f * la-nf FROM THE LIBRARY OF REV. LOUIS FITZGERALD BENSON, D. D. BEQUEATHED BY HIM TO THE LIBRARY OF PRINCETON THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY Digitized by the Internet Archive in 2011 with funding from Calvin College http://www.archive.org/details/collegehymnalforOOyale Cfte ©o liege $fgmttal *% FOR DIVINE SERVJ£eMAY 16 l"OD YALE COLLEGE BATTELL CHAPEL NEW YORK HENRY HOLT AND COMPANY 1877 Copyright, 1876, by HENRY HOLT. John F. Trow & Son, PRINTERS, 205-213 East \-2th Street, KRW YORK. 2Taulc of Subjects For the Lord's Day 1-44 For Morning and Evening 45-67 God the Creator 68-108 Our Lord Jesus Christ 109-161 The Holy Spirit 162-179 Redemption 180-225 The Church 226-240 The Lord's Supper 241-255 Repentance 256-281 Christian Joy and Hope 282-395 Christian Duty and Trial 396-447 Time, Death, and Judgment 448-482 Heaven 483-511 iFor tftr acre's Wavt I '"''Enter into His gates •with thanksgiving." [Old Hundred With one consent, let all the earth To God their cheerful voices raise; Glad homage pay, with awful mirth, And sing before Him songs of praise : — 2 Convinced that He is God alone, From whom both we and all proceed; We, whom He chooses for His own, The flock that He vouchsafes to feed. 3 O enter then His temple gate, Thence to His courts devoutly press; And still your grateful hymns repeat, And still His name with praises bless. 4 For He's the Lord — supremely good, His mercy is for ever sure ; His truth, which always firmly stood, To endless ages shall endure. Tate and Brady "God, even our own God, shall bless us" [Retreat Command Thy blessing from above, O God! on all assembled here; Behold us with a Father's love, While we look up with filial fear. JFor tfje Horn's 23n» 2 Command Thy blessing, Jesus! Lord 1 May we Thy true disciples be; Speak to each heart the mighty word, Say to the weakest, 'Follow me.' 3 Command Thy blessing in this hour, Spirit of truth ! and fill this place With humbling and with healing power, With smiting and. with quickening grace. 4 O Thou, our Maker, Saviour, Guide, One true eternal God confest! Whom Thou hast joined let none divide, None dare to curse whom Thou hast blest. James Montgomery " This is the day -which the Lord hath made." [Schumann This day at Thy creating word First o'er the earth the light was poured : O Lord, this day upon us shine, And fill our souls with light divine. 2 This day the Lord, for sinners slain, In might victorious rose again : O Jesus, may we raised be From death of sin to life in Thee. 3 This day the Holy Spirit came With fiery tongues of cloven flame : O Spirit, fill our hearts this day With grace to hear, and grace to pray. 4 O day of light, and life, and grace, From earthly toils sweet resting-place ! Thy hallowed hours, best gift of love, Give we again to God above. William W ah ham Hovo $ov t|)c Sort's Bag [Federal Street *J- " 77i#z? Christ may divell in yoicr hearts by faity? 1 Come, dearest Lord, descend and dwell By faith and love in every breast; Then shall we know, and taste, and feel The joys that cannot be exprest. 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 God whose power can do More than our thoughts or wishes know, Be everlasting honors done By all the church, through Christ His Son. Isaac Watts " The gift of the Holy Ghost." [Latour Spirit of truth ! on this Thy day, To Thee for help we cry, To guide us through the dreary way Of dark mortality. We ask not, Lord, Thy cloven flame, Or tongues of various tone ; But long Thy praises to proclaim With fervor in our own. No heavenly harpings soothe our ear, No mystic dreams we share ; Yet hope to feel Thy comfort near, And bless Thee in our prayer. When tongues shall cease, and power decay, And knowledge empty prove, Do Thou Thy trembling servants stay, With faith, with hope, with love. Reginald Heber ffiov tt)e SLorti's 23 a^ [Darwell ''Hqzu amiable are Thy tabernacles, O Lord of Hosts." Lord of the worlds above, How pleasant and how fur The dwellings of Thy love, Thine earthly temples are ! To Thine abode My heart aspires, With warm desires To see my God. 2 O happy souls, that pray Where God appoints to hear ! O happy men, that pay Their constant service there ! That love the way To Zion's hill. They praise Thee still And happy they 3 They go from strength to strength, Through this dark vale of tears, Till each arrives at length, Till each in heaven appears. O glorious seat, When God our Kin< Shall thither bring Our willing feet ! Isaac Walts / ''''God be merciful unto us, and bless us." [Retreat O God, whose presence glows in all Within, around us, and above ! Thy word we bless, Thy name we call, Whose word is truth, whose name is love. 2 That truth be with the heart believed Of all who seek this sacred place; With power proclaimed, in peace received, Our spirits' light, Thy Spirit's grace. 3 That love its holy influence pour, To keep us meek, and make us free, And throw its binding blessing more Round each with all, and all with Thee. jFor tt)e SLortr's Bag 4 Direct and guard the youthful strength, Devoted to Thy Son this day ; And give Thy word full course at length O'er man's defects and time's decay. 5 Send down its angel to our side ; Send in its calm upon the breast; For we would know no other guide, And we can need no other rest. Nathaniel Langdon Fro thing ham [Woodstock O "/« Thy fear will I worship toward Thy holy temple." Lord, in the morning Thou shalt hear My voice ascending high ; 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 Thy 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. Isaac Watts jFor tfje JLortJ's jDag [German Te Deum y "Blessed is He that cometh in the natne of the Lord" Hosanna to the living Lord ! Hosanna to the incarnate Word! To Christ, Creator, Saviour, King, Let earth, let heaven, Hosanna sing. 2 Hosanna, Lord! Thine angels cry; Hosanna, Lord ! Thy saints reply : Above, beneath us, and around, The dead and living swell the sound. 3 O Saviour ! with protecting care, Return to this Thy house of prayer : Assembled in Thy sacred name, Here we Thy parting promise claim. 4 But, chiefest, in our cleansed breast, Eternal ! bid Thy Spirit rest, And make our secret soul to be A temple pure, and worthy Thee ! 5 So, in the last and dreadful day, When earth and heaven shall melt away, Thy flock, redeemed from sinful stain, Shall swell the sound of praise again. Reginald Ilebcr [Darmstadt 10 il O Thou that hearest prayer, unto Thee shall all Jlesh come," Praise waits in Zion, Lord, for Thee ; There shall our vows be paid : Thou hast an ear when sinners pray ; All flesh shall seek Thine aid. 2 Lord, our iniquities prevail, But pardoning grace is Thine, And Thou wilt grant us power and skill To conquer every sin. jfov tt)e SLott^s Bag 3 In answering what Thy church requests Thy truth and terror shine; And works of dreadful righteousness Fulfill Thy kind design. 4 Thus shall the wondering nations see The Lord is good and just; And distant islands fly to Thee, And make Thy name their trust. Isaac Watts II " In Thee^ O Lord,, do I hope" [Mendelssohn Come, Thou desire of all Thy saints, Our humble strains attend, While, with our praises and complaints, Low at Thy feet we bend. 2 How should our songs, like those above, With warm devotion rise ! How should our souls, on wings of love, Mount upward to the skies ! 3 Come, Lord, Thy love alone can raise In us the heavenly flame; Then shall our lips resound Thy praise, Our hearts adore Thy name. 4 Dear Saviour, let Thy glory shine, And fill Thy dwellings here, Till life, and love, and joy divine A heaven on earth appear. 5 Then shall our hearts enraptured say, — Come, great Redeemer, come, And bring the bright, the glorious day, That calls Thy children home. Anne Steele JFor tf)e JLovXTs 3Dag X2 "Those that seek Me early shall find Me" [Hendon Lord ! we come before Thee now : At Thy feet we humbly bow ; O, do not our suit disdain ; Shall we seek Thee, Lord, in vain ? 2 Lord ! on Thee our souls depend; In compassion, now descend ; Fill our hearts with Thy rich grace ; Tune our lips to sing Thy praise. 3 In Thine own appointed way, Now we seek Thee, here we stay ; Lord, we know not how to go, Till a blessing Thou bestow. 4 Send some message from Thy word, ' That may joy and peace afford ; Let Thy Spirit now impart Full salvation to each heart. William Ham md 1 3 "/» Thy light shall we see light.' 1 '' [Klein Morn of morns, and day of days ! Beauteous were thy new-born rays : Brighter yet from death's dark prison, Christ, the Light of lights, is risen. 2 He commanded, and His word Death and the dread chaos heard; O shall we, more deaf than they, In the chains of darkness stay ? 3 Unto hearts in slumber weak, Let the heavenly trumpet speak ; And a newer walk express Their new life to righteousness. jfor tf)c 3LoWb JBwd Grant us this, and with us be, O Thou Fount of charity, Thou who dost the Spirit give, Bidding the dead letter live. Glory to the Father, Son, And to Thee, O Holy One, By whose quickening breath divine Our dull spirits burn and shine. Isaac Williams " Now is Christ risen from the dead. 11 [Tema The day of resurrection ! Earth, tell it out abroad ! The Passover of gladness ! The Passover of God ! From death to life eternal, From this world to the sky, Our Christ hath brought us over, With hymns of victory. 2 Our hearts be pure from evil, That we may see aright The Lord in rays eternal Of resurrection-light : And, listening to His accents, May hear, so calm and plain, His own All Hail, — and hearing, May raise the victor strain ! 3 Now let the heavens be joyful ! Let earth her song begin ! Let the round world keep triumph, And all that is therein : Invisible and visible Their notes let all things blend, For Christ the Lord hath risen, — Our Joy that hath no end. John Mason Neate JFor tije 3LavW*$ JBe SLorti's Bag ZJ. 1 it 77^ kingdom come; Thy will be done." [Badea Lord, at this closing hour, Establish every heart Upon Thy word of truth and power, To keep us when we part. 2 Peace to our brethren give; Fill all our hearts with love; In faith and patience may we live, And seek our rest above. 3 Through changes, bright or drear, We would Thy will pursue; And toil to spread Thy kingdom here, Till we its glory view. 4 To God, the Only Wise, In every age adored, Let glory from the church arise Through Jesus Christ our Lord. Eleazar Thompson Fitch 42 [Pleyel's Hymn Now may He who from the dead Brought the Shepherd' of the sheep, Jesus Christ, our King and Head, All our souls in safety keep. 2 May He teach us to fulfill What is pleasing in His sight; Make us perfect in His will, And preserve us day and night! 3 To that dear Redeemer's praise, Who the covenant sealed with blood, Let our hearts and voices raise Loud thanksgivings to our God. John Newton ffiov tfje 3LoW<$ Wuv 43 [Dismission Lord, dismiss us with Thy blessing, Fill our hearts with joy and peace; Let us each, Thy love possessing, Triumph in redeeming grace; O refresh us, Traveling through this wilderness. 2 Thanks we give, and adoration, For Thy 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 angels' wings to heaven, Glad the summons to obey, May we ever Reign with Christ in endless day. Walter Shirley 44 [BURNEY Dismiss us with Thy blessing, Lord; Help us to feed upon Thy word; All that has been amiss forgive, And let Thy truth within us live. 2 Though we are guilty, Thou art good; Wash all our works in Jesus' blood; Give every fettered soul release, And bid us all depart in peace. Joseph Hart jFor iWovnittfi autr SHtonuts * £ [Potsdam T- J " <9# Thee do I wait all the day" Thrice happy souls, who born of heaven While yet they sojourn here, Thus all their days begin with God, And spend them in His fear ! 2 Mid hourly cares, may love present Its incense to Thy throne; And, while the world our hands employs, Our hearts be Thine alone ! 3 When to laborious duties called, Or by temptations tried, We'll seek the shelter of Thy wings, And in Thy strength confide. 4 As different scenes of life arise, Our grateful hearts would be With Thee, amid the social band, In solitude with Thee. 5 At night, we lean our weary heads On Thy paternal breast; And safely folded in Thine arms, Resign our powers to rest. 6 In solid, pure delights like these, Let all my days be past; Nor shall I then impatient wish, Nor shall I fear, the last. Philip Doddridge jFor J&orninB arrtJ Hbetttng 46 "He that keepeth thee will not slumder." [Ware Up to the hills I lift mine eyes, The eternal hills beyond the skies; Thence all her help my soul derives, There my Almighty Refuge lives. 2 He lives, the Everlasting God, That built the world, that spread the flood; The heavens with all their hosts He made, And the dark regions of the dead. 3 He guides our feet, He guards our way; His morning smiles bless all the day ; He spreads the evening veil, and keeps The silent hours while Israel sleeps. 4 Should earth and hell with malice burn, Still thou shalt go, and still return, Safe in the Lord; His heavenly care Defends thy life from every snare. 5 On thee foul spirits have no power; And, in thy last departing hour, Angels, that trace the airy road, Shall bear thee homeward to thy God. Isaac Watts 4 / " The Lord is my portion." [Tallis' Evening Hymn My God, how endless is Thy love ! ' Thy gifts are every evening new; And morning mercies from above Gently distill like early dew. 2 Thou spread'st the curtains of the night, Great Guardian of my sleeping hours; Thy sovereign word restores the light, And quickens all my drowsy powers. jFor i&ornfng anfc SEbettfnjj 1 yield my powers to Thy command ; To Thee I consecrate my days; Perpetual blessings from Thine hand Demand perpetual songs of praise. Isaac Watts 48 l V« all thy ivays acknowledge Him" [Seymouh As the sun doth daily rise Brightening all the morning skies, So to Thee with one accord Lift we up our hearts, O Lord ! 2 Thou by whom all things are fed, Give us for the day our bread ; Strength unto our souls afford From the Bread of Heaven, Lord ! 3 Be our Guard in sin and strife; Be the Leader of our life ; While we daily search Thy word, Wisdom true impart, O Lord ! 4 When the hours are dark and drear, When the tempter lurketh near, By Thy strengthening grace outpoured Save the tempted ones, O Lord ! 5 Praise we with the heavenly host Father, Son, and Holy Ghost; Thee would we with one accord Praise and magnify, O Lord ! Horatio, Earl Nelson A Ci [Barnby T-" "My voice skalt Thou hear in the morning, O Lord." Awake, my soul, and with the sun Thy daily stage of duty run ; Shake off dull sloth, and joyful rise To pay thy morning sacrifice. ffov ptovntnfl atrtr 3Sbntmg 2 Thy precious time misspent redeem ; Each present day thy last esteem ; Improve thy talent with due care; For the great day thyself prepare. 3 In conversation be sincere ; Keep conscience as the noontide clear ; Think how All-seeing God thy ways And all thy secret thoughts surveys. 4 By influence of the light divine Let thy own light to others shine ; Reflect all heaven's propitious rays, In ardent love and cheerful praise. 5 Wake and lift up thyself, my heart, And with the angels bear thy part, Who, all night long, unwearied sing High praise to the Eternal King. 6 Lord, I my vows to Thee renew ; Disperse my sins as morning dew ; Guard my first springs of thought and will, And with Thyself my spirit fill. 7 Direct, control, suggest, this day, All I design, or do, or say ; That all my powers, with all their might, In Thy sole glory may unite. 8 Praise God, from whom all blessings flow ; Praise Him, all creatures here below ! Praise Him above, ye heavenly host ; Praise Father, Son, and Holy Ghost ! Thomas Ken ffiov l&oroutfl antj Hbenhtfl 3O "/« J^y /z£^/ j^a// w* see light" [All Saints O Jesus, Lord of heavenly grace, Thou brightness of Thy Father's face, Thou Fountain of eternal light, Whose beams disperse the shades of night ! 2 Come, holy Sun of heavenly love, Shower down Thy radiance from above, And to our inward hearts convey The Holy Spirit's cloudless ray ! 3 So we the Father's help will claim, And sing the Father's glorious name ; And His almighty grace implore, That we may stand, to fall no more. 4 May He our actions deign to bless, And loose the bonds of wickedness; From sudden falls our feet defend, And grant us patience to the end. 5 May faith, deep rooted in the soul, Subdue our flesh, our minds control ; May guile depart, and discord cease, And all within be joy and peace ! 6 O Christ ! with each returning morn Thine image to our hearts is borne; O may we ever clearly see Our Saviour and our God in Thee ! John Chandler O **/ have set the Lord always be/ore meT [BarnbV Forth in Thy Name, O Lord, I go, My daily labor to pursue, Thee, only Thee, resolved to know In all I think, or speak, or do. jfor l&omfnfl anti lEbentitfl 2 The task Thy wisdom hath assigned O let me cheerfully fulfill; In all my works Thy presence find, And prove Thine acceptable will. 3 Thee may I set at my right hand, Whose eyes mine inmost substance see., And labor on at Thy command, And offer all my works to Thee. 4 Give me to bear Thy easy yoke, And every moment watch and pray; And still to things eternal look, And hasten to Thy glorious day. 5 For Thee delightfully employ Whate'er Thy bounteous grace hath given, And run my course with even joy, And closely walk with Thee to heaven. Charles Wesley [Harmony Grovk "/ iv ill go in the strength of the Lord God." Again the daylight fills the sky ; We lift our hearts to God on high, That He, in all we do or say, Would keep us free from harm to-day; 2 Would guard our hearts and tongues from strife ; Would shield from anger's din our life ; From all ill sights would turn our eyes, And close our ears from vanities ; 3 Would keep our inmost conscience pure; Our souls from folly would secure; Would bid us check the pride of sense With due and holy abstinence. ffov l&orntng ana Hbentnjj So we, when this new day is gone, And shades of night are drawing on, With conscience by the world unstained Shall praise His name for victory gained. All praise to God the Father be ; All praise, Eternal Son, to Thee; Whom with the Spirit we adore For ever and for evermore. John Mason Neale OO "Order my steps in Thy word." [St. George Now that the day-star glimmers bright We suppliantly pray That He, the uncreated Light, May guide us on our way. 2 No sinful word, nor deed of wrong, Nor thoughts that idly rove ; But simple truth be on our tongue, And in our hearts be love. 3 And, while the hours in order flow, O Christ, securely fence Our gates, beleaguered by the foe, — The gate of every sense. 4 And grant that to Thine honor, Lord, Our daily toil may tend; That we begin it at Thy word, And in Thy favor end. 5 To God the Father glory be, And to His Only Son, And to the Spirit, One and Three, While endless ages run. John Henry Newman jFor l&omfnfl anti lEbentng 54 '"''Unto you that fear My Name shall the [Rosefield Sun of righteousness arise" Christ, whose glory fills the skies, Christ, the true, the only Light, Sun of righteousness, arise, Triumph o'er the shades of night ; Day-Spring from on high, be near ! Day-Star, in my heart appear ! 2 Dark and cheerless is the morn, Unaccompanied by Thee ; Joyless is the day's return, Till Thy mercy's beams I see ; — Till they inward light impart, Glad my eyes and warm my heart. 3 Visit, then, this soul of mine ; Pierce the gloom of sin and grief; Fill me, radiant Sun divine; Scatter all my unbelief; More and more Thyself display, Shining to the perfect day! Charles Wesley [Effen JJ ii His compassions fail not : they are new every morning? 1 O timely happy, timely wise, Hearts that, with rising morn arise ! Eyes that the beam celestial view, Which evermore makes all things new! 2 New every morning is the love Our wakening and uprising prove, Through sleep and darkness safely brought, Restored to life, and power, and thought. 3 New mercies, each returning day, Hover around us while we pray; New perils past, new sins forgiven, New thoughts of God, new hopes of heaven. jFor Ittornfnfl antr fSbenfrtg 4 If, on our daily course, our mind Be set to hallow all we find, New treasures still, of countless price, God will provide for sacrifice. 5 The trivial round, the common task, Will furnish all we ought to ask; Room to deny ourselves ; a road To bring us, daily, nearer God. 6 Seek we no more : content with these, Let present rapture, comfort, ease, As Heaven shall bid them, come and go ; The secret this of rest below. 7 Only, O Lord, in Thy dear love Fit us for perfect rest above ; And help us, this and every day, To live more nearly as we pray ! 56 John Keble "All my springs are in T/tee." [All Saints O God of truth, O Lord of might, Who orderest time and change aright, Brightening the morn with golden gleams, Kindling the noon-day's fiery beams; Quench Thou in us the flames of strife, From passion's heat preserve our life, Our bodies keep from perils free. And give our souls' true peace in Thee. Almighty Father, hear our cry, Through Jesus Christ our Lord most high, Who with the Holy Ghost and Thee Doth live and reign eternally ! John Mason A r eale JFot J&orntnjj anti Bbcmnjj ^ t-m "Until the day dawn, and the Day [Harmony Grove *} / Star arise in your hearts." Lord God of morning and of night, We thank Thee for Thy gift of light; A? in the dawn the shadows fly, We seem to find Thee now more nigh. 2 Yet whilst Thy will we would pursue, Oft what we would we cannot do; The sun may stand in zenith skies, But on the soul thick midnight lies. 3 O Lord of lights ! 'tis Thou alone Canst make our darkened hearts Thine own : Though this new day with joy we see, Great Dawn of God ! we cry for Thee ! 4 Praise God, our Maker and our Friend ! Praise Him through time, till time shall end ! Till psalm and song His Name adore Through Heaven's great day of Evermore ! Francis Turner Palgrave 58 '•'•Christ shall give thee light" [Lisbon Behold the morning sun Begins his glorious way; His beams through all the nations run, And life and light convey. 2 But where the gospel comes It spreads diviner light; It calls dead sinners from their tombs, And gives the blind their sight. 3 How perfect is Thy word ! And all Thy judgments just ! For ever sure Thy promise, Lord, And men securely trust. jFov J^lorninjj atiti JEbcm'nfl 4 While with my heart and tongue I spread Thy praise abroad, Accept the worship and the song, My Saviour and my God. Isaac Waits pk "Thou shall guide me with Thy counsel, [Park Street * and afterward receive me to glory" God of the morning, at whose voice The cheerful sun makes haste to rise, And like a giant doth rejoice To run his journey through the skies: 2 O, like the sun, may I fulfill The appointed duties of the day, With ready mind and active will, March on, and keep my heavenly way. 3 But I shall rove and lose the race, If God, my Sun, shall disappear, And leave me in the world's wide maze To follow every wandering star. 4 Give me Thy counsel for my guide, And then receive me to Thy bliss; All my desires and hopes beside Are faint and cold, compared with this. Isaac Watts [Evening Prayer 14 Thou, Lord, only, makest me to dwell in safety" The day is past and over: All thanks, O Lord, to Thee ! I pray Thee that ofFenceless The hours of dark may be. O Jesus ! keep me in Thy sight, And save me through the coming night ! tfov J&orniiiQ anU SSbmfns 2 The joys of day are over : I lift my heart to Thee, And call on Thee, that sinless The hours of sin may be. O Jesus ! make their darkness light, And save me through the coming night ! 3 The toils of day are over : I raise the hymn to Thee, And ask that free from peril The hours of fear may be. O Jesus ! keep me in Thy sight, And guard me through the coming night ! 4 Lighten mine eyes, O Saviour, Or sleep in death shall I ; And he, my wakeful tempter, Triumphantly shall cry : ' He could not make their darkness light, Nor guard them through the hours of night.' 5 Be Thou my soul's preserver, O God, for Thou dost know How many are the perils Through which I have to go : O loving Jesus ! hear my call, And guard and save me from them all ! yohn Mason Neale 01 " The Lord will bless His people with peace." [Zoellner Hail tranquil hour of closing day ! Begone disturbing care ! And look, my soul, from earth away To Him who heareth prayer. 2 How sweet the tear of penitence, Before His throne of grace, While, to the contrite spirit's sense, He shows His smiling face. ffiov Jftornittfl antr SEbenmij 3 How sweet, through long-remembered years, His mercies to recall, And, pressed with wants and griefs and fears, To trust His love for all. 4 How sweet to look, in thoughtful hope, Beyond this fading sky, And hear Him call His children up To His fair home on high. 5 Calmly the day forsakes our heaven To dawn beyond the west ; So let my soul, in life's last even, Retire to glorious rest. Leonard Bacon 02 "The darkness hidetk not from Thee." [Seymour Softly, now, the light of day Fades upon my sight away ; Free from care, from labor free, Lord ! I would commune with Thee. 2 Thou, whose all-pervading eye Naught escapes, without, within, Pardon each infirmity, Open fault, and secret sin. 3 Soon, for me, the light of day Shall for ever pass away ; Then, from sin and sorrow free, Take me, Lord ! to dwell with Thee. 4 Thou who, sinless, yet hast known All of man's infirmity; Then, from Thine eternal throne, Jesus, look with pitying eye. George Washington Doane ffiov !&ornmfl anU Hbcnmfl *-'o "Abide with us." Abide with me ! fast falls the even-tide ; The darkness deepens; Lord, with me abide ! When other helpers fail, and comforts flee, Help of the helpless, O abide with me ! 2 Swift to its close ebbs out life's little day; Earth's joys grow dim ; its glories pass away ; Change and decay in all around I see ; O Thou, who changest not, abide with me ! 3 Not a brief glance I beg, a passing word ; But, as Thou dwelt'st with Thy disciples, Lord, me ! Familiar, condescending, patient, free, Come, not to sojourn, but abide, with 4 Come not in terrors, as the King of kings ; But kind and good, with healing in Thy wings; Tears for all woes, a heart for every plea ; Come, Friend of sinners, and thus 'bide with me ! 5 I need Thy presence every passing hour; What but Thy grace can foil the tempter's power ? Who like Thyself my guide and stay can be ? Through cloud and sunshine, O abide with me ! Henry Francis Lyte s [Tallis' Evening Hymn ** TT " Under His wings shalt thou trust." All praise to Thee, my God, this night, For all the blessings of the light ; Keep me, O keep me, King of kings, Beneath Thine own almighty wings ! ffov ffloxninQ an& Hbmrng 2 Forgive me, Lord, for Thy dear Son, The ill that I this day have done; That with the world, myself, and Thee, I, ere I sleep, at peace may be. 3 Teach me to live, that I may dread The grave as little as my bed ! To die, that this vile body may Rise glorious at the awful day ! 4 O may my soul on Thee repose ; And may sweet sleep mine eyelids close; Sleep, that may me more vigorous make To serve my God when I awake ! 5 When 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 ! 6 Praise God, from whom all blessings flow; Praise Him, all creatures here below ! Praise Him above, ye heavenly host; Praise Father, Son, and Holy Ghost ! Thomas Ken ^3 " The Lord redeemeth the soul of His servants. 11 [Ware Thus far the Lord has led me on ; Thus far His power prolongs my days ; And every evening shall make known Some fresh memorial of His grace. 2 Much of my time has run to waste, And I, perhaps, am near my home; But He forgives my follies pas-t, And gives me strength for days to come. ffox J&onttnfl aitti Hbemng 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. Isaac Watts 00 ,l Thy sun shall no more go down." [Dedication Sun of my soul, Thou Saviour dear, It is not night if Thou be near; O ! may no earth-born cloud arise To hide Thee from Thy servant's eyes ! 2 When the soft dews of kindly sleep My wearied eyelids gently steep, Be my last thought, how sweet to rest For ever on my Saviour's breast ! 3 Abide with me from morn till eve, For without Thee I cannot live ! Abide with me when night is nigh, For without Thee I dare not die ! 4 If some poor wandering child of Thine Have spurned, to-day, the voice divine, Now, Lord, the gracious work begin ; Let him no more lie down in sin ! 5 Watch by the sick, enrich the poor With blessings from Thy boundless store ! Be every mourner's sleep to-night Like infants' slumbers, pure and light! JFor Iftorntitg amtr Hbemiifl Come near and bless us when we wake, Ere through the world our way we take; Till in the ocean of Thy love We lose ourselves in heaven above. John Keble 67 " The Lord shall preserve thy going out [St. Geokge and thy coining in." Shine on our souls, Eternal God, With rays of beauty shine! O let Thy favor crown our days, And all their round be Thine! 2 Did we not raise our hands to Thee, Our hands might toil in vain; Small joy success itself could give, If Thou Thy love restrain. 3 With Thee let every week begin, With Thee each day be spent; For Thee each fleeting hour improved, Since each by Thee is lent. 4 Thus cheer us through this desert road, Till all our labors cease, And heaven refresh our weary souls With everlasting peace! Philip Doddridge ur 3LorU 3csus Cijrist Tjrt " Unto you is born this day . . a Saviour [Gostel which is Christ the Lord." Hark, the herald angels sing, 'Glory to the new-born King! Peace on earth, and mercy mild, God and sinners reconciled!' Joyful, all ye nations, rise, Join the triumph of the skies; Universal nature say, ' Christ the Lord is born to-day.' 2 Christ, by highest heaven adored, Christ the Everlasting Lord! Late in time behold Him come, Offspring of a Virgin's womb! Veiled in flesh the Godhead see, Hail, the incarnate Deity! Pleased as man with men to dwell, Jesus, our Immanuel. 3 Hail, the heavenly Prince of peace! Hail, the Sun of righteousness! Light and life to all He brings, Risen with healing in His wings. Mild He lays His glory by, Born that man no more may die, Born to raise the sons of earth, Born to give them second birth. 4 Come, Desire of nations, come! Fix in us Thy humble home; Rise, the woman's conquering Seed, Bruise in us the serpent's head. Now display Thy saving power, Ruined nature now restore; Now in mystic union join Thine to ours, and ours to Thine. Charles We s lev <©ur 2Lor& Jfcsus (Efm'st * ■* , ''''Greater love hath no man than this." [Petersburg All praise to Thee, eternal Lord, Clothed in the garb of flesh and blood; Choosing a manger for Thy throne, While worlds on worlds are Thine alone. 2 Once did the skies before Thee bow; A Virgin's arms contain Thee now; Angels who did in Thee rejoice Now listen for Thine infant voice. 3 A little child Thou art our guest, That weary ones in Thee may rest; Forlorn and lowly is thy birth, That we may rise from heaven to earth. 4 Thou comest in the darksome night, To make us children of the light, To make us, in the realms divine, Like Thine own angels round Thee shine. 5 All this for us Thy love hath done; By this to Thee our love is won; For this we tune our cheerful lays, And shout our thanks in ceaseless praise. Martin Luther ■r j a "IVe have peace with God through our [Melanchthon 1 X T - Lord Jesus Christ." It came upon the midnight clear, — That glorious song of old, From angels bending near the earth To touch their harps of gold: ' Peace on the earth, good-will to men, From heaven's all-gracious King!' The world in solemn stillness lay To hear the angels sing. ©ur SLovti Jesus CTjrist 2 Still through the clovsn skies they come, With peaceful wings unfurled; And still their heavenly music floats O'er all the weary world: Above its sad and lowly plains They bend on hovering wing, And ever o'er its Babel sounds The blessed angels sing. 3 Yet with the woes of sin and strife The world has suffered long; Beneath the angel-strain have rolled Two thousand years of wrong; And men, at war with men, hear not The love-song which they bring: Oh! hush the noise, ye men of strife, And hear the angels sing! 4 And ye, beneath life's crushing load Whose forms are bending low, Who toil along the climbing way With painful steps and slow; Look now! for glad and golden hours Come swiftly on the wing: O ! rest beside the weary road, And hear the angels sing ! 5 For lo! the days are hastening on, By prophet-bards foretold, When with the ever-circling years Comes round the age of gold; When peace shall over all the earth Its ancient splendors fling, And the whole world send back the song Which now the angels sing. Edmund Hamilton Sears ©tit Horn Jfrsus Christ [Lauda Sion • "^'0 '"''Behold I bring you good tidings of great joy ." Hark! what mean those holy voices, Sweetly sounding through the skies? Lo! the axigelic host rejoices; Loudest hallelujahs rise. 2 Listen to the wondrous story, Which they chant in hymns of joy: — 'Glory in the highest, glory! Glory be to God most high ! 3 * Peace on earth, good-will from heaven, Reaching far as man is found; Souls redeemed, and sins forgiven; — Loud our golden harps shall sound. 4 'Christ is born, the great Anointed; Heaven and earth His praises sing! Glad receive whom God appointed, For your Prophet, Priest and King! 5 'Hasten, mortals, to adore Him; Learn His name, and taste His joy; Till in heaven ye sing before Him, — Glory be to God most high!' John Cawood XXO "Mine eyes have seen Thy salvation" [Alleluia The race that long in darkness walked Have seen a glorious light; The people dwell in day, who dwelt In death's surrounding night. 2 To hail Thy rise, Thou better Sun, The gathering nations come; They joy as when the reapers bear The harvest-treasures home. €»ur SLorti $cmi5 Cljrist 3 For unto us a Child is born, To us a Son is given : And on His shoulder ever rests All power in earth and heaven. 4 His name shall be the Prince of peace, The God by all adored, The Wonderful, the Counsellor, The Everlasting Lord. 5 His power increasing still shall spread, His reign no end shall know, Justice and judgment guard His throne, And peace abound below. John Morrison ■*■ i. / "King of Kings, and Lord of Lords.' 1 '' [Coronation All hail the power of Jesus' name! Let angels prostrate fall; Bring forth the royal diadem, To crown Him Lord of all! 2 Crown Him, ye morning stars of light, Who fixed this floating ball; Now hail the Strength of Israel's might, And crown Him Lord of all! 3 Ye chosen seed of Israel's race, Ye ransomed of the fall, Hail Him who saves you by His grace, And crown Him Lord of all ! 4 Sinners, whose love can ne'er forget The wormwood and the gall, Go, spread your trophies at His feet, And crown Him Lord of all! #ur ILortJ $csus Cfnist 5 Let every tribe and every tongue That hear the Saviour's call, Now shout in universal song, And crown Him Lord of all ! Edzvard Perronet » jO" The oil of joy for mourning, the garment [Cambridge of praise for the spirit of heaviness." Hark, the glad sound, the Saviour comes, The Saviour promised long! Let every heart prepare a throne, And every voice a song. 2 On Him, the Spirit, largely poured, Exerts its sacred lire; 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 oppressed 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, To 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. Philip Doddridge ©ttr Hofti $csus (Efmst liy "God was manifest in the flesh." [Spanish Hymn Songs of thankfulness and praise, Jesus, Lord, to Thee we raise, Manifested by the Star To the sages from afar; Branch of royal David's stem In Thy birth at Bethlehem, Anthems be to Thee addrest, God in man made manifest. 