moments run,
On us he sheds new beams of grace,
And we reflect his brightest praise.
CM. Stephen.. Ariim^
4^1 The PromUi to Bdievera and their Children,
* ( 1 HOW large the promise ! how divine !
To Abraham and his seed !
** 111 be a God to thee and thine.
Supplying all their need."
2 The words of his extensive love
From age to age endure ;
The angelof the covenant proves.
And seals the blessings sure.
3 Jesus the ancient faith confirms
To our great father given ;
He takes voung children in his arms.
And calls them heirs of heaven.
4 Our God !— how faithful Are his ways t
His love endures the same ;
Nor from the promise of his grace
Blots out pur children's name.
422 S. M. Pentonyllle.
1 LORD, what our ears have heard,
Our eyes delighted trace ;
Thy love in long succession shown
To Zion's chosen race.
2 Our children thou dost claim,
And mark them out for thine :
Ten thousand blessings to thy name,.
For goodness so divme.
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HYMNS.
8 Thee let the fathers own,
Thee let the sons adore ;
Joined to the Lord in solemn fows^
To be forgot no more.
4 How great thy mercies, Lord !
How plenteous is thy grace !
Which, in the promise of thy lore,
Includes our rising race.
5 Our offspring, still thv care.
Shall own their fatners' God ;
To latest times thy blessings share,
And sound thy praise abroad.
C. M. MMUMd. BedftHd.
423 Embmemg the Prondat,
1 THUS saith the mercy of the Lord,
*«rilbeaGk)dtothee;
I'll bless thy numerous race, and thej
Shall be a seed for me."
9 With humble faith, eternal King,
Thy promise we embrace :
To thee our infant of&pring bring.
And supplicate thy grace.
8. M. Hudtfon. SuThomUi
424 ChrUt blessing Children.
1 THE Sayiour kindly calls
Our children to his breast ;
He folds them in his gracious arms.
Himself declares them blest.
SI ''Let them approach," he cries^
'' Nor scorn their humble claun ;
The hein of heaven are such as these —
For such as these I came."
3 With joy we bring them. Lord,
Devoting them to thee.
Imploring, that, as we are thine,
Thine may our ofGspring be.
425
C. M. Medfleld. StepbMii
1 BEHOLD what condescending love
Jesus on earth displays !
Tobabes and sucklings he extendi
The lichee of his grace (
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3 He still the ancient promise keeps,
To our forefathers given ;
Younff children in his arms he takesi
Ana calls them heirs of heaven.
3 Forbid them not. whom Jesus calls,
Nor dare the claim resist,
Since his own lips to us declare
Of such will heaven consist.
4 With flowinff tears, and thankful hearts.
We give them up to thee;
Receive them, Lord, into thine arms ;
Thine may they ever be.
4 JM> Dedieatiim of Children to God.
1 GREAT (Jrod, now condescend
To bless our rising race ;
Soon may their wilhng spirits bend
To thy victorious grace.
3 Oh what a vast delight,
Their happiness to see !
Our warmest wishes all unite
To lead their souls to thee.
3 Now bless, thou God of love,
This ho]y rite divine ;
Send thy ffood Spirit from above.
And make our children thine.
4^ BaptUm o/the Holy Ghctt.
1 COME, Holy Ghost— come from on high ;
Baptizer of our spirits thou !
The sacramental seal apply,
And witness wit)i the water now.
3 Elxert thy gracious power divine.
And sprinkle thou th' atoning blood ;
Mav Father^ Son, and Spirit,Join
To seal this child a child or God.
^r^Q L. M. Diike Street. Wtaidkam.
4^0 The Lord?t Supper itutittUed,
1 'TWAS on that dark, that doleful night,
When powers of earth and hell arose
Against tne Son of God's delight^
And friends betrayed him to his
410 HYMNS.
9 Before the mournful scene began,
He took the bread, and blest and brake ;
What love through ail his actions ran !
What wondrous words of grace he spake!
3 ^ This is my body, broke for sin :
Receive and eat the living food;**
Then took the cup and blessed the wine :
** Tis the new covenant in my blood.*'
4 *« Do this," he cried, ''till time shaU end.
In memory of your dying friend ;
Meet at my table, and record
The love of your departed Lord."
5 Jesus, thy feast we celebrate,
We show thy death, we sing thy name
Till thou return, and we shall eat
The marriage supper of the Lamb.
.^_^ 8. M. St. Thomaa. Hvdm
429 ChriMei JrwitaUon to the Table.
1 JESUS invites his. saints
To meet around his board ;
Here pardoned rebels sit, and hold
' Ck)mmunion with their Lord.
3 For food he gives his flesh ;
He bids us drink his blood ;
Amazing favor — matchless grace
Of our descending €rod !
3 Let all our powers be joined
His glorious name to raise :
Let jov and love fill every mind,
And every voice be praise.
.^^^ G. M« Stanftrd.
^0\3 Ouetts drmon in by Dwine Lave,
1 HOW sweet and awful is the place.
With Christ within the doors,
While everlasting love displays
The choicest oFlier stores !
9 While all our hearts, and all our songs
Join to admire the feast.
Each of us cries with thankful tongue,
* Lord, why was I a guest ?
3 Why was I made to hear thy voice,
And enter while there's room ?
HYMNS. 441
When thousands make a wretched ehoice,
And rather starve than come !'
4 Twas the same love that spread the (east
That gently drew us in ;
Else we had still refused to taste.
And perished in our sin.
5 Pity the nations, O our God !
Constrain the earth to come ;
Send thy victoriouB word abroad,
And bring the strangers home.
6 We long to see thy churches full,
That all the chosen race
May with one voice, and heart, and soul,
Sing thy redeen'ing grace.
431 C M. Medflald.
1 LORD, at thy table we behold
The wonders of thy grace ;
But most of all admire, that we
Should find a welcome place~>
2 We, who are all defiled with sin.
And rebels to our God !
We, who have crucified thy Son,
And trampled on his blood !
3 What strange, surprising grace is this,
That we, so lost, have room !
Jesus our weary souls invites,
And freely bids us come.
4 Ye saints below, and hosts of heaven !
Join all 3^our sacred powers :
No theme is like redeeming love !
No Saviour is like ours !
_^ L. M. Hingham. Hedway.
md^ Penitent View of the Samour^t Sufferingt,
1 LORD, when my thoughts delighted rove
Amid the wonders of thy love.
Sweet hope revives my drooping heart,
And bids mtruding fears depart.
2 Repentant sorrow fills mv heart,
But minghng joy allays tne smart;
Oh ! may my future life declare
The sorrow and the joy sincere.
3 Be all my heart, and all my days
Devoted to my Saviour's praise ;
Mi HTMNS.
And let my clad obedience proTe
How much I owe— how much I loTe.
4t>0 TTu New Covenard sealed,
1 THE promise of my Father's love
Shall stand forever good : *
He said — and eave his soul to death,
And sealed the grace with blood.
2 To this dear covenant of thy word
I set my worthless name ;
I seal th* engagement to my Lord,
And make my humble claim.
3 1 call that legacy my own,
Which Jemis did bequeath ;
*Twa8 purchased with a dying groan,
And ratitied in death.
4 The light and strength, the pard'ning grace,
And glory shall be mine:
My life and soul — my heart and flesh,
And all my powers are thine.
434 ReconciUation by Christ's Death. .
1 AND are we now brought near to God,
Who once at distance stood ?
Did Jesus, to effect this change.
Pour out his precious blooa?
3 Oh for a song of ardent praise.
To bear our souls above !
What should allay our lively hope,
Or damp our flaming love !
3 Then let us join the. heavenly choirs,
To praise our glorious King !
Oh m&y that love which spread this feast
Inspire us while we sing !
Mg^t^ 79. Fl«yel*B Hyott.
4oO SpirUiuU Nottrishment/rom Christ.
1 BREAD of heaven ! on thee we feed.
For thy flesh is meat indeed :
Ever let our souls be fed
With this true and living bread !
2 Vine of heaven! thy blood supplies
This blest cup of sacrifice :
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lioid. tfay wounds our healing give ;
To tny crofls we look and live.
3 Day by day with strength supplied,
Through the life of him who oied ;
Lord of life ! oh let us be
Rooted, grafted, built on thee !
436 L. M. Mtktfum,
1 HERE let us see thy face, O Lord,
And view salvation witli our eyes.
And taste and feel the living Word,
The Bread descending from the skies.
2 Thou hast prepared this dying Lamb,
Hast set nis blood before our face,
To teach the terrors of thy name.
And show the wonders of thy grace.
3 Jesus, our light ! our morning-star !
8hine thou on nations yet unknown ;
The glory of thy people here,
And joy of spirits near thy throne.
437 C. M. Mear. Dedliua.
1 HERE at thy table. Lord, we meet.
To feed on food divine :
Thy body is the bread we eat.
Thy precious blood the wine.
3 He, who prepares this rich repast.
Himself comes down and dies ;
And then invites us thus to feast
Upon the sacrifice.
3 Here peace and pardon sweetly flow ;
Oh what delightful food !
We eat the bread — and driuk the wine —
But think on nobler good.
4 Deep was the suffering he endured
Upon th' accursed tree —
For me — each welcome guest may say —
'Twas all endured for me.
5 Sure there was never love so free—
Dear Saviour — so divine !
Well thou mayest claim that heait of dm^
Which owes so much to thine*
4M HYMNS.
40o PmrdomamdPmci
1 LABIBofGod! whose bleeding lov«
We now recall to mind,
Send the answer from above,
And let us mercy find :
Think on us, who think on thee.
Every burdened soul release ;
Oh remember Calvary,
And bid us go in peace !
3 By thine agonizing pain.
And bloody sweat, we pray-
By thy dying love to man,
Take all our sins away :
Burst our bonds, and set us free.
From all sin ao thou release;
Oh remember Calvary,
And bid us go in peace !
3 Throu^^h thy blood, by faith applied,
Let smners pardon feel ;
Speak us freely justified.
And all our sickness heal :
By thy passion on the tree,
liet our griefs and troubles ceaae ;
Oh remenmer Calvary,
And bid us go in peace !
L. M. DvkeStneL
439 Remembering Christ at hu Table.
1 YES, we'll record thy matchless love^
Thou dearest, tenaerest, best of finends!
Thy dying love the noblest praise
Of long eternity transcends.
3 Tis pleasure, more than earth can give,
Thy glories through tliese vails to see :
Celestial food thy table yields,
And happy they who sit with thee I
L. M. DokeSliMl-
440 Not ashamed of Christ crucified.
1 AT thy conunand, O gracious Lordy
Here we attend thy dying feast :
T^ blood, like wine, adorns thy Doud,
And thine own flesh feeds every guest
3 Our fldth adores thv bleedlnr Jove,
And crusts for life in one that died ;
HYMNa 44»
We hope for heavenly crowns ftbove,
From a Redeemer crueiiied.
3 What tho' the world pronounce it shame,
And cast their scandals on thy cause ?
We come to boast our Saviour's name,
And make our triumph in his cross.
4 With joy we tell the scoffing a^e,
* He that was dead hath left his tomb ;
He lives, above their utmost rage,
And we are waiting till he come.'
S. M. Silrer Street. PenUmYllto.
441 The Sabbath toelcomed,
1 WELCOME, sweet day of rest,
That saw tne Lord arise ;
Welcome to tliis reviving breast,
And these rejoicing eyes !
3 Jesus himself comes near.
And feasts his saintis to-day :
Here we may sit, and see him fiere,
And love, and praise, and pray.
3 One day, amid the place
Where God my Saviour's been,
Is sweeter than ten thousand days
Of pleasure and of sin.
4 My willing soul Would stay
In such a frame as this,
Till called to rise, and soar away,
To everlasting bliss.
442 H. M. Munf
1 1 1 WELCOME, delightful morn I
Thou day of sacred r^st ;
I hail thy kind return ;
Lord make these momenta. blest.
< From low delights, and mortal toys,
t I soar to reach immortal joys.
I V 3 Now may the King descend.
And fifi his throne of grace ;
Thy sceptre. Lord, extend,
While saints adaress thy face :
<, Let sinners feel thy quickemng word.
t And learn to know and fear the LordL
■V 3 Descend, celestial Dove,
With all thy quickening powers ;
4M HYMNS.
DinloM a Sftviour's love,
And bless these sacred hours :
f Then shall my soul new life obtain,
Nor Sabbaths be indulged in vain.
44tS lOi. Savanimk.
V I 1 HAIL, happy day ! thou day of hol]^ rest,
What heavenly peace and transport fill our breast!
When Christ, the God of erace, in love descendsy
And kindly holds communion with his friends.
3 Let earth and all its vanities be gone.
Move from my sight, and leave my soul alone;
Its flattering, fading glories I despise,
And to immortal beauties turn my eyes.
3 Fain would I mount and penetrate the skies,
/ And on my Saviour's glories fix my eyes :
At Oh ! meet my rising soul, thou God of love,
■^ And wafl it to the blissful realms above !
444 C. M. ArUng^
i AND now another week beffins,
This day we call the LorcTs ;
This day ne rose, who bore our ekuBf
For so his word records.
r V t 2 Haric, how the angels sweetly sing !—
Their voices fill the sky —
< They hail their grea^ victorious King,
i And welcome him on high.
3 We'll catch the note of lofty praise ;
Their joys oh may we feel;
Our thankful song with*them we'll raise.
And emulate their zeal.
4 Come, then, ye saints, and grateful sing
Of Uhrist, our risen Lord ;
Of Christp tne everlasting King,
Of Chnst, th* incarnate Word.
5 Hail, mighty Saviour, thee we hail!
High on tny throne above ;
Till heart ana flesh together fail,
We'll sing thy matcnless love.
445 L. IL Semley. St. Geoffstk
1 MY opening eyes with rapture see
The dawn of thy retunung day;
My thoughts, O God, ascend to thoe.
While thus my early vows I pay.
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3 I yield mj heart to tbee alone,
Nor would receive another guest :
Eternal King ! erect thy throne,
And reign sole monarch in my breast.
3 Oh bid thi» trifling world retire.
And drive each carnal thought away ;
Nor let me feel one vain desire —
One sinful thought — ^through all the day.
t 4 Then, to thy courts when I repair,
My soul snail rise on joyful wing.
The wonders of thy love declare,
And join the strains which angels sing.
440 The Rest of Hit Sabbath,
1 ANOTHER six days' work is done ;
Another Sabbath is begun :
Return, my soul— «njoy thy rest ;
Improve tne day thy Crod has blest.
2 Oh that our thoughts and thanks may rise,
As grateful incense, to. the skies ;
Ana draw from heaven that sweet repose,
Which none but he that feels it knows.
3 This heavenly calm within the breast!
The dearest pledge of glorious rest^
Which for the church of God remams—
The end of cares — the end of pains.
f 4 With joy, great God, thy works we view,
In varied scenes, both old and new ;
With praise, we think on mercies past;
With nope, we future pleasures taste.
— 5 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 !
447
C« M* MbiIow*
1 COME, let us join with sweet accord
In hymns around the throne :
This is the day our risine Lord
Hath made, and calleahis own.
2 This is the day which God hath blest,
The brightest of the seven ;
Type of that everlasting rest,
The saints enjoy in heaven.
HYMNS.
448 10.
1 AGAIN the day retunw of holy rest.
Which, wheo be made the world, Jehovah blest;
When, like his own, he bade our labors cease.
And all be piety — and all be peace.
% Let us devote this consecrated day,
To learn his will, and all we learn obey ;
So shall he hear, when fervently we raise
Our supplications, and our songs of praise.
ACS Father of heaven ! in whom our hopes confide.
Whose power defends us, and whose precepts guide;
In life our Guardian — and in death our Friend ;
OkMy Mprene be thine, till time shall end.
L. M. SladB.
n^nt^ Preparation/or the DutUa oftht Bahbaih implored.
»p 1 COME, dearest Lord, and bless this day,
Come, bear our thoughts from earth away:
Now, let our noblest passions rise
With ardor to their native skies.
9 Come, Holy Spirit, all divine,
With rays of Jif|[ht upon us shine ;
And let our waiting souls be blest.
On this sweet day of sacred rest.
■^ 3 Then, when our Sabbaths here are o'er,
And we .arrive on Canaan's shore.
With all the ransomed, we shall spend
A Sabbath which shall never end.
450 L. M. 61. Dim
1 GREAT God ! this sacred day of thine
Demands the soul's collected powers ;
With joy we now to thee resisn
These solemn, consecrated iiours :
Oh may our souls adoring own
The grace that calls us to thy throne.
2 Ail'sefeing God ! thy piercing eve
Can every secret thought explore ;
May worldly cares our bosoms fly.
And where thou art intrude no more:
Oh may thy grace our spirits move.
And fix our minds on things above !
3 Thy Spirit's powerful aid impart.
And bid thy word, with life divine.
HYMNS. 44d
Engage the ear-^and warm the heart ;
Tnen shall the day indeed be thine :
Our souls shall then adoring own
The grace that calls us to thy throne.
H. M. Mnmy. DwwvOt.
40 X ReamrecUon of Ckntt ceiebraUd,
*• 1 AWAKE, our drowsy souls,
And burst the slothful band ;
The wonders of this day
Our noblest son^s demand :
< Auspicious morn ! thy blissful rays
f firignt seraphs hail, in songs of praise.
— 2 At thy approaching dawn,
Reluctant death resigned
f The glorious Prince of life,
> In dark domains confined :
< Th' angelic host around him bends,
f And midst their shouts the God ascends.
3 All hail, triumphant Lord !
Hdaven with hosannaa rings ;
> While earth, in humbler strains,
— Thy praise responsive sings ?
> ** Worthy art thou, who once wast slain —
' Through endless years to live and reign."
— 4 Gird on, great God, thy sword.
Ascend thy ^onouering car,
While justice, truth, and love, -
Maintain the elorious war:
< Victorious, thou tny foes shalt tread,
' And sin and hell in triumph lead.
452 C. M. Litchfield. Duadae.
1 AGAIN the Lord of life and light
Awakes the kindling ray ;
Disj)el8 the darkness of the night,
i And pours increasing day.
p 3 Oh ! what a night was that, which wrapt
A sinful world in gloom !
f Oh ! what a Sun, which broke, this day,
Triumphant from the tomb !
— 3 This day be grateful homage paid,
t And loud hosannas sung ;
Let gladness dwell in every heart,
And praise on every tongue.
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HYMNS.
4 Ten thoniand thousand lips shall j<^
To hail this welcome morn,
Which scatters blessings from its wings
To nations yet unborn.
jm^ 0. Bf. LitdifieM. Nottin^hMi
458 Tke SMaUt eommemoroHot o/ChrUe* Ruwrrettim,
1 THE Loid of Sabbath let us praise,
In concert with the blest ;
And jovful, in harmonious lays,
Employ this day of rest.
»p 3 Lord, may we still remember tliee,
— And more in knowledge grow ;
Oh may we more of glory see,
While waiting here below.
3 On this blest day a brighter scene
Of glory was (iisplaved,
By God, th' eternal Wiard, than when
This unlyerse was made.
4 He rises, who our douls hath bought,
f With blood, and grief, and pain —
f 'Twas great— to speak the world from nought—
'Twas greater— to redeem.
. p . L. M. Clinton. Naaaielk
454 The €temal Sabbath.
1 THINE earthly Sabbaths, Lord, we loye;
But there's a nobler rest above ;
To that our longing souls aspire,
With cheerful hope — and strong desire,
19 No more fatigue — ^no more distress.
Nor sin, nor death shall reach tlie place ;
No groans ^all mingle with the songs,
Which warble from immortal tongues.
3 No rude alarms of raging foes,
No cares to break the Ions repose ;
No midnight shade — no clouded sunr^
But sacred, high, eternal noon.
4 Thine earthly Sabbaths, I^rd, we lore;
But there's a nobler rest above ;
To that our loaging souls aspire^
With clieerful hop^^aadatroog doiire.
HYMNS. 451
Amp* L. M. Ward. Htni^iaiB.
wD Delight in Worship.
1 FAR from mj thoughts, vain world,bQ gone;
Let my religious hours aJone ;
Pain woulcfmy eyes my Saviour see j
I wait a visit, Lord, from thee.
2 Oh ! warm my heart with holy fire,
And kindle there a pure desire:
Com^ sacred Spirit, from above.
And fill my soul with heavenly love.
3 Blest Jesu«, what delicious fare !
How sweet thy entertainments are !
Never did angels taste above
Redeeming grace and dying love.
inf 4 Hail, great Immanuel, all divine !
In thee thy Father's glories shine :
t Thy glorious name shall be adorea,
And every tongue confess thee Lord.
456 7b. Plcyel'sHymn Turin.
I LORD of hosts, how lovely, fair,
Ev'n en earth, thy temnles are !
Here thv waiting people see
Much oi heaven-^atid much of thee.
*i From thy gracious presence flows
Bliss that sofrens aU our woes ;
While thy Spirit's holy fire
Warms our nearts with pure desire.
8 Here, we supplicate thy throne ;
Here, thy pardoning ^race is known ;
Here, we learn thy righteous ways —
Taste thy love ana sing thy priuse.
457 h. M. Aiflvtai
1 WHEN to his temple God descends.
He holds communion with his friendsy
His grace and glory there disjJays.
And shines with bright, but friendly rays.
2 While hovering o'er the happy place,
The Spirit sheds his heavenly grace ;
To fix our though ts-^ur hearts to rais«,
And tune our souls to love and praise.
3 Tis here we learn the blessed skill
To know and do our Makei's will ;
mrHNa
AimL whik we hear, and eiiig, and prsf 9
With heavenly joy we soar away.
4 Oh ! dearest hours of all I know—
Oh ! sweetest joys of all below :
Here would 1 choose my fixed abode.
And dwell forever near my God.
458 8. U. Bndnn. ShJitend.
1 HOW charming is the place
Where my Redeemer God
Unvails the glories of his face,
And sheds iiis love abroad !
3 Here, on the mercy-seat,
With radiant glory crowned,
Our joyful eyes behold him sit,
And smile on all around.
3 To him their prayers and cries
Each contrite soul presents :
And while he hears tfieir humble sighs,
Ue grants them all their wants.
4 Give me, O Lord, a place
Within thy blest abode ;
Among the children of thy grace,
The servants of my^GocL
.^ CM. Bfansfleld. OmidH.
40«F The Presence of God sought in his House,
1 COME, O thou King of all thy saints.
Our humble tribute own.
While with our praises and complaints.
We bow before thy throne.
2 How should our sonjgs, like those above,
With warm devotion rise !
< How should our souls, on wings of love,
^ Moimt upward to the skies !
P 8 But ah 1 the song, how faint it flows 1
How languid our desire !
How cold the sacred passion glows.
Till thou the heart inspire !
— 4 Dear Saviour, let thy glory shine
And fiJJ thy dweihngs here [
■f Till life, and love, and joy divme,
A heaven on earth appear.
HYMNS. 458
f 5 nien shall our hearts, enraptured, tay
Come, great Recleenier--«ome ;
And brin? the bright— the glorious day.
That calls thy children home.
460 G. M. LitehiMd. DuiidM.
4ff 1 GREAT Shepherd of thy people, hear t
Thy presence now display :
We Icneel within thy house of prayer,
Oh ! give us hearts to pray.
2 The clouds, which vail thee fVom our tightf
In pity, Lord, remove ;
Dispose our minds to hear aright
The message of thy love.
3 Help us, with holy fear and joy,
To kneel before thy face ;
Oh make us, creatures of thy power.
The children of thy grace.
461 7t.61. Bkbbath. Rill
1 SAFELY through another week,
God has brougnt us on our way ;
Let us now a blessing seek,
Waiting in his courts to-day:
Day of all the week the best,
Emblem of eternal rest.
2 While we seek supplies of grace,
Through the dear Redeemer's nauMi
Show thy reconciling face —
Take away our sin and sliame ;
From our worldly cares set free,
May we rest this day in thee.
3 Here we come thy name to praise ;
Let us feel thy presence near :
May thy glory meet our eyes.
While we m thy house appear :
Here afford us, Lord, a taste
Of our everlasting feast.
4 May the goepePs joyful sound
Connuer smners— <;omfort saints ;
Make the fruits of grace abound.
Bring relief from all complaints:
Thus let all our Sabbaths prove,
Till we join the church above.
