Ml iffilOT - ► Z a 0 01 < z It z 0 1 0 III r 0) j < u X < cr m Q J I I » >• h, 0 >■ ■ < a. m j < ■ Q 5 0 _i 0 Li I h u X H Id 0 N H I < m J u 2 h u i 0 U. D O H Z 0 u. 5 3 > Id III ■ H u U z 5 a. SectJou (1/77/ OF PRIKC^ AHRAN( PSALMS, HYMNS, and SPIRITUAL SONGS of the REV. ISAAC WATTS, D. D. TO WHICH ARE ADDED, INDEXES, VERT MUCH ENLARGED AND IMPROVED, To facilitate the use «f the whole in finding Psalms Hymns suited to particular subjects or occasions. By JAMES M. WINCHELL, A. M. Pastor of the First Baptist Church in Boston, ************ BOSTON; f, S?riatpd and sold by James Loring, No. 2, CornhiH^ fj 1818. • District of Massachusetts, to wit : DISTRICT CLEKK'S OFFICE. * * * BK IT REMEMBERED, that on the six- « L. S. » teenthday of November, A. D. 1818, and in ****»», the forty-third year of the Independence of the United States of America, .1 A MES M. VVTNCMELL, of the said District, has deposited in this Office the titlt: of a Book, the right whereof he claims as proprietor, in the words following, to wit : " An Arrangement of the Psalms, Hymns, and Spir- itual Songs of the Rev. Isaac Watts, 1). 1). To which an- added. Indexes, very much enlarged and improved, to facilitate the use of the whole in finding Psalms or Hymns suited to particular subjects or occasions. Bv .(AMES M. WINCHELL, A.M. Pastor of the First Baptist Church, in Boston." En conformity to the act of the Congress of the United States, entitled, "An Act for the Encouragement of Learning, by securing the Copies of Maps. Charts and Books, to the Authors and Proprietors of such Copies, during the times therein mentioned :w and also to an Act entitled, u An Act supplementary to an Act, en- tnledj An Act for the Encouragement of Learning, by seeming the Copies of Maps, Charts and Books, to the Authors and Proprietors of such Copies, during the times tin rein mentioned; and extending the benefits thereof to the Arts of Designing, Engraving and Etch- ing Historical, and other Prints." JNO. W. DAVIS, Clerk of t fie') District of Massachutettt'X ; p/HO use GENERAL DIRECTIONS TO THOSE * THIS ARRANGEMENT. The first number, is the cumber of the Arrangement, opposite to which is the number of the Psalm or Hvinn in the common edition of Watts. Thus, 169 of the Arrangement, is the 169 page ; and the 94th. Hymn 2d. Book C. M. in Watts. St. Ann's, and Abridge, the names of tunes in which it may be sung. The sharp ^ is added to denote the key, and to assist in the selection of other appropriate tunes. A Psalm or Hymn suited to a particular subject- may be found 1. By the table of the first lines, if the first line be recollected, the number opposite to each Psalm and Hymn referring to the numb-r of the Arrangement. 2. By the table of numbers following, it the num- ber of the Psalm or Hymn in the common editions be recollected. Thus, The 84 Psalm 1st. Part L. M. is 402 of the Arrang, The 25 Hymn 1st. Eook is 158 of the Arrrange. 3. By referring to the Index of Subjects, or the Syl- labus of the Arrangement, when neither the number nor the first line is recollected. The numbers in the index- of scriptures, refer to the Psalms and Hymns in the Arrangement, founded upon the passages to which they are opposite. Thus, Gen- esis 1st. 58, that is page 58 of the Arrangement con- tains the Hymn founded on that passage of scripture. The Psalms and Hymns on the " Perfections of God," on the "Doctrines of the Gospel," and on the *' Graces of the Holy Spirit," follow the alphabetical order of the subjects on which they are written. Particular Directions to Ministers and others who take the lead in public or family Worship. 1. In giving out a Psalm or Hymn where the ar- rangement is used exclusively, it will be ntccessary to mention the number of the Arrangement only. 2. Where the common editions of Watts are princi- pally used, the number of the Arrangement may be emitted. 3. Where the Arrangement and the common editions are used promiscuously, it will be necessary to mention the numbers of both in the following order. 139th. Psalm first Part. L.M. being the 40th. of the Arr. 35th. Hymn 2d. Book. C. M. 218th. of the Arrange. . By a careful observance of the above directions, a'* confusion or inconvenience in the use of this Arrang raent will be avoided. ADVERTISEMENT. tC/* It may be due to those who subscribed for tm Arrangement of the Psalms and Hymns of Dr. Watts in the duodecimo form -with double columns, to state, that the type -was procured by the printer with the express view of issuing the edition in that form, but it was found on experiment to make too wide a page. A new fount was therefore immediately ordered, and in the mean time an edition has been struck off' in tlie present fornu The other, with dquble columns, will be issued as soon as possible. PREFACE, ******** ^HE Psalms and Hymns of the Rev, Dr. Watts are so generally esteem- ed and so extensively circulated, that any apology is deemed unnecessary for this attempt to facilitate the use of them. Owing to their promiscuous position in thij common editions, and also to the extreme deficiency of the Indexes, the use of then* has. long been attended with many incon- veniences, especially to those leading in public worship. These inconveniences have suggested to many persons, the pro- priety of an arrangement of the whole,, into distinct sections or chapters, accord- ing to the different subjects of which thev^ treat, interspersing the Psalms and Hymns in one book. Such an arrangement was successfully attempted, some years since, by the Rev. Dr. Rippon, of London ; which met with so great encouragement, as to require four editions in the short space of four years. From his labours, it is just to acknowledge, much assistance has been derived in preparing this Amer- ican edition. Dr. Watts, himself, seems to have justified the principle of an arrangement, by following it in several instances. He has judiciously placed together in one book, the Hymns on the Lord's Supper ; the advantage of which, is repeatedly ex- perienced at the administration of that ordinance. He has also placed together the Hymns, on Solomon's Songs ; the songs to the Blessed Trinity; and the Hosannas to Christ. But, if there be any advantage in having these Hymns ar- ranged under their respective heads, still greater advantage, it is thought, must be I A 1 VI PREFACE. derived from having the whole thus ar- ranged. It is even conjectured, by many, that Dr. Watts would have followed tiiis plan throughout, had it early enough oc- cured to him, and had he published the several parts of his book at the same time. *' For," as Dr. Kippon has justly observ- ed, " to have been consistent with himself, 4ie should have distributed the whole work into sections, or none of it ; but by setting the ex -mple in several chapters, it is pre- sumed he has sanctioned the analysis of every part of the work." V^ ith regard to the interspersion of the Psalms among the Hymns, it is only ne- cessary to observe, that this has been done already, to a considerable extent, by Dr. •Watts himself. It will be perceived by any one, who will consult the titles of the first and second books of H? mns, that there are, among them, more pieces com- posed from the Book of Psalms, than there are, either from the Gospel of Matthew, Mark, Luke or John, or from the important epistle to the Hebrews. The interspersion, therefore, of the whole, cannot be considered a just cause of com- plaint; especially, when the use of the whole is thereby made easy : for, by a glance of the eye', all the Psalms or Hymns on a particular subject may be immediate- ly perceived. It may not be improper to observe here, that great care has been taken to preserve the Psalms and Hymns of Dr. Watts entire; at the same time, by a careful comparison of the best editions both European and American, not a few of the typographical errors, and other alterations, which have been ace amulating for years, have been corrected. PREFACE, Vit It ought also to be distinctly noticed, that the number of each Psalm and Hymn hi the common editions, is preserved in a conspicuous place, in this ; so that, by re- ferring to the Directions, and the Tables of Numbers which follow this Preface, no inconvenience will be occasioned bv the promiscuous use of this with the old edi- tions of Watts. The tunes named over each Psalm and Hymn, are such as have received the ap- probation of some of the best judges of musick. for the selection of them, the subscriber acknowledges himself chiefly indebted to Mr. Jonathan Huntington, a teacher of musick, who cheerfully under- took the task, at the request of the Stand- ing Committee of the Handel and Haydn Society in this town. The advantages, wThich Ministers and private Christians may derive from this Arrangement ; and especially, from the enlarged Indexes both of subjects and scriptures, which are attached to it, will, it is thought, best recommend it. It is not presumed to be perfect, though it is hoped no errors of magnitude have crept into it Such as it is, it is humbly com- mended to the candour of an enlightened Christian publick ; and especially to the blessing of Him, who is " fearful in prais- es," with a fervent desire that it may be instrumental in promoting the interests of piety and the cause of sacred devotion. JAMES M. WINCHELL. Boston, November, 1818. 21 ' TABLE OF THE PSALMS. N«te — 1. The Hymns nnd Psalms may be found ai usual, by the Index of first hues. 2. This Table raves the numerical order of the form- er Editions, and the corresponding Numbers in the Ai- Ktn eminent. Thus, 1st. Psalm, CM. is 330, that is, 380 of the Arrangement; 2d. Psalm, S. >I. is 146 of ditto. 10 11 12 4 1 2 IS - - CM. S. M. L. M. - S. M. CM. L. M. - C M. L. M. - L.M. CM. - CM. - CM. L. M. - CM. - S. M. CM. lpt.L. M. 2 L.M. 1 CM. 2 CM. - CM. - L.M. - L.M. CM. - L.M. CM. CM. CM. CM. L.M. 380 16 373 3/7 145 147 127 281 549 362 555 413 600 599 342 54 134 564 190 647 74 573 334 575 574 357 3 5 182 468 450 451 17 13 19 50 22 '4 - 25 lptL.M. 2' L.M. 3 L.M. 1 CM. 2 CM. L. M. L.M. L.M. L.M. CM. CM. S.M. S.M. L.M. P.M. L.M. C M. L.M. CM. CM. L.M. L.M. c: m. S.M. CM. L.M. S.M. S.M. S M. 239 122 641 344 123 385 386 366 320 284 584 585 414 415 95 96 577 592 137 120 138 139 165 166 167 452 128 328 289 35.: A TABLE OF THE PSALMS. Id - L. M. 27 lptCM. 2 CM. 29 _ L.M. 30 1 L.M. 2 L.M. .51 1 CM. 32 2 CM. S. M. CM. 1 L.M. 2 L.M. 33 1 CM. 2 CM. I P.M. 2 P. M. 34 1 L.M. 2 L.M. 1 CM. 2 CM. 35 1 CM. 2 CM. 36 L.M. CM. S.M. 37 1 CM. 2 CM. 3 CM. 38 - CM. 39 1 CM. 2 CM. 3 CM. 40 1 CM. 2 CM. L.M. 41 - L. M. 42 1 CM. 2 L.M. 44 - C M. 45 - S. M. CM. 1 L.M. 2 L.M. 391 j 46 407 408 j 47 49 50 562 604 603 605 347 205 206 2G8 207 60 61 51 1 484 565 455 566 467 303 75 48 1 06 55 55 57 382 j 60 291 61 381 I 62 360 63 306 613 596 367 162 163" 292 278 279 464 457 491 492 456 66 67 68 65 1 lptL. M. 2 L.M. - CM. S. M. S.M. CM. CM. L.M. CM. CM. CM. L.M. P. M. P.M. L.M. L. M. L.M. C M. CM. CM. C M. S. M. CM. L. M. P.M. CM. S. M. L.M. CM. CM. L.M. S. M. L.M. L.M. CM. CM. CM. CM. CM. CM. • L.M. L.M. L.M. 417 418 410 SI 409 559 558 52 486 581 55 130 7Q A TABLE OF THE PSALMS. 69 lptC.M. - US Last Part P.M. - 640 2 CM. - 119 90 - L.M. - 618 3 CM. - 229 lptC M. - 616 1 L.M. - 117 2 CM. - 570 2 L.M. - 116 3 CM. - 374 71 1 CM. - 571 S.M. - 617 2 CM. - 200 91 - L.M - 601 3 CM. - 572 CM. - 602 72 1 L.M. - 489 92 1 L.M. - 420 2 L.M. - 490 2 L.M. - 459 73 1 CM. - 73 93 - L.M. - 9 2 CM. - 168 1 P.M. - 10 L.M. - 434 2 P.M. - 11 S. M. - 72 94 1 CM. - 383 74 - C M. - 465 2 CM. - 343 75 - L.M. - 591 95 - CM. - 425 76 - CM. - 588 S.M. - 426 77 1 CM. - 280 L.M. - 427 2 CM. - 446 96 - CM, - Ill 78 1 CM. - 82 P.M. - 660 2 CM. - 438 97 1 L.M. - 645 3 CM. - 439 2 L.M. - 106 L.M. - 441 3 L.M. - 213 80 - L.M. - 463 CM. - 112 81 - S. M. - 437 98 1 CM. - 251 82 . L. M. - 594 2 CM. - 110 83 - S.M. - 466 99 1 S. M. - 141 84 1 L.M. - 402 2 S.M. - 26 2 L M. - 403 100 1 L.M. - 83 CM. - 404 2 L.M. - 84 P.M. - 405 101 - L.M. - 590 B5 1 L.M. - 363 CM. - 392 2 L.M. - 227 102 1 CM. - 595 86 - CM. - 87 2 CM. - 488 87 - L.M. - 458 L.M. - 619 29 1 L.M. - 173 103 1 L.M. - 17 1 CM. - 15 2 L.M. - 38 2 CM. - 51 1 S. M. - 39 3 C M. - 243 2 S. M. - 4 4 CM. - 140 3 S. M. - 90 5 CM. - 174 104 - L.M. - 62 g L.M. - 639 105 - CM. - 436 A TABLE OF THE PSALMS. XI 106 - L. M. - 487 119 10 CM. - 264 S. M. - 442 11 CM. - 233 107 lptL.M. - 449 12 CM. - 359 2 L.M. - 361 13 CM. - 277 3 L.M. - 440 14 CM - 597 4 L.M. - 69 15 CM. - 333 CM. - 70 16 CM. - 358 Last Part £,. M. - 582 17 L.M - 341 109 - CM. - 304 Last Part L.M. - 598 110 1 L.M. - 493 120 - C M. - 345 2 L.M. - 494 121 - LM. - 63 CM. - 495 CM - 64 ill 1 CM. - 56 H.M. - 65 2 CM. - 43 122 - CM. - 598 112 - P.M. - 293 P.M - 399 L.M. - 294 123 - CM. - 313 CM. - 29o 124 - L M. - 5S6 113 - P.M. - 34 125 - C M. - 210 L.M. - 35 S. M. - 211 114 - L. M. - 447 126 - L.M. - 483 115 - L.M - 48 CM. - 482 P.M. - 50 127 - L. M. - 393 116 1 CM. - 606 CM. - 594 2, CM. - 411 128 - CM. - 395 117 - CM. - 498 1.9 - oM. - 44S L. M. - 49y 130 - - 203 S. M. - 500 L M. - 204 118 1 CM. - 3ib 131 - CM - 283 2 C M. - 60b 132 - L.M. - 454 3 CM. - 4J5 C M. - 453 4 CM. - 42^ x33 - CM - 299 S. M. - 4-2 8 M. - 396 L. M. - 424 P.M. - 397 119 1 CM, - 379 134 - CM. - 400 2 CM. • 3S9 i35 lp tL.M. - 470 3 CM. - 318 Al L.M. - 444 4 CM. - 98 CM. - 49 5 C M. - 99 136 - CM. - 78 6 CM. - 100 H.M. - 445 7 CM - 97 L.M. - 77 8 CM - 101 138 - L M. - 212 9 CM. - 290 133 1 L.M. - 40 XU A TABLE OF THE PSALMS'. 138 2ptL.M. - 59 146 P.M. - 19 3 L.M. - 319 147 lptL.M. - 76 139 1 L.M. - 40 2 L.M. - 560 2 L.M. - 59 CM. - 561 3 L.M. - 319 148 - H.M. - 91 1 CM. - 41 L.M. - 85 o CM. - 57 S. M. - 89 o CM. - 556 149 - CM. - 387 141 - L.M. - 551 150 - CM. - 429 142 - CM. - 30 143 - L.M. - 349 144 1 CM. - 340 Doxologies 2 CM. - 612 L.M. - 580 1 - L. M - 665 145 - L.M. - 22 2 - CM. - 671 1 CM. - 23 3 - C M. - 678 2 CM. - 16 4 - S. M. - 674 3 CM. - 37 5 - P. M. - 676 Ii6 - L.M. - 18 6 - H.M.- 680 TABLE OF THE HYMNS. BOOK I. 1 155 55 - 607 95 - 219 2 - 103 56 - 479 96 - 193 3 - 105 57 - 177 97 - 234 5 - 315 58 - 480 98 - 235 6 - 622 59 - 481 99 - 220 7 - 252 60 - 107 100 - 271 8 - 472 61 - 152 101 - 312 9 - 257 62 - 154 102 - 370 LO - 250 63 - 158 103 - 322 11 - 194 64 - 1G1 104 - 232 12 - 195 65 - 644 105 - 654 L3 - 148 66 - 534 106 - 334 L4 - 276 67 535 107 - 256 15 - 258 68 - 536 108 - 298 16 - 684 69 - 537 109 - 201 17 - 621 70 - 538 110 - 629 8 - 623 71 - 539 111 - 225 19 - 625 72 - 540 112 - 269 20 - 202 73 - 541 113 - 503 21 - 497 74 - 542 114 - 504 24 - 635 75 - 543 115 - 240 25 - 159 76 - 544 116 - 237 26 - 125 77 - 545 117 - 192 27 - 628 78 - 546 118 - 246 28 - 477 79 - 547 119 - 247 29 - 478 80 - 553 120 - 273 30 - 578 81 - 550 121 - 505 32 42 82 25 122 - 502 39 - 471 83 67 123 - 307 10 - 656 84 - 259 124 - 178 41 - 657 85 - 260 125 - 262 42 21 86 24 126 - 301 45 - 643 87 - 261 127 - 253 48 - 338 88 - 609 128 - 244 19 - 156 89 - 563 129 - 314 50 - 496 90 - 569 130 - soo 51 - 214 91 - 567 ?31 - 282 52 - 501 92 - 254 132 - 230 53 92 93 - 255 i no lo6 - 302 54 - 191 94 - 198 134 - 305 A TABLE OF THE HYMNS. 4 0 3:6 226 263 176 268 14i i42 143 .44 .45 I3i 132 161 325 144 o 147 148 149 150 BOOK II. 1 - 579 ■i V .) J 3 67 * 2 - 630 3.5 - 218 68 - 659 3 - 631 | 36 - 142 69 - 265 4 - 228 37 - 143 70 12 5 - 160 1 38 - 296 n 88 6 - 548 59 - 6.0 72 - 421 7 - 554 ! 40 - 175 73 - 286 8 - 552 ! 41 - 330 74 • 309 9 - 311 42 - 297 75 ■ ■ 662 10 - 43 - 133 76 - U4 11 - 332 44 - 653 77 - 339 12 - 145 45 5 78 ■ 215 13 - 68 46 6 79 - 157 14 - 419 47 • ■ 104 80 51 15 - 171 48 - ■ 329 81 - ■ 335 16 - 172 49 ■ ■ 624 82 ■ ■ 217 17 - 14 50 - 369 83 - ■ i3;5 18 - 474 51 < 102 84 - 136 19 - 66 52 - 620 85 - 209 20 - 356 53 - 37; 86 ■ 655 21 - 159 54 - 373 37 ■ 27 22 - 20 55 ■ 615 88 - ■ 224 23 - 326 56 - 433 ..9 - 685 24 - 184 57 ■ 285 90 - 236 25 - 351 58 - 611 91 - 661 26 - 29 59 - 287 92 - 587 27 - 86 60 - 266 93 ■ ■ 170 28 - 632 61 - 633 94 - 169 29 - 216 62 - 563 95 - 365 30 - 288 63 - 634 96 • 396 31 - 627 64 • ■ 473 97 ■ 197 32 - 614 65 • ■ 375 98 ■ ■ 352 33 - 658 66 i 626 99 7 A TABLE OF THE HYMNS. XV 100 - 372 124 - 448 148 - 155 101 - 431 125 - 272 149 - 589 102 - 643 1.6 - 249 150 - 185 103 - 32 127 - 507 151 - 93 104 - 33 128 - 181 152 - 462 105 - 31 129 - 274 153 - 186 106 - 310 130 - 221 154 - 199 107 - 646 131 - 245 155 - i64 108 - 401 132 - 149 156 - 187 109 - 71 133 - 324 157 - 188 110 - 642 134 - 506 158 - 189 111 - 583 135 - 108 159 - 222 112 - 114 136 - 109 160 - 183 113 - 115 137 - 126 161 - 223 114 - 121 138 - 248 162 - 275 115 - 13 139 - 113 163 - 354 116 - 7536 140 - 337 164 - 435 117 - 376 141 - 508 165 - 428 118 - 164 142 - 270 166 - 44 119 - 94 ' 543 . 231 167 - 45 120 - 242 144 - 267 168 - 46 121 - 241 145 . 412 169 - 47 122 - 388 146 - 432 170 - 28 123 - 4C6 147 - 58 i " BOOK III. i - 509 17 - 525 32 - 665 - 510 18 . 526 33 - 666 3 - 511 19 . 527 34 - 669 4 - 512 20 r 528 35 - 670 5 - 513 21 - 529 36 - 674 6 - 514 22 - 530 37 - 675 7 - 515 23 - 531 38 - 677 8 . 516 24 - 532 39 - 678 9 - 517 25 - 533 40 - 679 10 - 518 Doxolo^ies. 41 - 681 11 - 519 26 - 663 Hosannas. 12 - 520 27 - 667 42 - 682 13 - 521 28 - 672 43 - 683 14 - 522 29 - 664 44 - 686 15 - 523 30 - 668 45 - §87 16 - 524 31 - 673 1 TABLE OF THE FIRST LIVES. The figures express the Ku:nher of the Hymns Psalms, as they arc now arranged. ADORE and tremble for our God Alas ! and did my Saviour bleed . All glory to thy wondrous name . All mortal vanities be ^on« AH ye that love the Lord rejoice . Almighty Ruler of the skits Amidst thy wrath remember lore . Among tLr assemblies of the great Among tin' princes earthly grids And ur.- we wretches yet alive . «. And must this body die And now the scales have left mine eyes And will the God of grace Are all the foes of Sion fi.ols . An- sinners now so senseless grown Arise my gracious God Arise my soul my joyful powers As new-born babes desire the breast At thy command, our dearest Lord Attend, while God's exalted Son Awake my heart, arise, my toi:gue Awake our sou is, away our fears Awake ye saints to praise your King Away from every mortal ease • « Backward with humble shame we look Begin my tongue some h aveniy theme BthoUl how sinners disagree Behold the blind their sight receive Behod the glorias of the Lamb Behold the grace appears . . Behoid the lofty sky , Behold the lore, the generous love Behold the morn big sun ( Behold the potter and the clay Behold the rose of Sharon here Behold the sure foundation stone Behold the woman's promis'd seed Behold the wretch whose lust and Behold thy waiting servant, Lord Behold what wondrous grace Bless, O mv soui, the Jiving God Bless d are the humble souls that see Bltst are the sons of peace . . TABLE QF FIRST LINES. XVU Blest are the souls that hear and know Bless'd are the ubdefiTd in heart . Bless'd be the everlasting God Bless'd be the Father and his love . Bless'd is the man, forever blest . . Bless'd is the man who shuns the place Bless'd is the man whose bowels move Bless'd is the nation where the Lord Bless'd morning ! . whose young dawning rays Bless'd with the joys of innocence . Blood has a voice "to pierce the skies . Bright King of glory, dreadful God Broad is the road that leads to death Bury'd in shadows of the night But few amons- the carnal wise Can creatures to perfection find Children in vears and knowledge young Christ and his cross is all our theme Come all harmonious tongues . Come children learn to fear the Lord Come, dearest Lord, descend and dwell Come, happy souls, approach your God Come hither, all ye weary souls Come, Holy Spirit, heavenly dove . Come let our voices join to raise . Come let us join a joyful tune Come let us join our cheerful songs Come let us lift our joyful eyes Come let us lift our voices high Come, sound his praise abroad Come, we that love the Lord Consider all my sorrows, Lord Daughters of Zion, come, behold . . David rejoie'd in God his strengdi Dear Lord, behold our sore distress Dearest of all the names above Death cannot make our souls afraid Death may dissolve my body now . Death ! 'tis a melancholy day Deceiv'd by subtle snares of hell . Deep in our hearts let us record Deep in the dust before thy throne Descend from heaven, immortal dove Do we not know that solemn word Down headlong from then* native skies Dread Sovereign, let my evening song . Early rc$- God without delay Ere the blue heavens were stretch'd abroad Eternal Sovereign of the sky . Eternal Spirit we confess .... Exalt the Lord our God .... Faith is the brightest evidence Far as thy name is known Far from my thoughts vain world be gone Father, I bless thy gentle hand Father, I long, I faint to see . .Father, I sing thy wondreus grace , xv in TABLE OF FIRST LINES. Father, we wait to feel thy grace . Firm and unmov'd are they Firm as the earth thy gospel stands Firm was my health", my day was bright Fools in their heart believe and say Forever blessed be the Lord Fon-ver shall my song record From age to age exalt his name From ail that dwell below the skies From deep distress and troubled thoughts From heaven the sinning angels fell From thee, my God, my joys shall rise Gentiles by nature we belong Give me the wings of faith to rise Give thanks to God, he reigns above Give thanks to God, invoke his Name Give thanks to God most high Giv* tlianks to God the sovereign Lord Give to our God immortal praise . Give to the Father praise . Gi vi- to the Lord, ye sons of fame . Glory to God that walks the sky Glory to God the Father's name Glory to God the Trinity . Go preach my Gospel saith the Lord Go worship at Immanuel's feet God in liia earthly temple lays . God is a Spirit just and wise . God is the refuge of his saints . God my supporter and my hope God of eternal love .... Got! of my childhood and my youth God of my lif look gently down . God of my mercy and my praise . God of the morning at whose voice God of the seas thy thund'ring voice God the eternal awful name ► God who in various methods told . Good is the Lord the heavenly King Great God attend while Sion sings Great Gcd how infinite art thou . Great God how oft did Israel prove Great God indulge my humble claim Great God I own thy sentence just Great God the heaven's well-order'd frame Great God thy glories shall employ Great God to 'what a glorious height Great God whose universal sway Great is the Lord exalted high Great is the Lord, his works of might Gnat is the Lord our God Great King of g 'ory and of grace . Great Shepherd of thine Israel Great was th day, the joy was great Had I the tongues of Greeks and Jews Had not the Lord, may Israel say . Happy is he that f>.ars the Lord" . , Happy the church, thou sacred place Haj»py the city where their »on* . TABLE OF FIRST LINES. Happy the heart where graces reign Happy the man to whom his God Happy the mail whose cautious feet Hark *! from the tombs a doleful sound . Hark the Redeemer from on high . Ke reigns ; the Lord, the Saviour reigns He that hath made his refuge God . Hear me, O God, nor hide thy face Hear what the Lord in vision said Hear what the voice from heaven proclaims Help, Lord, for men of virtue fail Hence from my soul sad thoughts begone Here at thy cross, my dying God . High as the heavens above the ground High in the heavens, eternal God . High on a hill of dazzling light Honour to thee, Almighty Three . Hosanna to king David's son . Hosanna to our conquering King . Hosanna to the King .... Hosanna to the Prince of grace Hosanna to the Prince of light Hosanna to the royal Son Hosanna to the Son .... Hosanna with a cheerful sound How are thy glories here dispiay'd.. How awful is thy chast'ning rod How beauteous are their feet . How can I sink with such a prop How condescending, and how kind How did my heart rejoice to hear . How fast their guilt and sorrows rise How full of anguish is the thought How heavy is the night ... How honourable is the place . . How large the promise, how divine How long, O Lord, shaii I complain How long wilt thou conceal thy face How oft have sin and Satan strove How pleasant, how divinely fair How pleasant 'tis to see How p.tas'd and bless'd was I How rich are thy provisions, Lord . How sad our state by nature is How shall I praise the eternal God How shall the young secure their hearts How short and hasty is our lift1 How should the sons of Adam's race How strong thine arm is, mighty God How sweet and awfui is the place . How vain are all things here below How wondrous great, how glorious brigh; I cannot bear thine absence, Lord . I give immortal praise I hate the tempter and his charms I lift my banners, saith the Lord . I lift my soul to God . i I love the Lord, he heard my cries I love the windows of thv grace . I send the joys of earth 'away XX TABLE OF FIRST LINES. I set the Lord before my face I sing my Saviour's wondrous death I waited pnlieiit for the Lord . I will extol tht-e, Lord, oil high If God succeed not all the cost . If God to build the house deny . I'll bless the I^ord from day to day I'll praise my Maker with my breath I'll speak the honours of my Kine; I'm not ashanvd to own my Lord In all my vast concerns with thee In anger Lord rebuke me not . In Gabriel's hand a mighty stone In God's own house pronounce his praise In Jndah God of old was known . In thine own ways, O God of love In vain the wealthy mortals toil In vain we lavish out our lives Infinite gridF. amazing wo Into thine- hand, O God of truth Is there ambition in my heart Is this the kind return It is the Lord our Saviour's hand .tehovah speaks, let Israel hear Jehovah reigns, he dwells in light Jehovah reigns, his throne is high Jesus, in thee our eyes behold . Jesus invites his saints Jesus is gone above the skies . Jesus our Lord ascend thy throne Jesus shall reign where'er the sun Jesus the man of constant grief Jesus, we bless thv Father's name Jesus, we bow before thy feet . Jesus, with all thy ssints above . Join all the glorious names Join all the names of love and power Joy to the world, the Lord is come Judge, me, O Lord, and prove my ways Judges who rule the world by laws Just are thy ways and true thy word Kind is the speech of Christ our Lord Laded with guilt and full of fears Let all our tongues be one L"t all the earth their voices raise Let all the heathen writers join Let children hear the mighty deeds Let everlasting glories crown Let every creature join Let every mortal ear attend Let every tongue thy goodness speak Let God arise in all his might . Let God the Father, and the Son Let God the Father live . Let God the Maker's name Let him embrace my soul and prove Let me out hear my Saviour say Let mortal tongues 'attempt to slag TABLE OF FIRST LINES, If.t others boast how strong they be Let Pharisees of high esteem . Let sinners take their course . Let the old heathens tune their song Let the seventh angei sound on high Let the whole race of creatures lie Let the wild leopards of the wood . Let them neglect thy glory, Lord Let us adore th' eternal Word .- Let Zion and her sons rejoice . Let Zion in her King rejciee . Let Zion praise the mighty God . Life and immortal joys are given Life is the time to serve the Lord Lift up your eyes to th' heavenly scat Like sheep we went astray_ Lo, the destroying anjel flies . Lo, the young'tribes of Adam rise , Lo, what a glorious corner stone . Lo, what a glorious sight appears . Lo, w hat an entertaining sight . Long as I live I'll bless thy name Long have- 1 sat beneath the sound .- Lord, at thy temple we appear Lord, hast thou cast the nation off . Lord, how divine thy comforts are . Lord, how secure and biess'd are they Lord, how secure my conscience was Lord, I am thine, but thou wilt prove Lord, I am vile, conceiv'd in sin Lord, I can surfer thy rebukes . Lord, I esteem thy judgments right Lord, I have made' thy word my'choice Lord, I will bless thee all my days . Lord, I would spread my sore distress Lord, if thine eyes survey our faults Lord, if thou dost not soon appear . Lord, in the morning thou shalt hear L*d, of the worlds above Lord, thou hast cali'd thy grace to mind Lord, thou hast heard thy servant cry Lord, thou hast seareh'd 'and seen me through Lord, thou hast seen my soul sincere Lord, thou wilt hear me when I pray Lord, 'tis a pleasant tiling to stand . Lord, we adore thy bounteous hand . Lord, we adore thy vast designs Lord, we are blind, poor mortals blind Lord, we confess our numerous faults Lord, we have heard thy works of old Lord, what a feeble piece . Lord, what a heaven of saving grace Lord, what a thoughtless wretch was I Lord, what a wretched land is this Lord, what is man, poor feeble man Lord, what was man when made at first Lord, when I coiuit thy mercies o'er Lord, when my thoughts with wonder roll Lord, when thou didst ascend on hi Loud hallelujahs to the Lord . . U 33 *xn TABLE OF FIRST LINES. Maker and sovereign Lord Man has a soul of vast desires Mercy and judgment are my song . Mine eves and my desire . Mistaken souls, that dream of heaven My dear Redeemer and my Lord . My drowsy powers, why sleep ye so My God, accept my early vows My God, consider my distress . My God, how endless is thy love My God, how many are my fears . My God, in whom "are ali the springs My God, my everlasting hope . My God, my King, thy various praise My God, my life, my love My God, my portion, and my love . My God, permit me not to be My God, permit my tongue My God, the spring of all my joys . My God, the steps #f pious men My God, what endless pleasures dwell My God, what inward grief I feel . My heart, how dreadful hard it is . My heart; rejoices in thy name My never ceasing song shall show . My refuge is the God of iove . My righteous judge, my gracious God Mv Saviour and my King . • My Saviour God, joy sovereign Prince Mj Saviour, my almighty Friend Mv shepherd is' the living Lord My shepherd will supply my need . My soul come meditate the day My soul forsakes her vain delight . My soul how lovely is the place My soul lies, cleaving to the dust . Mv soul repeat Ids praise . My soul thy :rrcat Creator praise My spirit iooks to God alone . My spirit sinks within me, Lord My thoughts on awful subjects roll . My thoughts surmount these lower skies My trust is in my heavenly Friend . Naked as from the earth we came Nature with all her powers shall sing Nature with open volume stands . No. I shall envy them no more No, I'll repine '.it death no more No more, my God, I boast no more No sleep nof slumber to his eyes Nor eye hath seen, nor ear hath heard Not all the blood of beasts Not all the outward forms on earth Not different food, nor different dress Not from the dust affliction grows . Not the malicious nor profane . Not to condemn the sons of mtn Not tc our names thou only just and Not to ourselves who are but dust . Not to the terrors of the Lord . TABLE OF FIRST LIKES, Not with our mortal eyes . Now be my heart inspir'd to sing Kow be the God of Israel jjless'd Now by the bowels of my God . Now for a tune of lefty praise . Nov.' from the roaring iions rage Now have our hearts embraced our God Now I'm convine'd the Lord is kind Now in the gali'ries of his grace Now in the heat of youthful blood Now let a spacious world arise . Now let our lips with hoiy fear Now let our mournful songs record Now let our pains be all forgot Now let the Father and the Son Now let the Lord my Saviour smile Now may the God of power and grace Now plead my cause, Almighty God Now Satan comes with dreadful roar Now shall my inward joys arise Now shall my solemn vows be paid . Now to the great and sacred Three . Now the Lord a noble song . Now to the Lord that makes us know Now to the power of God supreme » O all ye nations, praise the Lord O bless the Lord, my soul . . O blessed souls are they . . ^ P for a shout of sacred joy O for an overcoming faith . O God my refuge, hear my cries . Q God of grace and righteousness . O God of mercy hear my call . O God to whom revenge belongs '. P happy man whose soul is fill d • P happy nation where the Lord , P how I love thy hoiy law . . O if my soul were form'd for wo O Lord, how many are my foes . P Lord our heavenly King O Lord, our Lord, how wondrous great D tliat the Lord would guide my ways P that thy statutes every hour O the almighty Lord .... O the delights, the heavenly joys . O thou that hear'st when sinners cry O thou whose grace and justice reign O thou whose justice reigns on high O what a stirF rebellious house . Of justice and of grace I sing . Often I seek my Lord by night ; Once more my soul the rising day . Our days, alas ! our mortal days Our God, how firm Ins promise stands Our God, our help in ages past Our land, O Lord, with songs of praise Our sins, alas ! how strong they be Our souls shall magnify the Lord Our spirits join t' adore the Lamb . Out of the deeps of long distress . [5? 4"1 XXIV TABLE OF FIRST LIKES Plung'd in a gu!f of dark despair Praise, everlasting praise lx- paid . Traise waits in Zion, Lord, few thee . Praise >e the Lord, exalt his name . Traise ye the Lord, my heart shall join Praise ye the Lord, 'tis good to raise Preserve me, Load, in time of need liaise thee my soul, fly tip and run . Raise your triumphant songs Rejoice ye righteous in the Lord Remember, Lord, our mortal state . Return, O God of iove, return J 57 266 40<> 470 18 76 2.39 658 33 60 630 374 xvuiuin, vy umi vi iu»<., n mill ■ • • « o/^ Rise, rise, my soul, and leave the ground . . 14 Saints, at your heavenly Father's word - 314 Salvation is forever nigh - - - - - - 227 Salvation, O the joyful sound ----- 224 Save me, O God, the swelling floods - 118 Save me, O Loicl, from every foe - 344 See what a living stone ------ 423 See where the great incarnate God - 648 Shall the viic race of flesh and blood - - 25 Shall we go on to sin - - 334 Shall wisdom cry aloud ------ 254 Shew pity, Lord, O Lord forgive - 327 Shine, mighty God, on this our land » 581 Shout to the Lord, and let our joys - 587 Sin has a thousand treacherous arts ... 185 Sin like a venomous disease - - - - - 186 Sing all ye nations to the Lord - 52 Sing to the Lord aloud 437 Sing to the Lord Jehovah's name - 425 Sing to the Lord that built the skies - 68 Sing to the Lord with joyful voice - - - - 84 Sing to the Lord ye distant lands - - - - 111 Sing to the Lord ye heavenly hosts ... 563 Sitting around our Father's board - - - - 531 So did the Hebrew prophet raise - 269 So iet our iips and lives express - - - - 230 Songs of immortal praue belong - - - - 5S Soon as I heard my Father say - - - - 408 Stand up, my soul, shake off thy fears - - - 339 Stoop down, my thoughts, that use to rise - - 632 Strait is the way, the door is strait - 223 Sure there's a righteous God ----- 72 Sweet Is the memory of thy grace - - - - 16 Sweet is- the work, iny Goii, my King - 420 Teach me the measure of my clays ... 613 Terrible God, that reign'st on high - - - 20 Th' Almighty reigns exalted high - - - - 213 That awful day will surely come - - - - 646 That man is blest who stands in awe - - - 293 The earth for ever is the Lord's - 452 The glories of my jMaker, God - - - - 88 The God Jehovah reigns ------ 111 The God of glory sends his summons forth - - 652 The God of mercy be ador'd ----- 668 Tlie God of our salvation hears - - - - SI The heavens deelare thy glory. Lord - - - 65 TABLE OF FIRST LINES. XXV The King of glory sends his Son - - - - 109 The King of saints, how fair his face - 456 The lands that long in darkness lay - 148 The law by Moses came ------ 246 The law commands, and makes us knOw - - 241 The Lord appeal's my helper now - 348 The Lord declares his will 242 The Lord descending from above - - - - 249 The Lord, how wondrous are his ways - - - 38 The Lord is come, the heavens proclaim - - 106 The Lord Jehovali reigns - - - - . - - 47 The Lord Jehovah reigns ------ 11 The Lord my shepherd is - - - - - - 167 The Lord of glory is my light ----- 407 The Lord of glory reigns, he reigns on high - - 1° The Lord on high proclaims ----- 260 The Lord, the Judge, before his throne - - - 649 The Lord, the Judge, his churches warns - - 317 The Lord the sovereign King - - - - -90 The Lord, the sovereign, sends his summons forth 651 The majesty of Solomon ------ 115 The man is ever blest ------ 378 The memory of our dying Lord - - - - 523 The praise of Sion waits for thee - - - - 410 The promise of my Father's love - - - - 511 The! promise was divinely free - 506 The true Messiah now appears ... - 145 The voice of my Beloved sounds - - - - 537 The wondering world inquires to know - - - 543 The wonders, Lord, thy love has wrought - - 163 Thee we adore, Eternal Name - - - - - 615 Thee will I love, O Lord, my strength - - - 366 There is a house not made with hands - - - 629 There is a land of pure delight - - - - 626 There was an hour when Christ rejoic'd - - 19J These glorious minds, how bright they shine - 657 Think, mighty God, on feeble man - ' - - - 640 This is the day the Lord hath made - - - 422 This is the word of truth and love - 243 This spacious earth is all the Lord's - 128 Thou ait my portion, O my God - - - - 318 Thou Ged of love, thou ever blest - - - - 345 Thou, whom my soul admires above - - - 535 Thrice liappy man who fears the Lord - - 294 Through every age, eternal God » 618 Tnus did the sons of Abra'm pass - 507 Thus far the Lord has led me on - 553 Thus I resolv'd before the Lord - 306 Thus saith the first, the great command - - 237 Thus saith the high and lofty One - 261 Thus saith the Lord, the spacious fields - -33 Thus saith the Lord, your work is vain - - 162 Thus saith the mercy of the Lord - 505 Thus saith the Ruler of the skies - 135 Thus saith the wisdom of the Lord - 255 Thus the eternal Father spake ----- 493 Thus the great Lord of earth and sea - - - 494 Thy favours, Lord, surprise our souls - - - 5 Thy mercies fill the earih, O Lord - - - 290 Thy name, Almighty Lord ----- 500 Tby werks of glory, mighty Lord - - * - 70 XXVI TABLE OF FIRST LINES. Time, what an empty vapour 'tis - - - • fill 'Tis by the faith W jo\s to cmm 274 'Tis by tliy strength tin* mountain* stand - - MB 'Tis from the treasures of his word - Ul 'Tis not the law of ten commands ... To God I cried with mournful voice ... 280 To God I made my sorrows known - - 30 To God the Father, God the Son - - - 665 To God the Father s throne - 679^80 To God the great, the ever blest - - - - 487 To God the only wise ...... 214 To heaven I lift my waiting eyes » - - r' » To him that chose us first 67S To our almighty Maker, God 251 To our eternal God 681 To thee, before the dawning light .... 389 To thee, most holy, and most high - 591 To thine almighty arm we owe .... 585 'Twas by an order from the Lord - - - - 93 'Twas for our sake, eternal God - - - - 116 -Twas iroia thy hand, my God, I came - .59 'Twas in the watches rf the night - - - - 557 'Twas on that dark, that doleful night - - - 509 'Twas the commission of our Lord - 501 Vain are the hopes that rebels place ... 220 Vain are the hopes the sons of men ... ig8 Vain man on foolish pleasures bent ... 440 Unshaken as the sacred hill .... - 210 Up from my youth may Israel say ... - 443 L'p to the fields where angels lie - - 320 Up to the hills I lift mine eyes .... (3 l'p to the Lord, that reigns on high ... 6 Upward I lift mine eyes ...... 65 We are a garden wall'd around .... 542 VvV bless the Lord, the just, the good - - - 79 We bless the prophet of the Lord - - - - 149 We love the Lord, and we adore .... 584 We sing the amazing deeds ..... 525 We sinir the glories of thy love .... 479 Welcome, sweet day of rest ..... 419 Well, the Redeemer's gone - - - - - 142 What different powers of grace and sin - 231 What equal honours shall we bring ... 158 What happy men or angels these ... 656 What mighty nan, or mighty God .... 477 What shall I rend: r to my God .... 411 When Christ to judgment shail descend - 650 When God is nigh my faith is strong - - - 641 When God, provok'd with daring crimes - - 582 When God restor'd our captive state ... 483 When God reveal'd his gracious name . - - 483 Whrri 1 can read my title clear .... 375 - When I surrey the wondrous cross .... 515 I When I with pleasing wonder stand - - 57 j ' When in the light of faith divine - - - -431 I When Israel freed from Pharaoh's hand - - - 447 When Israel sins, the Lord reproves ... 439 k "™ " iABLE OF FIRST LIKES. XXV11 When overwhelm'd with grief - "When pain and anguish seize me, Lord - When strangers stand, and hear rue tell - When the first parents of our race When the great Builder arch'd the skies When the great Judge, supreme and just When we are rais'd from deep distress - Whence do our mournful thoughts arise - Where are the mourners, saith the Lord "Where shall the man be found Where shall we go to seek and find While I keep silence and conceal - "While men grow bold in wicked ways - Who can describe the joys that rise Who has believ'd thy word - Who is this iair one in distress Who shall ascend thy heavenly place Who shall inhabit in thy hill - Who shall the Lord's elect condemn Who Mill arise and plead my right Why did the Jews proclaim their rage Why did the nations join to slay Why do the proud insult the poor - Why do the wealthy wicked boast - Why doth the Lord stand off so far Why doth the man of riches grow - Why do we mourn departing friends Why does your face, ye humble souls Why has my God my soul forsook - Why is my heart so far from thee - Why should I vex my soul and fret Why should the children of a King - Why should this earth delight us so Why should we start and fear to die Will God forever cast us off • With all my powers of heart and tongue With cheerful voice I sing --..-.. With earnest longings of the mind - With holy fear, and humble song With joy we meditate the grace With my whole heart I'll raise my song - With my whole heart I've sought thy face With reverence let the saints appear With songs and honours sounding' loud - Would you behold the works of God Ye angels round the throne Ye hoiy souls in God rejoice - Ye islands of the northern sea - = Ye nations round the earth rejoice - Ye servants of the ajmighty King Ye sons of Adam, vain and young - Ye sons of men, a feeble race - Ye sons of pride, that hate the just - Ye that delight to serve the Lord Ye that obey th' immortal King Ye tribes of Adam join - Yet (saith the Lord) if David's race Zjon rejoice, and Judah sing » Syllabus of the Arrangement. THE PERFECTIONS OF GOD in al- phabetical order, from ----- l to 57 CREATION & PROVIDENCE - - - 58 - - 82 UNIVERSAL PRAISE 83 - - 91 SCRIPTURE 92 - - 101 CHRIST 102 - - 104 His Incarnation --------- 105 - - 112 Life and Ministry H3 - - 115 Sufferings and death ------ H6-- 122 Resurrection 123 - - 12& Ascension and Exaltation - - - - 127 - - 141 Intercession --------- 142 -- 147 Characters and Offices ----- 148 - - 153 Addresses to Christ 154 - - 160 DOCTRINES OF THE GOSPEL, alpha- betically arranged ------- 161 - - 236 LAW AND GOSPEL 237 - - 251 Invitations and Promises - - - - 252 - - 265 THE SPIRIT 267 - - 326 Graces of the Spirit, alphabetically arranged - - 268 - - 322 Addresses to tfie Spirit 323 - - 326 CHRIS'l IAN 327 - - 376 SAINTS AND SINNERS - - - - - 377 - - 387 WORSHIP 388 - - 430 Private 388 - - 391 Family 392 - - 3. 4,7,1= Apollos, nothing without God, 247 v. 4. Apostate, perishing, 189. Apostles, commissioned, 244. Apparel,, spiritual, 202 v. 6, 7. 252. Appeal to God, against persecutors, 342. concerning, our sincerity, 319, 320. our humility, 283» Ark placed in Zion, 453. Arm of the Lord, made bare, 250 v. 6. church sealed on Christ's, 546 v. 3. Arms of everlasting love, 217 v. 3. Armour of the gospel, 339, 406 v.4. Ascension of Christ, 124, 127- 130. Ashamed, not of Christ, or his gospel, 322, 52.. Astonishing love and grace, 161, 232. Assistance, gracious, in duty, 42. in the spiritual waif are, 340, 212, 217- against sin and satan, 42. Assurance, of interest, 322, 286. of heaven, 628, 375. INDEX OF SUBJECTS, XXXI Assurance of the love of Christ, 275, 236. , desired, 324, 265 v. 8. 646 v. 6—3, 45 v. 10, 7 V."6. Atheism, practical, 3, 182, 574, 575. punished, 573. Atonement of Christ, 162, 152, 270. Attributes of God, 33 52. Authority of magistrates from God, 591. Avenger, God an, of his saints, 13. Awakened sinner, 240. B. Babes, new horn, described, 161 Babylon, ruin of it, predicted, 478. falling, 479. fallen, 481. Backsliders, in distress and desertion, 353. restored, 364. pardoned, 203, 441, 204. Backslidings and returns, 356. Banquet of love, 536, 520. Baptism, and circumcision, 501— —=508. the commission, 501. and circumcision, 507. believers buried with Christ in, 502. of infants 505, 507. children devoted to God in, 505, 504. preaching, and the Lord's supper, 508. Beatific vision longed for, 662, 412, 659. Beatitudes, 370. Believe and be saved, 271. Believer described, 161. baptized, 501, 502. death and burial of a, 631. Beauty, of Christ, 543, 492. of Christ's righteousness, 202. of the church, 541, 456, 457 v. 5,7. of gospel ministers, 249. of holiness, 257. of saints, 456, 458. Birth, does not convey grace, 220, first and second, 219. of Christ, 105, 103, 148, 107. miracles at the, 109. Blasphemy complained of, 574, 575. Blessed, the, described, 370, 208, 377, 378, 380, dead in the Lord, 623. Blessedness, of gospel times, 250. of heaven, 655, 667, 657, 159. . only in God and Christ, 169, 170, 372. Blessing, of Abraham on the Gentiles, 503, 504, 506. of God on business, 393. Blessings, of the gospel, 141, 496. of a family, 395, 39S. of the country, 558, 559, 561. of a nation, 580. of the spring, 558. Blood of Abel, 164. Blood of Ch-i-st, cleansing, 232, 270, 308, 257, "36 v 4, 6, 179 v. 5, 6, 117. seal of the New Testament, 511. and flesh our food, 525, 526. re 2] XXXil INDEX OF SUBJECTS. Blood, spirit and water, 517. Boasting, excluded. 103, 201. in Christ, 515, 527. Book, of nature and scripture, 95", 96, 95- of God's decrees, 7. of life, 3fiQ, 7 v. 6. Branch of promise, Christ the, 463 v. 9. 51, '498* v. 2, Brazen serpent, 2/59. Bread, strengthening, 62 v. 12. of life, Christ the, 513, 141 v. 3. Brcathjny. after comfort and deliverance, 359~ after holiness, 233. Broad am\ narrow war, 139 v. 1. Brother, Christ a, 219 v. 6. 220 v. 6f Brotherly love, 299. reproof, 551 v. 3,4. Burial cf a saint, 631. with Christ in baptism, 502. Business, of life blest, 393. of glorified saints, 656, 657, 15* c. Crrsar's dues, 589 v. 5. 6t&of the gospel, 252 255: accepted, 520. Calvary, 512 v. 5. See Cms.?. Canaan, Israel kd to it. 4 19. through unbelief, 427. and heaven, 62fi, 448, 436 v. 4,5,7. Captain of salvation, 151 v. 11. 153 v. 11. Care of God over his saints, 484. Cares welcomed, 375, v. 3. Carnal, mind, enmity, 177. joys parted with, 331, 332. reason humbled, 194, 195. Cause, onr, It ft with God, 67 v. 3, 4. CbremcnSe», mere external, vain, 301. Change produced by the gospel, 24g. Character.", of Christ. 15' 153. oftrut Christians, 161. Ctiarity, and love, 300, 302. and unebaritableness, 301. to die poor, 291, 292 v. 1,2. blessing attending, 293, 295. and justice, 451. mixed »uth imprecations, 467. ChaatUemettt, 438, 439. See Affliction^. Chwtity, 232, 654. Children, (infants,) in the covenant of grace, 503, 504. devoted to God, 504, 505, 507. instructed, 82, 5<15. praising God, 564. made b!< ssings, 393, 304. Children of Cod, (christians) 161. their characters, 161. their privileges desired. 161 v. 7. Christ, 102, 160. and Aoron, 144.- and Abel, 163. INDEX OF SUBJECTS'. XXXtK Christ, Adam the second, 178, 190. his all-sufficiency, 122. his ascension, 127, 13C, 4y4. the beloved, described, 543. his eharaett rs, 150. the church's foundation, -155- his coming, the signs of it, 574. his commission, gracious, 271, 32, 33. his condescension and glorification, 134. covenant made v.ith him, 173. first and sitxiid earning, or Ins incarnation, kingdom, and judgment, 106, 111, 645. the creator, 619. crucified, esteemed foolishness, 225. the true David, 303, 173. his death and resurrection, 119, 120, 123, 13S, 138. his eternity, 61?. exaltd| to the kingdom, 146, 134, 137, 489, 490, 493, 494 . pur example, 304. faith in his biowt 308. God and man, 173. his Godhead, 619. power and w isdora of God, 513. the desire of all nations, 107 v. 6. his glory and grace, 1C4. glory in heaven, 661. our 'hope, 362, 364, 308. human and divine nature, 20, 103, 148, 684. incarnation and dominion, 134. incarnation and sacrifice, 162. the king, and the church his spouse, 456, 457. his kingdom among the Gentiles^ 660, 489, 490, 453. 457, 453. liis love to enemies, 303, 304= his majesty, 213, 141. his mediatorial kingdom, 140, 493- 495. names and titles, 151 153". his obedience and death, 229. his offices, 149. };is personal glories and government, 491. praised by children, 564. prophet, priest, and king, 149, 493 495. his resurrection on the Lord's day, 422, 423. sent by the Father, 32, 33, 271. our strength and righteousness, 200. his sufferings and kingdom, 119, 127, 138, 139. his sufferings for our salvation, 118. his titles, lis, 151 153. his ztai ami reproaches, 116. See other articles concerning Christ, under their rc~ spective ic?-nis. CHRISTIAN LIFE, 327 376. Christian, almost one, 189. character cf a tine, 161. church made of Jews and Gentiles, 458,' qualifications of one, 450 452. religion, its excellence, 245. virtues, 223. . vfeak, not to be despised, 301. Church, Jewish and Christian, 436 500. beauty of it, 456. 457, 460, 461, 398, 541, A XXXlV INDEX OF SUBJECTS. Church, birth-place of saints, 458. built on Jesus Christ, 455. her complaints avenged, 481. delight and safety in it, 407. destruction of enemies proceeds from thence, 583 , espousals to Christ, 540. gathered and settled, 453, 454. of the Gentiles, 457 v. 1, 5, 6, 129. God fights for her, 476, 573, 577. God's presence there, 453, 454, 404, 405. God's special delight, 458, 453, 454. God's garden, 459, enclosed, 542. going to it, 398, 399. Jts happiness, 473. the house, and care of God^ 470, 471. Jews and Gentiles united in it, 458. increase of it, 581. prayer of the, in distress, 406. persecuted, 464, 466. restored by prayer, 363, 488, 351. its safety in troubles and in desolations, 471—473, 475. the safety and honour ol a nation, 460. the spouse of Christ, 456, in the wilderness, 546, 463 v. 1, 2. its worship and order, 461. wrath against enemies proceeds thence, 588. ■Church meetings, 482 489. Church members characterised, 450 -452. CIRCUMCISION, and Baptism, 501 508. abolished, 506. and baptism, 505, 507. Citizen of Zion, 450, 451. Cleansing blood of Christ, 236, 232, 210, 308. Clothing, spiritual, 202, 252, 651. Cloud of witnesses, 337. Cloudy pillar, 436, 438. Colonies planted, 582. Comfort, from the covenant with Christ, 175. from the gospei, 245. from the hope of heaven, 375. holiness and pardon, 362, 206, 233, 359. of life blest, 393. and pardon, 203, 204. under sorrows of body and mind, 369, 375. from the divine presence, 373. from the promises and faithfulness of God, 175, 266, restored, 286. and support in God, 122, 343, 344. from ancient providences, 446, 349.. Commission, of Christ, 32, 33, 271. of the apostles, 244. Communion, with Christ and saints, 510, 487, 492 between Christ and his ehurch, 534 539. between saints in heaven and on earth, 462. with Christ desired, 171. Company of saints the best, 239, 487. Compassion, of God, 4, 16, 37, 18, 19. of a dying Saviour. 512. 530. of Christ to the afflicted and tempted, 262, r.omplaint, of absence from public worship, 278. of tb« church, 4§3- <4W. INDEX OF SUBJECTS. XXXV Complaint of deceit and flattery, 574, 575. of desertion, 357, 354. of vain discourse, 575. of dulness, 351, 323. of a hard heart? 352. of in-dwelling sin, 240, 354. of ingratitude, 309, 554. of pnde, atheism, oppression, &c. 573, 51 5 ~. of sickness, 600. of sloth and negligence, 323, 351. of temptation, 354, 355. of quarrelsome neighbours, 345. of heavy afflictions in mind and body, 349. genera!, 595. Condemnation, by the law, 240, 198. none to believers, 276. -Condescension, of God to our affairs, 6. to our worship, 5, 261. of Christ, 134, 109. Confession, of our poverty, 239. of sin, repentance, and pardon, 205— —108, 179, 2. 180, 327, 360. 203, 204, 349. Confidence, in God, 284, 276. under trials and afflictions, 67. Conqueror, Christ a, 529, 685, 151, 153, 622. Conquerors, believers, 340, 621,-276, v. 4, 3, 648, v. 4. Conscience, secure and awakened, 240. tender, 277. the pleasures of a good one, 285. its guilt relieved, 207, 360, 179, 180, 308, 364, 203, 204. Constancy in -the gospel, 228. (See Courage.) Contention, complained oi, 345. and love, 300. Contentment cherished, 283. and love, 30Q. Converse with God, 417, 418, 389. Conversion, its nature and author, 219, 232. efFeeted by divine power, 493, 494. the difiicuity of it, 223. delayed, 609, 567—569. the wonder of earth, 482, the joy of heaven, 312. praise for it, 183, v. 4. earnestly desired, 221, 181, v. 4, S. on the ascension of Christ, 493—495, of Jews and Gentiles, 458, 487, 660. Conviction of sin, bv the law, 240, 198. by the cross of Christ, 334, 365. Corner stone an emblem of Christ, 150, v. 13. Coronation of Christ, 540. Correction, 177, 181, 222. See Affliction. Corrupt nature from Adam, 573, 575. Corruption of manners general. See Depravity. Counsel, to young persons, 555. and support from God. 344, 98, 100. ' Counsellor, Christ, 14S, v. 2, 153, v. 5. Counsels of peace between the Father and Christ,494, v. 4. Courage, christian, called up, 338. in temptation and trouble, 375. in duty and sufferings, 258, 339. agcxyi index of subjects, in temptation and trouble, 375. in duty and sufferings, 25?. 33s. in death, 641, 3t,5, 380, 276, 572. in persecution, 341, 270, 228. Covenant, of works cannot save, 198. with Abraham, 503, 50 nation, 68. and providence, 60, 61, 62, 444, 445. Creatures, their love dangerous, 329. no trusting them, 2, l, 321, 18, 19. God far above them, 25. lh< ir vanity, 432. vain, and God all-sufficient, 2, 1. praising God, 88, 89. Creature-strt ams low , and springs of life liigh, 3, v. 7, ? Cross of Christ, our giorv, 527. benefit of it, 531. salvation in it, 228, tance flowing from it, 310. crucifixion to the world by it, 515. Crown of righteousness, 628. Crucijixion, of sin, 223, 23C, 189. to the world, 515. Crucifying Christ afresh, 334. Curse, ol the first transgression, 256. removed by Christ, 276. turned into a blessing, 117, v. 3, 4. Custom in sin, 183. Cyrus, 584. v. 7. D. Daily devotion, 390, 40, 41, 319. Danger, of our earthlv pilgrimage, 371? of neglect, 609, 255. of .ovt to the creatures, 329. of pride, 194. of death and hell, 615. Darkness, iight ui it from Christ's presence, 373, 169, v. 4 of providence, 71. of earth and light of heaven, 371, v. 6. Darts, satan"s fiery, 375, 355. David, a type of Christ, 303, 173. Clirist greater than, 173, 15, v. 3. Day, of grace and duty, 609. of life will end, 617. of humiliation in war, 576> of thanksgiving, 579. of judgment, 583, 5S5» INDEX OF SUBJECTS. XXXVU Day, everlasting one, 644, 652, 371, v. 6. JJeacl, raised by the gospel, 243. to sin by the cross of Christ, 334. in the Lord blessed, 62-3. -DE A TH of Ch m£,an act of submissian,yet voluntary, 135, caused by sin, 335. and sufferings of Christ? 120, 229. and resurrection of Christ, 123, 119. grace and glory by it, 531. of men, and afflictions under providence, 67. of saints and sinners, 385, 386, 381, 636. of a saint, 623, 631. of a sinner, 63o, 620. of an aged sinner, 567. of a rich shiner, 433, 636. sometimes sudden, 615. anticipated with pleasure, 572, v. 4, 7, 8, sling of it gone, 621, 281, v. 7. deliverance from it, 605. and pride, 637. fear of it groundless, 627. desirable, 625, 633. dreadful or delightful, 620. overcome by faith, 621, 622. triumphed over in view of the resurrection, 548, 642, 643. preparation for, 628, 634. courage in it, 641, 336, 167. the effect of sin, 570. God's presence in it, 624, 376. terrible to the unconverted. 5C7, made easy, by the sight of Christ, 533, 522*, by a sight of heaven, 431, 626. and eternity, 632, 622. and immediate giorv, 629^ 633. meditation on it, 633. and the resurrection, 638, 642, 643, 666, 640, Deceit and flattery, 574, 575. Deceitfulness, of sin, 18.5. of worldly joys, 332. Decrees of God, 192 -195, 7. revealed by Christ, 155. not to be vainly pryed into, 7 v. 5, Dedication of ourselves to God, 336. of sou; to Christ, 511, 215, v. 5, 6. of children, 504, 505, 507. Defence, in God, 64, 65. from sin and Satan, 281. and salvation in God, 284, 375, 368. Deity of Christ, 102, 103, 148, 254, 684. Delay, of conversion, 609, 567, 568, 569, 351, 614. God will not, 595, v. 11. Delaying sinners warned, 427. Delight m the church, and safety, 407, 460, 461, 402 — 405^. in the whole of duty, 336. in God, 297, 404, 284, 278, 279, 416 418, 163, 402 ■ 405. in converse with Cluist, 171, 172. in the law of God, 99, 101, 598. in ordinances, 171, 172, 419, 404, XXXV111 INDEX OF SUBJECTS. Deliverance, begun and perf -cted, 363. fro D d spair. 366, 203, 204. 281. from f giaci, or s. if- a.iiu .ation, 391 of sinci rity, 319, 320, 415 Evil, times, 574. 575 neighbour*, S45 magistrates, 38 J, 503, 594 Exaltation of Christ to the kingdom, 127, 137 139, 119, 489, 493 495 Examination, or evidences of grace, 391, 319 Exmnple? of Christ, 113, 304, 151, v, 5, 153, v. 5 of sau.ts, 337 Excellence, of th> c hristian religion, 245 of Clirist'i righteousness, 202 Exhortations, to peace and holiness, 338 Extent of duty and ztal, 33j, v. 3, 4 F. Face, of Christ, 372, v. 3, 171, v, 4, 172, v. 1 of Immanw I, 155, v. 4 of God, st n at a distance, 650, r.2 of God in heaven, 288, v. 6 faith, 268 276 !>■ .i \ and he saved, 271 and prayer of persecuted saints, 467 and assurance, 322 in the blood of Christ, 206. 179,308 in di'-iiR gract and power, 321,203, 204, in things uroe< u, 273, 274 mid sight, 620, 71, 412 and reason, 261, n and repentance, 272 and oh. di( net, 273, 268 and unbelief, 271, 272 assisted hy sense, 508 strong, when sense despairs, 35, v. 6, 7 strong, desired, 266, v. 6 overcoming, enjoyed, 622, 276 weak, lamented, 266. v. 5, 236 v. 3 in Christ, our sacrifice, 270 for pardon and sanctineation, 236 and knowlidgc of him, 322 joy of it, and love, 275, 298 triumphmg in Christ, 276 ever death and the grave, 022 walking bv it, 274 without works, dead, 268 Its ketones, 268, v. 4 the way of salvation, 271 and salvation, 271 Faithfulness, of God, 15, 43, 18, 19, 37, 436 ' to his promises, 176, 175, 107, 537 ei a good man, 451 Fall, of angels and men, 184 a?dr, rfcovery of man, 256, 215 01 Eabvion, 479 481 Falsehood, Kasphemv, &c. 574, 575 and oppression, deliverance from them 346,574, 571 IlsrDEX 0 SUBJECJS. xH Family, governin mt, 392 \ovt and worship, 396 b =sings, 395 Father. God our, 161, 46, 47 Christ the everlasting-, 148 Fear, of God, holy, 277 reverential in worship, 53, 26 of death, 627 overcome, 621, 622, 642 Fears ar.d doubts suppressed, 236, 281, 605, 485, 434 Feast, of the gospel, 252, 520 of love, 535. 520 of triumph, 529 made by divine love, 521 its provisions, 523 its guests invited, 520, 521. 523 FeUlorvship, with Christ and saints, 510 between Christ and his church, 534 — ---539 with Christ desired and enjoyed, 17i, 172, 419 Fervency of devotion, desired, 323 want of it lamented, 351 Fever of body and mind, 432, v. 3, 4 Few, saved, 189 seek and find, 207, v 1 Finishing of Christ's work, 121 Fire, Christ represented by a, 150, v. 9 Flattery, and deceit complained of, 574, 575 self-flattery, 3 Flesh, and sin mortified, 223, 230,- 189 and spirit, 231 and blood of Christ the best food, 525, 526 our tabernacle, 629 Flint, the, dissolved, 257, v. 7, 8 Flourishing religion in old age, 459 Flying, from Christ, folly of it, 255, v. 3 to Christ, the felicity of it, ib. v. 1, 2 Folly and madness of sin, 186 Food, spiritual, 252, 257, 171 the flesh and blood of Christ, 525, 526 for the soul desired, 150, v. 3 Fools made wise, 193 Forbearance, of God* 31 of the righteous, 382 Forget} ulnesa, 428 Forgiveness, of original and actual sin, on confession, 179, 180 prayed for, 360, 327 plentiful with God, 203, 204 Formality in worship, 651, 652, 31Q Formation of man, 59 wisdom of God in it, 57 Forms, mere outward, vain, 219, 316, 179, v. 4, 6 Foretaste of heaven, 287 desired, 172 Fortitude, excited, 339 Foundation. Christ the, 455 Fountain of Christ's blood, 257, v. 4, 150, v. 8, 236, v. 4 Frailty of man, 639, 416, 612 and folly of man, 614 Freedom from sin and misery in heaven, 655 Freeness, of the gospel, 252 Xlil INDEX OF SUBJECT^. Freenets, of grace, 192 197 Ffctfulnesa discouraged, 382 Friend, God is, and father, 40, v 4, 47, v 4 Christ a, 151. v 6, 153, v 6 Friendship, its blessings, 387 Frownt and smiles of Christ, 36">, \ 1 Fruitt, of Christ'i death, 13 s of the Spirit, 370 of the gospel, 248 of faith, 2ti8 , of holiness and grace, 230 Fitt/?iess, of Christ, 298 of the gospel, 252 Fuiiernl, psalm, 618, 639 thought, 634. See Death, Burial. G. Garden, of Christ, the church, 542 of God, 459 Garment* of salvation 202, 252, v 6, 7 Gate*, of Sion, 252, v 9, 472, v 3 of hell, 476 v 6 of heaven, 128 v 6,7 Gentiles, Christ revealed to, 250, 148, 520, 521, 4^6 the God of the, 660 blessing of Abraham on them, 503, 504, 506 given to Christ, 147, 127, 138, 489, 490 called in answer to prayer, 409 owning the true God, 660, 251, 129 church of the, 456, 457, 490, 409 and Jews united in the christian church, 45S Glorified, body, 642 martyrs and saints, 656, 657 Glory, of God, infinite, 27, 660 in the gospel, 249 in our salvation, 229 and grace in the person of Christ, 104, 103, 249 shines in the sufferings and cross of Christ, 515,533,133 of Christ in heaven, 661 and grace promised, 403, 243, 640, 213 and grace by the death of Christ, 531 to the Father, Son, and holy Spirit, 66^ 681 Glorification and condescension of Christ, 134, 491,492 Glory of God in our salvation, 229 and grace promised, 184, 403, 213, 243 Glorying in Christ and his cross, 322, 201, 515, 527 Glutton, 439 and drunkard, 440 God, all in all, 169, 170, 394 all-seeing, 40, 41 all-sufficient, 2, 1, 122 his attributes, 44 23 his being, attributes, and providence, 3, 75, 76, 81, 559 the avenger of his people, 13 his care of saints, 342, 484 and of the church, 471 creator and redeemer, 218 creation and providence, 60, 62 our defence and salvation, 281, 2, 1, 368, 48, 50 eternal, sovereign, and holy, 9 eternal and man mortal, 6i6, 618, 61* INDEX OF SUBJECTS. xltil God, his faithfulness, 15, 436, 43 far above the creatures, 25 glorified by Christ, 249,518 glorified, and sinners saved, 229 goodness and mercy, 16, 17, 39, 4, 38, 37 goodness and truth, 16, 18, 19 his governing power and goodness, 52 great and good, 55, 79, 612, 22, 23, 16, 76 heart searching, 319 our only hope and help-, 30 incomprehensible, 28, 27 The judge, 645, 647, 317, 651, 652 kind to his people, 37, 18, 19 his majesty, 660, 20 and condescension, 34, 35, 612 mercy and truth, 75, 53, 17, 39, S7 made man, 134 of nature and grace, 558, 559 his perfections, 44, 28, 75, 3, 43, 22, 23, 16, 18, 19 our portion, and Christ our hope, 362 our portion here and hereafter, 168 his power and majesty, 53, 55, 9— —11, 660 praised by children, 564 our preserver, 63 65, 212 present in his churches, 404, 405 our refuge in national troubles, 475, 476 our shepherd, 165 167 his sovereignty and goodness to man, 35, 134, 612, 16 our support and comfort, 343 supreme governor, 594, 9 11, 591 his vengeance and compassion, 55, 645 unchangeable, 174, 56 his universal dominion, 90 his wisdom in his works, 56, 57 worthy of all praise, 22, 23, 18, 19. 429, 91, 69, 387 sight of him weans from the world, 330 terrible to sinners, 20. See Perfections, Works, &c. Godhead of Christ, 102, 103, 619 Good works, 244, 450, 451, 128, 293, 294 profit men, not God, 239 cannot justify, 119, 201 Goodness of God, 16, 18, 19, 54, 17, 43, 611, 309 and greatness, 51, 45— -47 and power, 51 and M-rath, 21 Gospel, armour, 406, v 4, 339, v I glad tidings, 250 Feast- 252, 520 its glory and suceess, 95, 457, 492, 493, 267, 148 V. 1 different success of it, 247 invitations and provisions, 252, 528 gives no liberty to sin, 334, 230, 268 joyful sound, 94, 243, 110, 224 times, their blessedness, 250 divine evidence of the, 93 attested by miracles, 244, 109, 126 not ashamed of the, 322, 527 glorifies God, 249 ministry, 250 its wisdom and grace, 249 its blessed effects, 24$ / / xllV INDEX OF SUBJECTS Gospel, savour of life or death, 247 sinned against, 246 and law, 198 and law joined, 242 distinguished, 241 alone gives sinners hope, 245 power of God to salvation, 248, 492 practical tendency of it, 230 worship and order. 461 Government, and magistrates from God, 589, 591 of Christ, 589, 148, v 3—5 Grace, adopting, 161 of Christ, 489 492 converting, 222 electric, 191 ks evidences or self examination, 391, 319 in exercise, 533 not conveyed by parents, 220 its freedoih and sovereignty, 192 197 and holiness, 230 growth in, 459 an immortal and holy principle, 161, v 5 without merit, 344, 206, 208 justifying, 198 pardoning, 209, 203, 204 and providence, 60, 75, 444, 76 78 given us in Christ, 226, v 3, 175 persevering, 214 equal to power, 51 persevering and restoring, 212 promises of, 256 266 above riches, 580 sanctifying and saving, 225 and glory in the person of Christ, 104, 103 and glory by the death of Christ, 531 salvation by it, 226, 225 Sovereignty of it, 192 197 of the Spirit, 370 all sufficient in duty and sufferings, 258, 42, 20° superabounding, 209 surprising, 232, 161 throne of, accessible, 401, 142, 143 and vengeance, 21 truth and protection, 80 tried bv afflictions, 336, 52, 210, 211 and glory, 213, 403 Graceless souls, wretched, 1<59 Graces, (christian) 370 in exercise at the Lord's table, *33 tried, 386, 52 shining in trials, 341 Gratitude, for divine favours, 336 want of it lamented, 30©, 554, v 3 Greatness and gosdness of God, 45 -57, 51 Growth in grace, 459 Guide, Christ a, 151, v 5, 153, v 5 the divine counsels our, 168, v 2, 547, v 5, f the holy Spirit, 349, v 11 Guidance f divine, saught, 547, v > INDEX OF SUBJECTS. XiV" Guilt of conscience relieved, 207, 209, 360, 179, ISO, 308, 364, 203, 204 H. Habits sinful, hard to be broken, 183: Happiness, in God only, 169, 170 in God's presence, 372, 373 on earth, 287, 288, v 7— 10 in heaven, 662 Happy, saint and cursed sinner, 378 men described, 370, 206, 205 nation, 580 Hardness of heart, 352- Harvest, 559 5bl Hatred and love, 300 Head, Christ our, 150, v 7, 510, v 5 Health, preserved, 548, 554, 66 sickness and recoverv, 600, 603, 604, 605, 607 prayed for, 360, 600, 596 Hearing, of prayer and salvation, 486, 362 the word unprofitably, 428 and praying for success, 428 ■with pleasure and profit, 250, 217 Heart, known to God, 40 hard, 352 softened, 257, v 7 9 Heaven, what constitutes it, 170 aspirations after, 659, 172, 331, 332, 326, 37i its blessedness and business, 656, 657 meditation of, 275 negligence in seeking after, 614 hope of it suppoiting, 375 hoped for by Christ's resurrection, 125 freedom from sin and misery there, 655 worship of it, humble, 659 Christ's dwelling place, 661, 544 dvvelfing place of the saints, 128 sight of God' and Christ there, 326. blessed society there, 658, 462 nothing without God, 168 invisible and holy, 654 ensured and prepared for, 628 foretaste of it op earth, 287 prospect of it makes, death easy, 626 of separate souls and resurrection, 386 the everlasting felicity of, 662 and earth, 331, 332, 371 and heli, 648 Heavenly, mindedness, 285. desired-, 388 joy on earth, 171, 288. 287 Hell, and death, 630 and judgment, 563, 648 or the vengeance of God, 653, 20 holy fear of, 653, 646 Helpless sou's hoping and praying, 30 Hezekiatfs song, 607 High Priest, Christ, 151, v 8, 153, v 8 and king and judge, 152 Holiness. See Grace, Spiritual, Sanctiflcation, and sovereignty of God, 245 25 ' and grace, 232, 230, 268 LB 3] XM INDEX OF SUBJECTS. Hfiliness, its characters, 370 true faith promotes, 337 forbids sin, 161, vS jieceessary preparation for heaven, 654 pardon and comfort, 362 desired, 233 loved only by the gracious, 213, Y 4 professed, 318, 319 Honour, of the world, vain, 431 to magistrates, 589 Hope, of Saints, Christ the, 362 in the covenant, 176 in darkness, 357, 280, 349 gives light and strength, 274 of the resurrection, 641, 622, 621, 385, 386, 631,642 and despair in death, 385, 637, 63ft and prayer, 408 of national victory, 577 and direction, 279 in afflictions, 279, 349 of the helpless, 30 of the living, 609 the soul's anchor, 176 in Christ comfort under sorrows, 369 of heaven by Christ's resurrection, 125 of heaven, supporting and sanctifying under trials, 375, 161, v 4 maketh not ashamed, 484, 485 makes death easy, 626 of Sinners, vain, 377, v 4— —6 Morn of promise, 496, v 2 Hasanna, to Christ, 682 -687 of the children, 664 for the Lord's Day, 422, 423 Households, 504, v 4. 505, > 3. See Family. Human affairs, condescended to by God, 6 Humanity and deity of Christ, 103, 148, 684 Humble, God dwells with the, 261 enlightened, 194, 195, 496 sinner pardoned, 282 worship of heaven, 659 Humiliation, day, 573, 578 for disappointment in war, 576 and exaltation of Christ, 121, 155, 152, 133, 136 Humility, and pride, 192 and* meekness, 370 and submission, 283 and resignation under affliction, 596 of heaven, 659 Hunger, and thirst after righteousness, 370, v 4 none in heaven, 656, 657 Husbandman's psalm, 558 Hypocrites, and hypocrisy, 574, 575 known and abhorred of God, 316 and almost christian, 189 and apostasy, IS? at the day of judgment, 650, 652 Idd try reproved, 48, 49, 344, 50 ignorance lanieijted, 425 INDEX 0F SUBJECTS. Xlvji Ignorant, enlightened, 194, 19* Illumination of the Spmt, 324 Images, vain and stupid, 48, 49, 50 Immanuel. God with us, 155, 684, 153, 103, v 6 Immutability of God and his covenant, 174, 56 Impenitence, the danger of, 272 Implacable hatred to God, 467, v 6 Imprecations and charity, 467 Incarnation, of Christ, 103, 105, 148, 107 praise for the, 157 and sacrifice of Christ, 162 Incomprehensibility of God, 27 and invisibility, 29 and sovereignty, 28 Inconstancy, of Israel, 442 of our love, 356 Increase, of the Church, 581 of grace, 459 Industry, nothing without a blessing, 393, 394 Infants, 59, v 5. See Children. Ingratitude complained of, 309, 614, v 3, 4 Inheritance, eternal, 276 Iniquity, abounding, 574, 575 prevailing, conquered and pardoned, 409 Inspiration and prophecy, 93 Institution of the Lord's Supper, 509 Instruction, from God, 289 from scripture, 97, 98 in piety, 565 Instructive afflictions, 383 Insufficiency, of reason, 27 of self-righteousness, 199, 252 of riches to free from death, 636, 637 Of the world to make us happy, 331, 332,169 Intemperance, punished, 439 and pardoned, 440 Intercession of Christ, 142 147 Interest in Christ, assurance of it desired, 325 INVITATIONS, of scripture, 252 255 of Christ, to sinners, 253 to saints answered, 538 of the gospel, 252 255, 521, 259, 260 of saints to sinners, 485, v 5, 6 importance of regarding the, 254, 255 accepted, 236 Isaac and the altar, 314 Islands, the, to be called, 138, v 3— — 6, 490, v 2 ' distant, 409, v 5 northern, 410, v 2, 5, v 1, 579, v 5 Israel saved from the Assyrians, 588 delivered from Egypt, and brought to Canaan, 215, 446, 436, 449, 444, 445, 77 their rebellion and punishment, 438, 441 punished and pardoned, 442, 440 travels in the wilderness, 449, 447 Israelitish history, 436 449 Jailor, the Philippian, 505 v. 3 Jealousy of our love to Christ, 54S Jehovah. 85,vll, 55, v 3, 466, v 8 LB 4] Xlviil INDEX OF SUBJECTS. I Jchovnh, reigns, 9 ll, 111, G45 Jews, dearest of. names, 155. See Lord, Chr Jewith church, 535 449 Jeivs. See J.s-rael, and Gentiles. John baptist's message, 496 •Ionian divides, 4 17, v 2 Jothua, Christ, so called, 448 Journey, Christian, through a wilderness, 371 of the Israelites, 449, 447 Joy, spiritual, reason of it, 60 in Christ unseen, 298 carnal and deceitful parted with, 331, 332 of faith, 275 heavenly upon earth, 387, 288 soon interrupted, 356, 287, v 7 spiritual restored, 286 in Christ's presence eternal, 662 of conversion, 482, See Delight. in heaven, on a sinner's conversion, 312, 312, v 6 Judge, Christ, 648 652, 151, v 7, 153, v 7 Juugment, day, 644 — —652 the last, 048, 644 certain, 646 youth reminded of, 568, 569 Christ coming to, 152 and hell, 563 desire to stand with acceptance at the, 648, v 7 dignity and dominion of the righteous at the, 387, v 5 8 and mercy, 047, 55 s. at of God, 647, 378, v 5 Just, the, described, 291, 451 Justice, of God, 24 and giace, 321, v 6 and mercy, 21, 44, v 7, 45,v7,8, 37, v 5 of providence, 74 and truth towards men, 451 Justification, compleat, 276 free, 206, 208, 204 by faith, not by works, 198, 201 and sanctirication, 236, 202 K. King of kings, Christ, 151, v 3, 153, v 3 Kings and priests, believers made, 152, 155, v 7 Kingdom, of Christ, 157, 141 and titles of Christ, 148 of Christ among men, 497, 644 of God, supreme, 13 eternal, 8 Kiss the Son, 653, v 6 Knowledge, desired, 299, 415 and faith in Christ, 322 of Christ crucified, excellent, 242, v 5 given to those who seek it, 255 vain without love, 296 saving from God, 194, 195 L. Lamb, slain, praise to the, 216, 154—15* takes away sin, 270 Qf God, angry, 151 v. 4, 153 v, 4 INDEX OF SUBJECTS. xllX LafrJ, conquers the roaring lion, 216 v. 3 Lfl/w&'s book of Kfe, 369 v. 4, 5. 7 v. 6 Languor of devotion, 323 Law, of God, or love to God and our neighbour, 23? delight in the, 99-, 373 convinces of sin, 240 condemns but cannot sa\e, IPS, 448, 272 v. 3. engraved on the heart, 257 v. 9 'and gospel, distinguished, 241 and gospel, joined, 242 obedience better than sacrifice, 238 sins against law and gospel, 246 Leader, Christ a, 337 v. 5 Leaning on Christ, 546, 523 v. 2 Legacy of Christ claimed, 511 Levitwal priesthood fulfilled in Christ, 145 Liberality, to the poor, 291, 292 rewarded, 292 295 Liberty, spiritual asserted, 334 of conscience, 539 v. 5, 5°3 v. 2 Life, (Christ the) of men, 151 v. 5, 153 v. 5 of man described, 656 v. 5 — 7 frail, succeeded by eternity, 615 wonderfully preserved, 5-i3, 66 short, and miserable, 610, 611 and God good, 611 the day of grace and hope, 609 and rictus, their vanity, 637 short and feeble, 612, 631, 618 Light, of the Jews and Gentiles, Christ, 625 v 4, 4 and salvation by Christ, 259, 260, 234, 235 of the world, 151 v. 5, 153 v. 5 in darkness, bv God's presence, 373, 351 v. 3, 4 Lion, (Satan) 155 v. 2 conquered by the Lamb, 216 v. 3 Judah's, 151 v. 4, 153 v. 4 Living power and dying love of Christ, 215 v. 4 Looking, within the" veil, 337, 275 on Christ and mourning, 365 Long-suffering of God, 31, 309 ■Longing, after God and his house, 278, 416— r4lS for holiness, 233 for comfort, 350, 172 v. 11, 12 for heaven, 326, 374 for the beatific vision^ 412, 662 Lord, of hosts, and Lord of lords, 151 v. 3, 1£3 v. 3 our righteousness, 234, 235 LorcTs day, 413 424 Lord's supper, Hymns, 509 533 instituted, 509 provisions at the, 525, 528 our redeemer at the table, 523, 534 a triumphal fast, 529 the adiniiing guests, 521 e^r.g-iical graces exercised at the, 533 a?id baptism, 508 LOVE, of God, to the righteous," and hatred to tfe wicked, 377, 378 in sending his Son, 271. 32. 33 better than :ifr, 417. 418 en 1 INDEX OF SUBJECTS. Love of God, unchangeable, 174, 442, 276, 263, 471 distinguishing. 194, 1"5, 196, 197 of Christ to men, 254 to sinners, 3o3 to the church, 515 in dying, 530 in words and deeds, 545 its strength, 546 unchangeable, 276, 471 unparalleled, 512 shed abroad in the heart, 430 its banquet, 536, 521 to Cod and our neighbour, 2S7 to God inconstant, 356 pleasant and powerful, 296 to Christ strong, 372 to the unseen Saviour, 298, 661 v. T to men, brotherly. 299 to enemies, 303, 304, 451 v. 6 and worship in a family, 299 to the creature dangerous, 329 and charity, 302 and sympathy, 370 v. 5 and hatred, 300 peace and meekness, 370 faith and joy, 298 superior to knowledge, faith, and hope, 296 perfect in heaven, 661 religion vain without it, 305 Luats of the fl. sh, conflict with, 231 Luxitry, punished, 439 and pardoned, 440 Lydia's house, 505 v. 3 Lying hated, 3*2 v. 5 M. Madness, follv, and distemper of «n, 18$ MACISTJiACT, 589 595 Magistrates, their authority from God, 591 advice to them, 146 v." 9, 10, 147 v. 5, * hon ur due to, 589 qualifications and duties of, 590 warned, 593. 594 raised and deposed, 591 Majesty of God, terrible, 20, 465, SS. See GaU, Greattwsit. Malice, and hatred discountenanced, 300 against God, implacable, 467 v. 6 Man. his wonderful formation, 292 Ins dominion over the creatures, 54 his fall and recovery, 256 mortal, and Christ eternal, 612 his vanity as mortal, 612, 613, 25, 6l«, &1§ saved, and angels punished, 196, 197 Manna, rained down, 439 v. 1 — 4 spiritual, 513, 139 v. 4 Mariner's psalm, 69, 70 Marks, of implanted grace, 391, 319 of the blessed man, 370 Of the children of God, 161 iXDEX OF SUBJECTS.. 11 Marks of true faith, 258 of Genuine holiness, 230 of sincerity. 320, -415 at tlie pause. Marriage, mystical, 456 Marty rdim, 276, 228 Martyrs glorified, 656, 657 Mary, the virgin's song, 107 Master of a family, 392 Mediator, access by, to the throhe of grace, 401, 15?l v. 6, 153 v. 6. Meditation. 378, 330, 557 and retirement, 388 on the word, 99, 100 on heaven, 275 Meekness, 378 t. 3. 293, 299 learned of Christ, 253 Melancholy, reproved, 279 and hope, 280 removed, 482 Melchiztder, a type of Christ, 485 v. 3. 4. 494 Members of a church characterized, 450 152 Memorial of our absent Lord, 514, 509 Memory, weak, 428 Mercies, national, 57P, 533 coimnon and special, 79, 17, 39 praise for spiritual aitd temporal, 17, §9 innumerable, 556 ewriasting, 77, 445 recorded, 449 and judgment, 647 and truth cf God, 15, 75, S3 goodness and truth, 13, 19 truth, and grace, 77, 43, 22 Mercy of God cause of salvation, 225> 32-, 33 fterit, human, disclaimed,. 239 Merits of Christ, 155 Message, cf the angels, 105 of" Christ, 32 of the gospeJ, 224 of gospel ministers; 250 of John the Baptist, 496 Messenger of the covenant, 151 v. 3, 158 y. 3. Messiah, born, 107 Jesus the true, 145 Michael's war widi the dragon, 484 Midnight thoughts, 557, 99, 100, 556 Mighty God, Christ the, 143 v. 3, 477 Milk, of the word, desired, 161 and wine, 252 v. 5 Mind, carnal, 177 spiritual, 389 Ministers, commission of the apostolic, 244 ordained, 454, 453 their message, 250 their work and encouragement, 244 r. 1, 4, 5 loved for their works' sake, 250 Ministry, of argels, 474, 114, 115 of tue gospel welcome, 250 Miracles, at the birth ef Christ, 109 in the life, death, and resurrection, of Christ* 4W [£2] Ill INDEX OF SUBJECTS. Miracles in the wilderness, 447 Misery, and >in banished front heaven, 655 and shortn>ss of :it" , 610 without God in the world, 433 Misery of sinners, 378 381 Misimprovement of time, 614 Missionary meetings, hymns for, 4°o 500 Morning star, Christ, 496 v. 8, iso v. 15 songs, 547 359 or evening, 550 553 of a Lords-day, 511, &c. Mortality, of man, 613, 627 the effect of sin, 170 and hope, 639 and God eternal, 98, 616. 618 and Christ's eternity, 619 Mortification, of sin. 223, 230, 189 to the fforld by the si. of SUBJECT*, Parents convey nnt grace, PAWi lundl .!, 172 Passover, c !ii-i -; our, i^J spii itual, 165 167 at I hrist, d< sired, 535, 150 r. IS Patience, uitd'T afflictions, 590 and faith under dai!< providence*, 7! and prayer, in lonl darkness, 280, ~o~, 204 under the world's hatred, 382 ins, 381, Cj-1 u tended, 283 ' producing repentancp, Si, 309 Watt ■-.. Christ, the christian's, 113, 153 v. 5 a, 337 Peute, of the nations, S60, 476 of conscience, li'> and !ov.-. kr. 300, 301 on earth and good will, J05 and holiness encouraged, -^ft v.ith men desin d, 345 and pardon through Christ, 164 ubmissibn under trials, 3i4r 3i5 trust and strength, 472 of priet . M Perfection, of scripture, 97, 94 of the christian religion, 2-15 of ChrLtt's righteousness, 2tn> of holiness in heaven, '554, 655 of happiness in heaven, 656 662 Perfection* of God. 43 50 of God, displayed in the gospel, 24$ shining in the cross, 518 Persecuted saints, praying and pleading, 463 166 their prayer and faith, -.67 God their avenger, 16 Persecution, courage and perseverance under it, 276, 341. victory over and deliverance from it, 469, 371, 341 Persecutor*, punished, 3*2, 443, 387 their folly, 468 complained of, 563 deliverance from them, 74. 573. 343 PERSEVERANCE, of the saints, 210 214 in duty, 42. 338 in haknets, 234, 230 under persecution and trials. 341 the effect of truth and mercy, 100 connected with all the graces, 370 in grace desired, 232 v. 4 of saints to g:ory certain, 106, 214, 322, 628,125 Person, of Christ, 104, 103 anil glories of Christ, 491, 457 the blessed, 205, 206, 208, 370 Pestilence, preservation in it, 601 Phnr'nee an 'I Publican, 232 Physician, Christ, 136, 260 Piety, instructions therein, 565. See Saint, Pilgrimage, the christian, 371 Pitgah's mount. 624 ttfttf, to the poor and afflicted, 201, 292 INDEX OF SUBJECTS. lv Ylty, in -words and deeds, 291 blessed and rewarded, 293 295 «f Christ, 530, 512, 215 v. 2 Pleading, under afflictions without repining, 250, 596 the promises, 264 under pain of mind, 313 under persecution* 463 466 Pleasures, of religion, 287, 288 of a good conscience, 285 danger of sensuai, 431 sinful, forsaken, 331, 332 heavenly, aspired after, id. Pollution removed and prevented, 257, v. 4—8 Poor, chaiitv to them, 291, 292 friends of the, rewarded, 293 295 Portion, God our only, 169, 170 the best, 362 of saints and sinners, 686, 384, 382 Positive institutions, the use of, 503 Potter and the clay, 192 Poverty, of spirit, 370, 253 confessed, 239, 659 v. 6, 7 Power, of God, 24, 42 and goodness, 51, 52 and majesty of God, 53, 55, 22, 23 and wisdom in Christ crucified, 249, 518 and grace of Christ, 258 of the Spirit in converting sinners, 324, 133 of faith, 268, 276 of grace and sin, 231 of Christians throtigh Christ, 258 of the gospe!, 248, 492 Powers of h^ll vanquished by Christ, 685, 529, 235 Practical, atheism, 3, 36, 182 religion, 291, 268 tendency of the gospel, 230 PItAISE to God, our creator, 83, 84 for creation and prcnidence, 61, 62 for creation and redemption, 218 for daily preservation, 548, 552, 554 ibr eminent deliverances, 485, 608 fur deliverance from death, 605, 608 for private deliverances, 411 general, 87, 22, 23, 16 lor the gospel, 251 for health restored, 603, 604, 606 tor hearing prayer, 486, 488 public, 608 and public prayer, 410 for protection, grace and truth, 80 for general providence, and special grace, 75 for rain, 5.53, 76, 560 to tlie Redeemer, 456, 457, 481, 492, 154— .185, 216, 133, 159, 160 for redeeming grace, 215, 157, 32, 33 for temporal blessings, 79, 560, 561 for temptations overcome, 366 for victory in war, 584 imperfect 'on earth, 160, 142 v« "7 fwiii angels, £6 hi INDEX OP SUBJKCTS. IPraisr from children, 5*4 from all saints, 387, 420 from all nations, 401, 4C2 from the creation, 88 from all creatures, 85, 89 universal praise, 85, H\> to the Trinity, 663 681 Prayer, in the name of Christ alone, 1 answered, 361 363, 484, -icj, 486 in the church's distn is, 463 siml faith of persecuted saints, 4o~, ."?:: and hope, 40s and happiness, 465. 4^6 for deliverance answered, 5"8 heard, aiid Zion restored, find praise for dil.vcja.iice, 485 pabhC, 504, 503 r.m! praise public, 410 and pleading for pardon, 327 for repentance and pardon, 360, 30R in time of war, 577 and hope of victory, Ih. Preaching, success of it. desired, 428 different sue© ss <>f it, 247 unprofitable for want of faith, 428 pleasing and profitable, 250 baptism raid the Lord's supper, 508 Predestination, of Christ and his people, 101 sovereign and distinguishing, 1J2, 197 Preparation, for death, t-23, 570 d< sired, 634 for heaven, 630, 654 PRESENCE, of God, in worship, S Ji.ulit ana darkness, 373 Mil iil'., 372, 169, 170 support in death, 684 desired living and dying, 376, 624 v. 4 of Chriit, on earth. 544 in wprsliip, 171, 172 :it his table, 534 the life of the sonl. 372 ligHt in tlaikncss, 2-to v. 4 makes death easy, 627, 635 makes a heaven of heaven, 170, 372 v. 5 Preserving grace 212, 214 Preservation, in public dangers, 601, 475, 293, 29*. 1 v dav and night, 64. 65 of our lives, 66, 548, 552, 554 of the sou:, 322 and restoring grace, 212 from sin and death to the kingdom, 214 and dissolution of this world, 68 Presumption, and despair, 187, 188, 240 dreaded, 415 v. 6,7 Pride, danger and mischief of it, 194, 195 abased. 