flu* &* tr THE BENSON LIBRARY OF HYMNOLOGY Endowed by the Reverend Louis Fitzgerald Benson, d.d. t LIBRARY OF THE THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY PRINCETON, NEW JERSEY gC R , $SM r THE PSALMS, HYMNS, SPIRIT UAL SONGS, OF THJE REV. ISAAC WATTS, D. D. TO WHICH ARE ADDED. SELECT HY M N S , FROM OTHER AUTHORS; AND DIRECTIONS FOR MUSICAL EXPRESSION. / BY V SAMUEL WORCESTER, D. D. Late Pastor of the Tabernacle Church, Salem, Mass. X e to 33 n [ t f o n . THl SELECTION ENLARGED, AND THE INDEXES GREATLY IMPROVED. SAMUEL M. WORCESTER. A. M. Professor of Rhetoric in Amherst College, Mass At] things must be fulfilled which are written in the — PSALMS concerning me LUKE xxtv. 44. And they sung a new son?, saying-, Thon an worthy, Ac. for thou waat ilaio and hast redeemed us, &c REV. ▼. 9. BOSTON: PUBLISHED BY CROCKER & BREWSTER, 1 864. ._ Entered according to Act of Congress, in the year 1835, By Zervia Worcester, In the Clerk's Office of the District Court of Massachusetts. KEY OF EXPRESSION. a— Very slow, e— Slow. <»— Very soft. «— Soft. p— Slow and soft, sp— Slow and loud. c— Quick. u — Very quick. o— Loud. u — Very loud. b— Quick and soft- s—Quick and loud, d*— Variously distinctive PREFACE. Ahoxo the eminent public services of the late Dr Worcester, his labors to improve the influence of our " psalms, hymns, and spiritual songs," were not the least in importance. His " Chris- tian Psalmody," first published in 1815, was very favourably received ; although it was obliged to contend with serious objec- tions from those who prefer to have Watts unabridged and unaltered. The " Selection of Hymns from other Authors" was evidently made with his characteristic discrimination of judg- ment and refinement of taste. The " Key of Expression" gave the whole work a peculiarity and a value, which have been justly appreciated. So strong, however, was the predilection of the community for Watts entire, that Dr. Worcester was induced to edit the work which has since been extensively known as " Watts and Select Hymns." To this wcrk a liberal patronage has been afforded. It has been introduced into very many of our churches, and holds a high place in public estimation. Spurious editions of it having lately appeared, an J the materials for an improved selection of hymns having greatly increased, a new edition has been strongly urged by many gentlemen, whose judgment is entitled to respectful consideration. A new edition of "Watts and Select Hymns" is therefore now offered to the public. The Selection has been enlarged by the addition of 5210 hymns and 30 " Occasional Pieces." The whole number of " Select Hymns" is now 474. The hymns selected by the present Editor are numbered in continuation of those in the former editions, and commence with " Hymn 237," p. 655. For the convenience of the numerous churches in which the former editions are used, it lias been thought best to add the new hymns, rather than destroy the existing arrange- ment, by making a classification of the whole. If such a clas- sification had been made, it ia obvious that the new edition could not be used in connection with any of the previous editions. The evil which arises from the heterogeneous arrangement of the Psalms and Hymns in all the common editions of Watts, has long been very seriously felt. To diminish it as much as possible, without making a new book, — very special attention has now been given to the u Iirosv of Subjects." The Editor will be much disappointed, if it shall no' appear that he has greatly improved the work in this particular. The references through- out are made to pages, and will bear examination in respect tc general accuracy and precision. There is also but one " Table of first lir.^s ;" and each line is referred to the pige upon which the correpponding psalm or hymn may be found. In "lilar^iris the Selection, the Editor has aimed to increase M 4 PREFACE. tb« variety of good hymns, which are more directly suited o the circumstances of the times, and are also likely to be of per- manent value. It was, however, impossible for him to obtain hymns of high character, for all the special occasions, which the diversified movements of the age have called into existence. He has endeavoured to pass by productions which are merely ephemeral ; so that the new Select Hymns may more nearly correspond with those, which have received the seal of public approbation. High authority could be given to confirm his decision, in regard to almost every hymn, which has been added. Want of room compelled him to omit many hymns, which other- wise would have had a place in the Selection.— This edition mill bo found to be specially enriched with hymns, which relate to the life and glory of Christ, — the alarming condition of the unconverted, — the feelings of the convicted and the penitent, — the diversities of Christian experience, — the benevolent operations of the church, — the institutions and ordinances of the gospel, — to times and seasons, — more particularly, the solemn periods of sickness and death, eternity and judgment. Very seldom has the Editor allowed himself to make any alteration in the phraseology of the hymns. In almost every instance of material change, an intimation is given of the faci- as on p. 676. The designation of tunes, and the application of the "Key of Expression" to the new Select Hymns, have, with a few excep- tions, been made by an experienced teacher of sacred music. For the information of those who are not acquainted with " Christian Psalmody," it may not be irrelevant to state that the psalms and hymns of Watts, which are enclosed in brackets, are so marked, to indicate that they were, for some reason, omitted in that work. In regard to other points worthy of consideration, the Editor avails himself of the Preface to the former editions. " The effect of public psalmody is often exceedingly marred by a psalm or hymn being sung to an ill-adapted tune. The leaders of singing choirs are not always persons of good taste and judg- ment ; and the best qualified leader cannot always, at the mo- ment, so fully possess himself of the sentiments of the portion given out, as immediately to recur to a tune well suited to express them. It might, therefore, it was thought, be highly useful to sit down at leisure, and refer each psalm and hymn, not merely to a proper key, but to a suitable tune. " The grand defect of our public psalmody, in general, is tb« want of proper expression. Should a preacher deliver a sermon in an unanimated, monotonous manner, not varying the move- ment, or quantity, or tone of voice, nor even observing the pauses — be his sermon ever so good, or his pronunciation ever 90 exact — his hearers might sleep, and his labor be lost. So th« best psalm may be sung to the best tune, and every note, in the PREFACE. 9 several parts, be sounded with the utmost exactness, and yet the performance have little interest or effect. That performance of psalmody, and that only, is entitled to be called good, in which the movement, quantity, and tone of voice, are well adapted to the general subject, and so varied as justly to express the different thoughts, sentiments, and passions. This, it is confessed, is an attainment of no small difficulty ; and requires no ordinary degree of judgment and taste, attention and prac- tice. Its importance, however, demands that every thing which can be done in aid of it, should be dene. To assist singers extensively, in this essential, but neglected part of good psal- mody, no method appeared more eligible, than that of so marking the psalms and hymns by means of certain symbols, as to indi- cate, as correctly as possible, the requisite variations of move- ment, quantity, and tone of voice." " In assigning particular tunes far the several ps aims and hymns regard has been had, not merely to the different key, but also tc the peculiar air and character of each tune, and its appropriate adaptation to the psalm or hymn for which it is assigned. If, therefore, in any instance, the leader of the choir, for some par- ticular reason, think it not best to sing the tune, or either of the tunes referred to ; still the reference may be of use, as a direc- tion to the sort of tune suitable to be chosen. " Of the several parts of this undertaking, that of marking th6 psalms and hinuis icith reference to expression, was not the least difficult. To indicate, indeed, all the variations, which a skil- ful and well-practised performer would observe, were impracti- cable ; to designate some of the principal of them only, is what has been attempted. The method adopted for this purpose is simple, and easy to be understood. " The movement is divided into five degrees, which are supposed to be indicated by rive vowels, in Roman letter : viz. a — very slow ; e — slow ; i — common ; o — quick ; u — very quick : but in the actual marking, the i is omitted ; as it was deemed unneces- sary for passages requiring only the common movement to be marked. — The quantity of voice is also divided into five degrees, which, in like manner, are indicated by the same vowels in Italic letter : viz. a — very soft ; e — soft ; i — common, but omitted in the marking; • — loud; ■ — very loud. u In some passages a variation is required both of movement and quantity. The Pathetic in general, and some other kinds of sentiment, require the slow and soft; this expression is denoted by the letter p. The Grand requires the slow and loud j this expression is denoted by the letter g. The Beautiful requires the quick and soft ; this expression is denoted by the letter b The Spirited requires the quick and loud , this expression is denoted by the letter s " Some passages require not any considerable change from the common, either in movement or quantity ; but either a peculiar 6 PREFACE. distinctness of utterance, or some peculiar distinction in the tone or modulation of voice. This expression, or rather these varie- ties of expression, are denoted by the letter d. This symbol is, indeed, not so much to indicate the particular manner of per- formance, as to arrest attention, and notify that some peculiai manner is required. Where it is applied, however, whether to passages marked as quotations, or to such as express abhorrence, scorn, indignation, or any other passion or feeling, the judicious performer will, in general, readily perceive the requisite expres ■ion. " If a psalm or hymn begins without any symbol of expression, it is to be considered as common, until some symbol is applied. When any symbol is applied, that is to be considered as being continued, until some other occurs. The short dash ( — ) after any other symbol, denotes the passage to be in all respects common. " The general character of each psalm or hymn, as before inti- mated, is intended to be designated by the tune, or tunes, to which it is referred ; and in applying the symbols of expression, each passage of the psalm or hymn has been considered rela- tively to the prevailing character of the whole, and to the bear- ings of the several passages. Hence, some passages are marked differently from what they would have been, had the psalm or hymn to which they belong, been of a different prevailing char- acter, or the passages with which they stand connected, required different kinds of expression. " In the Punctuation, regard has been had to musical expres- sion. In some instances, therefore, different points or pauses are inserted, from what would have been used, had the grammat- ical construction, only, been regarded. The dash is intended to denote an expressive suspension. In order to good expression, a distinct and judicious observance of the pauses, is absolutely necessary. 11 In reference to persons, the relative who is preferred to that. because it is better for musical sound. For the same reason, in reference to things, that ia preferred to which." " It only remains for the Compiler and Editor humbly to com- mend the work, in its several parts and forms, to the candour of the religious public — with the devout hope, that it will promote their improvement and delight in the high praises of GOD ; and above all, to the favour of HIM, who is " fearful in praises," and whose approbation is the highest meed — with the fervent prayer, that, under his gracious blessing, it mav contribute to the ad- vancement of his great salvation, andT BY THE FIRST LIKE. ACCORDING to thy 664 A charge to keep I have... 705 Adore and tremble 311 Alas! and did my........ 379 Alas ! what hourly 542 All glory to the 493 All hail the power 501 All mortal vanities 3)4 All ye who feel 689 All ye who love the 287 Almighty Ruler 63 Although the vine 565 Am I a soldier 563 Amidst thy wrath 110 Among th' assemblies 174 Among the princes 179 And are we wretches 438 And is the gospel 513 And let this feeble 644 And must this body 441 And now the scales 423 And will the God of 174 And will the great 594 Angels! from the realms.. 658 Angels, roll the rock 520 Are all the foes of Zion. . . 135 Are sinners now so 70 Arise, my gracious God... 75 Arise, mv soul 424 Arm of the Lord 618 .As birds their infant 616 Asleep in Jesus, blessed.. . 759 As new-born babes 365 Assembled at thy great.... 731 At every motion of our. . . . 678 Attend, my soul 507 Attend while God's 451 At thy command 486 Awake, and sing 571 Awake, awake, each 681 Awake, my heart 302 Awake, my soul 630 Awake, our souls ! 312 Awake, ye saints 640 Awake, ye saints, to 262 Awav from every 448 BACKWARD, with 318 Begin, my tongue, 415 Behold, how sinners 358 Pag*. Behold, the blind 454 Behold the glories 291 Behold, Lite grace 292 Behold, the lofty sky 79 Behold tiie love 105 Behold the man ! how.... 662 Behold the morning 80 Behold the potter. ~. 351 Behold the rose 324 Belmld tiie Saviour at 684 Behold the sure 232 Behold the woman's 454 Behold the wretch 354 Behold thy waiting 241 Behold! what wondrous. . 322 Behold, where in a mortal 669 Being of beings, God of. . . 692 Beneath our feet, and o'er. 760 Bestow, dear Lord, upon.. 608 Bless, O my soul, the living 206 Blessed are the sons 568 Biess'd be the everlasting. 305 Bless'd be the Father.... .. 491 Bless'd morning whose.. . . 418 Bless'd with the joys 450 Blest are the humble 344 Blf st are the sons 260 Blest are the souls 182 Blest are the underil'd 234 Blest be the tie that 627 Blest Comforter, divine.. .. 673 Blest is the man 98 Blest is the man whose 115 Blest is the man who 51 Blest is the nation 100 Blood has a voice 445 Blow ye the trumpet 588 Bread of heaven ! on 740 Bread of the world ! 74U Brightest and bee Bona. 94 Gloiious things id" tliee are 616 Glorv to Gcid on high d24 Glory to God the Father's. 491 Glorv to God the Trinit) . , 136 Glory to God \\h.. Hoiks, . Glory to thee, m> God Ell God "in his earl hi) 180 God in the guspH of 675 God is a Spirit just 361 God is gone up on high. . God is the re fug? id 191 God moves in a mysterki a God my supporter and.. . . God of eternal love '215 God of my childhood 158 God of my lift God of my merry 290 Itl d of the morning God of the seas.... , . God the eternal, awful.. . 390 God who in various 316 Good is the Lord, the 148 Go, preach im ims|>el 3.~,7 Go to dark Cethsemane.. Go worship ai Emmanuel's Go, ye heralds of sal vat i< Go, ye messengers of God. 731 Grace ! tie a charuiine.. . . Gracious Lord, mir children (510 Grateful notes and numbers 5TI Great God. attend, \\ hiie. . 176 Great God. how infinite... 414 Great God. b»u ,,n ITI Great God. indulge my — 143 Great God. 1 iiwii (lie 294 Great God. now Great God. tin* heavens. . . 82 Great God. the nations.... 690 Great God. tin glories. 470 Great God. to u lial 442 Great God. we > m j Ktt Great God. whal dti I see. Great God. wlmse 159 Great is the Lord, exalt-- : Great is th.e Lord. Ins 221 Great is the Lord our 121 Great King ol eton tiifi Great Lord id" angels 595 Great Shepherd nt' thine... 173 Great was llu il iy, Hie.... ISP Guide me. 0 limn great... 5-3 HAD I the lonsues "of 3rn Had not the l.,rd Bail, everlasting Spring... • a Hail, hail, sweet cherub.. . 771 Hail, mighty Jesus 579 Hail the day that saw 518 Hail, limn oure despised.. 525 Hail io the Lord's anointed Happ) is he who tears.... 225 llappj soul, thy days Happ'y the church, thou... 419 llappj the city \\ here 273 Happy the heart llappj ttie man to whom.. 96 Happy the man win ae«... Hark! from the tombs.... 412 Hark ! thai shout of. " Hark ! the glad sound Hark ! the herald ans. Is... " - Hark! the herald angels.. 509 Hark ! the Redeemer. .... Hark ! the song of Jubilee. Hark ! the voice of love... 613 Hark ! what mean those.. G57 Hark! what mean those.. 790 Hasten, 0 sinner. to he wis- Heal us. Emmanuel, here. 553 Hear me. O God, nor Hear, O sinner, mercy.... 687 Hear whal God the Lord.. 617 Hear what the Lordiu.... 189 Hear what the Lord the... Hear w nut the voice , . 301 Heaven has conrirm'd the. Heavenly Spirit, may lie conies! becomes! the. 769 He comes ! tiie conqueror. 761 He dies ! the friend of! He lives— the greal 525 Help. Lord, lor men of.. . . r7 Heme from in> soul 418 Hrre. ai lb) cross Here, at Lb) table, Lord. . . lie reiiins. the Lord, the... 196 Here lei us see thy race. . . He a bo hath made his. ■ • • 188 He who on earth as man.. BOO High as the heavens 444 High in the beav'ns High on a full of dazzling. 384 His master taken from.... 59JJ Holy Ghost, dispel our 75 Honour and happiness 572 Honour to the Almighty... 493 Ih.saima. fee ..'..495 — 6 Hosanna to our 428 Hosanna to the Prince 4i0 Htaauna to the royal 301 Hosanna with a cheerful.. 376 House id our God, with... 639 How are Hi) glories 490 How are th\ servants 5£5 How awful in thy 186 How beauteous are their.. 2/7 10 TABLE FOR THE PSALMS AND HYMNS Pa*e. How blest Is our Friend . . . 649 How blest the righteous... 757 How can I sink with 415 How condescending and.. 470 How did my heart 249 How fast their l'u lit 72 How full of anguish 435 How heavy is the night... 342 How heiplesa guilty nature 527 How honourable is the.... 295 How large the promise.... 3411 How long, O Lord, 68 How long wilt thou 69 How oft, alas ! this 528 How oft have sin and Satan 3»2 How pleasant, how divinely 175 How pleasant 'tis to see. .. 260 How pleased and blest.... 250 How precious is the book.. 674 How rich are thy 4M How rich thy bounty 597 How rich thy gifts 748 How sad our state by nature 428 How shall I my Saviour... 558 How shall I praise 47n How shall my soul find 694 How shall the sons 336 How shall the young 2.'< i How short and hasty 393 How soft the words". 008 How strong thine arm 313 How sweet and awful 482 How sweet, how heavenly 897 How sweetly along the. . .". 835 How sweetly Mowed the... 859 How sweet the name of... 870 How sweet to leave the. . . 7 15 How swift :he torrent rolls 749 How vain are all things... 402 How vain is all beneath... 677 How will my heart 680 How wondrous great 427 I ASKED the Lord that I. 5-19 I cannot bear thine absence 445 If God succeed not, all.... 251 If God to build the house.. 254 If human kindness mens. 663 If 'tis sweei to mingle.... 745 I give immortal praise 494 I hate the tempter 464 I know that my Redeemer 5H0 I lift mv banner, saith 3!>7 I lift mv soul to God 99 I'll bless the Lord 103 I'll praise my Maker 279 I'll speak the honours 119 I long to behold him 753 I love the Lord, he 229 I love Uie windows 45b Page. I love thy kingdom, Lord. 749 I'm not ashamed to 345 In all my Lord's appointed 692 In all my vast concerns... 270 In anger, Lord, rebuke.... 59 Indulgent Sovereign 617 Infinite grief ! amazing.... 432 In Gabriel's hand a mighty 319 in God's own house 288 In Judith, God of old 166 In sin by blinded passions. 531 Inspirer and hearer of 631 In sweet exalted strains... 594 In the floods of tribulation. 719 In themselves as weak as. 590 In thine own ways 308 In this world of sin and... 649 Into thy hand, O God 96 In vain our fancy strives.. 755 In vain the wealthy 304 In vain we lavish out 296 In vain we seek for peace. 667 I saw beyond the tomb.... 680 I send the joys of earth 380 I set the Lord before 74 I sing my Saviour's 444 Israel in ancient days 508 Is there ambition ill my... 258 Is this the kind return.... 419 It is the Lord, enthron'd.. 550 It is the Lord, our Saviour. 205 I waited patient for the.... 113 ' I was a grov'ling creature. 544 I will extol thee, Lord 95 JEHOVAH reigns, he 191 Jehovah reigns, his throne. 471 Jehovah speaks, let Israel. 335 Jerusalem, my happy home 752 Jesus, and shall it ever be. 536 Jesus, at thy command.... 559 Jesus, full of all compassion 578 Jesus, harmonious name.. 671 Jesus, I know, has died for 544 Jesus, immortal King, arise 723 Jesus, I my cross have.... 700 Jesus, in thee our eyes.... 366 Jesus invites his saints.... 475 Jesus is gone above the... 477 Jesus, lover of my soul.... 559 Jesus, myall to heaven.... 693 Jesus, my Lord, how rich. 625 Jesus, our Lord, ascend... 222 Jesus shall reign where'er. 159 Jesus, the man of constant 298 Jesus, thy blood and 562 Jesus, to thy dear wounds. 764 Jesus, we bless thy 316 Jesus, we bow before 485 Jesus, we lift our souls.... 738 Jesus, whose blood so freely 554 TABLE FUR THE PSALMS AXD HYMNS 11 Page. Jesus, with all thy saints.. 391 Join all the glorious names 372 Join all the names of love. 37] Joy is a fruit that will 5-47 Joy to the world the 20 I Judge me, O Lord, and... 92 Judges, who rule the world 139 Just are thy ways, and 77 KELP silence, all created. 506 Kind is the speech 328 Kindred in Christ, for 627 LADEX with guilt and... 446 Lamb of God, whose 739 Let all ou? tongues be one. 479 liet all the earth their 19? Let all the heathen writers 238 Let children hear the 160 Let everlasting glories 452 Let ev'ry creature join. . . . 285 Let every mortal ear '294 Let ev'ry tongue thy 077 Let God arise in all 15 I Let God the Father and. . . 289 Let God the Father 493 Let "God the Maker's 49a Let him embrace my 303 Let me but hear my*. 300 Let me dwell on Golgotha. 614 Let mortal tongues attempt 319 Let others boast how 385 Let partv names no more.. 69S Let Pharisees of high 35 I Let sinners take their 137 Let songs of praises rill 672 Let the beasts ttieir 6S5 Let them neglect thy 395 Let the old heathen' 386 Let the seventh angel 322 Let the whole race 434 Let the wild leopards 4-' ; Let those who bear th« 3 Let us adore th' eternal . . . 476 Let us awake our joys 5-2-2 Let Zion and her sons 2 15 Let Zion in her King 12] Let Zion praise the.. 281 Let Zion's watchmen 74'1. Life and immortal 449 Life is the time to 337 Lift up your heads 511 Lift up your eyes 393 Lift up to (rod "the 766 Light of life, seraphic 7 17 Like sheep we went 364 Listen, ye hills, ye 590 Lo ! he comes the King.. . 652 Lo! he comes, with 762 Long as I live I'll bless. . . 276 Long have I sat beneath. . 4 9 Look down O Lord, with. 57* i Pig*. Look up, my soul, with... 622 ; Look up to yonder world. . 71b Lo ! on a narrow neck of.. 641 Lord, at thy table 739 Lord, at thy temple 303 Lord, dismiss us with 73* Lord, hast thou cast 140 Lord, how divine thy 480 Lord, how secure and 40* Lord, how secure my 350 Lord, lam thine, but 75 Lord. 1 am vile 133 Lord, I can sutler 59 Lord, I esteem thy 238 Lord, if thine eye 167 Lord, if thou dost not 67 Lord. 1 have made thy.... 239 Lord, in the morning 58 Lord, I will bless thee 109 . I would spread 134 Lord of all worlds G9J Lord of life, all praise 626 Lord of the worlds above.. 177 Lord, send thy word 619 Lord! thou hast caU'd 17;- Lord, thou hast heard 232 Lord, thou hast search'd.. 268 Lord, thou iiast seen 77 Lord, thou wilt hear 57 Lord, 'tis a pleasant 191 Lord, we adore thy 486 Lord, we adore thy vast... 441 are blind 3*9 Lord, we come before thee 585 Lord, we confess our 348 have heard 117 bal a feeble piece.. 188 Lord, what a heaven of... 383 Lord, what a thoughtless.. 1G2 Lord, what a wretched... . 405 Lord, what is man 275 Lord, what our ears 606 Lord, what was man 63 Lord, when 1 count 272 Lord, when my thoughts.. 377 Lord, when thou didst.... 151 Lo. round the throne at... 716 Lo. the destroying angel.. 464 Lo. the prisoner is 758 Lo, the young tribes of.... 338 Loud hallelujahs to the.... 284 Love divine, all love 586 L^, what a glorious corner 234 Lo, what a glorious sight.. 303 Lo. what an entertaining.. 260 MAJE8TIC sweetness sits 671 Maker and sovereign... ... 53 Man has a soul ol vast.... 459 Manna to Israel well 546 Many woes had Christ. .. 515 12 TABLE FOR THE PSALMS AND HYMNS. 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May I remember, Lord.... 711 Men of God, go take 730 Mercy alone can meet 690 Mercy and judgment 202 Mercy, O thou Sun of David 695 Mighty God ! while angels 520 Mine eyes and my desire.. 92 Mistaken souls ! that 363 Morning breaks upon 664 Mortals, awake, with 658 My dear Redeemer, and... 455 My drowsy powers, why.. 389 My faith shall triumph.... 764 My God, accept my 272 My God, consider "my 242 My God, how endless is... 333 My God, how many are... 56 My God, in whom 139 My God, my everlasting... 157 My God, my King 276 My God, my life, my 431 My God, my portion 431 My God, permit me 447 My God, permit my 144 My God, the spring of 406 My God, the steps of pious 110 My God, what endless 398 My God, what inward 270 My gracious Redeemer. .. . 569 My heart, how dreadful... 434 My heart rejoices in 96 My never ceasing songs... 181 My refuge is the God 66 My righteous Judge 273 My Saviour and my 118 My Saviour God, my 456 My Saviour, my almighty. 157 My Shepherd is the 87 My Shepherd will supply.. 88 My song shall bless the... . 561 My soul, be on thy 705 Sly soul, come meditate... 411 My soul forsakes her 380 My soul, how lovely 176 My soul lies cleaving 245 My soul, repeat his 208 My soul, the great 209 My spirit looks to God.. . . 141 My spirit sinks within 116 My thoughts on awful 375 My thoughts surmount.... 467 Mv trust is in my 60 NAKED as from the 293 Nature with all her 374 Nature with open volume'. 480 No, I'll repine at death.... 436 No! I shall envy them. .. 407 No more, my God, I boast. 347 Nor eye hath seen, nor.... 345 No sleep nor slum her 259 Pago Not all the blood of beasts. 457 Not all the ovtward forms. 341 Not different food, nor.... 356 Not from the dust affliction 334 Not the malicious, nor. .. . 345 Not to condemn the sons.. 343 Not to our names, thou.... 228 Not to ourselves, who are. 227 Not to the terrors of the . . . 462 Not with our mortal 347 Now begin the heavenly .. . 526 Now be my heart inspired. 120 Now be the God of Israel.. 314 Now by the bowels of my. 358 Now for a hymn of praise.. 601 Now for a '.une of lofty. . . . 399 Now from the roaring lion's 86 Now have our hearts 483 Now I'm convine'd the... 160 Now in the gall'ries of.... 331 Now in the heat of 339 Now is th' accepted time.. 685 Now let a spacious world.. 459 Now let a true ambition... 677 Now let our lips with holy 154 Now let our mournful songs 87 Now let our mourning.... 599 Now let our pains be all... 484 Now let our souls on wings 700 Now let the Father 493 Now let the Lord, my 403 Now may fervent prayer.. 609 Now may the God of peace 588 Now may the God of power 83 Now may the Lord of 636 Now plead my cause 104 Now Satan comes with 465 Now shall my inward 309 Now shall my solemn 149 Now the shades of night.. 630 Now to the great and sacred 289 Now to the Lord a noble.. 401 Now to the Lord who 320 Now to the power of God.. 361 O ALL ye nations, praise. 230 O blessed souls are they... 97 O bless the Lord, my soul. 208 O charity, thou heavenly.. 624 O'er mountain tops there.. 622 O'er the realms of pagan.. 721 Of justice and of grace I... 203 O for a closer walk with... 547 O for an overcoming faith. 301 O for a principle within... 704 <» lor a shout of sacred 122 O for a thousand seraph... 767 O for thai tenderness of... 707 O from the world's vile... 701 Oft as the hell with 750 Often 1 seek my Lord..... 336 TABLE FOR THE PSALMS AND HYMNS. 13 Pa*e. 0 God, my refuge, hear. . . 136 0 God of grace and 57 O God of mercy, hear 135 O God, to whuiii revenge. . 193 O God, we praise thee 654 O God, whose favourable.. 534 O happy day that fil'd GOO 0 happy man, wh se 255 O happy nation where 101 O happy soul that lives 696 O help us. Lord ! each hour 693 O how divine, how sweet. 696 O how 1 love thy holy 237 0 how I love thy holy 54S Oh if my soul was 433 Ofa love, bevond conception 655 ()h tlie almighty Lord 423 Oh the delights, the 429 0 Lord, how many are.... 5 3 O Lord, my best desires... 549 O Lord, ourheav'nly 61 O Lord, our languid 5S4 O Lord, our Lord, how.. .. 62 O my soul, what means... 543 Once more, my soul 377 One there is above all 515 On Judah's plain 769 On man in his own 5 08 On Tabor's top the 660 On thee each morning 632 On the mountain's top.... 726 On wings of faith, mount.. 568 O righteous God, thou 592 O sight of anguish ! view.. 512 0 Spirit of tlie living God.. 724 O that my load of sin were 528 O tint the Lord would 211 O that thy statutes ev*ry.. 244 O thou, before whose 538 O thou, from whom all.... 713 O thou, who hear'st when 133 \ hose grace and.. 251 O thou, whose justice 13S O thou, whose power 770 O time, how few thy value 640 Our days, alas ! our murtal 397 Our God, how firm his.... 397 Our God, our help in 186 Our land, O Lord, with... 84 Our Saviour alone 570 Our sins, alas ! how strong 426 Our souls shall magnify... 319 Our spirits join t' adore... 488 Out of the deeps of long. . . 256 O what a surf rebellious. . . 169 O where shall rest be found 679 O Zion, afflicted with 601 O Zion, tune thv voice. . . . 728 PEOPLE of the living God 691 Piee. Perpetual source of light.. 536 Plung'd in a gulf of 425; Praise, everlasting praise.. 410 Praise the Lord who reigns 768 Praise to the Lord <>n 596 Praise waits in Zion 147 Praise ye the Lord, exalt.. -J. 1 Praise ye tiie Lord ; my . . . •-'■ E Praise ye the Lord; 'tis... 960 Prayer is the soul's sincere 744 Preserve me. Lord, in time 72 Prostrate, Jesus, at thy. ... RAISE thee, my soul, fly.. 333 Raise, thoughtless sinner.. 575 Raise your triumphant 438 Rejoice, tiie Lord is K. Rejoice, ye righteous, in.. 99 Religion bids all sin depart 675 Religion is tiie chief Remark, my soul, the 638 Remember, Lord, our IM Renounce thy sins, th^ .... 39 Repent! the voice celestial 682 Return, O God of love 1S7 Return, O wanderer, return 6^8 Rise, gracious God, and. . . 723 Rise, my soul, and stretch. 5 >7 Rise, 0 my soul, pursue... 5:33 Rise, rise. m> soul, and... 3-3 J Rise, sun of glory 724 r Rock of ages, cleft for 668 Roll on. thou mighty 731 SAFELY through another. 582 Saints, at your heavenly... 353 Salvation is for ever 179 Salvation! O the joyful. .. 427 Save me, O God, the 152 Save me, O Lord, from 73 Saviour, breathe at evening 747 Saviour, visit thy 747 See, Gabriel swift: descends 564 See, gracious Lord 591 See, how brown autumn.. 637 See Israel's gentle See what a living stone. . . 233 See where the great 312 : Send forth thy word and.. 726 Servant of God, well done. 760 ■ Servants of God, awake !.. 719 I Shall the vile race of man. 334 j Shall we go on to sin 346 Shall wisdom cry aloud... 339 Shepherds, rejoice, lift.... 510 Shew pity, Lord, O Lord.. 132 Shine on our land 150 Shout the glad tidings 770 Shout to tlie Lord 430 Sin enslav'd me many.... 530 Since Jesus freely did 628 14 TABLE FOR THE PSALMS AND HYMNS. Page Sing, all ye nations, to the J 48 Sing,' for the blest 730 Sing to the Lord aloud 173 Sing to the Lord Jehovah.. 194 Sing to the Lord, who 381 Sing to the Lord with 201 Sing to the Lord, ye distant 196 Sing to the Lord, ye 411 Sing we the song of those. 698 Sing, ye redeemed of the.. 615 Sin has a thousand 461 Sin like a venomous 463 Sinner, art thou still 575 Sinner, rouse thee from... 685 Sinners, of Adam's fallen. 691 Sinners, the voice of God.. 576 Sinners, turn, why will... 684 Sinners, will you scorn... 576 Sitting around our 489 So did the Hebrew prophet 349 Soldiers of Christ, arise !.. 718 So let our lips and lives. . . 359 Son of God, thy blessing.. 561 Songs of immortal 222 Songs of praise , the 767 Soon as I heard my 93 Sovereign of worlds above 724 Sovereign of worlds, 722 Spirit of power and 725 Stand the omnipotent 765 Stand up and bless the. . . . 720 Stand up, my soul 421 Stay, thou insulted Spirit.. 689 Stern winter throws his. . . 637 Stoop down, my thoughts. 390 Stop, poor sinner, stop.... 683 Strait is the way, the 467 Sure there's a righteous. . . 162 Sweet is the last, the 735 Sweet is the mem'ry 277 Sweet is the work, my. . . . 190 Sweet peace of conscience 709 Sweet the moments, rich.. 663 Sweet was the time when. 537 TAKE comfort, Christians. 648 Teach me the measure of.. 112 Teach us, O Lord, the great 675 Terrible God, who reign'st 387 Th' Almighty reigns 198 That awful day will surely 439 That man is blest who. . . . 223 The billows swell, the. . . . 558 The day of wrath, that 761 The deluge at the 545 The earth for ever is the . . 89 The earth, the ocean, and. 698 Thee, we adore, eternal... 407 Thee will I love, my 708 Thee will I love, O Lord.. 76 The glories of my Maker.. 417 Page. The God Jehovah reigns.. 200 The God of glory sends his 130 The God of mercy be ador'd 492 The God Of our salvation.. 145 The heav'ns declare thy.. . 81 The heathen perish day by 721 The hill of Zion yields 77J The King of glory sends... 454 The King of saints, how. . . 120 The lands that long 299 The law by Moses came... 352 The law commands, and.. 447 The Lord appears my 231 The Lord declares his 446 The Lord descending from 449 The Lord, how wondrous. 207 The Lord is come, the 198 The Lord Jehovah reigns. 192 The Lord Jehovah reigns. 472 The Lord my pasture 564 The Lord my Shepherd is. 89 The Lord of glory is my. .. 93 The Lord of glorv reigns. . 192 The Lord of Sabbath let us 583 The Lord on high proclaims 335 The Lord on mortal 580 The Lord our God is 655 The Lord, the Judge, before 126 The Lord, the Judge, his.. 128 The Lord, the Sov'reign... 209 The Lord, the Sov'reign. .. 128 The Lord wiil happiness.. 707 The majesty of Solomon. . . 443 The man is ever blest 52 The memory of our 483 The message first to 603 The mighty conqueror 665 The moment a sinner. .... 532 The morning dawns 662 The new born child 533 The peace which God alone 587 The praise of Zion waits.. 145 The promise of my Father's 475 The promise was divinely. 453 There is a fountain filled.. 667 There is a God all nature.. 505 There is a glorious world.. 743 There is a house not made 348 There is a land of pure. . . . 413 There is an hour ofpeacefu 752 There was an hour when.. 298 The saints should never... 552 The Saviour ! oh what 668 The Saviour — what a 613 These glorious minds, how 310 The Spirit breathes upon.. 582 The true Messiah now.... 381 The voice of free grace 687 The voice of my beloved. . 325 The wondering world 329 TABLE FOR THE PSALMS AND HYMNS. 15 Pas~. The wonders. Lord. thy... 115 Thine earthly sabbaths 736 Think, mighty God. on... 184 Think. 0 ye who fondly.. 757 This God is t lie God we... 767 This is the day the Lord.. 339 This is the feast of 61 J This is the word of truth.. 455 This spacious earth is all . . 90 Thou art my portion. O my 236 Thou art the way, to thee*. 668 Thou dear Redeemer 566 Thou God of love, thou ever 946 Thou great Physician ofth Judge of quick and.. 761 Thou only Sovereign of my 557 Thou whom my soul ". 324 Thrice happy man. who... 294 Thrice happy souls, who. Through all the changing. 555 Through ev'ry age, eternal 185 Through sorrow's aight. . Thus did the sons of. 450 Thus far the Lord hath.... 333 Thus I resolv'd before the. Ill Thus saith the first, the... 351 Thus saith the high and... 337 Thus saith the Holy One. . Thus saith the Lord, the.. 1-37 Thus saith the Lord to 602 Thus saith the Lord your.. 114 Thus saith the mercy of... 353 Thus saith the Ruler 424 Thus saith the wisdom... . Tims the eternal Father... 221 Thus the great Lord of 231 Thy bounties, gracious. . . . Thy favours. Lord, surprise 400 Thy life I read, my dearest 646 Thy mercies fill the earth. 040 Thy name, almighty Lord. 231 Thy works of glory /mighty 2 IS Time is winging us away. 771 Time ! what an empty .... 40S 'Tis a point I long to know 530 'Tis by the faith of joys to. 451 'Tis by thy strength the... 147 'Tis finished :— so the 516 Tis finished, the conflict is 758 'Tis from the treasures of.. 368 'Tis midnight, and on 661 'Tis my happiness below. . 701 'Tis not the law of ten 448 To God I cry'd with 167 To God I made my sorrows 273 To God the Father, God... 403 To God the Father's throne 495 To God the creat. the ever. 014 To God the only wise... . 314 To heaven I lift my waiting 248 3* Pagv. To him who chose us first. 494 To-morrow, Lord, is thine 676 To our Almighty Maker... 109 To our eternal God 405 To praise the ever 636 To thee before the 235 To thee, most Holy and... 165 To thine Almighty 79 'Twas by an order from... 469 "Twas for our sake 156 'Twas from thy hand 269 'Twas in the watches 142 'Twas on that dark 474 'Twas the commission.... 315 UNGRATEFUL man! oh 670 Unshaken as the sacred. . . 252 Unveil thy bosom, faithful 650 L'p from my youth 255 I'pto the fields where 398 (Jp to the hills I lift 247 Up to the Lord 401 L'pward I lift mine 248 VAIN are the hopes, t lie - . 340 Vain are the hopes that... 343 Vain man. on foolish 217 Vain man ! thy fond 643 Vital spark of heavenly. . . 756 WAKED by the trumpet's 751 Wake the song of Jubilee. 730 Wait, O my soul, thy 711 Watchman ! tell us of the. 656 We ate a garden wall Weary of struggling with.. 529 We bid thee welcome in.. 746 We bless the Lord, the just 152 We bless the prophet of the 452 We bow before thy gracious 737 Welcome, delightful morn 5S3 Welcome, sweet day of... 382 Well the Redeemers gone 395 We love thee. Lord, and we 7S We sing the amazing 4^4 We sing the glories of thy. 317 We've no abiding city.. .'. . 703 What are these in bright.. 717 What different powers. . . . 457 What equal honours ; j! What happy m-m or What is the thing of 674 What jarring natures dwell 541 What mighty man or 306 What scenes of horror.. . » . 645 What shall I render to 230 What various hindrances.. 590 What venerable sight 514 When Abraham full of.... 591 | When Adam sinned 655 When all thy mercies, O. 554 : When any turn from Zion's 535 H TABLE FOR THE PSALMS AND HYMNS Pag«. When at this distance 514 When bending o'er the.. . . 754 When blooming youth is.. 647 Whence do our mournful . . 308 When Christ to judgment. 127 When darkness long lias.. 708 When from the glorious... 734 When frowning deatli 679 When gathering clouds 712 When God is nigh, my faith 73 When God provok'd with. 219 When God restor'd our 253 When God reveal'd his.... 253 When I can read mv title. 413 When in the light of faith. 436 When Israel freed from... 227 When Israel's sins the. . . . 170 When I survey the 478 When 1 view my Saviour. 610 When I with pleasing.... 271 When languor and disease 715 When man grows bold. . . . 107 When marshalled on the. . 657 When musing sorrow 714 When on Sinai's top I see. 663 When on the cross my. . . . 612 When overwhelm'd with. 141 Wrhen pain and anguish. . . 245 When rising from the bed. 751 When shall 1 hear the 706 When strangers stand and. 330 When streaming from the. 633 When the first parents. . . . 421 When the great Builder... 388 When the great Judge 64 When the last trumpet's.. 650 When the vale of death. . . 754 When verdure clothes.... 634 When we are rais'd from. 317 When wild confusion 651 Where are the dead in. . . . 755 Where are the mourners.. 463 Where shall the man 91 Where shall we go to 258 While I keep silence 99 While I to grief my soul. . 579 While men grow bold 106 While on the verge of life. 644 While shepherds watched. 510 While with ceaseless 748 Whilst thee I seek 584 Who but thou, Almighty.. 725 Who can describe the jovs 343 Who has believ'd thy...'.. 363 Who is this fair one in. . . . 331 Who shall ascend thy 71 Who shall inhabit in 71 Who shall the Lord's 299 Who will arise and 194 Why did the Jews proclaim 55 Page. Why did the nations 54 Why does the Lord 65 Why does the man 124 Why does your face 426 Why do the proud 126 Why do the wealthy 109 Why do we mourn 375 Why has my God, my 85 Why is mv heart so 385 Why should I vex 108 Why should the children.. 366 Why should this earth.... 4C9 Why should we start 392 Will God for ever 163 With all mv pow'rs 267 With cheerful voice 369 With darkness whelmed.. 769 With earnest longings.... 116 With holy fear and 400 Within these walls be.... 743 With joy we meditate 356 With my substance 623 With my whole heart 64 With my whole heart I've 242 With rev'rence let the. ... 181 With rev'rend awe 581 With songs and honours.. 281 With tears of anguish I... 705 Witness ye men and 741 World adieu, thou real. . . . 566 Would you behold the 218 Write to Sardis, saith 604 YE angels round the 493 Ye dying sons of men 682 Ye golden lamps of 648 Ye hearts with youthful... 607 Ye holy souls, in God 100 Ye humble souls 505 Ye mourning saints 646 Ye nations of the earth. ... 201 Ye saints, assist me 695 Ye servants of God 573 Ye servants of th' Almighty 226 Ye shores and isles of 199 Yes, I will bless thee 768 Yes, my native land 732 Ye sons of Adam 338 Ye sons of earth 587 Ye sons of men a 189 Ye sons of pride 125 Yres, we trust the day is.. . 727 Ye tribes of Adam 282 Yet saith the Lord 183 Ye who delight to serve .. 225 Ye who obey th' immortal. 261 Your happy voices join.. . . 718 Your harps, ve trembling.. 715 ZEAL is that pure and... . 535 Zion rejoice, and Judah. . 442 INDEX OF SCRIPTURES. Pago. GENESIS 1 459 3 508 3:1,15,17 346 4: 10 445 5:24 547 17:7 353 18:23—32 591 22 : 6 358 22: 14 552 24 : 56 692 EXODUS 15 553 16: 18 546 17 : 15 552 34 : 6—8 507 LEVITICUS 25 : 9, 10... 5S8 DEUTERONOMY 33 : 27. 559 34: 1—5 403, 414 JUDGES 6: 24 554 RUTH 1 : 16 691 1 SAMUEL 3: 18 550 7:12 556 2 KINGS 2 : 12 598 1 CHRONICLES 29 : 14.. 623 2 CHRONICLES 15 : 15.. 600 NEHEMIAH5:19 713 9:5 720 9 : 10 . . . . . 547 esther '4V ie! !!!!!!!!! 529 JOB 1 :21 293 3: 14, 15 304 4: 17,21 334 5 : 6—8 334 9:2—10 336 11:7—12 473 14: 4 318 19:25—27 294, 560, 764 26:11—13 473 29:2 537 PSALMS2:8 730 3 :5, 6 333 4-8 333 6.4 690 11 : 8 730 19:5,8 332 23 564 23:4 710 34 555 42:5 543 45:3—5 579 48: 14 563 49: 6, 9 304 51:5 318 Pagw- PSALMS 51:11 689 65: 11 593 72 728 72:7, 8 619 72:25 431 73:24,25 332 73:25 431 82 444 84: 10 382 87:5 593 90:5 385 91 :11 564 103 : 15 385 104 505 107 :23 416 119: 165 674 137:5,6 742 139:23,24 361 143:8 333 147: 19, 20 316 148 :2 390 PROVERBS4:7 675 8: 1,22—32 339 8: 17 607 8:34—36 340 18: 24 545 ECCLESIASTES 8:8... 304 9 : 4—6, 10 337 11 : 9 338 12 : 1,7 339 SOLOMON'S SONG. 324— 331 3:11 521 ISAIAH 2: 2— 5 622 4:5 646 5:2,7—10 297 9 :2, 6, 7 299 11 :5— 9 622 14 :24 562 21: 11 856 26: 1, 6 295 26 : 8,20 303 33 :21,22 616 35: 8—10 615, 718 38 : 9 317 40 : 27—31 308, 312 44 : 5 740 44: 23 523 45:7 333 45:21—25 335 49: 13, 14 309 49:14—17 601 51:9 619 18 INDEX OF SCRIPTURES. Page. ISAIAH 52: 1,2 727 53 : 1—5, 10— 12 3(i3 53 :6— 12 3G4 55 : 1,2 294, 296 55: 7 576 57 : 15, 16 337 60 : 1—3 728 60 : 15—20 617 61 10 302 62: 6,7 617 63 : 1—3 306 63 : 4—7 307 65 :20 339 65 :23 607 JEREMIAH 13:23 466 23:6 562 23:29 581 31 :3 544 LAMENTATIONS 3 : 23. 333 EZEKIEL9:4— 6 592 18 : 31 684 34 :3 578 36:25 296 48:35 616 DANIEL 2: 45 619 4 : 27 575 HOSEA6:4 536 JOEL 1 : 14 591 MICAH6: 1—3 592 7: 19 296 NAHUM 1 : 1-3 311 1:7 505 HABAKKUK 3 : 17, 18. ... 565 ZECHAREAH1:5 749 3 : 6,7 595 13 : 1 296, 667 MALACHI3:7 688 3 : 16, 17 580 MATTHEW 3 :9 343 5 :2— 12 344 6:9—13 589 6 : 21 701 6:33 677 7: 13, 14 465, 467 11 : 28 577 11 : 28, 30. .357, 686, 688, 689 12 : 20 356, 608 13:3 587 13: 16, 17 297 13: 36—43 637 17: 4 514 18:20 745 21 :9 301 22:37—40 351 25:40 625 25:31—46 652 26:36—45 515 26:38—44 661 26:41 705 98:2 520 Page. MATTHEW 28 : 6... .518, 664 28:18 357 28: 19 315 MARK 4: 37-39 558 8 : 38 536, 550 10: 14 349, 606 10 :28 332 10 : 47, 48 695 16 : 15 357 25 : 40 625 LUKE 1 :27 302 1 :30 292 1 :46 319 1 : 68 314 2 :8— 14 292, 510, 657 2 : 25 510, 602 2:27 ■ 302 2:28 483 4: 18, 19 512 8 :22 559 9 :28— 31 660 10:21, 22 293 10 : 30, 37 624 12:38,39 681 14 : 16 481 14 : 17, 23 482 14:22 682 15:7—10 343, 696 15: 13 354 18: 10 358 19:38,40 301 19:41 514, 660 22 : 19 417, 663, 664 JOHN I ; 1,3, 14 292 1: 13 341 1 : 17 352 1 -.29,32 314 3:3 341 3: 14, 16 349 3: 16, 17 437, 343 4:24 361 6 : 31, 35 476 6 : 53—56 611 6 : 67—69 535 10:28, 29 362 14:3 477 14 : 6 668 14: 16, 17 531 14:26 527 15 : 6 668 16 : 16 477 19: 5 662 19 : 30 444, 516, 613 ACTS 1:9 665 2 : 1—4 458 2: 32—36 519 2:38 315 16 : 14, 15. 33 353 17 : 30 6b2 ROMANS 1 : 17 532 INDEX OF SCRIPTURES. II Page. ROMANS 2:5 678 3 : 32—36 5J9 5: 12 318, 355 6 : 1—6 354, 346 7:8,9, 14,24 350 8: 14, 16 366 8 : 33 299 9:21—24 351 11: 16, 17 350 14:8 633 14 : 17, 19 356 15: 8, 9, 12 349 1 CORINTHIANS 1 : 2, 3, 24 3.53 I :26— 31 341, 342 2: 9, 10 345 3:6,7 353 5:7 464 6: 10, 11 345 10: 16, 17 475 10 : 32 356 II :23 474 13 : 1—3 359, 360 15: 52—58 650 15 : 55 301 2 CORINTHIANS 2 : 15, 16 353, 596 5: 1—8 348, 464 6 :2 fc5 12:7,9, 10 300 GALATIANS 4:4 346 5: 17 541 6 : 6 322 6 : 14 473 EPHESIANS1 :3 316 1: 13,14 366 2:8 532 3: 9, 10 292 3: 16 360 4: 11,12 597 4 : 30, &c 358 6 : 10, &c 716 PHILIPPIANS 1 : 23 644 2:2 356 2:6 404 3 : 7—9 347 4: 4 523 4: 11 551 COLOSSIANS 1 : 16 292 2: 15 346 1 THESS. 4 : 13, 14... 648, 759 2 TIMOTHY 1 : 9, 10 361 1 :12 345 3 : 15, 16 316 4 ; 6_8, 18 3t>6 TITUS 2: iO, 13 359 3 : 3, 7 34i HEBREWS 1 : 1 316 1:14 364 HEBREWS 3:5,6 352 4:2 503 4 : 9 403 4: 15 712 4 : 16 356 5 : 7 256 6 : 17, ice 362 6 :20 693 7 : 25 335, 525 9 : 27.. 643 10 : 4, tec 457 10:28,29 352 11 : 1,3, 8, 10 353 11 : 13 533 12 : 18 462 12 : 29 3J1 13 : 14 703 13 : 20, 21 58-8 1 PETER 1 : 3—5 305 1 : 8 347 2 : 7 670 3 : 20, 21 545 2 PETER 1 : 1 532 1 JOHN 2: 16, 17 436 3 : 1 322, 568 4 : 10 695 5:6 479 2 JOHNS : 14—16 349 JUDE 24, 25 314 REVELATION 1 : 5—7.. 320 2 : 1—7 602 2 : 7 478 2 : 8 — 11 603 3 : 1—6 604 3 : 7—13 604 3 : 14—20 605 3 : 20 684 5 : 6. &:c 291, 304 5 : 11—13 321 5 : 12 321, 524 7 : 9—17 702, 716 7 : 13—15 31C 11 : 15 322 12: 7 319 14 : 3 522 14 : 13 301, 755 15 : 3 313, 317, 571 16 : 19 317 17 : 6 317 21 319 19:6 729 20 : 4—10 622 20 : 5—8 312 21 : 1—4 303 21:5 451 21 : 22 752 21 : 27 345 22: 1—5 478. 568 . NEW INDEX OF SUBJECTS. \fCT THE FIGURES DIRECT TO PAGES. Is general, the title or the first verse of a Psalm or Hymn, will verify the reference. Sometimes a Psalm or Hymn is re ferred to, as containing a subject, which is not suggested by the title, and, perhaps, not by the first or second verse. If, there- fore, the reference is not immediately verified, a glance of the eye through the successive verses, will detect the object of search. If the Index does not give you the word, which you seek, look for one of the same meaning; or seek it under the more general words, such as God, Christ, Church, Grace, Gospel, Saints, Sin, Sinyiers, Prayer, Praise, Affliction, Death, &x. &c. The references under these words are very copious and com- plete. AARO.Ya\\<\ Christ, 366, 381 ; Joshua and Moses, 448. Abba, Father, or adoption, 322. Abraham, 199, 416, 552 ; blessing on the Gentiles, 349, 319, 320 ; covenant with, remembered, 212 ; faith of, 353, 451; offer- ing his son, 358 ; stones made children of, 343. Absence of Christ, 403 ; and presence of Cod, 431, 432 ; from God forever, intolerable, 439; from public worship, 116. Accepted time, 685. Access to the throne by a Mediator, 4-40, 179. Adam. 63, 318, 355 ; fall of, 346, 508, 655; corrupt nature from, 45u, 655, 355. Adoption, 322, 365, 568. Adrvcate, 525. See Christ's Intercession. Affections unsanctified, 4ti9. Afflictions, beneficial, 243 ; courage in, 245 ; and death under providence, 334 ; deep, 167, 203,274, 714 : deliverance from, 113; God merciful in, 207 ; hope in, 116, 413, 714 ; of saints, 160 ; of saints and sinners different, 193 ; praver in, 203, 273; sanctified, 193,246,548, 701; submission to, 711,550, 441, 358, 258, 251, 112 ; support in, 239, 277, 278, 356, 403 ; sweet, 712. Alarm to sinners, 575, 678—685, 751, 761. Atl-suficiencii of Christ, 72, 561 ; of God, 100. Ambition, 258, 436. Angel of the covenant, 371. Angels, guardian, 102, 189, 555; at the judgment, 126, 652 J ministers of Christ, 384, 442, 564; praise God, 209, 390; present in the churches, 267, 442 ; punished and man saved, 433 ; rejoice in conversions, 443 ; sinning, 338, song of, 510, 518, 657. Antichrist, 307, 317, 319. Apostles' commission, 357. Ark of believers, 545. Ascension of Christ, 518, 665. See Christ. Ashamed of Christ, not, 345, 486, 536. NEW INDEX OF SUBJECTS. 21 iMWWM, 544, 563, 306, 413, 418. Atheism, 70, i06, 67. Atonement. 667, 114. See Christ. Autumn. 637. £.4£J7.(W falling, 318, 319. Backslider. 92, 385; penitent, 133, 537, 257. Baptism, 315, 738, 606, 353; and circumcision, 450; preaching and Lord's supper, 456. Bartimeus, 695. Beatific vision. 719, 303, 310, 387, 394. Beatitudes, 344. Jte«»g of God, 505. Believe and tie saved, 343. Believers buried with Christ, 354; Christ the ark of, 545, described, 365: kings and priests, 320; promise to, 606; song of, 560. See Christ i mi, Saints. Benevolence in imitation of Cbrist, 734. Bethlehem, song at, 657 ; star of, 657. Blessedness of bearing the Gospel, 188; hearing and obevins, 340; Gospel times, 097 ; in God, 431. Blessing of God on the business of life, 054 ; humblv requested. 5S5; of Father. Son. &c, 737. See Holy Spirit. Blood of Christ, 667, 516, 320, 364, 376, 391, 395; and flesh, 484; faith in. 135, 457 ; spirit and water, 479. See Christ. Boasting excluded, 341. Bones, the dry. 578. Brazen serpent, 349. Bread of heaven, 740 ; of life, 476 ; of the world, 740. Broad and narrow wav. 465. Brotherly love, 260, 270. 627, 697. Burial. See Believers, Death, Funeral, Saints. CALVARY) 663, 689, 739. Canaan, heavenly, 413 ; lost through unbelief, 196. Carnal joys parted with. 380 ; mind, enmity against God, 318. Ceremonial. See Priesthood, 7'vpes. Charity, 624—6. 224. 115, 109 ; and hatred, 358 ; and love, 359, and uncharitableness. 356, Children in the covenant, 349. 350 ; devoted to God in baptism, 353. 450, 606, 738 ; death »f, 646 ; exhorted. 104 ; instructed, 102, 169; invited to Christ. 607; piety of, 608; praising Christ, 520 ; praising God. 63 ; prayer for, 610; promises to, 606; regard of Christ for, 606. Choosing the heritage of God's people, 691. Christ and Aaron. 366, 381 ; and Abel, 445; and Adam, 63; ad- dress to, 316, 391. 485, 559, 562, 586, 625, 693, 700, 738. 764 ; addresses of, to churches, 602—605 ; advent of. 200, 509. 657 ; advocate. 525; agony o\\ in the garden. 515, 661 ; all-suffi- ciencv, 72,561, 5(2; angels ministering to. 384, 442, 564 ; ark of befievers, 545 ; ascension, 90, 122. 420, 151. 518. 520, 6^5, ashamed of, not, 536, 345, 486 ; aspired after. 360, 559, 402; atonement by. 667, 114. 115; blood of, 135,291, 320, 364, 376, 391,395, 440. 445, 452. 464,516,667 ; Branch, 314 ; Bread of heaven, 740 ; Bread of life, 476, 611 ; Bread of the world. 740; Bridegroom. 12(1. 325. care of the young, 349, 350, 606: characters of, 370. chief among ten thousand, 671; and his church, 120. 60(1 — 602; church's foundation, 232; coming, first and second, 196 ; coming to judgment, 652, 761; commission of, 437 ; communion with him, 475; com- pared to inanimate things, 367 ; compassion of. 422, 4^8. 514 ; to the weak. 356 ; condescension and glorification, 62; corner-stone, 2^3, 234 ; coronation of, 327, 521 ; covenant NEW INDEX OF SUBJECTS. with, 180, 601 ; Creator, 206, 292 ; cross of, 349, 353, 345, 376, 439, 516, 662, 663 ; crucified, 480, 517, 612 ; death of, 516, — caused by sin, 423, 516; grace and glory by, 489 ; and resurrection, 517 — 519 ; and sufferings, 85, 516 ; and victory, 444, 487 ; Deity of, 404,— and humanity, 292, 301, 425; de- sire to be with, 644; dominion of, 600; dwells in heaven and on earth, 330 ; enjoyment of him, 382 ; equal with the Father, 404, 662; eternity of, 292, 339 ; exalted, 54, 84, 221, 429, 520—522, 665 ; example, 220, 455, 513, 669, 734 ; excel- lencies, 119, 367, 556, 671; faith m his blood, 135, 457; knowledge of, 345, — and taithfulness of, him, 712, — flesh and blood our food, 4s4, 740 ; finishing his work, 444, 516, 613 ; forerunner, 693 ; forsaking all for, 700; fountain, 667, — of life, 614 ; friend, 545,600 ; glorified body, 429 ; glory of, 118, 120, 200, 221,522, 665, 730,— and sufferings, 399, 489; all good in, 557 ; grace in, 401, 489 ; go not away from, 535 ; God reconciled in him, 460; Guest, 684; Head, 602; in heaven and on earth, 330 ; our hope, 57 ; horn of salvation, 314 ; hosanna to, 301 ; humanity, 182, 292, 301, 662 ; human frame, 404; humiliation and exaltation, 321, 3u3, 425; in- carnation, 114, 198,299; infancy of, 512, 659; intercession, 395, 525 ; Israel's consolation, 602 ; invitation to sinners,357, 577, 686 — 689 ; invitation answered, 690, 437, 326 ; Jehovah, 561 ; joy at his birth, 510, 653; judge, 198, 652, 761 ; king, 522,— of glorv, 665; at his table, 323; kingdom, 159, 200, 303,523, 730; Lamb of God, 291, 304, 321, 524; life, 668; life in, 561 ; lifted up, 349 ; light, 302 ; lives, 205, 560 ; long- ing to praise him better, 377 ; love, to his church, 299, 325, 331 ; dying, 476 ; to his enemies, 105, 220 ; in the heart, 360 ; supreme to, 569 ; looking on him, 432 ; to him, 349 ; Medi- ator, 182, 438 ; and Melchisedec, 221 ; memorial of, 477, 663; merits, 460; Messiah, 200, 221,381, 319, 508; mighty God, 561, 299 ; ministry of, 512, 659; miracles of, 454; and Moses, 313 ; morning-star, 314 ; names of, 369 ; nativity of, 292, 509, 658 ; natures, two, 301 ; obedience and death, 155; obeyed or resisted, 340 ; offices of, 452, 371 ; pardon and strength from, 489, — and sanctification, 428 ; passion, 662, 155 (See Sajferings of) ; passover, 464; physician, 580, 349; pilot, 559; pitied mankind, 422; power and grace, 221; praised, 401, 422, 399, 520—522, 666, 671, 767 ; precious, 670 ; presence, 382, 435; priest, 221-2, 381, 445 ; and king, 320; and prophet, 452; prophecies and types of, 454; provider, 552; ransom, 114, 155; Redeemer, "422, 520, 525, 569; re- demption by, 421, 342; refuse, 559, 600; regard for children, 606 ; reign "of, 523, 723, 728-30 (See also Kingdom of) ; re- jected by the Jews, 363-4; relieved in his members, 625; remembrance of, 477, 664; resurrection, 418, 420, 518-20. 664; reve;iled to babes, 298 ; Righteousness, 342, 562; and strength, 157, 335, 347; rock of ages, ()68 ; sacrifice, 114, 457 (See Blood, atonement, &.c.) ; safety in, 558 ; salvation by, 179,23 5; saints in his hands, 362; our sanctification, 428, 342; Saviour, 335, 668; and Satan at enmity, 346; sent by the Father, 343 ; shepherd, 324, 364 ; shield. 275 ; sleeping in, 759 ; son of David, 301 ; son of God, 182, 404 ; song of believers, r> 'A\ , sovereign, 198 : stone, living, 233 ; strength, 300, 157, 489 ; substance of the types, 381 ; sufferings, 87, 152-6, 379, 432, 516, 662, 484 ; sun of glory, 724 ; of righte- ousness, 81 , 151 ; teaching of, 659 ; temptation of, 356 ; titles of, 369 ; transfiguration, 514, 660 ; triumph of, 306, 522, 665, 730; trust in, 558, 712 (See Faith in) ; types of, 454,508; unchangeable love 299; union to, 398, 699, unseen, yet NEW INDEX OF SUBJECTS. 33 beloved ; 347 ; value of, 347 ; victory over sin, &c, 487, 444, 422; over Satan, 498 ; vision of, 419, 387, 304 ; way, truth, fee, 668 ; wept over Jerusalem, 511, 660 ; wisdom of God, 339, — and power of God, 4^ ; our wisdom, &.c, 342 ; won- derful, 299 ; world subjected to, 322 , worshipped, 991, 301, 304, 3*21, 404, 519—523,665: worthy the Lamb, 524, 699; youth invited to, 607 ; zeal of, 156. Christian, 71, 365 , need, 157-8; almost, 465; in darkness, 537. 540; dignity and happiness of, 572; dying, 756; farewell of, 648 ; fellowship, reception into, 741 , friends, 027 ; happy, 696; led to heaven, 216; love, 697; race, 312 , religion, ex- cellency of, 452 , resurrection of, 763-4 ; soldier, 563, 718; song, 571 ; virtues, 467 ; warfare, 42J, 718. See Saints. Christianity. See Gospel. Christmas, 509—512, 656—658. See Christ. Church, afflicted, Iti3, 172, 601 ; beauty in the eves of Christ, 328; birth -place of the saints, 180; bride of Christ, 119,325; built on Christ., 232; conversing, &c. with Christ, 324-6 ; and Christ, 120 ; Christ the refuge of, 600; our delight, 93; espousals to Christ, :<27 , founded in blood, 616; garden of Christ, 328; gathered and settled, 258; of the Gentiles, 119; and God, 176, Cod's care of, 60, 261, 309, 412, 016; God fights for her, 121 , God's garden. 191 ; God present in, 176; God terrible to her enemies, 166 ; coin a t<», 219 ; of the Jews and Gentiles, 180; its future increase, 616, 622, 723-30; oining a, 740-1, 600; love to, 742; militant, 098 ; perse- cuted, 104, 117, 103, 174 ; prayer of, heard, 205, 216 ; restora- tion of, 726 ; safety of, 192, 295, 121 ; safety and honour of a nation, 123; seeking Christ, 324; welcome to it, 741; worship and order. 123. See Saints. Churches at Ephesus. fee., 602-5. Circumcision, abolished, 453 ; and baptism, 450. Close, of worship, 587, 738 ; of the year, 640. Coldness lamented, 394, 469, 701. Colonies planted, 219. Collection, charitable, 623. Comfort, breathed after, 242; in covenant with Christ, 397; In sorrows. 403, 413, 712 ; true and false, 534 ; from the word, 238. Contorts, Gospel, 715; of life blest, 254. See Afflic- tions, Joys. Comforter, 366, 540, 574 ; invoked, 673, 706. Commit ni.m with Christ, 382; and with saints, 475, 214; with God, 235, 142. See Sacrament. Compassion of Christ, 488. See Christ, God. Condescension, of Christ, 62 ; of God, 61, 275, 400. Conference, religious, 584, 745,737. Confession, of sin, 133, 97, 348 ; conscience relieved by, 99. Confidence in God, 565. Conflict, spiritual, 541, 538, 705, Conscience, good, 709; guilt of, relieved, 110; pleasures of a good, 408 ; secure and awakened, 350 ; tenderness of, 242. Consolation under bereavement, 757 ; prayer for, 713. See Af- fliction. Constancy in the gospel, 376, 536. Consuming tire, God a, 311. Contention, complain! of, 246; and love, 358. Contentment, 551 . prayer for, 709-10. Contrite heart, 707. Conversion. 528-31, 690-3 ; delay of, 679, 337-8 ; difficulty of it, 467; display of grace, 253; joy of, 103, 531, 695; joy flf heaven, 343, 690 , of the world 724 4 24 NEW INDEX OF SUBJECTS. Convert, new. 533, 695. Conviction of sin. 52-5, 529, 690, 691 ; by the cross of Christ, 423, 432; by the law, 350,340. Corrutxon fur sin. 216. Comer-stone, Christ a. 232. 234. Coronation of Christ. 521, 327. Corruption of manners, 67. Corrupt nature from Adam, 450, 655. Country, our, the care of heaven, 84 ; happy, 275. Courage, in affliction, 245, in Christian warfare, 421, 718 J3 death, 73, 413, 710. Covenant* with Abraham, 212, with Christ, 180; blessings jf the new. 675 : children in, 349, 606; comfort in, 397 Engage- ments, 600; everlasting, 601; of grace, sure. 183; Uope in. 363; joining in with God, 740; new, sealed, 475 Covetousness. 304. 407, 436. Creation, 5. I r.ew, 451, 341 ; and provi- dence. 99. I and grace, 206; and »edemption, SS 2, -5 ; preservation, ice. of the world, 381. Creator, God the, 50o ; Christ the, 292 ; praise to, 501. Creatures, God above them, 334 : love of, dangerous, 409 ; prais- ing God, 983-6; vain, and' God all-sufficient, 100; vanitv of, 459. Cross of Christ. 349, 353, 662-3 'see Christ) ; bearing the, 550, 700; crucifixion to the world by, 478: our glory, 4f joicing before "ance at the, 439, 379 , way to the crown. 7i6: welcomed. 3 L Crown of the saint in glory, 716. Crucifixion to the world, 4?;. Curse of the fall. 346. Custom in si:.. RANGERS, of our earthly pilgrimage, 405, 407, 553 ; of love to creatures. 402 : of sinners delaying repentance Darkness. 537- i's presence, light in, 406 ; hope in, 68, 543 ; joy returning, 70S ; of Providence, 441, 54S ; spirit ad- dressed in, 540. Day, of grace and hope, 337 : of judgment, 653, 761 ; of Ptnte- "cos:. Dmya of man few, 397. Dead, in the Lord, blessed. 301, 755; and the living, where? 755 ; to sin by the cross, 34o! Death, 184: appointed to all, 643; and burial of saints, 375, 757 ; of children, 640 ; of Christ, 516 ; courase in, 73, 413. 710; deliverance fin . i J: desirable, 306, 411, 644; dreadful or delightful, 404: easy by the sight of Christ. 483 ; and of heaven, 413; erfed of sin, 1>7 ; and eter- nity, 39): fear of, adverted to, 393,414; no fear in, 710; fervent desires in view of, 754; of friends, pious, 64f gain to a be. ind glory. 345, 411 ; God's presence -. 757-8; issues of life and, 679 ; of min | reparation for, lt>7. 306, 412; and resurrection. 125. 154, 441: of saints, 648, 757; of a saint and a sinner, 645 ; of a sinner, 375 ; a rich, ISM ; of a nater. 75-5: triumphed over. 294, 301,441,756 ; warning to prepare for. 64 velcomed. 644 ; of a young person, 647. Dtcex: of the world, 402, Deorees of G Dedication. - 2 ; social, 692; of a house of worship, 594. Mar of Chris 3 Mag of sinners, 643, 681-3, 337-S. new Index of subjects. 25 Delight, in the church, 93, 175; in Christ, 382; in God, 77, 143, 161, 393; in the scriptures, 237, 239; in worship, 143, 175, 177, 382. Deliverance, begun and completed, 178 ; breathed after, 212 ; from death, 90, 232; frum despair, 76, 256 ; from distress of soul, 113; from enemies spiritual, 424; from persecution, 135, 194 , praise for, 103 , from shipwreck. 218 ; from slander, 96; surprising, 253; and submission, 358; from temptation, 194 ; from a tumult, 231. See Enemies, Church, Salvation. Depart'' 435, 439. Departure from Christ, resolution against. 535, 557. Depravity, 70, 133, &c, 313, 450, 655. Dependence, 633. See Faith. Desertion, and distress of soul, 68, 92 ; and hope, 116 ; and temp- tation, 408. Despair, and hope in death, 75 ; deliverance from, 76, 256. Despondency, 533 ; cheered, 543, 426; reproved, 308-9. Devil. See Satan, Victory. Devotedness, 708. 23.5-6, 230. Devotion, 235, 584, 382, 394 ; daily, 137 ; and nightly, 261 ; sick- bed, 112. See .Morning, Evening, and Lord's Day. Disease, sin a, 463. Dis?nission, 587, 738. Dissolution of the world, 381. Distance from God loved, 466. Distinguishing love, 433. Distress of soul relieved. 703, 712. Dominion of God, 209, 506, 414 ; over the sea, 416. Doubts and fears — foil v of, 708 ; scattered, 41c ; suppressed, 56, Dozologies, 288, &c, 492, &c, 775-6 Dragon and Michael, 319. Dry bones, vision of, 578. Drunkard and glutton, 217. Dullness complained of, 389, 394. Duties, daily, 633 ; to God and man, 71. Duelling with God, 89. See Heaven. E1RTH and heaven, 380, 405; no rest on, 459; paradise on 409. Earthly joys forsaken, 380. Education', religious, 102, 169. Effusion of the Spirit, 453, 672. E-yupVs plagues, 213. Election, 293-9, 601, 341, 316, 351. Emmanuel. 367, 420, 461, 511, 553, 562. End of the world, 409. 766. Enemies, love to, 105. 220 Enmity, of the carnal mind, 313 ; of Satan to Christ, 346. Envy and unbelief cured, 108. Epiphany, 659. Eternity of Christ, 292, 339; and death, 390 ; of God, 383, 414, 191, 185 ; joyfully anticipated, 642 ; serious prospect of, 641 ; succeeding "life, 407 ; a thought of, 751. Evening, and morning psalms and hymns, 57, 261,332,377—. 631, 747 ; of Lord's day, 735 ; Saturday, 735. Evidences of grace, 92, 359," 270. Exaltation of "Christ, 54, 84, 154. See Christ. Example, of Christ, 455, 513. 6;J9 ; of saints, 456, 533. Excellencies of Christ, 367, 556, 671. Excellency of religion, 452. Exhortation, to praise God, 720; to prayer, 590 ; to repentance 681-2 ; against a sectarian spirit, 698 ; to .seek God, ^" 16 NEW INDEX OF SUBJECTS. Expostulation, 576, &c, 685, &c. Exultation in the reign of Christ, 122. FAITH, adores the divine glories, 427 ; of arsurance, 345, 544, 562 ; assisted by sense or preaching, &-c, 456 ; in Christ our sacrifice, 457,562; encouraged by example, 533; evi- dence of things unseen, 353, 451 ; fainting, 538; in God, 141 ; and knowledge of Christ, 347, 345 ; living and dead, 363 ; joy of, 467 ; for pardon, &c. in Christ, 428; power of, 532, 701 ; preciousness of, 532; triumphing in Christ, 300; and unbelief, 449 ; walking by, 451. FaiVifulness, of Christ, 712 ; of God, 181, 415, 410. Fall, of angels and men, 388 ; of man, 508, 655, 318 ; and re- covery, 346, 421. Falsehood and blasphemy, 68. Family blessings, 255 ; government, 203 ; love and worship, 260, 629. Father, God our, 322, 629. Farewell, Christian's, 648; missionary's, 732; to missionaries, 732 ; to the world , 566. Fast, 591-2 ; for revival, 747. Fear, of death (See Death) ; of God, 80, 249, 697. Fearful encouraged, 548. Fears, see Doubts. Feast of the Gospel, 294, 481-2. Fellowship, reception into, 741. See Communion. Few saved, 467. Finished! 444, 516, 613. Flattery and deceit complained of. 68. Flesh, and blood of Christ, 484, 611 (See Christ, Bread) ; and sin mortified, 467, 359; and spirit, 457 ; our tabernacle, 348. Following Jesus, 693. Folly of mankind, 70, 393, 125; of sin, 463. Food, spiritual, 295, 324, 382, 740. Fools made wise, 70. Forbearance of God, 438. Forerunner, Christ a, 693. Foretaste of heaven, 391. Forgiveness, of injuries or " love, &c," 359 ; of sin upon confes- sion, 97. Formal worship, or hypocrisy, 128, 361. Fountain, Christ a, 614, 667, 368 ; opened for sin, 689. Fortitude, holy, 563, 42 L. Frailty, and folly, 393 ; of life, 676, 385, 275, 186. Free grace, 298, 687. Fretfulness cured. 108. Friends, meeting and parting, 627; death of, 648. Friendship, 260, 627. Fruits, of Christ's death, 86; of faith, 363; of holiness and grace, 359 ; ol the Spirit, 344. Funeral, 650, 750, 760, 412, 184, 293, 301. See Death, Saints. QENTILES, Abraham's blessing on, 319, 349; called, 147; Christ revealed to, 297; church of, 119; given to Christ, 159 ; gathering of, 721 ; owning God, 197. Gethsemanc, 515, 661. Glorified martyrs, 310 ; body, 441. Glory of Christ, 118, 429; of the church, 726 ; of God in crea- tion, &c, 209 ; in redemption, 523 ; to God in the highest. 767. See Christ, God, Gospel, Grace, Zion. Glorying in the cross, 486, .*>36. Glutton and drunkard, 2J7 NEW INDEX OF SUBJECTS. 27 God, absence of, forever intolerable, 439 ; all in all, 431, 254 ; aJ mighty, 655, 192, 198 ; all-seeing, 208 ; all-sufficient, 100-1 ; attributes specified, 106, 470-2; avenger of saint?, 444; our banner, 552 ; being of, 505; care of saints, GO, 89, 102, 138 j in the church, 176, 180 ; creation and providence, 100, 200,209 ; Creator, 506, 201, 374 ; of man, 269 ; and Redeemer, 395; compassion of, 207, 277; condescension. 6i, 225, 400 \ confidence in, 565; consuming fire, 311 ; controversy, 593; decrees, 506 ; deeds of, recounted, 169; our defence from sin, 56; defence of Zion, 616 ; our delight, 398 j dominion of, 209, 414, 471, 506; dwelling with, 89 j dwells with the humble, 337; eternitv, 383, 414, 191, 186; waited above creatures, 334; faithfulness. 181, 410, 415, 397-8; Father. 322, 472, 589; fear of, 80, 242, 697: glories above reason, 427 , glorified in Christ, 401 ; in the gospel. 449 : the salvation of sinners by Christ, 152. 656-6 ; glory in creation and provi- dence, 209 ; and redemption, 395 ; in redemption, 923 : glory and defence of Zion, 412 ; goodness of, 277, 2 06, 505, 152, 639; governing, 148 ; grace, 348, 401, 314, 43?; greatness of, 276, 225-6 ; guide of the pilgrim, 563 ; our happiness, 431 ; hearer of prayer, 631 : holiness of, -01, 334-6; hope and help, 273, 67, 93, 161 ; house of, loved and longed for, 175-7 ; incar- nate, 292, 460 ; incomprehensible, 427, 473 j invisible, 389, 470 ; invocation to, as Father, Son, &.C., 574 : judge. 64, 126 See Christ) ; just, 336, 64, 77 ; justice ghorified in mercy, 655 ; kingdom supreme, 174, 444, 506 ; love in sending his Son, 437, 343 ; love to, 397, 708 ; makes men happy, 52, 555 : loves the righteous, and abhors the wicked, 66, 235 ; majesty of, 107, 181, 192, 225; terrible, 387; merciful in chastise*- ment, 207 ; mercy, 264, 655, 311, 438 ; mercies of, acknowl- edged, 208, 554 ; innumerable, 272 ; name proclaimed. 507 ; of nature and grace, 106: omnipotent, 655; omnipresent! 270; omniscient, 270 ; panting after, 116, patience of, 419, 438; peace from, 554; perfections, 106, 223, 264, 470-2: 507,655-6; our portion, 57, 161, 431; power and majestv! 655, 192; and goodness, 423; and Zion's safety, 192; praised, 194, 264, 279, 417, 720, 766-8; praise due to, not to idols, 262; presence, light in darkness, 406; rejoiced in, 431 ; our preserver, 248, 314, 139, 267, 377 : providence, 106, 147, 169, 280 ; mysterious, 548, 162 ; our provider, 552 ; pur- poses of, 506, 548 ; reconciled in Christ, 460 ; refuge of the church, 121, 601 ; in trouble, 66, 78, 136, 188 ; regard to the pious, 580 ; re warder, 77 ; rising to God, 700, 567 ; safety in, 565, 141 j Saviour, 335 : searches the heart, 268-70, 361 ; seeking him, 144 ; our shepherd. 87, 564 ; sight of him, 387 ; sovereign, 191, 351, 506 ; our sun and shield, 176; supreme. 174, 444 ; terrible to sinners, 337; thunderer, 411 ; Trinity, 492, 394-5, 574. 775-6; the true, 227 ; trust in, 141, 552. 555, 565; truth of, 410, 278, 139, 183, 267. 201 ; unchangeable. 414, 191-2; unity, 262, 395, 492: vengeance of, 400; and compassion, 150; walking with, 547 ; wisdom, Christ the. 480; in forming man, 271 ; in his wo^ks, 222: word, '>te Scriptures) ; works wondrous, 263 ; worshipped with reve- rence, 201 ; wrath of, 311, 761. iioodness of God, 277, 505. See God, Grace. Gospel, attested by miraoles, 454 ; a blessed, 182 ; blessedness of hearing it, 297; comforts, 715; command to preach it. 357; constancy in, 536, 376; exemplification cf, 359; glori- fies God, 449 ; invitation of, 294, 357, 686-9; and law, 352, 446, 340 ; no liberty to sin, 346, 359, 363 ; ministry of, 597, 297 ; mysteries of, 298. 353 : power of, 455, 120, 221 ; praise 4 * W NEW INDEX OF SUBJECTS. tor, 199; sinned against, 352; spread of, 159, 619, 727; success of, in early ages, 458 ; success various, 353; times nappy, 297 ; treasure in earthen vessels, 597 ; worship and order, 123. Government, of Christ, 119; of God, 148; from God, 165, 174, 461. Grace, adopting, 322; converting, 466, 579 ; covenant of, sure, 183 ; electing, 316, 351 ; evidences of, 92 ; free, 687; in re- vealing Christ, 298; glorious change produced by it, 253-4, 531 ; and glory, 198, 401, 489 ; and holiness, 359 ; justifies. 340; and law, 340; and nature, state of, 345; necessity of renewing, 527, 341 ; pardoning, 256; preserving, 314; prof- fered, 296 ; quickening, 245 ; restoring and preserving, 267 ; salvation by, 694, 361, 348; sovereignty of, 298 ; tried, 252, L48 ; truth and protection, 139. Graces of the Spirit, or beatitudes, 344. Gratitude, 554, 556, 208. Greatness of God, 276. See God. Guide, God a, 563. Guilt confessed, 133, 110, 97. HABITS or custom in sin, 466. Happiness, in God, 696, 431, 277, 254, 206, 102, 144, 87, 57; of love to God, 397 ; of regeneration, 531, 695 ; of a saint, 572, 696. Harvest, 148, 280-1, 636; past, 680. Hatred and love, 358. Health, sickness, &c, 59, 95; prayed for, 112-13; preserved by God, 385 ; restored, 317, 229, 95. Heart, changed, 531 ; change of, prayed for, 527 ; Christ in the, 360; contrite, 707; hard, complained of, 434; healed by mercy, 530 ; known to God, 268, 361 ; purity of, makes happy, 234. Heathen perishing, 720, &c. See Gentiles. Heaven, 345, 310, 751 ; anticipated, 644 ; desired, 187, 753, 567 . difficulty of going to, 467 ; dwelling-place of Christ ana God, 387; of saints, 90, 310, 717; and earth, 405; happi- ness of, 677, 752 ; hope of, by Christ, 305 ; our support on earth, 413 ; makes death easy, 413 ; joy of, over conversions, 343, 696 ; invisible and holy, 345 ; meditation of, 467 ; pre- pared for, 306 ; sin and misery not there, 426 ; society blessed in, 393; strength from, 308; view of, 568, 716-17: worship of, humble, 415. Heavenly, Jerusalem, 752 ; joy on earth, 391, 409 ; mindedness, 408, 696 ; rest, 752, 4 J 3. Heavens declare God's glory, 81. Heavy-laden invited, 357, 686-8. Hell, or vengeance of God, 400 ; holy fear of it, 439 ; and judg ment, 312 ; victory over, Christ's, 487. Help, praver for, 693. Helpless, God the hope of, 273. Hinder me not, 692. Holiness, and comfort from the word, 238 ; conflict with sin, 541 ; earnestly desired, 241, 691 ; forbids sin, 359 ; of God, 201 (See God) ; and grace, 359 ; necessary, 345 ; and peace encouraged, 104. Holy Spirit, absence feared and deprecated, 689; earnestly desired, 394, 527, 672-3, 725 ; effusions of, 458, 672 ; fruits of, 344 ; gift of, at Christ's ascension, 151 ; influences expe- rienced, 531 ; operations and power of, 4W, 341 ; sealing and witnessing, 366 ; teaching of, with the word, 240, 582. Hop*, in afflictions, 116, 714 ; in the covenant, or the anchor of NEW INDEX OF SUBJECTS. 29 the soul, 362; in darkness and desertion, 68, 116 ; encour- aged, 543; in God, 161 ; of heaven by Christ, 305; support in trial, 413 ; life the day of, 337 ; lively, and gracious feax, 544 ; of resurrection, 73^5. Hosanna, of children, 63; to Christ, 301, 495; for Lord's day, 232,735. House of God, 258 ; going to, 219 ; longed for. 177. Humanity of Christ, 293, 662. See Christ. Humilu*U* of Christ, 381, 363. Humility, #od dwells with, 337 ; in heaven, 415; and meekness blessed, 344 ; and pride contrasted, or the Pharisee, &c, 358 ; and submission, 258. Husbandman's Psalm, 148. Hypocrisy exposed, 128 ; judgment of, 127 ; and sincerity, 361. Hypocrite or almost Christian, 465-6. IMMORTALITY recognized; 73-5, 411-14, 651, 679, 751-66. Impenitence, 449. See Sin, Sinner. Importance, of religion, 634, 675; of time, 640, 678, 337, 407. Incarnation of Christ, 198, 292, 510. See Christ. Incomprehensible God, 427, 473. Inconstmicy in religion, 536, 541, 3S5-6. Indwelling sin lamented, 350. Infants, 646, 738. See Children. Influences, divine, 531, 453. See Holy Spirit, Ingratitude to divine goodness, 419. Inspiration, 462. Instruction, divine, 91 j from the Scriptures, 236, Sec. j of U» young, 102. Intemperance, 217, 170. Intercession of Christ, 395, 525 Invisible God, 389. Invitation of Christ and the Gospel, 357, 294, 686-9. Invocation to Father, Son, :: SABBATH, ietighl »J Day); morning. 909 ; prayer-meeting, 7. ; m hoi Is. 749-43. Sacramental. * 474-90, 611-14, 663-71, 739-41, 457,402,39:". 320-31. Sacrifice, Christ OUT, rut . of the chnrd . 5 ; in God, 141 ; in disease and danger. 188. Saints, adopted. 30-1. ed in Christ, 316 ; characterized, 71, 365; chastised. 171, 193; cheered, 718-19 ; communion with, 475; death and bunal of. 75; fej Liting, 756; die. but Christ lives, 310, 4 752; example . no fear in d I d theii avenger, 444, 65 ; God's care of them. 109, B9, 13*, 580 j in the hands of Christ. 3 0 ; happy, 696, 547. 391 ;— in death, 301, 306, 390, 483, 755-57 ; here. ling city, 703 j hope of, 75 ; judging the nage of, 405; pleading under chastisement, 251 ; safety vi, 67, 410, 555, 565; — in the last day, 765 ; sleeping in Jesus, 759 ; and sin- ners, portion of, 51, ! uraged, 715; tried and saved. 953, " 5 ; svarned and exhorted, 173. See Believers, Church. Salvation, 407, 034, 570 ; by Christ, 179, 233. 361 : by grace, 34$, 694; near approach of, 719; neglected, 3y3. See Christ. Cross. Grace. 54 NEW INDEX OP SUBJECTS. Sanctification, 98, 428, 342, 345, 453, 296. Satan, 464, 69, 346. 319. Saturday evening, 7:15. Saviour, 668. See Christ, God. Scriptures, Holy, 80, 236-40, 316, 446 ; efficacy of, 581 ; inspiration of, 462; law and gospel in, 446; and nature, 79; value, 582, 674. Seasons, 281, 593, 634-39. Secret devotion, 9B5, 417, 584, 745. Sectarian spirit rebuked, 698. Seed, sown in different grounds, 587 ; of the woman, 346, 454. Seeking Christ, 324 , God, 93, 142. Self-dedication, 236, 422, 692; denial, 550, 700; examination, 539, 92, 270 ; righteousness, 463. Sense assisting faith, 456. Sermon, hymn before, 737 ; after, 738; psalm before, 195. Serpent, brazen, 349. Servants of God, safe, 565; should praise him, 573; watchful, 681, 704. Shepherd, Christ a, 324, 364 ; God a, 87, 564. Short7iess of life, 185, 397. See Life. Sickness, 59, 95, 1 12, 229, 317. Sight of Christ, 387, 393-94, 419, 483. Simeon'' s song, 302, 483. Si*, abhorred, 439 ; actual and original, 133; cause of Christ's death, 423, 516; confessed, 99, 133, 690, 528; conflict of, with holiness, 541 ; conviction of, 310, 350, Hart, 690 ; custom in, 466 ; dead to, by I he cross, 340 ; deceitful nesa of, 461: evil of, 388; folly and madness of, 403, fountain opened for, 689 ; indwelling, 705, 350 ; against law and gospel, 352; and misery not in heaven, 426 ; original. 1.33, 318, 508, 655; pardoned, 97, 315 ; prayer for power over, 706 ; release from its power, 530 ; renounced, 340 ; call to renounce, 683; ruin of ansels and men. 38rt ; slavery of, 346, 530; sorrow for, 528, 690, 432, 439 ; universal, 70. Sinai and Sion, 402. Sincerity, 77, 92, 230, 270, 361, 703. Sinner, alarm to, 575, 670-83, 751, 761; awakened, 689-91; contrasted with saints, 51, 60, 75, 234, 1 10, 160 ; death of a, 645; an aged, 339; a rich, 126; entreated, 576, 684-89; ex- cluded from heaven, 678; hastened, 681 , invited to Christ, 294, 357, 529, 577, 086-89 ; pleading for mercy, 578, 690; re- solving to go to Christ, 529; room for, 1582; submitting to God, 529, 688, 690; vilest may be saved, 337; wept over, 660. Slander, 96. Slavery, of Sitir, rslease from, 342 ; of sin, 346, 530 ; of the wo.ii, 7C1. Steeping in Jesus, 759. 8lcth complained of, 389. Soldier's psalm, 79, 140. Son of God. 404 (See Christ). Sons of God, 322, 365, 316. Song, of anirels, 292, 510, t>57 ; of believers, Christ the, 568; of the Christian. 571 ; conqueror's, 79, deliverance from dis- tress of mind, 1 13 ; of llezekiah, :il7 ; to the Lamb, 291 ; of Mary, 319; of Moses and the Lamb. 317, pilgrim's, 567. 702. 718 ; of Sinitfou,302, 483; of Solomon paraphrased, 333 —331 ; of Zechanas. 314. Sorrow, godly, 379, i;<2, 528. See Affliction, /)eatA. Soul, arrayed for heaven, 302-3 ; value of, 674. Sovweig-tUUi 298 See Kleciwn God, Grace. NEW INDEX OF SUBJECTS. 33 Spirit. (See Holy Spirit.) Spirit and flesh, 457; water and blood, 479. Spiritual, apparel, 302 ; conllicts, oil; enemies, 56, 76; food, 291, 484: healing, 580; joy, 418; mindedness, 235, 696; sloth, 389, 394 ; warfare, 275, 42i, 718 ; washing, 296, 456; waters, 294. Spring, 634. Star of Bethlehem. 657, 659. Storm, 94, 218 ; the last, 651. Strait gate. 467. Strength, from Christ, 157, 300, 335, 489 ; from heaven, 308. Submission, to affliction, ice, 711, 519, 293 ; pleading with, 251 ; of a sinner to God, 529 ; in Christ, 428-29. Success, of the Gospel, 221, 353, 458, 616. 727 ; in life, 254. Sufferings of Christ, 516, 662. See Christ. Summer, 381, &A6. Sun, of glory — Christ, 724 , of righteousness, 81, 451. Support^ and counsel from God, 73-4 ; tor the afflicted, 136, 243. Surrender to infinite love, 610. TABLE, the Lord's, 486, 611. See Sacramental. Teaching, of Christ, 659; of the Spirit, 240. Te Deum, 654. Temptations, complaint in, 69, 468 ; hope in, 362, 543 ; overcome, 76; of Satan, 464; support in, 56, 136, 194, 558; watchful- ness in, 549 ; three chief, 436. Tempted, Christ's compassion to, 356. Testament, new, in the blood of Christ, 475. TJiankfulness, 554, 556, 208, 230, 232, 251. Thanksgiving, 593, 748, 442. Throne, of God, 192, 415 ; of grace, 440, 395. Thunder, 94. Tidings, good, to all people, 658. Time, the accepted, 685; importance of, 640, 678, 337, 407; short, 408 (_See Lite) ; swiftness of, 638. TUies of Christ, 367-73 To-day, 195, 576, 643, 681. Tongue governed, 111. Transfiguration, 660, 514. Tree of life, 478, 486. Trial, of grace, 148, 252 ; of the heart, 92, 263. Trinity praised, 395, 491, 496, 289, 574. Triumph, of Christ over our enemies, 306, 487 ; over death, 75, 294, 348; in God, 77-. over temporal enemies, 78. Trust, in Christ, 345, 362, 428, 532, r>:lv,, 543, 545, 561 ; in crea- tures, vain, 111 ; in God, 565, 57, 87, 100, 141, 552. Truth, grace, Sec, 139 , praise for, 278 ; and promises of God, 362, 410, 415; unchangeable, 181. Types of Christ, 454, 508 ; centre in Christ, 381. UNBELIEF, danger of, 343 ; and envy, cured, 108 ; and im- penitence, 4497 of Israel, 193 ; perverts the Gospel, 353. Unchangeable God. 414. 191-92, 181. Unconverted state, 466. See Sinner. Unfruitfulness, 469. Union, and peace, 260, 697 ; to Christ, 699; of saints on earth and in heaven, 462. 698. Unity, of God, 395, 493, 262 , of spirit, 698 Unregenerate state, 466, 527, 463. -iGG, 318, 70. Unseen, Saviour. 347; things, 353. VANITY, of creatures. 459 ; of life and riches, 124 ; of man, 112, 185, 275, 334, 643 ; of religio i without love, 360 ; of the world, 380 ; of youth, 333. VdL looking within, 456, 467. 5 36 I\E\V INDEX OF SUBJECTS. Vengeance of God, 150, 166. Victory, of Christ over Satan, 428, 319 ; over death, 75, 3-18, 756: over temporal enemies, 78, 83. Virtues, Christian. 467. Vision, beatific, 71»; of the Lamb, 304, 387, 419. Vows, fervent, 708 ; made in trouble, &c, 230. WAITING, lor answer to prayer, 257 j for pardon, 90. Walking with Cod, 517 Wanderer entreated. 688. Wandering, affections, 3^5 ; thoughts, 361. Wants, God will supply, 296. War, 7b, 83, 140. Warfare, spiritual, 275, 421, 541, 563, 718. Warning, to saints, 173 . to sinners, 575, 679. See Sinners. Washimr, spiritual, 296, 456. Watchfulness, 704-5, 542, 272, 111. Watchful servants, 681, 704. Water, spirit, &c, 479. Waters, spiritual, 294, 445. Way, Truth, &c, Christ the, 668 ; broad and narrow, 465, 467. Weakness, Christ our Strength in, 300, 356. Weary souls invited, 357, ( Weather, 147, 281. Welcome to the church, 741, 611 ; welcoming the cross, 701. Ulcked, Wickedness. See Sin, Sinner. Will, obstinate. 318. Winter, 6U7, 281. Wisdom, carnal, humbled, 298; of God, 222, 271; Christ the, 339, 480 ; of Providence, 64. Witness o! the Spirit, 366. Word of God, Christ the, 292. See Scriptures. h arks, of creation, 209, 263 ; of irrace, 280 ; good, illustrate faitb, 359 ; profit men, not God, 72; not saving, 348, 361. World, creation of, 45^ : conversion of, 724 ; crucifixion to, 478, 398; dangerous, 380 ; end of, 469, 766; farewell to, 566, judged by saints, 287 ; slavery of, deplored, 701 ; subjected to Christ, 322 ; temptations of, 436 ; vanity of, 677. Worldly men, 125. Worship, accepted through Christ, 395; Christ present at, 382; close of, 587-8, 738 ; daily, 137, 261 , delight in, 143, 175, 382 ; divine condescension to, 400 ; family, 629-34 ; formality in, 361 ; Gospel and order, 123 , of heaven humble, 415 ; pri- vate, 235, 447, 584, 745 ; public, 145, 175, 249, 258, 382, 737: reverence in, 181, 201 ; social, 584, 745. Worthy the Lamb, 321, 524. See Christ. Wrath, day of, 761 ; from the judgment-seat, 64, 311 ; treasured up, 679. YEAR, close of, 640 ; crowned with goodness, 148 ; new, 638, 748. Yoke of Christ, 357. Youth, advised, 339, 608 ; death of, 647 ; prayer for, 609 ; vanitv of, 338 ZEAL, in the Christian race, 312, 451 ; false and true, 535 ; foi God, 415 ; for the Gospel, 345, 376 ; and prudence, 111 ; against sin, 439. Zcchanah^s song, 314. Zion, 121, 123, 145, 258, 297, 309 ; afflicted, 601 ; blessedness of, 250; citizen of, 71 , glorious things spoken of, 616; God, glorv of, 412 :— terrible to her enemies, 166: highway to, 615 ; prayer for, 617 ; restoration of, 205, 622, 726, 728 ; sings. 176, See Church. PSALMS OF DAVID, IMITATED IH THE LANGUAGE OP THE NEW TESTAMENT. PSALM 1. C. M. York. Canterbury. [•] The Way and End of the Righteous and of the Wicked. 1 |>LEST is the man who shuns the place, _D Where sinners love to meet ; Who fears to tread their wicked ways, And hates the scoffer's seat : — 2 But in the statutes of the Lord, Has placed his chief delight ; By day he reads or hears the word, And meditates by night, b 3 [He, like a plant of generous kind, By living waters set, Safe from the storms and blasting wind, Enjoys a peaceful state.] o 4 Green as the leaf, and ever fair, Shall his profession shine ; While fruits of holiness appear, Like clusters on the vine. p 5 Not so the impious and unjust ; What vain designs they form ! d Their hopes are blown away like dust, Or chaff, before the storm, g 6 Sinners in judgment shall not stand Amongst the sons of grace, When Christ the Judge, at his right hand, Appoints his saints a place. 7 [His eye beholds the path they tread, His heart approves it well ; But crooked ways of sinners lead Down to the gates of hell.] 52 PSALM 1. S. M. Watchman. [*] Tlie Saint happy, the Sinner miserable. 1 [FT1HE man is ever blest, JL Who shuns the sinner's ways , Among their councils never stands, Nor takes the scorner's place : — 2 But makes the law of God, His study and delight, Amidst the labours of the day, And watches of the night. 3 He like a tree shall thrive, With waters near the root : Fresh as the leaf his name shall live, His works are heavenly fruit. 4 Not so th' ungodly race ; They no such blessings find : Their hopes shall flee like empty chaff Before the driving wind. 5 How will they bear to stand Before that judgment seat, Where all the saints, at Christ's right hand, In full assembly meet. 6 He knows, and he approves, The way the righteous go : But sinners and their works shall meet A dreadful overthrow.] L. M. Qacrcy. Bath [*] The Difference between the Righteous and the Wicked. 1 TTAFPY the man whose cautious feet, 11 Shun the broad way that sinners go ; Who hates the place where atheists meet, And fears to talk as scoffers do. 2 He loves t' employ his morning light Amongst the statutes of the Lord ; And spends the wakeful hours of night, With pleasure pondering o'er the word. t 3 He, like a plant by gentle streams, Shall flourish in immortal green ; b And heaven will shine with kindest beams, On everv work his hands begin. PSALM & 53 e 4 But sinners rind their counsels crossed i As chaff before the tempest flies, So shall their hopes be blown and lost — g When the last trumpet shakes the skies. — 5 [In vain the rebel seeks to stand, In judgment with the pious race ; e The dreadful Judge, with stern command, Divides him to a diflerent place. d 6 " Straight is the way my saints have trod, I blessed the path and drew it plain ; But you would choose the crooked road ; And down it leads to endless pain."] PSALM 2. S. M. Dover. Sutton. [•] Christ dijing, rising, interceding, and reigning. 1 11 FAKER, and Sovereign Lord, _LtJL Of heaven and earth and seas, Thy providence confirms thy word, And answers thy decrees. *2 The things, so long foretold By David, are fulfilled ; p When Jews and Gentiles rose to slay Jesus, thy holy child. — 3 [Why did the Gentiles rage. And Jews, with one accord, Bend all their counsels, to destroy Th' anointed of the Lord ? 4 Rulers and kings agree, To form a vain design ; Against the Lord their powers unite, Against his Christ they join. d 5 The Lord derides their rage, And will support his throne : He who hath raised him from the dead Hath owned him for his Son.] 6 Now he's ascended high. And asks to rule the earth ; The merit of his blood he pleads, And pleads his heavenly birth, 5* 54 PSALM 2. — 7 He asks, and God bestows A large inheritance ; — g Far as the world's remotest ends, His kingdom shall advance. e 8 The nations that rebel Must feel his iron rod ; o He'll vindicate those honours well, Which he received from God. e 9 [Be wise, ye rulers, now, And worship at his throne ; With trembling joy, ye people, bow To God's exalted Son. d 10 If once his wrath arise, Ye perish on the place ; o Then blessed is the soul that flies For refuge to his grace.] C. M. Bedford. St. Ann's. [•] Christ exalted and his Enemies warned, p 1 "VXTHY did the nations join to slay Tt The Lord's anointed Son ? Why did they cast his laws away. And tread his gospel down ? — 2 The Lord, who sits above the skies, Derides their rage below ; He speaks with vengeance in his eyes, And strikes their spirits through. d 3 "I call him my eternal Son, And raise him from the dead ; I make my holy hill his throne, And wide his kingdom spread." 4 ["Ask me, my Son, and then enjoy The utmost heathen lands : Thy rod of iron shall destroy The rebel who withstands."] e 5 Be wise, ye rulers of the earth, Obey the anointed Lord ; Adore the King of heavenly birth, And tremble at his word. o 6 With humble love address his throne ; For if he frown, ye die j — Those are secure, and those alone, Who on his grace rely. PSALM 2. 55 L. 11 Bath [*] Christ's Death, Resurrection, and Ascension. 1 ["\\7"HY did the Jews proclaim their rage ? W The Romans, why their swords employ, Against the Lord their powers engage, His dear Anointed to destroy ? d 2 " Come, let us break his bands," say they, " This man shall never give us laws : " — And thus they cast his yoke away, And nailed the Monarch to the cross. g 3 But God. who high in glory reigns, Laughs at their pride, their rage controls ; He'll vex their hearts with inward pains, And speak in thunder to their souls. d 4 " I will maintain the king I made, On Zions everlasting hill ; My hand shall bring him from the dead, And he shall stand your Sovereign still." o 5 (His wondrous rising from the earth, Makes his eternal Godhead known, o The Lord declares his heavenly birth ; d u This day have I begot my Son. 6 "Ascend, my Son, to my right hand. There thou shalt ask, and I bestow, The utmost bounds of heathen lands ; To thee the northern isles shall bow.") e 7 But nations that resist his grace, Shall fall beneath his iron stroke ; His rod shall crush his foes with ease, As potters' earthen ware is broke. PAUSE. — 6 Now, ye that sit on earthly thrones, Be wise, and serve the Lord, the Lamb ; Now to his feet submit your crowns, Rejoice and tremble at his name. e 9 With humble love address the Son, Lest he grow angry, and ye die ; e His wrath will burn to worlds unknown, If ye provoke his jealousy. g 10 His storms shall drive you quick to hell ; He is a God, and ye but dust : o Happy the souls who know him well, And make his grace their only trust.] 56 PSALM 3. PSALM 3. C. M. Canterbury. Darby. [•] Doubts and Fears suppressed ; or, God our Defence from Shi and Satan. p 1 1\TY God, how many are my fears ! -LtJL How fast my foes increase ! — Conspiring my eternal death, They break my present peace. e 2 The lying tempter would persuade, There's no relief in heaven ; And all my swelling sins appear Too big to be forgiven. — 3 But thou, my glory and my strength, Shalt on the tempter tread ; Shalt silence all my threatening guilt, And raise my drooping head. e 4 [I cried, and from his holy hill He bowed a listening ear ; I called my Father and my God ; And he subdued my fear. 5 He shed soft slumbers on mine eyes, In spite of all my foes ; I 'woke and wondered at the grace, That guarded my repose.] g 6 What though the host of death and hell, All armed, against me stood ; Terrors no more shall shake my soul ; My refuge is my God. o 7 Arise, O Lord, fulfill thy grace, While I thy glory sing : My God has broke the serpent's teeth, And Death has lost his sting. o 8 Salvation to the Lord belongs ; His arm alone can save : Blessings attend thy people here, And reach beyond the grave. L. M. Worship. Armley. [b] Ver. 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, B.— Ji Morning Psalm, 1 /^ LORD, how many are my foes, V>J In this weak state of flesh and blood ! My peace they daily discompose, But my defence and hope is God. PSALM 4. e 2 Tired with the burdens of the day, To thee I raised an evening cry : Thou heard'st when I began to pray, And thine almighty help was nigh. — 3 Supported by thy heavenly aid, I laid me down, and slept secure ; Not death should make my heart afraid, Though I should wake and rise no more. o 4 But God sustained me all the night : Salvation doth to God belong : He raised my head to see the light, And make his praise my morning song. PSALM 4. L. M. Green's. Islington, [b] Ver. 1, 2, 3, 5, 6, 7. — God our Portion, and Christ our Hope,. 1 /^V GOD of grace and righteousness, \J Hear and attend, when I complain ; Thou hast enlarged me in distress, Bow down a gracious ear again. 2 Ye sons of men, in vain ye try, To turn my glory into shame ; e How long will scoffers love to lie, And dare reproach my Saviour's name ? d 3 Know that the Lord divides his saints From all the tribes of men beside : e He hears the cry of penitents, For the dear sake of Christ who died. — 4 When our obedient hands have done A thousand works of righteousness, o We put our trust in God alone, And glory in his pardoning grace. — 5 Let the unthinking many say, t " Who will bestow some earthly good ? " — But, Lord, thy light and love we pray ; Our souls desire this heavenly food. s 6 Then shall my cheerful powers rejoice, At grace and favours so divine ; Nor will J change my happy choice. For all their corn, and all their wine. C. M. Barby. York. [*] Ver. 3, 4, 5, 8. — An Evening Psalm. I T ORD. thou wilt hear me when I pray; J 4 I am forever thine ; 58 PSALM 5. 1 fear before thee all the day, Nor would I dare to sin. e 2 And while I rest my weary head, From cares and business free, Tis sweet conversing on my bed, With my own heart and thee. — 3 I pay this evening sacrifice : And when my work is done, Great God, my faith, my hope relies Upon thy grace alone. 4 Thus with my thoughts composed to peace, I'll give mine eyes to sleep ; Thy hand in safety keeps my days, And will my slumbers keep. PSALM 5. C. M. Reading. Snnday. [b] For the Lord's Day Morning. 1 ~I~ ORD, in the morning thou shalt hear -Li 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. e 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. o 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. PAUSE. 6 [My watchful enemies combine, To tempt my feet astray ; They flatter with a base design, To make my soul their prey. PSALM 6. 69 7 Lord, crush the serpent in the dust, And all his plots destroy ; While those that in thy mercy trust, Forever shout for joy. 8 The men who love and fear thy name, Shall see their hopes fulfilled ; The mighty God will compass them, With favour as a shield.] , PSALM 6. C. M. Wantage, [b] Complaint in Sickness ; or, Diseases healed. e 1 TN anger, Lord, rebuke me not ; A Withdraw the dreadful storm : Nor let thy fury burn so hot, Against a feeble worm. p 2 My soul's bowed down with heavy cares. My flesh with pain oppressed : My couch is witness to my tears, My tears forbid my rest. 3 Sorrow and pain wear out my days ; I waste the night with cries, Counting the minutes as they pass. Till the slow morning rise. 4 Shall I be still tormented more ? Mine eyes consumed with grief; How long, my God, how long, before Thine hand afford relief? — 5 He hears when dust and ashes speak. He pities all our groans , He saves us for his mercy's sake. And heals our broken bones. o 6 The virtue of his- sovereign word Restores our fainting breath : e For silent graves praise not the Lord, Nor is he known in death. L. M. Dresden. Pleijel. [b] Temptations in Sickness overcome. 1 [X ORD, I can suffer thy rebukes, 1 A When thou with kindness dost chastise ; But thy fierce wrath I cannot bear, O let it not against me rise 60 PSALM 7. 2 Pity ray languishing estate, And ease the sorrows that I feel ; The wounds thine heavy hand hath made ; 0 let thy gentler touches heal. 3 See how I pass my weary days, In sighs and groans ; and when 'tis night, My bed is watered with ray tears ; My grief consumes and dims my sight. 4 Look, how the powers of nature mourn ! How long, Almighty (rod, how long? When shall thine hour of grace return ? When shall I make thy grace my song ? 5 I feel my flesh so near the grave, My thoughts are tempted to despair ; But graves can never praise the Lord, For all is dust and silence there. 6 Depart, ye tempters, from my soul, And all despairing thoughts depart ; My God, who hears my humble moan, Will ease my flesh, and cheer my heart.] PSALM 7. C. M. Bedford, [b] God's Care of his People against Persecutors. 1 lYT^ trus* *s m my Heavenly Friend, -LTJL My hope in thee, my God : o Rise, and my helpless life defend, From those who seek my blood. d 2 With insolence and fury they My soul in pieces tear : As hungry lions rend the prey, When no deliverers near. — 3 If I have e'er provoked them first, Or once abused my foe ; Then let him tread my life to dust, And lay mine honour low. e 4 If there were malice found in me, (I know thy piercing eyes,) I snould not dare appeal to thee, Nor ask my God to rise. o 5 Arise, my God, lift up thy hand, Their pride and power control ; Awake to judgment, and command Deliverance for mv soul. PSALM 8. 61 PAUSE. d 6 [Let sinners, and their wicked rage, Be humbled to the dust; Shall not the God of truth engage To vindicate the just ? —7 He knows the heart, he tries the reins, He will defend th' upright ; His sharpest arrows lie ordains, Against the sons of spite. — 8 For me their malice digged a pit, But there themselves are cast ; My God makes all their mischief light On their own heads at last. e 9 That cruel persecuting race Must feel his dreadful sword : o Awake, my soul, and praise the grace, And justice of the Lord.] PSALM 8. S M. St. Thomas. [*] God's Condescension m conferring Honour upon Man. 1 f\ LORD, our Heavenly King, V>J Thy name is all divine ; Thy glories round the earth are spread, And o'er the heavens they shine. 2 When to thy works on high, I raise my wondering eyes, And see the moon complete in light, Adorn the darksome skies ; — 3 When 1 survey the stars, And all their shining forms, Lord, what is man. that worthless thing, Akin to dust and worms ? 4 Lord, what is worthless man ; That thou should "st love him so i g Next to thine angels is he placed, And lord of all below. — 5 Thine honours crown his head, While beasts like slaves obey, And birds that cut the air witli wings, And fish that cleave the sea. 0 6 How rich thy bounties are ! And wondrous are thy ways : 62 PSALM 8. o Of dust and worms thy power can frame A monument of praise. — 7 [Out of the mouths of babes And sucklings, thou canst draw Surprising honours to thy name ) And strike the world with awe. o 8 O Lord, our heavenly King, Thy name i3 all divine : g Thy glories round the earth are spread, And o'er the heavens they shine.] C. M. Mear. [*] Christ's Condescension and Glorification. 1 [/~\ LORD, our Lord, how wondrous great \J Is thine exalted name ! o The glories of thy heavenly state Let men and babes proclaim. — 2 When I behold thy works on high, The moon that rules the night, And stars that well adorn the sky, Those moving worlds of light; — 3 Lord, what is man, or all his race, Who dwells so far below, That thou should 'st visit him with grace, And love his nature so ! 4 That thine eternal Son should bear, To take a mortal form ; d Made lower than his angels are, To save a dying worm. — 5 Yet, while he lived on earth unknown, And men would not adore ; Th' obedient seas and fishes own o His Godhead and his power. g 6 The waves lay spread beneath his feet ; And fish at his command, Bring their large shoals to Peter's net ; Bring tribute to his hand. 7 These lesser glories of the Son> Shone through the fleshy cloud ; e Now we behold him on his throne, And men confess him God, PSALM 8. 63 o 8 Let Him be crowned with majesty, Who bowed his head to death ; o And be his honours sounded high, By all tilings that have breath. 6 9 Jesus, our Lord, how wondrous great Isjthine exalted name ! g The glories of thy heavenly state. Let the whole earth proclaim.] L. ML ' First Part. Blendon. Bath. [#] Ver. 1, 2. paraphrased. — Children praising God. 1 A LM1GHTY Ruler of the skies, jljL Through the wide earth thy name is spread ; g And thine eternal glories rise, O'er all the heavens thy hands have made. — 2 To thee the voices of the young A monument of honour raise ; e And babes, with uninstructed tongue, o Declare the wonders of thy praise. — 3 Thy wer assists their tender age, To briu^ proud rebels to the ground ; To still the bold blasphemer's rage, And all their policies confound. o 4 Children amidst thy temple throng, To see their great Redeemer's face , The Son of David is their song, And young hosannas fill the place. e 5 The frowning scribes and an^ry priests In vain their impious cavils bring : Revenge sits silent in their breasts, o While "Jewish babes proclaim their King. L. M. Second Part. Quercy. Moreton. [*] Ver. 3, &c. paraphrased. Adam and Christ, Lords of the old and new Creation e 1 T ORD. what was man, when made at first, I k Adam, the offspring of the dust, - That thou should'st set him and his race But just below an angel's place ? 2 That thou should'st raise his nature so, And make him lord of all below; Make every beast and bird submit, And lay the fishes at his feet ? 64 PSALM 9. o 3 But O what brighter glories wait, To crown the second Adam's state ! o What honours shall thy Son adorn, Who condescended to be born ! e 4 See him below his angels made ! p See him in dust among the dead, — — To save a ruined world from sin ! o But he shall reign with power divine, g 5 The world to come, redeemed from all The miseries that attend the fall, New made, and glorious, shall submit At our exalted Saviour's feet. PSALM 9. C. M. First Part. Mear. [•] Wrath and Mercy from the Judgment Seat. 1 TT71TH my whole heart, I'll raise my song', YY Thy wonders I'll proclaim ; Thou, sovereign Judge of right and wrong, Wilt put my foes to shame. 2 I'll sing thy majesty and grace ; My God prepares his throne, To judge the world in righteousness, And make his vengeance known. 3 Then shall the Lord a refuge prove For all who are oppressed ; To save the people of his love, And give the weary rest. t 4 The men who know thy name, will trust In thy abundant grace ; For thou hast ne'er forsook the just, Who humbly seek thy face. o 5 Sing praises to the righteous Lord, Who dwells on Zion's hill ; Who executes his threatening word, And doth his grace fulfill. C. M. Second Part. Colchester. [*] Verse 12. — The Wisdom and Equity of Providence. 1 "VT7"HEN the great Judge supreme and just, Y Y Shall once inquire for blood, The humble souls who mourn in dust, Shall find a faithful God. o 2 He from the dreadful gates of death Does his own children raise : PSALM 10. 65 In Zion's gates with cheerful breath, They sing their Father's praise. 3 His foes shall fall, with heedless feet, Into the pit they made ; And sinners perish in the net, That their own hands have spread. 4 [Thus, by thy judgments, mighty God, Are thy deep counsels known ; When men of mischief are destroyed, The snare must be their own. PAUSE. d 5 The wicked shall sink down to hell ; Thy wrath devour the lands That dare forget thee, or rebel Against thy known commands.] — 6 Though saints to sore distress are brought, And wait and long complain ; Their cries shall never be forgo\, Nor shall their hopes be vain. o 7 Rise, great Redeemer, from thy seat, To judge and save the poor; g Let nations tremble at thy feet, And man prevail no more. 8 [Thy thunder shall affright the proud, And put their hearts to pain ; Make them confess that thou art God, p And they but feeble men.] PSALM 10. C. M. Reading, [b] Prayer heard, and Saints saved from the Wicked. p 1 "VT7H Y does the Lord stand off so far ! W And why conceal his face, When great calamities appear, And limes of deep distress? e 2 Lord, shall the wicked still deride Thy justice and thy power ? Shall they advance their heads in pride, And still thy saints devour ? 3 [They put thy judgments from their sight, And then insult the poor; They boast in their exalted height, That they shall fall no more.] 6(5 PSALM 11. o 4 Arise, O Lord, lift up thy hand, Attend our humble cry ; No enemy shall dare to stand, When God ascends on high. PAUSE. 5 [Why do the men of malice rage, And say, with foolish pride, d " The God of heaven will ne'er engage, " To fight on Zions side." — 6 But thou forever art our Lord ; And powerful is thine hand, As wThen the heathen felt thy sword, And perished from thy land.] o 7 Thou wilt prepare our hearts to pray, And cause thine ear to hear ; Hearken to what thy children say, And put the world in fear. — 8 Proud tyrants shall no more oppress, No more despise* the just; And mighty sinners shall confess They are but earth and dust. PSALM 11. L. M. Psalm 97. Geneva, [b] God loves the Righteous, and abhors the Wicked. 1 1VTY refuge is the God of love ; J_yJL Why do my foes insult and cry, — d " Fly, like a timorous trembling dove, " To distant woods or mountains fly ? " e 2 If government be once destroyed, (That firm foundation of our peace,) And violence make justice void, Where shall the righteous seek redress ? g 3 The Lord in heaven has fixed his throne, His eye surveys the world below : To him all mortal things are known, His eyelids search our spirits through. —4 If he afflicts his saints so far, To prove their love, and try their grace ; What may the bold transgressors fear ? His very soul abhors their ways. g 5 On impious wretches he will rain Tempests of brimstone, fire, and death ! PSALM 12. 67 Such as he kindled on the plain Of Sodom, with his angry breath. — 6 The righteous Lord loves righteous souls, Whose thoughts and actions are sincere ; And with a gracious eye beholds The men who his own image bear. PSALM 12. L. M. Bath [*] Saint's Safety and Hope in Evil Times. 1 [X ORD, if thou dost not soon appear, I A Virtue and truth will fly away ; A faithful man amongst us here, Will scarce be found, if thou delay. 2 The whole discourse, when neighbours meet, Is filled with trifles, loose and vain ; Their lips are flattery and deceit, And their proud language is profane. 3 But lips that with deceit abound, Shall not maintain their triumph long ; The God of vengeance will confound Their flattering and blaspheming tongue. d 4 " Yet shall our words be free," they cry ; " Our tongues shall be controlled by none ; " Where is the Lord will ask us why ? " Or say our lips are not our own ? — 5 The Lord, who sees the poor oppressed, And hears th' oppressor's haughty strain, o Will rise to give his children rest, — Nor shall they trust his word in vain. — 6 Thy word, O Lord, though often tried, Void of deceit shall still appear ; Not silver, seven times purified, From dross and mixture shines so clear. o 7 Thy grace shall in the darkest hour Defend the holy soul from harm ; e Though when the vilest men have power, On every side will sinners swarm.] C. M. Plymouth, [b] General Corruption of Manners. 1 TTELP, Lord ! for men of virtue fail, 1TX Religion loses ground ; fiS PSALM 13. The sons of violence prevail, And treacheries abound. e 2 Their oaths and promises they break, Yet act the flatterer's part ; With fair deceitful lips they speak, And with a double heart. 3 [If we reprove some hateful lie, How is their fury stirred ! d " Are not our lips our own," they cry ; " And who shall be our Lord ? "] 4 Scoffers appear on every side, Where a vile race of men Is raised to seats of power and pride, And bears the sword in vain. PAUSE. 5 Lord, when iniquities abound, And blasphemy grows bold, When faith is hardly to be found, And love is waxing cold ; — o 6 Is not thy chariot hastening on ? Hast thou not given the sign ? May we not trust and live upon A promise so divine ? d 7 [" Yes," saith the Lord, " now will I rise, " And make oppressors flee ; " I shall appear to their surprise, " And set my servants free."] g 8 Thy word like silver seven times tried, Through ages shall endure ; The men who in thy truth confide, Shall find thy promise sure. PSALM 13. L. M. PleyeVs. Armley. [b] Pleading under Desertion; or, Hope in Darkness. p 1 TTOW long, O Lord, shall I complain, Jll Like one who seeks his God in vain ? Canst thou thy face forever hide, And I still pray and be denied ? 2 Shall I forever be forgot, As one whom thou regardest not ? Still shall my soul thine absence mourn, And still despair of thy return ? PSALM 13. 69 3 Huw long shall my poor troubled breast Be with these anxious thoughts oppressed ? And Satan, my malicious foe, Rejoice to see me sunk so low. — 4 Hear, Lord, and grant me quick relief, Before my death conclude my grief; e If thou withhold thy heavenly light, I sleep in everlasting night. — 5 How will the powers of darkness boast, If but one praying soul be lost ? o But I have trusted in thy grace, And shall again behold thy face. — 6 Whate'er my fears or foes suggest, Thou art my hope, my joy, my rest : o My heart shall feel thy love, and raise My cheerful voice to songs of praise. C. M. Plymouth, [b] Complaint under Temptations, 1 [TTOW long wilt thou conceal thy face ? -LJL My God, how long delay ? When shall I feel those heavenly rays, That chase my fears away ? 2 How long shall my poor labouring soul Wrestle and toil in vain ? Thy word can all my foes control, And ease my raging pain. 3 See how the prince of darkness tries All his malicious arts ! He spreads a mist around my eyes, And throws his fiery darts. o 4 Be thou my sun, and thou my shield; My soul in safety keep ; Make haste, before mine eyes are sealed In death's eternal sleep. 5 How would the tempter boast aloud, If I become his prey ! Behold the sons of hell grow proud At thy so long delay. 6 6 But they shall fly at thy rebuke, And Satan hide his head ; He knows the terrors of thy look, And hears thy voice with dread. 70 PSALM 14. o 7 Thou wilt display that sovereign grace, Where all my hopes have hung ; 1 shall employ my lips in praise, And victory shall be sung.] PSALM 14. C. M. First Part. Reading, [b] By J\"atare all Men are Sinners. 1 TTIOOLS, in their hearts, believe and say, J_ " That all religion's vain ; " There is no God who reigns on high, " Or minds th' affairs of men." 2 From thoughts so dreadful and profane, Corrupt discourse proceeds; And in their impious hands are found Abominable deeds. 3 The Lord, from his celestial throne, Looked down on things below, To find the man who sought his grace, Or did his justice know. 4 By nature all are gone astray, Their practice all the same : There's none who fears his Maker's hand ; There's none who loves his name. 5 Their tongues are used to speak deceit, Their slanders never cease ; How swifl to mischief are their feet, Nor know the paths of peace. 6 Such seeds of sin, that bitter root, in every heart are found ; Nor can they bear diviner fruit, Till grace refine the ground. Plymouth. C. M. Second Part. Reading, [b] The Folly of Persecutors. 1 [ A RE sinners n^w so senseless grown, _ljL That they the saints devour? And never worship at thy throne, Nor fear thine awful power ? 2 Great God, appear, to their surprise. Reveal thy dreadful name ; Let them no more thy wrath despise, Nor turn our hopes to shame. e 3 Dost thou not dwell among the just ? — And yet our foes deride, i PSALM 15. 71 That we should make thy name our trust ; d Great God. confound their pride. o 4 O that the joyful day were come, To finish our distress ! o When God shall bring his children home, Our song shall never cease.] PSALM 15. C. M. St. Martin's. [*] Character of a Citizen of Zion. 1 [\\7~HO shall inhabit in thy hill, W O God of holiness? Whom will the Lord admit to dwell So near his throne of grace ? 2 The man who walks in pious ways, And works with pious hands? Who trusts his Maker's promises, And follows his commands. 3 He speaks the meaning of his heart, Nor slanders with his tongue ; Will scarce believe an ill report, Nor do his neighbour wrong. 4 The wealthy sinner he contemns, Loves all who fear the Lord ! And though to his own hurt he swears, Still he performs his word. 5 His hands disdain a golden bribe, And never gripe the poor: This man shall dwell with God on earth, And find his heaven secure.] L. M. Leeds. Oporto. [*] Duties to God and Man; or, the Christian. e 1 ^J7"HO shall ascend thy heavenly place, ▼ V Great God. and dwell before thy face? —The man who minds religion now, And humbly walks with God below : 2 Whose hands are pure, whose heart is clean; Whose lips still speak the thing they mean; No slanders dwell upon his tongue : He hates to do his neighbour wrong. 3 [Scarce will he trust an ill report, Nor vent it to his neighbour's hurt : Sinners of state he can despise, But saints are honoured in his eyes.] 72 PSALM 16. 4 [Firm to his word he ever stood, And always makes his promise good : Nor dares to change the thing he swears, Whatever pain or loss he bears.] 5 [He never deals in bribing gold, And mourns that justice should be sold ; While others gripe and grind the poor, Sweet charity attends his door.] c 6 He loves his enemies, and prays For those who curse him to his face ; — And does to all men still the same That he would hope or wish from them. 7 Yet when his holiest works are done, His soul depends on grace alone : — o This is the man thy face shall see, And dwell forever, Lord, with thee. PSALM 16. L. M. First Part. Shoel [b] Good Works profit Men, not God. e 1 T3RESERVE me, Lord, in time of need; Jl For succour to thy throne I flee, But have no merits there to plead ; My goodness cannot reach to thee. e 2 Oft have my heart and tongue confessed, How empty and how poor I am ; My praise can never make thee blessed, Nor add new glories to thy name : — 3 Yet, Lord, thy saints on earth may reap Some profit by the good we do ; These are the company I keep, These are the choicest friends 1 know. 4 Let others choose the sons of mirth, To give a relish to their wine ; 1 love the men of heavenly birth, Whose thoughts and language are divine. L. M. Second Part. Green's. [*] Christ's All- sufficiency. 1 TTOW fast their guilt and sorrows rise, JLJL Who haste to seek some idol god ; I will not taste their sacrifice, Their offerings of forbidden blood. : PSALM 16. 73 2 My God provides a richer cup, And nobler food to live upon ; He for my life has offered up Jesus, his best beloved Son. 3 His love is my perpetual feast ; By day his counsels guide me right : And be his name forever blessed, Who gives me sweet advice by night. 4 I set him still before mine eyes ; At my right hand he stands prepared, To keep my soul from all surprise, And be my everlasting guard.] L. M. Third Part. Mareton. Qucrcy. )*] Courage in Death, and Hope of the Resurrection 1 "TT7"HEN God is nigh, my faith is strong, f V His arm is my almighty prop; o Be glad, my heart, rejoice, my tongue, e My dying flesh shall rest in hope. 2 Though in the dust I lay my head ; Yet, gracious God, thou wilt not leave My soul forever with the dead, Nor lose thy children in the grave. — 3 My flesh shall thy first call obey, Shake off the dust, and rise on high ; Then shalt thou lead the wondrous way, Up to thy throne above the sky. o 4 There streams of endless pleasure flow ; And full discoveries of thy grare (Which we but tasted here below) Spread heavenly joys through all the place. C. M. First Part. Abridge. Barby. [*] Ver. 1 — 3. — Support and Counsel from God. 1 [C| AVE me, O Lord, from every foe ; O In thee my trust I place ; Though all the good which 1 can do, Can ne'er deserve thy grace. 2 Yet, if my God prolong my breath. The saints may profit by't ; The saints, the glory of the earth, The men of my delight.] 7 74 PSALM 16. 3 Let heathens to their idols haste, And worship wood or stone ; But my delightful lot is cast, Where the true God is known. 4 His hand provides my constant food, He fills my daily cup ; Much am I pleased with present good, But more rejoice in hope. 5 God is my portion and my joy ; His counsels are my light; He gives me sweet advice by day, And gentle hints by night. 6 My soul would all her thoughts approve To his all-seeing eye ; Not death, nor hell, my hopes shall move, While such a friend is nigh. C. M. Second Part. Sunday. Doxology. [#] The Death and Resurrection of Christ. dl [T SET the Lord before my face, A " He bears my courage up ; M My heart and tongue their joys express, " My flesh shall rest in hope. 2 " My spirit, Lord, thou wilt not leave. " Where souls departed are ; " Nor quit my body to the grave, " To see corruption there. 3 " Thou wilt reveal the path of life, " And raise me to thy throne ; 11 Thy courts immortal pleasure give, " Thy presence joys unknown." 4 Thus in the name of Christ the Lord, The holy David sung, And Providence fulfills the word Of his prophetic tongue.] p 5 Jesus, whom every saint adores, Was crucified and slain : o Behold, the tomb its prey restores ! Behold, he lives again ! — 6 When shall my feet arise and stand On heaven's eternal hills? o There sits the Son at God's right hand. And there the Father smiles. PSALM 17. 7S PSALM 17. S. M. Peckham. [*] V. 13. &c. — Portion of Saints and of Sinners. 1 A RISE, my (fracinus God, _~\. And make the wicked flee ; They are but thy chastising rod, To drive thy saints to thee. p 2 Behold, the sinner dies, His haughty words are vain ; Here — in this life his pleasure lies, And all beyond is pain, e 3 Then let his pride advance, And boast of all his store ; — The Lord is my inheritance, My soul can wish no more. 0 4 1 shall behold the face Of my forgiving God ; And stand complete in righteousness, Washed in my Saviour's blood. ■ 5 There's a new heaven begun, When I awake from death — Dressed in the likeness of thy Son, And draw immortal breath. L. M. Islington. [*] TJie Saint's Hope; or, the Resurrcrtion 1 [ T ORD, I am thine : but thou wilt prove JLj My faith, my patience, and my love : When men of spite against me join. They are the sword, the hand is thme. '2 Their hope and portion lie below ; 'Tis all the happiness they know; 'Tis all they seek ; they take their shares, And leave the rest among their heirs.] 3 What sinners value, I resign ; Lord, 'tis enough that thou art mine : o I shall behold thy blissful face. And stand complete in righteousness. p 4 This life's a dream, an empty show; — But the bright world to which I go — o Hath joys substantial and sincere ; t When shall 1 wake and rind me there ; — 5 O glorious hour ! O blest abode ! I shall be near, and like my God ! 76 PSALM 18. And flesh and sin no more control The sacred pleasures of the soul. a 6 My flesh shall slumber in the ground, — Till the last trumpet's joyful sound ; Then burst the chains with sweet surprise, And in my Saviour's image rise. PSALM 18. L. M. First Part. Green's. [•] Ver. 1—6, 15—18. Deliverance from Despair ; or, Temptations overcome. 1 rpHEE will I love, O Lord, my strength, JL My rock, my tower, my high defence ; Thy mighty arm shall be my trust, For I have found salvation thence. e 2 Death, and the terrors of the grave, Stood round me with their dismal shade ; While floods of high temptation rose, And made my sinking soul afraid. c 3 I saw the opening gates of hell, With endless pains and sorrows there ; Which none, but they that feel, can tell, While I was hurried to despair. 4 In my distress 1 called my God, When I could scarce believe him mine * — He bowed his ear to my complaint ; o Then did his grace appear divine. 5 [With speed he flew to my relief; As on a cherub's wing he rode ; Awful and bright, as lightning, shone The face of my deliverer God.] o 6 Temptations fled at his rebuke, The blast of his almighty breath ; He sent salvation from on high, And drew me from the depths of death. 7 [Great were my fears, my foes were great ; Much was their strength, and more their rage ; But Christ, my Lord, is conqueror still, In all the wars that devils wage.] 8 8 My song forever shall record That terrible, that joyful hour ; And give the glory to the Lord, Due to his mercy and his power. PSALM 18. 77 L. M. Second Part. Armky. [b] V v20 — 2(5. — Sincerity prorcd and rewarded. 1 IT ORD, thou hast seen my soul sincere, I A Hast made thy truth and love appear; Before mine eyes 1 set thy laws. And thou hast owned my righteous cause. 2 [Since I have learned thy holy ways, I've walked upright before thy face : Or if my feet did e'er depart, Twas never with a wicked heart.] p 3 What sore temptations broke my rest ! e What wars and strugglings in my breast! — But, through thy grace that reigns within, 1 guard against my darling sin. 4 The sin that close besets me still, That works and strives against my will ; e When shall thy Spirit's sovereign power Destroy it, that it rise no more ? — 5 With an impartial hand, the Lord Deals out to mortals their reward : The kind and faithful soul shall find A God as faithful and as kind. b' The just and pure shall ever say, Thou art more pure, more just than they ; o And men who love revenge shall know. u God hath an arm of vengeance too. L. M. Third Part. Quercy. Nanticich. [* Ver. 30, 31, 34, 3o, 36, &c. Rejoicing in God ; or, Salvation and Triumph. 1 "FUST are thy ways, and true thy word, e *J Great Rock of my secure abode ; g Who is a God beside the Lord ? — Or where's a refuge like our God ? — 2 'Tis he who girds me with his might, Gives me his holy sword to wield ; And, while with sin and hell I fight, Spreads his salvation for my shield. o 3 He lives, (and blessed be my Rock,) The God of my salvation lives ; The dark designs of hell are broke ; e Sweet is the peace my Father gives 7* 78 PSALM 18. — 4 Ifefore the scoffers of the age, I will exalt my Father's name ; Nor tremble at. their mighty rage, But meet reproach and bear the shame. 5 To David and his royal seed, Thy grace forever shall extend ; Thy love to saints, in Christ their head, Knows not a limit, nor an end. C. M. First Part. Mear. [*] Victory and Triumph over Temporal Enemies. 1 "\~¥7"E l°ve tneej Lord, and we adore; W Now is thine arm revealed ; Thou art our strength, our heavenly tower, Our bulwark and our shield. o 2 We fly to our eternal Rock, And find a sure defence ; — His holy name our lips invoke, And draw salvation thence. o 3 When God our leader shines in arms, What mortal heart can bear g The thunder of his loud alarms ? The lightning of his spear ? —4 He rides upon the winged wind, And angels in array, In millions wait to know his mind, o And swift as flames obey. — 5 He speaks — and at his fierce rebuke, Whole armies are dismayed ; His voice, his frown, his angry look, o Strikes all their courage dead. — 6 He forms our generals for the field, With all their dreadful skill ; Gives them his awful sword to wield, And makes them hearts of steel. 7 [He arms our captains to the fight, Though there his name's forgot; He girded Cyrus with his might, But Cyrus knew him not.] 8 Oft has the Lord whole nations blest, For his own churches' sake ; The powers that give his people rest. Shall of his care partake. PSALM 19. 