4M HYMN&
462 C. M. LHchfleld. Dandae.
1 AGAIN our earthly cares we leave,
And to thy courts repair ;
■f '^^^'^ ^^^ joyful feet we come,
To meet our Saviour here.
> 3 Within these walls let holy peace,
«- And love, and concord a well:
Here give the troubled conscience ease.
The wounded spirit heaL
■r 3 The feeling hoart-^the melting eye,
The huinble mind bestow :
— And shine upon us from on nigh,
To make our graces grow.
4 May we in faith receive thy, word,
In faith present our prayers ;
And in the presence or our Lord
Unbosom all our c^res.
5 Show us some token of thy love,
Our fainting hope to raise ;
■f And pour thy blessing from above,
That we may render praise.
40O C. M. Dundee. UtehlkU.
1 WITHIN thy house, O Lord, our God,
In glory now appear^
Make this a place of thme abode,
And shed thy blessings here.
d When we thine awful seat surround,
Thy Spirit, Lord, impart ;
And let thy gospers /oyful sound
With power reacli every heart.
3 Here let the blind their sight obtain ;
Here give the mourners rest :
Let Jesus here triumphant reign.
Enthroned in every breast.
< 4 Here let the voice of sacred joy
f And humble prayer arise,
t Till higher strams our tongues employ
In realms beyond the skies.
AHA ^■- BdyfcM
HOnt Prayer for a BUasin^ on public IVorsk^,
1 TO thy temple wo repair—
Lord, we love to worship there ;
HYMNS. 4tt
witfain the vail we meet
Thee upon the mercy-seat.
S While thy j^lorlous name ia sung.
Tune our hpa — unloose our tongue ;
llien our joyful souls shall bless
Thee, the jLord our Righteousness*
3 While to thee our prayers asoendi
Let thine ear in love attend ;
Hear us when thy Spirit pleads-^
Hear— for Jesus intercedes.
4 While thy word is heard with awe|
While we tremble at thy law,
Let thy gospel's wondrous love
Every doubt and fear remove.
5 From thy house when we return,
Let our hearts within us bum ;
That at evening, we may say^
• We have walked with God to-day,'
465 c. M. mmt.
1 IN thy great name, O Lord, we come,
To worship at thy feet ;
Oh pour thy Holy Spirit down
On all that now shall meet.
2 We come to hear Jehovah speak,
To hear the Saviour's voice :
Thy face and favor. Lord, we seek ;
Now make our hearts rejoice.
3 Teach us to pray, and praise, and hear,
And understand thy word ;
To feel thy blissful presence near,
And trust our living Lord.
466
A* 1 LORD, we come before thee now $
At thy feet we humbly bow ;
... Oh do not our suit disdain !
Shall we seek thee, Lord, in vain ?
2 Lord, on thee our souls depend;
In compassion now descend ;
Fill our hearts with thy rich grace;
■^ Tune our lips to sing tiiy praise.
— 8 In thine own appointed way.
Now we seek thee — ^here we stigr;
HYNN8.
Lord, we know not how to go.
Till a blessing thou bestow.
4 Send some messiuife from thy word,
That mav \oy ana peace afford;
Let thy spirit now impart
■^ Full salvation to each neart.
-* 5 Comfort those who weep and mourn,
Let the time of joy return ;
Those who are cast down---4ift up,
■f Make them strong in faith and hope.
— 6 Grant that all may seek and find
Thee a Qod supremely kind :
Heal the sick — ^the captiye ixee ;
^ Let us all rejoice in thee.
^ C. M. Spencer.
467 T7u Saerijce of the Heart.
1 WHEN, as returns this soleinn day,
Man comes to meet his God,
What rites, what honors shall he pay?
Uow spread his praise abroad?
2 From marble domes and gilded spires
Shall clouds of incense rise ?
And gems, and gold, and garlands deck
The costly sacrifice ?
3 Vain, rinful man S-H;reation*s Lord
Th^ offerings well may spare ;
But give thy heart — and thou shalt find.
Thy God will hear thy prayer.
468
C. M. Stamlcnd. MedfldA
Before Sermon,
1 ALMIGHTY God!-eternal Lord!
Thy gracious power make known :
Touch, hy the virtue of thy word.
And melt the heart of stone.
2 Speak with the voice that wakes the dead,
And bid the sleeper rise ;
Oh let his guilty conscience dread
The death that never dies.
8 Let^us receive the word we hear,
Each in an honest heart ;
Lav up the precious treasure there^
And never with it patt.
IIYMN& 48?
4 Now let our darkneiM comprehend
The li^ht that shines so clear :
Thy Spirit, Lord, iu mercy seiiil,
And give us ears to hear.
VOif 86, 7i & 4. Sicilian Hymn. Graoivilt.
1 COME, thou soul-transforminff Spirk
Bless the sower and ^e seed:
Let each heart thy grace inherit ;
Raise the weak— the huninry feed :
From the gospel ^^
Now supply thy people's need.
2 Help us all to seek the blessing
Which thou waitest now to giro ,
Let us all, thy love possessing^
Joyfullv the truth receive ;
f And forever
To thy praise and glory live.
470 8i, 71 A; 4. Sicilian Hymn. Ozeeivllto.
1 IN thy name, O Lord, assembling,
We, thy people, now draw near ;
Teach us to rejoice with trembling;
Speak, and let thy servants hear*-
Hear with meekness—
Hear thy word with godly fear.
2 While our days on earth are lengthened,
Let us give- them, Lord, to thee :
Cheered by hope-^and daily strengthened.
We would run, nor weary be.
Till thy glory
Without clouds in heaven we. see.
3 Tliere in worship, purer, sweeter,
All thy people shall adore ;
Tasting of enjoyment greater
Than thev could conceive before ;
i Full enjoyment —
Holy bliss, forevermore.
Ttf J. After Sermon.
1 THANKS for mercies. Lord, receive;
Pardon of our sins renew ;
Teach us, henceforth, how to live
With eternity in view.
39
HYBINS.
9 BleM diy word to old and young ;
Grant us. now, tby peace and love;
And when life's short race is run,
Take us to thy house above.
472 71. EdyflaU.
1 SAVIOUR, bless thy word to all,
Quick and po wernil let it proye ;
Oh may sinners hear thy call !
Let thy people grow m love.
3 Thine own gracious message bless.
Follow it with power divine ;
Give the ffospei ffreat success —
Thine tne worK--the glory thine.
3 Saviour, bid the world rejoice,
Send — oh send thy trutn abroad !
Let the nations hear thy voice —
Hear it— and return to God.
Mg^g% ^* ^ Spencor. B^*
47t5 Prmfer/or Sincerity m Worship.
Aff 1 LORD ! when we bend before thy throne,
And our confessions pour,
Oh may we feekthe sins we own.
And nate what we deplore.
3 Our contrite spirits pitying see ;
True penitence impart :
And let a healing ray from thee
Beam hope on every heart.
3 When we disclose our wants in pratxr,
Oh let our wills resign ;
And not a thought our bosom share,
Which is not wholly thine.
■^ 4 And when with heart and voice we strive
Our grateful hymns to raise,
Let love divine within us live,
And fill our souls with praisx.
5 Then, on thy glories while we dwell.
Thy mercies we'll review ;
With love divine, transported, tell—
* Thou, God, art Father too !'
474 C. M. St. BCaitlnHk Bt. Aia>lb
1 COME, ye that love the Saviour's name.
And joy to make it known ;
UYMNS. 459
The Sovereign of your heart proclainii
And bow before his throne.
2 When in his earthly courts we view
The glories of our King,
We long to love as angels do,
And wish like them to sing.
3 And shall we long and wish in vain ?
Lord, teach our songs to rise:
Thv love can raise our humble strain,
And bid it reach the skies.
f 4 Oh, happy period ! — glorious day !
When heaven and earth shall raise,
With ail their powers, their raptured lay
To celebrate thy praise.
Mf^m L* ^* Hlngbam.
4 / O Christ ever preaeni in his Churches.
1 JESUS, where'er thv people meet.
There they behold tnv mercy-seat ;
Where'er they seek tnee, thou art found,
And every place is hallowed ground.
2 For thou, within no walls confined,
Inhabitest the humble mind ;
Such ever bring thee where they come,
And going, take thee to their home.
3 Great Shepherd of thy chosen few !
Thy former mercies here renew ;
Here to our waiting hearts proclaim
The sweetness of thy saving name.
._^ L. M. 97th Ps. Tune. WlnibinHil.
4 T O The Presence of God realized,
1 LO, God is here ! — ^let us adore,
And own how dreadful is this place !
Let all within us feel his power,
p And silent bow before his face !
— 2 Lo, God is here ! — ^him day and night
Th' united choirs of angels sing:
To him, enthroned above all height,
> Let saints their humble worship bring.
— 3 Lord God of hosts ! oh mav our praise
Thy courts with ffratefuf fragrance fill:
Still may we stand oefore thy face,
Still hear and do thy sovereign wiU.
461 HYMNS.
477 DUmUiUmt.
1 DIfflllISS us with thy bleennff, Lord ;
Help us to feed upon thy word ;
All that has been amiss forgive^
And let thy truth within us live.
9 Though we are guilty, thou art good;
Wash aH our works m Jesus' blood;
GiYe every burdened soul release.
And bid us all depart in peace.
478 8s, 7i & 4 SkUiM Hymn. Gnenvllla
1 LORD^ dkimiss us with thy blessing:
Fill our hearts with joy and peace !
Let us, each thy love possessing.
Triumph in redeeming grace :
Oh refresh us,
Travelling through this wilderaeaii
3 Thanks we give, and adoration,
For thy gospel's joyful tfound ;
May the fruits of thv salvation
In our hearts anil lives abound !
May thy presence
With us evermore be found !
3 Then, whene'er the signal's given.
Us from earth to calldway,
f Borne on angels' wiugs to heaven,
Qlad the sununons to obey —
«P May we ever
»t Reign with Christ in endless day !
479 8i k, 7i. Walpole. Btdllan Bfv^
1 MAY the grace of Christ our Saviour,
And the Father's boundless love,
With the Holy Spirit's favor,
Rest upon us from above.
3 Thus may we abide in union
With each other, and the Lord^
And possess, in sweet communion,
Joys which earth cannot afford.
480 Si, ra t, 4. Sicilian Hymn. GMmvOlik
1 GO!) of our salvation, hear us ;
Bless, oh bless us, ere we go ;
When we join the world, be near us«
HYMNS. 461
} Lest we cold ami careless grow :
Saviour, keep us —
Keep us safe from every foe.
2 May we live in view of heaven,
Where we hope to see thy face ;
Save us from unhallowed leaven,
All that might obscure thy grace ;
r Keep us walking
^' Each in nis appointed place.
^ 3 As our steps are drawing nearer
To the place we call our home,
^ Bf May our view of heaven grow clearer^
^^ < Hope more bright of joys to come ;
*' P And, when dying,
^ < May thy presence cheer the gloom.
481 L. M. UxlirldfB.
1 THE peace which God alone reveals,
^ And by his word of grace imparts,
Which only the behever feels.
Direct, and keep, and cheer our hearts !
2 And raa^ the holy Three in One,
The Father, Word, and Comforter,
Pour an abundant blessinff down
On every soul assembled here !
. pgj C. M. Barbjr. Coriatlk
40i5 . Languid Devotion lamented,
1 FREQUENT the day of God returns,
To shed its Quickening beams ;
And yet how stow devotion burns !
f\ How languid are its flames !
i; 2 Accept our faint attempts to love ;
Our foUies, Lord, forgive ;
We vvould be like thy saints above,
And praise thee wnile we Uve.
3 Increase, O Lord, our faith and hope.
And fit us to ascend
Where the assembly ne'er breaks up,
And Sabbaths never end ; —
4 Where we shall breathe in heavenly air—
^ With heavenly lustre shine —
Before the throne of Grod appear,
And feast on love divine.
39*
4«i HYMNS.
f 5 There shall we join, and neyer tire,
To sing immortal lays ;
And with the bright, seraphic choir,
Sound forth Inunanuei's praise.
1 WHEN, dearest Saviour— when shall I
Behold thee all serene ;
Blest in perpetual Sabbath day,
Without a Tail between ?
3 Asdst me while I wander here,
Amid a world of cares ;
Inoline my roving heart to pray.
And then accept my prayers.
3 Thy Spirit, O mv Father, gfve.
To be my guide and friend ;
To light nvy path to ceaseless joya —
Where babbaths never, end.
40'x Pleating Remembrance o/the Sabbaths
1 LORD, how delightful 'tis to see
A whole assembly worship thee !
At once they sing — at once they pray —
They hear of heaven, and learn tne way.
2 I have been there, and still would go :
'Tis like the dawn of heaven below;
Not all that careless sinners sav.
Shall tempt me to forget this day.
3 Oh write upon my memory, Lord>
The truths and precepts of thy word!
That I may breaV thy laws no morey
But love tnee better than before.
4 With thoughts of Christ, and things divine,
Fill up this foolish heart of mine ;
That, finding pardon through his blood,
I may lie down, and wake with God.
4ot> c. M. Oorimii.
1 I LOVE to see the Lord below ;
His church displays his grace ;
But upper worlds his glory know,
And view him face to lace.
ii
HYMNS. 461
9 I lore tD worship at his feet,
TboQf^h ffin annoy me there ;
But saintSy exalted near his aea^
Have no asaaiita to fear.
9 I love to meet him in his court,
And taste his heavenly love ;
But still his visits seem too short,
Or I too soon remove.
<^ 4 He shines — and I am all delight ;
>> He hides — and all is pain :
— When will he fix me in his sight,
And ne'er depart again !
Aff 5 O Lord, I love thy service now ;
Thy church displays thy power;
«^ But soon in heaven I hope to view
And praise thee evermore.
^ S, M. BL Thooni.
4oO JfMueera the Bamtn of glad Tiding*,
1 HOW beauteous are their feet
Who stand on Zion's hill I
Who bring salvation on their tonguoi,
And words of peace reveal !
2 How charming is their voice !
How sweet tneir tidings are !
^ Zion, behold thy Saviour Kine.
He reigns and triumphs here?'
3 How happy are our ears,
That hear this joyfUl sound,
Which kings and prophets waited fbr^
And sought, but never found !
4 How blessed are our eye8«
That see this heavenly liffht I
Prophets and kings desired it long,
But died without the sight
5 The watchmen join their voice.
And tuneful notes employ ;
^ Jerusalem breaks forth m sougi,
And deserts learn the joy.
6 The Lord makes bare his arm
Through all the earth abroad I
' Lat every nation now behold
Their eavv>ur and their CM.
464 UYBINS.
4oT Chrui'9 Commumon to hit iBniaUn.
1 <*00 preach my gospel,*' saith the Lord ;
'^Bid the whole earth my grace receive
He shall be saved, that trusts my word.
And he condemned, who'll not beheve.
% I'll make your great commission known ;
And ye shall prove mv gospel true,
By all the works that I nave done,
By all the wonders ye shall do.
3 Teach all the nations my commands ;
I'm with you till the world shall end :
All power is trusted in my hands —
I can destroy— and I defend."
' 4 He spake — and light shone round his head,
On a bright cloud to heaven he rode :
They to the farthest nations spread
Tne grace of their ascendea God.
I^ M. DakeStneU A|ipl«lao»
488 The MUnutrtf o/dwuu Appointment.
1 FATHER of mercies, in thy house.
We pay our homage, and our vows,
While with a grateful heart we share
These pledges of our Saviour's care.
3 The Saviour, when to heaven he rose
In splendid triumph o'er his foes,
Scattered his gifts on men below,'
And wide his royal bounties flow.
3 Hence sprung th' apostle's honored name,
Sacred beyond all eartfily fame ;
In lowlier forms, to bless our eyes.
Pastors from hence, and teachers rise.
4 So shall the bright successi6n run
Through latest courses of the sun ;
While Unborn churches, by their care,
Shall rise and flourish, large and fair.
UNIYERSAL DIFFUSION OF THE GOSPEL.
4oSF StaU and Prospects of the Heathen,
1 HARK !— -what mean those lamentatit^iUL
Balling ttt^tf through the dqr ?
HYMNS. M»
Tlfl the cry of heathen nations.
^ " Come, and help us, or we oie !"
— » 2 Hear the heathen's sad complaining-*.
Christians, hear their dying erf ;
Andf the love of Christ constrainingt
> Jom to help them, ere they die.
490 p. M. MHariaoatf l^m.
f V 1 FROM Greenland's icy mountains^
From India's coral strand^
Where Afric's sunny fountains
KoU down their golden sand ;
From many an ancient river.
From many a palmy plain,
They call us to aeliver
Tneir land from error's chain.
r * f 2 What though the spicy breezes
Blow soft o'er Ceylon's isle —
Thouffh every prospect pleases,
Ana only man is vile? —
In vain, with lavish kindness.
The gifts of God are strown;
The heathen, in his blindness.
Bows down to wood and stone.
3 Shall we, whose souls are lighted
Bv wisdom from on high —
Shall we to man benighted
The lamp of life deny? —
f Salvation !-— oh, salvation !
The joyful sound proclaim.
Till earth's remotest nation
Has learnt Meteiah's name.
4 Waft — waft, ye winds, his story ;
And you, ye waters, roll,
Till, hke a sea of glory.
It spreads from po|e to pole ;
Till o'er our ransomed nature,
The Lamb for sinners slain.
Redeemer, Kin^, Creator,
Returns in bhss to reign.
4«l 1 PrtnaUmct of Ckrt$tiamty promised,
1 GREAT God, is not thy promise pledged
To thine exalted Son,
HYMNS.
That throuffh the natiomi of the earth
Tby wora of life shall run ?
% ^ Aak — and I give the heathen landa
For thine inheritance ;
And to the world's remotest shores
Thine empire shall advance."
3 From east to west, from north to south.
Then be his name adored :
f Let earth, with all its millions, shout
Hosanna to the Lord !
4Sf3S L. M. Biewor. JHikoStiMl.
1 THOUGH now the nations sit beneath
The darkness of o'erspreading death,
Ood will arise with light divine.
On Zion's holy towers to shine.
9 That light shall glance on distant lands.
And heathen tribes, in joyful bands,
Come with exulting haste to prove
The power and greatness of his love.
3 Lord, spread the triumphs of thy grace;
Let truth, and righteousness, and peace,
In mild and lovely forms, display
The glories of the latter day.
493 80, 7fl k, 4. Tnmm
1 O'ER the gloomy hills of darkness.
Look, my 80ul---l>e stilly and gaze ;
See the promises advancmg
To a glorious dav of grace !
t Blessed Jubilee !
Let thy glorious morning dawn !
» 9 Let the daris. benighted pagan,
Let the rude barbarian, see
That divine and glorious conquest
Once obtained on Calvary :
Let the gospel
f Load resound, from pole to pole.
8 Kingdoms wide, that sit in darkness.
Grant them, Lord, the glorious lignt »
Now, from eastern coast to western.
May the morning chase the night ;
Let redemption,
Freely purchased, win the day i
HYMNS. 407
yi f 4 Fhr abroad, thou mighty gospel ;
Win and conquer — ^never cease !
* May thy lasting, wide dominions
^ Multiply, ana still increase :
Sway thy sceptre,
f Saviour, all tne world around !
494 58 & 6b. Lyons. St.
1 HOW wondrous and great
L Thy works, Grod of praise !
How iust. King of saints.
Ana true, are thy ways !
Oh, who shall not fear thee,
f And honor thy name !
, Thou only art holy.
Thou only supreme !
3 To nations long dark
Thy light shall be shown ;
Their worship and vows
\ Shall come to thy throne:
'f Thy truth and thy judgments
shall spread all abroad,
' Till earth^s ev'r/ people
t Confess thee their Uod.
8i, 7a&4. BieOiaii
4«7d If^uencea of the ^nrit necessary,
1 WHO, but thou, almighty Spirit,
Can the heathen world reclaim?
Men may preach— but till thou favor,
Heathens will be still the same :
Mighty Spirit !
Witness to the Saviour's name.
2 Thou hast promised, by the prophets,
Glorious liffht in latter days :
Come, and bless beivildered nations,
Change our prayers and tears to praise;
Promised Spirit !
Round the world diffuse thy rays.
3 All our hopes, and prayers^ and labors
Must be vain without thme aid :
But thou wilt not disappoint us —
All is true that thou hast said :
Faithful Spirit !
O'er the world thine influence shed.
HYMNa
496 c. M.
1 ALMIGHTY Spirit, now behold
A world hj sin destroyed :
Creating Spirit, as of ola.
Move on the formless void !
9 Give thou the word— that healing soaad
Shall quell the deadly strife,
And earth again, like Eden crownedi
Bring forth the tree of life.
8 If sang the morning stars for joy,
When nature rose to view,
What strains will aneel-harps employ.
When thou shah all renew ! —
4 And if the sons of God rejoice
To hear a Saviour's name,
How will the ransomed raise their Toiee,
To whom the Saviour came!
5 Lo. every kindred, every tribe.
Assembling round the throne,
The new creation shall ascribe
To sovereign love alone.
49 T Proferfir the Conoenkm of the WcfHd.
1 INDULGENT Sovereign of the skies.
And wilt thou bow thy gracious ear ?
While feeble mortals raise their cries.
Wilt thou, the great Jehovah, hear?
r 9 Look down, O God, with pitying eye.
And view the desolations round ;
See what wide realms in darkness lie.
What scenes of wo and crime abound!
' 3 Loud let the gospel-trumpet blow,
And call the nations from afar;
Let all the isles their Saviour know.
And earth's remotest ends draw near.
498 8. M. ' BL ThoMft
1 O GOD of sovereign grace,
We bow before thy tlirone,
And plead, for all the human race,
The merits of thy Son.
9 Spread through the earth, O Loud,
^Phe knowledge of thy way»;
uyMN&
And let all lands with joy record
' The great Redeemer's praise I
499 C. M. Stiuiilbid.
1 GREAT God! the nations of the earth
Are bv creation thine ;
And in tny works, by all beheld,
> Thy power and gfory shine.
3 But. Lord, thy greater love has sent
' Thy gospel to mankind ;
Unvailing what rich stores of grace
f Are treasured in thy mind.
3 Oh when shall these glad tidings wpnmA
^ The spacious earth around.
Till every tribe — and every soul.
Shall hear the joyful sound ?
4 Smile, Lord, on each divine attempt
i To spread the gospel's rays,
And build on sin's demolished throne
A temple to thy praise.
500 B. M. SC TlMMMf.
1 O LORD, our God, arise,
The cause of truth maintain;
* And wide o'er all the peopled woild
» Extend her blessed reign.
5 2 Thou Prince of life, arise,
Nor let thy glory cease ;
Far spread the conquests of thy graesi
Ana bless the earth with peace.
3 Thou Holy Ghost, arise.
Extend thy healing wing.
And o'er a dark and ruined world
Let light and order spring.
f 4 Let all on earth arise.
To God the Saviour sing,
From shore to shore — ^from earth to h—vin,
Let echoing anthems ring I
501 H. M. ---fU
1 SOVEREIGN of worids abore,
And Lord of all below,
Thv faithfulness and love,
Thy power and mercy show :
Fulfil thy word, I Let heathens BfW^
471 HYMNa
9 Few be the years that roll,
Ere all shall worship thee;
The travail of his soul
Soon let the Saviour see :
O God of grace ! I Fill earth with joy.
Thy power employ ; | And heaven with]HraiB&
002 L. M. Sochwell. BtonaAaM.
1 ARISE, in all thv splendor, Lord,
Let power attenti thy. gracious word;
Unvail the beauties of thy face,
And show the glories of thy grace.
9 Diffuse thy light and truth abroad.
And be thou known th' almighty God :
Make bare thine arm — ^thy power display,
While truth and grace thy sceptre sway.
3 Send forth thy messengers of peace.
Make Satan's reign and empire cease ;
Let thy salvation. Lord, be known.
That all the world thy power may own.
OOo L. M. AppMo*.
1 SOVEREIGNof worlds! display thy power.
Be this thy Zion's favored hour :
Oh bid the mommg-star arise,.
Oh point the heathen to the skies.
3 Set up thy throne where Satan reigns,
In western wilds, and heathen plains.
Far let the gospel's sound be known ;
Make thou the universe thine own.
3 Speak ! and the world shall hear thy voice:
Speak ! and the desert shall rejoice :
Scatter the gloom of heathen night.
Bid every nation hail the light.
