Jjr.e FROM THE LIBRARY OF REV. LOUIS FITZGERALD BENSON, D. D. BEQUEATHED BY HIM TO THE LIBRARY OF PRINCETON THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY scB Scctioa A NEW SELE< OF PSALMS, HYMNS, AND SPIRITUAL SONGS, FROM THE BEST AUTHORS, JDESIGNED FOR THE USE OF CONFERENCE MEETINGS, PRTVATE CIRCLES, AND CONGREGATIONS. WITH AN APPENDIX. BY IT. MILLER. " Rehearse his praise with awe profound, u Let knowledge lead the song, " Nor mock him with a solemn sound, " Upon a thoughtless tongue." ' The copy-right of this book is secured, not through any lucrative motive, but to preserve the purity of the work, by preventing loose and spurious impressions of it. <£mcutuatt: FOR SALE AT THE DIFFERENT BOOK STORES IN CINCINNATI, OHIO ; ALSO, IN LOUISVILLE, LEXINGTON, GEORGETOWN, AND PARIs' KENTUCKY? MADISON AND INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA J ELDER PECK'S, ROCK SPRING, ILLINOIS; NATHAN RANNEY, MERCHANT, ST. LOUIS, MO. ; J. K. MOORE'S EOOK STORE, CLINTON HALL, CORNER BEEKMAN STREET, NEW-YORK CITY J AND J. M. AL- LEN'S, TRACT AGENT, PHILADELPHIA. Stereotype Edition. 1833. Hvmn. Metre. Hymn. Metre. Hymn. Metre. Hymn. " Metre. Hvmn. Metre 107 8s8s6s 643 8s7s 350 6s 5s 617 7s 6s 3(61 7s 588 8, 8, 6 647 8, 7 515 6,5 708 7, 6 394 7 593 8, 8, 6 606 8, 8, 6 650 662 8, 7 8, 7 519 6,5 967 7, 6 512 7 603 6, 5 26 P. M. 587 P. M. 602 P. M. 608 P. M. 625 P. M. 659 P. M. 710 P. M. 713 P. M. 719 P. M. 739 P. M. 767 P. M. 779 P. M. 808 P. M. 825 P. JYI. 833 P. M. 834 P. M. 835 P. 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M. 687 7 716 8, 7, 4 798 8, 6 841 8 940 P. M. 698 7 792 8, 7, 4 813 8, 6 854 8 950 P. M. 762 7 900 8, 7, 4 944 8, 7, 4 945 8, 7, 4 814 842 844 845 891 8,6, 8,6 8,6 8,6 8,6 953 P. M. 956 P. M. 981 P. M. 982 P. M. 782 787 800 808 7 7 7 659 8s 6s 5s 608 8, 6, 5 976 8, 7, 4 984 8, 7, 4 602 12s 7 621 Us 884 7 989 8, 7, 4 902 946 1009 8,6 8,6 8,6 928 949 977 987 7 21 7s 252 7 342 7 911 " lis 7 7 364 8s 7s 562 8, 7 967 7s 6s 7 Since the first publication of this Hymn Book, applications have been very numerous from Baptist churches in various parts of the Western country. This Selection has been examined by many Baptist friends in New-York and Pennsylvania, who considered it very desirable to have a Hymn Book agreeably to Baptist views of Divine Truth, if one could be compiled in which the Churches would unite ; and they thought if this Selection had an additional number of Hymns to increase the variety on different subjects, it would be generally acceptable. Accor- dingly, 1 have added about 300 Hymns, which I flatter myself will give satisfaction to all Regular Baptist Churches ; so that all when meeting together for Divine Worship may possess the advantage of singing the praises of the Saviour from the same Book, and prevent confusion in Congregations by using different ones ; particularly at Yearly Meet- ings and Associations. That I£ymns and Spiritual Sonss are of ancient use will not be questioned ; while their great utility will be readily accorded by Christians generally. How far this humble effort to collect and condense into one volume those of most acknowledged merit and general use, the compiler respectfully submits to those who are best calculated to form a correct opinion. This volume contains about 300 of the best of Dr. Watts', and many from Ryland, Swain, Newton. Cowper, Doddridge, MHley. Stennett, Fa^cett, Beddome, Steele, Burnbam, Hart, IVArce, We»!ev. Mon'goinerv. V.'hi'Hf'd, and o'her eminent authori: and will b*" fo»nd en- riched from a hr-c ma^L«cr -f pi 'dicaliocs Of ;e;iue-l -.as'.e and pure evangelical lentiaicuU. PREFACE. It will be admitted by most Christians, that it is not only a duty, but also an invaluable privilege, to celebrate with grat- itude of heart and joy ful lips the praises of the Lord. Exhor- tations to engage in this delightful exercise, abound in the scriptures. ".Praise ye the Lord, for it is good to sing prais- es unto cur God, for it is pleasant ; and praise is comely for the upright." "Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly in all wisdom, teaching and admonishing one another in psalms hymns, and spiritual songs, singing with grace in your hearts, to the Lord." "Give thanks always for all things unto God and the Father, in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ." In thechurch.of God, this part of divine worship is admirably suited to produce the most beneficial effects. It is calculated to remove languor, to warm and elevate the mind, and strengthen every devout affection. To sing with grace in the heart the praises of the Lord, corresponds with the joyful ex- ercisesof the ransomed around the throne, and is as the com- mencement on earth of that melody, which shall fill the re- gions of bliss, through the ages of eternity. To assist the Christian, and to awaken the thoughtless sinner, is the only design of submitting to the public the following volume of psalms, hymns, and spiritual songs. They are arranged under particular heads, and the page on which they stand, is made to agree with the number of each, which will greatly facilitate the finding of either any particular one sought for, or of one suited to any given subject or occasion. In perusing this volume, I anticipate objections to some of the spiritual songs, but it should be remembered, that there is a style and manner suited to the composition of Hymns, admirably calculated for usefulness, which we ought to culti- vate and recommend, as best adapted to the design. I would not offend readers of taste, by a wilful coarseness or negligence. In hymns for the use of plain people, perspi- cuity, simplicity and ease, should be chiefly attended to. I have been witness for more than twenty years, that hymns of this description have been useful not only to Christians, but to the awakening sinners. I send them into the world, as a mean to bring in some of the "lost sheep of the house of Is- rael." New collections become necessary, that those pos- sessing intrinsic merit, may become public, and of more ex- clusive use in worshiping assemblies and private circles ; to these, some are added that were never before in print. The increasing demand induces me to publish this edition in ster- eotype. To be useful to all, is the highest aim of my ambi- tion ; but especially to the poor and distressed of the house- hold of faith. I wish all who love Christ, did more sensibly 3 4 PREFACE. enjoy the happiness that results from singing the praises of God. It was this that animated Paul and Silas, and changed their dreary abode to a paradise. We know not how many may be blessed by our practising this delightful part of the worship of God. It will discountenance profane songs, and promote religion. Oh ! that it could be said of us, as of pri- mitive Christians, by St. Jerome, in the neighborhood where he resided, that ploughmen sung hallelujah, the mower hymns, and the vinedresser the psalms of David. In this selection, many are calculated, to alarm the careless and lead the'mourner to Christ. Adopting the language of the venerable Dr. Rippon, I would say, ." And now O! thou God of all Grace, for the sake of my crucified and exalted Redeemer, grant, that however weak and contemptible, this work may seem in the eyes of the children of the world, and however imperfect it really may be, as well as the author of it unworthy, it may nevertheless, live befoie thee, and through a divine power, be mighty to lessen the miseries and to increase the happiness and bliss of multitudes, hi distant places, and in generations yet to come. Impute it not, O God, as a culpable ambition, if I desire, that whatever becomes of my name, that this work may be propagated far abroad ; that it may reach to those who are yet unborn, and teach them thy name and thy praise when the author has long dwelt in the dust ; that so, when he shall appear before thee in the great day of final ac- counts, py may be increased, and his crown brightened, by num- bers before unknown to each other and to him ; but if this peti- tion be too great to be granted to one who pretends to no claim to hope for being favored with the least, give him to be, in thine almighty hand, the blessed instrument of converting and saving one soul, and if it be but one, and that the meanest and weakest of all the human race, though it should be amidst a thousand disappointments with respect to others, yet it shall be the sub- ject of immortal songs of praise to thee, O blessed God, for and by every soul whom, through the blood of Jesus, and the grace of thy spirit, thou hast saved, and everlasting honors shall be as- cribed to the Father, to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit, by the innumerable company of Angels, and by the General Assembly, and the Church of the first born in heaven. Some hymns have been considerably curtailed, not on the account of any objection to the whole of a hymn, but to make a greater variety, and adapted to minds of all real christians, and to correspond with the poet:" M Few be our words and short our prayers, While we together meet; Short duties keep religion up, And make devotion sweet." W I will sing unto the Lord as long as I live :" "I will sing praise unto my God, while I have my being ." Ps. 104. M I will sing with the Spirit and will sing with the un- derstanding also." 1 Cor. i. " With my song will I praise him." Ps. 28. INDEX. Access to a throne of Grace, 439 217, 608 100 -68, 69, 397 530, 6C0, 613 Accepted time now Active Christian, Adoption, Advocate, Afflicted saints com forted, Affliction, sanctified, All invited, Angels hastened Lot, Apostacy, Ashamed of Jesus, A sight of God mortifies us to the world, Asking the way, 2' Backslider restored, Baptism, Before sermon, Beggar's petition, , 223, !93 85 435, 635 201, 225, 230 658 13, 176 137, 302 4C8 ,601,685,723 478, 665 353 io 373 249 to 274 600 Christ, the Foundation. refuge in trouble, rock, precious, 443, 555 451 415 424 613, 643 459 449, 640 3 to 576, 643 , 106, 107 13,79 13, 709 660 538 all God's children h., Behold the Lamb, Believers safe, Benefit of Public Ordinan- ces, - - 304 to 321 Bible a treasure, 21 and 26 Blessed are the dead, 486 to 504 Blessedness of gospel times, 29 to 38 Blessing God for his good- ness to soul and body, Blind restored to sight," Born again, - *" 47 Breathing after holiness, Broad road crowded, Broken heart, accepted, Broken-hearted invited. 588, 620, 7 1 1 Canaanite still in the land, 697, 654 Cast down, vet hoping in God, - - 654,722 Casting the gospel net, 251 our burden on the Lord, 142 Caution, - - 117 Characters of Christ, - 89 Choosing the better part, 436, 378 fltkriel tl-lO BllnnVlnv/1 56 236 :69, 270 288 Christ, the Shepherd. the gift of God, King of saints, £61 the Beloved, the burden of the song, 293 Head of the church, 118 Lord of all, - 119 Desire of all nations, 121 great Phvsician, 122 Lamb of God, - 124 Friend, • 123 way to heaven, 52, 128, 574 the Bridegroom, - 295 the Beloved of saints, the corner stone, the believer's Treasure, 699 all in all, - - 698 Bread of Life, 129 our High Priest and King, 379 our strength, 63, 228, 425, 614 righteousness, 63, 127, 228, our wisdom, - 80 our example, • S8 a King, ■ 6"£ Guide, - - r > value of his righteousness, 59 torn in Eethlehem, ^ 621 o! iect in coming into Tne world, - - 263 come to save the lost, 207 saves the chief of sinners, - 210,225,230 able to save, - ' 431 invitation to sinners, 274 his dying love, - 390 dying for sinners, 292, 583 efficacy of his blood, 126 his crucifixion, - 453 his humiliation and exul- tation, - dying, rising and reigning, - 169, sufferings and glory, ascending and reign- in?, - - 168,297 ever lives, - 205, 431 his compassion to the weak and tempted, weeping over Jerusalem, his presence makes death easy, his blessing implored, his kingdom, obedience to Lim, coming to Judgment, Christian, - - 395 to 437 his virtues, - - 48 his -ace, - ■ 403 walking by faith, 399 anxious to know his state, 601 lamenting his wanderings, 413 must fight, - $11 desiring Christ, - 167 happy and bless- ed,' - 396, 416, 607 on his way home, * 670 the almost, 13, 134, 601, 685 Christians united by love, 591 love to meet and pray. - 648, 695, 6*32 their spiritual voyage, 652 Church, God s house and care, 447 the garden of Cod, 445, 450, 6CG, 666 secure, - - 4-^8 fellowship, - - 427 inviting penitents to enter, 337 glory of the church, 446 Church-meetings, - 326 to 351 582 City to come, - - 460, 696 634 i Commission to preach, 37, 273 93 ,171 170 220 249 496 £65 466 315 379 Communion with God, - 70 and with Christ, - 271 desired, - 308, 552, 692> Condescension of God to our wor- ship, - - 316 Confidence in God, 23, 24, 25, 666 Contrite heart, • - 109 God dwells with, 314 Conversion, it? jov, 172, 17°. T-45 INDEX. Conversion matter of prayer and praise, - * 221 of the thief, - 51 Conviction of sin hy the law, 1-1 Convinced sinners encouraged, 58 Coronation, the spiritual, 119 Creation and Providence, - 8 Cross of Christ sweet to the saint, - - 6C0 crucifixion to the world by it, - - 268 1 Deacons chosen, - 248 Dead to sin by the cross of Christ, 410 dead blessed, - 501, 500 Death, - - 101,486 and immediate glory, 497 and burial of a saint, 489 of a young person, 502 meditation on d. 491 at hand, - 490 Debtor to -irace, - 691, 597 Deceitful heart lamented, 110, 4C0 Delight in worship, 74, 75, 209 in God, - 229 Deliverance by prayer, 282, 535, 568 Depravity of human nature, 10, 11 Desiring nearness to God, 186 communion with God, - - 191,398 to see Jesus, - - 708 a revival, - - 619 Devotion to God, - - 298 Dismission, - - 516 Divine love making a feast and calling in the guests, 383, 387 Dominion of God eternal, 1, 2 Doubts scattered, 193, 540, 543, 554 Doxologv, - - 519 to 528 Earth and Heaven, 409, 417, 460 Election, - - 29, 53 Encouragement to penitents, 112 to sinners to close with Christ, - - 260 to mourners, - 570 tort rust in and love God, 268 to enquirers, - 723 Enjoyment of Christ, - 74, 75 Enquirers encouraged, 215, 589, 723 Euire dedication, or reasons for desiring the work of the spirit, 148 Eternity joyous to the saint, 84 at hand, - - 485 of God, - 310 Evening Hymns, 235, 237, 238, 239 Exceeding great and precious promises, 433, 462, 640 Faith, its triumphs, - 50, 578 its joy, - 162 in Christ for pardon and sanctirication, 81, 702 in Christ our sacrifice, 179 in things unseen, - 181 in order to salvation, 180 a precious grace, - 163 a living and a dead, 92, 295 weak encouraged, 183, 694 Faithfulness and power of God, 440 Fall of man, - - 10,11 Fami'y worship, 235, 237 to 241 Farewell, - 664 Farewell to brethren, g? 512 to 515 Fasting, public, - ts - 391 Fear not, or fear dismissed, 156, 641 of God, - 164 Fervent prayer heard, 551, 554, 556 Few saved, - - 13, 709 Finished redemption, - • - 674 Flock of Christ safe, - 56 Flower of glory, - 701 Foes of saints, - 442 Fonretfuiness of God, beware of it, - - H7 1- orgiveness of sin upon con- fession, - - (52, 64, 65 Fountain opened by free grace, 602 Frailty and folly, - - 5C0 Freedom from sin and misery in heaven, . . 508 Fulness in Christ, - - 672 Funeral thought, - - 487 of a youncr person, 488 Give us this day our daily bread, 253 me Christ, -" - C96 Giving the heart to God, 407 Glorious things spoken of Zion, 662 Glory of the church, - 446 God— his omnipresence, 2, 678 his wisdom, - - 5 eternity, - . 310 truth, mercy, and faith- fulness, 6, 43, 440, 700 greatness, - - 94 goodness, - - 204 condescension, - - 316 love, 95, 131, 161, 206, 441 care of his saints, 282, 412, 428, 461 present in his churches, 309 the refuge of his saints, 455 care of his church, - 461 glorified in the gospel, 35 his glory seen in re- demption, 40, 61, 345 to 347 a shepherd, - - ?0 merciful, - - - 433 our salvation, - . 202 our portion here and hereafter, - 73, 243 our only happiness, 71 all and in all, • 72 a spirit, - . 183 dwells with the humble and penitent, 314 his ways mysterious, 437 hears prayer, 452, 531 his mercy entreated, 720 and his church, 305, 444, 445, 447 reasoning with men, 213 trust in him, 42^55, 564 hope in him, 57, 432, 433 love to him, 132, 135, 165, 283 fear of him, - 164 gratitude to him, 550, 673 his presence light in dark- ness, - - 418 his absence intolerable, 419 Godly sorrow arising from the sufferings of Christ, 154 Going to church, 304, 305, 309 Gospel, 15,16,18,19,20,29 INDEX. Gospel, its different success, 30 blessed, - - 29 the power of God to sal- vation, - 33,32 prayer for success of, 36 its freeness, 258 invitation, 276 ministry instituted by Christ 113 poo!, 208, 226 feast, 380, 383 believers' food, 254 trumpet sounding, 713 Grace, 54, 67, 76 victorious, 259, 657 debtor to g. 691 and glory, 305 sufficient, 463 in our salvation, 597 sovereign, 669 Graces of the Holy Spirit, 108 Gratitude to God, 550, 673 Grave, 628 Happiness of Christians, 659 Hard heart, 110,111 lamented, 715 melted at the view of Christ crucified, 51,583 Harvest-time will soon come, 618 Heaven, 291,417 its glories, 278, 462 prospect of, makes death easy, 486, 623, 624 invisible and holy, 507 humble worship of, 509 hope of, 580 Heavenly race, 52, 54, 412 Hell and heaven, 507 to 510 Hinder me not, 352, 540 Holiness and grace, 76 longed for, 159 Holy boldness, 267, 641 exertion, 429 Holy Spirit, his graces, 108 to 111 his work, ' 262 his influence, 139, 146 invoked, 138, 143, 144, 145, 147 compared to water, 149 the Comforter, 140 . the sustainer, 141 seeking his communica- tions, 150 Hope in God, 57 in Christ, 66 in darkness, 434 of heaven, 580 Hours tedious and tasteless without Jesus, 604 Humility and pride, 274 Hypocrite, 13, 134 I made haste and delayed notw 495, 658 Immanuel, God with me, 639 Improvement of time, 495, 675 Incarnation of Christ, 86 to 88 Increase from God, 294 of Church promised and pleaded, 472 Ingratitude mourned, 110,400 Inheritance of the Christian, 97 Invitations to Believers, 200 Invitations to penitents. 201 I will trust and not be afraid, 666 Jerusalem our home, 622 Jesus precious, 46, 401, 458, 633 his charms, 123 his loving kindness, 585 his name sweet, 458, 633, 721 loves freely and without end, 402 the desire of the soul, 219 the sinners' friend, 457,642, 721 the great Physician, 617 our all, 604 Joy, not a fruit of nature, 162 in heaven for a repent- ing sinner, 173, 681 Jubilee, 633, 688 Judgment, 505, 506 Justification by faith, 49, 59, 60 Kingdom of Messiah increas- ing, 114, 625 Knock for mercy, 613, 682 Knowledge imperfect at pre- sent, 157 Lamb of God, 124, 459 Law, 14 its practical use, 28 it condemns, grace justifies, 49 and gospel, 17 Life, and safety in Christ alone, 187 the time to serve the Lord, 493 the season of hope, 689 short and feeble, 499, 494 Light through a glass and face to face, 120 of Zion spreading, 625 Longing for a place at the right hand of the Judge, 593 Looking forward to glory, 503 Lord revive us, 631 remember me, 642 Lord's Day, 322 to 335 Lord's people poor and afflicted, 404 Lord's supper, 379 to 390 Lost sheep found, 172 Love of God to man, 95, 131, 161, 206 of God stronger than death, 656 of Christ to Church, 279 unchangeable, 50 Love to God, 132, 135, 165, 283 to Christ, 133, 134, 136, 424 to the Brethren, 160, 478 to 481 to the creatures dangerous, 317 great where pardoning love is felt, 650 Lovest thou me? 595, 6Q1 Loving kindness of Christ, 585, 703 Man frail and God eternal, 310 Marriage, 178 Mary's choice, 436 Meditation on death, 491, 494 Meeting of brethren after long absence, 687 of saints, 695 Mercy sought, 406, 643, 720 Message of the Redeemer, 263 Messiah's coming and kingdom, 88 Midnight cry, 101 Millenial day breaking, 469 Misery of being without God, 318 8 INDEX. Missionary, 37, 2: 3, 406, to 477, 610 Mourning soul encour- aged, 185, 005, 647 invited to come, 299, 717, 719 at the feet of Jesus, 67] Name of Jesus precious, 458, 636, 721 Narrow way, 574, 718 New Year's hymn, 244, 245 None cast away that come to Christ, 225, 534 Not ashamed of the Gos- pel, 137, 579, 611 Not unto us, 289, 296 Now is the accepted time, 217, 668, 689 O that I knew where I might find him, 552 Offices of Christ, 89 Omnipresence of Jehovah, 2 One thing needful, 83, 436 Opening house of worship, 465 Ordination, 392 to 394, 473 Pardon bought at a dear price, 390 obtained and saints rejoicing, 704 Pardonkig love, 556 Parting here painful, 514 no p. in heaven, 511 with brethren, 684 with carnal joys, 409 Peace in Christ, ' 203 Pearl of great price, 250 Penitence and hope, 243 Penitent encouraged and invited, 58, 570, 575, 588, 589, 714 his resolution, 352, 615 pleading for pardon, 151, 209, 2-26, 266 coming to Jesus, 558,615 seeking rest to soul, 616 desiring to see more of vileness, 590 praver and confession, 592 filled with joy, 603 conquered by love, 649 Perseverance, 77, 231 to 234 desired, 405 Physician, or the miracles of Christ, 155 Pilgrimage of saints, 417 Pilgrims encouraged, 338 song, 710 bound to Canaan, 599 Pleading with God under deser- tion, 434 Pool for sinners, 208, 226 Poor and needy invited, 620 Praise for spiritual and temporal mercies, 4, 130, 280, C01 , 302, 426, 441, 447 Praise for redeeming mercies, 9, 45, 90, 91, 95, 656 for renewing grace, 175 for great deliverance, 414 to the Creator, 286, 290 to the Saviour, 206, 261, 421, 650, 704 Prayer, 529, 533 for s'.v^pss of the grspel, 26,251,255,2,2,300,475 for conformity ! o G o i . 1 92 Praver for the Divine blessing, 281, 346, 537, 541 to 543, 547, 548, 553 for Divine support, 546 for cleansing of heart, 407 for influence of tlie spirit, 532, 691 for right state of heart, 567 and praise for deliverance, 319 and hope, 306 nature of prayer, 536 of the penitent, 209,226 importunity in p. 539, 563, 573 difficulty in exercise of, 540 delayed", yet answered, 568 relieves burdened soul, 535 will be heard, 542, 531, 551, 554, 566, 561 answered, 551, 564 Jesus waits to answer p. 565 heard and Zion re- stored, ' 285, 544 answered by crosses, 303 in behalf of sinners, 569 in prospect of eternity, 629 Prayer meetings, 529 to 569 Praying and pleading the prom- ises, 562 Presumption and despair, 12 Pride spoils all, 442 Prodigal son, 681 Promised land, 655 Prospect of heaven makes death easy, 486 Prosperity vain, 318 Providence, its mysteries, 7 and grace, 426 Public fast, 391 Public thanks for private de- liverance, 307 Public worship, 304 to 335 its excellencv, 252, 313, 321 Race of the Christian, 256, 403, 412 Redeeming love, 645 Redemption by price and power, 44 finished, 674 Regeneration, 47, 106, 107 Rejoicing in God, 193, 195 ^encouragement thereto, 194 in the ways of God, 257 in the love of God, 603 in hope, 637 Religion, 115,116 every thing, 661 no bar to pleasure, 707 Repentance, 151 and faith in the blood of Christ, 152,438 at the cross, 153 Resignation, 85, 158, 166, 174, 242, 246, 247 Resurrection of Christ, 97, 99, 430 Retrospection delightful, 454 Return of joy, 247 j Revelation of Christ to Jews and I Gen files, 33 I Revival. 581 longed for, 619, 631, 704 ! Righteous blessed in deatb, r>79, 504 j(|, ••--! {,, t;., |r !-\Uj, j ... i INDEX. 9 Room at the gospel feast, 380, 383, 665, 686 Ruler's daughter, 647 Running the Christian race, 236, 403, 412 Safety of Believers, 98, 449 in God, ' 415 Saints triumphant, 57, 411 encouraged, 203, 227 afflicted, 404 preserved, 640 blessed in death, 504, 679 their refuge, 455 Salvation, 196 by grace, 40,41,54,197, 198, 199,210,211, 212, 214, 225 by faith, 67 free and abundant, 211, 218, 225, 228 for the vilest, 212, 215, 225 righteousness and strength in Christ, 227 proclaimed, 440 Sanctification, 79 Scripture, 15 its excellency, 27 Seek ye my face, 724 Seeking God for the communi- cation of his spirit, 150 Seeking the Shepherd, 287 Self-denial, or taking up the cross, 137 Shortness and misery of life, 494 Sight of God mortifies us to the world, 408 Sin distressing to the Christian, 190 Sorrow for sin, 284 Sincerity, 184 Sinners willing in the day of God's power, 34 coming to Christ, 210, 228, 625 invited to Christ, 212, 213, 216, 217, 224, 225, 230, 560, 594,596,598,636,693,716 warned, 572, 586, 587, 716 arrested and brought to Christ, 585 telling what God has done for his soul, 336 portion and saints' hope, 430 sensible of hardness of heart, - 683 seeking mercy, 720 Social meeting, commencing, 237 Social worship, its pleasures, 320 Sorrow for sin, 284 Soul awakened, 676 Sovereign grace, 669 Spiritual and eternal joys, 510 Spiritual-mindedness, or in- ward religion, 115, 116 Spread of the gospel, 467 ■ Star of Bethlehem, 577 Struggle between faith and unbelief, 464 Submission to afflictive pro- vidences, 177 Sufferings of Christ, 96 Support under trials, 580 Temptations, various. 12 moderated, a proof of God's fidelity, 422 Tempted, but flying to Christ for refuge, ' 653 Thief on the cross, 642 his prayer, 669 Thought of meeting in heaven sweet, 513 Time and eternity, 482 short, 483, 484, 606 a vapour, 495, 630 Times and seasons, 242, 244, 245 Tribulation the lot of God's children, 82 Triumph in prospect of eternity, 84 Troubled, but making God a refuge, 420 Trust In God, 42, 55, 189, 584 Truth, mercy, and faithfulness of God, " 6 Types and prophecies of Christ, 87 Union among Brethren,- 160, 167 to Christ in regeneration, 296 Value of Christ and his right- eousness, 59 Vanity of man as mortal, 492, 495 Waiting for the coming of his Lord, 100 Walking with God, 147 in God's appointed ways, 352 Wanderer invited to return, 575 Wandering heart, 413 lamented, 556 Watchfulness and prayer, 423, 559 We would see Jesus, 219 Wearv and heavy laden en- couraged, 215 to 218, 222, 224 Wedding hymn, 178 Welcoming the cross, 571 What must I do to be saved, 284, 685 What think ye of Christ? 677 Where shall I find him? 552 Wisdom of God, 6 Without Christ we. are nothing, 604 Woman of Samaria, 212 Word of God, the saint's portion, or the excellency and variety of the Scripture, 27 WTord of God, the pearl, 16 its glories, 22 its fulness, 26 Work of grace revived, 581 Works of Moses and the Lamb, 312 Works will not justify, 49 World, its vanity, 275, 696, 706 the field, 618 Worship, public, 304 to 335 its benefits and plea- sures, 313, 321 Worship, social, its pleasures, 320 commencing, 237 Wrestling with God in prayer, 557 Yet there is room, 665 Young people instructed and exhorted, 605 invited, 627, 668 Young person, death of, 502 Youth, 102 to 105 Zaccheus converted, 613 GENERAL CONTENTS. Associations, 113, 114, 478, 100. 1008 A Wedding Hymn, 178 Baptism, 352 to 372, 916. 1010 Born again, 106, 107 Church Meetings, 336 to 3^1, 978 to 983 [1003 Communion with God ,70 to 78. 1002, Creation and Providence, 7 to 9 Caution, 117 Choice of a Deacon, 248 Dismission, 516 to 518 Doxologies, 519 to 528 Farewell, 511 to 515, 999 Gospel, 29 to 38 Graces of the Spirit, 156 to 171 Hell and Heaven, 507 to 510 Hard Heart, 108 to 111 He saves the lost, 112 Justification, 59 to 63 Life of Christ, 94 to 96 Lord's Supper, 379 to 390, 917 Love of the Brethren, 478 to 481 Love of Christ, 131 to 136 Moral Law, 17, 27, 28 Midnight cry, 100, 101 Offices of Christ, 89 to 93 Ordination, 392 to 394 Pardon, 64 to 67 Prayer Meetings, 529 to 569, 955 to 966 Public Worship, 304 to 321 Regeneration, 172 to 173 Religion, 115, 116 Resignation, 174 to 177 Scripture, 14 to 26 Spiritual Songs, 570 to 724 Salvation, 196 to 199 Self Denial, 362 Times and Seasons, 242 to 247 Thanksgiving, 391 Worship, 374 to 378 Intemperance, 1006, 1007 A prospect of heaven, 486 State Convention, 1008 Ordination, 1009 Perfections of God, 1 to 6, 725 to 745 Creation and Providence, 7 to 9, 746 to 750 The fall of man, 10 to 13, 751 to 754 Scripture Doctrines, 39 to 58, 755 Repentance and Pardon, 151 to 155. 759,76,761, Ingratitude bewailed, 762 Joy in God, 763, 764, 765 Grace, 766, 767, 768 Confidence in God, 303, 769 Faith, 179 to 183, 770 to 771 Humility, 772 Love, 773 Adoption, 68, 69, 774, 775 Perseverance, 231 to 234, 776 Sanctification, 79 to 85, 777, 778 Comfort in sorrow, 85, 779 Invitations and Promises, 200 to 230, 780 to 795 Divinity of Christ, 796, 797 Incarnation, 86 to 88, 798, 799, 800 Sufferings of Christ, 90 to 93, 801 to 809 Resurrection, 97 to 99, 810 to 815 j Ascension, 168 to 171,816, 817 Intercession, 818, 819 Characters of Christ, 118 to 130, 820 to 827 Priesthood, 828 Praise to Christ, 829 to 835 Holy Spirit, 137 to 150. 836 to 843 Christian, 395 to 437. 844 to 888 Lord's Day, 322 to 335, 889 to 896 Before Sermon, 249 to 274, 897 After Sermon, 275 to 303, 898 to 902 Social Worship, 903 to 905 Family Worship, 235 to 241. 906 The World, 907 to 910 The Church, 438 to 465, 911 to 915 Youth, 102 to 105, 918 to 923 Sunday School, 920, 1004, 1005 New Year, 244, 245, 924 Morning and Evening, 925, 926 Sickness and Health, 283, 927, 928, 929 Time and Eternity, 482 to 485, 930 to 934 Death and Resurrection,486 to 504. 935, 936 Judgment, 505 to 593,944 to 946 Heaven, 947 to 954 [1000 Missionary, 466 to 477, 967 to 976 Opening a new House of Worship, 465, 977 Sinners Invited, 984 to 991 Miscellaneous, 992 to 1011 HYMN BOOK. I CM. Exo. 15. 11. Watts. 1 f\ REAT God ! how infinite art thou, \J[ What worthless worms are we ! Let the whole race of creatures bow, And pay their praise to thee. 2 Thy throne eternal ages stood, Ere seas or stars were made ; Thou art the ever-living God, Were all the nations dead. 3 Nature and time quite naked lie, To thine immense survey, From the formation of the sky, To the great burning day. 4 Eternity with all its years, Stands present in thy view ; To thee there's nothing old appears ; Great God ! there's nothing new. 5 Our lives through various scenes are drawn, And vex'd with trifling cares. While thine eternal thought moves on Thine undisturbed affairs. 6 Great God! how infinite art thou! What worthless worms are we ! Let the whole race of creatures bow: And pay their praise to thee. 2 CM. PSALM 139. Watt 1 TN all my vast concerns with thee, 1 In vain my soul would try To shun thy presence, Lord, or flee The notice of thine eye. 2 Thy all surrounding sight surveys, My rising and my rest, THE BEING AND My public walks, my private ways* And secrets of my breast. 3 My thoughts lie open to the Lord, Before they're formed within, And ere my lips pronounce the word, He knows the sense I mean. 4 Oh wond'rous knowledge ! deep and high, Where can a creature hide ? Within thy circling arms.T lie, Enclosed on every side. 5 So let thy grace surround me still, And like a bulwark prove, To guard my soul from every ill^ Secur'd by sov'reign love. 3 L. M. PSALM 103. 23. Watts. 1 "|3 LESS, O my soul, the living God, [jCall home thy thoughts that rove abroad; Let all the powers within me join, In work and worship so divine . 2 Bless, O my soul, the God of grace ; His favors claim thy highest praise , Why should the wonders he hath wrought^ Be lost in silence and forgot? 3 'Tishe, my soul, that sent his son, To die for crimes which thou hast done j. He owns the ransom, and forgives The hourly follies of our lives. 4 The vices of the mind he heals, And cures the pains that nature feels j Redeems the soul from hell, and saves Our wasting lives from threatening graves. 5 Our youth decayed, his power repairs; His mercy crowns our growing years ; He fills our stores with ev^ry good, And feeds our souls with heavenly food . 6 He sees th' oppressor and th' oppressed, And often gives the sufTrers rest ; But will his justice more display, In the last great rewarding day. PERFECTIONS OF GOD. 4.5 4 S.M. PSALM 103. Watts. 1 /^H! bless the Lord my soul, \_JLet all within me join, And aid my tongue to bless his name, Whose favors are divine . 2 Oh ! bless the Lord my soul, Nor let his mercies lie Forgotten in \mthankfulness, And without praises die : 3 'Tis he forgives thy sins, 'Tis he relieves thy pain, 'Tis he that heals thy sicknesses. And makes thee young again. 4 He crowns thy life with love, When ransom'd from the grave ; He that redeem'd my soul from hell, Hath sov 'reign power to save. 5 He fills the poor with good, He gives the suff 'ring rest; The Lord hath judgments for the proud, And justice for th' opprest. 6 His won'drous works and ways, He made by Moses known : But sent his word, his truth and grace, By his beloved Son. 5 L. M. PSALM 89. 14. Beddome , 1 "W^ITT" AIT, O my soul, thy makers will, y Y 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 tho' his methods are unknown, Justice and truth support his throne . 3 In Heaven, and earth, and air, and seas, He executes his firm decrees ; And by his saints it stands confest, That what he does is ever best. 4 Wait then, my soul, submissive wait, Prostrate before his awful seat ; 2 5-7 CREATION AND PROVIDENCE. And 'midst the terrors of his rod, Trust in a wise and gracious God . g 4 L.M. PSALM 23. 4. 1 TN grateful songs we will record, |^The truth and mercy of the Lord; Whose kindness never shall remove ' From those he condescends to love ! 2 With all his saints his covenant stood, And now 'tis seal'd with Jesus' blood; His faithfulness shall still endure, His promise is forever sure. 3 What though the earth's foundation move, There's nought can change eternal love : j Let death dissolve our feeble frame, In life and death, he is the same. 4 When called to pass that dreary vale, With trembling steps and visage pale, What sweet companions on the road, A peaceful mind ! a smiling God ! 7 C. M. JOHN 13. 7. Cowpbr. 1 d^ OD moves in a mysterious way, J ^J|~His wonders to perform ; He plants his footsteps in the sea, And rides upon the storm. 2 Deep in unfathomable mines Of never failing skill, He treasures up his bright designs, And works his sov 'reign will. 3 Ye fearful saints, fresh courage take, The clouds ye so much dread, Are big with mercy, and shall break In 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 smiling face. CREATION AND PROVIDENCE g_9 5 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, And he will make it plain. 8 C. M. 1 PETER 1. 24. Watts. 1 1 " ET others boast how strong they be, L^Nor death nor danger fear ; But we'll confess, O Lord, to thee, What feeble things we are. 2 Fresh as the grass our bodies sta rid, And flourish bright and gay; A blasting wind sweeps o'er the land, And fades the grass awayv 3 Our life contains a thousand springs, And dies if one be gone; Strange! that a harp of thousand strings. Should keep in tune so long. 4 But 'tis our God supports our frame The God that built us first; Salvation to th' Almighty name That rear'd us from the dust. 5 While we have breath, on use our tongues, Our maker we'll adore ; His spirit moves our heaving lungs, Or they would breathe no more. 9 L. M. MARK 7. 37. Medley. 1 "T^fOW in a song of grateful praise, J_^| To my dear Lord my voice I'll raise ! With all his saints I'll join to tell, My Jesus hath done all things well. 2 All worlds his glorious power confess; His wisdom all his works express; But O ! his love, what tongue can tell ? My Jesus hath done all things well. 3 How sovereign, wonderful and free Has been his love to sinful me! 10 THE FALL OF MAN. He pluck'd me as a brand from Hell ; My Jesus hath done all things well. 4 I spurn'd his grace — I broke his laws; And yet he undertook my cause ; To save me tho' I did rebel ; My Jesus hath done all things well. 5 And since my soul hath known his love, What mercies has he made me prove ! Mercies, which do all praise excel; My Jesus hath done all things well. 6 Whene'er my Saviour and my God Has on me laid his gentle rod, I know, in all that has befel, My Jesus hath done all things well. 10 L. M. PSALM 51. 14. Watts. 1 T ORD,weare vile, conceived in sin, 1 j And born unholy and unclean; Sprung from the man whose guilty fall, Corrupts his race and taints us all. 2 Soon as we draw our infant breath, The seeds of sin grow up for death; Thy law demands a perfect heart, But we're defiled in every part. 3 Great God, create my heart anew, And form my spirit pure and true ; O make me wise betimes, to see My danger and my remedy. 4 Behold, I fall before thy face; My only refuge is thy grace ; No outward forms can make me clean, The leprosy lies deep within. 5 Jesus, my God, thy blood alone Hath power sufficient to atone ; Thy blood can make me white as snow, No Jewish types could cleanse me so. 6 While guilt disturbs and breaks my peace, Nor flesh, nor soul, has rest or ease; Lord, let me hear thy pard'ning voice, And make my broken heart rejoice. THE FALL OF MAN. H-12 H L. M. ROM. 4. 25. Watts. | 1 A DAM. our father and our head, /\ Transgressed, and justice doom'd us dead ; The fiery law speaks all despair, There's no reprieve or pardon there. 2 Call a bright council in the skies; Seraphs, the mighty and the wise* Speak : are you strong to bear the load, The weighty vengeance of a God? 3 In vain we ask ; for all around Stand silent through the heav'nly ground, There's not a glorious mind above Has half the strength, or half the love. 4 But O ! unmeasurable grace ! Th' eternal son takes Adam's place ; Down to our world the Saviour flies. Stretches his arms, and bleeds, and dies. 5 Amazing work ! look down ye skies, Wonder and gaze with all your eyes ! Ye saints below, and saints above, All bow to this mysterious love. 12 C. M. JAMES 1. 13. Watts. 1 j [" HATE the tempter and his charms, L I hate his flatt'ring breath; The serpent takes a thousand forms, To cheat our souls to death. 2 He feeds our hopes with airy dreams, Or kills with slavish fear ; And holds us still in wide extremes, Presumption or despair. 3 Now ho persuades, "How easy 'tis "To walk the road to heaven ;" Anon he swells our sins, and cries, "They cannot be forgiven.1' 4 He bids young sinners "Yet forbear, "To think of God or death, "For prayer and devotion are "But melancholy breath." 2* 13-14 SCRIPTURE. 5 He tells the aged, "They must die! "And 'tis too late to pray ; In vain for mercy now they cry, "For they have lost their day." C Thus he supports his cruel throne, By mischief and deceit, And drags the sons of Adam down To darkness and the pit. 7 Almighty God, cut short his power, Let him in darkness dwell • And that he vex the earth no more, Confine him down to hell. 13 L. M. MAT. 7. 13. Watts, 1 W\ ROAD is the road that leads to death, (3 And thousands walk together there; But wisdom shows a narrow path, With here and there a traveller. 2 "Deny thyself, and take thy cross." Is the redeemer's great command ; Nature must count her gold but dross, If she would gain this heavenly land. 3 The fearful soul that tires and faints, And walks the ways of God no more, Is but esteem'd 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 false apostates never knew. 14 C. M. ROM. 7. 8. Watts. 1 1g" ORD how secure my conscience was, [L^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 a convincing power and light, lfind how vile lam. SCRIPTURE. 15-16 3 Vm like a helpless captive sold Under the power of sin; I cannot do the good I would, Nor keep my conscience clean. 4 My God, I cry with every breath For some kind power to save, To break the yoke of sin and death, And thus redeem the slave. 15 L. M. 2 TIM. 3. 15. Watts. 1 d^i OD, who in various methods told, \J|~His mind and will to saints of old, Sent his own son with truth and grace, To teach us in these latter days. 2 Our nation reads the written word. That book of life, that sure record : The bright inheritance of heaven, Is by the sweet conveyance given. 3 God's kindest thoughts are here expressM Able to make us wise and bless'd, The doctrines are divinely true, Pit for reproof and comfort too. 4 Ye nations all, who read his love, In long epistles from above, (O may he send his sacred word To every land,) Praise ye the Lord. 16 C. M. HEB. 4. 12. Watts. 1 T ADEN with guilt, and full of fears L^ I fly to thee my Lord ; And not a glimpse of hope appears, But in thy written word. 2 The volume of my father's grace, Does all my grief assuage : Here I behold my Saviour's face, Almost in every page. 3 This is the field where hidden lies The pearl of price unknown : That merchant is divinely wise, Who makes the pearl his own. 4 Here consecrated water flows, To qngnch my thirst of sin; 17-18 SCRIPTURE. Here the fair tree of knowledge grows, Nor danger dwells therein. 5 This is the judge that ends the strife, Where wit and reason fail ; My guide to everlasting life, Through all this gloomy vale. 6 O ! may thy counsels, mighty God, My roving feet command, Nor I forsake the happy road, That leads to thy right nana. 17 L. M. ROM. 7. Watts. 1 PTMHE law commands and makes us know V_ What duties to our God we owe; But 'tis the gospel must reveal, Where lies our strength to do his will. 2 The law discovers guilt and sin, And shows how vile our hearts have been Only the gospel can express, Forgiving love and cleansing grace. 3 What curses doth the law denounce, Against the man that fails but once? But in the gospel Christ appears, Pard'ningthe guilt of numerous years. 4 My soul, no more attempt to draw, Thy life and comfort from the law ! Fly to the hope the gospel gives : The man that trirsts the promise lives . 18 L. M. PSALM. 19. Watts. 1 f ■ iHE heavens declare thy glory, Lord! fj_ In every star thy goodness shines, But when our eyes behold thy word, We read thy name in fairer lines. 2 The rolling sun, the changing light, And nights and days thy power confess; But the blessM volume thou hast writ, Reveals thy justice and* thy grace. 3 Sun, moon, and stars, convey thy praise Round the whole earth, and never stand, So when thy truth began its race, It touch\l and glancM on every land, SCRIPTURE. 19-20 4 Nor shall thy spreading gospel rest, 'Till through the world thy truth has run; 'Till Christ has all the nations blest, That see the light, or feel the sun. 5 Great sun of righteousness arise, Bless the dark world with heavenly light; Thy gospel makes the simple wise; Thy laws are pure, thy judgments right. 6 Thy noblest wonders here we view, In souls renew'd and sins forgiven ; Lord, cleanse my sins, my soul renew, ^ And make thy word my guide to heaven. ' 19 C. M. PSALM 119. 105. 1 TTOW precious is the book divine I I By inspiration given! Bright as a lamp its doctrines shinej To guide our souls to heaven. 2 It sweetly cheers our drooping hearts, In this dark vale of tears ; Life, light and joy it still imparts, And quells our rising fears. 3 This lamp through all the tedious night Of life shall guide our way, 'Till we behold the clearer light Of an eternal day. 20 L. M. PSALM 36. 9. *~ Kellet. 1 T LOVE the sacred book of God ; |_ No other can its place supply, It points me to the saints' abode, Where Christ the Saviour reigns on high. 2 Sweet book ! in thee my eyes discern, The image of my absent Lord: From thine instructive page I learn The joys his presence will afford. - 3 In thee I read my title clear, To mansions that will ne'er decay, My Lord ! O when will he appear, And bear his pris'ner far away. 4 Then shall I need thy light no more, For thine to clearer light will yield ; 21-22 SCRIPTURE. When I have reach'd the heav'nly shore The Lord himself will stand reveal'd. 5 When 'midst the throng celestial plac'd, The bright original I see. From which thy sacred page was trac'd, Sweet book ! I've no more need of thee. 21 7s. 2 TIM. 3. 16. 1 TTOLYBiblelbookdivine! 1^ Precious treasure ! thou art mine! Mine to teach me whence I came ; Mine to teach me what I am. 2 Mine, to chide me when I rove: Mine, to show a saviour's love : Mine art thou to guide my feet: Mine to judge, condemn, acquit. 3 Mine to comfort in distress, . If the Holy Spirit bless; Mine, to show by living faith, Man can triumph over death. 4 Mine, to tell of joys to come, And the rebel sinner's doom; O thou precious book divine ! Precious treasure, thou art mine. 2£ C. M. 2 TIM. 3. 16. Steele*. 1 T71ATHER of mercies, in thy word, Jj What endless glory shines! Forever be thy name ador'd, For these celestial lines. 2 Here, may the wretched sons of want, Exhaustless riches find ; Riches above what earth can grant, And lasting as the mind. 3 Here, the redeemer's welcome voice Spreads heavenly peace around; And life, and everlasting joys Attend the blissful sound. 4 O may these heavenly pages be My ever dear delight ; And still new beauties may I see, And still increasing light. scripture . 23-24-25 5 Divine instructor, gracious Lord, Be thou forever near, Teach me to love thy sacred word, And view my Saviour there. 23 C. M. ISA. 41. 10. Doddridge. 1 A ND art thou with us, gracious Lord, /% To dissipate our fear? Dost thou proclaim thyself our God, Our God forever near? 2 Dost thou a father's bowels feel, For all thy humble saints? And in such friendly accents speak. To sooth their sad complaints? 3 Why droop our hearts ? Why flow our eyes, While such a voice we hear ? Why rise our sorrows and our fears, While such a friend is near? 4 To all thine other favors add A heart to trust thy word ; And death itself, shall hear us sing, While resting on the Lord. 24 C. M. LUKE 12. 32. Doddridge. 1 "W/^-E little flock, whom Jesus feeds, Dismiss your anxious cares; Look to the shepherd of your souls, v And smile away your fears. 2 Though wolves and lions prowl around, His staff is your defence; ''Midst sands and rocks your Shepherd's voice, Calls streams and pastures thence. 3 Your Father will a kingdom give, And give it with delight; His feeblest child his love shall call To triumph in his sight. 25 L. M. PSALM 16. Watts. 1 T^RESERVE 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. 26 SCRIPTURE. 2 Oft have my heart and tongue confessM How empty and how poor I am; My praise can never make thee blessM, Nor add new glories to thy name. 3 Yet Lord, thy saints on earth may reap, Some profit by the good we do; These are the company I keep, These are the choicest friends I know. ' 4 Let others choose the sons of mirth, To give a relish to their wine; I love the man of Heavenly birth, Whose thoughts and language are divine. 26 P. M. ROM. 15. 4. 1 TJRECIOUS Bible! what a treasure | Does the word of God afford! All I want, for life or pleasure, Food and med'eine, shield and sword ; Let the world account me poor, Having this, I need no more. 2 Food to which the world's a stranger, Here my hungry soul enjoys ; Of excess there is no danger, Though it fills, it never cloys : On a dying Christ I feed, He is meat and drink indeed! 3 When my faith is faint and sickly, Or when Satan wounds my mind, [ Cordials to revive me quickly, Healing med'eines here I find : To the promises I flee, Each affords a remedy. 4 In the hour of dark temptation, Satan cannot make me yield; For the word of consolation, Is to me a mighty shield ; While the scripture truths are sure, From his malice I'm secure. 5 Vain his threats to overcome me, When I take the spirit's sword ; Then with ease I drive him from me, Satan trembles at the word : MORAL LAW. 27-28 'Tis a sword for conquest made, ' Keen the edge and strong the blade. 6 Shall I envy then the miser, Doating on his golden store ? Sure I am, or should be wiser, 1 am rich. His he is poor : Jesus gives me in his word, Food and med'cine shield and sword. 27 C. M. PSALM 119. Watts. 1 i " ORD, I have made thy word my choice, I j My lasting heritage ; There shall my noblest powers rejoice, My warmest thoughts engage. 2 I'll read the hist'ries of thy love, And keep thy laws in sight ; While through the promises I rove, With ever fresh delight, 3 'Tis a broad land of wealth unknown, Where springs of life arise; Seeds of immortal bliss are sown, And hidden glory lies. 4 The best relief that mourners have, It makes our sorrows blessM ; Our fairest hope beyond the grave, And our eternal rest. 28 L. M. ROM. 8. 4. Rippon. 1 TTERE, Lord, my soul convicted stands J_ Of breaking all thy ten commands: And on me justly might'st thou pour Thy wrath in one eternal show'r. 2 But thanks to God, its loud alarms, Have warnM me of approaching harms ; And now, O Lord, my wants 1 see; Lost and undone I come to thee : 3 I see my fig-leaf righteousness, Can ne'er thy broken law redress ; Yet in thy gospel plan I see, There's hope of pardon e'en for me. 3 29-30 gospel 4 Here I behold thy wonders, Lord, • How Christ hath to thy law restor'd Those honors on th' atoning day, Which guilty sinners took away. 5 Amazing wisdom, pow'r and love, Display M to rebels from above ! Do thou, O Lord ! my faith increase, To love and trust thy plan of grace. 29 C. M. PSALM. 89. 15. Watts. 1 " j3LES'T are the souls that hear and know [3 The gospel's joyful sound; Peace shall attend the path they go, And light their steps surround. 2 Their joy shall bear their spirits up, Through their redeemers name; His righteousness exalts their hope, And fills their foes with shame. 3 The Lord, our glory and defence, Strength and salvation gives; Israel, thy king forever reigns, Thy God forever lives. 30 C M. 1 COR. 1. 23. Watts. 1 /CHRIST and his cross is all our theme, \_y The myst'ries that we speak, Are scandal in the Jew's esteem, And folly to the Greek. 2 But souls enlightenM from above, With joy receive the word ; They see what wisdom, power and love, Shine in their dying Lord. 3 The vital savour of his name, Restores their fainting breath : But unbelief perverts the same To guilt, despair and death. 4 'Till God diffuse his graces down, Like showers of heavenly rain, In vain Apoilos sows the ground, And Paul may plant in vain. GOSPEL. 3i_32 31 L. M. ROM. 1. 16. Watts. 1 "W~¥"7"HAT shall the dying sinner do, j j That seeks re lief from all his woe? Where shall the guilty conscience find Ease for the torment of the mind ? 2 How shall we get our crimes forgiv'n, Or form our spirits fit for heaven ? Can souls, all o'er defil'd with sin, Make their own powers and passions clean? 3 In vain we search, in vain we try, 'Till Jesus brings his gospel nigh ; 'Tis there that power and glory dwell, Which save rebellious souls from hell. 4 This is the pillar of our hope, That bears our fainting spirits up ; We read the grace, we trust the word, And find salvation in the Lord. 5 Let men or angels dig the mines, Where nature's golden treasure shines; Brought near the doctrine of the cross, All nature's gold appears but dross. 6 Should vile blasphemers, with disdain Pronounce the truths of Jesus vain, We'll meet the scandal and the shame, And sing and triumph in his name. 32 L. M. ROM. 1. 16. Watts. 1 fXlHIS 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 sov 'reign balm, whose virtues can Restore the ruin'd creature man. 3 The gospel bids the dead revive, Sinners, obey the voice and live, Dry bones are raised and cloth'd afresh, And hearts of stone are turn'd to flesh. 4 [Where Satan reign'd in shades of night, The gospel slrikes a heavenly light; n 33-34 gospel. Our lust its wond'rous power controls^ And calms the rage of angry soulsj 5 [Lions and beasts of savage name^ Put on the nature of the lamb ; While the vain world esteems it strange, Gaze, and admire, and hate the change :] 6 May but this grace my soul renew, Let sinners gaze, and hate me too j The word that saves me, does engage A sure defence from all their rage. 33 S. M. MAT. 13. 16. Watts. 1 1| W~OW beauteous are their feet 1 B Who stand on Zion's hill ; Who bring salvation on their tongues, And words of peace reveal ! 2 How charming is their voice ! How sweet their tidings are ! "Zion behold thy Saviour king, "He reigns and triumphs here." 3 How happy are our ears, That hear this joyful sound, Which kings and prophets waited for, And sought but never found ! 4 How blessed are our eyes, That see this heavenly light ! Prophets and kings desired it long, But died without the sight . 5 The watchmen join their voice, „.. And tuneful notes employ ; Jerusalem breaks forth in songs, And deserts learn the joy. 6 The Lord makes bare his arm, Through all the earth abroad! Let every nation now behold Their Saviour and their God. 34 L. M. PSALM 110. 23. Watts. .1 fTnHUS the eternal Father spake §L To Christ the son : "Ascend and sit "At my right hand, till I shall make "Thy foes submissive at thy feet. GOSPEL. 35_36 2 "From Zion shall thy word proceed, "Thy word, the sceptre in thy hand, "Shall make the hearts of rebels bleed, uAnd 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 and beauty shines,'1 4 O blessed power ! O glorious day ! What a large victory shall ensue ! And converts, who thy grace obey,. Exceed the drops of morning dew. 35 C. M. COL. 1. 23. Watts. 1 r l^HE Lord, descending from above Invites his children near; While power and truth, and boundless love, Display their glories here. 2 Here, in thy gospel's wond'rous frame, Fresh wisdom we pursue ; A thousand angels learn thy name, Beyond whatever they knew. 3 Thy name is writ in fairest lines, Thy wonders here we trace; Wisdom through all the mystery shines, And shines in Jesus' face. 4 The law its best obedience owes To our incarnate God ! And thy revenging justice shows Its honors in his blood. 5 But still the lustre of thy grace Our warmer thoughts employs ; Gilds the whole scene with brighter rays, And more exalts our joys. 36 L. M. JOHN 21. 6. Newton. 1 "W^TTHEN Peter through the tedious night y \ Had often cast his net in vain ; Soon as the Lord appeared in sight, He gladly let it down again. 2 Once more the Gospel net we cast, Do thou, O Lord, the effort own; 3* 37 GOSPEL. We learn from disappointment past, To rest our hope on thee alone. 3 May this be a much favored hour To souls in Satan's bondage led : O clothe thy word with sovereign power, To break the rocks and raise the dead ! 4 Have mercy on our numerous youth, Who young in years are old in sin j And by thy spirit and thy truth, Show them the state their souls are in * 5 Then by a Saviour's dying love, To every wounded heart reveal'd, Temptations, fears and guilt remove, And be their sun, their strength, and shield. 6 To mourners speak a cheering word ; On seeking souls vouchsafe to shine ; Let poor backsliders be restored, And all thy saints in praises join. 7 O hear our prayer, and give us hope, That when thy voice shall call us home, Thou still wilt raise a people up, To love and praise thee in our room. 37 L. ML MARK 16. 15. 1 "FTMWAS Jests' last and great command, L ''Go preach my word in ev'ry land; "To all be my salvation shown, "To every creature make it known. 2 "While thus employed, expect my grace "Attending you from place to place ; "Where'er you meet, expect me there — "In church, or house, or open air." 3 Commissioned thus, we come abroad, To preach the gospel of our God ; The love of God in Christ to tell ! The love that saves from sin and hell. 4 Jesus, our Lord, thy word fulfill — Thy spirit's power be with us still ; May all our souls thy blessings share — Accept our praise, and hear our prayer . SCRIPTURE DOCTRINES. 38-39 38 L. M. JOHN 13. 15. Steele. 1 A ND is the gospel peace and love ! /\ Such let our conversation be ; The serpent blended with the dove, Wisdom and meek simplicity. 2 Whene'er the angry passions rise, And tempt our thoughts or tongues to strife, To Jesus let us lift our eyes, Bright pattern of the Christian life ! 3 O how benevolent and kind! How mild ! how ready to forgive ! Be this the temper of our mind, And these the rules by which we live. 4 To do his heavenly Father's will, Was his employment and delight; Humility and holy zeal Shone through his life divinely bright! 5 Dispensing good where'er He came, The labours of his life were love; O, if we love the Saviour's name, Let his divine example move. 6 But ah ! how blind ! how weak we are ! How frail ! how apt to turn aside ! Lord we depend upon thy care, And ask thy spirit for our guide. 7 Thy fair example may we trace, To teach us what we ought to be, Make us by thy transforming grace, Dear Saviour, daily more like thee. 39 L. M. EPH. 1. 3. Watts. 1 TESUS, we bless thy Father's name ; ^P Thy God and ours are both the same; ' What heavenly blessings from his throne Flow down to sinners through his Son ! 2 "Christ be my first elect," he said, Then chose our souls in Christ our head, Before he gave the mountains birth, Or laid foundations for the earth. 40-41 SCRIPTURE DOCTRINES. 3 Thus did eternal love begin To raise us up from death and sin j Our characters were then decreed, "Blameless in love, a holy seed," 4 Predestinated to be sons, Born by degrees, but chose at once; A new regenerated race, To praise the glory of his grace . 5 With Christ our Lord, we share our part, In the affections of his heart ; Nor shall our souls be thence removed, 'Till he forgets his first beloved. 40 C M. 1 COR. 1. 26. Watts. 1 "13 UT few among the carnal wise, gj But few of noble race, Obtain the favor of thine eyes, Almighty King of grace ! 2 He takes the men of meanest name, For sons and heirs of God ; And thus he pours abundant shame On honourable blood. 3 He calls the fool and makes him know The mysteries of his grace, To bring aspiring wisdom low, And all its pride abase . 4 Nature hath all its glories lost, When brought before his throne ; No flesh shall in his presence boast, But in the Lord alone. 41 C. M. LUKE 10. 21. Watts. 1 J*ESUS the man of constant grief, ^P A mourner all his days ; His spirit once rejoiced aloud, And tunM his joy to praise . 2 "Father, I thank thy wond'rous love, "That hath revealed thy son "To men unlearned ; and to babes "Hath made thy gospel known. 3 "The mysteries of redeeming grace "Are hidden from the wise, SCRIPTURE DOCTRINES. 42-43-44 "While pride and carnal reasoning join "To swell and blind their eyes. 4 Thus doth the Lord of heaven and earth His great decrees fulfil ; And orders all his works of grace By his own sovereign will. 42 C. M. DEUT, 33. 25. Watts, 1 /^UR God ! how firm his promise stands, \J E'en when he hides his face ; He trusts in our Redeemer's hands His glory and his grace. 2 Then why, my soul, these sad complaints, Since Christ and we are one ? Thy God is faithful to his saints, Is faithful to his Son. 3 Beneath his smiles my heart hath lived, And part of heaven possessed, I praise his name for grace received, And trust him for the rest. 43 L. M. HEB. 6. 17. Watts. 1 T J~OW oft have sin and Satan strove J_To rend my soul from thee my God! But everlasting is thy love, And Jesus seals it with his blood. 2 The oath and promise of the Lord, Join to confirm the wond'rous grace ; Eternal power performs the word, And fills all heaven with endless praise. 3 Amidst temptations sharp and long, My soul to this dear refuge flies; Hope is my anchor firm and strong, While tempests blow and billows rise. 4 The gospel bears my spirits up ; A faithful and unchanging God Lays the foundation for my hope In oaths, and promises, and blood. 44 C. M. REV. 7. 10. Watts j ESUS ! with all thy saints above, My tongue would bear her part; 45 SCRIPTURE DOCTRINES. Would sound aloud thy saving love, And sing thy bleediug heart. 2 Bless'd be the Lamb, my dearest Lord, Who bought me with his blood, And quenched his Father's flaming sword In his own vital flood. 3 The Lamb that freed my captive soul * From Satan's heavy chains, And sent the lion down to howl Where hell and horror reigns. 2 All glory to the dying Lamb, And never ceasing praise, While angels live to know his name, Or saints to fee] his grace. 45 C. M. PSALM 40. 2. Watts. 1 A RISE, my soul, my joyful powers, r\ And triumph in my God ; Awake, my voice, and loud proclaim His glorious grace abroad. 2 He raised me from the depths of sin, The gates of gaping hell, And fixed my standing more secure Than 'twas before I fell. 3 The arms of everlasting lovfe Beneath my soul he placed, And on the Rockof ages set My slippery footsteps fast. 4 The city of my blest abode Is walled around with grace, Salvation for a bulwark stands To shield the sacred place. 5 Satan may vent his sharpest spite, And all his legions roar ; Almighty mercy guards my life, And bounds his raging power. 6 Arise, my soul ! awake my voice ! And tunes of pleasure sing; Loud hallelujahs shall address My Saviour and my King. SCRIPTURE DOCTRINES. 46-47 46 C. M. JOHN 5. 7. Watts. 1 npvEAREST of all the names above \j My Jesus and my God! Who can resist thy heavenly love, Or trifle with thy blood ! 2 'Tis by the merits of thy death The father smiles again; 'Tis by thy interceding breath The spirit dwells with men. 3 'Till God in human flesh I see, My thoughts no comfort find; The holy, just and sacred Three, Are terrors to my mind. 4 But if ImmanuePs face appear. My hope, my joy begins ; His name forbids my slavish fear His grace removes my sins. 5 While Jews on their own law rely, And Greeks of wisdom boast, I love th' incarnate mystery, And there I fix my trust. 47 C. M. JOHN 1. 13. Watts 1 "7^T^r^ a^ tne outward forms on earth, J_^( Nor rites that God has given, Nor will of men, nor blood, nor birth, Can raise a soul to heaven. 2 The sovereign will of God alone Creates us heirs of grace : Born in the image of his Son, A new peculiar race, 3 The Spirit, like some heavenly wind, 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 the long sleep of death; On heavenly things we fix our eyes, And praise employs our breath. 48-49 SCRIPTURE DOCTRINES. 48 C M. MATT. 16. 24. Watts. 1 OJ TRAIT is the way, the door is strait, J^ That leads to joys on high; 'Tis but a few who find the gate. While crowds mistake and die. 2 Beloved self must be denied, The mind and will renewed: Passions suppressed, and patience tried. And vain desires subdued. 3 [Flesh is a dangerous foe to grace. Where it prevails and rules ; Flesh must be humbled, pride abased; Lest they destroy our souls. 4 The love of gold be banished hence, (That vile idolatry) And every member, every sense, In sweet subjection lie. 5 The tongue, that most unruly power, Requires a strong restraint ; We must be watchful every hour, And pray, but never faint.] 6 Lord, can a feeble helpless worm Fulfil a task so hard? Thy grace must all my work perform, And give the free reward. 49 C M. ROM. 3. 19. Watts. 1 "5"7~AIN are the hopes the sons of men y On their own works have built $ Their hearts by nature all unclean, And all their actions guilt. 2 Let Jew and Gentile stop their mouths, Without a murmuring word, And the whole race of Adam stand Guilty before the Lord . 3 In vain we ask God's righteous law, To justify us now ; Since to convince and to condemn, Is all the law can do. 4 Jesus, how glorious is thy grace, When in thy name we trust ; SCRIPTURE DOCTRINES. 50-51 Our faith receives a righteousness, That makes the sinner just. 50 L. M. ROM. 8. 33. Watts. 1 "W"^T7^HO shall the Lord's elect condemn? y \ Tis God that justifies their souls ; And mercy, like a mighty stream, O'er all their sins divinely rolls. 2 Who shall adjudge the saints to hell? 'Tis Christ that suffered in their stead ! And the salvation to fulfil, Behold him rising from the dead ! 3 He lives, he lives, and sits above. Forever interceding there : Who shall divide us from his love ? Or what should tempt us to despair? 4 Shall persecution or distress, Famine, or sword, or nakedness? He that has lov'd us bears us through) And makes us more than conquVors too* 5 Faith hath an overcoming power, It triumphs in the dying hour : Christ is our life, our joy, our hopej Nor can we sink with such a prop. 6 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. 51 C. M. LUKE 23. 42. Stennett. 1 A S on the cross the Saviour hung, f\ And wept, and bled, and died. He poured salvation on a wretch, That languished at his side. 2 His crimes with inward grief and shame, The penitent confess'd; Then turned his dying eyes to Christ, And thus his prayV addressM ; 3 "Jesus, thou son and heir of heaven, . "Thou spotless Lamb of God ! 4 52-53 SCRIPTURE DOCTRINES. " I see thee bath'd in sweat and tears, "And weltering in thy blood. 4 "Yet quickly from these scenes of woe, "In triumph thou shalt rise ; "Burst through the gloomy shades of death, "And shine above the skies. 5 "Amid the glories of that world, "Dear Saviour think on me ; "And in the vict'ries of thy death, "Let me a sharer be . 6 His pray'r the dying Jesus hears, Arid instantly replies: "To day thy parting soul shall be "With me in Paradise." 52 C. M. JOHN 10. 9. Dobell. 1 £~*i HRIST is the way to heavenly bliss j \_y And Christ the only door : My soul, pursue no way but this, For this alone is sure . 2 'Tis through this door and this alone, That thou art led to God ; Rest, then, on what thy Lord has done, And plead his precious blood. 3 This door will lead thee safe to heaven, And give thee entrance in ; And God will own thy sins forgiven, However vile they've been. 53 P. M. ROM. 8. Dobell 1 OJ ONS we are thro' God's election, J^ Who in Jesus Christ believe; By eternal destination; Sovereign grace we here receive : Lord, thy mercy Does both grace and glory give. 2 EvVy fallen soul, by sinning, Merits everlasting pain; But thy love without begining, Has restored thy sons again : Countless millions Shall in life thro1 Jesus reign. SCRIPTURE DOCTRINES. 54-55 3 Pause, my soul, adore and wonder! Ask, "O why such love to me ?" Grace hath put me in the number Of the Saviour's familv; Hallelujah! Thanks, eternal thanks to tnee. 54 S. M. EPH. 2. 5. Doddridge, 1 d^i RACE ! 'tis a charming sound, \JT Harmonious to the ear ! Heav'n with the echo shall resound, And all the earth shall hear. 2 Grace first contrived the way To save rebellious man ; And all the steps that grace display Which drew the wond'rous plan. 3 [Grace first inscrib'd my name In God's eternal book ; 'Twas grace that gave me to the Lamb. Who all my sorrows took.] 4 Grace led my roving feet, To tread the heav'nly road ; And new supplies, each hour, I meet, While pressing on to God. 5 [Grace taught my soul to pray, And made my eyes o'erflow : 'Twas grace that kept me to this day, And will not let me go.] 6 Grace all the work shall crown, Thro' everlasting days ; It lays in heaven the topmost stone, And well deserves the praise. 55 L. M. JOHN 14. 2. Swain. 1 ^ % 7"hy shoul d the saints be filled with dread, V j Or yield their joys to slavish fear ? Heav'n can't be full, which holds the head, 'Till ev'ry member's present there. 2 In heav'n the head — the members here — Ten thousand thousand, yet but one ! So far asunder, yet so near ! Some yet unborn — some round the throne. 56-57 SCRIPTURE DOCTRINES. 3 How bright eternal wisdom shines, When it displays eternal love ; Instructing by these dazzling lines, The earth beneath, and heav'n above ! 56 C. M. EPH. 4. 3. 1 TESUS, great Shepherd of the sheep, ^P To thee for help we fly : Thy little flock in safety keep, For O, the wolf is nigh ! 2 Us under thy protection take, And gather with thine arm; Unless the fold we first forsake, The wolf can never harm. 3 We laugh to scorn his cruel power, • While by our Shepherd's side ; The sheep he never can devour, Alth'ohe may divide. 4 O, do not suffer him to part These souls that here agree ; But make us of one mind and heart, And keep us one in thee ! 5 Together let us sweetly live, Together let us die : And each a starry crown receive, And reign above the sky. 57 C M. PHIL. 3. 3. Newton. 1 "J3 EJOICE, believer, in the Lord, JL% Who makes your cause his own, The hope that's built upon his word, Can ne'er be overthrown, 2 Though many foes beset your road, And feeble is your arm ; Your life is hid with Christ in God, Beyond the reach of harm, 3 Weak as you are, you shall not faint, Or, fainting, shall not die ! Jesus, the strength of every saint, Will aid you from on high. 4 Though now unseen by outward sense, Faith sees him always near ; JUSTIFICATION, 58-59-60 A guide, a glory, a defence, Then what have you to fear? 5 As surely as he overcame, And triumphed once for you, So surely you that love his name, Shall triumph in him too. 58 L. M. HEB. 3. 17. 1 "W7KT HO is the trembling sinner, who y \ That owns eternal death his due ? Who mourns his sin, his guilt, his thrall, And does on God for mercy call? 2 Peace, troubled soul, dismiss thy fear, Hear, Jesus speaks, be of good cheer, Upon his cleansing grace rely. And thou shalt never, never die. 3 No blasted trees or failing crops, Can hinder my eternal hopes; Though creatures change, the Lord's the same, Then let me triumph in his name. 59 L. M. PHIL. 3. 7. Watts. 1 "T^fO more, my God, I boast no more, _j_^| Of all the duties I have done j I quit the hopes I held before, % To trust the merits of thy son. 2 Now for the love I bear his name, What was my gain, I count my loss, My former pride I call my shame, And nail my glory to his cross. 3 Yes, and I must and will esteem All things but loss for Jesus' sake : O 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. 60 CM. ISA. 61. 10. Watts, 1 A WAKE my heart, arise my tongue, _/jl Prepare a tuneful voice, 4* 61 JUSTIFICATION. In God, the life of all my joys, Aloud will I rejoice. 2 *Tis he adorn'd my naked soul, And made salvation mine ; Upon a poor polluted worm He makes his graces shine. 3 And lest the shadow of a spot Should on my soul be found, He took the robe the Saviour wrought, And cast it all around. 4 How far the heavenly robe exceeds What earthly princes wear! These ornaments how bright they shine, How white the garments are. 5 The spirit wrought my faith and love, And hope and every grace ; But Jesus spent his life to work The robe of righteousness 6 Strangely, my soul, art thou array M By the great sacred Three; In sweetest harmony of praise Let all thy powers agree. 61 L. M. PSALM 130, Watts. 1 "1,1 ROM deep distress and troubled thoughts, a" * To thee, my God, 1 raise my cries ; If thou severely mark our faults, No flesh can stand before thine eyes. 2 But thou hast built thy throne of grace, Free to dispense thy pardons there, That sinners may approach thy face, And hope and love, as well as fear. 3 As the benighted pilgrims wait, And look and wish for breaking day , So waits my soul before thy gate ; When will my God his face display? 4 My trust is fixM upon thy word, Nor shall I trust thy word in vain : Let mourning souls address the Lord, And find relief from all their pain. 5 Great is his love, and large his grace, Through the redemption of his son, JUSTIFICATION. 62-63 He turns our feet from sinful ways, And pardons what our hands have done, 62 S. M. PSALM 32. Watts. 1 ^| BLESSED souls are they, \Jr Whose sins are coverM o'er : Divinely blest, to whom the Lord Imputes their guilt no more ! 2 They mourn their follies past, And keep their hearts with care ; Their lips and lives without deceit, Shall prove their faith sincere. 3 While I conceal'd my guilt, I felt the fest'ring wound : 'Till I confess'd my sins to thee, And ready pardon found, 4 Let sinners learn to pray, Let saints keep near the throne ; For help in times of deep distress, Is found in God alone. 63 CM. PSALM 71. 15. Watts. 1 "]%/|~Y Saviour, my Almighty friend, |f I When I begin thy praise, Where will the growing numbers end, The numbers of thy grace? 2 Thou art my everlasting trust/ Thy goodness I adore ! And since I knew thy graces first, I speak thy glories more. 3 My feet shall travel all the length Of the celestial road, And march with courage in thy strength, To see my Father God. 4 When I am filPd with sore distress For some surprising sin, Pll plead thy perfect righteousness, And mention none but thine. 5 How will my lips rejoice to tell The vict'ries of my King! My soul, redeemM from sin and hell ghall thy salvation sing. 64-65-66 pardon. 64 L. M. PSALM 32. Watts. 1 ~J3 LEST is the man, forever blest, J3 Whose guilt is pardoird by his God; Whose sins with sorrow are confess'd, And cover'd with his Saviours blood. 2 Before his judgment seat, the Lord No more permits his crimes to rise ; He pleads no merit of reward, And not on works but grace relies. 3 -From guile his heart and lips are free, His humble joy, his holy fear, With deep repentance well agree, And join to prove his faith sincere. 4 How glorious is that righteousness That hides and cancels all his sins. While a bright evidence of grace Through all his life appears and shines. 65 L M. LUKE 7. 47. Gibbon. 1 r^ORGIVENESS ! 'tis a joyful sound Jj To malefactors doom'd to die : Publish the bliss the world around; Ye seraphs, shout it from the sky . 2 'Tis the rich gift of love divine ; ^Tis full, out-measuring every crime, Unclouded shall its glories shine, And feel no change, by changing time. 3 O'er sins unnumber'd as the sand, And like the mountains for their size, The seas of sovereign grace expand, The seas of sovereign grace arise. 4 For this stupendous love of heaven, What grateful honor shall we show? Where much transgression is forgiven, Let love in equal ardor glow. 5 By this inspir'd, let all our days With various holiness be crown'd ; Let truth and goodness, prayer and praise, In all abide, in all abound. '6 L. M. TITUS 3. 7. Swain. 1 A ND may I Jiope, that when no more X^\_ My pulse shall beat with life below, PARDON. 67 I shall the God of grace adore, And all the bliss of glory know? 2 I who deserve no place but hell, No portion but devouring fire, Shall I with Christ my saviour dwell, PossessM of all I now desire ? 3 Will Jesus own a wretch like me ? And tell to saints and angels round, That when he suffered on the tree, My sins augmented every wound? 4 He will ! — I read it in his word, And in my heart the witness feel ; I shall be with and like my Lord, Tho' sin oppose, in league with hell. 5 I shall be with him, when he comes Triumphant down the pathless skies; And when his voice breaks up the tombs, Among his children I shall rise. 67 C. M. ACTS 16. 30. Upton. 1 "j " ORD, we adore thy matchless ways, |_^ In bringing souls to thee ;< We sing and shout eternal praise,. For grace so full and free. 2 Thy grace pervades the prison's gloom, And shines with lustre there; Thy pow'r can bring a jailor home, With trembling hope and fear. 3 What must I do the jailor cries, To save my sinking soul ? Believe in Christ, the word replies, Thy faith shall make thee whole. 4 Our works are all the works of sin, Our nature quite depraved; Jesus alone can make us clean; By grace are sinners saved. 5 Believe, believe, the gospel cries. This is the living way; From faith in Christ our hopes arise, And shine to perfect day. 6 Come sinners, then, the Saviour trust* To wash you in his blood ; 68-69 ADOPTION. To change your hearts, subdue your lust, And bring you home to God. 68 S. M. 1 JOHN 3. 1 . GAL. 4. 6. Watts. 1 "I3EHOLD what wond'rous grace [J The Father hasbestow'd, On sinners of a mortal race, To call them sons of God ! 2 'Tis no surprising thing, That we should be unknown ; The Jewish world knew not their King, God's everlasting Son. 3 Nor doth it yet appear How great we must be made ; But when we see our Saviour there, 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 filial part. Send down thy spirit like a dove, To rest upon my heart. 6 We would no longer lie Like slaves beneath the throne ; My faith shall Abba, Father, cry, And thou the kindred own. 69 C. M. GALAT. 4. 6. Doddridge. js OV'REIGNofall the worlds on high, Allow my humble claim ; Nor, while a worm would raise its head, Disdain a Father's name. My Fathejr, God ! how sweet the sound ! How tender, and how dear ! Not all the harmony of heaven Could so delight the ear. Come, sacred Spirit, seal the name On my expanding heart j COMMUNION WITH GOD. 70-71 And show that in Jehovah's grace, I share a filial part. 4 Cheer'd by a signal so divine, Unwavering I believe; And Abba, Father, humbly cry* Nor can the sign deceive. 70 S. M. PSALM 23. Watts. 1 FTM HE Lord my Shepherd is, I shall be well supplied; Since he is mine and I am his, What can I want beside? 2 He leads me to the place Where heavenly pasture grows; Where living waters gently pass, And full salvation flows. 3 If e'er I go astray, He doth my soul reclaim, And guides me in his own right way, For his most holy name. 4 While he affords his aid, I cannot yield to fear ; Tho' I should walk thro' Death's dark shade, My Shepherd's with me there. 5 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 following days; Nor from thy house will I remove, Nor cease to speak thy praise. 71 C. M. PSALM 73. 25. Watts. 1 "]%/!" Y God, my portion, and my love, I y H My everlasting all, I've none but thee in heaven above, Or on this earthly ball. 2 What empty things are all the skies, And this inferior clod! 72 COMMUNION WITH GOD. There's nothing here deserves my joy, There's nothing like rny God. 3 To thee we owe our wealth and friends, And health and safe abode : Thanks to thy name for meaner things, But they are not my God. 4 How vain a toy is glitt'ring wealth, If once compared to thee ! Or what's my safety, or my health, Or all my friends to me ? 5 Were I possessor of the earth, And called the stars my own : Without thy graces, and thyself, I were a wretch undone. 6 Let others stretch their arms like seas, And grasp in all the shore : Grant me the visits of thy face, And I desire no more. 72 S. M. PSALM 73. 28. Watt* i "]%/T^ ^0(^ my ^e' my ^ove> If 1 To thee, to thee I call; I cannot live if thou remove, For thou art all in all. 2 [The smilings of thy face, How amiable they are ! *Tis heaven to rest in thine embrace, And no where else but there. 