79 C. M. Second Part. Arvndd. [*] The Conqueror's Song. 1 [HPO thine almighty arm we owe JL The triumpfis of the day ; Thy terrors, Lord, confound the foe, And melt their strength away. 2 'Tis by thy aid our troops prevail, And break united powers ; Or burn their boasted fleets, or scale The proudest of their towers. 3 How have we chased them through the field, And trod them to the ground ; While thy salvation was our shield, But they no shelter found ! e 4 In vain to idol saints they cry, And perish in their blood : —Where is a rock so great, so high, So powerful, as our God ? *) 5 The Rock of Israel ever lives, His name be ever blest; > 'Tis his own arm the victory gives, And gives his people rest. 6 On kings that reign as David did, He pours his blessings down ; Secures their honours to their seed, And well supports their crown.] PSALM 19. S.M. lst?T.Watchman.Sutton.[*l The Book of Nature and the Scriptures. 1 "OEHOLD, the lofty sky _D Declares its maker God ; And all his starry works on high Proclaim his power abroad. 2 The darkness and the light Still keep their course tfie same ; While night to day, and day to night, Divinely teach his name. 3 In every different land. Their general voice is known ; They show the wonders of his hand, And orders of his throne. 80 PSALM 19. o 4 Ye Christian lands, rejoice. Here he reveals his word ; We are not left to nature's voice, To bid us know the Lord. 5 His statutes and commands Are set before our eyes; He puts his gospel in our hands, Where our salvation lies. 6 His laws are just and pure, His truth without deceit, His promises forever sure, And his rewards are great. — 7 [Not honey to the taste Affords so much delight; Nor gold that has the furnace passed, So much allures the sight. 0 8 While of thy works I sing, Thy glory to proclaim ; Accept the praise, my God, my King, In my Redeemer's name.] S. M. Second Part. Dover. Pelham. [*] God's Word most excellent ; or, Holy Fear 1 [T3EHOLD the morning sun _D 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; Forever sure thy promise, Lord, And men securely trust. 4 My gracious God, how plain Are thy directions given ! O may I never read in vain, But find the path to heaven. PAUSE. e 5 1 hear thy word with love. And I would fain obey ; PSALM 19. 81 Send thy good Spirit from above To guide me, Jest J stray. 13 O who can ever find The errors of his ways ? e Yet with a bold presumptuous mind, I would not dare transgress. 7 Warn me of every sin, Forgive my secret faults, And cleanse this guilty soul of mine, Whose crimes exceed my thoughts. — 8 While, with my heart and tongue, I spread thy praise abroad ; Accept the worship and the song, My Saviour and my God. L. M. Green's. Leeds. [•] Nature and Scripture compared. 1 FT! HE heavens declare thy glory, Lord, JL In every star thy wisdom shines; o 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 ; o 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; EJOICE, ye righteous, in the Lord, JLV This work belongs to you ; Sing of his name, his ways, his word, How holy, just and true ! o 2 His mercy and his righteousness Let heaven and earth proclaim ; — His works of nature and of grace Reveal his wondrous name. 3 His wisdom and almighty word The heavenly arches spread ; And by the Spirit of the Lord, Their shining hosts were made. 4 He bade the liquid waters flow To their appointed deep ; The flowing seas their limits know, And their own stations keep. 100 PSALM 33. e 5 Ye tenants of the spacious earth, With fear before hi in stand : g He spake, and nature took its birth, And rests on his command. t> He scorns the angry nations' rage, And breaks their vain designs ; His counsel stands through every age, And in full glory shines. Arundel. C. M. Second Part. Colchester. Mear. [*] Creatures vain ; and God all-sufficient. 1 T>LEST is the nation, where the Lord _D Has fixed his gracious throne ; Where he reveals his heavenly word, And calls their tribes his own. 2 His eye, with infinite survey, Does the whole world behold; He formed us all of equal clay, And knows our feeble mould, d 3 Kings are not rescued by the force Of armies from the grave ; Nor speed, nor courage of a horse, Can the bold rider save. e 4 Vain is the strength of beasts, or men, To hope for safety thence ; o But holy souls from God obtain A strong and sure defence, e 5 God is their fear, and God their trust, When plagues or famine spread j His watchful eye secures the just, Among ten thousand dead. o 6 Lord, let our hearts in thee rejoice, And bless us from thy throne ; For we have made thy word our choice, And trust thy grace alone. P. M. First Part. St. Helen's. [*] Works of Creation and Providence. o 1 "\7"E holy souls, in God rejoice, JL Your Maker's praise becomes your voice. Great is your theme, your songs be new; Sing of his name, his word, his ways, His works of nature and of grace, How wise and holy, just and true ! PSALM 33. 101 — 9 Justice and truth he ever loves, And the whole earth his goodness proves; His word the heavenly arches spread: e How wide they shine from north to south ! — And by the spirit of his mouth Were all the starry armies made. 3 He gathers the wide-flowing seas, Those watery treasures know their place, In the vast store-house of the deep : g He spake — and gave all nature birth ! And fires, and seas, and heaven and earth, His everlasting orders keep. a 4 Let mortals tremble, and adore A God of such resistless power, Nor dare indulge their feeble rage : — Vain are their thoughts, and weak their hands; g But his eternal counsel stands, And rules the world from age to age. P. M. Second Part. Cumberland. [*] Creatures vain ; and God all-sufficient. o 1 r\ HAPPY nation, where the Lord \J Reveals the treasures of his word, And builds his church, his earthly throne : -His eye the heathen world surveys, He formed their hearts, he knows their ways; But God, their Maker, is unknown. d 2 Let kings rely upon their host, And of his strength the champion boast ; In vain they boast, in vain rely : — In vain we trust the brutal force, Or speed or courage of a horse, To guard his rider, or to fly. e 3 The eye of thy compassion, Lord, Does more secure defence afford, When death, or dangers threatening stand o Thy watchful eye preserves the just, Who make thy name their fear and trust. When wars or famine waste the land. — 4 In sickness, or the bloody field, Thou our Physician, thou our shield, Send us salvation from thy throne : e We wrait to see thy goodness shine ; o Let us rejoice in help divine, For all our hope is God alone. 9 * 102 PSALM 34. PSALM 34. L. M. First Part. Portugal [*] God's Care of Saints ; or, Deliverance by Prayer. o 1 T ORD, I will bless thee all my days, _l—i Thy praise shall dwell upon ray tongue ; My soul shall glory in thy grace, While saints rejoice to hear the song. — 2 Come magnify the Lord with me, Come, let us all exalt his name ; I sought the eternal God, and he Has not exposed my hope to shame. e 3 I told him all my secret grief, My secret groaning reached his ears ; — He gave my inward pains relief, And calmed the tumult of my fears. 4 To him the poor lift up their eyes, Their faces feel the heavenly shine ; A beam of mercy from the skies Fills them with light and joy divine. o 5 His holy angels pitch their tents, Around the men who serve the Lord ; — O, fear and love him. all ye saints, Taste of his grace, and trust his word. 6 The wild young lions, pinched with pain And hunger, roar through all the wood ; o But none shall seek the Lord in vain, Nor want supplies of real good. Islington. L. M. Second Part. Bath. [*] Ver. 11 — 22. — Religious Education. 1 [/CHILDREN, in years and knowledge young, \y Your parents' hope, your parents' joy, Attend the counsels of my tongue, Let pious thoughts your minds employ. e 2 If you desire a length of days, And peace to crown your mortal state ; — Restrain your feet from sinful ways, Your lips from slander and deceit. 3 The eyes of God regard his saints, His ears are open to their cries ; d He sets his frowning face against The sons of violence and lies. PSALM 34. 103 e 4 To humble souls and broken hearts, God with his grace is ever nigh ; Pardon and hope his love imparts, When men in deep contrition lie. — 5 He tells their tears, he counts their groans, His Son redeems their souls from deatn; o His Spirit heals their broken bones, o They in his praise employ their breath.] C. M. First Part. St. Ann's. [*] V. 1 — 10. — Prayer and Praise for eminent Deliverance 1 [T'LL bless the Lord from day to day ; J_ How good are all his ways ! Ye humble souls that use to pray, Come, help my lips to praise. 2 Sing to the honour of his name, How a poor sinner cried ; Nor was his hope exposed to shame, Nor was his suit denied. e 3 When threatening sorrows round me stood, And endless fears arose, Like the loud billows of a flood, Redoubling all my woes; — e 4 I told the Lord my sore distress, With heavy groans and tears ; — He gave my sharpest torments ease, And silenced all my fears. PAUSE. o 5 O sinners, come and taste his love, Come learn his pleasant ways, And let your own experience prove The sweetness of his grace. — 6 He bids his angels pitch their tents. Round where his children dwell; What ill their heavenly care prevents, No earthly tongue can tell. o 7 O love the Lord, ye saints of his ; His eye regards the just; How richly blest their portion is Who make the Lcrd their trust ! — 8 Young lions pinched with hunger roai, And famish in the wood ; K)4 PSALM 34, 35. o But God supplies his holy poor, With every needful good.] C. M. Second Part. York. St. Martin's. [•] Ver. 11 — '22. — Exhortations to Faith and Holiness. 1 /^ OME. children, learn to fear the Lord ; V^ And that your days be long. Let not a false, or spiteful word Be found upon your tongue. 2 Depart from mischief, practise love, Pursue the work of peace ; So shall the Lord your ways approve, And set your souls at ease. 3 His eyes awake to guard the just, His ears attend their cry : When broken spirits dwell in dust. The God of grace is nigh. e 4 What though the sorrows, here tney taste. Are sharp and tedious too ; o The Lord, who saves them all at last. Is their supporter now. e 5 Evil shall smite the wicked dead ; — But God secures his own ; Prevents the mischief when they slide, Or heals the broken bone. t b" When desolation, like a flood, O'er the proud sinner rolls. o Saints find a refuge in their God. For he redeemed their souls. PSALM 35. CM. IsiFt. Bangor. Durham. [b] Prayer and Faith of persecuted Saints. ~0W plead my cause. Almighty God, "W With all the sons of strife ; And fight against the men of blood, Who fight against my life. 2 Draw out thy spear, and stop their way, Lift thine avenging rod ; But to my soul in mercy say, M 1 am thy Saviour God.* 3 They plant their snares to catch my feet, And nets of mischief spread • PSALM 35. 105 Plunge the destroyers in the pit, That their own hands have made. 4 Let fogs and darkness hide their way, And slippery be their ground ; Thy wrath shall make their lives a prey, And all their rage confound. 5 They fly like chaff before the wind, Before thine angry breath ; The angel of the Lord behind, Pursues them down to death. 6 They love the road that leads to hell ; Then let the rebels die. Whose malice is implacable Against the Lord on high. 7 But if thou hast a chosen few. Amongst that impious race ; Divide them from the bloody crew, By thy surprising grace. 8 Then will I raise my tuneful vo'^e, To make thy wonders known ; In their salvation I'll rejoice, And bless thee for my own.] C. M. Second Part. Hyjnn 2d. Barby. [•] Verse 12, 13, 14. Love to Enemies : David and Christ. e 1 T>EHOLD the love, the generous love, JD That holy David shows ; See how his kind affections move To his afflicted foes ! — 2 When they are sick, his soul complains, And seems to feel the smart ; The spirit of the gospel reigns, And melts his pious heart. e 3 How did his flowing tears condole, As for a brother dead ! And fasting mortify his soul, While for their life he prayed. d 4 They groan, and curse him on their bed, e Yet still he pleads and mourns : — And double blessings on his head The righteous God returns. 106 PSALM 36. o 5 O glorious type of heavenly grace ! Thus Christ the Lord appears ; — While sinners curse, the Saviour prays, e And pities them with tears. — 6 He, the true David, Israel's King, Blest and beloved of God, o To save us rebels, dead in sin, Paid his own dearest blood. PSALM 36. L. M. Old Hundred. Sheffield. [*] Ver. 5—9 Perfections, Providence, and Grace of God. 1 XXI GH in the heavens, eternal God, JLJL Thy goodness in full glory shines ; Thy truth shall break through every cloud, That veils and darkens thy designs. 2 Forever firm thy justice stands, As mountains their foundations keep ; Wise are the wonders of thine hands, Thy judgments are a mighty deep. 3 Thy Providence is kind and large, Both man and beast thy bounty share ; The whole creation is thy charge, o But saints are thy peculiar care. e 4 My God, how excellent thy grace, Whence all our hope and comfort springs ! — The sons of Adam, in distress, Fly to the shadow of thy wings. 5 From the provisions of thy house, We shall be fed with sweet repast ; o There mercy like a river flows, And brings salvation to our taste. o 6 Life, like a fountain rich and free, Springs from the presence of my Lord ; And in thy light, our souls shall see The glories promised in thy word. C. M. Hear. [*] Ver. 1, 2, 5, 6, 7, 9. Practical Atheism exposed. 1 ["VXTHILE men grow bold in wicked ways, W And yet a God they own ; My heart within me often says, " Their thoughts believe there's none ' PSALM 36. 107 2 Their thoughts and ways at once declare, Whate'er their lips profess ; God hath no wrath for them to fear, Nor will they seek his grace. e 3 What strange self-flattery blinds their eyes ! d But there's a hastening hour, When they shall see with sore surprise, The terrors of thy power. 4 Thy justice shall maintain its throne, Though mountains melt away ; Thy judgments are a world unknown, A deep unfathomed sea. — 5 Above these heavens' created rounds, Thy mercies, Lord, extend ; o Thy truth outlives the narrow bounds, Where time and nature end. — 6 Safety to man thy goodness brings, Nor overlooks the beast ; Beneath the shadow of thy wings Thy children choose to rest. e 7 From thee, when creature-streams run low, And mortal comforts die, o Perpetual springs of life shall flow, And raise our pleasures high. e 8 Though all created light decay, And death close up our eyes ; o Thy presence makes eternal day. Where clouds can never rise.] S. M. Watchman. [*] Ver. 1 — 7. Wickedness of man, and Majesty of God. 1 ["VX7HEN man grows bold in sin, ▼ T My heart within me cries, d " He hath no faith of God within, " Nor fear before his eyes." — 2 He walks a while concealed, In a self-flattering dream ; Till his dark crimes, at once revealed, Expose his hateful name. — 3 His heart is false and foul, His words are smooth and fair ; Wisdom is banished from his soul, And leaves no goodness there 108 PSALM 37. 4 He plots upon his bed, New mischiefs to fulfill : He sets his heart, and hands, and head, To practise all that's ill. o 5 But there's a dreadful God, Though men renounce his fear; His justice, hid behind a cloud, Shall one great day appear. o 6 His truth transcends the sky, In heaven his mercies dwell ; e Deep as the sea his judgments lie, a His anger burns to hell. o 7 How excellent his love, Whence all our safety springs ; e O never let my soul remove From underneath his wings !] PSALM 37. C. M. First Part. Walsal [b] Ver. 1 — 15. Cure of Envy, Fretfulness, and Unbelief. e 1 T1C7HY should I vex my soul, and fret, V V To see the wicked rise ? Or envy sinners, waxing great By violence and lies ? 2 As flowery grass, cut down at noon, Before the evening fades ; So shall their glories vanish soon, In everlasting shades. — 3 Then let me make the Lord my trust, And practise all that's good ; o So shall I dwell among the iust, And he'll provide me food. —4 I to my God my ways commit, And cheerful wait his will ; Thy hand, which guides my doubtful feet, Shall my desires fulfill. 5 Mine innocence shalt thou display, And make thy judgments known, Fair as the light of dawning day, o And glorious as the noon. 6 The meek at last the earth possess, And are the heirs of heaven : PSALM 37. 109 True riches, with abundant peace, To humble souls are given. — PAUSE. 7 TRest in the Lord, and keep his way, Nor let your anger rise, Though Providence should long delay To punish haughty vice. 8 Let sinners join to break your peace, And plot, and rage, and foam ; The Lord derides them, for he sees Their day of vengeance come. 9 They have drawn out the threatening sword, Have bent the murderous bow, To slay the men who fear the Lord, And bring the righteous low. 10 My God shall break their bows, and burn Their persecuting darts ; Shall their own swords against them turn, And pain surprise their hearts.] Canterbury. C. M. Second Part. Abridge. York. [*] Ver. 16, 21 — 31. Religion in Words and Deeds. 1 ~TT7~HY do the wealthy wicked boast, ▼ V And grow profanely bold? The meanest portion of the just, Excels the sinner's gold. 2 The wicked borrows of his friends, But ne'er designs to pay ; The saint is merciful, and lends, Nor turns the poor away. 3 His alms with liberal heart he gives, Among the sons of need ; His memory to long ages lives. And blessed is his seed. 4 His lips abhor to talk profane, To slander, or defraud ; His ready tongue declares to men What he has learned of God. 5 The law and gospel of the Lord, Deep in his heart abide ; Led by the Spirit and the word, His feet shall never slide. 10 110 PSALM 37, 38. 6 When sinners fall, the righteous stand, Preserved from every snare ; They shall possess the promised land, And dwell forever there. C. M. Third Part. Colchester, Arundel [*] Ver. 23—37. Tlie Righteous and tlie Wicked. 1 1VTY God, the steps of pious men -LTJL Are ordered by thy will ; Though they should fall, they rise again, Thy hand supports them still. 2 The Lord delights to see their ways, Their virtue he approves ; He'll ne'er deprive them of his grace, Nor leave the men he loves. 3 The heavenly heritage is theirs, Their portion and their home ; He feeds them now, and makes them heirs Of blessings long to come. 4 [Wait on the Lord, ye sons of men, Nor fear when tyrants frown ; Ye shall confess their pride was vain, When justice casts them down.] PAUSE. 5 The haughty sinner I have seen, Not fearing man, nor God ; Like a tall bay-tree, fair and green, Spreading his arms abroad. — 6 And, lo, he vanished from the ground, Destroyed by hands unseen ; e Nor root, nor branch, nor leaf, was found, Where all that pride had been, d 7 But mark the man of righteousness, His several steps attend ; o True pleasure runs through all his ways, And peaceful is his end. PSALM 38. C. M. Plymouth, [b] Guilt of Conscience and Relief. 1 A MIDST thy wrath remember love ; jljL Restore thy servant, Lord ; Nor let a father's chastening prove Like an avenger's sword. PSALM 39. HI '2 Thine arrows stick within my heart, My tiesh is sorely pressed ; Between the sorrow and the smart, My spirit iinds no rest. t 3 My sins a heavy load appear, And o'er my head are gone ; p The burden, Lord, 1 cannot bear, Nor e'er the guilt atone. 4 My thoughts are like a troubled sea, My head still bending down ; And 1 go mourning all the day, Beneath my Father's frown. 5 [Lord. I am weak and broken sore, None of my powers are whole ; The inward anguish makes me roar, The anguish of my soul.] — 6 All my desire to thee is known, Thine eye counts every tear; And every sigh, and every groan, Is noticed by thine ear. o 7 Thou art my God, my only hope, My God will hear my cry ; My God will bear my spirit up, When Satan bids me die. 8 [My foot is ever apt to slide, My foes rejoice to see't ; They raise their pleasure and their pride, When they supplant my feet. e 9 But I'll confess my guilt to thee, And grieve for all my sin ; p I'll mourn how weak my graces be, And beg support divine. e 10 My God, forgive my follies past, And be forever nigh ; 0 Lord of my salvation haste Before thy servant die.] PSALM 39. C. M. First Part. Barby. [•] Verse 1, 2, 3. Prudence and Zeal. 1 rpHUS I resolved before the Lord, d JL " Now will I watch my tongue ; " Lest I let slip one sinful word, " Or do my neighbour wrong." 112 PSALM 39. — 2 If I am e'er constrained to stay With men of lives profane, I'll set a double guard that day, Nor let my talk be vain. 3 I'll scarce allow my lips to speak The pious thoughts I feel ; Lest scoffers should th' occasion take To mock my holy zeal. o 4 Yet if some proper hour appear, I'll not be overawed ; o But let the scoffing sinners hear, That I can speak for God. C. M. Second Part. Bangor. Canterbury, [b] Ver. 4, 5, 6, 7. The Vanity of Man as mortal. 1 FT! EACH me the measure of my days, _L Thou Maker of my frame ; I would survey life's narrow space, And learn how frail I am. e 2 A span is all that we can boast, An inch or two of time ; Man is but vanity and dust, In all his flower and prime. e 3 See the vain race of mortals move, Like shadows o'er the plain ; o They rage and strive, desire and love, — But all their noise is vain. 4 Some walk in honour's gaudy show ; Some dig for golden ore ; They toil for heirs they know not who And straight are seen no more. c 5 What should I wish, or wait for then, From creatures, earth, and dustr e They make our expectations vain. And disappoint our trust. — 6 Now I forbid my carnal hope, My fond desires recall ; I give my mortal interest up, And make my God my all. C. M. Third Part. Dorset. Bishopsgate. [b] Ver. 9 — 13. Sick-bed Devotion. p 1 /^ OD of my life, look gently down, Behold the pains I feel ; PSALM 40. 113 0 But I am dumb before thy throne, Nor dare dispute thy will. — 2 Diseases are thy servants, Lord, They come at thy command ; I'll not attempt a murmuring word, Against thy chastening hand. e 3 Yet may I plead with humble cries, Remove thy sharp rebukes ; My strength consumes, my spirit dies, Through thy repeated strokes. p 4 Crushed as a moth beneath thy hand, We moulder to the dust ; Our feeble powers can ne'er withstand, And all our beauty's lost. 5 [This mortal life decays apace, How soon the bubble's broke; .I dam and all his numerous race Are vanity and smoke.] — 6 I'm but a sojourner below, As all my fathers were ; May I be well prepared to go, When I the summons hear. 7 But if my life be spared a while, Before my last remove, o Thy praise shall be my business still, And I'll declare thy love. PSALM 40. C. M. 1st Pt. Abridge. York.[*] V. 1, 2, 3, 5, 17. A Song of Deliverance from Distress e 1 T WAITED patient for the Lord ; A He bowed to hear my cry ; He saw me resting on his word, And brought salvation nigli. — 2 He raised me from a horrid pit, Where mourning long I lay ; And from my bonds released my feet, Deep bonds of miry clay. o 3 Firm on a rock he made me stand, And taught my cheerful tongue To praise the wonders of his hand. In a new thankful song. 10 * 114 PSALM 40. o 4 I'll spread his works of grace abroad ; The saints with joy shall hear ; And sinners learn to make my God Their only hope and fear. e 5 How many are thy thoughts of love ! Thy mercies, Lord, how great ! —We have not words, nor hours enough, Their numbers to repeat. 6 When I'm afflicted, poor and low, And light and peace depart; o My God beholds my heavy woe, And bears me on his heart. C. M. Second Part. Sunday. Bethlehem.. [*] Ver. 6 — 9. The Incarnation and Sacrifice of Christ. d 1 FT1HUS saith the Lord, " Your work is vain, JL " Give your burnt offerings o'er ; " In dying goats, and bullocks slain, " My soul delights no more." 2 Then spake the Saviour, " Lo, I'm here, " My God, to do thy will; " Whate'er thy sacred books declare. " Thy servant shall fulfill." 3 [" Thy law is ever in my sight, " I keep it near my heart; " Mine ears are opened with delight " To what thy lips impart."] o 4 And see — the blest Redeemer comes — Th' eternal Son appears ; And at th' appointed time assumes The body God prepares. — 5 Much he revealed his Father's grace, And much his truth he showed ; And preached the way of righteousness, Where great assemblies stood. e 6 His Father's honour touched his heart, He pitied sinners' cries; And, to fulfill a Saviour's part, Was made a sacrifice. p 7 No blood of beasts, on altars shed, Could wash the conscience clean \ o But the rich sacrifice he paid Atones for all our sin. PSALM 40, 41. 115 o 8 Then was the great salvation spread, And Satan's kingdom shook; Thus by the woman's Promised Seed, The serpent's head was broke. L. M. Islington. [*] Ver. 5 — 10. Christ our Sacrifice. I [rTlHE wonders, Lord, thy love has wrought, A. Exceed our praise, surmount our thought; Should 1 attempt the long detail, My speech would faint, my numbers fail. e 2 No blood of beasts on altars spilt, Can cleanse the souls of men from guilt ; — But thou hast set before our eyes An all-sufficient sacrifice. o 3 Lo ! thine eternal Son appears, To thy designs he bows his ears ; Assumes a body well prepared, And well performs a work so hard. d 4 " Behold I come," the Saviour cries, With love and duty in his eyes ; " 1 come to bear the heavy load " Of sins, and do thy will, my God. 5 " 'Tis written in thy great decree, " 'Tis in the book foretold of me, " I must fulfill the Saviour's par* , II And lo ! thy law is in my heart. 6 " I'll magnify thy holy law, 11 And rebels to obedience draw, " When on my cross I'm lifted high, 14 Or to my crown above the sky. 7 " The Spirit shall descend and show " What thou hast done, and what I do : " The wondering world shall learn thy grace, " Thy wisdom and thy righteousness.''] PSALM 41. L. M. Armhy. Shoel [*] Ver. 1, 2, 3. The merciful Man. 1 T>LEST is the man, whose bowels move, -D And melt with pity to the poor ; p Whose soul, by sympathizing love, Feels what his fellow saints endure. — 2 His heart contrives for their relief More good than his own hands can do ; 116 PSALM 42. e He, in a time of general grief, — Shall find the Lord has mercy too. 3 His soul shall live secure on earth, With secret blessings on his head ; o When drought, and pestilence, and death, Around him multiply their dead. c 4 Or, if he languish on his couch, — God will pronounce his sins forgiven; o Will save him with a healing touch, Or take his willing soul to heaven. PSALM 42. CM. First Part. Plymouth, [b] Ver. 1 — 5. Destrtidk and Hope. 1 TTTITH earnest longings of the mind, e ▼ ▼ My God, to thee I look ; — So pants the hunted hart to find, And taste the cooling brook. e 2 When shall I see thy courts of grace, And meet my God again ? e So, long an absence from thy face My heart endures with pain. 3 Temptations vex my weary soul, And tears are my repast ; — The foe insults without control, d " And where 's your God at last ? ' p 4 'Tis with a mournful pleasure now I think on ancient days ; Then to thy house did numbers go, And all our work was praise. t 5 But why, my soul, sunk down so far, Beneath this heavy load ? Why do my thoughts indulge despair, And sin against my God ? — 6 Hope in the Lord, whose mighty hand Can all thy woes remove, o For I shall yet before him stand, And sing restoring love. L. M. Babylon. [*] Ver. 6 — 11. Hope in Affliction. Y spirit sinks within me, Lord — But I will call thy name to mind ; I'M PSALM 44. 117 And times of past distress record, When I have found my God was kind. t %2 Huge troubles, with tumultuous noise, Swell like a sea. and round me spread ; Thy water-spouts drown all my joys, And rising waves roll o'er my head. — 3 Yet will the Lord command his love. When I address his throne by day ; Nor in the night his grace remove, The night shall hear me sing and pray. e 4 I'll cast myself before his feet, d And say, " fay God, my heavenly Rock, p M Why doth thy love so long forget <; The soul that groans beneath thy stroke ?" — 5 I'll chide my heart that sinks so low ; e Why should my soul indulge in grief? o Hope in the Lord, and praise him too ; He is my rest, my sure relief. o 6 Thy light and truth shall guide me still ; Thy word shall my best thoughts employ, And lead me to thy holy hill, My God, my most exceeding joy. PSALM 44. C. M. China, Bedford, [b] i, 1, 2, 3, 8, 15 — 2(3. Tfic Church's Complaint in Per- secution. 1 T ORD, we have heard thy works of old, I 4 Thy works of power and grace, When to our ears our lathers told The wonders of their days : — 2 How thou didst build thy churches here And make thy gospel known ; o Amongst them did thine arm appear, Thy light and glory shone. d 3 In God they boasted all the day, And in a cheerful throng, Did thousands meet to praise and pray, And grace was all their song. e 4 But now our souls are seized with shame. • Confusion fills our face. To hear the enemy blaspheme, And fools reproach thy grace. — 5 [Yet have we not forgot our God, Nor falsely dealt with heaven ; 118 PSALM 4o. Nor have our steps declined the road Of duty thou hast given : — e 6 Though dragons all around us roar, With their destructive breath, And thine own hand has bruised us sore. Hard by the gates of death. PAUSE. 7 We are exposed all day to die, As martyrs for thy cause ; As sheep for slaughter bound we lie By sharp and bloody laws.] — 8 Awake, arise. Almighty Lord, Why sleeps thy wonted grace ! e Why should we look like men abhorred, Or banished from thy face ? 9 [Wilt thou forever cast us off, And still necrlect our cries ? Forever hide thine heavenly love, F: >m our airlicted eyes ; p 10 Down to the dust our soul is bowed, And dies upon the ground ; d Rise for our help, rebuke the proud, And all their powers confound.] — 11 Redeem as from perpetual shame. Our Saviuur. and our God ; We plead the honours of thy name. The merits of thy biood. PSALM 45. S. M. Dover. [* Ttie Glory of Christ. 1 [~VF^ Saviour and my King, .^» J_ Thy beauties are divine ; Thy lips with blessings overflow, And every grace is thine. o 2 Now make thy glories known, — Gird on thy dreadful sword. And ride in mr- read The conquests of thy word. 3 Strike through thy stubborn foes, e Or melt their hearts — While justice, meekness, grace, and truth, Attend thv glorious wav. PSALM 45. 119 o 4 Thy laws, O God, are right, Thy throne shall ever stand; And thy victorious gospel proves A sceptre in thy hand. o 5 Thy Father and thy God, — Hath, without measure, shed His Spirit like a joyful oil T' anoint thy sacred head, e 6 Behold, at thy right hand The Gentile church is seen Like a fair bride in rich attire, — - And princes guard the queen. 7 Fair bride, receive his love, Forget thy Father's house, Forsake thy gods, thy idol gods, And pay thy Lord thy vows. o 8 O let thy God and King Thy sweetest thoughts employ ; o Thy children shall his honours sing In palaces of joy.] C. M. Arundel Mear. [*] Glories and Government of Christ, 1 T'LL speak the honours of my King, A His form divinely fair ; None of the sons of mortal race May with tlte Lord compare. b 2 Sweet is thy speech, and heavenly grace Upon thy lips is shed , — Thy God with blessings infinite Hath crowned thy sacred nead. g 3 Gird on thy sword, victorious Prince, Ride with majestic sway ; Thy terror shall strike through thy foes, And make the world obey. 4 Thy throne, O God, forever stands, Thy word of grace shall prove A peaceful sceptre in thy hands, To rule thy saints by love. — 5 Justice and truth attend thee still ; e But mercy is thy choice ; u And God, thy God, thy soul shall fill, With most peculiar joys. 120 PSALM 45. L. M. First Part. Blendon. [*] The Glory of Christ and Power of his Gospel. 1 "TVTOW be my heart inspired to sing JL 1 The glories of my Saviour King ; e Jesus the Lord, how heavenly fair His form ! how bright his beauties are ! —2 O'er all the sons of human race He shines with a superior grace ; o Love from his lips divinely flows, And blessings all his state compose. g 3 Dress thee in arms, most mighty Lord, Gird on the terror of thy sword ; In majesty and glory ride, With truth and meekness at thy side. e 4 Thine anger, like a pointed dart, Shall pierce the foes of stubborn heart ; £ Or words of mercy, kind and sweet, Shall melt the rebels at thy feet, g 5 Thy throne, O God, forever stands, Grace is the sceptre in thy hands ; Thy laws and works are just and right, Justice and grace are thy delight. — 6 God, thine own God. has richly shed His oil of gladness on thy head ; o And with his sacred Spirit blest His first-born Son above the rest. L. M. Second Part. Oporto. Green's, [*] Christ and his Church. e 1 fTlHE King of saints, how fair his face . JL Adorned with majesty and grace ! o He comes with blessings from above, And wins the nations to his love. b 2 At his right hand, our eyes behold The queen, arrayed in purest gold ; — The world admires her heavenly dress, Her robe of joy and righteousness. 3 He forms her beauties like his own, He calls and seats her near his throne : b Fair stranger, let thy heart forget The idols of thy native state. — 4 So shall the King the more rejoice In thee, the favorite of his choice ; PSALM 4(5. 121 Let hi in be loved, and yet adored, For lie's thy Maker, and thy Lord. s 5 O happy hour, when thou shalt rise To his fair palace in the skies ! And all thy sons, a numerous train, Each like a prince in glory reign. g (3 Let endless honours crown his head; Let every age his praises spread ; — While we with cheerful songs approve The condescensions of his love. PSALM 46. L.M. IstPt. Leeds. Blendon.[*] Church's Safety amidst Desolations. 1 /^ OD is the refuge of his saints, vJ When storms of sharp distress invade ; Ere we can offer our complaints, Behold him present with his aid. o 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. u 3 Loud may the troubled ocean roar — e In sacred peace our souls abide ; — While every nation, every shore, e Trembles and dreads the swelling tide. e 4 There is a stream, whose gentle rlow Supplies the city of our (rod ; b Life. love, and joy still gliding through, And watering our divine abode. — 5 That sacred stream, thy holy word, Our grief allays, our fear controls : Sweet peace thy promises afford, And give new strength to fainting souls g 6 Zion enjoys her monarch's love, Secure against a threatening hour; Nor can her lirm foundations move, Built on his truth, and armed with power. L. M. Second Part. Bhmdon. [*] God fights for his Church. O 1 "I- ET Zion in her King rejoice, J_J Though tyrants rage, and kingdoms rise ■ 122 PSALM 47. e He utters his almighty voice, The nations melt — the tumult dies. o 2 The Lord, of old. for Jacob fought; And Jacob's God is still our aid : t Behold the works his hand hath wrought; a What desolations he has made ! o 3 From sea to sea. through all the shores, He makes the noise of battle cease ; g When from on high his thunder roars, He awes the trembling world to peace. s 4 He breaks the bow. he cuts the spear ; Chariots he burns with heavenly flame : p Keep silence, all the earth, — and hear The sound and glory of his name. d 5 " Be still — and learn that I am God ! " I'll be exalted o'er the lands ; " I will be known and feared abroad, " But still my throne in Zion stands." e 6 O Lord of hosts, almighty King, c While we so near thy presence dwell — Our faith shall sit secure, and sing o Defiance to the gates of hell. PSALM 47. C. M. Christmas. Arundel [*1 Christ ascending and reigning. o 1 f~\ FOR a shout of sacred joy, \J To God the sovereign King! Let every land their tongues employ, And hymns of triumph sing. — 2 Jesus our God ascends on high, His heavenly guards around, Attend him rising through the sky, With trumpets' joyful sound. o 3 While angels shout and praise their King. Let mortals learn their strains : Let all the earth his honours sing; O'er all the earth he reigns. e 4 Rehearse his praise with awe profound. Let knowledge lead the song; Nor mock him with a solemn sound, Upon a thoughtless tongue. — 5 In Israel stood his ancient throne He loved that chosen race ; PSALM 48. 123 o But now he calls the world his own, And heathens taste his grace. 6 The Gentile nations are the Lord's, There Abraham's God is kn g While powers and princes, shields and swords, Submit before his throne. PSALM 48. S.M. 1st Pt. Dover. Peckkam. [•] V. 1 — 8. TIte Church the Honour and Safety of a jXation. 1 f^l REAT is the Lord our God. \J" And let his praise be great ; He makes his churches his abode. His most delightful seat. b 2 These temples of his grace, How beautiful they stand ! — The honours of our native place, o The bulwarks of our land. — 3 In Zion God is known, A refuge in distress ; e How bright has his salvation shone. Through all her palaces ! — 4 When kings against her joined, And saw the Lord was there ; d In wild confusion of the mind, o They tied with hasty fear. e 5 [When navies, tall and proud, Attempt to spoil our peace, o He sends his tempest, roaring loud, And sinks them in the seas.] — 6 Oft have our fathers told, Our eyes have often seen, How well our God secures the fold, Where his own sheep have been. 7 In every new distress We'll to his house repair; We'll think upon his wondrous grace, And seek deliverance there. S. M. Second Part. Kibworth St. Thomas. [•' Ver. 10 — 14. Gospel Worship and Order. 1 riAR as thy name is known, Jl The world declares thy praise 124 PSALM 49. Thy saints, O Lord, before thy throne, Their songs of honour raise. o 2 With joy let Judah stand On Zion's chosen hill, o Proclaim the wonders of thy hand, And counsels of thy will. e 3 Let strangers walk around The city where we dwell ; Compass and view the holy ground, And mark the building well — e 4 The order of thy house, The worship of thy court, The cheerful songs, the solemn vows, — d And make a fair report. 5 How decent and how wise ! How glorious to behold ! — Beyond the pomp that charms the eyes ; And rites adorned with gold. o 6 The God we worship now, Will guide us till we die ; Will be our God while here below. And ours above the sky. PSALM 49. C. M. First Part. Walsal [b] Ver. 6* — 14. The Vanity of Life and Riches. 1 "TX7"HY does the man of riches grow V f To insolence and pride, To see his wealth and honours flow, With every rising tide ? 2 [Why doth he treat the poor with scorn, Made of the self-same clay, And boast as though his flesh was born Of better dust than they ?] 3 Not all his treasure can procure His soul a short reprieve , Redeem from death one guilty hour, Or make his brother live. 4 [Life is a blessing can't be sold ; The ransom is too high; Justice will ne'er be bribed with gold That man may never die. PSALM 49. 125 5 He sees the brutish and the wise, The timorous and the brave. Quit their possessions, close their eyes, And hasten to the grave.] 6 Yet 'tis his inward thought and pride, d •• My house shall ever stand ; " And that my name may long abide, M I'll give it to my land." e 7 [Vain are his thoughts, his hopes are lost; How soon his memory dies ! — His name is written in the dust, Where his own carcass lies.] — 8 This is the folly of their way : And yet their sons, as vain, Approve the words their fathers say, And act their works again. 9 Men, void of wisdom and of grace, H honour raise them high, e Live like the beast, a thoughtless race. a And like the beast they die. 10 [Laid in the grave, like silly sheep, Death feeds upon them there ; Till the last trumpet breaks their sleep, In terror and despair.] C. M. Second Part. York. [*] Ver. 14, 15. Death and the Resurrection. 1 "\7~E sens of pride, who hate the just. JL And trample on the poor, When death has brought you down to dust, g Your pomp shall rise no more. o 2 The last great day shall change the scene ; 6 When will that hour appear? When shall the just revive and reign O'er all that scorned them here ? —3 God will my naked soul receive. WThen separate from the flesh ; o And break the prison of the grave. To raise my bones afresh. s 4 Heaven is my everlasting home. Th' inheritance is sure ; —Let men of pride their rage resume, e But I'll repine no more. 11 * 126 PSALM 49, 50. L. M. Bath. [*] The Rich Sinners Death. 1 ["\7t7"llY do the proud insult the poor, ▼ f And boast the large estates they have ? How vain are riches to secure Their haughty owners from the grave ! 2 They can't redeem one hour from death, With all the wealth in which they trust; Nor give a dying brother breath, When God commands him down to dust. 3 There the dark earth and dismal shade Shall clasp their naked bodies round : That flesh, so delicately fed, Lies cold, and moulders in the ground. 4 Like thoughtless sheep the sinner dies, Laid in the grave for worms to eat ! o The saints shall in the morning rise, And find the oppressor at. their feet. e 5 His honours perish in the dust, And pomp and beauty, birth and blood; o That glorious day exalts the just, To full dominion o'er the proud. o 6 My Saviour shall my life restore, And raise me from my dark abode ; My flesh and soul shall part no more, But dwell forever near my God.] PSALM 50. C. M. 1st Pt. Hear. Windsor, [bj Ver. 1 — 6. The last Judgment. 1 FT^HE Lord, the Judge, before his throne d JL Bids the whole earth draw nigh; — The nations near the rising sun, And near the western sky. 2 No more shall bold blasphemers say, d " Judgment will ne'er begin ; " — No more abuse his long delay, To impudence and sin. g 3 Throned on a cloud, our God shall come ; Bright flames prepare his way ; Thunder and darkness, fire and storm, Lead on the dreadful day ! — 4 Heaven from above his call shall hear, Attending angels come ■ PSALM 50. 127 g And earth and hell shall know, and fear, His justice and their doom. do" But gather all my saints," he cries, •• Who made their peace with God, " By the Redeemer's sacrifice, M \nd sealed it with his blood. 6 " Their faith and works, brought forth to light, M Shall make the world confess, u My sentence of reward is right ; — u And heaven adore my grace." C. M. Second Part. York. [*] Ver. 10, 11, 14, 15, 23. Ohcdicncc is better than Sacrifice. 1 [rpHUS saitli the Lord, "The spacious fields, JL " And flocks and herds are mine ; u O'er all the cattle of the hills, u 1 claim a right divine. 2 " 1 ask no sheep for sacrifice, " Nor bullocks burnt with fire ; " To hope and love, to pray and praise, " Is all that I require. 3 M Call upon me when trouble's near, ,; My hand shall set thee free ; " Then shall thy thankful lips declare " The honours due to me. 4 ■ The man who offers humble praise, " He glorifies me best : " And those who tread my holy ways, " Shall my salvation taste."] C. M. Third Part. Reading, [b] Ver. 1, 5, 8, 16, 21, 22. The Judgment of Hypocrites. 1 ["V¥7"HEN Christ to judgment shall descend, ▼ T And saints surround their Lord; He calls the nations to attend, And hear his awful word. d 2 " Not for the want of bullocks slain, " Will I the world reprove : " Altars and rites, and forms are vain, " Without the fire of love. 3 " And what have hypocrites to do, " To bring their sacrifice? 128 PSALM 50. " They call my statutes just and true, " But deal in theft and lies. 4 " Could you expect to 'scape my sight, " And sin without control? " But 1 shall bring your crimes to light, " With anguish in your soul." e 5 Consider, ye that slight the Lord, Before his wrath appear , a If once you fall beneath his sword, There's no deliverer there.] L. M. Geneva. Babylon, [b] Hypocrisy exjwsed. 1 fTlHE Lord, the Judge, his churches warns; JL Let hypocrites attend and fear, Who place their hope in rites and forms, But make not faith nor love their care. d 2 Wretches ! they dare rehearse his name, With lips of falsehood and deceit ; A friend or brother they defame, And soothe and Hatter those they hate. — 3 They watch to do their neighbours wrong, Yet dare to seek their Makers face ; They take his covenant on their tongue, But break his laws, abuse his grace. 4 To heaven they lift their hands unclean. Defiled with lust, defiled with blood ; By night they practise every sin, By day their mouths draw near to God. 5 And while his judgments long delay. They grow secure, and sin the more ; They think he sleeps as well as they, And put far off the dreadful hour. e G O dreadful hour, when God draws near, And sets their crimes before their eyes ! a His wrath their guilty souls shall tear, And no deliverer dare to rise. P. M. First Part. Reading. [*] The last Judgment. 1 [fXlHE Lord, the Sovereign, sends his summons forth. A Calls the south nations, and awakes the north. From east to west the sounding orders spread, Through distant worlds, and regions of tTie dead: PSALM 50. 129 No more shall atheists mock his long delay ; His vengeance sleeps no more : Behold the day ! 2 Behold the Judge descends; his guards are nigh; Tempests and tire attend him down the sky : Heaven, earth, and hell draw near ; let all things come, To hear his justice, and the sinner's doom : But gather iirst my saints, (the Judge commands,) Bring them, ye angels, from their distant lands. 3 Behold my covenant stands forever good, Sealed by the eternal sacrifice in blood ; And signed with all their names, the Greek, the Jew, That paid the ancient worship or the new : There's no distinction here ; come, spread their thrones, And near me seat my favorites, and my sons. 4 I their almighty Saviour, and their God, 1 am their Judge : Ye heavens, proclaim abroad My just eternal sentence, and declare Those awful truths that sinners dread to hear: Sinners in Zion, tremble and retire ; I doom the painted hypocrite to lire. 5 Not for the want of goats or bullocks slain Do I condemn thee ; bulls and goats are vain, Without the flames of love : in vain the store Of brutal offerings, that were mine before : Mine are the tamer beasts, and savage breed, Flocks, herds, and fields, and forests where they feed 6 If 1 were hungry, would [ ask thee food ? When did 1 thirst, or drink thy bullock's blood ? Can I be flattered with thy cringing bows, Thy solemn chatterings, and fantastic vows? Are my eyes charmed thy vestments to behold, Glaring in gems, and gay in woven gold J 7 Unthinking wretch ! how couldst thou hope to please A God, a Spirit, with such toys as these ; While, with my grace and statutes on thy tongue, Thou lov'st deceit, and dost thy brother wrong : In vain to pious forms thy zeal pretends. Thieves and adulterers are thy chosen friends. 8 Silent I waited, with long-suffering love; But didst thou hope that 1 should ne'er reprove ? And cherish such an impious thought within, That God, the righteous, would indulge thy sin? 130 PSALM 50. Behold my terrors now, my thunders roll, And thy own crimes affright thy guilty soul. 9 Sinners, awake betimes; ye fools, be wise; Awake before this dreadful morning rise : Change your vain thoughts, your crooked works amend ; Fly to the Saviour, make the Judge your friend: Lest like a lion his last vengeance tear Your trembling souls, and no deliverer near.] P. M. Second Part. Walworth. [*] The last Judgment. 1 f I iHE God of glory sends his summons forth, JL Calls the south nations, and awakes the north ; From east to west the sovereign orders spread, Through distant worlds, and regions of the dead. The trumpet sounds ; hci'l trembles; heaven rejoices ; Lift up your heads, ye saints, with cheerful voices. 2 No more shall atheists mock his long delay ; His vengeance sleeps no more : behold the day : Behold The Judge descend ; his guards are nigh; Tempests and tire attend him down the sky. mien God appears, all nature shall adore him.; IVJiile siiuiers tremble, saints rejoice before him. 3 u Heaven, earth, and hell draw near : — Let all things come, " To hear my justice, and the sinner's doom ! " But gather first my saints," the Judge commands ; 11 Bring them, ye angels, from their distant lands." Wlien Christ returns, icakc every cheerful passion ; And shout, ye saints ; he comes for your salvation. 4 " Behold, my covenant stands forever good, " Sealed by the eternal sacrifice in blood, " And signed with all their names ; — the Greek, the Jew, " Who paid the ancient worship, or the new." There's no distinction here ; join all your voices, And raise your heads, yc sai)its ; for heaven rejoices. 5 u Here/' saith the Lord, "ye angels, spread their thrones, " And near me seat my favorites and my sons: " Come, my redeemed, possess the joys prepared " Ere time began ; 'tis your divine reward." When Clirist returns, wake every cheerful passion ; And shout, ye saints ; he comes for your salvation. PSALM 50 131 MUSE THE FIRST. Lana'uff. b [" I am Ihe Saviour, I th' almighty God ; " I am the Judge : Ye heavens, proclaim abroad u My justlyrnal sentence, and declare M Those awful troths, that .sinners dread to hear." When God appears, all nature shall adore him, While sinners tremble, saints rejoice before him.] 7 " Stand forth, thou bold blasphemer, and profane, " Now feel my wrath, nor call my threatening vain : "Thou hypocrite, once dressed in saint's attire — 11 I doom the painted hypocrite to fire." Judgment proceeds ; hell trembles; heaven rejoices: Lift up ijour heads, ye saints, with cheerful voices. 8 [•' Not for the want of goats or bullocks slain, " Do I condemn thee ; bulls and goats are vain, M Without the flames of love : in vain the store " Of brutal offerings, that were mine before." Earth is the Lord's ; all nature shall adore him : While sinners tremble, saints rejoice In fore him. 9 " if I were hungry, would I ask thee food? " When did I thirst, or drink thy bullock's blood? " Mine are the tamer beasts, and savage breed, u Flocks, herds, and tk y feed." Jill is the Lord's ; Jit rules the widi creation : Gives sinners vengeance, and tht saints salvation.'] 10 " Can I be flattered with thy cringing bows, " Thy solemn chatterings and fantastic vows ? " Are my eyes charmed thy vestments to behold, " Glaring in gems, and gay in woven gold? " God is the Judge of hea Can screen the guilty, when his vt i geance rises. PAUSE THE SECOND. 11 " Unthinking wretch ! i ope to please " A God, a Spirit, with sue); I »yg as those ? M While with my grace and on thy tongue, 11 Thou lov'st deceit, and dost thy brother wrong." Judgment proceeds ; hell tremble* ; heaven rejoices; Lift up your heads, ye seiints. ■ Jul voices. 12 [*| In vain to pious forms thy zeal protends, " Thieves and adulterers ai ■ sen friends: " While the false flatterer at my altar waits, u His hardened soul divine instruction hates." God is the Judge of hearts : tguises Can screen the guilty, when his vengeance rises.'] 132 PSALM 51. 13 " Silent 1 waited, with loner-suffering love: H But didst thou hope that 1 should ne'er reprove ? 11 And cherish such an impious thought within, " That the All-Holy would indulge \S$ sin? " See, God appears .' all nature joins t adore Jam: Judgment proceeds, and sinners fail before him. 14 [" Behold my terrors now : my thunders roll, " And thy own crimes affright thy guilty soul : " Now like a lion shall my vengeance tear u Thy bleeding heart, and no deliverer near." Judgment concludes; hell trembles! heaven rejoices: Lift up yow heads, ye saints, with cheerful voices.'] EPIPHONEMA. 15 Sinners, awake betimes ; ye fools, be wise ! Awake, before this dreadful morning rise. Change your vain thoughts, your crooked works amend ; Fly to the Saviour, make the Judge your friend. Then join, ye saints ; wake every cheerful passion : When Christ returns, he comes for your salvation. PSALM 51. L.M. IstPt. Carthage. Geneva.[b] A Penitent pleading for Par done p 1 OHOW pity. Lord, O Lord forgive J k3 Let a repenting rebel live : e Are not thy mercies large and free ? May not a sinner trust in thee ? — 2 My crimes are great, but can't surpass The power and glory of thy grace ; g 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; p Here on my heart the burden lies, And past offences pain my eyes. e 4 My lips with shame my sins confess, Against thy law, against thy grace : Lord, should thy judgment grow severe, 1 am condemned, but thou art clear, o 5 Should sudden vengeance seize my breath. e I must pronounce thee just in death; e And if my soul were sent to hell, — Thy righteous law approves it well. PSALM 51. 133 c 6 Yet save a trembling sinner, Lord, — Whose hope, still hovering round thy wora, o Would light on some sweet promise there, Some sure support against despair. L. M. Second Part. Armlty. Geneva, [b] Original and actual Sin confessed. e 1 T" ORD, I am vile, conceived in sin, I 4 And born unholy and unclean ; Sprung from the man, whose guilty fall Corrupts the race, and taints us all. 2 Soon as we draw our infant breath, The seeds of sin grow up for death : Thy law demands a perfect heart ; But we're defiled in every part. 3 [Great God, create my heart anew, And form m\ spirit pure and true , O make me wise betimes to spy My danger and my remedy.] d 4 Behold, I fall before thy face ; My only refuge is thy grace : No outward forms can make me clean ) The leprosy lies deep within. 5 No bleeding bird, nor bleeding beast, Nor hyssop branch, nor sprinkling priest, Nor running brook, nor flood, nor sea, Can wash the dismal stain away. — 6 Jesus, my God. thy blood alone Hath power sufficient to atone : o Thy blood can make me white as snow; No Jewish types can cleanse me so. e 7 [While guilt disturbs and breaks my peace Nor flesh nor soul hath rest or ease, — Lord, let me hear thy pardoning voice, And make my broken bones rejoice.] L. M. Third Part. Gloucester. Bath. [•] The Penitent restoretl. e 1 /~\ THOU, who hear'st when sinners cry, \J Though all my crimes before thee lie. Behold them Dot with angry look, But blot their memory from thv book. 12 134 PSALM 51. — 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. e 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. e 4 Though J have grieved thy Spirit, Lord, — Thy help and comfort still afford : And let a wretch come near thy throne, To plead the merits of thy Son. — 5 A broken heart, my God, my King, Is all the sacrifice I bring ; o The God of grace will ne'er despise A broken heart for sacrifice.] p 6 My soul lies humbled in the dust, And owns thy dreadful sentence just; Look down, O Lord, with pitying eye, And save the soul condemned to die. — 7 Then will I teach the world thy ways, Sinners shall learn thy sovereign grace; o I'll lead them to my Saviour's hlood, And they shall praise a pardoning God. 8 O may thy love inspire my tongue ! o Salvation shall be all m) song ; b And all my powers shall join to bless The Lord, my strength and righteousness. C. M. First Part. Bangor, [b] Sin confessed and pardoned. 1 [TT ORD, I would spread my sore distress, ■ I 1 And guilt, before thine eyes ; e Against thy laws, against thy grace, How high my crimes arise ! 2 Shouldst thou condemn my soul to hell, And crush my flesh to dust, Heaven would approve thy vengeance well, And earth must own it just. — 3 I from the stock of Adam came, Unholy and unclean ; All m_y original is shame, And all my nature sin. PSALM 51, 53. 135 4 Born in a world of guilt, I drew Contagion with my breath; And as my days advanced, I grew A juster prey fol death. e 5 Cleans^ me, O Lord, and cheer my soul With thy forgiving h>ve ; 0 make my broken spirit whole, And bid my pains remove. 6 Let not thy Spirit quite depart, Nor drive me from thy face ; Create anew my vicious heart. And fill it with thy grace. o 7 Then will 1 make thy mercy known, ten ; o Backsliders shall address thy throne, And turn to God again.] C. If. 2d Part. Bishopsgate. Cantcrbury.[b] Repentance, and Faith in the Blood of Christ. 1 /~\ GOD of mercy, hear my call, V.-J My load of guilt remove ; Break down this separating wall, That bars me from thy love. — 2 Give me the presence of thy grace ; o Then my rejoicing tongue o Shall speak aloud thy righteousness. And make thy praise my song. e 3 No blood of goats, nor heifer slain, For sin could e'er atone : o The death of Christ shall still remain Sufficient and alone. — 4 A soul oppressed with sin's desert, My God will ne'er des] A humble groan, a broken heart. Is our best sacrifice. PSALM 53. C. ML Mear. [•] Ver 4 — 6. Victory and Deliverance from Persecution 1 4 RE all the foes of Zion fools, _i-JL Who thus devour her saints ' Do they not know her Saviour rules, And pities her complaints r 136 PSALM 55. 2 They shall be seized with sad surprise ; For God's revenging arm Scatters the bones of them who rise To do his children harm. 3 In vain the sons of Satan boast Of armies in array ; When God has first despised their host, They fall an easy prey. 4 O for a word from Zion's King, Her captives to restore ! Jacob with all the tribes shall sing, And Judah weep no more. PSALM 55. C. M. Canterbury, [b] V. 1—8, 16, 17, 18, 22. Support for the afflicted and tempted Soul. 1 [/^\ GOD, my refuge, hear my cries, \J Behold my flowing tears ; For earth and hell my hurt devise, And triumph in my fears. 2 Their rage is levelled at my life, My soul with guilt they load ; And fill my thoughts with inward strife, To shake my hope in God. 3 With inward pain my heart-strings sound ; I groan with every breath : Horror and fear beset me round, Amongst the shades of death.] c 4 O were I like a feathered dove, And innocence had wings ; — I'd fly, and make a long remove From all these restless things. e 5 Let me to some wild desert go, And find a peaceful home ; Where storms of malice never blow, Temptations never come. — 6 Vain hopes — and vain inventions all, e To 'scape the rage of hell ! —The mighty God, on whom 1 call, Can save me here as well. PSALM 55. 137 PAUSE. o 7 By morning light I'll seek his face, At noon repeat my cry ; The night shall hear me ask his grace, Nor will he long deny. o 8 God shall preserve my soul from fear, Or shield me when afraid : Ten thousand angelfl must appear, If he command their aid. -U i cast my hardens on the Lord, The Lord sustains them all : Tl That saints shall never fall o 10 [My highest hopes shall not be vain, My lips shall spread his praise, e While cruel and deceitful men, Scarce live out half their days.] S. M. Aylesbury. [*] V 15, 1G, 17, 19, 2*2. Dangerous Prosperity ; or, Daily Devotion. e I I' ET sinners take their course, I A And choose the road to death ; — But in the worship of my God, I'll spend my daily breath. 2 My thoughts address his throne, When morning brings the light; 1 seek his blessing every noon, And pay my vows at night. O 3 Thou wilt regard my cries, O my eternaf God : e While sinners perish in surprise, Beneath thine angry rod. p 4 Because they dwell at ease, And no sad changes feel, They neither fear, nor trust thy name. Nor learn to do thy will. — 5 But 1. with all my cares. Will lean upon the Lord ; I'll cast my burdens on his arm. And rest upon his word. o (3 His arm shall well sustain The children of his love : g The ground on which their safety stands No earthly power can move. 12* 138 PSALM 56. PSALM 56. C. M. Wantage, [b] God's Care of his People, in answer to Prayer. 1 ^k THOU, whose justice reigns on high, \J And makes the oppressor cease, Behold how envious sinners try To vex and break my peace. 2 [The sons of violence and lies Join to devour me, Lord ; But as my hourly dangers rise, My refuge is thy word.] 3 In God most holy, just, and true, I have reposed my trust ; Nor will I fear what flesh can do, The offspring of the dust. 4 [They wrest my words to mischief still, Charge me with unknown faults ; Mischief doth all their counsels fill, And malice all their thoughts. 5 Shall they escape without thy frown f Must their devices stand ? O cast the haughty sinner down, And let him know thy hand.] — 6 God counts the sorrows of his saints, Their groans affect his ears ; Thou hast a book for my complaints, A bottle for my tears. 7 When to thy throne I raise my cry, The wicked fear and flee ; o So swift is prayer to reach the sky, So near is God to me. 8 [In thee, most holy, just and true, I have reposed my trust ; Nor will I fear what man can do, The offspring of the dust.] — 9 Thy solemn vows are on me, Lord ; Thou shalt receive my praise : o I'll sing, " How faithful is thy word ; " How righteous all thy ways ! " — 10 Thou hast secured my soul from death ; e O set a prisoner free ! PSALM 57, 58. 139 That heart and hand, and life and breath, May be employed for thee. PSALM 57. L. M. Old Hundred. Blendon.[*] Praise for Protection, Grace, and Truth. 1 11 FY God, in whom are all the springs IT.L Of boundless love, and grace unknown, e Hide me beneath thy spreading wings, Till the dark cloud be overblown. — 2 Up to the heavens 1 send my cry ; The Lord will my desires perform : o He sends his angels from the sky, And saves me from the threatening storm. o 3 [Be thou exalted, O my God, Above the heavens where angels dwell ; Thv power on eartli be known abroad, And land to land thy wonders tell.] — 4 My heart is fixed ; my song shall raise Immortal honours to his name : o Awake, my tongue, to sound his praise ; My tongue, the glory of my frame. g 5 High o'er the earth his mercy reigns, And reaches to the utmost sky ; His truth to endless years remains, When lower worlds dissolve and die. s 6 Be thou exalted, O my God, Above the heavens where angels dwell ; Thy power on earth be known abroad, And land to land thy wonders tell. PSALM 5S. P. M. Si. Helens. [*1 Warning to Magistrates 1 FUDGES, who rule the world by laws, *J Will ye despise the righteous cause, When one oppressed before you stands ? Dare ye condemn the righteous poor, And let rich sinners 'scape secure, While gold and greatness bribe your hands ? 2 Have ye forgot, or never knew. That God will judge the judges too ? g High in the heavens his justice reigns : Yet you invade the rights of God, And send your bold decrees abroad. To bind the conscience in your chains. 140 PSALM 60. e 3 [A poisoned arrow is your tongue, The arrow sharp , the poison strong ; And death attends where'er it wounds : You hear no counsels, cries nor tears ; So the deaf adder stops her ears Against the power of charming sounds. d 4 Break out their teeth, eternal God, Those teeth of* lions dyed in blood ; And crush the serpents in the dust ; As empty chaff, when whirlwinds rise, Before the sweeping tempest flies, So let their hopes and names be lost.] o 5 Th' Almighty thunders from the sky ; — Their grandeur melts, their titles die, As hills of snow dissolve and run ; e Or snails that perish in their slime, Or births that come before their time ; Vain births that never see the sun. o 6 Thus shall the vengeance of the Lord Safety and joy to saints afford ; — And all who hear shall join and say. d " Sure there's a God who rules on high ; " A God who hears his children cry, " And will their sufferings well repay." PSALM 60. C. M. Plymouth, [b] V. 1 — 5, 10 — 12. Humiliation for Disappointments in War. 1 T ORD, hast thou cast the nation off3 JLi Must we forever mourn ? Wilt thou indulge immortal wrath ? Shall mercy ne'er return ? 2 The terror of one frown of thine Melts all our strength away ; Like men that totter, drunk with wine, We tremble in dismay. p 3 Our nation trembles at thy stroke, ^And dreads thy lifted hand ! O, heal the people thou hast broke, And save the sinking land. o 4 Lift up thy banner in the field, For those who fear thy name ; o Defend thy people with thy shield, And put our foes to shame. PSALM 61, 62. 141 — 5 Go with our armies to the fight, Their guardian and their God ; In vain confederate powers unite Against thy lifted rod. o 6 Our troops shall gain a wide renown, By thine assisting hand : g Tis God who treads the mighty down, And makes the feeble stand. PSALM 61. S. M. Aylesbury, [b •] Vet 1—6. Safety in God. p 1 TT7HEN overwhelmed with grief, ▼ V My heart within me dies; Helpless, and far from all relief, To heaven 1 lift mine eyes. t 2 O lead me to the Rock, That's high above my head ; And make the' covert of thy wings My shelter and my shade. — 3 Within thy presence, Lord, Forever I'll abide ; Thou art the tower of my defence, The refuge where I hide. o 4 Thou givest me the lot Of those that fear thy name ; If endless life be their reward, I shall possess the same. PSALM 62. L. ML Bath. [*] Ver. 5 — 12. „Yo Trust in the Creatures, but in God 1 IVTY spirit looks to God alone ; _LTJL My rock and refuge is his throne ; In all my fears, in all my straits, My soul on his salvation waits. 2 Trust him, ye saints, in all your ways ; Pour out your hearts before his face : c When helpers fail, and foes invade, o God is our all-sufficient aid. e 3 False are the men of high degree ; The baser sort are vanity : Laid in the balance, both appear Light as a puff of empty air. 142 PSALM 63. — 4 Make not increasing gold your trust, Nor set your hearts on glittering dust; Why will you grasp the fleeting smoke, And not believe what God has spoke? e 5 Once has his awful voice declared, Once and again my ears have heard : o " All power is his eternal due ; " He must be feared and trusted too." — (3 For sovereign power reigns not alone; Grace is a partner of the throne : Thy grace and justice, mighty Lord, Shall well divide our last reward. PSALM 63. C. M. 1st Pt. Sunday. Barby. [* | Ver. 1 , 2, 5, 3, 4. The Morning of the Lord's Day, o 1 1^ ARLY, my God, without delay, ■ A 1 haste to seek thy face ; My thirsty spirit faints away, Without thy cheering grace. e 2 So pilgrims on the scorching sand, Beneath a burning sky, Long for a cooling stream at hand, And they must drink or die. g 3 I've seen thy glory and thy power Through all thy temple shine; o My God^ repeat that heavenly hour, That vision so divine. — 4 Not all the blessings of a feast Can please my soul so well, As when thy richer grace t taste, And in thy presence dwell. o 5 Not life itself, with all its joys, Can my best passions move ; Or raise so high my cheerful voice, As thy forgiving love, s 6 Thus, till my last expiring day, I'll bless my God and King ; — Thus will 1 lift my hands to pray, o And tune my lips to sing. C. M. Second Part. Colchester. [*] Ver. 1 — 10. Midnight TJioughts recollected. e 1 [TT1WAS in the watches of the night, -L I thought upon thy power ; PSALM 63. 143 1 kept thy lovely face in sight, Amidst the darkest hour. 2 My flesh lay resting on my bed, My soul arose on high; d u My God, uiy life, my hope," I said, u Bring thy salvation nigh." — 3 My spirit labours op thine hill, And climbs the heavenly road; o But thy right hand upholds me still, While 1 pursue my God. 4 Thy mercy stretches o'er my head The shadow of thy wings; o My heart rejoices in thine aid, My tongue awakes and sings. 5 But the destroyers of my peace Shall fret and rarre in vain; The tempter shall forever cease, And all my sins be slain. e 6 Thy sword shall give my foes to death, And send them down to dwell In the dark caverns of the earth, Or to the depths of hell.] L. M. Man (on. Shod. [»] Delight in God and Ids Worship. e 1 /^ REAT God, indulge my humble claim. — \J Thou art my hope, my joy, my rest; The glories that compose thy name, Stand all engaged to make me blest. 2 Thou great and good, thou just and wise. Thou art my Father and my God ; And I am thine, by sacred lies — Thy son, thy servant, bought with blood. e 3 With heart and eyes, and lifted hands, For thee J long, to thee 1 look; As travellers, in thirsty lands, Pant for the cooling water brook. o 4 With early feet I love t' a p pear Among thy saints, and seek thy face : — Oft have i seen thy glory there, And felt the power of sovereign grace. o 5 Not fruits, nor wines, that tempt our taste Nor all the joys our senses know, 144 PSALM 63. Could make me so divinely blest, Or raise my cheerful passions so. e 6 [My life itself, without thy love, No taste of pleasure could afford ; 'Twould but a tiresome burden prove, If 1 were banished from the Lord. — 7 Amidst the wakeful hours of night, When busy cares afflict my head, o One thought of thee gives new delight, And adds refreshment to my bed.] s 8 I'll lift my hands. 1*11 raise my voice, While I have breath to pray, or praise; This work shall make my heart rejoice, And spend the remnant of my days. S. M. Newton. [*] Seeking God. 1 1\TY God, permit my tongue _Lt_L This joy, to call thee mine; And let my early cries prevail, To taste thy love divine. e 2 [My thirsty, fainting soul Thy mercy does implore : Not travellers, in desert lands, Can pant for water more. 3 Within thy churches, Lord, 1 long to find my place ; Thy power and glory to behold, And feel thy quickening grace.] e 4 For life, without thy love, No relish can afford; — No joy can be compared with this. To serve and please the Lord. o 5 To thee I'll lift my hands, And praise thee while I live ; Not the rich dainties of a feast Such food or pleasure give. e 6 In wakeful hours of night, 1 call my God to mind ; I think how wise thy counsels are, And all thy dealings kind. 7 Since thou hast been my help, To thee my spirit flies ; PSALM 65. 145 And on thy watchful providence My cheerful hope relies. 8 The shadow of thy wings My soul in safety keeps ; I follow where my Father leads, And he supports my steps. PSALM 65. L. M. 1st Pt. Weldon. Quercy\*] Ver. 1 — 5. Public Prayer and Praise. 1 FTHHE praise of Zion waits for thee, JL My God ; and praise becomes thy house : There shall thy saints thy glory see, And there perforin their public vows. p 2 O thou whose mercy bends the skies, To save when humble sinners pray, o All lands to thee shall lift their eyes, And grateful isles of every sea. e 3 [Against my will my sins prevail, — But grace shall purge away their stain; The blood of Christ will never fail To wash my garments white again. o 4 Blest is the man whom thou shalt choose, And give him kind access to thee ; Give him a place within thy house, To taste thy love divinely free.] PAUSE. o 5 Let Babel fear when Zion prays : Babel, prepare for long distress ; When Zion's God himself arrays, In terror, and in righteousness g 6 With d-eadful glory God fulfills What his afflicted saints request; And with almighty wrath reveals His love to give his churches rest, s 7 Then shall the flocking nations run To Zion's hill, and own their Lord ; The rising and the setting sun Shall see the Saviour's name adored. L. M. Second Part. Nantwicli. Truro. [#J Ver. 5 — 13. Dicine Providence and Grace. 1 [fTlHE God of our salvation hears JL The groans of Zion mixed with tears : 13 146 PSALM 65. Yet when he comes with kind designs, Through all the way his terror shines.] 2 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. 3 Sailors, who travel o'er the flood, Address their frighted souls to God; When tempests rage and billows roar, At dreadful distance from the shore. 4 He bids the noisy tempest cease, He calms the raging crowd to peace , When a tumultuous nation raves, Wild as the winds and loud as waves. 5 [Whole kingdoms, shaken by the storm, He settles in a peaceful form ; Mountains, established by his hand, Firm on their old foundations stand. d 6 Behold his ensign sweep the sky ; New comets blaze, and lightnings fly: The heathen lands, with swift surprise, From the bright horrors turn their eyes. 7 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.] 8 Seasons and times obey his voice: The evening and the morn rejoice, To see the earth made soil with showers, Laden with fruit, and dressed in flowers. 9 ['Tis from his watery stores on high, He gives the thirsty ground supply : He walks upon the clouds, and thence Doth his enriching drops dispense.] 10 The desert grows a fruitful field, Abundant food the valleys yield ; The valleys shout with cheerful voice, And neighbouring hills repeat their joys. 11 [The pastures smile in green array, There lambs and larger cattle play ; The larger cattle and the lamb, Each in his language, speaks thy name.] PSALM 6& 147 ]2 Thy works pronounce thy power divine ; O'er every Geld thy glories shine ; Through every month thy gifts appear ; Great God, thy goodness crowns the year '. C. M. First Part. Colchester. Hear. [•] Printer huird and the Gentile* called. 1 TJRAISE waits in Zion, Lord, for thee ; JL There shall our vows be paid : Thou hast an ear when sinners pray ; All flesh shall seek thine aid. e 2 Lord, our iniquities prevail. — But pardoning grace is thine ; o And thou wilt grant us power and skill To conquer every sin. — 3 Blest are the men whom thou wilt choose, To bring them near thy face ; Give them a dwelling in thine house, To feast upon thy grace, e 4 in answering what thy church requests, Thy truth and terror shine ; • And works of dreadful righteousness — Fulfill thy kind design. 5 Thus shall the wondering nations see The Lord is good and just ; o And distant islands fly to thee, And make thy name their trust. g 6* They dread thy glittering tokens. Lord, When signs in heaven appear ; o But they shall learn thy holy word, And love as well as fear. H. M, Second Part. Bedford. Arundel. [*] Providence in ,-iir, Earth, and Sen. 1 TT1IS by thy strength the mountains stand. JL God of eternal power; The sea grows calm at thy command, And tempests cease to roar. o 2 Thy morning light and evening shade Successive comforts bring ; Thy plenteous fruits make harvest glad, Thy flowers adorn the spring. — 3 Seasons and times, and moons and hours, Heaven, earth, and air are thine ; 148 PSALM 65, 66. When clouds distil in fruitful showers, The Author is Divine. 4 Those wandering cisterns in the sky, Borne by the winds around, With watery treasures well supply The furrows of the ground. o 5 The thirsty ridges drink their fill, And ranks of corn appear; Thy ways abound with blessings still, Thy goodness crowns the year. C. M. Third Part. York. [*] A Psalm for the Husbandman. 1 [/^ OOD is the Lord, the heavenly King, \J Who makes the earth his care ; Visits the pastures every spring, And bids the grass appear. 2 The clouds, like rivers raised on high, Pour out, at his command, Their watery blessings from the sky, To cheer the thirsty land. 3 The softened ridges of the field Permit the corn to spring ; The valleys rich provision yield, And the poor laborers sing. 4 The little hills on every side, Rejoice at falling showers ; The meadows, dressed in all their pride, Perfume the air with flowers. 5 The barren clods, refreshed with rain, Promise a joyful crop ; The parched grounds look green again, And raise the reaper's hope. 6 The various months thy goodness crowns ; How bounteous are thy ways ! The bleating flocks spread o'er the downs. And shepherds shout thy praise.] PSALM 66. C. M. First Part. Devizes. [*] Governing God ; or, our Grace tried. s 1 CJ1NG, all ye nations, to the Lord, JO Sing with a joyful noise : With melody of sounds record His honours and your joys. PSALM 06. 149 — 2 Say to the Power thru shakes the sky, e u now terrible art thou ! " Sinners before thy presence fly, " Or at thy feet they bow." me, see the wonders of our God; now glorious are his ways ! In Moses1 hand lie puts his rod, And cleaves the frighted seas. — 1 He made the ebbing channel dry, While Israel passed the flood; o There did the church begin their joy, And triumph in their God.] g 5 He rules by his resistless might : a Will rebel mortals dare. Provoke th" Eternal to the fight, And tempt tiiat dreadful war ! o(iO bless our God, and never cease ; Ye saints, fulfill his praise : He keeps our life, maintains our peace, And guides our doubtful ways. — 7 Lord, thou hast proved our suffering souls, To make our graces shine ; So silver bears the burning coals. The metal to refine. g 8 Through watery deeps and fiery ways, We march at thy command, Led to possess the promised place. By thine unerring hand. C. If. Second Part. Barby. [*] Ver. 13 — 20. Praise to Gad for hearing Prayer. 1 ~]VrOWr shall my solemn vows be paid _L^ To that almighty Power, Who heard the long requests 1 made, In my distressful hour. 2 My lips and cheerful heart prepare To make his mercies known . Come ye. who fear my God, and hear The wonders he has done. p 3 When on my head huge sorrows fell, I sought his heavenly aid ; o He saved my sinking soul from hell. And death's eternal shade. 13* 150 PSALM 67, 68. e 4 If sin lay covered in my heart, While prayer employed my tongue, The Lord had shown me no regard, Nor I his praises sung. o 5 But God, his name be ever blest, Has set my spirit free ; — Nor turned from him my poor request, Nor turned his heart from me. PSALM 67. C. M. Bedford. [»] Prosperity, Temporal and Spiritual 1 OHINE on our land, Jehovah, shine, ^3 With beams of heavenly grace ; o Reveal thy power through all our coasts, And show thy smiling face. — 2 [Amidst our States exalted high. Do thou our glory stand ; And like a wall of guardian fire, Surround the favorite land.] e 3 When shall thy name, from shore to shore, Sound all the earth abroad ? And distant nations know, and love, Their Saviour and their God ? o 4 Sing to the Lord, ye distant lands, o Sing loud with solemn voice ; s Let every tongue exalt his praise, And every heart rejoice g 5 He the great Lord, the sovereign Judge Who sits enthroned above, Wisely commands the worlds he made, In justice and in love. -6 Earth shall obey her Maker's will, And yield a full increase ; Our God will crown his chosen land, With fruitfulness and peace, o 7 God the Redeemer scatters round His choicest favours here ! g While the Creation's utmost bound Shall see, adore, and fear. PSALM 68. L.M. IstPt. Blendon. Truro.[*] V. 1 — 6 ; 32 — 35. Tlie Vengeance and Compassion of God 1 T ET God arise in all his might, -1.J And put the troops of hell to flight ■ PSALM 68. 151 As snwke that sought to cloud the skies. Before the rising tempest flies. e 2 [He conies arrayed in burning flames- Justice and vengeance are his names : e Behold his tainting foes expire, Like melting wax before the fire.] g 3 He rides and thunders through the sky His name, Jehovah, sounds on high: s Sing to his name, ye sons of grace ; Ye saints, rejoice before his face. e 4 The widow and the fatherless Fly to his aid in sharp distress ; In him the poor and helpless find A Judge most just, a Father kind, — 5 He breaks the captive's heavy chain, And prisoners see the light again ; e But rebels, who dispute his will, Shall dwell in chains and darkness still. PAUSE. — 6 [Kingdoms and thrones to God belong ; o Crown him, ye nations, in your song ; His wondrous names and powers rehearse ; His honours shall enrich your verse. g 7 He shakes the heavens with loud alarms ; How terrible is God in arms ! — In Israel are his mercies known ; Israel is his peculiar throne. o 8 Proclaim him King, pronounce him blest ; He's your defence, your joy, your rest : £ When terrors rise, and nations faint, God is the strength of every saint.] L. M. Second Part. Brentford. Green's. [*] Ver. 17, 13. Christ's .iscensian, and Gift of the Spirit 1 T ORD, when thou didst ascend on high, JLi Ten thousand angels filled the sky ; Those heavenly guards around thee wait, Like chariots that attend thy state g 2 Not Sinai's mountain could appear More glorious, when the Lord was there ; While he pronounced his dreadful law, And struck the chosen tribes with awe. 1 52 PSALM 68, 69. o 3 How bright the triumph none can tell, When the rebellious powers of hell, That thousand souls had captives made, Were all in chains — like captives — led. 4 Raised by his Father to the throne, He sent the promised Spirit down, With gifts and grace for rebel men, g That God might dwell on earth again. L. M. Third Part. Weldon. Leeds. [•] V. 19, 9, 20, 21, 22. Common and Spiritual Mercies. 1 "\7[7"E bless the Lord, the just and good, W Who fills our hearts with joy and food ; Who pours his blessings from the skies, And loads our days with rich supplies. 2 He sends the sun his circuit round, To cheer the fruits, to warm the ground ; He bids the clouds, with plenteous rain, Refresh the thirsty earth again 3 'Tis to his care we owe our breath, And all our near escapes from death • Safety and health to God belong; He helps the weak and guards the strong. 4 He makes the saint and sinner prove The common blessings of his love : e But the wide difference that remains, a Is endless joys and endless pains. 5 [The Lord, that bruised the serpent's head, On all the serpent's seed shall tread ; The stubborn sinner's hope confound, And smite him with a lasting wound.] o 6 His own right hand his saints shall raise, From the deep earth, or deeper seas ; And bring them to his courts above, There to enjoy his perfect love. PSALM 69. First Part. C. M. [b] V. 1 — 14. The Sufferings of Christ for our Salvation. 1 [" OAVE me, O God ; the swelling floods k3 " Break in upon my soul : u I sink, and sorrows o'er my head, " Like mighty waters roll PSALM GO. 15:5 2 " I cry till all my Toice be gone ; * * In tears I waste the day : u My God, behold my longing eyes, u And shorten thy delay. :* M They hate my soul without a cause, u And still their Dumber grows, M Mere than the hairs around my head, u And mighty are my foes. 4 •• Twas then I paid that dreadful debt, M That men could never pay ; M And gave those honours to thy law, " Which sinners took away." 5 Thus, in the great Messiah's name, The royal prophet mourns ; Thus he awakes our hearts to grief. And gives us joy by turns. 6 " Now shall the saints rejoice, and find u Salvation in my name ; u For 1 have borne their heavy load " Of sorrow, pain, and shame. 7 " Grief, like a garment, clothed me round, "And sackcloth was my dress, " While I procured for naked souls " A robe of righteousness. 8 " Amongst my brethren and the Jews, " I like a stranger stood, " And bore their vile reproach, to bring •• The Gentiles near to God. 9 " I came, in sinful mortals' stead, " To do my Father's will ; " Yet when l cleansed my Father's house, " They scandalized my zeal. 10 " My fastings and my holy groans M Were made the drunkards song; " But God, from his celestial throne, u Heard my complaining tongue. 11 M He saved me from the dreadful deed, M Nor let my soul be drowned; u He raised and fixed my sinking feet u On well-established ground. 12 " 'Twas in a most accepted hour <: My prayer arose on high ; 154 PSALM 69. "And, for my sake, my God shall hear " The dying sinner's cry." C. M. Second Part. Plymouth, [b] V. 14— 21, 26, 29, 32. The Passion and Exaltation of Christ 1 [TVTOW let our lips, with holy fear _L 1 And mournful pleasure, sing The sufferings of our great High Priest, The sorrows of our King. 2 He sinks in floods of deep distress ; How high the waters rise ! While to his heavenly Father's ear He sends perpetual cries. 3 " Hear me, O Lord, and save thy Son, " Nor hide thy shining face ; M Why should thy favorite look like one, " Forsaken of thy grace ? 4 " With rage they persecute the man, " Who groans beneath thy wound ; " While for a sacrifice I pour " My life upon the ground. 5 " They tread my honour to the dust, " And laugh when 1 complain; u Their sharp, insulting slanders add 44 Fresh anguish to my pain. I 6 " All my reproach is known to thee, M The scandal and the shame ; " Reproach has broke my bleeding heart, " And lies defiled my name. 7 "I looked for pity, but in vain : " My kindred are my grief- u I ask my friends for comfort round, " But meet with no relief. 8 " With vinegar they mock my thirst ; " They give me gall for food : u And, sporting with my dying groans, " They triumph in my blood. 9 " Shine into my distressed soul, " Let thy compassion save ; u And though my flesh sink down to death, 11 Redeem it from the grave. PSALM 00. 155 10 •• I shall arise t<» praise thy name, " Shall reijjn in worlds unknown ; von. U my God, ■• SI all seat me on thy throne."] CM. Third Part. Betkkkem. St. Asaph's. [•] Christ's Obedience and Death. 1 TT1ATHER, 1 sing thy wondrous grace. J? 1 bless ir's name ; He bought salvation tor the poor, And bore the sinners shame. o 2 His deep distress has raised us high : His duty and his zeal Fulfilled the law, which mortals broke, And finished all thy will. — 3 His dyin^ groans, his living songs. Shall better please my God, Than harp's or trumpet's solemn sound. Than goat's or bullock's blood. o 4 This shall his humble followers see. And set their hearts at rest ; — They, by his death, draw near to thee, And live forever blest. s 5 Let heaven, and all that dwell on high, To God their voices raise ; While lands and seas assist the sky, And join t' advance his praise. g 6 Zion is thine, m->st holy God; Thy Son shall bless her gates: And glory, purchased by his blood, For thine own Israel waits. L. M. First Part. Dresden. Armlty. [b] Christ's Passion, and Sinners' Salvation. e 1 "PVEEP in our hearts, let us record A.J The deepei f our Lord; a Behold the rising billows roll, To overwhelm his holy soul. e 2 In long complaints he spends his breath, — While hosts of hell, and powers of death, And all the sons of malice, join, To execute their curst design. I.r>6 PSALM 69. o 3 Yet, gracious God, thy power and love Have made the curse a blessing prove ; — Those dreadful sufferings of thy Son Atoned for sins that we had done. 4 The pangs of our expiring Lord The honours of thy law restored , His sorrows made thy justice known, And paid for follies not his own. p 5 O, for his sake, our guilt forgive, And let the mourning sinner live ! o The Lord will hear us in his name, Nor shall our hope be turned to shame. L. M. Second Part. Geneva. Carthage, [b] Ver. 7, &c. Christ's Sufferings and Zeal. 1 JFX1WAS for our sake, eternal God, JL Thy Son sustained that heavy load Of base reproach and sore disgrace, And shame defiled his sacred face. 2 [The Jews, his brethren and his kin, Abused the man that checked their sin : While he fulfilled thy holy laws, They hated him, but without cause. 3 " My Father's house," said he, " was made " A place for worship, not for trade ; " Then scattering all their gold and brass, He scourged the merchants from the place.] 4 Zeal for the temple of his God Consumed his life, exposed his blood ; Reproaches at thy glory thrown He felt, and mourned them as his own. e 5 His friends forsook, his followers fled, While foes and arms surround his head; They curse him with a slanderous tongue, And the false judge maintains the wrong. 6 His life they load with hateful lies, And charge his lips with blasphemies : a They nail him to the shameful tree ; — p There hung the Man who died for me ! e 7 [Wretches, with hearts as hard as stones, Insult his piety and groans ; Gall was the food they gave him there, And mocked his thirst with vinegar.] PSALM 71. 157 —8 But God beheld ; and from his throne, Marks out the meo who hate his Son: o The hand that raised him from the dead, Shall pour forth vengeance on their head. PSALM 71. C. M. First Part. York. [*] Ver. 5 — (.>. The aged Saint's Reflections and Hope. 1 1\TY God, my everlasting hope, — TA I live upon thy truth ; Thine hands have held my childhood up, And strengthened all my youth. 2 My flesh was fashioned by thy power, With all these limbs of mine; And from mv mother's painful hour, I've been entirely thine. 3 Still has my life new wonders seen Repeated every year ; Behold my days that yet remain, I trust them to thy care. 4 Cast me not off when strength declines, When hoary hairs arise ; — And round me let thy glories shine, Whene'er thy servant dies. o 5 Then in the history of my age, When men review my days, They'll read thy love in every page, In every line — thy praise. C. M. Second Part. Barhy. Sunday. [*] V. 15, 14, 16, 23. 82, 24. Christ our Strength and Rig/iteousnrss. 1 ~[\1~Y Snviour. my Almighty Friend, JltJL When 1 begin thy praise, e "Where will the growing numbers end. The numbers of thy grace ? — 2 Thou art my everlasting trust; Thy goodness I adore ; And since I knew thy graces first, I speak thy glories more. o 3 My feet shall travel all the length Of the celestial road ; And march with courage in thy strength, To see my Father God. p 4 When I am filled with sore distress For some surprising sin, • 158 PSALM 71. — ill plead thy perfect righteousness; And mention none but thine. o 5 How will my lips rejoice to tell The victories of my King ! My soul, redeemed from sin and hell, Shall thy salvation sing. 6 [My tongue shall all the day proclaim My Saviour and my God ; His death has brought my foes to shame, And drowned them in his blood. 7 Awake, awake, my tuneful powers ; With this delightful song I'll entertain the darkest hours, Nor think the season long.] C. M. Third Part. Hymned. Canterbury. |b] Ver. 17 — 21. The aged Christian's Prayer and Sang. 1 /^ OD of my childhood, and my youth, vH~ The guide of all my days, I have declared thy heavenly truth, And told thy wondrous ways. p 2 Wilt thou forsake my hoary hairs, And leave my fainting heart ? Who shall sustain my sinking years ? If God, my strength, depart ? 3 Let me thy power and truth proclaim To the surviving age, And leave the savour of thy name When I shall quit the stage. 4 The land of silence and of death Attends my next remove ; — O may these poor remains of breath Teach the wide world thy love ! PAUSE. 5 [Thy righteousness is deep and nigh, Unsearchable thy deeds ; Thy glory spreads beyond the sky, And all my praise exceeds. 6 Oft have 1 heard thy threatenings roar, And oft endured the grief; But when thy hand has pressed me sore, Thy grace was my relief.] PSALM 72. 159 7 By long experience have I known Thy sovereign power to save; At thy command I venture down, Securely, to the grave. e B When I lie buried deep in dust, — My flesh shall be thy care ; e These withering limbs with thee I trust, o To raise them strong and fair. PSALM 72. L.M.IstPt. Oporto. Nantwich.[*] The Kingdom of Christ. 1 /^ REAT God, whose universal sway \J The known and unknown worlds obey, Now give the kingdom to thy Son ; Extend his power, exalt his throne. 2 Thy sceptre well becomes his hands , All heaven submits to his commands ; His justice shall avenge the poor, And pride and rage prevail no more. 3 With power he vindicates the just, And treads th' oppressor in the dust ; e His worship and his fear shall last, Till hours, and years, and time be past. b 4 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. — 5 The heathen lands, that lie beneath The shades of overspreading death, o Revive at his first dawning light ; And deserts blossom at the sight. o 6 The saints shall flourish in his days, Dressed in the robes of joy and praise ; g Peace, like a river, from his throne Shall flow to nations yet unknown. L. M. Second Part. Sheffield. Leeds. [*] Christ's Kingdojn among the Gentiles. 1 TESUS shall reign where'er the sun cl Does his successive journeys run : His kingdom stretch from shore to shore, Till moons shall wax and wane no more, o 2 (Behold the islands, with their kings, And Europe her best tribute brings ■ 160 PSALM 73. From north to south the princes meet, To pay their homage at his feet, g 3 There Persia, glorious to behold ; There India shines in Eastern gold ; And barbarous nations, at his word, Submit, and bow, and own their Lord.) — 4 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. b 5 People and realms, of every tongue, Dwell on his love, with sweetest song; And infant voices shall proclaim Their early blessings on his name. o 6 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. — 7 (Where he displays his healing power, Death and the curse are known no more ; In him the tribes of Adam boast More blessings than their father lost. g « Let every creature rise — and bring Peculiar honours to their King : Angels descend with songs again, And earth repeat the long Amen.) PSALM 73. C. M. First Part. [*] Afflicted Saints , and prosperous Sinners. 1 [IVfOW I'm convinced the Lord is kind ii To men of hearts sincere ; Yet once my foolish thoughts repined, And bordered on despair. 2 I grieved to see the wicked thrive, And spoke with angry breath : " How pleasant and profane they live ! " How peaceful is their death ! ♦ 3 " With well-fed flesh and haughty eyes, " They lay their fears to sleep : " Against the heavens their slanders rise, ■' While saints in silence weep. 4 " In vain I lift my hands to pray, " And cleanse my heart in vain. PSALM 73. 161 * For I am chastened all the day ; " The night renews my pain." 5 Yet while my tongue indulged complaints, I felt my heart reprove ; ** Sure I shall thus offend thy saints, " And grieve the men 1 love." 6' But still I found my doubts too hard, The conflict too severe ; Till 1 retired to search thy word, And learn thy secrets there. 7 There, as in some prophetic glass, I saw the sinner's feet, High mounted on a slippery place, Beside a fiery pit. 8 1 heard the wretch profanely boast, Till at thy frown he fell ; His honours in a dream are lost, And he awakes in hell. 9 Lord, what an envious fool I was ! How like a thoughtless beast '. Thus to suspect thy promised grace, And think the wicked blest. 10 Yet I was kept from full despah. Upheld by power unknown : That blessed hand that broke the snare, Shall guide me to thy throne.] C. M. Second Part. St. Ann's. Reading. [*] Ver. 23 — 2d. God our Portion, here and hereafter. 1 /^ OD. my Supporter, and my Hope, VX My Help forever near ; Thine arm of mercy held me up, When sinking in despair. 2 Thy counsels, Lord, shall guide my ieet, Through this dark wilderness ; Thine hand conduct me near thy seat, To dwell before thy face. e 3 Were I in heaven without my God, Twould be no joy to me ; And whilst this earth is my abode, 1 long for none but thee. e 4 What if the springs of life were broke> And flesh and heart should faint • 14* 162 PSALM 73. o God is my soul's eternal Rock, The strength of every saint. p 5 Behold, the sinners who remove Far from thy presence — die ; Not all the idol gods they love, Can save them when they cry. — 6 But to draw near to thee, my God, Shall be my sweet employ ; o My tongue shall sound thy works abroad, v And tell the world my joy. L. M. Geneva. Babylon, [b] Ver. 22, 3, 6, 17 — 20. The Prosperity of Sinners cursed e 1 T ORD, what a thoughtless wretch was I, I A To mourn, and murmur, and repine, To see the wicked, placed on high, In pride, and robes of honour, shine ! p 2 But. oh, their end — their dreadful end ! Thy sanctuary taught me so : On slippery rocks I see them stand, And fiery billows roll below. d 3 Now let them boast how tall they rise, — I'll never envy them again ; d There they may stand with haughty eyes, a Till they plunge deep in endless pain. e 4 Their fancied joys, how fast they flee ! Just like a dream, when man awakes : Their songs of softest harmony Are but a preface to their plagues. — 5 Now I esteem their mirth and wise Too dear to purchase with my blood ; o Lord, 'tis enough that thou art mine, My life, my portion, and my God. S. M. Aylesbury, [b] The Mystery of Providence unfolded. 1 QURE there's a righteous God, >3 Nor is religion vain ; Though men of vice may boast aloud, And men of grace complain. 2 I saw the wicked rise, And felt my heart repine ; While haughty fools, with scornful eyes, In robes of honour shine. PSALM 74. 163 3 [Pampered with wanton ease, il flesh looks full and fair ; Their wealth rolls in, like flowing seas, And grows without their care. 4 Free from the plagues and pains That pious souls endure, Through all their life oppression reigns, And racks the humble poor. 5 Their impious tongues blaspheme The everlasting God ; Their malice blasts the good man's name, And spreads their lies abroad. 6 But I. with flowing tears, Indulged my doubts to rise ; u Is there a God that sees, or hears, '• The things below the skies ? "] 7 The tumults of my thought Held me in hard suspense ; Till to thy house my feet were brought, To learn thy justice thence. 8 Thy word, with light and power. Did my mistakes amend ; 1 viewed the sinners' lives before, But here I learned their end. p 9 On what a slippery steep, The thoughtless wretches go ! a And. oh, that dreadful, fiery deep, That waits their fall below ! « 10 Lord, at thy feet I bow, My thoughts no more repine ; — I call my God my portion now ; And all my powers are thine. PSALM 74. C. M. Wantage. [*] TJie Church, in Affliction, pleading with God. 1 "IT^ILL God forever cast us off.3 ▼ Y His wrath forever smoke — Against the people of his love, His little chosen flock ? c 2 Think of the tribes, so dearly bought With their Redeemer's blood : Nor let thy Zion be forgot, Where once thy glory stood IG4 PSALM 74. o 3 Lift up thy feet, and march in haste ; Aloud our ruin calls ; e See what a wide, and fearful waste Is made within thy walls. 4 [Where once thy churches prayed and sang, Thy foes profanely roar : Over thy gates their ensigns hang, Sad tokens of their power. 5 How are the seats of worship broke ! They tear thy buildings down ; And he who deals the heaviest stroke, Procures the chief renown. 6 With flames, they threaten to destroy Thy children in their nest ; " Come, let us burn at once," they cry, " The temple and the priest." 7 And still, to heighten our distress, Thy presence is withdrawn ; Thy wonted signs of power and grace, Thy power and grace are gone. 8 No prophet speaks to calm our woes, But all the seers mourn ; There's not a soul amongst us knows The time of thy return.] p 9 How long, eternal God, how long Shall men of pride blaspheme ? Shall saints be made their endless song, And bear immortal shame ? 10 [Canst thou forever sit and hear Thy holy name profaned ? And still thy jealousy forbear, And still withhold thy hand ?] e 11 What strange deliverance hast thou shown, In ages long before ! — And now, no other God we own, No other God adore. 12 [Thou didst divide the raging sea, By thy resistless might, To make thy tribes a wondrous way, And then secure their flight. PSALM 75. Ifi5 13 Is not the world of nature thine, The darkness and the day .; Didst thou not bid the morning shine, And mark the sun his way ? 14 Hath not thy power formed every coast, And set the earth its bounds. With summer's heat, and winter's frost, In their perpetual rounds ? 15 And shall the sons of earth and dust That sacred power blaspheme ? Will not that hand that formed them first, Avenge thine injured name ?] 16 Think on the covenant thou hast made, And all thy words of love ; Nor let the birds of prey invade. And vex thy mourning dove. 17 [Our foes would triumph in our blood, And make our hope their jest; Plead thine own cause, almighty God, And give thy children rest.] PSALM 75. L. M. Bkndon. [*] Power and Government from God alone. 1 f I 10 thee, most Holy and most High, JL To thee we bring our thankful praise : Thy works declare thy name is nigh. Thy works of wonder and of grace. 2 [" To slavery doomed, thy chosen sons " Beheld their foes triumphant rise ; M And sore oppressed by earthly thrones, M They sought the Sovereign of the skies. 3 " 'Twas then, great God, with equal power. " Arose thy vengeance and thy grace, " To scourge their legions from the shore, M And save the reiuiant of thy race."] 4 Let haughty sinners sink their pride ; Nor lift so high their scornful head; But lay their foolish thoughts aside, And own the powe-s that God hath made. 5 Such honours never come bv chance, Nor do the winds p;omotion blow ; 'Tis God, the Judge, doth one advance : 'Tis God that lavs another low. 16(5 PSALM 76. 6 No vain pretence to royal birth, Shall fix a tyrant on the throne ; God, the great Sovereign of the earth, Will rise, and make his justice known. 7 [His hand holds out the dreadful cup Of vengeance mixed with various plagues, To make the wicked drink them up, .Wring out and taste the bitter dregs. 8 Now shall the Lord exalt the just, And while he tramples on the proud, And lays their glory in the dust. My lips shall sing his praise aloud.] PSALM 76. C. M. Bedford. [*] God in Zion terrible to her Enemies, 1 TN Judah, God of old was known, A His name in Israel great ; In Salem stood his holy throne, And Zion was his seat. 2 [Among the praises of his saints, His dwelling there he chose : There he received their just complaints Against their haughty foes.] o 3 From Zion went his dreadful word, And broke the threatening spear, The bow, the arrows, and the sword, And crushed th1 Assyrian war. e 4 What are the earth's wide kingdoms else, But mighty hills of prey ? — The hill, on which Jehovah dwells, o Is glorious more than they. 5 fTwas Zion's King that stopped the breath Of captains and their bands : The men of might slept fast in death, And never found their hands. d 6 At thy rebuke, O Jacob's God, Both horse and chariot fell : Who knows the terror of thy rod ! Thy vengeance who can tell ?] e 7 What power can stand before his sight, When once his wrath appears ? PSALM 77. 167 a When heaven shines round with dreadful light, a The earth lies still and fears. — 8 When God, in his own sovereign ways, Comes down to save th' oppressed, The wrath of man shall work hi3 praise ; And he'll restrain the rest. 9 [Vow to the Lord, and tribute bring; Ye princes, fear his frown : His terrors shake the proudest king, And cut an army down. 10 The thunder of his sharp rebuke Our haughty foes shall feel : For Jacob's God hath not forsook, But dwells in Zion still.] PSALM 77. C. M. First Part. Abridge, [b] Melancholy and Hope. e 1 f I lO God I cried with mournful voice, JL I sought his gracious ear, In the sad day when troubles rose, And filled my heart with fear. p 2 Sad were my days, and dark my nights. My soul refused relief; I thought on God, the just and wise, But thoughts increased my grief. 3 [Still I complained, and still oppressed, My heart began to break : My God, thy wrath forbade my rest, And kept my eyes awake. 4 My overwhelming sorrows grew, Till I could speak no more ; Then I within myself withdrew, And called thy judgments o'er. 5 I called back years and ancient times When I beheld thy face ; My spirit searched for secret crimes, That might withhold thy grace. 6 I called thy mercies to my mind, Which I enjoyed before : And will the Lord no more be kind ? His face appear no more ?] e 7 Will he forever cast me off? His promise ever fail ? 168 PSALM 77. p Has he forgot his tender love ? Shall anger still prevail ? — 8 But I forbid this hopeless thought, This dark, despairing frame, Remembering what thy hand hath wrought ; Thy hand is still the same. o 9 I'll think again of all thy ways, And talk thy wonders o'er ; Thy wonders of recovering grace, When flesh could hope no more. o 10 Grace dwells with justice on the throne ; — And men who love thy word, Have in thy sanctuary known The counsels of the Lord. C. M. Second Part. Wantage. [*] Israel brought from Egypt to Canaan. el" TTOW awful is thy chastening rod " — JL JL (May thine own children say) " The great, the wise, the dreadful God ! " How holy is his way ! " — 2 [I'll meditate his works of old; The King who reigns above, I'll hear his ancient wonders told, And learn to trust his love.] 3 Long did the house of Joseph lie With Egypt's yoke oppressed ; Long he delayed to hear their cry, Nor gave his people rest. 4 The sons of good old Jacob seemed Abandoned to their foes; o But his almighty arm redeemed The nation that he chose. — 5 Israel, his people and his sheep, Must follow where he calls ; He bade them venture through the deep, And made the waves their walls ! c 6 The waters saw thee, mighty God, The waters saw thee come ; u Backward they fled, and frighted stood, o To make thine armies room. — 7 Strange was thy journey through the sea, Thy footsteps, Lord, unknown ; PSALM 78. 169 Terrors attend the wondrous way, That brings thy mercies down. d 8 [Thy voice, with terror in the sound, Through clouds and darkness broke; All heaven in lightning shone around, And earth with thunder shook. 9 Thine arrows through the sky were hurled ; How glorious is the Lord ! Surprise and trembling seized the world, And his own saints adored. — 10 He gave them water from the rock ) And safe, by Moses" hand, Through a dry desert led his flock, Home to the promised land.] PSALM 78. C. M. First Part. Mear. [*] Providence of God rehearsed to Children. 1 T ET children hear the mighty deeds, -I A Which God performed of old ; Which in our younger years we saw, And which our fathers told. 2 He bids us make his glories known, His works of power and grace ; And we'll convey his wonders down, Through every rising race. 3 Our lips shall tell them to our sons, And they again to theirs ; That generations, yet unborn, May teach them to their heirs. 4 Thus shall they learn, in God alone Their hope securely stands ; That they may ne'er forget his works, But practise his commands. C. M. Second Part. China, [b *] Israel's Rebellion and Punishment. 1 f\ WHAT a stiff, rebellious house \J Was Jacob's ancient race ! False to their own most solemn vows, And to their Maker's grace. 2 They broke the covenant of his love, And did his laws despise ; 15 i?0 PSALM 73. Forgot the works he wrought, to prove His power before their eyes. 3 They saw the plagues on Egypt light, From his revenging hand , What dreadful tokens of his might Spread o'er the stubborn land ! 4 They saw him cleave the mighty sea, And marched with safety through; With watery walls to guard their way, Till they had 'scaped the foe. 5 (A wondrous pillar marked the road, Composed of shade and light; By day it proved a sheltering cloud, A leading fire by night. 6 He from the rock their thirst supplied The gushing waters fell, And ran in rivers by their side, A constant miracle.) e 7 Yet they provoked the Lord Most High, And dared distrust his hand : d " Can he with bread our host supply, ;; Amidst this desert land ? " 8 The Lord with indignation heard, g And caused his wrath to flame ; His terrors ever stand prepared To vindicate his name. C. ML Third Part. Reading. L* b] Chastisement and Salvation. 1 [~\X7~HEN Israel's sins the Lord reproves, VV And fills their hearts with dread ; Yet he forgives the men he loves, And sends them heavenly bread. 2 He fed them with a liberal hand, And made his treasures known ; He gave the midnight clouds command To pour provision down. 3 The manna, like a morning shower, Lay thick around their feet ; The corn of heaven, so lirfht, so pure, As though 'twere angels' meat. PSALM 78. 171 4 Bat they in murmuring language said, '• Manna is all our feast; " We loathe this light, this airy bread, •• We must havewrlesh to taste." 5 u Ye shall have flesh to please your lust," The L<>rd in wrath replied ; And sent them quails, like sand or dust, Heaped up from side to side. 6 He gave them all their own desire ; And greedy as they fed. His vengeance burnt with secret fire. And smote the rebels dead. 7 When some were slain, the rest returned. And sought the Lord with tears ; Under the rod they feared and mourned, But soon forgot their fears. S Oft he chastised, and still forgave, Till, by his gracious hand, The nation he resolved to save. Possessed the promised land.] L. M. Bath, [b] Ver. 32, &c. Saints correcttd and saved. 1 /^ REAT God, how oft did Israel prove, VT" By turns, thine anger and thy love ! There, in a glass, our hearts may see How fickle and how false they be. 2 How soon the faithless Jews forgot The dreadful wonders God had wrought ! Then they provoke him to his face ; Nor fear his power, nor trust his grace. 3 The Lord consumed their years in pain. And made their travels long and vain ; A tedious march, through unknown ways. Wore out their strength, and spent their dayi 4 Oft, when they saw their brethren slain, They mourned, and sought the Lord again ; Called him the Rock of their abode, Their high Redeemer, and their God. 5 Their prayers and vows before him rise As flattering words or solemn lies ; While their rebellious tempers prove False to his covenant and his love. 172 PSALM 80. 6 Yet did his sovereign grace forgive The men, who ne'er deserved to live : His anger oft away he turned, Or else with gentle flame it burned. 7 He saw their flesh was weak and frail, He saw temptations still prevail ; The God of Abraham loved them still, And led them to his holy hill. PSALM 80. L. M. Dresden. Moreton. [b] The Church in Affliction. 1 (~^ RE AT Shepherd of thine Israel, VJT Who didst between the cherubs dwell, And led'st the tribes, thy chosen sheep, Safe through the desert and the deep : — e 2 Thy Church is in the desert now ; — Shine from on high, and guide it through; Turn us to thee, thy love restore ; We shall be saved, and sigh no more. 3 [Great God, whom heavenly hosts obey, How long shall we lament and pray, And wait in vain thy kind return ? How long shall thy fierce anger burn ? PAUSE I. 4 Instead of wine and cheerful bread, Thy saints with their own tears are fed ; Turn us to thee ; thy love restore : We shall be saved and sigh no more.] c 5 Hast thou not planted, with thy hand, A lovely vine in this our land ? Did not thy power defend it round, And heavenly dews enrich the ground ? — 6 How did the spreading branches shoot, And bless the nation with the fruit ! e But now, O Lord, look down and see Thy mourning vine, that lovely tree. 7. Why is its beauty thus defaced ? Why hast thou laid its fences waste ? — Strangers and foes against it join, And every beast devours the vine. 8 Return, almighty God, return ; p Nor let thy bleeding vineyard mourn : PSALM 81. 173 — Turn us to thee, thy love restore ; o We shall be saved, and sigh no more. pause 11. 9 [Lord, when this vine in Canaan grew, Thou wast its strength and glory too! Attacked in vain by all its foes, Till the fair Branch of promise rose. 10 Fair Branch, ordained of old to shoot From David s stock, from Jacob's root; Himself a noble Vine, and we The lesser branches of the Tree. 11 'Tis thy own Son ; and he shall stand, Girt with thy strength, at thy right hand ; Thy first-born Son, adorned and blest With power and grace above the rest. 12 O for his sake, attend our cry, Shine on thy churches, lest they die ; Turn us to thee, thy love restore : We shall be saved, and sigh no more.] PSALM SI. S. M. Aylesbury. Dover. [*] Ver. 1,8 — 16. Saints warned and exhorted. 1 O JNG to the Lord, aloud, k5 And make a joyful noise : o God is our Strength, our Saviour Goa : Let Israel hear his voice. e 2 " From vile idolatry, " Preserve my worship clean ; i: 1 am the Lord, who set thee free " From slavery and from sin. — 3 " Stretch thy desires abroad, " And 1 11 supply them well; e " But if ye will refuse your God, " If Israel will rebel ; — d 4 " I'll leave them," saith the Lord, " To their own lusts a prey ; • And let them run the dangerous road — ;; 'Ti? their own chosen way. 5 " Yet? O that all my saints •• Would hearken to my voice ! — t: Soon I would ease their sore complaints, " And bid their hearts rejoice. 15 * 174 PSALM 82, S3. o 6 i; While I destroy their foes, •• I'd richly feed my flock; " And they should taste the stream, that flows •■ From their eternal Rock.'' PSALM 82. L. M. Old Hundred. [•] God Supreme ; or. Magistrates warned. 1 4 MONG th" assemblies of the great, _TJl A greater Ruler takes his seat : The God of heaven, as Judge, surveys Those gods on earth, and all their ways e 2 Why will ye then frame wicked laws ? Or why support th' unrighteous cause p When will ye once defend the poor, That sinners vex the saints no more ? e 3 They know not. Lord, nor will they know ; Dark are the ways in which they go ; Their name of earthly gods is vain ; For they shall fall arid die like men. o 4 Arise, O Lord, and let thy Son Possess his universal throne, o And rule the nations with his rod : g He is our Judge, and he our God. PSALM 831 S. M. Little Marlboro', [b] A Complaint against Persecutors. 1 A i\D will the God of grace _/jL Perpetual silence keep ? The God of justice hold his peace. And let his vengeance sleep ? 2 Behold, what cursed snares The men of mischief spread ; The men, who hate thy saints and thee, Lift up their threatening head, e 3 Against thy hidden ones Their counsels they employ; And malice, with her watchful eye, Pursues them to destroy. 4 [The noble and the base Into thy pastures leap : The lion and the stupid ass Conspire to vex thy sheep. d 5 " Come let us join," they cry, u To root them from the ground ; PSALM 84. 175 " Till not the name of saints remain, " Nor memory shall be found." 6 Awake, almighty God, And call thy wrath to mind ; Give them like forests to the fire, Or stubble to the wind.] — 7 Convince their madness, Lord, And make them seek thy name ,* Or else their stubborn rage confound, That they may die in sham°. o 8 Then shall the nations know That glorious, dreadful word — g Jehovah — is thy name alone, And thou the sovereign Lord. PSALM 84. L. M. First Part. Moreton. [•] TJie Pleasure of Public JVorship. 1 "I" "TOW pleasant, how divinely fair, J-JL O Lord of hosts, thy dwellings are ■ With long desire my spirit faints, To meet th' assemblies of thy saints. e 2 My flesh would rest in thine abode, My panting heart cries out for God ; e My God, my King, why should I be So far from all my joys, and thee ? 3 [The sparrow chooses whore to rest, And for her young provides her nest ; But will my God to sparrows grant That pleasure which his children want ?] o 4 Blest are the saints who sit on high, Around thy throne of majesty ; o Thy brightest glories shine above. And all their work is praise and love. o 5 Blest are the souls, who find a place Within the temple of thy grace ; — There they behold thy gentler rays. And seek thy face, and learn thy praise. o 6 Blest are the men. whose hearts are set To find the way to Zion's gate , —God is their strength : and through the road They lean upon their Helper, God 176 PSALM 84. o 7 Cheerful they walk with growing strength, Till all shall meet in heaven at length ; s Till all before thy face appear, And join in nobler worship there. Portugal. L. M. Second Part. Castle Street. Green's. [*] God and his Church ; or, Grace and Glory. 1 f^ REAT God, attend while Zion sings VU~ The joy that from thy presence springs ; To spend one day with thee on earth, o Exceeds a thousand days of mirth. e 2 Might 1 enjoy the meanest place, Within thy house, O God of grace ; — Not tents of ease, nor thrones of power, Should tempt my feet to leave the door. o 3 God is our Sun, he makes our day ; God is our Shield, he guards our way From all th' assaults of hell and sin, From foes without and foes within. — 4 All needful grace will God bestow, And crown that grace with glory too ; He gives us all things, and withholds No real good from upright souls. g 5 O God our King, whose sovereign sway The glorious hosts of heaven obey, And devils at thy presence flee, — Blest is the man who trusts in thee. Paraphrased in C. M. Doxology. Arundel. [*] Ver. 1, 4, 2, 3, 10. God present in his Churches, e 1 IVrY soul, how lovely is the place, J_TJL To which thy God resorts ! — 'Tis heaven, to see his smiling face. Though in his earthly courts. o 2 There the great Monarch of the skies His saving power displays ; o And light breaks in upon our eyes, With kind and quickening rays. b 3 With his rich gifts the heavenly Dove Descends and fills the place ; — While Christ reveals his wondrous love, And sheds abroad his grace. o 4 There, mighty God, thy words declare The secrets of thy will ; PSALM 84. 177 And still we seek thy mercies there, And sing thy praises still. PAUSE. —5 [My heart and flesh cry out for thee, While far from thine abode : p When shall I tread thy courts, and see My Saviour and my God? —6 The sparrow builds herself a nest, And suffers no remove ; e O make me like the spnrrows blessed, To dwell but where 1 love. —7 To sit one day beneath thine eye, And hear thy gracious voice, Exceeds a whole eternity Employed in carnal joys. e 8 Lord, at thy threshold I would wait, While Jesus is within ; Rather than fill a throne of state, Or live in tents of sin. —9 Could I command the spacious land, And the more boundless sea, For one blest hour at thy right hand, I'd give them both away.] P. M. Bethesda. [*] Longing for the House of God. 1 T ORD of the worlds above, JLi How pleasant, and how fair, The dwellings of thy love, Thy earthly "temples are ! To thine abode My heart aspires ; With warm desires, To see my God. 2 [The sparrow for her young With pleasure seeks a rest, And wanderincr swallows long To find their wonted rest ! My spirit faints. With equal zeal, To rise and dwell Among thy saints.] o 3 O happy souls, who pray Where God appoints to hear ! 178 PSALM 85. O happy men, who pay Their constant service there ! They praise thee still ; And happy they, Who love the way To Zion's hill. -4 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 King Shall thither bring Our willing feet ! e 5 [To spend one sacred day Where God and saints abide, Affords diviner joy, Than thousand days beside : Where God resorts, I love it more To keep the door, Than shine in courts.] — 6 God is our Sun and Shield, Our Light and our Defence ; With gifts his hands are rilled, We draw our blessings thence. He shall bestow, On Jacob's race, Peculiar grace, And glory too. o 7 The Lord his people loves His hand no good withholds, From those his heart approves, From pure and pious souls. o Thrice happy he, O God of hosts, Whose spirit trusts Alone in thee. PSALM 85. L. M. First Part. All-Saints. [*] Ver. 1 — 8. Deliverance begun and completed. I ~ir ORD, thou hast called thy grace to mind, I— A Thou hast reversed our heavy doom • PSALM 85, 86. 179 So God forgave, when Israel sinned, And brought his wandering captives home. 2 Thou hast begun to set us free, And made thy fiercest wrath abate ; N '. let our hearts be turned to thee. And thy salvation be complete. €■ 3 Revive our dying graces, Lord, And let thy saints in thee rejoice ; Make known thy truth, fulfill thy word ; We wait for praise to tune our voice. — 4 We wait to hear what God will say : o He'll speak, and give his people peace : — But let them run no more astray, e Lest his returning wrath increase. .irmley. L. M. Second Part. Islington. Oporto. [*] Ver. 9, &c. Sal ration by Christ. 1 CJALVATION is forever nigh ^ The souls who fear and trust the Lord : And grace, descending from on high, Fresh hopes of glory shall afford. b 2 Mercy and truth on earth are met. Since Christ the Lord came down from heaven : By his obedience so complete. Justice is pleased, and peace is given. o 3 Now truth and honour shall abound, Religion dwell on earth again, And heavenly influence bless the ground. In our Redeemer's gentle reign. —4 His righteousness is gone before, To give us free access to God ; Our wandering feet shall stray no more, But mark his steps, and keep the road. PSALM 86. C. M. First Part. York. [*] Ver. c — 13. A general So?ig of Praise to God. 1 A MONG the princes, earthly gods, _ljL There's none hath power divine ; Nor is their nature, mighty Lord, Nor are their works, like thine. 2 The nations thou hast made, shall bring Their offerings round thy throne ; For thou alone dost wondrous things ; For thou art God alone. 180 PSALM 87, 89. e 3 Lord, I would walk with holy feet; Teach me thy heavenly ways; And my poor scattered thoughts unite In God my Father's praise o 4 Great is thy mercy, and my tongue Shall those sweet wonders tell ; — How, by thy grace, my sinking soul Rose from the deeps of hell. PSALM 87. L. M. Green's. Leeds. [»] The Ckurch the Birthplace of the Saints. 1 /^ OD, in his earthly temple, lays ^J Foundations for his heavenly praise : e He likes the tents of Jacob well; o But still in Zion loves to dwell. e 2 His mercy visits every house, That pay their night and morning vows ; o But makes a more delightful stay, Where churches meet to praise and pray. e 3 What glories were described of old ! What wonders are of Zion told ! o Thou city of our God below, Thy fame shall Tyre and Egypt know. o 4 Egypt and Tyre, and Greek and Jew, Shall there begin their lives anew : s Angels and men shall join to sing The Hill where living waters spring. — 5 When God makes up his last account Of natives in his holy mount, 'Twill be an honour to appear, As one new born or nourished there ! PSALM 89. L. M. First Part. Nanticich.[*] Covenant with Christ, the true David. 1 T710REVER shall my song record J_ The truth and mercy of the Lord : o Mercy and truth forever stand, Like heaven, established by his hand. 2 Thus to his Son he swore, and said, d " With thee my covenant first is made ; " In thee shall dying sinners live ; " Glory and grace are thine to give. PSALM 89. 181 3 M Be th-.u my Prophet, thou my Priest; •' Thy children shall be ever Mi - " Thou art my chosen King ; thy throne " Shall stand "eternal, like my own. 4 M There's none of all my sons above, u So much my image, or my love : " Celestial powers thy subjects are ; " Then what can earth to thee compare ? 5 " David, my servant, whom I chnse, " To guard my flock, to crush my foes, '• And raised him to the Jewish throne, •• Was but a shadow of my Son.*' o 6 Now let the church rejoice, and sing Jesus her Saviour and her King ; s Angels his heavenly wonders show, And saints declare his works below. Truro. CM. First Part. Colchester. Abridge. [*] The Faithfuhiess of God. 1 ~^t IT Y never-ceasing songs shall show XT_I_ The mercies of the Lord ; And make succeeding ages know, How faithful is his word. 2 The sacred truths, his lips pronounce. Shall firm as heaven endure ; And if he speaks a promise once, Th' eternal grace is sure. e 3 How long the race of David held The promised Jewish throne ! o But there's a nobler covenant sealed To David's greater Son. o 4 His seed forever shall possess A throne above the skies : The meanest subject of his grace Shall to that glory rise. g 5 Lord God of hosts, thy wondrous ways Are sung by saints above ; And saints on earth their honours raise To thy unchanging love. C. M. Second Part. Plymouth, [b] V. 7, &c. Majesty of God ; or, Reverential Worship. e 1 XT7TTH reverence let the saints appear, V f And bow before the Lord ; 16 182 PSALM 89. His high commands with reverence hear, And tremble at his word. a 2 How terrible thy glories rise ! — How bright thy beauties shine ! t Where is the power with thee that vies ? Or truth compared with thine ? g 3 The northern pole, and southern, rest On thy supporting hand ; Darkness and day, From east to west, Move round at thy command. o 4 Thy words the raging winds control, And rule the boisterous deep ', Thou mak'st the sleeping billows roll, The rolling billows sleep. — 5 Heaven, earth, and air, and sea are thine, e And the dark world of hell : a How did thine arm in vengeance shine, When Egypt durst rebel ! g 6 Justice and judgment are thy throne, — Yet wondrous is thy grace ; o While truth and mercy, joined in one, Invite us near thy face. C. M. Third Part. Devizes. [*] Ver. 15, &c. A Blessed Gospel. 