FROM THE LIBRARY OF REV. LOUIS FITZGERALD BENSON, D. D. BEQUEATHED BY HIM TO THE LIBRARY OF PRINCETON THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY JWTtoon ^3^3 ■*. S 713-5 Section ■4 - £ > -~> j£+<^<* <> Digitized by the Internet Archive in 2012 with funding from Princeton Theological Seminary Library http://archive.org/details/coalhyOOgene NOV 5 I 93 GICALSt? NOV 5 I 936 ^ THE \ -* . <5> »W*> CONGREGATIONAL HYMN AND TUNE BOOK; CON T A 1 NT 1 V G THE PSALMS AND HYMNS TffE GENERAL ASSOCIATION OF CONNECTICUT, ADAPTED TO SUITABLE TUNES NEW HAVEN: PUBLISHED FOR THE GENERAL ASSOCIATION B T PECK, WHITE & PECK. Entered, according to Act of Congress, in the year 1856, hy JEREMIAH DAY, BENNET TYLER, ELEAZAR T. FITCH, JOEL HAWES, AND LEONARD BACON, IN TRUST FOR THE GENERAL ASSOCIATION OF CONNECTICUT, In the Clerk's office of the District Court of the District of Connecticut. N.B. — A large part of the music in this book is protected by copyright, some of the tunes appearing now for the first time in print, and others being inserted by a business arrangement with the proprietors, or by the courteous permission of those interested in them Tunes on which a copyright is claimed, are distinguished in the Index by an asterisk. The thanks of the General Association are due to the following gentlemen for the -ise of their copyright tunes, or for other assistance in the preparation of the book : Dr. Lowell Mason,' Mr. R. S. Willis, Mr. Thomas Hastings, Mr. Wm. B. Bradbury, Mr. Geo. F. Root. Mr. Geo. Kingsley, Mr. G. J. Stoeckel. Mr. E. Iyes, Jr., Mr. S. Lasar, Mr. N. D. Gould, Mr. J. S. Smith, MR. J. MOSENTHAL, Rev. Z. Eddy, Iyison & Phinnby. ■LCOTROTTPCD BY THOMAS B. SMITH, 82 & 84 Beekman-st., N. Y PREF1 CE. I» obedience to a prevalent and increasing demand for aids in congregational singing, sev- eral books have recently been published, which furnish to Christian congregations a. body of Psalms and Hymns, in connection with suitable music. Without any disparagement of the merits of these collections, it is manifest that the introduction of them into the churches using the Psalms and Hymns of the General Association of Connecticut is attended with the following disadvantages; first, that rethrows upon such churches the expanse of an entire change in their books of worship ; and, secondly, that it interrupts that growing unanimity among the churches in the use of the same book of Psalms and Hymns, which was a chief object with the General Association in the preparation and publication of their book of Psalmody. It was accordingly decided by the Association, at their meeting in Middletown, in 1856, on the recommendation of the undersigned, Trustees of the Copyright of the book of Psalms and Hymns, to authorize the following edition of that book, and • to commend it to the churches. The labor of preparing it has been performed by Mr. Leonard W. Bacon, a can- didate for the ministry, who has been assisted by wide consultation with pastors, and with persons of skill and experience in church-music. In the compilation of the tunes, (as origi- nally in that of the Psalms and Hymns,) it has been intended "to include not only such pieces as commend themselves by their intrinsic merit, but as many as possible of those which have been endeared to evangelical believers by long familiarity, or by local and personal associa- tions." In the adaptation of music to poetry, existing associations between hymns and tunes have not been designedly violated ; and there is reason to hope that the use of this book in our churches will be the means, not only of confirming and increasing such associations, but also of producing a better agreement among the churches in the tunes used for the singing of the congregation. "We repeat here the acknowledgments, elsewhere expressed, to those gentlemen who have generously granted the use of copyright tunes for this book, and who have otherwise assisted in its preparation ; and, in commending it to the churches, we invoke upon it the blessing of the Head of the Church, that its use may be for their upbuilding in the most holy faith. Jfa-^ty^ ' *&& ££&+&** 4-^/1 <-&-*- INTRODUCTION I. The Arrangement of this Book. The general plan of this book will be appa- rent at first sight. It is intended to be used, either alone, or as a companion to the Connec- ticut Collection of Psalms and Hymns. When used alone, the left hand number only need to be announced, in giving out a Psalm or Hymn. "When used in connection with the other book, the number on the right hand should also be announced, which is the number by which it may be found in the book of Psalms and Hymns. No attempt has been made in this edition to preserve any arrangement of Psalms and Hymns in the order of subjects, such an arrangement being incompatible with a proper adaptation to music. An Index of the original arrange- ment of the Psalms and Hymns has been added at the end of the volume, which it is hoped will serve every purpose of an arrangement by subjects, and of an Index of topics and uses. A small number of hymns not contained in the Association's collection, have been added as a supplement. The tunes have been arranged in the order of meters; and under each meter a general re- gard has been had, in the arrangement, to the rhythmical form of the tunes. The Doxology appropriate to each tune is printed between the staves of the music. II. Practical Suggestions. 1. In order to the successful use of this book, it is very desirable that its adaptation of hymns to tunes should be uniformly followed. And I that this may be done, the minister should be 1 careful to give out such tunes only as the choir ; or other leading singers are able to perform. ! Indeed it would be well, if he should at first confine his selections to hymns which are con- nected with the simplest and most familiar tunes, until the people who are now accustomed to keep silence, or to sing only with a sub- dued and hesitating voice, have learned to sing with more unanimity, cheerfulness, and confi- | dence. After a few months, the whole book will naturally have become familiar to the mass of the congregation, and may be freely ! used, especially where the voices of the people i are properly sustained by an organ. 2. The conductor of the music should bear constantly in mind the broad difference be- ' tween congregational and choir-singing, and I not attempt to engraft upon the former the i peculiarities of the latter. Choir-singing, (as distinguished from congregational singing, and from the act of the choir in leading the con- ! gregatiou) is intended to be effective and im- pressive upon the listener ; and, tc this end, a 1 proper use is to be made of all those arts of \ musical elocution which add force and signifi- ! cance to the language of the hymn. Congre- | gational singing, on the other hand, is intended to unite the voices of the assembly unanimously and heartily in worship, and in this any attempt at what is commonly called " expression," — consisting in crescendoes and diminuendoes, in sudden pauses and holds, in the accelerating or retarding of the movement, &c, — is not only needless and useless, but hurtful, inasmuch as INTRODUCTION. it embarrasses inexperienced singers, and cause the whole congregation to sing with a sup- pressed and uncertain voice, keeping behind the choir and organ in time, in order that they may be able to follow their changes. 3. Both conductor and organist should never forget that a laggard, drawling movement is the mortal enemy of good devotional singing. The simple and beautiful church-chorals in equal notes, instead of the cheerful popular melodies which they once were, have become in our slow traditionary choral time, heavy and dull to the hearer, and to the singer positively painful. It is partly in the hope of remedying this great evil, that the compiler has followed the example and the counsel of the best authorities in church music, and restored to these tunes, (with a few exceptions) their ancient and origi- nal rhythmical form. See, for example. Bava y p. 14, Iosco, p. 18, Canterbury, p. 104. Tunes written in this form, with a long note at the beginning as well as at the end of each strain may be sung in the movement commonly given, to the second measure of Uxbridge or Peter- boro\ 4. The customary organ interludes between the stanzas of the Psalm may be omitted. alto- gether, without detriment to the devotional character of the singing ; but if used at all, they should never be longer than a single musical phrase of transition from the end of the tune to the beginning ; — just long enough, in fact, to allow all to take breath, and no longer. This is a point of great importance. 5. It has usually been found difficult to se- cure a general attendance of the congregation at meetings for the practice of singing. And it may not be out of place here to suggest a method which has been found useful and agreea- ble in every respect. It is to prepare a per- formance of choice pieces of sacred music, — the best that the resources of the place will afford, — and to make this the attraction of the meeting. Where there is a children's singing- school in successful operation, one or two songs from them will add to the interest of the occa- sion. These exercises may be interspersed with the practice of congregational singing. Such meetings, if they can be held, even though no oftener than two or three times a year, will accomplish a threefold object; first, they will stimulate the cultivation of the higher forms of sacred music by select choirs ; secondly, they will insure the interest and success of the children's school ; and thirdly, they will give the most favorable opportunity for congrega- tional practice. If neighboring churches can unite on such occasions, there will be great ad- vantage, inasmuch as the congregations will be larger and more enthusiastic, and the singing better. It will appear from some of the above re- marks, that there is no necessary incompati- bility between the practice of choir singing, and that of congregational singing. The ap- pearance of such an incompatibility may have arisen from the vain attempt to unite them both in the same exercise. If they can be properly distinguished in the exercises of pub- lic worship, so that it shall be plainly under- stood by the whole assembly, in what singings the choir are to sing to the people, and in what the congregation, including the choir, are to unite in singing a psalm of worship in an easy and familiar tune, — it may be found, perhaps, that each form of church music will be useful, not only for its own sake, but also as a means of advancing and improving the other. CONGREGATIONAL HYMN AND TUNE BOOK. OLD HUNDREDTH. L. M. To God the Fa - ther, God the Son, And God the Spi - rit, Three in One, Be hon - or, praise, and glo - ry given, By all on earth, and all « ^ in heaven. = ^^ J l ^-p^p S Ej^jilff=Fff 1 • Praise to God. [PS. 57. L 1. My God, in whom are all the springs Of boundless love and grace unknown, Hide me beneath thy spreading wings, Till the dark cloud is overblown. 2. Up to the heavens I send my cry, The Lord will my desires perform ; He sends his angels from the sky, And saves me from the threatening storm. 8. Be thou exalted, my God ! Above the heavens where angels dwell ; Thy power on earth be known abroad, And land to land thy wonders telL 4. My heart is fixed : my song shall raise Immortal honors to thy name ; Awake, my tongue, to sound his praise, My tongue, the glory of my frame. 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. 6. Be thou exalted, my God ! Above the heavens where angels dwell Thy power on earth be known abroad, And land to land thy wonders tell. OLD HUNDREDTH. L. M. =1 ^-■2™s— h-s— of — 2 1— K« — • — n — J - ! : ] — & — 3* — & i ® — ® — S— fc Praise God, from whom all blessings flow ; Praise him, all creatures here be - low : ,iSii ■ g — a :F -f — IB_ pr il^ mmm^sm -d- J -oi— f- :d: 33 - i - - - - , | |. Praise him a - bove, ye heaven-ly host ; Praise Fa-ther, Son, and Ho - ly Ghost. & ± ZL a. ^ Prawe *o Corf. [PS. 57. Hi. 3. 1. Be thou, God! exalted high; And, as thy glory fills the sky, So let it be on earth displayed, Till thou art here, as there, obeyed. 2. God, my heart is fixed, — 'tis bent Its thankful tribute to present ; And, with my heart, my voice I'll raise To thee, my God, in songs of praise. 3. Thy praises, Lord, I will resound To a 1 1 the listeuing nations round : Thy mercy highest heaven transcends, Thy truth beyond the clouds extends. Be thou, God ! exalted high ; And, as thy glory fills the sky, So let it be on earth displayed, Till thou art here, as there, obeyed. Praise to our Creator. [PS. 100. 1. 1. Ye nations round the earth, rejoice Before the Lord, your sovereign King : Serve him with cheerful heart and voice; With all your tongues his glory sing. 2. The Lord is God ; 'tis he alone Doth life, and breath, and being give; We are his work, aud not our own ; The sheep that on his pastures live. 3. Enter his gates with songs of joy, With praises to his courts repair; And make it your divine employ To pay your thanks and honors ther* 4. The Lord is good, the Lord is kind, Great is his grace, his mercy sure ; And the whole race of man shall find His truth from age to age endure. Selections 4 — 7. 9 4. The same. [Ps, 100. ii, 1. Before Jehovah's awful throne, Ye Dations bow with sacred joy ; Know that the Lord is God alone, He can create, and he destroy. 2. His sovereign power, without our aid, Made us of clay, aud formed us men ; And when, like wandering sheep, we strayed, He brought us to his fold again. 8. "We are his people, we Ins care, Our souls, and all our mortal frame : What lasting honors shall we rear, Almighty Maker, to thy name! 4. "We'll crowd thy gates with thankful songs ; High as the heavens our voices raise ; And earth, with her ten thousand tongues, Shall fill thy courts with sounding praise. 5. "Wide as the world is thy command, Vast as eternity thy love ; Firm as a rock thy truth must stand, When roiling years shall cease to move. 5. The same. [K 100. HI 1. With one consent, let all the earth To God their cheerful voices raise; Glad homage pay, with awful mirth, And sing before him songs of praise : — 2. Convinced that he is God alone, From whom both we and all proceed ; We, whom he chooses for his own, The flock which he vouchsafes to feed. 3. enter then his temple gate, Thence to his courts devoutly press ; And still your grateful hymns repeat, And still his name with praises bless. 4. For he 's the Lord — supremely good, His mercy is forever sure ; His truth, which always firmly stood, To endless ages shall endure. 2. Eternal are thy mercies, Lord ; Eternal truth attends thy word ; Thy praise shall sound from shore to shore, Till suns shall rise and set no more. 6. Universal Praise. [iS. 117. 11. 1. From all that dwell below the skies Let the Creator's praise arise: Let the Redeemer's name be sung Through every land, by every tongue. The same. [PS. 148. ill Loup hallelujahs to the Lord, From distant worlds where creatures dwell ! Let heaven begin the solemn word, And sound it dreadful down to hell. 2. The Lord — how absolute he reigns! Let every angel bend the knee. Sing of his love in heavenly strains, And speak how fierce his terrors be. i 3. High on a throne his glories dwell, Ad awful throne of shining bliss: Fly through the world, sun! and tell How dark thy beams compared to his. ! 4. Awake, ye tempests, and his fame In sounds of dreadful praise declare ; Let the sweet whisper of his name Fill every gentler breeze of air. ] 5. Let clouds, and winds, and waves agree To join their praise with blazing fire ; Let the firm earth and rolling sea Iu this eternal song conspire. 6. Mortals, can you refrain your tongue, When nature all around you sings i for a shout from old and young, From humble swains and lofty kingsl 7. Wide as his vast dominion lies. Make the Creator's name be known ; Loud as his thunder shout his praise, And sound it lofty as his throne. ! 8. Jehovah — 't is a glorious word! may it dwell on every tongue ! But saints, who best have known the Lord, Are bound to raise the noblest song. Speak of the wonders of that love, Which Gabriel plays on every chord ; From all below, and all above, Loud hallelujahs to the Lord ! 10 ANGEL'S HYMN. L. M. To God the Fa - ther, God the Son I I - <* 4L £ rit, Three in One, mmmmmm^m^^ i-A-g !— r -l 1 — r-J !— r -l — -I— r -H — r — ♦~r- J I— ri r- H 1 — r- Be hon - or, praise, and glo - ry given, By all on earth, and all in heaven. ■*a £ *- <* i I 8. Public Prayer and Praise. [Ps. 65, 1. The praise of Zion waits for thee, My God, and praise becomes thy house; There shall thy saints thy glory see, And there perform their public vows. 2. thou, whose mercy bends the skies, To save when humble sinners pray ; All lands to thee shall lift their eyes, And distant islands of the sea. 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. 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. 6. With dreadful glory God fulfills What his afflicted saints request; And with almighty wrath reveals His love to give his churches rest. 6. Then shall the flocking nations run To Ziou's hill, and own their Lord ; The rising and the setting sun Shall see the Saviour's name adored. 9. Longing for God's House. [Ps. 84. VI, 1. Great God, attend, while Zion sings The joy, that from thy presence springs , To spend one day with thee on earth Exceeds a thousand days of mirth. 2. Might I enjoy the meanest place Within thy house, O God of grace, Not tents of ease, nor thrones of power, Should tempt my feet to leave thy door. 3. God is our sun — he makes our day ; God is our shield — he guards our way From all 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. 5. O God, our King ! thy sovereign sway The glorious hosts of heaven obey, And devils at thy presence flee ; Blest is the man that trusts in thee ! Selections 10 — 14, 11 /O. Christ's second Coming. [Ps. 97. til 1. He reigns ; the Lord, the Saviour reigns ; Praise him in evangelic strains ; Let the whole earth in songs rejoice ; And distant islands join their voice. 2. Deep are his counsels and unknown, But grace and truth support his throne ; Though gloomy clouds his way surround, Justice is their eternal ground. 3. In robes of judgment, lo, he comes ! 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 : Then lift your heads, ye saints, on high, And 6ing, for your redemption 's nigh. 11* Constant Worship. [P8. 184 iV, 1. ye that serve the Lord of light, Within his temple, night by night, While thus ye keep your faithful ward, Lift holy hands, and bless the Lord. 2. The Lord, who made the heavens on high, The sun, the moon, the starry sky, And spread, below, the earth and sea, From Zion bless thy prayer and thee. 12. Tlie Incarnation. [Ily. 101. 1. Ere the blue heavens were stretched abroad, From everlasting was the Word ; With God he was ; the Word was God, And must divinely be adored. 2. By his own power were all things made ; By him supported all things stand ; He is the whole creation's head, And angels fly at his command. S. But lo, he leaves those heavenly forms, The Word descends, and dwells in clay, That he may converse hold with worms, Dressed in such feeble flesh as thev. 4. Mortals with joy behold his face, Th' eternal Father's only Son ; How full of truth! how full of grace! When thro' his eyes the Godhead shone 1 5. Archangels leave their high abode. To learn new mysteries here, and tell The love of our descending God, The glories of Immanuel. -"■•>• Christ our Righteousness. |_lly. Iu3. 1. Jesus! thy robe of righteousness My beauty is, my glorious dress : 'Mid flaming worlds, in this arrayed, With joy shall I lift up my head 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, — '• Jesus hath lived and died for me." 3. This spotless robe the same appears, When ruined nature sinks in years; No a^e can change its lovely hue ; Its glory is forever new. 4. O, let the dead now hear thy voice : Now bid thy banished ones rejoice , Their beauty this, their glorious dress, — Jesus, the Lord our righteousness. 1 4. The Gospel Ministry. [Hy. 558. 1. 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. 2. Hence sprung th' apostles' honored name, Sacred beyond heroic fame : In lowlier forms to bless our eyes, Pastors from hence, and teachers rise. 3. 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. 4. Jesus, our Lord, their hearts shall know, The spring whence all these blessings flow ; Pastors and people shout his praise, Through the long round of endless days. ULM. L. M. — &— »=*— jp- 11 *- jp- 1 -*— *- c tf5'- -His - c * — iF - L — j- 1 -*— 5— Ss>— c ill creatures here be - low ; Praise God, from whom all blessings flow ; Praise him, all creatures here be - low ; pmpp EP ^^^ ^ -J-p-J-l-M^^FFFP h I i II Praise him a - bove, ye heavenly host ; Praise Fa-ther, Son, and Ho - ly Ghost. fill tp 0— ^mm^^m ±0» Christ's Atonement. [lS. U9- 111. 1. Deep in our hearts let us record The deeper sorrows of our Lord : Behold the rising billows roll, To overwhelm his holy soul. 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 base design. 3. Yet, gracious God, thy power and love Have made the curse a blessing prove ; Those dreadful sufferings of thy Son Atoned for sins which we had done. 4. The pangs of our expiring Lord The honors of thy law restored: His sorrows made thy justice known, And paid for follies not his own. 5. Oh, for his sake, our guilt forgive. And let the mourning sinner live ! The Lord will hear us in his name, Nor shall our hope be turned to shame. 16. Man frail-God unchanging. [V%, 102. V, 1. It is the Lord our Saviour's hand, Weakens our strength amid the race : Disease, and death, at his command, Arrest us, and cut short our days. 2. Spare us, O Lord, aloud we pray, Nor let our sun go down at noon : 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 : Christ is the same through every age." 4. 'Twas he this earth's foundation laid ; Heaven is the building of his hand ; This earth grows old, these heavens shall fade, And all be changed at his command. 5. The starry curtains of the sky, Like garments, shall be laid aside ; But still thy throne stands firm and high ; Thy church forever must abide. 6. Before thy face thy church shall live, And on thy throne thy children reign , This dying world shall they survive, And the dead saints be raised again. •1 ■ • Sincerity professed, and Grace [IS. J«J« 1X« tried. 1. My God, what inward grief I feel, When impious men transgress thy will! I mourn to hear their lips profane — Take thy tremendous name in vain. Selections 18 — 21 13 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. 3. Lord, search my soul, try every thought, Though my own heart accuse me not Of walking in a false disguise, I beg the trial of thiue eyes. 4. Doth secret mischief lurk within ? Do I indulge some unknown sin ? 0, turn my feet whene'er I stray, And lead me in thy perfect way. 18. [Hy. CI. 2. Though I have most unfaithful been, Of all who e'er thy grace received ; Ten thousand times thy goodness seen, Ten thousand times thy goodness grieved ; — 3. Yet O ! the chief of sinners spare, In honor of my great High Priest ; Nor, in thy righteous anger, swear I shall hot see thy people's rest. 4. O Lord, my weary soul release, And raise me by thy gracious hand ; Guide me into thy perfect peace, And bring me to the promised land. God's Immutability. 1. Great Former of this various frame, Our souls adore thine awful name, And bow and tremble while they praise The Ancient of eternal days. 2. Before thiue infinite survey, Creation rose as yesterday ; And, as to-morrow, shall thine eye See earth and stars in ruin lie. 3. Beyond the highest angel's sight, Thou dwellest in eternal light, Which shines with undiminished ray, "While suns and systems waste away. 4. Our days a transient period run, And change with every circling sun ; And while to lengtheued years we trust, Before the moth we sink to dust. 5. But let the creatures fall around ; Let death consign us to the ground j — Let the last general flame arise, And melt the arches of the skies ; — 6. Calm as the summer's ocean, we Can all the wreck of nature see ; While grace secures us an abode Unshaken as the throne of God. 19. Prayer for the Spirit. [Hy. 206, 1. Stay, thou insulted Spirit, stay ! Though I have done thee such despite, Cast not a sinner quite away, Nor take thine everlasting flight. 20. [Ily. 470. The great Journey. 1. Behold the path that mortals tread Down to the regions of the dead ! Nor will the fleeting moments stay, Nor can we measure back our way. 2. Our kindred and our friends are gone; Know, my soul, this doom thine own : Feeble as theirs my mortal frame, The same my way, my house the same. 3. And must I, from the cheerful light, Pass to the grave's perpetual night '! — From scenes of duty, means of grace, Must I to God's tribunal pass ? 4. Awake, my soul, thy way prepare. And lose, in this, each mortal care ; With steady feet that path be trod. Which, through the grave, conducts to God. *-■■• National Judgments deprecated [lly. 0l4« 1. While o'er our guilty land, Lord, We view the terrors of thy sword ; Oh, whither shall the hopeless fly ? To whom but thee direct their cry ? 2. On thee, our guardian God, we call, Before thy throne of grace we fall, And is there no deliverance there ? And must we perish in despair ? 3. See, we repent, we weep, we mourn. To our forsaken God we turn ; O, spare our guilty country, spare I The church, which thou hast planted here. To God the Fa-ther, God the Son, And God the Spi - rit, Three in One, £L fL *- JL JL m m m £L Be hon - or, praise, and glo - ry given __.n — a—*-* 1 r i # — pC a — By all on earth, and all in heaven. I t- ■0 % I I 22. The Righteous and the Wicked. [PS. 1. 111. 1. Happy the man whose cautious feet 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 the morning light Among the statutes of the Lord ; And spends the wakeful hours of night With pleasure pondering o'er his word. 3. He, like a plant by gentle streams, Shall flourish in immortal green ; And heaven will shine, with kindest beams, On every work his hands begin. ■4. But sinners find their counsels crossed ; As chaff before the tempest flies, So shall their hopes be blown and lost, When the last trumpet shakes the skies. >-•>. Deliverance from Temptation. |_1 Si 2o» 1. 1. Blessed be the Lord, who heard my prayer, The Lord my shield, my help, my song, Who saved my soul from sin and fear, And tuned with praise my thankful tongue. 2. In the dark hour of deep distress, By foes beset, of death afraid, My spirit trusted in his grace, And sought, and found his heavenly aid. L F f=F= E f= 3. O blest Redeemer of mankind ! Thy shield, thy saving strength, shall be The shield, the strength, of every mind, That loves his name, and trusts in thee. 4. Remember, Lord, thy chosen seed ; Israel defend from guilt and woe ; Thy flock in richest pastures feed, And guard their steps from every foe. 5. Zion exalt, her cause maintain, With peace and joy her courts surround : In showers let endless blessings rain, And saints eternal praise resound. 24. The Resurrection. [PS. 88. U, (Stanzas 2— G omitted.) 1. Shall man, O God of light and life, Forever moulder in the grave ? Canst thou forget thy glorious work, Thy promise, and thy power to save ? 1. Cease, cease, ye vain desponding fears : When Christ, our Lord, from darknesa sprang, Death, the last foe, was captive led, And heaven with praise and wonder rang. 8. Him, the first fruits, his chosen sons Shall follow from the vanquished grave ; He mounts his throne, the King of kings, His church to quicken, and«to save. Selhctions 25 — 28. 15 9. Faith sees the bright, eternal doors Unfold to make his children way ; They shall be clothed with endless life, And shine in everlasting day. 10. The trump shall sound, the dust awake, From the cold tomb the slumberers spring ; Through heaven with joy their myriads rise, And hail their Saviour, and their King. J 3. Yet, Lord, thy kindness deigns to show Enough for mortal minds to know ; While wisdom, goodness, power divine, Through all thy works and conduct shine. 4. O may our souls with rapture trace Thy works of nature and of grace ; Explore thy sacred name, and still Press on to know and do thy will ! 25. Trust in God. [Ps. 102. iii. 1. Swift as declining shadows pass, Our days in quick succession fly ; And, transient as the withering grass, Amid our youthful hopes we die. 2. But thou, our Saviour, shalt endure, Thy years unchanged, eternal Lord ! Thy grace through every age is sure, And firm the promise of thy word. 26. God's Faithfulness. [PS. 106. I 1. To God, the great, the ever blest, Let songs of honor be addressed : His mercy firm forever stands; Give him the thanks his love demands. 2. "Who knows the wonders of thy ways? "Who shall fulfill thy boundless praise? Blest are the souls that fear thee still, And pay their duty to thy will. 3. Remember what thy mercy did For Jacob's race, thy chosen seed ; And with the same salvation bless The meanest suppliant of thy grace. 4. may I see thy tribes rejoice, And aid their triumphs with my voice ! This is my glory, Lord, to be Joined to thy saints, and near to thee. ~ • • God incomprehensible. l")^ ^' 1. Great God ! in vain man's narrow view Attempts to look thy nature through ; Our laboring powers with reverence own Thy glories never can be known. 2. Not the high seraph's mighty thought, "Who countless years his God has sought, Such wondrous height or depth can find, Or fully trace thy boundless mind. 28. Tlie Beatitudes. [Hy. S80. 1. Blest are the humble souls that see Their emptiness and poverty ; Treasures of grace to them are given, And crowns of joy laid up in heaven. 2. Blest are the men of broken heart, Who mourn for sin with inward smart ; The blood of Christ divinely flows, A healing balm for all their woes. 3. Blest are the meek, who stand afar From rage and passion, noise and war ; God will secure their happy state, And plead their cause against the great. 4. Blest are the souls, that thirst for grace, Hunger and long for righteousness ; They shall be well supplied, and fed With living streams, and living bread. 5. Blest are the merciful who prove By acts, their sympathy and love ; From Christ, the Lord, shall they obtain Like sympathy and love again. 6. Blest are the pure, whose hearts are clean From the defiling power of sin ; With endless pleasure they shall see A God of spotless purity. 7. Blest are the men of peaceful life, "Who quench the coals of growing strife ; They shall be called the heirs of bliss, The sons of God, the God of peace. 8. Blest are the sufferers, who partake Of pain and shame for Jesus' sake I Their souls shall triumph in the Lord, Glory and joy are their reward. SAXONY. L. M. 1 r-r4 v ■*■ -» -v fr *f * * * ^ Praise God, from whom all blessings flow ; Praise him, all creatures here be - low ; iiiipgl?l|iipiiilfiiipli^ Praise him a - bove, ye hea i " rr r ~ t • " i *~ i Praise him a - bove, ye heavenly host ; Praise Fa-ther, Son, and Ho - ly Ghost. r— P-r* — *■ a 29. God o?ir Portion, [P^ 1 4. II. 1. O God of grace and righteousness, 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 ; How long will scoffers love to lie, And dare reproach my Saviour's name ! 3. Know that the Lord divides his saints From all the tribes of men beside ; He hears and pities their complaints, For the dear sake of Christ who died. 4. "When our obedient hands have done A thousand works of righteousness, We put our trust in God alone, And glory in his pardoning grace. 6. Let the unthinking many say, — "Who will bestow some earthly good?" But, Lord, thy light and love we pray; Our souls desire this heavenly food. 6. Then shall my cheerful powers rejoice, At grace and favors so divine ; Nor will I change my happy choice, For all their corn, and all their wine. 30. Christ's Sufferings. [PS, B, H 1. Now let our mournful songs record The dying sorrows of our Lord, When he complained in tears and blood, As one forsaken of his God. 2. The Jews beheld him thus forlorn, And shook their heads, and laughed in scorn ; " He rescued others from the grave ; Now let him try himself to save." 3. They wound his head, his hands, his feet, Till streams of blood each other meet; By lot his garments they divide, And mock the pangs in which he died. 4. But God, his Father, heard his cry ; Raised from the dead, he reigns on high ; The nations learn his righteousness, And humble siuners taste his grace. *> * • The Prosperity of Fools. [PS. 73, H. 1. Lord, what a thoughtless wretch was I To mourn and murmur and repine, To see the wicked placed on high, In pride and robes of honor shine 1 2. But, 0, their end, their dreadful end! Thy sanctuary taught me so ; On slippery rocks I see them 6tand, Ana fiery billows roll below. Selections 32 — 34. 17 3. Now let them boast how tall they rise — I'll never envy them again ; There they may stand with haughty eyes, Till they plunge deep in endless pain. 4. Their fancied joys, how fast they flee ! Just like a dream when man awakes ; Their songs of softest harmony Are but a prelude to their plagues. 5. Now I esteem their mirth and wine Too dear to purchase with my blood ■ Lord, 'tis enough that thou art mine, My life, my portion, and my God. 32. God all-seeing. [Ps. 139. iii. 1. 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 ? 2. If up to heaven I take my flight, Tis there thou dwell'st enthroned in light ; If down to hell, there vengeance reigns, And Satan groans beneath thy chains. 8. If mounted on a morning ray I fly beyond the western sea, Thy swifter hand would first arrive. And there arrest thy fugitive. 4. Or should I try to shun thy sight Beneath the spreading v* il of night, One glance of thine, one piercing ray, Would kindle darkness into day. 6. The veil of night is no disguise, No screen from thy all-seeing eyes ; Thy hand can seize thy foes as soon Through midnight shades, as blazing noon. 6. Midnight and noon in this agrree. Great God, theyre both alike to thee ; Not death can hide what God will spy, And hell lies naked to his eye. 7. may these thoughts possess my breast, "Where'er I rove, where'er I rest! Nor let my weaker passions dare Consent to sin, fur God is there. • Prayer in Affliction. [iS. 1 iJ.il. My God. thy long delay to save Will sink thy servant to the grave : My heart grows faint, and dim mine eye ; Make haste to help before I die. The night is witness to my tears, Dist reusing pains, distressing fears; might I hear thy morning voice, llow would my wearied powers rejoice ! In thee I trust, to thee I sisrh, And lift my heavy soul on high ; For thee sit waiting all the day. And wear the tiresome hours away. Break off my fetters. Lord, and show Which is the path my feet should go ; If snares and foes beset the road, 1 flee to hide me near mv God. 5. 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. 6. 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 mere. 34. i For a Church Fast. lily. 569. Lord, in these dark and dismal days, We mourn the hidings of thy face , And when to happier days we turn, Those days but teach us how to mourn. 2. The blessing from thy truth withdrawn, Its quickening, saving influence gone — Unwarned, uuwakened, sinners hear, Nor see their awful danger near. 3. In dews unseen, or scanty showers, Thy Spirit sheds his healing powers ; The thirsty ground is parched beneath, And all is barrenness and death. 4. Yet still thy name be ever blessed, On thee our hope shall safely rest; Thy saints shall yet exult and sing The matahless glories of their King. IOSCO. L. M ■A- '—i~0 zzdtigtz S^ppppI To God the Fa-tlier, God the Son, And God the Spi - rit, Three in One, ^i^^^a^IL=Sz^E|=p|ip|£i Be hon - or, praise, and glo - ry given By all on earth, and all in heaven. •#■ -j*. ••- •*• ^p^^p^pi 00. Prai.se/orpastMercj/. [PS. M. 1. 1. Lord, I 'will bless thee all my days, Thy praise shall dwell upon my tongue ; My soul shall glory in thy grace, While saints rejoice to hear the song. 2 Come, magnify the Lord with me ; Come, let us all exalt his name ; I sought th' eternal God, and he Has not exposed my hope to shame. 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, "With heavenly joy their faces shine ; A beam of mercy from the skies Fills them with light and hope divine. 5. His holy angels pitch their tents Around the men that serve the Lord : O, fear and love him, all ye saints, Taste of his grace and trust his word. 36. The Church God's Garden. [PS. 92. iV. 1. Lord, 'tis a pleasant tiling to stand In gardens planted by thy hand ; Let me within thy courts be seen, Like a young' cedar, fresh and green. 2. There grow thy saints in faith and love, Blest with thine influence from above ; Not Lebanon, with all its trees, Yields such a comely sight as these. 3. The plants of grace shall ever live ; Nature decays, but grace must thrive : Time, that doth all things else impair, Still makes them flourish strong and fair. 4. Laden with fruits of age, they show, The Lord is holy, just, and true : None that attend his gates, shall find A God unfaithful or unkind. 37. God's Condescension. [Hy. 72. 1. Up to the Lord, who reigns on high, And views the nations from afar, Let everlasting praises fly, And tell how large his bounties are. 2. God, that must stoop to view the skies, And bow to see what angels do, Down to our earth he casts his eyes, And bends his footsteps downward too. 3. He overrules all mortal things, And manages our mean affairs ; On humble souls the King of kings Bestows his counsels and his carett. Selections 88 — 41, 19 4. Our sorrows and our tears we pour Into the bosom of our God ; He hears us iu the mournful hour, And helps to bear the heavy load. 5. Oh, could our thankful hearts devise A tribute equal to thy grace, To the third heaven our songs should rise, And teach the golden harps thy praise. 38. God's Goodness to Mm. [Hy. 84. 1. Ye sons of men, with joy record The various wonders of the Lord ; And let his power and goodness sound, Through all your tribes, the earth around. 2. Let the high heavens your songs invite, Those spacious fields of brilliant light ; "Where sun, and moon, and planets roll, And stars that glow from pole to pole. 3. Sing earth, in verdant robes arrayed, Its herbs and flowers, its fruits and shade ; Peopled with life of various forms, Of flesh, and fowl, and beasts, and worms. 4. View the broad sea's majestic plains, And think how wide its Maker reigns ; That band remotest nations joins. And on each wave his goodness shines. 5. But oh! that brighter world above, Where lives and reigns incarnate love ! God's only Son, in flesh arrayed, For man a bleeding victim made. 6. Thither, my soul, with rapture soar, There, iu the land of praise adore ; The theme demands an angel's lay, Demands an everlasting day. 39. [fly. m Offices of Christ. 1. Now to the Lord, who makes us know The wonders of his dying love, Be humble honors paid below, And strains of nobler praise above. 2. To Jesus, our atoning priest, To Jesus, our exalted king, Be everlasting power confessed, And every tongue his glory sing. 3. Behold ! en flying clouds he comes. And every eye shall see him move : Though with our sins we pierced him once, Then he displays his pardoning love. 4. The unbelieving world shall wail, While we rejoice to see the day: Come, Lord ! nor let thy promise fail, Nor let thy chariot long delay. 40. Meeting of Ministers. [H)\ a)61, 1. Pour out thy Spirit from on high ; Lord, thine assembled servants bless ; Graces and gifts to each supply, And clothe thy priests with righteous- ness. 2. Wisdom, and zeal, and faith impart, Firmness, with meekness from above, To bear thy people on our heart, And love the souls whom thou dost love : — 3. To watch, and pray, and never faint ; By day and night strict guard to keep ; To warn the sinner, cheer the saint, Nourish thy lambs, and feed thy sheep : — 4. Then, when our work is finished here, In humble hope our charge resign : When the chief Shepherd shall appear, O God ! may they and we be thine ! 