3 [To thee, and thee alone, The angels owe their bliss; They sit around thy gracious throne, Aiid dwell where Jesus is.] 4 Nor earth, nor all the sky, Can one delight afford; No, not a drop of real joy, Without thy presence, Lord. 5 Thou art the sea of love, Where all my pleasures roll; The circles where my passions move* . And centre of mv soul. COMMUNION WITH GOD. 73-74 6 [To thee my spirits fly, With infinite desire ; And yet how far from thee I lie ! Dear Jesus raise me higher.] 73 C. M. PSALM 73. 23. Watts, 1 d~^\ OD, my supporter and my hope, \jf My help forever near ; Thine arm of mercy held me up, When sinking in despair. 2 Thy counsels, Lord, shall guide my feet Through life's bewilder'd race ; Thine hand conduct me near thy seat, To dwell before thy face. 3 Were I in heaven without my God, 'T would be no joy to me ; And whilst this 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 ; God is my souPs eternal rock, The strength of ev'ry saint. 5 Behold, the sinners that remove Far from thy presence die j [ Not all the idol gods they love, Can save them when they cry. 6 But to draw near to thee my God, Shall be my sweet employ ; My tongue shall sound thy works abroad, And tell the world my joy. 74 L. M. PSALM 84. 25. Watts. 1 1.1 AR from my thoughts vain world begone, Jj Let my religious hours alone ; Fain would my eyes my Saviour see I wait a visit, Lord, from thee. 2 My heart grows warm with holy fire, And kindles with a pure desire : Come, my dear Jesus, from above. And feed my soul with heavenly love. 3 Haste then, but with a smiling face, And spread the table of thv grace ; 5 75— 7 t> GujmlmUMuW WITH GOD. Bring down a taste of truth divine, And cheer my heart with sacred wine. 4 Bless'd Jesus, what delicious fare ! How sweet thy entertainments are ! Never did angels taste above Redeeming grace, and dying love. 5 Hail, great Immanuel, all divine! In thee thy Father's glories shine ; Thou brightest, sweetest, fairest one, r That eyes have seen, or angels known. 75 L. M. PSALM 84. 25. Watts. 1 ORD, what a heaven of saving grace, I J Shines through the beauties of thy face, And lights our passions to a flame ! Lord, how we love thy charming name ! 2 When I can say, my God is mine, When I can feel thy glories shine, I tread the world beneath my feet. And all that earth calls good or great. 3 While such a scene of sacred joys, Our raptur'd eyes and souls employs, Here we could sit and gaze away, A long and everlasting day. 4 Well, we shall quickly pass the night, To the fair coasts of perfect light; Then shall our joyful senses rove O'er the dear object of our love. 5 There shall we drink full draughts of bliss, And pluck new life from heav'nly trees 1 Yet now and then, dear Lord, bestow A drop of heaven on worms below. 6 Send comforts down from thy right hand, While we pass through this barren land; And in thy temple let us see A glimpse of love, a glimpse of thee. 76 L. M. TITUS 2. 10. 13. Watts. 1 OJ O let our lips and lives express £^The holy gospel we profess: So let our works and virtues shine, To prove the doctrine all divine. COMMUNION WITH GOD. 77-78 2 Thus shall we best proclaim abroad The honors of our Saviour God : When his salvation reigns within, And grace subdues the power of sin. 3 Our flesh and sense must be denied, Passion and envy, lust and pride ; While justice, temp'rance, truth and love, Our inward piety approve . 4 Religion bears our spirits up, While we expect that blessed hope; The bright appearance of the Lord, And faith stands leaning on his word. 77 C. M. PSALM 119. 117. Watts. 1 T ORD, thou hast made me know thy ways, |_^ Conduct me in thy fear; And grant me such supplies of grace, That I may persevere. 2 Let but thy own Almighty arm Sustain a feeble worm, I shall escape secure from harm. Amid the dreadful storm. 3 Be thou my all sufficient friend, "Till all my toils shall cease : Guard me through life, and let my end Be everlasting peace. 78 C. M. PSALM 139. Watts, 1 " " ORD, all I am is known to thee, \_JL In vain my soul would try To shun thy presence or to flee The notice of thine eye. 2 Thy all surrounding sight surveys My rising and my rest; My public walks, my private ways, The secrets of my breast: 3 My thoughts lie open to thee, Lord, Before they're formM within; And ere my lips pronounce the word, He knows the sense I mean. 4 O wond'rous knowledge, deep and high, Where can a creature hide ? 79-80 SANCTIFICATION. Within thy circling arms I lie, Beset on every side. 5 So let thy grace surround me still, And like a bulwark prove, To guard my soul from every ill, SecurM by sov'reign love. 79 C. M. PSALM 119. 6. Watt*. 1 /"~\H that the Lord would guide my ways, \J To keep his statutes still ! Oh that my God would grant 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. 3 From vanity turn off my eyes; Let no corrupt design, Nor covetous desire, arise Within this soul of mine. 4 Order my footsteps by thy word, And make my heart sincere : Let sin have no dominion, Lord, But keep my conscience clear . 5 My soul hath gone too far astray, My feet too often slip ; Yet since I keep in mind thy way, Restore thy wand'ring sheep. 6 Make me to wralk in thy commands, 'Tis a delightful road : Nor let my head, nor heart, nor hands, Offend against my God. 80 L. M. 1 COR. 1. 30. Watts, 1 T> URIED in shadows of the night, JjWe lie till Christ restores the light; Wisdom descends to heal the blind, And chase the darkness of the mind. 2 Our guilty souls are drown'd in tears, 'Till his atoning blood appears; SANCTIFICATION. 81-82 Then we awake from deep distress, And sing "The Lord our righteousnes." 3 Our very frame is mix'd with sin ; His spirit makes our natures clean ; Such virtues from his sufferings flow, At once to cleanse and pardon too. 4 Jesus beholds where Satan reigns, Binding his slaves with heavy chains : He sets the prisoners free, and breaks The iron bondage from our necks. 5 Poor helpless worms in thee possess Grace, wisdom pow'r and righteousness : Thou art our mighty all, and we Give our whole selves, O Lord, to thee. 81 C. M. ISA. 55. 6. Watts. 1 J~OW sad our state by nature is ! [_ Our sin how deep it stains ! And Satan binds our captive minds, Fast in his slavish chains. 2 But there's a voice of sovereign grace. Sounds from the sacred word ; "Ho ! ye despairing sinners come And trust upon the Lord.v 3 My soul obeys th' Almighty call, And runs to this relief; I would believe thy promise, Lord, 0 help my unbelief. 4 To the dear fountain of thy blood, Incarnate God, I fly \ Here let me wash my spotted soul, From crimes of deepest dye . 5 A guilty, weak, and helpless worm, On thy kind arms I fall ; Be thou my strength and righteousness, My Jesus and my all. 82 C M. ISA. 16. 33. Hart. 1 f ■ 1HE souls that would to Jesus press, 1 Must fix this firm and sure , That tribulation, more or less, They must and shall endure. 83 SANCTICATION- 2 From this there can be none exempt, 'Tis God's own wise decree ; Satan the weakest saint will tempt; Nor is the strongest free. 3 The world opposes from without, And unbelief within: We fear, we faint, we grieve, we doubt, And feel the load of sin. 4 Glad frames too often lift us up ; And then how proud we grow ! 'Till sad desertion makes us droop, And down we sink as low. 5 Ten thousand baits the foe prepares, To catch the wand'ring heart; And seldom do we see the snares, Before we feel the smart. 6 But let not all this terrify ; Pursue the narrow path ; Look to the Lord with steadfast eye, And fight with hell by faith. 7 Tho' we are feeble, Christ is strong, His promises are true : We shall be conqu'rors all ere long, And more than conqu'rors too, 83 L. M. LUKE 10. 42. Medle*. 1 A TTEND, my soul, and search, and see, f\ What's the most needful thing for thee 3 Can earth, with all its painted toys, Afford thee true and solid joys? 2 Say, could'st thou be completely bless'd, Of honors, pleasures, wealth possess'd? Could any creature good below Sufficient be ? — no ! Jesus no ! 3 No 'tis engraven on my heart, That thou the one thing needful art; I could from all things parted be, • But never, never, Lord from thee ! 4 Needful art thou, to make me live; Needful art thou, all grace to give; Needful, to guide me lest I stray; Needful, to help me ev'ry day. SANCTIFICATION. 84 5 Needful, to clothe my naked soul, Needful, to heal and make me whole; Needful, my feeble soul to guard; Needful, to be my great reward. 6 Needful, thy presence, dearest Lord, True peace and comfort to afford ; Needful, thy promise, to impart New strength and vigour to my heart. 7 Needful is thy most precious blood; Needful is thy correcting rod; Needful is thy indulgent care : Needful thy all prevailing prayer. 8 Needful art thou, my soul can say, Thro' all lifers dark and thorny way : Nor less in death thou'lt needful be, When I yield up my soul to thee. 9 Needful art thou to raise my dust In shining glory with the just; Needful, when I in heaven appear, To crown, and to present me there. 84 8s. 7s. 4s. ROM. 13. 12. 1 T7^ V'RY moment brings me nearer, JL^ To my long sought rest above : Higher mounts my soul, and higher — 0 how happy to remove : Then, forever, 1 shall sing redeeming love. 2 Soon shall I be gone to glory — Join the bright, angelic race ; There repeat the pleasing story, 1 was saved by sovereign grace ; And forever Yiew my loving Saviour's face. 3 Tho' my burden sore oppress me, And I shrink beneath my pain, Jesus he will soon release me, And your loss will be my gain Precious Saviour, With mv Lord I shall remain. 85-86 INCARNATION OF CHRIST. 85 8s. 7s. 4s. 2 CHRON. 33. 11. Pearce. 1 TN the floods of tribulation, While the billows o'er me roll, Jesus whispers consolation, And supports my fainting soul; Sweet affliction, That brings Jesus to my soul. 2 Thus the lion yields me honey; From the eater food is given: Strengthen'd thus I still press forward, Singing as I wade to heaven: Sweet affliction, And my sins are all forgiven. 3 Floods of tribulation heighten, Billows still around me roar — Those who know not Christ they frighten, But my soul defies their pow'r; Sweet affliction, Thus to bring my Saviour near. 4 In the sacred page recorded, Thus his word securely stands: "Fear not, I'm in trouble near thee, "Nought shall pluck thee from my hands ;" Sweet affliction, Ev'ry word my love demands. 5 All I meet I find assist me In my path to heavenly joy, Where, tho' trials now attend me. Trials never more annoy: Sweet affliction, Every promise gives me joy. 86 L. M. PSALM 147. 12. Watts. 1 "TWTCW to the Lord a noble song! J_^| Awake my soul, awake my tongue, Hosannah to the eternal name, And all his boundless love proclaim. 2 See where it shines in Jesus' face, The brightest image of his grace ; INCARNATION OF CHRIST. 87-88 God, in the person of his Son, Hath all his mightiest works outdone. ' 3 The spacious earth and spreading flood, Proclaim the wise, the powerful God; And thy rich glories from afar, Sparkle in every rolling star. 4 But in his looks a glory stands, The noblest labour of thine hands;. The pleasing lustre of his eyes Outshines the wonders of the skies. 5 Grace ! 'tis a sweet, a charming theme ; My thoughts rejoice at Jesus' name: Ye angels, dwell upon the sound; Ye heavens, reflect it to the ground. 6 O may I live to reach the place Where he unveils his lovely face! Where all his beauties you behold, And sing his name to harps of gold. 87 L. M. MATT. 1. 21. Watts, 1 |>EHOLD the woman's promis'd seed! |J Behold the great Messiah come ! Behold the prophets all agreed To give him the superior room. 2'Abram, the saint, rejoic'd of old, When visions of the Lord he saw: Moses, the man of God, foretold This great fulfiller of his law. 3 The types bore witness to his name, Obtain'd their chief design, and ceas'd ; The incense and the bleeding Lamb, The ark, the altar, and the priest. 4 Predictions in abundance meet, To join their blessings on his head : Jesus, we worship at thy feet, And nations own the promis'd seed, 88 C. M. PSALM 98. 15. Watts. 1 "TOY to the world, the Lord is come, qj Let earth receive her King; Let every heart prepare him room, And heaven and nature sing. g9 OFFICES OF CHRIST. 2 Joy to the earth, the Saviour reigns, Let men their songs employ; While fields and floods, rocks, hills and plains, Repeat the sounding joy. 3 No more let sins and sorrows grow, Nor thorns infest the ground: He comes to make his blessings flow Far as the curse is found. 4 He rules the world with truth and grace. And makes the nations prove The glories of his righteousness, And wonders of his love. 89 L. M. CAN. 2. 7. Watts. 1 £~^ O worship at ImmanuePs feet, ^J|"See in his face what wonders meet, Earth is too narrow to express His worth, his glory, or his grace. 2 The whole creation can afford But some faint shadows of my Lord: Nature, to make his beauties known, Must mingle colors not her own. 3 Is he a rock? how firm he proves! The rock of ages never moves : Yet the sweet streams that from him flow, j Attend us all the desert through. 4 Is he a way ? he leads to God : The path is drawn in lines of blood, There Would I walk with hope and zeal; 'Till I arrive at Zion's hill. 5 Is he a door ? Til enter in ; Behold the pastures large and green: A paradise divinely fair — •None but the sheep have freedom there. 6 Is he designed the corner stone, For men to build their heaven upon? I'll make him my foundation too, Nor fear the plots of hell below. SUFFERINGS OF CHRIST. 90-91 90 C. M. REV. 5. 11. Watts. 1 f^ OME let us join our cheerful songs, \^y With angels round the throne : * Ten thousand thousand are their tongues, But all their joys are one. 2 "Worthy the Lamb that died," they, cry, "To be exalted thus ;" "Worthy the Lamb," our lips reply, "For he was slain for us." 3 Jesus is worthy to receive Honor and power divine : And blessings more than we can give, Be, Lord, forever thine. 4 Let all that dwell above the sky, And air, and earth, and seas, Conspire to lift thy glories high, And speak thine endless praise. 5 The whole creation join in one, To bless the sacred name Of him that sits upon the throne, And to adore the Lamb. 91 C. M. 2 TIM. 1. 10. Watts. 1 TJLUNG'D in a gulf of dark despair, We wretched sinners lay, Without one cheerful beam of hope, Or spark of glimm'ring day . 2 With pitying eyes, the Prince of Grace Beheld our helpless grief; He saw, and (O amazing love) He ran to our relief. 3 Down from the shining seats above With joyful haste he fled, Enter'd the grave in mortal flesh, And dwelt among the dead. 4 He spoiPd the powers of darkness thus, And broke our iron chains : Jesus hath freed our captive souls From everlasting pains. 5 O! for this love let rocks and hills Their lasting silence break, 92-93 SUFFERINGS OF CHRIST And all harmonious human tongues The Saviour's praises speak. 6 Angels ! assist our mighty joys, Strike all your harps of gold ; But when you raise your highest notes, ■\ His love can ne'er be told. 92 CM. JAMES 2. 17. Watts. 1 "jV/|*ISTAKEN souls that dream of heaven, _[_▼ J_ And make their empty boast Of inward joys, and sins forgiven, While they are slaves to lust. 2 Vain are our fancies, airy flights, If faith be cold and dead; None but a living power unites To Christ the living head. 3 Faith must obey her Father's will, As well as trust his grace , A pard'ning God is jealous still, For his own holiness. 4 When from the curse he sets us free He makes our natures clean : Nor would he send his Son to be The minister of sin. 5 His spirit purifies our frame, And seals our peace with God: Jesus and his salvation came By water and by blood: 93 S. M. ISA. 53. 6. 12. Watts. 1 ~ " IKE sheep we went astray, I J And broke the fold of God, Each wand'ring in a difi'rent way, But all the downward road. 2 How dreadful was the hour When God our wand'rings laid, And did at once his vengeance pour . Upon the Shepherd's head. 3 How glorious was the grace, When Christ sustain'd the stroke ! His life and blood the Shepherd pays, A ransom for the flock . LITE OF CHRIST. 94-95 4 His honor and his breath Were taken quite away; JoinM with the wicked in his death, And made as vile as they. 5 But God shall raise his head O'er all the Sons of men, And make him see a numerous seed, To recompense his pain. 6 "Pll give him," saith the Lord, "A portion with the strong: "He shall possess a large reward, "And hold his honors long." 94 C. M. PSALM 145. 5. Watts. 1 ~ff ONG as I live Pll bless thy name, § J My King, my God of Love; My work and joy shall be the same, In the bright world above. 2 Great is the Lord, his power unknown, And let his praise be great; I'll sing the honors of thy throne, Thy works of grace repeat. 3 Thy grace shall dwell upon my tongue, And while my lips rejoice, The men that hear my sacred song Shall join their cheerful voice. 4 Fathers to sons shall teach thy name, And children learn thy ways: Ages to come thy truth proclaim, And nations sound thy praise. 5 Thy glorious deeds of ancient date, Shall through the world be known ; Thine arm of power, thy heav'njy state, With public splendour shown. 6 The world is manag'd by thy hands, Thy saints are ruPd by love ; And thine eternal kingdom stands, Though rocks and hills remove. 95 C. M. JOHN 3. 16. Watts. 1 ^^lOME, happy souls, approach your God \^y With new melodious songs; 6 96 LIFE OF CHRIST. Come, render, to Almighty grace The tribute of your tongues. 2 So strange, so boundless was the love That pity'd dying men, The father sent his equal Son To give them life again. 3 Thy hands, dear Jesus, were not arm'd With a revenging rod, No hard commission to perform The vengeance of a God. 4 But all was mercy, all was mild, And wrath forsook the throne, When Christ on the kind errand came, ' And brought salvation down. 5 Here, sinners, you may heal your wounds, And wipe your sorrows dry; Trust in the mighty Saviours name, And you shall never dia . 96 , L. M. PSALM 69. 16. Watts. 1 ~|I~^ EEP in our hearts let us record \j The deeper sorrows of our Lord; Behold the rising billows roll To overwhelm his holy soul. 2 In long complaint's he spends his breath, While hosts of hell, and powers of death, And all the sons of malice join To execute their curst design. 3 Yet, Gracious God, thy power and love, Has made the curse a blessing prove; Those dreadful sufFrings of thy Son Aton'd for crimes which we had done. 4 The pangs of our expiring Lord, The honors of thy law restored : His sorrows made thy justice knowfy And paid for follies not his own. 5 Oh! for his sake our guilt forgive, And let the mourning sinner live ; The Lord will hear us in his name, Nor shall our hope be turn'd to shame. RESURRECTION OF CHRIST. 97_9g 97 C. M. 1 PETER 1. 3. Watts. 1 X> LESS'D be the everlasting God, |j The Father of our Lord ; Be his abounding mercy praised, His majesty ador'd. 2 When from the dead he rais'd his Son, And called him to the sky, He gave our souls a lively hope, That they should never die, 3 What though our inbred sins require Our flesh to see the dust, Yet as the Lord our Saviour rose, So all his followers must. 4 There's an inheritance divine, Reserv'd against that day ; 'Tis incorrupted, undefil'd, And cannot fade away. 5 Saints by the power of God are kept^ 'Till the salvation come, We walk by faith, as strangers here, 'Till Christ shall call us home. 98 C. M. JOHN 10. 29.D0DDRIDGK, 1 TN one harmonious cheerful song, Ye happy saints combine ; Loud let it sound from ev'ry tongue, The Saviour is divine. 2 The least, the feeblest of the sheep, To him the Father gave ; Kind is his heart the charge to keep, And strong his arm to save. 3 That hand which heaven and earth sustains, And bars the gates of hell, And rivets Satan down in chains, Shall guard his chosen welLx :» 4 Now let the infernal lion roar;- ' How vain his threats appear, When he can match Jehovah's pow'r, I will begin to fear, 99-100 MIDNIGHT CRY. 99 L. M. PSALM 24. 7. 1 /^kUR Lord is risen from the dead; \_^Our Jesus is gone up on high; The powers of Hell are captive led — Dragg'd to the portals of the sky. 2 There his triumphal chariot waits, And angels chant the solemn lay ; — "Lift up your heads, ye heavenly gates, "Ye everlasting doors give way !" 3 Loose all your bars of massy light, And wide unfold the radient scene: He claims those mansions as his right : Receive the King of Glory in. 4 "Who is the King of Glory, who?" The Lord that all his foes o'ercame ; The world, sin, death and hell o'erthrew, And Jesus is the conqueror's name. 5 Lo ! his triumphal chariot waits, And angels chant the solemn lay; "Lift up your heads, ye heavenly gates! Ye everlasting doors give way !" 6 "Who is the King of Glory, who?" The Lord of boundless power possest: The King of saints and angels too : God over all, forever blest . 100 s- M. LUKE 12. 35. 38. Doddkidgb. 1 ~^t7^ servants of the Lord, - JL Each in his office wait ; Observant of his heavenly word, And watchful at his gate. 2 Let all your lamps be bright, And trim the golden flame ; Gird up your loins 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 first signal of his hand And ready_all appear. MIDNIGHT CRY. 101 4 O happy servant he, In such a posture found ; He shall his Lord with rapture see, - And be with honor crown'd. 5 Christ shall the banquet spread, With his own bounteous hand, And raise that favVite servant's head, Amidst the angelic band. 101 8s. 6s. LUKE 12. 25. Topiady. 1 ""^"7~E virgin souls arise ! With all the dead awake, Unto salvation wise, Oil in your vessels take : Upstarting at the midnight cry, Behold your heavenly bridegroom nigh. 2 He comes, he comes, to call The nations to his bar, And take to glory all Who meet for glory are : Make ready for your free reward ; Go forth with joy to meet your Lord. 3 Go meet him in the sky, Your everlasting friend; Your head to glorify, With all his saints ascend ; Ye pure in heart, obtain the grace To see, without a veil, his face. 4 Ye, that have here receiv'd The unction from above, And in his spirit liv'd, And thirsted for his love ; Jesus shall claim you for his bride, Rejoice with all the sanctified. 5 Rejoice in glorious hope Of that great day unknown, When you shall be caught up To stand before his throne : CalPd to partake the marriage feast And lean on our ImmanuePs breast ! 6 Then let us wait to hear The trumpefs welcome sound : G* 102-103 T0 youth. To see our Lord appear, May we be watching found, Enrob'd in righteousness divine, In which the bride shall ever shine. 102 d. M. 1 COR. 15. 22. Cowpeb. 1 OJ IN has undone our wretched race, J^ But Jesus has restor'd, And brought the sinner face to face With his forgiving Lord. 2 This we repeat from year to year, And press upon our youth ; Lord, give them an attentive ear, Lord, save them by thy truth. 3 Blessings upon the rising race ! Make this an happy hour, According to thy richest grace, And thine almighty power. 4 We feel for your unhappy state, [May you regard it too] And would awhile ourselves forget, To pour out prayer for you. 5 We see, though you perceive it not, The approaching awful doom; O tremble at the solemn thought, And flee the wrath to come ! 6 Dear Saviour, let this new born year Spread an alarm abroad ; And cry, in ev'ry careless ear, "Prepare to meet thy God 5" 103 C. M. MAT. 19. 14. Stennet. 1 Y 1 1HY life I read, my dearest Lord, [j| With transport all divine ; Thine image trace in every word, Thy love in ev'ry line. 2 Methinks I see a thousand charms Spread o'er thy lovely face, While infants in thy tender arms, Receive the smiling grace. TO YOUTH. 104-105 3 "I take these little lambs," said he, "And lay them in my breast ; "Protection they shall find in me, "In me be ever blest. 4 "Death may the bands of life unloose, "But can't dissolve my love! "Millions of infant souls compose "The family above. 5 i6 Their feeble frames my power shall raise, "And mould with heav'nly skill : "I'll give them tongues to sing my praise, "And hands to do my will." 6 His words the happy parents hear, And shout with joys divine, Dear Saviour, all we have and are, Shall be forever thine. 104 C. M. MAT. 6. 33. Cowpek. 1 I) ESTOW, -deai Lord, upon our youth ; JJ The gift of saving grace ; And let the seed of sacred truth, Fall in a fruitful place . 2 Grace is a plant, where'er it grows, Of pure and heav'nly root ; But fairest in the youngest shows, And yields the sweetest fruit. 3 Ye careless ones, O hear betimes, The voice of sov 'reign love! Your youth is stain'd with many crimes, But mercy reigns above . 4 For you the public pray'r is made, Oh! join the public pray'r; For you the secret tear is shed, O shed yourselves a tear. 5 We pray that you may early prove, The Spirit's pow'r to teach ; You cannot be too young to love That Jesus whom we preach, 105 S. M. PROV. 8. 17. 1 ^IREAT GOD, now condescend, %Jf~ To bless our rising race ; 106 B0RN AGAIN. Soon may their willing spirit bend To thy victorious grace ! 2 O! what a vast delight, Their happiness to see ! Our warmest wishes all unite, To lead their souls to thee. 3 Dear Lord, thy spirit pour Upon our infant seed ; O bring the long'd for happy hour, That makes them thine indeed. 4 May they receive thy word, Confess the Saviour's name Then follow their despised Lord, Through the baptismal stream. 5 Thus let our favor'd race, Surround thy sacred board, There to adore thy sovereign grace, And sing their dying Lord. 106 C. M. JOHN 3. 7. Hoskins. ■s INNERS, this solemn truth regard ! Hear all ye sons of men ; For Christ, the Saviour, hath declar'd "Ye must be born again." 2 Whate'er might be your birth or blood, The sinner's boast is vain : Thussaith the glorious Son of God, "Ye must be born again." 3 Our nature's totally deprav'd — - The heart a sink of sin ; Without a change we can't be saved: "Ye must be born again." 4 [That which is born of flesh, is flesh, And flesh it will remain; Then marvel not that Jesus saith, "Ye must be born again."] 5 Spirit of life, thy grace impart, And breathe on sinners slain; Bear witness, Lord, in every heart, That we are born again. BORN AGAIN. 107 6 Dear Saviour, let us now begin To trust and love thy word : And, by forsaking every sin, Prove we are born to God. 107 8s. 8s. 6s. JOHN 3. 3. 1 A WAK'D by Sinai's awful sound, J\ My soul in bonds of guilt I found, And knew not where to go; O'erwhelm'd with sin, with anguish slain, "The sinner must be born again," Or sink to endless woe. 2 Amaz'd I stood, but could not tell ^ Which way to shun the gates of hell, For death and hell drew near ; I strove indeed, but strove in vain, "The sinner must be born again," Still sounded in my ear. 3 When to the law I trembling fled, It poured its curses on my head, I no relief could find ; This fearful truth increas'd my pain, "The sinner must be born again," O'erwhelm'd my tortured mind. 4 Again did Sinai's thunders roll, But guilt lay heavy on my soul A vast unwieldly load ; Alas ! I read and saw it plain, "The sinner must be born again," Or drink the wrath of God. 5 The saints T heard with rapture tell, How Jesus conquer'd death and hell, And broke the fowler's snare, Yet, when I found this truth remain, "The sinner must be born again," I sink in deep despair. 6 But while I thus in anguish lay, Jesus of Naz'reth pass'd that way, And felt his pity move ; The sinner by his justice slain, "Now by his grace is born again," And sings redeeming love. 108-109 nARD HEART. 7 To heaven the joyful tidings flew, And angels tun'd their harps anew, And loftier notes did raise; All hail, the Lamb that once was slain! UnnumberM millions born again, Shall shout thine endless praise . 108 C. M. JOHN 20. 13. Beddome. 1 % M TBY, O my soul, why weepest thou? \ j Tell me from whence arise Those briny tears that often flow, Those groans that pierce the skies? 2 Is sin the cause of thy complaint, Or the chastising rod ? Dost thou an evil heart lament, And mourn an absent God ? 3 Lord, let me weep for nought but sin, And after none but thee ; And then I would, O that I might I A constant weeper be '. L09 C. M. ISA. 57. 15. Cowper. 1 f ■ ^HE Lord will happiness divine i\ On contrite hearts bestow, Then tell me, gracious God, is mine A contrite lieart or no ? 2 I hear, but seem to hear in vain, Insensible as steel ; If aught is felt, 'tis only pain To find i cannot feel. 3 I sometimes think myself inclin'd, To love thee if I could, But often feel another mind, Averse to all that's good. 4 My best desires are faint and few, I fain would strive for more ; But when I cry, the world my heart! 4 In reading of thy sacred word, . How seldom do I view the Lord ? In love to sinners, there to shine In almost every page and line ? 5 If I retire to meditate, On things divine, thy word relate, Straight I'm surpris'd with numerous cares, That crowd upon me unawares ! 6 Say, when shall I, dear Lord, be free From sin, and from inconstancy ! No more entangled with those snares, Of worldly thoughts and worldly cares . 7 Haste, dearest Lord, the happy hour When I shall stray from thee no more : Break down these walls which hinder me From serving thee at liberty. 111 S. M. JER. 17. 9. Toplady. 1 A STOXISH'D and distrest, f\ I turn mine eyes within ; My heart with loads of guilt opprest, The seat of every sin. 112 HE SAVES THE LOST. 2 What crowds of evil thoughts; What vile affections there ! Distrust, presumption, artful guile, Pride, envy, slavish fear. 3 Almighty King of saints, These tyrant lusts subdue ; Expel the darkness of my mind, And all my powers renew. 4 This done, my cheerful voice Shall loud hosannas raise ; My soul shall glow with gratitude, My lips proclaim thy praise. 112 L. M. LUKE 19. 10. Medley. 1 ^"lOME, let us now'unite to raise V_yA song of joyful, humble praise; Who nothing have whereof to boast; But Jesus seeks and saves the lost. > 2 Let his dear name forever be, Our daily, and our earnest plea; While we in frim for all things trust, Who came to seek and save the lost. 3 All praise his heavenly love excels; All fullness in him ever dwells; His riches none can e'er exhaust ; Who came to seek and save the lost. 4 Come then, poor souls, who long have been The slaves of Satan and of sin; Throw down your arms, desert the host, For Jesus seeks and saves the lost. 5 His blood will cleanse you, and his love Safe bring you to the world above ; Tho' great the work, and dear the cost, Yet Jesus seeks and saves the lost. 6 Ye trembling, weak, and tempted saints, He knows your fears, your sad complaints ; Tho' here by furious storms you're toss'd, Still Jesus seeks and and saves the lost. 7 Soon shall the storms be all blown o'er, And you shall reach the heavenly shore, ASSOCIATIONS. 113-114 And sing with all the ransom'd host, That Jesus seeks and saves the lost. 113 L. M. EPH. 4. 11. Doddridge. 1 TT^ATHER of mercies, in thy house fP Smile on our homage and our vows; While with a grateful heart we share These pledges of our Saviour's care. 2 The Saviour, when to heaven he rose* In splendid triumph o'er his foes, Scatter'd his gifts on men below, And wide his royal bounties flow. 3 Hence sprung th' apostles' honor'd namfy Sacred beyond heroic fame: In lowlier forms to bless our eyes, Pastors from hence, and teachers rise. 4 From Christ their varied gifts derive, And fed by Christ their graces live, While guarded by his potent hand, 'Midst all the rage of hell they stand. 5 So shall the blight succession run, Through the last courses of the sun; While unborn churches by their care, Shall rise and flourish large and fair. 6 Jesus our Lord, their hearts shall know The spring whence all these blessings flow, Pastors and people shout his praise, Through the long round of endless days. 114 8s. 6s. PSALM 72. 15. 1 A LL hail, incarnate God! /\ The wond'rous things foretold Of thee, in sacred writ, With joy our eyes behold ; Still does thine arm new trophies wear, And monuments of glory rear. 2 To thee, the hoary head Its silver honors pays : To thee the blooming youth Devotes his brightest days : 7 115 RELIGION. And every age their tribute bring, And bow to thee, all conquering King. 3 O haste, victorious prince, That happy, glorious day, When souls, like drops of dew, Shall own thy gentle sway : O may it bless our longing eyes, And bear our shouts beyond the skies. 4 All hail, triumphant Lord, Eternal be thy reign ; Behold the nations sue To wear thy gentle chain ; When earth and time are known no more, Thy throne shall stand forever sure. 115 C. ML JAMES 1. 27. Medley. 1 f I iHEE'will we praise, eternal King, Thou God of gods supreme; And while with holy awe we sing, Religion be our theme. 2 Religion ! soul reviving sound ! Makes drooping hearts rejoice : Where shall the happy man be found, Who makes it all his choice ? 3 Religion! who the blessing finds? How little it is known ! The glory of immortal minds, Yet thousands it disown. 4 Religion ! Oh how oft abusM By ignorance and pride ! Its Svveet inviting voice refused, And trampled on beside. 5 Religion ! Oh^he heavenly power, When in the heart it reigns ! The living and the dying hour, It comforts and sustains. 6 Religion ! 'tis the greatest good When pure and undefiPd ; By it poor sinners are to God SubduM and reconcil'd. CAUTION. 116-117 7 Religion smooths life's rugged way, And makes the bitter sweet ; And will in heavn's eternal day Be glorious and complete. 8 Let worldlings boast their golden store, And mighty men their powers; We ask such empty joys no more, Be true religion ours. 116 C. M. MARK 8. 36. Fawcett. 1 TTJ ELIGION is the chief concern JL%, Of mortals here below ; May I its great importance learn, Its sovereign virtue know. 2 More needful this than glitt'ring wealth, Or aught the world bestows ; Not reputation, food, or health, Can give us such repose. 3 Religion should our thoughts engage, Amidst our youthful bloom,- J 'Twill fit us for declkiing age, And for the awful tomb. 4 Oh, may my hearty by grace renew 'd, Be my redeemer's throne ; And be my stubborn will subdu'd, His government to own. 5 Let deep repentance, faith and love, Be join'd with godly fear; And all my conversation prove My heart to be sincere. 6 Preserve me from the snares of sin, Through my remaining days; And in me let each virtue shine, To my redeemer's praise. 117 L. M. DEUT. 8. 11. Medley. 1 A TTEND, my soul, the sacred page, _/^_Let all its truths thy pow'rs engage, And mark this passage on record, Beware, lest thou forget the Lord. 118 CHARACTERS OF CHRIST. 2 My sinful nature proves, indeed, That I this caution daily need; Oh may it in my heart be stor'd, Beware, lest thou forget the Lord. 3 If in thee fierce temptations rage, Or hosts of hell thy soul engage, Then be thou mindful of this word, Beware, lest thou forget the Lord. 4 Thro' all thy pilgrimage below, In paths of comfort or of woe, And when thou, death's cold stream shall ford, Beware, lest thou forget the Lord. 5 Look up, my soul, and onward press, Leaning on all sufficient grace ; And come what will, think on this word, Beware, lest thou forget the Lord. 118 C. M. EPH. 4. 15. Doddridgb. 1 TESUS, I sing thy matchless grace, qJ That calls a worm thy own : Give me among thy saints a place, To make thy glories known. 2 Allied to thee, our vital head, We act, and grow, and thrive : From thee divided, each is dead, When most he seems aliv,e. 3 Thy saints on earthy and those above, Here join in sweet accord : One body all in mutual love, And thou our common Lord. 4 O may my faith each hour derive Thy spirit with delight* While death and hell in vain shall strive This bond to disunite. 5 Thou the whole body wilt present Before thy Father's face : Nor shall a wrinkle or a spot, Its beauteous form disgrace. CHARACTERS OF CHRIST. 1 19-120 [19 C. M. CANT. 3. 11. 1 A LL hail the power of Jesu's name : f\ Let angels prostrate fall : Bring forth the royal diadem, And crown him Lord of all. 2 Crown him, ye martyrs of our God,r Who from his altar call, Extol the stem of Jesse's rod, And crown him Lord of all. 3 Ye chosen seed of Israel's race, A remnant weak and small ; Hail him who saves you by his grace, And crown him Lord of all. 4 Ye gentile sinners, ne'er forget The wormwood and the gall ; Go, spread your trophies at his feet. And crown him Lord of all. 5 Let every kindred, every tribe, On this terrestrial ball, To him all majesty ascribe, And crown him Lord of all. 6 O that, with yonder sacred throng, We at his feet may fall ; We'll join the everlasting song, And crown him Lord of all. 120 C M. 1 COR. 13. 12. Watts. 1 II" LOVE the windows of thy grace, [_ Through which my Lord is seen, And long to meet my Saviour's face, Without a glass between. 2 O that the happy hour were come, To change my faith to sight ! I shall behold my Lord at home, In a diviner light. % 3 Haste, my beloved, and remove These interposing days; Then shall my passions all be love. And all my powers be praise. 7* 121-122 CHARACTERS OF CHRIST. 121 C. M. CANT. 1. 3. m 1 TNFINITE excellence is thine, §[_ Thou lovely Prince of Grace! Thy uncreated beauties shine With never fading rays . 2 Sinners, from earth's remotest end, Come bending at thy feet; To thee their pray'rs and vows ascend, In thee their wishes meet. 3 Thy name as precious ointment shed,' Delights the church around ; Sweetly the sacred odours spread Through all Immanuel's ground. 4 Millions of happy spirits live On thy exhaustless store ; From thee they all their bliss receive, And still thou givest more. 5 Thou art their triumph and their joys; They find their all in thee; Thy glories will their tongues employ Through all eternity. 122 C. M. MARK 5. 25. Kent, 1 ~^K7~E sin-sick souls, dismiss your fears — - g The halt, the lame, the blind : Come touch the garment Jesus wears — Your healing there you'll find. 2 Surrounded with ten thousand cares, And sad beyond degree : Yet in this garment Jesus wears, There's healing still for thee . 3 Come stretch the wither'd hand to-day, For Christ is passingly; Your case admits of no delay, Unless ye touch, ye die. 4 One touch of this celestial robe Speaks pardon to the soul ; When sins more pond'rous than the globe, Across the conscience roll. 5 Thro' ev'ry crowd to Jesus press, When sin torments the mind ; CHARACTERS OF CHRIST. 123-124 Peace, pard'ning blood ,.and righteousness, In his dear name you'll find. 123 C. M. JOHN 1. 29, 1 TESUS, the name high over all, qj In hell, or earth, or sky ! Angels and men before it fall, And devils fear and fly. 2 Jesus, the name to sinners dear, The name to sinners given : It scatters all their guilty fear, It turns their hell to heaven. 3 O that the world might taste and see The riches of his grace \ The arms of love that compass me, Would sinners all embrace. 4 O that my Jesus' heavenly charms, Might every bosom move ! Fly, sinners, fly into those arms Of everlasting love. 5 His only righteousness I show, His loving truth proclaim ; 'Tis all my business here below, To cry, "Behold the Lamb!" 124 L. M. JOHN 1. 29. Fawcett, V "13EHOLD the sin-atoning Lamb, [3 With wonder, gratitude, and love; To take away our guilt and shame, See him descending from above. 9 Our sin and griefs on him were laid ; He meekly bore the mighty load ; Our ransom-price he fully paid, In groans and tears, in sweat and blood. 3 To save a guilty world, he dies ; Mourners, behold the bleeding Lamb ! To him lift up your longing eyes. And hope for mercy in his name. ■ 4 Pardon and peace through him abound ; He can the richest blessings give ,• Salvation in his name is found, He bids the dying sinner live. 125-126 CHARACTERS OF CHRIST. 5 Jesus, my Lord, I look to thee ; Where else can helpless sinners go? Thy boundless love shall set me free From all my wretchedness and woe. 125 C. M. PROV. 18. 24. Swain. 1 A FRIEND there is — your voices join, /^ Ye saints, to praise his name — Whose truth and kindness are divine, Whose love's a constant flame. 2 When most we need his helping hand, This friend is always near; With heaven and earth at his command, He waits to answer prayer. 3 His love no end or measure knows, No change can turn its course ; Immutably the same it flows From one eternal source. 4 When frowns appear to veil his face, And clouds surround the throne, He hides the purpose of his grace, To make it better known. 5 And, if our dearest comforts fall Before his sovereign will, He never takes away our all — Himself he gives us still. 126 CM. ZECH. 13.1. Cowper. 1 jnpHERE is a fountain fill'd with blood, Drawn from ImmanuePs veins ; And sinners plunged beneath that flood, Lose all their guilty stains. 2 The dying thief rejoiced to see That fountain in his day; O may I there, tho' vile as he, Wash all my sins away. -3 Dear dying Lamb, thy precious blood, Shall never lose its power, 'Till all the ransom'd church of God Be savM to sin no more. 4 E'er since by faith, I saw the stream Thy flowing wounds supply, CHARACTERS OF CHRIST. . 127-128 Redeeming love has been my theme, And shall be till I die. 5 But when this lisping, stammering tongue, Lies silent in the grave, Then in a nobler sweeter song, I'll sing thy power to save. 127 C. M. JER. 23. 6. Doddridge 1 Oi AVIOUR divine ! we know thy name, £5 And in that name we trust ; Thou art the Lord our righteousness, Thou art thine Israel's boast. 2 Guilty we plead before thy throne, And low in dust we lie, 'Till Jesus stretch his gracious arm To bring the guilty nigh. 3 The sins of one most righteous day Might plunge us in despair; Yet all the crimes of numerous years Shall our great Surety clear. 4 That spotless robe which he hath wrought, Shall deck us all around ; Nor by the piercing eye of God One blemish shall be found. 5 Pardon, and peace, and lively hope, To sinners now are given; Israel and Judah soon shall change Their wilderness for heaven. 128 L. M. ISA. 35. 8. 19. Cennick. 1 TESUS, my all, to heaven is gone, 0j He whom I fix my hopes upon : His track I se"e, and I'll pursue The narrow way, till him I view. 2 The way the holy prophets went, The road that leads from banishment; The King's high way of holiness, I'll go, for all his paths are peace. 3 This is the way I long have sought, And mourn'd because I found it not : My grief and burden long have been, Because I could not cease from sin. 129-130 CHARACTERS OF CHRIST. 4 The more I strove against its power, I felt its weight and guilt the more ; 'Till late I heard my Saviour say, "Come hither, soul, I am the way.1' 5 Lo! glad I come, and thou, blest Lamb, Shall take me to thee as I am; Nothing but sin have I to give, Nothing but love shall I receive. 6 Then will I tell to sinners round, What a dear Saviour I have found : I'll point to thy redeeming blood, And say, "Behold the way to God." ♦ 129 L. M. JOHN 6. 35. Fawcett. 1 TV EPRAVED minds on ashes feed, \J Nor love, nor seek for heavenly bread; They choose the husks which swine do eat. Or meanly crave the serpent's meat. _ 2 Jesus! thou art the living bread By which our needy souls are fed ; In thee alone thy children find Enough to fill the empty mind. 3 Without this bread I starve and die, No other can my need supply; But this will suit my wretched case, Abroad, at home, in every place. 4 'Tis this relieves the hungry poor, Who ask for bread at mercy's door: This living food descends from heaven, As manna to the Jews was given. 5 This precious food my heart revives ; What strength, what nourishment it gives : O let me ever more be fed With this divine, celestial bread. 130 L. M. PSALM 103. 23. Medley. 1 TT1TERNAL Sov'reign, kord of all, J^ Prostrate before thy throne I fall, While here my claim and song I raise, "Thou art my God, and thee Til praise." 2 Hence all my comforts, safety, peace, And all those joys which never cease, LOVE OF CHRIST. 131 Thou guide and strength of all my ways, "Thou art my God, and thee Fll praise." 3 In all my trials and my fears, In all my sorrows and my tears, In all my dark and gloomy days, "Thou art my God, and thee I'll praise ." 4 Thro' Christ I view thy wrath appeas'd, In him I see thee fully pleas'd ; My soul on this foundation stays, "Thou art my God, and thee I'll praise." 5 Be this my glory when I rise To that bright world above the skies; For ever there this song I'll raise, "Thou art my God, and thee Fll praise, 131 C. M. 1 JOHN 4. 8. Burder. 1 |T"10ME, ye that know and fear the Lord, %^/ And raise your souls above ; Let ev'ry heart and voice accord, To sing, that "God is love." 2 This precious truth his word declares, And all his mercies prove , Jesus, the gift of gifts appears To show that "God is' love." 3 Behold his patience, bearing long With those who from him rove, 'Till mighty grace their hearts subdue To teach them "'God is love. 4 The work begun is carried on, By power from heav'n above ; And every step, from first to last, Proclaims, that "God is love." 5 [And O that you, whose harden'd hearts No fears of hell can move. May hear the gospel's mildest voice, That tells you "God is love ." 6 Thousands, once vile and base as you, Surround the throne above ; The grace that chang'd, has tun\l their hearts To sing that "God is love." 132-133-134 L0YE 0F Christ. 7 O may we all while here below, This best of blessings prove; 'Till warmer hearts, in brighter worlds, Proclaim that "God is love." 132 C. M. JAMES 2. 19. Watts. 1 ~ W~APPY the heart where graces reign, Where love inspires the breast; Love is the brightest of the train, And strengthens all the rest. 2 Knowledge alas! 'tis all in vain, And all in vain our fear; Our stubborn sins will fight and reign, If love be absent there. 3 'Tis love that makes our cheerful feet In sweet obedience move; The devils know and tremble too: But Satan cannot love. 4 This is the grace that lives and sings, When faith and hope shall cease : sTis this shall strike our joyful strings^ In the sweet realms of bliss. 5 Before we quite forsake our clay, Or leave this dark abode, The wings of love bear us away To see our smiling God. 133 S. M. 1 PET. 1. 8. Watts. 1 - "l^fOT with our mortal eyes, J_^| Have we beheld the Lord; Yet we rejoice to hear his name, And love him in his word. 2 On earth we want the sight Of our Redeemer's face; Yet, Lord, our inmost thoughts delight To dwell upon thy grace. 3 And when we taste thy love, Our joys divinely grow ; Unspeakable, like those above, And heaven begins below. 134 C. M. JOHN 21. 17, Stevnett. 1 A ND have I Christ no love for thee, /\ No passion for thy charms? LOVE OF CHRIST. 135-136 No wish my Saviour's face to sec, And dwell within his arms? 2 Is there no spark of gratitude, In this cold heart of mine, To him whose generous bosom glow'd With friendship all divine ? 3 Can I pronounce his charming name, His acts of kindness tell ; And, while I dwell upon the theme, • No sweet emotion feel ? 4 Such base ingratitude as this What heart but must detest ; Sure Christ deserves the noblest place In every human breast. 5 A very wretch, Lord ! I should prove, Had I no love to thee ! Rather than not my Saviour love, O may I cease to be ! 135 L. M. DEUT, 6. 5. D. TurxeB. 1 ""W^ES, I would love thee, blessed God! Paternal goodness marks thy name : Thy praises, through thy high abode, The heavenly host with joy proclaim. 2 Freely thou gav'st thy dearest Son For man to suffer, bleed and die; And bidst me as a wretch undone, For all I want on him rely. 3 In him, thy reconciled face, With joy unspeakable I see ; And feel thy powerful, wond'rous grace* Draw, and unite my soul to thee. 4 Whene'er my foolish wand'ring heart, Attracted by a creature's power, Would from this blissfull centre start, Lord, fix it there to stray no more. 136 L. M. 1 COR. 16. 22. Watts. 1 /^\F all the joys we mortals know, \Jr Jesus, thy love exceeds the rest! Love, the best blessing here below, The nearest ima^e of the blest. 137 SELF DENIAL. 2 While we are held in thy embrace, There's not a thought attempts to rove ; Each smile upon thy beauteous face, Fixes, and charms, and fires our love. 3 While of thy absence we complain, And long, or weep, in all we do, There's a strange pleasure in the pain; And tears have their own sweetness too. 4 When round thy courts by day we rove, Or ask the watchmen of the night, For some kind tidings of our love, Thy very name creates delight. 5 Jesus, our God, yet rather come ! Our eyes would dwell upon thy face; 'Tis best to see our Lord at home, And feel the presence of his grace. 137 C. Mr. LUKE 9. 26. Needham. 1 A SHAM'D of Christ !— my soul disdain f\ The mean, ungen'rous thought : Shall I disown that friend, whose blood To man salvation brought ? - 2 With the glad news of love and peace, From heav'n to earth he came ; For us endur'd the painful cross — For us, despis'd the shame. 3 At his command, we must take up Our cross without delay ; Our lives, and thousand lives of ours, Can ne'er his love repay. 4 Each faithful suff'rer Jesus views With infinite delight; Their lives to him are dear, their deaths Are precious in his sight. 5 To bear his name — his cross to bear — Our highest honor this ! Who nobly suffers now for him, Shall reign with him in bliss. 6 But should we in the evil day, From our profession fly, — THE HOLY SPIRIT. 138-139 Jesus, the Judge, before the world, The traitor will deny. 138 CM. LUKE 11. 13. Watts. 1 ^iOME, holy Spirit, heavenly dove, \^y With all thy quickening powers, Kindle a flame of sacred love, In these cold hearts of ours. 2 Look how we grovel here below, Fond of these trifling toys; Our souls can neither fly nor go To reach eternal joys. 3 In vain 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 live At this poor dying rate ; Our love so faint, so cold to thee, And thine to us so great ? 5 Come, Holy Spirit, heavenly dove, With all thy quickening powers, Come shed abroad a Saviour's love, And that shall kindle ours. 139 L. M. LUKE 11. 13. Watts. 1 XTVrERNAL Spirit! we confess, fjjt And sing the wonders of thy grace • Thy power conveys our blessings down From God the Father and the Son. 2 Enlighten'd by thine heavenly ray, Our shades and darkness turn to day ; Thine inward teachings make us know Our danger, and our refuge too. 3 Thy power and glory work within. And break the chains of reigning sin; Do our imperious lusts subdue And form our wretched hearts anew. 4 The troubled conscience knows thy voice; Thy cheering words awake our joys; - 140-141 THE H0LY SPIRIT AND Thy words allay the stormy wind. And calm the surges of the mind. 140 C. M. ROM. 8. 14. Watts. 1 %/%7~HY should the children of a King j j Go mourning all their days ? Great Comforter ! descend and bring Some tokens of thy grace. 2 Dost thou not dwell in all the saints, \ A.nd seal the heirs of heaven ? When wilt thou banish my complaints, And show my sins forgiven? 3 Assure my conscience of her part In the Redeemer's blood ; And bear thy witness with my heart. That I am born of God. 4 Thou art the earnest of his love, The pledge of joys to come, And thy soft wings, celestial dove, Will safe convey me home. 141 L. M. ROM. 8. 14. Wattb. 1 | ^VESCENDfrom heaven, immortal dove, \j Stoop down and take us on thy wings, And mount and bear us far above, The reach of these inferior things. 2 Beyond, beyond this lower sky, Up where eternal ages roll ; Where solid pleasures never die, And fruits immortal feast the soul. 3 O! for a sight, a pleasing sight, Of our Almighty Father's throne ! There sits our Saviour, crown'd with light,' Cloth'd in a body like our own. 4 Adoring saints around him stand, And thrones and powers before him fall ; The God shines gracious through the man, And sheds sweet glories on them all ! 5 O! what amazing joys they feel, While to their golden harps they sing; And sit on every heavenly hill, And spread the triumphs of their king. HIS INFLUENCES. 142-143-144 6 When shall the day, dear Lord appear, That I shall mount to dwell above, And stand and bow amongst them there, And view thy face, and sing and love 1 143- C. M. DEUT. 1. 17. Fawcett. 1 f ■ 1HE cause that is for me too hard, I'll make to Jesus known ; I'll cast my burdens on the Lord, And leave them at his throne. 2 He will his cheering grace impart, And ease my anxious breast ; His love can heal my wounded heart, And bring my soul to rest. 3 The Judge supreme, must needs do right > Whoe'er should me condemn : He^ll bring my judgment to the light, And clear my injur'd name. N 4 He calls me by his precious word, And bids me not to fear ; The cause that is for me top hard, My gracious God will hear^ 143 S. M. ROM. 5. 5. Hart. 1 £^\OME, Holy Spirit, come, \_y Let thy bright beams arise ; Dispel the sorrow from our mind, The darkness from our eyes. 2 Convince us of our sin ; Then lead to Jesus' blood; - And to our wond'ring view reveal The secret love of 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 sanctify the soul — To pour fresh life in every part, And new create the whole. 144 C. M. ISA. 55. 10. Haht. 1 i^^NCE more we come before our God, Once more his blessings ask j 145 THE H0LY SPIRIT AND O may not duty seem a load, Nor worship prove a task. 3- Father, thy quick'ning Spirit send From heaven, in Jesus' name, To make our waiting minds attend, And put our souls in frame. 3 May we receive the word we hear. Each in an honest heart ; Hoard up the precious treasure there, " And never with it part. 4 To seek thee, all our hearts dispose, To each thy blessings suit; And let the seed thy servant sows, Produce a copious fruit. 5' Bid the refreshing north wind, wake ; Say to the south wind, blow; Let every plant the power partake, And all the garden grow. 6 Revive the parch'd with heav'nly show'rs, The cold with warmth divine, And as the benefit is ours, Be all the glory thine. 145 L. M. 1 COR. 2. 10. 1 £~^i OME gracious Spirit, heavenly Dove, \y With light and comfort from above; Be thou our guardian, thou our guide, O'er every thought and step preside. 2 Conduct us safe, conduct us far From every sin and hurtful snare ; Lead to thy word that rules must give, And teach us lessons how to live. 5 The light of truth to us display, And make us know and choose thy way : Plant holy fear in every heart, That we from God may ne'er depart. 4 Lead us to holiness — the road That we must take to dwell with God, Lead us to Christ — the living way; Nor let us from his pastures^ stray. HIS INFLUENCES 146-147 5 Lead us to God, our final rest, In his enjoyment to be blest ; Lead us to heaven, the seat of bliss, Where pleasure in perfection is. 146 C. M. ROM. 7. 21. Watts. 1 TTOW helpless guilty nature lies. Unconscious of its load ! The heart unchanged can never rise To happiness and God. 8 Can aught beneath a power divine The stubborn will subdue ? *Tis thine, eternal spirit, thine ' To form the heart anew. 3 9Tis thine the passions to recall, And upward bid them rise ; And 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 O change these wretched hearts of oursj And give them life divine ! Then shall our passions and our powers, Almighty Lord be thine. 147 C. M. GEN. 5. 24. Cowfer. 1 ^~\ FOR a closer walk with God, \J A calm and heavenly frame ; A light to shine upon the road That leads me to the Lamb. 2 Where is the blessedness I knew When first I saw the Lord ? Where is the soul refreshing view Of Jesus, and his word? 3 What peaceful hours I then enjoy VI ! How sweet their memory still ! But now I find an aching void ! The world can never fill . 4 Return, O holy dove! return Sweet messenger" of rest : 148-149 THE H0LY SPIR1T- I hate the sins that made thee mourn. And drove thee from my breast 5 The dearest idol I have known, Whate'er that idol be, Help me to tear it from thy throne, And worship only thee. 6 So shall my walk be close with God, Calm and serene my frame ; So purer light shall mark the road, That leads me to the Lamb. ( 148 L. M. PHIL. 1. 21. Rippon. 1 tt^ MPTIED of earth, I fain would be, Ijj Of sin, of self, of all but thee ; Reserved for Christ that bled and died— Surrendered to the crucified. 2 Sequestered from the noise and strife, The lust, the pomp, and pride of life, Prepared for heaven, my noblest care, — And have my conversation there. 3 Nothing, save Jesus, would I know ! My friend and my companion thou, Lord, take my heart— assert thy right, And put all other loves to flight. 4 Each idol tread beneath thy feet, And to thyself the conquest get: Let sin no more oppose my Lord, Slain by thy Spirit's two edg'd sword. 5 Larger communion let me prove, , With thee, blest object of my love: But oh! for this no power have I; My strength is at thy feet to lie. 149 L. M. JOHN 3. 8. Doddridge. 1 TILEST JESUS! source of grace divine, [3 What soul-refreshing streams are thine . Oh bring these healing waters nigh, Or we must droop, and fall, and die. 2 No traveller through desert lands, 'Midst scorching suns, and burning sands, More needs the current to obtain, Or, to enjoy refreshing rain. REPENTANCE. 150-151 3 Our longing souls aloud would sing, Spring up, celestial fountain, spring! To a redundant river flow, And cheer this thirsty land below. 4 May this blest torrent near my side, Through all the desert gently glide ; Then, in ImmanuePs land above, Spread to a sea of joy and love. 150 L. M. PSALM 51. 14. Doddridge/ 1 "jrTEAK, gracious Sovereign ! from thy throne | j And send thy various blessings down : While by thine Israel thou art sought, Attend the prayer thy word hath taught , 2 Come, sacred Spirit! from above, And fill the coldest hearts with love; Soften to flesh the flinty stone, And let thy god-like power be known. j 3 Speak thou, and from the haughtiest eyes Shall floods of pious sorrows rise ; While all their glowing souls are borne To seek that grace which now they scorn. 4 Oh, let a holy flock await Numerous around thy temple gate; Each pressing on with zeal to be A living Sacrifice to thee. 5 In answer to our fervent cries, Give us to see thy church arise ; Or if that blessing seem too great, Give us to mourn its low estate. 151 L. M. PSALM 51. 14. Watts. 1 ^HOW pity, Lord, O Lord forgive, £^ Let a repenting rebel live ; Are not thy mercies large and free ? May not a sinner trust in thee? 2 My crimes are great, but can't surpass The power and glory of thy grace, Great God, thy nature hath no bound, So let thy pard'ning love be found, 1 52-1 53 REPENTANCE. 3 Oh wash my soul from every sin, And make my guilty conscience clean: Here on my heart the burden lies, And past offences pain my eyes. 4 My lips with shame my sins confess, Against thy law, against thy grace : Lord, should thy judgments grow severe, I am condemned, but thou art clear. 5 Should sudden vengeance seize my breath, I must pronounce thee just in death: And if my soul were sent to hell, Thy righteous law approves it well. 6 Yet save a trembling sinner, Lord, Whose hope, still hovering round thy word Would light on some sweet promise there, Some sure support against despair . 152 C. M. PSALM 51. 14. Watts. 1 4~\ GOD of mercy, hear my call, \J My load of guilt remove; Break down this separating wall, That bars me from thy love. 2 Give me the presence of thy grace, Then my rejoicing tongue Shall speak aloud thy righteousness, And make thy praise my song. 3 No blood of goats nor heifer slain, For sin could e'er atone : The death of Christ shall still remain Sufficient and alone. 4 A soul opprest with sin's desert, My God will ne'er despise ; An humble groan, a broken heart, Is our best sacrifice. 153 C. M. PSALM 41. 4. Watts. 1 /^\H ! if my soul was form'd for woe, \_f How would I vent my sighs ! Repentance should like rivers flow From both my streaming eyes . 2 'Twas for my sins, my dearest Lord Hung on the cursed tree, REPENTANCE. J54 And groan'd away a dying life, For thee, my soul, for thee. 3 O, how I hate those lusts of mine. That crucified my God, Those sins that pierc'd and naiPd his flesh Fast to the fetal wood. 4 Yes, my Redeemer, they shall die, My heart has so decreed ; Nor will I spare the guilty things That made my Saviour bleed. 5 Whilst with a melting, broken heart, My murder'd Lord I view, I'll raise revenge against my sins, And slay the murderers too. 154 CM. ISA. 53. 5. Watts. 1 A LAS ! and did my saviour bleed? j J\ And did my sovereign die ? Would he devote that sacred head For such a worm as I ? 2 [Thy body slain, sweet Jesus, thine And bath'd in its own blood ; While all exposed to wrath divine, The glorious sufFrer stood.] 3 Was it for crimes that I had done, He groan'd upon the tree ? Amazing pity! grace unknown! And love beyond degree. 4 Well might the sun in darkness hide, And shut his glories in, When Christ the mighty' Saviour died For man the creature's sin. 5 Thus might I hide my blushing face, While his dear cross appears ; Dissolve my heart in thankfulness, And melt my eyes to tears. 6 But drops of grief can ne'er repay The debt of love I owe : Here, Lord, I give myself away, 'Tis all that I can do. 155-156 GRACES OF THE SPIRIT. 155 ' C. M. MATT. 8. 2. Rippon. 1 TESUS, since thou artstiJl to-day J As yesterday the same ; Present to heal — in me display The virtue of thy name. 2 Now, Lord, to whom for help I call, Thy miracles repeat; With pitying eye behold me fall, A leper at thy feet. 3 Loathsome, and vile, and self-abhor'd, I sink beneath my sin ; But, if thou wilt, a gracious word Of thine can make me clean. 4 Thou seest me deaf to thy commands, Open, O Lord, mine ear ; Bid me stretch out my withered hands, And lift them up in pray'r. 156 C. M ISA. 43. 1. 2. BEDDoaor, (1 ~^7~E trembling souls, dismiss your fear% Be mercy all your theme; Mercy which like a river flows In one' continued stream. 2 Fear not the powers of earth and hell : God will these powers restrain : His mighty arm their rage repel, And make their efforts vain. 3 Fear not the want of outward good : He will for his provide : Grant them supplies of daily food, And all they need beside. 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 grave, Or death's tremendous sting; He will from endless wrath preserve — n To endless glory bring. GRACES OF THE SPIRIT. 157-158 6 You in his wisdom, power and grace, May confidently trust : His wisdom guides, his power protects, His grace rewards the just. 157 C. M. 1. COR. 13. 9. Fawcett. 1 f | ^HY way, O God, is in the sea, T|iy paths I cannot trace j Nor comprehend the mystery ' Of thy unbounded grace . 2 Here the dark veils of flesh and sense, My captive soul surround: Mysterious deeps of providence My wand'ring thoughts confound. 3 As thro' a glass, I dimly see The wonders of thy love : How little do I know of thee, Or of the joys above? 4 ^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. 5 With raptures shall I then survey, Thy providence and grace ; And spend an everlasting day, In wonder, love, and praise. 158 C. M. 1 SAM. 3. 18. Greene. 1 TT is the Lord — enthroned in lights [_ Whose claims are all divine; Who has an undisputed right To govern me and mine. 2 It is the Lord — should I distrust, Or contradict his will, Who cannot do but what is just, And must be righteous still? 3 It is the Lord — who gives me all My wealth, my friends, rny ease ; And of his bounties may recall, Whatever part he please . 4 It is the Lord — who can sustain, Beneath the heaviest load : 9 159-160 GRACES OF THE SPIRIT. From whom assistance I obtain To tread the thorny road. 5 It is the Lord — whose ma tchless skill Can from afflictions raise, Matter eternity to fill With ever growing praise. 6 And can my soul with hopes like these, Be sullen, or repine; No, gracious God ! take what thou please, To thee I alJ resign. 159 8s. 6s. ROM. 7. 14. Harrison, 1 "l^fOW whilst I try my heart JL^I By this unerring word, My conscience can assert I truly fear the Lord ; I cannot tread the paths of s'uij I long for holiness within. 2 Yes, holiness of heart I would more largely share; I mourn with inward smart, The evils that are there : I hate my thoughts because they're vain; I would from ev'ry sin abstain. 3 I hate this wretched pride, These covetous desires, I'd have them crucified, For God my heart requires. JeSus, do thou these foes subdue, O make me more sincere and true. 4 I'd live alone to thee, I love t' obey thy word, Well pleas'd that thou shouldst be My Saviour and my Lord : To thee I now resign my heart, Renew it, Lord, in ev'ry part. 160 C. M. PSALM 133. 1. Swain. 1 TTOW sweet, how heav'nly is the sight, When those who love the Lord, In one another's peace delight, And so fulfil his' word ! GRACES OF THE SPIRIT. 161-163 2 O may we feel each brother's sigh. And with him bear a part : May sorrows flow from eye to eye , And joy from heart to heart. 3 Free us from ev'ry scorn, and pride,] Our wishes fix above, May each his brother's failing hide, And show a brother's love. 4 Let love, in one delightful stream, Through every bosom flow ; And union sweet, and dear esteem In every action glow. 5 Love is the golden chain that binds The happy souls above ; And he's an heir of heav'nthat finds His bosom glow with love. 161 L. M. GEN. 49. 10. DAN. 9. 26. 1 d^i LORY to God, who reigns above, ^JfWho dwells in light, whose name is love, Ye saints and angels, if you can, Declare the love of God to man ! 2 O, what can more his love commend, Than his dear only Son to send ? That man, condemn'd to die, might live, And God be glorious to forgive ! 3 We see the prophecies fulfill'd In Jesus, that most wond'rous child! His birth, his life, his death, combine To prove his character divine. 4 Jesus, thy Gospel firmly stands, A blessing to these favor'd lands; No infidel shall be our dread, Since thou art risen from the dead . 162 C. M. PHIL. 3. 8. Newton. j OY is a fruit that will not grow In nature's barren soil ; All we can boast, till Christ we know, Is vanity and toil. 163-164 GRACES OF THE SPIRIT. 2 But where the Lord has planted grace, And made his glories known ; There fruits of heavenly joy and peace Are found, and there alone. 3 A bleeding Saviour seen by faith, A sense of pard'ning love ; A hope that triumphs over death, Give joys like those above. 4 To take a glimpse within the veil, ' To know that God is mine ; Are springs of joy that never fail, Unspeakable ! divine ! 5 These are the joys which satisfy, And sanctify the mind ; Which make the spirit mount on high, And leave the world behind. 6 No more, believers, mourn your lot, But if you are the Lord's, Resign to them that know him not, Such joys as earth affords. 163 S. M. EPH. 2. 8. Beddoms, 1 B.1AITH ! — 'tis a precious grace, Jj Where'er it is bestow'd ! It boasts of a celestial birth, And is the gift of God. 2 Jesus it owns a king — An all atoning priest : It claims no merit of its own, But looks for all in Christ. 3 To him it leads the soul, When fill'd with deep distress : 1 Flies to the fountain of his blood, And trusts his righteousness. 4 Since 'tis thy work alone, And that divinely free ; Lord, send the spirit of thy Son,1 To wrork this faith in me. 164 C. M. PROV. 14. 26. Needham. J "| J~APPY beyond description he | 1 Who fears the Lord his God ,• GRACES OF THE SPIRIT. 165^166 Who hears his threats with holy awe, And trembles at his rod. 2 Fear, sacred passion, ever dwells With its fair partner, love ; Blending their beauties, both proclaim Their source is from above. 3 Let terrors fright th' unwilling slave, The child with joy appears; Cheerful he does his father's will, And loves as much as fears. 4 Let fear and love, most holy God ! Possess this soul of mine ; Then shall I worship thee aright, And taste thy joys divine. 165 C. M. JOHN 21. 15. Doddridge, 1 T^| O not I love thee, O my Lord? |_^Jf Behold my heart and see ; And turn each cursed 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, When Jesus cannot move. 3 Is not thy name melodious still To mine attentive ear ? Doth not each pulse with pleasure bound,' My Saviour's voice to hear! 4 Would not my heart pour forth its blood In honor of thy name ? And challenge the cold hand of death, To damp the immortal flame ? 5 Thou know'st I love thee, dearest Lord, But O ! I long to soar Far from the sphere of mortal joys, And learn to love thee more. 166 C. M. JOB 4. 19. Cowper. 1 |^k LORD! my best desires fulfil, \Jr And help me to resign 9* 167 GRACES OF THE SPIRIT. Life, health and comfort, to thy will, 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? 3 No! let me rather freely yield What most I prize, to thee, Who never hast a good withheld, Nor wilt withhold from me. 4 Thy favor all my journey through Thou art engagM to grant : What else I want, or think I do, 'Tis better still to want . 5 Wisdom and mercy guide my way; Shall I resist them both? A poor blind creature of a day, And crush'd before the moth? 6 But ahJ. my inmost spirit cries, Still bind me to thy sway : ' Else the next cloud that veils my skies, Drives all these thoughts away . 167 L. M. COL. 3. 11. Whitfield. 1 ""^~^T7"HEN, gracious Lord, when shall it be, V \ That 1 shall find my all in thee ? The fullness of thy promise prove? The seal of thine eternal love. 2 Thee, only thee, I fain would find, And cast the world and flesh behind; An helpless soul I come to thee, With only sin and misery. 3 Lord, I am sick, my sickness cure; I want, do thou enrich the poor ; Under thy mighty hand I stoop. O, lift the abject sinner up. 4 Lord, I am blind, be thou my sight; Lord, I am weak, be thou my might ; An helper of the helpless be, And let me find myall in thee. ASCENSION. 168-169 168 C. M. ROM. 4. 13. Watts. 1 /^kH for a shout of sacred joy \^P To God, the sov 'reign king ! Let every land their tongues employ, And hymns of triumph sing. 2 Jesus, our God, ascend on high; His heavenly guards around, Attend him rising through the sky, With trumpets' joyful sound. 3 While angels shout and praise their King, Let mortals learn their strains; Let all the earth his honors sing; O'er all the earth he reigns. 4 Rehearse his praise with awe profound, Let knowledge guide the song; Nor mock him with a solemn sound Upon a thoughtless tongue. 5 In Israel stood his ancient throne, He lov'd that chosen race, But now he calls the world his own, And heathens taste his grace. $ The Gentile nations are the Lord's, There Abraham's God is known ; While powers and princes, shields and swords- Submit before his throne. 169 L. M. ROM. 4. 25. Watts. 1 TTE dies ! the friend of sinners dies ; | fl Lo! Salem's daughters weep around: A solemn darkness veils the skies, A sudden trembling shakes the ground '. 2 Come, saints and drop a tear or two For him who groaned beneath your load ; He shed a thousand drops for you, A thousand drops of richer blood. 3 Here's love and grief beyond degree3 The Lord of glory dies for men! But lo! what sudden joys we see . Jesus, the dead, revives again. 170-171 ASCENSION, 4 The rising Gad forsakes the tomb, Up to his Father's court he flies; Cherubic legions guard him home, And shout him welcome to the skies ! 5 Break off your tears, ye saints, and tell How high our great deliv'rer reigns; Sing how he spoil'd the hosts of hell, And led the monster death in chains. 6 Say, "Live forever wond'rous King," "Born to redeem, and strong to save ;" Then ask the monster, " where 's the sting?" And, "Where's thy victory, boasting grave?" 170 L. M. 1 PETER 2. 9. Watts. 1 ~T\J~OW f°r a tune °f l°fty praise J_^| To great Jehovah's equal son! Awake my voice, in heavenly lays, Tell the loud wonders he hath done. 2 Sing, how he left the worlds of light, And the bright robes he wore above; How swift and joyful was his flight, On wings of everlasting love. 3 Down to this base, this sinful earth, He came to raise our nature high : He came to atone Almighty wrath; Jesus, the God, was born to die. 4 Lift up your eyes, ye sons of light, Up to his throne of shining grace; See what immortal glories sit Round the sweet beauties of his face. 5 Amongst a thousand harps and songs; The son of God exalted reigns, His sacred name fills all their tongues, And echoes through the heavenly plains. \71 S. M. PSALM 147. 1. Watts. 1 /~i OME all harmonious tongues, %^y Your noblest music bring, 'Tis Christ the everlasting God, And Christ the man, we sing. REGENERATION. 17$ 2 Tell how he took our flesh, To take away our guilt; Sing the dear drops of sacred bloock t That hellish monsters spilt. 3 Down to the shades of death He bow'd his awful head; Yet he arose, to live and reign When death itself is dead. 4 No more the bloody spear, The cross and nails no more ; For hell itself shakes at his name, And all the heavens adore. 5 There the Redeemer sits, High on the Father's throne ; The Father lays his vengeance by, And smiles upon his Son. 6 There his full glories shine With uncreated rays, And bless his saints' and angels' eyes To everlasting days. 172 C. M. LUKE 15. 3. 4. Needham. 1 "W"^T7*hen some kind shepherd from his fold y y Has lost a straying sheep, Through vales, o'er hills, he anxious roves, And climbs the mountain's steep. 2 But oh! the joy, the transport sweet, When he the wand'rer finds ! Up in his arm he takes his "charge, And to his shoulder binds. 3 Homeward he hastes to tell his joys, And make his bliss complete ; The neighbors hear the news, and all The joyful shepherd greet . 4 Yet how much greater is the joy, When but one sinner turns ; And the poor wretch with broken heart, His sins and errors mourns, 1 73-174 RESIGNATION. 5 PleasM with the news, the saints below," In songs their tongues employ; Beyond the skies the tidings go, And heaven is fillM with joy. 6 Well pleased, the Father sees and hears The conscious sinner weep ; Jesus receives him in his arms, And owns him for his sheep. 173 L. M. LUKE 15. 7. Watts. 1 % /%7"HO can describe the joys that rise y \ Through alJ the courts of Paradise, To see a prodigal return, To see an heir of glory born ? 2 With joy the Father doth approve The fruit of his eternal love; The Son with joy looks down and seea^ The purchase of his agonies. 3 The spirit takes delight to view The holy soul he formed anew ! And saints and angels join to sing The growing empire of their King 174 L. M. GEN. 22. 2. Watts. 1 Q1AINTS. at your heavenly Father's word, £^3 Give up your comfort to the Lord; He shall restore what you resign; Or grant you blessings more divine. 2 So Ahram with obedient hand, Led forth his son at God's command; The wood, the fire, the knife he took, His arm prepared the dreadful stroke. 3 "Abram forbear," the angel cried, "Thy faith is known, thy love is tried ; "Thy son shall live, and in thy seed "Shall the whole earth be bless'd indeed." 4 Just in the last distressing hour, T{ie Lord displays delivering power, The mount of danger is the place Where we shall see surprising grace. RESIGNATION. 175-176 175 L. M. PSALM 47. 6. Steoteot. 1 fTnO God my Saviour and my King, L Fain would my soul her tribute bring; Join me, ye saints, in songs of praise, For ye have known and felt his grace. 2 Wretched and helpless once I lay, Just breathing all my life away ; He saw me weltering in my blood, And felt the pity of a God. 3 With speed he flew to my relief Bound up my wounds, and sooth'd my grief: PourM joys divine into my heart, And bade each anxious fear depart, 4 These proofs of love, my dearest Lord, Deep, in my breast I will record : The life, which I from thee receive, To thee, behold, I freely give. 5 My heart and tongue shall tune thy praise, Through the remainder of my days : And, when I join the powers above, My soul shall better sing thy love. 176 C. M. JOHN 6. 66. Newton. 1 ~W ~W T HEN any turn from Zion's way, y/ \ (Alas ! what numbers do !) Methinks I hear my Saviour say, "Wilt thou forsake me too?" 2 Ah, Lord ! with such a heart as mine, Unless thou hold me fast, 1 feel I must, I shall decline, And prove like them at last. 3 Yet thou alone hast power, I know, To save a wretch like me : To whom, or whither could I go, If I should turn from thee ? 4 The help of men and angels joiird, Could never reach my case : Nor can I hope relief to find, But in thy boundless grace. 5 No voice but thine can give me rest, And bid my fears depart ; 177-178 A WEDDING HYMN. No love but thine can make me blest, And satisfy my heart. 6 What anguish has that question stirr'd, If I will also go ? Yet, Lord, relying on thy word, I humbly answer, no ! 177 C. If-. JOB 1. 24. Watts. 1 ~|^T AKED, as from the earth we came, JJ^I And crept to life at first, We to the earth return again, And mingle with our dust. 2 The dear delights we here enjoy, And fondly call our own, Are but short favors, borrowed now To be repaid anon . 3 'Tis God that lifts 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 angry passions, then t Let each rebellious sigh Be silent at his sovereign will, And every murmur die. 5 If smiling mercy crown our lives, Its praises shall be spread ; And we'll adore the justice too, That strikes our comforts dead. 178 C. M. JOHN 2. 46. 1 OJ INCE Jesus freely did appear, J^5 To grace a marriage feast: O Lord ! we ask thy presence here, To make a wedding guest. 2 Upon the bridal pair look down, Who now have plighted hands, Their union wich thy favor crown, And bless the nuptial bands . 3 With gifts of grace their hearts endow Of all j-ich dowries best i FAITH. 179 Their substance bless, and peace bestow, To sweeten all the rest. 4 In purest love their souls unite, That they with christian care, May make domestic burdens light, By taking mutual share. 