2 Manifest at Jordan's stream, Prophet, Priest, and King supreme ; And at Cana, wedding-guest, In Thy Godhead manifest; Manifest in power divine, Changing water into wine; Anthems be to Thee addrest, God in man made manifest. 3 Sun and moon shall darkened be, Stars shall fall, the heavens shall flee ; Christ will then like lightning shine, All will see His glorious sign; All will then the trumpet hear; All will see the Judge appear, Who by all will be confest, God in man made manifest. 4 Grant us grace to see Thee, Lord, Mirrored in Thy holy word; May we imitate Thee now, And be pure, as pure art Thou; That we like to Thee may be At Thy great Epiphany; And may praise Thee, ever blest, God in man made manifest. Christopher Wordsworth 0vlv 2LorU $csus <£|)rist [Antioch 120 "Behold, I bring you good tidings of 'great joy '." Joy to the world ! the Lord is come; Let earth receive her King; Let every heart prepare Him room, And heaven and nature sing. 2 Joy to the 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. Isaac Watts 121 "Hosanna to the Son of David." [Jerusalev All glory, laud, and honor, To Thee, Redeemer King! To whom the lips of children Made sweet Hosannas ring ! 2 Thou art the King of Israel; Thou David's Royal Son ; Who in the Lord's name comest, The King and Blessed One. 3 The company of angels Are praising Thee on high: And mortal men and all things Created make reply. #ur SLorti Jfcsus <£|)ust 4 The people of the Hebrews With palms before Thee went; Our praise, and prayer, and anthems Before Thee we present. 5 To Thee before Thy Passion, They raised their hymns of praise: To Thee amid Thy glory, Our melody we raise. 6 Thou didst accept their praises; Accept the prayers we bring, Who in all good delightest, Thou good and gracious King! John Mason Neale \'2,'2, '■''His name is called the Word of God."'' [Elysium O heavenly Word, Eternal Light, Begotten of the Father's might, Who, in these latter days, art born For succor to a world forlorn ; 2 Our hearts enlighten from above, And kindle with Thine own true love; That we, who hear Thy call to-day, May cast earth's vanities away. 3 And when as Judge Thou drawest nigh, The secrets of all hearts to try ; When sinners meet their awful doom. And saints attain their heavenly home; 4 O let us not, for evil past, Be driven from Thy face at last; But with the blessed evermore Behold Thee, love Thee, and adore. ©ur 3Lortr Jtesus <£fmst * ^3 " Ye are Christ's, and Christ is God's.'''' [Salzbukg Hail, thou once despised Jesus! Hail, thou Galilean King! Thou didst suffer to release us, Thou didst free salvation bring: Hail, thou agonizing Saviour, Bearer of our sin and shame; By Thy merits we find favor; Life is given through Thy name ! 2 Paschal Lamb, by God appointed, All our sins were on Thee laid; By almighty love anointed Thou hast full atonement made: All Thy people are forgiven Through the virtue of Thy blood; Opened is the gate of heaven; Peace is made 'twixt man and God. 3 Jesus, hail ! enthroned in glory, There for ever to abide; All the heavenly host adore Thee, Seated at Thy Father's side: There for sinners Thou art pleading; There Thou dost our place prepare; , Ever for us interceding Till in glory we appear. 4 Worship, honor, power, and blessing, Thou art worthy to receive; Loudest praises, without ceasing, Meet it is for us to give ! Help, ye bright angelic spirits, Bring your sweetest, noblest lays; Help to sing our Saviour's merits, Help to chant ImmanuePs praise! John Bakeivell ©ur Horn $csus <£f)rist I24 "Christ is all, and in all." [Triumph Join all the glorious names Of wisdom, love, and power, That ever mortals knew, That angels ever bore; All are too mean to speak His worth, Too mean to set my Saviour forth. 2 Great Prophet of my God, My tongue would bless Thy name; By Thee the joyful news Of our salvation came; The joyful news of sins forgiven, Of hell subdued, and peace with heaven. 3 Jesus, my great High-Priest, Offered His blood and died; My guilty conscience seeks No sacrifice beside; His powerful blood did once atone, And now it pleads before the throne. 4 My dear Almighty Lord, My Conqueror and my King, Thy scepter and Thy sword, Thy reigning grace, I sing: Thine is the power: behold I sit In willing bonds beneath Thy feet ! Isaac Watts 125 "A light to lighten the Gentiles: 1 [Chimes Infinite excellence is thine, Thou glorious Prince of grace ! Thine uncreated beauties shine With never-fading rays. ©ur 3LortJ Jfesus <£lmst 2 Sinners, from earth's remotest end, Come bending at Thy feet; To Thee their prayers and songs ascend, In Thee their wishes meet. 3 Millions of happy spirits live On Thine exhaustless store; From Thee they all their bliss receive, And still Thou givest more. 4 Thou art their triumph and their joy; They find their all in Thee; Thy glories will their* tongues employ Through all eternity. yohn Fawcett I 20 " My grace is sufficient for thee." [Rest Fountain of grace, rich, full, and free, What need I, that is not in Thee ! Full pardon, strength to meet the day, And peace which none can take away ! 2 Doth sickness fill my heart with fear? 'Tis sweet to know that Thou art near; Am I with dread of justice tried ? 'Tis sweet to know that Christ hath died. 3 In life, Thy promises of aid Forbid my heart to be afraid ; In death, peace gently veils the eyes; Christ rose, and I shall surely rise. 4 O all-sufficient Saviour, be This all-sufficiency to me; Nor pain, nor sin, nor death can harm The weakest, shielded by Thine arm. ©ur 2Lov& Scsus €:im'st ■^ ^ / '•''Make His praise glorious." [Ariel O could I speak the matchless worth, could I sound the glories forth, Which in my Saviour shine ! I'd soar, and touch the heavenly strings, And vie with Gabriel while he sings In notes almost divine. 2 I'd sing the precious blood He spilt, My ransom from the dreadful guilt Of sin and wrath divine: I'd sing His glorious righteousness, In which all-perfect, heavenly dress My soul shall ever shine. 3 I'd sing the characters he bears, And all the forms of love He wears, Exalted on His throne: In loftiest songs of sweetest praise, 1 would to everlasting days Make all His glories known. 4 Well, the delightful day will come, When my dear Lord will bring me home, And I shall see His face : Then, with my Saviour, Brother, Friend, A blest eternity I'll spend, Triumphant in His grace. Samuel Medley I 2o kt A Name which is above every name.' 1 '' [Calvary Jesus ! Name of wondrous love ! Name all other names above! Unto which must every knee Bow in deep humility. ©lit' 3Lortr $tsus Christ 2 Jesus! Name of priceless worth To the fallen sons of earth, For the promise that it gave — 'Jesus shall His people save,' 3 Jesus! Name of mercy mild, Given to the Holy Child, When the cup of human woe First He tasted here below. 4 Jesus! only Name that's given Under all the mighty heaven, Whereby man to sin enslaved, Bursts his fetters, and is saved. 5 Jesus! Name of wondrous love! Human name of God above! Pleading only this we flee, Helpless, O our God, to Thee. William Weils ham How [Angel's Song •k^y " Ye are dead, and your life is hid 'with Christ in Cod." Thou who didst leave Thy Father's breast, Eternal Word sublime, And cam'st to aid a world distrest, In Thine appointed time! Our hearts enlighten, Lord, we pray, And kindle with Thy love, That, dead to earthly things, we may Live but to things above. 2 So, when before the Judgment-seat The sinner hears his doom, And when a voice divinely sweet Shall call the righteous home; Safe from the burning, fiery flood, Safe from the dread abyss, May we behold the face of God In everlasting bliss! #ur 3LortJ testis (Elm'st tqa . [Chimes ■*■ O u TV know the love of Christ, which fiasseth knowledge" Jesus! the very thought of Thee With sweetness fills the breast; But sweeter far Thy face to see, And in Thy presence rest. 2 Nor voice can sing, nor heart can frame, Nor can the memory find A sweeter sound than Thy blest name, O Saviour of mankind! 3 O Hope of every contrite heart ! O Joy of all the meek! To those who fall, how kind Thou art! How good to those who seek ! 4 But what to those who find? Ah, this Nor tongue nor pen can show: The love of Jesus, what it is, None but His loved ones know. 5 Jesus, our only Joy be Thou, As Thou our Prize wilt be; Jesus, be Thou our Glory now, And through eternity ! Edward Casivall [Salzburg ■^ O "T will never leave thee, nor forsake thee" One there is above all others, Well deserves the name of Friend; His is love beyond a brother's, Costly, free, and knows no end. Which of all our friends, to save us, Could or would have shed his blood? But our Jesus died to have us Reconciled in Him to God , #uv Horn $csus (tijviBt When He lived on earth abased, Friend of sinners was His name; Now above all glory raised, He rejoices in the same. O for grace our hearts to soften ; Teach us, Lord, at length to love; We, alas, forget too often What a Friend we have above. John Newton I32 » The Way, the Truth, and the Life" [St. Ann.* Holy Jesus, Saviour blest, When, by passion strong possessed, Through this world of sin we stray, Thou to guide us art the Way. 2 Holy Jesus, when, like night, Error dims our clouded sight, Through the mists of sin to shine, Thou dost rise, the Truth divine. 3 Holy Jesus, when our power Fails us in temptation's hour, All unequal for the strife, Thou to aid us art the Life. 4 Who would reach his heavenly home, Who would to the Father come, Who His glorious presence see, Jesus, he must come by Thee. 5 Image of the Father's face, Giver of the Spirit's grace, Thee we praise, Incarnate Son ! Glory to the Three in One! Richard Mant uv 3LouU $csus dtfmst 2 From heaven He came, of heaven He spoke, To heaven He led his followers' way; Dark clouds of gloomy night He broke, Unveiling an immortal day. 3 'Come, wanderers, to My Father's home; Come, all ye weary ones, and rest:' Yes, sacred Teacher, we will come, Obey Thee, love Thee, and be blest. 4 Decay, then, tenements of dust; Pillars of earthly pride, decay : A nobler mansion waits the just, And Jesus has prepared the way. John Bowring l^O " Truly this man was the Son of God." [Wilmington Praise to the Holiest in the hight, And in the depth be praise : In all His words most wonderful, Most sure in all His ways! O loving wisdom of our God ! When all was sin and shame, A second Adam to the fight And to the rescue came. 2 O wisest love ! that flesh and blood, Which did in Adam fail, Should strive afresh against the foe, Should strive and should prevail; And that a higher gift than grace Should flesh and blood refine, God's Presence and His very Self, And Essence all-divine. <£uu 2.ov& Jesus &!mst 3 O generous love! that He who smote In man for man the foe, The double agony in man For man should undergo; And in the garden secretly, And on the cross on high, Should teach His brethren and inspire To suffer and to die! John Henry Newman 3y " The unsearchable riches of Christ.''' [Example O Love, how deep ! how broad ! how high ! It fills the heart with ecstacy, That God, the Son of God, should take Our mortal form for mortals' sake. 2 He sent no angel to our race, Of higher or of lower place, But clothed Himself in human frame And to redeem this lost world came. 3 For us He prayed, for us He taught, For us his daily works He wrought, By words, and signs, and actions, thus Still seeking not Himself, but us. 4 For us to wicked men betrayed, Scourged, mocked, in purple robe arrayed, He bore the shameful cross and death, For us at length gave up His breath. 5 For us He rose from death again, For us He went on high to reign, For us He sent His Spirit here To guide, to strengthen, and to cheer. 6 To Him whose boundless love has won Salvation for us through the Son, To God the Father, glory be, Both now and through eternity. Joint Mason A T eale #uv 2-oiU JJcsus €t)ifst 7 A O "^ w ^ 7 ' *f f be li f ted u Pf rom ine earth, [Joachim "* will draw all men unto Me." From the cross uplifted high Where the Saviour deigns to die, What melodious sounds I hear, Bursting on my ravished 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 stored; To thy Father's bosom prest Yet again a child contest, Never from His house to roam; Come and welcome, sinner, come! 4 'Soon the days of life shall end : Lo I come, your Saviour, Friend ! Safe your spirit to convey To the realms of endless day, Up to My eternal home: Come and welcome, sinner, come P Thomas Haiveis 1 £j. 1 '■'•wJk, l ove( l me ^ and gave Himself for me." [Phrygia O Sacred Head ! once wounded, With grief and shame weighed down, Once scornfully surrounded With thorns, Thy only crown; O Sacred Head! what glory, What bliss, till now was Thine; Yet, though despised and gory, I joy to call Thee mine. #ur 2Lovtof JJcsus Christ 2 What Thou, my Lord, hast suffered, Was all for sinners' gain : Mine, mine, was the transgression, But Thine the deadly pain. Lo ! here I fall, my Saviour; 'Tis I deserve Thy place; Look on me with Thy favor, Vouchsafe to me Thy grace. 3 What language shall I borrow To thank Thee, dearest Friend, For this, Thy dying sorrow, Thy pity without end! O make me Thine for ever; And should I fainting be, Lord, let me never, never, Outlive my love to Thee. 4 And when I am departing, O part not Thou from me ! When mortal pangs are darting, Come, Lord, and set me free ! And when my heart must languish Amid the final throe, Release me from mine anguish By Thine own pain and woe J 5 Be near me when Pm dying, O show Thy cross to me; And, for my succor flying, Come, Lord, and set me free! These eyes new faith receiving From Jesus shall not move; For he, who dies believing, Dies safely through Thy Joy?. Pa; J Gcrhardt ©ui* Horn #csus Cfm'st 1" a >y ''''God forbid that I should glory, [Unser Herrscheb * save in the cross of our Lord Jesus Christ" In the cross of Christ I glory, Towering o'er the wrecks of time; All the light of sacred story- Gathers round its head sublime. 2 When the woes of life o'ertake me, Hopes deceive, and fears annoy, Never shall the cross forsake me; Lo, it glows with peace and joy. 4* 3 When the sun of bliss is beaming Light and love upon my way, From the cross the radiance streaming Adds more luster to the day. 4 Bane and blessing, pain and pleasure, By the cross are sanctified; Peace is there, that knows no measure, Joys that through all time abide. 5 In the cross of Christ I glory, Towering o'er the wrecks of time; All the light of sacred story Gathers round its head sublime. John Bo wring j a *j "Jesus Christ, the same yesterday, and to- [Samson ■ *5 day, and for ever." O Christ ! our King, Creator, Lord ! Saviour of all who trust Thy word ! To them who seek Thee ever near, Now to our praises bend Thine ear. ©uv 2LorU $esus Christ 2 In Thy dear cross a grace is found — It flows from every streaming wound — Whose power our inbred sin controls, Breaks the firm bond, and frees our souls ! 3 Thcu didst create the stars of night, Yet Thou hast veiled in flesh Thy light; Hast deigned a mortal form to wear, A mortal's painful lot to bear. 4 When Thou didst hang upon the tree, The quaking earth acknowledged Thee; When Thou didst there yield up Thy breath, The world grew dark as shades of death. 5 Now in the Father's glory high, Great Conquerer, never more to die, Us by Thy mighty power defend, And reign through ages without end ! Ray Palmer jaa "Thou ivast slain, and hast [Unser Herrscher ' *■ redeemed us to God by Thy blood." He who once in righteous vengeance Whelmed the world beneath the flood, Once again in mercy cleansed it, With His own most precious blood; Coming from His throne on high On the bitter cross to die. 2 O the wisdom of the Eternal ! O the depth of love divine ! O the sweetness of that mercy Which in Jesus Christ doth shine! We were sinners doomed to die — Jesus paid our penalty. 0uv 2Lor& Jfesus <£f)rist When before the Judge we tremble, Conscious of His broken laws, May His blood in that dread moment Cry aloud, and plead our cause; Bid our fears for ever cease, Be our pardon and our peace. Prince and Author of salvation, Lord, of majesty supreme, Jesus, praise to Thee be given By the world Thou didst redeem; Glory to the Father be, And the Spirit, One with Thee ! Edward Casivall t a c [Angel's Song t"*5 "/ am He that liveth and was dead.' 1 '' The shade and gloom of life are fled, This Resurrection day; Henceforth in Christ are no more dead, The grave hath no more prey; In Christ we live, in Christ we sleep, In Christ we wake and rise, And the sad tears death makes us weep, He wipes from all our eyes. 2 Then wake, glad heart, awake ! awake ! And seek Thy risen Lord; Joy in His resurrection take, And comfort in His word; And let thy life, through all its ways, One long thanksgiving be; Its theme of joy, its song of praise, 'Christ died and rose for me!' ©uc 3Lorti Jfrsus <£tjttst I46 "O grave, where is thy victory /"' [Triumph Yes, the Redeemer rose; The Saviour left the dead; And o'er our hellish foes High raised His conquering head In wild dismay, The guards around Fell to the ground, And sunk away. 2 Lo ! the angelic bands In full assembly meet, To wait His high commands, And worship at His feet: Joyful they come, And wing their way From realms of day To such a tomb. 3 Then back to heaven they fly, The joyful news to bear: Hark! as they soar on high, What music fills the air] Their anthems say, 'Jesus, who bled, Hath left the dead; He rose to-day.' 4 Ye mortals, catch the sound, 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.' 5 All hail, triumphant Lord, Who sav'st us with Thy blood! Wide be Thy name adored, Thou rising, reigning God ! With Thee we rise, With Thee we reign, And empires gain Beyond the skies. Philip Doddridge ©ur 3Lovtr $csus <£t)iist — . f_ "If we be dead with ffztte, we shall also [Hastings t" / live with Him." How calm and beautiful the morn That gilds the sacred tomb, Where Christ the crucified was borne And veiled in midnight gloom ! O weep no more the Saviour slain ! The Lord is risen, He lives again! 2 Ye mourning saints, dry every tear For your departed Lord; Behold the place, He is not here, The tomb is all unbarred : The gates of death were closed in vain, The Lord is risen, He lives again. 3 How tranquil now the rising day! 'Tis Jesus still appears, A risen Lord, to chase away Your unbelieving fears: O weep no more your comforts slain ! The Lord is risen, He lives again ! 4 And when the shades of evening fall, When life's last hour draws nigh, If Jesus shines upon the soul, How blissful then to die! Since He has risen that once was slain, Ye die in Christ to live again. Thomas Hastings I A.Q "Death is swallowed tip in victory" [Chapel 'The Lord is risen indeed;' The grave hath lost its prey ; With Him shall rise the ransomed seed To reign in endless day. ©ur 3Lorlr Jfcsus itr 2Lovfc Jfesus Christ •*'J*' '"''And on His head were many crowns" [Holstein Crown Him with crowns of gold, All nations great and small, Crown Him, ye martyred saints of old, The Lamb once slain for all; The Lamb once slain for them Who bring their praises now, As jewels for the diadem That girds His sacred brow. 2 Crown Him the Son of God Before the worlds began, And ye who tread where He hath trod, Crown Him the Son of Man; Who every grief hath known That wrings the human breast, And takes and bears them for His own That all in Him may rest. 3 Crown Him the Lord of light, Who o'er a darkened world In robes of glory infinite His fiery flag unfurled, And bore it raised on high, In heaven, — in earth, — beneath, To all the sign of victory O'er Satan, sin, and death. 4 Crown Him the Lord of life, Who triumphed o'er the grave, And rose victorious in the strife For those He came to save; His glories now we sing Who died, and rose on high, Who died, eternal life to bring, And lives, that death may die. Godfrey Thring ©ur SLorti $esus Christ j £ j "We have not an High Priest \ which cannot [Alleluia ** be touched with the feeling of our infirmities." Come, let us join our songs of praise To our ascended Priest; He entered heaven, with all our names Engraven on His breast. 2 Below He washed our guilt away, By His atoning blood; Now He appears before the throne, And pleads our cause with God. 3 Clothed with our nature still, He knows The weakness of our frame, And how to shield us from the foes Whom He Himself o'ercame. 4 Nor time, nor distance, e'er shall quench The fervor of His love; For us He died in kindness here, For us He lives above. 5 O may we ne'er forget His grace, Nor blush to bear his name; Still may our hearts hold fast His faith, Our lips His praise proclaim. |- j--^ [Wilmington *J "He that glorielh, let him glory in the Lord." O Christ! our Hope, our heart's Desire, Redemption's only Spring, Creator of the world art Thou, Its Saviour and its King! 2 How vast the mercy and the love Which laid our sins on Thee, And led Thee to a cruel death, To set Thy people free ! ©uv 2Lort» #csus Christ But now the bonds of death are burst, The ransom hath been paid; And Thou art on Thy Father's throne, In glorious might arrayed. O may Thy wondrous love prevail Our sinful souls to spare! O may we come before Thy throne, And find acceptance there ! O Christ, be Thou our present Joy, Our future great Reward; Our only glory may it be To glory in the Lord. John Chandler [Elysium * OO "All power is given unto Me, in heaven and in earth." O Lord most high, Eternal King, By Thee redeemed Thy praise we sing: The bonds of death are burst by Thee, And grace has won the victory. 2 Ascending to the Father's throne, Thou claim'st the kingdom as Thine own; Thy days of mortal weakness o'er, All power is Thine for evermore. 3 To Thee the whole creation now Shall, in its threefold order, bow, Of things on earth, and things on high, And things that underneath us lie. 4 Be Thou our Joy, O mighty Lord, As Thou wilt be our great Reward; Let all our glory be in Thee Both now and through eternity. John Mason Neale <5>ur 3Loi*U $csus (HftvM j j- * ''''As rivers of water in a dry place ', as the [D ED HAM ** * shadow of a gr.eat rock in a weary land. 1 ' He who on earth as man was known, And bore our sins and pains, Now, seated on the eternal throne, The God of glory reigns. 2 His hands the wheels of nature guide With an unerring skill, And countless worlds, extended wide, Obey His sovereign will. 3 This land, through which His pilgrims go, Is desolate and dry; But streams of grace from Him o'erflow, Their thirst to satisfy. 4 When troubles, like a burning sun, Beat heavy on their head, To this Almighty Rock they run, And find a pleasing shade. 5 How glorious He! how happy they In such a glorious Friend ! Whose love secures them all the way, And crowns them at the end. John Newton ^ JJ ll Worthy is the Lamb That was slain" [Samson Come, let us sing the song of songs, — The saints in heaven began the strain, — The homage which to Christ belongs: 'Worthy the Lamb, for He was slain!' 2 Slain to redeem us by His blood, To cleanse from every sinful stain, And make us kings and priests to God: ' Worthy the Lamb, for He was slain !' dDitr 3Lov& Jfcsus <2tfmst 3 To Him who suffered on the tree, Our souls at His soul's price to gain, Blessing, and praise, and glory be : 'Worthy the Lamb, for He was slain!' 4 To Him enthroned by filial right, All power in heaven and earth pertain, Honor, and majesty, and might: 'Worthy the Lamb, for He was slain!' 5 Come, Holy Spirit, from on high, Our faith, our hope, our love sustain, Living to sing, and dying cry, ' Worthy the Lamb, for He was slain !' James Montgomery 156 [Hadley ' We shall be like Him, /or we shall see Him as He is." ' We would see Jesus !' — for the shadows lengthen Across this little landscape of our life; 'We would see Jesus!' our weak faith to strengthen For the last weariness, the final strife. 2 'We would see Jesus!' the great Rock-founda- tion, Whereon our feet were set by sovereign grace; Nor life nor death, with all their agitation, Can thence remove us, if we see His face. 3 ' We would see Jesus!' sense is all too blinding, And heaven appears too dim, too far away; We would see Thee, Thyself our hearts reminding What Thou hast suffered, our great debt to pay. <&uv 3LorU $esus Cfjrfst ' We would see Jesus !' this is all we're needing: Strength, joy, and willingness come with the sight; 'We would see Jesus!' dying, risen, pleading; Then, welcome day, and farewell mortal night ! .. [Duke St, / tl /fe ever liveth to make intercession /or us." He lives, the great Redeemer lives, — What joy the blest assurance gives: And now, before His Father, God, Pleads the full merit of His blood. 2 Hence then, ye black, despairing thoughts: Above our fears, above our faults, His powerful intercessions rise, And guilt recedes, and terror dies. 3 In every dark, distressful hour, When sin and Satan join their power, Let this dear hope repel the dart, That Jesus bears us on His heart. 4 Great Advocate, Almighty Friend! On Him our humble hopes depend; Our cause can never, never fail, For Jesus pleads, and must prevail. Anne Steele 158 "Perfect through stifferings." [Watch The Head that once was crowned with thorns Is crowned with glory now; A royal diadem adorns The mighty Victor's brow. <8>ur Horn $csus dt!)rtst 2 The highest place that heaven affords, Is His, is His by right, The King of kings, and Lord of lords, And heaven's eternal Light. 3 The Joy of all who dwell above, The Joy of all below To whom He manifests His love, And grants His name to know. 4 To them the cross, with all its shame, With all its grace, is given; Their name, an everlasting name, Their joy, the joy of heaven. 5 They suffer with their Lord below, They reign with Him above; Their profit and their joy to know The mystery of His love. 6 The cros3 He bore is life a^nd health, Though shame and death to Him; His people's hope, His people's wealth, Their everlasting theme. Thomas Kelly j j- p. "A nd I heard the voice of many angels [Woodstock J/ round about the Throne" Behold the glories of the Lamb, Amid His Father's throne; Prepare new honors for His name, And songs before unknown. 2 Let elders worship at His feet; The church adore around; With vials full of odors sweet, And harps of sweeter sound. ©ur JLoxXi Jfcsus C^vist 3 Those are the prayers of all the saints, And these the hymns they raise: Jesus is kind to our complaints, He loves to hear our praise. 4 Now to the Lamb, that once was slain, Be endless blessings paid ; Salvation, glory, joy, remain For ever on Thy head. 5 Thou hast redeemed our souls with blood, Hast set the prisoners free, Hast made us kings and priests to God, And we shall reign with Thee! 6 The worlds of nature and of grace Arc put beneath Thy power; Then shorten these delaying days, And bring the promised hour. Isaac Watts T f>(\ "Sing ye to the Lord, for He hath [Duke St. triu mph ed gloriously. 1 ' Lift up, lift up your voices now ! The whole wide world rejoices now! The Lord hath triumphed gloriously! The Lord shall reign victoriously ! 2 In vain with stone the cave they barred, In vain the watch kept ward and guard; Majestic from the spoiled tomb, In pomp of triumph, Christ is come! 3 He binds in chains the ancient foe, A countless host he frees from woe, And heaven's high portal open flies, For Christ hath risen and man shall rise. <£Htr HLovti $csus (ftfmst And all He did, and all He bare, He gives us as our own to share; And hope and joy and peace begin, For Christ hath won and man may win. O Victor, aid us in the fight, And lead through death to realms of light; We safely tread where Thou hast trod; In Thee we die, to rise to God. Thy flock, from sin and death set free, Glad Hallelujah raise to Thee; And ever, with the heavenly host, Praise Father, Son, and Holy Ghost ! John Mason Neale 161 "Now is Christ risen from the dead." [Frankfort Jesus Christ is risen to-day, Our triumphant holy day, Who did once upon the cross Suffer to redeem our loss. 2 Hymns of praise then let us sing Unto Christ our Heavenly King, Who endured the cross and grave, Sinners to redeem and save. 3 But the pain which He endured, Our salvation has procured: Now above the sky He's King, Where the angels ever sing. 4 Sing we to our God above Praise eternal as His love; Praise Him, all ye heavenly host, Father, Son, and Holy Ghost. ED* 2©olff Sspivit 102 "That Holy Spirit of promise." [Pentecost Let songs of praises fill the sky : Christ, our ascended Lord, Sends down His spirit from on high, According to His word : All hail the day of Pentecost, The coming of the Holy Ghost ! 2 The Spirit, by His heavenly breath, New life creates within ; He quickens sinners from the death Of trespasses and sin: All hail the day of Pentecost, The coming of the Holy Ghost! 3 The things of Christ the Spirit takes And shows them unto men ; The fallen soul His temple makes: God's image stamps again: All hail the day of Pentecost, The coming of the Holy Ghost ! 4 Come, Holy Spirit, from above, With Thy celestial lire; Come, and with flames of zeal and love Our hearts and tongues inspire! Be this our day of Pentecost, The coming of the Holy Ghost! Thomas Cotterill gifte 3%o\$ &pivit I 03 " The Spirit also helpeth our infirmities.'" [Wai.D Come, Holy Ghost, who ever One Art with the Father and the Son : Come, Holy Ghost, our souls possess With Thy full flood of holiness. 2 Let flesh, and heart, and lips, and mind, Sound forth our witness to mankind; And love light up our mortal frame, Till others catch the living flame. 3 Thou ever-blessed Three in One, O Father and Coequal Son, O Holy Ghost the Comforter, Thy grace on Thy redeemed confer. John Henry Newman IO4 "The Comforter ; which is the Holy Ghost." [State St. Come, Holy Spirit, come, Let Thy bright beams arise, Dispel the darkness from our minds, And open all our eyes. 2 Revive our drooping faith, Our doubts and fears remove, And kindle in our breasts the flame Of never-dying love. 3 Convince us of our sin, Then lead to Jesus' blood, And to our wondering view reveal The secret love of God. 4 'Tis Thine to cleanse the heart, To sanctify the soul, To pour fresh life in every part, And new-vre.ts the whole. 5T|)c 2^ol£ Spirit 5 Dwell therefore in our heam, Our minds from bondage free; Then we shall know, and praise, and love The Father, Son, and Thee ! Joseph Hart 165 "Ask, and it shall be given you" [St. John O Thou that hearest prayer, Attend our humble cry; And let Thy servants share Thy blessing from on high : We plead the promise of Thy word; Grant us Thy Holy Spirit, Lord ! If earthly parents hear Their children when they cry; If they, with love sincere, Their children's wants supply; Much more wilt Thou Thy love display, And answer when Thy children pray. Our Heavenly Father Thou; We, children of Thy grace; O let Thy Spirit now Descend, and fill the place; That all may feel the heavenly flame, And all unite to praise Thy name. O send Thy Spirit down On all the nations, Lord, With great success to crown The preaching of Thy word; Till heathen lands may own Thy sway, And cast their idol-gods away. John Burton 2T!jc Jfyoty .Sjriut T f\f\ "He shall baptize you with the Holy Ghost [Psalm and with fire." Jesus, Thine all-victorious love Shed in my heart abroad : Then shall my feet no longer rove, Rooted and fixed in God. 2 O that in me the sacred fire Might now begin to glow; Burn up the dross of base desire, And make the mountains flow. 3 O that it now from heaven might fall, And all my sins consume: Come, Holy Ghost, for Thee I call; Spirit of burning, come. 4 Refining Fire, go through my heart; Illuminate my soul, Scatter Thy life through every part, And sanctify the whole. 5 My steadfast soul, from falling free, Shall then no longer move; While Christ is all the world to me, And all my heart is love. Charles Wesley l67 "If we ask anything according to His will, [Pesaro He heareth us." Lord, show Thy glory, as of old, The work of heavenly love display, And let our longing eyes behold Another Pentecostal day : Our fervent wishes deign to crown, And send Thy quickening Spirit down, 5Tf)c S^olg Spirit Thou seest, Lord, how far we stray, Opprest with ills we cannot flee; How sin hath drawn our hearts away From peace, from happiness, and Thee : Thy gracious Spirit, Lord, bestow, And snatch us from the depth of woe. Now let a brighter day begin Than ever yet was witnessed here: Bid the dark-gathering clouds of sin Before Thy presence disappear; Reign in each heart; in every place Set up the empire of Thy grace. William Hilev Bat hurst y /C O " The love of God is shed abroad in our hearts [Gluck by the Holy Ghost." Spirit Divine, attend our prayers, And make this house Thy home; Descend with all Thy gracious powers, O come, Great Spirit, come ! 2 Come as the light: to us reveal Our emptiness and woe, And lead us in those paths of life Where all the righteous go. 3 Come as the fire, and purge our hearts Like sacrificial flame; Let our whole soul an offering be To our Redeemer's name. 4 Come as the dove, and spread Thy wings, The wings of peaceful love; And let Thy church on earth become Blest as the church above. &\)t ?^oId Spirit 5 Spirit Divine, attend our prayers; Make a lost world Thy home; Descend with all Thy gracious powers, O come, Great Spirit, come! Andrew Reed I69 "The Spirit giveth life." [Valentia Come, Holy Spirit, Heavenly Dove, With all Thy quickening powers; Kindle a flame of sacred love In these cold hearts of ours. 2 Look how we grovel here below, Fond of these trifling toys: Our souls can neither fly, nor go, To reach eternal joys. 3 In vain 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. Isaac Walts j t-jr\ "As many as are led by the Spirit of God, [Ward ■ they are the sons of God." Come, O Creator Spirit blest, And in our souls take up Thy rest; Come, with Thy grace and heavenly aid, And fill the hearts which Thou hast made. E\)2 ?^oly Spirit 2 Great Paraclete, to Thee we cry : O highest gift of God most high, O Fount of life, O Fire of love, And sweet Anointing from above ! 3 Thou in Thy sevenfold gifts art known; Thee, Finger of God's hand, we own : The promise of the Father Thou, Who dost the tongue with power endow. 4 Our senses kindle from above, And make our hearts o'erflow with love : With Thine unfailing strength refresh The weakness of our mortal flesh. 5 Drive far from us the foe we dread, And grant us Thy true peace instead : With Thee for Guardian, Thee for Guide, No evil can our steps betide. 6 O let Thy grace on us bestow The Father and the Son to know, And Thee, through endless time confest, Of Both the Eternal Spirit blest. Edward Caswall 1/1 " Ye are the temple of the living God." [Pesaro Spirit of God, that moved of old Upon the water's darkened face, Come, when our faithless hearts are cold, And stir them with an inward grace. 