$04 L. M. Old Bund
1 ASCEND thy throne, almighty Kinff ;
Now spread thy glories ail abroad;
Let thipe own arm salvation bring,
And be thou known the gracious God.
F 9 Let millions bow before thy seat.
Let humble mourners seek thy faoe^
.. Brinff daring rebels to thy feet,
< Subdued by thy victorious grace.
HYMNS. 471
— 3 Oh let the kinffdoms of the world
Bec(|ine the Kingdoms of the Lord;
f Let saints and angels praise thy name ;
Be thou thro' heaven and earth adored*
O05 L. M. GUMd.
1 ARM of the Lord, awake ! — awake !
Put on thy strength — ^the nations shake !
Now let the wond, adoring, see
Triumphs of mercy wrought by thee.
2 Say to the heathen, from thy throne^
* I am Jehovah, God alone !'
Thy voice their idols shaU confound.
And cast their altars to the ground.
3 Let Zion's time of favor come!
Oh, bring the tribes of Israel home !
Soon may our wondering eyes behold
Gentiles and Jews in Jesus^ fold !
4 Almighty Grod ! thy grace proclaim
Through every clime— of every name!
Let ac^erse powers before thee falL
And crown tne Saviour Lord of all!
506
H. M. BodMtda.
1 RISE, Sun of glory— rise !
And chase those shades of nighty
Which now obscure the skies,
And hide thy sacred Ugbt :
Oh chase those dismal shades away,
And bring the bright millennial day !
2 Now send thy Spirit down
On all the nations. Lord !
With great success to crown
The preaching of thy word ;
That hoathen lands may own thy sway.
And cast their idol-gods away.
3 Then shall thy kingdom come
Amonff our fallen race,
And all the earth become
The temple of tfiy grace ;
Whence pure devotion shall asc^ndi
And songs of praise, till time shall end.
m HYMNa
|p^_ L. M. Bt Piiil*H. IMte
6UT Proiiftrfor tiit Jewi,
1 ARISEi great Ood ! and let tbj ffaoe
8hed its glad beams on Jacob^ race ;
Restoro ue long-lost^ scattered band^
And call them to their native land.
9 Their nusery let thjr mercy heal,
Their trespass hide — ^tbeir pardon seal ;
O God of Israel! hear our prayer.
And grant them still thy love to snare.
8 How long shall Jacob's offimriuff prov*
The sad suspension of thy love ?
Say— «hall tny wrath forever bum ?
And shall thy mercy ne'er return ?
4 Thy quickening Spirit now impart.
And wake to joy each grateful heart.
While Israel's rescued tribes in thee
Their bliss and full salvation see.
508 Si, ?• lb 4. QnmfmL
1 MAY the glorious day of fwomise
Come, and spread its cheerful rav.
When tne scattered sheep of Israel
Shall no longer go astray ;
t When hosannas
^th united voice they cry.
f 9 Lor4 ! bow long wilt thou be angiy ?
Shall thy wrath forever bum ?
«- Rise ! redeem thine ancient people ;
Their transgressions from them tura.
t King of Israel !
Come, ana set thy people free !
O09 L. If. lUlstoB. DokaSlntl.
1 LORD ! visit thy forsaken race.
Back to thy fold the wanderers bring ;
Teach them to seek thy slighted grace^
And hail in Christ their promised Kmg.
9 That vail of darkness rend in twain
Which hides their Shilob's glorious fight;
Tliat severed olive-branch again
Firm to its parent stock unite.
f 8 Hail, glorious dav-~exi)ected lonff !
When Jew and Greek one prayer wall poiir»
HYMNS. 473
With eager feet one temple thronff,
With grateful praise one God adore.
^^ M^ Li» M« dm uraKMk
O X U False Religioru supplanted by Christiamltf.
1 O FATHER, let thy kingdom come,
Thy kingdom, built on love and grace I
In every nation give it room,
In every heart aCord it place :
The earth is thine — set up thy throne.
And claim the kingdoms as thine own.
2 Still nature's awful darkness reigns,
And sinners scorn thy holy fear ;
Still Satan holds the heart in chains,
Where'er thy messengers appear :
Oh rise^ great God, in love, ana bless
All nations with thy righteousness.
511 L. M. SterUng. D«ke8tnet.
1 ALL power is to our Saviour given ;
O'er earth's rebellious sons he reigns ;
He mildly rules the hosts of heaven.
And holds the powers of hell in chains.
8 Soon the redeemed in every clime,
Yea, all that breathe, ana move^ and live,
To Chnst, through every age of tune,
Shall kingdom, power, and gloty give.
0 12 8i, 78 k, 4. Sicilian Hymn.
1 O'ER the realms of pagan darkness,
Let the eye of pity gaze ;
See the kindreds or the people
Lost in sin's bewildering maze :
Darkness brooding
On the face of all the earth.
2 Light of them that sit in darkness !
Rise and shine — ^thy blessings bring :
Light to lighten all the Gentiles !
Rise with healing in thy wing;
To thy brightness
Let all kings and nations conie.
3 May the heathen, now adoring
Idol-gods of wood and stone,
Come, and, wonhipping beforo him,
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474 HYMN&
0arTe the living God alone :
Let thy glory
Fill the earth ae floods the sea.
4 Thou to whom all power is ^ven,
Speak the word — at thy command.
Let the company of ppeachers
r Spread thy name from land to land ;
■V Lord be with them
— Alway to the end of time.
513 U M. Lavr^
« I 1 ARISE ! arise !— with joy survey
The glory of the latter day:
Already & the dawn begun
Which maiks at hand a nsmg sun I
d « Behold the way !' ye heralds, cry :
Spare not— but lift^our voices hiffh :
Convey the sound from jwle to pole,
«Glad tidings,' to the captive soul.
3 * Behold the way to Zion's hill,
Where Israel's (9od deliffhts to dwell!
He fixes there his loftv throne.
And calls the sacred place his ovm.'
4 The north gives up — ^the south no more
Keeps back her consecrated store :
From east to west the me'ssage runs.
And either India yields her sons.
t 5 Auspicious dawn !— thy risinff ray
I With joy we view— and hail the day :
Great Sun of Righteousness ! arise,
And fill the world with glad surprise.
C. M. Cbriftmu. Uaakm,
0 1 4 RettoraHon of the Jem,
I ' 1 DAUGHTER of Zion, from the dust
Exalt thy fallen head ;
Again in thy Redeemer trust :
lie calls tbee from the dead.
2 Awake — awake ! — put on thy strength,
Thy beautiful array ;
The day of freedom dawns at length.
The Lord's appointed day.
8 Rebuild thy walhK-^y bounds enlarge,
And send thy haralos forth ;
a
HYMNa 471
Sav to the souths — ^ Give up thy ehargei
And keep not back, O north!'
4 They come ! they come — ^thine exiled bfaid%
Where'er they rest or roam,
Have heard thy voice in distant lands,
^ And hasten to their home.
. 5 Thus, though the universe shall burn,
' And €rod his works destroy.
With songs thj^ ransomed shall return.
And everlasting joy.
^ etc 9b,7b k,i, Tuawoftik Saflbllk
1 515 Victories of Chrigt.
1 GIRD thy sword on, miffhtv Saviour,
Make tne word of truth thy car:
^ Prosper in thy course, triumphant ;
!f All success attend thy war ;
■£ Gracious victor,
i Bring thy trophies from afar.
2 Majesty Combined with meekness.
Righteousness and peace unite
$ To ensure thy blessed conquests —
Take possession of thy right:
1 f Ride triumphant,
Dressed in robes of purest light.
3 Blest are thev that touch thy sceptre !
i Blest are all that own thy reign ;
Freed from sin — ^that worst of tyrants —
Rescued from its galling chain ;
Saints and angels.
All who know thee, bless thy reign.
^ 516 O. M. Ariiagton. St. Maitin'iw
f 1 HOSANNA to our conquering King !
AU hail, incarnate Love !
Ten thousand songs and glories wait
To crown thy head above.
2 Thy victories and thy deathless fame
Through all the world shall run.
And everlasting ages sing
Th|9 triumphs thou hast won.
517 C. M. St. MaitiB*t. AlUiiS>«*
1 JESUS, immortal King, arise !
Assert tky rightfiil sway,
47i HYMNS.
Till earth, subdued, its tribute brings,
And distant lands obey.
f 3 Ride forth, victorious Conqueror, ride
Till ail thy foes submit.
And all the powers of hell resign
Their trophies at thy feet !
3 Bend forth thy word— and let it fly
The spacious earth around ;
mil every soul beneath the sun
Shall hear the joyful sound !
' 4 From sea to sea — ^from shore to shore.
May Jesus be adored ;
And earth, with all her millions, shout
Hosanna to the Lord !
518 CM. St. Martin**. CddMiMr.
1 UAIL, mijfhty Jesus! how divine
Is thy victorious sword !
The stoutest rebel must resign,
At thy commanding word.
i 3 Still gird thy sword upon thy thigh ;
Ride with maiestic sway :
Go forth, ereat rrince, triumphantly,
And muLe thy foes obey.
— > 3 And when thy victories are complete,
And all the chosen race
Shall round the throne of mercy meet,
To sing thy conquering grace, —
■r 4 Oh may mv humble soul be found
Amon^ that favored band ;
< And I with them thy praise will sound,
f Throughout Immanuel's land.
519 5i & 8i. On.
1 BEHOLD how the Lord
Has girt on his sword ;
From conquest to conquest proceeds !
How happjr are they
Who live m this dav.
And witness his wonaerfid deeds !
3 His word he sends forth.
From south to the north ;
From east and from west it is heard :
520
HYMMa 497
The rebel is charmed ;
The foe is disarmed ;
No day like this day has appeared.
3 To Jesus alone,
Who sits on the throne,
Salvation and glory belong :
All hail blessed name,
Forever the same.
Our joy, and the theme of our song I
H. M. ShAftMbmy. AetoB.
1 ALL hail, incarnate God !
The wondrous things foretold
Of thee, in sacred writ.
With joy our eyes behold !
Still does thme arm new trophies wear,
And monuments of glory rear.
2 Oh haste, victorious Prince,
That glorious, happy day.
When souls, like drops of dew.
Shall own thy gentle sway :
Oh may it bless our longing eyes.
And bear our shouts beyond the skies !
3 All hail ! triumphant Lord,
Eternal be thy reign :
Behold the nations wait
To wear thy gentle chain :
When earth and tune are known no more,
Thy throne shall stand forever sure.
521
1
L. M. Ollead. Mendm
SHOUT, for the great Redeemer reigns ;
Thro' distant lands his triumphs spread ;
Sinners, now freed from Satan's chams.
Own him their Saviour and their head.
2 Oh may his conquests still increase ;
Let every foe his power subdue !
While angels celebrate his praise.
Saints uiall his growing glories show.
3 Loud hallelujahs to the Lamb,
From all below and all above ;
In loily songs exalt his name.
In songs as lasting as his love.
«8 H71fNS.
522 Edargem/aU tmi Glory of the Church.
1 O'ER mountain tops the mount of God
In latter days shall rise — ^
Above the summits of the hills —
And draw the wondering eyes.
3 To this the joyful nations round,
All tribes and tongues, shall flow ;
* Up to the mount of God.' they say,
' And to his house we'll go.'
3 The beams which shine fh)m Zion's hiU
Shall lighten every land ;
The King who reigns in Salem's towers
Shall lul the world conunand.
523 8i, ?■ & 4. Greenvffle. SiciUaa HjMi
1 ON the mountain's top appearing,
Lo ! the sacred herald stands V
Welcome news to Zion bearing,
Zion lon^ in hostile lands,
f Mourning captive !
< God himself shall loose thy bands.
i 3 Lo ! thv sun is risen in glonr !
God nimself appears tb^ friend ;
All thy foes shall flee before thee ;
Here their boasted triumphs end :
Great deliverance
Zion's King vouchsafes to send.
— 3 Enemies no more shall trouble ;
^1 thy wrongs shall be redressed ;
For thy shame thou shalt have double,
In thy Maker's favor blest ;
All thy conflicts
tm Eud in an eternal rest.
5^4 8. M. 8t. ThoDiBi. FaddingML
1 RISE, gracious God ! and shine
In alf thy saving might ;
Now prosper every good design
To spread thy glorious light :
3 Oh bring the nations near,
That they may sing thy praise :
Thv word let allthe people hear.
And learn thy holy ways :
HYMNS. 419
3 Put forth thy fflorious power !
All nations Uien will see ;
And earth present her gratefUl store
In converts born to thee.
525 L. M. OOead. MmdMi.
1 ZION, awake ! — ^thy strength renew,
Put on thy robes of beauteous hue ;
Church of our God, arise and shine,
Bright with the beams of truth divine !
2 Soon shall thy radiance stream afar,
Wide as the heathen nations are.
Gentiles and kings thy light shall view:
All shall admire and love thee too.
5Zu H. M. Newbary. Danr«a%.
1 O ZION, tune thy voice,
And raise thy hands on high !
Tell all the earth thy joys.
And boast salvation nign :
Cheerful in <jk>d, I While ravs divine
Arise and shine, | Stream all abroad.
3 He ffilds thy mourning face
With beams which cannot fade :
His all-resplendent grace
He pours around thy head :
The nations round I With lustre new
Thy form shall view, | Divinely crowned.
3 In honor to his name.
Reflect that sacred light ;
And loud that grace proclaim.
Which makes thy darkness bright :
Pursue his praise, I In worlds above,
Till sovereign love, | The glory raise.
diBf L. M. Mendon. WiadMrtnu
1 TRIUMPHANT Zion ! hit thv head
From dust, and darkness, and the dead !
Though humbled long — awake at length.
And gutl thee with thy Saviour's strength I
3 Put all thy beauteous garments on.
And let thy excellence oe known :
Decked in the robes of riffhteousness,
Thy glories shall the wond confeflB.
STUNS.
3 No mora dwll foes undeui iilTsde^
And fill th V haHowed waQs with dfead ;
No more akall hell's insulting h<wt
Their victoiy and thy sonrows boaat
4 Gpd« ftom on hij^h, has heard thy prayir )
His hand thy nun shall repair :
Nor will thy watchful Monarch cease
To guard thee in eternal peace.
528 7b. Edyfleld. LfaiedB.
1 '^OlVfi w roomy that wo may dweU,"
Zion's ehikhren cry aloud :
See their nombers — how they swell !
Uow they gather like a cloud !
3 CNi how briff ht the morning seems !
Brighter fi^m so dark a night :
Zion IS like one that dreams.
Filled with wonder and delight.
3 Lo ! thy sun goes down no more,
God himself will be thy light :
All that caused thee grief before
Buried hes in endless night.
f 4 Zion, now arise and shine !
Lo ! thy light from heaven is come !
These that crowd from far are thine ;
Give thy sous and daughters room.
Sm3 8a, ?■ ac 4. OreenviUe. Gnteti
1 YES ! we trust the day is breaking;
Joyful times are near at hand ;
God— the mighty God, is speaking
By his wora, m every land ;
When he chooses,
Darkness flies at his command.
9 While the foe becomes more daring.
While he enters like a floods
God, the Saviour, is j»reparinff
Means to spread his truth aDrocid t
Every language
Soon shall telithe love of God.
8 Oh ! 'tis pleasant — tis reviving
To our hearts to hear, each day,
Joyfiii^ news from fiir arriving,
HYMNS. 4»l
■ How the gospel wins its way ;
; Those omighteninff,
' Who in death and darKness lay.
^ 4 God of Jacob, high and fflorious,
Let thy people see thy tiand ;
Let the gospel be victorious,
Through the world — in every land ;
; Then shall idols
Perish, Lord-*at thy command.
I f QA ^ ^' OldHimdfBd.
( OtHI iiUrionary Meeting,
1 ASSEMBLED at thy mat conunand,
f Before thy face, dread iCing I we stand :
The voice that marshalled every star
Has called thy people from afar.
2 We meet, through distant lands to spread
The truth for wnich the martyrs bled ;
Alonff the line — to either pole —
The thunder of thy praise to roll.
p 3 Our prayers assist < accept our praise —
«f Our hopes revive < our courage raise—
— Our counsels aid — to each impart
The single eye — the faithful heart !
4 Forth with thy chosen heralds come ;
; Recall the wandering spirits home :
From Zion's mount send forth the sound,
To spread the spacious earth around.
dol L. M. Alfreton. Effingham.
1 BEHOLD the heathen waits to know
The joy the gospel Will bestow ;
The exiled captive to receive
Tne freedom Jesus has to give.
2 Come, let us, with a grateful heart,
In this blest labor share a part ;
Our prayers and offerings gladly bring
To aid the triumphs of our iCing.
3 Our hearts exult in songs of praise,
That we have seen these latter days ;
When our Redeemer shall be known,
Wliere Satan long hath held his throne*
4 Where'er his hand hath spread the ikieiy
Sweet inoense to his name shd) rise ;
41
HYMNS.
And slftve; and fVeeman — Greek, and Jew,
By sovereign grace be formed anew.
532 8i k 7s. SteUiMi Hym.
1 WITH my mibstance I will honor
My Redeemer and my Lord ;
Were ten thousand worlds my manor,
All were nothing to his word.
3 While the heralds of salvation
His abounding grace proclaim,
Let his firiends, oreverv station,
Gladly join to spread his fame.
3 May his kingdom be promoted ;
May the world the Saviour know ;
Be my all to him devoted ;
To my Lord my all I owe.
i 4 Praise the Saviour, all ye nations ;
Praise him, all ve hosts above ;
Shout with joyful acclamations,
His divine — victorious love.
p. M. Hiaiionaqr Bya»
SiU Departure of MisaionarieM,
' ( I ROLL on, thou mighty ocean 1
And, as thy billows now,
Bear messengers of mercy
To every land below.
Arise, ye gales ! and waft them
Sfue to the destined shore ;
That man may sit in darkness,
And death's black shade, no more.
AM 2 O thou eternal Ruler I
Who boldest in thine arm
The tempests of the ocean.
Protect them from all harm !
Thy presence e'er be with them,
Wherever they may be,
Though far from us who love them^
Still let them be wilh thee !
584 an. «.TiK».. F«.M.^
1 TE messengers of Christ,
His sovereiffn voice obey ;
Arise, and fi>]U>w where he leads,
: And peace attend your way !
i:
HYMNS. 488
9 The Master whom you serre
Will needful strength bestow ;
Depending on his promised aid.
With sacred courage — ^go.
3 Go, spread the Saviour's fame ;
Go, tell his matchless grace ;
Proclaim salvation full and free
To Adam's guilty race.
4 Mountains shall sink to plains,
And heli in vain oppose ;
The cause is God's — and will prevail
In spite of all his foes.
535 8i, 7b it 4. Greenville.
1 MEN of God, go take your stations ;
Darkness reigns throughout the earth ;
Gk>— proclaim among the nations,
Joyful news of heavenly birth :
fiear the tidinss —
Tidings of the Saviour's worth.
2 Of his gospel not ashamed —
'Tis tne power of God to save ;
Go where uhrist was never named,
Publish freedom to the slave :
Blessed freedom ! —
Freedom Zion's children have.
3 When exposed to fearful dangers,
Jesus will his own defend ;
Borne afar 'midst foes and strangers,
Jesus will appear your friend :
He is with you —
He will guide you to the end.
^(50 L. M. Brewer. RfllngtaBk
f f 1 YE Christian heralds, eo, proclaim
Salvation in Immanuers name ;
To distant climes the tidings bear.
And plant the rose of Sharon there.
2 He'll shield you with a wall of fire —
With holy zeal vour hearts inspire ;
> Bid raging winds their fury cease,
p And calm the savage breast to peace.
— 3 And when our labors all are o'er.
Then shall we meet to part no more ;
4M HYMNS.
Meet — ^whh the blood-bou|fht throng to fril,
And crown our Jesus— Loid of alL
r-rkry ^* ^* BreWOT* MoMOfc
dtJf Suhjieetion of the Nations to Christ prayed /or,
1 SOON may the Last ^lad song arise.
Through all the milhons of the skies-^
That song of triumph which records
That aU Uie earth is now the Lord's!
3 Let thrones, and powers, and kingdoms be
Obedient, mighty God, to thee !
And over land, and stream, and main.
Now wave the sceptre of thy reign !
8 Oh let that glorious anthem swell ;
Let host to host the triumph tell —
That not one rebel heart remains,
But over all the Saviour reigns !
Oo8 p. M. Minkmaiy Hjmi.
1 Wfl£N shall the voice of singing
Flow joyfully along ?
When hill and valley, ringing
With one triumphant song,
Proclaim the contest ended,
And HIM who once was slain,
Affain to earth descended,
In righteousness to reign ?
3 Then from the craggv mountains
The sacred shout snail fly ;
And shady vales and fountains
Shall echo the reply.
High tower and lowly dwelling
Shall send the chorus round,
All hallelujah swelling
In one eternal sound !
039 L. M. Old Hundred. Gllend.
1 NOW let the angel sound on high.
Let shouts be heard tlirough all the sky;
Kings of the earth, with glad accord,
^ive up your kingdoms to the Lord.
S Almighty God, thy power assume.
Who wast, and art, and art to come ;
Jesus, the Lamb, who once was slain,
Forever live — forever reign !
540 8L M. a
1 GREAT Heir of David's throne!
Thy royal power •araine ;
Come, reifn in fiuthlbl hearts a]oiie»
Thoa blest Redeemer, oome.
2 Set up thv thione of grace
la all the heathen's sic ht —
Thy kingdom of true h^uineas —
And order it aright.
3 Now, for thy pronuse' sake,
O'er earth exalted be :
The idngdom, power, and glory take.
Which all belong to thee.
4 In zeal for God and man.
Thy iuU salvation bring :
The universal Monarch reign.
The saints' eternal King.
541 Refoicing m ChriMft Reign.
1 NOW living waters flow
To cheer the humble soul ;
From sea to sea the rivers go,
And spread from pole to pole.
2 Now righteousness shall spring.
And grow on earth agam:
Jesus, ^hovah, be our King,
And o'er the nations reign.
3 Jesus shall rule alone,
The world shall hear his word ;
Byone blest name shall he be known
"The Universal Lord.
542 L. M. Brewer. Dnka StntL
1 HAIL to the Prince of life and peace,
Who holds the keys of death and hell;
The boundless world unseen is hi^
And sovereign power becomes him welL
p 2 In shame and sufTering once he died ^
But now he lives forevermore :
— Bow down, ye saints, around his aeati
And, all ye angel-bands, adore.
3 So live forever, glorious Lord,
To crush thy foe»— and guani thy firiendB t
41*
iiniN&
While an thy chosen trihea rejoice,
That thy aotninion never ends.
4 Worth? thy hand to hold the keys,
Guided by wisdom, and by love ;
Worthy to rule o'er mortal life.
O'er worlds below — and worlds above.
' 5 Forever reicn. victorious King !
Wide thrcr the earth thv name be known ;
And call my longing souf to sinff
Sublimer anthems near thy throne.
d40 L. M. MendoB. Bnww.
1 YES-— mighty Jesus! thou shalt reign,
Till all tny haughty foes submit^
Till hell, and all her trembling tram.
Become the footstool of thy feet.
3 Then, ransomed souls shall bless thy power:
Thme ann shall full salvation bring :
Thv saints, in that illustrious hour,
Shall conquer, with their conquering King.
3 Then, ranged thy shining throne around.
Thy honors, Lord, will we proclaim ;
While heaven's transported realms resound
Thy glomus deeds and saving name.
d44 7s. Adullum. JJaoaim.
1 HARK!— the song of jubilee,
Loud— as mighty thunders roar ;
Or the fullness of the sea,.
When it breaks upon the shore —
3 See Jehovah's banners furled !
Sheathed his sword : — ^he speaks — 'tis done I
Now the kingdoms of this world
Are the kingdom of his Son.
8 He shall reign from pole to pole
With supreme, unboundea sway :
He shall reign, when, like a scroll.
Yonder heavens have passed away !
4 Hallelujah ! for the Lord,
God omnipotent shall reign :
Hallelujah !— -let the word
Echo round the earth and main.
HYMNS. 48?
1 REJOICE ! the Lord is King !
Your Lord and Kin^ adore ;
Ye ransomed saints, give thaiuu and ang ,
And triumph evermore !
2 The miffht^r Sayiour reigns,
The God of truth and love ;
When he himself had purged our staim,
He took his seat above.