5 True helpers may they prove indeed, In prayer, and faith, and hope ; And see with joy a Godly seed, To build their household up. 6 As Isaac and Rebecca give A pattern chaste and kind, So may this married couple live, And die in friendship joinM. 7 On every soul assembled here, O make thy face to shine ; Thy goodness more our hearts can cheer* Than richest food or wine. 179 S. M. 1 COR. 5. 7. Watts, 1 "TVTOT all the blood of beasts \_y( On Jewish altars slain, Could give the guilty conscience peace* Or wash away the stain. 2 But Christ the heavenly Lamb Takes all our sins away ; A sacrifice of nobler name, And richer blood than they. 3 My faith would lay her hand On that dear head of thinej While like a penitent I stand, And there confess my sin. 4 My soul looks back to see, The burden thou didst bear, When hanging on the cursed tree, And hopes her guilt wras there. 5 Believing, we rejoice To see the curse remove : We bless the Lamb with cheerful voicei And sing his bleeding love. 10 180-181-182 FAITH. 180 L. M. JOHN 3. 16. 18. Watts. 1 "]^T OT to condemn the sons of men, J3I Did Christ the son of God appear, No weapons in his hands are seen, Nor flaming sword nor thunder there. 2 Such was the pity of our God, He loved the race of men 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 mighty name, and live ; A thousand joys his lips afford, His hand a 'thousand blessings give. 181 L. ML 1 COR. 5. 7. WatTs. 1 ^ fin IS by the faith of joys to come, We" walk through deserts dark as night Till we arrive at heaven our home, Faith is our guide, and faith our light. 2 The want of sight she well supplies, She makes the pearly gates appear; Far into distant worlds she pries, And brings eternal glories near. 3 Cheerful we tread the desert through, While faith inspires a heavenly ray, Though lions roar and tempests blow, And rocks and dangers fill the way. 4 So Abram, by divine command, Left his own house to walk with God; His faith beheld the promis'd land, And fired his zeal along the road. 182 C. M. PSALM 73. 25. Watt*. 1 71/f" Y thoughts surmount these lower skies If I And look within the veil; There springs of endless pleasure rise, The waters never fail. 2 There I behold with sweet delight, The blessed Three in One ; And strong affections fix my sight On God's incarnate Son. FAITH. 183 3 His promise stands forever firm, His grace shall ne'er depart; He binds my name upon his arm, And seals it on his heart. 4 Light are the pains that nature brings— How short our sorrows are, When with eternal future things, The present we compare. 5 I would not be a stranger still To that celestial place, Where I forever hope to dwell, Near mv Redeemer's face. 183 S. M. PSALM 27. 14. Toplady. 1 "^^f^^UR harps, ye trembling saints, Down from the willows take : Loud to the praise of Christ our Lord Bid every string awake. 2 Though in a foreign land, Wre are not far from home ; And nearer to our house above We every moment come. 3 His grace shall to the end Stronger and brighter shine ; Nor present things, nor things to come, Shall quench the spark divine. 4 The time of love will come, When we shall clearly see, Not only that he shed his blood, But each shall sav, "for me." 5 Tarry his leisure, then: Wait the appointed hour: Wait, till the Bridegroom of your souls Reveal his Love with power . 6 Blest is the man, O God! That stays himself on thee; Who waits for thy salvation, Lord, Shall thv salvation see. 184-185 SINCERITY. 184 L. M. PSALM 139. 6. 1 IT ORD, thou hast search'd and seen me Lj through, Thine eyes command with piercing view, My rising and my resting hours. My soul, my flesh, and all their powers. 2 My thoughts, before they are my own, Aro to my God distinctly known j He knows the words I mean to speak, Ere from my opening lips they break . 3 Within thy circling power I stand ; On every side I find thy hand ; Awake, asleep, at home, abroad, I am surrounded still with God. 4 Amazing knowledge, vast and great ! What large extent! what lofty height! My soul, with all the powers I boast, Is in the boundless prospect lost. 5 O may these thoughts possess my breast, Where'er I rove, where'er I rest ! Nor let my weaker passions dare Consent to sin, for God is there . 185 L. M. MATT. 5. 4. Dobell. 1 \\ "THY,mourning soul,why flow these tears ? y y Why thus indulge thy doubts and fears ; Look to thy Saviour on the tree Who bore the load of guilt for thee. 2 Then cease thy sorrows, banish grief, Tho' thou of sinners art the chief; The wounds that make poor sinners grieve, Are heaPd when they in Christ believe. 3 Whom Jesus wounds, he wounds to heal — O 'tis a mercy thus to feel. There's none can mourn while dead in sin, Thine are the marks of life within. 4 Be of good cheer, on him rely ; He'll pass thy great transgressions by, And guide thee safely by his hand, 'Till thou shalt reach fair Canaan's land, SINCERITY, 186-187 5 There shalt thou sing his dying love, With all the ransom'd throng above; And in exalted, joyful lays, The Father, Son, and Spirit, praise. 186 C, M. JOHN 23. 3. 1 |^| COULD I find, from day to day, ^JT A nearness to my God ; Then should my hours glide sweet a "- And live upon thy word. 2 Lord, I desire with thee to live Anew from day to day, In joys the world can never give, Or ever take away. 3 O Jesus, come and rule my heart, And I'll be wholly thine ; And never, never more depart. For thou art wholly mine. 4 Thus, till my last expiring breath, Thy goodness I'll adore : And when my flesh dissolves in death, My soul shall love thee more. 5 Thro' boundless grace I then shall spend An everlasting day, In the embraces of my friend, Who took my guilt away. 6 That worthy name shall have the praise, To whom all praise is due : While angels and archangels gaze On scenes forever new. 187 L. M. JOHN 6. 67. Steele. 1 FTT^HOU only sov 'reign of my heart, L 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 cf sin and wee, One glimpse of happiness afford ? 3 Eternal life thy words impart, On these my fainting spirit lives; 10* 188-189 SINCERITY. Here sweeter comforts cheer my heart, Than all the round of nature gives. 4 Let earths alluring joys combine, While thou art near, in vain they call ; One smile, one blissful smile of thine, My dearest Lord, outweighs them all. 5 Thy name, my inmost powers adore, Thou art my life, my joy, my care; Depart from thee — 'tis death — 'tis more— 'Tis endless rum, deep despair. 6 Lo! at thy feet, my soul would lie, Here safety dwells, and peace divine! Still let me live beneath thine eye, For life, eternal life is thine. 188 CM. JOHN 4. 24. Watts, 1 g^i OD is a spirit just and wise, xJT He sees our inmost mind ; In vain to heaven we raise our cries, And leave our souls behind. 2 Nothing but truth before his throne, With honor can appear ; The painted hypocrites are known Through the disguise they wear. 3 Their lifted eyes salute the skies, Their bending knees the ground • But God abhors the sacrifice, Where not the heart is found. 4 Lord, search my thoughts and try my ways, And make my soul sincere ; Then shall I stand before thy face, And find acceptance there. 189 L. M. PSALM 65. 5. Wattl 1 ~[^/E~ Y spirit looks to God alone, __y_|_My rock, and refuge, is his throne: In all my fears, in all my straits, My soul on 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 sufficient aid SINCERITY. 190-191 3 False are the men of high degree, The baser sort are vanity : Laid in the balance both appear Light as a puff of empty air. 4 Make not increasing gold your trust, Nor set your heart on glittering dust; Why will you grasp the fleeting smoke, And not believe what God has spoke? 5 Once has his awful voice declar'd Once and again my ears have heard, "All power is his eternal due;" He must be feared and trusted too. 190 L 1ft. PSALM 55. 6. Harbison. 1 ^V COULD I find some peaceful bow'r, %^_)? Where sin hath neither place nor pow'r; This traitor vile, I fain would shun, But cannot from his presence run. 2 When to the throne of grace I flee, He stands between my God and me; WThere'er I rove, where'er I rest, I feel him working in my breast. 3 When I attempt to soar above, To view the heights of Jesus' love; This monster seems to mount the skies, And veil his glory to mine eyes. 4 Lord, free me from this deadly foe, Which keeps my faith and hope so low ; I long to dwell in heav'n, my home, Where not one sinful thought can come. 191 L. M. ISA. 26. 8. 1 " " OB.D, I confess my guilt and shame, 1 J Which separates my soul from thee, Yet the remembrance of thy name Is dear, supremely dear to me. 2 Break down the separating wall, O rid me of this earthly mind ; My soul would soon obey the call, And run and leave har fears behind. 3 Jesus allure me by thy grace, Why should I grovel in the dus^ 192-193 REJOICING. Thee, would my arms of faith embrace, Thou art the object of my trust. 4 Draw me from unbelief and pride, From ev'ry sin, from ev'ry snare ; Fain would I in thy chambers hide, And banish every mortal care. 5 With thee, my Lord, I would retire, And spend the remnant of my days : Draw me, I burn with strong desire ; Draw me, and I will sing thy praise. 6 Draw me, my Jesus, with thy love, I cannot bear thy awful frown ; O draw my heart and soul above, And let me tread the tempter down! 192 L. M. MATT. 5. 48. 1 T" ORD ! I would be a child of thine, 1 J And thy bless'd image ever bear; Deeply impress this heart of mine, With glories which I cannot share. 2 Let these my admiration raise, And fill me with religious awe ; Tune both my heart and tongue to praise, And bend me to the holy law. 3 But where I may resemble thee, And in the god-like nature share, Thy humble follower let me be, And somewhat of this likeness bear. 4 Pure may I be, averse to sin, Just, holy, merciful and true : And let thine image form'd within, Shine out in all I speak or do . 193 C. M. PSALM 119. 117. Watts. 1 " .- 1 ENd from my soul, sad thoughts begone, [_ And leave me to my joys; My tongue shall triumph in my God, And make a joyful noise. 2 Darkness and doubts had veiPd my mind, And drown'd my head in tears, rejoicing. 194-195 *Till sov 'reign grace, with shining rays, Dispell'd my gloomy fears. 3 O what immortal joys I felt, ♦ And raptures all divine, When Jesus told me I was his, And my beloved mine. 4 In vain the tempter frights my soul, And breaks my peace in vain ; One glimpse, dear Saviour, of thy face, Revives my joys again. 194 C. ML HEB. 12. 7. 1 XTEARthis, ye favorites of the Lord, I ■ Who mourn beneath his rod; Hear, and rejoice at every word, And trust your living God. 2 Hear, and dismiss your gloomy fears, And tune your joyful songs; Each word rebukes your flowing tears, And your complaining tongues. 3 Come, ye that doubt Jehovah's love Because you're sore distrest, Here is a cordial from above, To ease your troubled breast. 4 Thus saith the Lord, the only wise, "I will my children prove; "I will rebuke, I will chastise "As many as I love. 5 " I'll punish and subdue their pride, "1 will be known their God ; "Love to their precious souls shall guide "My sin avenging rod. 6 "To them I'll manifest my care, "As faithful fathers do; "I'll teach them reverence and fear, "And they shall love me too." 195 L. M. PHIL. 1. 21, 1 "jVT0^ let our souls, on wings sublime, J_^| Rise from the vanities of time; Draw back the parting veil, and see The glories of eternity. 196-197 SALVATION. 2 Born by a new celestial birth, Why should we grovel here on earth, Why grasp at transitory toys, So near to heav'n's eternal joys? 3 Shall aught beguile us on the road, When we are walking back to God? For strangers into life we come, And dying is but going home. 4 Welcome, sweet hour of full discharge, That sets our longing souls at large j Unbinds our chains, breaks up our cell, And gives us with our God to dwell. 5 To dwell with God, to feel his love, Is the full heav'n enjoy M above; And the sweet expectation now, Is the young dawn of heaven beloWt 196 C. M. ISA. 26. 1. Watts. 1 OJALVATIONIO, the joyful sound; J^j 'Tis pleasure to our ears ; A sovereign balm for every wound, A cordial for our fears. 2 Bury'd in sorrow and in sin, At hell's dark door we lay; But we arise by grace divine, To see a heavenly day. 3 Salvation ! let the echo fly The spacious earth around, While all the armies of the sky, Conspire to raise the sound. 197 C. M. TITUS 3. 3. Watts. [1 ORD, we confess our numerous faults, Lj How great our guilt has been ; Foolish and vain were all our thoughts, And all our lives were sin. 2 But, O my soul, forever praise, Porever love his name; Who turns thy feet from dang'rous ways, Of folly, sin and shame .] SALVATION, 198-199 3 ['Tis not by works of righteousness, Which- our own hands have done ; But we are saved by sov 'reign grace, Abounding through his Son.] 4 'Tis from the mercy of our God, That all our hopes begin : 'Tis by the water and the blood Our souls are washM from sin. 5 'Tis through the purchase of his death, Who hung upon the tree, The spirit is sent down to breathe On such dry bones as we. 6 Rais'd from the dead, we live anew And justifi'd by grace, We shall appear in glory too, And see our Father's face . 198 L. M. 2 TIM. 1. 9. Watts. 1 "]^T OW to the power of God supreme jj^( Be everlasting honors given; He saves from hell, (we bless his name) He calls our wand'ring feet to heaven. 2 Not for our duties or deserts, But of his own abounding grace, He works salvation in our hearts, And forms a people for his praise. 3 'Twas his own purpose that begun To rescue rebels doom'd 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 ; i Declares the great transactions past, %And brings immortal blessings down. 5 He dies ! — and in that dreadful night, Did all the powers of hell destroy: Rising, he brought our heaven to light, And took possession of the joy. 199 L. M. PSALM 85. 9. Noel. \LVATION is forever nigh - The souls that fear and trust the Lord; 1 CJA 200-201 INVITATIONS. And grace descending from on high, • Fresh hopes of glory shnll afford. 2 Mercy and truth on earth are met, Since Christ, the Lord, came down from Heaven; By his obedience, so complete, Justice is pleased , and peace is given. 3 Now truth and honor shall abound, Religion dwell on earth again, And heavenly influence bless the ground, In our Redeemer's gentle reign . 4 His righteousness is gone before, To give us free access to God ; Our wand'ring feet shall stray no more, But mark his steps, and keep the road. 200 S. M. MATT. 5. 6. Newton.' 1 ~ E~UNGRY, and faint, and poor, I 1 Behold us, Lord, again Assembled at thy mercy's door, Thy bounty to obtain. 2 Thy word invites us nigh, Or we must starve indeed ; For we no money have to buy^ No righteousness to plead. 3 The food our spirits want, Thy hand alone can give ; Oh, hear the prayer of faith, and grant That we may eat and live . 201 L. M. MATT. 1L 28. Watts. I'^^IOME hither all ye weary souls, \^J Ye heavy laden sinners come : I'll give you rest from all your toils, And raise you to my heavenly home. 2 "They shall find rest that learn of me \ "I'm of a meek and lowly mind;" But passion rages like the sea, And pride is restless as the wind. INVITATIONS AND PROMISES. 202-203 3 "Blest is the man whose shoulders take My yoke, and bear it with delight : My yoke is easy to his neck, My grace shall make the burden light/' 4 Jesus, we come at thy command, With faith, and hope, and humble zeal, Resign our spirits to thy hand, To mould and guide us at thy will. 202 C. H< PSALM 35. 3. -Doddridge. 1 OJALVATION! O melodious sound J^ To wretched dying men! Salvation, that from God proceeds, And leads to God again. 5 Rescued from helPs eternal gloom, From fiends, and fires, and chains,* RaisM to a paradise of bliss, Where love triumphant reigns. 6 But may a poor bewilder'd soul, Sinful and weak as mine, Presume to raise a trembling eye To blessings so divine? 4 The lustre of so bright a bliss, My feeble heart o'erbears ; And unbelief almost perverts The promise into tears. 5 My Saviour God, no voice but thine These dying hopes can raise ; Speak thy salvation to my soul, And turn my prayer to praise. 203 C. M. JOHN 16. 33. Medley. 1 "^K^E saints, attend the Saviour's voice, And hear his words of grace ; He says — and let your hearts rejoice— "In me ye shall have peace." 2 Tho'storms and tempests round you roar And foes and fears increase, He says — and what could he say more,' "In me ye shall have peace." 3 What tho' corruption dwell within Nor does the conflict cease ; 11 204-205 invitations, &c. He says, in spite of hell and sin, "In me ye shall have peace.1" 4 Tho' you should pass through death's cold flood ; • To gain your wishM release, He says, and sure he'll make it good, ' "In me ye shall have peace." 5 When you his face in glory view, Where joy can ne'er decrease; Eternity shall prove it true, In him ye shall have peace. 204 C. M. NAHUM 1. 7. Steele/ 1 "^^7"^ humble souls approach your God With songs of sacred praise, For he is good, immensely good, And kind are all his ways. 2 All nature owns his guardian care, In him we live and move : But nobler benefits declare -. The wonders of his love. 3 He gave his Son, his only Son, To ransom rebel worms ; 'Tis here he makes his goodness known In its diviner forms. 4 To this dear refuge, Lord, we come; 'Tis here our hope relies : A safe defence, a peaceful home, When storms of trouble rise . 5 Thine eye beholds with kind regard, The souls who trust in thee; Their humble hope thou wilt reward With bliss divinely free. 6 Great God, to thy Almighty love, What honors shall we raise? Not all the raptured songs above Can render equal praise. 205 L. M. GEN. 14. 28. Hoskins. 1 ~^Z"E mourning souls dry up your tears, : _ Dismiss your gloomy, groundless fears, And let your hearts with this revive, That Jesus Christ is vet alive. INVITATIONS, &c . 206 2 His saints he loves, and never leaves; The chief of sinners he receives, Let then your hearts with this revive, The sinner's friend is yet alive. 3 He'll guard your souls from ev'ry ill His largest promises fulfil : Then let your hearts with this revive. That Jesus Christ is yet alive. 4 What tho' you fear to launch away, And quit this tenement of clay; O let your hearts with this revive, That Jesus Christ is yet alive. 5 Abundant grace he will afford, 'Till you are present with the Lord; And prove what you have heard before, That Jesus lives forevermore 206 C. M. PROV. 17. 17. SwAr 1 4T^ OME, let our hearts and voices join, Vy To praise the Saviour's name; Whose truth and kindness are divine, Whose love's a constant flame. 2 When most we need his gracious hand, This friend is always near; With heaven and earth at his command, He waits to answer prayer. 3 His love no end or measure knows, No change can turn its course ; Immutably the same it flows From one eternal source. 4 When frowns appear to veil hisface^ And clouds surround his throne, He hides the purpose of his grace To make it better known. 5 And when our dearest comforts fall Before his sovereign will, " He never takes away our all - - Himself he gives us still! 6 Our sorrows in the scale he weighs, And measures out our pains, 207-208 INVITATIONS, &c. The wildest storm his word obeys — His word its rage restrains. 207 L. M. ZACH. 9. 12. Hoskins. 1 TTJRIS'NERS of sin and Satan too, The Saviour calls, he calls for you; Ye, who have sold yourselves for nought, Shall have your liberty unbought. 2 He came to set the captives free, He came to publish liberty, To bind the broken hearted up, And give despairing sinners hope. 3 Prisoners of hope, why will you die? Why from the only refuge fly? Jesus, our hiding place and tower, Invites the guilty and the poor. 4 He came to comfort all that mourn; He sweetly says to sinners, turn! Pris'ners of hope, his voice attend, Nor slight the calls of such a friend. 5 The great Redeemer lived and died; The Prince of life was crucified ; He shed his own most precious blood To purchase captive souls to God. 6 To this redeeming God be given, Immortal praise by earth and heaven: Pris'ners of hope, the Saviour bless, And every hour his love confess. 208 S. M. JOHN 5. 2. Newton. i x>ESIDE the g°sPel p°o1 [3 Appointed for the poor, From time to time my helpless soul Has waited for a cure. 2 How often Have I seen The healing waters move, And others round me stepping in, Their efficacy prove. 3 But my complaints remain, I feel the very same; As full of guilt, and fear, and pain, As when at first I came. INVITATIONS, &c. 209-210 4 O, would the Lord appear, My malady to heal ; He knows how long I've languished here,v And what distress I feel. 5 How often have I thought, Why should I longer lie ? Surely the mercy I have sought Is not for such as I. 6 But whither can I go? There is no other pool Where streams of sovereign virtue flow, To make a sinner whole. 7 Here then from day to day, I'll wait and hope, and try: Can Jesus hear a sinner pray, Yet suffer him to die? 8 No I he is full of grace; He never will permit A soul, that fain would see his face. To perish at his feet. 209 L. M. MATT. 15. 27. 1 B) EHOLD a sinner, dearest Lord, J3 Encouraged by thy gracious word, Would venture near to seek that bread, By which thy children here are fed . 2 Do not the humble suit deny, Of such a guilty wretch as I : But let me feed on crumbs, tho' small, Which from thy bounteous table fall. 3 I am a sinner, Lord, I own ; By sin and guilt I am undone; Yet will I wait, and plead, and pray Since none are empty sent away. 210 C. M. EPH. 2. 8. Kelly. 1 y 1 1HE Gospel comes with welcome news I To sinners lost like me ; Their various schemes let others choose, Saviour, I come to the:. 211 INVITATIOxNS, &c. 2 Of sinners, sure I am the chief, But grace is rich and free; ■ This lovely truth affords relief To sinners, e'en to me. 3 Of merit now, let others -speak, But merit I have none; I'm justified for Jesus' sake, I'm saved by grace alone. 4 5Twas grace my stubborn heart first won: 'Tis grace that holds me fast: Grace will complete the work begun, And save me to the last. 5 Then shall ray soul with rapture trace, What God hath done for me; And celebrate redeeming grace, Throughout eternity. 211 C. M. REV. 22. 17. Medley, 1 f\ WHAT amazing words of grace \^J Are in the gospel found ! Suited to every sinner's case, Who hears the joyful sound. 2 Poor, sinful, thirsty, fainting souls Are freely welcome here; Salvation, like a river, rolls Abundant, free and 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, (O 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 and peace; Come, then, and prove its virtues too, And drink, adore, and bless. INVIT ATIONS, &c. 212-2 1 3 212 L. M. JOHN 4. 29. Mew. 1 I~ESUS, dear Lord, we bless his name, tJ And joyful sing his glorious fame; He wrought salvation's wond'rousplan: Come, sinners, come, and see the man. 2 He kindly calls the sin-sick soul, Heals all his wounds, and makes him whole He saves, and none beside him can : Come, sinners, come, and see the man. ,8 He tells them all things thev have done, Shows them what dreadful lengths they've run* Has he in you the work began? Dear souls, then come, and°see the man. 4 Bow to the sceptre of the Lord, Trust in his name, receive his word : Though in your sins you long have ran, There yet is hope, come see the man. 5 Thus Jesus, when at Jacob's well, Did to the woman all things tell ; Smit with his love, at once she ran And other's call'd, come see the man. 6 Gladly she told to all around, What a dear Jesus she had found, And straight to preach his love began— Sure this is Christ, come see the man. 213 L. M. ISA. 1. 18. Ste^ett. 1 |^ OME, sinners,' saith the mighty God, «tVt 1UHem^'f as a11 your crimes have been: "Lo ! I descend from my abode, "To reason with the"sons of men. 2 "No clouds of darkness veil my face, "No vengeful lightnings flash around, "1 come, proclaiming life and peace,; "W here sin hath reign'd let grace abound !» 3 Yes, Lord, we will obey thy call,. And to thy gracious sceptre bow; O make our crimson sins like wool, Our scarlet crimes as white as snow. 4 So shall our thankful lips repeat Thy praises with a tuneful voice, 214-215-216 invitations, &c. While, humbly prostrate at thy feet, We wonder, tremble, and rejoice. 214 C. M. REV. 22. 17. 1 £~^i RACE, how exceeding sweet to "those \j[ Who feel they sinners are1. Sunk and distress'd, they taste, and know Their heaven is only there. 2 Rich grace, free grace, most sweetly calls, Directly come who will ; Just as you are, for Christ receives Poor helpless sinners still. 3 'Tis grace each day that feeds our souls, Grace keeps us only poor; And O that nothing else but grace May rule for evermore ! 215 L. M. JOHN 6. 37, Buknha , 1 l^TE'ER was a sinner castaway, J_^| Whom the Redeemer taught to pray, \ He loves such souls by far top well, Ever to cast them down to hell. 2 Come, praying souls, thy God draws near, And listens to each broken prayer; Pleas'd he attends thy ev'ry groan, And soon in mercy will come down. 3 He ne'er was known to disappoint A praying, waiting, humble saint; But such a soul he'll ever bless, With all the glories of his grace. 216 L. M. CHRON. 22, 29. 1 ^^lOME now, poor sinners share a part, \^J And give the blessed Christ your heart: Come, we will take you by the hand; Come, go with us to Canaan's land. 2 Leave all your carnal loves and toys, And seek with us those solid joys; For soon in glory we shall rise, And there enjoy the lasting prize. 3 Poor sinner, wilt thou now reflect, Before eternally too late, INVITATIONS. &c. 217-218 Thy soul is precious and must dwell With saints above, or sink to hell. 4 But if with us ye will not go, And seek our Saviour's love to know 5 Then we must bid you all adieu, For by his grace we'll him pursue. 217 S. M. 2 COR. 6. 2. Dobell. 1 "TVTOWisth' accepted time, jL^I Now is the day of grace ; Now sinners come without delay, And seek the Saviour's face. 2 Nowisth' accepted time, The Saviour calls to day; Tomorrow it may be too late, Then why should you delay. 3 Now is th' accepted time, The Saviour bids you come ; And every promise in his word, Declares there yet is room. 4 O watch, and fight, and pray, The battle ne'er give o'er: Renew it boldly every day, And help divine implore. 218 C. M. JOHN 7. 37. Steele. 1 rB 1HE Saviour calls — let every ear ■ Attend the heavenly sound, Ye doubting souls, dismiss your fear, Hope smiles reviving round. 2 For every thirsting, longing heart, Here streams of bounty flow; And life, and health, and bliss impart, To banish mortal woe. 3 Here springs of sacred pleasure rise, To ease your every pain ; [Immortal fountain ! full supplies!] Nor shall you thirst in vain. 4 Ye sinners come, 'tis mercy's voice, The gracious call obey ; Mercy invites to heavenly joys— And can you yet delay? 219-220 INVITATIONS, &c. , 5 Dear Saviour, draw reluctant hearts To thee let sinners fly ; And take the bliss thy love imparts, And drink, and never die. 219 C. M. JOHN 12. 21. Staughto- 1 f ■ lELL us, ye servants of the Lord, Where's your great master found; Him would we see, whose pow'rful word Can heal our evVy wound. 2 We would see Jesus, for we know His sovVeign grace alone Can on us hearts of flesh bestow, And for our sins atone . 3 We would see Jesus : does not he Bid contrite sinners come ? And to such guilty souls as we, Proclaim, "there yet is room?" 4 Millions have hasten'd to his arms, And now resound his name ; Him would we see, whose endless charms Our anxious hearts inflame. 5 We would see Jesus, for his saints May lean upon his breast ; Pour out, with confidence, their plaints, And find celestial rest. 6 We would see Jesus, and would pray For those unhappy friends, Who choose, alas ! that crooked way, Which in perdition ends. 7 We would see Jesus, gracious friend, From him derive our bliss; And wait till we the heav'ns ascend, And see him as he is. 220 C. M. HEB. 4. 15. Watts. 1 ~W"M"7~ITH joy we meditate the grace J \ Of our high priest above ; His heart is made of tenderness, His bowels melt with love. 2 Touch'd with a sympathy within, He knows our feeble frame, INVITATIONS, &c. 221-222 i He knows what sore temptations mean, For he hath felt the same. 3 But spotless, innocent and pure, The great Redeemer stood, While Satan's fiery darts he bore, He did resist to blood. 4 He in the days of feeble flesh Pour'd out his cries and tears, And in his measure feels afresh What every member bears. 5 He'll never quench the smoking flax, But raise it to a flame; The bruised reed he never breaks, Nor scorns the meanest name. 6 Then let our humble faith address His mercy and his power; We shall obtain deliv'ring grace In the distressing hour. 221 C. M. LUKE 15. 19. Rippo*. 1 f ■ ^HERE'S joy in heaven, and joy on earth, When prodigals return ; To see desponding souls rejoice, And haughty sinners mourn. 2 "Come, saints, and hear what God hath done," Is a reviving sound : O may it spread from sea to sea, E'en all the globe around ! 3 Often, O sovereign Lord, renew The wonders of this day ; That Jesus here may see his seed, And Satan lose his prey. 4 Great God, the work is all thine own, Thine be the praises too; Let ev'ry heart and ev'ry tongue Give thee the glory due. 222 L. M. MATT. 11. 28. Steele. 1 ^^lOME weary souls, with sins distrest \^j Come and accept the promis'd rest The Saviour's gracious call obey, And cast your gloomy fears away. 223 INVITATIONS, &c. 2 Oppressed with guilt, a painful load; O! come and spread your woes abroad; 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; Pardon, and life, and endless peace; How rich the gift! how free the grace. 4 Lord, we accept u ith thankful heart The hope thy gracious words impart; We come with trembling, yet rejoice, And bless the kind inviting voice. 5 Dear Saviour ! let thy powerful love Confirm our faith, our fears remove; And sweetly influence every breast, And guide us to eternal rest. 223 L. M. DEUT. 33. 25. Fawcett- 1 A FFLICTED saint, to Christ draw near/ f\ Thy Saviour's gracious promise hear; His faithful word declares to thee, That as thy days, thy strength shall be. 2 Let not thy heart despond, and say, How shall I stand the trying day? He has engag'd by firm decree, That as thy days, thy strength shall be^ 3 Thy faith is weak, thy foes are strong: And if the conflict should be long, Thy Lord will make the tempter flee, For as thy days, thy strength shall be. 4 Should persecution rage and flame, Still trust in thy Redeemer's name : In fiery trials thou slialt see, That as thy days, thy strength shall be. 5 When call'd to bear the weighty cross, Or sore afflictions, pain, or loss, Or deep distress, or poverty, Still, as thy days, thy strength shall be. 6 When ghastly death appears in view, Christ's presence shall thy fears subdue :. INVITATIONS, ^c. 224-225 He comes to set thy spirit free ; And as thy days, thy strength shall be. 224 C. M. MATT. 11. 28. Dobell. 1 ~1lt7~E burden'd souls to Jesus come, You need not be afraid; He loves to hear poor sinners cry, He loves to hear them plead. 2 Ye humble souls, to Jesus come, 'Tis he who made you see Your wretched, ruin'd, helpless state — - Your guilt and misery. 3 Christ is a friend to mourning souls, Then why should you despair, Since Saul and Mary Magdalene Found Grace and mercy here, 225' L. M. JOHN 6. 37. Bttrnhajh. 1 /^lOME, sinners come, of every name, \^y Come to the great atoning Lamb j From his dear arms no longer stay, For none that come are cast away. 2 O'er a lost world his mercies roll, He smiles on every coming soul ; His heart o'erflows with boundless grace, And contrite sinners he'll embrace. 3 All who behold the lamb of God, And pray for mercy through his blood, Surely shall free salvation prove, With all the joys of pard'ning love. 4 Ye vilest of the human race, Try the exalted Prince of Peace; Ne'er of his promise dare to doubt, For he'll in no wise cast thee out. 5 Jesus at thy dear feet we fall, Constraint to come at mercy's call ; Drawn by thy soul attracting charms, We come, and rest in thy kind arms. 6 How do we prize thy smiling face, And bless thee for thy wond'rous grace ; Now we would serve thee all our days, And spend a life of prayer and praise. 12 226-227-228 invitations, &c. 226 L. M> JOHN 5. 7. Thwaiti 1 TTOW long, thou faithful God, shall I, J_ Here in thy ways forgotten lie? When shall the means of healing be The channels of thy grace to me . 2 Sinners on every sidestep in, And wash away their pain and sin; But I, an helpless, sin-sick soul, Still lie expiring at the pool. 3 Thou covenant angel, swift come down! To-day, thine own appointments crown; Thy pow'r into the means infuse, And give them now their sacred use. 4 Thou seest me lying at the pool — I would, thou know'st I would be whole ; > Oh ! let the troubled waters move, And minister thy healing love. 227 S. M. MATT. 4. 16. Watts. 1 f ■ ^HE Lord on high proclaims His Godhead from his throne ; "Mercy and Justice are the names "By which I will be known. 2 "Ye dying souls that sit "In darkness and distress, "Look from the borders of the pit, ."To my recov'ring grace.'" 3 Sinners shall hear the sound j Their thankful tongues shall own, "Our righteousness and strength is found "In thee, the Lord alone.'" 4 In thee shall Israel trust, And see their guilt forgiv'n ; God will pronounce the sinner just, And take the saints to heav'n. 228 L. M. REV. 3. 17. 1 If HEAR the counsel of a friend, |_ And to his soothing voice attend : "Come, sinners, wretched, blind and poor, "Come,buv from my unbounded store. INVITATIONS, &c. 229 2 "I only ask you to receive, "For freely I my blessing give f* Jesus! and are thy blessings free? Then I may dare to come to thee, 3 I come for grace, like gold refin'd, T' enrich and beautify my mind ; .. Grace, that will trials well endure, And in the furnace grow more pure. 4 Naked I come, for that bright dress, Thy perfect, spotless righteousness; That glorious robe, so richly dy'd In thine own blood, my shame to hide. 5 Like Bartimeus, now to thee I come and pray, that I may see; E'en clay is eye-salve in thy hand, If thou the blessing but command. 6 Here, wretched, poor and blind I came ; O ! let me not return the same ; Let me depart, all gracious Lord! Happy, enrichM, to sight restor'd. 229 C. M. PSALM 37. 4. Ryland. 1 ^k LORD, I would delight in thee, \J And on thy care depend; To thee in every trouble flee, My best, my only friend. 2 When all created streams are dry'd, Thy fulness is the same ; May I with this be satisfy'd, And glory in thy name ! 3 Why should the soul a drop bemoan, VVho has a fountain near; A fountain, which will ever run With waters sweet and clear. 4 No good in creatures can be found, But may be found in thee; I must have all things, and abound, While God is God to me, 5 O that I had a stronger faith ! To look within the veil, To credit what my. Saviour saith, Whose word can never fail. 230-231 PERSEVERANCE. 6 He that has made my heaven secure, Will here all good provide; While Christ is rich can I be poor, What can I want beside ? 7 O Lord, I cast my care on thee, I triumph and adore ; Henceforth my great concern shall be, To love and please thee more. 230 L. M. ISA. 55. 6. Upton. 1 "1 r^OOR sinner, here lift up your voice, Loud in your Saviour's name rejoice j Bless him for mercy's joyful sound, And seek him while he may be found. 2 His gospel still invites the poor, To ask for mercy at his do*or: JYlercy and love in him abound, O seek him while he may be found ! 3 Come with your guilty burdens all, Low at his footstool humbly fall, Though foes and fears your hearts surround, Yet seek him, for he will be found. 4 Though you the chief of sinners are$ He'll not despise your humble pray'r, Your hopes, your wishes may be crown'd, O seek him while he may be found ! 5 And when you test his pard'ning love, And all his tender mercies prove, Entreat poor sinners all around, To seek him while he mny be found.1] 231 S. M. JUDE 24. 25. Watts. 1 f ■ lO God the only wise, Our Saviour and our King, Let all the saints below the skies Their humble praises bring. 2 'Tis his Almighty love, His counsel and his care, Preserves us safe from sin and death/ ^nd ev'ry hurtful snare. PERSEVERANCE. 232-233 3 He will present our souls, Unblemish'd and complete, Before the glory 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 wonder^ known. 5 To our Redeemer God, Wisdom and power belong, Immortal crowns of majesty, And everlasting song. 232 L. M. PSALM 42. 11. Newton. 1 %/%7~HY' O my soul? tnese anxious cares? f f Why thus cast down with doubts anc fears ? How canst thou want if God provide, Or lose thy way with such a guide? 2 When first before his mercy seat Thou didst to him thy all commit, He gave the warrant from that hour, To trust his wisdom love and power. 3 Did ever trouble yet befall, And he refuse to hear thy call ? And has he not his promise past, That thou shall overcome at last? 4 He who has help'd me hitherto, Will help me all my journey through, And give me daily cause to raise New Ebenezers to his praise. 233 S. M. ISA. 3. 10. Kent. 1 %/%7~HAT cheering words are these? J y Their sweetness who can tell? . In time, and to eternity, 'Tis with the righteous well. 2 In ev'ry state secure, Kept by Jehovah's eye, 'Tis well with them while life endures, And well when call'd to die 12* 234-235 FAMILY WORSHIP. 3 'Tis well when joys arise, 'Tis well when sorrows flow. 'Tis well when darkness veils the skies? And strong temptations blow. 4 ['Tis well when on the mount They feast on dying love : And 'tis as well in God's account, When they the furnace prove.] 5 'Tis wTell when at his throne, They wrestle weep and pray, 'Tis well when at his feet they groan, Yet bring their wants away. 234 C. M. 2 COR. 3. 3. 1 TF, Lord, in thy fair book of life, |_ My worthless name doth stand; And in mine heart the law is writ By thine unerring hand. 2 If I 'm secure by grace divine, Of crowns above the skies; And on the road from thy rich stores, Shall meet with fresh supplies. 3 To thee, in sweet melodious strains, My grateful voice I'll raise, But life's too short, my powers too weak, To show forth half thy praise. 4 [Had I ten thousand thousand tongues, Not one should silent be ; Had I ten thousand thousand hearts, I'd give them all to thee. 235 L. M. PSALM 55. 17. Kem. 1 f^i LORY to thee, my God, this night, .\J|~For all the blessings of the light; Keep me, O keep me, King of kings, Beneath thy own Almighty wings. 2 Forgive me Lord, for thy dear Son, The ills that I this day have done; That, with the world, myself and thee, J, ere I sleep, at peace may be. FAMILY WORSHIP. 236-237 3 Teach me to live, that I may dread The grave as little as my bed ; Teach me to die, that so I may Rise glorious at the awful day. 4 O let my soul on thee repose, And may sweet sleep mine eye-lids close ; Sleep that shall me more vigorous make, To serve my God when I awake . 5 If in the night I sleepless lie, My soul with heavenly thoughts supply; Let no ill dreams disturb my rest, No powers of darkness me molest. 236 L. M. JOHN 3. 10. Beddome. 1 I~ESUS, my love, my chief delight, ^P For thee I long, for thee I pray : Amid the shadows of the night, Amid the business of the day. 2 When shall I see thy smiling face, That face which I have often seen: Arise, thou sun of righteousness, Scatter the clouds that intervene. 3 Thou art the glorious gift of God, To sinners weary and distrest; The first of all his gifts bestowed, And certain pledge of all the rest. 4 Could I but say this gift is mine, Pd tread the world beneath my feet, No more at poverty repine, Nor envy the rich sinner's state. 5 The precious jewel I would keep, And lodge it deep within my heart, At home, abroad, awake, asleep, It never should from thence depart. 237 C M. PSALM 55. 17. 1 1 1 ^HOU Son of God, whose flaming eyes Our inmost thoughts perceive, Accept the evening's sacrifice, Which now to thee we give. 2 We bow before thy gracious throne, And think ourselves sincere ; 238 FAMILY WORSHIP. But show us, Lord, is every one Thy real worshipper? 3 Is here a soul that knows thee not, Nor feels his want of thee? A stranger to the hlood which bought His pardon on the tree? 4 Extort the cry, what must be done To save a wretch like me ? How shall a trembling sinner shun That endless misery ? 5 I must this instant now begin Out of my sleep to wake, And turn to God, and every sin Continually forsake. 6 I must for faith incessant cry, And wrestle Lord, with thee; I must be born again, or die To all eternity. 238 S. M. PSALM 4. 8. 1 r ■ 1HE day is past and gone, The evening shades appear 5 O may we all remember well, The night of death draws near. 2 We lay our garments by, Upon our beds to rest ; So death will soon disrobe us all Of what we here possess. 3 Lord, keep us safe this night, Secure from all our fears; May angels guard us while we sleep Till morning light appears. 4 And if we early rise, And view the unwearied sun, May we set out to win the prize, And after glory run. 5 And when our days are past, And we from time remove, O may we in thy bosom rest, The bosom of thy love. FAMILY WORSHIP. 239-240-241 239 L. M. PSALM 4. 8. Watts. 1 r ■ 1HUS 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 Faith in his name forbids my fear: O may thy presence ne'er depart ! And in the morning make me hear The love and kindness of thy heart. 4 Thus when the night of death shall come, My flesh shall rest beneath the ground, And wait thy voice to rouse my tomb, With sweet salvation in the sound. 240 L. M. GEN. 18. 19. Doddridge. 1 "¥7^ ATHER of all, thy care we bless, Jj Which crowns our families with peace; From thee they spring, and by thy hand They have been, and are still sustained. 2 To God, most worthy to be praised, Be our domestic altars rais'd : Who, Lord of heaven, scorns not to dwell With saints in their obscurest cell. 3 To thee may each united house, Morning and night, present its vows; Our servants there, and rising race, Be taught thy precepts and thy grace. 4 O may each future age proclaim The honors of thy glorious name! While pleasM and thankful we remove To join the family above. 241 S. M. PSALM 55. 17. Watts. 1 " " ET sinners take their course, \_2 And choose the road to death ; But in the worship of my God, I'll spend my daily breath. 2 My thoughts address his throne, When morning brings the light; 242 TIMES AND SEASONS. I seek his blessings ev'ry noon, And pay my vows at night. 3 Thou wilt regard my cries, O my eternal God! While sinners perish in surprise, Beneath thine angry rod. 4 Because they dwell at ease., And no sad changes feel ; They neither fear nor trust thy name* Nor learn to do thy will. 5 But I wTith all my cares, Will lean upon the Lord ; I'll cast my burdens on his arm, And rest upon his word. 6 His arm shall well sustain The children of his love; The ground on which their safety stands* No earthly power can move. 242 C M. PSALM 31. 15. Beddomeu 1 "j%/|" Y times of sorrow and of joy, [f § Great God, are in thy hand, My choicest comforts come from thee, And go at thy command. 2 If thou shouldst take them all away, Yet would 1 not repine ; Before they were possess'd by me, They were entirely thine. 3 Nor would I drop a murm'ring word, Though the whole world were gone, But seek enduring happiness In thee, and thee alone. 4 What is the world with all its stores? *Tis but a bitter sweet : When I attempt to pluck the rose, A piercing thorn I meet. 5 Here perfect bliss can ne'er be found, The honey's mix'd with gall; 'Midst changing scenes and dying friends, Rothmi rrv«T,©lJ in all. TIMES AND SEASONS. 243-244 243 C. M. PSALM 42. 5. Steele. 1 T^k EAR Saviour, when my thoughts recall, \j The wonders of thy grace; Low at thy feet asham'd I fall. And hide this wretched face. 2 Shall love like thine be thus repaid; Ah vile ungrateful heart! By earth's low cares detain'd, betray'd, 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 wand'ring soul restores : He bids the mourning heart partake The pardon it implores. 5 O, while I breathe to thee, my Lord, The penitential sigh ; Confirm the kind, forgiving word, With pity in thine eye . 6 Then shall the mourner at thy feet, Rejoice to seek thy face ; And grateful own how kind, how sweet, Thy condescending grace. 244 C. M. ROM. 13. 13. Brow. 1 A NDnow my soul, another year f\ Of thy short life is past, I cannot long continue here, And this may be my last. 2 Much of my dubious life is gone, Nor will return again; And swift my passing moments run, The few that yet remain. 3 Awake my soul, with utmost care Thy true condition learn ; What are thy hopes, how sure, how fair, And what thy great concern ? 4 Now a new scene of time begins, Set on afresh for heaven, 245-246 TIMES AND SEASONS. Seek pardon for thy former sins, In Christ so freely given. 5 Devoutly yield thyself to God, And on his grace depend ; With zeal pursue the heavenly road, Nor doubt a happy end. 245 L. M. DEUT. 8. 2. Medley. 1 T71ATHER of mercies! God of love! r Whose kind compassion still we prove: Our praise accept and bless us here, Thus brought to see — another year. 2 What shall we render to thy name, Or how thy glorious praise proclaim: Whose constant, kind, indulgent care, Has brought us to — another year. 3 Thy bounty, pity, patience too, With thankful hearts, Lord, we review; And own we've had a plenteous share To bring us to — another year. 4 Our souls, our all, we here resign, Make us, and keep us, ever thine : And grant that in thy love and fear We may begin — another year. 5 Be this our sweet experience still, To know and do thine holy will; Then shall our souls with joy sincere, Bless thee for this — another year. 6 Help us to walk, as in thy sight, With growing pleasure and delight; Then whether life or death appear, We'll bless thee for — another year. 7 Still, Lord, through life thy love display, And then in death's approaching day We'll joyful part with all that's here, Nor wish on earth — another year. 246 L. M. PSALM 48. 10. Medley. 1 ET me, thou sovereign Lord of all, |_^Low at thy footstool humbly fall ; And while I feel affliction's rod, Be still, and know that thou art God. CHOICE OF A DEACON. 247-248 2 When or wherever tbou shalt smite, I'll own thee kind, I'll own thee right; And underneath the heaviest load Be still, and know that thou art God. ~~ 3 Dost thou my earthly comforts slay> And take beloved ones away ? Yet will my soul revere the rod, Be still, and know that thou art God. 4 Let me not murmur, nor repine, Under those trying strokes of thine ; But while I walk the mournful road, Be still, and know that thou art God. 5 Still let this truth support my mindy Thou canst not err, nor be unkind; And thus may I improve the rod> Be still, and know that thou art God. 247 L. M. ZACH. 14. 6. Watts. S. 1 "^TST"111^ darkness l°ng nas veil'd my mind* j \ And smiling day once more appears. Then, my Redeemer, then I find The folly of my doubts and fears. 2 Straight I upbraid my wandering heart, And blush that I should ever be Thus prone to act so base a part,* Or harbor one hard thought of thee. 3 O, let me then at length be taught, (What I am still so slow to learn, That God is love and changes not, Nor knows the shadow of a turn. 4 Thou art as ready to forgive, As I am ready to repine ; Thou, therefore, all the praise receive; Be shame and self abhorence mine. 248 L. M. l'TIM. 8. 13. Rippon. F AIR Zion's King we suppliant bow, And hail the grace thy church enjoys * Her officers are all thy own, With all the gifts thv love employs; 13 249-250 BEFORE SERMON. 2 Up to thy throne we lift our eyes, For blessings to attend our choice, - Of such whose generous, prudent zeal, Shall make thy favor'd ways rejoice. 3 Happy in Jesus, their own Lord, May they his sacred table spread; The table of their pastor fill, And fill the holy poor with bread. 4 [When pastors, saints, and poor they serve, May their own hearts with grace be crownM : While patience, sympathy, and joy Adorn, and through their lives abound.] 5 By purest love to Christ, and truth, O ! may they win a good degree Of boldness in the Christian faith, And meet the smile of thine and thee! 6 And when the work to them assign'd— The work of love, is fully done; Call them from serving tables here, To sit around thy g.onous throne. 249 S. M. JOHN 11. 35. Beddome. 1 *1T\ IB Christ o'er sinners weep, \j And shall our cheeks be dry? Let floods of penitential grief Burst forth from every eye. 2 The Son of God in tears, Angels with wonder see ! Be thou astonish'd, O my soul, He shed those tears for thee. 3 He wept tha t we might weep ; Each sin demands a tear; In heav'n alone no sin is found, And there's no weeping there. 250 CM. MATT 13.46. Steele. 1 "\7"E glitt'nng toys of earth, adieu, gj A nobler choice be mine ; A real prize attracts my view, A treasure all divine. BEFORE SERMON. 251-252 2 Begone, unworthy of my cares, Ye specious baits of sense, Inestimable worth appears, The pearl of price immense 3 Jesus to multitudes unknown, O name divinely sweet! Jesus, in thee, in thee alone, Wealth, honor, pleasure meet. 4 Should both the Indies, at my call, Their boasted stores resign ; With joy I would resign them all, For leave to call thee mine. 5 Should earth's vain treasures all depart Of this dear gift possess'd; Fd clasp it to my joyful heart, And be forever bless'd. 6 Dear sovereign of my soul's desires, Thy love is bliss divine ; Accept the wish that love inspires, And bid me call thee mine. 251 L. M. JOHN 21. 6. fc Watts, 1 1\T0W while the g°sPel net is cast, J_^ Do thou, O Lord, the effort own; From num'rous disappointments past, Teach us to hope in thee alone. 2 May this be a much favor'd hour To souls in Satan's bondage led,- O clothe thy word with sov'reign power To break the rocks and raise the dead ! 3 To mourners speak a cheering word, On seeking souls vouchsafe to shine; Let poor backsliders be restor'd, And all thy saints in praises join. 4 [Ohear our prayer and give us hope, 1 That when thy voicashall call us home, Thou still will raise a people up, To love and praise thee in our room.] '52 7s. PSALM 84. 1. D. Tcjrneb,. ORD of Hosts, how lovely fair, E'en on earth thy temples are; 253-254 BEFORE SERMON. Here thy waiting people see Much of heav'n, and much of thee. 2 From thy gracious presence flows, Bliss that softens all our woes; While the Spirit's holy fire Warms our hearts with pure desire. 3 Here we supplicate thy throne, Here thou mak*st thy glories known , Here we learn thy righteous ways, Taste thy love, and sing thy praise. 4 Thus with festive songs of joy, We our happy lives employ; Love and long to love thee more, Till from earth to heav'n we soar. 253 L. ML MATT. 6. 11. Hoske*, 1 1VTOST gracious Father, God of all,' If 1 To thee we come, on thee we call By whom both man and beast are fed, Give us this day our daily bread. 2 All our supplies on thee depend, Whatever we want, in mercy send; Thou art the glorious fountain head, Give us this day our daily bread. 3. Nothing, O Lord, do we deserve; The thought of merit we would dread: 'Tis alms alone we humbly crave ; Give us this day our daily bread. 4 Forgiving grace do thou impart To cheer and sanctify each heart ; May we in death, join with each head, And feed on Christ the living bread. 254 L. M. ZACH. 13. 1. Fellows. 1 r I ^HE food on which thy children live, 3_ Great God, is thine alone to give; And we, for grace receiv'd would raise, A sacred song of love and praise. 2 How vast, how full, how rich, how free, Dear Jesus, thy rich treasures be ; To the full fountain of our joys, We gladly come for fresh supplies. BEFORE SERMON. 255-256 3 For this we wait upon thee, Lord, For this we listen to thy word, Descend like gentle show'rs of rain, Nor let our souls attend in vain. 255 C. M. ISA. 53. 1. Newton. 1 "TWTOWj gracious Lord, thine arm reveal, _|_^| And make thy glory known ; Now let us all thy presence feel, And soften hearts of stone. 2 Help us to venture near thy throne, And plead a Saviour's name : For ail that we can call our own, Is vanity and shame. 3 Send down thy spirit from above, That saints may love thee more ; And sinners now may learn to love, That never lov'd before. 4 And when before thee we appear, In our eternal home, May growing numbers worship here, And praise thee in our room. 256 C. M. PHIL. 3. 12. Doddridge. 1 A WAKE, my soul, stretch ev'ry nerve, _£^ And press with vigor on: A heavenly race demands thy zeal, And an immortal crown. 2 'Tis God's all animating voice, That calls thee from on high ; 'Tis 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, And onward urge thy way. 4 Blest Saviour! introduced by thee, Have we our race begun; And crown'd with vict'ry, at thy feet We'll lay our laurels down, 13* 257-258 BEFORE SERMON. 257 S. M. PSALM 138. 5. Doddridgb. 1 "l^fOW let our voices join JJ^I To form a sacred song ; Ye pilgrims in Jehovah's ways, With music pass along. 2 How straight the path appears, How open and how fair! No lurking gins t' entrap our feet! No fierce destroyer there- 3 But flowers of paradise In rich profusion spring; The Son of glory gilds the path, And dear companions sing. 4 See Salem's golden spires In beauteous prospect rise ; And brighter crowns than mortals wear, Which sparkle through the skies. 5 All honor to his name Who marks the shining way ! To him who leads the wand'rers on To realms of endless day. 258 C. M. ACTS 10. 35. Beddome, 1 TT I'OW free and boundless is the grace w g_ Of our Redeeming God, Extending to the Greek and Jew, And men of every blood. 2 The mightiest king and meanest slave May his rich mercy taste ; He bids the beggar and the prince Unto the gospel feast. 3 None are excluded thence, but those Who do themselves exclude; Welcome the learned and polite, The ignorant and rude. 4 Come then, ye men of every name, Of every rank and tongue; What you are willing to receive Doth unto you belong . BEFORE SERMON. 259-260 259 C M. ACTS 8. 34. Perry, 1 " " ET earth and seas, with all the skies, f_j In grateful songs conspire j Since Christ the Lord for sinners dies, To pluck them from the fire. 2 Satan accuses all the saints, And roars as lions do; But Jesus hears their long complaints, And says, "I die for you." 3 'Tis Christ that plucks our souls as brands From everlasting fire ; And safely keeps us in his hands, Till death shall raise us higher. 4 In filthy garments we were drest, j To purity estranged ; Nor did we differ from the rest, "Till grace the heart had changed." 5 O may our souls with rapture think, While with our tongues we tell, How Jesus pluck'd us from the brink Of misery and hell. 6 Victorious grace and boundless love, To God alone belong ; Praise him below, praise him above. In every tuneful song. 260 C. M. PROV. 23. 26. Hoskdts. 1 "¥""^T7"HAT language now salutes the ear? W It is our Father's voice ! Let all the world attentive hear, And every soul rejoice. 2 Sinner, he kindly speaks to thee," However vile thou art ; Here's grace and pardon, rich and free — ? My son, give me thy heart. 3 For thee, a traitor, Jesus bled, And suffered dreadful smart; For thee the Lord was crucified— - My son, give me thy heart. 261-262 BEFORE SERMON. 4 Tho' thou hast long my grace withstood, And said to me "Depart ;" I claim the purchase of my blood — My son, give me thy heart. 5 I'll form thee for myself alone, And every good impart ; I'll make my great salvation known — My son, give me thy heart. 6 Come, Lord, and conquer now my heart, Set up in me thy throne; Bid sin and Satan hence depart, And claim me as thine own. 261 S. M. REV. 15. Hammond. 1 A WAKE and sing the song /\ Of Moses and the Lamb, Wake every heart and every tongue To praise the Saviour's name. 2 Sing of his dying love, Sing of his rising power, Sing how he intercedes above For those whose sins he bore. 3 Sing on your heavenly way,'. Ye ransom'd sinners, sing: Sing on, rejoicing every day, In Christ th' eternal King. 4 Soon shall ye hear him say, Ye blessed children come; Soon will he call you hence away, And take his pilgrims home. 262 C. AL JER. 3. 19. Newton. 1 A LAS ! by nature how depraved, f\ How prone to every ill? Our lives to Satan how enslav'd, How obstinate our will! I And can such sinners be restored, Such rebels reconcil'd ? Can grace itself the means afford To make a foe a child? BEFORE SERMON. 263 3 Jesas for sinners undertakes, And died that we may live : His blood a full atonement makes, And cries aloud , * 'Forgive." 4 Yet one thing more must grace provide, To bring us home to God ; Or vve shall slight the Lord, who died, And trample on his blood. 5 The Holy Spirit must reveal The Saviour's work and worth: Then the hard heart begins to feel A new and heavenly birth. 6 Thus bought with blood, and born again Redeem'd and sav'd by grace; Rebels, in God's own house obtain, A son's or daughter's place. 263 C. M. LUKE 4. 18. Doddridge. 1 TIT ARK, the glad sound, the Saviour cornea, I I The Saviour, promis'd long ! Let every heart prepare a throne, And every voice a song. 2 On him, the Spirit, largely pour'd, Exerts his sacred fire ; Wisdom and might, and zeal and love, His holy breast inspire. 3 He comes the prisoners to release, In Satan's bondage held ; The gates of brass before him burst, The iron fetters yield. 4 He comes, from thickest films of vice To clear the mental ray ; And on the eyes opprest with night, To pour celestial day. 5 He comes, the broken heart to bind, The bleeding soul to cure ; And with the treasures of his grace, T' enrich the humble poor. 6 Our glad hosannas Prince of peace Thy welcome shall proclaim; And heaven's eternal arches ring With thy beloved name, 264-265BEFORE SERMON. 264 O. M. REV. 15. 3. Steele. 1 ^iOME, ye that love the Saviour's name, \^_y And joy to make it known, The Sovereign of your heart proclaim, And bow before his throne. 2 Behold your king, your Saviour's crown'd, With glories all divine ; And tell the wondring nations round How bright his glories shine. 3 Infinite power and boundless grace ; In him unite their rays ; You that have e'er beheld his face, Can you forbear his praise ? 4 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. 5 And shall wre long and wish in vain? Lord, teach our songs to rise ! Thy love can animate the strain, And bid it reach the skies. 6 O happy period ! glorious day ! When heaven and earth shall raise, With all their powers, the raptur'd lay, To celebrate thy praise. 265 C. M. 1 COR. 16. 9. 1 1~ESUS, thou all redeeming Lord, J Thy blessings we implore, Open the door to preach thy word, The great effectual door. 2 Gather the outcasts in, and save From sin and Satan's power ! And let them now acceptance have, And know their gracious hour. 3 Lover of souls, thou know'st to prize What thou hast bought so dear; Come then, and in thy people's eyes, With all thy wounds appear, BEFORE SERMON. 266-267 4 Thy feet were nail'd to yonder tree, To trample down their sin; Thy hands they all strech'd out may see, To take thy murd'rers in. 5 Ready thou art the blood t' apply, And prove the record true : And all thy wounds to sinners cry, "I suffered this for you !" 266 L. M. ISA. 4. 4. Cruttendew, 1 IT OR D, didst thou die, but not for me ? [_jAm I forbid to trust thy blood! Hast thou not pardons rich and free ; And grace, an overwhelming flood ! 2 Who, then, shall drive my trembling soul From thee, to regions of despair? Who has survey'd the sacred roll, And found my name not written there? 3 Presumptuous thought to fix the bound — To limit mercy's sovereign reign : What other happy souls have found I'll seek ; nor shall I seek in vain. 4 I own my guilt; my sins confess: Can men or devils make them more? Of crimes already numberless, Vain the attempt to swell the score. 5 Were the black list before my sight, While I remember thou hast dy'dy 'Twould only urge my speedier flight To seek salvation at thy side. 6 Lo at thy feet I'll cast me down ; To thee reveal my guilt and fear, And— if thou spurn me from thy throne — I'll be the first who perishM there. 267 L. M. HEB. 10. 22. Beddome. 1 ^PRINKLED with reconciling blood, ^5 I dare approach thy throne, O God; Thy face no frowning aspect wears, Thy hand no vengeful thunder bears! 268 BEFORE SERMON. 2 Th1 encircling rainbow, peaceful sign, Doth with refulgent brightness shine; And while my faith beholds it near, I bid.farewell to every fear. 3 Let me my grateful homage pay ; With courage sing, with fervor prayj And though myself a wretch undone, Hope for acceptance through thy son. 4 Thy Son, who on the 'cursed tree, Expired to set the vilest free ; On this I build my only claim, And all I ask is in his name. 5 O, raise my heart and tune my voice, While I have breath to pray or praise; This work shall make my heart rejoicej And spend the remnant of my days. 268 C. M. PSALM 27. 3. Tatb* 1 r I IHRO' all the changing scenes of lifej I In trouble and in joy, The praises of my God shall still My heart and tongue employ* 2 Of his deliverance t will boast, Till all who are distrest, From my example comfort take, And charm their griefs to rest. 3 The hosts of God encamp around The dwellings of the just; Protection he affords to all Who make his name their trust; 4 Oh, make but trial of his love — Experience will decide How blest are they, and only they$ Who in his truth confide. 5 Fear him, ye saints, and you will then Have nothing else to fear: Make you his service your delight — Your wants shall be his care. 6 While hungry lions lack their prey The Lord will food provide BEFORE SERMON. 269-270-271 For such as put their trust in him, And see their needs supply'd. 269 L. M. 2 COR. 1. 12. Watts. 1 TTESUS, thou everlasting King, ^JJ Accept the tribute which we bring, Accept thy well deserved renown, And wear our praises as thy crown. 2 Let every act of worship be, Like our espousal, Lord, to thee; Like the blest hour when from above, We first received the pledge of love. 3 The gladness of that happy day, O may it ever, ever, stay ! Nor let our faith forsake its hold, Nor hope decline nor love grow cold ! 4 Each following minute as it flies, Increase thy praise, improve our joys, Till we are raised to sing thy name, At the great supper of the Lamb. &70 L. M. REV. 11. 15. Beddome, 1 A SCEND thy throne, Almighty King, /\^ And spread thy glories all abroad; Let thine own arm salvation bring, And thou be known the gracious God. 2 Let millions bow before thy seat, Let humble mourners seek thy face, Bring daring rebels to thy feet, Subdu'd by thy victorious grace. 3 O let the kingdoms of the world Become the kingdoms of the Lord; Let saints and angels praise thy name, Be thou through heaven and earth adorM. 271 S. M. 1 JOHN 5. 1. Doddridge. 1 /^\UR heavenly Father calls, \J And Christ invites us near ; With both our friendship shall be sweet, And our communion dear. 14 272-273 BEFORE SERMON. 2 God pities all our griefs : He pardons every day; Almighty to protect our souls, And wise to guide our way. 3 How large his bounties are; What varied stores of good, Diffused from our Redeemer's hand, And purchased with his blood ! 4 Jesus, our living head, We bless thy faithful care; Our advocate before the throne, And our forerunner there. 5 Here fix, my roving heart ! Here wait, my warmest love ! Till the communion be complete In nobler scenes above. 272 L. M. LUKE 8. 18. Fawcett. 1 1 1 1HY presence, gracious God, afford, ;1L Prepare us to receive thy word : Now let thy voice engage our ear, And faith be mix'd with what we hear. 2 Distracting thoughts and cares remove, And fix our hearts and hopes above; With food divine may we be fed, And satify'd with living bread. 3 To us the sacred word apply, With sovereign power and energy ; And may we, in thy faith and fear, Reduce to practice what we hear. 4 Father, in us thy Son reveal ; Teach us to know and do thy will : Thy saving power and love display, And guide us to the realms of day. 273 L. M. MATT. 28. 18. 1 • f^\ O preach my gospel,' saith the Lord, ^J|~"Bid the whole earth my grace receive, Explain to them my sacred word, * Bid them believe, obey and live. 2 I'll make your great commission known, And ye shall prove my gospel true, AFTER SERMON. 274-275 By all the works that I have done, By all the wonders ye shall do. 3 Go heal the sick, go raise the dead, Go cast out devils in my name; Nor let my prophets be afraid, Tho' Greeks reproach, and Jews blaspheme. 4 Teach all the nations my commands; I'm with you till the world shall end; All power is trusted in my hands, I can destroy and can defend." 274 C. M. ISA. 55. 1. Watts. 1 " " ET every mortal ear attend, Lj And every heart rejoice; The trumpet of the gospel sounds With an inviting voice. 2 Come all ye hungry, starving souls, That feed upon the wind, And vainly strive with earthly toys To fill an empty mind. 3 Eternal wisdom has prepar'd A soul reviving feast, And bids your longing appetites The rich provision taste. 4 Ho ! ye that pant for living streams, And pine away and die ; Here you may quench your raging thirst With springs that never dry. 5 Dear Lord! the treasures of thy love Are everlasting mines, Deep as our helpless mis'ries are, And boundless as our sins! 6 The happy gates of gospel grace Stand open night and day; Lord, we are come to seek supplies, And drive our wants away. 275 C. M. 1 COR. 7. 31. F AREWELL, vain world, I bid adieu, Your glories I despise, 276 AFTER SERMON. Your friendship I no more pursue, Your flatt'ries are but lies. 2 You promise happiness in vain, Nor can you satisfy ; Your highest pleasures turn to pain, And all your treasures die. 3 Had I the Indies, east and west, And riches of the sea, Without my God I could not rest, For he is all to me. 4 Then let my soul rise far above, By faith I'll take my wing To the eternal realms of love , Where saints and angels sing. 5 There's love and joy that will not waste, There's treasures that endure ; There's pleasures that will always last, When time shall be no more. 276 L. M. LUKE 23. 42. Watts. 1 1 TOW blest are they whose feet have found ^The way into Immanuel's ground; And steadfast walk the blissful road, Far from the paths by sinners trod. 2 Their weary spirits sweetly rest, Contentedly on Jesus' breast; They so much of his mercy prove, As wins their grateful souls to love. 3 His spirit shows their sins forgiv'n, And seals them for the heirs of heav'n; And gives them patience here to wait, Till Jesus them to bliss translate. 4 He arms them for the evil day, That they in heart with him might stay; . He girds them with his mighty pow'r, And brings them through the trying hour. 5 Then rest, my soul, upon the Lord, E'en Jesus Christ, the living word ; And then thy joy shall ne'er decay, 'Till it break out in endless day. AFTER SERMON. 277-278 277 C. M. JER. 6. 16. Doddridge. 1 TNQUIRE, ye pilgrims, for the way, |_ That leads to Zion's hill, And thither set your steady face, With a deter min'd will. 2 Invite the strangers all around, Your pious march to join; And spread the sentiments you feel Of faith and love divine. 3 O come, and to his temple haste, And seek his favor there ; Before his footstool humbly bow, And pour your fervent prayer. 4 O come and join your souls to God In everlasting bands ; Accept the blessing he bestows, With thankful hearts and hands. 278 L. M. PHIL. 1. 23. Swain. 1 "1%/T Y soul, whene'er thou shalt arrive If | On those bright hills where angels live. What object first will draw thine eyes? And where wilt thou begin thy joys? 2 Methinks when I (releas'd from sin) My everlasting work begin, When on my new fledgM wings I rise, And tread the shores beyond the skies — 3 I'll run through every golden street, And ask each happy soul I meet, 6 Where is the Lord whose praise you sing? Direct a stranger to the King.' 4 Til search the blissfull mansions round; Nor rest till I my Lord have found; Till on his wounded side I gaze, And see my Saviour face to face. 5 There will I fix my wond'ring eyes : There Fll begin eternal joys, And look and Jove away my soul, While everlasting ages roll. 14* 279-280 AFTER SERMON. 279 L. M. CANT. 7. 5. Watts. 1 "l^TOW in the galPries of his grace J_^| Appears the King, and thus he says: "How fair my saints are in my sight, My love how pleasant for delight!" 2 Kind is thy language, sovereign Lord, There's heavenly grace in ever}r word; From that dear mouth a stream divine Flows sweeter than the choicest wine. 3 Such wondrous love awakes the lip Of saints that were almost asleep, To speak the praises of thy name, And make our cold affections flame. 4 These are the joys he lets us know, In fields and villages below; Gives us a relish of his love, But keeps his noblest feasts above. 5 In Paradise, within the gates, An higher entertainment waits ; Fruits new and old laid up in store, Where we shall feed; but thirst no more! 280 S. M. PSALM 95. Watts, 1 ^""^OME sound his praise abroad, \^y And hymns of glory sing; Jehovah is the Sov'reign God, The universal King, 2 He formM the deeps unknown; He gave the seas their bound ; The wat'ry worlds are all his own, And all the solid ground. 3 Come, worship at his throne, Come, bow before the Lord ; We are his works, and not our own, He form'd us by his word. 4 To day attend his voice, Nor dare provoke his rod, Come like the people of his choice, And own your gracious God. 5 But if your ears refuse The language of his grace, AFTER SERMON. 281-282 And hearts grow hard, like stubborn Jews, That unbelieving race. 6 The Lord, in vengeance drest, Will lift his hand and swear — "You that despise my promised rest, Shall have no portion there." 281 L. M. EPH. 3. 16. Watts. 1 £~^\ OxME, dearest Lord, descend and dwell ^yJBy faith and love in every breast; Then shall we know, and taste, and feel, The joys that cannot be expressed. 2 Come fill our hearts with inward strength, Make our enlarged souls possess, And learn the height, and breadth, and length Of thine unmeasurable grace. 3 Now to the Lord whose power can do More than our thoughts and wishes know, Be everlasting honors done By all the Church, through Christ his Son. 282 L. M. PSALM 34. 15. Watts. 1 " " ORD, I will bless thee all my days, |_jThy praise shall dwell upon my tongue: My soul shall glory in thy grace; While saints rejoice to hear the song. 2 Come, magnify the Lord with me, Let evVy heart exalt his name : I sought the eternal God, and he Has not expos'd my hope to shame. 3 I told him all my secret grief, My secret groaning reachM his ears ; He gave my inward pains relief, And calm'd the tumult of my fears. 4 To him the poor lift up their eyes, With heavenly joy their faces shine; A beam of mercy from the skies Fills them with light and love divine. & His holy angels pitch their tents Around the men that serve the Lord ; Oh fear and love him all his saints, Taste of his grace, and trust his word. 283-284 AFTER SERMON. 6 The wild young lions, pinch'd with pain And hunger, roar through all the wood; But none shall seek the Lord in vain, Nor want supplies of real good. 283 C. M. PSALM 116. Watts. 1 "If LOVE the Lord ; he heard my cries, |_ And pity'd ev'ry groan; Long as I live, when troubles rise, I'll hasten to his throne. 2 I love the Lord ; he bow'd his ear, And chasM my griefs away ; 0 let my heart no more despair, While I have breath to pray ! 3 The Lord beheld me sore distrest, He bade my pains remove ; Return, my soul, to God thy rest, For thou hast known his love. 4 My God hath sav'd my soul from death, And dryM my falling tears; Now to his praise I'll spend my breath, And my remaining years. 284 L. M. ACTS 9. 6. Fawcett. 1 ~W~^T7~ITH melting hearts and weeping eyes, y \ My guilty soul for mercy cries,- What shall I do or whither flee, T' escape that vengeance due to me? 2 Till now I sawno danger nigh; 1 liv'd at ease, nor fearMtodie; Wrapt up in self deceit and pride, 'I shall have peace at last,' I cryM. 3 But when, great God! thy light divine, Had shone on this dark soul of mine, Then I beheld with trembling awe, The terrors of thy holy law. 4 How dreadful now my guilt appears, In childhood, youth and growing years, Before thy pure discerning eye, Lord what a filthy wretch am I !^ 5 Should vengeance still my soul pursue. Death and destruction are my due, AFTER SERMON. 285-286 Yet mercy can my guilt forgive, And bid a dying sinner live. 6 Does not thy sacred word proclaim Salvation free in Jesus' name ? To him I look and humbly cry, 'O save a wretch condemned to die!' 285 C. M. PSALM 102. WattsI 1 ET Zion and her sons rejoice ; I A Behold the promis'd hour: Her God hath heard her mourning voice, And comes f exalt his power. 2 Her dust and ruins that remain, Are precious in our eyes,- Those ruins shall be built again, And all that dust shall rise. 3 He sits a sov 'reign on his throne, With pity in his eyes; He hears the dying pris'ners groan, And sees their sighs arise. 4 He frees the souls condemn'd to death ; And when his saints complain, It shan't be said, that praying breath Was ever spent in vain. 5 This shall be known when we are dead, And left on long record ; That ages yet unborn may read, And trust and praise the Lord. 286 L. M. PSALM 117. Watts. 1 X71ROM all that dwell below the skies, X? Let the Creator's praise arise,- Let the Redeemer's name be sung, Thro' every land, by every tongue. 2 Eternal are thy mercies Lord, Eternal truth attends thy word,- Thy praise shall sound from shore to shore, Till suns shall rise and set no more. 3 Your lofty themes, ye mortals bring, In songs of praise, divinely sing: The great salvation loud proclaim, And shout for joy the Saviour's name. 287-288 AFTER SERMON. 4 In ev'ry land begin the song, To ev'ry land the strains belong, In cheerful sounds your voices raise. And fill the world with sounding praise. 287 L. M. CANT. 1. 7. Watt? 1 f ■ lIIOU whom my soul admires above L All earthly joy and earthly love, Tellme,dear Shepherd, let me know, Where doth thy sweetest pasture grow? 2 Where is the shadow of that rock, That from the sun defends thy flock? Fain would I feed among thy sheep, Among them rest ; among them sleep. 3 Why should thy bride appear like one That turns aside to paths unknown? My constant feet would never rove, Would never seek another love. 4 [The footsteps of thy flock I see : Thy sweetest pastures, here they be : Awond'rous feast thy love prepares, Bought with thy wounds, and groans, and tears, 5 His dearest flesh he makes my food, And bids me drink his richest blood ; Here to these hills my soul will come, Till my beloved leads me home.] 288 •< L. M. CANT. 5. 9. Watts. 1 1 1 iHE wond'ring world inquires to know Why should I love my Jesus so : "What are his charms," say they, "above The objects of a mortal love?" 2 Yes, my beloved, to my sight Shows a sweet mixture, red and white; All human beauties, all divine, In my beloved meet and shine. 3 [White is his soul, from blemish free, Red with the blood he shed for me . The fairest of ten thousand fairs, A sun amongst ten thousand stars. 4 Compassions in his heart are found, Near to the signals of his wound; AFTER SERMON 289-290 His sacred side no more shall bear, The cruel scourge, the piercing spear.] 5 All over glorious is my Lord, Must be beloved and yet adored ; His worth, if all the nations knew, Sure the whole earth would love him too. 289 C. M. PSALM 115. 1. Rippon. 1 ~]^]"OT unto us, but thee alone, JL^| Bless'd Lamb, be glory giv'n: Here shall thy praises be begun, And carried on in heav'n. 2 The hosts of spirits now with thee, Eternal anthems sing; To imitate them here, lo! we Our hallelujahs bring. 3 Had we our tongues like them inspired, Like theirs our songs should rise : Like them, we never should be tir'd, But love the sacrifice. 4 Till we the veil of flesh lay down, Accept our weaker lays ; And when we reach thy Father's throne, We'll give thee nobler praise. 290 C. M. PHIL. 1. 6. Medley. 1 ~[%/B~ Y soul, arise in joyful lays, I y 1 Renounce this earthly clod ; Tune all thy powers to sweetest praise, And sing thy gracious God. 2 When in my heart his heav'nly love He sweetly sheds abroad, How joyfully he makes me prove He is my gracious God. 3 In all my trials here below, Pll humbly kiss his rod, For this thro' grace I surely know, He's still my gracious God. 4 In all the ways thro' which I've pass'd, And all the path's I've trod, It ever has appear'd at last, He's still my gracious God. 291-292 AFTER SERMON. 5 When in my last departing hour, I pass through deaths coLd flood; Upheld by sov 'reign love and pow'r, I'll sing my gracious God. 6 And when he shall my spirit bring Toheav'n, my blest abode, There in eternity I'll sing, Thou art my gracious God. 291 C. M. PSALM 121. 1. Watts. S. 1 T7^ ARTH has engrossed my love too long ; \2JI 'Tis time I lift mine eyes Upward, dear Father, to thy throne, And to my native skies. 2 There the blest Man, my Saviour sits; The God, how bright he shines! And scatters infinite delights On all the happy minds. 3 Seraphs, with elevated strains, Circle the throne around ; And move and charm the starry plains^ With an immortal sound. 4 Jesus, the Lord, their harps employs; Jesus, my love, they sing ; Jesus, the life of both our joys, Sounds sweet from every string. 292 L. M; 1 COR. 15. 3. Peek*, 1 OtlNNERS rejoice, 'tis Christ that died; ; J^ Behold his blood flows from his side, To wash your souls and raise you high, To dwell with God above the sky. 2 'Tis Christ that died, O love divine! Here mercy, truth, and justice shine; God reconcil'd, and sinners bought With Jesus' blood — how sweet the thought. 