515, 193 195 deprecated, 233 and humility, 282, 253 atheism, and oppression punished, 573^ 57* and death, 637 INDEX or subjects. lvii Priesthood, of Christ, 88, 1«4, 144, 494 levitjca.1, endrng in him, 145 Priests, and king's, christians made, 155 v. 7, 152 v. 2 frincc of peace, 148 princes vain, 18, 19, 321 privileges, of the gospel valued, 250 prison, oi the body, 629 of the grave, 634, 421 of sin, 2-34, 235 of heii, >>53 Prisoners of Satan released, 234 v. 4 Prodigal son, 307 Profession, of sincerity and repentance, 313 Professions insincere, 316, 317, 651, S Profit hindered by weakness of faith, and by igno- rance and unbelief, 423, 247 Promises, fulfilled in Christ, i07, 103 of the covenant, 257, 175 faithfulness of God in them, 265 and truth of God unchangeable, 176 our security, 175, 266 interest in them desired, 265 pleaded, 264 and threat.'nings, 437 Prophecies and types of Christ, 108 Prophecy and inspiration, 93 Prophet, Christ our, 151 v. 4, 153 v. 4 priest and king, 149 Prosperity, and adversity, 315 dangerous, 390, 434 " of sinners vain, 433, 431 Prosperous sinners cursed, 381, 637, 73 Protection, from spiritual enemies, 335 truth and grace, 80 by day and night, 64, 65 of the church, 472, 210 Providence, of God, directing human affairs, 6 over afflictions and death, 67 bereaving, adored, 315 executed by Christ, 155 v. 4, 5 its darkness, 71 dark and frowning, attended -with faith, 71 prosperous and afflictive, 315 rts wisdom and equity, 74 and creation, 61, 444, 445 general, and special grace, 75, 76 and perfections of God, 75 its mystery unfolded, 72 recorded, 82, 446, 449 in air, earth, and sea, 53, 60, 61, 79, 62, 69, 75 Provisions, of the gospel, 252, 520, 528, 171 v. 3—5 of God's house, 75 v- 5, 6 of the Lord's table, 509, 521 523 Prudence and zeal, 306 Psalm, for soldiers, 576, 584, 585 for old age, 571, 572 for husbandmen, 558 for a funeral, 618, 630, &c. for the Lord's day, 420 before prayer and sermon, 425 Ivi'i INDEX OF SUBJECTS. Psalin for magistrates, 590 for n master of a family, 392 for mariners, tc for gluttons and drunkards, 440 for New-England, 582 for America, 560, 581 looming and evening psalms, 547 557 Public, pause, for private mercies, 245, 247 for deliverance, 251 worship, absence from it complained of, 23 worship attended on, 249 ordinances, thtir benefit. 406 prayer and praise, 410. 179 Publican and Phansee, 282 Tunishmsnt, of sinners, 43, 377, 378, 380, 384 of unbelievers, 272, 271, 2-16 and salvation, 439, 437, 442 See Affliction, Hell. Purify, of heart, blessedness of it, 232, 370v. 8 of heavenly bliss, 654 Purposes, holy, 333 Qualifications of p. christian, or of a church roenibsr, *- 450 452 Quarrelsome neighbours, 345 Quickening grace-, in regeneration, 219 v. 4 after regeneration desired, 358, 323 R. Race, the christian, 338 unsuccessful without God, 547 v. 4 Rain from heaven. 559, 560, 49 Ranwm, Christ a, 132, 131 Beading the scripture, 101, 299 Reason, feeble and groveling, 37 carnal, humbled, 194, 195 Recover j. from the rum of the fall, 177, 222, 2?o, 215 J irnise for it, il7 rom sickness. 600, 604, 606 _ Reconciliation of God and sinners in Christ. 155, w Redemption, by Christ, 234, 235 by price, 512 by price and power, 216 aiid protection, 217 praise for, 215, !57, 32, 33 Refiner, Christ a, 150 v. 9 Regeneration, its nature and author, 219 longed for, 221, 181 v. 4, 5 Rejoicing, in God, 284 288 Relative duties, 451, 396, 397 Release by praver, 361, 363, 488 Reliance, on God. the reason and happiness of it, 13. i* on the promises desired, 266, 45 v. 9 on Christ and the gospel, 236 Religion, duties of it, 230, 223 pleasures of it, 287, 288, 285 prospects of it, 287, 288, 626 and justice, 451 in words and deeds, 230, 451, 291 INDEX OF SUBJECTS. lix. Sehpon, vain without love, 505 Us supports, 230 v. 4 christian, its excellence. 245 revivals of it prayed for, 363, 489, 491, 492 enjoyed, 363, 488, 361 nourishing: in old age, 459 Religious, education, 565, 82 parents convey not grace, 220 Remembrance, of Christ, 514 of former deliverances, 280, 339 cf al 1 the way, 449 Renovation desired, 181, 221 Repentance, effected by divine goodness, 309, 31 at the cross of Christ, 310, 311 gives joy in heaven, 312 confession and pardon, 205 20S and prayer for pardon and health, 366 and fuith in the blood of Christ, 3Q4 of the prodigal. 307 Reprieve, none in death, 637 v. 3, 636 v. 2 no pardon, 382 v. 7—10, 649 v. 2. 652 Reproach removed, 347, 382,^ 639 v. 4 Reproof, brotherly and beneficial, 551 Resignation, 197 to affliction, 596, 313 to the will of God, 285 to bereaving providences, 315 Resolutions, holy, 333 Rest, none on earth, 432 promised by Christ, 253 complete in heavesi, 655 Restoration, train the fall, 117, 222 from backsliding, 364, 165— — 167 from sorrows and sins, 212 from sicknes, 600, 60-*, 606 of jov, 482 of Sion, 483 by prayer, 361, 363 RESURRECTION, of Christ, 123, 124, 421 and death of Christ, 123 death and ascension of Christ, 124, 127, 146. ground of faith in him, 126, v. 3, 4 gives hope of heaven, 125 of the body, 622, 642, 643, 386 hope of it,' 641, " and death, 638 pe of it,' 641, 642, 386 of a saint, and death of a sinner, 636 Retirement and meditation, 388 Returning, sinner, 312 backslider, 327, 364, 308, 179, 180, 43 with self-abhorrence, 356 Revelation, the scripture, evidence of its divinity, 93 of Christ to Jews and Gentiles. 250, 458 Revenge against our own sins, 310 Reverence, due to God, 20 ill worship ? 53, 26 Revivals of religion, prayed for, 363, 491, 492, enjoyed by prayer, 363, 488. 361 Reward's, of duty and sincerity, 320 IX INDEX Of SUBJECTS. fieward , impartial, \b. v, 5, 6 01 tL righteous and tin wicked, 383 of lib raTity, 293 2":> JYvh r, • arthly, compom d >wth grace, 580 thi ir vanity, 637, :33, 412 i?u7* sinner, dying, 433 onenvied, 433 ii,i:-7.v. 01 . tli. ir birth, 210. 161 id. ir temper aqd character, 370, 161 their » >nduct, 23* . - id ir compan 217 v. 3 th< ir .;. 252 v. 5,7 t>i ir happy < nd, 623 ;25 differertuce I tween the, and the wicked, 378, 381. f&ghteouiness, of C'\ . 201 our rc and strength in Christ, 2 »0, 2 ;, ^35,255, 260 iut rnai, Breathed nftv, and gjac* thirsted for, 370 r« 1 our own, insufficiuit, 179 renounced, 201, 225 Robes, of righteousness, 202, 252 v. 6,7, 51 1 v. 4 white, 202, 656, 657 Rack, of ages, 217 v. 3 ami corner stone, Christ, 150 v. 10,13 smitten* a type of Christ, 436 v. 17, i« P«f, of afflic ion, 598, 174 v. 1,2, 313 b. lie lit of it, 397, 5^8 of Moses, 436 v. 9 Eome. Fitse, t hrist compared tn a, tw r, Hutu, and restoration of man, l" 7 of Babylon. 178, 179 Auinj of Sion built again, 438 Mulers, good, described, 570 from God, 591 advised, 127, 146, 117 warned, 5 14 gt Sabbath, delightful, 41P, Str r^or/f* 7)ar,, Sacrifice of Christ, and atonement, 117 the noblest, 270. 162 all-sufficient, 163, 303, 179 faith in the, 2:0 praise for it, 164 and incarnation, 162 and intercession, 164 Safe, to land. 70, 6'J at home, 3:5 in heaven, 655 Safety, in God, 368 in the covenant, 176 pf saints in the Hands of Christ, 263 of believers, 217 at the foot of tli cross, 223 of the church, 472, 473 in public dangers, 501 and delight in the church, 407 a»d triumph of the church in national desolations, 574 INDEX OF SUBJECTS. Ixi Saints, characters of, 161, 450 beloved in Christ, 191 happy, and sinners nuserable, 378 and sanners, their difference, 377 and sinners distinguished by the judge, 648 the best company, 239 communion -jf, 510 patience and the world's hatred, 382 God their avenger, 13 God's care of then!, 434 safe in evil times, 575, 475 secure in pubic diseases, 601, 602 and sinner's portion, 385, 386 dwell in heaven, 128 punished and pardoned,, 442, 331 and saved, 439, 441 chastised and sinners destroyed, 383 • their afflictions moderated, 211 tiled and preserved, 52, 210 die but Christ iives, 619 death and burial of, 631 conducted to heaven, 449 in the separate stale, 385 judging the world, 337 reward at last, 649, 374j 420 in giory, 656, 657 and sinners end, 381, 380-, 384. See R\<;htedus> Sacraments* their use, 508 Salvation, j'ovful sound, 224 by Christ, 229, 227, 259, 260 in the cross, 228 of the worst of sinners, 232 ol saints, 573, 227 v. 1 by grace in Christ, 225, 226 and God glorified, 229 and triumph, 284 and defence in God, 3§8 Sanctification, 232 by Christ, 234, 235 through faith, 235 desired, 236, 233 evidence of it, 230 and pardon, 257 justification and salvation, 257 Sanctified afflictions, 598, 383 Sarah and Isaac, 35 v. 6, 7 Satan, subdued, 231 his temptations, 187, 188, 625, 355. See Devil, Temptations. his fiery darts, 375 v. 2 Satisfaction of Christ, 155, 531 Sceptic, of the gospel, 457 v. 4, 491 v. 4 of grace, 51 v. 4 touching the top ol it, 33 v. 5, 6 Scoffers complained of, 574 Scriptures, sacred, compared with the book of nature, 97, 95. 414 their perfection, 97 their variety and excellence, 101, 94, 242 instruction from them, 98 Ixil INDEX OF b-UBJKCT-S. Scripture t. attendr-d with the Spirit, 299, 3 10 v. I, 42* reveal Christ, 93 delist in the, 99, 598 holiness and comfort fiwn the, 101. reading the 299, 243 r. 8, 73 t. 6 praiv for the, 92 Sea, God's dominion over the, 12 Seal, of Christ's hiood, 176, 51J the oath of God a, 174 Scahng of the Spirit, 325, 207 v. 2 SeamanU song, 70 Season* of the vear, 558 501 6'mvY devotion," 383, 38", 4;'<4 Secure sinner awaki Bed, 240 Soed, of tin woman, 256, 108 of the promise to Abraham, 35 v. ft, f of the wore!, 247 of grace, 161 v. 5 Seeking, God, 408, 73 after Christ, 535 and finding him, 539 Self-confidence, vain, 258 relinquished, 301 SHf-denial, commanded hy Christ, 139, 223, 45*0 Se'lf-demration, entire, 336 . joyful, 215 V. 5, 0 Self-destruction, 255 r. S j Self-examination, or evidences of grace, 3D1, 5i9 Srlf-Jlatterij, 3, 36 Self-righteousness, of the Pharisee, 262 insufficient, 199, 252 renounced, 201, 204 Semes assisting faith, 508 Sensual bleaturcs, forsaken, 331, 352 rous, 329, 431 Separate souls, heaven ef, 336 Serpent, brazen, 269 . of God the highest joy, 417, 418 Sheep, wandering from God's fold, 132 v. J,2 desirous of restoration, 233 v. 5 lost, restored, 132 the weakest safe in Christ's hands* 26* Sftephevd, God, 165 167 Christ a, 132, 151 v.6. 153 v. 6 Sfiieul, Christ a, 340 v. 1 grace a, 25:; v. 2 Shipn reck prevented, 70 Shortness of time improved, 617 Sick-bed devotion, 59o, 606. 600, oftfl Sickness, healed, 6C0, 604, 606 and rceove.-y, 607 Sight of God, in his house, 404 of t'luist ij. heaven, 326 mortifies to the world, 310, 172 of Christ beatific, 662 makes death easy, 1M, "25 Sign.;, of Christ's coming. 574, 111 of implanted gmee, 391 Sm, of nature, 181, 182 Original, irr, isi INDEX ©F SUBJECTS. Jxiii Sitit original and actual, confessed and pardoned, 179,180 and chastisement of saints, 438, 442 indwelling, conviction of, 240 against the law and gospel, 246 evil of it, 184 abounding, 574 deceitfulness of it, 185 custom in it, 183 folly and madness of it, 186 the ruin of angels and men, 184 the cause of Christ's death, 335, 365 must be opposed, 223 resolutions against it, 31, 310, 335 prayer for victory over it, 236 v. 5, 335 v. 5, 31 v. 5 crucified, 334 pardoned and subdued, 236, 257, 232 and misery banished from heaven, 655 Sin* of the tongue, 575, 565, 317 Sinai, and Sion, 462 commands not saving, 448, 198 Sincerity, 319, 206 or evidences of grace, 391 professed, 318, 319 proved and rewarded, 320 and hypocrisy, 316 and watchfulness, 415 Sinner, man by nature and practice a, 182 cursed and saint happv, 378, 384 and saints portion, 385," 386, 377, 381, 649 hatred of and saints patience, 332 destroyed and saints chastised, 383 the vilest saved, 232 death of the, terrible, 620 aged, dying, 567 Slander, complained of, 182 v. 5 deliverance from it, 347, 345 SL AVERT, of Sa tan, release from by Christ, 234 of sin, freedom from by Christ, 334 deliverance from it desired, 240 Sleep, sweet, 281, v. 5 Sloth, spiritual, lamented, 351, 323 Smiles of Christ "desired, 369 Snonv and frost, 560, 561 Society, of sinners, avoided. 378, 330 hated, 391. of saints chosen, 239, 462, 391 in heaven blessed, 658, 462 Sodom, fire of, 20, 384, v. 5 Soldiers' psalms, 576, 584, 585 Son, of God, eternal, 251, v. 2. 153, y. 2 of David, 634, 148, v. 3 Song, of the angels, 105 of Moses and the Lamb, 479, 156 of Hezekiah, 607 of Solomon, 534 546 of Simeon, 625, 522 Sons of God, their character, and privileges. X5I" Sorrow, for sin, 309 311. See Repentance-. for the pious dead restrained, 6J1 comfort under it, 369, 375 lxiv IN'DEX OF SUBJECTS. SOCT., value of it, 632 vf % tinner on a death-bed, MO must leave the body, <->3Z, 637 forced into eternity, 620 sinking into hell, 507 of a saint committed to Christ, 223 beautifully arrayed, 2ra in separate state, 386, 18, 19, 429, 629 Sovereignty, of God, 24, 23 in bereaving providences adored, 315 of grace, I'M, 198 Sfiear in the Redeemer's side, 136 Spirit given at Christ's ascension, 130 miraculous gift of, 267 water nd biood, 419 his offices and operations, 324 his influences repres. nted by the wind, *42 witnessing and sealing, 325 his work powerful and gracious, 324, 183 attending the word, 299, 340, v. U 428* v. 5 earnest of heaven, 629, v. 3 dwelling in the heart, 257, v. 9 fruits of the, 161 his teaching desired, 299, 179, v. 3 breathed after, 323, 542 Spiritual, apparel, 202 blessings and punishments, 437 duties,' 230, 223 deliverance, 217, 473, 375 enemies overcome, 2S1, 340. 3*i6 meat, drink, and clothing, 252, 389 mindedness, 460 pilgrimage, 371 race, 338 warfare, 339, 340 Spotless, God, 657, v. 3 Christ, 543 righteousness, 2"2 church, 541, 202 heaven, 654, 656 Spouse, of Christ, is the church, 455 h r ht amy, 541 her request, 546 Spring, of the year, 559, 559 and summer, 558, 559,62, v. 9 — *_12 summer and winter, 560, 561 Sprinkling of blood, 164 Star, Christ a, 150, v. 15 at Christ's birth, 109, v. 2 Storm* and thunder, 562, 89, 444, 49 improved, 563 Storms, of trouble, hope in, 375, 71 Strait gate and way, 223, 189 Strength, everlasting in God, 42, 338, 472 from Christ, 2C2 for the weak, 258 and peace, 472 and righteousness in him, 259, 260, '234, 23.' repentance, and pardon prayed far, S&Q v of divine grace, 212 INDEX OF SUBJECTS. lxv ml/mission, and deliverance, 314 to afflictions, 596 to dark providence, 71 to bereaving dispensations, 315 and humility, 283 aud pleading:, 372 encouraged and rewarded, 314 to Christ recommended, 127, v. 3—10. 147, 253, v. 3, 4 to death, 643, 628 'vbscancc of the levrtical priesthood, 145 'uccesi. of the gospel 95, 493, 148, v. 1, 4, 5 to the word preached, desired, 428 udden, death, 615 ! and seasonable deliverance, 314 \ offerings, of Christ, great, 13-3, 524 and death of Christ, 120 | for Christ, 370, v. 8 a.id kingdom of Christ, 146, 133, 492 Sufficiency , of pardon, 209 of grace, 258,, 42 'umnier. 55%, 559 and winter, 560, 561 'ummons, of the saint, 633 ten, Christ a, 150, v. 16 in darkness, 311, v. 4, 5 of righteousness, 221, v. 3. 406, v. S imitation of its course desired, 547 'uperabounding grace, 209 Mpport, and counsel from God, 344 and comfort in God, 343, 597 for the afflicted and tempted, 350 under trials, 3o9, 375, 276 in prospect of death, 622 upremacy of God, 13 urety, Christ ours, 151, v. 7. 153, v. 7 aud sacrifice, Christ a, 163 word, of the Redeemer, 457, v. 2, 3. 491, v. 3. 492, v. 3 of the Spirit, 354, v. 5 1 the flaming, 516, v. 7 'ympathy of Christ to the weak and tempted, 262, 369, v. 3. 512, v. 6 T. "able, of providence and grace, 165—167 of grace, 171 of the Lord's supper, 528 Cachings of the Spirit and word, 299 "emble, of God's grace, loved, 406 Christ represented by a, 150, y. 14 temptations, of the world, 431 conquered by faith, ib>. in sickness overcome, 599 of the devil, 187, 138, 355, 291 and desertions lamented, 354 hope under sharp and long, 176 strength and support under them, 281, 350, 25S, 42 overcome, 281, 566 escape and deliverance from them, 2S1, 356s 343 "empted, Christ's compassion to the, 262 "empter, Satan, 355 the iving to be trodden down, 281 Ixvi 'index of subjects. Tender conscience, 277 Testament, or new covenant sealed, 511 Thanks, public, for private mercies, 411, 60t Thanksgiving, for victory, 583 for national mercies, 579 Threatening, the first, 256 Threatcnings and promises, 437 Throne of grace, accessible by Christ, 401 free to sinners, 204 . Thrones of judgment prepared for the saints, J87, t. tn-a Thunder and storm, 562, 89, 444, 49 improved, 563 Time, misimproved, 614, 553, v. 2 short, 611 to be redeemed, 609 end of it kept in view, 617 Times evil, 383, 384 saints safetv, and hope in them, 575, 574 Title, a clear bne to heaven desired, 375 Titles and offices of Christ, 148 153 Tongue, sins of it, 575 clory of the frame, 603, v. 6 governed, 306, 566, 565 Travels, of the Israelites, 449, 447 of spiritual pilgrims, 371^ Treac/iery complained of, 574, 575. Tree of life, 516 and river of love, 528 Trial, of our graces by afflictions, 52, 211 of our hearts, 391, 319 Trials. See Afflictions, support under them, 369, 3, 5, 276 grace shining in them, 341 removed by prayer, 484, 361 Trinity, the united three, 218, 668, 681, 677 praised, 659 681 Triumph, of Christ over the church's enemies, 477, 478 472 of faith, 276 •ver death, 622, 642 for salvation, 284 for national victory, 584 i««s_ jh and safety of the church in national desolations, 47.' of saints "at the last day, 387 Troubles. See Afflictions. Temptations. Tree, Christ compared to a, 150, r. 4 of lifv, 528 Trumpet, of the gospel, 252 of the archangel, 68, v. 5. 652, v. I Trust, in the Lord, 472, 203, v. 6, 7 in the word, 265, 204, v. 4 under afflictions, 67 in the creatures vain, 321, 18, V* in Christ recommended, 271 •well founded, 322 in view of death, 6^2, v. 6 Truth, grace, and protection, 80, 37, 18, l» and mercy evidenced, 212, v. 3—7 Tumult, deliverance from it, 348 Types, of Christ, 145 and prophecies, lot INDEX OF SUBJECTS. Ixvij u. Unbelief, and impenitence, 272 like the spear in Christ's side, 365- danger of, 271 lamented, 266, v. 5 prayed against, 236 destructive, 247 punished, 427 Canaan lost by it, 427 and envy cured, 382 Unchangeable \ God and his covenant, 174, 43, 5ft love and grace, 176, 15 promises, 265, 176, 471 truth, 15, 176 Uncharitableness and charity, 301 Unconverted, state, 222 old age, 567 advice to the, 20, v. 4. 653, v. 6 unfit for heaven, 654 Unfruitfulness under the word, 428 Unholy souls not tit for heaven, 654 Union, of Christ and saints, 510 to Christ desired, 150, v. 6 of faith and works, 268 of Jews and Gentiies, 458 of saints on earth and in heaven, 462 UNITY, of God, one in three. 668, 681, 677 of friends and kindred, 397 of a family and of saints, 396 of the church on earth and in heaven, 462 Unseen Saviour beloved, 298 adored, 661, v. 7 Unspeakable, love, 151 joys, 298 Use. "of the moral law, 240, 193 of positive inssitutions, 508 V. Vain discourse, in company, 575 none in heaven, 371, ""v. 11 Value, of Christ and his righteousness, 201 of the soul, 632 of the saints 239 Vanity, of man, 25 of man as mortal, 612, 613, 618, 588 of life and riches, 637 of vouth, alluring, 568, 569 of the worid, 329, 432, 435 of self-righteousness, 19°, 205, 252 Veil, looking within the, 337, 275 Vengeance, and compassion of God, 55 against the enemies of the church, 588, 387, 2© in hell, 653 VICTORY, national, hoped and prayed for, 577 over sin and hell, 3-10 over temptations in sickness, 599, 366 over temporal enemies, 584 thanksgiving for national, 583 o/* Christ, over enemies, 477, 478 over Satan, 635, 430 TC4T iXVni INDEX OF subjects; Victory of Clmat, over death nnd hell, 529 ami kingdom, 121 of saints thwiugh Christ, 337 in the spiritual warfare, 340 and deliverance from persecution, 383 over death and the grave, 621, 622 ouTs, the praise God s, 340 Vive, emblem of Christ, 150, v. 1 Vinegar and gall offend to Christ, 119 Vineyard of (iod wasted, 463 Virtue, shining in trials and afflictions, 292, 293, v. 4 of men failing, 574, 575 Virtues, christian, 370, 223 Vision of the Lamb, 159. See Light. Visit, waiting a gracious one, 171 VOICE, of God, in the Law, 237 in the gospel, 252 in the promises, 265 to his friends and enemies, 578, v. 4—6 of Christ, or wisdom, 254, 255 or his blood, 164 the judge, 648 Vorvs, paid in the church, 411, 409 of holiness, 333 and promises, broken by the wicked, 574 w. Waitings for strength from God, 42 for pardon and direction, 328 for an answer to prayer, 363 with earnest desire of deliverance and salvation, 203, 204, 349 for heaven, 376 for Christ's second coming, 514 for grace and salvation, 203, v. 4—8 Walking by faith, 71, 629 Wandering from God, 356, 132, v. 1, 2 and returning, 356 Wants, spiritual, all to be supplied, 257, 420 War, prayer in time of, 577 disappointments therein, 57S victory in, 534 spiritual, 340, 356 Warfare, christian, 339 assistance and victory in it, 340, 36ff Warnings, of God, to his people, 437 to young sinners, 568 to magistrates^ 593, 594 Washing, of justification and sanctlfication, 232, 257 from sin, 225, 501 in Christ's blood, 656, 657, 501 spiritual, dtshtd, 236 Watchfulness, and prayer, 223, v. 5 over the tongue, 306 and sincerity, 415 and brotherly reproof, 551 Watchmen, spiritual, united, 250, v. 5 gospel, 250 Water, the spirit and the blood, 517 Way, Christ so called, 150, v. IX INDEX OF SUBJECTS. IxiX Way to salvation, faith the, 271 to heaven straight, 223 Weak christians, not to be despised, 301 encouraged by Christ, 262 safe in his hands, 263 shall be victorious, 153, v. 11, 12 Weakness, ®ur own, and Christ's strength, 258 Weather, and seasons various, 560, 561, 81 stormy succeeded by calm, 69, 70 thunder and lightning, 89, 444, v. 2 ciouds, winds, waves, and tempests, 58, v. 4^ summer and winter, 560, 561 Welcome, to gospel ministers, 250 to the Lord's day, 419 sinners to return and be happy, 609, 252 255 White, robes, 202, 658, 657 Christ's soul, 543 saints mai|e, 541 Wicked, (See Sinner, Saint.) difference between them and the righteous, 377 then- way and end, 380, 381 Wickedness, of man by nature, 182 or corruption of manners, 574, 575 or practical atheism, 3, 56 Wilderness. See Jewish Church. of this world, 371 believers coming up out of it, 546, 463, v. 1, % faith guiding through the, 274 Will, depraved, 177 renewed, 493 Wind, of divine influences, 542 waves and tempest, 58, v. 4, 5 and storms succeeded by a calm, 69, 70 Wine and bread, Christ compared to, 150, v. S Winter and summer, 560, 561 WISDOM of God, vast and unbounded, 44, v, 1—3, 76, of God in his works, 56 and equity of providence, 74 and grace of the gospel, 249 carnai humbled, 194, 195, 193 Christ, the wisdom of God, 254, 518 invitations of, to men, 254, 255 Wisdom, Christ our, 234 power and love in Christ, 247 Wis lies of the saints all gratified above, 385, 420, V. « Witness, of the Spirit desired, 325, 517. v. 10 Wonderful, Christ the, 148, v. 2 WORD, Christ the, 103 made flesh, 103 the -written, relish for it, 161, v.l, read with desire and delight, 101, 2" the preached, unprofitable through unbelief, 43$ success of it desired, 428, v. 5. See Scripture. Words, of promises, sweet, 266 of performance, 265, 266 and deeds of Christ, 545, 457, 491, 492 and deeds of christians, 230, 451, 291, 205 30», Work, of creation, 58 of providence, 560, 551 of creation and providence, 60, 61, »» lXX NCDEX OF SUBJECTS. Work of providence and grace, 85, 75 Ro of creation, providence, and grace, 81, 56, 411,115 of creation, providence, redemption, and salvation, 444, 445, 77 of the Spirit, powerful and gracious, 324, 185 desiring it may be complete, 374 of Christ and of the Spirit, 202 Works, good, profit men, not God, 239 not saving, 198, 448, v. 1 World, its creation, 58 its preservation, dissolution, and restoration, 68 end of it, 435 unsatisfying, 331, 332, 169 unworthy our delight, 435 its temptations, 431 crucifixion to it, by cross of Christ, 515 by the si^ht of God, 330 hatred of it and saints patience, 382 Worldly mindvdncss, folly or, and prayer against, 432, 3" 23, v. 2 Worship of God beneficial, 406 delightful, 171, 172, 419, 404 condescended to by God, 5 accepted through Christ, 142, 143 and order of the gospel, 461 daily, 400, 390, 551 in a family, 3Pfi public, longed for, 416 418, 402 405, 393, 399 place for it, 453, 454 ahsence from it, 28, 63 reverential, 26, 53 vain without sincerity, 316 of heaven humble. 659 Worth, of the soul, 632 of Christ's righteousness, 201 Wrath, and mercy of God, 21 and mercy from the judgment seat, 647 and vengeance, 653. See God, Punishment Wrestling with doubts and fears, 337 Ti'arhf feasts at Jesusalem, 453 Yoke, of Christ easv, 253 of affliction, 598, v. 3 of circumcision, 506, v. 2 Youth, its vanity, 568, 569 reminded of judgment, ib. exhorted to remember their creator, 567' z. Zeal of Christ, 285, 229 scandalized, 118, v. 9 inspiring the saints, 337 christian, the extent of it, 336, v. 3, 4 and prudence, 306 in the christian race, 338 for the gospel, 322 for God, 336 against sin, 310 want of it lamented, 351 Zechariah's song, 496 Zion, its beauty and worship, 461 INDEX OF SUBJECTS. Ixi Zion, citizen of it described, 450, 451 its safety, 473 and Sinai, 462- the residence of God, 454, 453 the joy of the saints, 398, 399 the glory of the earth, 472. See Church, DrR. WATTS' S PSALMS AND HYMNS. THE PERFECTIONS OF GOD, ALPHABETICALLY ARRANGED. 1 Psalm 33. 2d Part. P.M. % 1 $ St. Hellens, Forty-sixth Psalm. Adsujjiciency of God, and vanity of creatures. 1 f\ HAPPY nation, where the Lord V^ Reveals the treasure of his word, And builds his church,his earthly throne: His eye the heathen world surveys, He form'd their hearts, he knows their ways ; But God, their Maker, is unknown. 2 Let kings rely upon their host, And of his strength the champion boast ; In vain they boast, in vain rely : In vain we trust the brutal force, Or speed, or courage of an horse To guard his rider, or to fly. 3 The eye of thy compassion, Lord, Doth more secure defence afford, [stand: When death or dangers threatening Thy watchful eye preserves the just, "Who make thy name their fear and trust, When wars" or famine waste the land: 4 In sickness or the bloody field, Thou our physician, thou our shield. Send us salvation from thy throne : We wait to see thy goodness shine ; Let us rejoice in' help divine. For all our hopa is God ak>n£, A 2, 3 PERFECTIONS OF GOD. 2 7 Psalm 33. 2d Part. C. M. ^ A 5 St. Asaphs.Wareham, Rochester. AlbAiJjkimcxj of God, &c. 1 T> LEST is the nation where the Lord J3 Hath fix'd his gracious throne; Where he reveals his heavenly word,, And calls their tribes his own. 2 His eye, with infinite survey, Does the whole world behold ; He form'd us all of equal cky, And knows our feeble mould. 3 Kings are not rescu'd by the force Of armies, from the grave ; Nor speed, nor courage of an horse Can the bold rider save. 4 Vain is the strength of beasts or men •* To hope for safety thence; But holy souls from God obtain A strong and sure defence. 5 God is their fear, and God their trust,. When plagues or famine spread; His watchful eye secures the just, Among ten thousand dead. 6 Lord, let our hearts in thee rejoice, And bless us from thy throne; For we have made thy word our choice, And trust thy grace alone. o > Psalm 36. C. M. 5 ** 5 Messiah, St. James, Irish. Being and attributes of God asserted. 1 TXTHLLE men grow bold in wicked ways, And yet a God they own, My heart within me often says, " Their thoughts believe there's none/' 2 Their thoughts and ways at once declare (Whate'er their lips profess) * God hath no wrath for them to fear •Nor will they seek his grace." PERFECTIONS OF GOD. 4 3 What strange self-flattery blinds their But there's a hastening hour, [eyes ; When they shall see, with sore surprise, The terrors of thy power. 4 Thy justice shall maintain its throne. Though mountains melt away; Thy judgments are a world. unknown^ A deep unfathom'd sea. 5 Above these heavens' created rounds^ Thy mercies, Lord, extend; Thv truth outlives the narrow bounds, Where tims and nature end. 6 Safety to man thy goodness brings, Nor overlooks the beast r Beneath the shadow of thy wings Thy children choose to rest. 7 [From thee, when creature streams run And mortal comforts die, [low, Perpetual springs of life shall flow, • And raise our pleasures high. 8 Though all created light decay. And death close up our eyes, Thv presence makes eternal day,, Where clouds can never rise.] *■ • A ) Psalm 103. 2d Part. S. M. «■ 4 $ Dover, Wakefield. * Compassion of God.. 1 TV/f Y s°ul> repeat his praise, 1VJL Whose mercies are so great ; Whose anger is so slow to rise, So ready to abate. 2 God will not always chide; And when his strokes are felt. His strokes are fewer than our crimes. And lighter than our guilt 3 High as the heavens are rais'd Above the ground we tread, So far the riches of his grace Qur highest thouehts exceed A 2 5, 6 PERFECTIONS OF GOD. 4 His power subdues our w And his forgiving love, Far as the east is from the west, Doth all our guilt remove. 5 The pit/ of the Lord To those that fear his name, Is such as tender parents feel ; lie knows our feeble frame. 6 He knows we are but dust, Scatter'd by every breath ; I lis anger, like a rising wind, Can send us swift to death. 7 Our days are as the grass, Or like the morning flower ; If one sharp blast sweep o'er the field, It withers in an hour. 8 But thy compassions, Lord, To endless years endure ; And children's children ever find Thy words of promise sure. ff ) Hymn 45. B. 2. L. M. ^ *> S Quercy, Shod, Wells. Condescension of God. 1 "T^HY favours, Lord, surprise our souls; A Will the Eternal dwell with us ? What canst thou find beneath the poles, To tempt thy chariot downward thus ? 2 Still might he fill his starry throne, And please his ears with Gabriel's songs; But heavenly Majesty comes down. And bows to hearken to our tongues ! 3 Great God ! what poor returns we pay For love so infinite as thine! Words are but air, and tongues but clay, But thy compassion's all divine. £ I Hymn 46. B. 2. L. M. ^ 3 Portugal, Truro, Dunstan. Condesc€7ision of God, IT TP to the Lord, who reigns on high, v-' And views the nations from afar. PERFECTIONS OF GOD. r Let everlasting- praises fly, And tell how large his bounties are. 2 [He that can shake the worlds he made, Or with his v. ord, or with his rod ; His goodness, how amazing great ! And what a condescending God ! 3 God, that must stoop to view the skie,s, And bow to see what angels do, Down to the earth he casts Ids eyes, And bends his footsteps downward too.] 4 He overrules ail mortal things, And manages our mean affairs : On humble souls the King of Kings Bestows his counsels, and his circs. 5 Our sorrows and our tears we pour Into the bosom of our God; He hears us in the mournful hour, And helps to bear the heavy load. 6 In vain might lofty princes try Such condescension to perform ; For worms were never rais'd so high Above their meanest fellow worm. 7 O ! could our i-iankful hearts devise A tribute equal to thy grace, To the third heaven our songs should rise* And teach the golden harps thy praise. t- ) Hymn 99. B. 2. CM. ^ ' $ Abridge, Christmas. Decrees of God. 1 T ET the whole race of creatures lie -*-J Abas'd before their God; Whate'er his sovereign voice has form'd He governs with a nod. 2 [Ten thousand ages ere the skies Were into motion brought, All the long years and worlds to come Stood present to his thought. 3 There's not a sparrow nor a worm But's found in his decrees : He raises monarchs to their thrones, And sinks them as he please.1 3 PERFECTIONS OF GOD. 4 If light attend the course I run, '1 is he provides those rays ; And 'tis Ins hand that hide's my sun, If darkness cloud my days. 5 Yet I would not be much concern \1, Nor vainly long to see The volumes of his deep decrees, What months are writ for me. 6 When he reveals the booK. of life, O, may I read my name Among the chosen of his love, The followers *>f the Lamb. 0 7 Hymn 67. B. 2. C. M. % & S Abridge, Bedford. Dominion of God s'jv reiifn and eternal. 1 (^ RE At God ! hew infinite art thou ! V_J" What -worthless worms are we ! Let the whole race of creatures bow, And pay their praise to thee. 2 Thy throne eternal ages stood, Ere seas or stars were made ; Thou art the ever-living God, Were all the nations dead. 3 Nature and time quite naked Up To thine immense survey, From the formation of the sky, To the great burning day. 4 Eternity, with all its years, Stands present in thy view; To thee tliere's notiiing old appears— Great God! there's nothing new. 5 Our lives through various scenes are drawn, And vex'd with trifling cares! While thine eternal thought moves on Thine undisturb'd affairs. 5 Great God! how infinite art thou! What worthless worms are we I Let the whole race of creatures bow, And pay their praise to thee. PERFECTIONS OF GOD. 9, 10 0 7 Psalm 93. L. M. ^ J S Old Hundred, Portugal. ^ Domirdon-mid nernity of God. 1 JEHOVAH reigns! he dwells in light, J Girded with majesty and might: The world, created b/ his hands, Still on it§ fast, foundation stands. 2 But ere this spacious world was made, Or Had its r.rsi foundation laid, Thy throne eternal ages stood, Thyself the Ever-living God. 5 Like floods the angry nations rise, And aim their rage against the skies ; Vain floods, that aim their rage so high i 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. ial Psalm 93. P*JVL ^ 1U3 Old 50th. orLandaff, Cherriton. Dominion of God. 1TPHE Lord of glory reigns, he reigns A on high: [esty. His robes of state are strength and maj- This wide creation rose at his command, Built by his word and 'stablish'd by his hand. Long stood his throne ere he began cre- ation, [dation. And his own Godhead is the firm foun- 2God is th' Eternal King: Thy foes in vain Raise their rebellion to confound thy reign. In vain the storms, in vain the floods arise, And roar, and toss their waves against the skies: Foaming at heaven, they rage with wild commotion, But heaven's high arches scorn the swell- ing ocean. U PERFECTIONS OF ( X Ye tempests, rage no more ; ve fl be still ! And the mad world submissive to his will : Built on his truth, his church urust ever stand ; Firm are his promises and strong his hand. See his own sons, when they appear be- fore him, [him. Bow at his footstool, and with fear adore t 1 "£ Psalm 93. 2d Part. P. M. y 1 l 3 _ Dalston, St. Giles. ^ 1 HPHE Lord Jehovah reigns, A And royal state maintains, His head with awful glories crown'd ; Array 'd in robes of light, Begirt with sovereign might, And rays of majesty around. 2 Upheld by thy commands, The world securely stands; And skies and stars obey thy word; Thy throne was fix'd on high. Before the starry sky ; Eternal is thy kingdom, Lord. 3 In vain the noisy crowd, Like billows fierce and loud, Against thine empire rage and roar : in vain, with angry spite. The surly nations fight, And dash like waves against the shore. 4 Let floods and nations rage, And all their powers engage : Let swelling tides assault the sky ; The terrors of thy frown Shall beat their madness down; Thv throne forever stands on high. 5 Thy promises are true, Thv grace is ever new : There fix'd, thy church shall ne'er re- Thy saints with holy fear [move : Shall in thy courts appear, And sing thine everlasting love. Repeat the fourth stanza, if necessary. PERFECTIONS OF GOD. 12 1Q"> Hymn 70. B. 2. L.M. ^ 1J5 Green's Hundredth, Dunstan. Dominion of God over the sea. 1 f^ OD of the seas, thy; thundering voice ^J" Makes all the roaring waves rejoice ; And one soft word of thy command, Can sink them, silent, in the sand. 2 If but a Moses wave thy rod, The sea divides and owns its God ; The stormy floods their Maker knew ! And led his chosen armies through. .3 The scaly shoals, amidst the sea, To thee, their Lord, a tribute pay; The meanest fish that swims the flood Leaps up, and means a praise to God. 4 [The larger monsters of the deep On thy commands attendance keep : By thy permission, sport and play, And cleave along their foaming way. 5 If God his voice of tempest rears, Leviathan lies still, and tears; Anon he lifts his nostrils high, And spouts the ocean to the sky.] 6 How is thy glorious power ador'd Amidst those watery nations, Lord » Yet the bold men that trace the seas, Bold men refuse their Maker's praise. 7 [What scenes of miracles they see, And never tune a song to thee ! While on the flood they safely ride, They curse the hand thatsmoottis th' tide. 8 Anon they plunge in watery graves, And some drink death among the waves ; Yet the surviving crew blaspheme, Nor own the God that rescu'd them.] 9 0, for some signal of thy hand! Shake all the seas, Lord, shake the land : Great Judge, descend, lest men deny That there's a God who rules the sky. 13, 14 PERFECTIONS OF GOD. f 7 Hymn 115. B. 2. C. M. « 1 3 3 St. James, St. Ami's, Christmas. Dominion and vengeance of God. 1 pjIGH as the heavens above the ground Reigns the Creator, God; Wide as the whole creation's bound Extends his awful rod. 2 Let princes of exalted state To him ascribe their crown ; Render their homage at his feet, And cast their glories down. 3 Know that his kingdom is supreme, Your lofty thougnts are vam; He calls you gous, that awful name, But ye must die like men. 4 Then let the sovereigns of the globe Not dare to vex the just ; He puts on vengeance uke a robe, And treads the worms to dust. 5 Ye judges of the earth, be wise, And think of heaven with fear; The meanest saint that you despise Has an avenger there. . .1 Hymn 17. B. 2. CM. * **5 Arlington, Devizes, Braintree. Eternity of God. 1 0 ISE, rise, my soul, and leave the XV ground, Stretch all thy thoughts abroad; And rouse up every tuneful sound To praise th' Eternal God. 2 Long ere the lofty skies were spread, Jehovah fill'd his throne; Or Adam form'd, or angels made, The Maker liv'd akme. 3 His boundless years can ne'er decrease, But still maintain their prime ; Eternity's his dwelling place. And ever is his time. PERFECTIONS OF GOD. 15, 16 4 While like a tide our minutes flow, The present and the past, He fills his own immortal nowx And sees our ages waste. 5 The sea and sky must perish too, And vast destruction come ; The creatures- -look ! how old they grow. And wait their fiery doom. 6 Well, let the sea shrink all away, And flames melt down the skies, My God shall live an endless day, When old creation dies. , - 7 Psalm 89. 1st Part. C. M. ^ *■ ° $ Irish, Devizes, St, Ann's. faithfulness of God. 1 A/f Y never-ceasing song shall show 1V1 The mercies of the Lord ; And make succeeding ages know How faithful is his word. 2 The sacred truths his lips pronounce Shall firm as heaven endure: And if he speak a promise once,' Th' eternal grace is sure. 3 How long the race of David held The promis'd Jewish throne ! But there's a nobler covenant seal'd To David's greater Son. 4 His seed forever shall possess A throne above the skies; The meanest subject of his grace Shall to that glory rise. 5 Lord God of Hosts, thy wondrous ways Are sung by saints above ; And saints on earth their honours raise To thy unchanging love. 16} Psalm 145. 2d Part. CM. 35 Barby, Bedford. * Goodness of God. WEET is the memory of thy grace,, My God, my heavenly King; 17 PERFECTIONS OF GOD. Let age to age thy righteousness In songs ot glory sing. 2 God reigns on high, but not confines His goodness to the skies ; Thro' the whole earth his bounty shines, And every want supplies. 3 With longing eyes thy creatures -wait On thee tor daily food : Thy liberal hand provides their meat, And fills their mouths with goal. 4 Plow 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 prai.se proclaim ; Rut saints, that taste thy richer grace, Delight to bless thy name. 27"? Psalm 103. 1st Part. L. M. ^ 3 Shoel, xvewcourt. Goodness and mercy of God. 1 T)LESS, O my soul, the living God, i-) Call home" thy thoughts, that rove abroad : Let ail the powers within me join In work and worship so div '2 Bless, O my soul, the God of grace ; His favours claim thy highest praise ; Why should the wonders he hath wrought Be lost in silence and forgot ? 3 'Tis he, my soul, that sent his Son To die for crimes which thou hast done;' He owns the ransom, and forgives The hourly follies of our lives. 4 The vices of the mind he heal?, And cures the pains that nature feels, Redeems the soul from hell, and saves Our wasting life from threatening graves. 5 Our youth decay'd, his power repairs ; His mercy crowns our growing years; PERFECTIONS OF GOD. lfc He satisfies our mouth with good, And iills 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. 7 [His power he shew'd by Moses' hands, And gave to Israel his commands ; But sent his truth and mercy down To all the nations by his Son. 8 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.] R7 Psalm 146. L. M. ^ -*^5 Monmouth, Blendon. Goodness and truth of God. lpRAISE ye the Lord ; my heart shall A join In work so pleasant, so divine; Now while the flesh is mine abode, - And when my soul ascends to God, 2 Praise shall employ my noblest powers,. While immortality endures: My days of praise shall ne'er be past, While life, and thought, and being last. 3 Why should I make a man my trust ? Princes must die and turn to dust ; Their breath departs, their pomp and power, And thoughts all vanish in an hour. 4 Happy the man, whose hopes rely On" Israel's God: he made the sky, And earth, and seas, with all their train, And none shall find his promise vain. 5 His truth forever stands secure : He saves th* oppress'd, he feeds the poor ; He sends the labouring conscience peace, And grants the prisoner sweet release. 19} 19 PERFECTIONS OF GOD. 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. 7 He loves his saints, he knows them well, But turns tire wicked down to hell: Thy God, O Zion! ever reigns ; Praise him in everlasting strains. Psalm 146. as 113th. P.M. g SL Hellens, Devotion. Goodness of God, and vanity of men. 1 T 'LL praise my Maker with my breath ; J. And when my voice is lost'in death, Praise shall employ my nobler powers : My days of praise shall ne'er be past, While 'life, and thought, and being last, Or immortality endures. 2 Why should I make a man my trust? Princes must die and turn to dust : Vain is the help of fle*h and blood ; Their breath departs, their pomp and power, And thoughts all vanish in an hour ; Nor can they make their promise good. 3 Happy the man whose hopes rely On Israel's God : he made the sky, And earth and seas with all their trail*; His truth forever stands secure : He saves the oppress'd, he feeds the poor, And none shall find his promise vaifl. 4 The Lord hath eyes to give the blind ; The Lord supports the sinking mind ; He sends the lab'ring conscience peace; He helps the stranger in distress, The widow and the fatherless, And grants the prisoner sweet release. 5 He loves his saints,he knows them well. But turns the wicked down to hell: Thy God, O Zion, ever reigns ; Let every tongue, let every age In this exalted work engage ; Praise him in everlasting strains. PERFECTIONS OF GOD. 20, 21 6 I'll prafse him while he lends me breath, And when my voice is lost in death Praise shall employ my nobler powers. My days of praise shall ne'er be past, While life, and thought, and being last, Or immortality endures. rt^~> Hymn 22. B. 2. L. M. ^ 20 S Truro, Blendon. & Grandeur of Gody or his terrible Maj- esty. 1 HTERRIBLE God, whoreign'st on high, A How awful is thy thundering hand ; Thy fiery bolts, how fierce they fly ; Nor can all earth or hell withstand. 2 This the old rebel angels knew, And Satan fell beneath thy frown ; Thine arrows struck the traitor through^ And weighty vengeance sunk him down. 3 This Sodom felt— and feels it still— And roars beneath th' eternal load: "With endless burnings who can dwell, " Or bear the fury of a God ?' 4 Tremble, ye sinners, and submit ; Throw down your arms before his throne, Bend your heads low beneath his feet, Or his strong hand shall crush you down 5 And ye, bless'd saints, that love him too, With reverence bow before his name ; Thus all his heavenly servants do : God is a bright and burning flame. "> Hymn 42. B. 1. C. M. ^ or b <* '*■ $ Dundee, St. Ann's. Grandeur of God, or divine ivrath and mercy. 1 A DORE and tremble, for our God ■Lx- Is a consuming fire ; * His jealous eyes his wrath inflame, And raise his vengeance higher. * Heb. xii. 29. 22 PERFECTIONS OF GOD. 2 Almighty vengeance, how it bums .' How bright his fury glows ! Vast magazines of plagues and storms Lie treasured fur his foes. 3 Those heaps of wrath by slow degrees Are foreed into a flame; But kindled, O ! how fierce they blaze ! And rend all nature's frame. 4 At his approach the mountains flee, And seek a watery grave ; The frighted sea makes haste away, And shrinks up every wave. 5 Through the wide air the weighty rocks Are swift as hailstones hurl'd : Who dares to meet his fiery rage, That shakes the solid world:* 6 Yet, mighty God! thy sovereign grace Sits regent on the throne, The refuge of thy chosen race When wrath comes rushing down. 7 Thy hand shall on rebellious kings A fiery tempest pour, While we, beneath thy sheltering wings. Thy just revenge adore. na\ Psalm 145. L. M. $r ZJ,$ Old Hundred , 1 >unstan, Bath. Greatness, truth and justice of God. 1 \/fV God, my King, thy various praise 1\ J. Shall fill the remnant of my days ; Thy grace employ my humble tongue. Till death and glory raise tue 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 endless stream ; Thy mercy swift ; thine anger slow. But dreadful to the stubborn foe PERFECTIONS OF GOD. OR 4 Thy works with sovereign glory shine, And speak thy majesty divine; Let "every realm with joy" proclaim The sound and honour of thy name. -5 Let distant times and nations raise The long succession of thy praise ; And unborn ages make my song The joy and labour of their tongue. 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 ! oa1 Psalm 145. 1st Part CM. g -^3 Barby, Rochester. Greatness and mercy of God. 1 T ONG as I live I'll bless thy name, JLi My King, my God qf love ; My work and joy shall be the same In the bright world above. 2 Great is the Lord, his power unknowo, And let his praise be great; I'll sing the honours of thy throne, Thy works of grace repeat. 3 Thy grace shall dwell upon my tongue, And, while my lips rejoice, The men that hear my sacred song Shall join their cheerful voice. 4 Fathers to sons shall teach thy name, And children learn thy ways; Ages to come thy truth proclaims And nations sound thy praise. 5 Thy glorious deeds of ancient date Shall through the world be known : Thine arm of power, thy heavenly state, With public splendour shown. 6 The world is manag'd by thy hands ; Thy saints are rul'd by" love; And thine eternal kingdom stands, Though rocks and hills remove, A 3 24, 25 PERFECTIONS OF GOD. 94? Hymn 86 B I. CM. fc, or 2 ■**5 Charmoutb, Canterbury. Holrnc84*tind majesty of God. ITJOW should the sons of Adam's race J— *» Be pure before their God : If he contend in righteousness, We fall beneath his rod. 2 To vindicate my words and thoughts I'll make no more pretence ; Not one of all my thousand faults Can bear a just defence. 3 Strong is his arm, his heart is wise , What vain presumers dare Against their Maker's hand to rise, Or tempt th' unequal war? 4 [Mountains by his almighty wrath From their old seats are torn ; He shakes the earth from south to north, And all her pillars mourn. 5 He bids the sun forbear to rise ; The obedient sun forbears : His hand with sackcloth spreads the skies And seals up all the stars. 6 He walks upon the stormy sea ; Flies on the stormy wind : There's none can trace his wondrous way Or his dark footsteps find.] 0 - I Hymn 82. B. 1. L. M. * or b Zb \ Fountain, Old Hundred. Holiness of God. and mortality of men. 1 C HALL the vile race of flesh and blood O 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 compar'd with his, Are neither holy, just, nor wise. 3 But how much meaner things are they Who spring from dust and dwell in clay ! PERFECTIONS OF GOD. 26, 27 Touch'd 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 : Bury'd in dust whole nations he, Like a forgotten vanity. 5 Almighty Power, to thee we bow ; How frail are we, how glorious thou ! No more the sons of earth shall dare With an eternal God compare. 26} Psalm 99. 2d Part. S. M. % St. Thomas, Dover. Holiness and vengeance of God. 1 T^XALT the Lord our God, jlL* And worship at his feet : His nature is all holiness, And mercy is his seat. 2 When Israel was his church, When Aaron was his priest, When Moses cry'd, when Samuel pray'd, He gave his people rest. 3 Oft he forgave their sins, Nor would destroy their race, And oft he made his vengeance known, When they abus'd his grace. 4 Exalt the Lord our God, Whose grace is still the' same; Still he's a God of holiness, And jealous for his name. OH > Hymn 87. B. 2. C. M. j* % I S Abridge, Bedford. * Incomprehensibility of God. 1 TTOW wondrous great, how glorious il Must our Creator be-! (bright WTho dwells amidst the dazzling light Of vast infinity ! 2 Our soaring spirits upward rise Toward the celestial throne: Fain would we see the blessed TsfREE . And the Almighty One, A 4 " 28 PERFECTIONS OF GOD, 3 Our reason stretches all its wings, And climbs above the skies; But still how far beneath thy feet Our grovelling reason lies ! 4 [Lord, here we bend our humble souls, And awfully adore: For the weak pinions of our minds Can stretch a thought no more.] 5 Thy glories infinitely rise Above our labouring tongue ; In vain the highest seraph tries To form an equal song. 6 [In humble notes our faith adores The great mysterious King, While angels strain their nobler powers, And sweep th' immortal string.] > Hymn 170. B. 2. L. M. ^ ^o £ Islington, Gloucester. Incomfirehemibility and sovereignty of God. 1 [/^ AN creatures to perfection find V^ 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 ? His glory spreads beyond the sky, And all the shining worlds on high. 3 But man, vain man would fain be wise ; Born like a wild young colt, he flies Through all the follies of his mind, And smells and snuffs the empty wind.] 4 God is a King, of power unknown ; Firm are the orders of his throne; If he resolve, who dare oppose, Or ask him why, or what he does? 5 He wounds the heart, and he makes whole ; He calms the tempest of the soul : When he shuts up in long despair, Who can remove the heavy bar? PERFECTIONS OF GOD. 29, 30 6 He frowns, and darkness veils the moon, The fainting sun grows dim at noon ; The pillars of heaven's starry roof Tremble and start at his reproof. 7 He gave the vaulted heaven its form, The crooked serpent and the worm ; He breaks the billows with his breath, And smites the sons of pride to death. 3 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 ? 00 ? Hymn 26. B. 2. L. M. *J J Quercy, Wells. M Invisibility of God. 1 T ORD, we are blind, poor mortals, JL^ blind, We can't behold thy bright abode ; O ! 'tis beyond a creature mind, To glance a thought half way to God. 2 Infinite leagues beyond the sky. The great Eternal reigns alone ; Where neither wings nor souls can fly, Nor angels climb the topless throne. 3 The Lord of glory builds his seat Of gems incomparably bright ; And lays beneath his sacred feet Substantial beams of gloomy night. 4 Yet, glorious Lord, thy gracious eyes Look through, and cheer us from above ; Beyond our praise thy grandeur flies, Yet we adore, and yet we love. ^n > Psalm 142. C. M. b or ;§ **V > Canterbury, Barby, Wantage. Kindness of God, or God the hope of the helfdess. 1 HPO God I made my sorrowslaiown- •^ From God I sought relief; 31 PERFECTIONS OF GOD. In long complaints before his throne I pour'd out all my grief. 2 My soul was overwhelmed with woes, 'My heart began to break ; Mv God, who all my burdens knows, He knows the way I take. 3 On every side I cast mine eye, And found my helpers gone ; While friends and strangei s pass'd me by, Neglected or unknown. 4 Then did I raise a louder cry, And call'd thy mercy near, " Thou art my portion when I die, " Be thou my refuge here.1' 5 Lord, I am brought exceeding low ; Now let thine ear attend ; And make my foes, who vex me, know I've an almighty Friend. 6 From my sad prison set me free, Then shall I praise thy name ; And holy men shall join with me Thy kindness to proclaim. "> Hymn 105. B. 2. C. M. fa or g ^ * J Christmas, Arlington. Longsvff'ering of God- 1 A ND are we wretches yet alive ? XjL And do we yet rebel ? 'Tis boundless, 'tis amazing love, That bears us up from hell ! 2 The burden of our weighty guilt Would sink us down to names ; And threatening vengeance rolls above, To crush our feeble frames. 3 Almighty goodness cries, Forbear ! And straight the thunder stays : And dare we now provoke his wrath, And weary out his grace ! 4 Lord, we have long abus'd thy love, Too" long indulg'd our sin; Our aching hearts e'en bleed to see What rebels we have been, PERFECTIONS OF GOD. 32, 33 5 No more, ye lusts, shall ye command ; No more will we obey ; Stretch out, O God, thy conquering hand, And drive thy foes away. no I Hymn 103. B. 2. C. M. ^ S Christmas, Carthage. Love of God, in the gift of his Son. lOOME, happy souls, approach your V> With new melodious songs ; [God, Come, render to almighty grace The tribute of your tongues. 2 So strange, so boundless was the love That pity'd dying men, The Father sent his equal Son To give them life again. 3 Thy hands, dear Jesus, were not arm'd With a revenging rod; No hard commission to perform The vengeance of a God. 4 But all was mercy, all was mild, And wrath forsook the throne, When Christ on the kind errand came, And brought salvation down. 5 Here, sinners, you may heal your And wipe your sorrows dry : [wounds, Trust in the mighty Saviour's name, And you shall never die. 6 See, dearest Lord, our willing souls Accept thine offer'd grace; We bless the great Redeemer's love, And give the Father praise. 3S\ Hymn 104. B. 2. S. M. Watchman, Pelham. Love and mercy of God. 1 "O AISE your triumphant songs XV To an immortal tune; Let the wide earth resound the deeds Celestial grace has done. 2 Sing how Eternal Love Ifs chief Beloved chose$ 34 PERFECTIONS OF (iOP. And bid him raise our wretched race From their abyss of woes. 3 His hand no thunder bears, No terror clothes his brow ; No bolts to drive our guilty souls To fiercer flames below. 4 'Twas mercy fill'd the throne, And wrath stood silent by, When Christ was sent with pardon* To rebels doom'd to die. [down 5 Now, sinners, dry your tears, Let hopeless sorrow cease; Bow to tne sceptre of his love, And take the ofier'd peace. 6 Lord, we obey thy call ; We lay an humble claim To the salvation thou hast brought, And love and praise thy name. 34 \ Psalm 113. P. M. ^ St. Hellens, or 46 Psalm, * Majesty, and condescension of God. 1VTE that delight to serve the Lord, X The honours of his name record, His sacred name forever bless : Where'er the circling sun displays His rising beams or setting rays, Let lands and seas his power confess. 2 Not time, nor nature's narrow rounds* Can give his vast dominion bounds ; The heavens are far below his height : Let no created greatness dare With our eternal God compare, Arm'd with his uncreated might ! 3 He bows his glorious head to view What the bright hosts of angels do, And bends his care to mortal things : His sovereign hand exalts the poor, He takes the needy from the door, And mak^5 them company for kings. PERFECTIONS OF GOD. 35 4 When childless families despair, He sends the blessing of an heir, To rescue their expiring name : The mother, with a thankful voice, Proclaims his praises and her joys: Let every age advance his fame. q*> PsalM 113. L. M. ^ 00 £ Newcourt, Gloucester. Majesty and condescension of God* 1 \7"E servants of th5 Almighty King, 1- 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 WThat saints above and angels do ; And condescends yet more to know The mean affairs of men below. 5 From dust and cottages obscure, His grace exalts the humble poor ; Gives them the honour of his sons, And fits them tor their heavenly thror-- 5 [A word of his creating voice t Can make the barren house rejoice : Though Sarah's ninety years were past, The promis'd seed is born at last, r With joy the mother views her son,. And tells the wonders God has done : . Faith may grow strong when sense des- pair's, Though nature fails* the promise bears." v. 36, 3r PERFECTIONS OF GOD. of, ) Psalm 36. S. M. b ^" £ Aylesbury, Ustick, Shirley. Majesty of God and wickedness of man. 1 A X^tiEN man grows bold hi sin, V V My heart witkin me cries, "He hath no faith of God within, " Nor fear before his eyes." 2 [He walks a while conceal'd In a self-flattering dream, Till his dark, crimes, at once rcveal'd, Expose his hate ful name.] 3 His heart is false and foul, His words are smooth and fair ; Wisdom is banish'd from his soul, And leaves no goodness there. 4 He plots upon his bed, New mischiefs to fulfil ; He sets his heart, and hands, and head To practise all that's ill. 5 But there's a dreadful God, Though men renounce his fear; His justice, hid behind the cloud, Shall one great day appear. 6 His truth transcends the sky ; In heaven his mercies dwell; Deep as the sea his judgments lie, His anger burns to hell. Y** How excellent his love, Whence all our safety springs ! Q never let my soul remove FVom underneath his wings. _„ > Psalm 145. 3d. Part. C. M. 37 J Stade, St. Martin's, Irish. Mercy of God to sufferers. 2 T ET every tongue thy goodness speak, X-j Thou sovereign Lord of all ; Thy strengthening hands uphold thej And raise the po©r that fall. [weak: 2 When sorrow bows the spirit down. Or virtue lies distress'd PERFECTIONS OF GOD. M Beaeath some proud oppressor's frown, Thou giv'st the mourners rest, 3 The Lord supports our tottering days, And guides our giddy youth : Holy and just are all 'his ways, And all' his words are truth. 4 He knows the paius his servants feel. He hears his children cry, And, their best wishes to full?, His grace is ever nigh. 5 His mercy never shall remove From men of heart sincere : He saves the souls, whose humble love Is j'oin'd with holy fear. 6 [His stubborn foes his sword shall slay. And pierce their hearts with pain 'T Bnt none that serve the Lord shall say, " They sought his aid in vain."] 7 [My lips shall dwell upon' his praise, And spread his fame abroad ; Let all the sons of Adam raise The honours of their God.] > Psalm 103. Sd.Part. L. M. 'jg J o ^ Portugal, Dunstan. Mercy and love of God to his fieofrfe. 1 HpHE Lord, how wondrous are his X ways ! How firm his truth, how large his grace ! He takes his mercy for his throne, And thence he makes his glories known, 2 Not half so high his power hath spread The starry heavens above our head. As his rich love exceeds our praise. Exceeds the highest hopes we raise. 3 Not half so far hath nature placed The rising morning from the west, As his forgiving grace removes The daily guilt of those he loves. 4 How slowly doth his wrath arise J Pn swifter wines salvation files : B 2 39 PERFECTIONS OF GOD. And if he Jets his anger burn, How soon his frowns to pity turn \ 5 Amidst his wrath compassion shines ; His strokes are lighter than our sins ; And while his rod corrects his saints, His ear indulges their complaints. 6 So fathers their young sons chastise, With gentle hands and melting eyes ; The children weep beneath the smart. And move the pity of their heart. Pause. 7 The mighty God, the wise and just, Knows that our frame is feeble dust ; And will no heavy load impose Beyond the strength that he bestows. 8 He knows how soon our nature dies, Blasted by every wind that flies ; Like grass we spring, and die as soon As morning flowers that fade at noon. 9 But his eternal love is sure To all the saints, and shall endure ; From age to age his truth shall reign, Nor children's children hope in vain. 39} Psalm 103. IstPart S. M. g Wakefield, Dover, Watchman. Mercy of God to soul and body. 1 (~\ BLESS the Lord, my soul! vy Let all within me join, And aid mv tongue to bless his name, Whose favours are divine. 2 O bless the Lord, my soul, Nor let his mercies lie Forgotten in unthankfulness, And without praises die. 3 'Tis he forgives thy sins, 'Tis he relieves thy pain, ?Tis he that heals thy sicknesses, And makes thee young again. 4 He crowns thy life with love, When ransomed from the grave; PERFECTIONS OF GOD. 40 He that redeem 'd my soul from hell Kath sovereign power to save. 5 He fills the poor with good; He gives the sufferers rest ; The Lord hath judgments for the proud And justice for the opprees'd. 6 His wondrous works and ways He made by Moses known"; But sent the world his truth and grace By his beloved Son. Ar.> Fsal:\i139. 1st Part. L. M. & 4U £ Bath, Blendon, Castle-Street. Omniscience of God. 1 T ORD, thou hast search'd and seen -*-* me through ; Thine ej e commands with piercing view My rising and my resting hours, My heart" and flesh, with all their powers. 2 My thoughts, before they are my own, Are to my God distinctly known ; He knows the words I mean to speak, Ere from my opening lips they break. 3 Within thy circling power I stand ; On every side I find thy hand: Awake, asleep, at home, abroad, I am surrounded still with God. 4 Amazing knowledge, vast and great! What large extent ! what lofty height ! My soul, with all the powers I boast, Is in the boundless prospect lost. 5 "Omay these thoughts possess my breast, " V* here'er I rove, where'er 1 rest ; " Ncr let my weaker passions dare " Consent to sin, for God is there." Pause I. 6 Could I so false, so faithless prove, To quit thy service and thy love, \Y here, Lord, could I thy presence shun? Or from thy dreadful glory run ? |l PERFECTIONS OF GOD. 7 If up to heaven I ta!:c my flijrht, 'Tis there thou dwell'st enthron'ft in light : Or dive to hell, there vengeance r< • And Satan groans beneath his chains. 8 If, mounted on a morning ray, I fly beyond the western sea, ( - swifter hand would first arrive, And theic arrest thy fugitive. 9 Or should I try to shun thy sight, ieath the spreading veil" of iiight, One glance of thine, one piercing ray, Would kindle darkness into day. 10"Omay these thoughts possess my breast, "Where'er I rove, where'er I rest; "Nor let my weaker passions dare "Consent toiin, for God is there." Pause II. 11 The veil of night is no disguise, No screen from thy all-seeing eyes: hand can se:;:e thy foes as soon Through midnight shades as blazing noon. 12 Midnight and noon in this agree, Great God, they're both alike to thr.e: Not death can hide what God will spy, I hell hes naked to his eye. I3"Omay these thoughts possess my breast, " Where'er 1 rove, where'er I rest ; " Nor let my weaker passions dare " Consent to sin, for God is there." I , "? Psalm 139. 1st Part. CM. # 41 S London, St. Ann's. Omniscience of Gcd. 1 TN all my vast concerns with thee, -1- In vain my soul would try To shun thy presence, Lord, or flee The notice of thine eye. 2 Thine all- surrounding sight surveys My rising and my rest ; My public walks, my private ways, And secrets of my breast. PERFECTIONS OF GOD. 42 3 My thoughts lie open to the Lord Before they're form'd wuhin ; And ere my lips pronounce the word He knows the sense I mean. 4 O wondrous knowledge, deep and high ! Where can a creature hide ? Within thy circling arms I lie, Beset on every side. 5 So let thy grace surround me still, And like a bulwark prove, To guard my soul from every ill, Secur'd by sovereign love. Pause. 6 Lord, where shall guilty souls retire, Forgotten and unknown ? In heli they meet thy dreadful fire, In heaven thy glorious throne. 7 Should I suppress my vital breath, To 'scape the wrath divine, Thy voice could break the bars of death, And make the grave resign. 8 If, wing'dwith beams of morning light, I fly beyond the west, [tight, Thy 'hand, which must support my Would soon betray my rest. 9 If o'er my sins I think to draw The curtains of the night, Those flaming eyes that guard thy law Would turn the shades to light. 10 The beams of noon, the midnight hour. Are both alike to thee : O may I ne'er provoke that power From which I cannot flee. -> Hymn 32. B. 1. C: M. ^ 4^_J Carthage, Christmas. Omnipotence of God. 1 \ X/HENCE do our mournful thoughts V V arise ? J^nd where's our courage fled ? Has restless sin and raging hell Struck all our comforts dead ? 43 PERFECTIONS OF GOD. 2 Have we forgot the Almighty Name That form'd the earth and sea r And can an all-creating arm Grow weary, or decay ? 3 Treasures erf everlasting might In our Jehovah dwell ; He gives the conquest to the weak, And treads their foes to hell. 4 Mere mortal power shall fade and die, And youthful vigour cease ; But we that wait upon the Lord Shall feel our strength increase. 5 The saints shall mount on eagles' wings, And taste the promis'd bliss, Till their unwearied feet arrive Where perfect pleasure is. Atj) Psalm 111. 2d. Part. CM. ^ 4-0 > St. Asaphs, Braintree, Carthage. Perfections of God. 1 f^ REAT is the Lord ; his works of O" might Demand our noblest songs: Let his assembled saints unite Their harmony of tongues. 2 Great is the mercy of the Lord, He gives his children food ; And, ever mindful of his word, He makes his promise good. 3 His Son, the great Redeemer, came To seal his covenant sure ; Holy and reverend is his name, His ways are just and pure. 4 They that would grow divinely wise Must with his tear begin; Our fairest proof of knowledge lies In hating every sin. ^ PERFECTIONS OF GOD. 44,45 . ' "> Hymn 166. B. 2, C. M. w f*5 Bedford, London, Barby. ' Perfections of God. 1 TTOW shall I praise th' eternal God, Xl That Infinite Unknown £ Who can ascend his ' high abode, Or venture near his throne ? 2 [The great Invisible ! He dwells Conoeal'd in dazzling light ; But his all-searching eye reveals The secrets of the night. 3 These watchful eyes, that never sleep, Survey the world around; His wisdom is a boundless deep, Where all our thoughts are drown'd.] 4 [Speak we of strength ? His arm is To save, or to destroy ; [strong Infinite years his life prolong, And endless is his joy.] 5 [He knows no shadow of a change. Nor alters his decrees ; Firm as a rock his truth remains. To guard his promises.] 6 [Sinners before his presence die ; How holy is his name! His anger and his jealousy Burn like devouring flaifre.] 7 Justice, upon a dreadful throne, Maintains the rights of God j While mercy sends her pardons down, Bought with a Saviour's blood, 8 Now to my soul, immortal King, Speak some forgiving word ; Then 'twill be double joy to sing The glories of my Lord. a ?} Hymn 167. B. 2. L. M. « *° S Gloucester, Chard, Truro, * Perfections of God. 1 Q.REAT God ! thy glories shall employ My holy fear, my humble joy ; My lips, in songs of honour, bring Their tribute to th' eternal King, 45 PERFECTIONS OF GOD. 2 [Eartji and the stars, and worlds un- known, Depend precarious on his throne ; All nature hangs upon his word, And grace and glory own their Lord.] 3 [His sovereign power what mortal knows r If lie command, who dare oppose ? With strength he girds himself around. And treads the rebels to the ground.] 4 [Who shall pretend to teach him skill ? Or guide the counsels of his will? His wisdom, like a sea divine, Flows deep and high beyond our line.] 5 [His name is holy, and his eye Burns with immortal jealousy ; He hates the sons of pride, and sheds His fiery vengeance on their heads.] 6 [The beamings of his piercing sight Bring dark hypocrisy to light; Death and destruction naked lie, And hell uncovered to his eye.] 7 fTh' eternal law before him stands ; His justice, with impartial hands, Divides to all their due reward, Or by the sceptre, or the sword.] 8 [His mercy, like a boundless sea, Washes our loads of guilt away, While his own Son came down and died, T' engage his justice on our side.] 9 [Each of his words demands my faith, ft ly soul can rest on all he saith ; His truth inviolably keeps The largest promise of his lips.] 10 O tell me, with a gentle voice, " Thou art my God," and I'll rejoice ! FilTd with thy love, I dare proclaim The brightest honours of thy name. PERFECTIONS OF GOD. 46,47 | ) Hymn 168. B. 2. L. M. * O $ Nantwich, Old Hundred. & Perfections of God. JEHQVAH reigns, his throne is high ; His robes are light and majesty ; His gloiy shines with beams so bright. No mortal can sustain the sight. His terrors keep the world in awe ; His justice guards his holy law ; His love reveals a smiling face ; His truth and promise seal the grace. 3 Through all his works his wisdom shines, And baffles Satan's deep designs ; His power is sovereign to fulfil The noblest counsels of liis will. 1 And will this glorious Lord descend To be my Father and my friend ? Then let my songs with angels join ; ! Heaven is secure, if God be mine. L_> Hymn 169. B. 2. H. M. w * ' $ Portsmouth, Bethesda. - & iHPHELord Jehovah reigns, A His throne is built on high ; The garments he assumes Are light and majesty : His glories shine ' With beams so bright, No mortal eye Can bear the sight. 2 The thunders of his hand Keep the wide world in awe ; His wrath and justice stand To guard his holy lav/ : And where his love Resolves to bless, His truth confirms And seals the grace. 3 Through all his ancient works Surprising wisdom shines, Confounds the powers of hell, And breaks their curs'd designs. 48 PERFECTIONS OF GOD. Strong is his firm, And shall fulfil His great decrees, His sovereign will. 4 And can this mighty King Of glory condescend ? And will he write his name,. "My Father and my Friend r" I love his name, I love his word ; Join ail my powers, And praise the Lord. .Q) Psalm 115. L. M. v ^b5 Monmouth, Gloucester, Bath. Pvrfrfions of God, a?,d vanity of idols. 1 VT OT to ourselves, who are but dust, lN Not to ourselves is glory due, Eternal God, thou only just, Thou only gracious, wise and true. 2 Shine forth in all thy dreadful name ; Why should a heathen's haughty tongue Insult us, and, to raise our shame, Say, "Where's the Gvod you've serv'd so long ? 3 The Gcd we serve maintains his throne, Above the clouds, beyond the skies ; Through all the earth his will is done, He knows our groans, lie hears our cries. 4 Put the vain idols they adore Are senseless shapes of stone and wood ; At best a mass of glittering ore, A silver saint, or golden god. 5 [With eyes and ears, they carve their head ; Deaf are their ears, their eyes are blind : In vain are costly offerings made, And vows are scatter'd hi the wind. 6 Their feet were never made to move, Nor hands to save when mortals pray ; Mortals, that pay them fear or love, Seem to be blind and deaf as the)' ] perfe£t!ons OF GOD. 49 O Israel, make the Lord thy hope, Thy help, thy refuge, and thy rest : The Lord shall build thy ruins up, And bless the people and the priest. The dead no more can speak thy praise, They dwell in silence and the grave ; But we shall live to sing thy grace, And tell the world thy power to save. q7 Psalm 135. CM. ^ y 3 St. Asaph's, Devizes, Arlington. Perfections of God, and vanity of idols. A WAKE, ye saints, to praise your t\ King, Your sweetest passions raise, Your pious pleasure, while you sing, Increasing with the praise. Great is the Lord ; and works unknown Are his divine employ ; But still his saints are near his throne, His treasure and his joy. Heaven, earth and sea confess his hand ; He bids the vapours rise : Lightning and storm, at his command, Sweep through the sounding skie's. All power, that gods or kings have claim'd, Is found with him alone ; But heathen gods should ne'er be nam'd, Where our Jehovah's known. Which of the stocks or stones they trust Can give them showers of rain ? i vain they worship glittering dust, And pray to gold in vain. |Their gods have tongues that cannot talk, Such as their makers gave: Their feet w ere ne'er design'd to walk, Nor hands have power to save. Blind are their eyes, their ears are deaf^ Nor hear when mortals pray : Mortals, that wait for their relief, Are blind and deaf as Uiey.] 50 PERFECTIONS OF GOD. 8 Ye saints, adore the living God, Serve him with faith and fear ; He makes the churches his aj Aud claims your honours there. 50 1 Psalm 115. P. M. 3 Walworth, New 50th. Perfections cfGod, and vanity ofklols. 1 "\TOTtoou> nanies,thou only just and true ■i-^> Not to our worthless names is glory due Thy power and grace, thy truth and >usnc< claim Immortal honours to thy sovereign name; Shme through the earth irom heaven ih abode, [God ? Nor let the heathen say, "And wheie'i you 2 Heaven is thy higher court ; there stands th} throne, ['lone And through the lower worlds thy wdl i Our God fram'd all this earih, these heaven: he spread, [ma !e Rut fools adore tltb gods their hands have The kneeling crowd,\vith lor<-> 3 Nantwich, Islington. Vengeance and compassion of God. 1 T ET God arise in all his might, -L-rf And put the troops of hell to flight, As smoke, that sought to cloud the skies, Before the rising tempest flies. 2 [He comes, array 'd 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 through 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's just, a father kind. 5 He breaks the captive's heavy chain, And prisoners see the light again ; PERFECTIONS OF GOD. 56 But rebels, that dispute his will, - Shall dwell in chains and darkness still. Pause. 6 Kingdoms and thrones to Gcd belong ; Crown him, ye nations, in your song : Kis wondrous names and powers re- • hearse ; His honours shall enrich your verse. 7 He shakes the' heavens with l.dud alarms f How terrible is God in arms ! In Israel are his mercies known, Israel is his peculiar throne. S 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. 5Q\ Psalm 111. 1st. Part. C. M. g Arlington, Dundee, Rochester. Wudom of God in fm works. - 1 QONGS of immortal praise belong O To my Almighty God ; He has ray heart, and he my tongue, To spread his name abroad. 2 How great the works his hand hath How glorious in our sight ! [wrought ! Good men in every age have sought His wonders with delight. S How most exact is nature's frame ! How wise th' Eternal Mind ! His counsels never change the scheme That his first thoughts design'd. 4 When he redeem 'd his chosen sons, He flx'd his covenant sure : The orders that his lips pronounce To endless years endure. 5 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 ? 57, 58 CREATION AND 6 To fear thy power, to trust thy gra .•: Is our divinest skill ; And he's the -wisest of our race, That best obeys thy v, ill. _»"> Psalm 139. 2d. Part. C. M. £ ° * 3 Braintree, Barby. Wiftdom of God in th* formation of man, 1 "\ \ J HEN I with pleasing wonder stand, V\ And all my frame survey, Lord, 'tis thy work: I own thy hand Thus built my humble clay. 2 Thy hand my heart and reins possessM, Where unborn nature grew ; Thy wisdom all my features track], And all my members drew. 3 Thine eye with nicest care survey'd The growth of every part, Till the whole scheme thy thoughts had laid Was copy'd by thine art. 4 Heaven, earth and sea, and fire and wind Show me thy wondrous skill ; But I review myself, and find Diviner wonders still. 5 Thine awful glories round me shine, My flesh proclaims thy praise ; Lord, to thy works of nature join Thy miracles of grace. CREATION AND PROVIDENCE. ro l Hymn 147. B. 2. C. M. ^c 5o J Rochester, St. Ann's. _ ^ Creation of the world. Gen. i. 1 " V[OW let a spacious world arise," l^i Said the Creator, Lord : At once the obedient earth and skies Rose at his sovereign word. PROVIDENCE. $8 [Dark was the deep ; the waters lay Confus'd, and drown'd the land ; He call'dthe light — the new-bom day- Attends on his command. 3 He bade the clouds ascend on high ; The clouds ascend, and bear A watery treasure to the sky, And float on softer air. 4 The liquid element below Was gather'd by his hand ; The rolling seas together flow, And leave the solid land. 5 With herbs and plants (a flowery birth) The naked globe he crown'd, Ere there was rain to bless the earth, Or sun to warm the ground. 6 Then he adorn'd the upper skies : Behold ! the sun appears ; The moon and stars in order rise, To mark out months and years. 7 Out of the deep th' Almighty King Did vital beings frame ; The painted fowls of every wing, And fish of every name.] 8 He gave the lion and the worm At once their wondrous birth ; And grazing beasts, of various form, Rose from the teeming earth. 9 Adam was form'd of equal clay, Though sovereign of the rest, Design'd fox nobler ends than they, With God's own image blest. 10 Thus glorious in the Maker's eye. The young creation stood ; He saw the building from on high, His word pronounc'd it good. 11 Lord, while the frame of nature stands, Thy prsdse shall fill my tongue ; But the new world of grace demands A more efltfted song. 59 CREATION AND -q I Psalm 139. 2d. Part. L. Vi ^ $ Armly, Limehouse. 77/i" nvo nderful formation of man. -J'T^WAS from thy hand, my (. X came, A work of such a curious frame ; In me thy fearful wonders shine, And each proclaims thy skill divine, 2 Thine eyes did all my limbs survey, Which yet in dark confusion lay ; Thou saw'st the daily growth they tcck. Form'd by the model" of thy book". 3 By thee my growing parts were nam'd. And what thy sovereign counsels fram'd (The breathing lungs, ihe beating heart) Were copy'ci with unerring art. 4 At last, to shew my Maker's name, God stamp'd his image on my frame, And in some unknown moment join'd The finish'd members to the mind. 5 There the young seeds of thought I And all the passions of the man : Great God, our infant nature pays Immortal tribute to thy praise. Pause. 6 Lord, since in my advancing age I've acted on life's busy stage. Thy thoughts of love to me surmount The power of numbers to recount. 7 1 could survey the ocean o'er, And count each sand that makes the shore Before my swiftest thoughts could trace The numerous wonders of thy grace... 8 These en my heart are still impress'd, With these I give mine eyes to rest ; And at my waking hour I find God and his love possess my mind. PROVIDENCE, 60, 61 ,n) Psalm 33. 1st. Part. C. M. g )U £ Wareham, Devizes. Works of creation and providence, REJOICE, ye righteous, in the Lord, This work belongs to you : Sing of his name, his ways, his words How holy, just, and true ! I His mercy and his righteousness Let heaven and earth proclaim ; His works of nature and of grace Reveal his wondrous name. 3 His wisdom and almighty word The heavenly arches spread: And by the Spirit of the Lord Their shining hosts were made. £ He bade the liquid waters flow To their appointed deep ; The flowing seas their limits know, And their own station keep. 5 Ye tenants of the spacious earth, With fear before him stand : He spake, and nature took its birth, And rests on his command. 6 He scorns the angry nations' rage, And breaks their vain designs: His counsel stands through every age, And in full glory shines. ^ . > Psalm 33. P. M. ^ blS St. HeUen's, Psalm 46. ** Works of creation and providence. 1 \7"E holy souls, in God rejoice, ■*- YourMaker's praise becomes your voice; Great is your theme, your songs be new : Sing of his name, his %vord, his ways, His works of nature, and of grace, How wise and holy, just and true ! 2 Justice and truth he ever loves, And the whole earth his goodness proves; His word the heavenly arches spread. 62 CREATION AND How wide they shine from north to south! And by the sprit of his month Were all the starry armies made. 3 He gathers the wide flowing seas, (Those watery treasures know their place) In the vast store-house of the deep ; He spake, and gave all nature birth, And tires and seas, ai;d heaven and earth His everlasting orders keep. 4 Let mortals tremble, and adore A God of such resistless power, Nor dare indulge their feeble rage : Vain arc their thoughts and weak their hands, But his eternal counsel stands, And rules the world from age to age. ao I Psalm 104. L. M. 3? *>* J Gloucester, Bath. The glory of God in creation and provi- dence. lA/ffY scul, thy great Creator praise : iVJL When cloth 'd in his celestial rays, He in full majesty appears, And, like a robe, his glory wears. [Note. This psalm may be sung to a dif- ferent metre, by adding the following two lines to every stanza, viz. Great is the Lord; what tongue can frame An equal honour to his name.] 2 The heavens are for his curtain spread ; Th' unfathem'd deep he makes his bed : Clouds are his chariot, when he flies On winged storms across the skies. 3 Angels, whom his own breath inspires. His ministers, are flaming fires ; And swift as thought their armies move To bear his vengeance or his love. 4 The world's foundations by his hand Are pois'd, and shall forever stand ; He binds the ocean in his chain, Lest it should drown the earth again. PROVIDENCE.. m 5 When earth was cover'd with the flood, WUich high above the mountains stood, He thunder'd, and the ocean fled, Confin'd to its appointed bed. 6 The swelling billows know their bounds, And in their coannels walk their rounds; Yet thence convey'd by secret veins* They spring on hills, and drench the plains. 7 He bids the crystal fountains flow, And cheer the valleys as they go; Tame heifers there tn*eir thirst allay, And for the stream wild asses bray. 8 From pleasant trees, which shade the brink, The lark and linnet light to drink ; Their songs the lark and linnet raise. And chide our silence in his praise. Pause I. 9 God, from his cloudy cistern, pours On the parch'd earth enriching showers ; The grove, the garden, and the field, A thousand joyful blessings yield. 10 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. ll What noble fruit the vines produce! The olive yields a shining juice ; Our hearts are cheer'd with generous wine, With inward joy our faces shine. i2 O bless his name, ye nations, fed With nature's chief supporter, bread : While bread your vital strength imparts., Serve him with vigour in your heart? Pause IT. 13 Behold the stately cedar stands, Rais'd in the forest by his hands ; Birds to the boughs for shelter fly, And build their nests secure on higrY 62 CREATION AND 14 To craggy hills ascends the goat ; And. at the aiiy mountain's foot The feebler creatures make their cell ; He gives them wisdom where to dwell. 15He sets the sun his circling race, Appoints the moon to change her face ; And when thick darkness veils the da)-, Calls out wild beasts to hunt their prey. 16 Fierce Irons lead their youn.j abroad, And roaring, ask their meat trom God ; But when the morning beams arise, The savage beast to covert flies. 17 Then man to daily labour goes ; The night was made for his repose: Sleep is thy gift, that sweet relief From tiresome toil and wasting grief. 18 How strange thv works ! how great thy skill ! And every land thy riches fill : TIiv wisdom round the world we see, This spacious earth is full of thae. 19 Nor less thy glories in the deep, Where fish in millions swim and creep, With wondrous motions, swift or slow, Still wandering in the paths below. 20 There ships divide their wateiy way, And flock's of scaly monsters play; There dwells the huge Leviathan, And foams and sports in spite of man. Pause III. 21 Vast are thy works, Almighty Lord, All nature rests upon thy word, And the whole race of creatures stand, Waiting their portion from thy hand. 22 While each receives his different food, His cheerful looks pronounce it good ; Eagles and bears, and whales and worms, Rejoice and praise in different forms. 23 But when thy face is hid, they mourny And,. dying, to their dust return; PROVIDENCE, m ' Both man and beast their souls resign^ Life, breath and spirit, all are thine. M Yet thou canst breathe on dust again; And fill the world with beasts and men 5 A word of thy creating breath Repairs the wastes of time and death; 2-5 His works, the wonders of his might, Are honoured with his own delight : How awful are his glorious ways ! The Lord is dreadful in his praise; 3(Tf he earth stands trembling at thy stroll. And at thy touch the mountains smoke ; Yet humble souls may see thy facfey And tell tlieir wants to sovereign grace* 2fln thee my hopes and wishes meet* And make mv meditations sweet ; Thy praises shall my breath employ, Till it expire in endless joy. 28 While haughty sinners die accurst.;. Their glory buiy'd with their dust* I, to my Cod, mv heavenly Kingk Immortal hallelujahs sing." gy^ I Psalm 121. L. M. ^ *w S Truro, Nantwich, ** Divine firotectirm, IT IP to the hills I lift mine e}^es, vJ To.' eternal hills beyond the skies; Thence all her help my soul derives; There my Almighty Refuge lives. 2 He lives; the everlasting God, That built the world, that spread the flood, The heavens with all their hosts he made, And the dark regions of the dead. 3 He guides our feet, he guards our way ; His morning smiles bless all the day^ He spreads the evening vale, and keeps The* silent hours while Israel steep.i C 2 64 CREATION AND 4 Israel, a name divinely blest, May rise secure, securely rest ; Thy holy guardian's wakeful eyes Admit no slumber nor surprise. £No sun shall Smite thy head by Hymn 19. B. 2. CM. w °°S Abridge, London. Our bodies frail* and Gcd cur ftrenervcr, 1 T ET others boast g they be, -A— ' Nor death nor ar ; 13ut well confess, O Lord, to thee, What feeble things v.c are. t Fresh as the grass our I todies stand, And flourish bright and gaj ; A blunting wind sweeps o'er the hind; And fades the grass away. 3 Our life contains a thousand springs, And flies, if one be gone ; Strange! that a harp of thousand strings Should keep in tune so long. 4 But 'tis cur God supports our frame, The God avIio built us first ; Salvation to th' Almighty Name That rear'd us from the dust. 5 [He spake — and straight our hearts and brains In all their motions rose ; [veins," * Let blood," said he, " flow round the And round the veins it flows. 