2 Thou that art power and peace combined, All highest strength, all purest love, The rushing of the mighty wind, The brooding of the gentle dove : 2T1je ^clj) Spirit 3 Come, give us still Thy powerful aid, And urge us on, and make us Thine; Nor leave the hearts that once were made Fit temples for Thy grace divine. Cecil Frances Alexander I y £ "fj e will guide yon into all truth." [Germany Come, Holy Spirit, Heavenly Dove, My sinful maladies remove; Be Thou my Light, be Thou my Guide, O'er every thought and step preside. 2 The light of truth to me display, That I may know and choose my way; Plant holy fear within mine heart, That I from God may ne'er depart. 3 Conduct me safe, conduct me far From every sin and hurtful snare; Lead me to God, my final rest, In His enjoyment to be blest. 4 Lead me to Christ, the Living Way, Nor let me from His pastures stray : Lead me to heaven, the seat of bliss, Where pleasure in perfection is. 5 Lead me to holiness, the road That I must take to dwell with God ; Lead to Thy word, that rules must give, And sure directions how to live. 6 Lead me to means of grace, where I May own my wants, and seek supply: Lead to Thyself, the Spring from whence To fetch all quickening influence. Simon Browne &!)e ?^olj) Spirit * IO "He shall teach you all things." [Elijah Come, blessed Spirit ! Source of light, Whose power and grace are unconfined, Dispel the gloomy shades of night, The thicker darkness of the mind. 2 To mine illumined eyes display The glorious truths Thy word reveals; Cause me to run the heavenly way; The book unfold, and loose the seals. 3 Thine inward teachings make me know The mysteries of redeeming love, The emptiness of things below, And excellence of things above. 4 While through this dubious maze I stray, Spread, like the sun, Thy beams abroad, To show the dangers of the way, And guide my feeble steps to God. Benjamin Beddome 1*7 A . [GLUC ,f •*■ / *fr "Righteousness, and peace, and joy in the Holy Ghost. Thou blessed Spirit, by whose aid Life's path is safely trod, Its varied scenes and duties made True progress home to God : 2 Come to our hearts, Lord, and abide A welcome guest therein: Help to withstand assaults of pride, To fight and conquer sin. 3 The grace and peace of Christ reveal, His everlasting love; Disperse the doubts that would conceal Our hope of rest above. Hfyz ^oli) Spirit 4 Come with the joy Thy love imparts, Sweet sense of sin forgiven : With patience fill our restless hearts, And guide us home to heaven. *■ / O '•''Receive ye the Holy Ghost." [Hendon God, the everlasting God, Makes with mortals His abode; Whom the heavens cannot contain, He vouchsafes to dwell in man. 2 Never will He thence depart, Inmate of a humble heart; Carrying on His work within, Striving till He cast out sin. 3 Come, divine and peaceful Guest, Enter our devoted breast : Holy Ghost, our hearts inspire, Kindle there the gospel fire. 4 Crown the agonizing strife, Principle and Lord of life : Life divine in us renew, Thou the Gift and Giver too ! Charles Wesley 176 Walk in the Spirit, and ye shall not fulfill [Pesaro the lust of the flesh" Eternal Spirit ! we confess, And sing the wonders of Thy grace : Thy power conveys our blessings down From God the Father and the Son. 2Tl)e ^oId Spirit 2 Enlightened 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; Thy words allay the stormy wind, And calm the surges of the mind. Isaac Watts i I y The earnest of the Spirit in our hearts ?* [St. Martin Enthroned on high, Almighty Lord, Thy Holy Ghost send down; Fulfill in us Thy faithful word, And all Thy mercies crown. 2 Spirit of life, and light, and love, Thy heavenly influence give; Quicken our souls, born from above, In Christ that we may live. 3 To our benighted minds reveal The glories of His grace, And bring us where no clouds conceal The brightness of His face. 4 His love within us shed abroad, Life's ever-springing well ; Till God in us, and we in God, In love eternal dwell. Thomas Haweis 2H)e ?9ol]? Spirit 178 [W 11 The fruit 0/ the Spirit is love, joy, peace." Gracious Spirit, Dove Divine! Let Thy light within me shine; All my guilty fears remove, Fill me with Thy heavenly love. 2 Speak Thy pardoning grace to me, Set the burdened sinner free; Lead me to the Lamb of God, Wash me in His precious blood. 3 Life and peace to me impart; Seal salvation on my heart; Breathe Thyself into my breast, Earnest of immortal rest. 4 Let me never from Thee stray; Keep me in the narrow way; Fill my soul with joy divine, Keep me, Lord, for ever Thine. John Stocker T TO [St. Martin A /V " The Spirit is life because of righteotisness.' 1 '' He's come ! let every knee be bent, All hearts new joys resume; Let nations sing with one consent, The Comforter is come ! 2 What greater gift, what greater love Can God on man bestow! 'Tis half the angels' heaven above, And all our heaven below. STfic ^olg Spfrit 3 Hail, blessed Spirit ! not a soul But doth Thy goodness feel; Thou dost our darling sins control, And fix our wavering zeal. 4 As pilots by the compass steer, Till they their harbor find, So do Thy sacred breathings here Guide every wandering mind. 5 The flesh may strive our course to impeach, The world's rough billows roar, But by Thy help we're sure to reach The safe, eternal shore. Xtr9tt!f])tU)tl I 80 " We h ave seen H* s star, in the east." [Hebrun When marshaled on the nightly plain, The glittering host 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 yawned, and rudely blowed The wind that tost 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 danger's thrall, It led me to he port of peace. 6 Now nafely moored, my perils o'er, I'll sing, first in night's diadem, For ever and for evermore, The Star — the Star of Bethlehem ! Henry Kirke White j&etjemption tOt " The wages of sin is death : but the gift of [Gorton God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord. 11 How heavy is the night That hangs upon our eyes, Till Christ with His reviving light Over our souls arise ! 2 Our guilty spirits dread To meet the wrath of heaven! But, in His righteousness arrayed, We see our sins forgiven. 3 Unholy and impure Are all our thoughts and ways: His hands infected nature cure With sanctifying grace. 4 The powers of hell agree To hold our souls in vain; He sets the sons of bondage free, And breaks the cursed chain. 5 Lord, we adore Thy ways To bring us near to God, Thy sovereign power, Thy healing grace, And Thine atoning blood. Isaac Watts •p O/^ "Come unto Me, all ye that labor and are heavy laden, and I iu ill give you rest. 1 ' Come, ye disconsolate, where'er ye languish: Come to the mercy-seat, fervently kneel; Here bring your wounded hearts, here tell your anguish; Earth has no sorrow that heaven cannot heal. "iSitXstmptiovL 2 Joy of the desolate, Light of the straying, Hope of the penitent, fadeless and pure, Here speaks the Comforter, tenderly saying, Earth has no sorrow that heaven cannot cure. 3 Here see the bread of life ; see waters flowing Forth from the throne of God, pure from above; Come to the feast of love; come, ever knowing Earth has no sorrow but heaven can remove. Thomas Moore *®0 "He is the propitiation for our sins." [Ashfoku How shall a contrite spirit pray, A broken heart its griefs make known, A weary wanderer find the way To peace and rest? — Through Christ alone. 2 He died that we might die to sin ; He rose that we to God might rise; By His own blood He entered in The holy place beyond the skies. 3 Father, in Him we claim our part; For Thy Son's sake accept us now; In Him well pleased Thou always art, Well pleased with us through Him be Thou. 4 O look on Thine anointed One; Thy gift in Him is all our plea; Our righteousness, what He hath done; Our prayer, His prayer for us to Thee. 5 So, while He intercedes above, In His dear name may we believe, And all the fullness of Thy love Into our inmost souls receive. James Montgomery i&cljcmption j O a "Him that loved us, and washed us from [Cowper ' our sins in His own blood." There is a fountain filled with blood Drawn from Immanuel's veins; And sinners, plunged beneath that flood, Lose all their guilty stains. 2 The dying thief rejoiced to see That fountain in his day; And there have I, as vile as he, Washed all my sins away. 3 Dear dying Lamb ! Thy precious blood Shall never lose its power, Till all the ransomed church of God Be saved, to sin no more. 4 E'er since, by faith, I saw the stream Thy flowing wounds supply, Redeeming love has been my theme, And shall be till I die. 5 Then in a nobler, sweeter song I'll sing Thy power to save, When this poor lisping, stammering tongue Lies silent in the grave. 6 Lord, I believe Thou hast prepared, Unworthy though I be, For me a blood-bought free reward, A golden harp for me: 7 'Tis strung, and tuned for endless years, And formed by power divine, To sound in God the Father's ears No other name but Thine. William Coivper 3ketremj)tiott 1 86 iOj "The Lord is my light and my salvation" [Zerah Salvation! O the joyful sound! ^ 'Tis pleasure to our ears; A sovereign balm for every wound, A cordial for our fears. 2 Buried in sorrow and in sin, At hell's dark door we lay ; But we arise, by grace divine, To see a heavenly day. 3 Salvation ! let the echo fly The spacious earth around; While all the armies of the sky Conspire to raise the sound. Isaac Watts ' Who gave Himself a ransom for all." [Ashford Jesus, Thy blood and righteousness My beauty are, my glorious dress; 'Mid flaming worlds, in these arrayed, With joy shall I lift up my head. Bold shall I stand in Thy great day, For who aught to my charge shall lay? Fully absolved through these I am, From sin and fear, from guilt and shame. Lord, I believe were sinners more Than sands upon the ocean shore, Thou hast for all a ransom paid, For all a full atonement made. When from the dust of death I rise To claim my mansion in the skies, E'en then, this shall be all my plea: Jesus hath lived, hath died for me. John Wesley j&etianjptioit *0/ '•''By grace ye are saved" [Seasons *> Grace ! 'tis a charming sound! Harmonious to my ear ! Heaven with the echo shall resound, And all the earth shall hear. 2 Grace first contrived a way To save rebellious man; And all the steps that grace display, Which drew the wondrous plan. 3 Grace taught my wandering feet To tread the heavenly road ; And new supplies each hour I meet, While pressing on to God. 4 Grace all the work shall crown, Through everlasting days; It lays in heaven the topmost stone, And well deserves the praise. Philip Doddridge *00 "Justified freely by His grace." [Lane Ah, how shall fallen man Be just before his God! If He contend in righteousness, We sink beneath His rod. 2 If He our ways should mark With strict inquiring eyes, Could we for one of thousand faults A just excuse devise? 3 All-seeing, powerful God ! Who can with Thee contend? Or who that tries the unequal strife, Shall prosper in the end ? Jctcfcrmption 4 The mountains, in Thy wrath, Their ancient seats forsake ! The trembling earth deserts her place, Her rooted pillars shake ! 5 Ah, how shall guilty man Contend with such a God ! None, none can meet him, and escape, But through the Saviour's blood. I89 •' With His strifes ive are healed,' 1 '' [Invocation We sing the praise of Him who died, Of Him who died upon the cross; The sinner's hope let men deride, For this we count the world but loss. 2 Inscribed upon the cross we see, In shining letters, God is love; He bears our sins upon the tree, He brings us mercy from above. 3 The cross! it takes our guilt away; It holds the fainting spirit up; It cheers with hope the gloomy day, And sweetens every bitter cup; 4 It makes the coward spirit brave, And nerves the feeble arm for fight; It takes its terror from the grave, And gilds the bed of death with light; 5 The balm of life, the cure of woe, The measure and the pledge of love, The sinner's refuge here below, The angels' theme in heaven above. Thomas Kelly a&cDempticm T On ''''God forbid that I should glory, save in [Invocation y the cross of our Lord Jesus Christ." When I survey the wondrous cross On which the .Prince of glory died, My richest gain I count but loss, And pour contempt on all my pride. 2 Forbid it, Lord, that I should boast, Save in the death of Christ, my God; All the vain things that charm me most, I sacrifice them to His blood. 3 See from His head, His hands, His feet, Sorrow and love flow mingled down ! Did e'er such love and sorrow meet, Or thorns compose so rich a crown ? 4 Were the whole realm of nature mine, That were a present far too small; Love so amazing, so divine, Demands my soul, my life, my all. Isaac IVatts " Being justified by faith, ive have [Regent Square peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ" Ye that in His courts are found, Listening to the joyful sound, Lost and helpless as ye are, Sons of sorrow, sin, and care, Glorify the King of kings ; Take the peace the gospel brings. 2 Turn to Christ your longing eyes, View His bleeding sacrifice; See in Him your sins forgiven, Pardon, holiness, and heaven : Glorify the King of kings, Take the peace the gospel brings. Rowland Hill 191 3£UHeni|)tion [VOLKSLIED *7" "He that believetk not is condemned already." Not to condemn the sons of men, Did Christ, the Son of God appear; No weapons in His hands are seen, No flaming sword, nor thunder there. 2 Such was the pity of our God, He loved the race of man so well, He sent His Son to bear our load Of sins, and save our souls from hell. 3 Sinners, believe the Saviour's word; Trust in His mighty name, and live; A thousand joys His lips afford, His hands a thousand blessings give. Isaac Watts Z/O " The exceeding riches of His grace." [Hebron Now to the Lord a noble song ! Awake, my soul; awake, my tongue; Hosanna to the eternal name, And all His boundless love proclaim. 2 See where it shines in Jesus' face, The brightest image of His grace; God, in the person of His Son, Has all His mightiest works outdone. 3 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! 4 O may 1 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' Isaac Watts 3&cticnij)ttoix 1 Kj e^ u -j~j ie light f the glorious gospel of Christ." [Ill Plunged in a gulf of dark despair We wretched sinners lay, Without one cheerful beam of hope, Or spark of glimmering 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; Entered the grave in mortal flesh, And dwelt among the dead. 4 O ! for this love, let rocks and hills Their lasting silence break, And all harmonious human tongues The Saviour's praises speak! 5 Angels, assist our mighty joys; Strike all your harps of gold! But, when you raise your highest notes, His love can ne'er be told. Isaac I) "at 7s TftH "Christ Jesus came into the world to save [Sacrifice * ** sinners, of whom I am chief." Amazing grace, — how sweet the sound, — That saved a wretch like me ! I once was lost, but now am found; Was blind, but now I see. 2 'Twas grace that taught my heart to fear, And grace my fears relieved; How precious did that grace appear, The hour I first believed ! 2ketJcmptfon 3 Through many dangers, toils, and.snares, Have I already come; But grace has brought me safe thus far, And grace will lead me home. 4 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. John Nezvton I96 [Return "Worship the Lord in the beauty of holiness." Father of glory ! to Thy name Immortal praise we give, Who dost an act of grace proclaim, And bid us, rebels, live. 2 Immortal honor to the Son, Who makes Thine anger cease; Our lives He ransomed with His own, And died to buy our peace. 3 To Thine Almighty Spirit be Immortal glory given, Whose influence brings us near to Thee, And trains us up for heaven. 4 Let men, with their united voice, Adore the Eternal God; And spread His honors, and their joys, Through nations far abroad. 5 Let faith, and love, and duty join One general song to raise; And saints in earth and heaven combine In harmony and praise. Isaac Watts HeHemptfon 197 4 '///;V that cometh unto Me^ I will in [Lancashire no wise cast out" 'Come unto Me, ye weary, And I will give you rest/ O blessed voice of Jesus, Which comes to hearts opprest ! It tells of benediction, Of pardon, grace, and peace; Of joy that hath no ending, Of love which cannot cease. 2 'Come unto Me, ye wanderers, And I will give you light.' O loving voice of Jesus, Which comes to cheer the night! Our hearts were filled with sadness, And we had lost our way, But morning brings us gladness, And songs the break of day. 3 'Come unto me, ye fainting, And I will give you life.' O cheering voice of Jesus, Which comes to aid our strife! The foe is stern and eager, The fight is fierce and long; But Thou hast made us mighty, And stronger than the strong. 4 'And whosoever cometh, I will not cast him out.' O welcome voice of Jesus, Which drives away our doubt! Which calls us, very sinners, Unworthy though we be Of love so free and boundless, To come, dear Lord, to Thee ! William Chatterlon Dix 3EUtiemj>tton I98 [Gorton " We which have believed do enter into rest.' 1 O cease, my wandering soul, On restless wing to roam; All the wide world, to either pole, Has not for thee a home. 2 Behold the ark of God; Behold the open door; Hasten to gain that dear abode, And rove, my soul, no more. 3 There safe thou shalt abide, There sweet shall be thy rest, And every longing satisfied, With full salvation blest. William Augttstzis Muhlenberg ■lyy "Ye shall find rest unto your souls." [Invitation Come ! said Jesus' sacred voice, Come and make My paths your choice; I will guide you to your home: Weary pilgrim, hither come. 2 Thou, who homeless, and forlorn, Long hast borne the proud world's scorn, Long hast roamed the barren waste, Weary pilgrim, hither haste. 3 Ye, who tost on beds of pain Seek for ease, but seek in vain; Ye, by fiercer anguish torn, In remorse for guilt who mourn: — 4 Hither come, for here is found Balm that flows for every wound! Peace that ever shall endure, Rest eternal, sacred, sure. Anna Lcelitia Barbauld i&rtiemptfort [Admittance 200 "Behold, I statid at the door and knock." Behold! a Stranger's at the door! He gently knocks, has knocked before, Has waited long, is waiting still; You treat no other friend so ill. 2 But will He prove a Friend indeed? He will ! the very Friend you need ! The Man of Nazareth, 'tis He, With garments dyed at Calvary. 3 O lovely attitude! He stands With melting heart, and laden hands! O matchless kindness! and He shows This matchless kindness to His foes. 4 Rise, touched with gratitude divine; Turn out His enemy and thine, That soul-destroying monster, sin ; And let the Heavenly Stranger in. 5 Admit Him, ere His anger burn; His feet, departed, ne'er return! Admit Him ; or the hour's at hand When at His door denied you'll stand. 6 Yet know, nor of the terms complain, If Jesus comes, He comes to reign; To reign, and with no partial sway; Thoughts must be slain, that disobey ! 7 Sovereign of souls! Thou Prince of peace! O may Thy gentle reign increase! Throw wide the door, each willing mind! And be His empire all mankind ! Joseph Grigg 3SU&cmj)tion 201 '•'•Lord, Thou kr.oivest that 1 love Thee.''' [Innocents Hark, my soul ! it is the Lord, 'Tis Thy Saviour, hear His word; Jesus speaks, and speaks to thee: 'Say, poor sinner, lov'st thou Me? 2 'I delivered thee when bound, And, when bleeding, healed thy wound; Sought thee wandering, set thee right, Turned 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 hights above, 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 shalt 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 ! Oh! for grace to love Thee more! William Cowper 202 '•''The Spirit and the Bride say, Come.' 1 '' [Dedication The Spirit, in our hearts, Is whispering, 'Sinner, come;' The Bride, the Church of Christ, proclaims To all His children, 'Come!' StUticmptton 2 Let him that heareth say To all about him, 'Come!' Let him that thirsts for righteousness, To Christ, the Fountain, come ! 3 Yes, whosoever will, O let him freely come, And freely drink the stream of life; 'Tis ]esus bids him come. 4 Lo ! Jesus, who invites, Declares, 'I quickly come:' Lord, even so! I wait Thine hour; Jesus, my Saviour, come! Henry Ustick Onderdonk ^^O "His commandments are not grievous.' 1 '' [Federal St. 'Come hither, all ye weary souls, 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. 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 mold and guide us at Thy will. Isaac Watts foeneittptiott on A li W e h ave an Advocate with the Father^ [Federal St. * "jfesus Christ the righteous." Wherewith, O Lord, shall I draw near And bow myself before Thy face ? How in Thy purer eyes appear? What shall I bring to gain Thy grace? 2 Whoe'er to Thee themselves approve, Must take the path Thy word hath showed : Justice pursue, and mercy love, And humbly walk by faith with God. 3 But though my life henceforth be Thine, Present for past can ne'er atone; Though I to Thee the whole resign, I only give Thee back Thine own. 4 Guilty I stand before Thy face; On me I feel Thy wrath abide; 'Tis just the sentence should take place; 'T is just: — but, O, Thy Son hath died! 5 He ever lives for me to pray; He prays that I with Him may reign ; Amen to what my Lord doth say! Jesus, Thou canst not pray in vain! Charles Wesley o/")t "By the works of the laiu shall no flesh [Sacrifice *J be justified" In vain we seek for peace with God By methods of our own; Nothing, O Saviour! but Thy blood Can bring us near the throne. 2 The threatenings of the broken law Impress the soul with dread: If God His sword of vengeance draw, It strikes the spirit dead. &rtremptton 3 But Thine illustrious sacrifice Hath answered these demands; And peace and pardon from the skies Are offered by Thy hands. 4 'Tis by Thy death we live, O Lord! 'Tis on Thy cross we rest: For ever be Thy love adored, Thy name for ever blest. Isaac Watts - [Latour 200 "Atf man cometh tinto the Father, but by Me. 1 ' Thou art the Way — to Thee alone From sin and death we flee; And he who would the Father seek, Must seek him, Lord, by Thee. 2 Thou art the Truth — Thy word alone True wisdom can impart; Thou only canst inform the mind, And purify the heart. 3 Thou art the Life — the rending tomb Proclaims Thy conquering arm, And those who put their trust in Thee Nor death,, nor hell shall harm. 4 Thou art the Way — the Truth — the Life; Grant us that Way to know, That Truth to keep, that Life to win, Whose joys eternal flow. George Washington Doane <")(\*-j ''''God was in Christ, reconciling the [Federal St. • -world unto Himself " Thou blest Creator of the world, Redeemer of our fallen race, True God of God ! in whom we sec The brightness of the Father's face. 3&ctJcmj)tioti 2 Thy love! the mighty love, which made The starry sky, and sea, and earth, Took pity on our lost estate, And brake the bondage of our birth. 3 For this Thy sacred side was pierced, Whence mystic blood and water flowed, To cleanse us from the stain of guilt, And reconcile the world to God. 4 O Jesus! in Thy heart divine That self-same love doth ever glow ; For ever mercy to mankind Doth from that ceaseless fountain flow. 20o "Look unto Me, and be ye saved." [Dedication The 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 recovering grace.' 3 Sinners shall hear the sound; 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 forgiven; God will pronounce the sinners just, And take the saints to heaven. Isaac Watts S&rtrentption [Hamburg £ \) \J "Ch rist s th e Power of God a nd th e Wisdom of God. ' ' Nature with open volume stands, To spread her Maker's praise abroad, And every labor of His hands Shows something worthy of a God. 2 But in the grace that rescued man, His brightest form of glory shines; Here on the cross, 'tis fairest drawn In precious blood, and crimson lines. 3 Oh! the sweet wonders of that cross, Where God the Saviour loved, and died! Her noblest life my spirit draws From His dear wounds, and bleeding side. 4 I would for ever speak His name, In sounds to mortal ears unknown; With angels join to praise the Lamb, And worship at His Father's throne. Isaac Watts [VOLKSLIED 210 "Be ye doers of the word, and not hearers onty." Why will ye waste on trifling cares That life which God's compassion spares, While, in the various range of thought, The one thing needful is forgot? 2 Shall God invite you from above? Shall Jesus urge His dying love? Shall troubled conscience give you pain? And all these pleas unite in vain? 3 Not so your eyes will always view Those objects which you now pursue; Not so will heaven and hell appear, When death's decisive hour is near. SkctJcmptton 4 Almighty God! Thy grace impart; Fix deep conviction on each heart; Nor let us waste on trifling cares That life which Thy compassion spares. Philip Doddridge »** "He left not Himself without witness" [Ware The heavens declare Thy glory, Lord, In every star Thy wisdom shines; But when our eyes behold Thy word, We read Thy name in fairer lines. 2 The rolling sun, the changing light, And nights and days Thy power confess; But the blest volume Thou hast writ Reveals Thy justice and Thy grace. 3 Sun, moon, and stars convey Thy praise Round the whole earth, and never stand; So, when Thy truth began its race, It touched and glanced on every land. 4 Nor shall Thy spreading gospel rest, Till through the world Thy tru,th 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 gsopel makes the simple wise; Thy laws are pure, Thy judgments right. 6 Thy noblest wonders here we view, In souls renewed and sins forgiven: Lord, cleanse my sins, my soul renew, And make Thy word my guide to heaven. Isaac Waits 2*ctJcmptton [A LEND 212 "Where is the ivord of the Lord? Let it come nozv." 1 O Saviour! is Thy promise fled? Nor longer might Thy grace endure To heal the sick, and raise the dead, And preach Thy gospel to the poor? 2 Come, Jesus, come! return again; With brighter beam Thy servants bless, Who long to feel Thy perfect reign, And share Thy kingdom's happiness! 3 Come, Jesus, come! and as of yore The prophet went to clear Thy way, A harbinger Thy. feet before, A dawning to Thy brighter day; 4 So now may grace, with heavenly shower, Our stony hearts for truth prepare; Sow in our souls the seed of power, Then come, and reap Thy harvest there! Reginald Heber 213 '■''Let there be light:'' [Light Thou, whose Almighty word Chaos and darkness heard, 'And took their flight; Hear us, we humbly pray; And, where the gospel's day Sheds not its glorious ray, Let there be light ! 2 Thou who didst come to bring On Thy redeeming wing Healing and sight, Health to the sick in mind, Sight to the inly blind, O now to all mankind Let there be light ! S&rtjemption 3 Spirit of truth and love, Life-giving, holy Dove, Speed forth Thy flight! Move on the waters' face, Bearing the lamp of grace, And in earth's darkest place Let there be light! 4. Holy and blessed Three, Glorious Trinity, Wisdom, Love, Might! Boundless as ocean's tide Rolling in fullest pride, Through the earth, far and wide, Let there be light! John Marriott [Lane »'A *Y klk Let God arise, let His enemies be scattered." O Lord our God, arise, The cause of truth maintain, And wide o'er all the peopled world Extend her blessed reign. 2 Thou Prince of life, arise, Nor let Thy glory cease; Far spread the conquests of Thy grace, And bless the earth with peace. 3 Thou Holy Ghost, arise, Expand Thy quickening wing, And o'er a dark and ruined world Let light and order spring. 4 O all ye nations, rise, To God the Saviour sing; r^rom shore to shore, from earth to heaven, Let echoing anthems ring. Ralph Wardtaw ademption ^ ■*■ O "Behold^ I make all things ne7u." [Latour Spirit of power and might, behold A world by sin destroyed: Creator-Spirit, as of old, Move on the formless void. 2 Give Thou the word: — that healing sound Shall quell the deadly strife, And earth again, like Eden crowned, Produce the tree of life. 3 If sang the morning stars for joy, When nature rose to view, What strains will angel-harps employ When Thou shalt all renew ! 4 And if the sons of God rejoice To hear a Saviour's name, How will the ransomed raise their voice, To whom that Saviour came ! 5 So every kindred, tongue, and tribe, ^Assembling round the throne, Thy new creation shall ascribe To sovereign love alone. James Montgomery [Abend 210 '*/ will pour out of My Spirit upon all flesh," O Spirit of the living God ! In all Thy plenitude of grace, Where'er the foot of man hath trod, Descend on our apostate race. 2 Give tongues of fire and hearts of love, To preach the reconciling word; • Give power and unction from above, Whene'er the joyful sound is heard. 3Hetremption 3 Be darkness, at Thy coming, light; Confusion, order in Thy path; Souls without strength inspire with might, Bid mercy triumph over wrath. 4 O Spirit of the Lord ! prepare AH the round world her God to meet ; Breathe Thou abroad like morning air, Till hearts of stone begin to beat. 5 Baptize the nations; far and nigh The triumphs of the cross record; The name of Jesus glorify, Till every kindred call Him Lord. James Montgomery . [Innocents ^ ■*■ / "/« H)s days shall the righteous flourish." Hasten, Lord, the glorious time, When, beneath Messiah's sway, Every nation, every clime, Shall the gospel call obey. 2 Mightiest kings His power shall own, Heathen tribes His name adore; Satan and his host, o'erthrown, Bound in chains, shall hurt no more. 3 Then shall wars and tumults cease, Then be banished grief and pain; Righteousness, and joy, and peace, Undisturbed shall ever reign. 4 Bless we, then, our gracious Lord, Ever praise His glorious name; All His mighty acts record, All His wondrous love proclaim. Harriet Aubcr SUcfcrmptiott 2IO "Come over and help us." [Missionary Hymn From Greenland's icy mountains, From India's coral strand, Where Afric's sunny fountains Roll down their golden sand, From many an ancient river, From many a palmy plain, They call us to deliver Their land from error's chain. 2 What though the spicy breezes Blow soft o'er Ceylon's isle; Though every prospect pleases, And only man is vile; In vain with lavish kindness The gifts of God are strown; The heathen in his blindness Bows down to wood and stone. 3 Can we, whose souls are lighted With wisdom from on high, Can we to men benighted The lamp of life deny? Salvation ! O salvation ! The joyful sound proclaim, Till each remotest nation Has learnt Messiah's Name. 4 Waft, waft, ye winds, His story, And you, ye waters, roll, Till like a sea of glory It spreads from pole to pole; Till o'er our ransomed nature The Lamb for sinners slain, Redeemer, King, Creator, In bliss returns to reign. Reginald Heber atletiemptton r^7 "He shall have dominion from sea to sea." [Hambukg Great God, whose universal sway The known and unknown worlds obey, Now give the kingdom to Thy Son, Extend His power, exalt His throne. 2 As rain on meadows newly mown, So shall He send His influence down; His grace on fainting souls distils Like heavenly dew on thirsty hills. 3 The heathen lands, that lie beneath The shades of overspreading death, Revive at His first dawning light, And deserts blossom at the sight. 4 The saints shall flourish in His days, Drest in the robes of joy and praise; Peace, like a river, from His throne Shall flow to nations yet unknown. Isaac Waits 220 "Of His kingdom there shall be no end." [Benevkkto Wake the song of jubilee, Let it echo o'er the sea ! Now is come the promised hour; Jesus reigns with glorious power! 2 All ye nations, join and sing, ' Praise your Saviour, praise your King; Let it sound from shore to shore, — ' Jesus reigns for evermore!' 3 Hark! the desert lands rejoice; And the islands join their voice; Joy! the whole creation sings, — 'Jesus is the King of kings!' Leonard Bacon ademption 221 "The morning cometh." [Gosfel Watchman ! tell us of the night, What its signs of promise are: Traveler! o'er yon mountain hight, See that glory-beaming star! Watchman ! does its beauteous ray Aught of hope or joy foretell? Traveler! yes; it brings the day, Promised day of Israel. 2 Watchman! tell us of the night; Higher yet that star ascends: Traveler! blessedness and light, Peace and truth its course portends! Watchman ! will its beams alone Gild the spot that gave them birth? Traveler! ages are its own, See, it bursts o'er all the earth! 3 Watchman ! tell us of the night, For the morning seems to dawn: Traveler! darkness takes its flight, Doubt and terror are withdrawn. — Watchman! let thy wanderings cease; Hie thee to thy quiet home: Traveler! lo! .the Prince of peace, Lo ! the Son of God is come! John Boxvring 2 22 U A 11 nations shall serve Him.'" [Release Hail to the Lord's Anointed! Great David's greater Son! Hail, in the time appointed, His reign on earth begun ! He comes to break oppression, To set the captive free; To take away transgression, And rule in equity. 3EU&emj>tfo!t 2 He comes, with succor speedy To those who suffer wrong; To help the poor and needy, And bid the weak be strong; To give them songs for sighing, Their darkness turn to light, Whose souls, condemned and dying, Were precious in His sight. 3 He shall come down like showers Upon the fruitful earth, And love and joy, like flowers, Spring in His path to birth: Before Him, on the mountains, Shall peace the herald go, And righteousness in fountains From hill to valley flow. 4 Kings shall fall down before Him, And gold and incense bring: All nations shall adore Him, His praise all people sing. For Him shall prayer unceasing And daily vows ascend ; His kingdom still increasing, A kingdom without end. 5 O'er everv foe victorious, He on His throne shall rest, From age to age more glorious, All-blessing and all-blest: The tide of time shall never His covenant remove; His name shall stand for ever; That name to us is — love. James Montgomery LlrUrmption [Benevento ^■^O "Alleluia, for the Lord God Oninipotent reigneth." Hark! the song of Jubilee; Loud as mighty thunders roar, Or the fullness of the sea, When it breaks upon the shore: Hallelujah ! for the Lord God Omnipotent shall reign; Hallelujah ! let the word Echo round the earth and main. 2 Hallelujah! hark! the sound, From the center to the skies, ► Wakes above, beneath, around, All creation's harmonies; See Jehovah's banner furled, Sheathed His sword : He speaks — 'tis done, And the kingdoms of this world Are the kingdoms of His Son. 3 He shall reign from pole to pole With illimitable sway; He shall reign, when like a scroll Yonder heavens have past away: Then the end; — beneath His rod, Man's last enemy shall fall; Hallelujah! Christ in God, God in Christ, is all in all. James Montgo7nery ^^T" "His Name shall endure /or ever" [Ware Jesus :hall reign, where'er the sun Does his successive journeys run; His kingdom stretch from shore to shore, Till moons shall wax and wane no more. 3cUtjemptton 2 For Him shall endless prayer be made, And praises throng to crown His head; His name, like sweet perfume, shall rise With every morning sacrifice. 