1 T>LEST are the souls, who hear and know J3 The gospel's joyful sound ; Peace shall attend the paths 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. o 3 The Lord, our glory and defence, Strength and salvation gives : g Israel, thy King forever reigns, Thy God forever lives. C. M. Fourth Part. Meat. [*] Ver. 19, &c. Christ's Mediatorial Kingdom 1 TTEAR what the Lord in vision said, -ITX And made his mercy known : d 'k Sinners, behold your help is laid " On my almighty Son. PSALM 89. 183 '2 -• Behold the Man my wisdom chose, •• Among your mortal race ; Eiifl nead my holy oil o'erflows, " Tlie Spirit of my grace. • High shall he reign on David's throne. " My people's better King; • My arm shall beat his rivals down, *• And still new subjects bring. -4 •• My truth shall guard him in his way u With mercy by his side; ki While in my name, o'er earth and sea, k- He shall in triumph ride. -5 • Me for his Father, and his God, •■ He shall forever own ; " Call me his Rock, his high Abode, •• And I'll support my Son. <: •■ My first-born Son, arrayed in grace, •• At my right hand shall sit ; " Beneath him angels know their place •■ And monarchs at his feet. ? " My covenant stands forever fast ; 11 My promises are strong ; •• Finn as the heavens his throne shall last, " His seed endure as long." C. M. Fifth Part. St. Asaph's [*] V. 30, &c. TJie Covenant of Grace, ordered and sure 1 " "X/HST," saith the Lord, " if David's race. J_ " The children of my Son, e " Should break my laws, abuse my grace, •• And tempt mine anger down ; — 2 " Their sins I'll visit with the rod, •• And make their folly smart : — -/; But I'll not cease to be their God, " Nor from my truth depart. 3 " My covenant I will ne'er revoke, " But keep my grace in mind ; " And what eternal love hath spoke. '• Eternal truth shall bind. 184 PSALM 89. e4" Once have I sworn, (I need no more,) " And pledged my holiness, " To seal the sacred promise sure, " To David and his race : o5" The sun shall see his offspring rise, " And spread from sea to sea; " Long as he travels round the skies, " To give the nations day. g 6 " Sure as the moon that rules the night, " His kingdom shall endure ; " Till the fixed laws of shade and light " Shall be observed no more." L. M. Second Part. PleyeTs. [b] V. 47, &c. Mortality and Hope. — A Funeral Psalm e 1 ~F> EMEMBER, Lord, our mortal state, p JLV How frail our life, how short the date ! Where is the man, who draws his breath, Safe from disease, secure from death? — 2 Lord, while we see whole nations die, Our flesh and sense repine and cry, p " Must death forever rage and reign ? " Or, hast thou made mankind in vain ? 3 " Where is thy promise to the just ? " Are not thy servants turned to dust ? " — But faith forbids these mournful sighs, o And sees the sleeping dust arise. 4 That glorious hour, that dreadful day, Wipes the reproach of saints away, And clears the honour of thy word ; s Awake our souls, and bless the Lord. P. ML Harlington. [b *] Ver. 47, &c. Life, Death, and the Resurrection. e 1 FTIHINK, mighty God, on feeble man; e JL How few his hours, how short his span ' — Short from the cradle to the grave : c Who can secure his vital breath. Against the bold demands of death, With skill to fly, or power to save t — 2 Lord, shall it be forever said, d " The race of man was only made M For sickness, sorrow, and the dust? " PSALM 90. 185 e Are not thy servants, day by day. Sent to their graves, and turned to clay ? e Lord, where "s thy kindness to the just ? — '<*> Hast thou not promised to thy Son, And all his seed, a heavenly crown ? p But flesh and sense indulge despair; o Forever blessed be the Lord, That faith can read his holy word, And find a resurrection there. o 4 Forever blessed be the Lord, Who gives his saints a long reward, — r or all their toil, reproach, and pain : 8 Let all below, and all above, Join to proclaim thy wondrous love, g And each repeat their loud — Amen. PSALM 90. L. M. Carthage. Worship. [* b] Man mortal, and God eternal. 1 HTIHROUGH every age, eternal God, JL Thou art our rest, our safe abode ; High was thy throne, e'er heaven was made, Or earth thy humble footstool laid. 2 Long hadst thou reigned, ere time began, Or dust was fashioned into man ; And long thy kingdom shall endure, When earth and time shall be no more, e 3 But man, weak man, is born to die, Made up of guilt and vanity ; a Thy dreadful sentence, Lord, was just,— d M Return, ye sinners, to your dust." — 4 [A thousand of our years amount Scarce to a day in thine account ; Like yesterday's departed light* Or the last watch of ending night.] — 5 Death, like an overflowing stream, Sweeps us away ; our life's a dream ; p An empty tale ; a morning flower, Cut down and withered in an hour 6 [Our age to seventy years is set : How short the term ! how frail the state ! And if to eighty we arrive, We rather sigh and groan, than live 16* 186 PSALM 90. 7 But O how oft thy wrath appears, And cuts off our expected years ; Thy wrath awakes our humble dread ; We fear the power that strikes us dead.] — 8 Teach us, O Lord, how frail is man ; And kindly lengthen out our span ; Till a wise care of piety Fit us to die, and dwell with thee. C. M. First Part. Wantage, [b] Ver. 1 — 5. Men frail, and God eternal. 1 ^"\UR God, our help in ages past, \J Our hope for years to come ; Our shelter from the stormy blast, And our eternal home : 2 Under the shadow of thy throne, Thy saints have dwelt secure ; Sufficient is thine arm alone, And our defence is sure. 3 [Before the hills in order stood, Or earth received her frame ; From everlasting thou art God ; To endless years the same. 4 Thy word commands our flesh to dust, " Return, ye sons of men ; " All nations rose from earth at first, And turn to earth again.] 5 A thousand ages, in thy sight, Are like an evening gone ; Short as the watch that ends the night, Before the rising sun. 6 [The busy tribes of flesh and blood, With all their lives and cares, Are carried downwards by the flood, And lost in following years.] e 7 Time, like an ever-rolling stream, Bears all its sons away ; They fly, forgotten, as a dream Dies at the opening day. o 8 Like flowery fields the nations stand, Pleased with the morning light : e The flowers, beneath the mower's hand, Lie withering, ere 'tis night. PSALM 90. 187 — 9 Our God. our help in ages past, Our hope for years to come, Be thou our guard while troubles last, And our eternal home. C. M. Second Part. China, [b] V. B, 1 1 . :■♦. In. 12. Mortality, and P reparation fur Death. e 1 T ORD, if thine eyes survey our faults, I A And justice grows severe. Thy dreadful wrath 'exceeds our thoughts, And burns beyond our fear. (2 Thine anger turns our frame to dust : p By one orFence to thee, Adam and all his sons have lost Their immortality. — 3 Life like a vain amusement flies, A fable or a song : By swift degrees our nature dies, .Nor can our joys be long. e 4 Tis but a few whose days amount To threescore years and ten ; p And all beyond that short account, Is sorrow, toil, and pain. e 5 [Our vitals, with laborious strife, Bear up the crazy load ; And drag those poor remains of life. Along the tiresome road.] — 6 Almighty God, reveal thy love, And not thy wrath alone ; 0 let our sweet experience prove The mercies of thy throne. 7 Our souls would learn the heavenly art, T' improve the hours we have ; That we may act the wiser part, And live beyond the grave. C. M. Third Part. Canterbury, [b] Ver. 13, &c. Breathing after HeaveTu 1 T> ETURN, O God of love, return; JLV Earth is a tiresome place : How long shall we, thy children, mourn Our absence from thy face 1 183 PSALM 90, 91. 2 Let heaven succeed our painful years, Let sin and sorrow cease ; And in proportion to our tears, So make our joys increase. 3 Thy wonders to thy servants show, Make thine own work complete ; Then shall our souls thy glory know, And own thy love was great. 4 Then shall we shine before th}7 throne, In all thy beauty, Lord ; And the poor service we have done Meet a divine reward. S. M. Aylesbury, [b] Ver. 5, 10, 12. The Frailty and Shortness of Life. 1 T ORD, what a feeble piece .1 A Is this our mortal frame ! e Our life — how poor a trifle 'tis, That scarce deserves the name ! p 2 Alas the brittle clay, That built our bodies first ! And every month, and every day, "Tis mouldering back to dust. — 3 Our moments fly apace, Nor will our minutes stay ; o Just like a flood, our hasty days Are sweeping us away. — 4 Well, if our days must fly, We'll keep their end in sight; We'll spend them all in wisdom's way, And let them speed their flight. o 5 They'll sooner waft us o'er This life's tempestuous sea : Soon we shall reach the peaceful shor* Of blest eternity. PSALM 91. L. M. Shod. Oporto. [*] Ver. 1 — 7. Safety in Public Diseases and Danger. 1 TTE who hath made his refuge — God, X J_ Shall find a most secure abode ; Shall walk all day beneath his shade, And there, at night, shall rest his head. PSALM 91. 199 2 [Then will I thy power ■■•:■• Bfl and my tower ; "I, that am formed of feeble dust, :e thine almighty arm my trust." 3 Thrice happy man ! thy Maker's care Shall keep thee from the fowler's snare ; Satan, the rho betrays guarded souls a thousand ways.] 4 Just as a hen protects her brood, (From birds of prey that seek their blood,) Under her feathers, so the Lord Makes his own arm his people's guard. e 5 If burning beams of noon conspire To dart a pestilential tire, o God is their life : his wings are spread. To shield them with a healthful shade. e b' If vapours, with malignant breath. Rise thick, and scatter midnight death, o Israel is safe : the poisoned air Grows pure, if Israel's God be there. — 7 [What though a thousand at thy side, At thy right hand ten thousand died : Thy God his chosen people saves, Amongst the dead, amidst the graves. 8 So when he sent his angel down To make his wrath in Egypt known, And slew their sons, his careful eye Passed all the doors of Jacob by.] 9 But if the fire, or plague, or sword, Receive commission from the Lord, To strike his saints' among the rest, o Their very pains and deaths are blest. 10 The sword, the pestilence, or fire, Shall but fulfill their best desire ; From sins and sorrows set them free, . And bring tin* children, Lord, to thee. C. M Hear. [*] V. 9 — 16. Guard of .Ingtls, Victory and Deliverance 1 ["X ~"E sons of men, a feeble ract, X. Exposed to every snare, 190 PSALM 92. Come, make the Lord your dwelling-place, And try, and trust his care. 2 No ill shall enter where you dwell ; Or if the plague come nigh, And sweep the wicked down to hell, 'Twill raise his saints on high. 3 Hell give his angels charge to keep Your feet in all their ways : To watch your pillow while you sleep, And guard your happy days. 4 Their hands shall bear you, lest you fall, And dash against the stones ; Are they not servants at his call, And sent t' attend his sons ? 5 Adders and lions ye shall tread ; The tempter's wiles defeat ; He that hath broke the serpent's head, Puts them beneath your feet. (5 " Because on me they set their love, " I'll save them, (saith the Lord,) " I'll bear their joyful souls above " Destruction and the sword. 7 " My grace shall answer when they call ; " In trouble I'll be nigh ; " My power shall help them when they fall, " And raise them when they die. 8 " Those that on earth my name have known. " I'll honour them in heaven : " There my salvation shall be shown, " And endless life be given."] PSALM 92. L. M. First Part. Green's. [*] A Psalm for the Lord's Day. 1 OWEET is the work, my God, my King, O To praise thy name, give thanks, and sing ; To show thy love by morning light, And talk of all thy truth at night. e 2 Sweet is the day of sacred rest ; No mortal cares shall seize my breast ■ — O may my heart in tune be found, Like David's harp of solemn sound ! s 3 My heart shall triumph in my Lord, And bless his works, and bless his word : i PSALM 92, 93. 191 t Thy works of grace, how bright they shine ! e How deep thy counsels ! how divine ! — 4 Fools never raise tlieir thoughts so high; e Like brutes they live, like brutes they die, — Like grass they flourish, till thy breath d Blast them in everlasting death o 5 But I shall share a glorious part? When grace hath welf refined my heart ; And fresh supplies of joy are shed, Like holy oil. to cheer my head. 6 [Sin (my worst enemy before) Shall vex my eyes and ears no more ; My inward toes shall all be slain, Nor Satan break my peace again.] g 7 Then shall I see, and hear, and know, All I desired or wished below ; And every power find sweet employ, In that eternal world of joy. L. H. Second Part. Quercy. [*] The Church the Garden of God. 1 T ORD, 'tis a pleasant thing to stand I I In gardens planted by thy hand ; Let me within thy courts be seen, Like a young cedar, fresh and green. 2 There grow thy saints in faith and love. Blest with thine influence from above ; Not Lebanon, with all its trees, Yields such a comely sight as these. 3 The plants of grace shall ever live ; (Nature decays, but grace must thrive ;) Time, that does all things else impair, Still makes them flourisli strong and fair. 4 Laden with fruits of age, they show The Lord is holy, just and true : None that attend his gates shall find A God unfaithful or unkind. PSALM 93. L. M. 1st Pt. Old Hundred. [•] Tlit Eternal and Sovereign God. 1 TEHOVAH reigns ; he dwells in light, %f Girded with majesty and might; The world, created by his hands, Still on its first foundation stands. 192 PSALM 93. o 2 But ere this spacious world was made, Or had its first foundations laid, Thy throne eternal ages stood, Thyself the ever-living God. o 3 Like floods, the angry nations rise, And aim their rage against the skies : c Vain floods — that aim their rage so high ! — At thy rebuke the billows die. 4 Forever shall thy throne endure : Thy promise stands forever sure : And everlasting holiness Becomes the dwellings of thy grace. P. M. First Part. Walworth. [*] God's Majesty, and Sovereign Dominion. 1 npHE Lord of glory reigns, he reigns on high ; JL His robes of state are strength and majesty ; This wide creation rose at his command, Built by his word, and 'stablished by his hand ; g Long stood his throne, ere he began creation, And his own Godhead — is the firm foundation. o 2 God is th' eternal King : thy foes in vain Raise their rebellion, to confound thy reign : In vain the storms, in vain the floods arise, And roar, and toss their waves against the skies ; Foaming at heaven, they rage with wild commotion : But heaven's high arches scorn the swelling ocean. d 3 Ye tempests, rage no more ; ye floods, be still • And the mad world, obedient to his will : Built on his truth, his church must ever stand ; Firm are his promises, and strong his hand : See his own sons, when they appear before him, Bow at his footstool, and with fear adore him. P. M. Second Part. Dahton. [*] God's Power, and Ziorfs Safety. 1 fTlHE Lord Jehovah reigns, JL And royal state maintains ; His head with awful glories crowned; Arrayed in robes of light, Begirt with sovereign might, And rays of majesty around. 2 Upheld by his commands, The world securely stands, And skies and stars obey thy word* PSALM <>4. 198 g Thy throne was fixed on high, Before the starry sky : Eternal is thy kingdom, Lord. e 3 In vam the noisy crowd, Like billows fierce and lolid, Against thine empire rage and roar; In vain with angry spite, The surly nations fight. And dasli like waves against the shore. d 4 Let floods and nations rage, And all their powers engage, — Let swelling tides assault the sky : The terrors of thy Grown Shall beat their madness down ; Thy throne forever stands on high. g 5 Thy promises are true, Thy grace is ever new : There fixed, thy church shall ne'er remove : Thy saints, with holy fear, Shall in thy courts appear. And sing thine everlasting love. PSALM 94. C. M. First Part, [b] V. 1, 2, 7 — 14. Saints chastised, and Sinners destroyed. 1 [/~\ GOD ! to whom revenue belongs, \J Proclaim thy wrath aloud ; Let sovereign power redress our wrongs. Let justice smite the proud. 2 They say, " The Lord nor sees nor hears ;"' When will the fools be wise ? Can he be deaf, who formed their ears : Or blind, who made their eyes ; 3 He knows their impious thoughts are vam, And they shall feel Ins power ; His wrath shall pierce their souls with pain, In some surprising hour. 4 But if thy saints deserve rebuke. Thou hast a gentler rod : Thy providences, and thy book, Shall make them know their God. 5 Blest is the man thy hands chastise, And to his duty draw : 17 194 PSALM 94, 95. Thy scourges make thy children wise, When they forget thy law. 6 But God will ne'er cast off his saints IN or his own promise break : He pardons his inheritance For their Redeemer's sake.] C. M. Second Part. Reading, [b] V. 16-23. Deliverance fromTemptation and Persecution. 1 ~\7L/"^^ will arise, and plead my right, ▼ T Against my numerous foes; While earth and hell their force unite, And all my hopes oppose ! 2 Had not the Lord, my Rock, my Help, Sustained my fainting head, e My life had now in silence dwelt, My soul amongst the dead. p 3 " Alas, my sliding feet ! " I cried, — Thy promise was my prop ; Thy grace stood constant by my side, o Thy Spirit bore me up. e 4 While multitudes of mournful thoughts Within my bosom roll; o Thy boundless love forgives my faults, Thy comforts cheer my soul. — 5 Powers of iniquity may rise, And frame pernicious laws ; o But God, my refuge, rules the skies; He will defend my cause. — 6 Let malice vent her rage aloud ; Let bold blasphemers scoff; g The Lord our God shall judge the proud, And cut the sinners off. PSALM 95. C. M. Bedford. Plymouth. [*] A Psalm before Prayer. 1 OING to the Lord Jehovah's name, >0 And in his strength rejoice; When his salvation is our theme, Exalted be our voice. 2 With thanks approach his awful sight, And psalms of honour sing ; PSALM 95. The I . wndleai might, The whole creation a K ng 3 Lft princes hear, let angela know, 1 1 iv mean their natures seem, Those gods on high, and gods belo^w. When once compared with him. 4 Earth, with its caverns dark and deep. Lies in his spacious hand ; He fixed the seas what bounds to keep. And where the hills must stand. e 5 Come, and with humble souls adore ; Come, kneel before his lace ; O may the creatures of his power Be children of his grace. e b* Now is the time ; lie bends his ear. And waits for your request ; o Come, lest he rouse his wrath, and swear, •• Ye shall not see my rest." S. ML Peckham. [*] A Psalm befort Sermon. 1 i^lOME, sound his praise abroad, v_y And hymns of glory sing ; Jehovah is the sovereign God, The universal King. 2 He formed the deeps unknown ; He gave the seas their bound ; The watery worlds are all his own. And all the solid ground. e 3 Come, worship at his throne ; Come, bow before the Lord : — We are his works, and not our own. He formed us by his word 4 To-day attend his voice. Nor dare provoke his rod , Come, like the people of his choice. And own your gracious God. 5 [But if your ears refuse The language of his grace. And hearts grow hard, like stubborn J^ws. That unbelieving race : 6 The Lord, in vengeance dressed. Will lift his hand and swear. 196 PSALM 95, 96. d u You that despised my promised rest, " Shall have no portion there."] L. M. Blendon. Leeds~ [*] V. 1, 2, 3, 6 — 11. Caiman lost through Unbelief 1 [/^ OME,*let our voices join to raise Vy A sacred song of solemn praise : God is a sovereign King ; rehearse His honours in exalted verse.] 2 Come, let our souls address the Lord, Who framed our natures with his word ; o He is our Shepherd ; we the sheep. His mercy chose, his pastures keep. — 3 Come, let us hear his voice to-day, The counsels of his love obey ; e Nor let our hardened hearts renew The sins and plagues that Israel knew. 4 Israel, who saw his works of grace, Tempted their Maker to his face ; A faithless, unbelieving brood, That tired the patience of their God ! d 5 [Thus saith the Lord, " How false they prove ! 1 Forget my power ; abuse my love : i Since they despise my rest, I swear, " Their feet shall never enter theie."] a 6 Look back, my soul, with holy dread, And view those ancient rebels dead : — Attend the offered grace to-day, Nor lose the blessing by delay. o 7 Seize the kind promise, while it waits, And march to Zion's heavenly gates Believe, and take the promised rest; Obey, and be forever blest. PSALM 96. C. M. Arundel Christmas. [*] V. 1 — 10, <&c. Christ's First and Second Coming. 1 CJING to the Lord, ye distant lands, O Ye tribes of every tongue ; His new discovered grace demands A new and nobler song. 2 Say to the nations. Jesus reigns, God's own almighty Son ; e His power the sinking world sustains, o And grace surrounds his throne. PSALM 96. 197 — 3 Let heaven proclaim the joyful day, o Joy through the earth he seen ; Let cities shine in bright array, And fields in cheerful green. 4 Let an unusual joy surprise Thr islands of the sea; d Ye mountains, sink, ye valleys, rise ; Prepare the Lord his way. o 5 Behold, he comes, he comes to bless The nations as their God ; o To show the world his righteousness, And send his truth abroad. g 6 But when his voice shall raise the dead, And bid the world draw near ; a How will the guilty nations dread, To see their Judge appear ! P. M. St. Helen's, TJie God of the Gentiles. ET all the earth their voices raise, L To sing the choicest psalm of praise ; To sing and bless Jehovah's name : His glory let the heathens know ; His wonders to the nations show ; And all his saving works proclaim. 2 The heathens know thy glory, Lord, The wondering nations read thy word ; o Among us is Jehovah known : Our worship shall no more be paid To gods which mortal hands have made : o Our Maker is our God alone. 3 He framed the globe, He built the sky, He made the shining worlds on high, And reigns complete in glory there ; — His beams are majesty and light ; b His beauties, how divinely bright ! His temple, how divinely fair ! g 4 Come, the great day. the glorious hour. When eartii shall feel his saving power, And barbarous nations fear his name ; Then shall the race of men confess The beauty r»f his holiness, And, in his courts, his grace proclaim. IT * 198 PSALM 97. PSALM 97. L.M. First Part. Psalm97th. [•] Ver. 1 — 5. Christ the Sovereign Judge. 1 TT£ reigns — the Lord, the Saviour reigns : JlJL Praise him in evangelic strains : o Let the whole earth in songs rejoice ; And distant islands join their voice. e 2 Deep are his counsels, and unknown ; o But grace and truth support his throne : e Though gloomy clouds his way surround, —Justice is their eternal ground. g 3 In robes of judgment, lo, he comes ! Shakes the wide earth, and cleaves the tombs ; Before him burns devouring fire ! The mountains melt, the seas retire ! —4 His enemies, with sore dismay, Fly from the sight and shun the day : o Then lift your heads, ye saints, on high, v. And sing, for your redemption's nigh. L. M. Second Part. Old Hundred. [*] Ver. 6 — 9. Christ's Incarnation. 1 FT1HE Lord is come : the heavens proclaim JL His birth ; the nations learn his name : An unknown star directs the road Of Eastern sages to their God. g 2 All ye bright armies of the skies, Go worship where the Saviour lies ; Angels and kings, before him bow, Those gods on high and gods below. — 3 Let idols totter to the ground, And their own worshippers confound ; o But Judah shout, but Zion sing, — And earth confess her sovereign King. L. M. Third Part. Green's. [*] Grace and Glory. 1 FT! HE Almighty reigns, exalted high, _L O'er all the earth, o'er all the sky ; e Though clouds and darkness veil his feet, o His dwelling is the mercy-seat. — 2 O ye who love his holy name, Hate every work of sin and shame : He guards the souls of all his friends, And from the snares of hell defends. PSALM 9T, 93. 199 o 3 Immortal light, and joys unknown, Are tor the saints in darkness sown ; These glorious seeds shall spring and rise. And the bright harvest bless our eyes. o 4 Rejoice, ye righteous, and record The sacred honours of the Lord; — None, but the soul that feels his grace. Can triumph in his holiness. C. M. ffitckam. Mear. [*] V. 1.3.5-7. 11. Christ's Incarnation, and the Judgment. 1 ~X/"E shores and isles of every sea, Jl Rejoice — the Saviour reigns ; His word, like tire, prepares his way, And mountains melt to plains. o 2 His presence sinks the proudest hills. And makes the valleys rise ; — The humble soul enjoys his smiles, e The haughty sinner dies. o 3 The heavens his rightful power proclaim ; e The idol gods around Fill their own worshippers with sharne, And totter to the ground. — 4 Adoring angels, at his birth, Make the Redeemer known : g Thus shall he come — to judge the earth — And angels guard his throne. o 5 His foes shall tremble at his sight. And hills and seas retire : o His children take their unknown flight, — And leave the world on fire. 6 The seeds of joy and glory, sowr For saints in darkness here, o Shall rise and spring in worlds unknown. And a rich harvest bear. PSALM 98. C. M. First Part. Sunday. [*] Praise for the Gospel. 1 r¥10 our almighty Maker God. JL New honours be addressed , His great salvation shines abroad, And makes the nations blessed. 2 He spake the word to Abraham first ; His truth fulfills his crrace : 200 PSALM 93, 99. The Gentiles make his name their trust. And learn his righteousness. o 3 Let the whole earth his love proclaim, With all her different tongues ; u And spread the honours of his name, In melody and songs. St. Martin's. C. M. Second Part. Arundel Bethlehem. [*] Tfie Messiah's Coming and Kingdom. 1 TOY to the world — the Lord is come ! J Let earth receive her King : o Let every heart prepare him room, u And heaven and nature sing. — 2 Joy to the earth — the Saviour reigns ! Let men their songs employ ; o While fields and floods, rocks, hills, and plains, Repeat the sounding joy. e 3 No more let sins and sorrows grow, Nor thorns infest the ground ; o He comes to make his blessings flow, Far as the curse is found, g 4 He rules the world with truth and grace ; And makes the nations prove, The glories of his righteousness, And wonders of his love. PSALM 99. S. M. First Part. Pcckham. [•] Christ's Kingdom and Majesty. 1 f I THE God, Jehovah, reigns ' JL Let all the nations fear ; e Let sinners tremble at his throne, c And saints be humble there. — 2 Jesus, the Saviour, reigns ! Let earth adore its Lord ; o Bright cherubs his attendants stand, Swift to fulfill his word. — 3 In Zion is his throne, His honours are divine : His church shall make his wonders known ; For there his glories shine. c 4 How holy is his name ! How terrible his praise ! o Justice, and truth, and judgment join, In all his works of grace. PSALM 99, 100. 201 S. M. Second Part* Newton. \\ Pitchman. [*] / God worshipped icith RtztrtJict. 1 T^ XALT the Lord our God, I A And worship at his feet : His nature is all holiness, And mercy is his seat. e 2 When Israel was his church, When Aaron was his priest. — When Moses cried, when Samuel prayed, — He gave his people rest. — 3 Oft he forgave their sins, Nor would destroy their race ; And oft he made his vengeance known, When they abused his grace. o 4 Exalt the Lord our God, Whose grace is still the same : — Still he's a God of holiness. And jealous for his name. PSALM 100. L. M. IstPt. Old Hundred. [*] A plain translation. — Praise to our Creator. 1 ~X7~^ nati°ns of the earth, rejoice JL Before the Lord, your Sovereign King , o Serve him with cheerful heart and voice ; 0 With all your tongues his glory sing. t 2 The Lord is God ; — 'tis he alone Doth life and breath and being give ; We are his work, and not our own ; The sheep that on his pastures live, o 3 Enter his gates with songs of joy ; With praises to his courts repair ; And make it your divine employ, To oay your thanks and honours there. — 4 The Lord is good ; the Lord is kind ; o Great is his grace, his mercy sure ; g And the whole race of man shall find His truth from age to age endure. L. M. Second Part. Old Hundred. [*] A Paraphrase. 1 [CUNG to the Lord with joyful voice ; ►3 Let every land his name adore ; The northern isles shall send the noise Across the ocean to the shore.] 202 PSALM 101. e 2 Before Jehovah's awful throne, Ye nations, bow with sacred joy; Know that the Lord is God alone ; He can create, and he destroy. - — 3 His sovereign power, without our aid, Made us of clay, and formed us men ; e And when, like wandering sheep, we strayed, o He brought us to his fold again. 6 4 We are his people, we his care ; Our souls and all our mortal frame : o What lasting honours shall we rear, Almighty Maker, to thy name ? s 5 We'll crowd thy gates with thankful songs •, High as the heavens our voices raise ; And earth, witli her ten thousand tongues, Shall fill thy courts with sounding praise, g 6 Wide — as the world, is thy command : Vast — as eternity, thy love : Firm — as a rock, thy truth must stand, When rolling years shall cease to move. PSALM 101. L. M. Old Hundred. [*] The Magistrate s Psalm. 1 "ft TERCY and judgment are my song ; J_tJL And, since they both to thee belong, My gracious God, my righteous King, To thee my songs and vows I bring. 2 If I am raised to bear the sword, I'll take my counsels from thy word ; Thy justice and thy heavenly grace Shall be the pattern of my ways. 3 Let wisdom all my actions guide, And let my God with me reside ; No wicked thing shall dwell with me, Which may provoke thy jealousy. 4 No sons of slander, rage, and strife Shall be companions of my life ; The haughty look, the heart of pride, Within my doors shall ne'er abide. 5 (I'll search the land, and raise the just To posts of honour, wealth and trust ; The men who wprk thy holy will, Shall be my friends and favourites still.) PSALM 101, 102. 203 6 In rein >hall sinners hope to rise, By flattering of malicious lies; And while the innocent I guard, The bold offender shan't be spared. 7 The impious crew, that factious band, Shall hide their heads, or quit the land ; And all who break the public rest, Where 1 have power, shall be suppressed. C. M. Mar. [*] A Psalm for a Master of a Family. 1 /^VF justice and of grace 1 sing, \J And pay my God my vows ; Thy grace and justice, heavenly King, Teach me to rule my house. 2 Now to my tent. O God. repair, And make thy servant wise ; I'll suffer nothing near me there, That shall offend thine ey< - 3 The man who doth his neighbour wrong, By falsehood or by force. The* scornful eye. the slanderous tongue, — I'll thrust them from my doors. 4 I'll seek the faithful and the just, And will their help enjoy ; These are the friends whom 1 shall trust, The servants I'll emp 5 The wretch, who deals in sly deceit, I'll not endure a nio;ht : The liar's tongue I ever hate. And banish from my sight. 6 I'll purge my family around. And make the wicked flee ; So shall my house be ever found A dwelling tit for thee. PSALM 10-2. C. M. First Part. China, [b] Ver. 1—13, 20, 21. .-i Prayer for the .ifflicted. 1 TTEAR me, O God. nor hide thy face ; 11 But answer, lest 1 die Hast thou not built a throne of grace To hear when sinners cry ; 204 PSALM 102. p 2 My days are wasted, like the smoke, Dissolving in the air ; My strength is dried ; my heart is broke, And sinking in despair. 3 My spirits flag, like withering grass, Burnt with excessive heat ; In secret groans my minutes pass, And I forget to eat. 4 [As on some lonely building's top, The sparrow tells her moan, — Far from the tents of joy and hope, 1 sit and grieve alone. 5 My soul is like a wilderness, Where beasts of midnight howl : Where the sad raven finds her place, And where the screaming owl. 6 Dark, dismal thoughts and boding fears Dwell in my troubled breast ; While sharp reproaches wound mine ears, Nor give my spirit rest. 7 My cup is mingled with my woes, And tears are my repast : My daily bread, like ashes, grows Unpleasant to my taste. 8 Sense can afford no real joy, To souls that feel thy frown ; Lord, 'twas thy hand advanced me high ; Thy hand hath cast me down. 9 My locks like withered leaves appear ; And life's declining light Grows faint as evening shadows are, That vanish into night.] — 10 But thou forever art the same, O my eternal God ! o Ages to come shall know thy name, And spread thy works abroad. o 11 Thou wilt arise, and show thy face ; Nor will my Lord delay, Beyond th' appointed hour of grace, That long-expected day. — 12 He hears his saints, he knows their cry t And, by mysterious ways, PSALM 102. 203 Redeems the prisoners doomed to die, And fills their tongues with praise. Reading. C. M. Second Part. St. Paul's. Zion. [*] V. 1)3 — '21. Prayer heard, and Zion restored. 1 ir ET Zion and her sons rejoice — d 1 A Behold the promised hour ! — Her God hath heard her mourning voice, And comes t' exalt his power. c 2 Her dust and ruins that remain Are precious in our eyes : o Those ruins shall be built a^ain, And all that dust shall rise. g 3 The Lord will raise Jerusalem, And stand in -lory there ; Nations shall bow before his name, And kings attend with fear. p 4 He sits a Sovereign on his throne. With pity in his eyes ; He hears the dying prisoners groan, And sees their sighs arise. — 5 He frees the souls condemned to death ; And. when his saints complain. It shan't be said that praying breath Was ever spent in vain. o 6 This shall be known, when we are dead. And left on loner record. — That ages, yet unborn, may read, And trust and praise the Lord. L. ML Dresden. Leeds, [b] V. 23 — 28. Saints die, but Christ and the Church live. 1 TT is the Lord our Saviour's hand, A Weakens our strength amidst the race : e Disease and death, at his command, Arrest us, and cut short our days. o 2 Spare us, O Lord, aloud we pray, Nor let our sun go down at noon : o Thy years are one eternal day, € And must thy children die so soon ! — 3 Yet, in the midst of death and grief, This thought our sorrow shall assuage : " Our Father and our Saviour live* u Christ is the same through every acre " 13 20() PSALM l():j. g 4 'Twas He tliis earth's foundation laid; Heaven is the building of his hand : e This earth orrows old, tliese heavens shall fade, And all be changed at. his command. — 5 The starry curtains of the sky, Like garments, shall be laid aside ; 2 But still thy throne stands firm and high; Thy church forever must abide. o 6 Before thy face thy church shall live, And on thy throne thy children reign : 0 This dying world shall they survive, And the dead saints be raised again. PSALM 103. L. M. 1st Part. Nantwich. [*] Ver. 1—7. God's Goodness to Soul and Body. 1 T>LESS, O my soul, the living God; J3 Call home thy thoughts that rove abroad ; o Let all the powers within me join In work and worship so divine. 2 Bless. O my soul, the God of grace ; His favours claim thy highest praise ; Why should the wonders he hath wrought Be lost in silence, and forgot ? e 3 'Tis he. my soul, who sent his Son, To die for crimes which thou hast done ; 0 He owns the ransom, and forgives The hourly follies of our lives. — 4 The vices of the mind he heals. And cures the pains that nature feels o Redeems the soul from hell, and saves Our wasting life from threatening graves. — 5 Our youth, decayed, his power repairs; His mercy crowns our growing years : He satisfies our mouth with good, And fills our hope with heavenly food. 6 He sees the oppressor, and the oppressed. And often gives the sufferers rest : g But will his justice more display In the great, last, rewarding day. — 7 [His power he showed by Moses1 hands, And gave to Israel his commands : € But sent his truth and mercy down, To all the nations, — by his Son. PSALM 103. 207 — 6 Let the whole earth his power confess; Let the whole earth adore his i>race : o The Gentile with the Jew shall join In work and worship so divine.] Brentford. L. M. Second Part. Green's. [•] Ver. 8 — Id. God merciful in Chastisement. 1 rilHE Lord, how wondrous are his ways ! JL How firm his truth ! how large his grace ! He takes his mercy for his throne, — And thence he makes his glories known. 2 Not half so high his power hath spreao The starry heavens above our head, As his rich love exceeds our praise, Exceeds the highest hopes we raise. 3 Not half so far has nature placed The rising morning from the west, As his forgiving grace removes The daily guilt of those he loves. e 4 How slowly doth his wrath arise! o On swifter wings salvation fiies : e And, if he lets his anger burn, o How soon his frowns to pity turn ! — 5 Amidst his wrath compassion shines ; His strokes are lighter than our sins ; And while his rod corrects his saints, His ear indulges their complaints. 6 [So fathers their young sons chastise, With gentle hands and melting eves; The children weep beneath the smart, And move the pity of their heart. PAUSE. 7 The mighty God, the wise and just, Knows that our frame is feeble dust; And will no heavy loads impose, Beyond the strength that he bestows. 8 He knows how soon our nature diee, Blasted by every wind that flies ; Like grass we spring, and die as soon, As morning flowers that fade at noon. 9 But his eternal love is sure To all the saints, and shall endure ■ 206 PSALM 103. From age to age his truth shall reign ; Nor children's children hope in vain ] S. M. First Part. Kibworth. Dover. [*] Ver. 1 — 7. Spiritual and Temporal Mercies. 1 f\ BLESS the Lord, my soul ! \J Let all within me join, And aid my tongue to bless his name, Whose favours are divine. o 2 0 bless the Lord, my soul ! Nor let his mercies lie Forgotten in unthankfulness, And without praises die. b 3 'Tis he forgives thy sins ; Tis he relieves thy pain ; 'Tis he who heals thy sicknesses, And makes thee young again. — 4 He crowns thy life with love, When ransomed from the grave ; o He, who redeemed my soul from hell, Hath sovereign power to sa^e. — 5 He fills the poor with good ; He gives the sufferers rest : o The Lord hath judgment for the proud. And justice for th' oppressed. — 6 His wondrous works and ways He made by Moses known ; o But sent the world his truth and grace. By his beloved Son. S. M. Second Part. Watchman. [*] Ver. 8 — 18. Mercy in the midst of Judgment. 1 [TVTY soul, repeat His praise, jJjl Whose mercies are so great , Whose anger is so slow to rise, So ready to abate. e 2 God will not always chide ; And when his strokes are felt, His strokes are fewer than our crimes. And lighter than our guilt. o 3 High as the heavens are raised Above the ground we tread ; So far the riches of his grace Our highest thoughts exceed PSALM 103, 104. 209 — 4 His power subdues our sins, And his Forgiving love, Far as the east is from the west, Dotli all our guilt remove. 5 T the Lord, To those that fear his name. Is such as tender parents feel; He knows our feeble frame, to* He knows we are but dust. Scattered with every breath : ! His anger, like a rising wind, Can send us swift to death. ) 7 Our days are as the grass, Or like the morning tlower ; If one sharp blast sweep o'er the field. It withers in an hour. 8 But thy compassions. Lord, To endless years endure ; ? And children's children ever find Thy words of promise sure.] S. M. Third Part. St. Thomas's. [*] Ver. 19 — '22. God's Dominion; or, Angtlic Praise. 1 FipHE Lord, the sovereign King, JL Hath fixed his throne on high ; O'er all the heavenly world he rules. And all beneath the sky. 2 Ye anjels, great in might. And swift to do his will. Bless ye the Lord, whose voice ye hear, Whose pleasure ye fulfill. 3 Let the bright hosts, who wait The orders of their King. And guard his chuFches when they pray, Join in the praise they sing. 4 While all his wondrous works. Through his vast kingdom, show Their Maker's glory, thou, my soul. Shalt sing his graces too. PSALM 104. L. M. Blendtm. [*] God glorious in Creation and Providence. soul, the great Creator praise : When clothed in his crkstial rays; 18 * 1 MY 210 PSALM 104. He in full majesty appears, And, like a robe, his glory wears. [Note. TJiis Psalm may be sung to a different metre by adding the following two lines to every stanza, viz. Great is the Lord ; what tongue can frame An equal honour to his name !] 2 [The heavens are for his curtains spread ; Th' unfathomed deep he makes his bed ; Clouds are his chariot, when he flies On winged storms across the skies.] 3 Angels, whom his own breath inspires, His ministers, are flaming fires ; As swift as thought their armies move, To bear his vengeance, or his love. 4 The world's foundations by his hand Are poised, and shall forever stand ; He binds the ocean in his chain, Lest it should drown the earth again. 5 [When earth was covered with the flood, Which high above the mountains stood ; He thundered, and the ocean fled, Confined to its appointed bed. <) The swelling billows know their bound. And in their channels walk their round ; Yet thence conveyed by secret veins, They spring on hills, and drench the plains. 7 He bids the crystal fountains flow. And cheer the valleys as they go ; Tame heifers there their thirst allay, And for the stream wild asses bray. 8 From pleasant trees, which shade the brink, The lark and linnet light to drink ; Their songs the lark and linnet raise, And chid 3 our silence in his praise. 9 God from his cloudy cistern pours On the parched earth enriching showers ; The grove, the garden, and the field, A thousand joyful blessings yield. PSALM 104. 211 10 He makes the grassy food arise, And gives the cattle large supplies; With herbs tor man of various power, To nourish nature, or to cure. 1 1 What noble fruit the vines produce • The olive yields an useful juice ; Our hearts" are cheered with generous wine ; With inward joy our faces shine. 12 O bless his name, ye people, fed With nature's chief supporter, bread : While bread your vital strength imparts, Serve him with vigor in your hearts. ] 3 Behold the stately cedar stands, Raised in the forests by his hands ; Birds to the boughs for shelter fly, And build their nests secure on high. 14 To craggy hills ascends the goat; And, at the airy mountain's foot, The feebler creatures make their cell ; He gives them wisdom where to dwell. 15 He sets the sun his circling race, Appoints the moon to change her face ; And when thick darkness veils the day, Calls out wild beasts to hunt their prey. 16 Fierce lions lead their young abroad, And, roaring, ask their meat from God; But when the morning beams arise, The savage beast to covert flies. 17 Then man to daily labour goes ; The night was made for his repose : Sleep is thy gift, that sweet relief From tiresome toil and wasting grief. 18 How strange thy works ! how great thy skill ! And every land thy riches fill : Thy wisdom round the world we see : This spacious earth is full of thee. 19 Nor less thy glories in the deep, Where fish in millions swim and creep; With wondrous motions, swift or slow, Still wandering in the paths below. '2\2 PSALM 105. 30 There ships divide the watery way, And flocks of scaly monsters play ; There dwells the huge leviathan. And foams and sports in spite of man. PAUSE III. 21 Vast are thy works, almighty Lord ; All nature rests upon thy word ; And the whole race of creatures stand, Waiting their portion from thy hand. 22 While each receives his different food, Their cheerful looks pronounce it good ; Eagles and bears, and whales and worms, Rejoice and praise in different forms. 23 But when thy face is hid, they mourn, And, dying, to their dust return ; Both man and beast their souls resign : Life, breath, and spirit — all are thine. 24 Yet thou canst breathe on dust again, And fill the world with beasts and men ; A word of thy creating breath Repairs the wastes of time and death.] 25 His works, the wonders of his might, Are honoured with his own delight : e How awful are his glorious ways ! The Lord is dreadful in his praise. p 26 The earth stands trembling at thy stroke And at thy touch the mountains smoke : b Yet humble souls may see thy face, And tell their wants to sovereign grace. — 27 In Thee my hopes and wishes meet, And make my meditations sweet; 9 Thy praises shall my breath employ, Till it expire in endless joy. ? "-2^ [While haughty sinners die accursed. Their glory buried in the dust, o I to my God, my heavenly King, o Immortal hallelujahs sing.] PSALM 105. C. M. Abridged. Arundel [*] Covenant with Abraham remembered. 1 /^ IVE thanks to God, invoke his name, \J~ And tell the world his grace ; u Sound through the earth his deeds of fame That all may seek his face. PSALM 105. 213 o 2 [His covenant, which he kept in mind For numerous ages past, To numerous ages vet behind, In equal force shall last.] — 3 He Bware to Abraham and his seed, And made the blessings sure ; Gentiles the ancient promise read, And find his truth endure. d 4 [•• Thy » ed shall make all nations blest," Said the almighty voice, " And Canaan's land shall be their rest, 11 The type of heavenly joys." — 5 How large the grant ! how rich the grace, To give them Canaan's land ; When they were strangers ii} the place, A little feeble band !] 6 (Like pilgrims through the countries round Securely they removed ; And haughty kings, who on them frowned, Severely he reproved.) d7" Touch mine anointed, and mine arm " Shall soon avenge the wrong ; " The man that does my prophets harm 11 Shall know their God is strong." 8 Then let the world forbear its rage, Nor put the church in fear : Israel must live through every age, And be th' Almighty's care.] PAUSE I. 9 When Pharaoh dared to vex the saints, And thus provoked their God ; Moses was sent at their complaints. Armed with his dreadful rod. 10 [He called for darkness ; darkness came, Like an o'erwhelming flood : He turned each lake, and every stream, To lakes and streams of blood. 11 He gave the sign, and noisome flies Through the whole country spread : And frogs in croaking armies rise, About the monarch's bed. 12 Through fields, and towns, and palaces. The tenfold vengeance rlew ■ 114 PSALM 106. Locusts in swarms devoured their trees, And hail their cattle slew ; 13 Then, by an angel's midnight stroke, The flower of Egypt died ; The strength of every house was broke, — Their glory and their pride. d 14 Now let the world forbear its rage, Nor put the church in fear ; Israel must live through every age, And be th' Almighty's care. pause n. — 15 Thus were the tribes from bondage brough , And left the hated ground ; Each some Egyptian spoils had got. And not one feeble found.] 16 The Lord himself chose out their way. And marked their journeys right; Gave them a leading cloud by day, A fiery sjuide by night. 17 They thirst ; and waters from the rock In rich abundance now ;, And, following still the course they took, Ran all the desert through. o 18 O wondrous stream ! O blessed tvpe Of ever-flowing grace ! o So Christ, our Rock, maintains our life Through all this wilderness. — 19 Thus guarded by th' almighty hand. The chosen tribes possessed Canaan, the rich, the promised land, And there enjoyed their rest. g 20 Then let the world forbear its rage, The church renounce her fear ; Israel must live through every age, And be th' Almighty's care. PSALM 106. L. M. Shod. Castle Street [*] Ver. 1 — 5. Praise to God: Communion icith Saints. 1 P~T10 God. the great, the ever blest, -L Let songs of honour be addressed, — His mercy firm forever stands ; Give him the thanks his love demands PSALM 1(H). 215 i 2 Who knows tin* wonders of thy ways; Who shall fulfill thy boundless praise! o Blest tie the s<>uls who fear thee still. And pay their duty to thy will. —3 Remember what thy mercy did For Jacobs race, thy chosen seed: And, with the same salvation, bless The meanest suppliant of thy grace. o 4 O may 1 see thy tribes rejoice, o And aid their triumphs with my voice ! —This is my glory. Lord, to be Joined to thy saints, and near to thee. S. M. Dover. [*] V. 7, 6, 1*2 — 14, 43 — IS. Israel punished and pardoned. e 1 /^ OD of eternal love, VT How fickle are our ways ' And yet, how oft did Israel prove Thy constancy of grace ! — 2 They saw thy wonders wrought, o And then thy praise they sung; e But soon thy works of power forgot. And murmured with their tongue. — 3 Now they believe his word, o While rocks with rivers flow ; e Now with their lusts provoke the Lord, Till he reduce them low. — 4 Yet wThen they mourned their faults. He hearkened to their groans ; Brought his own covenant to his thoughts. And called them still his sons. 5 Their names were in his book ; He saved them from their foes: Oft he chastised, but ne'er forsook. The people whom he chose. o 6 Let Israel bless the Lord, Who loved their ancient race: o And Christians join the solemn word, Amen, to all the praise. 216 PSALM 107. PSALM 107. L. M. First Part. Shod. [*] Israel led to Canaan ; Christians to Heaven. 1 /^ IVE thanks to God : — he reigns above; vX Kind are his thoughts; his name is love; His mercy ages past have known, And ages long to come shall own. 2 Let the redeemed of the Lord The wonders of his grace record ; Israel, the nation whom he chose, And rescued from their mighty foes. 3 [When God's almighty arm had broke Their fetters and th' Egyptian yoke ; They traced the desert, wandering round A wild and solitary ground ! 4 There they could find no leading road, Nor city for a fixed abode ; Nor food, nor fountain, to assuage Their burning thirst, or hunger's rage.] 5 In their distress, to God they cried; God was their Saviour and their Guide : He led their march far wandering round ; 'Twas the right path to Canaan's ground. 6 So, when our first release we gain From sin's own yoke, and Satan's chain, We have this desert world to pass, A dangerous and a tiresome place. 7 He feeds and clothes us all the way ; He guides our footsteps, lest we stray ; He guards us with a powerful hand, And brings us to the heavenly land. o 8 O let us, then, with joy record The truth and goodness of the Lord ! e How great his works ! how kind his ways ! u Let every tongue pronounce his praise. L. M. Second Part. Bath. [*] Correction for Sin; Release by Prayer. 1 1.1 ROM age to age, exalt his name ; J- God and his grace are still the same He fills the hungry soul with food, And feeds the poor with every good. PSALM 107. 217 e "2 But. if their hearts rebel, and rise Against the God who rules the skies; If they reject his heavenly word, And slight the counsels of the Lord ; — — 3 He'll bring their spirits to the ground, And no deliverance shall be found ; a Laden with grief, they waste their breath In darkness and the shades of death. — 4 Then to the Lord they raise their cries; o He makes the dawning light arise, And scatters all that dismal shade That hung so heavy round their head. 5 He cuts the bars of brass in two. And lets the smiling prisoner through ; Takes off the load of guilt and grief, And gives the labouring soul relief. o 6 O may the sons of men record The wondrous goodness of the Lord ! e How great his works ! how kind his ways ! u Let every tongue pronounce his praise. L. M. Third Part. PleycTs. [*] Intemperance punished and pardoned. 1 [TTAIN man, on foolish pleasures bent, 1 Prepares for his own punishment ; What pains, what loathsome maladies From luxury and lust arise ! 2 The drunkard feels his vitals waste ; Yet drowns his health to please his taste; Till all his active powers are lost. And fainting life draws near the dust. 3 The glutton groans and loathes to eat ; His soul abhors delicious meal ; Nature, with heavy loads oppressed. Would yield to death to be released. 4 Then how the frightened sinners fly To God for help, with earnest cry ! He hears their groans, prolongs their breath, And saves them from approaching death. 5 No med'cines could effect the cure, So quick, so easy, or so sure : The deadly sentence God repeals ; He sends his sovereign word and heals 19 218 PSALM 107 6 O may the sons of men record The wondrous goodness of the Lord ; And let their thankful offering prove How they adore their Maker's love.] L. M. Fourth Part. Oporto. [*] Deliverance from Storm and Shipicreck. 1 "VT70ULD you behold the works of God, V T His wonders in the world abroad — Go with the mariners, and trace The unknown regions of the seas. 2 They leave their native shores behind, And seize the favour of the wind ; o Till God commands — and tempests rise. That heave the ocean to the skies. o 3 Now to the heavens they mount amain, e Now sink to dreadful deeps again : — What strange affrights young sailors feel, And like a staggering drunkard reel ! e 4 When land is far, and death is nigh, p Lost to all hope, to God they cry; — His mercy hears their loud address, o And sends salvation in distress. o 5 He bids the winds their wrath assuage, The furious waves forget their rage : — 'Tis calm ; — and sailors smile to see The haven where they wished to be. o 6 O may the sons of men record The wondrous goodness of the Lord ! — Let them their private offerings bring, o And in the church his glory sing. C. M. Wareham. [*] Tlie Mariner s Psalm. 1 fTlHY works of glory, mighty Lord, JL The wonders in "the deeps, The sons of courage shall record, Who trade in floating ships. o 2 At thy command the winds arise, And swell the towering waves ; o The men, astonished, mount the skies, And sink in gaping graves. PSALM KIT. 219 — o [Again they climb the watery hills, And plunge in deeps again; Each like a tottering drunkard reels. And finds Ins courage vain. d 4 Frighted to hear the tempest roar. They pant with Muttering breath ; And. hopeless of the distant shore. Expect immediate death.] — 5 Then t they raise their cries ; o He hears the loud request, g And orders silence through the skies, And lays the floods to rest. u I) Sailors rejoice to lose their fears, And see the storm allayed ; > »w to their eyes the port appears ; There let their vows be paid. — 7 'Tis God who brings them safe to land ; Let stupid mortals know. That waves are under his command, And all the winds that blow. o 8 O that the sons of men would praise The goodness of the Lord ! — And those, who see thy wondrous ways, Thy wondrous love record. L. ML Fourth Part. Moreton. Lcuh. [*] Colonics and jVatians blest and punished. 1 [7\T7~HEN God, provoked with daring crimes. y V Scourges the madness of the times. He turns the fields to barren sand, And dries the rivers from the land. 2 His word can raise the springs again, And make the withered mountains green ; Send showery blessings from the skies. And harvests in the desert rise.] 3 Where nothing dwelt, but beasts of prey. Or men as fierce and wild as they. God bids th' oppressed and poor repair, And builds them towns and cities there. 4 They sow the fields, and trees they plant. Whose yearly fruit supplies their want; Their race grows up from fruitful stocks. Their wealth increases with their flocks. 220 PSALM 109. 5 Thus they are blest : but if they sin, e He lets the heathen nations in ; A savage crew invades their lands, Their princes die by barbarous hands. a 6 Their captive sons, exposed to scorn. Wander, unpitied and forlorn • The country lies unfenced, untilled, And desolation spreads the field. — 7 Yet, if the humbled nation mourns, Again his dreadful hand he turns ; o Again he makes their cities thrive, And bids the dying churches live. 8 [The righteous, with a joyful sense, Admire the works of providence ; And tongues of atheists shall no more Blaspheme the God whom saints adore.] e 9 How few with pious care record These wondrous dealings of the Lord ! — But wise observers still shall find The Lord is holy, just, and kind. PSALM 109. C. M. Abridge. [*] Love to Enemies ; Example of Christ. 1 £~^ OD of my mercy and my praise, VT" Thy glory is my song ; o Though sinners speak against thy grace With a blaspheming tongue. — 2 When, in the form of mortal man, Thy Son on earth was found, e With cruel slanders, false and vain, They compassed him around. — 3 Their miseries his compassion move, Their peace he still pursued ; e They render hatred for his love, And evil for his good. — 4 Their malice raged without a cause ; a Yet, with his dying breath, — He prayed for murderers on his cross, And blest his foes in death. e 5 Lord, shall thy bright example shine In vain before mine eyes ? — Give me a soul akin to thine, To love mine enemies. PSALM 110. 221 o ti The Lord shall on my side engage ; And, in my Saviour's name, o I shall defeat their pride and rage, Who slander and condemn. PSALM 1 10. L. M. First Part. Bhndon.[*] Tin cxiiltitl Messiah's Power and Grace. d 1 FT1HUS the eternal Father spake JL To Christ, the Son . " Ascend and sit M At my right hand, till 1 shall make •• Thy foes submissive at thy feet. o 2 u From Zion shall thy word proceed ; 14 Thy word, the sceptre in thy hand, Shall make the hearts of rebels bleed, And bow their wills to thy command. g 3 " That day shall show thy power is great, " When saints shall flock with willing minds, id sinners crowd thy temple gate, *• Where holiness in beauty shines." o 4 O blessed power ' O glorious day 1 What a large victory shall ensue ! o And converts, who thy grace obey, Exceed the drops of morning dew. Oporto. L. M. Second Part. Bath. [»] TJie Kingdom and Priesthood of Christ. 1 [rTlHUS the great Lord of earth and sea JL Spake to his Son. and thus he swore : M Eternal shall thy priesthood be. " And change from hand to hand no more. 2 " Aaron £nd all his sons must die : u But everlasting life is thine. •■ To save forever those who fly For refuge from the wratli divine. By me Mekhisedec was made, k< On earth, a king and priest at once : k- And thou, my heavenly Priest, shalt plead, •■ And thou, my King, shalt rule my sons." 4 Jesus, the Priest, ascends his throne. While counsels of eternal peace, Between the Father and the Son. Proceed with honour and success. 5 Through the whole earth his reign shall spread. And crush the powers that dare rebel ■ 19* 222 PSALM 110, 111. Then shall he judge the rising dead, And send the guilty world to hell. 6 Though, while he treads his glorious way, He drinks the cup of tears, and blood ; The sufferings of that dreadful day Shall but advance him near to God.] C. M. St. Asaph's. [*] Christ's Kingdom, and Priesthood. 1 XESUS, our Lord, ascend thy throne, cf And near thy Father sit : o In Zion shall thy power be known, And make thy foes submit, c 2 What wonders shall thy gospel do ! o Thy converts shall surpass The numerous drops of morning dew, And own thy sovereign grace. — 3 God hath pronounced a firm decree, Nor changes what he swore ; g " Eternal shall thy priesthood be, " When Aaron is no more. — 4 " Melchisedec, that wondrous priest, " That king of high degree, " That holy man who Abraham blest, " Was but a type of thee." o 5 Jesus, our Priest, forever lives, To plead for us above : u Jesus, our King, forever gives The blessings of his love, g 6 God shall exalt his glorious head, And his high throne maintain ; • Shall strike the powers and princes dead, Who dare oppose his reign. PSALM 111. CM. 1st Part. Mitcham. [*] Tlie Wisdom of God in his Works. I CJ ON GS of immortal praise belong l3 To my Almighty God : He has my heart, and he my tongue, To spread his name abroad. e 2 How great the works his hand has wrought ! How glorious in our sight ! o And men in every age have sought His wonders with delight. PSALM 111, 112. 223 e 3 How most exact is nature's frame ! How wise the Eternal Mind ! — His counsels never change the scheme. That his first thoughts designed. 4 When he redeemed his chosen sons, He fixed his covenant sure ; g The orders that his lips pronounce, To endless years endure. — 5 Nature and time, and earth and skiess Thy heavenly skill proclaim : c What shall we do to make us wise — But learn to read thy name ? — 6 To fear thy power, to trust thy grace. Is our divinest skill ; And he's the wisest of our race, Who best obeys thy will. Svnday. C. M. Second Part. St. Martin's. [*] TJie Perfections of God. 1 [/^ REAT is the Lord ; his works of might VT Demand our noblest songs : Let his assembled saints unite Their harmony of tongues. 2 Great is the mercy of the Lord ; He gives his children food, And, ever mindful of his word, He makes his promise good. 3 His Son, the great Redeemer, came, To seal his covenant sure ; Holy and reverend is his name ; His ways are just and pure. 4 They who would growr divinely wise, Must with his fear begin : Our fairest proof of knowledge lies In hating every sin.j PSALM 112. P. M. Cumberland. [*] The Blessings of the liberal Man. 1 f I lHAT man is blest, who stands in awe JL Of God, and loves his sacred law ; His seed on earth shall be renowned ; His house the seat of wealth shall be. An unexhausted treasury, And with successive honours crowned. 224 PSALM 112. 2 His liberal favours he extends ; To some he gives, to others lends ; A generous pity fills his mind : Yet what his charity impairs, He saves by prudence in affairs ; And thus he's just to all mankind. 3 His hands, while they his alms bestowed, His glory's future harvest sowed : b The sweet remembrance of the just, Like a green root, revives, and bears A train of blessings for his heirs, When dying nature sleeps in dust. g 4 Beset with threatening dangers round, Unmoved shall he maintain his ground ; His conscience holds his courage up : The soul that's filled with virtue's light, Shines brightest in affliction's night ; And sees in darkness beams of hope. PAUSE. 5 [111 tidings never can surprise His heart that fixed on God relies ; Though waves and tempests roar around : Safe on a Rock he sits, and sees The shipwreck of his enemies ; And all their hopes and glory drowned. 6 The wicked shall his triumph see, And gnash their teeth in agony, To find their expectations crossed ; They, and their envy, pride and spite, Sink down to everlasting night, And all their names in darkness lost.] L. M. Oporto. [*] Blessings of the Pious and Charitable. 1 f I THRICE happy man, who fears the Lord, A Loves his commands, and trusts his word Honour and peace his days attend, Ana blessings to his seed descend. c 2 Compassion dwells upon his mind, To works of mercy still inclined ; — He lends the poor some present aid, Or gives them, not to be repaid, e 3 When times grow dark, and tidings spread. That fill his neighbours round with dread, PSALM 112, lia o His heart is armed against the tear, o For God with all his power is there. g 4 H> soul, well fixed upon the Lord. Draws heavenly courage from his word: Amidst the darkness light shall rise. To cheer his heart, and bless his eyes. — 5 He hath dispersed his alms abroad : His works are still before his God ; His name on earth shall long remain. While envious sinners fret in vain. C. -M. St. Anns. [*] ility rewarded. 1 TTAPPY is he who fears the Lord. _LX And follows his commands ; Who lends the poor, without reward ; Or gives with liberal hands. 2 As pity dwells within his breast. To all the sons of need. — So God shall answer his request. With blessings on his seed. 3 No evil tidings shall surprise His well-established mind ; His soul to God. his refuge, flies. And leaves his fears behind. 4 In times of general distress. Some beams of light shall shine. To show the world his righteousness. And give him peace divine. 5 His works of piety and love Remain before the Lord ; Honour on earth, and joys above. Shall be his sure reward. PSALM 113. P. M. St. Helen's. [*] TJie Majesty a7id Condescerision of God. 1 "\^E who delight to serve the Lord, 1 The honours oi" his name record : His sacred name forever bless : Where'er the circling sun displays His rising beams, or setting rays. Let lands and seas his power confess. 2 Not time, nor nature's narrow rounds. Can crive his vast dominion bounds : The heavens are far below his height- 226 PSALM 113. e Let no created greatness dare With our eternal God compare, Armed with his uncreated might. e 3 He bows his glorious head to view What the bright hosts of angels do, And bends his care to mortal things : — His sovereign hand exalts the poor; He takes the needy from the door, And makes them company for kings. 4 [When childless families despair, He sends the blessing of an heir, To rescue their expiring name ; The mother, with a cheerful voice, Proclaims his praises and her joys : Let every age advance his fame.] L. M. Qucrcy. [*] God Sovereign and Graciovs. 1 [\7"E servants of th' almighty King, JL In every age his praises sing ; Where'er the sun shall rise or set, The nations shall his praise repeat. 2 Above the earth — beyond the sky, Stands his high throne of majesty ; Nor time nor place his power restrain — Nor bound his universal reign. 3 Which of the sons of Adam dare, Or angels with their God compare? His glories how divinely bright, Who dwells in uncreated light! 4 Behold his love ! he stoops to view What saints above and angels do; And condescends, yet more, to know The mean affairs of men below. 5 From dust, and cottages obscure, His grace exalts the humble poor ; Gives them the honour of his sons, And fits them for their heavenly thrones. 6 A word of his creating voice, Can make the barren house rejoice : Though Sarah's ninety years were past. The promised seed is born at last. 7 With joy the mother views her son, And tells the wonders God has done ; PSALM 114, 115. 227 Faith may now strong when sense despairs; If nature fails, the promise bears.] PSALM 114. L. M. Biendonr. [*] Miracles attending Israel's Journey. * 1 TT^HKN Israel, freed from Pharaoh's hand, VV Left the proud tyrant and his land, The tribes, with cheerful homage, own Their King, and Judah was his throne. e 2 Across the deep their journey lay ; o The deep divides to make them way ' — Jordan beheld their march, and fled. With backward current, to his head. o 3 The mountains shook like frighted sneep, Like lambs the little hillocks leap, Not Sinai on her base could stand, Conscious of sovereign power at hand. c 4 What power could make the deep divide ! Make Jordan backward roll his tide! Why did ye leap, ye little hills ; And whence the fright that Sinai feels ? g 5 Let every mountain, every flood, Retire, and know th1 approaching God ! The King of Israel ! see him here ! Tremble, thou earth, adore, and fear. 6 He thunders — and all nature mourns : The rock to standing pools he turns; Flints spring with fountains at his word, And fires and seas confess the Lord. PSALM 115. L. M. 1st Pt. Psalm 97th. [•] Tfie true God ; or, Idolatry rtprored. 1 IVTOT to ourselves, who are but dust, _Ll Not to ourselves is glory due; Eternal God. thou only just. Thou only gracious, wise and true ! g 2 Shine forth, in all thy dreadful name; e Why should a heathen's haughty tongue Insult us. and. to raise our shame, d Say, " Where's the God you've served so long ?" 0 3 The God, we serve, maintains his throne. Above the clouds, beyond the skies : Through all the earth his will is done; He knows our groans, he hears our cries. 228 PSALxM 115. t 4 But the vain idols they adore, Are senseless shapes of stone and wood ; At best a mass of glittering ore, A silver saint, or golden god. — 5 [With eyes and ears they carve the head ; Deaf are their ears, their eyes are blind : In vain are costly offerings made, And vows are scattered in the wind. 6 Their feet were never made to move, Nor hands to save when mortals pray : Mortals that pay them fear or love, Seem to be blind and deaf as they.] g 7 O Israel, make the Lord- thy hope, Thy help, thy refuge, and thy rest : The Lord shall build thy ruins up, And bless the people and the priest. a 8 The dead no more can speak thy praise, They dwell in silence in the grave ; o But we shall live to sing thy grace, u And tell the world thy power to save. P. M. Walworth. [*] Popish Idolatry reproved. 1 "TVTOT to our names, thou only Just and True, _L 1 Not to our worthless names is glory due ; Thy power and grace, thy truth and justice, claim Immortal honours to thy sovereign name. Shine through the earth, from heaven thy blest abode, Nor let the heathen say, " And where's your God ? " 2 Heaven is thy higher court ; there stands thy throne 3 And through the lower worlds thy will is done : Earth is thy work ; the heavens thy hand hath spread : e But fools adore the gods their hands have made : — The kneeling crowd, with looks devout, behold Their silver saviours and their saints of gold. 3 [Vain are those artful shapes of eyes and ears, The molten image neither sees nor hears; Their hands are helpless, nor their feet can move ; They have no speech, nor thought, nor power, nor love: Yet sottish mortals make their long complaints To their deaf idols and their moveless saints. PSALM 116. 4 The rich have ell adorned with g The poor, content w W ' - <>t* iron car Lopped {'mm a tree, «>r broken from 'i rock : • and priest drive And trust .t saws and hammers I a 6 Be heaven and earth amazed ! — Tis hard to i W i ch the more stupid, — or their gods or tJ Israel, trust the Lord ; M K : He know- I restores thy pe H - sand comforts yield ; - thy help, and he thy heavenly shield. o 6 In God we trust: our impious \'e. And Zion bless the God who built the skies. PSALM 1 16. C. M. 1st Pt. Canterbury. [* b] overy fro m Sic k n <. ss . 1 [T~ LOVE the Lord ; he heard my cries. JL And pitied every groan; Long as I live, when troubles rise. I'll hasten to his throne. 2 I love the Lord : he bowed his ear. And chased my griefs away : O let my heart no more despair, While I have breath to pray ! e 3 My flesh declined, my spirits fell, And 1 drew near the dead ; While inward pangs, and fears of hell, Perplexed my wakeful head. d 4 "My God." I cried, "thy servant save, " Thou ever good and "Thy power can rescue from the gravp ; "Thy power is all my trust." — 5 The Lord beheld me sore distressed ; He bade my pains remove : Return, my soul, to God thy pea For thou hast known his . 0 6 My God hath saved my sou] from death. And dried my falling tears ; 20 230 PSALM 116, 117. o Now to his praise I'll spend my breath, And my remaining years.] C. M. 2d Part. Hymn 2d. St. Martin's. [•] V. 12, &c. Voids made in Trouble , paid in the Church. 1 "V\7~HAT shall 1 render to my God, V T For all his kindness shown ? o My feet shall visit thine abode, My songs address thy throne. — 2 Among the saints who fill thy house, My offering shall be paid ; There shall my zeal perform the vows, My soul in anguish made. c 3 How much is mercy thy delight, Thou ever blessed God ! How dear thy servants in thy sight ! How precious is their blood ! o 4 How happy all thy servants are ! How great thy grace to me ! My life, which thou hast made thy care, Lord, I devote to thee. — 5 Now 1 am thine — forever thine — Nor shall my purpose move ; Thy hand hath loosed my bonds of pain, And bound me with thy love. 6 Here, in thy courts, 1 leave my vow, And thy rich grace record ; Witness, ye saints, who hear me now, If I forsake the Lord. PSALM 117. C. M. Doxology. [*] Praise to God from all Nations. o 1 £~\ ALL ye nations, praise the Lord, \J Each with a different tongue; In every language learn his word, And let his name be sung. 2 His mercy reigns through every land ! Proclaim his grace abroad ; Forever firm his truth shall stand; Praise ye the faithful God. F L. M. Old Hundred. [*] ROM all who dwell below the skies, Let the Creator's praise arise ; PSALM 117, 118. 231 Let the Redeemer's name be Bung, Through every land, by every tongue 9 Eternal are tliy mercies. Lord ; Eternal truth attends thy word : Thy praise shall sound from shore to shore. Till suns shall rise, and set, no more. S. M Ribwort h. [*] 1 f I MIX name, almighty Lord, JL Shall sound through distant lands ; Great is thy grace, and sure thy word; Thy truth forever stands. . 2 Far be thine honour spread. And long thy praise endure ; Till morning light and evening shade Shall be exchanged no more. PSALM US. CM. First Part. M,ar.[*] V. 6 — 15. Deliverance from a Tumult. 1 [JTIHE Lord appears my helper now, JL Nor is my faith afraid What all the sons of earth can do, Since heaven affords its aid. 2 'Tis safer, Lord, to hope in thee, And have my God my friend, Than trust in men of high degree. And on their truth depend. 3 Like bees my foes beset me round, A large and angry swarm ; But I shall all their rage confound, By thine almighty arm. 4 'Tis through the Lord my heart is strong ; In him my lips rejoice : While his salvation is my song, How cheerful is my voice ! 5 Like angry bees they girt me round ; When God appears they fly : So burning thorns, with crackling sound, Make a fierce blaze, and die. 6 Joy to the saints, and peace belongs ; The Lord protects their days ; Let Israel tune immortal songs To his almighty grace.] 232 PSALM 118. C. M. Second Part. Barby. [*] V. 17 — 21. Public Praise for Delicerance from Death 1 "If- ORD, thou hast heard thy servant cry, M J And rescued from the grave ; Now shall he live : (and none can die, If God resolve to save.) 2 Thy praise, more constant than befcre, Shall fill his daily breath; Thy hand that hath chastised him sore, Defends him still from death. o 3 Open the gates of Zion now, For we shall worship there — The house where all the righteous go, Thy mercy to declare. o 4 Among th' assemblies of thy saints, Our thankful voice we raise ; -Here we have told thee i Tits, o And here we speak thy praise. C. M. Third Part. Colchester. Mear. [*] i, 23. Christ the Foundation of his Church. 1 "13 E HOLD, the sure foundation stone, J3 Which G<»d in Zion I To build our heavenly hopes up And iiis eternal praise. e 2 Chosen of < dear, here, me. e 3 The foolish builders, scribe and priest, ; shall rest, An g 4 W " hell withstood, Yet must this bu Tis thine own work, almighty God, And wondrous in our C. M. Fourth Part. Sunday. Bethlehem. [*] V. 24, 25, 26. Hosanna for the Lords Day. 1 rriHIS is the day the Lord hath made; J- He calls the hours his own : PSALM lia 233 o Let heaven rejoice. let earth be glad. And praise surround Ins throne. o 2 To-day he rose and left the dead. And Satan's empire fell, To-day the saints his triumphs spread, And all his wonders tell. 3 Hosanna to the Anointed King. To David's holy Son ; —Help us, O Lord ; descend, and bring Salvation from thy throne. o 4 Blest be the Lord, who comes to men With messages of grace ; Who comes, in God his Father's name, To save our sinful race. o 5 Hosanna in the highest strains, The church on earth can raise ; u The highest heavens, in which he reigns. Shall give him nobler praise. S. M. St. Thomas. [*] V. 22—27. Salvation by Christ. 1 [OEE, what a living Stone O The builders did refuse : o Yet God hath built his church thereon. In spite of envious Jews, e 2 The Scribe and angry Priest Reject thine only Son ; o Yet on this Rock shall Sion rest, As the chief Corner-Stone, t 3 The work, O Lord, is thine, And wondrous in our eyes : This day declares it all divine, Thi3 day did Jesus rise. o 4 This is the glorious day. That our Redeemer made : Let us rejoice, and sing, and pray ; Let all the church be glad. s 5 Hosanna to the King Of David's royal blood; Bless him. ye saints : He comes to bring Salvation from your God. — 6 We bless thine holy word, Which all this gTace displays : 234 PSALM 118, 119. And offer on thine altar. Lord, Our sacrifice of praise.] L. M. Old Hundred. [*] V. 22 — 27. A new Song of Salvation by Christ. 1 ir O, what a glorious Corner-Stone ■ A The Jewish huilders did refuse ! But God hath built his church thereon, in spite of envy, and the Jews. e 2 Great God, the work is all divine, Tiie joy and wonder of our eyes ! o This is the day that proves it thine, Tiie day that saw our Saviour rise. 3 Sinners, rejoice, and saints, be glad; nna ! let his name be blest ! A thousand honours on his head. With peace, and light, and glory rest ! — 4 In God's own name, he comes to bring Salvation to our dying race ; o Let the. whole church address their King, With hearts of joy, and songs of praise. PSALM 119. / have collected and disposed the most useful verses of this Psalm under eighteen different heads, and formed a Divine Song upon each of them. But the verses are much trans- posed, to attain some degree of connection. In some places, instead of the words law, commands, judg- ments, testimonies, I have used gospel, word, grace, truth, promises, fyc, as more agreeable to the New Testament, and the common language of Christians; and it equally answers the i ' e Psalmist, which was to recom- mend the Holy Scriptures. PSALM 119. C. M. First Part. Bedford. [*] Blessedness of Saints, and Misery of Sinners. Ver. 1,2,3. o I T3LEST are the undefiled in heart, JL3 Whose ways are right and clean ; Who never from thy law depart, But fly from every sin. 2 Blest are the men who keep thy word. And practise thy commands ; PSALM 110. >rd, thy law ; .ie. «rt have inward joy, - une. And honour all thy name. e 5 P will hate ; The proud shall die accursed : and deceit Are trodden to the di he wicked are ; And those who leave thy ways. Sir But never I ace. C. M. Second Part. Canterbury. [*] Devotion; constant Converse with God. 1 r 1 10 thee, before the dawning light. X My gracious God, 1 pray ; I n* name by night. And keep thy 1 it faints to see thy grace ; urs me up : And. Thy word sup pe. Ver. 164. 3 Seven times a day I lift my hands, :anks to thee ; ■providence demands Repeated praise from me. Ver 4 When midnight darkness veils the skies, I call thy works to mind ; My thoughts in warm devotion rise. And sweet acceptance find. 230 PSALM 119. C. M. Third Part. St. Ann's. [»] Sincerity, and devoted Obedience. Ver. 57, GO. o 1 FT1HOU art my portion, O my God ; JL Soon as I know thy way, My heart makes haste t' obey thy word, And suffers no delay. Ver. 30, 14. 2 I choose the path of heavenly truth, And glory in my choice ; Not all the riches of the earth Could make me so rejoice. 3 The testimonies of thy grace I set before mine eyes ; Thence I derive my daily strength, And there my comfort lies. Ver. 59. e 4 If once I wander from thy path, I think upon my ways ; o Then turn my feet to thy commands, And trust thy pardoning grace. Ver. 94, 144. d 5 Now I am thine, — forever thine, — e O save thy servant, Lord ! o Thou art my shield, my hiding place. My hope is in thy word. Ver 112. — 6 Thou hast inclined this heart of mine Thy statutes to fulfill ; o And thus, till mortal life shall end, Would I perform thy will. C. M. Fourth Part. Mear. [*] Instructions from Scripture. Ver. 9. b 1 TTOW shall the young secure their hearts, JLl And guard their lives from sin ? — Thy word the choicest rule imparts. To keep the conscience clean. Ver. 130. o 2 When once it enters to the mind, It spreads such light abroad, The meanest souls instruction find, And raise their thoughts to God. PSALM 119. — 3 "I light, And. • f the night, 4 T law with care, :i their teachers are, 113. truly wise ; 1 hat id ; I rise, j But 1 • 'bey, earth mail * And • rht and day, b 7 But still, thy law at Lord. re divine : g Not earth stands tinner than thy word ; Ver. . 116. — B Thy word g truth ; That shall guide our youth. And well support oui CM. Fifth Part. Burhij. [*] Delig -res. 1 fW H aw! jht. day, How well employ my tongue ' 238 PSALM 119. And in my tiresome pilgrimage, Yields me a heavenly song ! Ver. 19, 103. 4 Am I a stranger, or at home, 'Tis my perpetual feast ! Not honey, dropping from the comb, So much delights my taste. Ver. 72, 127. 5 No treasures so enrich the mind ; Nor shall thy word be sold For loads of silver well refined, Nor heaps of choicest gold. Ver. 28, 49, 175. 6 When nature sinks, and spirits droop, Thy promises of grace fir Are pillars to support my hope, — And there I write thy praise. C. M. Sixth Part. St. Martin's. [*] Holiness and Comfort from the Word. Ver. 128. 1 X ORD, I esteem thy judgments right, I A And all thy statutes just ; Thence 1 maintain a constant fight, With every flattering iust. Ver. 97, 9. 2 Thy precepts often 1 survey ; I keep thy law in sight, Through all the business of the day, To form my actions right. Ver. 62. 3 My heart, in midnight silence, cries, " How sweet thy comforts be ! " My thoughts in holy wonder rise, And bring their thanks to thee. Ver. 162. 4 And when my spirit drinks her fill, At some good word of thine, Not mighty men, that share the spoil t Have joys compared to mine. C. M. Seventh Part. Bedford. [*] Imperfection of Nature : Perfection of Scripture. Ver. 96, paraphrased. 1 "ir ET all the heathen writers join JLi To form one perfect book , PSALM 110. 239 Great God, if once compared with thine, How mean their writings look ! 2 Not the most perfect rules they gave, Could show one sin forgiven ; Nor lead a step beyond the grave ; But thine conduct to heaven. e 3 I've seen an end of what we call Perfection, here below ; How short the powers of natuie fall, And can no further go. 4 Yet men would fain be just with God, By works their hands have wrought ; But thy commands, exceeding broad, Extend to every thought. 6 5 In vain we boast perfection here, While sin defiles our frame ; And sinks our virtues down so far, They scarce deserve the name. — 6 Our faith, and love, and every grace, Fall far below thy word ; But perfect truth and righteousness Dwell only with the Lord. C. M. Eighth Part. York. [*] The Word of God the Saint's Portion. Ver. Ill, paraphrased. 1 T ORD, 1 have made thy word my choice. JLi My lasting heritage ; 0 There shall my noblest powers rejoice, My warmest thoughts engage. b 2 I'll read the histories of thy love. And keep thy laws in sight ; While through the promises 1 rove With ever fresh delight. — 3 'Tis a broad land — of wealth unknown, Where springs of life arise, — o Seeds of immortal bliss are sown, And hidden glory lies. — 4 The best relief that mourners have ; It makes our sorrows blest : g Our fairest hope beyond the grave, And our eternal rest. 240 PSALM 119. C. M. Ninth Part. Abridge. [*] Tea citing of the Spirit with the Word. Ver. (54, 68, 18. 1 nnHY mercies fill the earth, O Lord, JL How good thy works appear! Open mine eyes to read thy word, And see thy wonders there. Ver. 73, 125. 2 My heart was fashioned by thy hand; My service is thy due ; O make thy servant understand The duties he must do. Ver. 19. 3 Since I'm a stranger here below, Let not thy path be hid ; But mark the road my feet should go, And be my constant guide. Ver. 2(5. p 4 When I confessed my wandering ways. Thou heard'st my soul complain ; Grant me the teachings of thy grace, Or I shall stray again. Ver. 33, 34. — 5 If God to me his statutes shew, And heavenly truth impart; o His work forever I'll pursue, His law shall rule my heart. Ver. 50, 71. — 6 [This was my comfort, when I bore Variety of grief ; It made me learn thy word the more, And fly to that relief. Ver 51. 7 In vain the proud deride me now; I'll ne'er forget thy law ; Nor let that blessed gospel £0, Whence all my hopes 1 draw. Ver. 27, 171. 8 When I have learned my Father's will, ' I'll teach the world his ways : My thankful lips, inspired with zeal, Shall loud pronounce his praise.] PSALM 119. 24] CM. Tenth Part. Swanwicle. [b] PUin: :iisc$. 1 ~P> EHOLD t] . int, Lord, _I3 Devol Remember, and coi rd, For all mv Mere. Vei e 2 Hast thou n I And pi •: . sed quicken Does not my ,. ; — And yet thy love d< Mine eyes fi fail ; O bear thy servant . Nor let the e _ - --vail, Which dare reproach my h e 4 Didst thou Dot i faith, O Lord? — Then let thy truth appi o Saints shall rejoice in my reward. And trust as well as t'rar. C. M. Eleventh Part. Ifrmn 2d. [b] Breathing Vet ' 1 /""V THAT the L >rd would uuide my ways. V>J To keep s still ! O that my Gi d m u _ _-:ace, To know and do his will. \ ■ - - 2 O send thy S;>;r:t down — to write Thy law up in my Nor let my long ge deceit, Nor act the liar's part. 3 From vanity turn off my • Let no corrupt d Nor cove* - irise Within this soul of mine. \ u 4 Order my footsteps rd. And make my heart Let sin have no dominion, Lord ; But keep my conscience clear. 21 242 PSALM 119. Ver. 176. e 5 My soul hath gone too far astray, My feet too often slip ; Yet since I've not forgot thy way, Restore thy wandering sheep. Ver. 35; o 6 Make me to walk in thy commands ; Tis a delightful road ; Nor let my head, or heart, or hands, Offend against my God. C. M. Twelfth Part. Wantage, [*] Breathing after Comfort and Deliverance. Ver. 153. e 1 IVTY God, consider my distress, JLYJL Let mercy plead my cause ; Though 1 have sinned against thy grace, 1 can't forget thy laws. Ver. 39, 116. p 2 Forbid, forbid the sharp reproach, Which I so justly fear ; Uphold my life, uphold my hopes, Nor let my shame appear. Ver. 122, 135. — 3 Be thou a surety, Lord, for me, Nor let the proud oppress ; But make thy waiting servant see The shinings of thy face. Ver. 82. e 4 Mine eyes with expectation fail ; My heart within me cries, " When will the Lord his truth fulfill, " And make my comforts rise ? " Ver. 132. — 5 Look down upon my sorrows, Lord, And show thy grace the same, o As thou art ever wont t' afford To those who love thy name. C. M. Thirteenth Part. Colchester. [*] Holy Fear and Tenderness of Conscience. Ver. 10. 1 V1TITH my whole heart. I've sought thy face *, ▼ T O let me never stray, From thy commands, O Goa of grace, Nor tread the sinner's way. PSALM 119. 243 Ver. 11. 2 Thy word I've hid within my heart, To keep my conscience clean ; And be an everlasting guard From ever . I .',. 53, L56 3 I'm a companion of the saints, Who fear and love the Lord ; a My sorrows rise, my nature faints, When men transgress thy word. 161,163. e 4 While sinners do thy gospel wrong, My spirit stands in awe ; My soul abhors a lying tongue, But loves thy righteous law. \. r. 161, 120. p 5 My heart with sacred reverence hears The threatenings of thy word; My flesh, with holy trembling, fears The judgments of the Lord. Ver. 16(5, 174. — 6 My God, I long, I hope, I wait For thy salvation still ; o While thy whole law is my delight. And I obey thy will. C. M. Fourteenth Part. Reading, [b *] Bentfit of Afflictions, and Si/pport vnder them. Ver. 153,-1. 92. 1 flONSIDER all my sorrows, Lord ; V_y And thy deliverance send ; My soul for thy salvation faints ; When will rny troubles end ? Ver. 71. 2 Yet have I found 'tis good for me To bear my Father's rod ; Afflictions make me learn thy law. And live upon my God. Ver. 50. 3 This is the comfort I enjoy, When new distress begins ; 1 read thy word, 1 run thy way, And hate my former sins. Ver. 92. 4 Had not thy word been my delight, When earthly joys were fled, 244 PSALM 119. My soul, oppress* d with sorrow's weight, Had sunk amongst the dead. Ver. 75. 5 1 know thy judgments, Lord, are right. Though they may seem severe; The sharpest sufferings I endure ■ Flow from thy faithful care. Ver. 67. 6 Before I knew thy chastening rod, My feet were apt to stray : But now I learn to keep thy word, Nor wander from thy way. C. M. Fifteenth Part. Bethlehem. [*] Holy Resolutions. Ver. 93- 1 S~\ THAT thy statutes, every hour, \J Might dwell upon my mind ! Thence 1 derive a quickening power, And daily peace 1 rind. Ver. 15, 16. 2 To meditate thy precepts, Lord, Shall he my sweet employ ; My soul shall ne'er forget thy word ; o Thy word is all my joy. Ver. 32. — 3 How would 1 run in thy commands, If thou my heart discharge From sin's and Satan's hateful chains, And set my feet at large. Ver. 13, 46. o 4 My lips with courage shall declare Thy statutes and thy name ; I'll speak thy word, though kings should hear Nor yield to sinful shame. Ver. 61,69,70. — 5 Let bands of persecutors rise, To rob me of my right, — Let pride and malice forge their lies, Thy law is my delight. Ver. 115. o 6 Depart from me, ye wicked race, Whose hands and hearts are ill ; o I love my God, I love his ways, And must obey his will PSALM 119. 245 C. M. Sixteenth Part. Plymouth, [b] Prayer for Quickening Grace. Ver. 25, 37. p 1 1\1~Y soul lies cleaving to the dust ; lyji Lord. J The borders of despair, 1 sent my cries to seek thy grace, My groans to move thine ear. a 2 Great God, should thy severer eye, And thine impartial hand, Mark and revenge iniquity, No mortal flesh could stand. — 3 But there are pardons with my God, For crimes of high degree ; Thy Son has bought them with his blood, To draw us near to thee. PSALM 130. 257 4 [1 wait for thy salvation, Lord, vVitli strong desires I wait; My soul, invited by thy word, Stands watching at thy gate.] e 5 (Just as the guards that keep the night Long for the morning skies, Watch" the first beams of breaking light, And meet them with their eyes ; — 6 So waits my soul to see thy grace, And more intent than they, Meets the first openings of thy face. And finds a brighter day.) o 7 Then in the Lord let Israel trust, Let Israel seek his face ; The Lord is good as well as just, And plenteous is his grace. o 8 There's full redemption at his throne, For sinners long enslaved ; The great Redeemer is his Son ; And Israel shall be saved. L. M. Bath. Armley. [*] Pardoning Grace. a 1 |/1 ROM deep distress, and troubled thoughts, JF To thee, my God, 1 raise my cries : If thou severely mark our faults, No flesh can stand before thine eyes. — 2 But thou hast built thy throne of grace, Free to dispense thy pardons there ; That sinners may approach thy face, And hope and love, as well as fear. e 3 As the benighted- pilgrims wait, And long and wish for breaking day, So waits my soul before thy gate ; When will my God his face display ? o 4 My trust is fixed upon thy word, Nor shall 1 trust thy word m vain ; Let mourning souls address the Lord, And find relief from all their pain. g 5 Great is his love, and large his grace, Through the redemption of his Son ; He turns our feet from sinful ways, And pardons what our hands have done 22* 258 PSALM 131, 132. PSALM 131. C. M. York, [b] Humility and Submission. e 1 TS there ambition in my heart ? A. Search, gracious God, and see ; Or do I act a haughty part ? Lord, I appeal to thee. a 2 I charge my thoughts, be humble still, And all my carriage mild ; Content, my Father, with thy will, • And quiet as a child. — 3 The patient soul, the lowly mind, Shall have a large reward ; Let saints in sorrow lie resigned, And trust a faithful Lord. PSALM 132. L. M. Leeds. [•] Ver. 5, 13—18. The House of God. 1 "\T7"HERE shall we go, to seek and find tt A habitation for our God ? A dwelling for th' Eternal Mind, Among the sons of flesh and blood ? o 2 The God of Jacob chose the hill Of Zion for his ancient rest; And Zion is his dwelling still ; His church is with his presence blest. — 3 Here will 1 fix my gracious throne, And reign forever, saith the Lord ; o Here shall my power and love be known And blessings shall attend my word. c 4 Here will 1 meet the hungry poor, And fill their souls with living bread : Sinners who wait before my door. With sweet provision shall be fed. — 5 Girded with truth, and clothed with grace. My priests, my ministers shall shine : Not Aaron in his costly dress, Made an appearance so divine o 6 The saints, unable to contain Their inward joys, shall shout and sing; The Son of David here shall reign, And Zion triumph in her King PSALM 132. 259 7 [Jesus shall see a numerous seed, Born here t' uphold his glorious name; His crown shall flourish on his head. While all his foes are clothed with shame.] C. H. Christmas. Swanwick. [*] V. 4, 5, 7, 8, 15—17. God's Presence the Glory of His House. 1 [1VTO sleep nor slumber to his eyes JL 1 Good David would afford, Till he had found below the skies, A dwelling for the Lord. 2 The Lord in Zion placed his name, His ark was settled there : To Zion the whole nation came, To worship thrice a year. 3 But we have no such lengths to go, Nor wander far abroad ; Where'er thy saints assemble now, There is a house for God.] PAUSE. o 4 Arise, O King of grace, arise. And enter toothy rest; e Lo ! thy church waits with longing eyes. Thus to be owned and blessed. t 5 Enter, with all thy glorious train, Thy Spirit and thy word ; All that the ark did once contain, Could no such grace afford. — 6 Here, mighty God, accept our vows ; Here let thy praise be spread : Bless the provisions of thy house, And fill thy poor with bread. o 7 Here let the Son of David reign, Let God's Anointed shine ; Justice and truth his court maintain, With love and power divine. g 8 Here let him hold a lasting throne : And, as his kingdom grows. Fresh honours shall adorn his crown. And shame confound his foes. 2(50 PSALM 133. PSALM 133. CM. Hymn 2d. St. Ann's. [*] Brotherly Love. 1 ~ir O, what an entertaining sight, -1 A Are brethren who agree ! Brethren whose cheerful hearts unite, In bands of piety ! - 2 When streams of love from Christ the spring, Descend to every soul, And heavenly peace, with balmy wing, Shades and bedews the whole. 3 Tis like the oil, divinely sweet, On Aaron's reverend head ; The trickling drops perfumed his feet, And o'er his garments spread. 3 4 'Tis pleasant as the morning dews, That fall on Zion's hill ; Where God his mildest glory shews, And makes his grace distil. S. M. Peckham. [*] Union and Peace. b 1 TT> LEST are the sons of peace, JD Whose hearts and hopes are one ; Whose kind designs to serve and please, Through alllheir actions run. o 2 Blest is the pious house, Where zeal and friendship meet ; Their songs of praise, their mingled vows, Make their communion sweet. 3 Thus, when on Aaron's head, They poured the rich perfume, The oil through all his raiment spread, And pleasure filled the room. o 4 Thus on the heavenly hills, The saints are blest above ; Where joy like morning dew distils, And all the air is love. P. M. Dalston. [*] Tfie Blessings of Friendship. b 1 TTOW pleasant 'tis to see JLJL Kindred and friends agree ! Each in their proper station move ;- And each fulfill their part. PSALM 134, 135. 2(>1 With sympathising heart, In all the cares of lite and love ! "J T'13 like the ointment, shed On Aaron's sacred head, Divinely rich, divinely sweet ! The oil through all the room Diffused a choice perfume, Ran through his robes, and blest his feet. o 3 Like fruitful showers of rain, That water all the plain, Descending from the neighbouring hills : Such streams of pleasure roll Through every friendly soul. Where love like heavenly dew distils. PSALM L34. C. M. Denizes. [*] Daily and Nightly Deration. 1 ^\7"E wno oDey th' immortal King, JL Attend his holy place ; e Bow to the glories of his power, And bless his wondrous grace. o 2 Lift up your hands by morning light, And send your souls on high; o Raise your admiring thoughts by ni^hi, Above the starry sky. o 3 The God of Zion cheers our hearts, With rays of quickening grace ; g The God who spread the heavens abroad, And rules the swelling seas. PSALM 135. L.M. First Part. AU-Saints.[*] V. 1-4. 14. 19—21. Tht Church. God's House and Care. 1 T) RAISE ye the Lord ; exalt his name, jl While m his holy courts ye wait, Ye saints, who to his house belong. Or stand attending at his gate. 2 Praise ye the Lord ; the Lord is good ; To praise his name is sweet employ ; Israel he chose of old, and still His church is his peculiar joy. e 3 The Lord himself will judge his saints' He treats his servants as his friends; 202 PSALM 1&5. And, when he hears their sore complaints, Repents the sorrows that he sends. o 4 Through every age, the Lord declares His name, and breaks th' oppressor's rod ; He gives his suffering servants rest, g And will be known th' Almighty God. o 5 Bless him, all ye who taste his love ; People and priests, exalt his name : Amongst his saints he ever dwells ; His church is his Jerusalem. L. M. Second Part. Psalm97th. Blendon.[*] V. 5 — 12. Creation, Providence, and Redemption. 1 r^ REAT is the Lord, exalted high, VT Above all powers and every throne; Whate'er he please, in earth or sea, Or heaven or hell, his hand hath done. 2 At his command the vapours rise, The lightnings flash, the thunders roar ! He pours the rain, he brings the wind And tempest from his airy store ! a 3 'Twas he those dreadful tokens sent, 0 Egypt, through thy stubborn land ! When all thy first-born, beasts and men, Fell dead by his avenging hand ! o 4 What mighty nations, mighty kings, He slew, and their whole country gave To Israel, whom his hand redeemed, No more to be proud Pharaoh's slave ! g 5 His power the same, the same his grace, That saves us from the hosts of hell ; And heaven he gives us to possess, Whence those apostate angels fell. C. M. Hartford. [*] Praise due to God, not to Idols. 1 A WAKE, ye saints, to praise your King, -ljL Your sweetest passions raise ; Your pious pleasure, while you sing, Increasing with the praise. o 2 Great is the Lord ; and works unknown Are his divine employ : PSALM 13ft 263 t But still his saints are near his throne, His treasure and his joy. g 3 Heaven, earth, and sea confess his hand; He bids the vapours rise ; Lightning and storm, at his command. Sweep through the sounding skies. —4 All power, that kings or gods have claimed. Is found with him alone : e But heathen gods should ne'er be named, Where our Jkhovah's known, e 5 Which of the stocks or stones they trust, Can give them showers of rain? In vain they worship glittering dust, And pray to gold in vain. d 6 [Their gods have tongues that cannot talk, Such as their makers gave ; Their feet were ne'er designed to walk, Nor hands have power to save. 7 Blind are their eves ; their ears are deaf, Nor hear when mortals pray : Mortals that wait for their relief, Are blind and deaf as they.] — 8 Ye saints, adore the living God, Serve him with faith and fear ; o He makes the churches his abode, And claims your honours there. PSALM 136. C. M. Mear. [*] Wondrous Works of God. 1 [/^ IVE thanks to God. the sovereign Lord : \J" His mercies still endure ; And be the King of kings adored ; His truth is ever sure. 2 What wonders hath his wisdom done ! How mighty is his hand ! Heaven, earth, and sea he framed alone : How wide is his command ! 3 The sun supplies the day with light : How bright his counsels shine ! The moon and stars adorn the night : His works are all divine. 4 (He struck the sons of Egypt dead ; How mighty is his rod ! 264 PSALM 136. And thence with joy his people led : How gracious is our God ! 5 He cleft the swelling sea in two; His arm is great in might : And gave the tribes a passage through ; His power and grace unite. 6 But Pharaoh's army there he drowned ; How glorious are his ways ! And brought his saints through desert ground ; Eternal be his praise. 7 Great monarchs fell beneath his hand ; Victorious is his sword ; While Israel took the promised land : How faithful is his word !) 8 He saw the nations dead in sin ; He felt his pity move ; How sad the state the world was in! How boundless was his love ! 9 He sent to save us from our woe ; (His goodness never fails ;) From death and hell, and every foe; And still his grace prevails. 10 Give thanks to God, the heavenly King; His mercies still endure : Let the whole earth his praises sing; His truth is ever sure.] PSALM 136. P. M. Allerton. [*] Praise for Divine Perfections and Works. 1 /~^ IVE thanks to God most high, \T The universal Lord ; The sovereign King of kings ; And be his grace adored. d His power and grace Are still the same ; And let his name Have endless praise. — 2 How mighty is his hand ! What wonders he hath done ! He formed the earth and seas, And spread the heavens alone. d Thy mercy, Lord, Shall still endure PSALM 136. 266 And ever sure Abides thy word. — 3 His wisdom framed the sun, To crown the day with light : The moon and twinkling stars, To cheer the darksome night. d His power and grace Are still the same ; And let his name Have endless praise. — 4 [He smote the first-born sons, The flower of Egypt, dead ; And thence his chosen tribes With joy and glory led. d Thy mercy, Lord, Shall still endure ; And ever sure Abides thy word. — 5 His power, and lifted rod, Cleft the Red Sea in two ; And for his people made A wondrous passage through. d His power and grace Are still the same ; And let his name Have endless praise. o 6 But cruel Pharaoh there, With all his host he drowned ; And brought his Israel safe, Through a long desert ground. t Thy mercy, Lord, Shall still endure ; And ever sure Abides thy word. -7 The kings of Canaan fell Beneath his dreadful hand ; While his own servants took Possession of their land. His power and grace Are still the same ; And let his name Have endless praise.] 23 2G6 PSALM 136. a S He saw the nations lie All perishing in sin ; And pitied the sad state The ruined world was in. d Thy mercy, Lord, Shall still endure ; And ever sure Abides thy word. 0 9 He sent his only Son, To save us from our woe ; From Satan, sin, and death, And every hurtful foe. d His power and grace Are still the same ; And let his name Have endless praise, e 10 Give thanks aloud to God, To God the heavenly King; And let the spacious earth His works and glories sing. d Thy mercy, Lord, Shall still endure ; And ever sure Abides thy word. L. M. Truro. [*] Creation, Providence, and Gract. 1 /^ IVE to our God immortal praise : \J Mercy and truth are all his ways: d Wonders of grace to God belong; Repeat his mercies in your song. — 2 Give to the Lord of lords renown, The King of kings with glory crown ; d His mercies ever shall endure, When lords and kings are known no more. — 3 He built the earth, he spread the sky, And fixed the starry lights on high: d Wonders of grace to God belong ; Repeat his mercies in your song. —4 He fills the sun with morning light ; He bids the moon direct the night : d His mercies ever shall endure, When suns and moons shall shine no more. — 5 (The Jews he freed from Pharaoh's hand And brought them to the promised land PSALM 138. 267 d Wonders of grace to God belong; Repeat his mercies in your song.) e (j (He saw the Gentiles cloud in sin. And felt his pity work within; d His mercies over shall endure. When death and sin shall reign no more.) o 7 He sent his Son with power to save, From guilt, and darkness, and the grave ; d Wonders of grace to G<>d belong; Repeat his mercies in your song. — 3 Through this vain world lie guides our feet, And leads us to his heavenly seat: d His mercies ever shall endure. When this vain world shall be no more PSALM 138. L. M. Quercy. [*] Restoring and Preserving Grace. 1 "T~Y7"ITH all my powers of heart and tongue, ▼ V I'll praise my Maker in my song; Angels shall hear the notes I raise, Approve the song, and join the praise. c 2 Angels, who make the church their care, Shall witness my devotion there ; While holy zeal directs my eyes To thy fair temple in the skies. — 3 I'll sing thy truth and mercy, Lord ; I'll sing the wonders of thy word; Not all the works and names below, So much thy power and glory show. e 4 [To God I cried when troubles rose : He heard me and subdued my foes : o He did my rising fears control. And strength diffused through all my soul. g 5 The God of heaven maintains his state, Frowns on the proud, and scorns the great : e But from his throne descends to see The sons of humble poverty.] e 6 Amidst a thousand snares I stand, Upheld and guarded by thy hand ; — Thy words my fainting soul revive, And keep mv dying faith alive 268 PSALM 139. o 7 Grace will complete what grace begins, To save from sorrow or from sins ; The work that wisdom undertakes, Eternal mercy ne'er forsakes. PSALM 139. L. M. IstPt. Bath. Geneva.[*] The All-seeing God. e 1 ir ORD,thou hast searched and seen me through; 1 A Thine eye commands, with piercing view. My rising and my resting hours, My heart and flesh with all their powers. 2 My thoughts, before they are my own, Are to my God distinctly known ; He knows the words I mean to speak, Ere from my opening lips they break. p 3 Within thy circling power I stand ; On every side I find thy hand : Awake, asleep, at home, abroad, I am surrounded still with God. 4 [Amazing knowledge, vast and great ! What large extent ! what lofty height ! My soul, with all the powers I boast, Is in the boundless prospect lost. 5 " O may these thoughts possess my breast, " Where'er I rove, where'er I rest! " Nor let my weaker passions dare " Consent to sin ; for God is there." PAUSE I. 6 Could I so false, so faithless prove, To quit thy service and thy love ; Where, Lord, could I thy presence shun, Or from thy dreadful glory run ?] — 7 If up to heaven I take my flight, 'Tis there thou dwell'st enthroned in light ; a Or dive to hell, there vengeance reigns, And Satan groans beneath thy chains. — 8 If, mounted on a morning ray, I fly beyond the Western sea ; o Thy swifter hand would first arrive, And there arrest thy fugitive. — 9 Or should I try to shun thy sight, Beneath the spreading veil of night; One glance of thine, one piercing ray, Would kindle darkness into day. PSALM 139. 209 h1 0 may these thoug my breast, Where'er 1 rove, where'er 1 : Noi let my weak' a dare d is there ! PAUSl II. 11 [The veil of night is no disguise; — reen from thy all-searching eyes : Thy liand can seize t: soon, Through midnight shades, as blazing nooiv 12 Midnight and noon in this agree. — Great God, they're both alike to thee : Not death can hide what God will spy : And hell lies naked to his eye. 13 O may these thoughts possess my breast, Where'er 1 rove, where'er I rest ; Nor let my weaker passions dare Consent to sin ; for God is there !] L. M. Second Part. Portugal. [*' The iconderful For /nation of Man. 1 T I ^"\\ AS from thy hand, my God, I came, JL A work of such a curious frame ■ In me thy fearful wonders shine, And each proclaims thy skill divine. 2 Thme eyes did all my limbs survey. Which yet in dark contusion lay ; Thou saw'st the daily growth they took, Formed by the model of thy book. 3 [By thee my growing parts were named, And what thy sovereign counsel framed, (The breathing lungs, the beating heart,) Was copied with unerring art.] 4 At last to show my Maker's name, God stamped his image on my frame ! And in some unknown moment joined The finished members to the mind. 5 [There the young seeds of thought betrar And all the passions of the man : Great God. our infant nature pays Immortal tribute to thy praise.] p \ i r a f . 6 Lord, since, in my advancing age» I've acted on life's busy stage, 83* 2?0 PSALM 139. Thy thoughts of love to me surmount The power of numbers to recount. 7 I could survey the ocean o'er, And count each sand that makes the shore, Before my swiftest thoughts could trace The numerous wonders of thy grace. 8 These on my heart are still impressed ; With these I give my eyes to rest; And at my waking hour ] find God and his love possess my mmd. L. M. Third Part. Bath. [•] Sincerity professed, and Grace tried. 1 nVTY God, what inward grief I feel, -LTJL When impious men transgress thy will ! 1 mourn to hear their lips profane Take thy tremendous name in vain. 2 Does not my soul detest and hate The sons of malice and deceit ? Those that oppose thy laws and thee, I count them enemies to me. e 3 Lord, search my soul, try every thought : Though my own heart accuse me not Of walking in a false disguise, 1 beg the trial of thine eyes. 4 Doth secret mischief lurk within ? Do I indulge some unknown sin ? — O turn my feet, whene'er I stray, And lead me in thy perfect way.] C. M. First Part. Wantage, [b] God's Omnipresence and Omniscience. e 1 TN all my vast concerns with thee, 1- In vain my soul would try To shun thy presence, Lord, or flee The notice of thine eye. 2 Thy all-surrounding sight surveys My rising and my rest; My public walks, my private ways, And secrets of my breast. — 3 My thoughts lie open to the Lord, Before they're formed within ; And ere my lips pronounce the word, He knows the sense I mean PSALM 1:39. 271 4 O wondrous knowledge, deep and high ! Where can a creature hide ! Within thy circling arms I lie, Beset 011 every side. o 5 So let thy grace surround me still, And like a bulwark prove, To guard my soul from every ill. Secured by sovereign love. pause. Windsor. a 6 Lord, where shall guilty souls retire, Forgotten and unknown ? In hell they meet thy dreadful fire, — In heaven thy glorious throne. e 7 Should I suppress my vital breath, To 'scape the wrath divine ; 0 Thy voice could break the bars of death, And make the grave resign. — 6 If, wmged with beams of morning light, I fly beyond the West ; Thy hand", which must support my flight, Would soon betray my rest. 9 If o'er my sins I think to draw The curtains of the night; o Those flaming eyes that guard thy law. Would turn the shades to light. g 10 The beams of noon, the midnight hour, Are both alike to thee : e O may I ne'er provoke that Power, From which I cannot flee. C. M. Second Part. Colchester. [*] Wisdom of God in the Formation of Man. 1 *T"X7"HEN I, with pleasing wonder, stand, ▼ T And all my frame survey, Lord, 'tis thy work ! 1 own thy hand Thus built my humble clay. 2 Thy hand my heart and reins possessed, Where unborn nature grew ; Thy wisdom all my features traced. And all my members drew. 272 PSALM 139, 141. 3 Thine eye with nicest care surveyed The growth of every part; Till the whole scheme thy thoughts had laid, Was copied by thy art. o 4 Heaven, earth, and sea, and fire, and wind, Show me thy wondrous skill ; But I review myself, and find t Diviner wonders still. g 5 Thy awful glories round me shine ; My flesh proclaims thy praise : Lord, to thy works of nature join Thy miracles of grace. C. M. Third Part. York. [•] The Mercies of God innumerable. 1 T ORD, when I count thy mercies o'er, ,1 A They strike me with surprise ; o Not all the sands that spread the shore To equal numbers rise. e 2 My flesh with fear and wonder stands — The product of thy skill ; o And hourly blessings from thy hands Thy thoughts of love reveal. — 3 These on my heart by night I keep ; e How kind, how dear to me ! o O may the hour that ends my sleep, Still find my thoughts with thee. PSALM 141. L. M. Worship. Dresden. [*] Ver. 2, 3, 4, 5. Watchfulness and Brotherly Love. 1 1VTY God, accept my early vows, J_TJL Like morning incense in thy house ; And let my nightly worship rise. Sweet as the evening sacrifice. e 2 Watch o'er my lips, and guard them, Lord, From every rash and heedless word : Nor let my feet incline to tread The guilty path where sinners lead. 3 O may the righteous, when I stray, Smite and reprove my wandering way ! o Their gentle words, like ointment shed. Shall never bruise, but cheer my head. PSALM 14*2. 14:3. 27 5 p 4 When I behold them pressed with grief, I'll cry to heaven for their relief; — And. by my warm petitions, pi much I prize their faithful love. PSALM 14-2. C. M. I,h of Wight, [b] God the Hope < 1 rriO God I made my sorrows known, JL From God I sought relief; In long complaints, before his throne, I poured out all my grief. p 2 My soul was overwhelmed with woes. My heart began to break ; My God, who all my burden kn. He knows the way I take. 3 On every side I cast mine eye. And found my helpers gone ; While friends and strangers passed me by, Neglected and unknown. o 4 Then did I raise a louder cry, And called thy mercy near ; d u Thou art my portion when I die, — ;i Be thou my refuge here." e 5 Lord, I am brought exceeding low, — Now let thine ear attend ; And make my foes, who vex me, know I've an Almighty Friend. 6 From my sad prison set me free. o Then shall I praise thy name ; And holy men shall join with me. Thy kindness to proclaim. PSALM 143. L. M. Geneva, [b] Complaint and Hope. a 1 ^\f"Y righteous Judge, my gracious God, _fj_ Hear, when I spread my hands abroad, And cry for succour from thy throne ; O make thy truth and mercy known. e 2 [Let judgment not against me pass , Behold thy servant pleads thy grace : Should justice call us to thy bar. No man alive m guiltless there. 274 PSALM 143. 3 Look down in pity, Lord, and see The mighty woes that burden me ; Down to the dust my life is brought, Like one long buried and forgot.] p 4 I dwell in darkness and unseen; My heart is desolate within : My thoughts in musing silence trace The ancient wonders of thy grace. — 5 Thence I derive a glimpse of hope, To bear my sinking spirits up ; I stretch my hand to God again, And thirst, like parched lands for rain. c 6 [For thee I thirst. I pray, I mourn ; When will thy smiling face return ? Shall all my joys on earth remove ? And God forever hide his love ?] p 7 My God. thy long delay to save Will sink thy prisoner to the grave : My heart grows faint, and dim mine eye ; — Make haste to help — before 1 die. p 8 [The night is witness to my tears ; Distressing pains, distressing fears ! — O might I hear thy morning voice. How would my weary soul rejoice !] 9 In thee I trust, to thee I sigh, — And lift my weary soul on high : For thee sit waiting all the day, — And wear the tiresome hours away. 10 Break off my fetters, Lord, and show, Which is the path my feet should go ; If snares and foes beset the road, O I flee to hide me near my God. — 11 Teach me to do thy holy will, And lead me to thy heavenly hill ; Let the good Spirit of thy love Conduct me to thy courts above. 12 [Then shall my soul no more complain ; The tempter then shall rage in vain : And flesh, that was my foe before, Shall never vex my spirit more.] PSALM 144. 275 PSALM 144. C. M. First Part. Bulford. [*] V. 1,2. Aid and Victory in Spiritual Warfare. 1 T^OREVKR blessed be the Lord, JL My Saviour and my Shield ; He sends his Spirit with his word, To arm me for the field. 2 When sin and hell their force unite, He makes my soul his care ; Instructs me to the heavenly fight, And guards me through the war. 3 A Friend and Helper, so divine, Doth my weak courage raise : He makes the glorious victory mine ; And his shall be the praise. C. M. Second Part. Reading, [b] v\ 3,4,5,6. Vanity of Man, and Condescension of God p 1 T ORD, what is man, poor feeble man, JLi Born of the earth at first ! His life a shadow, light and vain, Still hasting to the dust ! 2 O what is feeble, dying man. Or any of his race, — That God should make it his concern, To visit him with grace ! g 3 That God, who darts his lightnings down ! Who shakes the worlds above ! And mountains tremble at his frown — How wondrous is his love ! L. M. Shod. [*] V. 12 — 15. The hapjnj City and yation. 1 TTAPPY the city where their sons, JLi Like pillars round a palace set. And daughters, bright as polished stones. Give strength and beauty to the state. 2 Happy the country, where the sheep. Cattle, and corn, have large increase j WThere men securely work or sleep, Nor sons of plunder break their peace. 3 Happy the nation thus endowed ; But more divinely blest are those, 276 PSALM 145. On whom the all-sufficient God Himself, with all his grace, bestows. PSALM 145. L. M. Green's. Nantwich. [•] 77/ e Greatness of God. 1 IVTY God, my King, thy various praise -LYJL Shall fill the remnant of my days ; Thy grace employ my humble tongue, Till death and glory raise the song. u 2 The wings of every hour shall bear Some thankful tribute to thine ear ; And every setting sun shall see New works of duty, done for thee. — 3 Thy truth and justice I'll proclaim ; Thy bounty flows, an endless stream : Thy mercy swift ; thine anger slow, — e But dreadful to the stubborn foe. g 4 Thy works with sovereign glory shine, And speak thy majesty divine ; Let every realm with joy proclaim The sound and honour of thy name. o 5 Let distant times and nations raise The long succession of thy praise ; And unborn ages make my song The joy and labour of their tongue. c 6 But who can speak thy wondrous deeds ? — Thy greatness all our thoughts exceeds : g Vast — and unsearchable thy ways, Vast — and immortal be thy praise. C. M. First Part. Barby. Mitcham. [*] Ver. 1—7, 11—13. The Greatness of God. o 1 T ONG as I live I'll bless thy name, I k My King, my God of love ; My work and joy shall be the same, In the bright world above. — 2 Great is the Lord ; his power unknown ; And let his praise be great: I'll sing the honours oft" I sing the honours of thy throne, Thy works of grace repeat. 0 3 Thy grace shall dwell upon my tongue; And while my lips rejoice, PSALM 145. *77 The men, who hear my sacred song, Shall join their cheerful voice. — 4 Fathers to sons shall teach thy name, And children learn thy ways ; o Ages to come thy truth proclaim, And nations sound thy praise. u 5 Thy glorious deeds of ancient date Shall through the world be known; Thine arm of power, thy heavenly state, With public splendour shown. g 6 The world is managed by thy hands ; Thy saints are ruled by love ; And thine eternal kingdom stands, — Though rocks and hills remove. C. M. Second Part. Swanicick. [*] Ver. 7, The promise is fulfilled ! Mary, the wondrous virgin, bears, And Jesus is the child ! Book I. HYMN 5. 293 9 [The Calls [The Lord, the highest God, Hi him his only Son : He bids him rule the lands abroad, Ami orivea him David's throne. 3 O'er Jacob shall he reign, With a peculiar sway : The nations shall his grace obtain, His kingdom ne'er decay.] 4 To bring the glorious news, A heavenly form appears ; He tells the shepherds of their joys, And banishes their fears. 5 M Go. humble swains," said he, David's city fly; ••The promised Infant, born to-day, •• Does in a manger lie. 6 •" With looks and hearts serene, •• Go visit Christ, your King : " . — And straight a flaming troop was seen ; The shepherds heard them sing : — o 7 " Glory to God on high ' " And heavenly peace on earth ; •• Good will to men. to ancrels joy, ••At the Redeemer's birth." — 8 [In worship so divine. Let saints employ their tongues ; With the celestial host we join. And loud repeat their songs ; — g 9 u Glory to God on high ! 11 And heavenly peace on earth ; •• Good will to men, to angels joy, " At our Redeemer's birth."] Hymn 4. Referred to 2d Psalm. HYMN 5. CM. Canterbury. Isle of Wight, [b] Submission to afflictive Providence. Job i. 21. I TVTAKED, as from the earth we came, _L 1 And crept to life at first, We to the earth return again. And mingle with our dust, e 2 The dear delights we here enjoy, And fondlv call our own. as* 294 HYMN 6, 7. Book I. Are but short favours borrowed now, To be repaid anon. — 3 'Tis God, who lifts our comforts high, Or sinks them in the grave ; He gives — and (blessed be his name !) He takes but what he gave. a 4 Peace, all our angry passions, then, Let each rebellious sigh Be silent at his sovereign will, And every murmur die. o 5 If smiling mercy crown our lives, Its praises shall be spread ; e And we'll adore the justice too, That strikes our comforts dead. HYMN 6. C. M. Sunday. [*1 Triumph over Death. Job xix. 25, 27. e 1 [/^ RE AT God, I own the sentence just, \J" And nature must decay ; p I yield my body to the dust, To dwell with fellow clay. — 2 Yet faith may triumph o'er the grave, And trample on the tombs ; o My Jesus, my Redeemer, lives, My God, my Saviour comes. o 3 The mighty Conqueror shall appear, High on a royal seat ; And Death, the last of all his foes, Lie vanquished at his feet. e 4 Though greedy worms devour my skin, And gnaw my wasting flesh ; — When God shall build my bones again, He'll clothe them all afresh. o 5 Then shall I see thy lovely face, With strong, immortal eyes ; And feast upon thy unknown grace, With pleasure and surprise.] ■l HYMN 7. C. M. Sunday. [•] Invitation of the Gospel. Isa. lv. 1 , 2, &c ET every mortal ear attend, And every heart rejoice ! Book I. HYMN 8. 295 The trumpet of the gospel sounds, With an inviting voice : o 2 Ho ! all ye hungry, starving souls, Who feed upon the wind, — e And vainly strive, with earthly toys, To fill an empty mind : — o 3 Eternal wisdom has prepared A soul-reviving feast ; And bids your longing appetites The rich provision taste. o 4 Ho ! ye who pant for living streams, e And pine away, and die ; o Here you may quench your raging thirst, With springs that never dry. o 5 Rivers of love, and mercy here, In a rich ocean join ; Salvation, in abundance, flows, Like floods of milk and wine, d 6 (Ye perishing and naked poor, Who work with mighty pain, To weave a garment of your own, That will not hide your sin ; — 7 Come naked — and adorn your souIe In robes prepared by God ; Wrought by the labours of his Son, AncTdyed in his own blood.) t 8 (Dear God ! the treasures of thy love Are everlasting mines ; Deep as our helpless miseries are, And boundless as our sins !) o 9 The happy gates of gospel grace Stand open night and day : • Lord, we are come to seek supplies, And drive our wants away. HYMN 8. C. M. Mear. [*] TJie Safety of the Church. Isa. xxvi. 1, 6. 1 [TT*OW honourable is the place, XI Where we adoring stand ; Zion, the glory of the earth, And beauty of the land ! a 2 Bulwarks of mighty grace defend The city where we dwell ; •296 HYMN 9. Book I. The walls, of strong salvation made, Defy th' assaults of hell, s 3 Lift up the everlasting gates, The doors wide open fling ; d Enter, ye nations, that obey The statutes of our King. o 4 Here shall you taste unmingled joys, And live in perfect peace ; You who have known Jehovah's name, And ventured on his grace. o 5 Trust in the Lord, forever trust, And banish all your fears : Strength in the Lord Jehovah dwells. Eternal as his years. d 6 What though the rebels dwell on high r His arm shall bring them low : Low as the caverns of the grave, Their lofty heads shall bow. 7 On Babylon our feet shall tread, In that rejoicing hour ; The ruins of her walls shall spread A pavement for the poor.] HYMN 9. C. M. Zion. [*] Proffered Grace. Isa.lv. 1,2; Zech. xiii. 1; Mic. vii. 19 ; Ezek. xxxvi. 25, &c. e 1 TN vain we lavish out our lives, A To gather empty wind ; The choicest blessings earth can yield, Will starve a hungry mind. o 2 Come — and the Lord shall feed our souls With more substantial meat ; With such as saints in glory love, With such as angels eat. — 3 Our God will every want supply, And fill our hearts with peace ; He gives, by covenant and by oath, The riches of his grace. o 4 Come, and he'll cleanse our spotted souls, And wash away our stains — e In the dear fountain, that his Son — Poured from his dying veins. 5 [Our guilt shall vanish all away, Though black as hell before ; Book I. HYMN 10. 297 Our -ink beneath the sea, And shall be found no more. • pollution should o'erspread Our inwu _; ain, His Spirit shall bedew our souls Like purifying rain.] d 7 Our heart, that flinty, stubborn thing, That terrors cannot move, — That fears no threatening of his wrath — Shall be dissolved by love. — 8 Or he can take the flint away, would not be refined ; And. from the treasures of his grace, - Iter mind. 9 There shall his sacred Spirit dwell, And deep engrave his law ; And every motion of our souls To swift obedience draw. o 10 Thus will he pour salvation down. And we shall render praise ; d We — the dear people of his love. And He — our God of grace. HYMN 10. S. M. Newton. St. Thomas' .?.