3 His kingdom cannot fail ;
He rules o'er earth and hisaven;
The sovereign keys of death and hell
Into his hands are giv^n.
4 He sits at Grod's right hand,
Till all his foes submit,
And humbly bovtr to his command,
And fall beneath his feet.
5 Rejoice in glorious hope !
Jesus, the Jud^e, shall come.
And take his waiting servants up
To their eternal home.
«>40 7s. AdnUiun. Useolni
1 WAKE the song of jubilee.
Let it echo o'er the sea !
Now is come the promised hour ;
Jesus reigns with sovereign power !
2 All ye nations, join and sing,
'Christ, of lords and kings is King!*
Let it sound from shore to shore,
Jesus reigns forevermore !
3 Now the desert lands rejoice^
And the islands join their voice ;
Yea, the whole creation sings,
' Jesus is the .King of kings v
VARIOUS TOPICS.
m^Am CM. Corintti. Oaktaad.
d^ • Nature of Prayer.
1 PRAYER is the contrite sinner's voieey
Returning from his ways ;
While angels in their songs rejoice^
Ami cry, * Behold, he prays.^
HYMNS.
3 Pnjer is the ChriBtian's vital breath,
Tlie ChriBtian'B Dative air ;
His watch-wocd at the ffatee of death ;
He enters heaven wiu prayer.
8 PrayeF is not made on earth alone—
Tlie Holy Spirit pleads ;
And Jesus, on th' eternal throne,
For sinuers intercedes.
Aff 4 O thou by whom we come to Gk>d—
The Life, the Truth, the Way!
The path of prayer thyself hast trod —
1^ Lord« teach us how to pray.
8. M. Little Mariboio*. HudMG.
D4c$ Kneouragtmtnt to Prayer,
1 AND shall not Jesus hear
His children when they cry ?
Yes— though he may awhile forbear,
He'U help them from on high.
3 His nature, truth, and love.
Engage him on their side ;
When they are grieved^ his bowels move;
And can they be denied ?
8 Then let us earnest be,
And never faint in prayer :
He loves our importunity,
And makes our cause ms care.
d4«f L. M. Brewer. St. Pul^
1 SE^G to the Lord, who loud proclaims
His various and his savinff names ;
Oh may they not be heard alone,
But by our sure experience known.
3 Through every age his gracious ear
Is open to his servants' prayer :
Nor can one humble soul complain.
That he has sought liis God in vain.
3 What unbelieving heart shall dare
In whispers to suggest a fear.
While still he owns his ancient name.
The same his power — ^his love the same ;
4 To thee our souls in faith arise,
To thee we lift expecting eyes ;
We boldly through the desert tread.
For God will guard, where God shall lead.
HYMNS. 489
It 550 L. M. WatenrUle. St. ftoM.
1 LORD, how fihiill wretched sinners dare
^ ' Look up to thy divine abode,
^ Or offer their imperfect prayer
r Before a just and holy God ?
S2 Bright terrors guard thine awful seat,
i £[kd dazzling glories vail thy face ;
Yet mercy calls us to thy feet :
^ Thy throne is still a throne of grace.
3 Oh ! may our souls thy grace adore ;
7 May Jesus plead our numble claim,
While thy protection we implore,
In his prevailing, glorious name*
4 Let past experience of thy care
Support our hone— our trust invite ;
> A^in attend our numble prayer ; —
— Let mercy still be thy delight.
^m^ S* ^ CUmar. Hndwa.
dd 1 LanPs Prayer.
1 OUR heavenly P^ather, hear
^5 The prayer we offer now ;
'' Thy name be hallowed far and near,
To thee all nations bow !
2 Thy kingdom come — ^thy will
On earth be done in love.
As saints and seraphim fulfil
Thy perfect law above !
* 3 Our daily bread supply,
i; While by thy woni we live ;
The guilt of our iniquity
Forgive — as we forgive.
4 From dark temptation's power,
r From Satan's wiles derend ;
Deliver in the evil hour,
And guide us to the end.
«r 5 Thine shall forever be
Glory and power divine ;
The sceptre, throne, and majesty
& Of heaven and earth are tiiine.
^ np 6 Thus humbly taught to pray
By thy beloved non,
Throuffn him we come to thee, and say,
'AH for his sake be done !'
490 HY»INS.
552 C. M. Litelifield. Dute.
1 OUR Father who in heaven art !
All hallowed be thy name ;
Thy kingdom come — thy will be done.
Throughout this eaithly firame^ —
3 Aa cheerfully as 'tis by those
Who dwell with thee on high
Lord, let thy bounty, day by day
Our daily food supply.
3 As wo forgive our enemies,
Thy pardon, Lord, we crave ;
Into temptation lead us not,
But lis from evil save.
■f 4 For kingdom, power, and glory, all
Belong, O Lord^ to thee ;
Thine from eternity they were.
And thine shall ever be.
D5o 6b & Sa. Fortagaew Hymn. X^Ma.
1 OUR Father in heaven,
We hallow thy name !
May thy kingdom holy
On earth be the same !
Oh give to us daily
Our portion of bread ;
It is from thy bounty
That all must be ted.
2 Forgive our transgressions,
And teach us to Know
That humble compassion
Which pardons each foe :
Keep us from temptation.
From weakness and sin.
And thine be the glory
Forever — ^Amen.
C. M. Litchfield. OoriKb.
Od4 Retiremmt and Meditation,
1 FAR from the world, O Lord, I flee,
From strife and tumult far ;
From scenes where Satan wages still
His most successful war.
p 2 Tbe calm retreat — the silent shade.
With prayer and praise agree ;
HYMN& IM
— Aad aemi, by thy sweet bounty, Uhftie
For tlioae wiio follow thee»
3 Thecsy if the Simrit touch the soul,
And grace her mean abode,
Oh ! with what peace, and joy, and loT«|
She communes with her God !
4 Author and guardian of my life.
Sweet source of light •divine.
And — aU harmonious names in one—*
My SATioua — thou art mine !
■^ 5 What thanks I owe thee ! and what love !
A boundless, endless store !
Thy praise shajl sound through realmsabovei
When time shall be no more.
^^^ L. M. BoUvilte. W«t«i?IU»,
1 MY God, permit me not to be
A stranger to myself and thee ;
Amid a thousand thoughts I rove,
Forgetful of my highest love,
2 Why should my passions mix with earthf
And thus debase my heavenly birth ?
Why should I cleave to things belowy
And let my God, my Saviour, go ?
3 Call me away from earth and sense ;
Thy sovereign word can draw me thenoo ;
I would obey the voice divine,
And all inferior joys resign.
4 Be earth, with all her scenes, withdrawn ;
Let noise and vanity be ^one ;
In secret silence of the mind.
My heaven — and there my God I find.
OOb C. M. Brattle Street. Ooilntil.
1 WHILE thee I seek, protecting Power I
Be my vain wishes stilled ;
And may this consecrated hour
With better hopes be filled.
2 Thy love the power of thouffht bestowed {
To thee my thoughts would soar :
Thy mercy o'er my life has flowed ;
That mercy I adore.
3 In each event of life, how dear
Thy ruling hand I see !
HYMNS.
Each biewiiig to my soul most dew,
fiecaiue conferred by thee.
4 Id every joy that crowns my days.
In every pain I bear^
My heart shall find dehght in praise,
Drseek relief m prayer.
5 When ffladness wings my favored hour.
Thy love my thoughts shall fill ;
Resigned, when storms of sorrow lower.
My soiu shall mieet thy will.
6 My lifted eye^ without a tear,
The gathering storm shall see ;
■f My steadfast heart shall know no fear ;
That heait will rest on thee.
55T S. M. Hudson. litUe Mailbon'
1 OUR heavenly Father's eye
Sees through the darkest night ;
In deep retirement he is nigh,
With heart-discerning sight.
2 Then let that eye survey
Our duteous oomage paid.
With every morning^ dawning ray.
And every evening's shade.
3 O God ! may heavenlv fire
The incense still inname;
While grateful vows to thee aspire,
Through my Redeemer's name.
4 Oh warm my heart with love,
My soul in secret bless ;
8o sdalt thou deign, in worlds above,
Thy suppiliaht to confess.
U M. Medwaar.
558 Desiring the Pretence of God,
1 MY God, I bow before thy feet ;
When shall my soul approach thy seat ?
When shaU I see thy f^orioiis face
With mingled majesty and grace ?
3 Hbw should I love thee, and adore.
With hopes and joys unknown befi>re !
And bid this tnffing world be gone,
Nor tease my heart so near thy throne.
HYMNS. 488
8 My Mttl ihould pour oat all her caras
In flowing woraiB. or jflowing tears ;
Thy smiles would ease my sharpest pain,
Nor should I seek my God in vain.
559 G. U. St Martiii*!. Bsrwlclb
I ETERNAL Sun of Righteousness,
Dieqalay thy beams divine.
And cause the glory of thy face
On all our hearts to sliine !
Thy grace and mercy prove !
Revived, and cheered, and blest by thee,
lliou God of pardoning love !
560 C. M. St. Martin's. BtepHnia^
1 SHINE on our souls, eternal God,
With rays of mercy shine:
Oh let thy favor crown our days,
And all their round be thine.
2 With thee let everv week begin ;
With thee each day be spent ;
To thee each fleeting hour be g^ven.
Since each by thee i9 lent.
3 Thus cheer us through this desert road,
^ Till all our labors cease ;-^
— Tin heaven refresh our weary souls
With everlasting peace.
^ CM. Corinth. AiUnftai.
OOl OtxPs Presence a Comfort in Life.
I OH happy they who know the Lord,
With whom he deigns to dwell !
He feeds and cheers them by his wmwl;
His arm supports them welL
3 To them, in each distressing hour,
His throne of grace is near;
And when they plead his love and power,
He stands engaged to hear.
3 His presence cheers us in our cares.
And makes our burdens light ;
His gracious word dispels our fears,
And gilds the gloom of night.
4 Let us e^joy, and highly prize
These tokens of thy love :
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HYMNS.
TUl tium thalt bid our spirits risey
To worship thee above.
002 Commaimm with the Father and Christ,
1 OUR heavenl]^ F/ither calls,
And Christ inviteb us near ;
With both, our friendship shall be sweet,
And our communion dear.
9 God pities all our griefs :
He pardons every day ;
Almiffot^r to protect our souls.
And wise to guide our way.
3 How large his bounties are !
What various stores of good,
Diffused from our Redeemer's hand.
And purchased with his blood !
4 Jesus, our living head,
We bless thv faithful care ;
Our advocate before the tlirone,
And our forerunner there.
5 Here fix, my roving heart !
Here wait, my warmest love !
Till this communion be complete
mt In nobler scenes above.
.^ C. M. Corinth. Gnflm.
dOO Sitts and Sorrows laid be/ore Ood,
1 OH. that I knew the secret place
Where I might find my God !
Fd spread my wants before his face,
And pour my woes abroad.
% Fd tell him how my sins arise.
What sorrows I sustain ;
How grace decays— and comfort dies,
Ancf leaves my heart in paip.
3 He knows what arguments Fd take
To wrestle with my God —
Fd plead for his own mercy's sake —
I'd plead my Saviour's mood.
4 My God will pity my complaints,
And drive my foes awav ;
He knows the meaning or his saints,
When they in sorrow pray.
HYMNS. 4S5
nf 5 Arise, my soul, from deep distressy
And banish every fear ;
He calls thee to his throne of grace.
To spread thy sorrows there.
064 C. M. Dedbam. Gnfton.
1 OH, could I find, from day to day,
A nearness to my God !
Then should my hours glide sweet away
While leaning on his word.
2 Lord, I desire with thee to live
Anew from day to day ;
In joys the world can never give,
Nor ever take away.
3 Blest Jesus, come, and rule my heart,
And make me wholly thine.
That I may never more depart.
Nor grieve thy love divine.
4 Thus, till my last, expiring breath.
Thy ffoodness I'll adore ;
And when my frame dissolves in death,
My soul shall love thee more.
^^^ 8. M. Hadflon. SUTbonaa.
OUO Providence and Grace,
1 O THOU, my life, my joy,
My glory, and my all !
Unsent bv thee, no ffood can come.
No evil can befall.
2 Such are thy wondrous works.
And methods of thy grace,
That I may safely trust in thee.
Through all this wilderness.
3 'lis thine all-powerful arm
Upholds me in the way ;
Ana thy rich bounty well supplies
The wants of every day.
4 For such compassions, Lord !
Ten thousand thanks are due ;
For such compassions, I esteem
Ten thousand thanks too few.
500 C. M. Medford. Wnlil©y.
1 THANKS to my God for every gift
His bounteous hands bestow ;
496 HYMNS.
And tbanlu eternal for that love
Whence all those comforts flow.
9 Forever let my grateful heart
His boundless grace adore,
Which gives ten thousand blessings now.
And bkis me hope for more.
3 Transporting hope ! still on my soul
Let thy bright glories shine,
Till thou thyself art lost in joys
Eternal and divine.
do T 8ii k. 7s. SicOitn Hrmo.
1 BLEST be thou, O God of Israel,
Thou, our Father, and our Lord !
Blertt thy majesty forever !
Ever be thy name adored.
3 Thine, O Lord, are power and greatness,
Glory, victory, are thine own ;
All is thine in earth and heaven,
Over all thy boundless throne.
3 Riches come of thee, and honor,
Power and mieht to thee belong ;
Thine it is to make us prosper.
Only thine to make us strong.
4 Lord our God ! for these, thy bounties
Songs of gratitude we raise ;
To thy name, forever glorious.
Ever we address our praise !
praise
CM. PriiiC4»ton. Westlbnl.
OOO The Fearful encoiiraged,
1 YE tremblinff souls, dismiss your feara,
Be mercv all your theme ;
Mercy — which, like a river, flows
In one perpetual stream.
2 Fear not the powers of earth and hell*-
Those powers will God restrain ;
His arm shall all their rage repel.
And make their eflbrts vain.
3 Fear not the want of outward good.
For his he will provide ;
Grant them supplies of daily food,
And give them heaven beside.
HYMNS. 497
4 Fear not that he will e'er forsake,
Or leave his work undone ;
He's faithful to his promises,
And faithful to his Son.
5 Fear not the terrors of the ^ve,
Or death's tremendous stmg ;
He will from endless wrath preserve,
To endless giory bring.
^g%f^ ^' ^* Covington. Spencer.
5d9 Refuge in God,
1 DEAR Refuge of my weary soul,
On thee, when sorrows nse,
On thee, when waves of trouble roll,
My fainting hope relies.
2 To thee I tell each rising grief.
For thou alone canst heal ;
TWiy word can bring a sweet relief,
For every pain I feel.
3 Hast thou not bid me seek thy face ?
And shall I seek in vain ?
And can the ear of sovereign grace
Be deaf when I complain?
4 No — still the ear of sovereign grace
Attends the mourner's prayer ;
Oh may I ever find access
To breathe my sorrows there !
5 Thy mercy-seat is open still ;
Here let my soul retreat ;
With humble hope attend thy wiU,
And wait beneath thy feet.
oil) C. M. Btamfonl. Lntieii.
1 IN every trouble, sharp and strong,
My soul to Jesus flies j
My anchor-hold is firm m him.
When swelliufg billows rise.
2 His comforts bear my spirits up ;
I trust a faithful God ;
The sure foundation of my hope
Is in ray Saviour's blood.
' 3 Loud hallelujahs sing, niy soul,
To thy Redeemer's name ! ^
In joy, or sorrow — life, or death—
His love is still the same.
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499 HYMNS.
dfl L. M. Mendon. 97lkFkT>mi
1 PRA18K— ererlastinff praise be paid
To bim wbo earth's toundations laid ;
Praise to the Uod whose stroug decrees
Sway the creation as be please.
9 Praise to the goodness of the Lord,
Who rules his people by his word;
And there, as strong as his decrees.
Reveals his kindest promises.
3 Whence then should doubts and fears arise ?
Why trickling sorrows drown our eyes ?
Slowly, alas ! the mind receives
The comforts that our Maker gives.
■^ 4 Oh for a strong, a lasting faith !
To credit what th' Almighty saith !
T' embrace the message of nis Sou,
And call the joys of heaven our own.
i 5 Then, should the earth's foundations shake,
And all the wheels of nature break.
Our steady souls shall fear no more
Than solid rocks when billows roar.
572 C. M. LttohflelA. Bpenocr.
1 DEAR Father, to thy mercy-seat
My soul for shelter flies :
*Tis nete 1 find a safe retreat
When storms and tempests rise.
9 My cheerful hope can never die.
If thou, my God, art near ;
Th V mce can raise my comforts high.
And banish every fear.
3 Mygreat Protector, and my Lord,
Thy constant aid impart ;
Oh ! let thy kind, thy gracious word
Sustain my trembling heart.
4 Oh ! never let my soul remove
From this divine retreat ;
Still let me trust thy power and love,
And dwell beneath thy feet.
^ • ^ Proyerfuf Protedum and Ouidaaee.
1 O THOU, to whose aU-searching sight
The darkness shineth as the Hght,
1
HYMNS. 499
Search, prove my heart — it pants for thee ;
Oh burst these bonds, and set it free !
2 If in this darksome wild I stray,
Be thou my hght — be thou my way ;
No foes, nor c(anger will I fear.
While thou, my saviour, Cjk)d, art near*
3 When rising floods m;^ soul o'erflow,
When sinks my heart in waves of wo,
Jesus, thy timely aid impart,
•f To raise my head — and cheer my heart.
4 Oh let thy hand support me still,
And lead me to thy holy hill.
Where toil, and grief, and pain shall cease,
p Where €dl is calm — and all is peace.
d74 G. M. Medfleld. Spencer.
1 LORD, through the dubious path of life
Thy feeble servant guide !
Supported by thy powerful arm.
My footsteps shall not slide.
2 Let others, swelled with empty pride,
Of wisdom make their boasts ;
My wisdom and mv stren^h must come
From thee, the Lord or hosts.
3 To thee. O my unerring Guide !
1 would myself resign ;
In all m^ ways acknowledge thee,
And form my will to thine.
4 Thus shall each blessing of thy hand
Be doubly sweet to me ;
In all my griefs I still shall have
A refuge, Lord, in thee.
575
L. M. Old Hundred. Hansen.
1 THOU, Lord,through every changing seene.
Hast to the saints a refuge been ;
Through every age, eternal God !
Their pleasing home — their safe abode.
8 In thee our fathers sought their rest,
And were with thy protection blest ;
Behold their sons, a feeble race !
We come to fill our fathers' place.
3 Through all the thorny paths we tread,
Pre ^e are numbered with the dead,
500 HYMNS.
When friends desert— and foes inyadey
Be thou our all-sufficient aid !
4 And when this pilgrimage is o'er,
And we must dwell on earth no more.
To thee, great God ! may we ascend,
And find an everlasting Friend.
5 To thee our infant race we'll leave ;
Them may their fathers' God receive;
That voices, yet unformed, may raise
Succeeding hymns of humble praise.
576 C. M. Litchfield. Dondet.
1 AUTHOR of good— to thee we turn:
Thine ever-wakeful eye
Alone can all our wants discern —
Thy hand alone supply.
2 Oh let thy love within us dwell,
Thy fear our footsteps guide ;
That love shall vainer loves expel,
That fear all fears beside.
3 And oh, by error's force subdued,
Since oft, with stubborn will.
We blindly shun the latent good.
And grasp the specious ill; —
4 Not what we wish— but what we want,
Let mercy still supply :
The good we ask not, Father, grant —
The ill we ask — deny.
Off 7 C. M. York. Grafton.
1 GOD of our fathers ! by whose hand
Thy people still are blest,
Be with us through our pilgrimage.
Conduct us to our rest.
, 2 Through each perplexing path of life
Our wandering footsteps guide ;
Give us each day our daily bread,
And raiment nt provide.
9 Oh spread thy sheltering wings around.
Till all our wanderings cease,
And at our Father's loved abode
Our souls arrive in peace. ,
4 Such blessings from thy gracious hand
Our humbfe prayers implore 5
HYMNS.
■f And thou, the Lord, shall be our God,
And portion evermore.
C. 11 Ghrtrtmaf
578 Saipiure Cluster, and ExampUM.
1 RISE, O my soul — pursue the path
B^ ancient worthies trod ;
Aspirin^j view those holv men,
Who lived and walked with God.
2 Though dead, they speak in reason's eafy
And in example live ;
Their faith, ana hope, and mighty deedfli
Still fresh instruction give.
3 'Twas thro' the Lamb's most precious bloodi
They conquered every foe ;
To his almighty power and grace.
Their crowns of life they owe.
p 4 Lord, may I ever keep in view
The patterns thou hast given,
And ne'er forsake the blessed road,
i^m That led them safe to heaven.
07«7 C. M. GhrtetmBfl. Jadw
' » 1 GIVE me the wings of faith, to rise
Within the vail, and see
The saints above — how j^at their joys !
How bright their glories be !
p 2 Once they were mourniuj^ here below.
And wet their couch with tears ;
They wrestled hard, as we do now,
With sins, and doubts, and fears.
f f ( 3 I ask them whence their victory came ;
They, with united breath.
Ascribe their conquest to the Lamb,
Their triumph to his ^eath.
4 They maiked the footsteps that he trod,
(llis zeal inspired their breast ;)
And, following their incarnate God,
Possess the promised rest.
5 Our glorious Leader claims our praise
For his own pattern given,
While the long cloud of witnesses
Show the same path to heaven.
UYMNa
L. M. Date
^^ YotUh admotdiUd of tfu JmdgmenL
1 YE sons of Adam, vain and young.
Indulge your eyes — ^indulge your tongue ;
Enjoy the day of mirth — but know
There is a day of judgment too.
9 God from on high beholds your thoughts ;
His lK>ok records your secret faults ;
The works of darkness you have done
Must aU appear before the sun.
At 8 Almighty God^ turn off their eyes
From these alluring vanities ;
And let the thunder of thy word
Awake their souls to fear the Lord.
581 L. M. Uxbridge. Medwagr.
1 NOW, in the heat of youthful blood,
Remember your Creator, God :
Behold the months come hastening on,
When you shall say — ' My joys are gone.*
2 Behold, the aged sinner goes,
0{)pressed with ^uilt and heavy woes,
Down to the regions of the dead,
Wit}i endless curses on his head.
3 The dust returns to dust again ;
The soul, in agony of pain,
Ascends to God — not there to dwell.
But hears her doom — and sinks to helL
At 4 Eternal King ! I fear thy name ;
Teach me to know how frail I am:
And when my soul must hence remoye.
Give me a mansion in thy love.
C. M. Ntttingham. Dwidee
OOm Ymcth adnuadahed to remember their Creator,
I CHILDREN, to your Creator, God,
Your early honors pay ;
While vanity and youthful blood
Would tempt your thoughts astray.
9 Be wise— and make his favor sure.
Before the mournful day,
When youth and mirth are known no mora^
And life and strength decay.
HYMNS
3 The memoiy of his mighty name
Demands your fnrst regard ;
Nor dare inaulge a meaner flame,
Till you have loved the Lord.
OOfS C. M. Stephens.
1 WHILE in the tender years of youth,
In nature's smiling bfoom,
Ere age arrive, and trembling wait
Its summons to the tomb ; —
2 Remember thy Creator, God ;
For him thy powers employ ;
Make him thy fear, thy love, thy hope,
Thy portion, and thy joy. *
3 He shall defend and guide thy course
Through life's uncertain sea.
Till thou art landed on the shore
Of blest eternity.
584
8. M. jSudflon. OoM»
Uu Young asking /or divine Cftndanee.
1 FROM earliest dawn of life.
Thy ffoodness we have shared ;
And stm we live to sing thy praise,
By sovereign mercy spared.
8 To learn and do thy will,
O Lord, our hearts incline :
And o'er the paths of f\iture life
Command tny light to shine.
3 While taught thy word of truth,
May we that word receive ;
And when we hear of Jesus' name,
In that blest name believe !
4 Oh let lis never tread
The broad, destructive road.
But trace those holy paths wmch lead
To gloiy, and to Gk>d.
p ^^ . L. M. Medway* Duiws*
DoD Prayer /or Youth,
1 GREAT Saviour ! who didst condesceiid
Young children in thine arms to take,
Btill prove thyself the children's friend,
And save them for thy mercy's sake.
UYMN9.
2 While io the slippery paths of youth,
Be thou tlieir guardian — thou their guide;
That they, directed by thy truth,
May never from thy precepts slide.