6\Yhiie we have breath,or use our tongues, _ Our Maker we'd adore ; His Spirit moves our heaving lungs, Or they would breathe no more.] ^7 Hymn 83. B.i. C,M. h D ' i Durham, Windsor. jifiliciions and death under providence. Job v. 6— 8. 1 TVJOT from the dust affliction grows^ X\ Nor troubles rise by chance; Yet we are born to cares and woes; A sad inheritance ! 2 As sparks break out from burning coals, And still arc upwards borne; So grief is rcoted in our souls, And man grows up to mourn*, I PROVIDENCE. 68,69 > Yet with my God I leave my cause, And trust his promised grace : He rules me by his well-known laws Of love and rignteousness, 4 Not ail the pains that e'er I bore Shall spoil my future peace ; For death and hell can do no more Than what my Father please. ^o? Hymn 13. B. 2. L. M. - ^ «o £ Nantwich, Truro. T-he creation, unci dissolution of the world, 1 Q ING to the Lord who built the skies, *3 The Lord w:.io rear'd this stately frame ; Let all tiie nations sound 'his praise, And lands unknown repeat his name. 2 JEe form'd the seas, and ibrm'dthe hills, Made every drop and every dust ; Nature and time with all their wheels, And push'd them into motion first. 3 Now, from his high imperial throne, -He looks far down upon the spheres ; tie bids the shining orbs roll on, And round he turns the hasty years. 4 Thus shall this moving engine last, Till all his saints are gather'd in: Then for the trumpet's dreadful blast, To shake it all to dust again. 5 Yet when the sound shall tear the skies, And lightning burn the globe below, Saints, you may lift your joyful eyes. There's a new heaven and earth for you. rQ7 Psalm 107. 4th. Part. L. M. ^ *>*■$ Nantwich, Blendon. * The seaman's .-song. 1\,\70ULD you behold the works of yV God, His wonders in the world abroad, Go with the mariners, and trace The unknown regions of the seas. 2 They leave their native shores behind 4-nd seize the favour of the wind, TO CREATION AND Till God command, and tempests rise, That heave the ocean to the skies. 3 New to the heavens they mount amain ; Now sink to dreadful deeps again; \\ hat strange afiright ) oung sailors it el, And like a staggering drunkard reel! 4 When land is far, and death is nigh, Lost to all hope, to God they cry : Bis mercy hears their loud address, And sends salvation in distress. 5 He bids the winds their wrath assuage; The furious waves forget their rage : 'Tis calm ; and sailors smile to see The haven where they wish'd to be. 6() may the sons of men record The wondrous goodness of the Lord ! Let them their private offerings bring, And in the church his glory sing. Hnl Psalm 107. CM, g '^5 Cambridge, Rochester, Abridge. Th'- 7t:a - trier's psalm, lH'HY works of glory, mighty Lord, -*- Thy wonders in the deeps, The sons of courage shall record, Who trade in floating ships. 2 At thy command the winds arise, And swell the towering waves; The men, astonish'd, mount the skies, And sink in gaping graves. 5 [Again they climb the watery hills, And plunge in deeps again : Each like a tottering drunkard reels, And finds his courage vain. 4 Frighted to hear the tempests roar, T"hey pant with fluttering breath; And, hopeless of a distant shore, Expect immediate death.] .5 Then to the Lord they raise their cries ; He hears their leud request, And orders silence through the skies, And lays the floods to rest. PROVIDENCE. 71, 72 6 Sailors rejoice to lose their fears, And see the storm allay'd: Now to their eyes the port appears ; There let their vows be paid. 7 'Tis God that brings them safe to land ; Let stupid mortals know That waves are under his command, And all the winds that blow. S O that the sons of men would praise The goodness of the Lord ! And those that see thy wondrous ways, Thy wondrous love record. 7 . ) Hymn 109. B. 2. L. M. ^ ' * 5 Kingsbriclge, Putney. The ckitkncsH of providence. 1 T ORD, we adore thy vast designs, •*— ' Th' obscure abyss of providence ! Too deep to sound with mortal lines, Too dark to view with feeble sense. 2 Now thou array'st thine awful face In angry frowns, without a smile: ' We through the cloud believe thy grace, Secure of thy compassion still. 3 Through seas and storms of deej) distress We sail by faith, and not by sight • Faith guides us in the wilderness, Through all the terrors of the night. 4 Bear Father, if thy lifted rod Resolve to scourge us here below ; Still let us lean upon our God, Thine arm shall bear us safely through. 72} Psalm 73. S. M. ^ Sutton, Hopkins. 2 'he mystery of Hroviaence uv folded. 1 CURE there's a righteous "God, O Nor is religion vain ; Though men of vice may boast aloud, And men of grace complain. 2 I saw the wicked rise, And felt my heart repine, 7; CREATION AND While haughty fools, with BQomfu) In robes 01 honour shine. 3 [PamperM with wanton «■ I'heir tlesh looks full and fair; Their wealth rolls in like flowing 9eaa And grows without their cure. 4 Free from the plagues and pains That pious scuis endure, Thivugh all their lue oppression reigns, And racks the humble poor. 5 Their impious tongues blaspheme The everlasting Ixod: Their main e bi«.sis the good man's name, And spreads their lies abroad. 6 But 1, with Bowing tears, Indulg'd my doubts to rise ; "Is there a God that sees or hears "The things below the skies?"] 7 The tumults of my thought Held me in hard suspense, Till to thy house my feet were brought, To learn thy justice thence. 8 Thy word with light and power Did my D.istakes amend; I view'd the sinners' life before, But here I learnt their end. 9 On what a slippery steep The thoughtless wretches go: A.ud O, that dreadful fiery deep, That waits their fall below ! 10 Lord, at thy feet 1 bow, Mv thoughts no more repine ; I call my (Uod my portion now, And all my powers, are thine. 7q^ Pslam73. 1st. Part. CM. fc *°b London, Dundee. yljfhctcd saint a /la/ifty, ami firosficrou* sin- ner* curs. d. 1 TSJ *~^ *'m convmc,d the Lord is kind -i-M To men of heart sincere, Yet once my foolish thoughts repin'd. And bord'er'd on despair. PROVIDENCE. 73 -2 I grk-v'd to see the wicked thrive, And spoke with angry breath, ''• How pleasant and profane they live ! " How peaceful is their death ! 3 "Wi^h well-fed flesh and haughty eyes " They lay their fears to sleep ; 4< Against the heavens their -slanders rise, " Vv'hile saints in silence weep. 4 "In vain I lift my hands to pray, 41 And cleanse my heart in vain, " For I am chasten'd all the day, " The night renews my par:/' 5 Yet while my tongue indulg'd complaints, 1 felt my heart reprove ; *' Sure I shall tlius offend thy saints, *' And grie\ e the men I love." 6 But still I found my doubts too hard, The conflict too severe, Till I retir'd to search thy wordx And learn thy secrets there. 7 There, as in some prophetic glass, I saw the sinner's feet High mounted on a slippery place;, Beside a fiery pit. SI heard the wretch profanely boast, Till at thy frown he fell; His honours in a dream were lost, And he awoke in hell. 9 Lord, what an envious fool I was! How like a thoughtless beast! Thus to suspect thy promis'd grace, And think the wicked blest! 10 Yet I was kept from full despair, Upheld by power unknown ; That blessed hand that broke the snare Shall guide me to thy throne, 74 CREATION AND ^ ) Psalm 9. 2d. Part. CM. ' * \ Canterbury, Plymouth, Thevvi dom and equity ojfirovideifce, 1 "IX TIEN the great Judge, supreme \ V and just, S.iall once enquire for blood, The humble souls, who moarn in dust_ hJhuii find a faithful God. 2 lie from the dreadful gates of death Doth his own children raise; In Zion's gates, with cheerful breath, They sing their Father's praise. 5 His foes shall fall, with heedless feet, Info the pit they made ; And sinners perish in the net Winch their own hands have spread. 4 Thus by thy judgments, mighty God, Are thy deep counsels known: Wlien men of mischief are destroy 'd, The snare must be their own. Pause. 5 The wicked shall sink down to hell ; Thy wrath devour the lands That dare forget thee, or rebel Against thy known commands. 6 Tho' saints to sore distress are brought, And wait and long complain, Their cries shall never be forgot, Nor shall their hopes be vain. 7 [Rise, great Redeemer, from thy seat, To judge and save the poor ; Let nations tremble at thy feet, And man prevail no more. 8 Thy thunder shall affright the proud, And put their hearts to pain, Jvlake them confess that thou art God, And they but feeble raen.l FROVIDENCE. 75,76 **• e*t Psalm 36. L. M. 57 i5S Old Hundred, Eaton, Blendon. The fie -ft c dona and firovidence of God ; or, general providence and sfiecialg^ace. lTTIGH in the heavens, eternal God! XjL Thy goodness in full glory shines ; Thy truth shall break thro' 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 bounty share ; The whole creation is thy charge, But saints are thy peculiar care. 4Mv God! how excellent thy grace, Whence all our hope andcomforc springs,- The sons of Adam in distress Fly to the shadow of thy wings. 5 From the provisions of thy house We shall be fed with sweet repast ; 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 the Lord ; And in thy light our souls shall see- The glories promis'd in thy word. -p? Psalm U7. 1st. Part. L. M. ^ ' ^ > Dunstan, Newcourt. Creation^ firovidence and grace. 1 "p^AISE ye the Lord; 'tis good to raise A 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 mercy melts the stubborn soul, And- makes the broken spirit whole. 77 CREATION AND 3Hc form'd the stars,those heavenly flames* He counts their numbers, calls thetf names ; His wisdom's vast, and knows no bound, A deep, where ull our thoughts arc drown'd. 4 Great is our Lord, and great his mighty And all his glories hi finite : He crowns the meek, rewards the just. And treads the wicked to the dust. . Pause. 5Sing to the Lord, exalt him high, Who spreads his clouds' around the sky*; There he prepares the fruitful rain, Nor lets the drops descend in vain. 6 He makes the grass the hills adorn, And clothes the smiling fields with corn: The beasts with food his hands supply, And the young ravens when they cry, 7 What is the creature's skin or force? The sprightly man, the warlike horse. The nimble wit, the active limb ? All are too mean delights for him. 8 Rut saints are lovely in his sight." He views his children with delight: He sees their hope, he knows their fear, And looks and loves his image there. ,__ ) Psalm 136". L*M. « i*\ Southampton, Eaton, Wells. Creation, firovklcrice.. unci grace. 1 f^ IVE to our God immortal praise ! VJ Mercy and truth are all his ways; Wonders of grace to God belong, Repeat his mercies in your song. 2 Give to the Lord of lords renown, The King of kings with glory crown ; His mercies ever shall endure, When lords and kings are known no more. 3 He built the earth, he spread the sky, And fix'd the starry lights on high : providence. ra Wonders of grace to God belong, Repeat his mercies in your song. 4 He fills t*ie sun with morning light, He bids the m >on direct the nignt : His mercies ever shall endure, When suns and moons shall shine no- more. 5. The Jews he freed from Pharaoh's hand, And brought them to the promis'd land : Wonders of grace to God belong, Repeat his mercies in your song. 6 He saw the Gentiles dead^ in sin* And felt his pity work within : His mercies ever shall endure, When death and sin shall reign no more. 7 He sent his Son with power to save From guilt, and darkness, and the grave; Wonders of grace to God belong, Repeat his mercies m your song. 8. Thro' this vain world he guides our feet, And leads us to his heavenly seat; His mercies ever shall endure, When this vain world shall be no more. „07 Psalm 136. CM. w * * S Braintree, Irish. * God's wonders of cr ea ion, /irovidenc, re- demption of Israel^ and salvation of his fi-.ofile. 1 f^ IVE thanks to God, the sovereign VJ Lord, Bis mercies still endure ;: And be the King of kings adored, His truth is ever sure. 2 What wonders hath his wisdom done; How mighty is his hand! Heaven, earth and sea he framed alone : How wide is his command! 3 The sun supplies the day with light": How bright his counsels shine ! The moon and stars adorn the night !' His works are all divine.. 79 CREATION AND [He struck the sons of Egypt dead j How dreadful is his rod! And thence with joy his people led: How gracious is our God ! 5 He cleft the swelling sea in two ; His arm is great in might: An i gave the tribes a passage through ; His power and grace unite. 6 But Pharaoh's army there he drown'd ; How glorious are his ways! And brought his saints through desert ground ; Eternal be his praise. 7 Great monarchs fell beneath his hand ; Victorious is his sword ; While Israel took the promis'd land,* And faithful is his word.] 8 He saw the nations dead in sin ; He felt his pity move ; How sad the state the world was in 4 How boundless was his love ! 9 He sent to save us from our wo; His goodness never fails ; From death, and hell, and every foe 4 And stills his grace prevails. lOGive thanks to God, the heavenly King; His mercies still endure ; Let the whole earth his praises singj His truth is ever sure. ^0> Psalm 68. 3d. Part. L.M. ^ ' J \ Antigua, Islington. Praise for temporal bls**ing* ; or, com- ?>;on ami ■furtal m-rcies. 1 \X/E bless the Lord,the just, the good, V V 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^ PROVIDENCE, ST> ^He bids the clouds, with plenteous rain. Refresh the thirsty ground again. 3 'Tis to his care we owe our breath, And all oar near escapes from death : Safety and health to God beiong ; He heajs the weak,and guards trie strong. 4 He makes the saint and sinner prove The common blessings of his love ; But the wide difference that remains Is endless joy, or endless pains. 5TheLord, that bruis'd the serpent?s head, On all the serpent's seed shall tread; The stubborn sinner's hope confound, And smite him with a lasting wound. 6 But his right 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. oA I Psalm 57. L. M. w bU J Bath, Green's Hundredth. . Praise for protection, grace, and truth. 1 A yf Y God, in whom are all the springs 1Y1 Of boundless love and grace un- known ; Hide me beneath thy spreading wings ; Till the dark cloud is ever-blown. 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. 3 Be thou exalted, O my God, Above the heavens, where angels dwell ; Thy power on earth be known abroad, And land to land thy wonders tell. 4 My heart is fix'd; my song shall raise Immortal honours 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 vears remains, When lower worlds dissolve and die, C 3 81 CREATION AND 6 Be thou exalted, O my God, - bovethe heavens, where angels dwell , Thy power on earth be known abroad, And land to land thy wonders tell. o . I Psalm 65. 2d. Part. L. M. vf y l j Ninety-seventh Psalm, Shoel. JDiviiip firovid.ric in air earth, and sea J or th*f G ;d <4 nature and gracf. 11 HE God of our salvation hears * The groar.s of Zion mix'd with tears ; Y( t when he conies with kind designs, Through all the way his terror shines, 2 On him the race of man depends, Far as the earth's remotest ends, Y\ here the Creator's name is known, Lv nature's feeble light alone. 3 Sailors that travel o'er the flood, Address their frighted s« uls to God, When tempests rage, and biilo-ws roar At dreadful distance from the shore. 4 He bids the noisy tempests cease; He calms the raging crowd to peace, When a tumultuous nation raves \\ dd as the winds, and loud as waves. 5 Whole kingdoms, shaken by the storm, He settles in a peaceful form ; Mountains estabhsh'd by his hand, Firm on their old foundations stand. 6 Behold his ensigns sweep the sky; New comets blaze, and lightnings fly, The hec then lands, with swift surprise, From the bright horrors turn their eyes. 7 At his command, the morning ray Smiles in the east, and leads the day; He guides the sun's declining wheels, Over the tcps of western hills. 8 Seasons and times obey his voice; The evening and the morn rejoice To see the earth made soft with showers, Laden with fruit, and dre.ss'd in flowers* PROVIDENCE. 82 9 ;Tis from his watery stores on high, He gives the thirsty ground supply; He walks upon the clouds, and thence Doth his enriching drops dispense. 10 The desert grows a fruitful field; Abundant food the valleys yield; The valleys shout with cheerful voice, And neighbouring hills repeat their joys, 11 The pastures smile in green array : There lambs and larger cattle play ; The larger cattle and the lamb, Each in his language speaks thy name. 12Thy works pronounce thy power divine; O'er every field thy glories shine; Through every month thy gifts appear ; Great God! thy goodness crowns the year. oQ> Psalm 78. 1st. Part. CM. ^ "^5 Wareham, Irish, Peterborough. Providences of God recorded ; or, -pious education and instruction of children. 1 T ET children hear the mighty deeds A-* Which God perform 'd of old; Which in our younger years we saw, And which our fathers told. 2 He bids us make his glories known, His works of power and grace ; And we'll convey his wonders down, Through every rising race. 3 Our lips shall tell them to our sons, And they again to their's ; That generations yet unborn May teach them to their heirs. 4 Thus shall they learn in God alone Their hope securely stands; That they may ne'er forget his works, But practise his commands. C 4 33,54 UNIVERSAL PRAISE UNIVERSAL PRAISE. __> Psalm 100. 1st. Part. L. M. 37 83 S °ld Hund. Green's Hund. Italy. Praise to our Creator. 1V7E nations round the earth, rejoice X 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, and 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 a: id honours there.. 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. Q/4? Psalm 100. 2d. Part. L. M. ^ °*3 Sterling, Castle Street. The same. 1 CING to the Lord with joyful voice; O Let every land his name adore ; Let earth, with one united voice, Resound his praise from shore to shore. 2 Nations, attend before his throne, With solemn fear, with sicred joy: Know that the Lord is God alone : He can create, and he destroy. 3 His sovereign power, without our aid, Made us of clay, and form 'd us men; And when like wandering sheep we stray'd, He brought us to his fold again. 4 We are his people, we his care, Our souls and all our mortal frame: UNIVERSAL PRAISE. 85 What lasting honours shall we rear, Almighty Maker, to thy name? 5 We'll crowd thy gates with thankful songs, High as the heavens our voices raise ; And earth,withherten thousand tongues, Shall fill thy courts with sounding praise. 6 Wide as the world is thy command ; Vast as eternity thy love ; Firm as a rock thy truth must stand, When rolling years shall cease to move. Rr7 Psalm 14-3. L. M. ^ j Newcourt, Eaton. Universal praise to God. 1 T OUD hallelujahs to the Lord, A- Castle Street, Antigua. Praue ye him, all his angus. Psalm cxlviii. 2. 1 O OD ! the eternal, awful name, vTThat the whole heavenly army fears, That shakes the wide creation's'frame, And Satan trembles when he hears. 2 Like flames of fire his servants are, And light surrounds his dwelling-place ;. But, O ye fiery flames, declare The brighter glories of his facer UNIVERSAL PRAISE. 87 3 ;Tis not for such poor worms as we, To speak so infinite a thing ; But your immortal eyes survey The beauties of your sovereign King. 4 Tell how he skews his smiling face, And clothes all heaven in bright array; Triumph and joy run through the place, I And songs eternal as the day, 5 Speak — for you feel his burning love— What zeal it spreads through all your frame ! That sacred fire dwells all above, For we on earth have lost the name. 6 [Sing of his power and justice too, That infinite right hand of his, That vanquisli'd Satan and his crew, When thunder drove them down from bliss.] 7 [What mighty storms of poison'd darts Were huii'd upon the rebels there ! What deadly javelins nail'd their hearts Fast to the racks of long despair!] 8 [Shout to your King, ye heavenly host ; You that beheld the sinking foe; Firmly ye stood when they were lost; Praise the rich grace that kept you so. 9 Proclaim his wonders from the skies; Let every distant nation hear ; And while you sound his lofty praise, Let humble mortals bow and fear.] "> Psalm 86. CM. ^ 87 y Mear, Abridge. A general song of fnaise to God. 1 A MONG the princes, earthly gods, /*• There's none hath power divine ;. Nor is their nature, mighty Lord, Nor are their works like thine. 2 The nations thou hast made, shall bring Their offerings round thy throne; For thou alone dost wondrous things. For thou art God alone. 88 UNIVERSAL PRAISE. 3 Lord, I would walk with holy feet ; Teach me thine 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. 88 I 1 Hymn 71. B, 2. CM. Cambridge, St. Asaph's. Prase to God from all creatures. 1 T^HE glories of my Maker, God, *• My joyful voice shall sing, And call the nations to adore Their Former and their King. 2 'Twas his right hand that shap'd our clay, And wrought this human frame;' But from his own immediate breath Our nobler spirits came. 3 We bring our mortal powers to God, And worship with our tongues: We claim some kindred with the skies, And join th' angelic songs. 4 Let grov'ling beasts of every shape, And fowls of every wing, And rocks, and trees, and hres, and seas, Their various tribute bring. 5 Ye planets, to his honour shine ; And wheels of nature roil; Praise him in your unwearied course Around the steady pole. 6 The brightness of our Maker's name The wide creation tills, And his unbounded grandeur flies Beyond, the heavenly hills, 89] UNIVERSAL PRAISE. 39 Psalm 143. S. M, % St. Thomas, Sutton. Universal ftraue. 1 [" ET every creature join A-rf To praise th' eternal God; Ye heavenly hosts, the song begin, And sound his name abroad. " 2 Thou sun with golden beams, And moon with paler rays, Ye starry lights, ye twinkling flames. Shine to your Maker's praise. 3 He built those worlds above, And fix'd their wondrous frame ; By his command they stand or move, And ever speak his name. 4 Ye vapours, when ye rise, Or fall in showers, or snow, Ye thunders, murmuring round the skies. His power and glory show. 5 Wind, hail, and flashing fire, Agree to praise the Lord, When ye in dreadful storms conspire To execute his word. 6 By all his works above His honours be exprest; But saints that taste his saving love Should sing his praises best. Pause I. Let earth and ocean know They owe their Maker praise: Praise* him, ye watery worlds belov/. And monsters of the seas. From mountains near the sky Let his high praise resound, Frcra humble shrubs and cedars high; And vales and fields around.. Ye liens of the wood, And tamer beasts that graze, Ye live upon his daily food, And he expects your praise, .0 Ye birds of lefty wing, On high his praises bear. 90 UNIVERSAL PRAISE. Or sit on flowery boughs and sing Your Maker's gloiy there. 11 Ye creeping ants and worms, His various wisdom show ; And flies, in all your shining swarms, Praise him that drest you so. 12 By all the earth-born race, His honours be exprest ; But saints, that know his heavenly grace, Should learn to praise him best. Pause II. 13 Monarchs of wide command, Praise ye th* eternal King; Judges, adore that sovereign hand, Whence all your honours spring. 14 Let vigorous youth engage To sound his praises high ; While growing babes and withering age Their feebler voices try. 15 United zeal be shown His wondrous fame to raise ; God is the Lord ; his name alone Deserves our endless praise. 16 Let nature join with art, And all pronounce him blest ; But saints, that dwell so near his heart, Should sing his praises best. nr.> Psalm 103. 3d. Part. S.M. * ^ S Wakefield, Dover. God's univertcl dominion ; or, angels firaise the Lord. 1 'T'HE Lord, the sovereign King, A Hath fix'd his throne on high ; O'er all the heavenly world he rules, And all beneath the sky. 2 Ye angels, great in might, And swift to do his will,, Bless ye the Lord, whose voice ye hear, Whose pleasure ye fulfil. 3 Let the bright hosts who wak The orders of their King, UNIVERSAL PRAISE, 91 And guard his churches when they pray, Join in the praise they sing. $ While all his wondrous works Through his vast kingdom shew Their Maker's glory, thou, my sou), Shalt sing his praises too. ) Psalm 143. H. M. & 9 1 £ Portsmouth, Bethesda; Praise to God from all creature^ 1"V7"E tribes of Adam, join X With heaven, and earth, and And offer notes divine To your Creator's prais?". Ye holy throng Of angels bright, In worlds of light Begin the song. 2 Thou sun, with dazzling rays, And moon, that rales the night, Shine to your Maker's praise. With stars of twinkling light. His power declare, Ye floods on high, And clouds that fly In empty air. 3 The shining worlds above In glorious order stand, Or in swift courses move, By his supreme command, He spake the word, And all their frame From nothing came To praise the Lord. 4 He mov'd their mighty wheels In unknown ages past ; And each his word fulfils While time and nature last, In different ways His works proclaim His wondrous name, An4 speak his praise, D 3 Hymn 119. B. 2. C. M. X or b y*S Plymouth, Abridge. 'J'hc holy scriptures. 1 T ADEN with guilt, and full of fears, JL-* I fly to thee, my Lord; And not a glimpse of hope appeal's But in thy written word. 2 The volume of my Father's grace Does all my grief assuage ; Here I behold my Saviour's face Almost in every page. 3 [This is the field where hidden lies The pearl of price unknown ; That merchant is divinely wise, Who makes the pearl lus own.] 4 [Here consecrated water flows. To quench my thirst of sin ; Here the fair tree of knowledge grows, No clanger dwells therein.] 5 This is the judge who ends the strife- Where wit and reason fail ; My guide to everlasting life Through all tkis gloomy vale. 6 O, may thy counsels, mighty GqcJ. My roving feet command ; Nor I forsake the happy road That leads to thy right hand: SCRIPTURE. 95, 90 0-7 Psalm 19. L. M. * ^5 5 Castle Street, Portugal. The books of nature and of scripture com- pared; or% tlie glory and success of the gospel. 1 TTHE heavens declare thy glory, Lord ; A In every star thy wisdom shines ; But when our eyes behold thy word, We read thy name in fairer fines. 2 The rolling sun, the changing light, ' And nights and days thy power confess * Jkit 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 touch'd and glanc'd on every land. 4 Nor shall thy spreading gospel rest, Till through the world thy truth has run; Till Christ has all the nations blest, That see the light, or feel the sun. 5 Great Sun of Righteousness, arise, Bless the dark world with heavenly light : Thy gospel makes the simple wise ; Thy laws are pure, thy judgments right 6 Thy noblest wonders here we view, In souls renew'd, and sins forgiven : Lord, cleanse my sins, my soul renew, And make thy word my guide to heaven. Q.r(\ Psalm 19. P.M. * voS St.Hellens, Fortysixth-Psalm. The books of nature and off.crjfiture. 1 (~^ REAT God, the heaven's well-or- VwT .der'd frame Declares the glories of thy name : There thy rich works of wonder shine: A thousand starry beauties there, A thousand radiant marks appear Of beundless power, and skill divine. 9b SCRIPTURE. 2 From night to day, from day to night, The dawning and'the dying light Lectures of heavenly wisdom read ; With silent eloquence they raise Our thoughts to our Creator's prai.se, And neither sound nor language need. 3 Yet their divine instructions run Far as the journeys of the tun, And every nation knows their voice. The sun, like some young bridegroom dress'd. Breaks from the chambers of the cast, Rolls rour d, and makes the earth re- joice. 4 Where'er he spreads his beams abroad, lie smiles, and speaks his Maker, God; All nature joins to shew thy praise. Tims God in every creature shines; Fair is the book of" nature's lines. But fairer is thy book of grace. Pause. 5 I love the volumes ef thy word ; What light and joy those leaves afford To souls benighted and distress'd! Thy precepts guide my doubtful way ; Thy fear forbids my feet to stray; Thy promise leads my heart to rest. 6 From the discoveries of thy law The perfect rules of life I draw ; These are my study and delight: Not honey so invites the taste, I Nor gold, that has the furnace poss'd, Appears so pleasing to the sight. 7 Thy threatenings wake my slumbering eyes, And warn me where my danger lies; But 'tis thy blessed gospel, Lord, That makes my guiity conscience clean, Converts my soul, subdues my sin, And gives a free, but large reward. 8 Who knows the errors of his thoughts ? My God, forgive my secret faults, And from presumptuous sins restrain ; SCRIPTURE. 97, 98 Accept my poor attempts of praise, That* I have read thy book of grace, And book of nature, not in vain. Q^> Psalm 119. 7th Part. CM. 38 * * \ Peterborough, Abridge. Imperfection of nature, and perfection of scripture. 1 T ET all the heathen writers join *-* To form one perfect book, Gr,eat God, if once compar'd with thine, How mean their writings look ! 2 Not the most perfect rules they gave Could shew 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. 5 In vain we boast perfection here, While sin denies 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. OQ> Psalm 119. 4th Part. CM. U J$S Chelsea, Bangor. v Instruction from scripture. Ver. 9. 1 T T OW shall the young secure their JlX hearts, And guard their lives from sin? Thy word the choicest rules imparts, To keep the conscience clean. 99 SCRIPTURE. Ver. 130. 2 When once it enters to the mind, It spreads such light abroad, The meanest souls instruction find, And raise their thoughts to God. Ver. 105. 3Tis like the i,un, a heavenly light, That guides us all the dav ; And through the dangers of the night, A lamp to lead our way. Ver. 99, 100. 4 The men that keep thy law with care, And meditate thy word, Grow wiser than their teachers are, And better know the Lord, Ver. 104, 113. 5 Thy precepts make me truly wise ; I hate the sinner's road : I hate my own vain thoughts that rise, But love thy law, my God. Ver. 89, 90, 91. 6 [The starry heavens thy rule obey. The earth maintains her place ; And these thy servants night and day. Thy skill and power express. 7 But still thy law and gospel, Lord, Have lessons more divine ; Not earth stands firmer than thy word, Nor stars so nobly shine. J Ver. 160, 140, 9, 116. 8 Thy word is everlasting truth, How pure is every page ! That holy book shall guide our youth, And well support our age. ^ ) Psalm 119. 5th. Part. CM. %, ^J S Irish, Brattle-Street, Delight in scri/iture ; or, the word of God dwelling in us. Ver. 97. lfA HOW I love thy holy law? v-/ 'Tis daily my delight : And thence my meditations draw Divine advice by night. SCRIPTURE. 100 Ver 148. 2Mv waking eyes prevent the day, To meditate thy word: My soul with longing melts away To hear thy gospel, Lord. Ver. 3, 13, 54. 3 How doth thy word my heart engage ! How well employ my tongue! And, in my tiresome pilgrimage, Yields me a heavenly song. Ver. 19, 103. 4 Am I a stranger, or at home, 'Tis my perpetual feast ; Net honey dropping from the comb So much allures the taste. Ver. 72, 127. 5 No treasures so enrich the mind; Nor shall thy word be sold For loads of silver well refin'd, Nor heaps of choicest, gold. Ver. 28, 49, 175. 6 When nature sinks, and spirits droop, Thy promises of grace Are pillars to support my hope, And there I write thy praise. i nn I Psalm 119. 6th Part. C. M. «: iUUS St. David, St. James. Holiness and comfort from the word. Ver. 128. J T ORD, I esteem thy judgments right, -*— ' And all thy statutes just ; Thence I maintain a constant fight With every flattering lust. Ver. 97, 9. 2 Thy precepts often I survey : I keep thy law in sight, Through all the business of the day, To form my actions right. Ver. 62. 3 My heart in midnight silence cries, ** How sweet thy comforts be !" 101, 102 CHRIST. My thoughts in holy wonder rise, And bring their thanks to thee. Ver. 162. A And when my spirit drinks her fill, At some good word of thine, Not mighty men that share the spoil Have joys cornpar'd to mine. im? Psalm 119. 8th. Pavt. CM.* JU1 3 Barby, Swanwick. The word of God is the saint's fiortion ; or, the excellency and variety of scripture. 1 T ORD, I have made thy word my i-j choice, My lasting heritage ; There shall my noblest powers rejoice. My warmest thoughts engage. 2 I'll read the histories of thy love, And keep thy laws in sight, While through the promises I rove, With ever fresh delight. 3'Tis a broad land of wealth unknown, Where springs of life arise ; Seeds of immortal bliss are sown, And hidden glory lies. 4 The best relief that mourners have, It makes our sorrows blest ; Our fairest hope beyond the grave. And our eternal rest. CHRIST. ino7 Hymn 51. B. 2. L. M. 3 JU-3 Shoel, Dunstan. God the Son equal nvith the Father. 1 F> RIGHT King of glory, dreadful God ! -t3 Our spirits bowT before thy seat : To thee we lift a humble thought, And worship at thine awful feet CHRIST. 103 2 [Thy power hath, form'd, thy wisdom sways All nature with a sovereign word"; And the bright world of stars obeys The will of their superior Lord.] 3 [Mercy and truth unite in one, And smiling, sit at thy right hand: Eternal j-ustice guards thy throne, And A'engeance waits thy dread com- mand.] 4 A thousand seraphs, strong and bright, Stand round the glorious Deity ; But who, among the sons of light, Pretends comparison with thee? 5 Yet there is one of human frame, Jesus, array'd in flesh and blood, Thinks it no roberry to claim A full equality with God. 6 [Their glory shines with equal beams ; Their essence is forever one : Though they are- known by different names, The Father God, and God the Son. 7 Then let the name of Christ, our-King, With equal honours be ador'd ; His praise let every angel sing, And all the nations own their Lord.] t no £ Hymn 2. B. 1. L. M. « lv° Hymn 47. B. 2. L. M. * 1 i Truro, Newcouvt. Glory and grace in the fier&on of Christ. 1 XTOW to the Lord a noble song! lN Awake, my soul ; awake, my tongue; Hosanna to th' Eternal Name, And ail his boundless love proclaim. 2 See, where it shines in Jesus' face, The brightest image of his grace ; God, in the person of his Son, Has all his mightiest works outdone. 3 The spacious earth and spreading flood Proclaim the wise, the powerful God 4 And thy rich glories from afar Sparkle in every rolling star. 4 But in his looks a glory stands, The noblest labour of thine hands ; The pleasing lustre of his eyes Outshines the wonders of the skies. 5 Grace ! 'tis a sweet, a charming theme ; My thoughts rejoice at Jesus' name; Ye angels, dwell upon the sound ; Ye heavens, reflect it to the ground. 6 O, may I live to reach the place Where-" he unveils his lovelv face INCARNATION, 105 Wh^re all his beauties you behold, And sing his name to harps of gold .' INCARNATION OF CHRIST. 1Aff) Hymn 3. B. 1. S.M. * luo J Peckham, Silver Street. The nativity of Christ. 1 TVEHOLD the grace appears; -13 The promise is fulfill'd ; Mary, the wondrous virgin, bears, And Jesus is the child. 2 [The Lord, the highest God, Calls him his only Son ; He bids him rule the lands abroad. And gives him David's throne. 3 O'er Jacob shall he reign With a peculiar sway; The nations shall his grace obtain* His kingdom ne'er decay.] 4 To bring the glorious news, A heavenly form appears ; He tells* the shepherds of their joys. And banishes their fears. 5 " Go, humble swains," said he, " To David's city fly ; "The promis'd infant/ born to-day, "Doth in a manger lie. 6 "With looks and hearts serene, "Go, visit Christ your King ;" And straight a flaming troop was seen ; The shepherds heard them sing: 7 " Glory to God on high, "Ani heavenly peace on earth; " Good will to men, to angels joy, "At the Redeemer's birth." 8 [In worship so divine Let saints ^employ their tongues ; With the celestial hosts we join, And loud repeat their songs; 106 \ >x 106, 107 INCARNATION 9 "Glory to God on high, " And heavenly peace on earth ; " Good will to men, to angels joy "At our Redeemer's birth."] Psalm 97. 2d Part. L. M. Gloucester, Weldon. Ch rht's incarnation. 1 T^HE Lord is come, the heavens pro- A claim His birth; the nations learn his name; An unknown star directs the road Of eastern sages to their God. 2 All ye bright armies of the skies, Go, worship where the Saviour lies ! Angels and kings before him bow, Those gods on high and gods below. 3 Let idols totter to the ground, And their own worshippers confound: Let Judah shout, let Zion sing, And earth confess her sovereign King. in7"> Hymn 60. B. 1. L. M. « 1 u * > Gloucester, Antigua. The virgin Manfs song ; or, the firomi- sed Messiah born. 1 fVJR souls shall magnify the Lord ; vv In God the Saviour we rejoice : While we repeat the virgin's song, May the same Spirit tune our voice. 2 [The Highest saw her low estate, And mighty things his hand hath done -, His overshadowing power and grace Make her the mother of his Son. 3 Let every nation call her bless'd, And endless years prolong her fame-; But God alone must be ador'd ; Holy and reverend in his name.] 4 To those that fear and trust the Lord, His mercy stands forever sure ; From age to age his promise live$, And the performance is secure. OF CUr.IST, 108,109 5 He spake to Abrah'm aad bis seed, " In thee shall all the earth be bless'ci ::> The memory of that ancient word Lay long in his eternal brgast. 5 Bat now no more shall • Israel wak, No more the Gentiles lie forlorn; Lo, the Desire of Nations comes ; Behold the promis}d seed is born! , nQ ) Hymn 135, B, 2. L, M. 38 iUb 5 Wells Row, ShoeL Tufies and firophecies of. Christ. 1 T> EH OLD the woman's promis'd seed! i3 Behold the great Messiah come S Behold the prophets all agreed To give him the superior room! 2 Abrah'm, the saint, rejoie'd of old. When visions of the Lord he saw ; Moses, the man of God, foretold This great Fulniler of ids law. 3 The types bore witness to his name, Oatain'd their chief design, and ccas-'d; The incense, and the bleeding -lamb, The ark, tue altar, and the priest. 4 Prediction's in abundance meet, To join their blessings on his head ; Jesus, we worship at thy feet, And nations own the promis'd seed. ,0q? Hymn 136. B. 2. L.'M. & *, J J Fawcet, Ninety-seventh Psalm. Miracles at the birth of ChrixL THE King of glory sends his Sen To make his entrance en this earth; Behold the midnight bright as noon, And heavenly hosts declare his birth s 2 About the young Redeemer's head, What wonders and what glories meet ; An unknown star arose, and led The eastern sages to his feet. 3 Simeon and Anna both consp-ire The infant Saviour to proclaim; D 3 110,111 INCARNATION Inward they felt the sacred fire, And bless'd the Babe, and own'd his name. 4 Let Jews and Greeks blaspheme aloud, And treat the holy Child with scorn ; Our souls adore tV eternal God, Who condescended to be born. lin> Psalm 98. 2d. Part. CM. * J1U£ Kingston, Mear. The Messiah's coming and kingdom. 1 T OY to the world ! the Lord is come ! J Let earth receive her King: Let every heart prepare him room, And heaven and nature sing. 2 Joy to the earth ! the Saviour reigns ! Let men their songs employ ; While fields and floods, rocks, hills and plains Repeat the sounding joy. 3 No more let sins and sorrows grow, Nor thorns infest the ground ; He comes to make his blessings flow Far as the curse is found. 4 He rales the world with truth and grace, And makes the nations prove The glories of his righteousness, And wonders of his love. , , , J Psalm 96. C. M. 38 4 5 Rochester, Devizes. Christ's Jirst and second coming. 1 C ING to the Lord, ye distant lands, O Ye tribes of every tongue : His new discovered grace demands A new and nobler song. 2 Say to the nations, Jesus reigns, God's own almighty Son; His power the sinking world sustains, And grace surrounds his throne. 1 Let heaven proclaim the joyful day, Joy , through the earth be seen: OF CHRIST. 112 Let cities shine in bright array, And fields in cheerful green. 4 Let an unusual joy surprise The islands of the sea ; Ye mountains, sink, ye valleys, rise, Prepare the Lord his way. 5 Behold, he comes ! he comes to bless The nations as their God; To shew the world his righteousness, And send his truth abroad. 6 But when his voice shall raise the dead, And bid the world draw near, Hrw will the guilty nations dread, To see their Judge appear! 1 12? Psalm 97. CM. 3£ * * ^ 5 Knaresborough, Bedford. Christ's incarnation, and tk<- la** judgment, 1 \7"E islands of the northern sea, X 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. ST. ;e 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 his sight, And hills and seas retire ; His children take their unknown flight, And leave the world on fire. 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. D 4 113,114 LIVE OF CIMI-,1 LIFE OF CHRIST. , ,„> Hymn 139, 15. 2. L. M ^ J 1 3 J Portugal, Eaton. 777 p oa-z ??2 ft fe of Ch r is t . llV/TY dear Redeemer, and ray Lord, 1VJL I read my duty in thy word : But in thy life the law appears, Drawn out in living characters. 2 Such was thy truth, and such thy zeal, Such deference to thy Father's will, Such love, and meekness so divine, 1 would transcribe, and make them mine. 3 Cold mountains, and the midnight air, VYitness'd the fervour of thy prayer; The desert thy temptations knew, Thy conflict, and thy victory too. 4 Be thou my pattern ; make me bear More of thy gracious image here; Then God, the Judge, shall own my name Among the followers of the Lamb. 114? Hymn 112. B. 2. L. M. * * * * > Nantwich, Dunslan. Angels ministering to Christ and mints, 1/~^REAT God, to what a glorious VT height Hast thou advane'd the Lord, thy Son ! Angels, in all their robes of light, Are made the servants of his throne.* 2 Before his feet their armies wait, And swift as flames of fire they move, To manage his affairs of state, In works of vengeance and of love. 3 His orders run through all their hosts, Legions descend at his command, To shield and guard our native coasts, When foreign rage invades our land. 4 Now they are sent to guide our fee-t Up to the gates of thine abode, LIFE OF CHRIST. 115 dangers that we meet In travelling the heavenly road. 5 Lord, when I leave this mortal ground, And thou shalt bid me rise and come, Send a beloved angel down. Safe to conduct my spirit home. 1ir"> Hymn 113. B. 2. CM. ^ lliJS Dundee, St. David. The same, 1HPHE majesty of Solomon, JL How glorious to behold The servants waiting round liis throne, The ivory and the gold ! But, mighty God ! thy palace shines With far superior beams ; Thine angel guards are swift as winds, Thy ministers are flames. 3 [Soon as thine only Son had made His entrance on this earth, A shining army downward fled To celebrate liis birth. 4 And when oppress'd with pains and fears, On the cold ground he lies, Behold a heavenly form appears, T' allay his agonies.] 5 Now to the hands of Christ our King Are all their legions given ; They wait upon his saints, and bring His chosen heirs to heaven. 6 Pleasure and praise run through their host, To see a sinner turn; Then Satan has a captive lost, And Christ a subject born. 7 But there's an hour of brighter joy, When he his angels sends Obstinate rebels to destroy, And gather in his friends, 116 SUFFERINGS AND 8 O ! could I say, -without a doubt, "There shall my soul be found," Then let the great archangel shout, And the last trumpet sound. SUFFERINGS AND DEATH OF CHRIST. frl6( Psalm 69. 2d. Part. L. M. Grot on, Kirke. Clrisfs suffering* and zeal. l'T^WAS for our sake, eternal God, A. Tny Son sustain'd that heavy load Of base reproach and sore disgrace, And shame defil'd his sacred face. 2 The Jews, his brethren and his kin, Abus'd the man that check'd their sin : While he fulhll'd thy holy laws, They hate him, but without a cause. 3*[" My Father's house," said he, " was made % "A place for worship, not for trade ;" Then, scattering all their gold and brass, He scourg'd the merchants from the place.] 4 [Zeal for the temple of his God Consum'd his life, expos'd his blood : Reproaches at thy glory thrown He felt, and moarn'd them as his own.] 5 [His friends forsook, his followers fled, While foes and arms surround his head ; They curse him with a slanderous toague, And the false judge maintains the wrong.] 6 His life they load with hateful lies, And charge his lips with blasphemies : They nail him to the shameful tree; There hung the man that dy'd for me ! 7 [Wretches, with hearts as hard as stones! Insult his piety and groans ; Gall was the food they gave him there, And mock'd his thirst with vinegar.] DEATH OF CHRIST. 117, 118 8 But God beheld, and from his throne Marks out the men, that hate his Son ; The hand that rais'd him from the dead Shall pour due vengeance on their head. 117( Lime-House, German Hymn. Christ's passion and sinner*' salvation, 1 "T^vEEP in our hearts let us record -L/ 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 curst design. 3 Yet, gracious God, thy power and love Have made the curse a blessing prove ; Those dreadful sufferings of thy Son Aton'd for sins which we had done. 4 The pangs of our expiring Lord The honours of thy law restor'd ; His sorrows made thy justice known, And paid for follies not his own. 5 O ! 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 Uirn'd to shame. 1187 Psalbj69. 1st. Part. C. M. b j Abridge, Canterbury. 77ie sufferings of Christ for oxr salvation. 1 " C AVE me, O God ; the swelling floods ^ " Break in upon my s®ul : "I sink, and sorrows o'er my head f( Like mighty waters roll, 2 " I cry till all my voice be gone ; "In tears I waste the day: " My God, behold my longing eyes* "And shorten thy delay. 118 SUFFERINGS AND 3 " They hate my soul without a cause, " And still their number grows "More than the hairs around my head, " And mighty are my toes. 4" 'Twas then I paid that dreadful debt, " That men could never pay, "And gave those honours to thy law, " Which sinners took awav." 5 Thus, in the great Messiah's name, The royal prophet mourns ; Thus he awakes our hearts to grief, And gives us joy by turns. 6 "Now shall the saints rejoice, and find " Salvation in my name, " For I have borne their heavy load " Of sorrow, pain, and shame. 7 " Grief, like a garment, cloth'd me round, " And sackcloth was my dress, " While I procured for naked souls " A robe of righteousness. 8 " Among my brethren and the Jews " I like a stranger stood, "And bore their vile reproach, to bring " The Gentiles near to God. 9 " I came in sinful mortals' stead "To do my leather's will; "Yet, when I cleans'dmy Father's house, They scandaliz'd my zeal. 10 " My fasting and my holy groans " Were made the drunkard's song : But God, from his celestial throne, " Heard my complaining tongue. 11 " He sav'd me from the dreadful deep, " Nor let my soul be drown'd ; " He rais'd and fix'd my sinking feet " On well established ground. 32 "'T was in a most accepted hour, '• My prayer arose on high, "And, for my sake, my God shall^ hear "The dying sinner's cry." DEATH OF CHRIST, 119 2 i q ) Psalm 69. 2d Part. CM. b or I Abridge, Canterbury. The passion and exaltation of Christ, 1 VTO XV let our lips with holy fear, ^^ And mournful pleasure, sing The sufferings of our great High-Priest, The sorrows of our King. 2 He sinks in floods of deep distress ; How high the waters rise ! While to his heavenly Father's ear He sends perpetual cries* 3 " Hear me, O Lord, and save thy Son* " Nor hide thy shining face ; " Why should thy favourite look like one " Forsaken of thy grace ? 4 "With rage they persecute the man " That groans" beneath thy wound, ■■•' While for a sacrifice I pour " My life upon the ground. 5 "They tread my honour to the dust, " And laugh when I complain ;. *c Their sharp insulting slanders add " Fresh anguish to my pain. 6 " All my reproach is known to thee3 " The scandal and the shame ; " Reproaches break my bleeding heart, "And lies defile my name, 7 " I look for pity, but in vain ; " My kindred are my grief: "I ask my friends for comfort round, "But meet with no relief, 8 " With vinegar they mock my thirst ; " They give me gall for food : "And, s'pordiig with my dying groans,, " They triumph in my blood. 9 " Shine into my distressed soul, "Let thy compassion »ave; *'And though my flesh sink down to deaths ".Redeem it from the gravis B 120 SUFFERINGS AND 10 " I shall arise to praise thy name, " Shall reign in worlds unknown ; "And thy salvation, O my God, 44 Shall seat me on thy throne." ion!. Psalm 22. 1st. Part. CM. k l~uS Plymouth, Ustic. D The sufferings and death of Chrint. 1 "\ X 7 HY hath my God my soul forsook, VV •< Nor will a smile afford?" (Thus David once in anguish spoke, And thus our dying Lord.) 2 Though 'tis thy chief delight to dwell Among thy praising saints, Yet thou canst hear a groan as well, And pity our complaints. 3 Our fathers trusted in thy name, And great deliverance "found ; But I'm a worm, despis'd of men, And trodden to the ground. 4 Shaking the head, they pass me by, And laugh my soul to scorn; "In vain he trusts in God," they cry, "Neglected and forlorn." 5 But thou art he who form'd my flesh, By thine almighty word: And since I hung upon the breast, My hope is in the Lord. 6 Why will my Father hide lus face When foes stand threatening round., In the dark hour of deep distress, And not a helper found? Pause. 7 Behold thy darling left among The cruel and the proud, As bulls of Bashan, fierce and strong, As lions roaring loud. 8 From earth and hell my sorrows meet, To multiply the smart; They nail myvhands, they pierce my feet, And try to vex my heart. DEATH OF CMU8Y. 12k 9 Yet if thy sovereign hand let loose The rage of earth and hell, Why will my heavenly Father bruise The Son he loves so well? 10 My God, if possible it be, Withhold tiiis bitter cup ; But I resign my will to thee, And drink the sorrows up. HMy heart dissolves with pangs unknown; In groans I waste my breath ; Thy heavy hand hath brought me dowfi Low as the dust of death. 12 Father, I give my spirit up, And trust it in thy hand: My dving flesh shall rest in hope, And rise at thy command. 1edford. The death ami resurrection of Christ. 1 " T SET the Lord before my face, 1 " He bears my courage up ; "My heart and tongue their joys express, " My flesh shall rest in hope. 2 " My spirit, Lord, thou wilt not leave "Where souls departed arc ; "Nor quit my body to the grave, "To see corruption there. 3 " Thou wilt reveal the path of life, " And raise me to thy throne : " Thy courts immortal pleasure give ; "Thy presence, joys unknown." 4 [Thus, in the name of Christ the Lord, The holy David sung, And Providence fulfils the word Of his prophetic tongue. OF CHRIST. 124 $ Jesus, wham even* soint adores, Was cracify'd and slain ; Behold the tomb its prey restoresi Behold, he lives again ! 6 When shall my feet arise and stand On heaven's "eternal hills ? There sits the Son at God's right hand, And there the Father smiles.] jqaI Hymn 76. B. 2. C. M. « ) Devizes, Rochester. The resurrection and a&semion of Christ- 1 U OSANNA to the Prince of Light, ^A Who cloth'd himself in clay ; Enter'd the iron gates of death, And tore the bars away. 2 Death is no more the king of dread, Since our Immanuel rose ; He took the tyrant's sting away, And spoil'd our hellish foes. 3 See, how the Conqueror mounts aloft. And to his Father flies, With scars of honour in his fleshy And triumph in his eyes. 4 There our exalted Saviour reigns, And scatters blessings down ; Our Jesus tills the- middle seat Of the celestial throne. 5 [Raise your devotion, mortal tongues. To reach his bless'd abode; Sweet be the accents of your songs To our incarnate God, 6 Bright angels, strike your loudest strings/ \ our sweetest voices raise ; L 10£? Hvmk 20. K). CM. *. 12o3 York, St. Ann's. * 76//r of heaven by the resurrection of Christ. 1 OLESS'D be the everlasting God, JL) The Father of our Lord ; Be his abounding mercy prais'd, His majesty ador'd. J? When from the dead he rais" d hia And caliVl 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, Yc t as the Lonl cur Saviour rose, ■ So all his followers must. 4 There's an inheritance divine Reserv'd against that day; 'Tis uncorruptcd, undenl'd, And caimot waste away, 5 Saints by the power of God arc kept Till the salvation come ; We walk by faith, as strangers here, Till Christ shall call us home. 126 J Hymn 137. B. 2. L. M. « 5 Cumberland, Dunstan. Miracles in the life, death, unci rcsurrcc- tiari of Christ, 1 T) EHOLD the blind their sight receive!- JP Behold the dead awake and live ! The dumb speak wanders ! 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 tc bleed, i*o mpye to dde! ASCENSION OF CHRISr. 127 4 Hence and forever from my heart I bixi my doubts and fears depart; And to those hands my soul resign, Which bear credentials so divine. ASCENSION AND EXALTATION OF CHRIST. 19*7 Psalm 2. L. M. Kor^f 1 * ' S Quercy, Bath. Chrii i*s death, resurrection, and ascension. 1XK7HY did the Jews proclaim their V V rage ? The Romans, why their swords employ? Against the Lord their powers engage, His dear Anointed to destroy ? 2 "Come, let us break his bands,"they say', " This man shall never give us laws :" And thus they cast his yoke away, And nail'd their Monarch to the cross. 2 But God, who high in glory reigns, Laughs at their pride, their rage controls: He'll vex their hearts with inward pains, And speak in thunder to then* souls. 4"I will maintain the King I made, " On Zjon's everlasting hiil ; " My hand shall bring him from the dead, *'And he shall stand yourSovereign still.** 5 [His wondrous rising from the earth Makes his eternal Godhead known: The Lord declares his heavenly birth, "This day have I begot my Son, 6 " Ascend, my Son, to my right hand ; "There thou shalt ask, and I bestow "The utmost bounds of heathen land: " To thee the northern isles shall bow."] 7 But nations that resist his grace Shall fall beneath his iron stroke ; Hjs rod shall crush his foes with ease. As potter's earthen work is broke. 128 ASCENSION AND Pause. 8 Now ye who sit on earthly thrones, Be wise, and serve the Lord the Lamb; Now at his feet submit your crowns, Rejoice and tremble at his name. 9 With humble love address the Son, Lest he grow angry and ye die; His wrath will burn to worlds unknown, If ye provoke his jealousy. 10 His storms shall drive you quick to hell; He is a God, and ye" but dust: Happy the souls that know him well, And make his grace their only trust. l»o? Psalm 24. L. M. Sfc 1/5 5 Wells, Nantwich. Saints dwell in heavfn ; or , Christ's as- tension- 1HTHIS spacious earth is all the Lord's, i- And men, and worms, and beasts, and birds ; He rais'd 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 hands 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. Pause. £ Rejoice, ye shining worlds on high, Behold the King of Glorv nigh ! Wrho can this King of Glory be ? * T&e mighty Lord, the Saviour's he. EXALTATION OF CHRIST. 129,130 6 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 . fRais'd 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. 129} Psalm 47. C. Mf Devizes, Rochester. Christ asrendbg and reigning. 1/^V FOR a shout of sacred joy V-/ 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 learn their strains: Let all the earth his honours sing ; O'er all the earth he reigns. 4 Rehearse his praise with awe profound; Let knowledge lead the song; Nor mock Mm with a solemn sound Upon a thoughtless tongue. 5 In Israel stood his ancient throne, He lov'd that chosen race; But now he calls the world his own, And heathens taste his grace. 6 The Gentile nations are the Lord's, There Abraham's God is kYicwn, While powers and princes, shields and Submit before his throne. [swords, 1 «n X Psalm 68. 2d, Part. L. M. & i5U) Blendcn, Dunstan. Christ's n scension, and the gift ofthesfiirit, 1 T ORD,when thou didst ascend on high, A-* Ten thousand angels fiil'd the sky : Those heavenly guards around thee wait, Like ckariots,' that attend thy state 131 ASCENSION AND 2 Not Sinai's mountain could appear More glorious when the Lord wa* there , While he pronounc'd his dreadful law, And struck the chosen tribes with awe. 3 How bright the triumph none can tell, When the rebellious powers of hell, That thousand souls had captive made, Were all in chains like captives led. 4 Rais'd by his Father to the throne, He sent' the promis'd Spirit down, With gifts and grace for rebel men, That God might dwell on earth again. , q , "> Hymn HI. B. 1. S. M. b 1 ^ 3 Sutton, Little Marlborough. The humiliation and exaltation of Christ. 1 \\ J HO has believed thy word, VV Or thy salvation known ? Reveal thine arm, Almighty Lord, And glorify thy Son. 2 The Jews esteem'd him here Too mean for their belief : Sorrows his chief acquaintance were, And his companion, grief. 3 They turn'd their eyes away. And treated him with scorn ; But 'twas their griefs upon him lay, Their sorrows he has borne. 4 'Twas for the stubborn Jews, And Gentiles, then unknown, The God of justice pleas'd to bruise His best beloved Son, 5 "But I'll prolong his days, " And make his kingdom stand ; "My pleasure,"' saith the God of grace, M Shall prosper in his hand. f> [" His joyful soul shall see " The purchase of his pain, M And by his knowledge justify 14 The guilty souls of men.] EXALTATION OF CHRIST. 132 [" Ten thousand captive slaves, "•Releas'd from death and sin, " Shall quit their prisons and their graves, And own his power divine.] § [" Heaven shall advance my Son '* To joys that earth deny'd; lt Who saw the follies men had done, " And bore their sins, and dy'd,"] lnQl Hymn 142. B. 1. S.M. b io* £ Aylesbury, Ustic. 1 he same. 1 T IKE sheep we went astrav, Lj And broke the fold of God ; Each wandering in a different way, But all the downward road. 2 How dreadful was the hour, When God our wanderings laid, And did at once his vengeance pour Upon the Shepherd's head ! 3 How glorious was the grace When Christ sustain'd the stroke; His life and blood the Shepherd pays A ransom for the flock. 4 His honour and his breath Were taken both away: Join'd with the wicked in his death, And made as vile as they. $ But God shall raise his head O'er all the sons of men, And make him see a numerous seed, To recompense his pain. 6 " 111 give him," saith the Lord, " A portion with the strong ; " He shall possess a large reward, 41 And hold his honours lone;' 133, 134 ASCENSION AND „h) Hymn 43. B. 2. L. M. * JJl?S Nantwich, Dunstan. Cbritt's sufferings and vlory. i XT^w f°r a tune °f i°fty pra^se INI To great Jehovah's equal Son ! Awake, my voice, in heavenly lays, Tell loud tlie wonders he hath done. 2 Sine how he left the worlds of light, Ana the bright robes he wore above ; Row swift and joyful was his flight On wings of everlasting love ! 3 [Down to this base, this sinful earth, He came to raise our nature high ; He came t' atone Almighty wrath — Jesus, the God, was born to die.] 4 [Hell and its lions roar'd around ; His precious blood the monsters spilt ; While weighty torrowsprcss'dhim down, Large as the loads of all our guilt.] 5 Deep in the shades of gloomy death, Th' Almighty Captive pris'ner lay ; Th' Almights Captive left the earth, And rcse to everlasting day. 6 Lift up your eyes, ye sons of light, Up to his t..rone of shining grace; See what immortal glories sit Round the sweet beauties of his face! 7 Amongst a thousand harps and songs, Jesus, the God, exalted reigns! His sacred name fills all their tongues And echoes through the heavenly plains ! 1^4? Psalm 8. CM. 2fc ^ Liverpool, Abrige. Christ's co7id(&cen.sion and glorification '> or, God madr man. 1 f^\ LORD, cur Lord, how wondrous V-V great Is thine exalted name ! The glories of thy heavenly state Let men and babes proclaim. EXALTATION OF CHRIST. 135 a When I behold thy works on high, The moon that rules the night, And stars, that well adorn the sky, Those moving worlds of light: 3 Lord, what is man, or all his race, Who dwells so far below, That thou shouldst 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! 5 [Yet while He liv'd on earth unknown. And men would not adore, Th' obedient seas and fishes own His Godhead and his power. 6rThe waves lay spread beneath his feet ; And fish, at his command, Bring their large shoals to Peter's net, Bring tribute to his hand. 7 These lesser glories of the Son Shone . through, the fleshly cloud; Now we behold him on his throne, And men confess him God.] 8 Let him be crown'd with majesty, Who bcfw'd his head to death'; And be his honours - sounded high, By all things that have breath. 9 Jesus, our Lord, how wondrous great Is thine exalted name ; The glories of thy hea-venly state Let the whole earth proclaim. yap-) Hymn 83. B. 2. CM. « 1 &a > Irish, Cambridge. Th? fia&sion and exaltation of Christ. lT^HUS saith the Ruler of the skies, -*■ "Awake, my dreadful swarct^ 6* Awake, my wrath, and smite the man, *'My fellow, " saith the Lord. 136 ASCENSION AM; 2 Vengeance receiv'd the dread command And, armed, down she flics ; Jesus submits V his Father's hand, And bows his head and dies. 3 But, O ! the wisdom, and the grace, That join with vengeance now ! He dies to save our guilty race, And yet he rises too. 4 A person so divine was he, Who yielded to be slain, That he could give his soul away, And take his life again. 5 Live, glorious Lord, and reign on high Let every nation sing, And anjrels sound, with endless joy, The baviour, and the King. 10a) Htmh 84. B.2. S.M. g 1^0 > Wakefield, Dover. The Ham<\ 1 /^OME, all harmonious tongues, w Your noblest music bring ; *Tis Christ, the everlasting God, And Christ, the man, we sing. £ Tell how he took oar flesh, To take away oui* guilt j Sing the dear drops of sacred blood, That hellish monsters spilt. 3 [ Alas ! the cruel spear Went deep into his side ; And the rich flood of purple gore Their murderous weapons dy'dj) 4 [The waves of swelling grief Did o'er hjs bosom roll; And mountains of almighty wrath Lay heavy on his souL] 5 Down to the shades of death He bow'd his awful head ? Yet he arose to live and reiga When deatV itself is dead. 6 No more toe bloody spear, The cross and nails ns marc?;. EXALTATION OF CHRIST. 137,138 For hell itself shakes at his name, And all the heavens adore. 7 There the Redeemer sits High on the Father's throne ; The Father lays his vengeance by, And smiles upon his Son. 8 There his full glories shine With uncreated rays, And bless his saints' "and angels' eyes, To everlasting days. • otl Psalm 21. L. M. « 1 ^ 7 3 Eaton, Dunstan. Christ exalted to the kingdom, 1 "TV-WED rejoie'd in God his strength, -L^Rais'd to the throne by special grace; But Christ, the Son, appears at lengthy Fulfils the triumph and the praise. 2 How great is the Messiah's joy In the salvation of thy hand ! Lord, thou hast rais'd his kingdom high, And giv'n the world to his command. 3 Thy goodness grants whate'er he will, Nor doth the least request withhold; Blessings of love prevent him still, And crowns of glory, not of gold. 4 Honour and majesty divine Around his sacred temples shine ; Blest with the favour of thy face, And length of everlasting days. 5 Thine hand shall find out all his foes ;. And as a fiery oven glows With raging heat and living coals, So shall thy wrath devour their souls. iaQ7 Psalm 22. 2d. Part. CM. b lja5 Marlooro', Orange. Chrises sufferings and kingdom. 1 " "\JOW from the roaring lion's rage, 1^1 " O Lord, protect thy Son ; " Nor leave thy darling to engage, " The powers of hell alone/' 139 ASCENSION AND Thus did our suffering Saviour pray, With mighty cries and tears • ' God heard him in that dreadful day, And chased away his fears. 3 Great was the victory of his death, His throne exalted high ; And all the kindreds of the earth Shall worship, or shall die. 4 A numerous offspring must arise From his expiring groans ; Tiiey shall he reckon'd in his eyes For daughters and for sons. 5 The meek and humble souls shall see His table richly spread ; And all that seek the Lord shall be With joys immortal fed. 6 The isles shall know the righteousness Of our incarnate God ; And nations yet unborn, profess Salvation in his blood. 1(2(J Psalm 22. L. M. h iJJ5 Putney, Armly. u Chrixfa sufferings and exaltation. 1 VfOW let our mournful songs record 1 >l The dying sorrows of our Lord, When he complain'd in tears and blood. As one forsaken of his God. 2 The Jews beheld him thus forlorn, And shook their heads, and laugh'd in scorn ; " He rescu'd others from the grave, " Now let him try himself to save. 3 " This is the man did once pretend " God was his father and his friend ; u If God the blessed lov'd him so, " Why doth he fail to help him now ?%> 4 Barbarous people ! cruel priests ! How they stood round like savage beasts, Like lions gaping to devour, Whea God had left him in their power- EXALTATION OF CHRIST. 140 5 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 dy'd. 6 But God his Father heard his cry ; ^Rais'd from the dead, he reigns on high ; The nations learn his righteousness, And Humble sinners taste his grace, 14q) Psalm 89. 4th. Part C. M. % \ Christmas, Swanwick. Christ's medial orial kingdom; or. his di- vine and human na'urr, IT TEAR what the Lord in vision said. Jt~JL And made his mercy known : " Sinners, behold your help is laid **On my Almighty Son. 2 " Behold the man my wisdom chose "Among your mortal race ; " His head my hcly oil o'ernows, "The Spirit of my grace. 3 " High shall he reign on David's throne, " My people's better King ; "My arm shall beat his rivals down, "And still new subjects bring. 4 " My truth shall guard him in his way, " With mercy by his side, *i While in my name, through earth and sea, "He shall in triumph ride. 5 " Me for his Father and his God " He shall forever own, " Call me his rock, his high abode ; " And I'll support my Son. % " My first-born Son, array'd in grace, " At my right hand shall sit ; " Beneath him angels know their place, "And monarchs at his feet. 2 " My covenant stands forever fast ; " My promises are strong ; " Firm as the heavens his throne shall "His seed endure as long." {last, E 3 J4U42 INTERCESSION 141 ( Psalbi 99. 1st. Part. S.M. Sutton, Hopkins. faint's kinjfti;r> ,.nd majesty,. X XHE God Jehovah reigns, 1 L.et all the nations fear ; Let sinners tremble at his throne, And saints be humble there. 2 Jt us, the Saviour, reigns! Let earth adore its Lord ; Bright cherubs his attendants stand, Swift to fulfil lus word. 3 In Zion is his throne, His honours are divine : His church shall make his wonders known. For there his glories shine. 4 How holy is his name ! How terrible his praise ! Justice, and truth, and judgment join In all his works of grace. INTERCESSION OF CHRIST. .a91 Hymk3$. B. 2. S. M. * i4"-5 Thatcher, St. Thomas. ( 'ii ik^s intercession. 1 \\ 7 ELL, the Redeemer's gone VV T' appear before our God, To sprinkle o'er the flaming throne With his atoning blood. 2 No fiery vengeance now, Nor burning wrath ccmes down; If justice call for sinners' blood, The Saviour shows his own. 3 Before his Father's eye Our humble suit he moves ; The Father lays his thunder by, And looks, and smiles, and loves. 4 Now may our joyful tongues Our Maker's honour sing ; Jesus, the Priest, receives our songs, f And bears them to the King, OF CHRIST. 143 5 [We bow before his face, And sound his glories high: *' Hosanna to the God of grace, "Who lavs his thunder by.] 6 " On earth thy mercy reigns, " And triumphs all above ;" But, Lord, how weak are mortal strains, To speak immortal love: 7 [How jarring and how low Are all the notes we sing ! Sweet Saviour, tune our songs anew, And they shall please the King.] ,.o7 Hymn 3?, B. 2. CM, 38 J * J $ York, Braintree. The sam ', 1 T IFT up your eyes to th' heavenly seat* JL-i Where your Redeemer stays: Kind Intercessor, there he sits, And loves, and pleads, and prays. 2 'Twas well, my soul, he dy'd for thee, And shed his vital blood; Appeas'd stern justice on the tree, And then arose to God 3 Petitions now, and praise may rise, And saints their offerings bring; The Priest, with his own sacrifice, Presents them to the King. 4 [Let Papists trust what names they please, Their saints and angels boast; We've no such advocates as these. Nor pray to th' heavenly host.] 5 Jesus alone shall bear my cries Up to his Father's throne; He, dearest Lord, perfumes my sighs, And sweetens every groan. 6 [Ten thousand praises to the King ; Hosanna in the highest ; Ten thousand thanks our spirits bring To God, and to his Christ.] E 4 1U INTERCESSION 141.? HvMX U3' B- *■ C>M- * $ Christmas, Rochester. Cliist and Aaron. 1 T ESUS, in thee our eyes behold J A thousand glo'-ies more Th m the rich gems and polish'd gold The sons of Aaron wore. 2 They first their own burnt-offerings brought, To purge themselves from sin ; Thy lite was pure without a spot, And all thy nature clean. o [Fresh blood, as constant as the da}', Was on their altar spilt ; But thy one offering takes away, Forever, all our guilu] 4[T':eir priesthood ran through several hands, For mortal was their race ; Tlw never-changing office stands Eternal as thy days.] 5 [Once, in the circuit of a year, With blood, but not his own, Aaron within the veil appears Before the golden throne. 6 But Christ by his own powerful blood, Ascends above the skies, And in the presence of our God Shews his own sacrifice.] 7 Jesus, the King of Glory, reigns On Zion's heavenly hill, Looks'like a Lamb that has been slain, And wears his priesthood still. 8 He ever lives to intercede Before his Father's face : Give him, my soul, thy cause to plead, Nor doubt the Father's grace. OF CHRIST. 145, 146 ..-") Hymm.U B.2. CM. % 14^5 Abridge, Barby. Christ is the substance of the Levitical priesthood. 1 HPHE true Messiah now appears, A The types are all withdrawn: So fly the shadows and the stars, Before the rising dawn. 2 No smoking sweets, nor bleeding lambs, Nor kid, nor bullock slain ; Incense and spice, of costly names, Would all be burnt in vain. 3 Aaron must lay his robes away, His mitre and his yest, When God himself comes down to be The offering and the priest. 4 He took our mortal flesh, to show The wonders of his love; For us he paid his life below, And prays for us above. 5 " Father," he cries, " forgive their sins, " For I myself have died ;" And then he shows his open'd veins. And pleads his wounded side. 14fO Psalm 2. S.M. # J*°S Silver-Street, Dover. Christ d:ingt rising, interceding, and reigning. 1 [\ TAKER and sovereign Lord xVi. Of heaven, and earth, and seas, Thy providence confirms thy word, And answers thy decrees. 3 The things so longj foretold By David, are fulhll'd, When Jews and Gentiles join to slay Jesus, thine holy child.] 3 Why did the Gentiles rage, And Jews, with one accord, Bend all their counsels to destrd^ Th' Anointed of the Lerd ? W INTERCESSION. 4 Rulers and kings agree To form a vain design ; Against the Lord their powers unite, Against his Christ they join. 5 The Lord derides their rage, And will support hi* throne ; He who hath rais'd him from the dead Hath own'd him for his Son. Pause. 6 Now he's ascended high, And asks to i*ule the earth : The merit of his blood he pleads. And pleads his heavenly birth. 7 He asks, and God bestows A large inheritance : Far as the world's remotest ends His kingdom shall advance. 8 The nations that rebel Must feel his iron rod ; He'll vindicate those honours well Which he receh 'd from God. 9 [Be wise, ye rulers, now, And worship at his throne ; With trembling joy, ye people, bow To God's exalted Son. 10 If once his wrath arise, Ye perish on the place ; Then blessed is the soul that flies For refuge to his grace.] i at \ Psalm 2. C. M. * or t 1 * ' 5 Dundee, Bath. The same. 1TX7HY did the nations join to slay V V The Lord's anointed Son ? Why did they cast his laws away, And tread his gospel down ? 2 The Lord, who sits ubove the skies, Derides their rage below, He speaks with vengeance in his eye! And strikes their spirits through CHARACTERS OF CHRIST. 148 3 " I call him my eternal Son, " And raise him from the dead ; "I make my holy hill his throne, " And wide his kingdom spread, 4 "Ask me, my Son, and then enjoy "The utmost heathen lands: " Thy rod of iron shall destroy " 1 he rebel who withstands." 5 Be wise, ye rulers of the earth, Obey tti' anointed Lord, Adore the King of heavenly birth. And tremble at his word. 6 With humble love address his throne - For if he frown, ye die : Those ax^e secure, and those alone, Who on his grace rely. CHARACTERS AND OFFICES OF CHRIST. . A , ) Hymn 13. B. 1. L. M. % 143 \ Gloucester, Herald. . The Hon of God incarnate ; or, the titles and the kingdom of Christ. 1 ~T HE lands that long in darkness lay, 1 Now have beheld a heavenly light ; Nations that sat in death's cold shade Are bless'd with beams divinely bright. 2 The virgin's promis'd Son is bom; Behold th' expected Child appear ! What shall his names or titles be ? "The Wonderful, the Counsellor!" 3 [This infant is the Mighty God, Come to be suckled and ador'd ; Th' Eternal Father, Prince of Peace, The Son of David, and his Lord.] 4 The government of earth and seas Upon his shoulders shall be laid ; His wide dominion still increase, And honours to his name be paid, 149, 150 CHARACTERS AND 5 Jesus, the holy Child, shall sit High oa his father David's throne ; Shall crush his foes beneath his feet, And reign to ages yet unknown. , 4Q > Hymn 132. B. 2. C. M. & I O, worship at Immanuel's feet, VXSeein his face what wonders meet! Earth is too narrow to express His worth, his glory, or his grace.] 2 [The whole creation can afford But some faint shadows of my Lord ; Nature, to make his beauties known, Must mingle colours not her own.] 3 Is he compar'd to wine or bread ? Dear Lord, our souls would thus be fed : That flesh, that dying blood of thine, Js bread of life, is heavenly wine.] OFFICES OF CHRIST. 150 4 [Is he a tree ? The world receives Salvation from his healing leaves : That righteous branch, that fruitful bough Is David's root and offspring top.] 5 [Is he a rose ? Not Sharon yields Such fragrancy in all her fields: Or if the lily 'he assume, The valleys bless the rich perfumer] 6 [Is he a vine ? His heavenly root Supplies the boughs with life and fruitt O let a lasting union join My soul to Christ, the living vine !] 7 [Is he the head ? Each member lives, And owns the vital powers he gives; The saints below, and saints above, Join'd by his Spirit and his love.] 8 [Is he a fountain ? There I bathe, And heal the plague of sin and death : These waters all my soul renew, And cleanse my spotted garments too.^ 9 [Is he afire? He'll purge my drossy But the true gold sustains no loss; Like a refiner shall he sit, And tread the refuse with his feet.] JO [Is he a rock ? How firm he proves \ Tjie Rock of Ages never moves ; Yet the sweet streams that from him flow Attend us all the desert through.] 11 [Is he a way? He leads to God; The path is drawn in lines of blood ; There would I walk, with hope andzeal^ Till I arrive at Zion's hill.] 12 [Is he a door ? I'll enter in : Behold the pastures large and green ; A paradise — divinely fair; None but the sheep have freedom there.] 13 [Is he design'd a corner-stone, For men to build their heaven upon ? I'll make him my foundation too, Nor fear the plots cf he}] b^'low.1 F 151 CHARACTERS AND 14 [Is he a temple ? I adore '1 h' indwelling majesty and power , And still to this most holy place, Whene'er I pray, I turn my face.] 15 [Is he a star ? He breaks the night, Piercing the shades with dawning light I know his glories from afar, I know the bright, tue morning-star.] 16 [Is he a sun ? His beams are grace, His course is joy, and righteousness : Nations rejoice, when he appears To chase theirclouds.and dry their tears.] 17 [O let me climb those higher skies, Where storms and darkness never rise : There he displays his power abroad, And shine and reigns th' Incarnate God.] 18 [Nor earth, nor seas, nor sun, nor stars. Nor heaven his full resemblance bears ; His beauties we can never trace. Till we behold him face to face.] 151 1 Hymn 149. B. 1. L.M. .« 1st. Part. 3 Green's Hundredth, Bath. The offices of Christ. X TOIN all the names of love and power. J That ever men or angels bore ; All are too mean to speak his worth, Or set ImmaflUeFs glory forth. 2 But O ! what condescending ways He takes to teach his heavenly grace ! My eyes with joy and wonder see What' forms of love he bears for me. 3 [The "Angel of the covenant" stands With his commission in his hands, Sent from his Father's milder throne To make the great salvation known.] 4Great Prophet ! let me bless thy name . By thee the joyful tidings came Of wrath appeas'd, of sins forgiven,1 C^f hell subxlu'd, ami peace with heaven:' ' OFFICES OF CHRIST. 451 1 [My bright Example, and my Guides I would be walking near thy side; 0 let me never run astray, Nor follow the forbidden way!] £1 love my Shepherd — he shall keep My wandering soul among his sheep : He feeds his flock, he calls their names, And ia hrs bosom bears the lambs.] 7 [My Surety undertakes my cause, Answ'ring his Father's broken laws ; Behold my soul at freedom set, My Surety paid the dreadful debt.] S [Jesus, my great High Priest, has died— 1 seek no sacrifice beside ; His blood did once for all atotie. And now he pleads before the throne] 9 [My Advocate appears on high— The Father lays his thunder by ; Not all that earth or hell can say Shall turn my Father's heait away. J lOTMy Lord, myConqrueror,and my Kingv Thy sceptre and thy sword I sing; Thine is the victory, and I sit A joyful subject at 'thy feet.] llf Aspire, my soul, to glorious deeds ; The Captain of Salvation leads ; March on, nor fear to win the day, Though death and hell obstruct the way.] 12 [Should death, and hell, and powers unknown Put all their forms of mischief on, I shall be safe ; for Christ displays Salvation in more sovereign ways.] 151 7 2d. Part. J Hymn 147. B. 1, L. M. & Truro, New court. The names and titles of Christ. 1 ['HPIS from the treasures of his word -1 I borrow titles for my Lord ; Nor art nor nature can supply Sufficient form-* of majestv, F 2 152 CHARACTERS AND 2 Bright image of the Father's face, Shining with undiminish'd rays ; Th* eternal God's eternal Son, The heir and partner of his throne.] 3 The King of Kings, the Lord most high, Writes his own name upon his thigh : He wears a garment dipp'd in blood, And breaks the nations with his rod. 4, Where grace can neither melt nor move, The Lam!) resents his injur'd love ; Awakes his wrath without delay, And Judah's Lion tears the prey. 5 But when for works of peace he comes, What winning titles he assumes; " Light of the world, and Life of men ; Nor bears those characters in vain. 6 With tender pity in his heart, He acts the Mediator's part ; A friend and brother he appears, And well fulfils the names he wears. 7 At length the Judge his throne ascends. Divides the rebels from his friends, And saints in full fruition prove His rich variety of love. inol Hymn 61. B. 1. L.M. S Jd* J 97th Psalm, Newcourt. Christ our High Priest and King" ; and Christ coming to judgment. 1 "VT OW to the Lord, that makes us •iN know The wonders of his dying love, Be humble honours paid below, And strains of nobler praise above. 2 'Twas he that cleans'd our foulest sins, And wash'd us in his richest blood ; 'Tis he that makes us priests and kings, And brings us rebels near to God. 3 To Jesus, our atoning Priest, To Jesus, our superior King, Be everlasting power confess'd,p And every tongue his glory sing. OFFICES OF CHRIST. 1$3 4 Behold on flying clouds he comes, e him move; we pierc'd him And every eye shall see him move; Though with our sins i\ once, Then he displays his pardoning love. 5 The unbelieving wTorld shall wail, While we rejoice to see the day : Come, Lord ; nor let thy promise fail, Nor let thy chariots long delay. 153 7 Hymn 148. B. 1. H.M. & I st. Part. 3 Portsmouth. The names and titles of Christ. l[\Tt7ITH cheerful voice I sing VV The titles of my Lord, And borrow all the names Of honour from his word. Nature and art Can ne'er supply Sufficient forms Of majesty. 2 In Jesus we behold His Father's glorious face, Shining forever bright With mild and lovely rays. Th* eternal God's Eternal Son Inherits and Partakes the throne.] 5 The sovereign King of Kings, The Lord of Lords most high, Writes his own name upon His garment and his thigh. His name is call'd "The Word of God," He rules the earth With iron rod. 4 Where promises and grace Can neither melt nor move, The angry Lamb resents The injuries of his love ; 153 CHARACTERS AND Awakes his wrath Without delay, As lions roar And tear the prey. 5 But wheti for works of peace The great Redeemer comes, What gentle characters, What titles he assumes: " Light of the world, " And Life of men ;" Nor will he bear Those names in vain 6 Immense compassion reigns In our Immanuel's heart, When he descends to act A Mediator's part : He is a friend, And brother too; Divinely kind, Divinely true. T At length the Lord, the Judge, His awful throne ascends, And drives the rebels far From favourites and friends : Then shall the saints Completely prove The heights and depths Of all his love. "I Hymn 150. B. 1. H. M. X 2d. Part. 5 Portsmouth. T/te offices of Christ. 1 JOIN all the glorious names J Of wisdom, love and power, That ever mortals knew, That angels ever bore: All are too mean To speak his worth, Too mean to set •My Saviour foi;tlr. OFFICES OF CHRIST, 153 2 But, O -what gentle terms, What condescending ways Doth our Redeemer use To teach his heavenly grace ! Mine eyes with joy And wonder see What forms of love He bears for me. SfArray'd in mortal flesh, He, like an angel, stands, And holds the promises And pardons in his hands,: Commission'd from His Father's throne, To make his grace To mortals known.] 4 [Great Prophet of my God, My tongue would bless thy name ; By thee the joyful news Of our salvation came ; The joyful news Of sins forgiven, Of hell subdu'd, And peace with Heaven ] 5 [Be thou my Counsellor, My Pattern and my Guide ; And through this desert iand Still keep me near thy side. O let my feet Ne'er run astray, Nor rove, nor seek The crooked way.] 6 [I love my Shepherd's voico; His watchful eyes shall keep My wandering soul among The thousands of his sheep : He feeds his flock, He calls their names; His bosom bears T^e tender lambs.] 15« OFFICES OF CHRIST. 7 [To tliis dear Surety's hand, \\ ill I commit my cause; He answers and fulfils His Futtyer's broken law's. Behold my soul At freedom set ! My Suretv paid The dreadful debt.] S (Jesus, my great High Pries* Offer'cl his blood, and died : My guilty conscience seeks- l>To saciifice beside. His powerful blood Did once atone ; And now it pleads Before the throne.] 9 {My Advocate appears For my defence on high ; The Father bows his ear, And lays his thunder by. Not all that hell Or sin can say- Shall turn his heart, His Jove away.] 10 [My near Almighty Lord, My Conqueror and my King, Thy sceptre, and thy sword. Thy reigning grace, I sing. Thine is the poAver; Behold I sit In willing bonds Before thy feet.] 11 [Now let my soul arise, And tread the tempter down ; My Captain leads me forth To conquest and a crown, A feeble saint Shall win the day, Tnough death and hell Obstruct the way.] ADDRESSES TO CHRIST. 154, 155 12 Should all the hosts of death, And powers of hell unknown, Put their most dreadful forms Of rage and mischief on, I shall be safe ; For Christ displays Superior power And guardian grace. ADDRESSES TO CHRIST. jr,? Hymn 62. B. 1. CM. * 5 Epsom, Nantwich. Chriit Jesus, the Lamb of God, worship- fied by all the creation. IpOME, 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," oar lips reply "For he was slain for us." 5 Jesus is worthy to receive Honour and power divine ; And blessings, more than we can give, Be3 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. 1$.5 1 Hymn 1. B. 1. C. M. * 1st, Part. 3 Parma, Devizes. A new song to the Lamb that was slain. I T> EHOLD the glories of the Lamb, JD Amidst his Father's throne : Prepare new honours for his name, And songs before unknown. 15.7 ADDRESSES TO CHRIST. 2 Let elders worship at his feet, The church adore around. With \ials full of odours sweet, And harps of sweeter sound. 3 Those are the prayers of all the saints, And these the hymjis they raise. : Jesus is kind to our complaints, He loves to hear our praise. 4 [Eternal Father, who shall look Into thy secret will ; Who but the Son shall take tliat book, And open every seal ? 5 He shaU fulfil thy great decrees, The Son deserves it well ; Lo, in his hand the sovereign keys Of heaven, and death, and hell ! G Now to the Lamb, that once was slain, Be endless blessings paid ; Salvation, glory, joy remain Forever on thy head. 7 Thou hast redeem'd our souls with blood, Hast set the prisoners free : Hast made us kings and priests to God, And we shall reign with thee. 8 The worlds of nature and of grace Are put beneath thy power; Then shorten these delaying days, And bring the promis'd hour. 155 1 Hymn 148. B. 2. CM. * 2d. Parti St. Anns, Barby. God reconciled in Christ. &EAREST of all the names above, My Jesus, and my God ! Who can resist thy heavenly love, Or trifle with thy blood I 2'Tis by the merits of thy death The Father smiles again ; 'Tis by thine interceding breath The Spirit dwells with men, 3DE ADDRESSES TO CHRIST. 