41 . On opening a Plare for Worship. [uY> 3/0. 1. And will the great, eternal God, On earth establish his abode ? And will he, from his radiant throne, Accept our temples for his own ? 2. These walls we to thy honor raise ; Long may they echo with thy praise ! And thou, descending, fill the place With choicest tokens of thy grace. 3. Here let the great Redeemer reign, With all the graces of his train ; While power divine his word attends, To conquer foes, and cheer his friends. 4. 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. LOTHA. L. M. Praise God, from whom all blessings flow ; Praise him, all creatures here be - low ; m :^E F= b F Praise him a - bove, ye heavenly host ; Praise Father, Son, and Ho - ly Ghost. tt ©— r^— §* r5 rs •-y-r'S'— r-g— r* *— r* » ■ »— J-#n rr 42. Triumph in God. [PS. 18. V 1. Just are thy wa} r s, and true thy word, Great Rock of my secure abode ; "Who is a God beside the Lord ? Or where 's a refuge like our God ? 2. Tis he that girds me with his might, Gives me his holy sword to wield ; And while with sin and hell I fight, Spreads his salvation for my shield. 3. He lives — and blessed be my Rock — The God of my salvation lives ; The dark designs of hell he broke : Sweet is the peace my Father gives. 4. Before 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. 4.-». Confession and Pardon. [PS. 32. iU, 1. Blest is the man, forever blest, Whose guilt is pardoned by his God; Whose sins with sorrow are confessed. And covered with his Saviour's blood. 2. Blest is the man to whom the Lord Imputes not his iniquities ; He pleads no merit of reward, And not on works but grace relies. 3. From guile his heart and lips are free ; His humble joy, his holy fear, With deep repentance well agree, And join to prove his faith sincere. 4. How glorious is that righteousness That hides and cancels all his sins ! While a bright evidence of grace Through his whole life appears and shines. 44. Divine Protection. [PS. 91. Hi. 1. What though a thousand at thy side, At thy right baud ten thousand, died ; Thy God his chosen people saves Among the dead, amid the gravet. 2. 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. 3. But if the fire, or plague, or sword, Receive commission from the Lord, To strike his saints among the rest, Their very pains and deaths are blest. Selections 45 — 49. 21 4. The eword, the pestilence, or fire, Shall but fulfill their best desire ; From sins and sorrows set them free, And bring thy children, Lord, to thee. 45, Preserving Grace. [Ps. 13S. ii, 1. To God I cried, when troubles rose. — He heard me, and subdued my foes ; He did my rising fears control, And strength diifused through all my soul, 2. The God of heaven maintains his state, Frowns on the proud, and scorns the great : But from his throne descends, to see The sons of humble poverty. 3. Amid a thousand snares I stand, Upheld and guarded by thy hand; Thy words my fainting soul revive, And keep my dying faith alive. 4. Grace will complete what grace begins, To save from sorrows and from sins ; The work, that wisdom undertakes, Eternal mercy ne"er forsakes. 46. [Hy. 54. God incomprehensible. 1. What finite power, with ceaseless toil, Can fathom the eternal mind ? Or who til' almighty Three in One, By searching to perfection find ? 2. Angels and men in vain may raise, Harmonious, their adoring songs ; The laboring thought sinks down oppressed, And praises die upon their tongues. 3. Yet would I lift my trembling voice, A portion of his ways to sing ; And mingling with his meanest works, My humble, grateful tribute bring. 47. Miracles of Christ. [Ify. 116, 1. Behold, the blind their sight receive ; Behold, the dead awake, and live ; The dumb speak wonders, and the lame Leap like the hart, and bless his name ! 2. Thus doth th' eternal Spirit own And seal the mission of the Son ; The Father vindicates his cause, While he hangs bleeding on the cross. 3. He dies ; the heavens in mourning stood ; He rises, and appears a God : Behold the Lord ascending high, No more to bleed, no more to die ! 4. Hence and forever from my heart I bid my doubts and fears depart ! And to those hands my soul resign, Which bear credentials so divine. 48, [Hy, 386. The Sons of God. 1. Not all the nobles of the earth, Wbo boast the honors of their birth, So high a dignity can claim. As those who bear the christian name. 2. To them the privilege is given To be the sons and heirs of heaven ; Sons of the God who reigns on high, iYnd heirs of joy beyond the sky. 3. His will he makes them early know, And teaches their young feet to go ; Whispers instruction to their minds, And on their hearts his precepts binds. 4. Their daily wants his hands supply, Their steps he guards with watchful eye; Leads them from earth to heaven above, And crowns them with eternal love. 49. God entreated for Zion. [Hj r , 446. 1. Indulgent Sovereign of the skies ! And wilt thou bow thy gracious ear ? While feeble mortals raise their cries, Wilt thou, the great Jehovah, hear ? 2. How shall thy servants give thee rest, Till Zion's mouldering walls thou raise \ Till thy own power shall stand confessed, And make Jerusalem a praise ? 3. Look down, O God ! with pitying eye, And view the desolation round ; See what wide realms in darkness lie, And cast their idols to the ground. 4. Loud let the gospel trumpet blow, And call the nations from afar ; Let all the isles their Saviour Jmow, And earth's remotest ends draw near. MEDWAY. L. M. To God the Fa - ther, God the Son, And God the Spi - rit, Three in One, l?=iiiiliiii! 50. Vanity of Man. [PS. 39, ft. 1. let me, heavenly Lord ! extend My view, to life's approaching end: What are my days ? — a span their line ; And what my age, compared with thine ? 2. Our life advancing to its close, While scarce its earliest dawn it knows, Swift, through au empty shade, we run, And vanity and man are one. 3. God of my fathers ! here, as they, I walk, the pilgrim of a day ; A trausient guest, thy works admire, And instant to my home retire. 4. O spare me, Lord ! in mercy, spare, And nature's failing strength repair; Ere, life's short circuit wandered o'er, I perish, and am seen no more. 51. The Gospel. [11}'. 52. 1. This is the word of truth and love, Sent to the nations from above ; Jehovah here resolves to show What his almighty grace can do. 2. This remedy did wisdom find, To heal diseases of the mind ; This sovereign balm, whose virtues can Restore the ruined creature, man. 3. The gospel bids the dead revive ; Sinners obey the voice and live ; Dry bones are raised and clothed afresh, And hearts of stone are turned to flesh. 4. May but this grace my soul renew, Let sinners gaze and hate me too ; The word that saves me, doth engage A sure defence from all their rage. o-z. Condescension of God. [Hy. 74 1. Thus saith the high and lofty One, — " I sit upon my holy throne ; My name is God, I dwell on high, And fill my own eternity. 2. " But I descend to worlds below, On earth I have a mansion too ; And never from the contrite heart, And humble soul will I depart. 3. "The broken spirit I revive; I bid the mourning sinner live : Heal all the broken hearts I find, And ease the sorrows of the mind." 4. 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. Selections 53 — 66. 2$ 53. Christ, the Physician. [HY. 185. ( OO . The reconciled Sinner. [Hy. 384. 1. Deep are the wounds which sin has made "Where shall the sinner find a cure ? In vain, alas, is nature's aid — The work exceeds all nature's power. 2. And can no sovereign balm be found? And is no kind physician nigh, To ease the pain, and heal the wound, Ere life and hope forever fly ? 3. There is a great physician near, Look up, fa. ynt.mg soul, and live; See, in his heavenly smiles, appear Such ease as nature cannot give 1 4. See, in the Saviour's dying blood. Life, health, and bliss abundant flow! Tis only this dear sacred flood Can ease thy pain, and heal thy woe. 54. Man's Inferiority. Lily. 211. 1. Shall the vile race of flesh and blood Contend with their Creator, God? Shall mortal worms presume to be More holy, wise, or just, than he ? 2. Behold, he puts his trust in none Of all the spirits round his throne: Their natures, when compared with his, Are neither holy, just, nor wise. 3. But how much menner 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. 6. 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. 1. Trembling before thine awful throne, Lord ! in dust my sins I own : Justice and Me icy for my life Contend '. — ! smile and heal the strife. 2. The Saviour smiles ! upon my soul Xew tides of hope tumultuous roll — His v. ice proclaims my pardon found, Seraphic transport wings the sound. 3. Earth has a joy unknown in heaven, The new-born peace of sin forgiven! Tears of such pure and deep delight, Ye angels! never dimmed your sight. 4. Ye saw of old, on chaos rise, The beanteous pillars of the r .kies: Ye know where morn exulting springs. And evening folds her diooping wings. 5. Bright heralds of th' eternal Will, Abroad his errands ye fulfill ; Or, throned in floods of beamy day, Syinphonious, in his presence play ; 6. But I amid your choirs shall shine, And all your knowledge will be mine: Ye on your harps must lean to hear A secret chord that mine will bear. 5G. God's care fur the Church. [Hy. 438. 1. While to its grief my soul gave way, To see the work of God decline, Methonght I heard the Saviour say — M Dismiss thy fears, the ark is mine. 2. " Though for a time I hid my face, Rely upon my love and power ; Still wrestle at'the throne of grace, And wait for a reviving hour. 3. " Take down thy long-neglected harp, I 've seen thy tears, and heard thy prayer; The winter season has been sharp, But spring shall ail its wastes repair* 4. Lord ! I obey, — my hopes revive ; Come, join with me, ye saints, and 6ing : Our foes in vain against us strive, For God will help and triumph bring. TRENTON. L. M. j__ — i__. — I—,-,'— ! Praise God, from whom all blessings f] Pmise God, from whom all blessings flow; Praise him, all creatures here be -low ^rJiipEiiiii -■r 57. cod to c y u ^ c . [PS, 7. ii. ' 3. My flesh shall thy first call obey, _ Shake off the dust, and rise oa high ; Then shalt thou lead the wondrous way Up to thy throne above the sky. There streams of endless pleasure flow ; x\ud full discoveries of thy grace, Which we but tasted here below, Spread heavenly joys through all the place. 1. The Lord is Judge : before his throne All nations shall his justice own : 0. may my soul be found sincere, And stand approved, with courage there! 2. The Lord, in righteousness arrayed, Surveys the world his hands have made ; Pierces the heart, and tries the reins, And judgment from on high ordains. 3. My God, my Shield ! around me place The shelter of the Saviour's grace : Then, when thine arm the just shall save, My life shall triumph o'er the grave. 58, Resurrection. When God is nigh, my faith is strong, His arm is my almighty prop: Be glad, my heart, rejoice, my tongue, 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 lo:*e thy children in the grave. 59. God our Confidence. [PS. 81, M. 1. Lord, in thy great, thy glorious name, I place my hope, my only trust ; Save me from sorrow, guilt, and shame, Thou ever gracious, ever just. 2. Thou art my rock — thv name alone j The fortress where my hopes retreat ; |i y S. 16, IV. i 0, make thy power and mercy known; To safety guide my wandering feet. 3. Blessed be the Lord — forever blessed, Whose mercy bids my fears remove ; The sacred walls, which guard my rest, Are his almighty power and love. 4. Ye humble souls, who seek his face, Let sacred courage fill your heart! Hope in the Lord, and trust his grace, And he shall heavenly strength impart. Selections 60 — 64. 25 60. Christ's Coming. [P*. 97. U. 1. The Lord is come ; the Leavens proclaim Hid birth. ; the nations learn his name ; An unknown star directs the road Of eastern sages to cheir God. 2. All ye bright armies of the skies. Go, "worship where the Saviour lies: Angels and king3 before him bow, Those gods on high, and gods below. 3. Let idols totter to the ground, And their own worshippers confound ; Let Judah shout, let Zi<»u sing. And earth confess her sovereign King. 61. Praise. [Ps, 150. ii. 1. Pr.aise ye the Lord — lot praise employ, In his own courts your songs of joy; The spacious firmament around Shall echo back the joyful sound. 2. Recount his works in strains divine, His wondrous work;. — how bright they shine! Praise him for his almighty deeds, "Whose greatness all your praise exceeds. 3. Awake the trumpet's piercing sound. To spread your sacred pleasures round ; In praise awake each tuneful string, And to the solemn organ sing. 4. Let all, whom life and breath inspire, Attend, and joiu the blissful choir; But chiefly ye, who know his word, Adore, and love, and praise the Lord ! 62. The Christian Warfare. [Hy. 147. 1. Stand up, my soul, shake off thy fears, And gird the gospel armor on ; March to the irates of endless joy, Where Jesus, thy great Captain's gone. 2. Hell and thy sins resist thy course ; But hell and sin are vanquished foes : Thy Saviour nailed them to the cross. And sung the triumph when he rose. 3. Then let my soul march boldly on, — Press forward to the heavenly gate ; There peace and joy eternal i eign, And glittering robes for conquerors wait 4. There shall I wear a starry crown, And triumph in almighty grace, While all the armies of the skies Join in my glorious leader's praise. 63. The Christian Race. [H}\ M, 1. Awake, our souls, away, our fears. Let every trembling thought be gone ; Awake, and run the heavenly race, And put a cheerful courage on. 2. True, 'tis a straight and thorny road, And mortal spirits tire and faint; But they forget the mighty God, That feeds the strength of every saint : — 3. The mighty God, whose matchless power Is ever new and ever young, And firm endures, while endless years Their everlasting circles run. 4. From thee, the overflowing spring, Our souls shall diink a fresh supply; While such as trust their native strength Shall melt away, and droop, and die. 5. Swift ns an eagle cuts the air, We'll mount aloft to thine abode; On wings of love our souls shall fly, Nor tire amid the heavenly road. b4i Cheering News from Mission*. [Hy. vUL 1. Hark! bow the distant nations sing, The mountains and the valleys ring ; And while they welcome Jacob's star, With joy we listen from afar. 2. Tis Jacob's star tl at si eds its light On :ands till now involved in night, gives the promise of a day, Whose glories never fide away. 3. For joy of this the people sing, For joy of this the mountains ring: The sacred joy, the cheerful sound, Will spread, ere long, the world around. NAZARETH. L. M. \=±=^± =fc mm To God the Fa - ther. God the Son, And God the Spi - rit, Three in One, Be hon - or, praise, and glo - ry given, By all on earth, and all in heaven. — ■ • f , f t — * — m — e —rt— %— -£■- T-fi— c * — #— ■ * * J- t- r t— 0— J— rr 65. Character of a Saint. [FS. 15. 11. 1. Who shall ascend thy heavenly place, Great God, and dwell before thy face ? The man that 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 neighbor wrong. 3. [Firm to his word he ever stood, And always makes his promise good, Nor dares to change the things he swears, Whatever pain or loss he bears.] 4. [He never deals in bribing gold, And mourns that justice should be sold: While others wrong and grind the poor, Sweet charity attends his door.] 6. He loves his enemies, and prays For those that curse him to his face ; And doth to all men still the same, That he Avould hope or wish from them. 6. Yet when his holiest works are done, His soul depends on grace alone : This is the man thy face shall see, And dwell forever, Lord, with thee. **v>» Confession and Prayer. [l$> a)l. 1V» 1. Lord, I am vile, conceived in sin, And born unholy and unclean ; Sprung from the man, whose guilty fall Corrupts his race, and taints us all. 2. Soon as we draw our infant breath The seeds of sin grow up for death : Thy law demands a perfect heart, But we 're denied in every part. 3. Great God, create my heart anew, And form my spirit pure and true ; No outward rites can make me clean, The leprosy lies deep within. 4. 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. 5. Jesus, my God, thy blood alone Hath power sufficient to atone : Thy blood can make me white as snow, No Jewish types could cleanse me so. 6. While guilt disturbs and breaks my peace, Nor flesh nor soul hath rest or ease ; Lord, let me hear thy pardoning voice, And make ray broken bones rejoice. Selections 67—70. 27 67. Longing for God's House. [PS. 84. 1. 1. How pleasant, how divinely fair, O Lord of hosts, thy dwellings are ! "With lung desire my spirit faints To meet th' assemblies of thy saints. 2. My flesh would rest in thine abode, My pauting heart cries out for God ; My God, my King, why should I be So far from all my joys and thee ? 3. The sparrow chooses where to rest, And for her young provides her nest ; But will my God to sparrows grant That pleasure which his children want ? 4. Blest are the saints who sit on high Around thy throne of majesty ; Thy brightest glories shine above, And all their work is praise and love. 5. Blest are the souls that find a place Within the temple of thy grace ; There they behold thy gentler rays, And seek thy face, and learn thy praise. 6. Blest are the men whose hearts are set To find the way to Zion's gate : God is their strength ; and through the road They lean upon their helper, God. *l. Cheerful they walk with growing strength. Till all shall meet in heaven at length ; Till all before thy face appear, And join in nobler worship there. 4. Death, like an overflowing stream, Sweeps us away ; our life 's a dream — An empty tale — a morning flower, Cut down and withered in an hour. 5. 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. [Hy. 56. 68. Man mortal, God eternal [Ps. 90. i 1. Through every age, eternal God, Thou art our rest, our safe abode : High was thy throne ere 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. S. But man, weak man, is born to die, Made up of guilt and vanity ; Thy dreadful sentence, Lord, was just, " Return, ye sinners, to your dust." Ocf« God incomprehensible. 1. Can creatures to perfection find Th' 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 i His glory spreads beyond the sky, And all the shining worlds on high, 3. God is a King of power unknown ; Firm are the orders of his throne ; If he resolve, who dare oppose, Or ask him why or what he does ? 4. He frowns, and darkness veils the moon; The faintiug sun grows dim at noon ; The pillars of heaven's starry roof Tremble and start at his reproof. 5. These are a portion of his ways : But who shall dare describe his face? Who can endure his light, or stand To hear the thunders of his hand ? 70. Prayer for Peace. [Hy. 608. 1. Great God, whom heaven, and earth, and sea, With all their countless hosts obey, Upheld by thee the nations stand, And empires fall at thy command. 2. O show thyself the Prince of peace, Command the din of war to cease ; With sacred love the world inspire, And burn its chariots in the fire. 3. In sunder break each warlike spear, Let all, the Saviour's ensigns wear; The universal Sabbath prove, The perfect rest of christian love ! 28 EVENING HYMN. L. M. Praise God, from whom all blessings flow ; Praise him, all creatures here be - low ; iipsi^iSpiiiP^ P^3£ J Praise him a - bove, ye heavenly host f Praise Fa-ther, Son, and Ho - ly Ghost. c: — ^_r r^ 1 — i- — c p— j r tzp_p — ,_tt 71. Christ's Condescension. [Ps. Ill, 1. O Lord, our Lord, in power divine, How great is thy illustrious name ! Through all the earth thy glories sbine, Placed high above the heavenly frame. 2. Down from his throne the Son descends, A little time our form to wear : Beneath th' angelic hosts he bends, Our sufferings and our guilt to bear. 3. But lo ! thy power exalts him high, In glorious dignity enthroned: He bears our nature to the sky, O'er all thy works the Ruler crowned. 4. Jesus, the man. in glory sits, Creation at his feet obeys : To him each living tribe submits, Natives of earth, or air, or seas. 5. Jesus, our Lord, in power divine, How great is thy illustrious name! Through all the earth thy glories shine, — Let the whole earth resound thy fame ! V «• xhe Saint's Refuge. [PS. 11. 1. My refuge is the God of love : Why do my foes insult and cry, — " Fly, like a timorous, trembling dove, To distant woods or mountains fly ?" I 2. [If government be all destroyed — That firm foundation of our peace, — Aii 1 violence make justice void, Where shall the righteous seek redress ?] 3. The Lord in heaven hath 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 must the bold transgressors fear ? His very soul abhors their ways. 5. [On impious wretches he shall rain Tempests of brimstone, fire, and death, 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 that his own image bear. '•J» Prayer and Hope of Victory. [1 Si Z\j» L 1. Now may the God of power and grace Attend his people's humble cry ! Jehovah hears when Israel prays, And brings deliverance from on high. Selections 74—76. 29 2. Well he remembers all our sigha, His love exceeds our best deserts : His love accepts the sacrifice Of humble groans and broken hearts. 3. In his salvation is our hope, And iu the name of Israel's God, Our troops shaii lift their banners up, Our navies spread their flags abroad. 4. Now save us, Lord, from slavish fear; Now let our hopes be firm and strong: Till thy salvation shall appear, And joy and tiiumph raise the song. [Ps. 42. iii. I 2. Wake, and lift up thyself, my heart, And with the angels" bear thy part, Who all night long unwearied 6ing High praises to th eternal King. 3. All praise to thee, who safe hast kept, And hast refreshed me while I slept ; Grant, Lord, when I from death shall wake, I may of endless life partake. 4. Lord, I my vows to thee renew ; Scatter my sins as morning dew ; Guard my first springs of thought and will, And with thyself my spirit fill. 74. Hop? in Affliction 1. My spirit sinks within me, Lord. But I will call thy name to mind; And times of past distress record, When I have found my God was kind 2. Hu^e 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. 4. Til cast myself before his feet, And Bay, — "My God, my heavenly Rock, Why doth thy love so loni* forget The soul, that groans beneath thy stroke ?"' 5. ITl chide my heart that sinks so low ; Why should my soul indulge her grief? Hope in the Lord, and praise him too ; He is my rest, my sure relief. 6. Thy light and truth shall guide me still, Thy word shall my best thoughts employ, And lead me to thy heavenly hill, My God, my most exceeding jov. 5. 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. 75, Mjrninz. [Hy. 686.. Awake, my soul, and with the sun Thy daily stage of dutv run; Shake off dull sloth, and joyful rise To pay thy morning sacrifice. 76. Evening. [Ps. 697. 1. Gloet to thee, my God, this night, For all the blessings of the light ; Keep me. keep me. King of kings, Beneath thine own almighty wing9. 2. Forgive me, Lord, for thy dear Son, The ill which 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 judgment-day. 4. 0, let my soul on thee repose, And may sweet sleep mine evelids close ! Sleep, which shall me more vigorous make, To serve my God when I awake. 5. Be thou my guardian, while I sleep, Thy watchful station near me keep ; My heart with love celestial fill, And guard me from th' approach of ilL 6. Lord, let my soul forever share The bliss of thy paternal care : 'Tis heaven on earth, 'tis heaven above, To see thy face, and sing thy love ! PORTUGAL. L. M. ^ t, Three in On< To God the Fa - ther, God the Son, And God the Spi - rit, Three in One, IP^P F=F I ?^ f^ *w ^ «ifc. ^ i ^ l^_ ^ ^ ^ -> — , — I — i — I- J — 1^ — I — !-, — |^ — I — i — K:-. , — | ^ — t — h — — I — I 1 — rr *— c i — r— trr— « — = r_c-,-c,_*_ | ,D^_«_pi: Be hon - or, praise, and glo - ry given, By all on earth, and all in heaven. T / • Morning Worship. [I Si e). II. 1. Whene'er the morning rays appear, Thou, Lord, my early voice shalt hear : To thee my lifted hands shall rise, And faith look up with longing eyes. 2. God, thy pure unsullied mind In tents of sin no joy can find : Far from thy throne shall evil flee, Nor e'er inhabit, Lord, with thee. 3. But I, by boundless mercies led, Thy temple's sacred courts will tread ; Up to thy house with joy repair : Thy mercies shall surround me there. To. Conscious Integrity. \lt%, 2v, 1. Judge me, O Lord, and prove my ways, And try my reins, and try my heart ; My faith upon thy promise stays, Nor from thy law my feet depart. 2. [I hate to walk, I hate to sit With men of vanity and lies ; The scoffer arid the hypocrite Are the abhorrence of mine eyes.] 3. Among thy saints will I appear, With bands well washed in innocence ; But when I stand before thy bar, The blood of Christ is my defence. 4. I love thy habitation, Lord, The temple where thine honors dwell : There shall I hear thy holy word, And there thy works of wonder tell. 5. Let not my soul be joined at last, With men of treachery and blood, Since I my days on earth have passed Among the saints, and near my God. / *J» Confession and Pardon. |_r Si u• I . 1. O Loud, thy counsels and thy care My safety and my comfort are : And thou shalt guide me all thy days, Till glory crown the work of grace. 2. In whom but thee in heaven above. Can I repose my trust, my love ? And shall an earthly object be Loved in comparison with thee ? 3. My flesh is hastening to decay ; Soon shall the world have passed away : And what can mortal friends avail, "When heart, and strength, and life shall fail ? 4. But oh, be thou, my Saviour, nigh, And I will triumph when I die : My strength, my portion, is divine ; And Jesus is forever mine ! 96. Prayer for Grace. |_rS. c), 1. 1. Lord, thou hast called thy grace to mind, Thou hast reversed our heavy doom ; So God forgave when Israel sinned, And brought his wandering captives home. 2. Thou hast begun to set us free, And made thy fiercest wrath abate : Now let our hearts be turned to thee, And thy salvation be complete. 3. Revive our dving 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 ; He'll speak, and give his people "peace ; But let them run no more astrav, Lest his returning wrath increase. 3. Return, Lord, thy children cry, Our graces droop, our comforts die ; Return, and let thy glories rise Again, to our admiring eyes ; — 4. Till filled with light, and joy, and love, Thy courts below, like those above, Triumphant hallelujahs raise, And heaven and earth resound thy praise. «-*c>» Honor of converting Sinners. [Hy. g)0j. 1. How blest are those, how truly wise, Who learn and keep the sacred road ! How happy they whom heaven employs To turn rebellious hearts to God : — ■ 2. To win them from the fatal way Where erring folly thoughtless roves, And that blest righteousness display Which J esus wrought and God approves. 3. The shining firmament shall fade, And sparkling stars resign their light ; But these shall know nor change nor shade, Forever fair, forever bright. 99. Morning. [Hy. 685. 97. Christ's Presence invoked. [Hy. 7. 1. Oft in the temples of thy grace. Thy saints, O Lord, behold thy face; And oft have seen thy glory shine, With power and majesty divine : — 1. But soon, alas ! thine absence mourn, And pray, and wish thy kind return ; Without thy life-inspiring light, 'Tis all a scene of gloomy night. 1. Gon of the morning, at thy 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. 3. 0, 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. 4. Lord, thy commands are clean and pure, Enlightening our beclouded eyes; Thy threatenings just, thy promise sure, Thy gospel makes the simple wise. 5. 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. 36 ST. LOUIS. L. M. Praise God, from -whom all blessings flow ; Praise him, all creatures here be - low ; ffl m. s- ! ± *. *- +- TjL +. ^^^^^ MB^q^r- r Fn r r f 1 fc=fi <— i- — L « J 4 Praise him a - bove, ye heavenly host ; Praise Fa-ther, Son, and Ho - ly Ghost. 100. [Ps. 8. iii, Morning Song. 1. O Lord, how many are my foes, In this weak state of flesh and blood ! My peace they daily discompose ; But my defence and hope is God. 2. Tired with the burdens of the day, To thee I raised an evening cry; Thou heard'st when I 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. 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. 101. Divinity of Christ. [Hy. 102. 1. Bright King of glory, dreadful God 1 Our spirits bow before thy feet ; To thee we lift an humble thought. And worship at thine awful scat. 2. A thousand seraphs, strong and bright, .Stand round the glorious Deity ; But who, among the sons of light, Pretcnda comparison with thcc ? 3. Yet there is one of human frame, Jesus, arrayed in flesh and blood, Thinks it no robbery to claim A full equality with God. 4. Their glory shines with equal beams Their essence is forever one, Though they are known by different The Father God, and God the Son 5. Then let the name of Christ, our King, With equal honors be adored ; His praise let every angel sing, And all the nations own the Lord. 10: Gratitude to Christ. [Hy. 123. 1. Lord, when my thoughts delighted rove Amid the wonders of thy love, Sweet hope revives my drooping heart, And bids intruding fears depart. 2. The Lord of life, the Saviour, dies, For mortal crimes a sacrifice : What love, what mercy, how divine ! Jesus, and can I call thee mine ? 3. Be all my heart, and all my days Devoted to my Saviour's praise : And let my glad obedience prove How much I owe — how much I love. Selections 103—106. 37 103. Jesus precious. [Ify 294. 1. Thou only Sovereign of my heart, My Refuge, my almighty Friend — And can my soul from thee depart, On whom alone my hopes depend ? 2. Whither, ah ! whither shall I go, A wretched wauderer from my Lord? Can this dark world of sin and woe One glimpse of happiness afford ? 3. Eternal life thy words impart : On these my fainting spirit lives ; Here sweeter comforts cheer my heart, Than all the round of nature gives. 4. Let earth's alluring joys combine ; While thou art near, in vain they call ; One smile, one blissful smile of thine, My dearest Lord, outweighs them all. 6. Thy name my inmost powers adore ; Thou art my life, my joy, my care : Depart from thee ? — 'tis death — 'tis more — 'Tis endless ruin, deep despair ! 6. Low at thy feet my soul would lie ; Here safety dwells, and peace divine ; Still let me live beneath thine eye, For life, eternal life, is thine. 104. Aspirations for Grace. [ll)\ 316, 1. I thirst, but not as once I did, The vain delights of earth to share ; Thy wounds, Immanuel, all forbid, That I should seek my pleasure there. 2. It was the sight of thy dear cross, First weaned my soul from earthly things ; And taught me to esteem as dross The mirth of fools, and pomp of kings. 8. I want that grace that springs from thee, That quickens all things where it flows, And makes a wretched thorn like me Bloom as the myrtle, or the rose. 4. For sure, of all the plants that share The notice of my Father's eye, None proves less grateful to his care, Or yields him meaner fruit than I. 105. to„. [Hy. §16. 1. Descend from heaven, immortal Dove ; Stoop down and take us on thy wings; And mount, and bear us far above The reach of these inferior things : — 2. Beyond, beyond this lower sky, Up where eternal ages roll, Where solid pleasures never die, And fruits immortal feast the soul. 3. O, for a sight, a pleasing sight Of our almighty Father's throne ! There sits our Saviour, crowned with light, Clothed in a body like our own. 4. Adoring saints around him stand, And thrones and powers before him fall; The God shines gracious through the man, And sheds sweet glories on them all. 5. O, what amazing joys they feel, While to their golden harps they sing, And sit on every heavenly hill, And spread the triumphs of their King ! 6. When shall the day, dear Lord, appear, That I shall mount, to dwell above ; And stand, and bow, and worship there, And view thy face, and sing, and love ? 106. Praise God forever. [Hy. 681. 1. God of my life, through all its days My grateful powers shall sound thy praise ; The song shall wake with opening light, And warble to the silent night. 2. When anxious cares would break my rest, And griefs would tear my throbbing breast, Thy tuneful praises, raised on high, Shall check the murmur and the sigh. 3. When death o'er nature shall prevail, And all its power of language fail, Joy through my swimming eyes shall break, And mean the thanks I cannot speak. 4. But oh ! when that last conflict 's o'er, And I am chained to flesh no more, With what glad accents shall I rise, To join the music of the skies ! EENAN. L. M. =+=B t~t±d *r+ —3-9-L%—£*3^-*^ m To God the Fa-ther, God the Son, And God the Spi - rit, Three in One, 0— f-r* " ^-F-2— s»— p— »— F p 1 — g- FF — F r I r i i T J n >=?: ^ ,a-^ t— r ■5- ■*• - | Be hon-or, praise, and glo - ry given, .(O -£• ^ R^rl? || j r l F-f p p ■ lb i* -|g By all on earth, and all in heaven. -©- 107. Character of a Saiyit. [Ps.24.ii 1. This spacious earth is all the Lord's, And men and worms, and beasts and birds He raised the building on the seas, And gave it for their dwelling-place. 2. But there 's a brighter world on high, Thy palace, Lord, above the sky ; Who shall ascend that blest abode, And dwell so near his Maker, God ? 3. He that abhors and fears to sin, Whose heart is pure, whose bauds are clean , Him shall the Lord, the Saviour, bless, And clothe his soul with righteousness. 4. These are the men, the pious race, That seek the God of Jacob's face : These shall enjoy the blissful sight, And dwell in everlasting light. 108. Grateful Love. [Ps. 116. ii. I love the Lord ; his gracious ear Inclined to my distressful prayer ; He heard my supplicating voice, And bade my fainting heart rejoice. 2. By sweet experience now I prove His mercy, his unchanging love : Low in the dust my hopes were laid, But God appeared with timely aid. 3. Return, my soul, and sweetly rest On thine almighty Father's breast ; The bounties of his grace adore, And count his wondrous mercies o'er. 4. What shall I render to the Lord? Or how his benefits record ? To him my grateful voice I'll raise, And pour libations .to his praise. 5. His crowded courts shall see me pay The vows of my distressful day : In life and death, the saints shall find Their guardian God forever kind. 1.\} 14J. 11. 1. The Lord shall hear my humble prayer, To him my heart disclosed its care ; I '11 pour my sorrows at his seat, And all my griefs and fears repeat. 2. O'erwhelmed with woe my spirit lay, Yet still my God observed my way : Thine eyes the secret snares discerned, Spread round my steps where'er I turned. Selections 110—113. 3. Lo ! on the right, amid my fears, No aid, no advocate appears ; No friendly refuge here I find, No generous pity cheers my mind. 4. God, regard my earnest prayer, .Else shall I shik in deep despair: Let all my foes, too strong for me, Own my almighty Friend in thee ! 5. Enlarge my soul, imprisoned round ; Then shall my prnise thy name resound; And righteous men around me throng, To view thy grace and join my song. 110, la Temptation. [fly. 407, 3. When tempests rock the groaning bark, O hide them safe in Jesus' ark ; When in the tempting port they ride, keep them safe at Jesus' side. 4. If life's "wide ocean smile or roar, Still guide them to the heavenly shore ; And grant their dust in Christ may sleep, Abroad, at home, or in the deep. 112, Family Religion. [Hy. 654. 1. The billows swell, the winds are high, Clouds overcast my wintry sky ; Out of the depths to thee I call ; My fears are great, my strength is small. 2. Lord, the pilot's part perform, And guide aud guard me through the ! storm : Defend me from each threatening ill, Control the waves ; say, — " Peace, be still ! 3. Amid the roaring of the sea, My soul still haugs her hope on thee : Thy constant love, thy faithful care, Is all that saves me from despair. 4. Though tempest-tossed, and half a wreck, My Saviour through the floods I seek ; Let neither winds nor stormy main Force back my shattered bark again. 1. Father of all, thy care we bless. Which crowns our families with peace ; From thee they spring, and bv thy hand They have been, and are still sustained. 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 each united house, Morning and night, present its vows : Our servants there, and rising race, Be taught thy precepts, and thy grace. 4. 0. may each future age proclaim The honors of thy glorious name ! While pleased and thankful, we remove, To join the family above. 113. Self- Examination. [Hy. 062. 111. For Mariners. [Hy. 634. 1. While o'er the deep thy servants sail, Send thou, O Lord, the prosperous gale ; And on their hearts, where'er they go, O let thy Spirit's wind but blow. 2. If on the morning's wings they fly, They will not pass beyond thine eye; The wanderer's prayer thou bend'st to hear, And faith exults to know thee near. 1. What image does my spirit bear ? Is Jesus formed and living there ? Say, do his lineaments divine In thought, and word, and action, shine ? 2. Searcher of hearts, O search me still ; The secrets of my soul reveal ; My fears remove ; let me appear To God, and my own conscience, clear. 3. Scatter the clouds, which o'er my head Thick glooms of dubious terrors spread; Lead me iuto celestial day. And to myself, myself display. 4. May I at thy blest world arrive, Where Christ through all my soul shall live, And give full proof that he is tnere, Without one gloomy doubt or fear ! ,4@ HAMBUEG. L. M. I Praise God, from whom all blessings flow ; Praise him, all creatures here be - low ; 49. J[£+- •&■ 4* 4r 4* •*- -0- &•■&•* 4> jT^ 4* wmm E=E3=EE -F-»- : Hi p: EEEEiEEE£EElEEEEM ±= E^E^^^^^E^ F=N ^g tf=2 p tCO— XL Praise him a - bove, ye heaven-ly host ; Praise Father, Son, and Ho - ly Ghost. .-t^-f-t-, sir=g:=S=:r = rg: = czg llEEEEEEBEEEEEEE l,= 1 — r Pi 114. Majesty of God. [Ps. 68. y 1. Kingdoms and thrones to God belong; Crown him, ye nations, in your song ; His wondrous names and powers rehearse : His honors shall enrich your verse. 2. He shakes the heavens with loud alarms : How terrible is God in arms ! In Israel are his mercies known, Israel is his peculiar throne. 3. 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. 115. God all-seeing. [PSi 139. L 1. LoRD,thouhast searched and seen me through : 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, Arc to my God distinctly known ; He knows the words I mean to speak, Ere from my opening lips they break. 3. Within thy circling power I stand ; On every side I find thy hand : Awake, asleep, at home, abroad, I am surrounded still with God. 4. How awful is thy searching eye ! Thy knowledge, Oh, how deep I how high 1 My soul, with all the powers I boast, Is in the boundless prospect lost. 5. 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. 116. Walking by Faith. [Hy. 318. 1. Tis by the faith of joys to come, We walk through deserts dark as night Till we arrive at heaven, our home, •Faith is our guide, and faith our light. 2. The want of sight she well supplies, She makes the pearly gates appear ; Far into distant worlds she pries, And brings eternal glories near. 3. Cheerful we tread the desert through, While faith inspires a heavenly ray, Though lions roar, and tempests blow, And rocks and dangers fill the way. 4. So Abra'm by divine command Left his own house to walk with God ; His faith beheld the promised land, And fired his zeal along the road. Selections 117—121. 41 117. Self renounced. [fly. 31 1. No more, my God ! I boast no more Of all the duties I have done ; I quit the hopes I held before, To trust the merits of thy Son. 2. Now, for the love I bear his name, What was my gain, I count my loss ; My former pride I call my shame, And nail my glory to his cross. 