3 'Tis Christ that died, a truth indeed, On which my faith would ever feed: Nor let the works that I perform, Be namM to swell a haughty worm. 4 'Tis Christ that died, 'tis Christ was slain To save my soul from endless pain* AFTER SERMON. 293-294-295 'Tis Christ that died, shall be my theme, *« While 1 have breath to praise his name. 293 C. M. HEB. 5. 6 Cennick. 1 f ■ ^HOU dear Redeemer, dying Lamb, We love to hear of thee; No music's like thy charming name, Nor half so sweet can be. 2 O let us ever hear thy voice, In mercy to us speak ; And in our Priest we will rejoice, Thou great Melchisedec. 3 Our Jesus shall be still our theme, While in this world we stay: We'll sing our Jesus' lovely name, When all things else decay. 4 When we appear in yonder cloud, With all thy favor'd throng, Then will we sing more sweet, more loud, And Christ shall be our song. 294 C. ML MATT. 13. 3. 23. Needham. 1 ~]^TOW, Lord, the heavenly seed is sown, \_\ Be it thy servant's care, Thy heavenly blessing to bring down, By humble, fervent prayer. 2 In vain we plant without thine aid, And water too in vain: Lord of the harvest, God of grace, Send down thy heav'nly rain. 3 Then shall our cheerful hearts and tongues, Begin this song divine j Thou, Lord hast giv'n the rich increase, And be the glory thine. 295 L. M GAL. 1. 4. Fawcett. 1 TESUS, the heavenly lover, gave qJ His life my wretched soul to save : Resolv'd to make his mercy known, He kindly claims me for his own. 2 Rebellious, I against him strove, Till melted and constraint by love: 15 1 296-297 AFTER SERMON. With sin and self I freely part, The love of Christ has won my heart. 3 My guilt, my wretchedness he knows, Yet takes and owns me for his spouse; My debts he pays, and sets me free, And makes his riches o'er to me. 4 Lost in astonishment- I see, Jesus! thy boundless love tome; With angels^ I thy grace adore, And long to love and praise thee more. 5 Since thou wilt take me for thy bride! 0 Saviour, keep me near thy side ! 1 fain would give thee all my heart, ^ Nor ever from my Lord depart. 296 S. M. 1 COR. 6. 17- Doddridge. 1 1|~"VEAR Saviour, we are thine, \J By everlasting bands ; Our names, our hearts, we would resign, Our souls are in thy hands. 2 To thee we still would cleave With ever growing zeal ; If millions tempt us Christ to leave, O let them ne'er prevail. 3 Thy spirit shall unite Our souls to thee our head; Shall form us to thy image bright^ That we thy paths may tread. 4 Death may our souls divide From these abodes of clay ; But love shall keep us near thy side, Through all the gloomy way. 5 Since Christ and we are one, Why should we doubt "or fear? If he in heaven hath fix'd his throne, He'll fix his members there. 297 L. M. 1 COR. 15. 57. Watts. L. 1 X> ELIEVER, lift thy drooping head, [jThy Saviour has the vict'ry gain'd ; See all thy foes in triumph led. And everlasting life obtained. AFTER SERMON. £9g 2 God from the grave has rais'd his Son, Death and the powers of hell are spoil'd ; Justice declares the work is done, And God and man are reconcil'd. 3 Lo! the Redeemer leaves the tomb; Behold "Salvation's Captain" rise! His mighty arms their strength resume, And conquest sparkles in his eyes. 4 Christians, for whom the Lord was slain, Give to his name the glory due; O let his love your hearts constrain To live to him who died for you. 5 Earth's empty toys no more esteem, - Your minds from worldly thoughts remove ; Let your affections rise with him, And set your hearts on things above. 298 C M. ACTS 20. 24. Newton. 1 ~ " ET worldly minds the world pursue, |_j It has no charms for me ; Once I admired its trifles too, But grace has set me free. 2 Its pleasures now no longer please; No more content afford ; Far from my heart be joys like these, Now I have seen the Lord. 3 As by the light of op'ning day, The stars are all conceaPd, So earthly pleasures fade away, When Jesus is reveal'd. 4 Creatures no more divide my choice, I bid them all depart ; His name, and love, and gracious voice, Have fix'd my roving heart. 5 Now, Lord, I would be thine alone, And wholly live to thee, But may I hope that thou wilt own A worthless worm like me. 6 Yes — tho' of sinners I'm the worst, I cannot doubt thy will ; For if thou hadst not lov'd me first, I had refused thee still. 299-300-301 AFTER SERMON. 299 C. M. MATT. 11. 28. 1 ^^lOME, humble souls, ye mourners come, \^/ And wipe away your tears; Adieu to all your sad complaints, Your sorrows and your fears. 2 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 Thanks to my God for ev'ry gift His bounteous hands bestow; And thanks eternal for that love Whence all those comforts flow. 4 Forever let my grateful heart His boundless grace adore, Which gives ten thousand blessings now, And bids me hope for more. 5 Transporting hope ! still on my soul Let thy sweet glories shine, Till thou thyself art lost in joys, Immortal and divine. 300 L. M. MATT. 13. 23. 1 A LMIGHTY Father! bless the word, f\ Which through thy grace, we now have heard ; O may the precious seed take root, Spring up, and bear abundant fruit. 2 We praise thee for the means of grace, Thus in thy court to seek thy face ; Grant, Lord, that we who worship here, May all, at length, in heaven appear. 301 C. M. REV. 15. 4. 1 "^CT^E saints of ev'ry rank, with joy, I To God your off 'rings bring ; Let towns and cities, hills and vales, With loud hosannas ring. 2 Let him receive the glory due To his exalted name; With thankful tongues and hearts inflam'd* His wond'rous deeds proclaim. AFTER SERMON. 302-303 3 Praise him in elevated strains, And make the world to know. How great the master whom you serve, And yet how gracious too. 302 CM. PSALM 115.6. 1 ~H~N God's own house pronounce his praise, J_ His grace he there reveals; To heav'n your joy and wonder raise, For there his glory dwells. 2 Let all your sacred passions move, While you rehearse his deeds; But the great work of saving love Your highest praise exceeds. 3 All that have motion, life, and breath, Proclaim your Maker blest, Yet when my voice expires in death, My soul shall praise him best. 303 L. M. 2 COR. 12. 9. Newton. 1 T ASK'D the Lord that I might grow In faith, and love, and every grace; Might more of his salvation know, And seek, more earnestly, his face. 2 'Twas he who taught me thus to pray, And he, I trust, has answer'd pray'r : But it has been in such a way, As almost drove me to despair. 3 I hop'd that in some favor'd hour, At once he'd answer my request, And by his love's constraining power, Subdue my sins and give me rest. 4 Instead of this, he made me feel The hidden evils of my heart ; And let the angry powers of hell, Assault my soul in every part. 5 Yea, more — with his own hands he seem'd Intent to aggravate my woe ; CrossM all the fair designs I schem'd Blasted my gourds, and laid me low. 6 Lord, why is this? I trembling cried, Wilt thou pursue a worm to death? 15* 304-305 public WORSHIP. 'Tis in this way the Lord replied, I answer prayer for grace and faith. 7 These inward trials I employ, From self and pride to set thee free; And break thy schemes of earthly joy, That thou may 'st seek thy all in me. 304 C. M. PSALM 122. Watts. 1 ~;< FOW did my heart rejoice to hear | >]_ My friends devoutly say, In Zion let us all appear, And keep the solemn day. 2 I love the gates, I love the road ; The church adorn'd with grace, Stands like a palace built for God, To show his milder face. .3 Up to her courts with joy unknown, The holy tribes repair; 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. 6 Peace be within this sacred place, And joy a constant guest ! With holy gifts and heavenly grace, Be her attendants blessM. 6 M}r soul shall pray for Zion still, While life or breath remains; There my best friends, my kindred dwell, There God my Saviour reigns. 305 L. M. PSALM 84. Watts. 1 £^\ REAT GOD! attend, while Zion sings VjfThe joy that from thy presence springs: To spend one day with thee on earth, Exceeds a thousand days of mirth. 2 Might I enjoy the meanest place Within thy house, O God of grace; PUBLIC WORSHIP. 306-307 Not tents of ease, nor thrones of power, Should tempt my feet to leave thy door. 3 God is our sun — he makes our* day: God is our'shield — he guards our way From all the assaults of hell and sin, From foes without, and foes within, 4 All needful grace will God bestow/ And crown that grace with glory too; He gives us all things, and withholds No real good from upright souls. 5 O God our King! whose sov'reign sway The glorious hosts of heaven obey : And devils at thy presence flee, Blest is the man that trusts in thee ! 306 9- M. PSALM 27. Watts. 1 OJOON as I heard my Father say, J^ Ye children seek my grace, My heart replied without delay, Pll seek my Father1* face. 2 Let not thy face be hid from me, Nor frown my soul away; God of my life I fly to thee In a distressing day. 3 Should friends and kindred, near and dear, "* Leave me to want or die, My God will make my life his care, And all my need supply. 4 My fainting flesh had died with grief, Had not my soul believed To see thy grace provide relief, Nor was my hope deceived. 5 Wait on the Lord, ye trembling saints, And keep your courage up; He'll raise your spirit when it faints, And far exceed your hope. 307 C. M. PSALM 116. Watts. ■w HAT shall 1 render to my God For all his kindness shown? 308 PUBLIC WORSHIP. My feet shall visit thine abode, My songs address thy throne. 2 Among the saints that fill thine house, My off'rings 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 th)r servants in thy sight! How precious is their blood ! 4 How happy all thy servants are, How great thy grace to me ! My life, which thou hast made thy care, Lord I devote to thee. 5 Now I am thine, forever thine, Nor shall my purpose move, Thy hand has loos'd my bonds of pain, 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. 308 C. M. PSALM 1. Watts. 1 ¥3 LEST is the man who shuns the p'ate, £3 Where sinners love to meet : Who fears to {read their wicked ways, And hates the scoffer's seat. 2 But in the statutes of the Lord, Has placed his chief delight ; By day he reads or hears the word, And meditates by night. 3 Green as the leaf, and ever fair, Shall his profession shine; While fruits of holiness appear Like clusters on the vine. 4 Not so the impious and unjust : What vain designs they form! Their hopes are blown away like dust) Or chaff before the storm. PUBLIC worship. 309-310 5 Sinners in judgment shall not stand Among the sons of grace, When Christ the judge, at his right hand Appoints his saints a place. € His eye beholds the path they tread, His heart approves it well ; But crooked ways of sinners lead Down to the gates of hell. 309 C. M. PSALM 84. Watts. 1 "T^/T Y soul how lovely is the place, I y 1 To which thy God resorts ! 'Tis heaven to see his smiling face, Tho1 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 wond'rous love, And sheds abroad his grace. 4 There Mighty God ! thy words declare The secrets of thy will; And still we seek thy mercy there, And sing thy praises still. 310 C. M. PSALM 90. Watts. 1 /^\UR GOD, our help in ages past, \J 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, 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. 311-312 public WORSHIP. 4 Thy word commands our flesh to dust, "Return ye sons of men;1' All nations rose from earth at first. And turn to earth again. 5 A thousand ages in thy sight, ,- Are like an evening gene-, Short as the watch that ends the night, Before the rising dawn. 6 Our God our help in ages past, Our hope for years to come, Be thou our guard while troubles last, And our eternal home. 311 C. M. PSALM 111. 8. Watts. 1 f**i RE AT is the Lord, his works of mi^ \J(~ Demand our noblest songs; Let his assembled saints unite Their harmony of tongues. 2 Great is the mercy of the Lord, He gives his children food; And, ever mindful of his word, He makes his promise good. 3 His son, the great Redeemer, came To seal his cov'nant sure; Holy and reverend is his name, His ways are just and pure. 4 They that would grow divinely wise, Must with his fear begin; Our fairest proof of knowledge lies In hating every sin. 312 c- M- IlEV- 15« 8- Watts, 1 TTOW strong thine arm is, mighty God, g L Who would not fear thy name! Jesus, how sweet thy graces are, Who would not love the Lamb ! - 2 He has done more than Moses did, Our Prophet and our King; From bonds of hell he freed our souls, Aod taught our lips to sing. PUBLIC WORSHIP. 313-314 3 When through the desert Israel went, With manna they were fed ; Our Lord invites us to his flesh, And calls it living bread. 4 Moses beheld the promis'd land, Yet never reached the place ; But Christ shall bring his followers home, To see his Father's face. 5 Then will our love and joy be full, And feel a warmer flame ; And sweeter voices tune the song Of Moses and the Lamb. 313 L. M. PSALM 122. Watts. 1 A WrAY from every mortal care, /% Away from earth, our souls retreat; We leave this worthless world afar, And wait and worship at thy feet. 2 Lord in the temple of thy grace, We see thy feet and we adore; We gaze upon thy lovely face, And learn the wonders of thy power. 3 While here our various wants we mourn, United groans ascend on high : And prayers produce a quick return Of blessings in variety. 4 [If Satan rage and sin grow strong, Here we receive some cheering word ; We gird the gospel armor on, To fight the battles of the Lord. 5 Or if our spirit faints and dies, (Our conscience gallM with inward stings,) Here doth the righteous Sun arise, With healing beams beneath his wings. , 6 Father my soul would still abide Within thy temple, near thy side; But if my feet must hence depart, Still keep thy dwelling in my heart. 314 L. M. ISA. 57. 15. Watts. 1 fTn HUS saith the High and Lofty One— I I sit upon my holy throne,- 315-316 public WORSHIP My name is God ; I dwell on high: Dwell 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 of my delight. 3 The humble soul my words revive, I bid the mourning sinner live; i Heal all the broken hearts I find, And ease the sorrows of the mind. 4 [When I contend againt their sin, I make them know how vile they've been; But should my wrath forever smoke, Their souls would sink beneath the stroke! 5 O may thy pard'ning grace be nigh, Lest we should faint, despair and die! Thus shall our better thoughts approve The methods of thy chastning love.] 315 L. M. PROV. 8. 34. Watts. 1 r ■ iHUS saith the wisdom of the Lord — JL Bless'd 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. 3 But the vile wretch that flies from ma Doth his own soul an injury: Fools that against my grace rebel, Seek death, and love the road to hell. 316 L. M. 2 CHRO. 6. 18. Watts. 1 f | ^HY favors, Lord, surprise our souls! Will the Eternal dwell with us? What canst thou find beneath the poles, To tempt thy chariot downward thus? 2 Still might he fill his starry throne, And please his ears with Gabriel's songs; Butth' heav'nly Majesty comes down, And bows to hearken to our tongues. PUBLIC worship. 317-318 3 Great God what poor returns we pay, For love so infinite as thine ,• Words are but air, and tongues but clay, ] But thy compassion's all divine. 317 C. M. MATT. 10. 37. Watts. 1 TTOW vain are all things here below ! L How false, and yet how fair! Each pleasure ha>h its poison too, And every sweet a snare. 2 The brightest things below the sky Give but a flattering light ; We should suspect some danger nigh, Wrhere we possess delight. 3 Our' dearest joys and dearest friends,1 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! Thither the warm affections move,' Nor can we call them thence. 5 Dear Saviour ! let thy beauties be My soul's eternal food ; And grace command my heart away From all created good. 318 C. M. EPH. 2. 12. Watts. 1 ~]^TO, I snaU envy them no more, J^| Who grow profanely great, Though they increase their golden store And rise to wond'rous height. 2 They taste of all the joys that grow Upon this earthly clod ! Well ! they may search the creature thro' For they have ne'er a God. 3 Shake offthe thoughts of dying too, 1 And think your life your own, But death comes hastening on to you ; To mow your glorv down. 16 319-320 public WORSHIP. 4 Yes, you must dow your stately head Away your spirit flies, And no kind angel near your bed To bear it to the skies. 5 Go now, and boast of all your stores, And tell how bright you shine: Your heaps of glittering dust are yours, And my Redeemer's mine. 319 C. M. PSALM 34. Watts. 1 TPLL bless the Lord from day to day, [_ How good are all his ways ! Ye humble souls that use to pray, Come help my lips to praise. 2 Sing to the honor of his name, How a poor sufF'rer cried; Nor was his hope exposed to shame^ Nor was his suit denied. 3 O sinners, come and taste his love, Come, learn his pleasant ways, And let your own experience prove The sweetness of his grace. 4 O love the Lord, ye saints of his; His eyes regard the just: How richly blest their portion is, Who make the Lord their trust! 320 S. M. PSALM 84. Stennctt. 1 TJOW charming is the place, §~§ Where my Redeemer God Unveils the beauties of his face, And sheds his love abroad ! 2 Not the fair palaces, To which the great resort, Are once to be compared with this, Where Jesus holds his court. 3 Here, on the mercy seat, With radiant glory crown'd, Our joyful eyes behold him sit, And smile on all around. PUBLIC WORSHIP. 321 4 To him their prayers and cries Each humble soul presents; He listens to their broken sighs, And grants them all their wants. 5 To them his sovereign will He graciously imparts : And in return accepts with smiles The tribute of their hearts. 6 Give me, O Lord, a place Within thy blest abode, Among the children of thy grace The servants of my God. 321 L. M. PSALM 24. Watts. 1 1 J"OW pleasant, how divinely fair, J_0 Lord of hosts, thy dwellings are; With long desire my spirit faints To meet th' assemblies of thy saints. 2 My flesh would rest in thine abode ? My panting heart cries out for God ! My God ! My King ! why should I be So far from aii my joys and thee? 3 The sparrow chooses where to rest, And for her young provides her nest : But will my God to sparrows grant That pleasure which his children want? 4 Blest are the saints who sit on high, Around thy throne of majesty ; Thy brightest glories shine above, And all their work is praise and love. 5 Blest are the souls that find a place Within the temple of thy grace : There they behold thy gentler rays, And seek thy face, and learn thy praise? 6 Blest are the men whose hearts are set To find a way to Zion's gate; God is their strength ; and thro' the road They lean upon their helper, God. 7 Cheerful they walk with growing strength, Till all shall meet in heaven at length, Till all before thy face appear, And join in nobler worship there. 3.22-323 loiid^ day. 322 C. M. PSALM 5. Watts. 1 ORD, in the morning thou shalt hear Lj My voice ascending high j To thee will I direct my prayer, To thee lift up mine eye. 2 Up to the hills, where Christ is gone To plead for all his saints, Presenting at his Father's throne • Our songs and our complaints. 3 Thou art a God, before whose sight The wicked shall not stand ; Sinners shall ne'er be thy delight, Nor dwell at thy right hand. 4 But to thy house will I resort, To taste thy mercies there *, I will frequent thine holy court, And worship in thy fear. 5 O may thy spirit guide my feet In ways of righteousness, Make every path of duty straight And plain before my face. 323 S. M. PSALM 19. Watts. 1 || EHOLD the morning sun [3 Begins his glorious way; His beams through all the nations run, And life and light convey. 2 But where the gospel comes,1 It spreads diviner light; It calls dead sinners from their tombs, And gives the blind their sight. 3 How perfect is thy word ! And all thy judgments just ; Forever sure, thy promise, Lord,. ] And men securely trust. 4 My gracious God, how plain Are thy directions given ; O may I never read in vain, But find the path to heaven. LORD'S DAY. 324-325 324 C. M. PSALM 63. Watts. 1 T"l ARLY, my God, without delay Jg2J I naste t0 seek tnY tace y My thirsty spirit faints away, Without thy cheering grace. 2 So pilgrims on the scorching sand, Beneath a burning sky, Long for a cooling stream at hand, Ajid they must drink, or die. 3 I've seen thy glory and thy power, Through all thy temple shine, My God, repeat that heavenly hour. That vision so divine, 4 Not all the blessings of a feast Can please my soul so well, As when thy richer grace I taste, Ajid in thy presence dwell. 5 Not life itself, with all its joys, Can my best passions move, Or raise so high my cheerful voice, As thy forgiving love. 6 Thus, till my last expiring day, I'll bless my God and King; Thus will I lift my hands to pray, And tune my lips to sing. 325 S. M. ISA. 66. 23. Watts. i ~X7^7"ELCOME, sweet day of rest, y \ That saw the Lord arise ; Welcome to this reviving breast, Ajid these rejoicing eyes, 2 The King himself comes near, And feasts his saints to day : Here we may sit, and see him here, And love, and praise, and pray. 3 One day amidst the place Where my dear God hath been, Is sweeter than ten thousand days Of pleasurable sin. 4 My willing soul would stay In such a frame as this. 326-327 lord's day. And sit and sing herself away To everlasting bliss. 326 L. M. PSALM 92. Watts. 1 O* WEET is the work, my God, my King, |k^ To praise thy name, give thanks,and sing, To show thy love by morning light, And talk of all thy truths at night. 2 Sweet is the day of sacred rest, No mortal care shall seize my breast; O 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 work, and bless his word; Thy works of grace how bright they shine; How deep thy counsels! how divine I 4 Sin (my worst enemy before) Shall vex my eyes and ears no more; My inward foes shall all be slain, Nor Satan break my peace again. 5 Then shall I see, and hear, and know All I desired, or wish'd below ; And every power find sweet employ In that eternal world of joy. 327 C. M. PSALM 118. Watts. 1 f 1 1HIS is the day the Lord hath made, He calls the hours his owTn; Let heav'n rejoice, let earth be glad,] And praise surround the throne. 2 To day he rose and left the dead, And Satan's empire fell; ' To day the saints his triumphs spread, And all his wonders tell. 3 Hosanna to the anointed King, To David's holy Son; Help us, O Lord, descend and bring Salvation from thy throne. 4 Blest is the Lord who comes to men With messages of grace; Who comes in God, his Father's name, To save our sinful race. LORD'S DAY. 328-329 5 Hosanna in the highest strains The church on earth can raise; The highest heavens in which he reigns, Shall give him nobler praise. 328 L. M PSALM 118. Watts. 1 TT O! what a glorious Corner-stone l_j The Jewish builders did refuse! But God hath built his church thereon, In spite of envy and the Jews. 2 Great God, the work is all divine, The joy and wonder of our eyes; This is the day that proves it thine, The day that saw our Saviour rise. 3 Sinners rejoice, and saints be glad ; Hosanna, let his name be blest; A thousand honors on his head, With peace and light, and glory rest! 4 In God's own name he comes to bring Salvation to our dying race ; Let the whole Church address their King With hearts of joy, and songs of praise. 329 S. M. PSALM 99. Watts. 1 T^XALT the Lord our God, \2Ji And worship at his feet! His nature is all holiness, And mercy is his seat. 2 When Israel was his church, When Aaron was his priest, When Moses cried, when Samuel pray'd, He gave his people rest. 3 Oft he forgave their sins, Nor would destroy their race ; And oft he made his vengeance known, When they abus'd his grace. 4 Exalt the Lord our God, Whose grace is still the same, Still he's a God of holiness, And jealous for his name. 330-331 LORD'S DAY. 330 C. M. ACTS 20. 7. Mason. 1 ^lOME, dearest Lord, and feed thy sheep, \^y On this sweet day of rest; 0 bless this flock, and make this fold Enjoy an hea venl y rest. 2 Welcome, and precious to my soul Are these sweet days of love ; But what a sabbath shall I keep, When I shall rest above. 3 I come , I wait, I hear, I pray, Thy footsteps, Lord, I trace, Here, in thine own appointed way, I wait to see thy face. 4 These are the sweet and precious days On which my Lord I've seen ; And oft when feasting on his word, In raptures I have been. 5 O if my soul, wThen death appears, In this sweet frame be found : Pd clasp my Saviour in mine arms, And leave this earthly ground. 6 I long for that delightful hour, When from this clay undrest, 1 shall be clothed in robes divine, And made forever blest. 331 L. M. [SA. 68. 23. Harrison. 1 A WAKE my heart ! my soul arise ! /% This is the day believers prize ; Improve this sabbath then with care ; Another may not be thy share. 2 O solemn thought! — Lord give me power, Wisely to fill up every hour; O for the wings of faith and love To bear my heart and soul above, 3 Jesus, assist, nor let me fail To worship thee within the veil! To glorify thy matchless grace, To see the beauties of thy face. 4 Be with me in thy house to day, And tune my heart to praise and pray; LORD'S DAY. 332-333 Command thy word to fall, like dew, Refreshing, quickening all anew. 5 Call forth my thoughts and let them rove O'er the green pastures of thy love ; O let not sin prevent my rest, Nor keep me from my Saviour's breast, 6 Give to thy church a large increase, Send her prosperity and peace ; May all the saints in Zion say, O happy, happy, happy day ! 332 L. M. PSALM 84. Stennett. 1 A NOTHER six day's work is done, /% Another sabbath is begun j Return my soul, enjoy the rest, Improve the day thy God has bless'd. 2 Come bless the Lord, whose love assigns So sweet a rest to wearied minds \ Provides an antepast of heaven, And gives this day the food of seven. 3 O that our thoughts and thanks may rise, As grateful incense to the skies ; And draw from heaven that sweet repose, Which none but he that feels it knows. 4 This heavenly calm within the breast, Is the dear pledge of glorious rest, Which for the church of God remains, The end of cares, the end of pains. 5 With joy, great God, thy works we view, In various scenes, both old and new ; With praise we think on mercies past — With hope, we future pleasures taste. 6 In holy duties, let the day In holy pleasures pass away; How sweet a Sabbath thus to spend, In hope of one that ne'er shall end! 333 C. M. ISA. 66. Cennick. 1 W 7"HEN, O dear Jesus, when shall I ^ y Behold thee all serene Blest in perpetual Sabbath day, Without a veil between ! 334-335 lord's day. 2 Assist me while I wander here, Amidst a world of cares; Incline my heart to pray with love, And then accept my prayers. 3 [Release my soul from every chain, No more hell's captive led, And pardon a repenting child, For whom the Saviour bled. 4 Spare me, my God, O spare the soul That gives itself to thee; • Take all that I possess below, And give thyself to me.] 5 Thy Spirit, O my Father, give, To be my guide and friend; To light my path to ceaseless joys, To sabbaths without end, 334 C. M. ISA. 66. 1 T^REQUENT the day of God returns, r r To shed its quickening beams; And yet how slow devotion burns, How languid are its flames ! 2 Accept our faint attempts to love, Our frailties Lord forgive; We would be like thy saints above, t And praise thee while we live. 3 Increase, O Lord, our faith and hope, And fit us to ascend, Where the assembly ne'er breaks up, The Sabbath ne'er shall end. 4 "Where we shall breathe in heavemy air, With heavenly lustre shine; Before the throne of God appear, And feast on love divine. 335 C. M. LUKE 24. 1. 1 ^iOME, let us join with one accord, \^y In hymns around the throne; This is the day our rising Lord Hath made and calPd his own. 2 This is the day which God hath blest^ ^The brightest of the seven, CHURCH MEETINGS. 33(J Type of that everlasting rest, The saints enjoy in heaven. 3 Then let us in his name sing on And hasten to that clay, When our Redeemer shall come down, And shadows pass away. 4 Not one, but all our days below, Let us in hymns employ ; [ And in our Lord rejoicing go To his eternal joy. 336 S. If. PSALM m. 16. Stei^^tt. 1 ^lOME, ye that fear the Lord, \y And listen while I tell, How narrowly my feet escap'd The snares of death and hell. 2 The flattering joys of sense AssaiPd my foolish heart, While Satan, with malicious skill, Guided the poisonous dart. 3 I fell beneath the stroke, But fell to rise again ; My anguish rous'd me into life, And pleasure sprung from pain. 4 Darkness, and shame, and grief, OppressM my gloomy mind; J look'd around me for relief, But no relief could find. 5 At length to God I cried, He heard my plaintive sigh ; He heard and instantly he sent Salvation from on high. 6 My drooping head he raisM, My bleeding wounds he heaFd ; Pardon'd my sins, and with a smile The gracious pardon seal'd. 7 O, may I ne'er forget The mercy of my God • Nor ever want a tongue to spread His loudest praise abroad. 337-338 church meetings. 337 L. M. JOHN 10. 9. Kellt. lC OMEin, thou blessed of the Lord, Enter in Jesus' precious name : We welcome thee with one accord, And trust the Saviour does the same. 2 Those joys which earth cannot afford, We'll seek in fellowship to prove: JoinM in one spirit to our Lord, Together bound by mutual love. 3 And while we pass this vale of tears, We'll make our joys and sorrows known, We'll share each others hopes and fears, And count a brother's case our own. 338 C. M. HEB. 11. 13. 1 4~*i O on, ye pilgrims, while below, %Jf In the pure paths of peace; Determined nothing else to know, But Jesus and his grace. 2 Observe your leader, follow him; He through this world has been Often revil'd, but like a lamb, Did ne'er revile again. 3 O take the pattern he has given, And love your enemies; And learn the only way to heaven, In self denial lies. 4 Remember you must watch and pray, While journeying on the road, Lest you should fall out by the way, And wound the cause of God. 5 Contend for nothing but the fruit, That feeds th' immortal mind ; For fruitless leaves no more dispute, But leave them to the wind. 6 Go on rejoicing night and da}', Your crown is yet before ; Defy the trials of jour way. The storm will soon be o'er. CHURCH MEETINGS. 339-340-341 339 S. M. EPH. 2. Fellows. 1 T"V EAR friends, as you have own'd \j The Saviour for your Lord; And to his people join'd yourselves, According to his word. 2 In Zion you must dwell, His people ne'er forsake ; Must come to all his solemn feasts, And all her joys partake. 3 She must employ your thoughts, And your increasing care : Her welfare be your constant wish, And her increase your prayer. 340 L. M. PSALM 66. 16. Burnham. 1 T^T^W we are met in holy fear, J_^| To hear the happy saints declare, The free compassions of a God, The virtue of a Saviour's blood. 2 Jesus, assist them now to tell What they have felt and now they feel; O Saviour help them to express The wonders of triumphant grace. 3 While to the church they freely own What for their souls the Lord hath done; We'll join to praise eternal love, And heighten all the joys above. 341 L. M. 2 COR. 3. 2. Btjrnham. 1 1.1IRST have these lovers of the word Jj Yielded their souls to Christ the Lord; Now to the Church themselves they give, Now to the Saviour may they live. 2 Lord, may these honor'd saints of thine Ever upon thy breast recline ; Thy name revere, thy word obey ; And O ! forever watch and pray. 3 May they continue in thy ways, Delight to pray — delight to praise; May they with us abide in love, And shortly soar to realms above. 17 342-343-344 church meetings. 342 7s- ACTS 8. 39. Pearce. 1 /^W HOW sweet it is to me \J 'Fore my gracious Lord to fall, Talk with him continually, Make my blessed Jesus all. 2 Other pleasures I have sought, Tried the world a thousand times; Peace pursued, but found it not, For I still retain'd my crimes. 3 Never could my heart be blest, . Till from guilt I found it freed; Jesus, now, has me releas'd, I in him am free indeed. 4 Saviour bind me to thy cross ; Let thy love possess my heart.; j All besides I count but dross — Christ and I will never part. 5 In his blood such peace I find, In his love such joy is given; He who is to Jesus join'd, Finds on earth a little heaven. 343 L. M. GEN. 24. 31. Godwin. 1 "1HT J ELCOME, thou well belov'd of God, j y Thou heir of grace, redeem'd by blood Welcome with us, thine hand to join As partner of our lot divine. 2 With us the pilgrim's state embrace, We're travelling to a blissful place ; The holy Ghost, who knows the way, Conducts thee on from day to day, 3 Take up thy cross and bear it on, It shall be light, and not be long ; Soon shalt thou sit with Jesus down, And wear an everlasting crown. 344 L. M. PROV. 13. 4. 1 ~1T\ ENEW'D by grace, we love the word Jf%/ And yield our souls to Christ the Lord; Then to the Church ourselves we give, In holy fellowship to live. CHURCH MEETINGS. 345-346 2 Lord, may we feel that we are thine. And sweetly on thy breast recline; Thy name revere, thy word obey, And never cease to watch and pray. 3 May we continue in thy ways, Delight to pray, delight to praise, Among the saints abide in love, Till caJPd to shine in realms above. 345 L. M. LUKE 15. 10. Stennett. 1 TTTHENE'ER a sinner turns lo God y \ With contrite heart and flowing eyes, The happy news makes angels smile, And tell the joys above the skies. 2 Well may the Church below rejoice, And echo back the heavenly sound : This soul was dead, but now's alive, This sheep was lost, but now is found. 3 Glory to God, on high be given. For his unbounded love to men Let saints below and saints above, In concert join their loud amen. 346 L. M. EPH. 2. 19. Hart. 1 1 " ORD, bless thy saints assembled here, Lj In solemn cov'nant now to join ; Unite them in thy holy fear, And in thy love their hearts combine. 2 May they thy living members prove, Tho' all by nature once were dead : Be thou their Lord, their life, their love. Their husband and their living head. 3 Thus constituted, may they be Part of thy general church below; Yet independent, but on thee, For thou alone their wants can know. 4 O give this church a large increase Of such as thou wilt own and bless: Lord fill their hearts with joy and peace, And clothe them with thy righteousness. 347-348-349 church meetings. 347 L. M. PROV. 13. 4. 1 IB " ORD, we adore thy sovereign grace, L^ Who crown 'st thy gospel with success; Subjecting rebels to thy yoke, And bringing to the fold thy flock. 2 May those who have thy truth confest, As their own faith, and hope, and rest, , From day to day still more increase, In faith, in love, and holiness. 3 As living members may they share The joys and griefs which others bea And active in their stations prove, In all the offices of love. 4 From all temptations now defend, And keep them stedfast to the end ; While in thy house they still improve, Until they join the church above. 348 C. M. Noel. 1 /^^H! with what pleasure we behold \J Sinners to canaan move, Leaving the fleeting things of earth, For greater things above. 2 These having openly confest The great Immanuel's name, With sacred pleasure we receive, As lovers of the Lamb. 3 Lord, may they ever live to thee, And grow in heavenly love ; Stillmay they fight the fight of faith, Till crownM with thee above, i 349 C. M. BURNHAM. 1 | \ EAR Saviour, we rejoice to hear \j Poor sinners sweetly tell How thou art pleas'd to save from sin, From sorrow, death, and hell, j 2 Lord, we unite to praise thy name For grace so freely given : Still may they keep in Zion's road, And dwell at last in heaven. CHURCH MEETINGS. 350-351 350 6s. 5s. Lyon. 1 f~^ OME tell us your troubles, ye saints of the \^j Lord, [word: And tell us what comfort you've found in his Although you're unworthy, in Jesus be bold, Tell what a kind Saviour has done for your soul. 2 Tell how you discovered the state you were in, How weary you felt your burden of sin ; j . Come tell us your sorrows, your doubts, and your fear, Your brethren are waiting and longing to hear. 3 Come, now we'll attend to the glorious news, Plead not your unworthiness for an excuse ; But speak while we try to assist you by pray'r And the angels above will rejoice for to hear. 351 C. M. PSALM 133. Holman. 1 T ORD, in thy presence here we meet, I j May we in thee be found ; O, make the place divinely sweet O, let thy grace abound. 2 To day the order of thy house We would in peace maintain ; We would renew our solemn vows, And heavenly strength regain. 3 Thy spirit, gracious Lord, impart, Our faith and hope increase; Display thy love in every heart, And keep us all in peace. 4 Let no discordant passions rise To mar the work of love; But hold us in those heavenly ties, That bind the saints above. 5 With harmony and union bless, That we may own to thee, How good, how sweet, how pleasant 'tis, When brethren all agree. 6 May Zion's good be kept in view, And bless our feeble aim, That all we undertake to do May glorify thv name. 17* 352-353 baptism. 352 C. M. GEN. 24. 56. Ryland. 1 T N all my Lord's appointed ways, !_ My journey I'll pursue; Hinder me not, ye much lov'd saints, For I must go with you. 2 Thro' floods and flames if Jesus lead, ' I'll follow where he goes; Hinder me not shall be my cry, Tho' earth and hell oppose. 3 ['Stay,' says the world and taste awhile, 'My very pleasant sweet ;' Hinder me not, my soul replies, Because the way is great. 4 'Stay,' Satan, my old master, cries, ffOr force shall thee detain;' Hinder me not, I will be gone — My God hath broke my chain. 5 Thro' duty, and thro' trials too, I'll go at his command; Hinder me not, for I am bound To my Immanuel's land. 6 And when my Saviour calls me home, Still this my cry shall be — Hinder me not — come welcome death— , I'll gladly go with thee. 353 L. M. ROM 6. 3. 4. 1 £ "iOMR, all ye sons of God, and view \^y Your bleeding Saviour's love to you, Behold him sink with heavy woes, And give his life to save his foes! 2 Here in the pure baptismal wave, You see the emblem of his grave: Come all who would his laws obey, And view the place where Jesus lay. 3 When you ascend above the flood, Then call to mind your rising God ; Ye saints, lift up your joyful eyes, Exulting see your Saviour rise. 4 Ye too are bury'd with your Lord, Who in the water own his word ; baptism. 354-355 And joyfully perceive therein, An emblem of your death to sin. f> Ascending from the stream, behold An emblem of your life restorM; Live unto him who died for you, And all his just commandments do. 354 C. M. ACTS. 8. 38. Beddome, 1 T J~OW great, how solemn is the work Which we attend to day ! Now for a holy, solemn frame, O God, to thee we pray. 2 O may we feel as once we felt, When pain'd and griev'd of heart, Thy kind, forgiving, melting look, Reliev'd our every smart. 3 Let graces then in exercise Be exercis'd again: And nurtured by celestial power, In exercise remain. 4 Awake our love, our fear, our hope, Wake fortitude and joy: Vain world, begone; let things above Our happy thoughts employ. 5 Instruct our mind, our will subdue, To heaven our passions raise, That hence our lives, our all may be Devoted to thy praise. 355 L. M. COL. 2. 12. Leland. 1 ^"^lOME saints and sinners, now behold \^y How Jesus was baptizM of old ; Like him, we now despise the shame To be baptiz'd in his dear name. 2 We here are come the world to tell, How Jesus savM our souls from hell ; And shall we not his love proclaim, And be baptizM in his dear name. 3 The Saviour's grave before us lies, From whence he did triumphant rise ; We cheerful venture through the same And rise baptizM in his dear name. 356-357 baptism. 4 Then would our grateful hearts express His ways are ways of pleasantness ; [ Our souls would feel a joyful frame, And live baptiz'd in his dear name. 5 Come, ye that love the Lord, and say, We will no longer disobey ; If love divine your souls inflame, Come, be baptiz'd in Jesus' name. 356 8s. 6s. ACTS 2. 38. Burnham. ' l 15 EPENT> and be baptiz'd, Jt%/ Saith your redeeming Lord, Ye all are now appriz'd, That 'tis your Saviour's word; Arise, arise, without delay, And his divine command obey. 2 Ye penitential race, Who fall at Jesus' feet, Sav'd by his glorious grace, Come, to his will submit ; Amd be baptiz'd without delay, And his divine command obey. 3 Come ye believing train, No more this truth withstand ; No longer think it vain To honor God's command ; But haste, arise without delay, Ajid be baptiz'd in Jesus' way. 4 Jesus, thou Prince of Peace, To thy great name we pray ; Make the converted race Thine ordinance obey; O may thy love their souls o'ercome, And draw them to the liquid tomb. 357 C. M. ROM. 1. 16. Rippon. 1 T^ EAR Lord, and has thy pard'ning love \jp Embrac'd a wretch so vile ! Then kindly bid each cloud remove, And bless me with thv smile ! baptism. 358-359 2 Hast thou the cross for me endur'd, And all its shame despis'd ? And shall I be asham'd O Lord, With thee to be baptiz'd ? 3 Didst thou the great example lead, In Jordan's swelling flood! And shall my pride disdain the deed That's worthy of my God ! 4 Dear Lord, the ardour of thy love Reproves my cold delays: And now my willing footsteps move In thy delightful ways. 358 8s. 6s. MATT. 3. 6. 16. 1 f^ GLORIOUS God of grace, \^JLook from thy radiant throne; And with approving smiles This institution own ; In streams of rapture may we sing, While we confess our Lord and King, 2 Jordan we call to mind, Where Jesus was baptiz'd ; Where the eternal God Proclaim'd himself well pleas'd ; Whose brightest rays of glory shone Around his own belov'd Son. 3 Inspir'd with love and zeal, The grateful saints pursue Th' appointed paths of God, With Jesus in their view ! They own their Saviour strong to save; They own him in the watery grave. 4 Now while thy saints attend This ordinance of thine : O bless their waiting souls, With comforts all divine ; Give them a soul refreshing sight Of the blest realms of heavenly light, 359 (L. M. MATT. 3. 6. 16. Rippon, 1 ^^lOME, ye redeemed of the Lord, \y Come and obey his sacred word ; 360-361 BAPTISM. He died and rose again for you, What more could the Redeemer do? 2 We to this place are come to show What we to boundless mercy owe; The Saviour's footsteps to explore, And tread the path he trod before. 3 Eternal Spirit, heavenly dove, On these baptismal waters move; That rising from this watery tomb, Our souls may go rejoicing home. 360 C. M. MARK 16. 15. Newton. 1 T)ROCLAIM, saith Christ, my wond'rous "To all the sons of men : "He that believes and is baptiz'd, "Salvation shall obtain." 2 Let plenteous grace descend on those, Who hoping in thy word, This day have publicly declared, That Jesus is their Lord. 3 With cheerful feet may they advance, And run the christian race; And through the troubles of the way, Find all sufficient grace. 361 7s. MARK 8. 38. Leland. * 1 ^1 HRISTI AN S 3 if your hearts are warm; \^y Ice and snow can do no harm; If by Jesus you arepriz'd, Rise, believe, and be baptiz'd. 2 Jesus drank the gall for you, ' (Bore the curse to mortals due) Children prove your love to him; Never fear the frozen stream. 3 Never shun the Saviour's cross, All on earth is worthless dross, If the Saviour's love you feel Let the world behold your zeal ' 4 Fire is good to warm the soul, Water purifies the foul ; BAPTISM. 362 Fire and water both agree, Winter, soldiers, never flee. 5 Every season of the year, Let your worship be sincere ; When the storm prevents your roam, Serve your gracious Lord at home. 6 Read his sacred word by day, Ever watching, always pray ; Meditate his law by night, This will give you great delight. 362 L. M. MARK 8. 38. Francis. 1 TESUS ! and shall it ever be, $j A mortal man asham'd of thee ! Asham'd of thee, whom angels praise, Whose glory shines through endless days. 2 Asham'd of Jesus ! sooner far, Let evening blush to own a star : He sheds the beams of light divine, O'er this benighted soul of mine. 3 Asham'd of Jesus, just as soon Let midnight be asham'd of noon ! 'Tis midnight with my soul, till he, Bright morning star ! bid darkness flee. 4 Asham'd of Jesus! that dear friend ; On whom my hopes of heaven depend ! No; when I blush be this my shame, That I no more revere his name. 5 Asham'd of Jesus ! yes I may, When I've no guilt to wash away, No tear to wipe , no good to crave, No fear to quell, no soul to save. 6 Till then — nor is my boasting vain, Till then, I boast a Saviour slain! And O ! may this my glory be, That Christ is not asham'd of me. 7 [His institutions would I prize, Take up my cross — the shame despise; Dare to defend his noble cause, And yield obedience to his laws.] 363-364-365 baptism. 363 C. M. COL. 2. 12. Stennett. 1 fT^HUS was the great Redeemer plung'd In Jordan's swelling flood, To show he must be soon baptized In tears, and sweat, and blood. 2 Thus was his sacred body laid, Beneath the yielding wave ; Thus was his sacred body rais'd Out of the liquidgrave. 3 Lord, we thy precepts would obey, In thy own footsteps tread ; Would die, be buried, rise with thee, Our ever-living head. 364 8s. 7s. MATT. 3. 6. 16. Fawcett. 1 T FUMBLE souls, who seek salvation, [ Thro' the Lamb's redeeming blood, Hear the voice of revelation, Tread the paths that Jesus trod, Flee to him your only Saviour, In his mighty name confide ; In the whole of your behaviour, Own him as your sovereign guide. 2 Hear the bless'd Redeemer call you, 4 Listen to his gracious voice : Dread no ills that can befal you, While you make his ways your choice. Jesus says, "let each believer, Be baptized in my name ;" He himself in Jordan's river, Was immersed beneath the stream. 3 Plainly here his footsteps tracing, Follow him without delay : Gladly his command embracing, Lo ! your captain leads the way. View the rite with understanding, Jesus' grave before you lies; Be interr'd at his commanding; After his example rise. 365 L. M. ACTS 2. 41. 42. Stennett. 1 V & 1IIE great Redeemer we adore, 1 Who came the lost to seek and save, baptism. 366-367 Went humbly down from Jordan's shore, To find a tomb beneath its wave. 2 Thus it becomes us to fulfil All righteousness, he meekly said, Why should we then to do his will, Or be asham'd, or be afraid. 3 With thee into thy watery tomb, Lord, 'tis our glory to descend; 'Tis wond'rous grace that gives us room To lie interr'd with such a friend. 4 Yet as the yielding waves give way, To let us see the light again; So, on the resurrection day, The bands of death proved weak and vain. 5 Thus, when thou shalt again appear, The gates of death shall open wide; Our dust thy mighty voice shall hear, And rise and triumph at thy side. 366 L. M. MATT. 28. 19. Hippox. 1 £~*i O teach the nations, and baptize, \Jf Aloud th1 ascending Jesus cries; His glad apostles took the word ; And round the nations p reached their Lord -f 2 Commission'd thus, by Zion's King, We to his holy laver bring These happy converts, who have known And trusted in his grace alone. 3 Lord, in thy house they seek thy face, O bless them with peculiar grace; Refresh their souls with love divine, Let beams of glory round them shine. 367 L. M. MATT. 28. 10. 1 "WX'THATE'ER to thee, our Lord, belongs, |y Is always worthy of our soitgs : And all thy works, and all thy ways, Demand our wonder and our praise. 2 All ye that love ImmanuePs name, And long to feel the increasing flame, 'Tisyou, ye children of the light! The Spirit and the Bride invite. 18 368-3G9 baptism. 3 Ye, who your native vilcness mourn, And to the greatRedeemer turn, Who see your wretched state by sin, "Ye blessed of the Lord come in." 4 Hosanna to the Church's Head, . Who suffered in our room and stead ! He wasimmers'd in Jordan's flood ? And then immers'd in sweat and blood. 5 Amazing grace! and shall I still Prove disobedient to thy will ? 1 Ah ! no; dear Lord, the watery tomb Belongs to thee, and there I come. 6 Apostles trod this holy ground; This is the road believers go, My Jesus in this way was found, I charge my soul to tread it too. 368 L. M. COL. 2. 13. Watts. 1 B \0 we not know the solemn word, \jp That we are buried with the Lord; BaptizM into his death, and then Put off the body of our sin? 2 Our souls receive diviner breath, Hais'd from corruption, guilt and death; So from the grave did Christ arise, And lives to God above the skies. 3 No more let sin or Satan reign Over our mortal flesh again ; The various lusts we served before, Shall have dominion nowT no more. 369 L. M. MATT. 3. 6. 16. Swain. 1 CjJEE how the willing converts trace lJ The path their great Redeemer trod; And follow through his liquid grave, The meek, the lowly Son of God. 2 Here they renounce their former deeds, And to a heavenly life aspire; Their rags for glorious robes exchanged, They shine in clean and bright attire. 3 O sacred rite! by thee, the name Of Jesus we I in, BAPTISM. 370-371 This is our resurrection pledge, Pledge of the pardon of our sin. 4 Glory to God on high be given, Who shows his grace to sinful men; Let saints on earth, and saints in heaven, In concert join their loud amen. 370 L. M. MATT. 8. 12. Noel. 1 TT|"OS ANNA to our Saviour, God, |_ Who suffer'd in our room and stead! He was immers'd in Jordan's flood, And then immers'd in sweat and blood! 2 Behold the grave where Jesus lay, Before he spilt his precious blood ! How plain he mark'd the humble way To sinners, through the mystic flood ! 3 Come, ye redeemed of the Lord, Come, and obey his sacred word ; He died, and rose again for you ; What more could the Redeemer do? 4 We to this place are come, to show What we to boundless mercy owe ; The Saviour's footsteps to explore, And tread the path he trod before. 371 L. M. ACTS 8. 12. 1 . -^1 RE AT God, we in thy courts appear %J[ With humble joy and holy fear, Thy wise injunctions to obey; Let saints and angels hail the day ! 2 Great things, O everlasting Son, Great things for us thy grace has done; Constrain'd by thy Almighty love, Our willing feet to meet thee move. 3 In thy assembly here we stand, Obedient to thy great command ; The sacred flood is full in view, And thy sweet voice invites us thro9. 4 The WTord, the Spirit, and the Bride, Must not invite and be denied ; Was not the Lord, who came to save, Interr'd«in such a liquid grave? 372-373-374 worship. 5 Thus we, dear Saviour, own thy name, Receive us rising from the stream ; Then to thy table let us come, And dwell in Zion as our home. 372 C. M. MARK 8. 38. Kirkham. 1 TPVIDST thou, dear Jesus, suffer shame, \_J And bear the cross for me ? And shall I fear to own thy name, Or thy disciple be ? 2 Inspire my soul with life divine, And make me truly bold; Let knowledge, faith, and meekness shine, Nor love, nor zeal grow cold. 3 "Let mockers scoff, let men defame, And treat me with disdain,* Still may I glorify thy name, And count their slander gain." 4 To thee I cheerfully submit, And all my powers resign ; Let wrisdom point out what is fit, And I'll no more repine. 373 C. M. MATT. 3. 6. 16. 1 ijURIED in Jordan was our Lord, [3 As we^ as iQ tne tomD ; And in obedience to his word, We imitate the Lamb. 2 This ordinance is plainly given, 'Tis left upon record; Though not to save, or take to heaven, But show we love the Lord. 374 C. M. PSALM 103. 1. 5. Addison. 1 ~\\ 7"HEN all thy mercies, O my God, y j My rising soul surveys; Transported with the view, I'm lost In wTonder, love, and praise. 2 Thy providence my life sustained, And all my wants redress'd, worship. 375 When in the silent womb I lay, And hung upon the breast. 3 To all my weak complaints and cries, Thy mercy lent an ear, Ere yet my feeble thoughts had learnt To form themselves in prayer. 4 When in the slippery paths of youth ■With heedless steps I ran ; Thine arm unseen convey'd me safe, And led me up to man. 5 Ten thousand thousand precious gifts My daily thanks employ; Nor is the least a cheerful heart, That tastes those gifts with joy. 6 Through every period of my life Thy gocdness I'll adore ; And after death in distant worlds, Thy mercy still explore. 7 Thro' all eternity to thee A joyful song I'll raise ; But O, eternity's too short To utter all thy praise. 375 L. M. ROM. 5. 21. Watts. 1 TTVEEP in the dust before thy throne, \j Our guilt and our disgrace we own ; Great God! we own the unhappy name, Whence sprung our nature and our shame. 2 Adam the sinner; at his fall, Death like a conqueror seiz'd us all; A thousand new-born babes are dead, By fatal union to their head. 3 But whilst our spirits filPd with awe, Behold the terrors of thy law, We sing the honors of thy grace, That sent to save our ruin'd race. 4 We sing thine everlasting Son, Who joinM our nature to his own; Adam the second from the dust, Raises the ruins of the first. 18* 376-377 worship. 5 Where sin did reign and death abound, There have the sons of Adam found Abounding life : there glorious grace Reigns through the Lord, our righteousness. 376 C. M. JOHN 10. 28. Watts. 1 T71IRM as the earth thy gospel stands, JP My Lord, my hope, my trust j If I am found in Jesus' hands, My soul can ne'er be lost, j 2 His honor is engaged to save The meanest of his sheep; All that his heavenly Father gave, His hands securely keep. 3 Nor death nor hell shall e'er remove i His fav 'rites from his breast ; In the dear bosom of his love They must forever rest. 377 S. M. PSALM 63. Watts. 1 1%/TY God permit my tongue Ifl This joy to call thee mine; And let my early cries prevail, To taste thy love divine. 2 My thirsty, fainting soul Thy mercy doth implore ; Not travellers in desert lands Can pant for water more. 3 Within thy churches, Lord, I long to find a place ; Thy power and glory to behold. And feel thy quick'ning grace. 4 For life without thy love No relish can afford ; No joy can be compared with this, To serve and please the Lord. 5 To thee I'll lift my hands, And praise thee while I live ; Not the rich dainties of a feast, Such food or pleasure give. 6 In wakeful hours of night, I call ray God to mind ; worship. 37S-379 I think how wise thy counsels are, And all thy dealings kind. 7 Since thou hast been my help, To thee my spirit flies ; And on thy watchful providence; My cheerful hope relies, 378 C M. LUKE 10. 42. Topladt. 1 ^lOMPAR'D with Christ, in all beside \^y No comeliness I see ; The one thing needful dearest Lord, Is to be one with thee. 2 The sense of thy redeeming love Into my soul convey ; Thyself bestow ! for thee alone, My all in all I pray. 3 Less than thyself will not suffice My comfort to restore ; More than thyself I cannot crave, And thou canst give no more. 4 Lov'd of my God, for him again With love intense I'd burn ; Chosen of thee ere time began, I'd choose thee in return. 5 Whate'er consists not with thy love, O teach me to resign : I'm rich to all th' intents of bliss, If thou, O God, art mine. 379 L. M. REV. 5. 11. Watts. 1 "]VT" 0 W to the Lord, that makes us know JL^I The wonders of his dying love, Be humble honors paid below, And strains of nobler praise above. 2 'Twas he that cleans'd our foulest sins, And wash'd us in his richest blood : 'Tis he that makes us priests and kings, And brings us rebels near to God. 3 To Jesus our atoning priest, To Jesus, our superior king, 380-381 LORD'S SUPPER. Be everlasting power confessed, And ever}' tongue his glory sing. > 4 Behold on flying clouds he comes, And every eye shall see him move; Tho' with our sins we piere'd him once; Then 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 chariots long delay. 380 C. M. LUKE 14. 22. Doddridge. 1 r i 1HE King of heaven his table spreads, His dainties crown the board; Not paradise, with all its jo}7s, Could such delight afford. 2 Pardon and peace to dying men, And endless life are given ; Thro the rich blood that Jesus shed, To raise the soul to heaven. 3. Ye hungry poor, that long have strayed In sin's dark mazes, come ; Come from your most obscure retreats And grace shall find you room. 4 Millions of souls in glory now, Were fed and feasted here ; And millions more still on the way, Around the board appear. 5 Yet is his house and heart so large, That millions more may come; Nor could the whole assembled world O'erfill the spacious room. 6 All things are ready, come away, Nor weak excuses frame; Crowd to your places at the feast, And ble^s the founder's name. 381 C. M. CANT. 5 1. Stennett. 1 TT ORD,at thy table I behold j j The wonders of thy grace; But moFt of ail admire that 1 Should find a weiconje p-ace. LORD'S SUPPER. "" 3g£ 2 I that was all defiled with sin A rebel to my God ; I that have crucified his Son, And trampled on his blood. 3 What strange, surprising grace is this, That such a soul has room! My Saviour takes me by the hand, My Jesus bids me come. 4 Eat, O my friends! the Saviour cries, The feast was made for you : For you I groan'd, and bled, and died, And rose and triumph'd too. 5 With trembling faith and bleeding hearts, Lord, we accept thy love : 'Tis a rich banquet we have had, What will it be above ! 6 Ye saints below, and hosts of heaven, Join all your praising powers : 4 No theme is like redeeming love, No Saviour is like ours. 7 Had I ten thousand hearts, dear Lord, I'd give them all to thee ; Had I ten thousand tongues, they all Should join the harmony. 382 C. M. JOHN 6. 53. 66. Stennett. HERE at thy table, Lord, we meet To feed on food divine ; Thy body is the bread we eat, Thy precious blood the wine. 2 He that 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, O what delightful food! We eat the bread and drink the wine, But think on nobler good. 1 The bitter torments he endured, Upon the accursed tree, 383-384 lord's supper. Each welcome guest may truly say, We're borne from love to me. 5 Sure there was never love so free, Dear Saviour so divine; Well thou may'st claim that heart of me, Which owes so much to thine. 383 C. M. LUKE 14. 22. Steele. 1 "^T'E wretched, hungry, starving poor, Behold a royal feast ! Where mercy spreads her bounteous store For every humble guest. 2 See Jesus stands with open arms ; He calls, he bids you come : Guilt holds you back, and fear alarms, But see, there yet is room — 3 Room in the Saviour's bleeding heart, There love and pity meet; Nor will he bid the soul depart, That trembles at his feet. 4 In him the Father reconciled, Invites your souls to come : The rebel shall be call'd a child, And kindly welcomed home. 5 O come, and with his children taste The blessings of his love ; While hope attends the sweet repast Of nobler joys above. 6 There with united heart and voice Before th' eternal throne, Ten thousand thousand souls rejoice, Ln ecstacies unknown. 7 And yet ten thousand thousand more Are welcome still to come : Ye longing souls the grace adore, Approach, there yet is room. 384 C JVI. MATT. 26. 27. Watts. 1 H.1ATHER, we wait to feel thy grace, Jj To see thy glories shine ; The Lord will his own tables bless, And make the feast divine. LORD'S SUPPER. 385-386 2 We touch, we taste the heavenly bread, We drink the sacred cup ; With outward forms our sense is fed, Our souls rejoice in hope. 3 We shall appear before the throne Of our forgiving God, Drest in the garments of his Son, And sprinkled with his blood. 4 We shall be strong to run the race, And climb the upper sky; Christ will provide our souls with grace; He bought a large supply. 5 Let us indulge a cheerful frame, For joy becomes a feast ; We love the memory of his name, More than the wine we taste. 385 C M. JOHN 6. 7. 1 O* ITTING around our Father's board, J^ We raise our tuneful breath ; Our faith beholds our dying Lord, And dooms our sins to death. 2 We see the blood of Jesus shed, Whence all our pardons rise; The sinner views the atonement made, And loves the sacrifice. 3 Thy cruel thorns, thy shameful cross, Procure us heavenly crowns ; Our highest gains spring from thy loss, Our healing from thy wounds. 4 O ! 'tis impossible that we Who dwell in feeble clay, Should equal sufferings bear for thee," Or equal thanks repay. 386 L. M. 1 COR. 11. 23. Watts. 1 5 m WAS on that dark and doleful night, 1 When powers of earth and hell arose Against the Son of God's delight, And friends betra) \1 him to his foes. 2 Before the mournful scene began, He took the breuci, and blest, and brake, 387 LORD'S SUPPER. What love through all Lis actions ran! What wond'rous words of grnce he spake. 3 "This is my body, broke for sin; Receive, and eat the living food;" , Then took the cup and blest the wine: "'Tis the new covenant in my blood." 4 For us his flesh with nails was torn; He bore the scourge, he felt the thorn; And justice pour'd upon his head Its heavy vengeance in our stead. 5 For us his vital blood was spilt, To buy the pardon of our guilt; When for black crimes of biggest size, He gave his soul a sacrifice. 387 C. M. LUKE 14. 17. 22. Waits. 1 TTOW sweet and awful is the place, I B With Christ within the doors; While everlasting love displays The choicest of her stores. 2 Here every bowel of our God With soft compassion rolls : Here peace and pardon bought with blood Is food for dying souls. 3 While all our hearts and all our songs Join to admire the feast, Each of us cry, with thankful tongues, "Lord, why was I a guest?" 4 "Why was I made to hear thy voice, And enter while there's room; When thousands make a wretched choice, And rather starve than come ? 5 'Twas the same love that spread the feast, That Sweetly forced us in; Else we had still refused to taste, And perished in our sin. 6 Pity the nations, O our God! Constrain the earth to come; Send thy victorious word abroad. And bring the strangers home. LORD'S SUPPER. 388-389 388 L. M. GAL. G. 11. Watts. 1 ~W 7i THEN I survey the wond'rous cross y \ 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? j 4 His dying crimson, like a robe, Spreads o?er his body on the tree; Then am I dead to all the globe, And all the globe is dead to me. 5 Were the whole realm of nature mine, That were a present far too small ; Love so amazing, so divine, Demands my soul, my life, my all. 389 L. M. JOHN 16. 10. Watts. 1 TESUS is gone above the skies, ^P Where our weak senses reach him not, And carnal objects court our eyes, To thrust our Saviour from our thought. 2 He knows what wandVing hearts we have, Apt to forget his lovely face ; And to refresh our minds he gave These kind memorials of his grace. 3 The Lord of life his table spread, With his own flesh and dying blood : We on the rich provision feed, And taste the wine, and bless our God. 4 Let sinful sweets be all forgot, And earth grow less in our esteem; Christ and his iove fill every thought, And faith, and hope, he fix'd on him. 5 While he is absent from our sight ; 'Tis to prepar Isa place, 19 390-391 THANKSGIVING. That we may dwell in heavenly light, And live forever near his face. 6 Our eyes look upward to the hills, Whence our returning Lord shall come; We wait thy chariot's awful wheels To fetch our longing spirits home. 390 C. M. ISA. 53. 5. Watts. 1 ~ J~OW condescending and how kind Xl Was God's eternal Son! Our misery reach'd his heavenly mind. And pity brought him down. 2 When justice, by our sins provok'd, Drew forth his dreadful sword, He gave his soul up to the stroke, Without a murmuring word. 3 This was compassion like a God, That when the Saviour knew The price of pardon was his blood, His pity ne'er withdrew. 4 Now tho' he reigns exalted high, His love is still as great; Well he remembers Calvary, Nor let his saints forget. 5 Here we receive repeated seals Of Jesus' dying love; Hard is the wretch that never feels One soft affection move. 6 Here let our hearts begin to melt, While we his death record ; And, with our joy for pardon'd guilt, Mourn that we pierc'd the Lord. 391 C. M. ISA. 58. 6. Rippow 1 OJEE gracious God, before thy throne, J^ Thy mourning people bend ! 'Tis on thy sovereign grace alone, Our humble hopes depend. 2 Tremendous judgments from thy hand Thy dreadful power display; ORDINATION. 392-393 Yet mercy spares this guilty land, And still we live to pray. 3 Great God, and is Columbia spared, Ungrateful as we are? O make thy awful warnings heard, While mercy cries "forbear!" 4 What land so favor'd of the skies, As these apostate states? ~~ Our num'rous crimes increasing rise, Yet still thy vengeance waits. 5 How changed, alas! are truths divine. For error guilt and shame ! What impious numbers, hold in sin, Disgrace the Christian name. 392 C. M. HEB. 13. 17. Doddridge. 1 " " ET Zion's watchmen- all awake, |_j And take th' alarm they give ; Now let them from the mouth of God - Their awful charge receive. 2 'Tis not a cause of small import, The pastor's care demands; But what might fill an angePs heart, And fill'd the Saviour's hands. 3 They watch for souls, for which the Lord Did heavenly bliss forego; For souls which must forever live In raptures, or in wo. 4 All to the great tribunal haste, Th' account to render there; And shouldst thou strictly mark our faults, Lord, where should we appear? 5 May they, that Jesus whom they preach, Their own Redeemer see ; And watch thou daily o'er their souls, That they may watch for thee. 393 L. M. 1 COR. 15. 58. Rnrow. B EFORE thy throne, eternal King, Thy ministers their tribute bring; 394 ORDINATION. Their tribute of united praise, For heavenly news.and peaceful days. 2 We sing the conquest of thy sword, And publish loud thy healing word; While angels sound thy glorious name, Thy saving grace our lips proclaim. 3 Thy various service we esteem Our sweet employ, our bliss supreme; And while we feel thy heavenly love, We burn like seraphim above. 4 Nor seraphs there can ever raise With us, an equal song of praise; They are the noblest work of God, But we, the purchase of his blood. 5 Still in thy work would we abound, Still prune the vine, or plough the ground; Thy sheep with wholesome pasture feed, And watch them with unwearied heed. 6 Thou art our Lord, our life, our love, Our care below, and crown above : Thy praise shall be our best employ, Thy presence, our eternal joy. 394 7s. 1 TIM. 6. 13. Swae*. 1 ~¥>RETHREN, while we sojourn here, [3 Fight we must, but should not fear; Foes we have, but we've a friend, One that loves us to the end. 2 Forward then, with courage go/ Long we shall not dwell below ; Soon the joyful news will come, Child, your father calls — come home. 3 In the world a thousand snares Lay to take us unawares; Satan, with malicious art, Watches each unguarded part. 4 But from Satan's malice free, - Saints shall soon victorious be ; Soon the joyful news will come, Child, your Father calls — come home. CHRISTIAN. 395-396 5 But of all the foes we meet, None so apt to turn our koA; None betray us into sin, Like the foes we have within, 6 Yet let nothing spoil your peace, Christ will also conquer these ; Then, the joyful news will come, Child, your Father calls — come home. 395 L. M. JAMES 2. 18. 1 TN vain men talk of Jiving faith, I^When all their works exhibit death,^ When they indulge some sinful view In all they say, in all they do. 2 The true believer fears the Lord, Obeys his precepts, keeps his word ; Commits his work to God alone, And seeks his will bef jre his own. 3 A barren tree, that bears no fruit, Brings no great glory to its root : When on the boughs rich fruit we see, 'Tis then we cry, "A goodly tree !" 4 Never did men by faith divine To selfishness or sloth incline; The christian works with all his power, And grieves that he can work no more. 396 C. M. ISA. 43. 1. Watts. L. 1 TTOW happy is the christian's state, [_ His sins are all forgiven; A cheering ray confirms the grace, And lifts his hope to heaven. 2 Though in the rugged path of life, He heaves the pensive sigh; Yet trusting in his God, he finds Delivering grace is nigh. 3 If to prevent his wand'ring steps, He feels his chastening rod, The gentle stroke shall bring him back To his forgiving God. 19* 397-398-399 christian. 4 And when the welcome message comes To call his soul away, His soul, in raptures, shall ascend To everlasting day. 397 C. M. HEB. 12. 7. Steele. 1 A ND can my heart aspire so high, J\_ To say, "My Father God !" Lord, at thy feet I fain would lie, And learn to kiss the 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. 3 Thy love can cheer the darksome gloom, And bid me wait serene, Till hopes and joys immortal bloom, And brighten all the scene. 4 "My Father" — O permit my heart To plead her humble claim, And ask the bliss those words impart, In my Redeemer's name. 398 L. M. SOL. G. 9. Beddome. 1 ~f%/i"Y rising soul with strong desires, (f I To perfect happiness aspires, With steady steps would tread the road That leads to heav'n — that leads to God. 2 I thirst to drink unmingled love, From the pure fountain-head above : My dearest Lord, I long to be Empty 'd of sin and full of thee. 3 For thee I pant, for thee 1 burn, Art thou withdrawn? again return, Nor let me be the fjrst ta say, Thou wilt not hear when sinners pray. 399 L. M. HEB. 1. 5. Newton. 1 ~|3 Y faith in Christ I walk with God, [3 With heav'n my journey's end in view, Supported by his staff and rod, My road is safe and pleasant too. CHRISTIAN, i 400 2 1 travel through a desert wide, Where many round me blindly stray; But he vouchsafes to be my guide, And keeps me in the narrow way. 3 Though snares and dangers throng my path, And earth and hell my course withstand, I triumph over all by faith, Guarded by his Almighty hand. 4 The wilderness affords no food, But God for my support prepares; Provides me ev'ry needful good, And frees my soul from wants and cares. 5 With him sweet converse I maintain, Great as he is I dare be free ; I tell him all my grief and pain, And he reveals his love to me. 6 Some cordial from his word he brings, Whene'er my feeble spirit faints, At once my sou] revives and sings, And yields no more to sad complaints. 7 I pity all the worldling's talk Of pleasures that will quickly end, Be this my choice, O Lord, to walk With thee, my guide, my guard, my friend. 400 L. M. JER. 17. 9. 1 FipHIS wretched heart will still backslide, O what deceit is treasur'd here ! 'Tis full of vanity and pride; What fruits of unbelief appear! 2 My base ingratitude I mourn, My stubborn will, my earthly mind; My thoughts how vain — to rove how prone, To every evil how inclined ! 3 Who can, amongst the sons of men, Find out the vileness of my heart! None can the depths of guilt explain, 'Tis all corrupt through every part. 4 Could creatures look into my breast, How would they gaze with strange surprise ! 401-402 CHRISTIAN. They'd hate me with a sore detest, And turn away their frighted eyes. 5 But what are creatures, Lord, to thee? They can't forgive one single sin; Were they dispos'd to pity me, They could not work one grace within. 6 To Jesus, then, I'll make my moan, O clease this filthy sink of sin! Jesus, thou can'st, and thou alone ; O condescend to make me clean, 401 C. M. 1 PETER 2. 7. Doddridge. 1 TESUS, I love thy charming name, J 'Tis music to my ear ; Fain would I sound it out so loud That earth and heaven might hear. 2 Yes! thou art precious to my soul ! My transport and my trust: Jewels to thee are gaudy toys, And gold is sordid dust. 3 All my capacious powers can wish, In thee doth richly meet; Nor to my eyes is light so dear, Nor friendship half so sweet. 4 Thy grace shall dwell upon my heart, And shed her fragrance there ; The noblest balm of all its wounds, • The cordial of its care. 5 I'll speak the honors of thy name With my last laboring breath; And, dying, clasp thee in my arms, The antidote of death. 402 L. M. 2d SAMUEL 16. 17. Newton. 1 "j f^OOR, weak and worthless though I am, I have a rich Almighty Friend Jesus, the Saviour, is his name ; . He freely loves, and without end. 2 He ransom'd me from hell with blood, And by his power my foes controPd; CHRISTIAN. 403-404 He found me wandering far from God, And brought me to his chosen fold. 3 He cheers my heart, my want supplies, And says that I shall shortly be Enthron'd with him above the skies: O ! what a friend is Christ to me ! 403 C. M. 1 COR. 9. 24. 1 /^kH, let me run the christian race \_P With diligence and speed ! God's word, his Spirit and his Grace, Do all to duty lead. 2 Did Jesus leave the realms of bliss To save from sin and hell ? A love so wonderful as this Calls for a glowing zeal. 3 Those who to Christ for refuge flee, Should in his footsteps tread ; Our Prophet, Priest, and King should be Both trusted and obey'd. 404 L. M. HEB. 11. 38. Kelly. 1 1 r^OOR and afflicted/ Lord are thine, Among the great unfit to shine; But tho' the world may think it strange, They would not with the world exchange. 2 "Poor and afflicted." Yes they are ; . They're not exempt from grief and care : But he who saved them by his blood, Makes ev'ry sorrow yield them good. 3 "Poor and afflicted." 'Tis their lot ; They know it, and they murmur not : 'Twould ill become them to refuse, The state their master deign'd to choose. 4 "Poor and afflicted." Yet they sing, For Jesus is their glorious King : 'Thro' suffering perfect.' Now he reigns, And shares in all their griefs and pains. 5 "Poor and afflicted." But ere long, They'll join the bright celestial throng: Their suff 'rings then will reach a close, And heav'n afford them sweet repose. 405-406 CHRISTIAN. 6 And while they walk the thorny way, They're often heard to sigh and say : 'Dear Saviour, come, O quickly come! And take thy mourning pilgrims home.' 405 L. M. 1. PETER 1. 18. Ste^et. S. 1 |~ESUS, my Saviour, and my God, qj Thou hast redeemed me with thy blood ; By ties, both natural and divine, I am, and ever will be, thine. 2 But ah '.should my inconstant heart, Ere Fm aware from thee depart, What dire reproach would fall on me, For such ingratitude to thee ! 3 The thought I dread, the crime I hate : The guilt, the shame I deprecate And yet so mighty are my foes, I dare not trust my warmest vows. 4 Pity my frailty dearest Lord, Grace in the needful hour afford ; 0 steel this tim'rous heart of mine With fortitude and love divine. 6 So shall I triumph o'er my fears, And gather joys from all my tears; So shall I to the world proclaim The honors of the Christian name. 406 L. M. MATT. 9. 27. 1 T) E merciful O God to me, £5 Thy mercy is my only plea; Look with compassion on my woes, And let not judgment interpose. 2 Guilty before thy face I stand, And fear thy sin-avenging hand; Hell as my just desert I own, But mercy plead before thy throne. 3 Mercy through Jesus crucified, 1 ask, and can I be denied? Mercy, O God! — I ask no more,— Thrust not ray soul from mercy's door. christian. 407-408 4 O God, as powerful as just, In thee, in thee alone I trust: Vain does the help of men appear, Vain is the help of angels here! 5 Nothing will give my spirit rest, Till pard'ning mercy makes me blest; Behold I faint beneath the frown, O send the cheering cordial down. 407 C. M. PSALM 27. 7. Watts. S. 1 f i lAKE my poor heart just as it is, Set up therein thy throne ; So shall I love thee above all, And live to thee alone. 2 Complete thy work, and crown thy grace, That I may faithful prove; And listen to that small still voice, Which only whispers love. 3 Which teaches me what is thy will, And tells me what to do; Which covers me with shame, when I Do not thy will pursue. 4 This unction may I ever feel, This teaching from my Lord, And learn obedience to thy voice, Thy soft reviving word ! 408 L. M. PSALM 73. 25. Watts, 1 (TTP to the fields where angels lie, ^J And living waters gently roll, Fain would my thoughts leap out and fly, But sin hangs heavy on my soul. 2 Thy wond'rous blood, dear dying Christ, Can make this world of guilt remove ; And thou can'st bear me where thou fly'st, On thy kind wings, Celestial Dove ! 3 O might I once mount up and see The glories of th' eternal skies! What little things these worlds would be! And despicable to my eyes !) 4 Had I a glance cf thee, my God, Kingdoms and men wculd vanish soon; 409-410 WSTIAN. Vanish, as though I saw them not, As a dim candle dies at noon. 5 Then they might fight, and rage and rave; I should perceive the noise no more Than we can hear a shaking leaf, While rattling thunders round us roar.1 6 Great All in All! eternal King! Let me but view thy lovely face, And all my powers shall bow and sing Thine endless grandeur and thy grace. 409 C. M. 1 JOHN 2. 1G. Watts. 1 ~]%/S~Y soul forsakes her vain delight. 1 y | And bids the world farewell; Base as the dirt beneath my feet, And mischievous as hell. 2 No longer will I ask your love, Nor seek your friendship more ; The happiness that I approve Is not within your power. 3 There's nothing round this spacious earth, That suits my large desire; To boundless joy and solid mirth My nobler thoughts aspire. 4 Had I the pinions of a dove, I'd climb the heavenly road! There sits my Saviour dress'd in love, And there my smiling God. 410 S. M. ROM. 6. 1. Watts. 1 Of HALL we go on to sin, ^5 Because thy grace abounds, Or crucify the Lord again, And open all his wounds? 2 Forbid it mighty God ! Nor let it e?er be said, - That we, whose sins are crucirTd, Should raise them from the dead. 3 We will be slaves no more, Since Christ has made us free, CHRISTIAN. 