3 People and realms of every tongue Dwell on His love with sweetest song; And infant voices shall proclaim Their early blessings on His name. 4 Blessings abound where'er He reigns; The prisoner leaps to lose his chains; The weary find eternal rest, And all the sons of want are blest. 5 Let every creature rise and bring Peculiar honors to our King; Angels descend with songs again, And earth repeat the loud Amen ! Isaac Watts [Return ™ ^O "Blessed is the people that know the joy fid sound.' 1 '' Blest are the souls that hear and know 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 Redeemer's name; His righteousness exalts their hope, Nor Satan dares condemn. 3 The Lord, our glory and defence, Strength and salvation gives; Israel, thy King for ever reigns, Thy God for ever lives. Isaac Watts W$t <&i)ttrcf) ooA "Pray for the peace of Jerusalem ; they shall [Haydn prosper that love lhee. ,, I love Thy kingdom, Lord, The house of Thine abode, The church our blest Redeemer saved With His own precious blood. 2 I love Thy church, O God ! Her walls before Thee stand, Dear as the apple of Thine eye, And graven on Thy hand. 3 If e'er to bless Thy sons My voice or hands deny, These hands let useful skill forsake, This voice in silence die. 4 If e'er my heart forget Her welfare or her wo, Let every joy* this heart forsake, And every grief o'erflow. 5 For her my tears shall fall, For her my prayers ascend; To her my cares and toils be given, Till toils and cares shall end. 6 Beyond my highest joy I prize her heavenly ways, Her sweet communion, solemn vows, Her hymns of love and praise. 2T!)C <£!ntrd) 7 Jesus, thou Friend Divine, Our Saviour and our King, Thy hand from every snare and foe Shall great deliverance bring. 8 Sure as Thy truth shall last, To Zion shall be given The brightest glories earth can yield, And brighter bliss of heaven. Timothy D wight £& J "He hath put a new song in my mouth." [Grace Awake, 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, till we feel our hearts Ascending with our tongues; Sing, till the love of sin departs, And grace inspires our songs. 4 Sing on your heavenly way, Ye ransomed sinners, sing; Sing on, rejoicing every day In Christ, the Eternal King. 5 Soon shall ye hear Him say, Ye blessed children, come; Soon will He call you hence away, And take His wanderers home. William Hammond 2T!)c €:i)urd) ooQ "Beautiful for situation, the joy of [St. Matthew the -whole earth, is Mount Zion." O where are kings and empires now, Of old that went and came ! But, Lord, Thy church is praying yet, A thousand years the same ! We mark her holy battlements, And her foundations strong; And hear within her ceaseless voice, And her unending song. 2 For not like kingdoms of the world, The holy church of God ! Though earthquake shocks be threatening her, And tempest is abroad; Unshaken as eternal hills, Unmovable she stands, A mountain that shall fill the earth, A house unbuilt by hands ! 3 O ye that in these latter days The citadel defend, Perchance for you the Saviour said, 'I'm with you to the end :' Stand therefore girt about, and hold Your burning lamps in hand, And standing listen for your Lord, And till He cometh — stand ! Arthur Cleveland Coxe [Phuvah 22Q "Behold, the tabernacle of God is with men. 11 O Lord of life, and truth, and grace, Ere nature was begun ! Make welcome to our erring race Thy Spirit and Thy Son. Stje (Eintrcf) 2 We hail the church, built high o'er all The heathen's rage and scoff; Thy providence its fenced wall, The Lamb the light thereof. 3 Thy Christ hath reached His heavenly seat Through sorrows and through scars; The golden lamps are at His feet, And in His hand the stars. 4 O may He walk among us here, With His rebuke and love, — A brightness o'er this lower sphere, A ray from worlds above ! Nathaniel Langdon Frothingham oqh [Greenville •^ " The city of the living God, the heavenly ycrusalevt.'" Glorious things of thee are spoken, Zion, city of our God; He, whose word cannot be broken, Formed thee for His own abode: On the 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 will thy thirst assuage? Grace, which like the Lord, the Giver, Never fails from age to age. John Newton E\)t efmrd) qq t "'Fear not, little flock ; for it is your Father's [Phuvah *-' good pleasure to give you the kingdo7iiy Church of the Ever-living God, The Father's gracious choice, Amid the voices of this earth How feeble is thy voice ! 2 A little flock ! so calls He thee Who bought thee with His blood; A lictle flock, disowned of men, But owned and loved of God. 3 But the Chief Shepherd comes at length; Their feeble days are o'er, No more a handful in the earth, A little flock no more. 4. No more a lily among thorns, Weary and faint and few; But countless as the stars of heaven, Or as the early dew. 5 Then entering the eternal halls, In- robes of victory, That mighty multitude shall keep The joyous jubilee. 6 Unfading palms they bear aloft; Unfaltering songs they sing; Unending festival they keep, In presence of the King. Horatins Bonar £ £" " That they all may be one" [Stephens Let saints below in concert sing With those to glory gone: For all the servants of our King In earth and heaven are one. erije €:l)ui'ci) 2 One family we dwell in Him, One church, above, beneath, Though now divided by the stream, The narrow stream of death. 3 One army of the living God, To His command v/e bow; Part of the host have crossed the flood, And part are crossing now. 4 Some to their everlasting home This solemn moment fly; And we are to the margin come, And soon expect to die. 5 Lord Jesus, be our constant Guide: And, when the word is given, Bid death's cold flood its waves divide, And land us safe in heaven. Charles Weslc ty*yj "Felloivcitizens with the saints, and of the [Dundee OO household of God." Not to the terrors of the Lord, The tempest, fire, and smoke; Not to the thunder of that word Which God on Sinai spoke : — 2 But we are come to Zion's hill, The city of our God; Where milder words declare His will And spread His love abroad. 3 Behold the innumerable host Of angels clothed in light! Behold the spirits of the just, Whose faith is turned to sight! 2T!)c €:t)uvc!) 4 Behold the blest assembly there, Whose names are writ in heaven! And God, the Judge of all, declare Their vilest sins forgiven ! 5 The saints on earth, and all the dead, But one communion make; All join in Christ, their living Head, And of His grace partake. 6 In such society as this My weary soul would rest; The man that dwells where Jesus is, Must be for ever blest. Isaac Watts ^j4 " The kingdom of God is come nigh unto you.' 1 '' [Haydn Come, kingdom of our God, Sweet reign of light and love, Shed peace and hope and joy abroad, And wisdom from above. 2 Over our spirits first Extend Thy healing reign; Then raise and quench that sacred thirst That never pains again. 3 Come, kingdom of our God, And make the broad earth Thine; Stretch o'er her lands and isles the rod That flowers with grace divine. 4 Come, kingdom of our God, And raise the glorious throne In worlds by the undying trod When God shall bless His own. Henry D. Johns 2T!)e ©ijuvct) 235 ^He is the Head 0/ the body, the Church.' 1 [Gotha The Church's one foundation Is Jesus Christ her Lord; She is His new creation By water and the word : From heaven He came and sought her To be His holy bride; With His own blood He bought her, And for her life He died. 2 Elect from every nation, Yet one o'er all the earth, Her charter of salvation One Lord, one faith, one birth, One holy name she blesses, Partakes one holy food, And to one hope she presses With every grace endued. 3 Mid toil and tribulation, And tumult of her war, She waits the consummation Of peace for evermore; Till with the vision glorious Her longing eyes are blest, And the great church victorious Shall be the church at rest. 4 Yet she on earth hath union With God, the Three in One, And mystic sweet communion With those whose rest is won; O happy ones and holy ! Lord, give us grace that we, Like them, the meek and lowly, On high may dwell with Thee! Saniuel John Stone E\)t <£|>urcj) ^O "God is our Refuge and Strength." [Russian Hymn God is the refuge of His saints, 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 hurled Down to the deep, and buried there- Convulsions shake the solid world; — Our faith shall never yield to fear. 3 Loud may the troubled ocean roar, — In sacred peace our souls abide, While every nation, every shore, Trembles, and dreads the swelling tide. 4 There is a stream whose gentle flow Supplies the city of our God; Life, love, and joy, still gliding through, And watering our divine abode. 5 That sacred stream, Thine holy word, Our grief allays, our fear controls: Sweet peace Thy promises afford, And give new strength to fainting souls. 6 Zion enjoys her Monarch's love, Secure against a threatening hour; Nor can her firm foundations move, Built on His truth, and armed with power. Isaac Watts [ROTHWELL O / u Behold I create neiv heavens and a new earths O Lord, in perfect bliss above Thou couldst not need created love; And yet Thou didst Thy power display, And earth's foundations firmly lay. E\)t <&!)UlTf) 2 But even while the world came forth In all the beauty of its birth, In Thy deep thought Thou didst behold Another world of nobler mold. 3 For Thou didst will that Christ should frame A new creation by His name; Its seed, the living word of grace He scatters wide in every place; 4 Its home, when time shall be no more, In heaven with Thee for evermore; Accepted in Thy boundless love To share His throne and joy above. 5 O Father, bless, for they are Thine, O Son, direct in love divine, O Holy Ghost, with grace endue The old creation and the new ! Isaac Williams 238 ' Our fellowship is with the Father and [Phuvah with His Son Jesus Christ." Lord Jesus, are we one with Thee? O hight, O depth of love! Thou one with us on Calvary, We one with Thee above. 2 Such was Thy love, that for our sake Thou didst from heaven come down; Our mortal flesh and blood partake, In all our misery one. 3 Our sins, our guilt, in love divine, Confessed and borne by Thee ; The sting, the curse, the wrath, were Thine To set Thy members free. 5Tf)e €:|)utc|) 4 Ascended now, in glory bright, Still one with us Thou art; Nor life, nor death, nor depth, nor hight, Thy saints and Thee can part. 5 Ere long shall come that glorious day, When, seated on Thy throne, Thou shalt to wondering worlds display That we in Thee are one. James George Deck OOA "^ n d they sung as it were a new song [Choral +2 ^7 before the throne." Sing we the song of those who stand' Around the eternal throne, Of every kindred, clime, and land, A multitude unknown. 2 Life's poor distinctions vanish here; To-day the young, the old, Our Saviour and His flock, appear One Shepherd and one fold. 3 Toil, trial, suffering, still await On earth the pilgrim-throng, Yet learn we in our low estate The church triumphant's song. 4 * Worthy the Lamb for sinners slain,' Cry the redeemed above, 'Blessing and honor to obtain, And everlasting love.' 5 'Worthy the Lamb!' on earth we sing, 'Who died our souls to save; Henceforth, O Death! where is thy sting? Thy victory, O Grave ?' £i)c <£f)uvc!) 6 Then, hallelujah, power and praise To God in Christ be given; May all who now this anthem raise Renew the strain in heaven ! James Montgomery 2A.Q u Every one members one of another y [Grace Blest be the tie that binds Our hearts in Christian love; The fellowship of kindred minds Is like to that above. 2 Before our Father's throne, We pour our ardent prayers; Our fears, our hopes, our aims, are one, Our comforts and our cares. 3 We share our mutual woes, Our mutual burdens bear; And often for each other flows The sympathizing tear. 4 When we asunder part, It gives us inward pain ; But we shall still be joined in heart, And hope to meet again. 5 This glorious hope revives Our courage by the way; While each in expectation lives, And longs to see the day. 6 From sorrow, toil, and pain, And sin, we shall be free; And perfect love and friendship reign Through all eternity. John Fawcett ®fje Eortt's Ssnpptv *2 a t "Blessed are they that have not seen, and [Oaksville ' yet have believed." Remember Me, the Saviour said, On that forsaken night, When from His side the nearest fled, And death was close in sight. 2 Through all the following ages' track The world remembers yet; With love and worship gazes back, And never can forget. 3 O, blest are they, who have not seen, And yet believe Him still! They know Him, when His praise they mean, And when they do His will. 4 We hear His word along our way; We see His light above; — Remember, when we strive and pray, Remember, when we love. Nathaniel Langdon Frothingham [Father Haydn 242 "// i s the Spirit that beareth witness." Come, Thou Everlasting Spirit, Bring to every thankful mind All the Saviour's dying merit, All His sufferings for mankind : £i)e SLorti's Supper True Recorder of His passion, Now the living faith impart; Now reveal His great salvation, Preach His gospel to our heart. Come, Thou Witness of His dying; Come, Remembrancer Divine; Let us feel Thy power applying Christ to every soul, and mine; Let us groan Thine inward groaning, Look on Him we pierced, and grieve; All receive the grace atoning, All the sprinkled blood receive. Charles Wesley *y Ary "Ve are come unto Jesus, the Mediator [Introitus t"v5 of the new covenant ." 'The promise of My Father's love Shall stand for ever good:' — He said, and gave his soul to death, And sealed the grace with blood. 2 To this dear covenant of Thy word I set my worthless name; I seal the engagement to my Lord, And make my humble claim. 3 The light, and strength, and pardoning grace, And glory, shall be mine; My life and soul, my heart and flesh, And all my powers are Thine. 4 I call that legacy my own, Which Jesus did bequeath; 'T was purchased with a dying groan, And ratified in death. 2T!;e SLor^s Supper 5 Sweet is the memory of His name, Who blest us in His will, And to His testament of love Made His own life the seal. Isaac Watts *} A A " This cuj> is the new testament in My blood, [Siluman ■ I which is shed for you" O Jesus, bruised and wounded more Than bursted grape, or bread of wheat, The Life of life within our souls, The Cup of our salvation sweet ! 2 We come to show Thy dying hour, Thy streaming vein, Thy broken flesh; And still the blood is warm to save, And still the fragrant wounds are fresh. 3 O Heart, that, with a double tide Of blood and water, maketh pure; O Flesh, once offered on the cross, The gift that makes our pardon sure: 4 Let never more our sinful souls The anguish of Thy cross renew; Nor forge again the cruel nails That pierced Thy victim body through. Cecil Frances Alexander ry a U "My flesh is meat indeed, and I\Ty [Pleyel's Hymn *+* blood is drink indeed." Bread of heaven ! on Thee we feed, For Thy flesh is meat indeed; Ever may our souls be fed With this true and living Bread; Day by day with strength supplied Through the life of Him who died. Qfyz SLortTs Supper Vine of heaven! Thy Blood supplies This blest cup of sacrifice; Lord ! Thy wounds our healing give; To Thy cross we look, and live. Jesus, may we ever be Rooted, grafted, built in Thee! Josiah Conder 246 [Lausanne 1 We love Him, because He first loved us." how could I forget Him Who ne'er forgetteth me? Or tell the love that let Him Come down to set me free? 1 lay in darkest sadness, Till He made all things new; And still fresh love and gladness Flow from that heart so true. For ever will I love Him Who saw my hopeless plight, Who felt my sorrows move Him, And brought me life and light: Whose arm shall be around me When my last hour is come, And suffer none to wound me, Though dark the passage home. He gives me pledges holy, His body and His blood ; He lifts the scorned and lowly, He makes my courage good; For He will reign within me, And shed His graces there : The heaven He died to win me Can I then fail to share? £f)c JLorU's Supper 4 In joy and sorrow ever Shine through me, Blessed Heart, Who, bleeding for us, never Did shrink from sorest smart! Whate'er I've loved or striven Or borne, I bring to Thee; Now let Thy heart and heaven Stand open, Lord, to me! Catherine Winkworth [INTROITUS ^*\ / "Lord, I believe; kelp Thou mine unbelief.'''' Behold Thy servant drawing near Thine altar, Lord, to-day ; And though I come with doubt and fear, O ! send me not away. 2 I would not dare to seek Thy throne With such a guilty soul, But that Thy flesh and blood alone Can make a sinner whole. 3 In faith, in love, I would receive, With mingled joy and grief; I would not question, but believe; Help Thou mine unbelief. 4 By each communion teach my feet To go from strength to strength; Till I with all Thy faithful meet Around Thy throne at length. 248 [SlLLIMA> "He that cometh to Me shall never hunger.' 1 '' Jesus, thou Joy of loving hearts ! Thou Fount of Life! Thou Light of men ! From the best bliss that earth imparts, We turn unfilled to Thee again. 2Tf)e SHovD's Supper 2 Thy truth unchanged hath ever stood ; Thou savest those that on Thee call; To them that seek Thee, Thou art good, To them that find Thee, All in all! 3 We taste Thee, O Thou Living Bread, And long to feast upon Thee still ! We drink of Thee, the Fountain Head, And thirst our souls from Thee to fill! 4 Our restless spirits yearn for Thee, Where'er our changeful lot is cast; Glad, when Thy gracious smile we see, Blest, when our faith can hold Thee fast. 5 O Jesus, ever with us stay! Make all our moments calm and bright! Chase the dark night of sin away, Shed o'er the world Thy holy light! Ray Palmer [Redemption 249 " Ye do show the Lord's death till He come." By Christ redeemed, in Christ restored, We keep the memory adored, And show the death of our dear Lord, Until He come. 2 His Body, broken in our stead, Is here in this memorial bread; And so our feeble love is fed, Until He come. 3 His fearful drops of agony, His life-blood shed for us we see: The wine shall tell the mystery, Until He come. 3T!)e ILqvWs Supper 4 Until the trump of God be heard, Until the ancient graves be stirred, And with the great, commanding word, The Lord shall come. 5 O blessed hope ! with this elate, Let not our hearts be desolate, But strong in faith, in patience wait, Until He come ! George Raw son ^O "Abide in me, and I in you." [Oaksville If human kindness meets return And owns the grateful tie; If tender thoughts within us burn, To feel a friend is nigh; — 2 O, shall not warmer accents tell The gratitude we owe To Him, who died, our fears to quell — Who bore our guilt and wo ! 3 While yet in anguish Fie surveyed Those pangs He would not flee, What love His latest words displayed, * Meet and remember Me!' 4 Remember Thee, Thy death, Thy shame, Our sinful hearts to share! O memory ! leave no other name But His recorded there. Gerald Thomas Noel [MORNINGTON ^O li Christ otir Passover is sacrificed for us" Not all the blood of beasts, On Jewish altars slain, Could give the guilty conscience peace, Or wash away the stain. )c Horn's Supper 2 But Christ, the Heavenly Lamb, Takes all our sins away; A sacrifice of nobler name And richer blood than they. 3 My faith would lay her hand On that dear head of Thine, While like a penitent I stand, And there confess my sin. 4 My soul looks back to see The burdens Thou didst bear, When hanging on the cursed tree, And hopes her guilt was there. 5 Believing, we rejoice To see the curse remove; We bless the Lamb with cheerful voice, And sing His bleeding love. Isaac Watts "5 " "/ am the Vine, ye are the branches." [Lebanon Lord, when before Thy throne we meet, Thy goodness to adore, From Heaven, the eternal mercy-seat, On us Thy blessing pour, And make our inmost souls to be An habitation meet for Thee! 2 The Body for our ransom given, The Blood in mercy shed: With this immortal food from Heaven, Lord! let our souls be fed ! And, as we round Thy table kneel, Help us Thy quickening grace to feel ! &f)e 3Lo«r»» Supper 3 Be Thou, O Holy Spirit, nigh ! Accept the humble prayer, The contrite soul's repentant sigh, The sinner's heartfelt tear! And let our adoration rise, As fragrant incense, to the skies ! Tressilian George Nicholas *yxZ.O [Rosefiei %J*J "If ye love Me, keep My commandments." Many centuries have fled Since our Saviour broke the bread, And this sacred feast ordained, Ever by His church retained: Those His body who discern, Thus shall meet till His return. 2 Through the churches' long eclipse, When, from priest or pastor's lips, Truth divine was never heard, — Mid the famine of the word, Still these symbols witness gave To His love who died to save. 3 All who bear the Saviour's name, Here their common faith proclaim; Though diverse in tongue or rite, Here, one body we unite; Breaking thus one mystic bread, Members of one common head. 4 Come, the blessed emblems share, Which the Saviour's death declare; Come, on truth immortal feed; For His flesh is meat indeed: Saviour ! witness with the sign, That our ransomed souls are Thine. Josiah Conder 2T|)C Horn's Supper ty ^ a "Except ye eat the flesh r>f the Son of man, [Lausanni J" and drink His blood, ye have no life in you." O bread to pilgrims given, O food that angels eat, O manna sent from heaven, For heaven-born natures meet: Give us, for Thee, long pining, To eat till richly filled; Till, earth's delights resigning, Our every wish is stilled"! 2 O water, life-bestowing, From out the Saviour's heart, A fountain purely flowing, A fount of love Thou art! O let us, freely tasting, Our burning thirst assuage ! Thy sweetness, never wasting, Avails from age to age. 3 Jesus, this feast receiving, We Thee unseen adore; Thy faithful word believing We take, and doubt no more: Give us, Thou true and loving, On earth to live in Thee; Then, death the veil removing, Thy glorious face to see. Ray Palmer ^33 "This do in remembrance of Me." [Introitus According to Thy gracious word, In meek humility, This will I do, my dying Lord ! I will remember Thee ! 2Tt)c SLortJ's Supper 2 Thy body, broken for my sake, My bread from heaven shall bej Thy testamental cup I take, And thus remember Thee! 3 Gethsemane can I forget? Or there Thy conflict see, Thine agony and bloody sweat, And not remember Thee? 4 When to the cross I turn mine eye, And rest on Calvary, O Lamb cf God, my Sacrifice! I must remember Thee: — 5 Remember Thee, and all Thy pains And all Thy love to me; Yea, while a breath, a pulse remains, Will I remember Thee. 6 And when these failing lips grow dumb, And mind and memory flee, When Thou shalt in Thy kingdom come, Then, Lord, remember me ! James Montgomery Mtpmtmtt 256 [Waldstein ^Rest in the Lord, and wait patiently for Him." Does the gospel word proclaim Rest for those that weary be? Then, my soul, assert thy claim ; Sure, that promise speaks to thee. Marks of grace I cannot show, All polluted is my best; Yet I weary am, I know, And the weary long for rest. Burdened with a load of sin, Harassed with tormenting doubt, Hourly conflicts from within, Hourly crosses from without : All my little strength is gone, Sink I must without supply; Sure, upon the earth is none Can more weary be than I. In the ark the weary dove Found a welcome resting-place; Thus my spirit longs to prove Rest in Christ, the Ark of grace; Tempest-tost I long have been, And the flood increases fast; Open, Lord, and draw me in, Till the storm be overpast ! John Newton 3&ej>entance *yxl*~7 "Return unto Me, and I will return unto [AuGUS ^ J / you, saith the Lord of hosts." O Thou, whose tender mercy hears Contrition's humble sigh, Whose hand indulgent wipes the tears From sorrow's weeping eye ; 2 See, low before Thy throne of grace, A wretched wanderer mourn; Hast Thou not bid me seek Thy face? Hast Thou not said, Return ? 3 Absent from Thee, my Guide, my Light, Without one cheering ray, Through dangers, fears, and gloomy night, How desolate my way ! 4 O shine on this benighted heart, With beams of mercy shine! And let Thy healing voice impart A taste of joys divine! Anne Steele 258 Seek ye the Lord while He may be found." [Litolf Come, trembling sinner, in whose breast A thousand thoughts revolve, Come, with your guilt and fear opprest, And make this last resolve: — ' I'll go to Jesus, though my sin Like mountains round me close; I know His courts, I'll enter in, Whatever may oppose. 'Prostrate I'll lie before His throne, And there my guilt confess; I'll tell Him I'm a wretch undone, Without His sovereign grace. 3&cj)cntance 4 ' I'll to the gracious King approach, Whose scepter pardon gives; Perhaps He may command my touch, And then the suppliant lives. 5 'Perhaps He will admit my plea, Perhaps will hear my prayer; 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 for ever die.' Edmund Jones ^Oy " With His strides %ve are healed.'''' [Stabat mater I saw One hanging on a tree, In agony and blood, Who fixed His languid eyes on me, As near His cross I stood. 2 Sure, never till my latest breath Can I forget that look; It seemed to charge me with His death, Though not a word He spoke. 3 Alas, I knew not what I did, But all my tears were vain; Where could my trembling soul be hid, For I the Lord had slain ! 4 A second look He gave, that said, 'I freely all forgive; This blood is for thy ransom paid ; I die, that thou may'st live.' 5 Thus while His death my sin displays In all its blackest hue, Such is the mystery of grace, It seals my pardon too ! y hn Neivion Skqjcntance «^« "Hide Thv face from my sins, and blot [Portsmouth «"" out all mine iniquities" Blot out our sins of old, When erst we went astray, When, Father, from Thy fold We wandered far away; Ere yet we die, To be forgiven. O King of heaven To Thee we cry 2 In this our hour of need, In hope we fly to Thee Sow in our hearts the seed Of bright eternity; Our strength renew From day to day. O Lord, we pray As morning dew 3 Blot out our sins gone by, Blot out our sins to-day, And others ere we die; And give us, while we pray, Undying faith The victory In Christ, to see O'er sin and death. Godfrey Thring r)(\*r [Bethlehem "God be merciful to me a sinner" The abyss of many a former sin Encloses me, and bars me in : Like billows my transgressions roll; Be Thou the Pilot of my soul, And to salvation's harbor bring, Thou Saviour and Thou glorious King! 2 My Father's heritage abused, Wasted by lust, by sin misused; To shame and want and misery brought, The slave to many a fruitless thought, I cry to Thee who lovest men, O pity and receive again ! 3£tcpentarire With that blest thief my prayer I make, Remember for Trhy mercy's sake! With that poor publican I cry, Be merciful, O God most high ! With that lost prodigal I fain Back to my home would turn again ! Mourn, mourn, my soul, with earnest care, And raise to Christ the contrite prayer ; — O Thou, who freely wast made poor, My sorrows and my sins to cure, Me, poor of all good works, embrace, Enriching with Thy boundless grace ! John Mason A T ealc ^Restore unto me the joy of Thy salvation." [Litolf A sinner, Lord, behold I stand, In thought, and word, and deed; But Jesus sits at Thy right hand, For such to intercede. 2 To heaven can reach the softest word, A child's repenting prayer; And tears are seen, and sighs are heard, And thoughts regarded there. 3 And Thou canst change this evil heart, Canst give a holy mind, And wilt that heavenly grace impart Which those who seek shall find. 4 Then let me all my sins confess, Pardon and help implore, That I may love my follies less, And love mv Saviour more. a&ejjcntance 263 " Thou Son 0/ David have mercy on me" [Dundee Jesus, if still Thou art to-day As yesterday the same, Present to heal, in me display The virtue of Thy name. 2 If still Thou goest about to do Thy needy creatures good, On me, that I Thy praise may show, Be all Thy wonders showed. 3 Thou seest me deaf to Thy commands; Open, O Lord, mine ear; Bid me stretch out my withered hands, And lift them up in prayer. 4 Silent (alas! Thou know'st how long!) My voice I cannot raise; But, O ! when Thou shalt loose my tongue, The dumb shall sing Thy praise. 5 Lame, at the pool I still am found : Give, and my strength employ; Light as a hart I then shall bound, The lame shall leap for joy. 6 Blind from my birth to guilt and Thee, And dark I am within : The love of God I cannot see, The sinfulness of sin. 7 But Thou, they say, art passing by; O let me find Thee near; Jesus, in mercy hear my cry, Thou Son of David, hear! Repentance 8 Behold me waiting in the way, For Thee, the heavenly Light; Command me to be brought, and say, 'Sinner, receive thy sight!' Charles Wesle ryf^A ''''Let tis therefore come boldly unto the [Last Hope ■ throne of grace, that ive may obtain mercy" Hast thou sinned? Sin no more; Pardon ask, and pardon win ; Mercy sits at mercy's door, Boldly knock and enter in. 2 Boldly to the throne of grace, Weeping for the bitter past, Go, though shame would hide its face, Go, and find a rest at last. 3 Christ, who died the lost to save, Never turned His face from pain; They who meekly pardon crave, Never cry to Him in vain. 4 Christ Himself is calling, 'Come,' Christ, who lived and died for thee, 'Hasten, helpless sinner, home, Lay your weary load on Me.' 5 Stand not still to count the cost, Hasten while 'tis yet to-day; Time, too precious to be lost, Brooks not doubt; — away, away! 6 Yes, in this thy sorest need, Knock in faith at mercy's door; Go, and there for pardon plead, Go, for grace to sin no more. Godfrey Thring aUcpcntauct ^^5 " Ho, every one that thirtieth." [Osgood Come, ye sinners, poor and wretched, Weak and wounded, sick and sore; Jesus ready stands to save you, Full of pity, joined with power: He is able, He is willing; doubt no more. 2 Ho, ye needy, come and welcome; God's free bounty glorify; True belief, and true repentance, Every grace that brings us 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 rising beam. 4 Come, ye weary, heavy laden, Lost and ruined by the fall! If you tarry till you're better, You will never come at all : Not the righteous, Sinners, Jesus came to call. Joseph Hart 266 "Lord, ivhat wilt thou have me to do f" [Ariel Lord, thou hast won — at length I yield, 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. foqpentaitce 2 If Thou hadst bid Thy thunders roll, And lightnings flash to blast my soul, I still had stubborn been : But mercy has my heart subdued, A bleeding Saviour I have viewed, And now, I !i»£* my sin. 3 Now, Lord, I would be Thine alone; Come, take po^oescion of Thine own, For TSop. 'nasi: set me free; Released f-om Satan's hard command. See all my powers in waiting stand, To be employed by T'nee. Jonn. iVetuton 267 " Thou art my Rock." [Matilda O Jesus^ Saviour of the lost, My Rock and Hiding-place, By stoims of sin and sorrow tost, I seek Thy sheltering grace. Guilty, forgive me, Lord! I cry; Pursued by foes I come; A sinner, save me or I die; An outcast, take me home. Once safe in Thine almighty arms, Let storms come on amain; There danger never, never harms; There death itself is gain. And when I stand before Thy throne, And all Thy glory see, Still be my righteousness alone To hide myself in Thee. Edward Henry Bickersteth Repentance OflR "If the righteous scarcely be saved, where [Olmutz shall the ungodly and the sinner appear ?" And wilt Thou pardon, Lord, A sinner such as I, Although Thy book his crimes record Of such a crimson dye ? 2 So deep are they engraved, So terrible their fear, — The righteous scarcely shall be saved, And where shall I appear ? 3 My soul, make all things known To Him who all things sees : That so the Lamb may yet atone For thine iniquities. 4 O Thou Physician blest, Make clean my guilty soul ! And me, by many a sin opprest Restore, and keep me whole ! 5 I know not how to praise Thy mercy and Thy love: But deign Thy servant to upraise, And I shall learn above ! John Mason Neale 269 "God shall bring every work into judgment.' 1 '' [Litany Almighty God, Thy piercing eye Strikes through the shades of night; And our most secret actions lie All open to Thy sight. There's not a sin that we commit, Nor wicked word we say, But in Thy dreadful book 'tis writ Against the judgment-day. 3&qpmtaitce 3 And must the crimes that I have done Be read and published there, Be all exposed before the sun, While men and angejs hear? 4 Lord ! at Thy foot ashamed I lie, Upward I dare not look; Pardon my sins before I die, And blot them from Thy book. 5 Remember all the dying pains That my Redeemer felt, And let His blood wash out my stains, And answer for my guilt. Isaac Watts 0*7 ft [Matilda I "With my whole heart have I sought Thee. 11 My God, accept my heart this day, And make it always Thine, That I from Thee no more may stray, No more from Thee decline. 2 Before the cross of Him who died, Behold, I prostrate fall; Let every sin be crucified, Let Christ be all in all. 3 Anoint me with Thy heavenly grace, Adopt me for Thine own, That I may see Thy glorious face And worship at Thy throne ! 4 Let every thought and work, and word, To Thee be ever given; Then life shall be Thy service, Lord, And death the gate of hewen ! Matthew Bridges j&cpcntancc -)Ht [Monastery ' " The sacrifices ofi God are a broken spirit" O Thou, that hear'st when sinners cry, Though all my crimes before Thee lie, 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. 3 1 cannot live without Thy light, Cast out and banished from Thy sight; Thine holy joys, my God, restore, And guard me that I fall no more. 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 O may Thy love inspire my tongue! Salvation shall be all my song; And all my powers shall join to bless The Lord, my Strength and Righteousness. Isaac Watts £[£ "My soul waiteth upon God." [Cramer O 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 Rest for my soul I long to find; Saviour of all, if mine Thou art, Give me Thy meek and lowly mind, And stamp Thine image on my heart. 3kej) Pittance 3 Break off the yoke of inbred sin, And fully set my spirit free; I cannot rest till pure within, Till I am wholly lost in Thee. 4 Fain would I learn of Thee, my God; Thy light and easy burden prove, The cross all stained with hallowed blood, The labor of Thy dying love. 5 I would, but Thou must give me power; My heart from every sin release; Bring near, bring near the joyful hour, And fill me with Thy perfect peace. Charles Wesley ^/3 "God is love." [Last Hope Depth of mercy! can there be Mercy still reserved for me? Can my God His wrath forbear, — Me, the chief of sinners, spare? 2 I have long withstood His grace; Long provoked Him tc His face; Would not hearken to His calls; Grieved Him by a thousand falls. 3 Lord, incline me to repent; Let me now my fall lament; Deeply my revolt deplore; Weep, believe, and sin no more. 4 There for me the Saviour stands, Shows His wounds, and spreads His hands: God is love! I know, I feel; Jesus weeps, but loves me still. Charles Wesley Repentance *}*-t a [Cramer • ' "Create in me a clean hearty O God." Show pity, Lord; O Lord, forgive; Let a repenting rebel live; Are not Thy mercies large and free ? May not a sinner trust in Thee? 2 My crimes are great, but don't surpass The power and glory ot Thy grace: Great God, Thy nature hath no bound ; So let Thy pardoning love be found. 