3. Yes, — and I must, and will, esteem All things but loss for Jesus' sake ; O may my soul be found in him, And of his righteousness partake. 4. The best obedience of my hands Dares not appear before thy throne ; But faith can answer thy demands, By pleading what my Lord has done. 118. Death of the Righteous. [fly. 431. 1. How blest the righteous when he dies! When sinks his weary soul to rest, How mildly beam the closing eyes, How gently 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 along the shore. 3. Triumphant smiles the victor's brow, Fanned by some guardian angel's wing : O grave ! where is thy victory now, And where, death, is now thy sting ! 119. Welcome to Fellowship. [fly. §11 1. Come in, thou blessed of our God, In Jesus' name we bid thee come ; No more thy feet shall roam abroad, Henceforth a brother, — welcome home. 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 '11 make our joys and sorrows known; We '11 share each other's hopes and fears, And count our brother's cares our own. 4. Once more our welcome we repeat ; Receive assurance of our love ; may we all together meet Around the throne of God above 1 120. Public Thanksgiving. [fly. 617. 1. Great God, beneath whose piercing eye The earth's extended kingdoms lie ; Whose favoring smile upholds them all, Whose anger smites them, and they fall ; — 2. Thy kindness to our fathers shown, Their children's children long shall own ; To thee, with grateful hearts, shall raise The tribute of exulting praise. 3. Upheld by thine unfailing aid, Secure the paths of life we tread ; And, freely as the vital air, Thy first and noblest bounties share. 4. Great God, our guardian, guide, and friend I still thy sheltering arm extend ; Preserved by thee for ages past, For ages let thy kindness last ! 121 Funereal. [fly. 621. 1. Unvail thy bosom, faithful tomb, 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. 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. 4. Break from his throne, illustrious morn ; Attend, O earth ! his sovereign word ; Restore thy trust — a glorious form — Called to ascend and meet the Lord. GILEAD. L. M. Praise God, from whom all blessings flow ; Praise him, all creatures here be - low : * « zg: :EEE -(2—? plpl -I J ij __j — . J L — j 1_ — I *— Fv? — F — «■ — » -• -fasi-T— ^-T-»— s Praise him a - bove, ve heavenly host ; Praise Fa-ther, Son, and Ho - lv Ghost. i I I J . . - . . _ ± a. 9 : g^nn jS__,_jC_ i — r ^ roiixi a 122. God's Providence. [PS. 147, 1, 1. Praise ye the Lord! 'tis good to raise Our hearts and voices in his praise ; His nature and his works invite To make this duty our delight. 2. The Lord builds up Jerusalem, And gathers nations to his name ; His meroy melts the stubborn soul, And makes the broken spirit whole. 3. He formed the stars, those heavenly flames ; He counts their numbers, calls their names : His wisdom's vast, and knows no bound, — A deep where all our thoughts are drowned, 4. Great is our Lord, and great his might, And all his glories infinite : He crowns the meek, rewards the just, And treads the wicked to the dust. 1 23. God in his House. [Ity. 11, 1. Lo, God is here ! — let us adore ! And own how dreadful is this place ! Let all within us feel his power, And, silent, bow before his face. 2. Lo, God is here! — him day and night United choirs of angels sing: To him, enthroned above all height, Let saints their humble worship bring. 3. Lord God of hosts ! O, may our praise Thy courts with grateful incense fill : Still may we stand before thy face, Still hear and do thy sovereign will. 124. The Lord rcigneth. [Hy. 100. 1. The Lord is King! lift up thy voice, O earth, and all ye heavens, rejoice 1 From world to world the joy shall ring : The Lord omnipotent is King. 2. The Lord is King ! who then shall dare Resist his will, distrust his care ? Holy and true are all his ways : Let every creature speak his praise. 3. The Lord is King ! exalt your strains, Ye saints, your God, your Father reigns; One Lord, one empire, all secures : He reigns, — and life and death are youru. 4. Oh, when his wisdom can mistake, His might decay, his love forsake, Then may his children cease to sing, — The Lord omnipotent is King. 125. The Christian Warfare. [Ity. 346. 1. Awake, my soul ! lift up thine eyes ; See where thy foes against thee rise, In long array, a numerous host ; Awake, my tsoul ! or thou art lost. Selections 126 — 130. 43 2. See where rebellious passions rage, And fierce desires and lusts engage ; The meanest foe of all the train Has thousands and ten thousands slain. 3. Thou treadest on enchanted ground ; Perils and snares beset thee round ; Beware of all, guard every part, — But most the traitor in thy heart. 4. Put on the armor, from above, Of heavenly truth and heavenly love, The terror and the charm repel, And powers of earth and powers of hell. 12$. Glorying in God. [Ity. 392, 1. The righteous Lord, supremely great, Maintains his universal state ; O'er all the earth his power extends ; All heaven before his footstool bends. 2. Yet justice still with power presides ; And mercy all his empire guides ; Mercy and truth are his delight, And saints are lovely in his sight. 3. No more, ye wise ! your wisdom boast ; No more, ye strong ! your valor trust ; No more, ye rich ! survey your store, Elate with heaps of shining ore ! 4. Glory, ye saints, in this alone, That God, your God, to you is known ; That you have owned his sovereign sway, — That you have felt his cheering ray. 5. All else, which we our treasure call, May in one fatal moment fall ; But what their happiness can move, Whom God, the blessed, deigns to love ? 127. Zion comforted. [Hy. ill 1. Zion, awake ! behold the day ! Put on thy beautiful array ! Church of our God, arise and shine, Bright with the beams of truth divine. 2. Soon shall thy radiance stream afar, Wide as the heathen nations are ; Gentiles and kings thy light shall view All shall admire and love thee too. 128. The Judgment. [H) r . 496. 1. The day of wrath ! that dreadful day, When heaven and earth shall pass away ! — What power shall be the sinner's stay ? How shall he meet that dreadful day ? 2. When, shriveling like a parched scroll, The flaming heavens together roll, And louder yet, and yet more dread, Swells the high trump that wakes the dead ? 3. O, on that day, that wrathful day, When man to judgment wakes from clay, Be thou, O Christ, the sinner's stay, Though heaven and earth shall pass away. 129. Christ's second Coming. [Ity. 502. 1. The Lord will come ; the earth shall quake ; The hills their ancient seats forsake ; And, withering, from the vault of night, The stars withdraw their feeble light. 2. The Lord will come ; but not the same As once in lowly form he came, — A quiet Lamb to slaughter led, — The bruised, the suffering, and the dead. 3. The Lord will come ; a dreadful form, With wreath of flame, and robe of storm, On cherub wings, and wings of wind, Anointed Judge of human kind. 4. Then sinners to the rocks shall call, And bid the mountains on them fall ; And faith, victorious o'er the tomb, Shall sing for joy, — " The Lord is come !" 130, Peace. [Hy. (i07. 1. Thy footsteps, Lord, with joy we trace, And mark the conquests of thy grace : Complete the work thou hast begun, And let thy will on earth be done. 2. Then shall contending nations rest, For love shall reign in every breast ; Weapons for war designed shall cease, Or then be implements of peace. 3. Hark, how the hosts triumphant sing, — " The Lord omnipotent is King !" Earth's utmost parts to him belong ; Arise, ye saints, and join the song! EFFEN. L. M. To God the Fa - ther, God the Son, And God the Spi - lit, Three in One, -P — 1 » f P' -#— l— g g ? r P f f 9 - S3^ 3Hi Be hon-or, praise, and glo - ry given, By all on earth, and all in heaven. A— * ^—9 © » — - -©-•—I* r~r— r — r :=gz=i:z:?= -*— *- : P — P— W- fcr^ -©- ©—©- F — &- 131. Deliverance in Sickness. [Ps. 20. 1. I will extol thee, Lord, on high, At thy command diseases fly ; Who but a God can speak and save From the dark borders of the grave ? 2. Sing to the Lord, ye saints of his, And tell how large his goodness is ; Let all your powers rejoice, and trace The wondrous records of his grace. 3. His anger but a moment stays ; His love is life and length of days ; Though grief and tears the night employ, The morning star restores the joy. 132. Complaint in Trouble. [Ps. 143. My righteous Judge, my gracious God ! Hear when I spread my hands abroad, And cry for succor from thy throne ; make thy truth and mercy known ! 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. 1 dwell in darkness and unseen, My heart is desolate within; My thoughts in musing silence trace The ancient wonders of thy grace. r 4. Thence I derive a glimpse of hope, To bear my sinking spirits up ; I stretch my hands to God again, And thirst, like parching lands, for rain. 5. 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 ? loo* Acceptance through Christ. |_Hy» 2J7. 1. How shall the sons of men appear, Great God ! before thine awful bar ? How may the guilty hope to find Acceptance with th' eternal mind. 2. Not vows, nor groans, nor broken cries, Not the most costly sacrifice, Not infant blood profusely spilt, Will expiate a sinner's guilt. 3. Thy blood, Jesus ! thine alone, Hath sovereign virtue to atone : Here we will rest our only plea, When we approach, great God ! to thee. 134. Filial Prayer. [11}'. 312. 1. Our Father, throned above the skies, To thee my empty hands I spread ; Thy child in dust beneath thee lies, And asks thy blessing on his head. Selections 135—138. 45 2. With cheerful hope and filial fear, In that august and precious name By thee ordained, I now draw near ; And would the promised blessing claim. 3. Will not an earthly father feel The cravings of his famished son? Will he a parent's bosom steel, And mock the suppliant with a stone ? 4. Our heavenly Father, how much more Will thy divine compassion rise; And open thy unbounded 6tore, To satisfy thy children's cries ? | 5. Our Father, God, to thee we look, Our rock, our portion, and our friend ; And on thy covenant love and truth Our sinking souls 6hall still depend. 135, The Pilgrimage. [Ily. 3G7. 1. As when the weary traveler gains The height of some o'erlooking hill, His heart revives, if, cross the plains, He eyes his home though distant still; — 2. So when the christian pilgrim views, By faith, his mansion in the skies ; The sight his fainting strength renews, And wings his speed to reach the prize. 3. 'Tis there, he says, I am to dwell, With Jesus in the realms of day ; Then I shall bid my cares farewell, And ho will wipe my tears away. 136. Consolation in God. [Hy, 401 1. The God of love will sure indulge The flowing tear, the heaving sigh, When his own children fall around, When tender friends and kindred die. 2. Yet not one anxious, murmuring thought, Should with our mourning passions blend Nor would our bleeding hearts forget Th' almighty, ever living Friend. S. Beneath a numerous train of ills, Our feeble flesh and heart may fail ; Yet shall our hope in thee, our God, O'er every gloomy fear prevail. 4. Parent and husband, guard and guide, Thou art each tender name in one ; On thee we cast our every care And comfort seek from thee alone. 137. Meeting of Christians. [Hy. 56*. 1. 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. 2. Forgotten he each worldly theme, When christians see each other thus ; We only wish to speak of him Who lived, and died, and reigns for us* 3. We '11 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. 4. Thus, as the moments pass away, We '11 love and wonder and adore, And hasten on the glorious day When we shall meet to part no more. 138. Morning. [Hy. GS9. 1. Ix sleep's serene oblivion laid, I safely passed the silent night ; Again I see the breaking shade, — I drink again the morning light. 2. New-born, I bless the waking hour, Once more, with awe, rejoice to be ; My conscious soul resumes her power, And springs, my guardian God, to thee. 3. guide me through the various maze, My doubtful feet are doomed to tread ; And spread thy shield's protecting blaze When dangers press around my head. 4. A deeper shade will soon impend, A deeper sleep mine eyes oppress ; Yet then thy strength shall still defend, Thy goodness still delight to bless. 5. That deeper shade shall break away, That deeper sleep shall leave mine eyes ; Thy light shall give eternal day — Thy love, the rapture of the "skies ! FEDERAL STREET. L. M. Praise God, from whom all blessings flow ; Praise him, all creatures here be - low; S5 mm -t-j J _j «— # r2 &u^=yHg =gg :,=== [f Praise him a-bove, ye heaven-ly host ; Praise Father, Son, and Ho - ly Ghost. •0- -&■ 19- J. i fa: -, 8 ~~iF I -^--f=^.-t-fj- 139. Prayer of the Penitent. [rS. 51. 1, 1. Show pity, Lord : O Lord, forgive ; Let a repenting rebel live ; Are not thy mercies large and free ? May not a sinner trust in thee ? 2. My crimes are great, but don't surpass The power and glory of thy grace : Great God, thy nature hath no bound; So let thy pardoning love be found. 3. wash my soul from every sin, And make my guilty conscience clean ; Here on my heart the burden lies, And past offences pain mine eyes. 4. My lips with shame my sins confess Against* thy law, against thy grace; Lord, should thy judgment grow severe, I am condemued, but thou art clear. 5. Should sudden vengeance seize my breath, I must pronounce thee just, in death ; And if my soul were sent to hell. Thy righteous law approves it well. 6. Yet save a trembling sinner, Lord, Whose hope, still hovering round thy word, Would light on some sweet promise there, Some sure support against despair. 140. Pardoning Grace. [PS. HO, U, 1. From deep distress and troubled thoughts, To thee, my God, I raised my cries : If thou severely mark our faults, No flesh can stand before thine eyes. 2. But thou hast built thy throne of grace, Free to dispense thy pardons there, That sinners may approach thy face, And hope and love, as well as fear. 3. As the benighted pilgrims wait, And wish and long for breaking day, So waits my soul before thy gate ; When will my God his face display ? 4. My trust is fixed upon thy word, Nor shall I trust thy word in vain ; Let mourning souls address the Lord, Aud find relief from all their pain. 6. 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. 141. Public Worship. [Hj r . 16. 1. Away from every mortal care, Away from earth, our souls retreat; We leave this worthless world afar, And wait aud worship near thy seat Selections 142—146. 47 2. Lord, in the temple of thy grace, We see thy feet, and we adore ; We gaze upon thy lovely face, And learn the wonders of thy power. 3. 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. 142, Teaching of Jesus. [Hy. 111. 1. How sweetly flowed the gospel's sound From lips of gentleness and grace, When listeniug thousands gathered round, And joy and reverence tilled the place! 2. From heaven he came, of heaven he spoke, To heaven he led his followers' way ; Dark clouds of gloomy night he broke, Unvailing an immortal day. 3. "Come, wanderers, to my Father's home; Come, all ye weary ones, and rest :" Yes, sacred Teacher, we will come, Obey thee, love thee, and be blest. 4. Decay, then, tenements of dust ; Pillars of earthly pride, decay : A nobler mansion waits the just, And Jesus has prepared the way. 143. One Tking needful. [Hy. mi 1. Why will ye waste on trifling cares That life which God's compassion spares, While in the various range of thought, The one thing needful is forgot? 2. Shall God invite you from above ? Shall Jesus urge his dying love ? Shall troubled conscience give you pain ? And all these picas unite in vain ? S. Not so your eyes will always view Those object? which you now pursue ; Not so will heaven and hell appear, When death's decisive hour is near. 4. Almighty God, thy grace impart ; And fix conviction on each heart ; Then we no more on trifling cares Shall waste that life thy mercy spares. 144. Household Baptism. [Hy, e)S6. 1. United prayers ascend to thee, Eternal Parent of mankind ; Smile on this waiting family — Thy face they seek, and let them find. 2. Let the dear children of their love, Like tender plants around them grow ; Thy present grace, and joys above, Upon their little ones bestow. 3. Receive, at their obedient hand, The treasures they devote as thine ; They come, our Lord, at thy command, O seal the rite with power divine. 145. Death of an Infant. [Ity. 671. 1. So fades the lovely, blooming flower, Frail, smiling solace of an hour ; So soon our transient comforts fly, And pleasure only blooms to die. 2. Is there no kind, no healing art, To soothe the anguish of the heart ? Divine Redeemer, be thou nigh : Thy comforts were not made to die. 3. Then gentle patience smiles on pain, And dying hope revives again ; Hope wipes the tear from sorrow's eye, And faith points upward to the sky. 146. Daily Devotion. [Hy. 679. 1. Saviour ! when night involves the skies, My soul, adoring, turns to thee ; Thee, self-abased in mortal guise, And wrapt in shades of death for me. 2. On thee my waking raptures dwell, When crimson gleams the east adorn ; Thee, victor of the grave and hell, Thee, source of life's eternal morn. 3. When noon her throne in light arrays, To thee my soul triumphant springs ; Thee, throned in glory's endless blaze, Thee, Lord of lords, and King of kings ! 4. O'er earth when shades of evening steal, To death and. thee my thoughts I give ; To death, whose power I soon mist feel ; To thee, with whom I trust to live. MEKOE. L. M. ■#■■#■*► •& m^^^^mm <& ■& *~jtk To God the Fa-ther, God the Son, And God the Spi - rit, Three in One, -B) #=^- r (2 ^-^-j-g r _ 51 — 1 — r (5»-i 6.. e G— r G — r ■d- r Be hon-or, praise, and glo - ry given, By all on earth, and all in heaven. -1 — r £^EEfeB=EE, S=p: ii 147. iwe^o *Ae Sazrwfs. [Ps. 16. H. 1. Preserve me, Lord, in time of need! For succor to thy throne I flee ; But have no merits there to plead ; My goodness cannot reach to thee. 2. Oft hath my heart and tongue confessed, How empty and how poor I am ; My praise can never make thee blest, Nor add new glories to thy name. 3. Yet, Lord, thy saints on earth may reap Some profit by the good we do ; These are the company I keep, These are the choicest friends I know. 4. Let others choose the sons of mirth, To give a relish to their wine ; I love the men of heavenly birth, Whose thoughts and language are divine. 1 48. The Merciful blessed. [PS. 41. U. 1. Blest is the man whose soul can move, And melt with pity to the poor; Whose heart, by sympathizing love, • Feels what his fellow saints endure : — 2. Who still contrives for their relief More good than his own hands can do : He in the time of general grief, ' Shall find the Lord has pity too. 3. His soul shall live secure on earth, With secret blessings on his head, When drought, and pestilence, and dearth, Around him multiply their dead. 4. Or if he languish on his couch, God will pronounce his sins forgiven ; Will save him with a healing touch, Or take his willing soul to heaven. 149. Trust in God alone. [iS. 62. 1* 1. My spirit looks to God alone ; My rock and refuge is his throne ; In all my fears, in all my straits, My soul on his salvation waits. 2. Trust him, ye saints, in all your ways, Pour out your hearts before his face : When helpers fail, and foes invade, God is our all-sufficient aid. 3. False are the men of high degree, The baser sort are vanity ; Laid in the balance both appear Light as a puff of empty air. 4. Make not increasing gold your trust, Nor set your hearts on glittering dust: Why will you grasp the fleeting smoke, And not believe what God has spoke ? Selections 150 — 153. 49 6. Once has his awful voice declared, Once and again my ears have heard,- " All power is his eternal due ; He must be feared and trusted too." 6. 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. 150. Prayer for the Church. [PS^ 80, i, 1. Great Shepherd of thine Israel, Who didst between the cherubs dwell, And lead the tribes, thy chosen sheep, Safe through the desert and the deep : — 2. Thy church is in the desert now ; Shine from on high and guide us through : Turn us to thee, thy love restore, — We shall be saved and sigh no more. S. 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 ? 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. 151 Vision of dry Bones. [IIv, 198, 1. Look down, Lord, with pitying eye, See Adam's race in ruin lie ; Sin spreads its trophies o'er the ground, And scatters slaughtered heaps around. 2. And can these mouldering corpses live ? And can these perished bones revive ? That, mighty God, to thee is known ; The wondrous work is all thine own : S. Thy ministers are sent in vain To prophesy upon the slain ; In vain they call, in vain they cry, Till thine almighty aid is nigh. 4. But, if thy Spirit deigns to breathe, Life spreads thro' all the realms of death ; Dry bones obey thy powerful voice ; They move, they waken, they rejoice. 4 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. 152. Way of Salvation. [Ify. Ill 1. What shall the dying sinner do, That seeks relief for all his woe ? Where shall the guilty conscience find Ease for the torment of the mind ? 2. How shall we get our crimes forgiven, Or form our natures fit for heaven ? Can souls all o'er defiled with sin, Make their own powers and passions clean ? 3. In vain we search, in vain we try, Till Jesus brings his gospel nigh; 'Tis there the power and glory dwell, That save rebellious souls from hell. 4. This is the pillar of our hope, That bears our fainting spirits up ; We read the grace, we trust the word, And find salvation in the Lord. 153 [Hy. 296. Not ashamed of Jesus. 1. Jesus ! and shall it ever be, A mortal man ashamed of thee ? Ashamed of thee whom angels praise, Whose glories shine through endless days ! 2. Ashamed of Jesus! 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. 4. Ashamed of Jesus ! yes, I may When I've no guilt to wash away ; No tear to wipe, no good to crave, No fears to quell, no soul to saye. 5. Till then — nor is my boasting vain — Till then I boast a Saviour slain f And O may this my glory be, That Christ is not ashamed of me! 50 DUKE STEEET. L. M. Praise God, from whom fill bless-ings flow ; Praise him, all creatures here be - low ; nf f nr fam e^es ! I j pppj Praise him a - bove, ye is #~ *- f •+& heavenly liost ; Praise Father, Son, and Ho - ly Ghost. I mmmmmm :az: 154. Exaltation of Christ. [PS.G8.il 1. Lord, when thou didst ascend on high, Ten thousand angels filled the sky ; Those heavenly guards around thee wait, Like chariots that attend thy state. 2. Not Sinai's mountain could appear More glorious when the Lord was there ; "While he pronounced his dreadful law, And struck the chosen tribes with awe. 8. How bright the triumph none can tell, When the rebellious powers of hell, That thousand souls had captive made, "Were all in chains like captives led. 4. Raised by his Father to the throne, He sent the promised Spirit down, "With gifts and grace for rebel men, That God might dwell on earth again. l«>.>. Warning against Belay. [1 S. 93. IV. 1. Come, let our voices join to raise A sacred song of solemn praise : God is a sovereign King ; rehearse His honors in exalted verse. 2. Come, let our souls address the Lord, "Who framed our natures with his word : 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 ; Nor let our hardened hearts renew The sins and plagues that Israel knew. 4. Israel, that saw his works of grace, Tempted their Maker to his face ; Provoked the vengeance of his rod, And tired the patience of their God. 5. 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. 6. 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. 156. Christ's Kingdom. [PS. HO. il 1. Thus the eternal Father spake To Christ the Son, — " Ascend and sit At my right hand, till I shall make Thy foes submissive at thy feet. 2. " From Zion shall thy word proceed ; Thy word, the scepter in thy hand, Shall make the hearts of rebels bleed, And bow their wills to thy command. Selections -161. 51 3. " That day Bhall show thy power is great, "When saints shall flock with willing minds, And sinners crowd thy temple-gate, Where holiness in beauty shines." 4. O blessed power ! glorious day ! What a large victory shall ensue ; And converts, who thy grace obey, , Exceed the drops of morning dew. 157. God in Nature. [Ify 53« 1. There is a God — all nature speaks, Thro' earth, and air, and seas, and skies ; 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. 3. Ye curious minds, who roam abroad, And trace creation's wonders o'er, Confess the footsteps of your God, And bow before him, and adore. 158. Christ fpcaking Peace. [Ily. US, 1. When power divine, in mortal form, Hushed with a word the raging storm, In soothing accents Jesus said, — " Lo ! it is I ; be not afraid." 2. Blessed be the voice that breathes from heaven To every heart in sunder riven, When love, and joy, and hope are fled, — " Lo ! it is I ; be not afraid." 3. And when the last dread hour is come, While shuddering nature waits her doom, This voice shall call the pious dead, — " Lo ! it is I ; be not afraid." 159. Loving-Kindness. [Ej, IE 1. Awake, my soul ! in joyful lays, And sing thy great Redeemer's praise ; He justly claims a song from me ; — His loving-kindness,- — how free ! 2. He saw me ruined in the fall, Yet loved me, notwithstanding all ; He saved me from my lost estate ; — His loving-kindness, — how great ! 3. When trouble, like a gloomy cloud, Has gathered thick, and thundered loud, He near my soul has always stood ; — His loving-kindness, — O how good 1 4. Soon shall I pass the gloomy vale — Soon all my mortal powers must fail ; O, may my last, expiring breath His loving-kindness sing in death. 1G0. Light for those in Darkness. [Ify. 4a)2. 1. Though now the nations sit beneath The darkness of o'erspreading death ; God will arise with light divine, On Zion's holy towers to shine. 2. That light shall shine on distant lands, And wandering tribes, in joyful bands, Shall come, thy glory, Lord, to see, And in thy courts to worship thee. 3. O light of Zion, now arise ! Let the glad morning bless our eyes ! Ye nations, catch the kindling ray, And hail the splendors of the day. 1G 1 . For the twenty-second of [HjT. 619. December. 1. O God, beneath thy guiding hand, Our exiled fathers crossed the sea ; And when they trod the wintry strand, With prayer and psalm they worshiped thee. 2. Thou heard'st, well-pleased, the song, the prayer, — Thy blessing came ; and still its power Shall onward, through all ages, bear The memory of that holy hour. 3. What change ! thro' pathless wilds no more The fierce and naked savage roams ; Sweet praise, along the cultured shore, Breaks from ten thousand happy homes. 4. Laws, freedom, truth, and faith in God, Came with those exiles o'er the waves ; And where their pilgrim feet have trod, The Grxl they trusted guards their graves. 5. And here thy name, O God of love, Their children's children shall adore, Till these eternal hills remove. And spring adorns the earth no more. ZEPHYR L. M. -f=i To God the Fa - flier, God the Son, And God the Spi - rit, Three in One, H i -_ r _ r _ r __ tj — ! — t r — t-t — i- b > . i | t_t — 3ZE Be hon-or, praise, and glo - ry given, I j 1 — | — cc p_ _cp — p=c — 3 _p — c_p_ir- 1 — ex: ^h— *• 1 By all on earth, and all in heaven. 162. [Ps. 39. iii, Frailty of Man. 1. Almighty Maker of my frame, Teach me" the measure of my days ; Teach me to know how frail I am, And spend the remnant to thy praise. 2. My days arc shorter than a span ; A little point my life appears: How frail, at best, is dying man! How vain are all his hopes and fears! 3. be a nobler portion mine ! My God, I bow before thy throne ; Earth's fleeting treasure I resign, And fix my hope on thee alone. 163. The Holy Spirit. [Hy. mi 1. As when in silence, vernal showers Descend, and cheer the fainting flowers, So, in the secrecy of love, Falls the sweet influence from above. 2. That heavenly influence let me find In holy silence of the mind, While every grace maintains its bloom, Diffusing wide its rich perfume. 3. Nor let these blessings be confined To me, but poured on all mankind, Till earth's wild wastes in verdure rise, And a young Eden bless our eyes. 164. Christ's Invitation. [fly. 241. 1. " Come hither, all ye weary souls, Ye heavy laden sinners, come ; I '11 give you rest from all your toils, And raise you to my heavenly home. 2. " They shall find rest that learn of me ; I 'm of a meek and lowly mind ; But passion rages like the sea, And pride is restless as the wind. 3. "Blest is the man whose shoulders take My yoke, and bear it with delight ! My yoke is easy to his neck, My grace shall make the burden light." 4. Jesus, we come at thy command ; With faith, and hope, and humble zeal. Resign our spirits to thy hand, To mould and guide us at thy will. 165. Self-I)cdicationtoGod. [Hf. 283, 1. Jesus! our best beloved Friend, On thy redeeming name we call ; Jesus ! in love to us descend, Pardon and sanctify us all. Selections 166—169. 2. Our souls and bodies we resign, To fear and follow thy commands ; O take our hearts — our hearts are thine, Accept the service of our hands. 3. Firm, faithful, watching unto prayer, Our Master's voice will we obey, ' Toil in thy vineyard here, and bear The heat and "burden of our day. 4. Yet, Lord ! for us a resting place, In heaven, at thy right hand, prepare, And, till we see thee face to face, Be all our conversation there. 160. Christian Communion. [Hy. 307. 1. How blest the sacred tie that binds, In union sweet, according minds ! How swift the heavenly course they run, Whose hearts, and faith, and hopes are one. 2. To each, the soul of each how dear ! "What jealous love, what holy fear ! How doth the generous flame within Refine from earth, and cleanse from sin ? 3. Their streaming eyes together flow, For human guilt and mortal woe ; Their ardent prayers together rise, Like mingling flames in sacrifice. 4. Together oft they seek the place, Where God reveals his awful face ; — And they shall meet in realms above, A heaven of joy — because of love. 167. Death disarmed. [Hy. 481. 1. Why should we start, and fear to die ? What timorous worms we mortals are ! Death is the gate of endless joy, And yet we dread to enter there. 2. The pains, the groans, and dying strife, Fright our approaching souls away ; We still shrink back again to life, Fond of our prison and our clay. 3. O, if my Lord would come and meet, My soul should stretch her wings in haste, Fly, fearless, through death's iron gate, Nor feel the terrors as she passed. 4. Jesus can make a dying bed Feel soft as downy pillows are, While on his breast I lean my head, And breathe my life out sweetly there. 168. Remonstrance with the Jews. [Hy. §97. 1. Why, on the bending willows hung, Israel ! still sleeps thy tuneful string ?- Why mute remains thy sullen tongue, And Zion's song denies to sing ? 2. Awake ! — thy sweetest raptures raise , Let harp and voice unite their strains: Thy promised King his scepter sways ; Jesus, thine own Messiah, reigns! 3. No taunting foes the song require : No strangers mock thy captive chain: But friends provoke the silent lyre, And brethren ask the holy strain. 4. Nor fear thy Salem's hills to wrong, If other lands thy triumph share : A heavenly city claims thy song ; A brighter Salem rises there. 5. By foreign streams no longer roam ; Nor, weeping, think of Jordan's flood : In every clime behold a home, In every temple see thy GodL 169. Meditation. [Hy. 659. 1. My God, permit me not to be A stranger to myself and thee ; Amid a thousand thoughts I rove, Forgetful of my highest love. 2. Why should my passions mix -with earth, And thus debase my heavenly birth? Why should I cleave to things below, And let my God, my Saviour, go ? 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. 4. Be earth, with all her scenes, withdrawn ; Let noise and vanity be gone ; In secret silence of the mind My heaven, and there my God, I find. WARD. L. M. Praise God, from whom all blessings flow ; Praise him, all creatures here be - low ; & p F : (2 f»- ■©-— r n e- f: EPSggJ -=-J 1- J— 4- ITfPSlPPiPiilgp Praise him a - bove, ye heavenly host ; Pi Fa t-rT 1 -g-rf 8 — g=rg p^pilp ther, Son, and Ho ly Ghost. 170. 7% e SainPs Refuge. [PS. 46. i 1. God is the refuge of his saints When storms of sharp distress invade : Ere we can offer our complaints, Behold him present with his aid. 2. Let mountains from their seats be hurled Down to the deep, and buried there ; Convulsions shake the solid world ; Our faith shall never yield to fear. 3. Loud may the troubled ocean roar, — In sacred peace our souls abide ; "While every nation, every shore, Trembles, and dreads the swelling tide. 4. There is a stream whose gentle flow Supplies the city of our God ; Life, love, and joy still gliding through, And watering our divine abode. 5. That sacred stream, thy holy word, Our grief allays, our fear controls : Sweet peace thy promises afford, And give new strength to fainting souls. 6. Zion enjoys her monarch's love, Secure against a threatening hour ; Nor can her firm foundations move, Built on his truth, and armed with power. 171. Benefit of Affliction. [PS. 119. XVUi. 1. Father, I bless thy gentle hand : How kind was thy chastising rod, That forced my conscience to a stand, And brought my wandc ing soul to God. 2. Foolish and vain, I went astray, Ere I had felt thy scourges, Lord ; I left my guide, and lost my way, But now I love and keep thy word. 3. 'Tis good for me to wear the yoke, For pride is apt to rise and swell : 'Tis good to bear my Father's stroke, That I may learn his statutes well. 4. The law, that issues from thy mouth, Shall raise my cheerful passions more Than all the treasures of the south, Or western hills of golden ore. 5. Thy hands have made my mortal frame, Thy Spirit formed my soul within ; Teach me to know thy wondrous name, And guard me safe from death and sin. 6. Then all that love and fear the Lord, At my salvation shall rejoice ; For I have trusted in thy word, And made thy grace my only choice. Selections 172—176. oo 2. Christ our Example. [fly. 112, A.Y dear Redeemer, and my Lord ! [ read my duty in thy word ; 3ut iu thy life the law appears Drawn out in living characters. Such was thy truth, and such thy zeal, Such deference to thy Father's will, rhy love and meekness so divine, [ would transcribe, and make them mine. Hold mountains, and the midnight air, Witnessed the fervor of thy prayer ; rbe desert thy temptations knew, rhy conflict, and thy victory too. 3e thou my pattern ; make me bear VIore of thy gracious image here ; rhen God, the Judge, shall own my name Among the followers of the Lamb. rs. Holy Spirit. [Ity. 200, Dome, gracious Spirit, heavenly Dove, With light and comfort from above : Be thou our guardian, thou our guide ! 3'er every thought and step preside. Conduct us safe, conduct us far From every sin and hurtful snare ; Lead to thy word that rules must give, A.nd teach us lessons how to live. Fhc light of truth to us display, And make us know and choose thy way Plant holy fear in every heart, rhat wc from God may ne'er depart. Lead us to holiness, — the road rhat we must take to dwell with God ; Lead us to Christ, — the living way, Nor let us from his pastures stray. Lead us to God, our final rest, In his enjoyment to be blessed ; Lead us to heaven, the seat of bliss, Where pleasure in perfection is. 174. Christ our Life. [Ity 299. 1. When sins and fears, prevailing, rise, And fainting hope almost expires, Jesus, to thee I lift mine eyes — To thee I breathe my soul's desires. 2. If my immortal Saviour lives, Then my immortal life is sure ; His word a firm foundation gives ; Here let me build, and rest secure. 3. Here let my faith, unshaken, dwell ; Immovable the promise stands: Not all the powers of earth and hell Can e'er dissolve the sacred bands. 4. Here, O my soul, the trust repose ! If Jesus is forever mine, Not death itself, that last of foes, Shall break a union so divine. 175. Baptism of a Child. [Hy, 542. 1. Come, Holy Spirit, from on high ; Baptizer of our spirits thou ! The sacramental seal apply, And witness with the water now. 2. Exert thy energy divine, And sprinkle the atoning blood ; May Father, Son, and Spirit, join To seal this child, a child of God. 17o. Consecration renewed. [^Y* •**' 1. Jesus, thou everlasting King ! Accept the tribute which we bring ; Accept the well-deserved renown, And wear our praises as thy crown. 2. Let every act of worship be Like our espousals, Lord, to thee ; Like the dear hour when, from above We first received thy pledge of love. 3. 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. 4. Each following minute, as it flies, Increase thy praise, improve our joys, Till we are raised to sing thy name, At the great supper of the Lamb. TRUKO. L. M. -jy -j l-l-J- r— f-rJ To God the Father, God the Son, And God the Spi - fit, Three in One, N ! &. 42. SL ^JZ #--Ls O-J-S-v — #-LC— ^-^J—j- _L_ # _H- >_L # , *-#J-g 5-L 5 — LC Be hon - or, praise, and glo - rv given, By all on earth, and all in heaven. M^mmm^BM0§M rp-p^-z :ezx 177. G'od'i- Condescension. [Fs.lRii, 178 1. Ye servants of th' almighty King, 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 honor of his sons, And fits them for thoir heavenly thrones. The Exodus. [Ps.UU 1. When Israel, freed from Pharaoh's hand, Left the proud tyrant and his land, The tribes with cheerful homage own Their King, and Judah was his throne. 2. Across the deep their journey lay ; The deep divides to make them way; Jordan beheld their march, and fled With backward current to his head. 8. The mountains shook like frightened sheep, Like lambs the little hillocks leap ; Not Sinai on her base could stand, Conscious of sovereign power at hand. 4. What power could make the deep divide, Or Jordan backward roll his tide ? Why did ye leap, yc little hills? And whence the fright that Sinai feels? 5. Let every mountain, every flood, Retire., and know th' 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 lie turns ; Flints spring with fountains at his word, And fires and seas confess the Lord. Selections 179 — 182. 57 1 / fJ» Prayer against public Enemies. [is. 111). II. 1. thou Preserver of mankind, Our hope, our shield, our strength, our God! Thou hast an ear to prayer inclined ; Our cries have reached thy dread abode. 2. Our cause thy justice will maintain, Avenge th' oppressed and guard the poor : Ne'er shall thy children ask in vain, And our proud foes shall boast no more. 3. Their banded hosts shall fly, or fall ; A shaking leaf their thousands chase ; Our God .shall hear our nation's call. We shall be saved, and sing his praise. 180. The happy Nation. [PS. 141. 111. 1. Happy the city, where their sons 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 ; "Where men securely work or sleep, Nor sons of plunder break their peace. 3. Happy the nation thus endowed ; But more divinely blest arc those, On whom the all-sufficient God Himself with all his grace bestows. 4. Happy the man, whose hopes rely On Israel's God ; he made the sky, And earth and seas, with all their train ; And none shall find his promise vain. 5. His truth forever stands secure : He saves th' oppressed, he feeds the poor ; He sends the laboring conscience peace, And grants the prisoner sweet release. | 6. The Lord hath eyes to give the blind ; The Lord supports the sinking mind; He helps the stranger in distress, The widow and the fatherless. He loves his saints, he knows them well, But turns the wicked down to hell: Thy God, Ziou, ever reigns ; Praise him in everlasting strains. 182, Glory of God in Christ. [Hy. 154 181 Praise to God [h. 146.1. 