4 1 1-412 Has nail'd our tyrants to his cross, And bought our liberty. 411 C. M. 1 COR. 2. 9. Watts. 1 d^i IVE me the wings of faith, to rise] \Jf Within the veil, and see The saints above, how great their joys, How bright their glories be. 2 Once they were mourning here below, And wet their couch with tears; They wrestled Gard, as we do now, With sins, and doubts, and fears. 3 I ask them whence their vict'ry came? They with united breath Ascribe their conquest to the Lamb, Their triumph to his death. 4 They mark'd the footsteps that he trod, (His zeal inspir'd their breast;) And following their incarnate God Possess the promis'd 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. 412 L. M. ISA. 40. 28. 31. Watts. 1 A WAKE our souls, (away our fears, f\ Let every trembling thought be gone,) Awake and run the heavenly race, And put a cheerful courage on. 2 True, 'tis a straight and thorny road, And mortal spirits tire and faint; But they forget the mighty God That feeds the strength of every saint. 3 The mighty God, whose matchless power, Is ever new and ever young, And firm endures, while endless years Their everlasting circles run. 4 From thee, the overflowing spring, Our souls shall drink a fresh supplv, 20 413-414 CHRISTIAN. While such as trust their native strength, Shall melt away, and droop, and die. 5 Swift as an eagle cuts the air, We'll mount aloft to thine abode: On wings of love our souls shall fly, Nor tire amidst the heavenly road. 413 C. M. HOSEA 14. 4. Wat. 1 ~W 7T7"HY is my heart so far from thee J \ My God, my chief delight? Why are my thoughts no more by dp' With thee, no more by night? 2 [Why should my foolish passions r* Where can such sweetness be, As I have tasted in thy love, As I have found in thee? 3 When my forgetful soul renews The savour of thy grace, My heart presumes I cannot lose The relish all my days. 4 But ere one fleeting hour is past, The flattering world employs Some sensual bait to seize my taste And to pollute my joys. 5 Trifles of nature, or of art, With fair deceitful charms, Intrude into my thoughtless heart, And thrust me from thy arms. G Then I repent, and vex my soul That I should leave thee so; Where will those wild affections roll, That let a Saviour go? 7 Wretch that I am, to wander thus7 In chase of false delight! Let me be fastened to thy cross, Rather than lose thy sight. 414 C. M. PSALM 40. 6. Watts. 1 T WAITED patient for the Lord, He bow\l to hear my cry ; CHRISTIAN. 415 He saw me resting on his word, And brought salvation nigh. 2 He raisM me from a horrid pit, Where mourning long I lay, And from my bonds releas'd my feet, Deep bonds of miry clay. 3 Firm on a rock he made me stand, And taught my cheerful tongue To praise the wonders of his hand, In a new thankful song. 4 I'll spread his works of grace abroad, The saints with joy shall hear, And sinners learn to make my God Their only hope and fear. 5 How many are thy thoughts of love ! Thy mercies Lord how great ! We have not Words nor hours enough Their numbers to repeat. 6 When I'm afflicted, poor and low, And light and peace depart, My God beholds my heavy woe, And bears me on his heart. 415 S. M. PSALM 61. 15. Watts. 1 "W^TTHEN, overwhelm'd with grief, y \ My heart within me dies, Helpless and far from all relief, To heaven I lift mine eyes. 2 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; Thou art the tower of my defence, The refuge where I hide. 4 Thou givest me the lot Of those that fear thy name ; If endless life be their reward, I shall possess the same. 416-417 CHRISTIAN. 416 L. M, xMATT. 5. 3. 12. Watts. 1 TQ^ESS'd are the humble souls that see _D Their emptiness and poverty ; Treasures of grace to them are given, And crowns of joy laid up in heaven. 2~ [Bless'd are the men of broken heart, Who mourn for sin with inward smart, The blood of Christ divinely flows, A healing balm for all their woes.] 3 [Bless'd are the souls that thirst for grace, Hunger and long for righteousness: They shall be well supplied and fed With living streams and living bread.] 4 [Bless'd are the,men of peaceful life, Who quench the coals of growing strife; They shall be call'd the heirs of bliss, The sons of God, the God of peace.] 5 [Bless'd are the suff'rers who partake, Of pain and shame for Jesus' sake; Their souls shall triumph in the Lord, Glory and joy are their reward.] 417 CM. Job. 7. 19. Watts. 1 T °RD W^at a wretched land is this, ■ A That yields us no supply, No cheering fruits, no wholesome trees, Nor streams of living joy ? 2 But piercing thorns through all the ground, And mortal poisons grow; And all the rivers that are found With dangerous waters flow. 3 Yet the dear path to thine abode, Lies through this horrid land; Lord! we would keep the heavenly road, And run at thy command. 4 [Long nights and darkness dwell below, With scarce a twinkling ray ; But the bright world to which we go, Is everlasting day.l CHRISTIAN. 418-419 5 Our journey is a thorny maze, - But we march upward still; Forget these troubles of the ways, And reach at Zion's hill. 418 CM. PSALM 7. 7. Watts. T "[%/■" Y God! the spring of all my joys, ItJL The lifp of my delights, The glory of my brightest days, And comfort of my nights. 2 In darkest shades if he appear, My dawning is begun ! He is my soul's bright morning star, And he my rising sun. 3 The opening heavens around me shine. With beams of sacred bliss, While Jesus shows his heart is mine, And whispers, "I am his." 4 My soul would leave this heavy clay, At that transporting word, Run up with joy the shining way T' embrace my dearest Lord, 5 Fearless of hell and ghastly death, I'd break through every foe ; The wings of love, and arms of faith, Should bear me conqu'ror through. 419 L.M. PSALM 13. 8. Watts 111" CANNOT bear thine absence Lord, L My life expires if thou depart; Be thou my heart still near my God, And thou my God, be near my heart. 2 I was not born for earth nor sin, Nor can I live on things so vile; Yet I will stay my father's lime, And hope and wait for heaven awhile. 3 Then, dearest Lord, in thine embrace, Let me resign my fleeting breath ; And with a smile upon my face. Pass the important hour of dealh. 20* 420-421-422 christian. 420 CM, PSALM 46. 1. SrE 1 j|~^EAR refuge of the weary soul, \j On thee, when sorrows rise, On thee, when waves of trouble roll, My fainting hope relies. 2 To thee I tell each rising grief. For thou alone canst heal ; Thy word affords 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 sov 'reign grace Be deaf when I complain ? 4 No : still the ear of sov'reign grace Attends the mourner's prayer; O may I ever find access, To breathe my sorrows there. 5 Thy mercy seat is open still ; Here let my soul retreat ; With humble trust attend thy will, And wait beneath thy feet. 421 L.M. PSALM 34. 1. 22. Dobell. 1 "WTT'HILE here on earth I'mcall'd to stay, y y I'll praise my God from day to day : Jesus hath wash'd away my sin, And made my soul complete in him. 2 When I am brought before his throne, I'll sing the wonders he hath done ; And join with all the ransom'd race, To praise the riches of his grace. 3 Thro' all eternity I'll view My Jesus, and admire him too: Praise shall attune my warbling tongue, And grace, free grace, be all my song. 422 L.M. 1 COR. 10. 13. Doddridge. 1 "TVfOW let tne feeble all be strong, [_y^ And make Jehovah's arm their song; His shield is spread o'er every saint; And, thus supported, who shall faint? christian. 423-424 2 What though the hosts of hell engage With mingled cruelty and rage ! A faithful God restrains their hands, And chains them down in iron bands. 3 Bound by his word he will display A strength proportioned to our day; And, when united trials meet, Will show a path of safe retreat. 4 Thus far we prove that promise good, Which Jesus ratified with blood; Still is he gracious, wise and just; And still in him let Israel trust. 423 C. M. MATT. 26. 41. Steele. 1 A LAS ! what hourly dangers rise ; f\ What snares beset my way ! To heaven, O let me lift my eyes, And hourly watch and pray. 2 How oft my mournful thoughts complain, And melt in flowing tears ! My weak resistance, ah ! how vain ! How strong my foes and fears. 3 O gracious God, in whom I live, My feeble efforts aid ; Help me to watch, and pray, and strive, Though trembling and afraid. 4 Increase my faith, increase my hope, When foes and fears prevail ; And bear my fainting spirit up, Or soon my strength will fail. 5 Whene'er temptations fright my heart, Or lure my feet aside, My God, thy powerful aid impart, My guardian and my guide. 6 O keep me in thy heavenly way, And bid the tempter flee ; And let me never, never stray, From happiness and thee. 424 L.M. 1 PETER 2. 7. Steele. 1 M~ESUS, what shall I do to show, " * "Flow much I love thy charming name . 425-426 christian. Lot my whole heart with rapture glow, 1 ny boundless goodness to proclaim. 2 Lord, if a distant glimpse of thee, Can give such sweet, such vast deli- "l* his name to sing, "hose heart has loved us so. 4 Now to our Father and our God Be endless glory given; Through all the realms of man's abode, And through the highest heaven. ' 429 L.M. EPH.5. 15. 1 V^j^yfeyor'd who profess V^" fTo,love and Practice holiness' You stand expos'd to earth and hell And senousness becomes you well.' * Be circumspect in all your ways AndspreadyourgreatlledeeSs praise. Let the commands he your delist ' _This .swell pleasing in his sigfe' A Labor to prove your faith sincere In purity and holy fear- ' ^ ^ 5,'°Ur conduct still express The _ truth and power of godl£ss! 4 Look up to him whose blood was snilt- To purchase pardon for your gSt • Jn/tTT Can aI1 >"our "*> subdue And help you both to will and do ' And '.let his glory be your aim; Soshai your souls escape distress, And glory m his righteousness. 430 L. M. PSALM 17. 8. wATT9 1 T .S??'-?, am thine-b«tthou Wilt prove' JLiMy faith, my patience, and my C When men of spite against rne join? ' They are the sword, the hand is thine. A5eiruT rdportion he below, 'T Zl t6 haPP,iness they know; Tis all they seek; they take their shares And leave the rest among their heirs ' <* What sinners value, I resign ; T I ?, u\er!0ugh that thou art mine- " I shall behold thy blissful face, And stand complete in righteousness. christian. 431-432 4 This life's a dream, an empty show ; But the bright world to which I go, Hath joys substantial and sincere; When shall I wake and find me there ? 5 O glorious hour! O blest abode ! I shall be near, and like my God ; And flesh and sin no more control, The sacred pleasures of the soul. 6 My flesh shall slumber in the ground, Till the last trumpet's joyful sound: Then burst the chains with sweet surprise, And in my Saviour's image rise. 431 C. M. ACTS 9. 6. ITS there, in heav'n or earth, who can |_ A wretched mortal save ? Make a poor lep'rous sinner clean, Redeem an helpless slave ? 2 Who can appease an angry God ? Relieve aburden'd mind? In whom a soul o'erwhelm'd with guilt, May ease and safety find ? 3 Yes! there is one who dwells on high; That can do this and more ! A being of unbounded love, And uncontrolled power. 4 Immanuel, his name ; who once Upon th' accursed tree Bore the vast weight of all their sins, Who, burden'd, to him flee. 5 But now he lives, he ever lives, And pleads what he hath done : Whilst God ten thousand crimes forgives, Through his atoning Son. 6 Jesus ! I to thy feet repair, And there will prostrate lie : Be thou propitious to my prayer, And I shall never die. 432 C. M. PSALM 142. Watts. 1 f BlO God I made my sorrows known, | From God I sought relief, 433 CHRISTIAN. In long complaints before his throne, I pour'd out all my grief. 2 My soul was overwhelmM with woes, My heart began to break ; My God, who all my burdens knows, Beholds the way I take. 3 On every side I cast my eye, And found my helpers gone ; While friends and strangers pass'd me by, Neglected or unknown. 4 Then did I raise a louder cry, AndcalPd thy mercy near; Thou art my portion when I die, "Be thou my refuge here." 5 Lord I am brought exceeding low, Now let thine ear attend, And make my foes, who vex me, know I've an Almighty Friend. 6 From my sad prison set me free, Then shall 1 praise thy name ; And holy men shall join with me, Thy kindness to proclaim. 433 C. M. PSALM 46. 11. Watts. 1 TF1ATHER, whate'er of earthly bliss, 1^ Thy sovereign will denies, We know that there is happiness, For us, beyond the skies. 2 Yet gracious God, where shall I flee? Thou art my only trust; And still my soul would cleave to thee, Tho' prostrate in the dust. 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; O may I ever find access To breathe my sorrows there ! CHRISTIAN. 434-435 5 Thy mercy seat is open still, Here let my soul retreat; With humble hope atttend thy will, And wait beneath thy feet. 434 L. M. PSALM 13. Watts. 1 ~ W OW long, O Lord, shall I complain, |i Like one that seeks his God in vain? Canst thou thy face forever hide, And I still pray and be denied? 2 Shall I forever be forgot, As one whom thou regardest not? Still shall my soul thine absence mourn, And still despair of thy return? 3 How long shall my poor troubled breast Be with these anxious thoughts opprest ; And Satan, my malicious foe, Rejoice to see me sunk so low ? 4 Hear, Lord, and grant me quick relief, Before my death, conclude my grief; If thou withhold thy heavenly light, I sleep in everlasting night. 5 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. 6 Whate'er my fears or foes suggest, Thou art my hope, my joy, my rest; We yet shall feel thy leve, and raise Our cheerful notes to songs of praise. 435 C. M. PSALM 119. 67. Watts. 1 f g 1HY people Lord, have ever found 'Tis good to bear thy rod; Afflictions make us learn thy will, And live upon our God. 2 This is the comfort we enjoy, When new distress begins; We read thy word, we run thy way, And hate our former sins. 3 Thy judgments, Lord, arc always right, Though thev may soem severe: 21 436-437 CHRISTIAN. The sharpest sufferings we endure, Flow from thy faithful care. 4 Before we knew thy chastening rod, Our feet were apt to stray ; But now we learn to keep thy word, Nor wander from thy way. 436 L. M. LUKE 10. 42. Doddridge. 1 ~ [3 ESET with snares on every hand, [J In life's uncertain path I stand: Saviour divine, diffuse thy light To guide my doubtful footsteps right. 2 Engage this roving, treacherous heart, To fix on Christ the better part ; To scorn the trifles of a day, For joys that none can take away. 3 Then let the wildest storms arise ; Let tempests mingle earth and skies; No fatal shipwreck shall I fear, But all my treasures with me bear. 4 If thou, my Jesus, still be nigh, Cheerful I live, and joyful die ; Secure when mortal comforts flee, To find ten thousand worlds in thee. 437 L. M. PSALM 125. Whitefield. 1 " " ORD, how mysterious are thy ways! \_j How blind are we, how mean our praise! Thy steps no mortal eyes explore; 'Tis ours to worMer and adore.' 2 Thy purposes from creature-sight Are hid in shades of awful night; Amid the lines, with curious eye, Not angel minds presume to pry. 3 Great God! I do not ask. to see What in futurity shall be; Let light and bliss attend my days, And then my future hours be praise. 4 Are darkness and distress my share? Give me to trust thy guardian care; Enough for me, if love divine At length through every cloud shall shine. church, 438-439 5 Yet this my soul desires to know, Be this my only wish below; \ •'That Christ is mine!" this great request Grant, bounteous God, and I am blest. 438 L. M. ISA. 43. 25. Watts. 1 g~\ THCU that hear'st when sinners cry, \^P Though all my crimes before thee Tie? Behold them not with angry look, But blot their memory from thy book. 2 Create my nature pure within, And form my soul averse to sin; Let thy good spirit ne'er depart, Nor hide thy presence from my heart. 1 3 Though I have grieved thy spirit, Lord, Thy help and comfort still afford; And let a wretch come near thy throne, To plead the merits of thy Son. 4 A broken heart, my God, my King, Is all the sacrifice I bring; The God of grace will ne'er despise A broken heart for sacrifice. 5 My soul lies humbled in the dust, And owns thy dreadful sentence just; Look down, O Lord ! with pitying eye, And save the soul condemned to die. 439 C. M. 1 PETER 2. 2. Watts. 'A' To feed, and grow, and thrive ; So saints with joy the gospel tastb, And by the gospel live. 2 They find access at every hour, To God within the veil ; Hence they derive a quickening power, And joys that never fail. 3 O happy souls! O glorious taste Of overflowing grace ; To dwell so near their Father's seat, And see his lovelv face. 440-441 TIIE church. 4 Lord, I address thy heavenly throne; Call me a child of thine ; Send down the spirit of thy Son . To form my heart divine. 5 There shed thy choicest loves abroad, And make my comforts strong: Then shall I say, "My father God,", With an unwavering tongue. 440 C. M. ISA. 41. 10. Watts. 1 TJEGIN my tongue, some heavenly theme [j And speak some boundless thing, The mighty works or mightier name Of our eternal King. £ Tell of his wond'rous faithfulness, And sound his power abroad; Sing the sweet promise of his grace, And the performing God-. 3 Proclaim "salvation from the Lord, For wretched dying men;" His hand has writ the sacred word With an immortal pen. 4 Engrav'd as in eternal brass, The mighty promise shines : Nor can the powers of darkness raze Those everlasting lines. 5 His very word of grace is strong, As that which built the skies ; The voice that rolls the stars along Speaks all the promises. 441 L. M. PSALM 92. Medley. 1 TN all my trials and my fears, [_ In all my sorrows and my tears, In all my dark and gloomy days, "Thou art my God, and thee f 11 praise. 2 Thro' Christ I view thy wrath appeas'd, In him I see thee fully pleas'd, My soul on this foundation stays ; "Thou art my God, and thee I'll praise." 3 Be this my glory when I rise, To that bright world above the skies; THE church. 442-443 Forever there this song I'll raise, "Thou art my God, and thee I'll praise." 442 S. M. ROM. 7. 24. Hakt. 1 TNNUMERABLE foes [_ Attack the child of God, He feels within the weight of sin, A grievous galling load. 2 But though the host of hell Be neither weak nor small ; One mighty foe deals dang'rous woe, And hurts beyond them all. 3 'Tis pride, accursed pride, That spirit by God abhorr'd : Do what we will it haunts us still, And keeps us from the Lord. 4 'Tis hurtful when perceiv'd: When not perceiv'd 'tis worse : Unseen or seen it dwells within, And works by fraud or force. 5 Against its influence pray, It mingles with the prayer- Against it preach, it prompts the speech, Be silent, still 'tis there. 6 This moment while I sing I feel its power within ; My heart it draws to seek applause, And mixes all with sin. 443 C. M. PSALM 118: Watts. 1 HJEHOLD the sure foundation stone [J Which God in Zion lays, To build our heavenly hopes upon And his eternal praise. 2 Chosen of God, to sinners dear, And saints adore thy name : They trust their whole salvation here, Nor shall they suffer shame. 3 The foolish builders, scribe and priest Reject it with disdain ; Firm on this rock the church shall rest, And envy rage in vain. 2 1 * 444-445 TIIE church. 4 What though the gates of hell withstood Yet must this building rise: 'Tis thy own work, Almighty God, And wond'rous in our eyes. 444 L. M. PSALM 87. Watts. 1 f^i OD in his earthly temple lays \Jf Foundation for his heavenly praise; He likes the tents of Jacob well, But still in Zion loves to dwell. 2 His mercy visits every house That pays their night and morning vows, But makes a more delightful stay WTiere churches meet to praise and pray. 3 What glories were described of old! What wonders are in Zion told! Thou city of our God below, Thy fame shall Tyre and Egypt know. 4 Egypt and Tyre, and Greek and Jew, Shall there begin their lives anew; Angels and men shall join to sing The hill where living waters spring. 5 When God makes up his last account Of natives in his holy mount, . 'Twill be an honor to appear As one newr born and nourished there. 445 L. M. PSALM 92. Watts. 1 ORD, 'tis a pleasant thing to stand |_j In gardens planted by thy hand; Let me writhin 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. 3 The plants of grace shall ever live; (Nature decays, but grace must thrive) Time that doth all things else impair, Still makes them flourish strong and fair. 4 Laden with fruits of age, they show The Lord i> holy, just and true; the church. 44G-44? None that attend his gates shall find A God unfaithful or unkind. 446 S. M. PSALM 48. 6. Watts. 1 THIAR as thy name is known, r The world declares thy praise; Thy saints, O Lord, before thy throne % Their songs of honor raise. 2 With joy the people stand On Zion's chosen hill, Proclaim the wonders of thy hand, And counsels of thy will. 3 Let strangers walk around The city where we dwell, Compass and view thy 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 fair report. 5 The God we worship now, Will guide us till we die; Will be our God while here below, And ours above the sky. 447 L. M. PSALM 133. Watts. 1 1 r^RAISE ye the Lord, exalt his name, While in his earthly courts ye wait, Ye saints that to his house belong, Or stand attending at his gate. 2 Praise ye the Lord, the Lord is good, To praise his name is sweet employ : Israel he chose of old, and still His church is his peculiar joy. 3 The Lord himself will judge his saints; Hetreats his servants as his friends; And when he hears their sore complaints, Repents ths sorrows that he sends. 448-449 TIIE church. 4 Through ev'ry age the Lord declares His name and breaks th' oppressor's rod; He gives his suffering servants rest, And will be known th' Almighty God. 5 Bless ye the Lord, who taste his love. People and priests exalt his name ; Amongst his saints he ever dwells ; His church is his Jerusalem. 448 L. M. PSALM 48. 6. Watts. 1 ~ W APPY the church, thou sacred place, [_ The seat of thy Creator's grace ; The holy courts are his abode, Thou earthly palace of our God. 2 Thy walls are strength, and at thy gates A guard of heavenly warriors waits ; Nor shall thy deep foundations move, Fixed on his counsels and his love. 3 Thy foes in vain designs engage, Against his throne in vain they, rage, Like rising waves with angry roar, That dash and die upon the shore. 4 Then let our souls in Zion dwell, Nor fear the wrath of earth and hell; 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 highest praise. 449 L. M. JER. 3. 15. Doddridge. 1 OIHEPHERD of Isr'el, thou dost keep, ^3 With constant care, thy humble sheep ; By thee inferior pastors rise, To feed our souls and bless our eyes. 2 To all thy churches such impart, ModelPd by thy own gracious heart; Whose courage, watchfulness and love, Men may attest and God approve. 8 Fed by their active tender care, Healthful may all thy sheep appear • ■hie church. 450-451 And by their fair example led, The way to Zion's pasture tread. 4 Here hast thou listened to our vows, And scattered blessings on thy house ; Thy saints are succor'd, and no more . As sheep without a guide deplore. 5 Completely heal each former stroke, And bless the shepherd and the flock;* Confirm the hopes thy mercies raise, And bless this tribute of our praise. 450 C. M. CANT. 5. 1. Pearce. 1 A GARDEN fenc'd from common earth, /% By special sov 'reign grace, Enrich'd with plants of heav'nly birth, The church of Jesus is. 2 His gospel is the open sky, His love the shining sun; Rivers of peace which never dry, Through all his garden run. 3 HisSpiritis the heav'nly wind, That o'er his garden blows ; And op'ning each renewed mind, The Saviour's image shows. 4 Faith like an ivy to the rock, That stands forever cleaves; And thro' the tempests loudest shock, Eternal calm perceives. 5 Assurance, like a cedar, rears Its statel}r branches high, Beyond the reach of doubts and fears, And blossoms ia the sky. 451 C. M. 2 COR. 12. 9. Watts. 1 TN all my troubles sharp and strong, L My soul to Jesus flies, My anchor hold is firm in him When swelling billows rise. 2 His comforts bear my spirits up, I trust a faithful God; 452-4 53 THE CHURCH. The sure foundation of my hope Is in my Saviour's blood. 3 Loud hallelujahs sing, my soul, To my Redeemer's name ; In joy and sorrow, life iind death. His love is still the same. 452 C. M. MIC. 7. 6. Medley. 1 rg^O thee, O Lord, my heav'nly King, Now will my soul draw near; Thankful of this sweet truth to sing, Thatthou,my God, wilt hear. 2 Tho' 1 am poor and needy too, And scarce know what to say; And tho' my w7ords are faint and few, My God will hear me pray. 3 Thro' Christ I come, and mercy claim, Who lives to intercede; For in his dear adored name, My God wifl hear me plead. 4 Tho' oft with sins, and doubts and fears, My soul is much cast down, And tho' o'erwhelm'd with sighs and tear*.. My God will hear me groan. 453 C M. JOHN 12. 32? Stennett. 1 ~W7~ONDER — amazing sight! — I see Tlr1 incarnate Son of God, Expiring on th' accursed tree, And welt'ring in his blood. 2 Behold a purple torrent run Down from his hands and head; The crimson tide puts out the sun, His groans awake the dead. 3 The trembling earth, the darken'd sky, Proclaim the truth aloud; And with th' amaz'd centurion cry, "This is the Son of God." 4 So great, so vast a sacrifice, May well my hope revive, the church. 454-455 If God's own Son thus bleeds and dies, The sinner sure may live. 5 O that those cords of love divine, Might draw me Lord to thee ! Thou hast my heart, it shall be thine— Thine it shall ever be! 454 C. M. PSALM 104. 34. Toplady. 1 ~W~^T7~HEN languor and disease invade y \ This trembling house of clay, 'Tis sweet to look beyond our cage, 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 reflect how grace divine, My sins on Jesus laid ; Sweet to remember that his blood My debt of suffering paid. 4 Sweet on his faithfulness to rest, Whose love can never end ; Sweet on his covenant of Grace, For all things to depend. 5 Sweet, in the confidence of faith3 To trust his firm decrees; Sweet, to lie passive in his hand, And know no will but his. 6 If such the sweetness of the streams, What must the fountain be 1 Where saints and angels draw their bliss Immediately from thee. 455 L. M. PSALM 46. 11. Watts. 1 d^i OD is the refuge of his saints, %J$~ When storms of sharp distress invade ; Ere we can offer our complaints, Behold him present with his aid. 2 Let mountains from their seats be hurl'd Down to the deepj and buried there; Convulsion shake trie solid world, Our faith shall never yield to fear, 456 THE CHURCH. 3 There is a stream whose gentle flow, Supplies the city of our God! Life, love and joy still gliding thro' And wat'ring our divine abode. 4 That sacred stream, thine holy wTord, Supports our faith, our fear controls ; Sweet peace thy promises afford, And give new strength to fainting souls. 5 Zion enjoys her Saviour's love, Secure against a threat'ning hour; Nor can her firm foundation move, Built on his truth, and armM with power. 456 C. M. PSALM 126. Watts. 1 \\ 7" HEN God revealed his gracious name, y \ And changed my mournful state, My rapture seemM a pleasing dream. The grace appear'd so great. 2 The world beheld the glorious change, And did thy hand confess; My tongue broke out in unknown strains, And sung surprising grace. 3 Great is the work, my neighbors cried, And own'd the power divine, Great is the work, my heart replied, And be the glory thine. 4 The Lord can clear the darkest skies; Can give us day for night ; Make drops of sacred sorrow rise To rivers of delight. 5 Let those that sow in sadness wait, Till the fair harvest come, They shall confess their sheaves are great, And shout the blessings home. 6 Though seed lie buried long in dust, It shan't deceive their hope ; The precious grain can ne'er be lost, For grace ensures the crop. THE CHURCH.- 457-458 457 L. M. LUKE 15. Medley. 1 T ESUS, th* incarnate God of love, ^J Rules all the shining worlds above; And though his name the heavens transcend, Yet he is still the sinner's friend. 2 Before the rolling skies were made, Or nature's deep foundations laid, He saw our fall, and did -intend To show himself the sinner's friend. 3 Behold ! the condescending God Awhile forsakes his bright abode : To our mean world see him descend, And groan and die the sinner's friend. 4 When the appointed hour was come He burst the barriers of the tomb; Then to the skies did he ascend, Where still he lives the sinners friend. 5 Ye mourning souls, to Jesus come — Cast off despair, there yet is room ; To his dear hands your cause commend^ Who only is the sinneVs friend. 458 C. M. CANT. 1. 3. Newton. 1 "j |"OW sweet the name of Jesus sounds L In a believer's ear! It soothes his sorrows, heals his wounds, And drives away his fear. 2 It makes the wounded spirit whole, And calms the troubled breast; 'Tis manna to the hungry soul, And to the weary rest. 3 Dear name! the rock on which I build, My shield and hiding place! My never-failing treasury, fill'd With boundless stores of grace. 4 By thee my prayers acceptance gain, Although with sin defiled Satan accuses me in vain, And I am owned a child. 5 Jesus! my Shepherd, Husband, Friend, My Prophet, Priest and King; 459-460 THE CHURCH. My Lord, my life, my way, my end, Accept the praise I bring. 6 Weak is the effort of my heart, And cold my warmest thought ; But when I see thee as thou art, I'll praise thee as I ought. 7 Till then I would thy love proclaim With every fleeting breath; And may the music of thy name Refresh my soul in death. 459 C. M. JOHN 1. 29. Hoskins. 1 £< INNERS, behold the Lamb of God, £^ Who takes away our guilt : Look to the precious, priceless blood, That Jews and Gentiles spilt. 2 From Heaven he came to seek and save, Leaving his bless'd abode ; To ransom us himself he gave : Behold the Lamb of God. 3 He came to take the sinner's place, And shed his precious blood ; Let Adam's guilt}', ruin'd race, Behold the Lamb of God. 4 Sinners to Jesus then draw near, Invited by his word ; The chief of sinners need not fear : Behold the Lamb of God. 5 In every state, and time, and place, Nought plead but Jesus' blood, However wretched be your case, Behold the Lamb of God. 6 Spirit of Grace, to us apply, Immanuel's precious blood, That we may, with thy saints on high* Behold the Lamb of God. 460 L. M. HEB. 13. 14. Kelly. 1 "^■T~^TT"E'V^E no abiding city here, y \ This may distress the worldling's mind, But should not cost the saint a tear. Who hopes a better rest to find,' THE CHURCH. 461 2 We've no abiding city here, Sad truth, were this to be our home; But let this thought our spirits cheer, We seek a city yet to come. 3 We've no abiding city here, Then let us live as pilgrims do; Let not the world our rest appear, But let us haste from all below. 4 We've no abiding city here, We seek a city out of sight : Zion its name — we'll soon be there, It shines with everlasting light. 5 Zion! Jehovah is her strength! Secure she smiles at all her foes : And weary travellers at length Within her sacred walls repose. 6 O sweet abode of peace and love, Where pilgrims freed from toil are blest: Had I the pinions of a dove, I'd fly to thee and be at rest. 7 But hush my soul, nor dare repine ! The time my God appoints is best: While here to do his will be mine, And his to fix my time of rest. 461 C. M. ISA. 49. 13. Watts. 1 ~T^]~OW shall my inward joys arise, \_y( And burst into a song; Almighty love inspires my heart, And pleasure tunes my tongue. 2 God on his thirsty Sion-hill Some mercy-drops has thrown, And solemn oaths have bound his love To shower salvation down. 3 Why do we then indulge our fears, - Suspicions and complaints? Is he a God, and shall his grace . Grow weary of his saints? 4 Can a kind woman e'er forget The infant of her womb ; 462-463 THE church. And 'mongst a thousand tender thoughts, Her suckling have no room? 5 "Yet," saith the Lord, "should nature change And mothers monster's prove, Sion still dwells upon the heart Of everlasting love. 6 Deep on the palms of both my hands I have engraved her name; My hands shall raise her ruined walls, And build her broken frame." 462 " L. M. 1 JOHN 3. 2. Swain. 1 • A ND am I blest with Jesus' love? f\ And shall I dwell with him above? And will the joyful period come When I shall call the heavens my home? 2 Think, O my soul, what it must be A world of glorious minds to see; Drink at the fountain head of peace, And bathe in everlasting bliss. 3 To hear them all at once proclaim. Eternal glories to the Lamb; And join, with joyful heart and tongue, That new, that never ending song. 4 And does the happy hour draw near, When Christ will in the clouds appear; And I without a veil shall see The Man, the God that bled for me? 5 If in my soul such joy abounds, While weeping faith explores his wounds How glorious will those scars appear, When perfect bliss Jbr bids a tear. 6 Think, O my soul, if 'tis so sweet On earth to sit at Jesus' feet ; What must it be to wear a crown, And sit with Jesus on the throne ? 463 C. M. 2 COR. 12. 9. Needham. 1 ~WZ~ IND are the words that Jesus speaks |^^ To cheer the drooping saint ; " My grace sufficient is for you, Though nature's powers may faint. ^HECtlTJRCH. 464-465 0 i i \ j j grace its g] d i sp la y , And make your griefs remove; Your weakness shall the triumph tell Of boundless power and love. 3 What though my griefs are not removed, Yet why should I despair? While my kind Saviour's arms support, I can the burden bear. 4 Jesus, my Saviour and my Lord, 'Tis good to trust thy name; Thy power, thy faithfulness and love, Will ever be the same, 5 Weak as I am, yet through thy grace, I all things can perform; And smiling triumph in thy name, Amid the ra^in^ storm. 464 L. M. MARK 9. 24. Doddridge, 1 JTESUS, our soul's delightful choice, J In thee believing we rejoice; Yet still our joy is mixed with grief, While faith contends with unbelief, 2 Thy promises our hearts revive, And keep our fainting hopes alive, But guilt and fears, and sorrows rise, And hide the promise from our eyes. 3 O let not sin and Satan boast, While saints lie mourning in the dust; Nor see that faith to ruin brought, Which thy own gracious hands hath wrought. 4 Do thou the dying spark inflame ; Reveal the glories of thy name ; And put all anxious doubts to flight, As shades dispersM by opening night. 465 L. M. PSALM 87. 9. 1 g^i RE AT God, we to thy honor raise %Jf These walls, to echo forth thy praise; Do thou, descending, fill the place With choicest tokens of thy grace; 2 Here let the Great Redeemer reign, With all the graces of his train. 466—467 MISSIONARY. While power divine his words attends, To conquer foes and cheer his friends. 3 And in the great decisive day, When God the nations shall survey, May it before the world appear, That crowds were born to glory here ! MISSIONARY. 466. L. M. PSALM 72. Watts. 1 "B"ESUS shall reign, where'er the sun J Does his successive jourueys run; His kingdom stretch from shore to shore, Till moons shall wax and wane no more. 2 While western empires own their Lord, And savage tribes attend his word, From north to south the princes meet, To pay their homage at his feet 3 For him shall endless prayer be made, And endless praises crown his head; His name, like swreet perfume, shall rise W7ith every morning sacrifice. 4 People and realms of every tongue, Dwell on his love wTith sweetest song; And infant voices shall proclaim Their early blessings on his name. 467. L. M. MATT. 6. 10. Rippox. 1 f B lO distant lands thy Gospel send, And thus thy empire wide extend; To Gentile, Turk, and stubborn Jew, Thou King of Grace ! salvation show. 2 Where'er the sun or light arise, Thy name, O God, immortalize ; May nations yet unborn confess Thy wisdom, power, and righteousness. 3 The untaught heathen wait to know The joy the Gospel will bestow; The exiled slave waits to roceive The freedom Jesus' has to give. 4 Invite the globe to come and prove s A Saviour's condescending love; MISSIONARY. 468—469 And humbly fall before his feet, Assur'd they shall acceptance meet. 468 L- M. ACTS 1. 26. 1 7TNDULGENT God, to thee we pray, ij Be with us on this solemn day; Smile on our souls, our plans approve, By which we seek to speak thy love. 2 Let party prejudice be gone, And love unite our hearts in one ; Let all we have and are combine To aid this glorious work of thine. 3 Great let the bands of those be found, Who shall attend the gospel sound, And let barbarians, bond and free, In suppliant throngs resort to thee. 4 Where Pagan altars now are built, And brutal blood, or human, spilt, There be the bleeding cross high reared, And God, our God, alone revered. 469 8s. 7s. 4s. ISA. 11. 7. 1 "^7^ES, we trust the day is breaking, Joyful times are near at hand; God, the mighty God is speaking, By his word in every land : When he chooses, Darkness flies at his command. 2 Let us hail the joyful season, Let us hail the rising ray; When the Lord appears, there's reason To expect a glorious day ; r At his presence Gloom and darkness fly away. 3 While the foe becomes more daring While he enters like a flood, God the Saviour is preparing Means to spread his truth abroad; Every language Soon shall tell the love of God. 4 O! 'tis pleasant, 'tis reviving To our hearts, to hear each day. 470-471 MISSIONARY. Joyful news from far arriving, How the gospel wings its way; Those enlightening Who in death and darkness lay. 5 God of Jacob, high and glorious, Let thy people see thy hand ; Let thy gospel be victorious, Through the world, in every land; And the idols Perish, Lord, at thy command. 470 L. M. Luke 10. 3. Dobell 1 1 r ORD, when we cast our eyes abroad, |_j And see on heathen altars slain, Poor helpless babes for sacrifice, To purge their parent's dismal stain! 2 We can't behold such horrid deeds, Without a groan of ardent prayer; And while each heart in anguish bleeds, We cry, Lord send thy gospel there. 3 For them we pray, for them we wait, To them thy great salvation show; Thy harvest, Lord, is truly great, But faithful labourers are few. 1 4 O send out preachers, gracious Lord, Among that dark, bewilder'd race ; Open their eyes, and bless thy word, And call them by thy sovereign grace. 5 Then they shall shout thy honored name, And sound thy matchless name abroai And we will join them in the theme, Salvation to our risen God. 471 8s. 7s. 4s. ISA. 9.4. 5. 1 ^^V'ER the gloomy hills of darkness, \J Look, my soul, be still and gaze, All the promises do travail With a glorious day of grace : Blessed jubilee, Let thy glorious morning dawn. 2 Let the Indian, let the Negro, Let the rude barbarian see MISSIONARY. 473 That divine and glorious conquest, Once obtained on Calvary : Let the gospel Loud resound from pole to pole. 3 Kingdoms wide that sit in darkness, Grant them, Lord, thy glorious light; And from eastern coast to western, May the morning chase the night; And redemption Freely purchas'd, win the day. 4 [May the glorious day approaching, On their grossest darkness dawn, And the everlasting gospel Spread abroad thy holy name ; All the borders Of the great Immanuel's land.] 5 Fly abroad, thou mighty gospel, Win and conquer, never cease; May thy lasting, wide dominions, Multiply and still increase; Sway thy sceptre, Saviour, all the world around. 472 C. M. PSALM 2. 8. Gibbon. 1 g,lATHER, is not thy promise pledg'd, gj To thine exalted Son, That through the nations of the earth Thy word of life shall run ? 2 "Ask, and I give the heathen's land For thine inheritance : And to the world's remotest shores, Thine empire shall advance." 3 Hast thou not said the blinded Jews Shall their Redeemer own; While Gentiles to his standard crowd, . And bow before his throne ? 4 [Are not all kingdoms, tribes and tongues, Under th' expanse of heaven, To the dominion of thy Son, Without exception given? 5 From east to west, from north to south,' Then be his name adored! 473-474 missionary. Europe, with all thy millions, shout Hosannas to the Lord. 6 Asia and Africa resound From shore to shore his fame ; And thou, America, in songs Redeeming love proclaim.] 473 S. M. MARK 16. 15. Voke. 1 ~^K7^ messengers of Christ, His sovereign voice obey; Arise and follow where he leads, And peace attend his way. 2 The master whom you serve, Will needful strength bestow : Depending on his promis'd aid With sacred courage go. 3 Mountains shall sink to plains, And hell in vain oppose; The cause is God's and must prevail In spite of all his foes. 4 Go spread the Saviour's fame, And tell his matchless grace ! ; v To the most guilty and deprav'd Of Adam's num'rous race. 5 We wish you in his name The most divine success; Assur'd that he who sends you forth Will your endeavor's bless. 6 [When you from us depart * To cross the boisterous main ; We then will bear you on our hearts And hope to meet again.] 474 L. M. ISA. 58. 1. Kelly. 1 1%/TY soul, with sacred joy survey, If I The glories of the latter day; _ Its dawn already seems begun, And promises a future sun. 2 The friends of truth assembled stand, (A humble, consecrated band:) missionary. 475-476 The standard of thy cross display, And cry aloud, "Behold the way.1' 3 Behold the way to Zion's hill, Where Israel's God delights to dwell; He fixes there his lofty throne, And calls the sacred place his own. 4 'Behold the way.' Ye heralds cry; Spare not, but lift your voices high ; Convey the sound from shore to shore. And bid the captive sigh no more. 5 Swift on the wings of heavenly zeal They fly, nor seem'their toils to feel: But faithful to their Master's will, Their sacred embassy fulfil, 475 C. M. PSALM 2. 8. Gibbon. 1 £^i REAT God, the nations of the earth, \Jf Are by creation thine : And in thy works by all beheld, Thy radiant glories shine. 2 But Lord, thy greater love has sent Thy gospel to mankind j Unveiling what rich stores of grace Are treasur'd m thy mind. 3 Lord, when shall these glad tidings spread The spacious earth around, Till every tribe, and every soul, Shall hear the joyful sound? 4 When shall th? untutord heathen tribes, A dark bewilder'd race, Sit down at our Immanuel's feet. And learn and feel his grace? 5 Smile Lord, on each divine attempt To spread the gospel's rays: And build on sin's demolish'd throne The temples of thy praise. 476 L. M. ISA. 43. G. 1 ^i/fl~ILLIONS there are on heathen ground jLYJL Who never heard the gospel sound; Lord send it forth and let it run. Swift and reviving as the sun. 477-478 LOVE OF THE BRETHREN. 2 Guide thou their lips who stand to tell Sinners the way that leads from hell; To those who give, do thou impart, A generous, wise, and tender heart. 3 Lord crown their zeal, reward their care, That in thy grace they all may share, And those who now in darkness dwell. Deliverance sing, from death and hell. 477. C. M. MARK 16, 16. 1 £^i O and the Saviour's grace proclaim, \3T Ye messengers of God : Go publish, through Immanuel's name, Salvation bought with blood. 2 What tho' your arduous task may lie Thro' regions dark as death; What tho' your faith and zeal to try Perils beset your path ; 3 Yet with determined courage go, And, armed with power divine, Your God will needful aid bestow, And on your labors shine. 4 He who has call'd you to the war Will recompense your pains: Before Messiah's conquering car, Mountains shall sink to plains. 5 Shrink not, tho' earth and hell oppose, But plead your Master's cause, Nor doubt that even your mighty foes Shall bow before the cross. 478 S. M. PSALM 133. Fawcett. 1 "OLEST be the tie that binds j|3 Our hearts in christian love! The fellowship of kindred minds Is like to that above. 2 Before our Father's throne We pour our ardent pm: Our fears, our hopes, our aims are one — Our comforts and our cares. LOVE OF THE BRETHREN. 479-480 3 We share our mutual woes: Our mutual burdens bear; And often for each other flows The sympathizing tear. 4 When we asunder part, It gives us inward pain; But we shall still be joinM in heart, And hope to meet again. 5 This glorious hope revives Our courage by the way ; While each in expectation lives. And longs to see the day. 6 From sorrow, toil, and pain, And sin we shall b e free ; And perfect love and friendship reign, Through all eternity. 479 C. M 1 JOHN 4. 7. Wesley. 1 IJ LEST be the dear uniting love [3 That will not let us part; Our bodies may far off' remove, But we are joined in heart. 2 JoinM in one spirit to our Head, We wait his will to know, That we in his right steps may tread, And do his work below. 3 O may we ever walk in him, And nothing know beside ; Nothing desire, nor aught esteem, But Jesus crucified. 4 Closer and closer let us cleave To his belovM embrace ; Expect his fullness to receive, And grace to answer grace. 480 L. M. HEB. 13. 1. Burnham. 1 " ¥~OW good, how glorious 'tis to see, 1 I The church of Jesus kind and free ; Appearing like a new born race. Proving the power of sovereign grace. 2 How does the saviour's love cement Brother to brother, saint to saint; 23 481 LOVE OF THE BRETHREN. Each feels the other's care and grief, And runs to give a kind relief. 3 In paths of peace they sweetly move, And traverse o'er the fields of Jove ; Kindly they help each other on, And press towards the heav'nly throne. 4 Now Lord, may we thyfavor'd train, Ever in purest love remain ; May discord evermore subside, And we appear like Jesus' bride. 5 May we in peace be ever found, And grace in every heart abound; Soon may we mount the heights above, And live in all the blaze of love. 6 Then will we sing with all our might, Through the refulgent courts of light : Highest hosannas shall we raise, And spend eternity in praise. 481 L. M. GEN. 24. 31. Newtow. 1 ~TZ INDRED in Christ, for his dear sake ( J|^^_ A hearty welcome here receive ; May we together now partake The joys which only he can give. 2 To you and us by grace 'tis given Toluiow the Saviour's precious name; And shortly we shall meet in heaven, Our hope, our way, our end the same. 3 May he, by whose kind care we meet, Send his good spirit from above, Make our communications sweet, And cause our hearts to burn with love*. 4 Forgotten be each worldly theme, When Christians see each other thus; We only wish to speak of him, Who lived, and died, and reigns for us. 5 We'll talk of all he did and said, And suffered for us here below ; The path he mark'd for us to tread, And what he's doing for us now. TIME AND ETERNITY. 482-483 6 Thus as the moments pass away, We'll love, and wonder, and adore; And hasten on the glorious day, When we shall meet to part no more. 482 C. M. PSALM 4. 8. Watts/ 1 T^VREAD Sovereign, let my evening song \_J Like holy incense rise; Assist the off 'rings of my tongue To reach the lofty skies. 2 Through all the dangers of the day Thy hand was still my guard, And still to drive my wants away, Thy mercy stood prepar'd. 3 Perpetual blessings from above Encompass me around, But O how few returns of love Hath my Creator found ! 4 What have I done for him that died, To save my wretched soul? How are my follies multiplied, Fast as my minutes roll ! 5 Lord, with this guilty heart of mine, To thy dear cross I flee, And to thy grace my soul resign To be renewed by thee. 6 Sprinkled afresh with pard'ning blood, I lay me down to rest, As in the embraces of my God, Or on my Saviour's breast. 483 C. M. 1 COR. 7. 29. Hoskess. 1 f ■ ^HE time is short! the season near When death will us remove : To leave our friends, however dear, And all we fondly love. 484 TIME AND ETERNITY. 2 The time is short! sinners beware, Nor trifle time away, The word of great salvation hear, While it is call'd to-day. 3 The time is short! ye rebels now To Christ the Lord submit; To mercy's golden sceptre bow, And fall at Jesus' feet. 4 The time is short ! ye saints rejoice— The Lord will quickly come: Soon shall you hear the Bridegroom's voice, To call you to your home. 5 The time is short! it swiftly flies — The hour is just at hand, When we shall mount above the skies, And reach the wish'd for land. 6 The time is short ! the moment near, When we shall dwell above; And be forever happy there, With Jesus, whom we love. 484 L. M. PSALM 39. Steele. 1 A LMIGHTY MAKER of my frame, f\ Teach me the measure of my days, Teach jne to know how frail I am, And spend the remnant to thy praise. 2 My days are shorter than a span; A little point my life appears; How frail at best is dying man ! How vain are all his hopes and fears! 3 Vain his ambition, noise and show! Vain are the cares which rack his mind! He heaps up treasures mixM with woe, And dies, and leaves them all behind. 4 Oh, be a nobler portion mine, My God ! I bow before thy throne ; Earth's fleeting treasures I resign, And fix my hopes on thee alone. DEATH. 485-486 485 L. M. ISA. 57. 15. Steele. 1 TT1 TERNITY is just at hand ; Jjj And shall I waste my ebbing sand. And careless view departing day, And throw my inch of time away 2 2 Eternity ! tremendous sound ! To guilty souls a dreadful wound ; But O! if Christ and heaven be mine, How sweet the accents! how divine! 3 Be this my chief, my only care, My high pursuit, my ardent prayer, An interest in the Saviour's blood, My pardon sealM and peace with God. 4 But should my brightest hopes be vain, The rising doubt how sharp its pain! My fears, O Gracious God remove — Confirm my title to thy love. 5 Search, Lord, O search my inmost heart And light, and hope, and joy impart; From guilt and error set me free, And guide me safe to heaven and thee. 486 C. M. DEUT. 34. 5. Watts. 1 fipiHERE is a land of pure delight, Where saints immortal reign ; Infinite day excludes the night, And pleasures banish pain. 2 There everlasting spring abides, And never with'ring flowers ; Death, like a narrow sea divides This heavenly land from ours. 3 [Sweet fields beyond the swelling flood Stand dress'd in living green : So to the Jews old Canaan stood, While Jordan roll'd between. 4 But timVous mortals start and shrink, To cross this narrow sea : And linger, shivVingon the brink, And fear to launch away.] 23* 487-488 DEATH. 5 O ! could we make our doubts remove, Those gloomy doubts that rise, And see the Canaan that we love With unbeclouded eyes! 6 Could we but climb where Moses stood, And view the landscape o'er, Not Jordan's streams, nor death's cold flood, Should fright us from the shore. 487 C. M. JOB 7. 1. Watts. 1 XJT^K; from the tomb a doleful sound, 1 I My ears attend the cry : "Ye living men come view the ground Where you must shortly lie. 2 "Princes, this clay must be your bed, In spite of all your towers; The tall, the wise, the reverend head, Must lie as low as ours.'V 3 Great God! is this our certain doom! 1 And are we still secure? Still walking downward to the tomb, And yet prepare no more! 4 Grant us the powers of quick'ning grace, To fit our souls to fly; Then when we drop this dying flesh, We'll rise above the sky. 488 C M. JOHN 14. 1. Steele. 1 %/^7~HEN those we love are snatch'd away, f f By death's resistless hand, Our hearts the mournful tribute pay, Which pity must demand. 2 While pity prompts the rising sigh, O may this truth, impress'd With awful power — / too must die — Sink deep in every breast. 3 Letthis vain world engage no more : Behold the gaping tomb! It bids us seize the present hour, To-morrow death may come. 4 The voice of this alarming scene. May every h?art obey; DEATH. 489-490 Nor be the heavenly warning vain. Which calls ta watch and pray. 5 O let ns fly, to Jesus fly, Whose powerful arm can save ; Then shall our hopes ascend on high, And triumph o'er the grave. 6 Great God, thy sovereign grace impart, With cleansing, healing power \ This only can prepare the heart For death's surprising hour* 489 C. M. 1 COR. 15. 54. Watts. 1 "W^t"7^HY do we mourn departing friends? J \ Or shake at death's alarms? 'Tis but the voice that Jesus sends To call them to his arms. 2 Are we not tending upward too, As fast as time can move? Nor should we wish the hours more slow, To keep us from our love. 3 Why should we tremble to convey Their bodies to the tomb? There the dear flesh of Jesus lay, And left a long perfume. 4 The graves of all his saints he bless'd, And soften'd every bed ; Where should the dying members rest, But with their dying head? 5 Thence he arose ascending high, And show'd our feet the way; Up to the Lord our feet shall fly, At the great rising day. 490 C M. PSALM 39. 1. Watts. 1 f 1 1HEE we adore, eternal name! B And humbly own to thee, How feeble is our mortal frame, What dying worms are we! 2 Our wasting lives grow shorter still As months and days increase ; And every beating pulse we tell Leaves but the number lees. 491 DEATH. 3 The year rolls round and steals away The breath that first it gave, Whatever we do, where'er we be, We're travelling to the grave. 4 Dangers stand thick thro' all the ground, To push us to the tomb; And fierce diseases wait around, To hurry mortals home. 5 Great God! on what a slender thread Hang everlasting things ! The eternal state of all the dead, Upon life's feeble strings. 6 Infinite joy or endless woe, Attend on every breath; And yet how unconcern'd we go, Upon the brink of death! 7 Waken, O Lord, our drowsy sense, To walk this dangerous road ; And if our souls are hurried hence, May they be found with God. 491 C. M. JOHN 11. 25. Watts. 1 TVJT Y soul? come meditate the day, If I And think how near it stands, When thou must quit this house of clay, And fly to unknown lands. 2 And you mine eyes, look down and view The hollow, gaping tomb; This gloomy prison waits for you, Whene'er the summons come. 3 O! could we die with those that die, And place us in their stead ; Then would our spirits learn to fly, And converse with the dead. 4 Then should we see the saints above, In their own glorious forms, And wonder why our souls should love To dwell with mortal worms. 5 We should almost forsake our clay Before the summons come, DEATH. 492-493 And pray and wish our souls away To their eternal home. 492 C. M. PSALM 39. 4. Watts. 1 rj^EACH me the measure of my days, Thou maker of my frame! I would survey lifers narrow space, And learn how frail I am. 2 A span is all that we can boast, An inch or two of time; Man is but vanity and dust, In aH his flower and prime. 3 See the vain race of mortals move. Like shadows o'er the plain; They rage and strive, desire and love, But all their noise is vain. 4 Some walk in honor's gaudy show, Some dig for golden ore ; They toil for heirs, they know not who, And straight are seen no more. 5 What should I wish or Wait for then,' " From creature's earth and dust? They make our expectations vain, And disappoint our trust. 6 Now I forbid my carnal hope, My fond desires recall; I give my mortal interest up, And make my God my all. 493 L. M. HEB. 2 & 3 chap. Watts. 1 1FE is the time to serve the Lord, |_j The time t' insure the great reward, And while the lamp holds out to burn, The vilest sinner may return. 2 [Life is the hour that God hath given To 'scape from hell and fly to heaven; The day of grace, and mortals may Secure the blessings of the day.] 3 The living know that they must die, But all the dead forgotten lie ; Their memory and their sense is gone, * like unknowing and unknown. 494-495 DEATH. 4 [Their hatred and their love are lost, Their envy buried in the dust; They have no share in all that's done Beneath the circuit of the sun.] 5 Then what my thoughts design to do, My hands, with all your might pursue; Since no device or work is found, Nor faith, nor hope, beneath the ground. 6 There are no acts of pardon past In the cold grave to which we haste ; But darkness, death, and long despair, Reign in eternal silence there. 494 C. M. GEN. 47. 9. Watts. 1 /^\UR days, alas ! our mortal days \J Are short and wretched too ; "Evil and few," the patriarch says, And well the patriarch knew. 2 'Tis but at best a narrow bound, That heaven allows to men ; And pains and sins run through the round Of three score years and ten. 3 Well, if ye must be sad and few, Run on, my days, in haste; Moments of sin, and months of woe, Ye cannot fly too fast. 4 Let heavenly love prepare my soul, And call her to the skies, Where years of long salvation roll, And glory never dies. 495 C. M. JOB 7. 6. Watts. 1 r ■ ^IME! what an empty vapor 'tis! And days how swift they are! Swift as an Indian arrow flies, Or like a shooting star. 2 The present moments just appear, Then slide away in haste, That we can never say, "They're here," But only say, "They're past." 3 Our life is ever on the wing, And death is ever nigh ; DEATH. 496-497 The moment when our lives begin We all begin to die. 4 Yet, mighty God ! our fleeting days Thy lasting favors share; Yet, with the bounties of thy grace, Thou load'st the rolling year. 496 L. M. HEB. 2. 15. Watts. 1 ~W"^T7^^ should we start, and fear to die? y Y What tim'rous worms we mortals are! Death is the gate of endless joy, '~ And yet we dread to enter there. 2 The pains, the groans, the dying strife, Fright our approaching souls away; Still we shrink back again to life, Fond of our prison and our clay. 3 O, if my Lord would come and meet, My soul should stretch her wings in haste, Fly fearless through death's iron gate, Nor feel the terrors as she pass'd. 4 Jesus can make a dying bed Feel soft as downy pillows are, While on his breast I lean my head, And breathe my life out sweetly there. 497 C. M. 2 COR. 5. 1. Watts. 1 FTT\ HERE is a house not made with hands, Eternal, and on high, And here my spirit waiting stands, Tifi God shall bid it fly. 2 Shortly this prison of my clay Must be dissolved and fall; Then, O my soul, with joy obey Thy heavenly Father's call. 3 'Tis he, by his Almighty grace, That forms thee fit for heaven ; And, as an earnest of the place, Has his own Spirit given. 4 We walk by faith of joys to come; Faith lives upon his word; But while the body is our home, We're absent from the Lord. 498-499 death. 5 'Tis pleasant to believe thy grace, But we had rather see ; We would be absent from the flesh, And present, Lord, with thee. 498 C M. PSALM 102. 23. 1 TVTY Father calls me to his arms, If I And willingly I go: With cheerfulness I bid farewell To every thing below. 2 My tender parents kind and dear, I bid farewell to you ; Tho' nature feels, and I can find 'Tis hard to say adieu ! 3 My friends and kindred love me much, Ye hold me near your heart; And still I feel that I can love, • And find it hard to part. 4 Ye brothers, sisters, me you love, And love I also feel ; I see- your tender passions move — Your grief you can't conceal. 5 But do not weep or grieve for me, You know I must go home ; I was upon a visit here, And now I must return. 6 [Farewell, thou world, with all thy toys For thou hast been to me A world of tranistory joys, Of sin and vanity. 7 Now I rejoice to leave this world Of sorrow, sin, and pain; I know Pm wash'd in Jesus' blood, And shall a crown obtain. 8 I'm going to my heavenly friend, My Jesus and my all ; He calls to take me to his arms — I will obey the call. 499 S. M. PSALM 90. Watts. l^T ORD, what a feeble piece J j Is this our mortal frame; DEATH. 500 Oar life, batt poor a trifle His, That scarce deserves the name. 2 Alas! the brittle clay- That built our body first: And every month and every day 'Tis mouldering back to dust. 3 Our moments fly apace, Nor will our minutes stay; Just like a flood our hasty days Are sweeping us away. 4 Well, if our days must fly, We'll keep their end in sight ; We'll spend them all in wisdom's way, And let them speed their flight. 5 They'll waft us sooner o'er This life's tempestuous sea: Soon we shall reach the peaceful shore Of blest eternity. 500 C. M. PSALM 39. 4. Watts. 1 " FOW short and hasty is our life, [_ How vast our soul's affairs! Yet senseless mortals vainly strive To lavish out their years. 2 Our days run thoughtlessly along, Without a moment's stayr : Just like a story or a s^ong We pass our lives away. 3 God from on high invites us home, But we march heedless on; And ever hastening to the tomb, Stoop downwards as we run. 4 How we deserve the deepest hell That slight the joys above! What chains of vengeance should we feel, That break such cords of love. 5 Draw us, O God, with sov'reign grace, And lift oui thoughts on high, That we may end this mortal race, And sec salvation nigh. 21 501-502 death. 501 C. M. JOHN 17. 24. 1 "irTEAR what the voice from heaven declares, [_ To those in Christ who die! "Released from all their earthly cares. They'll reign with him on high." 2 Then why lament departed friends, Or shake at death's alarms? Death's but the servant Jesus sends, To call us to his arms. 3 If sin be pardon'd, we're secure, Death hath no sting beside : The law gives sin condemning power, But Christ our Ransom died. 4 The graves of all his saints he bless'd When in the grave he lay : And rising thence their hopes he rais'd To everlasting day. . 5 Then joyfully, while life we have, In Christ our life we'll sing, "Where is thy victory, O^grave? And where, O death, thy sting?" 502 C. M. JOB 14. 1. 1 ~W_ j~OW short the race our friend has run, |_ Cut down in all his bloom, The course but yesterday begun, Now finish'd in the tomb. 2 Few are thy days, and full of woe, O man, of woman born ; Thy doom is written — dust thou art, To dust thou shalt return. 3 Thou joyous youth, hence learn how soon Thy years may end their flight; Long, long before life's brilliant noon May come death's gloomy night. 4 To serve thy God no longer wait, To-day his voice regard j To-morrow mercy's open gate, May be forever barr'd. 5 And thus the Lord reveals his grace; Thv youthful love to gain — DEATH. 503-504 The soul that early seeks my face, Shall never seek in vain. 503 C. M. EPH. 3. 15. 1 ^lOME let us join our friends above, \^j That have obtained the prize, And on the eagle's wings of love, To joy celestial rise. 2 Let all the saints terrestrial 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 divided by the stream, The narrow stream of death. 4 One army of the living God, To his command we bow, Part of the host have crossed the flood, And part are crossing now — 5 Ten thousand to their endless home, This solemn moment fly ; And we are to the margin come, And soon expect to die. 6 Dear Saviour be our constant guide, Then when the word is given, Bid death's cold flood and waves divide And land us safe in heaven. 504 8s. PHIL. 1. 21. C. Wesley. 1 " ¥~OW blest is our brother, bereft ■ j Of all that could burden his mind ; How easy the soul that has left This wearisome body behind. Of evil incapable thou, Whose relics with envy I see, No longer in misery now, No longer a sinner like me. 2 This earth is affected no more With sickness or shaken with pain ; The war in his members is o'er, . And never shall vex him again. 505 . JUDGMENT. No anger henceforward nor shame. Shall redden his innocent clay; Extinct is the animal flame, And passion is vanished away. 3 This languishing head is at rest, Its thinking and aching are o'er; This quiet immoveable breast, Is heaved by affliction no more; This heart is no longer the seat Of trouble and torturing pain, It ceases to flutter and beat, It never shall flutter again. 4 The lids he so seldom could close, By sorrow forbidden to sleep, Sealed up in eternal repose, Have strangely forgotten to weep ; These fountains can yield no supplies, These hollows from water are free, The tears are all wiped from these eyes, And evil they never shall see. 505 L. M. MATT. 25. 46. Medley. 1 g^i HEAT Judge of all ! that day will come, \JJ~ When mortals must receive their doom: Oh hear our cry, and grant we may, Of thee find mercy in that day ! 2 The awful summons shall go forth From east to west, from south to north : Devils and men to judgment come, And hear your everlasting doom! 3 Think, oh my soul, thou must appear And pass the judgment at this bar; What now does God and conscience say? Wilt thou find mercy in that day ? 4 Dost thou by faith to Jesus flee ? Is his dear image stamp'd on thee? If so let nothing thee dismay, Thou shalt find mercy in that day. 5 Eternal Judge ! Almighty Lord ! Seal home, and ble?s thv solemn word! HELL AND HEAVEN. 506-507 And Oh, that we poor sinners may, Of thee find mercy in that day. 506 C, M. MATT. 25. 31. 1 fTjnHAT awful day will surely come, Th' appointed hour makes haste. When I must stand before my Judge, And pass the solemn test. 2 Thou lovely chief of all my joys, Thou sov'reign of my heart, How could I bear to hear thy voice, Pronounce the sound "Depart 1" 3 O! wretched state of deep despair, To see my God remove, And fix my doleful station where I must not taste his love. 4 Jesus ! I throw my arms around, And hang upon thy breast; Without a gracious smile from thee My spirit cannot rest. 5 O! tell me that my worthless name Is graven on thy hands ; Show me some promise in thy book Where my salvation stands. 6 [Give me one kind assuring word, To sink my fears again ; And cheerfully my soul shall wait Her three score years and ten.] 507 C. M. 1 COR. 2. 9. Watts, 1 T^l "OR eye hath seen, nor ear hath heard, JJ^j Nor sense nor reason known, What joys the Father has preparW For those that love his Son, 2 But the good Spirit of the Lord Reveals a heaven to come; The beams of glory in his word, Allure and guide us home. 3 Pure are the joys above the sky, And all the region peace; 21* 508-509 HELL AXD HEAVEN. 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. 5 He keeps the Father's book of life, There all their names are found; The hypocrite in vain shall strive To tread the heavenly ground. 508 C. M. ROM. 6. 14. Watts. 1 ^^ LR sins, alas ! how strong they be, \J And like a violent sea, They break our duty, Lord, to thee, And hurry us away. 2 The waves of trouble, how they rise, How loud the tempests roar; But death shall land our weary souls Safe on the heavenly shore. 3 There to fulfil his sweet commands. Our speedy feet shall move; No sin shall clog our winged zeal, Or cool our burning love. 4 There shall we sit, and sing, and tell The wonders of his grace, Till heavenly raptures fire our hearts. And smile in every face. 5 Forever his dear sacred name Shall dwell upon our tongue, And Jesus and salvation be The close of every song. 509 C M. 1 JOHN 3. 2. Watts. 1 X7S ATHSR, I long, 1 faint to see Jj The place of thine abode; Fd leave thine earthly courts, and flee Up to thy seat my God ! 2 Here I behold thy distant face, And 'tis a pleasing sight; HELL AND HEAVEN. 510 But to abide in thine embrace Is infinite delight. 3 Pd part with all the joys of sense, To gaze upon thy throne ; Pleasure springs fresh for ever thence, Unspeakable, unknown. 4 [There all the heavenly hosts are seen,' In shining ranks they move, And drink immortal vigor in, With wonder and with love. 5 Then at thy feet with awful fear, Th' adoring armies fall; With joy they shrink to nothing there, Before the eternal all. 6 There would I vie with all the host In duty and in bliss; While less than nothing I could boast, And vanity confess.] 7 The more thy glories strike mine eyes, The humbler I shall lie; Thus while 1 sink my joys shall rise Un measurably high. 510 C. M. 1 COR. 15. 54. Watts. 1 g,lROM thee, my God, my joys shall rise gj And run eternal rounds. Beyond the limits of the skies, And all created bounds. 2 The holy triumphs of my soul Shall death itself out-brave; Leave dull mortality behind, And fly beyond the grave. 3 There, where my blessed Jesus reigns In heaven's unmeasured space, I'll spend a long eternity In pleasure and in praise. 4 Millions of years my wond'ring eyes Shall o'er thy beauties rove, And endless ages I'll adore The glories of thv love. 511-512 FAREWELL. 5 [Sweet Jesus, every smile of thine Shall fresh endearments bring! And thousand tastes of new delight From all thy graces spring. - 6 Haste, my beloved, fetch my soul Up to thy blessed abode ; Fly, for my spirit longs to see My Saviour and my God.] 511 C. M. ACTS 29. 38. Burnham. 1 B/1ROM the dear flock of Jesus' saints JJ How painful 'tis to go! But such must be our sad complaints, While trav'ling here below. 2 If parting now so grieves each heart, That's knit to Zion's head, Then surely Jesus ne'er will part With those for whom he bled. 3 True must his word forever stand; Then he'll ne'er leave his sheep ; But in the hollow of his hand, Their souls he'll ever keep. 4 He'll train them up thro' grace divine, A kingd'om to possess : There shall their souls forever shine, In perfect love and peace. 5 What a delightful company Shall meet on Canaan's shore! O! what a meeting that will be, 0 When parting is no more. 6 Then round the shining throne above, We'll sing in cheerful strains : Sound the dear Saviour's dying love, O'er all the heav'nly plains. 512 7s. ACTS 20, 32. 1 Bj^OR a season call'd to part, 5j Let us now ourselves commend, To the gracious eye and heart Of our ever present Friend, FAREWELL. 513-514 2 Jesus hear our humble prayer! Tender shepherd of thy sheep! Let thy mercy and thy care All our souls in safety keep. 3 In thy strength may we be strong, Sweeten every cross and pain; Give us, if we live, ere long In thy peace to meet again. 4 Then i[ thou thy help afford, Ebenezers shall be rcar'd ; And our souls shall praise the Lord, Who our poor petitions heard. 513 L. M. ACTS 18. 21. Bernard. 1 /^W HAPPY day! when saints shall meet \^P To part no more — the thought is sweet; No more to feel the rending smart, Oft felt below when christians part. 2 O happy place, I still must say, Where all but love is done away; All cause of parting there is past; Their social feast will ever last. 3 Such union here is sought in vain, As there, in every heart will reign; There separation can't compel The saints to bid the sad farewell. 4 On earth, when friends together meet, And find the passing moments sweet ; Time's rapid motions soon compel, With grief to say — dear friends, farewell. 5 The happy season soon will come, When saints shall meet in heaven, their home; Eternally with Christ to dwell, Nor ever hear the sound, farewell. 514 C. M. ACTS 20. 3?. 1 " " ORD! when together here we meet, |_j And taste thy heav'nly grace, Thy smiles are so divinely sweet, We're loth to leave the place. 2 Yet, Father, since it is thy will, That we must part again, 515 FAREWELL. O let thy precious presence still With every one remain. 2 Thus let us all in Christ be one, Bound with the coids of love, Till we around thy glorious throne, Shall joyous meet above. 4 Where sin and sorrow from each heart, Shall then forever fly, And not a thought that we shall part, Once interrupt our joy. 515 6s. 5s. ACTS 20 38. 1 T7^ AREWELL, loving christians, the time is at Jgj hand, Wrhen we must be parted from this social band ; 1 Our several engagements do call us away, Separation is needful, and we must obey. 2 Farewell my dear brethren, farewell for awhile, We'll soon meet again if kind providence smile; But when we are parted and scattered abroad, We'll pray for each other when wrestling with God. 3 Farewell, faithful soldiers, you'll soon be dis- charged, The war's almost over, the crown is enlarged, With singing and praising, tho' Jordan may roar, You'll enter fair Canaan and rest on the shore. 4 Farewell, ye young converts, who've listed for war, Sore trials await you, but Jesus is near; Although you must travel this dark wilderness, Your Captain's before you, he'll lead you to rest. 5 Farewell, seeking mourners, ye broken in heart, O, go to the Saviour, and choose the good part ; I He's full of compassion, and mighty to save, His arms are extended, your souls he'll receive. 6 Farewell, careless sinners, for you I do mourn, To think of your danger and great unconcern; Youv'e heard of the Judgment where all must appear, O, there you'll stand trembling with tormenting fear. .• DISMISSION. 516-517 f Your frolics and pastimes in which you delight, Will serve to torment you in that dread affright; You'll think of the sermons that you've heard in vain, When hope's gone forever of hearing again . I Farewell fellow travellers, farewell all around, Should we ne^er meet again till we wake under * ground; To meet you in glory I give you my hand, The Saviour to praise in a pure social band. 516 8s. 7s. 4. 1 ~ " ORD, dismiss us with thy blessing, I j Fill our hearts with joy and peace; Let us each, thy love possessing, Triumph in redeeming grace; O refresh us, Travelling through this wilderness. 2 Thanks we give, and adoration, For the gospel's joyful sound; May the fruits of thy salvation In our hearts and lives abound : May thy presence With us evermore be found. 3 So, whene'er the signal's given, Us from earth to call away; Borne on angel's wings to heaven, Glad to leave our cumbrous clay : May we ready Rise and reign in endless day. 517 s. m. 1 ^^VNCE more, before we part, \Jr We'll bless the Saviour's name; Record his mercies every heart, Sing every tongue the same. 2 Hoard up his sacred word, And feed thereon and grow : Go on and seek to know the Lord, And practise what you know. 518-521 DOXOLOGY. 3 And if we meet no more On Zion's earthly ground, O may we reach that blissful state Where all thy saints are bound. 518 L. M. Haet. 1 TTVISMISS us with thy blessing, Lord, l^P Help us to feed upon thy word: All that has been amiss, forgive, And let thy truth within us live. 2 Tho' we are guilty, thou art Good; Wash all our works in Jesus' blood; Give every fettered soul release, And bid us all depart in peace. 519 6s. 5s. Hammond. 1 TF Jesus is ours we have a true friend! | His goodness endures the same to the end ; Our comforts may vary, our frames may decline, We cannot miscarry, our aid is divine. 2 Though God may delay to show us his light, And heaviness may endure for a night, Yet joy in the morning shall surely abound, . No shadow of turning in Jesus is found. 520 L. St. 1 "PJRAISE God, from whom all blessings flow, Praise him, all creatures here below; Praise him above, ye heavenly host; Praise Father, Son, and Holy Ghost. 521 C. M. PSALM 115. 1. Cennick. 1 "T^TOT unto us, but thee alone, J_^j Blest Lamb, be glory given, Here shall thy praises be begun, And carried on in heaven. 2 Till we the veil of flesh lay down, Accept our weaker lays; And when we reach thy blissful throne, We'll give thee nobler praise. doxology. 522-528 522 c. m. 1 rTlO Father, Son, ancTHoIy Ghost, The God whom we adore, Be everlasting honors paid, Henceforth, for evermore. 523 7s. 1 OJ ING we to our God above, £^3 Praise eternal as his love ; Praise him, all ye heavenly host, Father, Son, and Holy Ghost. 524 C. M. Watts. 1 I ET God the Father, and the Son, Lj And Spirit be adored, Where there are works to make him known, ^ Or saints to love the Lord. 525 S. M. Watts. 1 "^^"E angels round the throne, And saints that dwell below, Worship the Father, praise the Son, And bless the Spirit too. 526 S. M. DOBELL. 1 jT^ PRAISE the Lord, ye saints, \Jr And hymns of glory sing; He will redress your long complaints, And swift deliverance bring. 527 S. M. Fawcett. 1 ipfc 'TIS a sweet employ %J To join in worship here ; But when in heaven, how great the joy To see each other there ! 528 • p. m. 1 f^i LORY, honor, praise, and power, \Jf Be unto the Lamb forever; Jesus Christ is our Redeemer, Hallelujah, Hallelujah, praise the Lord. 25 529-530-531 prayer meetings. 529 C. M. MATT. 6. 7. Needham. 1 "R" ORD, in thy courts we now appear, §_j And bow before thy throne; Before our lips begin to move, Our wants to thee are known, 2 Thou know'st the language of the heart, The meaning of a sigh; Dear Father, hear our humble prayer, And bring thy blessings nigh. 3 Few be our words, and short our prayers, While we together meet; Short duties keep religion up, And make devotion sweet. 530 L. M. 1 JOHN 2. 1. Steele. "W/W7^HERE is my God? does he retire Y j Beyond the reach of humble sighs? Are these jveak breathings of desire, Too languid to ascend the skies? 2 No, Lord! the breathings of desire, The weak petition, if sincere, Is not forbidden to aspire, But reaches thy all gracious ear. 3 Look up, my soul, with cheerful eye, See where the great Redeemer stands; The glorious advocate on high, * With precious incense in his hands. 4 He sweetens every humble grcan, He recommends each broken prayer; Recline thy hope on him alone, Whose power and love forbid despair. li Teach my weak heart, O gracious Lord, With stronnger faith to call thee mine, Bid me pronounce the biissful word, My Father, God, with joy divine. 531 S. M. 1 PETER 1. 17. Medley 1 jT^\OME, praying souls, rejoice, \^y And bless our Fathers name; Joyful to lii i si lift up your voice, And all his love proclaim. PRAYER MEETINGS. 530 2 Your mournful cry ho hears, He marks your feeblest groan; Supplies your wants, dispels your fears; And makes his mercy known. 3 To all his praying saints He ever will attend; And to their sorrows and complaints, Will timely succour send. 4 Then blessed be the Lord, Who has not turned away His mercy, nor his precious word, From those who love to pray. 5 No, still he bows his ear In gentle pity down ; For praying breath he loves to hear, And praying souls he'll crown. 6 Then let us still go on In his appointed ways, * Rejoicing in his name alone, In prayer and humble praise. 532 CM. ACTS 2. 