156 3 Till God in human flesh I see, My thoughts no comfort find ; The holy, just, and sacred Three Are terrors to my mind. 4 But if Immanuei's face appear, My hope, my joy begins ; His 'name forbids my slavish fear, His grace, removes my sins. 5 While Jews on their own law rely, And Greeks of wisdom boast, I lore th' incarnate mystery, And there I fix my trust. , „a\ Hymn 49. B, 1. CM. 2 loD5 Abridge, Stade. The works of Moses and the Lamb. 1 YTOvV strong thine arm is,mighty God, XTl Who would not fear thy name ? Jesus, how sweet thy graces' are ! Who would not love the Lamb ? 2 He has done more than Moses did, Oar Prophet and our King; From bonds of hell he freed our souls, And taught our lips to sing. 3 In the Red Sea, by Moses' hand, The Egyptian host was drown'd; But his own blood hides all our sins, And guilt no more is found. 4 When through the desert Israel went, With manna they were fed ; Our Lord invites us to his flesh, And calls it living bread. 5 Moses beheld the promis'd land, Yet never reach'd the place ; But Christ shall bring his followers home To see his Father's face. 6 Then shall our love and joy be full, And feel a warmer flame, And sweeter voices tune the song Of Moses and the Lamb, 157,158 ADDRESSES TO CHRIST. , t.*jl Hymn 79. B. 2. C M. * 1 ' 5 Greenwich, Swanwick. Praise to the Redeemer. 1 pLUNG'D in a gulf of dark despair, Jl We wretched shiners lay, Without one cheerful beam of hope. Or spark of glimmering day. 2 With pitying ryes, the iVi.iCe of Grace Beheld our helpless grief; He saw— and (O amazing love!) He ran to our relief. 3 Down from the shining scats above With joyful haste he fled, Enter'd the grave, in mortal flesh, And dwelt" among the dead. 4 He spoil'd the powers of darkness thus, And brake our iron Chains ; Jesus has freed our captive souls From everlasting pains. 5 [In vain the baffled prince of hell His cursed projects tries ; We that were aoom'd his endless slaves, Are rais'd above the skies.] 6 O ! for this love, let rocks and hills Their lasting silence break, And all harmonious human tongues The Saviour's praises speak. 7 [Yes, we will praise thee, dearest Lord ; Oar souls are all on flame : Hosanna, round the spacious earth, To thine adored name ! 8 Angels, assist our mighty joys ; Strike all your harps of gold ; But when you raise your highest notes, His love "can ne'er be told.] 158] Hymx63. B. 1. L.M. * Old Hundred, Dunstan. Christ's hum diction and exaltation. l\ytiAT equal honours shall we bring To thee, O Lord our God, the Lamb, When all the notes that angels sing, Are far inferior to thy name ? ADDRESSES TO CHRIST. 159 .2 Worthv is he that once was slain, ThePrince of life, that groan'd and died; Worthy to rise, and live and reign At his almighty Father's side. 3 Power and dominion are his due, Who stood condemn'd at Pilate's bar ; Wisdom belongs to Jesus too, Tho' he was charg'd with madness here. 4 All riches are his native right, Yet he sustain'd amazing loss : To him ascribe eternal might, Who left his weakness on the cross. 5 Honour immortal must be paid, Instead of scandal and of scorn ; While glory shines around his head, And a bright crown without a thorn. 6 Blessings forever on the Lamb, Who bore the curse for wretched men ; Let angels sound his sacred name, And every creature say, Amen. 159 1 Hymn 25. B. 1. L. M. * I St. Part. J Eaton, Monmouth. A vision of the Lamb. 1 A LL mortal vanities, be gone, aa. Nor temptmy eyes, nor tire my ears, Behold amidst th' eternal throne A vision of the Lamb appears. 2 [Glory his fleecy robe adorns, - Mark'd with the bloody death he bore ; Seven are his eyes, and seven his horns, To speak his wisdom and his power. 3 Lo, he receives a sealed book From him that sits upon the throne ; Jesus, my Lord, prevails to look On dark'decrees, and things unknown.] 4 All the assembling saints around Fall worshipping before the Lamb, And in new songs of gospel sound Address their honours to his name. 159 ADDRESSES TO CHRIST, 5 [The joy, the shout, the harmony Flies o'er the everlasting hills ; " Worthy art thou alone," they cry. "To read the book, to loose the seals. ] 6 Our voices join the heaver.ly strain, And with transporting pleasure sine;, "Worthy the Lamb that once was sluin, "To be our Teacher and our King f* 7 His words of prophecy reveal Eternal counsels, deep designs ; His grace and vengeance shall fulfil The peaceful and the dreadful Lines: 8 Thou hast redeem'd our souls from bell With thine invaluable blood ; And wretches, that' did once rebel, Are now made favourites of their God*. 9 Worthy forever is the Lord, That died for treasons not his own, By every tongue to be ador'd, And dwell upon his Father's throne ! 159 7 Hymn 21. B. 2. L. M.« 2d. Part. J Nantwich, Dunstan. Asonq 'ffiraise to God l he Redeemer. 1 f ET the old heathens tune their song Lu Of great Diana, and of Jove ; But the sweet theme that moves my tongue Is my Redeemer and his love. 2 Behold! a God descends and dies. To save my soul from gaping hell' How the black gulf, where Satan lies, Yawn'd to receive me when I fell! 3 How justice frown'd, and vengeance stood, To drive me down to endless pain ! But the great Son propes'd his blood, And heaver.ly wrath grew mild again. 4 Infinite Lover ! gracious Lord_! To thee be endless honours given ; Thy wondrous name shall be ador'd, Round the wide earth, and wider heaven. ADOPTION. 160, 161 I6n1 Hymn 5. B. 2. L. M. 2S lDUj" Gloucester, Portugal. Longing to praise Christ better. 1 T ORD, when my thoughts with won- i-/ der roll O'er the sharp sorrows of thy soul, And read my Maker's broken laws, Repair'd and honour'd by thy cross ; 2 When I behold death, hell, and sin, Vanquish 'd by that dear blood of thine, And see the Man, that groan'cl and dy'd, Sit glorious by his Father's side ; 3 My passions rise and soar above ; I'm wing'd with faith, and fir'd with love ; Fain would I reach eternal things, And learn the notes that Gabriel 'sings. 4 But my heart fails, my tongue complains For want of their immortal strains; And in such humble notes as these Falls far below thy victories. 5 Well, the kind minute must appear, When we shall leave these bodies here,. These clogs of clay — and mount on high, To join the songs above the sky. DOCTRINES OF THE GOSPEL, ALPHABETICALLY ARRANGED. ADOPTION. 161 7 Hymn 64 B. 1. S. M. 1st. Part. J Dover, Wakefield. 1 T> EHOLD what wondrous grace I Psalm 40, 2d. Part. C. M. m 1U^S St. David's, Mear. The incarnation and sacrifice of Christ, 1 'T'HUS saith the Lord, " Your work JL is vain, *' Give your burnt ofFerings o'er ; " In dying goats and bullocks slain " My soul delights no more." 2 Then spake the Saviour, "Lo, I'm here,. " My God, to do thy will ; " Whate'er thy sacred books declare, '^Thy servant shall fulfil. OT^rf.F 2 163 SCRIPTURE DOCTRINES 3 " Thy law is ever in my sight, " 1 keep it near my heait ; ** Mine ears are open with delight "To what thy lips impart." 4 Ami see, the blest Redeemer comes! The eternal Son appears ! And at th* appointed time assumes The body God prepares. 5 Much he reveal'd his Father's grace, And much his truth he show'd, And preach'd the way of righteousness, Where great assemblies stood. 6 His Father's honour touch'd iiis heart, He pitied sinners' cries, And, to fulfil a Saviour's part, Was made a sacrifice. Pause. 7 No blood of beasts, on altars shed, Could wash the conscience clean; But the rich sacrifice he paid Atones for all our sin. 2 Then was the great salvation spread, And Satan's kingdom shook ; Thus by the woman's promis'd Seed The serpent's head was broke. ,/jol Psalm 40. L.M. sg *b35 Bath, Italy. Christ our sacrifice. l'-pHE wonders, Lord, thy love has X wrought, Exceed our praise, surmount our thought: Should I attempt the long detail, My speech would faint, my numbers fail. 2 No blood of beasts on altars spilt, Can cleanse the souls of men from guilt; But thou hast set before our eyes An all-sufficient sacrifice. 3Lo! thine eternal Son appears! To thy designs he bows his ears ; Assumes a body well prepar'd, 4nd well performs a work so hard, • ATONEMENT. 4 "Behold, I come," (the Savour With love and duty in his eyes, " I come to bear the heavy loac " Of sins, and do thy will, my Gck 5 " 'Tis written in thy great decree, " 'Tis in thy book foretold of me, "I must fulfil the Saviour's part; " And, lo ! thy law is in my heart. 6 " IT1 magnify thy holy law, "And rebels to obedience draw, "When on my cross I'm lifted high, " Or to my crown above the sky. 7 "The Spirit shall descend, and show " What thou hast done, and what I do ; " Th,e wondering world shall learn thy grace, 4'Thy wisdom and thy righteousness. 164 7 Hymn 155. B.2. CM. b 1st. Part, j Durham, St. Ann's. Christ our passover. IT O, the destroying angel flies -*— * To Pharaoh's stubborn land!- The pride and flower of Egypt dies By his vindictive hand. 2 He pass'd the tents of Jacob o'er, Nor pour'd the wrath divine : He saw the blood on every door, And bless'd the peaceful" sign. 3 Thus the appointed Lamb must bleed, To break th' Egyptian yoke : Thus Israel is from bondage freed, And 'scapes the angel's stroke. 4 Lord, if my heart were sprinkled too, With blood so rich as thine, Justice no longer would pursue This guilty soul of mine. 5 Jesus our passover was slain, And has at once procur'd Freedom from Satan's heavy chain, iVnd God's avenging sword, 5 SCRIPTURE DOCTRINES. j 7 Hymn 118. B.2. L. M. * art. 3 Newcourt, Antigua. The priesthood of Christ. 3 LOOD has a voice to pierce the skies; iJ Revenge! the blood of Abel cries ; But the dear stream, when Christ was slain, Speaks peace as loud from every vein. 2 Pardon and peace from God on high; Behold he lavs his vengeance by ; And rebels, that deserve his sword, Become the favourites of the Lord. 1 To Jesus let our praises rise, Who gave his life a sacrifice : Now he appears before his God, And for our pardon pleads his blood. COMMUNION WITH GOD. !£/-? Psalm 23. L. M. * 1Do,S Newcourt, Italy. God our shepherd. 1 TVyTY shepherd is the living Lord ; 1VJL Now shall my wants be well sup- His providence and holy word [ply'd ; Become my safety and mv guide. 2 In pastures where salvation grows He makes me feed, he makes me rest; There living water gently flows, And all the food divinely blest. 3 My wandering feet his ways mistake ; But he restores my soul to peace, And leads me, for his mercy's sake, In the fair paths of righteousness. 4 Though I walk through the gloomy vale, Where death and all its terrors arc, M^' heart and hope shall never fail. For God my shepherd's with me there. 5 Amid the darkness and the deeps, Thou art my comfort, thou my stay ; Thy staff supports my feeble steps, Thy rod directs my doubtful wav 166} COMMUNION WITH GOD. 166 .6 The sons of earth and sons of hell Gaze at thy goodness, and repine To see my table spread so well, With living bread and cheerful wine. 7 [How I rejoice, when on my head Thy Spirit condescends to rest! 'Tis a divine anointings shed Like oil of gladness at a feast. 8 Surely the mercies of the Lord Attend his household all their days ; There will I dwell to hear his word, To seek his face, and sing his praise.] Psalm 23. CM. & Braintree, Mear. The same. 1 Al Y shepherd will supply my need. lVJL Jehovah is his name ; In pastures fresh he makes me feed, Beside the living stream. 2 He brings my wandering spirit back, When I forsake his ways; And leads me, for bis mercy's sake, In paths of truth and grace. 3 When I walk through the shades o^ death. Thy presence is my; stay; A word of thy supporting breath Drives all my fears away. 4 Thy hand, in sight of all my foes, Doth still my table spread ; My cup with blessings overflows, Thine oil anoints my head. 5 The sure provisions of my God Attend me all my days ; O may thine house be mine abode, And all my work be praise. 6 There would I find a settled rest, (While others go and come) No more a stranger, nor a guest, But like a child at home, F 3 I6r,168 SCRIPTURE DOCTRINES, i a>7 1 Psalm 23. S. M. k 10 ' \ Wakefield, Froome. The same. 1 'T'HE Lord my shepherd is, i- 1 shall be well supply 'd : Since he is mine, and I am his, What can I want beside ? 2 He leads me to the place Where heavenly pasture grows, Where living waters gently pass, And full salvation flows. 3 If e'er I go astray, He doth my soul reclaim, And guides me in his own right way, For his most holy name. 4 While he affords his aid, I cannot yield to fear ; Though I should walk through death's dark shade, My shepherd's with me there. 5 In sight of all my foes Thou dost my table spread ; My cup with blessings overflows, And joy exalts my head. 6 The bounties of thy love Shall crown my following days; Nor from thy house will I remove, Nor cease to speak thy praise. 1681 Psalm 73. 2d Part. CM. b 3 Rocheter, Arundel. God our portion here and hereafter. } f^ OD, my supporter and my hope, VT 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; Thine hand conduct me near thy seat. To dwell before thy (ace. COMMUNION WITH GOD. 169 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 crv. 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. ,£0) Hymn 94. B. 2. CM. & ibJS St. Ann's, Abridge. God my only hafifiinirss. 1 A yf Y God, my portion, and my. love, JLYX My everlasting all ! I've none but thee m heaven above, Or on this earthly ball. 2 [What empty tilings are all the skies, And this inferior clod ! There's nothing here deserves my joys ; There's nothing like my God!] 3 [In vain the bright, the burning sun Scatters his feeble light ; 'Tis thy sweet beams create my noon ; If thou withdraw, 'tis night." 4 And while upon my restless bed Among the shades I roll, If my Redeemer shows his head, 'Tis morning with my soul.] 5 To thee I owe my wealth, and friends, And health, and safe abode ; Thanks to thy name for meaner things, But they are not my God. F 4 170 SCRIPTURE DOCTRINES. 6 How vain a toy is glittering wealth, If once compar'd to thee ! Or what's my safety, or mv healtk, Or all my "friends, to me) 7 Were I possessor of the earth, And call'd the stars mine own, Without thy graces, and thyself, I were a wretch undone. 8 Let others stretch their arms like seas» And grasp in ali the shore ; Grant me the visits of thy face, And I desire no more. 1>7n? Hymn 93. B. 2. S. M. * 1 /u3 Dover, Pelham. God all, and in all. 1 TV J[Y God, my life, my love, 1V1 To thee, to thee I call; I cannot live if thou remove, For thou art all in all. 2 [Thy shining grace can cheer This dungeon where I dwell : 'Tis paradise when thou art here ; If thou depart, 'tis hell.] 3 [The smilings of thy face, How amiable they are ! 'Tis heaven to rest in thine embrace, And no where else but there.] 4 [To thee, and thee alone, The angels owe their bliss ; They sit around thy gracious throne, And dwell where Jesus is.] 5 [Not all the harps above Can make a heavenly place, If God his residence remove, Or but conceal his face.] 6 Nor earth, nor all the sky Can one delight afford; No, not a drop of real joy, Without thy presence, Lord- COMMUNION WITH GOD. 171 7 Thou art the sea of love, Wnere all my pleasures roll; Tiie circle where my passions move, And centre of my soul. 8 [To thee my spirits fly, With infinite desire ; And yet how far from thee I lie ! Dear Jesus, raise me higher.] ,*, > Hymn 15. B. 2. L. M. * 1 ' S Eaton, Ninety- seventh Psalm. The enjoyment of Christ ; or, delight in ivorshi/i. 1 T^AR from my thoughts, vain world, JL be gone ; Let my religious hours alone : Fain would my eyes my Saviour see ; I wait a visit, Lord, from thee ! 2 My heart grows warm with holy fire, And kindles with a pure desire : Gome, my dear Jesus, from above, And feed my soul with heavenly love. 3 [The trees of life immortal stand In blooming rows at thy right hand ; And, in sweet murmurs by their side, Rivers of bliss perpetual glide. 4 Haste then, but with a smiling face, And spread the table of thy grace ; Bring down a taste of truth divine, And cheer my heart with sacred wine.] 5 Bless'd Jesus, what delicious fare ! How sweet thy entertainments are ! Never did angels taste above Redeeming grace, and dying love. 6 Hail ! great Immanuel, all divine ! In thee thy Father's glories shine : Tbrou brightest, sweetest, fairest One, That eyes have seen, or angels known ! 172,173 SCRIPTURE DOCTRINES 1^9> Hymn 16. B.2. L.M, * 1 ( ^ 5 Portugal, Dunst&n, Castle- street. l'T OKI), what a heaven of saving grace x-j Shines through the beauties of thy face, And lights our passions to a flame Lord, how we love thy charming name. 2 When I can say, my God is mine, When I can feel thy glories shine, I tread the world beneath my feet. And all that earth calls good or great. 3 While such a scene of sacred joys Our raptur'd eyes and soul employs, Here we could sit, and ga/.c away A long, an everlasting day. 4 Well, we shall quicklv pass the night To the fair coasts of perfect light ; Then shall our joyful senses rove O'er the dear object of our love. 5 [There shall we drink full draughts of bliss, And pluck new life from heavenly trees; Yet now and then, dear Lord, l>estow A drop of heaven on worms below. 6 Send comforts down from thy right hand. While we pass through this barren land; And in thy temple let us see A glimpse' of love, a glimpse of thee.] COVENANT OF GRACE. !►,<,") Psalm 89. Ist.Part. L. M. b 1 ' ^ 3 All Saints, Carthage. The covenant mack with Christ ; or, the true David. 1T70REVER shall mv song record £ The truth and mercy of the Lord ; Mercy and truth forever stand, Like heaven, establish'd by his hand, COVENANT OF GRACE. 174 2 Thus to the Son he sware, and said, 44 With thee my covenant first is made ; " In thee shall dying sinners live ; "Glory and grace are thine to give. 3 " Be thou my Prophet, thou my Priest ; 44 Thy children shall be ever blest ; " Thou art my chosen King ; thy throne "Shall stand eternal, like my own. 4 "There's none of all my sons above 44 So-much my image, or my love ; 44 Celestial powers thy subjects are, " Then what can earth to thee compare? 5 " David, my servant, whom I chose* 44 To guard my flock, to crush my foes, 44 And rais'd him to the Jewish throne, 44 Was but a shadow of my Son." 6 Now let the church rejoice, and sing Jesus, her Saviour and her King ; Angels his heavenly wonders show, And saints declare his works below. .^7 Psalm 89. 5th. Part. CM. t> I 7 4? 5 Dorset, Aberdeen. 1 he covenant of grace unchangeable ; ok, afflictions without rejection. 1 " \TET (saith the Lord) if David's X race, 44 The children of my Son, 44 Should break my laws, abuse my grace, " And tempt mine anger down; 2 "Their sins I'll visit with the rod, " And make their folly smart ; " But I'll not cease to be their God, "Nor from my truth depart. 3 " My covenant I will ne'er revoke, 44 But keep my grace in mind ; '* And what eternal love hath spoke, " Eternal truth shall bind. 4 " Once have I sworn, (I need no more) " And pledg'd my holiness, 44 To seal the sacred promise sure " To David and his ' race. 175,176 SCRIPTURE DOCTRINES. 5 "The sun shall see his offspring rise, "And spread from sea to sea, "Long as he travels round the skies, "To give the nations day. 6 " Sure as the moon that rules the night, " His kingdom shall endure, . " Till the fix'd laws of shade and light " Shall be observ'd no more." , n r 7 Hymn 40. B. 2. C. M. J ' ° 3 St. James, St. Martins. Our comfort in the covenant made ivith Christ. 1 fWR God, how firm his promise v>/ stands, E'en when he hides his face : He trusts in our Redeemer's hands His glory and his grace. 2 Then why, my soul, these sad com- plaints, Since Christ and we are one ? Thy God is faithful to his saints, Is faithful to his Son. 3 Beneath his smiles my heart has liv'd. And part of heaven possess'd ; I praise his name for grace receiv'd, And trust him for the rest. ,>--> Hymn 139. B.l. L. M. * 1 <°$ Bath, Italy. Hope in the covenant ; ory God's promise and truth unchangeable. 1 TTOW oft have sin and Satan strove Xl To rend my soul from thee, my God! But everlasting is thy love, And Jesus seals it with his blood. 2 The oath and promise of the Lord Join to confirm the wondrous grace ; Eternal power performs the word, And fills all heaven with endless praise DEPRAVITY OF MAN. 177 3 Amidst temptations sharp and long, My soul to this dear refuge flies ; Hope is my anchor, firm and strong, While tempests blow, and billows rise. 4 The gospel bears my spirit up ; A faithful and unchanging God Lays the foundation for my hope, In oaths, and promises, and blood. Depravity and fall of man. .77? Hymn 57. B. 1. CM. b ' > Dundee, Wantage, Plymouth. Original sin ; or, the first and second Adam. iT>ACKWARD with humble shame -D we look On our original ; How is our nature dash'd 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 ! How obstinate our will ! 3 Conceiv'd in sin (O wretched state) Before we draw our breath, The first young pulse begins to beat Iniquity "and death. 4 How strong in our degenerate blood The old corruption reigns, And, mingling with the crooked flood "t Wanders through all our veins ! 5 [Wild and unwholesome as the root Will all the branches be ; How can we hope for living fruit From such a deadly tree ? 6 What mortal power, from thing? unclean, Can pure productions bring ? Who can command a vital stream From an infected spriHg:?] G 173 SCRIPTURE DOCTRINES. 7 Yet, mighty God, thy wondrous lovtl Can make our nature clean, Whik Christ and grace prevail above! The tempter, death, and sin. 8 The second Adam shall restore The ruins of the first ; Hosanna to that sovereign Power That new-creates our dust! I^ol Hymn 124. B. 1. L. M. '5 Quercy, German. The first and second Adam. 1 "pVEEP in the dust, before thy throne, LJ Our guilt and our disgrace we own : Great God ! we own th' unhappy name Whence sprang our nature and our shame. 2 Adam, the sinner: at his fall, Death, like a conqueror, seiz'd us all ; ; A thousand new-born babes are dead, By fatal union to their head. 3 But whilst our spirits, fill'd with awe, Behold the terrors of thy law, We sing the honours of thy grace, That sent to save our ruin d race. 4 We sing thine everlasting Son, WTho join'd our nature to his own; Adam the second, from the dust Raises the ruins of the first. 5 [By the rebellion of one man, Through all his seed the mischief ran; And by one man's obedience now, Are all his seed made righteous too.] 6 Where sin did reign and death abound. There have the sons of Adam found Abounding life ; — there glorious grace Reigns through the Lord, our righteous- BEPRxWITY OF MAN. 179,180 , ^q I Psalm 51. 2d. Part. L. M. b 1 « J \ Putney, Armley. Original and actual sin confessed. 1 T ORD, I am vile, concei'v'd in sin ; -1— t 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 defil'd in every part. 3 [Great God, create my heart anew, And form my spirit pure and true ; O make me wise betimes, to see My danger and my remedy.] 4 Behold, I fall before thy face ; My only refuge is thy grace : No outward forms can make me clean ; The leprosy lies deep within. 5 No bleeding bird, nor bleeding beast. Nor hyssop branch, nor sprinkling priest, Nor running brook, nor flood, nor sea, Can wash the dismal stain away. 6 Jesus, my God, thy blood alone Hath power sufficient to atone ; Thy blood can make me white as snow ; No Jewish types could cleanse me so.' 7 While guilt disturbs and breaks my peace, Nor flesh nor soul hath rest or ease ; Lord, let me hear thy pardoning voice, And make my. broken bones rejoice. iQCil Psalm 51. 1st. Part. CM. b 1 5U > Bedford, St. Ann's. Original and actual sin confessed and /iardoned. 1 T ORD, I would spread my sore -*-^ distress And guilt before thine eyes ; Against thy laws, against thy grace. 181 SCRIPTURE DOCTRINES. 2 Shouldst thou condemn my soul to hell, And crush my flesh to dust, Heaven would approve thy vengeance well, And earth must own it just. 3 J frcm the stcck 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 advanc'd, I grew A justcr 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 sons of men ; Backsliders shall address thy throne, And turn to God again. , Q , 7 Hymn 128. B. 2. C. M. k J515 Plymouth, York. u Corrupt nature from Jdam. 1 T) LEST with the joys of innocence, -D Adam, our father, stood, Till he debas'd his soul to sense, And ate th' unlawful food. 2 Now we are born a sensual race, To sinful joys inclin'd ; Reason has lost its native place, And flesh enslaves the mind. 3 While flesh, and sense, and passion reigns, Sin is the sweetest good ; We fancy music in our chains, And so forget the load. DEPRAVITY OF MAN. 182 4 Great God ! renew our ruin'd frame, Our broken powers restore: Inspire us with a heavenly flame, And flesh shall reign no more S 5 Eternal Spirit, write thy law Upon our inward parts, And' let the second Adam draw His image on our hearts. 1Co? Psalm 14. 1st. Part. CM. k 10^5 Canterbury, Barby. By nature all men are sinners. 1 T^OOLS in their hearts believe and say, A? That all religion's vain ; " There is no God that reigns on high, "Or minds th' affairs of men." % From thoughts so dreadful and profaiie- Cormpt discourse proceeds ; And in their impious hands are found Abominable deeds. 3 The Lord, from his celestial throne, Looks down on things below, To find the man that sought his grace, Or did his justice know. 4 By nature all are gone astray ; Their practice all the same : There's none that fears his Maker's hand, There's none that loves his name. 5 Their tongues are us'd to speak deceit ; Their slanders never cease; How swift to mischief are their feet ! Nor . know the paths of peace. 6 Such seeds of sin (that bitter root) In every heart are found ; Nor can "they bear diviner fruit, Till grace refine the ground. 183,184 SCRIPTURE DOCTRINES- 183] Hymn 100 B. 2. L. M. Magdalen, Putney. Custom in tin. 1 T ET the wild leopards of the wood -A--* Put off" the spots that nature gives ! Then may the wicked turn to God, And change their tempers and their lives 2 As well might Ethiopian slaves Wash out the darkness of their skin ; The dead as well may leave their graves, As old transgressors cease to sin. 3 Where vice has held its empire long, 'Twill not endure the least control : None but a power divinely strong Can turn the current of the soul. 4 Great (iod! I own thy power divine, That works to change this heart of mine ; I would be forrn'd anew, and bless The wonders of creating grace. ■to a } Hymn 24. B. 2. L. M. * i0* > Gloucester, Monmouth. The evil of sin viable in the fall of angels and men. 1 \ X 7IIEN the great Builder arch'd the V V skies, And forrn'd all nature with a word; The joyful cherubs tun'd his praise, And every bending throne ador'd. 2 High in the midst of all the throng, Satan, a tall arch-angel, sat! Amongst the morning stars he sung, Till sin destroy 'd his heavenly state. 3['Twas sin that hurl'd him from his throne, Grov'ling in fire, the rebel lies; Bow art thou sunk in darkness do-ivn% Son of the viornmg, front the skies .'] DEPRAVITY OF MAN. 185 4 And thus our two first parents stood, Till sin defil'd the happy place : They lost their garden and their God, And ruin'd all their unborn race. 5 [So sprung the plague from Adam's bower, And spread destruction all abroad; Sin, the curs'd name, that in one hour Spoil'd six days labour of a God.] 6 Tremble, my soul, and mourn for grief, That such a foe should seize thy breast ; Fly to thy Lord for quick relief; O ! may he slay this treacherous guest. ?Then to thy throne, victorious King, Then to thy throne our shouts shall rise; Thine everlasting arm we sing, For sin, the monster, bleeds and dies. ,c-"> Hymn 150. B. % CM. b *e^5 Wantage, Chelsea. The deceitfulness of wu 1 O IN has a thousand treacherous arts O To practise on the mind ; With flattering looks she tempts our hearts, But leaves a sting behind. ~.~ __ 2 With names of virtue she deceives The aged and the young ; And, while the heedless wretch believes, She makes his fetters strong. 3 She pleads for all the joys she brings, And gives a fair pretence ; But cheats the soul of heavenly tilings, And chains it down to sense. 4 So on a tree divinely fair Grew the forbidden food ; Our mother took the poison there, ' And tainted all her blood. 186, 187 SCRIPTURE DOCTRINES. 1Q/0 Hymn 153. B. 2. CM. b J BO $ Bangor, Carolina. The distemper, folly, and madness of sin. 1 CIN, like a venomous disease, O 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 recals 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 make* us wise.] 5 We give our souls the wounds they feel, We drink the poisonous gall, And rush with fuiy down to hell ; But Heaven prevents the fall. 6 [The man possess'd, among the tombs, Cuts his own flesh and cries: He foams and raves, till Jesus comes, And the foul spirit flies.] -.07? Hymn 156. B. 2. C. M. b or * ■* j Abridge, Swanwick. Presumption and despair; or, Satan's various temptations. 1 T HATE the tempter and his charms ; JL I hate his flattering breath ; The serpent takes a thousand forms To cheat our souls to death. 2 He feeds our hopes with airy dreams, Or kills with slavish fear; And holds us still in wide extremes Presumption or despair. DEPRAVITY OF MAN. 188 3 Now he persuades, " How easy 'tis "To walk the road to heaven;" Anon he swells our sins, and cries, "They cannot be forgiven." 4<[He bids young sinners "yet forbear " To think of God, or death ; "For prayer and devotion are "But melancholy breath." 5 He tells the aged, " they must die, " And 'tis too late to pray ; " In vain for mercy now they cry, "For they have lost their day."] 6 Thus he supports his cruel throne By mischiet and deceit. And drags the sons of Adam down To darkness and the pit. 7 Almighty God, cut short his power; Let him in darkness dwell ; And, that he vex the earth no more, Confine him down to hell. 188} Hymn 157. B. 2. C. M. Carolina, Windsor. The same. 1 TVTOW Satan comes with dreadful roar, iN And threatens to destroy ; He worries whom he can't devour, With a malicious joy. 2 Ye sons of God, oppose his rage. Resist, and he'll be gone ; Thus did our dearest Lord engage And vanquish him alone. 3 Now he appears almost divine, Like innocence and love ; But the old serpent lurks within. When he assumes the dove. 4 Fly from the false deceiver's tongue. Ye sons of Adam, fly; Our parents found the snare too strong, Not should the children try, 189,190 SCRIPTURE DOCTRINES. joqj Hymn 158. B. 2. L. M. b 10^3 Lime House, Armley. Few saved ; or, the almost Christian, the Hiffiocntt, and Afxostate. 1 OROAD is the road that leads to death, X3 And thousands walk together there ; But wisdom shows a narrower path, With here and there a traveller. 2 " Deny thyself, and take thy cross," Is the Redeemer's great command ; Nature must count her gold but dross, If she would gain this heavenly land. 2 The fearful soul, that tires and faints, And walks the ways of God no more, Is but esteem'd almost a saint. And makes his own destruction sure. 4 Lord, let not all my hopes be vain; Create my heart entirely new ; Which hypocrites could ne'er attain, Which false apostates never knew. l On ? Psalm 8. 2d. Part. L.M. u or % XJU\ Quercy, Babylon. ° Adam and Christ, lords of the old and new creation. * 1 T ORD, what was man when made at J^» first ! Adam, the offspring of the dust! That thou shouldst set him and his race But just below an angel's place ? 2 That thou shouldst raise his nature so. And make him lord of all below ; Make every beast and bird submit, And lay the fishes at his feet? 3 But O ! what brighter glories wait To crown the second Adam's state ! What honours shall thy Son adorn, Who condescended to be born. 4 See him below his angels made ! See him in dust among the dead, To save a ruin'd world from sin ; Bnt he shall reign with power divine f ELECTION. 191,192 5 The world to come, redeem'd from all The miseries that attend the fall, New made, and glorious, shall submit At our exalted Saviour's feet. ELECTION. , q , 1 Hymn 54. B. 1. L. M. 38 1 y * 5 Castle-street, Shoel. Electing grace ; or, saints beloved in Christ. 1 TESUS, we bless thy Father's name ; J Thy God and our's are both the same ; What heavenly blessings from his throne Flow down to sinners through his Son ! 2 " Christ be my first elect," he said ; Then chose our souls in Christ our head, Before he gave the mountains birth, £)r laid foundations for the earth. ! 3 Thus did eternal love begin To raise us up from death and sin ; Our characters were then decreed, " Blameless in love, a holy seed." 4 Predestinated to be sons, Born by degrees, but chose at once : A new regenerated race, To praise the glory of his grace. 5WithChrist, our Lord, we share our part In the affections of his heart ; Nor shall our souls be thence remov'd, Till he forgets his first-belov'd. 1 92 1 Hymn 117- b* ** L- M* b > Kirke, German Hymn. Election sovereign and free. 1 [ T> EHOLD the potter and the clay ! Xj He forms his vessel as he please : Such is our God, and such are we, The subjects of his just decrees. 193 SCRIPTCRE DOCTRINES. 2 Doth not the workman's power extend O'er all the mass, which part to choose, And mould it for a nobler end, And which to leave for viler use ?] 3 May not the sovereign Lord on high Dispense his favours as he will ; Choose some to life, while others die, And yet be just and gracious still ? 4 [What if, to make his terror known, He lets his patience long endure, Suffering vile rebels to go on, And seal their own destruction sure ? 5 What if he means to show his grace, And his electing love employs To nnrk out some of mortal race, And form them fit for heavenly joys ?] 6 Shall man replv against the Lord, And call his Maker's ways unjust, The thunder of whose dreadful word Can crush a thousand worlds to dust I 7 But, O my soul, if truth so bright Should dazzle and confound thy sight, Yet still his written will obey, And wait the great decisive day. 8 Then shall he make his justice known, A ad the whole world, before his throne, With joy, or terror, shall confess The glory of his righteousness. Hymn 96. B.J. CM. * St. Ann's, Christmas. 193 £ 1 T>UT few among the carnal wise, -D But few of noble race, Obtain the favour of thine eyes, Almighty King of grace ! 2 He takes the men of meanest name For sons and heirs of God ; And thus he pours abundant shame On honeurabJ_e blo°4« ELECTION. 194 3 He calls the fool, and makes him know The mysteries of his grace, To bring aspiring wisdom low, And all its pride abase. 4 Nature has all its glories lost, When brought before his throne ; No flesh shall in his presence boast, But in the Lord alone. ic\±\ Hymn 11. B. 1. L. M. fc 1^<*J Antigua, Wells. The humble enlightened, and carnal rea- son humbled; or, the sovereignty of grace, l'-pHERE was an hour when Christ A rejoic'd, And spoke his joy in words of praise ; "Father, I thank thee, mighty God, " Lord of the earth,and heavens, and seas! 2 " I thank thy sovereign power and love, " That crowns my doctrine with success ; " And makes the babes in knowledge learn " The heights, and breadths, and lengths of grace. 3 " But all this glory lies conceal'd " From men of prudence and of wit ; "The prince of darkness blinds their eyes, " And their own pride resists the light. 4 "Father, 'tis thus, because thy will " Chose and ordain'd it should be so ; , "'Tis thy delight t' abase the proud, " And lay the haughty scorner low. 5 "There's none can know the Father right, " But those who learn it from the Son ; " Nor can the Son be well receiv'd, "But where the Father makes him known. 195,196 SCRIPTURE DOCTRINES. 6 " Then let our souls adore our God, "That deals his graces as he please; *' Nor gwes to mortals an account " Or ot his actions, or decrees." , Q r > Hymn 12. B. 1. C. M. » lJO$ Wareham, St. Ann's. Free grace in revealing Christ. 1 TE5US, the man of constant grief, J A mourner all his days ; His spirit once rejoic'd aloud, And tum'd his joy to praise : 2 " Father, I thank, thy wondrous Jove, " That hath rereaTd thy Son " To men unlearned ; and to uabes " Hath made thy gospel known. 3 " The mysteries of redeeming grace " Are hidden from the wise : "While pride and carnal reasonings join. "To swell and blind their eyes." 4 Thus doth the Lord of h«. aven and earth His great decrees fulfil, And orders all his works of grace 'By his own sovereign will. ,Q£"> Hy-h:j96. B. 2. CM. X 1 Jt> S London, Canterbury. Distinguishing tove ; or., angels fiun- ;sh d and mefi saved. 1 TXOWN headlong from their native JLJ skies The rebel angels fell, And thunderbolts of fl dining wrath Pursu'd them deep to hell. 2 Down from the top of earthly bliss Rebellious man wis hurl'd ; And Jesus stoop'd beneath the grave To reach a sinking world. 3 O, love of infinite degree, Unmeasurable grace '. Must heaven's ecernai darling die To save a traitorous race ? JUSTIFICATION. 197,198 4 Must angels sink forever down, And burn in quenchless fire, While God forsakes his shining throne To raise us wretches higher ? 5 O for this love, let earth and skies With hallelujahs ring, And the full choir of human tongues All hallelujahs sing. 10*7 Hymn 97. B. 2. L. M. & 1 * ' _> Green's Hundredth, Bath. The same. 1 T^ROM heaven the sinning angels fell, -F And wrath and darkness chain'd them down ; But man, vile man, forsook his bliss, And mercy lifts him to a crown. 2 Amazing work of sovereign grace That could distinguish rebels so! Our guilty treasons call'd aloud For everlasting fetters too. 3 To thee, to thee, almighty lovev Our souls, ourselves, our all we pay: Millions of tongues shall sound thy praise On the bright hills of heavenly day. JUSTIFICATION. lQo) Hymn 94. B.I. CM. b 1JOJ Abridge, Bedford. ■ Justification by faith, not by works ; or, the law condemns, grace justifies. 1 \ 7A1N are the hopes the sons of men V 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. 199,200 SCRIPTURE DOCTRIN 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. 10Q? Hymn 154. B. 2. L. M. b 1 JX* \ German Hymn, Wells. Self- ritfh t roxisnrss insufficient. 1"\\ /HERE are the mourners," saith V V the Lord, "That wait and tremble at my word, " That walk in darkness all the day > " Come, make my name your trust and stay. 2 " [No works, nor duties of your own " Can for the smallest sin atone ; " The robes that nature may provide, "Will not your least pollutions hide. 3 " The softest couch that nature knows " Can give the conscience no repose : "Look to my righteousness, and live, " Comfort and peace are mine to give.] 4 " Ye sons of pride, that kindle coals " With your own hands, to warm your souls, " Walk in the light of your own fire, "Enjoy the sparks that ye desire : 5 " This is your portion at my hands ; " Hell waits you with her iron bands ; " Ye shall lie' down in sorrow there, "In death, and darkness, and despair." 200 [ f/M- Psalm71. 2d. Part. CM. gg Irish,. Rochester. i*t our strength and righteousness. 1 A /[Y Saviour, my Almighty Friend ! IVa When I begin thy praise, Where will the growing numbers end, The numbers of thy grace? JUSTIFICATION. 201 2 Thou art my everlasting trust ; Thy goodness I adore ; And since I knew thy graces first, I speak thy glories more. 3 My feet shall travel all the length Of the celestial road. And march with courage in thy strength , To see my Father God. tWhen I am fill'd with sore distress For some surprising sin, I'll plead thy perfect righteousne'ssj And mention none but thine. > How will my lips rejoice to tell The victories of my King! My soul, redeem'd from sin and hell, Shall thy salvation sing. 5 [My tongue shall all the day proclaim My Saviour and my God; j His death has brought my foes to shame.* And saved me by his blood. 7 Awake, awake, my tuneful powers; With this delightful song* I'll entertain the darkest hours, Nor think the season long.] om > Hymn 109. B. 1. L.M. k ZKJl $ Quercy, Kirkc. " u The value of Christ andhis righteousness. 1 "VJO more, my God, I boast no mor^ IN 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. SYes, 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, G 3 202,203 SCRIPTURE DOCTRINES. 4 The best obedience of my hands Dares not appear before thy throne ; But faith can answer thv demands, By pleading what my Lord has done. onol Hymn 20. B.l. CM. * ~WZ S Bray, York. Spiritual afifiartl; namely % the robe of righteousness and garments of salvation. 1 A WAKE, my heart, arise,my tongue, i~\ Prepare a tuneful voice ; In God, the life of all my joys, Aloud -will I rejoice. 2'Tis he adorn'd my naked soul, And made salvation mine ; Upon a poor polluted worm He makes his graces shine. 3 And, lest the shadow of a spot Should on my soul be found, He took the robe the Saviour wrought, And cast it all around. 4 How far the heavenly robe exceeds What earthly princes wear! These ornaments, how bright they shine ! Hew white the garments are ! 5 The Spirit wrought my faith and love, And hope, and every grace; But Jesus spent his life to work The robe of righteousness. 6 Strangely, my soul, art thou array'd. By the great sacred Three ! In sweetest harmony of praise, Let all thy powers agree. PARDON. iir^ol Psalm 130. C. M. b ^^ S Carolina, Wantage. Pardoning grace. 1 0T^J of the dePths of lonS distrcss». V-^ The borders of despair, I sent my cries to seek thy grace, My groans to move thine ear, PARDON. 204. 2 Great God, should thy severer eye. And thine impartial hand, Mark and revenge iniquity, No mortal flesh could stand. 3 But there are pardons with my God For crimes of high degree ; Thy Son has bought them with, his blood, To draw us near to thee. 4 [I wait for thy salvation, Lord, With strong desires I wait ; My soul, invited by thy word, Stands watching at thy gate.] 5 [Just as the guards that keep the night Long for the morning skies, Watch the first beams of breaking light And meet them with their eyes: 6 So waits my soul to see thy grace, And, more intent than they. Meets the first openings of thy face. And finds a brighter day.] 7 Then in the Lord let Israel Crust, Let Israel seek his face : The Lord is good as well as just, And plenteous in his grace. 8 There's full redemption at his throne For sinners long enslav'd ; The great Redeemer is his Son ; And Israel shall be sav'd. 00 4 ) Psalm 130. L. M. « +.u~k £ Green's Hundredth, Eaton. Pirdoning grace. 1 Tj^ROM deep distress and troubled tho'ts Jl To thee, my God, I rais'd 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, G 4 205,206 SCRIPTURE DOCTRINES 3 As the benighted pilgrims wait, And long and wish for breaking day ; So waits my soul before thy gate; When will my God his face display ? 4 My trust is fix'd upon thy word, Nor shall I trust thy word in vain ! Let mourning souls address the Lord, And find relief from all their pain. 5 Great is his love, and large his grace, Through the redemption of his Son ; He turns our feet from sinful ways, And pardons what our hands have done. on^ Psalm 32. S. M. fc> J.VO ^ Aylesbury, Sutton. Forgiveness of sin upon confession. 1 /\ BLESSED souls are they, v_/ Whose sins are cover'd oer ! Divinely blest, to whom the Lord Imputes their guilt no more. 2 They mourn their follies past, And keep their hearts with care; Their lips and lives, without deceit, Shall prove their faith sincere. 3 While I conceal'd my guilt, I felt the fest'ring wound, 'Till I confess'd my sins to thee, And ready pardon found. 4 Let sinners learn to pray, Let saints keep near the throne; Our help in times of deep distress Is found in God alone. anal Psalm 32. CM. «f JU0i Brattle Street, Barby. Free ftardon, and sincere obedience ; or, confession and forgiveness. 1 T TAPPY the man to whom his God JlJL No more imputes his sin ; But, wash'd in the Redeemer's blood, Hath made his garments clean! PARDON, 207 2 Happy, beyond expression, he Whose debts are thus discharg'd; And from the guilty bondage free, He feels his soul enlarg'd! 3 His spirit hates deceit and lies, His words are all sincere; He guards his heart, he guards his eyes, To keep his conscience clear. 4 While I my inward guilt supprest, No quiet could I find : Thy wrath lay burning in my breast, And rack'd my tortur'd mind. 5 Then I confessed my troubled thoughts, My secret sins reveal'd ; Thy pardoning grace forgave my faults, Thy grace my pardon seal'd. 6 This shall invite thy saints to pray ; When like a raging flood Temptations rise, our strength and stay Is a forgiving God. orV7l Psalm 32. 2d. Part. L.M. b ZK) ' $ Putney, Groton. A guilty conscience eased by confession and pardon. 1 T X 7HILE I keep silence, and conceal VV My heavy guilt within my heart, What torments doth my conscience feel! What agonies of inward smart! 2 1 spread my sins before the Lord, And all my secret faults confess; Thy gospel speaks a pardoning word, Thy Holy Spirit seals the grace. 3 For this, shall every humble soul Make swift addresses to thy seat; When floods of huge temptations roll, There shall they find a blest retreat. 4 How safe beneath thy wings I lie, When days grow dark,and storms ap- pear! And when I walk, thy watchful eye Shall guide me safe from every snare, 208,209 SCRIPTURE DOCTRINE onal Psalm 32. 1st. Part. L. M. * zuo J Ninety-Seventh Psalm, Antigua. Ee/ientance and free f.ard'.n ; or, justifi- cation and sanctifcaiion. 1 T) LEST is the man, forever blest, -D Whose guilt is pardon'd by his God, Whose sins with sorrow are confess'd, And cover'd 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. 209 \ Hymn 85. B. 2. CM. St. Martin's, Mear. Sufficiency of pardon. 1 TXrHY does your face,ye humble souls V» Those mournful colours wear? What doubts are these that waste your faith, And nourish your despair ? 2 What tho' your numerous sins exceed The stars that fill the skies, And aiming at th' eternal throne, Lifce pointed mountains rise ? 3 What tho' your mighty guilt beyond The wide creation swell, And has its curs'd foundations laid Low as the deeps of hell ? 4 See here an endless ocean flows Of never-failing grace ; Behold a dying Saviour's veins The sacred flood increase. PERSEVERANCE. 210, 211 5 It rises high, and drowns the hills, Has neither shore nor bound ; Now if we search to find our sins, Our sins can ne'er be found. 6 Awake, our hearts, adore the grace. That buries all our faults, And pard'ning blood, that swells above Our follies and our thoughts, PERSEVERANCE. 2jq7 Psalm 125. CM. * $ Peterborough, Newton. The saint's trial and safety. 1 T TNSHAKEN as the sacred hill, U And fix'd as mountains be, Firm as a rock, the soul shall rest, That leans, O Lord, on thee. 2 Not walls, nor hills could guard so welt 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 heU Shall smite his followers too. on? Psalm 125. S. M. * P1 J J Froome, St Thomas. The saint's trial and safety ; or, moderat- ed afflictions. 1 TjTRM and unmov'd are they -*- That rest their souls on God ; Fix'd as the mount where David dwelt, Or where the ark abode. 212 SCRIPTURE DOCTRINES. 2 As mountains stood to guard The city'a sacred ground, So God, and his almighty love, Embrace his saints around. 3 What though the Father's rod r Drop a chastising stroke, Vet, lest it wound their souls too deep, Its fury shall be broke. 4 Deal gently, Lord, with those, Whose faith and pious fear, Whose hope and love, and every grace Proclaim their hearts sincere. 5 Nor shall the tyrant's rage Too long oppress the saint ; The God of Israel will support His children, lest they taint. 6 But if our slavish fear Will choose the road to hell, We must receive our portion there, Where bolder sinners dwell. 212] Psalm 138. L. M. Quercy, Wells. Restoring and preserving grace. 1 [\ X7ITH all my powers of heart and V V tongue I'll 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 eves To thy fair temple in the skies.] 3 I'll sing thy truth and mercy, Lord, I'll sine the wonders of thy word ; Not all thy works and names below So much thy power and glory show. 4 To God I cry'd, when troubles rose ; He heard me, and subdu'd my foes ; He did my rising fears control, And strength diffus'd through all my soul , PERSEVERANCE. 213, 214 5 The God of heaven maintains Ms state, Frowns on the proud, and scorns the great ; But from his throne descends to see The sons of humble poverty. 6 Amidst a thousand snares I stand, Upheld and guarded by thy hand ; Thy words my fainting soul revive, And keep my dying faith alive. 7 Grace will complete what grace begins, To save from sorrows or from sins ; The work that wisdom undertakes, Eternal mercy ne'er forsakes. 01 n I Psalm 97. 3d. Part. L. M. * 2 l a J Castle Street, Antigua. Grace and glory. 1 TPH' Almighty reigns, exalted high, A O'er all the earth, o'er all the sky ; Though clouds and darkness veil his feet, His dwelling is the mercy- seat. 2 O ye that love his holy name, Hate every work of sin and shame ; He guards the souls of all his friends, And from the snares of hell defends. 3 Immortal light, and joys unknown, Are for the saints in darkness sown; Those glorious seeds shall spring and rise, And the bright harvest bless our eyes. 4 Rejoice, ye righteous, and record The sacred honours of the Lord ; None but the soul that feels his graca Can triumph in his holiness. qia) Hymn 51. B. 1. S. M. 8£ Z1*v Silver Street, Peckham. Persevering grace. I TpO God the only w'ise, -*- Our Saviour and our King, Let all ths saints 'below the sk'e^ Their humble nraises bring. 215 SCRIPTURE DOCTRINES. 2 Tis almighty love, His . :nsel and his care, Preserves us safe from sin and death, And every hurtful snare. o He will present our souls Unblemishd and complete. Before the glory of his face. With joys divinely great. 4 Then all the chosen seed Shall meet around the throne, Shall bless the conduct of his grace. And make his wonders known. 5 To our Redeemer God Wisdom and power belongs, Immortal crowns of majesty, And everlasting songs. REDEMPTION. Hymn 78. B. 2. C. M. Dundee, Bedford. 215} Redemption by Christ. 1 T X 7HEN the first parents of our ra^ VV Rebell'd, and lost their God, And the infection of their sin Had tainted all our blood;" 2 Infinite pity touch'd the heart Of the eternal Son, Descending from the heavenly court, He left his Father's throne. 3 Aside the Prince of glory threw His most divine array, And wraj>prd his Godhead in a veil Of our inferior clay. 4 .His living power and dying love, Redeem 'd unhappy men ; And rais'd the ruins of our race To life and God again. REDEMPTION. 216, 217 5 To thee, dear Lord, our flesh and soul We joyfully resign ; Bless'd Jesus, take us for thy own2 For we are doubly thine. 6 Thine honour shall forever be The business of our days, Forever shall our thankful tongues Speak thy deserved praise. «1#o Hymn 29. B. 2. CM. x ** l ° J Arlington, St. Asaph. Redemption by firice and poiver. 1 TESUS, with all thy saints above, J My tongue would bear her part, Would sound aloud thy saving love, And sing thy bleeding heart. 2 Bless'd be the Lamb, my dearest Lord, Who bought me with his blood, And quench'd his Father's flaming sword In his own vital flood. 3 The Lamb that freed my captive soul From Satan's heavy chains, And sent the lion down to howl' Where hell and horror reigns. 4 All glory to the dying Lamb, And never-ceasing praise, While angels live to know his name, Or saints to feel his grace. o\n\ Hymn 82. B. 2. CM. « z L ' $ Pembroke, York. Redemption and protection from spiritual enemies. 1 A RISE, my soul, my joyful powers, £*- And triumph in my God ; Awake, my voice, and loud proclaim His glorious grace abroad. 2 He rais'd me from the deeps of sin, The gates of gaping hell, And fix'd my standing more secure Than 'twas before I fell. H 2 212 SCRIPTURE DOCTRINES. 3 The arms of everlasting love Beneath my soul he plac'd, And on the Rock of Age* set My slippery footsteps fast. 4 The city of my bless'd abode Is wall'd around with grace ; Salvation for a bulwark stands To shield the sacred place. 5 Satan may vent his sharpest spite, And all his legions roar ; Almighty mercy guards my life, And bounds his raging power. 6 Arise, my soul; nwake, my voice, And tuues of pleasure sing : Loud hallelujahs shall address My Saviour and my King. O,o? Hymn 35. B. 2. CM. * w > Swan wick, Rochester. Praise to God for creation and redemp- tion. 1 T ET them neglect thy glory, Lord, -*-' W'io never knew thy grace ; But our loud song shall still record The wonders of thy praise. 2 We raise cur shouts, O God, to thee, And send them to thy throne ; All glory to th' united Three, The undivided One. 3 'Twas He (and we'll adore his name) Who form'd us by a word; 'Twas He restor'd our ruin'd frame; Salvation to the Lord. 4Hosanna! let the earth and skies Repeat the joyful sound, Rocks, hills, and vales, reflect the voice, In one eternal round. REGENERATION. 219, 220 REGENERATION. Q , Q > Hymn 95. B. 1. C. M. b z i J $ Bangor, Dundee. Regeneration. 1 "VTOT all the outward forms on earth, ll Nor rites that God has given, Nor will of man, nor blood, nor birth Can raise a soul to heaven. 7 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 fiesh, New models all the carnal mind, And forms the man afresh. 4 Our quicken'd souls awake, and rise From the long; sleep of death ; On heavenly things we fix our eyes, And praise employs our breath. 220 1 Hymn "• B- *• c- M- *> i York, Plymouth. Stones made children of Abraham ; or, grace not conveyed by religious parents. 1 \ TAIN are the hopes that rebels place V Upon their birch and blood, Descended from a pious race, (Their fathers now with God. 2 He from the caves of earth and hell Can take the hardest stones, And fill the house of Abrah'm well With new-created sons. 3 Such wondrous power doth he possess, Who form'd our mortal frame, Who call'd the world from emptiness ; The world obey'd and came. 221, 222 SCRIPTURE DOCTRINES. oo]l Hymn 130. B. 2. CM. * ~zl > Hymn Second, Irish. 77jaI H»mk88. B.2. CM. x ""^*5 Devizes, Rochester. Salvation. 1 C AIA'ATION ! O, the joyful sound ' O 'Tis pleasure to our ears ; A sovereign balm for every wound, A cordial for our fears. 2Bury5d in sorrow, and in sin, At hell's dark doer we lay ; But we arise by grace divine To see a heavenly day. 3 Salvation ! let the echo fly The spacious earth around. While all the armies of the sky Conspire to raise the sound. oqc.> Hymn 111. B. 1. CM. » **^& \ Braintree, Rochester. Salvation by grace. 1 [T ORD, we confess our numerous -L-J faults, How great our guilt, has been, Foolish and vain were all our thoughts, And all our lives were sin. 2 But, O my soul, forever praise, Forever "love his name, Who turns thy feet from dangerous ways Of folly, sin, and shamed] 3 ['Tis not by works of righteousness, Which our own hands have done ; But we are sav'd by sovereign grace, Abounding through his Son.] SALVATION. 226 4 Tis from the mercy of our God That all our hopes begin ; 'Tis by the water and the blood Our souls are wash'd from sin. 5 'Tis through the purchase of his death, Who hung upon the tree, The Spirit is sent down to breathe On such dry bones as we. 6Rais'd from the dead, we live anew; And justify 'd by grace, We shall appear in glory too* And see our Father's face. nqr I Hymx 137. B. 1. L. M. 88 "^ > Islington, Portugal. Salvation by grace in Christ. 1 VJOW to the power of God supreme 1^1 Be everlasting honours given: He saves from hell, (we bless his name) He calls our wandering feet to heaven. 2 Not for our duties nor deserts, But of his own abounding grace, He works salvation in our hearts, And forms a people for his praise. 3 'Twas his own purpose that begun To rescue rebels doom'd to die ; He gave us grace in Christ his Son, Before he spread the starry sky. 4 Jesus, the Lord, appears at last, And makes his Father's counsels known ; Declares the great transactions pass'd, And brings immortal blessings down. 5 He dies ! and in that dreadful night Did all the powers of hell destroy ; Rising, he brought our heaven to light, And took possession of the joy. 227, 228 SCRIPTURE DOCTRINES. 227} Psalm 85. 2d. Part. L. M. Lorrain, Dunstan. Salvation by Christ. 1 O ALVATION is forever nigh O'JThc souls that fear and trust theLord ; And grace, descending from on high, Fresh hopes of glory shall afford. 2 Mercy and truth on earth are met, Since Christ the Lord came down from heaven : By his obedience, so complete, Justice is pleas'd, and peace is given. 3 Now truth and honour shall abound, Religion dwell on earth again, And heavenly influence bless the ground, In our Redeemer's gentle reign. 4 His righteousness is gone before. To give us free access to God: Our wandering feet shall stray no more, But mark his steps, and keep the road . 009K 7 Hymn 4. B. 2. L. M. * ZZo ^ Ninety-Seventh Psalm, Quercy. Salvation in the cross. lTTERE at thy cross, my dying God, m I lay my soul beneath thy love. Beneath "the droppings of thy blood, Jesus ! nor shall it e'er remove. 2 Not all that tyrants think or say, ~Wteh rage and lightning in their eyes, Nor hell shall fright my heart away, Should hell with all its legions rise." 3 Should worlds conspire to drive me thence, Moveless and firm this heart should lie ; Resolv'd, (for that's my last defence} If I must perish, there to die. 4 But speak, my Lord, and calm my fear ; Am I not safe beneath thy shade ? Thy vengeance will not strike roe here, Nor Satan dare my soul invade. S/VNXTIFICATION. 229, 230 5 Yes, I'm secure beneath thy blood, And all my foes shall lose their aim : Hosanna to my dying God ; And my best "honours to his name. OQ0 ) Psalm 69. 3d. Part. C. M. « "^ J S Arcadia, Mear. Chri&t9^ obedience and death ; or, God glorified and sinners saved. 1 "CWTHER ! I sing thy wondrous grace, JL I bless my Saviour's name ; He bought salvation for the poor, And bore the sinner's shame. 2 His deep distress has rais'd us high ; His duty and his zeal Fulfill'd the law which mortals broke, And nnish'd all thy will. 3 His dying groans, his living songs Shall better please my God, Than harp or trumpet's solemn sound, Than goats' or bullocks' 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 his praise. SZion is thine, most holy God; Thy Son shall bless her gates ; And glory, purchas'd by his blood, For thine own Israel waits. SANCTIFICATION. 23Q ) Hymn 132. B. 1. L. M. > Portugal, Gloucester. Holiness and grace. ICO let our lips and lives express O The holy gospel we profess; 231 SCRIPTURE DOCTRINES. So let our works and virtues shine, To prove the doctrine all divine, 2 Thus shall we best proclaim abroad The honours of our Saviour God, When lus salvation reigns within, And grace subdues the power of sin. 3 Our flesh and sense must be denied, Passion and envy, lust and pride ; While justice, temperance, truth, and love Our inward piety approve. 4 Religion bears our spirits up, While we expect that blessed hope. The bright appearance of the Lord, And faith stands leaning on his word. 231 Hymn 143. B. 2. C. M * Colchester, Abridge. Flesh and spirit. ITT THAT different powers of grace VV and sin Attend our mortal state! I hate the thoughts that work within, And do the works I hate. 2 Nov/ I complain, and groan, and die, While sin and Satan reign* Now raise my songs of triumph high, For grace prevails again. 3 So darkness straggles with the light, Till perfect day arise ; Water and fire "maintain the fight Until the weaker dies. 4 Thus will the flesh and spirit striae, And vex and break my peace ; But I shall quit this mortal life. And sin forever cease. SANCTIFICATION. 232, 233 Ooo\ Hymn 104. B.l. CM. * Zl>^) Cambridge. Irish. A state of nature and of grace. 1 "VTOT the malicious, nor profane, .lN The wanton, nor the proud, Nor thieves, nor slanderers shall obtain The kingdom of our God. 2 Surprising grace ! and such were we By nature and by sin, Heirs of immortal misery, Unholy and unclean. 3 But we are wash'd in Jesus' blood, We're pardon'd through his name ; And ttie good Spirit of our God Has sanctify'd our frame. 4 O for a persevering power To keep thy just commands ! We would defile our hearts no more, No more pollute our hands. 233} Psalm 119. 11th. Part. CM. b Plymouth, Durham. Breathing' after holiness. Ver. 5, 33. 1 f\ THAT the Lord would guide my W ways To keep his statutes still! P that my God would grant me grace To know and do his will! Ver. 29. 2 O send thy Spirit down to write Thy law upon my heart! Nor let my tongue indulge deceit, Nor act the liar's part. Ver.37\ 36. 3 From vanity turn off mine eyes; Let no corrupt design, Nor covetous desires, arise Within this soul of mine. SANCTIFICATION, Ver. 133. 4 Order my footsteps by thy word. And make my heart sincere ; Let sin have no dominion. Lord, But keep mv conscience clear. Ver. 176. 5 My soul hath gone too far astray ; Aly feet too often slip ; Vet since I've not forgot thy way, Restore thy wandering sheep. Ver. 35. 6 Make me to walk in thy commands ; 'Tis a delightful road ; Nor let my head, or heart, or hands Offend against my God. qoaI Hymn 97. B. l. L.M. b 5 Ninety-Seventh Psalm, Eaton. Christ our wisdom and righteousness. 1T>L*RY'D in shadows of the night, i3 We lie till Christ restores the light ; Wisdom descends to heal the blind, And chase the darkness of the mind. 2 Our guilty souls are drown'd in tears, Till his atoning blood appears : Then we awake from deep distress, And sing, The Lord our Righteousness: 3 Our very frame is mix'd with sin, His Spirit makes our natures clean ; Such virtues from his sufferings flow, At once to cleanse and pardon too. 4 Jesus beholds where Satan reigns, Binding his slaves in heavy chains ; He sets the prisoners free, and breaks The iron bondage from our necks. 5 Poor helpless worms in thee possess Grace, wisdom, power and righteousness ; Thou art our mighty All, and we Give our whole selves, O Lord, to thee. SANCTIF1CATI0N, 235 £ Hymn 98. B. 1. S. M. Little Marlboro', Durham. The same. 1 T T OW heavy is the night £~1 That hangs upon our eyes, Till Christ with his reviving light Over our souls arise ! 2 Our guilty spirits dread ! To meet the wrath of Heaven ; But, in liis righteousness array'd, We see our sins forgiven. 3 Unholy and impure Are all our thoughts and ways ; His hands infected nature cure With sanctifying grace. 4 The powers of hell agree To hold our souls in vain ; He sets the sons of bondage free, And breaks the cursed chain. 5 Lord, we adore thy ways, To bring; us near to God; Thy sovereign power, thy healing grace, And thine atoning blood. octa} Hymn 90. B. 2. CM. b "° S Broomsgrove, St. Ann's. Faith in Christ for pardon and sanctifi- cation. 1TTOW sad our state by nature is! 11 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, O ! help mine unbelief. 237 LAW AND GOSPEL. 4 [To the dear fountain of thy blood, Incarnate God, I fly ; Here let me wash my spotted soul From crimes of deepest dye. 5 Stretch ornithine arm, victorious King, My reigning sins subdue ; Drive the old dragon from his seat, With all his hellish crew.] 6 A guilty, weak, and helpless worm, On thy kind arms I fall ; Be thou my strength and righteousness, My Jesus, and my all ! LAW AND GOSPEL. MORAL LAW. 9qJ Hymn 116. B.«l. L. M. * * J ' S Nantwich, Dunstan. Love to God and our neighbour. 1 HPHUS saith the first, the great com- A mand, "Let all thy inward powers unite " To love thy Maker and thy God " With utmost vigour and delight. 2 " Then shall thy neighbour next in place " Share thine affections and esteem ; " And let thy kindness to thyself "Measure and rule thy love to him." 3 This isAhe sense that Moses spoke, This did the prophets preach and prove * For want of this the law is broke, And the whole law's fulfill'd by love. 4 But O ! how base our passions are ; How cold our charity and zeal ; Lord, fill our souls with heavenly fire. Or we ehall ne'er perform thy will. ;8j LAW. -JS, 239 Psalm 50, 2d Part, C. M. * Wareham, St. Martin's, Obedience is better than sacrifice. 1 T^HUS saith the Lord, « The spacious X fields, ** And flocks and herds are mine ; 41 O'er all the cattle of the hills "I claim a right divhie.- °"I ask no sheep for sacrifice, " Nor bullocks burnt with fire ; " To hope and love, to pray and praise, " Is all that I require. 3 "Call upon me when trouble's near, " My hand shall set thee free ; " Then shall thy thankful lips declare "The honour" due to me. 4 The man that offers humble praise, " He glorifies me best : " And those, that tread my holy ways,, " Shall my salvation taste," 00qI Psalm 16. 1st. Part L.M. b <*«***$ Carthage, Putney. Confession of our fwverty, and saints the best comfiany ; or, good works ftrofit niP7i, not God. 1 "pRESERVE me, Lord, in time of need ; X For succour to thy throne I flee, But have no merits there to plead ; My goodness cannot reach to thee. 2 Oft have my heart and tongue confess'd How empty and how poor I am ; My praise can never make thee bless'd, Nor add new glories to thy name. 3 Yet, Lord, thy saints on earth may reap Some profit by the good we do ; These are the company I keep, These are the choicest friends 1 know. $Let others choose the sons of mirth To give a relish to their xrine; II 3 240, 241 LAW. I love the men of heavenly birth, Whose thoughts and language are di\ inc. 0/tn? Hymn 115. B. 1. C. M. * or b ^*u3 St. David, St. Asaph. Conviction of sin by the law. IT ORD, how secure my conscience -was, JL-« And felt no inward dread ! I was alive without the law, And thought my sins were dead. 2 My hopes of heaven were firm an£ bright ; But, since the precept came With a convincing power and light, I find how vile I am. 3 [My guilt appear'd but small before ~ Till terribly I saw How perfect, holy, just, and pure "Was thine eternal taw, 4- Then felt my soul the heavy load, My sins reviv'd again; I had provok'd a dreadful God, And all my hopes were slain.] 5 I'm like a helpless captive sold, Under the power of sin ; T camn.)t do the good I would, Nor keep my conscience clean. * Mv 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. 241 £ Hymn 121. B. 2. L. M. b Gloucester, All Saints. The law and gospel distinguished. 1 HT HE law commands, and makes us A know What duties to our God we owe; But 'tis the gospel must reveal VYfi*re lies our strength to do his wflh LAW. 242 2 The law discovers guilt and sin, And shews how vile our hearts have been; Only the gospel can express Forgiving love, and cleansing grace. 3 What curses doth the law denounce Against the man that fails but once ! But in i he gospel Christ appears, Pard'ning the guilt of numerous years. 4 My soul, no more attempt to draw Thy life and comfort from the law ; Fly to the hope the gospel gives ; The man that trusts the promise lives. ctAol Hymn 120. B. 2. S. M. & ^*^3 Hopkins, Sutton. 77ic letnv and gosfiel joined in scripture, 1 '"l^HE Lord declares his will, X And keeps the world in awe; Amidst the smoke on Sinai's hill Breaks out his fiery law. 2 The Lord reveals his face ; And smiling from above, Sends down the gospel of his grace, Th* epistles of his love. 3 These sacred words impart Our Maker's just commands ; The pity of his melting heart, And vengeance of his hands. 4 [Hence we awake our fear, We draw our comfort hence ; The arms of grace are treasur'd he: •£ And armour of defence. 5 We learn Christ crucify 'd, And here behold his blood ; All arts and knowledges beside Will do us little good.] 6 We read the heavenly word, We take the oft'er'd grace, Obey the statutes of the Lord, And trust his promises, H4 W3, 244 GOSPEL. 7 In vain shall Satan rage Against a book divine, Where wrath and lightning guard the page, Where beams of mercy shine. 24S] GOSPEL. Psalm 89. 3d Part. C M. Missionary, AdveTit. A blessed gosfiel. 2 Their joy shall bear their spi Through their Redeemer s 1 T) LEST are the souls that hear and AJ know The gospel's joyful sound; Peace shall attend the paths they go, And light their steps surround. ririts up, '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. 0aa\ Hymn 128. B. 1. L. M. * ^**5 Old Hundred, Green's Hundredth. The apostles' commission ; or, the gosficl attested by miracles. \ " r> O, preach my gospel," saith the " Bid the whole earth my grace receive : ** He shall be sav'd that trusts my word ; " He shall be damn'd that won't believe. 2 " [Pll make your great commission known, "And ye shall prove my gospel true, " By all the works that I have done, "By all the wonders ye shall do. 3 "Go heal the sick, go raise the dead3 " Go cast out devils in mv name ; GOSPEL. 245 "Nor let my prophets be afraid, "Though Greeks reproach, and Jews blaspheme.] 4 "Teach all the nations my commands; I'm with you till the world shall end ; " All power is trusted in my hands ; "I can destroy, and I defend." 5 He spake, and light shone round his head ; On a bright cloud to heaven he rode ; They to the farthest nations spread The grace of their ascended God. OAll Hymn 131. B.2. U M. * z*°$ Antigua, Herald. The excellency of the Christian religion. 1 T ET everlasting glories crown -*-* Thy head, my Saviour, and my Lord ; Thy hands have brought salvation down, And writ the blessings in thy word. 2 [What if we trace the globe around, And search from Britain to Japan, There shall be no religion found So just to God, so safe for man-] 3 In vain the trembling conscience seeks Some solid ground to rest upon ; With long despair the spirit breaks, Till we apply to Christ alone. 4 How well thy blessed truths agree! How wise and holy thy commands ! Thy promises, how firm they be ! How firm our hope and comfort stands ! 5 [Not the feign'd fields of heath'nish bliss Could raise such pleasures in the mind ; Nor does the Turkish paradise Pretend to joys so well refin'd.] 6 Should all the forms that men devise Assault my faith with treacherous art, I'd call them vanity and lies, And bind the gospel to my heart. 246, 247 GOSPEL. 0±al Hymn 118. B. 1. S. M. b <* * ^*US Hopkins, St. Thomas. Moses and Christ ; ory sins against the law and gosfiel. 1 HP HE law by Moses came ; JL But peace and truth and love Were brought by Christ (a nobler name) Descending from above. 2 Amidst the house of God Their different works were done ; Moses a faithful servant stood, But Christ a faithful Son. 3 Then to his new commands Be strict obedience paid ; O'er all his Father's house lie stands The Sovereign and the Head. 4 The man that durst despise The law that Moses brought, Behold ! how terribly he dies For his presumptuous fault, 5 But sorer vengeance falls On that rebellious race, Who hate to hear when Jesus calls, And dare resist his grace. OAJl I Hymn 119- B- '• C- M- * -* ' S Dundee, St. David. The different success of the gosfiel. 1 f^ HRIST and his cross are all our v^ theme ; The mysteries that we speak Are scandal in the Jews' esteem, And folly to the Greek. 2 But souls enlighten'd from above, With joy receive the word ; They see what wisdom, power and love Shine in their dying Lord. 3 The vital savour of his name Restores their fainting breath ; But unbelief perverts the same To guilt, despair and death, GOSPEL. 248, 249 4 Till God diffuse his graces down, Like showers of heavenly rain, In vain Apollos sows the ground, And Paul may plant in vain. 248} Hymn 138. B. 2. L. M. gg Roth we 11, Eaton. The flower of the gosfiel. 1 THHIS is the word of truth and love, A Sent to the nations from above ; Jehovah here resolves to shew 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 ruin'd creature, man. 3 The gospel bids the dead revive ; Sinners obey the voice, and live ; Dry bones are rais'd, and cloth 'd afresh ; And hearts of stone are turn'd to flesh. 4 [Where Satan reign'd in shades of night, The gospel strikes a heavenly light ; Our lusts its wondrous power controls, And calms the rage of angry souls. 5 Lions and beasts of savage name Put on the nature of the lamb ; While the wide world esteem it strange, Gaze, and admire, and hate the change.] 6 May but this grace my soul renew. Let sinners gaze, and hate me too ; The word that saves me does engage A sure defence from all their rage. 049? Hymn 126. B. 2. CM. X - £ Pembroke, Arlington. God glorified in the gosfiel. 1HPHE Lord, descending from above, A Invites his children near ; While power, and truth, and boundless love Display their glories here, 250 GOSPJiL. 2 Here, in thy gospel's wondrous frame, Fresh -wisdom we pursue ; A thousand angels learn thy name. Beyond whate'er they knew. 3 Thy name is writ in fairest lines, Thy wonders here we trace ; Wisdom thro' all the mystery shines, And shines in Jesus' face. 4 The law its best obedience owes To our incarnate God ; And thine avenging justice shows Its honours m his blood. 5 But still the lustre of thy grace Our warmer thoughts employs, Gilds the whole scene with brighter rays. And more exalts our joys. 0-n> Hymn 10. B. 1. S.M. & ZtjU S St. Thomas, Ryland. The blessedness of gos/iel times ; ory the revelation of Christ to Jews and Gentiles. \ T T QW beauteous are their feet, JLl Who stand on Zion's hill! Who bring salvation on their tongues, And words of peace reveal. 2 How charming is their voice! How sweet the tidings are! "Zion, behold thy Saviour King, 44 He reigns and triumphs here." 1 How happy are our ears, That hear this joyful sound. Which kings and prophets waited for, And sought, but never found! 4 How blessed are our eyes, That see this heavenly light ; Prophets and kings desired it long. But died without the sight! 5 The watchmen join their voice, And tuneful notes employ ; Jerusalem breaks forth in song1-. And desarts learn the joy, SCRIPTURE INVITATIONS. 251,252 6 The Lord makes bare his arm Through all the earth abroad ; Let every nation now behold Their Saviour and their God. 251? Psalm 98. 1st Part. CM. %> 5 Braintree, Abridge. Praise for the gos/iel. 1HPO our Almighty Maker, God, *- New honours be address'd ; His great salvation shines abroad, And makes the nations bless'd. 2 He spake the word to Abrah'm first % His truth fulfils his graee; The Gentiles make his name their trust, And learn his righteousness. % Let the whole earth his love proclaim With all her different tongues ; And spread the honours of his name n melody and songs. SCRIPTURE INVITATIONS ANB PROMISES. INVITATIONS. Qnol Hymn 7. Rl. CM. & ^^5 Christmas, Rochester. The invitation of the gosfiel ; or, spiritual food and clothing, 1 T ET every mortal ear attend, X-J 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 toy? ;'To fill an empty mind: 253 SCRIPTURE INVITATIONS 3 " Eternal Wisdom has prepar'd l*A soul-reviving feast, "And bids your longing appetites "The rich provision taste. 4 " Ho ! ye that pant for living stream* "And pine away, and die; Here you may quench your raging thirst "With springs that never dry. 5 " Rivers of love and mercy here "In a rich ocean join; "Salvation in abundance flows, "Like floods of milk and wine. 6 " [Ye perishing and naked poor, " Who work with mighty pain " To weave a garment of your owr.i " That will not hide your sin ; 7 " Come naked, and adorn your souls "In robes prepar'd by God, " Wrought by the labours of his Son, "And dy'd in his own blood."] 8 Dear God ! the treasures of thy love Are everlasting mines. Deep as our helpless miseries are, And boundless as our sins ! 9 The happy gates of gospel grace Stand open night and day : Lord, we are come to seek supplies, And drive our wants away. nr a I HYMK127. B.I. L. M. * z D \ Dunstan, Antigua. Christ's invitation to sinners ; or, humility and firidc. 1 " f^ OME hither, all ye weary souls, V_^ "Ye heavy laden sinners, come : " 111 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. SCRIPTURE INVITATIONS. 254 S w 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. '-tl Hymn 92. B.l. S.M. ^ ~^*3 Watchman, Sutton. Christ the zvisdom of God, 1 OH ALL Wisdom cry aloud, O And not her speech be heard ? The voice of God's eternal word. Deserves it no regard ? 2 "I was his chief delight, " His everlasting Son, " Before the first 'of all his works, " Creation, was begun. 3 ["Before the flying clouds, " Before the solid land, "Before the fields, before the floods^ " I dwelt at his right hand. 4 " When he adorn'd the skies, "And built them, I was there, K To order when the sun should rise, "'And marshal every star. 5 " When he pour'd out the sea, " And spread the flowing deep, "I gave the flood a firm decree " In its own bounds to keep.] 6 " Upon the empty air " The^ earth was' balanc'd well ; " With joy I saw the mansion, where " The sons of men should dwell. 7 "My busy thoughts at first '• On their salvatioa ran, 'Ere sin was born, or Adam's dust; ** Was fashion'd to a mail T 9 25£,256 SCRIPTURE PROMISES, 3 ** Then come, receive my grace, •*Ye children, and be wise; A Happy the man that keeps my ways; 44'lhe man that shuns them 'dies.'" 0rz\ Hymn 93. B.l. L. M. * ~°° $ Gloucester, Brentford. Christ, or Wisdom, they id or resisted. 1 nnHUS saith the Wisdom of the Lord, JL " Bless'd is the man that hears my word, "Keeps daily watch before my gates, "And at my feet for mercy waits. '2 " The soul that seeks me shall obtain 44 Immortal wealth, and heavenly gain ; 44 Immortal life is his reward, 44 Life, and the favour of the Lord. 3 " But the vile wretch that flies from me 44 Doth his own soul an injury; 44 Fools, that against my grace rebel, 44 Seek death, and love the road to hell." PROMISES. o-zO Hymn 107. B.l. L.M. b ^"J Limehousc, Putney. The fall and recovery of man ; or> Christ and Satan at enmity. lpvECEIV'D by subtle snares of hell, LJ Adam our head, our father, fell ; When Satan, in the serpent hid, Propos'd the fruit that God forbid. 2 Death was the threatening : death began To take possession of the man ; His unborn race receiv'd the wound, And heavy curses smote the ground. 3 But Satan found a worse reward; Thus saith the vengeance of the Lord, 44 Let everlasting hatred be " Betwixt the woman's seed and thee. SCRIPTURE PROMISES. 257 4 " The woman's seed shall be my Son : "He shall destroy what thou hast done ; "Shall break thy head, and only feel "Thy malice raging at his heel." 5 [He spake — and bid four thousand years Roll on;~-at length his Son appears; Angels with joy descend to earth, And sing the young Redeemer's birth. 6 Lo ! by the sons of hell he dies ; But, as he hung 'twixt earth and skies, He gave their prince a fatal blow, And triumph'd o'er the powers below.] or*,? Hymn 9. B. 1. CM. 8S ■ ° * J Colchester, St. Martin's. '• he promises of the covenant of grace. 1 TN vain we lavish out our lives A To gather empty wind : The choicest blessings earth can yield Will starve a hungry mind. 2 Come, and the Lord shall feed our souls With more substantial meat, . With such as saints in glory love, With such as angels eat. 3 Our God will every want supply, And fill our hearts with peace; He gives by covenant and by oath The riches of his grace. 4 Come, and he'll cleanse our spotted souls^ And wash away our stains, In the dear fountain that his Son Pour'd from his dying veins. 5 [Our guilt shall vanish all away. Though black as hell before ; Our sins shall sink beneath the sea, And shall be found no more. .6 And lest pollution should o'erspread Our inward powers again, His Spirit shall bedew our souls, Like purifying rain.] 25S SCRIPTURE PROMISES. 7 Our heart, that flinty, stubborn thing, That terrors cannot move, That fears no threatening* of his wrath, Shall be dissolved by i 8 Or he can take the flint away, That would not be refin'd; And, from the treasures of his grace, Bestow a softer mind. 9 There shall his sacred Spirit dwell, And deej) engrave his law ; And every motion of our souls Tc swift obedience draw. 10 Thus will he pour salvation down, And we shall render praise; W e tiie dear people of his love, And he our God of grace. oco] Hymn 15. B. 1. L. M. «f *uo5 Green's Hundredth, Bath. Ow own wiakncss ; or^Ckrist our strength. 1 T ET me but hear my Saviour say, <*-rf " Strength shall be equal to thy day/' Then I rejoice in dee]) distress, Leaning on all-sufficient grace. 2 T glory in infirmity, That Christ's own power may rest on me; When I am weak, then am I strong', Grace is my shield, and Christ my song. 3 I can do all things, or can bear All sufferings, if my Lord be there ; Sweet pleasures mingle with the pains, While his left hand my head sustains. 4 But if the Lord be once withdrawn, And we attempt the work alone, When new temptations spring and rise, We find hew great our weakness is. 5 So Samson, when his hair was lost, Met the Philistines to his cost; Shook hie vain limbs with sad surprise. Made feeble fight, and lost his eyes. SCRIPTURE PROMISES. 259, 260 9-q7 Hymv84. B. 1. L. M. 28 ^v>"£ Islington, Antigua. Salvation, righteousness, and strength in Christ. 1 JEHOVAH speaks, let Israel hear, J Let all the earth rejoice and fear, While God's eternal Son proclaims His sovereign honours and his names. 2 "I am the Last, and I the First, " The Saviour Godv and Gcd the Just; " There's none beside pretends to shew " Snch justice and salvation loo. 3 [" Ye that in shades of darkness dwell, " Just on the verge of death and hell, "Look up to me from distant lands, * Light, life, and heaven are in my hands. 4 " I by my holy name have sworn, "Nor shall the .word in vain return, "To me shall all things bend the knee, " And every tongue shall swear to me.] 5 " In me alone shall men confess "Lies all their strength and righteous- ness : " But such as dare despise my name, " I'll clothe them with eternal shame. 6 "In me, the Lord,. shall all the seed "Of Israel from their sins be freed, "And by their shining graces prove " Their "interest in my pardoning love." 260} Hymn 85. B..1. S. M. Hopkins, St. Thomas. The same, THE Lord on high proclaims His Godhead from his throne Mercy and justice are the names " By which I will be known. "Ye dying souls, that sit " In darkness and distress, Look from the borders of the pit -'.To my recovering grace.'5 261,262 SCRJPTURE PROMKJ 3 Sinners shall hear the sound ; Their thankful tongues shall own, "Our righteousness and strength is found " In thee, the Lord, alone." 4 In thee shall Israel tiiist. And see their guilt forgiven ; God -will pronounce the sinners just, And take the saints to heaven. 261 ) Hymn 87. B. 1. L. M. » ** 3 Antigua, Gloucester. God dwells ivith the humble and penitent. lT^HUS saith the High and Lofty One, -*■ "I sit upon my holy throne ; "My name is God," I dwell on high, "Dwell in my own eternity. 2 " But I descend to worlds below, "On earth I have a mansion too; " The humble spirit and contrite " Is an abode of my delight. 3 " The humble soul my words revive ; *' I bid the mourning sinner live ; " Heal all the broken hearts I find, " And ease the sorrows of the mind. 4 [" When I contend against their sin, " I make them know how vile they've been ; " But should my wrath forever smoke, "Their souls would sink beneath my stroke." 5 O may thy pardoning grace be nigh, Lest we should faint, despair, and die ! Thus shall our better thoughts approve The methods of thy chastening love.] oao\ Hymn 125. B. 1. CM. K ^DZ5 Braintree, Barby. Christ's compassion to the weak and tempted. 1TT7ITH jov we meditate the grace VV Of our" High Priest above ; His heart is made of tenderness, His bowels mejt with love, SCRIPTURE PROMISES. 263 2Touch'd with a sympathy within, He knows our feeble frame ; He knows what sore temptations mean, For he has felt the same. 3 But spotless, innocent and pure The great Redeemer stood, While Satan's fiery darts he bore, And did resist to blood. 4 He in the days of feeble flesh Pour'd out his cries and tears, And in his measure feels afresh What every member bears. 5 [He'll never quench the smoking flax, But raise it to a flame ; The bruised reed, he never breaks, Nor scorns the meanest name.] 6 Then let our humble faith address His mercy and his power; We shall obtain delivering grace In the distressing hour. EHOLD thy waiting servant, Lord, -O Devoted to thy fear ; Remember and confirm thy word, For all my hopes are there. Ver. 41, 58, 107. 2 Hast thou not sent salvation down, And promis'd quickening grace ? Doth not my heart address thy throne ? And yet thy love delays. Ver. 123, 42. 3 Mine eyes for thy salvation fail ; C) bear thy servant up ! Nor let the scoffing lips prevail, Who dare reproach my hope. Ver. 49, 74. 4 Didst thou not raise my faith, O Lord ? Then let thy truth appear: Saints skill rejoice in my reward, And trust, as well as fear. or--> Hymn 69. B. 2. CM. ****>$ Arlington, Christmas. The faithfulness of God in his promises, 1 [T)EGIN, my tongue, some heavenly -D theme, And speak some boundless thing, The mighty works, or mightier name Of our eternal King. 2 Tell of his wondrous faithfulness, And sound his power abroad ; Sing the sweet promise of his grace, And the performing God. 3 Proclaim salvation from the Lord, For wretched, dying men; His hand has writ the sacred word With an immortal pen. SCRIPTURE PROMISES. 