3 O, wash my soul from every sin, And make my guilty conscience clean; Here on my heart the burden lies, And past offences pain mine eyes. 4 My lips with shame iny sins confess Against Thy law, against Thy grace; Lord, should Thy judgment grow severe, I am condemned, but Thou art clear. 5 Yet save a trembling sinner, Lord, Whose hope, still hovering round Thy word, Would light on some sweet promise there, Some sure support against despair. Isaac Walts t-r^i l - This is the love of God y that ive [Stabat mater I •* keej> His commandments" Lord, as to Thy dear cross we flee And plead to be forgiven, So let Thy life our pattern be, And form our souls for heaven. 2 Help us, through good report and ill, Our daily cross to bear, Like Thee to do our Father's will, Our brethren's griefs to share. 3£Uj)ctttanre 3 Let grace our selfishness expel, Our earthliness refine, And kindness in our bosoms dwell, As free and true as Thine. 4 Should friends misjudge, or foes defame, Or brethren faithless prove, Then, like Thine own, be all our aim To conquer them by love. 5 Kept peaceful in the midst of strife, Forgiving and forgiven, O may we lead the pilgrim's life, And follow Thee to heaven ! yohn Hampden Gurney 276,, [Monastery And I y if I be lifted up, will draw all men unto Me."'' Lord Jesus, when we stand afar And gaze upon Thy holy cross, In love of Thee and scorn of self, O ! may we count the world as loss. 2 When we behold Thy bleeding wounds, And the rough way that Thou hast trod, Make us to hate the load of sin That lay so heavy on our God. 3 O holy Lord ! uplifted high With outstretched arms, in mortal woe, Embracing in Thy wondrous love The sinful world that lies below! 4 Give us an everliving faith To gaze beyond the things we see; And in the mystery of Thy death Draw us and all men unto Thee ! William Walsham How Skcpmta nee 2/7 "Rise: He calleth thee." [Duke St. God calling yet! shall I not hear? Earth's pleasures shall I still hold dear? Shall life's swift passing years all fly And still my soul in slumber lie? 2 God calling yet! shall I not rise? Can I His loving voice despise And basely His kind care repay? He calls me still: can I delay? 3 God calling yet ! and shall He knock, And I my heart the closer lock? He still is waiting to receive, And shall I dare His Spirit grieve? 4 God calling yet ! and shall I give No heed, but still in bondage live? I wait, but He does not forsake; He calls me still : my heart, awake ! 5 God calling yet! I cannot stay; My heart I yield without delay: Vain world, farewell, from thee I part; The voice of God hath reached my heart. Gerhard Tersteegen 278 Whatsoever thy hand findetJi to do, do it [Wells •with i!:y might" Life is the time to serve the Lord, The time to insure the great reward; And while the lamp holds out to burn The vilest sinner may return. Life is the hour that God hath given, To escape from hell, and fly to heaven; The day of grace, and mortals may Secure the blessings of the day. 3ft.£gpnitance 3 Then what my thoughts design to do, My hands, with all your might pursue, Since no device, nor work, is found, Nor faith, nor hope, beneath the ground. 4 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. Isaac Watts r\ tjr\ " To-day, if ye will hear His twice, harden [Gorton * attti %oj)e 4 O grant us so to use Thy grace, That we may see Thy glorious face, And ever with the heavenly host Praise Father, Son, and Ffoly Ghost ! Christopher Wordsworth Zij L " The Lord is my Shepherd." [Introitus My Shepherd will supply my need, Jehovah is His name ; In pastures fresh He makes me feed, Beside the living stream. 2 He brings my wandering spirit back, When I forsake His ways; And leads me, for His mercy's sake, In paths of truth and grace. 3 When I walk through the shades of death, Thy presence is my stay; A word of Thy supporting breath Drives all my fears away. 4 Thy hand, in spite of all my foes, Doth still my table spread; My cup with blessings overflows, Thine oil anoints my head. 5 The sure provisions of my God Attend me all my days; O may Thy house be mine abode, And all my work be praise ! 6 There would I find a settled rest, While others go and come; No more a stranger, or a guest, But like a child at home. Isaac Watts Christian $05 an& ?t)o.pe ^7" " I shall not want" [Waldhokn My Shepherd is the living Lord, I therefore nothing need;' In pastures fair, near pleasant streams, He setteth me to feed. 2 He shall convert and glad my soul, And bring my mind in frame To walk in paths of righteousness, For His most holy name. 3 Yea, though I walk the vale of death, Yet will I fear no ill : Thy rod and staff do comfort me, And Thou art with me still. 4 And in the presence of my foes, My table Thou shalt spread; Thou wilt fill full my cup, and Thou Anointed hast my head. 5 Through all my life Thy favor is So frankly shown to me, That in Thy house for evermore My dwelling-place shall be. Thomas Sternhold "^O " The Desire of all nations shall come?' [Elliot Lift up your heads, eternal gates! Unfold to entertain The King of glory: see, He comes With His celestial train. 2 Who is the King of glory ? Who ! The Lord for strength renowned; In battle mighty; o'er His foes Eternal Victor crowned. <£fmsttan $or> anti J^opc 3 Lift up your heads, ye gates; unfold In state to entertain The King of glory; see, He comes With all His shining train. 4 Who is the King of glory? Who! The Lord of hosts renowned: Of glory He alone is King Who is v/ith glory crowned. Tate and Brady »yr\A "The angel of the Lord encamfieth round [Comfort tr ■ about them that fear Him." Through all the changing scenes of life, In trouble, and in joy, The praises of my God shall still My heart and tongue employ. 2 O magnify the Lord with me, With me exalt His name; When in distress to Him I called, He to my rescue came. 3 The hosts of God encamp around The dwellings of the just; Deliverance He affords to all, Who on His succor trust. 4 O 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. Tate and Brady Christian #o» an& ^ope «^1 £ " 77* * 7/Tf/; and Lofty One that inhabiteth [Phuva s*J eternity, 7uhose name is Holy.' 1 '' My God, how wonderful Thou art, Thy majesty how bright, How beautiful Thy mercy-seat In depths of burning light ! 2 How dread are Thine eternal years, O Everlasting Lord ! By prostrate spirits day and night Incessantly adored ! 3 How beautiful, how beautiful The sight of Thee must be, Thine endless wisdom, boundless power, And awful purity ! 4 O how I fear Thee, living God, With deepest, tenderest fears, And worship Thee with trembling hope And penitential tears. 5 Yet I may love Thee too, O Lord ! Almighty as Thou art; For Thou hast stooped to ask of me The love of this poor heart. 6 O then this worse than worthless heart In pi,ty deign to take, And make it love Thee for Thyself And for Thy glory's sake ! Frederick William Faber 296 Praise tuaiteth for Thee, O God, in Zion." [Elliot Thy praise alone, O Lord, doth reign In Zion Thine own hill; Their vows to Thee they there maintain And promises fulfill. Christian 3o$ antr %}o$t 2 For that Thou dost their prayers still hear, And dost thereto agree, The people all, both far and near, With trust shall come to Thee. 3 Our wicked life so far exceeds That we shall fall therein; But, Lord, forgive our great misdeeds, And purge us from our sin. 4 The man is blest whom Thou dost choose Wichin Thy courts to dwell; Thy house and temple he shall use With pleasures that excel. Sternhold and Hopkins 297 " Unto Thee, O Lord, do I lift ttj> my soul? [Gilead Up to the Lord, that reigns on high, And views the nations from afar, Let everlasting praises fly, And tell how large His bounties are. 2 God, that must stoop to view the skies, And bow to see what angels do, Down to our earth He casts His eyes, And bends His footsteps downward too. 3 He overrules all mortal things, And manages our mean affairs; On humble souls the King of kings Bestows His counsels and His cares. 4 O, could our thankful hearts devise A tribute equal to Thy grace, To the third heaven our songs should rise, And teach the golden harps Thy praise. Isaac Watts Christian $ov anU J^opc 298 '"'How shall we escape* if * his benefits , ? " For mercies, countless as the sands, Which daily I receive From Jesus my Redeemer's hands, My soul, what canst thou give? 2 Alas ! from such a heart as mine, What I can bring Him forth? My best is stained and dyed with sin, My all is nothing worth. 3 The best return for one like me, So wretched and so poor, Is from His gifts to draw a plea, And ask Him still for more. 4 I cannot serve Him as I ought, No works have I to boast; Yet would I glory in the thought That I should owe Him most. John Newton Christian 305 anto fflopi ^UO "Praise the Lord, O my soul" [Winchester Awake, my soul ! in joyful lays, 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 in the fall, Yet loved me notwithstanding all; He saved me from my lost estate; His loving-kindness, O how great! 3 Through mighty hosts of cruel foes Where 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 When I shall pass death's gloomy vale, And life and mortal powers must fail, O may my last expiring breath His loving-kindness sing in death ! Samuel Medley O / "Looking unto Jesus." [Ortonvili.e Majestic sweetness sits enthroned Upon the Saviour's brow; His head with radiant glories crowned, His lips with grace o'erflow. 2 No mortal can with Him compare Among the sons of men; Fairer is He than all the fair That fill the heavenly train. ©fcristiait $o» anti ?j^ope 3 He saw me plunged in deep distress, He flew to my relief; For me He bore the shameful cross, And carried all my grief. 4 To Him I owe my life, and breath, And all the joys I have: He makes me triumph over death, He saves me from the grave. 5 To heaven, the place of His abode, He brings my weary feet; Shows me the glories of my God, And makes my joy complete. 6 Since from His bounty I receive Such proofs of love divine, Had I a thousand hearts to give, Lord, they should all be Thine ! Samuel Stennett 308 1 The Lord is merciful and gracious ." [State St. O bless the Lord, my soul ! Let all within me join, And aid my tongue to bless His name, Whose favors are divine. O bless the Lord, my soul ! Nor let His mercies lie Forgotten in unthankfulness, And without praises die. 'Tis He forgives thy sins; 'Tis He relieves thy pain; 'Tis He that heals thy sicknesses, And makes thee young again. (ftfjvtetian $o$ anto S^ope He crowns thy life with love, When ransomed from the grave; He that redeemed my soul from hell Hath sovereign power to save^ He fills the poor with good, He gives the sufferers rest: The Lord hath judgments for the proud, And justice for the opprest. His wondrous works and ways He made by Moses known; But sent the world His truth and grace By His beloved Son. Isaac Walts ^Uy "Who crowneth thee with loving-kindness.'' 1 [Olmutz My soul, repeat His praise 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 raised 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 ?.s the east is from the west, Dota all our guilt remove. €fjvfstfan $ov anD J$o$e 5 Our days are as the grass, Or like the morning flower: If one sharp blast sweep o'er the field, It withers in an hour. 6 But Thy compassions, Lord, To endless years endure ; And children's children ever find Thy words of promise sure. Isaac Watts 3 *• V "Unite my heart to fear Thy Name." [Abbe Vogler O for a heart to praise my God, A heart from sin set free! A heart that always feels Thy blood, So freely spilt for me ! 2 A heart resigned, submissive, meek, My dear Redeemer's throne; Where only Christ is heard to speak, Where Jesus reigns alone. 3 A humble, lowly, contrite heart, Believing, true, and clean; Which neither life nor death can part From Him that dwells within. 4 A heart in every thought renewed, And full of love divine; Perfect, and right, and pure, and good, A copy, Lord, of Thine. 5 Thy nature, gracious Lord, impart; Come quickly from above ; Write Thy new name upon my heart, Thy new, best name of love. Charles Wesley <£i)visttan Jfow anU Jfyipt O ''''Into Thine hand I commit 7ny spirit." [Grace Father of mercies, God of love, My Father and my God: I'll sing the honors of Thy name And spread Thy praise abroad. 2 In every period of my life Thy kindest thoughts appear; Thy mercies gild each transient scene, And crown each circling year. 3 In all these mercies may my soul A Father's bounty see, Nor let the gifts Thy grace bestows Estrange my heart from Thee. 4 Teach me in times of deep distress To own Thy hand, O God, And in submissive silence learn The lessons of Thy rod. 5 In every varying mortal state, Each bright, each dreary scene, Give me a meek and humble mind, Still equal and serene. 6 Then shall I close mine eyes in death, Without one anxious fear; For death itself, my God, is life, If Thou art with me there. Ottizvell Heginbotham 3 j ry "God is King of all the earth ; sing ye praises [Gilead with tmderstanding." The Lord is King ! lift up thy voice, O earth, and, all ye heavens, rejoice! From world to world the joy shall ring, The Lord Omnipotent is King. Christian $01? urea 3%o$z 2 The Lord is King ! who then shall dare Resist His will, distrust His care, Or murmur at His wise decrees, Or doubt His royal promises? 3 The Lord is King! Child of the dust, The Judge of all the earth is just: Holy and true are all His ways : Let every creature speak His praise. 4 He reigns! ye saints, exalt your strains; Your God is King, your Father reigns: And He is at the Father's side, The Man of Love, the crucified. 5 Come, make your wants, your burdens known, He will present them at the throne; And angel bands are waiting there His messages of love to bear. 6 O when His wisdom can mistake, His might decay, His love forsake, Then may His children cease to sing, — The Lord Omnipotent is King. Josiah Condcr Ci^^} K< The Lord is my light and my salvation." [Midnight My God! the Spring of all my joys, The life of my delights, The glory of my brightest days, And comfort of my nights! 2 In darkest shades if He appear, My dawning is begun! He is my soul's sweet 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. Christian $q$ anti J$Q$t 4 My soul would leave this heavy clay At that transporting word, Run up with joy the shining way, To 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 conqueror through. Isaac Watts T a "Rejoice in the Lord alway, and again [Sabbath Eve * 1 say, rejoice. Alway in the Lord rejoice, Lift, my soul, thy heart and voice, Lift them holy, high, and pure, For His mercies aye endure. 2 Up to heaven where He doth live, Through the world which He doth give, Raise thy heart and lift thy voice, 'And again I say, rejoice.' 3 Gently all thy trials take; They are thine for Jesus' sake, Meekly 'mid thy mercies move; They are thine through Jesus' love. 4 All thou hast and all thou art Own as His with thankful heart, Use as His with heedful care, For His coming to prepare. 5 Live in faith and live in prayer, In His presence everywhere; Live as angels, though on earth, Children of the second birth. John Samuel Be why Monsell Christian #od antr ?^oj)e O 5 " Worthy is the Lamb that was slain.' 1 '' [Cambridge Come, let us join our cheerful songs With angels round the throne; Ten thousand thousand are their tongues, But all their joys are one. 2 ' Worthy the Lamb that died,' they cry, ' To be exalted thus:' 'Worthy the Lamb,' our lips reply, 'For He was slain for us.' 3 Jesus is worthy to receive Honor and power divine; And blessings, more than we can give, Be, Lord, for ever Thine. 4 Let all that dwell above the sky, And air, and earth, and seas, Conspire to lift Thy glories high, And speak Thine endless praise. 5 The whole creation join in one, To bless the sacred name Of Him that sits upon the throne, And to adore the Lamb. Isaac Watts 316 [Cambridge My spirit hath rejoiced in God my Saviozir." O for a thousand tongues to sing My dear Redeemer's praise, The glories of my God and King, The triumphs of His grace! 2 My gracious Master and my God, Assist me to proclaim, To spread through all the earth abroad, The honors of Thy name. Christian Jfon antJ 2^oj)e 3 Jesus, the name that charms our fears, That bids our sorrows cease; 'Tis music in the sinner's ears; 'Tis life, and health, and peace! 4 He breaks the power of canceled sin; He sets the prisoner free; His blood can make the foulest clean; His blood availed for me. 5 He speaks, and, listening to His voice, New life the dead receive: The mournful, broken hearts rejoice: The humble poor believe. , 6 Look unto Him, ye nations! own Your God, ye fallen race! Look, and be saved through faith alone, Be justified by grace! Charles Wesley O ■*■ / "Delight thyself in the Lord." [Comfort Lord, I would delight in Thee, And on Thy care depend; To Thee in every trouble flee, My best, my only Friend. 2 When all created streams are dried, Thy fulness is the same; May I with this be satisfied, And glory in Thy name! 3 No good in creatures can be found, But may be found in Thee; 1 must have all things, and abound, While God is God to me. 4 O that I had a stronger faith, To look within the veil; To credit what my Saviour saith, Whose word can never fail! Christian $05 antr ^ope 5 O Lord, I cast my care on Thee; I triumph and adore: Henceforth my great concern shall be To love and. please Thee more. John Ryland 3 j O " We have known and believed the love that [Autumn God hath to us." Love Divine, all love excelling, Joy of heaven, to earth come down! Fix in us Thy humble dwelling, All Thy faithful mercies crown; Jesus! Thou art all compassion, Pure, unbounded love Thou art; Visit us with Thy salvation, Enter every trembling heart. 2 Breathe, O breathe thy loving Spirit, Into every troubled breast! Let us all in Thee inherit, Let us find Thy promised rest; Come, almighty to deliver, Let us all Thy life receive! Speedily return, and never, Never more Thy temples leave. 3 Finish then Thy new creation, Pure and spotless let us be: Let us see our whole salvation Perfectly secured by Thee! Changed from glory into glory, Till in heaven we take our place; Till we cast our crowns before Thee, Lost in wonder, love, and praise. Charles Wesley (ittmstian Sow anto Jfyopz «5 • " The unsearchable riches of Christ" [Heavenly lov Love divine, how sweet Thou art ! When shall I find my willing heart All taken up by Thee! 1 thirst, and faint, and die to prove The greatness of redeeming love, The love of Christ to me ! 2 Stronger His love than death or hell; Its riches are unsearchable : The first born sons of light Desire in vain its depth to see; They cannot reach the mystery, The length, and breadth, and hight. 3 God only knows the love of God: O that it now were shed abroad In this poor stony heart ! For love I sigh, for love I pine; This only portion, Lord, be mine, Be mine this better part! 4 O that I could for ever 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 Thv only love do I require, Nothing in 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! Charles Wesley Christian 3o£ anti J%q$z O o/-\ '"''Behold what manner of love the Father [Martyn •J hath bestowed upon us." Blessed fountain, full of grace, Grace for sinners, grace for me, To this source alone I trace What I am, and hope to be : What I am, a3 one redeemed, Saved and rescued by the Lord; Hating what I once esteemed, Loving what I once abhorred; 2 What I hope to be, ere long, When I take my place above, When I join the heavenly throng, When I see the God of love; Then I hope like Him to be, Who redeemed His saints from sin, Whom I now obscurely see, Through a cloud that stands between. 3 When I see Him as He is, No corruption can remain: Such their portion who are His, Such the happy state they gain. Blessed fountain, full of grace, Grace for sinners, grace for me, To this source alone I trace What I am, and hope to be. Thomas Kelly £& X "I have loved thee with an everlasting love." [Carey O draw me, Father, after Thee ! So shall I run, and never tire; With gracious words still comfort me, Be Thou my hope, my sole desire; Free me from every weight; nor fear Nor sin can come, if Thou art here. Christian $05 anti %ope From all eternity, with love Unchangeable Thou hast me viewed; Ere knew this beating heart to move, Thy tender mercies me pursued; Ever with me may they abide, And close me in on every side! In suffering, be Thy love my peace; In weakness, be Thy love my power; And when the storms of life shall cease, My God! in that transcendent hour, In death, as life, be Thou my Guide, And bear me through death's whelming tide. John Wesley *)££ " With the Lord there is mercy." [Trust God is love; His mercy brightens All the path in which we rove; Bliss He wakes, and woe He lightens: God is wisdom, God is love. 2 Chance and change are busy ever; Man decays, and ages move, But His mercy waneth never: God is wisdom, God is love. 3 E'en the hour that darkest seemeth Will His changeless goodness prove; From the mist His brightness streameth: God is wisdom, God is love. 4 He with earthly cares entwineth Hope and comfort from above; Everywhere His glory shineth: God is wisdom, God is love. John Bowring Cfmstfan S«2 anli ?^ £c 3^3 "My soulthirstethfor God" [Coventry As pants the hart for cooling streams, When heated in the chase, So longs my soul, O God, for Thee And Thy refreshing grace. 2 For Thee, my God, the living God, My thirsty soul doth pine; O when shall I behold Thy face, Thou Majesty Divine! 3 Why restless, why cast down, my soul? Trust God, who will employ His aid for thee, and change these sighs To thankful hymns of joy. 4 Why restless, why cast down, my soul? Hope still, and thou shalt sing The praise of Him, who is thy God, Thy health's eternal spring. Tate and Brady O^^T " We love ff/m, because He first loved us." [Phuvah My God, I love Thee: not because I hope for heaven thereby, Nor yet because who love Thee not Must die eternally. 2 Thou, O my Jesus, Thou didst me Upon the cross embrace: For me didst bear the nails, and spear, And manifold disgrace. 3 And griefs and torments numberless, And sweat of agony, Yea, death itself, — and all for me, Who was Thine enemy. Christian $o$ anH j^opc »5»5«J '■'■Strangers and pilgrims on the earth." 11 [Amsterdam Rise, my soul, and stretch thy wings, Thy better portion trace; Rise from transitory things Toward heaven, 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. 2 Rivers to the ocean run, Nor stay in all their course; Fire ascending seeks the sun; Both speed them to their source: So a soul derived from God Pants to view His glorious face, Upward tends to His abode, To rest in His embrace. 3 Cease, ye pilgrims, cease to mourn, Press onward to the prize; Soon our Saviour will return Triumphant in the skies: Yet a season, and you know Happy entrance will be given, All our sorrows left below, And earth exchanged for heaven. Robert Seagrave /yy a ''''Every wan that hath this hope in ///;«, [Midnight OOT" purijieth himself, even as He is pure" O Thou who by a star didst guide The wise men on their way, Until it came and stood beside The place where Jesus lay; Christian Jfoi? anH ^opc 2 Although by stars Thou dost not lead Thy servants now below, Thy Holy Spirit, when they need, Will show them how to go. 3 As yet we know Thee but in part; But still we trust Thy word, That blessed are the pure in heart, For they shall see the Lord. 4 O Saviour ! give us, then, Thy grace, To make us pure in heart ; That we may see Thee face to face Hereafter as Thou art. John Mason Neale 335 "Hope thou in God." [Gethsemane In t.rue and patient hope, My soul, on God attend ; And calmly confident look up, Till He salvation send. 2 I shall His goodness see, While on His name I call; He will defend and strengthen me, And I shall never fall. 3 Jesus, to Thee I fly, My refuge and my tower; Upon Thy faithful love rely, And find Thy saving power. 4 Trust in the Lord alone, Who aids us from above; In every strait surround His throne, And hang upon His love. Charles IVeslev Christian $op anto ^opt 33 '•'■Your life is hid with Christ in God." [Abbe Vogler O happy soul, that lives on high, While men lie groveling here ! His hopes are fixed above the sky, And faith forbids his fear. 2 His conscience knows no secret stints; While peace and joy combine To form a life whose holy springs Are hidden and divine. 3 He waits in secret on his God, His God in secret sees; Let earth be all in arms abroad, He dwells in heavenly peace. 4 His pleasures rise from things unseen, Beyond this world and time, Where neither eyes nor ears have been, Nor thoughts of sinners climb. 5 He wants no pomp, nor royal throne, To raise his figure here; Content and pleased to live unknown, Till Christ, his Life, appear. 6 He looks to heaven's eternal hill, To meet that glorious day ; And patient waits his Saviour's will, To fetch his soul away. Isaac Watts 33 / " Thou, Lord, wilt bless the righteous." [Beethoven Blest are the humble souls that see Their emptiness and poverty; Treasures of grace to them are given, And crowns of joy laid up in heaven. <£l)us:iau 3Jo» ant» 3l$o$c 2 Blest 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 Blest are the meek, who stand afar From rage and passion, noise and war; God will secure their happy state, And plead their cause against the great. 4 Blest 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. 5 Blest are the merciful, who prove By acts their sympathy and love; From Christ, the Lord, shall they obtain Like sympathy and love again. 6 Blest are the pure, whose hearts are clean From the defiling power of sin; With endless pleasure they shall see A God of spotless purity. 7 Blest are the men of peaceful life, Who quench the coals of growing strife; They shall be called the heirs of bliss, The sons of God, the God of peace. 8 Blest are the sufferers, who partake Of pain and shame for Jesus' sake ! Their souls shall triumph in the Lord, Glory and joy are their reward. Isaac Watts Cfnistian 3o» anti f^ope 338 ''''Because I live, ye shall live also" [Ashfokd When sins and fears prevailing rise, And fainting hope almost expires, To Thee, O Lord, I lift mine eyes, To Thee I breathe my soul's desires. 2 Art Thou not mine, my living Lord? And can my hope, my comfort die — Fixed on Thine everlasting word, That word which built the earth and sky ? 3 If my immortal Saviour lives, Then my immortal life is sure; His word a firm foundation gives; Here let me build, and rest secure. 4 Here let my faith unshaken dwell; For ever sure the promise stands: Not all the powers of earth or hell Can e'er dissolve the sacred bands. 5 Here, O my soul, thy trust repose ! If Jesus is for ever mine, Not death itself — that last of foes — Shall break a union so divine. Anne Steele 339 "On Thee do I wait all the day" [Griffith To God, in whom I trust, I lift my heart and voice ; O let me not be put to shame, Nor let my foes rejoice. 2 To me Thy truth impart, And lead me in Thy way : For Thou art He that brings me help; On Thee I wait all day. Christian $oa> anD %}n$c 3 Thy mercies and Thy love, O Lord, recall to mind; And graciously continue still, As Thou wert ever, kind. 4 Let all my youthful crimes Be blotted out by Thee; And for Thy wondrous goodness* sake In mercy think on me. 5 His mercy and His truth The righteous Lord displays, In bringing wandering sinners home, And teaching them His ways. Tate and Brady JT'*' "I will never leave thee nor forsake t/iee." [Daltom O help us, Lord ! each h©ur of need, Thy heavenly succor give; Help us in thought, and word, and deed, Each hour on earth we live! 2 O help us when our spirits bleed With contrite anguish sore; And when our hearts are cold and dead, O help us, Lord, the more! 3 O help us through the prayer of faith, More firmly to believe; For still, the more the servant hath, The more shall he receive. 4 O help us, Jesus, from on high ! We know no help but Thee: O help us so to live and die, As Thine in heaven to be. Henry Hart Milman <£l)vt3tiaix Jfoi) am %)^t ^ZJ.1 "Grace and truth came by Jesus Christ." [Trust Come, Thou Fount of every blessing, Tune my heart to sing Thy grace; Streams of mercy never ceasing, Call for songs of loudest praise. 2 Teach me some melodious sonnet, Sung by flaming tongues above; Praise the mount, I'm fixed upon it, Mount of God's unchanging love. 3 Jesus sought me, when a stranger, Wandering from the fold of God; He, to rescue me from danger, Interposed His precious blood. 4 O ! to grace how great a debtor, Daily I'm constrained to be: Let that grace now, like a fetter, Bind my wandering heart to Thee! 5 Prone to wander, Lord, I feel it, Prone to leave the God I love: Here's my heart, O take and seal it, Seal it from Thy courts above! Robert Robinson j4^ "Blessed are the pure in heart." [St. Ann's Blessed are they whose hearts are pure, From guile their spirits free : To them shall God reveal Himself, They shall His glory see. 2 Their simple souls upon His word In fullest light of love Place all their trust, and ask no more Than guidance from above. Christian Jfoj? anU S^opc 3 Who in meek faith unmixed with doubt The engrafted word receive, Whom the first sign of heavenly power Persuades, and they believe : 4 They, as they walk the painful world, See hidden glories rise : Our God the sunshine of His love Unfolds before their eyes. 5 For them far greater things than these Doth Christ the Lord prepare: Whose bliss no heart of man can reach, No human voice declare. Josiah Conder 343 "They shall see God." [Thacher Blest are the pure in heart, For they shall see our God: The secret of the Lord is theirs, Their soul is Christ's abode. 2 The Lord, who left the heavens Our life and peace to bring, To dwell in lowliness with men, Their Pattern and their King: 3 Still to the lowly soul He doth Himself impart, And for His dwelling and His throne Chooseth the pure in heart. 4 Lord, we Thy presence seek; May ours this blessing be; Give us a pure and lowly heart, A temple meet for Thee ! yohn Keble Christian $og anU J%o$e [TOPLADY 044 "■/* ^^ Lord Jehovah is everlasting strength." Rock of ages ! cleft for me, Let me hide myself in Thee! Let the water and the blood, From Thy riven side which flowed, Be of sin the doable cure, Cleanse me from its guilt and power. 2 Not the labors of my hands Can fulfil Thy laws' demands; Could my zeal no respite know, Could my tears for ever flow, All for sin could not atone; Thou must save, and Thou alone. 3 Nothing in my hand I bring; Simply to Thy cross I cling; Naked, come to Thee for dress; Helpless, look to Thee for grace; Foul, I to the Fountain fly; Wash me, Saviour, or I die ! 4 While I draw this fleeting breath, When my eyelids close in death, When I soar to worlds unknown, See Thee on Thy judgment-throne; Rock of ages, cleft for me, Let me hide myself in Thee ! Augustus Montague Toplady [Manchester j4j " Thou shalt hide them in the secret of Thy presence." There is a safe and secret place Beneath the wings divine, Reserved for all the heirs of grace; O be that refuge mine ! (Kfmsttau $o# auU ?^ope 2 The least and feeblest there may bide, Uninjured and unawed ; While thousands fall on every side, He rests secure in God. 3 He feeds in pastures large and fair Of love and truth divine : O child of God, O glory's heir, How rich a lot is thine! 4 A hand Almighty to defend, An ear for every call, An honored life, a peaceful end, And heaven to crown it all! Henry Francis Lyte 346 "/ have made a covenant -with My chosen.'' 1 [Coventry Unite, my roving thoughts, unite In silence soft and sweet: And thou, my soul, sit gently down At thy great Sovereign's feet. Jehovah's awful voice is heard, Yet gladly I attend; For lo ! the Everlasting God Proclaims Himself my friend. Harmonious accents to my soul The sounds of peace convey; The tempest at His word subsides, And winds and seas obey. By all its joys, I charge my heart, To grieve His love no more; But charmed by melody divine, To give its follies o'er. Philip Doddridge Christian 3}ov auto ?^>opc Onr / " I flee unto Thee to hide me." [Robbins Far from the world, O Lord, I flee, From strife and tumult far; From scenes where Satan wages still His most successful war. 2 The calm retreat, the silent shade, With prayer and praise agree, And seem by Thy sweet bounty made For those who follow Thee. 3 There, if Thy Spirit touch the soul, And grace her mean abode, O with what peace, and joy, and love, Does she commune with God! 4 Author and Guardian of my life; Sweet Source of light divine; And, all harmonious names in one, My Saviour! Thou art mine! 5 What thanks I owe Thee, and what love, — A boundless, endless store, — Shall echo through the realms above When time shall be no more! William Cow per 348 " Who loved me and gave Hi7iiself for me" [Cassel Thou art my hiding-place, O Lord! In Thee T put my trust, Encouraged by Thy holy word, — A feeble child of" dust. I have no argument beside, I urge no other plea ; And 'tis enough the Saviour died, The Saviour died for me! (ftimsttan $ £ anO ?^ope 2 When storms of fierce temptation beat And furious foes assail, My refuge is the mercy-seat, My hope within the veil. From strife of tongues and bitter words, My spirit flies to Thee; Joy to my heart the thought affords, My Saviour died for me ! 3 And when Thine awful voice commands This body to decay, And life, in its last lingering sands, Is ebbing fast away; — Then, though it be in accents weak, My voice shall call on Thee, And ask for strength in death to speak, 'My Saviour died for me!' Thomas Raffles O^y "I will fear no evil, for Thou art with me." [Tema In heavenly love abiding, No change my heart shall fear; And safe is such confiding, For nothing changes here. The storm may roar without me, My heart may low be laid, But God is round about me, And can I be dismayed? 2 Wherever He may guide me, No want shall turn me back; My Shepherd is beside me, And nothing can I lack. His wisdom ever waketh, His sight is never dim, He knows the way He taketh, And I will walk with Him. Cfjrtstfan Jfoj) anti %)o$e Green pastures are before me, Which yet I have not seen; Bright skies will soon be o'er me, Where darkest clouds have been. My hope I cannot measure, My path to life is free, My Saviour has my treasure, And He will walk with me. Anna Latitia Waring 350 "The Lord is Thy Keeper." [Lee How are Thy servants blest, O Lord, How sure is their defence ! Eternal Wisdom is their guide, Their help, Omnipotence. 2 In foreign realms and lands remote, Supported by Thy care, Through burning climes they pass unhurt, And breathe in tainted air. 3 When by the dreadful tempest borne High on the broken wave, They know Thou art not slow to hear, Nor impotent to save. 4 The storm is laid, the winds retire, Obedient to Thy will; The sea, that roars at Thy command, At Thy command is still. 