17. Hoskins- 1 TN thy great name, O Lord, we come |_ To worship at thy feet, O 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 bur -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. 4 Let sinners, Lord, thy goodness prove, And saints rejoice in thee ; Let rebels be subdued by love, And to the Saviour flee. 5 This house with grace and glory fill, This congregation bless ; 533-534 PRAYER MEETINGS. Thy great salvation now reveal, Thy glorious righteousness. 533 L. M. 1 THES. 5. 17. Habt. !U J^RAYER was appointed to convey fi^ The blessings God designs to give; Long as they live should christians pray, For only while they pray they live. 2 The christian's heart his prayer indites, He speaks as prompted from within; The Spirit his petition writes, And Christ receives and gives it in. 3 And wilt thou in dead silence lie, When Christ stands waiting for thy prayer? My soul, thou hast a friend on high, Arise and try thy interest there. 4 If pains afflict, or wrongs oppress — If cares distract, or fears dismay — If guilt deject — if sin distress — The remedy's before thee — pray ! 5 'Tis prayer supports the soul that's weak, Though thought be broken — language lame; Pray if thou cans't, or cans't not speak, But pray with faith in Jesus' name. 6 Depend on Christ — thou cans't not fail ; Make all thy wants and wishes known: Fear not — his merit must prevail; Ask what thou wilt, it shall be done. 534 C. M. 1 SAM. 1. 18. Newton. 1 A PPROACH, my soul, the mercy seat, /% Where Jesus answers prayer; There humbly fall before his feet, For none can perish there. 2 Thy promise is my only plea,- With this I venture nigh; Thou callest burdeivd souls to thee, And such, O Lord, am I. 3 Bow'd down beneath a load of sin, By Satan sorely prest: By war without and fears within, I come to thee for rest. PRAYER MEETINGS. 535 4 Be thou my shield and hiding place; That sheltered near thy side, I may my fierce accuser face, And tell him, "thou hast died."" 5 Oh wond'rous love ! to bleed and die , To bear the cross and shame; That guilty sinners, such as I, Might plead thy gracious name. 6 "Poor tempest tossed soul, be still, My promis'd grace receive :" ' Tis Jesus speaks, I must, I will, I can, I do believe. 535 8s. 6s. 1 SAM. 1. 18. Newton. 1 "W~JTTHEN Hannah, prest with grief, y Y Pour'd forth her soul in prayer, She quickly found relief, And left her burden there ; Like her in every trying case, Let us approach the throne of grace. 2 When she began to pray, Her heart was pained and sad ; But ere she went away, Was comforted and glad : In trouble what a resting place Have they who know the throne of grace. 3 Though men and devils rage, And threaten to devour; The saints from age to age, Are safe from all their power: Fresh strength they gain to run the race, By waiting at the throne of grace. 4 Men have not power or skill, With troubled souls to bear; Though they express good will, Poor comforters they are : But swelling sorrows sink apace, When we approach the throne of grace. 5 Numbers before have tried, And found the promise true ; Nor yet one been denied, Then why should I or vou't 536-537 prayer meetings. Let us by faith their footsteps trace, And hasten to the throne of grace. 536 C. M. MATT. 18. 28. Montgomery. 1 TTJRAYER is the soul's sincere desire, fj Uttered or unexpressed; The motion of a hidden fire, That trembles in the breast. 2 Prayer is the burthen of a sigh, The falling of a tear; The upward glancing of an eye, When none but God is near. 3 Prayer is the simplest form of speech, That infant lips can try : Prayer the sublimest strains that reach The Majesty on high. 4 Prayer is the christian's vital breath, The christian's native air; His watchword at the gates of death, He enters Heaven with prayer. 5 Prayer is the contrite sinner's voice, Returning from his ways; While angels in their songs rejoice, And cry, "Behold! he prays." 6 Nor prayer is made on earth alone — The holy spirit pleads; And Jesus on the eternal throne For sinners intercedes. 537 C. M. LUKE 11. 1. Newton 1 | \ EAR Shepherd of thy people, here \J? Thy presence now display ; As thou hast given a place for prayer, So give us hearts to pray. 2 Within these walls let holy peace, And love, and concord dwell ; Here give the troubled conscience ease. The wounded spirit heal. 3 Show us some token of thy love, Our fainting hopes to raise; And pour thy blessings from above, That we may render praise* PRAYER MEETINGS. 538-539 4 And may the gospePs joyful sound, Enforced by mighty grace, Awaken many sinners round, To come and fill the place. 538 S. M. PSALM 51. 17. Rippon. 1 ~|~TNTO thine altar, Lord, (|^J A broken heart 1 bring; And wilt thou graciously accept Of such a worthless thing. 2 To Christ the bleeding Lamb, My faith directs its eyes ; Thou may'st reject that worthless thing, But not his sacrifice. 3 When he gave up the ghost The law was satisfied; And now to its most rigorous claims, I answer "Jesus died." 539 7s. GEN. 32. 26. Newton. 1 "1 ORD, I cannot let thee go, \_j Till a blessing thou bestow ; Do not turn away thy face, Mine's an urgent, pressing case. 2 Dost thou ask me -who I am? Ah ! my Lord, thou know'st my name ; Yet the question gives a plea To support my suit with thee. 3 Thou didst once a wretch behold, In rebellion blindly bold; Scorn thy grace, thy power defy — That poor rebel, Lord, was I. 4 Once a sinner near despair Sought thy mercy seat by prayer; Mercy heard, and set him free; Lord, that mercy came to me. 5 Many days have passed since then, Many changes I have seen ; Yet have been upheld till now ; Who could hold me up but thou ? 6 Thou hast helped in every need ; This emboldens me to'plerul, 540-541 PRAYER MEETINGS. After so much mercy past, Canst thou let me sink at last? 540 L. M. EXOD. 17. 11. Cowper. 1 "W^TTHAT various hindrances we meet, y y In coming to a mercy seat ! Yet who, that knows the worth of prayer, But wishes to be often there ! 2 Prayer makes the darkened cloud withdraw; Prayer climbs the ladder Jacob saw; Gives exercise to faith and love, Brings every blessing from above. 3 Restraining prayer, we cease to fight; Prayer makes the Christian's armor bright, And Satan trembles when he sees The weakest saint upon his knees. 4 While Moses stood with arms spread wide, Success was found on Israel's side; But when through weariness they fail'd, That moment Amalek prevaiPd. 5 Have you no words! ah, think again, Words flow apace when you complain, And fill your fellow creature's ear, With the sad tale of all your care. 6 Were half the breath thus vainly spent, To heaven in supplication sent; Your cheerful songs would oftener be 'Hear what the Lord has done for me!' 541 7s. JER. 29. 13. Hammond. 1 ~B~~ ORD, we come before thee now, I j At thy feet we humbly bow; O! do not our suit disdain; Shall we seek thee, Lord, in vain? 2 In thy own appointed way, Now we seek thee, here we stay; Lord, from hence we would not go, Till a blessing thou bestow. 3 Send some message from thy word, That may joy and peace afford; Let thy spirit now impart Full salvation to each heart. PRAYER MEETINGS. 542-443 4 Grant thai all may seek and find Thee a God supremely kind; Heal the sick, the captive free; Let us all rejoice in thee. 542 C. M. LUKE 11. 13. 1 "INTERNAL Spirit! mighty Lord, [^ Jehovah is thy^iame: Thy glories here will we record, And sing thy wond'rous fame. 2 'Twas thy Almighty power and love, Which caiPd our souls from death, O raise our hearts to thee above, In praise, while we have breath. 3 Of heavenly love thou art the pledge, The witness and the seal; O that, in prayer when we engage, We may their influence feel. 4 Our faint attempts, Lord, kindly own, And for us intercede; Hear every sigh, and every groan, Which from our hearts proceed. 5 View every pained, throbbing heart, That would but cannot pray; Thy gracious liberty impart, To teach them what to say. 6 Great searcher of the heart, to thee Let every groan ascend; Thou know'st the Spirit's mind, and we Upon his help depend. 543 C. M. MATT. 15, 25. 1 T^EAR Saviour! let thy gracious eye |_^ In pity now look down, While unto thee for help we cry, And all our vileness own. 2 Often beset with shame or fear, When we attempt to pray, Or such confusion interfere, We scarce know what to sav. 544-545 PLAYER MEETINGS. 3 Darkness and hardness, guilt and pride, And Satan's craft and rage, Make us our sinful faces hide, And often fear t' engage. 4 Lord, let thy mighty pow'r and love Upon us be display'd, O send thy spirit from above, And grant us timely aid. 5 Subdue these evils, dearest Lord ! Remove them far away, And let thy gracious help afford Renewed grace to pray. 6 Still, Lord, uphold us in thy strength, And we'll go on in prayer, Till we arrive in heaven at length, To praise our Saviour there. 544 CM. PSALM 27. 14. 1 1 rjRAYER is the work the Lord commands, And owns and honors too, To him we'll lift our hearts and hands, And worship is his due. 2 Nor shall our labors be in vain, In Christ our loving Lord, Who will our faith and hope maintain, According to his word. 3 Wait on him then, each praying soul, And humbly trust his grace ; The happy end will crown the whole, For you shall see his face. 4 There to eternity you'll sing, In raptures all divine, The boundless glories of our king, And like him ever shine. 545 L. M. MATT. 18. 20. Stexkett. 1 ^S/W7~ HERE two or three with sweet accord, y \ Obedient to their sov'reign Lord, Meet to recount his acts of grace, And offer solemn pray V and praise. PRAYER MEETINGS. 546-547 2 'There,' says the Saviour, 'will I be, Amid this little company ; To them unveil my smiling face, And shed my glories round the place.' 3 We meet at thy command dear Lord, Relying on thy faithful word; Now send thy Spirit from above, Now fill our hearts with heavenly love. 546 S. M. PSALM 27. 7. 1 ]|~^EAR Lord, attend our pray'r, \Jfs And all our wants relieve; Come to our hearts, and dwell thou there, That thou in us may'st live. 2 In weakness we draw nigh Unto the throne of grace ; Answer a sinner's mournful cry, And fill us with thy peace. 3 Thou read'st the naked breast; For liberty we groan ; We sigh in thee, our Lord to rest, And worship thee alone. 4 If trials vex our mind, Close to thy wounds we'll flee; No refuge may we elsewhere find But what we find in thee. 5 To thee we come, our friend, As sinners poor indeed; On thee for future grace depend, Our help in every need. 547 L. M. PSALM 73. 25. Swaim% 1 TESTIS, thy saints assemble here pj Thy power and goodness to declare; Oh, may these happy seasons prove That we have known redeeming love! 2 And, while of mercies past we speak, And sing of endless joys to come, Let thy full glories on us break, And every thought give Jesus room ! 3 No (;ther food may we desire, No other theme our besoms lire, 548-549-550 prayer meetings. But sovereign rich, redeeming love, While here, and when we dwell above! 548 c. m. 1 "^"^J"T"ELL met, dear friends, in Jesus' name; y yf Come let us now rejoice, While wTe our Saviour's praise proclaim With cheerful heart and voice. 2 In vain, dear Saviour, here we meet, v Except thy face we see; Thy presence makes a heaven most sweet, Whene'er we meet with thee. 549 C. M. CANT. 4. 16. 1 "fT^TTITHIN these doors assembled now Y \ We wait thy blessing, Lord! Appear within the midst we pray, According to thy word. 2 May some sweet promise Be apply'd When we attempt to read : For this alone can give support In all our times of need. 3 O breathe upon our lifeless souls, And raise our drooping hearts; That we may see thy smiling face Ere we from hence depart. 4 And now, dear Saviour, when we pray, Be thou thyself so near, If Satan fright our trembling souls, Thy mercy may appear. 5 Behold thy Lambs, and bear them Lord, Upon thy gracious breast ; And gently lead inquiring souls To view the prcmisM rest. 6 And now, O blessed Spirit, come, We long to see thee move, Oh north wind, blow! and breathe, O south, And fill the place with love. 550 S. M. JUDGES. 8. 4. 1 A ND are we yet alive, rJ\ And see each other's face? PRAYER MEETINGS. 55^ Glory and praise to Jesus give, For his redeeming grace! 2 Preserv'd by power divine, To feel salvation here, Again in Jesus' praise we join, And in his sight appear. 3 What troubles have we seen! What conflicts have we past! Fightings without and fears within, Since we assembled last. 4 But out of all, the Lord Hath brought us by his love! And still he doth his help afford, And hide our life above. 5 Then let us make our boast Of his redeeming power, Which saves us to the uttermost, Till we shall sin no more. 6 Let us take up the cross, Till we the crown obtain, And gladly reckon all things lost, So we but Jesus gain. 551 Vs. JAMES 5. 16. Newton. 1 "T^XOW may fervent prayer arise, J_lj Wing'd with faith, and pierce the skies; Fervent prayer shall bring us down Gracious answers from the throne. 2 Give, O Lord, the hearing ear, To each soul assembled here; Clothe thy word with power divine, Make us willing to be thine. 3 Shepherd of thy blood-bought sheep, Teach the stony heart to weep, Let the blind have eyes to see, See themselves, and look on thee. 4 Let the minds of all our youth Feel the force of sacred truth : While the gospel call they hear, Mav they learn to love and fear. 26 552-553 prayer meetings. 5 Show them what their ways have been, Show them the desert of sin ; Then thy dying love reveal, This shall melt a heart of steel. 6 Where thou hast thy work begun, Give new strength the race to run ; Scatter darkness, doubts and fears, Wipe away the mourner's tears. 552 CM. JOB 23. 3. Witts' S. 1 ^k THAT I knew the secret place, \J Where I might find my God! I'd spread my wants before his face, And pour my woes abroad. 2 IM tell him how my sins arise, What sorrows I sustain: How grace decays and comfort dies, And leaves my heart in pain. 3 He knows what arguments I'd take To wrestle with my God; I'd plead for his own mercy's sake, And for my Saviour's blood. 4 My God will pity my complaints, And heal my broken bones; He takes the meaning of his saints, The language of their groans. 5 Arise, my soul, from deep distress, And banish every fear; He calls thee to his throne of grace, To spread thy sorrows there. 553 C. M. HEB. 4. 16. 1 | ^EAR Lord! to us assembled here, \j Reveal thy smiling face; While we by faith, with love and fear, Approach thy Throne of Grace. 2 Thy house is call'd the house of prayer, A solemn sacred place ; O! let us now thy presence share, While at the Throne of Grace. PRAYER MEETINGS. 554 3 With holy boldness may we come. Though of a sinful race, Thankful to find there yet is room Before the Throne of Grace. 4 Our earnest, fervent cry attend, And all our faith increase, "While we our heavenly friend address Upon a Throne of Grace. 5 His tender pity and his love Our every fear shall chase, And all our help we then shall prove Comes from a Throne of Grace. 6 We bless thee for thy word and laws,1 We bless thee for thy peace j And we do bless thee, Lord, because There is a Throne of Grace. 554 L. M. ISA. 45. 19. 1 "]%/fl~Y s°ul? take courage from the Lord, f I Believe and speak his holy word; To him alone do thou complain, Nor shalt thou seek his face in vain. 2 Upon him call in humble prayer, Thou still art his peculiar care; He'll surely turn and smile again, Nor shalt thou seek his face in vain. 3 However sinful, weak and poor, Still wait and pray at mercy's door: Faithful Jehovah must remain, Nor shalt thou seek his face in vain. 4 Though the corruption of thy heart, Daily new cause of grief impart, Pray that thy lusts may all be slain, Nor shalt thou seek his face in vain. 5 Though sharp afflictions still abound, And clouds and darkness thee surround. Still pray, for God will all explain, Nor shalt thou seek his face in vain. In him, in him alone confide, Still at the Throne of Grace abide: 555-556 PRAYER MEETINGS. Eternal vict'ry thou shalt gain, Nor shalt thou seek his face in vain. 555 C. M. MICAH 6. 6. 1 X/¥7~HEREW1TH shall we approach th* y v Lord, And bow before his throne; By trusting in his faithful word, And pleading Christ alone. 2 The blood, the righteousness and love Of Jesus, will we plead ; He lives within the veil above, For us to intercede. 3 Sure ground, and sure foundation too, We find in Jesus' name, Herein we every blessing view, And every favor claim. 4 Then let his name for ever be To us supremely dear; Our only all prevailing plea, For all our hope is there. 5 This is the name the Father loves To hear his children plead; And all such pleading he approves, And blesses them indeed. 556 C. M. JER. 3. 22. Steele. 1 ~lirOW oft> aIas? tnis wretched heart § 1 Has wandered from the Lor,d; How oft my roving thoughts depart, Forgetful of his word I 2 Yet sov'reign mercy calls, 'return;' Dear Lord, and may I come ! My vile ingratitude I mourn; O take the wanderer heme. 3 And canst thou, wilt thou yet forgive, And bid my crimes remove? And shall a pardon'd rebel live To speak thy wondrous love ? 4 Almighty grace, thy healing power, How glorious, how divine! PRAYER MEETINGS. 557-558 That can to life and bliss restore So vile a heart as mine. 5 Thy pardoning love, so free, so sweet, . Dear Saviour I adore; O keep me at thy sacred feet, And let me rove no more. 557 CM. GEN. 32. 26. 1 AS Jacob did in days of old, f\ So will my soul do now: Wrestle, and on my Jesus hold, Nor will I let him go. * 2 Like Jacob, I am weak and faint, And overwhelmM with wo; Lord* hear and pity my complaint, For Til not lei thee go. 3 I -come encourag'd by thy word, That mercy thou wilt show : Except thou bless me dearest Lord, I will not let thee go. 4 I come to asl^ forgiveness free, Tho'' I have been thy foe ; Except thou grant it, Lord, to me, I will not let thee go. 5 I come to tell thee of my fears, And conflicts here below; Except thy mercy, Lord, appears, I will not let thee go. C Thus, will I wrestle while Ilive, A pilgrim here below; And when in glory I arrive, I will not let thee go, 558 S. M. JOHN 6. <58> 1 "T ESUS, I fly to thee ^jj For mercy, pardon, grace: Thro' thee alone poor sinners may Approach the Fathers face. 2 Let thy atoning blood Encourage me to speak; That all my wants, O Lamb of God ! I may to thee relate. 559-560 PRAYER MEETINGS. 3 1 want a Godly fear, A quick discerning eye; That looks to thee when sin is near, And sees the tempter fly. 4 I want a heart to pray, To pray, and never cease; Never to murmur or repine, Nor wish my sufferings less. 5 This blessing above all, Always to pray, I want, Out of the deep on thee I call, And never, never faint. 559 C. M. MATT. 26. 41. 1 C^HE k3 In HEPHERD divine, our wants relieve this our evil day , To all thy tempted followers give The power to watch and pray. 2 Long as our fiery trials last, Long as the cress we bear; O let our souls on thee be cast In never ceasing prayer! 3 The spirit of redeeming grace, Give us in faith to claim; To wrestle till we see thy face, And know thy hidden name. 4 Till thou thy perfect love impart, Till thou thyself bestow ; Be this the cry of ev'ry heart, I will not let thee go. 5 Then let me on the mountain top, Behold thy open face ; Where faith in sight is swallowed up, And pray'r in endless praise. 560 ^s. 1 KINGS 3. 5. Newton. 1 ^iOME, my soul, thy suit prepare, \^y Jesus loves to answer prayV; He himself has bid thee pray, Rise and ask without delay. 2 With my burden I begin, Lord remove this load of sin! PRAYER MEETINGS. 561 Let thy blood, for sinners spilt/ Set my conscience free from' guilt. 3 Lord! I come to thee for rest, Take possession of my breast; There thy blood-bought right maintain, And without a rival reign. 4 As the image in the glass Answers the beholder's face; Thus unto my heart appear, Print thine own resemblance there. 5 While I am a pilgrim here, Let thy love my spirit cheer: As my guide, my guard, my friend, Lead me to my journey's end. 6 Shew me what I have to do, Ev'ry hour my strength renew; Let me live a life of faith, Let me die thy people's death. 561 S. M. LUKE 18. 1. j ESUS, who knows full well The heart of every saint, Invites us all our grief to tell. To pray and never faint. He bows his gracious ear, We never plead in vain; Then let us wait till he appear, But pray and pray again. Though unbelief suggest, Why should we longer wait? He bids us never give him rest, But knock at mercy's gate. Jesus, the Lord, will hear His people when they cry; Yes, though he may awhile forbear, He'll help them from on high. His nature, truth, and love, Engage him on their side ; When the)' are griev'd his bowels move, Thoy will not be deny'd. 562-563 PLAYER MEETINGS. •6 Then let us earnest cry, And never faint in pray'r: He sees, he hears, and from on high, Will make our cause his care. 562 8s. 7s. 1THESS.4.17. Burxham. 1 TPVEAREST Lord, thou hast commanded |_JF All thy family to pray; Promis'd good thou hast appointed Thro' this medium to convey. Yes, to all thy praying people, I Thou hast promis'd to appear; And th}r wondrous condescension Honors much the path of prayer. y 2 Jesus, thou exalted Saviour, On thy promise we rely ; Comfort ev'ry mourning spirit, Answer ev'ry feeble cry. From thy glorious throne of mercy, Heav'nly cordials now impart; Exercise thy tender pity O'er the sinner's broken heart. 3 May we all, who love the Saviour, Often to his throne repair: Feel the sweets of his compassion, While engag'd in solemn pray'r. Lord, attend our supplications, Let thy mercies on us roll : Come ; O come, thou kind Redeemer, Smile on every praying soul. 563 7s. MATT. 18. 20. Burnham. i TESUS, sovreign of the skies! ^p 'Tis to thee we lift our eyes; All our supplications hear, Answer ev'ry fervent pray'r. 2 Jesus, come, and don't delay, Show us mercy while we pray, Show us now thy tender heart, And thy kindness now impart. 3 Rain down blessings from above, Let it be a time of love; PRAYER MEETINGS. 564-565 Then we may rejoice, and say, Oh! 'tis good, to meet and pray. 564 S. M. MATT. 18. 20. Burnham. 1 ^10ME all who love to pray, %^/ On Jesus cast your care ; And every praying soul shall find He loves to answer pray'r. 2 See, how he looks and smiles, From yonder shining throne; Pleas'd, he attends your ev'ry pray'r, And sends rich blessings down! 3 Ye hung'ring, thirsting souls, O pray, and never faint; Fresh scenes of love our Lord displays To evVy praying saint. 4 And whither should we fly, But to a throne of grace? For there we prove celestial joys, And find substantial peace. 5 Lord, from thy throne behold Thy saints assembled here, Whose hearts ascend with warm desire To feel thy presence near. 6 Thro' all the glooms of sin, May thy rich mercy blaze; And make it known, thou hearest pray'r, And worthy art of praise. 565 S. M. HEB. 4. 16. Newton. 1 X>EHOLD the throne of grace, [3 The promise calls me near; There Jesus shows a smiling face, And waits to answer pray'r. 2 My soul ask what thou wilt, Thou canst not be too bold ; Since his own blood for thee he spilt, What else can he withhold. 3 Beyond thy utmost wants, His love and pow'r can bless; To praying souls he always grants More than they can express. 566-567 prayer meetings. 4 Thine image, Lord, bestow, Thy presence and thy love; I ask to serve thee here below, And reign with thee above. 5 Teach me to live by faith, Conform my will to thine ; Let me victorious be in death, And then in glory shine. 566 L. M. MATT. 18 19. Swaev. 1 ~V1T"ELC0ME, dear brethren, to this place, T T Be hanish'd ev'ry slavish fear! Ye come to seek Immanuel's face, — And he has promised to be here. 2 Seek him in pray'r — he'll surely come, To do us good before we part ; Each humble breast he'll make his home, And dwell in ev'ry waiting heart. 3 He'll come with all his gracious train Of lively graces bright and strong; Then shall the Lamb for sinners slain, Sound loud and sweet from ev'ry tongue.' 4 Oh then be earnest, take no nay, He'll answer ev'ry good desire; Give him your hearts — tho'' cold as clay, They'll melt like wax before the fire! 567 C. M. PSALM 107. 8. 1 /^ FOR a heart to praise my God, \J A heart from sin set free ! A heart that always feels thy blood, So freely spilt for me. 2 A heart resign'd, submissive, meek, My great Redeemer's throne : Where anly Christ is heard to speak, Where Jesus reigns alone. 3 O for a lowly, contrite heart, Believing, true and clean! Which neither life nor death can part. From him that dwells within. 4 A heart in every thought renew'd, And full of love divine; PRAYER MEETINGS. 568-569 Perfect, and right, and pure, and good, A copy, Lord, of thine. 5 Thy tender heart is still the same, And melts at human wo; Jesus, for thee distressed I am, I want thy love to know. 6 Thy nature, gracious Lord, impart, Come quickly from above; Write thy new name upon my heart, Thy new best name of love. 568 7s. MATT. 15. 22. 28. 1 TJRAY'R an answer will obtain, JL Though the Lord awhile delay; None shall seek his face in vain, None be empty sent away. 2 When the woman came from Tyre, And for help to Jesus sought; Though he granted her desire, Yet at first he answer'd not: 3 From his words she draws a plea; Though unworthy children's bread, "Tis enough for one like me, If with crumbs I may be fed." 4 Jesus then his heart reveal'd — "Woman, can'st thou thus believe? I to thy petition yield, All that thou canst wish, receive. 5 'Tis a pattern set for us, How we ought to wait and pray? None who plead and wrestle thus, Shall be empty sent away. 569 C. M. MATT. 19. B. 1 "NL^TETHINKS I see some bow the knee, JTJL While others lift their eyes To heaven, and there we all agree To pay our sacrifice. 2 The hour of prayer, just as the day Is closing to the eye ; Deep on our hearts the cause shall Jay, To heaven our fervent cry. 570-571 SPIRITUAL SONGS. 3 Poor sinners are the cause for whom Our fervent prayers ascend, That God would bless and save them all* And be their constant friend. 570 L. M. JOHN 6. 37. Smith, 1 1 M~ARK! 'tis the Saviour?s voice I hear,^ |_ Come, trembling soul dispel thy fear; He saith, and who his word can doubt, He will in no wise cast you out. 2 Doth Satan fill you with dismay, And tell you, Christ will cast away: It is a truth, why should you doubt? He will in no wise cast you out. 3 Doth sin appear before your view, Of scarlet or of crimson hue? If black as hell, why should you doubt? He will in no wise cast you out. 4 The Publican and dying-Thief ^ Applied to Christ and found relief: Nor need you entertain a doubt, He will in no wise cast you out. 5 Approach your God, make no delay, He waits to welcome you to day: His mercy, try, no longer doubt, He will in no wise cast you out. 6 "Lord, at thy call behold I come, A guilty soul, lost and undone; On thy rich blood I now rely, ~ O, pass my vile transgressions by." 571 7s. JOHN 13. 7. Cowpek. 1 ^FTniS my happiness below, Notto live without the cross; But the Saviour's power to know, Sanctifying every loss. 2 Trials must and will befall, But — with humble faith to see Love inscribed upon them all — This is happiness to me. SPIRITUAL SONGS. 573 3 God in Wad sows the seeds Of affliction, pain and toil; These spring up and choke the weeds, Which would else o'erspread the soil. 4 Trials make the promise sweet. Trials give new life to prayer j Trials bring me to his feet — Lay me low and keep me there. 5 Did I meet no trials here — No chastisement by the way; Might I not with reason fear I should be a cast away? 572 L. M. MARK 8. 37. Medley. 1 1 rjOOR sinner, stop, don't madly go Down to the shades of endless wo; Reflect a moment on thy state, Before reflection comes too late. 2 Poor sinner, think thy fleeting breath, Departing, plunges thee in death ; And wilt thou take a dreadful leap, In tenfold darkness, to the deep? 3 Poor sinner pause, an instant may Launch thine immortal soul away, Down to an horrible abode, - With all thy sins — a ponderous load. 4 Poor sinner, canst thou bear the pains Of wrath to come, and galling chains? The full perfection of despair, And spend unnumbered ages there ? 5 Poor sinner count the dreadful cost, If once thy deathless soul be lost; No gleam of respite will survive, To keep one spark of hope alive. 6 Poor sinner, wilt thou now reflect, Before eternally too late? Thy soul is precious, and must dwell, With saints above or sink to hell. 7 Poor sinner, dost thou feel within, A sense of aggravated sin; There yet is life and hope for thee, Then lice by faith to Jesus flee. 27 573-574 spiritual songs. 573 C. M. JER. 8. 22. 1 "^t l^T7^HO knows but such an one as I y j May grace and mercy find! I hear the God of Israel Is merciful and kind. 2 My soul has many ghastly wounds. Yet dare I not despair> While there is balm in Gilead, And a physician there. 3 That I might march to Canaan's land, The gospel trumpet sounds; My day still shines, my tent is fixed Within salvation's bounds. 4 The door is shut but is not barr'd, And he that is within Does bid me ask, and seek, and knock, And strive to enter in. 5 Here then I'll ask, and seek, and knock, Until the door he ope ; Nor will I stir a foot from hence, It is a door of hope. 574 C. M. MATT. 7. 14, 1 MnHERE is a path that leads to God,. All others go astray ; Narrow, but pleasant is the road, And Christians love the way. 2 It leads straight through this world of sin, And dangers must be past; But those who boldly walk therein, Will come to heaven at last. 3 While the broad road where thousands go, Lies near, and opens fair; And many turn aside I know, To. walk with sinners there. 4 But lest my feeble steps should slide, Or wander from thy way, Lord condescend to be my guide, And I shall never stray. spiritual songs. 575-576 575 L- M- LUKE 15. 22. 1 ~W^ ETURN ! O wanderer, return, g^/ And seek an injured Father's face ; Those warm desires that in tnee burn, Were kindled by reclaiming grace. 2 Return, O wanderer, return, And seek a Father's melting heart; His pitying eyes thy grief discern, His hand shall heal thine inward smart 3 Return, O wanderer, return, He heard thy deep repenting sigh, He heard thy soften'd spirit mourn, When no intruding ear was nigh. 4 Return, O wanderer, return, Thy Saviour bids thy spirit live; Go to his bleeding feet and learn How freely Jesus can forgive. 5 Return, O wanderer, return, And cast away thy slavish fear; 'Tis God who says, "No longer mourn," 'Tis mercy's voice invites thee near. 6 Return, O wanderer, return, Regain thy lost, lamented rest; Jehovah's melting bowels yearn To clasp his Ephraim to his breast. 576 C. Mo MARK 10. 46. 50. Hoskins, 1 " " IKE Bartimeus, we are blind, j A En wrapt in nature's night; The grossest darkness veils our mind, For sin prevents the sight. 2 But lo! the Lord from heaven is come, To open sinner's eyes; To make his wond'rous mercy known, And heal their maladies. 3 Come then, ye blind, and beg arid pray/ And in the Lord believe: For who can tell? perhaps to day You may your sight receive. $ 4 Jesus of Naz'reth passeth by — He is the sinner's friend;' 577-578 spiritual songs Call on his name, and wait and crv, He will your suit attend. 5 Should sinners say, hold ye your peace, Nor dare to make so free! The louder cry, and never cease, "Have mercy, Lord, on me." 6 Your worthless garments ieave behind, Go to the Lord of light; Trust in his name, however blind, And he will give you sight. 577 L. M. MATT. 2. 10. H. K. White. 1 "¥yVTHEN> marshalled on the nightly plain, J J The glittering hosts bestud the sky, One star alone of all the train, Can fix the sinner's wandering eye. 2 Hark! hark! to God the chorus breaks, From every host, from every gem; But one alone the Saviour speaks, It is the star of Bethlehem. 3 Once on the raging seas I rode, The storm was loud, the night was dark, The ocean yawn'd and rudely blow'd The wind, that toss'd my foundering bark. 4 Deep horror then my vitals froze, Death struck, I ceased the tide to stem; When suddenly a star arose — It was the star of Bethlehem. 5 It was my guide, my light, my all ; It bade my dark forebodings cease; And, through the storm and dangerous thrall, It led me to the port of peace. 6 Now safely moor'd, my perils o'er I'll sing, first in night's diadem, For ever and forever more, * The Star, the Star of Bethlehem. 578 8s. ROM. 5. 1. Topjcady. 1 A DEBTOR to mercy alone, r\ Of covenant mercy I sing, Nor fear, with thy righteousness on, My person and off'rings to bring. SPIRITUAL songs, 579-580 The terrors of law and of God, With me can have nothing to do; My Saviour's obedience and blood Hide all my transgressions from view. 2 The work which his goodness began. The arm of his strength will complete His promised is Yea and Amen, And never was forfeited yet. Things future, nor things that are now, Not all things below nor above, Can make him his purpose forego, Or sever my soul from his love. 3 My name from the palms of his hands, Eternity will not erase; Impress'd on his heart it remains, In marks of indelible grace ; Yes! I to the end shall endure, As sure as the earnest is given ; More happy, but not more secure, The glorified spirits in heaven. 579 C M. 2 TIM. 1. 12. Watts. 1 T'M not asham'd to own my Lord, L 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 hopes be lost. 3 Firm as his throne his promise stands, And he can well secure What I've committed to his hands Till the decisive hour. 4 Then will he own my worthless name Before his Father's face, And in the new Jerusalem Appoint my soul a place. 580 CM. 2 COR. 4. 9. Watts. 1 ~^S/^f 7"HEN I can read my title clear j J To mansions in the skies, 27* 581 SPIRITUAL SONGS. I Lid fare well to every fear, And wipe my weeping eyes. 2 Should earth against my soul engage, And hellish darts he hurl'd, Then I can smile at Satan's rage, And face a frowning world. 3 Let cares like a wild deluge come, And storms of sorrow fall; May I but safely reach my home, My God, my Heaven, my All. 4 There shall I bathe my weary soul In seas of heavenly rest, And not a wave of trouble roll Across my peaceful breast. 581 S. M. ACTS 2. 37. 1 ~W~^T7"HEN God his work revives, y j And sinners learn his ways, The saints are happy, and their lives Are vocal in his praise. 2 Their ears rejoice to hear, Poor sinners ask the way, That truth and justice can appear In mercy's bright display. 3 To God, the Spirit's throne, They raise their grateful songs, The glory of this work alone To this great power belongs. 4 Believing in the name Of Zion's glorious King, Behold ! the happy converts claim Their place with saints to sing, 5 Zion with love receives The new born sons of grace ; Each sinner who the truth believes, Is welcome to a place. 6 Saviour, thy sceptre sway ! O spread thy kingdom v Till all thy families obey, And in thy love co: SPIRITUAL SONGS. 582-583 582 CM. MATT. II. 28. Newton. 1 f ■ ^O those who know the Lord, I speak, Is my beloved near? Jesus my friend, my soul doth seek, Oh! when will he appear? 2 Tho' once a man of grief and shame, ' Yet now he fills a throne ; And bears the greatest sweetest name, That earth or heaven have known, 3 Grace flies before, and love attends His steps where'er he goes; Tho' none can see him but his friends, And they were once his foes. 4 He speaks — obedient to his call Our warm affections move; If sinners did but know his love. They all would love him too, 5 Then love in ev'ry heart would reign And war would cease to roar, And cruel and blood thirsty men, Would thirst for blood no more. 6 Such Jesus is, and such his grace, 0 may he shine on you ! And tell him;. when you sec his face 1 long to see him too, 583 C. M. JOHN 19. 28 Newton, 1 TTN evil, long I took delight, | Unawed by shame and fear, Till a new object struck my sight, And stopped my wild career. 2 I saw one hanging on a tree. In agonies and blood, Who fixed his languid eyes on me, As near his cross I stood. 3 Sure never, to my latest breath, Can I forget that look ; It seemed to charge me with his death, Though not a word he spoke. 4 My conscience felt, and own'd the guilt, \nd plurrg'd n 584-585 spiritual songs. I saw my sins his blood had spilt, And help'd to nail him there. 5 Alas! I knew not what I did, But now my tears are vain; Where shall my trembling soul be hid, For I the Lord have slain? 6 A second look he gave, which said, "I freely all forgive; This blood is for thy ransom paid, I'll die that thou may'st live." 7 With pleasing grief, and mournful joy, My spirit now is filled; That I should such a life destroy, Yet live by him I killed. 584 C. M. PSALM 51. 14. Rippos 1 T^EAR Lord! why should I doubt thy Ion |_^ Or disbelieve thy grace ? Sure thy compassions ne'er remove, Although thou hide thv face. 2 Thy smiles have freed my heart from pain. My drooping spirits cheered : And wilt thou not appear again, Where thou hast once appearM? 3 Hast thou not form'd my soul anew, And told me, I am thine? And wilt thou now thy work undo, Or break thy word divine? 4 Dost thou repent? wilt thou deny The gifts thou hast bestow'd? Or, are those streams of mercy dry, Which once so freely flowed? 5 Lord! let not groundless fears destroy The mercies now possessed ; Pll praise for blessings I enjoy, And trust for all the rest, 585 L. M. JOHN 9. 25. Hoskins. 1 l^T OW let my soul with wonder trace J_^| The Saviour's miracles of grace; Now let day lips and life record *rhe loving kindness of the Lord. SPIRITUAL SONGS. 5g(J 2 Till late I fancied all was well, Tho' walking in the read to hell; But now thro1 grace divinely free, I who was blind, am brought to see. 3 Long had I slept in nature's night, But Jesus came and gave me light! Ten thousand praises, Lord, to thee, That tho' once blind, yet now I see! 4 Long I had wallow'd in my sin, Blind to the danger I was in; But now appeal, great God, to thee, That tho' once blind yet now I see! 5 Long did I on the law rely, And pass the friend of sinners by ; But, what a glorious mystery ! Tho' I was blind, yet now I see. 6 Strengthen, O Lord, my mental sight; Increase my faith, increase my light; Then shall I praise the sacred Three, In time and in eternity. 586 C. M. MATT. 24. 44. 1 ~TT7~AIN man, thy fond pursuits forbear — \ Repent; thy end is nigh: Death at the farthest can't be far: O ! think before thou die. 2 Reflect, thou hast a soul to save, Thy, sins how high they mount! What are thy hopes beyond the grave 1 How stands that dark account? 3 Death enters, and there's no defence, His time there's none can tell ; He'll in a moment call thee hence, To heaven, or to hell. 4 Thy flesh, perhaps thy chiefest care, Shall crawling worms consume; But ah! destruction stops not there, Sin kills beyond the tomb, 5 To day, the gospel calls, to day, Sinners, it speaks to you : Let every one forsake his way And mercv will ensue. 587 SPIRITUAL SONGS. 587 P. M. REV. 6. 16. Newton 1 OJTOP, poor sinner, stop and think, £^7 Before you further go; Can you sport upon the brink Of everlasting woe? Hell beneath is gaping wide, Vengeance waits the dread command, Soon to stop your sport and pride, And sink you with the damn'd. CHORUS. Then be entreated now to stop— For unless you warning take, Ere you are aware you'll drop Into the burning lake. 2 Say, have you an arm like God, That you his will oppose? Fear you not that iron rod, With which he breaks his foes? Can you stand in that great day, When He judgment will proclaim When the earth shall melt away, Like wax before the flame ! 3 Ghastly death will quickly come, And drag you to the bar; There, to hear your final doom, Will fill you with despair; All your sins will round you crowd Sins of a blood crimson dye, Each for vengeance crying loud, And what will you reply? 4 Though your hearts be made of steel, Your foreheads lined with brass, God at length will make you feel, He will not let you pass; Sinners then in vain will call, Though they now despise his grace, "Rocks and mountains on us fall, And hide us from his face." 5 But as yet there is a hope, You may his mercy know ; Though his arm be lifted up, He still forbears the blow : SPIRITUAL SONGS. 588-589 It was for sinners Jesus died, Sinners he invites to come; None who come shall be denied; He says there still is room, 588 8s. 8s. 6s. ISA. I. 18. 1 ^W7~E broken hearted sinners come, Jesus the Lord invites you home: O whither can you go? What! are your crimes of crimson hue? His promise is forever true. He'll wash you white as snow. 2 Backsliders, flll'd with your own ways, Where weeping nights and wretched days In bitterness are spent: Return to Jesus — he'll reveal His lovely face, and sweetly heal What you so much lament. 3 Tried souls look up — he says -tis I; He loves you still but means to try If faith will bear the test; The Lord has given the chiefest good, He shed for you his precious blood — O trust him for the rest ! 4 Ye tender souls draw hither too, Ye grateful highly favor'd few, VVho feel the debt you owe : Press on, the Lord hath more to give; By faith upon him daily live, And you shall find it so. 589 C. M. ESTHER 4, 1G. 1 iT^iOME humble sinner, in whose breast %^y A thousand thoughts revolve; Come with your guilt and fear opprest, And make this last resolve — 2 "I'll go to Jesus, though my sin Hath like a mountain rose; I know his courts, I'll enter in, Whatever may oppose 3 Prostrate I'll lie before his throne, And there my guilt con! 590 SPIRITUAL SONGS. Fll tell him I'm a wretch undone, Without his sov'reign grace. 4 Til to the gracious King approach, Whose sceptre pardon gives"; Perhaps he may command my touch. And then the suppliant lives. 5 Perhaps he will admit my plea, Perhaps will hear my pray r; But if I perish I will pray, And perish only there. 6 I can but perish if I go— I am resolved to try ; For if I stay away, I know I must forever die." 590 L. M. LUKE 23. 42. 1 /^\ GIVE me, Lord, my sins to mourn; \^P My sins, which have thy body torn; Give me with broken heart to see Thy last tremendous agony. 2 O could I gain the mountain's height, And gaze upon that bleeding sight! O that w7ith Salern's daughters I Might stand and see my Saviour die! 3 I'd hang upon his breast and cry, Lord save a soul condemned to die! And let a wretch come near thy throne, And plead the merits of thy Son. 4 Father of mercies drop thy frown, And let me shelter in thy Son: O! with my earnest suit comply, And give me Jesus or I die. 5 O Lord deny me what thou wilt, Only relieve me of my guilt j Good Lord! in mercy hear me cry, And give me Jesus or I die. 6 Sh«wpity, Lord, and send relief, To a poor sinner drown'd in grief, Who has no plea to n nigh — Lord, save a soul condemned to die! SPIRITUAL SONGS. 59^ 591 C. M. COL. 2. 2. 1 ^W (JR souls by love together knit, \J Cemented, mix'd in one; One hope, one heart, one mind, one voice* 'Tis heav'n on earth begun : Our hearts have burn'd while Jesus spake* And glow'd with sacred fire; He stopp'd and talk'd, and fed, and bless'dj And fill'd the enlarged desire. CHORUS A Saviour ! let creation sing, A Saviour! let all heaven ring: He's God with us, we feel him oursj His fullness in our souls he pours: 'Tis almost done, 'tis almost o'er, We're joining them who're gone before, We soon shall meet to part no more. 2 We're soldiers fighting for our God, Let trembling cowards fly ; We stand unshaken, firm, and fix'd With Christ to live and die : Let devils rage and hell assail, We'll cut our passage through ; Though foes unite, and friends all fail, We'll seize the crown we view. 3 The little cloud increases still, The heavens are big with rain, We haste to catch the teeming show'rs, And all its moisture drain A rill, a stream, a torrent flows, But pour a mighty flood Oh! sweep the nations, shake the earth, Till all proclaim thee God. 4 And when thou mak'st thy jewels up, And set'st thy starry crown; When thy all sparkling gems shall shine, Proclaim'd by thee thy own; May we, a little band of love, Be sinners saved by grace ; From glory into glory chang'd, Behold thee face to face. 28 592-593 spiritual songs. 592 L. M. LUKE 14. 22. Hart. 1 13ITY a helpless sinner, Lord J7 ^ho would believe thy gracious word, But own my heart with shame and grief, A mass of sin and unbelief. 2 Lord, in thy house I read there's room, And vent'ring hard, behold I come; But can there, tell me, can there be, Amongst thy children, room for me? 3 For sinners, Lord, thou cam'st to bleed, And I'm a sinner, vile indeed ! Lord, I believe thy grace is free ; O magnify that grace in me. 593 8s. Ss. 6s. 1 THESS. 4. 16. 1 T/¥7"HEN thou> my righteous Judge, shall T t come, To fetch thy ransom'd people home, Shall I among them stand? Shall such a worthless worm as I, Who sometimes am afraid to die, Be found at thy right hand? 2 I love to meet among them now, Before thy gracious feet to bow, Though vilest of them all; But can I bear the piercing thought! What if my name should be left out, When thou for them shalt call? 3 Prevent, prevent it by thy grace; Be thou, dear Lord, my hiding place, In this tlr accepted day; Thy pardoning voice, O Jet me hear, To still my unbelieving fear; Nor let me fall, 1 pray. 4 Let me among thy saints be found, Whene'er th' archangel's trump shall sound, To see thy smiling face : Then loudest of the crowd P1I sing, While heaven's resounding mansions ring, , With shouts of sovereign grace. SPIRITUAL songs. 594-595 594 7s. JOHN 7. 37. Haweis. 1 TfTlROM the cross uplifted high, Jj Where the Saviour deigns to die, What melodious sounds I hear, Bursting on my ravishVl ear! "Love's redeeming work is done! Come and welcome, sinner, come! 2 "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 ! 3 "Spread for thee the festal board, See with richest dainties stor'd; To thy Father's bosom press'd, Yet again, a child confess'd ; Never from this house to roam; Come and welcome, sinner, come! 4 "Soon the day of life shall end; Lo! I come! your Saviour friend — Safe your spirits to convey To the realms of endless day; Up to my eternal home, Come and welcome, sinners, come!" 595 7s. JOHN 21. 16. Cowpeb 1 1 W ARK, my soul, it is the Lord ; 'Tis the Saviour, hear his word: Jesus speaks, and speaks to thee; "Say, poor sinner, lov'st thou me? 2 "I deliver'd thee, when bound, And when bleeding, heal'd thy wound; Sought thee wand'ring, set thee right, Turn'd thy darkness into light. 3 "Can a woman's tender care Cease toward the child she bare ? Yes, she may forgetful be, Yet will I remember thee. 4 Mine is an unchanging love, Higher than the heights above; 596 SPIRITUAL SONGS. Deeper than the depths beneath- Free and faithful — strong as death. 5 "Thou shalt see my glory soon, When the work of grace is done: Partner of my throne shall be, Say, poor sinner, lov'st thou me?" 6 Lord, it is my chief complaint, That my love is weak and faint : Yet I love thee, and adore, O, for grace to love thee more ! 596 7s. ISA. 12. 3. Wilks. 1 'M"ESUS' precious name excels, $y Jordan's streams, and Salem's wells j Thirsty sinners, come and draw, Flames are quench'd of Sinai's law. 2 Fearful sinners, come and try — Draw and drink with inward joy; Christ is fresh, and full, and free; Sinners come, whoe'er you be 3 See the waters springing up, To revive your languid hope ; Fill your vessels, as it rolls, And refresh your weary souls. - 4 Lo! the Spirit now invites! Lo! the happy bride unites! Jesus calls, be not afraid, Lo! for you the well was made. 5 Justice made it in the Lamb, Mercy grants it thro' his name, Faith receives a full supply; I Those who drink it cannot die. JS^Careless sinner, let me tell, Not a drop is found in hell; Not a drop to ease your smart, Not a drop to cool your heart. 7 Haste you to the Lamb of God, Seek salvation in his blood; In it there is boundless store, For ten thousand thousands more.] 8 Constant tribute let us bring, For this soul refreshing spring; SPIRITUAL SONGS 597-598 Constant let our praises rise. Till we drink above the skies. 597 C. M. EPH. 2. 8. Newton. 1 A MAZING grace! (how sweet the sound?) f\ That sav'd a wretch like me! I once was lostk but now am found, Was blind, but now I see. 2 'Twas grace that taught my heart to fear, And grace my fears reliev'd : How precious did that grace appear, The hour I first believM ! 3 Thro' many dangers, toils and snares, I have already come; 'Tis grace has brought me safe thus far, And grace will lead me home. 4 The Lord has promis'd good to me, His word my hope secures: He will my shield and portion be, As long as life endures. 5 Yes, when this flesh and heart shall fail, And mortal life shall- cease; I shall possess within the veil, A life of joy and peace. 6 The earth shall soon dissolve like snow, Thcosun forbear to shine; But God who calPd me here below, Will be forever mine. 598 C. M. ISA. 55. 1. 1 ^""lOIYIE to the glorious gospel feast, \y Ho, evVy one that will ! O come ye starving souls and taste Those joys that none can tell. 2 Arise ye mortals that are sad, And bordering on despair, Lo, there is balm in Gilead, And a Physician there. 3 Look to the Saviour's bleeding side, Behold the purple gore; I( was for wounded souls he died, The sin-sick to restore. 599 SPIRITUAL SONGS. 4 Behold him on the cursed tree, With arms extended wide, For sinners such as you and me, The bleeding Saviour died. 5 'tis finish 'd, said his dying breath, He conquer'd death and hell, That rebels doom'd to endless death, Might in his bosom dwell. 6 Come, then receive his grace, and tell The wonders of his love; Till we arise with him to dwell, In the bright worlds above. 7 No sin nor foe shall there annoy, Or wound our peaceful breast j But boundless love, unmingled joy, And everlasting rest. 599 L. M. ROM. 13. 11. Swaec. 1 "PJILGRIMS we are to Canaan bound, V{ Our journey lies along this road ; This wilderness we travel round To reach the city of our God. 2 And here as travellers we meet, Before we reach the fields above, To sit around our master's feet, And tell the wonders of his love. 3 Oft have we seen the tempests rise; The world and Satan, hell and sin, Like mountains seem'd to reach the skies With scarce a gleam of hope between. 4 But still, as oft as troubles come, Our Jesus sends some cheering ray, And that strong arm shall guard us home, Which thus protects us by the way. 5 A few more days, or months, or years, In this dark desert to complain; A few more sighs, a few more tears, And we shall bid adieu to pain! SPIRITUAL SONGS. QQQ 600 8s. 6s. MATT. 7. 7. Newton. 1 "JTINCOURAGEDby thy word JQj Of promise to the poor; Behold a beggar, Lord, Waits at thy mercy's door! No hand, no heart, O Lord, but thine Can help or pity wants like mine. 2 The beggar's usual plea, Relief from men to gain, If offered unto thee, I know thou would'st disdain; And pleas which move thy gracious ear, Are such as men would scorn to hear. 3 I have no right to say, That though I now am poor, Yet once there was a day When I possessed more ; Thou know'st that from my very birth I've been the poorest wretch on earth. 4 Nor can I dare profess, As beggars often do, Tho' great is my distress, My faults have been but few; If thou should'st leave my soul to starve, It would be what I well deserve, 5 'Twere folly to pretend I never begg'd before ; Or if thou now befriend, I'll trouble thee no more; Thou often hast reliev'd my pain, And often I must come again. 6 Nor can I willing be, Thy bounty to conceal, From others who, like me, Their wants and hunger feel; Til tell them of thy mercy's store, And try to send a thousand more. 7 Thy thoughts, thou only wise, Our thoughts and ways transcend, Far as the arched skies Above the earth extend: 601 SPIRITUAL SONGS. Such pleas as mine, men would not hear, But God receives a beggar's prayer. 601 7s. JOHN 21. 16. Newton. 1 }T fl IIS a point I long to know, JL Oft it causes anxious thought, Do I love the Lord, or no? Am I his, or am I not? 2 If I love, why am I thus? Why this dull and lifeless frame? Hardly, sure, can they be worse, Who have never heard his name. 3 Could my heart so hard remain, Prayer a task and burden prove, Every trifle give me pain, If I knew a Saviour's love? 4 When I turn my eyes within, All is dark, and vain, and wild: Fill'd with unbelief and sin, Can I deem myself a child? 5 If I pray, or hear, or read, Sin is mix'd with all I do; You that love the Lord indeed, Tell me, is it thus with you? 6 Yet I mourn my stubborn will, Find my sin a grief and thrall ; Should I grieve for what I feel, If I did not love at all? 7 Could I joy his saints to meet, Choose the way I once abhorrM, Find at times the promise sweet, If I did not love the Lord? 8 Lord, decide the doubtful case! Thou who art thy people's sun, Shine upon thy work of grace, If it be indeed begun. 9 Let me love thee more and more, If I love at all, I pray; If I have not loved before, Help me to begin to day. SPIRITUAL SONGS. 602-603 602 12s. MATT. 9. 13. 1 fTHHE voice of free grace cries, escape to the mountain, For Adam's lost race, Christ has open'd a foun- tain ; For sin and transgression, and every pollution, His blood it flows freely as streams from the ocean. CHORUS, Hallelujah to the Lamb, By whom we find pardon, We will perfectly praise him When we've passed over Jordan. 2 That fountain so clear, by which we find favor, From Jesus' side flows, and proves him the Sa- viour : Though your sins were increased as high as a mountain, His blood it flows freely as streams from a fountain. 3 O Jesus, ride on, thy kingdom is glorious, O'er sin, death and hell, thou wilt make us victori- ous : [tion, Thy name shall be praised in the great congrega- And saints shall delight in ascribing salvation. 4 When on Zion we stand, having gained the blest shore, [more ; With our harps in our hands we'll praise him ever We will range the blest fields on the banks of the river, And sing hallelujah for ever and ever. 603 6s 5s. JOHN 21. 17. 1 /^kH! Jesus, my Saviour, \J To thee I submit, With love and thanksgiving Fall down at thy feet; The sacrifice offered, My soul, flesh, and blood : Thou art my Redeemer, My Lord, and my God. 2 I love thee — I love thee — I love thee, my Lord ! 604 SPIRITUAL SONGS. I love thee, my Saviour, I love thee, my God. I love thee — I love thee- And that thou dost know; But how much I love thee i . I never can show. 3 I'm happy— I'm happy — 0 wond'rous account! My joys are immortal, 1 stand on the mount. I gaze on my treasure, And long to be there, With angels my kindred, And Jesus my dear. 4 O Jesus, my Saviour, In thee I am blest; My life and my treasure, My joy and my rest. Thy grace is my theme, And thy name is my song; Thy love doth inspire My heart and my tongue. 5 All human expressions Are empty and vain, They cannot unriddle The heavenly flame. I am sure if the tongue Of an angel I had, I could not the mystery Completely describe. 6 O, who is like Jesus! He's Salem's great king! He smiles and he loves me, He learns me to sing! I'll praise my dear Jesus, I love his dear name; I'll love and I'll praise him, When the world's in a flame. 604 . 8s. PSALM 73. 25. Newton. H OW tedious and tasteless the hours, When Jesus no longer I see; SPIRITUAL SONGS. 605 Sweet prospects, sweet birds and sweet flow'rs, Have lost all their sweetness with me. 2 The mid-summer sun shines but dirm The fields strive in vain to look gay; But when I am happy in him, December's as pleasant as May. 3 His name yields the richest perfume, And sweeter than music his voice; His presence disperses my gloorn, And makes all within me rejoice. 4 I should, were he always thus nigh, Have nothing to wish or to fear; No mortal so happy as I, My summer would last all the year. 5 Content with beholding his face, My all to his pleasure resign'd; No changes of season or place Would make any change in my mind. 6 While blessed with a sense of his love, A palace a toy would appear; And prisons would palaces prove, If Jesus would dwell with me there. 7 Dear Lord, if indeed I am thine, If thou art my sun and my song; Say, why do I languish and pine, And why are my winters so long? 8 O drive these dark clouds from my sky, Thy soul cheering presence restore; Or take me unto thee on high5 Where winter and clouds are no more. 605 L. M. PROV. 4. 1. 1 ~^7~0UNG people ail attention give, While 1 address you in God's name, You who in sin and folly live, Come hear the counsel of a friend : I've sought for bliss in glittering toys, Pve ranged the alluring scenes of life, But never found substantial joys, Until I heard my Saviour's voice. 2 He spoke at once my sins forgiven, And took my load of guilt away; 606 SPIRITUAL SONGS. He gave me glory, peace and heaven, And thus I found the good old way. And now with trembling sense I view Your awful state, unthinking youth, While death eternal waits for you, Who slight the force of gospel truth. 3 Youth, like the spring, will soon be gone — By fleeting time, or conquering death; Your morning sun may set at noon, For God may soon demand your breath. Your sparkling eyes and blooming cheeks, Must wither like the blasted rose; The coffin, earth, and winding sheet, Must soon your active limbs enclose. 4 Ye heedless ones, who wildly stroll, The grave must soon become your bed ; There darkness reigns and vapours move In solemn silence round your head. Your friends will pass the lonesome place* And with a sigh move slow along, Still gazing at those spires of grass Which will be o'er your bodies grown. 5 But oh! the soul, where vengeance reigns, It sinks in groans and ceaseless cries; It moves amidst the burning flames, In boundless woes and agonies. There swallowed up in blackest night, Where devils dwell and thunders roar, To sink in deep despair and guilt, When thousand thousand years are o'er; 6 Oh, thoughtless youth! this is the state Of all who do free grace abuse; And soon with you 'twill be too late The way of life in Christ to choose. Come lay your carnal weapons by, No longer fight against vour Lord; And with my message now comply, And heaven shall be your great reward. 606 8s. 8s. 6s. PSALM 90. 15. Leois'akd. 1 f | ^HE sun is set, the day is closed, The night is come, the world's composed, T SPIRITUAL SONGS. QQ*J And cares are laid aside; So fly my days without control, Like rolling spheres around the pole, Or swift as meteors glide. 2 My life at best is but a span, The days are few laid up for man, To number here in pain : Each moment clips the little space, Contracts the 'span, cuts short the race, And winds the mortal chain. 3 Soon will the wheel to pieces break, The fountain dry, the fabric shake, The silver cord untie; My day will end, my night will come, My body lodged in yonder tomb, My soul above the sky. 4 Well, if my days must end so soon, The morning sun go down at noon, The present I'll improve : Til watch the moments as they fly, And none misspent shall pass me by, While I have power to love, 5 ril strive to make my calling sure, To reach the mark, the prize secure, And wait the crown in view: Til take the cross, the shame despise, And seek my mansion in the skies, And bid the world adieu. 607 8s. 8s. 6s. PROV. 8. 34. Wesley. 1 ipiTOW happy is the pilgrim's lot, [_ How free from anxious care and thought From worldly hope and fear: Confined to neither court nor cell, His soul disdains on earth to dwell, He only sojourns here. 2 His happiness in part is mine, Already saved from self-design, From every creature love — Blest with the scorn of finite good, My soul is lighten'd of its load, And seeks the things above. 20 608 SPIRITUAL SONGS. 3 The things eternal I pursue, And happiness beyond the view Of those who basely pant For things by nature felt and seen; Their honors, wealth, and pleasures mean, I neither have nor want. 4 Nothing on earth 1 call my own, A stranger to the world unknown, I all their goods despise ; I trample on their whole delight, And seek a city out of sight — A city in the skies. 5 There is my house and portion fair, My treasure and my heart are there, And my abiding home : For me my elder brethren stay, And angels beckon me away, And Jesus bids me come, 6 I come, thy servant, Lord ! replies, I come to meet thee in the skies, And claim my heavenly rest : Now let the Pilgrim's journey end ; Now — O my Saviour, brother, friend! Receive me to thy breast. 608 8s. 6s. 5s. CANT. 2. 1. Swain. 1 /^W THOU, in whose presence my soul takes V/ delight, On whom in affliction I call ; My comfort by day, and my song in the night, My hope, my salvation, my all. 2 Where dost thou at noon tide resort with thy To feed on the pastures of love? [sheep, Say, why in the valley of death should I weep, Or alone in the wilderness rove? 3 O why should I wander an alien from thee? Or cry in the desert for bread? Thy foes will rejoice when my sorrows they see, And smile at the tears I have shed. 4 Ye daughters of Zion, declare, have you seen The star that on Israel shone ; SPIRITUAL SONGS. QQQ Say, if in your tents my beloved has been, And where with his rlocks he nas gone? 5 This is ray beloved — his form is divine, His vestments shed odours around ; The locks on his head are as grapes on the vine, When autumn with plenty is crown'd. 6 The roses of Sharon, the lilies that grow In the vales, on the banks of the streams; On his cheek does the beauty of excellence glow, And his eyes are as quivers of beams. 7 His voice, as the sound of the dulcimer sweet,1 • Is heard through the shadow of death, The cedars of Lebanon bow at his ket9 The air is perfumed with his breath. 8 His lips as a fountain of righteousness flow, That waters the garden of grace; [know; From which their salvation the Gentiles shall And bask in the smiles of his face. 9 Love sits on his eye-lids and scatters delight Through all the bright mansions on high; Their faces the cherubims veil in his sight, And praise him with fulness of joy. * 10 He looks, and ten thousands of angels rejoice, And myriads wait for his word; He speaks, and eternity, fill'd with his voice, Re-echoes the praise of the Lord. 609 7s. NUMB. 10. 29. Benedict. 1 " j~AIL, ye followers of the Lamb, Ye who love the Saviour's name, Who are cleansed by pardoning blood, Go with us — the way is good : Canaan's land we have in view, While we on our way pursue ; March with joy the heavenly road, Go with us — the way is good. O glory hallelujah, praise ye the Lord; Praise him in his bright abode. 2 Come ye sinners sick and sore. Flee from sin and Satan's power, Walk the path which Jesus trod ^o with ItS — **"' ' " :~ ~oor!' 630 SPIRITUAL SONGS. Leave the world and seek the Lord, Kead and meditate his word; Take it for your constant guide, Go with us — the way is good. 3 Come ye aged, come ye young, Every nation learn the song; Sound your Saviour's name abroad. Go with us — the way is good : Doubting souls dismiss your fears, Mourning souls, dry up your tears, Christ for you has shed his blood, Go with us — the way is good. 4 Burden'd souls, oppressed with grief, Jesus freely grants relief; H'ell remove your heavy load, Go with us — the way is good: Needy sinners doubt no more, Jesus hath an ample store, Richest wine and choicest food; Go with us — the way is good. 5 Ye who know your Saviour's love, Now your faithfulness approve, Follow him in Jordan's flood, Go with us — the way is good: Saints begin the heavenly song, Join in concert every tongue; Walk with joy the heavenly road, Go with us — the way is good. 610 * C. M. ISA. 43. 6. Lelaot. 1 f | ^I-IAT glorious day is drawing nigh, When Zion's light shall come; She shall arise and shine on high, Bright as the rising sun. 2 The north and south their sons resign, And earth's foundation bend, When, like a bride, Jerusalem, All glorious shall descend. 3 The King who wears that glorious crown, The azure flaming bow, The holy city shall bring down, To bless the church below. SPIRITUAL SONGS. 611 4 When Zion's bleeding, conquering King, Shall sin and death destroy, The morning stars together sing, And Zion shout for joy. 5 Let Satan rage, and boast no more, Nor think his reign is long; Though saints are feeble, weak, and poor, Their great Redeemer's strong. 6 He is their shield and hiding place, A covert from the wind, A stream of light from Christ the rock, Runs through this weary land. 7 A thousand years shall roll around, The church shall be complete; Cali'd by the glorious trumpet's sound Their Saviour they shall meet. 8 They'll rise with joy and mount on high, They'll fly to Jesus' arms ; And gaze with wonder and delight, On their beloved's charms. 611 C M. ROM. 8. 37. Watts; S. 1 A M I a soldier of the cross, J\_ A follow'r of the Lamb! And shall I fear to own his cause, Or blush to speak his name? 2 Must I be carried to the skies, On flow'ry beds of ease; While others fought to win the prize, And sail'd through bloody seas? 3 Are there no foes for me to face? Must I not stem the flood? Is this vile world a friend to grace, To help me on to God? 4 Sure I must fight if I would reign : Increase my courage Lord! 1*11 bear the toil, endure the pain; Supported by thy word. 5 Thy saints, in all this glorious war, Shall conquer though thev die; 29* Q\2 SPIRITUAL SONGS. They see the triumph from afar, And sieze it with their eye. 6 When that illustrious day shall rise, And all thy armies shine In robes of victory through the skies, The glory shall be thine. 612 8s. 6s. LUKE 19. 6. Newton. 1 ry ACCEIEUS climbM the tree, JlA And thought himself unknown; But how surprisM was he When Jesus calPd him down! The Lord beheld him, though conceaPd, And by a word his power revealM. 2 Wonder and joy at once Were painted in his face \ "Does he my name pronounce, And does he know my case? Will Jesus deign with me to dine? Lord, I with all I have, am thine." 3 Thus where the gospel's preachM, And sinners come to hear, Jhe hearts of some are reachM, Before they are aware : The word directly speaks to them, And seems to point them out by name. 4 'Tis curiosity Oft brings them in the way, Only the man to see, And hear what he can say; But how the sinner starts to find The preacher knows his inmost mind ! 5 His long forgotten faults Are brought again in view, And all his secret thoughts, RevealM in public too: Though compassM with a crowd about, The searching word has found him out. 6 While thus distressing pain And sorrow fills his heart, He hears a voice again That bids his fears depart: SPIRITUAL SONGS. 613-614 Then like Zaccheus he is blest, And Jesus deigns to be his guest. 613 6s. 5s. REV. 3. 20. DEAR Jesus, here comes and knocks at thy door, A beggar for crumbs, distressed and poor; Blind, lame, and forsaken, in nature I stood, At length overtaken, while running from God. 2 To ask children's bread, I dare not presume, But, Lord, to be fed with fragments I come; Some crumbs from thy table, O let me obtain, For sure thou art able my soul to sustain. 3 I own I deserve no favour to see, I hated thy cause and wander'd from thee, Till brought by thy Spirit my follies to mourn, Now stripp'd of all merit to thee I do come. 4 Great God, my desert is nothing but death, From thee to depart forever in wrath, Yet Lord, to the city of refuge I flee, 0 let thine eye pity a sinner like me. 5 For since thou hast said thou wilt cast out none Who flee to thy aid as sinners undone, 1 come, precious Jesus condemned to die, And on thy sweet promise would humbly rely. 6 Nor can I depart dear Jesus, nor yield, Till feels my poor heart, thy promise fulfilPd ; That I may forever a monument be, To praise thee, dear Saviour cf sinners like me. 7 Help me to believe and trust in thy name, Thou wilt not deceive me nor put me to shame, But fully supply me from thy gracious store, Nor ever deny me because I am poor. 614 7s. MATT. 11. 28. Hewitt. 1 ^1 OME poor sinner, come and see, \^y All thy strength is found in me, I am waiting to be kind, To relieve thy troubled mind. 2 Dost thou feel thy sins a pain ? Look to me and ease obtain; G15 SPIRITUAL SONGS. All my fulness thou mayst share, And be always welcome here. 3 Boldly come, why dost thou fear? I possess a gracious ear, I will never tell thee nay, While thou hast a heart to pray. 4 Try the freeness of my grace, Sure, 'twill suit thy trying case; Mourning souls will ne'er complain, Having sought my face in vain. 5 Knock, and cast all doubt behind, Seek, and thou shalt surely find, Ask and I will give thee peace, And thy confidence increase. 6 Will not this encourage thee, Vile and poor, to come to me ? Sure, thou canst not doubt my will? Come and welcome, sinner, still. 615 7s. ESTHER 4. 16. Hbwett. 1 TFI perish, I will go L Trembling to the Saviour's feet, Perhaps his favor he'll bestow, Perhaps I may forgiveness meet. 2 If I perish I will go: He perhaps may pity me, Unbelief still answers — no He will not a wretch like thee. 3 If I perish, I must own, God is just to banish me; But I'll venture near his throne, For his pardons all are free. 4 If I perish, I will go, Though distress'd I can but try; Should he mercy never show, Begging 1 will live and die. 5 Dearest Saviour, let me live, Stretch thy sceptre out to me ; All my sins, though great, forgive; Speak the word and set me free. SPIRITUAL SONGS. 616-617 6 Shall I perish, Satan?— no: There's a new and living way, Fly then, tempting, subtle foe, Jesus will not tell me nay. 616 L. M. MATT. 11. 28. 1 f\ THAT my load of sin were gone ! \^ O that I could at last submit, At Jesus' feet to lay it down, To lay my soul at Jesus' feet! 2 When shall my eyes behold the Lamb? The God of my salvation see? Weary, O Lord, thou know'st I am, Yet still I cannot come to thee. 3 Rest for my soul I long to find : Saviour, if mine indeed thou art ; Give me thy meek and lowly mind, And stamp thine image en my heart. 4 Fain would I learn of thee my God, Thy light and easy burden prove, The cross all stain'd with hallow'd blood The labor of thy dying love. 5 I would, but thou must give the pow'r, My heart from ev'ry sin release; Bring near, bring near the happy hour, And fill my soul with heavenly peace. 6 Come, Lord, the drooping sinner cheer, Nor let my Jesus long delay; Appear, in my poor heart, appear, My God, my Saviour, come away. 617 7s. 6s. LUKE 19. 10. Newton. 1 ~W_ fOW lost was my condition, Till Jesus made me whole! There is but one Physician * Can cure a sin sick soul. Next door to death he found me, And snatch'd me from the grave, To tell to all around me, His wond'rous power to save. 618 SPIRITUAL SONGS. 2 The worst of all diseases Is light comparM with sin: On ev'ry part it seizes, But rages most within; 'Tis pajsy, plague, and fever, And madness — all combin'd; And none but a believer The least relief can find. 3 From men, great skill professing, I sought a cure to gain, But this provM more distressing, And added to my pain : Some said that nothing aiPd me, Some gave me up for lost, Thus ev'ry refuge faiPd me, And all my hopes were crost. 4 At length this great Physician — How matchless is his grace! Accepted my petition, And undertook my case ; First gave me~sight to view him — For sin my eyes had seaPd — Then bid me look unto him; I lookM and I was heaPd. 5 A dying, risen, Jesus, Seen by the eye of faith, At once from danger frees us, And saves the soul from death: Come then to this Physician, His help he'll freely give ; He makes no hard condition, 'Tis only — look and live. 618 L. M. MATT. 13. 24. 30. 1 rTWS is the field, the world below, In which the sowers came to sow, Jesus the wheat, Satan the tares, For so the word of truth declares. CHORUS. For soon the reaping time will come, And angels shout the harvest home. SPIRITUAL SONGS. Q\§ 2 Most awful truth. And is it so? Must all mankind the harvest know ? Is every one a wheat or tare ? Me for the harvest, Lord, prepare ! 3 We seem alike when thus we meet, Strangers might think we all are wheat, But to the Lord's all-seeing eyes, Each heart appears without disguise. 4 The tares are spar'd for various ends, Some for the sake of praying friends; But though they grow so tall and strong, His plan will not require them long. 5 Will it relieve their horror's there To recollect their stations here, How much they heard, how much they knew, How long among the wheat they grew? 6 To love my sins, a saint t'appear, To grow with wheat and be a tare, May serve me whilst on earth below, Where tares and wheat together grow. 7 Then all who truly righteous be, Shall soon their Father's kingdom see; But tares in bundles shall be bound, And cast in hell — O dreadful sound ! 619 L. M. HABAK. 3. 2. 1 1 r LONG to see the season come, When sinners shall come flocking home To taste the sweets of Jesus' love, And seek the joys that are above. 2 Hark ! how the glorious gospel sounds, Inviting sinners all around; Behold, your loving Saviour stands — And spreads for you his bleeding hands. 3 Attend, poor sinners, to this word, Trust him, yea, own him as your Lord; He'll wash you in atoning blood, And seal you heirs and sons of God. 4 A few more days and you must go To realms of joy or endless woe ; 620 SPIRITUAL SONGS. In worlds of light, with Christ to dwell, Or sink beneath his frowns to hell. 5 Come then, poor sinners, counsel take, And all your sinful ways forsake; The world give o'er, leave friends behind, In Christ you may redemption find. 6 Take your companions by the hand, And your connexion's in a band, And give them up at Jesus' call, To pardon, bless, and save them all. 7 Thus, when the day of Christ shall come, And he collect his children home; On Zion's mount you then shall stand, And join the bright angelic band. 8 O what a glorious company; May I be there that sight to see ! And join in praise to Jesus' name. All glorious in Jerusalem. 620 8s. 7s. 4s. ISA. 51. 1. Hart. 1 ^^10ME, ye sinners, poor and needy, \^y Weak and wounded, sick and sore; Jesus ready stands to save you, Full of pity, love, and power; He is able, He is willing, doubt no more. 2 Now, ye needy, come and welcome, God's free bounty glorify; True belief and true repentance, Every grace that brings you nigh ; Without money Come to Jesus Christ and buy. 3 Let not conscience make you linger^ — Nor of fitness fondly dream; All the fitness he requireth, Is to feel your need of him : This he gives you, 'Tis the Spirit's glimmering beam. 4 Come, ye weary, heavy laden, Bruised and mangled by the fall,; If you tarry till you 're better, SPIRITUAL SONGS. g2l You will never come at all : Not the righteous, Sinners Jesus came to call. 5 Agonizing in the garden/ Lo! your Maker prostrate lies! On the bloody tree behold him! Hear him crv before he dies, "It is finished !" Sinners will not this suffice? 6 Lo! th' incarnate God ascending, Pleads the merit of his blood! Venture on him, venture freely, Let no other trust intrude : None but Jesus Can do helpless sinners good. 7 Saints and angels join'd in concert, Sing the praises of the Lamb, While the blissful seats of heaven Sweetlv echo with his name. Hallelujah! Sinners here may sing the same. 621 lis. 10s. LUKE 2. 16. 1 " JTAIL the blest morn when the great Medi- ator, Down from the regions of glory descends; Shepherds ! go worship the Lord in the manger, Lo! for his guard, the bright angels attend. CHORUS. 2 Brightest and best of the sons of the morning, Shine on our darkness, and lend us your aid, Star in the East! the horizon adorning, Guide where the infant Redeemer was laid. 3 Lo! on his cradle the dew drops were shining, Low lies his head with the beasts of the stall, Angels adore him with slumbers reclining, Maker, Redeemer, and Saviour of men. 4 Say, shall we yield him, with costly devotion, Odours of Eden, an offering divine: 3U 622 SPIRITUAL SONGS. Gems from the mountain and pearls from the ocean, Myrrh from the forest, and gold from the mine. 5 Vainly we offer each ample oblation, Vainly with gold would his favor secure ; Richer by far is the heart's adoration, Dearer to God are the prayers of the poor. 622 C. M. 1 JOHN 3. 2. 1 TERUSALEM, my happy home : Ojf O, how I long for thee ! When will my sorrows have an end? Thy joys when shall I see? 2 Thy walls are all of precious stune, Most glorious to behold; Thy gates are richly set with pearl, Thy streets are pav'd with gold. 3 If heaven be thus, O glorious Lord, Why should I stray from thence? What folly 'tis that I should dread, To die and go from hence. 4 Reach down, reach down thine arm of grace, And Cause me to ascend, Where congregations ne'er break up, And sabbath's never end. 5 Jesus, my love, to glory's gone, Him will I go and see; And all my brethren here below, Will soon come after me. 6 My friends I bid you ail adieu; I leave you in God's care, And if I never more see you, Go on, I'll meet you there. 7 There we shall meet and no more part, And heav'n shall ring with praise, While Jesus' love in ev'ry heart, Shall tune the song, free grace. 8 When we've been there ten thousand years, Bright shining as the sun, SPIRITUAL SONGS. 623-624 We've no less days to sing God's praise, Than when we first begun. 623 L. M. REV. 2. 10. 1 f ■ ^HERE is a heaven above the skies, A heaven where pleasure never dies : A heaven, I sometimes hope to see, But fear again 'tis not for me. But Jesus, Jesus is my friend, O hallelujah, hallelujah, Jesus, Jesus is my friend, 2 I travel through a world of woes, Thro' conflicts sore, my spirit goes ; The tempter cries I ne'er shall stand, To reach fair Canaan's happy land. 3 There are the footsteps of my Lord, There on the cross he bore my load ; 'Twas on that dark and doleful day, With streaming blood he mark'd the way. 4 Come life, come death, come then what will, His footsteps I will follow still, Through danger's thick, and hell's alarms, I shall be safe in Jesus' arms. 5 Then, O my soul, arise and sing, Yonder's thy Saviour, Friend, and King; With pleasing smiles he now looks on, And cries, press on, and win the crown. 