266 . En grav'd as in eternal brass The mighty promise shines; Nor can the powers of darkness raze Those everlasting lines.] [He that can dash whole worlds to death, And make them when he please ; He speaks — and that almighty breath Fulfils his great decrees. i His very word of grace is strong As that which built the skies ; The voice that rolls the stars along Speaks all the promises. r He said — Let the wide heaven be sfirrad, And heaven was stretch'd abroad : jibra/i'm, I'll be thy God, he said. And he was Abraham's God. 3 O, might I hear thine heavenly tongae But whisper — thou art mine 1 Those gentle words should raise my song To notes almost divine. 9 How would my leaping heart rejoice, And think my heaven secure! I trust the all-creating voice, And faith desires no more.] oaa I Hymn 60. B. 2. L. M. 38 d°° \ Islington, Portugal. The truth of God ike firomiser ; or, the promises are our security. 1 T>RAISE, everlasting praise be paid 1 To Him who earth's foundations laid : Praise to the God whose strong decrees Sway the creation as he please. 2 Praise to the goodness of the Lord, Who rules his people by his word; And there, as strong as his decrees, He sets his kindest promises. 3 {Firm are the words his prophets give ; Sweet words, on which his children live ; Each of them is the voice of God, Whospcke, and spread the skies abroad. 267 GRACES OF THE SPIRIT. 4 Each of them powerful as that sound That bid the new-made world go round And stronger than the solid poles, On which the wheel of nature r< lis.] 5 Whence then should doubts and fean arise ? Why trickling sorrows drown our eyes Slowly, al is ! our mind receives The "comforts that our Maker givej 6 O, for a strong, a lasting faith, To credit what th' Almighty saith ! 1" embrace the message of his Son, And call the joys of heaven our own. 7 Then, should the earth's old pillars shake ; And all the wheels of nature break Our steady souls would fear no mon Than solid rocks, when billows roar. 8 Our everlasting hopes arise Above the ruinable skies, Where the eternal Builder reigns. And his own courts his power sustains. INFLUENCES AND GRACES OF THE SPIRIT. nn» I Hymn 144. B. 2. L. M. * zo < J Green's Hundredth, Bath. The effusion of the S-iirit ; or> the tuc- c- ss of the gospel. i O RE AT was the day, the joy was VT great, When the divine disciples met ; While on their heads the Spirit came, And sat like tongues of cloven flame. 2Wrhat gifts, what miracles he gave! And power to kill, and power to save : Furmsh'd their tongues with wondrous words, Instead of shields, and spears, and sw ords. FAITH. 268 ! 3 Thus arm'd, he sent the champions forth, From east to west, from south to north : ' Go! and assert your Saviour's cause; Go ! spread the mystery of his cross. 4 These weapons of the holy war, Of what almighty force they are, To make our stubborn passions bow, And lay the proudest rebel low ! 5 Nations, the learned and the rude, Are by these heavenly arms subdu'd ; While Satan rages at his loss, And hates the doctrine of the cross. 6 Great King of grace, my heart subdue : I would be led in triumph too, A willing captive to my Lord, And sing the victories of his word. FAITH. 0£Q> Hymn 140. B. 1. CM. » -D° J St. Asaph's, St. Martin's. - A living and a drad faith. Collected from several scrifitwes* 1 A MISTAKEN souls! that dream oi 1VX 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. 3 'Tis faith that changes all the heart, 'Tis faith that Works by love ; That bids all sinful joys depart, And lifts the thoughts above. 4 'Tis faith that conquers earth and hell By a celestial power; This is the grace that shall prevail In tke decisive hour. 269,270 GRACES OF THE SPIRIT) 5 [Faith must obey her Father's will, As well as trust his grace; A pardoning God is jealous still Lor his own holiness. 6 When from the curse lie sets us free, He nK;kes our natures clean. Nor would he send his Son to be The minister of sin. 7 His Spirit purifies our frame, And seals our peace w it!i God Jesus and his salvation came by water and by blood.] : oral Hymn 112. B. 1. CM. * ^°^ > Swanwick, Meal*. The brazen scrfient ; or, looking to Jesus. 1 CO did the Hebrew prophet raise O The brazen serpent high ; The wounded felt immediate ease, The camp forbore to die. 2 " Look upward in the dying hour, 44 And live," the prophet cries ; But Christ performs a nobler cure, When faith lifts up her eyes. 3 High on the cross the Saviour hung ; High in the heavens he reigns: Here sinners, by the old serpent stung, Look, and forget their pains. 4 When God's own Son is lifted up, A dying world revives ; The Jew beholds the glorious hope, The expiring Gentile lives. 270 \ Hymn 142. B. 2 S. M. * St. Thomas, Dover. Faith in Ch>Lt our sacrifice. 1 "VTOT all the blood of beasts, IN On Jewish altars slain, Could give the guilty conscience peace Or wash awav the stain. FAITH. 253 2 But Christ, the heavenly Lamb, Takes all our sins away; A sacrifice of nobier name And richer blood than they. 3 My faith would lay her hand On that dear head of thine, While like a penitent I stand, And there confess my ain. 4 My soul looks back to see The burdens thou didst bear, 1 When hanging on the cursed tree, And hopes her guilt was there. 5 Believing, we rejoice To see the curse remove ; We bless the L amb with cheerful voice, And sing his bleeding love. 0*i? Hymn 100. B.l. L. M. * * ' * 5 Islington, Bath. Believe and be saved. 1 TVTOT to condemn the sons of men lN Did Christ, the Son of God, appear ; No weapons in his hands are seen, No naming sword, nor thunder there. 2 Such was the pity of our God, He loved the race of man so well, He sent his Son to bear our load Of sins, and save our souls from hell. 3 Sinners, believe the Saviour's word, Trust in his mighty name, and live; A thousand joys his lips afford, His hands a thousand blessings give. 4 But vengeance and damnation lies On rebels who refuse the grace ; Who God's eternal Son despise, The hottest hell shall be their place, 272,273 GRACES OF THE SPIRIT. ono I Hymn 12.5. ft 2. L. M. * ~'^S All Saints, Wells. Faith and repentance, unbelvf and im/ien- itmce. 1 T IFE and immortal joys are given A-* To souls that meum the sins they've done ; Children of wrath made heirs of heaven, By faith in God's eternal Son. 2 Wo to the wretch that never felt The inward pangs of pious grief, Hut adds to all his crying guilt The stubborn sin of unbelief. 3 The law condemns the rebel dead, Under the wrath of God lie lies: He seals the curse on his own head, And with a double vengeance dies. 07 Hymn 120. B. 1. CM. * ■ ' ° \ Christmas, Rochester. Faith of things unseen. 1 Tj\\ITH is the brightest evidence -T ()f things beyond our sight, Breaks through the clouds of flesh and sense, And dwells in heavenly light. 2 It sets times past in present view, Brings distant prospects home, Of things a thousand years ago, Or thousand years to come. 3 By faith we know the worlds were made By God's almighty word; Abrah'm, to unknown countries led. By faith obey'd the Lord. 4 He sought a city, fair and 'high, Built bv the eternal hands; And faith assures us, though we die. That heavenly building stands. FAITH. 274,375 a*.* I Hymn 129. B. 2. L. M. 38 ^'*S Nantwich, Italy. W^ walk by faith, not by sighL 1'npiS by the faith of joys to come, JL We walk thro' desarts 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 desart through, While faith inspires a heavenly ray, Though lions roar, and tempests blow, And rocks and dangers fill the way. 4 So Abrah'm, by divine command, Left his own house to walk with God ; His faith beheld the prorais'd land, And fired his zeal along the road. 0*r> Hymn 162. B.2. CM. «5 ** '* S ' «t- Davids, St. Asaphs: Meditation ef heaven; ory the joy of faith. i\JY thoughts surmount these lower iV± skies, And look within the veil; There springs of endless pleasure rise, The waters never fail. 2 There I behold, with sweet delight, The blessed Three in One ; And strong affections fix my sight On God's incarnate Son. 3 His promise stands forever firm, His grace shall ne'er depart : He binds my name upon his arm, And seals it on his heart. 4 Light are the pains that nature brings * How short our sorrows are, When with eternal future things The present we compare! I 3 2^6 GRACES OF THE SPIR1I 5 1 would not be a stranger still To that celestial place, Where I forever hope to dwell, Near my Redeemer's face. Q»a > Hymw U. B. l. L. M. * -*'"{ Truro, Portugal. The triumph of faith ; or, Christ's un- changeable love. 1 \\7 HO sh all the Lord's elect condemn ? V V 'Xis 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 I 'Tis Christ that suft'er'd in their stead ; And, the salvation to fulfil, Behold him rising from the dead! 3 He lives ! he lives ! and sits above, Forever interceding there : Who shall divide us from his love, Or what should tempt us to despair? 4 Shall persecution, or distress, Famine, or sword, or nakedness ? He that hath loved us bears us through. And makes us more than conquerors tooi 5 Faith hath an overcoming power ; It triumphs in the dying hour ; Christ is our life, our joy, our hope, Nor can we sink with such a prop. 6 Not all that men on earth can do, Nor powers on high, nor powers below, Shall cause his mercy to remove, Or wean omr hearts froqi Christ our love. FEAR AND HOPE. FEAR AND HOPE. In***? Psalm 119. ISth.Part. CM b ■ 5 Canterbury, Wantage. Holy fear, and tenderness of co?iscie?ice, Ver. 10. JTT7ITH my whole heart I've sought VV thy face, O let me never stray From thy commands, 0 God of grace, Nor tread the sinner's way ! Ver. II. 2 Thy word I've hid within my heart, To keep my conscience clean, And be an everlasting guard From every rising sin. Ver. 63, 53, 158. ■ 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. Ver. 161, 163. 4 While sinners do thy gospel wrong, My spirit stands in awe ; My soul abhors a lying tongue, But loves thy righteous law, Ver, 161, 120. 5 My heart with sacred reverence hears The threatenings of thy word ; My flesh with holy trembling fears The judgments of the Lord. Ver. 166, 174. 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, I 4, 278,279 GRACES OF THE SPIRH . 07 q^ Psalm 42. lst.Part. CM. & or fc * ' > Swanwick, Barby. Desertion and hope ; or, comfilaint of absence from public worship. 1 TX 7ITH earnest longings of the mind, VV My God, to thee I look ; So pants the hunted hart to find And taste the cooling brook. 2 When shall I see thy courts of grace, And meet my God again ? So long an absence from thv face My heart endures with paiu. 3 Temptations vex my weary soul, And tears are mv repast ; The foe insults without control, u And where's your God at last ?" 4'Tis with a mournful pleasure now I think on ancient days : Then to thy house did numbers go, And all our work was praise. 5 But why, my soul, sunk down so far Beneath this heavy load ? Why do my thoughts indulge despair, And sin against my God? 6 Hope in the Lord, whose mighty hand Can all thy woes remove ; For I shall yet before him stand, And sing restoring love. «,-«? Psalm 42. 2d. Part. L.M. * ***l Psalm 131. CM. b Z53 £ Plymouth, Mear. Humility and submission . ITS there ambition in my heart ? J- 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 lie resign 'd, And trust a faithful Lord. JOY AND REJOICING. Qqa 1 Psalm 18. 3d Part. L. M. * *8*S Antigua, Italy. RejiicinscmGod; or, salvation and triumfih. 1 T UST are thy ways, and true thy word, J 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 Dayid and his royal seed Thy grace forever shall extend ; Tky love to saints, in Christ their head , Knows not a limit, nor an end. IOY AND REJOICING. 285, 286 oocr) Hymn 57. B.2. L. M. * 235 ^ Eaton> A11 ^^5, The pleasures of a good conscience. 1 T ORD, how secure and blest are they -L-i Who feel the joys of pardon'd sin ! Should storms of wrath shake earth and sea, Their minds have heaven and peace within. 2 The day glides sweetly o'er their heads, Made up of innocence and love ; And soft and silent as the shades, Their nightly minutes gently move. 3 [Quick as their thoughts their joys come on, But fly not half so fast away ! Their souls are ever bright as noon, And calm as summer evenings be. 4 How oft they look to th' heavenly hills. Where groves of living pleasure grow ! And longing hopes and cheerful smiles, Sit undisturb'd 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 % While wretched we, like worms and moles, Lie grov'ling in the dust below : Almighty grace, renew our souls, And we'll aspire to glory too. o867 Hymn 73. B.2. CM. 88 ) Braintree, Hymn Second. Doubts scattered ; or, spiritual joys re- stored. 1 TTENCE from my soul, sad thoughts j Al be gone, And leave me to my joys; My tongue shall triumph in mv God, And make a joyful noise K 287 GRACES OF THE SPIRIT. J Darkness and doubts had veil'd m\ mind, And drown'd my head in tears, Till sovereign grace, With sliining rays, Dispeli'd my gloomy fears. 3 O ! what immortal joys I felt, And raptures all divine — When Jesus told me — I ivas his. And my Beloved, mine. A In vain the tempter frights my soul, And breaks my peace in vain ; One glimpse, dear Saviour, of thy face, Revives my joys again. 00*7} Hymn 59. B. 2. CM. # zo ' S Irish, Arundel. Paradise on earth. 1/^LORY to God, who walks the sky, VJ And sends his blessings through ; Who tells his saints of joys on high, And gives a taste below. 2 [Glory to God, who stoops his throne. That dust and worms may see't, And brings a glimpse of glory down Around his sacred feet. 3 When Christ,with all his graces cTown'd, Sheds his kind beams abroad, 'Tis a young heaven on earthly ground, And glory in the bud. 4 A blooming paradise of joy In this wild desert springs ; And every sense I straight employ On sweet celestial things. 5 White lilies alL around appear, And each his glory shows ! The Rose of Sharon blossoms here, The fairest flower that blows. 6 Cheerful I feast on heavenly fruit, And drink the pleasures down ; Pleasures that flow hard by the foo* Of the eternal throne !] JOY AND REJOICIN©. 2S.8 7 But ah ! how soon my joys decay ; How soon my sins arise, And snatch the heavenly scene away From these lamenting eyes? 8 When shall the time, dear Jesus, when The shining day appear, That I shall leave those clouds of sin, And guilt, and darkness here ? 9 Up to the fields above the skies, My hasty feet would go; There everlasting flowers arise, And joys unwithering grow. 288 I Peckham, St. Thomas, Silver Str. Heavenly joy on earth. 1 [O OME, we that love the Lord, V-^ And let our joys be known, Join in a song with sweet accord, And thus surround the throne. 2 The sorrows of the mind Be banish'd from the place !' Religion never was designed To make our pleasures less.] 3 Let those refuse to sing, That never knew our God; But favourites of the heavenly King May speak their joys abroad. 4 [The God that rules on high, And thunders when he please, That rides upon the stormy sky, And manages the seas ;] 5 This awful God is our's, Our Father, and our love; He bhall send down his heavenly powers To carry us above. 6 There we shall see his face, And never, never sin; There, from the rivers of his grace. Brink endless pleasures in, K 2 2&> GRACES OF THE SPIRIT, 7 Yes, and before we rise To that immortal state, The thoughts of such amazing bliss Should constant joys create. 8 [The men of grace have found Glory begun below ; Celestial fruits on earthly ground From faith and hope may grow.] 9 [The hill of Sion yields A thousand sacred sweets, Before we reach the heavenly fields, Or walk the golden streets. I'D Then let our songs abound, And every tear be dry ; We're marching through Immanuer* ground, To fairer worlds on high.] 289} KNOWLEDGE, Psalm 25. 2d. Part. S.M. * Sutton, Mount Ephraim. Divine instruction. 1 \\ 7HERE shall the man be found, VV That fears t' offend his God; That loves the gospel's joyful sound, And trembles at the rod > 2 The Lord shall make him know The secrets of his heart, The wonders of his covenant show. And all his love impart. 3 The dealings of his hand Are truth and mercy still, With such as in his covenant stand, And love to do his will. 4- Their souls shall dwell at ease Before their Maker's face : Their seed shall taste the promises In the?r extensive grace- KNOWLEDGE. 290 Weil PsALM 119. 9th. Part. CM. 26 ^u5 Arundel, Penrose. Desire of knowledge ; or% the teachings of the Sjiirit with the word. Ver. 64, 68, 18. 1 TTHY mercies fill the earth, O Lord, A How good thy works appear ! Open mine eyes to read thy word, And see thy wonders there. Ver. 73, 125. 2 My heart was fashion'd l>y thy hand. My service is thy due ; O make thy servant understand The duties he must do, Ver. 19. 3 Since I'm a stranger here below, Let not thy path be hid ; But mark the road my feet should go, And be my constant guide. Ver. 26. 4 When I confess'd my wandering ways., Thou heard'st my soul complain ; Grant me the teachings of thy grace, Or I shall stray again. Ver. 33, 34. 5 If God to me his statutes show, And heavenly truth impart, His work forever I'll pursue, His law shall rule my heart, Ver. 50, 71. 6 This was my comfort when I bore Variety of grief; It made me learn thy word the more, And fly to that relief. Ver. 51. 7 [In vain the proud deride me now; I'll ne'er forget thy law ; £Jor let that blessed gospel go, Whence all mv hopes I draw. GRACES OF THE SPIR1 J Ycr. 27, 171. 8 When I have learn'd my Father's will, I'll teach the world his wh] My thankiiil lips, inspir'd with zeal, Shall loud pronounce his praise.] LIBERALITY. 001 > Psalm 37- 2d. Part. CM, b -JM Barby, Standish. Charity to the floor ; ory religion in words and deeds. 1 T It 711 V do the wealthy wicked boas', VV And -grow profanely bold? The meanest portion of the just, Excels the sinner's gold. 2 The wicked borrows of his friends. But ne'er designs to pay ; The saint is merciful, and lends. Nor turns the poor away. 3 His alms with liberal heart he gives Among the sons of need ; His memory to long ages lives, And blessed is his seed. 4 His lips abhor to talk profane, To slander or defraud ; His ready tongue declares to men What he has learn'd of God. 5 The law and gospel of the Lord Deep in his heart abide ; Led by the Spirit and the word, His feet shall never slide. 6 When sinners fall, the righteous stand, Preserved from every snare ; They shall possess the promis'd land> And dwell forever there. LIBERALITY. 292, 293 OQO) Psalm 41. L. M. « *&*\ Antigua, Truro. Charity to the floor ; or, pity to the afflic- ted. 1 T> LEST is the man, whose bowels move, X> And melt with pity to the poor, Whose soul by sympathising love Feels what his fellow saints endure. 2 His heart contrives for their relief More good than his own hands can do ; Ke in the time of general grief Shall find the Lord has bowels 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 hie couch, God will pronounce his sins forgiven. Will save' him with a healing touch, Or take his willing soul to heaven. a a* I Psalm 112. L. P. M. «? ZJ6S St.Hellens. The blessings of the liberal man. 1 "T"*HAT man is blest, who stands in awe X Of God, and loves Ins sacred law : His seed on earth shall be renown'd : His house, the seat of wealth, shall be An inexhausted treasury, And with successive honours crown'd. 2 His liberal favours he extends, To some he gives, to others lends : * A generous pity fills his mind : Yet what his charity impairs, He saves by prudence in affairs, And thus he's just to all mankind. 3 His hands, while they his alms bestow'd, His glory's future harvest sow'd: The sweet remembrance of the just, Like a green root, revives and bears j& train of blessings for his '>eirs, When dying nature sleeps in dust. 294 GRACES OF THE SPIRI'I . 4 Beset with threatening dangers round, Unmov'd shall he maintain his ground His conscience holds his courage up The soul that's fill'd with virtue's light Shines brightest in affliction's night ; And sees in darkness beams of hope Pause. ,5 [111 tiding* never can surprise II is heart, that fix'd on God relies, Th« waves and tempests roar around. Safe on a rock, he sits, and sees The shipwreck of his enemies, And all their hope and glory drown'd. 6 The wicked shall his triumph see, And gnash their teeth in agony, To find their expectations crost ; They and their envy, pride and spite, Sink down to everlasting night, And all their names in darkness lost.] O.Q. l Psalm 112. L.M. * ~y*$ Truro, Nantwich. The blcmnFs of the fiious and charitable. 1 THHRICE happy man, who fears the J. Lord, Loves his commands and trusts his word ; Honour and peace his days attend, And blessings to his seed descend. 2 Compassion dwells upon his mind, l*o works of mercy still inclin'd ; He lends the poor some present aid, Or gives them, not to be repaid. 3 When times grow dark, and tidings spread, That fill his neighbours round with dread, Kis heart is arm'd against the fear, For God, with all his power, is there. 4 His soul, well fix'd upon the Lord, Draws heavenly courage from his word ; Amidst the darkness, light shall rise„ To cheer his heart, and bless his eyes, LOVE. 295, 226 ,'<$ He hath dispers'd his alms abroad, , His works are still before his God; I His name on earth shall long remain, • Wliile envious sinners fret in vain. 295] Psalm 112. C. M. Rochester, Mear. Liberality rewardt d. 1 TTAPPY is he that fears the Lord, il 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-establish'd mind : His soul to God, his refuge, flies, And leaves his fears behind. 4 In times of general distress, Some beams of light shall shine, To show the world his righteousness, And give him peace divine. 6 His works of piety and love Remain before the Lord ; Honour on earth, and joys above, Shall be his sure reward. LOVE. QOa I Hymn 38. B. 2. C. M. 3& ^yo5 York, Braintree. Love to God. lTTAPPYthe heart where graces reign, il Where love inspires the breast : Love is the brightest of the train, And strengthens all the rest. 2 Knowledge, alas! 'tis all in vain, And all in vain our fear ; Our stubborn sins will fight and reign, If love be absent there. MT GRACES OF THE SPIRT] . 3 'TLs love that makes our cheerful In swift obedience move ; The devils know, and tremble too; But Satan cannot love. 4 This Is the grace that lives and sings When faith and hope shall cease ; 'Tis this shall strike our jovful string; In the sweet realms of bliss. 5 Before we quite forsake our clay, Or leave this dark abode, The wings of love bear us away To see our smiling God. oq>-l Hymn- 42. B. 2. CM. ») ~J * S Kingston, Windsor, St. Asaphs. | Delight in God. 1 TV /T Y God, what endless pleasures dwell 1VJL Above, at thy right hand ! Thy courts below, how amiable, Where all thy graces stand ! 2 The swallow near thy temple lies, And chirps a cheerful note ; The lark mounts upward to the skies, And tunes her warbling throat : 3 And we, when in thy presence, Lord, We shout with joyful tongues ; Or, sitting round our Father's board, We crown the feast with songs. 4While Jesus shines with quickening grace, We sing, and mount on high ; But, if a irown becloud his face, We faint, and tire, and die. 5 [Just as we see the lonesome dove Bemoan her widow 'd state, Wandering, she flies through all the grove, And mourns her loving mate: 6 Just so our thoughts, from thing to thing. In restless circles rove ; Jwst so we droop, and hang the wing. When Jesus hides his Ipve ] LOVE. 298, 299 U0C) Hymn 108. B. 1. S. M. & f J° $ Pelham, Watchman. Christ unseen and beloved. OT with our mortal eyes Have Ave beheld the Lord; Yet we rejoice to hear his name. And love him in his word. N' On earth we want the sight Of our Redeemer's face ; Yet, Lord, our inmost thoughts delight To dwell upon thy grace. 3 And when we taste thy love, Our joys divinely grow Unspeakable, like those above, And heaven begins below. OQQ X Psalm 133. C. M. 2& ~yJ3 Barby, Abridge. Brotherly love. IT O, what an entertaining sight X-i Are brethren that agree ! Brethren, whose cheerful hearts unite In bands of piety ! 2 When streams of love, from Christ the spring, Descend to every soul, And heavenly peace, with balmy wing, Shades and bedews the whole : 3 'Tis like the oil, divinely sweet, On Aaron's reverend head, The trickling drops perfum'd his feets And o'er his garments spread. 4 'Tis pleasant as the morning dews That fall on Zion's hill, Where God his mildest glory shews, And makes his grace distil. 300, 301 GRACES OF THE SPIRIT. Hymn 133. B. 1. CM. b ^uz S Dundee, St. James. Love and charity. IT ET Pharisees of high esteem JLi Their faith and zeal declare, All their religion is a dream, If love be wanting there. 2 Love suffers long with patient eye, Nor is provok'd in haste, She lets the present injury die, And long forgets the past. 3 [Malice and rage, those fires of hell, She quenches with her tongue ; Hopes, and believes, and thinks no ill, Though she endures the wrong.] 4 TShe ne'er desires nor seeks to know The scandals of the time; Nor looks with pride on those below, Nor envies those that climb.] 5 She lays her own advantage by, To seek her neighbour's good ; So God's own Son came down to die, And bought our lives with blood. 6 Love is the grace that keeps her power In all the realms above; There faith and hope are known no more, But saints forever love. anq> Psalm 35. 2d Part. C. M. 38 ^^J Abridge, Penrose. Love to enemies ; ory the love of Christ to sinners tyfiified in David. 1 T3 EHOLD the love, the generous love, XJ That holy David shows; Hark, how his sounding bowels move To his afflicted foes f 2 When they are sick, his soul complains, And seems to feel the smart ; The spirit of the gospel reigns, And melts his pious heart. 304 GRACES OF THE 8PIRIT. 3 How did his flowing tears condole, As for a brother dead! And fasting mortify'd his soul. While for their life he pray'd. 4 They groan'd, and curs'd him on their bed, Yet still he pleads and mourns ; And double blessings on his head The righteous God returns. 5 O glorious type of heavenly grace! Thus Christ the Lord a ears pp While sinners curse, the Saviour prays, And pities them with tears. 6 He, the true David, Israel's King, Blest and belov'd of God, To save us rebels, dead in sin, Paid his own dearest blood. Hymn 123. B. 1. C. M. b ^u ' J Magdalen, Putney. The refienting prodigal. 1 T> EHOLD the wretch, whose lust and J3 wine Had wasted his estate ; He begs a share among the swine, To taste the husks they eat ! 2 " I die with hunger here," he cries, " I starve in foreign lands ; " My father's house has large supplies, " And bounteous are his hands. 3 " I'll go, and with a mournful tongue •• Fall down before his face ; " Father, I've done thy justice wrong, "Nor can deserve thy grace." 4 He said — and hasten'd to his home, To seek his father's love ; The father saw the rebel come, And all his bowels move. 5 He ran, and fell upon his neck, Embrac'd and kiss'd his son ; The rebel's heart with sorrow brake, For follies he had done. 6" Take off his clothes of shame and sin," (The father gives command) " Dress him in garments white and clean - "With rings adorn his hancf. REPENTANCE. SOS, SOS 7 " A day of feasting I ordain ; " Let mirth and joy abound ; " My son was dead, and lives again, " Was lost, and now is found.5' one? Psalm 51. 2d, Part. CM. K ^Ub5 Plymouth, Windsor. Repentance, and faith in the blood Of Christ. 1 f"\ GOD of mercy, hear my call, S^J My load of guilt remove ; Break down this separating wall That bars me from thy love. 2 Give me the presence of thy grace ; Then my rejoicing tongue Shall speak aloud thy righteousness, And make thy praise my song. 3 No blood of goats, nor heifers slain* For sin could e'er atone ; The death of Christ shall still remain Sufficient and alone. I A soul oppress'd with sin's desert, My God will ne'er despise : A humble groan, a broken heart, - Is our best sacrifice. SAP* Hymn 74. B. 2. S. M. b S(jyJ Little Marlboro', Ustic. V Repentance from a sense of divine good- ness ; or, a complaint of ingratitude. 1 IS this the kind return, A And these the thanks we owe, Thus to abuse eternal love, Whence all our blessings flow ? 2 To what a stubborn frame Has sin redue'd our mind! What strange rebellious wretches wc. And God as strangely kind ! 3 [On us he bids the sun Shed his reviving rays ; For us the skies their circles rui^ To lengthen out our days. K 3 Sie GRACES OF THE SPIRIT. 4 The brutes obey their God, And bow their necks to men : But we, more base, more brutish things, Reject his easy reign.] 5 Turn, turn us, mighty God, And mould our souls afresh; Break, sovereign grace, these hearts of stone, And give us hearts of flesh. 6 Let old ingratitude Provoke our weeping eyes ; And hourly, as new mercies fall, Let hourly thanks arise. 310} Hymn 106. B. 2. CM. fc Buckingham, York. Refientance at the cross. 1 /^\ IF my soul was form'd for wo yj How would I vent my sighs ! Repentance should like rivers flow From both my streaming eyes 2 'Twas for my sins, my dearest Lord Hung on the cursed tree, And groan'd away a dying life For thee, my soul, for thee. 3 O ! how I hate those lusts of mine That crucified my God ; Those sins that pierc'd and nail'd his flesh Fast to the fatal wood. 4 Yes, my Redeemer, they shall die My heart has so decreed ; Nor will I spare the guilty things That made my Saviour bleed. 5 While, with a melting, broken heart," Mv murder'd Lord I view, I'll false revenge against my sins, And slay the murderers too. REPENTANCE. 311, 312 al1 > Hymn 9. B.2. CM. b •* k l I Mear, Wantage. Godly sorrow armngfrom the sufferings of Christ. 1 A LAS ! and did my Saviour bleed ! x"V- And did my Sovereign die ? Would he devote that sacred head For such a worm as I ? 2 [Thy body slain, sweet Jesus, thine, And bath'd in its own blood, Wbltej all expos'd to wrath divine, The glorious sufferer stood !] 3 Was it for crimes that I had done, He groan M upon the tree ? Amazing pity ! grace unknown ! And love beyond degree! 4 Well might the sun in darkness hide, And shut his glories in, When God, the mighty Maker, died, For man, the creature's sin. $ Thus might I hide my blushing face While his dear cross appears, Dissolve my heart in thankfulness/ And melt mine eyes in tears. 6 But drops of grief can ne'er repay The debt of love I owe : Here, Lord, I give myself away; 'Tis all that I can do. 3 12 1 Hyb™101- b.i. L-M. * 5 Truro, Shoel. Joy :n heaven for a refienting sinner. 1 \ K ^HO can describe the joys that rise VV Through all the courts of paradise To see a prodigal return, To see an heir of glory born ? 2 With joy the Father doth approve The fruit of his eternal love ; The Son with joy looks down and sees The purchase of his agonies. K 4 313,314 GRACES OF THE SPIRIT 3 The Spirit takes delight to view The holy soul he form'd anew ; And saints and angels join to sing The growing empire of their King. 31 H RESIGNATION. Psalm 123. CM. jg or b Bedford, Plymouth. Pleading with submission. IfV THOU, whose grace andju3ticc W reign Enthroned above the skies, To thee our hearts would tell their pain, To thee we lift our eyes. 2 As servants watch their master's hand, And fear Che angiy stroke ; Or maids before their mistress stand, And wait a peaceful look : 3 So for our sins we justly feel Thy discipline, O God; Yet wait the gracious moment still, Till thou remove thy rod. 4 Those, who in wealth and pleasure live, Our daily groans deride, And thy delays of mercy give Fresh courage to their pride. 5 Our foes insult us, but our hope In thy compassion lies ; This thought shall bear our spirits up, That God will not despise. «,.") Hymn 129. B.l. L.M. jg 31* £ Newcourt, Shoel. Submission and deliverance ; or, Abra- ham offering his son. 1 QAINTS, at your heavenly Father's O word, Give up your comforts to the Lord ; He shall restore what you resign, Or grant you blessings more divint. RESIGNATION. 315 2 So Abrah'm, with obedient hand, Led forth his son at God's command ; The wood, the fire, the knife he took, His arm preparfd the dreadful stroke. 3 " Abrah'm, forbear," the angel cry'd ; " Thy faith is known, thy love is try'd ; " Thy son shall live, and in thy seed " Shall the whole earth be blest indeed." 4 Just in the last distressing hour The Lord displays delivering powe* ; The mount of danger is the place Where we shall see surprising grace. n,r-) Hymn 5. B. 1. CM. b ^1JS Bangor, Chelsea. Submission to afflictive providences. 1 "VTAKED as from the earth we came, 1M 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 favours borrow'd now. To be repaid anon. 3'Tis God that lifts pur 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. 5 If smiting mercy crown our lives. Its praises shall be spread; And we'll adore the justice too, That strikes mv comforts dead. 316,317 GHACES OF THE SPIRIT. SINCERITY. o , a ) Hymn 136. B. 1. C. M. » J ] ° i Mear, Bedford. Sincerity and hyfwcrisy ; or, formality in worship. 1 r* OD is a spirit, just and wise ; VJr He sees our inmost mind ; In vain to heaven we raise our cries, And leave our souls behind. 2 Nothing but truth before his throne With honour can appear; The painted hypocrites are known Through the disguise they wear. 3 Their lifted eyes salute the skies, Their bending knees the ground ; But God abhors the sacrifice Where not the heart is found. 4 Lord, search my thoughts, and tiy my ways, And make my soul sincere ; Then shall \ stand before thy face, And find acceptance there. ai^> Psalm 50. 3d. Part. L. M. b *l ' i Wells, Kirke. Hypocrisy exposed. l'T'HE Lord, the judge, his churches JL warns ; Let hypocrites attend and fear, Who place their hope in rites and forms, But make not faith nor love their care. 2 Vile wretches dare rehearse his name With lips of falsehood and deceit ; A friend or brother they defame, And soothe and flatter those they hate. 3 They watch to do their neighbours wrong. Yet dare to seek their Maker's face ; They take his covenant on their tongue, But break his laws, abuse his grace. SINCERITY. 318 4 To heaven they lift their hands unclean, Defil'd with lust, defil'd with blood ; By night they practise eveiy sin, By day their mouths draw near to God. 5 And while his judgments long delay, They grow secure, and sin the more ; They think he sleeps as well as they, And put far off the dreadful hour. 6 O dreadful hour, when God draws near, And sets their crimes before their eyes ; His wrath their guilty souls shall tear, And no deliverer dare to rise. -,«"> Psalm 119. 3d Part. CM. 38 3*95 Mear, Milan. professions of sincerity, repentance and obedience. Ver. 57, 60. THOU art my portion, O my God ; Soon as I "know thy way, My heart makes haste t' obey thy word, And suffers no delay. Ver. 30, 14. 2 I choose the path of heavenly truth, And glory in my choice ; Not all the riches of the earth Could make me so rejoice. 3 The testimonies of thy grace I set before mine eyes : Thence I derive my daily strength, And there my comfort lies. Ver, 59. 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. Ver. 94, 114. 5 Now I am thine, forever thine, O save thy servant, Lord ! Thou art my shield, my hiding places My hope is h^ thy word. 319,320 GRACES OF THE SPIRIT. Ver. 112, 6 Thou hast inclin'd this heart of mine Thy statutes to fulfil : And thus, till mortal life shall end, Would I perform thy will. q|q? Psalm 139. 3d Part. L. M. t> ° i Ninety-seventh Psalm, Putney. Sincerity /irofessed% and grace tried ; 'or, (he heart-searching God. 1 TV li Y God, what inward grief I feel, 1YL When impious men transgress thy will ! I mourn to hear their lips profane, Take thy tremendous name in vain, 2 Does not my soul detest and hate The sons ot malice and deceit > Those that oppose thy laws and thee, I count them enemies to me. S Lord.search my soul, try every thought ;. Though mine own heart accuse me not Of walking in a false disguise, I beg the trial of thine 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. *0r\\ Psalm 18. 2d. Part. L. M. * ^~u5 Blendon, Dunstan. Sincerity firoved and rewarded. 1 T ORD, thou hast seen, my soul sincere, A-* Hast made thy truth and love appear; Before mine eyes I set thy laws, And thou hast own'd my righteous cause. 2 Since I have learn 'd thy holy ways, I've walk'd upright before thy face : Or, if my feet did e'er depart, 'Twas never with a wicked heart. 3 What sore temptations broke my rest ! What wars and strugglings in my breast ! But through thy grace, that reigns within, 1 guard against my darling sin ; TRUST AND CONFIDENCE. 321 4 That sin, which close besets me still, That works and strives against ray will ; When shall thy Spirit's sovereign power Destroy it, that it rise no more ? 1 5 [With an impartial hand, the Lord Deals out to mortals their reward; The kind and faithful soul shall find A God as faithful and as kind. 6 The just and pure shall ever say, Thou art more pure, more just than they : And men that love revenge shall know God hath an arm of vengeance too.] TRUST AND CONFIDENCE. 5]) Psalm 62. . L. M. 38 S^1 \ Antigua, Portugal. No trust in creatures ; or \ faith in divine grace and fiower. 1 A /[Y spirit looks to God alone ; 1V1 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 ye grasp the fleeting smoke: And not believe what God has spoke ? 5 Once has his awful voice declar'd, Once and again my ears have heard, " All power is his. eternal due ; " He must be fear'd and trusted too." L 322,323 THE HOLY SPIRIT. 6 For sovereign power reigr.s not alone Grace is a partner of the throne ; Thy grace and justice, mighty Lord, Shall well divide our last reward. 0001 Hymn 103. B. 1. CM. 2 o&&^ Devizes, Arlington. Not ashamed of the gosfiel. IT'M not asham'd to own my Lord, J. Or to defend his cause, Maintain the honour of his word, The glory of his cross. 2 Jesus, my God ! I know his name ; His name is all my trust : Nor will he put my soul to shame, Nor let my hope be lost, 3 Firm as his throne his promise standsr 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. ADDRESSESTO THE HOLY SPIRIT Hymn 34. B. 2. CM. 3 Barby, Bedford. Breathing after the Holy Sfiirit ; or y fer- vencyoj devotion desired. 1 f* OME, Holy Spirit, heavenly Dove, V^ With all thy quickening powers, Kindle a flame of sacred love In these cold hearts of ours. 2 Look how we grovel here below, Fond of these trifling toys : Our souls can neither fly nor go, To reach eternal joys. THE HOLY SPIRIT. 3.24, 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 ? Gur love so faint, so cold to thee, And thine to us so great ? 5 Come, Holy Spirit, heavenly Dove, With all thy quickening powers"; Come, shed abroad a Saviour's love. And that shall kindle ours. of?4 ) Hymn 133. B. 2. L. M. & £ Green's Hundredth, Truro. The operations of the Holy Sfiirit. 117 TERN AL Sprit, we confess, ±j And sing the wonders of thy grace ; Thy power conveys our blessings down From Ged the Father, and the Son. 2 Enlighten'd by thine heavenly ray, Our shades and darkness turn to day : Thine inward teachings make us know Our danger and our refuge too. 3 Thy power and glory works within. And breaks the chains of reigning sin; Doth our imperious lusts subdue, And forms our wretched hearts anew, 4 The troubled conscience knows thj voice ; Thy cheering words awake our joys : Thy words allay the stormy wind, And calm the surges of the mind. 325 \ Hymn 114. B. 1. CM. 3 Bedford, Arlington. The witnessing and sealing Spirit. 1 TX7HY should the children of a Kin? » V Go mourning all their days ? Great Comforter, descend, and bring Some tokens of thv grace. L 2 THE IIOLV SPIRIT. Dost thou not dwell in all the saints And seal the weirs of heaven? When wilt t] kj bai is'j my complaints, And show my sins forgiven ? 3 Assure my conscience of her part In the Redeemer's blood; And bear thy v rtness Avith 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, W ill safe convey me home. o9r? Hymn 23. B. 2. L. M. & u~°3 Monmouth, Newcoort, Italy. Hie sight qf God ar.d Christ in heaven. lT^VESCEKD frcm heaven, immortal U Dove, Stoop clown, 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 ne\er die, And fruits immortal feast the soul. 5 O for a sight, a pleasing sight Of our Almighty Fathers throne! There sits our Saviour, crown'd with light, Clcth'd in a body like our own. 4 Adoring saints around him stand, And thrones and powers before him fall! The God shines gracious through the man, And sheds sweet glories on them all ! 5 0 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 ' CHRISTIAN. 32Y 6 When shall the day, dear Lord, appear, Til at I shall mount, to dwell above ; And stand and bow among them there, And view thy face, and sing, and love ? CHRISTIAN. ttoy) Psalm 51. 1st Part. L. M. b 3w ' $ Munich, Lirnehouse. A ficnUent pleading for f.ardon. 1 CHEW pity, Lord ; O Lord, forgive ; 0 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 not surpass The power and glory of thy grace : Great God, thy nature hath no bound, So let thy pardoning love be found. 3 O wash my soul from every sin, And make my guilty conscience clean ; Here on my heart the burden lies, And past ciFences pain mine eyes. 4 My lips with shame my sins confess, Against thy law, against thy grace : Lord, should thy judgment grow severe, 1 am cendemn'd, but thou art clear. 5 Should sudden vengennce 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. 328, 329/ CHRISTIAN. 328 \ Psalm 25. 1st Part. S.M. b Little Marlboro', Aylesbury. Wait in? for ftardcm and direction. 1 ; LIFT my soul to God, A My trust' is in his name : Let not my foes that seek my blood Still triumph in my shame. 2 Sin and the powers of hell Persuade me to despair; Lord, make me know thy covenant well, That I may 'scape the snare. 3 From the first dawning light Till the dark evening rise, For thy salvation, Lord, I wait With ever longing eyes. 4 Remember all thy grace, And lead me in thy truth ; Forgive the sins of riper days, And follies of my youth. 5 The Lord is just and kind: The meek shall learn his v. And every humble sinner find The methods of his grace. 6 For his own goodness' sake He saves my soul from shame : He pardons (though my guilt be great; Through my Redeemer's name. c00> Hymn 48. B. 2. CM. «c °^ J S Bedford, Hymn Second. Love to the creatures is fkmgermi*. 1 TTOW vain are all things here below ! il How false, and yet how fair! Each pleasure hath its poison too, And every sweet a snare. 2 The brightest things below the sky Give but a flattering light ; We should suspect some danger nigh, Where we possess delight. 3 Our dearest joys, and nearest friends, The partners of our blood, How thev divide our wavering minds, And leave but half for God! CHRISTIAN. SSO 4 The fondness of a creature's love, How strong it strikes tl>e sense ! Thither the warm affections move, Nor can we call them thence. 5 Dear Saviour, let thy beauties be My soul's eternal food; And grace command my heart away From all created good. qenl Hymn 41. B.2. L.M. * OOK'± Eaton, Nantwich. A sight of God mortifies us to the world. 1 [T TP to the fields where angels lie, V^J And living waters gently roll, Fain would my thoughts leap out and fly, Put sin hangs heavy on my soul. 2 Thy wondrous blood, dear dying Christ, Can make this world of guilt remove ; And thou canst bear me where thou fly'st, On tfyy kind wings, celestial Dove I 3 O might I once mount up, and see The glories of th' eternal skies ; What little things these worlds would be, How despicable to my eyes !^ 4 Had I a glance of thee, my God, Kingdoms and men would vanish soon ; Vanish, as though I saw them not, As a dim candle dies at noon. $ Then they might fight, and rage, and rave, I should perceive the noise no more Than we can. hear a shaking leaf, While rattling thunders round us roar. •6 Great All in All, eternal King, ' Let me but view thy lovely face, And all my powers shall bow, and sing Thine endless grandeur, and thy grace. 331, 332 CHRISTIAN. 361} Hymn 10. B. 2. CM. t> or St. James, York. Parting with carnal joys. 1TV TY soul forsakes her vain delight* JLVJL And bids the world farewell ; Base as the dirt beneath my feet, Aud mischievous as hell. 2 No longer will I ask your love, Nor seek your friendskip more; The happiness that I approve Lies not within your power. SThere's nothing round this spacious earth That suits my large desire; To ooundless joy and solid mirth My nobler thoughts aspire. 4 [Where pleasure rolls its living flood, From sin and dross refin'd, Still springing from the throne of God, And fit to cheer the mind. 5 TV Almighty Ruler of the sphere, The glorious and the great, Brings his own all-sufficience there, To make our bliss complete.] 6 Had I the pinions of a dove, I'd climb the heavenly road; There sits my Saviour, dress'd in love, And there my smiling God. QQa) Hymn 11. B.2. L. M. * or b °^eJ Paradise, Carthage. The same, 1 T SEND the joys of earth away ; JL 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 black despair ; And while I listen'd to your song, Your streams had e'en cenvey'd me there. CHRISTIAN. 3S3 3 Lord, I adore thy matchless grace, That warn'd me 'of that dark abyss ; That 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 mine eyas; O for the pinions of a dove, To bear me to the upper skies ! 5 There, from the bosom of my God, Oceans of endless pleasure roll ; There would I fix my last abode, And drawn the sorrows of my soul. Q*c>l Psalm 119. 15th. Part. CM. X J^ J Blandford, Pembroke. Holy resolutions. Ver. 93. 1(~\ THAT thy statutes, every hour, V-J Might dwell upon my mind! Thence I derive a quickening power, And daily peace I find. Ver. 15, 16. 2 To meditate thy precepts, Lord, Shall be my sweet employ ; My soul shall ne'er forget thy word, rhy word is all my joy. Ver. 32. 3 How would I run in thy commands, If thou my heart discharge From sin, and Satan's hateful chains, And set my feet at large ! Ver. 13, 46. 4 My lips with courage shall declare Thy statutes and thy name ; I'll speak thy word, though kings should Nor yield to sinful shame, [hear, Ver. 61, 69, TO. 5Xct bands of persecutors rise To rob me of my right; £ Hymn 77. B. 2. L. M. # ^°^5 Blendon, Dunstan. The Christian iturfare. 1 CTAND up. my scul, shake off thy O _ fears, And gird the gospel armour on ; March to the gates of endless joy. Where thy great Captain-Saviour's gene. CHRISTIAN. 340 2 Hell and thy sins resist thy course ; But hell and sin are vanquish'd foes ; Thy Jesus nail'd them to the cross, And sung the triumph when he rose. 3 [What though the prince of darkness rage, And waste the fury of his spite ? Eternal chains confine him down To fiery deeps and endless night. 4 What though thine inward lusts rebel ? "Tis but a straggling gasp for life ; The weapons of victorious grace Shall slay thy sins, and end the strife.] 5 Then let my soul march boldly on, Press forward to the heavenly gate ; There peace and joy eternal reign, And glittering robes for conquerors wait. G 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. l Psalm 144. 1st. Part. CM. » ^WJ St. Ann's, Kingston. Assistance and victory in the spiritual warfare. 1 T^QREVER blessed be the Lord, -T 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 cape, Instructs me to the heavenly fight, And guards me through the war. 3 A friend and helper so divine Doth my weak courage raise ; He makes the glorious victory mine, And his shall be the praise, 341,342 CHRISTIAN. Q/tl I Psalm 119. 17th. Part. L. M. K ^*l5 Quercy, Putney. U Courage and perseverance under fierse- cution; or, grace shining in difficulties and trials. Ver. 143, 28. 1 T T THEN pain and anguish seize me, All my support is from thy word : My soul dissolves for heaviness, Uphold me with thy strength 'ning grace. Ver. 51,' 69, 110. 2 The proud have fram'd their scoffs and lies, They watch my feet with envious eyes. And tempt my soul to snares and sin ; Vet thy commands I ne'er decline. Ver. 161, 78. 3 They hate me, Lord, without a cause. They hate to see me love thy laws ; But I will trust and fear thy name, Till pride and malice die with shame. n ± o I Psalm 7. C. M. b ^*z S Plymouth, St. Ann's. God's care of his fientfiic, and punishment of persecutors. 1 TV TV trust is in my heavenly Friend. IV J. My hope in thee, my God ; Rise, and my helpless life' defend From those who seek, my blood. 2 With insolence and fury they My soul in pieces tear, As hungry lions rend the prey, When no deliverer's near. 3 If I had e'er provok'd them first. Or once abtis'd my foe, Then let him tread my life to dusr. And lay mine honour low. 4 If there be malice found in me, I know thy piercing eyes ; I should not dare appeal to thee, Nor ask my God to rise. CHRISTIAN, 343 5 Arise, my God, lift up thy hand, Their pride and power control; Awake to judgment, and command Deliverance for my soul. Pause. 6 [Let sinners and their wi eked rage Be humbled to the dust : Shall not the God of truth engage To vindicate the just ? 7 He knows the heart, he tries the reins, He will defend th' upright : His sharpest arrows he ordains Against the sons of spite. 8 For me their malice digg'd a pit, But there themselves are cast ; My God makes all their mischief light On their own heads at last.] 9 That cruel, persecuting race Must feel his dreadful sword ; Awake, my soul, and praise the grace And justice of the Lord. o.o I Psalm 94. 2d. Part. C. M. k ^*<5 J Cowley, Durham. God our sufifiort and comfort ; ort deliv- erance from temptation and persecution. IT X 7 HO will arise and plead my light VV Against my numerous foes? While earth and hell their force unite, And all my hopes oppose. 2 Had not the Lord, my rock, my help, Sustain'd my fainting head, My life had now in silence dwelt, My soul among the dead. 3 " Alas ! my sliding feet,'1 I cry'd ; 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. 344 CHRISTIAN. 5 Powers of iniquity may rise, And frame pernicious laws ; But God, my refuge, rules the skies, He will defend my cause. 6 Let malice vent her rage aloud, Let bold blasphemers scoff; The Lord our God shall judge the proud. And cut the sinners oft'. «1A7 Psalm 16. 1st. Part. CM. * ^**3 Abridge, Bedford. Su/i/iort and counsel from Gody without merit. lOAVE me, O Lord, from every foe: ^3 In thee my trust I place, Though all the good that I can do Can ne'er deserve thy grace. 2 Yet, if my God prolong my breath, The saints may profit by't ; The saints, the glory of the earth, The men of my delight. 3 Let heathens to their idols haste, And worship wood, or stone; But my delightful lot is cast Where the true God is known. 4 His hand provides my constant food ; He iills my daily cup ; Much am I pleas'd with present good, But more rejoice in hope. 5 God is my portion, and my joy! His counsels are my light: He gives me sweet advice by d^iy, And gentle hints by night. 6 My soul would all her thoughts approve To his all-seeing eye : Not death nor hell my hopes shall movr. While such a friend is nigh. CHRISTIAN. 345, 346 i\ Psalm 31. 2d. Part. C. M. » *** ' S Rochester, St. James. Deliverance from slander and refiroach. 1 A/f Y heart rejoices in thy name, J.VJL My God, my help, my trust; Thou hast preserv'd my face from shame. Mine honour from the dust. 2 " My life is spent with grief," I cty% "My years consum'd in groans, "My strength decays, mine eyes are dry'd, " And sorrow wastes my bones." 3 Among mine enemies my name Was a mere proverb grown, While to my neighbours I became Forgotten and unknown. 4 Slander and fear on every side Seiz'd and beset me round : I to the throne of grace apply'd, And speedy rescue found. Pause. 5How great deli v'rance thou hast wrought Before the sons of men ! The lying lips to silence brought, And made their boastings vain .' 6 Thy children from the strife of tongues Shall thy pavilion hide, Guard them from infamy and wrongs, And crush the sons of pride. 7 Within thy secret presence, Lord, Let me "forever dwell; No fenced city, walPd and barr'd, Secures a saint so well. nAo) Psalm 118. 1st. Part. CM. 38 •**° { St. David, St. Asaph. Deliverance from tumult. 1 "PHE Lord appears my helper nowy -»- Nor is my faith afraid What all the sons of earth can do, Since heaven affords its aid. L 4 %& CHRISTIAN. 2'Tis safer, Lord, to hope in th< And have my God my friend, Than trust in men of high degn And on their truth depend. 3 Like bees my foes beset me round, A large and angry swarm ; But I shall all their rage confound By thine Almighty arm. 4'Tis through the Lord my heart is strong, In him my lips rejoice ; While his salvation is my song, How cheerful is my voice! 3 Like angiy bees they girt me round ; When God appears, they fly : So burning thorns, with crackling sound, Make a fierce blaze, and die. Gpoy to the saints and peace belongs : The Ijord protects their days: Let Israel tune immortal songs To his almighty grace. c2aq} Psalm 143. L. M. b J* J £ Kirke, Putney. Complaint of heavy affliction in mind and body. 1 TyfY righteous Judge, my gracious God, 1VJL Hear when I spread my hands abroad, And cry for succour from thy throne : O make thy truth and mercy known. 2 Let judgment not against me pass; Behold thy servant pleads thy grace: Should justice call us to thy bar, No man alive is guiltless there. $ Look down in pity, Lord, and see The mighty woes that burden me; Down to the dust my life is brought, Like one long bury'd and forgot. CHRISTIAN. 349 1 1 dwell in darkness and unseen, My heart is desolate within ; My thoughts in musing silence trace The ancient wonders of thy grace. 5 Thence I derive a glimpse of hope To bear my sinking spirits up ; I stretch my hands to God again, And thirst, like parched 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 ? 7 My God, thy long delay to save Will sink thy prisoner to the grave: Mv heart grows faint,and dim mine eye : Make haste to help before I die. 8 The night is witness to%iy tears, Distressing pains, distressing fears; 0 might ! hear thy^ morning voice, How would my wearied powers rejoice. 9 In thee I trust, to thee I sigh, . And lift my heavy soul on high ; For thee sit waiting all the day, And wear the tiresome hours away. 10 Break off my fetters, Lord, and show Which is the path my feet should go ; If snares and foes beset the road, 1 flee to hide me near my God. 11 Teach me to do thy holy will, And lead me to thy heavenly hill; Let the good Spirit of thy love Conduct me to thy courts above. 12 Then shall my soul no more complain, The tempter then shall rage in vain ; And flesh, that was my foe before, Shall never vex my spirit more. 350 CHRISTIAN. orrsl Psalm 55. CM. b *uv ( Wantage, Bangor. Support for the afflicted and tempt v.: liT\ GOD, my refuge, hear my erica* K^J Behold my flowing tears, For earth and hell my hurt devise, And triumph in my fears, 2 Their rage is levell'd 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 heartstrings sound ; I groan with every breath : Horror and fear beset me round, Among the shades of death. 4 O were I^like a fcather'd dove, And innocence had wings ; I'd fly, and make a long remove From all these restless things. 5 Let me to some wild desert go, And find a peaceful home, Where storms of malice never blow, Temptations never come. 6 Vain hopes, and vain inventions all, To 'scape the rage of hell ! The mighty God, on whom I call, Can save me here as well. Pause. 7 By morning light I'll seek his face, At noon repeat my cry, The night shall hear me ask his grace, Nor will he long den}-. 8 God shall preserve my soul from fear, Or shield me when afraid ; Ten thousand angels must appear, If he command their aid. 9 1 cast my burdens on the Lord, The Lord sustains them all ; My courage rests upon his word, That saints shall never fall. CHRISTIAN. 351,352 10 My highest hopes shall not be vain, My lips shall spread his praise ; While cruel and deceitful men Scarce live out half their days. a - . ) Hymn 25. B. 2. C. M. % o:>l J Barby, Dundee. Complaining of (spiritual doth. 1 \/[ Y drowsy powers, why sleep ye so -. 1VJL Awake, my sluggish soul ! ' Nothing has half thy work to do; Yet nothing's half so dull ! 2 The little ants for one poor grain Labour, and tug, and strive ; Yet we, who have a lieaven t' obtain. How negligent we live. 3 We, for whose sake all nature stands, And stars their courses move ; We, for whose guard the angel bands Come flying from above ; 4 We, for whom God the Son came down, And labour'd for our good; How careless to secure that crown He purchas'd with his blood! 5 Lord, shall we lie so sluggish still, And never act our parts ? Come, holy Dove, from th' heavenly hill, And sit and warm our hearts. 6 Then shall cur active spirits move ; Upward our souls shall rise : With hands of faith, and wings of love We'll fly, and take the prize. o£Q7 Hymn 98. B. 2. CM. b **^3 Durham, Wantage, Hardness of heart complained of. 1 Tl /TY heart, how dreadful hard it is! i-VX How heavy here it lies ; Heavy and cold within my breast, Just like a rock of ice ! . 353 CHRISTIAN. 2 Sin, like a raging tyrant, sits Upon this flinty throne ; And every grace lies burv'd deep, Beneath this heart of stone. 3 How seldom do I rise to God, Or taste the joys above ! This mountain presses down my faith And chills my flaming love. 4 When smiling mercy courts my soul With all its heavenly charms. This stubborn, this relentless thing. Would thrust it from mine arms. 5 Against the thunders of thy word Rebellious I have stood; My heart, it shakes not at the wrath And terrors of a God. C Dear Saviour, steep this rock of mine In thine own crimson sea ! None but a bath of blood divine Can melt the flint away. aro) Psalm 25. 3d. Part. S. M. bor* WJ$ Thacher, St. Bridges. Distress of soul ; oi\ backsliding and desertion. 1 TiTINE eyes and my desire 1VX Are ever to the Lord: I love to plead his promises, And rest upon his word. 2 Turn, turn thee to my soul ; Bring thy salvation near: When will thy hand release my feet Out of the deadly snare ? 3 When shall the sovereign grace Of my forgiving God Restore me from those dangerous ways My wandering feet have trod ! 4 The tumult of my thoughts Doth but enlarge my wo : My spirit languishes, my heart Ts desolate and low- CHRISTIAN, 354 5 With every morning light My sorrow new begins ; Look on my anguish and my pain, And pardon all my sins. Pause. 6 Behold the hosts of hell ! How cruel is their hate ! _ Against my life they rise, and join Their fury with deceit. f. O! keep my soul from death, Nor put my hope to shame ; For I have plac'd my only trust In my Redeemer's name. 8 With humble faith I wait To see thy face again : Of Israel it shall ne'er be said, " He sought the Lord in vain.5* gzaI Hymn 163. B. 2. CM. b ^°*3 Bangor, Carolina. Comfilaint of desertion and temfitation, 1 T^\EAR Lord, behold our sore distress; -L-' Our sins attempt to reign ; Stretchout thine arm of conquering grace, And let thy foes be slain. \ 2 The lion, with his dreadful roar, Affrights thy feeble sheep : Reveal the glory of thy power, And chain him to the deep. 3 Must we indulge a long despair ? Shall our petitions die ? Our mournings never reach thine ear ? Nor tears affect thine eye? 4 If thou despise a mortal groan, Yet hear a Saviour's blood; An advocate so near the throne, Pleads and prevails with God. 5 He bought the Spirit's powerful sword. To slay our deadly foes: Our sins shall die beneath thy word, And hell in vain oppose M 355 CHRISTIAN. 6 How boundless is our Father's grat>< In height, and depth, and length! H'- makes his Son our righteousness, His Spirit is our strength. or**? Psalm 13. CM. b ^^ $ York, Dundee. Complaint under temptations of the devil. 1 TT OW long wilt thou conceal thy face ? n My God, how long delay t When shall I feel those heavenly rays That chase my fears away ? 2 How long shall my poor labouring soul Wrestle and toil in vain ? Thy word can all my foes control, And ease my raging pain. 3 See how the prince of darkness tries All his malicious arts ; Tie spreads a mist around my eyes, And throws his fiery darts. 4 Be thou my sun, and thou my shield ; My soul in safety keep ; Make haste, before mine eyes are seal'd Iq. death's eternal sleep. 5 How would the tempter boast aloud If I become his prey ! Behold the sons of hell grow proud. At thy so long delay. 6 But they shall fly at thy rebuke, And Satan hide his head: He knows the terrors of thy lookr And hears thy voice with dread. 7 Thou wilt display that sovereign grace Where all my hopes have hung ; I shall employ my lips in praise, And victory shall be sung. CHRISTIAN. 255 art?) Hymn 20. B. 2. CM. h ^ JD S Chelsea, Carolina. Backslidings and returns ; or, the incon- stancy of our love. 1 T TC THY is my heart so far from thee, VV My God, my chief delight ? Why are my thoughts no more by day With thee, no more by night? 2 [Why should my foolish passions rove ? Where can such sweetness be, As I have tasted in thy love, As I have found in thee?] 3 When my forgetful soul renews The savour of thy grace, My heart presumes I cannot lose The relish all my days. 4 But ere one fleeting hour is past, The flattering world employs Some sensual bait to seize my taste,. And to pollute my joys. 5 [Trifles of nature, or of art, With fair, deceitful charms, Intrude into my thoughtless heart, And thrust me from thy arms-.] 6 Then I repent, and vex my soul That I should leave thee so; Where will those wild affections roll That let a Saviour go? 7 [Sin's promis'd joys are turn'd to pain. And I am drown'd in grief; But my dear Lord returns again, He flies to my relief! 8 Seizing my soul with sweet surprise. He draws with loving bands ; Divine compassion in his eyes, And pardon in his hands.] 9 [Wretch that I am, to wander thus, In chase of false delight ! Let me be fasten'd to thy cross, Rather than lose thy sight.] M 2 357, 358 CHRISTIAN. 30 Make haste, my days, to reach the goal, And bring my heart to rest On the dear centre of my soul, My God, nry Saviour's breast! q_7£ Psalm 13. L. M. b 3d / J Ninety-seventh Psalm, German. Pleading with God under desertion ; ort hojif in darkness. 1 TTOW long, OLord, shall I complain, il Like one who seeks his God in vain ? Canst thou thy face forever hide, And I still pray and be deny'd ? 2 Shall I forever he forgot, As one whom tliou regardest not ? Still shall my soul thine absence mourn ? And still despair of thy return ? 3 How long shall my poor, troubled breast Be with these anxious thoughts op- pressed ? And Satan, my malicious foe, Rejoice to see me sunk so low? 4 Hear, Lord, and grant me quick relief, Before my death conclude my grief; If thou withhold thy heavenly light, I sleep in everlasting night. 5 How will the powers of darkness boast, Jf but one praying soul be lost ! But I have trusted in thy grace, And shall again behold thy face. 6 Whatever my fears or foes suggest, Thou art my hope, my jov, my rest ; My heart shall feel thy love, and raise My cheerful voice to songs of praise. Psalm 119. 16th. Part. C. M. fo Windsor, Canterbury. Prayer for quickening grace. ' Ver. 25, 37. 1V|Y soul lies cleaving to the dust; •1VJL Lord, give me lite divine ! From vain desires, and every lust, Turn off these eyes of mine. 358 £ CHRISTIAN. 369, 370 I Thou givest me the lot Of those that fear thy name; If endless life be their reward, I shall possess the same, 369^ Hymn 50. B. 2. L. M. German Hymn, Bath. Comfort under sorrows andfiat'ns. 1 "VJOW let the Lord, my Saviour, smile, IN And show my name upon his heart; I would forget my pains a while, : And in the pleasure lose the smart. 2 But O! it swells my sorrows high, ; To see my blessed Jesus frown : My spirits sink, my comforts die, , And all the springs of life are down, 3 Yet why, my soul, why these complaints ? Still while he frowns, his bowels move ; Still on his heart he bears his saints, And feel their sorrows, and his love. 4 My name is printed on his breast; His book of life contains my name : I'd rather have it there impress'd, Than in the bright records of fame. \5 When the last fire burns all things here, Those letters shall securely stand, And in the Lamb's fair book appear, Writ by th' eternal Father's hand. 6 Now shall my minutes smoothly run, While here I wait my Father's will ; My rising and my setting sun Roll gently up and down the hill. o70 > Hymn 102. B. 1. L. M. * •*' > Portugal, Monmouth. The beatitudes. 1 T> LEST are the humble souls that see -D Their emptiness and poverty ; Treasures of grace to them are given, And crowns ©f joy laid up in heaven. -I CHRISTIAN. 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. • 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 supply 'd and fed With living streams and living bread. 5 Blest are the men, whose bowels move And melt with sympathy and love . From Christ, the Lord, shall they obtain Like sympathy and love again. 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 call'd the heirs of bliss, The sons of God, the God of peace. 2 Blest are the sufferers, who partake Of pain and shame for Jesus sake ; Their souls shall triumph in the Lord ; Glory and joy are their reward. qn, > Hymn 53. B. 2. CM. b f ' l S Durham, Stade. The pilgrimage of the saints ; or, earth and heaven. 1 T ORD ! what wretched land is this, *~* That yields us no supply : No cheering fruits, no wliolsome trees, Nor streams of living joy ! 2 But pricking thorns through all the ground, And mortal poisons grow ; And all the rivers that are found i With dangerous waters flow. CHRISTIAN. 371 SYet the dear path to thine abode Lies through this horrid land : Lord ! we would keep the heavenly road, And run at thy command. 4 [Our souls shall tread the desert through With undiverted feet ; And faith, and naming zeal, subdue The terrors that we meet.] 5 [A thousand savage beasts of prey Around the forest roam : But Judah's Lion guards the way, And guides the strangers home.] 6 [Long nights and darkness dwell below, With scarce a twinkling ray ; But the bright world to which we go Is everlasting day.] 7 [By glimmering hopes and gloomy fears We trace the sacred road; Through dismal deeps, and dangerous snares, We make our way to God.] 8 Our journey is a thorny maze, But we march upward still ; Forget these troubles of the ways, And reach at Zion's hill. 9 [See the kind angels, at the gates, Inviting us to come! There Jesus, the forerunner, waits To welcome travellers home.] 10 There, on a green and flowery mount, Our weary souls shall sit, And with transporting joys, recount The labours of our feet. 11 [No vain discourse shall fill our tongue, Nor trifles vex our ear; Infinite grace shall be our song, And God rejoice to hear.] 12 Eternal glories to the King, That brought us safely through; Our tongue shall never cease to sing, And endless praise renew. 372 CHRISTIAN. 372? Hymn 100. B.2. L.M. b ' $ Limehousc, Quercy, Putney. The presence of Christ is the Life of my tout. 1 TTOW full of anguish is the thought, -ti. How it distracts and tears my heart, If God at last, my sovereign Judge, Should frown, and bid my soul depart. 2 Lord, when I quit this earthly stage; ' Where shall I fly but to thy breast*' For I have sought no other home, For I have learn \\ no other rest. 3 I cannot live contented here, Without some glimpses of thy face ; And heaven, without thy presence there, Would be a dark and tiresome place. 4 When earthly cares engross the day, And hold my thoughts aside from thee, The shining hours of cheerful light Are long and tedious years to me. 5 And if no evening visit's paid Between my Saviour and my soul. How dull the night ! how sad the shade ! How mournfully the minutes roll! 6 This flesh of mine might learn as soon To live, yet part with all my blood ; To breathe, when vital air is gone, Or thrive and grow without my food. 7 [Christ is my light, my life, my care, My blessed hope, my heavenly prize; Dearer than all my passions are, My limbs, my bowels, or mine eyes. 8 The strings that twine about my heart* Tortures and racks may tear them off; But they can never, never part With their dear hold of Christ my love.] 9 [?»Iv Ciod! and can a humble child, That loves thee with a flame so high. Be ever from thy face exil'd, Without the pity of thine eye ? CHRISTIAN, 373, 374 10 Impossible ! for thine own hands Have tied my heart so fast to thee ! And in thy book the promise stands. That where thou art,thy friends must be.] onq) Hymn 54. B.2, CM. J& r^> I o ^ Swanv/ick, Rochester. GocVs presence is light in darkness. MY God, the spring of all my joy*, 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 — / am his. 4 My soul would cleave this heavy clay At that transporting word ; Run up with joy the shining way, T' embrace my dearest Lord. 5 Fearless of hell and ghastly death,, I'd break through every foe ; The wings of love, and arms of faith Should bear me conqueror through, 074? Psalm 90. 3d. Part. CM. b °'*{ Abridge, Canterbury. Breathing after heaven. RETURN, O God of love, return : Earth is a tiresome place ; How long shall we, thy children, mourn Our absence from thy facer ■2 Let heaven succeed our painful years* Let sin and sorrow cease; And in proportion tc our tears So make our joys increase. M 3 375, 376 CHRISTIAN. 3 Thy wonders to thy servants show, Make thy own work complete ; Then shall our souls thy glory know, And own thy love is great. 4 Then shall we shine before thy throne In all thy beauty, Lord ; And the poor sen ice we have done Meet a divine reward. 7el Hymn 65. B.2. CM. * * ' ° 5 St. David, Christmas. The hofie of heaven our support under trials on earth. 1 T X 7HEN I can read my title clear VV y0 mansions in the skies ; I bid farewell to every fear, And wipe my weeping eyes, 2 Should earth against my soul engage, And hellish darts be hurl'd, Then I can smile at Satan's rage, And face a frowning world. 3 Let cares, like a wild deluge, come, And storms of sorrow fall; May I but safely reach my home, My God, my heaven, my all: A There shall I bathe my weary soul In seas of heavenly rest ; And not a wave of trouble roll Across my peaceful breast. Q*a> Hymn 117. B,2. L.M. b ** ■ ° \ Monmouth, Eaton. Living and dying with God present. CANNOT bear thine absence,Lord ; My life expires if thou depart : Be thou, my heart, still near my God, A»nd thou, my God, be near my heart. 21 was not born for earth and sin, Nor can I live on things so vile; Yet I will stay my Father's time, find hope and wait for heaven a whiter T SAINTS AND SINNERS. $57 3 Then, dearest Lord, in thine embrace Let me resign my fleeting breath ; And, with a smile upon my face, Pass the important hour of death. SAINTS AND SINNERS. 377} Psalm 1. L.M. Portugal, All Saints. The difference between the righteous and the wicked. 1 TT APPY the man, whose cautious feet ll Shun the broad way that sinners go, Whohates the place where atheists meet, And fears to talk as scoffers do. 2 He loves t' employ his morning light Among the statutes of the Lord ; And spends the wakeful hours of night With pleasure, pond'ring 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 cross'd: As chaff before the tempest flies, So shall their hopes be blown and lost, When the last trumpet shakes the skies. 5 In vain the rebel seeks to stand In judgment with the pious race ; The dreadful Judge, with stern command, Divides him to a different place. 6 " Straight is the way my saints have trod; " I blest the padi, and drew it plain ; At But you would choose the crooked road, 54 And down it leads to endless nam." M 4 378,379 SAINTS AND SINNERS. o^o) Psalm 1. S. M. * ° i ° I Sutton, St. Thomas. The saint hapfnj, the tinner miserable. 1 npHE man "is ever blest, A Who shuns the sinners' ways, Among their councils never stands, Nor takes the scomcr's place ; 2 But makes the law of God His study and delight, Amid the labours of the day, And watches of the night.' 3 He, like a tree, shall thrive, With waters near the root : Fresh as the leaf his name shall live ; His works are heavenly fruit. 4 Not so th' ungodly race ; They no such blessings find ; Their hopes shall flee like empty chaff Before the driving wind. 5 How will they bear to stand Before that judgment seat, Where all the saints atChrist's right hand In full assembly 'meet? 6 He knows and he approves The way the righteous go; But sinners and their works shall meet A dreadful overthrow. o-Q ) Psalm 119. 1st. Part. C.M.S« ^'^S Cambridge, Stade. The blessedness of .taints, and misery cf sinntrs. Ver. 1, 2, 3. 1 TD LEST are the undenTd in heart, J3 Whose ways are right and clean ; Who never from thy law depart, But fly from every sin. 2 Blest are the men that keep thy word, And practise thy commands; With their whole heart they seek the Lord, And serve thee with their hands, SAINTS AND SINNERS. 380 Ver. 165. 3 Great is their peace who love thy law ; How firm their souls abide ! Nor can a bold temptation draw Their steady feet aside. Ver. 6. 4 Then shall my heart have inward joy, And keep my face from shame, When all thy statutes I obey, And honour all thy name. Ver. 21, 118. 5 But haughty sinners God will hate, The proud shall die accurst; The sons of falsehood and deceit Are trodden to the dust. Ver. 119, 155. 6 Vile as the dross the wicked are; And those that leave thy ways Shall see salvation from afar, But never taste thy grace. QQn) Psalm 1. CM. & J5US St. Martins, Barby. The way and end of the righteous and the wicked. 1 T) LEST is the man who shuns the place -D Where sinners love to meet ; Who fears to tread their wicked ways, And hates the scoffer's seat : 2 But in the statutes of the Lord Has plac'd his chief delight; By day he reads or hears the word, And meditates by night. 3 [He, like a plant of generous kind, By living waters set, Safe from the storms and blasting wind, Enjoys a peaceful state.] 4 Green as the leaf, and ever fair Shall his profession shine; While fruits of holiness appear, Like clusters en the vine, 381 SAINTS AND SINNERS. 5 Not so the impious and unjust ; What vain designs they form ! Their hopes are blown aw av, like dust, Or chaff, before the storm. 6 Sinners in judgment shall not stand Among the sons of grace, When Christ the Judge at his right hand Appoints his saints a place. 7 His eye beholds the path they tread, His heart approves it well : But crooked ways of sinners lead Down to the gates of hell. 381 | Psalm 37. 3d. Part. CM. X Sunday, Braintree. The si me. 1 A JfY God, the steps of pious men xVL Are order 'd by thy will ; Though they should fall, they rise again ; Thy hands supports them stilL 2 The Lord delights to see their ways, Their virtue he approves : He'll ne'er deprive them of his grace, Nor leave the men he loves. 3 The heavenly heritage is theirs, Their portion and their home ; He feeds them now, and makes them heirs Of blessings long to come. 4 Wait on the Lord, ye sons of men, Nor fear when tyrants frown ; Ye shall confess their pride was vain. When justice casts them down. Pause. 5 The haughty sinner have I seen, Not fearing man nor God, Like a tall bay tree, fair and green, Spreading his arms abroad. 6 And lo, he vanish 'd from the ground, Destroy *d by hands unseen ; Nor root, nor branch,nor leaf was found Where all that pride had been. SAINTS AND SINNERS. 382 7 But mark the man of righteousness, His several steps attend; True pleasure runs through all his ways, And peaceful is his end. oSo> Psalm 37. 1st. Part. CM. h ^5 * \ Mear, York. The cure of 'envy, fret fulness andunbelvf: or, the rewards of the righteous and the wicked : or, the world's hatred, and the .saint's patience. 1 T X J H Y should I vex my soul, and fret VV To see the wicked rise ? Or envy sinners, waxing great By violence and lies? 2 As flowery grass, cut down at noon, Before the evening, fades, So shall their glories vanish soon, In everlasting shades. 3 Then let me make the Lord my trust, And practise all that's good; So shall I dwell among the just, And he'll provide me food, 4 I to my God my ways commit, And cheerful wait his will j Thy hand, which guides my doubtful feet. Shall my desires fulfil. 5 Mine innocence shalt thou display, And make thy judgments known, pair as the light of dawning day, And glorious as the noon. 6 The meek at last the earth possess, And are the heirs of heaven ; True riches, with abundant peace, To humble souls are given, Pause. 7 Rest in the Lord, and keep his way, Nor let your anger rise, Though Providence should long delay To punish haughty vice. oS3 SAINTS AND SINNERS. 8 Let sinners join to break your peace, And plot, and rage, and' foam ; The Lord derides them, for he sees Their day of vengeance come. 9 They have drawn out the threatening sword, Have bent the murderous bow, To slay the men that fear the Lord, And bring the righteous low. 10 My God shall break their bows, and burn Their persecuting darts ; Shall their own swords against them turn, And pain surprise their hearts. Qcal Psalm 94. 1st. Part. CM. b *"•* S Dundee, Greenwalk. Saints chastised, and sinners destroyed ; or% instructive affliction. l/^\ GOD, to whom revenge belongs, v_y Proclaim thy wrath aloud ; Let sovereign power redress our wrongs, Let justice smite the proud. 2 They sav, "The Lord nor sees nor hears :" When will the fools be wise! Can he be deaf, who form'd their ears ? Or blind, who made their eyes ? 3 He knows their impious thoughts are vain, And they shall feel his power; His wrath shall pierce their souls with pain In some surprising hour. 4 But if thy saints deserve rebuke, Thou hast a gentler rod ; Thv providences and thy book Shall make them know their God., 5 Blest is the man thy hands chastise, And to his duty draw : Thy scourges make thy children wise. When |;bey forget thy Jaw SAINTS AND SINNERS. 334,385 6 But God will ne'er cast off his saints, Nor his own promise break ; He pardons his inheritance, For their Redeemer's sake. OAA.1 Psalm 11. L. M. borSS <->o*£ Winchester, Armlv. God loves the right eous, and hates the wicked. 1 A JfY refuge is the God of love ; 1VA Why do my foes insult, and cry, •' Fly, like a timorous, trembling dove, "To distant woods or mountains fly?" 2 If government be all destroy 'd, (That firm, foundation of our peace) And violence make justice void, Where shall the righteous seek redress 1* 3The Lord in heaven hath fix'd his throne; His eye surveys the world below ; To him all mortal things are known ; His eye-lids 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. vQnl Psalm 17. S. M. 3K ^°3 5 Peckham, Dover. Portion of saints and sinners ; ory hcfie and desfiair in death. 1 A RISE, my gracious Gcd, **. And make the wicked flee ; They are but thy chastising rod To drive thy saints te thee, N S86 SAINTS AND SINNERS. 2 Behold the sinner dies, His haughty words are vain : Here in this life his pleasure lies, And all beyond is pain. 3 Then let his pride advance, And boast of \11 his stqre ; The Lord is mine inheritance, My soul can wish no more. 4 I shall behold the face Of my forgiving God ; And stand complete in righteousness, Wash'd in my Saviour's blood. 5 There's a new heaven begun When I awake from death, Dress'd in the likeness of thy Son, And draw immortal breath ! „Qr7 Psalm 17. L.M. * **aD5 Truro, Nantwich. The sinner's jwrtion, and the saint's hofie ; or, the heaven of separate sGulst and the resurrection. 1 T ORD, I am thine ; but thou wilt prove JL^My faith, my patience, and my love : When men of "spite against me join, They" are the sword, the hand is thine. 2 Their hope and portion lie below : Tis all the happiness they know; 'Tis all they seek ; they take their shares, And leave the rest among their heirs. 3 What sinners value, I resign; Lord, 'tis enougr that thou art mine ; I shall behold thy blissful face, And stand complete in righteousness. 4 This life's a dream, an empty show; But the bright world to which I go Hath joys substantial and sincere; When shall I wake and find me there I 5 O glorious hour ! O blest abode I I shall be near and like my God ! And fresh and sin no more control The sacred pleasures of the soul. SAINTS AND SINKERS. SS7 6 My flesh shall slumber in the ground, Till the last trumpet's joyful sound: Then burst the chains with sweet sur- prise, And in my Saviour's image rise. vo*,) Psalm 149. CM. * ^b ' \ Rochester, Irish. Praise God, oil his saints ; or, the scJnts judging the world, 1 A LL ye that love the Lord, rejoice, ^jL And let your songs be ne^; Amid the church with cheerful voice His later wonders shew. 2 The Jews, the people of his grace, Shall their Redeemer sing ; And Gentile nations join the praise. While Zion owns her King. 3 The Lord takes pleasure in the just. Whom sinners treat with scorn ; The meek, that lie despis'd in dust, Salvation shall adorn. 4 Saints should be joyful in their King, E'en on a dying bed ; And like the souls in glory sing, For God shall raise the dead. 5 Then his high praise shall fill their tongues. Their hands shall wield the sword ; And vengeance shall attend their songs. The vengeance of the Lord. 6* When Christ his judgment-seat ascends, And bids the world appear, Thrones are prepar'd for all his friends. Who humbly lov'd him here. 7 Then shall they rule with iron rod Nations that dar'd rebel; And join the sentence of their £->o& On tyrants doam'd to hell N 2 388, 389 WORSHIP. 8 The royal sinners, bound in chains, New triumphs shall afford ; Such honour for the saints remains; Praise ye, and love the Lord. WORSHIP. PRIVATE WORSHIP. 388} Hymn 122. B. 2. L. M. « Portugal, Eaton. Retirement and meditation. 1A TY God, permit me not to be 1VJL 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. 4Be earth, with all her scenes, withdrawn ; Let noise and vanity be gone: In secret silence of the mind, My heav'n, and there my God, I find. qoq) Psalm 119. 2d. Part. CM.* 3°y S Canterbury, York. Secret de-notion and spiritual mindedness ; or, constant converse with God. Ver. 147, 55. 1 nPO thee, before the dawning light. a My gracious God, I pray ; I meditate thy name by night, And keep thy law by dav. PRIVATE WORSHIP. 390 Ver. 81. 2 My spirit faints to see thy grace; Thy promise bears me up ; And, while salvation long delays, Thy word supports my hope. Ver. 164. _ 3 Seven times a day I lift my hands, And pay my thanks to thee; Thy righteous providence demands Repeated praise from me. Ver. 62. 4 When midnight darkness veils the skies, I call thy works to mind; My thoughts in warm devotion rise, And sweet acceptance find. *ZQn\ Psalm 55. S. M. b ^yu3 Ustic, Aylesbury. Dangerous firosfierity, or, daily devotion encouraged. 1 T ET sinners take their course, *-J And choose the road to death; But in the worship of my God I'll spend my daily breath." 2 My thoughts address his throne, When morning brings the light; I seek his blessing every noon, And pay my vows at night. 3 Thou wilt regard my cries, O my eternal God ; While sinners perish in surprise, Beneath thine angry rod. 4 Because they dwell at ease, And no sad changes feel, They neither fear nor trust thy name, Nor learn to do thy will. 5 But I, with all my cares, Will lean upon the Lord; I'll cast my burdens on his arm, And rest upon his word. 391,392 WORSHIP. 6 His arm shall well sustain The children of his love; The ground on which their safety stands No earthly power can move. qo I I Psalm 26. L. M. X OJl J fctendon, Islington. Self-examination ; or, evidences of 'gracr. 1 JUDGE me, O Lord, and prove my J ways, And try my reins, and try my heart ; My faith upon thy promise stays, Nor from thy law my feet depart. 21 hate to walk, I hate to sit With men of vanity and lies ; The scoffer and the hypocrite Are the abhorrence of mine eves. 3 Among thy saints will I appear With hands well wash'd in innocence ; But when I stand before thy bar, The blood of Christ is my defence. 41 love thy habitation, Lord, The temple where thine honours dwell ; There shall 1 hear thy holy word, And there thy works of wonder tell. 5 Let not my soul be join'd at last With men of treachery and blood. Since I my days on earth have past Among the saints, and near my God. 392 £ FAMILY WORSHIP. Psalm 101. CM. % Bedford, London. Afiaabnjbr a master of a family. 1/^\F justice and of grace I sing, v-' And pay my God my vows ; Thy grace and justice, heavenly King, Teach me to rule my house. FAMILY WORSHIP. 393 2 Now to my tent, O God, repair, And make thy servant wise ; I'll suffer nothing near me there That shall offend thine eyes. 3 The man that doth his neighbour wrong, By falsehood or by force, The scornful eye, the slanderous tongue, I'll thrust them from my doors. 4 I'll seek the faithful and the just, And will their help enjov ; These are the friends that I shall trust, The servants I'll employ. 5 The wretch that deals in sly deceit, I'll not endure a night: The liar's tongue I'll ever hate, And banish from my sight. 6 I'll purge my family around, And make the wicked flee ; So shall my house be ever found A dwelling fit for thee. SQoJ Psalm 127. L. M. b ° $ Lirnehouse, Bathford. The blessing- of God on the business and comforts of life. 1 T F God succeed not, all the cost JL And pains to build the house are lost ; If God the city will not keep, The watchful guards as* well may sleep. 2 What if you rise before the sun, And work and toil when day is done, Careful and sparing eat your bread, To shun that poverty you dread ; 3 'Tis all in vain, till God hath blest ; He can make rich, yet give us rest; Children and friends are blessings too, If God, our sovereign, make them so. 4 Happy the man to whom he sends Obedient children, faithful friends ! How sweet our daily comforts prove, When they are season'd with his love ! 