1. Praise ye the Lord : my heart shall join In work so pleasant, so divine ; Now -while the flesh is mine abode. And when my soul ascends to God. 2. Praise shall employ my noblest powers, While immortality endures ; My days of praise shall ne'er be past. While life, and thought, and being last. 8. Why should I make a man my trust? Princes must (lie and turn to dust : Their breath departs, their pomp and power, And thoughts, all vanish in an hour. 1. Now to the Lord a noble song! Awake, my soul ; awake, my tongue ; Hosanna to th' eternal name, And all his boundless love proclaim. 2. See where it shines in Jesus' face, The brightest image of his grace ; God, iu the person of his Son, llv.s all his mightiest works outdone. 3. The spacious earth and spreading flood, Proclaim the wise and powerful God; And thy rich glories from afar Sparkle iu every lolling star. 4. But in his looks a glory stands. ■ labor of thine hands: The pleasing luster of his eyes Outshines the wonders of the skies. 5. Grace! *t is a sweet, a charming theme; My thoughts rejoice at Jesus' name! Ye angels, dwell upon the sound; Ye heavens, reflect it to the ground I G. O mav I live to reach the place Where he unvails his lovely face! Where all his beauties you behold, And sing his name to harps of gold! 5S LEYDEN. L. M. 1st time. -* 'ill I I. I I Praise God, from whom all blessings flow ; Praise him, all creatures here be-low : Praise him a - bove, ye heavenly host ; - - - " (•* " igiggE|^g^igp=iii^S s, ther Praise Fa-ther, Son, andHo-ly Ghost, Praise Fa - ther, Son, and Ho - ly Ghost. I m^m^^^mm$m^= m^ s 183. Christ exalted. [rS. 21. 11. 1. How great is the Messiah's joy, In the salvation of thy hand ! Lord, thou hast raised his kingdom high, And given the world to his command. 2. Whate'er he wills, thy goodness gives, Nor doth the least request withhold ; Blessings attend him while he lives, And crowns of glory, not of gold. 3. Around his sacred temples shine Th' Eternal's uucreated rays ; All power is his, and grace divine, And length of everlasting days. 184. Christ's Ascension. [PS. 21. HI 1. Rejoice, ye shining worlds on high, Behold the King of glory nigh ! Who can this King of glory be ? The mighty Lord, the Saviour's he. 2. Ye heavenly gates, your leaves display, To make the Lord, the Saviour, way : Laden with spoils from earth and hell, The conqueror comes, with God to dwell. 3. Raised from the dead, he goes before, He opens heaven's eternal door, To give his saints a blest abode Near their Redeemer and their God. 18o. God the Defense of his Church. [PS. 46. V. 1. Let Zion in her King rejoice, Tho' tyrants rage and kingdoms rise ; He utters his almighty voice, The nations melt, the tumult dies. 2. From sea to sea, through all the shores, He makes the noise of battle cease ; When from on high the thunder roars, He awes the trembling world to peace. 3. He breaks the bow, he cuts the spear, Chariots he burns with heavenly flame : Keep silence all the earth, and hear The sound and glory of his name. 4. " Be still, and learn that I am God : I '11 be exalted o'er the lands : I will be known and feared abroad, But still my throne in Zion stands." 5. O Lord of hosts, almighty King, While we so near thy presence dwell, Our faith shall sit secure, and sing Defiance to the gates of hell. 186. God's Wrath and Mercy. [PS. 68. L 1. Let God arise in all his might, And put the hosts of hell to flight ; As smoke, that sought to cloud the 6kies, Before the rising tempest flies. Selections 187—190. 59 2. He comes, arrayed in burning flames ; Justice and vengeance are his names ; Behold his fainting foes expire, Like melting wax before the fire. 3. He rides and thunders thro' the sky ; His name, Jehovah, sounds on high ; Sing to his name, ye sons of grace ; Ye saints, rejoice before his face. 4. The widow and the fatherless, Fly to his aid in sharp distress ; In him the poor and helpless find A Judge that 'a just, a Father kind. 5. He breaks the captive's heavy chain, And prisoners see the light again ; But rebels, who dispute his will, Shall dwell in chains and darkness stilL 187. God's Majesty. [Pi. 93. V. 1. The floods, Lord, lift up their voice, The mighty floods lift up their roar ; The floods in tumult loud rejoice, And climb in foam the sounding shore. 2. But mightier than the mighty sea, The Lord of glory reigns on high ; Far o'er its waves we look to thee, And see their fury break and die. 3. Thy word is true, thy promise sure, That ancient promise, sealed in love ; Here be thy temple ever pure, As thy pure mansions shine above. 188. Hosannas. [Hy.S. 1. Hosanna to the living Lord ! Hosanna to th' iucarnate "Word 1 To Christ, Creator, Saviour, King, Let earth, let heaven, Hosanna sing. 2. Hosanna, Lord ! thine angels cry ; Hosanna, Lord ! thy saints reply : Above, beneath us, and around, The dead and living swell the sound. 3. Saviour ! with protecting care, Return to this, thy house of prayer : Assembled in thy sacred name, Here we thy parting promise claim. 4. But, chiefest, in our cleansed breast, Eternal ! bid thy Spirit rest, And make our secret soul to oe A temple pure, and worthy thee ! 5. So, in the last and dreadful day, AVhen earth and heaven shall melt away, Thy flock, redeemed from sinful stain, Shall swell the sound of praise again. 189. Rom. viii. 33-39. [H)\ 168. 1. Who shall the Lord's elect condemn ? 'Tis God that justifies their souls, And mercy, like a mighty stream, O'er all their sins divinely rolls. 2. Who shall adjudge the saints to hell ? Tis Christ that suffered in their stead ; And, the salvation to fulfill, Behold him rising from the dead ! 3. He lives ! he lives ! and sits above, Forever interceding there : Who shall divide us from his love, Or what should tempt us to despair ? 4. Faith hath an overcoming power ; It triumphs in the dying hour ; He that hath loved us bears us through, And makes us more than conquerors too. 5. Not all that men on earth can do, Nor powers on high, nor powers below, Shall cause his mercy to remove, Or wean our hearts from Christ, our love. 190. [Hy. 447. For the Spread of the Gospel. 1. Sovereign of worlds! display thy power, Be this thy Zion's favored 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, on India's plains, On lonely isles and lands unknown ; And make the nations all thine own. 3. Speak ! and the world shall hear thy voice : Speak ! and the desert shall rejoic^ ; Scatter the gloom of heathen night, And bid all nations hail the light. UXBRIDGE. L. M. ^•a— g-F^— g— 8— «H-a— g-H-si— F-g-B— «— «— ^— 1-f 2 — r~r ii ^ To God the Fa-ther, God the Son, And God the Spi - lit, Three in n : J ] 1 1 J ,_ _ .. -j 1 I- nnri Be hon - or, praise, and glo - vj given, By all on earth, and all in heavea «- J-*--^-7^--^- i9- &. o- &. J*. 49. -0. J A t? J. • Nature and Revelation. |_1 S. 1J. i. 1. The heavens declare thy glory, Lord, In every star thy wisdom shines : But when our eyes behold thy word, We read thy name in fairer lines. 2. The rolling sun, the changing light, And nights and days thy power confess ; But the blest volume thou hast writ, Reveals thy justice and thy grace. 3. Sun, moon, and stars, convey thy praise Round the whole earth, and never stand : So, when thy truth began its race, It touched aud glanced on every land. 4. Nor shall thy spreading' gospel rest, Till through the world thy truth has run; Till Christ has sill the nations blessed That see the light, or feel the sun. 5. Great Sun of righteousness, arise ; Bless the dark world with heavenly light; Thy gospel makes the simple wise, Thy laws arc pure, thy judgments right. 6. Thv noblest wonders here we view, In souls renewed, and sins forgiven; Lord, cleanse my sins, my soul renew, Aud make thy word my guide to heaven. lt>^» Providence and Grace. [_1 S» g)U. 111. 1. High in the heavens, eternal God, 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 thy hands ; Thy judgments are a mighty deep. 3. Thy providence is kind and large ; Both man and beast thy bouuty share: The whole creation is thy charge, But saints are thy peculiar care. 4. My God ! how excellent thy grace, Whence all our hope and comfort springs I 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 : There mercy like a river flows, And brings salvation to our taste. 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. Selections 193—107. 61 193. Youth and Judgment. [H)'. 271, 1. Ye sons of Adam, vain and young, 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, There is a day of judgment too. 3. God from on high beholds your thoughts, His book records your secret faults ; The works of darkness you have done, Must all appear before the sun. 4. Almighty God, turn off their eyes From these alluring vanities, And let the thunder of thy word Awake their souls to fear" the Lord. 194. Living to Christ. [Ifr. 293. 1. My gracious Lord, I own thy right To every service I can pay ; And call it my supreme delight To bear thy dictates and obey. 2. "What is my being, but for thee, Its sure support, its noblest end ? I live thy smiling face to see, And serve the cause of such a friend. 3. I would not breathe for worldly joy, Or to increase my worldly good, Nor future days or powers employ To spread a sounding name abroad. 4. 'T is to my Saviour I would live ; To him who for my ransom died ; Nor could the bowers of Eden give Such bliss as blossoms at his side. 6. His work my hoary age shall bless, "When youthful vujor is no more ; And my last hour of life confess His dying love's constraining power. 195 [Hy. 309. Brotherly Love. 1. The Spirit, like a peaceful dove, Flies from the realms of noise and strife ; Whv should we vex and grieve his love, Who seals our souls to heavenly life ? 2. Clamor, and wrath, and war begone ; Envy and spite forever cease ; Let bitter words no more be known Among the saints, the sons of peace. 3. 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. 196. For the Lord's Supper. [H}'. 550. 1. At thy command, O Lord, our hope, We come around thy table here ; "We break the bread, we bless the cup That show thy death till thou appear. 2. Our faith adores thy. bleeding love, And trusts for life in one that died ; We hope for heavenly crowns above, From a Redeemer crucified. 3. Let the vain world pronounce it shame, And cast their scandals on thy cause 1 We come to boast our Saviour's name, And make our triumph in his cross. 4. With joy we tell the scoffing age, — '• He that was dead hath left his tomb ; He lives above their utmost rage, And we are waiting till he come." 197. Prayer for the Children of the [Hj*. 635. Church. 1. O God of Abraham ! ever sure The mercies of thy covenant stand ; And still thy saints, in thee secure, May leave their offspring in thy hand. 2. Thou Shepherd of thine Israel ! tend Our children, as thy lambs, in love, — From peril all their paths defend, — And bring them to thy fold above. 3. Should thev their covenant God forsake, Then thou, our God, forsake them not ; Thy mercy let them still partake, Nor be thy promises forgot. 4. Let not thy wrath against them burn, — Behold the seal that marks them thine ; Thy power the wayward heart can turn, — 6 turn then- hearts by power divine. 62 WINDHAM. L. M. i^^|iii§p^ii^=i=ipp Praise God, from whom all blessiDgs flow; Praise him, all creatures here be - low; r— i r *r r r ' i t~r- ' 'i r p * Praise him a - bove, ye heavenly host ; Praise Fa-ther, Son, ■*- -^ /» ^ -^ ■*■ *■ ■*»■ lcJo» Hope in Darkness. |_x S. la». 1. 1. How long, O Lord, shall I complain, Like one that seeks his God in vain ? Wilt thou thy face forever hide ? Shall 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 ? 8. How 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; If thou withhold thy heavenly light, I sleep in everlasting night. 6. How will the powers of darkness boast If but one praying soul be lost ! But I have trusted in thy grace, And shall again behold thy face. 6. Whate'er my fears or foes suggest, Thou art my hope, my joy, my rest ; My heart shall feel thy love, and raise My cheerful voice to songs of praise. 199. The contrite Heart. [i S, 51. V. 1. O thou, that hear'st when sinners cry, Though all my crimes before thee lie, Behold them not with angry look, But blot their memory fiom thy book. 2. Create my nature pure within, And form my soul averse to sin ; Let thy good Spirit ne'er depart, Nor hide thy presence from my heart. 3. I cannot live without thy light, Cast out and banished from thy sight ; Thy holy joys, my God, restore, And guard me, that I fall no more. 4. Though I have grieved thy Spirit, Lord, His 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 : The God of grace will ne'er despise A broken heart for sacrifice. 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. Selections 200—203. 63 1. Then will I teach the world thy ways ; Sinners shall learn thy sovereign grace ; I'll lead them to my Saviour's blood, And they shall praise a pardoning God. 8. 0, may thy love inspire my tongue ! Salvation shall be all my song ; And all my powers 6hall join to bles3 The Lord, my strength and righteousness. 200. The accepted Time. [PS. 88. itt. 1. While life prolongs its precious light, Mercy is found, and peace is given ; But soon, ah soon ! approaching night Shall blot out every hope of heaven. 2. While God invites, how blest the day ! How sweet the gospel's charming 6ouud ! Come, sinners, haste, O haste away, While yet a pardoning God he's found. 3. Soon, borne on time's most rapid wing, Shall death command you to the grave ; Before his bar your spirits bring, And ncne be found to hear, or save. 4. In that lone land of deep despair, No Sabbath's heavenly light shall rise ; No God regard your bitter prayer, Nor Saviour call you to the skies. 6. No wonders to the dead are shown — The wonders of redeeming love ; No voice his glorious truth makes known, Nor sings the bliss of climes above. 6. Silence, and solitude, and gloom, In those forgetful realms appear ; Deep sorrows fill the dismal tomb, And hope shall never enter there. 201 . Man frail— God's Love eternal. [PS. 103. T, 1. 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. 2. He knows how soon our nature dies, Blasted by every wind that flies ; Like grass we spring, and die as soon, Or morning flowers that fade at noon. 5. But his eternal love is sure To all the saints, and shall endure ; From age to age his truth shall reign, Nor children's children hope in vain. 202 The broad and narrow Roads. [Hy. 34]. 1. Broad is the road that leads to death, And thousands walk together there, But wisdom shows a narrow path, With here and there a traveler. 2. Deny thyself, and take thy cross, Is the Redeemer's great command 1 Nature must count her gold but dross, If she would gain this heavenly land. 3. The fearful soul that tires and faints, And walks the ways of God no more, Is but esteemed almost a saint, And makes his own destruction sure. 4. Lord, let not all my hopes be vain ; Create my heart entirely new : Which hypocrites could ne'er attain, Which false apostates never knew. 203. Resignation. [Hy. 401. 1. Wait, O my soul, thy Maker's will; Tumultuous passions, all be still ! Nor let a murmuring thought arise : His ways are just, his counsels wise. 2. He in the thickest darkness dwells, Performs his work, the cause conceals ; But, though his methods are unknown, Judgment and truth support his throne. 3. 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, 'mid the terrors of his rod, Trust in a wise and gracious God. WELLS. L. M. ±3± /-bo — ' — F3 — * ' — ^— -d — " — s—A—a — F# — 0. 1. 1. With all my powers of heart and tongue, I '11 praise my Maker in my song : Angels shall hear the notes I raise, Approve the song, and join the praise. 2. Angels, that make thy church their care, Shall witness my devotion there ; While holy zeal directs mine eyes To thy fair temple in the skies. 3. I '11 sing thy truth and mercy, Lord, I '11 sing the wonders of thy word ; Not all thy works and names below, So much thy power and glory Bhow. 258 [Hy. 44, Sabbath Evening. 1. Think earthly Sabbaths, Lord, we love, But there 's a nobler rest above ; To that our weary souls aspire, With ardent pangs of strong desire. 2. No more fatigue, no more distress, Nor sin, nor death shall reach the place; No groans shall mingle with the songs Which warble from immortal tongues. Selections 259 — 262. 81 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. 4. O long expected day begin! Dawn on these realms of woe and sin : Fain would we leave this weary road, And sleep in death to rest with God. 259 [Hy. M. The Cross of Christ. 1. Wnsx I survey the wondrous cross, On which the Prince of glory died, My richest gain I count but loss, And pour contempt on all my pride. 2. Forbid it, Lord, that I should boast, Save in the death of Christ, my God ; All the vain things that charm me most, I sacrifice them to his blood. 3. See, from his head, his hands, his feet, Sorrow and love flow mingling down : Did e'er such love and sorrow meet, Or thorns compose so rich a crown ? 4. Were the whole realm of nature mine, That were a present far too small ; Love so amazing, so divine. Demands my soul, my life, my all. 261 Parting with the World. [Hy. m 1. I send the joys of earth away ; Away, ye tempters of the mind, False as the smooth, deceitful sea, And empty as the whistling wind. 2. Your streams were floating me along, Down to the gulf of dark despair ; And while I listened to your song, Your streams had e'en conveyed me there. 3. Lord, I adore thy matchless grace, Which warned me of that dark abyss, Which drew me from those treacherous seas, And bade me seek superior bliss. 4. Now to the shining realms above, I stretch my hands and glance my eyes ; O for the pinions of a dove, To bear me to the upper skies ! 5. There, from the bosom of our God, Oceans of endless pleasure roll ; There would I fix my last abode, And drown the sorrows of my soul. 262. 260. [Hy. 194. The Comforter. 1. Sure the blest Comforter is nigh, 'T is he sustains my fainting heart ; Else would my hope forever die, And every cheering ray depart. 2. 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 ? 3. And when my cheerful hope can say, — " I love my God, and taste his grace," Lord, is it not thy blissful ray Which brings this dawn of sacred peace t 4. Let thy kind Spirit in my heart Forever dwell, O God of love, And light and heavenly peace impart, Sweet earnest of the joys above. 6 Risiw? to God. [Hy. 369. 1. Now let our souls, on wings sublime, Rise from the vanities of time, Draw back the parting vail 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. 4. Welcome, sweet hour of full discharge, That sets our longing souls to rest ; Unbinds our chains, breaks up our cell ; And gives us with our God to dwell. 6. 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. ROSEDALE. L. M. To God the Fa - ther, God the Son, And God the Spi - rit, Three in One, * — c—0-E z a «- L o a- 1 -© — ' — o — m5 o-\-q s^Ltf 3-i-©- T -CC Be hon-or, praise, and glo - ry given, By all on earth, and all in heaven. 1 , I i — r ' — 263. aw***. [Hy. Ml 1. Come, weary souls, with sins distressed, Come, and accept the promised rest ;, The Saviour's gracious call obey, And cast your gloomy fears away. 2. Oppressed with guilt, a painful load, O come, and spread your woes abroad ; Divine compassion, mighty love, Will all the painful load remove. 3. Here mercy's boundless ocean flows, To cleanse your guilt and heal your woes ; Pardon, and life, and endless peace ; How rich the gift ! how free the grace ! 4. Lord, we accept with thankful heart The hope thy gracious words impart ; We come with trembling, yet rejoice, And bless the kind, inviting voice. 5. Dear Saviour! let thy powerful love Confirm our faith, our fears remove ; And sweetly influence every breast, And guide us to eternal rest. 2G4. The Surrender. [Hy. 281. 1. Thee, O my Lord, my soul adores, I would be thine, and only thine : To thee my heart and all its powers With full consent I now resign. 2. O come, thy saving power display — Resistless power of love divine ; And drive thy hated foes away, And make me thine, and only thine. 265, Assurance of Pardon. [Hy. 38S. 1. Lord, how secure and blest are they Who feel the joys of pardoned sin! Should storms of wrath shake earth and sea, Their minds have heaven and peace within. 2. The day glides swiftly o'er their heads, Made up of innocence and love ; And soft and silent as the shades Their nightly minutes gently move. 8. Quick as their thoughts their joys come on. But fly not half so swift away ; Their souls are ever bright as noon, And calm as summer evenings be. 4. How oft they look to heavenly hills, Where streams of living pleasures flow; And longing hopes and cheerful smiles Sit undisturbed upon their brow ! 5. They scorn to seek our golden toys, But spend the day, and share the night. In numbering o'er the richer joys That heaven prepares for their delight. Selections 266—270. 83 266. The Mourners blessed. [Hy. 405, 1. deem not they are blessed alone Whose lives a peaceful tenor keep ; For God, who pities man, has shown A blessing for the eyes that weep. 2. The light of smiles shall fill again The lids that overflow with tears ; And weary hours of woe and pain, Are promises of happier years. 3. There is a day of sunny rest For every dark and troubled night ; And grief may bide an evening gue6t, But joy shall come with early light. 4. Nor let the good man's trust depart, Though life its common gifts deny, Though with a pierced and broken heart, And spurned of men, he goes to die. 6. For God has marked each sorrowing day, And numbered every secret tear, And heaven's long age of bliss shall pay For all his children suffer here. 267. The Backslider returning. [Hy. 419, 1. O, where is now that glowing love That marked our union with the Lord? Our hearts were fixed on things above, Nor could the world a joy afford. 2. Where is the zeal that led us then To make our Saviour's glory known ? That freed us from the fear of men, And kept our eye on him alone ? 8. Where are the happy seasons spent In fellowship with him we loved? The sacred joy, the sweet content, The blessedness that then we proved ? 4. Behold, again we turn to thee ; cast us not away, though vile ; No peace we have, no joy we see, O Lord our God, but in thy smile. 268. A good Conscience. [Hy. 426. 1. Sweet peace of conscience, heavenly guest, Come, fix thy mansion in my breast ; Dispel my doubts, my fears control', And heal the anguish of my soul. 2. Come, smiling hope, and joy sincere ; Come make your constant dwelling here ; Still let your presence cheer my heart, Nor sin compel you to depart. 3. Thou God of hope and peace divine, O make these sacred pleasures mine! Forgive my sins, my fears remove, And send the tokens of thy love. 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. 269. Meditation. [Hy. 657. 1. RxxtJKK, my roving heart, return, And chase these shadowy forms no more ; Seek out some solitude to mourn, And thy forsaken God implore. 2. O thou great God! whose piercing eye Distinctly marks each deep recess ; In these sequestered hours draw nigh, And with thy presence fill the place. 3. Through all the windings of my heart, My search let heavenly wisdom guide, And still its radiant beams impart, Till all be searched and purified. 4. Then, with the visits of thy love, Vouchsafe my inmost soul to cheer ; Till every grace shall join to prove That God has fixed his dwelling there. 270. For Morning and Evening. [Hy. 683. 1. My God, how endless is thy love ! Thy gifts are every evening new ; And morning mercies from above Gently distill like early dew. 2. Thou spread'st the curtains of the night, Great Guardian of my sleeping hours ; Thy sovereign word restores the light, And quickens all my drowsy powers. 3. I yield my powers to thy command ; To thee I consecrate my days : Perpetual blessings from thine hand Demand perpetual songs of praise. MENDON. L. M. To God the Fa - tlier, God the Son, And God the Spi - rit, Three in One, £_*:_! , p_CEZP_p_I 1 r _DI «=p 1 F- 11 ! 1 CE -I 1 U-J k-J l-T— I r — I ! |_ rn ^L[Sjl- r _J ..-.-J ..,. Be hon - or, praise, and glo - ry given, By all on earth, and all in heaven. iifer *-r* 271 Divine Protection. [PS. 91. U. 1. He that hath made his refuge God, Shall find a most secure abode ; Shall walk all day beneath his shade, And there at night shall rest his head. 2. Then will I say, — " My God, thy power Shall be my fortress and my tower : I that am formed of feeble dust, Make thine almighty arm my trust." 3. Thrice happy man ! thy Maker's care Shall keep thee from the fowler's snare ; Satan, the tempter, who betrays Unguarded souls a thousand ways. 4. If burning beams of noon conspire To dart a pestilential fire, God is thy life ; his wings are spread To shield thee with a healthful shade. 6. If vapors, with malignant breath, Rise thick, and scatter midnight death, Israel is safe : the poisoned air Grows pure, if Israel's God be there. 272. Public Worship. [PS. \U. UL 1. Praise ye the Lord ; exalt his name, While in his earthly courts ye wait, Ye saints, that to his house belong, Or stand attending at his gate. 2. Praise ye the Lord, the Lord is good ; To praise his name is sweet employ : Israel he chose of old, and still His church is his peculiar joy. 3. The Lord himself will judge his saints ; He treats his servants as his friends : And when he hears their sore complaints, Repents the sorrows that he sends. 4. Through every age the Lord declares His name, and breaks th' oppressor's rod; He gives his suffering servants rest, And will be known .the mighty God. 5. Bless ye the Lord, who taste his love ; People and priests, exalt his name ; Among his saints he ever dwells ; His church is his Jerusalem. Selections 273— 277, 85 -wo. Joy in God" 1 s Omnipresence. \\Vj>\yOi 1. This world, O God, like that above, Is bright to those who know thy love ; Where'er they dwell, they dwell with thee ; In heaven, in earth, or on the sea. 2. To me remains nor place, nor time, My country is in every clime ; I can be calm and free from care On any shore, since God is there. 3. While place we seek, or place we shun, The soul finds happiness in none ; But with my God to guide my way, 'T is equal joy to go, or stay. 4. Could I be cast where thou art not, That were indeed a dreadful lot ; But regions none remote I call, Secure of finding God in all. 274. A hvinsr Saviour. [Hy. 157. 1. He lives, the great Redeemer lives, — What joy the blest assurance give : And now, before his Father, God, Pleads the full jnerit of his blood. 2. Repeated crimes awake our fears, And justice, armed with frowns, appears ; But in the Saviours lovely face, Sweet mercy smiles, and all is peace. 3. Hence, then, ye black, despairing thoughts : Above our fears, above our faults, His powerful intercessions rise, And guilt recedes, and terror dies. 4. In every dark, distressful hour, When sin and Satan join their power, Let this dear hope repel the dart, That Jesus bears us on his heart. 5. Great Advocate, almighty Friend ! On him our humble hopes depend : Our cause can never, never fail, For Jesus pleads, and must prevail. 275. cjwrf.tike.Af*. [Hy. 1S9, 1. The deluge, at th' Almighty's call. In what impetuous streams it fell ! Swallowed the mountains in its rage, And swept a guilty world to hell. , ' 2. 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. 3. So I may sing, in Jesus safe, While storms of vengeance round me fall, Conscious how high my hopes are fixed, Beyond what shakes this earthly balL 4. Enter thine ark, while patience waits, Nor ever quit that sure retreat ; Then the wide flood, which buries earth, Shall waft thee to a fairer seat. 5. 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. 276. close of Worship. [H) r , §3L 1. Dismiss us with thy blessing, Lord; Help us to feed upon thy word ; All that has been amiss forgive, And let thy truth within us live. 2. Though we are guilty, thou art good ; Wash all our works in Jesus' blood; Give every burdened soul release, And bid us all depart in peace. 277. For the Lord's Supper. [Hy. 54?. 1. Jesus is gone above the skies, Where our weak senses reach him not ; And carnal objects court our eyes, To thrust our Saviour from our thought. 2. He knows what wandering thoughts w© have, Apt to forget his lovely face ; And, to refresh our minds, he gave These kind memorials of his grace. 3. Let sinful sweets be all forgot, And earth grow less in our esteem ; Christ and his love fill every thought, And faith and hope be fixed on him. 4. While he is absent from our sight, 'T is to prepare our souls a place, That we may dwell in heavenly light, And live forever near his face. PAEK STREET. L. M. Praise God, from whom all blessings flow ; Praise him, all creatures here be - low ; Praise him a- -jt r 1 -*— * — « J o— -#-*-« — 9-h^.w— a— ar J -*-#-#- I -*-#-5 :, -B . LL • bove, ye heavenly host ; Praise Father, Son, and Holy Ghost, Praise Father, Son, and Holy Ghost. 278. CArisr'* Exaltation. [PS. 24. iV. 1. Our Lord is risen from the dead, Our Jesus is gone up on high ; The powers of hell are captive led, Dragged to the portals of the sky. 2. There his triumphal chariot waits, And angels chant the solemn lay : — Lift up your heads, ye heavenly gates ! Ye everlasting doors, give way ! 3. Loose all your bars of massy light, And wide unfold th' ethereal scene ; He claims these mansions as his right ; Receive the King of glory in. 4. " Who is the King of glory, who ?" The Lord that all his foes o'ercame ; That sin, and death, aud hell o'erthrew ; And Jesus is the conqueror's name. 5. Lo ! his triumphal chariot waits, And angels chant the solemn lay : — Lift up your heads, ye heavenly gates ! Ye everlasting doors, give way ! 6. " "Who is the King of glory, who ?" The Lord of boundless power The King of saints and angels too ; God over all, forever blessed 279. Christ's Kingdom. [PS. 72. itf. 1. Jesus shall reign where'er the sun Does his successive journeys run ; His kingdom stretch from shore to shore, Till moons shall wax and wane no more. 2. [Behold the islands with their kings, And Europe her best tribute brings ; From north to south the princes meet To pay their homage at his feet. 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. 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. 6. Blessings abound where'er he reigns, The prisoner leaps to loose his chains ; The weary find eternal rest, And all the sons of want are blest. Selections 280—283. 87 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,] 8. Let every creature rise, and bring Peculiar honors to our King ; Angels descend with songs again, And earth repeat the loud Amen. 280. Greatness of God. [Ps, 145. ii, 1. My God, my King, thy various praise Shall fill the remnant of my days : Thy grace employ my humble tongue Till death and glory raise the song. 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 endleas stream; Thy mercy swift ; thine auger slow, But dreadful to the stubborn foe. 4. Thy works with sovereign glory shine, And speak thy majesty divine : Let Zion in her courts proclaim The sound and honor of thy name. 6. Let distant times and nations raise The long succession of thy praise ; And unborn ages make my song The joy and labor of their tongue. 6. But who can speak thy wondrous deeds ? Thy greatness all our thoughts exceeds : Vast and unsearchable thy ways ; Vast and immortal be thy praise. 281, Christ's Resurrection. [Hy, 156, 1. All power and irrace to God belong : He is my strength, and he my song : He comes, my Saviour, from his throne, He comes to bring salvation down. 2. Lo ! rising from the tents of men, The voice of joy resounds again : His saints with him the triumph claim. And shout salvation to his name. 3. His own right-haud its strength displays, In acts of valor and of grace : The cross, the tomb, the throne declare How vast his power and glory are. 4. For us he conquers, though he dies ; Behold the mighty Saviour rise! His own right-hand on high displays Its acts of valor and of grace ! 282, Christ's Dominion over the un- seen World. [Hy. 175. 1. Hail to the Prince of life and peace, Who holds the keys of death and hell ! The spacious world unseen is his. And sovereign power becomes him well. 2. In shame and anguish once he died ; But now he lives for evermore ; Bow down, ye saints, around his seat, And all ye angel-bands adore. 3. Live, live forever, glorious Lord, To crush thy foes, and guard thy friends ; While all thy choseu tribes rejoice, That thy dominion never ends. 4. Worthy thy hand to hold the keys, Guided by wisdom and by love ; Worthy to rule o'er mortal life, O'er worlds below, and worlds above. 5. Forever reign, victorious King, Wide thro' the earth thy name be known; And call my longing soul to sing Sublimer anthems near thy throne. 29o. Joy over the Converted. [nV. 441. 1. Who can describe the joys that rise Through all the courts of Paradise, To see a prodigal return, — To see an heir of glory born ? 2. With joy the Father does approve The fruit of his eternal love ; The Son with joy looks down, and seea The purchase of his agonies. 3. The Spirit takes delight to view The holy soul he formed anew ; And saints and angels join to sing The growing empire of their K'ng. ROTH WELL. L. M. raise God, from whom ail blessings flow ; Praise him, all creatures here below ; Praise him above, ye Ql— &— hH-^ 1 — l 1 — — i — ho- I— ' — h©~F — P— ^ — o-^-h — U 1— tf-h *-h h— F ^%id -U4. — U ill heavenly host ; Praise Fatlier, Son, and Holy Ghost, Praise Father, Son, and Ho-ly Ghost. •&• •*- -0-r0 , ^»-r* : 2 »- e ■*■■€• -^ 284, God's Care of his Church. [FS. i. Again, my tongue, thy silence break, My heart, and all my powers, awake ; My tongue, the glory of my frame, Awake, and sing Jehovah's name. 2. Ye saints rejoice — yo nations hear — While I your Maker's praise declare : High o'er the clouds his truth ascends ; Thro' earth, thro' heaven, his grace extends. 8. O'er heaven exalted is his throne ; In every world his glory shown ; The church he loves, his hand shall save Froin death, and sorrow, and the grave. 4. O thou, beneath whose sovereign sway, Nations and worlds in dust decay, Tho' thy sweet smile has been withdrawn, Thine aid denied, thy presence gone ; — 5. Yet wilt thou still with love return ; With duty teach cur hearts to burn; Our dying graces, Lord, revive, And bid thy fainting children live. 6. Save us from sin, and fear, and woe, From every snare, and every foe, And help us boldly to conteud, Falsehood resist, and truth defend. 2S5. God our Source and End. [Hy, §8. 1. Thou, Lord, of all the parent art, Of all things thou alone the end : On thee still fix our wavering heart ; To thee let all our actions tend. 2. Thou, Lord, art light ; thy native ray No change, nor shadow ever knows; To our dark souls thy light display, The glory of thy face disclose. 3. Thou, Lord, art love ; the fountain thou Whence mercy unexhausted flows ; On barren hearts, shed it now, And make the desert bear the rose ! 4. So shall our every power to thee In love and holy service rise ; And body, soul, and spirit be Thy ever-living sacrifice. WINCHESTER. L. H 89 i=3i=a=gg=i^gpipPiPiE To God the Fa-ther, God the Son, 17 ~ & And God the Spi it. Three in One, rTT »— ■ L -^ — L i — , — • — i — v-' — r , g ' ^ i Ee hon - or, praise, and glo - ry given, By all on earth, and all in heaven. I i^ -& -9~ ■&■ ■+■ q — nz — pc £__, — cp — pq j=_»_t, — ct 180. Creation and Providaice. 1. My soul, thy great Creator praise; When clothed in his celestial rays, He in full majesty appears, And, like a robe, hia glory wears. 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 flies ; And swift as thought their armies move To bear his vengeance or his love. 4. The world's foundations by his hand Are poised, aud shall forever stand ; He biuds the ocean in his chain. Lest it should drown the earth again. 5. The swelling billows know their bound. And in their channels walk their round ; Yet, thence conveved by secret veins, They spring on hills, and drench the plains. 6. God, from his cloudy cistern, pours On the parched earth enriching showers : The grove, the garden, and the field, A thousand joyful blessings yield. I [Ps, 104, i. I ?• He makes the grassy food arise, And gives the cattle large supplies; With herbs for man, of various power, To nourish nature, or to cure. Howstranire thy works! how great thy skill! All lands thy boundless riches fill ; Thy wisdom round the world we see; This spacious earth is full of thee. 287. [Hy. & Jehovah suprewe. 1. Eternal God — almighty cause Of earth, and <« a, and" worlds unknown; All things arc subject to thy laws, All things depend on thee alone. 2. Thv glorious being singly stands, Of all, within itself, possessed; Controlled by none aie thy commands; Thou, from thyself alone, art blest. 3. To tl.pp alone, ourselves we owe, To thee alone, our homage pay; All other gods we disavow, Deny I heir claim, renounce their sway. 4. Spread thv cr^at name thro' every land, All idol-deities dethrone; Subdue the world to thy command, And reign, as thou art — God alone. STONEFIELD. L. M. it l I ° • ■* To God the Fa - ther, God the Son, And God the Spi - rit, Three in One, f3 1 n i ,— >^iL^_ r ^_ g _^_J_ < ,_ T __ r _ c _ r g__^_ r ^ - Be hon - or, praise, and glo - ry given, By all on earth, and all yfcj. 4. 49. ^ in heaven. j^ _g4g _^: 0"f ' I B If 5i88. Gorf owr Confidence. [PS. 3. H. 1. The tempter to my soul hath said, — " There is no help in God for thee :" Lord, lift thou up thy servant's head ; My glory, shield arid solace be. 2. Thus to the Lord I raised my cry, — He heard me from his holy hill ; At his command the waves rolled by ; He beckoned, — and the winds were still. 3. I laid me down and slept, — T woke ; Thou, Lord, my spirit didst sustain; Bright from the east the morning broke, — Thy comforts rose on me again. 4. I will not fear, though armed throngs Surround my steps in all their wrath ; Salvation to the Lord belongs ; His presence guards his people's path. £&&• Deliverance from Despair. [1 Si 10, 1. 1. Thee will I love, O Lord, my strength, My rock, my tower, my high defence ; Thy mighty arm shall be my trust, For I have found salvation thence. 2. Death, and the terrors of the grave, Stood round me with their dismal shade ; While floods of high temptations rose, And made mv (sinking soul afraid. 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 I called my God, When I could scarce believe him mine ; He bowed his ear to my complaint ; 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. 6. Temptations fled at his rebuke, — The blast of his almighty breath : He sent salvation from on high, And drew me from the deeps of death. V. My song forever shall record That terrible, that joyful hour ; And give the glory to the Lord, Due to his mercy and his power. 290. The eternal and almighty King. [PS. 98, L 1. jEnovAH reigns : he dwells in light, Girded with majesty and might: The world, created by his hand.-. Still on its first foundation stands. Selections 291—293. 91 2. But ere this spacious -world was made, Or had its first foundations laid, Thy throne eternal ages stood, Thyself the ever-living God. 3. Like floods the angry nations rise, And aim their rage against the skies : Vain floods that aim their rage so high ! At thy rebuke the billows die. 4. Forever shall thy throne endure ; !Thy promise stands forever sure ; And everlasting holiness Becomes the dwellings of thy grace. 291. The Seasons crowned with [Ity. 85. Goodness. 1. Eternal Source of every joy ! "Well may thy praise our lips employ, While in thy temple we appear, Whose goodness crowns the circling 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 coast redundant stores ; And winters, softened by thy care, No more the face of horror wear. 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 thine house let incense rise, And circling sabbaths bless our eyes, Till to those lofty heights we soar, Where days and years revolve no more. 292. The Redemption of Christ. [Sty. 143. 1. The mighty frame of glorious grace, The brightest monument of praise That e'er the grace of God designed, Employs and fills my laboring mind. 2. Begin, my soul, the heavenly song, — A burden for an angel's tongue : When Gabriel sounds these awful things, He tunes and summons all his strings. 