6 My flesh shall slumber under ground, Till the last trumpet's joyful sound; Then burst the chains with sweet surprise, And in my Saviour's image rise. 624 8s. 8s. 6s. PHIL. 3. 8. 1 /^WNE smile from God will warm the heart, \J And bid all sinful joys depart, To reach the realm above; Immortal glories round me shine, I drink the streams of joy divine, And sing redeeming love. 2 O, could I wing my way in haste, Soon with bright seraphs would I feast, And join their sweet employ; 625 SPIRITUAL SONGS. I'd glide along the heavenly stream, And join their most exalted theme Of everlasting joy. 3 Too mean this little globe for me, Nor will I e'er contented be, With things that are so vain: Its greatest treasures are but dross, Its grandeur short, its pleasures cross'd; Its joys all mixed with pain. 4 But resting in my Saviour's arms, My soul enjoys transporting charms Of everlasting love : There's life, there's joy, there's settled peace, A friendship that will never cease, A rock that cannot move. 5 Soar then, my soul, stretch every thought, To meet within the heavenly court, Above this mortal orb; There with angels let me rise, And find my seat above the skies, Where sins no more disturb. 625 P. M. PSALM 72. 15. 1 rWMIE glorious light of Zion, is spreading far JL . and wide, [tid And sinners they are coming upon the gospel I he conquests of King Jesus in glorious triumph rise, r And sinners crowd around him with grief and weeping eyes. 2 The sufferings of the Saviour upon Mount Cal- vary, r e- Are sounding sweet to sinners, as we may plainly And while the glorious message was circulating round, ° Some souls exposed to ruin, redeeming grace have found. 3 And of that happy number I hope that I am one,* For Jesus will accomplish the work he has beo-un: He 11 cut it short in righteousness, and rn0for« ever be A monument ot mercy through all eternity. SPIRITUAL SONGS. 626 4 I am but a young convert, who lately did enlist, A soldier under Jesus, my prophet, king and priest; [dress, I have received my bounty, with it my martial A ring of love and favor, a robe of righteousness. 5 Then down into the water, where the young con- verts go, We serve our Lord and Master in righteous acts below ; [wave, We lay our sinful bodies beneath the yielding An emblem of the Saviour, when he lay in the grave. 6 Poor sinners, think what Jesus has done for you and me, Behold his mangled body upon the cursed tree, His head, his hands, his bleeding side, to you we now portray, Come tell me brother sinner, how can you stay - away ? 7 Come all ye elder brethren, and soldiers of the cross, Who for the love of Jesus have counted all things dross ; Come, pray for us young converts, that we may travel on, [gone. To meet you all in glory, where our Redeemer's 626 8s. 8s. 6s. CANT. 5. 16. 1 f 1 1HE Lord into his garden's come, [_ The spices y ield a rich perfume. The lilies grow and thrive; Refreshing showers of grace divine, From Jesus flow on every vine, And make the dead alive. 2 Behold! this dry and barren ground With springs of water doth abound, A fruitful soil become; The desert blossoms like the rose, Believers do the church compose, When party zeal is gone. 3 The glorious day is rolling on, The gracious work is now begun, 30* 627 SPIRITUAL SONGS. Your sins he will forgive : O taste, and see that grace is free For all mankind who willing be, To come to Christ and live. 4 The worst of sinners here may find A Saviour, piteous and kind, Who will them all receive; None are too bad who do repent, Out of one sinner legions went, The Lord did him relieve. 5 If sinners only knew the Lord, And were acquainted with his word, His sweet forgiving love, They'd rush through storms of every kind, And leave all earthly things behind, To gain a crown above. 6 Come brethren, you who love the Lord, Observe with care his holy word, In Jesus' ways go on : Our troubles and our trials here, Will only make us richer there,. When we arrive at home. 7 We feel that heaven is now begun, It issues from the glorious throne, From Jesus' throne on high : It comes like floods, we can't contain, We drink, and drink, and drink again, And yet for more we cry. 627 L. M. 2 COR. 6. 2. 1 "^^O^G people all, in blooming days, Hear what your Lord and Saviour says: "Now is the time to seek my face, And to receive my gospel grace. " 2 In gospel banner now he stands, With peace and pardon in his hands, Offering to sinners in their prime, Come, now is the accepted time. 3 "Come, you that mourn, lament and weep, Who long to be among my sheep; 'Tis my delight to set you free From sin, and death, and misery." SPIRITUAL SONGS, 628-629 4 The happy day will soon appear, When Gabriel's trumpet you shall hear, Sound thro' the earth, yea, down to hell, To call the nations great and small. 5 "Poor broken hearts, why do ye mourn, Like to some lonesome dove forlorn? I am your Saviour, come rejoice, I bore your sins upon the cross." 6 Forsake this world and all its fame, Take up the cross, despise the shame ; And now pursue the living way, That leads to everlasting day. 628 8s. 7s. 4s. PSALM 48. 14. Robinson. 1 ^i UIDE me, O thou great Jehovah ! \j^ Pilgrim through this barren land : I am weak, but thou art mighty, Hold me with thy powerful hand : Bread of heaven, Feed me till I want no more. 2 Open thou the crystal fountain, Whence the healing streams do flow; Let the fiery cloudy pillar, Lead me all my journey through: Strong Deliverer, Be thou still my strength and shield. 3 Feed me with the heavenly manna, In this barren wilderness; Be my sword, and shield, and banner, Be my robe of righteousness : Fight and conquer All my foes by sovereign grace. 4 When I tread the verge of Jordan, Bid my anxious fears subside ; Death of deaths, and hell's destruction, Land me safe on Canaan's side : Songs of praises I will ever give to thee. 629 8s. 8s. 6s. LUKE 13. 24. Wesley, 1 f I iHOU God of glorious majesty! To thee> against myself, to thee, 630 SPIRITUAL SOXGS. A sinful worm I crv, An half awakened child of man, An heir of endless bliss or pain, A sinner born to die. 2 Lo! on a narrow neck of land, 'Twixt two unbounded seas I stand, Yet how insensible! A point of time, a moment's space, Removes me to yon heavenly place, Or shuts me up in hell. 3 O God! my inmost soul convert, And deeply on my thoughtful heart, Eternal things impress; Give me to feel their solemn weight, And save me ere it be too late : Wake me to righteousness. 4 Before me place in bright array, The pomp of that tremendous day, When thou with clouds shalt come, To judge the nations at thy bar; And tell me, Lord, shall 1 be there, To meet a joyful doom? 5 Be this my one great business here, With holy trembling, holy fear, To make my calling sure; Thine utmost counsel to fulfil, And suffer all thy righteous will, And to the end endure. 630 8s. 8s. Gs. JAMES 4. 14. 1 "1%/T Y days, my weeks, my months, my years .IT 1 Fly rapid like the whirling spheres Around the steady pole : Time, like a tide, its moment keeps, Till I shall launch those boundless deeps, Where endless ages roll. 2 The grate is near the cradle scene, How swift the moments pass between, And whisper as they fly; Unthinking man! remember this, Thou, midst thy sublunary bliss, Must groan, and gasp, and die. SPIRITUAL SONGS. 631 3 Long ere the sun shall run its round, We may be buried under ground, And there in silence rot: Alas ! one hour may close the scene, And ere twelve months may roll between My name be quite forgot. 4 But shall my soul be then extinct, ' Or cease to live, or cease to think? It cannot, cannot be; Thou, my immortal, cannot die, What wilt thou do, or whither fry, When death shall set thee free? 5 Will mercy then its arm extend? Will Jesus be thy guardian friend, And heaven thy dwelling place? Or shall insulting fiends appear, To drag thee down to dark despair Beyond the reach of grace? 6 A heaven or hell for those alone Beyond this mortal life are known- There is no middle state ; To-day attend the call divine, To-morrow may be none of thine, Or it may be too late. 631 8s. 7s. 4s. PSALM 85. 6. Newton. 1 OJAVIOUR, visit thy plantation, J^ Grant as, Lord, a gracious rain! All will come to desolation, Unless thou return again; Lord revive us, All our help must come from thee. 2 Keep no longer at a distance, Shine upon us from on high, Lest, for want of thine assistance, Every plant should droop and die. 3 Surely once thy garden flourish'd. Every part look'd gay and green ; Then thy word our spirits nourished, Happy seasons we have seen. 4 But a drought has since succeeded, And a sad decline we see; 632 SPIRITUAL SONGS. Lord thy help is greatly needed, Help can only come from thee. 5 Where are those we counted leaders, Fill'd with zeal, and love, and truth? Old professors, tall as cedars, Bright examples to our youth. 6 Some in whom we once delighted, We .shall meet no more below; Some alas ! we fear are blighted, Scarce a single leaf they show. *7 Younger plants — the sight how pleasant, Covered thick with blossoms stood: But they cause us grief at present, Frosts have nipt them in the bud. 8 Dearest Saviour hasten hither, Thou canst make them bloom again; O, permit them not to wither, Let not all our hopes be vain. 9 Let our mutual love be fervent, Make us "prevalent in prayers; Let each one, esteemed thy servant, Shun the world's bewitching snares. 10 Break the tempter's fatal power, Turn the stony heart to flesh; And begin from this good hour To revive thy work afresh. 632 L M PROV. 3. 17. 1 ^iOAIE, we that love the Lord indeed, \^y Who are from sin and bondage freed, Submit to all the ways of God, And walk this narrow, happy road. 2 Great tribulation you shall meet, But soon shall walk the golden street; Tho' hell may rage and vent her spite, Yet Christ will save his heart's delight. 3 The happy day will soon appear, When you shall Gabriel's trumpet hear, Sound thro' the earth, yea down to hell, To call the nations great and small, SPIRITUAL SONGS. G33 4 Behold the skies in burning flames, The trumpet louder still proclaims ; The world must hear and know their doom, The separation now is come. 5 Behold the righteous marching home, And all the angels bid them come; While, Christ the Judge their joy proclaims, Here come my saints, I own their names. 6 In grandeur see the royal line, Whose glittering robes the sun outshine; See saints and angels join in one, And march in splendor round the throne. 633 8s. 6s. ISA. 27. 13. 1 ~W_% LOW ye the trumpet, blow, [3 The gladly solemn sound; Let all the nations know, To earth's remotest bound, The year of Jubilee is come, . Return, ye ransomM sinners, home, 2 Exalt the Lamb of God; The sin-atoning Lamb; Redemption by his blood Through all the world proclaim. The year of Jubilee is come, Return, ye ransom M sinners, home. 3 Ye slaves of sin and hell, Your liberty receive; And safe in Jesus dwell, And blest in Jesus live ; The year of Jubilee is come, Return, ye ransom'd sinners, home. 4 The gospel trumpet hear, The news of pard'ning grace; Ye happy souls draw near, Behold your Saviour's face; The year of Jubilee is come, Return, ye ransomM sinners, home. 5 Jesus our great High Priest, Has full atonement made : Ye weary spirits, rest — Ye mournful souls, be glad! 634-635 spiritual songs. The year of Jubilee is come, Return, ye ransomM sinners, home, 634 8s. 8s. 6s. ISA. 28. 16. Chatham. 1 TTTAD I ten thousand gifts beside, ; - L I'd cleave to Jesus crucified, And build on him alone; For no foundation is there given, On which I'd place my hopes of heaven, But Christ the corner stone. 2 Possessing Christ, 1 all possess, Wisdom, and strength, and righteousness, And sanctity complete; Bold in his name, I dare draw nigh Before the ruler of the sky, And all his justice meet. 3 There is no path to heavenly bliss, Or solid joy, or lasting peace, But Christ th'appointed road; O may we tread the sacred way, By faith rejoice, and praise and pray, Till we sit down with God. 4 The types and shadows of the word, Unite in Christ, the Man, the Lord , The Saviour just and true : Oh, may we all his word believe! And ail his promises receive, And all his precepts do. 5 As he above forever lives, And life to dying sinners gives, Eternal and divine; O may his Spirit in me dwell! Then, saved from sin, and death, and hell, Eternal life is mine. 635 C. M. LUKE 15. 1. 24. Newton. 1 A FFLICTIONS, though they seem severe, f\ In mercy oft are sent ; They stoppM the prodigal's career, And forced him to repent. 2 Although he no relenting felt Till he had spent his store ; SPIRITUAL SONGS. 636 His stubborn heart began to melt When famine pinch'd him sore. 3 What have I gain'd by sin, he said, But hunger, shame and fear? My Father's house abounds with bread, While I am starving here. 4 I'll go and tell him all I've done, And fall before his face ; Unworthy to be calPd his son, I'll seek a servant's place. 5 His father saw him coming back, He saw, and ran, and smil'd; And threw his arms around the neck Of his rebellious child. 6 "Father, I've sinned, but O forgive1." "I've heard enough," he said; "Rejoice, my house, my son's alive, For whom I mourn'd as dead. 7 "Now let the fatted calf be slain, And spread the news around; My son was dead, but lives again, Was lost, but now is found." 8 'Tis thus the Lord his love reveals, To call poor sinners home ; More than a Father's love he feels, And welcomes all that come. 9 Come then, poor sinners, come away, We call you all around; 'Tis the accepted, promised day, When gospel grace abounds. 10 Come, mourning souls, to Jesus come, Whose blood for you atoned ; His heart, his hands and church have room, We, therefore, bid you come. 636 L. M. JOHN 1. 46. Medley. j ESUS, dear name, how sweet it sounds ! Replete with balm for all my wounds; His word declares his grace is free, Come, needy sinners, come and see. 31 637 SPIRITUAL SONGS. 2 He left the shining courts on high. Came to our world to bleed and die : Jesus, the God, hung on a tree; Come, thoughtless sinner, come and see. 3 Your sins did pierce his bleeding heart, Till death had done its dreadful part; Yet his dear love still burns for thee; Come, trembling sinner, come and see. 4 His blood will cleanse the foulest stain, And make the filthy leper clean ; This fountain open stands for thee, Come guilty sinner, come and see. 5 The garments of his shining grace, His glorious robe of righteousness; In this array thou bright shalt be ; Come, naked sinner, come and see. 6 No tongue can tell what glories shine In our Immanuel, all divine: O that in sweetest melody, Each heart may sing, "He died for me." 637 7s. LUKE 12. 32 Cetcick. 1 ^HILDREN of the heavenly King, \^y As ye journey, sweetly sing; Sing your Saviour's worthy praise, Glorious in his works and ways. 2 Ye are travelling home to God, In the way the fathers trod ; They are happy now, and ye • Soon their happiness shall see. 3 O, ye banished seed be glad ! Christ our advocate is made — Us to save our flesh assumes. Brother to our souls becomes. 4 Shout, ye little flock, and blest! Ye on Jesus' throne shall rest. There your seat is now prepared There your kingdom and reward. 5 Fear not, brethren, joyful stand, On the borders of your land; SPIRITUAL SONGS. 638-639 Jesus Christ, your Father's Son, Bids you undismay'd go on. 6 Lord! submissive make us go, Gladly leaving all below; Only thou our leader be, And we still will follow thee. 638 8s. 6s. PHIL. 4. 4. 1 J3EJOICE! the Lord is King; J% Your God and King adore; Mortals give thanks and sing, And triumph evermore : Lift up the heart, lift up the voice, Rejoice aloud, ye saints, rejoice, 2 Rejoice! the Saviour reigns — The God of truth and love ; When he had purg'd our stains, He took his seat above : Lift up the heart, lift up the voice, Rejoice aloud, ye saints, rejoice. 3 His kingdom cannot fail, He rules o'er earth and heaven ; The keys of death and hell Are to our Jesus given. Lift up the heart, lift up the voice, Rejoice aloud, ye saints, rejoice. 4 He all his foes shall quell, Shall all our sins destroy, And every bosom swell With pure seraphic joy; Lift up the heart, lift up the voice, Rejoice aloud, ye saints, rejoice. 5 Rejoice in glorious hope ! Jesus, the Judge, shall come, And take his servants up To their eternal home : We soon shall hear th' archangel's voice, The trump of God shall sound, rejoice. 639 7s. 1 TIM. 3. 16. lG OD with us! O glorious name! Let it shine in endless fame: 640 SPIRITUAL SONGS. God and man in Christ unite, O mysterious depth nnd height! 2 God with us! amazing love Brought him from his courts above: Now, ye saints, his grace admire, Swell the song with holy fire. 3 God with us! but tainted not With the first transgressor's blot; Yet did he our sins sustain, Bear the guilt, the curse, the pain. 4 God with us! O wond'rous grace! Let us see 'him face to face, That we may Immanuel sing As we ought our God and King.' 640 6s. 5s. 2 PETER 1. 4. 1 TTOW firm a foundation, Ye saints of the Lord, Is laid for your faith In his excellent word ! What more can he say Than to you he hath said ? You, who unto Jesus For refuge have lied. 2 In every condition, In sickness, in health, In poverty's vale, Or abounding in wealth, At home and abroad, On the land, on the sea, 'As thy days may demand, Shall thy strength ever be. 3 'Fear not, I am with thee, 0 be not dismay 'd, I, I am thy God, And will still give thee aid; I'll strengthen thee, help thee. And cause thee to stand Upheld by my righteous Omnipotent hand. 4 'When through the deep waters 1 call thee to go. 1 SPIRITUAL SONGS. 641 The rivers of wo Shall not thee overflow; For I will be with thee, Thy troubles to bless, And sanctify to thee, Thy deepest distress. 5 'When through fiery trials, Thy pathway shall lie^ My grace all sufficient Shall be thy supply; The flame shall not hurt thee, I only design Thy dross to consume, And thy gold to refine. 6 'Even down to old age, All my people shall prove My sovereign, eternal, Unchangeable love; And when hoary hairs Shall their temples adorn, Like lambs they shall still In my bosom be borne. 7 'The soul that on Jesus Hath lean'd for repose, I will not, I will not Desert to his foes : That soul, though all hell Should endeavor to shake, I'll never, no never, No never forsake. ' 641 S. M. 1 TIM. 6. 12. 1 Ql OLDIERS of Christ, be bold, £^ In Zion's ways stand fast, Cleave to the Lord and you shall find All will be well at last. 2 Numbers will you oppose, And many snares be laid ; But Christ will be your strong defence; Then never be dismayM. 3 Upon the throne of grace, Jesus will soon appear; 642 SPIRITUAL SONGS. Fight the good fight, ye ransomed throng, And never, never fear. 4 Fear not your num'rous foes, O'er all you shall prevail; And live, and sing redeeming love, When they'll lament and wail. 5 Hark, hark, ye ransom'd race, Your Captain cries, 'fight on ;' Soon ye shall mount the lofty skies, And stand around the throne. 6 Great God, send down thy pow'r, And make thy saints arise, Boldly to fight and conquer all, And then receive the prize. 642 C. M. LUKE 23. 42. Burnhjlm. 1 "TTESUS, thou art the sinner's friend, qj As such I look to thee; Now in the bowels of thy love, 0 Lord remember me. 2 Remember thy pure word of grace, Remember Calvary; Remember all thy dying groans, And then remember me. 3 Thou wond'rous advocate with God, 1 yield myself to thee, While thou art sitting on thy throne, Dear Lord, remember me. 4 I own I'm guilty, own I'm vile, Yet thy salvation's free; Then in thy all- abounding grace, Dear Lord, remember me. 5 Howe'er forsaken or distrest, Howe'er oppress'd I be, Howe'er afflicted here on earth, Do thou remember me. 6 And when I close my eyes in death, And creatures help all flee, - Then, O my dear Redeemer, God, I pray remember me. SPIRITUAL SONGS. 643 643 8s. 7s. MARK 10. 47. Newton. 1 "M/TERCY, O thou Son of David, | T I Thus blind Bartimeus cry'd; "Others by thy grace are saved, O vouchsafe to me thine aid." For his crying, many chid him, But he cried the louder still, Till his gracious Saviour bid him, "Come and ask me what you will." 2 Money was not what he wanted, Though by begging us'd to live; Yet he ask'd, and Jesus granted Alms that none but he could give ; "Lord, remove this grievous blindness, Let mine eyes behold the day;" Straight he saw, and won by kindness, Followed Jesus in the way. 3 Now me thinks I hear him praising, Publishing to all around ; "Friends, is not my case amazing, What a Saviour I have found ! 0 that all the blind but knew him, Or could be advised by me; Sure if they were brought unto him, He would cause them all to see. 4 "Now I freely leave my garments, Follow Jesus in the way; He'll direct me by his counsel, Bring me to eternal day; There shall I behold my Saviour, Spotless, innocent and pure; 1 shall reign with him forever, For his promises are sure. 5 "Don't you see my Jesus coming, See him now in yonder cloud, With ten thousand angels round him; O behold the glorious crowd ! I will rise and go and meet him, And embrace him in my arms; In the arms of my dear Jesus, O! he hath a thousand charms. 644-645 spiritual songs. 644 8s. 6s. LUKE 13. 6. 9. Newton. 1 FTMHE church a garden is, In which believers stand, Like ornamental trees Planted by God's own hand; His'Spirit waters all their roots, And ev'ry branch abounds with fruit. 2 But ether trees there are, In this enclosure grow; Which though they promise fair, Have only leaves to show : No fruits of grace are on them found, They stand but cumb'rers of the ground. 3 The under gard'ner grieves, In vain his strength he spends, For heaps of useless leaves, Afford him small amends: 'He hears the Lord his will make known, To cut the barren fig-tree down. 4 Spare them and let me try, What further means may do; I'll fresh manure apply, My digging I'll renew; Who knows but yet they fruit may yield! Jf not — 'tis just they should be fell'cL 5 If under means of grace, No gracious fruit appear; It is a dreadful case, Tho' God may long forbear; At length he'll strike the threaten'd blow, And lay the barren fig-tree low. 645 7s. PSALM 111. 9. 1 "l^^T"OW begin the heavenly theme; [_% Sing aloud in Jesus' name ! Ye, who his salvation prove, Triumph in redeeming love, 2 Ye who see the Father's grace, Beaming in the Saviour's face, As to Canaan on ye move, Praise and bless redeeming love. SPIRITUAL SONGS. 64(J 3 Mourning souls dry up your tears; Banish all your guilty fears; See your guilt and curse remove, Canceled by redeeming love. 4 Ye, alas ! who long have been Willing slaves to death and sin, Now from bliss no longer rove, Stop and taste redeeming love. 5 Welcome all by sin opprest, Welcome to his sacred rest; Nothing brought him from above, Nothing but redeeming love. 6 When his spirit leads us home, When we to his glory come, We shall all the fulness prove, Of our Lord's redeeming love. 646 7s. 2 COR. 5. 21. Hart. 1 #^10ME, ye humble sinner train, \^j Souls for whom the Lord was slain; Cheerful, let us raise our voice, We have reason to rejoice. 2 Let us sing with saints in heav'n; Life restor'd and sins forgiv'n ; Glory and eternal laud Be to our incarnate God. 3 Now look up with faith and see Him that bled for you and me, Seated on his glorious throne, Interceding for his own. 4 What can christians have to fear When they view their Saviour there; Hell is vanquish'd, heaven appeas'd; God is reconcil'd and pleas'd. 5 Snares and dangers may beset, For we are but travelers yet : As the way indeed is hard, Let us keep a constant guard. 6 Neither lifted up with air, Nor dejected to despair; 647-648 spiritual songs. Always keeping Christ in view; He will bring us safely through. 647 8s. 7s. MARK 5. 39. 42. Newton 1 ^iOULD the creatures help or ease us, \y Seldom should we think of pray'r ; Few, if any, come to Jesus, Till reduced to self-despair. 2 Long we either slight or doubt him, But when all the means we try, Prove we cannot do without him, Then at last to him we cry. 3 Thus the ruler, when his daughter Suffer'd much tho' Christ was nigh, Still deferr'd it, till he thought her, At the very point to die. 4 O thou meek and lowly Saviour, How determin'd is thy love ! Not this rude unkind behaviour, Could thy gracious purpose move. 5 Fear not, then, distrest believer, Venture on his mighty name; He is able to deliver, And his love is still the same. 6 Can his pity or his power Suffer thee to pray in vain? Wait but his appointed hour, And thy suit thou shalt obtain. 648 C. M. NUMB. 10. 29. Mayo. 1 TF worldlings ask the reason why I We do so often meet; In love to them we do reply, To wait at Jesus' feet. 2 We tell them 'tis our greatest joy, To meet, and sing, and pray; The noblest, rational employ, Of each succeeding day. 3 To man in nature this is strange, For want of better light; There must be an entire change. To worship God aright. SPIRITUAL SONGS. (J49 4 Ah did you know the joys we feel, In our despised way ; You also would a moment steal, And join to sing and pray. 5 But if determin'd still to run In ruin's mad career, We must your ways and person shun, And weeping leave you here. 6 We must press forward in the race, Appointed for our feet; And long to see our Saviour's face, Where worship is complete. 649 8s. Ss. 6s. ACTS 9. 6. Newton. 1 " " ORD thou hast won, at length I yield, \_j My heart by mighty grace compelled, Surrenders all to thee; Against thy terrors long I strove, But who can stand against thy love? Love conquers even me. 2 All that a wretch could do, I try'd, -Thy patience scorn'd, thy power defy'd, And trampled on thy laws: Scarcely thy martyrs at the stake, Could stand more steadfast for thy sake, Than I in satan's cause. 3 But since thou hast thy love reveal 'd, And shown my soul a pardon seal'd, I can resist no more : Could'st thou for such a sinner bleed? Could'st thou for such a rebel plead? I wonder and adore. 4 My will conform'd to thine would move, On thee my hope, 'desire and love, In fix'd attention join; My hands, my eyes, my ears, my tongue, Have Satan's servants been too long, But now they shall be thine. 5 And can I be the very same, Who lately durst blaspheme thy name And on thy gospel tread? Surely each one who hears my case, 650-651 SPIRITUAL SONGS. Will praise thee and confess thy grace, For such amazing love. 6 Now Lord, I would be thine alone, Come take possession of thy own, For thou hast set me free : Releas'd from Satan's hard command, See all my powers awaiting stand, To be employed by thee. 650 8s. 7s. LUKE 19. 10. 1 " TAIL my ever blessed Jesus, [_ Only thee I wish to sing: To my soul thy name is precious, Thou, my prophet, priest and king. 2 O! what mercy flows from heaven, O! what joy and happiness! Love I much? I've much forgiven, I 'm a miracle of grnce. 3 [Once in Adam's race in ruin, Unconcern'd in sin I lay; Swift destruction still pursuing, Till my Saviour passed by. 4 Witness, all ye hosts of heaven, My Redeemer's tenderness; Love I much? I've much forgiven, I'ma miracle of grace.] 5 Shout, ye bright angelic choir, Praise the Lamb enthron d above; Whilst astonish'd I admire, God's free grace and boundless love. 6 That blest moment I received him, Fill'd my soul with joy and peace! Love I much? I've much forgiven, I'm a miracle of grace. 651 8s. SOL. SONG 5. 9. B. Francis. 1 "M/TY gracious Redeemer I love! _1 ▼ B H1S praises aloud I'll proclaim, And join with the armies above, To shout his adorable name ; To gaze on his glories divine, Shall be my eternal employ. SPIRITUAL SONGS. (J5J And feel them incessantly shine, My boundless, ineffable joy. 2 He freely redeemM with his blood, My soul from the confines of hell, To live on the smiles of my God, And in his sweet presence to dwell ! To shine with the angels of light, With saints, and with seraph's to sing To viewr with eternal delight, My Jesus, my Saviour, my King. 3, In Meshec, as yet I reside, A darksome and restless abode! Molested with foes on each side, And longing to dwell with my God: Oh, when shall my spirit exchange This cell of corruptible clay, For mansions celestial, and range Through realms of ineffable day ! 4 My glorious Redeemer ! I long To see thee descend on the cloud, Amidst the bright numberless throng, And mix with the triumphing crowd: Oh, when wilt thou bid me ascend, To join in thy praises above; To gaze on thee world without end, And feast on thy ravishing love ? 5 Nor sorrow, nor sickness, nor pain, Nor sin, nor temptation, nor fear, Shall ever molest me again; Perfection of glory reigns there : This- soul and this body shall shine In robes of salvation and praise, And banquet on pleasures divine, Where God his full beauty displays. 6 Ye palaces, sceptres and crowns, Your pride with disdain I survey ; Your pomps are but shadows and sounds, And pass in a moment away : The crown that my Saviour bestows, Yon permanent sun shall outshine; Mv joy everlastingly flows. My God. my Redeemer is mine. 32 652-653 spiritual songs. 652 8s6s- LUKE 8. 22. 1 TTESUS, at thy command qJ I launch into the deep, And leave my native land, Where sin lulls all asleep; For thee I would the world resign, And sail to heaven with thee and thine. 2 Thou art my pilot wise; My compass is thy word : My soul each storm defies, While I have such a Lord: T trust thy faithfulness and power, To save me in the trying hour. 3 Tho' rocks and quicksands deep, Through all my passage lie, Yet Christ will safely keep, And guide me with his eye: My anchor hope shall firm abide, And I each hoist' rous storm outride- 4 By faith I see the land, The port of endless rest; My soul thy sails expand, And fly to Jesus' breast : O may I reach the heavenly shore, Where wind and waves distress no more. 5 Whene'er becalm'd I lie, And storms forbear to toss, Be thou, dear Lord! still nigh, Lest 1 should suffer loss : For more the treacherous calm I dread. Than tempests bursting o'er my head. 6 Come, Holy Ghost! and blow A prosperous gale of grace, Waft me from all below, To heaven — my destin'd place; Then in full sail, my port Til find, And leave the world and sin behind. 653 7s. DEUT. 33. 27. 1 TESUS, lover of my soul, * J Let me to thy bosom fly, SPIRITUAL SONGS. 654 While the ragmg-billows roll, While the tempest still is high. Hide me, O my Saviour! hide, Till the storm of life is past; Safe into the haven guide; O, receive my soul at last. 2 Other refuge have I none, Harfgs my helpless soul on thee; Leave,°ah! leave me not alone, ' Still support and comfort me : All my trust on thee is stay'd, All my help from thee I bring; Cover my defenceless head With the shadow of thy wing, 3 Thou, O Christ, art all J want, All in all in thee I find; Raise the fallen, cheer the faint, Heal the sick, and lead the blind. Just and holy is thy name, I am all unrighteousness, Vile and full of sin I am, Thou art full of truth and gmce. 4 Plenteous grace with thee is found, Grace to pardon all my sins — Let the healing streams abound, Make and keep me pure within Thou of life the fountain art, Freely let me take of thee : Spring thou up within my heart, Rise to all eternity. 654 8s. 7s. 4s. ROM. 8. 37. Fawcett. 1 >^w MY soul, what means this sadness? \J Wherefore art thou thus cast down? Let thy griefs be turnM to gladness, Bid thy restless fears be gone ; Look to Jesus, And rejoice in his dear name. 2 What though Satan's strong temptations, Vex and tease thee day by day; And thy sinful inclinations, Often fill thee with dismay; 655 SPIRITUAL SONGS. Thou shalt conquer, Through the Lamb's redeeming blood. 3 Tho' ten thousand ills beset thee, From without and from within, Jesus saith, he'll ne'er forget thee, But will save from hell and sin: He is faithful To perform his gracious word. 4 Though distresses now attend thee, And thou tread'st the thorny road, x His right hand shall still defend thee, Soon he'll bring thee home to God; Therefore praise him, Praise the great Redeemer's name. 5 O that I could now adore him, Like the heavenly host above, Who forever bow before him, And unceasing sing his love; Happy songsters! When shall I your chorus join? 655 C.#M. DEUT. 32. 49. Stennett. 1 /"\N Jordan's stormy banks I stand, \_P And cast a wishful eye To Canaan's fair and happy land, Where my possessions lie. 2 O, the transporting rapt'rous scene, That rises to my sight ! Sweet fields array'd in living green, And rivers of delight. i m ° 3 There gen'rous fruits that never fail, On trees immortal grow; There rocks and hills, and brooks and vales. With milk and honey flow. 4 All o'er those wide extended plains, Shines one eternal day; There God the Son forever reigns, And scatters night away. 5 No chilling winds, or poisonous breath, Can reach that healthful shore; Sickness and sorrow, pain and death, Are felt and feared no more. SPIRITUAL SONGS. 656 G When shall I reach that happy place, And be forever blest? When shall I see my Father's face And in his bosom rest? 7 Fill'd with delight, my raptur'd soul Can here no longer stay ; Though Jordan's waves around me roll, Fearless I'd launch away. 656 8s. 8s. 6s. CANT. 5. 8. Rippon. 1 ^^ LOVE divine, how sweet thou art! V^T W7hen shall I find my willing heart All taken up by thee? I thirst and faint, and die to prove The greatness of Redeeming love, The love of Christ to me. 2 Stronger is love than death or hell, Its riches are unsearchable: The first born sons of light Desire in vain its depths to see, They cannot reach the mystery, The length, and breadth, and height. 3 Gcd only knows the love of God; O that it now were shed abroad In this poor stony heart; For love I sigh, for love I pine, This only portion, Lord, be mine. Be mine this better part. 4 O that I could forever sit With Mary, at the Master's feet! Be this my happy choice, My only care, delight and bliss, My joy, my heaven on earth be this, To hear the bridegroom's voice. 5 O that with humbled Peter, I Could weep, believe, and thrice reply, My faithfulness to prove: Thou know'st, (for all to thee is known ;) Thou know'st, O Lord, and thou alone; Thou know'st that thee I love. 6 O that I could, with favored John, Recline my weary head upon G57 SPIRITUAL SONGS. The dear Redeemers breast! From care, and sin, and sorrow free, Give me, O Lord, to find in thee My everlasting rest. 7 Thy only love do I require, Nothing on earth beneath desire, Nothing in heaven above: Let earth and heaven, and all things go, Give me thy only love to know, Give me 'thy only love. 657 L. M. ISA. 32. 2 1 XJAIL sovereign Love! that first began JLJL The scheme to rescue fallen man ; Hail! matchless, free, eternal grace, That gave my soul an hiding place 2 Against the God that rules the sky, I fought with hand uplifted high: Despised his rich, abounding grace, Too proud to seek an hiding place, 3 [Envy rapt in thick, Egyptian night. And fond of darkness more than light, Madly I ran the sinful race, Secure without an hiding place. 4 But thus tlv eternal counsel ran, "Almighty love, arrest that man;" I felt the arrows of distress, And found I had no hiding place. 5 Indignant justice stood in view, To Sinai's fierv mount I flew ; But justice cried with frowning face ''This mountain is no hiding place. 6 Ere long a heavenly voice I heard, And mercy's angel form appearM; She led me on with gentle pace. To Jesus, as my hiding place. 7 On him Almighty vengeance fell, That must have sunk a world to hell ; He bore it for our sinful race, And thus became our hiding place. ' spiritual SONGS. 658-659 8 Should storms of thundering vengeance roll, And shake the globe from pole to pole; No flaming bolt shall daunt my face, For Jesiis is my hiding place. 9 A few more rolling suns at most, Will land me safe on Canaan's coast; Where I shall sing the songs of grace, And see my glorious hiding place. 658 L. M. PSALM 119. GO. 1 WW ASTEN, O sinner, to be wise, |J[ And stay not for the morrow's sun; The longer wisdom you despise, The harder is she to be won. 2 O hasten mercy to implore, And stay not for the morrow's sun, For fear thy season should be o'er, Before this evening's stage be run. 3 O hasten, sinner, to return, And stav not for the morrow's sun, For fear thy lamp should fail to burn Before the needful work is done. 4 O hasten, sinner, to be blest, And stay not for the morrow's sun, For fear the curse should thee arrest Before the morrow is begun. 5 O Lord, do thou the sinner turn! Now rouse him from his senseless state! O let him not thy counsel spurn, Nor rue his fatal choice too lafe. 659 8s. 6s. 5s. ACTS 8. 39. 1 TT0W haPpy are they §~"f Who their Saviour obey, A^d whose treasures are laid up above; Tongue cannot express The^sweet comfort and peace Of a soul in its earliest love. 2 That comfort was mine, Wrhen the favor divine I first found in the blood of the Lamb; When my heart it believed, 659 SPIRITUAL SONGS. What a joy I received, _ What a heaven in Jesus's name. 3 'Twas a heaven below, My Redeemer to know ; And the angels could do nothing more Than to fall at his feet, And the story repeat, And the Saviour of sinners adore. 4 Jesus all the day long Was my joy and my song; Oh ! that more his salvation might see ; He hath lov'd me I cried, He hath suffered and died, To redeem such a rebel as me. 5 On the wings of his love, 1 was carried above All sin, and temptation, and pain! I could not believe That I ever should grieve — That I ever should suffer again. 6 O, the rapturous height Of that holy delight, Which I felt in the life-giving blood! Of the Saviour possessed, I was perfectly blest, Overwhelmed in the goodness of God. 7 Now, my remnant of days Would I spend in his praise, Who hath died my poor soul to redeem . Whether many or few, All my years are his due : May they all be devoted to him. 8 What a mercy is this ! What a heaven of bliss! How unspeakably happy am I! Gathered into the fold, With believers enrolPd, With believers to live and to die. 9 Lo! the day's drawing nigh, When, my soul, thou shalt fly To the place thy salvation began; SPIRITUAL SONGS. 660-661-662 Where the Three and the One. Father, Spirit, and Son, Laid the scheme of redemption for 'man. : 660 7s. ISA. 53. 10. Calvary. 1 XTEARTS of stone, relent, relent! |_ Break, hy Jesus' cross subdu'd* See his body, mangled, rent, Covered with a gore of blood: Sinful soul, what hast thou done? Murdered God's eternal Son. 2 Yes! your sins have done the deed; Drove the nails and fixed him there; Crown'd with thorns his sacred head, Pierc'd him with a soldier's spear, Made his soul a sacrifice, For a sinful world he dies. 3 Shall we let him die in vain, Still to death pursue our God, Open all his wounds again, Trample on his precious blood? No! with all our sins we'll part, Saviour, take each broken heart. 4 Mourning souls look up and see, Jesus hanging on a tree; See the blood flow from his veins, For to wash away our stains; Mourning souls now doubt no more, Come and wash in Jesus' gore. 661 7s. MARKS. 36. 1 }f 1 IIS religion that can give, Sweetest pleasures while we live: 'Tis religion must supply Solid comfort when we die. 2 After death its joys will be Lasting as eternity ! Be the living God my friend, Then my bliss shall never end. 662 8s. 7s, ISA. 33. 20. Rippon. 1 ^^LORIOUS things of thee are spoken; Zion, city of our God! 6g3 SPIRITUAL SONGS. He whose word cannot be broken, Form'd thee for his own abode : On the Rock of ages founded, What can shake thy sure repose? With salvation's walls surrounded, Thou may'st smile at all thy foes. 2 See! the streams of living waters Springing from eternal love, Well supply thy sons and daughters, And all fear of want remove : Who can faint, while such a river Ever flows thy thirst t' assuage? Grace, which like the Lord, the giver, Never fails from age to age. 3 Round each habitation hovering, See the cloud and fire appear! For a glory and a covering, Showing that the Lord is near; Thus deriving from their banner, Light by night and shade by day; Safe they feed upon the manna Which he gives them when they pray, 4 Blest inhabitants of Zion, Wash'd in the Redeemer's blood; Jesus, whom their souls rely on, Makes them kings and priests to God! 'Tis his love his people raises Over self to reign as kings; And as priests, his solemn praises Each for a thank offering brings. 5 gaviour, if of Zion's city, I through grace a member am; Let the world deride and pity, I will glory in thy name : Fading is the worldling's pleasure, All his boasted pomp and show ! Solid joys and lasting treasure Noiie but Zion's children know. 663 8s. 8s. 6s. PROV. 8. 17. 1 "W 7TTHILE I am blest with youthful bloom y j I will adore the sacred Lamb, Who bled and died for me : SPIRITUAL SONGS. 664 If God inspires my heart with grace, And lets me see his shining face, A pilgrim I will be. 2 Pll leave this world with all its toys And seek those far superior joys, That do in Jesus dwell; If Jesus be my God and King, Immortal triumph I will sing, ^ CTer all the powers of hell. 3 A frowning world I will defy, And all those flattering charms deny, If Jesus stands my friend : Not long I have this storm to stand, Of this ensnaring barren land; My conflicts soon will end. 4 Jesus, my friend, my cause will plead, Conduct my steps, supply my need, And never let me fall- Jesus will all my foes destroy — "Will be my life, my strength, my joy; Jesus is all in all. 5 With joy I'll spend my fleeting days, To sound abroad his heavenly praise, And tell the world his love ; And when I quit this mortal stage, I shall in sacred strains engage, Among the saints above. 6 When Tshall with my Jesus dwell, In joys beyond what tongue can tell, On that immortal shore; Jesus, my love, shall be my joy, His praises be my sweet employ, And part from him no more. 664 6s. 5s. PSALM 85. 6. OH how I have longed for the coming of God, And sought him by praying and searching his word : With watching and praying my soul was oppressed, Nvt could I give over till Jesus had blessM. 665 SPIRITUAL SONGS. 2 The tokens of mercy at length did appear. According to promise he answer'd my prayer; And glory is opened in floods on my soul, Salvation from Zion's beginning to roll.- 3 The news of his mercy is sounding aloud, And sinners come crying and weeping to God; They're mourning and praying at home and a- broad, And many find favor through Jesus' blood. 4 Still more, my dear Saviour, here fall at thy feet! Oppressed by a burden enormously great, O raise them, dear Jesus, to tell of thy love, And shout hallelujah with angels above. 5 I'll sing and Pll pray, and I'll pray and I'll sing, O God ! make the nations in praises to ring, With loud acclamations of Jesus' love, And carry us all to the city above. 6 We wait for thy chariot, it seems to draw near,- 0 come, thou dear Saviour, let glory appear! We long to be singing and praising above, With angels o'erwhelmed in oceans of love! 665 8s. 6s. LUKE 14. 22. 1 "^T'E dying sons of men, Immerg'd in sin and wo, The gospel's voice attend, While Jesus sends to you; Ye perishing and guilty come, In Jesus' arms there yet is room. 2 No longer now delay, Nor vain excuses frame; He bids you come to day, Tho' poor, and blind and lame; All things are ready, sinner, come, For every trembling soul there's room. 3 Believe the heavenly word His messenger's proclaim; He is a gracious Lord, And faithful is his name; Backsliding souls, return and come, Cast off despair, there yet is room. SPIRITUAL SONGS. £66 4 Compell'd by bleeding love, Ye wand'ring sheep, draw near; Christ calls you from above, His charming accents hear! Let whosoever will, now come; In mercy's breast there still is room. 666 6s. 5s. ISA. 12. 2. Newton. 1 T>EGONE unbelief, [3 My Saviour is near, And for my relief Will surely appear; By prayer let me wrestle, And he will perform, With Christ in the vessel, Fd smile at the storm. 2 Though dark be my way, Since he is my guide, 'Tis mine to obey, 'Tis his to provide ; Though cisterns be broken, And creatures all fail, The word he has spoken Shall surely prevail. 3 His lcve? in times past, Forbids me to think He'll leave me at last In trouble to sink; Each sweet Ebenezer I have in review, Confirms his good pleasure To help me quite through. 4 Determin'd to save, He watch'd o'er my path, When Satan's blind slave, I sported with death; And can he have taught me To trust in his name, And thus far have brought me To put me to shame ? 33 667 SPIRITUAL SONGS. 5 Why should I complain Of want or distress, Temptation or pain? — He told me no less; The heirs of salvation, I know from his word, Through much tribulation Must follow their Lord. 6 How bitter that cup, No heart can conceive, Which he drank quite up, That sinners might live . His way was much rougher, And darker than mine ; Did Christ, the Lord, suffer, And shall I repine? 7 Since all that I meet, Shall work for my good, The bitter is sweet, The med'cine is food : Though painful at present, 'Twill cease before long, And then, O how pleasant The conqueror's song! 667 8s. 1 JOHN 3. 14. 1 T7TROM whence doth this union arise, Jj That hatred is conquer'd by love . It fastens our souls in such ties, That nature and time can't remove. 2 It cannot in Eden be found, Nor yet in a paradise lost; It grows on ImmanuePs ground, And Jesus' dear blood it did cost. 3 My friends are so dear unto me, Our hearts all united in love; Where Jesus is gone we shall be, In yonder blest mansions above. 4 O! why then so loth for to part, Since we shall ere long meet again, Engrav'd on ImmanuePs heart, At distance wc cannot remain. SPIRITUAL SONGS. 668 5 And when we shall see that bright day, And join with the angels above, Leaving those vile bodies of clay, United with Jesus in love. 6 With Jesus we ever shall reign, And all his bright glories shall see. Singing hallelujah, amen, Amen, even so let it be. 668 L. M. HEB. 3. 13. 1 f ■ lODAY, if you will hear his voice,' Now is the time to make your choice! Say, will you to Mount Zion go, Say, will you have this Christ or no? 2 Make now your choice, and halt no more, For now he's waiting for the poor; Say now, poor souls, what will you do, Say, will you have this Christ or no? 3 Ye dear young friends for ruin bound, Amidst the gospel's joyful sound, Come, go with us and seek to prove The joys of Christ's redeeming love. 4 Your sports and all your glittering toys, Compar'd with our celestial joys, Like momentary dreams appear. Come, go with us — your souls are dear. 5 Or must we leave you bound to hell ! Resolv'd with devils for to dwell ! Still we will weep, lament and cry, That God may change you ere you die. 6 Then, dear young friends, a long farewell, We're bound to heaven, but you to hell; Still God may hear us while we pray, And change you ere that awful day. 7 Once more we ask you in his name, We know his love remains the same; Say, will you to Mount Zion go, Say, will you have this Christ or no? 8 Come you that love the blessed Lord, ' And feel redemption in his blood; 669-670 SPIRITUAL SONGS. Let's watch and pray, and travel on, Till Jesus come to call us home. 669 7s. LUKE 23. 29. 43. 1 OJOVEREIGN grace has power alone £^ To subdue a heart of stone; And the moment grace is felt, Then the hardest heart will melt. 2 When the Lord was crueifi'd, Two transgressors with him died; One with vile blaspheming tongue, Scoff'd at Jesus as he hung. 3 Thus he spent his wicked breath, In the very jaws of death ; Perish'd as too many do, With the Saviour in his view. 4 But the other, touch'd with grace, Saw the danger of his case ; Faith received to own the Lord, Whom the scribes and priests abhorrM. 5 "Lord, (he prayed) remember me, When in glory thou shalt be ;" "Soon with me, (the Lord replies,) Thou shalt rest in Paradise." 6 This was wondrous grace indeed, Grace vouchsafed in time of need! Sinners trust in Jesus' name, You shall find him still the same. 7 But beware of unbelief, Think upon the harden'd thief; If the gospel you disdain, Christ to you has died in vain. 670 S. M. ROM. 7. 14. Newtov 1 T^IROM Egypt lately freed gj By the Redeemer's grace ! A rough and thorny path we tread, In hopes to see his face. CHORUS. Hallelujah! hallelujah! hallelujah! We are on our journey home. SPIRITUAL SONGS. 671 2 The flesh cuslikes the way, But faith approves it well ; This only leads to endless day, All others lead to hell. 3 The promis'd land of peace Faith keeps in constant view ; How different from the wilderness We now are passing through! 4 Here often from our eyes Clouds hide the light divine; There shall we have unclouded skies, Our sun will always shine. 5 Here griefs, and cares, and pains, And fears, distress us sore; But there eternal pleasure reigns, And we shall weep no more. 6 Lord pardon our complaints, We follow' at thy call; The joy prepar'd for suffering saints, Will make amends for all. 671 L. ML PSALM 27. 8. Cennick. 1 T ORD, at thy feet I prostrate fall, \_j Opprest with fears, to thee I call; Reveal thy pard'ning love to me, And set my captive spirit free. 2 Hast thou not said, "Seek ye my face;" The invitation I embrace; ril seek thy face; thy Spirit give! O let me see thy face, and live. 3 Til wait, perhaps my Lord may come; If back I turn, hell is my doom; And begging, in his way I'll lie, Till the sweet hour he passeth by. 4 I'll seek his face with cries and tears, With secret sighs and fervent pray'rs; And if not heard, I'll waiting sit, And perish at my Saviour's feet. 5 But canst thou, Lord, see all my pain, And bid me seek thy face in vain? (372 SPIRITUAL SONGS. Thou wilt not, canst not me deceive; The soul that seeks thy face shall live. 6 [Then venture, O my soul, in prayV, For none can perish pleading here : The blood of Christ, that crimson sea, Shall wash my load of guilt away."] 672 8s. EPH. 3. 8. Maxwell. 1 TJOW shall I my Saviour set forth? |_ How shall I his beauties declare? Or how shall I speak of his worth, Or what his chief dignities are? His angels can never express, Nor saints who sit nearest his throne, How rich are his treasures of grace 5 No! this is a myst'ry unknown. 2 Tn him, all the fullness of God For ever transcendantly shines; Though once like a mortal he stood, To iinish his gracious designs: Though once he was naiPd to the cross. Vile rebels like me to set free, His glory sustained no loss, — Eternal his kingdom shall be. 3 His wisdom, his love, and his powV, Seenvd then with each other to vie. When sinners he stoopM to restore, — Poor sinners condemned to die! He laid all his grandeur aside, And dwelt in a cottage of clay — Poor sinners he lov'd till he died, To wash their pollutions away. 4 O sinners, believe and adore This Saviour, so rich to redeem! No creature can ever explore The treasures of goodness in him. Come all ye who see yourselves lost, And feel yourselves burdened with sin, Draw near, while with terror you're tossM, ' Believe, and your peace shall begin. 5 Now sinners, attend to his call — wWhcso hath an ear let him hear;" SPIRITUAL SONGS. 673-674 He promises mercy to all, Who feel their sad wants, far and near: He riches has ever in store, And treasures that never can waste; Here's pardon, here's grace, yea, and more, Here's glory eternal at last. 673 7s. ROM. 2. 4. Wesley. 1 ~|T ORD, and am I yet alive, |_j Not in torments, not in hell! Still doth thy good Spirit strive, With the chief of sinners dwell ! Tell it unto sinners, tell, I am, I am out of hell. 2 Yes, I still lift up mine eyes, Will not of thy love despair; Still, in spite of sin, I rise, Still I bow to thee in pray'r. 3 O the length and breadth of love! Jesus, Saviour, can it be? All thy mercy's height I prove, All the depth is seen in me. 4 See a bush that burns with fire, Uncoasum'd amid the flame! Turn aside the sight t' admire — 1 the living wonder am! 5 See a stone that hangs in air! See a spark in ocean live! Kept alive with death so near, I to God the glory give; Ever tell, to sinners tell, I am, I am out of hell. 674 8s. 7s. 4s. JOHN 19. 30. J. Evans. 1 ~|T W ARK ! the voice of love and mercy [_ Sounds aloud from Calvary; See ! it rends the rocks asunder — Shakes the earth and veils the sky ! "Itisfinish'd!" Hear the dying Saviour cry. 2 It is finished! O what pleasure Do these precious words afford! 675 SPIRITUAL SONGS. Heavenly blessings without measure. Flow to us from Christ the Lord: "Itisfinish'd!" Saints, the dying words record. 3 Finish'd, all the types and shadows Of the ceremonial law ! Finish'd, all that God had promis'd; Death and hell no more shall awe: "It isfmish'd!" Saints, from hence your comfort draw. 4 Happy souls, approach the table — Taste the soul-reviving food! Nothing half so sweet and pleasant As the Saviour's flesh and blood: "ItisfinishM!" Christ has borne the heavy load. 5 Tune your harps anew, ye seraphs, Join to sing the pleasing theme ; All on earth, and all in heaven, Join to praise ImmanuePs name : Hallelujah! Glory to the bleeding Lamb. 675 L. M. PROV. 3. 6. Watts. S. 1 f fig ^HERE is a God who reigns above, Lord of the heaven, and earth, and seas; I fear his wrath, I ask his love, And with my lips I sing his praise. 2 There is a law which he has writ, To teach us all what we must do; My soul, to his commands submit, For they are holy, just and true. 3 There is a gospel rich in grace, Whence sinners all their comforts draw; Lord, I repent and seek thy face, For I have often broke thy law. 4 There is an hour when I must die, Nor do I know how soon 'twill come; How many, younger much than I, Have passed by death to hear their doom! 5 Let me improve the hours I have, Before the day of grace is fled ; SPIRITUAL SONGS, 676-677 There's no repentance In the grave, Nor pardon offered to the dead. 676 L. M. 2 COR. 13. 5. 1 A WAKE, my soul ! lift up thine eyes, _/5l See where thy foes against thee rise; In long array a numerous host, Awake, my soul, or thou art lost. 2 See where rebellious passions rage, And fierce desires and lusts engage^ The meanest foe of all that train, Has thousands and ten thousands slain. 3 Thou tread'st upon enchanted ground, Perils and snares beset thee round; Beware of all, guard every part, But most the traitor in thy heart. 4 Clad in the armour from above, Of heavenly truth, and heavenly love; Come now, my soul, the charm repel, And powers of earth, and powers of hell. 677 8s. MATT. 22. 42. Newtox 1 *\\T HAT think ye of Christ? is the test y \ To try both your state and your scheme ; You cannot be right in the rest, Unless you think rightly of him. As Jesus appears in your view, As he is beloved or not, So God is disposed to you, And mercy or wrath is your lot. 2 Some call him a Saviour in word, But mix their own works with the plan, And hope he his help will afford, When they have done all that they can! If doings prove rather too light, A little they own they may fail; They purpose to make up fu}l weight, By casting his name in the scale. 3 Some take him a creature to be, A man, or an angel at most; Sure these have no feelings like me, Nor know themselves wretched and lost. 678-679 spiritual songs. So guilty, so helpless am I, I could not confide in his word, Unless I could make the reply, That Christ is my Lord and my God. 678 C. If. PROV. 15. 3. HEB. 4. 13. 1 r 1 1HE eye of God is every where, To watch the sinner's ways; He sees who join in humble prayer, And who in solemn praise. 2 One glance of thine, eternal Lord, Can pierce and search us through; Nor heaven, nor earth, nor hell afford A shelter from thy view. 3 The universe in eyery part, At once before thee lies; And every thought of every heart, Is open to thine eyes. 4 Prepare us, Lord, to pray and praise, With fervent, holy love; And fit us, by thy word of grace, To worship thee above. 679 S. M. NUMB. 23. 10. Newton. 1 ~ J"OW blest the righteous are, When they resign their breath; No wonder Balaam wished to share In such a happy death. 2 Oh let rne die, said he, The death the righteous do; When life is ended, let me be Found with the faithful few. 3 The force of truth how great, , When enemies confess, None but the righteous^ whom they hate, A solid hope possess. 4 But Balaam's wish was vain, His heart was insincere ; He thirsted for unrighteous gain, And sought a portion here. 5 May we, O Lord, Most High? Warning from hence receive; SPIRITUAL SONGS. 680-681 If like the righteous we would die, To choose the life they live. 680 C. M. ISA. 35. 8. 1 OJING, ye redeemed of the Lord, J^ Your great deliverer sing; Pilgrims, for Zion's city bound, Be joyful in your King. 2 See the fair way his hand hath raised, How holy, and how plain; Nor shall the simplest traveller err, Nor ask the way in vain. 3 No ravening lion shall destroy, Nor lurking serpent wound; Pleasure and safety, peace and praise, Through all the path are found. 4 A hand divine shall lead you on, Through all the blissful road ; Till to the sacred Mount you rise, And see your smiling God. 5 March then in your Redeemer's strength, Pursue his footsteps still ; And let the prospect cheer your hearts, While travelling up the hill. 681 C. M. LUKE 15. 10. Needham. 1 /^WH how divine, how sweet the joy, \JF When but one sinner turns; And with an humble, broken heart, His sins and errors mourns. 2 PleasM with the news, the saints below In songs their tongues employ ; Beyond the skies the tidings go, And heaven is filled with joy. 3 Well pleased, the Father sees and hears The conscious sinner's moan; Jesus receives him in his arms, And claims him for his own. 4 Nor angels can their joys contain, But kindle with new fire ; The sinner lost is found — they sing, And strike the sounding lyre; 682-683 spiritual songs. 682 7s. MATT. 7. 7. 1 TJILGRDJ, burden'd with thy sin, H^ Haste to Zion's gate to day; There tij 1 mercy let thee in, Knock and weep, and watch and pray. 2 Knock, for mercy lends an ear; Weep, she marks the sinner's sigh; Watch, till heavenly light appear; Pray, she hears the mourners' cry. 3 Mourning pilgrim, what for thee In this world can now remain? Seek that world from which shall flee Sorrow, shame, and tears, and pain. 4 Sorrow shall forever fly, Shame shall never enter there, Tears be wiped from every eye, Pain in endless bliss expire. 683 C. M. PSALM 103. 8. Hyde. 1 AH! what can I, a sinner, do, f\ With all my guilt opprest? I feel the hardness of my heart, And conscience knows the rest. 2 Great God! thy good and perfect law Does all my life condemn; The secret evils of my soul, Fill me with fear and shame. 3 How many precious sabbaths gone, I never can recall ; And oh! what cause have I to mourn, Who misimp roved them all? 4 How long, how often have I heard Of Jesus and of heaven! Yet scarcely listened to his word, Or prayed to be forgiven. 5 Constrain me, Lord, to turn to thee, And grant renewing grace; For thou this flinty heart canst break, And thine shall be the praise. SPIRITUAL SONGS, 684-685 684 c M- ACTS 20- 38- Saffrey. 1 1 r INDRED and friends, and native land, |\ How shall we say farewell? How, when our swelling souls expand, Then will our bosoms swell. 2 Yes, nature, all thy soft delights, And tender ties we know ; But love, more strong than death, unites, To him that bids us go. 3 Thus, when our easy passions moved, The gushing tear drop starts, The cause of Jesus, more beloved, Shall glow within our hearts. 4 The sighs we breathe for precious souls, Where he is yet unknown, Might waft us to the distant poles, Or to the burning zone. 5 With the warm wish our passions swell; May his dear cause extend ! Farewell, thus can we say farewell, Our friends and native land. 685 C. M. ACTS 16. 30. Gallahek. 1 1%/J"Y conscious guilt is now so great, I y P If 1 attempt to pray, The tempter tells me yet to wait, Or frights my soul away. 2 In painful doubt what course to try, I fear this long delay; And must I linger here and die, Ashamed to ask the way? 3 Ye christian pilgrims can ye tell A stranger to the road, The way that leads to Zion's hill, To find a pardoning God. 4 Yes, we are happy to declare That Jesus is the way; All other roads lead to despair, But Christ to endless day. 5 Then, trembling soul, come, boldly come; Why sink beneath thy load? 31 686-687 spiritual souses. Look up, for Jesus says there's room, Believe and praise the Lord.x 686 7s. REV. 22. 17. 1 iT^OME and taste along with me \^y Consolations running free, From the Fathers gracious throne, Flowing through his only Son. 2 Saints in glory sing aloud, When they see an heir of God Coming in at heaven's door, Making up the number more. 3 When his truth to me appears, It removes my doubts and fears; The more come in with free good will, Make the banquet sweeter still. 4 Goodness, running like a stream Through the new Jerusalem, By its constant breaking forth Sweetens earth and heaven both. 5 Wherefore should we feast alone? Mourning souls there yet is room, While there is a God to give, And a mourner to receive. 6 Sinful nature prone to vice, Cannot stop the power of grace; Drawn by Christ, we'll run to him, He alone can conquer sin. 7 [Now I go rejoicing home, From the banquet of perfume; Finding manna on the road, Dropping from the mount of God. 687 7s. PSALM 133. 1. Lelajto. 1 "f3 RETHREW, we have met again, ILJl Let us join to pray and sing, Jesus as the Saviour reigns, Praise him in the highest strains. 2 Many days and weeks are pas-t Since we met together last; Yet our lives do still remain, ] Here on earth wc meet again. SPIRITUAL SONGS. G88 3 Many of our friends are gone To their long eternal home, They have left us here below, Soon we after them shall go. 4 Brethren tell me how you do, Does your love continue true? Are you waiting for your king, When he shall return again. 5 Gracious is the Lord indeed, To my soul in time of need; Surely he hath won my heart, May I choose him for my part. 6 Jesus is my glorious king, May our hearts be turned to sing, Praise him, love him evermore, lie's the God whom we adore. 688 , 8s. 7s. REV. 22. 17. 1 " 1~ARK! the Jubilee is sounding, JLJ [_ O the joyful news is come ; Free salvation is proclaimed, In and through God's only Son* Now we have an invitation To the meek and lowly Lamb. Glory, honor and salvation, Christ the Lord is come to reicm. o 2 Come ye sinners, don't neglect it, Come to Jesus in your prime; Great salvation, don't reject it, O receive it — now's your time : Now the Saviour is beginning To revive his work again. 3 Now let each one cease from sinning, Come and follow Christ, the way, Ye shall all receive a blessing, If ye come without delay: Great salvation, long neglected, Thousands seeking now obtain. 4 Let us run our race with patience, Looking unto Christ the Lord; For his throne shnll stand forever. And his name shall be adored. 689-690 SPIRITUAL SONGS. He is worthy to be praised, He is our exalted King. 5 Zion's children, praise your Jesus, Praise him, praise him evermore; May his love and grace constrain us, To rejoice and to adore : Oh, then let us join together To exalt his glorious name. 689 L. M. PSALM S8. 9. Dwight. 1 ~%^T7~HILE life prolongs its precious light, y Y Mercy is found and peace is given; But soon, ah ! soon, approaching night Shall blot out every hope of heaven. 2 While God invites, how blest the day, How sweet the gospel's charming sound, Come sinners haste, O haste away While yet a pardoning God he's found. 3 Soon borne on time's most rapid wing, Shall death command you to the 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"^ heavenly light shall rise; No God regard your bitter prayer, Nor Saviour call you to the skies. 5 Silence, and solitude, and gloom, In these forgetful realms appear; Deep sorrows fill the dismal tomb, And hope shall never enter there. 6 While God invites, how blest the day, How sweet the gospel's charming sound; Come sinners, haste, O haste away, While yet a pardoning God he's found. 690 8s. 7s. GAL. 6. 14. Robinson. 1 OJWEET the moments, rich in blessing, J^ Which before the cross I spend; Life, and health, and peace possessing, From the sinner's dying friend : Here I'll sit forever viewing Mercv's streams, in streams of blood. SPIRITUAL SONGS. 691 Precious drops my soul bedewing, Plead and claim my peace with God. 2 Truly blessed in this station, Low before his cross I lie ; While I see divine compassion Beaming in his gracious eye; Here it is I find my heaven, While upon the Lamb I gaze; Love I much! I've much forgiven, I'm a miracle of grace. 3 Lcve and grief my heart dividing, With my tears his feet I'll bathe, Constant still in faith abiding, Life deriving from his death : May I still enjoy this feeling, In all need to Jesus go; Prove his wounds each day more healing, And himself more deeply know. Q91 8s. 7s. 1 SAM. 7. 12. Robinson, 1 ^f~^OME, thou fount of every blessing, %^y Tune my heart to sing thy grace ! Streams of mercy never ceasing, Call for songs of loudest praise. Teach me some melodious sonnet, Sung by flaming tongues above; Praise the mount — O fix me on it. Mount of God's unchanging love. 2 Here I raise my Ebenezer, Hither by thy help Fm come; And I hope, by thy good pleasure, Safely to arrive at heme. Jesus sought me, when a stranger, WandVing from the fold of God; He, to rescue me from danger, Interpos'd his precious blood. 4 O! to grace how great a debtor, Daily Fm constrain'd to be! LeJ that grace, Lord, like a fetter, Bind my wandering heart to thee: Prone to wander, Lord, I feel it; Prone to leave the God I love — 692-693 spiritual songs. Here's my heart, O take and seal it, Seal it for thy courts above'. 692 8s. CANT. 2. 10. 1 fTHHOU Shepherd t)f Israel divine, The joy and desire of my heart, For closer communion I pine, I long to reside where thou art. The pasture I languish to find, Where all who their shepherd obey, Are fed, on thy bosom reclinM, And screenM from the heat of the day. 2 Ah! show me the happiest place, That place of thy people's abode, Where saints in an ecstacy gaze, And hang on a crucified God: Thy love for lost sinners declare, Thy passion and death on the tree ; My spirit to calvary bear, To suffer and triumph with thee. 3 'Tis there, with the lambs of thy flock, There only I covet to rest; To lie at the foot of the rock, Or rise to be hid in thy breast, 'Tis there I would always abide, And never a moment depart: ConceaPd in the cleft of thy side Eternally held in thy heart. 693 C. M. JOHN. 3. 16. 1 ^^lOME guilty souls and flee away \_y To Christ, and heal your wounds; This is the welcome gospel day, "Wherein free grace abounds. 2 Poor tired, tempest tossed souls, Are freely welcome here, Salvation in abundance flows, Like water free and clear. 3 God loved the world and gave his Son To. drink the cup of wrath: And Jesus says hoM cast out none That com? to him bv faith. SPIRITUAL SONGS. 694-695 69J 8s. 6s. PHIL. 1. 6. 1 ^k MY distrustful heart, \Jr How small thy faith appears! But greater, Lord, thou art, Than all my doubts and fears; Did Jesus once upon me shine? Then Jesus is forever mine. 2 Unchangeable his will, Tho1 dark may be my frame ; His loving heart is stiil Eternally the same: My soul thro' many changes goes; His love no variation knows. 3 Thou Lord, wilt carry on, And perfectly perform The work thou hast begun In me a sinful worm. Midst all my fears, and sin, and woe. Thy Spirit will not let me go. 4 The bowels of thy grace At first did freely move, I still shall see thy face, And feel that God is love ! Myself into thy arms I cast Lord, save, O save my soul at last. 695 C. M. LUKE 9. 33. 1 jT\ HAPPY time, long waited for, \^Jp The comfort of my heart, Since I have met the saints once more, May we in union part. 2 Temptations cease to break my peace, And all my sorrows die; When I with you my love renew, O what a heaven have I. 3 My sorrows past and I at last, Have heavenly comforts found ; My heart to Jesus I have given ; And Pm for Canaan bound. 4 If fellowship with saints below Is to 0'ir souls so sweet. 696 SPIRITUAL SONGS. What heavenly raptures shall we know, When round the throne we meet. 5 While here we sit and sing his love, With raptures so divine; Our joys are more like those above, While in their songs we join. 6 Our hearts are filled with holy zeal, We long to see the King : We long to see those heavenly hills, Where saints and angels sing. 696 6s. 5s. NUMB. 10. 39. 1 /^kH, tell me no more of this world's vain store, V^F The time for such trifles with me is now o'er, A Canaan I've found, where true joys abound, To dwell I'm determin'd on that happy ground. 2 The souls that believe, in paradise live, And me in that number will Jesus receive; My soul don't delay, he calls thee away, Rise, follow thy Saviour, and bless the glad day. 3 No mortal doth know, what he can bestow, What light, strength, and comfort do after him go; Lo, onward I move to see Christ above, None guesses how wond'rous my journey will prove. 4 Great spoils I shall win, from death, hell and sin, 'Midst outward afflictions shall feel Christ within ; And when I'm to die, receive me I'll cry, For Jesus hath lov'd me, I cannot tell why. 5 But this I do find, to him I'm so join'd, He'll not live in glory and leave me behind ; So this is the race I'm running thro' grace, Henceforth till admitted to see my Lord's face. 6 And now 'tis my care, my neighbors may share These blessings; to seek them will none of you dare? In bondage, Oh why, and death will you lie, When Jesus assures you free grace is so nigh. SPIRITUAL SONGS. 697-698 (J97 8s. JOSHUA 17. 12. Rest. 1 f ■ ^ II E Canaanite still in the land, To harrass, perplex, and dismay, Brought Israel of old at a stand, For Anak was stronger than they. 2 What God had designed they possest, Supported and kept by his hand : Yet lest on their lees they should rest, The Canaanite dwelt in the land. 3 'Tis thus with thine Israel on earth, Who groan with a body of sin, Partake of a spiritual birth, The work of the Spirit within. 4 [To day with the taste of his love, Jehovah their souls will expand ; To-morrow he'll give them to prove, The Canaanite still in the land .J 5 Yet all things shall work for their good, Afflictions, temptations, or pain; And still thro' the Lamb and his blood, Their cause they shall ever maintain, 6 [A thorn in the flesh they shall have, Their roving affections shall win ; To teach them how Jesus can save, And show them the depth of their sin.] 7 Yes, down to the Jordan of death, His foes shall the Christian withstand; And feel, when resigning his breath, The Canaanite stiil in the land. 8 Their place of repose is on high, (No Canaanite enters therein,) To drink of the rivers of joy, Remote from the regions of sin. 698 7s. CANT. 2. 5. Hammond. 1 iT~i RACIOUS Lord, incline thine ear, %J( My requests vouchsafe to hear; Hear my never ceasing cry, Give me Cnnst, or else I die. 2 Wealth and honor I disdain, Earthly comforts, Lord are vain; G99 SPIRIT LAI, SONGS. Thes3 can never satisfy, Give me Christ, or else I die. 3 Lord, deny me what thou wilt, Only ease me of my guilt: Suppliant at thy feet I lie, Give me Christ, or else I die. 4 Thou dost freely save the lost, In thy grace alone I trust; With my earnest suit comply, Give me Christ, or else I die. 5 Thou dost promise to forgive, All who in thy Son believe; Lord, I know thou canst not lie, Give me Christ, or else I die. 6 Father, dost thou seem to frown? Let me shelter in thy Son, Jesus to thy arms I fly, Come and save me, or I die. 699 6s. 5s. Heb. 13. 8. 1 /^^ JESUS, my Saviour, I know thou art mine, \Jr For thee all the pleasures of life I'll resign; Of objects most pleasing I love thee the best, Without thee I'm wretched, but with thee Fm blest. 2 Thou art my rich treasure, my joy and my love, No richer's possess'd by the angels above, For thee all the pleasures of sense I'll forego, And wander a pilgrim distressed below. 3 Thy Spirit first taught me to know I was blind, Then taught me the way of salvation to find, And when I was sinking in darkest despair, My Saviour relieved me and bid me not fear. 4 Tho' poor and despised by faith I now stand, Upheld and supported, by heaven's kind hand, In Jesus supported I'll praise his dear name, Regardless of censure, of praise, or of blame. 5 I find him in singing, I find him in prayer, In sweet meditation he always is near, [RITUAL SONGS. 700 My constant companion, O may we not part! All glory to Jesus, he dwells in my heart. 6 If ever I loved, sure I love thee my Lord, I love thy dear people, thy ways and thy word, I love all creation, I love sinners too, Since Jesus has died to redeem them from woe. 7 When millions of ages my soul shall employ, In praising my Saviour, my life, and my joy; The glorified angels and spirits around, Will all be delighted to join the glad sound. 700 6s. 5s. PSALM 89. 1. 24. Whitfield. 1 f g 1HY mercy, my God, is the theme of my song, The joy of my heart and the boast of ray tongue ; Thy free grace alone, from the first to the last, Has won my affections, and bound my soul fast. 2 Without thy sweet mercy I could not live here, Sin soon would reduce me to utter despair, But thro' thy free goodness, my spirits revive, And he that first made me, still keeps me alive. 3 Thy mercy is more than a match for my heart, Which wonders to feel its own hardness depart: Dissolved by thy goodness, I fail to the ground, And weep to the praise of the mercy I found. 4 The doer of thy mercy stands open all day To the poor and the needy who knock by the way : No sinner shall ever be empty sent back, Who comes seeking mercy f3r Jesus' sake. 5 Thy mercy in Jesus exempts me from hell; Its glories Fd sing, and its wonders Pd tell : Twas Jesus, my friend, when he hung on the tree, That open'd the channel of mercy for me. G Great Father of mercies, thy goodness I own, And the covenant love of thy crucified Son; And praise to the Spirit, whose witness divine, Scab- mercy and pardon, and righteousness mine. 701-702 SPIRITUAL SONGS. 701 C. M. CANT. 2. L Swain. 1 nriHE finest flow'r that ever blow'd, Open'd on Calv'ry's tree, When Jesus' blood in rivers flow'd, For love of worthless me! 2 Its deepest hue, its richest smell, No mortal can declare ; Nor can the tongue of angels tell How bright the colours are. 3 Earth could not hold so rich a flow'r, Nor half its beauties show, Nor could the world and Satan's -pow'r Confine its sweets below. 4 On Canaan's banks, supremely fair, This flow'r of glory blooms j Transplanted to its native air, And all the shores perfumes. 5 But not to Canaan's shores confin'd, The seeds which from it blow, Take root within the human mind, And scent the church below 6 And soon on yonder banks above, Shall every blossom here Appear a full blown flow'r of love, Like him, transplanted there. 702 8s. ROM. 1. 17. Habt. 1 f ■ lIIE moment a sinner believes, And trusts in his crucified God, His pardon at once he receives, — Redemption in full through his blood . Though thousands and thousands of foes Against him in malice unite, Their rage he through Christ can oppose, Led forth by the Spirit to fight. 2 The faith that unites to the Lamb, And brings such salvation as this, Is more than mere notion or name; The work of God's Spirit it hs; A principle active and young, That lives under pressure and load; SPIRITUAL SONGS. 703 That makes out of weakness more strong, And draws the soul upward to God. 3 It treads on the world and on hell: It vanquishes death and despair; And oh! let us wonder to tell, It overcomes heaven by pray'r — Permits a vile worm of the dust, With God to commune as a friend ; To hope his forgiveness as just, And look for hrs love to the end. 4 It says to the mountains, "depart," That stand betwixt God and the soul; It binds up the broken in heart, And makes wounded consciences whole; Bids sins of a crimson like dye Be spotless as snow> and as white ; And raises the sinner on high, To dwell with the angels of light. 703 L. M. PSALM 63. 3. Medley. 1 A WAKE, my soul, in joyful lays, f\ And sing thy great Redeemer's praise; He justly claims a song from me, His loving kindness, O how free ! 2 He saw me ruined by the fall, Yet loved me notwithstanding all; He saved me from my lost estate, His loving kindness, O how great! 3 Tho' numerous hosts of mighty foes, Tho' earth and hell my way oppose, He safely leads my soul along, His loving kindness, O how strong! 4 When trouble, like a gloomy cloud, Has gathered thick and thundered loud, He near my soul has always stood} His loving kindness, O how good! 5 Often I feel my sinful heart Prone from Jesus to depart, But tho' I have him oft forgot, His loving kindness changes not. '3 Soon shall I pass the gloomy vale, Soon all my mortal powers must fail ; 704-705 SPIRITUAL SONGS. O may my last expiring breath His loving kindness sing in death! 7 Then let me mount and soar away To the bright worlds of endless day ; And sing with rapture and surprise, His loving kindness in the skies. 704 C. M. MARK 16. 15. 