594,395 WORSHIP. 394} Psalm 127. C. M. Abridge, Swan wick. God all in all. 1TF God to build the house deny, -1- The builders work in vain ; And towns, without his wakeful eye, An useless watch maintain. 2 Before the morning beams arise, Your painful work renew, And, till the stars ascend the skies, Your tiresome toil pursue. 3 Short be your sleep, and coarse your fare, In vain, till God has blest ; But if his smiles attend your care, You shall have food and rest. 4 Nor children, relatives, nor friends, Shall real blessings prove, Nor all the earthly joy he sends. If sent without hiis love. 395 £ Psalm 128. CM. Rockbridge, Irish. Family blessings. lf\ HAPPY man, whose soul is fill'd v_x With zeal and reverend awe ! His lips to God their honours yield, His life adorns the law. 2 A careful Providence shall stand, And ever guard thy head, Shall on the labours of thy hand Its kindly blessings shed. 3 Thy wife shall be a fruitful vine; Thy children round thy board, Each like a plant of honour shine, And learn to fear the Lord. 4 The Lord shall thy best hopes fulfil For months and 'years to come; The Lord, who dwells on Zion's hill, Shall send thee blessings home. FAMILY WORSHIP. 3 96, 39^ 5 This is the man whose happy eyes Shall see his house increase, Shall see the sinking church arise, Then leave the world in peace. oorl Psalm 133. S.M. « ^JD5 Wakefield, Dover. Communion of saints ; or, love andivor- shiji in a family. 1 T> LEST are the sons of peace, XJ Whose hearts and hopes are one, Whose kind designs to serve and please. Through all their actions run. 2 Blest is the pious house, Where zeal and friendship meet ; Their songs of praise,their mingled vow s, Make their communion sweet. 3 Thus, when on Aaron's head They pour'd the rich perfume, The oil through all his raiment spread, And pleasure fill'd the room. 4 Thus on the heavenly hills The saints are blest above,. Where joy like morning dew distils, And all the air is love. qq^ I Psalm 133. S. P. M. SS ^ ' S St. Giles, Dalston. The blessings of friendship.. 1 TTOW pleasant 'tis to see JL± Kindred and friends agree; Each in his proper station move, And each fulfil his part, With sympathising heart, In all the cares of life and love ! 2 'Tis like the ointment shed On Aaron's sacred head, Divinely rich, divinely sweet: The oil through all the room Diffus'd a choice perfume, Ran through his rebes, and blest his feet. 398 WORSHIP. 3 Like fruitful showers of rain, That water all the plain, Descending from the neighbouring hills j Such streams of pleasure roll Through every friendly soul, Where love like heavenly dew distils. [Re/ieat the first stanza> if necessary.'] PUBLIC WORSHIP. oQ~l Psalm 122 CM. X ^J°$ Dunstan, Braintree. Going' to church. ITT O W did my heart rejoice to hear 1~1 My friends devoutly say, " In '//ton let us all appear, ** And keep the solemn day !" 2 I love her gates, I love the road: The church, adorn'd with grace, Stands like a palace, built for God, To show his milder face. 3 Up to her courts, with 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 soul shall pray for Zion still, While life or breath remains; There my best friends,my kindred dwell. There 'God my Saviour reigns. PUBLIC WORSHIP. 399,400 H1 -•QQl Psalm 122. S. P. M. # °vvf St. Giles, Dalston. The same. OW pleas'cl and blest was I, To hear the people cry, ! " Come, let us seek our God to-day !" Yes, with a cheerful zeal, We haste to Zion's hill, And there our vows and honours pay. 2 Zion, thrice happy place, Adorn'd with wondrous grace, And walls of strength embrace thee round ! In thee our tribes appear, To pray, and praise, and hear The sacred gospel's joyful sound. 3 There David's greater Son Has fix'd his royal throne; He sits for grace and judgment there: He bids the saint be glad, He makes the sinner sad, And humble souls rejoice with fear. 4 May peace attend thy gate, And joy within thee wait, To bless the soul of every guest : The man that seeks thy peace, And wishes thine increase, A thousand blessings on him rest I 5 My tongue repeats her vows, " Peace to this sacred house ! For here my friends and kindred dwell:" And since my glorious God Makes thee his blest abode, My soul shall ever love thee well. [Refieat the 4ch stanza, if necessari/,"] lOO? Psalm 134. CM. gg ±uu> Christmas, Winchester. Daily and nightly devotion. I V^E, that obey the immortal King5 X Attend his 'holy place ; Bow to the glories of his power, And bless his. wondrous grace. 401 WORSHIP. 2 Lift up your hands by morning light, And sends 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 a- broad, And rules the swelling seas. 4m? Hymn 108. B. 2. CM. ag <4rU x 3 St. Asaphs, Rochester. Access to the throne of grace by a Mediator. lPOME, let us lift our joyful eyes v_y Up to the courts above, And smile to see our Father there Upon a throne of love. 2 Once 'twas a seat of dreadful wrath, And shot devouring flame ; Our God appear'd consuming fire, And vengeance was his name. SRich were the drops of Jesus' blood, That calm'd his frowning face ; That sprinkled o'er the burning throne, And turn'd the wrath to grace! 4 Now we may bow before Ins feet, And venture near the Lord ; "No fiery cherub guards his seat, Nor double flaming sword. 5 The peaceful gates of heavenly bliss Are open'd by the Son ; High let us raise our notes of praise, And reach th' Almighty throne. 6 To thee ten thousand thanks we bring> Great Advocate on high ; And glory to th' eternal King, That lays his fary bv. PUBLIC WORSHIP. 402, 403 Ano) Psalm 84. 1st. Part. L. M. * *Uw S Portugal, Green's Hundredth. The pleasures of public worship. 1TTOW pleasant, how divinely fair, n O Lord of Hosts, thy dwellings are! With long desire my spirit faints To meet the assemblies of thy saints. 2 My flesh would rest in thine abode ; My panting heart cries out for God ; My God ! my King! why should I be So" far from 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. 7 Cheerful they walk with growing strength, Till all shall meet in heaven at length ; Till all before thy face appear, And join in nobler worship there. Anal Psalm 84. 2d. Part. L. M. gg w<* J Italy, Eaton. God and his church ; or, grace and glory. 1 (~* REAT God,attend, while Zion sings v-T The joy, that from thy presence springs ; To spend one day with thee on earth Exceeds a thousand, days of mirth. 401. WORSHIP. 2 Might I enjoy the meanest place Within thy house, () 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 the assaults of hell and sin, From foes without, and foes within. 4 All needful grace will God bestow, And crown that grace with glory too: He gives us all things, and withholds No real good from upright souls. 5 () God, our King, whose sovereign sway The glorious hosts of heaven obey ; And devils at thy presence flee; Blest is the man that trusts in thee. A.n±l Psalm 84. CM. * *u*3 Brattle Street, Parma. Delight in ordinance* ofivorshi/i ; or, God present in his churches. 1 \f[ Y soul, how lovely is the place JLY1 To which thy Gcd 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 V\ ith 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. 4 There, mighty God, thy words declare The secrets of thy will ; And still we seek thy mercy there, And sing thy praises still. Pause. 5 My heart and flesh cry out for thee, While far from thine abode : When siiail I tread thy courts, and see My Saviour and mv God. PUBLIC WORSHIP. 405 6 The sparrow builds herself a nest, And suffers no remove; O make me, like the spaj^ow* blest, To dwell but where I lover 7 To sit one day beneath thine eye, And hear thy gracious voice, Exceeds a whole eternity Employ 'd in carnal joys. 8 Lord, at thy threshold I would wait, While Jesus is within, Rather than fill a throne of state, Or live in tents of sin. 9 Could I command the spacious land, And the more boundless sea, For one blest hour at thy right hand I'd give them both away. 405} Psalm 84. H. M. Bethesda, Portsmouth. Longing for the house of God. LORD of the worlds above, How pleasant and how fair The dwellings of thy love, Thine eartbly temples are .' To thine abode My heart aspires, With warm desires To see my God. The sparrow for her young With pleasure seeks a nest, And wandering swallows long To find their wonted rest: My spirit faints, With equal zeal, To rise and dwell Among thy saints. O happy souls that pray Where God appoints to' hear ! O happy men that pay Their constant service there! 405 WORSHIP. They praise thee still; And happy they That love the way To Zion's hill ! 4 They go from strength to strength, Through this dark vale of tears, Till each arrives at length, Till each in heaven appears : 0 glorious seat, When God our King Shall thither bring Our willing feet! Pause. 5 To spend one sacred day, Where God and saints abide, Affords diviner joy Than thousand days beside : Where God resorts, 1 love it more To keep the door, Than shine in courts. 6 God is our sun and shield, Our light and our defence ; With gifts his hands are fill'd, We draw our blessings thence : He shall bestow On Jacob's race Peculiar grace, And glory too. 7 The Lord his people loves; His hand no good withholds From those his heart approves, From pure and pious souls: Thrice happy he, O God of Hosts, Whose spirit trusts Alone in thee' PUBLIC WORSHIP. 406,407 Anay JIymn 123. B.2. L. M. ^ ?UD J Shoel, Newcourt 77/e benefit of public ordinances. 1 A WAY from every mortal care, ±\. Away from earth, our souls retreat ; We leave this worthless world afar, And wait and worship near thy seat- 2 Lord, in the temple of thy grace We see thy feet, and we adore ; We gaze upon thy lovely face, And learn the wonders of thy power. 3 While here our various wants we mourn, United groans ascend on high; And prayers produce a quick return Of blessings in variety. 4 [If Satan rage, and sin grow strong, Here we receive some cheering word ; We gird the gospel armour on, To fight the battles of the Lord. 5 Or if our spirit faints and dies, (Our conscience gall'd with inward stings) Here doth the righteous Sun arise, With healing beams beneath his wings.] 6 Father ! my soul would still abide Within thy temple, near thy side; But if my feet must hence depart, Still keep thy dwelling in my heart. - n>7 ) Psalm 27. 1st. Part. C. M. * ±KJ f J Arundel, Hymn Second. The church is our delight and safety. 1 HPHE Lord of glory is my light, A And my salvation too: God is my strength, nor will I fear What all my foes can do. 2 One privilege my heart desires : O! grant me an abode Among the churches of thy saints. The temples of my God. 408 WORSHIP. 3 There shall I offer my requests. And see thy beauty still ; Shall hear thy messages of love, And there enquire thy will. 4 When troubles rise, and storms appear* There \n ay his children hide; God has a strong pavilion, where He makes my soul abide. 5 Now shall my head be lifted high Above my foes around ; And songs of joy and victory Within thy temple sound. .nft^ Psalm 27. 2d. Part. CM. * wo) Abridge, Christmas. Prayer and hofie. 1 C OON as I heard my Father say, O " Ye children, seek my grace ;" My heart rcply'd, without delay, *' I'll seek my Father's face." 2 Let not thy face be hid from me, Nor frown my soul away ; God of my life, I fly to thee In a distressing day. 2 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 To see thy grace provide relief; Nor was my hope deceived. 5 Wait on the Lord, ye trembling saints, And keep your courage up ; He'll raise your spirit when it faints, And far exceed your hope. PUBLIC WORSHIP. 409,410 AnQ> Psalm 65. 1st. Part. CM. * 4U J j Devizes, Christmas. A Jirayer -hearing God, and the Gentiles called. 1 T}RAiSE waits in Zion, Lord, for thee ; -I There shall our vows be paid : Thou hast an ear when sinners pray; All flesh shall seek thine aid. 2 Lord, our iniquities prevail, But pardoning grace is thine : And thou wilt grant us power and skill To conquer every sin. 3 Blest are the men whom thou wilt choose, To bring them near thy face ; Give them a dwelling in" thine house9 To feast upon thy grace. 4 In answering what thy church requests,, Thy truth and terror shine, And works of dreadful righteousness Fulfil thy kind design. 5 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. 410} Psalm 65. 1st. Part. L. M. b orgj Monmouth, Bath. Public prayer and praise. 1 HP HE praise of Zion waits for thee, X My God ; and praise becomes thy house : There shall thy saints thy glory see, And there perform their public vows. 2 O thou, whose mercy bends the skies, To save, when humble sinners pray, All lands to thee shall lift their eye?. And islands of the northern sea.. N 4 411 WORSHIP. 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. Pause. 5 Let Babel fear when Zion prays ; Babel, prepare for long distress, When Zion's God himself arrays In terror and in righteousness. 6 With dreadful glory, God fulfils What his afflicted saints request ; And with almighty wrath reveals His love, to give his churches rest. 7 Then shall the flocking nations run To Zion's hill, and own their Lord ; The rising and the setting sun Shall see the Saviour's name adored. * t , ; Psalm 116. 2d. Part. C. M. fc>or» 4,1 1 S St. Martin's, St. James. Vows, made in trouble, /laid in the church > or, fiublic thanks for firivate deliverance. 1 U THAT shall I render to my God VV For all his kindness shown ? My feet shall visit thine abode, My songs address thy throne. 2 Among the saints that fill thine house My offerings shall be paid ; There shall my zeal perform the vows My soul in anguish made. 3 How much is mercy thy delight, Thou ever blessed God! How dear thy servants in thy sight ' Haw precious is their blood ! LORD'S DAY. 412,413 4 How happy all thy servants are ! How great thy grace to me ! My life, which thou hast made thy care, Lord, I devote to thee. 5 Now I am thine, forever thine, Nor shall my purpose move ; Thy hand hath loos'd my bonds of pain, And bound me with thy love. » Here in thy courts I leave my vow, And thy rich grace record; Witness, ye saints, who hear me now, If I forsake the Lord. 412^ Hymn 145. B. 2. CM. 3£ St. James, Christmas. Sight through a glass, and face to face, 1 T LOVE the windows of thy grace, -*• Through which my Lord is seen ; And long te meet my Saviour's face, Without a glass between. 2 O, that the unhappy hour were come, To change my faith to sight ; * I shall behold my Lord at home In a diviner light. 3 Haste, my Beloved, and remove These interposing days ! Then shall my passions all be love, And all my powers be praise. 413} LORD'S DAY. Psalm 5. CM. Arundel, Christmas. For the Lvrd'sday morning. 1 T ORD, in the morning thou shalt hear JL< My voice ascending high; To thee will I direct my prayer, To thee lift up mine eye : 41-1 WORSHIP. 2 Up to the hills, where Christ is To plead for all his saints, Presenting at his Father's throne Our songs and our complaints. 3 Thou art a God, before -whose sight The wicked shall not stand ; Sinners shall ne'er be thy delight, Nor dwell at thy right hand. 4 But to thy house will I resort, To taste thy mercies there ; I will frequent thine holy court, And worship in thy fear. 5 O may thy Spirit guide my feet In ways' of righteousness ! Make every path of duty straight And plain before my face. Pause. 6 My watchful enemies combine To tempt my feet astray ; They flatter with a base design To make my soul their prey. 7 Lord, crush the serpent in the dust, And all his plots destroy ; While those, that in thy mercy trust Forever shout for joy. 8 The men, that love and fear thy name Shall see their hopes fulfiU'd ; The mighty God will compass them With favour as a shield. ,u) Psalm 19. 1st. Part. S. M. * * x * S Peckham, St. Thomas. The books of nature and scripture. For a Lord's day morning. 1 T) EHOLD the lofty sky -»3 Declares its Maker, God ; And all his starry works on high Proclaim his power abroad. 2 The darkness and the light Still keep their course the same ; While night to cay, and day to night Divinelv teach his name. LORD'S DAY. 415 3 In every different land Their general voice is known ; They show the wonders of his hand, And orders of his throne. 4 Ye Christian lands, rejoice ! Here he reveals his word; We are not left to nature's voice To bid us know the Lord. 5 His statutes and commands Are set before our eyes ; He puts his gospel in our hands, Where our salvation lies. 6 His laws are just and pure ; His truth without deceit; His promises forever sure, And his rewards are great. 7 [Kot honey to the taste Affords so much delight ; Nor gold that has the furnace pass'd So much allures the sight. 8 While of thy works I sing, Thv glory to proclaim, Accept the praise, my God, my King, In my Redeemer's name.] ^i*? Psalm 19. 2d. Part. S. M. * * L ° 3 Dover, Wakefield. God's word ?nost excellent ; or, sincerity and watchfulness* For a Lord's day morning. 1 "TOEHOLD the morning sun -D Begins his glorious way ! His beams through all the nations run, And life and light convey. 2 But where the gosp>el comes. It spreads diviner light; It calls dead sinners from their tombs, And gives the blind their sight. 3 How perfect is thy word ! And all thy judgments just; Forever sure thy promise, Lord, And men securely trust. 416 WORSHIP. 4 My gracious God, how plain Are thy directions given ! O may I never read in vain, But find the path to heaven. Pause. 5 I hear thy word with love, And I would fain obey ; Send thy good Spirit from above, To guide me, lest I stray. 6 O who can ever find The errors of his ways? Yet with a bold presumptuous mind I would not dare transgress. 7 Warn me of every sin; Forgive my secret faults, And cleanse this guilty soul of mine, Whose crimes exceed my thoughts. S While with my heart and tongue I spread thy praise abroad, Accept the worship and the song, My Saviour and my God. A , r> > Psalm 63. 1st. Part. C. M. j» 41 °S Parma, Arundel. The morning of a Lord's day. 1 T7 ARLY, my God, without delay, -l"-i 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 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. LORD'S DAY. m 5 Not life itself, with all her 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'll bless my God and King; Thus will I lift my hands to pray, And tune my lips to sing. .41*} Psalm 63. L. M. 3£ 7 $ Eaton. Green's Hundredth. Longing after God ; or, tfte love of God better than life, 1 ORE AT God, indulge my humble vJ claim ; Thou art my hope, my joy, my rest ; The glories that compose thy name Stand all engag'd to make me blest. 2 Thou great and good, thou just and wise, Thou art my Father and my God; And I am thine by sacred ties ; Thy son, thy servant bought with blood. 3 With heart, and eyes, and lifted hands, For thee I long, to thee I look; As travelers, in thirsty lands, Pant for the cooling water-brook. 4 With early feet I love t' appear Among thy saints, and seek thy face; Oft have I seen thy glory there, And felt the power of sovereign grace, 5 Not fruits nor wines that tempt our taste, Nor all the joys our senses know, Could make me so divinely blest, Or raise my cheerful passions so. 6 My life itself, without thy love,, No taste of pleasure could afford; 'T would but a tiresome burden prore, l£ I were banish'd from the Lord, 0 418 WORSHIP. 7 Amidst the wakeful hours of night, When busy cares afflict my head, One thought of thee gives new delight, And adds refreshment to my bed. 8 I'll lift my hands, I'll raise my voice, While I have breath to pray or praise ; This work shall make my heart rejoice, And spend the remnant of my days. A1Q? Psalm 63. S. M. * * l ° S Hopkins, Thacher. S eking- r.iod. 1 TVyf Y God, permit my tongue iAJ. This joy, to call thee mine; And let mv earlv cries prevail To tase thy love divine. 2 My thirsty, fainting soul Thy mercy does implore; Not travellers in desert lands Can pant for water more. 3 Within thy churches, Lord, I long to find my place ; Thy power and glory to behold. And feel thy quickening grace. 4 For life without thy love No relish can afford; No joy can be compar'd to this, To serve and please the Lord, 5 To thee I'll lift my hands, And praise thee while I live ; Not the rich dainties of a feast Such food or pleasure give. 6 In wakeful hours of night, I call my God to mind; I think how wise thy counsels are,. And all thy dealings kind. 7 Since thou hast been my help, To thee my spirit flies, And on thy watchful providence My cheerful hope relies. LORD'S DAY. 419, 420 8 The shadow of thy wings My soul in safety keeps ; I follow where my Father leads, And he supports my steps. a]q} Hymn 14. B. 2. S. M. «: * l y V Silver Street, Watchman. The Lord's day ; or. delight in ordinances. 1 \X WELCOME, sweet day of rest, VV That saw the Lord arise; Welcome to this reviving breast And these rejoicing eyes ! 2 The King himself comes near, And feasts his saints to dav : Here we may sit, and see him here, And love, and praise, and pray. 3 One day amidst the place Where my dear God hath been, Is sweeter than ten thousand days Of pleasurable sin. 4 My willing soul would stay In such a frame as this; And sit and sing herself away To everlasting bliss. & Gloucester, Antigua. A fisalm for the Lord1? day. 1 C WEET is the work, my God, my King, O To praise thy name, give thanks and sing, To shew thy love by morning light, And talk of all thy truth at night. 2 Sweet is the day of sacred rest, No mortal cares shall seize my breast ; O mav mv heart in tune be found, Like David's harp of solemn sound ! 3M heart shnll triumph in mv Lord, And bless his works, and bless his word: Thy works of grace, how bright they shine ! How deeD thv counsels ! how dhrme ! Q'2 " 421 WORSHIP. 4 Fools never raise their thoughts so high : Like brutes they live, like brutes they die; Like grass they flourish, till thy breath Blast them in everlasting death. 5 But I shall share a glorious part, When grace hath well rehVd my heart, And fresh supplies of joy are shed, Like holy oil, to cheer my head. 6 Sin (my worst enemy before) Shall vex my eyes and ears no more ; My inward foes shall all be slain, Nor Satan break my peace again. 7 Then shall I see, and hear, and know All I desir'd or wish'd below; And every power find sweet employ In that eternal world of joy. 421 £ Hymn 72. B. 2. CM. % Irish, Mear. The Lord's day ; or, the resurrection of Christ. 1 T) LEST morning, whose young dawn- Jl) ing 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 God 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. LORD'S DAY. 422, 42€ 5 [Salvation and immortal praise To our victorious King; Let heaven, and earth, and rocks, and seas, With glad hosannas ring.] ac)o\ Psalm 118. 4th. Part. CM. « *--"5 Braintree, York. Hosanna ; the Lord's day ; or, Christ's ' resurrection and our salvation. 1 HPHIS is the day the Lord hath made, J. He calls the hours his own ; Let heaven rejoice, let earth be glad, And praise surround the throne. 2 To-day he rose, and left the dead, And Satan's empire fell; To-day the saints his triumphs spread, And all his wonders tell. 3 Hosanna to th' anointed King, To David's holy Son: Help us, O Lord; descend and bring Salvation from thy throne. 4 Blest be the Lord, who comes to men With messages of grace; Who comes in God his Father's name, To save our sinful race. 5 Hosanna in the highest strains The church on earth can raise ; The highest heavens, in which he reigns, Shall give him nobler praise. aoqX Psalm 118. S. M. * *^*5 Thacher, Dover. An hosanna for the Lord's day ; or, a nezu song of solvation by Christ. 1 C^E what a living stone O The builders did refuse ; Yet God hath built his church thereon, In spite of envious Jews. 2 The scribe and angry priest Reject thine only Son ; Yet on this rock shall Zion rest, As the chief corner-atone. 424 WORSHIP 3 The work, O Lord, is thine. And wondrous in our eyes ; This day dedans it all divine, This day did Jesus rise. 4 This is the glorious day That our Redeemer made; Ler »is rejoice, and sing, and pray, Let all the church be glad. 5 Hosanna to the King Of David's roval blood; Bless him, ye saints; he comes to bring Salvation from your God. 6 We bless thine holv word, Which all this grace displays; And offer on thine altar, Lord, Our sacrifice of praise. A.O± I Psalm 118. L. M. m *z t J Nantwich, Old Hundred. The samr. IT O ! what a glorious corner-stone JLi The Jewish builders did refuse; But God hath built his church thereon, In spite of envy, and the Jews. 2 Great God ! the work is all divine, The joy and wonder of our eyes; This is the day that proves it thine. The day that saw our Saviour rise. 3 Sinners rejoice, and saints be glad; Hosanna, let his name be blest ; A thousand honours on his head, With peace, and light, and glory rest ! 4 In God's own name he comes to bring Salvation to our dying race ; Let the whole church address their King Writh hearts of joy, and songs of praise. BEFORE SERMON. 425,426 425 | BEFORE PRAYER. Psalm 95. C. M. Rochester, Parma. Afimlm before prayer 1 O ING to the Lord Jehovah's name, O And in his strength rejoice ; When his salvation is our theme, Exalted be our voice. 2 With thanks approach his awful sight, And psalms of honou. sing ; The Lord's a God of boundless might, The whole creation's King. 3 Let princes hear, let angels know How mean their natures seem, Those gods on high, and gods below, When once compar'd with him. 4 Earth, with its caverns, dark and deep. Lies in his spacious hand ; He fix'd the seas what bounds to keep. And where the hills must stand. 5 Come, and with humble souls adore; Come, kneel before I * face ; O may the creatures of his power Be children of his 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." BEFORE SERMON. Aor\ Psalm 95. 9.M. S *-°J Silver Street, Dover. ji psalm before sermon. 1 /^OME, sound his praise abroad, V-y' And hymns of glory sing; Jehovah is the sovereign God, The universal King. *27 WORSHIP. 2 He form'd the deeps unknown , He gave the seas their bound; The watery worlds are all his own, And all the solid ground. 3 Come, worship at his throne, Come, bow before the Lord: We are his works, and not our own, He form'd us by his word. 4 To-day attend his voice, Nor dare provoke his rod ; Come, like the people of his choice, And own your gracious God. 5 But if your ears refuse The language of his grice, And hearts grow hard, like stubborn Jews, That unbelieving race ; 6 The Lord, in vengeance drest, ill lift his hand, and swear, "Ye that despis'd my promis'd rest "Shall have no portion there." aoiX Psalm 95. L.M. & *~ ' i Doddridge, Castle Street. Canaan lost though unbelief; ory a warn- ing to delaying" sinner*. 1 f~^ OME, let our voices join to raise V^ A sacred song of solemn praise : God is a sovereign King; rehearse His honours in exalted verse. 2 Come, let our souls address the Lord, Who fram'd 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; A faithless, unbelieving brood, That tir'd the patience of their God. BEFORE SERMON. 428 5 Thus saith the Lord, «* How false they prove ! "Forget my power; abuse my love: * Since they despise my rest, I swear "Their feet shall never enter there." 6 [Look back, my soul, with holy dread, And view those ancient rebels dead ; Attend the offer'd grace to-day; Nor lose the blessing by delay. 7 Seize the kind promise, while it waits, And march to Zion's heavenly gates ; Believe, and take the prcmis'd rest, Obey, and be forever blest.] aoq7 Hymn 165, B. 2. CM. b *^*5 Barby, Bedford. Unfruitfubiess, ignorance, and unsancti- Jiea affections. 1 T ONG have I sat beneath the sound X~* Of thy salvation, Lord ; But still how weak my faith is found, And knowledge of thy word. 2 Oft I frequent thy holy place, - And hear almost in vain ; How small a portion of thy grace My memory can can retain ! 3 [Mv dear Almighty, and my God, How little art thou known By all the judgments of thy rod, And blessings of thy throne !] 4 [How cold and feeble is my love ! How negligent my fear! How low my hope of joys above ! How few affections there!] 5Great God ! thy sovereign power impart, To give thy word success ! Write thy salvation in my heart. And make me learn thy grace. 6 [Show my forgetful feet the way That leads to joys on high; There knowledge grows without decay, And Ipve shall never die.] 429,430 WORSHIP. AFTER SERMON. 429? Psalm 150. CM. X J Christmas, Sydenham. A song of firaise. 1TN God's own house pronounce his A praise ; His grace he there reveals; To heaven your joy and wonder raise. For there his glory dwells. 2 Let all your sacred passions move, While you rehearse his deeds: But 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. A love of Christ shed abroad in the heart. COME, dearest Lord, descend and dwell By faith and love in every breast; Then shall we know, and taste, and feel The joys that cannot be express'd. 2Come,fillour hearts with inward strength, Make our enlarged souls possess And learn the height, and breadth, and length Of thine immeasurable grace. 3 Now to the God, whose power can da More than our thoughts or wishes know, Be everlasting honours done By all the church,throughChrist his So:1 431 I THE WORLD. 431, 432 THE WORLD. Hymn 101. B. 2. CM. X Irish, St. David. The world's three chief temptations. 1 t X THEN in the light of faith divine VV We look on things below, Honour, and gold, and sensual joy, How vain and dangerous too ! 2 [Honour's a puff of noisy breath ; Yet men expose their blood, And venture everlasting death, To gain that airy good. 3 While others starve the nobler mind. And feed on shining dust, They rob the serpent of his food, T' indulge a sordid lust.] 4 The pleasures that allure our sense Are dangerous snares to souls ; There's but a drop of flattering sweet, And dash'd with bitter bowls. 5 God is mine all-sufficient good, My portion and my choice ; In him my vast desires are fill'd, And all my powers rejoice. 6 In vain the world accosts mine ear, And tempts my heart anew; I cannot buy your bliss so dear, Nor part with heaven for you. AC1oS Hymn 146. B. 2. L.M. b *6 * X Putney, Kirk. The vanity of creatures ; or, no rest on earth. 1"\ TAN has a soul of vast desires; ■a-VA He burns within with restless fires; Toss'd to and fro, his passions fly From vanity to vanity. 433 THE WORLD. 2 In vain on earth we hope to find Some solid good to fill the mind ; We try new pleasures — but we feel The inward thirst and torment still. 3 So when a raging fever burns, We shift from side to side by turns ; And 'tis a poor relief we gain, To change the place, but keep the pain. 4 Great God! subdue this vicious thirst. This love to vanity and dust ; Cure the vile fever of the mind, And feed our souls with joys refin'd. Aval Hymn 56. B. 2. CM. b *J^5 Buckingham, Bedford. The misery of being without God in this world; or, vain firosficriiy. l'VTO! I shall envy them no more, i tI Who grow profanely great, Though they increase their golden store, And rise to wondrous height. 2 They taste of all the joys that grow Upon this earthly clod ; Well, they may search the creature through, For they have ne'er a God. 3 Shake off the thoughts of dying too, And think your life your own ; But death comes hast'nmg on to you, To mow your glory down. 4 Yes, you must bow your stately head, Away your spirit flies, And no kind angel near your bed, To bear it to the skies. 5 Go now, and boast of all your stores, And tell how bright they shine ; Your heaps of glittering dust are yours, And my Redeemer's mine, THE WORLD. 434, 435 AdA ) Psalm 73. L. M. & or b *J*S All Saints, Bath. Thf prosperity of sinners cursed. 1 T ORD, what a thoughtless wretch i-< was I, To mourn, and murmur, and repine To see the wicked placed on high. In pride and robes of honour shine ! 2 But O their end, their dreadful end! Thy sanctuary taught me so: On slippery rocks I see them stand, And fiery billows roll below. 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 fancy 'd joys, how fast they flee! Just like a dream when man awakes; Their songs of softest harmony Are but a preface to their plagues. 5 Now I esteem their mirth and wine Too dear to purchase with my blood ; Lord, 'tis enough that thou art mine, My life, my portion, and my God. Azt;\ Hymn 164. B.2. CM. k ™°j Abridge, Durham. D The end of the world. 1 X\T HY should this earth delight us so ? * * Why should we fix our eyes On these low grounds, where sorrows grow, And every pleasure dies ? 2 While time his sharpest teeth prepares Our comforts to devour, There is a land above the stars, And joys above his power. 3 Nature shall be dissolv'd and die, The sun must end his race, The earth and sea forever fly Before my Saviour's face. 436 THE JEWISH CHURCH. 4 When will that glorious morning rise. When the last trumpet sound, And call the nations to the skies From underneath the ground? THE JEWISH CHURCH. OR, THE HISTORY OF THE ISRAEL- ITES. A.aa I Psalm 105. C. M. <* *JO S Rochester, York. God's conduct to Israel, and the filagues of Egypt. 1 f^ IVE thanks to God, invoke his name, V_T And tell the world his grace ; Sound through the earth his deeds of fame, That all may seek his face. 2 His covenant, which he kept in mind For numerous ages past. To numerous ages, yet behind, In equal force shall last. 3 He sware to Abrah'm and his seed. And made the blessing sure ; Gentiles the ancient promise read, And find his truth endure. 4" Thy seed shall make all nations blest," (Said the Almighty voice) " And Canaan's landshall be their rest, "The type of heavenly joys." 5 [How large the grant ! how rich the ^race! To give them Canaan's land, When they were strangers ki the place. A little feeble band ! ISRAELITES. 436 6 Like pilgrims, through the countries round, Securely they remov'd ; And haughty kings,that on them frown'd, Severely he reprov'd. 7 " Touch mine anointed, and mine arm " Shall soon avenge the wrong ; " The man that does my prophets harm, " Shall know their God is strong." 8 Then let the world forbear its rage, Nor put the church in fear: Israel must live through every age, And be th' Almighty's care.] Pause I. 9 When Pharaoh dar'd to vex the saints, And thus provok'd their God, Moses was sent, at their complaints, Arm'd with his dreadful rod. lOHe call'd for darkness ; darkness came, Like an o'erwhelming flood ; He turn'd each lake and every stream To lakes and streams of blood. 11 He gave the sign, and noisome flies Through the whole country spread; And frogs, in croaking armies, rise About the monarch's bed. 12 Through fields, and towns, and palaces, The tenfold vengeance flew ! Locusts in swarms devour'd their trees, And hail their cattle slew. 13 Then by an angel's midnight stroke, The flower of Egypt died; The strength of every house was broke, Their glory and their pride. 14 Now let the world forbear its rage, Nor put the church in fear; Israel must live through every age, And be ths Almighty's care. 437 THE JEWISH CHURCH. Pause II. 15 Thus were the tribes from bondage brought, And left the hated ground: Each some Egyptian spoils had got. And not one feeble found. 16 The Lord himself chose out their way. And mark'd their journeys right ; Gave them a leading cloud by day, A fiery guide by night. 17 They thirst ; and waters from the rock In rich abundance flow, And following still the course they took, Ran all the desert through. 18 O wondrous stream ! O blessed type Of ever-flowing grace! So Christ our rock maintains our life Through all this wilderness. 19 Thus guarded by th' Almighty hand, Tne chosen tribes possess'd Canaan the rich, the promis'd land, And there enjoyed their rest. 20 Then let the world forbear its rage, The church renounce her fear; Israel must live through every age, And be th' Almighty's care. A Q7 ) Psalm 81. S. M. * *•* ' S Thacher, Dover. The warnings of God to his fieofile ; ort spiritual blessings and punishments. 1 CING to the Lord aloud, O And make a joyful noise ; God is our strength, our Saviour God, Let Israel hear his voice. 2 "From vile idolatry " Preserve my worship clean : " I am the Lord who set thee free " From slavery and sin. S " Stretch t y desires abroad, " And I'll supply them well : 41 But if ye will refuse your God, " If Israel will rebel : ISRAELITES, 438 4 "I'll leave them," saith the Lard, " To their own lusts a prey, " And let them run the dangerous road ; " *Tis their own chosen way. 5 " Yet, O ! that all my saints " Would hearken to my voice ? " Soon I would ease their sore complaints " And bid their hearts rejoice. 6 "While I destroy'd their foes, "I'd richly feed my flock, " And they should taste the stream that flows "From their eternal Rock" „no> Psa REAT is the Lord, exalted high vJXAbove all powers, and every throne : Whate'er he pleas'd, in earth or sea, Or heaven or hell, his hand hath done. 2 At 1 is command the vapours rise ; The lightnings flash, the thunders roar ; He pours the rain, he brings the wind And tempest from his airy store. 3 'Twas he those dreadful tokens sent, O Egypt, through thy stubborn land ; When all thy first-born, beasts and men, Fell dead by his avenging hand. 4 What mighty nations, mighty kings He slew, and their whole country gave To Israel, whom his hands redeem'd, !£\To more to be proud Pharaoh's slave ! ISRAELITES. 445 His power the same, the same his grace, That saves us from the hosts of hell ; And heaven he gives us to possess, Whence those apostate angels fell. lAnl Psalm 136. H. M. X **° S Bethesda, Portsmouth. rod's wonders of creation, providence, redemption of Israel, and salvation of his people. GIVE thanks to God most high, The universal Lord; The sovereign King of kings ; And be his grace ador'd. His power and grace Are still the same; And let his name Have endless praise. ! How mighty is his hand ! What wonders hath he done ! He form'd the earth and seas, And spread the heavens alone, Thy mercy, Lord, Shall still endure; And ever sure Abides thy word. ! His wisdom fram'd the sun, To crown the day with light ; The moon and twinkling stars, To cheer the darksome night. His power and grace Are still the same; And let his name Have endless praise, [ [He smote the first-born sons, The flower of Egypt, dead : And thence his chosen tribes With joy and glory led. Thy mercy, Lord, Shall still endure ; And ever sure Abides thy word. 445 THE JEWISH CHURCH 5 His power and lifted rod Cleft the Red Sea in two, And for his people made A wondrous passage ti rough His power and grace Are still the same ; And let his name Have endless praise. 6 But cruel Pharaoh there With all his host he drown'd ; And brought his Israel safe Through a long desert ground. Thy mercy, Lord, Shall still endure ; And ever sure Abides thy word. Pause. 7 The kings of Canaan fell Beneath his dread/ul hand.; While his own servants took Possession of their land. His power and grace Are still the same; And let his na"me Have endless praise.] 8 He saw the nations lie All perishing in sin, And pity'd the sad state The ruin'd world was in. Thy mercy, Lord, Shall still endure ; And ever sure Abides thy word. 9 He sent his only Son To save us from our wo, From Satan, sin, and death, And every hurtful foe. His power and grace Are still the same ; And let Ins name Have endlss-s praise. ISRAELITES. 446 10 Give thanks aloud to God, To God the heavenly King; And let the spacious earth His works and glories sing. Thy mercy, Lord, Shall still endure; And ever sure Abides thy word. A.A.& I Psalm 77. 2d. Part. C. M. b **°J Plymouth, Carolina. Comfjrt derived from ancient providen- ce*; ory Israel delivered from Egijfit, and brought to Canaan. 1 " T TOW awful is thy chastening rod!" tJL (May thine own children say) "The great, the wise, the dreadful God, " How holy is his way !" 2 I'll meditate his works of old; The King who reigns above : I'll hear his ancient wonders told, And learn to trust his love. 3 Long did the house of Joseph lie With Egypt's yoke oppress'd ; - Long he delay'd to hear their cry, Nor gave his people rest. 4 The sons of good old Jacob seem'd Abandon'd to their foes ; But his almighty arm redeem'd The nation that he chose. 5 Israel, his people and his sheep, Must follow where he calls ; He bade them venture through the deep. And made the waves their walls. 6 The waters saw thee, mighty God, The waters saw thee come ; Backward they fled, and frighted stood, To make thine armies room. 7 Strange was thy journey through the sea, Thy footsteps, Lord, unknown ; Terrors attend the wondrous way, That brings £hy mercies down, P ■ 447 THE JEWISH CHURCH. 8 [Thy voice, with terror in the sound, Through clouds and darkness broke ; All heaven in lightning shone around, And earth with thunder shook. 9 Thine arrows through the skies were hurl'd: How glorious is the Lord! Surprise and trembling seiz'd the world, And his own saints ador'd. 10 He gave them water from the rock, And safe, by Moses1 hand, Through a dry desert led his flock Home to the promis'd land.] 447 1 Psalm 114. L. M. * Antigua, Blendon Miracles attcnd>n% Erracfo journey 1 \ \ 7 HEN Israel, freed from Pharaoh's VV 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 iay ; The deep divides to make them way ; Jordan beheld their march, and fled With backward current to his head. 3 The mountaj^s shook like frighted sheep> Like limbs 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.* Make Jordan backward roll his tide ? Why did ye leap, ye 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 he turns: Flints spring with fountains at his word, And fires and eeas confess the Lord. ISRAELITES. 443, 449 4Afi ) Hymn 124. B. 2. C. M. ^ **^ J Barby, Swanwick. Moses, Aaron, and Joshua. "THIS not the law of ten commands A On holy Sinai given, Or sent to men by Moses' hands. Can bring us safe to heaven. 'Tis not the blood that Aaron spilt, Nor smoke of sweetest smell, Can buy a pardon for our guile, Or save our souls from hell. 3 Aaron the priest resigns his breath At God's immediate will ; And in tl\e desert yields to death. Upon the appointed hill. 4 And thus on Jordan's yonder side The tribes of Israel stand, While Moses bow'd his head and died Short of the promis'd land. 5 Israel, rejoice, now Joshua* leads1 He'll bring your tribes to rest ; So far the Saviour's name exceeds The ruler and the priest. A/ta\ Psalm 107. Ist.Part. L. M. & 4^ J $ Italy, Costellow. Israel led to Canaan, and Christians to heaven. 1 f^ IVE thanks to God : he reigns above, vJ Kind are his thoughts, his name is love ; His mercy ages past have known, And ages long to come shall own, 2 Let the redeemed of the Lord The wonders of his grace record: Israel, the nation whom he chose, And rescu'd from their mighty foes. * Joshua, the same ivith Jesus, and -sig- nifies a Saviour. P 2 450 CHRISTIAN CHURCH. 3 [When God's almighty arm had broke Their fetters and th' Egyptian yoke, They trac'd the desart, wandering round A wild and solitary ground ! 4 There they could find no leading road, Nor city for a fix'd abode ; Nor food, nor fountain to assuage Their burning thirst, or hunger's rage.] 5 In their distress, to God they ciy'd ; God was their Saviour and their guide ; He led tl eir march far wandering round ; 'Twasthe right path toCanaan's ground. 6 Thus when our first release we gain From sin's old yoke, and Satan's chain. We have this desert world to pass, A dangerous and a tiresome place. 7 He feeds and clothes us all the way, He guides our footsteps, lest we stray ; He guards us with a powerful hand, And brings us to the heavenly land. 8 () let the saints with joy record The truth and goodness of the Lord ! How great his works ! how kind his way s ! Let every tongue pronounce his praise. THE CHRISTIAN CHURCH. THE SETTLEMENT AND BEAUT\ OF A CHURCH. A rnl Psalm 15. C. M. * ^•iU5 Braintree, Stade. Characters of a saint ; or, a citizen ofZi- on ; or, the qualifications of a Christian. ^\A7"HO shall inhabit in thy hill, VV O God of holiness? Whom will the Lord admit to dwell So nea'r his throne of grace «* \ CHURCH'S SETTLEMENT. 451 J The man that walks in pious ways, And works with righteous hands, That trusts his Maker's promises, And follows his commands. 3 He speaks the meaning of his heart, Nor slanders with his tongue; Will scarce believe an ill report, Nor do his neighbour wrong. 4 The wealthy sinner he contemns, Loves all ' that fear the Lord ; And, though to his own hurt he swears, Still he performs his word. 5 His hands disdain a golden bribe, And never gripe the poor ; This man shall dwell with God on earth, And find his heaven secure. ^rl7 Psalm 15. L. M. 38 *-»*5 Shoel, Eaton. Religion and justice, goodness and truth ; or, dudes to God and man ; or, the qualifications of a Christian. ITXJHOshall ascend thy heavenly VV 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, W7hose lips still speak the thing they mean; No slanders dwell upon his tongue; He hates to do his neighbour wrong. S [Scarce will he trust an ill report, Or vent it to his neighbour's hurt. Sinners of state he can despise, But saints are honour'd in his eyes.] 4 [Firm to his word he ever stood, And always makes his promise good ; Nor dares to change the thing he swears, Whatever pain or loss he bears ] 452 CHRISTIAN CHURCH. 5 [He never deals in bribing gold, And mourns that justice should be sold : While others gripe and grind the poor, Sweet chancy 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 would hope or wish from them. 7 Yet when his holiest works are done. His soul depends on grace alone : This is the man thv face shall see, And dwell forever, Lord, with thee. 452X Psalm 24. CM. b or * i Welkin, London. Dxvelling iviUi God. 1 HPIIE earth forever is the Lord's, *• With Adam's numerous race; He rafs'd 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 souls' 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. A CHURCH'S SETTLEMENT. 453 453 £ Psalm 132. C. M. Colchester, London. A ch u rch esta blinked. 1 [XTO sleep nor slumber to his eyes IN Good David would afford. Till he had found below the skies A dwelling for the Lord. 2 The Lord in Zion placed his name, His ark was settled there . To Zion the whole nation came To worship thrice a year. 3 But we have no such lengths to go, Nor wander far abroad ; Where'er thy saints assemble now, There is a house for God.] Pause. 4 Arise, O King of grace, arise, And enter to thy rest! Lo! thy church waits with longing eyes, Thus to be own'd and blest. 5 Enter, with all thy glorious train, Thy Spirit and thv word ; All that the ark did once contain Could no such grace afford. 6 Here, miglity God ! accept our vows : Here let thy praise be spread ; Bless the provisions of thy house, And fill thy poor with bread. 7 Here let the Son of David reign ; Let God's Anointed shine ; Justice and truth his court maintain, With love and power divine. 3 Here let him hold a lasting throne, And, as his kingdom grows, Fresh honours shall adorn his crown, And shame confound his foes. 454, 455 CHRISTIAN CHURCH. 4.KA.I Psalm 1:12. L. M. * ^°* S Dunstan, Eaton. At the iettlemeni of a church ; or, the or- dination of a minister, 1 TX THERE shall we go to seek and find \ V An habitation for our God, A dwelling for th' Eternal Mind, Among the sons of flesh and blood? 2 The God of Jacob chose the hill Of Zion, for his ancient rest ; And Zion is his dwelling still, His church is with his presence blest, 3 "Here will T fix my gracious threne, "A- I >ign forever,** saith the Lord ; "Here shall njy power and love be known, " And blessings shall attend my word. 4 " Here will I meet the hungry poor, " And fill their souls with living bread : "Sinners, that wait before my door, " With sweet provision shall be fed. 5 " Girded with truth, and cloth'd with grace, "My priests, my ministers shall shine: "Not Aaron, in" his costly dress, "Made an appearance so divine. " The saints, unable to contain " Their inward joy, shall shout and sing, " The Son of David here shall reign, "And Zion triumph in her King. 7 [" Jesus shall gee a numerous seed " Born here, t* uphold his glorious name ; " His crown shall flourish on his head, " While all his foes are cloth'd with shame."] Psalm 118. 3d. Part. C. M. 32 Rochester, London. Christ the foundation of his church. lT>EHOLD the sure foundation-stone, J3 Which God in Zion lays, To build our heavenly hopes upon, And his eternal praise. 455} A CHURCH'S SETTLEMENT. 456 2 Chosen of God, to sinners dear, And saints adore the 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: 'Tis thine own work, Almighty God, And wondrous in our eyes. AeciX Psalm 45. 2d. Part. L. M. « *^° $ Islington, Antigua. Christ and his church ; or, the mystical marriage. 1 "T^HE King of saints, how fair his face, JL 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 array'd in purest gold ; The world admires her heavenly dress, Her robe of joy and righteousness. 3 He forms her beauties like his own; He calls ana seats her near his throne ; Fair stranger, let thine heart forget The idols of thy native state. 4 So shall the King the more rejoice In thee, the favourite of his choice : Let him be lov'd, and yet ador'd, For he's thy Maker and thy Lord, 5 O happy hour, when thou shalt rise To his fair palace in the skies, And all thy sons, (a numerous train) Each like a prince in glory reign. 6 Let endless honours crown his head ; Let every age his praises spread ; While we, with cheerful songs, approve The condescensions of his love. 457 CHRISTIAN CHURCH. Aznl Psalm 45. S.M. X *z l 5 Pelham, Peckham. The glory of Christ ; the nuccfss of the gonfiel, and the Gentile church. 1 TV yf Y Saviour and my King, 1VJ. Thy beauties are divine ; Thy lips with blessings overflow, And every grace is thine. 2 Now make thy glory known ; Gird on thy dreadful sword, And ride in majesty, to spread The conquests of thy word. 3 Strike through thy stubborn foes, Or melt their hearts t' obey ; Whflejustice, meekness, grace and truth, Attend thy glorious way. 4 Thy laws, O God, are right; Thy throne shall ever stand : And thy victorious gospel provp A sceptre in thy hand. 5 [Thy Father and thy God Hath without measure shed His Spirit, like a joyful oil, T' anoint thy sacred head.] 6 [Behold, at thy right hand The Gentile church is seen, lake a fair bride in rich attire, And princes guard the queen. 7 Fair bride, receive his love : Forget thy father's house : Forsake thy gods, thy idol gods, And pay thy Lord thy vows. 8 O let thy God and King Thy sweetest thoughts employ! Thy children shall his honours sing In palaces of joy.] CHURCH'S BEAUTY. 458, 459 q> Psalm 87. L. M. « 8 $ Ninety-seventh Psa. Green's 100th. The church the birth- filace of the saint* ; or, Jews and Gentiles united in the Christian church. 1 f> OD in his earthly temple lays VJ Foundations for his heavenly praise ; He likes the tents of Jacob well, But still in Zion loves to dwell. 2 His mercy visits every house That pays its night and morning vows ; But makes a more delightful stay Where churches meet to praise and pray. 3 What glories were describ'd of old ! What wonders are of Zlon told ! Thou city of our God below, Thy fame shall Tyre and Egypt know. 4 Egypt and Tyre, and Greek and Jew Shall there begin their lives anew : Angels and men shall join to sing The hill, where living waters spring. 5 When God makes up his last account Of natives in his holy mount, 'Twill be an honour to appear As one new born, or nourished there, AKCil Psalm 92. 2d. Part. L. M. 32 *° J J Dunstan, Portugal. The church is the garden of God. 1 T ORD, 'tis a pleasant thing to stand i-J 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. 460 CHRISTIAN CHURCH. 4 Laden with fruits of age, they shew The Lord is holy, just and true : None that attend his gates shall find A God unfaithful or unkind. A.anl Psalm 48. 1st. Part. S. M. « *DU S Dover, St. Thomas. The church is the honour and safety of a nation. 1 [f> REAT is the Lord our God, v-X And let his praise be great ; He makes his churches his abode, His most delightful seat. 2 These temples of his grace, I low beautiful they stand! The honours of our native place, And bulwarks of our land.] 3 In Zion, God is known A refuge in distress; How bright has his salvation shone Through all her palaces. 4 When kings against her join'd, And saw the Lord was there, In wild confusion of the mind, They fled with hasty fear. 5 When navies, tall and proud, Attempt to spoil our peace, He sends his tempest, roaring loud, And sinks them in the seas. 6 Oft have our fathers told, Our eyes have often seen, How well our God secures the fold Where his own sheep have been. 7 In every new distress We'll to his house repair, We'll think upon his wondrous grace, And seek deliverance there. CHURCH'S BEAUTY- 461,462 .r. "> Psalm 48. 2d. Part. S. M. 3S 40 1 3 Silver Street, Wakefield. The beauty of the church; or, gospel wor- ship and order. 1 T^ AR as thy name is known JO The world declares thy praise ; Thy saints, O Lord, before thy throne, Their songs of honour raise. 2 With joy let Judah stand On Zion's chosen hill, Proclaim the wonders of thy hand, And counsels of thy will. 3 Let strangers walk around The city where we dwell, Compass and view thy holy ground. And mark the building well; 4 The orders of thy house, The worship of thy court, The cheerful songs, the solemn vows, And make a fair report. 5 How decent and how wise ! How glorious to behold ! Beyond the pomp that charms the eyes, And rites adora'd with gold. 6 The God we worship now Will guide us till we die, Will be our God while here below, And ours above the sky. Ann ) Hymn 152. B. 2. C. M. » *OZ $ Dundee, Christmas. Sinai and Sion. 1 "VTOT to the terrors of the Lord, -^ The tempest, fire, and smoke ; Not to the thunder of that word, Which God on Sinai spoke: 2 But we are come to Sion's hill, The city of our God, Where milder words declare his will, And spread his love abroad, 463 CHRISTIAN CHURCH. 2 Behold th' innumerable host Of angels, cloth'd in light ! Behold the spirits of the just, Whose faith is turn'd 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 e irth, and all the dead, But one communion make ; All join in Christ, their living Head, And of his grace partake. 6 In such society as this My weary soul would rest : The man that dwells where Jesus is, Must be forever blest. THE CHURCH'S AFFLICTIONS, PERSECUTIONS AND COM- PLAINTS. A-Ail Psalm 80. L. M. * *°^5 Wells, Portugal. The church's firayer wider affliction ; or, the vineyard of Hod wasted. 1 r* RE AT Shepherd of thine Israel, VJT 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 sav'd, and sigh no more. 3 Great God, whom heavenly hosts obey, flow 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 sav'd, and sigh no more ;HURCH'S AFFLICTIONS, &c. 463 Pause I. Hast thou not- planted with thy hands A lovely vine in heathen lands? Did not thy power defend it round, And heavenly dews enrich the ground ? 6 How did the spreading branches shoot, And bless the nations with the fruit! But now, dear Lord, look down and see Thy mourning vine, that lovely tree. 7 Why is its beauty thus defac'd? Why hast thou laid her fences waste? Strangers and foes against her join, And every beast devours thy vine. 8 Return, Almighty God, return; Nor let thy bleeding vineyard mourn ; Turn us to thee, thy love restore; We shall be sav'd, and sigh no more. Pause II. 9 Lord, when this vine in Canaan grew, Thou wast its strength and glory too ! Attack'd in vain by all its foes, Till the fair Branch of Promise rose : 10 Fair Branch, ordain 'd of old to shoot From David's stock, from Jacob's root ; Himself a noble vine, and we The lesser branches of the tree. 11 'Tis thine own Son, and he shall stand, Girt with thy strength, at thy right hand, Thy first-born Son, adorn 'd and blest With power and grace above the rest. 12 O ! for his sake, attend our cry ; Shine on thy churches, lest they die; Turn us to thee , thy love restore ; We shall be sav'd, and sigh no more. 464 CHRISTIAN CHURCH. 4fi4) Psalm 44. CM. j *° * S Stade, Plympton. "J he church's comfilaint in fiersecunon. 1 T ORD,we have heard thy works of l^t old, Thy works of power and grace, When to our ears our fathers told The wonders of their days. 2 How thou didst build thy churches here, And make thy gospel known ; Among them did thine arm appear, Thy light and glory shone. 3 In God they boasted all the day ; And in a cheerful throng Did thousands meet, to praise and pray, And grace was all their song. 4 But now our souls are seiz'd witn shame, Confusion fills our face, To hear the enemy blaspheme, And fools reproach thy grace. 5 Yet have we not forgot our God, Nor falsely dealt with Heaven ; Nor have our steps declin'd the road Of duty thou hast given; 6 Though dragons all around us roar With their destructive breath, And thine own hand has bruis'd us sore, Hard by the gates of death. Pause. TWe are expos'd all day to die As martyrs for thy cause, As sheep, for slaughter bound, we lie, By sharp and bloody laws. 8 Awake, arise, Almighty Lord! Why sleeps thy wonted grace? Why should we look like men abhorr'd. Or banisn'd from thy face ? 9 Wilt thou forever cast us off, And still neglect our cries ? Forever hide thy heavenly love From our afflicted eves ? CHURCH'S AFFLICTIONS, 8cc. 465 .0 Down to the dust our souls are bow'd, And die upon the ground ; Rise for our help, rebuke the proud, And all their powers confound. LI Redeem us from perpetual shame, Our Saviour and: our God ; We plead the honours of thy name, The merits of thy blood. 4>65\ Psalm 74. C. M. 3S or b Bedford, York. The church tileadirg with Godunder sore persecution. 1 XT TILL God forever cast us off? VV His wrath forever smoke Against the people of his love, His little chosen flock? 2 Think of the tribes so dearly bought With their Redeemers blood; Nor let thy Sion be forgot, Where once thy glory stood. 3 Lift up thy feet, and march in haste. Aloud our ruin calls; See what a wide and fearful waste Is made within thy walls. 4 Where once thy churches pray'd and sang, Thy foes profanely roar ; Over thy gates their ensigns hang, Sad tokens of their power. 5 How are the seats of worship broke ! They tear the buildings down; And he that deals the heaviest stroke, Procures the chief renown. 6 With flames they threaten to destroy Thy children in their nest; " Come, let us burn at once/' they cry* "The temple and the priest/' P 3 465 CHRISTIAN CHURCH, 7 And still, to heighten our distress, Thy presence is withdrawn ; Thv wonted signs of power and grace, Thy power and grace are gone. S No prophet speaks to calm our woes, F;t all the seers mourn; Th< >= not a soul among us knows a ..- nine of thy return. Pause. 9 How long, eternal God! how long Shall men of pride blaspheme ? Shall saints be made their endless song, And bear immortal shame ? 10 Canst thou forever sit and hear Thine holy name profan'd? And still thy jealousy forbear, And still withhold "thine hand? 11 What strange deliverance hast thou shown In ages long before! And now no other God we own, No other God adore. 12 Thou didst divide the raging sea, By thy resistless might, To make thy tribes a wondrous way% And then secure their flight. 13 Is not the world of nature thine, The darkness and the day? Didst thou not bid the morning shine, And mark the sun his way? J 4 Hath not thy power form'd every coast, And set the earth its bounds, With summer's heat and winter's frost, In their perpetual rounds? 15 And shall the sons of earth and dust That sacred power blaspheme? Will not thy hand, that form'd them first, Avenge thine injur'd name ? 16 Think on the covenant thou hast made, And all thy words of love : Nor let the "birds of prey invade Nor vex thy mourning dove. 466} CHURCH'S AFFLICTIONS, &c. 466 17 Our foes would triumph in our blood, And make our hope their jest: Plead thine own cause, Almighty God, And give thy children rest. Psalm 83. S. M. b Pelham, Sutton. A complaint against persecutors. 1 A ND will the God of grace xJL Perpetual silence keep? The God of justice hold his peace, And let his vengeance sleep? 2 Behold what cursed snares The men of mischief snread : The men that hate thy saints, and thee9 Lift up their threatening head. 3 Against thy hidden ones Their counsels they employ, And malice, with her watchful eye, Pursues them to destroy. 4 The noble and the. base Into thy pastures leap ; The lion and the stupid ass Conspire to vex thy sheep. 5 " Come, let us join," they cry, *' To root them from the ground, "Till not the name of saints remain, 44 Nor memory shall be found." 6 Awake, Almighty God, And call thy wrath to mind; Give them, like forests, to the tire, Or stubble to the wind. 7 Convince their madness, Lord, And make them seek thy name; Or else their stubborn rage confound,, That they may die in shame. 8 Then shall the nations know That glorious, dreadful word, Jehovah is thy name alone, And thou the sovereign Lord. P 4 470,471 CHRISTIAN CHURCH. THE SAFETY, DELIVERANCE, AND TRIUMPH OF THE CHURCH. 4-0 ) Psalm 135. 1st. Part. L. M. * 'u{ Gloucester, Eaton. The church is God's house and care. 1 T>R AISE ye the Lord ; exalt his name, XT While in his holy courts ve 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 wUl judge his saints ; He treats his servants as his friends ; And when he hears th^ir 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, Th' Almighty God 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. 47! ( Hymx 39. B. 1. C. M. b or « Plymouth, Carolina. God's tender care of' his church. 1 "VJOW shall my inward joys arise, lN And burst" into a song ; Almighty love inspires my heart, And pleasure tunes my tongue. 2 God, on his thirsty Sion hill, Some mercy drops has thrown ; And solemn oaths have bound his love To shower salvation down. CHURCH'S SAFETY. 472 3 Why do we then indulge our fears, Suspicions and complaints? Is he a God, and shall his grace Grow weary of his saints ? 4 Can a kind woman e'er forget The infant of her womb, And, 'mongst a thousand tender thoughts Her suckling have no room ? 5 ''Yet," saith the Lord, "should nature change, "And mothers monsters prove, "Sion still dwells upon the heart 44 Of everlasting love. 6 " Deep on the palms of both my hands "I have engrav'd her name ; " My hands shall raise her ruin'd walls, "And build her broken frame." a+io I Hymn 8. B. 1. CM. * *'*S Welkin, Irish. The safety and protection of the church 1 TTO'W honourable is the place JTX Where we adoring stand; Zion, the glory of the earth, And beauty of the land ! 2 Bulwarks of mighty grace defend The city where we dwell ; The walls, of strong salvation made, 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 ventur'd on his grace. 5 Trust in the Lord, forever trust, And banish all your fears : Strength in the Lord Jehovah dwells, Eternal as hjs years. 473,474 CHRISTIAN CHURCH. 6 What though the rebels dwell on high, His arm shall bring them low : Low as the caverns of the grave Their iofty heads shall bow. 7 On Babylon our feet shall tread In that rejoicing hour; The ruins of her walls shall spread A pavement for the poor. a*c>\ Hymn 64. B. 2. L. M. * *'^> Monmouth, Eaton. God the glory and defence of Sion. 1 IT APPYthe church, thou sacred place, IT The seat of thy Creator's grace ; Thine holy courts are his abode, Thou earthly palace of our God. 2 Thy walls are strength, and at thy gates A guard of heavenly warriors waits ; Nor shall thy deep foundations move, Fix'd on his counsels and his love. 3 Thy foes in vain designs engage ; Against his throne in vain they rage ; Like rising waves, with angry roar, That dash and die upon the shore. 4 Then let our souls in Sion dwell. Nor fear the wrath of Rome and hell ; His arms embrace this happy ground. Like brazen bulwarks built around. 5 God is our shield, and God our sun ;. Swift as the fleeting moments run, On us he sheds new beams of grace, And we reflect his brightest praise. A>-Al Hymn 18. B. 2. L. M. *g 47*$ Blendon, Shoel. The ministry of angels. 1 TT [GH on a hill of dazzling light AX The King of glory spreads his seat, And troops of angels, stretch'd for flight, Stand waiting round his awful feet. CHURCH'S SAFETY. 4% 2 ct Go," saith the Lord, " my Gabriel, go? i " Salute the virgin's fruitful womb ; tJ Make haste, ye cherubs, down below, " Sing ai>d proclaim the Saviour come.'" 3Here a bright squadron leaves the skie>? And thick around Elisha stands; Anon a heavenly soldier flies, And breaks the chains from Peter's hands. 4 Thy winged troops, O God of hosts, Wait on thy wandering church below ; Here we are sailing to thy coasts, Let angels be our convoy too. 5 Are they not all thy servants, Lord ? At thy command they go and come ; With cheerful haste obey thy word, And guard thy children to their home. 4-r7 Psalm 46. 1st. Part. L. M. b '^3 German Hymn. The church's safety and tniumfih amo?;r national desolations. 1 f~^ OD is the refuge of his saints, vJ When storms ot sharp distress in vade ; ' Ere we can offer our complaints," Behold him present with his aid. 2 Let mountains from their seats be hitrl'd Down to the deep, and bury'd there ; Convulsions shake the solid world, Our faith shall never yield to fear. 3 Loud may the troubled ocean roar; In sacred peace our seals 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 ; Lite, love, and joy still gliding through* And watering our divine abode. 5 That sacred stream, thine holy word. That all our raging fear controls : Sweet peace thy promises afford, .And give new ; reneth to famttiisr soul". 476,477 CHRISTIAN CHURCH. 6 Sion enjoys her Monarch's love, Secure against a threatening hour ; Nor can her firm foundations move, Built on his truth, and arm'd with powei . a^jcX Psalm 46. 2d. Part. L. M. * *'D5 Truro, Herald. God Jights for his church. 1 T ET Sion in her King rejoice, i-< Though tyrants rage, and kingdom: rise ; He utters his almighty voice. The nations melt, the tumult dies. 2 The [.oixl of old for Jacob fought, And Jacob's God is still our aid : Behold the works his hand hath wrought What desolations he hath made! 3 From sea to sea, through all the shores, He makes the noise of battle cease; When from on high his thunder roars, He awes the trembling world to peace 4 He breaks the bow, he cuts the spear, Chariots he burns with heavenly flame Keep silence, all the earth, aiid heai The sound and glory of his name. 5 " Be still, and learn that I am God, "I'll be exalted o'er the lands, "I will be known and fear'd abroad, "But still my throne in Sion stands.' 6 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. a**) Hymn 28. B. 1, CM. S * ' ' $ Wareham, Arundel. The triumph qf Christ over the enemies c his church. 1 \Tl THAT mighty man, or mighty Go VV Comes travelling in state. Along the Idumean road, Away from Bozrah's gate 2 CH*JRei-FS TRIUMPH. 4~* $The glory of his robes proclaims 'Tis some victorious king; " Tis I, the just, the Almighty One, " That your salvation bring." 5 Why, mighty Lord, thy saints enqiiipg, Why thine apparel red ? And all thy vesture stain'd like thosg, Who in the wine-press tread ? 4 " I, by myself, have trod the press, " And crnsh'd my foes alone ; 11 My wrath has struck the rebels dead,, 4i My fury stamp 'd them down. 5 * 'Tis Edom's blood that dyes my robes "With joyful scarlet stains; "The triumph that my raiment weans' "Sprung from their bleeding veins. 6 "Thus shall the nations be destroy 'd, " That dare insult my saints ; " I have an arm t* avenge their wrongs, " An ear fqr their complaints." a*tqI Hymn 29. B. 1. CM. 8£ ** / 3 Braintree, Peterborough. The triumph of Christ ; or, the ruin of antichrist. 1 " T LIFT my banners," saith the Lord, . i. " Where antichrist has stood ; •' "The city of my gospel foes "Shall be a field of blood. 2 "My heart has study'd just revenge, '"" And now the day appears, " The day of my redeem'd is come, "To v/ipe away their tears. 3 " Quite weary is my patience grown. And bids my fury go ; vift as the light ' And be as fatal Q AT.9- CHRISTIAN CHURCH. 4" I call for helpers, hat in vain; "Then has my gospel nonet1 *; Well, mine own arm lias might enough " To crush my foes alone. 5 "Slaughter and my devouring sword 44 Shall walk the. streets around, rt Babel shall reel beneath my stroke, "And stagger to the ground." 6 Thine honours, O victorious King! Thine own right hand snail raise, While we thine awful vengeance sing, And our Deliverer praise, .h,q7 Hymn 56. B. 1. CM. «F ^lJ$ Abridge, Christmas. The stint* of Moses and. the Lamb; ory Babylon falling. 1TX7E sing the glories of thy love,. W \Vc sound thy dreadful name : The Christian church unites the songs Of Moses and the Lamb, -2 Great God ! hew wondrous are thy works Of vengeance, and of grace; Thou King of saints, Almighty Lord, How just and true thy ways! 3 Who dares refuse to fear thy name, Or worship at thy throne r* Thy judgments speak thy holiness, 1 hrough all the nations known. 4 Great Babylon, that rules the earth. Drunk with the martyrs' blood, Her crimes shall speedily awake The fury of our God. 5 The cup of wrath is ready mix'd. And she must drink the dregs ; Strong is the Lord, her sovereign Judgf, Aha shall fulfil: the plague. CHURCH'S TRIUMPH. -4SO,4Si AQn ) Hymn 58. B. 1. L. M. *& *5U{ Italy, Nantwich. The devil vanquished i or, Michael's ivaS" with the dragon. 1 T ET mortal tongues attempt to sing JLi 1'he wars of heaven, when Michael stood Chief general of th' eternal King, And fought the battles of our God. 2 Against the dragon and his host The armies of the Lord prevail; In vain they rage, in vain they boast, Their courage sinks, their weapons fail. 3 Down to the earth was Satan thrown, Down to the earth his legions fell ; Then was the trump of triumph blown, And shook the dreadful deeps of hell, 4 Now is the hour of darkness ps.st, Christ hath assum'd his reigning power ; Behold the great accuser cast Down from the skies, to rise no more. 5 'Twas by thy blood, immortal Lamb, Thine armies trod the tempter down ; 'Twas by thy word and powerful name They gain'd the battle and renown. 6 Rejoice, ye heavens ; let every star Shine with new glories round the sky ; Saints, while ve sing the heavenly war, Raise your Deliverer's name on high. /Lal I Hyvx 59. B. 1. L.M. 32 *ox3 Wells, Limehouse. Babylon fallen 1TN Gabriel's hand a mighty stone- J- Lies, a fair type of Babylon : "Prophets rejoice, and all "ye saints, "God shall avenge your long compla ints.'* 2 He said, and dreadful as he stood, He sunk the mill-stone in. the flood: * Thus terribly shall Babel fall : ''Thus, and no more be found at all/5 4S2,4S:> CHRISTIAN CHURCH cnURCH MEETINGS* 4S9> Psalm 126. C m. x " - £ Penrose, Archdale. The joy of a ren,arkablc conversion; ort melancholy remover/. 1 T X^HEN God revcal'd his gracious V V name, And chang'd m'y mournful state, My rupture seem'd a pleasing dream, The grace appear'd so great. 2 The world beheld the glorious change, And did thy hand confess ; My tongue broke out in unknown strains,, And sung surprising grace. 3"Greai: is the work,"my neighbours cry M, And own'd thy power divine ; ** Great is the work/' my heart reply'd, "And be the glory thine." 4 The Lord can clear the darkest skits. Can give us day for night ; Make drops of sacred sorrow rise To rivers of delight. 5 Let those that sow in sadness wait Till the fair harvest come, They dhall confess their sheaves are great, Ami shout the blessings home. 6 Though seed lie bury'd long in dust, It sha'nt deceive their hope ; The precious grain can ne'er be lost, For grace insures the crop. 4qo> Psalm 126. L.M. * *10 j £ Gloucester, Fruro. Sti rfi rising deliverance. "2 \ XT HEN God restor'd our captive VV state, Joy was car song, and grace our theme ; The grace beyond our hopes so great, That joy appear'd a painted -dream. • CHURCH MEETINGS. m !The scoffer owns thy hand, and pays Unwilling honours to thy name ; While we with pleasure shout thy praise, With cheerful notes thy love proclaim. J When we review 'd our dismal fears, 'Twas hard to think they'd vanish so ; With God we left our flowing tears, He makes our joys like rivers How. 'The man that in his furrow 'd field His scatter'd seed with sadness leaves, Will shout to see the harvest \ieift A welcome Load of joyful sheaves. ACAl Psalm 34, 1st. Part. L. M. «? *b4<5 All Saints, Bath- God's care of the saints; or, deliverance by prayer. IT ORD, I will bless thee all my days, -L-i Thy praise shall dwell upon my tongue ; My soul shall glory in thy grace- While saints rejoice to hear tiie song. 2 Come, magnify the Lord with me, Come, let us all exalt his name : I sought th' eternal God, and he Has not expos'd my hope to shame. SI told him all my secret grief; My secret groaning reach'd his ears; He gave my inward pains relief, And calm'd the tumuic of my tears. 4 To him the poor lift up their eyes, Their faces feel the heavenly shine; A beam of mercy from the skies Fills them with fight and joy divine, 5 His holy angels pitch their tents Around the men that serve the Lord : Q fear and love him, all his saints, Taste of his. grace, and trust his word ! 4J4 CHRISTIAN CHURCH. 6 The wild young lions, pinch 'd with paift And hunger, roar through all the wood , But none shall seek the Lord in vain, Nor wartt supplies cf real good. aukI Psavm 34. Ist.Tart. CM. » *53 J York, Barby. Prayer, and firainc for eminent deliver- tincc. 1 T 'LL bless the Lord from day to day ; JL How good are all his ways! Ye humble souls, that use to pray, Come, help my lips to praise. 2 Sine, to the honour of his name, How a poor sufferer cry'd ; Nor was his hope expos'd to shames Nor was his suit deny'd. y'When threatening sorrows round me And endless fears arose, [stood, .Like the loud billows of a flood, Redoubling all my woes; 4 1 told the Lord my sore distress, Willi heavy groans and tears; He gave my sharpest torments ease, And silene'd all my fears. Pause. 5 [O sinners! come and taste his love, Come, learn his pleasant ways; And let your own experience prove The sweetness of his grace. 6 He bids his angels pitch their tents Round where his children dwell; What ills their heavenly care prevents No Earthly tongue can tell.] / [O love the Lord, ye- saints of his ; His eye regards the just: I low richly blest their portion is, Who make the Lord the::- trust! CHURCH MEETINGS. 486,487 S Young lions, pinch'd with hunger, roar, And famish in the wood ; But God supplies his holy poor With every needful good] ,Qfi) Psalm 66. 2d, Part. CM- X > London, $raintree. Praise to God for hearing prayer. 1 "VJOW shall my solemn vows be paid IN To that Almighty Power, Who heard the long requests I made In my distressful hour. 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 sav'd my sinking soul from hell, And death's eternal shade. 4 If sin lay cover'd in my heart, While prayer em ploy 'd my tongue, The Lord had shown me no regard, Nor I his praises sung. 5 But God (his name be ever blest) Hath set my spirit free, Nor turn'd from him my poor request, Nor turn'd his heart from me. a q^I Psalm 106. 1st. Part. L. M. * *a < S Wells, Green's Hundredth. Praise to God ; or, communion with saints. 1 rTyO God the great, the ever bless'd, A Let songs of honour be address'd ; His mercy firm forever stands; Give him "the thanks his love demands. 2 Who knows the wonders of thy ways? Who shall fulfil thy boundless praise ? Blest are the souls that fear thee still, And pay their duty to thy will. 488 CHRISTIAN CHURCH. 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 0 may I see thy tribes rejoice, And aid their triumphs with my voice ! This is my glory, Lord, to be Join'd to thy saints, and near to thee. 4.oo7 Psalm 102. 2d. Part. CM. % *°°5 Swanwick, St. Ann's. Prayer heard, and Zion restored. IT ET Zion and her sons rejoice! ±-j Behold the promis'd hour ! Her God hath heard her mourning voice, And comes t' exalt his power. 2 Her dust and ruins that remain Are precious in our eyes ; Those ruins shall be built again, And all that dust shall rise. 3 The Lord wiU raise Jerusalem, And stand in glory there ; Nations shall bow before his name, And kings attend with fear. 4 He sits a sovereign on his throne, With pity in his eyes : He hears the dying prisoners groan, And sees their sighs arise. 5 He frees the souls condemn'd to. death ! And, when his saints complain, It shan't be said, that praying breath Was ever spent in vajn. 6 This shall be known when we are dead, And left on long record, That ages yet unborn may read, And trust and praise the Lord. i^IISSIONARY MEETINGS. 489,490 PRAYER AND PRAISE FOR THE ENLARGEMENT OF THE CHURCH. OR, MISSIONARY MEETINGS, 40^ 7 Psalm 72. 1st. Part. L.M. « s 3 Fawcet, Quercy, The kingdom of Christ. 1 f> RE AT God, whose universal sway vT The known and unknown worlds obey, Now give the kingdom to thy Son, Extend his power, exalt his throne. 3Thv sceptre well becomes his hands', All" heaven submits to his commands ; His justice shall avenge the poor, And pride and rage prevail no more. S With power he vindicates the just, And treads the oppressor in the dust : His worship and his fear shall last, Till hours, and years, and time be past. 4 As rain on meadows newly mown, So shall he send his influence down ; His grace on fainting souls distils, Like heavenly dew on thirsty hills. 5 The heathen lands, that lie beneath The shades of overspreading death, Revive at his first dawning light, And deserts -blossom at the sight. 6 The saints shall flourish in his days, Drest in the robes of joy and praise ; Peace, like a river, from his throne Shall flow to nations yet unknown. aqclX Psalm 72. 2d. Part. L.M. » *J"$ Dunstan, Biendon. Christ'' ? kingdom among the Gentiles, 1 TESUS shall reign where'er the sun ^Jl Does his successive journies run : His kingdom stretch from shore to shore, Till moons shall wax and wane no more. 491 CHRISTIAN CHURCH. 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, Their 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. G Blessings abounds where'er he reigns ; The prisoner leaps to loose his chains*, The weary find eternal rest, And all the sons of want are blest. 7 [Where he displays his healing power, Heath and the curse are known no more]; la him the tribes of Adam boast More blessings than their father lost. 8 Let eveiy creature rise, and bring Peculiar honours to our King; Angels descend with songs again, And earth repeat the long Amen.] 4qi ? Psalm 45. C. M. % £ Knaresboro\ Penrose. The personal glories and government of Christ. IT'LL speak the honours of my King : A His form divinely fair ; None of the sons of mortal race May with the Lord compare. 2 Sweet is thy speech, and heavenly gracg Upon tliy lips is shed : Thy God with blessings infinite .Hath crewn'd thy saored head. MISSIONARY MEETINGS. 49*2 SGird on thy sword, victorious Prince' Ride with majestic sway; Thy terrors shall strike through thy foes, And make the world obey. 4 Thy throne, O God, forever stands: Thy word of grace shall prove! A peaceful sceptre in thy hands, To rule thy saints by love. .5 Justice and truth attend thee still, But mercy is thy choice; And God, thy God, thy soul shall fill With most' peculiar joys. aqoI Psalm 45. 1st. Part. L. M. % ^w 5 Dunstan, Eaton. The glory of Christ, and /wwer of his gospel. 1 VTOW be my heart inspir'd to sing lN The glories of my Saviour King* Jesus the Lord, how heavenly fair His form ! how bright his beauties are ! 2 O'er all the sons of human- race He shines with a superior grace ; Love from his lips divinely flows, And blessings all his state compose. 3 Dress thee in arms, most mighty Lord f Gird on the terror of thy sword ! In majesty and glory ride, With truth and meekness at thy side. 4 Thine anger, like a pointed dart, Shall pierce the foes of stubborn heart ; Or words of mercy, kind and sweet, Shall melt the rebels at thy feet. 5 Thy throne, O God, forever stands, Grace is the sceptre in thy hands ; Thy laws and works are just and right, Justice and grace are thy delight. 6 God, thine own God, hath richly shed His oil of gladness on thy head, And with his sacred Spirit blest His first-born Son above the rest, 493,494 CHRISTIAN CHURCH aQq J Psalm 110, 1st. Part. L. M. » ^^J5 Islington, Portugal. Christ exalted, and multitudes; converted ; or, the success of the %o*ftel. 1 'T'HUS the eternal Father spake A 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 sceptre in thv hand, " Shall make the hearts of rebels bleed, "And bow their wills to thy command. 3 " That day shall show thy power is great, "When saints shall flock with willing minds, " And sinners crowd thy temple-gate, " Where holiness in beauty shines." 4 0 blessed power! O glorious clay! What a large victory shall ensue ! And converts, who thy grace obey, Exceed the drops of morning dew. Psalm 110. 2d. Part. L.M. jk Newcourt, Herald. 494 £ The kingdom and firie&thcod of Christ. 1 "1PHUS the great Lord of earth and sc» J- Spake to his Son, and thus he swore: " Eternal shall thv priesthood be, "And change from hand to hand no more. 2 " Aaron and all his sons must die ; < Hymn 21. B. 1. CM. 3£ * J * \ Arlington, Christmas. d vision of the kingdom of Christ among' men, what a glorious bight appears IT O, a 1~j To The earth and seas are passed away, And the old rolling skies, 2 From the third heaven, where God re* sides, That holy, happy place, The New Jerusalem comes down, Adorn'd with shining grace. 3 Attending *&ngels shout for joy, And the bright armies sing, " Mortals, behold the sacred seat " Of your descending King. I' 4 "The God of glory down to men " Removes his bless'd abode ; "Men, the dear objects of his grace, " And he, the loving God. . 5 " His own soft hand shall wipe the tear-;; "From every weeping eye; "And pains, and groans, and griefs, and fears, " And death itself shall die." 6 How long, dear Saviour, O how long Shall this bright hour delay? Fly swifter round, ye wheels of time, And bring the welcome day. .Qg>) Psalm 117. CM. $g * > Wareham, Rochester. Praise to God from all nations. 1 f~\ ALL ye nations, praise the Lord, \J Each with a different tongue ; In every language learn his word, And let his name be sung. 2 His mercy reigns through every land ; Proclaim his grace abroad : Forever firm his truth shall stand; Praise, ye the fnitliful God, Q3 499,500,501 BAPTISM. 499? Psalm 117. L. M. g 5 Denbigh, Newcourt. The tame. lT^ROM all that dwell below the skies, JL Let the Creator's praise arise ; Let the Redeemer's name be sung Through every laud, by every tongue, 2 Eternal are thy mercies, Lord ; Eternal truth attends thy word : Thy praise shall sound from shore to shore, Till suns shall rise and set no more. -Y^l Psalm 117. S. M. » 5UU5 Hopkins, Sutton. The same. 1 T^HY name, Almighty Lord, 1 Shall sound through distant lands ; Great is thy grace, and sure thy word, Thy truth forever stands. 2. Far be thine honour spread, And long thy praise endure, Till morning light and evening shade Shall be exchang'd no more. CIRCUMCISION AND BAPTISM. cm ) HyxMn52. B. 1. L. M. * **^A S Quercy, Eaton. Baptism. 1 ,r"p\VAS the commission of our Lord 1 "Go, teach the nations, and baptize.' The nations have receiv'd the word Since he ascended to the skies. 2 He sits upon th' eternal hills, With grace and pardon in his hand: And sends his covenant, with the seal To bless the distant Gentile lands. BAPTISE 502,503 3 "Repent, and be baptiz'd," he saith, " For the remission of your sins ;" And thus oar sense assists our faith, And shows us what his gospel means. 4 Our souls he washes in his blood, As w7ater makes the body clean ; And the good Spirit from our God Descends like purifying rain. 5 Thus we engage ourselves to thee, And seal our covenant with the Lord } O may the great Eternal Three In heaven our solemn vows record ! ,-n9? Hymn 122. B. 1. L.M. m oKJ* { Ninety-seventh Psalm, Bath. Believers buried with Christ in bn/itism* 1 T^\0 we not know that solemn word, XJ That we are bury'd with the Lords Baptiz'd into his death, and then Put off the body of our sin ? 2 Our souls receive diviner breath, Rais'd from corruption, guilt, and death ; So from the grave did Christ arise, And lives to God above the skies. 3 No more let sin or Satan reign Over our mortal flesh again ; The various lusts we serv'd before Shall have dominion now no more. ^oq7 RymnUS. B.l. CM. m Q QS Wareham, Arlington. Abraham' 's blessing on the Gentiles. 1 T TOW large the promise ! how divine Ai To Abrah'm and his seed! " I'll be a God to thee and thinev "Supplying all their need/' 2 The words of his extensive love From age to age endure ; The Angel of the covenant proves, And seals the blessing sure. Q 4 04,505 BAPTISM. 3 Jesus the ancient faith confirms, To our great fathers given ; He takes young Children to his arms, And calls them heirs of heaven. 4 Our God, how faithful are his ways ' His love endures the same ; Nor from the promise of his grace Blots out the children's name. rn47 HfMfclU. B.T; CM. * u*3 Christmas, Kingston. The same. 1 (^ ENTILES by nature, we belong VJ To the wild olive wood ; Grace takes us from the barren tree, And grafts us in the good. '2 With the same blessings, grace endows The Gentile and Jew; If pure and holy be the root, Such are the branches too. 3 Then let the children of the saints Be dedicate to God ; Pour out thy Spirit on them, Lord, And wash them in thy blood. 