3. Proclaim inimitable love ! Jesus, the Lord of worlds above, Puts off the beams of bright array, And veils the God in mortal clay. 4. He that distributes crowns and thrones, Hangs on a tree, and bleeds, and groans : The Prince of life resigns his breath ; The King of glory bows to death. 5. But see the wonders of his power ! — He triumphs in his dying hour ; And while by Satan's rage he fell, He dashed the rising hopes of hell. 6. Thus were the hosts of hell subdued, And sin was drowned in Jesus' blood : Then he arose ; he reigns above, And conquers sinners by his love. 7. Who shall fulfill this boundless song ? The theme surmounts an angel's tongue ; How low, how vain are mortal airs, When Gabriel's nobler harp despairs ! 293. The spiritual Harvest. [Hy. 444. 1. The waving fields of golden corn, With beauty hill and plain adorn ; And earth, with God's rich goodness crowned, In joyful plenty smiles around. 2. But lo, to our admiring eyes, Still lovelier, brighter prospects rise ; — Rich harvests, where salvation grows, Their fair celestial fruits disclose. 3. See sinners pressing to embrace The offer of forgiving grace ; Redeemed from hell with price divine, In heaven they shall forever shine. 4. There they that reap, and they that soxr, Shall everlasting triumphs know : And shouts of thankfulness and joy Their blest eternity employ. 92 MIGDOL. L. M. * ■*■ -*■ & i ^ tt i Praise God, from whom all blessings flow ; Praise him, all creatures here be - low , ■#- a> / — — ^ ^ i i i ' l i 'ill! £i# J * jia4J-^JM^- M qF=i= rT-i— II ■ I JlJ hJ Ft=g "^ I . -1, I I Praise him a - bove, ve heavenly host ; Praise Fa-ther, Sou, and Ho - ly Ghost. 1^ SJ5 294. c/jmf and his Church. [PS. 45. V. 1. The King of saints, how fair his face, Adorned with majesty and grace! He comes with blessings from above, And wins the nations to his love. 2. At his right hand, our eyes behold The queen arrayed in purest gold : The world admires her heavenly dress, Her robes of joy and righteousness. 3. He forms her beauties like his own : He calls and seats her near his throne : 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 ; Let him be loved, and yet adored, For he 's thy Maker and thy Lord. 5. happy hour, when thou shalt rise To liis fair palace in the skies, And all thy sons, a numerous train, Each like a prince in glory reign. 6. Lot endless honors crown his head ; Let every age his praises spread; While we with cheerful songs approve The condescensions of his love. /£«!Oa Praise foT temporal Blessings. |_I S. OOi lVt 1. We bless the Lord, the just, the good, 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, Kefresh the thirsty earth again. 3. 'T is to his care we owe our breath, And all our near escapes from death: Safety and health to God belong, He heals the weak, and guards the strong. 4. He makes the saint and sinner prove The common blessings of his love : But the wide difference that remains Is endless joy and endless pains. 5. His mighty hand his saints shall raise From the deep earth, or deeper seas, And bring them to his courts above ; There shall they taste his special love. Selections 296—299. 296, [Ps, 89. ii The Faithfulness of God. 1. Forever shall my song record The truth and mercy of the Lord : Mercy and truth forever stand, Like heaven, established by his hand. 2. Thus to his Son he sware, and said, — " With thee my covenant first was made In thee shall dying sinners live ; Glory and grace are thine to give. 3. " Be thou my prophet, thou my priest; Thy children shall be ever blest : Thou art rny chosen King ; thy throne Shall stand eternal, like my own." 4. Now let the church rejoice, and sing Jesus, her Saviour, and her King ; Angels his heavenly wonders show, And saints declare his works below. 297. Praise for God's Mercy. [PS. 103. L 1. Bless, my soul, the living God ; Call home thy thoughts that rove abroad : Let all the powers within me join In work and worship so divine. 2. Bless, O my soul, the God of grace ; His favors claim thy highest praise: "Why should the wonders he hath wrought Be lost in silence and forgot ? 3. T is he, my soul, that sent his Son To die for crimes which thou hast done ; He owns the ransom, and forgives Tho hourly follies of our lives. 4. The vices of the mind he heals, And cures the pains that nature feels : Redeems the soul from hell, and saves Our wasting life from threatening graves. 6. Our youth decayed his power repairs ; His mercy crowns our growing years : He satisfies our mouth with good, And fills our hopes with heavenly food. 6. He sees th' oppressor and th' oppressed, And often gives the sufferers rest; But will his justice more display In the last, great, rewarding day. 1. [Let the whole earth his power confess ; Let the whole earth adore his grace ; The Gentile with the Jew shall join In work and worship so divine.] 298. Baptism of Converts. [Hy. IK 1. Obedient to our Zion's King, We to his holy laver bring These happy converts, who have known And trusted in his grace alone. 2. Lord, in thy house they seek thy face ; bless them with peculiar grace ; Refresh their souls with love divine : Let beam9 of glory round them shine. 3. Ye, who your native vileness mourn, And to the great Redeemer turn, Arise, his gracious call obey, And be baptized without delay. X,\j*J, Children singing Hosannas. [Hy« 8o7. 1. What are those soul-reviving strains, Which echo thus from Salem's plains ? What anthems loud, and louder still, Sweetly resound from Zion's hill ? 2. Lo ! 't is an infant chorus sings, Hosanna to the Kiug of kings : The Saviour comes ! and babes proclaim Salvation, sent in Jesus' name. 3. Nor those alone their voice shall raise, For we will join this song of praise ; Still Israel's children forward press To hail the Lord their Righteousness. 4. Proclaim hosannas loud and clear ; See David's son and Lord appear 1 Glory and praise on earth be given ; Hosanna in the highest heaven ! DUNDEE. C. M. Let God the Fa-ther and the Son, And Spi - rit, be sii^r •&> •& &• n\ E-T-P- a - dored, is P l °— P" | 4 - is I — I g» "l - i — g= ^- fl |8 F ._; L :s to mak m Where there are works to make him known, Or saints to love the Lord. I S=E -© — 300. P=F A Song of Deliverance. :| 5 1- /T\ T*»- t— F— t IPs. 40, 1. I waited patient for the Lord, — He bowed to hear my cry ; He saw me resting on his word, And brought salvation nigh. 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. 3. Firm on a rock he made me stand, And taught my cheerful tongue To praise the wonders of his hand, In a new, thankful song. 4. I '11 spread his works of grace abroad; The saints with joy shall hear, And sinners learn to make my God Their only hope and fear. 5. How many are thy thoughts of love ! Thy mercies, Lord, how great ! We have not words, nor hours enough, Their number to repeat. 6. When I 'm afflicted, poor and low, And light and peace depart, My God beholds my heavy woe, And bears me on bis heart. 301. God's Immutability. [PS. 102. \L 1. Through endless years thou art the same, O thou eternal God ! Ages to come shall know thy name, And tell thy works abroad. 2. The strong foundations of the earth, Of old by thee were laid ; By thee, the beauteous arch of heaven, With matchless skill was made. 3. Soon shall this goodly frame of things, Formed by thy powerful hand, Be, like a vesture, laid aside, And changed at thy command. 4. But thy perfections all divine, Eternal as thy days, Through everlasting ages shine, With undiminished rays. 5. Thy children's children, still thy care, Shall own their father's God ; To latest times thy favor share, And spread thy praise abroad. 302. cod all-seemg. [PS. 139. U. 1. In all my vast concerns with thee, In vain my soul would try To shun thy presence, Lord, or flee, The notice of thine eye. Selections 303 — 305. 95 2. Thine 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 words He knows the sense I mean. 4. O wondrous knowledge, deep and high ! Where can a creature hide? Within thy circliDg arms I lie, Beset on every side. 5. So let thy grace surround me still, And like a bulwark prove, To guard my soul from every ill, Secured by sovereign love. 303. God's Condescension. [Ps. 144 ii. 1. Lord, w r hat is man, poor feeble man, Born of the earth at first ! His life a shadow, light and vain, Still hastening to the dust. 2. Oh, what is feeble, dying man, Or any of his race, That God should make it his concern To visit him w T ith grace ? 3. That God, who darts his lightnings down, Who shakes the worlds above, While mountains tremble at his frown, — How wondrous is his love ! 304. God's Eternity. [II} r . CO. 1. Great God ! how infinite art thou ! What worthless worms are we ! Let the whole race of creatures bow, And pay their praise to thee. 2. Thy throne eternal ages stood, Ere seas or stars were made : Thou art the ever-living God, Were all the nations dead. S. Eternity, with all its years, Stands present in thy view ; To thee there 's nothing old appears — Great God ! there 's nothing new. 4. Our lives through various scenes are dwawn, And vexed with trifling cares ; While thine eternal thought moves on Thine undisturbed affairs. 5. Great God ! how infinite art thou ! What worthless worms are we ! Let the whole race of creatures bow, And pay then- praise to thee. 305, God's Sovereignty. [Hy. 98. 1. Keep silence, all created things, And wait your Maker's nod : My soul stands trembling while she sings The honors of her God. 2. Life, death, and hell, and worlds unknown, Hang on his firm decree : He sits on no precarious throne, Nor borrows leave to be. 3. Chained to his throne, a volume lies, With all the fates of men, With every angel's form and size, Drawn by th' eternal pen. 4. 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 scepters and a crown ; And there, the following page he turns, And treads the monarch down. 6. Not Gabriel asks the reason why, Nor God the reason gives ; Nor dares the favorite angel pry Between the folded leaves. 7. My God, I would not long to see My fate with curious eyes, What gloomy lines are writ for m«, 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 I 96 ST. ANN ! 0. M. And Spi - rit 306. Public Prayer and Praise. [PS. G5. U. | 30T. Prayer for the Church. [PS. 67. L 1. Praise waits in Zion, Lord, for thee, I 1. Shine on our land, Jehovah, shine, There shall our vows be paid ; Thou hast au ear when sinners pray ; All flesh shall seek thine aid. 2. Lord, our iniquities prevail ; But pardoning grace is thine ; And thou wilt grant us power and skill To conquer every sin. 3. Blest are the men whom thou wilt choose To bring them near thy face, Give them a dwelling iu thy house, To feast upon thy grace. 4. In answering what thy church requests Thy truth and terror shine ; And works of dreadful righteousness Fulfill thy kind design. 6. Thus shall the wondering nations see The Lord is good and just ; And distant islands fly to thee, And make thy name their trust. 6. They dread thy glittering tokens, Lord, When signs in heaven appear; But they shall learn thy holy word, And love as well as fear. With beams of heavenly grace 1 Reveal thy power through all our coasts, And show thy smiling face. 2. When shall thy name, from shore to shore, Sound all the earth abroad, And distant nations know and love Their Saviour and their God? 3. Sing to the Lord, ye distant lands, Sing loud with solemn voice ; Let thankful tongues exalt his praise, And thankful hearts rejoice. 4. He, the great Lord, the sovereign Judge, That sits enthroned above, Wisely commands the worlds he made, In justice and in love. 5. Earth shall confess her Maker's hand, And yield a full increase : Our God will crown his chosen land With fruitfulness and peace. 6. God. the Redeemer, scatters round His choicest favors here ; While the creation's utmost bound Shall see, adore, and fear. Selections 308—312. 97 308. Evening Public Worship. [P$. 131- UL 1. Bless ye the Lord with solemn rite, In hymns extol his name, — Ye who. within his house, by night, "Watch round the altar's flame. 2. Lift up your hands amid the place, Where burns the sacred sign, And pray, that thus Jehovah's face O'er all the earth may shine. S. From Zion, from his holy hill, The Lord, our Maker, send The perfect knowledge of his will, Salvation without end. 309. Praise for Salvation. [IlV. 2j. 1. O all ye lands, rejoice in God, Sing praises to his name ; Let all the earth, with one accord, His wondrous acts proclaim. 2. And let his faithful servants tell How, by redeeming love, Their souls are saved from death and hell, To share the joys above ; — 3. Tell how the Holy Spirit's grace Forbids their feet to slide ; And, as they run the Christian race, Vouchsafes to be their guide. 4. then, rejoice, and shout for joy, Ye ransomed of the Lord ; Be grateful praise your sweet employ, His presence your reward. 310. God in Nature. [HV. 79, 1. The God of nature and of grace In all his works appears : His goodness in the earth we trace, His grandeur in the spheres. 2. Behold this fair and fertile globe, By him in wisdom planned: 'Twas he who girded, like a robe, The ocean round the land. 8. Lift to the arch of heaven your eye ; Thither his path pursue ; His glory, boundless as the sky, O'erwhelms the wondering view. 4. How excellent, Lord, thy name, In all creation's lines ! Spread through eternity, thy fame With rising lustre shines. 5. These lower works, that swell thy praise High as man's thought can tower, Are but a portion of thy ways, The hiding of thy power. 311. Praise for Salvation [HlT. S35. 1. Arise, my soul, my joyful powers, And triumph in my God; Awake, my voice, and loud proclaim His glorious grace abroad. 2. He raised me from the depths of sin, The gates of gaping hell ; And fixed my standing more secure Than 'twas before I felL 3. The arms of everlasting 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. 6. Arise, my soul, awake, my voice, And tunes of pleasure sing; Loud hallelujahs shall address My Saviour and my King. wl* Preserving Grace. [H)\ I j9, 1. Firm as the earth thy gospel stands, My Lord, my hope, my trust ; If I am found in Jesus' hands, My soul can ne'er be lost. 2. His honor 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 favorites from his breast ; In the dear bosom of his love They must forever rest. 98 MEAR C. M. mm*mmmwmm^0w^sM I I Let God the Fa-ther and the Son, -4 And Spi - rit be a - dored, I iiiigiJiii«i^i|=iipiig^isi - ±T J —id ^ =4U-iAU^E ^ m i I "Where there are works to make him known, Or saints to love the Lord. wm^^^ sL x i u^iiM ^m b!3. Praise from all Nations, [PS. 117. 1. all ye nations, praise the Lord, 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. 314. ' Delight in God's Law [Ps. 119. 1. O now I love thy holy law ! Tis daily my delight; And thence my meditations draw Divine advice by night. 2. My waking eyes prevent the day, To meditate thy word ; My soul with longing melts away To hear thy gospel, Lord. 3. How doth thy word my heart engage ! How well employ my tongue 1 And in my tiresome pilgrimage Yields me a heavenly song. 4. Am I a stranger, or at home, 'T is my perpetual feast : Not honey dropping from the comb So much allures the taste. 5. No treasures so enrich the mind; Nor shall thy word be sold For loads of silver well refined, Nor heaps of choicest gold. 6. When nature sinks, and spirits droop, Thy promises of grace Are pillars to support my hope, And there I write thy praise. 315. Going to Church. [PS. 122. HI 1. 't was a joyful sound to hear Our tribes devoutly say, — " Up, Israel, to the temple haste, And keep your festal day!" 2. At Salem's courts we must appear, With our assembled powers, In strong and beauteous order ranged, Like her united towers. 3. pray we then for Salem's peace — For they shall prosperous be, Thou holy city of our God, Who bear true love to thee. 3 1 6 . H o hj Spirit invoked . [Ify . 27. 1. Come, Holy Spirit, heavenly Dove, With all thy quickening powers; Kindle a flame of sacred love Iu these cold hearts of ours. Selections 317—320. 99 2. Look how we grovel here below, Fond of these trifling toys; Our souls can neither fly, nor go, To reach eternal joys. 3. In vain we tune our formal songs ; In vain we strive to rise; Hosannas languish on our tongues, And our devotion dies. 4. Dear Lord ! and shall we ever live At this poor dying rate? Our love so faint, so cold to thee, And thine to us so great \ 5. Come, Holy Spirit, heavenly Dove, With all thy quickening powers ; Come, shed abroad a Saviours love, And that shall kindle ours. 3 IT. The Lamb worshipped. [Ify 18] 1. Behold the glories of the Lamb Amid his Father's throne : Prepare new honors for his name, And songs before unknown. 2. Let elders worship at his feet, The church adore around, "With vials full of odors sweet, And harps of sweeter sound. 3. Now to the Lamb, that once was slain, Be endless blessings paid ; Salvation, glory, joy, remain Forever on thy head. 4. Thou hast redeemed our souls with blood, Hast set the prisoners free, Hast made us kings and priests to God, And we shall reign with thee. 6. The worlds of nature and of grace Are put beneath thy power; Then shorten these delaying days, And bring thy promised hour. 318. Trusting in God. [HV. 414. 1. My God ! — could I make the claim — My Father and my Friend — And call thee mine by every name On which thy saints depend : — 2. By every name of power and love, I would thy grace entreat ; Nor should my humble hopes remove, Nor leave thy sacred seat. 3. Speak, Lord ! and bid celestial peace Relieve my aching heart ; smile! and bid my sorrows cease, And all the gloom depart. 4. Then shall my drooping spirit rise, And bless thy healing rays : Then shall these deep complaining sighs Be changed to songs of praise. 319. [Hy. m. Close of Worship. 1. The God of peace, who from the dead Brought up again our Lord, And, through the covenant of his blood, Our souls to peace, restored: — 2. Confirm our hearts, in each good work, To do his perfect will ; That, made well pleasing in his sight, Our course with joy we fill. 3. So shall we, in his heavenly courts, Hereafter, ever live ; And to his name, through Jesus Christ, Eternal glory give. 320. Lord's Supper. [Hy. 549. 1. Lord! at thy .table I behold The wonders of thy grace ; But most of all admire that I Should find a welcome place. 2. What strange surprising grace is this, That such a soul has room ! My Saviour takes me by the hand, My Jesus bids me come. 3. Ye saints below, and hosts of heaven, Join all your praising powers ; No theme is like redeeming love, No Saviour is like ours. 4. Had I ten thousand hearts, dear Lord ! I 'd give them all to thee ; Had I ten thousand tongues, they all Should join the harmony. 100 YORK. C. M. | :| | J 4 =t= ±=j=U- 4 I J F ? 4— d-Hl— v-V-*— *-F-g— *-Fg— h - •^4- iisgl Let God the Fa - ther and the Son, And Spi - rit be a - dored, I mim^mmm^^ t==fc Where there are works to make him known, Or saints to love the Lord. ■0- +- ■&■ •& 9 : g Ik-Lll m eeje3e* 1 m wmm oX.1. Christ's Condescension. ]_"%, 0, IL 1. Lord, our Lord, how wondrous great Is thine exalted name ! 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 hi3 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, Made lower than his angels are, To save a dying worm 1 5. Let him be crowned with majesty, Who bowed his head to death ; And be his honors sounded high, By all things that have breath. 6. Jesus, our Lord, how wondrous great Is thine exalted name ! The glories of thy heavenly state, Let the whole earth proclaim. 322. ffoly Fear. [PS. 119. liV. 1. With my whole heart I've sought thy face ; O let me never stray From thy commands, God of grace, Nor tread the sinner's way. 2. Thy word I 've hid within my heart, To keep my conscience clean, And be an everlasting guard From every rising sin. 3. I'm a companion of the saints, Who fear and love the Lord ; My sorrows rise, my nature faints, When men transgress thy word. 4. While sinners do thy gospel wrong, My spirit stands in awe ; My soul abhors a lying tongue, But loves thy righteous law. 5. My heart with sacred reverence hears The threatenings of thy word ; My flesh with holy trembling fears The judgments of the Lord. 6. My God, I long, I hope, I wait, For thy salvation still ; While thy whole law is my delight, And I obey thy will. Selections 323—326. 101 323. The Seasons. [PS. 1 17. Hi, 1. "With songs and honors sounding loud, Address the Lord on high ; Over the heavens he spreads his cloud, And waters veil the sky. 2. He sends his showers of blessings down, To cheer the plains below; He makes the grass the mountains crown, And corn in valleys grow. 3. His steady counsels change the face Of the declining year ; He bid3 the sun cut short his race, And wintry days appear. 4. His hoary frost, his fleecy snow, Descend and clothe the ground; The liquid streams forbear to flow, In icy fetters bound. 6. He sends his word, and melts the snow, The fields no longer mourn ; He calls the warmer gales to blow, And bids the spring return. 6. The changing wind, the flying cloud, Obey his mighty word ; With songs and honors sounding loud, Praise ye the sovereign Lord. 324. God's Holiness. [Hj'. 70. 1. Holy and reverend is the name Of our eternal King : Thrice holy Lord ! the angels cry ; Thrice holy ! let us sing. 2. The deepest reverence of the mind, Pay, O my soul, to God ; Lift with thy hands a holy heart To his sublime abode. 3. With sacred awe pronounce his name Whom words nor thoughts can reach ; A broken heart shall please him more Than the best forms of speech. 4. Thou holy God ! preserve our souls From all pollution free ; The pure in heart are thy delight, And they thy face shall see. 325. The various Success of the [H)\ 235. Gasgfl. 1. Christ and his cross are all our theme; The mysteries that we speak Are scandal in the Jews' esteem, And folly to the Greek. 2. Eut souls enlightened from above, With joy receive the word ; To see what wisdom, power, and love, Shine in their dying Lord. 3. The vital savor of his name Restores their fainting breath ; But unbelief perverts the same To guilt, despair, and death. 4. Till God diffuse his graces down, Like showers of heavenly rain, In vain Apollos sows the ground, And Paul may plant in vain. 326. National Thanksgiving. [Hy. 610. 1. God of our fathers, to thy throne Our grateful songs we raise ; Thou art our God, and thou alone, — Accept our humble praise. 2. Unnumbered benefits from thee, Are showered upon our land , Behold ! through all our coasts we see The bounties of thy hand. 3. Here thou wert once the pilgrim's guide ; Thou gav'st them here a place, Where freedom spreads its blessings wide, O'er all their favored race. 4. Here, Lord, thy gospel's holy light Is shed on all our hills ; And, like the rains and dews of night, Celestial grace distils. 5. Still teach us, Lord, thy name to fear, And still our guardian be ; 0, let our children's children here, Forever worship thee. 102 WINDSOR. C. M. Let God the Fa - ther and the Son, And Spi - rit be a - dored, I f , f f , t f" ■ «. ' ■ f ■ » . . \ f- — e- PUpPli^Pi^il Where there are works to make him known, Or saints to love the Lord. £8333 r- (a-r-1 i tt=4 H 327. . The God of the Oppressed. [PS. 9. ii. 1. When the great Judge, supreme and just, Shall once inquire for blood, The humble souls, that mourn in dust, Shall find a faithful God. 2. He from the dreadful gates of death Doth his own children raise : 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. Though saints to sore distress are brought, And wait and long complain, Their cries shall never be forgot, Nor shall their hopes be vain. 5. Rise, great Redeemer, from thy seat, To judge and save the poor : Let nations tremble at thy feet, And man prevail no more. 328. Man mortal, God eternal. [PS. 90. H. 1. O God, our help in ages past, Our hope for years to come, Our shelter from the stormy blast, And our eternal home ! 2. 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 downward by the flood, And lost in following years. 7. Time, like an ever rolling stream, Bears all its sons away ; They fly, forgotten, as a dream Dies at the opening day. Selections 329—332. lOo 8. Like flowery fields the nations stand, Pleased with the morning light ; The flowers beneath the mower's hand Lie withering ere 't is night.] 9. Our God, our help in ages past, Our hope for years to come, Be thou our guard while troubles la9t, And our eternal home. 329. The same. [Ps. 90. iii, 1. O Lord, the Saviour and defence Of all thy chosen race, From a^e to age thou still hast been Our sure abiding place. 2. Before the lofty mountains rose, Or earth received her frame, From everlasting thou art God, To endless years the same. 3. Thou turnest man, Lord, to dust, Of which he first was made : When thou dost speak the word, Return- 'T is instantly obeyed 4. For in thy sight a thousand years Are like a day that 's past ; Or like a watch in dead of night, "Whose hours uuminded waste. 5. So teach us, Lord, th' uncertain sum Of our short days to mind, That unto wis lorn all our hearts May ever be inclined. 330. [Hy. 217. Conviction of Sin. 1. Loud, how secure my conscience was, And felt no inward dread! I was alive without the law, And thought my sins were dead. 2. My hopes of heaven were firm and bright , But since the precept came "With a convincing power and light, I find how vile I am. 3. My guilt appeared but small before, Till terribly I saw How perfect, holy, just, and pure, Is thine eternal law. 4. Then felt my soul the heavy load ; My sins revived again: I ha j provoked a dreadful God, And all my hopes were slain. 5. 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. 331. [Hy. 401. Frailty. 1. Let others boast how strong they be, In or death nor danger fear ; But we confess, Lord, to thee, What feeble things we are. 2. Fresh as the grass our bodies stand, And flourish bright and gay : A blasting wind sweeps o'er the land, And fades the grass away. 3. Our life contains a thousand springs, And dies if one be gone ; Strange ! that a harp of thousand strings Should keep in tune so long. 4. But 't is our God supports our frame, The God that formed us first . Salvation to th' almighty name That reared us from the dust. 332. [Hy. m. The Judgment. 1. That awful day will surely come ; Th' appointed hour makes haste, "When I must stand before my Judge, And pass the solemn test. 2. Thou glorious Source of all my joys, Thou sovereign of my heart, How could I bear to hear thy voice Pronounce the sound — depart! 3. Oh. wretched state of deep despair — To see my God remove, And fix my doleful station where I must not taste his love ! 4. O tell me that my worthless name Is graven on thy hands , Show me some promise in thy book, Where my salvation stands. 104 CANTERBURY. C. M. Let God the ^m F-» — — T- Fa-ther and the Son, And Spi - rit imp a - dored, ^1 77- * ■• i -TT«- ^ «*> « =1= 1PI F 1 Where there are works to make him known, Or saints to love the Lord. ■* — , — *- isnm — F- £=E=E oOa. God's Help in wicked Times. ["&> ™» 11 1. Lord, when iniquities abound, And blasphemy grows bold, When faith is hardly to be found, And love is waxing cold, — 2. Is not thy chariot hastening on? Hast thou not given the sign ? May we not trust and live upon A promise so divine ? 3. " Yes," saith the Lord, " now will I rise, And make oppressors flee ; I will appear to their surprise, And set my servants free." 4. Thy word, like silver, seven times tried, Through ages all endure : The men, that in thy truth confide, Shall find the promise sure. 334. The Way of the Righteous and [r S, o>7, III. of the Wicked. My God, the steps of pious men 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 virtues 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. The haughty sinner I have seen, Not fearing man nor God, Like a tall bay-tree fair and green, Spreading his arms abroad. 5. And lo ! he vanished from the ground, Destroyed by hands unseen ; Nor root, Dor branch, nor leaf was found, Where all that pride had been. 6. But mark the man of righteousness, His several steps attend ; True pleasure runs through all his ways, And peaceful is his end. 335. Public Deliverance. [PS. 44. U. Lord, our fathers oft have told, In our attentive ears, Thy wonders in their days performed, And in more ancient years : — Selections 336—338. 105 2. How thou, to plant them here, didst drive The heathen from this land, Afflicted by repeated strokes Of thine avenging hand. 3. For not their courage, nor their sword, To them possession gave , Nor strength, that from unequal force Their fainting troops could save, — 4. But thy right hand and powerful arm, Whose succor they implored, — Thy presence with the chosen race, Who thy great name adored. 5. As thee, their God, our fathers owned, So thou art still our King ; O, therefore, as of old to them, To us deliverance bring. «OU. Revelation above Reason. |_I S» II Ji \ 11. 1. Let all the heathen writers join, To form one perfect book, — Great God, if once compared with thine, How mean their writings look ! 2. Not the most perfect rules they gave Could show one sin forgiven, Nor lead a step beyond the grave ; But thine conduct to heaven. 3. I Ve seen an end of what we call Perfection here below ; How short the powers of nature fall, And can no further go. 4. Yet men would fain be just with God, By works their hands have wrought ; But thy commands, exceeding broad, Extend to every thought. 6. 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. 337. Going to Church. [PS. M, L 1. How did my heart rejoice to hear My friends devoutly say, — " In Zion let us all appear, And keep the solemn day !" 2. I love her gates, I love the road : The church, adorned with grace, Stands like a palace built for God, To show his milder face. 3. Up to her courts, with joys unknown, The holy tribes repair ; The Son of David holds his throne, And sits in judgment there. 4. He hears our praises and complaints ; And, while his awful voice Divides the sinners from the saints, We tremble and rejoice. 5. Peace be within this sacred place, And joy a constant guest ! With holy gifts and heavenly grace Be her attendants blest ! 6. My 6oul shall pray for Zion still, While life or breath remains ; There my best friends, my kindred, dwelL There God, my Saviour, reigns. 338, [Hy. 214. Disease of Sin. 1. Sin, like a venomous disease, Infects our vital blood ; The only balm is sovereign grace, And the physician, God. 2. Our beauty and our strength are fled, And we draw near to death ; But Christ, the Lord, recalls the dead With his almighty breath. 3. Madness, by nature, reigns within, The passions burn and rage : Till God's own Son, with skill divine, The inward fire assuage. 4. We lick the dust, we grasp the wind, And solid good despise : Such is the folly of the mind, Till Jesus makes us wise. **= LONDON. C. M. -^— — p=^ _p^_=i-Fzg_J_pj— p=t-F^ — ,-F^= : n-F=F i Let God the Fa -the; i Let God the Fa - ther and the Son, And Spi - rit be a - dored, mwm^sm "Where there are works to make him known, mm Or saints to love the Lord. iippiipgjiipigppiippi 33*)* God coming in Majesty. [iS. lb. 111. 1. The Lord descended from above, And bowed the heavens most high ; And underneath his feet he cast The darkness of the sky. 2. On cherub and on cherubim Full royally he rode, And on the wings of mighty winds Came flying all abroad. 8. He sat serene upon the floods, Their fury to restrain ; nd he, as sovereign Lor For evermore shall reign. 340. Coming of Christ. [PS. 97. iV. 1. Ye lands and isles of every sea, Rejoice, — the Saviour reigns : His word, like fire, prepares his way, And mountains melt to plains. 2. His presence sinks the proudest hills, And makes the valleys rise ; The humble soul enjoys his smiles, The haughty sinner dies. 3. The heavens his rightful power proclaim; The idol-gods around Fill their own worshippers with shame, And totter to the ground. 4. Adoring angels at his birth Make the Redeemer known ; Thus shall he come to judge the earth, And angels guard his throne. 5. His foes shall tremble at the sight, And hills and seas retire: His children take their unknown flight, And leave the world on lire. 6. The seeds of joy and glory, sown For saints in darkness here, Shall rise and spring in worlds unknown, And a rich harvest bear. 341. Morning Worship. [PS. 108. H. 1. Awake, my soul, to sound his praise, Awake, my harp, to sing ; Join, all my powers, the song to raise, And morning incense bring. 2. Among the people of his care, And through the nations round, Glad songs of praise will I prepare, And there his name resound. 3. Be thou exalted, my God, Above the starry train; Diffuse thy heavenly grace abroad, And teach the world thy reign. Selections 342 — 345. 107 4. So shall thy chosen sons rejoice, And throng thy courts above ; While sinners hear thy pardoning voice, And taste redeeming love. [ 6. What glory, Lord, to thee is due! With wonder we adore ; But could we sing as angels do, Our highest praise were poor. 342. Comfort in the Scriptures. [P.S. 119. YL 1. Lord, I esteem thy judgments right, And all thy statutes just : Thence I maintain a constant fight With every flattering lust. 2. Thy precepts often I survey ; I keep thy law in sight, Through all the business of the dav, To form my actions right. 3. My heart in midnight silence cries, — "How sweet thy comforts be!" My thoughts in holy wonder rise, And bring their thanks to thee. 4. And when my spirit drinks her fill, At some good word of thine, Not mighty men that share the spoil Have joys compared to mine. 343. Christ's Incarnation. [H) r . 104. 1. Awake, awake the sacred song To our incarnate Lord ; Let every heart and every tongue Adore th' eternal Word 2. That awful Word, that sovereign Power, By whom the worlds were made — happy morn! illustrious hour! — Was once in flesh arrayed ! 3. Then shone almighty power and love, In all their glorious forms, When Jesus left his throne above, To dwell with sinful worms. 4. To dwell Tvith misery below, The Saviour left the skies; And sunk to wretchedness and woe, That worthless man might rise. 5. Adoring angels tuned their songs To hail the joyful day ; With rapture then let mortal tongues Their grateful worship pay. 344. Prayer for Grace. [H)'. 425. 1. Eternal Sun of righteousness, Display thy beams divine, And cause the glory of thy face Upon my heart to shine. 2. Light, in thy light, may I see, Thy grace and mercy prove, Revived, and cheered, and blessed by thee, The God of pardoning love. 3. Lift up thy countenance serene, And let thy happy child Behold, without a cloud between, The Father reconciled. 4. On me thy promised peace bestow, The peace by Jesus given ; — The joys of holiness below, And then the joys of heaven. o40. Responsibility of Ministers. [Hy. 560. 1. Let Zion's watchmen all awake, And take th' alarm they give ; Now let them from the mouth of God Their solemn charge receive. 2. 'T is 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 those for whom the Lord Did heavenly bliss forego ; For souls, that must forever live In rapture, or in woe. 4. All to the great tribunal haste, Th' account to render there ; And shouldst thou strictly mark our faults, Lord, how should we appear ? 5. May they that Jesus, whom they preach, Their own Redeemer see ; And watch thou daily o'er their souls, That they may watch for thee. PHUVAH. C. M. mi Ml TVJ-J I J=fe hM I J J I J ! I jg 1 Spi - ri Let God the ^ , ^ Fa-ther and the Son, And Spi - lit -0 T be a - dored, M 2 - Where there are works to make him known, Or saints to love the Lord- ug r i s ■ fc - a ^iligipilipiiiiii^i 346, 7%e Judgment. [Ps. 50. i, 1. The Lord, the Judge, before his throne Bids the whole earth draw nigh, The nations near the rising sun, And near the western sky. 2. No more shall bold blasphemers say, — " Judgment will ne'er begin ;" No more abuse his long delay, To impudence and sin. 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, And earth and hell shall know and fear, His justice and their doom. 5. " But gather all my saints," he cries, " That made their peace with God By the Redeemer's sacrifioe, And sealed it with his blood. 6. " Their faith and works, brought forth to light, • Shall make the world confess My sentence of reward is right, And heaven adore my grace." 347. The Merciful blessed. [PS. 112. U, 1. Happy is he that fears the Lord, 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 danger and 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 ; Honor on earth, and joys above, Shall be his sure reward. 348. The Young instructed. [PS. 119. [\, 1. How shall the young secure their hearts, And guard their lives from sin ? Thy word the choicest rules imparts, To keep the conscience clean. Selections 349—351. 109 2. When once it enters to the mind, It spreads such light abroad, The meanest souls instruction find, And raise their thoughts to God. 3. 'Tis like the sun, a heavenly light That guides us all the day; And through the dangers of the night, A lamp to lead our way. 4. The men that keep thy law with care, And meditate thy word, Grow wiser than their teachers are, And better know the Lord. 6. Thy precepts make me truly wise ; I hate the sinners' road ; I hate my own vain thoughts that rise, But love thy law, my God. 6. Thy word is everlasting truth ; How pure is every page ! That holy book shall guide our youth, And well support our age. 349. God's Condescension. [")'. 7j, When the Eternal bows the skies, To visit earthly things, With scorn divine he turns his eyes From towers of haughty kings. 2. He bids his awful chariot roll, Far downward from the skies, To visit every humble soul, With pleasure in his eyes. 3. Why should the Lord, who reigns above, Disdain so lofty kings? And why bestow such looks of love Upon such worthless things ? Mortals, be dumb ; — what creature dares Dispute his awful will ? Ask no account of his affairs, But tremble and be still. 350. Renewing Grace. [Hy*. 224. 1. Attend, while God's exalted Son Doth his own glories show ; — u Behold, I sit upon my throne, Creating all things new. 2. " 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." 3. Mighty Redeemer ! set me free From my old state of sin ; make my soul alive to thee, Create new powers within. 4. 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. 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 351. Hope of Heaven. [Hy, til 1. There is a house not made with hands, Eternal, and on high ; And here mv spirit waiting stands Till God shall bid it fly. 2. Shortly this prison of my clay Must be dissolved and fall ; Then, O my soul, with joy obey Thy heavenly Fathers 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 ; But while the body is our home, We're absent from the Lord. 5. 'Tis pleasant to believe thy grace, But we had rather see ; We would be absent from the flesh, And present, Lord, with thee. 110 TALLIS. C. M. Let and the I Son, And Spi - rit be a - dored, mm^mmfm^mmmm^m G> — ' — *- k- — L - 1 1 ' — #- * — L - fi> L — ^ sm Where there are works to §tt _4 -^mm make him known, p — I Or saints to love the Lord. j_i Ulsil * The small notes are for the Organ (7o. Christ ascending and reigning. |_rS» 47. 1. O fob a shout of sacred joy 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. 3. While angels shout and praise their King, Let mortals learns their strains ; Let all the earth his honors sing ; O'er all the earth he reigns. 4. Rehearse his praise with awe profound, Let knowledge lead the song; Nor mock him with a solemn sound Upon a thoughtless tongue. 6. In Israel stood his ancient throne, He loved that chosen race ; But now he calls the world his own, And Gentiles taste his grace. 6. These western climes are all the Lord's, Here Abraham's God is known ; While powers and princes, shields and swords, Submit before his throne. 359. For the Sabbath-day. [Ps. 81. U, 1. To God, our strength, your voice, aloud, In strains of glory raise ; High to Jehovah, Jacob's God, Exalt the notes of praise. 