5 In midst of dangers, fears, and deaths, Thy goodness we'll adore; And' praise Thee for Thy mercies past, And humbly hope for more. \ (Eftrtsitan Jfou aim ffiopc 6 Our life, 'while Thou preserv'st that life, Thy sacrifice shall be; And death, when death shall be our lot, Shall join our souls to Thee. Joseph Addison OtT i ''^ ecause he hath set his love upon Me, there- [Autumn O*} fore will I deliver him." Call Jehovah thy salvation, Rest beneath the Almighty's shade; In His secret habitation Dwell, nor ever be dismayed: There no tumult can alarm thee, Thou shalt dread no hidden snare; Guile nor violence can harm thee, In eternal safeguard there. 2 From the sword at noon-day wasting, From the noisome pestilence, In the depth of midnight blasting, God shall be thy sure defence: Fear not thou the deadly quiver, When a thousand feel the blow; Mercy shall thy soul deliver, Though ten thousand be laid low. 3 Since, with pure and firm affection, Thou on God hast set thy love, With the wings of His protection, He will shield thee from above: Thou shalt call on Him in trouble, He will hearken, He will save, Here, for grief reward thee double, Crown with life beyond the grave. James Montgomery Christian Jtoj? anto Jj^opc 35^ "His mercy endureth for ever" [Brattle St. While Thee I seek, protecting Power, Be my vain wishes stilled; And may this consecrated hour With better hopes be filled. 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. 2 In each event of life, how clear Thy ruling hand I see ! Each blessing to my soul more dear, Because conferred by Thee. In every joy that crowns my days, In every pain I bear, My heart shall find delight in praise, Or seek relief in prayer. 3 When gladness wings my favored hour, Thy love my thoughts shall fill; Resigned, when storms of sorrow lower, My soul shall meet Thy will. My lifted eye, without a tear, The gathering storm shall see; My steadfast heart shall know no fear; That heart shall rest on Thee. Helen Maria Williains O0«5 "Above all, taking the shield of faith." [St. Johannes Faith is the polar star That guides the Christian's way, Directs his wanderings from afar To realms of endless day: It points the course, where'er he roam, And safely leads the pilgrim home. Christian S<>i' antr ?^opc 2 Faith is the rainbow's form Hung on the brow of heaven, The glory of the passing storm, The pledge of mercy given ; It is the bright, triumphal arch, Through which the saints to glory march, 3 The faith that works by love, And purifies the heart, A foretaste of the joys above To mortals can impart: It bears us through this earthly strife, And triumphs in immortal life. [Tamworth Jj4 lk Jfe hath remembered His covenant for ever" Guide me, O Thou great Jehovah, 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 now the crystal fountain, Whence the healing waters flow; Let the fiery cloudy pillar Lead me all my journey through: Strong Deliverer, Be Thou still my strength and shield. 3 When I tread the verge of Jordan, Bid the swelling stream divide; Death of death, and hell's destruction, Land me safe on Canaan's side: Songs of praises I will ever give to Thee. Willia?n Williams Christian #o£ anH ^ope JJJ " The just shall live by faith." [Prayer Faith adds new charms to earthly bliss, And saves us from its snares; Its aid in every duty brings, And softens all our cares. 2 It heals the deadly thirst of sin; It lights the sacred fire Of love to God and heavenly things, And feeds the pure desire. 3 The wounded conscience knows its power, The healing balm to give; That balm the saddest heart can cheer, And make the dying live. 4 It shows the precious promise, sealed With the Redeemer's blood; And helps our feeble hope to rest Upon a faithful God. 5 Wide it unveils celestial worlds, Where deathless pleasures reign ; And bids us seek our portion there, Nor bids us seek in vain. Daniel Turner 356 [Prayer '■''God having provided some better thing for us." Faith is the dawning of the day Where darkness was before, The rising of a solar ray To set in night no more. Faith gives a hand that holds the heart Within the mystic veil, Fast by that Friend who will not part From those who will not fail. Christian Jo» anti fflopz 3 Faith takes her balances of gold And weighs with skill sublime Eternal happiness untold, Against the dream of time. 4 O Lord, increase this grace in me, That with each fleeting breath I more and more may know of Thee, And hail the hand of death. 5 So faith shall in fruition end, And grace in glory cease, Where praise her powers can never spend Nor aught disturb their peace. Matthew Bridges [Bradford «5D / "If thou canst believe, all things are possible" Lord, I believe; Thy power I own, Thy word I would obey; I wander comfortless and lone, When from Thy truth I stray. 2 Lord, I believe ; but gloomy fears Sometimes bedim my sight ; I look to Thee with prayers and tears, And cry for strength and light. 3 Lord, I believe; but oft, I know, My faith is cold and weak : My weakness strengthen, and bestow The confidence I seek ! 4 Yes! I believe; and only Thou Can give my soul relief: Lord! to Thy truth my spirit bow; Help Thou mine unbelief! John Reynell Wreford (Etmsttaii $o£ anU jB^ope q " Who is he that overcometh the worlds but [Seldon jjO he that believeth that Jesus is the Son of God?''' O gift of gifts ! O grace of faith ! My God, how can it be That Thou who hast discerning love Dost give that gift to me ! 2 How many hearts Thou mightst have had More innocent than mine ! How many souls more worthy far Of that sweet touch of Thine ! 3 Ah Grace ! into unlikeliest hearts It is Thy boast to come, The glory of Thy light to find In darkest spots a home. 4 How can they live, how will they die, How bear the cross of grief, Who have not got the light of faith, The courage of belief? 5 The crowd of cares, the weightiest cross, Seem trifles less than light; Earth looks so little and so low, When faith shines full and bright. 6 O happy, happy that I am ! If Thou canst be, O Faith, The treasure that thou art in life, What wilt Thou be in death! 7 Thy choice, O God of goodness, then, I lovingly adore ; O give me grace to keep Thy grace, And grace to merit more. Frederick William Faber <£f)risttart $ou anU J% opt JJ7 "We walk by faith, not by sight" [Admittanci As when the weary traveler gains The hight of some o'erlooking hill, His heart revives, if, 'cross the plains, He eyes his home though distant still ; — 2 So when the Christian pilgrim views, By faith, his mansion in the skies; The sight his fainting strength renews, And wings his speed to reach the prize. 3 'Tis there, he says, I am to dwell With Jesus in the realms of day : Then I shall bid my cares farewell, And He will wipe my tears away. John Newton 360 Blessed are they who have not seen, and [St. Ann's yet have believed." O Thou who didst, with love untold, Thy doubting servant chide, And bade the eye of sense behold Thy wounded hands and side : Grant us, like him, with heartfelt awe, To own Thee God and Lord, And from his hour of doubt to draw Faith in the incarnate Word. And grant that we may never dare Thy loving heart to grieve, But at the last their blessing share Who see not, yet believe : That when our life of faith is done, In realms of clearer light We Thee may view, Incarnate Son, With full and endless sight. Emma Toke <£!msttan #05 anu ^ope 36l [Bradford ' We which have believed do enter into rest." Lord, I believe a rest remains, To all Thy people known; A rest where pure enjoyment reigns, And Thou art loved alone. 2 A rest* where all our souls' desire Is fixed on things above; Where fear and sin and grief expire, Cast out by perfect love. 3 O that I now the rest might know, Believe and enter in! Now, Saviour! now the power bestow, And let me cease from sin. 4 Remove the hardness of my heart, The unbelief remove; To me the rest of faith impart, The Sabbath of Thy love. Charles Wesley 3O2 "Behold the Lamb of God!" [Olivet My faith looks up to Thee, Thou Lamb of Calvary, Saviour divine: Now hear me while I pray; Take all my guilt away; O let me from this day Be wholly Thine. 2 May Thy rich grace impart Strength to my fainting heart, My zeal inspire; As Thou hast died for me, O may my love to Thee, Pure, warm, and changeless be — A living fire. Christian JJod anS ?^ope 363 While life's dark maze I tread, And griefs around me spread, Be Thou my guide; Bid darkness turn to day, Wipe sorrow's tears away, Nor let me ever stray From Thee aside. When ends life's transient dream, When death's cold, sullen stream Shall o'er me roll ; Blest Saviour, then, in love, Fear and distrust remove; O bear me safe above — A ransomed soul. Ray Palmer '"''Your joy no man taketh from you" [Arlington When I can read my title clear To mansions in the skies, I bid farewell to every fear, And wipe my weeping eyes. 2 Should earth against my soul engage, And hellish darts be hurled, Then I can smile at Satan's rage, And face a frowning world. 3 Let cares like a wild deluge come, And storms of sorrow fall; May I but safely reach my home, My God, my heaven, my all; — 4 There shall I bathe my weary soul In seas of heavenly rest; And not a wave of trouble roll Across my peaceful breast. Isaac Watts Christian $ov anti 3^ope ^^4 " The just shall live by faith." [Meribah Thou that hear'st the prayer of faith, Wilt Thou not save a soul from death, That casts itself on Thee? 1 have no refuge of my own, But fly to what my Lord hath done And suffered once for me. 2 Slain in the guilty sinner's stead, His spotless righteousness I plead, And His availing blood: Thy merit, Lord, my robe shall be, Thy merit shall atone for me And bring me near to God. 3 Then save me from eternal death, The Spirit of adoption breathe, His consolations send: By Him some word of life impart, And sweetly whisper to my heart, — 'Thy Maker is thy Friend.' 4 The king of terrors then would be A welcome messenger to me, To bid me come away : Unclogged by earth or earthly things, I'd mount, I'd fly, with eager wings, To everlasting day. Augustus Montague Top lady 365 "Faith, the evidence of things not seen" [Sardis 'Tis by the faith of joys to come, We walk through deserts dark as night; Till we arrive at heaven, our home, Faith is our guide, and faith our light. Christian Soy antr Jfyope 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 Abra'm by divine command Left his own house to walk with God; His faith beheld the promised land And fired his zeal along the road. Isaac Watts 366 M pillar of fire, to give them tight." [Protection Lead, kindly Light, amid the encircling gloom, Lead Thou me on ! The night is dark, and I am far from home — Lead Thou me on ! Keep Thou my feet; I do not ask to see The distant scene, — one step enough for me. 2 I was not ever thus, nor prayed that Thou Should lead me on, I loved to choose and see my path, but now Lead Thou me on ! I loved the garish day, and, spite of fears, Pride ruled my will: remember not past years. 3 So long Thy power hath blest me, sure it still Will lead me on, O'er moor and fen, o'er crag and torrent, till The night is gone ; And with the morn those angel faces smile Which I have loved long since, and lost awhile. John Henry Newman ©Ijuistiau 3o£ anU J%o$z 367 [Seldon " We shall be like Him, for ive shall see Him as He isV We walk by faith, and not by sight; No gracious words we hear From Him who spake as never man, But we believe Him near. 2 We may not touch His hands and side, Nor follow where He trod ; But in His promise we rejoice, And cry 'My Lord and God!' 3 Help Thou, O Lord, our unbelief; And may our faith abound, To call on Thee when Thou art near, And seek where Thou art found: 4 That when our life of faith is done, In realms of clearer light We may behold Thee as Thou art, With full and endless sight. Henry A If or d 368 Ye shall know the truth, and the truth [Bradford shall make yoic freeT I 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 cf His grace in me He surely shall fulfill. Christian $oi) anti Jfyope Jesus, I hang upon Thy word; I steadfastly believe Thou wilt return, and claim me, Lord, And to Thyself receive. When God is mine, and I am His, Of paradise possest, I taste unutterable bliss And everlasting rest. Charles Wesley 369 "Arise, shine ; for thy Light is come." [Wilmot Light of those whose dreary dwelling Borders on the shades of death! Rise on us, Thyself revealing, — Dissipate the clouds beneath. 2 Thou, of heaven and earth Creator! In our deepest darkness rise; Scattering all the night of nature, Pouring day upon our eyes. 3 Still we wait for Thine appearing; Life and joy Thy beams impart, Chasing all our fears, and cheering Every poor benighted heart. 4 Save us, in Thy great compassion, O Thou mild, pacific Prince! Give the knowledge of salvation, Give the pardon of our sins. 5 By Thine all-restoring merit, Every burdened soul release; Every weary, wandering spirit Guide into Thy perfect peace. Charles Wesley ©tivtstian 3o£ nntJ ^opc O / *"' kl TV**? righteousness which is of God by faith" [Credo No m'ore, my God ! I boast no more, Of all the duties I have done; 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 Dare not appear before Thy throne; But faith can answer Thy demands, By pleading what my Lord has done. Isaac Watts «kt "Lord, lift Thou up the light of Thy counte- [Lee •J I nance upoti us." Eternal Sun of righteousness, Display Thy beams divine, And cause the glory of Thy face Upon my heart to shine ! 2 Light, in Thy light, O may I see, Thy grace and mercy prove, Revived, and cheered, and blest by Thee, The God of pardoning love. 3 Lift up Thy countenance serene, And let Thy happy child Behold, without a cloud between, The Father reconciled. Christian $05 acrrtr 2^ope 4 On me Thy promised peace bestow, The peace by Jesus given; — The joys of holiness below, And then the joys of heaven. Charles Wesley 37^ "Walk as children of light." [Abbe Vogler for a closer walk with God, A calm and heavenly frame ! A light to shine upon the road That leads me to the Lamb ! 2 Where is the blessedness I knew When first I saw the Lord ? Where is the soul-refreshing view Of Jesus and His word? 3 What peaceful hours I once enjoved ! How sweet their memory still! But they have left an aching void The world can never fill. 4 Return, O holy Dove ! return, Sweet Messenger of rest ! 1 hate the sins that made Thee mourn, And drove Thee from my breast. 5 The dearest idol I have known, Whate'er that idol be, Help me to tear it from Thy throne, And worship only Thee ! 6 So shall my walk be close with God, Calm and serene my frame; So purer light shall mark the road That leads me to the Lamb! Williatn Cowper <&f)risttan 3o$ anH Jfyo$z [St. Crispin O /«J ''''Him that cometh to Me, I will in no wise cast out. 11 Just as I am, without one plea But that Thy blood was shed for me, And that Thou bidd'st me come to Thee, O Lamb of God, I come! 2 Just as I am, and waiting not To rid my soul of one dark blot, To Thee whose blood can cleanse each spot, O Lamb of God, I come ! 3 Just as I am, though tost about With many a conflict, many a doubt, Fightings and fears, within, without, O Lamb of God, I come! 4 Just as I am, poor, wretched, blind, Sight, riches, healing of the mind, Yea, all I need, in Thee to find, O Lamb of God, I come ! 5 Just as I am, Thou wilt receive, Wilt welcome, pardon, cleanse, relieve! Because Thy promise I believe, O Lamb of God, I come! 6 Just as I am, — Thy love unknown Has broken every barrier down,— Now to be Thine, yea, Thine alone, O Lamb of God, I come ! Charlotte Elliott [Seldon O /t" ''''Come ye, and let us walk in the light of the Lord." Walk in the light ! so shalt thou know That fellowship of love His Spirit only can bestow Who reigns in light above. Christian Jf°£ anto ?^ope 2 Walk in the light! and sin abhorred Shall not defile again; The blood of Jesus Christ the Lord Shall cleanse from every- stair. 3 Walk in the light! and thou shalt find Thy heart made truly His, Who dwells in cloudless light enshrined, In whom no darkness is. 4 Walk in the light ! and thou shalt own Thy darkness past away, Because in thee that light hath shone Which grows to perfect day. 5 Walk in the light ! and e'en the tomb No fearful shade shall wear ; Glory shall chase away its gloom, For Christ hath conquered there! 6 Walk in the light ! and thine shall be A path, though thorny, bright ; For God by grace shall dwell in thee, And God Himself is light ! Bernard Barton Ci / J "7 am the Light of the world. [Phrygia O One with God the Father In majesty and might, The brightness of His glory, Eternal Light of Light! O'er this our home of darkness Thy rays are streaming now; The shadows flee before Thee, The world's true Light art Thou. Christian Jem anti %o;)e 2 Yet, Lord, we see but darkly : O heavenly Light, arise, Dispel these mists that shroud us And hide Thee from our eyes I We long to track the footprints That Thou Thyself hast trod; We long to see the pathway That leads to Thee our God. 3 O Jesus, shine around us With radiance of Thy grace; O Jesus, turn upon us The brightness of Thy face. We need no star to guide us, As on our way we press, If Thou Thy light vouchsafest, O Sun of righteousness! 376 [Cassel "He that hath ears to hear, let him hear." I heard the voice of Jesus say, 'Come unto Me and rest; Lay down, thou weary one, lay down Thy head upon My breast!' I came to Jesus as I was, Weary and worn and sad ; I found in Him a resting-place, And He has made me glad. 2 I heard the voice of Jesus say, ' Behold ! I freely give The living water; thirsty one, Stoop down, and drink, and live!' I came to Jesus, and I drank Of that life-giving stream ; My thirst was quenched, my soul revived, And now I live in Him. Christian $ov anli ^opc I heard the voice of Jesus say, 'I am this dark world's Light; Look unto Me, thy morn shall rise, And all thy day be bright.' I looked to Jesus, and I found In Him my Star, my Sun; And in that light of life I'll walk Till traveling days are done. Horalins Bonar _,_,_ [Retreat Oil l4 /* the secret of His tabernacle shall He hide me." From every stormy wind that blows, From every swelling tide of woes, There is a calm, a sure retreat; — 'Tis found beneath the mercy seat. 2 There is a place where Jesus sheds The oil of gladness on our heads; A place than all beside more sweet, — It is the blood-bought mercy seat. 3 There is a scene where spirits blend ; Where friend holds fellowship with friend ; Though sundered far, by faith they meet Around one common mercy-seat. 4 There, there on eagle wings we soar, And sin and sense molest no more; And heaven comes down, our souls to greet, And glory crowns the mercy-seat. 5 O may my hand forget her skill, My tongue be silent, cold, and still, This bounding heart forget to beat, If I forget the mercy-seat ! Hugh Stoxvell Christian 3o$ anfii ?fe)opc 37° [Chant From the recesses of a lowly spirit, Our humble prayer ascends; O Father, hear it, Upsoaring on the wings of awe and meekness ! Forgive its weakness ! 2 We see Thy hand; it leads us, it supports us: We hear Thy voice ; it counsels and it courts us: And then we turn away; and still Thy kindness Forgives our blindness. 3 O how long-suffering, Lord ! but Thou de- lightest To win with love the wandering; Thou in- vitest By smiles of mercy, not by frowns or terrors, Man from his errors. 4 Father and Saviour! plant within each bosom The seeds of holiness, and bid them blossom In fragrance and in beauty bright and vernal, And spring eternal. 5 Then place them in Thine everlasting gardens, Where angels walk and seraphs are the wardens; Where every flower escaped through death's dark portal Becomes immortal. John Bo wring o/y "Continuing itistant in prayer.' 1 '' [Prayer Prayer is the soul's sincere desire, Unuttered, or exprest; The motion of a hidden fire That trembles in the breast. Christian $o£ anti ?£}oj)c 2 Prayer is the burden of a sigh, The falling of a tear; The upward glancing of the eye, When none but God is near. 3 Prayer is the simplest form of speech That infant lips can try; Prayer the sublimest strains that reach The Majesty on high. 4 Prayer is the contrite sinner's voice, Returning from his ways; While angels in their songs rejoice, And cry — 'Behold, he prays.' 5 Prayer is the Christian's vital breath, The Christian's native air, His watchword at the gates of death ; He enters heaven with prayer. 6 The saints, in prayer, appear as one In word, and deed, and mind; While with the Father and the Son Sweet fellowship they find. 7 Nor prayer is made by man alone: The Holy Spirit pleads ; And Jesus, on the eternal throne, For sinners intercedes. 8 O Thou, by whom we come to God — The Life, the Truth, the Way; The path of prayer Thyself hast trod ; Lord, teach us how to pray. James Montgomery <£!)rtetian 3a$ auto 3%opt O " Lord, teach us to pray ." [Dalton Lord, teach us how to pray aright, With reverence and with fear: Though dust and ashes in Thy sight, We may, we must, draw near. 2 God of all grace, we come to Thee, With broken, contrite hearts; Give what Thine eye delights to see, — Truth in the inward parts. 3 Give deep humility; the sense Of godly sorrow give; A strong, desiring confidence To hear Thy voice and live; — 4 Patience, to watch, and wait, and weep, Though mercy long delay; Courage, our fainting souls to keep, And trust Thee, though Thou slay. 5 Give these, and then Thy will be done: Thus strengthened with all might, We, through Thy Spirit and Thy Son, Shall pray, and pray aright. "James Montgomery -* [Calvary O "/ iv ill make an everlasting covenant ivith you." They who seek the throne of grace, Find that throne in every place: If we live a life of prayer, God is present every where. 2 In our sickness or our health, In our want or in our wealth, If we look to God in prayer, God is present every where. Christian Son aria J^ope When our earthly comforts fail, When the foes of life prevail, 'Tis the time for earnest prayer God is present every where. Then, my soul, in every strait To thy Father come and wait; He will answer every prayer; God is present every where. 382 [Pleyel's Hymn "Unto every one 0/ us is given grace according to the vie as tire 0/ the gift of Christ." Father, hear our humble claim: We are met in Thy great name; In the midst do Thou appear, Manifest Thy presence here. 2 Lord, our fellowship increase; Knit us in the bond of peace; Join our hearts, O Father, join Each to each, and all to Thine. 3 Move and actuate and guide, Diverse gifts to each divide; Placed according to Thy will, Let us each his work fulfill. 4 Build us in one Spirit up, Called in one high calling's hope, One the Spirit, one the aim, One the pure baptismal flame: 5 One the faith, and one the Lord, Whom, by heaven and earth adored, We our God and Father call, — O'er all, through all, in us all. <£!)ristian $og auto j^ope »J «J "Bow down Thine ear, O Lord, hear me." [Credo When at Thy footstool, Lord, I bend, And plead with Thee for mercy there, Think of the sinner's dying Friend, And for His sake receive my prayer. 2 O think not of my shame and guilt, . My thousand stains of deepest dye; Think of the blood which Jesus spilt, And let that blood my pardon buy. 3 Think, Lord, how I am still Thine own, The trembling creature of Thy hand ; Think how my heart to sin is prone, And what temptations round me stand. 4 O think not of my doubts and fears, My strivings with Thy grace divine : Think upon Jesus' woes and tears, And let His merits stand for mine. 5 Thine eye, Thine ear, they are not dull; Thine arm can never shortened be; Behold me here; my heart is full; Behold, and spare, and succor me! Henry Francis Lyte <^Oi\ "My soul, wait thou only upon God." [Seldon Author of good ! to Thee we turn: Thine ever-wakeful eye Alone can all our wants discern, Thine hand alone supply. 2 O let Thy love within us dwell, Thy fear our footsteps guide; That love shall vainer loves expel, That fear, all fears beside. Christian $ov antr jttjopc And since, by passion's force subdued, Too oft, with stubborn will, We blindly shun the latent good, And grasp the specious ill; — Not what we wish, but what we want, Let mercy still supply: The good we ask not, Father, grant ! The ill we ask, deny ! James Merrick 385 ' Whosoever shall call upon the name of the [Hebek Lord shall be saved." Approach, 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 burdened souls to Thee, And such, O Lord, am I. 3 Bowed down beneath a load of sin, By Satan sorely prest, By war without and fears within, I come to Thee for rest. 4 Be Thou my shield and hiding-place, That, sheltered near Thy side, I may my fierce accuser face, And tell him Thou hast died! 5 O wondrous love ! to bleed and die, To bear the cross and shame, That guilty sinners, such as I, ■ Might plead Thy gracious name! John Newton Christian .3Joi> anU jft.}oj)e 386 il God is our Refuge and Strength." [Heber My God, 'tis to Thy mercy-seat My soul for shelter flies: 'Tis here I find a safe retreat, When storms and tempests rise. 2 My cheerful hope can never die, If Thou, my God, art near; Thy grace can raise my comforts high, And banish every fear. 3 My great Protector and my Lord, Thy constant aid impart; And let Thy kind, Thy gracious word Sustain my trembling heart. 4 O never let my soul remove From this divine retreat ; Still let me trust Thy power and love, And dwell beneath Thy feet. Anne Steele 387 ''I/iveask anything according to His [Invitation will. He heareth us," Come, my soul, thy suit prepare, Jesus loves to answer prayer: He Himself has bid thee pray, Therefore will not say thee nay. 2 Thou art coming to a King, Large petitions with thee bring: For His grace and power are such, None can ever ask too much. 3 With my burden I begin : Lord, remove this load of sin ! Let Thy blood, for sinners spilt, Set my conscience free from guilt ! ©Jnisttan Sou anto ^opc 4 Lord, I come to Thee for rest ; Take possession of my breast; There Thy blood-bought right maintain, And without a rival reign. 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 Show me what I have to do; Every hour my strength renew; Let me live a life of faith, Let me die Thy people's death. John Newton 388 1 Seek ye first the Kingdom of God, and [Admittance His righteousness." And dost Thou say, 'Ask what thou wilt?' Lord, I would seize the golden hour: I pray to be released from guilt, And freed from sin and Satan's power. More of Thy presence, Lord, impart; More of Thine image let me bear; Erect Thy throne within my heart, And reign without a rival there. Give me to read my pardon sealed, And from Thy joy to draw my strength; O, be Thy boundless love revealed, In all its hight, and breadth, and length. Grant these requests — I ask no more; But to Thy care the rest resign; Sick, or in health, or rich, or poor, All shall be well, if Thou art mine. <£1)risttan Jto£ auti ?fe)oj)e q [Seasons £0\J "And God said ', ,4.r/£ it'^«/ I shall give thee." Behold the throne of grace • The promise calls us near: There Jesus shows a smiling face, And waits to answer prayer. 2 That rich, atoning blood, Which sprinkled round we see, Provides for those who come to God An all-prevailing plea. 3 Thine image, Lord ! bestow, Thy presence and Thy love : We ask to serve Thee here below, And reign with Thee above. 4 Teach us to live by faith, Conform our will to Thine, Let us victorious be in death, And then in glory shine. JoJm Newton 390 " Our fellowship is with the Father, [Madison Square and with His Son Jesus Christ ." Our Heavenly Father calls, And Christ invites us near; With both, our friendship shall be sweet, And our communion dear. 2 God pities all our griefs : He pardons every day; Almighty to protect our souls, And wise to guide our way. 3 How large His bounties are ! What various stores of good, Diffused from our Redeemer's hand, And purchased with His blood ! ffifjvistfan Jog antr fflQ$z 4 Jesus, our living Head, We bless Thy faithful care; Our Advocate before the throne, And our Forerunner there. 5 Here fix, my roving heart ! Here wait, my warmest love! Till the communion be complete, In nobler scenes above. Philip Doddridge [Federal St. Ox " IJ ' y e shall ask anything in My name, I will do it." Jesus! our best beloved Friend, On Thy redeeming name we call; Jesus! in love to us descend, Pardon and sanctify us all. 2 Our souls and bodies we resign, To fear and follow Thy commands; O take our hearts — our hearts are Thine; Accept the service of our hands. 3 Firm, faithful, watching unto prayer, Thy blessed will may we obey, Toil in Thy vineyard here and bear The heat and burden of the day. 4 Yet, Lord ! for us a resting place, In heaven, at Thy right hand, prepare, And, till we see Thee face to face, Be all our conversation there. James Montgomery £\)£ '•'•Blessed be the Lord my Strength.' 1 '' [Swanwick For ever blessed be the Lord, My Saviour and my Shield; He sends His Spirit with His word, To arm me for the field. (Eimstian $02 anti 2^o.pe 2 When sin and hell their force unite, He makes my soul His care, Instructs me to the heavenly right, And guards me through the war. 3 A Friend and Helper so divine Does my weak courage raise; He makes the glorious victory mine, And His shall be the praise. Isaac Watts [Reliance OyO " The Lord is my Light and my Salvation." God is my strong salvation, What foe have I to fear? In darkness and temptation My Light, my Help is near; Though hosts encamp around me, Firm to the fight I stand; What terror can confound me, With God at my right hand ? 2 Place on the Lord reliance, My soul, with courage wait ; His truth be thine affiance, When faint and desolate: His might thine heart shall strengthen, His love thy joy increase ; Mercy thy days shall lengthen; The Lord will give thee peace. "James Montgomery «3y4 "I know whom I have believed.' 1 ' 1 [Swanwick I'm not ashamed to own my Lord, Or to defend His cause ; Maintain the honor of His word, The glory of His cress. (fttm'sttati Sou anU %}ope 2 Jesus, my God! — I know His name — His name is all my trust; Nor will He put my soul to shame, Nor let my hope be lost. 3 Firm as His throne, His promise stands, And He can well secure What I've committed to His hands, Till the decisive hour. 4 Then will He own my worthless name Before His Father's face, And in the new Jerusalem Appoint my soul a place. Isaac Watts [Federal St. «5yO u lVho skall separate us from the love of Christ ?" Holy Saviour, Friend unseen, The faint, the weak, on Thee may lean : Help me throughout life's varying scene, By faith to cling to Thee ! 2 Though faith and hope awhile be tried, 1 ask not, need not, aught beside: How safe, how calm, how satisfied, The souls that cling to Thee ! 3 They fear not life's rough storms to brave, Since Thou art near, and strong to save : Nor shudder e'en at death's dark wave; Because they cling to Thee ! 4 Blest is my lot, whate'er befall: What can disturb me, who appall, While as my strength, my rock, my all, Saviour ! I cling to Thee ! Charlotte Elliott ©Jjrtetfau 31ttt» an* STtfal 396 [Pleyel's Hymn il Lord, iv ho shall abide in Thy tabernacle ?" Who, O Lord, when life is o'er, Shall to heavenly mansions soar? Who, an ever-welcome guest, In Thy holy place shall rest? 2 He whose heart Thy love has warmed; He whose will, to Thine conformed, Bids his life unsullied run ; He whose words and thoughts are one ; 3 He who shuns the sinner's road, Loving those who love their God; Who, with hope, and faith unfeigned, Treads the path by Thee ordained; 4 He who trusts in Christ alone, Not in aught himself hath done: He, great God, shall be Thy care, And Thy choicest blessings share. James Merrick [Beethoven Ciy I u f iv ill run the way of Thy commandments?' Be with me, Lord, where'er I go; Teach me what Thou wouldst have me do; Suggest whate'er I think or say; Direct me in Thy narrow way. Christian 23utT> anti STrial 2 Prevent me lest I harbor pride, Lest I in mine own strength confide; Show me my weakness, let me see I have my power, my all from Thee. 3 Enrich me always with Thy love; My kind protection ever prove : Thy signet put upon. my breast, And let Thy Spirit on me rest. 4 O may I never do my will, But Thine and only Thine fulfill: Let all my time and all my ways Be spent and ended to Thy praise. John Cenvick 398 And they forsook all, and followed Him?' 1 [Quartet Jesus calls us, o'er the tumult Of our life's wild, restless sea; Day by day His sweet voice soundeth, Saying, Christian, follow Me ! 2 Jesus calls us — from the worship Of the vain world's golden store; From each idol that would keep us, — Saying, Christian, love Me more ! 3 In our joys and in our sorrows, Days of toil and hours of ease, Still He calls, in cares and pleasures, Christian, love Me more than these! 4 Jesus calls us! by Thy mercies, Saviour, may we hear Thy call; Give our hearts to Thy obedience, Serve and love Thee best of all! (Efmsttan 3Sut£ ana 2Tual <2qq [Midnight +Jss '•'•Make me to go in the path of Thy commandments" O that the Lord would guide my ways To keep His statutes still ! O that my God would grant me grace To know and do His will ! 2 O 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 mine 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 Make me to walk in Thy commands,— 'Tis a delightful road; Nor let my head, or heart, or hands, Offend against my God. Isaac Watts z\mj '•'■Hearkening unto the voice of His word.' 1 '' [Phrygia 'Speak, for Thy servant heareth,' — Thus give us grace, O Lord, To listen and to answer Whene'er Thy voice is heard: Whether we wait expectant Its sound to guide us home, Or all unsought, unwelcome, Its sudden warning come. Christian 30utw ana 2Trial 2 Above the whirl of traffic, Above the stir of life, Amid the songs of pleasure, And o'er the din of strife, May never cease within us Thy whispers soft and clear, Nor ready hearts replying, 'Speak, Lord, Thy servants hear.' 3 And in the latest conflict, When strength and faith are low, And all our schemes of comfort Are baffled by the foe : Amid life's feeble throbbing?, Yet nearer and more near May Thy sweet tones of solace Speak, and Thy servants hear. Henry Alford 4*^* "Be ye also ready" [Laban A charge to keep I have, A God to glorify, A never-dying soul to save, And fit it for the sky; — 2 To serve the present age, My calling to fulfill : O may it all my powers engage To do my Master's will. 3 Arm me with jealous care, As in Thy sight to live; And O, Thy servant, Lord, prepare A strict account to give. 4 Help me to watch and pray, And on Thyself rely; Assured, if I my trust betray, I shall for ever die. Charles Wesley Christian J3utg anti Su'al . _ "Nozu they do it to obtain a corruptible [Lichtenstein T"'"'" crozvn, but ive an incorruptible." Soldiers who to Christ belong, Trust ye in His word, be strong; For His promises are sure, His rewards for aye endure. 2 His no crowns that pass away; His no palm that sees decay; His the joy that shall not fade; His the light that knows no shade. 3 Here on earth ye can but clasp Things that perish in the grasp; Lift your hearts then to the skies, God Himself shall be your prize. 4 Praise we now with saints at rest Father, Son, and Spirit blest; For His promises are sure, His rewards shall aye endure. "Be thou faithful unto death , and I will [Waterford *\r^O give thee a crown of life" Stand up, stand up for Jesus, Ye soldiers of the cross; Lift high His royal banner, It must not suffer loss: From victory unto victory His armv shall He lead, Till every foe is vanquished, And Christ is Lord indeed. 