[•] The Blessedness of Gospel Times. Isa. v. 2, 7, 8 9. 10; Matt. xiii. 16, 17. 1 TTOW beauteous are their feet, JljL Who stand on Zion's . Who bring salvation on their tongues, And words of peace reveal ! b 2 How charming is their voice ! How sweet the tidings are ! o " Zion. behold thy Saviour — King, ;; He reigns and triumphs here ' " o 3 How happy are our ears, That hear this joyful sound ! — — Which kings and prophets waited for. And sought but never found ! o 4 How blessed are our eyes, That see this heavenly ligh' ! e Prophets and kings desired it long. But. died without the sight! 298 HYMN 11, 12. Book I o 5 The watchmen join their voice, And tuneful notes employ ; o Jerusalem breaks forth in songs, And deserts learn the joy. , g 6 The Lord makes bare his arm, Through all the earth abroad ; Let every nation now behold Their Saviour and their God. HYMN 11. L. M. Old Hundred. [*] The Sovereignty of Grace. Luke x. 21, 22. 1 rriHERE was an hour when Christ rejoiced, JL And spoke his joy in words of praise : " Father. I thank thee, mighty God, " Lord of the earth, and heavens, and seas. 2 "1 thank thy sovereign power and love, " That crowns my doctrine with success ; " And makes the babes in knowledge learn " The heights, and breadths, and lengths of grace. 3 " But all this glory lies concealed " From men of prudence and of might ; " The prince of darkness blinds their eyes, " And their own pride resists the light. 4 " Father, 'tis thus, because thy will " Chose and ordained it should be so ; " 'Tis thy delight t' abase the proud, " And lay the haughty scorner low. 5 " There's none can know the Father right, i4 But lliuse who learn it from the Son; " Nor can the Son be well received, " But where the Father makes him known." 6 Then let our souls adore our God, Who deals his graces as he please ; Nor gives to mortals an account, Or of his actions, or decrees. HYMN 12. C. M. St, Ann's. [*] Free Grace in revealing Christ. Luke x. 21 . 1 [ TESUS the man of constant grief, %J A mourner all his days, — His spirit once rejoiced aloud, And turned his joy to praise. Book I. HYMN 13, 14. 21)9 d 2 " Father, I thank thy wondrous love, " That hath revealed thy Son u To men unlearned ; and to babes •• Has made thy gospel known. 3 " The mysteries of redeeming grace \re hidden from the wise ; u While pride and carnal reasonings join u To swell and blind their eyes. — 4 Thus does the Lord of heaven and earth His great decrees fulfill ; And orders all his wrorks of grace, By his own sovereign will.] HYMN 13. L. M Cattle Street. [*] The Son of God incarnate. Isa. ix. 2, 6, 7. 1 [fTlHE lands, that long in darkness lay, A Now have beheld a heavenly light; Nations that sat in death's cold shade, Are blessed with beams divinely bright. o 2 The virgin's promised Son is born ; Behold the expected child appear ! What shall his names, or titles, be ? The Wonderful, the Counsellor d 3 (This infant is the mighty God, Come to be suckled and adored : Th' eternal Father, Prince of peace, The son of David, and his Lord.) — 4 The government of earth and seas Upon his shoulders shall be laid : g His wide dominions shall increase. And honours to his name be paid. o 5 Jesus, the holy Child, shall sit. High on his father David's throne ;— Shall crush his foes beneath his feet, And reign to ages yet unknown.] HYMN 14. L. M. Gloucester. Ncweourt.[*] Christ's unchangeable Love. Rom. viii. 33, assembling saints around Fall worshipping before the Lamb ; And, in n of gospel sound. Address their honours to his name. 5 The joy, the shout, the harmony — o Flies o'er the everlasting hills ; o " Worthy art Thou alone." they cry, " To read the book, to loose the seals." o 6 Our voices join the heavenly strain ; And with transporting pleasure sing, v Worthy the Lamb, that once was slain. To be oar Teacher and our King ! 7 [His words of prophecy reveal Eternal counsels — deep designs : His grace and vengeance shall fulfill The peaceful and the dreadful lines : — ] o 8 Thou hast redeemed our souls from hell, With thine invaluable blood ; And wretches, who did once rebel, Are now made favourites of their God. g 9 Worthy forever is the Lord, Who died for treasons not his own ; By every tongue to be adored, And dwell upon his Father's throne. HYMN 26. C. M. St. .Martin's. Bedford. [*] Hope of Heaven, by Christ. 1 Pet. i. 3, 4, 5. 1 T>LEST be the everlasting God, _D The Father of our Lora : Be his abounding mercy praised. His majesty adored. e 2 When from the dead he raised his Son, And called him to the sky, o He gave our souls a lively hope, That they should never die. e 3 What though our inbred sins require Our flesh to see the dust ; o Yet, as the Lord our Saviour rose, So all his followers must 26* 306 HYMN 27, 28. Book I. o 4 There's an inheritance divine, Reserved against that day ; 'Tis uncorrupted, undefiled, And cannot waste away, g 5 Saints by the power of God are kept, Till the salvation come : t We walk by faith, as strangers here, o Till Christ shall call us home. HYMN 27. C. M. St. PauVs. [»] A Saint prepared to die. 2 Tim. iv. 6, 7, 8, 18. I (T^kEATH may dissolve my body now, \J And bear my spirit home ! Why do my minutes move so slow, Nor my salvation come ? o 2 With heavenly weapons, 1 have fought The battles of the Lord ; Finished my course, and kept the faith, — And wait the sure reward.) — 3 God has laid up in heaven, for me, A crown which cannot fade ; e The righteous Judge, at that great day, Shall place it on my head. — 4 Nor has the King of grace decreed This prize for me alone ; But all who love, and long to see Th' appearance of his Son. o 5 Jesus the Lord shall guard me safe, From every ill design ; And to his heavenly kingdom take This feeble soul of mine, g 6 God is my everlasting aid, And hell shall rage in vain ; To him be highest glory paid, And endless praise. Amen. HYMN 28. C. M. Arundel [*] The Triumph of Christ. Isa. lxiii. 1, 2, 3, &c. 1 [T7T7"HAT mighty man, or mighty God, W Comes travelling in state, Along the Idumean road, Away from Bozrah's gate ! 2 The glory of his robes proclaim, 'Tis some victorious king : Book 1. HYMN 2d. 307 " Tis 1. the Just, th' Almighty One, •• Who V'Hir salvation bring." 3 Why, mighty Lord, thy saints inquire, Why thine apparel red? And all thy vesture stained like those. Who in the wine-press tread? 1 M 1 by myself have trod the press, id crushed my foes alone; M My wrath has struck the rebels dead, u My fury stamped them down. 5 •• Tis Edom's blood that dyes my robes, ;- With joyful scarlet stains; ': The triumph that my raiment wears • >rung from their bleeding veins. 6 " Thus shall the nations be destroyed, •• That dare insult my saints; M I have an arm t' avenge their wrongs, •• An ear for their complaints."] HYMN 29. C. Bt Tunbridge. [•] The Ruin of Antichrist. Ver. 4, 5, 6, 7. 1 [;; T LIFT my banner," saith the Lord, A " Where Antichrist has stood ; ,; The citv of mv gospel foes "Shall" be a field of blood. *2 M My heart has studied just revenge, " And now the day appears ; " The day of my redeemed is come, u To wipe away their tears. 3 '; Quite weary is my patience grown, " And bids my fury go : u Swift as the lightning it shall move, " And be as fatal too. 4 •• I call for helpers, but in vain : " Then has my gospel none ? ': Well., mine own arm has might enough, " To crush my foes alone. 5 " Slaughter, and my devouring sword, u Shalfwalk the streets around; u Babel shall reel beneath my stroke, M And stagger to the ground." 808 HYMN 30, 32. Book I. b' Thy honours, O victorious King ! Thy own right hand shall raise ; While we thy awful vengeance sing, And our Deliverer praise.] HYMN 30. L. M. Blendon. [b »] Prayer for Deliverance heard. Isa. xxvi. 8 — 20. 1 TN thine own ways, O God of love, A We wait the visits of thy grace ; Our souls' desire is to thy name, And the remembrance of thy face, e 2 My thoughts are searching, Lord, for thee, 'Mongst the black shades of lonesome night ; My earnest cries salute the skies, Before the dawn restores the light. i 3 Look how rebellious men deride The tender patience of my God ; But they shall see thy lifted hand, And feel the scourges of thy rod. d 4 Hark ! the Eternal rends the sky, A mighty voice before him goes : b A voice of music to his friends ; u But threatening thunder to his foes, e 5 " Come, children, to your Father's arms, ;; Hide in the chambers of my grace ; o " Till the fierce storms be overblown, " And my revenging fury cease." d 6 [" My sword shall boast its thousands slain, " And drink the blood of haughty kings ; " While heavenly peace around my flock " Stretches its soft and shady wings."] Hymn 31. Referred to the 1st Psalm. HYMN 32. C. M. Tunbridge. [*] Strength from Heaven. Isa. xl. 27, 28, 29, 30. e 1 pK"T7"HENCE do our mournful thoughts arise ? Y V And where's our courage fled I Has restless sin, and raging hell, Struck all our comforts dead ? 2 Have we forgot th' Almighty Name That formed the earth and sea ? And can an all-creating arm Grow weary, or decay ? Book I. HYMN .39. 309 — 3 Treasures of everlasting might In our Jehovah dwell ; o He gives the conquest to the weak, And treads their foes to hell. e 4 Mere mortal powers shall fade and die, And youthful vigor cease ; o But we who wait upon the Lord. Shall feel our strength incp 5 The saints shall mount on eagles' wings, And taste the promised bliss ; Till their unwearied feet arrive, Where perfect pleasure is.] Hymns 33, 34, 35, 36. 37, 38. Referred to Psalms 121, 124,67,73, 90, and -i. HYMN 39. C. M. Zion. [»] God's tender Care of his Church. Isa. xlix. 13. 14, Arc. 0 1 TVTOW shall my inward joys arise, J.1 And burst into a sons' ; Almighty Love inspires my heart. And pleasures tune my tongue. — 2 God on his thirsty Zion's hill Some mercy-drops has thrown ; o And solemn oaths have bound his love To shower salvation down. e 3 Why do we then indulge our fears, Suspicions, and complaints ? — Is he a God ? and shall his grace Grow weary of his saints ? a 4 Can a kind woman e'er forget The infant of her womb ? And. 'mongst a thousand tender thoughts, Her suckling have no room r — 5 " Yet." saith the Lord, " should nature change. '• And mothers monsters prove, o " Zion still dwells upon the heart M Of everlasting Love. g 6 " Deep on the palms of both my hands, " I have engraved her name : " My hands shall raise her ruined walls, " And build her broken frame." 310 HYMN 40, 41. Book I. HYMN 40. L. M. Newcourt. [*] Saints in Heaven. Rev. vii. 13 — 15, &c. b 1 "\"¥7HAT happy men, or angels, these — ▼ V That all their robes are spotless white ! Whence did this glorious troop arrive At the pure realms of heavenly light? e 2 From torturing racks, and burning fires, And seas of their own blood, they came : But nobler blood has washed their robes, Flowing from Christ the dying Lamb. g 3 Now they approach th' Almighty Throne, With loud hosannas night and day ; Sweet anthems to the great Three-One Measure their blessed eternity. o 4 No more shall hunger pain their souls ; He bids their parching thirst be gone ; And spreads the shadow of his wings, To screen them from the scorching sun. 5 The Lamb, who fills the middle throne, Shall shed around his milder beams ; There shall they feast on his rich love, And drink full joys from living streams. g 6 Thus shall their mighty bliss renew, Through the vast round of endless years ; c And the soft hand of sovereign grace Heals all their wounds, and wipes their tears. HYMN 41. C. M. Zion. [*] The Martyrs glorified. Rev. vii. 13, &c. c 1 [" rTlHESE glorious minds, how bright they shine ! J_ " Whence all their white array ? " How came they to the happy seats " Of everlasting day ? " d 2 From torturing pains to endless joys, On fiery wheels they rode ; And strangely washed theii raiment white, In Jesus' dying blood. — 3 Now they approach a spotless G&d, And bow before his throne ; Their warbling harps, and sacred songs, Adore the Holy One. Book I. HYMN 42. 311 g 4 The unveiled glories of his face Amongst his saints reside ; While the rich treasures of his grace See all their wants supplied. — 5 Tormenting thirst shall leave their souls, And hunger flee as fast ; The fruit ot life's immortal tree Shall be their sweet repast. o G The Lamb shall lead his heavenly flock, Where living fountains rise ; And love divine shall wipe away The sorrows of their eyes.] HYMN 42. C. HI Colchester. [•] Divine Wrath and Mercy Nahum i. 1,2, 3, «fcc. 1 [ A DORE and tremble, for our God j^jL Is a * co jis inning fire ! His jealous eyes with wrath inflame, And raise his vengeance higher. 2 Almighty vengeance, how it burns; How bright his fury glows ! Vast magazines of plagues and storms, Lie treasured for his foes. 3 Those heaps of wrath, by slow degrees, Are forced into a flame ; But kindled, O ! how fierce they blaze \ And rend all nature's frame. 4 At his approach the mountains flee, And seek a watery 0-rave ; The frighted sea makes haste away, And shrinks up every wave. 5 Through the wide air the weighty rocks Are swift as hail-stones hurled : Who dares engage his fie ry rage, That shakes the solid world ? 6 Yet, mighty God ! thy sovereign grace Sits regent on the throne ; The refuge of thy chosen race, When wrath comes rushing down. 7 Thy hand shall on rebellious kings A fiery tempest pour ; While we, beneath thy sheltering wings. Thy just revenge adore.] * Heb. joL 29 312 HYMN 45, 48. Book 1. Hymji 43. Referred to the 100th Psalm. Hymn 44. Referred to the 13'3d Psalm. HYMN 45. C. M. Windsor. [*] The Last Judgment. Rev. xx. 5, 6, 7, 8. 1 [CJEE where the great incarnate God O Fills a majestic throne ; While, from the skies, his awful voice Bears the last judgment down. 2 (" I am the First,— and I the Last,— " Through endless years the same ; u I AM — is my memorial still, " And my eternal name. 3 " Such favours as a God can give, " My royal grace bestows ; " Ye thirsty souls, come taste the streams, " Where life and pleasure flows.) 4 (" The saint who triumphs o'er his sins, " I'll own him for a son ; " The whole creation shall reward " The conquests he has won. 5 " But bloody hands, and hearts unclean, " And all the lying race, — " The faithless and the scoffing crew, " That spurn at offered grace ; — 6 " They shall be taken from my sight, " Bound fast in iron chains, " And headlong plunged into the lake, " Where fire and darkness reigns.") 7 O may I stand before the Lamb, When earth and seas are fled ! And hear the Judge pronounce my name, With blessings on my head. 8 May I with those forever dwell, Who here were my delight ; While sinners, banished down to hell, No more offend my sight.] Hymns 46, 47. Referred to Psalm 148, and Psalm 3. HYMN 48. L. ML Nantwkh. Leeds. [#] The Christian Race. Isa. xl. 23 — 31. 1 4 WAKE, our souls ! (away our fears, J\. Let every trembling thought be gone ;) Book 1. HYMN 49. 313 o Awake, and run the heavenly race, And put a cheerful courage on. e 2 True, 'tis a strait and thorny road, And mortal spirits tire and faint ; — But they forget the mighty God, Who feeds the strength of every saint — g 3 The mighty God, whose matchless power Is ever new, and ever young ; And firm endures, while endless years Their everlasting circles run. o 4 From thee, the overflowing spring, Our souls shall drink a full supply ; e While such as trust their native strength, a Shall melt away, and droop, and die. o 5 Swift as an eagle cuts the air, We'll mount aloft to thine abode ; On wings of love our souls shall fly, Nor tire amidst the heavenly road. HYMN 49. C. M. Arundel. [*] Works of Moses, and of the Lamb. Rev. xv. 3. 1 [T1XOW strong thine arm is, mighty God ! XJL Who would not fear thy name ? Jesus, how sweet thy graces are ! Who would not love the Lamb ?] 2 Christ has done more than Moses did, Our Prophet, and our King : From bonds of hell he freed our souls, And taught our lips to sing. 3 In the Red Sea, by Moses' hand, The Egyptian host was drowned : But his own blood hides all our sins, And guilt no more is found. 4 When through the desert Israel went, With manna they were fed : Our Lord invites us to his flesh, And calls it living bread. e 5 Moses beheld the promised land, Yet never reached the place : o But Christ shall bring his followers home, To see his Father's face. 27 314 HYMN 50, 51. Book I. s (3 Then shall our love and joy be full, And feel a warmer flame ; And sweeter voices tune the song Of Moses and the Lamb. HYMN 50. C. M. Bethlehem. [*] Song of Zacliarias. Luke i. 68, Slc. John i. 29, 32. 1 IVTO W be the God of Israel blessed, J. l Who makes his truth appear ; His mighty hand fulfills his word, And all the oaths he sware. 2 Now he bedews old David's root, With blessings from the skies : o He makes the Branch of promise grow, The promised Horn arise. 3 [John was the prophet of the Lord, To go before his face ; The herald, whom our Saviour God Sent to prepare his ways. 4 He makes the great salvation known, He speaks of pardoned sins ; While grace divine, and heavenly love In its own glory shines. 5 " Behold the Lamb of God," he cries, u Who takes our guilt away : " 1 saw the Spirit o'er his head, " On his baptizing day."] o 6 Be every vale exalted high ; Sink, every mountain, low : e The proud must stoop, and humble souls Shall his salvation know. o 7 The heathen realms, with Israel's land, Shall join in sweet accord ; And all that's born of man shall see The glory of the Lord. o 8 Behold the morning Star arise, Ye that in darkness sit : — He marks the path that leads to peace, And guides our doubtful feet. HYMN 51. S. M. Dover. [*] Preserving Grace. Jude 24, 25. O God, the only wise, Our Saviour, and our King, T Book I. HYMN 5-2. 315 Let all the saints below the skies Their humble praises bring. 9 Tis his almighty love. His counsel and his care. Preserves us safe from sin and death, And every hurtful snare. 3 He will present our souls, Unblemished and complete. Before the glory of his face. With joys "divinely great. o 4 Then all the chosen seed Shall meet around the throne ; Shall bless the conduct of his grace, And make his wonders known. o 5 To our Redeemer God Wisdom with power beloi^ . Immortal crowns of majesty. And everlasting sonors. l irp HYMN 52. L. M. Bath. [*] Baptism. Matt, xxviii. 19. Acts ii. 38. WAS the commission of our Lord. Go. teacli the nations, and baptize: The nations have received the word, Since he ascended to the skies. 2 He sits upon th' eternal hills, With grace and pardon in his hands ; And sends his covenant, with the seals. To bless the distant Christian lands. 3 " Repent, and be baptized," he saith, " Ff)T the remission of your sins ; " And thus our sense assists our faith, And shows us what his gospel means. 4 Our souls he washes in his blood, As water makes the body clean ; And the good Spirit from our God Descends, like purifying rain. 5 Thus we engage ourselves to thee, And seal our covenant with the Lord ; O may the great Eternal Three In heaven our solemn vows record ' 316 HYMN 53, 54. Book I. HYMN 53. L. M. Green's. [*] The Holy Scriptures. Heb. i. 1. 2 Tim. iii. 15, 16. Ps. cxlvii. 19,20. 1 [/^1 OD, who in various methods told VT His mind and will to saints of old, Sent his own Son, with truth and grace, To teach us in these latter days. o 2 Our nation reads the written word, That book of life, that sure record; The bright inheritance of heaven Is by the sweet conveyance given. e 3 God's kindest thoughts are here expressed, Able to make us wise and blessed ; . The doctrines are divinely true, Fit for reproof and comfort too. — 4 Ye people all, who read his love In long epistles from above, — (He hath not sent his sacred word o To every land) praise ye the Lord.] HYMN 54. L. M. Quercy. Leeds. [•] Saints beloved in Christ. Eph. i. 3, &c. 1 TESUS, we bless thy Father's name ; tf Thy God and ours is one, the same ; What heavenly blessings, from his throne, Flow down to sinners through his Son ' 2 " Christ be my first Elect," he said ; Then chose our souls in Christ our Head ; Before he gave the mountains birth, Or laid foundations for the earth. 3 Thus did eternal love begin To raise us up from death and sin ; Our characters were then decreed, — Blameless in love, a holy seed. 4 Predestinated to be sons, Born by degrees, but chose at once , A new regenerated race, To praise the glory of his grace. o 5 With Christ, our Lord, we share a part In the affections of his heart ; Nor shall our souls be thence removed, Till he forgets his First Beloved. Jlook 1. HYMN 55, 56. 317 HYMN 55. CM. Hymn 2. [•] Sickness and Recovery. Isa. xxxviii. 9, &c. I [TX7"HEN we are raised from deep distress, V V Our God deserves a song ; We take a pattern of our praise, From Hezekiah's tongue. I The gates of the devouring grave Are opened wide in vain ; If he that holds the keys of death, Commands them fast again. 3 Pains of the flesh are wont to abuse Our minds with slavish fears; — 4 Our days are past, and we shall lose u The remnant of our years. ,? 4 We chatter, with a swallow's voice, Or like a dove we mourn ; With bitterness, instead of joys. Afflicted and forlorn. 5 Jehovah speaks the healing word, And no disease withstands ; Fevers and plagues obey the Lord, And fly at his commands. 6 If half the strings of life should break, He can our frame restore ; He casts our sins behind his back, And they are found no more.] HYMN 56. C. M. Bedford. [*] The Song of Moses and the Lamb. Rev. xv. 3, and xvi. 19, and xvii. 6. 1 "\757~E smo tne glories of thy love, ▼ V We sound thy dreadful name: The Christian church unites the songs Of Moses and the Lamb. 2 Great God, how wondrous are thy works, Of vengeance, and of grace ! Thou King of saints. Almighty Lord, How just and true thy ways ' 3 Who dares refuse to fear thy name, Or worship at thy throne ! Thy judgments speak thy Holiness, Through all the nations known 27* 318 HYMJN 57. Book 1. 4 Great Babylon, that rules the earth, Drunk with the martyrs' blood, — Her crimes shall speedily awake The fury of our God. e 5 The cup of wrath is ready mixed, And she must drink the dregs ; Strong is the Lord, her sovereign Judge, And shall fulfill the plagues. HYMN 57. C. M. Plymouth, [b] Adam, First and Second. Rom. v. 12, <&c. Psalm li. 5. Job xiv. 4. e 1 T> ACKWARD, with humble shame we look -D On our original ; p How is our nature dashed, and broke, In our first father's fall ! e 2 To all that's good, averse and blind, And prone to all that's ill ; What dreadful darkness veils our mind ! How obstinate our will ! p 3 Conceived in sin, (O wretched state,) Before we draw our breath, The first young pulse begins to beat Iniquity and death. 4 How strong in our degenerate blood The old corruption reigns ! And mingling with the crooked flood- Wanders through all our veins ! 5 [Wild and unwholesome, as the root, Will all the branches be : How can we hope for living fruit, From such a deadly tree ? 6 What mortal power, from things unclean Can pure productions bring ? Who can command a vital stream. From an infected spring ?] — 7 Yet, mighty God, thy wondrous love, Can make our nature clean ; While Christ, and grace, prevail above The tempter, death, and sin. o 8 The second Adam shall restore The ruins of the first : Book I. HYMN 58, 59, 60. 319 o Hosanna to that sovereign power, That new creates our dust. HYMN 58. L. ML Leeds. [*] Michatl's War ir/th the Dragon. Rev. xii. 7. 1 [T ET mortal tongues attempt to sing I a The wars of heaven, when Michael stood Chief general ofth' eternal King, And fought the battles of our God. 2 Against the Dragon and his host. The armies of the Lord prevail ; In vain they rage, in vain they boast, Their courage sinks, their weapons fail. 3 Down to the earth was Satan throat n ; Down to the earth his legions fell : Then was the trump of triumph blown, And shook the dreadful deeps of hell. 4 .Now is the hour of darkness past, Christ has assumed his reigning power : Behold the great accuser cast Down from the skies, to rise no more. 5 'Twas by thy blood. Immortal Lamb. Thine armies trod the tempter down ; 'Twas by thy word, and powerful name, They gained the battle, and renown. 6 Rejoice, ye heavens ; let every star Shine with new glories round the sky Saints, while ye sing the heavenly war. Raise your Deliverer's name on high.] HYMN 59. L. M. Blendon. [*] Babylon fall en. Rev. xviii. 20, 21. 1 TN Gabriel's hand, a mighty stone A Lies — a fair type of Babylon : t " Prophets rejoice, and all ye saints ; " God shall avenge your long complaints.' 2 He said. — and dreadful as he stood, o He sunk the mill-stone in the flood : o " Thus terribly shall Babel fall, e " Thus — and no more be found at all." HYMN 60. L. M. Truro. [»] Mary's Song ; or, Messiah born. Luke l. 46, *fec. I /^LTR souls shall magnify the Lord, V-r In God the Saviour we rejoice ■ *20 HYMN 61. Book I. While we repeat the Virgin's song, May the same Spirit tune our voice. 2 [The Highest saw her low estate, And mighty things his hand hath done ; His overshadowing power and grace Make her the mother of his Son. 3 Let every nation call her blessed, And endless years prolong her fame : But God alone must be adored ; Holy and reverend is his name.] 4 To those who fear and trust the Lord, His mercy stands forever sure : From age to age his promise lives, And the performance is secure. 5 He spake to Abraham and his seed, " In thee shall all the earth be blessed : " The memory of that ancient word, Lay long in his eternal breast. o 6 But now no more shall Israel wait ; No more the Gentiles lie forlorn : e Lo, the Desire of nations comes ; Behold, the promised Seed is born ! HYMN 61. L. M. Leeds. [*] Christ, our Priest and King. Rev. i. 5 — 7. 1 "IVTOW to the Lord, who makes us know JL l The wonders of his dying love, Be humble honours paid below, o And strains of nobler praise above. — 2 'Twas he, who cleansed our foulest sins, And washed us in his richest blood j 'Tis he, who makes us priests and kings, And brings us rebels near to God. o 3 To Jesus, our atoning Priest, To Jesus, our superior King, Be everlasting power confessed, And every tongue his glory sing. e 4 Behold, on flying clouds he comes, And every eye shall see him move ! t Though with our sins we pierced him once, o Then he displays his pardoning love. e 5 The unbelieving world shall wail, o While we rejoice to see the day: Book I. HYMN 62, 6ii. M Come. L rdj nor let thy promise fail. Nor let thy chariot Long delay. HYMN 62. C. M. Christmas. Dtvizes. [•] ' '; n '■sliipptd. Rev. v. 11 — 13. 1 /^1 OM E, lei us join our cheerful songs, v^- and the throne ; Ten thousand thousand are their tongues. But all their joys are one. o 2 u Worthy the Lamb that died," they cry, "To be exalted thus :" — •• Worthy the Lamb." our lips reply, u For he ■ u al tin for us." o 3 Jesus is worthy to receive Honour and power divine ; And blessings, more than we can give. Be. Lord, forever thine. o 4 Let all who dwell above the sky, And air. and earth, and seas. u Conspire to lift thy glories high, And speak thine endless praise. g 5 The whole creation join in one. To bless the sacred name Of Him who sits upon the throne. And to adore the Lamb. HYMN 63. L. M. Oporto. [•] Christ's Humiliation and Exaltation. Rev. v. 12. e 1 "VT7HAT equal honours shall we bring, ▼ ▼ To thee. O Lord our God. the Lamb ; When all the notes that angels sing. Are far inferior to thy name ; 2 Worthy is He, who once was slain. The Prince of Life, who groaned and died, o Worthy to rise, and live, and reign At his Almighty Father's side. — 3 Power and dominion are his due, e Wiio stood condemned at Pilate's bar; — Wisdom belongs to Jesus too, e Though he was charged with madness there. — 4 All riches are his native right, e Yet he sustained amazing loss ; 322 HYMN 64, 65. Book I. n To him ascribe eternal might, — Who left his weakness on the cross. o 5 Honour immortal must be paid, Instead of scandal and of scorn ; While glory shines around his head, And a bright crown without a thorn. o 6* Blessings forever on the Lamb, Who bore the curse for wretched men ! g Let angels sound his sacred name, And every creature say, Amen. HYMN 64. S. M. Dover. Newton. [*] Adoption. 1 John iii. 1, &c. Gal. vi. 6 1 T3EHOLD ! what wondrous grace _D The Father hath bestowed On sinners of a mortal race, — To call them sons of God ! 2 'Tis no surprising thing, That we should be unknown ; The Jewish world knew not their King, God's everlasting Son. 3 Nor does it yet appear, How great we must be made ; But when we see our Saviour here, We shall be like our head. 4 A hope, so much divine, May trials well endure ; May purge our souls from sense and sin, As Christ the Lord is pure. 5 If in my Father's love I share a filial part, Send down thy Spirit, like a dove, To rest upon my heart. 6 We would no longer lie Like slaves beneath the throne My faith shall Abba, Father, cry, And thou the kindred own. HYMN 65. L. M. Wells. [*] , The World subjected to Christ. Rev. xi. 15. 1 [T ET the seventh angel sound on high ! JLi Let shouts be heard, through all the sky ' Book I. HYMN 6ft K::._~ the earth, with glad accord, ■ - up your kingdoms to the Lord. g 2 A wet assume, Wll it, and art. and art to come : Jesus, the Lamb who once was slain, refer reign ! d 3 The angry nations fret and roar, That they can slay the saints no more ; o On i ogemnce flies our God, To pay the long arrears of blood. g 4 Now must the risincr dead appear ; R -nee hear : o Now the dear martyrs of the Lord Receive an infinite reward.] HYMN 66. L. II Portugal [•] Christ the Kin?, at hi* Table. Sol. Son*, i. 2— o. 12. 13, 17. 1 [T ET him embrace my soul, and prove I A Mine interest in his heavenly iove j The voice that tells me thou art mine. Exceeds the blessings of the vine. 2 On thee th' anointing Spirit came, And spreads the savour of thy name ; That oil of gladness, and of grace, Draws virgin souls to meet thy face. e 3 Jesus, allure me by thy charms, — My soul shall fly into thine arms ' Our wandering feet thy favours bring To the fair chambers of the K ng. — 4 (Wonder and pleasure tune our t< To speak thy praises, and Our memory keeps this love of thine, Beyond the taste of richest wine.) 5 Though in ourselves deformed we are. And black as Kedar's tents appear ; Yet when we put thy beauties on, Fair as the courts of Solomon. 6 (While at his table sits the King, He lov-s to KC us smile and sing: Our graces are our best perfume. And breathe like spikenard round the room.) 324 HYMN 67, 68. Book 1. 7 As myrrh, new bleeding from the tree, Such is a dying Christ to me : And while he makes my soul his guest, My bosom, Lord, shall be thy rest. 8 No beams of cedar or of fir Can with thy courts on earth compare : And here we wait, until thy love Raise us to nobler seats above.] HYMN 67. L. M. Sicilian. Moreton. [b »] Seeking the Pastures of Christ. Sol. Song, i. 7. 1 f I iHOU, whom my soul admires above A All earthly joy and earthly love — e Tell me, dear Shepherd, let me know, Where do thy sweetest pastures grow ? e 2 Where is the shadow of that rock, That from the sun defends thy flock ? Fain would I feed among thy sheep, Among them rest, among them sleep. 3 Why should thy bride appear like one, That turns aside to paths unknown ? o My constant feet would never rove, — Would never seek another love. o 4 The footsteps of thy flock I see ; Thy sweetest pastures here they be ; A wondrous feast thy love prepares, Bought with thy wounds, and groans, and tears. e 5 His dearest flesh he makes my food, And bids me drink his richest blood ; o Here, to these hills, my soul would come, Till my Beloved lead me home. HYMN 68. L. M. Oporto. [*] Banquet of Love. Sol. Song, ii. 1 — 7. 1 HDEHOLD the Rose of Sharon here, X3 The Lily which the valleys bear ; Behold the Tree of Life, that gives Refreshing fruit, and healing leaves. 2 Amongst the thorns so lilies shine : Amongst wild gourds, the noble vine: So in my eyes my Saviour proves, Amidst a thousand meaner loves. Book I. HYMN 60. 325 3 Beneath his cooling shade I sit, To shield me from the burning heat: Of heavenly fruit he spreads a least. To feed my eyes, and please my taste. 4 (Kindly lie brought me to the place, Where stands the banquet of his grace ; He saw me faint ; and o'er my head The banner of his love he spread. 5 With living bread and generous wine. He cheers this sinking heart of mine ; And opening his own heart to me. He shows his thoughts, how kind they be.) 6 O never let my Lord depart ! » Lie down, and rest upon my heart ; I charge my sin not once to move, Nor stir, nor wake, nor grieve my Love.] HYMN 69. L. M. Short [*] Christ's Lore to his Church. Sol. Song, ii. 8 — 13 1 r J iHE voice of my Beloved sounds, J_ Over the rocks and rising grounds ; O'er hills of guilt, and seas ofgriei, He leaps, he flies — to my relief. e 2 Now, through the veil of tiesh I see, With eves of love he looks on me ; — Now, in the gospel's clearest glass, He shows the beauties of his race. b 3 Gently he draws my heart a Both with his beauties, and his tongue ; u " Rise," saith my Lord, " make haste away ! •• No mortal joys are worth thy sf b 4 " The Jewish wintry state is gone, u The mists are fled, the spring comes on ; — " The sacred turtle dove we hear o ,fc Proclaim the new, the joyful year. — 5 "The immortal vine of heavenly root " Blossoms and buds, and gives her fruit ; '' t Lo, we are come to taste the wine ; o Our souls rejoice and bless the Vine. — 6 And when we hear our Jesus say, o i; Rise up, my love, make haste away ! " Our hearts would fain outfly the wind, And leave all earthly loves behind 28 326 HYMN 70, 71. Book 1. HYMN 70. L. M. Shod. [*] Christ's Invitation answered. Sol. Song, ii. 14, 16, 17. 1 [TTARK ! the Redeemer, from on high, JLi Sweetly invites his favourites nigh ; From caves of darkness and of doubt, He gently speaks and calls us out. 2 " My dove, who hidest in the rock, " Thine heart almost with sorrow broke, " Lift up thy face, forget thy fear, " And let thy voice delight mine ear. 3 " Xhv voice to me sounds ever sweet ; " My graces in thy count'nance meet; " Though the vain world thy face despise, " 'Tis bright and comely in mine eyes." 4 Dear Lord, our thankful heart receives The hope thy invitation gives ; To thee our joyful lips shall raise The voice of prayer, and that of praise. 5 1 am my Lt>ve's, and he is mine ; Our hearts, our hopes, our passions join ; Nor let a motion, nor a word, Nor thought arise to grieve my Lord. 6 My soul to pastures fair he leads, Amongst the lilies, where he feeds ; Amongst the saints (whose robes are white, Washed in his blood) is his delight. 7 Till the day break, and shadows flee, — Till the sweet dawning light I see, — Thine eyes to me- ward often turn, Nor let my soul in darkness mourn. 8 Be like a hart, on mountains green, Leap o'er the hills of fear and sin ; Nor guilt, nor unbelief, divide My Love, my Saviour, from my side.] HYMN 71. L. M. Sicilian, [*] Christ brought to the Church. Sol. Song, iii. ], 6. 1 [i^WFTEN 1 seek my Lord by night, \-J Jesus, my Love, my soul's delight; With warm desire, and restless thought, 1 seek him oft, but find him not. Book I. HYMN 72. *2 Then I arise, and search the street, Till 1 my Lord, my Saviour meet; I ask the watchmen of the eight, Where did you see my soul's delight? 3 Sometimes I find him in my way, Directed by a heavenly ray ; I leap for joy to see his face, And hold Dim fast in my embrace. 4 (1 bring him to my mother's home, Nor does my Lord refuse to come ; To Zion's saered chambers, where My soul rirst drew the vital air. 5 He gives me there his bleeding heart, Pierced for my sake with deadly smart ; I give my soul to him. and there Our loves their mutual tokens share.) () 1 charge you all. ye earthly toys. Approach not to disturb my joys ; Nor sin, nor hell, come near my heart, Nor cause iny Saviour to depart.] HYMN 72. L. M. Leeds. Green's. [•] Coronation of Christ, and Espousals of the Church. Sol. Song iii. 2. 1 "pvAUGHTERS of Zion, come, behold _L/ The crown of honour and of gold, Which the glad church, with joys unknown, Placed on the head of Solomon. o %2 Jesus, thou everlasting King, Accept the tribute which we bring ; Accept the well-deserved renown. And wear our praises as thy erowr. b 3 Let every act of worship be. Like our espousals, Lord, to thee ! Like the dear hour, when from above We rirst received thy pledge of love. o 4 The gladness of that happy day ! Our hearts would wish it long to stay ; Nor let our faith forsake its hold, Nor comfort sink, nor love grow cold. — 5 Each following minute as it flies. Increase thy praise, improve our joys ; o Till we are raised to sing thy name, At the great supper of the Lamb 328 HYMN 73, 74. Book I. o 6 O that the months would roll away, And bring that coronation-day !• g The King cf grace shall fill the throne, With all his Father's glories on. HYMN 73. L. M. Castle Street. The Church's Beauty in the Eyes of Christ. Sol. Songiv. 1,10,11,7,9,8. 1 [TZ' 1ND is the speech of Christ our Lord; XV. Affection sounds in every word : Lo, thou art fair, my love, he cries; Not the young doves have sweeter eyes. 2 (Sweet are thy lips ; thy pleasing voice Salutes mine ear, with sacred joys ; No spice so much delights the smell, Nor milk, nor honey, tastes so well.) 3 Thou art all fair, my bride, to me ; I will behold no spot in thee ; What mighty wonders love performs*, And puts a comeliness on worms ! 4 Denied and loathsome as we are, He makes us white, and calls us fair; Adorns us with that heavenly dress, His graces and his righteousness. 5 My sister and my spouse, he cries, Bound to my heart by various ties, Thy powerful love my heart detains, In strong delight and pleasing chains. 6 He calls me from the leopard's den, From this wide world of beasts and men, To Zion, where his glories are ; Not Lebanon is half so fair. 7 Nor dens of prey, nor flowery plains. Nor earthly joys, nor earthly pains, Shall hold my feet, or force my stay, When Christ invites my soul away.] HYMN 74. L. M. Portugal [*] The Garden of Christ. Sol. Song iv. 12 — 15 ; v. 1. b 1 "\7S7""^ are a garden, walled around, V T Chosen, and made peculiar ground* A little spot — enclosed by grace, Out of the world's wide wilderness. Book 1. HYMN 75. 329 — 2 Like trees of myrrh and spice we stand, Planted by God the Father's hand; And all his springs in Zion flow, To make the young plantations grow. o 3 Awake. O heavenly wind, and come, Blow on this garden of perfume; Spirit divine, descend and breathe A gracious gale on plants beneath. — 1 Make our best spices flow abroad, To entertain our Saviour God : And faith, and love, and joy appear. And every grace be active here. 5 [Let my beloved come, and taste His pleasant fruits at his own feast; i come, my spouse, 1 come, he cries, With love and pleasure in his eyes. b' Our Lord into his garden comes, Well pleased to smell our poor perfumes ; And calls us to a feast divine, Sweeter than honey, milk or wine. d 7 Eat of the tree of life, my friends, The blessings that my Father sends ; Your taste shall all my dainties prove, And drink abundance of my love.] o 8 Jesus, we will frequent thy board, And sing the bounties of our Lord : e But the rich food, on which we live, Demands more praise than tongue can give. HYMN 75. L. M. Mortton. [»] Description of Christ the Beloved. Sol. Song v. 9, 10, 11, 12, 14, 15,16. 1 [FT1HE wondering world inquires to know JL Why I should love my Jesus so ; What are his charms, say they, above The objects of a mortal love ? 2 Yes, my Beloved, to my sight, Shows a sweet mixture, red and white : All human beauties, all divine, In my Beloved meet and shine. 3 White is his soul, from blemish free : Red with the blood he shed for me ; 28* 330 HYMN 76. Book I. The fairest of ten thousand fairs ; A sun amongst ten thousand stars. 4 (His head the finest gold excels ; There wisdom in perfection dwells ; And glory, like a crown, adorns Those temples once beset with thorns. e 5 Compassions in his heart are found, Close by the signals of his wound : His sacred side no more shall bear The cruel scourge, the piercing spear.) — 6 (His hands are fairer to behold, Than diamonds, set in rings of gold; Those heavenly hands, that on the tree Were nailed, and torn, and bled for me. p 7 Though once he bowed his feeble knees, Loaded with sins and agonies, — Now on the throne of his command, His legs like marble pillars stand.) 8 (His eyes are majesty and love, The eagle, tempered with the dove; No more shall trickling sorrows roll, Through those dear windows of his soul. 9 His mouth, that poured out long complaints, Now smiles, and cheers his fainting saints ; His countenance more graceful is, Than Lebanon with all its trees.) 10 All over glorious is my Lord, Must be beloved, and yet adored ; His worth, if all the nations knew, Sure the whole earth would love him too.] HYMN 76. L. M. Islington. [*] Christ in Heaven and on Earth. Sol. Song vi. 1 — 3, 12 1 "VT7HEN strangers stand and hear me tell VV What beauties in my Saviour dwell, Where he is gone, they fain would know, That they might seek and love him too. 2 My best Beloved keeps his throne On hills of light, in worlds unknown ; But he descends, and shows his face In the young gardens of his grace. 3 [In vineyards, planted by his hand, Where fruitful trees in order stand Book 1. HYMN TT, 78. 431 He feeds among the spicy beds. Where lilies show their spotless heads. 4 He has engrossed my wannest love; No earthly charms my soul can move : I have a mansion in his heart. Nor death, nor hell can make us part.] 5 He takes my soul e'er I'm a wore. And shows me where his glories are ; No chariot of Amminadib The heavenly rapture can describe. o 6 O may my spirit daily rise, On winors of faith above the skies ; e Till death shall make my last remove, To dwell forever with my Love. HYMN 77. L. M. Wells. [*] Love of Christ to theChurch. Sol. Song vii. 5, 6, 9, 12, 13. 1 [IVTOW in the galleries of his grace _L 1 Appears the King, and thus he says, 11 How fair my saints are in my sight, ;: My love, how pleasant for delight 1" 2 Kind is thy language, sovereign Lord. There's heavenly grace in every word ; From that dear mouth a stream, divine, Flows sweeter than the choicest wine. 3 Such wondrous love awakes the lip Of saints that were almost asleep, To speak the praises of thy name. And make our cold affections flame. — 4 These are the joys he lets us know. In fields and villages below : Gives us a relish of his love. But keeps his noblest feast above. o 5 In Paradise, within the orates. A higher entertainment waits ; Fruits new and old laid up in store. Where we shall feed, but thirst no more.] HYMN 7-S. L. M. Bin&r. [*] The Strength of Christ's Lore. Sol. Soncr viii. 5, 6 7 13, 14. 1 rV\/"HO is tms fair on^ in distress, ▼ ? That travels from the wilderness » And pressed with sorrows, and with sins.. On her beloved Lord she leans. 332 HYMN 79. Book I. 2 This is the spouse of Christ our God, Bought with the treasures of his blood : And her request, and her complaint, Is but the voice of every saint. 3 " O let my name engraven stand, l* Both on thy heart, and on thy hand ; " Seal me upon thine arm, and wear " That pledge of love forever there. 4 ik Stronger than death thy love is known, " Which floods of wrath could never drown; 4k And hell and earth in vain combine, " To quench a fire so much divine. 5 " But I am jealous of my heart, " Lest it should once from thee depart ; u Then let thy name be well impressed, u As a fair signet, on my breast. 6 " Till thou hast brought me to thy home, " Where fears and doubts can never come, " Thy countenance let me often see, " And often thou shalt hear from me. o7" Come, my Beloved, haste away, " Cut short the hours of thy delay ; g " Fly like a youthful hart or roe, " Over the hills where spices grow."] HYMN 79. L. M. Shod. [*] A Morning Hymn. Psalm xix. 5, 8, and lxxiii. 24, 25 [/^ OD 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 From the fair chambers of the east, The circuit of his race begins, And without weariness or rest, Round the whole earth he flies, and shines. o 3 Oh, like the sun may I fulfill Th' appointed duties of the day ; With ready mind, and active will, March on and keep my heavenly way. e 4 (But I shall rove, and lose the race, If God my Sun should disappear, Book I. HYMN SO, 81. 333 And leave me in this world's wide maze. To follow every wandering star.) — 5 L :<:. . c '.iiinands are clean and pure, Enlightening our beclouded eyes ; Thy threateninga just, thy promise sure. Thy gospel makes the simple wise. ti 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.] HYMN 80. L. M. Bethel, [b •] .in Erening Hymn. Ps. iv. 6 ; iii. 5, (3; cxlii. 8. 1 fTlHUS far the Lord hath led me on, _L Thus far his power prolongs my days ; And every evening should make known Some fresh memorials of his grace. e 2 Much of my time has run to waste. And [ perhaps am near my home ; — But he forgives my follies past, He gives me strength for days to come. e 3 I lay my body down to sleep ; Peace is the pillow for my head : — While well-appointed angels keep Their watchful stations round my bed. 4 [In vain the sons of earth or hell Tell me a thousand frightful things; My God in safety makes me dwell. Beneath the shadow of his wings. 5 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.] e 6 Thus when the night of death shall come. My flesh shall rest beneath the ground; o And wait thy voice to rouse my tomb, With sweet salvation in the sound. HYMN SI. L. M. Nantwich. Sicilian. [•] A Sono- for Morning and Er filing. Lam. iii. '23 ; Isa xlv. 7. 31 Thv £ifts are everv evening new 334 HYMN 82, 83. Book I. And morning mercies from above, Gently distil like early dew. 2 Thou spread'st the curtains of the night, Great Guardian of my sleeping hours ; Thy sovereign word restores the light, And quickens all my drowsy powers. 3 I yield my powers to thy command, To thee I consecrate my days ; Perpetual blessings from thine hand Demand perpetual songs of praise. HYMN 82. L. M. Geneva, [b] God far above Creatures f or, Man vain and mortal. Job iv. 17—21. e 1 CHALL the vile race of flesh and blood k3 Contend with their Creator God ? u Shall mortal worms presume to be More holy, wise, or just than he ? — 2 Behold, he puts his trust in none Of all the spirits round his throne ; Their natures, when compared with his, Are neither holy, just, nor wise. e 3 But how much meaner things are they, Who spring from dust, and dwell in clay! Touched by the finger of thy wrath, We faint, and vanish like the moth. 4 From night to day. from day to night, We die by thousands in thy sight ; Buried in dust whole nations lie, Like a forgotten vanity. p 5 Almighty Power, to thee we bow ; How frail are we ! how glorious thou! No more the sons of earth shall dare With an eternal God compare. HYMN 83. CM. Isle of Wight. Bangor, [b] Affliction and Death under Providence. Job v. 6, 7, 8- 1 TVTOT from the dust affliction grows, -L 1 Nor troubles rise by chance : p Yet we are born to cares and woes ; A sad inheritance ! —2 As sparks break out from burning coals, And still are upwards borne ; Book 1. HYMN 84, 85. g So griff is rooted in our souls, And man grows up to mourn. — 3 Yet with my God I leave my cause, And trust his promised urace ; He rulfs me by his well-known laws Of love and righteousness. o 4 Not all the pains that e'er I bore Shall spoil my future peace ; For death and hell can do no more, Than what my Father please. HYMN 84. L. M. Old Hundred. [•] Christ the Saviour. Isa. xlv. 2\ — 25. e 1 TEHOVAH speaks, let Israel hear ! %J Let all the earth rejoice, and fear ! While God's eternal Son proclaims His sovereign honours, and his names. d 2 "1 am the last, and I the first, " The Saviour God. and God the just ; " There's none besides pretends to shew u Such justice and salvation too. 3 (" Ye that in shades of darkness dwell, " Just on the verge of death and hell, " Look up to me from distant lands ; " Light, life, and heaven are in my hands. g 4 "1 by my holy Name have sworn, " Nor shall the word in vain return ; " To me shall all things bend the knee, " And every tongue shall swear to me.) 5 u In me, alone, shall men confess, u Lies all their strength and righteousness . e " But such as dare despise my Name, " I'll clothe them with eternal shame. — 6 " In me, the Lord, shall all the seed " Of Israel from their sins be freed ; " And by their shining graces prove " Their interest in my pardoning love." HYMN 85. S. M. St. Thomas's. [*] The same. rnnHE i ± His Godhead from his throne j 336 HYMN 86. Book I. " Mercy and justice are the names, " By which I will be known. a 2 u 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, d " Our righteousness and strength is found " In thee, the Lord alone." — 4 In thee shall Israel trust, And see their guilt forgiven ; o God will pronounce the sinners just, And take the saints to heaven.] HYMN 86. C. M. Reading, [b] God holy, just, and sovereign. Job ix. 2 — 10. 1 [XJTOW shall the sons of Adam's race JlI Be pure before their God ! If he contend in righteousness, We fall beneath his rod. 2 To vindicate my words and thoughts, I'll make no more pretence ; Not one of all my thousand faults Can bear a just defence. 3 Strong is his arm, his heart is wise ; What vain presumers dare Against their Maker's hand to rise, Or tempt th' unequal war. 4 Mountains, by his almighty wrath, From their old seats are torn : He shakes the earth, from south to north, And all her pillars mourn. 5 He bids the sun forbear to rise, — Th' obedient sun forbears ; His hand with sackcloth spreads the skies, And seals up all the stars. 6 He walks upon the stormy sea ; Flies on the stormy wind : There's none can trace his wondrous way, Or his dark footsteps find.] Book I. HYMN 87, 88. 3*7 HYMN87. LH, Green's. Castle Street. [•] God dwells with the Humble and Penitent. Isa. lvii. 15, 16. 1 rpHUS saith the high and lolly One, JL " I sit upon my holy throne ; u M.y name ia God ; I dwell on high; " Dwell in my own eternity. -2 '; But I descend to worlds below ; " On earth, 1 have a mansion too : e "The humble spirit and contrite " Is an abode of my delight — 3 " The humble soul my words revive ; " I bid the mourning sinner live ; " Heal all the broken hearts 1 find, "And ease the sorrows of the mind. e 4 (" When I contend against their sin, " I make them know how vile they've been : a " But should my wrath forever smoke, " Their souls would sink beneath my stroke." o 5 O may thy pardoning grace be nigh, Lest we should faint, despair and die ! — Thus shall our better thoughts approve The methods of thy chastening love.) HYMN 88. L. M. Armhy. Bath, [b] Life j the Day of Grace and Hope. Eccl. be. 4, 5, 6, 10. 1 ~|i~ IFE is the time to serve the Lord, ■ I A The time to insure the great reward : And while the lamp holds out to burn, The vilest sinner may return. 2 (Life is the hour that God has given, To 'scape from hell and fly to heaven ; The day of grace ; — and mortals may Secure the blessings of the day.) p 3 The living know that they must die, But all the dead forgotten lie : Their memory, and their sense is gone. Alike unknowing and unknown. e 4 (Their hatred, and their love is lost, Their envy buried in the dust ; They have no share in all that's done, Beneath the circuit of the sun.) — 5 Then, what my thoughts design to do, My hands, with all your might, pursue ; 338 HYMN 89, 90. Book I e Since no device, nor work is found, Nor faith, nor hope, beneath the ground. e 6 There are no acts of pardon past, In the cold grave to which we haste ; a But darkness, death, and long despair, Reign in eternal silence there. HYMN 89. L. M. Babylon, [b] Youth and Judgment. Eccl. xi. 9. o 1 "^7~E sons of Adam, vain and young, JL Indulge your eyes, indulge your tongue; Taste the delights your souls desire, And give a loose to all your fire. 2 Pursue the pleasures you design, And cheer your hearts with songs and wine ; Enjoy the day of mirth; — but know, a There is a day of judgment too ! e 3 God from on high beholds your thoughts ; His book records your secret faults ; The works of darkness, you have done, Must all appear before the sun. 4 The vengeance to your follies due Should strike your hearts with terror through : p How will you stand before his face, Or answer for his injured grace ? — 5 Almighty God, turn off their eyes From these alluring vanities ; o And let the thunder of thy word Awake their souls to fear the Lord. HYMN 90. C. M. Windsor, [b] TJie same. 1 [T O the young tribes of Adam rise, I A And through all nature rove ; Fulfill the wishes of their eyes, And taste the joys they love. 2 They give a loose to wild desires ; a But let the sinners know The strict account that God requires, Of all the works they do. e 3 The Judge prepares his throne on high ; o The frighted earth and seas Avoid the fury of his eye, And flee before his face. Book I. HYMN 91, 92. 339 p 4 How shall I bear that dreadful day, And stand tin- fieiy test? I'd give all mortal joys away. To be forever blest. J HYMN 91. L. M. Geneva, [b] Advice to Youth. Eccl. xii. 1, 7 ; Isa. lxv. 20. I ~]\~C>\Y in the heat of youthful blood, ^-i Remember your Creator God ; e Behold the months come hastening on, When you shall say — My joys are gone. a 2 Behold the aged sinner goes, Laden with guilt and heavy woes. Down to the regions of the dead, With endless curses on his head. p 3 The dust returns to dust again ; The soul, in agonies of pain, Ascends to God ; not there to dwell, — a But hears her doom, and sinks to hell. e 4 Eternal King, I fear thy name ! Teach me to know how frail I am ; — And when my soul must hence remove, Give me a mansion in thy love. HYMN 92. S. M. Dover. [*] Christ the Wisdom of God. Prov. vhi. 1, 22—32. 1 [OHALL Wisdom cry aloud, k5 And not her speech be heard ? The voice of God's eternal Word, Deserves it no regard ? d 2 " I was his chief delight, u His everlasting Son, II Before the first of all his works, — ,: Creation. — was begun. — 3 (" Before the flying clouds, " Before the solid land, " Before the fields, before the floods, " I dwelt at his right hand. 4 u When he adorned the skies, ;- And built them. I was there, " To order when the sun should rise, u And marshal every star. 5 " When he poured out the sea. " And spread the flowing deep. 340 HYMN 93, 94. Book L " I gave the flood a firm decree, " In its own bounds to keep.) 6 " Upon the empty air, " The earth was balanced well ; u With joy 1 saw the mansion, where " The sons of men should dwell. 7 " My busy thoughts at first, " On their salvation ran, " Ere sin was born, or Adam's dust " Was fashioned to a man. o 8 " Then come, receive my grace, " Ye children, and be wise ; o * Happy the man who keeps my ways, " The man, who shuns them, dies."] HYMN 93. L. M. Islington. [* b] Christ obeyed or resisted. Prov. viii. 34 — 36. 1 FTTIHUS saith the Wisdom of the Lord, JL " Blest is the man, who hears my word ; u Keeps daily watch before my gates, " And at my feet for mercy waits. o2" The soul that seeks me shall obtain " Immortal wealth, and heavenly gain ; " Immortal life is his reward, " Life, and the favour of the Lord. e 3 " But the vile wretch who flies from me, " Does his own soul an injury : a u Fools, who against my grace rebel, " Seek death, and love the road to hell." HYMN 94. CM. Reading, [b *] Justification ; or, Laic and Grace. Rom. iii. 19 — 22. 1 A ^AIN are the hopes, the sons of men ▼ On their own works have built ; Their hearts by nature are unclean, And all their actions guilt, e 2 Let Jew and Gentile stop their mouths, Without a murmuring word ; And the whole race of Adam stand Guilty before the Lord. — 3 In vain we ask God's righteous law, To justify us now ; Since to convince, and to condemn. Is all the law can do. Book I. HYMN 95, 9ft 341 o 4 Jesus, how glorious is thy grace, When in thy name we trust ! Our faith receives a righteousness That makes the sinner just. HYMN 95. C. M. St. Martin's. [*] _ 'titration. John i. 13, and iii. 3, Ace. 1 1VTOT all the outward forms on earth, _L 1 Nor rites that God has given. Nor will of man. nor blood, nor birth. Can raise a soul to heaven. 2 The sovereign will of God alone Creates us heirs of grace ; Born in the image of nis Son, A new, peculiar race. b 3 The Spirit, like some heavenly wind, Blows on the sons of flesh ; New models all the carnal mind, And forms the man afresh. o 4 Our quickened souls awake, and rise From the long sleep of death ; o On heavenly things we fix our eyes, And praise employs our breath. HYMN 96. C. M. Fori, [b *] Election excludes Boasting. 1 Cor. i. 26 — 31. 1 [T3UT few among the carnal wise, -13 But few of noble race. Obtain the favour of thine eyes. Almighty King of grace. 2 He takes the men of meanest name, For sons and heirs of God ; And thus he pours abundant shame On honourable blood. 3 He calls the foci, and makes him know The mysteries of his grace ; To bring aspiring wisdom low. And all its pride abase. 4 Nature has all its glories lost, When brought before his throne ; No flesh shall in his presence boast. But in the Lord alone.] 29* 342 HYMN 97, 98. Book I. HXMN 97. L. M. Brentford. [*] Christ our tVisdom, Righteousness, ty-c. 1 Cor. i. 30. 1 TTJUR1ED in shadows of the night, -13 We lie — till Christ restores the light ; o Wisdom descends to heal the blind, And chase the darkness of the mind p 2 Our guilty souls are drowned in tears, Till his atoning blood appears : Then we awake from deep distress, o And sing, the lord our righteousness. e 3 Our very frame is mixed with sin ; — His Spirit makes our natures clean , Such virtues from his sufferings flow, At once to cleanse, and pardon too. e 4 Jesus beholds where Satan reigns, Binding his slaves in heavy chains : He sets the prisoners free, and breaks The iron bondage from our necks. e 5 Poor, helpless worms in thee possess Grace, wisdom, power, and righteousness ; Thou art our mighty All — and we Give our whole selves, O Lord, to thee. HYMN 98. S. M. Aylesbury, [b] The same. 1 [TTOW heavy is the night, JlI That hangs upon our eyes ; — Till Christ, with his reviving light, Over our souls arise ! e 2 Our guilty spirits dread To meet the wrath of Heaven ; But in his righteousness arrayed, We see our sins forgiven. e 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 ; o He sets the sons of bondage free., And breaks the cursed chain. e 5 Lord, we adore thy ways, To bring us near to God ■ Book 1. HYMN 99—101. 343 Thy r, thy healing grace, And thine atoning blood.] HYMN 99. C. M. York. [*] Stums modi Children of Abraham. Matt. iii. 9 1 "WTALN are the hopes, that rebels place T Upon their birth and blood ; Descended from a pious race, Their fathers now with God. 2 He from the caves of earth and heli. Can take the hardest stones, And fill the house of Abraham well With new-created sons. 3 Such wondrous power does he possess, Who formed our mortal frame; Who called the world from emptiness — The world obeyed, and came. HYMN 100. L. M. Bath. [*] Believe, and be saved. John iii. 16, 17, 18. 1 [1VTOT to condemn the sons of men, J_ 1 Did Christ the Son of God appear : No weapons in his hands are seen, No flaming sword, nor thunder there. e 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 ; o A thousand joys his lips afford, His hands a thousand blessings give, e 4 But vengeance and damnation lies On rebels who refuse his crrace ; Who God's eternal Son despise, The hottest hell shall be their place.] HYMN 101. L. M. Oporto. Moreton. [*J Joy in Heaven for a repenting Sinner. Luke xv. 7, 10. e 1 TTTHO can describe the joys that rise, y V Through all the courts of Paradise, To see a prodigal return. To see an heir of glory bom ; 344 HYMN 102. Book 1. — 2 With joy the Father does approve The fruit of his eternal love ; The Son with joy looks down, and sees The purchase of his agonies. 3 The Spirit takes delight to view The holy soul he formed anew ', o And saints and angels join to sing The growing empire of theii King. HYMN 102. L. M. Green's. [•] The Beatitudes. Matt. v. 2—12. 1 T>LEST are the humble souls, who see JD Their emptiness and poverty ; . o Treasures of grace to them are given, And crowns of joy laid up in heaven. a 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. e 3 Blest are the meek, who stand afar From rage and passion, noise and war; o God will secure their happy state, And plead their cause against the great. e 4 Blest are the souls who thirst for grace, Hunger and long for righteousness ; o They shall be well supplied and fed, With living streams and living bread. a 5 Blest are the men, whose bowels move, And melt with sympathy and love ; — From Christ the Lord shall they obtain Like sympathy and love again. e 6 Blest are the pure, whose hearts are clean From the defiling power of sin ; o With endless pleasure, they shall see A God of spotless purity. e 7 Blest are the men of peaceful life, Who quench the coals of growing strife ; o 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 ; u Their souls shall triumph in the Lord ; g Glory and joy are their reward. Book I. HYMN 103—106. 345 HYMN 108. C. M. St. Aim's. [*] Not aslttimtd of the Gospel. 2 Tim. i. 12. 0 1 T "M not ashamed to own my Lord, JL Nor to defend his cause; Maintain the honour of his word, The glory of his cross. 1 8 Jesus, my God, 1 know his namp, — His name is all my trust: N tf will lie put my soul to shame, Nor let my hope be lost. g 3 Firm as his throne his promise stands And he can well secure What I've committed to his hands, Till the decisive hour. o 4 Then will he own my worthless name, Before his Father's face ; And in the New Jerusalem Appoint my soul a place. HYMN 104. C. M. Yorfc. [*] State of Nature and Grace. 1 Cor. vi. 10, 11. 1 1VTOT the malicious, nor profane, _L 1 The wanton, nor the proud, Nor thieves, nor slanderers, shall obtain The kingdom of our God. b 2 Surprising grace ! and such were we, By nature and by sin ! Heirs of immortal misery. Unholy and unclean, o 3 But we are washed in Jesus' blood, We're pardoned through his name ; And the good Spirit of our God Has sanctified our frame. « — 4 O for a persevering power, To keep thy just commands ! We would defile our hearts no more. No more pollute our hands. HYMN 105. C. M. Zion. [*] Heaven. 1 Cor. ii. 9, 10. Rev. xxi. 27. 1 IVTOR eye hath seen, nor ear hath heard, _i_ i Nor sense nor reason known, What joys the Father has prepared For those who love the Son. 346 HYMN 106, 107. Book 1. o 2 But the good Spirit of the Lord Reveals a heaven to come : The beams of glory in his word Allure and guide us home. b 3 Pure are the joys above the sky, And all the region peace ; No wanton lip, nor envious eye, Can see or taste the bliss. — 4 Those holy gates forever bar Pollution, sin, and shame ; None shall obtain admittance there, But followers of the Lamb. o 5 He keeps the Father's book of life ; There all their names are found ; e The hypocrite in vain shall strive To tread the heavenly ground. HYMN 106. S. M. Aylesbury, [b] Dead to Sin by the Cross of Christ. Rom. vi. 1 — 6. c 1 OHALL we go on to sin, ^3 Because free grace abounds ? Or crucify the Lord again, And open all his wounds ? — 2 Forbid it, mighty God ! Nor let it e'er be said, That we, whose sins are crucified, Should raise them from the dead. o 3 We will be slaves no more, Since Christ has made us free ; Has nailed our tyrants to the cross, And bought our liberty. HYMN 107. L. M. Armley. [b *] Fall and Recovery of Man. Gen. iii. 1, 15, 17. Gal. iv. 4. Col. ii. 15. 1 TXECEIVED by subtle snares of hell, 3-J Adam our head, our father fell : When Satan, in the serpent hid, Proposed the fruit that God forbid. e 2 Death was the threatening ; death oegan To take possession of the man ; His unborn race received the wound, And heavy curses smote the ground. Book 1. HYMN 108, 109. 347 — 3 But Satan found a worse reward : Thus saith the rengeance of the Lord, o M Let everlasting hatred be " Betwixt tlie woman's Seed and thee. 4 " The woman's Seed shall be my Son, " He shall destroy what thou hast done : " Shall break thy head, and only feel " Thy malice raging at his heel." — 5 He spake — and bade four thousand years Roll on ; at length his Son appears : s Angels with joy descend to earth. And sing the young Redeemer's birth, p 6 Lo ! by the sons of hell he dies ; — But as he hung 'twixt earth and skies, o He gave their prince a fatal blow, u And triumphed o'er the powers below. HYMN 103. S. M. Dover. [*] Christ wiseen, yet beloved. 1 Pet. i. 8. 1 lVTOT with our mortal eyes _L 1 Have we beheld the Lord ; Yet we rejoice to hear his name. And love him in his word. 2 On earth we want the sight Of our Redeemer's face ; Yet, Lord, our inmost thoughts delight To dwell upon thy grace. 3 And when we taste thy love, Our joys divinely £row Unspeakable, like those above. And heaven begins below. HYMN 109. L. M. Portugal. Armlet/. [*] The Value of Christ and his Riirhtt ousness. Phil. iii. 7,8,9. 1 ~V^O more, my God. — I boast no more, _L1 Of all the duties 1 have done ; 1 quit the hopes 1 held before. To trust the merits of thy Son. 2 Now for the love 1 bear his name, What was my gain, 1 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 ; 348 HYMN 110, 111. Book 1. O may my soul be found in him, And of his righteousness partake ! 4 The best obedience of my hands Dares not appear before thy throne ; But faith can answer thy demands, By pleading what my Lord has done. HYMN 110. C. M. St. PauFs. Canterbury. [*] Death and immediate Glory. 2 Cor. v. 1,5, 8. o 1 f 1 1HERE is a house, not made with hands, JL Eternal, and on high ; e And here my spirit waiting stands, Till God shall bid it fly. e 2 Shortly this prison of my clay Must be dissolved and fall ; s Then, O my soul, with joy obey Tny heavenly Father's call. — 3 'Tis He by his almighty grace, Who forms thee fit for heaven ; And as an earnest of the place, Has his own Spirit given. 4 We walk by faith of joys to come ; Faith lives upon his word ; e But while the body is our home. We're absent from the Lord. — 5 'Tis pleasant to believe thy grace, But we had rather see ; o We would be absent from the flesh, And present, Lord, with thee. HYMN 111. C. M. Reading. [*] Salvation by Grace. Titus iii. 3, 7. e 1 (T ORD, we confess our numerous faults, I A How great our guilt has been ! Foolish and vain were all our thoughts, And all our lives were sin. o 2 But, O my soul, forever praise, Forever love his name. Who turns thy feet from dangerous ways Of folly, sin, and shame.) — 3 'Tis not by works of righteousness, Which our own hands have done ; » o But we are saved by sovereign grace Abounding through his Son. Book I. HYMN 112, 113. 349 — 4 Tis from the mercy of our God, That all our hopes begin ; 'Tis by the water and the blood, Our souls are washed from sin. p 5 'Tis through the purchase of His death, Who hung upon thtj tree, The Spirit is sent down to breathe On such dry bones as we. o 6 Raised from the dead, we live anew : And, justified by grace, s We shall appeal in glory too, And see our Fathers face. HYMN 112. C. M. Bedford. [*] The Brnztn Serpent. 2 John, ver. 14 — 16. 1 OO did the Hebrew prophet raise k3 The brazen serpent high ; The wounded felt immediate ease. The camp forbore to die. d 2 " Look upward in the dying hour, " And live !" the prophet cries ! e But Christ performs a nobler cure, When faith lifts up her eyes. — 3 High on the cross the Saviour hung ! , High in the heavens he reigns ! Here sinners, by th' old serpent stung. Look, and forget their pains. g 4 WThen God's own Son is lifted up, A dying world revives; The Jew beholds the glorious hope, Th' expiring Gentile lives. HYMN 113. C. M. Wareham. [*] Abrahams Blessing on the Gentiles. Gen. xvii. 7. Roim xv. 8. Mark x. 14. 1 TTOW large the promise — how7 divine — J.1 To Abra'am and his seed ; d " I'll be a God to thee and thine, " Supplying all their need." — 2 The words of his extensive love From age to age endure ; The Angel of the covenant prov And seals the blessing sure 30 350 HYMN 114, 115. Book 1. b 3 Jesus the ancient faith confirms, To our great fathers given ; He takes young children to his arms, And calls them heirs of heaven. o 4 Our God, how faithful are his ways ! His love endures the same ; Nor from the promise of his grace Blots out the children's name. HYMN 114. C. M. Sunday. [*] Tlic same. Rom. xi. 16, 17. elP ENTILES by nature, we belong vJ To the wild olive wood ; o Grace took us from the barren tree, And grafts us in the good. — 2 With the same blessings grace endows The Gentile and the Jew ; If pure and holy be the root, Such are the branches too. o 3 Then let the children of the saints Be dedicate to God ; e Pour out thy Spirit on them, Lord, And wash them in thy blood. o 4 Thus to the parents, and their seed, Shall thy salvation come ; o And numerous households meet at last, • In one eternal home. HYMN 115. C. M. Pit/mouth, [b] Conviction by the Law. Rom. vii. 8, 9, 14, 24 I T ORD, how secure my conscience was, a J And felt no inward dread ! 1 was alive without the law, And thought my sins were dead. 2 My hopes of heaven were firm and bright ', e But since the precept came, With a convincing power and light, I find how vile 1 am. 3 (My guilt appeared but small before, Till terribly 1 saw, How perfect, holy, just, and pure. Is thine eternal law. e 4 Then felt my soul the heavy load, My sins revived again ; Book I. HYMN 116, 117. 351 1 had provoked a dreadful God, And all inv hopes were slain.) p 5 I'm like a helpless captive, sold Under the power of sin ; I cannot do the good I would, keep my conscience clean. — 6 My God, I cry with every breath, For some kind power to save ; To break the yoke of sin and death, And thus redeem the slave. HYMN 116. L. M. Bath. [*] Love to God and our Xeighbour. Matt. xxii. 37—40. 1 fTlHUS saith the first, the great command, J_ •• Let all thy inward powers unite, " To love thy Maker, and thy God, " With utmost vigor and delight. 2 " Then shall thy neighbour, next in place, " Share thine affection and esteem ; 11 And let thy kindness to thyself, " Measure and rule thy love to him." 3 This is the sense that Moses spoke ; This did the prophets preach and prove ; For want of this the law is broke. And the whole law's fulfilled by love. a 4 But O ! how base our passions are ! How cold our charity and zeal ! — Lord, fill our souls with heavenly fire, Or we shall ne'er perforin thy will. HYMN 117. L. M. Blendon. Bath. [• b] Election sovereign and free. Rom. ix. 21 — 24. 1 "DEHOLD the potter and the clay ! _D He forms his vessels as he please ; Such is our God. and such are we. The subjects of his just decrees. 2 [Doth not the workman's power extend O'er all the mass, which part to choose, And mould it for a nobler end, And which to leave for viler use ?] e 3 May not the sovereign Lord on high Dispense his favours as he will, Choose some to life, while others die, And yet be just, and gracious still p 352 HYMN 118. Book 1. d 4 [What if, to make his terror known, He lets his patience long endure, Suffering vile rebels to go on, And seal their own destruction sure ? 5 What if he means to show his grace, And his electing love employs, To mark out some of mortal race. And form them fit for heavenly joys ?] — 6 Shall man reply against the Lord, And call his Maker's ways unjust. ? — o The thunder of whose dreadful word Can crush a thousand worlds to dust, p 7 But, O my soul, if truth so bright, Should dazzle and confound thy sight ; Yet still, his written will obey, And wait the great decisive day. g 8 Then he shall make his justice known ; And the whole world before his throne, With joy or terror shall confess The glory of his righteousness. HYMN 118. S. M. St. Bridge's. [*] Sin against the Law and Gospel. John i. 17. Heb. iii. 3, 5, 6 ; x. 28, 29. 1 f I iHE law by Moses came; JL But peace and truth and love, Were brought by Christ, a nobler name, Descending from above. 2 Amidst the house of God, Their different works were done ; Moses a faithful servant stood, But Christ a faithful Son. o 3 Then to his new commands Be strict obedience paid ; G"er all his Father's house he stands, The Sovereign and the Head, e 4 The man who durst despise The law that Moses brought — p Behold ! how terribly he dies — For his presumptuous fault. e 5 But sorer vengeance falls On that rebellious race, Who hate to hear when Jesus calls, And dare resist his grace. Book I. HYMN 119—121. 353 HYMN 119. CM. Abridge. [•] Van <>f the Gospel. 1 Cor. i. 23, 24 ; 2 Cor. ii. 16 ; 1 Cor. iii. 6, 7. 1 /^l HRIST and his cross is all our theme ; V_y Tin* mysteries that we speak Are scandal in the Jews' esteem, And tolly to the Greek. o 2 But souls, enlightened from above, With joy receive the word ; They see what wisdom, power, and love, Shine in their dying Lord. — 3 The vital savour of his name Restores their fainting breath : e But unbelief perverts the same a To guilt, despair, and death. — 4 Till God dirfuse his graces down. Like showers of heavenly rain. In vain A polios sows the ground, And Paul may plant in vain. HYMN 1-20. C. M. Mcar. [*] Faith of Things unseen. Heb. xi. 1, 3, 8, 10. 1 T~lAITH is the brightest evidence A_ Of things beyond our sight ; Breaks through the clouds of flesh and sense, And dwells in heavenly light. 2 It sets times past in present view. Brings distant prospects home — Of things a thousand years ago, Or thousand years to come. 3 By faith, we know the worlds were made. By God's almighty word ; Abra'am to unknown countries led, By faith obeyed the Lord. 4 He sought a city lair and high. Built by th' eternal iiands ; o And faith assures us. though we die. That heavenly building stands. HYMN 121. C. M. St. Martin's. [*] Children devoted to God. Gen. xvii. 7, 10. Acts xvi. 14. 16, 33. 1 rTlHUS saith the mercy of the Lord A. " I'll be a God to thee 30* 354 HYMN 122, 123. Book I. " I'll bless thy numerous race, and they " Shall be a seed for me." 2 Abra'am believed the promised grace, And gave his sons to God ; But water seals the blessing now, That once was sealed with blood. 3 Thus Lydia sanctified her house, When she received the word ; Thus the believing jailer gave His household to the Lord. 4 Thus later saints, eternal King, Thine ancient truth embrace : To thee their infant offspring bring, And humbly claim the grace. HYMN 122. L. M. Quercy. [*] Believers buried with Christ. Rom. vi. 3, 4, &c. e 1 ~T\0 we not know that solemn word, JL/ That we are buried with the Lord ? Baptized into his death, and then Put off the body of our sin? o 2 Our souls receive diviner breath, Raised from corruption, guilt, and death ; o So from the grave did Christ arise, And lives to God above the skies. — 3 No more let sin or Satan reign Over our mortal flesh again ; The various lusts, we served before, Shall have dominion now no more. HYMN 123. C. M. Reading, [b *] The Repenting Prodigal. Luke xv. 13, &c. 1 TOEHOLD the wretch, whose lust and wine _D Have wasted his estate ! He begs a share among the swine, To taste the husks they eat. p 2 " I die with hunger here," he cries, " I starve in foreign lands ; " My father's house has large supplies. " And bounteous are his hands. —3 " I'll go, and with a mournful tongue, " Fall down before his face : Book 1. HYMN 124. 351 p M Father, I've done thy justice wrong, •• Nor can deserve thy grace. " o 4 He sua. — and hastened to his home, leek his lather's l< . — The father saw the rebel come, t And all his bowels move. D 5 Be ran and fell upon his neck, Embraced and kissed his son ; p The rebel's heart with sorrow brake. For tollies he had done. Take off his clothes of shame and sin," o (The father gives command) 0 •■ Dress him in garments white and clean, •• With rings adorn his hand. T " A day of feasting I ordain ; " Let mirth and joy abound ! s M My son was dead. — and lives again ; •• Was lost — and now is found." HYMN 1-24. L. M. Armhy. [b *] The First and Seco?id Adam. Rom. v. 12, &c e 1 "PVEEP in the dust, before thy throne, _L/ Our guilt and our disgrace we own : a Great God. we own th' unhappy name, Whence sprung our nature, and* our shame! %2 Adam the sinner : at his fall Death, like a conqueror, seized us all : A thousand new-born babes are dead. By fatal union to their head. e 3 But whilst our spirits, rilled with awe. Behold the terrors of thy law, o We sinor the honours of thy grace, That sent to save our ruined race. 4 We s;n_r thine'everlasting Son, Who joined our nature to his own : g Adam the Second, from the dust. Raises the rnins of the first. e 5 [By the rebellion of one man. Through all his seed the mischief ran ; — And by one man's obedience now. Are all his seed made righteous too. o 6 Wnere sin did reign and death abound. There have the sons of Adam found 356 HYMN 125, 126. Book 1. o Abounding life ; there glorious grace Reigns through the Lord our righteousness.] HYMN 125. C. M. Barby. [*] Christ's Compassion to the Weak and Tempted, Heb. iv. 16 ; v. 7. Matt. xii. 20. 1 "VT7ITH joy we meditate the grace T V Of our High Priest above ; e His heart is made of tenderness, His bowels melt with love. p 2 Touched with a sympathy within, He knows our feeble frame ; He knows what sore temptations mean, For he has felt the same. — 3 But spotless, innocent, and pure, The great Redeemer stood ; e While Satan's fiery darts he bore, And did resist to blood. p 4 He, in the days of feeble flesh, Poured out his cries and tears ; e And, in his measure, feels afresh What every member bears. b 5 (He'll never quench the smoking flax, But raise it to a flame ; The bruised reed he never breaks, Nor scorns the meanest name.) o 6 Then let our humble faith address His mercy and his power ; o We shall obtain delivering grace, In the distressing hour. HYMN 126. L. M. Islington. [*] Charity and Uncharitableness. Rom. xiv. 17, 19. 1 Cor. x. 32. 1 IVTOT different food, nor different dress, _L l Compose the kingdom of our Lord ; But peace, and joy, and righteousness, Faith, and obedience to his word. 2 When weaker Christians we despise, We do the gospel mighty wrong ; For God, the gracious and the wise, Receives the feeble with the strong. 3 Let pride and wrath be banished hence, Meekness and love our souls pursue : Book I. HYMN lv»T, 128. 357 Nor shall our praet: ice To saints, the Gentile, or the Jew. HYMN 1-27. L. M. Portugal [•] Christ's Inritation to Sinners. Matt. XL 2S — 30. 1 u /^OMK hither, all ye weary souls, V^ •• Ye heavy laden sinners, come ; M I'll give yon rest from all your toils, M And raise you to my heavenly home. 2 " They shall find rest, who learn of me ; '• I'm of a meek and lowly mind ; u 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. 14 My grace shall make the burden light." o 4 Jesus, we come at thy command, With faith, and hope, and humble zeal; Resign our spirits to thy hand. To mould and guide us at thy will. HYMN 128. L. M. Green's. [»] The .ipostles' Conunission. Mark xvi. 15, &c. Matt, xxviii. 18, &C. 1 " f~^ O. preach my gospel," saith the Lord ; \J~ •• Bid the whole earth my grace receive: o M He shall be saved, who trusts my word ; e •• He shall be damned, who won't believe. — 9 u I'll make your great commission known, <; And ye shall prove my gospel true ; " By all the works that I have done. •• By all the wonders ye shall do. q 3 •• Go heal the sick ; go raise the dead ; ;' Go cast out devils in my name : r let my prophets be afraid. " Though Greeks reproach, and Jews blaspheme 4 •• Teach all the nations my commands ; •• I'm with you till the world shall end : %i All power is trusted in my hands ; •• I can destroy, and I defend." o 5 He spake. — arid light shone round his head; On a bright cloud to heaven he rode ■ 358 HYMN 129—131. Book I. g They to the farthest nations spread The grace of their ascended God. HYMN 129. L. M. Armley. [b *] Abraham offering his Son. Gen. xxii. 6, &c. 1 CJAINTS. at your heavenly Father's word, ^3 Give tfp your comforts to the Lord; He shall restore what you resign. Or grant you blessings more divine. 2 So Abra'ain. with obedient hand, Led forth his son, at God's command ; The wood, the hre. the knife he took ; His arm prepared the dreadful stroke. d 3 '• Abra'am, forbear," the angel cried, " Thy faith is known, thy love is tried; " Thy son shall live, and in thy seed, " Shall the whole earth be blest indeed." o 4 Just in the last distressing hour, The Lord displays delivering power ; The mount of danger is the place. Where we shall see surprising grace. HYMN 130. L. M. Sicilian, [b *] Love and Hatred. Phil. ii. 2. Eph. iv. 30, &c. e 1 ]yrOW by the bowels of my God, ii His sharp distress, his sore complaints, By his last groans, his dying blood, — I charge my soul to love the saints. —2 Clamour and wrath and war begone, Envy and spite forever cease ; Let bitter words no more be known, Amongst the saints, the sons of peace. e 3 The Spirit, like a peaceful dove, Flies from the realms of noise and strife ; Why should we vex and grieve His love, Who seals our souls to heavenly life ? 4 Tender and kind be all our thoughts, Through all our lives let mercy run : — So God forgives our numerous faults, For the dear sake of Christ his Son. HYMN 131. L. M. Islington, [b*] ' Tlic Pharisee and Publican. Luke xviii. 10, &c. 1 T3EHOLD, how sinners disagree, — JL# The Publican and Pharisee ! Book I. HYMN l:K>, 133. 359 o One doth his righteousness proclaim, c The other owns his guilt and shame. p 2 This man at humble distance stands, And cries tor grace with lifted hands; o That boldlj rises near the throne, And talks of duties he has done. — 3 The Lord their different language knows. And different answers lie bestows: o The humble soul with grace he crowns, e Whilst on the proud his anger frowns. — 4 Dear Father, let me never be Joined with the boasting Pharisee ; e I have no merits of my own, But plead the Bufferings of thy Son. HYMN 132. L M. Brentford. Oporto. [*] Holiness and Grace. Titus ii. 10, 13. 1 OO let our lips and lives express JO The holy gospel, we profess; So let our works and virtues shine, - To prove the doctrine all divine. 2 Thus shall we best proclaim abroad The honours of our Saviour God ; When the salvation reigns within, And grace subdues the power of sin. e 3 Our flesh and sense must be denied, Passion and envy, lust and pride ; o Whilst justice, temperance, truth and love. Our inward piety approve. — 4 Religion bears our spirits up, While we expect that blessed hope. — o The bright appearance of the Lord ; — — And faith stands leaning on his word. HYMN 133. C. M. York. [*] Lore and Charity. 1 Cor. xiii. 2 — 7, 13. 1 "ir ET Pharisees of high esteem I A Their faith and zeal declare ; All their religion is a dream, If love be wanting there. 2 Love surfers long with patient eye, Nor is provoked in haste ; She lets the present injury die. And long forgets the past. 260 HYMN 134, 135. Book 1. 3 (Malice and rage, those fires of hell, She quenches with her tongue ; Hopes, and believes, and thinks no ill, Though she endures the wrong.) 4 (She ne'er desires, nor seeks to know The scandals of the time ; Nor looks with pride on those below, Nor envies those who climb.) 5 She lays her own advantage by, To seek her neighbour's good : — o So God's own Son came down to die, And bought our lives with blood. o () Love is the grace, that keeps her power, In all the realms above ; There faith and hope are known no more, But saints forever love. HYMN 134. L. M. Islington. Quercy. [b *] Religion vain without Love. 1 Cor. xiii. 1, 2, 3. 1 TTAD I the tongues of Greeks and Jews, XJL And nobler speech than angels use ; If love be absent, I am found, Like tinkling brass, an empty sound. 2 Were I inspired to preach, and tell All that is done in heaven and hell ; Or could my faith the world remove, Still — I am nothing without love. 3 Should I distribute all my store, To feed the bowels of the poor ; Or give my body to the flame, To gain a martyr's glorious name ; — 4 If love to God, and love to men, Be absent — all my hopes are vain: Nor tongues, nor gifts, nor fiery zeal. The works of love can e'er fulfill. HYMN 135. L. M. Sicilian. Green's. [*] Love of Christ in the Heart. Eph. iii. 16, &c. 1 /^OME, dearest Lord, descend and dwell, v_y By faith and love, in every breast; Then shall we know, and taste, and feel, The joys that cannot be expressed. Book I. HYMN 136, 137. 361 2 Come, till our hearts with inward strength; Make our enlarged souls possess, And learn the height, and breadth, and length, Of thine uniueasurable grace. s 3 Now to the God whose power can do More than our thoughts or wishes know; Be everlasting honours done, By all the church — through Christ his Son. HYMN 136. C. M. Abridge. Plymouth, [b *] Sincerity and Hypocrisy . John iv. 24. Psalm cxxxix. 23, 24. 1 /^ OD is a Spirit, just and wise ; VT~ He sees our inmost mind : In vain to heaven we raise our cries. And leave our souls behind. 2 Nothing but truth, before his throne, With honour can appear : The painted hypocrites are known. Through the disguise they wear. 3 Their lifted eyes salute the skies, Their bending knees the ground ; But God abhors the sacrifice, Where not the heart is found. e 4 Lord, search my thoughts, and try my ways, And make my soul sincere ; o Then shall I stand before thy face, And find acceptance there. HYMN 137. L. M. Leeds. Castle Street. [*] Salvation by Grace in Christ. 2 Tim. i. 9, 10. 1 "V"OW. to the power of God supreme — i Be everlasting honours given ; He saves from hell — (we bless his name.) He calls our wandering feet to heaven, e 2 Not for our duties, or deserts, o But of his own abundant grace. He works salvation in our hearts. And forms a people for his praise. -~3 'Twas his own purpose that begun To rescue rebels, doomed to die ; He gave us grace in Christ his Son, Before he spread the starry sky. 31 362 HYMN 138, 139. Book I. o 4 Jesus the Lord appears at last, And makes his Father's counsels known ; o Declares the great transactions passed, And brings immortal blessings down. e 5 He dies ! — and in that dreadful night Did all the powers of hell destroy ; o Rising — he brought our heaven to light, And took possession of the joy. HYMN 138. C. M. Colchester. [*] Saints in the Hands of Christ. John x. 28, 29. 1 T7URM as the earth, thy gospel stands, JO My Lord, my hope, my trust; If I am found in Jesus' hands, My soul can ne'er be lost. 2 His honour is engaged to save The meanest of his sheep ; All, whom his heavenly Father gave, His hands securely keep. 3 Nor death, nor hell shall e'er remove His favourites from his breast ; In the dear bosom of his love They must forever rest. HYMN 139. L. M. Green's, [b *] Hope in the Covenant. Heb. vi. 17 — 19. e 1 TTQW oft have sin and Satan strove _L J_ To rend my soul from thee, my God ! o But everlasting is thy love, And Jesus seals it with his blood. — 2 The oath and promise of the Lord Join to confirm the wondrous grace ; g Eternal power perforins the word, And fills all heaven with endless praise. e 3 Amidst temptations, sharp and long, My soul to this dear refuge flies ; — Hope is my anchor, firm and strong, While tempests blow, and billows rise. o 4 The gospel bears my spirit up ; g A faithful and unchanging God Lays the foundation for my hope, In oaths, and promises, and blood. Book I. HYMN 140, 141. rtf,3 HYMN 140. C. M. York. Reading, [b •] A lirin^r a, id a dead Faith. e 1 "triSTAKK.N souls ! that dream of heaven, _TjL And make their empty boast — Of inward joys, and sins forgiven. While they are slaves to lust. '2 Vain are our fancies' airy flights. If faith be cold and dead ; — None but a living power unites T<> Christ the living head, o 3 Tis faith, that changes all the heart ; 'Tis faith, that works by love ; That bids all sinful joys depart, And lifts the thoughts above. o 4 Tis faith that conquers earth and hell By a celestial power ; This is the grace that shall prevail, In the decisive hour. e 5 (Faith must obey her Father's will, As well as trust his grace ; A pardoning God is jealous still. For his own holiness. — 6 When from the curse he sets us free. He makes our natures clean ; Nor would he send his Son to be The Minister of sin. o 7 His Spirit purifies our frame. And seals our peace with God : — Jesus, and his salvation, came By water and by blood.) HYMN 141. S. If Aylesbury, [b] The Humiliation and Exaltation of Christ. Isa. liil l—5) 10 — 12. e 1 ~\/\7~HO has believed thy word, ▼ V Or thy salvation known? o Reveal thine arm, Almighty Lord, And glorify thy Son. e 2 The Jews esteemed him here Too mean for their belief; p Sorrows his chief acquaintance were, And his companion grief 364 HYMN 142. Book I. — 3 They turned their eyes away, And treated him with scorn ; p But 'twas their grief upon him lay ; Their sorrows he has borne, a 4 'Twas for the stubborn Jews, And Gentiles, then unknown, The God of justice pleased to bruise His best beloved Son. r— 5 " But I'll prolong his days, " And make his kingdom stand ; o " My pleasure," saith the God of grace, " Shall prosper in his hand, o 6 (" His joyful soul shall see " The purchase of his pain ; u And by his knowledge justify " The guilty sons of men.) o 7 (" Thousands of captive slaves, " Released from death and sin, " Shall quit their prisons, and their graves, " And own his power divine.) u 8 " Heaven shall advance my Son " To joys that earth denied ; e " Who saw the follies men had done, a " And bore their sins, and died." HYMN 142. S. M. Bingham, [b] The same. Isa. liii. 6 — 9 — 12. e 1 "If IKE sheep we went astray, J_i And broke the fold of God ; Each wandering in a different way, But all the downward road. p 2 How dreadful was the hour, When God our wanderings laid, And did at once his vengeance pour, Upon the Shepherd's head. o 3 How glorious was the grace, When Christ sustained the stroke ! His life and blood the Shepherd pays, A ransom for the flock. a 4 His honour and his breath Were taken both away ; Joined with the wicked in his death, And made as vile as they. Book 1 HYMN 143. 305 o 5 But God shall raise his head. O'er all the sons of men ; And make him see a numerous seed, To recompense his pain. g 6 u I'll give him," saith the Lord, " A portion with the strong; " He shall possess a large reward, " And hold his honours long " HYMN 143. C. ML Barby. [*] Cliaracters of the Children of God, from several Scripturf*. b 1 AS new-born babes desire the breast, jljL To teed, and grow, and thrive ; So saints with joy the gospel taste, And by the gospel live. 2 [With inward gust, their heart approves All that the word relates ; They love the men their Father loves, And hate the work he hates. 3 Not all the flattering baits on earth, Can make them slaves to lust ; They can"t forget their heavenly birth, Nor grovel in the dust. 4 Not all the chains that tyrants use, Shall bind their souls to vice : Faith, like a conqueror, can produce A thousand victories.] — 5 Grace, like an uncorrupted seed. Abides and reigns within ; Immortal principles forbid The sons of God to sin. e 6 Not by the terrors of a slave, Do they perform his will ; o But with the noblest powers they have. His sweet commands fulfill, — 7 They find access at every hour To (rod, within the vail ; Hence they derive a quickening power, And joys that never fail. o 8 O happy souls ! O glorious state Of ever-flowing grace! To dwell so near their Father's seat. And see his lovel.v face ! 31 * 366 HYMN 144, 145. Book I. e 9 Lord, I address thy heavenly throne ; Call me a child of thine ; Send down the Spirit of thy Son, To form my heart divine. — 10 There shed thy choicest love abroad, And make my comforts strong ; d Then shall I say, My Father, God, With an unwavering tongue. HYMN 144. C. M. Canterbury. York, [b •] The witnessing and scaling Spirit. Rom. viii. 14, 16. Eph. i. 13, 14. e 1 T/t7"HY should the children of a king ▼ ▼ Go mourning all their days ? o Great Comforter, descend, and bring Some tokens of thy grace. e 2 Dost thou not dwell in all the saints, And seal the heirs of heaven ? When wilt thou banish mv complaints, And show my sins forgiven ? — 3 Assure my conscience of her part In the Redeemer's blood *, And bear thy witness with my heart, That I am born of God. d 4 Thou art the earnest of his love, — The pledge of joys to come ; And thy soft wings, celestial Dove, Will safe convey me home. HYMN 145. C. M. Sunday. Christmas. [*] Christ and Aaron. Heb. vii. and ix. 1 TESUS, in thee our eyes behold */ A thousand glories more, Than the rich gems, and polished gold, The sons of Aaron wore. e 2 They first their own burnt-offerings brought, To purge themselves from sin ; o Thy life was pure without a spot, And all thy nature clean. — 3 [Fresh blood, as constant as the day, Was on their altars spilt ; But thy one offering takes away, Forever, all our guilt. 4 Their priesthood ran through several hands, For mortal was their race , Book I HYMN 14(3. 3G7 Thy never-changing office stands, Eternal u thy days.] e 5 Once in the circuit of a year, With blood — but not his own, Aaron within the vail appears, Before the golden throne. o 6 But Christ, by his own powerful blood, Ascends above the skies ; And, in the presence of our God, Shows his own sacrifice. o 7 Jesus, the King of glory, reigns On Zion's heavenly hill ; Looks like a lamb that has been slain, And wears his priesthood still. — 8 He ever lives — to intercede Before his Father's face : Give him, my soul, thy cause to plead, Nor doubt the Father's grace. HYMN 146. L. M. Oporto. Nantioich. [*] The Excellences of Christ. 1 /^ O worship at Emmanuel's feet, VX See in his face what wonders meet ; Earth is too narrow to express His worth, his glory, or his grace. 2 The whole creation can afford But some faint shadows of my Lord , Nature, to make his beauties known, Must mingle colours, not her own. 3 [Is he compared to wine or bread? Dear Lord, our souls would thus be fed That flesh, that dying blood of thine, Is bread of life, is heavenly wine. 4 Is he a Tree? The world receives Salvation from his healing leaves : That righteous Branch, that fruitful Bough, Is David's root and offspring too. 5 Is he a Rose ? Not Sharon yields Such fragrancy in all her fields : Or if the Lily he assume, The valleys bless the rich perfume. 6 Is be a Vine? His heavenly root Supplies the boughs with life and fruit 308 HYMN 146. Book I. 0 let a lasting union join My soul to Christ, the living vine. 7 Is he the Head? Each member lives, And owns the vital power he gives ; The saints below and saints above, Joined by his Spirit and his love. 8 Is he a Fountain? There 1 bathe, And heal the plague of sin and death : These waters all my soul renew^ And cleanse my spotted garments too. 9 Is he a Fire? He'll purge my dross: But the true gold sustains no loss ; Like a refiner shall he sit, And tread the refuse with his feet. 10 Is he a Rock ? How firm he proves ! The Rock of Ages never moves : Yet the sweet streams, that from him flow, Attend us all the desert through. 11 Is he a Way? He leads to God; The path is drawn in lines of blood : There would I walk, with hope and zeal, Till 1 arrive at Sion's hill. 12 Is he a Door? I'll enter in, Behold the pastures large and green : A Paradise divinely fair ; None but the sheep have freedom there. 13 Is he designed a Corner- Stone, — For men to build their heaven upon ? I'll make him my foundation too ; Nor fear the plots of hell below. 14 Is he a Temple? I adore Th' indwelling Majesty and Power : And still, to his most holy place, Whene'er I pray, I turn my face. 15 Is he a Star? He breaks the night, Piercing the shades with dawning light : 1 know his glories from afar ; 1 know the bright, the Morning-Star. 16 Is he a Sun ? His beams are grace, His course is joy and righteousness : Nations rejoice, when he appears, To chase the clouds, and dxy their tears.] Book I. HYMN 147, 148. 3<>9 i 17 O Ie1 me climb those higher skies, Where Btorms and darkness never rise! o There lie displays his powers abroad, And shines and reigns th' incarnate God. g 1- Nor earth, nor seas, nor sun, nor stars, Nor heaven his full resemblance bears ; His beauties we can never trace, Till we behold him face to face. * HYMN 147. L. M. Great's. [*] Names and Titles of Christ. 1 [?r I lIS from the treasure of his word. JL 1 borrow titles for my Lord ; Nor art, nor nature, can supply Sufficient forms of majesty. 2 Briofht Image of the Father's face, Shining with undiminished rays; Th' eternal God's eternal Son, The heir and partner of his throne. 3 The King of kings, the Lord most high, Writes his own name upon his thigh ; He wears a garment dipped in blood, And breaks the nations with his rod. 4 Where grace can neither melt, nor move, The Lamb resents his injured love; Awakes his wrath, without delay, And Judah's Lion tears the prey. 5 But when for works of peace he comes, What winning titles he assumes ! Light of the world, and Lift of men ; Nor bears those characters in vain. 6 With tender pity in his heart He acts the Mediator's part ; A Friend and Brother he appears, And well fulfills the names he wears. 7 At length the Judge his throne ascends. Divides the rebels from his friends : And saints in full fruition prove His rich variety of love.] HYMN 148. P. M. Alhrton. [*] Scriptural Titles of Christ. 1 "¥"¥7ITH cheerful voice 1 sing > T The titles of my Lord ; ^ 370 HYMN 148. Book I. And borrow all the names Of honour from his word ; Nature and art I Sufficient forms Can ne'er supply | Of majesty. € 2 In Jesus we behold His Father's glorious face, Shining forever bright, With mild and l^ely rays : — Th' eternal God's I Inherits and Eternal Son | Partakes the throne. g 3 The sovereign King of kings, Hie Lord of lords most high, Writes his own name upon His garment and his thigh : His name is called I He rules the earth The Word of God ; | With iron rod. — 4 When promises and grace Can neither melt nor move, o The angry Lamb resents The injuries of his love ; u Awakes his wrath I As lions roar, Without delay, | And tear the prey. b 5 But, when for works of peace The great Redeemer comes, What gentle characters, What titles he assumes ! Light of the world, I Nor will he bear And Life of men! | Those names in vain. o 6 Immense compassion reigns In our Emmanuel's heart, When he descends to act A Mediator's part. He is a Friend, I Divinely kind, And Brother too ; | Divinely true g 7 At length the Lord, the Judge, His awful throne ascends, And drives the rebels far From favourites and friends : Then shall the saints I The heights and depths Completely prove | Of all his love. Book I. HYMN 149. 1371 HYMN 14!). L. If. Leeds. [•] Offices of Christ. 1 [ TOIN all the names of love and power, tJ That ever men or angels bore ■ All are too mean to speak his worth, Or set E.mmamkl's glory forth. 2 But O what condescending ways He takes to teach his heavenly grace ! Mv eyes, with joy and wonder, see What forma of love he bears to me. 3 The Alt GEL ok the Covenant stands, With his commission in his hands; Sent from his Father's milder throne, To make the great salvation known. 4 Great Prophet ! let me bless thy name . By thee the joyful tidings came. Of* wrath appeased, of sins forgiven, Of hell subdued, and peace with heaven. 5 My bright Example, and my Guide, I would be walking near thy side ; 0 let me never run astray. Nor follow the forbidden way. 6 I love my Shepherd ; he shall keep My wandering soul amongst his sheep ; He feeds his flocks, he calls their names, And in his bosom bears the lambs. 7 My Surety undertakes my cause. Answering his Fathers broken laws; Behold my soul at freedom set ! My Surety paid the dreadful debt. 8 Jesus, my great High Priest, has died ; 1 seek no sacrifice beside ; His blood did once for all atone, And now it pleads, before the throne. 9 My Advocate appears on high, The Father lays his thunder by ; Not all that earth, or hell, can say, Shall turn my Father's heart away. 10 My Lord, my Conqueror, and my K150, Thy sceptre, and thy sword I sing; Thine is the victory, and I sit A joyful subject at thy feet. 372 HYMN 150. Book I. 11 Aspire, my soul, to glorious deeds, The Captain of Salvation leads: March on, nor fear to win the day, Though death and hell obstruct the way. 12 Should death, and hell, and powers unknown, Put all their forms of mischief on, I shall be safe ; for Christ displays Salvation in more sovereign ways.] Jc HYMN 150. P. M. Bethesda. [*] Scriptural Characters of Christ. [~OIN all the glorious names Of wisdom, love, and power, That ever mortals knew, That angels ever bore ; e All are too mean I Too mean to set To speak his worth, | My Saviour forth. d 2 But O what gentle terms, What condescending ways, Does our Redeemer use, To teach his heavenly grace ! — Mine eyes, with joy I What forms of love And wonder, see | He bears for me. e 3 (Arrayed in mortal flesh, He like an Angel stands ; And holds the promises And pardons in his hands ; o Commissioned from I To make his grace His Father's throne, | To mortals known.) — 4 (Great Prophet of my God, My tongue would bless thy name ; By thee the joyful news Of our salvation came ; o The joyful news I Of hell subdued, Of sins forgiven, | And peace with heaven.) — 5 (Be thou my Counsellor, My Pattern and my Guide; And through this desert land, Still keep me near thy side. e O let my feet I Nor rove nor seek Ne'er run astray, | The crooked way !) Book I. HYMN 150. 373 e (i (I love my Shepherd?* voice ; His watchful eves shall keep My wandering soul, among The thousands of his sheep: b He feeds his fl I His bosorn bears He calls their names ; | The tender lambs.) o 7 To this dear Surety's hand Will I commit my cause ; He answers and fulfills His Father's broken laws : Behold my soul I My Surety paid At freedom set ! | The dreadful debt.) p 8 (Jesus, my great High Priest, Offered his blood and died ; — My guilty conscience seeks No sacrifice beside : o His powerful blood I e And now it pleads Did once atone. Before the throne.) o 9 (My Advocate appears For my defence on high ; The Father bows his ears. And lays his thunder by. o Not all that hell I Shall turn his heart, Or sin can say, | His love away.^ g 10 (My dear Almighty Lord, My Conqueror and my King, Thy sceptre and thy sword. Thy reigning grace I sing. Thine is the power ; I In willing bonds, a Behold I sit, | Beneath thy feet.) u 11 (Now let my soul arise. And tread the Tempter down ; u My Captain leads me forth To conquest and a crown. — A feeble saint I o Though death and hell Shall win the day, Obstruct the way.) g 12 Should all the hosts of death, And powers of hell unknown, Put their most dreadful forms Of rage and mischief on; I shall be safe — I Superior power, For Christ displays | And guardian grace. END OF THE FIRST BOOK. 32 HYMNS AND SPIRITUAL SONGS. BOOK II. COMPOSED ON DIVINE SUBJECT . HYMN 1. L. M. Old Hunted. [*] Ji Song of Praise to God. 1 TVTATURE, with all her powers, shall sing, _L 1 God the Creator, and the Kin^ ; Nor air, nor earth, nor skies, nor seas, Deny the tribute of their praise. 2 (Begin to make his glories known, Ye seraphs, who sit near his throne ; Tune your harps high, and spread the- sound, To the creation's utmost bound.) 3 (All mortal things of meaner frame, Exert your force, and own his Name \ Whilst with our souls, and with our voice, We sing his honours, and our joys.) 4 (To him be sacred all we have, From the young cradle to the grave * Our lips snail his loud wonders tell, And every word a miracle.) 5 [These western shores, our native land, Lie safe in the Almighty's hand ! Our foes of victory dream in vain, And wear the captivating chain. 6 Raise monumental praises high, To him who thunders through the sky, And with an awful nod or frown, Shakes an aspiring tyrant down. Book II. HYMN 2, 3. 375 7 Pillars of lasting brass proclaim The triumphs of tn Eternal Name ; While trembling nations read from far, The honours of the God of war. J 8 Tims let our naming zeal employ Our Loftiest thoughts, and loudest songs ; Let there be sung, with warmest joy, Hosanna — from ten thousand tongues. 9 Yet, mighty God, our feeble frame Attempts in vain to reach thy name; The strongest notes that angels raise. Faint in the worship and the praise. HYMN 2. C. Bi Bish&psgate. [b] The Death of a Shuier. 1 [11 TY thoughts on awful subjects roll, _LTJL Damnation and the dead ; What horrors seize the guilty soul, Upon a dying bed. c 2 Lingering about these mortal shores, a She makes a long delay ; o Till, like a flood with rapid force. Death sweeps the wretch away. a 3 Then, swift and dreadful she descends Down to the fiery coast ; — Amongst abominable fiends, Herself a frighted ghost. e 4 There endless crowds of sinners lie, And darkness makes their chains : Tortured with keen despair, they cry ; Yet wait for fiercer pains. p 5 Not all their anguish, and their blood, For their old guilt atones , Nor the compassion of a God Shall hearken to their groans. o 6 Amazing grace, that kept my breath, Nor bid my soul remove. Till I had learned my Saviour's death, And well insured his love !] HYMN3. CM. Ish of Wight. Canterbury. [\>*\ The Death and Burial of a Saint, e 1 "VX7HY do we mourn departing friends, ▼ T Or shake at death's alarms ? 376 HYMN 4. Book II. — 'Tis but the voice that Jesus sends, To call them to his arms. o 2 Are we not tending upward too, As fast as time can move ? Nor would we wish the hours more slow, To keep us from our Love. — 3 Why should we tremble to convey Their bodies to the tomb ? o There the dear flesh of Jesus lay, And left a long perfume. — 4 The graves of all the saints he blessed, And softened every bed : e Where should the dying members rest, But with the dying Head ? o 5 Thence he arose, ascended high, And showed our feet the way : o Up to the Lord our flesh shall fly, At the great rising day. s 6 Then let the last loud trumpet sound, And bid our kindred rise ; Awake, ye nations under ground ; Ye saints, ascend the skies. HYMN 4. L. M. Carthage. PleyeTs. [b •] Salvation in the Cross. p 1 TT£RE; at thy cross, my dying God, JLjL I lay my soul beneath thy love! Beneath the droppings of thy blood, Jesus — nor shall it e'er remove. — 42 Not all that tyrants think or say, With rage and lightning in their eyes, — Nor hell shall fright my heart away, Should hell with all its legions rise. 3 Should worlds conspire to drive me hence Moveless and firm this heart should lie ; Resolved, (for that's my last defence,) If I must perish, here to die. e 4 But speak, my Lord, and calm my fear ■ Am I not safe beneath thy shade ? d Thy vengeance will not strike me here, Nor Satan dare my soul invade. o 5 Yes. I'm secure beneath thy blood, And all my foes shall lose their aim; Book II. HYMN 5, 6. 377 o Hosanna to my dying God, And my best honours to his name. HYMN r>. L. M. Islington. [•] Longing to praise Christ better. 1 [T~ ORD, when my thoughts with wonder roll I A O'er the sharp sorrows of thy soul, And read my Maker's broken laws. Repaired and honoured by the cross : — 2 When I behold death, hell, and sin. Vanquished by that dear blood of thine ; And see the Man that groaned and died. Sit glorious by his Father's side : — o 3 My passions rise and soar above; u I'm winged with faith, and fired with love : o Fain would I reach eternal things, And learn the notes that Gabriel sings e 4 But my heart fails, my tongue complains. For want of their immortal strains ; p And, in such humble notes as these, Must fall below thy victories. — 5 Well, the kind minute must appear, When we shall leave these bodies here, — o These clogs of clay ; — and mount on high, o To join the songs above the sky.] HYMN 6. C. H. St. Ann's. [*] A Morning Song. 1 f\NCE more, my soul, the rising day V>J Salutes thy waking eyes : Once more, my voice, thy tribute pay To Him who rules the skies. o 2 Night unto night his Name repeats, The day renews the sound ; g Wide as the heaven, on which he sits To turn the seasons round. — 3 'Tis he supports my mortal frame, o My tongue shall speak his praise ; e My sins would rouse his wrath to flame, — And yet his wrath delays. e 4 (On a poor worm thy power might tread, And I could ne'er withstand : p Thy justice might have crushed me dead, — But mercy held thy hand. '378 HYMN 7, S. Book II. p 5 A thousand wretched souls are fled, Since the last setting sun ; — And yet thou lengthen'st out my thread, And yet my moments run.) e 6 Dear God, let all my hours be thine, Whilst I enjoy the light : o Then shall my sun in smiles decline, And bring a pleasant night. HYMN 7. C. M. Hymn 2d, Wantage, [b] An Evening Song. e 1 T^VREAD Sovereign, let my evening song, \J Like holy incense rise ; Assist the offerings of my tongue, To reach the lofty skies. —2 Through all the dangers of the day, Thy hand was still my guard ; And still to drive my wants away, Thy mercy stood prepared. o 3 Perpetual blessings from above Encompass me around ; e But O how few returns of love Hath my Creator found ! d 4 What have 1 done for Him, who died To save my wretched soul ? How are my follies multiplied, Fast as the minutes roll ! e 5 Lord, with this guilty heart of mine. To thy dear cross I flee ; — And to thy grace my soul resign, To be renewed by thee. 6 (Sprinkled afresh with pardoning blood, I lay me down to rest, — As in th' embraces of my God, Or on my Saviour's breast.) HYMN 8. C. M. St. Martin's. Sunday. [*] A Hymn for Morning or Evening. 1 TTOSANNA, with a cheerful sound, jLX To God's upholding hand ; Ten thousand snares attend us round And yet secure we stand. e 2 That was a most amazing power. That raised us with a word ; Book II. HYMN 9. 379 — And every day. and every hour, We lean upon the Lord. e 3 The evening rests our weary head, And angell guard the room ; — We wake, and we admire the bed, That was not made our tomb. 4 The rising morning can't assure, That we shall end the day ! e For death stands ready at the door, To seize our lives away. e 5 Our breath is forfeited by sin, T»> God's avenging law j — We own thy jjrace. immortal King, In every gasp we draw. o ti God is our sun. whose daily light Our joy and safety brings ; Our feebie flesh lies safe at night, Beneath his shady wings. HYMN 9. CM. Isle of Wight. Bangor. [*] Godly Sorrow from the Sufferings of Christ. p 1 A LAS ! and did my Saviour bleed ? _iLjL And did my Sovereign die ? Would he devote that sacred head. For such a worm as I ? 2 [Thy body slain, sweet Jesus, thine, — And bathed in its own blood, While, all exposed to wrath divine, The glorious sufferer stood !] 3 Was it for crimes — that I had done — He groaned upon the tree ? — a Amazing pity ! grace unknown ! And love beyond degree ! e 4 Well might the sun in darkness hide. And shut his glories in, When God, the mighty Maker, died For man the creature's sin. e 5 Thus might I hide my blushing face — While his dear cross appears ; d Dissolve, my heart, in thankfulness, And melt, mine eyes, in tears. — 6 But drops of tears can ne'er repay The debt of love I owe ; 380 HYMN 10, 11. Book II. o Here, Lord, I give myself away — — Tis all that I can do. HYMN 10. C. M. Dorset. Canterbury. [*] Parting with Carnal Joys. 1 TVJY soul forsakes her vain delight, -LtjL And bids the world farewell ; Base as the dirt beneath my feet, And mischievous as hell. 2 No longer will I ask your love, Nor seek your friendship more ; The happiness that I approve, Lies not within your power. o 3 There's nothing round this spacious earth, That suits my large desire; o To boundless joy and solid mirth My nobler thoughts aspire : o 4 (Where pleasure rolls its living flood, From sin and dross refined ; Still springing from the throne of God, And fit to cheer the mind. g 5 Th' Almighty Ruler of the sphere, The glorious and the great, Brings his own all-sufficience there, To make our bliss complete.) o 6 Had I the pinions of a dove, I'd climb the heavenly road ; o There sits my Saviour dressed in love, And there my smiling God. HYMN 11. L. M. Munich. Carthage, [b •] The same. 1 T SEND the joys of earth away ; o JL Away, ye tempters of the mind, — False as the smooth deceitful sea, And empty as the whistling wind. p 2 Your streams were floating me along, Down to the gulf of black despair ; And whilst I listened to your ~- -ng, Your streams had e'en conveyed me there. — 3 Lord, I adore thy matchless grace, That warned me of that dark abyss ; That drew me from those treacherous seas, And bade me seek superior bliss. Book II. HYMN 12, 13. 331 0 4 Now, to the shining realms above, I itretch inv hands and glance my eyes : u O tor the pinions of a To bear me to the upper skies ! g 5 There, from the bosom of my God, Oceans of endless pleasure roll ; There would I fix my last abode, And drown the sorrows of my soul. HYMN 1-2. C. ML Sunday. Christmas. [*] Christ is the Substance of the Leritical Priesthood. 1 rTIHE true Messiah now appears, JL The types are all withdrawn: o So fly the shadows and the stars. Before the rising dawn, t) '2 No smoking Bweets, nor bleeding lambs, N r kids, nor bullocks slain ; Incense and spice, of costly names, Would all be burnt in vain. — 3 Aaron must lay his robes away. His mitre and his vest, — e When God himself comes down to be The offering and the priest. — 4 He took our mortal flesh, to show The wonders of his love ; e For us he paid his life below, And prays for us above. 5 Father, he cries, forgive their sins, For I myself have died ; d And then — he shows his opened veins, — And pleads his wounded side. HYMN 13. L. M. Old Hundred. Blendon. [*] The Creation, Preservation. Dissolution, and Restora- tion of this World. 1 OING to the Lord, who built the skies, O The Lord, who reared this stately frame : Let all the nations sound his praise, And lands unknown repeat his name. 2 He formed the ,/»-s. and formed the hills, Made every drop and every dust ; Nature and time, with all their wheels, And put them into motion first. 3 Now from his high, imperial throne, He looks far down upon the spheres ■ 382 HYMN 14, 15. Book II. o He bids the shining orbs roll on, And round he turns the hasty years. e 4 Thus shall this moving engine last, Till all his saints are gathered in ; o Then for the trumpet's dreadful blast — To shake it all to dust again ! g 5 Yet when the sound shall tear the skies, And lightning burn the globe below, o Saints, you may lift your joyful eyes ; o There's a new heaven and earth for you. HYMN 14. S. M. Little Marlboro'. [*] The Lord's Day ; or, Delight in Ordinances. o 1 •VXTELCOME— sweet day of rest— ▼ ▼ That saw the Lord arise ! Welcome to this reviving breast, And these rejoicing eyes. — 2 The King himself comes near, And feasts his saints to-day ; € Here we may sit, and see him here, And love, and praise, and pray. b 3 One day, amidst the place Where my dear God hath been, Is sweeter than ten thousand days Of pleasurable sin. — 4 My willing soul would stay In such a frame as this, — o And sit and sing herself away To everlasting bliss. HYMN 15. L. M. Sicilian. Gloucester. [*] Enjoyment of Christ ; or, Delight in Worship. 1 THl AR from my thoughts, vain world, be gone, — _I_ Let my religious hours alone : Fain would my eyes my Saviour see ; I wait a visit, Lord, from thee, o 2 My heart grows warm with holy fire, And kindles with a pure desire ■ Come, my dear Jesus, from above, And feed my soul with heavenly love, —3 (The trees of life immortal stand In beauteous rows at thy right hand ; b And in sweet murmurs, by their side. Rivers of bliss perpetual glide. Book II. HYMN 16, 17. 383 o 4 Haste then — but with a smiling face — And spread the table of tlw grace ; Bring down a taste of truth divine. And cheer my heart with sacred wine.) b 5 Blest Jesus, what delicious fare ! How sweet thy entertainments are ! — Never did angels taste above Redeeming grace and dying love. o 6 Hail, great Immanuel, all divine ! In thee thy Father's glories shine : — Thou brightest, sweetest, fairest One, That eyes have seen, or angels known. HYMN 16. L. M. Oporto. Nantwich. [•] Part the Sicorid. o 1 ~l[~ ORD, what a heaven of saving grace, _I_J Shines through the beauties of thy face — And lights our passion to a flame ! Lord, how we love thy charming name ! e 2 When 1 can say. My God is mine, When 1 can feel thy glories shine, — o I tread the world beneath my feet. And all the earth calls good or great. b 3 While such a scene of sacred joys Our raptured eyes and souls employs, — Here we could sit and gaze away A long, an everlasting day. o 4 Well, we shall quickly pass the night. To the fair coast of perfect light ; — Then shall our joyful senses rove O'er the dear Object of our love. o 5 [There shall we drink full draughts of bliss. And pluck new life from heavenly trees ! — Yet now and then, dear Lord, bestow A drop of heaven on worms below. 6 Send comforts down from thy right hand. While we pass through this barren land ; And in thy temple let us see A glimpse of love — a glimpse of thee.] HYMN 17. C. M. Mttcham. Arundel [#] God's Eternity. o 1 X> ISE, rise, my soul, and leave the ground, XV Stretch all thy thoughts abroad, — 384 HYMN IS. Book II. And rouse up every tuneful sound, To praise th' eternal God. g 2 Long ere the lofty skies were spread, Jehovah filled his throne ; Or Adam formed, or angels made, Jehovah lived alone. — 3 His boundless years can ne'er decrease, But still maintain their prime ; e Eternity's his dwelling-place, And ever is his time. o 4 While like a tide our minutes flow, The present and the past — a He fills his own immortal NOW, And sees our ages waste. — 5 The sea and sky must perish too, And vast destruction come ; p The creatures — look, how old they grow, — And wait their fiery doom ! o 6 Well, let the sea shrink all away, And flame melt down the skies ; — g My God shall live an endless day, When old creation dies. HYMN 18. L. M. Nantwich. [*] The Ministry of Angels. 1 [TTIGH on a hill of dazzling light, Jli The King of glory spreads his seat, And troops of angels, stretched for flight, Stand waiting round his awful feet. 2 Go, saith the Lord, my Gabriel, go, Salute the Virgin's fruitful womb; Make haste, ye cherubs, down below, Sing, and proclaim the Saviour's come. 3 Here a bright squadron leaves the skies, And thick around Elisha stands ; Anon a heavenly soldier flies. And breaks the chains from Peter's hands. 4 Thy winged troops, O God of hosts, Wait on thy wandering church below ; Here we are sailing to thy coasts, Let angels be our convoy too. 5 Are they not all thy servants, Lord ? At thy command they go and come ; Book II. HYMN 19, 20. 385 Witli cheerful haste, obey thy word, And guard thy children to their home.] HYMN 19. C. M. Plymouth. Reading, [b*] Our frail Bodies, and God our Preserver. 1 ~| ET thers boast how strong they be, I A Nor death, nor danger tear; e But well confess, 0 Lord, to thee, What feeble things we are. o 2 Fresh as the grass our bodies stand, And flourish bright and gay ; e A blasting wind sweeps o'er the land, And fades the grass away. e 3 Our life contains a thousand springs, And dies, if one be gone; Strange ! that a harp of thousand strings Should keep in tune so long. — 4 But 'tis our God supports our frame, — The God who built us first ; o Salvation to th' Almighty Name, That reared us from the dust, d 5 [He spoke , and straight our hearts, and brains. In all their motions rose; Let blood, said he, flow round the veins; And round the veins it flows. 6 While we have breath to use our tongues. Our Maker we'll adore; His spirit moves our heaving lungs, Or they would breathe no more.] HYMN 20. C. M. Wantage. Bangor, [b] Backsliding* and Returns. o 1 "V^7"HY is my heart so far from thee, VV My God. my chief delight ? Why are my thoughts no more, by day, With thee, no more by night? 2 [Why should my foolish passions rove ? Where can such sweetness be, As I have tasted in thy love. As I have found in thee ?] — 3 When my forgetful soul renews The savour of thy grace. My heart presumes 1 cannot lose The relish all my days. 33 386 HYMN 21. Book 11. e 4 But ere one fleeting hour is past, The flattering world employs Some sensual bait to seize my taste, And to pollute my joys. — 5 Trifles of nature, or of art, With fair deceitful charms, Intrude into my thoughtless heart, And thrust me from thy arms. e 6 Then I repent, and vex my soul, That I should leave thee so ; Where will these wild affections roll, That let a Saviour go ? 7 [Sin's promised joys are turned to pain, And I am drowned in grief; — But my dear Lord returns again, He flies to my relief: o 8 Seizing my soul with sweet surprise, He draws with loving bands, e Divine compassion in his eyes, And pardon in his hands.] p 9 Wretch that I am, to wander thus, In chase of false delight ! — Let me be fastened to thy cross, Rather than lose thy sight. 10 [Make haste, my days, to reach the goal, And bring my heart to rest On the dear centre of my soul, My God, my Saviour's breast.] HYMN 21. L. M. Dresden. [*] A Song of Praise to God the Redeemer. 1 [~|~ ET the old heathens tune their song I A Of great Diana and of Jove ; But the sweet theme that moves my tongue, Is my Redeemer and his love. e 2 Behold a God descends and dies, To save my soul from gaping hell : How the black gulf where Satan lies, Yawned to receive me when I fell ! e 3 How justice frowned, and vengeance stood. To drive me down to endless pain ! But the great Son proposed his blood, And heavenly wrath grew mild again. Book II. HYMN 22, 23. 387 o 4 Infinite Lover, gracious Lord, To thee be endless bonoura ijiven; g Thy wondrous name shall be adored, Round the wide earth and wider heaven.] HYMN CM L. M. Psalm 97. [»] With God is terrible Majesty. 1 [FT1ERRIBLE God, who reignst on high, X. How awful is thy thundering hand ! Thy fiery bolts, how fierce they rly ! Nor can all earth or hell withstand. 2 This the old rebel angels knew, And Satan fell beneath thy frown: Thine arrows struck the traitor through. And weighty vengeance sunk him down. 3 This Sodom felt, and feels it still, And roars beneath th* eternal load : With endless burnings who can dwell. Or bear the fury of a God ? 