2. With psalms of honor and of joy, Let all his temples ring ; Your various instruments employ, And songs of triumph sing. 3. Now let the gospel trumpet blow, On his appointed feast, And teach his waiting church to know The Sabbath's sacred rest. 4. This was the statute of the Lord To Israel's favored race : And yet his courts preserve hi8 word, And there we wait his grace. 360. A Psalm before Prayer. [P&. 95. h 1. Sing to the Lord Jehovah's name, And in his strength rejoice ; When his salvation is our theme, Exalted be our voico. 2. With thanks approach his awful sight, And psalms of honor sing : The Lord 's a God of boundless might, The whole creation's King. Selections 361 — 363. 113 3. Let princes hear, let angels know, How mean their natures seem, Those gods on high, and gods below, When once compared with him. 4. Earth, with its caverns dark and deep, Lies in his spacious hand ; He fixed the sea what bounds to keep, And where the hills must stand. 5. Come, and with humble souls adore, Come, kneel before his face ; O may the creatures of his power Be children of bis grace ! 6. Now is the time ; he bends his ear, And waits for your request ; Come, lest he rouse his wrath, and swear, — " Ye shall not see my rest." 361. God's Wisdom in his Works. [PS. 111. 1. 1 . Songs of immortal praise belong . To my almighty God : He has my heart, and he my tongue, To spread his name abroad. 2. How great the works his hand hath wrought, How glorious in our sight ! And men in every age have sought His wonders with delight. 3. How most exact is nature's frame ! How wise th' eternal mind ! His counsels never change the scheme That his first thought designed. 4. When he redeemed his chosen sons, He fixed his covenant sure ; The orders that his lips pronounce To endless years endure. 6. Nature and time, and earth and skies, Thy heavenly skill proclaim : 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. 8 362. The Saints' Safety. [PS. 05. I 1. Unshaken as the sacred hill, And fixed as mountains be, Firm as a rock, the soul shall rest, That leans, Lord, on thee. 2. Not walls, nor hills, could guard so well Old Salem's happy ground, As those eternal arms of love, That every saint surround. 3. While tyrants are a smarting scourge, To drive them near to God, Divine compassion still allays The fury of the rod. 4. Deal gently, Lord, with souls sincere, And lead them safely on To the bright gates of paradise, Where Christ, their Lord, is gone. 5. But if we trace those crooked ways Which the old serpent drew, The wrath that drove him first to hell, Shall smite his followers too. 383. [Hy. 64. Creating Wisdom. 1. Eternal Wisdom, thee we praise ! Thee the creation sings ! With thy loved name, rocks, hills, and seas, And heaven's high palace rings. 2. Thy hand, how wide it spread the sky ? How glorious to behold ! Tinged with a blue of heavenly die, 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. 4. Infinite strength, and equal skill, Shine through the worlds abroad ; Our souls with vast amazement fill, And speak the builder God. 5. But still the wonders of thy grace Our softer passions move ; Pity divine in Jesus' face We see, adore, and love. 114 GRAFTON. C. M. tr-^—gr c ~* — *<— ^ — •- l= -»— tfS— Hs* — t -s*- L -«i — ^- c -#- — *— t=s — c Let God the Fa-ther and the Son, I And Spi - rit be a - dored, -» — tr — c~ * tf* — | — ■— * — & '- si — SH-^ — » — -*--# — J. i3 9- "Where there are works to make him known, Or saints to love the Lord. ii^ipipl^ppipfigE 364. Prayer in Affliction. [PS. 6. 111. 1. In mercy, not in wrath, rebuke Thy feeble worm, my God ! My spirit dreads thine angry look, , And trembles at thy rod. 2. Have mercy, Lord, for I am weak ; Regard my heavy groans : O let thy voice of comfort speak, And heal my broken bones. 3. By day, my busy beating head Is filled with anxious fears ; By night, upon my restless bed, I weep a flood of tears. 4. Thus I sit desolate and mourn, Mine eyes grow dull with grief: How long, my Lord, ere thou return, And bring my soul relief ! 5. O come, and show thy power to save, And spare my fainting breath ; For who can praise thee in the grave, Or sing thy name in death ? 3(k>. Confession awl Prayer [PS. 51. Hi. 1. Lord, I would spread my sore distress And guilt before thine eyes; Against thy laws, against thy grace, liuw high my crimes ariael 2. Should'st 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 my original is shame, And all my nature sin. 4. Born in a world of guilt, I drew Contagion with my breath: And, as my days advanced, I grew A juster prey for death. 5. Cleanse me, O Lord, and cheer my soul, With thy forgiving love ; O 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. 7. Then will I make thy mercy known Before the sous of men ; Backsliders shall address thy throne And turu to God again. Selections 366—369. 115 366. The afflicted Soul. [PS. §5. i. 1. O God, my refuge, hear my cries, Behold my flowing tears ; For earth and hell my hurt devise, And triumph in my fears. 2. Their rage is leveled 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, Among the shades of death. 4. Oh, were I like a feathered dove, Soon would I stretch my wings, And fly, and make a long remove From all these restless things. 6. 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, To shun the rage of hell ! The mighty God, on whom I call, Can save me here as well. 367. Infirmity of Man. [PS. 90. V. 1. Lord, if thine eyes survey our faults, And justice grows severe, Thy dreadful wrath exceeds our thoughts, And burns beyond our fear. 2. Thine anger turns our frame to dust ; By one offence 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. 4. They are but few whose days amount To threescore years and ten ; And all, beyond that short account, Is sorrow, toil, and pain. 5. Almighty God, reveal thy love, And not thy wrath alone ; O let thy sweet experience prove The mercies of thy throne. 6. [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.] o£>0. Humility and Submission. |_l S. 131. I. 1. Is there ambition in my heart? Search, gracious God, and see ; Or do I act a haughty part ? Lord, I appeal to thee. 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 be resigned, And trust a faithful Lord. 360. Inconstancy lamented. [Hy. 414. 1. Why is my heart so far from thee, My God, my chief delight ? Why are my thoughts no more by day With thee, no more by night ? 2. When my forgetful soul renews The savor of thy grace, Fondly I hope I ne'er shall lose The relish all my days. 3. But ere one fleeting hour is past, The flattering world employs Some sensual bait to seize my taste, And to pollute my joys. 4. Wretch that I am to wander thus, In chase of false delight ! Let me be fastened to thy cross Rather than lose thy sight. 5. Make haste, my days, to reach the goal, And bring my heart to rest On the dear center of my soul, My God, my Saviour's breast 116 F ARRANT. -I- C. M. 1%e1 Let God the Fa-ther and the Son t:-pifi=p= _tf And Spi - rit he a - dored, g ^^rm — *--* — r- L -« — *— L -F — *— ^ — t - I 5— L -4.— jz^t 1 --© — S—^-s? — tc Where there are works to make him known, Or Saints to love the Lord. m^m^ fi-~^—0 370. Dwelling with God. [PS. 24. 1. The earth forever is the Lord's, With Adam's numerous race ; He raised its arches o'er the floods, And built it on the seas. 2. But who among the sons of men May visit thine abode? He that hath hands from mischief clean, Whose heart is right with God. 3. This is the man may rise and take The blessings of his grace : This is the lot of those that seek The God of Jacob's face. 4. Now let our soul's immortal powers, To meet the Lord prepare ; Lift up their everlasting doors, — The King of glory 's near. 5. The King of glory ! who can tell The wonders of his might ? He rules the nations ; but to dwell With saints is his delight. 371. Praise to God. [Ps. 86. i. 1. Among the princes, earthly gods, There 's none hath power divine : Nor is their nature, mighty Lord, Nor arc 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. 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. 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. 372. Victory through Christ. [PSi 144 L 1. Forever, blessed be the Lord, 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 Does my weak courage raise ; He makes the glorious victory mine, And his shall be the praise. Selections 373—376. 117 373. Folly of Self-dependence. [Hy. 96. 1. The swift not always in the race Shall seize the crowning prize ; Not always wealth and honor grace The labor of the wise. 2. Go, husbandman, the soil prepare, Cast in the precious grain : To thee belongs the sun, and air ? Dost thou command the rain I 3. Ye crafty, scheme your winding way, God shall confound your skill: Know, time and accident obey His all-directing will. 4. Fond mortals but themselves beguile, When on themselves they rest ; Blind is their wisdom, weak their toil, By thee, O Lord, unblest. 5. Evil and good before thee stand, Thy mission to perform ; The blessing comes at thy command, At thy command the storm. 6. Lord, in all our ways we '11 own Thy providential power, In trusting to thy care alone The lot of every hour. Submission in Sorrow. [Hy. 40]. 1. Peace, 'tis the Lord Jehovah's hand That blasts our joys in death ; Changes the visage once so dear, And gathers back the breath. 2. 'T is he, the potentate supreme Of all the worlds above, "Whose steady counsels wisely rule, Nor from their purpose move. 3. T is he, whose justice might demand Our souls a sacrifice ; Tet scatters, with unwearied hand, A thousand rich supplies. 4. Our covenant God and Father he, In Christ our bleeding Lord ; Whose grace can heal the bursting heart, With one reviving word. Fair garlands of immortal bliss He weaves for every brow ; And shall rebellious passions rise, When he corrects us now ? Silent we own Jehovah's name ; We kiss the scourging hand ; And yield our comforts, and our life, To his supreme command. 375. Ingratitude lamented. [Hy. 416. 1. And will the Lord thus condescend To visit sinful worms ? Thus at the door shall mercy stand ' In all her winning forms ? 2. Shall Jesus for admission sue — His charming voice unheard ? And shall my heart, his rightful due, Remain forever barred ? 3. Ye dangerous inmates, hence depart ; Dear Saviour, enter in, And guard the passage to my heart, And keep out eveiy sin. 37G, Morning. [Hy. 684. 1. On thee, each morning, O my God, My waking thoughts attend ; In thee are founded all my hopes, In thee my wishes end. 2. My soul, in pleasing wonder lost, Thy boundless love surveys ; And, fired with grateful zeal, prepares The sacrifice of praise. 3. When evening slumbers press my eyea, Y\'ith thy protection blessed, Li peace and safety I commit My weary limbs to rest. 4. My spirit, in thy hands secure, Fears no approaching ill ; For whether waking or asleep, Thou, Lord, art with me still. 118 ST. JAMES. C. M. EI Let God the Fa-ther and the Son, And Spi - rit, be a - dored, gar ^ Where there are works to make him known, t i t i • teiif Or saints to love the Lord. F : ^ e i§ ¥ £ £ 377. Gocf everyivhere. [H) r . 65. 1. Great God, thy penetrating eye Pervades my inmost powers ; With awe profound my wondering soul Falls prostrate, and adores. 2. To be encompassed round with God, The holy and the just ; Armed with omnipotence to save, Or crumble me to dust ; — 3. Oh, how tremendous in the thought ! Deep may it be impressed ; And may thy Spirit firmly grave This truth within my breast. 4. By thee observed, by thee sustained, Should earth or hell oppose, I press with dauntless courage on, To meet the proudest foes. 5. Begirt with thee, my fearless soul The gloomy vale shall tread; And thou wilt bind th' immortal crown Of glory on my head. • 378. Beneficence. [fy. 301 1. Jesus, our Lord, how rich thy grace ! Thy bounties how complete ! How shall we count the matchless sum ! How pay the mighty debt I 2. High on a throne of radiant light Dost thou exalted shine ; What can our 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. 4. In them thou may'st be clothed and fed, And visited and cheered ; And in their accents of distress, Our Saviour's voice is heard. 5. Thy face, with reverence and with love, We in thy poor would see ; O let us rather beg our bread, Than keep it back from thee. 379. A living Faith. [Ily. 341 1. Mistaken souls ! that dream of heaven, And make their empty boast Of inward joys, and sins forgiven, While they are slaves to lust. 2. Vain are our fancies, airy flights, If faith be cold and dead ; None but a living power unites To Christ the living head. Selections 380—383. 119 3. 'T is faith that changes all the heart ; 'T is faith that works by love ; That bids all sinful joys depart, And lifts the thoughts above. 4. 'T is faith that conquers earth and hell By a celestial power ; This is the grace that shall prevail In the decisive hour. 380. Hope of the Resurrection. [Hy. 190, 1. Great God, I own thy sentence just, And nature must decay ; 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 tomb ; For Jesus, my Redeemer, lives, My Saviour, God, shall come. 3. The mighty Conqueror shall appear High on a royal seat, And death, the last of all his foes, Lie vanquished at his feet. 4. Then shall I sec thy unvailed face With strong, immortal eyes, And feast upon thy unknown grace With pleasure and surprise. 381. Public Thanksgiving- [Hy. GOO. 1. In thee, great God, with songs of praise, Our favored States rejoice ; And, blest with thy salvation, raise To heaven their cheerful voice. 2. Thy sure defence, through nations round, Hath spread our rising name, And hath our weak beginning crowned With freedom and with fame. 3. In deep distress, our injured land Implored thy power to save ; For life we prayed ; thy bounteous hand The timely blessing gave. 4. On thee, when perils rise again, Our hearts alone rely ; Our rights thy mercy will maintain, And all our wants supply. Thus, Lord, thy wondrous power declare, And still exalt thy fame ; While we glad songs of praise prepare, For thine almighty name. 382. Public Humiliation. [Hy. m 1. See, gracious God, before thy throne, Thy mourning people bend ! 'T is on thy sovereign grace alone, Our humble hopes depend. 2. Alarming judgments from thy hand, Thy dreadful power display ; Yc-t mercy spares this guilty land, And yet we live to pray. 3. How changed, alas, are truths divine, For error, guilt, and shame ! What impious numbers, bold in sin, Despise thy holy name 1 4. O bid us turn, almighty Lord, By thy resistless grace : Then shall our hearts obey thy word, And humbly seek thy face. 383. The New Year. [Hy. 651, 1. God of our lives ! thy various praise Our voices shall resound : Thy hand revolves our fleeting days, And brings the seasons round 2. To thee shall daily incense rise, Our Father and our Friend ; While daily mercies from the skies In genial streams descend. 3. Ln every scene of life, thy care, In every age, we see : And, constant as thy favors are, So let our praises be. 4. Still may thy love, in every scene, And every age, appear ; And let the same compassion deign To bless the opening year. 5. If mercy smile, let mercy bring Our wandering souls to God : And in affliction we shall sing, Tf thou wilt bless the rod. 120 ELGIN. C. M. tr - ^— ^p * #* — * — * — * _ p — c=-p- 1-^ — * - czj — # — c£g — c Let God the Fa - ther and the Son, And Spi - rit be a - dored, n a — -& «— r-f"— ?—r-& £ * * * ^ [iililiiliii ^ ^mtHfrfh Where there are works to make him known, Or saints to love the Lord. &!§ 384. God our Defence. [Ps. 1. My God, how many are my fears ! How fast my foes increase ! Conspiriug my eternal death, They break my present peace. 2. The lying tempter would persuade, There's no relief in heaven : And all my swelling sius appear Too great 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. • 4. 1 cried, and from his holy hill He bowed a listening ear ; I called my Father and my God, And he subdued my fear. 6. He shed soft slumbers on mine eyes, In spite of all my foes ; I woke, and wondered at the grace That jmarded my repose. 6. "What though the hosts of death and hell, All armed, against me stood ; Terrors no more shall shake my soul, — My refuge is my God. 7. Salvation to the Lord belongs, His arm alone can save; Blessings attend thy people here, And reach beyond the grave. 000. Prayer in Sickness [i S. 0. 11. 1. In anger, Lord, rebuke me not, Withdraw the dreadful storm; Nor let thy fury grow so hot Against a feeble worm. 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. S. 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 afflicted more ? Mine eyes consumed with grief? How long, my God, how long before Thy hand affords 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. Selections 386— S89. 121 6. The virtue of his sovereign word Restores our fainting breath ; For silent graves praise not the Lord, Xor is he known in death. 6. The Lord shall on my side engage, And in my Saviour's name, I shall defeat their pride and rage, Who slander and condemn. 386. [Ps. 94. ii, God our Support. 1. Who will arise to plead my right Against niy 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, My life had now in silence dwelt, My soul among the dead. 3. " Alas ! my sliding feet,"' I cried ; — Thy promise was my prop; Thy grace stood constant by my side, Thy Spirit bore me up. 4. While multitudes of mournful thoughts Within my bosom roll, Thy boundless love forgives my faults, Thy comforts cheer my soul. 0©7» Christ's Lore to his Enemies. \_i$> lbJ 1. Gon of my mercy and my praise, Thy glory is my Bong : Though sinners s]><-!ik against thy grace With a blaspheming tongue. 2. When in the form of mortal man Thy Son on earth was found, With cruel sir;'. and vain, They compassed him around. 5. Their miseries his compassion move, Their peace he still pursued; They render hatred for his love, And evil for his good. 4. Their malice raged without a cause, — Yet, with his dying breath, He prayed for murderers on his cross, And blessed his foes in death. 5. Lord, shall tby bright example shine In vain before my eyes ? Give me a soul a-kin to thine, To love mine enemies. OOQ». Submission in Sorrow. [HV. 403. 1. Naked as from the earth we came, And crept to life at first, We to the earth return again, And mingle with our dust. 2. The dear delights we here enjoy, And fondly call our own, Are but short favors borrowed now, To be repaid anon. 3. 'T is God that lifts our comforts high, Or sinks them in the grave, He gives, and blessed be his name! He takes but what he gave. 4. Peace, all our angry passions, then ; Let each rebellious sigh Be silent at his sovereign will, And every murmur die. ■ 6. If smiling mercy crown our lives, Its praises shall be spread, And we'll adore the justice too, That strikes our comforts dead 389. Fraaty of Life. [Jty. 464. 1. Few are thy days, and full of woe, O man, of woi an ! Thy doom is written — " Dust thou art, shalt to dust return !" 2. Determined are the days that fly Successive o'er thy head; The Dumbered hour is on the wing, Which lays thee with the dead. 0. Gay is thy morning; flattering hope Thy sprightiy bte|>s 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 ! 122 MARTYRS. C. M. — r -0 — — — — _ — _ Where there are works to make him known ^& 39(5. Blessed are the Merciful. [PS. 41. i. 1. Blest is the man whose liberal heart Feels for the suffering poor ; Who freely gives, for their relief, His counsel and his store. 2. To him the Lord in troublous times Will sure deliverance send; His life prolong on earth, and bless, And from his foes defend. 3. When, on the bed of languishing, His mortal hour is come, The Lord will soothe his dying pains, And take the sufferer home. 4. The Lord of heaven loves liberal souls, — Their hearts are like his own: Heaven is the home of those who breathe The mercy of his throne. 397. God's Care of his People. [PS. 56. 1. God counts the sorrows of his saints, Their groans affect his ears; Thou hast a book for my complaints, Thou treasurest my tears. 2. When to thy throne I raise my cry, The wicked fear and flee ; So swift is prayer to reach the sky, So near is God to me. 3. 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. 4. Thy solemn vows are on me, Lord, Thou shalt receive my praise ; I '11 sing, — " How faithful is thy word, How righteous all thy ways !" 5. Thou hast secured my soul from death, — set thy prisoner free ! That heart and hand, and life and breath, May be employed for thee. 398. Beauty of God's House. [Ps. 84. ii. 1. My soul, how lovely is the place, To which thy God resorts ! 'Tis heaven to see his smiling face, Though in his earthly courts. 2. There the great Monarch of the skies His saving power displays ; And light breaks in upon our eyes, With kind and quickening rays. 3. With his rich gifts, the heavenly Dove Descends and fills the place ; While Christ reveals his wondrous love, And sheds abroad his grace. Selections 399—403. 125 4. There, mighty God, thy words declare The secrets of thy will ; And still we seek thy mercy there, And sing thy praises stilL 399. Invocation. [Ity. U 1. Spirit of truth ! on this thy day, To thee for help we cry, To guide us through the dreary way Of dark mortality. 2. "We ask not, Lord, the cloven flame, Or tongues of various tone ; But long thy praises to proclaim With fervor in our own. 3. No heavenly harpings soothe our ear, No mystic dreams we share ; Yet hope to feel thy comfort near, And bless thee in our prayer. 4. "When tongues shall cease, and power decay, And knowledge empty prove, Do thou thy trembling servants stay, "With faith, and hope, and love. 400. [Hy. 120, Hope in God. 1. I'm not ashamed to own my Lord, Or to defend his cause ; Maintain the honor of hi3 word, The glory of his cross. 2. Jesus, my God ! — I know his name — His name is all my trust ; Nor will he put my soul to shame, Nor let my hope be lost. 3. Firm as his throne, his promise stands, And he can well secure "What I 've committed to his hands, Till the decisive hour. 4. Then will he own my worthless name, Before his Father's face, And in the new Jerusalem, Appoint my soul a place. 40 1 . Hope of the Resurrection. [Hy. 492, 1* Lord, I commit my soul to thee ; Accept the sacred trust ; Receive this nobler part of me, And watch my sleeping dust : — 2. Till that illustrious morning come, When all thy saints shall rise, And clothed in full immortal bloom, Attend thee to the skies. 3. "When thy triumphant armies sing The honors of thy name, And heaven's eternal arches ring With glory to the Lamb ; — 4. O let me join the raptured lays, And with the blissful throng Resound salvation, power, and praise, In everlasting song. 402. For a Dedication. [Hy. 580. 1. O thou, whose own vast temple stands, Built over earth and sea, Accept the walls that human hands Have raised to worship thee. 2. Lord, from thine inmost glory send, "Within these courts to bide, The peace that dwelleth, without end, Serenely by thy side. 3. May erring minds that worship here Be taught the better way, And they who mourn, and they who fear, Be strengthened as they pray. 4. May faith grow firm, and love grow warm, And pure devotion rise, "While round these hallowed walls the storm Of earth-born passion dies. 403. [Hy. 704. Evening Hymn. 1. O ! thou whose ever wakeful eye Unceasing watch does keep, "Who to thy best beloved ones Dost give refreshing sleep : — 2. With thy kind guardian wing o'ershade Thy servant's slumbering head, And through the visions of the night Thy holy influence shed. 3. Let wearied nature, in thine arms Enjoy a sweet repose, Till to his gladdened eyes, the mora Its pleasant light disclose. BEDFORD. C. M. Where there are works to make him known, EEE^E JUJ Or saints to love the Lord ^=^at±!±bB g = 404. GotZ's good Providence. [Hy. 1. God, in the high and holy place, Looks down upon the spheres ; Yet in his providence and grace, To every eye appears. 2. He bows the heavens ; the mountains stand A highway for our God ; He walks amid the desert land ; 'T is Eden where he trod. 3. The forests in his strength rejoice ; Hark ! on the evening breeze, As once of old, Jehovah's voice Is heard among the trees. 4. In every stream his bounty flows, Diffusing joy and wealth ; In every breeze his Spirit blows, — The breath of life and health. 6. His blessings fall in plenteous showers Upon the lap of earth, That teems with foliage, fruits, and flowers, And rings with infant mirth. G. If God hath made this world so fair, Where sin and death abound ; How beautiful, beyond compare, Will Paradise be found ! 405. An unconverted State. [Hy. 211 1. Backward with humble shame we look, On our original ; How is our nature dashed and broke In our first father's fall ! 2. To all that 's good, averse and blind, But prone to all that 's ill ; What dreadful darkness veils our mind 1 How obstinate our will ! 3. Yet, mighty God, thy wondrous love Can make our nature clean, While Christ and grace prevail above The tempter, death, and sin. 4. The second Adam shall restore The ruins of the first ; Hosanua to that sovereign power That new creates our dust 1 406. Life hid ivith God. [Hy. 381 1. happy soul, that lives on high, While men lie groveling here! His hopes are fixed above the sky, And faith forbids his fear. Selections 407—409. 127 2. His conscience knows no secret stings, While peace and joy combine, To form a life whose holy springs Are hidden and divine. 3. He waits in secret on his God ; His God in secret sees : Let earth be all iu 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 give him honor here ; Content and pleased to live unknown, Till Christ his life appear. 407. God the everlasting Light. [Hj r . 514, 1. Ye golden lamps of heaven, farewell, With all your feeble light : Farewell, thou ever-changing moon, Pale empress of the night. 2. And thou, refulgent orb of day, In brighter flames arrayed, My soul, that springs beyond thy sphere, No more cemands thine aid. 3. Ye stars are but the shining dust Of my divine abode, The pavement of those heavenly courts, Where I shall reign with God. 4. The Father of eternal light, Shall there his beams display ; Nor shall one moment's darkness mix With that unvaried day. 6. No more the drops of piercing grief Shall swell into my eyes ; Nor the meridian sun decline Amid those brighter skies. There all the millions of his saints Shall in one song unite, And each the bliss of all shall view, With infinite delight. 408. Christ in Glory. [Hy. 518. 1. 0, the delights, the heavenly joys, The glories of the place, Where Jesus sheds the brightest beams Of his o'erfiowing grace ! 2. Sweet majesty and awful love Sit smiling on his brow : And all the glorious ranks above At humble distance bow. 3. Archangels sound his lofty praise Through every heavenly street, And lay their highest honors down Submissive at his feet. 4. This is the Man, th' exalted Man, Whom we unseen, adore : But when our eyes behold his face, Our hearts shall love him more. 5. And while our faith enjoys this sight, We long to leave our clay ; And wish thy fiery chariots, Lord, To bear our souls away. 409. Morning. [Hy. 691. 1. Now that the sun is gleaming bright, Implore we, bending low, That He, the uncreated light, May guide us as we go. 2. No sinful word, nor deed of wrong, Nor thoughts that idly rove ; But simple truth be on our tongue, And in our hearts be love. 3. And while the hours in order flow, O Christ, securely fence Our gates beleagured by the foe, The gate of every sense. 4. And grant that to thine honor, Lord, Our daily toil may tend ; That we begin it at thy word, And in thy favor end. FERRY. C. M. _£ _+_ CZ^ ^— L^* =L^ E- _L_2 p_ L_ # *_£_, C Let God the Fa - ther and the Son, And Spi - rit be a - dored, ^ ? ff-f— i — h-« — ^— h-* — t— F _ » — t © — I— r ^ -4— i^^-|— - j— pp r~» f ^ — f-[--— f— £■ F -J- §z=it3fc5=g=J tg= 4 l3§gp Where there are works to make him known, Oi r,n 42. 4*_ :_r_jo_ ^#ff = p r saints to love the Lord. in 4J.U. Deliverance from Reproach. |1 S» al. lli 1. My heart rejoices in thy name, My God, my help, my trust; Thou hast preserved my face from shame, Mine honor from the dust. 2. Slander and fear, on every side, Seized, and beset me round ; I to the throne of grace applied, And speedy rescue found. 3. How great deliverance thou hast wrought Before the sons of men ; The lying lips to silence broifght, And made their boastings vain ! 4. Thy children from the strife of tongues Shall thy pavilion hide, Guard them from infamy and wrongs, And crush the sons of pride. 5. "Within thy secret presence, Lord, Let me, forever dwell ; No fenced city, walled and barred, Secures a.saint so well. 411. Mercy and Faithfulness. |_lS. 3'i. Hi 1. I'll bless the Lord from day to day; How good are all his ways ! Ye humble souls that love to pray, Come, help my lips to praise. 2. Sing, to the honor of his name, How a poor sufferer cried, Nor was his hope exposed to shame, Nor was his suit denied. 3. When threatening sorrows round me stood/ And endless fears arose, Like the loud billows of a flood, Redoubling all my woes : — 4. I told the Lord my sore distress With heavy groans and tears ; He gave my sharpest torments ease, And silenced all my fears. 5. 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 Where'er his children dwell : What ills their heavenly care prevents No earthly tongue can tell. 7. O love the Lord, ye saints of his ; His eye regards the just : How richly blessed their portion is, Who make the Lord their trust! Selections 412 — 415. 129 12. Longing after God. [PS. 42. L "With earnest longings of the mind, My God, to thee I look ; So pants the hunted hart to find And taste the cooling brook. When shall I see thy courts of grace, And meet my God again ? So long an absence from thy face My heart endures with pain. Temptations vex my weary soul, And tears are my repast ; The foe insults without control, — " And where's your God at last ?" 'Tis with a mournful pleasure now I think on ancient days ; Then to thy house did numbers go, And all our work was praise. But why, my soul, sunk down so far Beneath this heavy load ? Why do my thoughts indulge despair, And sin against my God ? Hope in the Lord, whose mighty hand Can all thy woes remove : For I shall here before him stand, And sing restoring love. 13. God our Refuse. [Ps. 46. ii. God is our refuge, tried and proved, Amid a stormy world ; We will not fear though earth be moved, And hills in ocean hurled. The waves may roar, the mountains shake, Our comforts shall not cease ; The Lord his saints will not forsake, The Lord will give us peace. A gentle stream of hope and love To us shall ever flow ; It issues from his throne above, — Is cheers his church below. When earth and hell against us came, He spake and quelled their powers : The Lord of hosts is still the same ; The God of grace is ours. 414. Christ's Obedience. [PS, 69, U. 1. Father, I sing thy wondrous grace ; I bless my Saviour's name : He bought salvation for the poor, And bore the sinner's shame. 2. His deep distress hath raised us high, His duty and his zeal Fulfilled the law which mortals broke, And finished all thy will. 3. His dying groans, his living songs, Shall better please my God, Than harp's or trumpet's solemn sound, Than goat's or bullock's blood. 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. 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 the praise. 6. Zion is thine, most holy God ; Thy Son shall bless her gates ; And glory, purchased by his blood, For thine own Israel waits. 41o. Public Praise for Deliverance. [PS. 118. 11. 1. Lord, thou hast heard thy servant cry, And rescued from the grave ; Now shall he live, — for none can die, If God resolves to save. 2. Thy praise, more constant than before, Shall fill his daily breath ; Thy hand, that hath chastised him sore, Defends him still from death. 3. Open the gates of Zion now, For we shall worship there ; The house, where all the righteous go, Thy mercy to declare. 4. Among th' assemblies of thy saints, Our thankful voice we raise ; There we have told thee our complaints, And there we speak thy praise. 130 DUNKIRK. C. M. 57 ,_L_S * — \—a — CZ.9—0—L-0 1__(5, — C_ tf ^-tf-L« # - Let God the m Fa - ther and the Son, And Spi - rit * J J be a - dored, — i— # — 9 r # 0— :=& Where there are works to make him known, J - -J Or saints to love the Lord. m^mmmmwmm^m 416. Dcceitfulness of Sin. [Hy. 215. 1. Sin has a thousand treacherous arts To practice 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 ; But cheats the soul of heavenly things, And chains it down to sense. 417. Sufficiency nf the Gospel. [Hy. 229. 1. In vain we lavish out our lives To gather empty wind ; The choicest blessings earth can yield Will starve a hungry mind. 2. Our God can every want supply, And fill our hearts with peace : He gives by covenant, and by oath, The riches of his grace. 3. Come — and he '11 cleanse our guilty souls, And wash away our stains In that dear fountain which his Son, Poured from his dying veins. 4. His Spirit in our hearts shall dwell, And deep engrave his law ; And every motion of our souls To swift obedience draw. 5. Thus will he pour salvation down, And we shall render praise ; We, the dear people of his love, And he, our God of grace. 418. Prayer for unconverted Friends. [Hy. 441. 1. O Lord, thy weary churches wait, With wishful, longing eyes ; Let us no more lie desolate ; bid thy light arise. 2. Thy light, that on our souls hath shone, Leads us in hope to thee ; Let us not feel its rays alone — Alone thy people be. 3. bring our dearest friends to God ; Iiemember those we love : Fit them, on earth, for thine abode ; Fit them for joys above. Selections 419—422. 131 419. Prayer for the Spirit. [Hy. 448, 1. Spirit of power and might, behold A world by sin destroyed ; Creator, Spirit, as of old, Move on the formless void. 2. Give thou the word : that healing sound Shall quell the deadly strife, ' And earth again, like Eden crowned, Produce the tree of life. 3. If sang the morning stars for joy When nature rose to view, "What strains will angel harps employ When thou sbalt all renew ! 4. And if the sons of God rejoice To hear a Saviour's name, How will the ransomed raise their voice, To whom that Saviour came ! 5. Lo I every kindred, tongue, and tribe, Assembling round the throne, Thy new creation shall ascribe To sovereign love alone. 420. Missionary. [H\'. 593. 1. Great God, the nations of the earth Are by creation thine ; And in thy works, by all beheld, Thy radiant glories shine. 2. But, Lord, thy greater love has sent Thy gospel to mankind, Unvailing what rich stores of grace Are treasured in thy mind. 3. Lord, when shall these glad tidings spread The spacious earth around, Till every tribe, and every soul, Shall hear the joyful sound? 4. Oh, when shall Afric's sable son3 Enjoy the heavenly word ; And vassals long enslaved become The freemen of the Lord ? 5. When shall th' untutored heathen tribes, — A dark bewildered" race, — Sit down at our Immanuel's feet, And learn and 6ee his grace ? 6. Smile, Lord, on each divine attempt To spread the gospel's rays, And build on sin's demolished throne The temples of thy praise ! 421 [fly. 620. Patriotic 1. Great is the Lord ; his praise be great I Ye lands, your tributes bring; Our country, thou his chosen seat, Be first to praise thy King. 2. God in thy borders well is known, A strong and faithful friend; rest thou still on him alone. And he will still defend. 3. Here in thy courts again we stand, Thy grace, O Lord, to see : Soon let it shine on every land, And win all hearts to thee. 4. But still our country be thy choice ; Still walk around her towers : Still let her sons in thee rejoice, And cry, — "The Lord is ours!" 422. The New Year. [H) r . 652. 1. Xow, gracious Lord ! thine arm reveal, And make thy glory known : Now let us all thy presence feel, And soften hearts of stone ! 2. Help us to venture near thy throne, And plead a Saviour's name; For all that we can call our own, Is vanity and shame. 3. From all the guilt of former sin May mercy set us free ! And let the year we now begin, Begin and end with thee. 4. Send down thy Spirit from above, That saints may love thee more ; And sinners now may learn to love, Who never loved before. 5. And when before thee we appear, In our eternal home, May growing numbers worship here, And praise thee in our room ! 132 MORAVIAN HYMN. -J ... - I C. M. Double. fine. j The God of mer - cy be a - dored, Who calls our souls from death, \ Who saves by his re - deem - ing word And new - ere - at - ing breath ; d. c. The one in three, and three in one, — Let saints and an - gels join. : p=I ?=F^ GE EE3B To praise the Fa - ther and the Son, D. C. :a=F* : F- 3E And Spi - rit up all - di - vine r IS 423. Gratitude for past Mercy. [PS. 116, 1. I love the Lord ; he heard my cries, And pitied every groan ; Long as I live, when troubles rise, 1 11 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 1 3. My flesh declined, my spirits fell, And I drew near the dead ; While inward pangs, and fears of hell, Perplexed my wakeful head. 4. "My God," I cried, "thy servant save, Thou ever good and just ; Thy power can rescue from the grave, Thy power is all my trust." 5. The Lord beheld me sore distressed, He bade my pains remove ; Return, my soul, to God, thy rest, For thou hast known his love. 6. My God hath saved my soul from death, And dried my falling tears ; Now to his praise I '11 spend my breath, And my remaining years. 424. Birth of Christ. [Hy. 106. 1. While shepherds watched their flocks by All seated on the ground, [night, The angel of the Lord came down, And glory shone around. 2. " Fear not," said he, — for mighty dread Had seized their troubled mind ; " Glad tidings of great joy I bring To you, and all mankind. 3. " To you, in David's town, this day Is born, of David's line, The Saviour, who is Christ the Lord ; And this shall be the sign : — 4. The heavenly babe you there shall find, To human view displayed, All meanly wrapt in swathing bands, And in a manger laid." 5. Thus spake the seraph ; and forthwith Appeared a shining throng Of angels praising God, and thus Addressed their joyful song : — 6. " All glory be to God on high ; And to the earth be peace ; Good-will henceforth, from heaven to men, Begin and never cease." Selections 425 — 428. 133 425. Invitation. [Hy. 247. 1. Let every mortal ear attend, And every heart rejoice ; The trumpet of the gospel sounds, With an inviting voice. 2. Ho ! all ye hungry, starving souls, That feed upon the wind, And vainly strive with earthly toys To fill th' immortal mind, — 3. Eternal wisdom has prepared A soul-reviving feast, And bids your longing appetites The rich provision taste. 4. Ho ! ye that pant for living streams, And pine away and die — Here you may quench your raging thirst With springs tliat never dry. 5. Rivers of love and mercy here In a rich ocean join ; Salvation in abundance flows, Like floods of milk and wine. 6. The happy gates of gospel grace Stand open night and day ; — Lord — we are come to seek supplies, And drive our wants away. 426. The happy Change. [Hy. 385, 1. How blest thy creature is, God, When with a single eye, He views the luster of thy word, The day-spring from on high ! Through all the storms that vail the skies, And frown on earthly things, The Sun of Righteousness he eyes, With healing in his wings. 2. The glorious orb, whose golden beams The fruitful year control, Since first, obedient to thy word, He started from the goal, Has cheered the nations with the joys His kindling rays impart ; — But Jesus ! 't is thy light alone Can shine upon the heart. 42/. Assurance of Heaven. [Hy. 49^. 1. Death may dissolve my body now, And bear my spirit home ; Why do my minutes move so slow, Nor my salvation come ? 