2 Stand up, stand up for Jesus, The trumpet call obey ; Forth to the mighty conflict In this His glorious day: Christian HButj antj Evial 'Ye that are men, now serve Him' Against unnumbered foes; Let courage rise with danger, And strength to strength oppose. 3 Stand up, stand up for Jesus, The strife will not be long; This day the noise of battle, The next the victor's song: To Him that overcometh, A crown of life shall be; He with the King of glory Shall reign eternally. George Duffle Id a r\A "Be strong in the Lord, and in the power of [Laban ■ ■ His iriight." Soldiers of Christ, arise, And put your armor on, Strong in the strength which God supplies Through His Eternal Son. 2 Strong in the Lord of Hosts, And in His mighty power, Who in the strength of Jesus trusts, Is more than conqueror. 3 Stand, then, in His great might, With all His strength endued; And take, to arm you for the fight, The panoply of God : — 4 That having all things done, And all your conflicts past, Ye may o'ercome through Christ alone, And stand entire at last. 5 From strength to strength go on, Wrestle, and fight, and pray; Tread all the powers of darkness down, And win the well-fought day. c. Wesley Christian ISutg anti 2Tnal ^H-'O l< Take ye heed ; watch and pray. 11 [Laban My soul, be on thy guard; Ten thousand foes arise; The hosts of sin are pressing hard To draw thee from the skies. 2 O watch, and fight, and pray; The battle ne'er give o'er; Renew it boldly every day, And help divine implore. 3 Ne'er think the victory won, Nor lay thine armor down : Thine arduous work will not be done, Till thou obtain thy crown. 4 Fight on, my soul, till death Shall bring thee to thy God; He'll take thee, at thy parting breath, To His divine abode. George Heath 406 "Fight the gord fight of faith" [Cambridge Am I a soldier of the cross, A follower of the Lamb? And shall I fear to own His cause, Or blush to speak His name? 2 Are there no foes for me to face? Must I not stem the flood? Is this vile world a friend to grace, To help me on to God? 3 Sure I must fight, if I would reign; Increase my courage, Lord : I'll bear the toil, endure the pain, Supported by Thy word. QFbvistim Wut% anD Evial Thy saints in all this glorious war Shall conquer, though they die; They view the triumph from afar, And seize it with their eye. When that illustrious day shall rise, And all Thy armies shine In robes of victory through the skies, The glory shall be Thine. Isaac Watts 407 They that wait upon the Lord shail renew [Armor Awake our souls, away our fears, Let every trembling thought be gone; Awake and run the heavenly race, And put a cheerful courage on. 2 True, 'tis a strait 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 supply, 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 amid the heavenly road. Isaac Watts Christian ©ut» anti 2Trtal Zj-UO "^ rwMi that ye ?nay obtain" [Cambridgs Awake, my soul, stretch every nerve, And press with vigor on; A heavenly race demands thy zeal, And an immortal crown. 2 A cloud of witnesses around Hold thee in full survey; Forget the steps already trod, And onward urge thy way. 3 'Tis God's all-animating voice, That calls thee from on -high : 'Tis His own hand presents the prize To thine uplifted eye. 4 Blest Saviour, introduced by Thee, Have I my race begun; And, crowned with victory, at Thy feet I'll lay my honors down. Philip Doddridge ZJ.Uy "Whatsoever is not of faith is sin" [Mear O it is hard to work for God, To rise and take His part Upon this battle-field of earth, And not sometimes lose heart ! 2 He hides Himself so wondrously, As though there were no God ; He is least seen when all the powers Of ill are most abroad. 3 Thrice blest is he to whom is given The instinct that can tell That God is on the field, when He Is most invisible. <£t)risttan HButa? anD &vial 4 Then learn to scorn the praise of men, And learn to lose with God; For Jesus won the world through shame, And beckons thee His road. 5 For right is right, since God is God, And right the day must win : To doubt would be disloyalty, To falter would be sin. Frederick William Fabcr [Missionary Chant *\ * " u Let us labor, there/ore, to enter into that rest." 1 Go, labor on ; spend and be spent, Thy joy to do the Father's will; It is the way the Master went; Should not the servant tread it still? 2 Go, labor on; 'tis not for naught; Thine earthly loss is heavenly gain; Men heed thee, love thee, praise thee not; The Master praises: — what are men? 3 Go, labor on, while it is day; The world's dark night is hastening on; Speed, speed thy work, cast sloth away; It is not thus that souls are won. 4 Toil on, faint not, keep watch, and pray; Be wise the erring soul to win ; Go forth into the world's highway, Compel the wanderer to come in. 5 Toil on, and in thy toil rejoice; For toil comes rest, for exile home; Soon shalt thou hear the Bridegroom's voice, The midnight cry, 'Behold, I come!' Horatiits Bonar (E&rtettan HButn arm 2Trtal tf X X "Put on the whole armor of God." [Armor Awake, my soul! lift up thine eyes; See where thy foes against thee rise, In long array, a numerous host; Awake, my soul! or thou art lost. 2 Sea where rebellious passions rage, And fierce desires and lusts engage; The meanest foe of all the train Has thousands and ten thousands slain. 3 Thou treadest on enchanted ground ; Perils and snares beset thee round; Beware of all, guard every part, But most the traitor in thy heart. 4 Put on the armor, from above, Of heavenly truth and heavenly love, The terror and the charm repel, The powers of earth and powers of hell. Anna Lcztitia Barbauld [Armor *\±£i "Endure hardness, as a good soldier of Jesus Christ." Stand up, my soul, shake off thy fears, And gird the gospel armor on ; March to the gates of endless joy, Where Jesus, thy great Captain's gone. 2 Hell and thy sins resist thy course; But hell and sin are vanquished foes; Thy Jesus nailed them to the cross, And sung the triumph when He rose. 3 Then let my soul march boldly on, — Press forward to the heavenly gate; There peace and joy eternal reign, And glittering robes for conquerors wait. Christian But£ anti Stial 4 There shall I wear a starry crown, And triumph in almighty grace, While all the armies of the skies Join in my glorious Leader's praise. Isaac Waifs ''''Blessed are those servants whom the Lord [Laban 4 ^ »5 when He cometh shall find watching.' 1 '' Ye servants of the Lord, 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. 4 O happy servant he, In such a posture found ! He shall his Lord with rapture see, And be with honor crowned. Philip Doddridge " I can do all things through Christ which [Haydn T- ■■" *r strengtheneth me." Jesus, my Strength, my Hope, On Thee I cast my care, With humble confidence look up, And know Thou hear'st my prayer. Give me on Thee to wait Till I can all things do, On Thee, Almighty to create ! Almighty to renew ! Christian But]) anti 9Tvial 2 I want a sober mind, A self-renouncing will, That tramples down and casts behind The baits of pleasing ill : A soul inured to pain, To hardship, grief, and loss; Bold to take up, firm to sustain, The consecrated cross. 3 I want a godly fear, A quick-discerning eye, That looks to Thee when sin is near, And sees the tempter fly ; A spirit still prepared, And armed with jealous care, For ever standing on its guard, And watching unto prayer. 4 I want a true regard, A single, steady aim, Unmoved by threatening or reward, To Thee and Thy great name; A jealous, just concern For Thine immortal praise; A pure desire that all may learn And glorify Thy grace. 5 I rest upon Thy word ; Thy promise is for me; My succor and salvation, Lord, Shall surely come from Thee, But let me still abide, Nor from my hope remove, Till Thou my patient spirit guide Into Thy perfect love! Charles Wesley Christian Btitn anU Eviul [Elbekfelij 4 "*■ J "Behold, we have forsaken all and followed Thee." Jesus, T my cross have taken, All to leave and follow Thee: Destitute, despised, forsaken, Thou, from hence, my all shalt be: Perish every fond ambition, All I've sought, or hoped, or known: Yet how rich is my condition ! God and heaven are still my own ! 2 Take, my soul, thy full salvation; Rise o'er sin, and fear, and care; Joy to find in every station, Something still to do or bear : Think what Spirit dwells within thee! What a Father's smile is thine! What a Saviour died to win thee! Child of heaven, shouldst thou repine? 3 Haste thee on from grace to glory, Armed by faith, and winged by prayer; Heaven's eternal day 's before thee, God's own hand shall guide thee there! Soon shall close thine earthly mission, Swift shall pass thy pilgrim days; Hope soon change to glad fruition, Faith to sight, and prayer to praise ! Henry Francis Lytc 4l6 [Missionary Chant ' Denying ungodliness and worldly lusts, we should life soberly, righteously, and godly, in this present world." So let our lips and lives express The holy gospel we profess; So let our works and virtues shine, To prove the doctrine all divine. (Einistian xDutg ana STrial 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, temperance, 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. Isaac Watts [Rheineck "If any man will come after Me, let him deny himself, *\ ■*• / and take up his cross, and follow Me" Didst Thou, my Saviour, suffer shame, And bear the cross for me? And shall I fear to own Thy name, Or Thy disciple be? 2 Forbid it, Lord, that I should dread To suffer shame or loss; O let me in Thy footsteps tread, And glory in Thy cross. 3 Inspire my soul with life divine, And make me truly bold ; Let knowledge, faith, and meekness shine, Nor love nor zeal grow cold. 4 Let mockers scoff — the world defame, And treat me with disdain; Still may I glory in Thy name, And count reproach my gain. Kirkham ©Jrcistian JButg anU &rtal 418 Thou art my Refuge and my Portion in [Martvn the land oj the living." Jesus, lover of my soul, Let me to Thy bosom fly, While the nearer waters 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; receive my soul at last! Other refuge have I none; Hangs my helpless soul on Thee; Leave, ah! leave me not alone, Still support and comfort me ! All my trust on Thee is stayed, All my help from Thee I bring: Cover my defenceless head With the shadow of Thy wing! Thou, O Christ, art all I want; More than all in Thee I find; Raise the fallen, cheer the faint, Heal the sick, and lead the blind! Just and holy is Thy name, — 1 am all unrighteousness; False and full of sin I am, — Thou art full of truth and grace. Plenteous grace with Thee is found — Grace to pardon all my sin ; Let the healing streams abound, Make and keep me pure within : Thou of life the fountain art, Freely let me take of Thee; Spring Thou up within my heart, — Rise to all eternity. Char hi WcsLv Cttmstiau 23ut£ anft gTvial T* ■*■ 7 '"''Search me, O God, and knoiu my heart." [Credo O Thou, to whose all-searching sight The darkness shineth as the light, Search, prove my heart — it pants for Thee ; O, burst these bonds and set it free! 2 Wash out its stains, refine its dross; Nail my affections to the cross; Hallow each thought; let all within Be clean, as Thou, my Lord, art clean. 3 If in this darksome wild I stray, Be Thou my light — be Thou my way ; No foes nor danger will I fear, While Thou, my Saviour God, art near. 4 Saviour, where'er Thy steps I see, Dauntless, untired, I follow Thee: O let Thy hand support me still, And lead me to Thy holy hill. 5 If rough and thorny be the way, My strength proportion to my day, Till toil, and grief, and pain shall cease, Where all is calm, and joy, and peace. Gerhard Tersteegen Of £ U '■'■To me to live is Christ, and to die is gain" [Herold Christ, of all my hopes the ground, Christ, the spring of all my joy, Still in Thee may I be found, Still for Thee my powers employ. 2 Fountain of o'erflowing grace, Freely from Thy fulness give; Till I close my earthly race, May I prove it ' Christ to live V ©ijvtstiait JButw anfci 2Tutat 3 Firmly trusting in Thy blood, Nothing shall my heart confound; Safely shall I pass the flood, Safely reach ImmanuePs ground. 4 When I touch the blessed shore, Back the closing waves shall roll; Death's dark stream shall never more Part from Thee my ravished soul. 5 Thus, O thus, an entrance give To the land of cloudless sky; Having known it 'Christ to live,' Let me know it 'Gain to die.' Ralph Ward law A O T "^^ rt ^ things were gain to nie, those I counted [Graci ■ loss for Christ" And must I part with all I have, My dearest Lord, for Thee? It is but right! since Thou hast done Much more than this for me. 2 Yes, let it go ! — One look from Thee Will more than make amends For all the losses I sustain Of credit, riches, friends. 3 Ten thousand worlds, ten thousand lives, How worthless they appear, Compared with Thee, supremely good! Divinely bright and fair ! 4 Thy favor, Lord, is endless life;. — Let me that life obtain, Then I renounce all earthly joys, And glory in my gain. Benjamin Beddome Christian JButv a:xU dial 422 '"Looking unto Jesus, the A uthor and [Waterford Finisher of our faith. 1 '' O Lamb of God, still keep me Near to Thy wounded side ; 'Tis only there in safety And peace I can abide. What foes and snares surround me, What doubts and fears within ! The grace that sought and found me, Alone can keep me clean. 2 'Tis only in Thee hiding, I know my life secure; Only in Thee abiding, The conflict can endure: Thine arm the victory gaineth O'er every hateful foe; Thy love my heart sustaineth In all its care and woe. 3 Soon shall my eyes behold Thee With rapture face to face; One half hath not been told me Of all Thy power and grace; Thy beauty, Lord, and glory, The wonders of Thy love, Shall be the endless story Of all Thy saints above. James George Deck 4"«J "If thou seek Him, He will be found of thee." [Chant Nearer, my God, to Thee ! Nearer to Thee, E'en though it be a cross That raiseth me; Still all my song shall be, Nearer, my God, to Thee, Nearer to Thee. <£f)risttan SJutg antu SFvfal 2 Though like the wanderer, The sun gone down, Darkness be over me, My rest a stone; Yet in my dreams I'd be Nearer, my God, to Thee, Nearer to Thee ! 3 There let the way appear Steps unto Heaven; All that Thou sendest me In mercy given ; Angels to beckon me Nearer, my God, to Thee, Nearer to Thee ! 4 Then with my waking thoughts Bright with Thy praise, Out of my stony griefs Bethel I'll raise; So by my woes to be Nearer, my God, to Thee, Nearer to Thee ! 5 Or if on joyful wing Cleaving the sky, Sun, moon, and stars forgot, Upward I fly, Still all my song shall be, Nearer, my God, to Thee, Nearer to Thee ! Sa ra h Flo wer Ada m s Christian JButy anU STiial A*y A "-<4 man can receive nothing, except it be [Aynhoe ■ ■ given him from heaven." If, through unruffled seas, Toward heaven we calmly sail, With grateful hearts, O God, to Thee, We'll own the favoring gale. 2 But should the surges rise, And rest delay to come, Blest be the sorrow — kind the storm, Which drives us nearer home. 3 Soon shall our doubts and fears All yield to Thy control: Thy tender mercies shall illume The midnight of the soul. 4 Teach us, in every state, To make Thy will our own ; And when the joys of sense depart To live by faith alone. 4"»5 "All things are for your sakes." [During Since all the coming scenes of time God's watchful eye surveys, O who so wise to choose our lot And regulate our ways? 2 Since none can doubt His equal love, Immeasurably kind, To His unerring gracious will Be every wish resigned. 3 Good when He gives, supremely good; Nor less when He denies; E'en crosses, from His sovereign hand, Are blessings in disguise. James Hervey Christian UButv anti ffivi'al 420 "Thy will be done" [Dundee Thy holy will, my God, be mine; I yield my all to Thee; No more shall thought or wish repine, Whate'er my lot shall be. 2 Thy wisdom is a mighty deep, Beyond my thought Thy grace; My soul shall lay her fears asleep, Secure in Thine embrace. 3 When clouds and darkness rule the hour, Thy bow on high I see ; And e'en the rending tempest's power Shall work but good for me. 4. At every step mine eyes shall turn To watch Thy guiding hand; My dearest wish shall be to learn And do Thy pure command. 5 On Thee I rest my trusting soul; Thou wilt not let me fall ; Though surging billows o'er me roll, I shall be safe through all. 6 Grant me, my God, at last to hear, Well pleased, the call to die; And 'mid the shades, with vision cleai, To see my Saviour nigh. 7 Then when Thy glory breaks on me, All radiant as the sun, Be this the joy of heaven, — to see Thy will for ever done. Ray Palmer ©Jjristian But£ auli (Erial l\£ f "My times are in Thy handy [Resignation Sovereign Ruler of the skies, Ever gracious, ever wise, All my times are in Thy hand, All events at Thy command. 2 Times of sickness, times of health, Times of penury and wealth; Times of trial and of grief, Times of triumph and relief. 3 Times the tempter's power to prove, Times to taste a Saviour's love; All must come, and last, and end, As shall please my heavenly Friend. 4. O Thou Gracious, Wise, and Just! In Thy hands my life I trust: Have I something dearer still? I resign it to Thy will. 5 May I always own Thy hand ; Still to the surrender stand ; Know that Thou art God alone; I and mine are all Thy own. yohn Ryland 428 [LlCHTENSTEIN Except ye be converted, and become as little children, ye shall not enter into the kingdom." Quiet, Lord, my froward heart, Make me teachable and mild, Upright, simple, free from art, Make me as a weaned child, From distrust and envy free, Pleased with all that pleases Thee. Christian 33uty anU 2Trial What Thou shalt to-day provide, Let me as a child receive; What to-morrow may betide Calmly to Thy wisdom leave : 'Tis enough that Thou wilt care; Why should I the burden bear? As a little child relies On a care beyond his own, Knows he's neither strong nor wise, Fears to stir a step alone; Let me thus with Thee abide, As my Father, Guard, and Guide. John Newton *\£y " Rejoicing in hope." [Thacher Blest be Thy love, dear Lord, That taught us this sweet way, Only to love Thee for Thyself, And for that love obey. 2 O Thou, our souls' chief Hope ! We to Thy mercy fly; Where'er we are, Thou canst protect, Whate'er we need, supply. 3 Whether we sleep or wake, To Thee we both resign ; By night we see, as well as day, If Thou upon us shine. 4 Whether we live or die, Both we submit to Thee; In death we live, as well as life, If Thine in death we be. John Austin Christian Uutr) anU 8Tvial 4«J "I seek not mine own will." [Ludwig Thy way, not mine, O Lord, However dark it be ! Lead me by Thine own hand, Choose out the path for me. 2 I dare not choose my lot : I would not, if I might; Choose Thou for me, my God, So shall I walk aright. 3 The kingdom that I seek Is Thine: so let the way That leads to it be Thine, Else I must surely stray. 4 Not mine, not mine the choice, In things or great or small; Be Thou my guide, my strength, My wisdom, and my all. Horaiitts Bo7iar T-O u -f will not leave yon comfortless." [Manna O Love Divine, that stooped to share Our sharpest pang, our bitterest tear, On Thee we cast each earth-born care, We smile at pain while Thou art near! 2 Though long the weary way we tread, And sorrow crowns each lingering year, No path we shun, no darkness dread, Our hearts still whispering, Thou art near! 3 When drooping pleasure turns to grief, And trembling faith is changed to fear. The murmuring wind, the quivering leaf, Shall softly tell us Thou art near ! ©fmsttan Hutu anU 8TvfaI 4 On Thee we fling oar burdening woe, O Love Divine, for ever dear, Content to suffer while we know, Living and dying, Thou art near ! Oliver Wendell Holmes 43 ^ " The will of the Lord be done:'' [Sahum My God and Father, while I stray Far from my home, on life's rough way, teach me from my heart to say, Thy will be done ! 2 Though dark my path and sad my lot, Let me be still and murmur not, Or breathe the prayer divinely taught, Thy will be done ! 3 Though Thou hast called me to resign What most I prized, it ne'er was mine, 1 have but yielded what was Thine; Thy will be done! 4 Let but my fainting heart be blest With Thy sweet Spirit for its guest, My God, to Thee I leave the rest; Thy will be done ! 5 Renew my will from day to day; Blend it with Thine; and take away All that now makes it hard to say, Thy will be done ! 6 Then, when on earth I breathe no more, The prayer, oft mixed with tears before, I'll sing upon a happier shore, Thy will be done! Charlotte Elliott fiftvistfan 33utj) anti 2Tiid 40«5 "Not as I willy btit as Thou %vilt." [Naomi I worship Thee, sweet Will of God! And all Thy ways adore, And every day I live, I seem To love Thee more and more. 2 I have no cares, O blessed Will, For all my cares are Thine; I live in triumph. Lord, for Thou Hast made Thy triumphs mine. 3 He always wins who sides with God, To him no chance is lost ; God's will is sweetest to him when It triumphs at his cost. 4 111 that He blesses, is our good, And unblest good is ill ; And all is right that seems most wrong, If it be His sweet will. Frederick William Faber 434 "He caretkfor you" [Dennis How gentle God's commands ! How kind His precepts are! ' Come, cast your burdens on the Lord, And trust His constant care.' 2 Beneath His watchful eye His saints securely dwell ; That hand which bears all nature up Shall guard His children well. 3 Why should this anxious load Press down your weary mind? Haste to your heavenly Father's throne, And sweet refreshment find. Christian JButs anli STviat His goodness stands approved Through each succeeding day : I'll drop my burden at His feet, And bear a song away. Philip Doddridge QO J "Commit thy way unto the Lord." [Denni Commit thou all thy griefs And ways into His hands, To His sure truth and tender care, Who earth and heaven commands. 2 Who points the clouds their course, Whom winds and seas obey, He shall direct thy wandering feet, He shall prepare thy way. 3 Thou on the Lord rely; So safe shalt thou go on ; Fix on His work thy steadfast eye, So shall thy work be done. 4 No profit canst thou gain By self-consuming care; To Him commend thy cause; His ear Attends the softest prayer. 5 Give to the winds thy fears, Hope and be undismayed; God hears thy sighs and counts thy ter.rc, God shall lift up thy head. 6 What though thou rulest not? Yet heaven and earth and hell Proclaim, God sitteth on the throne And ruleth all things well ! Paul Gerhard l Christian JButg antJ Srial 436 " The ways 0/ the Lord are right." [Obedience Whate'er. my God ordains is right, Holy His will abideth; I will be still, whate'er He doth, And follow where He guideth. He is my God, though dark my road; He holds me that I shall not fall, Wherefore to Him I leave it all. 2 Whate'er my God ordains is right, He never will deceive me: He leads me by the proper path, I know He will not leave me, And take content what He hath sent : His hand can turn my grief away, And patiently I wait His day. 3 Whate'er my God ordains is right, Here shall my stand be taken: Though sorrow, need, or death be mine, Yet am I not forsaken : My Father's care is round me there : He holds me that I shall not fall, And so to Him I leave it all. Samuel Rodigast [Naomi *tO / "My 7>ieat is to do the will of Him that sent me." Father ! whate'er of earthly bliss Thy sovereign hand denies, Accepted at Thy throne of grace, Let this petition rise: — 2 ' Give me a calm, a thankfiul heart, From every murmur free ! The blessings of Thy grace impart, And let me live to Thee. <£!mstiau 3But£ anto arrtal 3 'Let the sweet hope that Thou art mine My path of life attend: Thy presence through my journey shine, And bless my journey's end.' Anne Steele . ry O "If any man sin, we have an Advocate [Ashford 4j° with the Father:'' O Thou, the contrite sinners' Friend, Who loving, lov'st them to the end, On this alone my hopes depend, That Thou wilt plead for me ! 2 When, weary in the Christian race, Far off appears my resting-place, And fainting I mistrust Thy grace, Then, Saviour, plead for me ! 3 When I have erred and gone astray Afar from Thine and wisdom's way, And see no glimmering guiding ray, Still, Saviour, plead for me ! 4 When Satan, by my sins made bold, Strives from Thy cross to loose my hold, Then with Thy pitying arms enfold, And plead, O plead for me! 5 And when my dying hour draws near, Darkened with anguish, guilt, and fear, Then to my fainting sight appear, Pleading in heaven for me ! 6 When the full light of heavenly day Reveals my sins in dread array, Say Thou hast washed them all away; O say Thou plead'st for me ! Charlotte Elliott <£fmsttan Butw auU Srial 4j7 ^Casting all your care upon Him." [Dir, dir Jehovah Thrice happy he whose tranquil mind, Whate'er, O Lord, his lot may be, His truest source of peace can find In casting all his care on Thee: 2 Who ever strives from day to dav, With earnest faith through toil and pain, To tread the strait and narrow way Till Thou shalt claim Thine own again; 5 Content to live, content to die, Content, O Lord, through good or ill; Content — without the asking why — Whate'er befal, to do Thy will. 4 So may we strive, and striving win The prize of those who die forgiven, Content to live, till freed from sin We reach Thy mansions, King of heaven. Godfrey Thring [Winchester ''He hath borne our griefs, and carried our sorrows." 440 Where high the heavenly temple stands, The house of God not made with hands, A great High Priest our nature wears, The guardian of mankind appears. 2 He who for man their Surety stood, And poured on earth His precious blood, Pursues in heaven His mighty plan, The Saviour and the Friend of man. 3 Though now ascended up on high, He bends to earth a brother's eye; Partaker of the human name, He knows the frailty of our frame. Christian JButg an& £vtal Our fellow-sufferer yet retains A fellow-feeling of our pains; And still remembers, in the skies, His tears, His agonies, and cries. With boldness, therefore, at the throne, Let us make all our sorrows known; And ask the aid of heavenly power To help us in the evil hour. John Logan l\t\ X « w; ia t I do, thou knowest not no7v." [Mear God moves in a mysterious way 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 sovereign will. 3 Judge not the Lord by feeble sense, But trust Him for His grace; Behind a frowning Providence He hides a smiling face. 4 His purposes will ripen fast, Unfolding every hour; The bud may have a bitter taste, But sweet will be the flower. 5 Blind unbelief is sure to err, And scan His work in vain; God is His own interpreter, And He will make it plain. William Cowper Christian 2But» anto STvtal t-t - " "Zo, /#;« with you ahvay." [DiR, dir Jehovah When gathering clouds around I view, And days are dark and friends are few, On Him I lean, who not in vain Experienced every human pain ; He sees my wants, allays my fears, And counts and treasures up my tears. 2 If aught should tempt my soul to stray From heavenly wisdom's narrow way; To fly the good I would pursue, Or do the sin I would not do; Still He, who felt temptation's power, Shall guard me in that dangerous hour. 3 If vexing thoughts within me rise, And, sore dismayed, my spirit dies; Still He, who once vouchsafed to bear The sickening anguish of despair, Shall sweetly soothe, shall gently dry, The throbbing heart, the streaming eye. 4 And O ! when I have safely past Through every conflict but the last; Still, still unchanging, watch beside My painful bed, forThou hast died! Then point to realms of cloudless day, And wipe the latest tear away ! Sir Robert Grant [Contentment 44-3 '•''Into Thine hand I commit my spirit" My spirit on Thy care, Blest Saviour, I recline; Thou wilt not leave me to despair, For Thou art Love divine. ®!;ristiatt 33ut£ arm ffirtal 2 In Thee I place my trust, On Thee I calmly rest; I know Thee good, I know Thee just, And count Thy choice the best. 3 Whate'er events betide, Thy will they all perform; Safe in Thy breast my head I hide, Nor fear the coming storm. 4 Let good or ill befal, It must be good for me; Secure of having Thee in all, Of having all in Thee. Henry Francis Lyte [Windham T"t-t* "And sin, when it is finished, bringeth forth death." Broad is the road that leads to death, And thousands walk together there; But wisdom shows a narrow path, With here and there a traveler. 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 esteemed almost a saint, And makes his own destruction sure. 4 Lord, let not all my hopes be vain ; Create my heart entirely new: Which hypocrites could ne'er attain, Which false apostates never knew. Isaac Watts Christian HButn anU 2Tn'al 445 v The Lord of hosts is with us." [Em FESTB Bi^kc A mighty fortress is our God, A bulwark never failing: Our Helper He amid the flood Of mortal ills prevailing. For still our ancient foe Doth seek to work our woe; His craft and power are great, And, armed with cruel hate, On earth is not his equal. 2 Did we in our own strength confide, Our striving would be losing, — Were not the right Man on our side, The Man of God's own choosing. Dost ask who that may be ? Christ Jesus, it is He, Lord Sabaoth His name, From age to age the same, And He must win the battle. 3 And though this world, with devils filled, Should threaten to undo us, We will not fear, for God hath willed His truth to triumph through us. The Prince of darkness grim, We tremble not for him, His rage we can endure, For lo ! his doom is sure, One little word shall fell him. 4 That word above all earthly powers, No thanks to them, abideth, The Spirit and the gifts are ours Through Him who with us sideth. <£fmsttan Butg anU STrial Let goods and kindred go, This mortal life also; The body they may kill, God's truth abideth still, His kingdom is for ever. Martin Luther s [Portuguese Hymn ZJ.ZJ.U "JVone of them that trust in Him shall be desolate." How firm a foundation, ye saints of the Lord, Is laid for your faitTi in His excellent word ; What more can He say than to you He hath said, — To you who for refuge to Jesus have fled ? 2 Fear not, He is with thee, O be not dismayed; For He is thy God, and will give thee His aid; He'll strengthen thee, help thee, and cause thee to stand, Upheld by His gracious, omnipotent hand. 3 When through the deep waters He calls thee to go, The rivers of sorrow shall ne'er overflow; His presence shall guide thee, His mercy shall bless, And sanctify to thee thy deepest distress. 4 When through fiery trials thy pathway is laid, His grace all-sufHcient shall lend thee its aid ; The flame shall not hurt thee; He does but design Thy dross to consume, and thy gold to refine. 5 His people through life shall abundantly prove His sovereign, eternal, unchangeable love; When age with gray hairs shall their temples adorn, Like lambs they shall still in His bosom- be borne. Christian 3But£ antJ £rtal The soul that on Jesus hath leaned for repose, He will not — He will not desert to its foes; That soul — though all hell should endeavor to shake, He'll never — no, never — no, never forsake. George Keith [Rheineck T"T" / ''''Preserve me, O God: /or in Thee do I put my trust." Dear Refuge of my weary soul, On Thee, when sorrows rise — On Thee, when waves of trouble roll, My fainting hope relies. 2 To Thee I tell each rising grief, For Thou alone canst heal ; Thy word can bring a sweet relief For every pain I feel. 3 But O ! when gloomy doubts prevail, I fear to call Thee mine; The springs of comfort seem to fail, And all my hopes decline. 4 Yet, gracious God, where shall I flee? Thou art my only trust; And still my soul would cleave to Thee, Though prostrate in the dust. 5 Thy mercy-seat is open still; Here let my soul retreat, With humble hope attend Thy will, And wait beneath Thy feet. Anne Steele Qtimt> mutt), anir 3Jtt*fltwent A A R " ^ ie ^ ay °f^ te Lord so cometk as a thief [Arimathea '* • z"« //;.? nighty While, with ceaseless course, the sun Hasted through the former year, Many souls their race have run, Never more to meet us here : Fixed in an eternal state, They have done with all below; We a little longer wait, But how little — none can know. 2 As the winged arrow flies Speedily the mark to find; As the lightning from the skies Darts, and leaves no trace behind, — Swiftly thus our fleeting days Bear us down life's rapid stream : Upward, Lord, our spirits raise! All below is but a dream. 3 Thanks for mercies past receive; Pardon of our sins renew; Teach us, henceforth, how to live With eternity in view: Bless Thy word to young and old; Fill us with a Saviour's love: And when life's short tale is told, May we dwell with Thee above. John Nexvton Stmc, 5Bcnt% anU Sutiflmertt 449 "-Hitherto hath the Lord helped us." [Mexdon Great God, we sing that mighty hand By which supported still we stand ; - The opening year Thy mercy shows; Let mercy crown it till it close. 2 By day, by night, at home, abroad, Still are we guarded by our God; By His incessant bounty fed, By His unerring counsel led. 3 With grateful hearts the past we own; The future, all to us unknown, We to Thy guardian care commit, And peaceful leave before Thy feet. 4 In scenes exalted or deprest, Thou art our joy, and Thou our rest; Thy goodness all our hopes shall raise, Adored through all our changing days. 5 When death shall interrupt these songs, And seal in silence mortal tongues, Our Helper, God, in whom we trust, In better worlds our souls shall boast. Philip Doddridge a r*f\ "So teach us to number our days that we may [Dallas t" J apply our hearts unto wisdom. 11 For Thy mercy and Thy grace, Faithful through another year, Hear our song of thankfulness, Father, and Redeemer, hear! 2 In our weakness and distress, Rock of strength ! be Thou our stay ! In the pathless wilderness Be our true and living way ! Eimtf JBeatft, anU JuUflment 3 Who of us death's awful road In the coming year shall tread ? With Thy rod and staff, O God, Comfort Thou his dying head! 4 Keep us faithful, keep us pure, Keep us evermore Thine own! Help, O help us to endure! Fit us for the promised crown ! 3 So within Thy palace gate We shall praise, on golden strings, Thee, the only Potentate, Lord of lords, and King of kings ! Henry Dow7iton [Tallis tO ''''Now is our salvation nearer than when we believed." Awake, ye saints, and raise your eyes, And raise your voices high; Awake and praise that sovereign love, That shows salvation nigh. 2 On all the wings of time it flies, Each moment brings it near; Then welcome each declining day ! Welcome each closing year! 3 Not many years their round shall run, Nor many mornings rise, Ere all its glories stand revealed To our admiring eyes. 4 Ye wheels of nature, speed your course ! Ye mortal powers, decay ! Fast as ye bring the night of death, Ye bring eternal day ! Philip Doddridge 2Ttme, Ucati), anti $u&flmetit . - [Mendon T"0 " Thou crownest the year with Thy goodness." On God the race of man depends, Far as the earth's remotest ends, Where the Creator's name is known By nature's feeble light alone. 2 At His command the morning ray- Smiles in the east, and leads the day; He guides the sun's declining wheels Over the tops of western hills. 