4 Tremble, ye sinners, and submit; Throw down your arms before his throne : Bend your heads low beneath his feet, Or his strong hand shall crush you down. 5 And ye, blest saints, who love him too. With reverence bow before his Name; Thus all the heavenly servants do : God is a bright and burning fiame.] HYMN '23. L. Bl Nantwick Green's. [*] The Sig/it of God mid Christ in Hear en. 1 ~|~"\ESCEXD from heaven, immortal Dove, _LJ Stoop down, and take us on thy wings, — o And mount, and bear us far above The reach of these inferior things ; o 2 Beyond, beyond this lower sky, Up where eternal ages roll, — Where solid pleasures never die. And fruits immortal feast the soul. e 3 O for a sight, a pleasant sight — Of our Almighty Father's throne ! There sits our Saviour, crowned with light. Clothed in a body like our own. g 4 Adoring saints around him stand. And thrones and powers before him fall; 388 HYMN 24. Book II. The God shines gracious through the man, And sheds sweet glories on them all o5 O, what amazing joys they feel While to their golden harps they sing ! And sit on every heavenly hill, And spread the triumphs of their King ! e 6 When shall the day, dear Lord, appear, That I shall mount to dwell above ; And stand and bow amongst them there, And view thy face, and sing thy love ? HYMN 24. L. M. Psalm 97th. Blendon. [*] The Evil of Sin : — Fall of Angels and Men. 1 "VX7"HEN the great Builder arched the skies, T T And formed all nature with a word, The joyful cherubs tuned his praise, And every bending throne adored. 2 High in the midst of all the throng, Satan, a tall archangel, sat; Among the morning stars he sung, Till sin destroyed his heavenly state. 3 'Twas sin that hurled him from his throne ; Grovelling in fire the rebel lies : d How art thou sunk in darkness down, Son of the morning, from the skies ! 4 And thus our two first parents stood, Till sin defiled the happy place ; They lost their garden and their God, And ruined all their unborn race. 5 [So sprung the plague from Adam's bower, And spread destruction all abroad ; Sin, — the cursed name — that, in one hour, Spoiled six days' labour of a God.] p 6 Tremble, my soul, and mourn for grief, That such a foe should seize thy breast ! — Fly to thy Lord for quick relief; Oh ! may he slay this treacherous guest. o 7 Then, to thy throne, victorious King, Then, to thy throne our shouts shall rise ; o Thine everlasting arm we sing, For sin, the monster, bleeds and dies Book II. HYMN 25, 26. 389 HYMN 25. C. If. Reading. Plymouth, [b] Complaining of Spiritual Sloth. 1 "]\TY drowsy powers, why sleep ye so ? _LtJL Awake, my sluggish soul ! Nothing has half thy work to do, Yet nothing's half so dull. 2 The little ants, for one poor grain, Labour, and tug, and strive ; e Yet we, who have a heaven to obtain, How negligent we live ! — 3 We, for whose sake all nature stands, And stars their courses move, — tor whose guard the angel bands Come flying From above ; — 4 We. for whom God the Son came down, And laboured for our good : — e How careless to secure that crown He purchased with his blood ! e 5 Lord, shall we lie so sluggish still, And never act our parts ? — Come. Holy Dove, from th' heavenly hill. And sit and warm our hearts. c 6 Then shall our active spirits move, Upward our souls shall rise : With hands of faith, and wings of love, We'll fly and take the prize. HYMN 26. L. M. Wells. [*] God Invisible. 1 [" r ORD, we are blind, poor mortals blind; 1 i We can't behold thy bright abode ; O ! 'tis beyond a creature mind, To glance a thought halfway to God. 2 Infinite leagues beyond the sky, The great Eternal reigns alone : Where neither wings nor souls can fly, Nor angels climb the topless throne. 3 The Lord of glory builds his seat Of gems insufferably bright; An5 lays, beneath his sacred feet. Substantial beams of gloomy night. 4 Yet, glorious Lord, thy gracious eyes Look through and cheer us from above : Beyond our praise thv grandeur flies, Yel we adore, and yet we love.l 33* 390 HYMN 27, 28. Book II. HYMN 27. L. M. Blendon. [*] Praise ye Him, all His Angels. Ps. cxlviii. 2. a 1 /^ OD, the eternal, awful name, vT That the whole heavenly army fears ' That shakes the wide creation's frame, And Satan trembles when he hears ! — 2 Like flames of fire his servants are, And light surrounds his dwelling-place ; o But, O ye fiery flames, declare The brighter glories of his face, e 3 'Tis not for such poor worms as we, To speak so infinite a thing ; — But your immortal eyes survey The beauties of your sovereign King. o 4 Tell how he shows his smiling face, And clothes all heaven in bright array ; Triumph and joy run through the place, And songs eternal as the day. o 5 Speak — for you feel his burning love, — What zeal it spreads through all your frame ; e That sacred fire dwells all above, For we on earth have lost the name. — 6 [Sing of his power, and justice too. That infinite right hand of his, That vanquished Satan and his crew ; o And thunder drove them down from bliss d 7 What mighty storms of poisoned darts Were hurled upon the rebels there ! What deadly javelins nailed their hearts, Fast to the racks of long despair. o 8 Shout to your King, ye heavenly host, You that beheld the sinking foe ; Firmly ye stood, when they were lost ; o Praise the rich grace that kept you so.] u 9 Proclaim his wonders from the skies ; Let every distant nation hear : — And while you sound his lofty praise, e Let humble mortals bow, and fear ! 'S HYMN 28. C. M. Windsor, [b] Death and Eternity. TOOP down, my thoughts, that used to rise ; Converse awhile with death ■ Book II. HYMN 29, 30. 391 e Think how a gasping mortal lies, — And pants away his breath, p 2 His quivering lip hangs feebly down. His pulse is taint and few; Then, speechless, with a doleful groan, He bids the world adieu ! e 3 But oh. tiir soul that never dies! At once it leaves the clay ! — Ye thoughts, pursue it where it flies. And track its wondrous way. u 4 Up to the courts where angels dwell, It mounts, triumphant there : — a Or devils plunge it down to hell, In infinite despair. p 5 And must my body faint and die ? And must this soul remove ? t Oh, for some gruardian angel nigh, To bear it safe above ! — 6 Jesus, to thy dear faithful hand, My naked soul 1 trust ; e And my flesh waits for thy command. To drop into my dust. HYMN 29. C. M. Devizes. [*] Redemption by Price and Power. 1 TESUS, with all thy saints above, *J My tongue would bear her part ; o Would sound aloud thy saving love, And sing thy bleeding heart. — 2 Blest be the Lamb, my dearest Lord, Who boucjht me with his blood ; e And quenched his Father's flaming sword. In his own vital flood. o 3 The Lamb, that freed my captive soul From Satan's heavy chains ; o And sent the lion down to howl. Where hell and horror reigns, s 4 All glory to the dying Lamb, And never-ceasing praise ; While angels live to know his name, Or saints to feel his grace. HYMN 30. S. M. Norton. Kibworth. [*] Heavenly Joy on Earth. 1 |^OME, we who love the Lord, V^ And let our joys be known ; 1392 HYMN 31. Book II. Join in a song of sweet accord, And thus surround the throne. 2 [The sorrows of the mind Be banished from the place ! Religion never was designed To make our pleasures less.] e 3 Let those refuse to sing. Who never knew our God ; o But favourites of the heavenly King Should speak their joys abroad. — 4 [The God that rules on high, And thunders when he please, That rides upon the stormy sky, And manages the seas, — e 5 This awful God is ours, — Our Father and our love ; o He shall send down his heavenly powers, To carry us above. 6 There we shall see his face, And never — never sin ; There, from the rivers of his grace, Drink endless pleasures in. 7 Yes, and before we rise To that immortal state, The thoughts of such amazing bliss Should constant joys create.] — 8 The men of grace have found Glory begun below ; o Celestial fruits on earthly ground, From faith and hope may grow. b 9 The hill of Zion yields A thousand sacred sweets, Before we reach the heavenly fields, Or walk the golden streets. o 10 Then let our songs abound. And every tear be dry ; o We're marching through Immanuel's ground, ' To fairer worlds on high. HYMN 31. L. M. Sicilian, [b] Christ's Presence makes Death easy. HY should we start, and fear to die ? What timorous worms we mortals are ! 1[W Book H. HYMN 32, 33. 393 Death is the gate of endless joy, And id to enter there. 2 The puns, the groans, the dying strife, _;it nur approaching souls away ; Still we shrink back again to life. Fond of our prison and our clay. 3 Oh ! if my Lord would come and meet, M son] should stretch her wings in haste ; Fly fearless through death's iron gate, Nor feel thi - she passed. 4 Jesii3 can make a dying bed Feel soft as downy pillows are ; While on his breast J lean my head, And breath*- my life out sweetly there.] HYMN 32. C. M China, [b] Fra/It/j and Folly. t 1 TTOW short and hasty is our life ! ±1 How vast our soul's affairs ! e Yet senseless mortals vainly strive — To lavish out their years. — 2 Our days run thoughtlessly along, Without a moment's stay \ Just like a story, or a song, We pass our lives away. 3 God, from on high, invites us home ; But we march heedless on ; And. ever hastening to the tomb. Stoop downwards as we run. a 4 How we deserve the deepest hell. Who slight the joys above ! What chains of vengeance should we feel. Who break such cords of love ! — 5 Draw us. O God, with sovereign grace, And lift our thoughts on high ; o That we may end this mortal race. And see salvation nigh. HYMN 33. CM. Arundel St. Asaph's. [•] 77/ < i I haven. o 1 T> AISE thee, my soul, fly up, and run jLV Through every heavenly street ; And say, there's nought below the sun, That's worthy of thy feet. ;»4 HYMN 34. Book II. 2 [Thus will we mount on sacred wings, And tread the courts above : Nor earth, nor all her mightiest things, Shall tempt our meanest love.] g 3 There, on a high majestic throne, Th" Almighty Father reigns ; And sheds his glorious goodness down, On all the blissful plains. 4 Bright, like the sun. the Saviour sits, And spreads eternal noon : No evenings there, nor gloomy nights, To want the feeble moon. 5 Amidst those ever-shining skies, Behold the Sacred Dove ! While, banished, sin and sorrow flies From all the realms of love. o 6 The glorious tenants of the place Stand bending round the throne; o And saints and seraphs sing and praise Tiie infinite Three-One. e 7 [But oh, what beams of heavenly grace Transport them all the while ! Ten thousand smiles from Jesus' face, And love m every smile !] e 8 Jesus, and when shall that dear day. That joyful hour appear. — When I shall leave this house of clay, To dwell amongst them there ! HYMN 34. CM. Isle of Wight. Zion. [b*] Breathing after the Holy Spirit. 1 flOME, Holy Spirit, heavenly Dove, V^ With all thy quickening powers, — Kindle a flame of sacred love In these cold hearts of ours. e 2 Look, how we grovel here below, Fond of these trifling toys ! a Our souls can neither fly nor go, To reach eternal joys. e 3 In vain we tune our formal songs, In vain we strive to rise ; a Hosannas languish on our tongues. And our devotion dies. Book II. HYMN 35, 3G. 395 p 4 Dear Lord ! and shall we ever live At this poor dying rate ? Our love si) faint, so cold to thee, And thine to us so great ? — 5 Come, Holy Spirit, heavenly Dove, With all thy quickening powers, — o Come, shed abroad a Saviour's love, And that shall kindle ours. HYMN 35. C. M. M,ar. [•] Praise for Creation and Redemption. e 1 ~ir ET them neglect thy glory, Lord, I A Who never knew thy grace ; o But our loud song shall still record The wonders of thy praise. o 2 We raise our shouts, O God, to thee. And send them to thy throne ; u All glory to th' united Three, The undivided One. — 3 'Twas he (and we'll adore his name) Who formed us by a word ; 'Tis he restores our ruined frame : o Salvation to the Lord ! s 4 Hosanna ! — let the earth and skies Repeat the joyful sound ; Rocks, hills, and vales retlect the voice. In one eternal round. HYMN 36. S. M. Newton. [*] Christ's Intercession. o 1 "^TrELL, the Redeemer's gone, V Y To appear before our God ; To sprinkle o'er the flaming throne, With his atoning blood. 2 No fiery vengeance now, No burning wrath comes down ; If justice calls for sinners blood, The Saviour shows his own. — 3 Before his Father's eye Our humble suit he moves ; e The Father lays his thunder by, And looks, and smiles, and loves. 396 HYMN 37. Book II. o 4 Now may our joyful tongues Our Maker's honours sing ; Jesus, the Priest, receives our songs, And bears them to the King. e 5 [We bow before his face, — And sound his glories high : Hosanna to the God of grace, That lays his thunder by.] o 6 On earth thy mercy reigns, And triumphs all above : e But, Lord, how weak our mortal strains, To speak immortal love ! e 7 [How jarring and how low Are all the notes we sing ! — Sweet Saviour, tune our songs anew, And they shall please the King.] HYMN 37. C. M. Sunday. [*] Tlie same. 1 [T IFT up your eyes to th' heavenly seats, . I A Where your Redeemer stays : Kind Intercessor, there he sits, And loves, and pleads, and prays. 2 'Twas well, my soul, he died for thee, And shed his vital blood, — Appeased stern justice on the tree, And then arose to God. 3 Petitions now and praise may rise, And saints their offerings bring : The Priest, with his own sacrifice, Presents them to the King. 4 (Let papists trust what, names they please ; Their saints and angels boast ; We've no such advocates as these, . Nor pray to th' heavenly host.) 5 Jesus alone shall bear my cries Up to his Father's throne : He, dearest Lord, perfumes my sighs, And sweetens every groan. 6 Ten thousand praises to the King ; Hosanna in the high'st : Ten thousand thanks our spirits bring To God and to his Christ.] Book II. HYMN 38, 39. 40. 397 HYMN 3S. C. M. York. [*] Ij>ri to God. 1 T TAFFY the heart where graces reign, JLX Where love inspires tlie breast : Love is the brightest of the train. And strengthens all the rest. e 2 Knowledge, alas ! 'tis all in vain. And all in vain our tear ; Our stubborn sins will fight and reign. If love be absent there. o 3 Tis love that makes our cheerful feet In swift obedience in e The devils know, and tremble too, — But Satan cannot love. o 4 This is the grace that lives, and sings. When faith and hope shall cease ; 'Tis this shall strike our joyful strings In the sweet realms of bliss. 5 Before we quite forsake our clay, Or leave this dark abode, The wings of love bear us away. To see our smiling God. HYMN 39. C. xM. Canttrbury. [b] The Shortness and Misery of Life. 1 [/^\UR days, alas ! our mortal days V^J Are short, and wretched too : Evil and few j the patriarch says. And well the patriarch knew.] e 2 'Tis but at best a narrow bound, That heaven allows to men ; And pains and sins run through the round Of threescore years and ten. o 3 Well, if ye must be sad and few, Run on, my days, in haste ; Moments of sin, and months of woe, Ye cannot fly too fast. — 4 Let heavenly love prepare my soul, And call her to the skies, — * Where years of long salvation roll, And glory never Tlies. HYMN 40. C. M. Abridge. [*] Comfort in the Covenant icith Christ. 1 f\UR God. how firm his promise stands, \J E'en when he hides his face ; 34 \m HYMN 41, 42. Book II. He trusts in our Redeemer's hands His glory and his grace. e 2 Then why, my soul, these sad complaints, Since Christ and we are one ? — Thy God is faithful to his saints — Is faithful to his Son. 3 Beneath his smiles my heart has lived, And part of heaven possessed : o I praise his r*iame for grace received, And trust him for the rest. HYMN 41. L. M. Castle Street. [*] A Sight of God mortifies us to the World. 1 [TTP to the fields where angels lie, KJ And living waters gently roll, Fain would my thoughts leap out and fly, — But sin hangs heavy on my soul. 2 Thy wondrous blood, dear dying Christ, Can make this world of guilt remove ; And thou canst bear me where thou fly'st, On thy kind wings, celestial Dove.] 3 O, might I once mount up and see The glories of th' eternal skies, What little things these worlds would be . How despicable to my eyes ! 4 Had 1 a glance of thee, my God, Kingdoms and men would vanish soon ; Vanish, as though I saw them not, As a dim candle dies at noon. d 5 Then they might fight, and rage, and rave : I should perceive the noise no more, Than we can hear a shaking leaf, While rattling thunders round us roar. 6 Great All in All, eternal King, Let me but view thy lovely face ; And all my powers shall bow and sing Thine endless grandeur and thy grace. HYMN 42. C. M. Tunbridge. [b] Delight in God. 1 1VTY God, what endless pleasures dwell -LYJL Above, at thy right hand ! Thy courts below, how amiable, Where all thy graces stand ' Book II. HYMN 43. 39<> n 2 The swallow near thy temple lies, And chirp- note : The lark mounts upward toward the skies. And tunes her warbling throat. 3 And we. when in thy presence. Lord, iout with cheerful tongues: Or sitting round our Father's board, We crown the feast with songs. 4 While Jesus shines with quickening grace, We sing, and mount on high; But if a frown becloud his face, We faint, and tire, and die. r> Just as we see the lonesome dove Bemoan her widowed state : Wandering she flies through all the grove. And mourns her loving mate : 6 Just so our thoughts, from thing to thing, In restless circles rove ; Just so we droop, and hang the wing, When Jesus hides his love] HYMN 43. L. M. Sheffield. Leeds. [•] Christ's Sufferings and Glory. o 1 "TVTOW for a tune of lofty praise, -L 1 To great Jehovah's equal Son ! o Awake, my voice, in heavenly lays, Tell the loud wonders he hath done. 2 Sing", how he left the worlds of light, And the bright robes he wore above ; u How swift and joyful was the flight, On wings of everlasting love. e 3 (Down to this base, this sinful earth, He came, to raise our nature high ; p He came, to atone almighty wrath : — Jesus the God was born to die.) e 4 [Hell and its lions roared around ; His precious blood the monsters spilt ; While weighty sorrows pressed him down. Large as the loads of all our guilt.] a 5 Deep in the shades of gloomy death, Th' almighty captive Prisoner lay ; o Th" almighty Captive left the earth. And rose to everlasting day. 400 HYMN 44, 45. Book II. o 6 Lift up your eyes, ye sons of light, Up to his throne of shining grace ; See what immortal glories sit — Round the sweet beauties of his face. g 7 Amongst a thousand harps and songs, Jesus the God exalted reigns ; His sacred name fills all their tongues, And echoes through the heavenly plains . HYMN 44. L. M. PleyeTs. [b] Hell ; or, the Vengeance of God. 1 [~¥^T7*ITH holy fear, and humble song, ▼ V The dreadful God our souls adore ; Reverence and awe become the tongue, That speaks the terrors of his power. 2 Far in the deep, where darkness dwells. The land of horror and despair, — Justice has built a dismal hell, And laid her stores of vengeance there 3 (Eternal plagues and heavy chains, Tormenting racks and fiery coals, — And darts to inflict immortal pains, Dyed in the blood of damned souls. 4 There Satan, the first sinner, lies, And roars, and bites his iron bands ; In vain the rebel strives to rise, Crushed with the weight of both thy hands.) 5 There guilty ghosts of Adam's race Shriek out, and howl beneath thy rod ; Once they could scorn a Saviour's grace, But they incensed a dreadful God. 6 Tremble, my soul, and kiss the Son : Sinner, obey thy Saviour's call ; Else your damnation hastens on And hell gapes wide to wait your fall.] HYMN 45. L. M. Nantwich. [*] God's Condescension to our Worship. 1 FT1HY favours, Lord, surprise our souls : e JL Will the Eternal dwell with us? What canst thou find beneath the poles, To tempt thy chariot downward thus ? — 2 Still might he fill his starry throne, And please his ears with Gabriel's songs * Book II. HYMN 46, 47. 401 But heavenly Majesty comei down, And bows to hearken to our tongues. e 3 Great God ! what poor returns we pay, For love BO infinite as thine : Words are but air, and tongues but clay, But thy compassion's all divine. HYMN 46. L. ML Weldon. Portugal [•] God's Condescension to Human .Affairs. ] l'TP to the Lord, who reigns on high, KJ And views the nations from afar, o Let everlasting praises fly, And tell how large his bounties are. p 2 [He who can shake the worlds he made, Or with his word, or with his rod, — His goodness, how amazing great, And what a condescending God !] e 3 God, who must stoop to view the skies, And bow to see what angels do- Down to the earth he casts his eyes, And bends his footsteps downward too. — 4 He overrules all mortal things, And manages our mean affairs : On humble souls the King of kings Bestows his counsels and his cares. e 5 Our sorrows and our tears we pour Into the bosom of our God ; He hears us in the mournful hour, And helps to bear the heavy load. — 6 In vain might lofty princes try Such condescension to perform ; For worms were never raised so high, Above their meanest fellow-worm. o 7 Oh ! could our thankful hearts devise A tribute equal to thy grace — o To the third heaven our songs should rise. And teach the golden harps thy praise. HYMN 47. L. M Green's. Xantwich. [•] Glory and Grace m the Person of Christ. o 1 "TVTOW to the Lord a noble song ! -L 1 Awake, my soul ; awake, my tongue ; Hosanna to th' Eternal Name, u And all his boundless love proclaim. 34* 402 HYMN 48. Book EL b 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. e 3 The spacious earth, and spreading flood, Proclaim the wise, the powerful God ; And thy rich glories, from afar, Sparkle in every rolling star : — o 4 But in his looks a glory stands, The noblest labour of thy hands : The pleasing lustre of his eyes Outshines the wonders of the skies. a 5 Grace ! — 'tis a sweet, a charming theme ; — My thoughts rejoice at Jesus' name ! o Ye angels, dwell upon the sound ; u Ye heavens, reflect it to the ground ! — 6 Oh, may I reach the happy place, Where he unveils his lovely face ! o Where all his beauties you behold, And sing his name to harps of gold ! HYMN 48. C. M. Reading, [b] Love to the Creatures dangerous. 1 TTQW vain are all things here below, JCX How false, and yet now fair ! Each pleasure hath its poison too, And every sweet a snare. 2 The brightest things below the sky, Give but a flattering light ; We should suspect some danger nigh, Where we possess delight. 3 Our dearest joys, and nearest friends, The partners of our blood — How they divide our wavering minds, And leave but half for God ! 4 The fondness of a creature's love, How strong it strikes the sense ! Thither the warm affections move, Nor can we call them thence. o 5 Dear Saviour, let thy beauties be My soul's eternal food; o And grace command my heart away From all created good. Book II. HYMN 49, 50. 408 HYMN 49. C. M. Hymn ltd. [*] Moses dying hi the Embraces of God. 1 [ PVEATH cannot make our souls afraid, _L/ If God be with us there ; We may walk through the darkest shade, And never yield to fear. 2 I could renounce my all below, If my Creator bid ; And run. if I were called to go, And die as Moses did. 3 Might 1 but climb to Pisgah's top, And view the promised land ; My flesh itself would long to drop, And pray for the command. 4 Clasped in my heavenly Father's arms, I would forget my breath ; And lose my life among the charms Of so divine a death.] HYMN 50. L. M. Sicilian, [b *] Comforts under Sorrows and Pains. 1 [IVTOW let the Lord my Saviour smile, _L 1 And show my name upon his heart : 1 would forget my pains awhile, And in the pleasure lose the smart. 2 But oh ! it swells my sorrows high. To see my blessed Jesus frown ; My spirits sink, my comforts die, And all the springs of life are down. 3 Yet, why, my soul, why these complaints r Still, while he frowns, his bowels move : Still on his heart he bears his saints, And feels their sorrows, and his love. 4 My name is printed on his breast; His book of life contains my name ; I'd rather have it there impressed, Than in the bright records of fame. 5 When the last fire burns all things here. Those letters shall securely stand, And in the Lamb's fair book appear, Writ by th' eternal Father's hand. 6 Now shall my minutes smoothly run. Whilst here I wait my Father's will ; My rising, and my setting sun. Roll gently up and down the hill. "J 404 HYMN 51, 52. Book II. HYMN 51. L. M. Blendon. [»] God the Son equal with the Father. p 1 "D RIGHT King of glory, dreadful God ! X3 Our spirits bow before thy seat; — To thee we lift an humble thought, And worship at thine awful feet. 2 [Thy power hath formed, thy wisdom sways, All nature with a sovereign word : And the bright world of stars obeys The will of their superior Lord. — 3 Mercy and truth unite in one, And smiling sit at thy right hand ; g Eternal justice guards thy throne, And vengeance waits thy dread command.] — 4 A thousand seraphs, strong and bright, Stand round the glorious Deity : — But who, amongst the sons of light, Pretends comparison with thee ? o 5 Yet there is one of human frame, Jesus, arrayed in flesh and blood, Thinks it no robbery to claim A full equality with God. — 6 Their glory shines with equal beams ; Their essence is forever one ; Though they are known by different names, The Father God, and God the Son. o 7 Then let the Name of Christ, our King, With equal honours be adored ; His praise let every angel sing, And all the nations own him Lord. HYMN 52. C. M. Bangor, [b] Death dreadful or delightful. 1 [TAEATH ! 'tis a melancholy day, \J To those who have no God, — When the poor soul is forced away To seek her last abode. 2 In vain to heaven she lifts her eyes ; But guilt, a heavy chain, Still drags her downward from the skies, To darkness, fire, and pain. 3 Awake, and mourn, ye heirs of hel), Let stubborn sinners fear ; Book II. HYMN 53. 405 You must be driven from earth to dwell A long roREi br there ! 4 See bow the pil gapes wide tor you, And Hashes in y«»ur face ; And thou, my bow, Look downward too, And sing recovering grace. 5 He is a God of sovereign love, Who promised heaven to me ; And taught my soul to soar above, Where happy spirits be. 6 Prepare me. Lord, for thy right hand ; Then come the joyful day ; Come, death, and some celestial band, To bear my soul away.] HYMN 53. C. M. Zion. [b *] The Pilgrimage of t lie Saints. e 1 T ORD, what a wretched land is this, I i That yields us no supply ; No cheering fruits, no wholesome trees. Nor streams of living joy ! 2 But pricking thorns through all the ground, And mortal poisons grow ; And all the rivers that are found, With dangerous waters flow. o 3 Yet the dear path to thine abode Lies through this horrid land : Lord ! we would keep the heavenly road, And run at thy command. 4 [Our souls shall tread the desert through, With undiverted feet ; And faith and flaming zeal subdue The terrors that we meet.] e 5 (A thousand savage beasts of prey Around the forest roam ; o But Judah's Lion guards the way, And guides the strangers home.) e 6 Long nights and darkness dwell below, With scarce a twinkling ray ; o But the bright world to which we go, Is everlasting day. — 7 By glimmering hopes, and gloomy fears, We trace the sacred road ; 406 HYMN 54. Book II. Through dismal deeps, and dangerous snares, We make our way to God. e 8 Our journey is a thorny maze, — But we march upwards still ; o Forget these troubles of the ways, And reach at Zion's hill. 9 [See the kind angels, at the gates, Inviting us to come ; There Jesus the Forerunner waits To welcome travellers home. — 10 There, on a green and flowery mount, Our weary souls shall sit, — And, with transporting joys, recount The labours of our feet. 11 No vain discourse shall fill our tongue, Nor trifles vex our ear ; Infinite grace shall fill our song, And God rejoice to hear o 12 Eternal glories to the King Who brought us safely through, Our tongues shall never cease to sing ; And endless praise renew.] HYMN 54. C. M. Arundel St. Martin's. [•] God's Presence is Light in Darkness. ""Y God, the spring of all my joys, L 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 ; o He is my souls sweet morning star, And he my rising sun. b 3 The opening heavens around me shine. With beams of sacred bliss ; While Jesus shows his heart is mine, And whispers I am his. o 4 My soul would leave this heavy clay. At that transporting word ; u Run up with joy the shining way, To embrace my dearest Lord. o 5 Fearless of hell and ghastly death, I'd break through every foe- ar Book II. HYMN 55, 56. 407 The wrings of lore, and arms of faith. Shall bear me conqueror through. HYMN 55. C. M. Bangor, [b] /•> We should almost forsake our clay, Before the summons come ; And pray and wish our souls away, To their eternal home. HYMN 82. C. H. [b] God tlit Thunderer.* 1 [OING to the Lord, ye heavenly hosts, k3 And thou, O earth, adore ; • Made in a great, sudden storm o/t.hujidrr, Aug. 20. 1697 412 HYMN 63, 64. Book II. Let death and hell, through all their coasts, Stand trembling at his power. 2 His sounding chariots shake the sky, He makes the clouds his throne ; There all his stores of lightning lie. Till vengeance darts them down. 3 His nostrils breathe out fiery streams ; And, from his awful tongue, A sovereign voice divides the flames, And thunder rolls along. e 4 Think. O my soul, the dreadful day, When this incensed God Shall rend the sky, and burn the sea, And fling his wrath abroad ! 5 What shall the wretch, the sinner do? He once defied the Lord ! But he shall dread the Thunderer now, And sink beneath his word. 6 Tempests of angry fire shall roll, To blast the rebel worm, — And beat upon his naked soul In one eternal storm.] HYMN 63. C. M. Bishopsgate. [*] A Funeral Thought. e 1 XT ARK ! from the tombs a doleful sound ! 11 Mine ears attend the cry — d "Ye living men, come view the ground, 44 Where you must shortly lie. 2 " Princes, this clay must be your bed, 14 In spite of all your towers ; 44 The tall, the wise, the reverend head, 44 Must lie as low as ours." p 3 Great God ! is this our certain doom ? And are we still secure ! Still walking downwards to our tomb, And yet prepare no more ! — 4 Grant us the powers of quickening grace. To fit our souls to fly ; o Then, when we drop this dying flesh, We'll rise above the sky. HYMN 64. L. M. Green's. All Saints. [•] God the Glory and Defence of Zion. 1 TTAPPY the church, thou sacred place, JLA The seat of thy Creator's grace, Book II. HYMN Go, 60. 413 Thy holy courts are his abode, Th<»u earthly palace of our God. 2 Thy walls are strength, and at thy gates A guard of heavenly warriors waits; LEST morning, whose young dawning rayg -D Beheld our rising God ; That saw him triumph o'er the dust, And leave his last abode. p 2 In the cold prison of a tomb, The great Redeemer lay — — Till the revolving skies had brought The third — th' appointed day. d 3 Hell and the grave unite their force, To hold our God in vain : o The sleeping Conqueror arose, o And burst their feeble chain. e 4 To thy great Name, almighty Lord, These sacred hours we pay ; 0 And loud Hosannas shall proclaim The triumph of the day. 6 5 Salvation, and immortal praise, To our victorious King ; Let heaven and earth, and rocks and seas, With glad Hosannas ring. HYMN 73. C. M. Hear. [*] Doubts scattered : Joys restored. 1 TTENCE from my soul, sad thoughts, be gone, jLX And leave me to my joys ; 0 My tongue shall triumph in my God. And make a joyful noise. F Book II. HYMN 74, 75. 419 p 'J Darkness and doubts had veiled my mind, And drowned my head in tears; — Till sovereign grace, with shining rays. Dispelled my gloomy fears. o 3 Oh, what immortal joys I felt, And raptures all divine, — \N 'hen Jesus told me I was his, And my Beloved mine ! — 4 In vain the tempter frights my soul, And breaks my peace in vain ; One glimpse, dear Saviour, of thy face Revives my joys again. HYMN 74. S. M. Guilford, [b] Ingratitude to Divine Goodness. [S this the kind return ! Are these the thanks we owe ! Thus to abuse eternal Love, Whence all our blessings flow ! e 2 To what a stubborn frame Has sin reduced our mind ! What strange, rebellious wretches we. And God as strangely kind ! — 3 (On us he bids the sun Shed his reviving rays; For us the skies their circles run. To lengthen out our days.) 4 The brutes obey their God, And bow their necks to men ; But we, more base, more brutish things. Reject his easy reign. d 5 Turn, turn us, mighty God, And mould our souls afresh ; Break, sovereign grace, these hearts of stone, And give us hearts of tiesh. p 6 Let past ingratitude Provoke our weeping eyes ; — And hourly, as new mercies fall, o Let hourly thanks arise. HYMN 75. C. M. St. Ann's. [*] The beatific Vision uf CJirist. ROM thee, my God. my joys shall rise, And run eternal rounds.— 1 rp 420 HYMN 76. Book II. Beyond the limits of the skies, And all created bounds. o 2 The holy triumphs of my soul Shall death itself outbrave, — Leave dull mortality behind, And fly beyond the grave. g 3 There, where my blessed Jesus reigns, In heaven's unmeasured space, — I'll spend a long eternity, In pleasure and in praise. 4 Millions of years, my wondering eyes Shall o'er thy beauties rove ; And endless ages I'll adore The glories of thy love. — 5 Sweet Jesus, every smile of thine Shall fresh endearments bring ; And thousand tastes of new delight, From all thy graces spring. o 6 Haste, my Beloved, fetch my soul Up to thy blest abode ; u Fly, for my spirit longs to see My Saviour, and my God.] HYMN 76. C. M. Mitcham. Sunday. [*] Resurrection and Ascension of Christ. 1 TTOSANNA to the Prince of light, _d Who clothed himself in clay ! Entered the iron gates of death, And tore the bars away. 2 Death is no more the king of dread, Since our Emmanuel rose ; He took the tyrant's sting away, And spoiled our hellish foes. 3 See how the Conqueror mounts aloft, And to his Father flies, With scars of honour in his flesh, And triumph in his eyes. 4 There our exalted Saviour reigns, And scatters blessings down ; Our Jesus fills the middle seat Of the celestial throne. 5 (Raise your devotion, mortal tongues, To reach his blest abode ; Book II. HYMN 77, 78. 4^1 Sweet be the accents ofyoui songs To OUT incarnate God. (3 Bright angels, strike your loudest strings, Your sweetest voices rmse ; Let lieaven. nml all created things, Sound our Emmanuel's praise.) HYMN 77. L. M. Leeds. Bkndon. [»] The Christian Warfare o 1 CJTAND up. my soul, shake off thy fears, k5 And irird the gospel armour on; March to the gates of endless joy, Where thy great Captain Saviour's gone. — 2 Hell and thy sms resist thy course ; o But hell and sin are vanquished foes : o Thy Jesus nailed them to the cross, And sung the triumph — when he rose. e 3 (What though the prince of darkness rage, And waste the fury of his spite ? d Eternal chains confine him down To fiery deeps and endless night. e 4 What though thine inward lust rebel ? 'Tis but a struo'irling gasp for life ; — The weapons of victorious grace Shall slay thy sins, and end the strife.) o 5 Then let my soul march boldly on, Press forward to the heavenly gate ; o There peace and joy eternal reign. And glittering robes for conquerors wait, s 6 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. HYMN 78. C. M. Canterbury. [*] Redemption by Christ. 1 fT T7HEN the first parents of our race T t Rebelled against their God, And the infection of their sin Had tainted all our blood ; — 2 Infinite pity touched the heart Of the eternal Son ; Descending from the heavenly court, He left his Father's throne. 36 422 HYMN 79. Book II. 3 Aside the Prince of glory threw His most divine array ; \nd wrapped his Godhead in a veil Of our inferior clay. i His living power, and dying love Redeemed unhappy men ! \nd raised the ruins of our race To life and God again. ri To thee, dear Lord, our flesh and soul We joyfully resign ; Blest Jesus, take us for thy own, — For we are doubly thine. 6 Thy honour shall forever be The business of our days ; Forever shall our thankful tongues Speak thy deserved praise.] HYMN 79. C. M. Sunday. Christma* [•] Praise to the Redeemer. p 1 X>LUNGED in a gulf of dark despair, JL We wretched sinners lay — Without one cheerful beam of hope, Or spark of glimmering day ! a 2 With pitying eyes the Prince of grace Beheld our helpless grief; o He saw — and (O amazing love !) He ran to our relief. 3 Down from the shining seats above, With joyful haste he fled, e Entered the grave in mortal flesh, And dwelt among the dead. o 4 He spoiled the powers of darkness thus, And brake our iron chains ; Jesus has freed our captive souls From everlasting pains. — 5 [In vain the baffled prince of hell His cursed projects tries ; We, who were doomed his endless slaves Are raised above the skies.] s 6 Oh, for this love let rocks and hills Their lasting silence break ; And all harmonious human tongues The Saviour's praises speak. Book II. HYMN 80, 81. 423 t 7 (Yes, we will praise thee, dearest Lord; — Our souls are all on flame : o Hosauna round the spacious earth To thine adored name.) u S A list our mighty joys ; Strike all your harps of gold ; — But when you raise your highest notes. His love can ne'er be told. HYMN 80. S. M. Dover. [»] God's awful Poicer and Goodness. 1 [i^kH ! the almighty Lord, V>J How matchless is his power ! Tremble, O earth, beneath his word, — While all the heavens adore. 2 Let proud, imperious kings Bow low before his throne : Crouch to his feet, ye haughty things, Or he shall tread you down. 3 Above the skies he reigns ; And, with amazing blows, He deals insufferable pains On his rebellious foes. 4 Yet, everlasting God, We love to speak thy praise ; Thy sceptre's equal to thy rod, The sceptre of thy grace. 5 The arms of mighty love Defend our Zion well ; And heavenly mercy walls us round, From Babylon and hell. 6 Salvation to the King, Who sits enthroned above : Thus we adore the God of might, And bless the God of love.] HYMN 81. C. M Windsor, [b] Our Sin the Cause of Christ's Death. 1 [ A ND now the scales have left mine eyes, -LJl Now I begin to see ; O the cursed deeds my sins have done ! What murderous things they be ! 2 Were these the traitors, dearest Lord That thy fair body tore ; 424 HYMN 82, 83. Book IL Monsters — that stained those heavenly limbs With floods of purple gore ? 3 Was it for crimes that I had done, My dearest Lord was slain, — When justice seized God's only Son, And put his soul to pain ? 4 Forgive my guilt, O Prince of Peace ! I'll wound my God no more : Hence, from my heart, ye sins, be gone, For Jesus I adore. 5 Furnish me. Lord, with heavenly arms From grace's magazine ; And I'll proclaim eternal war With every darling sin.] HYMN 82. C. M. Mear. [*] Triumph over Spiritual Enemies. 1 A RISE, my soul, my joyful powers, JTjl And triumph in my God ; Awake, my voice, and loud proclaim His glorious grace abroad. 2 He raised me from the deeps of sin, The gates of gaping hell ; And fixed my standing more secure, Than 'twas before 1 fell. 3 The arms of everlasting love Beneath my soul he placed ; And on the rock of ages set My slippery footsteps fast. 4 The city of my blest abode Is walled around with grace ; Salvation for a bulwark stands, To shield the sacred place. 5 Satan may vent his sharpest spite, And all his legions roar ; Almighty mercy guards my life, And bounds his raging power. o 6 Arise, my soul, awake, my voice And tunes of pleasure sing ; o Loud hallelujahs shall address My Saviour and my King. HYMN 83. C M. Mear. [*] The Passion and Exaltation of Christ. d 1 [rpHUS saith the Ruler of the skies, -L Awake my dreadful sword : Book II. HYMN 84. 425 .iicake, my irrnOi. and S77iite the Man, I the Lord. — 9 \ ._ ince received the dread command, And armed down she flies ; e Jesus submits to his Father's hand, a And bows his head — and dies. o 3 But. oh ! the wisdom and the grace. That join with vengeance now ! t He dies to save our guilty race ; o And yet lie rises too. — 4 A person bo divine was he. Who yielded to be slain. That he could give his soul away. And take his life again. o 5 Live, glorious Lord, and reign on high, Let every nation sing ; g And angels sound, with endless joy, The Saviour and the King.] HYMN 54. S. M. Watchman. [*] The Passion and Exaltation of Christ. 1 /^lOME. all harmonious tongues, Vy Your noblest music bring ; 'Tis Christ, the everlasting God, And Christ, the man, we sing. '2 Tell how he took our flesh. To take away our ^uilt ! Sing the dear drops of sacred blood. That hellish monsters spilt. b 3 [Alas ! the cruel spear Went deep into his side, And the rich flood of purple gfore The murderous weapon dyed. 4 The waves of swelling grief Did o'er his bosom roll , And mountains of almighty wrath Lay heavy on his soul*.] a 5 Down to the shades of death, He bowed his awful head : o Yet he arose to live, and reign. When death itself is dead — 6 No more the bloody spear, The cross and nails no more ; d For hell itself shakes at his name. And all the heavens adore 36* 426 HYMN 85, 86. Book H — 7 There the Redeemer sits. High on the Father's throne ; e The Father lays his vengeance by, And smiles upon his Son. g 8 There his full glories shine, With uncreated rays ; And bless his saints' and angels' eyes To everlasting days. HYMN 85. C. M. Canterbury. St. Ann'u [*] Sufficiency of Pardon, e 1 ~\X7~HY does your face, ye humble souls, T t Those mournful colours wear ? What, doubts are these that waste your faith, And nourish your despair ? — 2 What though your numerous sins exceed The stars that fill the skies — And aiming at th' eternal throne, Like pointed mountains rise ? 3 What though your mighty guilt beyond The wide creation swell ; And have its cursed foundations laid Low as the deeps of hell ? — e 4 See, here an endless ocean flows Of never-failing grace ; Behold a dying Saviour's veins The sacred Hood increase. o 5 It rises high, and drowns the hills, Has neither shore nor bound ; — Now if we search to find our sins, Our sins can ne'er be found. o 6 Awake, our hearts, adore the grace, That buries all our faults ; And pardoning blood, that swells above Our follies and our thoughts. HYMN 86. C. M. China, [b] Freedom from Sin and Misery, in Heaven. p 1 [/^iUR sins, alas ! how strong they be ! \J And like a violent sea, They break our duty, Loid, to thee, And hurry us away. d 2 Tl>> waves of trouble, how they rise ! How loud the tempests roar ! Book II. HYMN 87, 88. 427 i But death shall laud our weary souls, Safe, on the heavenly shore. 3 There, to fulfill his sweet commands, Our speedy feet shall move : No sin shall clog our winged zeal, Or cool our burning love. o 4 There shall we sit, and sing and tell The wonders of his grace ; Till heavenly raptures lire our hearts, And smile in every face. — 5 Forever, his dear, sacred name Shall dwell upon our tongue ; o And Jesus and salvation be The close of every song.] HYMN ST. C. M. Arundel. Bedford. [*] Tlie Divine Glories above our Reason. e 1 TTOW wondrous great, how glorious bright, 11 Must our Creator be— Who dwells amidst the dazzling light Of vast infinity. — 2 Our soaring spirits upward rise, Toward the celestial throne : e Fain would we see the blessed Three, And the almighty One. — 3 Our reason stretches all its wings, And climbs above the skies ; e But still how far beneath thy feet, Our grovelling reason lies ! a 4 Lord, here we bend our humble souls, And awfully adore : For the weak pinions of our mind Can stretch a thought no more. g 5 Thy glories infinitely rise Above our labouring tongue ; In vain the highest seraph tries To form an equal song. 6 6 In humble notes our faith adores The great, mysterious King ; o While angels strain their nobler powers. And sweep th' immortal string. HYMN 88. C. M. Doxology. Devizes. [•] Salvation. 1 CJALVATION ! O the joyful sound: ^ 'Tis pleasure to our ears ; 4 >- HYMN 89, 90. Book IL A sovereign balm for every wound, A cordial for our fears. e 2 Buried in sorrow and in sin, At hell's dark door we lay ; — o But we arise, by grace divine, To see a heavenly day. s 3 Salvation ! let the echo fly The spacious earth around ; g While all the armies of the sky Conspire to raise the sound. HYMN 89. C. M. Hear. [*] Christ's Victory oxer Satan. 1 TTOSANNA to our conquering King ! JLjL The prince of darkness flies : His troops rush headlong down to hell, Like lightning from the skies. e 2 There, bound in chains, the lions roar, And fright the rescued sheep ; — But heavy bars confine their power And malice to the deep. o 3 Hosanna to our conquering King ; All hail, incarnate Love ! Ten thousand songs and glories wait, To crown thy head above, s 4 Thy victories and thy deathless fame Through the wide world shall run ; And everlasting ages sing The triumphs thou hast won. HYMN 90. C. M. Colchester. [*] Pardon and Sanctijication in Christ. e 1 TTQW sad our state by nature is ! JLJL Our sin, how deep it stains ! e And Satan binds our captive minds, Fast in his slavish chains. o 2 But there's a voice of sovereign grace, Sounds from the sacred word ; d " Ho ! ye despairing sinners, come, " And trust upon the Lord." o 3 My soul obeys th' almighty call. And runs to this relief; — 1 would believe thy promise. Lord : e Oh ! help my unbelief. Book II. HYMN 01. 4-29 4 [To the dear fountain of thy blood, Incarnate God, I rly ; Here let me w bohI From crimes of dee] — 5 Stretch out thine arm, victorious King, My I Qfl subdue ; Drive the old Dragon from his seat. With all his hellish crew.] p 6 A guilty, weak, and helpless worm. On thy kind arms I fall — Be thou my strength and righteousness, My Jesus, and my All. HYMN 91. C. M. Hymn '2d. St. Ann's. [*] The Glory of Christ in Heave*, 1 /~\H. the delights, the heavenly joys, V>J The glories of the place. Where Jesus sheds the brightest beams Of his o'errlowincr grace ! 2 Sweet majesty and awful love Sit smiling on his brow ; And all the glorious ranks above At humble distance bow. 3 [Princes to his imperial name Bend their bright sceptres down ; Dominions, thrones, and powers rejoice, To see him wear the crown. 4 Archangels sound his lofty praise. Through every heavenly street ; And lay their highest honours down. Submissive, at his feet.] e 5 Those soft, those blessed feet of his, That once rude iron tore — o High on a throne of light they stand, . all the saints adore. [is head, the dear maiostie head, That cruel thorns did wound — o See — what immortal glories shine. And circle it around ! — 7 This is the Man. th' exalted Man. Whom we. unseen, adore ; But when our eyes behold his face. Our hearts shall love him more 430 HYMN 92. Book IT. 8 [Lord, how our souls are all on fire, To see thy blest abode ; Our tongues rejoice in tunes of praise To our incarnate God.] 9 And while our faith enjoys this sight, We long to leave our clay ; And wish thy fiery chariots, Lord, To fetch our souls away. HYMN 92. C. M. Arundel. [*] The Church saved, and her Enemies disappointed. 1 [CHOUT to the Lord, and let our joys k3 Through the whole nation run ; Ye western skies, resound the noise Beyond the rising sun. 2 Thee, mighty God, our souls admire, Thee our glad voices sing ; And join with the celestial choir, To praise th' eternal King. 3 Thy power the whole creation rules, And, on the starry skies, Sits smiling at the weak designs, Thine envious foes devise. 4 Thy scorn derides their feeble rage, And with an awful frown, Flings vast confusion on their plots, And shakes their Babel down. 5 (Their secret fires in caverns lay, And we the sacrifice ; But gloomy caverns strove in vain, To 'scape all-searching eyes. 6 Their dark designs were all revealed, Their treasons all betrayed ; Praise to the Lord, that broke the snare Their cursed hands had laid.) 7 In vain the busy sons of hell Still new rebellions try : Their souls shall pine with envious rage. And vex away and die. 8 Almighty grace defends our land, From their malicious power ; Then let us, with united songs, Almighty grace adore.] Book II. HYMN 93, 94. 431 HYMN 93. S. M. Bingham. Newton. [•] God all and in all. Psalm lxxii. 25. 1 AFV God, mv life, niv love, 1T± To thee, to thee I call ; I cannot live, if thou remove, For thou art all in all. 2 Thy shining grace can cheer This dungeon where I dwell ; 'Tis paradise, when thou art here; If thou depart, 'tis hell. 3 [The smilings of thy face, How amiable they are ! 'Tis heaven to rt'^t in thine embrace ; And no where else but there. 4 To thee, and thee alone, The angels owe their bliss ; They sit around thy gracious throne. And dwell where Jesus is.] 5 Not all the harps above Can make a heavenly place, if God his residence remove, Or but conceal his face. 6 Nor earth, nor all the sky. Can one delight afford ; No, not a drop of real joy, Without thy presence, Lord. 7 Thou art the sea of love, Where all my pleasures roll ; The circle where my passions move, And centre of my soul. 8 [To thee my spirits fly, With infinite desire ; And yet, how far from thee I lie ! Dear Jesus, raise me higher.] HYMN 94. C. M. St. Ann's. Abridge. [*] God my only Happiness. Ps. lxxiii. 25. 1 "J\rY God, my portion, and my love _LtX My everlasting All, I've none but thee in heaven above, Or on this earthly ball. 2 What empty things are all the skies ! And this inferior clod ! 432 HYMN 95. Book II. There's nothing here deserves my joys, There's nothing like my God. 3 [In vain the bright, the burning sun Scatters his feeble light : 'Tis thy sweet beams create my noon ; If thou withdraw, tis night. 4 And whilst upon my restless bed, Amongst the shades I roll ; If my Redeemer shows his head, 'Tis morning to my soul.] 5 To thee we owe our wealth and friends, And health, and safe abode ; Thanks to thy Name for meaner things, But they are not my God. 6 How vain a toy is glittering wealth, If once compared to thee ! Or what's my safety or my health, Or all my friends to me ? 7 Were I possessor of the earth, And called the stars my own ; Without thy graces and Thyself, I were a wretch undone. 8 Let others stretch their arms like seas, And grasp in all the shore ; Grant me the visits of thy face, And I desire no more. HYMN 95. C. M. Bishopsgate. [b] Looking on him whom we pierced. p 1 TNFINITE grief ! amazing woe !— JL Behold my bleeding Lord ! — — Hell and the Jews conspired his death, And used the Roman sword. p 2 Oh, the sharp pangs of smarting pain, My dear Redeemer bore — When knotty whips, and ragged thorns, His sacred body tore. — 3 But knotty whips, and ragged thorns, In vain do I accuse ; In vain I blame the Roman bands, And the more spiteful Jews. e 4 'Twere you, my sins, my cruel sins, His chief tormentors were \ Book II. HYMN 90, 97. 433 Each of my crimes became a nail. And unbelief a sprar. 5 'Tweie you that pulled the vengeance down Upon his guiltless head : o Break, break, my heart, oh, burst, mine eyes, e And let my sorrows bleed. o G Strike, mighty grace, my flinty soul, Till melting waters flow ! And deep repentance drown mine eyes In undissembled woe. HYMN 9ft C. ML Lie of Wight, [b *] Is punished, and Man saved. 1 TTVOWN headlong from their native skies, JL/ The rebel angels fell ; o And thunder-bolts of flaming wrath Pursued them deep to hell. 2 Down from the top of earthly bliss, Rebellious man was hurled ; e And Jesus stooped beneath the grave, To reach a sinking world. o 3 Oh, love of infinite degree ! Unmeasurable grace ! e Must heaven's eternal Darling die, To save a traitorous race ? p 4 Must angels sink forever down, And burn in quenchless fire — — While God forsakes his shining throne, To raise us wretches higher ? s 5 Oh, for this love, let earth and skies With hallelujahs ring \ And the full choir of human tongues All hallelujahs sing. HYMN 97. L. M. Psalm {)7th. [b *] The same. e 1 T^ROM heaven the sinning angels fell, a _F And wrath and darkness chained them down ; e But man, vile man, forsook his bliss — o And mercy lifts him to a crown, g 2 Amazing work of sovereign orace, That could distinguish rebels so ; e Our guilty treason called aloud For everlasting fetters too. 37 = 434 HYMN 98, 99. Book II. o 3 To thee, to thee, almighty Love, Our souls, ourselves, our all we pay ; s Millions of tongues shall sound thy praise, On the bright hills of heavenly day. HYMN 98. C. M. Windsor. Wantage, [b] Hardness of Heart complained of. 1 IVTY heart, how dreadful hard it is ! JLtX How heavy here it lies ! Heavy and cold within my breast, Just like a rock of ice ! 2 Sin, like a raging tyrant, sits Upon this flinty throne ; And every grace lies buried deep, Beneath this heart of stone. 3 How seldom do 1 rise to God, Or taste the joys above ! This mountain presses down my faith, And chills my flaming love. 4 When smiling mercy courts my soul, With all its heavenly charms ; This stubborn, this relentless thing, Would thrust it from my arms. 5 Against the thunders of thy word, Rebellious 1 have stood ; My heart — it shakes not at the wrath, And terrors, of a God. 6 Dear Saviour, steep this rock of mine In thine own crimson sea ! None but a bath of blood divine, Can melt the flint away. HYMN 99. C. M. Bedford, [b •] The Book of God's Decrees. p 1 [~I~ ET the whole race of creatures lie, I A Abased, before their God : — Whate'er his sovereign voice has formed He governs with a nod. e 2 (Ten thousand ages ere the skies Were into motion brought, — All the long years and worlds to come Stood present to his thought. — 3 There's not a sparrow, nor a worm, But's found in his decrees ; Book II. HYMN 100. 435 o He raises monarchs to their thrones, c And sinks them as he please.) o 4 [flight attends the course I run, Tis he provide* those rays : e And 'tis his hand that hides my sun. If darkness clouds my days. ' I could not he much concerned, i inly long to see The volumes of his deep decrees. What months are writ for me. i I When he reveals the book of life, Oh, may I read my name 0 Amongst the chosen of his love, The followers of the Lamb.] HYMN 100. L. M. Carthage, [b] Presence of Christ the Life of my Soul. 1 [TTOW full of anguish is the thought,— JLJL How it distracts and tears my heart, — If God at last, my sovereign Judge, Should frown, and bid my soul — depart! 2 Lord, when I quit this earthly stage. Where shall I fly — but to thy breast ? For I have sought no other home : For I have learned no other rest. 3 I cannot live contented here, Without some glimpses of thy face ; And heaven, without thy presence there, Will be a dark and tiresome place. 4 When earthly cares engross the day, And hold my thoughts aside from thee, The shining hours of cheerful light Are long and tedious years to me. 5 And if no evening visit's paid Between my Saviour and my soul, How dull the night ! how sad the shade ! How mournfully the minutes roll ! 6 This flesh of mine might learn as soon To live, yet part with all my blood ; To breathe, when vital air is gone, Or thrive and grow without my food 7 (Christ is my light, my life, my care, My blessed hope, my heavenly prize ; Dearer than all my passions are. My limbs, my bowels, or my eyes. 436 HYMN 101, 102. Book II. 8 The strings that twine about my heart, Tortures and racks may tear them oif ; But they can never, never part With their dear hold of Christ, my Love.) 9 My God — and can an humble child, Who loves thee with a flame so high, Be ever from thy face exiled, Without the pity of thine eye ? 10 Impossible ! — For thine own hands Have tied my heart so fast to thee ; And in thy book the promise stands, That where thou art, thy friends must be.] HYMN 101. C. M. Bangor. [*] The World's three chief Temptations. 1 [TT7HEN, in the light of faith divine, W We look on things below, — Honour, and gold, and sensual joy, How vain and dangerous too ! 2 (Honour's a puff of noisy breath ; Yet men expose their blood, And venture everlasting death, To gain that airy good. 3 While others starve the nobler mind, And feed on shining dust ; They rob the serpent of his food, To indulge a sordid lust.) 4 The pleasures that allure our sense Are dangerous snares to souls; There's but a drop of flattering sweet, And dashed with bitter bowls. 5 God is mine all-sufficient good, My portion and my choice ; In him my vast desires are filled. And all my powers rejoice. 6 In vain the world accosts my ear, And tempts my heart anew ; I cannot buy your bliss so dear, Nor part with heaven for you.] HYMN 102. L. M. Armley. [b *] A Happy Resurrection. 1 IVTO, I'll repine at death no more, 1 1 But with ; . a cheerful gasp resign, Book II. HYMN 103. 437 To the cold dungeon of the grave, These dying, withering limbs of mine. Let worms devour my wasting flesh, And crumble all my bones to dust: — o My God shall raise my frame anew, At the revival of the just, s 3 Break, sacred morning, through the skies, —Bring that delightful — dreadful day ; o Cut short the hours, dear Lord, and come ; e Thy lingering wheels — how long they stay! 4 [Our wearied spirits faint to see The light of thy returning face; And hear the language of those lips, Where God has shed his richest grace o ") Haste then upon the wings of love, Rouse all the pious, sleeping clay , That we may join in heavenly joys, And sing the triumphs of the day.] HYMN 103. C. M. St. Ann's. [*] Christ's Commission. John iii. 16, 17. 1 [/^OME, happy souls, approach your God. V^ With new melodious songs ; Come, tender to almighty grace The tributes of your tongues. « 2 So strange, so boundless was the love, That pitied dying men, The Father sent his equal Son, To give them life again. — 3 Thy hands, dear Jesus, were not armed With a re-*, enging rod ; No hard commission to perform The vengeance of a God. e 4 But all was mercy, all was mild, And wrath forsook the throne, o When Christ on the kind errand came, And brought salvation down. — 5 Here, sinners, you may heal your wounds, And wipe your sorrows dry ; o Trust in the mighty Saviour's name, And you shall never die. e 6 See, dearest Lord, our willing souls Accept thine offered grace SI * 438 HYMN 104, 105. Book II. o We bless the great Redeemer's love, o And give the Father praise.] HYMN 104. S. M. Peckham. [*] Christ's Mediation. 1 X> AISE your triumphant songs JLV To an immortal tune ; o Let the wide earth resound the deeds, Celestial grace has done, o 2 Sing how Eternal Love Its chief Beloved chose ; And bade him raise our ruined race, From their abyss of woes. — 3 His hand no thunder bears, No terror clothes his brow ; No bolts to drive our guilty souls To fiercer flames below. e 4 'Twas mercy filled the throne, And wrath stood silent by — When Christ was sent with pardons down, To rebels doomed to die. o 5 Now, sinners, dry your tears, Let hopeless sorrow cease ; d Bow to the sceptre of his love, And take the offered peace, e 6 Lord, we obey thy call ; — We lay an humble claim To the salvation thou hast brought ; o And love and praise thy name. HYMN 105. C. M. Reading, [b] Repentance floichig from Divine Patience, e 1 A ND are we wretches yet alive ' J\. And do we yet rebel ! e 'Tis boundless — 'tis amazing love, — That bears us up from hell ! 2 The burden of our weighty guilt Would sink us down to flames ; And threatening vengeance rolls above, To crush our feeble frames. d 3 Almighty goodness cries — Forbear ! And strait the thunder stays : e And dare we now provoke his wrath And weary out his grace ? Book II. HYMN 106, 107. 439 p 4 Lord. we have long abused thy love, Too long indulged our sin; Our aching hearts e'en bleed to see What rebels we have been. o 5 No more, ye lusts, shall ye command, No more will we obey ; Stretch out. O God, thy conquering hand, And drive thy toes away. HYMN 106. C. M. Isle of Wight. Bangor, [b] Repentance at the Cross. p 1 /^\H, if my soul was formed for woe, \J How would 1 vent my sighs ! Repentance should like rivers flow, From both my streaming eyes. 2 'Twas for my sins, my dearest Lord Hung on the cursed tree, — And groaned away a dying life, For thee, my soul, for thee. — 3 Oh, how 1 hate these lusts of mine, That crucified my God ; Those sins, that pierced and nailed his flesh, Fast to tl^e fatal wood. d 4 Yes, my Redeemer, they shall die ! My heart has so decreed ; Nor will 1 spare the guilty things, That made my Saviour bleed. e 5 Whilst with a melting, broken heart, My murdered Lord I view, o I'll raise revenge against my sins, And slay the murderers too. HYMN 107. C. M. Windsor. [•] Everlasting Absence of God intolerable. 1 rpiHAT awful day will surely come, -L Th' appointed hour makes haste — When 1 must stand before my Judge, And pass the solemn test. e 2 Thou lovely Chief of all my joys, Thou Sovereign of my heart, How could I bear to hear thy voice d Pronounce the sound, Depart! e 3 The thunder of that dismal word Would so distress my ear, 440 HYMN 108. Book II. a Twould tear my soul asunder, Lord, With most tormenting fear. p 4 What — to be banished for my life, And yet forbid to die ! To linger in eternal pain, Yet death forever fly ! a 5 Oh. wretched state of deep despair. To see my God remove — And fix my doleful station where I must not taste his love ! 6 [Jesus. I throw my arms around, And hang upon thy breast ; Without a gracious smile from thee, My spirit cannot rest.] o 7 Oh ! tell me that my worthless name Is graven on thy hands ; Show me some promise in thy book, Where my salvation stands. 6 [Give me one kind, assuring word, To sink my fears again ; And cheerfully my soul shall wait Her threescore years and ten.] HYMN 108. C. M. St Asaph's, [•] Access to the Throne of Grace by a Mediator. 1 f\ OME, let us lift our joyful eyes V_y Up to the courts above ; And smile to see our Father there, Upon a throne of love. e 2 Once 'twas a seat of dreadful wrath. And shot devouring flame ;. Our God appeared consuming fire. And Vengeance was his name. — 3 Rich were the drops of Jesus' blood. That calmed his frowning face ; That sprinkled o'er his burning throne. And turned the wrath to grace. o 4 Now we may bow before his feet, And venture near the Lord ; No fiery cherub guards his seat, Nor double flaming sword. —6 The peaceful gates of heavenly bliss Are opened by the Son ; Book II. HYMN 109, 110. 441 f High let us raise <>ur notes of praise, reach th' almighty throne. 0 thee, ten thousand thanks we bring, Great Advocate on high ; And glory to th" eternal King, lays his fury by. HYMN 1(H). L. M. Islington, [b] I trkness of Procidence. 1 [' [" ORD, we adore thy vast designs, 1 A Th' obscure abyss of Providence! p Too deep to sound with mortal lines, — Too dark to view with feeble sense, e 2 Now thou array'st thine awful face in angry frowns, without a smile : — We, through the cloud, believe thy grace, Secure of thy compassion still. 3 Through seas, and storms of deep distress, We sail by faith, and not by si glit ■ Faitli guides us in the wilderness, Through all the briers and the night. e 4 Dear Father, if thy lifted rod Resolve to scourge us here below ; — Still we must lean upon our God, o Thine arm shall bear us safely through.] HYMN 110. S.M. Aylesbury. Kibworth. [*] Death and the Resurrection. a 1 4 ND must this body die ? _jl This mortal frame decay: a And must these active limbs of mine Lie mouldering in the clay : — 2 Corruption, earth, and worms, Shall but refine this flesh ; o Till my triumphant spirit comes. To put it on afresh. — 3 God my Redeemer lives. And often from the skies Looks down and watches all my dust — Till he shall bid it rise, o 4 Arrayed in glorious grace. Shall these vile bodies shine ; And every shape, and every face. Look heavenly and divine. 442 HYMN 111, 112. Book II. — 5 These lively hopes we owe To Jesus' dying love ; We would adore his grace below, And sing his power above. 6 Dear Lord, accept the praise Of these our humble songs ; o Till tunes of nobler sound we raise, With our immortal tongues. HYMN 111. C. M. Mitcham. [*] God's Dominion, and our Deliverance. 1 [r^ION, rejoice, and, Judah, sing; m A The Lord assumes his throne : Come, let us own the heavenly King, And make his glories known. 2 The great, the wicked, and the proud, From their high seats are hurled ; Jehovah rides upon a cloud, And thunders through the world. 3 He reigns upon th' eternal hills, Distributes mortal crowns ; Empires are fixed beneath his smiles, And totter at his frowns. 4 Navies, that rule the ocean wide, Are vanquished by his breath : And legions, armed with power and pride, Descend to watery death. 5 Let tyrants make no more pretence To vex our happy land ; Jehovah's name is our defence; Our buckler is his hand. 6' Still may the King of Grace descend, To rule us by his word ; And all the honours we can give Be offered to the Lord.] HYMN 112. L. M. Oporto, [*] Angels ministering to Christ and Saints. 1 f^ REAT God ! to what a glorious height VX Hast thou advanced the Lord thy Son ! Angels, in all their robes of light, Are made the servants of his throne. e 2 Before his feet thine armies wait, o And swift as flames of fire they move Book II. HYMN 113. 443 — To manage his affairs of state. In works of vengeance — and of love. [\ [His orders run through all the hosts ; Legioni descend at Ins command, To shield and guard our native coasts, When foreign rage invades our land.] o 4 Now the? are sent to guide our feet Up to tlu1 (rates of thine abode ; Through all the dangers that we meet, In travelling the heavenly road. — 5 Lord, when 1 leave this mortal ground, And thou shalt bid me rise and come — Send a beloved angel down, Safe to conduct my spirit home. HYMN 113. C. M. Mear. [*] The name. 1 [r I THE majesty of Solomon, J_ How glorious to behold ! The servants waiting round his throne, The ivory and the gold. 2 But, mighty God, thy palace shines With far superior beams ; Thine angel-guards are swift as winds. Thy ministers are flames. 3 (Soon as thine only Son had made His entrance on the earth, A shining army downward fled, To celebrate his birth. 4 And when oppressed with pains and fears. On the cold ground he lies. Behold a heavenly form appears, To allay his agonies.) 5 Now to the hands of Christ our King, Are all their legions given ; They wait upon his saints, and bring His chosen heirs to heaven. 6 Pleasure and praise run through their host, To see a sinner turn ; That Satan has a captive lost, And Christ a subject born. 7 But there's an hour of brighter joy, When he his angel sends, I 444 HYMN 114, 115. Book II. Obstinate rebels to destroy, And gather in his friends. 8 Oh ! could I say without a doubt, There shall my soul be found, — Then let the great archangel shout, And the last trumpet sound.] HYMN 114. C. M. Christmas. Sunday. [*] Christ's Death, Victory, and Dominion. SING my Saviour's wondrous death; He conquered when he fell ; 'Tis Finished! said his dying breath, And shook the gates of hell. 2 "Tis Finished! our Emmanuel cries, The dreadful work is done ! Hence shall his sovereign throne arise His kingdom is begun. 3 His cross a sure foundation laid, For glory and renown ; When through the regions of the dead He passed to reach the crown. 4 Exalted at his Father's side, Sits our victorious Lord; To heaven and hell his hands divide The vengeance or reward. 5 The saints from his propitious eye Await their several crowns ; And all the sons of darkness fly The terror of his frowns. HYMN 115. C. M. Bedford. [*] God the Avenger of his Saints. 1 TTTGH as the heavens above the ground, XX Reigns the Creator God ; Wide as the whole creation's bound, Extends his awful rod. 2 Let princes of exalted state To him ascribe their crown ; Render their homage at his feet, And cast their glories down. c 3 Know that his kingdom is supreme ; Your lofty thoughts are vain : He calls you gods, that awful name, But ye must die like men. Book II. HYMN 1 H^- 118. 445 o 4 Then let the sovereign! of the glube Not (lar«- to vex the just : He puts on ?engeance like a robe. And treads the worms to dust. e 5 Ye judges of the earth, be wise, And think of heaven with fear; The meanest saint that you despise Has an avenger there. HYMN IK). C. M. Swrmwick. [»] Mertiti and Thanks. 1 [TTOW can I sink with such a prop, JL A As my eternal (rod, — g Who bears the earth's huge pillars up, And spreads the heavens abroad ? t 2 How can I die while Jesus lives, Who rose and left the dead r — Pardon and grace rny soul receives, From mine exalted head. 0 3 All that I am. and all 1 have, Shall be forever thine ! Whate'er my duty bids me give, My cheerful hands resign. — 4 Yet if I might make some reserve, And duty did not call ; o I love my God with zeal so great, That I should give him all.] HYMN 117. L. M. Green's. [*] booing and dying with God present. 1 [T CANNOT1 bear thine absence. Lord ; A My life expires if thou depart; Be thou, my heart, still near my God, And thou, my God, be near my heart. 2 I was not born for earth or sin, Nor can I live on things so vile ; Yet 1 will stay my Father's time, And hope, and wait for heaven a while. 3 Then, dearest Lord, in thine embrace. Let me resign my fleeting breath ; And, with a smile upon my face, Pass the important hour of death.] HYMN 118. L. M. Naccourt. [b*]~ The Priesthood of Christ. 1 T>LOOD has a voice to pierce the skies ; O JD Revenge — the blood of Abel cries ; 38 446 HYMN 119, 120. Book II. e But the dear stream, when Christ was slain — Speaks peace — as loud from every vein. 2 Pardon and peace from God on high ; Behold he lays his vengeance by ; And rebels, who deserve his sword, Become the favourites of the Lord, o 3 To Jesus let our praises rise, Who gave his life a sacrifice ; Now he appears before our God, And, for our pardon, pleads his blood. HYMN 119. C. M. Plymouth, [b *] The Holy Scriptures. 1 T" ADEN with guilt, and full of fears, I i I fly to thee, my Lord ; And not a glimpse of hope appears, But in thy written word. 2 The volume of my Father's grace Does all my grief assuage : Here I behold my Saviour's face, Almost in every page. 3 (This is the field where hidden lies The pearl of price unknown ; That merchant is divinely wise, Who makes the pearl his own.) 4 (Here consecrated water flows, To quench my thirst of sin ; Here the fair tree of knowledge grows, No danger dwells therein.) 5 This is the Judge that ends the strife, Where wit and reason fail ; My guide to everlasting life, Through all this gloomy vale. 6 Oh ! may thy counsels, mighty God, My roving feet command ; Nor I forsake the happy road That leads to thy right hand. HYMN 120. S. M. Aylesbury, [b] The Laic and Gospel joined in Scripture. 1 r 1 1HE Lord declares his will, JL And keeps the world in awe ; * e Amidst the smoke of Sinai's hill, Breaks out his fiery law. — 2 The Lord reveals his face, And, smiling from above, Book II. HYMN 121, 122. 447 o Sends d >wn the g *pel of his grace, Tli" epistles of his love. — 3 These sacred wordi impart Our Maker's just commands ; ( The pity of his melting heart. o And vengeance of his hands. — 4 (Hence we awake our fear ; We draw our comfort hence; The arms of grace are treasured here, And armour of defence.) 5 (We learn Christ crucified, And here behold his blood ; All arts and knowledges beside Will do us little good.) (> We read the heavenly word, We take the offered grace ; Obey the statutes of the Lord, And trust his promises. o 7 In vain shall Satan rage Against a book divine, — e Where wrath and lightning guard the pacre, o Where beams of mercy shine. HYMN 121. L. M. Armley. [b *] The Law and Gospel distinguished, 1 HHrlE law commands, and makes us know -L What duties to our God we owe ; o But 'tis the gospel must reveal Where lies our strength to do his will. e 2 The law discovers guilt and sin, And shows how vile our hearts have been; o Only the gospel can express Forgiving love and cleansing grace. e 3 What curses does the law denounce Against the man who fails but once ? o But in the gospel Christ appears, Pardoning the guilt of numerous years. — i My soul, no more attempt to draw Thy life and comfort from the law ; a Fly to the hope the gospel gives : The man who trusts the promise — lives. HYMN 12-2. L. M. Bethel [b *] Retirement and Meditation. M Y God. permit me not to be A stranger to mvself and thee : 448 HYMN 123, 124. Book II Amidst a thousand thoughts I rove, Forgetful of my highest love, e 2 Why should my passions mix with earth, And thus debase my heavenly birth ? Why should I cleave to things below, And let my God, my Saviour, go ? d 3 Call me away from flesh and sense ; One sovereign word can draw me thence ; — I would obey the voice divine, And all inferior joys resign. e 4 Be earth with all her scenes withdrawn ; Let noise and vanity be gone : a In secret silence of the mind, My heaven — and there my God, I find. HYMN 123. L. M. Green's. [*] The Benefit of Public. Ordinances. 1 [ A WAY from every mortal care, jljL Away from earth, our souls retreat; We leave this worthless world afar, And wait, and worship, near thy seat. 2 Lord, in the temple of thy grace We see thy feet, and we adore ; We gaze upon thy lovely face, And learn the wonders of thy power. p 3 While here our various wants we mourn, United groans ascend on high ; — And prayers produce a quick return Of blessings in variety. e 4 (If Satan rage, and sin grow strong, — Here we receive some cheering word; o We o-ird the gospel armour on, o To fight the battles of the Lord. e 5 Or if our spirit faints and dies, — (Our conscience galled with inward stings,) o Here does the righteous Sun arise, With healing beams beneath his wings.; e 6 Father, my soul would still abide Within thy temple, near thy side : But if my feet must hence depart, Still keep thy dwelling in my heart.] HYMN 124. C. M. York, [b *] Moses, Aaron, and Joshua. IS not the law often commands, On holy Sinai given, 1 5FT1 Book II. HYMN 125, 126. 449 And §en1 to Dies bv Moses1 hands, Can bring us sat*.- to heaven. 2 Tis Dot the blood which Aaron spilt, Nor Bmoke of sweetest smell, Can buy the pardon of our guilt, Or save our souls from hell. e 3 Aaron the priest resigns his breath, At Gods immediate will; And in the desert yields to death, Upon th' appointed hill. 4 And thus on Jordan's yonder side, The tribes of Israel stand ; While Moses bowed his head and died, Short of the promised land. o 5 Israel rejoice, now Joshua* leads, He'll bring your tribes to rest : So far the Saviour's name exceeds The ruler and the priest. HYMN 125. L. M. PleyeFs. [b] Faith and Repentance, Unbelief and Impenitence. 1 [T IFE and immortal joys are given I A To souls that mourn the sins they've done ; Children of wrath, made heirs of heaven, By faith in God's eternal Son. e 2 Woe to the wretch who never felt The inward pangs of pious grief; But adds to all his crying guilt The stubborn sin of unbelief. 3 The law condemns the rebel dead ; Under the wrath of God he lies : a He seals the curse on his own head, And with a double vengeance dies.] HYMN 126. C. M. Wareham. [*] God glorified in the Gospel. 1 FT1HE Lord, descending from above, JL Invites his children near ; While power, and truth, and boundless love, Display their glories here. 2 Here, in the gospel's wondrous frame. Fresh wisdom we pursue ; d A thousand angels learn thy name, Beyond whate'er they knew. • Joshua wame icvk Jesus, aiui signifies a Saviour 38* 450 HYMN 127, 128. Book II. 3 Thy name is writ in fairest lines ; Thy wonders here we trace ; — Wisdom through all the mystery shines, And shines in Jesus' face. 4 The law its best obedience owes To our incarnate God ; And thy revenging justice shows Its honours in his blood, o 5 But still the lustre of thy grace Our warmer thoughts employs ; Gilds the whole scene with brighter rays, And more exalts our joys. HYMN 127. L. M. Portugal [*] Circumcision and Baptism. 1 rTlHUS did the sons of Abra'am pass J. Under the bloody seal of grace ; The young disciples bore the yoke, Till Christ the painful bondage broke. 2 By milder ways does Jesus prove His Father's covenant and his love ; He seals to saints his glorious grace, Nor does forbid their infant race. 3 Their seed is sprinkled with his blood, Their children set apart for God ; His Spirit on their offspring shed, Like water poured upon the head. o 4 Let every saint, with cheerful voice, In this large covenant rejoice ; Young children, in their early days, Shall give the God of Abra'am praise. HYMN 128. C. M. China. Plymouth, [b] Corrupt Nature from Adam,. 1 T>LEST with the joys of innocence, JD Adam our father stood, Till he debased his soul to sense, And ate th' unlawful food. 2 Now we are born a sensual race, To sinful joys inclined ; Reason has lost its native place, And flesh enslaves the mind. 3 While flesh and sense and passion reigns. Sin is the sweetest good ; Book II. HYMN 1-29 130. 451 We fancy music in our chains, And so forget the load. 4 Great God, renew our ruined frame, Our broken powers restore; Inspire us with a heavenly flame. And ilesh shall reign no more. 5 Eternal Spirit, write thy law Upon our inward parts ; And let the second Adam draw His image on our hearts. HYMN 129. L. M. Bath. Islington. [*] lit walk by Faith, not by Sight. 1 ?JT1IS by the faitli of joys to come, A We walk through deserts dark as night ; Till we arrive at heaven, our home, Faith is our guide, and faith our light. 2 The want of sight she well supplies; She makes the pearly gates appear ; Far into distant worlds she pries, And brings eternal glories near. 3 Cheerful we tread the desert through, While faith supplies a heavenly ray ; Though lions roar, and tempests blow, And rocks and dangers fill the way. 4 So Abra'am, by divine command, Left his own house to walk with God ; His faith beheld the promised land. And fired his zeal along the road. HYMN 130. C. M. Sunday. [»] The A'eic Creation. 1 A TTEND, while God's exalted Son J\. Doth his own glory shew : d " Behold, I sit upon my throne, " Creating all things new. 2 " Nature and sin are passed away, " And the old Adam dies ; " My hands a new foundation lay — " See the new world arise ! 3 u I'll be a Sun of righteousness " To the new heavens I make ; " None but the new-born heirs of grace " My glories shall partake." e 4 Mighty Redeemer, set me free From my old state of sin ; 452 HYMN 131, 132. BookJLL Oh, make my soul alive to thee ; f Create new powers within. 5 Renew mine eyes, and form mine ears, And mould my heart afresh ; Give me new passions, joys, and fears, And turn the stone to flesh. — 6 Far from the regions of the dead, From sin, and earth, and hell, — In the new world that grace has made, I would forever dwell. HYMN 131. L. M. Castle Street, Leeds. [*] The Excellency of the Christian Religion, o 1 "ir ET everlasting glories crown JLi Thy head, my Saviour, and my Lord; Thy hands have brought salvation down, And writ the blessings in thy word. 2 [What if we trace the globe around, And search from Britain to Japan ; There shall be no religion found, So just to God, so safe for man.] — 3 In vain the trembling conscience seeks Some solid ground to rest upon ; With long despair the spirit breaks, Till we apply to Christ alone. e 4 How well thy blessed truths agree ! How wise and holy thy commands ! — Thy promises — how firm they be ! How firm our hope and comfort stands ! o 5 Not the feigned fields of heathenish bliss Could raise such pleasures in the mind ; Nor does the Turkish paradise Pretend to joys so well refined. —6 Should all the forms that men devise Assault my faith with treacherous art, I'd call them vanity and lies, And bind the gospel to my heart. HYMN 132. C. M. Colchester. [*] The Offices of Christ. 1 "X"^T7"E bless the prophet of the Lord, W Who comes with truth and grace ; Jesus, thy Spirit and thy word Shall lead us in thy ways. 2 We reverence our High Priest above, Who offered up his blood , Book II. HYMN 133, 134. 453 And lives to carry on his love. By pleading with our God. r exalted King ; How sweet are his commands ! aards our souls from hell and sin, his almighty hands. 4 llosanna to his glorious name. Who saves by different ways . His mercy lays a sovereign claim To our immortal praise. HYMN 133. L. M. Brentford. [*] The Operations of the Holy Spirit. o 1 ■,! TER.XAL Spirit, we confess, ml And sing the wonders of thy grace ; Thy power conveys our blessings down, From God tiie Father and the Son. 2 Enlightened by thy heavenly ray, Our shades and darkness turn to day ; Thine inward teachings make us know Our danger and our refuge too. o 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 ; o Thy cheering words awake our joys ; o Thy words allay the stormy wind, — And calm the surges of the mind. HYMN 134. C M. York. [*] Circumcision abolished. 1 [FT1HE promise was divinely free, JL Extensive was the grace ; " 1 will the God of Abra'am be, u And of his numerous race." 2 He said, and with a bloody seal Confirmed the words he spoke ; Long did the sons of Abra'am feel The sharp and painful yoke : '3 Till God's own Son, descending low, Gave his own flesh to bleed ; And Gentiles taste the blessings now, From the hard bondage freed. 4 The God of Abra'am claims our praise, His promises endure ; 454 HYMN 135—137. Book IL And Christ the Lord, in gentler ways, Makes the salvation sure.] HYMN 135. L. M. Oporto. [*] Types and Prophecies of Christ. d 1 TT>EHOLD the woman's promised Seed ! JL) Behold the great Messiah come ! Behold the prophets all agreed To give him the superior room ! — 2 Abra'am, the saint, rejoiced of old, When visions of the Lord he saw ; Moses, the man of God. foretold This great Fulfiller of his law. 3 The types bore witness to his name, Obtained their chief design, and ceased ; The incense, and the bleeding lamb, The ark, the altar, and the priest. 4 Predictions in abundance meet, To join their blessings on his head : o Jesus, we worship at thy feet, And nations own the Promised Seed. ~~ HYMN 136. L. M. Nantwich. [•] "" Miracles at the Birth of Christ. 1 [FT1HE King of glory sends his Son, JL To make his entrance on this earth ; Behold the midnight bright as noon, And heavenly hosts declare his birth !. 2 About the young Redeemer's head, What wonders, and what, glories meet ! An unknown star arose, and led The eastern sages to his feet. 3 Simeon and Anna both conspire The infant Saviour to proclaim ; Inward they felt the sacred fire, And blessed the babe, and owned his name. 4 Let Jews and Greeks blaspheme aloud, And treat the holy child with scorn ; Our souls adore th' eternal God Who condescended to be born.] ~HYMN 137. L. M. Gloucester. [*] Miracles in the Life, Death, and Resurrection of Christ. e 1 T3EHOLD, the blind their sight receive ' J3 Behold, the dead awake, and live ! The dumb speak wonders ! and the lame Leap like the hart, and bless His m Book II. HYMN 138, 1:39. 455 '2 Thus doei th' eternal Spirit own, — And seal the mission of the Son; The Father vindicates his cause, While he hangs bleeding on the cross. -toe heavens in mourning stood ! 0 Serial I — and appears a God ! o Behold the Lord ascending high. No more to bleed, no more to die. — 1 Hence and forever from my heart I bid my doubts and fears depart ; And to those hands my smil resign, i bear credentials so divine. HYMN 138. L. M. BUndon. Leeds. [•] Tin Power of the Gospel. 1 rjlHIS is the word of truth and love, _I_ Sent to the nations from above j o Jehovah here resolves to show What his almighty grace can do. — 2 This remedy did wisdom rind, To heal diseases of the mind ; o This sovereign balm, whose virtues can Restore the ruined creature, man. — 3 The gospel bids the dead revive ; Sinners obey the voice, and live ; Dry bones are raised, and clothed afresh. And hearts of stone are turned to flesh. 4 ("Where Satan reigned in shades of night. The gospel strikes a heavenly light : Our lusts its wondrous power controls, And calms the rage of angry souls. 5 Lions and beasts of savage name Put on the nature of the lamb ; e While the wide world esteems it strange. a Gaze, and admire, and hate the char._ — h' May but this grace my sou] renew, Let sinners gaze and hate me too ; o The word that saves me does engage A sure defence from all their rag HYMN 139. L. M. Sicilian. PlcyeTs. [•] The Example of Christ. 1 ^\1~Y dear Redeemer, and my Lord, -TJL 1 read my duty in thy word. But in thy life the law appears. Drawn out in living characters. 456 HYMN 140, 141. Book II. 2 Such was thy truth, and such thy zeal, Such deference to thy Father's will — Such love, and meekness so divine — I would transcribe and make them mine, p 3 Cold mountains, and the midnight air, Witnessed the fervour of thy prayer ; The desert thy temptations knew, Thy conflict, and thy victory too. — 4 Be thou my pattern ; make me bear More of thy gracious image here ! Then God, the Judge, shall own my name. Amongst the followers of the Lamb. HYMN 140. C. M. Mear. [*] The Examples of Christ and the Saints. o 1 /^ IVE me the wings of faith, to rise \J Within the vail, and see The saints above, how great their joys, How bright their glories be ! p 2 Once they were mourning here below, And wet their couch with tears : They wrestled hard, as we do now, With sins, and doubts, and fears. — 3 I ask them, whence their victory came ; They, with united breath, o Ascribe their conquest to the Lamb — Their triumph to his death. —4 They marked the footsteps he had trod, (His zeal inspired their breast ;) And, following their incarnate God, Possessed the promised rest. 5 Our glorious Leader claims our praise, For his own pattern given ; While the long cloud of witnesses Show the same path to heaven. HYMN 141. C.-M. St. Martin's. [•] Preaching, Baptism, and the Lord's Supper. 1 TVTY Saviour God, my Sovereign Prince, J_TJL Reigns far above the skies ; But brings his graces down to sense, And helps my faith to rise. 2 My eyes and ears shall bless his name ; They read and hear his word ; Book II. HYMN 142, 143. 4o7 My loach and taste shall do the same, When they receive the Lord. 3 Baptismal water is designed To seal his cleansing grace ; While, at his feast of bread and wine, He gives his saints a place. 4 But not the waters of a flood Can make my flesh so clean, As, by his Spirit and his blood, He'll wash my soul from sin. 5 Not choicest meats, nor noblest wines, So much my heart refresh. As when my faith goes through the signs. And feeds upon his flesh. 6 1 love the Lord, who stoops so low, To give his word a seal ; But the rich grace his hands bestow, Exceeds the Figures still. HYMN 14-2. S. M. Peckham. [b *] Faith in Christ our Sacrifice. e 1 IVTOT all the blood of beasts, _L 1 On Jewish altars slain, Could give the guilty conscience peace, Or wash away the stain. o 2 But Christ, the heavenly Lamb, Takes all our sins away ; A sacrifice of nobler name. And richer blood than they. p 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. u 5 Believing, we rejoice To see the curse remove ; s We bless the Lamb with cheerful voice, And sing his bleeding love. HYMN 143. C. M. Annky. [b *] Flesh and Spirit. 1 "Vll^HAT different powers of grace and ein ▼ T Attend our mortal state ! 39 458 HYMN 144, 145. Book II. I hate the thoughts that work within, And do the works I hate. p 2 Now f complain, and groan, and die, While sin and Satan reign : o Now raise my songs of triumph high, For grace prevails again. — 3 So darkness struggles with the light, Till perfect day arise ; Water and fire maintain the fight, Until the weaker dies. 4 Thus will the flesh and spirit strive, And vex and break my peace ; o But I shall quit this mortal life, And sin forever cease.] HYMN 144. L. M. Old Hundred. [»] Effusions of the Spirit : Success of the Gospel. 1 (^ REAT was the day, the joy was great, VX When the divine disciples met; Whilst on their heads the Spirit came, And sat like tongues of cloven flame. e 2 What gifts, what miracles he gave ! And power to kill, and power to save ! Furnished their tongues with wondrous words. Instead of shields, and spears, and swords. — 3 Thus armed, he sent the champions forth, o From east to west, from south to north ; d " Go — and assert your Saviour's cause; " Go — spread the mystery of his cross." —4 These weapons of the holy war, Of what almighty force they are — To make our stubborn passions bow, And lay the proudest rebel low ! 5 Nations, the learned and the rude, Are by those heavenly arms subdued : While Satan rages at his loss, And hates the doctrine of the cross. 6 Great King of grace, my heart subdue. 1 would be led in triumph too — A willing captive to my Lord — And sing the victories of his word. HYMN 145. CM. Barby. [*] Sight through a Glass, and Face to Face. 1 [T LOVE the windows of thy grace, JL Through which my Lord is seen ; Book II. HYMN 146, 147. 459 And long t<> meet my Saviour's face, Without a glass between. e 'J Oh, that the happy hour were come, To change ray faith to sight ! —1 should behold my Lord at home, In a diviner light. o 3 Haste, my Beloved, and remove Th- - — Then shall my passions all be love, And all my powers be praise.] HYMN 146. L. M. Babylon. Carthage, [b] •j of Creatures ; or, no Rest on Earth. 1 1VTAN has a soul of vast desires; 1.TJL He burns within with restless fires ; Tossed to and fro, his passions fly From vanity to vanity. 2 In vain on earth we hope to find Some solid good to fill the mind : We try new pleasures ; but we feel The inward thirst and torment still. 3 So, when a raging fever burns, We shift from side to side, by turns ; And 'tis a poor relief we gain, To change the place, but keep the pain. 4 Great God, subdue this vicious thirst, This love to vanity and dust ; Cure the vile fever of the mind, And feed our souls with joys refined. HYMN 147. C. M. Barby. [•] The Creation of the World. Gen. i. 1 [" TVj~OW let a spacious world arise," — i Said the Creator Lord : At once th' obedient earth and skies Rose at his sovereign word. 2 (Dark was the deep : the waters lay- Confused, and drowned the land ; He called the light ; the new-born day Attends on his command. 3 He bids the clouds ascend on high ; The clouds ascend, and bear A watery treasure to the sky, And float on softer air. 4 The liquid element below Was gathered by his hand * 160 HYMN 148. Book II. The rolling seas together flow, And leave the solid land. 5 With herbs and plants of flowery birth, The naked globe he crowned ; Ere there was rain to bless the earth, Or sun to warm the ground. C Then he adorned the upper skies : Behold the sun appears : The moon and stars in order rise, To mark out months and years. 7 Out of the deep th' almighty King Did vital beings frame ; The painted fowls of every wing, And fish of every name.) 6 He gave the lion and the worm, At once, their wondrous birth ; And grazing beasts of various form, Rose from the teeming earth. 9 Adam was framed of equal clay, Though sovereign of the rest ; Designed for nobler ends than they, With God's own image blessed. 10 Thus glorious in the Maker's eye, The young creation stood ; He saw the building from on high, His word pronounced it good. 11 Lord, while the frame of nature stands, Thy praise shall fill my tongue ; But the new world of grace demands A more exalted song.] HYMN 148. CM. Canterbury. St. Ann's.[b*l God reconciled in Christ. e 1 "pvEARESTofall the names above, ■ J My Jesus and my God — Who can resist thy heavenly love, Or trifle with thy blood ? — 2 'Tis by the merits of thy death, The Father smiles again ; 'Tis by thine interceding breath, The Spirit dwells with men. e 3 Till God in human flesh 1 see, My thoughts no comfort find ; Book II. HYMiN 149, 150. 461 a The holy, just, and sacred Three, Are terrors to my mind. e 4 But if Emmanuel's face appear, My bope, my joy begins ; His name forbids my slavish fear, His grace remove! my sins. — T> While Jews on their own law rely, And Gveeki of wisdom boast; I love th* Incarnate Mystery, And there I fix my trust. HYMN 149. C. M. Arundel [*] Honour to Magistrates. 1 [1T1 TERN AL Sovereign of the sky, ■ A And Lord of all below, We mortals to thy Majesty Our first obedience owe. 2 Our souls adore thy throne supreme, And bless thy providence ; For magistrates of meaner name, Our glory and defence. 3 (The crowns of all those princes shine. With rays above the rest, Where laws and liberties combine, To make the nation blest.) 4 Kingdoms on firm foundations stand, While virtue finds reward ; And sinners perish from the land, By justice and the sword. 5 Let Ccesar's due be ever paid To Caesar and his throne ; But consciences and souls were made To be the Lord's alone.] HYMN 150. C. M. Plymouth, [b] The D eceitf ulness of Sin. 1 OIN has a thousand treacherous arts >3 To practise on the mind ; With flattering looks she tempts our hearts, But leaves a sting behind. 2 With names of virtue she deceives The aged and the young ; And while the heedless wretch believes. She makes his fetters strong. 3 She pleads for all the joys she brings, And gives a fair pretence ; 39* 462 HYMN 151, 152. Book II. But cheats the soul of heavenly things, And chains it down to sense. 4 So on a tree divinely fair, Grew the forbidden food ; Our mother took the poison there, And tainted all her blood. HYMN 151. L. M. Islington. [*] Prophecy and Inspiration. 1 'FT1WAS by an order from the Lord, JL The ancient prophets spoke his word ; His Spirit did their tongues inspire, And warmed their hearts with heavenly fire. 2 The works and wonders which they wrought, Confirmed the messages they brought ; The prophet's pen succeeds his breath, To save the holy words from death. e 3 Great God, mine eyes with pleasure look On the dear volume of thy book ; There my Redeemer's face I see, And read his Name who died for me. o 4 Let the false raptures of the mind Be lost, and vanish in the wind : — Here I can fix my hope secure ; This is thy word, and must endure. HYMN 152. C. M. Bedford. [*] Sinai and Sion. Heb. xii. 18, &c. e 1 TVTOT to the terrors of the Lord, J_ 1 The tempest, fire, and smoke ; Not to the thunder of that word Which God on Sinai spoke ; — o 2 But we are come to Sion's hill, The city of our God ; Where milder words declare his will, And spread his love abroad. e 3 Behold th' innumerable host Of angels clothed in light ! Behold the spirits of the just, Whose faith is turned to sight 1 4 Behold the blest assembly there, Whose names are writ in heaven ; Hear God, the Judge of all, declare Their vilest sins forgiven. — 5 The saints on earth, and all the dead, But one communion make ; Book II. HYMN 153, 154. 463 All join in Christ, their living head, And of his grace partake, o ti In such m (riety as this, My weary soul would rest : The man who dwells where Jesus is. Must be forever blest. HYMN 153. C. If. Reading, [b] DuUmtpcr, Folly, and Jlfadncss of Sin. el OIN, like a venomous disease, O Infects our vital blood; — The only balm is sovereign grace. And the physician God. e 2 Our beauty and our strength are fled, And we draw near to death ; o But Christ the Lord recalls the dead, With his almighty breath, e 3 Madness, by nature, reigns within, The passions burn and rage ; — Till God*s own Son, with skill divine, The inward fire assuage. e 4 (We lick the dust, we grasp the wind, And solid good despise : — Such is the folly of the mind. Till Jesus make us wise.) e 5 We give our souls the wounds they feel. We drink the poisonous gall, o And rush with fury down to hell — — But heaven prevents the fall. 6 (The man possessed among the tombs, Cuts his own flesh, and cries : o He foams and raves, till Jesus comes, And the foul spirit flies.) HYMN 154. L. M. Armlet/, [b »] f- Righteousness insufficicTit. 1 " "VX7HERE are the mourners," saiththe Lord ▼ Y M Who wait and tremble at my word — •■ Who walk in darkness all the day ? i; Come, make my name your trust and stay. 2 (" No works, no duties of your own, " Can for the smallest sin atone ; " The robes that nature inay provide, " Will not your least pollutions hide. 3 M The softest couch that nature knows, " Can give the conscience no repose ; 464 HYMN 155, 156. Book II o " Look to my righteousness, and live ; " Comfort and peace are mine to give.) —4 " Ye sons of pride, who kindle coals " With your own hands, to warm your souls, " Walk in the light of your own fire, " Enjoy the sparks that ye desire : — e5 " This is your portion at my hands, — " Hell waits you with her iron bands ; a " Ye shall lie down in sorrow there, " In death, and darkness, and despair." HYMN 155. CM. Tunbridge. [b] Christ our Passover. e 1 ~1[~ O, the destroying angel flies _I_J To Pharaoh's stubborn land ! The pride, the flower of Egypt dies By his vindictive hand, o 2 He passed the tents of Jacob o'er. Nor poured the wrath divine ; He saw the blood on every door, And blessed the peaceful sign. — 3 Thus the appointed Lamb must bleed, To break th' Egyptian yoke ; o Thus Israel is from bondage freed, And 'scapes the angel's stroke. e 4 Lord, if my heart were sprinkled too With blood so rich as thine, Justice no longer would pursue This guilty soul of mine. — 5 Jesus our passover was slain, And has at once procured o Freedom from Satan's heavy chain, And God's avenging sword. HYMN 156. C. M. Plymouth, [b] Satan's various Temptations. 1 IT HATE the tempter, and his charms, A I hate his flattering breath ; The serpent takes a thousand forms. To cheat our souls to death. 2 He feeds our hopes with airy dreams, Or kills with slavish fear ; And holds us still in wide extremes Presumption or despair. Book II. HYMN 157, 158. 465 3 Now he persuades, How easy 'tis To walk tin road ftp heaven; Anon he -swells our sins, and cries, Thty canm>t In for^ivm. 4 (He bids young sinners, Yet forbear To think of Hod or death ; For prayer and gr&M devotion are But melancholy breath. 5 He tells the aged. They must die. And 'tis too late to pray ; In vain for mercy now they cry, For they have lost their day.) e 6 Tnus he supports his cruel throne, By mischief and deceit; And drags the sons of Adam down To darkness and the pit. • 7 Almighty God, cut short his power ; Let him in darkness dwell ; And that he vex the earth no more, Confine him down to hell. HYMN 157. C. M. Reading, [b] The same. 1 IVTOW Satan comes with dreadful roar, -L 1 And threatens to destroy ; He worries whom he can't devour, With a malicious joy. o 2 Ye sons of God, oppose his rage ; Resist, and he'll be gone : — Thus did our dearest Lord engage. And vanquish him alone. e 3 Now he appears almost divine, Like innocence and love ; — But the old serpent lurks within, When he assumes the dove, o 4 Fly from the false deceiver's tongue. Ye sons of Adam, fly ! e Our parents found the snare too strong ; Nor should the children try. HYMN 15S. L. M. Geneva. Babylon, [b] Few saved ; or, The almost Christian. e 1 T3ROAD is the road that leads to death, JD And thousands walk together there ; But wisdom shows a narrow path, With here and there a traveller 4ti6 HYMN 159, 160. Book II. (i 2 Deny thyself and lake thy cross, e Is the Redeemer's great command ; — Nature must count her gold but dross, If she would gain this heavenly land. p 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. HYMN 159. C. M. Plymouth. Wantage. [*] Unconverted State; or, Converting Grace. 1 /^ REAT King of glory and of grace, vJT We own, with humble shame, How vile is our degenerate race, And our first father's name. — 2 From Adam flows our tainted blood, — The poison reigns within ; Makes us averse to all that's good, And willing slaves to sin. 3 [Daily we break thy holy laws, And then reject. thy grace ; Engaged in the old serpent's cause, Against our Maker's face.] 4 We live estranged afar from God, And love the distance well ; With haste we run the dangerous road, That leads to death and hell. e 5 And can such rebels be restored ? Such natures made divine ? o Let sinners see thy glory, Lord, And feel this power of thine. o 6 We raise our Father's name on high, Who his own Spirit sends, o To bring rebellious strangers nigh, And turn his foes to friends. HYMN 160. L. M. Armlet/. [*] Custom in Sin. 1 IF ET the wild leopards of the wood JL^i Put off the spots that nature gives ; Then may the wicked turn to God, And change their tempers, and their lives Book II. HYMN 161, 162. 46? 9 As well might Ethiopian slaves Wash out the darkness of their skin; The dead as well may leave their graves. As old transgressors cease to sin. 3 Where vice has held its empire long, 'Twill not endure the least control ; None, but a power divinely strong, Can turn the current of the soul. 4 Great God, 1 own thy power divine, That works to change this heart of mine ; 1 would be formed anew, and bless The wonders of creating grace. HYMN 161. C. M. Reading, [b] Christian Virtues ; or, Difficulty of going to Heaven. 1 OTRAIT is the way, the door is strait, ►3 That leads to joys on high ; Tis but a few that rind the gate, While crowds mistake and die. 2 Beloved self must be denied, The mind and will renewed ; Passion suppressed and patience tried, And vain desires subdued. 3 (Flesh is a dangerous foe to grace, Where it prevails and rules ; Flesh must be humbled, pride abased, Lest they destroy our souls.) 4 The love of gold be banished hence, That vile idolatry ; And every member, every sense, In sweet subjection lie. 5 The tongue, that most unruly power, Requires a strong restraint ; We must be watchful every hour, And pray, but never faint. e 6 Lord ! can a feeble, helpless worm, Fulfill a task so hard ? o Thy grace must all my work perform, And give the free reward. HYMN 16-2. C. M. Swanwick. [*] Meditation of Heaven ; or. The Joy of Faith. 1 IVTY thoughts surmount these lower skies. -LtX And look within the vail ; o There springs of endless pleasure rise, The waters never fail. 468 HYMN 163. Book II. — 2 There I behold, with sweet delight, The blessed Three in One ; And strong affections fix my sight On God's incarnate Son. o 3 His promise stands forever firm ; His grace shall ne'er depart; — He binds my name upon his arm, And seals it on his heart. 4 Light are the pains that nature brings : How short our sorrows are — When with eternal, future things, The present we compare ! • o 5 I would not be a stranger still To that celestial place, Where I forever hope to dwell Near my Redeemer's face. HYMN 163. C. M. Reading. [*] Complaint of Desertion and Temptations. 1 [T"\EAR Lord, behold our sore distress; JiJ Our sins attempt to reign, Stretch out thine arm of conquering grace, And let thy foes be slain. 2 (The lion, with his dreadful roar, Affrights thy feeble sheep : Reveal the glory of thy power, And chain him to the deep. 3 Must we indulge a long despair ? Shall our petitions die ? Our mournings never reach thine ear, Nor tears affect thine eye ?) 4 If Thou despise a mortal groan, Yet hear a Saviour's blood ; An Advocate, so near the throne, Pleads and prevails with God. 5 He brought the Spirit's powerful sword, To slay our deadly foes : Our sins shall die beneath thy word, And hell in vain oppose. 6 How boundless is our Father's grace, In height, and depth, and length ! He made his Son our righteousness ; His Spirit is our strength.] Book II. HYMN 164, 165. 469 HYMN 164. C. M. Windsor [b] Tfie End of the World. 1 r\ll/"HY should this earth delight us so? W Why should we fix our eyes On these low grounds, where sorrows grow, And every pleasure dies? e l2 While Time his sharpest teeth prepares Our comforts to devour, o There is a land above the stars, And joys above his power, e 3 Nature shall be dissolved and die, The sun must end his race ; — The earth and sea forever fly Before my Saviour's face, o 4 When will that glorious morning rise r When the last trumpet sound, And call the nations to the skies, From underneath the ground ?] HYMN 165. C. M. Wantage. China, [b] Unfruitful ness, Ignorance, and unsanctified Affections. pi T ONG have I sat beneath the sound I A Of thy salvation, Lord ; But still how weak my faith is found — And knowledge of thy word ! e 2 Oft 1 frequent thy holy place, And hear almost in vain ; How small a portion of thy grace My memory can retain ! 3 [My dear Almighty, and my God, How little art thou known, By all the judgments of thy rod, And blessings of thy throne !] p 4 (How cold and feeble is my love ! How negligent my fear ! How low my hopes of joys above ! How few affections there !) — 5 Great God, thy sovereign power impart. To give thy word success ; Write thy salvation in my heart, And make me learn thy grace. o 6 (Show my forgetful feet the way, That leads to joys on high ; There knowledge grows without decay, And love shall never die.") 40 470 HYMN 166, 167. Book II. H Y MN 166. C. M. Mitcham. [*] The Divine Perfections. 1 [ [TOW shall 1 praise th' eternal God, -LA That Infinite Unknown ? e Who can ascend his high abode, Or venture near his throne ? 2 (The great Invisible ! he dwells Concealed in dazzling light : e But his all-searching eye reveals The secrets of the night. — 3 Those watchful eyes that never sleep, Survey the world around ; e His wisdom is a boundless deep, Where all our thoughts are drowned.) o 4 (Speak we of strength ? his arm is strong, To save or to destroy ; e Infinite years his life prolong, And endless is his joy.) — 5 (He knows no shadow of a change, Nor alters his decrees ; g Firm as a rock his truth remains, To guard his promises.) p 6 (Sinners before his presence die : How holy is his name ! d His anger and his jealousy Burn like devouring flame.) e 7 Justice, upon a dreadful throne, Maintains the rights of God ; o While Mercy sends her pardons down, Bought with a Saviour's blood. e 8 Now to my soul, immortal King, — Speak some forgiving word ; o Then 'twill be double joy to sing o The glories of my Lord.] HYMN 167. L. M. Psalm 97. [*] The same. 1 [f^ RE AT God ! thy glories shall employ vT My holy fear, my humble joy ; My lips, in songs of honour, bring Their tribute to th' eternal King. 2 (Earth and the stars, and worlds unknown, Depend, precarious, on his throne ; All nature hangs upon his word, And grace and glory own their Lord.) Book II. HYMN 1GS. 471 n (H - . power what mortal knows? If he commands, who dare oppose? With strength lie girds himself around, And treads the rebeli to the ground.) 4 (Who shall pretend to teach him skill, tide the counsels of his will ; H> wisdom, like a sea divine, Fl<>ws deep and high beyond our line.) H:s Name is holy, and his eye Burns with immortal jealou He hates the sons of pride, and sheds His • mce on their heads.) (j (The beamings of his piercing sight Bring dark hypocrisy to light ; : and destruction naked lie, And hell uncovered to his eye.) 7 I h' eternal law before hirn stands : His justice, with impartial hands, dee to all their due reward, Or by the sceptre or the sword.) d (His mercy, like a boundless sea, Washes our load of guilt awny ; While his own Son came down and died. To engage his justice on our side.) Each of his words demands my faith ; My soul can rest on all he saith ; His truth inviolably keeps The largest promise of his lips.) 10 Oh, tell me, with a gentle voice, Thou art my God, and I'll rejoice : Filled with thy love, 1 dare proclaim The brightest honours of thy name. HYMN 168. L.M. Old Hundred. Psalm97. [*] The same. 1 TKHOVAH reigns — his throne is high, t/ His robes are light and majesty ; His glory shines with beams so bright, No mortal can sustain the sight. e 2 His terrors keep the world in awe, His justice guards his holy law , — o His love reveals a smiling face, His truth and promise seal the grace. — 3 Through all his works his wisdom shines. And bafifes Satan's deep designs ; 472 HYMN 169. Book II. o His power is sovereign to fulfill The noblest counsels of his will. e 4 And will this glorious Lord descend, To be my Father and my Friend ? g Then let my songs with angels join ! Heaven is secure, if God be mine. HYMN 169. P. M. Triumph. [*} The same. 1 fTlHE Lord Jehovah reigns, JL His throne is built on high ; The garments he assumes, Are light and majesty ; His glories shine With beams so bright, No mortal eye Can bear the sight. 2 The thunders of his hand, Keep the wide world in awe ; His wrath and justice stand, To guard his holy law ; And where his love Resolves to bless, His truth confirms And seals the grace. 3 Through all his ancient works, Surprising wisdom shines ; Confounds the powers of hell, And breaks their cursed designs : Strong is his arm — And shall fulfill His great decrees, His sovereign will. 4 And can this mighty King Of glory condescend — And will he write his name, My Father and my Friend f I love his name, I love his word ; Join, all my powers. And praise the Lord Book II. HYMN 170. 473 HYMN 170. L.M. PsabmVJ .Old Hundred. [m] (Jud incomprehensible and sovereign. 1 [pAN creatures, to perfection, find V^ TV eternal, uncreated Mind ? Or can the largest stretch of thought Measure and search his nature out ? "2 Tis high as heaven ! 'tis deep as hell ! And what can mortals know or tell ? His glory spreads beyond the sky. And all the shining worlds on high. 3 But man. vain man, would fain be wise; Born like a wild young colt, he flies Through all the follies of his mind, And smells and snuffs the empty wind.] 4 God is a King of power unknown; Firm are the orders of his throne ; e If he resolve, who dare oppose, Or ask him why, or what he does ? — 5 He wounds the heart, and he makes whole He calms the tempests of the soul ; e When he shuts up in long despair, Who can remove the heavy bar ? g 6 He frowns — and darkness veils the moon — The fainting sun grows dim at noon ; The pillars of heaven's starry roof Tremble and start at his reproof. 7 He gave the vaulted heaven its form, The crooked serpent and the worm ; He breaks the billows with his breath, And smites the sons of pride to death. —8 These are a portion of his ways, e But who shall dare describe his face ? e Who can endure the light ? or stand To hear the thunders of his hand ? EHD OF THE 3EC0ND BOOK 40 • HYMNS AND SPIRITUAL SONGS. BOOK III. PREPARED FOR THE HOLY ORDINANCE OF THE lord's SUPPER. HYMN 1. L. M. Gloucester. [* b] The Lord's Supper instituted. 1 Cor. xi. 23, &c. 1 ?rpWAS on that dark, that doleful night, X When powers of earth and hell arose Against the Son of God's delight, And friends betrayed him to his foes — 2 Before the mournful scene began, He took the bread, and blessed and brake ; c What love through all his actions ran ! What wondrous words of grace he spake ! d 3 This is my body — broke for sin — Receive and eat the living food: — Then took the cup and blessed the wine : d ' Tis the new covenant in my blood. 4 [For us his flesh with nails was torn ; He bore the scourge, he left the thorn ; And justice poured upon his head Its heavy vengeance, in our stead. 5 For us his vital blood was spilt, To buy the pardon of our guilt ; When for black crimes of biggest size, He gave his soul a sacrifice.] 6 Do this } he cried, till time shall end, In memory of your dying friend; Meet at my table, and record The love of your departed Lord, o 7 Jesus, thy feast, we celebrate ; We show thy death, we sing thy name ; Till thou return, and we shall eat The marriage supper of the Lamb. Book III. HYMN 2, 3. 475 HYMN 2. S. M. Dover. [•] Communion with Christ and with Saints. 1 Cor. x. 16,17. 1 [ "TKSUS invites his saints •J To meet around his board ; Here pardoned rebels sit, and hold Communion with their Lord. 2 For food he gives his flesh ; He bids us drink his blood : Amazing favour ! matchless grace — Of our descending God !] 3 This holy bread and wine Maintain our fainting breath, By union with our living Lord, And interest in his death. 4 Our heavenly Father calls Christ and his members one ; e We the youncr children of his love, o And he the First-born Son. 5 We are but several parts Of the same broken bread ; One body hath its several limbs, o But Jesus is the head. o 6 Let all our powers be joined, His glorious Name to raise : Pleasure and love fill every mind, And every voice be praise. HYMN 3. C. M. York. [•] The New Covenant sealed. 1 " FT1HE promise of my Father's love JL Shall stand forever good" — t 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 th' 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 ; p 'Twas purchased with a dying groan, And ratified in death. 476 HYMN 4, 5. Book ill. o 5 Sweet is the memory of his name, Who blessed us in his will ; And to his testament of love. Made his own life the seal. HYMN 4. C. M. Canterbury, [b] Christ's dying Love, e 1 TTQW condescending, and how kind X JL Was God's eternal Son ! e Our misery reached his heavenly mind, And pity brought him down, e 2 [When Justice, by our sins provoked, Drew forth his dreadful sword ; — He gave his soul up to the stroke, Without a murmuring word.] p 3 He sunk beneath our heavy woes, o To raise us to his throne : — There's ne'er a gift his hand bestows, e But cost his heart a groan. — 4 This was compassion like a God — That when the Saviour knew The price of pardon was his blood, His pity ne'er withdrew. o 5 Now, though he reigns exalted high, His love is still as great: e Well he remembers Calvary — Nor let his saints forget. e 6 [Here we behold his bowels roll, — As kind as when he died ; p And see the sorrows of his soul, Bleed through his wounded side. — 7 Here we receive repeated seals Of Jesus' dying love : Hard is the wretch who never feels One soft affection move.] p 8 Here let our hearts begin to melt, While we his death record ; — And, with our joy for pardoned guilt, Mourn that we pierced the Lord. HYxMN 5. C. M. Barby. [*] Christ the Bread of Life. John vi. 31, 35, 39. 1 ~T ET us adore th' eternal Word * g J A 'Tis he our souls hath fed : — Thou art the living stream, O Lord, And thou th' immortal bread Book III. HYMN 6 477 2 [Tho manna came from lower skies, but Jesus from above ; Where the fresh springs of pleasure rise, And rivers flow with love. 3 The Jews, the fathers, died at last. Who ate the heavenly bread ; But these provisions which we taste, Can raise us from the dead.] P 4 Blest be the Lord, who gives his flesh, To nourish dying men ; And often spreads his table fresh, Lest we should faint again. — 5 Our souls shall draw their heavenly breath, While Jesus finds supplies ; Nor shall our graces sink to death, o For Jesus never dies, e 6 Daily our mortal flesh decays, 0 But Christ our life shall come ; o His unresisted power shall raise Our bodies from the tomb. HYMN 6. L. M. Bath. [*] The Memorial of our absent Lord. John xvi. 16. Luke xxii. 19. John xiv. 3. 1 TESUS is gone above the skies, J WThere our weak senses reach him not ■ e And carnal objects court our eyes, To thrust our Saviour from our thought. 2 He knows what wandering hearts we have, Apt to forget his lovely face ; — And, to refresh our minds, he gave These kind memorials of his grace. o 3 The Lord of life this table spread, With his own flesh and dying blood ; We on the rich provision feed, And taste the wine, and bless our God. — 4 Let sinful sweets be all forgot, And earth grow less in our esteem ; o Christ and his love fill every thought, And faith and hope be fixed on him. — 5 Whilst he is absent from our sight, o 'Tis to prepare our souls a place. That we may dwell in heavenly light, g And live forever near his face. — 6 [Our eyes look upwards to the hills. Whence our returning Lord shall come : 478 HYMN 7, 8. Book III. We wait thy chariot's awful wheels, To fetch our longing spirits home.] HYMN 7. L. M. Gloucester, [bl Crucifixion to the World by the Cross of Christ. Gal.vi.14. 1 ["\T/"HEN I survey the wondrous cross, W On which the Prince of glory died, My richest gain, I count but loss, And pour contempt on all my pride, e 2 Forbid it, Lord, that I should boast, Save in the death of Christ, my God — All the vain things that charm me most, 1 sacrifice them to thy blood. e 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 ? e 4 (His dying crimson, like a robe, Spreads o'er his body on the tree ; — Then am I dead to all the globe, And all the globe is dead to me.) o 5 Were the whole realm of nature mine, That were a present far too small ; Love, so amazing, so divine. Demands my soul, my life, my all.] HYMN 6. C. M. Bethlehem. [*] The Tree of Life. 1 [/^1 OME. let us join a joyful tune, Vy To our exalted Lord : Ye saints on high, around his throne, And we around his board, e 2 While once upon this lower ground, Weary and faint ye stood; — What dear refreshment here ye found, From this immortal food. o 3 The tree of life, that, near the throne, In heaven's high garden grows ; Laden with grace, bends gently down It? ever-smiling boughs. — 4 (Hovering among the leaves, there stands The sweet celestial Dove ; And Jesus on the branches hangs The banner of his love.) 5 ('Tis a young heaven of strange delight W"hiie in his shade we sit ; — - Book III. HYMN 9. 479 His fruit is pleasing to the sight. And to the taste as sweet. o 6 New life it spreads through dying hearts. And eheen the drooping mind; Y'igor and joy the juice imparts. Without a sting behind.) • 7 Now let the flaming weapon stand. And cruard all Eden's trees : There's ne'er a plant in all that land, That bears such fruit as these. 8 Infinite grace our souls adore, Whose wondrous hand has made This living branch of sovereign power To raise and heal the dead.] HYMN 9. S. M. Watchman. [*] The Spirit, the Water, and the Blood. 1 John v. 6. 1 [T ET all our tongues be one, , I A To praise our God on high, Who from his bosom sent his Son, To fetch us strangers nigh. 2 Nor let our voices cease To sing the Saviour's name ; Jesus, th' Ambassador of peace, How cheerfully he came ! e 3 It cost him cries and tears, To bring us near to God ; — Great was our debt, and he appears To make the payment good. e 4 (My Saviour's pierced side roured out a double flood ; — By water we are purified, And pardoned by the blood. 5 Infinite was our guilt. But he our Priest atones ; g On the cold ground his life was spilt, And offered up with groans.) € 6 Look up, my soul, to him Whose death was thy desert ; And humbly view the living stream Flow from his breaking heart. 7 There, on the cursed tree, In dying pan^s he lies ! Fulfills his Fathers great decree, And all our wants supplies. — 8 Thus the Redeemer came, By water and by blood ; 480 HYMN 10, 11. Book III. And when the Spirit speaks the same, We feel his witness good. 9 While the eternal Three Bear their record above ; e Here I believe he died for me, And sealed my Saviour's love. 10 (Lord, cleanse my soul from sin, Nor let thy grace depart ; — Great Comforter, abide within, And witness to my heart.)] HYMN 10. L. M. Green's. [*] Christ crucified , the Wisdom and Power of God. 1 "TVTATURE with open volume stands, _L 1 To spread her Maker's praise abroad ; And every labour of his hands d Shows something worthy of a God : — o 2 But in the grace that rescued man, His brightest form of glory shines ; p Here, on the cross, 'tis fairest drawn, In precious blood and crimson lines. o 3 (Here his whole Name appears complete * — Nor wit can guess, nor reason prove, Which of the letters best is writ, o The power, the wisdom, or the love.) e 4 Here I behold his inmost heart, Where grace and vengeance strangely join, Piercing his Son with sharpest smart, To make the purchased pleasures mine. o 5 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. 06 I would forever speak his name, In sounds to mortal ears unknown ; With angels join to praise the Lamb, g And worship at his Father's throne. HYMN 11. CM. Si. Ann's. [*] Pardon brought to our Senses. 1 [T ORD, how divine thy comforts are ! I A How heavenly is the place, Where Jesus spreads the sacred feast Of his redeeming grace ! 2 There the rich bounties of our God, And sweetest glories shine j Book III. HVMN 12. 481 There Jesus says that I am his, And my Beloved's mine. 3 Here (says the kind, redeeming Lord, And slmws his wounded side) See here the spring of all your joys, That opened when I died ! 4 He smiles, and cheers my mournful heart, And tells of all his pain : All this, says he, I bore for thee : And then he smiles again. 5 What shall we pay our heavenly King, For grace so vast as this ! He brings our pardon to our eyes, And seals it with a kiss. 6 Let such amazing loves as these Be sounded all abroad ; Such favours are beyond degrees, And worthy of a God. 7 To Him who washed us in his blood, Be everlasting praise ; Salvation, honour, glory, power, Eternal as his days.] HYMN 12. L. ML Sicilian, [b *] The Gospel Feast. Luke xiv. 16, &c. 1 [TTOW rich are thy provisions, Lord ! XX Thy table, furnished from above ! The fruits of life o'erspread the board. The cup o'erflows with heavenly love. 2 Thine ancient family, the Jews, Were first invited to the feast : We humbly take what they7 refuse, And Gentiles thy salvation taste. 3 We are the poor, the blind, the lame ; And help was far, and death was nigh ! But at the gospel call, we came, And every want received supply. 4 From the high way that leads to hell, From paths of darkness and despair, Lord, we are come with thee to dwell. Glad to enjoy thy presence here.] 5 What shall we pay th' eternal Son, Who left the heaven of his abode — 41 482 HYMN 13. Book III. And to this wretched earth came down, To bring us wanderers back to God ! 6 It cost him death to save our lives; To buy our souls it cost his own ; And all the unknown joys lie gives, Were bought with agonies unknown o 7 Our everlasting love is due To him who ransomed sinners lost ; e And pitied rebels, when he knew The vast expense his love would cost. HYMN 13. C. M. Zion. Hymn 2d. [•] Dtrint Lore making a Feast, and calling in the Guests. Luke xiv. 17. 22. 23. b 1 TTOW sweet and awful is the place. XI With Christ within the doors— — While everlasting love displays The choicest of her stores! t 2 [Here every bowel of our God, With soft compassion rolls ; — Here peace and pardon, bought with blood. Is food for dying souls.] o 3 While all our hearts, and all our songs. Join to admire the feast ; — Each of us cry, with thankful tongues, € •• Lord, why was I a guest : " 4 u Whv was I made to hear thy voice, M And enter while there's room — •• When thousands make a wretched choice, " And rather starve than come ; " o 5 Twas the same love that spread the feast That sweetly forced us in ; e Else mm had still refused to taste, And perished in our sin. — 6 (Pity the nations, O our God, Constrain the earth to come ; o Send thy victorious word abroad, And bring the strangers home. — 7 We long to see thy churches full, o That all the chosen race May with one voice, and heart, and soul,, Sing thy redeeming grace.) Book III. HYMN 14, 15. 489 HYMN 14. L. M. Shod. [•] The Song of Simeon. (Luke ii. 26;) or, A Sight of Christ makes death easy. 1 TVTOW have our hearts embraced our God ; J-l We would forget all earthly charms, And wish to die, as Simeon would, With his young Saviour in his arms. 2 Our lips would learn that joyful song, Were but our hearts prepared like his : " Our souls still waiting to be gone, M And at thy word depart in peace. 3 " Here we have seen thy face, O Lord, " And viewed salvation with our eyes — M Tasted and felt the living word, u The bread descending from the skies. 4 " Thou hast prepared this dying Lamb, " Hast set his blood before our face — u To teach the terrors of thy Name. M And show the wonders of thy grace. 0 5 ■• He is our light — our morning Star M Shall shine on nations yet unknown; o M The glory of thine Israel here, " And joy of spirits near the throne.