2. With heavenly weapons I 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 ; The righteous Judge at that great day Shall place it on my head. 4. Nor hath the King of grace decreed This prize for me alone ; But all that love, and long to see, Th' appearance of his Son. 5. Jesus, the Lord, shall guard me safe From every ill design ; And to his heavenly kingdom take This feeble soul of mine. 6. God is my everlasting aid, And hell shall rage in vain ; To him be highest glory paid, And endless praise, Amen. 428. Spring. [Hy. 641. 1. While verdant hill and blooming vale Put on their fresh array, And fragrance breathes in every gale How sweet the vernal day. 2. let my wondering heart confess, With gratitude and love, The bounteous hand that deigns to bless The garden, field and grove. 3. The bounteous hand my thoughts adore, Beyond expression kind, Hath sweeter, nobler gifts in store, To bless the craving mind. 4. That hand, in this hard heart of mine, Can make each virtue live ; And kindly showers of grace divine, Life, beauty, fragrance give. 134 NOTTINGHAM. C. M. - ^ — 0— L -0 m * «- Let God the Fa - ther and the Son, And Spi - rit be a .- dored, mm — a #- mm ±=E i £i ^ p. — i — a — L « — f- c m . * * ■■ Where there are works to make him known, Or saints to love the Lord. 429. God our Portion. [PS. 16. 1 1. Save me, Lord, from every foe; In thee my trust I place ; Though all the good that I can do Can ne'er deserve thy grace. 2. Let heathens to their idols haste, And worship wood or stone : But my delightful lot is cast Where the true God is known. 3. His hand provides my constant food, He fills my daily cup ; Much am I pleased with present good, And more rejoice in hope. 4. 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 ; Nor death nor hell my hope shall move While such a friend is nigh. 4uUi God's Providence recounted. 1 S. so* l> 1. Let children hear the mighty deeds, Which God performed of old, Which in our younger years we saw, And which our fathers told. 2. His bids us make his glories known — His works of power and grace ; And we '11 convey his wonders down Through every risiDg 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 practice his commands. 43 1 . Pleading the Promises. [PS. 119, XL 1. Behold thy waiting servant, Lord, Devoted to thy fear ; Remember and confirm thy word, For all my hopes are there. 2. Hast thou not sent salvation down, And promised quickening grace ? Doth not my heart address thy throne ? And yet thy love delays. 3. Mine eyes for thy salvation fail : O bear thy servant up ! Nor let the scoffing lips prevail, Who dare reproach my hope. Selections 432 — 435. 135 4. Didst thou not raise my faith, Lord ? Then let thy truth appear : Saints shall rejoice in my reward, And trust, as well as fear. 432. Praise. [Ps. 150, i. 1. In God's own house pronounce his praise ; His grace he there reveals ; To heaven your joy and wonder raise, For there Ins glory dwells. 2. Let all your sacred passions move, While you rehearse his deeds ; But the great work of saving love Your highest praise exceeds. 3. All that have motion, life and breath, Proclaim your Maker blest : Yet, when my voice expires in death, My soul shall praise him best. 433. Prosperity from God. [IIV. 364. 1. Shine on our souls, eternal God, With rays of beauty shine ; O let thy favor crown our days, And all their round be thine. 2. Did we not raise our hands to thee, Our hands might toil in vain ; Small joy success itself could give, If thou thy love restrain. 3. "With thee let every week begin, With thee each day be spent, For thee each fleeting hour employed, Since each by thee is lent. 4. Thus cheer us through this desert road, Till all our labors cease ; And heaven refresh our weary souls With everlasting peace. 434. Confidence in God. [Ity. 393, 1. Ye trembling souls, dismiss your fears ; Be mercy all your theme ; Mercy, which like a river flows In one continued stream. 2. Fear not the powers of earth and hell : God will these powers restrain; His mighty arm their rage repel, And make their efforts vain. 3. Fear not the want of outward good : He will for his provide ; Grant them supplies of daily food, And give them heaven beside. 4. Fear not that he will e'er forsake, Or leave his work undone : He 's faithful to his promises, And faithful to his Sou. 5. Fear not the terrors of the grave, Or death's tremendous sting : He will from endless wrath preserve, To endless glory bring. 6. You in his wisdom, power, and grace, May confidently trust ; His wisdom guides, his power protects, His grace rewards the just. 43.5. The Church. [fly. 429. 1. Not to the terrors of the Lord, The tempest, fire, and smoke ; Not to the thunder of that word Which God on Sinai spoke ; — 2. But we are corne to Zion's hill, The city of our God ; Where milder words declare his will, And spread his love abroad. 3. Behold th' innumerable host Of angels clothed in light; Behold the spirits of the just, Whose faith is turned to sight ? 4. Behold the blest assembly there, Whose names are writ in heaven ! And God, the Judge of all, declare Their vilest sins forgiven. 5. The saints on earth, and all the dead But one communion make ; All join in Christ, their living head, And of his grace partake. 6. In such society as this My weary soul would rest : The man that dwells where Jesus ia, Must be forever blest. 136 BRISTOL. C. M. ■y*- -1 . I =sh=t=*= *— * =g #-, gin Let God the Fa-ther and the Son, And Spi - rit be a - dored, •**1 | /TN in Where there are works to make him known, Or saints to love the Lord. j - ♦ _ *S ffiH p fif ta ±#j=agat 436. 7%e Resurrection. [PS. 16. V 1. I set the Lord before my face, He bears my courage up ; My heart and tongue their joy express, My flesh shall rest in hope. 2. My spirit, Lord, thou wilt not leave Where souls departed are ; Nor leave my body in the grave, To see corruption there. 3. Thou wilt reveal the path of life, And raise me to thy throne : Thy courts immortal pleasure give ; Thy presence joys unknown. 437. [Ps. 84. vii. Blessedness of the Devout. 1. How lovely are thy dwellings, Lord, From noise and trouble free ! How beautiful the sweet accord Of souls that pray to thee ! 2. Lord God of hosts, that reign'st on high ! They are the truly blest, Who only will on thee rely, In thee alone will rest. 3. They pass refreshed the thirsty vale, The dry and barren ground, As through a fruitful, watery dale, Where springs and showers abound. 4. They journey on from strength to strength, With joy and gladsome cheer, Till all before our God at length In Zion's courts appear. 438. Exodus. [Ps.114.ii. 1. When forth from Egypt's trembling strand The tribes of Israel sped, And Jacob in the stranger's land Departing banners spread ; — 2. Then One, amid their thick array, His kingly dwelling made, And all along the desert way Their guiding scepter swayed. 3. The sea beheld, and struck with dread, Rolled all its billows back ; And Jordan, through his deepest bed, Revealed their destined track. 4. What ailed thee, thou mighty sea, And rolled thy waves in dread ? What bade thy tide, Jordan, flee, And bare its deepest bed ? 5. O earth, before the Lord, the God Of Jacob, tremble still ; Who makes the waste a watered sod, The flint a gushing rill. Selections 439 — 443. 137 439. Gratitude. [PS. VA JUL 1. Lord, -when I count thy mercies o'er, They strike me with surprise ; Not all the sands that spread the shore To equal numbers rise. 2. My flesh with fear and wonder stands, The product of thy skill ; And hourly blessings from thy hands Thy thoughts of love reveal 3. These on my heart by night I keep ; How kind, how dear to me ! O may the hour that ends my sleep Still find my thoughts with thee ! 440. Trust m God. [Hy, KS, 1. What though no flowers the fig-tree clothe, Though vinos their fruit deny, The labor of the olive fail, And fields no food supply ; — 2. Though from the fold with sad surprise, My flock cut off I see ; Though famine pine in empty stalls, Where herds were wont to be ; — 3. Yet in the Lord will I be glad, And glory in his love ; In him rejoice, who will the God Of my salvation prove. 4. God is the treasure of my soul, The source of lasting joy ; A joy, which want shall not impair, Nor death itself destroy. 441. God's faithful Covenant. [Hj'. 326. 1. My God! the covenant of thy love Abides forever sure ; And in its matchless grace I feel My happiness secure. 2. Since thou, the everlasting God, My Father art become, Jesus my guardian and my friend, And heaven my final home ; — 3. I welcome all thy sovereign will, For all that will is love; And when I know not what thou dost, I wait the light above. 4. Thy covenant in the darkest gloom Shall heavenly ray3 impart, And when my eyelids close in death, Sustain my fainting heart. 4^. The Pilgrim's Prayer. [HV, 373. 1. God of Bethel ! by whose hand Thy people still are fed ; "Who through this weary pilgrimage Hast all our fathers Ted ! 2. Our vows, our prayers we now present Before thy throne of grace : God of our fathers ! be the God Of their succeeding race. 3. Through each perplexing path of life Our wandering footsteps guide : Give us each day our daily bread, And raiment fit provide. 4. spread thy covering wings around, Till all our wanderings cease, And, at our Father's loved abode, Our souls arrive in peace. 5. Such blessings from thy gracious hand Our humble prayers implore ; And thou shalt be our chosen God And portion evermore. 443. [Hy. 515. Thoughts of Glory. 1. My soul, come, meditate the day, And think how near it stands, When thou must quit this house of clay And fly to unknown lands. 2. Oh! could we die with those that die, And place us in their stead ; Then would our spirits learn to fly, And converse with the dead ; — 3. Then should we see the saints above In their own glorious forms, And wonder why our souls should love To dwell with mortal worms. 4. We should almost forsake our clay, Before the summons come, And pray, and wish our souls away To their eternal home. ST. STEPHEN'S. C. M. *-.£ : ^f sa- Let God the Fa - ther, and the Son, And Spi - rit be a - dored, 9-JSgf -©—-©- IP >-#. to mi eIe! "f "Where there are works to make him known, Or saints to love the Lord. :zs: 444. Praise /or £reaf Deliverance. [PS. 34. Ul 1. Through all the changing scenes of life, In trouble, and in joy, The praises of my God shall still My heart and tongue employ. 2. Of his deliverance I will boast, Till all, that are distressed, From my example comfort take, And charm their griefs to rest. 3. O magnify the Lord with me, With me exalt his name; "When in distress to him I called, He to my rescue came. 4. The hosts of God encamp around The dwelliugs of the just; Deliverance he affords to all, W r ho on his succor trust. 5. O make but trial of his love ; Experience will decide How blest are they, and only they, "Who in his truth confide. 6. Fear him, ye saints, and you will then Have nothing else to fear ; Make you his service your delight, He '11 make your wants his care. 445. Praise for the Gospel. [PS. 98. L 1. To our almighty Maker, God, New honors be addressed ; His great salvation shines abroad, And makes the nations blest. 2. He spake the word to Abraham first ; His truth fulfills the grace; The Gentiles make his name their trust, And learn his righteousness. 3. Let the whole earth his love proclaim With all her different tongues ; And spread the honors of his name In melody and songs. 440. Redeeming Love. [Ily. 77. 1. Ye humble souls, approach your God, With songs of sacred praise ; For he is good, immensely good, And kind are all his ways. 2. All nature owns his guardian care, In him we live and move ; But nobler benefits declare The wonders of his love. Selections 447 — 449. 139 3. He gave his Son, his only Son, To ransom rebel worms ; 'Tis here he makes his goodness known, In its diviner forms. 4. To thi3 dear refuge, Lord, we come, 'Tis here our hope relies; A safe defence, a peaceful home, When storms of trouble rise. 5. Thine eye beholds, with kind regard, The souls who trust in thee: Their humble hope thou wilt reward With bliss divinely free. 6. Great God, to thine almighty love, What honors shall we raise ? Not all the raptured songs above Can render equal praise. 447. Mystery of Providence. [Hy. 97. 448. Christ ovr Shepherd. [Hy, 1S6, 1. God moves in a mysterious way His wonders to perform ; He plants his footsteps in the sea, And rides upon the storm. 2. Deep in unfathomable mines Of never-failing skill, He treasures up his bright designs, And works his sovereign will 3. Ye fearful saints, fresh courage take ; The clouds ye so much dread Are big with mercy, and shall break In blessings on your head. 4. Judge not the Lord by feeble sense, But trust him for his grace ; Behind a frowning providence He hides a smiling face. 5. His purposes will ripen fast, Unfolding every hour ; The bud may have a bitter taste, But sweet will be the flower. 6. Blind unbelief is sure to err, And scan his work in vain ; God is his own interpreter, And he will make it plain. 1. To thee, my Shepherd, and my Lord, A grateful song I'll raise ; O let the humblest of thy flock Attempt to speak thy praise. 2. My life, my joy, my hope, I owe To thine amazing love ; Ten thousand thousand comforts here, And nobler bliss above. 3. To thee my trembling spirit flies, With sin and grief oppressed; Thy gentle voice dispels my fears, And lulls my cares to rest. 4. Lead on, dear Shepherd ! — led by thee, Xo evil shall I fear ; Soon shall I reach thy fold above, And praise thee better there. 449. The Communion of Saints. [Hy. 430. 1. Let saints below in concert sing With those to glory gone : For all the servants of our King, In earth and heaven are one. 2. One family we dwell in him, One church above, beneath, Though now divided by the stream, The narrow stream of death : — 3. One army of the living God, To his command we bow ; Part of the host have crossed the flood, And part are crossing now. 4. Some to their everlasting home This solemn moment fly ; And we are to the margin come, And soon expect to die. 5. Lord Jesus, be our constant guide : And, when the word is given, Bid death's cold flood its waves divide, And land us safe in heaven. 140 MEDFIELD. C. M. nnpn a g i Let God the Fa-ther and the Son I I ^1 a o 9 o & And Spi I 9*1 *=£ t= rit be a - dored, fe£&[bi^EE^E :=g= S Where there are works to make him known, Or saints to love the Lord. ^* H^^ -n ^ -^■^ ^ ^ -is: fZE^PP 4o0. God our Portion forever. [PS. 71. iV. 1. God, my supporter and my hope, My help forever near, Thine arm of mercy held me up, When sinking in despair. 2. Thy counsels, Lord, shall guide my feet, Through this dark wilderness ; Thy hand conduct me near thy seat, To dwell before thy face. 3. Were I in heaven without my God, 'T would be no joy to me ; And while this earth is my abode, I long for none but thee. 4. What if the springs of life were broke, And flesh and heart should faint? God is my soul's eternal rock, The strength of every saint. 5. Behold, the sinners that 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 ; My tongue shall sound thy works abroad, And tell the world my joy. 451. Christ's Resurrection. [Hy. S& 1. Blest morning, whose first opening rays Beheld our rising God, That saw him triumph o'er the dust, And leave his dark abode. 2. In the cold prison of a tomb The dead Redeemer lay, Till the revolving skies had brought The third, th' appointed day. 3. Hell and the grave unite their force To hold our Lord, in vain ; The sleeping conqueror arose, And burst their feeble chain. 4. To thy great name, almighty Lord, These sacred hours we pay, And loud hosannas shall proclaim The triumph of the day. 5. Salvation and immortal praise To our victorious King ! Let heaven and earth, and rocks and seas, With glad hosannas ring. Selections 452 — 455. 141 452. The Bible. [II)' '. 45. 1. Father of mercies, in thy word What endless glory shines I Forever be thy name adored, For these celestial lines. 2. Here, may the wretched son3 of want Exhaustless riches find; Riches above what earth can grant, And lasting as the mind. 3. Here, the fair tree of knowledge grows, And yields a free repast ; Sublimer sweets than nature knows, Invite the longing taste. 4. Here, the Redeemer's welcome voice Spreads heavenly peace around ; And life and everlasting joys Attend the blissful sound. 5. may these heavenly pages be My ever dear delight ; And still new beauties may I see, And still increasing light. 6. Divine Instructor, gracious Lord, Be thou forever near ; Teach me to love thy sacred word, And view my Saviour there. 453. [Hy. 197. Work of the Spirit. 1. Not all the outward forms on earth, Nor rites that God has given, Nor will of man, nor blood, nor birth, Can raise a soul to heaven. 2. The sovereign will of God alone Creates us heirs of grace, Born in the image of his Son, A new, peculiar race. 3. The Spirit, like some heavenly wind, Breathes on the sons of flesh ; New models all the carnal mind, And forms the man afresh. 4. Our quickened souls awake, and rise From the long sleep of death ; On heavenly things we fix our eyes, And praise employs our breath. 454. God speaking Peace. [Hy. 428. \. Unite, my roving thoughts, unite In silence soft and sweet : And thou, my soul, sit gently down At thy great Sovereign's feet. 2. Jehovah's awful voice is heard, Yet gladly I attend ; For lo! the everlasting God Proclaims himself my friend. 3. Harmonious accents to my soul The sounds of peace convey ; The tempest at his word subsides, And winds and seas obey. 4. By all its joys, I charge my heart, To grieve his love no more ; But charmed by melody divine, To give its follies o'er. 455. For Children. [Hy. 581. 1. How glorious is our heavenly King Who reign3 above the sky! How shall a child presume to sing His dreadful majesty? 2. How great his power is none can tell, Nor think how large his grace ; Not men below, nor saints that dwell On high before his face. 3. Not angels that stand round the Lord Can search his secret will ; But they perform his holy word, And sing his praises still. 4. Then let me join this heavenly train, And my first offerings bring ; Th' eternal God will not disdain To hear an infant sing. 5. My heart resolves, my tongue obeys, And angels shall rejoice To hear their mighty Maker's praise Sound from a feeble voice. 142 WARWICK. C. M. .far -f-d-H PUSS I ! I J, ^ " I Let God the Fa - ther and the Son, And Spi - rit n i ^ ^ i i a - dored, ■~v r"«s. Eg— g~ E^zJ-L=Ec— rzii: EzdfcJ 1 U Yv r here there are works to make him known, Or saints to love the Lord. I J. J. - * ^ , J it Pi r^. i 456. Christ precious. [Hy. 157, 1. O for a thousand tongues to sing My great Redeemer's praise, — The glories of my God and King, The triumphs of his grace ! 2. My gracious Master and my God, Assist me to proclaim, To spread through all the earth abroad, The honors of tby name. 3. Jesus ! the name that calms our fears, That bids our sorrows cease ; 'T is music in the sinner's ears ; 'T is life, and health, and peace. 4. He breaks the power of reigning sin ; He sets the prisoner free ; His blood can make the foulest clean ; His blood availed for me. 5. for a thousand tongues to sing My great Redeemer's praise, — The glories of my God and King, The triumphs of his grace ! 457. Glory of God in Christ. [Ity. 238. 1. Father, how wide thy glory shines ! How high thy wonders rise ! Known thro' the earth by thousand eigns, By thousand through the 6kies. 2. Those mighty orbs proclaim thy power ; Their motions speak thy skill ; And on the wings of every hour "We read thy patience still. 3 But when we view thy strange design To save rebellious worms, Where vengeance and compassion join In their divinest forms, — 4. Our thoughts are lost in reverent awe ; We love, and we adore : The first archangel never saw So much of God before. 5. Here the whole Deity is known ; Nor dares a creature guess Which of the glories brightest shone, The justice, or the grace. 6. Now the full glories of the Lamb Adorn the heavenly plains ; Sweet cherubs learn Immanuera name, And try their choicest strains. 7. O may I bear some humble part In that immortal song : Wonder and joy shall tune my heart, And love command my tongue. Selections 458—462. 143 438. Invitation. Lily. 233, 1. Return', wanderer, return, And seek thy Father's face ; Those new desires that in thee burn, Were kindled by his grace. 2. Return, wanderer, return, Thy Saviour bids thee live ; Go to his bleeding feet and learn How Jesus can forgive. 3. Return, wanderer, return, And wipe away the tear ; 'T is God who says, " No longer mourn," — Mercy invites thee near. 459. The World renounced. [II}". 884 1. Let worldly minds the world pursue ; It has no charms for me ; Once I admired its trifles too, But grace has set me free. 2. Its pleasures now no longer please, No more content afford : Far from my heart be joys like these, Now I have seen the Lord. S. As by the light of opening day The stars are all concealed; Go earthly pleasures fade away, When Jesus is revealed. 4. Creatures no, more divide my choice; I bid them all depart ; Ilis name, and love, and gracious voice Have fixed my roving heart. 460. 4. Thy grace still dwells upon my heart, And sheds its fragrance there, — The noblest balm of all my wounds, The cordial of my care. *61. Hope of Heaven. Lily, m 1. could our thoughts and wishes fly Above these gloomy shades, To those bright worlds beyond the sky, Which 6orrow ne'er invades. 2. There joys, unseen by mortal eyes, Or reason's feeble ray, In ever blooming prospect rise, Unconscious of decay. 3. Lord, send a beam of light divine, To guide our upward aim ! With one reviving touch of thine, Our languid hearts inflame. 4. Then shall, on faith's sublimest wing, Our ardent wishes rise To those bright scenes, where pleasures spring, Immortal in the skies. Love to Christ. [ffy. 2te, 1. Jesus, I love thy charming name ; T is music to my ear ; Fain would I sound it out so loud That earth and heaven might hear. 2. Yes, thou art precious to my soul, My treasure and my trust : The world compared with thee is naught, And all its treasure dust. 3. All that my loftiest thoughts can wish In thee doth richly meet; Nor to my eyes is light so dear. Nor friendship half so sweet. W2 [Hy, 590. Children in Glory. 1. There is a glorious world of light, 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 in 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. Soon will our earthly race be run, Our mortal frame decay ; Children and teachers, one by one, Must die and pass away. 5. Great God, impress this serious thought, To-day, on every breast ; That both the teachers and the taught May enter to thy rest. 144 LITCHFIELD. C. M. III £j Let God the Fa-ther and the Son, And Spi - rit be a - dored, . J3 . P — • « — *— r-^r— * — f— r— * r-*-3— a ' 1 — t r-r # t*_L — — K tf _±_« $0 — \—i~0 — L-0 — a — j — iz s ___lc Where there are works to make him known, Or saints to love the Lord. 43- J * * J * fet +-m ft _|3 m ji 4 J 4t>3. Deliverance from evil Com- [PSi 28. 11, panions. 1. To thee, my King, my God of grace, I lift my humble cry ; Let not my poor desponding soul With impious wretches die. 2. With honeyed lips, and guileful tongue, They charm the young astray, And lure their heedless feet to death, Along the flowery way. 3. For me they dug the secret pit, And formed the hidden snare ; Thoughtless I followed where they led, Nor saw destruction near. 4. My heart, with agonizing prayer, Besought the Lord to save ; Unseen he seized my trembling hand, And brought me from the grave. 5. He broke the charm which drew my feet To darkness and the dead ; From lips profane, and tongues impure, With quivering stejra I fled. 6. Homeward I flew to find my God, And seek his face divine ; Restored to peace, to hope, to life, To Zion's friends, and mine. 7. [My lips thy wondrous works shall sing, My heart adore thy grace ; Henceforth be love my sweet employ, And all my pleasure praise.] 464. The Judgment of Hypocrites. [PS. 50, iV. 1. When Christ to judgment shall descend, And saints surround their Lord, He calls the nations to attend, And hear his awful word. 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 ? They call my statutes just and true, But deal in theft and lies. 4. " Could you expect to shun my sight, And sin without'control? But I shall bring your crimes to light With anguish in your soul." 6. Consider, ye that slight the Lord, Before his wrath appear ; If once you fall beneath his sword, There 's no deliverer there. Selections 465— 46b. 145 465. The Church in Persecution pi ending with God. 1. Hov long, eternal God! how long Shall men of pride blaspheme i Shall saints be made their endless song, And bear immortal shame ? [Ps. 74, ii.j 467. After a Pastor < s Death , [fly, 62a 1. To thee, O God, when creatures fail, Thy flock deserted flies ; And on th' eternal Shepherd's care, Our steadfast hope relies. 2. 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 ? 3. 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 ? 4. And shall the sons of earth and dust That sacred power blaspheme ? "Will not thy hand that formed them first, Avenge thine injured name ? 5. 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. 6. Our foes would triumph in our blood, And make our hope their jest ; Plead thine own cause, almighty God, And give thy children rest. 4uU. God's Blessing on our Business |_rS. LS/i U< mid Friends. 1. If God to build the house deny, The builders work in vain; And towns, without his wakeful eye, A useless watch maintain. 2. Before the morning beams arise, Your painful work renew, And till the stars ascend the skies, Your tiresome toil pursue, — 3. Short be your sleep, and coarse your fare, In vaiu, till God has blessed ; But, if his smiles attend your care, You shall have food and rest. 4. Nor children, relatives, nor friends, Shall real blessings prove, Nor all the earthly joys he sends, If sent without his love. 10 2. "When o'er thy faithful servant's dust, Thy saints assembled mourn, In speedy tokens of thy grace, Zion's God, return ! 3. The powers of nature all are thine, And thine the aids of grace; Thine arm has borne thy churches up, Through each succeeding race. 4. Exert thy sacred influence here, And here thy suppliants bless ; And change to strains of cheerful praise Our accents of distress. 468. [Hy. 644 1. Stern winter throws his icy chains, Encircling nature round ; How bleak, how comfortless the plains, Of late with verdure crowned ! 2. The sun withdraws his vital beams, And light and warmth depart ; And drooping, lifeless nature seems An emblem of my heart, — 3. My heart, where mental winter reigns, In night's dark mantle clad, Confined in cold, inactive chains ; How desolate and sad ! 4. Return, O blissful sun, and bring Thy soul-reviving ray ; This mental winter shall be spring, This darkness cheerful day. 5. happy state, divine abode 1 "Where spring eternal reigns, And perfect day, the smile of God, Fills all the heavenly plains. 6. Great Source of light ! thy beams display, My drooping joys restore, And guide me to the seats of day, Where winter frowns no more. CHEISTMAS. C. M. J_j_ TZTTTT^U Let God the Father and the Son, And Spi-rit be a - dored, Where there are ^fflTTTTtrw ^j d lUJj II works to make him known, Or saints to love the Lord Or saints to love the Lord. frJir- m-Ht if 469. /^ m Darkness. [Ity. 1. My God ! the spring of all my joys. The life of my delights, The glory of my brightest days, And comfort of my nights. 2. In darkest shades if he appear, My dawning is begun ! He is my soul's sweet morning star, And he my rising sun. 3. The opening heavens around me shine With beams of sacred bliss, While Jesus shows his heart is mine, And whispers, " I am his I" 4. My soul would leave this heavy clay At that transporting word, Run up with joy the shining way, T" embrace my dearest Lord. 6. Fearless of hell, and ghastly death, I 'd break through every foe ; The wings of love, and arms of faith, Should bear me conqueror through. 47 U. Christian Courage. 1. Am I a soldier of the cross, A follower of the Lamb ? And shall I fear to own his cause, Or blush to speak his name ? [Hy, 349, r 2. Are there no foes for me to face? Must I not stem the flood ? Is this vile world a friend to grace, To help me on to God ? 3. Sure I must fight, if I would reign ; Increase my courage, Lord ; I'll bear the toil, endure the pain, Supported by thy word. 4. Thy saints in all this glorious war Shall conquer, though they die ; They see the triumph from afar, And seize it with their eye. 5. When that illustrious day shall rise, And all thy armies shine In robes of victory through the skies, The glory shall be thine. 471. The Christian Race. [Hy. 871. 1. Awake, my soul, stretch every nerve, And press with vigor on ; A heavenly race demands thy zeal, And an immortal crown. 2. A cloud of witnesses around Hold thee in full survey ; Forget the steps already trod, And onward urge thy way. Selections 472—475. 147 3. "Tis God's all-animating voice That calls thee from on high : 'Tis his own hand presents the prize To thine aspiring eye. 4. Blest Saviour, introduced by thee, Have I my race begun ; And, crowned with victory, at thy feet I'll lay my honors down. 472. The joyful Pilgrimage. [H)\ S7§. 1. Sing, ye redeemed of the Lord, Your great Deliverer sing ; Pilgrims for Zion's city bound, Be joyful in your King. 2. A hand divine shall lead you on Through all the blissful road, Till to the sacred mount you rise, And see your smiling God. 3. There garlands of immortal joy Shall bloom on every head ; "While sorrow, sighing, and distress, Like shadows, all are fled. 4. March on in your Redeemer's strength: Pursue his footsteps still ; And let the prospect cheer your eye, While laboring up the hill. 473. Restoration of Israel [Hy. 456. 1. Daughter of Zion, from the dust Exalt thy fallen head ; Again in thy Redeemer trust, He calls thee from the dead. 2. Awake, awake, put on thy strength, Thy beautiful array ; The day of freedom dawns at length, The Lord's appointed day. 3. Rebuild thy walls, thy bounds enlarge, And send thy heralds forth ; Say to the south — " Give up thy charge!" " And keep not back, O north !" 4. They come, they come ; — thine exiled bands, Where'er they rest or roam, Have heard thy voice, in distant lands, And hasten to their home. 5. Thus, though the universe shall burn, And God his works destroy, With songs thy ransomed shall return, And everlasting joy. 474. Saints m Glory. [Ety. §U. 1. Give me the wings of faith, to rise Within the vail, and see The saints above — how great their joys 1 How bright their glories be 1 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, Ascribe their conquest to the Lamb, Their triumph to his death. 4. They marked the footsteps that he trod, — His zeal inspired their breast : And, following their incarnate God, Possess the promised rest. 5. Our glorious Leader claims our praise For his own pattern given, While the long cloud of witnesses Show the same path to heaven. 475. Accessions to the Church. [Hy. 570. 1. Come, let us join our souls to God, In everlasting bands ; And seize the blessings he bestows With eager hearts and hands. 2. Come, let us to his temple haste, And seek his favor there ; Before his footstool humbly bow, And pour our fervent prayer. 3. Come, let us seal, without delay, The covenant of his grace : Nor shall the years of distant life Its memory efface. 4. Thus may our rising offspring haste To seek their father's God ; Nor e'er forsake the happy path Their youthful feet have trod. NAOMI. C. M. ^fft-f— » » » » » h— t — » — E ^H | u := P — ! — » — ' = F— f= -•-J— h 3 ■— F — •-__«_• # f_# rf _L_ (S> 1 5pi - rit be a - dored, Let God the Fa - ther and the Son, And Spi - rit be a - dored, I Ppliii "Where there are works to make him known, Or saints to love the Lord. — — 0- 0— r-0 0- — 1 Xz^± fe: rp^lzzf r=t 476. Wisdom of Providence. [Ity. 94 1. Since all the coming scenes of time God's watchful eye surveys, who so wise to choose our lot, Aud regulate our ways ? 2. Since none can doubt his equal love, Immeasurably kind, To his unerring, gracious will, Be every wish resigned. 3. Good when he gives, supremely good, Nor less when he denies ; E'en crosses from his sovereign hand Arc blessings in disguise. 477. Example of Christ. [Ify. 113, 1. Behold! where, in a mortal form, Appears each grace divine : The virtues, all in Jesus met, With mildest radiance shine. 2. To spread the rays of heavenly light, To give the mourner joy, To preach glad tidings to the poor, Was his divine employ. 8. 'Mid keen reproach and cruel scorn, He, meek and patient, stood ; His foes, ungrateful, sought his life, Who labored for their good. nm 4. In the last hour of deep distress, Before his Father's throne, With soul resigned, he bowed, and said, — " Thy will, not mine, be done !" 5. Be Christ our pattern, and our guide, His image may we bear ; may we tread his holy steps, — His joy and glory share. 478. The forsaken Soul. [Ify. 205. 1. A present God is all our strength, And all our joy and hope ; When he withdraws, our comforts die, Aud every grace must droop. 2. And what, my soul, can then remain One ray of light to give ? Severed from him, their better life, How can his children live ? 3. Hence, all ye painted forms of joy, And leave my heart to mourn : 1 would devote these eyes to tears, Till cheered by his return. 4. Look back, Lord, and own the place, Where once thy temple stood : For lo, its ruins bear the mark Of rich, atoning blood. Selections 479 — 483. 149 Trust in Providence. [Hy. $21 479. 1. Father ! whate'er of earthly bliss Thy sovereign will denies, Accepted at thy throne of grace, Let this petition rise : — 2. " Give me a calm, a thankful heart, From every murmur free ! The blessings of thy grace impart, And make me live to thee. 3. " Let the sweet hope that thou art mine My life and death attend : Thy presence through my journey shine, And crown my journey's end." 480. Resignation. [Hy. 327 1. Lord ! my best desire fulfill, And help me to resign Life, health, and comfort to thy will, And make thy pleasure mine. 2. "Why should I shrink at thy command, Whose love forbids my fears ? Or tremble at the gracious hand That wipes away my tears ? 3. No ! rather let me freely yield What most I prize to thee, Who never hast a good withheld, Or wilt withhold from me. 4. Thy favor, all my journey through, Thou art engaged to grant : What else I waut, or think I do, 'T is better still to want. 6. Wisdom and mercy guide my way, Shall I resist them both ; A poor blind creature of a day, And crushed before the moth ? 6. But, ah ! my inmost spirit cries, Still bind me to thy sway ; Else the next cloud, that vails my skies, Drives all these thoughts away. 481 Self- Denial. 1. And must I part with all I have, My dearest Lord, for thee ? It is but right ! since thou hast done Much more than this for me. [Hy. Ml 2. Yes, let it go ! — One look from thee Will more than make amends For all the losses I sustain Of credit, riches, friends. 3. Ten thousand worlds, ten thousand lives, How worthless they appear, Compared with thee, supremely good 1 Divinely bright and fair. 4. Thy favor, Lord, is endless life, — Let me that life obtain, Then I renounce all earthly joys, And glory in my gain ! 482. The Dead who die in the Lord. [Hy. 480. 1. Hear what the voice from heaven proclaims For all the pious dead ; Sweet is the savor of their names, And soft their sleeping bed. 2. They die in Jesus, and are blest ; How kind their slumbers are ! From sufferings and from sin released, And freed from every snare. 3. Far from this world of toil and strife, They 're present with the Lord ; The labors of their mortal life End in a large reward 483. Secret Devotion. [Hy. 660. 1. Father divine, thy piercing eye Sees through the darkest night ; In deep retirement thou art nigh, With heart-discerning sight. 2. Inhere shall that piercing eye survey My duteous homage paid, With every morning's dawning ray, And every evening's shade. 3. O may thine own celestial fire The incense still inflame, While my warm vows to thee aspire, Through my Redeemer's name. 4. So shall the visits of thy love My soul in secret bless ; So shalt thou deign, in worlds above, Thy suppliant to confess. 150 DEDHAM. C. M. s- — « — K~t- .■2- ^ '-ffi-^-Ffl i- :£^ ■a ~ - - • ~ ? Let God the Fa - ther and the Son, And Spi - lit I \ jg. p. jp. p. m^Ek I he a - dored, | | jp. £L jp JSL • ! ^- IHi ti^XLiU ^ik ,j i , i i Where there are works to make him known, Or saints to love the Lord. ^ ^f iajjj CTTgfT^ t 4o4. Lord's Day Morning. |_"S' 1. Lord, in the morning thou shalt hear My voice ascending high ; To thee will I direct my prayer, To thee lift up mine eye. 2. Up to the hills where Christ is gone, To plead for all his saints, Presenting at his Father's throne Our songs and our complaints. 3. t Thou art a God, before whose sight The wicked shall not stand ; Sinners shall ne'er be thy delight, Nor dwell at thy right hand. 4. But to thy house will I resort, To taste thy mercies there ; I will frequent thy holy court, And worship in thy fear. 5. O may thy Spirit guide my feet In ways of righteousness ! Make every path of duty straight, And plain before my face. 485. . Prayer and Hope. [Ps. 2 1. Soon as I heard my Father say, — " Ye children, seek my grace ;" My heart replied without delay, — " I '11 seek my Father's face." ML 2. Let not thy face be hid from me, Nor frown my soul away ; God of my life, I fly to thee, In a distressing day. 3. Should friends and kindred near and dear, Leave me to want or die, My God would make my life his care, And all my need supply. 4. My fainting flesh had died with grief, Had not my soul believed Thy grace would soon provide relief; Nor was my hope deceived. 5. Wait on the Lord, ye trembling saints, And keep your courage up ; He '11 raise your spirit when it faints, And far exceed your hope. 486. Lord's Day Evening. 1. Frequent the day of God returns To shed its quickening beams ; And yet how slow devotion burns ; How languid are its flames ! 2. Accept our faint attempts to love, Our frailties, Lord, forgive ; We would be like thy saints above, And praise thee while we live. [Hy. 41 Selections 487 — 189. 151 3. Increase, 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 luster shine, Before the throne of God appear, And feast on love divine ; — 5. Where we, in high seraphic strains, Shall all our powers employ ; Delighted range th' ethereal plains, And take our fill of joy. 487. Forgiveness in Christ. [Hy. 228, 1. How sad our state by nature is ! Our sin — how deep it stains ! And Satan binds our captive minds, Fast in his slavish chains. 2. But there 's a voice of sovereign grace Sounds from the sacred word ; — " Ho ! ye despairing sinners ! come, And trust upon the Lord." 3. My soul obeys th' almighty call, And runs to this relief; I would believe thy promise, Lord ! help my unbelief. 4. A guilty, weak, and helpless worm, On thy kind arms I fall : Be thou my strength and righteousness, My Saviour, and my all. 488. Salvation by Grace. [Hy. m 1. Lord, we confess our numerous faults, How great our guilt has been ! Foolish and vain were all our thoughts, And all our lives were sin. 2. But, my soul, forever praise, Forever love his name, Who turns thy feet from dangerous ways Of folly, sin, and shame. 'T is not by works of righteousness, Which our own hands have done ; But we are saved by sovereign grace, Abounding through his Son. 'T is from, the mercy of our God That all our hopes begin ; 'T is by the water and the blood Our souls are washed from sin. 'T is through the purchase of his death, Who hung upon the tree, The Spirit is sent down to breathe On such dry bones as we. Raised from the dead, we live anew ; And justified by grace, We shall appear in glory too, And see our Father's face. 4oJ. Remembrance of happier % Da\js. [Hy. 413. 1. Sweet was the time when first I felt The Saviour's pardoning blood Applied to cleanse my soul from guilt, And bring me home to God. 2. Soon as the morn the light revealed, His praises tuned my tongue ; And, when the evening shades prevailed, His love was all my song. 3. In prayer my soul drew near the Lord, And saw his glory shine ; And, when I read his holy word, I called each promise mine. 4. Now, when the evening shade prevails, My soul in darkness mourns ; And, when the morn the light reveals, No light to me returns. 