3 To read thy word their hearts incline ;
To understand it, hffht unpart :
O Saviour I let their all be thine !
Take full possession of each heart.
586 C. M. MedfieM £^.
1 BESTOW, O Lord, upon our youth
The gift of savinj^ gnice.
And let the seed ofsacred truth
Fall in a fruitful place.
2 Grace is a plant, where'er it grows.
Of pure and heavenly root ;
But fairest in the youngest shows,
And yields the sweetest fruit.
3 Ye careless ones, oh, hear betimes
The voice of saving love !
Your youth is stained with nunferous ciimM,
But mercy reigns above.
4 For you the public prayer is made ;
Oh, join the public prajer !
For you the sacred tear is shed ;
Oh, shed yourselves a tear !
5 Weprvv that you may early prove
The oaviour's quickening erace ;
Too young ^ou cannot taste his love,
Or seek his smiling face.
mQfm C- ^* Otkland By.
dof PUutwre ofintimcik^ the Yotmg^
1 BLEST work ! the youthful mind to win.
And turn the rising race
From dark and dangerous paths of sin.
To seek redeeming grace.
S Children our kind protection claim ;
And God will well approve.
When infants learn to hsp his name,
And their Redeemer love.
.3 Be ours the bliss, in wisdom's way
To ffuide untutored youth,
And show the mind which weiit
The way, the life, the truth!
HYMNS.
4 Thy Spirit, Father ! on us shed,
* And l)less this good design :
* The honors of thy name be spread $
Be all the glory thine.
P^^ C. If* Bodfind. B||^
W OO Parting with ^arthkf Jcy$,
1 MY soul forsakes her vain delight
f And bids the world farewell ;
On things of sense why fix my sight ?
^ Why on its pleasures dwell ?
( <3 There's nothing round this spacious ear^
That suits my souPs desire ;
To boundless ioy, and solid mirth.
My nobler tnoughts aspire.
6 3 No longer will I ask its love,
Nor seek its friendship more ;
\ The happiness that I approve
Is not within its power.
f 4 Oh ! for the pinions of a dove^
T' ascend the heavenly road :
t' There shall I share my Saviour's iove ;
There shall I dwell with God.
d89 L. M. Daaven. HlnghMl
1 I SEND the joys of earth away ;
Away, ye tempters of the mind,
False as the smooth, deceitful sea.
And empty as the whistling wind.
d Your streams were floating me akmg
Down to the ^ulf of black despair ;
And while I hstened to your song,
» Your streams had ev'u conveyea me there.
^ 3. Lord, 1 adore thy matchless grace,
( That warned me of that dark abyss,
That drew me from those dangerous seas,
^ And bade me seek superior bhss.
^ 4 Now to the shining realms above
I stretch my hands, and glance mine eyes;
Oh ! for the pinions of a dove,
To bear me to the upper skies !
5 There, from the presence of my Ckx),
Oceans of endless pleasure roll ;
There would I fix my last abode,
i And drown the sorrows of my soul.
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HYBfNS.
mQ^ C. M. Gx&fton. BledAiM.
d«fU EartiUy PUatunt dangtroua,
1 HOW vaiQ are all things here below;
How false, and yet how fair f
Each pleasure hath its poison too,
Ana every sweet a snare.
3 The brightest things below the sky
Shine with deceitful light ;
We should suspect some danger nigfa,
Where we possess delight.
3 Our dearest joys— our nearest friends —
The partners of our blood —
How they divide our wavering minds,
And leave but half for God?
4 The fondness of a creature's love,
How strong it strikes the sense !
'Tis there the warm affections move^
Nor can we call them thence.
5 Dear Saviour! let thy beauties be
My souPs eternal food,
And grace command my heart away
From all created good.
■r|^^ Lh M. Bcmderiand. Hebwn
0)31 VoM^ o/tht World and Happiness of Heaven,
I HOW vain is all beneath the skies !
How transient every earthly bliss 1
How slender all the tondest ties.
That bind us to a world tike thia!
S The evening cloud— the morning dew —
The withering grass— t>ie fading flower.
Of earthly hopes are emblems true —
The glory of a passing hour !
3 But, though earth's fairest blossoms die.
And aU beneath the skies is vain.
There is a land, whose confi^nes lie
Beyond the reach of care and pain*
■^ 4 Then let the hope of joys to eome
Dispel our cares, and chase our fears:
iS? ^ ouTH^ we're travelling home,
> Though passing through a vale of teai&
HYMNa s&r
^ KQO ^ ^* Dartmouth. Dovw
Om^M Religion a Support «n Life,
u 1 WHEN gloomy thoughts and fears
The trembling heart invade,
And all the face of nature wears
An universal shade, —
2 Religion can assuage
>: The tempest of the soul ;
And every fear shall lose its rage
? At her divine control.
3 Through life's bewildered way,
t Her hand unerring leads ;
And o'er the path her heavenly ray
i; A cheering lustre sheds.
4 When reason, tired and blind.
Sinks helpless and afraid ;
Thou, blest supporter of the mind,
, How poweriul is thine aid I
Aff 5 Oh let me feel thy power,
And find thy sweet relief,
■»f > To cheer my every gloomy hour,
J PP And calm my every grief.
f'QO ^' ^' Grafton. Medlield
OlPtJ Human Frailttf,
1 LET others boast how strong they be.
Nor death nor danger fear ;
But we'll confess, O Lord, to thee,
What feeble things we are.
2 Fresh as the srass our bodies stand,
And flourish bright and gay ;
A blasting wind sweeps o'er the land,
r And faaes the grass away.
* 3 Our Maker, God, supports our frame ;
In God alone we trust !
f Salvation to th' almighty name
^ That reared us from the dust.
594 Flight of Time,
1 TIME is winging us away
To our eternal nome ;
'' Life is but a winter's day—
A journey to the tomb :
HYMNS.
Timtli mnd rigor soon will flee^
Blooming beauty lose ita chamut;
All that's mortal soon shall be
Enclosed in death's cold arms.
9 Time is wing inc us away
To our eternal home ;
Life is but a winter's day —
A journe^r to the tomb :
But the Christian shall enjoy
Health and beauty, soon, abore^
Far beyond the world's alloy
Secure in Jesus' love.
d«ld IKtm short and ndsapenL,
1 HOW short and hasty is our life !
How Tsst our soul's affairs !
Yet senseless mortals vainly strive
To lavish out their years.
9 Our days run thoughtless^ along,.
Without a moment's stay ;
Just like a story, or a song.
We fMiss our lives away.
3 God from on high invites us home^
But we march heedless on,
And, ever hastening to the tomb.
Stoop downward as we run.
4 How we deserve the deepest heU^
That slight the joys above !
What chams of vengeance should we feel;
That break such cords of love!
^ 5 Draw us, O €rod, with sovereign grace,
And lift our thouffhts on hign,
That we may end this mortal race,
And see salvation nigh..
090 G. M. GrafUm. E^.
1 THE time is short ! — sinners, beware^
Nor trifle time awav ;
The word of great safvation hear,
While yet %s called to-day.
9 The time is short !— O nnners, now.
To Christ the Lord submit ;
To mercy's golden sceptre bow^
And fall at Jesus' feet
J
HYMNS. 609
3 Th« time is short !— ye saints, rejoice —
The Lord will quickly come :
Soon shall you hear. the Saviour's Toicey
To call you to your home.
4 The time is short ! — it swiflly flies—
The hour is iust at hand,
When we shall mount above the skies.
And reach the wished-for land.
5 The time is short ! — the moment near,
When we shall dwell above ;
And be forever happy there,
With Jesus, whom we love.
597 3W 1h^ Period to prepare/or EternU^.
1 THEE we adore, Eternal Name !
And humbly own to thee
How feeble is our mortal frame,
What dying worms are we !
2 The year rolls round, and steals away
The breath that first it gave ;
Whate'er we do — where'er we be,
We're travelling to the grave.
Aff 3 Great Grod ! on what a slender thread
Hang everlasting things !
Th' eternal state of all the dead
> Upon life's feeble strings !
4 Eternal ioy-— or endless wo
Attends on every breath !
And yet how unconcerned we go
Upon the brink of death !
Aff 5 Awake, O Lord, our drowsy sense.
To walk this dangerous road ;
And if our souls are hurried hence.
May they be found with God.
598 L. M. Raliton. MMidMrntf,
1 LIFE is the time to serve the Lord,
The time t' insure the great reward ;
And while the lamp holds out to burn,
The vilest sinner may return.
3 Life is the hour that God hath jgiven
T' escape from heU, and fly to heaven ;
The day of grace — and mortals may
Secure the Blessings of the day.
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HYMNa
3 ^en, what mv thoughts demrnn to do
My hands, witn ail your xn^h^ pursue;
Since no aevicey nor work is found,
Nor faith, nor hope, beneath the ground.
4 There are no aets of pardon passed
In the cold graye to which we haste j
r But darkness, death, and k>ng despanr
liiB Reign m eternal silence there.
OttKJ S. M. BeUianf. BnfeKL
1 TO-MORROW, Lord, is thine,
Lodged in thy sovereign hand ;
And ints sun arise and shine.
It shines by thy command.
2 The present moment flies,
And bears our life away ;
Oh make thy servants truly wise.
That they may live to-day.
8 Since on this fleeting honr
Eternity is hung.
Awake, by thine almighty powmr.
The aged and the young.
4 One thing demands our care ;
Oh ! be that still pursued !
Lest, slighted once, the season fair
Snould never be renewed.
5 To Jesus may we fly.
Swift as the morning light,
> Lest life's young, golden beams should die
■f In sudden, endless night.
^ S. M. HaverhiU. Ajleibaif.
OUU JR^ecHons on past GeneraHons,
1 HOW swift the torrent rolls,
That boars us to the sea !
The tide which hurries thoughtless souls
To vast eternity !
3 Our fathers ! where are they,
With all they called their own ? —
Their Joys and griefs— and hopes and carea,
And wealth and honor — ^gone !
3 But joy or grief succeeds
Bevond our moital thoiu^ht,
While still the remnant oftheir dust
Lies jn the grave Ibrgot.
601
HYMNS. Ml
4 Th^re, where the fathers lie.
Must all the children dweU ;
Nor Qther heritage poeseagii
But such a gloomy oelL
5 God <^our fathers, bear,
Thou everlastinff Friend !
While we, as on life's utmost Terge,
Our souls to thee commend.
6 Of all the pious dead
May we the footsteps trace.
Till with them, in the land or light,
We dwell before thy face.
8. M. Dover* PeoCoiiTUte.
Exhortation to work tohUe it is Day,
1 THE swift-declining day.
How fast its moments ny *
While evening's broad and gloomy shade
Gains on the western sky.
2 Ye mortals, mark its pace.
And use the hours of light ;
For knbw, its Maker can command
> An instant, endless night.
— 3 Give glory to the Lord,
Who rules the rolling sphere ;
SubmissiYe, at his footstool bow.
And seek salvation there.
4 Then shall new lustre break
Through all the horrid gloom,
And lead you to unchangmg light,
In your celestial home.
602 L. H. DanvMi. Elt F&nl's.
1 AWAKE — awake ! each sluggish soul,
Awake — and view the settmg sun ! .
See how the shades of death advance,
Ere half the task of life is. done !
np 2 Soon will he close our drowsy eyes,
Nor shall we hear these warnings more :
Soon will the mighty Judffe approach \
Ev'n now he stands berore the doer!
nif 3 To-day. attend his gracious voice !
And near the summons which he sends —
hour,
*< Awake ! for on this passing 1
Thy long eternity qepends!'
513 HYMNS.
At 4 O Sayiottr ! let these awful scenes
Be ever pretient to our view :
Teach us to gird our loins about,
And trim our dying lamps anew.
5 Then, when the kinjof of terror comes,
< Our souls shall hail the happy day :
■f Haste, then, O Saviour, from above,
Nor let thy chariot wneels delay !
g^g^^ C. M. York. CbalteiiiHm.
OOo Trust inOcdinOU Age,
1 ALMIGHTY Father of mankind,
Oa thee my hopes remain ;
And when the day of trouble comes,
I shall not trust in vain.
2 In early years thou wast my guide,
And of my youth the friend ;
And as my days began with thee,
With thee my days shall end.
3 Thou wilt not cast me off, when age
And evil days descend ;
Thou wilt not leave me in despair,
To mourn my latter end.
4 Therefore in life I'll trust to thee,
In death I will adore ;
And after death will sing thy praise.
When time shall be no more.
O. BL WachuMtL Gniftoa.
604 Mtd&taHm on Death.
1 STOOP down, my thoughts, that used to rise,
Converse awhile with death ;
Think how a gasping mortal lies,
, And pants away his breath.
2 But oh, the soul ! — ^that never dies!
At once it leaves the clay ! —
Ye thoughts, pursue it where it flies —
And track its wondrous way.
3 And mu^ my body faint and die ?
And must my soul remove ?
Oh ! for some guardian angel nigh,
To bear it safe above !
4 Jesus, to thine almighty hand
My naked soul I trust ;
HYMNS. 513
And waits my flesh for thy command,
> To drop into the dust.
OUO Deadi and Judgment appoinUd to alL
1 HEAVEN has confirmed the dread decree.
That Adam's race must die :
One general ruin sweeps them down,
And low in dust they Ue.
2 Ye living men, the tomh survey.
Where you must shortly dwell ;
Hark ! how the awful summons sounds,
In every funeral knell !
3 Once you must die — and once for all —
The solemn purport weigh :
For know, that heaven or hell is hung
On that important day !
4 Those eyes, so Ion? in darkness vailed.
Must wake, the Judge to see ;
And every word— and every thought —
Must pass his scrutiny.
5 Oh may I in the Judge hehold
My Saviour and my Friend ;
And, far bevond the reach of death
With all nis saints ascend.
606
C. M. Bailqr. Eaitport.
AdmomOon to prepare/or Dtalh,
1 LIFE is a span — a fleeting hour-
How soon the vapor flies !
Man is a tender, transient flower.
That ev'n in blooming— dies.
2 The once loved form, now cold and dead,
Each mournful thought emplovs ;
And nature weeps her comforts ned.
And withered all her joys.
3 Hope looks beyond the bounds of time,
When what we now deplore
Shall rise in full, immortal prime.
And bloom to fade no more.
4 Cease then, fond nature, cease thy
Thy Saviour dwells on high ;
There everlasting spring appears—
There joys shall never die.
U4 HTMN&
GOT C. M GimlUm. BL A«dn%i
1 WHEN youth and age are snatched away
By death's resistless hand,
Our hearts the mournful tribute pay.
And bow at God's command.
3 While love still prompts the rising sigh,
With awful power impressed,
Let this dread truth, *^ I too must die P
Sink deep ui every breast !
3 May this vain world o'ercome no more !
Behold the opening tomb 1
It bids us use the present hour ;
To-morrow death may come.
4 The voice of this instructive scene
Let every heart obey I
Nor be the faithful warning vain
Which calls to watch and pray.
5 Lord ! let us to our refuge fly !
Thine arm alone can save :
< Give us. through Christ, the victory,
mi To trmmph o'er the grave !
C. M. Grafton Eaatpoit
OOo Prayer for Support in Death,
1 WHEN, bending o'er the brink of life,
My trembling soul shall stand.
And wait to pass death's awful flood,
Great God, at thy command ; —
3 Thou Source of life and joy supreme.
Whose arm alone can save.
Dispel the darkness that surrounds
The entrance to the grave !
3 Lav thy supporting, gentle hand
Beneath my sinkmg head.
And let a beam of lite divine
Illume my dying bed.
C. M. Gralfam. B^f
609 Preparation for Death,
1 IF I must die, oh ! let me die
With hope in Jesus' blood —
The blood that saves from sin and guilti
And reconciles to God.
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HYMNS. nS
3 If I must die, oh ! let me die
In peace with all mankind.
And change these fleetinff joys below
For pleasures more remiedL
3 If I must die — and die I must-
Let some kind seraph come,
And bear me on his friendly wing
To my celestial home.
4 Of Canaan's land, fHm Pisgah's top,
May I but have a view ;
Thoueh Jordan should o'erflow its banks,
i; mf 111 Doldly venture through.
CM. BeUi«r. St Anitlii*!.
610 HifpeinChrutaSvpportinJhaih.
1 WHEN Death appears before my si^t
^ In all his dire array.
Unequal to the dreaaml fight.
My courage faints away.
2 How shall I meet this potent foe.
Whose frown my soul alarms i
Dark horror sits upon his brow,
i And victory waits his arms.
3 Oh. for the eye of faith divine.
To pierce beyond the grave !
' To see that Friend, and call him mine,
Whose arm alone can save.
611 L. M. Hingbam. Bhoel.
I 1 WHY should we start, and fear to die? —
What timorous worms we mortals are !
Death is the gate of endless joy,
^ And yet we dread to enter tnere.
2 The pains, the groans, and dying strife,
Fneht our approaching souls away ;
Still snrink we back again to life.
Fond of our prison, and our clay.
3 Oh ! if my Lord would come and meet.
My soul should stretch her wings in hasta,
■f Fly !earless.through death's iron gate,
( Nor feel the terrors as she passed.
— 4 Jesus can make a dyinff bed
Feel soft as downy pulows are.
While on his breast 1 lean my head,
> And breathe my life, out sweetfy tnere*
at finfN&
Ol^ FaiOi giving Victory over Death.
* * 1 OH for ftn overoominc faith
To cheer my dying oours 1
To triumph o%r the mooBter, Death,
And ail his (rightful powers 1
9 Jovfulf with all the strength I have,
Mv quivering iips should sing,
* Wnere is thy ooasted victory, grave ?
And where the monster's sting ?'
f 3 Now to the God of victor^r
Immortal thanks be paid.
Who makes us conquerors while we die,
Through Christ, our living Head.
613
U* M< IMMT*
1 HOW glorious is the gift of faith.
That cheers the darksome tomb,
And throuffh the damp and gloomy grave
Can shea a rich periume !
2 Triumphant faith ! — it lifts the soul
Above desponding fear ;
Exults in hope of heaven, her home.
And longs to enter there !
Ol 4 T^numph over Death in Hope of the Returreetiam
"V 1 GREAT God, I own thy sentence jiut.
And nature must decay ;
I yield my body to the dust.
To dwell with fellow clay-
f 2 Yet fiith mav triumph o'er the gravei.
And trample on the tombs ;
My ffrsat Redeemer ever lives,
B/^ God, my Saviour, comes.
3 The mighty Conoiieror shall appear,
Ifigfa on a royal seat ;
And death, the last of all his fiMS,
Lie vanquished at his feet.
4 Then shaU I see thy lovely faee
With strong, immortal eyes,
Ai^d least upon thine unknown graoi.
With pieajnire and surprise.
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^^ ^ L. M. Hebron. Ward.
615 The peaceful Death of the Righteous.
1 SWECT is the scene when Christians die.
When holy souls retire to rest :
How mildly beams the closing eye !
How gently heaves th' expiring breast !
2 So fades a summer cloud away ;
So sinks the gale when storms are o'er ;
So ffently shuts the eye of day ;
So dies a wave along the snore.
»' 3 Triumphant smiles the victor's brow,
> Fanned by some guardian angel's wing :
f 1 1 O erave ! where is th v victory now,
And where, O death, where is thy stisf !
t)iU 8. M. Mornington. Bethany.
1 OH for the death of those
Who slumber in the Lord!
Oh be like theirs my last repose,
Like theirs my last reward.
2 Their bodies, in the ground,
In silent hope may lie,
< Till the last trumpet's joyful sound
^ Shall call them to the sky.
3 Their ransomed spirits soar
On winssof faitn and love.
To meet tUe Saviour they adore,
And reign with him above.
4 With us their names shall live
Through Ions succeeding years,
np Embalmed with all our hearts can give,
— Our praises and our tears.
Aff 5 Oh for the death of those
Who slumber in the Lord !
Oh be like theirs my last repose,
Like theirs my last reward.
61 7 Tfu dying CkrisHan to kU Botd.
I VITAL spark of heavenly Hame .
Quit, oh i qint this mortal frame :
Trembling^ hoping, lingerinj^, flyings
Oh! the pam, tne bliss of dymgf
Cease, fond nature— cease thy strifis
And let me languish into life !
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fl8 HYMNS.
9 llaik!— they whisper— angels say,
** Sister spint, come away :"
What is this absorbs me quite ? —
Steals my senses — shuts my sight —
Drowns my spirits — draws my breath ?—
Tell me, my soul— can this be death ?
3 The world recedes — ^it disappears —
Heaven opens on my e^res ! — my ears
With sounds sera{)hic ring ! —
Lend, lend your wings ! I mount ! I fly !
•* O grave ! where is thy victory !
O death ! where is thy sting I"
^ CM. York. Madfldd.
Ol> O SvbmiMnon under the Loss of Friends,
1 PEACE ! 'tis the Lord Jehovah's hand
That blasts our joys in death ;
That mars that form to us so dear,
And gathers back the breath.
9 ms he — ^the Kins and Lord supreme
Of all the worlds above,
Whose steady counsels wisely rule,
Nor from tneir pui^pose move.
3 Tis he, whose justice might demand
Our souls a sacrifice ;
Yet scatters, with unwearied hand,
A thousand rich supplies.
4 Silent we own Jehovah's name ;
We kiss the scourging hand ;
And yield our comforts, and our life,
To his supreme command.
gt^f^ S. M. Bethany. SLThomBt.
0 1 9 Hope of the Resmrectioiu
1 AND must this body die ?
This mortal frame decay ?
And must these active linibs of mine
Lie mouldering in the clay ?
■tf 3 God, nnr Redeemer, lives,
And mquent from the skies,
Looks down and watches ail my dust.
Till he shall bid it rise.
8 Arrayed in glorious ^race
Shall these vile bodies shine,
HYMNS. 519
And every shaoe, and every face
Look heaveuly and divine.
4 These lively hopes we owe
To Jesus^ dying love —
We would adore his grace below,
And sing his power above.
mp 5 Accept, O Lord, the praise
Of these our humble songs,
t Till tunes of nobler sound we raise
With our immortal tongues.
O^U Kesttrrection and Judgment,
1 AND am I bom to die ?
To lay this body down ?
And must my trembling spirit fly
Into a world unknown 7
2 Waked by the trumpet's sound,
I from the crave must rise,
And see the Judge^ with glory crowned,
And see the flammg skies.
3 How shall I leave my tomb ? —
* With trium[)h or regret ? —
A fearful or a joyful ooom —
A curse, or blessing meet ?
4 I must from God be driven —
Or with my Saviour dwell ;
Must come at his command to heaven—
> Or else depart — to hell.
Aft 5 o thou, that wouldst not have
One wretched sinner die.
Who diedst thyself, my soul to save
From endless misery ; —
6 Show me the way to shun
Thy dreadful wrath severe :
That, when thou comest on thy thronei
I may with joy appear.
D^l Ckriit's Second Coming,
1 IN expectation sweet.
We'll wait, and sing, and pray,
Till Christ's triumphal car we meet,
And see an endless day.
UYMN0.
2 He comes ! — the Conqueror comes !
Death faJU beneath his sword ;
The joyful prLjonera burst their tomboy
And rise to meet their Lord.
3 The trumpet sounds — ** Awake ! —
Ye dead, to judgment come !" —
The pillars of creation shake,
> Wnile hell receives her doom.
— 4 Thrice happy morn for those
Who love the ways of peace !
No night of sorrow e'er shall close.
Or shade their perfect bliss.
622 8l^ 7i & 4. GiMee
1 LO! he comes, with clouds descending.
Once for favored sinners slain !
Thousand, thousand saints, attending,
Swell the triumph of his train :
Hallelujah !
Jesus comes — and comes to reign.
2 Every eye shall now behold him,
Robea in dreadful majesty !
Those who set at nouffht and sold him,
f Pierced, and nailed nim to the tree,
Deeply wailing.
— Shall the true Messiah see !
3 When the solemn trump has sounded.
Heaven and earth shall flee away ;
All who hate him must, confounded,
Hear the summons ot that day —
p ** Come to judgment ! —
Come to judgment !— come away."
' 4 Yea, amen ! — ^let all adore thee.
High on thine eternal throne!
Saviour, take the power and gl6ry ;
Make thy righteous sentence known !
^ On come quickly —
f Claim the kingdom for thine own I
623 p. M. Luttier'a Hymn. Mftnuwrt.