* HYMN 15. C. M. Zioru [*] Our Lord Jesus at his own Tabic. 1 [f 1 1HE memory of our dying Lord JL Awakes a thankful tongue : How rich he spread his royal board, And blessed the food and suntj ! 2 Happy the men who eat this bread ! But doubly blessed was he, Who gently bowed his loving head. And leaned it, Lord, on thee. 3 By faith the same delights we taste. As that great favourite did ; And sit, and lean on Jesus' breast, And take the heavenly bread. 4 Down from the palace of the skies. Hither the King descends ; c; Come, my beloved, eat (he cries) " And drink salvation, friends. 5 " My flesh is food and physic too, u A balm for all your pains. 484 HYMN 16, 17. Book III. " And the red streams of pardon flow " From these my pierced veins." 6 Hosanna to his bounteous love, . For such a feast below ! And yet he feeds his saints above, With nobler blessings too. 7 Come, the dear day, the glorious hour, That brings our souls to rest ; Then we shall need these types no more, But dwell at th' heavenly feast.] HYMN 16. C. M. Canterbury, [• b] The Agonies of Christ. 1 nVTOW let our pains be all forgot, _L i Our hearts no more repine ; Our sufferings are not worth a thought, Lord, when compared with thine. 2 In lively figures here we see The bleeding Prince of Love ; Each of us hopes, he died for me, And then our griefs remove. 3 Our humble faith here takes ht r rise, While sitting round his board ; And back to Calvary she flies, To view her groaning Lord. e 4 His soul, what agonies it felt When his own God withdrew ! And the large load of all our guilt Lay heavy on him too. — 5 But the Divinity within Supported him to bear : o Dying, he conquered hell and sin ! And made his triumph there, g 6 Grace, wisdom, justice, joined and wrought The wonders of that day ; No mortal tongue, nor mortal thought, Can equal thanks repay. o 7 Our hymns should sound like those above, Could we our voices raise j e Yet, Lord, our hearts shall all be love, o And all our lives be praise.] HYMN 17. S. M. St. Thomas's. [•] Incomparable Food; or, The Flesh and Blood of Christ. 1 "\/C7"E sing th' amazing deeds, ▼ T That grace divine performs* Book HI. HYMN IS. 435 e Th' eternal God comes down and bleeds. To nourish dying worms. — 2 %This soul-reviving wine, DvdT Saviour, 'tis thy blood; o We thank that sacred flesh of thine. For this immortal food. — 3 The banquet that we eat. Is made of heavenly things: Earth has no dainties half so sweet As our Redeemer brings. e 4 In vain had Adam sought. And searched his garden round : For there was no such blessed fruit, In all the happy ground. 5 [Th' angelic host above Can never taste this food ; They feast upon their Maker's love, — But not a Saviour's blood.] — 6 On us th' Almighty Lord Bestows this matchless grace ; And meets us with some cheering word. With pleasure in his face. 7 [Come, all ye drooping saints, And banquet with the King; This wine will drown your sad complaints, And tune your voice to sing.] o S Salvation to the Name Of our adored Christ : o Through this wide earth his grace proclaim. His glory in the high'st. HYMN 18. L. M. Shod. [•] Jlic same. 1 [ TESUS ! we bow before thy feet ! «J Thy table is divinely stored; Thy sacred flesh our souls have eat ; 'Tis living bread ; we thank thee, Lord ! e 2 And here we drink our Saviour's blood ; — We thank thee. Lord ! 'tis generous wine : e Mingled with love, the fountain flowed, From that dear, bleeding heart of thine. — 3 On earth is no such sweetness found, For the Lamb's flesh is heavenly food ; In vain we search the globe around. For bread so fine, or wine so good. 486 HYMN 19, 20. Book IIL 4 Carnal provisions can, at best, But cheer the heart, or warm the head ; But the rich cordial that we taste, t , Gives life eternal to the dead, o 5 Joy to the Master of the feast, His name our souls forever bless ; o To God the King, and God the Priest, A loud hosanna round the place.] HYMN 19. L. M. Wells. [*] J\*ot ashamed of Christ crucified. 1 [ A T thy command, our dearest Lord, J\. Here we attend thy dying feast ? Thy blood, like wine, adorns thy board, And thine own flesh feeds every guest. 2 Our faith adores thy bleeding love, And trusts for life in One who died ! We hope for heavenly crowns above, From a Redeemer crucified. 3 Let the vain world pronounce it shame, And fling their scandals on the cause ; We come to boast our Saviour's name, And make our triumphs in his cross. 4 With joy we tell the scoffing age, He that was dead has left his tomb ; He lives above their utmost rage, And we are waiting till he come.] HYMN 20. C. M. St. Martin's. [*] Provisions for the Table of our Lord. 1 [ [" ORD, we adore thy bounteous hand. 1 J And sing the solemn feast ; Where sweet, celestial dainties stand, For every willing guest. 2 The tree of life adorns the board, With rich, immortal fruit ; And ne'er an angry, flaming sword, To guard the passage to't. 3 The cup stands crowned with living juice ; The fountain flows above, And runs down streaming, for our use, In rivulets of love. 4 The food's prepared by heavenly art, The pleasure's well refined • Book III. HYMN 21. 4*7 They spread new life through every heart. And cheer the drooping mind. n 5 Shout, and proclaim the Saviours love. taints that taste his wine ; Join with your kindred saints above. In loud hosannas join. thousand glories to the God >uch joy as this ; Hosaiina ! let it sound abroad. And reach where Jesus is.] HYMN 21. C. ML St. Martin's. [*] The Triumphal Feast for Christ's Victory over Sin. Death, and Hell. 1 [/^lOME. let us lift our voices high, V> High as our joys arise ; And ioin the songs above the sky. Where pleasure never dies. 2 Jesus, the God, who fought and bled. And conquered when he fell ; Who rose. and. at his chariot wheels. Dragged all the powers of hell : — 3 Jesus, the God, invites us here To this triumphal feast ; And brings immortal blessings down For each redeemed guest.] 4 The Lord ! how glorious is his face ! How kind his smiles appear ! b And oh ! what melting words ht- - To every humble ear : — d 5 •• For you, the children of my love, ••It was for you I died : e u Behold my hands — behold mv feet — •• And look into my side ! p 6 " These are the wounds for you I bore, •• The tokens of my pains. " When I came down to free vour souls " From misery and chains. 7 [" Justice unsheathed its fiery sword, " And plunged it in my heart ! " Infinite pangs for you I bore. " And most tormenting smart. 488 HYMN 22. Book III. 8 " When hell, and all its spiteful powers, " Stood dreadful in my way ; " To rescue those dear lives of yours, " I gave my own away. * 9 " But while I bled, and groaned, and died, " I ruined Satan's throne ; " High on my cross I hung, and spied " The monster tumbling down.] o 10 " Now you may triumph at my feast, " And taste my flesh, my blood ; " And live eternal ages blest — " For 'tis immortal food." e 11 Victorious God ! what can we pay, For favours so divine ? — We would devote our hearts away, To be forever thine. o 12 We give thee, Lord, our highest praise, The tribute of our tongues ; — But themes so infinite as these, Exceed our noblest songs. HYMN 22. L. M. Quercy. [*] The Compassion of a Dying Christ. 1 /^iUR spirits join to adore the Lamb; — t V^J Oh, that our feeble lips could move, — In strains immortal as his name, p And melting as his dying love ! e 2 Was ever equal pity found ? e The Prince of heaven resigns his breath, And pours his life out on the ground, — To ransom guilty worms from death. e 3 Rebels, we broke our Maker's laws , — He from the threatening set us free ; o Bore the full vengeance on his cross, And nailed the curses to the tree. 4 [The law proclaims no terror now, And Sinai's thunder roars no more : From all his wounds new blessings flow, A sea of joy without a shore. 5 Here we have washed our deepest stains, And healed our wounds with heavenly blood; Book III. HYMN -2;3, 24. 489 Blest fountain ! springing from the veins Of Jesus, our incarnate God.] — 6 In vain our mortal voices strive To speak compassion so divine ; o Had we a thousand lives to give, A thousand lives should all be thine. HYMN *2:3. C. M. Colchester, [b *] Grace and Glory by the Death of Christ. 1 OITTING around our Father's board, >3 We raise our tuneful breath ; p Our faith beholds her dying Lord, — And dooms our sins to death. c 2 We see the blood of Jesus shed, o Whence all our pardons rise ; e The sinner views th* atonement made, — And loves the sacrifice. e 3 Thy cruel thorns, thy shameful cross, o Procure us heavenly crowns : — Our highest gain springs from thy loss — Our healing from thy wounds. 4 Oh ! 'tis impossible that we, Who dwell in feeble clay, Should equal sufferings bear for thee. Or equal thanks repay. HYMN 24. C. M. Abridge. Barbif. [*] Pardon and Strength from Christ. 1 TT1ATHER. we wait to feel thy grace, _I_ To see thy glories shine : The Lord will his own table bless, And make the feast divine. 2 We touch, we taste the heavenly bread, We drink the sacred cup ; With outward forms our sense is fed, Our souls rejoice in hope. 3 We shall appear before the throne Of our forgiving God, Dressed in the garments of his Son, And sprinkled with his blood. 4 We shall be strong to run the race, And climb the upper skv ; 490 HYMN 25. Book HI. Christ will provide our souls with grace — He bought a large supply. 5 [Let us indulge a cheerful frame. For joy becomes a feast ! We love the memory of his name, More than the wine we taste.] HYMN 25. C. M. Swamoick. [*] Divine Glories and Graces. 1 TTQW are thy glories here displayed ! XI Great God ! how bright they shine ! While at thy word, we break the bread, And pour the flowing wine ! e 2 Here thy revenging justice stands, And pleads his dreadful cause ; o Here saving mercy spreads her hands, Like Jesus on the cross. — 3 Thy saints attend, with every grace, On this great sacrifice ; And love appears, with cheerful face, And faith with fixed eyes. e 4 Our hope in waiting posture sits, To heaven directs her sight ; o Here every warmer passion meets, And warmer powers unite. o 5 Zeal and revenge perform their part, And rising sin destroy ; e Repentance comes with aching heart — — Yet not forbids the joy. 6 Dear Saviour, change our faith to sight, Let sin forever die ; o Then shall our souls be all delight. And every tear be dry. I CANNOT persuade myself to put a full period to these Divine Hvmns, until I have addressed a special Song of Glory to God! the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit. Though the Latin name of it, Gloria Patri, be retained in the English nation from the Roman church ; and though there may be some excesses of superstitious nonour paid to the words of it, which may have wrought some unhappy prejudices in weaker Christians ; yet I believe it still to be one of the noblest parts of Christian worship. The subject of it is the doctrine of the Trinity, which is that peculiar fflory of the Divine Nature, that our Lord Jesus Christ has so clearly revealed unto men, and is so necessary to Book III. HYMN 26, 27. 491 true Christianity. The action is praise, which is one of the most complete and exalted parts of heavenly worship. I have cast the Song into a variety of tonus, and have fitted it, by a plain version, or a larger paraphrase, to be sung either alone or at the conclusion of another llvmn. I have also added a few // ' It, or Ascriptions of Salvation to Christ, in the same manner, and for the same end. A SONG OF PRAISE To the ever-blessed Trinity. God the Father, Son, and Spirit. HYMN 26. 1st L. M. Wddon. [*] 1 T3LEST be the Father and his love, _D To which celestial source we owe Rivers of endless joy above, And rills of comfort here below. o 2 Glory to thee, great Son of God, c From whose dear, wounded body rolls A precious stream of vital blood — Pardon and life for dying souls ! — 3 We give thee, sacred Spirit, praise, Who in our hearts of sin and woe, o Mak'st living springs of grace arise, o And into boundless glory flow. g 4 Thus God the Father, God the Son, And God the Spirit, we adore ; That sea of life and love unknown. Without a bottom or a shore. HYMN 27. 1st C. M. Bethlehem. [•] 1 |^< LORY to God the Father's name— VT Who from our sinful race, Chose out his favourites to proclaim The honours of his grace. 2 Glory to God the Son be paid — e Who dwelt in humble clay ; p And, to redeem us from the dead, Gave his own life away. — 3 Glory to God the Spirit give — From whose almighty power, Our souls their heavenly birth derive, And bless the happy hour. 492 HYMN 28—30. Book III. g 4 Glory to God who reigns above, Th' eternal Three in One, Who by the wonders of his love, Has made his nature known. HYMN 28. 1st S. M. St. Tliomas's. [•] 1 [T ET God the Father live JLi Forever on our tongues : Sinners from his first love derive The ground of all their songs. 2 Ye saints, employ your breath In honour of the Son ; Who bought your souls from hell and death, By offering up his own. 3 Give to the Spirit praise Of an immortal strain; Whose light, and power, and grace conveys Salvation down to men. 4 While God the Comforter Reveals our pardoned sin, 0 may the blood and water bear The same record within ! 5 To the great One in Three, That seals this grace in heaven, The Father, Son, and Spirit, be Eternal glory given.] HYMN 29. 2d L. M. 1 |^ LORY to God the Trinity, vH~ Whose name has mysteries unknown : In essence One, in persons Three ; A social nature, yet alone. 2 When all our noblest powers are joined, The honours of thy name to raise ; Thy glories overmatch our mind, And angels faint beneath the praise. HYMN 30. 2d C. M. 1 fTIHE God of mercy be adored, JL Who calls our souls from death, Who saves by his redeeming word, And new-creating breath. ■ Book III. HYMN 31— 3G. 493 2 To praise the Father and the Son, And Spirit, all divine — The One in Three, and Three in One — Let saints and angels join. HYMN 81. 2d S. M. 1 X ET God the Maker's Name, 1 A Have honour love, and fear; To God the Saviour, pay the same, And God the Comforter. 2 Father of lig-hts above, Thy mercy we adore ; The Son of thy eternal love, And Spirit of thy power. HYMN 32. 3d L. M. TO God the Father, God the Son, And God the Spirit, Three in One, Be honour, praise, and glory given, By all on earth, and all in heaven. HYMN 33. or thus. ALL glory to the wondrous name, Father of mercy, God of love: Thus we exalt the Lord, the Lamb; And thus we praise the heavenly Dove. HYMN 34. 3d C. M. NOW let the Father, and the Son, And Spirit be adored ; Where there are works to make him known. Or saints to love the Lord. HYMN 35. or thus. HONOUR to the Almighty Three, And everlasting One; All glory to the Father be, The Spirit, and the Son. HYMN 36. 3d S. M. YE angels round the throne, And saints that dwell below, Worship the Father, love the Son, And bless the Spirit too. 42 494 HYMN 37—39. Book III. G1 HYMN 37. or thus. 1VE to the Father praise, Give glory to the Son : And to the Spirit of his grace Be equal honour done. HYMN 38. H. M. AUerton. [»] Song of Praise to the Blessed Trinity. 1 T GIVE immortal praise X To God the Father's love, For all my comforts here, And better hopes above ; o He sent his own I e To die for sins Eternal Son That man had done. — 2 To God the Son belongs Immortal glory too ; e Who bought us with his blood From everlasting woe : o And now he lives, And sees the fruit o And now he reigns, Of all his pains. — 3 To God the Spirit's name Immortal worship give, Whose new-creating power Makes the dead sinner live : o His work completes And fills the soul The great design, With joy divine. g 4 Almighty God, to thee Be endless honour done , The undivided Three, And the mysterious One. e Where reason fails, I o There faith prevails, With all her powers — | And love adores. HYMN 39. H. M. Bethesda. [*] 1 [r I lO Him who chose us first, JL Before the world began ; To Him who bore the curse To save rebellious man ; To Him who formed Is endless praise Our hearts anew, And glory due Book III. HYMN 40 — 13. 495 2 The Father's love shall run Through our immortal songs ; w bring to God the Son Hosannas on our tongues : Our lips address With equal praise, The Spirit's name And zeal the same. 3 Let every saint above. And angels round the throne, Forever bless and love The sacred Three in One. Thus heaven shall raise I When earth and time His honours high. Grow old and die.] HYMN 40. II. M. TO God the Father's throne Perpetual honours raise ; Glory to God the Son, To God the Spirit praise ; And while our lips Our faith adores Their tribute bring, The name we sing. HYMN 41. or thus. [FTIO our eternal God, A The Father, and the Son, And Spirit all divine, Three mysteries in one, Salvation, power, By all on earth, And praise be given, And all in heaven.] THE HOSANNA; or, Salvation ascribed to Christ. HYMN 42. L. M. 1 TTOSANNA to King David's Son. _L JL Who reigns on a superior throne We bless the Prince of heavenly birth. Who brings salvation down to earth. 2 Let every nation, every age. In this delightful work engage ; Old men and babes in Zion sing The growing glories of her King. 490 HYMN 43—45. Book III. HYMN 43. C. M. 1 TTOSANNA to the Prince of Grace: XT Zion, behold thy King ; Proclaim the Son of David's race, And teach the babes to sing. 2 Hosanna to th' incarnate Word, Who from the Father came ; Ascribe salvation to the Lord, With blessings on his Name. HYMN 44. S. M. 1 TTOSANNA to the Son II Of David, and of God ; Who brought the news of pardon down, And bought it with his blood. 2 To Christ, th' Anointed King, Be endless blessings given ; Let the whole earth his glory sing, Who made our peace with Heaven. HYMN 45. H. M. 1 TTOSANNA to the King, JlI Of David's ancient blood ; Behold he comes to bring Forgiving grace from God : Let old and young And at his feet Attend his way, Their honours lay. 2 Glory to God on high ; Salvation to the Lamb ; Let earth, and sea, and sky, His wondrous love proclaim : Upon his head And every age Shall honours rest, Pronounce him blest. END OF THE THIRD BOOK OF HYMNS. HYMNS SELECTED FROM VARIOUS AUTHORS, HYMN 1. L. M. Old Hundred. [*] mg of God. Ps. civ. e 1 rjlHERE is a God — all nature speaks, _L Through earth, and air, and sea, and skies ; o See, from the clouds his glory breaks, When the first beams of morning rise ! — 2 The rising sun, serenely bright, O'er the wide world's extended frame. Inscribes, in characters of light, His mighty Maker's glorious name. o 3 The flowery tribes all blooming rise, Above the weak attempts of art ; e The smallest worms, the meanest flies, Speak sweet conviction to the heart. — 4 Ye curious minds, who roam abroad. And trace creation's wonders o'er, e Confess the footsteps of the God ; — a Bow down before him — and adore. Steele, HYMN 2. C. M. Tunhridge. [b *] Goodness of God. Nahum i. 7. 1 "\7"E humble souls, approach your God. JL With songs of sacred praise; For he is good, immensely good, And kind are all his ways. 2 All nature owns his guardian care ; In him we live and move ; o But nobler benefits declare The wonders of his love, e 3 He gave his Son, his only Son, To ransom rebel worms ; — 'Tis here he makes his goodness known, In its divinest forms. e 4 To this dear refuge, Lord, we come ; 'Tis here our hope relies : o A safe defence, a peaceful home, When storms of trouble rise. 42* 506 HYMN 3, 4. Select. — 5 Thine eye beholds, with kind regard, The souls who trust in thee ; Their humble hope thou wilt reward, With bliss divinely free, o 6 Great God, to thy almighty love What honours shall we raise ? Not all the raptured songs above Can render equal praise. Steele. HYMN 3. C. M. Mitcham. Arundel. [*] God the Creator. 1 "INTERNAL Wisdom, thee we praise, ■ A Thee the creation sings ; With thy loved name, rocks, hills, and seas, And heaven's high palace rings. g 2 Thy hand, — how wide it spread the sky ! How glorious to behold ! — Tinged with a blue of heavenly dye, And starred with sparkling gold. 3 Thy glories blaze all nature round, And strike the gazing sight, Through skies, and seas, and solid ground, With terror and delight. g 4 Infinite strength, and equal skill, Shine through the worlds abroad ; e Our souls with vast amazement fill, And speak the builder — God. — 5 But still the wonders of thy grace e Our softer passions move ; Pity divine in Jesus' face, We see, adore, and love. Watts. HYMN 4. C. M. Bedford. [*] Sovereignty and Dominion of God. a 1 TZ" EEP silence — all created things, X\- And wait your Maker's nod ; My soul stands trembling while she sings The honours of her God. e 2 Life, death, and hell, and worlds unknown Hang on his firm decree ; He sits on no precarious throne, Nor borrows leave — to be. 3 Chained to his throne a volume lies, With all the fates of men ; Select. HYMN 5. 50? With every anjel's form and size, Drawn by Ih eternal pen. — 1 His providence unfolds the book. And makes his counsels shine ; Each opening leaf, and every stroke, Fulfills some deep design. 5 (Here he exalts neglected worms. To sceptres and a crown ; And there, the following page he turns, And treads the monarch down. 6 Rot Gabriel asks the reason why, Nor God tiie reason gives ; Nor dares tiie favourite angel pry Between the folded leaves.) t 7 My God, 1 would not long to see My fate, with curious eves ; What gloomy lines are writ for me, Or what bright scenes may rise. — 8 In thy fair book of life and grace, O may I find my name, Recorded in some humble place, Beneath my Lord — the Lamb. Watt*. HYMN 5. L. P. H. St. Helen's. [*] God's Name proclaimed. Ex. xxxiv. 6— S. 1 4 TTEND, my soul, the voice divine, -LjL And mark what beaming glories shine Around thy condescending God ! To us — to us. he still proclaims, e His awful, his endearing names ; o Attend, and sound them all abroad. d 2 '• Jehovah I. the sovereign Lord. " The mighty God. by heaven adored. " Down to the earth my footsteps bend : e u My heart the tenderest pity knows. " Goodness, full-streaming, wide o'errlows. " And grace and truth shall never end. 3 " My patience long can crimes endure, u My pardoning love is ever sure. M When penitential sorrow mourns ; " To millions, through unnumbered years, " New hope and new delight it bears" ; u Yet wrath against the sinner burns. n 508 HYMN 6, 7. Select o 4 Make haste, my soul, the vision meet, e All prostrate at thy Sovereign's feet, — And drink the tuneful accents in : o Speak on, my Lord, repeat the voice, Diffuse these heart-expanding joys, Till heaven repeat the rapturous scene. Doddridge. HYMN 6. C. M. Colchester. [»] Adam ; or, The Fall of Man. Gen. iii. 1 /^N man, in his own image made, \J How much did God bestow ! The whole creation homage paid, And owned him lord below. o 2 He dwelt in Eden's garden, stored With sweets for every sense ; And there, with his descending Lord, He walked in confidence. e 3 But oh ! by sin how quickly changed ! His honour forfeited ; His heart, from God and truth estranged, His conscience, filled with dread. —4 Now from his Maker's voice he flies, Which was before his joy : And thinks to hide amidst the trees, From an all-seeing eye. 5 Compelled to answer to his name, — With stubbornness and pride, He cast on God himself the blame, Nor once for mercy cried. o 6 But grace, unasked, his heart subdued, And all his guilt forgave : By faith the promised Seed he viewed, And felt the power to save. Newtow. HYMN 7. H. M. Allerton. [*] Types of the Messiah. Heb. iv. 2. 1 TSRAEL in ancient days JL Not only had a view Of Sinai in a blaze, But learned the gospel too : The types and figures were a glass, In which they saw the Saviour's face. Select. HYMN 8. 509 2 The paschal sacrifice, And blood-besprinkled door, — Seen with enlightened eyes, And once applied with power, Would teach the need of other blood. To reconcile an angry God. 3 The lamb, the dove, set forth His perfect innocence, Whose blood of matchless worth Should be the soul's defence : For he who can for sin atone, Must have no failings of his own. 4 The scape-goat, on his head, The people's trespass bore ; And to the desert led, Was to be seen no more : In him our Surety seemed to say, d " Behold, I bear your sins away." — 5 Dipped in his fellow's blood, The living bird went free : The type, well understood, Expressed the sinner's plea — e Described a guilty soul enlarged, And by a Saviour's death discharged. o 6 Jesus, i love to trace, Throughout the sacred page, The footsteps of thy grace, The same in every age ! — O grant that I may faithful be To clearer light vouchsafed to me ! Cowper. HYMN 8. 7s. Redeeming Love, [*] Birth of the Saviour. 1 TTARK ! the herald angels sing. XI " Glory to the new-born King ! u Peace on earth, and mercy mild, " God and sinners reconciled ! " 2 Joyful, all ye nations, rise, Join the triumph of the skies; With th' angelic host proclaim, Christ is born in Bethlehem. 4 Veiled in flesh — the Godhead see Hail th' incarnate Deity ; 510 HYMN 9, 10. Select Pleased as man with men to appear, Jesus our Emmanuel here. o 5 Hail the heaven-born Prince of Peace ! Hail the Sun of Righteousness ! Light and life to all he brings, Risen with healing in his wings. c 6 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. Rippon s Col. HYMN 9. C. M. Bethlehem. [*] Joy of Angels at the Saviour s Birth. 1 TT7HILE shepherds watched their flocks by W All seated on the ground, [nigh*i The angel of the Lord came down, And glory shone around. «2" Fear not," said he, for mighty dread Had seized their troubled mind, o " Glad tidings of great joy 1 bring, " To you and all mankind. b 3 " To you, in David's town, this day, " Is born of David's line, " The Saviour, who is Christ the Lord, " And this shall be the sign : — 4 " The heavenly Babe you there shall find, " To human view displayed, e " All meanly wrapped in swaddling bands, " And in a manger laid." — 5 Thus spake the seraph ; and forthwith Appeared a shining throng Of angels, praising God, who thus Addressed their joyful song : — s 6" All glory be to God on high, " And to the earth be peace ; g " Good will henceforth from heaven to men, " Begin, and never cease." Patrick or Tate. HYMN 10. C. M. Devizes. [*] AngeVs Song. Luke ii. 8 — 14. ol" OHEPHERDS, rejoice ; lift up your eyes, ►^ " And send your fears away ; " News from the region of the skies — u " Salvation's born to-day ! Select. HYMN 11. 511 e2" Jesls, the God, whom angels fear, " Conies down to dwell with you ; — "To-day he makes his entrance here, e " But not as monurehf do. 3 u No gold, nor purple swaddling bands, u Nor royal, shining tilings ; u A manger tor his cradle stands, a " And holds the King of king o4 " Go, shepherds, where the Infant lies. t" And see his humble throne; p " With tears of joy in all your I " Go, shepherds, kiss the Son." — 5 Thus Gabriel sang — and straight around. The heavenly armies throng : They tune their harps to lolly sound. And thus conclude the song : — s 6 " Glory to God who reigns above, M Let peace surround the earth ; " Mortals shall know their Maker's love, u At their Redeemer's birth.' Watts's LrR. HYMN 11. 8, 6 & 5. Christmas. [*] Christmas Morn. o 1 "ir IFT up your heads in joyful hope, 1 i Salute the happy morn : — Each heavenly power, o Proclaim the glad hour ; s Lo. Jesus the Saviour is born ! o 2 All glory be to God on high, To him all praise is due ; o The promise is sealed — The Saviour's revealed — And proves that the record is true. 8 3 Let joy around like rivers flow ; Flow on, and still increase ; Spread o'er the glad earth. At Emmanuel's birth — For heaven and earth are at peace. € 4 Now the good will of God is shown Towards Adam's helpless race ) o Messiah is come — To ransom his own — To save them by infinite grace. 512 HYMN 12, 13. Select. o 5 Then let us join the heavens above, Where hymning seraphs sing; s Join all the glad powers — For their Lord is ours — Our Prophet, our Priest, and our King. Madan'sCol. HYMN 12. C. P. M. Pilgrim, [b] Infancy of the Saviour. p 1 /~\ SIGHT of anguish ! view it near, — \J What weeping innocence is here — A manger for his bed ! — The brutes yield refuge to his woe — e Men, worse than brutes, no pity show, Nor give him friendly aid ! o 2 Why do no rapid thunders roll ? Why do not tempests rock the pole ? e O miracle of grace ! o Or why no angels on the wing, Warm for the honour of their King, e To punish all the race ! e 3 Though now an Infant bathed in tears, o He called to form the rolling spheres ; g And seraphs owned his nod ! e Helpless he calls, but men delay : — e Ungrateful sinners disobey The first-born Son of God ! — 4 Say, radiant seraphs, throned in light, o Did love e'er tower so high a flight ? — e Or glory sink so low ? — This wonder angels scarce declare ; Angels the rapture scarce can bear, Or equal praise bestow. e 5 Redemption ! 'tis a boundless theme ; Thou boundless Mind, our hearts inflame, — With ardour from above : d Words are but faint, let joy express — Vain is mere joy — let actions bless — This prodigy of love. HYMN 13. C. M. Arundel [*] Christ's Ministry. Luke iv. 18, 19. d 1 TTTARK, — the glad sound ! — the Saviour comes ! JlX The Saviour promised long ! — Let every heart prepare a throne — And every voice a song. Select. HYMN 14. 513 2 On him the Spirit, largely poured, Exerts its sacred fire ; Wisdom and might, and zeal and love, His holy breast inspire. o 3 He comes — the prisoners to release, In Satan's bondage held ; o The gates of brass before him burst — The iron fetters yield ! o 4 He comes — from thickest films of vice To clear the mental ray ; o And on the eye-balls of the blind To pour celestial day. c 5 He comes — the broken heart to bind- The bleeding soul to cure ; o And, with the treasures of his grace, To enrich the humble poor. e 6 Our glad hosannas, Prince of Peace, Thy welcome shall proclaim ; And heaven's eternal arches ring With thy beloved name. Doddridge. HYMN 14. L. M. Islington. [•] Cfn^ist's Example. » 1 A ND is the gospel peace and love ? jl\_ Such let our conversation be ; The serpent blended with the dove, — Wisdom and meek simplicity. 2 Whene'er the angry passions rise, And tempt our thoughts or tongues to strife ; To Jesus let us lift our eyes, Bright pattern of the Christian life. 3 O how benevolent and kind ! How mild — how ready to forgive ! Be this the temper of our mind, And these the rules by which we live. 4 To do his heavenly Father's will, Was his employment and delight ; Humility and holy zeal Shone through his life divinely bright. 5 Dispensing good where'er he came, The labours of his life were love ; Then, if we bear the Saviour's name, By his example let us move. Steele. Select. 2 514 HYMN 15, 16. Select HYMN 15. L. M. Weldon. [*] Christ's Transfiguration. Matt. xvii. 4. J ~V¥7"HEN at this distance, Lord, we trace Tt The various glories of thy face, What transport pours o'er all our breast, And charms our cares and woes to rest ! 2 With thee, in the obscurest cell, On some bleak mountain would I dwell ; Rather than pompous courts behold, And share their grandeur and their gold. d 3 Away, ye charms of mortal joy ! Raptures divine my thoughts employ ! o I see the King of glory shine ; — e I feel his love, and call him mine. —4 On Tabor thus his servants viewed His lustre, when transformed he stood j And, bidding earthly scenes farewell, Cried, " Lord, 'tis pleasant here to dwell." — 5 Yet still our elevated eyes To nobler visions long to rise ; o That grand assembly would we join, Where all thy saints around thee shine. d 6 That mount — how bright ! those forms — how fair ! o 'Tis good to dwell forever there : — Come, death, dear envoy of our God, And bear me to that blest abode. Doddridge. HYMN 16. L. M. Dresden. [*] Christ weeping over Jerusalem. Luke xix. 41, 42. p 1 "VT7HAT venerable sight appears ! — W The Son of God — dissolved in tears ! — Trace, O my soul, with sad surprise, The sorrows of a Saviour's eyes. i 2 For whom, blest Jesus, we would know, Doth such a sacred torrent flow ? — What brother, or what friend of thine, Is graced and mourned with drops divine? — 3 Nor brother, there, nor friend I see — d But sons of pride and cruelty ; Who like rapacious tigers stood, Impatient, panting for thy blood. p 4 Dear Lord, and did thy gushing eyes Thus stream o'er dying enemies? Select. HYMN 17. 515 And can thy tenderness forget The sinner humbled at thy teet ? e 5 With deep remorse our bowels move, — That we have wronged such matchless love ; e Thy gentle pity. Lord, display, And smile these trembling fears away. — 6 Give us to shine before thy face, Eternal trophies of thy grace ; o Where songs of praise thy saints employ, And mingle with a Saviour's joy. Doddridge. HYMN 17. 7s. St. John's, [b] Gethsemane ; or, Agony in theGardcn. Matt. xx\i. 36-45 1 ""% FAXY woes had Christ endured, J_T_I_ Many sore temptations met, Patient and to pains inured ! e But the sorest trial yet Was to be sustained in thee, — a Gloomy — sad — Gethsemane ! e '2 Came at length the dreadful night • d Vengeance, with his iron rod. Stood, and with collected might, Bruised the harmless Lamb of God : p See, my soul, the Saviour see — Prostrate in Gethsemane. e 3 There my God bore all my guilt ; — This, through grace, can be believed! e But the torments which he felt, Are too vast to be conceived : None can penetrate through thee — a Doleful — dark — Gethsemane. 4 All my sins against my God — e All my sins against iiis laws — All my sins against his blood — All my sins against his cause : — e Sins as boundless as the sea ! Hide me, O Gethsemane ! — 5 Here's my claim, and here alone : None a Saviour more can need ; Deeds of righteousness I've none; Not a work that I can plead : Not a glimpse of hope for me Only in Gethsemane. 516 HYMN 18, 19. Select. o 6 Father, Son, and Holy Ghost, One almighty God of love, Praised by all the heavenly host, In thy shining courts above — We poor sinners, gracious Three, Praise thee for Gethsemane. Hart. HYMN 18. C. M. China, [b] The Saviour's Death, e 1 T~lROM whence these direful omens round, JL Which heaven and earth amaze ? Wherefore do earthquakes cleave the ground ? Why hides the sun his rays ? — 2 Well may the earth astonished shake, And nature sympathize • The sun as darkest night be black — a Their Maker, Jesus — dies. p 3 Behold, fast streaming from the tree — His all-atoning blood ! d Is this the Infinite ? — 'tis he — My Saviour and my God. p 4 For me — these pangs his soul assail, For me — this death is borne ; My sins gave sharpness to the nail, And pointed every thorn. — 5 Let sin no more my soul enslave ; d Break, Lord, its tyrant chain ; c O save me, whom thou cam'st to save, Nor bleed — nor die in vain. HYMN 19. L. M. Carthage. Munich [b *] It is finished. John xix. 30. 1 ?F I lIS finished : — so the Saviour cried; A And meekly bowed his head, and died ! 'Tis finished : — yes, the race is run, — The battle fought, the victory won. 2 'Tis finished : — all that Heaven decreed, And all that ancient prophets said, Is now fulfilled, as was designed, In me, the Saviour of mankind. 3 'Tis finished : — Aaron now no more Must stain his robes with purple gore ; The sacred veil is rent in twain, The Jewish rites no more remain Select. HYMN 20. 517 4 Tis finished: — this my dying groan Shall sins of every kind atone; o Millions shall be redeemed from death, — By this my last expiring breath. 5 "lis finished : — Heaven is reconciled, And all the powers of darkness spoiled : o Peace, love, and happiness, again Return and dwell with sinful men. — " 2* 518 HYMN 21, 22. Select. HYMN 21. 7s. Redeeming Love. [*] Christ's Resurrection. Matt, xxviii. 6. d 1 TTARK : the herald angels say, jn Christ, the Lord, is risen today ! o Raise your joys and triumphs high, * Let the glorious tidings fly. e 2 Love's redeeming work is done ! The battle's fought, the victory won! Lo ! the sun's eclipse is o'er; Lo ! he sets in blood no more. — 3 Vain the stone, the watch, the seal — Christ has burst the gates of hell ; Death in vain forbids his rise ; Christ has opened Paradise. o 4 Lives again our glorious King, d •• Where. O Death, is now thy sting ? " e Once he died our souls to save, d '; Where's thy victory, boasting Grave ? " — 5 What though once we perished all. Partners of our parents' fall: — o Second life we shall receive. And in Christ forever live. Cudworth. HYMN 22. 7s. Epiphany. [•] Christ's Ascension. s 1 TTAIL. the day that saw him rise, 11 Ravished from our wishful eves ; e Christ, awhile to mortals given, o Reascends his native heaven : — There the pompous triumph waits ; e Lift your heads, eternal gates ! M Wide unfold the radiant scene, u Take the King of glory in ! " —2 Him though highest heaven receives. Still he loves the earth he leaves ; Though returning to his throne, Still he calls mankind his own. Still for us he intercedes, Prevalent his death he pleads; Next himself prepares a place. Harbinger of human race. Select. HYMN 23. 519 t 3 Master, (may we ever say,) Taken from the world away, See thy faithful servants, see. Ever gazing up to thee. Grant, though parted from our sight, — High above yon azure height, — Grant our souls may thither rise — Following thee beyond the skies. o 4 Ever upward let us move, Wailed on the wings of love ; Looking when our Lord shall come — Looking for a happier home. o There we shall with thee remain, Partners of thy endless reign; There thy face unclouded see — Find a heaven of heavens in thee. HYMN 23. L. 11 Oporto. [*] Christ's Death , Resurrection, and Ascension. Acts ii. 32—36. 1 Z^IOME, tune, ye saints, your noblest strains, v^ Your dying, rising Lord to sing; And echo, to the heavenly plains, The triumphs of your Saviour King. 2 In songs of grateful rapture tell, How he subdued your potent foes ; Subdued the powers of death and hell, And, dying, finished all your woes : 3 Then to his glorious throne on high, Returned ; while hymning angels round, Through the bright arches of the sky, The God, the conquering God, resound. 4 Almighty love, victorious power ! Not angel tongues can e'er display The wonders of that dreadful hour — The joys of that illustrious day. 5 Then well may mortals try in vain, In vain their feeble voices raise ; Yet Jesus hears the humble strain. And kindly owns our wish to praise. 6 Dear Saviour, let thy wondrous grace Fill every heart, and every tongue ; Till the full glories of thy face Inspire a sweeter, nobler song. Steele 520 HYMN 24, 25. Select. HYMN 24. 7s. Redeeming Love, [*] Christ's Resurrection and Ascension. Matt, xxviii.2. d 1 \ NGELS, roll the rock away ! _Tjl Death, yield up the mighty prey ! s See, the Saviour quits the tomb — Glowing with immortal bloom. u 2 Shout, ye seraphs ; Gabriel, raise Thine eternal trump of praise ; — Let the earth's remotest bound Echo to the blissful sound. o 3 Now, ye saints, lift up your eyes ; See the Conqueror mount the skies ; Troops of angels on the road, Hail and sing th' incarnate God. g 4 Heaven unfolds her portals wide — Glorious Hero, through them ride ; King of glory, mount thy throne ; Boundless empire is thine own. s 5 Praise him, ye celestial choirs, Praise, and sweep your golden lyres; Praise him in the noblest songs, From ten thousand thousand tongues. — 6 Let Emmanuel be adored — d Ransom, Mediator, Lord ; o To creation's utmost bound, Let th' immortal praise resound. Gibbons. HYMN 25. 8, 7, & 4. Tamworth. [*] Praise to the Redeemer. 1 IVriGHTY God, while angels bless thee, e _LT_L May an infant lisp thy name ? — Lord of man, as well as angels, Thou art every creature's theme. o Hallelujah. Hallelujah, hallelujah. Amen. — 2 Lord of every land and nation, Ancient of eternal days ! o Sounded through the wide creation. Be thy just, exalted praise. Hal. g 3 For the grandeur of thy nature — Grand beyond a seraph's thought — For created works of power, Works with skill and kindness wrought. Hal Select. HYMN 26. 521 4 For thy providence that governs, Through thine empire's wide domain ; e Wings an angel — guides a sparrow — o Blessed be thy gentle reign. Hal. e 5 But thy rich, thy free redemption, Dark through brightness all along ! e Thought is poor, and poor expression ; a Who dare sing that awful song ? Hal. — 6 Brightness of the Father's glory, e Shall thy praise unuttered lie ? d Fly, my tongue, such guilty silence ! o Sing the Lord, who came to die. Hal, e 7 Did archangels sing thy coming ? Did the shepherds learn their lays ? — Shame would cover me. ungrateful, Should my tongue refuse to praise. Hal. 8 From the highest throne in glory, a To the cross of deepest woe — All to ransom guilty captives ! s Flow, my praise, forever flow. Hal, o 9 Go, return, immortal Saviour ; Leave thy footstool, take thy throne : g Thence return, and reign forever ; Be the kingdom all thine own. Hallelujah, &c. Robinson. HYMN 26. C. M. Marlborough [•] Coronation of Christ. Cant. iii. 11. 1 A LL hail the power of Jesus' name ! JLJL Let angels prostrate fall ; Bring forth the royal diadem, And 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 Crown him, ye martyrs of our God Who from his altar call ; Extol the stem of Jesse's rod, o And crown him — Lord of all. — 4 Hail him, ye heirs of David's line, Whom David, Lord, did call : The God incarnate ! Man Divine ! o And crown him — Lord of all. 522 HYMN 27. Select. — 5 Ye chosen seed of Israel's race, Ye ransomed from the fall, Hail him who saves you by his grace, o And crown him — Lord of all. e 6 Sinners, whose love can ne'er forget The wormwood and the gall ; — Go spread your trophies at his feet, o And crown him — Lord of all. 7 Let every kindred, every tribe, On this terrestrial ball, g To him all majesty ascribe, And crown him — Lord of all. Ddman. HYMN 27. 6 & 4. Trinity. [•] Jesus is King. Rev. xiv. 3. 1 T~ ET us awake our joys, I A Strike up with cheerful voice — Each creature, sing ; Angels — begin the song, Mortals — the strains prolong, In accents sweet and strong, — o " Jesus is King." — 2 Proclaim abroad his name, Tell of his matchless fame — What wonders done ; Shout through hell's dark profound, Let the whole earth resound, Till the high heavens rebound — " The victory's won." — 3 He vanquished sin and hell, And the last foe will quell ; e Mourners, rejoice ! His dying love adore : o Praise him now raised in power, And triumph evermore, With a glad voice. o 4 All hail the glorious day, When through the heavenly way, g Lo, he shall come ! e While they who pierced him wail, His promise shall not fail ; o Saints, see your King prevail ; d Come, dear Lord, come ! Kingsbury. Select. HYTMN 28, 29. 523 HYMN 28. II. M. Triumph. [•] The Kingdom of Qkrist. Phil. iv. 4 8 1 T> EJOICE— the Lord is King! XV Your God and King adore ; Mortals, give thanks and sing, And triumph evermore : Lift up the heart, lift up the voice, Rejoice aloud, ye saints, rejoice. 2 Rejoice — the Saviour reigns ! The God of truth and love ; When he had purged our stains, He took his seat above : Lift up the heart, lift up the voice, Rejoice aloud, ye saints, rejoice. — 3 His kingdom cannot fail; He rules air, earth, and heaven : The keys of death and hell Are to our Jesus given : o Lift up the heart, lift up the voice, Rejoice aloud, ye saints, rejoice. — 3 He all his foes shall quell, Shall all our sins destroy , And every bosom swell, With pure seraphic joy; o Lift up the heart, lift up the voice. Rejoice aloud, ye saints, rejoice. o 6 Rejoice in glorious hope, Jesus the Judge shall come — And take his servants up To their eternal home : g We soon shall hear th' archangel's voice : The trump of God shall sound — rejoice ! Rippon. HYMN 29. C. M. Swanwick. [»] Glories of God in Redemption. Isai. xliv. 23. g 1 LEATHER — how wide thy glory shines! Jl How high thy wonders rise ! o Known through the earth by thousand signs, By thousands through the skies. d 2 But when we view thy strange design, To save rebellious worms ; p Where vengeance and compassion join. In their divinest forms; — 524 HYMN 30. Select. g 3 Here the whole Deity is known ; e Nor dares a creature guess — e Which of the glories brightest shone — d The justice or the grace. b 4 Now the full glories of the Lamb Adorn the heavenly plains : Bright seraphs learn Emmanuel's name, And try their choicest strains. 0 5 O may I bear some humble part In that immortal song ! s Wonder and joy shall tune my heart, And love command my tongue. Watts's Lyr. HYMN 30. 6 &, 4. C. M. Bermondsey. [»] Worthy the Lamb. Rev. v. 12 01 r< LORY to God on high : VT Let heaven and earth reply — o Praise ye his Name ! — His love and grace adore, e Who all our sorrows bore ; — And sing for evermore — o Worthy the Lamb. — 2 All they around the throne o Cheerfully join in one, Praising his Name ; We, who have felt his blood Sealing our peace with God, Sound his dear Name abroad — o Worthy the Lamb. — 3 Join, all ye ransomed race, Our Lord and God to bless ; o Praise ye his name : o In him we will rejoice, And make a joyful noise, o Shouting with heart and voice — u Worthy the Lamb. 6 4 What though we change our place — — Yet we shall never cease Praising his name : o To him our songs we bring — b Hail him our gracious King, And without ceasing sing, Worthy the Lamb. Hill's Col. Select. HYMN 31, 32. 525 HYMN 31. L M. Munich. Mureton. [•] Christ's Intercession, lleb. vii. 25. 1 TTE lives — the great Redeemer lives ; o -Li What joy the blest assurance gives ! — — And now before his Father God, Pleads the full merits of his blood. e 2 Repeated crimes awake our fears, And justice, armed with frowns, appears; — But in the Saviour's lovely face, o Sweet mercy smiles — and all is peace ! — 3 Hence, then, ye black, despairing thoughts — Above our fears, above our faults, o His powerful intercessions rise ; And guilt recedes, and terror dies. e 4 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. 5 Great Advocate, almighty Friend! On him our humble hopes depend; o Our cause can never, never fail, For Jesus pleads, and must prevail. Steele. HYMN 38. 8 & 7. Calvary. [*] Praise to the Redeemer. 1 TTA1L, thou once despised Jesus ! _LA Thou didst free salvation bring; By thy death thou didst release us From the tyrant's deadly sting. 2 Paschal Lamb, by God appointed. All our sins on thee were laid ; Great High Priest, by God anointed. Thou hast full atonement made. 3 Contrite sinners are forgiven, Through the virtue of thy blood: Opened is the gate of heaven, Peace is made for man with God. g 4 Jesus, hail ! enthroned in glory : There forever to abide ; All the heavenly hosts adore thee, Seated at thy Father's side. Select. 3 526 HYMN 33. Select. e 5 There for sinners thou art pleading ; There thou dost our place prepare ; Ever for us interceding, Till in heaven we appear. o 6 Glory, honour, power and blessing, Thou art worthy to receive ; o Loudest praises, without ceasing, Meet it is for us to give. Rippon's Col. HYMN 33. 7s. Redeeming Love. [*] Redeeming Love. o 1 "JVTOW begin the heavenly theme, _L 1 Sing aloud in Jesus' name ; — Ye who Jesus' kindness prove, Triumph in redeeming love. 2 Ye who see the Father's grace, Beaming in the Saviour's face, o As to Canaan on ye move, Praise and bless redeeming love. t 3 Mourning souls, dry up your tears, Banish all your guilty fears; o See your guilt and curse remove, Cancelled by redeeming love e 4 Ye, alas ! who long have been Willing slaves of death and sin ! — Now from bliss no longer rove ; Stop, and taste redeeming love. o 5 Welcome, all by sin oppressed — Welcome to his sacred rest : d Nothing brought him from above, Nothing — but redeeming love. o 6 He subdued th' infernal powers ; His tremendous foes and ours From their cursed empire drove, Mighty in redeeming love. o 7 Hither, then, your music bring, u Strike aloud each joyful string ; — Mortals, join the hosts above — g Join to praise redeeming love. Madan's Col. Select. HYMN 34, 35. 52? HYMN 34. C. M. Windsor. Plymouth. [•] 'n of Renewing Grace. e 1 TTOW helpless guilty nature lies, JLJL I'nconscious ot" its load ! e The heart, unchanged, can never rise To happiness and God. p 2 The will perverse, the passions blind. In paths of ruin stray ; Reason, debased, can never find The sate, the narrow way. e o* Can aught, beneath a power divine, The stubborn will subdue? o Tis thine, almighty Saviour, thine, To form the heart anew". — 4 'Tis thine the passions to recall, And upward bid them rise ; And make the scales of error fall. From reason's darkened eyes. 5 To chase the shades of death away, And bid the sinner live ; A beam of heaven, a vital ray — 'Tis thine alone to give. p I) O change these wretched hearts of ours. And give them life divine ! o Then shall our passions and our powers, Almighty Lord, be thine ! HYMN 35. S. M. Watchman. [*] Prayer fur the Spirit. John xiv. 26. 1 f^lOME, Holy Spirit, come, \j Let thy bright beams arise : Dispel the sorrow from our minds — The darkness from our eyes. 2 Convince us of our sin ; Then lead to Jesus' blood ; And to our wondering view reveal The secret love of God. 3 Revive our drooping faith ; Our doubts and fears remove * And kindle in our breasts the flame Of never-dying love. 538 HYMN 36, 37. Select. 4 "Tis thine to cleanse the heart — To sanctify the soul — To pour fresh life in every part, And new-create the whole. o 5 Dwell, Spirit, in our hearts; Our minds from bondage free ; o Then shall we know, and praise, and love, The Father, Son, and Thee. Hart. HYMN 36. L. M. Carthage, [b] Sorrow for Sin. p 1 /~\ THAT my load of sin were gone ! \J O that 1 could at last submit ! At Jesus' feet to lay me down — To lay my soul at Jesus' feet, e 2 Rest for my soul I long to find : Saviour of all, if mine thou art — Give me thy meek, thy lowly mind, And stamp thine image on my heart. — 3 Break off the yoke of inbred sin, And fully set my spirit free ; I cannot rest till pure within, Till 1 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 labour of thy dying love. d 5 I would — but thou must give the power ; My heart from every sin release ; Bring near, bring near the joyful hour, And fill me with thy perfect peace. o 6 Come, Lord, the drooping sinner cheer, Nor let thy chariot wheels delay ; Appear, in my poor heart appear ; My God, my Saviour, come away. HYMN 37. C. M. Canterbury. Wantage, [b] Repentance. 1 TTQW oft, alas ! this wretched heart JLl Has wandered from the Lord ! How oft my roving thoughts depart, Forgetful of his word ! 2 Yet sovereign mercy calls — " Return : " Dear Lord, and may I come'? Select. HYMN :*S, 39. 529 My rile ingratitude 1 mourn : O take tiit* wanderei home. 3 And canst thou — wilt thou yet forgive, And bid my crimes remove ; And shall a pardoned rebel live, To speak thy wondrous love ? 4 Almighty grace, thy healing power, How glorious — bow divine ! That can to life and bliss restore. So vile a heart as mine. 5 Thy pardoning love — so free — so sweet — Dear Saviour, 1 adore; 0 keep me at thy sacred feet. And let me rove no more. Steele. HYMN 3ft L. M. Armlcy. [b] , Sinner submitting to God. 1 "TTTrEARY of struggling with my pain, Vt Hopeless to burst this sinful chain, At length 1 give the contest o'er, And seek to free myself no more. 2 From my own works at last I cease — God, who creates, must seal my peace ; Fruitless my toil, and vain my care. Unless thy sovereign grace I share. e 3 Lord. 1 despair myself to heal; J see my sin. but cannot feel ; I cannot, till thy Spirit bl And bid th' obedient waters flow. — 4 Tis thine a heart of flesh to give ; Thy gifts I only can receive ; Here, then, to thee I all resign ; To draw, redeem, and seal is thine. o 5 Speak, gracious Lord, my sickness cure ; Make my infected nature pure ; Peace, righteousness, and joy, impart, And pour thyself into my heart. HYMN 39. C M. Reading, [b *] Sinner resolving to go to Christ. Esth. iv. 16. 1 /^lOME, humble sinner, in whose breast V^ A thousand thoughts revolve ; Come, with your guilt and fear oppressed, And make this last resolve : — 3* mo HYMN 40. Select. o2" I'll go to Jesus, though my sin " Hath like a mountain rose ; " I know his courts, I'll enter in, " Whatever may oppose. e H" Prostrate I'll lie before his throne, " And there my guilt confess ; p " I'll tell him I'm a wretch undone, " Without his sovereign grace. o 4 " I'll to the gracious King approach, " Whose sceptre pardon gives ; — " Perhaps he may command my touch — " And then the suppliant lives. 5 " Perhaps he will admit my plea, — u Perhaps will hear my prayer ; e " But if I perish, 1 will pray, •" And perish only there. — 6 " I can but perish if 1 go ; " I am resolved to try ; " For if I stay away, I know " I must forever die." Jones. HYMN 40. 7 &. 6. Clark's, [b •] The Heart healed by Mercy. 1 OIN enslaved me many years, *3 And led me bound and blind ; Till at length a thousand fears Came swarming o'er my mind. o Where (I said in deep distress) Will these sinful pleasures end ? How shall I secure my peace, And make the Lord my friend ? —2 Friends and ministers said much, The gospel to enforce ; e But my blindness still was such, I chose a legal course : Much I fasted, watched, and strove, Scarce would show my face abroad ; c Feared, almost, to speak or move — A stranger still to God. — 3 Thus afraid to trust his grace, Long time did I rebel ; c Till, despairing of my case, Down at his feet I fell • Select HYMN 41, 42. 591 n Then my stubborn heart he broke. And subdued me to his sway ; By a simple word he spoke — d " Thy sins are done away." Cowper. HYMN 41. L. M. Islington. [•] The happy Change. e 1 TN sin, by blinded passions led, A In search of fancied good we range ; The paths of disappointment tread, To nothing fixed — but love of change. — 2 But when the Holy Ghost imparts A knowledge of the Saviour's love; Our wandering, weary, restless hearts Are then renewed, no more to rove. o 3 Now a new principle takes place, Which guides and animates the will ; — This love, another name for grace, Constrains to good, and bars from ill. o 4 By love's pure light we soon perceive Our noblest bliss, and proper end ; And gladly every idol leave, To love and serve our Lord and Friend. HYMN 42. L. M. Portugal [b *] The Influences of the Spirit experienced. John xiv. 16, 17. t 1 T^VEAR Lord — and shall thy Spirit rest -L-/ In such a wretched heart as mine ? d Unworthy dwelling ! — glorious Guest ! Favours astonishing — divine ! e 2 When sin prevails, and gloomy fear, And hope almost expires in night ; Lord, can thy Spirit then be here — Great spring of comfort, life, and light? o 3 Sure the blest Comforter is nigh ; 'Tis he sustains my fainting heart ; Else would my hopes forever die, And every cheering ray depart. —4 When some kind promise glads my soui, Do I not find his healing voice The tempest of my fears control, And bid my drooping powers rejoice ? 532 HYMN 43, 44. Select. 5 Whene'er to call the Saviour mine, With ardent wish my heart aspires, Can it be less than Power Divine, Which animates these strong desires? 6 And when my cheerful hope can say, d "I love my God, and taste his grace," e Lord, is it not thy blissful ray, Which brings this dawn of sacred peace ? — 7 Let thy kind Spirit in my heart Forever dwell, O God of love; o And light, and heavenly peace impart — Sweet earnests of the joys above. Steele. HYMN 43. 8s. Bethany. [*] Poicer of Faith. Rom. i. 17. 1 FT1HE moment a sinner believes, JL And trusts in his crucified God, o His pardon at once he receives — Redemption in full through his blood. o 2 Though thousands and thousands of foes Against him in malice unite — Their rage he, through Christ, can oppose, Led forth by the Spirit to fight. — 3 The faith that unites to the Lamb, And brings such salvation as this, Is more than mere fancy, or name — d The work of God's Spirit it is. o 4 It treads on the world, and on hell, It vanquishes death and despair, c And what is still stranger to tell, d It overcomes heaven by prayer. o 5 It says to the mountains, " Depart," That stand betwixt God and the soul ; e It binds up the broken in heart, And makes wounded consciences whole ; — — G Bids sins of a crimson-like dye Be spotless as snow, and as white ; o And raises the sinner on high, To dwell with the angels of light. Hart. HYMN 44. S. M. Peckham. [*] Preciousness of Faith. 'Eph. ii. 8. 2 Pet. i. 1. 1 TT^AITH — 'tis a precious grace, JC Where'er it is bestowed ; Select. HYMN 45, 40. 5*3 It boasts of a celestial birth, And is the gift of God. 2 Jesus it owns as King, And all-atoning Priest ; It claims no merit of its own, But looks for all in Christ. 3 To him it leads the soul. When filled with deep distress ; Flies to the fountain of his blood. And trusts his righteousness. 4 Since tis thy work alone, And that divinely free ; Lord, send the Spirit of thy Spn, To work this faith in me. Beddomp. HYMN 45. C. M. Arundel. [*] Faith encouraged by ancient Example. Heb. xi. 13. o 1 |_> ISE, O my soul, pursue the path, JLV By ancient worthies trod ; Aspiring, view those holy men. Who lived and walked with God. — 2 Though dead, they speak in reason's ear, And in example live ; Their faith, and hope, and mighty deeds, Still fresh instruction give. o 3 'Twas through the Lamb's most precious blood, They conquered every foe ; And to his power and matchless grace, Their crowns of life they owe. — 4 Lord, may I ever keep in view The patterns thou hast given — And ne'er forsake the blessed road, That led them safe to heaven. Need ham. HYMN 46 L. ML Oporto. [*] TJie new Convert 1 rflHE new-born child of gospel grace, JL Like some fair tree when summer's nigh Beneath Emmanuel's shining face, Lifts up his blooming branch on high. 2 No fears he feels — he sees no foes — No conflict vet his faith employs . 534 HYMN 47. Select. Nor has he learned to whom he owes The strength and peace his soul enjoys. e 3 But sin soon darts its cruel sting ; And, comforts sinking day by day, What seemed his own, a self- fed spring, Proves but a brook that glides away. — 4 When Gideon armed his numerous host, The Lord soon made his numbers less ; And said, " Lest Israel vainly boast, d " My arm secured me this success." e 5 Thus will he bring our spirits down, And draw our ebbing comforts low ; — That, saved by grace, but not our own, We may not claim the praise we owe. Cowper. HYMN 47. C. M. Canterbury. [*] Comforts, true and false. 1 f\ GOD, whose favourable eye \J The sin-sick soul revives ; Holy and heavenly is the joy, Thy shining presence gives ; — e 2 Not such as hypocrites suppose, Who, with a graceless heart, Taste not of thee, but drink a dose, Prepared by Satan's art. — 3 Intoxicating joys are theirs, Who, while they boast their light, And seem to soar above the stars, Are plunging into night. e 4 Lulled in a soft and fatal sleep, They sin, and yet rejoice ; e Were they indeed the Saviour's sheep, Would they not hear his voice ? — 5 Be mine the comforts that reclaim The soul from Satan's power ; e That make me blush for what I am, And hate my sin the more. — 6 'Tis joy enough, my All in All, At thy dear feet to lie ; Thou wilt not let me lower fall, And none can higher fly. Cowper. Select. HYMN 48, 49. 5\15 HYMN 48. C. M. Meat. [*] Zful, true and false. 1 VjfEAL is that pure and heavenly flame, ^J The fire of love supplies ; e While that which often bears the name, Is self in a disguise. e 2 True zeal is merciful and mild, Can pity and forbear ; d The false is headstrong, fierce and wild, And breathes revenge and war. — 3 While zeal for truth the Christian warms. He knows the worth of peace ; But self contends for names and forms, Its party to increase. 4 Zeal has attained its highest aim. Its end is satisfied, If sinners love the Saviours name ; Nor seeks it aught beside. d 5 But self, however well employed, Has its own ends in view ; And says, as boasting Jehu cried, " Come, see what I can do." — 6 Self may its poor reward obtain, And be applauded here ; But zeal the best applause will gain, When Jesus shall appear. 7 Dear Lord, the idol self dethrone, And from our hearts remove ; And let no zeal by us be shown, But that which springs from love. Newton. HYMN 49. C. M. Abridge, [b] Not go away from Christ. John vi. 67--69. 1 "VT7HEN any turn from Zion's way, e W (Alas, what numbers do !) — Methinks I hear my Saviour say, d " Wilt thou forsake me too ? " e 2 Ah, Lord ! with such a heart as mine. Unless thou hold me fast, I feel I must, I shall decline, And prove like them at last. 536 HYMN 50, 51. Select. — 3 Yet thou alone hast power, I know, To save a wretch like ine ; e To whom, or whither could I go, If I should turn from thee ? — 4 Beyond a doubt, 1 rest assured, Thou art the Christ of God ; o Who hast eternal life secured, By promise and by blood. — 5 No voice but thine can give me rest, And bid my fears depart ; o No love but thine can make me blest^ And satisfy my heart. e 6 What anguish has this question stirred, a " If I will also go ? " — Yet, Lord, relying on thy word, d I humbly answer — No ! Newton. HYMN 50. L. M. Carthage, [b •] Not ashamed of Jesus. Mark viii. 38. 1 TESUS, and shall it ever be, *J A mortal man ashamed of thee ! Scorned be the thought, by rich and poor, O may I scorn it more and more. 2 Ashamed of Jesus ! — sooner far Let evening blush to own a star ; He sheds the beams of light divine, O'er this benighted soul of mine. 3 Ashamed of Jesus ! — that dear Friend, On whom my hopes of heaven depend ! No ! when I blush, be this my shame, That I no more revere his name. p 4 Ashamed of Jesus ! — yes, I may — When I've no sins to wash away ; No tear to wipe, no good to crave, No fear to quell, no soul to save. — 5 Till then, (nor is my boasting vain,) Till then I boast a Saviour slain ! And, O may this my glory be, That Christ is not ashamed of me ! Grigg. HYMN 51. C. M. Colchester. [*] Inconstancy in Religion. Hosea vi. 4. ERPETUAL Source of light and grace, We hail thy sacred Name : P Select. HYMN 5£ 537 Through every year's revolving round, Thy goodness is the same. '2 Of us. all worthless as we are, It wondrous mercy pours ; o Sure as the heaven's established course And plenteous as the showers. e 3 Inconstant service we repay. And treacherous vows renew ; False as the morning's scattering cloud, And transient as the dew. p 4 In flowing tears our guilt we mourn, And loud implore thy grace. To bear our feeble footsteps on. In all thy righteous ways. c 5 Armed with this energy divine, Our souls shall stead last move ; o And with increasing transports press On to thy courts above. — 6 So by thv power the morning sur Pursues his radiant way ; o Brightens each moment in his race, o And shines to perfect day. Doddridgb. HYMN 58. C. M. Canterbury, [b] 0 that I icere as in jnoiit/is past. Job xxix. 2. b 1 DWEET was the time, when first I felt 0 The Saviour's pardoning blood, Applied to cleanse my soul from guilt. And bring me home to God. o 2 Soon as the morn the light revealed, His praises tuned my tongue ; And when the evening shades prevailed, His love was all my sonu. — 3 (In vain the tempter spread his wiles, The world no more could charm ; I lived upon my Saviour's smiles. And leaned upon his arm.) o 4 In prayer my soul drew near the Lord. And saw his orlory shine ; And when I read his holy word, 1 called each promise mine. Select. 4 538 H Y M N 53. Select. e 5 But now — when evening shade prevails, My soul in darkness mourns : And when the morn the light reveals, No light to me returns. t) My prayers are now a chattering noise, For Jesus hides his face ; I read — the promise meets my eyes — But will not reach my case. — 7 Rise, Lord, and help me to prevail — O make my soul thy care ; o 1 know thy mercy cannot fail : — Let me that mercy share. Newton HYMN 53. 8s. Bethany, [b] Fait It fainting. e 1 TjlNCOMPASSED with clouds of distress. ■ A Just ready all hope to resign, 1 pant for the light of thy face, And fear it will never be mine : p Disheartened with waiting so long, I sink at thy feet with my load ; All-plaintive I pour out my song, And stretch forth my hands unto God. — 2 Shine, Lord, and my terror shall cease ; The blood of atonement apply ; And lead me to Jesus for peace, — The rock that is higher than 1 : o Speak, Saviour, for sweet is thy voice ; Thy presence is fair to behold ) — Attend to my sorrows and cries, — e My groanings that cannot be told. — 3 If sometimes I strive, as 1 mourn, My hold on thy promise to keep ; o The billows more fiercely return, And plunge me again in the deep. — While harassed and cast from thy sight, The tempter suggests, with a roar, d " The Lord has forsaken thee quite ; II Thy God will be gracious no more." e 4 Yet, Lord, if thy love has designed No covenant blessing for me, Ah, tell me, how is it 1 find Some pleasure in waiting for thee ? Select. HYMN 54. 539 o Almighty to rescue thou art ; Thy grace is my shield and my tower : o Come, succour and gladden my heart, Let this be the day of thy power. Rippon's Col. HYMN 54. 7s. Fairfax, [b] Self- Examination. 1 T I lIS a point I long to know, JL Oft it causes anxious thought : — e Do 1 love the Lord, or no ? Am 1 his, or am I not? 2 If I love, why am I thus? Why this dull, this lifeless frame? Hardly, sure, can they be worse, Who have never heard his name. 3 Could my heart so hard remain, Prayer a task and burden prove — Every trifle give me pain — If I knew a Saviour's love? e 4 When I turn my eyes within, All is dark, and vain, and wild ; Filled with unbelief and sin — Can I deem myself a child ? 5 If 1 pray, or hear, or read, Sin is mixed with all I do ; d You who love the Lord indeed, Tell me — is it so with you ? o 6 Yet I mourn my stubborn will, Find my sin a grief and thrall; Should I grieve for what I feel, If I did not love at all ? 7 Could I joy his saints to meet, Choose the ways 1 once abhorred — Find, at times, the promise sweet, If 1 did not love the Lord ? — 8 Lord, decide the doubtful case ! Thou, who art thy people's sun, Shine upon thy work of grace, If it be indeed begun. 9 Let me love thee more and more, If I love at all, I pray; If 1 have not loved before, Help me to begin to-day. Newton 540 HYMN 55y 56. Select HYMN 55. 8s. Consolation. [*] 77ie Holy Spirit addressed under Darkness. J T^ESCEND, Holy Spirit, the Dove JLx And visit a sorrowful breast ; e My burden of guilt to remove, And bring me assurance and rest; — Thou only hast power to relieve A sinner o'erwhelmed with his load ; The sense of redemption to give, And sprinkle his heart with the blood. 2 With me, if of old thou hast strove, And kindly withheld me from sin ; Resolved, by the strength of thy love, My worthless affections to win ; The work of thy mercy revive, Invincible mercy exert, And keep my weak graces alive, And set up thy rest in my heart. 3 [?. when I have put thee to grief, And madly to folly returned, Thy goodness has been my relief, And lifted me up as I mourned ; 0 Spirit of pity and grace, Relieve me again and restore ; My spirit in holiness raise, To fall, and to grieve thee, no more. e 4 If now I lament after God, And pant for a taste of his love — e If Jesus, who poured out his blood, Obtained me a mansion above ; — o Come, heavenly Comforter, come, Sweet witness of mercy divine ! o And make me thy permanent home, And seal me eternally thine. Rippon. HYMN 56. L. M. Sicilian. [* b] Prayer answered by Crosses. 1 T ASKED the Lord that I might grow JL In faith, and love, and every grace ; Might more of his salvation know, And seek more earnestly his face. 2 'Twas he who taught me thus to pray, Aid he, I trust, has answered prayer: Select. HYMN 57, 58. 541 But it has been in such a way. As almost drove me to despair. 3 I hoped that in some favoured hour, At once he'd answer my request ; And by his love's constraining power, Subdue my sins, and give me rest, e 4 Instead of this, he made me feel The hidden evils of my heart; And let the angry powers of hell Assault my soul in every part, a 5 Yea. more — with his own hand he seemed Intent to aggravate my woe; Crossed all the fair designs I schemed, Blasted my gourds, and laid me low. e 6 Lord, why is this? 1 trembling cried; Wilt thou pursue thy worm to death? d u 'Tis in this way (the Lord replied,) u 1 answer prayer for grace and faith. 7 u These inward trials I employ, " From self and pride to set thee free, " And break thy schemes of earthly joy, u That thou mayst seek thy all in me." Newton. HYMN 57. L. M. Pkyel's. [*] Inconstancy lamented. 1 I \EAR Jesus, when, when shall it be, I J That I no more shall break with thee ? When will this war of passion cease, And I enjoy a lasting peace ? o 2 Here 1 repent, and sin again. Sometimes revive, sometimes am slain; Slain with the same malignant dart, Which, oh ! too often wounds my heart. — 3 When, gracious Lord, when shall it be, That I shall find my all in thee — o The fulness of thy promise prove. And feast on thine eternal love ; Dorrington. HYMN 58. L. M. Bath, [b •] Conflict between Sin and Holiness. Gal. v. 17 1 "TT7"HAT jarring natures dwell within — V V Imperfect grace, remaining sin ! 4 * •542 HYMN 59. Select. Not this can reign, nor that prevail, Though each by turns my heart assail. e 2 Now 1 complain, and groan, and die — o Now raise my songs of triumph high ; o Sing a rebellious passion slain, e Or mourn to feel it live again. o 3 One happy hour beholds me rise, Borne upwards to my native skies ; When faith assists my soaring flight, To realms of joy, and worlds of light. e 4 Scarce a few hours or minutes roll. Ere earth reclaims my captive soul ; — I feel its sympathetic force, And headlong urge my downward course. e 5 How short the joys thy visits give ! How long thine absence, Lord,! grieve ! What clouds obscure my rising sun, Or interrupt its rays at noon ! — 6 Great God, assist me through the fight, Make me to triumph in thy might : Thou the desponding heart canst raise, The victory mine, and thine the praise. Cruttendon. HYMN 59. C. M. Tunbridge. [*] Watchfulness and Prayer. e 1 A LAS, what hourly dangers rise ! XJL What snares beset my way ! — To heaven then let me lift my eyes, And hourly watch and pray. p 2 How oft my mournful thoughts complain, And melt in flowing tears ! e My weak resistance, ah, how vain! e How strong my foes and fears ! — 3 O gracious God, in whom I live, My feeble efforts aid ; Help me to watch, and pray, and strive, e Though trembling and afraid. — 4 Increase my faith, increase my hope, When foes and fears prevail; And bear my fainting spirit up, t Or soon my strength will fail. Select. HYMN 60. 543 — 5 When strong temptations fright my heart, Or lure my feet aside ; o My God, thy powerful aid impart — My guardian and my guide. — 6 Still keep me in thy heavenly way. o And bid the tempter flee ; — And never let me go astray From happiness and thee. Steele. HYMN 60. 8, 7 & 4. Helmshy. [*] Hope encouraged. Ps. xlii. 5. e 1 /^V MY soul, what means this sadness? \J Wherefore art thou thus cast down ? o Let thy griefs be turned to gladness; Bid thy restless fears be gone : Look to Jesus, And rejoice in his dear name. — 2 What though Satan's strong temptations Vex and grieve thee day by day ; And thy sinful inclinations Often fill thee with dismay ; o Thou shalt conquer — Through the Lamb's redeeming blood. — 3 Though ten thousand ills beset thee, From without and from within ; o Jesus saith he'll ne'er forget thee, But will save from hell and sin : He is faithful To perform his gracious word. — 4 Though distresses now attend thee, And thou tread'st the thorny road; o His right hand shall still defend thee ; Soon he'll bring thee home to God ! Therefore praise him — Praise the great Redeemer's name — 5 O that I could now adore him, Like the heavenly host above, o Who forever bow before him, And unceasing sing his love ! o Happy songsters ! When shall I your chorus join r Fawcbtt 541 HYMN 61, 62. Select. HYMN 61. C. M. Bedford. [*] Lively Hope and gracious Fear. e 1 X WAS a grovelling creature once, A And basely cleaved to earth ; I wanted spirit to renounce The clod that gave me birth. — 2 But God has breathed upon a worm, And sent me from above, Wings such as clothe an angel's form, — The wings of joy and love. q 3 With these, to Pisgah's top I fly, And there delighted stand ; To view, beneath a shining sky, The spacious promised land. o 4 The Lord of all the vast domain Has promised it to me ; — The length and breadth of all the plain, As far as faith can see. — 5 How glorious is my privilege ! To thee for help I call ; e 1 stand upon a mountain's edge, O save me, lest I fall ! — 6 Though much exalted in the Lord, My strength is not my own ; e Then let me tremble at his word, And none shall cast me down. Cowper. HYMN 62. L. P. M. Sheffield, [*] Assurance. Jer. xxxi. 3. 1 XESUS, I know, hath died for me, — %} This is my hope, my joy, my rest ! Hither, when hell assails, I flee, And look into my Saviour's breast : o Away, sad doubts, and anxious fear — e Mercy is all that's written there. 2 Though waves and storms go o'er my head, e Though strength, and health, and friends, be gone; Though joys be withered all. and dead, And every comfort be withdrawn ; g Steadfast on this my soul relies — Father th}T mercy never die? Select. HYMN 63, 64. 545 — 3 Fixed on tin's rock will I remain, e When heart shall fail, and flesh decay ; — g A rock which shall my soul sustain, When earth's foundations melt away ! s Mercy's full power I then shall prove, Loved with an everlasting love ! Lyndall. HYMN 63. L. M. Psalm 97th. [b] Christ, the Believers Ark. 1 Pet. iii. 20, 21. 1 FT1HE deluge, at the Almighty's call, JL In what impetuous streams it fell ! Swallowed the mountains in its rage, And swept a guilty world to hell. 2 In vain the tallest sons of pride Fled from the close pursuing wave ; Nor could their mightiest towers defend, Nor swiftness 'scape, nor courage save. e 3 How dire the wreck ! how loud the roar ! How shrill the universal cry — Of millions in the last despair — Re-echoed from the lowering sky. e 4 Yet Noah, humble, happy saint. Surrounded with the chosen few. Sat in his ark, secure from fear, And sang the grace that steered him through. o 5 So may I sincr, in Jesus safe, While storms of vengeance round me fall ; Conscious how high my hopes are fixed, Beyond what shakes this earthly ball. — 6 Enter thine ark, while patience waits, Nor ever quit that sure retreat ; o Then the wide flood that buries earth. Shall waft thee to a fairer seat, s 7 Nor wreck nor ruin there is seen ; There not a wave of trouble rolls ; But the bright rainbow round the throne. Seals endless life to all their souls. Doddridge. HYMN 64. 8 & 7. Emmaus. [*] Christ, a Friend closer than a Brother. Prov. xviii. 24. 1 /^\NE there is, above all others, \J Well deserves the name of Friend; His is love beyond a brother's. Costly, free, and knows no end 546 HYMN 65. Select. They who once his kindness prove, Find it everlasting love. e 2 Which of all our friends, to save us, Could, or would have shed their blood ? o But our Jesus died to have us Reconciled in him to God : o This is boundless love indeed ! Jesus is a Friend in need. e 3 When he lived on 'Barth abased, Friend of sinners was his name ; — Now above all glory raised, He rejoices in the same : Still he calls them brethren, friends, And to all their wants attends. e 4 Oh for grace our hearts to soften ! Teach us, Lord, at length to love ; We, alas ! forget too often, What a Friend we have above : o But when home our souls are brought, We will love thee as we ought. Newton. HYMN 65. C. M. St. Ann's. Mear. [b] Manna, or Daily Supply. Exod. xvi. 18. 1 TVTANNA to Israel well supplied -LTJL The want of other bread ; While God is able to provide, His people will be fed. 2 Of his kind care, how sweet a proof! It suited every taste : Who gathered most had just enough, Enough who gathered least. o 3 'Tis still our gracious Lord provides, Our comforts and our cares ; His own unerring hand provides, And gives us each our shares. c 4 He knows how much the weak can bear, And helps them when they cry ; O The strongest have no strength to spare, For such he'll strongly try. — 5 Daily they saw the manna come, And cover all the ground ; But what they tried to keep at home, Corrupted soon was found. Select. HYMN 66, 67. 547 e 6 Vain their attempts to store it up; This WM to tempt the Lord : o Israel must live by faith and hope, And nut upon a hoard. Newton. HYMN <)(>. C. ML York. [»] Joys of Saints. Neh. ix. 10. 1 TOY is a fruit that will not grow */ In nature's barren soil ; e All we can boast, till Christ we know, Is vanity and toil. — 2 But where the Lord has planted grace, And made his glories known ; — o There fruits of heavenly joy and peace, Are found — and there alone. c 3 A bleeding Saviour seen by faith, — A sense of pardoning love, — o A hope that triumphs over death, o Gives joys like those above. — 4 To take a glimpse within the vail, To know that God is mine — o Are springs of joy that never fail. Unspeakable, divine. — 5 These are the joys which satisfy. And sanctify the mind; o Which make the spirit mount on high. And leave the world behind. Newton. HYMN 67. C. M. Hymn 2d. [*] Walking with God. Gen. v. 24. 1 /^H ! for a closer walk with God, — V>J A calm and heavenly frame; And light to shine upon the road. That leads me to the Lamb ! € 2 Where is the blessedness I knew. When first I saw the Lord ? Where is the soul-refreshing view Of Jesus, and his word? —3 What peaceful hours I once enjoyed ! How sweet their memory still ! e But they have left an aching void. The world can never fill. 548 HYMN GS, 69. Select. — 4 Return, O holy Dove, return, Sweet messenger of rest ; I hate the sins that made thee mourn, And drove thee from my breast. 5 The dearest idol 1 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 ; o And purer light shall mark the road, That leads me to the Lamb. Cowper. HYMN 68. C. M. Abridge. [*] Light shining out of Darkness. 1 /^ OD moves in a mysterious way, \Jf 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. o 3 Ye fearful saints, fresh courage take ; The clouds ye so much dread, A-"« big with mercy, and shall break With blessings on your head. — i Judge not the Lord by feeble sense, But trust him for his grace ; e Behind a frowning providence o He hides a smiling face. — 5 His purposes will ripen fast, Unfolding every hour ; The bud may have a bitter taste, But sweet will be the flower. e 6 Blind unbelief is sure to err, And scan his work in vain ; o God is his own interpreter. And he will make it plain. Cowpeb. HYMN 69. L. M. PkycTs. [b] .Afflictions sanctified by the Word. HOW I love thy holy word. Thy gracious covenant, O Lord ! o Select. HYMN 70. 549 It guides me in the peaceful way ; 1 think upon it all the day. 2 What are the mines of shining wealth ? The strength of youth, the bloom of health ? — What are all joys, compared with those, Thine everlasting word bestows ? e 3 Long unarHicted, undismayed, In pleasure's path secure I strayed : — Thou mad'st me feel thy chastening rod, o And straight I turned unto my God. e 4 What though it pierced my fainting heart*— o I bless the hand that caused the smart ; e It taught my tears awhile to flow, o But saved me from eternal woe. e 5 Oh ! hadst thou left me unchastised, Thy precepts I had still despised ; And still the snare in secret laid, Had my unwary feet betrayed. o 6 1 love thee, therefore, O my God, And breathe towards thy dear abode ; Where, in thy presence, fully blest, Thy chosen saints forever rest. Cow per. HYMN 70. C. M. Barby. [*] Submission. 1 f\ LORD, my best desire fulfill, \J And help me to resign Life, health, and comfort to thy will, And make thy pleasure mine. e 2 Why should I shrink at thy command. Whose love forbids my fears ? Or tremble at the gracious hand, That wipes away my tears ? — 3 No, let me rather freely yield What most I prize, to thee. Who never hast a good withheld, Or wilt withhold from me. 4 Thy favour, all my journey through, Thou art engaged to grant ; What else I want, or think 1 do, 'Tis better still to want. o 5 Wisdom and mercy guide my way ; e Shall I resist them both? e A poor blind creature of a day ? And crushed before the moth ? Select. 5 550 HYMN 71, 72. Select. — 6 But ah ! my inward spirit cries, Still bind me to thy sway ; Else the next cloud that veils my skies, Drives all these thoughts away. Cowper. HYMN 71. C. M. Bedford. [* b] Resignation. It is the Lord. 1 Sam. iii. 18. 1 XT is the Lord — enthroned in light, JL Whose claims are all divine ; Who has an undisputed right, To govern me and mine. 2 It is the Lord — who governs all — My wealth, my friends, my ease ; And of his bounties may recall Whatever part he please. e 3 It is the Lord — should 1 distrust, Or contradict his will ? — Who cannot do but what is just, And must be righteous still ? 4 It is the Lord — who can sustain Beneath the heaviest load, o From whom assistance I obtain, To tread the thorny road. — 5 It is the Lord — whose matchless skill Can from afflictions raise — o Matter, eternity to fill With ever-growing praise. — 6 It is the Lord — my covenant God, o Thrice blessed be his Name ! — Whose gracious promise, sealed with blood, Must ever be the same. o 7 His covenant will my soul defend, Should nature's self expire ; g And the great Judge of all descend In awful, flaming fire. Green HYMN 72. C. M. Tunbridge. [*] Self-denial ; or, Bearing the Cross. Mark viii. 38. e 1 TPVIDST thou, dear Jesus, suffer shame, JlJ And bear the cross for me ? And shall I fear to own thy name, Or thy disciple be ? Select. HYMN 73. .">>) — 2 Inspire my soul with life divine, And make me truly bold ; Let knowledge, faith, and meekness shine, Nor love, nor zeal, grow cold. o 3 Lot mockers Bcoff, the world defame, And treat me with disdain ; Still may I glory in thy name. And count reproach my ijain. 0 4 To thee 1 cheerfully submit. And all my powers resign ; Let Wisdom point out what is fit, And I'll do more repine. Kirham HYMN 73. C M. Reading. [*] Contentmc7it. Phil, iv 11. 1 T71IERCE passions discompose the mind. JT As tempests vex the sea ; But calm content and peace we find, When, Lord, we trust in thee. 2 In vain by reason, and by rule, We try to bend the will ; For none, but in the Saviour's school. Can learn the heavenly skill. 3 Since at his feet my soul has sat. His gracious words to hear ; Contented with my present state, I cast on him my care. 4 " Art thou a sinner, soul ? " he said, " Then how canst thou complain ? " How light thy troubles here, if weighed •• With everlasting pain ! 5 •• If thou of murmuring wouldst be cured. " Compare thy griefs with mine ; " Think what my love for thee endured — <; And thou wilt not repine. 6 '* 'Tis I appoint thy daily lot, •• And I do all things well ; u Thou soon shalt leave this wretched spot, u And rise with me to dwell. 7 " In life my grace shall strength supply, " Proportioned to thy day ; " At death thou still shalt find me nigh, M To wipe thy tears away." 552 HYMN 74, 75. Select. 8 Thus I, who once my wretched days In vain repining spent ; Taught in my Saviour's school of grace, Have learned to be content. Cowper. HYMN 74. C. M. St. Ann's. [•] The Lord will provide. Gen. xxii. 14. 1 rpHE saints should never be dismayed, JL Nor sink in hopeless fear ; For when they least expect his aid, The Saviour will appear. 2 This Abra'am found : he raised the knife, d God saw, and said, " Forbear ; — " Yon ram shall yield his meaner life : " Behold the victim there." — 3 Once David seemed Saul's certain prey ; d But hark ! the foe's at hand : —•Saul turns his arms another way, To save the invaded land. 4 When Jonah sunk beneath the wave, He thought to rise no more ; o But God prepared a fish, to save, And bear him to the shore. ■—5 Blest proofs of power and grace divine, That meet us in his word ! May every deep-felt care of mine Be trusted with the Lord. 6 Wait for his seasonable aid, And though it tarry, wait : The promise may be long delayed ; But cannot come too late. Cowper. HYMN 75. H. M. Allerton. [*] The Lord my Banner. Exod. xvii. 15. e 1 |>Y whom was David taught JD To aim the dreadful blow, When he Goliah fought, And laid the Gittite low ? —No sword nor spear the stripling took, But chose a pebble from the brook. o 2 'Twas Israel's God and King, Who sent him to the right ; Who gave him strength to sling, And skill to aim aright : Select. HYMN 7ft 5»j — Ye feeble saints, your strength endures, Because young David's God is yours. € 3 Who ordered Gideon forth, T'> storm the invader's camp, — With arms of little worth, A pitcher and a lamp ? The trumpets made his coming known ; And all the host was overthrown. u 4 Oh! 1 have seen the day. When, with a single word — God helping me to say. e M My trust is in the Lord," — o My soul has quelled a thousand foes, Fearless of all that could oppose. e 5 But unbelief, self-will, Self-righteousness and pride — How often do they steal My weapons from my side ! o Vet David's Lord, and Gideon's Friend, Will help his servant to the end. Cowper. HYMN 76. C. H. York. [*] The Lord that hcaleth. Exod. xv. 1 TTEAL us, Emmanuel ; — here we are, JLJ- Waiting to feel thy touch : Deep wounded souls to thee repair ; e And, Saviour, we are such. —2 Our faith is feeble, we confess, We faintly trust thy word ; e But wilt thou pity us the less ? — d Be that far from thee, Lord ! — .3 Remember him who once applied, With trembling, for relief; d u Lord, I believe,'1 with tears he cried; " O help my unbelief." — 4 She, too, who touched thee in the press. And healing virtues stole, d Was answered, '; Daughter, go in peace ; " Thy faith hath made thee whole." — 5 Concealed amidst the gathering throng. She would have shunned thy view ; And if her faith was firm and strong. Had some misgivings too. 554 HYMN 77, 78. Select. 6 Like her with hopes and fears we come, To touch thee if we may ; e Oh ! send us not despairing home — Send none unhealed away. Cowper. HYMN 77. L. M. Armley. [*] Tlie Lord send Peace. Judg. vi. 24. e 1 TESUS, whose blood so freely streamed *J To satisfy the law's demand — o By thee from guilt and wrath redeemed, Before the Father's face we stand. — 2 To reconcile offending man, Make Justice drop her angry rod ! e What creature would have formed the plan ? Or who fulfill it, but— a God ? — 3 No drop remains of all the curse, For wretches who deserved the whole ; No arrows, dipped in wrath, to pierce The guilty, but returning soul. e 4 Peace, by such means, so dearly bought, What rebel could have hoped to see ? p Peace — by his injured Sovereign wrought — His Sovereign fastened to the tree ! — 5 Now, Lord, thy feeble worm prepare ; For strife with earth and hell begins ; Confirm and gird me for the war ; They hate the soul who hates his sins. e 6 Let them in horrid league agree ! They may assault, they may distress ; o But cannot quench thy love to me, Nor rob me of the Lord, my peace. Cowper. HYMN 78. C. M. Hymn 2d. Sunday. [*] Thankfulness for Providential Goodness. 1 TX7HEN all thy mercies, O my God, W My rising soul surveys ; o Transported with the view, I'm lost In wonder, love, and praise. — 2 Thy providence my life sustained, And all my wants redressed. When in the silent womb I lay ) Or hung upon the breast. Select. HYMN 79. 555 3 To all my weak complaints and cries Thy mercy lent an ear. Ere yVt my feeble thoughts had learned To form themselves in prayer. e 4 When in the slippery paths of youth, With heedless steps I ran, o Thine arm, unseen, conveyed me safe, And led me up to man. 5 When worn with sickness, oil hast thou With health renewed my lace ; e And when in sin and sorrow sunk, o Revived my soul with grace. o 6 Ten thousand thousand precious gifts My daily thanks employ ; e Nor is the least a cheerful heart, That tastes those gifts with joy. — 7 Through every period of my life, Thy goodness I'll pursue; o And after death, in distant worlds, The glorious theme renew. o 8 Through all eternity — to thee A grateful song I'll raise ; e For O, eternity's too short, To utter all thy praise. Addison. HYMN 79. C. M. Swanwick. [*] Encouragement to trust and love God. Ps. xxxiv. 1 rilHROUGH all the changing scenes of life JL In trouble and in joy, The praises of my God shall still My heart and tongue employ. o 2 Of his deliverance I will boast, Till all who are distressed, From my example comfort take, And charm their griefs to rest. o 3 The hosts of God encamp around The dwellings of the just ; Protection he affords to all, Who make his Name their trust. -4 O make but trial of his love, — Experience will decide, How blest are they, and only they. Who in his truth confide ooG HYMN 80, 81. Select e 5 Fear him, ye saints, and you will then Have nothing else to fear : o Make you his service your delight, Your wants shall be his care. Tate, HYMN SO. 8 &, 7. Love divine, [*] Grateful Recollection. 1 Sam. vii. 12. 1 Z^IOME, thou Fount of every blessing, Vy Tune my heart to sing thy grace ', Streams of mercy never ceasing, Call for songs of loudest praise. o Teach me some melodious sonnet, Sung by flaming tongues above : o Praise, the mount, — I'm fixed upon it — u Mount of God's unchanging love. — 2 Here I raise my Ebenezer; Hither by thine help I'm come; And I hope, by thy good pleasure, Safely to arrive at home. e Jesus sought me when a stranger, Wandering from the fold of God ; o He, to rescue me from danger, Interposed with precious blood. c 3 Oh ! 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 : e Prone to wander, Lord, I feel it — Prone to leave the God I love — d Here's my heart — O take and seal it ; Seal it from thy courts above. Robinson HYMN 81. 8s. Consolation. [*] Excellences of Christ. 1 TTQW shall I my Saviour set forth ? JLJL How shall I his beauties declare ? O how shall I speak of his worth. Or what his chief dignities are ? o His angels can never express, Nor saints who sit nearest his throne. How rich are his treasures of grace : — e No ' this is a mystery unknown. •t. HYMN 82. 557 g 2 In him all the fulness of God rei transcendently shines ; e Though once like a mortal he stood, To finish his gracious designs . p Though once he was nailed to the cross, Vile rebels like me to set free ; • -His glory sustained no loss, g Eternal his kingdom shall be. — 'A His wisdom, his love, and his power, Seemed then with each other to vie ; e When sinners he stooped to restore, p Poor sinners condemned to die ! d He laid all his grandeur aside, And dwelt in a cottage of clay : Poor sinners he loved, till he died To wash their pollution away. — 4 O sinner, believe and adore The Saviour so rich to redeem; No creature can ever explore The treasures of goodness in him ■ d Come, all ye who see yourselves lost, And feel yourselves burdened with sin, Draw near, while with terror you're tossed ; Believe — and your peace shall begin. — 5 Now, sinner, attend to his call, d " Whoso hath an ear let him hear ! " — He promises mercy to all, Who feel their sad wants, far and near ; o He riches has ever in store, And treasures that never can waste : o Here's pardon, here's grace, yea, and more — u Here's glory eternal at last Rippon's Col HYMN 82. L. M Armley. !"•] All good in Christ. 1 fTlHOU only Sovereign of my hear*, JL My Refuge, my almighty Friend; — • e And can my soul from thee depart, On whom alone my hopes depend ? 2 Whither, ah ! whither shall I go— A wretched wanderer from my Lord i Can this dark world of sin and woe One glimpse ot happiness afford ? 558 HYMN 83. Select. — 3 Eternal life thy words impart, On these my fainting spirit lives ; o Here sweeter comforts cheer my heart, Than all the round of nature gives. — 4 Let earth's alluring joys combine ; c While thou art near, in vain they call : o One smile, one blissful smile of thine, My dearest Lord, outweighs them all. — 5 Thy Name, my inmost powers adore ; o Thou art my life, my joy, my care ; d Depart from thee ? — 'tis death — 'tis more ! 'Tis endless ruin — deep despair ! c 6 Low at thy feet my soul would lie ; Here safety dwells, and peace divine ; — Still let me live beneath thine eye o For life, eternal life is thine. Steele T HYMN 83. L. M. Leeds. [*] Temptation ; or, Safety in the Storm. HE billows swell, the winds are high, Clouds overcast my wintry sky ; Out of the depths to thee I call, e My fears are great, my strength is small. — 2 O Lord, the pilot's part perform, And guide and guard me through the storm ! Defend me from each threatening ill, d Control the waves — say, " Peace — be still ! " — 3 Amidst the roaring of the sea, My soul still hangs her hopes on thee ; Thy constant love, thy faithful care, Is all that saves me from despair. e 4 Dangers of evrery shape and name Attend the followers of the Lamb, Who leave the world's deceitful shore, And leave it to return no more. — 5 Though tempest-tossed and half a wreck, My Saviour through the floods I seek ; o Let neither winds, nor stormy rain, Force back my shattered bark again. Cowper. Select. HYMN 84, 85. 5o9 HYMN 84. 7a. Hotham. [*] Christ, tht Refuge from the Storm. Deut. xxxiii. 27. 1 TESUS, lover of my soul, *} Let me to thy bosom tly, While the billows near me roll, While the tempest still is nigh ! Hide me, O my Saviour, hide, Till the storm of life is past, Safe into the haven guide ; 0 receive my soul at last ! 2 Other refuge have I none , Hangs my helpless soul on thee j 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. 3 Thou, O Christ, art all 1 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 ; Vile and full of sin 1 am, — Thou art full of truth and grace. Cowpeh. HYMN 85. H. H. Alkrton. [*] Jesus, the Pilot. Luke viii. 22. 1 XESUS, at thy command, tf I launch into the deep ; And leave my native land, Where sin luns all asleep : For thee 1 fain would all resign. And sail to heaven with thee and thine ! ? Thou art my Pilot wise ; My compass is thy word ; My soul each storm defies, Wnile 1 have such a Lord ! 1 trust thy faithfulness and power, To save me in the trying hour. 3 Though rocks and quicksands deep Through all my passage lie ; 560 HYMN 86. Select Yet thou wilt safely keep, And guide me with thine eye : My anchor, hope, shall firm abide, And I each boisterous storm outride. o 4 By faith 1 see the land, The port of endless rest ; My soul, thy sails expand, And fly to Jesus' breast. 0 may I reach the heavenly shore. Where winds and waves distress no more ! £ 5 Whene'er becalmed I lie, And storms and winds subside ; Lord, to my succour fly, And keep me near thy side : For more the treacherous calm I dread, Than tempests bursting o'er my head. o 6 Come, heavenly Wind, and blow A prosperous gale of grace, To waft me from below, To heaven, my destined place : s Then, in full sail, my port I'll find, And leave the world, and sin, behind. Huntingdon. HYMN 86. L. M. Castle Street. [*] My Redeemer liveth. Job xix. 25. 1 "T KNOW that my Redeemer lives; " J_ What comforts this sweet sentence gives ! He lives, he lives, who once was dead, He lives, my ever-living head ! 2 He lives — triumphant from the grave, He lives — eternally to save ; He lives — all glorious in the sky, He lives — exalted there on high 3 He lives — to bless me with his love, He lives — to plead for me above ; He lives — my hungry soul to feed, He lives — to help in time of need. 4 He lives — to grant me rich supply, He lives — to guide me with his eye ; He lives — to comfort me when faint, He lives — to hear my soul's complaint. 5 He lives — to silence all my fears, He lives — to stoop and wipe my tears ; Select. HYMN 87, 88. 501 He lives — to calm my troubled heart, He lives — all blessings to impart. 6 He lives — my kind, wise, heavenly Friend, He lives — and loves me to the end ; He lives — and while he lives I'll sing. He lives — my prophet, priest, and king. 7 He lives — and grants me daily breath, He lives — and I shall conquer death! He lives — my mansion to prepare, He lives — to bring me safely there, o t He lives — all glory to his name ! He lives — my Jesus, still the same : e O the sweet joy this sentence gives, o u I know that my Redeemer lives !" Medley. HYMN 87. 7s. Fairfax. [*] Life and Strength in Christ. 1 OON of God, thy blessing grant. k3 Still supply my every want ; Tree of life, thine influence shed : With thy sap my spirit feed, e 2 Tenderest branch, alas ! I lie, Withered, without thee, and die ; WTeak as helpless infancy ; 0 confirm my soul in thee ! 3 Unsustained by thee, 1 fall; Send the strength for which 1 call : Weaker than a bruised reed, Help I every moment need. 4 All my hopes on thee depend ; — Love me, save me to the end ! Give me the continuing grace, o Take the everlasting praise. Madan's Col. HYMN 88. L. M. Castle Street. [*] Jehovah- Jesus. 1 IVr Y song shall bless the Lord of all ; J_TX My praise shall climb to his abode ; d Thee, Saviour, by that name I call, The great Supreme, the mighty God. — 2 Without beginning, or decline, Object of faith, and not of sense ; g Eternal ages saw Him shine — He shines eternal ages hence. Select. 6 5(>2 HYMN 89. Select e 3 As much when in the manger laid, o Almighty ruler of the sky ; — As wlien the six days' work he made o Filled all the morning stars with joy. — 4 Of all the crowns Jehovah bears Salvation is his dearest claim ; That gracious sound well pleased he hears. And owns Emmanuel for his name, o 5 A cheerful confidence 1 feel, My well-placed hopes with joy I see ; My bosom glows with heavenly zeal, To worship him who died for me. e 6 As man, he pities my complaint; o His power and truth are all divine ; — He will not fail, he cannot faint, g Salvation's sure, and must be mine. Cowpek. HYMN 89. L. M. Leeds. [*] Assurance in Christ our Righteousness. Isa. xiv. 24. Jer. xxiii. 6. 1 TESUS, thy blood and righteousness as My beauty are. my glorious dress ; o 'Midst flaming worlds, in these arrayed, With joy shall I lift up my head. e 2 When from the dust of death I rise, To claim my mansion in the skies ; — E'en then shall this be all my plea — d " Jesus hath lived — and died for me ! "' — 3 Bold shall 1 stand in that great day, For who aught to my charge shall lay ? Fully, through thee absolved I am. From sin's tremendous curse and shame, 4 Thus Abraham, the friend of God, Thus all the armies bought with blood, o Saviour of sinners, thee proclaim — t Sinners, of whom the chief I am. — 5 This spotless robe the same appears, When ruined nature sinks in years ; No age can change its glorious hue ; The robe of Christ is ever new. o 6 O let the dead now hear thy voice ; o Now bid thy banished ones rejoice; — Their beauty this, their glorious dress, g "Jesus the Lord our Righteousness. " Wesley. Select HYMN 90, 91. 5W HYMN 90. C. M. Arundel. [•] Holy Fortitude, or, The Christian Soldier. 1 A M I a soldier of the cross? XjL A follower of the Lamb ? e And shall I fear to own his cause, Or blush to speak his name ? — 2 Must I be carried to the skies, On flowery beds of ease ? e Whilst others fought to win the prize, And sailed through bloody seas ? — 3 Are there no foes for me to face ? Must I not stem the flood? e Is this vile world a friend to grace, To help me on to God ? o 4 Sure I must fight, if 1 would reign ; e Increase my courage, Lord ; o I'll bear the toil, endure the pain, Supported by thy word. 5 Thy saints, in all this glorious war, Shall conquer, though they die ; o They view the triumph from afar, And seize it with their eye. o 6 When that illustrious day shall rise. And all thy armies shine In robes of victory through the skies — g The glory shall be thine. Watts. HYMN 91. 8, 7, &, 4. Tamicorth. [*] God the Pilgrim's Guide. Ps. xlviii. 14. 1 /^ UIDE me, O thou great Jehovah, vJF" Pilgrim through this barren land ; 1 am weak, but thou art mighty ; Hold me with thy powerful hand : Bread of heaven, Feed me till I want no more. 2 Open, Lord, the crystal fountain, Whence the healing streams do flow ; Let the fiery, cloudy pillar Lead me all my journey through : Strong Deliverer ! Be thou still my strength and shield. e 3 When 1 tread the verge of Jordan, Bid my anxious fears subside ; 564 HYMN 92, 93. Select o Death of death, and hell's destruction, Land me safe on Canaan's side : Songs of praises — i will ever give to thee. Robinsom. HYMN 92. L. P. M. Devotion. [*] The Christian's Shepherd. Ps. xxiii. 1 FT1 HE Lord my pasture shall prepare, JL And feed me with a shepherd's care ; His presence shall my wants supply, And guard me with a watchful eye ; My noonday walks he shall attend, And all my midnight hours defend. e 2 When in the sultry glebe I faint, Or on the thirsty mountains pant, To fertile vales and dewy meads, My weary wandering steps he leads, Where peaceful rivers, soft and slow, Amid the verdant landscapes flow. e 3 Though in a bare and rugged way, Through devious, lonely wilds I stray ; — His bounty shall my pains beguile ; o The barren wilderness shall smile, With lively greens and herbage crowned, And streams shall murmur all around. o 4 Though in the paths of death I tread, With gloomy horrors overspread, o My steadfast heart shall fear no ill, For thou, O Lord, art with me still ; Thy friendly crook shall give me aid, And guide me through the dismal shade. Addison HYMN 93. L. M. Oporto. [*] Ministry of Jlngels. Ps. xci. 11. 1 CJEE, Gabriel swift descends to earth, i3 Glad to foretell a Saviour's birth ; Hark ! — a full choir of angels sing. The new-born Saviour, and the King. e 2 Behold these swift-winged envoys wait On Jesus, in his humble state ; p The desert and the garden prove Their glowing zeal, their tender love. o 3 They saw the Conqueror mount on high, To glorious worlds beyond the sky ; Select HYMN 94, 95. 5G5 Escorted by a shining band, To take his place at God's right hand. — 4 Still are these glorious hosts above Employed in messages of love ; On saints below they cheerful wait, Nor think the work beneath their state. 5 Jesus, my Lord, my living Friend, May these thy servants me attend, Through life ; and when 1 quit this clay, o Safe to thine arms my soul convey. Needham. HYMN 94. C. M. Devizes. [*] Servants of God always safe. 1 TTOW are thy servants blessed, O Lord ! _Ll How sure is their defence ! o 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. c 3 When by the dreadful tempest borne, High on the broken wave, o 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. e 5 In midst of dangers, fears, and deaths. Thy goodness we'll adore ; o We'll praise thee for thy mercies past ; e And humbly hope for more. — 6 Our life, while thou preserv'st that life Thy sacrifice shall be ; And death, when death shall be our lot, o Shall join our souls to thee. Addison. HYMN 95. L. M. PhyeFs. [*] Confidence and Joy in God. Hab. iii. 17, 18. e 1 A LTHOUGH the vine its fruit deny, XlL Although the olive yield no oil ; 566 HYMN 96, 97. Select The withering fig-tree droop and die, The field delude the tiller's toil ;— 2 Although the stall no herd afford, p And perish all the bleating race ; o Yet will I triumph in the Lord, 8 The God of my salvation praise, e 3 Though comfortless my soul remain, And not a gleam of light appear ; a Though joy be sought, and sought in vain, And though despair itself be near; — p 4 Although assurance all be lost, And blooming hopes cut off I see ; o Yet will I in my Saviour trust, g And glory that he died for me. Wesley. HYMN 96. C. M. Zion. [*] Christ the Believer's Song. e 1 JT1HOU dear Redeemer, dying Lamb, JL We love to hear of thee ; — No music's like thy charming name, Nor half so sweet can be. e 2 O may we ever hear thy voice, In mercy to us speak ; o And in our Priest will we rejoice, Thou great Melchisedec. — 3 Our Jesus shall be still our theme, While in this world we stay ; o We'll sing our Jesus' lovely name, When all things else decay. — 4 When we appear in yonder cloud, With all the favoured throng, s Then will we sing more sweet, more loud, And Christ shall be our song. Madan's Col HYMN 97. 7s. St. John's. [*] Adieu to the vain World. d 1 TTT^ORLD, adieu ! thou real cheat; T ▼ Oft have thy deceitful charms Filled my heart with fond conceit, Foolish hopes and false alarms : — Now I see as clear as day, How thy follies pass away Select. HYMN 98. e 2 Vain, thy entertaining sights; Fal HYMN L06. L. II Babylon, [b] Tfte Sinner wciislicd. and found wanting. Dan. iv. 27. 1 T3 AJSE, thoughtless sinner, raise thine eye^ J\ Behold God's balance lifted high ! There shall his justice be displayed, And there thy hope and life be weighed. 2 See in one scale his perfect law ; Mark with what force its precepts draw ; « Would'st thou the awful test sustain ;— d Thy works how light ! thy thoughts how vain ! — 3 Behold the hand of God appears, To trace those dreadful characters ; d u Tekel — thy soul is wanting found, " And wrath shall smite thee to the ground." e 4 Let sudden fear thy nerves unbrace ; Let horror shake thy tottering knees ; p Through all thy thoughts let anguish roll, And deep repentance melt thy soul. — 5 One only hope may yet prevail — Christ has a weight to turn the scale , o Still does the gospel publish peace, And show a Saviour's righteousness. — 6 Great God, exert thy power to save ; Deep on the heart these truths engrave ; The ponderous load of guilt remove, That trembling lips may sing thy love. Doddridge HYMN 109. 7s. Fairfax, [bl Sinner, prepare to meet God ! e 1 CJINNER, art thou still secure ? >3 Wilt thou still refuse to pray * Can thv heart or hand endure, In the Lord's avenging day? d 2 See, his mighty arm is bared ; Awful terrors clothe his brow ! e For his judgment stand prepared — Thou must either break or bow. g 3 At his presence nature shakes, Earth affrighted hastes to flee ; Solid mountains melt like wax : p What will then become of thee ! o7(> HYMN 110, 111. Select. e 4 Who his advent may abide? — You who glory in your shame, Will you find a place to hide, When the world is wrapped in flame ? 5 Lord, prepare us by thy grace, Soon we must resign our breath ; And our souls be called to pass Through the iron gate of death. 6 Let us now our day improve, Listen to the gospel voice ; Seek the things that are above ; Scorn the world's pretended joys, Newton. HYMN 110. C. M. Bishopsgate. [b] Sinners entreated to forsake their Ways. Isa. lv. 7. 1 CUNNERS, the voice of God regard; e O His mercy speaks to-day ; — He calls you by his sovereign word, From sin's destructive way. 2 Like the rough sea that cannot rest, You live devoid of peace ; A thousand stings within your breast, Deprive your souls of ease. o 3 Why will you in the crooked ways Of sin and folly go ? In pain you travail all your days, To reap immortal woe ! o 4 But he who turns to God shall live Through his abounding grace : His mercy will the guilt forgive Of those who seek his face. — 5 Bow to the sceptre of his word, Renouncing every sin ; Submit to him, your sovereign Lord, And learn his will divine, o 6 His love exceeds your highest thoughts ; He pardons like a God : o He will forgive your numerous faults Through a Redeemer's blood. Fawcett. HYMN 111. 8, 7, & 4. Littleton, [b] Sinners entreated to hear. 1 OINNERS, will you scorn the message, O Sent in mercy from above? Select. HYMN 112. 677 e Every sentence — O how tender ! — Every line is full of love ; a Listen to it — o Every line is full of love. — 2 Hear the heralds of the gospel News from Zion's King proclaim, o To each rebel sinner — " Pardon, M Free forgiveness in his name." e How important ! d Free forgiveness in his name ! — *i Tempted souls, they bring you succour ; Fearful hearts, they quell your fears ; And with news of consolation, Chase away the falling tears : e Tender heralds — 0 Chase away the falling tears. — 4 False professors, grovelling worldlings, Callous hearers of the word, While the messengers address you, Take the warnings they afford ; e We entreat you, d Take the warnings they afford. e 5 Who hath our report believed ? Who received the joyful word ? Who embraced "the news of pardon, Offered to you by the Lord ! p Can you slight it — Offered to you by the Lord ! — (j O, ye angels, hovering round us, Waiting spirits, speed your way, o Hasten to the court of heaven, Tidings bear without delay : s Rebel sinners Glad the message will obey. Allem HYMN 112. 7s. Fairfax, [b *] Burdened Sinners invited to Christ. Matt. ix. 23 1 /""10ME, ye weary souls oppressed, V_y Find in Christ the promised rest , On him all your burdens roll, He can wound, and he make whole. 2 Ye who dread the wrath of God, Come and wash in Jesus' blood : To the Son of David cry ; In his word he's passing by. 578 HYMN 113, 114. Select 3 Naked, guilty, poor, and blind, All your wants in Jesus find ; This the day of mercy is, Now accept the proffered bliss. Decourcy. HYMN 113. 8s &, 7s. Calvary, [b] Suppliant Address to the Saviour. Mark x. 43. 1 TESUS, full of all compassion, «J Hear thy humble suppliant's cry ; Let me know thy great salvation ; p See, I languish, faint, and die. e 2 Guilty, but with heart relenting, Overwhelmed with helpless grief — Prostrate at thy feet repenting — Send, O send me quick relief! e 3 Whither should a wretch be flying, But to him who comfort gives ? Whither, from the dread of dying, But to him who ever lives ? — 8 On the word thy blood hath sealed, Hangs my everlasting all ; Let thine arm be now revealed, Stay, O stay me, lest I fall ! e 9 In the world of endless ruin, Let it never, Lord, be said, d " Here's the soul that perished, suing " For the boasted Saviour's aid ! " o 10 Saved — the deed shall spread new glory Through the shining realms above ; 8 Angels sing the pleasing story, All enraptured with thy love Turner. HYMN 114. L. M. Geneva, [b *] Vision of the Dry Bones. Ezek. xxxiv. 3. 1 ~|~ OOK down, O Lord, with pitying eye, I A See Adam's race in ruin lie ; Sin spreads its trophies o'er the ground, And scatters slaughtered millions round. e 2 And can these mouldering corpses live ? And can these perished bones revive ? — That, mighty God, to thee is known ; That wondrous work is all thy own. 3 Thy ministers are sent in vain, To prophesy upon the slain — Select. HYMN 115, 116. 579 e In vain they call, in vain they cry, — Till thine almighty aid is nigh. o 4 But if thy Spirit deign to breathe, Life spreads through all the realms of death ; Dry bones obey thy powerful voice ; They move, they waken, they rejoice. o 5 So when thy trumpet's awful sound Shall shake the heavens, and rend the ground, Dead saints shall from their tombs arise, And spring to life beyond the skies. Doddridge. HYMN 115. CM. Hear. [*] Converting Grace. Ps. xlv. 3 — 5. 1 TTAIL. mighty Jesus, how divine _T1 Is thy victorious sword ! The stoutest rebel must resign, At thy commanding word. e 2 Deep are the wounds thine arrows give, — They pierce the hardest heart ; o Thy smiles of grace the slain revive, And joy succeeds to smart g 3 Still gird thy sword upon thy thigh, Ride with majestic sway ; Go forth, great Prince, triumphantly, And make thy foes obey. — 4 And when thy victories are complete, And all the chosen race Shall round the throne of mercy meet, To sing thy conquering grace — e 5 O may my humble soul be found Among that favoured band ; o And I with them thy praise will sound, Throughout Emmanuel's land. Wallin. HYMN 116. L. M. Bath. [*] Revival of Religion hoped for. e 1 XX7HILE I to grief my soul gave way, ▼ ▼ To see the work of God decline, — Methought I heard the Saviour say, g " Dismiss thy fears, the ark is mine. — 2 " Though for a time I hide my face, M Rely upon my love and power, u Still wrestle at the throne of grace. " And wait for a reviving hour. 580 HYMN 117, 118. Select. o 3 " Take down thy long-neglected harp ; " I've seen thy tears, and heard thy prayer; e " The winter season has been sharp, o " But spring sliall all its wastes repair." —4 Lord, I obey — my hopes revive ; o Come, join with me, ye saints, and sing; o Our foes in vain against us strive, For God will help and triumph bring. HYMN 117. CM. Plymouth, [b •] God's Regard to the actively pious. Mai. iii. 16, 17. 1 f I iHE Lord on mortal worms looks down, A From his celestial throne ; And when the wicked swarm around, He well discerns his own. e 2 He sees the tender hearts, that mourn The scandals of the times ; And join their efforts to oppose The wide-prevailing crimes. — 3 Low in the social band he bows His still attentive ear ; And, while his angels sing around, Delights their voice to hear. o 4 The chronicles of heaven shall keep Their words in transcript fair ; In the Redeemer's book of life, Their names recorded are. d 5 " Yes," saith the Lord, " the world shall know " These humble souls are mine : " These, when my jewels I produce, " Shall in full lustre shine. 6 " When deluges of fiery wrath " My foes away shall bear ; " That hand which strikes the wicked through, " Shall all my children spare." Doddridge. HYMN 118. C. M. Windsor, [b] Prayer for spiritual Healing. 1 FTJHOU great Physician of the soul. -L To thee I bring my case ; My raging malady control, And heal me by thy grace. 2 Help me to state my whole complaint ; But where shall I begin ? Select. HYMN 119. 581 Nor words, nor thoughts can fully paint This worse distemper — sin. 3 It lies not in a single part, But through my frame is spread ; A burning fever in my heart, A palsy in my head. 4 It makes me deaf, and dumb, and blind, And impotent, and lame ; It overclouds, and fills my mind, With folly, fear, and shame. 5 (A thousand evil thoughts intrude. Tumultuous in my breast ; Which indispose me for my food, And rob me of my rest.) 6 Lord, I am sick ; regard my cry. And set my spirit free ; Say, canst thou let a sinner die, Who longs to live to thee ; Newton. HYMN 119. L. P. M. Sheffield, [b *] Efficacy of God's Word. Jer. xxiii. 29. e 1 "TT71TH reverend awe, tremendous Lord, T V We hear the thunders of thy word ; o The pride of Lebanon it breaks : o Swift the celestial fire descends, The flinty rock in pieces rends, g And earth to its deep centre shakes. — 2 Arrayed in majesty divine ; Here sanctity and justice shine, e And horror strikes the rebel through : g While loud this awful voice makes known The wonders which thy sword hath done, a And what thy vengeance yet shall do. o 3 So spread the honours of thy name ; g The terrors of a God proclaim ; — Thick let the pointed arrows fly ; e Till sinners, humbled in the dust. Shall own the execution just, — And bless the hand by which they die. o 4 Then clear the dark, tempestuous day. And radiant beams of love display ; Each prostrate soul let mercy raise ; 6 So shall the bleeding captives feel. 562 HYMN 120, 121. Select. Thy word, that gave the wound, can heal, o And change their notes to songs of praise. Doddridge. HYMN 120. C. M. Abridge. Barby. [*] Light and Glory of the Word. 1 FT! HE Spirit breathes upon the word, J_ And brings the truth to sight ; Precepts and promises afford A sanctifying light. 2 A glory gilds the sacred page, g Majestic like the sun ; — It gives a light to every age, d Ft gives — but borrows none. — 3 The hand that gave it still supplies The gracious light and heat ; o His truths upon the nations rise, They rise, — but never set. o 4 Let everlasting thanks be thine, For such a bright display, As makes a world of darkness shine. With beams of heavenly day. — 5 My soul rejoices to pursue The steps of Him 1 love ; £ Till glory breaks upon my view. In brighter worlds above. Cowper. HYMN 121. 7s. St. John's. [*] Sabbath Morning. 1 O AFELY through another week, ^ God has brought us on our way ; Let us now a blessing seek, Waiting in his courts to-day : o Day of all the week the best ; Emblem of eternal rest : — 2 While we seek supplies of grace, Through the dear Redeemer's name : s Show thy reconciling face — Take away our sin and shamfc : From our worldly cares set free. May we rest this day in the*1. Select. HYMN 122, 123. 583 — 3 Here we come thy Name to praise ; Let us feel thy presence near : May thy glory meet our eyes, While we in thy house appear : Here afford us. Lord, a taste Of our everlasting feast. 4 May the gospel's joyful sound Conquer sinners, comfort saints ; — Make the fruits of grace abound, — Bring relief from all complaints: o Thus let all our Sabbaths prove, Till we join the church above. Newton. HYMN 12-2. H. M. " Btthesda. [*] v xbbatk Morning. 1 XX7ELCOME, delightful morn. ▼ V Thou day of sacred rest; 1 hail thy kind return. i Lord, make these moments blest. — From the low train of mortal toys. o I soar to reach immortal joys. — 2 Now may the King descend, And fill liis throne of grace ; Thy sceptre. Lord, extend. W;i:le saints address thy face : Let sinners feel thy quickening word, And learn to know and fear the Lord. o 3 Descem: With all thy quickening powers : Disclose a Saviours love. And bless the sacred hours : o Then shall my s nil new life obtain. Nor Sabbaths be indulged in vain. Hay ward. HYMN 1-23. C. M. Sunday. [*] r.»rd's Day. 1 rpHE Lord of Sabbath let us praise, _L In concert with the blest, Who. joyful, in harmonious lays Employ an endless r Bt 2 Lord, may we still rmiember thee. And more in knowlc ._ 584 HYMN 124, 125. Select — And may we more of glory see, While waiting here below. o 3 On this glad day a brighter scene Of glory was displayed, g By God the Eternal Word, than when This universe was made. o 4 He rises, who our souls hath bought, e With grief and pain extreme : g 'Twas great — to speak the world from nought — 'Twas greater — to redeem. Decocrcy's Col. HYMN 124. C. M. Hymn 2d. [* b] Devotion. e 1 XT7"HILST thee l seek> protecting Power ! W Be my vain wishes stilled ; — And may this consecrated hour With better hopes be filled. e 2 Thy love the power of thought bestowed, — To thee my thoughts would soar : o Thy mercy o'er my life has flowed ; That mercy I adore. — 3 In each event of life, how clear e Thy ruling hand I see ! e Each blessing to my soul most dear, — Because conferred by thee. o 4 In every joy that crowns my days, e In every pain I bear, o My heart shall find delight in praise, e Or seek relief in prayer, o 5 When gladness wings my favoured hour, Thy love my thoughts shall fill ; e Resigned, when storms of sorrow lower, My soul shall meet thy will. — 6 My lifted eye, without a tear, The gathering storm shall see ; o My steadfast heart shall know no fear ; That heart will rest on thee. Williams> HYMN 125. C. M. St. Ann's. [• b] Social Worship. o LORD, our languid souls inspire, For here we trust thou art ! Select. HYMN 196. 585 Send down ■ coal of heavenly tire, To warm each waiting heart. 2 Show us some token of thy love, Our fainting hope to raise ; And pour thy blessing from above, That we may render praise. 3 Within these walls let holy praise, And love and concord dwell ; e Here give the troubled conscience peace. The wounded spirit heal. 4 The feeling heart, the melting eye. The humble mind bestow ; e And shine upon us from on high, To make our graces grow. — 5 May we in faith receive thy word, In faith present our prayers ; c And, in the presence of our Lord, Unbosom all our cares. o 6 And may the gospel's joyful sound, Enforced by mighty grace, Awaken many sinners round, To come and fill the place. .Newton. HYMN 1*26. Ts. Fairfax, [b] A Blessing humbly requested. 1 "| ORD, we come before thee now ; J-J At thy feet we humbly bow ; e 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; o Tune our lips to sing thy praise. — 3 In thine own appointed way, a 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. Select. 8 586 HYMN 127. Select c 5 Comfort those who weep and mourn ; Let the time of joy return ; Those who are cast down, lift up, Make them strong in faith and hope. — 6 Grant that all may seek, and find Thee a God supremely kind : Heal the sick, the captive free ; Let us all rejoice in thee. Rippow. HYMN 127. 8 & 7. Love divine. [*] Love divine. . 1 T OVE divine, all love excelling ! I A Joy of heaven, to earth come down ! Fix in us thy humble dwelling : All thy faithful mercies crown. e Jesus, thou art all compassion ! Pure, unbounded love, thou art I o Visit us with thy salvation, Enter every trembling heart. a 2 Breathe, O breathe, thy loving Spirit Into every troubled breast ! e Let us all in thee inherit, Let us find thy promised rest. — Take away the power of sinning, Alpha and Omega be ; o End of faith, as its beginning, Set our hearts at liberty. — 3 Come, almighty to deliver, Let us all thy life receive ! Suddenly return — and never — e Never more thy temples leave ! —Then we should be always blessing, Serve thee as thy hosts above ; o Pray, and praise thee without ceasing, Glory in thy precious love. — 4 Finish then thy new creation ; Pure, unspotted may we be ; Let us see thy great salvation, Perfectly restored by thee : g Changed from glory unto glory, Till in heaven we take our place ; e Till we cast our crowns before thee, a Lost in wonder, love, and praise 1 Madan's Col- Select. HYMN 128, 129, 130. 587 HYMN 128. C. iM. Rending, [b •] Seed in different Grounds. Matt. xiii. 3. 1 "\7~E sons of earth, prepare the plough, jL Break up your fallow ground : The sower is gone forth to sow, And scatter blessings round. 2 The seed that finds a stony soil, Shoots forth a hasty blade ; But ill repays the sowers toil, Soon withered, scorched, and dead. 3 The thorny ground is sure to balk All hopes of harvest there ; We find a tall and sickly stalk, But not the fruitful ear. 4 The beaten path and highway side Receive the trust in vain; The watchful birds the prey divide, And pick up all the grain. o 5 But where the Lord of grace and power Has blessed the happy field ; How plenteous is the golden store, The deep-wrought furrows yield ! e 6 Father of mercies, we have need Of thy preparing grace ; — Let the same hand that gives the seed, Provide a fruitful place. Cowper. HYMN 129. L. If. Sicilian. [*] Close of Worship. 1 TPVISMISS us with thy blessing, Lord ; JL/ 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 ; Givs every fettered soul release. And bid us all depart in peace. Hart. HYMN 130. L. M. Portugal [»] Close of Worship. 1 FT! HE peace which God alone reveals, JL And by his word of ^race imparts, Which only the believer feels, Direct, and keep, and cheer our hearU 588 HYMN 131, 132. Select. 2 And may the holy Three in One, The Father, Word, and Comforter, Pour an abundant blessing down On every soul assembled here. Newton. HYMN 131. C. M. Hymn 2d. [*] Close of Worship. 1 IVfOW may the God of peace and love, _L 1 Who from th' imprisoned grave Restored the Shepherd of the sheep, Omnipotent to save ; — 2 Through the rich merits of that blood, Which he on Calvary spilt, To make th' eternal covenant sure, On which our hopes are built ; — 3 Perfect our souls in every grace, To accomplish all his will ; And all that's pleasing in his sight, Inspire us to fulfill ! 