5. My prayers are now an empty noise, For Jesus hides his face ; I read ; the promise meets my eyes, But will not reach my case. 6. The tempter threatens to prevail, And make my soul his prey ; Yet, Lord, thy mercies cannot fail ; come without delay. 152 DEVIZES. C. M. I'Av^F-h— -J— »4 ®— ^p#-j— 1— -H-h— F-jH-a — H-*-*-*— H-a^-F-iH a— i ^ - * M ■ (S tf" -»"•— — j r Let God the Father and the Son, And Spirit be a-dored, Where there are works to . J -i. ^.^2.j2.j2.j2. .a. . _«_ _C .£2 T* 1 P- & £* 1 ' J J-^«_. *■ ^ # s ^ ^- *=±^ =t =fctd fefct — 1— f- fl-5--© — #- — &-&-&-■*+& — |— *-*-r-^— — i — --*-g-«-jj FF j«7 ^r & make him known, Or saints to love the Lord, Or saints to love the Lord. -9- ,, I O— . r II^II^IIIIIe :i5=: K5 IjJjU 490. Missrm of Christ. [Hy. 144, 1. Hark, the glad sound, the Saviour comes, The Saviour promised long ! Let every heart prepare a throne, And every voice a song. 2. On him, the Spirit, largely poured, Exerts its sacred fire ; "Wisdom and might, and zeal and love, His holy breast inspire. 3. He comes, the prisoners to release, In Satan's bondage held ; The gates of brass before him burst, The iron fetters yield. 4. He comes, from thickest films of vice To clear the mental ray ; And, on the eyes oppressed with night, To pour celestial day. 5. He comes, the broken heart to bind, The bleeding soul to cure ; And, with the treasures of his grace, T enrich the humble poor. 6. Our glad hosanna, Prince of peace, Thy welcome shall proclaim ; And heaven's eternal arches ring With thy beloved name. 491 . The Desire of all Nations. [H}\ 156. 1. Infinite excellence is thine, Thou glorious Prince of grace I Thy uncreated beauties shine With never-fading rays. 2. Sinners, from earth's remotest end, Come bending at thy feet; To thee their prayers and songs ascend, In thee their wishes meet. 3. Millions of happy spirits live On thine exhaustions store ; From thee they all their bliss receive, And still thou givcst more. 4. Thou art their triumph and their joy, They find their all in thee ; Thy glories will their tongues employ Through all eternity. 492. Worthy the Lamb. [Ity. 180. 1. Come, let us join our cheerful songs With angels round the throne ; Ten thousand thousand are their tongues, But all their joys are one. 2. " Worthy the Lamb that died," they cry, " To be exalted thus :" "Worthy the Lamb," our lips reply, " For he was slain for us." Selections 4£3 — 195. 153 8. Jesus is worthy to receive Honor and power divine ; And blessings, more than we can give, Be, Lord, forever thine. 4. Let all that dwell above the sky, And air, and earth, and seas, Conspire to lift thy glories high, And speak thine endless praise. 5. The whole creation join in one, To bless the sacred name Of him that sits upon the throne, And to adore the Lamb. 493. Invitation to Youth. [Ily. 269. 1. Ye hearts, with youthful vigor warm, 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 friendship to pursue. 3. " The soul that longs to see my face, Is sure my love to gain ; And those that early seek my grace, Shall never seek in vain." 4. What object, Lord, my soul should move, If once compared with thee ? "What beauty should command my love, Like what in Christ I see ? 5. Away, ye false, delusive toys, Vain tempters of the mind! 'T is here I fix my lasting choice, For here true bliss I find. 2. Not by the terrors of a slave Do they perform his will, But, with the noblest powers they have, His sweet commands fulfill. 3. They find access at every hour, To God within the vail ; Hence they derive a quickening power, And joys that never fail. 4. O happy souls ! glorious state Of overflowing grace ! To dwell so near their Father's seat, And see his lovely face ! 5. Lord, I address thy heavenly throne ; Call me a child of thine ; Send down the Spirit of thy Son, To form my heart divine. 6. There shed thy choicest love abroad, And make my comforts strong ; Then shall I say,—" My Father, God," With an unwavering tongue. 495, Safety of the Church. [Hy. 431. 1. How honorable is the place, Where we adoring stand ; Zion, the glory of the earth, And beauty of the land 1 2. Bulwarks of mighty grace defend The city where we dwell, 494. Adoption. [Hy. §88. 1. Grace, like an uncorrupted seed, Abides and reigns within ; Immortal principles forbid The sons of God to sin. The Avails, of str< ong salvation made, its of hell. Defy th' assaults of hell 3. Lift up the everlasting gates; The doors wide open fling; Enter, ye nations, that obey The statutes of our King. 4. Here shall you taste unmingled joys, And live in perfect peace ; You that have known Jehovah's name, And ventured on his grace. 5. Trust in the Lord, forever trust, And banish all your fears : Strength in the Lord Jehovah dvi alls, Eternal as his years. 154 HAVEN. C. M. £fe^ I Let God the Fa-ther and the Son, And Spi 3:S^fe t rit be N SI— I I— dored, lillllliiir^iil^ipiii^ Where there are works to make him known, Or saints to love the Lord. 4Jb. Confession and Pardon. [rS. &Z, II. 1. Happy the man, to whom his God No more imputes his sin ; But, washed in the Redeemer's blood, Hath made his garments clean ! 2. His spirit hates deceit and lies, His words are all sincere ; He guards his heart, he guards his eyes, To keep his conscience clear. 3. While I my inward guilt suppressed, No quiet could I find : Thy wrath lay burning in my breast, And racked my tortured mind. 4. Then I confessed my troubled thoughts, My secret sins revealed ; Thy pardoning grace forgave my faults, Thy grace my pardon sealed.. 6. This shall invite thy saints to pray ; — When like a raging flood Temptations rise, our strength and stay Is a forgiving God. 497. God hearing Prayer. [PS. 66, U, 1. Now shall my solemn vows be paid To that almighty Power, Who heard the long requests I made In my distressful hour. i — r 2. My lips and cheerful heart prepare To make his mercies known : Come, ye that fear my God, and hear The wonders he hath done. 3. When on my head huge sorrows fell I sought his heavenly aid : He saved my sinking soul from hell, And death's eternal shade. 4. Had sin lain covered in my heart While prayer employed my tongue, The Lord had shown me no regard, Nor I his praises sung. 5. But God — his name be ever blessed — Hath set my spirit free, Nor turned from him my poor request, Nor turned his heart from me. 498. Opening of Worship. [Ify 9, 1. Lord, teach us how to pray aright, Witli reverence and with fear : Though dust and ashes in thy sight, We may, we must, draw near. 2. God of all grace, we come to thee, With broken, contrite hearts ; Give what thine eye delights to see, — Truth in the iuward parts. Selections 499—501. 155 5. Give deep humility : the sense Of godly sorrow give ; A strong, desiring confidence To see thy face and live ; — 4. Patience, to watch, and wait, and weep, Though mercy long delay ; Courage, our fainting souls to keep, And trust thee, though thou slay. 5. Give these, and then thy will be done : Thus strengthened with all might, We, by thy Spirit and thy Son, Shall pray, and pray aright. 499. For bereaved Parents. [Ity. 40G. 1. Ye mourning saints, whose streaming tears Flow o'er your children dead, Say not, in transports of despair, That all your hopes are fled 2. "While cleaving to that darling dust, In fond distress ye lie, Rise, and with joy and reverence view A heavenly parent nigh. 3. Though, your young branches torn away, Like withered trunks ye stand, "With fairer verdure shall ye bloom, Touched by th' Almighty's hand. 4. " I '11 give the mourner," saith the Lord, " In my own house a place : No names of daughters and of sons Could yield so high a grace. 6. " Transient and vain is every hope A rising race can give ; In endless honor and delight My children all shall live." 6. "We welcome, Lord, those rising tears, Through which thy face we see, And bless those wounds which through our hearts Prepare a way for thee. 500. On Recovery from Sickness. [H} r . 067. 1. My God, thy service well demands , The remnant of my days ; "Why was this fleeting breath renewed, But to renew thy praise ? 2. Thine arms of everlasting love Did this weak frame sustain, "When life was hovering o'er the grave, And nature sunk with pain. 3. Calmly I bowed my fainting head Upon thy faithful breast ; Pleased to obey my Father's call To his eternal rest. 4. Into thy hands, my Saviour God, Did I my soul resign, In firm dependence on that truth Which made salvation mine. 5. Back from the borders of the grave, At thy command I come : Nor would I urge a speedier flight To my celestial home. 6. Where thou ordainest mine abode, There would I choose to be ; For in thy presence death is life, And earth is heaven with thee. 50 1 . Children in the Arms of Jesus. [H v . 674. 1. Saviour ! I see a thousand charms Spread o'er thy lovely face, While infants in thy tender arms Receive the smiling grace. 2. " I take these little lambs," said he, " And lay them in my breast : Protection they shall find in me, — In me be ever blessed. 3. " Death may the bands of life unloose, But can 't dissolve my love ; Millions of infant souls compose The family above. 4. " Their feeble frames my power shall raise And mould with heavenly skill : I '11 give them tongues to sing my praise, And hands to do my will." 5. His words the happy parents hear, And shout with joys divine, — Dear Saviour! all we have and aie Shall be forever thine. LANESBORO'. C. M. Let God the Father and the Son, And Spi-rit be adored, Where there are -works to •*• •&■ •» SEE imMm&, & f=i :-t£ 1 make him known, Where there are works to make him known, Or saints to love the Lord. ■^__p_"^L 1—1- 50-2, Longing after God in his l_tS. M, HI. House. 1. Early, my God, without delay, I haste to seek thy face : My thirsty spirit faints away, Without thy cheering grace. 2. So pilgrims on the scorching sand, Beneath a burning sky, Long for a cooling stream at hand, And they must drink or die. 3. I Ve seen thy glory, and thy power, Through all thy temple shine : My God, repeat that heavenly hour, That vision so divine. 4. Not all the blessings of a feast Can please my soul so well, As when thy richer grace I taste, And in thy presence dwell. 5. Not life itself, with all its joys, Can my best passions move, Or raise so high my cheerful voice, As thy forgiving love. 6. Thus till my last expiring clay, I '11 bless my God and King ; Thus will I lift my hands to pray, And tune my lips to sing. 503 Ml The Presence of God desired. \_>tf* 1. Thy gracious presence, my God ! All that I wish contains ; With this, beneath affliction's load, My heart no more complains. 2. This can my every care control, Gild each dark scene with light ; This is the 6unshine of the soul, Without it all is night. 3. happy scenes above the sky, Where thy full beams impart Unclouded beauty to the eye, And rapture to the heart. 4. Her portion in those realms of bliss, My spirit longs to know ; My wishes terminate in this, Nor can they rest below. 6. Lord ! shall the breathings of my heart Aspire in vain to thee? Confirm my hope, that where thou art, I shall forever be. 6. Then shall my cheerful spirit sing The darksome hours away, And rise on faith's expanded wing To everlasting day. CHINA. C. M. Let God the Fa - ther and the Son, And Spi - rit be 157 a - dored, : Ff=F IP Where there are works to make him known, Or saints to love the Lord. 2 ? i Tl i -I I ' i 1 uTlf-if j4 p=^ -#-3 IP 504. Complaint in Affliction. [i%. 102. ] 1. Hear me, God, nor hide thy face, But answer, lest I die : Hast thou not built a throne of grace, To hear when sinners cry ? 2. My days are wasted like the smoke Dissolving in the air : My strength is dried, my heart is broke, And sinking iu despair. 3. As on some lonely building's top The sparrow tells her moan, Far from the tents of joy and hopo I sit and grieve alone. 4. Dark, dismal thoughts, and boding fears, Dwell in my troubled breast ; While sharp reproaches wound my ears, Nor give my spirit rest. 5. My cup is mingled with my woes, And tears are my repast ; My daily bread like ashes grows Unpleasant to my taste. 6. Hear me, God, nor hide thy face, But answer, lest I die : Hast thou not built a throne of grace, To hear when sinners cry ? 505. [Hy. 484. Burial of a Saint. 1. Why do we mourn departing friends, Or shake at death's alarms ? 'T is but the voice that Jesus sends To call them to his arms. 2. Are we not tending upward, too, As fast as time can move ? Nor 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 ? There once the flesh of Jesus lay, And scattered all the gloom. 4. The graves of all his saints he blessed, And softened every bed ; Where should the dying members rest, But with the dying head ? 5. Thence he arose, ascending high, And showed our feet the way ; Up to the Lord we too shall fly, At the great rising day. 6. Then let the last loud trumpet sound, And bid our kindred rise : Awake, ye nations under grounu Ye saints, ascend the skies. BROOMSGROVE. C. M. Let God the Fa - ther and the Son, And Spi - rit be a-dored, Where there are \ V i r works to make him known, Or saints to love the Lord, Or saints to love the Lord. «!.,.«• ■■♦-•- -6* L*^* ^ ^± A O06. Christ the Foundation. [PS. 118. Hi, 1. Behold the sure foundation-stone, Which God in Zion lays, To build our heavenly hopes upon, And his eternal praise. 2. Chosen of God, to sinners dear, The saints adore his name ! They trust their whole salvation here, Nor shall they suffer shame. 3. The foolish builders, scribe and priest, Reject it with disdain: Yet on this rock the church shall rest, And envy rage in vain. 4. What though the gates of hell withstood, Yet must this building rise ; T is thine own work, almighty God, And wondrous in our eyes. 507. Daily and nightly Devotion. [PS. 134. 1. 1. Ye, that obey th' immortal King, Attend his holy place ; Bow to the glories of his power, And bless his wondrous grace. 2. Lift up your hands by morning light, And send your souls on high ; Raise your admiring thoughts by night Above the starry sky. 3. The God of Zion cheers our hearts, With rays of quickening grace : The God that spread the heavens abroad, And rules the swelling seas. 508. God the Thunderer. [H}\ 82. 1. Sing to the Lord, ye heavenly hosts, And thou, O earth, adore ; Let death and hell, through all their coasts Stand trembling at his power. 2. His sounding chariot shakes 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 roars along. 4. Think, O my soul, the dreadful day When this incensed God Shall rend the sky, and burn the sea, And send his wrath abroad ! 509. Chris?* Birth. [Hy. 105. 1. Mortals, awake, with angels join, And chant the solemn lay ; Joy, love, and gratitude, combine To hail th' auspicious day. Selections 510—512. 159 2. In heaven the rapturous song began, And sweet seraphic fire Through all the shining legions ran, And strung and tuned the lyre. 3. Swift through the vast expanse it flew, And loud the echo rolled ; The theme, the song, the joy, was new, T was more than heaven could hold. 4. Down through the portals of the sky Th' impetuous torrent ran; And angels flew, with eager joy, To bear the news to man. 5. Hark \ the cherubic armies shout, And glory leads the song ; "Good-will and peace" are heard through- out Th* harmonious angel throng. 6. "With joy the chorus we '11 repeat, — " Glory to God on high ! Good-will and peace are now complete ; Jesus was born to die!" 7. Hail, Prince of life ! forever hail, Redeemer, brother, friend ! Though earth, and time, and life, should fail, Thy praise shall never end. 510. Christ risen. [Hy. 133. 1. Triumphant, Christ ascends on high, The glorious work complete ; Sin, death, and hell low vanquished lie, Beneath his awful feet. 2. There with eternal glory wowned, The Lord, the conqueror, reigns; His praise the heavenly choirs resound, In their immortal strains. 3. Amid the splendors of his throne, Unchanging love appears ; The names he purchased for his own, Still on his heart he bears. 4. the rich depths of love divine ! Of bliss a boundless store : Dear Saviour, let me call thee mine ; I cannot wish for more. 5. On thee alone my hope relies ; Beneath thy cross I fall, My Lord, my life, my sacrifice, My Saviour, and my all. 511 Adoration of the Trinity. [Hy. 208. 1. Father of glory ! to thy name Immortal praise we give, Who dost an act of praise proclaim, And bid us rebels live. 2. Immortal honor to the Son, Who makes thine anger cease ; Our lives he ransomed with his own, And died to make our peace. 3. To thine almighty Spirit be Immortal glory given, Whose influence brings us near to thee, And trains us up for heaven. 4. Let men, with their united voice, Adore th' eternal God ; And spread his honors and their joys Through nations far abroad. 5. Let faith, and love, and duty join, One general song to raise ; Let saints in earth and heaven combine In harmony and praise. 512. Victory over Death. [Hy. m. 1. O for an overcoming faith, To eheer my dying hours ; To triumph o'er approaching death, And all his frightful powers ! 2. Joyful, with all the strength I have, My quivering lips should sing, — " Where is thy boasted victory, grave ; And where, death, thy sting ?" 3. If sin be pardoned, I 'm secure ; Death has no sting beside : The law gives sin its damning power, But Christ, my ransom, died. 4. Now to the God of victory Immortal thanks be paid ; — Who makes ns conquerors, while we die, Through Christ, our living head. 160 EDDY. C. M. — #• Let God the Fa-ther and the Son, And Spi - rit be a - dored, Where _* p_ r fi-.' ! 1 — T — ^. — eJE-r-Cf- - 7 _ r — F-cc r _c T _cp__ v _ 1 -__c_i r _c_ r _c .-a_-u.J — VJ5_> j h- i , ft r -| N-ft-jw-p -! s— ft- fr, ,l ,,, there are works to make him known, Or saints to love the Lord, Or saints to love the Lord _#_ • _£_p_p_ - : _#__- _J_J___h _ J — j_ r s i r ill/ i a r* 513. Foz/;/ o/ */>c mfeferf. [Ps. S3. II- 1. Why should the mighty make their boast, And heavenly grace despise ? In their own arm they put their toust, And fill their mouth with lies. 2. The Lord in vengeance shall destroy, And drive them from his face ; No more shall they his church annoy, Nor find on earth a place. 3. But like a cultured olive-grove, Dressed in immortal green, Thy children, blooming in thy love, Amid thy courts are seen. 4. On thine eternal grace, O Lord, Thy saints shall rest secure, And all who trust thy holy word, Shall find salvation sure. 514. Sincerity and Obedience. [PS. 119. Hi. 1. Thou art my portion, my God ; Soon as I know thy way, My heart makes haste t' obey thy word, And suffers no delay. 2. I choose the path of heavenly truth, And glory in my choice ; Not all the riches of the earth Gould 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. 4. If once I wander from thy path, I think upon my ways, Then turn my feet to thy commands, And trust thy pardoning grace. 5. Now I am thine, forever thine ; save thy servant, Lord i Thou art my shield, my hiding place ; My hope is in thy word. 6. Thou hast inclined this heart of mine Thy statutes to fulfill ; And thus till mortal life shall end Would I perform thy will. 515, Witness of the Spirit. [Hy. SOL 1. Why should the children of a King Go mourning all their days? Great Comforter, descend, and bring Some tokens of thy grace. 2. Dost thou not dwell in all the saints, And seal the heirs of heaven ? When wilt thou banish my complaints, And show my sins forgiven f Selections 516 — 518. 161 2. Assure my conscience of her part In the Redeemer's blood ; And bear thy witness with my heart, That I am born of God. 4. Thou art the earnest of his love, The pledge of joys to come; And thy soft wings, celestial Dove, Will safe convey me home. 516. God's love to Zion. Lily. 437, 1. A mother may forgetful be, For human love is frail ; But thy Creator's love to thee, Zion, cannot fail. 2. No, thy dear name engraven stands, In characters of love, On thy almighty Father's hands ; And never shall remove. 3. Before his ever-watchful eye Thy mournful state appears, And every groan, and every sigh, Divine compassion hears. 4. Zion, learn to doubt no more, Be every fear suppressed ; Unchanging truth, and love, and power, Dwell in thy Saviour's breast. 5 1 7, Continual j ear of God. [Ify 692, 1. Thrice happy souls, who, born of heaven, While yet they sojourn here, 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. 5. 'Mid hourly cares, may love present Its incense to thy throne ; And, while the world our hands employs, Our hearts be thine alone ! 4. As sanctified to noblest ends Be each refreshment sought ; And, by each various providence, Some wise instruction brought ! 11 5. When to laborious duties called, Or by temptations tried, We '11 seek the shelter of thy wings, And in thy strength confide. 6. As different scenes of life arise, Our grateful hearts would be With thee, amid the social band, In solitude with thee. 7. At night, we lean our weary heads On thy paternal breast ; And safely folded in thine arms, Resign our powers to rest. 8. In solid, pure delights like these, Let all my days be past : Nor shall I then impatient wish, Nor shall I fear, the last. 518. Famihj Evening Hyrrn [Hy. 698. 1. O Lord, another day is flown ; And we, a lonely band. Are met once more before thy throne, To bless thy fostering hand. 2. And, Jesus, thou thy smiles wilt deign, As we before thee pray ; For thou didst bless the infant train, And we are less than they. 3. And wilt thou bend a listening ear To praises low as ours ? Thou wilt ! for thou dost love to hear The song which meekness pours. 4. Thy heavenly grace to each impart ; All evil far remove ; And shed abroad in every heart Thy everlasting love. 5. Thus chastened, cleansed, entirely thine, A flock by Jesus led, The sun of holiness shall shine In glory on our head. 6. And thou wilt turn our wandering feet, And thou wilt bless our way ; Till worlds shall fade, and faith shall greet The dawn of lasting day. CAMBRIDGE. C. M. feE hH ^l J ' ifa ■H— J J , !-4-» Let God the Father and the Son, And Spirit be a-dored, Where there are works to -#■ — -K •£«■ W-j-nf s^piPpifeiiEi '. ■ I i f f" make him known.Or saints to love the Lord,Or saints to love the Lord.Or saints to love the Lord. l9Jfe^ ^ 4^ Em ZL_^—Tg ^ ■© — ©- 519. Victory in God. [Ps.18.il. 1. We love thee, Lord, and we adore ; Now is thine arm revealed ; Thou art our strength, our heavenly tower, ! Our bulwark and our shield. 2. We fly to our eternal Rock, And find a sure defence ; His holy name our lips invoke, And draw salvation thence. 3. "When God, our leader, shines in arms, What mortal heart can bear 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, And swift as flames obey. 5. He 6peaks, and at his fierce rebuke Whole armies are dismayed ; His voice, his frown, his angry look, Strikes all their courage dead. 6. Oft has the Lord whole nations blessed For his own children's sake; The powers that gave his people rest Shall of hi3 care partake. 520. The glorious Gospel. [Ps. 89. iV. 1. Blest are the souls that hear and know The gospel's joyful sound ; Peace shall attend the path they go, And light their steps surround. 2. Their joy shall bear their spirits up Through their Redeemer's name ; His righteousness exalts their hope, Nor Satan dares condemn. 3. The Lord, our glory and defence, Strength and salvation gives ; Israel, thy King forever reigns, Thy God forever lives. 521. Coming of Christ. [Ps. 98. ii. 1. Joy to the world ! the Lord is come; Let earth receive her King ; Let every heart prepare him room, And heaven and nature sing. 2. Joy to the earth! the Saviour reigns; Let men their songs employ; While fields and floods, rocks, hill* and plains, Repeat the sounding joy. Selections 522—524. 163 3. No more let sins and sorrows grow, Nor thorns infest the ground ; He comes to make his blessings flow Far as the curse is found. 4. He rules the world with truth and grace, And makes the nations prove The glories of his righteousness, And wonders of his love. 522. Praise due to God alone. [PS. 115. i. 1. Awake, ye saints, to praise your King, Your sweetest passions raise, — Your pious pleasure, while you sing, Increasing with the praise. 2. Great is the Lord, and works unknown Are his divine employ ; But still his saints are near his throne, His treasure and his joy. 3. Heaven, earth and sea, confess his hand ; He bids the vapors rise ; Lightning and storm, at his command, Sweep through the sounding skies. 4. All power that gods or kings have claimed. Is found with him alone ; But heathen gods should ne'er be named, Where our Jehovah's known. 5. "Which of the stocks or stones they trust Can give them showers of rain ? In vain they worship wood or dust, And pray to gold in vain. 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 eyes, their ears are deaf, Nor hear when mortals pray ; Mortals, that wait for their relief, Are blind and deaf as they.] 8. Zion, trust the living God, Serve him with faith and fear ; He makes thy courts his blest abode, And claims thine honors there. 523. The new Jerusalem. [H)\ §19, 1. Jerusalem ! my happy home ! Name ever dear to me ! When shall my labors have an end, In joy, and peace, in thee. 2. 0, when, thou city of my God, Shall I thy courts ascend, Where congregations ne'er break up, And Sabbaths have no end ? 3. There happier bowers than Eden's bloom, N<»r sin nor sorrow know : Blessed seats! through rude and stormy scenes I onward press to you. 4. Why should I shrink at pain and woe? Or feel, at death, dismay ? I've Canaan's goodly laud in view, And realms of endless day. 5. Apostles, martyrs, prophets there, Around my Saviour stand ; And soon my friends in Christ below Will join the glorious band. 6. Jerusalem ! my happy home ! My soul still pants for thee ; Then shall my labors have an end, When I thy joys shall see. 024. Time passing, Salvation [Hy. 648. approaching. 1. Awake, ye saints, and raise your eyes And raise your voices high; Awake and praise the sovereign love, That shows salvation nigh. 2. Swift on the wings of time it flies, Each moment brings it near ; Then welcome each declining day ! Welcome each closing year ! 3. Not many years their round shall run, Not many mornings rise, Ere all its glories stand revealed To our admiring eyes. 4. Ye wheels of nature, speed your course ; Ye mortal powers, decay ; Fast as ye bring the night of death, Ye bring eternal day. PETERBORO'. C. M. Let God the Fa - ther and the Son, And Spi - rit \ drrd- ^ §E§|* i i ^Etl a - dored, m Where there are works to make him known 525. Breathing after Holiness. [PS. 119. XH 1. O that the Lord would guide my ways To keep his statutes still ! O that my God would grant me grace To know and do his will! 2. O send thy Spirit down to write Thy law upon my heart ! Nor let my tongue indulge deceit, Nor act the bar's part. 3. From vanity turn off my eyes ; Let no corrupt design, Nor covetous desire, arise "Within this soul of mine. 4. Order my footsteps by thy word, And make my heart sincere ; Let sin have no dominion, Lord, But keep my conscience clear. 5. My soul hath gone too far astray, My feet too often slip : Yet since I 've not forgot thy way, Restore thy wandering sheep. 6. Make mc to walk in thy commands, — 'T is a delightful road ; Nor let my head, or heart, or hands, Offend against my God. 526 God's Goodness. [Ps.14S.iii. 1. Sweet is the memory of thy grace, My God, my heavenly King ! Let age to age thy righteousness In sounds of glory sing. 2. God reigns on high, but not confines His goodness to the skies ; Through the whole earth his bounty shines, And every want supplies. 3. With longing eyes thy creatures wait On thee for daily food ; Thy liberal hand provides their meat, And fills their mouth with good. 4. How kind are thy compassions, Lord! How slow thine anger moves ! But soon he sends his pardoning word, To cheer the souls he loves. 5. Creatures, with all their endless race, Thy power and praise proclaim ; But saints, that taste thy richer grace Delight to bless thy name. Selections 527 — 530. 165 527. Justification by Faith. [Hy. 226 1. Vain are the hopes the sons of men On their own works have built ; — Their hearts, by nature, all unclean, And all their actions, guilt. 2. Let Jew and Gentile stop their mouths, Without a murmuring word ; And the whole race of Adam stand Guilty before the Lord. 3. In vain we ask God's righteous law To justify us now ; Since to convince, and to condemn, Is all the law can do. 4. Jesus, how glorious is thy grace ! — When in thy name we trust, Our faith receives a righteousness That makes the sinner just. 528. Love. [Hy. 301. 1. Happy the heart where graces reign, Where love inspires the breast ; Love is the brightest of the train, And strengthens all the rest. 2. Knowledge, alas ! 't is all in vain, And all in vain our fear ; Our stubborn sins will fight and reign, If love be absent there. 3. This is the grace that lives and sings, When faith and hope shall cease ; 'T is this shall strike our joyful strings, In the sweet realms of bHss. 4. Before we quite forsake our clay, Or leave this dark abode, The wings of love bear us away To see our smiling God. 529. Hope in Christ's Resurrection. [Hy. 489, 1. Blest be the everlasting God, The Father of our Lord ; Be his abounding mercy praised, His majesty adored. 2. When from the dead he raised his Son, And called him to the sky, He gave our souls a lively hope That they should never die. 3. What though our inbred sins require Our flesh to see the dust, Yet, as the Lord our Saviour rose, So all his followers must. 4. There 's an inheritance divine Reserved agaiust that day ; 'T is uncorrupted, undefiled, And cannot fade away. 5. Saints by the power of God are kept Till the salvation come; We walk by faith, as strangers here, Till Christ shall call us home. 530. The Lord's Supper. [Hy. » 1. Lord, may the spirit of this feast — The earnest of thy love — Maintain a dwelling in our breast, Until we meet above. 2. The healing sense of pardoned sin, — The hope that never tires, — The strength a pilgrim's race to win, — The joy that heaven inspires, — 3. Still may their light, our duties trace, In lines of hallowed flame, Like that upon the Prophet's face, When from the mount he came. 4. But if no more with kindred dear The broken bread we share, Nor at the banquet-board appear To breathe the grateful prayer, — 5. Forget us not, — when on the bed Of dire disease we waste, Or to the chambers of the dead, And bar of judgment haste; 6. Forget not, — thou who bore the woe Of Calvary's fatal tree, — Those who within these courts oelow Have thus remembered thee. 166 FAITH. C. M. Z=z±z§=±9— S__J_i±^ — g_±_ fi> _l=5 # _J=±^ ©_t3_ Let God the Fa - ther and the Son, And Spi - rit, be a - dored, a ttfffi f r-f i p feir PFiFtjfa Siii^ll Where there are works to make him known, Or saints to love the Lord. *■ J mmp ^m^mmm Ou 1 • Deliverance in Sickness. |_1 Si e)U. 11. 1. O Lord my God, oppressed with grief, To thee I breathed my cry ; Thy mercy brought divine relief, And wiped my tearful eye. 2. Thy mercy chased the shades of death, And snatched me from the grave ; O may thy praise employ that breath, Which mercy deigns to save. 8. Come, O ye saints, your voices raise To God, in grateful songs ; And let the memory of his grace Inspire your hearts and tongues. 4. Her deepest gloom when sorrow spreads, And light and hope depart, His smile celestial morning sheds, And joy revives the heart. OSZ, Divine Protection. [Hy. 89. 1. How are thy servants blest, O Lord, How sure is their defence ! Eternal wisdom is their guide, Their help, omnipotence. 2. In foreign realms, and lauds remote, Supported by thy care, Through burning climes they pass unhurt, And breathe in tainted air. 3. When by the dreadful tempest borne High on the broken wave, They know thou art not slow to hear, Nor impotent to save. 4. The storm is laid, the winds retire, Obedient to thy will ; The sea, that roars at thy command, At thy command is still. 5. In midst of dangers, fears, and deaths, Thy goodness we '11 adore ; We '11 praise thee for thy mercies past, 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 Shall join our souls to thee. 533. [Hy. 390. The Power df Faith. 1. Faith adds new charms to earthly bliss, And saves us from its snares ; Its aid in every duty brings, And softens all our cares. 2. It heals the deadly thirst of sin ; It lights the sacred fire Of love to God and heavenly things, And feeds the pure desire. Selections 534—537. 167 S. The -wounded conscience knows its power The healing balm to give ; That balm the saddest heart can cheer, And make the dying live. 4. It shows the precious promise, sealed "With the Redeemer's blood ; And helps our feeble hope to rest Upon a faithful God. 5. Wide it unvails celestial worlds, Where deathless pleasures reign , And bids us seek our portion there, Nor bids us seek in vain. 534. Looking to Jesus. [Hy. 408 1. O Tnou, from w T hom all goodness flows, I lift my soul to thee ; In all my sorrows, conflicts, woes, O Lord, remember me. 2. If, for thy sake, upon my name Reproach and shame shall be, I'll hail reproach, and welcome shame: Lord, remember me. 3. When -worn -with pain, disease, and grief, This feeble body see ; Grant patience, rest, and kind relief; Lord, remember me. 4. When, in the solemn hour of death, 1 wait thy just decree. Be this the prayer of my last breath, — Lord, remember me. 5. And when before thy throne I stand, And lift my soul to thee, Then, with the saints at thy right hand, Lord, remember me. 535. Joy over the Converted. [Hy. 442. 1. how divine, how sweet the joy, When but one sinner turns, And. with an humble, broken heart, His sins and errors mourns. 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. 3. Well pleased, the Father sees and hears The conscious sinner's moan; Jesus receives him in his arms, And claims him for his own. 4. Nor angels can their joys contain, But kindle with new fire ; — " The sinner lost is found," they sing, And strike the sounding lyre. [Hy. m. t'JOO. Saturday Evening 1. When the worn spirit wants repose, And sighs her God to seek, How sweet to hail the evening's close, That ends the weary week ! 2. How sweet will be the dawning light, Whose soft and sacred rays The willing soul to rest invite, And grateful songs of praise. 3. Blest day ! thine hours too soon will cease, Yet, while they gently roll, Breathe, heavenly Spirit, source of peace, A Sabbath o'er my soul. 4. When will my pilgrimage be done, The world's long week be o'er, That Sabbath dawn, which needs no sun, That day, which fades no more ? 537 Prayer m Vieiv of Death 1. When, bending o'er the brink of life My trembling soul shall stand, Waiting to pass death's awful flood, Great God ! at thy command ; — 2. Thou Source of life and joy supreme ! Whose arm alone can save, — Dispel the darkness that surrounds The entrance to the grave. 3. Lay thy supporting, gentle hand Beneath my sinking head ; And, with a beam of love divine, Illume my dying bed. 4. Leaning on thy dear, faithful breast* May I resign my breath, And in thy kind embraces lobe " The bitterness of death." [Hy. 677. 168 BRATTLE STREET. C. M. Double. 1 1st time. i* I ist time. ^ | a«i lime. nrnT~~r Tv«ni j i a =j=E j The God of mer - cy be a - dored, Who calls our souls from death, Who saves by his re-deem-ing word f\ And fe— mil vj^O-j l j. 1 j l j , ^ iJlhlini , Jtra new ere - at-ing breath ; To praise the Fa-ther and the Son, And Spi - rit all - di TT-4 A- >— n-riiV— — ■ r^ "Hg : f=5= — =: ?ee; a-C= P=P=F :?EE: =F 1 l^^fe^ #^ ^U^U^4t vine, The One in Three, and Three in One, — Let saints and an - gels join. *-•—. & i — r F=F ~~3Ei£; 1 538. Habitual Devotion. [fly. 6§6. 1. While thee I seek, protecting Power, Be my \ain wishes stilled: And may this consecrated hour With better hopes be filled. 2. Thy love the power of thought bestowed ! To thee my thoughts would soar ; Thy mercy o'er my life has flowed ; That mercy I adore. 3. In each event of life, how clear Thy ruling hand I see ! Each blessing to my soul more dear, Because conferred by thee. 4. In every joy that crowns my days, In every pain I bear, My heart shall find delight in praise, Or seek relief in prayer. 6. When gladness wings my favored hour, Thy love my thoughts shall fill ; Resigned, when storms of sorrow lower, My soul shall meet thy will. 6. My lifted eye, without a tear, The gathering storm shall see ; My steadfast heart shall know no fear ; That heart shall rest on thee. CORONATION. C. M. ll I h> I 1 I. i l i l l 11 , 169 l L 9—9—9 ZXL€ — | — ^* | y T & 1—^. # gX it -gr • • » r i f » * v Let GoJ the Father and the Son,And Spirit be adored, Where there are works to make hjm known, Or I I I f=F a — I — -J •— d 1 ■-&-£ L I ig | 1---, — i — , ! , ! 1 1 , > i ?*— n--J L-r-f- N i, , M saints to love the Lord, Where there are works to make hirn known, Or saints to love the Lord. * f £ +4+*-+- p zp-^-jr j r— »- T~r~r ^^^- n 539. CAm£ a tang-. [Hy. 174, All hail the power of Jesus' name ! Let angels prostrate fall ; Bring forth the royal diadem, And crown him Lord of all. 2. Crown him, ye martyr3 of our God, "Who from his altar call ; Hail him who saves you by his blood, And crown him Lord of alL 3. Sinners, whose love can ne'er forget The wormwood and the gall, — Go, spread your trophies at his feet, And crown him Lord of all L Let every kindred, every tribe On this terrestrial ball, To him all majesty ascribe, And crown him Lord of all. ►40. Salvation. [Hy. SSL Salvation !— oh, the joyful sound! 'T is pleasure to our ears ; A sovereign balm for every wound, A cordial for our fears. Buried in sorrow and in sin, At hell's dark door we lay ; — But we arise by grace divine, To see a heavenly day. 3. Salvation ! — let the echo fly The spacious earth around ; TVhile all the armies of the sky Conspire to raise the sound. 541. Millennium. [Hy, 450. 1. Lx latter days, the mount of God O'er mountain tops shall rise ; Shall be exalted o'er the hills, And draw the wondering eyes. 2. To this the joyful nations round. All tribes and tongues shall flow ; " Up to the hill of God," they say, " And to his house we '11 go." 3. The beams that shine on Zion's hill Shall lighten every land : The King who reigns in Zion's towers Shall all the world command. 4. The nations, by his justice blest, Shall give their battles o'er ; To plough shares they shall beat their swords, And learn to war no more. 5. Come, then — come from every land, To worship at his shrine ; And, walking in the light of God, With holy beauty shine. 3 NORTHFIELD. C. M. 5=2=S :gzz * — » zzb Let God the Fa - ther and the Son, And Spi - 1 it be a - dored, F=F =» SEE -?- Jt=¥= : "Where there are works to g make him known, Or S r— f=i IEE: -0 #- iEEEEEi Where there are works to Where ? *— Where there are works to saints to love the Lord, m make him known, Where there are works to f ^ -H— C -© C make him known, there are works to make him known, Or eaints fco love the Lord. 542. God's Faithfulness. [Ps. 89. 1. My never-ceasing songs shall show The mercies of the Lord; And make succeeding ages know How faithful is his word. 2. The sacrod truths his lips pronounce Shall firm as heaven endure ; And if he speak a promise once, Th' eternal grace is sure. S. How long the race of David held The promised Jewish throne ! But there 's a nobler covenant sealed To David's greater Son. 4. His seed forever shall A throne above the skies ; The meanest subject of his grace Shall to that glory rise. 5. L®rd God of hosts, thy wondrous wayi Are sung by saints above ; And saints on earth their honors raise To thy unchanging love. 543. Tiu same. [P«. M 1. Give thanks to God, invoke his name, And tell the world his grace ; Sound through the earth his deeds of Can That all may seek his face. Selections 54-4 — 546. 171 2. His covenant, which he kept in mind, For numerous ages past, To numerous ages yet behind, In e