GREAT God ! what do I see and hear!
The end of things created !
Behold the Judge of man appear,
On clouds of glory seated \
HYMNS. 881
The trumpet sounds !-^the grayes restore
The dead which they contained before !
Prepare, my soul, to meet him.
C>^4 C. M. Stephen'!. Btamfiaid.
1 SEE ! where the great incarnate God
Fills his majestic throne,
While from the skies his awful voice
Bears the last judgment down.
2 Oh may I stand before the Lamb,
When earth and seas are fled,
And hear the Judge pronounce my name
With blessings on my head !
Oi25 71. Lineoln. AdvUiun.
' ' 1 HARK ! — that shout of rapturous joy.
Bursting forth from yonder cloud!
Jesus comes ! — and through the sky.
Angels tell their joy aloud.
2 Hark ! — ^the trumpet's awful voice
Sounds abroad, throuj^h sea and land ;
Let his people now rejoice !
Their redemption is at hand.
3 See ! the Lord appears in view ;
Heaven and earth before him fly \
Rise, ye saints, he comes for you —
Rise to meet him in the sky.
4 Go, and dwell with him above,
Where no foe can e'er molest ;
Happy in the Saviour's love !
Ever blessing, ever blest.
026 88, 78 & 4. BenMn. MesBtna.
1 DAY of judgment— day of wonders !
Hark ! — the trumpet's awful sound,
Louder than a thousand thunders.
Shakes the vast creation round i
How the summons
Will the sinner's heart confound !
2 See the Judge our nature wearing,
Clothed in majesty divine !
You, who long for his appearing.
Then shall say, "This God is mine P
Aff Gracious Saviotu*,
Own me in that day for thine !
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8 At his call the dead awakeiu
Biae to life from earth and sea ;
AU the powers of nature, shaken
Bjr his looks, prepare to flee :
Careless sinner,
What will then beoome of thee ;
4 But to those who have confessed,
Loved and served the Lord below !
He will sav^ ^ Come near, ye blessed,
See the kmffdom I bestow :
You forever
Shall my love and glory know."
627
C« IL Diindeo. 0p>BC6ft
77m Judgment anticipaled,
1 WHEN, rising from the bed of death,
O'erwhelmed with guilt and fear,
I see my Maker face to face —
Oh, how shall I appear !
9 If now^ while pardon may be found.
And mercy may be sought,
My heart with inward horror shrinks,
And trembles at the thought ; —
3 When thou, O Lord! shalt stand disclosed
In majesty severe.
And sit m judgment on my soul,
Oh, how sh^ I appear !
4 Then see my sorrows^ gracious Lord ;
Let mercy set me free ;
While in the confidence of prayer
My heart takes hold of thee.
■f 5 For never shall my soul despair
Thy mercy to procure ;
Since thv beloved Son has died
To make that mercy sure !
628 C. p. If. AiUdoiMi
1 WHEN thou, my righteous Judflo, shalt oome
To fetch thy ransomed peoplenome.
Shall I among them stand ?
Sha 1 such a worthless worm aa I,
Who sometimes am afraid to die.
Be found at thy right hand ?
HYMNS. fSOB
S I love to meet thj people now,
Before thy feet witn them to bow,
[ Though vilest of them all;
But-— can 1 bear the piercing thought ?—
What if my name should be left out,
When thou for them shalt call ?
3 O Lord, prevent it by thy grace —
i Be thou mv only hiding-place,
^^ In this tn' accepted aay ;
^ Thy pardoning voice, oh let me hear,
To still my unoelieving fear.
Nor let me fall, I pray.
4 Araonff thy saints let me be found.
Whenever th' archangel's trump shall sound,
^ To see thy smiling face :
f Then loudest of the crowd ril sing,
^ While heaven's resounding mansions ring
^ With shouts of sovereign grace.
629 L. M. Middlebuiy. Sparta.
1 THAT day of wrath ! that dreadful day,
^ When heaven and earth shall pass away !
What power shall be the sinner's stay ?
^ How snail he meet that dreadful day, —
2 When, shrivelling like a parched scroll,
>' The flaming heavens together roll ; «
And louder yet — and yet more dread.
Swells the high trump that wakes the dead ?
Aff 3 Oh ! on that day— that wrathful day,
When man to judgment wakes from clay,
Be THOU. O Christ! the sinner's stay,
Len Though neaven and earth shall pass away.
VoU 8. M. Moraliigtoii. Dartmotttb.
1 AND will the Judge descend?
And must the dead arise ?
And not a single soul escape
His all-discerning eyes ?
' 3 How will my heart endure
y The terrors of that day.
When earth and heaven before his ftce,
> Astonished, shrink away ?
— 8 But ere the trumpet shakes
The mansions of the dead ;
S16 HYMNS.
5 Searehy Lord— oh search my inmost heart,
And lighL and hope, and joy impart ;
From guilt and error set nie free.
And guide me safe to heaven and thee.
C. M. Fatmoi. JudM.
635 HoUnets of Heaxtn,
1 NOR eye hath seen-^Hior ear hath heard,
Nor sense, nor reason known
What joys the Father has prepared
For those that love his Son.
3 But the good Spirit of the Lord
Reveals a heaven to come ;
The beams of glory in his word
Allure and guide us home.
f 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 forever bar
Pollution, sin, and shame ;
None shall obtain admittance there.
But followers of the Lamb.
C. M. Jordan. - Arandd.
0<5u Treduure in Heaven,
1 YES, there are ioys that cannot die.
With God laid up in store !
Treasures^ beyond the changing sky,
More bright than golden ore.
3 To that bright world my soul aspires.
With rapturous delight :
Oh for the Spirit's quickening powers.
To speed me in my flight.
-^^ C. M. Wolney. Speneer.
Ou7 Glories of Heaven.
1 FAR from these narrow scenes of night,
Unbounded glories rise.
And realms of joy and pure delight,
Unknown to mortal eyes.
3 Fair distant land .'—could mortal eyes
But half its charms explore.
How would our spirits long to rise.
And dwell on earth no more !
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HYMNS. 537
3 No cloud those blissful resions know —
Realms ever bright aim fair !
For sin, the source of mortal wo,
Can never enter there.
4 Oh mav the heavenly prospect fire
Our hearts with ardent love !
Till wings of faith, and strong desire,
Bear every thought above.
5 Prepare us. Lord, by grace divine,
1* or thy bright courts on high ;
Then bid our spirits rise, and join
The chorus of the sky.
^g^Q CM. Bpencer. Barby.
Duo The Hecmenly Rest,
1 LORD, I believe a rest remains
To all thy people known ;
A rest, where pure enjoyment reigns,
Where thou art loved alone.
2 Eternal Spirit, make me know
That I shall enter in ;
Blest Saviour, now thy power bestow,
And wash me from my sin.
3 Oh take this hardness from my heart.
This unbelief remove ;
To me the rest of faith impart.
The Sabbath of thy love.
4 Come, my Redeemer, come away,
Into my soul descend ;
No longer from thy creature stay.
My Author and my end.
Ouif 88 & 6s. Lanesboro*. Ckmway,
> 1 THERE is an hour of peaceful rest,
— To mourning wanderers given :
> There is a tear for souls distressed,
p A balm for every wounded breast—
^> 'Tis found alone-— in heaven.
> 3 There is a home for weary souls,
— - By sins and sorrows driven ;
> When tossed on life's tempestuous shoata^
^ Where storms arise — and ocean roUfl^
p And all is drear — ^but heaven.
nf V V3 There faith lifts up the tearless eye». ' •
— The heart with anguish riven ;
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It TiewB the tempest pamififf by.
Sees evening shadows quickly fly,
> And all serene— in heaven.
■f 4 There fragrant flowers immortal bloom,
And joys supreme are given ;
There rays divine disperse the gloom ;
f Bevond toe dark and narrow tomb
^> Appears the dawn— of heaven.
g9Ag^ C. M. CoriaUi. AillBglMi.
04\l Th€ Htawenfy Jeruaaiem,
t V 1 JERUSALEM ! my glorious home !
Name ever dear to me !
When shall my labors have an end.
In joy, and peace, in thee ?
3 Oh. when, thou city of my God,
Shall I thy courts ascend,
Where congregations ne'er break up.
And Sabbaths have no ,end ?
3 There happier bowers, than Edeu's, bloom.
No sin nor sorrow know :
Blest seats! thro' rude and stormy scenes,
I onward press to you.
4 Why should I shrink at pain and wo ?
Or feel at death dismay ?
I've Canaan's goodly land in view.
And realms of endless day.
5 Jerusalem ! my glorious home !
My soul still pants for thee ;
Then shall my labors have an end,
When I thy joy a shall see.
gfj^ 7a. Lincoln. Fli93r«&>B Qyinm
641 The SainU in Glory,
1 HIGH in yonder realms of light,
Dwell the raptured saints above,
Far beyond our feeble sight,
Happy in Immanuel's love i
p 3 Pilgrims in this vale of tears,
Once they knew^ like us below,
GHoomy doubts— distressing fear»—
Torturing pain^-aiid faeavj wo.
*- 8 HagPy spirits! ye are fled,
WlMfe Mo grief can entrance flnd.
HYMNS.
p JLaHed to rest the aching head,
Soothed the anguish of the mind!
— 4 llfid the chorus of the skies,
'Mid th' angelic lyres above,
p * t Hark — ^their songs melodious rise,
f Songs of praise to Jesus' love !
642 • C. BL Jndw. St. MBrttai>ii
1 HOW happy are the souls above,
From sm and sorrow free I
With Jesus they are now at rest,
And all his glory see !
2 " Worthy the Lamb," aloud they cry,
** That brought us near to Qoa :"
In ceaseless hymns of praise they shout
The virtue of his blood.
■p 3 Sweet gratitude inspires their songs,
Ambitious to proclaim,
Before the Father's awful throne,
The honors of the Lamb.
— 4 With wondering iov they recollect
Their fears and dangers past ;
And bless the wisdom, power, and love,
Which brought tliem safe at last.
Aff 5 Lord, let the merit of thy death
To me be tikewise given ;
And I, with them, win shout thy praise
Through all the courts of heaven.
648 O. M. Walney.
1 HOW far beyond our mortal sight
The Lord of glory dwells !
A vail of interposing night
His radiant face conceals.
d Oh could my longing spirit rise
On strong, immortal wing.
And reach tny palace in the skies,
My Saviour and my King ! —
3 There thousands worship at thy feet,
And there— 4ivine employ !—
Thy love triumphant they repeat
In songs of endless joy.
4 Thy presence beams eternal day.
O'er all the blissful place
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Mi HYMNS.
Who woidd not drop this load of day,
And die to see thy face ?
. CM. Jndea. Litehildd.
044 Martyrs ghrifiaL
1 « THESE glorious minds !— how bright they shine I
Whence all their white array?
How came they to the happy seats
Of everlasting day ?"
2 From torturing pains to endless joys
On fiery wheels they rode,
And strangely washed their raiment white
In Jesus^ dying blood.
3 Now they approach th' eternal God,
And bow oefore his throne ;
Their warbling harps, and sacred songs
Adore the Holy One.
4 The unvailed glories of his face
Among his saints reside.
While the rich treasure or his grace
Sees all their wants supplied.
5 Tormenting thirst shall leave their souls,
And hunger flee as fast :
The fruit of life's immortal tree
Shall be their sweet repast.
6 The Lamb shall lead his heavenly flock
Where living fountains rise ;
And love divine shall wipe away
The sorrows of their eyes.
VARIOUS OCCASIONS.
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040 Pardon implored for NaiumcU Shu,
1 DREAD Jehovah ! God of nations!
From thy temnle in the skies,
Hear thy people^s supphcations,
Now for their deliverance rise :
3 Though our sins, our hearts confounding,
Long and loud for vengeance call.
Thou hast mercy more aDoundin;^.
Jesus' blood can cleanse them alL
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3 Let that love vail our transflTession ;
Let that blood our guilt elface :
Save thy people from oppression,
Save from spoil thy holy place.
4 Lo ! with deep contrition turning,
Humbly at toy feet we bend ;
Hear us, fasting, praying, mourning,
Hear us, spare us, and defend.
^ -^ CM. Spencer. Burfoid
04\) JudgmerOa for National Sins deprecated.
1 ALMIGHTY Lord ! before thv throne
Thy mourning people bend f
'Tis on thy pardoning grace alone
Our dymg hopes depend.
2 Dark judgments, from thy heavy hand,
Thy dreadful power displav ;
Yet mercy spares our guilty land,
And stui we live to pray.
3 How changed, alas ! are truths divine.
For error, guilt, and shame !
What impious numbers, bold in sin.
Disgrace the Christian name !
4 Oh turn us — turn us, mighty Lord,
Convert us by thy grace ;
Then shall our nearts obey thy word,
And see again thy face.
5 Then, should oppressing foes invade.
We will not smk in fear ;
mf Secure of all-sufficient aid.
When thou, O Grod, art near.
r
^ Mftf L. M. Hingham. Witervilto.
u47 Providential Goodness of Ood,
1 ETERNAL Source of every joy!
Well may thy praise our lips employ,
While in thy presence we appear.
Whose goodness crowns tlie circling year.
9 Wide as the wheels of nature roll,
Thy hand supports and guides the whole :
The sun is taught by thee to rise.
And darkness when to vail the skies.
3 Seasons and months, and weeks and days.
Demand successive songs of praise ;
HTMNa
Btfll be the ^teful homage paid
With monuiig light, and evening shade.
4 Lord, in thy house let incense rise,
And circling Sabbaths bless our eyes,
TiH to those loftv heights we soar,
Where days ana years revolve no more.
648
C. M. Litchfield. Patnoc.
1 FOUNTAIN of mercy, God of love,
How rich thy bounties are i
The rolling seasons, as they move,
Proclaim thy constant care.
2 The spring^ sweet influence, Lord, was tliine;
The plants in beauty grew ;
Thou gav'st the summer's suns to shine,
The mild, refreshing dew.
3 These various mercies from above
Matured the swelling grain ;
A kindly harvest crowns thy love.
And plenty fills the plain.
4 We own and bless thy gracious sway ;
Thy hand all nature hails ;
Seed time nor harvest — night nor day.
Summer nor winter fails.
649
L. M. Brewer. WitervUto.
1 JOIN, every tongue, to praise the Lord,
All nature rests upon his word :
Mercy and truth iiis courts maintain,
And own his universal reign.
9 At his command the morning ray
Smiles in the east — and leads the day ;
He guides the sun's declining wheels
Beneath the verge of Western hills.
3 Seasons and times obey his voice ;
The evening and the mom rejoice
To see the earth made soft with showers.
Laden with firuit, and dressed in flowers.
4 Thy works pronounce thy power divine ;
In all the earth thy fflories shine ;
Through every month thy gifts appear ;
Great CSod ! tny goodness crowns the year.
HYMNS. 533
OOU L. M. Brewer. Waterrflto
1 GREAT God ! let all my tuneful powen
Awake, and sing thy mighty name :
Thy hand revolves my circling hours^
Thy hand, from whence my being canie.
2 Seasons and moons, still rolling round
In beauteous order^ speak thy praise ;
And years, with smilmg mercy crowned,
To thee successive honors raise.
3 My life, my health, my friends, I owe,
All to thy vast, unbounded love ;
Ten thousand precious gifts below.
And hope oinobler joys above.
4 Thus will I sinff till nature cease,
Till sense ana language are no more ;
And after death thylioundless grace,
Through everlasting years adore.
OOl L. M. Brewer. Alftdon
1 GREAT Source of life, our souls confess
The various riches of tny grace ;
Crowned with thy mercies, we rejoice.
And in thy praise exalt our voice.
p 2 Thy tender hand restores our breath,
When trembling on the verge of death ;
It gently wipes away our tears.
And lengthens life to future years.
— 3 These lives are sacred to the Lord,
By thee upheld— ^by thee restored ;
And while our hours renew their race
We still would walk before thy face.
4 So, when our souls by thee are led
Through unknown regions of the dead,
t With joy triumnhant tney shall move
To seats of nobler life above.
^^^ CM. Litchfield. Warwick.
\}0m BUtsings of Providence and Oraee*
1 ALMIGHTY Father ! gracious Lord !
Kind Guardian of my days!
Thv mercies let my heart record,
Si songs of grateful praise.
3 In life's first dawn, my tender frame
.Was thine indulgent care,
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S34 HYMN8.
Long ere I could pronounce thy name.
Or breathe tlie youthful prayer.
3 Elach rolling year new favors brought
From thine exhaustlesa store ;
But oh ! in vain my laboring thought
Would count thy mercies o*er.
4 While sweet reflection through my days
Thv bounteous hand woula trace,
Still dearer blessings claim my praise —
The blessings of thy grace.
5 Yes, I adore thee, gracious Lord I
For favors more divine —
That I have known thy sacred word,
Where all thy glories shine.
6 Lordy when this mortal frame decaySi
And everv weakness dies,
Complete tne wonders of thy grace.
And raise me to the skies.
L. M. OldHundfed
OOO CM acknowledged in National Bletsingt,
1 GREAT God of nations, now to thee
Our hymn of gratitude we raise—
With humble heart, and bending knee,
We ofier thee our song of praise.
3 Thy name we bless, Almighty God,
For all the kindness thou hast shown
To this fair land the pilgrims trod,
This land we fondly call our own.
3 Here Freedom spreads her banner wide,
And casts her soft and hallowed ray.—
Here thou our fathers' steps didst guiae
In safety through their aangerous way.
4 We praise thee, that the gospel's light
Through all our land its radiance sheds;
Dispels the shades of error's nicht,
And heavenly blessings rounaus spread&
5 Great God ! preserve us in thy fear;
In dangers still our guardian be ;
Oh thread thy truth's briffht precepts here,
Let all the people worsiiip thee* •
HYMNS.
654
L. M. Old Hundred. All Salnti.
1 GREAT Grod ! beneath whose piereing eyt
The earth's extended kingdoms He ;
Whose favoring smile upholds them ail.
Whose anger smites tliem, and they fall ; —
2 We how before thy heavenly throne ;
Thy power we see — ^thy vreatness own ;
Yet, cherished by thy milder voice,
Our bosoms tremble and rejoice.
3 Thy kindness to our fathers shown
Their children's children long shall own;
To thee, with grateful hearts, shall raise
The tribute of exulting praise.
4 Led on by thine unerring aidj
Secure the paths of life we tread;
And, freely as the vital air,
Thy first and noblest bounties share.
5 Great God, our guardian, guide, and friend t
Oh still thv sheltering arm extend ;
Preserved by thee for ages past,
For ages let thy kindness last !
655
L. p. M. SC HMen's.
National Praise and Prayer,
1 WITH grateful hearts, with joyful tongues,
To God we raise united songs ;
His power and mercy we proclaim :
Through every age, oh may we own
/ehovali here has fixed his throne,
And triumph in his mighty name.
2 Long as the moon her course shall run,
Or men behold the circling sun.
Lord, in our land support thy reign !
Crown her just counsels with success,
With truth and peace he^ borders bless,
And all thy sacred rights maintain.
656
L. M. Old Hondred,
Prayer for National Gratitude and HoUnets,
LORD ! let thy {goodness lead our land.
Still saved by thine almighty hand.
The tribute of its love to bring
To thee, our Saviour, and our King.
HYMNS.
2 Let every public temple raise
Triumpnaut son^s or holy praise ;
Let every peaceful orivate no me ^
A temple, Lord, to tnee become.
3 StiU be it our supreme delight
To walk as in thy glorious sisht ;
Still in thy precepts and thy fear,
Till life's last hour, to persevere.
-^_ L. M. Danven. AUSaiats
OD f ProMtfor sparing Mercy,
1 QOD of my hfe, to thee belong
The ffratetul heart, the joyful sone ;
Touched by thy love, each tuneful chord
Resounds tne goodness of the Lord.
3 Thou hast preserved my fleeting breath.
And chasea the gloomy shades of death ;
The venomed arrows vainly fly.
While God, our great deUverer s nigh.
**P 3 Yet why, dear Lord, this tender care P
Why does thy hand so kindly rear
A useless cumberer of the ground,
On which so Uttle fruit is found ?
4 Still let the barren fis-tree stand,
Upheld and fostered oy thy hand;
< And let its fruit and verdure be
■tf A grateful tribute. Lord, to thee.
5 So shall thy praise employ my breath
Through tife — and in the arms of death,
' My soul, the pleasant theme prolong ;
Then rise to aid th' angelic song.
g^g^Q CM. Stamford. York.
OO O In Behalf of charitable Objects generally,
1 HIGH on a throne of light, O Lord!
Dost thou exalted shine !
What can our poverty bestow.
Since all the world is thine ?
3 But thou hast brethren here below.
The children of thy grace.
Whose humble names thou wilt conftsi
Before thy Father's face.
3 Id them mayest thou be clothed, an^ fed.
Aj\A vjsited, aii4 cheered;
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And, in their accents of distress —
Our Saviour's voice be beard.
4 Whate'er our willing hands can give,
Lord, at thy feet we la^ ;
Orace will the humble gift receive,
And grace at length repay.
bOV 8. M. St. Thonu. flodiMU
1 THY bounties, s^racious Lord,
With gratitu(£ we own ;
We praise thy providential care.
That showers its blessings dowa.
2 With joy thy people brin^
Their offerings round tny throne ;
With thankful souls, behold, we pay
A tribute of thine own.
3 Oh may this sacrifice
To tnee, the Lord, ascend.
An odor of a sweet perfume.
Presented by his hand.
4 Well pleased our God shall view
The products of his erace ;
With endless life shall he fulfil
His kindest promises.
^^^ C. M. Litchfieid. St. Maitin*!.
WU JTn Behalf of the Poor.
1 BRIGHT Source of everlasting love^
To thee our souls we raise ;
And to thy sovereign bounty rear
A monument of praise.
2 Thy mercy gilds the paths of life
With every cheering ray.
And still restrains the rising tear.
Or wipes that tear away.
f 8 When, sunk in guilt, our souls approached
The borders of despair.
— Thy grace, through Jesus' blood, proclaimed
A tree salvation near.
4 What shall we render, bounteous Lord i
For all the ^ace we see ?
«p Alas !. the gooaness we can yield
> ExtendSh not to thee.
HYMNS
f 5 To tents of wo-*to beds of pain,
■^ We cheerfully repair ;
Aiid, with the gifl tny hand bestows,
Relieve the mourners' care.
f 6 The widow's heart shall sing for joy,
The orphan shall be glad ;
The hungering soul with jov we'll point
To Ohnst, the living bread.
001 C. M. Litchfield. Ewtpoit
l FATHER of mercies, send thy grace,
AU-powerful, from above,
To form in our obedient souls
The image of thy love.
9 Oh ! may our sympathizing breasts
That generous pleasure know,
Kindlv to share in others' joy,
> Ana weep for others' wo.
3 When poor and helpless sons of grief
In deep distress are laid.
Soft be our hearts their pains to feel,
■f And swift our hands to aid.
» 4 So Jesus looked on dyine man.
When throned above tne skies,
And in the Father's bosom blest.
He felt compassion rise.
5 On win^s of love the Saviour flew.
To raise us from the ground.
For us he shed his precious bloody
A balm for every wound.
002 C. M. spencer. CortatiL
1 BLEST is the man whose softening heart
Feels all another's pain ;
To whom the supplicating eye
Is never raised m vain ; —
3 Whose breast expands with generous wanntU
A brother's woes to feel.
And bleeds in pity o'er the wound
He wants the power to heaL
3 He spreads his kind, supporting arms
To every child of grief:
His secret bounty largely flows,
And brin'js unasked relief.
HYMNS.
4 To gentle offices of love
His*feet are never slow :
He views, through mercy's melting eye,
A brother in a foe.
5 Himself, throueh Christ, hath mercy found,
Free mercy from above ;
That mercy moves him to fulfil
The perfect law of love.
663
664
H. M*
For Sabbath School*.
1 COME, let our voices join
Injoyful songs of praise ;
To God, the. God of love.
Our thankful hearts we'll raise.
To God alone all praise belongs—
Our earliest and our latest songs.
2 Now we are taught to read
The book of lite divine,
Where our Redeemer's love
And brightest glories shine :
To God alone all praise is due,
Who sends his word to us and you.
3 Within these hallowed walls
Our wandering feet are brought,
Where prayer and praise ascend.