4 For the great Mediator's sake We every blessing pray ; g With glory let his name be crowned, Through heaven's eternal day. Gibbons. HYMN 132. H. M. Allerton. [* b] Jubilee. o 1 X>LOW ye the trumpet, blow . J3 The gladly solemn sound Let all the nations, know, To earth's remotest bound : o The year of jubilee is come, Re-turn, ye ransomed sinners, home ! — 2 Exalt the Lamb of God, e The sin-atoning Lamb ; — Redemption by his blood, Through all the world proclaim : o The year, &c. e 3 Ye who have sold for nought, The heritage above, — Come take it back unbought, The gift of Jesus' love : o The year, &c. Select. HYMN 133. 5M) — 4 Ye slaves of sin and hell, Your liberty receive ; And safe in Jesus dwell, And blest in Jesus live : o The year, &c. — 5 The gospel trumpet hear, The news of pardoning grace ; Ye happy souls, draw near, Behold your Saviour's face : o The year, &c. — 6 Jesus, our great high priest, Has full atonement made ; Ye weary spirits, rest ; Ye mourning souls, be glad : a The year of jubilee is come, Return, ye ransomed sinners, home ! Topladt. HYMN 133. C. If. Zion. Hymn 2d. [• b] The Lord's Prayer. 1 "FEATHER of all, we bow to thee, Jl Who dwell 'st in heaven adored ; But present still through all thy works, The universal Lord. 2 Forever hallowed be thy name, By all below the skies ; And may thy kingdom still advance, Till grace to glory rise. 3 Thy glorious purpose, Lord, fulfill ; Let all thy glory see ; And, as in heaven thy will is done, On earth so let it be. 4 Our wants with every morning grow, With food these wants supply ; And on our souls the Bread bestow To eat — and never die ! 5 Our sins before thee we confess ; O may they be forgiven ! As we to others mercy show, We mercy beg of heaven. 6 Still let thy grace our life direct ; From evil guard our way ; And in temptation s fatal path Permit us not to straw 8 * 590 HYMN 134, 135. Select 7 For thine's the power, the kingdom thine, All glory's due to thee : Thine from eternity they were, And thine shall ever be. HYMN 134. L. M. Armley. [b *] Exhortation to Prayer. 1 "VXTHAT various hindrances we meet, ▼ T In coming to a mercy seat ! Yet who that knows the worth of prayer, But wishes to be often there ? 2 Prayer makes the darkened cloud withdraw ; Prayer climbs the ladder Jacob saw ; Gives exercise to faith and love, Brings every blessing from above. 3 Restraining prayer, we cease to fight ; Prayer makes the Christian's armour bright ; And Satan trembles when he sees The weakest saint upon his knees. e 4 While Moses stood with arms spread wide, Success was found on Israel's side ; But when through weariness they failed, That moment Amalek prevailed. 5 Have you no words ? Ah, think again; Words flow apace when you complain, And fill a fellow-creature's ear With the sad tale of all your care. 6 Were half the breath thus vainly spent, To heaven in supplication sent, Your cheerful song would oftener be, " Hear what the Lord hath done for me." Cowper. HYMN 135. 7s. Fairfax. [*] Power of Prayer. Acts xii. 5 — 12. 1 TN themselves as weak as worms, J- How can poor believers stand. When temptations, foes, and storms, Press them close on every hand ? 2 Weak indeed they feel they are, But they know the throne of grace ; And the God, who answers prayer, Helps them when thpy seek his face. 3 Though the Lord awhile delay, Succour they at length obtain ; Select. HYMN 136, 137. 591 He who taught their hearts to pray, Will not let them cry in vain. 4 Wrestling prayer can wonders do, Bring relief in deepest straits ; Prayer can force a passage through Iron bars and brazen gates. Newton HYMN 136. C. M. Bangor, [b] Public Fast. Joel i. 14. 1 CJEE, gracious Lord, before thy throne, ►3 Thy mourning people bend ! 'Tis on thy sovereign grace alone, Our humble hopes depend. e 2 Tremendous judgments, from thy hand, Thy dreadful powers display ; Yet mercy spares this guilty land, And still we live to pray. p 3 How changed, alas ! are truths divine, For error, guilt, and shame ! What impious numbers, bold in sin, Disgrace the Christian name. — 4 O turn us, turn us, mighty Lord, By thy resistless grace ; Then shall our hearts obey thy word. And humbly seek thy face, o 5 Then, should insulting foes invade, We shall not sink in fear ; o Secure of never-failing aid, When God, our God, is near. Steele HYMN 137. C. M. Wantage, [b] Public Fast. Gen. xviii. 23—32. 1 "V¥7"HEN Abrah'm. full of sacred awe, ▼ T Before Jehovah stood ; And with a humble fervent prayer. For guilty Sodom sued : — 2 With what success, what wondrous grace— Was his petition crowned ! The Lord would spare, if in that place Ten righteous men were found. 3 And could a single holy soul So rich a boon obtain ? Great God, and shall a nation pray. And plead with thee in vain ? 592 HYMN 138, 139. Select. o 4 Still we are thine — we bear thy name ; Here yet is thine abode ; o Long has thy presence blessed our land — e Forsake us not, O God ! Scott. HYMN 138. L. M. Worship, [b] Public Fast. Ezek. ix. 4—6. e 1 S~\ RIGHTEOUS God, thou Judge supreme, V^J We tremble at thy dreadful name ! And all our crying guilt we own, In dust and tears before thy throne, e 2 So manifold our crimes have been. Such crimson tincture dyes our sin, That, could we all its horrors know, Our streaming eyes with blood might flow. o 3 Estranged from reverential awe, We trample on thy sacred law : p And though such wonders grace has done, Anew we crucify thy Son. e 4 Justly might this polluted land Prove all the vengeance of thy hand ; a And bathed in heaven, thy sword might come, To drink our blood and seal our doom. c 5 Yet hast thou not a remnant here, Whose souls are filled with pious fear ? O bring thy wonted mercy nigh, While prostrate at thy feet they lie. p 6 Behold their tears, attend their moan, Nor turn away their secret groan : With these we join our humble prayer; Our nation shield, our country spare. Doddridge. HYMN 139. L. M. Psalm 97th. [b] Fast. God's Controversy. Mic. vi. 1 — 3. e 1 X ISTEN, ye hills ; ye mountains, hear ; I A Jehovah vindicates his laws ; Trembling in silence at his bar, Thou earth, attend thy Maker's cause. d 2 Israel, appear ; present thy plea ; And charge th' Almighty to his face ; Say, if his rules oppressive be ; Say, if defective be his ijrac.e Select HYMN 140. 593 e 3 Eternal Judge, the action cease ; Our lips are sealed in conscious shame; b Tis ours in sackcloth to confess, — And thine, the sentence to proclaim. 4 Ten thousand witnesses arise ; Thy mercies and our crimes appear More than the stars that deck the skies. And all our dreadful guilt declare. e 5 How shall we come before thy face, And in thine awful presence bow ? What offerings can secure thy grace, Or calm the terrors of thy brow ? e 6 Thousands of rams in vain might bleed; Rivers of oil might blaze in vain ; Or the first-born's devoted head With horrid gore thine altar stain. — 7 But thy own Lamb, all-gracious God, Whom impious sinners dared to slay ! o Has sovereign virtue in his blood To purge the nation's guilt away. —8 With humble faith to that we flv , With that may we be sprinkled o'er; Trembling no more in dust we lie. And dread thy hand and bar no more. Doddridge. HYMN 140. L. M Weldon. [*] Thanksgiving : Seasons croicntd with Goodntss.Ys.lxy.il. 1 Tjl TERNAL Source of every jny ! ■ A Well may thy praise our lips employ ; While in thy temple we appear, To hail thee Sovereign of the year. 2 Wide as the wheels of nature roll, Thy hand supports and guides the whole ; The sun is taught by thee to rise, And darkness when to veil the skies. 3 The flowery spring, at thy command, Perfumes the air. and paints the land ; The summer rays with vigor shine, To raise the corn, and cheer the vine. 4 Thy hand, in autumn, richly pours Through all our coasts redundant stores ; And winters, softened by thy care, No mo*e the face of horror wear. 594 HYMN 141, 142. Select. 5 Seasons, and months, and weeks, and days, Demand successive songs of praise ; And be the grateful homage paid, With morning light and evening shade. 6 Here in thy house let incense rise, And circling sabbaths bless our eyes ; Till to those lofty heights we soar, Where days and years revolve no more. Rippon's Col. HYMN 141. L. M. Green's. [*] Dedication of a House for Worship. Ps. Ixxxvii. 5. 6/1 A ND will the great, eternal God J\. On earth establish his abode ? And will he, from his radiant throne, Avow our temple for his own ? o 2 We bring the tribute of our praise ; And sing that condescending grace, Which to our notes will lend an ear, And call us sinful mortals near. — 3 Our Father's watchful care we bless, Which guards our synagogues in peace ! That no tumultuous foes invade, To fill our worshippers with dread. e 4 These walls we to thy honour raise ; Long may they echo to thy praise ; And thou, descending, fill the place, With choicest tokens of thy grace. — 5 Here let the great Redeemer reign, With all the glories of his train ; o While power divine his Word attends, To conquer foes, and cheer his friends. g 6 And in the great decisive day, When God the nations shall survey, May it before the world appear, That crowds were born to glory here. Doddridoe. HYMN 142. H. M. Allerton. [*] Dedication of a House for Worship. 1 TN sweet exalted strains, A The King of glory praise ; O'er heaven and earth he reigns, Through everlasting days * Select. HYMN 148. 595 g He, with I nod, the world controls, Sustains, or sinks, the distant poles. e '2 To earth he bends his throne — His throne of grace divine; o Wide is his bounty known, And wide his glories shine : o Fair Salem, still his chosen rest, Is with his smiles and presence blest — 3 Great King of glory, come, And with thy favour crown This temple as thy dome — This people as thy own : Beneath this roof. O deitjn to show, How God can dwell with men below. 4 Here may thine ears attend Thy people's humble cries ; And grateful praise ascend, All fragrant, to the skies : o Here may thy word melodious sound, And spread celestial joys around. — 5 Here may th' attentive throng Imbibe thy truth and love ; And converts join the song Of seraphim above : o And willing crowds surround thy board. With sacred joy, and sweet accord. — 6 Here may oik unborn sons And daughters sound thy praise ; And shine like polished stones, Through long succeeding days : g Here, Lord, display thy saving power, While temples stand, and men adore. Francis. HYMN 143. L. II. Old Hundred. [*] Ordination : Joshua the High Priest. Zech. iii. 6, 7 1 f~^ REAT Lord of angels, we adore \J" The grace that builds thy courts below ; And through ten thousand sons of light. Stoops to regard what mortals do. e 2 Amidst the wastes of time and death, —Successive pastors thou dost raise. Thy charge to keep, thy house to guide. And form a people for thy praise. 590 HYMN 144. Select o 3 The heavenly natives with delight Hover around the sacred place ; Nor scorn to learn from mortal tongues The wonders of redeeming grace. — 4 At length, dismissed from feeble clay, Thy servants join th' angelic band ; o With them, through distant worlds they fly ; e With them, before thy presence stand. o 5 O glorious hope ! O blest employ ! e Sweet lenitive of grief and care ' When shall we reach those radiant courts, And all their joy and honour share ? — 6 Yet while these labours we pursue, Thus distant from thy heavenly throne, Give us a zeal and love like theirs, g And half their heaven shall here be known. Doddridge. HYMN 144. H. M. Whitchurch [*] Ordination. Ministers a sweet Savour to Ood. 2 Cor. ii. 15, 16. 1 TT>RAISE to the Lord on high, XT Who spreads his triumphs wide ! e While Jesus' fragrant name Is breathed on every side : — Balmy and rich the odours rise, o And fill the earth, and reach the skies. — 2 Ten thousand dying souls, Its influence feel — and live ; Sweeter than vital air The incense they receive : o They breathe anew, and rise and sing — o Jesus the Lord, their conquering King, e 3 But sinners scorn the grace, That brings salvation nigh : They turn away their face, a And faint, and fall, and die. p So sad a doom, ye saints, deplore, a For O ! they fall to rise no more. — 4 Yet, wise and mighty God, Shall all thy servants be, In those who live or die, A savour sweet to thee ; o Supremely bright thy grace shall shine, e Guarded with flames of wrath divine. Doddkidge. Select. HYMN 145, 146. 597 HYMN 145. L. M. Leeds. Oporto. [•] Gospel Ministry instituted by Christ. Eph. iv. 11, 12. 1 T7IATIIER of mercies, in thy house, J_ Smile on our homage and our vows; Wliile, with a grateful heart, we share These pledges of our Saviour's care. 2 The Saviour, when to heaven he rose In splendid triumph o'er his foes, Scattered his gifts on men below, And wide his royal bounties flow. 3 Hence sprung th' apostles' honoured name, Sacred beyond heroic fame ; Hence dictates the prophetic sage, And hence the evangelic page. 4 In lower forms, to bless our eyes, Pastors from hence and teachers rise ; Who, though with feebler rays they shine, Still gild a long — extended line. 5 From Christ their varied gifts derive, And fed by Christ their graces live : o While, guarded by his potent hand, 'Midst all the rage of hell they stand. o 6 So shall the bright succession run, Through the last courses of the sun ; While unborn churches, by their care, Shall rise and flourish, large and fair. — 7 Jesus our Lord their hearts shall know, The spring whence all these blessings flow : o Pastors and people shout his praise, g Through the long round of endless days. Doddridge HYMN 146. C. M. Sunday. [•] Gospel Treasure in earthen Vessels. 1 TTOW rich thy bounty. King of kings! _LJL Thy favours, how divine ! The blessings which thy gospel brings, How splendidly they shine ! 2 Gold is but dross, and gems but toys ; Should gold and gems compare, How mean ! when set against those joys, Thy poorest servants share ! Select. 9 598 HYMN 147, 148. Select. e 3 Yet all these treasures of thy grace Are lodged in urns of clay ; — And the weak sons of mortal race Th' immortal gifts convey. t 4 Feebly they lisp thy glories forth, o Yet grace the victory gives ; e Quickly they moulder back to earth — o Yet still the gospel lives. — 5 Such wonders power divine effects, o Such trophies God can raise ; — His hand, from crumbling dust, erects o His monuments of praise. Salisbury Col. HYMN 147. L. M. Carthage. [* b] Prayer for a sick Minister. 1 f~\ THOU, before whose gracious throne, \J We bow our suppliant spirit down; View the sad breast, the streaming eye, And let our sorrows pierce the sky. 2 Thou know'st the anxious cares we feel, And all our trembling lips would tell ; Thou only canst assuage our grief, And yield our woe-fraught heart relief. 3 With power benign, thy servant spare, Nor turn aside thy people's prayer; Avert thy swift-descending stroke, Nor smite the shepherd of the flock. 4 Restore him, sinking to the grave; Stretch out thine arm, make haste to save ; Back to our hopes and wishes give, And bid our friend and father live. 5 Bound to each soul by tenderest ties, In every breast his image lies ; Thy pitying aid, O God, impart, Nor rend him from each bleeding heart. 6 Yet if our supplications fail, And prayers and tears can nought prevail , Be thou his strength, be thou his stay, And guide him safe to endless day. Evan's Col. HYMN 148. C. M. Canterbury, [b *] Death of a Minister. 1 |""| IS master taken from his head, JLjI Elisha saw him go ; Select HYMN 149. 50S And in desponding sccenti All : wliat must Israel do?" — 2 But he forgot the Lnrd, who lifts The begcrar to the throne. Nor knew that all Elijah's gifts Would soon be made his own. d 3 What ! — when a Paul has run his course, Or when Apollos dies — is Israel left without resource? And have we no supplies? o 4 Yes. while the dear Redeemer lives, We have a boundless store ; — And shall be fed with what he gives, g Who lives for evermore. Cowper HYMN 149. C. M. Hymn 2d. [b *] Death of a Minister. ] 1VTOW let our mourning hearts revive, _L 1 And all our tears be dry ; Why should those eyes be drowned in grief, Which view a Saviour nigh ; c 2 What though the arm of conquering death Does God's own house invade r p What though the prophet and the priest Be numbered with the dead : — — 3 Though earthly shepherds dwell in dust, The aged, and the young — The watchful eye in darkness closed, And mute th instructive tongue ; — o 4 Th' eternal Shepherd still survives, New comfort to impart ; His eye still guides as, and his voice Still animates our heart. d 5 ,; Lo, 1 am with you." saith the Lord ; ■• My church shall safe abide ; " For I will ne'er forsake my own, •• Whose souls in me contide." o 6 Through every scene of life and death, This promise is our trust ; And this shall be our children's song, e When we are cold in dust Doddripoe 600 HYMN 150, 151. Select HYMN 150. C. M. Colchester. [*] Christ the Refuge of the Church. 1 TTTE who on earth as man was known, e JLX And bore our sins and pains, g Now, seated on th' eternal throne — The God of glory reigns ! 2 His hands the wheels of nature guide, With an unerring skill ; And countless worlds, extended wide, Obey his sovereign will. 3 While harps unnumbered sound his praise, In yonder world above ; o His saints on earth admire his ways, And glory in his love. — 4 His righteousness to faith revealed, Wrought out for guilty worms, o Affords a hiding-place, and shield, From enemies and storms. — 5 When troubles, like a burning sun, Beat heavy on their head ; o To this high rock his people run, And find a pleasing shade. e 6 How glorious He ! — how happy they ! — In such a glorious friend ! o Whose love secures them all the way, o And crpwns them at the end. HYMN 151. L. M. Moreton. [* b] Covenant Engagements joyfully recognized. 2 Chr.xv. 15. o J /^ HAPPY day, that fixed my choice, v^/ On thee, my Saviour, and my God ! Well may this glowing heart rejoice, And tell its raptures all abroad. « 2 O happy bond, that seals my vows To him, who merits all my love ! o Let cheerful anthems fill his house, While to that sacred shrine I move. d 3 'Tis done : — the great transaction's done *, 1 am my Lord's, and he is mine : He drew me — and I followed on — Charmed to confess the voice divine. — 4 Now rest, my long-divided heart, Fixed on this blissful centre, rest; With ashes who would grudge to part, When called on angels' bread to feast? Select. HYMN 152, 153. 601 f) High heaven, that heard the solemn vow, That vow renewed shall daily hear : e Till in life's latest hour I bow, And bless in death a bond so dear. Doddridge. HYMN 152. C. P. M. Bradbury. [*] Covenant everlasting. o 1 1VTOW for a hymn of praise to God ! JL1 Ye trophies of a Saviour's blood, Join the sweet choir above ; All your harmonious accents bring, Wake every high, celestial string, To chant redeeming love. — 2 Ere God pronounced creation good, Or bade the vast, unbounded flood Through fixed channels run ; Ere light from ancient chaos sprung, Or angels earth's formation sung, He chose us in his Son. g 3 Then was the covenant ordered sure, Through endless ages to endure, By Israel's triune God : — That none his covenant might evade, With oaths and promises 'twas made, c And ratified in blood. o 4 God is the refuge of my soul, Though tempests rage, though billows roll, And hellish powers assail : g Eternal walls are my defence, Environed with Omnipotence — What foe can e'er prevail ? — 5 Then let infernal legions roar, And waste their cursed, vengeful power ; d My soul their wrath disdains : g In God, my refuge, I'm secure, While covenant promises endure, Or my Redeemer reigns. HYMN 153. lis. Idumca. [*] Church in Affliction. Isa. xlix. 14 — 17. c I f\ ZION, afflicted with wave upon wave, \^F Whom no man ran comfort, whom no man can save ; With darkness surrounded, by terrors dismayed, In toiling and rowing, thy strength is decayed. 9* 002 HYMN 154, 155 Select. o 2 Loud roaring, the billows now nigh overwhelm, — But skilful's the Pilot who sits at the helm; o His wisdom conducts thee, his power thee defends; In safety and quiet thy warfare he ends. d 3 " O fearful ! O faithless ! " in mercy he cries ; " My promise, my truth, are they light in thine eyes ? " Still, still I am with thee, my promise shall stand ; " Through tempest and tossing I'll bring thee to land. 4 " Forget thee I will not — I cannot ; thy name, u Engraved on my heart doth forever remain ; " The palms of my hands while I look on I see, " The wounds I received when suffering for thee. 5 " I feel at my heart all thy sighs and thy groans, " For thou art most near me, my flesh and my bones ; " In all thy distresses thy Head feels the pain — " Yet all are most needful, not one is in vain, b' " Then trust me, and fear not ; thy life is secure, " My wisdom is perfect, supreme is my power ; " In love I correct thee, thy soul to refine, " To make thee at length in my likeness to shine." Jay's Col. HYMN 154. 8 & 7. Love divine. [*] Consolation of Israel. Luke ii. 25. 1 ^lOME, thou long-expected Jesus, Vy Born to set thy people free ; From our fears and sins release us, Let us find our rest in thee : Israel's Strength and Consolation, Hope of all the saints thou art; Dear Desire of every nation, Joy of every longing heart. 2 Born, thy people to deliver ; Born a child — and yet a King ; Born to reign in us forever, Now thy precious kingdom bring ; By thine own eternal Spirit, Rule in all our hearts alone ; By thine all-sufficient merit, Raise us to thy glorious throne. Madan's Col. HYMN 155. L. M. Islington, [b] Christ's Address to the Church at Ephesus. Rev. ii. 1 — 7. 1 rpHUS saith the Lord to Ephesus. JL And thus he speaks to some of us ; Select. HYMN 158. 603 d u Amidst my churches, lo, I stand, •• And hold the pastors in my hand. 2 "' Thy works to me are fully known, •• Thy patience and thy toil 1 own ; M Thy views of gospel truth are clear, •• Nor canst thou other doctrine bear. :) •• Yet I must blame, while I approve ■ • Where is thy first, thy fervent love? " Dost thou forget my love to thee, •• That thine is grown so faint to me ? 4 M Recall to mind the happy days, u When thou wast filled with joy and praise ; •• Repent — thy former works renew, u Then I'll restore thy comforts too. 5 M Return at once, when 1 reprove, " Lest I thy candlestick remove ; •• And thou, too late, thy loss lament; u 1 warn before I strike : — Repent." t 6 Hearken to what the Spirit saith To him who overcomes by faith ; o " The fruit of life's unfading tree " In Paradise his food shall be." Newton. HYMN 156. C. M. York. [•] Christ's Address to the Church at Smyrna. Rev. ii. 11. 1 f 1 1HE message first to Smyrna sent, -L A message full of grace, To all the Saviour's flock is meant. In every age and place. 2 Thus to his church, his chosen bride, Saith the great First and Last, Who ever lives — though once he died ! d " Hold thy profession fast. 3 " Thy works and sorrow' well I knowT, " Performed and borne for me ; " Poor though thou art. despised and low, " Yet who is rich like thee ? 4 "I know thy foes, and what they say, " How long they have blasphemed : " The synagogue of Satan, they, " Though they would Jews be deemed. 5 " Though Satan for a season rage, " And prisons be your lot ; " 1 am your friend, and I engage " You shall not be forgot 604 HYMN 157, 158. Select. 6 " Be faithful unto death, nor fear " A few short days of strife ; " Behold the prize you soon shall wear, " A crown of endless life." c 7 Hear what the Holy Spirit saith Of all who overcome ; o " They shall escape the second death, e " The sinner's awful doom !" Newton. HYMN 157. 7&G. Clark's. Hymn 5th. [b*] Christ's Address to the Church at Sardis. Rev. iii. 1 — €• d 1 " "IXntlTE to Sardis," saith the Lord, v t " And write what he declares; " He whose Spirit, and whose Word, " Upholds the seven stars; " All thy works and ways I search, " Find thy zeal and love decayed ; " Thou art called a living church, " But thou art cold and dead. 2 " Watch — remember — seek, and strive, " Exert thy former pains : " Let thy timely care revive, " And strengthen what remains : " Cleanse thy heart, thy works amend, " Former times to mind recall ; " Lest my sudden stroke descend, " And smite thee once for all. 3 " Yet I number now in thee, " A few who are upright ; " These my Father's face shall see, " And walk with me in white : " When in judgment I appear, " They for mine shall stand confessed : " Let my faithful servants hear, " And woe be to the rest." Cow per. HYMN 158. L. M. Oporto. [*] Christ's Address to the Church at Philadelphia. Rev. iii. 7—13. 1 rriHUS saith the Holy One, and true, JL To his beloved, faithful few ; " Of heaven and hell I hold the keys, " To shut or open as I please. 2 " I know thy works, and I approve, " Though small thy strength, sincere thv love ; Select. HYMN 159. Mo Gro on my word and name to own. For none shall rob thee of thy crown. 3 " Before thee see my mercy's door M Stands open wide to shut no more ; u Fear not temptation's fiery day, " For I will be thy strength and stay. 4 u Thou hast my promise, hold it fast ; •' Thy trying hour will soon be past: " Rejoice — for lo ! I quickly come, " To take thee to my heavenly home. g 5 •• A pillar there no more to move. " Inscribed with all my names of love ; " A monument of mighty grace, " Thou shalt forever have a place." — 6 Such is the conqueror's reward, Prepared and promised by the Lord ; Let him who hath the ear of faith, Attend to what the Spirit saith. Newton. HYMN 159. L. M. Ncwcourt. [b] Christ's .iddrcss to the Church at Laodicca. Rev. iii. 14—^20. d 1 TTEAR. what the Lord, the great Amen, 11 The true and faithful Witness, says , He formed the vast creation's plan, And searches all our hearts and ways. 2 To some he speaks as once of old, d " I know thee — thy profession's vain; " Since thou art neither hot nor cold, " I'll spit thee from me with disdain. 3 M Thou boastest, c I am wise and rich, u Increased in goods, and nothing need ; ' " And dost not know thou art a wretch, " Naked, and poor, and blind, and dead. 4 •• Yet while I thus rebuke, I love ; " My message is in mercy sent, u That thou mayst my compassion prove " I can forgive if thou repent. 5 " Wouldst thou be truly rich and wise, " Come, buy my gold in fire well tried ; M My ointment, to anoint thine eyes, 11 My robe, thy nakedness to hide. 6 M See, at thy door I stand and knock • " Poor sinner, shall I wait in vain ? 606 HYMN 160, 161. Select " Quickly thy stubborn heart unlock, " That I may enter with my train. 7 " Thou canst not entertain a king, " Unworthy thou of such a guest ! u But I my own provision bring, " To make thy soul a heavenly feast." Newtok, HYMN 160. S. M. Newton. [*] Promise to Believers and their Children. 1 T ORD, what our ears have heard, I A Our eyes delighted trace ; Thy love in long succession shown To Zion's chosen race. 2 Our children thou dost claim, And mark them out for thine : Ten thousand blessings to thy name, For goodness so divine. 3 Thee let the fathers own, And thee, the sons adore ; Joined to the Lord in solemn vows, To be forgot no more. 4 Thy covenant may they keep, And bless the happy bands, — Which closer still engage their hearts, To honour thy commands. 6 5 How great thy mercies, Lord ! How plenteous is thy grace ! Which, in the promise of thy love, Includes our rising race. o 6 Our offspring, still thy care, Shall own their fathers' God ; To latest times thy blessings share, o And sound thy praise abroad. Salisbury Col. HYMN 161. C. M. St Ann's. [*] Christ's condescending Regard to little Children. Mark x. 14. 1 OEE Israel's gentle Shepherd stand >3 With all engaging charms ; e Hark, how he calls the tender lambs, And folds them in his arms, d 2 " Permit them to approach," he cries, " Nor scorn their humble name ; " For 'twas to bless such souls as these, v The Lord of angels came." Select. HYMN 162, 163. 607 o 3 We bring them, Lord, in thankful hands, And yield them up to thee ; Joyful that we ourselves are thine, Thine let our offspring be. — 4 Ye little flock, with pleasure hear; Ye children, seek his face ; o And fly with transports to receive The blessings of his grace. e 5 Jf orphans they are left behind, — Thy guardian care we trust ; t That care shall heal our bleeding heart, a If weeping o'er their dust. Doddridgb HYMN 16-2. S. M. Bingham, [*] Infants given to God in Baptism. Isa. lxv. 23. 1 S~^ REAT God, now condescend \j To bless our rising race ; Soon may their willing spirits bend To thy victorious grace. e 2 Oh, what a vast delight, Their happiness to see ! Our warmest wishes all unite To lead their souls to thee. — 3 Now bless, thou God of love, This ordinance divine ; Send thy good Spirit from above, And make these children thine. Fellow§. HYMN 163. C. M. York. [*] Young Persons incited to seek and lore Christ. Prov viii. 17. 1 "\7"E hearts with youthful vigor warm. JL In smiling crowds draw near; And turn from every mortal charm, A Saviour's voice to hear. 2 He, Lord of all the worlds on high, Stoops to converse with you ; And lays his radiant glories by, Your welfare to pursue. d 3 " The soul who longs to see my face, " Is sure my love to gain ; " And those who early seek my grace, " Shall never seek in vain." i 4 What object, Lord, my soul should move, If once compared with thee ? 608 HYMN 164, 165. Select What beauty should command my love, Like what in Christ I see ? d 5 Away, ye false, delusive toys, Vain tempters of the mind ! o 'Tis here I fix my lasting choice, And here true bliss I find. Doddridge. HYMN 164. L. M. Gloucester. [*] Early Piety. Matt. xii. 20. 1 TTOW soft the words my Saviour speaks ! -[J. How kind the promises he makes ! A bruised reed he never breaks, Nor will he quench the smoking flax. 2 The humble poor he won't despise, Nor on the contrite sinner frown ; His ear is open to their cries, He quickly sends salvation down. 3 When piety in early minds, Like tender buds begins to shoot, He guards the plants from threatening winds, And ripens blossoms into fruit. 4 With humble souls he bears a part, In all the sorrows they endure ; Tender and gracious is his heart, His promise is forever sure. 5 He sees the struggles that prevail Between the powers of grace and sin ; He kindly listens while they tell The bitter pangs they feel within. 6 Though pressed with fears on every side, They know not how the strife may end ; Yet he will soon the cause decide, And judgment unto victory send. Stenhet. HYMN 165. C. M. Wareham. [b *] Young Persons entreated. t 1 "OESTOW, dear Lord, upon our youth. J3 The gift of saving grace ; And let the seed of sacred truth Fall in a fruitful place. — 2 Grace is a plant, where'er it grows, Of pure and heavenly root; But fairest in the youngest, shows, And vields the sweetest fruit. Select. HYMN 166. 609 d 3 Ye careless ones, O hear betimes, The voice of sovereign love ! e Your youtli is stained with many crimes, o But mercy reigns above. d 4 True you are young, but there's a stone Within tlie youngest breast, Or half the crimes which you have done, Would rob you of your rest. — 5 For you the public prayer is made, Oh, join the public prayer ! p For you the secret tear is shed, Oh, shed yourselves a tear. — 6 We pray that you may early prove The Spirit's power to teach ; You cannot be too young to love That Jesus whom we preach. Cowper. HYMN 166. 7s. Redeeming Love, [b •] Prayer for young Persons. 1 1VTOW may fervent prayer arise, -Ll Winged with faith, and pierce the skies; Fervent prayer will bring us down Gracious answers from the throne. e 2 Shepherd of thy blood-bought sheep, Teach the stony heart to weep ; Let the blind have eyes to see — e See themselves — and look on thee. — 3 Let the minds of all our youth Feel the force of sacred truth , While the gospel call they hear, May they learn to love and fear. 4 Show them what their ways have been ; Show them the desert of sin; e Then thy dying love reveal ; This shall melt a heart of steel. —5 Where thou hast thy work begun, Give new strength the race to run ; Scatter darkness, clouds, and fears, Wipe away the in turner's tears. — (5 Bless us all. both old and young: Call forth praise from every tongue ; Let the whole assembly prove All thy power, and all thy love. Newton Select. 10 610 HYMN 167, 168. Select. HYMN 167. 7s. Fairfax, [b] Prayer for Children. 1 i^ RACIOUS Lord, our children see ; \J~ By thy mercy we are free ; But shall these, alas ! remain Subjects still of Satan's reign ? 2 Israel's infants, when of old, Pharaoh threatened to withhold ; d Then thy Messenger said, " No : " Let the children also go." e 3 When the angel of the Lord, Drawing forth his dreadful sword, Slew with an avenging hand, All the first-born of the land ; — o 4 Then thy people's doors he passed, Where the bloody sign was placed : e Hear us now upon our knees, Plead the blood of Christ for these. e 5 Lord, we tremble, for we know How the fierce, malicious foe, Wheeling round his watchful flight, Keeps them ever in his sight. — 6 Spread thy pinions, King of kings ! Hide them safe beneath thy wings : e Lest the ravenous birds of prey Seize and bear the brood away. Cowpeb. HYMN 168. 8 & 7. Calvary, [b] Surrender to infinite Love. Sacramental. 1 "VX7HEN I view my Saviour Heeding, ▼ ▼ For my sins, upon, the tree ; e O how wondrous ! — how exceeding Great his love appears to me ! e 2 Floods of deep distress and anguish, To impede his labours, came ; --Yet they all could not extinguish Love's eternal, burning flame. e 3 Now redemption is completed, Full salvation is procured : o Death and Satan are defeated, By the sufferings he endured Select. HYMN 169, 170. 611 o 4 Now the gracious Mediator, Risen to the courts of bliss, Claims for me, a sinful creature, Pardon, righteousness, and peace. — 5 Sure such infinite affection Lays the highest claims to mine ; o All my powers, without exception, Should in fervent praises join. — 6 Jesus, fit me for thy service ; Form me for thyself alone ; t I am thy most costly purchase ; Take possession of thy own. Lee HYMN 169. C. M. Canterbury, [b •] Christ's Flesh Meat indeed. Sacramental. John vi. 53 — 56. 1 TTERE at thy table, Lord, we meet, XI To feed on food divine ; Thy body is the bread we eat, Thy precious blood the wine. 2 He who prepares this rich repast. Himself comes down and dies ; And then invites us thus to feast Upon the sacrifice. 3 Here peace and pardon sweetly flow ; Oh, what delightful food ! We eat the bread and drink the wine — But think on nobler good. 4 The bitter torments he endured, Upon th' accursed tree, For me — each welcome guest may 6ay, 'Twas all procured for me. 5 Sure there was never love so free — Dear Saviour — so divine ! Well thou mayst claim that heart of me, Which owes so much to thine. Stennet. HYMN 170. C. M. York. Barby. [•] Welcome to the Table. Sacramental. 1 rTlHIS is the feast of heavenly wine, _l And God invites to sup ; The juices of the livincr vine Were pressed to fill the cup. 61$ HYMN 171. Select o 2 Oh, bless the Saviour, ye who eat, With royal dainties fed ; — Not heaven affords a costlier treat, e For Jesus is the bread ! e 3 The vile, the lost — he calls to them; d " Ye trembling souls, appear ! " The righteous in their own esteem " Have no acceptance here. 4 " Approach, ye poor, nor dare refuse " The banquet spread for you ; " e Dear Saviour, this is welcome news ! o Then I may venture too. — 5 If guilt and sin afford a plea, And may obtain a place ; o Surely the Lord will welcome me. And 1 shall see his face. Cowpir HYMN 171. L. M. Gloucester, [b *1 Christ crucified. Sacramental. 1 "VTTHEN, on the cross, my Lord I see, W Bleeding to death for wretched me ; — Satan and sin no more can move, For I am all transformed to love. 2 His thorns and nails pierce through my heart ; In every groan I bear a part ; e I view his wounds with streaming eyes, p But see, — he bows his head and dies ! — 3 Come, sinners, view the Lamb of God, a Wounded, and dead, and bathed in blood ! e Behold his side, and venture near; — The well of endless life is here. 4 Here I forget my cares and pains ; I drink, yet still my thirst remains : Only the fountain-head above Can satisfy the thirst of love. e 5 Oh that I thus could always feel ! Lord, more and more thy love reveal ; o Then my glad tongue shall loud proclaim The grace and glory of thy Name. o 6 Thy Name dispels my guilt and fear, Revives my heart, and charms my ear ; Affords a balm for every wound, d And Satan trembles at the sound Newtos Select. HYMN ITS, 173. 613 HYMN L72. C. M. Darby, [b •] Jesus hastirig to suffer. Sacramental. t 1 npHE Saviour — what a noble flame JL Was kindled in his breast, — When, hasting to Jerusalem, He marched before the rest! o 2 Good-will to men, and zeal for God, His every thought engross : t He longs to be baptized with blood ' He pants to reach the cross ! e 3 With all his sufferings full in view. And woes, to us unknown, o Forth to the task his spirit flew — Twifl love that urged him on. e 4 Lord, we return thee — what we can ! o Our hearts shall sound abroad, Salvation, to the dying Man, g And to the rising God ! — 5 And while thy bleeding glories here Engage our wondering eyes ; We learn our lighter cross to bear. o And hasten to the skies. Cowpkr. HYMN 173. S, 7 & 4. Hclmsley. [*] It is finished. Sacramental. t 1 TTARK ! the voice of love and mercy XJL Sounds aloud from Calvary ; o See, it rends the rocks asunder — Shakes the earth, and veils the sky ! d •■ It is finished ! " — e Hear the Saviour — dying — cry. d 2 It is finished ! — O what pleasure Do these precious words afford ! o Heavenly blessings, without measure. Flow to us from Christ the Lord. d It is finished ! — t Saints, the dying words record. — 3 Finished — all the types and shadows Of the ceremonial law ; Finished — all that God had promised ; Death and hell no more shall awe : d It is finished ! — Saints, from hence vour comforts draw 10 * 614 HYMN 174, 175. Select. o 4 Ransomed ones, approach the table — Taste the soul-reviving 1'ood: Nothing's half so sweet and pleasant, As the Saviour's flesh and blood. d It is finished — — Christ has borne the heavy load. o 5 Tune your harps anew, ye seraphs, — Join to sing the pleasing theme ; o All on earth, and all in heaven, Join to praise Emmanuel's name ; Hallelujah ! Glory to the bleeding Lamb ! Burder's Col. HYMN 174. 7s. Fairfax. [* b] It is good to be here. Sacramental. 1 T" ET me dwell on Golgotha, a I i Weep and love my life away ! e While I see him on the tree, a Weep — and bleed — and die for me ! — 2 That dear blood for sinners spilt, Shows my sin in all its guilt : p Ah, my soul, behold the load ! a Hast thou slain the Lamb of God ! d 3 Hark ! his dying word, " Forgive, " Father, let the sinner live : " Sinner, wipe thy tears away, " I thy ransom freely pay." — 4 While I hear this grace revealed, And obtain a pardon sealed, All my soft affections move, Wakened by the force of love. d 5 Farewell, world, thy gold is dross, Now I see the bleeding Cross ; — Jesus died to set me free, From the law, and sin, and thee ! 6 He has dearly bought my soul ; Lord, accept, and claim the whole ; To thy will I all resign, e Now no more my own, but thine. Newton, HYMN 175. H. M. Bethesda. [*] The Fountain of Life. Sacramental. 1 yyAIL, everlasting Spring ! Ll Celestial Fountain, hail ! Select. HYMN 176. 615 Thy streams salvation bring, The waters never fail : Still they endure, and still they flow, For all our woe a sovereign cure, o 2 Blest be His wounded side, And blest his bleeding heart. Who all in anguish died, Such favours to impart. His sacred blood shall make us clean From every sin — and fit for God. '3 To that dear source of love, — Our souls this day would come : And thither from above, Lord, call the nations home ; o That Jew and Greek, with rapt'rous songs, On all their tongues, thy praise may speak. Doddridge. HYMN 176. C. M. Christmas, [•] Highway to Zion. Isa. xxxv. 8 — 10. 1 CjING. ye redeemed of the Lord, ^ Your great Deliverer sing ; Pilgrims, for Zion's city bound, Be joyful in your King. 1 See the fair way his hand has raised, e How holy, and how plain ! — Nor shall the simplest traveller err, Nor ask the track in vain. Nor ravening lion shall destroy, Not lurking serpent wound ; Pleasure and safety, peace and praise, Through all the path are found. o 4 A hand divine shall lead you on, Through all the blissful road ; Till to the sacred mount you 'rise, And see your smiling God. o 5 There garlands of immortal joy Shall bloom on every head ; While sorrow, sighing, and distress, Like shadows all are fled. g 6 March on in your Redeemer's strength Pursue his footsteps still ; And let the prospect cheer your eye. While labouring up the Hill Doddridge. 616 HYMN 177, 178. Select. HYMN 177. 8 &, 7. Drummond. [*] Safety and Happiness of Zion. Isa. xxxiii. 20, 21. 1 £~^ LORIOUS things of thee are spoken, VX Zion, city of our God ! e He whose word cannot be broken, Formed thee for his own abode : g On the rock of ages founded — What can shake thy sure repose ? With salvation's walls surrounded, Thou mayst smile at all thy foes. o 2 See, the streams of living waters, Springing from eternal love, Well supply thy sons and daughters, And all fear of want remove : e Who can faint, while such a river Ever flows their thirst t' assuage ? — Grace, which, like the Lord, the giver, Never fails from age to age. 3 Round each habitation hovering, See the cloud and fire appear ! For a glory and a covering, Showing that the Lord is near : Thus deriving from their banner, Light by night, and shade by day ; Safe they feed upon the manna, Which he gives them when they pray. Newton. HYMN 178. L. M. Blendnn. [*] God the Defence of Zion. Ezek. xlviii. 35. ] A S birds their infant brood protect, J\. And spread their wings to shelter them ; Thus saith the Lord to his elect, d " So will I guard Jerusalem." 6 2 And what then is Jerusalem, This darling object of his care ? Where is its worth in God's esteem ? a Who built it ? — Who inhabits there ? — 3 Jehovah founded it in blood, The blood of his incarnate Son ; There dwell the saints, once foes to God, The sinners, whom he calls his own. 4 There, though besieged on every stile, Yet much beloved, and guarded well. Select. HYMN 179, 180. 617 o From age to age they have defied The utmost force of earth and hell. c 5 Let earth repent, and hell despair, o This city has a sure defence ; d Her name is called, '; The Lord is there ; " e And who has power to drive Him thence ? CoWPER. HYMN 179. 8 &, 7. Drummond. [*] Future Peace and Glory of Zion. lsa. lx. 15, 20. 1 TTEAR what God the Lord hath spoken, e -LX u O my people, faint and few, " Comfortless, afflicted, broken, o " Fair abodes I build for you : — " Scenes of heartfelt tribulation " Shall no more perplex your ways : d iC You shall name your walls Salvation, — — " And your gates shall all be praise." b 2 There, like streams that feed the garden, Pleasures, without end, shall flow; — For the Lord, your faith rewarding. All his bounty shall bestow : Still in undisturbed possession, Peace and righteousness shall reign ; Never shall you feel oppression — Hear the voice of war again. 3 Ye, no more your suns declining, Waning moons no more shall see ; But, your griefs forever ending, Find eternal noon in me. o God will rise, and, shining o'er you, Change to day the gloom of night ; g He the Lord will be. your glory, God your everlasting light. Cowper. HYMN ISO. L. M. Warship, [b] Prayer for Zion. 1 TNDULGENT Sovereign of the skies, _1_ And wilt thou bow thy gracious ear i While feeble mortals raise their cries, Wilt thou, the great Jehovah, hear? e 2 How shall thy servants give thee rest, Till Zion's mouldering walls thou rais*: 618 HYMN 1S1. Select. — Till thy own power shall stand confessed, And make Jerusalem a praise ? e 3 For this, a lowly suppliant crowd, Here in thy sacred temple wait : --For this we lift our voices loud, And call, and knock at mercy's gate. e 4 Look down, O God, with pitying eye, And view the desolations round ; e See what wide realms in darkness lie, — And hurl their idols to the ground. o 5 Loud let the gospel trumpet blow, And call the nations from afar ; Let all the isles their Saviour know, And earth's remotest ends draw near. Doddridge HYMN 181. L. M. Blendon. [b *] Prayer for Zioris Increase. Isa. li. 9. d 1 A RM of the Lord, awake, awake! jTjL Put on thy strength — the nations shake ! — And let the world, adoring, see Triumphs of mercy wrought by thee. 2 Say to the heathen from thy throne, d " 1 am Jehovah — God alone ! ' — Thy voice their idols shall confound, And cast their altars to the ground. e 3 No more let human blood be spilt — Vain sacrifice for human guilt ! But to each conscience be applied e The blood that Mowed from Jesus' side. o 4 Arm of the Lord, thy power extend, Let Mahomet's impostures end ; Break superstition's Papal chain, And the proud scoffer's rage restrain. o 5 Let Zion's time of favour come ; O bring the tribes of Israel home : And let our wondering eyes behold Gentiles and Jews in Christ's one fold. g 6 Almighty God, thy grace proclaim, In every land of every name; Let adverse powers before thee fall, And crown the Saviour — Lord of all. Miss. Col. Select. HYMN 153, 1S3. 619 HYMN 188. L. If. Leeds. [*] Longing for the promised Spread of tht Gospel. Dan.ii.45. 1 Tj^XERT thy power, thy rights maintain, e M^ Insulted — everlasting King ! — The influence of thy crown increase, And strangers to thy footstool bring. e 2 We long to see that happy tune. That dear, expected, blessed day • o When countless myriads of our race The second Adam shall obey. — 3 The prophecies must be fulfilled. Though earth and hell should dare oppose ; The Stone cut from the mountain's side. Though unobserved, to empire grows. 4 Soon shall the blended Image fall, Brass, silver, iron. g<>\d, and clay; And superstition's gloomy reign, To light and liberty give way. 5 In one sweet symphony of praise, o Gentile and Jew shall then unite; And Infidelity, ashamed. Sink in the abyss of endless night. 6 Soon Afric's long-enslaved sons Shall join with Europe's polished race, To celebrate, in different tongues, The glories of redeeming grace. g 7 From east to west, from north to south, Emmanuel's kingdom shall extend; — And every man. in every face, Shall meet a brother and a friend. Vokb HYMN 183. C. M. Mitcham. [*] Prayer for the Success of Missions. Ps. lxxii. 7, 8. 1 T ORD. send thy word, and let it fly, -I I Armed with thy Spirit's power; o Ten thousand shall confess its sway, And bless the saving hour. o 2 Beneath the influence of thy grace, The barren wastes shall rise. With sudden greens, and fruits arrayed — g A blooming Paradise. 620 HYMN 184. Select. — 3 True holiness shall strike its root In each regenerate heart ; — Shall in a growth divine arise, And heavenly fruits impart. e 4 Peace, with her olives crowned, shall stretch Her wings from shore to shore ; No trump shall rouse the rage of war, Nor murderous cannon roar. — 5 Lord, for those days we wait — those days Are in thy word foretold ; o Fly swifter, sun, and stars, and bring This promised age of gold. e 6 Amen — with joy divine, let earth's Unnumbered myriads cry ; g Amen — with joy divine, let heaven's Unnumbered choirs reply. Gibbons. HYMN 184. C. M. Canterbury. [*] Pra yer for Missio naries. 1 r^ RE AT God, the nations of the earth VX" Are by creation thine ; And in thy works, by all beheld, Thy radiant glories shine. o 2 But, Lord, thy greater love has sent Thy gospel to mankind ; Unveiling what rich stores of grace Are treasured in thy mind. g 3 Lord, when shall these glad tidings spread — The spacious earth around, Till every tribe and every soul Shall hear the joyful sound ? p 4 O when shall Afric's saWe sons Enjoy the heavenly word ? And vassals long enslaved become The freemen of the Lord ? e 5 When shall th' untutored Heathen tribes, A dark, bewildered race, Sit down at our Emmanuel's feet, And learn and see his grace ? 6 Haste, sovereign Mercy, and transform Their cruelty to love : Soften the tiger to the lamb, The vulture to a dove. Select. HYMN 185. 031 7 Smile, Lord, on each divine attempt To spread the gospel's rays ! g And build, on sin's demolished throne, The temples of thy praise. Rippon. HYMN 185. 10s. Walworth. [»] Prayer for the Latter Day Glory. 1 "ir ORD of all worlds, incline thy bounteous ear, _I_J Thy children's voice in tender mercy hear. Bear thy blest promise, fixed as hills, in mind. And shed renewing grace on lost mankind : O let thy Spirit like soft dews descend ; Thy gospel run to earth's remotest end. 2 Let Zion's walls before thee ceaseless stand. Dear as thine eye, and graven on thy hand; From earth's far regions Jacob's sons restore, Oppressed by man, and scourged by thee, no more ; Enriched with gold, adorned with heavenly grace, Truth their sole guide, and all their pleasure praise. 3 Then Satan's kingdom shall from earth retire, Dead forms dissolve, and furious zeal expire, The Beast's fell throne shall darkness dire surround. Mohammed's empire tumble to the ground ; The dreams of Infidels in smoke decay. And all the foes of heaven shall fleet away. 4 In barren wilds shall living waters sprincr, Fair temples rise, and songs of transport ring; The savage mind with sweet affect ion warm. And lighf and love the yielding bosom charm: From sin's oblivious sleep the soul arise, And grace and goodness shower from balmy skies. 5 Then shall mankind no more in darkness mourn. Then happy nations in a day be born ; From east to west thy o-jnrious Name be one. And one pure worship hail th' eternal Son: Remotest realms one spotless faith unite. And o'er all regions beam the j^spel's licrht. 6 Then shall thy saints exult with joy divine; Their virtues quicken, and their lives refine : Their souls improve, their songs more grateful rise, And sweeter incense cheer the morning skies: Heaven o'er the world unfold a brighter day, And Jesus spread his reign from sea to sea. Dwigbt Select. 11^ 622 HYMN 186, 187. Select HYMN 186. C. M. Bethlehem. [*] Zion exalted above the Hills. Isa. ii : 2 — 5. 1 /^A'ER mountain tops the mount of God, V>J In latter days shall rise — Above the summit of the hills, And draw the wondering eyes. o 2 To this the joyful nations round, All tribes and tongues shall flow ; " Up to the mount of God," they say, " And to his house we'll go." 3 The beams that shine from Zion's hill, Shall lighten every land ; The King who reigns in Salem's towers, Shall the whole world command. e 4 Among the nations he shall judge, His judgments truth shall guide ; o His sceptre shall protect the just, And crush the sinner's pride. t 5 No war shall rage, no hostile feuds Disturb those peaceful years ; — To ploughshares men shall beat their swords, To pruning-hooks their spears. o 6 Come then, O house of Jacob, come, And worship at his shrine ; g And, walking in the light of God, With holy beauties shine. Scotch Paraphrase HYMN 187. L. M. Castle Street. [*] Millennium. Isa. xi. 5 — 9. Rev. xx. 4 — 10. 1 T OOK up. my soul, with glad surprise, I i Towards the joyful, coming day ; When Jesus shall descend the skies, And form a bright, a glorious day. o 2 Nations shall in a day be born, And swift, like doves, to Jesus fly; — The saints shall know no clouds return, Nor sorrows mingled with their joy. b 3 The lion and the Iamb shall feed Together, in his peaceful reign ; — And Zion, blest with heavenly bread, Of pinching wants no more complain. Select. HYMN 183, 189. (323 4 The Jew, the Greek, the bond, the free, Shall boast their several rights no more ; o But join in sweetest harmony. Their Lord, their Sovereign to adore. —5 Thus, till a thousand years are passed, And Satan must be loosed again ; Short is the time his reign shall last, a Ere he's confined in endless pain, o 6 But the blest saints shall mount on high, Where their delivering Prince is gone; s Angels at God's command shall fly, To bless them with a conqueror's crown. Anon. HYMN 188. 8 & 7. Sicilian. [*] Collection for the Spread of the Gospel. 1 "VT7"ITH my substance 1 will honour f f My Redeemer and my Lord; Were ten thousand worlds my manor, All were nothing to his word, o 2 While the heralds of salvation His abounding grace proclaim ; Let his friends of every station, Gladly join to spread his fame. — 3 May his kingdom be promoted, May the world the Saviour know ; Be my all to him devoted, To my Lord my all I owe. o 4 Praise the Saviour, all ye nations ; Praise him all ye hosts above ; s Shout with joyful acclamations, His divine — victorious love. Francis. HYMN 1S9. S. M. Newton. [•] Charitable Collection 1 Chron. xxix. 14. 1 npHY bounties, gracious Lord, JL With gratitude we own ; We praise thy providential grace. That showers its blessings down. o 2 With joy the people bring Their offerings round thy throne ; With thankful souls, behold, we pay A tribute of thine own. c 3 Accept this humble mite, Great sovereign Lord of all ; Nor let our numerous mingling sins The sacred ointment spoil. 624 HYMN 190, 191. Select. — 4 Let the Redeemer's blood Diffuse its virtues wide : Hallow and cleanse our every gift, And all our follies hide. e 5 O may this sacrifice To thee the Lord ascend, — An odour of a sweet perfume, Presented by his hand. o 6 Well pleased our God shall view The products of his grace : And, in a plentiful reward, Fulfill his promises. Scott. HYMN 190. C. M. Hymn 2d. [•] The Good Samaritan. Luke x. 30 — 37. 1 LEATHER of mercies, send thy grace, X? All powerful from above, To form in our obedient souls The image of thy love. b 2 O may our sympathizing breasts That generous pleasure know, Kindly to share in others' joy, And weep for others' woe. e 3 When the most helpless sons of grief, In low distress are laid, p Soft be our hearts their pains to feel, o And swift our hands to aid. —4 So Jesus looked on dying men, When throned above the skies ; And midst the embraces of thy love, He felt compassion rise. o 5 On wings of love the Saviour flew, To raise us from the ground ; c And gave the richest of his blood, A balm for every wound. Doddridge. HYMN 1.91. C M. Devizes. [*] Nature and Fruits of Charity. 1 ^| CHARITY, thou heavenly grace ! \J All tender, soft and kind ! A friend to all the human race. To all that's good inclined ! Select. HYMN 192. 625 2 The man of charily extends T<> all his liberal hand ; His kindred, neighbours, foes and friends His pity may command. t 3 He aids the poor in their distress; He hears when they complain ; ii tender heart delights to bless, And lessen all their pain. 4 The sick, the prisoner, poor and blind, And all the sons of grief, In him a benefactor find — He loves to give relief. o 6 Tis love that makes religion sweet ; Tis love that makes us rise, With willing minds and ardent feet, To yonder happy skies. — f> Then let us all in love abound, And charity pursue ; o Thus shall we be with glory crowned, e And love as angels do. Proud. HYMN 192. C. M St. Ann's. [»] Relieving Christ in his Members. Matt. xxv. 40. e ] TESUS, my Lord, how rich thy grace ! %J Thy bounties ! how complete ! How shall 1 count the matchless sum ? How pay the mighty debt 5 g 2 High on a throne of radiant light Dost thou exalted shine ; e What can my poverty bestow — When all the worlds are thine ? — 3 But thou hast brethren here below, The partners of thy grace ; And wilt confess their humble names, Before thy Father's face. $ A In them thou mayst be clothed and fed And visited and cheered, And in their accents of distress, My Saviour's voice is heard. — 5 Thy face with reverence and with love, I in the poor would see ; O rather let me beg my bread, Than hold it back from thee. Doddridge. 11 * 626 HYMN 193. Select. HYMN 193. 8 & 7. [*] A Cliarity Hymn. 1 T ORD of life, all praise excelling, JL.J Thou, in glory, unconfined, Deign'st to make thy humble dwelling, With the poor of humble mind. 2 As thy love through all creation, Beams like thy diffusive light, So the scorned and humble station Shrinks before thine equal sight. 3 Thus thy care, for all providing, Warmed thy faithful prophet's tongue ; Who, the lot of all deciding, To thy chosen Israel sung : — 4 " When thy harvest yields thee pleasure, " Thou the golden sheaf shalt bind, " To the poor belongs the treasure " Of the scattered ears behind." chorus. — " These thy God ordains to bless—' " The widow and the fatherless." 5 " When thine olive plants increasing " Pour their plenty o'er thy plain; " Grateful tnou shalt take the blessing, " But not search the bough again." chorus. — " These," &c. 6 " When thy favoured vintage, flowing, " Gladdens thy autumnal scene ; " Own the bounteous hand bestowing, " But thy vines the poor shall glean." chorus. — " These," &c. 7 Still we read thy word declaring Mercy , Lord, thine own decree ; Mercy, every sorrow sharing, Warms the heart resembling thee. 8 Still the orphan and the stranger, Still the widow owns thy care ; Screened by thee in every danger, Heard bv thee in every prayer. Select. HYMN 194, 195. 627 HYMN 194. L. M. Sicilian. [•] Meeting of Christian Friends. 1 TT INDUED in Christ, for his dear sake, J\^ A hearty welcome here receive ; May we together now partake The joys which only he can give. o 2 To you and us by grace is given, To know the Saviour's precious name ; And shortly we shall meet in heaven, Our hope, our way, our end the same. — 3 May he by whose kind care we meet, Send his good Spirit from above ; Make our communications sweet. And cause our hearts to burn with love. 4 Forgotten be each earthly theme, When Christians see each other thus ; e We only wish to speak of Him. a Who lived — and died — and reigns — for us. c 5 We'll talk of all he did and said, And suffered for us here below ; The path he marked for us to tread, And what he's doing for us now. — 6 Thus, as the moments pass away. We'll love, and wonder, and adore ; o And hasten on the glorious day. When we shall meet — to part no more. Newton- HYMN 195. S. M. Bingham. [•] Parting of Christian Friends. 1 "DLEST be the tie that binds _D Our hearts in Christian love ; The fellowship of kindred minds Is like to that above. t 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 ; e And often for each other flows The sympathizing tear 628 HYMN 196, 197. Select, e 4 When we asunder part, It gives us inward pain ; — But we shall still be joined in heart, And hope to meet again. o 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 ; g And perfect love and friendship reign Through all eternity. Fawcett. HYMN 196. C. M. Hymn 2d. St. Ami's. [*] A Marriage Hymn. 1 OINCE Jesus freely did appear O To grace a marriage feast, Dear Lord, we ask thy presence here, To make a wedding guest. e 2 Upon the bridal pair look down, Who now have plighted hands ; Their union with thy favour crown, And bless the nuptial bands. — 3 With gifts of grace their hearts endow, Of all rich dowries best ; Their substance bless, and peace bestow, To sweeten all the rest. e 4 In purest love their souls unite, That they, with Christian care, May make domestic burdens light, By taking mutual share. — 5 As Isaac and Rebecca gave A pattern chaste and kind ; So may this married couple live, e And die in friendship joined. 6 And when that solemn hour shall come, And life's short space be o'er; o Mav they in triumph reach that home, Where they shall part no more. HYMN 197. 8 & 7. Sicilian. A Marriage Hymn. I (piOME, thou condescending Jesus! \^ Thou hast blest a marriage feast ; [•] HYMN 108. 629 Come, and with thy presence bless us, Deign to be an honoured guest. 2 Once at Cana's happy village, Thou didst heavenly joy impart; Though unseen, may thy blest image Be inscribed on every heart.) e 3 Lord, we come to ask thy blessing On the happy pair to rest ; — May thy goodness, never ceasing, Make them now and ever blest. 4 Thou canst change the course of nature, Turning water into wine ; e But we ask a greater favour — May they be forever thine. — 5 Thine by covenant and adoption, Thine by free and sovereign grace ; May they, in each word and action, Do thy will and speak thy praise. 6 Gracious Lord, from thy free bounty, Fill their basket and their store ; Give them, with their health and plenty, Hearts thy goodness to adore. e 7 Often, from their happy dwelling, May the voice of prayer ascend, For thy mercies still increasing, To their best, their kindest Friend. — 8 Through this life's tempestuous ocean, Storms are thick, and dangers nigh ; O may constant pure devotion Guide them safe to realms on high, e 9 When by death's cold hand divided, Which dissolves the tenderest ties ; — By thy grace again united, May they in thine image rise. o 10 Come, thou condescending Jesus. Fill our hearts with songs of praise ; Come, and with thy presence bless us, Make us subjects of thy grace. Codman. F HYMN 198. L. M. Green's. [*] A Family Hymn. ATHER of men, thy care we bless. Which crowns our families with peace 630 H\MN 199, 200. Select From thee they sprung, and by thy hand Their root and branches are sustained. e 2 To God, most worthy to be praised, Be our domestic altars raised ; Who, Lord of heaven, scorns not to dwell With saints in their obscurest cell. — 3 To thee may eacli united House, Morning and night, present its vows ; Our servants here, and rising race, Be taught thy precepts, and thy grace. o 4 O may each future age proclaim The honours of thy glorious name ; g While pleased, and thankful, we remove To join the family above. Doddridge. HYMN 199. L. M. Portugal. [*] A Morning Hymn. 1 A WAKE, my soul, and with the sun, J\. Thy daily stage of duty run ; Shake off dull sloth, and early rise, To pay thy morning sacrifice, e 2 Lord, I my vows to thee renew ! Scatter my sins like morning dew ; Guard my first springs of thought and will, And with thyself my spirit fill. — 3 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. o 4 Praise God from whom all blessings flow ; Praise him all creatures here below: Praise him above, angelic host ; — g Praise Father, Son, and Holy Ghost. Kenn. HYMN 200. 7s. Pkyel's. [*] A Morning Hymn. 1 TVTO W the shades of night are gone ; _L 1 Now the morning light is come , Lord, may we be thine to-day ; Drive the shades of sin away. 2 Fill our souls with heavenly light, Banish doubt, and cleanse our sight; In thy service, Lord, to-day, Help us labour, help us pray. Select. HYMN 201, '202. 631 3 Keep our haughty passions bound ; Save us from (Mir foes around ; Goin(r out. and coming in, Keep us sate from every sin. 4 When our work of* life is past, 0 receive us then at last ! o Night of sin will be no more. When we reach the heavenly shore. Hart. Col. HYMN 5801. L. M. Wars/tip. Sicilian. [•] .in E c tning Hymn. 1 r^ LORY to thee, my God. this night, vJ For all the blessings of the light; Keep me, O keep me. King of kings, Beneath thine own Almighty wings. 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 : Teach me to die. that so I may Rise, glorious, at the awful day. 4 O let my soul on thee repose. And may sweet sleep my eyelids close ; Sleep that shall me more vigorous make, To serve my God, when I awake. 5 If in the night 1 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. Ken*. HYMN 5802. 8s, Bethany. {*] .in Evening Hymn. 1 TNSPIRER and Hearer of prayer, X Thou Feeder and Guardian of thine; My all to thy covenant care, I, sleeping or waking, resign. (332 HYMN 203. Select. o 2 If thou art my shield and mv sun, The night is no darkness to me ; And fast as my moments roll on, They bring me but nearer to thee. e 3 A sovereign Protector I have, Unseen, yet forever at hand ; Unchangeably faithful to save. Almighty to rule and command. — 4 From evil secure, and its dread, I rest, if my Saviour be nigh; And songs his kind presence indeed, Shall in the night season supply. o 5 His smiles and his comforts abound, His grace as the dew shall descend; o And wells of salvation surround, The soul he delights to defend. Topladt. HYMN 203. C. M. Barby. [*] A Hymn for Morning or Evening. 1 /^\N thee, each morning, O my God, V>J My waking thoughts attend ; In whom are founded all my hopes, In whom my wishes end. c 2 My soul in pleasing wonder lost, Thy boundless love surveys ; — And, fired with grateful zeal, prepares The sacrifice of praise. e 3 When evening slumbers press my eyes, With thy protection blest ; b In peace and safety I commit My weary limbs to rest. o 4 My spirit in thy hands secure, Fears no approaching ill ; For whether waking, or asleep, Thou, Lord, art with me still. o 5 Then will 1 daily to the world Thy wondrous acts proclaim ; Whilst all with me shall praise and sing, And bless the sacred Name. e 6 At morn, at noon, at night I'll still Thy growing work pursue ; e And thee alone will praise, to whom Eternal praise is due. Liv. Col. Select. HYMN 204. 633 HYMN 201. L. P. M. Devotion. [*] Daily Duties. Dependence and Enjoijrntnt. Rom. xiv. B. — Morning or Evening. 1 "^nrrHEN, streaming from the eastern skies VV The morning light salutes my eyes, O Sun of Righteousness divine, On me with beams of mercy shine; Chase the dark clouds of guilt away, And turn my darkness into day. 2 When, to heaven's grreat and glorious King, My morning sacrifice I bring ; And. mourning o'ei my guilt and shame, Ask mercy in my Saviour's name; Then. Jesus, sprinkle with thy blood, And be my Advocate with God. '3 As every day thy mercy spares Will bring its trials and its cares; 0 Saviour, till my life shall end, Be thou my counsellor and friend : Teach me thy precepts, all divine, And be thy great example mine. 4 When pain transfixes every part, And languor settles at the heart; When on my bed. diseased, oppressed, 1 turn, and sigh, and long for rest; O great Physician ! see my grief, And grant thy servant sweet relief. 5 Should poverty's consuming blow Lay all my worldly comforts low ; And neither help, nor hope appear, My steps to guide, my heart to cheer; Lord. pity, and supply my need, For thou on earth wast poor indeed. 6 Should Providence profusely pour its various blessings in my store; O keep me from the ills that wait On such a seeming prosperous state ; From hurtful passions set me free, And humbly may I walk with thee. 7 When each day's scenes and labours close, And wearied nature seeks repose, With pardoning mercy richly blest, Guard me, my Saviour, while J rest; Select. 12 634 HYMN 205, 206. Select And, as each morning sun shall rise, 0 lead me onward to the skies. 8 And at my life's last setting sun, My conflicts o'er, my labours done, Jesus, thy heavenly radiance shed, To cheer and bless my dying bed : And from death's gloom my spirit raise, " To see thy face, and sing thy praise." HYMN 205. C. M. Barby. St. Ann's. [* b] Religion the One Thing needful. 1 T> ELIGION is the chief concern JlV Gf mortals here below ; May I its great importance learn, Its sovereign virtue know. 2 More needful this than glittering wealth, Or aught the world bestows ; Not reputation, food, or health, Can give us such repose. 3 Religion should our thoughts engage, Amidst our youthful bloom; 'Twill fit us for declining age, And for the awful tomb. 4 O may my heart by grace renewed, Be my Redeemer's throne ; And be my stubborn will subdued, His government to own. 5 Let deep repentance, faith and love, Be joined with godly fear ; And all my conversation prove My heart to be sincere. 6 Preserve me from the snares of sin, Through my remaining days ; And in me let each virtue shine, To my Redeemer's praise. 7 Let lively hope my soul inspire ; Let warm affections rise ; And may I wait witli strong desire To mount above the skies. Fawcbtt. HYMN 206. C. M. Devizes. [*] Spring. 1 "VT7HEN verdure clothes the fertile vale, ▼ V And blossoms deck the spray; Select. HYMN -207. (>:i5 And fragrance breathes in every gale, How sweet the vernal day ! 6 2 Hark ! how the feathered warblers sing — 'Tis nature's r:iiet-rt'ul voice ; t Soft music hails the lovely spring, o Am; woodi and fields rejoice. — 3 How kind the influence of the skies! The showers, with blessings fraught. Bid virtue, bea -'ice rise, And fix the roving thought. t 4 Then let my wondering heart confess, With (rratitud^ and : The bounteous Hand that deigns to bless The garden. nVid. and grove. g 5 That bounteous Hand my thoughts adore, Bey ision kind, Hath ler gifts in store, To bless the craving mind e 6 O God of nature and of grace, Thy heavenly gifts impart; — Then shall my meditation trace Spring, blooming in my heart. o 7 Inspired to praise, I then shall join Glad nature's cheerful aong ; S And love and gratitude divine Attune my joyful tongue. Steelb. HYMN 207. 8s. Uxbridgt. [•] Spring, 1 TTOW sweetly, along the gay mead, JLJ_ The daisies and cowslips are seen ! The flocks, as they carelessly feed, Rejoice in the beautiful trreen ! 2 The vines that encircle the bowers, The herbage that springs from the sod, — Trees *>ling fruits, and sweet flower*, All rise to the praise of my God. e 3 Shall man, the great master of all, The only insensible prove ? d Forbid it, fair gratitude's call — Forbid it, devotion and love. g 4 The Lord, who such wonders can raise, And still can destroy with a nod, 636 HYMN 208, 209. Select My lips shall incessantly praise — My soul shall rejoice in my God. HYMN 208. C. M. Doxology. [*] Summer : a Harvest Hymn. 1 rpO praise the ever-bounteous Lord, JL Aly soul, wake all thy powers : He calls — and at his voice come forth The smiling harvest hours. g 2 His covenant with the earth he keeps ; My tongue, his goodness sing ; Summer and winter know their time, His harvest crowns the spring. o 3 Well pleased the toiling swains behold The waving yellow crop ; With joy they bear the sheaves away, And sow again in hope. c 4 Thus teach me, gracious God, to sow The seeds of righteousness ; Smile on my soul, and with thy beams, The ripening harvest bless. o 5 Then in the last great harvest, I Shall reap a glorious crop ; The harvest shall by far exceed What 1 have sowed in hope. RlPPOH. HYMN 209. C. M. Abridge, [b] Prayer for Rain. 1 1VTOW may the Lord of earth and skies «L 1 Regard us when we call; Tie he who bids the vapours rise, And showers abundant fall. 2 On thee, our God, we all depend, For life, and health, and food : O make refreshing showers descend, And crown the year with good. 3 The evil and the just partake These bounties of thy hand ; Nor will a God of love forsake This long- indulged land. 4 Let grace come down, like copious rain, On Zion's drooping field : So shall our souls revive again, And fruit abundant vield Select. HYMN 210, 211. 687 o 5 Then smiling nature shall express Her mighty Maker's praise ; And we. tlic children of thy grace, Join her harmonious lays. Burder's Col. HYMN 2 10. L M. Psalm 97th. [• b] .-jutuitin. 1 CJEE liow brown autumn spreads the field ! O Mark — how the whitening hills are turned ! Behold them to the reapers yield, — The wheat is saved — tiie tares are burned. e 2 Thus the great Judire. with glory crowned, Descends to reap the ripened earth ; g Angelic guards attend him down. The same who santr his humble birth 3 In sounds of glory hear him speak, d ;* Go search around the rlnminor world; u Haste — call my saints to rise, and take " The seats from which their foes were hurled 4 " Go, burn the chaff in endless fire, " In flames unquenched consume each tare; " Sinners must feel my holy ire, u And sink in guilt — to deep despair." a 5 Thus ends the harvest of the earth : — — Angels <.hey the awful voice ; d They save "the wheat — they burn the chaff; — g All heaven approves the sovereign choice. HYMN 211. CM. Hymn 2d. [b •] Winter. 1 OTERN Winter throws his icy chains, ^ Encircling nature round ; p Howt bleak, how comfortless the plains, Late with gay verdure crowned ! e 2 The sun withdraws his vital beams. And light and warmth depart; And drooping, lifeless nature seems An emblem oi' my heart. 3 My heart, where mental winter reigns In night's dark mantle clad ; p Confined in cold inactive chains How desolate and sad '. 1:2 - 638 HYMN 212, 213. Select. — 4 Return, O blissful Sun, and bring Thy soul-reviving ray; This mental winter shall be spring, This darkness cheerful day. o 5 O happy state — divine abode, Where spring eternal reigns, And perfect day, the smile of God, Fills all the heavenly plains. g 6 Great Source of light, thy beams display, My drooping joys restore ; And guide me to the seats of day, Where winters frown no more. HYMN 212. C. M. Canterbury, [b •] Swiftness of Time. New Year. 1 X> EM ARK, my soul, the narrow bound JLV Of the revolving year ; e How swift the weeks complete their round ! How short the months appear ! d 2 So fast eternity comes on — And that important day, When all that mortal life hath done, Gods judgment shall survey. e 3 Yet, like an idle tale, we pass The swift revolving year ; And study artful ways to increase The speed of its career. — 4 Waken, O God, my careless heart, Its great concerns to see ; That I may act the Christian part, And give the year to thee. o 5 So shall their course more grateful roll, If future years arise ; Or this shall bear my waiting soul To joy beyond the skies. Doddridge. HYMN 213. L. M. Castle Street [*] Help obtained of God. New Year. 1 /^ REAT God, we sing that mighty hand, Kjf By which supported still we stand ! The opening year thy mercy shows : Let mercy crown it till it close. Select. HYMN 214. 639 e 2 By day, by night, at home, abroad, Still we are 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, • thy guardian care commit, And peaceful leave before thy feet. 4 In - Ited or depressed. Be thou our joy, and thou our rest; Tin goodness all our hopes shall raise, Adored through all our changing days. e 5 When death shall interrupt our songs, And seal in silence mortal tongues, g Our Helper, God, in whom we trust, In better worlds our souls shall boast. Rippon's Col. HYMN 214. 10 &, 11. Walworth [*] Goodness of God. .Vac Year. 1 XTOIjSE of our God. with cheerful anthems ring, JL A While all our lips and hearts hi^ graces sing ; The opening year his graces shall proclaim, And all its days be vocal with his name ; The Lord is good — his mercy never ending ; His blessings in perpetual showers descending. '2 The heaven of heavens he with his bounty fills ; Ye seraphs bright, on ever-blooming hills. His honours sound ; you to whom good alone, Unmingled, ever-growing, has been known : Through your immortal life, with love increasing. Proclaim your Maker's goodness — never ceasing. 3 Thou earth, enlightened by his rays divine, Pregnant with grass, and corn, and oil, and wine, Crowned with his goodness, let thy nations meet, And lay their crowns at his paternal feet ; With grateful love that liberal hand confessing. Which through each heart diffuses every blessing. e 4 Zion, enriched with his distinguished grace, Blest with the rays of thine Emmanuel's face — Zion, Jehovah"s portion and delight. Graven on his hands, and hourly in his sight, o In sacred strains, exalt that grace excelling, Which makes thy humble hill his chosen dwelling. 640 HYMN 215, 216. Select. — 5 His mercy never ends — the dawn, the shade Still see new beauties thro' new scenes displayed ; Succeeding ages bless this sure abode, And children lean upon their father's God. e The deathless soul through its immense duration, Drinks from this source immortal consolation. 8 6 Burst into praise, my soul, all nature join ; Angels and men, in harmony combine : e While human years are measured by the sun, And while Eternity its course shall run — g His goodness, in perpetual showers descending, Exalt in songs and raptures never ending. Doddridge. HYMN 215. C. M. Sunday. [*] Close of the Year. 1 A WAKE, ye saints, and raise your eyes, jljL And raise your voices high ; o Awake and praise that sovereign love That shows salvation nigh. — 2 On all the wings of time it flies, Each moment brings it near ; o Then welcome, each declining day ! Welcome, each closing year ! — 3 Not many years their rounds shall run, Nor many mornings rise, Ere all its glories stand revealed To our admiring eyes. o 4 Ye wheels of nature, speed your course, e Ye mortal powers, decay ; — Fast as ye bring the night of death, o Ye bring eternal day. Doddridge HYMN 216. L. M. Carthage, [b] Importance of Time. e 1 i^W TIME, how few thy value weigh ! V>7 How few will estimate a day ! e Days, months, and years, are rolling on, a The soul neglected — and undone. — 2 In painful cares, or empty joys, Our life its precious hours destroys ; Whilst death stands watching at our side, Eager to stop the living tide Select. HYMN 217. 641 e 3 Was it for this, ye mortal race, Your Maker gave you here a place? w i- it tor this his thoughts designed Tli- Mir immortal mind ; d 4 For aoblef cares, tor joys sublime, He fashioned all the suns of time ; Pilgrims on earth ; but soon to be — iieirs of immortality. — 5 1 >f your being", know, [a given to you your seeds to sow; W sdom's and folly's differing grain, In future worlds, is bliss, and pain. e (i Then let me every day review, Idle or busy, search it through ; — And whilst probation's minutes last. Let every day amend the past. Scott. HYMN 217. C. P. Bt Pilgrim, [b] Serious Prospect of Eternity. e 1 T O ! on a narrow neck of land, I i Twixt two unbounded seas 1 stand — p Yet how insensible ! — A point of time — a moment's space — o Removes me to yon heavenly place, e Or — shuts me up in hell ! — 2 0 God, my inmost soul convert, And deeply in my thoughtless heart, Eternal things impress ; me to feel their solemn weight, And save me, ere it be too late — o Wake me to righteousness. — 3 Before me place, m bright array, The pomp of that tremendous day, ten thou with clouds shalt come, To judge the nations at thy bar; — e And tell me. Lord, shall I be there, To meet a joyful doom p —4 Be tins my one great business here, With holy trembling, holy fear, To make my calling sure ! Thine utmost counsel to fulfill, And suffer all thy righteous will, And to the end endure ! - shall one moment's darkness mix, With that unvaried day. 5 No more the drops of piercing grief Shall swell into my eyes ; Nor the meridian sun decline, Amidst those brighter skies. g 6 There all the millions of his saints Shall in one song unite ; And each the bliss of all shall view, With infinite delight. Doddridoi. HYMN Q:10. 8s. Conflation. [•] Df.ath Gain to a Believer. 1 TTOW blest is our friend — now bereft JLjL Of all that could burden his mind! How easy his soul — that has left This wearisome body behind ! Of evil incapable thou, Whr.se relics prith envy I see; No longer m misery now — No longer a sinner like me. 2 This tnrth is arfected no more With sickness, or shaken with pain; The war with the members is o'er, And never shall vex him again. No anger henceforward, nor shame, Shall redden his innocent clay ; Extinct is the animal flame, And passion is vanished away. 3 This languishing head is at rest ; Its thinking and aching are o'er ; This quiet, immovable breast. Is heaved bv affliction no more 13 * 650 HYMN 231, 232. Select. This heart is no longer the seat Of trouble and torturing pain; It ceases to flutter and beat — It never shall nutter again. 4 The lids he so seldom could close, By sorrow forbidden to sleep, Sealed up in eternal repose, Have strangely forgotten to weep. The fountains can yield no supplies ; These hollows from water are free ; The tears are all wiped from these eyes, And evil they never shall see. 5 To mourn and to suffer is mine, While bound in a prison I breathe ; And still for deliverance pine, And press to the issues of death. What now with my tears I bedew, Oh, shall I not erelong become ? My spirit created anew — My body consigned to the tomb ! Whitefikld. HYMN 231. L. M. Sicilian, [b *] .1 Funeral Hymn. 1 T TNVEIL thy bosom, faithful tomb, KJ Take this new treasure to thy trust ; And give these sacred relics room, To seek a slumber in the dust. 2 Nor pain, nor grief, nor anxious fear Invade thy bounds. No mortal woes Can reach the peaceful sleeper here, While angels watch the soft repose. e 3 So Jesus slept ; — God's dying Son Passed through the grave, and blessed the bed; Rest here, blest saint, till from his throne The morning break, and pierce the shade. o 4 Break from his throne, illustrious morn ; Attend, O earth ! his sovereign word; o Restore thy trust — a glorious form — Called to ascend and meet the Lord. Watts. HYMN 232. C. M. Sunday. [*] The Resurrection. 1 Cor. xv. 52 — 58. w HEN the last trumpet's awful voice This rending earth shall shake — Select. HYMN 233. 651 When opening graves shall yield their charge, And dust to life awake ; — o 2 Those bodies, that corrupted fell. Shall incorrupted rise , And mortal forms shall spring to life, Immortal in the skies — tt Behold, what heavenly prophets sung, Is now at last fulfilled — o That Death should yield his ancient reign, And. vanquished, quit the Held. o 4 Let Faith exalt her joyful voice. And thus begin to sing ; d " O Grave ! where is thy triumph now? " And where, O Death ! thy sting? 5 " Thy sting was sin. and conscious guilt M Twas this that armed thy dart; " The law gave sin its strength, and force, " To pierce the sinner's heart. 6 " But God, whose name be ever blest ! ''Disarms that foe we dread ; " And makes us conquerors, when we die, " Through Christ our living Head." — 7 (Then steadfast let us still remain, Though dangers rise around ; And in the work prescribed by God, Yet more and more abound : — o 8 Assured, that though we labour now, We labour not in vain ; But through the grace of heaven's great Lord, The eternal crown shaJl gain.) Scotch Par. HYMN -m C. M. Arundel. [•] The Lust Tempest. e 1 "ITrHKN wild confusion wrecks the air, ▼ ▼ And tempests rend the skies; Whilst blended ruin, clouds and fire (n harsh disorder rise ; — o 2 Safe in my Saviour's love I'll stand, And strike a tuneful song; d My harp all trembling in my hand, o And all inspired my tongue. 652 HYMN 234. Select. d 3 I'll shout aloud, " Ye thunders, roll, " And shake the sullen sky ; " Your sounding voice, from pole to pole, " In angry murmurs try. 4 " Let the earth totter on her base, " And clouds the heavens deform; " Blow, all ye winds, from every place, " And rush the final storm ! " — 5 Come quickly, blessed Hope, appear — Bid thy swift chariot fly ; Let angejs tell thy coming near, And snatch me to the sky. o 6 Around thy wheels, in the glad throng, I'd bear a joyful part ; g All hallelujah on my tongue — All rapture in my heart. Byles. HYMN 234. 8, 7, & 4. Littleton. [•] Christ coming to Judgment. 1 ~ir O, he comes — the King of glory ! I A With his chosen tribes to reign ; Countless hosts of saints and angels Swell the mighty Conqueror's train ; Now in triumph, Sin and death are captive led. g 2 See the rocks and mountains rending — All the nations filled with dread ! e Hark ! the trump of God — proclaiming Through the mansions of the dead — d " Come to judgment — " Stand before the Son of Man ! " — 3 Now behold the dead awaking ; Great and small before him stand; Not one soul forgot, or missing ; None his orders countermand : a All stand waiting — For their last decisive doom ! — 4 Hear the Chief among ten thousand Thus address his faithful few ; d " Come, ye blessed of my Father, " Heaven is prepared for you ; " I was hungry — I was thirsty — I was naked— " And ye ministered to me." Select. HYMN 235. 653 e 5 But how awful is the sentence, d " Go from me, ye cursed race — "§To that place of endless torment, " Never more to see my face : •- I was hungry — I was thirsty — I was naked — u Ye to me no mercy showed." — 6 Now awake, ye slumbering virgins. Trim your lamps ; the bridegroom'* near; Let your loins with truth be girded, Signs proclaim, he'll soon appear : Mark ! the fig-tree, Budding, shows the summer's near. e 7 Jesus, save a trembling sinner, Though thy wrath o'er sinners roll ; In this general wreck of nature, Be the refuge of my soul : d Jesus, save me ! Jesus, save me ! when the light- Blaze around from pole to pole. [nings HYMN 235. 8, 7, & 4. Hdmslcy. [b *] The Day of Judgment. e 1 TP\AY of judgment, day of wonders ! d \-J Hark ! the trumpets awful sound, Louder than a thousand thunders, Shakes the vast creation round ! e How the summon* Will the sinner's heart confound ! g 2 See the Judge our nature wearing, Clothed in majesty divine ! — You who long for his appearing, d Then shall say, " This God is mine." e Gracious Saviour, Own me in that day for thine ! o 3 At his call, the dead awaken. Rise to life from earth and sea ; All the powers of nature, shaken By his looks, prepare to flee : p Careless sinner. What will then become of thee ? e 4 Horrors, past imagination, Will surprise your trembling heart, When you hear your condemnation, d " Hence, accursed wretch, depart! 054 HYMN 236. Select " Thou with Satan " And his angels, have thy part ! n — 5 But to those who have confessed, Loved and served the Lord below, d He will say, " Come near, ye blessed, " See the kingdom I bestow : " You forever " Shall my love and glory know." — 6 Under sorrows and reproaches, May this thought our courage raise : Swiftly God's great day approaches — Sighs shall then be changed to praise : o We shall triumph — g When the world is in a blaze ! Newtoh. HYMN 236. C. M. Mitcham. [•] Te Deum. A General Hymn of Praise. 1 /^V GOD, we praise thee, and confess, \J That thou the only Lord, And everlasting Father art, By all on earth adored. 2 To thee all angels cry aloud, To thee the powers on high, Both cherubim, and seraphim, Continually do cry, — 3 " O holy, holy, holy Lord, " Whom heavenly hosts obey ; " The world is with the glory filled " Of thy majestic sway." 4 The apostles' glorious company, And prophets crowned with light, With all the martyrs' noble host, Thy constant praise recite. 5 The holy church, throughout the world, O Lord, confesses thee ; That thou eternal Father art, Of boundless majesty ; — 6 Thy honoured, true, and only Son, And Holy Ghost, the spring Of never-ceasing joy ; O Christ, Of glory thou art King. Patrick Select HYMN 237— -239. too HYMN 237. C. M. «. Ann's. [*] Almighty Power and Majesty of God. u 1 FT1HK Lord our (rod is clothed with might, J_ Tiie winds obejf ins will ; He speaks and in Ins heavenly height, The rolling sun stands still. 2 Rebel, ye waves — .and o'er the land With threatening aspect roar ! The Lord uplifts his awful hand, And chains you to the shore. 3 Howl, winds of night ! your force combine' Without his high behest, p Ye shall not, in the mountain pine, Disturb the sparrow's nest. 4 His voice sublime is heard afar, In distant peals it dies ; u He yokes the whirlwinds to his car, And sweeps the howling skies. 5 Ye nations, bend — in reverence bend ; Ye monarchs. wait his nod. 8 And bid the choral song ascend To celebrate our God. H. K. White. HYMN 23i C. ML Canterbury, [b] The fall and its Effects. p 1 "VYTHEN Adam sinned, through all his race ▼ V The dire contagion spread ; — Sickness and death, and deep disgrace Sprang from our fallen head. 2 From God and happiness we fly, To earth and sense confined ; Lost in a maze of misery. Yet to our misery blind. 3 Corruption flows through all our veins, Our moral beauty's gone : The gold is fled, the dross remains : O sin. what hast thou done ? 4 Jesus, reveal thy pardoning grace, And draw our souls to Thee : Thou art the only hiding-place "Where ruined souls can flee. Beddomb. HYMN -239. L. ML Elknthorpe. [*] Justice glorified in the Display of Mercy. p \ /~\ H love, beyond conception great. \J That formed the vast stupendous plan ! (>56 HYMN 240. Select. Where all divine perfections meet To reconcile rebellious man. g 2 There wisdom shines in fullest blaze. And justice all her right maintains — p Astonished angels stoop to gaze, While mercy o'er the guilty reigns. 3 Yes, mercy reigns, and justice too, In Christ they both harmonious meet; He paid to justice all her due, And now he fills the mercy-seat. 4 Such are the wonders of our God; And such th' amazing depths of grace, To save from wrath's vindictive rod The chosen sons of Adams race. s 5 With grateful songs, then let our souls Surround our gracious Father's throne ; And all between the distant poles His truth and mercy ever own. Tucker. HYMN 240. 7s. Evening Hymn. [*] p 1 XX7"ATCHMAN ! tell us of the night, T ▼ What its signs of promise are. — Traveller! o'er yon mountain's height, o See that glory-beaming star ! — p Watchman ! does its beauteous ray Aught of hope or joy foretell ? — o Traveller ! yes ; it brings the day — Promised day of Israel. 2 Watchman ! tell us of the night, Higher yet that star ascends. — Traveller ! blessedness and light, e Peace and truth its course portends ! — Watchman ! will its beams alone Gild the spot that gave them birth ? — Traveller ! ages are its own, s See, it bursts o'er all the earth. p 3 Watchman ! tell us of the night, For the morning seems to dawn. — Traveller ! darkness takes its flight, Doubt and terror are withdrawn. — Watchman ! let thy wanderings cease ; Hie thee to thy quiet home. — g Traveller ! lo ! the Prince of Peace, Lo ! the Son of God is come. BOWRI IG Select. II VAIN "241, 242. 657 HYMN 241. L. M. At/antic. [*] Star of Bethuhtm. e 1 TTJTHEN marshalled on the nightly plain, ▼ \ The glittering host bestud the sky ; One star alone of all the train, Can tix the sinner's wandering eye. o '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. g 3 Once on the raging seas I rode, The storm was loud. — the night was dark, The ocean yawn'd — and rudely blow'd The wind that toss"d my foundering bark, a 4 Deep horror then my vitals froze ; Death-struck. I ceased the tide to stem ; s When suddenly a star ar m . It was the Star of Bethlehem. d 5 It was my guide, my light, my all, It bade my dark foreboding cease ; And through the storm and danger's thrall, It led me to the port of peace. s 0 Now safely moor'd — my perils o'er, I'll sing, first in night's diadem, For ever and for evermore. The Star !— the Star of Bethlehem ! H. K. White. HYMN 24-2. 8 & ?. Sicilian Hymn. [»] Sang of the .Jno-cis at Bethlehem. p 1 TTARK. what mean those holy voices, XX Sweetly sounding through the skies ? s Lo ' the angelic host rejoices ; Heavenly hallelujahs rise. '2 Listen to the wondrous sto*ry, Which they chant in hymns of joy ; g " Glory in the highest, glory ! Glory be to God most high." e 3 " Peace on earth, good will from heaven, Reaching far as man is found : Souls redeem'd. and sins forgiven; — u Loud our golden harps shall sound. 4 u Christ is born, the Great Anointed; Heaven and earth his praises sing ! O receive whom God appointed, For your Prophet, Priest, and King. Select. 14 658 HYMN 243, 244. Select. b 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 !" Cawood. HYMN 243. C. M. Victory. [*] Nativity of Christ. Lake ii, 14. 1 TVTORTALS, awake, with angels join, _LT_I_ And chant the solemn lay : Joy, love, and gratitude, combine To hail th' auspicious day. 8 2 In heaven the rapt'rous song began, And sweet seraphic fire Through all the shining legions ran, And swept the sounding lyre. 3 The theme, the song, the joy was new To each angelic tongue ; Swifl through the realms of light it flew, And loud the echo rung. 4 Down, through the portals of the sky, The pealing anthem ran ; And angels flew, with eager joy, To bear the news to man. 5 Hark ' the cherubic armies shout, And Glory leads the song : Peace and salvation swell the note Of all the heavenly throng. 6 With joy the chorus we repeat — " Glory to God on high !" Good will and peace are now complete , Jesus is born to die. Medley. HYMN 244. 8, 7, &, 4. Tamwortk. [*] Good Tidings of great Joy to all People. o 1 A NGELS ! from the realms of glory, jl\_ Wing your flight o'er all the earth; Ye, who sang creations story, Now proclaim Messiah's birth : Come and worship — Worship Christ, the new-born King. — 2 Shepherds ! in the field abiding, Watching o'er your flocks by night; God with man is now residing, Yonder shines the infant- light : Co:ne. Brightest and best of the sons of the morning, Dawn on our darkness, and lend us thine aid ; Star of the east, the horizon adorning, Guide where our Infant Redeemer is laid. Bishop Heber. HYMN 246 L. M. Bowen. [*] The Teaching of Jesus. p 1 TTOW sweetly flow'd the gospel's sound JLjL From lips of gentleness and grace, 660 HYMN 247, 248. Select. When list'ning thousands gather'd round, g And joy and rev'rence filled the place. 2 From heav'n he came — of heav'n he spoke, To heav'n 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 ! e 4 Decay, then, tenements of dust! Pillars of earthly pride, decay ! A nobler mansion waits the just, s And Jesus has prepar'd the way. Bowrino. HYMN 247. L. M. Angels' Hymn. [*] Transfiguration. Luke ix, 28 — 31. — 1 i^~\N Tabor's top the Saviour stands, \J His alter 'd face resplendent shines . And while he elevates his hands, Lo, glory marks its gentle lines. 2 Two heavenly forms descend to wait Upon their suffering Prince below; But while they worship at his feet, They talk of fast-approaching wo. 3 Amid the lustre of the scene, To Calvary he turns his eyes : And with submission, all serene, He marks the future tempest rise. % 4 Then let us climb the mount of pray'r, Where all his beaming glories shine : And gazing on his brightness there, Our woes forget in joys divine. 5 Oh, that on yonder heav'nly hills, Where now the risen Saviour stands, e And peace, like softest dew, distils — g I too may elevate my hands. Collyer. ~HYMN 248. S. M. Norwalk. [b] He beheld the City, and wept over it. Luke xix, 41. klD Christ, o'er sinners weep ? D1 Let floods of penitential grief Burst forth from every eye. I HYMN 249, 250. W\ 2 The Son of God in tears, Angels with wonder see ! Be thou astonish'd, O my soul ; He shed those tears for thee. 3 He wept, thai we might weep, Each sin demands a tear ; In heav'n alone no sin is found, And there's no weeping there. Beddojhe. HYMN' 249. L. M. Windham, [b] Gcthscmane. p 1 *r I llS midnight — and on Olive's brow, -L The star is dimni'd that lately shone; 'Tis midnight — in the garden now, The suff'ring Saviour prays alone. 2 'Tis midnight — and from all remov'd, Immanuel wrestles lone, with fears; E'en the disciple that he lov'd Heeds not his Master's grief and tears. 3 'Tis midnight — and for others' guilt The man of sorrows weeps in blood ; Yet he that hath in anguish knelt, Is not forsaken by his God. 4 Ti3 midnight — and from ether plains, g Is borne the song that angels know; Unheard by mortals are the strains. p That sweetly soothe the Saviour's wo. Tappan. HYMN 250. CM. Canterbury, [b] Christ's Agony in the Garden. Matt.xxvi,38 — 44. p 1 TPVARK was the nigrht. and cold the ground _L/ On which the Lord was laid : His sweat like drops of blood ran down, In agony he pray'd — 2 •* Father ! remove this bitter cup, If such thy sacred will ; If not, content to drink it up, Thy pleasure I fulfill!" — 3 Go to the Garden, sinner ! see Those precious drops that flow : The heavy load he bore for thee — For thee, he lies so low ' — 4 Then learn of Him the cross to bear Thy Father's will obey ; 14 * 662 HYMN 251, 252. Select. And when temptations press thee near, Awake, to watch and pray. HYMN 251. L. M. Stonefield. [* or b] " Behold the Man!" e 1 T3EH0LD the Man ' how glorious he ! -ID Before his foes he stands unaw'd, And, without wrong or blasphemy, He claims equality with God. 2 Behold the Man ! by all condemn'd, Assaulted by a host of foes ; His person and his claims contemn'd, A man of sufferings and of woes. 3 Behold the Man ! He stands alone. His foes are ready to devour ; Not one of all his friends will own Their Master in this trying hour. 4 Behold the Man ! He knew no sin, Yet Justice smites him with her sword : He bears the stroke that else had been The sinner's portion from the Lord. 5 Behold the Man ! though scorn'd below He bears the greatest name above ; The angels at his footstool bow, And all his royal claims approve. Christian PsALr;sT HYMN 252. L. M. Brentford. [*] Christ's Passion. 1 f 1 1HE morning dawns upon the place JL Where Jesus spent the night in prayer; Through yielding glooms behold his face, Nor form, nor comeliness is there. 2 Last eve, by those he call'd his own Betray 'd. forsaken or denied, He met his enemies alone. In all their malice, rage and pride. b 3 Brought forth to judgment, now He stands Arraign'd. condemn'd, at Pilate's bar; Here spurn'd by fierce praetorian bands, There monk d by Herod's men of war. 4 He bears their buffeting and scorn, Mock-homage of the lip, the knee. The purple robe, the crown of thorn, The scourge, the nail, th' accursed tree Select. HYMN 253—256. 66* 5 Truly this was the Son of God ! Though in ■ servant's mean disguise, And bruis'd beneath the Father's rod, Not for Himself, — for man He dies. Montgomery. HYMN 2f>;S. 8s & 7. Greenville, [b] Rejoicing before the Cross. p 1 CWEET the moments, rich in blessing, k5 Which before the cross I spend ; Life and health, and peace possessing, From the sinner's dying Friend. 2 Truly blessed is this station, Low before his cross to lie : While 1 see divine compassion Beaming in his gracious eye. 3 Love and grief my heart dividing, With my tears His feet I'll bathe ; Constant still, in faith abiding. Life deriving from his death. 4 May I still enjoy this feeling, In all need to Jesus go ; Prove his wounds each day more healing, And himself more fully know. Robinson. HYMN 254. 7s. Tthmann's Chant. [*] The Three Mountains. a 1 TT'HEN on Sinai's top I see ▼ T God descend in majesty. To proclaim his holy law. p All my spirit sinks with awe. g 2 When in ecstasy sublime. Tabor's glorious height I climb, In the too transporting light. p Darkness rushes o'er my sight. — 3 When on Calvary I rest, God in flesh made manifest, o Shines in my Redeemer's face, Full of beauty, truth, and grace. p 4 Here I would for ever stay. Weep and gaze my soul away : Thou art heav'n on earth to me, Lovely, mournful Calvary. Montgomery. HYMN *v>. C. M. Stephens. [M M Th/s do in Remembrance of Me." p 1 TF human kindness meets return, J. And owns the grateful tie; 664 HYMN 256, 257. Select. 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, Our more than orphan's wo ! 3 While yet his anguish'd soul survey'd Those pangs he would not flee ; What love his latest words display'd, •• 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. Noel. HYMN 256. C. M. York. Mentz. [b] " This do in Remembrance of Me." e 1 A CCO R DING to thy gracious word, J\. In meek humility, This will I do, my dying Lord, I will remember Thee, g 2 Thy body, broken for my sake, My bread from heaven shall be ; Thy testamental cup I take, And thus remember Thee. — 3 Gethsemane can I forget ? Or there thy conflict see, Thine agony and bloody sweat, And not remember Thee ? 4 When to the cross I turn mine eyes, And rest on Calvary, O Lamb of God, my sacrifice ! I must remember Thee : — 5 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, Jesus, remember me. Montgomery. "M HYMN 257. 7s. Sudbury. [*] Resurrection of Christ. Matt, xxviii, 6. ""ORNING breaks upon the tomb, Jesus scatters all its gloom : Select. HYMN 258, 259. 665 Day of triumph through the skies — See the glorious Saviour rise. — 2 Christians ' dry your flowing tears, Chase those unbelieving fears ; Look on his deserted grave, Doubt no more his power to save. 3 Ye who are of death afraid, Triumph in the scatter'd shade : Drive your anxious cares away, See the place where Jesus lay. Collyer. HYMN 253. L. M. Arnheim. [*] The Ascension. Acts i, 9. 6 1 rriHE mighty Conqu'ror leaves the dead, — A Jesus the Lord ascends. on high; The powers of hell are captive led, Draggd to the portals of the sky. 2 There his triumphal chariot waits, And angels chant the solemn lay : " Lift up your heads, ye heavenly gates ; Ye everlasting doors, give way. 3 Loose all your bars of massy light, And wide unfold the radiant scene ; He claims these mansions as his right. Receive the King of Glory in." g 4 " Who is the King of Glory, who ?" b " The Lord, that all our foes o'ercame, The world, sin, death, and hell o'erthrew , Jesus is the conqueror's name." 5 Lo ! his triumphal chariot waits, And angels chant the solemn lav : '; Lift up your heads, ye heavenly gates; Ye everlasting doors, give wav." g (i " Who is the King of Glory, who?" g M The Lord, of boundless power possess'd, The King of saints and angels too, God over all, for ever bless d." C. Wesley. HYMN •;>.->!>. H. M. Haddam. [*] Christ the King of Glory. s 1 /^ OD is gone up on high, VX WTith a triumphant noise : The anthems of the sky Proclaim th' angelic jovs ! Join all on earth, rejoice and sing — Glor_v ascribe to Glory's King. W6 HYMN 260. Select 2 God in the flesh below, For us he reigns above : Let all the nations know The Saviour's conqu'ring love ! Join all on earth, rejoice and sing — Glory ascribe to Glory's King. 3 All power to our great Lord Is by the Father given : By angel hosts ador'd He reigns supreme in heaven. Join all on earth, rejoice and sing, — Glory ascribe to Glory's King. 4 Till all the earth renew'd In righteousness divine, With all the hosts of God In one great chorus join, — Join all on earth, rejoice and sing — Glory ascribe to Glory's King. HYMN 260. H. M. Haddam. [*] s 1 /^OME, every pious heart V_y That loves the Saviour's name, Your noblest power exert To celebrate his fame ; Tell all above, and all below, The debt of love to him you owe. p 2 He left his starry crown, And laid his robes aside ; On wings of love came down, a And wept, and bled, and died : What he endured, oh, who can tell ! To save our souls from death and hell. s 3 From the dark grave he rose, The mansion of the dead ; u And thence his mighty foes In glorious triumph led; Up through the sky the conqu'ror rode, And reigns on high the Saviour God e 4 Jesus, we ne'er can pay The debt we owe thy love ; Yet tell us how we may Our gratitude approve : Our hearts — our all — to thee we give : The gift though small, do thou receive. Stewnett. Select. HYMN 261, 262. M>7 HYMN 261. C. M. Limesboro*. [b or •] Fountain. Zech xiii, I. e 1 f I lHKRK is a fountain HI led with blood, _L Drawn from IiiiiiumiuTs veins; And sinners, plunged beneath that flood, Lose all their guilty stains. 2 The dying thief rejoiced to see That fountain in his day ; And there may I, as vile as he, Wash all my sins away. p 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, 1 saw the stream, Thy flowing wounds supply, Redeeming love lias been my theme, And shall be, — till i die. 8 5 Then in a nobler, sweeter song, I'll sing thy power to save ; g When this poor, lisping, falt'ring tongue Lies silent in the grave. Cowper. HYMN -2(H. C. M. Stephens. [•] The Atonement of Christ. 1 TN vain we seek for peace with God _I_ By methods of our own : Jesus, there's nothing but thy blood Can bring us near the throne. 2 The threateninga of thy broken law Impress our souls with dread : If God his sword of vengeance draw, It strikes our spirits dead. 3 But thine illustrious sacrifice, Hath answered these demands, And peace and pardon from the skies Come down by Jesus' hands. 4 Here all the ancient types agree, — The altar and the lamb; And prophets in their visions see Salvation through his name. 5 Tis by thy death we live, O Lord ; "Tif» on thy cross we rest ; (•'or ever be thy love adored, i'ny name for ever oiesi. Watts'! Sermons 668 HYMN 263—265. Select. HYMN 263. C. M. St. Ann's. [*] Christ a Saviour. 1 FT1HE Saviour ! oh, what endless charms JL Dwell in the blissful sound! Its influence every fear disarms, e And spreads sweet peace around. d 2 Here pardon, life, and joys divine, In rich effusion flow, For guilty rebels, lost, in sin, And doom'd to endless wo. 3 Oh, the rich depths of love divine, Of bliss, a boundless store ! Dear Saviour, let me call thee mine ; I cannot wish for more. 4 On thee alone my hope relies, Beneath thy cross I fall ; My Lord, my life, my sacrifice, My Saviour, and my all. Steele. HYMN 264. C. M. Peterboro'. [*] Christ " the Way, the Truth, and the Life." John xiv, 6. 1 fTlHOU art the Way— to Thee alone JL From sin and death we flee ; And he, who would the Father seek, — Must seek Him, Lord, in Thee. 2 Thou art the Truth — thy word alone True wisdom can impart ; Thou only canst instruct the mind, And purify the heart. 3 Thou art the Life — the rending tomb Proclaims thy conqu'ring 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 to know that Way, That Truth to keep, that Life to win, Which lead to endless day. ~ HYMN 265. 7s. Hotham. [b] Christ, the Rock of Ages. p 1 TT> OCK of Ages, cleft for me, XV Let me hide myself in thee ; Let the water and the blood, From thy wounded side which flow'd, Be of sin the double cure, Save from wrath and make me pure. Select. HYMN 266, 267. <>f)9 — 2 Could my lean for ever flow, Could my zeal no languor know, These for sin could not atone ; Thou must save, and thou alone : In my hand no price 1 hring, Simply to thy cross I cling. — 3 While I draw this fleeting breath, When my eyes shall close in death, When I rise to worlds unknown, And behold thee on thy throne, Rock of Ages, cleft for me, Let me hide myself in thee. Wesley's Col. HYMN 266. C. M. Mcntz. [b] Christ our Example. p 1 "J3EHOLD where, in a mortal form, J-3 Appears each grace divine ! The virtues, all in Jesus met, With mildest radiance shine, o 2 To spread the rays of heavenly light, To give the mourner joy. To preach glad tidings to the poor, Was his divine employ. p 3 Lowly in heart, to all his friends A friend and servant found. He wash'd their feet, he wip'd their tears, And heal'd each bleeding wound. 4 Midst keen reproach and cruel scorn, Patient and meek he stood ; His foes, ungrateful, sought his life : He labour'd for their good. 5 In the last hour of deep distress, Before his Father's throne, With soul resign'd. he bow'd, and said, u Thy will, not mine, be done !" 6 Be Christ our pattern and our guide, His image may we bear ! Oh may we tread his holy steps, o His joy and glory share. HYMN 207. P. M. Greenville, [b] Christ our EnnnpU in Suffering. p 1 /^ O to dark Gethsemane, \lf Ye who feel the Tempter's power : Your Redeemer's conflict see ; Watch with him one bitter hour : SELECT. 15 670 HYMN 2(38. Select. Turn not from his griefs away ; Learn from Him to watch and pray. 2 See him at the judgment-hall, Beaten, bound, reviled, arraigned: See him meekly bearing all ! Love to man his soul sustained ! Shun not suffering, shame, or loss ; Learn of Christ to bear the cross. 3 Calvary's mournful mountain view; There the Lord of Glory see, Made a sacrifice for you, Dying on th' accursed tree : " It is finished," hear him cry ; Trust in Christ and learn to die. 4 Early to the tomb repair, Where they laid his breathless clay ; Angels kept their vigils there : Who hath taken him away ? 11 Christ is risen !" he seeks the skies ; Saviour ! teach us so to rise. Montgomery. HYMN 2G8. C. M. Woodstock, [b] Christ precious. 1 Pet. ii, 7. p 1 TTOW sweet the name of Jesus sounds XX In a believer's ear ! It soothes his sorrows, heals his wounds, And drives away his fear. 2 It makes the wounded spirit whole, And calms the troubled breast; 'Tis manna to the hungry soul, And to the weary, rest. 3 By him, my pray'rs acceptance gain, Although with sin defil'd ; Satan accuses me in vain, And I am own'd a child. 4 Weak is the effort of my heart, And cold my warmest thought; But when I see thee, as thou art, I'll praise thee as 1 ought. Till then, I would thy love proclaim, With every fleeting breath : And may the music of thy name Refresh my soul in death. Newtoh Select. HYMN -209, 270. 67! HYMN 269. II. M. Iladdam. [•] b 1 TESUS, harmonious Name ! %J It charms the hosts above : They evermore proclaim And wonder at Ins love ; 'Tis all their happiness to gaze ; Tis heaven to see our Jesus' face. 2 His name the sinner hears. And is from sin set free : 'Tis music in his ears, s 'Tis life and victory : New songs do now his lips employ, And dances his glad heart for joy. 3 Stung by the monster sin, p My poor expiring soul The balmy sound drinks in, And is at once made whole : See there my Lord upon the tree ! I hear, I feel, he died for me. 4 O unexampled love ! O all-redeeming grace ! How swiftlv didst thou move To save a fallen race ! What shall 1 do to make it known What thou for all mankind hast done ? s 5 O for a trumpet-voice, On all the world to call ! To bid their hearts rejoice In him who died for all ! For all my Lord was crucified : For all, for all, my Saviour died. Wesley's Col HYMN 270. C. M. Abridge. [•] Chief among Ten Thousand ; or the Excellencies of Christ. 1 "IVTAJESTIC sweetness sits enthron'd J-TJL Upon the Saviour's brow ; His head with radiant glories crown*d, His lips with grace o'erflow. 2 To him I owe my life and breath. And all the joys I have : o He makes me triumph over death. And saves me from the grave. 672 HYMN 271, 272. Select. 3 To heaven, the place of his abode, He brings my weary feet ; o Shows me the glories of my God, And makes my joys complete. 4 Since from his bounty I receive Such proofs of love divine, Had I a thousand hearts to give, Lord, they should all be thine. HYMN 271. C. M. St. Martin's. [*] The Day of Pentecost. o 1 ~ir ET songs of praises fill the sky ! -I A Christ, our ascended Lord, Sends down his Spirit from on high, According to his word. o 2 The Spirit, by his heavenly breath, New life creates within : He quickens sinners from the death Of trespasses and sin. — 3 The things of Christ the Spirit takes, And shows them unto men ; The fallen soul his temple makes, God's image stamps again. s 4 Come, Holy Spirit, from above, With thy celestial fire : Come, and with flames of zeal and love Our hearts and tongues inspire. Cotterill HYMN 272. 8 & 7. Sicilian. [*] 1 TTOLY GHOST! dispel our sadness, _L JL Fierce the plouds of nature's night : Come, thou source of joy and gladness, Breathe thy life and spread thy light. e 2 Hear, oh ! hear our supplication. Blessed Spirit ! God of Peace ! Rest upon this congregation, With th' abundance of thy grace. 3 Author of our new creation ! Bid us all thine influence prove : Make our souls thy habitation ; Shed abroad the Saviour's love Geo. Burder's Col Select. HYMN 27:3—275. 673 HYMN 27:*. S. M. Lisbon. [*] o 1 T>LEST Comforter Divine! _li Let rayi of heavenly love Amidst our gloom and darkness shine. And guide our souls above. 2 Draw, with thy u still small voice," From every sinful way ; And bid the mourning saint rejoice, Though earthly joys decay. 3 B\T thine inspiring breath Make every cloud of care. And e'en the gloomy vale of death, A smile of glory wear. 4 Oh fill thou every heart With love to all our race ! Great Comforter ! to us impart These blessings of thy grace. HYMN 274. L. M. Alfreton. [*] o 1 /^lOME. gracious Spirit, heavenly Dove, V_y With light and comfort from above ; Be thou our Guardian, thou our Guide ; O'er every thought and step preside. 2 The light of truth to us display. And make us know and choose thy way : Plant holy fear in every heart. That we from God may not depart. 3 Lead us to holiness, — the road That we must take to dwell with God ; Lead us to Christ, the living way. Nor let us from his precepts stray ; — s 4 Lead us to God, our final rest. In his enjoyment to be blest; Lead us to heaven, the seat of bliss, Where pleasure in perfection is. Browne. HYMN 275. C. M. Broomsgrove. [bor*] To the Holy Spirit. e 1 Tj! TERN AL Spirit ! God of truth! ■ A Our contrite hearts inspire ; Kindle the flame of heavenly love, And feed the pure desire. p 2 'T'.s thine to soothe the sorrowing mind With guilt and fear opprest ; 'Tis thine to bid the dying live. And give the wearv rest 15* 674 HYMN 276, 277. Select — 3 Subdue the power of every sin, Whate'er that sin may be ; That we. in singleness of heart, May worship only Thee. — 4 Then with our spirits witness bear, That we are sons of God ; Redeem'd from sin, and death, and hell^ Through Christ's atoning blood. HYMN 276. C. M. Arundel [•] Value of the Scriptures. e 1 TTOW precious is the book divine, JljL By inspiration given ! o Bright as a lamp its doctrines shine, To guide our souls to heaven. e 2 It sweetly cheers our drooping hearts, In this dark vale of tears ; o Life, light, and joy, it still imparts, And quells our rising fears. e 3 This lamp, through all the tedious night — Of life, shall guide our way, o Till we behold The clearer light Of an eternal day. Rippon's Col. HYMN 277. C. M. Dundee, [b or *] The Soul. e 1 TT7HAT is the thing of greatest price, X V The whole creation round ? — That, which was lost in paradise, That, which in Christ is found. 2 The soul of man, — Jehovah's breath ! That keeps two worlds at strife ; Hell moves beneath to work its death, Heaven stoops to give it life. 3 God to reclaim it, did not spare His well-beloved Son ; Jesus, to save it, deign'd to bear The sins of all in one. 4 And is this treasure borne below. In earthly vessels frail ? Can none its utmost value know, Till flesh and spirit fail ? 5 Then let us gather round the cross, This knowledge to obtain, Not by the soul's eternal loss, But everlasting gain. Montgomery Select. HYMN 278—280. 673 HYMN 278. L. M. Winchdsea. [*] The Blessing? of the Stir Cortnant. 1 /^ OD, in the gospel of his Son, vX Makes his eternal counsels known: Where love in all its glory shines, And truth is drawn in fairest lines. 2 Here, sinners, of an humble frame, May taste his grace, and learn his name , read in characters of blood. The wisdom, power, and grace of God. 3 The pris'ner here may break his chains ; The weary rest from all his pains ; The captive feel his bondage cease ; The mourner rind the way of peace. 4 Here faith reveals to mortal eyes A brighter world beyond the skies ; Here shines the light which guides our way From earth to realms of endless day. 5 O grant us grace. Almighty Lord ! To read and mark thy holy word ; Its truths with meekness to receive. And by its holy precepts live Bed dome HYMN 279. L. M. Nazareth, [b] Religion. Prov. iv. 7. e 1 f I ^EACH us, O Lord, the great concern. JL To know thy will, thy name to love : Our duty from thy word to learn. And gain the wisdom from above. 2 Religion must be all in all. Would we th' immortal prize obtain. Retrieve the ruins of the fall. And 'scape the death of endless pain. 3 Send thy good Spirit, Lord, we pray. To sanctify and cleanse our heart ; May we repent, believe, obey. And from thy service ne'er depart. Lee. HYMN 280. L. M. Angel* Hymn. [*] .lvalue of Religioji. 1 T> ELIGION bids all sin depart, JLV And folly flies her chast'ning rod ; She makes the humble, contrite heart A temple of the living God. 676 HYMN 281, 282. Select. e 2 Beyond the narrow vale of time, Where bright celestial ages roll, To scenes eternal, scenes sublime, She points the way, and leads the soul. 3 At her approach, the grave appears p The gate of paradise restor'd ; Her voice the watching cherub hears, And drops his double flaming sword. 4 Baptiz'd with her renewing fire, g We shall the crown of glory gain ; Rise when the hosts of heaven expire, And reign with God, for ever reign. Montgomery altered HYMN 281. CM. Bangor, [b] Frailty of Life. p 1 T7IEW are thy days, and full of wo, Jl O man, of woman born ! Thy doom is written — " Dust thou art, And shalt to dust return !" 2 Determin'd are the days that fly Successive o'er thy head ; The number'd hour is on the wing, Which lays thee with the dead. 3 Gay is thy morning : flatt'ring hope Thy sprightly steps attends ; But soon the tempest howls behind, And the dark night descends ! 4 Before its splendid hour, the cloud Comes o'er the beam of light ; A pilgrim in a weary land, Man tarries but a night. HYMN 282. S. M. Olmutz. [*] Uncertainty of Life. a 1 fTlO-MORROW, Lord, is thine ! JL Lodg'd in thy sov'reign hand And if its sun arise and shine, It shines by thy command. — 2 The present moment flies, And bears our life away ; Oh make thy servants truly wise, That, they may live to-day. — 3 Since on this fleeting hour Eternity is hung, Select. HYMN 2-3, 2=4. 677 Awaken, by thy mighty power. The aged and the young. — 4 One thing demands our care — Be that one thing pursued ; Lest, slighted once, the season fair Should never be renew'd. b 5 To Jesus may we fly,# Swift as the morning light. Lest life's young o-olden beams should die In sudden, endless night. Doddridge altered HYMN 283. L. M. Dresden, [b] Vanity of the World, and Happiness of Hear en. p 1 TTQW vain is all beneath the skies ! XI How transient every earthly bliss ! How slender all the fondest ties, That bind us to a world like this. 2 The ev'ning cloud, the morning dew, The with'ring grass, the fading flower, Of earthly hopes are emblems true— The glory of a passing hour ! 3 But, though earth's fairest blossoms die. And all beneath the skies is vain, There is a land whose confines lie Beyond the reach of care and pain. b 4 Then let the hope of joys to corne Dispel our cares, and cnase our fears : If God be ours, we're travlina home. Though passing through a vale of tears. HYMN 284. C. M. Tolland. [*] Seek first the Kingdom of God. s 1 1V~0W let a true ambition rise. ^ 1 And ardour fire our breast. To reign in worlds above the skies, In heavenly glories drest. 2 Behold Jehovah's royal hand A radiant crown display, Whose gems with vivid lustre shine, stars and suns decay. 3 Away, each grov'ling. anxious care. Beneath a Christian's aim; We spring to seize immortal joys, in our Redeemer's name 678 HYMN 285, 396. Select. 4 Ye hearts, with youthful vigour warm, The glorious prize pursue ; Nor fear the want of earthly good, While heaven is kept in view. HYMN 285. S. M. Lisbon. [*] Tfie Unrighteous excluded from Heaven. e 1 /^i AN sinners hope for heaven, Vy Who love this world so well ; Or dream of future happiness, While in the road to hell ? 2 Shall they hosannas sing, With an unhallow'd tongue ; Shall palms adorn the guilty hand Which does its neighbour wrong ? 3 Can sin's deceitful way Conduct to Zion's hill ; Or those expect with God to reign Who disregard his will .; o 4 Thy grace, O God, alone Can a good hope afford ! The pardon d and renewed shall see The glory of the Lord. Pratt's Col. "~HYMN 2S6. L. M. Munich, [b] The Value of a Moment. el AT every motion of our breath, JTjl Life trembles on the brink of death, A taper's flame that upward turns, While downward to the dust it burns. 2 A moment usher'd us to birth, Heirs of the commonwealth of earth ; Moment by moment, years are past, And one ere long will be our last. 3 'Twixt that, long-fled, which gave us light, And that which soon shall end in night, There is a point no eye can see, Yet on it hangs eternity. 4 This is that moment, — who shall tell Whether it leads to heav'n or hell ? This is that moment, — as we choose, Th' immortal soul we save or lose. 5 Time past and time to come are not, Time present is our only lot ; O God, henceforth our hearts incline To seek no other love than thine ! Montgomery Select. HYMN 287—289. 679 HYMN 287. S. M. Canterbury, [b] The Issues of Lfe and Death. p 1 fX WHERE shall rest be found, \J Rest for the weary soul ? Tuere vain the ocean depths to sound, Or pierce to either pole : kJ The world can never jjive The bliss for which we sigh ; 'Tis not the whole of life to live. Nor all of death to die. 3 Beyond this vale of tears, There is a life above, Unmeasur'd by the flight of years, And all that life is love : — 4 There is a death, whose pang Outlasts the fleeting breath ; Oh what eternal horrors hang Around '• the second death !" g 5 Lord God of truth and grace. Teach us that death to shun, Lest we be banish'd from thy face, And evermore undone. Montgomery. " HYMN 28i C. M. Dundee, [b] Treasuring up Wrath. e 1 TJNGRATEFUL man ! Oh whence this scorn vJ Of long-extended grace ? And whence this madness, that insults Th' Almighty to his face ? 2 Is all the treasur'd wrath so small, You labour still for more ; Though not eternal rolling years Can e'er exhaust that store ? s 3 Swift will the day of vengeance come. Which must your sentence seal ; g And righteous judgment, now unknown. In all its wrath reveal. p 4 Alarm'd and melted at his voice, Your conquer'd heart shall bow ; g But, to escape the vengeance then, Embrace the Saviour now. HYMN 2S9. H. M. Haddam. [b or »] e 1 "\"¥7"HEX frowning death appears, W And points his fatal dart, 680 HYMN 290, 291. Select. What dark foreboding fears Distract the sinner's heart ! The dreadful blow I But torn away No arm can stay, | He sinks to wo. 2 Now every hope denied, Bereft of every good, g He must the wrath abide Of an avenging God : No mercy there I Nor wipe the tear Will greet his ear, | Of black despair, s 3 Sinners, awake, attend, And flee the wrath to come ; Make Christ, the Judge, your friena, And heaven shall be your home. His mercy nigh, I That leads from death Now points the path, | To joys on high. Lee. HYMN 290. S. M. Nonoalk. [b] Anticipation of the Judgment. g 1 TTOW will my heart endure JlI The terrors of that day ; When earth and heaven, before the Judge, Astonish 'd shrink away ! — 2 But ere that trumpet shakes The mansions of the dead ; Hark ! from the gospel's cheering sound, What joyful tidings spread ! 3 Ye sinners, seek his grace, Whose wrath ye cannot bear ; Fly to the shelter of his cross, And find salvation there. 4 So shall that curse remove By which the Saviour bled ; And the last awful day shall pour His blessings on our head. Doddridge. HYMN 291. S. M. Yarmouth [b] The Harvest past. g 1 T SAW beyond the tomb, J_ The awful Judge appear, Prepar'd to scan with strict account My blessings wasted here. a 2 His wrath like flaming fire, Burn'd to the lowest hell — And in that hopeless world of wo He bade my spirit dwell. Select. HYMN 292, 293. 3 Ye sinners, fear the Lord, While yet 'tis call'd to-day ; Soon will the awful voice of death. Command your souls away. 4 Soon will the harvest close — The summer soon be o'er — And soon your injur'd, angry God Will hear your prayers no more. Dwight. HYMN 292. L. M. Wbuhdsea. [b or *] The Watchful Servant. Luke x: I 1 4 WAKE, awake, each sluggish soul ! jljL Awake, and view the setting sun ! See how the shades of death advance, Ere half the task of life is done. e 2 Death ! 