4 Thus to the parents and their seed Shall thy salvation come, And numerous households meet at last In one eternal home. -n/-> Hymn 121. B. 1. CM. % ,>uo J Wareham, Bedford. Children devoted to God. (For those who practise Infant Baptism.) 1 T'HUS saith the mercy of the Lord, 1 " I'll be a God to thee ; " I'll bless thy numerous race, and they " Shall be a seed for me." 2 Abrah'm believ'd the promis'd grace, And gave his son to God ; But water seals the blessing now, That once was seal'd with blood, BAPTISM. 506,50, Thus Lydia sanctify 'd her house, When she receiv'd the word ; Thus the belie ving jailer gave His household to the Lord. 4 Thus later saints, Eternal King, Thine ancient truth embrace ; To thee their infant offspring bring, And humbly claim the grace. .ofi ) Hymn 134. B. 2. C. M. & £ Swanwick, Irish. Circumcision abolish ed. l'T'HE promise was divinely free, A Extensive was the grace ; " I will the God of Abrah'm be, And of his numerous race." 2 He said — and with a bloody seal Confirm'd the words he spoke; Long did the sons of Abrah'm feel The sharp and painful yoke. 3 Till God's own Son, descending low, Gave his own flesh to bl eed ; And Gentiles taste the blessing now, From the hard bondage freed. 4 The God of Abrah'm claims our praise ; His promises endure ; And Christ the Lord, in gentler ways, Makes the salvation sure. ^n7 I Hymn 127. B. 2. L. M. 3£ ' > Quercy, Gloucester. Circumcuion unci oafitism. [Written only for those who practise the baptism of infants.] 1 HPHUS did the sons of Abraa'ra pass ■1- Under the bloody seal of grace! The young disciples bore the yoke, Till Christ the painful bondage broke, 2 By milder ways doth Jesus prove His Father's covenant, and his love ; He seals to saints his glorious grace, t\n& not forbids their infant race, ;r3 BAPTISM. 9 Their seed is sprinkled with his bli Their children set apart for God ; His Spirit on their offspring shed, Like water pour'd upon the head. 4 Let every saint with cheerful voice In this large covenant rejoice ; Young children, in their early davs. Shall give the GocLof Abrah'm praise. ) Hymn 141. B.C. CM. «? .508 £ Hymn Second, Peterborough. Faith assisted by sense ; or, preaching. baptism, and the Lord's supper. 1ATY Saviour God, my sovereign Priatee 1V1 Reigns far above the skies; But brings his graces down to sense, And helps my faith to rise. 2 Mine eyes and ears shall bless his name, They read and hear his word ; My touch and taste shall do the same, When they receive the Lord. 3 Baptismal water is design'd To seal his cleansing grace; While at his feast of bread and wine* He gives his saints a place. 4 But not the waters of a flood Can make my flesh so clean, As by his Spirit and his blood He'll wash my soul from sin. 5 Not choicest meats, nor noblest wine* So much my heart refresh, As when my faith goes through the signs. And feeds upon his flesh. 6 I love the Lord, who stoops so low( To give his word a seal ; But the rich grace his hands bestow Exceeds the figures still. LORD'S SUPPER. 509,510., THE LORD'S SUPPER, nq ) Hymn 1. B. 3. L. M. b ^ i Limehouse, Putney. The Lord's Sufifier instituted. TW A§ on that dark,that doleful night, When powers of earth and hell arose Against the Son of God's delight. And friends betray 'd him to his foes: I Before the mournful scene began, He took the bread, andbless'd and brake; What love, through all his actions ran ! What wondrous words of grace he spake ! 3 " This is my body broke for sin ; ** Receive and eat the living food :" Then took the cup, andbless'd the wine ; " 'Tis the new covenant in my blood." 4 [For us his flesh with nails was torn, He bore the scourge, he felt the thorn ; And justice pour'd upon his head Its heavy vengeance in our stead.} 5 [For us his vital blood was spilt, - To buy the pardon of our guilt ; When for black crimes of biggest size, He gave his soul a sacrifice.] 6 " Do this," he cry'd, " till time shall ends " In memory of your dying Friend ; "Meet at my table, and record "The love of your departed Lord." 7 [Jesus ! thy feast we celebrate, We show thy death, we sing thy name, Till thou, return, and we shall eat The marriage supper of the Lamb.] cin) Hymn 2. B. 3. S.M. 38: >piyS Watchman, Peckham. Communion nvith Christ and with sain'.s. 1 [ T ESUS invites his saints J To meet around his board ; Here pardon'd rebels sit, and hold Communion with their Lord. •11 LORD'S SUPPER. '2 For food he gives his flesh , He bids us drink his blood : Amazing favour! matchless grace Of our descending God!] 3 This holy bread and wine Maintain our fainting breath, By union with our living Lord, And interest in his death. 4 Our heavenly Father calls Christ and his members one ! We the young children of his love, And he the first-born Son. 5 We are but several parts Of the same broken bread ! One body hath its several limbs, But Jesus is the head. 6 Let all our powers be join'd His glorious name to raise ; Pleasure and love fill every mind, And every voice be praise. ifiW Hymn 3. B. 3. C. M. m "-* 1 \ Swanwick, Irish. The New Testament in the blood of Christ, or% the new covenant sealed. 1«* rT~1HE promise of my Father's love J_ "Shall stand forever good," He said — and gave his soul to death, And seal'd the grace with blood. 2 To this dear covenant of thy word I set my worthless name ; I seal th' engagement to my Lord, And make my humble claim. 3 The fight, and strength, and pardoning grace, And glory shall be mine ; My life and soul, my heart and flesh, And all my powers are tkine. 41 call that legacy my own, Whicu Jesus did bequeath; 'Twas purchas'd with a dying groan, And ratifv'd in death. LORD'S SUPPEK. 512 1 Sweet is the memoir of his name, Who bless'd us in his will, And to his testament of love Made his own life the seal. -10> Hymn 4. B. 3. CM. « tf^J Bedford, Abridge. Christ's dying love ; or, our pardon bought at a dear price. 1 T TOW condescending and how kind ±1 Was God's eternal Son ! Our misery reach'd his heavenly mind. And pity brought him down. 2 [When justice, by our sins provok'd, Drew forth its dreadful sword, He gave his soul up to the stroke, Without a murmuring word.] 3 [He sunk beneath our heavy woes, To raise us to his throne: There's ne'er a gift his hand bestows, But cost his heart a groan.] iThis was compassion like a God,' That when the Saviour knew The price of pardon was his blood, His pity ne'er withdrew. >Now, though he reigns exalted high. His love is still as great : Well he remembers Calvary, Nor lets his saints forget. 5 [Here we behold his bowels rcty As kind as when he died, And see the sorrows of his soul Bleed through his wounded side.] 7 [Here we receive repeated seals Of Jesus' dying love: Hard is the wretch that never feels One soft affection move ] \ Here let our hearts begin to melt, While we his death record, And, with our joy for pardon'd guilt, Mourn that we pierc d the Lord, 313,514 LORD'S SUPFRR. _.n ) Hymx 5. B. 3/ CM. « 51 o^ York, Arlington. Christ, the bread rf life. 1 T ET us adore the Eternal Word, k-j 'lis he our sculs hath fed : Thou art our living stream, O Lord, And thou the immortal bread. 2 [The manna came from lower skies, But Jesus from above; Where the fresh springs of pleasure rise, And rivers flow with love. 3 The Jews, the fathers, died at last, Who ate that heavenly bread; But these provisions which we taste, Can raise us from the dead.] 4 Bless'd be the Lord, who gives his flesh To nourish dying men ; And often spreads his table fresh, Lest we should faint again. 5 Our souls shall draw their heavenly- breath, While Jesus finds supplies ; Nor shall our graces sink to death, For Jesus never dies. 6 [Daily our mortal flesh decays, But Christ, our life, shall come ; His unresisted power shall raise Our bodies from the tomb.] .,. ) Hymn 6. B. 3. L. M. 22 514 J Dunstan, Old Hundred. The memorial of our absent Lord. 1 TESUS is gone above the skies, J 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 hearts we Apt to forget his lovelv face ; [have And, to refresh our minds, he gave These kind memorials of his grace; LORD'S SUPPER. 5p *3 The Lord of life this table spread With his own flesh and dying blood ; We on the rich provision feed, And taste the wine, and bless the God, 4 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 fix'd on him, 5 While he is absent from our sight, :Tis to prepare our souls a place, That Ave may dwell in heavenly light, And live forever near his face. 6 [Our eyes look upwards to the hills, Whence our returning Lord shall come : We wait thy chariot's awful wheels, ' To fetch our longing spirits home.] } Hymn 7. B. 3. L . M. b Kirk, Carthage, Putney. Crucifjcion to the world by the cross of Christ. IT X THEN I survey the wondrous cross V V 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 Gcd : 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 fiow mingled down i Did e'er such love and sorrow saeetf Or thorns compose so rich a crown ? 4 [His dying crimson, like a robe, Spreads o5er his body on the tree; Ihen am I dead to all the globe, And all the globe is dead to me.] 5 Were the wbcle realm of nature mine. That were a present far too small; Love so amazing, so divine, demands ray sdid, rav nfe. mv $3 ' R 2 ' 516,51? LORD'S SUPPER. Slfi^ Hymn 8. B. 3. CM. * u $ Rochester, St. Ann's. The tret of life. 1 r* OME, let us join a joyful tune V-> To our exalted Lord, Ye saints on high, around his throne, And we around his board. 2 While once upon this lower ground, Weary and faint ye stood, What dear refreshments here ye found From this immortal food! 3 The tree of life, that near the throne In heaven's high garden grows, Laden with grace, bends gently down Its ever smiling boughs. 4 [Hovering among the leaves, there stands The sweet celestial Dove ; And Jesus on the branches hangs The banner of his love. 5 'Tis a young heaven of strange delight While in his shade we sit; His fruit is pleasing to the sight, And to the taste as sweet. 6 New life it spreads through dying hearts, And cheers the drooping mind ; Vigour and joy the juice imparts, Without a sting behind.] 7 Now let the flaming weapon stand, And guard all Eden's trees ; There's ne'er a plant in all that land, That bears such fruits as these. S Infinite grace our souls adore, Whose wondrous hand has made This living branch of sovereign power To raise and heal the dead. $17| Hymn 9. B. 3. S. M. Thacher, St. Thomas. The Spirit, the water, and the blood. 1 T ET all our tongues be one, 1— * To praise our God on high, Who from his bosom sent his Son, To fetch us strangers nigh, LORD'S SUPPER. M7 2 Nor let our voices cease To sing the Saviour's name : Jesus, the ambassador of peace. How cheerfully he came ! 3 It cost him cries and tears To bring us near to God; Great was our debt, and he appears To make the payment good- 4 [My Saviour's pierced side Pour'd out a double flood; By water we are purify'd, And pardon'd by the blood. 5 Infinite was our guilt, But he, oiir Priest, atones; On the cold ground his life was spilt* And offer 'd with his groins.] 6 Look up, my soul, to uim Whose death was thy desert, And humbly view the living stream Flow from his breaking heart. 7 There, on the cursed tree, In dying pangs he lies, Fulfils his Father's great decree, And all our wants supplies. .3 Thus the Redeemer came, By water, and by blood ; And when the Spirit speaks the same, We feel his witness good. 9 While the Eternal Three Bear their record above, Here I believe he died for me, And seal my Saviour's love. 10 [Lord, cleanse my soul from sin, Nor let thy grace depart ; Great Comforter, abide within, And witness to my heart.] LORD'S SUPPER. mo) Hymn to. B. I. L.M. * *>IOJ Bath, Eaton. Christ crucjficdi the wiadton and /tow Geo'. 1 "VTATURlil with open volume stands, Jl\ To spread her Maker'., praise abroad ; And every labour 01 his hands Shows something worthy of a God. 2 But in the grace that rescn'd man, His brightest form of glory shi; Here, on the cross, 'tis fairest drawn In precious blood, and crimson lines. 3 [Hen -his whole name appears complete; Nor wit can guess, nor reason prove, Which of the letters best is writ, The power, the wisdom, or the love.] 4 Here I behold his inmost heart, Where gTace and vengeance strangely join ; Piercing his Son with sharpest smart, To make the purchas'd pleasures mine. 5 O, the sweet wonders' of that cross. Where God the Saviour lov'd and died ! Her noblest life my spirit draws From his dear wounds and bleeding side. 61 would forever speak his name, In sounds to mortal ears unknown, With angels join to praise the Lamb, And worship at his Father's throne. r|0) Hymn 11. B. 3. CM. ^ ° X J St. Asaph's, Missionary. Pardon brought to bur senses. 1 T ORD, how divine thy comforts are ! i— ' How heavenly is the place, Where Jesus spreads the sacred feast Of his redeeming grace ! '2 There the rich bounties of our God And sweetest glories shine; There Jesus says that "I am hj.s4 "And rhv Beloved's mine." LORD'S SUPPER. S20 -■■ ** Here," saith the kind redeeming Lord, And 'shows- his wounded side, # ^See here the spring of all your joys, "That open'd when I died! 4 [He smiles, and cheers my mournful heart, And tells of all his pain ; „ " All this," savs he, ft I bore for thee, And then he smiles again.] 5 What shall we pay our heavenly King For erace so vast as this! He brings our pardon to our eyes, And seals it with a kiss. 6 TLet sucl* amazing loves as these ■" Be sounded all abroad ; Such favours are beyond degrees, And worthy of a God.] 7 [To Him who wash'd us in his blood, Be everlasting praise; Salvation, honour, glory, power, Eternal as his days.] ecink\ Hymn 12. B. 3. h.M * <^° I Old Hundred, Evening Hymn. The gozfiel feast. 1 rTTOW rich are thy provisions, i.o*a. Lrl Thy table furnish'd from aoove i The fruits of life o'erspread the board, The cup overflows with heavemy love. 2 Thine ancient family- the Jews, Were first invited to the feast; We humbly take what they refuse, And Gentiles thy salvation taste. 3 We are the poor., the blind, the lame ; \nd help was far, and death was nigh . But at the gospel call we came, And every want receiv'd suppiy. 4 From the highwav that leads to hell, From paths of darkness and despair, Lord, we are come, with thee to awell. Glad to enjoy thy presence here.] :i LORD'S SUPPEB. 5[What shall we pay th' Eternal Sob, That left the heaven of his abode, And to this wretched earth came down, To bring us, wanderers, back to God ? 6 It cost him death to save our lives; To buy our souls it cost his own ; And all the unknown jovs he gives, Were bought with agonies unknown-. 7 Our everlasting love is clue To Him who ransom 'd sinners lost ; And pity'd rebels, when he knew The vast expense his love would cost.] r91 ) Hymn 13. B. 3. CM. * °*i \ St. Martin's, Christmas. Divine love making a feast, and calling in the guests. ITT OW sweet and awful is the placey n With Christ within the doors, While everlasting love displays The choicest of her stores! 2 Here every bowel of our God With soft compassion rolls ; Here peace and pardon, bought with blood, Is food for dying souls. 3 [While all our hearts and all our songs Join to admire the feast, Each of us cries, with thankful tongues, "Lord, why was I a guest? 4" Why was I made to hear thy voice, " And enter while there's room, "When thousands make a wretched choice, " And rather starve than come ?"] 5 'Twasthe same love thatspread the feast That sweetly fore'd us in ; Else we had still refus'd to taste, And perish 'd in our sin. LORD'S SUPPER. 522,523 6 [Pity the nations, O our God ; Constrain the earth to come; Send thy victorious word abroad, And bring the strangers home. 'We long to see thy churches full, That all the chosen race May with one voice and heart and soul Sing thy redeeming grace.] rnol Hymn 14. B. 3. L. M. 3* ° ) Quercy, Nantwich. The song of Simeon ; or, a sight of Christ makes death easy. 1 \TOW have our hearts embrae'd our iN God; We would forget all earthly charms, And wish to die as Simeon would, With his young Saviour in his arms. 2 Our lips should learn that joyful song, Were but our hearts prepar'd" like his; Our souls still willing to be gone, And at thy word depart in peace. 3 Here we have seen thy face, O Lord, And view'd salvation with our eyes, Tasted and felt the living Word, The bread descending from the skies. 4 Thou hast prepar'd this dying Lamb, Hast set his blood before our face, To teach the terrors of thy name, And show the wonders of thy grace. 5 He is our light; our morning-star Shall shine on nations yet unknown; The glory of thine Israel here, And joy of spirits near thy throne. ncyxX Hymn 15. B. 3. CM. 38 ° ** 5 St. Ann's, Abridge. Our Lord Jesus at his civn table. 1 [HPHE memory of our dying Lord X Awakes a thankful tongue ; How rich he spread his royal board, And bless'd the food, and sung! 524 LORD'S SUPPER, 2 Happy the men that cat this bread, But doubly bless'd was he That gently bow'd his loving head, And leaii'd it, Lord, on thee. 3 By faith the same delights we taste As that great favourite did, i sit, and lean on Jesus' breast, And take the heavenly bread.] 4 Down from the palace of the skies, Hither the King descends ! "Come, my beloved, eat (he cries) "And drink salvation, friends. J " [My flesh is food and physic too, "A balm for all your pains: u And the red streams of pardrtnflow " From these my pierced veins.'5] 6 Hosanna to his bounteous love, For such a feast below ! And yet he Feeds his saints above With nobler blessings too. 7 [Come, the dear day, the glorious hour, That brings our souls to rest' Then we shall need these types no more, But dwell at th' heavenly feast.] rol7 Hymn 16, B.3. CM. & **"*$ Mear, Irish. The vvonieti of Christ. 1 VTOW let our pains be all forgot, l\ Our hearts no more repine ; Our sufferings are not worth a thought, When, Lord, compar'd with thine. 2 In lively figures here we sec The bleeding Prince of love: Each of us hopes he dy'd for me, And then our griefs remove. Z [Our humble faith here takes her rise, While sitting round his board ; And back to Calvary she flies, To view her groaning Lord LORD'S SUPPER. pj | His soul, what agonies it felt When his own God withdrew! ^ 'And the large load of all our gui;'.- I Lay heavy on him too ! But the Divinity within Supported him to bear; Dying, he conquer 'd hell and sin, And made his triumph, there.] Grace, wisdom, justice, joirvd and wrought The wonders of that day : No mortal tongue, no mortal thought Can equal thanks repay. Our hymns should sound like thcs* "above, Could we our voices raise ; Yet, Lord, our hearts shall all be love. And all our lives be praise. J25| St. Thomas, Ustic, Pelham. y Incomparable food; pr^he flesh and blood of Christ. 1 [\X7E sing the amazing deeds VV That grace divine performs, Th' eternal God comes down and bleeds, To nourish dying worms. 2 This soul-reviving wine, Dear Saviour, 'tis thy blood; We thank that sacred flesh ot thine, For this immortal food.] 3 The banquet that we eat Is made of heavenly things ; Earth hath no dainties half so sweet As our Redeemer brings. 4 In vain had Adam sought, And search'd his garden round, For there was no such blessed fruit In all that happy ground. 526 LORD'S SUPPER. 5 Th' angelic host above Can never taste this food ; They feast upon their Maker's love. But not a Saviour's blood. 6 On us the Almighty Lord Bestows this matchless grace; And meets us with some cheering word, With pleasure in his face. 7 Come, all ye drooping saints, And banrjuet with the King ; This wine will drown your sad complaints, And tune your voice to sing. 8 Salvation to the name Of our adored Christ : Through the wide earth his grace pro- His glory in the high'st. [claim, ro~? Hymn 18. B. 3. L. M. * ^D3 Gloucester, Wells, Bath. The same. 1 JESUS! we bow before thy feet! J Thy table is divinely stor'd! Thy sacred flesh our souls have eat, 'Tis living bread — we thank thee, Lord ! 2 And here we drink our Saviour's blood ; VVe thank thee, Lord ! 'tis generous wine; Mingled with love, the fountain flow'd From that dear bleeding heart of thine. 3 On earth is no such sweetness found, For the Lamb's flesh is heavenly food ; In vain we search the globe around For bread so fine, or wine so good. 4 Carnal provisions can at best But cheer the heart, or warm the head, But tlte rich cordial that we taste Gives life eternal to the dead. 5 Joy to the Master of the feast ; His name our souls forever bless ! To God the King, and God the Priest, A loud hosanna round the place. LORD'S SUPPER. 527, 528 K0^\ Hymn 19. B. 3. L.M. % °~'3 Eaton, Portugal. Glory in the cross ; or, not ashamed of Christ crucified. 1 A T thy command, our dearest Lord, a~\. Here we attend thy dying feast ; Thy blood, like wine, adorns thy board, And thine own flesh feeds every guest. 2 Our faith adores thy bleeding love. And trusts for life in one that died : We hope for heavenly crowns above From a Redeemer crucified. 3 Let the vain world pronounce it shame, And fling their scandals on thy cause ; We come to boast our Saviour's name, And make our triumphs in his cross. 4 With joy we tell the scoffing age, He that was dead has left his tomb; He lives above their utmost rage, And we are waiting till he come. cool Hymn 20. B. 3. CM. * °^°3 Bedford, Rochester The provisions for the, table of our Lord ; or, the tree of life, and river of love. 1 T ORD, we adore thy bounteous hand, JLrf And sing the solemn feast, Where sweet celestial dainties stand For every willing guest. 2 [The tree of life adorns the board With rich immortal fruit, And ne'er an angry flaming sword To guard the passage to't. 3 The cup stands crown'd with living The fountain flows above, [juice ; And runs down streaming, for our use, In rivulets of love.] 4 The food's prepar'd by heavenly art ; The pleasure's well refin'd; They spread new life through every And cheer the drooping mind, [heart, 520 LORD'S SUPPER. SfShout and proclaim the Saviour's loy.., Ye saints, that taste his wine ; Join -with your kindred saints above, In loud hosannas join. 6 A thousand glories to the God Who gives such joy as this ; Hosanna! let it sound abroad, And reach where Jesus is. r0()7 Hymn 21. B. 3. CM. * ^"J 5 Rochester, Bray. The iriumfihal ftastfor Christ's victory over m«, and death, and full. 1 [f^ OME, let us lift our voices high, V_v High as our joys arise; And join the songs above the sky, Where pleasure never dies. 2 Jesus, the God, who fought and bled, And conqucr'd when he fell ; Who rose, and at his chariot wheels Uragg'd all the powers of hell.] 5 [Jesus, the God, invites us here, To this triumphal feast, And brings immortal blessings dowi For each redeemed guest.] 4 The Lord ! how glorious is his face ! How kind his smiles appear ! And, O! what melting words he says To every humble ear ! 5 " For you, the children of my love, " It was for you I died ; " Behold my hands, behold my feet, " And look into my side. 6 ic These, are the wounds for you I bore, 41 The tokens of my pains, " When I came down to free your souls u From misery and chains. 7. " [Justice unsheath'd its fiery sword, ** And plung'd it in my heart ; "Infinite pangs for you I bore, ; Arid most tormenting smart LORD'S SUPPER. 5u0 8 " When hell, and all its spiteful powers, " Stood dreadful in my way, " To rescue those dear lives of yours, " I gave my own away. 9 " But while I bled, and groan'd, and died, " I ruin'd Satan's throne ; " High on my cross I hung, and spy'd " The monster tumbling down. 10 " Now you must triumph at my feast, " And taste my flesh, my blood ; " And live eternal ages bless'd, "For 'tis immortal food." 11 Victorious God ! what can we pay For favours so divine ? We would devote our hearts away, To be forever thine.] 12 We give thee, Lord, our highest praisejj The tribute of our tongues; But themes so infinite as these Exceed our noblest songs. rqn> Hymn 22. B. 3. L.M. 22 °^KJ \ Ninety-seventh Psalm, Wells. The compassion of a dying Christ. 1 /"^UR spirits join i' adore the Lamb ; V^» O that our feeble lips could move' In strains immortal as his name, And melting as his dying love ! 2 Was ever equal pity found ? The Prince of heaven resigns his breath, And pours his life out on the ground, To ransom guilty worms from death ! 3 [Rebels, we broke our Maker's laws ; He from the threatening set us free; Bore the full vengeance on his cross, And nail'd the curses to the tree] 4 [The law proclaims no terror now, And Sinai's thunder roars no more : From all his wounds new blessings How, A. sea of joy without a shore. 531,532 LORD'S SUPPER. 5 Here we have wash'd our deepest stains, And heal'd our wounds with heavenly blood : Blcss'd fountain! springing from the veins Of Jesus, our incarnate God.] 6 In vain our mortal voices strive To speak compassion so divine ; Had we a thousand lives to give, A thousand lives should all be thine. r«,7 Hymn 23. B. 3. CM. « ^J15 Bedford, Dundee. Grace and glory by the death of Christ, 1 [C ITTING around ourFather's board," O VVe raise our tuneful breath ; Our faith beholds her dying Lord, And dooms our sins to death.] 2 We see the blood of Jesus shed, Whence all our pardons rise ; The sinner views th atonement made, And loves the sacrifice. 3 Thy cruel thorns, thy shameful cross Procure us heavenly crowns : Our highest gain springs from thy loss ; Our healing, from thy wounds. 4 0! 'tis impossible that we, Who dwell in feeble clay, Should equal sufferings bear for thee, Or equal thanks repay. eool Hymn 24. B. 3. CM. * °***\ York, St. James. Pardon and strength from Christ. 1 "CVVTHER, we wait to feel thy grace, X; To see thy glories shine ; The Lord will his own table bless, . And make the feast divine. 2 We touch, we taste the heavenly bread, We drink the sacred cup : With outward forms our sense is fed. Our souls rejoice in hope. LORD5S SUPPER. §g& 3 We shall appear before the throne Of our forgiving God, Dress'd in the garments of his Son, And sprinkled with his blood. 4 We shall be strong to run the race, And climb the upper sky : Christ will provide our souls with grace ; He bought a large supply. $ [Let us indulge a cheerful frame, For joy becomes a feast; We love the memory of his name More than the wine we taste.]. mq) Hymn 25. B.,3. CM, %£ ^^J Devizes, Barby. Divine glories and graces. 1 T TOW are thy glories here displayed ; JLi Great God, how bright they shine ; While at thy word we break the bread, And pour the flowing wine! 2 Here thy revenging justice stands, And pleads its dreadful cause ; Here saving mercy spreads her hands. Like Jesus on the cross. 3 Thy saints attend, with every grace, On this great sacrifice; And love appears with cheerful face, And faith with fixed eyes. 4 Our hope in wailing posture sits, To heaven directs her sight; Here every warmer passion meets And warmer powers unite. 5 Zeal and revenge perform their part, And rising sin destroy ; Repentance comes with aching heart, Yet not forbids the joy. 6 Dear Saviour, change our faith to sight ; Let sin forever die ; Then shall our souls be all delight, And every tear be dry. S3 534 SOLOMON'S SONG. SOLOMON'S SONG. j.QA I Hymn €6. B. 1. L.M. * 0w,*S Italy, Newcourt. Christy the King> at his table. 1 T ET him embrace my soul, and prove -L-* Mine interest in his heavenly love : The voice that tells me, "Thou art mine," Exceeds the blessings of the vine. '2 On thee th' anointing Spirit came, And spread the savour of thy name ; That oil of gladness and of grace Draws virgin souls to meet thy face. 3 Jesus, allure me by thy charms ; My soul shall fly into thine arms ; Our wandering feet thy favours bring To the fair chambers of the King. 4 [Wonder and pleasure tune our voice To speak thy praises, and our joys ; Our memory keeps this love of thine Beyond the taste of richest wine.] 5 Though in ourselves deform'd we are, And black as Kedar's tents appear. Yet when we put thy beauties on, Fair as the courts of Solomon. 6 [While at his table sits the King, He loves to see us smile and sing : Our graces are our best perfume, And breathe like spikenard round the room.] 7 As myrrh, new-bleeding from the tree, Such is a dying Christ to me : And while he makes my soul his guest, My bosom, Lord, shall be thy rest. 8 [No beams of cedar or of fir Can with thy courts on earth compare ; And here wTe wait until thy love Raise us to nobler seats above.] SOLOMON'S SOKG. 535,53<> ,„,) Hymn 67. B.l. L.M. a °^° 3 Gloucester, Portugal. Seeking ilie pastures of Christ the shep- herd. 1 npHOU, whom my soul admires above X All earthly joy, and earthly love, Tell me, dear Shepherd, let me know Where doth thy sweetest pasture grow ? 2 Where is the shadow of that rock, That from the sun defends thy flock ? Fain would I feed among thy sheep. Among them rest, among them sleep. 3 Why should thy bride appear like one That turns aside to path unknown? My constant feet would never rove. Would never seek another love. 4 [The footsteps of thy flock I see ; Thy sweetest pastures here they be :• A wondrous feast thy love prepares, Bought with thy wounds and groans and tears. 5 His dearest flesh he makes my food, And bids me drink his richest blood : Here to these hills my soul will come, Till my Beloved lead me home.] --«.) Hymn 68. B.l. L.M. 38 **<*<> J Wells, Shoel. The banquet of love. 1 T> EHOLD the Rose of Sharon here, -E> The lily which the valleys bear; Behold the tree of life, that gives Refreshing fruit and healing leaves. 2 Among the thorns so lilies shine, Among wild gourds the noble vine; So in mine eyes my Saviour proves, Amidst a thousand meaner loves. 3 Beneath his cooling shade I sat, To shield me from the burning heat; Of heavenly fruit he spreads a feast, To feed my eves, and please my taste. R 4 SOLOMON'S SO: {{Kindly he brought me to the n Where stands the banquet of his He saw me faint, and o'er my head The banner of his love he spread. 5 With living bread and generous wine He cheers this sinking heart of mine ; And opening his own heart to me, He shows his thoughts, how kind they be.] 6 O never let my Lord depart ; Lie down and rest upon my heart: I charge my sins not once to move, Nor stir, nor wake, nor grieve my love c_7") Hymn 69. B. L L. M. 3* o5( ^ Herald, Castle Street. Christ appearing to his church, and seek- ing her company. 1"T^HE voice of my Beloved sounds JL Over the rocks and rising grounds ; O'er hills of guilt, and seas of grief, He leaps, he flies to my relief. 2 Now, through the veil of flesh, I see With eyes of love he looks at me; Now in the gospel's clearest glass He shows the beauties of his face. 3 Gently he draws my heart along, Both with his beauties and his tongue ; "Rise," saith my Lord, "make haste away ; " No mortal joys are worth thy stay. 4 " The Jewish wintry state is gone, " The mists are fled, the spring comes on; "The sacred turtle-dove we hear "Proclaim the new, the joyful year. 5 " Th' immortal vine of heavenlv root "Blossoms and buds, and gives her fruit." Lo. we are come to taste the wine ; f>nr souls rejoice, and bless the vise, SOLOMON'S SONG. 338 0 And when we hear our Jesus say, " Rise up, my love, make haste away !" Our hearts would fain outfly the wind, And leave all earthly loves behind. KaQ I Hymn 70. B. 1. L. M. » ^5 S Eaton, Truro. Christ inviting, and the church answering the invitation. 1 TT ARK ! the Redeemer from on high ATI Sweetly invites his favourites nigh ; From caves of darkness and of doubt, He gently speaks, and calls us out. 2 u My dove, who hidest in the rock, " Thine heart almost with sorrow broke, "Lift up thy face, forget thy fear, " And let thy voice delight mine ear. 3 " Thy voice to me sounds ever sweet ; "My graces in thy count'nance meet ; " Though the vain world thy face despise, " 'Tis bright and comely in mine eyes." 4 Dear Lord, our thankful heart receives The hope thine invitation gives ; To thee our joyful lips shall raise The voice of prayer and that of praise, 5 [I am my love's, and he is mine ; Our hearts, our hopes, our passions join ; Nor let a motion, nor a word, Nor thought arise to grieve my Lord, 6 My soul to pastures fair he leads, Among the lilies where he feeds; Among the saints (whose robe are whitea Wash'd in lus blood) is his delight. 7 Till the day break, and shadows flee, Till the sweet dawning light I see, Thine eyes to me-ward often turn, Nor let my soul in darkness mourn. 8 Be like a hart on mountains green, Leap o'er the hills of fear and sin ; Nor guilt nor unbelief divide My love, my Saviour, from my side."] 539,540 SOLOMON'S SONG. rna) Hymn 71. B. 1. L. M. #? JJJS Fawcet, German. Christ found in the xtreet, and brought to the church. 1 f^FTEN I seek my Lord by night, v7 Jesus, my love, my soul's delight ; With warm desire and restless thought, I seek him oft, but find him not. 2 Then I arise and search the street, Till I my Lord, my Saviour meet; I ask the -watchmen of the night, ** Where did you see my soul's delight?" S Sometimes I find him in my way, Directed by a heavenly ray; I leap for joy to see his face, And hold him fast in mine embrace. 4 [I bring him to my mother's home ; Nor does my Lord refuse to come, To Sion's sacred chambers, where My soul first drew the vital air. 5 He gives me there his bleeding heart, Piere'd for my sake with deadly smart ; I give my soul to him, and there Our loves their mutual tokens share.] 6 I charge you all, ye earthly toys, Approach not to disturb my joys; Nor sin, nor hell come near my heart, Nor cause my Saviour to depart. r±n I Hymn 72. B. 1. L. M. * ^*u { t Shoel, Portugal. The coronation of Christ ; and cs/iousals of the church. 1 pvAUGHTERS of Sion, come, behold JL/ The crown of honour and of gold, Which the glad church, with joys un- known, Placed on the head of Solomon. 2 Jesus, thou everlasting King, Accept the tribute which we bring; Accept the well-deserv'd renown, And wear our praises as thy crown. SOLOMON'S SONG. 541 3 Let every act of worship be Like our espousals, Lord, to thee ; Like the dear hour, when from above We first receiv'd thy pledge of love. 4 The gladness of that happy day ! Our hearts would wish it long to stay ; Nor let cur faith forsake its hold, Nor comfort sink, nor love grow cold. 5 O ! let each minute, as it flies, Increase thy praise, improve our joys ; Till we are rais'd to sing thy name, At the great supper of the Lamb. 6 O that the months would roll away, And bring that coronation day ! The King of grace shall fill the throne, With all his Father's glories on. "J.1^ Hymn 73. B. 1. L.M. 2K °*L$ Pelew, Monmouth. The church's beauty in the eyes of Christ. 1 17 IND is the speech of Christ our Lord , JN. Affection sounds in every word ; ** Lo, thou art fair, my love," he cries ; "Not the young doves have sweeter eyes. 2 [" Sweet are thy lips, thy pleasing voice " Salutes mine ear with secret joys ; " No spice so much delights the smell, "Nor milk nor honey tastes so well.] 3 " Thou art all fair, my bride, to me ; "I will behold no spot in thee." What mighty wonders love performs, And puts a comeliness on worms I 4Defil'd and loathsome as we are, He makes us white, and calls us fair-; Adorns us4 with that heavenly dress, His graces, and his righteousness. 5 " My sister and my spouse," he cries, "Bound to my heart by various ties, "Thy powerful love my heart retains "In strong delight and pleasing chains," 5m SOLOMON'S SONG. 6 He calls me from the leopard's den, From this wide world of beasts and men. To Sion, where his glories are : Not Lebanon is half so fair. 7 Nor dens of prey, nor flowery plains, Nor earthly joysj nor earthly pains, Shall hold 'my' feet, or force my stay, When Christ invites my soul away. " rjol Hymn 74. B. 1. L. M. sc °*L \ Green's Hundredth, Bath. The church the garden of Christ. 1 T X 7E arc a garden wall'd around, VV Chosen and made peculiar ground, A little spot inclos'd by grace, Out of the world's wide wilderness. 2 Like trees of mvrrh and spice we stand, Planted by God the Father's hand ; And all his springs in Sion flow, To make the young plantation grow. 3 Awake, O heavenly wind, and come, Blow on this garden of perfume ; Spirit divine, descend and breathe A gracious gale on plants beneath. 4 Make our best spices flow abroad, To entertain our Saviour God : And faith, and love, and joy appear, And every grace be active here. 5 [Let my Beloved come and taste His pleasant fruits at his own feast : *l I come, my spouse, I come," he cries, With love and pleasure in his eyes. 6 Our Lord into his garden comes, Well pleas'd to smell our poor perfumes ; And calls us to a feast divine, Sweeter than honey, milk or wine. 7 " Eat of the tree of life, my friends, " The blessings that my Father sends ; "Your taste shall all my dainties pi^ve, " And drink abundance' of my love." SOLOMON'S SONG. 543 8 Jesus, we will frequent thy board, And sing the bounties of our Lord : But the rich food on which we live Demands more praise than tongues can give.] -,<■? Hymn 75. B.i. L. M, *g wo $ Winchester, Luton. The rlescri/ition of Christ, the beloved. 1 nPHEwond'ring world enquires to know A Why I should love my Jesus so: "What are his charms," say they, "above " The objects of a mortal love ?" 2 Yes, my beloved, to my sight. Shows a sweet mixture, red and white All human beauties, all divine, In my beloved meet and shine. 3 White is his soul, from blemish free* Red with the blood he shed for me; The fairest of ten thousand fairs ; A sun among ten thousand stars. 4 [His head the finest gold excels; There wisdom in perfection dwells, And glory like a crown adorns Those temples once beset with thorns, 5 Compassions in his heart are found, Hard by the signals of his wound : His sacred side no more shall bear The cruel scourge, the piercing spear.] 43 [His hands are fairer to behold Than diamonds set in rings of gold; Those heavenly hands, that on the tree Were nail'd, and torn, and bled for me. 7 Though once he bow'd his feeble knees. Loaded with sius and agonies, Now, on the throne of his command, His legs like marble pillars stand.] 8 [His eyes are majesty and love,. The eagle temper'd with the dove ; No more shall trickling sorrows roll Through those dear windows of his soal.1 S 544 SOLOMON'S SON(, 9 His mouth that pour'dout long complaints Now smiles, and cheers his fainting saints, His countenance more graceful is Than Lebanon with all its trees. 10 AIT over glorious is my Lord, Must be belov'd, and yet ador'd ; His worth if all the nations knew, Sure the whole earth would love him too. caa I Hymn 76. B. 1. L. M. * d*^S Roulston, Eaton. Christ dwells in heaven, but visits on earth. 1\X7HEN strangers stand and hear VV me tell What beauties in my Sanour dwell, Where he is gone they fain would know, That they may seek and love him too. 2 My best beloved keeps his throne On hills of light, in worlds unknown ; But he descends, and shows his face In the young gardens of his grace. 3 [In vineyards planted by his hand. Where fruitful trees in order stand; He feeds among the spicy beds, Where lilies show their spotless heads. 4 He has engross'd my warmest love ; No earthly charms my soul can move : I have a mansion in his heart, Nor death nor hell shall make us part.] 5 [He takes my soul ere I'm aware, And shows me where his glories are ; No chariot of Amminadib The heavenly rapture can describe. 6 0 mav my spirit daily rise On wings of faith above the skies, Till- death shall make my last remove; To dwell forever with my R>ve.] SOLOMON'S SONG. oi3,546 rAr> Hymn 77. B. 1. L. M. *r ^*->J Siioel, Castle Street. The love of Christ to the church, in his language to her, and provision for her. 1'VTOWt in the galleries of his grace* IN Appears the King, and thus he says? C4How fair my saints are in mv sight, "My love how pleasant for delight!5' 2 Kind is thy language, sovereign Lord, There's heavenly grace in every word ; From that dear mouth a stream divine Flows, "sweeter than the choicest wine. 3 Such wondrous love awakes the lip Of saints that were almost asleep % To speak the praises of thy name, And makes our cold affections flame, 4- These are the joys he lets us know- In fields and villages below : Gives us a relish of his love, Bat keeps his noblest feast abo%e. 5 In paradise., within the gates, An higher entertainment waits ; Fruits new and old, laid up in store* Where we shall feed, but thirst no~more,» °*° S Shod, Newcourt. The strength of Christ's love, 'and tire soul* s jealousy of her own. 1 [IX 7 HO is this fair one in distress, V v That travels from the wilderness^ And, press'd with sorrows and with sins. On her beloved Lord she leans ? 2 This is the spouse of Christ our God, Bought with the treasure of his blood ; And her request, and her complainte Is but the voice of eyery saint.] o " O let my name engraven stand " Both on thy heart and on thy hand : " Seal me upon thine arm, and wear " That pledge of love fereyer fttfre. UT TIMES AND SEASONS. 4 " Stronger than death thy love is known, "Winch floods of wrath coukl never drown ; •• And hell and earth in vain com!)ine " To quench a fire so much divine. £" But I am jealous of my heart, "Lest it should once from thee depart; " Then let thy name be well impress'd " As a fair signet on my breasi. 6 " Till thou hast brought me to thy home, " Where fears and doubts can never come, ' " Thy countenance let me often see, "And often t'aou shalt hear from me. 7 "Come, my beloved, haste away, "Cut short the hoars of thy delay; " Fly like a youthful hart or roe " Over the hills where spices grow.'* TIMES AND SEASONS. MORNING AND EVENING. xa* ) Hymn 79 B. 1. L. M. X J*'$ Nantwich, Blendon. A morning hymn. \ ( ^ OD of the monriig, at whose voice vJ The cheerful sun makes hi ste 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 e*rth he flies and shines ; 3 0, like the sun may I fulfil Th' appointed duties of the day; With read\ mind and active will March on., a^d keep my heavenly way. MORNING & EVENING. 54S -4 [But I shall rove and lose the race, If God, my sun, should disappear, And leave me in this world's wild maze; To follow every wandering star.] 5 Lord, thy commands are clean and pure* Enlightening our beclouded eyes; Thy threatenings just, thy promise sure, Thy gospel makes the simple wise. 6 Give me thy counsel for my guide, And then receive me to thy bliss; All my desires and hopes beside Are faint and cold, compar'd with this. ZA.nl Hymn 6. B.2. CM. 38 ^'*05 Abridge, St. Ann's. A morning song. 1 /~\NCE more, my soul, the rising day, v_y Salutes thy waking e}'es ; Once more, my voice, thy tribute pajr To Him that rules the skies. 2 Night unto night his name repeats, The day renews the sound, Wide as the heaven on which he sits, To turn the seasons round. 3 'Tis he supports my mortal frame ; My tongue shall speak his praise; My sins would rouse his wrath to flame, And yet his wrath delays. 4 [On a poor worm thy pow~er might tread, And I could ne'er withstand : Thy justice might have crush'd me dead, But mercy held thine hand, 5 A thousand wretched souls are fled Since the last setting sun ; And yet thou lengthenest out my thread, And yet my moments run.] 6 Dear God, let all my hours be thine* Whilst I enjoy the light; Then shall my sun in smiles decline. And bring a pleasant night. f&t$SO TIMES AND SEASONS 54g? Psalm 3. L. M. b J1 S Ninety-seventh Psalm, Putney. ^ morning fiaalm. I /^\ LOUD, how many arc my foes, V-V In this weak state of flesh and blood ' My peace they daily discompose, But my defence and hope is God. CTir'd with the burdens of the day, To thee 1 rais'd an evening cry : Thou hearcTst when I begau to pray, And thine almighty help was nigh. 3 Supported by thine 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 sustain'd me all the night; Salvation doth to God belong; He rais'd my head to see the light. And make his praise my morning song. err\l Hymn 81. B. 1. L. M. * *DU{ Nantwic!', Dunstan. A sen g for morning or evening. 1]V yfY God, how endless is thy love ' 1VX Thy gifts are every evening new ; And morning mercies, from above, Gently distil like early dew. -2 Thou spread'st the curtains of the night, Great Guardian of my sleeping hours ; Thy sovereign word restores the light, And quickens all my drowsy powers. S I vield my powers to thy command; To thee I consecrate my days ; Perpetual blessings from thine hand "Demand perpetual songs of psafce'. MORNING & EVENING. 551,552 551 } Psalm 141. L.M. % S Evening Hymn, Shod. Watchfulness and brotherly reproof. A morning or evening psalm. 1 AyTY God, accept my early vows, •*-*■*• Like morning incense in thy house '. And kt my nightly worship rise, Sweet as the evening sacrifice, 2 Watch o'er my lips, and guard, them, Lord, From every rash and heedless word ; Nor let my feet incline to tread The guilty path where sinners lead. 3 O may the righteous, when I stray, Smite and reprove my wandering way i Their gentle words, like ointment shed, Shall never bruise, but cheer mv head, 4 When I behold them press'd with grief, I'll cry to Heaven for their relief; And by my warm petitions prove How much I prize their faithful love. nrol Hymn 8. B.2. CM." & - y Devizes, Christmas. A hymn for morning or evening. ITTQSANl^A, with a cheerful sound, £~X To God's upholding hand: Ten thousand snares attend us round, And yet secure we stand. 2 That was a most amazing power, That rais'd us with a word, And every day, and every hour We lean upon the Lord. 3 The evening rests our weary head, And angels guard the room ; We wake, and jsse admire the bed That was not made -our tomb. 4 The rising morning can't assure That we shall end the day ; For death stands ready at the doei. To seize our lives away, 5,53 TIMES AND SEASONS. 5 Our breath is forfeited by sin To God's avenging law ; We own thy grace, immortal King, In every gasp we draw. 6 God is our sun, whose daily light Our joy and safety brings; Our feeble flcs;i lies safe at night Beneath his shady wings. --«> Hymn 80. B. 1. L. M. * D&J$ Quercy, All Saints. An evening hymn. 1 THHUS far the Lord has led me on, A Thus far his power prolongs my days, And even evening shall make known Some fresh memorial of his grace. 2 Much of my time has run to waste, And I, perhaps, am near my home ; But he forgives my follies past, He gives me strength for days to come. 3 1 lay my body down to sleep ; Peace is the pillow for my head ; While well appointed angels keep Their watchful stations round my bed. 4 In vain the sons of earth or hell Tell me a thousand frightful things; My God in safety makes me dwell Beneath the shadow of his wings. 5 [Faith in his name forbids my fear : O may thy presence ne'er depart ! And in the morning make me hear The love and kindness of thy heart. 6 Thus when the night of death shall come My flesh shall rest beneath the ground. And wait thy voice, to rouse my tomb, With sweet salvation in the sound.} MORNING 5c EVENING. 554,555 554} Hymn 7. B.2. CM. Barby, Bedford. An evening song. 1 [THREAD Sovereign, let my evening -L-x Like holy incense rise ; [song, Assist the offerings of my tongue To reach the lofty skies. 2 Through all the dangers; of the day Thy hand was still my guard, And still to drive my wants away Thy mercy stood prepar'd.] 3 Perpetual blessings from above Encompass me around, But O, how few returns of love Hath my Creator found! 4 What have I done for him that died To save my wretched soul? How are my follies multiplied, Fast as my minutes roll! 5 Lord, with this guilty heart of mine, To thy dear cross I flee, And to thy grace my soul resign, To be renew 'd by thee. 6 Sprinkled afresh with pardoning blood, I lay me down to rest, As in'th* embraces of my God, Or on my Saviour's breast. -r-> Psalm 4. CM. « ^oi> $ Bedford, Rochester. An evening fisulm. IT ORD, thou wilt hear me when I J-* pray ; I am forever thine ; I fear before thee all the day, Nor would I dare to sin. 2 And while I rest my weary head, From cares and business free, 'Tis sweet conversing on my bed With my own heart and thee. 556,557 TIMES AND SEASONS 3 1 pay this evening sacrifice ; And when my work is done, Great God, my faith and hope relies Upon thy grace alone, 4 Thus, with my thoughts compos'd to peace, I'll give mine eyes to sleep ; Thy hand in safety keeps my days, And will my slumbers keep. rral Psalm 139. 3d. Part. CM. *g °^°5 Braintree, Arlington. Tiie mcrcks of God innumerable. An evening psalm. 1 T ORD, when I count thy mercies o'er, ■A— < 'i hey strike mc with surprise ; Not ail 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 ! 0 may the hour that ends my sleep, Still find my thoughts with thee. rrn? Psalm 63. 2d. Part. CM. & °°* ) ' Bedford, Irish, Midnight thoughts recollected, 1 HPWAS in the Watches of the night J. I thought upon thy power; 1 kept thy lovely face in sight Amid the darkest hour. 2 My flesh lay resting on my bed ; My soul arose on high ; " My God, my life, my hope," I said, 4,1 Bring thy salvation nigh." 3 My spirit labours up thine hill, Ana climbs the heavenly road : But thy right hand upholds me still, While I pursue my God. SEASONS OF THE YEAR. 558 4 Thy mercy stretches o'er my head The shadow of thy wings; My heart rejoices in thine aid ; My tongue awakes and sings, 3 But the destreyers of my peace- Shall fret and rage in vain ; The tempter shall forever cease, And all my sins be slain. 6 Thy sword shall give my foes to death, And send them down to dwell In the dark caverns of the earth, Or to the deeps of hell. THE SEASONS OF THE YEAR, -rQ7 Psalm 65. 3d. Part. CM. 2S Vv 5 5 St. David, Cambridge. The blessings of the spring ; or, Cod gives rain. A psalm for the Husbandman; 1 jp* OOD is the Lord, the heavenly King, VJ Who makes the earth his care ; Visits the pastures every spring, And bids the grass appear. 2 The clouds, like rivers, rais'd on high, Pour out, at thy command, Their watery blessings from the sky, To cheer ' the thirsty land. 3 The soften'd ridges of the field Permit the corn to spring; The valleys rich provision yield, And the poor labourers sing. 4 The little hills, on every side, Rejoice at falling showers ; The meadows, dress'd in all their wide. Perfume the air with flowers. 5 The barren clods, refresh'd with rain, Premise a joyful crop ; The parched grounds look green again, And raise the reader's hope, 559,560. TIMES AND SEASONS. 6The various months thy goodness crowns; How bounteous are thy ways ! The bleating flocks spread o'er the 'l^wns, And shepherds sliout th> era I Psalm 65. 2d. Part. C. M. «: 00 J \ Peterborough, Colchester. The firovidence of God in air, earth, arid sea ; or> the blessing of ram. l'~piS by thy strength the mountains X God of eternal power ! [strinu, The sea grows calm at thv command, And tempests cease to roar. 2 Thy morning light and evening shade Successive comforts bring; Thy plenteous fi-uits make harvest glad, Thy flowers adorn the spring. 3 Seasons and times, and moons and hours, Heaven, earth, and air are three ; When clouds distil in fruitful showers, The Author is divine. 4 Those wandering cisterns in the sky, Borne by the winds around, With watery treasures well supply The furrows of the ground. 5 The thirsty ridges drink their fill, And ranks of corn appear ; Thy ways abound with blessings still, Thy goodness crowns the year. rrc\l Psalm 147. 2d Part. L. M. * ^uu> Portugal, Antigua. Summer and winter. 1 T ET Sion praise the mighty God, -1-* And make his honours known abroad, " For sweet the joy, our songs to raise, " And glorious is the work of praise.*' 2 Our children are secure and blest ; Our shores have peace, our cities rest ; He feeds our sons with finest wheat. And adds his blessing to their meat. SEASONS OF THE YEAR. 561 3 The changing seasons he ordains, The early and the latter rains; His flakes of snow like wool he sends, And thus the springing corn defends. 4 With hoary frost he strews the ground ; His hail descends with clattering sound. Where is the man, so vainly bold, That dares defy his dreadful cold? 5 He bids the southern breezes blow ; The ice dissolves, the waters flow : But he hath nobler works and ways To call his people to his praise. 6 To all our realm his laws are shown ; His gospel through the nation known : He hath not thus reveal'd his word To every land :— Praise ye the Lord ! 561} Psalm U7. C. M. Devizes, Missionary. The seasons of the year. 1\\ 7ITH songs and honours sounding VV Address the Lord on high ; [loud 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 He gives the grazing ox his meat ; He hears the ravens cry ; But man, who tastes Ms finest wheat, Should raise his honours high. 4 His steady counsels change the face Of the declining year; He bids the sun cut short his race, And wintery days appear. 5 His hoary frost, his fleecy snow Descend and clothe the ground ; The liquid streams forbear to flow, In icy fetters bound. 552 TIMES AND SEASON^. 6 When from his dreadful stores on higjf He pours the rattling hail, The wretch, "that dares this God defy Shall find his courage fail. 7 He sends his word, and melts the snow,, Hie fields no longer mourn ; He calls the warmer gales to blow, And bids the spring return. 8 The changing wind, the flying cloud Obey his mighty word: With songs and honours sounding loud. Praise ye the sovereign Lord. racy) Psalm 29. L. M. * OQ*l Trurp, All S Storm and thunder. 1 r^ IYE to the Lord, ye sons of fame, vJT Give to the Lord renown and power; Ascribe due honours to his name, And his eternal might adore. 2 The Lord proclaims his power aloud Over the ocean and the land; His voice divides the watery cloud, And lightnings blaze at his command. speaks, and tempest, hail and wind Lay the wide forest bare around; Hie fearful hart and frighted hind Leap at the terror of the sound. 4 To Lebanon he turns his voice, And lo, the stately cedars break; The mountains tremble at the noise, The valleys roar, the deserts quake. 5 The Lord sits sovereign on the flood ; The Thunderer reigns forever King : But makes his church his blest abode, Where we his awful glories sing. 6 In gentler language, there the Lord The counsels of his grace imparts ; Amid the raging storm, his word Speaks peace and courage te our hearts. YOUTH AND OLD AGE. 563,564 r~q} Hymn 62. B2. CM. b or * °{°'5 5 Swanwick, London. God the thunderer ; of, the last judgment and hell.* 1 QING to the Lord, ye heavenly hosts, O And thou, O earth, adore: Let death and hell, through all their Stand trembling at his power, [coasts, 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 fling his wrath abroad ! 5 What shall the wretch, the sinner do? He once defy'd the Lord; But he shall dread the Thunderer now, And sink beneath his word. - 6 Tempests of angry fire shall roll,. To blast the rebel worm, And beat upon his naked soul In one eternal storm. YOUTH AND OLD AGE. na±l Psalm 8. 1st. Part. L.M. * ^D*S Truro, Shod. The hosmnna of the children; or, infants ftrateiris* God, 1 A LMIGHTY Ruler of the skies, xjl Through the wide earth thy name is And thine eternal glories rise [spread ; O'er all the heavens thy hands have made. * Made in a great sudden storm of thun- der, Avg. 20, 169T. 565 TIMES AND SEASONS. 2 To thee the voices of the young A monument of honour raise ; And babes, with uninstructed tongue, Declare the wonders of thy praise. 3 Thy power assists their tender age To bring proud rebels to the ground; To still the bold blasphemer's rage, And all their policies confound. 4 Children amid thy temple throng To see their great Redeemer's face ; The Son of David is their song, And young hosannas fill the place. 5 The frowning scribes and angry priests In vain their impious cavils bring ; Revenge sits silent in their breasts, While Jewish babes proclaim their King. nCn I Psalm 34. 2d. Part. L. M. bor* *oa S Portugal, Quercy. Religious education; or, instructions of jiiety. 1 r^ HILDREN, in years and knowledge V> young, Your parents' hope, your parents' joy, Attend the counsels of my tongue ; Let pious thoughts your minds employ. 2 If you desire a length of days, And peace to crown your mortal state, Restrain your feet from impious ways, Your lips from slander and deceit. 3 The eyes of God regard his saints, His ears are open to their cries ; He sets his frowning face against The sons of violence and lies. 4 To humble souls and broken hearts, God with his grace is ever nigh ; Pardon and hope his love imparts, When men in deep contrition lie YOUTH AND OLD AGE. 566 5 He tells their tears, he counts their groans, f lis Son redeems their souls from deaths His Spirit heals their broken bones: They in his praise employ their breath. -C/0 Psalm 54 2d, Part CM.* ^bb5 York, Barby. Exhortations to peace and holiness* 1 f^ OME, children, learn to fear the Vy Lord ; And, that your days be long, Let not a false or spiteful word J3e found upon your tongue. 2 L>epart from mischief, practise love, Pursue the works of peace ; So shall the Lord your ways approve., And set your souls at ease. 3 His eyes awake to guard the just;, His ears attend their cry ; When broken spirits dwell in dust, The God of grace is nigh. 4 What though the sorrows here they taste Are sharp and tedious too, The Lord, who saves them aliatlas^ Is their supporter now. 5 Evil shall smite the wicked dead, But God secures his own, Prevents the mischief when they slide. Or heals the broken bone. 6 When desolation, like a flood, O'er the proud sinner rolls, Saints find a refuge in their God>- For he redeem'd their souls, S-3 567,568 TIMES AND SEASONS. Km I Hymn 91. B. 1. L. M. b 00 ' \ Putney, Carthage. Advice to youth ; or, old age and death in an unconverted state, l"VrO\V1iii the heat of youthful blood, -IN Remember vour Creator, God : Behold the months come hastening on, When you shall say, "My joys are gone." 2 Behold the aged sinner goes, Laden with guilt and heavy woes, Down to the regions of the dead, With endless curses on his head. 3 The dust returns to dust again; The soul, in agonies of pain, Ascends to God, not there to dwell, But hears her doom, and sinks to hell. 4 Eternal King ! I fear thy name ; Teach me to know how frail I am ; And when my soul must hence remove, Give me a mansion in thy love. 568 { Hymn 89. B. 1. L. M. b i Armley, Kingsbridge. Youth and judgment. J V7"E 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 The vengeance to your follies due Should strike your hearts with terror through : How will ye stand before his face, Or answer for his injur 'd grace? YOUTH AND OLD AGE. 559,^0 5 Almighty God, turn off their eyes From these alluring vanities, And let the thunder of thy word Awake their souls to fear the Lord. £AQ> Hymn 90. B. 1. CM. b 00 ** £ Rockingham, Plymouth. The same. IT O, the young tribes of Adam Kse, 1— ' And through all nature rove, Fulfil the wishes of their eres, And taste the joys they love. 2 They give a loose to wild desires ; But let the sinners know The strict account that God requires Of all the works they do. 3 The Judge prepares his throne on high; The frighted earth and seas Avoid the fury of his eye, And flee before his face. 4 How shall I bear that dreadful day3 And stand the fiery test? I give all mortal joys away, To be forever blest _707 Psalm 90. 2d. Part. CM. b 0 (y)^ Rockingham, Wantage. Infirmities and mortality the effect of sin ; or, fife, old age, and preparation for death. 1 T ORD, if thine eyes survey our faults, -I-' And justice grow 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, with all his sons, have lost Their immortality. 3 Life, like a vain amusement, flies, A fable or a song ; By swift degrees our nature dic^, Nor can cur jovs be long, S 4 Wl TIMES AND SEASONS 4 'Tis but a few whose days amount To threescore years and ten; And all beyond that short account Is sorrow, toil and pain. 5 [Our vitals, with laborious strife, Bear up the crazy load, And drag those poor remains of life Along the tiresome road.] 6 Almighty God, reveal thy love, And not thy wrath alone; O let our sweet experience prove The mercies of thy throne! 7 Our souls would leam the heavenly- a&, T' improve the hours we have, That we may act toe wiser part, And live beyond the grave. 571 \ Psalm 71. 1st. Part. CM. b Broomsgrove, Plymouth. The aged naint's re/lection and hofie. X TV /TV God, my everlasting hope, IVi I live upon thy truth; Thine hands have held my childhood up, And strengthen'd all my youth. 2 Mv flesh was fashion'd by thy power, With all these limbs ot mine; And from my mother's painful hour, I've been entirely thine. 3 Still hath my life new wonders seen, Repeated every year; Behold my days that yet remain, I trust them to thy care. 4 Cast me not off when strength declines, When hoary hairs arise; And round me let thy glory shine, Whene'er thy servant dies. 5 Then, in the history of my age, When men review my days, They'll read thy love in every page, In every Tine, thy praise. YOUTH AND OLD AGE. 572 r7o? Psalm 71. 3d. Part. CM. b ** i * $ Durham, Canterbury. The aged Christian's Jirayer and song ; ory old age, death, and the resurrection* 1 f~* OD of my childhood and my youth, V_T The guide of all my days, I have declar'd thy heavenly truth, And told thy wondrous ways. 2 Wilt thou forsake my hoary hairs, And leave my fainting heart ? Who shall sustain my sinking years, If God, my strength, depart"? 3 Let me thy power and truth proclaim To the surviving age. And leave a savour of thy name When I shall quit the stage. 4 The land of silence and of death Attends my next remove ; O may these poor remains of breath, Teach the wide world thy love! Pause. 5 Thy righteousness is deep and high, Unsearchable thy deeds ; Thy glory spreads beyond the sky, And all my praise exceeds. 6 Oft have I heard thy threatening roar? And oft endur'd the grief; But when thy hand hath press VI me sore, Thy grace was my relief. 7 By long experience have I known Thy sovereign power to save ; At thy command I venture down Securely to the grave. 8WThen I lie buried deep in dast, My flesh shall be thy care; These withering limbs with thee I trust, To raise them strong and fair, ;73 TIMES AND SEASONS. FAST AND THANKSGIVING DAYS, rjo} Psalm 10. CM. b ° ' ° \ Windsor, Wantage. Fray i r /ward, and saints saved; or, pride, atheism* and oppression punished* For a humiliation day. 1 TI7HY doth the Lord stand off so far ? VV And why conceal his face, When great calamities appear, And times of deep distress? 2 Lord, shall the wicked still deride Thy justice and thy power ? Shall they advance their heads in pride, And still thy saints devour? 3 They put thy judgments from their sight, And then insult the poor, They boast, in their exalted height, That they shall fall no more. 4 Arise, O God, life up thine hand ; Attend our humble cry ; No enemy shall dare to stand When God ascends on high. Pause. 5 Why do the men of malice rage, And say, with foolish pride, "The God of heaven will ne'er engage "To fight on Zion's side?" 6 But thou forever art our Lord ; And powerful is thine hand, As when the heathens felt thy sword, And perish'd from thy land. 7 Thou wilt prepare our hearts to pray, And cause thine ear to hear; Hearken to what thy children say, And put the world in fear. 8 Proud tyrants shall no more oppress* No more despise the just ; And mighty sinners shall confess They are but earth and dust, m FAST DAYS, 574 rH,| Psalm 12. CM. b or Sfc ° '*3 St. Ann's, Colchester. Comfilaint of a general corntpJion qf man- ners ; or, the promise and signs of Christ's coming to judgment. ELP, Lord, for men of virtue fail; Religion loses ground ; The sons of violence prevail, And treacheries abound. 2 Their oaths and promises they break, Yet act the flatterer's part ; With fair, deceitful lips they speak, And with a double heart. Slf we reprove some hateful lie, How is their fury stirr'd J " Are not our lips our own," they cry, " And who shall be our Lord V* 4 Scoffers appear on every side, Where a vile race of men Is rais'd to seats of power and pride. And bears the sword in vain. Pause. 5 Lord, when iniquities abound, And blasphemy grows bold, When faith is hardly to he fqund, And love is waxing cold; 6 Is not thy chariot hastening on? Hast thou not giv'n the sign? May we not trust and live upon A promise so divine ? f " Yes," saith the Lord, •« now will I rise, " And make oppressors flee ; "I shall appear to their surprise, " And set my servants free." 8 Thy word, like silver seven times try'd, Through ages shall endure : The men, who in thy truth confide Shall find the promise sure. £75,576 TIMES AND SEASONS. rMr) Psalm 12. L. M. b or X ° ' ° $ Fountain, Bath. The mints? safety and hofie in evil times ; ory sitis of the tongue complained of viz. biasfihemy, falsehood, Isfc. 1 T OKD,~ if thou dost not soon appear, A-* Virtue and truth will fieu av/ay ; A faithful man among us here Will scarce be found, if thou delay. 2 The whole discourse, when neighbours meet, Is fill'd with trifles loose and vain ; Their lips are flattery and deceit, And their proud language is profane. 3 Rut lips, that with deceit abound. Shall not maintain their triumph long: The God of vengeance will confound Tiie flattering and blaspheming tongue. 4 "Yet shall our words be free," they cry, " C) ur tongues shall be controll'd by none : " Where is the Lord, will ask us why ? " Or say, our lips are not our own ?" 5 The Lord, who sees the poor oppress'd, And hears the oppressor's haughty strain, Will rise to give his children rest, Nor shall they trust his word in vain. 6 Thy word, O Lord, though often try'd, Void of deceit shall still appear ; Not silver, seven times purify 'd From dross and mixture, shines so clear. 7 Thy grace shall, in the darkest hour, Defend the holy soul from harm ; Though when the vilest men have power, On every side will sinners swarm, e7fi> Psalm 60. CM. b ' " 5 Wrantage, Chelsea. On a day of humiliation for disappoint- ment* in war. 1 T ORD, hast thou cast the nation off? .L. Must we forever mourn? t thou indulge immortal wrath? all mercy ne'er return? JFAST DAYS, \ ; 2 The terror of one frown of thine Melts all our strength away; Like men that totter, drunk with wine, We tremble in dismay., 3 " Our Zion trembles at thy stroke, 44 And dreads thy lifted hand .' •" O, heal the people thou hast broke, And save the sinking land." 4 Lift up a banner in the field For those that fear thy name ; Save thy beloved with thy shield, And put our foes to shame. 5 Go with our armies to the fight, Like a confederate God ; In vain confederate poAvers unite Against thy lifted rod. 6 Our troops shall gain a wide renoWa By thine assisting hand ; 'Tis God that treads the mighty down, And makes the feeble stand. K** I Psalm 20. L.M. m ° ' ' S Quercy, Wells. Prayer and hope of victory. For a day of prayer in time of war. 1VTOVV may the God of power and 1\ grace Attend his people's humble cry ! Jehovah hears when Israel prays. And brings deliverance from on high. 2 The name of Jacob's God defends Better than shields or brazen walls ; He from his sanctuary sends Succour and strength when Zion call?. 3 Well he remembers all cur sighs; His love exceeds our best deserts; His love accepts the sacrifice Of humble groans and broken hearts, 4 In his salvation is our hope, And in the name of Israel's God Our troops shall lift their banners up. Our navies spread their flairs abroad- T * / TIMES AND SEASONS. 5 Some trust in horses trained for war, And some of chariots make their boasts ; Our surest expectations are From thee, the Lord of heavenly hosts. 6 [O may the memory of thy name Inspire " our armies tor the fight ! Our foes shall fall and die with shame. Or quit the field with shameful flight.] 7 Now save us, Lord, from slavish fear; Now let our hopes be firm and strong, Till thy salvation shall appear, And joy and triumph raise the song. 578} Hymn 30. B. 1. L.M. 8& Monmouth, Shoel. Prayer for deliverance answered. 1 T N thine own ways, O God of loveT A We wait the visits of thy grace ; Our souls' desire is to thy name. And the remembrance of thy face. 2 My thoughts are searching, Lord, for thee, 'Mongst the black shades of lonesome night; My earnest cries salute the skies, Before the dawn restore the light. 3 Look how rebellious men deride The tender patience of my God ; But they shall see thy lifted hand, And feel the scourges of thy rod. 4 Hark! the Eternal rends the sky, A mighty voice before him goes, A voice of music to his friends, But threatening thunder to his foes. 5 " Come, children, to your Father's arms, " Hide in the chambers of my grace, " Till the fierce storms be overblown;, ' And my revenging fury cease. THANKSGIVING DAYS, 5^ *"My sword shall boast its thousafvls slain, " And drink the blocd of haughty kinks, " While heavenly peace around my fiolk "Stretches its soft and shady wings.'^ c-q? HymnI. B. 2. L.M. gg *''y$ Bath, Castle Street. A song of jiraise to God. 1 VTATURE, with all her powers, shall IN sing God the Creator and the King; Nor air, nor earth, nor skies, nor seas, Deny the tribute of their praise. 2 Begin to make his glories known. Ye seraphs, that sit near his throne ; Tune your harps high, and spread the sound To the creation's utmost bound. 3 [All mortal things of meaner frame. Exert your force, and own his name.; While with our souls and with our voice, We sing his honours and our joys.] 4 [To him be sacred all we have. From the young cradle to the grave ; Our lips shall his loud wonders tell, And every word a miracle.} 5 [These Western shores, our native lane?, Lie safe in the Almighty's hand : Our foes of victory dream in vain, And wear the captivating chain.] 6 Raise monumental praises high To Him who thunders through the slrr, And, with an awful nod or frown, Shakes an aspiring tyrant clown. 7 [Pillars of lasting brass proclaim The triumphs of ths Eternal Name ; While trembling nations read from f i The honours ©f the God of war."! ),58l TIMES AND SEASO: 5 ' Thus let our flaming zeal employ Our loftiest thoughts and loudest songs. Let there be sung, with warmest joy, Hosanna from ten thousand tongues. 9 [Yet, mighty God, our feeble frame Attempts in vain to reach thy name ; The strongest notes that angels raise, Faint in the worship and the praise.] KJinl Psalm 144. L.M. * S75U j Dunstan, Nantwich. Grace above rich?* ; or, the happv nation. 1TJAPPY the city, where their JLjL Like pillars round a palace set, And daughters, bright rss polish'd 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 endow 'd ; But more divinely blest are those, On whom the all-sufficient God Himself with all his grace bestows. Ml7 Psalm 67. CM. * 001 5 Stade, Swanwick. The nation's firosfierity, and the church's increase. 1 CHINE, mighty God, on this our land, O With beams' of heavenly grace ; Reveal thy power through all our coasfes, And shew thy smiling face. 2 [Amidst our States, exalted high, Do thou our glory stand, And like a wall of guardian fire, Surround thy favourite land.] "When shall thy name from shore to shore Sound all the earth abroad, distant nations know and love. Their Saviour and their Sed? THANKSGIVING DAYS. 5B£ 4 Sing to the Lord, ye distant lands, Sing loud with solemn voice ; While thankful tongues exalt his praise1, And grateful hearts rejoice. 5 He, the great Lord, the sovereign Judge, That sits enthron'd above, Wisely commands the worlds he made In justice and in love. 6 Earth shall obey her Maker's will, And yield a full increase ; Our God will crown his chosen land With fruitfulness and peace. 7 God, the Redeemer, scatters round His choicest favours here ; While the creation's utmost bound Shall see, adore, and fear. \ ro.,"> Psalm 107. Last Part. L.M. « 00 £ Ninety-seventh Psalm, Quercy. Colon? ' a filantcd , or, nations blest and punished. A Psalm for New-England. * i\X7HENGod, provok'd with daring * * crimes, Scourges the madness of the times, He turns their fields to barren sand, And dries the livers from the land. 2His word can raise the springs again, And make the wither'd mountains green, Send showery blessings from the skies,. And harvests in the desert rise. 3 [Where nothing dwelt but beasts of prey, Or men as fierce and wild as they, He bids the oppress'd and poor repair, And build them towns and cities there, 4 They sow the fields, and trees they plant, Whose yearly fruit supplies their want : Their race grows up from fruitful stocks, Their wealth increases with their nocks, TIMES AM 5 Thus tbc.y arc Most: but if thej He lets the heathen nations in ; A savage crew invades their lands; Their children die by barbarous hands. t Their captive sons, exposM to scorn, Wander unpitied and forlorn ; The country lies unfenc'd, untill'd, And desolation spreads the held. 7 Yet if the humbled nation mourns, Again his dreadful hand he turns ; Again he makes their cities thrive, And bids the dying churches live.] 8 The righteous, with a joyful sense, Admire the works of providence; And tongues of atheists shall no more Blaspheme the God that saints adore. 9 How few, with pious care, record These wondrous dealings of the Lord ! But wise observers still shall rind The Lord is holy, just, and kind. e-ool Hymn 111. B. 2. CM. «f 00 ^ S Arundel, Pembroke. Thanksgiving for victory ; or, God's do- minion, and our deliverance. 1*7 ION, rejoice; and Judah, sing; *-* The Lord assumes his throne ; Come, let us own the heavenly King, And make his glories known. 2 The great, the wicked, and the proud From their high seats are hurl'd; Jehovah rides upon a cloud. And thunders through the world. 5 He reigns upon th' eternal hills, Distributes mortal crowns; Empires are fix'd beneath his smiles, And totter at his frowns. 4 Navies, that rule the ocean wide, Are vanquish 'd by his breath, And legions,ai'm*d with power and pride, cend to wat ;ry death. THANKSGIVING DAYS. 584 5 Let tyrants make no more pretence To vex our happy land: Jehovah's name is our defence, Our buckler is his hand, 6 [Still may the Ring; of grace descend. To rule us by his word; And all the honours we can give, Be offer'd to the Lord, J rQ/L> Psalm 18. 1st. Part CM. 2£ °5<*S Wareham, Irish. Victory and triumph over- temporal ene- 7nics. 1 \\7^ kwe thee, Lord, and we adore ; VV Now is thine arm reveal'd; 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. 5 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 Me speaks, and at his fierce rebuke Whole armies are dismay 'd; His voice, his frown, his angry looli Strikes all their courage dead. 6 He forms our generals for the field, VVith all their dreadful skill, Gives them his awful sword to wield. And makes their hearts of steel. 535 TIMES AND SEASONS. 7 [He arms our captains to the fight, Though there his name's forgot ; (He girded Cyrus with his might, Y\ hen Cyrus knew him not.) t. SOft has the Lord whole nations blest, For his own church's sake ; The powers that give his people rest. Shall of his care partake.] tacl Psalm 18. 2d. Part. CM. «f 1**>,-, 3 Devizes, St. Martins. The conquero'*- song. 1HPO thine almighty arm we owe A The triumphs of the day ; Thy terrors, Lord, confound the foe, And melt their strength away. 2'Tis by thine aid our troops prevail, And break united powers ; Or burn their boasted fleets, or scale The proudest of their towers. 3 How have we chas'd them through the field, And trod them to the ground, While thy salvation was our shield; But they no shelter found ! 4 In vain to idol saints they cry, And perish in their blood : Where is a rock so great, so high, So powerful as our God? 5 The Rock of Israel ever lives ; His name be ever blest; "Tis his own arm the victory gives, And gives his people rest. 6 On kings that reign as David did, He pours his blessings down ; Secures their honours to their seed,. And well supports their crown. THANKSGIVING DAYS. 586,587 rQK) Psalm 124. L. M. 38 - J ^° $ All Saints, ■ Castle-Street. A song for public deliverance. 1 T T AD not the Lord, may Israel say, il Had not the Lord maintain'd our side, When men, to make our lives a prey, Rose like the swelling of the tide ; 2 The swelling tide had stopt our breath, So fiercely did the waters roll, We had been swallowed deep in death ; Proud waters had o'erwhelmed our soul. 3 We leap for joy, we shout and sing, Who just escap'd the fatal stjoke; So flies the bird with cneerful wing, When once the fowler's snare is broke. 4 Forever blessed be the Lord, Who broke the fowler's cursed snare, Who sav'd us from the murdering sword. And made our lives and souls his care. 5 Our help is in Jehovah's name, Whoform'd the earth and built the skies ; He, that upholds that wondrous frame, Guards his own church with watchful eyes,. ssi I Hymn 92. B. 2. C. M. 3S Bray, Rochester. The church saved, and her enemies disa/i- jiointed ; or. deliverance from treason. 1 CHOJT to the Lord, and let our joys O Through the whole nation run: Ye western skies resound the noise Beyond the rising sun. 2 Thee, mighty God, our souls admire ; Thee our glad voices sing ; And join with the celestial choir, To praise th' eternal King. 3 Thy power the whole creation rules, And, on the starry skies, Sits smiling at the weak designs Thine envious foes devise, .588 TIMES AND SEASONS. 4 Thy scorn derides their feeble rage. And, with an awful frown. Flings vast confusion on their plots, And shakes their Babel down. 5 [Their secret tires in caverns lay, And we the sacrifice ; But gloomy caverns strove in vain To 'scape all-searching eyes. C Their dark designs were ali reveal'd ; Their treasons all betray'd : Praise to the Lord, who broke the snare Their cursed hands had laid.] 7 In vain the busy sons of hell Still new rebellions try ; Their souls shall pine with envious rage, And vex away, and die. 8 Almighty grace defends our land From their malicious power : Then let us with united songs Almighty grace adore. ,Qy) Psalm 75. CM. * ^555 Clifton, Rockbridge. Israel saz>ed, and the Assyrians destroy- ed ; ory God's vengeance against his en- emies firoceeds from hit church. 1TN Judah God of old was known ; A His name in Israel great ; In Salem stood his holy thron#, And Zion was his seat. 2 Among the praises of his saints, His dwelling there he chose; There he receiv'd their just complaints Against their haughty foes. 3 From Zion went his dreadful word, And broke the threatening spear, The bow, the arrows, and the sword, And crush'd the Assyrian war. 4 What are the earth's wide kingdoms else But mighty hills of prey ? The hill on "which Jehovah dwells Is glorious more than they. MAGISTRACY. 589 5'Twas Zion's King that stopp'd the Of captains and their bands : [breath The men of might slept fast in death, And never found their hands. \6 At thy rebuke, O Jacob's God, Both horse and chariot fell ! Who knows the terrors of thy rod I Thy vengeance, who can tell! 7 What power can stand before thy sight, When once thy wrath appears? When heaven shines round with dread- ful light, The earth lies still and fears. 8 When God, in his own sovereign ways, Conies down to save th' oppress'd, The wrath of man shall work his praise, And he'll restrain the rest. 9 [Vow to the Lord, and tribute bring : Ye princes, fear his frown : His terror shakes the proudest king, And cuts an army down. 10 The thunder of his sharp rebuke" Our haughty foes shall feel : For Jacob's God hath not forsook, But dwells in Zion still.] £QQ7 Hymn 149. B. 2. CM. «, ^8J3 Arundel, Newark. Honour to magistrates ; or, government from God. 1 T? TERN AL Sovereign of the sky, X-j And Lord of all below, We mortals to thy majesty Our first obedience owe. 2 Our souls adore thy throne supreme, And bless thy providence For magistrates of meaner name, €>ur glory and defence 590 TIMES AND SEASONS. 3 [Tiie rule s of these Slates sh til shine With rays above the rest, Where laws and liberties combine To mate a nation blest.] 4 Kingdoms on firm foundations stand. While virtue finds reward; And sinners peris i from the land By justice and the sword. 5 Let Cesar's due be ever paid To Cesar and his throne ; But consciences and souls were made To be the Lord's alone. rQn> Psalm 101. L.M. # ^u$ Newcourt, All Saints. The magistrate's fisalm. 1 A XERCY and judgment are my song ! 1VJL \nd since they bot'i to thee belong, My gracious God, my righteous King, To thee my songs and vows I'll bring. 2 If I am rais'd to bear the sword, I'll take my counsels from thy word; Thy justice and thy heavenly grace Shall be the pattern of my ways. 3 Let wisdom all my actions guide, And let my God with me reside ; No wicked tiling shall dwell with rae, Which may provoke thy jealousy. 4 No sons of slander, rage and strife, Shall be companions of my life ; The haughty look, the heart of pride, Within my door shall ne'er abide. 5 [I'll search the land, and raise the just To posts of honour, wealth and trust ; The men that work thy holy will, Shall be mv friends and favourites still.] 6 In vain shall sinners hope to rise By flatt'ring or malicious lies ; And while the innocent I guard, The bold offender shan't be spar'd. MAGISTRACY. 591 7 The impious crew, that factious band, Shall hide their heads, or quit the land ; And all that break the public rest, Where I have power shall be suppress'd. cftl > Psalm 75. L.M. 3K 53 l \ Old Hundred. Eaton. Povjrr 'ind government from God ahne. 1"TX) thee, Most Holy, and Most Higb, 1 To thee we bring our thankful praise ; Thy works declare thy name is nigh, Thy works of wonder and of grace. 2 " To slavery doom'd, thy chosen sons " Beheld their foes triumphant rise ; "And, sore oppress'd by earthlv thrones, *' They sought the Sovereign of the skies. 3 " 'Twas then, great God, with equal power, "Arose thy vengeance and thy grace, *' To scourge their legions from the shore, " And save the remnant of thy race." 4 Let haughty sinners sink their pride, Nor lift so high their scornful head; But lay then* foolish thoughts aside, And own the ■* empire" God hath made. 5 Such honours never come by chance, Nor do the winds promotion blow ; 'Tis God the judge doth one advance, 'Tis God that lays another low. 6 No vain pretence to royal birth Shall fix "a tyrant on the throne ; God, the great sovereign of the earth. Will rise, and make his justice known. 7 [His hand holds out the dreadfml cup Of vengeance5mix'd with various plagues, To make the wicked drink them up, Wring out, and taste the bitter dregs, •3 Now shall the Lord exalt the just : And while he tramples on the proud, And lays then- glory in the dust. Our lips shaH sing liis praise aloud.] , 593 TIMES AND SE \S' - 592 I Psalm 21. C. M. I " 5 Hymn Second, Arlington. i ^T^r! cr,w7 ihejm. °s*fav\ 10LR lancl« ° Lord» wit^ soups' V^ praise Shall in thy strength rejoice; And, West with thy salvation, raise To heaven their cheerful voice. 2Thy sure defence, through nations rouB< Has spread our wondrous name; And our successful actions crown'd With dignity and fame. 3 Then let our land on God alone For timelv aid rely ; His mercy which adorns his throne, Shall all our wants supply. 4Bo' righteous Lord, thy stubborn foes Shall feel thy dreadful hand; i1/r,VCnvSeiul arm sha!1 find ollt tho.sf Who hate all just command. 5 When thou against them dost engaee- Thy just, but dreadful doom Shall, like a fiery oven's rage, Their hopes and them consume. 6 Thus, Lord, thy wondrous power declare, And thus exalt thy fame ; While we glad songs of praise prepare *or thine almighty name. ,:937 Psalm $8. L.P.M. % J~^i St. Hellens. J ^ Warning to magistrates. UDGES, who rule the world by laws, Will ye despise the righteous cause,' When th' injur'd poor before you stands > J Dare ye condemn the righteous poor, And let. rich sinners 'scape secure,' W hile gold and ereatness bribe your hands f MAGISTRACY. 2 Have ye forgot, or never knew, That God will judge the judges too ? High in the heavens his justice reigns; Yet you invade the rights of God, And send your bold decrees abroad. To bind the conscience in your chains. 3 A poison'd arrow is your tongue, The arrow sharp, the poison strong, And death attends where'er it wounds; You hear no counsels, cries or tears ; So the deaf adder stops her ears Against tne power ot charming sounds. 4 Break out their teeth, eternal God, Those teeth of lions dy'd in blood ; And crush the serpents in the dust : As empty chaff, when whirlwinds rise, Before the sweeping tempest flies, So let their hopes and names be lost. 5 Th' Almighty thunders from the sky, Their grandeur melts, their titles die, As hills of snow dissolve and run, Or snails that perish in their slime, Or births that come before their time, Vain births, that never see the sun, 6 Thus shall the vengeance of the Lord Safety and joy to saints afford; And all that hear shall join and say, " Sure there's a God that rules on high, "A God that hears his children cry, " And will their sufferings well repay." ^04? Psalm 82. L.M. & OJ*$ Islington, Italy. God the supreme governor • or, magis- trates ivarned. 