And heavenly truths are taught :
To God alone your offerings bring ;
Let young and old his praises sing.
4 Lord, let this work of love
Be crowned with full success !
Let thousands, yet unborn.
Thy sacred name here bless!
To thee, O Lord, all praise to thee
We'll raise throughout eternity.
C. P. M. Columbia.
1 GREAT God ! our voice to thee we raise ;
Tune thou our'lips and hearts with praise,
Thy goodness to adore :
Our life, our health, and every fnend,
From thee arise— on thee depend,
Kind Father of the poor !
2 Stretch o'er our heads thy guardian wingfli
Secure the weak, O King of kings I
Our shield and refuge be :
HYSIN9.
Thy Spirit, Lord, conduct our jouth,
Throuffh ChilBt, the life, the wav, the tnttky
That we may come to thee f
3 While friends their generous aid afford.
Accept the kind intention, Lord,
And crown it with thy k>ve ;
f Then joy shall tune our humble songs,
Till we shall join immortal tongues
In nobler praise above.
^-^ L. M. Denton. Dnsdok
005 J^ BtKoif^ \VidM09 and Orphama.
1 THOU God of hope ! to thee we bow }
Thou art our refuge in distress ;
The husband of the widow thou.
The father of the fatherless !
3 The poor are thy peculiar care,
To them thy promises are sure :
Thy gifts the poor in spirit share ;
Oh may we always thus be poor!
3 May we thy law of love fulfil.
To bear each other's burdens here ;
Suffer and do thy righteous will.
And walk in ail thy faith and fear.
4 Thou God of hope ! to thee we bow.
Thou art our refhge in distress ;
The husband of the widow thou,
The lather of the fatherless !
boo O. M. St. Auilin's. I>aiiA»
1 OH gracious Lord, whose mercies rise
Aboye our utmost need !
Incline thine ear unto our cry.
And hear the orphan plead.
2 Bereft of all a mother's love,
And all a father's care.
Lord, whither shall we nee for help?
To whom direct our prayer ?—
3 To thee we flee — to thee we pray-^
Thou shalt our Father be :
More than the fondest parent's care
We find, O LiM^d, in thee!
4 Ahready thou hast heard our cryv
And wiped away our team :
HYMNS.
Thy mercy has a refbge found
To guard our helpleds yeara
5 Oh let thy love descend on those
Who pity to us show ;
Nor let tlieir children ever taste
The orphan's cup of wo.
L. M. Old Binidiiid.
667 On Opening a Place of I'i^orship.
1 HERE, in thy name, eternal (Jod,
We build this earthly house for thee ;
Oh choose it for thy fixed abode.
And guard it long from error free.
2 Here, when thy people seek thy face,
And dyin^ sinners pray to live,
Hear, thou, m heaven, thy dwelling-place,
And when thou hearest, I^ord, forgive.
3 Here, when thy messengers proclaim
The blessed gospel of my Sfon,
Still by the power of his great name
Be mighty signs and wonders done.
4 When children's voices raise the song,
Hosanna ! to their heavenly King,
Let heaven with earth the strain prolong,
f Hosanna! let the angels sing.
— 5 But will, indeed, Jehovah deign
Here to abide, no transient guest?
Here i^ill our great Redeemer reign,
And here the Holy Spirit rest ?
6 Thy glory never hence depart !
Yet choose not. Lord, this house alone $
Thy kingdom come to every heart,
]jQ every bosom ^ thy throne.
^68 7s. Pleyel's Hynui. KotterdMi.
1 LORD of Hosts^ to thee we raise
Here a house of prayer and praise ;
Thou thy people^s hearts prepare
Here to meet tor praise and prayer.
3 Let the living here be fed
With thy wotd, the heavenly breftd;
Here, in hope of {rlorv blest.
May the dead be laia to rest.
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UYMN8.
8 Here to thee a temple stand,
While the sea shall gird tlie land ;
Here reveal thy mercy sure,
While the sun and moon endure.
4 Hallelujah !— earth and sky,
To the joyful sound reply ;
Hallelujan! — hence ascend
Pnyer and praise till time shall end.
669 L. M. Old HttBdn4.
1 AND will the ffreat eternal God
On earth estauish his abode ?
And will he, from his heavenly throne,
Avow our temples for liis own ?
9 We bring the tribute of our praise.
And sing that condescendinff grace,
Which to our notes will lend aaear.
And call us, sinful mortals, near.
3 These walls we to thy honor raise;
Lonff may they echo with thy praise ;
Ana thou, descending, fill the place
With choicest tokens of thy grace.
4 Here let the great Redeemer reign,
With all the graces of his train ;
While power divine his word attends,
To conquer fbes and cheer his friends.
■
5 And in the great decisive day.
When God the nations shall survey,
May it before the world appear,
That crowds were born to gloiy here.
670 H. M. Betbesda. BL Fliill|»*ik
1 GREAT King of glory, come,
And with thy favor crown
This temple as thy home.
This people as tnine own :
' Beneath this roof, oh ! deign to show
How God can dwell with men below*
3 Here may thine ears attend
Our intercedinji; cries.
And grateful praise ascend,
Like incense, to the skies :
Here may thy word melodious sounds
And spread celestial joys around*
HYMNS. 543
3 Here may our unborn sons
And daughters sound thy praise,
And shine ake polished stones.
Through long succeediu{[ days : /
Here, Lord, display thy saving power,
While temples stand, and men adore.
4 Here may the listening throng
Imbibe thy truth and love ;
Here Christians ioin the song
Of seraphun aoove:
Till all who humbly seek thy fiice,
Rejoice in thy abounding grace.
671 H. M. BethMda. St. Philip*!.
1 GREAT Father of mankind.
We bless that wondrous grace.
Which could for gentiles find
Within thy courts a place.
How kind the care I For us to raise
Our God displays, | A house of prayer!
2 Though once estranged afar,
We now approach the throne ;
For Jesus bnngs us near,
And makes our cause his own ;
Strangers no more, i And find our home,
To thee we come, | And rest secure.
3 May all the nations throng
' To worship in thy house ;
And thou attend their song,
And smile upon their vows :
Indulgent still, i To join tne choir
Till earth conspire | On Zion's hill.
\fl M CM. Stamford. SL Martin**.
J GREAT Sovereien of the earth and slqr.
And Lord of all below ;
Before thy glorious Majesty,
Ten thousand seraphs bow.
2 Yet thou art not confined above ; '
Thy presence knows no bound ;
Wherever thy praying people meet,
There thou art always found.
3 Behold, a temple raised for thee;
Oh meet thy people here;
Here, O thou King of saints, reside.
And in thy church appear.
SM HYMN&
4 Within iheM walls, let holy peaee,
And love and concord dwell ;
Here give the troubled conscience ease^
The wounded epirit heaL
5 Here nuiy salvation be proclaimed.
By thy most precious blood ;
Let sinners know the joyful sound,
And own their Saviour, God.
6 Here may a numerous crowd arise,
To bow before tby throne ;
Here may their songs salute the skies,
To ages yet unborn.
^t^r% C* ^* JBastporU Speneer.
Of O 77u»< Messed who die in the Lord.
1 HKAR what the voice from heaven proclaims
For all the pious dead !
Sweet is the savor of their names,
f And sofl their sleeping bed.
•* 3 They die in Jesus, and are blest ;
How kind their slumbers are !
From sufiering and from sin released,
■f They're freed from every snare.
— 8 Far from this world of toil and strife,
They're present with the Lord ;
The labors of their mortal life
■f End in a large reward.
074 DetAh and Burial of Christians.
1 WHY do we mourn departing friends,
Or shake at death's alarms f
'TIS but the voice that Jesus sends
To call them to his arms.
S Are we not tending upward too,
To heaven's desired abode ? —
Whv should we wish the liours more slow,
Which keep us from our God ?
3 Why should we tremble to convey
Their bodies to the tomb ?
TVas there the Saviour's body lay.
And left a long perfume.
4 The graves of all his saints he blesi^
And softened every bed :
HYMNS. 545
Where should the during members resty
But with their dymg Head ?
5 Thenco he arose, ascending high,
And showed our feet the way :
Up to the Lord his saints shall fly
At the great rising day.
nf f *6 Then let the last loud trumpet sound,
And bid our kindred rise ;
Awake, ye nations underground!
Ye saints ! ascend the skies.
Of O L. M. Med way. Munich.
1 UNVAIL thy bosom; faithful tomb ;
Take this new treasure to thy trust.
And give these sacred relics room.
To slumber in the silent dust.
2 Nor pain, nor grief nor anxious fear
Invade thv bounds — no mortal woes
Can reach the peaceful sleeper here.
While angels watch the soil repose.
3 So JesuB slept — ^Grod's dying Son
Passed thro' the grave, and blest the bed.
Rest here, blest saint, till from his throne
The morning break, and pierce the shade.
t 4 Break from his throne, illustrious mom !
Attend. O earth ! his sovereign word ;
Restore thy trust — a glorious form
Shall tlien arise to meet the Lord.
6/6 88 & 78. SicUian Hymn.
1 CEASE, ye mourners, cease to languish
O'er the grave of those you love ;
Pain, and death, and night, and anguish,
Enter not the world ^ove.
3 While our silent steps are strayinjp.
Lonely, through night's deepenmg shade,
Glory's brightest beams are playinff
Round tlr immortal spirit^s head.
3 Light and peace at once deriving
From the hand of God most high.
In his glorious presence liviujg,
They shall never — ^never die !
4 Endless pleasure, pain excluding!
Sickness there no more ca|i come ;
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M0 HYMNS.
Tbefe, no fear of wo intradiBg,
Bheds o'er heaven a moment's gloom.
5 Now, ye moumera, cease to languish
O'er the graves of those ye love;
Far removed from pain and anguish.
They are chanting hymns alK>ve.
^ C. M DosdM. CoUlnglMM.
Off Dtath of a MiuitUr.
1 NOW let our mourning hearts revive,
And all our tears be dry ;
Why should those eyes be drowned in giief,
Tliat view a Savioar nigh ?
9 What though the arm of conouering death
Does Qoc^s own houfle invaae ?
What though the (>rophet and the priest
Are numbered with the dead ?
3 Though earthly shepherds dweU in dust —
The aged and the young —
The watchful eye in darkness closed,
And mute th' instructive tongue ;— -
4 Th' eternal Shepherd still survives,
New comfort to impart ;
His eve still guides us — and his voice
Still animates our heart.
$ ^ Lo ! I am with you," saith the Lord,
" Your safeguard, and your guide ;
Your Saviour still — and happy they
Who in my love confide !"
6 Through every scene of life and death,
This promise is our trust ;
And this shall be our children's song,
*-•■ When we are cold in dust.
-^^ O. M. EampatL Bnrford.
OlQ Met^tatum on the Tomb,
1 HARK ! from the .tombs a dolefhl sound ;
My ears, attend the cry —
" Ye living men, come view the ground
Where you must shortly lie.
3 Princes, this clay must be your bed,
In spite of all your towers;
The tall, the wise, the reverend head,
Must H« aa low as ours P
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HYMNS. 847
3 Great €rod ! is this our certain doom?
And are vre still secure ?
Still walking downwards to the tomb.
And yet prepare no more !
4 Grant us the power of quickening grace.
To fit our souls to fly j
Then, when we drop this dying ^esh,
Well rise above tne sky.
gt,^g^ C. M. 8t. AuBtin*!. Banfor
O f H A Warning from the Grave,
1 B£NEATH our feet and o'er our head
Is e(|ual warning given :
Beneath us lie the countless dead,
Above us is the heaven !
2 Death rides on every passing breeze,
And lurks in every noWer ;
£ach season has its oWn disease.
Its peril every hour.
3 Turn, mortal, turn ! — ^thy danger know :
Where'er tny foot can treaa
The earth rings hollow fro;n below,
> And warns tliee of her dead !
^ 4 Turn, Christian, turn ! — ^thy soul apply
To truths which hourly tell,
That they who underneath thee lie
Shall live for lieaven— or hell !
g%Qg^ 0. M. Spencer. St. Antbi'i.
OoU Tlu House appointed for all Living,
p 1 HOW still and peaceful is the grave,
Where, life's vain tumults past,
Th' appointed house, by heaven's decree,
Receives us all at last !
2 The wicked there from troubling cease —
Their passions rage no more;
And there the weary pilgrim rests
From all the toils he bore.
3 All, levelled by the hand of death,
Lie sleeping in the tomb,
< Till God in jiulgi»ent call them forth,
> To meet their frnaL doom.
548 HYMNS.
681 Rapid Flight of Time.
1 MY few revolving veara,
How swift they glide away !
How short the term of life appears.
When past — 'tis but a day I—
2 A dark and cloudy day,
Made up of grief and sin ;
A host of dangerous foes without,
And guilt and fear within.
3 Lord, through another year,
If tnou permit my stay,
With watchful care may I pursue
The true and living way f
DoiS O. M. St. Mary*!. Spenoer.
1 BEHOLD, my soul, the narrow bound
That marks the passing year I
How swift the weeks complete their round !
How short the months appear !
3 So fast eternity comes on.
And that important day.
When all that mortal life nas done,
God's judgment shall survey.
3 Tet. like an idle tale we pass
The swiflly gliding year,
And study artml ways t' increase
The speed of its career.
At 4 Awake, O God ! each trifling heart
Its great concern to see,
That all may act the Christian part.
And give the year to thee.
5 So shall their course more grateful roll,
If future years arise ;
Or this shall bear the willing soul
To joy which never dies.
boo PraUtfor ProvidenHal Ooodnen,
1 GOD of our lives, thy various praise
Our voices shall resouAd:
Thy hand directs our fleeting days,
And brings the seasons round.
HYllMS. MO
S To thee shall grateful songs arise,
Oitr Father and our Friend ;
Whose constant mercies from the skies,
In genial streams descend.
3 In every scene of life, thy care,
In every age, we see :
f And, constant as thy favors are.
So let our praises oe.
4 Still may thy love, in every scene,
. To every age, appear ;
!^ And let the same compassion deign
To bless the opening year.
5 If mercy smile, let mercy bring
Our wandering souls to God:
^ In our Affliction we shall sing.
If thou wilt bless the rod.
^) Do4 L. M. Hague. Hebron.
0 1 GREAT Grod, we sins thy mighty hand ;
By that supported stifl we stand :
f^ The opening year thy mercy shows ;
Let mercy crown it till it close.
2 By day, by night — at home, abroad.
Still we are guarded by our God ;
By his incessant bounty fed —
' By his unerring counsels led.
3 With grateful hearts the past we own ;
The future— all to us unknown —
We to thy guardian care commit,
And peaceful leave before thy feet.
4 In scenes exalted or depressed,
Be thou our joy — and thou our rest ;
Thy goodness all our hopes shall raise,
' Adored through all our changing days.
A 5 When death shall close our earthly songs.
And seal in silence mortal tongues.
Our helper, God, in whom we trust,
In brighter worlds oiur souls shall boast.
^ DoO L. M. Botteidam. Old Hundred.
^ 1 ETERNAL God ! I bless thy name.
The same thy power — thy grace the same ;
The tokens of thy friendly care
Begin, and close, and crown the year.
UYMNS.
9 Suivponed by thy ffuardian hand,
Amid ten thousand deaths I standi
And see, when I survey thy ways,
Ten thousand monuments of praise.
3 Thus far thine arm has led me on —
Thus far I make thy mercy known ;
And, while I tread this desert land,
New mercies shall new songs demand.
mi 4 My mteful roiee on Jordan's shore,
Shan raise one sacred pillar more ;
Then liear, in thy hright courts above»
Inscriptions of immortal loye.
C..M. Barby. St. AudB^l
DoD R^ectians at the End of the J^ctr.
1 AND now. my soul, another year
Of thy snort life is past;
I cannot lon^ continue here,
And this may be my last.
2 Much of my dubious life is gone,
Nor will return again ;
And swift my passioff moments run.
The few th^ yet remain.
3 Awake, my soul — with utmost care
Thy true condition learn :
Wliat are thy hopes ?— how sure ? how fair?
What is thy great concern ?
4 Behold, another year begins !
Set out afresh for heaven ;
Seek pardon for thy former sins.
In Uhrist so freely given.
5 Devoutly yield thyself to God,
And on nis grace depend ;
With zeal pursue the heavenly road,
Nor doubt a happy end.
^oT 7s. BeiWTento. Plejrel'i Hymn.
1 WHILE with ceaseless course the sun
Hasted through the former year.
Many souls their race have run.
Never more to meet us here :
Fixed in an eternal state,
They have done with all below;
We a Bttle longer wait ;
But how little— none can know.
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HYMNS. sea
3 Spared to see another year,
Ijet thy blessing meet us here ;
Come, tny dyin^ work revive,
Bid thy droopmg garden thrive ;
i Sun of righteousness, arise !
Warm our hearts, and bless our eyes :
Let our prayer thy pity move ;
[ Make this year a time of love.
^ 3 Thanks for mercies past receive,
g Pardon of our sins renew ;
Teach us, henceforth, how to live
M With eternity in view;
Bless thy word to old and young.
Fill us with a SsM^iour's love ;
When our life's short race is run.
May we dwell with thee above.
^ CM. Stamford. St. Hartiii**.
OOO Salvation approaching,
1 AWAKE, ye saints, an<f raise your eyes.
And lift your voices high !
Aw^e, and praise that sovereign love
That shows salvation nigh.
2 Swifl on the wings of time it flies;
Each moment brings it near :
Then gladly view each closing day.
And each revolving year !
3 I^ many years their round shall run,
Not many mornings rise, -
Ere all its glories stand revealed
To our admiring eyes.
4 Ye wheels of nature, speed your course ;
Ye mortal powers, decay ;
Fast as ye bring the night of death.
Ye bring eternal day. •
ft^f^ 7s. Lineotn. Adnllui.
Oo«l Prooidenei of Ood in the SeasoM,
1 PRAISE to God !— immortal praise,
For the love that crowns our days :
Bounteous Source of every joy,
Let thy praise our tongues employ,
2 All that spring, with bounteous hand,
Scatters o'er tne smiling land ;
All that liberal autumn pours
From her rich, o'erflowing stores,—
HTBINS.
8 TheMf to duit dear Souree we vwb
Whence our sweeteet comfbrts flow;
These, through all my happy days,
Claim my cheerful songs or praise.
4 Lord, to thee my soul should raise
Grateftil, neyer-ending praise ;
And, when every blessing's flown,
Love thee for thyself luone.
690 H. H. Newburr. Hanrkli.
' < 1 HOW pleasing is the voice
Of God, our heavenl]^ King,
Who bids the frosts retire,
And wakes the lovely spring !
Bright suns arise, I And beauty glows,
The mild windblows, | Thro'earthandskiei.
% The morn, with glory crowned.
His hana arrays in smiles :
He bids the eve decline.
Rejoicing o'er the hills:
The evemng breeze I His beauty blooms
His breath perfumes ; [ In flowers and trees.
3 With life he 6l{>thes the spring.
The earth with summer warms:
He spreads th' autumnal feast,
< And rides on wintry storms :
^- His giflts divine And roundthe year
Through all appear ; His glories shine.
691 L. M. Lowell. 8pringfl«U.
1 THE flowery spring, at Ood's command,
Perfumes the air, ana paints the land:
The summer rays with vigor shine,
Vo raise the com, and cheer the vine.
8 His hand in autumn richly pours,
Through all her coasts, redundant store»;
And wmters, softened by his care,
No more the face of horror wear.
3 The changing seasons, months, and days
Demand successive songs of praise ;
And be the cheerful homage paid,
With morning light, and evening shaide.
4 And oh, may each harmonious tongue
In womb unknown the praise prolong,
HYMNS. MS
And in those brighter courts adore^
Where days and years revolve no more.
r*fi^ C. M. Corinth. Warwick.
uJliS Spring.
1 WHEN verdure clothes the fertile vale,
And blossoms deck the spray ;
And fragrance breathes in every gale,
How sweet the vernal day !
p" 2 Hark f how the feathered warblers sing!
^- 'Tis nature's cheerful voice ;
p< Soft music hails the lovely spring,
f And. woods and fieJds rejoice.
A* 8 O God of nature, and of grace,
Thy heavenly gifts impart ;
Then shall my meditation trace
Spring, blooming in my heart
f 4 Inspired to praise. I then shall join
Glad nature's cheerful song ;
And love, and gratitude divine
Attune my joyful tongue.
69«J S. M. PentonvUle.
1 GREAT God, at thy command
Seasons in order rise :
Thy power and love in concert reigo
Through earth, and seas, and skies.
2 How balmy is the air !
How warm the sun's bright beams I
While, to refresh the ground, the rains
Descend in gentle streams.
3 With grateful praise we own
Thy providential hand,
While grass, and herbs, and waving cam,
Adorn and bless the land.
4 But greater still the gift
Ofthine incarnate Son ;
By him forgiveness, peace, and joy,
Through endless ages run.
694 Si. Spclnf .
1 THE winter is over and gone*
The thrush whistles sweet on the spray.
The turtle breathes forth her soft moaii|
The lark mounts and warbles away*
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HYMNS.
3 Shall everjr creature around
Their voices in concert unite.
And If the most favored, be foundji
In praising, to take less delight r
3 Awake, then, my harp, and my lute !
Sweet organs, your notes softly swell!
No longer my lips shall be mute,
The Saviour's high praises to tell !
4 His love in my heart shed abroad,
My graces shall bloom as the spring ;
This temple, his Spirit's abode.
My joy, as my duty, to sing.
695 7i. EdjIMd.
1 PLEASING spring again is here !
Trees and fielas in bloom appear !
»* ' Hark ! the birds, with artless lays,
—Warble their Creator's praise !
Aff 3 Lord, afford a spring to me !
Let me feel like what I see :
Ah ! my winter has been long.
Chilled my hopes, suppressed my song«
3 How the soul in winter mourns,
Till the Lord, the Sun, returns!
Till the Spirit's gentle rain
Bids the heart revive again !
4 O beloved Saviour, haste,
Tell me all the storms are past :
Speak, and by tliy gracious voice
Make my drooping soul rejoice.
C. M. Princeton. WoMi
696 Harvest,
1 TO praise the bounteous Lord of all,
Wake all our thankful powers ;
He calls, and at his call come forth
The smiling harvest hours.
3 His covenant with the earth he keepe,
His goodness we will sing ;
Summer and winter know their timOf
And harvest crowns the spring.
8 Teach us, O gracious God, to sow
The seeds of righteousness ;
Shine on our souls — and Mrith thy beams
The ripening harvest bless.
HYMNS. 555
- _ L. M. Duke Street, fflnflham.
0«7 f A Morning Hymn,
1 GOD of the morning, at thy voice
The cheerful sun makes naste to rise,
And like a ^iant doth rejoice
To run his journey through the skies.
2 Oh ! like the sun may I fulfil
Th' appointed duties of the day ;
With ready mind, and active v^iU,
March on, and keep my heavenly way.
3 Lord, thy commands are clean and pure»
Enlightening our beclouded eyes ;
Thy threatenings just — thy promise sure;
Thy gospel makes the simple wise.
4 Give me thy counsels for my guide,
And then receive me to th^r oliss ;
All my desires and hopes beside
Are faint and cold compared with this.
698 C. M. Mear. Elj.
1 ONCE more, my soul, the rising day
Salutes thy waking eves :
Once more, my voice, tny tribute pay
To him who rules the skies.
3 Niffht unto night his name repeats ;
The day renews the sound.
Wide as the heavens on which he sits
To turn the seasons round.
3 'Tis he supports my mortal frame :
My tongue shall speak his praise ;
My sins would rouse his wrath to flame.
And yet his wrath delays.
4 Uow many wretched souls have fled
Since the last setting sun !
And yet thou lengthenest out my thread,
And yet my moments run.
5 Great God, let all my hours be thine,
While I enjoy the light ;
Then shall my sun in smiles decline,
And bring a peaceful night.
699 L. M. Alfteton. Tallte* Ev. Bymn.
1 AWAKE, my soul, and vnth the sun
Thy daily stage of duty run ;
IIYMNS.
Bhake off dull s]<Hh — and joyful rise
To pay thy morning sacrifice.
3 Wake, and lift up thyself, my heart,
And with the angels bear thy part,
Who all night lonff unwearied sing
High praises to tlr eternal King.
3 Glory to thee, who safe hast kept,
And bast refreshed me while I slept :
Grant, Lord, when I from death shall wake^
I may of endless life partake.