3 Seasons and times obey His voice; The evening and the morn rejoice To see the earth made soft with showers, Laden with fruit, and drest in flowers. 4 Thy works pronounce Thy power divine; O'er every field Thy glories shine ; Through every month Thy gifts appear; Great God ! Thy goodness crowns the year! Isaac Watts *\ 0«5 "Awake to righteousness, and sin not" [Dundeb Thee we adore, Eternal Name! And humbly own to Thee, How feeble is our mortal frame, What dying worms are we ! 2 The year rolls round, and steals away The breath that first it gave; Whate'er we do, whate'er we be, We 're traveling to the grave. 3 Great God ! on what a slender thread Hang everlasting things ! The eternal state of all the dead Upon life's feeble strings. STime, 23ratf), anU SuUfjircent Infinite joy, or endless wo, Attends on every breath, And yet, how unconcerned we go Upon the brink of death ! Waken, O Lord, our drowsy sense, To walk this dangerous road; And if our souls are hurried hence, May they be found with God. Isaac Watts ^ [Eternity 4j4 "Blessed are the dead which die in the Lord." O for the death of those Who slumber in the Lord ! O be like theirs my last repose, Like theirs my last reward ! 2 Their bodies in the ground, In silent hope may lie, Till the last trumpet's joyful sound Shall call them to the sky. 3 Their ransomed spirits soar On wings of faith and love, To meet the Saviour they adore, And reign with Him above. 4 With us their names shall live Through long succeeding years, Embalmed with all our hearts can give, Our praises and our tears. 5 O for the death of those Who slumber in the Lord! O be like theirs my last repose, Like theirs my last reward ! STfme, JBmfi}, ant> Jfu&sment . -m -, [Waldstein tOO "Just and true are Thy ways, Thou King of saints. 1 ' Blessing, honor, thanks, and praise, Pay we, gracious God, to Thee* Thou in Thine abundant grace Givest us the victory. True and faithful to Thy word, Thou hast glorified Thy Son: Jesus Christ our dying Lord Hath for us the victory won. 2 Happy are the faithful dead, In the Lord who sweetly die; They from all their toils are freed, In God's keeping safely lie : These the Spirit hath declared Blest, unutterably blest; Jesus is their great reward, Jesus is their endless rest. 3 Followed by their works they go Where their Head is gone before, Reconciled by grace below; Grace has opened mercy's door: Fuller joys ordained to know, Waiting for the last great day, When the archangel's trump shall blow, ' Rise, to judgment come away.' 4 Absent from our loving Lord We shall not continue long: Join we then with one accord In the new, the joyful song: Blessing, honor, thanks, and praise, Triune God, we pay to Thee, Who in Thine abundant grace Givest us the victory. Charles Wesley Stme, Beat!), aitti $itt»£jmeitt 456 "Blessed and holy is he that hath part [Deux points in the first resurrection?' O stay thy tears; for they are blest, Whose days are past, whose toil is done: Here, midnight care disturbs our rest, Here, sorrow dims the noonday sun. 2 How blest are they whose transient years Pass like an evening meteor's flight! Not dark with guilt, nor dim with tears ; Whose course is short, unclouded, bright. 3 O cheerless were our lengthened way, Did Heaven's own light not break the gloom, Stream downward from eternal day, And cast a glory round the tomb. 4 O stay thy tears; the blest above Have hailed a spirit's heavenly birth, Sung a new song of joy and love; And why should anguish reign on earth? Andrews Norton 45 / " Thy brother shall rise again." [Mozari Brother, though from yonder sky Cometh neither voice nor cry, Yet we know from thee to-day Every pain hath past away. 2 Not for thee shall tears be given, Child of God and heir of heaven ! For He gave thee sweet release; Thine the Christian's death of peace. 3 Well we know thy living faith Had the power to conquer death; As a living rose may bloom By the border of the tomb. 2Ttnte, meat!), attti Su&sment 4 Brother, in that solemn trust We commend thee, dust to dust; In that faith we wait till, risen, Thou shalt meet us all in heaven. yames Henry Bancroft 458 The7ii also which sleep in Jesus will God bring [Rest with Him.' 1 '' Asleep in Jesus ! blessed sleep, From which none ever wakes to weep, A calm and undisturbed repose, Unbroken by the last of foes ! 2 Asleep in Jesus! O how sweet To be for such a slumber meet ! With holy confidence to sing That death hath lost his venomed sting. 3 Asleep in Jesus ! peaceful rest, Whose waking is supremely blest; No fear, no woe, shall dim that hour That manifests the Saviour's power. 4 Asleep in Jesus! O for me May such a blissful refuge be, Securely shall my ashes lie, Waiting the summons from on high ! Margaret Mackay T-»5y " Death is swallowed up in victory." [Eternity It is not death to die, To leave this weary road, And, 'mid the brotherhood on high, To be at home with God. 2 It is not death to bear The wrench that sets us free From dungeon-chain, to breathe the air Of boundless liberty. Eimt, Beat!), anU Sublimit 3 It is not death to fling Aside this sinful dust, And rise on strong, exulting wing To live among the just. 4 Jesus, Thou Prince of life! Thy chosen cannot die; Like Thee, they conquer in the strife, To reign with Thee on high. Ccesar AT a I an 400 "The Lord hath need of him." [Nuremberg Christ will gather in His own To the place where He is gone, Where their heart and treasure lie, Where our life is hid on high. 2 Day by day the voice saith, 'Come, Enter thine eternal home;' Asking not if we can spare This dear soul it summons there. 3 Had He asked us, well we know We should murmur, 'Spare this blow!' Yes, with streaming tears should pray, 'Lord, we love him, let him stay.' 4 But the Lord doth naught amiss, And, since He hath ordered this, We have naught to do but still Rest in silence on His will. 5 Many a heart no longer here Ah! was all too inly dear; Yet, O Love ! 'tis Thou dost call, Thou wilt be our all in all. Nicholas Louis Zinzendorf 2Timc, lieatt), anU SuHflntmt y« ^ j "It is appoi?ited unto men once to die,but [Gounod " rt/?^r Mw the judgment." Behold the path that mortals tread Down to the regions of the dead ! Nor will the fleeting moments stay, Nor can we measure back our way. . 2 Our kindred and our friends are gone; K.now, O my soul, this doom thine own; Feeble as theirs my mortal frame, The same my way, my house the same. 3 And must I, from the cheerful light, Pass to the grave's perpetual night, — From scenes of duty, means of grace, Must I to God's tribunal pass? 4 Awake, my soul, thy way prepare, And lose, in this, each mortal care; With steady feet that path be trod, Which through the grave conducts to God. 462 [Judgment Hymn The dead shall hear the voice 0/ the Son 0/ God" The last loud trumpet's wondrous sound Shall through the rending tombs rebound, And wake the nations under ground. The Judge ascends His awful throne, He makes each secret sin be known, And all with shame confess their own. 2 Thou who for me didst feel such pain, Whose precious blood the cross did stain, Let not those agonies be vain \ Forget not what my ransom cost, Nor let my dear-bought soul be lost, In storms of guilty terror tost. Eimt, ©rati), anU Sutrptent Give my exalted soul a place Among Thy chosen, faithful race, The sons of God, and heirs of grace: Prostrate my contrite heart I bend; My God, my Father, and my Friend, Do not forsake me in mine end! IVentworth Dillon, Earl of Roscommon 463 ^Lord, remember me when Thou contest [Talus into Thy kingdom.' 1 ' 1 There is an hour, when I must part With all I hold most dear; And life, with its best hopes, will then As nothingness appear. 2 There is an hour, when I must sink Beneath the stroke of death, And yield to Him, who gave it first, My struggling vital breath. 3 There is an hour, when I must stand Before the judgment seat, And all my sins, and all my foes, In awful vision meet. 4 There is an hour, when I must look On one eternity, And nameless woe, or blissful life, . My endless portion be. 5 O Saviour, then, in all my need, Be near, be near to me; And let my soul, in steadfast faith, Find life and heaven in Thee ! Andrew Reed STime, 30eat|), anti SuUfimcnt 464 The trumpet shall sound, and the dead [Dies ike / for then [Hexham would I fly away, and be at rest. ,y I would not live alway: I ask not to stay Where storm after storm rises dark o'er the way; The few lurid mornings that dawn on us here, Are enough for life's woes, full enough for its cheer. 3^eaben 2 I would not live alway, thus fettered by sin, Temptation without and corruption within: E'en the rapture of pardon is mingled with fears, And the cup of thanksgiving with penitent tears. 3 I would not live alway j no — welcome the tomb; Since Jesus hath lain there, I dread not its gloom; There, sweet be my rest, till He bid me arise To hail Him in triumph descending the skies. 4 Who, who would live alway, away from his God; Away from yon heaven, that blissful abode, Where the rivers of pleasure flow o'er the bright plains, And the noontide of glory eternally reigns: — 5 Where the saints of all ages in harmony meet, Their Saviour and brethren transported to greet; While the anthems of rapture unceasingly roll, And the smile of the Lord is the feast of the soul. Williatn Augustus Muhlenberg [Pilgrim J 1U u /» My Father's house are many mansions. 1 I'm but a stranger here; Earth is a desert drear, Heaven is my home. Danger and sorrow stand Round me on every hand ; Heaven is my fatherland, Heaven is my home. J^eaben 2 What though the tempest rage? Short is my pilgrimage, Heaven is my home: And time's wild wintry blast Soon will be overpast ; I shall reach home at last, _ Heaven is my home. 3 There, at my Saviour's side, I shall be glorified; Heaven is my home; There with the good and blest, Those I love most and best, I shall for ever rest; Heaven is my home. 4 Grant me to murmur not, Whate'er my earthly lot; Heaven is my home; Grant me to surely stand There at my Lord's right hand; Heaven is my fatherland, Heaven is my home. Thomas Rawson Taylor j^* "Death is swallowed up in victory" [Requiem Friend after friend departs; Who hath not lost a friend? There is no union here of hearts, That finds not here an end : Were this frail world our only rest, Living or dying, none were blest. 2 Beyond the flight of time, Beyond this vale of death, There surely is some blessed clime, Where life is not a breath, ^caben Nor life's affections transient fire, Whose sparks fly upward to expire. 3 There is a world above, Where parting is unknown; A whole eternity of love, Formed for the good alone; And faith beholds the dying here - Translated to that happier sphere. 4 Thus star by star declines Till all are past away, As morning high and higher shines To pure and perfect day; Nor sink those stars in empty night; They hide themselves in heaven's own light. James Montgomery ®0jrical 3\ibc% Activity, Christian, 401-413 Advent. See Christ. Afflictions, 421-447 Ascension of Christ, 151-155, 158-160 Ashamed of Christ, 134, 394,417 Atonement, 117, n8 T 127, 128, 139, 140, 180-209 Beatitudes, 337, 494 Bible, 17, 21, 33, 40, 58, 211 Burial hymns, 301, 302, 453-461, 501, 504, 506 Christ ascended, 151-155, 158-160 birth of, 109-120 cross of, 140-144, 189, 190, 276 example of, 135-139, 275, . 398 . faith in, 186', 192, 203-209, 241, 246, 247, 258, 262- 276, 353-377 future kingdom of, 212- 224, 234, 284 joy in, 225, 282-327 the Judge, 462-470, 479-481 a King, 117, 120, 121, 133, 150, 158, 217, 219-224, 284, 293 interceding, 151-155, 157, 204, 262, 440 the Light of life, 54, 125, 180, 181, 369, 375 Christ, love of to us, 113, 130, 131,138-140,151,152,194, 201, 209, 266, 273, 274, 306,307,313,319,324 not ashamed of, 134, 394, 417 praise to, 9, 14, 37, 3 S, 112, 113,116-133,138-155,159, 160-, 180-196, 205-209, 226, 227, 238, 239, 282, 284, 285, 288, 305-307, 315, 316,341 redemption by, 117, 118, 127, 128, 139, 1. o, 180-209 rest in, 182, 197-199, 203, 256, 267, 279, 2S0, 329- 333, 361, 487, 488, 501 resurrection of, 14, 34, 145-148, 161 a Sacrifice, 139-144, 189- 194. 205, 251, 259 second coming of, 464-482 sufferings of, 139-144, 158 union with, 136, 238, 336 the Way, the Truth, the Life, 132, 206 Church, delight in the, 226-240 militant, 228, 235 triumphant, 159, 217, 219- 224, 231, 234, 239, 491-500 unity of the, 232, 235, 238' 240 fintiej: Close of worship, 41-44 Communion hymns, 241-255 Confession of sin, 181, 188, 256- , 2 8o, 372, 373 Conversion, 128-133, x 5 2 , 166, 178-210, 256-280 of the world, 212-225, 234 Cross, bearing the, 406-447 Christ on the, 140-144, 189, 190, 276 Daily worship, 45-67 Death, 453-463, 475, 506, 511 Easter, 14, 34, 145-148, 161 Eternity, 77, 451, 453, 459, 473, 483-5" Evening hymns, 60-66 Faith, 186, 192, 203-209, 241, 246, 247, 258, 262-276, 353-377 Forgiveness, 181-210, 256-281, 373 Funeral hymns, 301, 302, 453- 461, 501, 504, 506 God, adoration of, 1-43, 68-108, 193, 196, 283, 286, 287, 294-300, 303, 304, 308-314, dependence on, 77, 83, 85, 8 7, 350-352, 354, 35 6 > 422- 447 house of, 6-13, 18, 19, 22-79 presence of, 24, 28, 97-99 providence of, 46, 63, 67, 83, 85, 88, 96, 102, 291, 292, 311,349-352,354,3^ a Retuge, 22, 46, 83, 182, 198, 236, 280, 344-349, 377, 447 a Sovereign, 81, 101, 104- 106, 312, 424-427, 435, 436 Grace, saving, 184-196, 208, 209, 259 Heaven, 22, 23, 483-511 Holy Spirit invoked, 5, 162-178, 215, 216, 242, 290 Hope, Christian, 11, 180-209, 256-280, 329-344 House of God, 6-13, 18, 19, 22-29 Invitations of the Gospel, 33, 181-187, 191-203, 208, 210, 225 Invocations, 2-5, 7-13, 16, 19, 25, 26, 28, 29, 31, 35, 213 Joy, Christian, 225, 282-327 Judgment day, 269, 461-482 Life, uncertainty of, 448-453, 461, 475, 478, 5°2, 505, 506 Lord's day, 1-44 Lord's Supper, 241-255 Love of God to us, 100, 113, 130, I 3 I , 138-140, X 5 T , J 52, 192-196, 201, 209, 266, 273, 274, 287, 306, 307, 3!8, 3 J 9, 3 22 , 3 2 4-326, 346 Love to God, 87, 166, 201, 246, 288, 289, 295, 310, 313-319, 324- 327 Missions, 213-225, 234 Morning hymns, 45-59, 67 Mortality, 448-453, 461, 475, 478, 506 New Year, 448-451 Omnipotence, 96, 104-106. 312 Omnipresence, 97-99 Omniscience, 97, 99 Opening of worship, 1-40 Peace, Christian, 198, 199, 203, 205, 267, 280, 336, 345-349 Penitence, 181, 256-281, 372, 373 Pentecost, 162, 167 Pilgrimage, 287, 333, 354, 366, 475, 478, 484. 485, 495, 497 Prayer, 10-12, 29, 183, 262, 377- 39 1 , 44o Preaching of the word, 16, 165 Providence of God, 46, 63, 67, 83, 85, 88, 96, 102, 291,292, 311, 349-352, 354, 366 EntJrj: Punishment, future, 461-471 473, Sin, confession of, 181, i38, 256- 477 280, 372, 373 Purity of heart, 97, 310, 334 342, Sovereignty of God, 81, 101, 104- 343 106, 312, 424-427, 435, 436 Redemption, 117, 118, 127, 128, Star of Bethlehem, 109-m, 1S0 139, 140, 180-209 Submission, 421-447 Repentance, 181, 256-281, 372, Supper, Lord's, 241-255 373 Temptations, 405, 409, 414, 445 Resignation, 421-447 Time, 448-453, 478, 504 Rest in Christ, 182, 197-199, 203, Trials, 405-447 256, 267, 279, 280, 329-333, 361, Trinity, praise to the, 2, 3, 69, 4S7, 488, 501 74, 76, 196, 213, 214 Resurrection of Christ, 14 34, Union with Christ, 136, 238, 336 145-148, 161 Unity of the Church, 232, 235, Sabbath, 1-44 238-240 Salvation, 116-118, 127, 128, 139, Warfare, Christian, 401-412 140, 180-209 Watchfulness, 411-414 Sanctuary, 6-13, 18, 19, 22-29 Worship, daily, 45-67 Scriptures, Holy, 17, 21, 33 , 4«, Sabbath, 1-44 58, 2TI Year, old and new, 448-451 Service, Christian, 396-439 Jfnb^ of £ irst Cinea [A broken heart, my God, my King] 271 A charge to keep I have 401 A few more years shall roll 478 [A glory gilds the sacred page] 40 A mighty fortress is our God 445 A sinner, Lord, behold I stand 262 Abide with me! fast falls the even-tide 63 According to Thy gracious word .255 Again the daylight fills the sky 52 Again the Lord of life and light 37 Ah, how shall fallen man 188 All glory, laud, and honor 121 All hail the power of Jesus' name __H7 All people that on earth do dwell 75 All praise to Thee, Eternal Lord 113 All praise to Thee, my God, this night 64 Almighty God, Thy piercing eye 269 Alway in the Lord rejoice 314 Am I a soldier of the cross 406 Amazing grace, — how sweet the sound 195 And dost Thou say, Ask what thou wilt 3S8 And must I part with all I have 421 And will the Judge descend .468 And wilt Thou pardon, Lord 268 Angels, from the realms of glory no Approach, my soul, the mercy-seat 385 Arise, O King of grace! arise 20 As pants the hart for cooling streams 323 As the sun doth daily rise 48 As when the weary traveler gains --359 As with gladness men of old in Asleep in Jesus ! blessed sleep 458 Author of good ! to Thee we turn.. 384 Awake, and sing the song 227 Awake, my soul, and with the sun 49 Awake, my soul ! in joyful lays .306 Awake, my soul ! lift up thine eyes 411 Awake, my soul, stretch every nerve 408 Awake our souls, away our fears .407 Awake, ye saints, and raise your eyes 451 Be Thou exalted, O my God 71 Be with me, Lord, where'er I go 397 Before Jehovah's awful throne .... 79 Behold, a Stranger's at the door 200 Behold the glories of the Lamb 159 Behold the morning sun 58 Behold the path that mortals tread . 461 Behold the throne of grace 389 Behold Thy servant drawing near 247 Behold what wondrous grace 328 Bless, O my soul, the living God 93 Blessed are they whose hearts are pure 342 Blessed fountain, full of grace 320 Blessing, honor, thanks, and praise 455 Blest are the humble souls that see .337 Blest are the pure in heart 343 Blest are the souls that hear and know 225 Blest be the tie that binds . 240 Blest be Thou, O God of Israel 90 Blest be Thy love, dear Lord 429 Blest day of God, most calm, most bright 19 Blot out our sins of old 260 Bread of heaven ! on Thee we feed 245 Brief life is here our portion .484 Brightest and best of the sons of the morning 109 Broad is the road that leads to death 444 Brother, though from yonder sky 457 By Christ redeemed, in Christ restored 249 Call Jehovah Thy salvation 351 Christ is made the sure foundation 25 Christ, of all my hopes the ground .420 Christ the Lord is risen to-day 34 Christ, whose glory fills the skies __ 54 Christ will gather in His own 460 Church of the Ever-living God 231 Come, blessed Spirit! Source of light .173 Elite): Come, dearest Lord, descend and dwell _. 4 Come, Ever-blessed Spirit, come 290 [Come, Gracious Spirit, Heavenly Dove] 169 Come hither, all ye weary souls 203 Come, Holy Ghost, who ever One 163 Come, Holy Spirit, come ^64 Come, Holy Spirit, Heavenly Dove, My sinful.. 172 Come, Holy Spirit, Heavenly Dove, With all Thy 169 [Come, humble sinner, in whose breast] 258 Come, kingdom of our God 234 Come, let us join our cheerful songs 315 Come, let us join our songs of praise --151 Come, let us sing the song of songs 155 Come, my soul, thy suit prepare _ 387 Come, O Creator Spirit blest 170 Come! said Jesus' sacred voice --!99 Come, Thou Almighty King 74 Come, Thou desire of all Thy saints n Come, Thou Everlasting Spirit 242 Come, Thou Fount of every blessing 341 Come, trembling sinner, in whose breast --258 Come unto Me, ye weary 197 Come, ye disconsolate, where'er ye languish 182 Come, ye sinners, poor and wretched 265 [Come, ye weary, heavy-laden] 265 Command Thy blessing from above 2 Commit thou all thy griefs 435 Crown Him with crowns of gold 150 Day of judgment, day of wonders 464 [Dear Father, to Thy mercy-seat] 3S6 Dear Refuge of my weary soul 447 Depth of mercy ! can there be 273 Descend from heaven, Immortal Dove 490 Did Christ o'er sinners weep 281 Didst Thou, my Saviour, suffer shame 417 Dismiss us with Thy blessing, Lord 44 Do not I love Thee, O my Lord 327 Does the gospel word proclaim 256 Early, my God, without delay 27 Earth has engrossed my love too long 499 Enthroned on high, Almighty Lord 177 Eternal God ! Eternal King 467 Eternal Spirit ! we confess 176 Eternal Sun of righteousness __ --37 1 Eternity ! eternity 496 Faith adds new charms to earthly bliss.- 355 Faith is the dawning of the day 356 Faith is the polar star _ . .353 Far from the world, O Lord, I flee --347 Father, hear our humble claim -382 Father ! — if I may call Thee so 473 Father of glory ! to Thy name 196 Father of mercies, God of love. 311 Father ! whate'er of earthly bliss 437 For all Thy saints, O Lord 301 For ever blessed be the Lord 392 For ever with the Lord 488 For mercies, countless as the sands 305 For thee, O dear, dear country.. 485 For Thy mercy and Thy grace 45c Forth in Thy name, O Lord, I go 51 Fountain of grace, rich, full, and free 126 Friend after friend departs 511 From all that dwell below the skies 2S6 From all Thy saints in warfare. 302 From every stormy wind that blows 377 From Greenland's icy mountains 218 From the cross uplifted high 140 From the recesses of a lowly spirit 378 Gird on Thy conquering sword 133 Give me the wings of faith, to rise _ 491 [Give to the winds thy fears] _ 435 Glorious things of thee are spoken 230 Glory to God on high * 149 [Glory to Thee, my God, this night] 64 Go, labor on ; spend and be spent 410 God calling yet ! shall I not hear 277 God, in the gospel of His Son 33 God is love; His mercy brightens. _ 322 God is my strong salvation 393 God is the refuge of His saints 236 God moves in a mysterious way__ 441 God of mercy, God of grace 303 God of the morning, at whose voice _ 59 $tibty: God, the everlasting God _ 175 Grace ! 'tis a charming sound 187 Gracious Spirit, Dove divine __ 178 Great God ! how infinite art Thou 77 Great God, we sing that mighty hand.. 449 Great God ! what do I see and hear 480 Great God, whose universal sway 219 Guide me, O Thou great Jehovah 354 Hail, Thou once despised Jesus 123 Hail to the Lord's Anointed 222 Hail tranquil hour of closing day 61 Hark, my soul ! it is the Lord. .201 Hark! ten thousand harps and voices 2S4 Hark, the glad sound, the Saviour comes 118 I lark, the herald angels sing. 112 Hark ! the song of jubilee 223 Hark ! what mean those holy voices 115 Hast thou sinned? Sin no more 264 Hasten, Lord, the glorious time. 217 He lives, the great Redeemer lives .157 He who on earth as man was known 154 He who once in righteous vengeance 144 He's come ! let every knee be bent 179 High in the heavens, Eternal God 103 Holy and reverend is the name 86 Holy, holy, holy Lord ! Be Thy glorious name 89 Holy, holy, holy Lord, God of Hosts, when heaven 78 Holy, holy, holy Lord God almighty 69 Holy Jesus, Saviour blest 132 Hosanna to the living Lord. 9 How are Thy servants blest, O Lord 35c How calm and beautiful the morn .147 How firm a foundation, ye saints of the Lord 446 How gentle God's commands _. 434 How heavy is the night iS c How pleasant, how divinely fair _ 18 How shall a contrite spirit pray ...' 183 How sweet the name of Jesus sounds 2S8 How sweetly flowed the gospel's sound. 137 How vain is all beneath the skies 506 I heard the voice of Jesus say _ 376 I know that my Redeemer lives -.368 Entree 1 love the volume o.f Thy word.. 17 I love Thy kingdom, Lord. _ 226 I saw One hanging on a tree 259 I worship Thee, sweet Will of God 433 I would not live alway ; I ask not to stay 509 If human kindness meets return 250 If, through unruffled seas. 424 I'm but a stranger here 510 I'm not ashamed to own my Lord --394 In all my vast concerns with Thee 99 [In evil long I took delight] .259 In heavenly love abiding 349 In the cross of Christ I glory. - 142 In Thy name O Lord ! assembling 31 In true and patient hope. 335 In vain we seek for peace with God 205 Infinite excellence is Thine ._ 125 It came upon the midnight clear 114 It is not death to die 459 Jehovah, God ! Thy gracious power 96 Jerusalem, my happy home 4S3 Jerusalem the golden __ 4S6 Jesus ! and shall it ever be .134 Jesus calls us, o'er the tumult 398 Jesus Christ is risen to-day 161 Jesus, I my cross have taken 415 Jesus, if still Thou art to-day 263 Jesus, Lover of my soul 418 Jesus, my Strength, my Hope 414 Jesus ! Name of wondrous love 128 Jesus! our best beloved Friend 391 Jesus shall reign where'er the sun 224 Jesus ! the very thought of Thee 130 Jesus, Thine all-victorious love 166 Jesus, Thou Joy of loving hearts 248 Jesus, Thy blood and righteousness , 1S6 Jesus, we look to Thee 28 Jesus, where'er Thy people meet 29 Join all the glorious names 124 joy to the world ! the Lord is come 120 Just as I am, without one plea 373 [Know, my soul, thy full salvation] 415 Lead, kindly Light, amid the encircling gloom. .366 Let me be with Thee where Thou art 332 Let saints below in concert sing 232 Let songs of praises fill the sky ...162 Life is the time to serve the Lord .278 Lift up, lift up your voices now 160 Lift up to God the voice of praise. 84 Lift up your heads, eternal gates , 293 Lift up your heads, ye mighty gates 282 Light of those whose dreary dwelling — --3°9 Lo ! God is here! let us adore ._ 24 Lo ! He comes, with clouds descending .482 Lo ! on a narrow neck of land 469 Lo ! what a glorious sight appears 507 Lord, as to Thy dear cross we flee .275 Lord, at this closing hour _ 41 Lord, dismiss us with Thy blessing 43 Lord God of Hosts, by all adored 72 Lord God of morning and of night 57 Lord, I am come! Thy promise is my plea 280 [Lord, I am Thine ; but Thou wilt prove] 505 Lord, I believe a rest remains 361 Lord I believe ; Thy power I own 357 Lord, in the morning Thou shalt hear ... 8 Lord, it belongs not to my care 502 Lord Jesus, are we one with Thee --238 Lord Jesus, when we stand afar 276 Lord of all being! throned afar _. 80 Lord of the Sabbath ! hear our vows 23 Lord of the worlds above 6 Lord, show Thy glory, as of old 167 Lord, teach us how to pray aright 3S0 Lord, Thou hast been Thy people's rest. 108 Lord, Thou hast searched and seen me through-. 97 Lord, Thou hast won — at length I yield. .266 Lord! we come before Thee now 12 Lord ! when before Thy throne we meet 252 Love Divine, all love excelling 318 Majestic sweetness sits enthroned 307 Many centuries have fled 253 Morn of morns, and day of days ,.. 13 Most surely at the appointed time 481 My dear Redeemer and my Lord .135 My faith looks up to Thee 362 My faith shall triumph o'er the grave. 474 [My Father, to Thy mercy-seat] — 386 My God, accept my heart this day 270 My God and Father, while I stray 432 My God, how endless is Thy love 47 My God, how wonderful Thou art 295 My God, I love Thee ; not because 324 [My God, my Father, while I stray] 432 My God, the Spring of all my joys 313 My God, 'tis to Thy mercy-seat 3S6 My Maker and my King 87 My Shepherd is the living Lord 292 My Shepherd will supply my need .291 My soul, be on thy guard 405 My soul, repeat His praise 309 My spirit on Thy care. _ 443 Nature with open volume stands 209 Nearer, my God to Thee 423 [New every morning is the love] 55 No more, my God ! I boast no more 370 Not all the blood of beasts 251 Not to condemn the sons of men 192 Not to the terrors of the Lord 233 Now let our souls, on wings sublime 504 Now may He who from the dead 42 Now thank we all our God 283 [Now that the daylight fills the sky] 52 Now that the day-star glimmers bright 53 Now to the Lord a noble song _ .193 O bless the Lord, my soul 308 O bread to pilgrims given 254 O cease, my wandering soul 198 O Christ ! our Hope, our heart's Desire 152 O Christ ! our King, Creator, Lord 143 O Christ, who hast prepared a place 330 O could I speak the matchless worth 127 O could our thoughts and wishes fly- - 493 O day of rest and gladness 15 O draw me, Father, after Thee 321 O for a closer walk with God 372 O for a heart to praise my God 310 KnUcj: O for a thousand tongues to sing 316 O for the death of those 454 O gift of gifts ! O grace of faith 358 O God ! by whom the seed is given _. 16 O God of Hosts, the mighty Lcrd 304 O God of truth, O Lord of might _ .._ 56 [O God, our Help in ages past] 83 O God, Thou art my God alone .287 O God, whose presence glows in all 7 O happy soul, that lives on high .326 O heavenly Jerusalem 492 O heavenly Word, Eternal Light 122 O help us, Lord ! each hour of need 340 O holy Saviour, Friend unseen __ _ .395 O how could I forget Him 246 O it is hard to work for God 409 O Jesus, bruised and wounded more. --244 O Jesus, Lord of heavenly grace 50 O Jesus, Saviour of the lost 267 O Lamb of God, still keep me 422 O Lord, I would delight in Thee 317 O Lord, in perfect bliss above _ --237 O Lord most high, Eternal King 153 O Lord of life, and truth, and grace 229 O Lord our God, arise 214 O Love Divine, how sweet Thou art 319 O Love Divine, that stooped to share 431 O Love, how deep ! how broad! how high 139 O mean may seem this house of clay 136 O mother dear, Jerusalem 489 O One with God the Father 375 O Paradise ! O Paradise 4S7 O Sacred Head ! once wounded 141 O Saviour! is Thy promise fled 212 [O Son of God, in glory crowned] 465 O Spirit of the living God 216 O stay thy tears, for they are blest 456 O that my load of sin were gone 272 O that the Lord would guide my ways 399 O Thou, in whom our love doth find__ --325 O Thou that hearest prayer 165 O Thou that hear'st the prayer of faith 364 O Thou, that hear'st when sinners cry_ 271 O Thou, the contrite sinners' Friend 438 O Thou, to whom, in ancient time 39 O Thou, to whose all-searching sight 419 O Thou, who by a star didst guide 334 O Thou, who didst with love untold : 360 [O Thou, who hear'st the prayer or faith] 364 O Thou whom neither time nor space 76 O Thou whose tender mercy hears 257 O timely happy, timely wise __ 55 O where are kings and empires now 228 O where shall rest be found 279 O worship the King, all glorious above 82 O'er the distant mountains breaking 476 On God the race of man depends.. 452 On this day, the first of days 32 One sweetly solemn thought 475 One there is above all others. iyi Our God, our Help in ages past 83 Our Heavenly Father calls 390 Pleasant are Thy courts above 22 Plunged in a gulf of dark despair 194 Praise, my soul, the King of heaven 91 Praise the Lord, His glories show,* 73 Praise the Lord ! ye heavens, adore Him 92 Praise to the Holiest in the hight 138 Praise waits in Zion, Lord, for Thee_ 10 Prayer is the soul's sincere desire 379 Quiet, Lord, my froward heart _ 428 Redeemed from guilt, redeemed from fears 289 Remember Me, the Saviour said 241 Rise, my soul, and stretch thy wings 333 Rock of ages ! cleft for me. -344 Round the Lord in glory seated 300 Safely through another week _ 26 Salvation! O the joyful sound _ .185 [Saviour, Source of every blessing] 34T Shine on our souls, Eternal God.. 67 Show pity, Lord ; O Lord, forgive --274 Since all the coming scenes of time 425 Sing praise to God who reigns above 94 Sing to the Lord a joyful song 30 Sing we the song of those who stand 239 So let our lips and lives express. 416 Softly, now, the light of day _ 62 Soldiers 'of Christ, arise .404 Soldiers who to Christ belong 402 Songs of praise the angels sang 299 Songs of thankfulness and praise 119 Sovereign and transforming Grace 35 Sovereign Ruler of the skies '__ 427 Speak, for Thy servant heareth 400 Spirit Divine, attend our prayers 168 Spirit of God, that moved of old__ 171 Spirit of power and might, behold 215 Spirit of truth ! on this Thy day 5 Stand up, my soul, shake off thv fears. ..412 Stand up, stand up for Jesus 403 Sun of my soul, Thou Saviour dear 66 That day of wrath ! that dreadful day. 477 The abyss of many a former sin _ 261 The Church's one foundation ..235 The day is past and over _ 60 The day of resurrection 14 [The day of wrath! that dreadful day]. 477 The floods, O Lord, lift up their voice 106 The golden gates are lifted up .331 The harvest dawn is near 472 The Head that once was crowned with thorns 158 The heavens declare Thy glory, Lord 211 The last loud trumpet's wondrous sound 462 The Lord descended from above --105 The Lord is King ! lift up Thy voice 312 The Lord is my Shepherd, no want shall I know. 102 The Lord is risen indeed 148 The Lord Jehovah reigns, And royal state 101 The Lord Jehovah reigns, His throne is built 81 The Lord my Shepherd is 88 The Lord on high proclaims 208 The Lord our God is full of might... ..104 The Lord will come ! the earth shall quake. 470 The promise of My Father's love 243 The race that long in darkness walked 116 The saints of God ! their conflict past. --498 [The Saviour hanging on the tree] 259 The shade and gloom of life are fled 145 The spacious firmament on high 107 The Spirit breathes upon the word 40 The Spirit, in our hearts 202 The starry firmament on high 21 Thee we adore, Eternal Lord 6S Thee we adore, Eternal Name 453 There is a blessed home 495 There is a dwelling-place above 494 There is a fountain filled with blood 1S4 There is a land of pure delight 503 There is a safe and secret place _. 345 There is an hour of peaceful rest 501 There is an hour when I must part 463 There is no night in heaven 508 They who seek the throne of grace 3S1 [Thine earthly Sabbaths, Lord, we love] . 23 This day, at Thy creating word 3 This is the day of light 36 This is the day the Lord hath made 3S Thou art gone upon high. 329 Thou art my hiding-place, O Lord 348 Thou art the Way — to Thee alone 206 Thou blessed Spirit, by whose aid 174 Thou blest Creator of the world .207 Thou Grace Divine, encircling all 326 Thou Judge of quick and dead 466 Thou, Lord, of all the parent art 95 Thou who didst leave Thy Father's breast 129 Thou, whose Almighty word 213 Thrice happy he whose tranquil mind 439 Thrice happy souls, who born of heaven 45 Through all the changing scenes of life 294 Thus far the Lord has led me on 65 Thy holy will, my God, be mine 426 Thy praise alone, O Lord, doth reign 296 Thy way, not mine, O Lord _ 430 'Tis by the faith of joys to come 365 To God be gl ory, peace on earth 70 To God in whom I trust 339 Trembling before Thine awful throne.. 298 Unite, my roving thoughts, unite. .346 Up to the hills I lift mine eyes 46 Xntrej: Up to the Lord that reigns on high 297 Upward I lift mine eyes 85 Wake the song of jubilee 220 Walk in the light ! so shalt thou know 374 Watchman ! tell us of the night 221 We are on our journey home 497 We sing the praise of Him who died 1S9 We walk by faith, and not by sight .367 We would see Jesus! — for the shadows lengthen_i50 What are these in bright array 500 What equal honors shall we bring -2S5 What sinners value I resign 505 Whate'er my God ordains is right 436 When all Thy mercies, O my God 100 When at Thy footstool, Lord, I bend_. 383 When gathering clouds around I view 442 When I can read my title clear 363 When I survey the wondrous cross 190 When Jesus came to earth of old 465 When marshaled on the nightly plain 1S0 When my last hour is close at hand 471 When sins and fears prevailing rise 338 When Thou, my righteous Judge, shalt come ... 479 Where high the heavenly temple stand? 440 Wherewith, O Lord, shall I draw near 204 While Thee I seek, protecting Power 552 While, with ceaseless course, the sun 148 Whither shall a creature run 98 [Who are these in bright array] 500 Who, O Lord, when life is o'er . 396 Why will ye waste on trifling cares 210 With one consent, let all the earth 1 Ye servants of the Lord_ _ 413 Ye that in His courts are found 191 Yes, the Redeemer rose_. 146 { mm