1 ~W JTARK! hear the sound, on earth 'tis found, [_ My soul delights to hear. Of dying love that's from above, Of pardon bought most dear. 2 God's ministers, a flaming fire, Are passing through the land; Their voice is 'hear, repent and fear, King Jesus is at hand.' 3 Young converts sing, and praise their King, And bless God's holy name; Whilst older saints leave their complaints, And joy to join the theme. 4 Convinced of sin, men now begin To call upon the Lord ; Trembling they pray, and mourn the day In which they scorn'd his word. 5 God's chariot rolls, and flights the soul's Of those who hate the truth; And saints in prayer, cry Lord draw near, Have mercy on the youth. 6 Pour down a shower of thy great power; On every aching heart; On all who try, and humbly cry, That they may have a part. 7 Come sinner's all, hear now God's call, And pray with one accord ; Saints, raise your songs, with joyful tongues, To hail th' approaching Lord. 705 8s. ISA. 7. 14. 25. 1 IjIT" E angels who stand round the throne, And view my Immanuel's face, In rapturous songs make him known, Tune all your soft harps to his praise. SPIRITUAL SONGS. 7Q6 2 He formed you the spirits you are, So happy, so noble, so good; When others sunk down in despair, ConfirmM by his powers ye stood. 3 Ye saints who stand nearer than they, And cast your bright crowns at his feet, His grace and his glory display, And all his rich mercies relate. 4 He snatched you from hell and the grave, He ransom'd from death and despair, For you he was mighty to save, Almighty to bring von safe there. 5 Oh! when will the periob appear, When I shall unite in your song; I'm weary of lingering here, And I to your Saviour belong. 6 I'm fettered and chained up in clay, I struggle and pant to be free, I long to be soaring away, My God and my Saviour to see. 7 I want to put on my attire, Wash'd white in the blood of the Lamb; 1 want to be one of his choir, * And tune my sweet harp to his name. 8 I want, Oh ! I want to be there, To sorrow and sin bid adieu, Your joy and your friendship to share, To wonder and worship with you. 706 8s. 8s. 6s. 1 TIM. 6. 8, R. Hill. 1 f g lELL me no more of earthly toys, 1 Of sinful mirth and carnal joys, The things I loved before ; Let me but view my Saviour's face, And teel his animating grace, And I desire no ro 2 Tell me no more of praise and wealth, Tell me no more of ease and health, For these have all their snares; Let me but know my sins forgiven, And see my name enrolled in heaven; And I am free from cares. 707 SPIRITUAL SONGS. 3 Tell me no more of lofty towers, Delightful gardens, fragrant bowers, For these are trifling things; The little room for me designed, Will suit as well an easy mind, -As palaces of kings. 4 Tell me no more of crowded guests, Of sumptuous feasts and gaudy dress, Extravagance and waste; My little table, only spread With wholesome herbs and wholesome bread, Will better suit my taste. 5 Give me the Bible in my hand, A heart to read and understand, And faith to trust the Lord; I'd sit at home from day to day, Nor urge my company to stay, Nor wish to rove abroad. 707 S. M. PSALM 95. 15. Watts. 1 ^lOME we that love the Lord, \_y And let our joys be known; Join in a song with sweet accord, And thus surround the throne. 2 The sorrows of the mind Be banish'd from the place: Religion never was design'd To make our pleasures less. 3 Let those refuse to sing That never knew our God, But children of the heavenly king May speak their joys abroad. 4 The men of grace have found Glory begun below; Celestial fruits on earthly ground, From faith and hope may grow. 5 The hill of zion yields A thousand sacred sweets, Before we reach the heavenly fields, Or walk the golden streets. 6 Then let our songs abound, And every tear be dry; SPIRITUAL SONGS. 70g >e marching through Immanuel's ground To m high. 708 7s. 6s. PHIL. 1. 23. 1 g^% WHEN shall I see Jesus, \^Jr And reign with him above; And fr m wring fountain Drink everlasting love? When shall I be delivered From this vain world of sin, And with my blessed Jesus Drink endless pleasures in? 2 But now I am a soldier, My Captain's gone before; He's given me my orders, And bid me not give o'er; His promises are faithful, A righteous crown he'll give, And all his valiant soldiers Eternally shall live. 3 Through grace I am determined To conquer though I die; And then away to Jesus On wings of love I'il fly, Farewell to sin and sorrow, I bid you both adieu ; And, O, my friends! prove faithful, And on your way pursue. 4 And when you meet with troubles And trials on your way, Then cast your cares on Jesus, And don't forget to pray. Gird on the heavenly armour Of faith, and hope, and love; And when the combat's ended, Ho'il earry you above. 5 O do not be discouraged, For Jesus is your friend; And if you want more knowledge, He'll not refuse to lend ; Neither will he upbraid you, Though oftener you request; He'll give you grace to conquer, And take you home to rest. 709-710 SPIRITUAL SONGS. 709 S. M. LUKE 13. 23. Newton. 1 TXESTRUCTION'S dangerous road \J What multitudes pursue! While that which leads the soul to God, Is known or sought by few. 2 Believers find the way Through Christ the living gate;1 But those who hate this holy way, Complain it is too straight. 3 If self must be denied, And sin no more caress'd, They rather choose the way that's wide, And strive to think it best. 4 Encompassed by a throng On numbers they depend; They say so many can't be wrong, And miss a happy end. 5 O hear the Saviour's word, "Strive for the heavenly gate; Many will call upon the Lord, And find their cries too late." 6 Obey the gospel call, And enter while you may; The flock of Christ is always small, And none are safe but they. 7 Lord,open sinner's eyes, Their awful state to see; And make them, ere the storm arise, To thee for safety flee. 710 P. M. CANT. 2. 13. Whitfield. |1SE, my soul! and stretch thy wings, Thy better portion trace; tise from transitory things. Towards heav'n, thy native place! Sun, and moon, and stars decay, Time shall soon this earth remove; Rise my soul, and haste away To seats prepared above. Rivers to the ocean run, Nor stay in all their course; SPIRITUAL SONGS. 7U Fire ascending seeks the sun, Both speed them to their source: Thus a soul new born of God, Pants to view his glorious face; Upward tends to his abode, To rest in his embrace. 3 Cease, ye pilgrims, cease to mourn, Press onward to the prize; Soon the Saviour will return, Triumphant in the skies: Yet a season, and you know Happy entrance will be given, All your sorrows left below, And earth exchanged for heaven. 711 8s. 6s. ISA. 1. 18. 1 ^T"F< sin sick souls draw near, g And banquet with your King His royal bounty share , And loud hosannas sing: Here mercy reigns, here peace abounds, Here's blood to heal your dreadful wounds 2 Here's clothing for the poor, Here's comfort for the weak ; Here's strength for tempted souls, And cordials for the sick — Here's all a soul can want or need, Laid up in Christ the living Head. 3 But may a soul like mine, All stain'd with guilt a-n-d blood, Approach the throne of grace, And converse hold with God? Yes! Jesus calls — come sinners, come, In Mercy's arms there yet is room. 4 He's on a throne of grace, And waits to answer prayer; What tho' thy sin and guilt Like crimson doth appear; The blood of Christ divinely flows, A healing balm for all thy woes; 5 On earth I'll sing his love — In heaven I too shall join 712-713 SPIRITUAL SONGS. The ransomed of the Lord, la accents all divine; And see ray Saviour face to face, And ever dwell in his embrace. 712 C. M. PROV. 18. 24. .1 |^k THAT 1 had a bosom friend, \J To tell ray secrets to! On whose advice I might depend, In every thing I do. 2 How do I wander up and down, And no one pities me: I seem a stranger quite unknown, A child of misery. 3 None lends an ear to my complaint, Nor minds my cries or tears : None comes to cheer me tho' I faint, Nor my vast burden bears. 4 Whilst others live in mirth and ease, And feel no want or Through this waste howling wilderness I fuli of sorrows go. 5 O faithless soul to reason thus, And murmur without end : Did Christ expire upon the cross, And is not he thy friendl 6 Why dost thou envy carnal men, And think their state so blest? How great salvation hast thou seen, And Jesus is thy rest? 7 What can this lower world afford, Compared with gospel grace? Thy happiness is in the Lord, And thou shalt-see his face. 713 P. M. REV. 2. 10. 1 " ¥~ARK! how the gospel trumpet sounds! ~j Thro' all the world the echo bounds; And Jesus by redeeming blood, Is bringing sinners home to God, And guides them safely by his word, To endless da v. SPIRITUAL SONGS. 7 14 2 Hail all victorious, conquering Lord, By all the heavenly hosts adored; Who undertook for fallen man, And brought salvation through thy name, That we with thee might live and reign In endless day. 3 Fight on, ye conquering saints, fight on! And when the conquest you have won, Then palms of victory you shall bear, And in his kingdom have a share, And crowns of glory you shall wear In endless day. 4 Thy blood, dear Jesus, once was spilt To save our souls from sin and guilt ; And sinners now may come to God, And rind salvation through thy blood, And sail by faith upon that flood, To endless day. 5 Thro' storms and calms by faith we steer, By feeble hope and gloomy fear, Till we arrive at Canaan's shore, Where sin and sorrow are no more; We'll sing, our trials are all o'er, To endless day. 714 L. M. GEN. 24. 13. Fellows. 1 TH|AUGHTERS of Sion, ye who sing %J The lofty praises of your King; Who in his solemn temple dwell, And of his boundless glory tell — 2 Call to the converts at your gate, Why should they longer lingering wait? Why should they longer fear or doubt? Why should they longer stay without? 3 Gently reprove them for delay; In softest language chide their stay; Strive with your songs their hearts to win, Ye blessed of the Lord, come in. 4 Come in, ye blessed of the Lord, Ye that believe his holy word; Come and receive his heavenly bread, The food with which his saints are fed. 715-716 SPIRITUAL SONGS. 5 Your Saviour's boundless goodness prove, And feast on his redeeming love: Come all ye happy souls that thirst, The last is welcome as the first. 6 Come to his table, and receive Whate'er a pardoning God can give! His love through every age endures, His promise and himself are yours. 715 L. M. EZEK. 34. 26. Medley. 1 " " ORD, hear a burden'd sinner mourn, |_^ Who gladly would to thee return; Thy tender mercies, O impart, And take away this stony heart. 2 'Tis this hard heart which sinks me down, Nor asks thy smile, nor fears thy frown; This causes all my woe and smart, Lord, take away this stony heart. 3 'Tis this hard heart, my gracious Lord, ' Which scorns thy love, and slights thy - word; Which tempts me from thee to depart, Lord take away this stony heart. 4 'Tis this hard heart which, day by day, Would shut my mouth, nor let me pray; Yea would from every duty start, Lord, take away this stony heart. 5 Sure the blest day will shortly come, When this hard heart will know its doom; When I no more shall sin retain, Nor of a stony heart complain. 716 8s. 7s. 4s. LUKE 2. 14. 1 OJIXNERS will you scorn the message, ^3 Sent in mercy from above? Every sentence, O how tender, Every line is full of love: Listen to it, Every line is full of love. 2 Hear the heralds of the gospel, News from Zion's King proclaim, To each rebel sinner — ^pardon," Free forgiveness in his name. SPIRITUAL SOi\TGS. 717 How important! Free forgiveness in his name. 3 Tempted souls, they bring you succour — Fearful hearts, they quell your fears — And with news of consolation, Chase away the falling tears: Tender heralds Chase away the falling tears. 4 False professors, grovelling worldlings, Callous hearers of the word ! While the messengers address you, Take the warnings they afford; We intreat you, Take the warnings they afford. 5 Who hath our report believed ? Who received the joyful word? Who embrac'd the news of pardon, Offered to you by the Lord? Can you slight it, Offered to you by the Lord? 6 O ye angels, hovering round us, Waiting spirits speed your way; Hasten to the court of heaven, Tidings bear without delay; Rebel sinners, Glad the message will obey. 717 C. M. LUKE 2. 10. 1 iT^IOME all ye mourning sinners now3 \^y Lo! joyful news I toll, The Lord hath sent salvation down, For souls deserving hell. The angels brought the tidings down To shepherds in the field, That God a Saviour hath proclaim'd, His Son he had reveal'd. 2 Come all ye poor despised souls, Unto his fold repair; Where God his boundless love unfolds; He says he'll meet you there, His glorious presence fills our souls, With songs of loudest praise; 718-719 SPIRITUAL SONGS. Let all that want a Saviour dear, Their hearts and voices raise. 3 When weeping Mary came to seek Her Lord with a perfume, She found the napkin and the sheet, Together in the tomb. The angels said, he is not here, He's risen from the dead ; And streams of grace to sinners flow, As free as did his blood, 718 C. M. LUKE 12. 32. 1 /^kH' yonder see that narrow way, \^f Which leads to endless bliss; There see a poor despised few Redeem'd by sovereign grace. 2 They from destruction's city came, To Zion upward tend, The bible is their precious map, And God himself their friend. 3 Lord, I would now a pilgrim be, Guide thou my feet aright, I would not for ten thousand worlds, Be banished from thy sight. 4 O Sinners, come and taste his love, Come learn his pleasant ways; And let your own experience prove, The sweetness of his grace. 719 P. M. REV. 2. 10. 1 ^^lOME all ye mourning souls, Vy Who seek rest in Jesus' love, Who place your whole affections On things that are above; Come let us join together, And hand in hand go on, Till we arrive at Canaan, Where we no more shall mourn. 2 Behold how Satan rages, Temptations do abound ; And often persecutions Beset us all around. SPIRITUAL SONGS. 720 Our friends do oft forsake us, They count us low and mean, Because we love the name Of the despised Nazarene. 3 To all created comforts We freely bid farewell; By faith we view the mansions Where we do hope to dwell ; Our Saviour doth invite us, He reaches out a crown; To comfort and protect us, The angels wait around. 4 A few more days of sorrow, And Christ will call us home, To dwell with him in glory, In the new Jerusalem. Until that glorious hour Let's patiently endure; For if we follow Jesus, We know the prize is sure. 720 L- M. LUKE 18. 13. Medlb : 1 ' ITEAR, gracious God, a sinners cry, [_ For I have no where else to fly; My hope, my only hope's in thee, O God, be merciful to me. 2 To thee I come, a sinner poor, And wait for mercy at thy door; Indeed I've no where else to flee. O God, be merciful to me. 3 To thee I come, a sinner weak, And scarce know how to pray or speak From fear and weakness, set me free, O God, be merciful to me. 4 To thee I come, a sinner vile, Upon me, Lord, vouchsafe to smile? Mercy alone I make my plea, O God, be merciful to me. 5 To thee I come, a sinner great, And well thou knowest all my state: Yet full forgiveness is with thee, O God, be merciful to me. 3G 721-722 SPIRITUAL SONGS. 6 To thee I come, a sinner lost, Nor have I aught whereon to trust ; But where thou art, Lord, I would be, O God, be merciful to me. 7 To glory bring me, Lord, at last, And there, when all my fears are past, With all the saints I'll then agree, God has been merciful to me. 721 C. M. PHIL. 2. 10. Steele. 1 M~ESUS! in thy transporting name 0j What blissful glories rise! Jesus! the angels' sweetest theme — The wonder of the skies! 2 Well might the skies with wonder view A love so strange as thine! No thought of angels ever knew Compassion so divine. 3 Jesus! and didst thou leave the sky For miseries and woes? And didst thou bleed, and groan, and die, For vile rebellious foes? 4 Victorious love! can language tell The wonders of thy power; Which conquer'd all the force of hell In that tremendous hour? 5 What glad return can I impart For favors so divine? O take this heart, this worthless heart And make it only thine. 722 L. M. ISA. 61. 3. 1 "^[/WT^^5 O my souh these gloomy fears? y \ Why all these sighs, and groans and tears? O why this Gcd-dishonoring grief? Why all this wretched unbelief? 2 Tho' helpless in myself I lie, And lost to all eternity, Yet I shall triumph o'er the grave, Since Jesus came to seek and save. 3 To save poor sinners such as me ; To set the captive prisoners free; SPIRITUAL SONGS, 723-724 To comfort those that mourn — to heal The wounds of all who misery feel. 4 To save the ruined and undone : To seek the lost — Lord I am one! I see, and mourn my guilt with shame — To seek out such the Saviour came. 5 Then let my gratitude abound — 1 once was lost, but now am found; I once was dead, but now I live; Praise, praise is all that I can give. 723 L. M. JER. 6. 16. Anon. 1 TNQUIRING souls, who long to find [_ Pardon of sin, and peace of mind, Attend the voice of God to-day, Who bids you seek the good old way. 2 The righteousness, th' atoning blood Of Jesus is the way to God ; O may we then no longer stray, But walk in Christ, the good old way. 3 The prophets and apostles too, Pursued this path while here below; Then let not fear your soul dismay, But come to Christ, the good old way. 4 With cautious zeal and holy care, In this dear way I'll persevere; Nor doubt to meet, another day, "Where Jesus is, the good old way. 724 L. M. PSALM 27. 8. 1 TEHOVAH speaks: "Seek ye my face?" ^P My soul admires the wondrous grace; I'll seek thy face — thy Spirit give! O let me see thy face, and live. 2 Pll wait, perhaps my Lord may come, (If I turn back how sad my doom!) And, begging, in his way I'll lie, Till the sweet hour he passeth by. 3 Daily I'll seek, with cries and tears, With secret sighs, and fervent prayers, And if not heard, I'll weeping sit, And perish at the Saviour's feet. 725-726 perfections OF god. APPENDIX. 725 C. M. PSALM 95. Watts. 1 ^JING to the Lord Jehovah's name, ^5 And in his strength rejoice; When his salvation is our theme, Exalted be our voice. 2 With thanks approach his awful sight, And psalms of honor sing; The Lord's a God of boundless might, The whole creation's King. 3 Let princes hear, let angels know, How mean their natures seem, Those gods on high, and gods below, When once compar'd with him. 4 Earth, with its caverns dark and deep, Lies in his spacious hand ; He fix'd the seas what bounds to keep, And where the hills must stand. 726 L. M. PSALM 89. 6. Watts. 1 T71TERNAL power! whose high abode VTA Becomes the grandeur of a God — Infinite length beyond the bounds, Where stars revolve their little rounds. 2 The lowest step beneath thy seat Rises too high for Gabriel's feet ; In vain the tall archangel tries To reach thine height with wondering eyes 3 Thy dazzling beauties whilst he sings, He hides his face behind his wings; And ranks of shining thrones around Fall worshipping, and spread the ground. 4 Lord! what shall earth and ashes do? We would adore our Maker too : From sin and dust to Thee we cry, "The great, the holy, and the high." 5 Earth from afar has heard thy fame, And worms have learnt to lisp thy name; PERFECTIONS OF GOD. 727-728 But O ! the glories of thy mind Leave all our soaring thoughts behind. 6 God is in heaven, and men below: Be short our tunes ; our words be few : A sacred reverence checks our songs, And praise sits silent on our tongues. 727 L. M. PSALM 148. 1 £~^i OD! the eternal, awful name! \J|~ That the whole heavenly army fears ; That shakes the wide creation's frame, And Satan trembles when he hears. 2 Like flames of fire his servants are, And light surrounds his dwelling-place ; But, O ye fiery flames, declare The brighter glories of his face. 3 'Tis not for such poor worms as we To speak so infinite a thing ; But your immortal eves survey The beauties of your sovereign King. 4 Tell how he shows his smiling face, And clothes all heaven in bright array ^ « Triumph and joy run thro' the place And songs eternal as the day. 5 Proclaim his wonders from the skies, Let every distant nation hear j And while you sound his lofty praise, Let humble mortals bow and fear. 728 L. M. PSALM 136. Watts. 1 g^i IVE to our God immortal praise, %Jf Mercy and truth are all his ways ; " Wonders of grace to God belong, "Repeat his mercies in your song." 2 Give to the Lord of lords renown, The King of kings with glory crown: " His mercies ever shall endure, "When lords and kings are known no more." 3 He built the earth, he spread the sky, And fix'd the starry lights on high: " Wonders of grace to God belong, Repeat his mercies in your song." 30*' 729-730 PERFECTIONS OF GOD. 4 He fills the sun with morning light, He bids the moon direct the night: " His mercies ever shall endure, u When suns and moons shall shine no more." 5 He saw the Gentiles dead in sin, And felt his pity move within: " His mercies ever shall endure, " When death and sin shall reign no more.'" 6 He sent his Son with power to save From guilt, and darkness, and the grave ; "Wonders of grace to God belong, "Repeat his mercies in your song." 729 L. M. PHILIP 2. 6. Watts. 1 "O MGHT King of glory, dreadful God! If Our spirits bow before thy seat; To thee we lift an humble thought, And worship at thine awful feet. 2 [Thy power hath form'd, thy wisdom sways, All nature with a sovereign word; And the bright world of stars obeys The will of their superior Lord.] 3 [Mercy and truth unite in one, And smiling sit at thy right hand ; Eternal justice guards thy throne, And vengeance waits thy dread command.] 4 A thousand seraphs, strong and bright, Stand round the glorious Deity; But who, amongst the sons of light, Pretends comparison with thee ? 5 Yet there is one, of human frame, Jesus, array'd in flesh and blood, Thinks it no robbery to claim A full equality with God. 730 L. M. I. PETER. 1. 24. * Watts. 1 "I " ORD, we are blind, we mortals blind, 1 A We can't behold thy bright abode; O! 'tis beyond a creature-mind To glance a thought half way to God. 2 Infinite leagues beyond the sky The great Eternal reigns alone, PERFECTIONS OF GOD. 731-732 Where neither wings nor souls can fly, Nor angels climb the topless throne. 3 The Lord of glory builds his seat Of gems insufferably bright, And lays beneath his sacred feet Substantial beams of gloomy night. 4 Yet, glorious Lord, thy gracious eyes Look through and cheer us from above ; Beyond our praise thy grandeur flies, Yet we adore, and yet we love. 731 P. ML PSALM 89. 1 Y g 1HE Lord is great ! ye hosts of heaven, adore i him, And ye who tread this earthly ball; In holy songs rejoice aloud before him, And shout his praise who made you all. I The Lord is great — his majesty how glorious! Resound his praise from shore to shore ; O'er sin, and death, and hell, now made victorious, He rules and reigns for evermore. 3 The Lord is grea" — his mercy how abounding! Ye angels, strike your golden chords ! O praise oar God ! with voice and. harp resounding, The Kinsj of kin^s, and Lord of lords! 732 L. M. PSALM 103. Watts. 1 Y | ^IIE Lord, how wondrous are his ways! How firm his truth! how large his grace! He takes his mercy for his throne, And thence he makes his glories known. 2 Not half so high his power hath spread The starry heavens above our head ; As his rich love exceeds our praise, Exceeds the highest hopes we raise. 3 Not half so far hath nature placM The rising morning from the west, As his forgiving grace removes The daily guilt of those he loves. 4 How slow his awful wrath to rise ! On swifter wings salvation flies ; 733-734. peRpjbchons of god. And if he lets his anger burn, How soon his frowns to pity turn ! 5 He knows how soon our nature die.-, Blasted by every wind that flies ; Like grass we spring and die as scon, Or morning fl< 733 C. M. PSALM 69. Moxtgoxeey. 1 f | THOUSANDS of thousands stand around I Thy throne, O God most high ! Ten thousand times ten thousand sound Thy praise — but who am I? 2 Thy brightness unto them appears, Whilst I thy footsteps trace : A sound of God comes to my ea But they behold thy face.* 3 How great a being, Lord, is thine. Which doth all beings keep! Thy knowledge is the only line To sound so vast a deep 4 How good art Thou, whose goodness is Our Parent, Nurse and Guide : Whose streams do water Paradise, And all this earth beside ! 5 How awful is thy searching eye, Witness to all that's true ! Dark hell, and deep hypocri Lie plain before its view. 734 O. M. PSALM 111. Watts. 1 ^JONGS of immortal praise belong j^J To my Almighty God; He has my heart, and he my tongue, To spread his name abroad. 2 How great the works his hand hath wrought! How glorious in our sight ! And men in every age have sought His wonders with delight. 3 How most exact is nature's frame! How wise tlr Eternal Mind! His counsels never change the scheme That his first thoughts designed. perfections of god. 735-736-737 4 To fear thy powV, to trust thy grace, Is our divinest skill ; And he's the wisest of our race That best obeys thy wilL 735 L. M. PSALM 146. Watts. 1 " P) RAISE ye the Lord, my heart shall join In work so pleasant, so divine ; Now while the flesh is mine abode, And when my soul ascends to God, 2 Praise shall employ my noblest powers, While immortality endures : My days of praise shall ne'er be past, While life, and thought, and being last. 3 Why should I make a man my trust; Princes must die and turn to dust: Their breath departs, their pomp and powV, And thoughts all vanish in an hour. 4 Happy the man whose hopes rely On Israel's God, — he made the sky, And earth and seas, with all their train : And none shall find his promise vain, 736 L. M. PSALM 103. 1 /^KH praise the Lord in that blest place, \J From whence his goodness largely flows: Praise him in heaven — where he his face Unveiled in perfect glory shows. 2 Praise him for all the mighty acts, Which he in our behalf hath done; His kindness this return exacts, With which our praise should equal run 3 Let all who vital breath enjoy, The breath he doth to them afford, In just returns of praise employ: Let every creature praise the Lord. 737 L. M. PSALM 145. Watts. 1 TVTTY God, my King, thy various praise, If I Shall fill the remnant of my days ; Thy grace employ my humble tongue Till death and glory raise the song. 738-739 PERFECTIONS OF GOD. 2 The wings of every hour shall bear Some thankful tribute to thine ear. And every setting sun shall see New works of duty done for thee. 3 Thy truth and justice I'll proclaim; Thy bounty flows, an endless stream; Thy mercy swift, thine anger slow, But dreadful to the stubborn foe. 4 Thy works with sovereign glory shine, And speak thy majesty divine : Let every realm with joy proclaim The sound and honor of thy name. 5 Let distant times and nations raise The long succession of thy praise ; And unborn ages make my song The joy and triumph of their tongue. 738 S. M. PSALM 103. 1 ~J%/i~Y soul, repeat his praise | y B Whose mercies are so great; Whose anger is so slow to rise, So ready to abate. 2 God will not always chide; And, when his strokes are felt, His strokes are fewer than our crimes, And lighter than our guilt. 3 High as the heavens are rais'd Above the ground we tread, So far the riches of his grace, Our highest thoughts exceed. 4 His power subdues our sins, And his forgiving love, Far as the east is from the west, Doth all our guilt remove. 5 The pity of the Lord, To those that fear his name, Is such as tender parents feel; He knows our feeble frame. 739 P. M. PSALM 103. RAISE the Lord, who reigns above, And keeps his courts below; p PERFECTIONS OF GOD. 740-741 Praise him for his boundless love, And all his greatness show. 2 Praise him for his noble deeds ; Praise him for his matchless power; Him, from whom all good proceeds, Let earth and heaven adore. 3 Publish, spread to all around The great ImmanuePs name : Let the gospel-trumpet sound, Him Prince of Peace proclaim. 4 Praise him, every tuneful string : All the reach of heavenly art, Ali the power of music bring, The music of the heart. 740 S. M. PSALM 104. Watts. 1 " " ET every creature join 1 j To praise th' eternal God: Ye heavenly hosts, the song begin, And sound his name abroad. 2 Thou sun, with golden beams, And moon, with paler rays, Ye starry lights, ye twinkling flames, Shine to your Maker's praise. 3 He built those worlds above, And hVd their wonderous frame ; By his command they stand or move, i> And ever speak his name. 4 By all his works above His honors be expressed! But saints, that taste his saving love, Should sing his praises best. 741 C. M. JOB, 9. 10—2. Watts. 1 " J~OW should the sons of Adam's race |_ Be pure before their God! If he contend in righteousness, We fall beneath his rod. 2 To vindicate my words and thoughts I'll make no more pretence ; Not one of all my thousand faults Can bear a just defence. 742-743 PERFECTIONS OF GOD. 3 Strong is his arm, his heart is wise ; What vain presumers dare Against their Maker's hand to rise, Or 'tempt th' unequal war? 4 [Mountains, by his almighty wrath, From their old seats are torn; He shakes the earth from south to north, And all her pillars mourn. 5 He bids the sun forbear to rise ; Th' obedient sun forbears; His hand with sackcloth spreads the skies, And seals up all the stars. 742 C. M. PSALM 148. Watts. lTT^ISE, rise, my soul, and leave the ground, JE^) Stretch all thy thoughts abroad, And rouse up every tuneful sound To praise th' eternal God. 2 Long ere the lofty skies were spread, Jehovah fill'd his throne; Or Adam form'd, or angels made, The Maker liv'd alone. 3 His boundless years can ne'er decrease, But still maintain their prime ; Eternity's his dwelling-place, And ever is his time. 4 While; like a tide, our minutes flow, The present and the past, He fills his own immortal noic, And sees our ages waste. 5 The sea and sky must perish too, And vast destruction come : The creatures — look ! how old they grow, And wait their fiery doom. 6 Well, let the sea shrink all away, And flame melt down the skies, My God shall live an endless day, When th' old creation dies. 743 L. M. PSALM 89. ITH deepest reverence, at thy throne, Jehovah, peerless and unknown, "W PERFECTIONS OF GOD. 744-745 Our feeble spirits strive, in vain, A glimpse of thee, great God, to gain. 2 Who, by the closest search, can find Thy mighty, uncreated mind? Nor men nor angels can explore Thy heights of love, thy depths of power. 3^We know thee not; but this we know, Thou reignest above, thou reignest below; And though thine essence is unknown, To all the world thy power is shown. 4 That power we trace on every side ; O may thy wisdom be our guide ! And while we live, and when we die, May thine almighty love be nigh. 744 L. M. JOHN 1. Montgomery. 1 dT\ l°ve • beyond conception great, \^J That formed the vast stupendous plan ! Where all divine perfections meet To reconcile rebellious man. 2 There wisdom shines in fullest blaze, And justice all her right maintains — ■ Astonished angels stoop to gaze, While mercy o'er the guilty reigns. 3 Yes, mercy reigns, and justice too, In Christ they both harmonious meet; He paid to justice all her due, And now he fills the mercy-seat. 745 C. M. EPH. 1. 2. 1 If/7" EEP silence — all created things, g^ And wait your Maker's nod; My soul stands trembling while she sings The honors of her God. 2 Life, death, and hell, and worlds unknown, Hang on his firm decree ; He sits on no precarious throne, Nor borrows leave to be. 3 His providence unfolds his book, And makes his counsels shine ; Each opening leaf — and every stroke, Fulfils some deep design. 37 746-747 CREATION AND providence. 4 My God, I would not long to see My fate, with curious eyes — What gloomy lines are writ for me, Or what bright scenes may rise. 5 In thy fair book of life and grace, Oh may I find my name, Recorded in some humble place, Beneath my Lord — the Lamb. 746 L. M. PSALM 100. Watts. 1 TJEFORE Jehovah's awful throne, [J Ye nations, bow with sacred joy : Know that the Lord is God alone; He can create and he destroy. 2 His sovereign power, without our aid, Made us of clay and form'd us men ; And when, like wandVing sheep, we stray'd, He brought us to his foid again. 3 We are his people, we his care, Our souls, and all our mortal frame -7 What lasting honors shall we rear, Almighty Maker, to thy name ? 4 We'll crowd thy gates with thankful songs, High as the heavens our voices raise; And earth with her ten 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 must stand, When rolling years shall cease to move. 747 L. M. PSALM 57. Watts 1 "TVTTY God, in whom are all the springs y § Of boundless love, and grace unknown, Hide me beneath thy spreading wings, Till the dark cloud is overblown. 2 Up to the heavens I send my cry ; The Lord will my desires perform : He sends his angel from the sky, And saves me from the threatening storm. 3 Be thou exalted, O my God, Above the heavens where angels dwell j CREATION AND PROVIDENCE. 748-749 Thy power on earth be known abroad, And land to land thy wonders tell. 4 My heart is fix'd; my song shall raise Immortal honors to thy name ; Awake, my tongue to sound his praise, My tongue the glory of my frame. High o'er the earth his mercy reigns, And reaches to the utmost sky; His truth to endless years remains, When lower worlds dissolve and die. 6 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. 748 L. M. DEUT. 8. 2. ljlV/J'Y God! accept my grateful songs, |f I To thee my highest praise belongs. My tribute here to thee I'll bring, And joyful all thy mercies sing. 2 My life has ever been thy care, Thy sov'reign goodness still I share; In praises I'll exert my skill, Mindful of all thy leading still. 3 Through all life's dark and rugged way, What scenes of love does God display I How wise, how kind his holy will ! Remember how he leads thee still. 4 Thro' storms and tempests, snares and death, He guards thy soul, he keeps thy breath; His faithful promise to fulfil; Remember how he leads thee still. 5 'Tis all to humble thee, and prove His wisdom, goodness, power, and love ; To try thy heart, and bow thy will ; Remember how he leads thee still. 749 C. M. HEBREWS 12. Montgomery. 1 ""^"^THILE thee I seek, protecting Power! j\ Be my vain wishes stilled ; And may this consecrated hour With better hopes be filled, 750-751 ™ FALL. 2 Thy love the powers of thought 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 clear Thy ruling hand I see ! Each blessing to my soul more dear, Because conferred by thee. 4 In every joy that crowns my days, In every pain I bear, My heart shall find delight in praise, Or seek relief in prayer. 750 C. ML JOB, 5. 6, 8. Watts. 1 l^TOT from the dust affliction grows, JL^I N°r troubles rise by chance ; Yet we are born to care and woes ! A sad inheritance ! 2 As sparks break out from burning coals, And still are upwards borne; So grief is rooted in our souls, And man grows up to mourn : 3 Yet with my God I leave my cause, And trust his promised grace ; He rules me by his well-known laws Of love and righteousness. 4 Not all the pains that e'er I bore Shall spoil my future peace, For death and hell can do no more Than what my Father please. 751 C. M, 1 PET. 5. 8. Watts. 1 l^TOW Satan comes with dreadful joar, J_^| And threatens to destroy; He worries whom he can't devour With a malicious joy. 2 Ye sons of God, oppose his rage ; Resist, and h'ell be gone; Thus did our dearest Lord engage And vanquish him alone. 3 Now he appears almost divine ! Like innocence and love; THE FALL. 752-753 But the old serpent lurks within, When he assumes the dove. 4 Fly from the false deceiver's tongue, Ye sons of Adam, fly ! Our parents found the snare too strong. Nor should the children try. 752 L. M. ROM. 7. 19. Cruttenden. 1 ~^^ST7~HAT jarring natures dwell within, j\ Imperfect bliss, remaining sin; Nor this can reign, nor that prevail, Though each by turns my heart assail. 2 Now I complain, and groan, and die; Now raise my songs of triumph high : Sing a rebellious passion slain, Or mourn to feel it live again. 3 One happy hour beholds me rise, Borne upwards to my native skies ; While faith assists my soaring flight, To realms of joy and worlds of light. 4 Scarce a few hours or minutes roll, Ere earth reclaims my captive soul ; I feel its sympathetic force, And headlong urge my downward course. 5 Great God, assist me through the fight, Make me to triumph in thy might; Thou the desponding heart canst raise, The victory mine, and thine the praise. 753 C. M. JAMES i. 14. Watts. 1 CjJIN hath a thousand treacherous arts £^5 To practise on the mind ; With flatt'ring looks she tempts our hearts, But leaves a sting behind. 2 With names of virtue she deceives The aged and the young; And while the heedless wretch believes, She makes his fetters strong. 3 She pleads for all the joys she brings, And gives a fair pretence; But cheats the soul of heavenly tilings, And chains it down to sense. 754-755 scripture. 4 So on a tree divinely fair, Grew the forbidden food; Our mother took the poison there, And tainted all her blood. 754 L M. JEREM. 13. 23. Watts. 1 " " ET the wild leopards of the wood \_j Put off the spots that nature gives, Then may the wicked turn to God, And change their tempers and their lives. 2 As well might Ethiopean slaves Wash out the darkness of their skin ; The dead as well may leave their graves, As old transgressors cease to sin. 3 Where vice has held its empire long, 'Twill not endure the least control ; None but a power divinely strong, Can turn the current of the. soul. 4 Great God ! I own thy power divine, That works to change this heart of mine j I would be formM anew, and bless The wonders of creating grace. 755 L. M. ROM, 1. 16. Watts. 1 " " ET everlasting glories crown \_2 Thy head, my Saviour, and my Lord; Thy hands have brought salvation down, And writ the blessing in thy word. 2 [What if we trace the globe around And search from pole to pole again, There shall be no religion found So just to God, so safe for man.] 3 In vain the trembling conscience seeks Some solid ground to rest upon; With long despair the spirit breaks, Till we apply to Christ alone. 4 How well thy blessed truths agree ! How wise and holy thy commands ! Thy promises, how firm they be ! How firm our hope and comfort stands ! 5 Should all the forms that men devise, Assault my faith with treach'rous art, SCRIPTURE.756-757-75S I'd call them vanity and lies, And bind the gospel to my heart. 756 L. M. HEBREWS 1. 1. Watts. 1 5T 1 1WAS by an order from the Lord, The ancient prophets spoke his word; His spirit did their tongues inspire, And warm'd their hearts with heavenly fire. 2 The works and wonders which they wrought Confirm'd the messages they brought; The prophet's pen succeeds his breath, To save the holy words from death. 3 Great God! mine eyes with pleasure look On the dear volume of thy book ; There my Redeemer's face I see, And read his name who died for me. 4 Let the false raptures of the mind Be lost and vanish in the wind ; Here I can fix my hope secure ; This is thy word and must endure. 757 C. M. PSALM 119. 96. Watts, 1 ~1~ ET all the heathen writers join g j To form one perfect book ; Great God, if once compared with thine, How mean their writings look! 2 Not the most perfect rules they gave Could shew one sin forgiv'n, Nor lead a step beyond the grave; But thine conduct to heav'n. 3 I've seen an end to what we call Perfection here below : How short the pow'rs of nature fall, And can no further go! 4 Yet men would fain be just with God, By works their hands have wrought; But thy commands, exceeding broad, Extend to ev'ry thought. 758 C. M. JOSHUA 10. CowrER, 1 A GLORY gilds the sacred page, /^fr Majestic, like the sun; It gives a light to every age — It give?, but borrows none, 759-760 REPENTANCE AND PARDON 2 The hand that gave it still supplies The gracious light and heat; His truths upon the nations rise — They rise, but never set. 3 Let everlasting thanks be thine, For such a bright 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 glory breaks upon my view In brighter worlds above. 759 C. M. ROM. 2. 4. Watts. 1 A ND are we wretches yet alive ; f\ And do we yet rebel? 'Tis boundless, 'tis amazing love, That bears us up from hell ! 2 The burden of our weighty guilt Would sink us down to flames, And threat'ning vengeance rolls above, To crush our feeble frames. 3 Almighty goodness cries, "Forbear;" And straight the thunder stays: And dare we now provoke his wrath, And weary out his grace ? 4 Lord, we have long abusM thy love, Too long indulg'd our sin : Our aching hearts e'en bleed to see What rebels we have been. 5 No more, ye lusts, shall you command ; No more will we obey: Stretch out, O God, thy conqu'ring hand, And drive thy foes away. 760 C. M. LUKE 15. 1 £~\ 'TIS a soul-transporting sight! \J It gladdens earth and heav'n! To see a sinful heart contrite, A sinner's sins forgiv'n! 2 God smiles to see a wretch, undone, To happy state restored; INGRATITUDE BEWAILED. 761-762 Meets gladly his returning son, And takes him to his board. 3 Whilst Jesus, with delighted eyes, Beholds his promisM seed; Sees from his death new triumphs rise In Satan's captives freed. 761 C. M. LUKE 18. 13. Stenxett. 1 XJROSTRATE, dear Jesus! at thy feet A guilty rebel lies; And upwards to the mercy-seat Presumes to lift his eyes. 2 Oh, let not justice frown me hence ; Stay, stay the vengeful storm : Forbid it, that Omnipotence Should crush a feeble worm. 3 If tears of sorrow would suffice To pay the debt I owe, Tears should from both my weeping eyes In ceasless torrents flow. 4 But no such sacrifice I plead To expiate my guilt; No tears, but those which thou hast shed, — No blood, but thou hast spilt. 5 Think of thy sorrows, dearest Lord! And all my sins forgive : Justice will well approve the word That bids the sinner live. 762 S. M. ISAIAH 1. 2. Watts, 1 TS this the kind return, L And these the thanks we owe, Thus to abuse eternal love, Whence all our blessings flow ! 2 To what a stubborn frame Hath sin reducM our mind ! What strange rebellious wretches we, And God as strangely kind ! 3 [On us he bids the sun Shed his reviving rays; For us the skies their circles run, To lengthen out our days. L1 763-764-765 Joy in god. 4 The brutes obey their God, And bow their necks to men ; But we, more base, more brutish things, Reject his easy reign.] 763 C. M. PSALM 149. Watts. ET them neglect thy glory, Lord, Who never knew thy grace; But our loud song shall still record The wonders of thy praise. 2 We raise our shouts, O God, to thee, And send them to thy throne; All glory to th' United Three, The Undivided One! 3 'Twas he, (and we'll adore his name) That form'd us by a word ; 'Tis he restores our ruinM frame; Salvation to the Lord! 4 Hosanna! let the earth and skies Repeat the joyful sound; Rocks, hills, and vales reflect the voice In one eternal round. 764 | C. M. PSALM 73. 24. 1 "■.! TERNAL God, our wondering souls \^j Admire thy matchless grace; That thou wilt walk — that thou wilt dwell With Adam's sinful race. 2 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, Shall 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 God. 765 7s. PSALM 98. Baebauld. 1 "TOY to the followers of the Lord! qj Thus saith the sure, the eternal word, grace. 766-767 Not of earth the joy it brings, Tempered in celestial springs. 2 'Tis the joy of pardoned sin, When conscience cries, 'Tis well within; 'Tis the joy that fills the breast When the passions sink to rest. 3 ^Tis a joy that, seated deep, Leaves not when we sigh and weep; It spreads itself in holy deeds, With sorrow sighs, in pity bleeds. 766 C. M. JAMES 1. 17. 1 T7JATHER, to thee our souls we lift, £j On thee our hope depends, Convinced that 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 hast 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 call ; In thee, O Lord, we move, and live — Our God is all in all. 767 P. M. JEREM. 31. 3. 1 TN songs of sublime adoration and praise Ye pilgrims! for Sion who press, Break forth and extol the great Ancient of Days, His rich and distinguishing grace. 2 His love from eternity fix'd upon you, Broke forth and discover'd its flame, When each in the cords of his kindness he drew, And brought you to love his great name. 3 O had he not pitied the state you were in, Your bosoms his love had ne'er felt: [sin, You all would have liv'd, would have died too in And sunk with the load of your ffiiflt. 768 770 CONFIDENCE IN GOD. FAITH. 4 What was there in you that could merit esteem, Or give the Creator delight? 'Twas "even so, Father!" you ever must sing, "Because it seemM good in thy sight." 5 'Twas all of thy grace we were brought to obey, While others were suffer'd to go The road which by nature we chose as our way ! Which leads to the regions of woe. 6 Then give all the glory to his holy name, To him all the glory belongs; Be your's the high joy still to sound forth his fame, And crown him in each of your songs. 768 C. M. ISA. 40. 27. Watts. 1 "% ^T7~ HENCE do our mournful thoughts arise? y v And where \s our courage fled? Has restless sin, and raging hell Struck all our comforts dead? 2 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, And treads their foes to hell. 4 Mere mortal power shall fade and die, And youthful vigor cease; But we, that wait upon the Lord, Shall feel our strength increase. 769 C. M. JER. 31. 17. 1 "I TAKE Thee at thy gracious word : L Let it accomplishM be : According to thy promise, Lord, In death remember me ! 2 O seal it, Lord, upon my heart ; And when I life resign, My hope if in my end Thou art, Thou art forever mine. 770 C. ML JOHN 3. 11. Watts. 1 ^JO did the Hebrew prophet raise J!^5 The brazen serpent high; O' FAITH. HUMILITY. 771-772 The wounded felt immediate ease, The camp forbore to die. 2 "Look upward in the dying hour, "And live," the prophet cries ; But Christ performs a nobler cure, When Faith lifts up her eyes. 3 High on the cross the Saviour hung, High in the heavens he reigns ; Here sinners, by th' old serpent stung, Look, and forget their pains. 4 When God's own Son is lifted up, A dying world revives ; The Jew beholds the glorious hope, Th' expiring Gentile lives. 771 S. M. REV. 12. 10. ^R Captain leads us on, He beckons from the skies, He reaches out a starry crown, And bids us take the prize. 2 "Be faithful unto death, Partake my victory, And thou shalt wear this glorious wreath, And thou shalt reign with me." 3 'Tis thus the righteous Lord To every soldier saith ; Eternal life is the reward Of all-victorious faith. 4 Who conquer in his might, The victor's meed receive; They claim a kingdom in his right, Which God shall freely give. 772 S. M. JOHN, 3. 16. Montgomery. 1 T ESS than the least of all | j Thy mercies, Lord, are we; Yet, for the greatest we may call, The greatest are most free. 2 Thy Son Thou didst not spare, Yet us Thou sparest still; Him didst Thou send our guilt to bear, Our righteousness fulfil. 31 773-774 love, adoption. 3 For such amazing grace, What can poor sinners give '? At thy command, we seek thy face; We meet our Judge, and live. 4 The world we would forsake, Our all to Thee resign; O save us for thy mercies' sake ! O save us, — we are thine! 773 L. M. 1 COR. 13. 1—3. Watts. 1 TJ AD I the tongues of Greeks and Jews, JLX And nobler speech than angels use, It Jove be absent, I am found Like tinkling brass, an empty sound. I Were I inspired to preach and tell All that is done in heaven and hell; Or could my faith the world remove, fetill I am nothing without love. 1 Should I distribute all my store, To feed the bowels of the poor, Or give my body to the flame, To gain a martyr's glorious name: If love to God and love to men Be absent, all my hopes are vain; Nor tongues, nor gifts, nor fiery zeal, The work of love can e'er fulfil. 774 7s. 1 JOHN 3. 1, 2. Hammond/ 1 X>LESSEDare the sons of God; _fj They are bought with Jesus' blood; They are ransom'd from the grave Life eternal they shall have. 2 God did love them in his Son Long before the world begun; They the seal of this receive, When on Jesus they believe. 3 They are justifi'd by grace; They enjoy a solid peace — All their sins are wash'd away: They shall stand in God's great day. 4 They are lights upon the earth— ." Children of an hea v'nly birth: SANCTiFiCATiON. 775-776-777 Born of God, they hate all sin ; God's pure seed remains within. 775 L. M. JOHN 1. 12. Watts. 1 "T^TOT all the nobles of the earth, JJ^I Who boast the honors of their birth, Such real dignity can claim As those who bear the Christian name. 2 To them the privilege is given To be the sons and heirs of heaven; Sons of the God who reigns on high, And heirs of joy beyond the sky. 3 On them, a happy chosen race, Their Father pours his richest grace ; To them his counsels he imparts, And stamps his image on their hearts. 1 When, through temptation, they rebel, His chastening rod he makes them feel; Then, wTith a father's tender heart, He soothes the pain, and heals the smart. 776 C. M. GEN. 25. 8. 1 TS God's peculiar people mine? |_ To them I then shall be Gather'd beneath the Saviour's sign, And Christ in glory see. 2 Gather'd into the Church above, Whoe'er to Christ belong Shall meet, to sing the song of love, The Lamb's eternal song. 777 C. M. 1 COR. 6. 10, 11. Watts. 1 "f^fOT the malicious or profane, JLi The wanton or the proud, Nor thieves, nor sland'rers shall obtain The kingdom of our God. 2 Surprising grace ! And such were we By nature and by sin, Heirs of immortal misery, Unholy and unclean. 3 But we are wash'd in Jesus' blood, We're pardon'd thro' his name; And the Good Spirit of our God Hath sanctified our frame. 778, 79, 80 invitations AND promises. 4 O for a persevering pow'r To keeP thy just commands! We would defile our hearts no more No more pollute our hands. 778 C. M. ISA. 4. Watts. 1 TN vain we lavish out our lives, JL To gather empty wind; The choicest blessings earth can yield Will starve a hungry mind. 2 Come, and the Lord shall feed our souls, With more substantial meat; With such as saints in glory love, With such as angels eat. 3 Our God will every want supply, And fill our hearts with peace; He gives, by cov'nant and by oath, The riches of his grace. 4 Come, and he'll cleanse our spotted souls, And wash away our stains ; In the dear fountain that his Son Pour'd from his dying veins. 779 P.M. JOHN 7. 37. L.B.Watebbehbt. 1^^OME? ye disconsolate> where'er you languish, Vy Come, at the mercy seat fervently kneel: Here bring your wounded hearts, here tell your anguish, Earth hath no sorrow that Heaven cannot heal. 2 Joy of the desolate, light of the straying, Hope, when all others die, fadeless and pure: Here speaks the Comforter, in mercy saying, "Earth hath no sorrow that heaven cannot cure. 780 S. M. 2 COR. 6. 2. 1 ^£7"^ sinners, fear the Lord, 1 While yet 'tis called to-day; Soon will the awful voice of death Command your souls away. 2 Soon will the harvest close; The summer soon be o'er; INVITATIONS AND PROMISES. 781-782 And soon your injured, angry God, Will hear your prayers no more. 3 Then while 'tie called to-day, O hear the gospePs sound; Come, sinner, haste — oh haste away, While pardon may be found. 781 6s. 5s. MATT. 11.28. L. B.Waterberry. 1 d^k FLY, mourning sinner, saith Jesus, to me, \JrThy guilt I will pardon — thy soul Iwill free ; From the chains that have bound thee, my grace shall release, [cease. And thy stains I will wash, and thy sorrows shall 2 Too long, guilty wanderer, too long hast thou been In the broad road of ruin, in bondage to sin ; Thee the world has allured, and enslaved, and deceived, [hast grieved. While my counsel thou'st spurned and my spirit 3 Though countless thy sins, and though crimson thy guilt, Yet for crimes such as thine was my blood freely spilt; [see Come, sinner, and prove me ; come mourner, and The wounds that I bore, when I suffered for thee. 4 Thou doubt'st not my power — deny not my will; Come, needy, come, helpless, thy soul I will fill; My mercy is boundless; no sinner shall say, That he sued at my feet — but was driven away. 78.2 7s. ISA. 43. 22. L. B. Waterberry. 1 Q< INNER, is thy heart at rest? £^ Is thy bosom void of fear ? Art thou not by guilt oppressed? Speaks not conscience in thine ear? 2 Can this world afford thee bliss? Can it chase away the gloom? Flattering, false, and vain it is; Tremble at the worldling's doom. 3 Think, O sinner, on thy end; See the judgment day appear ! Thither must thy spirit wend, There thv righteous sentence hear. 3S* 783, 84, 85 invitations and promises 4 Wretched, ruin'd, helpless son], To a Saviour's blood apply; He alone can make thee whole; Fly to Jesus, — sinner, fly ! 783 CM. ISA. 55. 6. "7. Fawcett. 1 0«INNERS, the voice of God regard; ^3 'Tis mercy speaks to-day ; He calls you by his sov'reign word, From sin's destructive way. 2 Why will you in the crooked ways Of sin and folly go? In pain you travel all your days, To reap immortal woe. 3 But he that turns to God shall live, Thro' his abounding grace ; His mercy will the guilt forgive, Of those that seek his face. 4 Bow to the sceptre of his word, Renouncing every sin; Submit to him your sov'reign Lord, And learn his will divine. 5 His love exceeds your highest thoughts, He pardons like a God; He will forgive your num'rous faults, Thro' a Redeemer's blood. 784 L. M. MARK 8. 37. Watts. 1 OJ INNER, O why so thoughtless grown ; ^3 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 fantastic dreams; Madly attempt the infernal gate, And force thy passage to the flames ? 3 Stay, sinner, on the gospel plains, Behold the God of love unfold The glories of his dying pains, For ever telling, yet untold. 785 C M. PSALM 42. 11. Watts. HY does your face, ye humble souls, Those mournful colors wear? ' w INVITATIONS AND PROMISES. 786-787 What doubts are these that waste your faith, And nourish your despair? 2 What tho' your num'rous sins exceed The stars that fill the skies, And, aiming at th' eternal throne, Like pointed mountains rise? 3 What tho' your mighty guilt beyond The wide creation swell, And hath its curs'd foundations laid Low as the deeps of hell? 4 See here an endless ocean flows, Of never-failing grace ; Behold a dying Saviour's veins The sacred flood increase. ? 5 It rises high and drowns the hills, Has neither shore nor bound : Now, if we search to find our sins, Our sins can ne'er be found. 6 Awake, our hearts, adore the grace That buries all our faults, And pard'ning blood, that swells above Our follies and our thoughts. 786 C. M. MATT. 11. 29. Hart. 1 jTJOOR sinner, come, cast off thy fear, And raise thy drooping head : Come, sing with all poor sinners here, Jesus, who once was dead. 2 Salvation sing, no word more meet To join to Jesu's name : Let ev'ry thankful tongue repeat, Salvation to the Lamb. 3 Saints, from the garden to the cross Your conquering Lord pursue ; Who, dearly to redeem your loss, Groan'd, bled, and died for you. 787 7s. ZACH. 13. 1. Montgomery. 1 ^^lOME to Calvary's holy mountain, %^y Sinners, ruin'd by the fall ; Here a pure and healing fountain Flows to you, to me, to all, In a full, perpetual tide, Open'd when our Saviour died, 788 789 invitations AND promises. 2 Come, in poverty and meanness, Come, defiled without, within; From infection and uncleanness, From the I f sin, Wash your robes, and make them white; Ye shall walk with God in light. 3 Come, in sorrow and contrition, Wounded, impotent, and blind : Here the guilty free remission, Here the troubled peace may find: Health this fountain will restore, He that drinks shall thirst no more : 4 He that drinks shall live for ever ; 'Tis a soul-renewing flood : God is faithful; — God will never Break his covenant in blood, Sign'd when our Redeemer died, Seal'd when he was glorified. 788 L. M. REV. 22. 17. 1 ~H~S there no hope? O sinner, pause! §_ Turn not away from heaven thy face, Despise no more God's holy laws, Resist not his inviting grace. 2 Is there no hope? that word recall. Thy steps retrace, nor dare delay, Lest, ere thou turn, God's anger fall, And hope forever flee away. 3 Is there no hope? yes, sinner, yes! Repent, and to the Saviour fly: Will he be deaf to your distress, Who listens when the ravens cry? 4 Return, — the bow of promise mark Above where Death's dark billows roar; For soon, when sinks thy frail bark, 'Twill shine upon thy soul no more. 789 L. M. PHIL. 3. 8. Montgomery. 1 r 1 1HE cross, the cross, O that's my gain! |_ Because on that the Lamb was slain ; 'Twas there my Lord was crucified, 'Twas there my Saviour for me died. INVITATIONS AND PROMISES. 79Q 2 The stony heart dissolves in tears, When to our' view the cross appears; Christ's dying love, when truly felt, The vilest, hardest heart doth melt. 3 Here will I stay, and gaze awhile Upon the Friend of sinners vile ; Abased, I view what I have done To God's eternal, gracious Sen. 4 Here I behold, as in a glass, God's glory with unveiled face; And by beholding, I shall be Made like to Him who loved me. 5 Here is an ensign on a hill, Come hither, sinners, look your fill ; To look aside is pain and loss; I glory only in the cross. 6 Here doth the Lord of life proclaim To all the world his saving name ; Repenting souls, in Him believe ; Ye wounded, look on Him and live. 7 No flaming sword doth guard the place, The cross of Christ proclaims free grace : All pilgrims who would heaven win, By Jesus' cross must enter in. 790 8s. 6s. ISA. 27. 13. Montgomery. 1 B.1AIR shines the morning star; (j The silver trumpets sound, Their notes re-echoing far, While dawns the day around: Joy to the slave ; the slave is free ; It is the year of Jubilee. 2 Prisoners of hope, in gloom And silence left to die, With Christ's unfolding tomb, Your portals open fly; Rise with your Lord; — He sets you free; It is the year of Jubilee. 3 Ye, who have sold for nought The land your Fathers won, Behold how God hath wrought Redemption through his Son; - 791-792 INVITATIONS AND PROMISES. Your heritage again is free, It is the year of Jubilee. 4 Ye, who yourselves have sold For debts to justice due, Ransom'd, but not with gold, He gave Himself for you : The blood of Christ hath made you free, It is the year of Jubilee. 791 L. M. ISA. 1. 18. Rippon. 1 /^lOME now, ye sinners, saith the Lord, \_y And hear my kind inviting word; Come, reason with me, and embrace The plenitude of gospel grace. 2 I give the new, the feeling heart, The godly grief, the pleasing smart, The faith that tells your sins forgiven, The sighs that waft your souls to heaven. 3 The guiltless shame, the sweet distress, The conscience clad with tenderness, The genuine meek humility, The wonder, Why such love to me! 4 I give, with every saving grace, Super-angelic righteousness ; The pardon ratified with blood, The right to heaven, enthroned with God. 5 O rich bequests ! and are they free ? Lord, grant, O grant them all to me ; The inviting Come has won my heart: I might have heard the sound — Depart. 792 8s. 7s. 4s. 2 COR. 5. 20. Fountain, 1 OJINNERS, you are now addressed J^ In the name of Christ our Lord ; He hath sent a message to you, Pay attention to his word. He hath sent it; Pay attention to his word. 2 Think what you have all been doing, Think what rebels you have been; You have spent your lives in nothing But in adding sin to sin : All your actions One continued scene of sin. INVITATIONS AND PROMISES. 793-794 3 Yet your long-abused Sovereign Sends to you a message mild, Loth to execute his vengeance, Prays you to be reconciPd ; Hear him woo you — Sinners, now be reconciPd. 4 Pardon now is freely publish'd Through a Mediator's blood; Who hath died, to make atonement, And appease the wrath of God ! Wond'rous mercy! See, it flows through Jesus' blood ! 793 L. ML MAT. 9. 13. 1 1 TOW sweet thy invitations be ; [_ But are they, Lord, for such as we, We, who transgressors are, and vile ; And most unworthy of thy smile ? 2 Unworthy of the ground we tread, The liquid drop, the crumb of bread, Of sight, of hearing, feeling, taste, Then much more of thy saving grace. 3 Yet, though we all unworthy be, Are we unwelcome, Lord, to thee; For thou invitest us to come, And find in thee our blissful home. 4 We hail thy invitations, Lord, These are our welcome in thy word; But higher praise is yet thy due, If thou hast made us willing too. 5 As all are welcome to thy grace, Th' unworthiest of the human race, Make thousands willing, Lord, we pray, Draw them by cords of love to-day. 794 L. M. LUKE 13. 24. Gregg. 1 OJ TRAIT is the gate; but Jesus cries, £^ Sinners, set forth, and reach the skies, The seats of bliss I long to fill, Here's room for thousands, millions still. 2 What can the invited sinner say? Say this — " Behold I come away ! 795-796 THE DIVINITY OF CHRIST. I will provoke thy love no more! O do not rise and shut the door!" 4 Jesus the slighted call renews; 0 sinner, canst thou still refuse? Then to yon wider gate repair; Go, and resolve to enter there. 4 Resolve it not, — to Jesus fly, With breaking heart and streaming eye, With crimson shame thy sins deplore, Then he '11 not rise and shut the door. 5 Yes, fly! for in this journey know The rapid racer moves too slow; Jesus shall smile to see you soar, And wider throw th' eternal door. 795 S. M. HEB. 3. 7. 1 A LL yesterday is gone, f\ To-morrow 's not our own ; What day is better than to-day To bow before the throne ? 2 Why should we yet delay, And not to God return? How sad to have our oil to buy, When we should have it burn. 3 O hear his voice to-day, And harden not your heart; To-morrow, with a frown, he may Pronounce the sound depart. 796 L. M. HEB. 1. 7. 1 g^i REAT God, to what a glorious height \Jf Hast thou advanced the Lord, thy Son! Angels, in all their robes of light, Are made the servants of his throne. 2 Before his feet their armies wait, And swift 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, Through all the dangers that we meet, In travelling o'er the heavenly road. INCARNATION. 797-7 98 Lord ! when we leave this mortal ground, And thou shalt bid us rise and come, Send thy beloved angels down Safe to conduct our spirits home. 797 L. M. REV. 22. 16. Medley. 1 A LL hail, thou great Immanuel! f\ Thy love, thy glory, who can tell? Angels, and all the heavenly host, Are in the boundless prospect lost. 2 Among a thousand forms of love, In which he shines and smiles above, This with peculiar joy we view, He -s David's root and offspring too. 3 There Jesus, in the glorious plan, Shines, the great God, the wondrous man I As God, the root of all our bliss, As man, the branch of righteousness. 4 All hail, thou dear redeeming Lord! All hail, thou co-essential word! All hail, thou root and branch divine ! All hail, and be the glory thine! 798 8s. 6s. LUKE 2. 13. 1 " [~~ff"ARK — 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. 2 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, He comes with messages of grace. 3 Bear — bear the tidings round, Let every mortal know What love in God is found, What pity he can show. — Ye winds that blow — ye waves that rob, Bear the glad news from pole to pole ! 39 799-800 INCARNATION. 4 Strike — strike the harps again, To great ImmanuePs name ; Arise, ye sons of men, And loud his grace proclaim. Angels and men, wake every string, 'Tis God the Saviour's praise we sing! 799 C. ML LUKE 2. 1 "W^TRAPT in the silence of the night, y 7 Lay all the eastern world, When bursting, glorious, heavenly light, A wondrous scene unfarPd! 2 Hark! the cherubic armies shout, And glory leads the song : Good will and peace are heard throughout Th' harmonious heav'nly throng. 3 With joy the chorus we'll repeat: Glory to God on high! Good will and peace are now complete ; Jesus was born to die ! 4 Hail, Prince of Life, forever hail ! Redeemer, Brother, Friend ! Though earth, and time, and life should fail, Thy praise shall never end ! 800 7s. LUKE 2. 10. C. Wesley. 1 T I ARK! the herald angels sing, [_ " Glory to the new-born king ;" Peace on earth, and mercy mild, God and sinners reconciled. 2 Joyful, all ye nations, rise, Join the triumphs of the skies, With the angelic hosts proclaim, a Christ is born in Bethlehem!" 3 Hail, the heaven-born Prince of peace! Hail, the Sun of Righteousness! Light and life to all he brings, Risen with healing in his wings. 4 Mild he lays his glory by. Born, that man no more may die; Born to raise the sons of earth ; Born to °;ive (hem second birth. SUFFERINGS AND DEATH. 801-802-803 801 L. M. HEB. 9. 19. Watts. 1 TJLOOD has a voice to pierce the skies, [J5 " Revenge !" the blood of Abel cries : But the dear stream, when Christ was slain, Speaks peace as loud from every vein. 2 Pardon and peace from God on high ; Behold, he lays his vengeance by; And rebels, that deserve his sword, Become the fav 'rites of the Lord. 3 To Jesus let our praises rise, Who gave his life a sacrifice : Now he appears before his God, And for our pardon pleads his blood. 802 C. M. HEB. 10. Watts. 1 f ■ 1HE true Messiah now appears, The types are all withdrawn; So fly the shadows and the stars Before the rising dawn. 2 No smoking sweets, nor bleeding lambs, Nor kid, nor bullock slain: Incense and spice, of costly names, Would all be burnt in vain. 3 Aaron must lay his robes away, His mitre and his vest, When God himself comes dowrn to be The off'ring and the priest. 4 He took our mortal flesh, to show The wronders of his love ; For us he paid his life below, And prays for us above. 5 "Father," he cries, "forgive their sins, "For I myself have died:" And then he shows his open'd veins, And pleads his wrounded side. 803 L. M. JOHN 19. 30. Stentsett. 1 5FT1IS finished! so the Saviour cried, 1 And meekly bow'd his head and died j 'Tis finished — yes, the race is run, The battle fought, the victory won. 804-805 SUFFERINGS AND DEATH. 2 'Tis finish'd — all that heaven decreed, And all the ancient prophets said, Is now fulfill'd, as was design'd, In me, the Saviour of mankind. 3 'Tis finish'd — Aaron now no more Must stain his robes with purple gore ; The sacred veil is rent in twain, The Jewish rites no more remain. 4 'Tis finish'd — this, my dying groan, Shall sins of every kind atone : Millions shall be redeem'd from death, By this, my last expiring breath. 804 C. M. MAT. 28. 5. 1 ~]VTY Saviour! on Mount Calvary, 1 f I And near thy cross I stand, The most delightful place to me In all Judea's land. 2 In those pierc'd hands, and feet, and side, And that distressed face, With reverence let me always view The Lord, my Righteousness. 3 And were those pains endured for me ? Lord, help my feeble tongue To spread the wonders of thy love In a melodious song. 805 C. M. ROM. 5. 6. L. Huotdtgton. 1 "tt^TT HAT object 's this that meets my eyes, y \ From out Jerus'lem's gate ,* Which fills my mind with such surprise, As wonders to create ? 2 Who can it be that groans beneath A pond'rous cross of wood ? Whose soul 's o'erwhelm'd in pains of death, And body 's bath'd in blood ? 3 Is this the Man, can this be He, The prophets have foretold, Should with transgressors numbered be, And for their crimes be sold ? 4 Yes, now I know, 'tis he, 'tis he, E'n Jesus, God's dear son; SUFFERINGS AND DEATH. 806-807 Wrapt in mortality to die, For crimes that I had done. Oh ! blessed sight, oh ! lovely form, To sinful souls like me; I '11 creep beside him as a worm, And see him die for me. 806 C. M. ZECH. 12. 10. Watts. 1 TNFINITE grief! amazing woe ! Behold my bleeding Lord ! Hell and the Jews conspire his death, And use the Roman sword. 2 O, the sharp pangs of smarting pain, My dear Redeemer bore ! "When knotty whips and jagged thorns His sacred body tore ! 3 But knotty whips and jagged thorns In vain do I accuse : In vain I blame the Roman hands, And more the spiteful Jews : 4 'Twere you, my sins, my cruel sins, His chief tormentors were; Each of my crimes became a nail, And unbelief a spear. 807 C. M. JOHN 19. 30. Watts. 1 1 r SING my Saviour's wondrous death; | He conquer'd when he fell ; " 'Tis finislrd," said his dying breath, And shook the gates of hell. 2 "'Tis miishM," our Immanuel cries, The dreadful work is done ; Hence shall his sovereign throne arise, His kingdom is begun. 3 His cross a sure foundation laid For glory and renown, When through the regions of the dead He pressM to reach the crown. 4 Exalted at his Father's side Sits our victorious Lord ; To heaven or hell his hands divide The veng'ance or reward. 3C* 808-809 SUFFERINGS AND DEATH. 808 P. M. JOHN 3. 16. Montgomery. 1 A ND can it be, that I should gain f\ An interest in the Saviour's blood? Died He for me, who caused his pain ? For me, who him to death pursued? Amazing love ! how can it be, That Thou, my Lord, shouldst die for me ! 2 'Tis mystery alii Th' Immortal dies! Who can explore this strange design ? In vain the first-born seraph tries To sound the depths of love divine! Tis mercy all ! Let earth adore, Let angel-minds inquire no more. 3 He left his Father's throne above, (So free, so infinite, his grace !) Emptied Himself of all but love, And bled for Adam's helpless race : 'Tis mercy all — immense and free, For, O my God, it found put me! 4 Long my imprisoned spirit lay. Fast bound in sin and nature's night : Thine eye diffused a quickening ray — I woke — the dungeon flamed with light ; My chains fell off, my heart was free; I rose, went forth, and followed Thee. 809 C. M. LUKE 23. 33. 1 " J3 Y faith my Christ I now behold, Q On yonder gloomy tree, He bleeds to put my sins away, He died, my soul, for thee. 2 O see the bleeding Prince of life On Calv'ry's mount expire; Muse on the wond'rous scene of love, And reigning grace admire, 3 Stretch'd on the cross thy Saviour hung, Sustain'd thy heavy load, Wash'd all thy dreadful crimes away, In streams of richest blood. 4 Now in this consecrated road, Oh, may we ever move. RESURRECTION. 810-811 Till heav'nly anthems fill our souls, In the pure realms above. 810 C. M. LUKE 23. 5. Watts. 1 XJTOSANNA to the Prince of light, [_ That clothed himself in clay ; Entered the iron gates of death, And tore the bars away. 2 Death is no more the king of dread, Since our Immanuel rose ; He took the tyrant's sting away,* And spoiPd our hellish foes. 3 See how the conqueror mounts aloft, And to his Father flies, With scars of honor in his flesh, And triumph in his eyes. 4 [Raise your devotion, mortal tongues, To reach his bless'd abode: Sweet be the accents of your songs To our incarnate God. 5 Bright angels, strike your loudest strings. Your sweetest voices raise, Let heaven and all created things, Sound our Immanuers praise.] 811 S. M. MARK 16. 6. 1 ur|lHE Lord is risen indeed :" And are the tidings true? Yes, we beheld the Saviour bleed, And saw Him living too. 2 "The Lord is risen indeed :" Then Justice asks no more; Mercy and Truth are now agreed, Who stood opposed before. 3 " The Lord is risen indeed :" Then is his work performed; The captive surety now is freed, And death, our foe, disarmed. 4 " The Lord is risen indeed :" Then hell has lost his prey : With Him is risen the ransom'd seed. To reign in end^e^s dav. 81 2-81 3 RESURRECTION. 5 "The Lord is risen indeed:" Attending angels hear; Up to the courts of heaven, with speed, The joyful tidings bear. 812 7s. MAT. 28. 6. 1 ^"IHRIST, the Lord, is risen to-day, \_/ Sons of men, and angels, say ! Raise your songs of triumph high; Sing, ye heavens — and earth, reply! 2 Love's redeeming work is done, Fought the fight — the battle won : Lo! our sun's eclipse is o'er — Lo! he sets in blood no more. 3 Vain the stone, the watch, the seal — Christ hath burst the gates of hell : 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! 813 8s. 6s. REV. 5. 9. 1 ~JT) EJOICE, the Saviour reigns §L^y Among the sons of men : He breaks the prisoners chains. And makes them free again : Let hell oppose God's only Son, In spite of foes, his cause goes on. 2 The baffled prince of hell In vain new projects tries, The gospel to repel, By cruelty and lies : Th' infernal gates shall rage in vain ; Conquest awaits the Lamb once slain. 3 He died, but soon arose Triumphant o'er the grave ; And now himself he shows Omnipotent to save : RESURRECTION. 814-815 Let rebels kiss the victor's feet. Eternal bliss his subjects meet. 4 All pow'r is in his hand, His people to defend ; To his most high command Shall millions more attend • All heaven with smiles approve his cause ; And distant isles receive his laws. 814 8s. 6s. MAT. 28. 6. 1 "^JT'ES! tne Redeemer rose, The Saviour left the dead, And o'er our hellish foes High raised his conquering head; In wild dismay, The guards around 2 Behold th' angelic bands In full assembly meet, To wait his high commands, And worship at his feet Fall to the ground^ And sink away. Joyful they come, And wing their way 3 Then back to heaven they fly The joyful news to bear — Hark! — as they soar on high, What music fills the air! From realms of day To Jesus' tomb. Hath left the dead — He rose to-day." Their anthems say "Jesus, who bled, 4 Ye mortals ! catch the sound — Redeemed by him from hell, And send the echo round The globe on which you dwell; Transported, cry — "Jesus, who bled, Hath left the dead, No more to die." 815 S. M. LUKE 24. 6. Hart. 1 |^iHRISTIANS dismiss your fear; \_J Let hope and joy succeed; The great good news with gladness hear, The Lord is risen indeed. 2 The promise is fulfil I'd Salvation's work is done ; 816-817 ASCENSION. Justice with mercy 's reconcil'd, For God hath raisM his Son. 3 He quits the dark abode, From all corruption free ; The holy, harmless child of God Could no corruption see. 4 Angels with saints above The rising victor sing; And all the blissful seats of love With loud hosannas ring. 816 8s. 7s. REV. 5. 11. 1 I" ARK, the notes of angels singing — " Glory, glory to the Lamb 1" All in heaven their tribute bringing, Raising high the Saviour's name. 2 Ye for whom his life was given, Sacred themes to you belong : Come assist the choir of heaven ; Join the everlasting song. 3 Saints and angels thus united, Songs imperfect still must raise ; Though despised on earth and slighted,. Jesus is above all praise. 4 See, the angelic host have crowned him, Jesus fills the throne on high : Countless myriads, hovering round him, With his praises rend the sky. 5 Peace and joy to every nation, Let us sing with those above : Sweet the theme — a free salvation! Fruit of everlasting love. 817 L.M. PSALM 68. Watts. 1 X" ORD, when thou didst ascend on high, |_^ Ten thousand angels filPd the sky : Those heavenly guards around thee wait, Like chariots that attend thy state. 2 Not Sinai's mountain could appear More glorious when the Lord was there : While he pronouncM his dreadful law ; And struck the chosen tribes with awe. I INTERCESSION. 818-819 How bright the triumph none can tell, When the rebellious powers of hell, That thousand souls had captive made, Were all in chains like captives led. Rais'd by his Father to the throne, He sent his promised Spirit down With gifts and grace for rebel men, That God might dwell on earth again. 818 C. M. JOB. 19. 25. KNOW that my Redeemer lives, And ever prays for. me: A token of his love He gives, A pledge of liberty. 2 I find him lifting up my head, He brings salvation near ; His presence makes me free indeed, And He will soon appear. 3 He wills that I should holy be! What can withstand his will ? The counsel of his grace in me He surely shall fulfil. 4 The love of Christ I long to find, In all its depth and height : To comprehend the Eternal Mind, And grasp the Infinite. 5 When God is mine, and I am his, Of paradise possessed, I taste unutterable bliss, And everlasting rest. 819 C. M. PSALM 110. Watts. 1 "1~ESUS, our Lord, ascend thy throne, qj And near the Father sit ; In Zion shall thy pow'r be known, 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 God hath pronounced a firm decree, "Nor changes what he swore ; 820-821 CHARACTER AND OFFICES. " Eternal shall thy priesthood be, " When Aaron is no more. 4 "Melchisedek, that wond'rous priest, " That king of high degree, " That holy man who Abraham blest, " Was but a type of thee." 5 Jesus our priest forever lives To plead for us above ; Jesus our king forever gives The blessings of his love. 6 God shall exalt his glorious head And his high throne maintain ; Shall strike the pow'rs and princes dead Who dare oppose his reign. 820 L. M. PHILIP. 3. 4. 11. Watts 1 1%/TY dear Redeemer, and my Lord, if | I read my duty in thy word; But in thy life the law appears Drawn out in living characters. 2 Such was thy truth — and such thy zeal, Such deference to thy Father's will, Such love — and meekness so divine, I 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. 821 L. M. ACTS G. 12. Steele. 1 " TESUS, the spring of joys divine, ^J Whence all our hopes and comforts flow — Jesus, no other name but thine Can save us from eternal woe. 2 In vain would boasting reason find The way to happiness and God ; Her weak directions leave the mind Bewildered in a dubious road. CHARACTER AND OFFICES. 822-823 No other name will heaven approve; Thou art the true, the living way, Ordained by everlasting love, To the bright realms of endless day. Here let our constant feet abide, Nor from the heavenly path depart: 0 let thy Spirit, gracious guide ! Direct our steps an