4 Lord, I my vows to thee renew ;
Scatter my sins as morning dew ;
Guard mv first springs of thought and will,
And witn thyself my spirit fill.
5 Direct, control, suggest, this day.
All 1 design, or do, or sav ;
That all my powers, witn all their might,
In thy sole glory may unite.
700
C. M. Walney. Dundee.
701
1 GOD of my life, my morning song
To thee I cheerful raise :
Thy acts of love 'tis good to sing,
And pleasant 'tis to praise.
3 Preserved bv thv almighty arm,
I passed the shades of night,
Serene, and safe from every harm,
To see the morning light.
3 While numbers spent the night in sighs,
And restless pains and woes,
Id gentle sleep I closed my eyes,
^d rose from sweet repose.
4 Ob let the same almighty care
Through all tliis day attend :
Prom every danger — every snare,
My heedless steps defend.
5 Smile on my minutes as they roll,
And guide my future days ;
And let thy goodness fill my soul
With gratitude and pi-aise.
7a. JSilyHeld.
1 THOU that dost my life prolong,
Kindly aid my morning song ;
HYMN8. SB7
Thankfiil from my couch I rise,
To the God that rules the skies.
2 Thou didst hear my evening cry ;
Thy preserving hand Mras nigh ;
Peaceful slumbers thou hast shed.
Grateful to my weary head.
3 Thoti hast kept me through the night ;
'Twas thy hand restored the light :
Lord, thy mercies still are new,
Plenteous as the morning dew.
4 Still my feet are prone to stray ;
Oh! preserve me through the day :
Dangers every where aoound ;
Sins and snares beset me round.
5 Gently, with the dawning ray.
On my soul thy beams display ;
Sweeter than the smiling morn,
Let thy cheering light return.
^ L. M. Duke Street, i AUketon.
§\Mm An Evening Hymn,
1 THUS far the Lord has led me on ;
Thus far his power prolongs my days ;
And every evening shall make known
Some fresh memorial of his grace.
2 Much of my time has run to waste,
And I, perhaps, am near my home ;
But he forgives my follies past ;
He gives me strength for days to come.
3 I lay my body down to sleep ;
Peace is the pillow for my head ;
While well appointed angels keep
Their watchful stations round my bed.
4 Thus, when the night of death shall come,
My flesh shall rest beneath the ground,
And wait thy voice to break my tomb,
With sweet salvation in the sound.
70d C. M. MedlMd. Dundee.
1 DREAD Sovereign, let my evening song
Like holy incense rise ;
Assist the oflTering of my tongue
To reach the lofty skies.
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HYMNS.
9 Hiroufh an the dancen of the day
Thy hand was stilFiny guard ;
And still to drive my wants away,
Thy mercy stood prepared.
8 Perpetual blessings from above
Ilncompass me around,
But oh \ now few returns of love
Hath my Redeemer found !
4 What have I done for him who died
To save my guilty soul ?
Alas ! my sins are multiplied,
Fast as my minutes roll !
5 Yet, with this guilty heart of mine,
Lord, to thy cross I flee,
And to thy grace my soul resign.
To be renewed by thee.
704 L, M. Duke Stnet. 8t. Ptal*!.
1 GREAT God. to thee my evening srnig
With humble gratitude I raise ;
Oh let thy mercy tune my tongue,
And fill my heart with lively praise.
2 My da3rB unclouded as they pass.
And every gently rolling nour,
Are monuments or wondrous grace.
And witness to thy love andpower.
3 Thy love and power, celestial guard,
Preserve me from surrounding harm:
Can danger reach me while the Tiord
Extends his kind, protecting arm ?
4 Let this blest hope my eyelids close ;
With sleep refresh my feeble frame ;
Safe in thy care may 1 repose.
And wake with praises to thy name.
705 L. M. TalliB* £v. HyniB. AttmUm.
1 GLORY to thee, my God, this night,
For all the blessings of the light \
Keep me, oh keep me, King of kmgs.
Beneath thine own almighty wings.
9 Forgive me, Lord, for thy dear Son,
The ill that I this day have done ;
That with the world, myselC and thee,
I, ere I sleep, nt peace may oe.
HYMNS. 559
3 Let my blest Guardian, while I sleep,
His watchful station near me keep,
• My heart with love celestial fill,
And guard me from th' approach of ill.
4 Teach me to live, that I may dread
The ffrave as little as my bed ;
Teacn me to die, that so I may
Rise glorious at the awful day.
5 Lord, let mv soul forever share
The bliss of thy paternal care ;
^Tis heaven on earth — 'tis heaven above !
To see thy face, and sing thy love.
6 Praise God, from whom all blessings flow ;
Praise him all creatures here below ;
Praise him above, ye heavenly host.
Praise Father, Son, and Holy Ghost
706 C. M. yorfc MeAfield.
1 IN mercy. Lord, remember me.
Through all the hours of nignt,
And grant to me most graciously
The safeguard of thy might.
2 With cheerful heart I close my eyes
Since thou wilt not remove :
Oh, in the moruins let me rise
Rejoicing in thy love ! —
3 Or, if this night should prove the last.
And end my transient days :
Lord, take me to thy promised rest,
Where I may sing thy praise.
707 C. M. Medfleld. Dundee.
1 INDULGENT Gtod, whose bounteous care,
O'er all thy works is shown.
Oh let my j^rateful praise ana prayer
Arise betore thytnrone.
2 What mercies has this day bestowed !
How largely hast thou blest !
My cup wim plenty, overflowed,
With cheerfulness my breast
3 Now may soft slumber close my eyeSf
From pain and sickness free ;
And let my waking thoughts arise,
To meditate on thee.
HYMNS.
4 Thus bl«i8 each fature daT and night,
Tin fift's vain scene is o'er ;
And then to realms of endless light,
Oh let my spirit soar.
T 08 8. M. Dorar. JkithUkj.
1 ANOTHER day is past,
The hours forever fled ;
And time is beariuff me away,
To mingle with the dead.
3 My mind in perfect peace
my Father's care shall keep ;
I yield to gentle slumber now,
For thou canst never sleep.
8 How blessed, Lord, are they
On thee securely stayed !
Nor shall they be m life alarmed.
Nor be in death dismayed.
TU«7 S. M. Mornlnston. PentonvlllB.
1 THE day is past and gone,
The evening shades appear ;
Oh, may I ever keep in mind.
The night of death draws near.
2 Lord, keep me safe this night.
Secure rrom all my fears ;
May angels jguard me while I sleep,
Till mornmg light appears.
3 And when I early rise^
To view th' unwearied sun.
May I set out to win the prize,
And after glory run.
4 Lord, when my days are past.
And I from time remove.
Oh may I in thy bosom rest.
The Dosom of thy love.
710 7b. Edyfield.
1 SOFTLY now the light of day
Fades upon my slight away ;
Free from care — from labor free,
Lord, I would commune with thee
2 Soon, for me, the light of day
Shall forever pass away :
HYMNS. 561
Then, ftom sin and sonuw fl«e.
Take me, Lord, to dwell with thee !
fix 88, 38 & 6. Anboiii.
1 ERE I sleep, for eveiy favor.
This day showed
By my God,
I do bless my Saviour.
2 Leave me not, but ever love me ;
Let thy peace
Be my bliss,
Till tnou hence remove me.
3 Thou, my rock, my guard, my tower,
Safely keep,
While I sleep.
Me, with all thy power.
4 And, whene'er in death I slumber,
Let me rise
With the wise,
Coimted in their.number.
f^-t^ L. M. Duke Street. Medway.
9 Lm a Hymn for Morning or Evening,
1 MY God, how endless is thy love !
Thy gifts are every evenine new ;
And morning mercies from above
Gently distil like early dew.
2 Thou spread'st the curtains of the night,
Great Guardian of my sleeping hours ;
Thy sovereign word restores the light,
And quickens all my drowsy powers.
3 I Weld my powers to thy command,
To thee I consecrate my days ;
Perpetual blessings from thine hand
Demand perpetual songs of praise.
«I3 O. M. PtotflihoR>V
1 HOSANNA, with a cheerAil sound.
To God's upholding hand ;
Ten thousand snares attend us roimdy
And yet secure we stand.
8 That was a most amazing power
That raised us with a word ;
And every day, and every hour.
We lean upon the Lord.
HYMNS.
3 The rising morn cannot assure
That we shall end the day ;
For death stands ready at the door
To hurry us away.
4 Our life is forfeited by sin
To God*s avenging law ;
We own thy grace, immortal Kingi
In every breath we draw.
5 God is our sun — whose daily light
Our joy and safety brings ;
Our feeble frame lies safe at night.
Beneath his shady wings.
#14 CM. WalMy. Bowdoin.
1 ON thee, each morning, O mv God,
My waking thoughts attena;
In thee are founded all my hopes,
In thee my wishes end.
2 My soul, in pleasing wonder lost,
Thy boundless lov^ surveys ;
And, fired with grateful zeal, prepares
A sacrifice of praise.
3 Wlien evening slumbers press n^ eyea^
With his protection blest,
In peace and safety I commit
My weary limbs to rest.
4 My spirit, in his hand secure.
Fears no approaching ill ;
Fcm whether waking or asleep.
Thou, Lord, art with me still.
GENERAL ASCRIPTIONS OF PRAISE.
^^ - 7b. Pleyel*! Hyoj
fid HumbU Adoration and PraUe.
1 HEAVENLY Father— sovereign Loid,
Be thy glorious name adored !
Lord, thy mercies never fail ;
Hall, celestial goodness, hail !
% Though unworthy, Lord, thine ear,
Deign our humble songs to hear;
Purer praise we hope to bring,
When around thy throne we sing.
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HYMNS 063
6 While on earth ordained to stay,
Guide our footsteps in thy way,
Till we come to dwell with thee,
Till we all thy gjory see.
f 4 Then with angel-harps again
We will wake a nobler strain ;
There, in joyful songs of praise.
Our triumphant voices raise.
• lO S. M. St.Thoiiuu. Paddinglod.
1 ALMIGHTY Maker, God !
How wondrous is thy name !
Thy glories how diffused abroad,
Through all creation's frame I
2 Nature, in every dress.
Her numble homaffo pays ;
And does a thousand ways express
Her undissembled praise.
3 My soul would rise and sing
Her great Creator too ;
Fain would my tongue adore my King,
And pay the homage due.
4 Let joy and worship spend
Tne remnant of my days ;
And oft to God, my soul, ascend,
Li grateful songs of praise.
717
78. Adallam. Lineoln.
1 SONGS of praise the angels sang.
Heaven with hallelujahs rang.
When Jehovah's work begun.
When he spake, and it was done.
2 Songs of praise awoke the morn.
When the Prince of Peace was bom:
Song[S of praise arose, when he
Captive led captivity.
8 Heaven and earth must pass away.
Songs of praise shall crown that day :
God will make new heavens and earthf
Songs of praise shall hail their birth.
4 Saints below, with heart and voicey
Still in songs of praise rejoice ;
Leaminff here, by faith and love,
Songs of praise to sing above.
HYMNS.
5 Borne upon their latest breatb
Songs oi praise shall conquer death ;
Then, amid eternal joy,
Songs of praise their powers employ.
T 1 0 7a. Lmeotai.
1 GOD is goodness, wisdom, power ;
Love him, praise nim evermore :
Let us strive, and never cease,
Him in every thing to please.
9 Bom for this intent we are,
Our Creator to declare ;
God to love, and serve, and praise,
God to honor all our days.
3 Holy, holy, holy Lord ! —
Live, by heaven hnd earth adored !
Filled with thee, let all things cry,
Glory be to Goa most high.
719 H M. Aeton.
1 LET every creature joih
To bless Jehovah's name.
And everv power unite
To swell th' exalted theme :
Let nature raise, I A general son^
From every tongue, | Ofgrateful praise.
2 But oh ! from human tongues
Should nobler praises now ;
And every thankiul heart
With warm devotion glow ;
Your voices raise, I Above the rest
Ye highly blest, | Declare his praise,
3 Assist me, gracious God ;
My heart, my voice inspire ;
Then shall I humbl]^ join
The universal choir :
Thy grace can raise I And tune my Mug
My heart and tongue, | To lively praise.
720 a Bf. PXJBoelDB. Madtm,
1 LIFT up to God the voice of furaisei
Whose biDath our souls inspired ;
Loud And more loud the anthems rate,
With grateful ardor fired 1
HYMNS. 667
5 Him, in whom they move and live,
Let every creature sing;
Glory to our Saviour ffive.
And homage to our King.
6 IJallowed be his name beneath.
As in heaven on earth adored ;
Praise the Lord in every breath,
Let all things praise the Lord.
725 p. M. Jndea.
1 SING hallelujah ! praise the Lord !
Sing with a.cheerful voice ;
Exalt our God with one accord,
And in his name rejoice :
Ne'er cease to sing, thou ransomed host,
To Father, Son, and Holy Ghost,
Till in the realms of endless light,
Your praises shall unite.
2 There we to all eternity
Siiall join th' angelic lays.
And sing in perfect harmony
To God our Saviour's praise ;
He hath redeemed us bv nis blood.
And made us kinss and priests to Gfod ;
For us, for us the Lamb was slain.
Praise ye the Lord ! Amen.
fiSO C. M. Stephen'i. 8t. Ann'i.
1 YES— I will bless thee, O my God !
Through all my mortal days,
And to eternity prolong
Thy vast, thy boundless praise.
2 Nor shall my tongue alone proclaim
The honors of my God !
My life, with all its active powers,
Shall spread thy praise abroad.
3 Not death itself shall stop my song,
Though death will close my eyes :
My thoughts shall then to nobler heights
And sweeter raptures rise.
4 There shall niy Mpa in endless praise
Tlieir grateful tribute pay :
The theme demands an angel's tongue,
And an eternal day.
968 HYMNS.
T 27 C. M. St. lltrtlB>«. fi«nri6k.
1 MY God, my Kinff, to thee m ridse
My voice and all my powers |
Unwearied songs of sacred praise <,
Shall fill the circling hours.
2 Thy name shall dwell upon my tongue
While suns shall set and rise,
And tune my everlasting song
When time and nature dies.
728 8t fc ?•. Bteilian Hymn.
1 PRAISE to thee, thou great Creator !
Praise to thee from every tongue :
Join, my soul, with every creature,
Join the universal song.
9 Father ! Source of all compassion !
Pure, unbounded grace is thine:
Hail the God of our salvation !
Praise him for his love divine.
3 For ten thousand blessings given.
For the hope of future joy,
Sound {lis praise through earth and heaven,
Sound Jehovah's praise on high.
4 Joyfully on earth adore him,
Till in heaven our sonff we raise ;
There, enraptured, fall before him.
Lost in wonder, love, and praise.
i^g^f^ C. M. Marlow. Westford.
i JSj Umvertal Praise,
1 SING to the Lord in joyful strains,
Let earth his praise resound ;
Let all the cheerful nations join
To spread his glory rouna.
2 Thou citf of the Lord ! begin
The universal son^ ;
And let the scatterea villages
The cheerful notes prolong ;•-
8 1^11, midst the strains of distant lands,
The islands sound his praise ;
And all, combined, with one accord,
Jehovah's glories raise.
HYMNS. 569
lOU f lis & 8a. Warehain. Salem.
1 BE joyful in God, all ye lands of the earth,
On serve him with gladness and fear ;
Extilt in his presence with music and mirth,
With love and devotion draw near.
2 The Lord he is God — and Jehovah alone,
Creator, and ruler o'er all ;
And we are his people^ his sceptre we own ;
His sheep, and we follow his call.
3 Oh enter his gates with thanksgiving and song.
Your vows in his temple proclaim ;
His praise with melodious accordance prolong.
And bless his adorable name.
4 For good is the Lord, inexpressibly good,
And we are the work of nis hana ;
His mercy and truth from eternity stood,
And shall to eternity stand.
731 p. M.
1 THE Lord is great ! ye hosts of heaven, adore him*
And ye who tread this earthly ball ;
In holy songs rejoice aloud before him.
And shoat his praise who made you all.
2 The Lord is great — ^his majesty how slorious!
Resound his praise from shore to snore ;
O'er sin, and death, and hell, now made victorious,
He rules and reigns forevermore.
8 The Lord is great — ^his mercy how abounding !
Ye angels, strike your golden chords !
Oh praise our God ! with voice and harp resounding,
The King of kings, and Lord of lords 1
782
788
L* M*
Doxologies.
PRAISE God, from whom all blessings flow ;
Praise him, all creatures here below ;
Praise him above, ye heavenly host,
Praise Father, Son, and Holy Ghost.
u* St.
TO Father, Son, and Holy Ghost.
One God whom we adore.
Be glory, as. it was, is now,
^d shall be evermore.
48*
870 ANTHEMS, d&c.
ANTHEMS, CHANTS, AND OTHER PIECES,
Afpnpriaftt U vmiotu Oooasion§ o/FmUk H^ortJ^p.
1.
THE Lord is in his holy temple; let all the
euth keep nlence before him.
3.
LET the words of my mouth, and the medita-
doB of my heart, be luway acceptable in thy
sight, O Lord, my strength, and my Redeemer.
3.
WHEN the wicked man turneth awav from
his wickedness that he hath committed, ana doeth
that which is lawful and right, he shall save his
■oul alive.
4.
I ACKNOWLKDOE my transgressions, and
my sin is ever before me.
Hide thy face from my sins, and blot out all
mine iniquities.
o.
THE sacrifices of God are a broken spirit ; a
broken and a contrite heart, O Grod, thou wilt not
despise.
Rend your heart, and not your garments, and
turn unto the Lord your God : for he is gracious
and merciful, slow to anger, and of great kmdness,
and repentetn him of the eviL
6.
O BE joyful in the Lord, all ye lands j serve the
Lord witn gladness, and come oefore his presence
witli a song.
Be ye sure that the Lord he is God : it is he that
hath made us, and not we ourselves : we are his
people, and the sheep of his pasture.
O go your way into his gates with thanksgiving,
and mto his courts with praise. Be thankful unto
him, and speak good of his name.
For the Lord is gracious ; his mercy is everlast-
ing, and his truth endureth to all generations.
ANTHEMS, &c. 571
7.
REPENT ye, for the kingdom of heaven is at
hand.
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I WILL arise and go to my Father, and will
«ay unto him, Father, 1 have sinned against
heaven, and before thee, and am no more worthy
to be called thy son.
9.
O COME, let us sing unto the Lord; let us
heartily rejoice in the strength of our salvation.
Let us come before his presence with thanks-
giving, and show ourselves glad in him with
psalms.
For the Lord is a great God, and a great King
above all gods.
In his hand are all the corners of the earth;
and the strength of the hills is his also.
The sea is his, and he made it ; and his hands
prepared the diy land.
O come, let us worship and fall down, and kneel
tMfore the Lord our Maker.
For he is the Lord our Grod ; and we are the
people of his pasture, and the sheep of his hand.
O worship the Lord in the beautv of hoUness ;
let the whole earth stand in awe of iiim ;
For be cometh, for he cometh to judge the earth,
and virith righteousness to judge the world, ana
the people with his truth.
10.
MAKE a joyful noise unto the Lord, all the
•arth : make a loud noise, and rejoice, and sing
praise.
Sing unto the Lord with the harp; with the
harpf and the voice of a psalm.
With trumpet, and sound of cornet, make a
joyful noise before the Lord the King.
Let the sea roar, and the fullness thereof ; the
world, and they that dwell therein.
Let the floods clap their hands: let the hiUs
be Joyful together before the Lord ;
For he cometh to judge the earth : with
righteousness shall he judge the world, and the
people with equity.
579 AMTUEM9, &c.
11.
O SING unto the Lord a new song, lor he hath
done marvellous things.
With his own right nand, and with his holy arm,
hath he gotten himself the victory.
The Lord declared his salvation : his righteous-
ness hath he openly showed in tne sight of the
heathen.
He hath remembered his mercy and truth to-
ward the house of Israel ; and all the ends of the
world have seen the salvation of our God.
Show yourselves joyful unto the Lord, all ye
lands ^ sing, rejoice, and oive thanks.
Praise the Lord upon the harp ; sing to the haip
with a psalm of tiianksgiving.
With trumpets also and cornet, O show your-
selves jioyful before the Lord the King.
Let uie sea make a noise, and all that therein is ;
the round world, and thej that dwell therein.
Let the floods clap their hands, and let the hills
be joyful together before the Lord ; for he cometh
to ludffe the earth.
With righteousness shall he judge the world,
and the people with equity.
12.
IT is a good thing to give thanks unto the Lord,
and to sing praises unto thy name, O Most High ;
To tell of thy loving kindness eftrly in the morn*
mg. and of thy truth m the night season ;
upon an instrument of ten strings, and upon
the lute ; upon a loud instrument, and upon the
For thou. Lord, hast made me glad throii^h thy
works ^ ana I will rejoice in giving praise for the
operations of thy hands.
13.
BLESSED be the Lord God of Israel, for he
hath visited and redeemed his people ;
And hath raised up a mighty salvation for us, in
the house of his servant David.:
As he spake by the mouth of his holy prophets,
which have been since the world began ;
That we should be saved from our enemiesi and
from if}e linnd of all that hate us.
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ANTHEMS, &c. 573
14.
PRAISE the Lord. O my soul, and all that is
within me. praise his noly name.
Praise tne Lord, O my soul, and forget not all
his benefits j
Who forgireth all thy sin, and healeth all thine
infirmities ;
Who saveth thy life from destruction, and
crowneth thee with mercy and loving kindness.
O praise the Lord, ye augeb of his, ye that
excel in strength ; ye that fulfil his command-
ment, and hearken unto the voice of his word.
O praise the Lord, all ye Ms hosts ; ye servants
of his that do his pleasure.
O speak good of the Lord, all ye works of his,
in all nlaces of his dominion. — Praise thou the
Lord, O my soul.
GOD be mercifiil to us, and bless us, and show
us the light of his countenance, and be merciful
unto us ;
That thy way may be known upon earth, thy
saving health amon^ all nations.
Let the people praise thee, O God ; yea, let all
the people praise thee.
O let the nations rejoice aud be glad ; for thou
shalt judge the people righteously, and govern the
nations upon earth.
Let the peo])le praise thee, O Grod ; yea, let all
the people praise thee.
Tnen shall the earth bring forth her increase ;
and God, even our own God, shall give us his
blessing.
Grod shall bless us ; and all the ends of the world
shall fear him.
16.
WE praise thee, O God, we acknowledge thee
to be the Lord.
All the earth doth worship thee, the Father
everlasting.
To thee all angels cry aloud, the heavens and all
the powers therein.
To thee cherubim and seraphim continually do
cry —
Holy, Holy, Holy, Lord God of Sabaoth — Heaven
and earth are fulfof thy great glory.
874 ANTHEMS, Sec
17.
HOW beautiful upon tho mountains axe the
leet of him that bringeth good tidings, that pub-
liaheth peace ;
That bringeth good tidines of good, that pub-
Esheth salvation ; that saith unto /^ioa. Thy God
reipieth !
Thy watchmen ehall lift up the voice ; with the
Toice together shall they sing ;
For tliey ehall see eye to eye, when the Lord
■hall bring again Zion.
Break fortn into joy, sing together, ye waste
places of Jerusalem :^
For the Lord hath comforted his people, he
hath redeemed Jerusalem.
The Lord hath made bare his holy arm, in the
eyes of all nations ;
And all the ends of the earth shall see the salva-
tion of our Lord. •
18.'
THE earth is the Lord's, and the fullness
thereof; the world, and they that dwell therein :
For he hath founded it upon the seas, and estab-
lished it upon the floods.
Who shall ascend into the hill of the Lord? and
who shalkstand in his holy place ?
He that hath clean bands, and a pure heart,
who hath not lifted up his soul unto vanity.
He shall receive the blessing from the Lord,
and righteousness from the God of his salvation.
This is the generation of them that seek him,
that seek thy face, O God of Jacob. *
Lift up your heads, O ye gates ; and be ye lifted
up, ye everlasting doors; and the King of glory
shall come in.
Who is this King of glory ?
The Lord, strong and mighty ; the Lord, mighty
in battle.
Lift up your heads, O ye gates ; even lift them
up, ye everlasting doors; and the King of glory
~ lafi come in.
Who is this King of glory ?
The Lord of hosts, he is the King of glory.
* See Home on Uus passage.
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