'tis an awful, solemn sound ! Oh may it wake the slumb'ring ear ! Apace the dreadful conqu'ror comes, With all his pale companions near. 3 Soon will he close all drowsy eyes, Nor shall we hear these warnings more ; Soon will the mighty Judge approach ; E'en now he stands before the door, g 4 To-day, attend his gracious voice ! This is the summons which he sends — u Awake ! for on this passing hour, Thy long eternity depends." Hegixbotham. HYMN 293. L. ML Xazarcth. [* or b] The Sinner hastened. b 1 TXASTEN, O sinner ! to be wise, JLl And stay not for the morrow's sun ; The longer wisdom you despise, The harder is it to be won. 2 Oh hasten, mercy to implore, And stay not for trie morrow's sun ; For fear thy season should be o'er, Before this ev'ning stage be run. 3 Hasten, O sinner! to return, And stay not for the morrow's sun ; For fear thy lamp should cease to burn, Before the needful work is done. 4 Hasten, O sinner ! to be blest. And stay not for the marrow's sun ; For fear the curs^ should thee arrest, Before the morrow is begun. Pfatt'? CoL. Select lu 682 HYMN 294, 295. Select. HYMN 294. H. M. Haddam. [b] " Yet there is Room." Luke xiv, 22. e 1 \7^E dymg sons of men, jL Immerged in sin and wo, o The gospel's voice attend, While Jesus sends to you : Ye perishing and guilty, come ; In Jesus' arms there yet is room. — 2 No longer now delay, Nor vain excuses frame : He bids you come to-day, Though poor, and blind, and lame : All things are ready, sinner, come, For every trembling soul there's room. 3 Believe the heavenly word His messengers proclaim ; He is a gracious Lord, And faithful is his name : Backsliding souls, return and come, Cast off despair, there yet is room. 4 Compelled by bleeding love, Ye wandering souls, draw near, Christ calls you from above, His charming accents hear ! Let whosoever will now come : In mercy's breast there still is room. Boden, HYMN 295. C. M. Canterbury, [b or »] God's Command to all Men to repent. Luke xiii, 3 e 1 T> EPENT, the voice celestial cries", JlV No longer dare delay : The wretch that scorns the mandate dies, — And meets a fiery day. 2 Together in his presence bow, And all your guilt confess ; Accept the offered Saviour now, Nor trifle with the grace. g 3 Bow, ere the awful trumpet sound, And call you to his bar : For mercy knows th' appointed bound, And turns to vengeance there. p 4 Amazing love, — that yet will call, And yet prolong our days ! Our hearts subdued by goodness fall, And weep, and love, and praise. Select. HYMN 296, 297. 683 HYMN 29(5. Chaplin. Amsterdam, [b] Alarm. 7s <£• 65. e 1 OTOP, poor sinner ! stop and think, k3 Before you farther go ! Will you sport upon the brink Of everlasting wo ! Once again I charge you, stop ! For unless you warning take, Ere you are aware, you drop Into the burning lake ! 2 2 Say. have you an arm like God, That you his will oppose ? Fear you not that iron rod With which he. breaks his foes ? Can you stand in that dread day When his judgment shall proclaim. And the earth shall melt away Like wax before the flame ? 3 Though your heart be made of steel, Your forehead lined with brass, God at length will make you feel, He will not let you pass. Sinners then in vain will call, (Though they now despise his grace,) u Rocks and mountains on us fall, And hide us from his face." Newton. HYMN C97. L. M. Germany, [bat*] ,; Renounce thy Sins" ol " TT> ENOUNCE thy sins," the gospel cries, JLV And pant t'embrace a fairer prize ; A heaven of joys before thee waits, Then take the road to Zion's gates, p 2 '• Renounce thy sins," the watchmen 2ry, Believe — and you shall never die ; g Fair robes of glory wait above For all the heirs of bleeding love. 3 " Renounce thy sins." God's children cry, Repent — and soar to worlds on high. Where streams of living waters roll. And ceaseless bliss absorbs the soul. 4 " Renounce thy sins." thy reason cries. Break from your heart these hateful ties, Enlist a soldier of the Lamb. And joy t' exalt the Saviours name. 684 HYMN 298, 299. Select. HYMN 298. L. M. Bowen. [b or *] Jesus a Guest. Rev. hi, 20. e 1 "DEHOLD the Saviour at thy door, -S3 He gently knocks, has knocked before ; Has waited long, is waiting still, You treat no other friend so ill. a 2 O lovely attitude ! — he stands With melting heart, and outstretched hands ! 0 matchless kindness ! and he shows This matchless kindness to his foes. b 3 Admit him ; — for the human breast, Ne'er entertained so kind a guest; Admit him ; — or the hour's at hand, When at his door denied you'll stand. —4 " Open my heart. Lord, enter in, Slav every foe. and conquer sin : 1 now to thee my all resign, My body, soul, and all are thine." HYMN 299. 7s. Evening Hymn, [b] " IVIiijuill ye die? 0 House of Israel /" Ezek. xviii,3L e 1 O INNERS ! turn— why will ye die ? k5 God, your Maker, asks you why : God. who did your being give — Made you with himself to live : He the fatal cause demands, Asks the work of his own hands . Why, O thankless creatures ! why Will ye spurn his love, and die ? o 2 Sinners ! turn — wThy will ye die ? God, your Saviour, asks you why : He who his own life did give, That ye might for ever live : Will you let him die in vain, Crucify your Lord again ? Why. O ransomed sinners, why Will ye slight his grace, and die ? b 3 Sinners ! turn — why will ye die ? God, the Spirit, asks you why : He who all your lives hath strove- Moved you to embrace his love — Will ye not his love receive ? Will ye still refuse to live ? Why, O long-sought sinners, why Will ye grieve your God and die ? Wesley Select. HYMN 300—302. 685 HYMN 300. 7s. Evening Hymn, [b or *1 e 1 ~|p ET the beasts their breath resign, I A Strangers to the life divine ; Who their God can never know, Let their spirit downward go. o You tor higher ends were born: You may all to God return : Dwell with him above the sky : Why will ye tor ever die ? e 2 What could your Redeemer do, More than he hath done for your To procure your peace with God, ( 'ould he more than shed his blood? After all his flow of love, All his drawings from above, Why will ye your Lord deny ? Why will ye for ever die ? Wesley's Col HYMN 301. 7s. Pilgrim, [b or *] s 1 O INNER! rouse thee from thy sleep, k5 Wake — and o'er thy folly weep ; Raise thy spirit dark and dead ; Jesus waits his light to shed. 2 Wake from sleep, arise from death, See the bright and living path : Watchful tread that path ; be wise ; — Leave thy folly, seek the skies. 3 Leave thy folly, cease from crime, From this hour redeem thy time ; Life secure without delay, Evil is the mortal day. 4 Be not blind, and foolish still, Called of Jesus, learn his will : Jesus calls from death and night. Jesus waits to shed his light. Epis. Coi. HYMN 302. S. M. St7Thomas. [b] The accepted Time. 2 Cor. vi, 2. 1 "TVpOW is th' accepted time, _L 1 Now is the day of grace ; *Iow, sinners, come without delay, And seek the Saviour's face. 2 Now is th' accepted time, The Saviour calls to-day 16* 686 HYMN 303. Select. To-morrow it may be too late — Then why should you delay i 3 Now is th' accepted time, The gospel bids you come j And every promise in his word Declares there yet is room. Dobell. HYMN 303. 8, 7, & 4. Tamivorth. [bor*] Sinners invited to Christ. Mat. xi, 28 — 30. o I /^iOME, ye sinners, poor and wretched ; Vy This is your accepted hour ; Jesus ready stands to save you, e Full of pity, love, and power ; He is able, He is willing : doubt no more ! o 2 Come, ye1 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. 3 Let not conscience make you linger, Nor of fitness fondly dream ; All the fitness He requireth, Is to feel the need of Him ; This he gives you ; 'Tis the Spirit's rising beam. e 4 Agonizing in the garden, Lo, your Saviour prostrate lies ! On the bloody tree behold him, Hear him cry before he dies, u It is finished /" Sinners, will not this suffice ? 5 Lo, th' incarnate God ascended, Pleads the merit of his blood : Venture on Him, venture wholly, Let. no other trust intrude : None but Jesus Can do helpless sinners good. s 6 Saints and angels, joined in concert, Sing the praises of the Lamb ; While the blissful seats of heaven Sweetly echo with his name. Hallelujah! v Sinners here may sing the same. Hart Select. HYMN 304, 305. 687 HYMN 304. 8, 7 & 4. Calvary. [•] o 1 TTEAR, O sinner! mercy hails you, e XI Now with sweetest voice she calls; Bids you haste to seek the Saviour, Ere the hand of justice falls: Trust in Jesus, Tis the voice of mercy calls, i) 2 Haste, O sinner! to the Saviour,— Seek his rnercy while you may ; Soon the day of grace is over ; Soon your life will pass away ! Haste to Jesus, You must perish, if you stay. HYMN 305. 12s. New Jerusalem. [*] Free Grace. o 1 rTIHE voice of free grace cries. " Escape to the JL mountain :" For Adam's lost race, Christ hath opened a fountain : For sin and uncle mness, and every transgression. His blood flows so freely in streams of salvation. CHORUS. s Hallelujah to the Lamb, who has bought us a pardon, We'll praise him again, when we pass over Jordan. 2 Ye souls that are wounded, to the Saviour repair. Now he calls you in mercy — and can you forbear? Though your sins axe increased as high as a moun- tain. His blood can remove them — it flows from the foun tain. 3 Now Jesus, our King, reigns triumphantly glo- rious ; O'er sin, death, and hell, he is more than victorious: With shouting proclaim it — oh trust in his passion,— He saves us most freely — oh precious salvation ! 4 Our Jesus his name now proclaims all victorious. He reigns over all, and his kingdom is glorious ; To Jesus we'll join with the great congregation, And triumph, ascribing to him our salvation. 5 With joy shall we stand, when escaped to the shore ; With harps in our hands, we'll praise him the more ; We'll range the sweet plains on the bank of the river, And sing of salvation for ever and ever Thorvbt 683 HYMN 306, 307. Select. HYMN 306. 7s. Evening Hymn, [bor*] Matt, xi, 28. o 1 /"^lOMEjye weary sinners, come, V_y All, who feel your heavy load : Jesus calls the wand'rers home ; Hasten to your pard ning God : Come, ye guilty souls oppressed, Answer to the Saviour's call : " Come, and I will give you rest: Come, and I will save you all." e 2 Jesus, — full of truth and love, We thy kindest call obey, Faithful let thy mercies prove, Take our load of guilt away : Weary of this war within, Weary of this endless strife, Weary of ourselves and sin, Weary of a wretched life. p 3 Burdened with a world of grief, Burdened with our sinful load, Burdened with this unbelief, Burdened with the wrath of God, o Lo, we come to thee for ease, True and gracious as thou art ; Now our weary souls release, Write forgiveness on our heart. Village Hymns. HYMN 307. L. M. Parle Street, [b] u Return unto me.u o 1 T> ETURN. O wanderer, return ! JLV And seek thine injured Father's face : Those new desires which in thee burn, Were kindled by reclaiming grace. 2 Return, O wanderer, return ! e He hears thy deep repentant sigh : He sees thy softened spirit mourn, When no intruding ear is nigh. 3 Return, O wanderer, return ! Thy Saviour bids thy spirit live : Go to his feet ; and grateful, learn How freely Jesus can forgive. s 4 Return, O wanderer, return ! And wipe away the falling tear : Thy Father calls — " No longer mourn!" 'Tis mercy's voice invites thee near. Collyer, Select. HYMN SOS— 310. G89 HYMN 303. C. M. Dundee, [b] Mat. xi, 28. 1 A LL ye who feel distressed for sin, J\. And fear eternal wo. You Christ invites to enter in — This hour to Jesus go ! 2 He by his own almighty word, Will all your fears remove : For every wound his precious blood A sovereign balm shall prove. o 3 His conquering grace shall set you free From sin's oppressive chains, From Satan's hateful tyranny, And everlasting pains. b 4 Come, then, ye heavy laden — come ! His instant help implore : e Millions have found a peaceful home — s There's room for millions more. Pratt's Col. HYMN 309. 8 &, 7. Sicilian Hymn. [»] A Fountain opened for Sin and Un cleanness, g 1 /^iOME to Calvary's holy mountain, V-/' Sinners, ruined by the fall; Here a pure and healing fountain Flows to you, to me, to all. e 2 Come, in sorrow and contrition, Wounded, impotent, and blind ; Here the guilty, free remission, Here the troubled, peace may find. 3 He that drinks shall live for ever; 'Tis a soul-renewing flood : God is faithful ; — God will never Break his covenant in blood. Montgomery. HYMN 310. L. M. Angels' Hymn. [*] M Take not thy Holy Spirit" &c. Ps. li, 11. e 1 OTAY, thou insulted Spirit, stay, O Though I have done thee such despite, Cast not the sinner quite away, Nor take thine everlasting flight. — 2 Though I have most unfaithful been Of all. whoe'er thy grace received, Ten thousand times thy goodness seen. Ten thousand times thy goodness grieved, — 690 HYMN 311, 312. Select. p 3 Yet oh, the chief of sinners spare, In honour of my great High Priest; Nor in thy righteous anger swear, T shall not see thy people's rest. — 4 If yet thou canst my sins forgive, E'en now.O Lord, relieve my woes ; Into thy rest of love receive, And bless me with the calm repose. —5 E'en now my weary soul release, And raise me by thy gracious hand ! Guide me into thy perfect peace, And bring me to the promised land. C. Wesley. HYMN 311. CM. Canterbury, [b] The Penitent. p 1 "OROSTRATE, O Jesus, at thy feet, JL A guilty rebel lies, And upwards to the mercy-seat Presumes to lift his eyes. 2 If tears of sorrow would suffice To pay the debt I owe, Tears should from both my weeping eyes In ceaseless torrents flow. 3 But no such sacrifice I plead, To expiate my guilt ; No tears but those which thou hast shed, No blood but thou hast spilt. 4 Think of thy sorrows, dearest Lord, And all my sins forgive ; Then Justice will approve the word That bids the sinner live. Stennett HYMN 312. CM. Dedham. [b or *] u 0 save me for thy Mercies Sake." — Ps. vi, 4. p 1 T1TERCY alone can meet my case : _lTa For mercy, Lord, I cry : Jesus. Redeemer, show thy face In mercy, or I die. 2 Save me, — for none beside can save ; At thy command 1 tread, With failing steps, life's stormy wave, — The wave goes o'er my head. 3 I perish, and my doom were just : But wilt thou leave me ? No ; Select. HYMN 313, 314. 0J\ I hold thee fast, my hope, my trust: I will not let thee go. g 4 Still sure to me thy promise stands, And ever must abide : Behold it written on thy hands, And graven in thy side. 5 To this, this only will I cleave : Thy word is all my plea : That word is truth, and I believe : — Have mercy, Lord, on me ! Montgomery. HYMN 313. C. M. Funeral Hymn, [b] For Pardon, Holiness, and Heaven. p 1 OINNERS of Adam's fallen race, k5 Sinners by practice too, In prayer, O God, we seek thy face, In prayer for mercy sue. — 2 No trembling penitent to Thee E'er turned, and was denied : Accept, O Lord ! our only plea; For us thy Son hath died. o 3 For Him. thy gift, thy name we bless : To us. for whom He died, Through faith impute his righteousness, And we are justified. — 4 Nor rest we here, thou God of love ! May we. for whom He died, Receive thy Spirit from above. And thus be sanctified. 5 At length made holy, just, forgiven, Through Christ who for us died, May we, exchanging earth for heaven, With him be glorified. Alexander's Col. HYMN 314. 7s. Hotham. [*] Choosing the Heritage of God's People. o 1 X>EOPLE of the living God, JL I have sought the world around, Paths of sin and sorrow trod, Peace and comfort nowhere found. Now to you my spirit turns, Turns, a fugitive unblessed ; Brethren, where your altar burns, O receive me into rest ! 392 HYMN 315, 316. Select 2 Lonely I no longer roam, Like the cloud, the wind, the wave, Where you dwell shall be my home, Where you die shall be my grave ; Mine the God whom you adore, Your Redeemer shall be mine ; Earth can fill my heart no more, Every idol I resign. Montgomery. HYMN 315. C. M. Broomsgrove. [*] Social Dedication to God. s 1 T3EING of beings, God of love! J3 To thee our hearts we raise ; Thy all-sustaining power we prove, And gladly sing thy praise. e 2 Thine, wholly thine, we want to be, Our sacrifice receive ; Made, and preserved, and saved by thee, To thee ourselves we give. s 3 Come, Holy Ghost ! the Saviour's love Shed in our hearts abroad ; So shall we ever live and move, And be with Christ, in God. C. Wesley. HYMN 316. C. M. Arundel [*] " Hinder menot." Gen. xxiv, 56. 1 "FN all my Lord's appointed ways JL My journey I'll pursue ; " Hinder me not," ye much-loved saints, For I must go with you. 2 Through floods and flames, if Jesus lead, I'll follow where he goes ; " Hinder me not," shall be my cry, Though earth and hell oppose. 3 Through duty, and through trials too, I'll go at his command : u Hinder me not," for I am bound To my Immanuel's land. 4 And when my Saviour calls me home, My joyful cry shall be, u Hinder me not ;" come, welcome death \ I'll gladly go with thee. Dr. Ryland Select. HYMN 317, 31*. 693 HYMN 317. L. M. Bhndon. [*] l' lowing Jesus US the Forerunner, o 1 TESUS. my all, to heaven is gone. *J He whom 1 fix my hopes upon; His track I see, and I'll pursue The narrow way till him I view. — 2 The way the holy prophets went. The way that leads from banishment ; The Kincr"s highway of noli I'll go. for all his paths are peace. — 3 This is the way I long had sought, And mourned because I found it not; My orrief a burden lon^ had been, Oppressed with unbelief and sin. — 1 The more I strove against their power, 1 sinned and stumbled but the more; Till late I heard my Saviour say. " Come hither, soul. I am the way." 5 Lo ! glad I come, and thou, blest Lamb, Shalt take me to thee as 1 am : Nothing but sin I thee can give ; Nothing but love shall I receive, a 6 Then will I tell to sinners round. What a dear Saviour I have found ; I'll point to thy redeeming blood. And say. ;- Behold the way to God." Cxhhicb HYMN 318. C. M. Stqjhcns. [*] ^ Hdp. Lord." e 1 /^H help us. Lord ! each hour of need V>F Thy heavenly succour crive ; Help us in thought, and word, and deed, Each hour on earth we live. 2 Oh help us. through the prayer of faith, More firmly to believe : For still the more thy servant hath, The more shall he receive. 3 If, strangers to thy fold, we call. Imploring at thy feet. The crumbs that from thy table fall. 'Tis all we dare entreat 4 But be it. Lord of mercy, all, So thou wilt grant but this ; The crumbs that from thy table fall. Are light, and life, and* bliss. Select. 17 C94 HYMN 319, 320 Select. 5 Oh help us. Jesus ! from on high , We know no help but thee : Oh help us so to live and die As thine in heaven to be. Milma*. HYMN 319. C. M Woodstock, [b] The Fulness of Redemption. 1 T TO VV shall my soul find rest in h« a x?n, JLX Th' eternal, blest abode ? When, " without holiness, no man Shall see the holy God." 2 Though I have nothing of my own, To form that heavenly dress ; Jesus has wrought, and gives to me, The robe of righteousness. o 3 Hear thou, my soul, his teaching voice , With wise endeavour, still, Observe the guiding of his eye. And precepts of his will. 4 Then shall the robe thy Saviour wrought, The ransom he has given, Be made thy title to the rest Prepared for saints in heaven. HYMN 320. S. M. Watchman. [*] Salvation by Grace, from the first to the last. s 1 /^ RACE ! 'tis a charming sound j VJ" Harmonious to the ear ! u Heaven with the echo shall resound, And all the earth shall hear. s 2 Grace first contrived the way To save rebellious man ; And all the steps that grace display, Which drew the wondrous plan. — 3 Grace led my roving feet To tread the heavenly road ; And new supplies each hour I meet, While pressing on to God. 4 Grace all the work shall crown, Through everlasting days ; a It lays in heaven the topmost stone, And well deserves the praise. Doddridge. Select. HYMN 321, 322. 695 HYMN 3-21. P.M. Bingham, [b or •] Bartimeus. Mark x, 47, 48. p 1 "TMHSRCY, O thou Son of David !" _TX Thus blind Bartimeus prayed • Others by the word are saved, o Now to me afford thine aid : Many for his crying chid him, o But he called the louder still ; e Till the gracious Saviour bid him o " Come and ask me what you will." e 2 Money was not what he wanted, Though by begging used to live ; But he asked, and Jesus granted. Alms, which none but he could give : o M Lord, remove this grievous blindness, u Let my eyes behold the day ;" Straight he saw, and, won by kindness, Followed Jesus in the way. s 3 Oh ! methinks I hear him praising, Publishing to all around ; Friend, is not my case amazing? " What a Saviour I have found : " Oh ! that all the blind but knew him ; " And would be advised by me ! " Surely would they hasten to him, M He would cause them all to see." Newton. HYMN 3^2. C. M. Warwick. [*] u Herein is Love." 1 John iv. 10. s 1 "^K7*E saints, assist me in my song — JL Let all your passions move : To Jesus all the notes belong — I sing redeeming love. e 2 Around the circle of his friends, His tender passions move : And while he lived, his constant theme o Was still redeeming love. p 3 Gently he raised his sacred hands. Before his last remove : And the last whispers of his tongue Sighed forth redeeming love. 4 Through life's wide waste, with weary feet, In darkness I may rove ; But never can my heart forget Redeeming, dying love G96 HYMN 323, 324. Select. -5 Oh that before his sacred throne, I all its sweets may prove : Still as my pleasures rise, my song Shall be redeeming love. Collyer. HYMN 323. C. M. Stamford. [*] Luke xv, 10. p 1 /""^H> how divine, how sweet the joy, V>J When but one sinner turns, And with anjiumble, broken heart, His sins and errors mourns ! s 2 Pleased with the news, the saints below In songs their tongues employ ; Beyond the skies the tidings go, And heaven is filled with joy. o 3 Well pleased the Father sees and hears The conscious sinner's moan ; Jesus receives him in his arms, And claims him for his own. s 4 Nor angels can their joys contain, But kindle with new fire : " The sinner lost is found," they sing, And strike the sounding lyre. Needham. HYMN 324. C. M. Abridge. [*] s 1 |^| HAPPY soul that lives on high, V>^ While men lie grov'ling here ! His hopes are fixed above the sky, And faith forbids his fear. 2 His conscience knows no secret stings, While grace and joy combine To form a life whose holy springs Are hidden and divine. e 3 He waits in secret on his God, His God in secret sees ; s Let earth be all in arms abroad, He dwells in heavenly peace. 4 His pleasures rise from things unseen, Beyond this world of time, Where neither eyes nor ears have been, Nor thoughts of mortals climb. 5 He wants no pomp nor royal throne, To raise his figure here, Content and pleased to live alone, Till Christ his life appear. Watts. Select. HYMN 325, 32G. 697 HYMN 325. C. M. Lanesboro'. [*] The Fear of God. o 1 rpHRICE happy souls, who, born of heaven, JL While yet they sojourn here, e Humbly begin their days with God, And spend them in his fear. 2 So may our eyes with holy zeal Prevent the dawning day ; And turn the sacred pages o'er, And praise thy name and pray. e 3 Midst hourly cares may love present Its incense -to thy throne ; And. while the world our hands employs, Our hearts be thine alone. 4 At night we lean our weary heads On thy paternal breast ; / And. safely folded in thine arms, Resign our powers to rest. o 5 In solid, pure delights, like these. Let all my days be past , Nor shall I "then impatient wish, Nor shall I fear the last. Dot>i>t: HYMN 326. C. M. BroomsgrovK [*] Christian Love. p 1 TTOW sweet, how heavenly is the sight, JLA When those who love the Lord, In one another's peace delight, And so fulfill his word ; — -2 When each can feel his brother's sigh. And with him bear a part ; When sorrows flow from eye to eye, And joy from heart to heart ; — 3 When, free from envy, scorn, and pride, Our wishes all above, Each can his brother's failings hide, And show a brother's love, b 4 Let love, in one delightful stream, Through every bosom flow ; And union sweet, and dear esteem, In every action glow. 5 Love is the golden chain that binds The happy souls above ; And he's an heir of heaven, who finds His bosom glow with love. Swain 17* 098 HYMN 327—329. Select. HYMN 327. S. M. Lisbon. [*] Exhortation against Sectarian Spirit. 1 "If" ET party names no more I A The Christian world o'erspread : Gentile and Jew. and bond and free, Are one in Christ their Head. 2 Among the saints on earth Let mutual love be found ; Heirs of the same inheritance, With mutual blessings crowned. 3 Let envy and ill will Be banished far away ; And all in Christian bonds unite, Who the same Lord obey. 4 Thus will the church below Resemble that above ; Where no discordant sounds are heard, p But all is peace and love. Beddome. HYMN 328. C. M. Archdale. [*] The Unity of the Spirit m the Bond of Peace. g 1 FT1HE earth, the ocean, and the sky, JL To form one world agree ; Where all that walk, or swim, or fly, Compose one family. —2 God in creation thus displays His wisdom and his might, While all his works with all his ways Harmoniously unite. p 3 In one fraternal bond of love, One fellowship of mind, o The saints below and saints above, Their bliss and glory find. 4 Here, in their house of pilgrimage, Thy statutes are their song ; There, through one bright eternal age, Thy praises they prolong. Montgomery. HYMN 329. C. M. Tolland. [*] The Church Militant learning the Church Triumphant' s Song. o 1 CJING we the song of those who stand k3 Around th' eternal throne. Select. HYMN 330. 699 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. p 3 Toil, trial, surT'ring, still await On earth the pilgrim's throng ; Yet learn we, in our low estate, o The church triumphant's song, s 4 Worthy the Lamb for sinners slain, Cry the redeemed above, Blessing and honour 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 ; 6 Then, hallelujah ! power and praise To God in Christ be given; May all who now this anthem raise, Renew the strain in heaven. Montgomery. HYMN 330. S. M. Shirland. [*] Vital Union to Christ in Rr generation. e 1 TPVEAR Saviour, we are thine _L/ By everlasting bonds ; Our names, our hearts, we would resign ; Our souls are in thy hands. 2 To thee we still would cleave, With ever-growing zeal ; If millions tempt us Christ to leave. Oh, let them ne'er prevail. o 3 Thy Spirit shall unite Our souls to thee, our Head ; Shall form us to thy image bright, That we thy paths may tread. 4 Death may our souls divide From these abodes of clay ; But love shall keep us near thy side Through all the gloomy way. 5 Since Christ and we are one, Why should we doubt and fear? Lf he in heaven hath fixed his throne, He'll fix his members there. Doddridge TOO HYMN 331, 332. Select HYMN 331. L. M. Atlantic. [*} Rising to God. o 1 "TVTOW let our souls, on wings sublime, _L l Rise from the vanities of time ; Draw back the parting veil, and see The glories of eternity. 2 Born by a new, celestial birth, Why should we grovel here on earth ? Why grasp at transitory toys, So near to heaven's eternal joys ? 3 Shall aught beguile us on the road, When we are walking back to God ? For strangers into life we come, And dying is but going home. s 4 Welcome, sweet hour of full discharge, That sets our longing souls at large ; Unbinds our chains, breaks up our cell, And gives us with our God to dwell. 5 To dwell with God, to feel his love, Is the full heaven enjoyed above ; And the sweet expectation now Is the young dawn of heaven below. Gibbons HYMN 332. 7s. Hotham. [b or •] Forsaking all for Christ. p 1 TESUS, I my cross have taken, J All to leave, and follow thee ; Naked, poor, despised, forsaken, Thou, from hence, my all shall 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. o 2 Soul, then know thy full salvation, Rise o'er sin, and fear, and care, Joy to find in every station Something still to do or bear ; e Think what spirit dwells within thee ; Think what Father's smiles are thine ; Think that Jesus died to win thee ■ Child of heaven, canst thou repine? s 3 Haste thee on from grace to glory, Armed by faith, and winged by prayer ; Heaven's eternal days before thee, God's own hand shall guide thee there. Select. HYMN 333—335. 701 Soon shall close thy earthly mission, Soon shall pass thy pilgrim da . Hope shall change to glad fruition, Faith to sight, and prayer to praise. Montgomery HYMN 333. 7s. Pilgrim, [bor*] Welcoming the Cross. 0 1 T I llS my happiness below, _L Not to live without the cross ; But the Saviour's power to know, Sanctifying every loss. 2 Trials must and will befall ; But with humble faith to see Love inscribed upon them all, This is happiness to me. 3 Trials make the promise sweet. Trials give new life to prayer ; Trials bring me to his feet, Lay me low. and keep me there. Cowper HYMN 334. L. M. Brentford, [b] The Influence of the World deplored. e 1 /"\H ! from the world's vile slavery, \_7 Almighty Saviour, set me free : And as my treasure is above, Be there my thoughts and there my love. p 2 But oft, alas ! too well 1 know, My thoughts, my love, are fixed below, In every lifeless prayer I find The heart unmoved, the absent mind. 3 Oh ! what that frozen heart can move, Which melts not at a Saviour's love ? What can that sluggish spirit raise, Which will not sing the Saviour's praise t 4 Lord, draw my best affections hence, Above this world of sin and sense ; 8 Cause them to soar beyond the skies, And rest not, till to thee they rise. Cotterill. HYMN 3:35. C. M. Canterbury, [b] The Power of Faith. 0 1 TT^AITH adds new charms to earthly bliss. J_ And saves us from its snares ; Its aid in every duty bri::_ p And softens all our cares 702 HYMN 336, 337. Select - 2 Extinguishes the thirst of sin, And 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, s 4 Wide it unveils celestial worlds, Where deathless pleasures reign ; And bids us seek our portion there, Nor bids us seek in vain. Turner. HYMN 336. 7s & 6s. Margate, [b or *] Looking forward. p 1 1,1 ROM every earthly pleasure, J_ From ev?ry transient joy, From every moital treasure, That soon will fade and die ; No longer these desiring, Upward our wishes tend, To nobler bliss aspiring, And joys that never end. 2 From every piercing sorrow That heaves our breast to-day, — Or threatens us to-morrow, Hope turns our eyes away * s On wings of faith ascending, We see the land of light, And feel our sorrows ending In infinite delight. p 3 What though we are but strangers And sojourners below; And countless snares and dangers Surround the path we go; Though painful and distressing, Yet there's a rest above ; s And onward still we're pressing, To reach that land of love. HYMN 337. 7s. German Hymn. [*1 Tfie Pilgrim's Song. o 1 {CHILDREN of the heavenly King! Vy As ye journey, sweetly sing : Sing your Saviour's worthy praise, o Glorious in his works and ways ! Select. HYMN 333, 339. 703 o 2 Ye arc travelling home to God, In the way the fathers trod : They arc happy now, — and ye Soon their happiness shall I u 'A Shout, ye ransomed flock, and bleat! Ye on Jesus' throne shall r There your seat is now prepared ; There your kingdom and reward. b 4 Fear not, brethren ! joyful stand On the borders of your land : Jesus Christ, God's only Son, Bids you undismayed go on. p 5 Lord, submissive make us go, o Gladly leaving all below : Only thou our Leader be, And we still will follow thee. Cennick. HYxAIN 338. L. M. Eaton. [*] Heb. xiii, 14. e 1 " "VX^E'VE no abiding city here" — e VV This may distress the worldly mind; o But should not cost the saint a tear, Who hopes a better rest to find, e 2 " We've no abiding city here" — e Sad truth, wTere this to be our home : o But let this thought our spirits cheer, " We seek a citv yet to come." 3 u We've no a .iding city here" — Then let us livo as pilgrims do; Let not the world our rest appear, But let us haste from all below. c 4 " We've no abiding city here" — s We seek a city out of sight; Zion its name — the Lord is there, Tt shines with everlasting light. Kelly. HYMN 339. C. M. St Ann's. [*] Sincerity and Truth. e 1 T~ ET those who bear the Christian name. 1 A Their holy vows fulfill : The saints, the followers of the Lamb, Are men of honour still. 2 True to the solemn oaths they take, Though to their hurt they swear, Constant and just to all they speak, For God and angels hear. 704 HYMN 340, 341. Select 3 Still with their lips their hearts agree, Nor flattering words devise ; They know the God of truth can see Through every false disguise. 4 They hate th' appearance of a lie, In all the shapes it wears, Firm to their truth; and when they die, Eternal life is theirs. Watts. HYMN 340. C. M. Dedham. [b] Watchfulness. 1 /~\ FOR a principle within \J Of jealous, godly fear j A sensibility to sin, A pain to feel it near ; 2 O for the first approach to feel Of pride, or fond desire ; To catch the wandering of my will, And quench the kindling fire. 3 From Thee that I no more may part, No more thy goodness grieve, The filial awe, the fleshly heart, The tender conscience, give. 4 Quick as the apple of an eye, O God, my conscience make ! Awake my soul when sin is nigh, And keep it still awake. C. Wesley. HYMN 341. 8 &, 7. Bavaria. [*] Tit e watchful Servants. e 1 1,1 ARTHLY joys no longer please us, JL_J Here would we renounce them all, Seek our only rest in Jesus — Him our Lord and Master call, s Faith, our languid spirits cheering, Points to brighter worlds above, Bids us look for his appearing — Bids us triumph in his love. 2 May our lights be always burning, And our loins be girded round, Waiting for our Lord's returning — Longing for the welcome sound ! Thus the Christian life adorning, Never will we be afraid ; Should he come at night or morning — Early dawn or evening shade. Cong. Mao Select HYMN 842—344. 705 HYMN 342. S. M. Watchman. [• or b] e 1 A CHARGE to seep 1 have, j\. A God to glorify ; A never-dying soul to save, And tit it for the sky ; 'J To serve the present age, My calling to fulfill ; O may it ail my powers engage To do my Master's will. 3 Arm me with jealous care, As in thy sight to live ; And oh ! thy servant, Lord, prepare A strict account to give ! 4 Help me to watch and pray, And on thyself rely ! Assured if I my trust betray, I shall for ever die. Weslei HYMN 343. S. M. Olmutz. [*] Watch and pray. Matt, xxvi, 41. p 1 "IVTY soul, be on thy guard, — _LTJL Ten thousand foes arise : And hosts of sins are pressing hard, To draw thee from the skies. 2 Oh! watch, and fight, and pray, The battle ne'er give o'er; Renew it boldly every day, And help divine implore. 3 Ne'er think the victory won, Nor once at ease sit down : The arduous work will not be done, Till thou hast got thy crown. Heath. HYMN 344. C. M. Windsor, [b] Indwelling Shi lamented. p 1 "VTJTITH tears of anguish I lament, V t Here at thy feet, my God, My passion, pride, and discontent, And vile ingratitude. 2 Sure there was ne'er a heart so base. So false as mine has been, So faithless to its promises, So prone to every sin. 3 My reason tells me thy commands Are holy, just, and true, Select. 18 706 HYMN 345, 346. Select. Tells me whate'er my God demands, Is his most righteous due. 4 Reason I hear, her counsels weigh, And all her words approve ; But still I find it hard V ohey, And harder yet to love. 5 How lontr. dear Saviour, shall I feel These strugglings in my breast ? When wilt thou bow my stubborn will, And give my conscience rest ? Stennet HYMN 345. 7s. Calvary, [b] I T)Y thy Spirit, Lord, reprove, J53 All my inmost sins reveal, Sins against thy light and love Let me see, and let me feel ; Sins that crucified my Lord, Sins against thy precious blood. p 2 Jesus, seek thy wandering sheep, Make me restless to return ; Bid me look on thee, and weep, Bitterly, as Peter, mourn ; — Till I say, by grace restored, II Now, thou know'st I love thee, Lord.' 3 O remember me for good, Passing through the mortal vale ; Show me the atoning blood. When my strength and spirit fail ; Give my fainting soul to see Jesus crucified for me. Wesley's Col. HYMN 346. L. P. M. St. Helen's, [b] For Power over Sin. 1 "TX7~HEN shall I hear the inward voice, VV Which only faithful souls can hear? Pardon, and peace, and heavenly joys, Attend the promised Comforter : O come, and righteousness divine, And Christ, and all with Christ, are mine ! 2 O that the Comforter would come, Nor visit as a transient guest, But fix in me his constant home, And keep possession of my breast: And make my soul his loved abode, The temple of indwelling God. C Wesley Select. HYMN 347, 348. 707 HYMN 347. C. M. Funeral Hymn, [b] Tkt CoiUriU Huirt. p 1 rTIHE Lord will happiness divine JL On contrite hearts bestow : Then tell me, gracious God. is mine A contrite heart, or no ; 2 I hear, but seem to hear in vain, Insensible as steel ; If aught is felt, 'tis only pain To find I cannot feel. — 3 I sometimes think myself inclined To love thee, if I could; But often feel another mind Averse to all that's good. — 4 My best desires are faint and few ; Fain would 1 strive for more ; But. when 1 cry. " My strength renew," Seem weaker than before. — 5 Thy saints are comforted, I know, And love the house of prayer ; 1 therefore go where others go, But find no comfort there. 6 Oh ! make this heart rejoice or ache ; Decide this doubt for me ; And if it be not broken, break, — And heal it, if it be. Cowter. HYMN 348. C. M. Poland, [b] For a Contrite Hnirt. e 1 f\ FOR that tenderness of heart, V_>J Which bows before the Lord ; Acknowledging how just thou art. And trembling at thy word. 2 O for those humble, contrite tears, Which from repentance flow ; That consciousness of guilt, which fears The long-suspended blow. 3 Saviour, to me, in pity, crive The sensible distress ; The pledge thou wilt at last receive, And bid me die in peace ; — g 4 Wilt from the dreadful day remove. Before the evil come ; My spirit hide with saints above, My body in the tomb. C. Wesley 708 HYMN 349, 350. Select HYMN 349. L. M. Dresden, [b] Return of Joy. e 1 ~\~¥7HEN darkness long has veiled my mind, o V ▼ And smiling day once more appears, Then, my Redeemer, then I find The folly of my doubts and fears. 2 I chide my unbelieving heart, And blush that I should ever be Thus prone to act so base a part, Or harbour one hard thought of thee. 3 O, let me. then, at length be taught (What I am still so slow to learn) That God is Love, and changes not, Nor knows the shadow of a turn. 4 Sweet truth, and easy to repeat ! But, when my faith is sharply tried, I find myself a learner yet, — Unskilful, weak, and apt to slide. 5 But, O my Lord, one look from thee Subdues the disobedient will, Drives doubt and discontent away, And thy rebellious worm is still. 6 Thou art as ready to forgive, As I am ready to repine ; Thou therefore all the praise receive ; Be shame and self-abhorrence mine. Cowper. HYMN 350. L. P. M. St. Helen's. [*] Fervent Vows and Petitions. o 1 rjjIHEE will 1 love, my strength and tower, JL Thee will I love, my joy and crown • Thee will 1 love with all my power. In all my works, and thee alone ! Thee will I love, till that pure fire Fill my whole soul with chaste desire. — 2 In darkness willingly I strayed ; I sought thee, yet from thee 1 roved : For wide my wandering thoughts were spread, Thy creatures more than thee I loved ; And now, if more at length I see, 'Tis through thy light, and comes from thee. — 3 I thank thee, uncreated sun, That thy bright beams on me have shined ; I thank thee, who hast overthrown My foes, and healed my wounded mind ; ■ Select. HYMN 351, 35-2. 71* 1 thai enlivening voice Bu: heart in thee rejoice. 4 ii.-. <■ I refreshing te Give 1 urt chaste, hallowed tires ; . with filial tears, The love that all heaven's host inspires; That all my powers, with all their might. In thy sol.' gl »iy may unite. — " Thee will I love, my joy, my crown ! Thee will I love, my Lord, my God ! Thee will 1 love, though all may frown. And thorns and briers perplex my road ; Yea. when my flesh and heart decay, Thee shall I love in endless day. Moravian HYMN 351L L. M. Nazareth, [b or *] A Good Conscu i p 1 CWEET peace of conscience, heavenly guest ! k5 Come, fix thy mansion in my breasl ; Dispel u: nay fears control; And heal the anguish of my soul, o 2 Come, smiling hope, and joy sincere ; Come, make yoni constant dwelling here , Still let your presence cheer my heart, Nor sin compel you to depart. 3 Thou God of hope and peace divine, Oil ae sacred pleasures mine ! Forgive my sins, my fears remove. And send the tokens of thy love. 6 4 Then should my eyes, without a tear. See death, with all its terrors, near : My heart should then in death rejoice, And raptures tune my faltering voice. g 5 Nay, should the frame of nature fall, And flame s surround this earthly ball ; Ev'n then, nty soul without dismay The mighty ruin would survey. s 6 Yes. for beyond these lower skies New worlds salute my longing eyes ; Blest worlds ! where peace her throne maintains. And everlasting glory reigns. Hfginbotham. HYMN 350. C. M. Lon>r let a murmuring thought arise ; His ways are just, his counsels wise. e %2 He in the thickest darkness dwells, Performs his work, the cause conceals ; But though his methods are unknown, Judgment and truth support his throne. 3 In heaven, and earth, and air, and seas, He executes his firm decrees ; And by his saints it stands confessed, That what he does is ever best. 4 Wait, then, my soul, submissive wait, Prostrate before his awful seat: And 'midst the terrors of his rod, Trust in a wise and gracious God. Beddomk HYMN 355. C. ML Dundee. [* or b] Resignation. 1 "VTAY I remember, Lord, to thee, _.TX Whate'er I have I owe ; And back, in gratitude, from me, May all thy bounties flow. '2 Thy gifts are only then enjoyed, When used as talents lent ; Those talents orriy well employed, When in thy service spent. 3 And though thy wisdom takes away, Shall I arraign thy will ? o No. let me bless thy name, and say, " The Lord is gracious still." 4 A pilgrim through the earth I roam. Of nothing long possessed, And all must fail when 1 go home, For this is not my rest. 5 Write but my name upon the roll Of thy redeemed above ; Then, heart, and mind, and strength, and soul. I'll love thee for thy love. Mo*TGoan*y. 12 HYMN 356, 357. Select. HYMN 356. L. P. M. Dresden, [b] 11 For we have not an High Priest icho cannot be touched with the feeling of our infirmities ; but was in all points tempted like as we are, yet without sin." Heb. iv, 15. e 1 "VT7HEN gathering clouds around I view, T ▼ 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 virtue'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 When sorrowing o'er some stone I bend. Which covers all that was a friend ; And from his voice, his hand, his smile, Divides me — for a little while. — Thou. Saviour, seest the tears I shed, For thou didst weep o'er Lazarus dead. — 4 And O, when I have safely passed Through every conflict — but the last, Still, still unchanging, watch beside My painful bed, — for thou hast died ; Then point to realms of cloudless day. And wipe the latest tear away. Grant. HYMN 357. 8, 7 & 4. Tamworth. Divine Faithfulness. e 1 TN the floods of tribulation, J_ While the billows o'er me roll, e Jesus whispers consolation, o And supports my fainting soul ; s Hallelujah. Hallelujah, Praise the Lord. e 2 In his darkest dispensations, o Faithful doth the Lord appear, With his richest consolations, u To reanimate and cheer ■ ? Sweet affliction. Thus to bring my Saviour near, [•] Select. HYMN 358, 359. 713 3 In the sacred page recorded Thus his word securely stands ; u not, I'm in trouble near thee. ight shall pluck you from mv hands :' I affliction. rj word mv love demands. S. Pearce HYMN 358. L. P. M. St. Helen's, [b] Prayer for Dirine Consolation. p 1 T^ATHERof mercies. God of love. JL O ! hear a humble suppliant's cry \ o Bend from thy lofty seat above, g Thy throne of glorious ma O deign to listen to my voice, And bid my drooping heart rejoice. 2 I urge no merits of my own, No worth to claim thy gracious smile ; And when I bow before thy throne, Dare to converse with God awhile, Thy name, blest Jesus, is my plea, Dearest and sweetest name "to me ! p 3 Father of mercies, God of love, Then hear thy humble suppliant's cry ; Bend from thy lofty seat above, g Thy throne of glorious ma; One pardoning word can make me whole. And soothe the anguish of my soul. Raffles HYMN 359. C. M. Funeral Hymn, [b] Think upon Me. Neh. v. 19. p 1 f\ THOU, from wnom all goodness flow? \J I lift my heart to thee ; In all my trials, conflicts, woes. Dear Lord, remember me. 2 When groaning, on my burdened heart My sins lie heavily : My pardon speak, new peace impart. In love, remember me. 3 If on my face, for thy dear name, Shame and reproaches be ; o I'll hail reproach, and welcome shame If thou remember me. 714 HYMN 360, 361. Select. p 4 The hour is near — consigned to death, • I own the just decree ; Saviour, with my last parting breath, I'll cry — Remember me. Haweis. HYMN 360. 8 & 7. Smyrna, [b] In deep Affliction. p 1 TT^ULL of trembling expectation, Jl Feeling much, and fearing more, Mighty God of my salvation, I thy timely aid implore : Suffering Son of Man, be near me, All my sufferings to sustain, By thy sorer griefs to cheer me, By thy more than mortal pain. — 2 By thy most severe temptation, In that dark, Satanic hour ; By thy last mysterious passion, Screen me from the adverse power ; By thy fainting in the garden, By thy bloody sweat, I pray, Write upon my heart the pardon, Take my sins and fears away. 3 By the travail of thy spirit, By thine outcry on the tree, By thine agonizing merit, In my pangs remember me ! By thy death 1 thee conjure, A weak, dying soul befriend ; Make me patient to endure ; Make me faithful to the end. C. Wesley. HYMN 361. C. M. Dedham. [b] Hope in Trouble. 1 "TTTTHEN musing sorrow weeps the past, ▼ V And mourns the present pain, 'Tis sweet to think of peace at last, And feel that death is gain. 2 'Tis not that murmuring thoughts arise, And dread a Father's will, 'Tis not that meek submission flies. And would not suffer still : — Select. HYMN 868, 363. 715 3 It is thai heaven-born faith surveys The path that loads to light, And long! her eagle plumes to raise. And lose herself in sight. — 1 It is that hope with ardor glows, To see him face to face, Whose dyini: love ik» language knows Sufficient art to trace. 5 It is that harassed conscience feels The panirs of struggling sin ; And sees, though fir, the hand that heals. And ends the strife within. s (> O let me wing my hallowed flight From earth-born wo and care, And soar ab<>ve these clouds of night, My Saviour's bliss to share ! Noel. HYMN 362. C. M Abridge. [*] Gospel Comforts. p 1 "YTTTHEN languor and disease invade T ▼ This trembling house of clay, 'Tis sweet to look beyond our cage, And long to fly away. e 2 Sweet to look inward, and attend The whispers of his love ; Sweet to look upward to the place Where Jesus pleads above. 3 Sweet on his faithfulness to rest, Whose love can never end ; Sweet on his covenant of grace. For all things to depend. 4 Sweet in the confidence of faith, To trust his firm decrees ; Sweet to lie passive in his hands, And know no will but his. 5 If such the sweetness of the streams, What must the fountain be, Where saints and angels draw their bliss Immediately from thee ; Toplady. HYMN 363. S. M. Obnutz. [*] 1 "X7~OUR harps, ye trembling saints, JL Down from the willows take : 716 HYMN 364, 365. Select. u Loud to the praise of love divine, Bid every string awake. o 2 Though in a foreign land, We are not far from home, And nearer to our house above, We every moment come. 3 His grace will to the end, Stronger and brighter shine ; Nor present things, nor things to come, Shall quench the love divine. 4 Blest is the man, O God, That stays himself on thee ! Who waits for thy salvation, Lord, Shall thy salvation see. Toplady. HYMN 364. P. M. Haddam. [*] The Cross the Way to the Crown. 1 "1 OOK up to yonder world, See myriads round the throne ! Each bears a golden harp, And wears a sacred crown : g With zeal they strike And strive to raise The sacred lyre, Their praises higher. 2 Believing in his Name, They in his footsteps trod ; His righteousness their hope, Their only plea his blood; Lio, now they reign Behold his face With him above, And sing his love. 3 And shall we not aspire, Like them our course to run ? The crown if we would wear, That crown must first be won : Divinely taught, First to believe They shewed the way, | And then obey. HYMN 365. L. M. Luton. [*] The Redeemed round the Tfirone. Rev. vii, 9 — 17. o 1 T O ! round the throne, at God's right hand. I J The saints, in countless myriads, stand : Of every tongue, redeemed to God, Arrayed in garments washed in blood. Select. HYMN 366. 717 2 Through tribulation great they cnme ; They bore the cross, despised the shame : From all their labors now they rest, In God's eternal glory blest. 3 Hunger and thirst they feel no more ; Nor sin, nor pain, nor death, deplore : The tears are wiped from every eye, And sorrow yields to endless joy. 4 They see their Saviour face to face, And sing the triumphs of his grace : Him day and night they ceaseless praise, o To him their loud hosannas raise. — s 5 Worthy the Lamb for sinners slain, Through endless y^ars to live and reign ! Thou hast redeemed us by thy blood, And made us kings and priests to God ! HYMN 366 7s. Evening Hymn. [*] Tlie Redeemed in Heaven. 1 "VTrHAT are these in bright array, TT This innumerable throng, Round the altar night and day, Hymning one triumphant song : " Worthy is the Lamb once slain, Blessing, honour, glory, power, Wisdom, riches, to obtain, New dominion, every hour." 2 These through fiery trials trod, These from great affliction came ; Now before the throne of God, Sealed with his almighty name; Clad in raiment pure and white, Victor-palms in every hand, Through their dear Redeemer's might, More man conquerors they stand. 3 Hunger, thirst, disease unknown, On immortal fruits they feed ; Them, the Lamb amidst the throne, Shall to living fountains lead : Joy and gladness banish sighs, Perfect love dispels all fears, And forever from their eyes, God shall wipe away the tears. MoNTGOMiiRV. Select. 10 718 HYMN 367, 368. Select. HYMN 367. S. M. Lisbon. [*] Tlie Ransomed of the Lord shall returnee. Isa. xxxv,10. 1 "\7~OUR haPPy voices join, And strike the heavenly song; Ye pilgrims, in Jehovah's ways With music pass along. 2 How straight the path appears ! How open and how fair ! No lurking gins t'entrap our feet — No fierce destroyer there. 3 But flowers of paradise In rich profusion spring ; The sun of glory gilds the path And dear companions sing. 4 See Salem's golden spires, In beauteous prospect rise ; And brighter crowns than mortals wear, Far sparkle through the skies. 5 All honour to his name, Who marks the shining way ; To him, who leads the pilgrims on To realms of endless day. Doddridge altered. HYMN 368. S. M. St. Thomas. The Christian s Warfare. 1 OOLDIERS of Christ, arise, k3 And put your armour 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 ; But 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. [•] ct. HYMN 369, 370. 719 - ill let the Spirit cry In all his soldiers, " Come," Till Christ the Lord descend from high. And take the conquerors home. C. Wesley. HYMN :5(j9. C. P. M. Rajjture. [*]~~ The beatific Vision. 1 / IOME Q, my partners in distress, V^ Companions through the wildernc Wlio still your bodies feel ; Awhile forget your griefs and fears, And look beyond this vale of tears, To that celestial hill. s 2 Beyond the bounds of time and space Look forward to that heavenly place, The saints' secure abode ; On faith's strong eagle pinions rise, And force your passage to the skies. And scale the mount of God. p 3 We suffer with our Master here — s But shall before his face appear, And by his side sit down ; To patient faith the prize is sure ; And all that to the end endure The cross, shall wear the crown. 4 The great mysterious Deity, We soon with open face shall see : The beatific sight u Shall fill heaven's sounding courts with praise, And wide diffuse the golden blaze Of everlasting light. 5 The Father shining on his throne. The glorious co-eternal Son, The Spirit, one and seven, o Conspire our rapture to complete ; And lo ! we fall before his feet, e And silence heightens heaven. d 6 In hope of that ecstatic pause. Jesus, we now sustain the cross, And at thy footstool fall ; Till thou our hidden life reveal, Till thou our ravished spirits fill, o And God be all in all ! C. Wesley. \S HYMN 370. C. ML Bray. [*] The memr Approach of Salvation. ERVANTS of God. awake ! arise ' And lift your voices high : T-20 HYMN 371, 372. Select Praise and adore that boundless love, Which brings salvation nigh. 2 Swift on the wings of time it flies, Each moment brings it near ; Then gladly view each closing day, Gladly each closing year. e 3 For few, indeed, their round shall run, Few future mornings rise ; Ere all its glories stand revealed To our admiring eyes 8 4 Ye wheels of nature, speed your course : Ye mortal powers, decay : Fast as ye bring the night of death, Ye bring eternal day. Pratt's Col. HYMN 371. S. M. Olmutz. [*] Exhortation to Praise and Thanksgiving. u 1 CTAND up and bless the Lord, O Ye people of his choice : Stand up and bless the Lord your God, With heart and soul and voice. *2 Though high above all praise, Above all blessing high, Who would not fear his holy name, And laud, and magnify ? 3 O for the living flame From his own altar brought, To touch our lips, our souls inspire, And wing to heaven our thought. b 4 There with benign regard Our hymns he deigns to hear ; Though unrevealed to mortal sense, The spirit feels them near. u 5 God is our strength and song, And his salvation ours ; Then be his love in Christ proclaimed With all our ransomed powers. 6 Stand up and bless the Lord, The Lord your God adore ; Stand up and bless his glorious Name, Henceforth, for evermore. Montgomery HYMN 372. 8 & 7. Greenville. [*] Come and help us. g 1 TTARK ! what mean those lamentations. JLX Rolling sadly through the sky ? 'Tis the cry of heathen nations — " Come and help us, or we die!" Select. HYMN 373, 374. 721 8 Hear the heathens' sad complaining. Christians ! hear their dying cry : And, the love of Christ constraining, Haste to help them, ere they die. Cawood. HYMN 373. 8, 7 &, 4. Tamworth. [*] Prayer for the Heathen. p 1 ^V'ER the realms of pagan darkness, \J Let the eye of pity gaze; See the kindreds of the people, Lost in sin's bewildering maze : Darkness brooding — On the face of all the earth, s 2 Light of them who sit in error ! Rise and shine, thy blessings bring; Light, to lighten all the Gentiles ! Rise with healing in thy wing : To thy brightness — Let all kings and nations come. — 3 Let the heathen, now adoring Idol-gods of wood and stone, Come, and, worshipping before Him, Serve the living God alone. Let thy glory — Fill the earth as floods the sea. s 4 Thou ! to whom all power is given, Speak the word ! at thy command. Let the company of preachers Spread thy name from land to land : Lord ! be with them — Always, till time's latest end ! HYMN 374. L. M. Angels' Hymn, [b or *] Thr Gathering of the Gentiles. o 1 rjflHE heathen perish : day by day, JL Thousands on thousands pass away ! O Christians ! to their rescue fly, Preach Jesus to them ere they die. —2 Wealth, labour, talents, freely give. Yea, life itself, that they mav live ; What hath your Saviour done for you ? And what for him will ye not do ? u 3 Thou Spirit of the Lord, cro forth. Call in the south, wake up the north ; Of every clime, from sun to sun, Gather God's children into one. Montgomery 19 • 722 HYMN 375, 376. Select. HYMN 375. 7 & 6. Missionary Hymn. [*] Come over and help us. 1 XT* ROM Greenland's icy mountains, _T 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. p 2 What though the spicy breezes Blow soft oer Ceylon's isle, Though every prospect pleases, And only man is vile ; In vain with lavish kindness The gifts of God are strowri ; The heathen, in his blindness, Bows down to wood and stone —3 Shall we, whose souls are lighted With wisdom from on high, Shall we to men benighted The lamp of life deny ? s Salvation ! O Salvation ! The joyful sound proclaim, Till earth's remotest nation Has learned Messiah's name. 4 Waft, waft, ye winds, his story, And you, ye waters, roll, Till, like a sea of glory, It spreads from pole to pole ; Till o'er our ransomed nature, The Lamb for sinners slain, Redeemer, King, Creator, In bliss returns to reign. Bishop Heber. HYMN 376. L. M. Winchelsea. [*] a 1 SOVEREIGN of worlds! display thy power, k5 Be this thy Zion's favoured hour : Bid the bright morning star arise, And point the nations to the skies. 2 Set up thy throne where Satan reigns, On Afric's shore, in India's plains, On wilds and continents unknown ; And make the universe thine own Select. HYMN 377, 378. 723 Speak ! and the world shall hear thy voice, Speak ! and the desert shall rejoice : Scatter the gloom of heathen night, And bid all nations hail the light. HYMN 377. P. M. Haddam. [•] Increase of the Church. g 1 T> ISE. gracious God ! and shine JLV In all thy Baring might : And prosper each design. To spread thy glorious light : Let healing streams of mercy flow. That all the earth thy truth may know. u 2 Put forth thy glorious power ! The nations then will see. And earth present her store In converts born of thee : God. our own God, his church will bless, And earth shall yield her full increase. HYMN 378. C. M. Westmoreland. [•] Prayer for the Reign of Christ, g 1 TESUS, Immortal King, arise ! «J Rise and assert thy sway ; Till earth, subdued, its tribute brings. And distant lands obey. u 2 Ride forth, victorious Conqueror, ride, Till all thy foes submit. And all the powers of hell resign Their trophies at thy feet ! 3 Send forth thy word, and let it fly. This spacious earth around : Till every soul beneath the sun Shall hear the joyful sound ! — 4 Oh may the great Redeemer's name Through every clime be known ! And heathen gods, like Dagon. fall. And Jesus reign alone. s 5 From sea to sea, from shore to shore. May Jesus be adored ! And earth, with all her millions snout, Hosannas to the Lord. Pratt's Col. 724 HYMN 379—381. Select HYMN 379. P. M. Haddam. [*] Prayer for the Coining of the Kingdom of God.. s 1 "O ISE, Sun of Glory, rise! JlV And chase those shades of night Which now obscure the skies, And hide the sacred light : Oh chase those dismal shades away, And bring the bright millennial day. — 2 Send now thy Spirit down On all the nations, Lord ! With great success to crown The preaching of thy word : That heathen lands may own thy sway, And cast their idol-gods away. — 3 Then shall thy kingdom come Among our fallen race, And the whole earth become The temple of thy grace j Whence pure devotion shall ascend And songs of praise, till time shall end. Pratt's Col HYMN 380. H. M. DanoeWs. [*] Prayer for the Conversion of the World. g 1 SOVEREIGN of worlds above, k5 And Lord of all below, Thy faithfulness and love, Thy power and mercy show : Fulfil thy word, Let heathens live, Thy Spirit give ; | And praise the Lord. — 2 Few be the years that roll, Ere all shall worship thee ; The travail of his soul Soon let the Saviour see : s O God of grace ! I Fill earth with joy, Thy power employ ; | And heaven with praise. HYMN 381. L. M. Luton. [*] For the Influence of the Spirit on the Word. 1 f\ SPIRIT of the living God! \J In all the fulness of thy grace, Where'er the foot of man hath trod, Descend on our apostate rare. Select. HYMN 382/388. 725 '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. — 3 Be darkness, at thy coming, light ; Confusion, order, in thy path ; o Souls without strength, inspire with might, Bid mercy triumph over wrath ! — 4 Baptize the nations ! far and nigh, The triumphs of the cross record ; The name of Jesus glorify. Till every kindred call him Lord. 5 God from eternity hath willed — u All flesh shall my salvation see :" So be the Father's love fulfilled, The Saviour's sufferings crowned by thee ! MONTGOMERY. HYMN 382. C. M. Broomsgrove. [•] To the Holy Spirit. — 1 OPIRIT of power and might, behold >3 A world by sin destroyed : Creator Spirit, as of old, Move on the formless void, g 2 Give thou the word : that healing sound Shall quell the deadly strife, And earth again, like Eden crowned. Bring forth the Tree of Life. s 3 If sang the morning stars for joy, When nature rose to view. What strains will angel-harps employ. When thou shalt all renew ! HYMN 38& 8, 7, & 4. Tamwortk [*] 1 W^HO, but thou, almighty Spirit, ▼ T Can the heathen world reclaim ? Men may preach, but till thou favour, Pagans will be still the same. Mighty Spirit ! Witness to the Saviour's name. 2 Thou hast promised, by the prophets, Glorious light in latter days : Come and bless bewildered nations, Change our prayers and tears to praise. Promised Spirit ! Round the world diffuse thv ra s- r26 HYMN 384, 385. Select. 3 All our hopes, and prayers, and labours, Must be vain without thine aid; But tnou wilt not disappoint us — All is true that thou hast said : Faithful Spirit ! O'er the world thine influence shed. HYMN 384. C. M. Tolland. [*] For Millennial Days. 1 OEND forth thy word, and let it fly, k3 Armed with thy Spirit's power ; Ten thousands shall confess its sway, And bless the saving hour ! 2 Beneath the influence of thy grace The barren waste shall rise : With sudden green and fruits arrayed — A blooming paradise. 3 Peace, with her olive crown, shall stretch Her wings from shore to shore ; The nations of the earth shall hear The sound of war no more. 4 Lord ! for those days we wait : those days Are in thy word foretold : Fly swifter, sun and stars, and bring This promised age of gold. 5 Amen ! with joy divine, let earth's Unnumbered myriads cry ! Amen ! with joy divine, let heaven's Unnumbered choirs reply. HYMN 385. 8, 7, &, 4. Tamworth. Restoration and Glory of the Church. g 1 f\S the mountain's top appearing, \J Lo ! the sacred herald stands ; Welcome news to Zion bearing, Zion long in hostile lands. Drooping captive ! — God himself will loose thy bands. — 2 God, thy God, will now restore thee : He himself appears thy friend : All thy foes shall flee before thee ; Here their boasts and triumphs end Great deliverance — Zion's Kinor vouchsafes to send f] Select. HYMN 386, 387. 737 3 Enemies no more shall trouble, All thy wrongs shall be redressed : OLL on, thou mighty ocean \ JLV And as thy billows flow. Bear messengers of mercy To every land below. Arise, ye gales ! and waft them Safe to the destined shore ; That man may sit in darkness, And death's black shade, no more. 2 O thou Eternal Ruler ! Who holdest in thine arm The tempests of the ocean, Protect them from all harm ! Thy presence e'er be with them, Wherever they may be ; Though far from us who love them, Still let them be with thee. HYMN 395. 7s. Pilgrim. [»] u I Z^1 O ! ye messengers of God, \J Like the beams of morning, fly ; Take the wonder- working rod, Wave the Banner-Cross on hi^h ! '2 Where th' aspirant minaret Gleams along the morning skies, Wave it till the crescent set. And the lt Star of Jacob" rise. — 3 Go ! to many a tropic isle, In the bosom of the deep, Where the skies for ever smile, And tli' oppressed forever weep! — 4 O'er the negro's night of care Pour the living light of heaven ; Chase away the fiend despair. Bid him hope to be forgiven ! 732 HYMN 396, 397. Select. s 5 When the golden gates of day Open on the palmy east, Wide the bleeding cross display, Spread the gospel's richest feast. — 6 Circumnavigate the ball, Visit every soil and sea : Preach the cross of Christ to all — Jesus' love is full and free. J. Marsden. HYMN 396. 8, 7, &, 4. Tamworth. [*] Farewell to Missionaries, s 1 £~^ O, ye heralds of salvation, VJ Go, proclaim redeeming blood ; Publish to that barb'rous nation, Peace and pardon from our God; Tell the heathen, None but Christ can do them good. — 2 While the gospel trump you're sounding. May the Spirit seal the word, And, through sovereign grace abounding Heathen bow and own the Lord ; Idols leaving, God alone shall be adored. —3 Distant though our souls are blending, Still our hearts are warm and true ; In our prayers to heaven ascending, Brethren — we'll remember you; Heaven preserve you, Safely all your journey through. 4 When your mission here is finished, And your work on earth is done. May your souls, by grace replenished, Find acceptance through the Son ; Thence admitted, Dwell for ever near his throne. u 5 Loud hosannas now resounding, — Make the heavenly arches ring : Grace to sinful men abounding, Ransomed millions sweetly sing ; While with rapture, All adore their heavenly King. Baldwir. HYMN 397. 8, 7, &, 4. Smyrna, [b] Missionaries' Farewell. p 1 "VT^ES? my native land, I love thee ; JL Ail thy scenes I love them well. Select HYMN 398. 733 Friends, connexions, happy country ! Can I hid you all farewell.' Can I leare you. Far in heathen lands to dwell J 2 Home ! thy joys are passing lovely ; Joys no stranger-heart can tell ! Happy home ! 'tis sun- I love thee ! Can I — can 1 say — Fart- well ? Can I leave thee, Far in heathen lands to dwell ? 3 Scenes of sacred peace and pleasure. Holy days and Sabbath-bell, d Richest, brightest, sweetest treasure ! Can 1 say a last farewell ? Can I leave you. Far in heathen lands to dwell ? s 4 Yes ! I hasten from you gladly, From the scenes I love so well ! Far away, ye billows, bear me; Lovely native land, farewell ! Pleased 1 leave thee, Far in heathen lands to dwell. 5 In the deserts let me labour, On the mountains let me tell, How he died — the blessed Saviour — To redeem a world from hell ! Let me hasten, Far in heathen lands to dwell. 6 Bear me on, thou restless ocean Let the winds my canvass swell — Heaves my heart with warm emotion, While I cro far hence to dwell. o GlacT 1 bid thee, Native land ! — Farewell — Farewell ! S. F. Smith HYMN 398. L. ML Winchelsea. [*] Glory awaiting faithful .Missionaries, g I 1.^ TERN AL Lord! from land to land, ■ i Shall echo thine all-glorious name, Till kingdoms bow at thy command, And every lip thy praise proclaim. 2 Exalted high, on every shore, The banner of the cross, unfurled, Shall summon thousands to adore The Saviour of a ransomed world. 80* 734 HYMN 399, 400. Select. s 3 Thousands shall join thy pilgrim band And, by that sacred standard led, Press forward to lmmanuel's land. Nor fear the thorny path to tread. 4 Triumphant over every foe, Their ransomed numbers shall move on, To that blest world where sin and woe Shall never mingle with their song. HYMN 399. L. M. Angels' Hymn, [b or *] For Missionary Associations. g 1 A SSEMBLED at thy great command, J\. Before thy face, dread King, we stand; The voice that marshalled every star, Has called thy people from afar. — 2 We meet through distant lands to spread The truth for which the martyrs bled ; Along the line — to either pole — The thunder of thy praise to roll. 3 First bow our hearts beneath thy sway ; Then give thy growing empire way, O'er wastes of sin — o'er fields of blood — Till all mankind shall be subdued. 4 Our prayers assist — accept our praise — Our hopes revive — our courage raise — Our counsels aid — and oh ! impart, The single eye — the faithful heart. Collyeb. ~~HYAIN 400. L. M. Duke Street. [*] Active Benevolence in Imitation of Christ. o 1 "\X7"HEN from the glorious realms of day, \ V On wings of love, the Saviour flew, He walked through mercy's heavenly way, And bade the world his steps pursue. p 2 The blind, the lame, his power confessed ; The dumb broke forth in grateful strains • He gave the wearied spirit rest, And loosed the prisoner from his chains. — 3 And shall not they whose lips resound The matchless deeds the Saviour wrought, Like him in charity abound. And practise what his goodness taught ? — 4 Ye who his grace so freely share, Your willing aid as freely give ; Your lively faith and love declare, And in his sacred precepts live HYMN 401, 402. 735 u 5 Honour your Saviour, speak his praise ; Bv acts of love his grace proclaim; Sweet anthems to his glory raise, And in hosannas sound his name. HYMN 401. L. P. M. Palestine, [b] Saturday Evening. e 1 OWEET is the last, the parting raj, k5 That ushers placid evening in ; When with the still, expiring day, The Sabbath's peaceful hours begin ; How grateful to the anxious breast The sacred hours of holy rest ! — 2 Hushed is the tumult of the day, And worldly cares and business cease ; While soft the vesper breezes play, To hymn the glad return of peace : Delightful season ! kindly given To turn the wandering thoughts to heaven. — 3 Oft as this peaceful hour shall come, Lord, raise my thoughts from earthly things, And bear them to my heavenly home. On faith and hope's celestial wings, — Till the last gleam of life decay, In one eternal Sabbath-day. HYMN 402. P. M. Haddam. [*] Lord's Day. ■ 1 /CHILDREN of God. awake, v_y And hail this sacred day ; In loftiest songs of praise Your grateful homage pay; Come, bless the day that God hath blest, The type of heaven's eternal rest. 2 On this auspicious morn The Lord of life arose ; u He burst the bars of death, And vanquished all our foes ; — And now he pleads our cause above, And reaps the fruit of all his love. 8 3 All hail, triumphant Lord ! Heaven with hosannas rings; — And earth with humbler strains « Thy praise responsive sings — " Worthy the Lamb that once was slain. Through endless years to live and reign * 736 HYMN 403—405. Select. HYMN 403. L. M. Blendon. [*] u There remaineth a Rest to the People of God." 1 rjlHINE earthly Sabbaths, Lord ! we love, s JL But there's a nobler rest above ; — Oh that we might that rest attain From sin. from sorrow, and from pain. e 2 In thy blest kingdom we shall be From every mortal trouble free ; No sighs shall mingle with the songs Resounding from immortal tongues. p 3 No rude alarms of raging foes, No cares to break the long repose, No midnight shade, no clouded sun, But sacred, high, eternal noon, s 4 Oh long-expected day, begin ! Dawn on this world of wo and sin : Fain would we leave this weary road, And sleep in death, to rest in God. Doddridge. HYMN 404. C. M. Broomsgrove. [*] A Hymn for the Evening of the Lord's Day. 1 TjlREQUENT the day of God returns, JL To shed its quickening beams ; p And yet how slow devotion burns ! How languid are its flames ! 2 Accept our faint attempts to love, Our frailties, Lord, forgive ; — We would be like thy saints above, o And praise thee while we live. — 3 Increase, O Lord, our faith and hope. And fit us to ascend, Where the assembly ne'er breaks up, The Sabbath ne'er shall end ; — 4 Where we shall breathe in heavenly air, With heavenly lustre shine ; Before the throne of God appear, And feast on love divine. Brown. HYMN 405. 7s. Pilgrim. [*] Sabbath Morning Prayer Meeting. — 1 TTEAVENLY Spirit ! may each heart XTl Through these sacred hours be thine ; May we from the world depart, Breathing after things divine. Select. HYMN 400, 407. 737 o 2 Lead us forth with joy and peace To thy temple, in thy way- . e And when tins Bweel day shall cease, g May its sun go down with praise ! — 3 May thy ministers declare All thy word of truth with power, Till the sinner bend in prayer. Conquered in that mighty hour. 4 So may we, who worship here, Profit by thy word to-day ; And more love, and peace, and fear Carry from thy house away. HYMN 406. L. M. Stomfitld. [*] Fr>r the Blessing of Father, S071, and Spirit 1 /COMMAND thy blessing from above, Vy O God : on all assembled here ; Behold us with a Father's love, While we look up with filial fear. 2 Command thy blessing. Jesus, Lord ! May we thy true disciples be : Speak to each heart the mighty word, Say to the weakest, u Follow me." 3 Command*thy blessing in this hour, Spirit of Truth ! and fill this place With humbling and exalting power, With quickening and confirming grace. 4 O thou, our Maker, Saviour. Guide, One true Eternal God contest ; May nought in life or death divide The saints in thy communion blest. Montgomery HYMN 407. C. M. Stephens. [* or b] e 1 "\7S7"^ k°w before thy gracious throne, ▼ T And think ourselves sincere ; But show us. Lord, is every one Thy real worshipper ? 2 Is here a soul that knows thee not, Nor feels his want of thee ? A stranger to the blood which bought His pardon on the tree r 3 Speak with that voice which wakes the dead, And bid the sleeper rise ! And bid his guilty conscience dread The death that never dies. 738 HYMN 408—410. Select e 4 Call forth the cry, " What must be done " To save a wretch like me ? e c< How shall a trembling sinner shun " That endless misery ?" Wesley's Col. HYMN 403. 8, 7, & 4. Tamworth. [*] After Sermon. 1 "ir ORD ! dismiss us with thy blessing ; I i Fill our hearts with joy and peace : Let us all, thy love possessing, u Triumph in redeeming grace ' Oh refresh us — Travelling through this wilderness. s 2 Thanks we give and adoration, For thy gospel's joyful sound : Let the fruits of thy salvation In our hearts and lives abound : May thy presence — With us evermore be found. Rippopt. HYMN 409. L. M. Alfreton. [*] Baptism. 1 flOME, Holy Ghost, descend from high; vy Baptizer of our spirits, thou ! The sacramental seal apply, And witness with the water now. 2 Pour forth thy energy divine, And sprinkle the atoning blood : May Father, Son, and Spirit join, To seal this child a child of God ! HYMN 410. C. M. Stephens. [*] Baptism. 1 TESUS, we lift our souls to thee ! O Thy Holy Sririt breathe ; And let this little infant be Baptized into thy death. 2 Oh let thine unction on it rest, Thy grace its soul renew ; And write within its tender breast Thy name and nature too. 3 If thou shouldst quickly end its days, Its place with thee prepare ; And if thou lengthen out its race, Continue still thy care. Select. HYMN 411—413. 739 HYMN 7l7 L. M. Costdlow. [•] The Lord's Supper. i TTERE let us see thy face, O Lord, XX And view salvation with our eyes, And taste and leel the living Word, The Bread descending from the skies. 2 Thou hast prepared this dying Lamb, Hast set his blood before our face, To teach the terrors of thy name, And show the wonders of thy grace. s 3 Jesus ! our light ! our morning star ! Shine thou on nations yet unknown; The glory of thy people here. And joy of spirits near thy throne. Pratt's Col. HYMN 41-2. 7 & 6. Chaplin, [b] The Lord's Supper. 1 T AMB of God ' whose bleeding love X_J We now recall to mind, Send the answer from above, And let us mercy find ; Think on us. who think on thee. And every burdened soul release ; Oh remember Calvary, And bid us go in peace ! 2 By thine agonizing pain, And bloody sweat, we pray ; By thy dying love to man, Take all our sins away : Burst our bonds, and set us free, From all iniquity release; Oh remember Calvary, And bid us go in peace ! 3 Through thy blood, by faith applied, Let sinners pardon feel : Speak us freely justified, And all our sickness heal ; By thy passion on the tree. Let all our griefs and troubles cease ; Oh remember Calvary, And bid us go in peace. Wesley's Col. HYMN 413. C. M. Tolland. [*] The Lord's Supper. 1 T ORD ! at thy table we behold JLj The wonders of thy grace j r40 HYMN 414—416. Select But most of all admire that we Should find a welcome place — 2 We. who were all defiled with sin, And rebels to our God ! We. who have crucified thy Son, And trampled on his blood ! 3 What strange. surprising grace is thisj That we, so lost, have room ! Jesus our weary souls invites, And freely bids us come. i 4 Ye saints below, and hosts above ! Join all your sacred powers ; No theme is like redeeming love, No Saviour is like ours. Stennett HYMN 414. 7s. Pilgrim, [b] 1 13 READ of heaven '. on thee we feed, -13 For thy flesh is meat indeed : Ever let our souls be fed With this true and living bread ! 2 Vine of heaven ! thy blood supplies This blest cup of sacrifice : Lord ! thy wounds our healing give, To thy cross we look and live. 3 Day by day with strength supplied, Through the life of him who died : Lord of lire ! O let us be Rooted, grafted, built on thee ! Pratt's Col. HYMN 415. 9 & 3. Bowery. [*] 1 T3READ of the world, in mercy broken ! -13 Wine of the soul, in mercy shed ! By whom the words of life were spoken, And in whose death our sins are dead ! 2 Look on the heart by sorrow broken, Look on the tears by sinners shed; And be thy feast to us the token. That by thy grace our souls are fed. Bishop Heber HYMN 416. C. M. ArcMale. [*] Joining in Covenant icith God. Is. xliv, 5. ) 1 /^1 OME, let us join our souls to God, Vy In everlasting bands ; And seize the blessings he bestows, With eager hearts and hands. Select. HYMN 417, 413. 741 i 2 C Before his footstool humbly And pour our fervent prayer. . let us seal, without dr The covenant of his grace ; N : -hall the years of distant life Its memory efface. 4 Thus may oui rising offspring haste To seek their fathers* I e'er forsake the happy path Their fathers' feet have* trod. Pratt's Col. HYMN 417. C. M. Si*phms. [*] Joining the Church of Christ. g 1 "WX7TTNESS, ye men and angels, now, ▼ ? Lord we s:>- To him we make our solemn vow, A vow we dare not break — —2 That long u shmll last. Ourselves to Christ we yield : Nor from his cause will we depart, Or ever quit the field. 3 We trust not in our native strength, But on his gract- That, with returning wants, the Lord Will all our need supply. 4 O guide our doubtful feet aright, And keep us in thy ways ; And while we turn our vows to prayers, g Turn thou our prayers to praise. Bf.ddome. HYMN 418. L. M. C^tdhw. [*] Recept io n into CM r is I i '. ip . 1 pOME in. thou blessed of the Lord, Vy Enter in Jesus' precious name, We welcome thee with one accord. And trust the Saviour does the same. 2 Those joys which earth cannot afford. We'll seek in fellowship to prove, Joined in one spirit to our Lord. Together bound by mutual love. 3 And while we pass this vale of tears, We'll make our joys and sorrows known ; We'll share each other's hopes and fears. An J count a brother's ra Select. 21 742 HYMN 419, 420. Select 4 Once more our welcome we repeat, Receive assurance of our love : 0 may we all together meet Around the throne of God above ! HYMN 419. S. M. Shirland. [* or b] Love to the Church. o IT LOVE thy kingdom, Lord, JL The house of thine abode, The church our blest Redeemer saved, With his own precious blood. — 2 If e'er to bless thy sons, My voioe or hands deny, These hands let useful skill forsake, This voice in silence die. 3 If e'er rny heart forget Her welfare or her wo, Let every joy this heart forsake, And every grief o'erflow. 4 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. Dwight. HYMN 42a L. M. Munich, [b] For a Sunday School Union Anniversanj Meeting. 1 1,1 ROM year to year in love we meet, _C From year to year in peace we part ; u The tongues of thousands uttering sweet The bosom-joy of every heart. e 2 But time rolls on, and year by year, We change, grow up, or pass away ; Not twice the same assembly here Have hailed the children's festal day. p 3 Death, ere another spring, shall strike Some in our union, marked to fall ; Be young and old prepared alike, The warning is to each, to all. * — 4 Our times, our lives, are in thy hand ; On thee for all things we rely ; Assured, while in thy grace we stand, To live is Christ, and gain to die. 5 Meanwhile our falling ranks renew ; Send children, teachers, in our place, More humble, docile, faithful, true. More like lliv Son, from race to race. Montgomery Select. HYMN 121—423. 743 HYMN 421. S. M. Otmutz. [•] For S v "ols. 1 TTnTHlN these walls be pe ▼ f Love through our borders found ; In all our little palaces Prosperity abound, p '2 God scorns not humble things ; H> e, though tlie proud des] S The children of the Kinir of kings Are training tor the skies. — 3 May none who thus are taught. From glory be cast down. But all through faith and patience brought u To an immortal crown. Movtgo.merv. HYMN 4-2-2. C. M. Lancsboro'. [*] For Sunday Schools. g 1 fTlHERE is a glorious world of light, JL Above the starry sky; Where saints departed, clothed in white. Adore the Lord most high. 2 And hark ! amid the sacred songs Those heavenly voices raise, Ten thousand, thousand infant tongues Unite and perfect praise. — 3 Those are the hymns that we shall know. If Jesus we obey : That is the place where we shall go. If found in wisdom's way. 4 This is the joy we ought to seek. And make our chief concern ; For this we come, from week to week, To read, and hear, and learn. p 5 Soon will our earthly race be run, Our mortal frame decay ; Children and teachers, one by one. Must droop, and pass e 6 Great God ! impress the serious thought, This day. on every breast ; That both the teachers and the taught May enter to thy rest. Jane Tavi.oh HYMN 42:]. S. M. Shirland. [*] For Sunday Schools. OMEj let our songs ithin these peaceful walls ; 1 i^OM 744 HYMN 424. Select — The light of knowledge shines around, And e'en on us it falls. 2 Through God our Father's care, Though we deserved it not, Our lives in pleasant places are, And goodly is our lot. 6 3 This cheerful morning sun, That lights our happy plains, Shines, ere its daily course is run, Where heathen darkness reigns. —4 He sees the savage wild Some idol's help implore ; He sees the untaught Indian child His painted gods adore. 5 Lord, let thy light, we pray, On them — on us arise : For we are foolish, blind as they, Till Jesus make us wise.- 6 We learn thy blessed will, We read thy holy word, Then may we thy commands fulfill, Which others never heard. Jane Tavlor. HYMN 424. C. M. Dundee. [*] What is Prayer f 1 TT)RAYER is the soul's sincere desire JL Uttered, or unexpressed ; The motion of a hidden fire That trembles in the breast, 2 Prayer is the burden of a sigh, The falling of a tear ; The upward glancing of an eye, When none but God is near. 3 Prayer is the simplest form of speeca That infant lips can try ; Prayer, the sublimest strains that reach The Majesty on high. 4 Prayer is the Christian's vital breath, The Christian's native air ; His watchword at the gates of death ; He enters heaven with prayer. 5 Prayer is the contrite sinner's voice. Returning from his ways ; u While angels in their songs rejoice, And cry, " Behold, he prays '" Montgomery Select. HYMN 425 — 1'27. 745 HYMN 425. C. ML Jhdham. [b or •] Retirement and Meditation. p 1 TT^AR from the world, O Lord, I flee, I From strife and tumult tar ; From scenes where Satan wages still I Lis 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, Oh, with what peace, and joy, and love, She communes with her God ! — 4 Author and Guardian of my life, Sweet source of light divine, And (all harmonious names in one) Mv Saviour, thou art mine. s 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. Cowper. HYMN 4-2(3. L. M. Nazareth. [* or b] u When two or three are met in mil luime, there am /." Matt, xviii, 20. — 1 TTOW sweet to leave the world awhile, XTl And seek the presence of our Lord 1 Dear Saviour, on thy people smile, And come according to thy word. 2 From busy scenes we now retreat. That we may here converse with thee : Ah, Lord, behold us at thy feet ! Let this the u. gate of heaven" be. 3 "Chief of ten thousand." now appear, That we by faith may see thy face ! Oh speak, that we thy voice may hear, And let thy presence rill this place. Kelly. HYMN 4-27. 7s. Jit. Cahvin/. [*]. The Close of a Meeting for Prayer. 1 TF 'tis sweet to mingle where -L Christians meet for social prayer : If 'tis sweet with them to raise 2 Songs of holy joy and praise. — 746 HYMN 428, 429. Select. — O how sweet that state must be Where they meet eternally ! 2 Saviour, may these meetings prove Preparations for above ; While we worship in this place, May we go from grace to grace ; Till we each, in his degree, Fit for endless glory be. HYMN 428. L. M. Wells. [*] On the Appointment of a Minister. 1 ~\7E7"E bid thee welcome in the name T V Of Jesus, our Exalted Head ; Come as a servant ; so he came ; And we receive thee in his stead. 2 Come as a shepherd : guard and keep This fold from hell, and earth, and sin; Nourish the lambs, and feed the sheep, The wounded heal, the lost bring in. 3 Come as an angel, hence to guide A band of pilgrims on their way ; That, safely walking at thy side, We fail not, faint not, turn nor stray. 4 Come as a teacher sent from God, Charged his whole counsel to declare : Lift o'er our ranks the prophet's rod, While we uphold thy hands with prayer. a 5 Come as a messenger of peace, Filled with the Spirit, fired with love : Live to behold our large increase, And die to meet us all above. HYMN 429. C. M. St. Ann's. [*] Ministers watching for Souls. o 1 T ET Zion's watchmen all awake, 1 A And take th' alarm they give : g Now let them from the mouth of God Their awful charge receive. — 2 'Tis not a cause of small import The pastor's care demands; But what might fill an angel's heart, And filled a Saviour's hands. 3 They watch for souls, for which the Lord Did heavenly bliss forego ; For souls, which must forever live In happiness or wo. Select. HYMN 430—432. 747 4 May they that Jesus whom they preach Their own Redeemer see ! And watch thou daily o'er their souls, That they may watch tor thee. Doddridoe. 1 1 Y .\ I X 430. 8 & 7. Sicilian Hymn, [b] For a Revival . 1 CJAVIOUR, visit thy plantation; O Grant us. Lord, a gracious ram1 All will come to desolation. Unless thou return again. s '2 Keep no longer at a distance ; Shine upon us from on high, Lest, for want of thine assistance, p Every plant should droop and die. — 3 Let our mutual love be fervent, Make us prevalent in prayers-, Let each one esteemed thy servant Shun the world's bewitching snares. 4 Break the tempter's fatal power ; Turn the stony heart to flesh ; And begin from this good hour To revive thy work afresh. Newton. HYMN 431. 7s. Hotham. [*] s 1 1" IGHT of life, seraphic fire, I A Love divine, thyself impart ; Every fainting soul inspire : Shine in every drooping heart : Every mournful sinner cheer, Scatter all our guilty gloom : Son of God, appear ! appear ! To thy human temples come. 2 Come in this accepted hour ; Bring thy heavenly kingdom in : Fill us with thy glorious power, Take away the love of sin : Nothing more can we require, We will covet nothing less ; Be thou all our hearts desire, All our joy, and all our peace. C. Weslev. HYMN 432. 7s. Evening Hymn, [b] Evening Hymn. 1 OAVIOUR, breathe an evening blessing. O Ere repose our spirits seal : I 748 HYMN 433, 434. Select. Sin and want we come confessing, Thou canst save and thou canst heal. Though destruction walk around us, Though the arrow near us fly, Angel-guards from thee surround us, We are safe, if thou art nigh. e 2 Though the night be dark and dreary, — Darkness cannot hide from thee ; Thou art he who. never weary, Watchest where thy people be ; Should swift death this night o'ertake us, And our couch become our tomb, May the morn, in heaven awake us, s Clad in light and deathless bloom. HYMN 433. L. P. M. St. Helen's. [*] Thanksgiving for National Prosperity. 1 TTOW rich thy gifts, Almighty King ! JLJL From thee our public blessings spring; The extended trade, the fruitful skies, The treasures liberty bestows, 6 The eternal joys the gospel shows, — All from thy boundless goodness rise. — 2 Here commerce spreads the wealthy store, Which pours from every foreign shore ; Science and art their charms display ; Religion teaches us to raise s Our voices to our Maker's praise, As truth and conscience point the way. u 3 With grateful hearts, with joyful tongues, To God we raise united songs ; Here still may God in mercy reign ; Crown our just counsels with success, With peace and joy our borders bless, And all our sacred rights maintain. Kippis. HYMN 434. ?s. Benevmto. [b or *] New- year's Day. p 1 XTSTHILE, with ceaseless course, the sun Y V 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. Select. HYMN 435, 430. 749 o *J As the winged arrow flies Speedily the mark to rind ; the lightning from the skies 1 ).ui> and l< aves do trace behind, — iftly thus our fleeting days Bear us down life's rapid stream ; Lord, our expectations raise — All below is but a dream. Thanks for mercies past receive ; Former kindnesses renew : From this moment may we live With eternity in vL i the word to young and old : Shed abroad a Saviour's love ; And when life's short tale is told, May we dwell with thee above. Newton HYMN 435. P. M. Amesbmry. [• or b] o 1 i^OME, let us anew our journey pursue. Vy Roll round with the year. And never stand still, till the Master appear. 2 His adorable will let us gladly fulfil, And our talents impi By the patience of hope, and the labour of love. — J Our life is a dream ; our time, as a stream, Glicl s .way ; And the fugitive moment refuses to stay. 4 The arrow is Mown ; the moment is gone : The millennial year Rushes on to our view, and eternity's here. s 5 O that each in the day of his coining may say, u I have fought my way through ; 1 have finished the work thou didst give me to do.'' ») O that each, from his Lord, may receive the glad II and faithfully * Enter into my joy. and* sit down on my throne." HYMN 4:36. S. M. NorwaUc [b] Reflections on the State of our Fathers. 6 1 TTOW swift the torrent rolls, JlJL Which bears us to the sea '. The tide which hurries thoughtless s •;■ To vast eternity ! 750 HYMN 437. Select. 2 Our fathers, where are they, With all they called their own ? Their joys and griefs, and hopes and cares, And wealth and honour gone. 3 But joy or grief succeeds Beyond our mortal thought, While the poor remnant of their dust Lies in the grave forgot. e 4 There, where the fathers lie Must all the children dwell ; No other heritage possess, But such a gloomy cell. — 5 God of our fathers, hear, Thou everlasting Friend ! While we, as on life's utmost verge, Our souls to thee commend. 6' Of all the pious dead May we the footsteps trace, s Till with them, in the land of light, We dwell before thy face. Alexander's Col. HYMN 437. L. M. Dresden, [b or *] The Knell. p 1 i^kFT as the bell, with solemn toll, V>J Speaks the departure of a soul, Let each from every trifle fly, And ask, *'fc Am I prepared to die ?" e 2 Soon, leaving all I love below, To God's tribunal I must go ; Must hear the Judge pronounce my fate, And fix my everlasting state. 3 O could 1 bear to hear him say, u Depart, accursed, far away ; " With Satan, midst the flames of hell, " Thou art forever doomed to dwell !" 4 Saviour ! O help me now to see And place my hope alone in thee ; Thy cleansing blood, thy spirit give, Subdue my sins, and bid me live ! 5 Then when the solemn bell 1 hear, If saved from guilt, I need not fear; Nor would the thought alarming be, ri Perhaps it next may toll for me." Select. HYMN l:H— 440. 751 p ti Rather my spirit would rejoice, And wish and long to hear tliy voice ; Glad, when it bids me earth resign, f heaven, if thou art mine! Newton. HYMN 43a C. ML. Funeral Hymn, [b] J Thought of Eternity. p 1 TTTIIEN, rising from the bed of death, V? O'er whelmed with guilt and fear, I see my Maker face to face, O, how shall I appear ; — 2 If yet, while pardon may be found, And mercy may be sought, My heart with inward horror shrinks, And trembles at the thought ; g 3 When thou, O Lord, shalt stand disclosed In majesty severe, And sit in judgment on my soul, O, how shall I appear ? Addison. HYMN 439. S. M. Olmutz. [*] o 1 "VX7AKED by the trumpet's sound, ▼ Y I from my grave shall rise, And see the Judge with glory crowned, And see the flaming skies. p 2 Who can resolve the doubt, That tears mv anxious breast? Shall I be with tile lost cast nut, Or numbered with the blest ? — 3 O thou that wouldst not have One wretched sinner die; Who diedst thyself, ray soul to save From endiess misery ; — 4 Show me the way to shun Thy dreadful wrath Bevere ! That when thou comest on thy throne, I may with joy appear. Wesley's Col. HYMN 440. C. M. Dundee. [*] Heaven. g 1 T71AR from these narrow scenes of night _T Unbounded glories rise. And realms of infinite delight, Unknown to mortal eyes. 752 HYMN 441, 442. Select. — 2 Fair distant land ! could mortal eyes But half its charms explore, How would our spirits long to rise, And dwell on earth no more ! 3 No cloud those blissful regions know, Realms ever bright and fair ! For sin, the source of mortal wo, Can never enter there, s 4 Oh may the heavenly prospect fire Our hearts with ardent love, Till wings of faith and strong desire Bear every thought above. 5 Prepare us, Lord ! by grace divine, For thy bright courts on high; Then bid our spirits rise and join The chorus of the sky. Steele HYMN 441. Lanesboro'. [b or *] The Heavenly Rest. p 1 FT1HERE is an hour of peaceful rest, JL To mourning wanderers given ; There is a joy for souls distrest, A balm for every wounded breast, 'Tis found above — in heaven. 2 There is a home for weary souls, By sin and sorrow driven ; When tossed on life's tempestuous shoals, Where storms arise, and ocean rolls, And all is drear but heaven, to 3 There, faith lifts up her cheerful eye, To brighter prospects given ; And views the tempest passing by, The evening shadows quickly fly, p And all serene in heaven. s 4 There, fragrant flowers, immortal, bloom. And joys supreme are given ; There, rays divine disperse the gloom : — Beyond the confines of the tomb Appears the dawn of heaven. Union Col. HYMN 442. C. M. Tolland. [*] Tlie Heavenly Jerusalem. Rev. xxi, 22. 1 TERUSALEM. my happy home ! «J Name ever dear to me ! Wh follow Christ, and flee from sin, Daily grow up in him our Head, Lord of the living and the dead. Montgomery. HYMN 447. C. M. Lanesboro'. [b or •] The Dead who die in the Lord. p 1 TN vain our fancy strives to paint -L The moment after death, The glories that surround the saint, Wrhen he resigns his breath. 2 One gentle sigh his fetters breaks ; We scarce can say, u He's gone," Before the willing spirit takes Her mansion near the throne 756 HYMN 448, 449. Select. — 3 Faith strives, but all its efforts fail, To trace her heavenward flight; No eye can pierce within the veil, Which .hides that world of light. 4 Thus much (and this is all) we know, They are supremely blest ; Have done with sin, and care, and wo, And with their Saviour rest. 6 5 On harps of gold his name they praise, His presence always view ; — And if we here their footsteps trace, There we shall praise him too. Newton. HYMN 448. 7s. Sabbath, [b or *] The dying Christian to his Soul. a 1 T7TTAL spark of heavenly flame ! p T Quit, O quit this mortal frame ! Trembling, hoping, lingering, flying , Oh the pain, the bliss of dying ! Cease, fond nature ! cease thy strife, And let me languish into life ! e 2 Hark, they whisper — angels say. o " Sister spirit, come away !" p What is this absorbs me quite, Steals my senses, shuts my sight, Drowns my spirits, draws my breath ? Tell me, my soul — can this be death ? a 3 The world recedes ! — it disappears ! o Heaven opens on my eyes ! — my ears u With sounds seraphic ring ! s Lend, lend your wings ! T mount ! I fly ! O grave ! where is thy victory ? 0 death ! where is thy sting ? Pope HYMN 449. 8 & 7. Greenville. [*] The departing Saint. 1 TTXAPPY soul, thy days are ended, JLJl All thy mourning days below , Go, by angel-guards attended, To the sight of Jesus go ! 2 Waiting to receive thy spirit, Lo ! the Saviour stands above, Shows the glory of his merit, Reaches out the crown of love. ect HYMN ir>0 — 1.72. 757 3 Struggle through thy latest passion, To thy dear Redeemer*! breast, To liis uttermost salvation, To his everlasting rest 4 For the joy he sets before thee, - a momentary pain ; Die, to live the lite or glory — Suiter, with thy Lord to reign. C. Weslef HYMN 450. L ML Munich, [b] TJu Death of the Ri'jlittous. p I TTOW blest the righteous when they die, J-l When holy souls retire to rest ! How mildly beams the closing eye ! How uently heaves th" expiring breast ! 2 So fades a summer cloud away : So sinks the gale when storms are o'er . So gently shuts the eye of day : So dies a wave alonor the shore. 3 Farewell, conflicting hopes and fears. Where lights and shades alternate dwell ! b How bright th' unchanging morn appears ! p Farewell, inconstant world, farewell ! Bakbauld. HYMN 451. C. M Lancsboro1. [b] Happy Death of a Christian. p 1 TPVEAR as thou wert, and justly dear, \J We would not weep for thee . One thought shall check the starting tear, — It is — that thou art free. 2 And thus shall faith's consoling power The tears of love restrain ; Oh ! who that saw thy parting hour Could wish thee here again ! 3 Gently the passing spirit fled. Sustained by grace divine : Oh may such grace on us be shed, And make our end like thine. Dale. HYMN 452. 8 & 7. Greenville, [bor *] Happiness of departed Saints the Consolation of Sur- vivors. 1 rpHINK, O ye who fondly languish JL O'er the grave of those you love : While your bosoms swell with anguish. They are warblincr hymns above. * 22* 758 HYMN 453, 454. Select p 2 While our silent steps are straying, Lonely through night's deepening shade, u Glory's brightest beams are playing Round the happy Christian's head, s 3 Light and peace at once deriving From the hand of God most high, In his glorious presence living, They shall never — never die ! 4 Endless pleasure, pain excluding, Sickness, there, no more can come; There, no fear of wo, intruding, Sheds o'er heaven a moment's gloom. COLLYER ALTERED. HYMN 453. 7s. Hotham. [*] 1 T O ! the prisoner is released, I A Lightened of his fleshly load ; Where the weary are at rest. He is gathered unto God ! Lo ! the pain of life is past, All his warfare now is o'er ; Death and hell behind are cast, Grief and suffering are no more, g 2 Yes, the Christian's course is run, Ended is the glorious strife ; u Fought the fight, the work is done, Death is swallowed up of life ' s Borne hy angels on their wings, Far from earth the spirit flies, Finds his God, and sits and sings, Triumphing in Paradise. — 3 Let the world bewail their dead, Fondly of their loss complain ; Brother, friend, by Jesus freed, Death to thee, to us, is gain : s Thou art entered into joy : Let the unbelievers mourn ; We in songs our lives employ, Till we all to God return. Wesley's Col HYMN 454. 8s. Goshen, [b or *] Death of a Sister. e 1 FTUS finished ! the conflict is past, A The heaven-born spirit is fled ; Her wish is accomplished at last, And now she's entombed with the dead. Select. HYMN 455. 759 The months of affliction are o'er. The days and the nights of distress ; We see her in anguish DO more — She has found a happy release. — 2 No sickness, or sorrow, or pain, Shall ever disquiet her now ; For death to her spirit was gain, Since Christ was her life when below, s Her soul has now taken its flight To mansions of glory above, To mingle with angels of light, And dwell in the kingdom of love. 3 The victory now is obtained ; She's gone her Redeemer to see ; Her wishes she fully has gained — She's now where she panted to be. Then let us forbear to complain That she has now gone from our sight ; We soon shall behold her again. With new and redoubled delight. Alexander's Col HYMN 455. L. M. Federal St. [bor*] Sleep! 7i g in Jesus. 1 A SLEEP in Jesus ! blessed sleep ! -ljl From which none ever wakes to weep ! A calm and undisturbed repose. Unbroken by the last of foes ! p 2 Asleep in Jesus ! oh ! how sweet To be for such a slumber meet : g With holy confidence to sing That death hath lost its venomed sting ! p 3 Asleep in Jesus ! peaceful rest ! WHiose waking is supremely blest : No fear — no wo, shall dim that hour. That manifests the Saviour's powrer. — 4 Asleep in Jesus ! oh, for me May such a blissful refuge be : Securely shall my ash Waiting the summons from, on high. 5 Asleep in Jesus ! time nor space Debars this precious u hiding place:" On Indian plains, or Lapland snows. Believers find the same repose. 760 HYMN 456, 457. Select 6 Asleep in Jesus ! far from thee Thy kindred and their graves may be ; But there is still a blessed sleep. From which none ever wakes to weep. HYMN 456. S. M. Olmutz. [*] ~ On the Death of an aged Minister. p 1 SERVANT of God, well done ! O Rest from thy loved employ ; s The battle fought, the victory won, Enter thy Master's joy. 2 The voice at midnight came, He started up to hear ; A mortal arrow pierced his frame, He fell, — but felt no fear. p 3 The pains of death are past, Labour and sorrow cease ; And, life's long warfare closed at last, His soul is found in peace. s 4 Soldier of Christ, well done ! Praise be thy new employ, And while eternal ages run, Rest in thy Saviour's joy. Montgomery. HYMN 457. C. M. Funeral Hymn, [b] Funeral. p 1 E3ENEATH our feet and o'er our head JL3 Is equal warning given : Beneath us lie the countless dead, Above us is the heaven ! 2 Their names are graven on the stone, Their bones are in the clay : And ere another day is gone, Ourselves may be as they. 3 Death rides on every passing breeze, And lurks in every flower : Each season has its own disease, Its peril every hour ! 4 Our eyes have seen the rosy light Of youth's soft cheek decay, And fate descend in sudden night On manhood's middle day. 5 Our eyes have seen the steps of age Halt feebly to the tomb ; Select. HYMN 453— 460. 701 And yet shall earth our hearts engage, And dreams of days to come ? 6 Turn, mortal, turn ! thy danger know i Where'er an tread, The earth rings hollow from below, And warns thee of her dead I —7 Turn. Christian, turn ! thy soul apply To truths divinely given : The forms which underneath thee lie, Shall live, for hell or heaven ! Pratt's Col. HYMN 453. L. M. Monmouth, [b or »] TJie Day of Judgment, g 1 npHE day of wrath ! that dreadful day, _L When heaven and earth shall pass away! — What power shall be the sinner's stay ? How shall he meet that dreadful day — 2 When, shrivelling like a parched scroll. The flaming heavens together roll ; And, louder yet. and yet more dread, Swells the high trump that wakes the dead ? a 3 Oh ! on that day, that wrathful day, When man to judgment wakes from clay, Be thou, O Christ ! the sinner's stay, p Though heaven and earth shall pass away. Scott. HYMN 459. S. M. Olmutz. [*] Christ's Second Cuming. o 1 TTE comes ! the Conqueror comes ! JlJL Death falls beneath his sword ; The joyful prisoners burst the tombs, And rise to meet their Lord. o 2 The trumpet sounds. " Awake ' 14 Ye dead, to judgment come !" The pillars of creation shake. While man receives his doom. 3 Thrice happy morn for those Who love the ways of peace : No night of sorrow e'er shall close, Or shade their perfect bliss. HYMN 460. S. M. Watchman, [b or *] e 1 rriHOU Judge of quick and dead, A Before whose bar severe 762 HYMN 461, 462. Select With holy joy, or guilty dread, We all shall soon appear ; 2 Our cautioned souls prepare For that tremendous day ; And rill us now with watchful care, And stir us up to pray. 3 O may we all be found Obedient to thy word ; Attentive to the trumpet's sound, And looking for our Lord ! 4 O may we all ensure A lot among the blest ; And watch a moment to secure An everlasting rest. Wesley's Col. HYMN 461. 8s. Goshen. [*] g 1 TTE comes ! he comes ! the Judge severe ! XX The seventh trumpet speaks him near: His lightnings flash ; his thunders roll ; How welcome to the faithful soul ! u 2 From heaven angelic voices sound ; See tiie Almighty Jesus crowned ! Girt with omnipotence and grace ; And glory decks the Saviour's face. 3 Descending on his azure throne, He claims the kingdoms for his own : The kingdoms all obey his word, And hail him their triumphant Lord. 8 4 Shout, all the people of the sky ! And all the saints of the Most High: Our Lord, who now his right obtains. Forever and forever reigns. Wesley's Col. HYMN 462. 8, 7, & 4. Tamicorth. [*] g 1 T O ! he comes ! with clouds descending, ■ a Once for favoured sinners slain ; Thousand, thousand saints attending. Swell the triumph of his train : Hallelujah ! — Jesus comes, — he comes to reign. 2 Every eye shall now behold him, Robed in dreadful majesty ; Those who set at nought and sold him. Select. HYMN 463. ?G3 Pierced and nailed him to the tree, Deeply wailing — Shall the true Messiah see. 3 Every island, sea, and mountain. Heaven and earth shall tlee aw: All who hate him must, confounded, Hear the trump proclaim the day ; Come to judgment ! to judgment ' come away ! 4 Yea. Amen ! let all adore thee, High on thine eternal tiirone ! >ur ! take the power and glory ; Claim the kingdom foi thine own! I Oh come quickly — Hallelujah ! Come, Lord, come ! Oliveb. HYMN 403. C. H. Lanesboro\ [b] Prospect of the Resurrection unto Life. e 1 npHROUGH sorrow's night, and danger's path. _L Amid the deepening crloom, -oldiers of an injured King, Are marching to the tomb. 2 There, when the turmoil is no more, And all our powers decay, p Our cold remains in solitude Shall sleep the years away. 3 Our labours done, securely laid In this our last retreat. Unheeded, o'er our silent dust, The storms oi life shall beat. — 4 Yet not thus lifeless, thus inane, The vital spark shall I For o'er life's wreck that spark shall rise To seek its kindred sky. 5 These ashes too, this little dust. Our Father's care shall keep, o Till the last angel rise and break The long and dreary sleep. p 6 Then love's soft dew o'er every eye c u ? | j And the loner eiient dust shall burst u »vtn snouta . raise. H K '•' 764 HYMN 464, 465. Select. HYMN 464. C. M. Arckdale. [*] The Resurrection, of the Christian. s 1 "(VTY faith shall triumph o'er the grave, 1-TJL And trample on the tombs : My Jesus, my Redeemer lives, My God. my Saviour comes ; Ere long I know he shall appear, In power and glory great ; And death, the last of all his foes, Lie vanquished at his feet. e 2 Then though the worms my flesh devour, And make my form their prey, I know I shall arise with power, On the last judgment day : When God shall stand upon the earth, Him there mine eyes shall see ; My flesh shall feel a second birth, And ever with him be. p 3 Then his own hand shall wipe the tears From every weeping eye ; And pains, and groans, and griefs, and fears, Shall cease eternally. o How long, dear Saviour ! O, how long Shall this bright hour delay ! s O, hasten thy appearance, Lord, And bring the welcome day. Watts. HYMN 465: C. M. St. Ann's. [* or b] e 1 TESUS, to thy dear wounds we flee, f3 We seek thy bleeding side ; — Assured that all who trust in thee Shall evermore abide. u 2 Then let the thundering trumpet sound, The latest lightning glare ; e The mountains melt ; the solid ground e Dissolve as liquid air ; o 3 The huge celestial bodies roll, Amidst that general fire, And shrivel as a parchment scroll, And all in smoke expire ! —4 Yet still the Lord, the Saviour reigns, When nature is destroyed, And no created thing remains Throughout the flaming void. HYMN 4GG. 765 g 5 Sublime upon his azure throne, ipeaks, — tli' Almighty Word: fiat is obeyed ! 'tis dune ; And paradise restored. 6 So be it ! let this system end, This ruined earth and skies; 8 The New Jerusalem descend, The New Creation rise. 7 Thy power omnipotent assume ; Thy brightest majesl And when thou dost in glory come, My Lord, remember me. Wesley's Col. HYMN 4GG. ? & G. Amsterdam. [*] g 1 OTAND th' omnipotent decree; )0 Jehovah's will be done ! Nature's end we wait to see, And hear her final groan : Let this earth dissolve, and blend In death the wicked and the just : Let those ponderous orbs descend, And grind us into dust. — 2 Rests secure the righteous man. At his Redeemer's beck, Sure to emerge, and rise again, s And mount above the wreck : Lo ! the heavenly spirit towers, Like flames o'er nature's funeral pyre : Triumphs in immortal powers, And claps his wings of fire ! o 3 Nothing hath the just to lose, By worlds on worlds destroyed ; Far beneath his feet he views, With smiles, the flaming void ; Sees this universe renewed ; The grand millennial rei:m becrun, Shouts with all the sons of God, Around th' eternal throne ! 4 Resting in this glorious hope, To be at last restored, Yield we now our bodies up, To earthquake, plague, or sword ; Listening for the call divine, The last trumpet of the seven : Soon our souls and dust sliall join, And both fly up to h C. Weslbv Select. 23 760 HYMN 467—469. Select. HYMN 467. P. M. Luther's Hymn. [•] ("^ REAT God ! what do J see and hear ! X The end of things created ! The Judge of man I see appear, On clouds of glory seated ! Beneath his cross I view the day, When heaven and earth shall pass away, And thus prepare to meet him. Luther. HYMN 468. 7s. Lincoln. [*] 1 TTARK ! that shout of rapturous joy, XI Bursting forth from yonder cloud ! Jesus comes ! — and through the sky, Angels tell their joy aloud. 2 Hark ! the trumpet's awful voice Sounds abroad, through sea and land : Let his people now rejoice ! Their redemption is at hand. 3 See ! the Lord appears in view : Heaven and earth before him fly ! Rise, ye saints, he comes for you — Rise to meet him in the sky. 4 Go, and dwell with him above, Where no foe can e'er molest: Happy in the Saviour's love ! Ever blessing, ever blest. Kellv. HYMN 469. C. M. Marlow. [*] Praise to God. 1 X IFT up to God the voice of praise, JLj Whose breath our souls inspired : Loud and more loud the anthems raise, With grateful ardor fired ! 2 Lift up to God the voice of praise, Whose goodness, passing thought Loads every moment, as it flies, With benefits unsought ! 3 Lift up to God the voice of praise, From whom salvation flows, Who sent his Son our souls to save From everlasting woes. 4 Lift up to God the voice of praise, For hope's transporting ray, Which lights through darkest shades of death, To realms of endless day Reed's Col. Select. HYMN 170 — 472. 767 HYMN 470. 7s. Sudbury. [•] Glory to God in the Highest. s 1 CJONGS of praise the angels sang, >3 Heaven with hallelujahs rang, When Jehovah's work begun. When he spake and it was done. 2 Songs of praise awoke the morn, When the Prince of Peace was born ; Songs of praise arose, when he Captive led captivity. 3 Heaven and earth must pas3 away, Songs of praise shall crown that day : God will make new heavens and earth, Songs of praise shall hail their birth. p 4 And shall man alone be dumb, Till that glorious morning come ? I N the church delights to raise Psalms, and hymns, and songs of praise 5 Saints below, with heart and voice, Still in songs of praise rejoice, Learning here, by faith and love. Songs of praise to sing above. 6 Borne upon their latest breath, Songs of praise shall conquer death ; Then, amidst eternal joy, Songs of praise their powers employ. Pratt's Col HYMN 471. 8s. Drummond. [•] Our God for ever and ever. 1 rpHIS God is the God we adore, A Our faithful, unchangeable Friend j Whose love is as large as his power, And neither knows measure nor end. 2 'Tis Jesus, the First and the Last, Whose Spirit shall guide us safe home ; 11 praise him for all that is past, And trust him for all that's to come. HYMN 472. C. M. Amherst. [*] 1 £~\ FOR a thousand seraph tongues \J To bless th' incarnate Word ! O for a thousand thankful songs In honour of my Lord ! 1 768 HYMN 473, 474. Select. 2 Come, tune afresh your golden lyres, Ye angels round the throne ; Ye saints, in all your sacred choirs, Adore the eternal Son. HYMN 473. C. M. St. Ann's. [*] 1 "X7"ES— I will bless thee, O my God ! JL Through all my mortal days, And to eternity prolong Thy vast, thy boundless praise. 2 Nor shall my tongue alone proclaim The honours of my God ! My life, with all its active powers, Shall spread thy praise abroad. 3 Not death itself shall stop my song, Though death will close my eyes : My thoughts shall then to nobler heights And sweeter raptures rise. 4 There shall my lips in endless praise Their grateful tribute pay : The theme demands an angel's tongue, And an eternal day. Heginbotham. HYMN 474. 7s & 6s. Amsterdam. [ * ] Universal Praise. 1 T3RAISE the Lord, who reigns above, jL And keeps his courts below : Praise him for his boundless love, And all his greatness show. 2 Praise him for his noble deeds, Praise him for his matchless power : Him, from whom all good proceeds Let earth and heaven adore. 3 Publish, spread to all around The great Immanuel's name ; Let the gospel-trumpet sound, Him, Prince of Peace proclaim. 4 Praise him, every tuneful string: All the reach of heavenly art, All the power of music bring, The music of the heart. 5 Him, in whom they move and live, Let every creature sing; Glory to our Saviour give, And homage to our King. Select. OCCASIONAL PIECES. 769 t> Hallowed be his name beneath, As in heaven on earth adored ; Praise the Lord in every breath, Let all tilings praise the Lord. Pratt's Col. OCCASIONAL PIECES. 1 ON Judah's plain, the minstrel lyre Is hushed, for mirth has winged her flight; In Zion*s courts the holy fire Is quenched, and sorrow veils the night; — No lamp illumes yon vaulted way, Save one pale orb that burns alone. 2 Tis Bethlehem's star ; the holy gem That hailed the Godhead from the skies ; 'Tis Bethlehem's star ! the diadem That tells the conqueror shall rise : He rises — and the golden choir Of angel minstrels wakes the song. Gould's Church Harmony. n. Select Hymn, p. 657. HARK ! what mean those holy voices, &c. Ancient Litre. m. WITH darkness whelmed, in error lost, On sin's tempestuous ocean tossed, While hope withdrew her cheering ray, Despairing nature sunk away : — When lo ! to raise a drooping earth. Behold, behold, a wondrous birth : To calm the mind and dry your tears The holy babe of life appears. The voice of joy let nature raise, And pour the grateful song of praise, — Hail with a loud acclaim the morn, The Saviour of the earth is born. Gould's Ch. Harm. 23* 770 OCCASIONAL PIECES. Select. IV. SHOUT the glad tidings, exultingly sing, Jerusalem triumphs, Messiah is king. Zion, the marvellous story be telling, The Son of the Highest how lowly his birth; The brightest archangel in glory excelling, ' He stoops to redeem thee, he reigns upon earth. Ancient Lyre V. 1 DAUGHTER of Zion, awake from thy sadness ! Awake ! for thy foes shall oppress thee no more ; Bright o'er thy hills dawns the day-star of gladness, Arise ! for the night of thy sorrow is o'er. 2 Strong were thy foes, but the arm that subdued them, And scattered their legions, was mightier far ; They fled like the chaff from the scourge that pursued them, Vain were their steeds and their chariots of war. 3 Daughter of Zion, the power that hath saved thee, Extolled with the harp and the timbrel should be : Shout ! for the foe is destroyed that enslaved thee ; The oppressor is vanquished, and Zion is free. Handel and Haydn and Anc Lyre. VI. Select Hymn, p. 729. HARK, the song of jubilee, &c. Anc Lysis. vn. O THOU, whose power o'er moving worlds presides. Whose voice created, and whose wisdom guides; On darkling man in full effulgence shine, And cheer his clouded mind with light divine. 'Tis thine alone to calm the pious breast, With silent confidence and holy rest : From thee, Great God, we spring, to thee we bend ; Path, Motive, Guide, Original, and End. Gould's Ch. Harm. Select. OCCASIONAL PIECES. 771 HAIL, hail, sweet cherub, charity, Hail, hail, sweet cherub, charity, Thou first of virtues, hail: Tis thou canst blend in misery's cup, The soil, the balmy cordial, hope, "When other comforts fail. Great God of love and light and day, We humbly here our offerings lay, Before the footstool of thy throne : All that we have. O Lord, is thine, And should we all to thee resign, We only render back thine own. To soothe and mitigate distress, O make us ever free ; And may our hearts in lowliness, The glory give to thee. Ibid IX. 1 TIME is winging us away To our eternal home ; Life is but a winter's day, A journey to the tomb. 2 Youth and vigour soon will flee, Blooming beauty lose its charms ; All that's mortal soon shall be Enclosed in death's cold arms. 3 But the Christian shall enjoy Health and beauty soon, above, Far beyond the world's alloy, Secure in Jesus' love. Awe. Lyre X. 1 THE hill of Zion yields A thousand sacred sweets, Before we reach the heavenly fields, Or walk the golden streets. 2 Then let our songs abound, And every tear be dry ; We're marching through Emmanuel's ground. To fairer worlds on high. Anc. Lyrr 772 OCCASIONAL PIECES. Select. XI. THE Lord is in his holy temple ; let the earth keep silence before him. Handel and Haydn Col. XII. SALVATION belongeth unto the Lord, and thy blessing is among thy people. Ibid. XIII. I WAS glad when they said unto me, We will go into the house of the Lord. Peace be within thy walls, and plenteousness within thy palaces. Amen. Ibid. XIV. PRAISE ye the Lord, glorify him for ever. Sons of Zion, come before him; bring the cymbal, bring the harp High in glory, lo ! he's seated; see the King, he sits in state. Sons of Zion, come before him; sound the lute and strike the harp. Ibid. XV. HOLY, Holy, Holy, Lord God of Sabaoth ; heaven nd earth are full of the majesty of thy glory. Glory •> thee. O Lord Most Hicrh. Ibid. XVI. ONE thing have I desired of the Lord, which I ill require ; that I may dwell in the house of the Lord all the days of my life, to behold the fair beauty of the Lord, and to visit his temple. Ibid. XVII. O SING unto the Lord a new song ; let the con- gregation of the saints praise him. Ibid. XVITI. O GIVE thanks unto the Lord, for his mercy en- dureth for ever. Ibid Select OCCASIONAL PIECES. 773 XIX. LORD of all power and might, thou art the giver of all good things. Graft in our hearts the love of thy name. Increase in us true religion. Lord of all power and might, nourish us in all goodness, and of thy great mercy keep us in the same, through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. Ibid. XX. GREAT is the Lord, and greatly to be praised, in the city of our God, in the mountain of his holiness. Ibid. XXI. O GIVE thanks unto the Lord, call upon his name, make known his deeds among the people — Glory ye in his holy name. O give thanks unto the Lord, for his mercy endureth. Ch. Har. XXII. OUR help is in the name of the Lord, who made heaven and earth. Blessed be the name of the Lord from this time forth, for evermore ; and let all the peo- ple say, Amen. Ibid. xxm. BEHOLD, God is my salvation ; I will trust in him : for the Lord Jehovah is my strength and my song ; he also is my salvation. Praise the Lord and call upon his name : for the Lord Jehovah is my strength and my song ; he also is my salvation. Praise the Lord, and call upon his name ; sing unto the Lord ; for he hath done excellent things : this is known in all the earth. Cry out and shout, thou inhabitant of Zion ; for great is the Holy One of Israel in the midst of thee. Behold, God is my salvation ; I will trust in him : for the Lord Jehovah is my strength and song ; he also is my salvation. Ibid. XXIV. THE Lord is King, and hath put on glorious apparel. The Lord hath put on glorious apparel, and girded himself with strength. He hath made the round rT4 OCCASIONAL PIECES. Select world so sure that it cannot be moved. Thy testi- monies, O Lord, are sure, very sure ; holiness be- cometh thine house for ever and ever. Amen. T Ibid. XXV. \\ JTH angels and archangels, and with all the company of heaven, we laud and magnify thy glorious mine, evermore praising thee, and saying, Holy, Holy, Holy. Lord God of Hosts; heaven and earth are full of thy glory. Glory be to thee, O Lord, Most High. Amen. Ibid. XXVI. WE praise thee. O God. we acknowledge thee to be the Lord. All the earth doth worship thee, the Fa- ther everlasting. To thee all angels cry aloud, the heavens and all the powers therein. To thee cherubim and seraphim continually do cry, Holy. Holy, Holy, Lord God of Sabaoth ; heaven and earth are full of thy great glory. Handel and Haydn Col. XXVII. THE Lord will comfort Zion ; he will comfort her waste places, and make her like Eden, the garden of the Lord. Joy and gladness shall be found therein, thanksgiving and the voice of melody. Ibid. XXVIII. HOW beautiful upon the mountains are the feet of him that bringeth good tidings, that publisheth peace ; that bringeth good tidings of good, that pub- lisheth salvation ; that saith unto Zion, Thy God reigneth ! Thy watchmen shall lift up the voice ; with the voice together shall they sing; for they shall see eye to eye, when the Lord shall bring again Zion. Break forth into joy, sing together, ye waste places of Jerusalem : for the Lord hath comforted his people, he hath redeemed Jerusalem. The Lord hath made bare his holy arm, in the eyes of all nations. And all the ends of the earth shall see the salvation of our Lord Choir. Select. ASCRIPTIONS. 775 XXIX. 1 HEARD a voice from heaven saying unto me, Write. Blessed are the dead which die in the Lord from henceforth. Yea. saith the Spirit, that they may rest from their labors, and their works do follow them. Ch. Harm XXX. THE grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, the love of God, and the fellowship of the Holy Ghost, be with us all for evermore. Handel and Haydn Col. ASCRIPTIONS. 7s. GLORY to the Father's name ; Jesus' excellence proclaim ; Sing the blessed Spirit's praise ; Angels, swell the notes we raise ! 7s. SING we to our God above. Praise eternal as his love ; Praise him all ye heavenly host, Praise Father, Son, and Holy Ghost. 7s. FATHER, Son. and Holy Ghost, One in Three, and Three in One, As by the celestial host. Let thy will on earth be done : Praise by all to thee b>t ofiven, Glorious Lord of earth and heaven. 8, 7, & 4. GLORY be to God the Father, Glory to th' eternal Son ; Sound aloud the Spirit's praises ; Join the elders round the throne; Hall. Hail the vr\ .. One. 776 ASCRIPTIONS. Select- C. P. M. TO Father, Son, and Holy Ghost, Be praise amid the heavenly host, And in the church below ; From whom all creatures draw their breath, By whom redemption blessed the earth, From whom all comforts flow. 8 & 7. GLORY, honour, praise and power To the Lamb be ever paid : Let new blessings every hour Rest on his adored head. 5 & 6. BY angels in heaven Of every degree, And saints upon earth, All praise be addressed To God in Three Persons, One God ever blessed : As it has been, now is, And always shall be. L. M. 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. 8& 7. MAY the grace of Christ our Saviour. And the Father's boundless love, With the Holy Spirit's favour, Rest upon us from above ! Thus may we abide in union With each other in the Lord; And possess, in sweet communion, Joys which earth cannot afford. t Si