1 A MONG the assemblies of the greaA, l\ A. greater Ruler takes his seat ; The God of Heaven, as Judge, surveys Those gods on earth and all their ways, 2 Why will ye then frame wicked laws f Or why support th' unrighteous cause ? When will ye once defend the poor, That sinners vex the saints no more ? 595 TIMES AND SEASONS. 3 They know not, Lord, nor will they know ; Dark art the ways in which they go; Their name of earthly sods is vain, For they shall fall and die like men. 4 Arise, O Lord, and let thy Son Possess his universal throne, And rule the nations with his rod ; He is our Judge, and he our God. SICKNESS AND RECOVERY. ffq/r? Psalm 102. 1st. Part C.M. b °*° S Brattle Street, Plymouth. A firaijer of the. afflie'ed. 1 TTEAR me, O God, nor hide thy face, 11 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, rm* heart is broke, And sinking in despair. 3 My spirits flag, like withering grass Burnt with excessive heat ; In secret groans mv minutes pas's, And I forget to cat. 4 As on some lonely building's top, The sparrow tells her moan, Far from the tents of joy and hope, I sit and grieve alone. 5 Mv soul is like a wilderness, Where beasts of midnight howl ■ There the sad raven finds her place, And there the screaming owl. 6 Dark dismal thought", and boding fears, Dwell in my troubled breast; While sharp reproaches wound my ears, Ncr give mv spirit "rest; SICKNESS 8c RECOVERY. £S6 7 My cup is mingled with my woes, And tears are my repast ; My daily bread like ashes grows Unpleasant to my taste. S Sense can afford no real joy To souls that feel thy frown; Lord, 'twas thy hand advanc'd me high, Thy hand hath cast me down. 9 My locks like withered leaves appear ; And life's declining light Grows faint, as evening shadows are, That vanish into night. 10 But thou forever art the same, O my eternal God ! Ages to come shall know thy name. And spread thy works abroad. 11 Thou wilt arise, and show thy face : Nor will my Lord delay Beyond th' appointed hour of grace, That long expected day. 12 He hears his saints, he knows their cry. And by mysterious ways Redeems the prisoners doom'd to die, And fills their tongues with praise. ropl Psalm 39. 3d. Part. CM. b QJO $ Collingham, Colchester. Sick-bed devotion ; ory fileading without repining. 1 f^ OD of my life, look gently down, v_X Behold the pains I feel; But I am dumb before thy throne, Nor dare dispute thy will. 2 Diseases are thy servants, Lord; They come at thy command ; i I'll not attempt a murmuring word Against thy chastening hand. 3 Yet I may plead with humble cries, " Remove thy sharp rebukes ;" My strength consumes, my spirit dies, Through thy repeated strokes, T 3 " SW TIMES AND SEASO 4 Crush 'd as a moth beneath thy hand, We moulder to the dust ; Our feeble powers can ne'er withstand, And all our beauty's lost. 5 [This mortal life decavs apace, How soon the bubble's broke! Adam and all his numerous race Are vanity and smoke.] 6 I'm but a sojourner below, As all my fathers were; May I be well prepar'd to go, When I the summons hear. 7 But if my life be spar'd a while, Before my last remove. Thy praise shall be my business still, And I'll declare thy love. 597? Psalm 119. 14th. Part. CM. b S Bangor, London. Benefit of affliction*^ and aupfiort under them, Ver. 153, 81, 82. 1 (^ ONSIDER all my sorrows, Lord, v^ And thy deliverance send ; My soul for thy salvution faints ; When will my troubles end? Ver. 71. 2 Yet I have found 'tis good for me To bear my Father's rod; Afflictions make me learn thy law, And live upon my God. Ver. 50. 3 This is the comfort I enjoy When new distress begins, I read thy word, I run thy way, And hate my former sins. Ver. 92. 4 Had not thy word been my delight, When earthly joys were fled, Mv soul, opprest with sorrow's weight. Had sunk among the dead. SICKNESS 5c RECOVERY. S9S Ver. 75. 5 1 know thy judgments, Lord, are right, Though they may seem severe : The sharpest sufferings I endure Flow from thy faithful care. Ver. 67. 6 Before I knew thy chastening rod, ' My feet were apt to stray ; But^now I learn to keep thy word, Nor wander from thy way. cqo| Psalm 119. Last Part. L. M. b °^°3 Carthage, Winchester. Sanctified afflictions; or> delight in the nvord of God. Ver. 67, 59. J T^ATHER, I bless thy gentle hand ; I. How kind was thy chastising rod, That fore'd my conscience to a stand, And brought my wandering 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. Ver. 71. S 'Tis good for me to wear the yoke. For pride is apt to rise and swell ; 5Tis good to bear my Father's stroke, That I might learn his statutes well. Ver. 72. 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. Ver. 73. 5 Thy hands have made my mortal frame, Thy Spirit form'd my soul within ; Teach me to know thy wondrous name, And guard me safe from dearth and sin. T 4 599,600 TIMES AND 6E Ver. 74. 6 Then all that love and fear the Lord, At my salvation shalJ rejoice; For I have hoped in thy word, And made thy grace my only choice. qoQ^ Psalm & L. M. b or * OJ^5 Blendon, Arm ley. Temptation* in sickness overcome. 1 T ORD, I can suffer thy rebukes, X-j When thou with kindness dost chas- tise ; But thy fierce wrath I cannot bear; O let it not against me rise! 2 Pity my languishing estate, And ease the sorrows which I feel ; The wounds thine heavy hand hath made, O let thy gentler touches heal ! 3 See how I pass my weary days, In sighs and groans; and when 'tis night, My bed is water'd with my tears ; My grief consumes and dims my sight . 4 Look how the powers of nature mourn » How long, Almighty God, how long ; When shall thine hour of grace return ? When shall I make thy grace my song? 5 1 feel my flesh so near the grave, My thoughts are tempted to despair : But graves can never praise the Lord, For all is dust and silence there. 6 Depart, ye tempters, from my soul; And all despairing thoughts, depart ; My God, who hears my humble moan, Will ease my flesh, and cheer my heart. rm I Psalm 6. C. M. b or X OUU J Plymouth, London. Comfilaint in sickness ; or, diseases healed. 2TN anger, Lord, rebuke me not, X Withdraw the dreadful storm ; Nor let thy fury grow so hot Against a feeble worm. SICKNESS 8c RECOVERY. 601 2 My soul's bow'd down with heavy cares, My flesh with pain oppress'd ; My couch is witness to my tears, My tears forbid my rest. 3 Sorrow and pain wear out my days; I waste the mght with cries, Counting the minutes as they pass, Till the slow morning rise. 4 Shall I be still tormented more? Mine eyes consum'd with grief ? How long, my God, how long before Thine hand" afford relief? 5 He hears when dust and ashes speak ; He pities all our groans ; He saves us for his mercy's sake, And heals our broken bones. 6The virtue of his sovereign word Restores our fainting breath ; But silent graves praise not the Lord, Nor is he known in death. -rkl > Psalm 91. L. M. m 0U15 Eaton, Italy. Safety in public diseases and dangers. 1 T TE that hath made his refuge, God, JLl Shall find a most secure abode ; Shall walk all day beneath his shade, cAnd 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 fornTd cf feeble dust, " Make thine almighty arm my trust." 3 Thrice happy man ! thy Maker's care Shall keep thee from the fowler's snare j featan, the fowler, who betrays Unguarded souls a thousand "ways. 4 Just as a lien protects her brood (From birds of prey that seek their blood) Under her feathers, so the Lord Makes ]^s Qvm. arm his people's guard. 602 TIMES AND SEASONS. 5 If burning beams of noon conspire To dart a pestilential fire, God is their life, his wingfl are spread To shield them with an healthful shade. 6 If vapours, with malignant breath, Rise thick, and scatter midnight death, Israel is safe : The poison'd air Grows pure, if Israel's God be there. Pause. 7 What though a thousand at thy ••id- , At th\ right hand ten thousand died Thy God his chosen people saves, Among the dead, amid the graves. 8 So when he sent his angel down To make his wrath in Egypt known, And slew their sons, his careful eye Past all the doors of Jacob by. 9 But if the fire, or plague, or sword, Receive commission from t e Lord, To strike his saints among the rest, Their very pains and deaths are blest. 10 The sword, the pestilence, or fire, Sh .11 but fulfil their best desire; From sins and sorrows set tiiem free. And bring thy children, Lord, to thee 602 \ Psalm 91. C. M. * Braintree, Buckminster. PrA ciionfrcm death, guard of '-angels, vict jry and dclioi ranc . 1 V7"E sens of men, a feeble race, X Expos'd to every snare, Come, make the Lord your dwelling place, And try, and trust his care. 2 No ill shall enter where you dwell1; Or if the plague come nigh, And sweep the wicked down to hcllj 'Twill raise his saints on high, SICKNESS 3c RECOVERY. 603 He'll give his angels charge to keep Your feet in ail their ways : To watch your pillow while you sleep, And guard your happy days. i Their hands shall bear you, lest you fall And dash against the stones ; Are they not servants at his call, And sent t* attend his sons ? > Adders and lions ve shall tread; The tempter's wiles defeat ; He that hath broke the serpent's head Puts him beneath your feet. 6 " Because on me they set their love, "I'll save them (saith the Lord) " I'll bear their joyful souls above "Destruction and the sword. 7" My grace shall answer when t..ey call; "In trouble I'll be nigh; [tall, " My power shall help them when they " And raise them when they die. 8 " Those that on earth my name have I'll honour them in heaven : [kno - n, "There my salvation shall be shown, "And endless life be given." «n \ Stade, York. Deliverance from death. 1 TNTO thine hand, O God of truth, jl My spirit I commit; Thou hast redeem'd my soul from death, And sav'd me from the pit. 2 The passions of my hope and fear Mamtain'd a doubtful strife, While sorrow, pain, and sin conspired To take away my life. SICKNESS 6c RECOVERY. 6Q6 3 "Mv times are in thy hand," I cry'd, " Though I draw near the dust ;rt Thou art the refuge -where I hide, The God in whom I trust, 4 O make thy reconciled face Upon thy servant shine, And save me for thy mercy's sake, For I'm entirely thine. Pause. 5 ['Twas in my haste my spirit said, " I must despair and die* " I am cut off before thine eyes ;'* But thou hast heard my cry.] 6 Thy goodness, how divinely free! How Wondrous is thy grace To those that fear thy majesty, And trust thy promises ! 7 O love the Lord, all ye his saints^ And sing his praises loud ; He'll bend his ear to your complaints, And recompense the proud. • 606] Psalm 116. 1st. Part. CM. (^ Dundee, York. Recovery from sickness. 1 T LOVE the Lord : he heard my cries, A And pity'd every groan ; Long as I live, when troubles rise, I'll hasten to his throne. 2 I love the Lord : he bow'd his ear. And chas'd my griefs away : O let my heart no more despair* While I have breath to pray! 3 My flesh decimal, my spirits fell, And I drew near the* dead; While inward pangs, and fears of he!}, Perplex'd my wakeful head. 4 "My God,53 I cry'd, "thy servant. save, "Thou ever good and just; ** Thy power can rescue from the grave , 4S Thy power is all my trust/1 607 TIMES AND SEASONS. 5 The Lord beheld me sore distrust, lie bade my pains remove : Return, my soul, to God, thy rest, For thou hast known his love. ri My G dhath sav'd my soul from death, And dried my falling tears : Now to his praise 111 spend my breath, And my remaining years. 607 £ Hymn 55. B. 1. C. M. Canterbury, Mear. Hczckiali's song ; «% sickness ami recov- ery. 1 T X 7HEN wc are rais'd from deep dis- V V tress, Our God deserves a song ; We take the pattern of our praise From Hezekiah's tongue. 2 The gates of the devouring grave Are open'd Vide in vain, If he that holds the kevs of death Commands them fast again. 3 Pains of the flesh are wont t' abuse Our minds with slavish fears ; " Our days are past, and we shall lose,.; " The remnant of our years." 4 We chatter with a swallow's voice, Or like a dove we mourn, With bitterness instead of joys, Afflicted and forlorn. 5 Jehovah speaks the healing word, And no disease withstands; Fevers and plagues obey the Lord, And fly at his commands. 6 If half the strings of life should break, He can our frame restore : He casts our sins behind his back. And they are found no more TIME AND ETERNITY. 60S, bna* Psalm 118. 2d Part. CM. « JUS J Arundel, Mear. Public fir aise for deliverance from death. LORD, thou hast heard thy savant cry. And rescu'd from the grave ; Now shall he live : (and none can die, If God resolve to save.) ! Thv praise, more constant than before, Shall fill his daily breath : Thy hand, that hath chastis'd him sere. Defends him still from death. ) Open the gates of Zion now, For we shall worship there : The house, where all the righteous ge, Thy mercy to declare. 4 Among the assemblies of thv saints Our thankful voice we raise ; There we have told thee our complaints, And there we speak thy praise. TIME AND ETERNITY. gnq "> Hymn 88. B. 1. L. M. b or ft? u 3 German Hymn, Wells. Life, the day of grace and hope. 1 T IFE is the time to serve the Lord, JL/JThe time t1 ensure the great reward . And while the lamp holds out to burn. The vilest sinner may return, 2 [Life is the hour that God hath give:. To 'scape from hell, and fly to heaven ; The day of grace, and mortals may Secure the blessings of the d*.ry.j 3 The living know that they must die But all the dead forgotten lie ; Their memory and their sense is gone Alike unknowing and unknown 610^ 010,611 TIME AND ETERNITY. 4 [Their hati ed and their love is lost, Their envy bui y'd in trie dust ; They have no share in all that's done Beneath the circuit of the sua.] 5 Then what my thoughts design to do, My hands, with all your might, pursue ; Since no device not- work is found, Nor faith, nor hope, beneath the ground. 6 There are no acts of pat don pass'd In the cold grave, to \v.;ich we haste; But darkness, death, and long despair Reign in eternal silence there. Hymn 39. B.2. CM. b Wantage, Canterbury. The shortness >md misery of Life. 1 /""VUR days, alas ! our mortal days v^J Are short and wretched too! " Evil and few," the patriarch says. And well the patriarch knew. 2 'Tis but. at best, a narrow bound, That Heaven allows to men ; And pains and sins run through the round Of threescore years and ten. 3 Well, if ye must be sad and few, Run on, my days, in haste ; Moments of sin, and months of wo, Ye cannot fly too fast. 4 Let heavenly love prepare my soul, And call "her to the skies, Where years of long salvation roll, And glory never dies. a . , > Hymn 58. B. 2. C M. b " l l S Plymouth, Abridge. The shortness of life, and the goodness of God. 1 ""pIME ! what an empty vapour 'tis ' A And days, how swift they are! Swift as an Indian arrow flies. Or like a shooting sfar TIME AND ETERNITY. 612 [The present moments just appear, Then slide away in haste ; That we can never say — 'heifre here ; But only s-ay— they're past.'] i [Our life is ever on the wing, And death is ever nigh : The moment when our lives begin, We all oegin to die.] i Yet, mightv God ! our fleeting days Thv lasting favours share ; Yet, with the bounties of thy grace, Thou load'st the rolling year. 'Tis sovereign mercy finds us food, And we are cloth'd with love ; While grace stands pointing out the road That leads our souls above, 6 His goodness runs an endless round; Ml glory to the Lord ! His mercy never knows a bound; And be his name ador'd. 7 Thus we begin the lasting song ; \nd, when we close our eyes, Let the next age the praise prolong, Till time and nature -lies. a 0l Psalm 144. 2d. Part. CM. b f 5 Windsor, Durham. ' Tn<- vanity of man , and condescension of 1 T ORD, what is man, poo-- feeble man, l^i Born of the earth at first ! His life a shadow, light and vain^ Still hastening to the dust. 2 O what is feeble, dying man, Or any of his race, That God should make it his concern To visit him with grace ? 3 That God.who darts his lightnings down5 Who shakes the wo. Ids above, And mountains tremble at his frown., How wondrous is his lbvet 613,614 TIME .. 613$ . 2d. Pat. CM. b Carolina, Y( Tiie vanity of man as mortal, 1 '""PEACH me the measure of my clays, A Thou Maker of my frame ! I would survey life's narrow space, And learn how frail I am. 2 A span is all that we can boast, An inch or two of time ; Man is but vanity and dust, In all his flower and prime. 3 Sec the vain race of mortals move Like shadows o'er the plain; They rage and strive, desire and love, But all their noise is \am. 4 Some walk in honour's gaudy show, ore ; They toil tor heirs, they know not who, tight are seen no more. 5Wh I wish or wait for then From , earth, and dust .*' They make our expectations vain, And disappoint our trust. 6 Now I forbid my carnal hope, My fond desires rccal ; ' I give my mortal interest up, And make my God my all. a-fiX Hymn 32 B. 2. CM. b ° 3 Durham, Canterbury. Frailty and ft 1TTOW short and hasty is our life; X 1 Mow vast our souls' affairs ! Yet senseless mortals vainly strive To lavisn out their years. 2 Our days run thoughtlessly along, thout a moment's stay; Just like a story, or a song, We pass our lives away TIME AND ETERNITY. 615 >God, from on high, Invites us home, But we march heedless on ; And, ever hastening to the tomb, Stoop downward as we run. 4 Bow we deserve the deepest hell, That slight the joys above ! What chains of vengeance should we That break such cords of love ! [feel, 5 Draw us, O God, with sovereign grace. And lift our thoughts on high, That we may end this mortal race, And see salvation -nigh. 615^ Hymn- 55. B. 2. C. M, b Abridge, Windsor. Frail life, and succeeding eternity. 1HPHEE we adore, Eternal Name, A And humbly own to thee How feeble is our mortal frame : What dying worms are we ! 2 [Our wasting lives grow shorter still, As months and days increase ; And every beating pulse we tell' Leaves but the number less. 3 The year rolls round, and steals away The breath that first it gave ; Whate'er we do, where'er we be, We're travelling to the grave.] 4 Dangers stand thick through all the To push us to the tomb ; [ground, And fierce diseases wait around, To hurry mortals home. 5 Good God, on what a slender thread Hang everlasting things! Th' eternal states of ail the dead Upon life's feeble strings! 6 Infinite joy, or endless wo . Attends on every breath ; And yet how unconcern'd we ga Upon the brink of death! 616 TIME AND ETERNITY. 7 Waken, O Lord, our drowsy sense To walk this dangerous road ; And, if our souls are hum 'd hence, May they be found with God. &}C\) Psalm 90. 1st. Part. CM. b U1U{ Durham, Ply mpton. Mar. frr,U%and God eternal. lf~\\J\\ God, our help in ages past, V-/ Our hope for years to come. Our shelter from the stormy blast, And our eternal home; 2 Under the shadow of thy throne Thy taints have dwelt secure ; Sufficient is thine arm alone, And our defence is sure. ^Before the hills in order stood, Or earth receiv'd her frame. From everlasting thou art (rod, To endless years the same. 4 Thy word commands our flesh to du.;t? " 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 ail their lives and cares. Are carry'd downward by the flood, And lost in following years. 7 Time, like an ever- rolling stream, Bears l-11 its sons away : Thev fiY, forgotten, as a dream Dies at the opening day. 3 Like flowery fields the nations stand, Ple.'s'd with the morning light; The flowers beneath the mower's hand Lie withering ere 'tis night.] RESURRECTION. 617, 6X8 9 Our God, our help in ages past, Our hope for years to come, Be thou our guard while troubles last, And our eternal home. 617} Psalm 90. S. M. Yarmouth, Little Marlboro*. The frailty and shortness of life. 1 T ORD, what a. feeble piece 1— * Is this our mortal frame? Our life, how poor a trifle 'tis, That scarce deserves the name ! 2 Alas ! the brittle cky That built our body first ! And every month and every day 'Tis mouldering back to dust. 3 Our moments fly apace, Nor will our minutes stay ; Just like a flood our hast, days Are sweeping us away. 4 Well, if our days must fly, We'll keep their end in sight; We'll spend them all in wisdom's way, And let them speed their flight. 5 They'll waft us sooner o'er This life's tempestuous sea: Soon we shall reach the peaceful shore Of blest eternity. DEATH AND THE RESURREC- TION. $ l<$l Psalm 90. L. M. b c > Putney, Armley. Man mortal^ and God eternal. A mournful song at a funeral. 1 'T'HROUGH every age, eternal God, J- Thou ait our rest, our safe abode ; High was thy throne ere heaven was Or earth thy humble footstool laid. [made. G19 DEATH AND Till* 2 Long hadst thou reign 'd ere time began, Or dust was fashion'd into man ; And long thy kingdom shall endure, When earth and time shall be no mure. 3 Rut man, we- Psalm 102. L. M. b ^ > Limenouse, German Hymn. Man's mortality and Christ's eternity ; or, saints die> hut Christ and the church live. 1 XT is the Lord our Saviour's hand i. Weakens our strength amid the race; Disease and death, at his command, Arrest us, and cur short our days. RESURRECTION. 620 2 Spare us, O Lord, aloud we pray, Nor let our sun go down at noon; Thy years are one eternal day, And must thy children die so soon? 3 Yet, in the midst of death and grief, This thought our sorrow shall assuage ; ** Our Father and our Saviour live ; " Christ is the same through every age." 4 'Twas he this earth's foundation laid, Heaven is the building of his hand ; This earth grows old, these heavens shall fade ; And all be chang'd at Ins command. 5 The starry curtains of the sky, Like garments, shall be laid aside ; But still thy throne stands firm and high, Thv church forever must abide. i 6 Before thy face thy church shall live, And on thy throne thy children reign ; This dying world shall they survive, And the dead saints be rals'd again. roriX Hymn 52. B. 2. CM.- b 0 Hymn 18. B. 1. C. M, b *>£&$ Durham, Windsor. Blessed are the dad that die in the Lord* 1 T TEAR what the voice from heaven XjL proclaims For all the pious dead ; Sweet is the savour 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 sins releas'd, And freed from every snare. 3 Far from this world of toil and strife, They're present with the Lord; The labours of their mortal life End in a large reward. aoA. I Hymn 49. B. 2. C. M. b oz* S Dundee, Stade, Plvmouth. Moses dying in the embraces of God. 1 1P\E ATH cannot make our souls afraid, U If God be with us there ; We may walk through its darkest shade. And never yield to fear. 2 I could renounce my all below, If my Creator bid ; And run, if I were call'd to go>. And die as Moses did, DEATH AND THE ,'it I but climb to Pisgah's top, And view the prornis d land, Mv flesh itself would long to drop, And pray for the command. 4 Clasp'd in mv heavenly Father's arms. I would forget my breath, And lose my life among the charms Of so divine a death. r-cyr } Hymn 19. B. 1. CM. » u" 'J $ Braintree, St David's. The song of Simeon ; or, death made de- sir able. 3 T ORD, at thy temple wc appear, *-- ' As happy Simeon came, And hope to meet our Saviour he? e ; O make our joys the same ! 2 With what divine and vast delight The good old man was fill'd, When fondly in his wither'd arms He clasp'd the holy child! 3 " Now I can leave this world," he cried; " Behold thy servant dies ! "I've seen thy great salvation, Lord! " And close my peaceful eyes. 4 "This is the Light prepar'd to shine " Upon the Gentile lands ; " Thine Israel's glory, and their hope. " To break their slavish bands." sus ! the vision of thy fpxe ~ Hath overpowering charms ! Scarce shall I feel death's cold embrace, If Christ be in my arms. 6 Then, while ye hear my heart-strings break, How sweet my minutes roll ! A mortal paleness on mv cheek. And glorv in my soul.] llESURRECTION. 626,62? >„r) Hymn 66. B. 2, CM. « "^u £ Braintree, Arundel, St. Asaphs. firosfiect of heaven makes death easy< 1 *"P»H£RE is a land of pure delight, A Where saints immortal reign, Infinite day excludes the night, And pleasures banish pain. 2 There everlasting spring abides, And never- withering flowers ; Death, like a narrow sea, divides This heavenly land from ours. 3 [Sweet fields, beyond the swelling flood, Stand dress'd in living green : So to the Jews old Canaan stood, While Jordan roll'd between. 4 But timorous mortals start and shrink To cross this narrow sea, And linger, shivering on the brink, And fear to launch away.] 5 O ! could we make our doubts remove* These gl omy doubts that rise— And see the Canaan, that we love, With unbeclouded eyes : 6 Could we but climb where Moses stood, And view the landscape o'er ; Not Jordan's stream, nor death's cold flood Should fright us from the shore. ao*l Hymn 31. B. 2. L.M. 38 oz l \ Italy, Portugal. Chris fh presence makes fcath easy. 1 T X J'HY should we start and fear to die£ V V What timorous worms we mor- tals are ! Death is the gate of endless joy, And vet we dread to enter there, 2 The pains, the groans, and dying strife Fright our approaching souls away ; Still we shrink back again to life, Fond of" our prison and our clay. teS DEATH AND TI IK 3<) ! if mv Lord would come and meet, My soul would stretch her wings in I Fly, fearless, through death's iron Nor feel the terrors as she psss'd. 4 Jesus can make a dying bed Feel soft as dowtiy pillows are, While on his breast 1 lean my head, And breathe my life out sweetly there. r2S I Hymn 27. B. i. C. M. b ) Broomsgrove, Windsor. Amurance of heaven ; or, a saint fir ej tar- ed to die. 1 [TAEATII may dissolve my body now, LJ And bear my spirit home ; Win do my minutes move so slow, Nor my salvation come ? 2 With heavenly weapons I have fought The battles of the Lord, Finish'd my course, and kept the faith, And wait the sure reward.] 3 God has laid up in heaven for me A crown whici 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 sec Th' appearance of his Son. 5 Jesus the Lord shall guird me safe From ever/ ill design ; And to his heavenly kingdom take This feeble soul of mine. 6 God is mv everlasting aid. And hell shall rage m vain : To him be hig < st glory paid, And endless praise. Amen. RESURREC riON. 629, 680 ^9q £ Hymn 110. B. 1. C. JVC. "" 5 Canterbury, Bedford. D"ath and immediai e glory. 1 TPHERE is a house no: made with A Eternal and on high ; [hands, And here my spirit waiting stands. Till God shall bid it fly. 2 Shortly this prison of my c I Must be dissolv'd and fall ; Then, () my soul, with joy obe\ Thy heavenly Father's call. 3 'Tis he, by his almighty grace, Thai forms thee ht for heaven., And, as an earnest of the p] Hath 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 flesk, And present, Lord, with thee. Mn\ Hymn 2. B.2. CM. b OJUJ Windsor, Carolina. The death of a dinner. 1 TV /TY thoughts on awful subjects roil lVi. Damnation and the dead : What horrors seize the guilty soul Upon a dying bed ! 2 Lingering about these mortal shores, She makes a long delay ; Till, like a flood, with rapid force. Death sweeps 'die wretch away. 3 Then, swift and dreadful she descends Down to the fiery coast, Among abominable fiends; Herself a frighted ghost U 3 631 DEATH AND THE f There endless crowds of sinners lie, \ji h m ikes their chains ; Tortured ; i h k<-en despair, they I iy, Yet wait for fiercer pains. 5 Not all their anguish nnd their blood For their old guilt atones, Nor the compassion of a God Shall hearken to their groans. 6 Amazing grace, that kept my breath, N r bade mv soul remove. Till I had leani'd my Saviour's death, And well insur'd his love ! 631 | Hymn 3. B. 2. C. M. Canterbury, Bangor. 7V death arid burial of a saint. 1 \\ J H V do we mourn departing friends, VV Or shake at death's alarms? Tis but the voice that Jesus sends, To call them to his arms. 2 Are we not tending upward too, \s 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 p bodies to the tomb ? There the dear flesh of Jesus lay, And left a long perfume. 4 The graves of all his saints he blest, And soften'd every bed : Vv here should the dying members rest, But with the dying head? 5 Thence he arose, ascending high. And show'd our feet the wav : Up to the Lord our flesh shall fly At the great rising day. 6 Then let the last loud trumpet sound, And bid our kindred rise: Aw^ke, ve nations under ground; Ye saints, ascend the skies. RESURRECTION. 632,633 ~„9) Hymn 28. R. 2. CM. b OJ \ Wantage, Plymouth. Death and eternity . 1 CTOOP down, my thoughts, that O us'd to rise, Converse a while with death; Think how a gasping mortal lies, And pants away his breath. 2 His quivering lip hangs feebly down, His pulse is faint and few : Then, speechless, with a doleful groan, He bids the world adieu. 3 But O the soul, that never dies ! At once it leaves the clay ! Ye thoughts, pursue it where it flies, And track its wondrous way ! 4 Up to the courts where angels dwell, It mounts — triumphing there; Or devils plunge it down to hell, In infinite despair! 5 And must my body faint and "die ? And must this soul remove ? O, for some guardian angel nigh, To bear it safe above ! 6 Jesus, to thy dear faithful hand My naked soul I trust; And my flesh waits for thy command To drop into my dust. /.<,<>> Hymn 61. B. 2. CM. K ^ ** S Mear, St. James, York. A thought of death and ghry. 1 1\/!"Y soul, come, meditate t;ie day, *■*■*■ And think how near it stands,' When thou must quit this house of clay And fly to unknown lands. " 2 [And you, mine eyes, look down and view The hollow, gaping tomb : This gloomy prison waits for you. Whene'er the summons co^p,' ' U 4 DEATH AND 1 I 3 0! could we die with those that die, And place u id; Then wi uld < ur spirits learn I And converse with the dead. 4 Then should we see the saints above, In their own glorii And wonder why our sr.uis should love To dwell with mortal worms. 5 [How should we scorn these clothes of These letters, and this load, [flesh, And long for evening to undress, That we may rest with God.] * 6 We should almost forsake our clay, Before the summons come. And pray and wish our souls away To their eternal home. 634^ Hymn 63. B.2. CM. Canterbury, Wantage. A funeral thought. 1 TT ARK ! from the tombs a doleful XJL sound ! Mine ears attend the cry — " Ye living men, come view the ground "Where you must shortly lie. 2 " Princes, this clay must be your bed, M In spite of all your towers ; " The tall, the wise, the reverend head "Must lie as low as ours." p Great God, is this our certain doom? And are we still secure ? Still walking downward to the tomb, And yet prepare no more? 4Grant us the powers of quickening grace, To fit our souls to fly ; Then, when we drop this dying flesh, We'll rise above the skv. * RESURRECTION. 655,636 6n,l Hymn 24. B. 1. L. M. b 5 German Hymn, Putney. The rich sinner dying. 1 TN vain the wealthy mortals toil, JL And heap their shining dust in vain ; Look down and scorn the humble poor, And boast their lofty hills of gain. 2 Their golden cordials cannot ease Their pained hearts, or aching heads, Nor fright, nor bribe approaching death From glittering roofs and downy beds. 3 The lingering, the unwilling soul The dismal summons must obey, And bid a long, a s id farewell To the pale lump of lifeless clay. 4 Thence tney are huddled to the grave, Where kings and slaves have equal thrones ; Their bones without distinction lie Among the heap of meaner bones. pq/O Psalm 49. L. M. b 0,50 5 Limehouse, Putney. The rich sinner's dvuth, unci the saint's resurrection. 1 II7HY do the proud insult the poor, V V And boast the large estates they How vain are riches to secure [have ? Their haughty owners from the grave \ 2 They can't redeem one hour from death, With all the wealth in which they trust; Nor give a dying brother breath, When God commands him down to dust. 2 There the dark earth and dismal shade Shall clasp their naked bodies round; That flesh, so delicately fed, Lies cold, and moulders in the ground, 4 Like thoughtless sheep the sinner dies, Laid in the grave for worms to eat; The saints shall in the morning rise ; And find the oppressor at their feet, 6o7 DEATH AND THE 5 His honours peri h in the di And pomp ami beauty, birth and b That glorious day exalts the just To full dominion o'er the proud. 6 My Saviour shall my life restore, And raise me from my dark at* My flesh and soul shall part no more, But dwell forever near my God. c~n I Psalm 49. 1st Part CM.* UJ/ S Dundee, Durham. Pride and death } cr,th< vanity of if ami riches. 1 "1X7 MY doth the man of 'riches grow * * To insolence and pride, To see his wealth and honours flow Willi every rising tide? 2 [Why doth he treat the poor with scorn, Made of the self-same clay, And boast as though his flesh were born Of better dust than they?] 3 Nol all his treasures can procure His soul a short reprieve, Redeem from death one guilty hour, Or make his brother live. 4 [Life is a blessing can't be sold, The ransom is too hioh ; Justice will ne'er be brib'd with gold, That man mav never die.] 5 He sees the brutish and the wise, The timorous and the brave Quit their possessions, close their e\ •., And hasten to the grave. 6 Yet 'tis his inward thought and pride, "My house shall ever stand; " And that my name may long abide, "111 give it to my land." 7 Vain are bis thoughts, his hopes are lost, How soon his memory dies ! His name is written in the dust, Where his own carcass lies. RESURRECTION. 638,639 Pause. 8 This is the foil of their way ; And yet their sons, as vain, Approve the words their fathers say, And act their works again. 9 Men void of wisdom and of grace, If honour raise them high, Live like the beast, a thoughtless race, And like the beast they die. 10 [Laid in the grave like silly sheep, Death feeds upon them there, Till the last trumpet breaks their sleep, In terror and despair.] oqQ7 Psalm 49. 2d. Part. CM. k °^Q S St. \nn's, China. Death and the resurrection. I'V/'E sons of pride, that hate the just, X And trample on the poor, When death has brought you down to Your pomp shall rise no more, [dust, 2 The last great day shall change the When will tb at hour appear ? [scene : When shall the just revive and reign O'er all that scorn'd them here? 3 God will my naked soul receive, When sep'rate from the flesh; And break the prison of the grave, To raise my bones afresh. 4 Heaven is mv everlasting home: Th' inheritance is sure : Let men of pride their rage resume, But I'll repine no more. aag) Psalm 89. 2d. Part. L. M. b ) Limehouse, Munich. Mortality and ko/ie. A funeral psalm. 1 T) EMEMBER, Lord,our mortal state, Xv How frail our life ! how short the date! Where is the man that draws his breath Safe from disease, secure from death } 640 DEATH AND THE '2 Lord, while we see whole nations die, Our flesh and sense repine and cv\ , "Must death forever rage and reign, " Or hast thou made mankind in vain > 3 " Where is thy promi e to the just ? " Are not thy servants turn'd to dust?" But faith forbids these mournful sighs, And sees the sleeping dust arise. 4 That glorious hour, that dreadful day Wipes the reproach of saints away, And clears the honour of thy word : Awake, our souls, and bless the Lord, rAri) Psalm 89. P.M. b G40J Churchill. Life, (fcatlu and the resurrection. 1 T^HI nK, mighty God, on feeble man ; JL How few his hours, how short his span ; Short from the 'cradle to the grave. Who can secure his vital breath, Agairfst the bold demands of death, kill to fly, or power to save? 2 Lord, shall it be forever said, "The race of man was only made " For sickness, sorrow, and the dust ?" Are not th servants, day by dav. Sent to their graves, and turn'd to clay ? Lord, where's t':y kindness to the just. J 3 Hast thou not promis'd to thy Son, And all his seed, a heavenly crown? But liesh and sense indulge despair: Forever blessed be the Lord, That faith can read lus holy word, And find a resurrection there. 4 Forever blessed be the Lord, Who gives his saints a long reward For ail their toil, reproach and pain : Let all below, and all above, Join to proclaim thy wondrous love, Ana each repeat 'a loud Amen. RESURRECTION. 641,642 Pa i I Psalm 16. 3d. Part. L. M. b ° * l > Bath, Green's Hundredth. Courage in death, and hope of the res™ urrection. 1TX7HEN God is nigh, my faith is VV 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 lose thy children in the grave* 3 My flesh shall thy first call obey, Shake off the dust, and rise, on high % Then shalt thou lead the wondrous way Up to thy throne above the sky. 4 There streams of endless pleasure flow, And full discoveries^ of thy grace, (Which we but tasted here below) Spread heavenly joys through att the place. a Psalm 50. 3d. Part. C. M. « OJU5 Dundee, Rochester. The judgment of hyfwcrites. 1 \ X 7HEN Christ to judgment shall de- VV scend, 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 true4 "But deal in theft and lies. 4 " Could you expect to 'scape my sight, ""And sin without control? " But I shall bring your crimes to light " With anguish in your soul." 5 Consider, ye that slight the Lord, Before his wrath appear; If once you fall beneath his sword. There's no deliverer there.. 651 DAY OF JUDGMENT. $5l\ P.s\lm 90. Let Part P.M. W.ilwortii, New50ili. The laetjudgmt nt. 1 r I^HE Lord, ihe lov'ieignj icndi his sum- A mons fort.1', Calls th,- south nations, and awakes the north ; From east to west the sounding oi den spread, Thro' distant worlds, and regions of the dead : No more shall atheists mock his long delay ; Hrs vengeance sleeps no more : behold the djy ! 2 Behold the Judge descends ; his guard* are nigh : Teir.p?st and fire attend him down the sky : Heaven* earth and hell, draw near ; Jet all things come To hear his justice, and the sinner's doom ! " But gather first my saints (the Judge com- mands) Bring thetn,yc angels, from their distant lands. 3 "Behold my covenant stands forever good, Seal'd by the eternal sacrifice in blood, And sign'd with all their names ; the Greek, the Jew, That paid the ancient worship, or the new ; There's no distinction here ; come, spread i their thrones, And near me seat my favourites and my sons. 4" I, their Almighty Saviour, and their God, I am their Judge : Ye heavens, proclaim abroad My just, eternal sentence-, and declare Those awful truths that sinners dread to hear. Sinners in Z^on, tremble and retire ; I doom the painted hypocrite to fire. 6' " Not for the want of goats or bullocks slain JD < I condemn thee ; bulls and goats are vain Without the flames of love : In vain the st oie Of brutal offerings that were mine before ; Mine are the tamer beasts and savage breed, Rocks, herds, and fields, and forests where they feed. DAY OF JUDGMENT. 652 6 " If I were hungry, would I ask thee food? When didIthirst,or drink thy bullocks' blood? Can I be flactei'd with thy cringing brows, Thy solemn chatterings, and fantastic vows ? Are my eyes charm'd thy vestments to behold. Glaring in gems, and gay in woven gold ? 7"Unthinking wretch ! how couldst thou hope to please A God, a Spirit, with such toys as these ? While, with my grace and statutes on thy tongue, Thou lov'-it deceit,anddost thy brother wrong! In vain to pious forms thy zeal pretend1:, TJijeves and adulterers are thy chosen friends. 8 " Silent I waited with long-suffering love : But didst thou hope that I should ne'er reprove ? And cherish such an impious thought within, That God, the righteous, would indulge thy sin ? Behold .my terrors now; my thunders roll, And thine own crimes affright thy guilty soul.' 9 Sinners, awake betimes ; ye fools, be wise; Awake before this dreadful morning rise ; Change your vain thoughts, your crooked works amend ! Fly to the Saviour, make the Judge your friend ; Lest like a lion his last vengeance tear Your trembling souls, and no deliverer near, arol Psalm 50. 2d. Part. P.M. « °^5 Cherriton, Landaff. The last judgment. 1 nnHE God of glory sends his summons A forth, Calls the south nations, and awakes the north; From east to west the sovereign orders spread, Thro3 distant worlds, and regions of the dead. The trumpet sounds ; hell trembles ; heaven rejoices; [voices, Lift up your heads, ye saints, with cheerful C52 DAY OF JUDGMKN J . 2 No more shall atheists mock his long delay ; His vengeance sleeps no more: Behold the day' Behold thejudgedescends:his guards are nigh: Tempest and fire attend him down the sky. WhenGod appears. all nature shall adore him : While sinners tremble, saints rejoice before him. 3 " Heaven, earth and hell, draw near ; let all things comi-, To hear my justice, and the sinner's doom ! But gather first my saints, (the Judge com- mands), Bring them ye angels, from their distant lands.' When Christ returns, wake every cheerful passion ; And shout, ye saints ! he comes for your salvation. 4 "Behold ! my (!»)venant stands forever good, Seal'd by the eternal sacrifice in blood, Andsign'd with all their names; the Greek, the Jew, That paid the ancient worship, or the new." There's no distinction here ; join all your voices, And raise your heads, ye saints, for heaven rejoices. 5 " Here (saith the Lordjyeangels, spread their thrones, And near me seat my favourites and my sons : Come, my red?emM. possess the joys prepar'd Ere time began; 'tis your divine reward." When Christ returns, wake every cheerful passion; And shout, ye saints ! he comes for your sal- vation. Pause I. 6" I am the Saviour, I th' Almighty God ; I am the Judge . Ye heavens, proclaim abroad My just, eternal sentence, and declare Those awful tur.hs.that sinners dread to hear.' WhenGod appears, all natureshall adore him : While sinners tremble saints rejoice before him. BAY OF JUDGMENT, 652 7 " Stand forth, thou bold blasphemer, and profane, Now feel my wrath, nor call my threaten- mgs vain : Thou hypocrite, once dress'd in saint's attire, I doom the painted hypociite to fire." Judgment proceeds ; hell trembles ; heaven rejoices; [voices. Lift up your heads, ye saints, with cheerful S * Not for the want of goats or bullocks slain Do I condemn thee ; bulls and goats are vain Without the fl ames of love ; in vain the store Of brutal offerings that were mine before.'* Earth is theLord's ; all nature shall adore him; Whilesinners tremble, saints rejoice before him. 0 "If I were hungry, would I ask thee food ; WhendidI thirst,or drink ;hy bullocks' blood? Mine are the tamer beasts, and savage breed, Flocks, herds, and fields, and forests wheie they feed." All is the Lord's; he rules the wide creation ; Gives sinners vengeance, and the saints sal- vation. 10 " Can I be flatter'd with thy cringing bows, Thy solemn chatterings, and fantastic vows ? Are my eyes eharm'd thy vestments to behold, Glaring in gems, and gay in woven gold ?" God is the Judge of hearts ; no fair disguises Can screen the guilty, when his vengeance rises. Pause II. lluUnthinking wretch ! howcouldst thou hope to please A God, a Spirit, with such toys as these ? While with my grace and statutes on thy tongue, Thou lov'st deceit, and dost thy brother wrong.'* Judgment proceeds ; hell trembles ; heaven rejoices ; [voices. Lift up your heads, ye saints, with cheerful HELL AND HEAVEN. 12 "In vain to pious forms thy zeal pretends; Thieves ;md adultcreri air thy cho While the false flatterer at my altar wai:r, His harden'd soul divine instruction God is the Judg<' of hearts; no fair disguises Canscreeu theguilty when his vengeance rises. 23 "Silent I waited with long-suffering love ; But didst thou hope that I should nt'ei reprove? And cherish such an impious thought » That th: All holy would indulge thy See,God appears, all nature joins to adore him; J u lament procceds,and sinners fall before him. 14 "Behold my terrors now ; my thunders roil, And thy own crimes affright thy guihy soul. Now like a lion shall my vengeance tear Thy bleeding heart, and no deliverer near." Judgment concludes ; hell trembles ; heaven rejoices ; Lift up your heads, ye saints, with cheerful voices. Epiphonema. 15 " Sinners, aw^ke betimes ; ye fools, be wise; Awake before this dreadful morning rise : Change your vain thoughts, your crocked wotks amend ; F.'y to the Saviour, make the Judge your friend." Then join the saints; wake every cheerful passion; [vation. When Christ returns, he comes for your sal- 653^ IELL AND HEAVEN. Hymn 44. B. 2. L. M. Limehouse, Putney. Hell ; or, ihe vcngtaiicc of God. 1 T 1 ^TTH holy fear, and humble song, V V The dreadful God our souls adore; Reverence and awe becomes the tongue That speaks the terrors of his power. HEAVEN. 651, £Far in the deep, where darkness dwells, The land o£ horror and despair, Justice has built a dismal hell, And laid her stores of vengeance there. 3 [Eternal plagues, and heavy chains, Tormenting racks, and fiery coals, And darts t' inflict immortal pains, Dy'd in the blood of damned souls. 4 There Satan, the first sinner, lies, And roars, and bites his iron bands ; In vain the rebel strives to rise, Crush'd with the weight of both thine I hands.] 5 There guilty ghosts of Adam's race Shriek out, and howl beneath thy rod ; Once they could s'corn a Saviour's grace, But they* incens'd a dreadful God. 6 Tremble, my soul, and kiss the Son- Sinners, obey the Saviour's call; Else your damnation hastens on, And hell gapes wide to wait your fall, aR,) Hymn 105. B. 1. CM. * 0d* $ St. James, Dundee. Heaven invisible and holy. 1 "^TOR eye hath seenmor ear hath heard, 1^1 Nor sense nor reason known, What joys the Father has prepar'd For those that love the Son. 2 But the good Spirit of the Lord Reveals a heaven to come; The beams of glory in his word Allure and guide us home. 3 Pure are the joys above the sky, And all the region peace ; No wanton lips, nor envious eye Can see or taste the bliss. 4 Those holy gates forever bar Pollution, sin and shame; None shall obtain admittance there, But followers of the Lamb. 655,656 HEAYkX. 5 He keeps the Father's book of life, There all their names are found; The hypocrite i:i vain shall strive To tread the heavenly ground. £re I Hymn- 86. B. 2. C. M. X or b °^ S Abridge, St. Anns. Freedom from sin and misery in heaven. 1 /^V-TK sins> :ilas> how strong they be f V^/ And like a violent sia They break our duty. Lord, to thee, And hurry us away. 2 The waves of trouble, how they rise! How loud th« tempests roar! But death shall land our weary souls Safe on the heavenly shore. 3 There, to fulfil his sweet command:,, Our speedy feet shall move ; No sin shall clog our winged zeal, Or cool our burning love. 4 There shall we sit, and sing, and tell The wonders of his grace ; Till heavenly raptures fire our hearts*, And smile in evevy face. 5 Forever his dear sacred name Shall dwell upon our tongue ; And Jesus and Salvation be The close of every song. arr\ Hymw40. B. 1. L.M. * D<->°J Nantwich, Dunstan. The business and blessedness of glorified saints. 1"\X THAT happy men, or angels these, \ V «• That all their robes are spot- less white? c< Whence did this glorious troop arrive " At the pure realms of heavenly light ?* HEAVEN. 657 2 From torturing racks, and burning fires, And seas of their own blood they came ; But nobler blood has wash'd their robes, Flowing from Christ, the dying Lamb. 3 Now they approach th' Almighty Throne With loud hosannas night and day ; Sweet anthems to the great Three-One Measure their blest eternity 4 No more shall hunger pain their souls ; He bids their parching thirst be gone; And spreads the shadow of his wings To screen them from the scorching sun. 5 The Lamb, that fills the middle throne, Shall shed around his milder beams; There shall they feast on his rich love, And drink full joys from living streams. 6 Thus shall their mighty bliss renew Through the vast round of endless years; And the soft hand of sovereign grace Heals all their wounds, and wipes their tears. 657 1 Hymn 41. B. 1. C. M. * Missionary, Cambridge. The same ; or, the martyrs glorified. l"npHESE glorious minds, how bright JL they ,shine ! "Whence all their white array? "How came they to the happy seats "Of everlasting day?" 2 From torturing pains to endless joys, On fiery wheels they rode. And strangely wash 'd their raiment white In Jesus' dying blood. 3 Now they approach a spotless God, And bow before his throne ; Their warbling harps and sacred songs Adore the Holy One. GSB HEAVEN. 4 The unveil'd glories of his face Among his saints reside, While the rich treasure of his grace Sees all their wants supply'd. 5 Tormenting thirst shall leave their spoIaTi And hunger flee as fast; The fruit of life's immortal tree Shall be their sweet repast. 6 The Lamb shall lead his heavenly flock Where living fountains rise, And love divine shall wipe away The sorrows of their eyes. 658\ Hymn 33. B. 2. C. M. Christmas, Bray. The blessed sociclu in heaven. 1 T3 AISE thee, my soul, fly up, and run Xv Through every heavenly street. And say, There's nought below the sun That's worthy of thy feet. 2 [Thus will we mount on sacred wings, And tread the courts above : Nor earth, nor all her mightiest things Shall tempt our meanest love.] 3 There, on a high majestic throne TV Almighty Father reigns, And sheds his glorious goodness down On all the blissful plains. 4 Bright, like a sun, the Saviour sits, And spreads eternal noon : No evenings there, nor gloomy nights, . To want the feeble moon. 5 Amidst those ever-shining skies, Behold the sacred Dove; While banish'd sin, and sorrow flies From all the realms of love. 6 The glorious tenants of the place Stand bending round the throne; And saints and seraphs sing and praise The infinite Three-One, HEAVEN. 659 7 [But, G, "what beams of heavenly grace Transport them all the while! Ten thousand smiles from Jesus' face. And love in every smile !] 0 Jesus, and when shall that dear day. That joyful hour, appear, When I shall leave this house of clay, To dwell among them there? azc\\ Hymn 68. B. 2. CM. * voJ$ Wareham, Stade. The humble ivorshiji of heaven. 1 "FATHER, I long, I faint to see ±. The place of thine abode ! I'd leave thy earthly courts, and flee Up to thy seat, my God ! 2 Here I behold thy distant face5 And 'tis a pleasing sight ; But to abide in thine embrace Is infinite delight! 3 I'd part with all the joys of sense . To gaze upon thy throne; Pleasure springs fresh forever thence, Unspeakable, unknown. 4 [There ail the heavenly hosts are sees ; In shining ranks they move ; And drink immortal vigour in, With wonder, and with love. 5" Then at thy feet with awful fear Th' adoring armies fall ; With joy they shrink to nothing there, Before th' eternal all. 6 There I would vie with all the host In duty, and in bliss ; While less than nothing T could boast, And vanity confess.] 7 The more thy glories strike mine eyes, The humbler I shall lie; Thus, while I sink, my joys shall rise Unmeasurably high. W 3 660, 6dJL HEAVEN. 660 1 Psalm 96. L.P.M. Devotion. The God ofthr Gmtiles. 1 T ET all the earth their voices raise 1~*Tq sing the choicest psalm of praise, To sing and bless Jehovah's name: His glory let the heathens know, His Wonders to the nations show, And all his saving works proclaim. 2 The heathens know thy glory, Lord ; The wondering nations read thy word ; Among us is Jehovah known : Our worship shall no more paid To gods which mortal hands have made ; Our Maker is our God alone. SHe fram'd the globe, he built the sky, He made the shining worlds on high, And reigns complete in glory there : His beams are majesty and light; His beauties how divinely bright; His temple how divinely fair ! 4 Come, the great day, the glorious hour, When earth shall feel his saving power, And barbarous nations fear his name ; Then shall the race of man confess The beauty of his holiness, And in his courts his grace proclaim. aa . I Hymn 91. B. 2. C. M. * bD l i Braintree, Barby. The glory of Christ in heaven. 1 /^\ THE delights, the heavenly joys, V_y The glories of the place, Where Jesus sheds the brightest beams Of his o'erflowing grace. 2 Sweet majesty and awful love Sit smiling on his brow ; And all the glorious ranks above At humble distance bow. 3 [Princes to his imperial name Bend their bright sceptres down ; Dominions, thrones, and powers rejoice To see him wear the crowns HEAVEN. Gfi-2 4 Archangels sound his lofty praise Through every heavenly street, And lay their highest honours down Submissive at his feet.] 5 Those soft, those blessed feet of his. That once rude iron tore, High on a throne of light they stand, And all the saints adore. 6 His head, the dear majestic head, That cruel thorns did wound, See what immortal glories shine, And circle it around ! 7 This is the Man, th* exalted Man, Whom we, unseen, adore! But, when our eyes be' 'old his face, Our hearts shall love him more. 8 [Lord ! how our souls are all on fire To see thy blest abode : Our tongues rejoice in tunes of praise To our incarnate God ! 9 And while our faith enjoys this- sight, We long to leave our clay ; And wish thy fiery chariots,' Lord, To fetch our souls away.] 6fi9 1 Hymn 75. B. 2. CM. % 5 Christmas, Missionary. Spiritual and eternal joys ; or, the beatific sight of Christ. 1 TpROM thee,my God, my joys shall rise, A- And run eternal rounds, Beyond the limits of the skies, And all created bounds. 2 The holy triumphs of my soul Shall death itself out-brave, Leave dull mortality behind, And fly beyond the grave. 3 There, where my blessed Jesus reigns, In heaven's unmeasur'd space, I'll spend a long eternity _ In pleasure, and in praise. ' W 4 Go.; DOXOLOGH 4 Millions of years my wondering Shall o'er thy beauties rove ; And endless ages I'll adore The glories of thy love. 5 [Sweet Jesus ! every smile of thine Shall fresh endearments bring, And thousand tastes of new delight From all thy graces spring. 6 Haste, my Beloved, fetch my soul Up to thy blest abode; Fly, for my spirit longs to see My Saviour, and my God.] Jy» I CANNOT persuade myself to put u full fier iod to these divine Hyrmis, until I have addressed a special SONG OF GLORY to God the Father, the Son, and the Holu Spirit. Though the Latin name of it, Gloria Patri, be retain- ed in the EnglUi nation from the Roman church ; and though there may be some excesses of superstitious honour paid to the words of it, which may have wrought some unhappy prejudices in weaker Christians, yet I believe it still to be one of the noblest parts of Christian worship. The subject of it is the doctrine of the Trinity, which is that peculiar glory of the Divine Nature, that our Lord Jesus Christ has so clearly revealed unto men, and is so necessary to true Christianity. The action is praise, which is the most complete and exalted part of heavenly worship. I have east the sorig into a variety of forms, and have fitted it by a plain version, or a lar- ger paraphrase, to be sung either alone or at the conclusion of another Hymn. I have added also a few Hosannas, or as- criptions of salvation to Christ, in the same manner, and for the same end. DOXOLGGIES. 663—664 DOXOLOGIES. ( Those of each metre are placed together, beginning- with long metre.) Kcia I Hymn 26. B. 3. 1st. L. M. « KJO° $ Old Hundred, Bath. A song of praise to the ever-blessed Trin- ity, God the Father, Son, and Spirit. 1 T> LESS'D be the Father and his love, -D To whose celestial source we owe Rivers of endless joy above, And rills of comfort here below. 2 Glory to thee, great Son of God, From whose dear wounded body roll? A precious stream of vital blood, Pardon and life for dying souls. 3 We give the sacred Spirit praise, Who in our hearts of sin and wo Makes living springs of grace arise, And into boundless glory flow. - 4 Thus God the Father, God the Son, And God the Spirit, we adore, That sea of life and love unknown, Without a bottom or a shore. f>p>Al Hymn 29. B. 3. 2d.L.M. * 5 Quercy, Green's Hundredth, Bath, 1 r> LORY to God the Trinity, vJ Whose name has mysteries un- known ; In essence One, in person Three; A social nature, yet alone. 2 When all our noblest powers are join'd The honours of thy name to raise, Thy glories over-match our mind, And angels faint beneath the praise. 665-668 DOXOLOGi Gael Hymn 32. B. 3. 3d. L.M. *f vo:> > Old Hundred, Bath, E T'o God the Father, God the Son, And God the Spirit, Three in I hie, V>v honour, praise, and glorj given, By all on earth, and all in heaves. aaal Hymn- 33. B. 3. L. M- * 000 3 Old Hundred, Bath, Eaton. Or thus. ALL glory to thy wondrous name., Father of mercy, God of love, Thus we exalt the Lord, the Lamb, And thus we praise the heavenly Dove. arn\ Hymn 27. B. 3. 1st CM * Dt>' i Bray, St. Martin's. 1 r> LORY to God the Father's name, vJ Who, from our sinful race, Chose out his favourites to proclaim The honours of his grace, 2 Glory to God the Son be paid, Who dwelt in humble clay, And, to redeem us from the dead, Gave his own lite away. 3 Glory to God the Spirit give, From whose almighty power Our souls their heavenly birth derive, And bless the happy hour. 4 Glory to God that reigns above, TV eternal Three in One, Who by the wonders of his love Has made his nature known. CK&1 Hymn 30. B. 3. 2d. C. M. X uo° S Newark, Hymn 2d. Rochester. 1'yHE God of mercy be ador'd, A Who calls our souls from death, Who saves by his redeeming word, And new-creating breath. DOXOLOGIES. 669—6/2 2 To praise the Father, and the Son, And Spirit all divine, The One in Three, and Three in One, Let saints and angels join. 669 £ Irish, Mear, Rochester. NOW let the Father, and the Son, And Spirit be ador'd, [known, Where there are works to make him Or saints to love the Lord. £>-n) Hymn 35. B. 3. CM. * D'UJ Irish, Mear, Rochester. Or thus. HONOUR to thee, Almighty Three, And everlasting One; All glory to the Father be, The Spirit, and the Son. ~,_ . ) The 2d. at the end of the Psalm.?. *>t * \ St. Martin's, Mear. [C. M. *] LET God the Father, and the Son, And Spirit be ador'd, [known, Where there are works to make him Or saints to love the Lord. 672] Dover, Silver Street. 1 ' FT God the Father live A_j Forever on our tongues : Sinners from his first love derive The ground of all their songs. 2 Ye saints, employ your breath In honour to the Son, Who bought your souls from hell & death, By offering up his own. 3 Give to the Spirit praise Of an immortal strain, [veys Whose light and power and grace con- Salvation down to men. 076 DOXOLOGIES, 4 While God the Comforter Reveals our pardon 'd sin, O may the blood and water bear The same record within ! 5 To the great One in Three, That seal this grace in heaven, The Father, Son, and Spirit, be Eternal glory given. tool Hymn 31. B. 3. 2d. S. M. 8 ° ' ° S Sutton, Wakefield, Peckham. 1 T ET God the Maker's name 1-i Have honour, love and fear; To God the Saviour pay the same, And God the Comforter. 3 Father of lights above, Thy mercy we adore, The Son of thine eternal love, Aud Spirit of thy power. to±\ Hymn 36. B.3. 3d. S.M. * U'*J St. Thomas, Dover. YE angels round the throne. And saints that dwell below, Worship the Father, love the Son, And bless the Spirit too. n-r"> Hymn 37. B.3. S.M. * °<55 St Thomas, Dover. Or thus. GIVE to the Father praise ; Give glory to the Son ; And to the Spirit of his grace Be equal honour done. „^n 7 The 5 th. at the end of the Psalm*. 6/o£ St.Hellens. [P.M. »] NOW to the great and sacred Three, The Father, Son, and Spirit, be Eternal praise and glory given, Through all the worlds where God is known. By all the angels near the throne, And all the saints in earth and heaveu. BOXOLOGIES. 677, 678 cn^l Hymn 38. B. 3. H. M, 38 ** « • J Bethesda, Portsmouth. A song offiraise to the blessed Trinity, 1 T GIVE immortal praise -l To God the Father's love, For all my comforts here, And better hopes above. He sent his own Eternal Son, To die for sins That man had done. 2 To God the Son belongs Immortal glory too, Who bought us with his blood From everlasting wo: And now he lives, And now he reigns, And sees the fruit Of all his pains. 3 To God the Spirit's name Immortal worship give, Whose new-creating power Makes the dead sinner live : - His work completes The great design, And fills the soul With joy divine. 4 Almighty God, to thee Be endless honours done. The undivided Three, And the mysterious One : Where reason fails With all her powers, There faith prevails, And love adores, r»-o > Hymn 39. B. 3. H M. 38 ° ■ ° { Portsmouth. % nPO Him that chose us first, X Before the world began ; To Him that bore the curse To save rebellious man ; V9 2d, W 4 679, 680 OOXOLOGIE& To Him that form'd Our hearts anew, Is endless praise And glory due. 2 The Father's love shall run Through our immortal songs ; We bring to God the Son Hosannas en our tongues : Our lips address The Spirit's name With equal praise, And zeal the same. 3 Let every saint above, And angel round the throne, Forever bless and love The sacred Three in One. Thus heaven shall raise His honours high, When earth and time Grow old and die. r>7Q ) Hymn 40. B. 3. H. M. * °'^{ Norwich, Bethesda. H^O God the Father's throne i- Perpetual honours raise ; Glory to God the Son, To God the Spirit praise: And while our lips Their tribute bring, Our faith adores The name we sing. aor\l The ^th. at the end of the Psalms, °*U\ Bethesda. " [H. M. *] TO God the Father's throne Perpetual honours raise ; Glory to God the Son, To God the Spirit, praise : With all our powers, Eternal King, Thy nhme we sing, While faith adores. HOSANNAS. 681—654 ^Ql"> Hymn 41. B. 3. H. M. % bolj" Norwich, Bethesda. Or thus : T'O otJT eternal God, The Father, and the Son, And Spirit, all divine, Three mysteries in one, Salvation, power. And praise be given, By all on earth, And all in heaven. THE HOSANNA ; OR, SALVATION ASCRIBED TO CHRIST. ,~o9? Hymn 42. B. 3. L. M. «f oo-^ Dunstan, Newcourt. ITT OS ANN A to king David's Son, JTl Who reigns on a superior throne * We bless the Prince of heavenly birth, Who brings salvation down to earth. 2 Let every nation, eveiy age, In this delightful work engage; Old men and babes in Sion sing The growing glories of her King. £gn> Hymn 43. B. 3. CM. % 1300 5 Rochester, Devizes. 1 TT OS ANN A to the Prince of Grace ; il Sion, behold thy King; Proclaim the Son of David's race, And teach the babes to sing. 2 Hosanna to th' incarnate Word, Who from the Father came; Ascribe salvation to the Lord, With blessings on his name. 684? Hymn 16. B. 1. C. M. Bedford, Parma. Honanna to Christ. OSANNA to the royal Son Of David's ancient "line ; His natures two, his person one, Mysterious and divine, 685, GS6 HOSAXNAS. 2 The root of David here we fin;!, And offspring is the same; Eternity and tune are join'd In our Immanuel's name. 3 Dless'd lie that comes to wretched men Wilh peaceful news from heaven; Hosannas of the highest strain To Christ the Lord be given ! 4 Let mortals ne'er refuse to take Th' hosanna on their tongues, Lest rocks and stones should rise, and Their silence into songs. [break £Q/--> Hymn 89. R. 2. CM. * oo;>J Christmas, York. Christ's victory over Satan. 1 TTOSANNA to our conquering King ! XTL The prince of darkness flies ; His troops rush headlong down to hell, Like lightning from the skies. 2 There bound in chains the lions roar, And fright the rescu'd sheep ; But heavy bars confine their power And malice to the deep. 3 Hosanna to our conquering King! All hail, incarnate love ! Ten thousand songs and glories wait To crown thy head above. 4 Thy victories and thy deathless f ime Through the wide world shall run ; And everlasting ages sing The triumphs thou hast won. Hymn 44. B. 3. S. M. % Watchman, St. Thomas. I TT OS ANN A to the Son JT1 Of David, and of God, Who brought the news of pardon down, And bought it with his blood. 686^ hosannas. ee: 2 To Christ th' anointed King Be endless blessings given ; Let the whole earth his glory sing, Who made our peace witn, Heaven. 687} Hymn 45. B. 3. H. M. Portsmouth, Bethesda. HOSANNA to j^ie King Of David's ancient blood ; Behold he comes to bring Forgiving grace from God : Let old and young Attend his war, Ana at his feet Their honours lay. Glory to God on high ; Salvation to the Lamb ; J jet earth, arid sea, and sky, His wondrous love proclaim ; Upon his head Shall honours rest, And every age Pronounce him bless'd INDEX OF SCRIPTURES, VERY MUCH ENLARGES. GENESIS. i - - - 58 ii 17 - - 181 ill 1, 15, 17 - 256 ililS, - v8, 162 - - v 5,79 m 24 - v7, 516 xii 1, 4 - v4,274 XV 18 - v 2—5,436 xvii 7 - - 503 xvii 7, 10 - J05 xvii 17, - v 6, 7, 35 xxii 6 — 14, - 314 xxii 18, - v 5,107 xxvui 17 519 22,21 - - 71 EXODUS. m 10, - v 9, 436 vi6 - - 446 VH 9 - - v 9, 436 vii 20, 21 v 10, ib. viii 6, 17, 24 vll,ib. x 13, 14 - v 12, ib. x22 - v 30, ib. xii 13, 22,23,27, 29, 164. v 13,436 xii 35, 36 v 15, 436 xiii 21 - v 16, 436 v 5, 438 xiv \% 446. v 4, 438 xiv 26. 27 v 3, 155 xv 1, 6, 10 - 583 xv 3 - v 8, 579 xv 8 - v 4, 438 xvi4. 14, 15 - 4:W xvii 6, v 17,18,436 v 6, 438 xa 16-18 - 462 xix 18—20 - 244 xxviii 2, Bcc.v I, 144 XXX 8 - - 44P> xxxiv 23, 24 453 LEVITICUS. iii 2, 8 - - 270 viii 12 - 454,453 1x8 v2, 144 xiv 51 - v 5, 179 xvi 6, 11, 3*7, 24, v 2, 144 xvii 15 - v5, 144 NUMBERS. x 35, 36 - 453 X) 1, 4, 10 v 7, 8, 438 xi 6—9, 31—33 439 XX 11 - v 10, 150 V 17, 18, 436 xx 28 - - 448 xxi 24—26, 35, v 4,444 INDEX OF SCRIPTURES^ xxiii 19 - 265 xxxiii 38 - 448 DEUTERONOMY, i 38 - v 5, 448 iii 23 - - fo. v29 - v 5,437 viii 15, - v 10, 150 xxxi 3, 23 v 5, 448 xxxii 29, SO - 437 xxxii 49,50, 654, 448 xxxiv 1-— 8,634,63$ v5, 156 v 4, 448 JOSHUA. iii 13. 16 - 447 xii 7, &c. v 4, 444 xxiii 14, 15 - 265 JUDGES. xiii 8 - 148 RUTH, ii 12 - v 6, 3 I. SAMUEL. xii 24 - 482, 483 xv 29 - 265 xxv 29 - v 7, 153 v7 151 II. SAMUEL. yi IS 129 xxiii 4 - v 5, 150 v 5, 151 I. KINGS. viii 27—30 - 5 viii 29, 30 v 14, 150 x8, 15— IS - 115 II. KINGS. yi 17 - - 474 I. CHRONICLES. vi 31 - 453, 454 xv 1 - 453, 454 xvi 1 - 455, 454 II.CHRONICLES. ix7, 17—19 - 115 xxix 23 - 270 EZRA. iiill - - 77 ix 6 - 360, 282 ixl3 - - v2, 4 v 5, 3& NEHEMIAH. ix 7, 8 - v 4, 274 ix 10 - - 436 ix 11 - 446, v 2, 12 ix 12 - v 16, 433 ix 15 - v 6, 438 JOB. i 6—13 v 5, 217 i 21 -' 315 HI— 9 - v5,217 iv 17—21 - 25 v6— 8 - - 67 ix 2-10 - - 24 ix 12 - v4, 28 ix 19 - v 4, 44 Xi7_9 . - 27 xi 7—12 - 28 xiii 15 - ?1 xiv 4 - 177 v 5, 376 xix 25—27 642 xxii 5 - v 5, 5 17 xxiii 9,10,11 v2,3,30 xxv 5 - v 6, 28 xxvill— 14 - 28 xxxvii 22 - 20 xxxviii 7 V. 3, 298 v 2, 184 xii 1, 21, 3\, v5, 12 PSALMS. ii6, 9 ' - 121 ii t0, 11 - v4,5, 13 ii 12 - v 4, 153' IKDKX OF ! i • i] 12 iii 5, 6 - iv8 - v3 vi 6 - ix 17 - x\ii 14 xix 1 — 3 xix 5—9 v l, 153 433 548 - 547 — 10, n 3, -17. xxxiii4,6, ! . 21, xl 2, 3 \i 9 v 5, 151 v 5, 153 :• lvi 5, 6 - 473 xlviii - 473 xlviii 14 - v5, 151 xlix 14 - 387 li5 - - 177 li 10 - v 4 lv 6 - v 6, 331 lv 6—8 - 332 lXv ji v 4 — 7, 611 Ixviii 17 - 47 4 lxviii 19 v4— 7 611 lxxii 15, 17, 19, \ 4, 148 25, V 5, 15 1 Ixxiii 25 - 169, 170 lxxvii 7—9 - lxxvii 10 - 71 vii 16—19 - 17 lxxxiv 10 - 419 lxxxv 10 v v 2, 5 i. lxxxiy 14 - • Ixxxix 48 - 634 xc 1, 2 - 14, 8 xc9 - - 4, 614 • ciii 1, 2, - 336 ciii 19 - 6, 13 civ 4 - IV. —29 - ex 3 rxi 9 cxvi 12 oxa iii 24 cxix 24 c xxiv i 3 1"— 16 -. 23, 24 t-xliii 8 cxlvjj 19,20 - cxlviii c xlviii 2 cxlix - 12 X83 v 3, 107 419 v 6, 9 i - v 4; 329 66 316 553 86 579 PROVERBS. iii 24 v 3,5, 553, 554 vi 6 — 1 1 - v 2, 35 1 viii 22 — 32 - 254 viii 34 — 36 - 255 - 523 xvii 17 - v 6, 151 v 6, 153 ECCLESIAST i 2 - - 432 1x4—6,20 - xi 9, - 568, 1,7 - - xiil4 - 568,569 LOMON'S SONG. i 2-5,12,13.17,534 i 7 - - 535 ii I - v 5, 1.50 v 5, 287 ii 1—4,6,7 - 536 ii 3 - v 1, 2^7 ii 3. 4 - - 516 ii8 — 13 - 537 INDEX OF SCRIPTURES. ii 14, 16, 17 - 538 ii 16 - - 286 fii 1 — 5 - 539 iii 2 - 540 iv i,10, 11,7,9,8,541 iv 12, 14, 15 - 542 v 1 - - 542 v9— 12,14— 16,543 v 10— 16 v 18, 150 vi 1 — 3, 12 - 544 vii5, 6, 9,12,13,545 viii 5 — 7, 13, 14,546 viii 6 - v 3, 275 ISAIAH, i 25 - v 9, 150 vii 14, 145 v 1. 150 viii 20 - v 5, 94 ix 2 - 259, 260 ix 2, 6, 7 - 148 xiv 12 - v 3, 184 xxvi 1 - 217 xxvi 1—6 . 472 xxvi 8—20 - 578 xxvi 12 - v 6, 223 xxviii 12 - 432 xx viii 16 - 455 v 13, 150 xxviii 20 - 199 x:-:xii2 - - 228 Xxxiii 14 - 20 xxxv 8 - 193 Xxxviii 9, £cc. 607 xl 9, 10 - 250 xl 17 - v 6, 659 xl 27—31 - 42 xl 28, 31 - 338 Xlii -31 - 163, 162 xtiii 25 - 209 Xliv 22 - 200 xlv ^, 5 - v 7,584 xlv 7, - 550 xlv 9 - v 4, 23 xlv 21—24 259, 260 xlv 24 - 200 xiviii 10 - v 9 150 xlix 13—17 - 471 1 10, 11 - 199 lii 7—10 - 250 liii 1—5, 10—12,131 iiii 6—9, 12 - 132 liii 8 - v 3, 103 liii 10. 11 v 4, 138 Iv 1, 2, 7 - 252 lv 1, 2, 7 - 257 lvii 15, 16 - 149 11x20 - v5, 153 lxi 10 - 202 lxii 1, 2,6, 8, 11, 250 lxiii 1—3 - 477 ixiii 4-7 - 478 lxv 17 - 221 lxv 20 - 567 JEREMIAH. ii 2 - 540 ii 6 - 371 viii 21, 22, 91 v 2,248 ix 23, 24 - 193 xiii 23 - 183 xiv 22 - v 5, 49 xxiii 6 - 234, 200 xxxvi 2, 4, 17, 18, 22,23,25,27,29,32, v 2, 93 LAMENTATIONS. i 12 - 311 iii 23 - - 550 EZEKIEL. xvi 8 - v 3, 4,540 xvi 3 - 155 xxxiii 30, 31 - 428 xxxvi 25— 27 - 257 xxxvi 26 - 352 xxxvii4, 10 v 5, 225 v 2, 248 *NDEX OF SlKlIM L7RES. DANIEL. li 21 - 591 ii U - 146, 127 in 12, 16 - vA 161 iv 3 i, 35 - 28,45 vi 13 - v4 16 vi 10 - - 390 vii 14 - 490 ROSEA. ii 14 - - 537 ii 19, 20 - 541 i ii 5 * 303 173 vi 3, 4 356 443 vi 6 - - 238 \ii 11 - 356 x2 - v 3, 329 xi4 - v 4, 5, 614 v 3,4, 388 xiii 9 - - 236 xiv 9, v8 9,582,449 JOEL. \5 - - 440 ii 15, 17 - 577 AMOS. iv!2 - 634,629 v 21—25 238, 650 viii 9, 10 - 576 IX 2, 3 - 40 JONAH. ii 2 - 361, 70 ii 3 - 279 ii4 - - 605 v 14, 150 MICAH. v4 ii7 ii 10 V 2 \i 6, 8 vii 7 403 - 432 105 238 203, 204 mi 18, 19, 209,257 NAHUM. «2— 7 - - 21 i 2—9 - - ii5 - 250, 3 J3 HABAKKUK. i 2 - 357, i4 . ii 4 - 271 ii 12, 13 - 476 ii 14 - - 490 iii8— 10, v6— 9,446 ZEPHANIAH. iii 12 357,279, 313 iii 14—17 475, 476 HAGGAI ii 7 - v 5, 6, 107 ZECHARIAH. h5 - v 2 58i vi 13 - v 4, 494 xii 10 - 365, 310 xiii 1 v 4, 236, 257 v 8, 150 xiii 9 - v 9, 150 xiii 7 - - 135 MALACHI. iii 1 - v'3. 151 iii 3, 4 - v9, 150 iv 2 - v 16, 150 v 3, 221 MATTHEW, ii 1 — 11 - 109 iii 7 - v 2, 494 iii 9 - - 220 iv 1—11 v3, 113 iv 16 - 259, 260 v 3—12 - 370 vii 13, 14 - 189 vl, 6, 277 INDEX OF SCRIPTURES, ix 12 - xi 5 xi 19 - xi 25—27 xi 28—30 xii 20 xii 50 - - 186 326 V 6, 15a v 6, 153 - 19.5 - 253 262 v6, 151 v 6, 153 - 250 v 3, 94 v 7, 115 v 6, 134 - 455 227 - 287 v 6, 134 453, 454 336 xiii 16, 17 xiii45, 46 xiii 49, 50 xiv25 - xvi 18 - xvi 24 xvii 4 , - xvii 27 - xviii 20 - xix 27 - xix 28 v 5—8, 387 xxi9 422,423,684 xxi 15, 16 - 564 xxii 17—21 - 589 xxii 44 - 493 xxii 37— 40 - 237 - 12, v5, 574 xxv 31, 32, v 7, 151 v 7, 153 xxv 33 - v ( *>8Q xxv 34, 41, 46, «46 v 7, 8, 648 xxvi 26—30,509,511 Xxvi 53 - - 115 xxv ii 29 v 6, 661 xxvii 35 - - 136 xxvii 45 - v 4. 311 xXvii 46 - 524 xxvii 51—53 - 126 xxviii 1—8 - 421 Xxviii 18, 20 - 244 xxviii 19, 28 - 501 MARK, ii ir - - 186 iv 33 - v 2, 151 v 1—16 - - 186 ix 24 - v 3, 236 x 14 - - 503 x 28 - v 3, 4, 336 xiv22— 26 509,511 xv 17 - v 6, 661 xv 24—45 - 136 xv 33 - v4, 311 xv 34 - - 524 xvi 2—6 - 421 xvi 15— 17 - 244 xvi 15—17 - 244 xvi 15—18 - 267 LUKE. 126 - 474 i30— 33 - - 105 i 46, 50, 54, 55 107 i 68, 69, 76—79 496 ii 10— 14 - 105 ii 13 - 4 74, 115 ii 25, 28, 36, 38, 109 ii 27—32 - 625, 522 in 4, 5 - v 4, 111 v 4, 6 - v 6, 134 v 31 - - 186 vi 12 - - 113 vii 47, 48 v 3, 241 x21 - - 195 x 21, 22 - 194 " x 24 - - 250 xii 16, 21 - 433 xiii 24 - - 223 xivl6,17,21— 23 520 xiv 17, 22, 23 521 xv 7, 10 312,115 xv 11—24 307 xvi 19—26 - 630 xvi 20, 22 - 631 xvi 22 - v 5, 114 xviii 1, v5, 223 xviii 7, 8 - 13 xviii 8 - v 5, 285 INDEX OF SCRIP I xviii 10—14 282 xviii 28 v 3, 4. xix 10 - v4, 35 i xix 38, 40 - 684 xxi 28 - v 4, 645 xxii 19, 20 509, 5 ! 1 Xxii 39, 41 - 113 xxii 43 - 114, 115 \ xxii 41- - - 524 xxih 33 — 47 - 136 xxiii34 v 5, 145,530 xxiv 1—8 - 421 xxiv26 - 121 JOHN. i 1, 3, 14 i 9 i 13 - i 16 - i 17 - i 29—32, , i47 - ii 17 - iii 3 — 8 iii 14—16 in 15 - iii 16 - iii 16—18 iii 33 - iii 34 iii 36 iv 14 iv 24 - v 25 - v 36 - - v 2, 9.? v 39 - - v 2, 94 vi 31, 35,39 - 513 vi 32,33,48— 51 525 5~6, v 4, 156 vi 55 - - 122 vi 66 - v 3, 189 vii 18 - v 6, 162 - 103 v 5, 151 V 5, 153 - 219 v 1, 149 246 56 - 496 v 3, 209 v 2, 1 13 219 - 269 - 241 196 - 271 264 457 - 272 V 4. 94 3 1 6 248 viii56 - x7, 9 - x 10 x 17, 18 - xii 32 xiii 15 - xiii 15 xiii 23, 25 xi\ 0 - xiv 19 xv 1, 5 xvi J t xvi 16 xv ii 4 xix 2 xix 30 xix 34 XX 1 - xx 20 xx 20, 2 xx 28 v 2, 273 v 12, 150 : v 4, 1 i 263 269, - 113 v 5, 151 - - V 11, 150 >, 15J V 5, 153 - 513 v 6, \ : , - 514 - m v C, 66 L 121 136,517 - - v 5 v 10, L! \ 5 i9 ill - ii 1—11 ii 23—28 ii 23—36 \CTS. 59 i v 1 5, 16, 7 - 1 2 I 12G 267 1#5 136 ii 38 - - 50 i ii 39 - v, 3 4. 504 I iii 22 v 2,108,v 4,151 v 3, 245 I iv 24—28 - 146 i'iv32 - v7,52l ! vii 37 - v 2, 108 I viii 4 - v 5, 244 INDEX OF SCRIPTURES- viii 33 - v 3,103 j xii 7 - - 474 xiii 26 - - 224 j xiii 46 - v 2, 490 | xis;15— 17 - 309 Xvi 14, 15, 33 305 Xvi 31 - - 241 xvii 30 - 31 XX 24 - - 375 xxvi 28 - 189 ROMANS. i 16 24-8, 322,527 i 28 - v 3, 4, 437 ii 4 - 309, 31 ii5 - v2,21 iii 10— 18 v 4, 5, 182 iii 19—22 - 198 iii 20 - - 241 iv 6—3 - 203, 205 iv 19, 20 v 6, 7, 55 266 iv20, 2i v6, 8 v8 - v 12—14 v 12—21 vi 1,2,6 vi 3, 6 - vi9 - vii 8, 9, vii ] 1 - vii 15, 19 157 | 196 J 183 I - 178 1 - 234 I - 502 v5%6, 136 14.24 240 185 9.31 viii 14, 16 viii 28 - viii 32 - viii 33 — 39 - viii 56 - ix 21—23, 20 x4 - X 18 - v 5, xi 2 - xi 16, 17 - 325 71 531 276 108 192 108 244 442 5&ii xi 25, 26 - 442 xii 14 - v 6, 451 xiii 1-7 - 589 xiv 17,19 - 301 xv 5 - - ll^ v5,51 xv 8 - - 503 xv 13 - - 270 xvi 20 - 281 v7,4l3 I.CORINTHIANS i23,24 - 247,518 i 26-31 - 193 i30 !- 234,235 ii 7 - v 3,249 ii 9, 10 - 654> iii 6, 7 . - 247 iii 11 - v 13, 150 iv 12 - v 6, 45i v7 - - 164 vi 3 - v 5 — 8, 387 vi 10, 11 - 332 vii ,9 - 611 ix27 - 223 x 4 - v 10, 150 xl6, 17 - 510 x31 - v6, 161 x 32 - 301 xi 1 v4. 337, 113 xi23— 26' 509,526 xiii 1—3 - 305 xiii i>_7, 13 - 302 xiii 10, 12 - 412 xv 3 - 5*29 xv 55- -57 - 621 II. CORINTHIANS. lU - - '2S5 i 50 - 265 iill - 187 ii 16 - 247 iv 17, IS - 275 v I, 5— 8 - 629 INDEX OF S(.!U1JTI f.f. v7 - * 274| iv8 - " v 5- ,25 iv 15 v 7, 1 so v 3» 7» iv 17— 19 . 183 * 14 196, 10; iv 30—38 - v 14, 15 161, 215 v 23 v 7. 150 V 17 - 22! - Sjnf) v 10 - '5.') V27 - - 346 i* 1.3 " "57 vi 16 v 2, 375 xij ' »93| fHILIPPlJ xi 2 - 540 xi 14 - v 3, iM xii 7, 9, 10 - 250 | i 23 ii s - 633 300 ii 6-8 - xii9, 10 - v 4, 532 v 6 ii 6 - v 5, 10a - GALATIAXS. 11 «;— 11 6'^i n 20 - v 5, 151 v b '53 v 5» 518 iii;— 9 iv-8 - 310 COLOSSI AXS. iii 10. 1 1, 22 241 i 9- - iii 13* M ' 53° . 14 - - 5V iii 26 - v 1, 276 i 16 - - »oa iv 4 - 256 : 20 164 jv ,5, 6 v 9, 10, 161 ii'9 - v I4f «5o iv 6 - - ;6i ii 12 5 5» 269> 527. 111 16 - 99 228 I. THESSALOXIANS. EPHESIANS. J 3— 6 - 191 i 7 - « - 53i i i3» H " 325 iv 13 — J7 " 0 643 iv 16 - v», 115 v 10 - - 529 I. TIMOTHY. i 17—20 - 324 in 249 ii 1, 5 - v 2, 22 | i 13 - v 3, 4, 521 ii 12 - t33 11 1—3 - 589 ii 13 - - 222 "5 - 401 v 6,-, 151 v 6, 153 ii 20 - v 13, 150 iii 9. lo - 103 iii 16 — 21 - 430 iii 15 453 INDEX OF SCRIPTURES. ill l6 - - 155 \ v 6, 103 vi 16 • v 2, 44 II. TIMOTHY. i9, 10 - 226 i 12 - 322> 375 vi - v 4>532 i»i 5 " " »*9 iii 15. l6 " 92 I iii 16, 17 " 93 iv6-8, 18 - 339 iv 7> 8 - 028 TITUS. is - - 176 ii to— 13 ■ 23° ii 13 - v 6, 514 ii. 3-7 " 225 HEBREWS, i '. 2 * 92 ; 3 . v 2, i5i i 5 - v 4, 102 i6 - - 106 17 - 115. 'l4 i i o—t.9 - 6'-9 i 14 i?4» »5i 474 ii,5— 9 - i9°> »34 ii9 . 121 ii 10 - v 11, 151 ii 14—18 - 215 iii 3. 5. $ " 2*6 iii 7-11 426,42- iii 13 - l%5 iv 2 - 4a8 iv 7 - 426, 427 iv 15, 16 - 262 v 7 - - 262 v 12 — 14 - 428 vi 11, TJ - 337 vi 17 — 19 - 176 vii 22 - v 7, 151 vii 23 — 27 - 144 vii 1,3,21,23—25,494 vii 25 - V2, 149 1x7, 12, 24, 25 144 :.x 11, &c. v8, »5* ix 14, 26 - b)? ix 26 162, 163 ;x 27 XI ■ 615 108 X 1 — 12 . 145 X4— 9 - 162, i63 X 12 v8, 151 x ?9, 20 - 401 X28 - - 246 xi 1, 3,8, 10 - 273 Xii » — 4 - 337 xii 2 - 269 v 5 226 xii 15 v6 182 xii 18 — 23 - 462 xii 24 - xii 29 - xiii 7, 8 . 619 xiii 10, 15, v6, 423 JAMES. i 17 v 5.44 ji26 - v5 223 J ii lo - 241 ii 17—20, 26 268 iv 7 - 188 iv 14 - 611 I. PETER ig-5 - >25 i 7 vg , 15° i8 - 298, 270 i 11 - 121 1 >8, 19 - 512 ii 2 - 161 ii 4,6 - 455 ii 21 v^ „ »5i ii 21, 22 - 113 ii 24 163, 169 iii 18 . 335 v8 188 iNDI-;x Or SCHIPTL'KKb. II. PETER. i 19 iii 5— »5 _ U iii 7— 14 • 435 I JOHN. j 7 - - 209 ii 1 v9. '5» ii 16 - 43i ii 19 - . iHq ii 20, 27 v4 166 >«i «t 3 - 161 iii .5 . 1*3 iii 8 v5> 826 Vi'£ 43' v6,8 . 5'7 JUDE. 6 196, '97 24» 2.5 .214 REVELATION »5— 7 »S* 53o 1 10 422, 423 87 016 ii 26, 27 - 387 ii 28 - v.5- 5«2 iii 21 v 6—8,387 iv 4, io, 11 - 059 V5— 11 - v4. »5» v-4 ■ 53 v6-9 i59 v 6, 8—12 - i55 v 11—13 - 154 V 12 via - v j. vi 14—17 v4, 5, vi 15, 1 6 v 4, v4. v & vii 9. 15 - v3, vii 13—17 6/i6, vii 16, 17 x- 15 XV 1 1 x ii 7 — 12 X'i 12 xiv lo, 11 xiv, 13 xv 3 - 156, xv 3, 4 v 10, XV! 19 xvii 6 xviii 20, 21 xix 13 - v 3, xiv 16 - v 3. v 3. xx 15 \'4, 5, xxi 2 — 4 xxi 5—8 xxi 27 xxii 1, 2, 14 xxii 2 - v 4, xxii 2, 14 xxii 16 v 4, 15, xxii 20 •5* 1 ,1 2to M3 6.57 407 644 337 480 188 C46 623 47? 15' 479 479 291 1 63 I3« i53 3<>9 <528 5j6 150 f5* Fims. A SELECTION OF MORE THAN THREE HUNDRED HYMNS, FROM THE MOST APPROVED AUTHORS, ON A GREAT VARIETY OF SUBJECTS. Among which are ALL THE HYMXS OF DR. WATTS, ADAPTED TO PUBLIC AND PRIVATE WORSHIP, NOT FOUND IN THE EDITIONS NOW IN USE- BY JAMES M. WINCHELL, A. M. Pastor of the First Baptist Church in Boston, BOSTON: Published by James Loring, and Lincoln & Edmands. 1819. District of Massachusetts, to wit': DISTRICT CLERKS OFFICE. ;**•": RE IT REMEMBEREb,thatontbe twelfth {L.S.J day of May, A. D. 1819, and in the forty-third ....... year of the Independence of the United States •it" \ini-l ica. Jnmr; M. li'i nehel! , .Jnnf* I I. incoln, nml Thomtu Edmonds, of die said District, have deposited in this Office the title of a Book, tin- riirht whereof thi y claims as proprietors, in the words following, to wit: " A Selection of more tlian three hundred Hynnft. from tlie mn-,t approved Authors, on a great variety of subjects. Among which are all the Hymns of Dr. Watts. adapted 10 Public and Private Worship, not found in the Editions now in use. By JAMES M. WINCHELL, A.M. Pastor of the First Baptist Church in Boston." In conformity to the art of the Congress of the United States, entitled, "An Act for the Enemiragemeni of Learning, i>y securing the Copies of Maps, Charts and Rooks, to the Autltotl and Proprietors of such Copies. during the times then in nentioned :" and also to an Act entitled, " \n Act supplementary to an Act, en> In Aet for the Encouragement of Learaiag, b) securing the Copies of Maps, Charts and Rooks, to tin Authors and Proprietors of such Copies, during the herein mentioned; and extending die benefits • i the Arts of Designing, Engraving and Etch- ing Historical, and other Prints." TVO W DWIS S C,cr!' °f the n' PREFACE. fJi'IE number of Hymns in this Selection has been limited to a little over three hundred, for the' purpose of rendering it convenient to bind them in the same vol- ume with the Psalms and Hymns of Dr. Watts, to which they are designed as a supplement. For the same'' purpose also, some of the Hymns have been abridged, that the volume might not be extended to an immoderate size. In one respect at least, it is thought this Selection will be preferable to any now in circulation. It contains the whole of the Sacred Poetry of Dr. Watts, adapted to the purposes of devotion and praise, not found in the common editions. An addition of nearly eighty Hymns from the pen of that 4t sweet singer in Is- rael," to those already in use, cannot but be highly grateful to the Christian public. In point of sentiment and poetry, they will be found worthy of the just celebrity of their distinguished author. Of the char- acter of the other hymns, it is left for the public to judge. Care has been taken to give as great a variety as tiie limits of the work would ad- mit. Many excellent hymns on particular subjects might have been inserted, but they would have excluded others on sub- jects equally important. A primary object, after giving the whole. of Dr. Watts, has been to select the best HymnsT>nsubp(»ts which he had omitted ; and the compiler flatters himself that this work, containing as it does m.ore th -\x a thousand Psalms and Hymns, of ap- proved excellence, will furnish the church- es of Christ with a supply of sacred poe- try i better suited to all subjects and occa- sions, tlim any heretnfore. public iv PREFACE. while, by throwing the whole into or* ume, the price is reduced, and the confu- sion arising from the use of two books, avoided. It affords me no small gratification, that both the plan and the select Hymns have received the approbation of many whose judgment and ttste the public have long been accustomed to respect. But the sideration that the book may be used in the same congregation with the common editions of Watts, will probably best rec- ommend it to the attention of Christians. It has long been a subject of regret among judicious persons, of all religious denominations, that so many hymns should have obtained circulation, which are en- tirely destitute of poetic merit, and which serve only to corrupt the taste, and excite ihe passions without benefiting the heart. The injurious effects of sue!, hymns it is hoped the use of this Supplement will have a tendency to counteract, and at the same time preserve entii e those inimitable compositions of Dr. Watts, which many persons of late, have discovered too much willingness to mutilate or neglect. No selection, however excellent should be suf- fered to supersede the use of them. " It is deemed unnecessary to make any apology for taking a few hymns, from au- thors who differ in doctrinal sentiments, from myself and the churches with which I am iii connexion. The hymns them selves, superiour in their kind, and on subjects in which all real Christians agree. must and will be their own apology." May the great Head of the Church bless this humble effort to promote his glory, and the beauty of Christian wor- ship. JAMES M. WINCHKIT Boston, May. 1819. TABLE QF the first uses to the supplement. Hymn ABSENT from flesh, O blissful thought Absurd and vain attempt to hjnd Adam, our father and ouv head • Afflicted san.t, to Christ draw near Again the i.ord of life and light Ail haii the power of Jesus' name Almighty King 1 whose wondrous hand Almighty Maker God .... Am i a soldier of the cross And is this life prolong'd to me And is the gospel peace and love . Angels ! roll tiie rock away Another six days' work is done Are those tin happy persons here As on the cross the Saviour hung . As birds their infant brood protect At anchor laid, remote from home . Awake my soul, lift up thine eye . Awake, my sou., stretch every nerve Awake my zeal, awaKe my love Awake, ye saints, anil raise your eyes Before thy throne, eternal King Ik hold the sons, the hell's of God Behold the long expected uiiic draw nefl 11 lest be the tie that binds liiest is the man whose heart expands Blessed are the sons of God Blessed Redeemer I how divine Blow ye the trumpet, blow . . Celestial King 1 our spirits lie . . Christ, the Lord, is risen to-day Come, Holy Spirit, come Com*', humble sinner, in whose breast Come in, thuu blessed of the Born Come, Lord, and warm each languid heai'l Come, let us search our ways and see Conn.-, thou fount of every blessing . Come, thou soui-trausfbrniing Spurt . Come, weary souls, with sms lustiest Come, ye that love the Saviour's name Come, ye that know and fear the Lord Compar'd with Christ, m all beside Curst be the man, forever curst ♦ Dear refuge of my wearj soul . Dear Saviour, we are thme Dear Saviour, we rejoice to hear Deep are the wounds which sin has made Lhist thou, dear Jesus, sulfer shame Demded souls that seek to find . Do lksh and nature uicaa to die Do I beneve what Jesus saith . Do thou, my soul, in sacred lays Earth has engross'd my love too long Eiicoiiij)..ss'd with clouds of disiiess . Ens.av'd by sin, and bound in chains Eternal God! almighty cause Eternal God! enthron'd on high Eternal power i whose high aoode < Z 2 n TABLE OF FIRS1 I I • Pi wer, almigJ ly God . Eten al m isdoiu, ihi e «. praise J -.'ii thy i>«,w . r. t,'i> righl maintain • at lii. nd, :i si.- . t fan «. I . »< rupplhu i bow Father, ador'd in world* above . Father, how nidi t!i\ glories dune . rather, is nol thy proimw picdg'd . of glory, to ili-v name . . • : ' ■ pi i< i ! in thj word Father (tour feeble rmee Father of all, thj can «< bi.ss J ither of im Hi- s, H. tbi house Father of faithful AbnuYm, bear Fv a ompoK |be mind For ;i si taoo call'd to part Frequent tin da] of tied returns . Glorj to God on high .... m n name mj soul adorts God 11 ov( i in ■ ii.)sn rioui way i i in) Id'-, through all its days God of . UrrnitT, from thee ing Miimd Great Authoi of the inrmortal mind God 3 1U1 VBLE Or 1 : o fbr a tin. g <> happ} sum, ilut iim •> mi Iirli o how i <>M- iliv liol) law O righteous i <> I in. I, cnothi r day n flow ii O Lord, m> hi^t di'ins fulfil . 0 mj mil, what meant tlii» tat I <> ill. hi, before whose jrracious throne n, the up tehed's sure retreat . liuiui ase, ili' amazing height . •> »liut I kne '.v tin -' en i |i ace * • 'lis a lovely thiug to Bee O wii.it stupendous mere] shines mj hills of darkness Of all Ui. joys arc mortals know On t]i«-<- each BDomiag, 0 nrj God ©nr Country is Emmanuel's ground . Our little bark on boisterous st.o Oar Lord is risen frdm tli dead 'tis, a grace divine Peace '. 'tis (be Lord* Jehovah's hand " the Lord, immortal chair . . d ir J< sos ! at tliy fc.-t Questions ujid doubts be heard no more ! tht- Lord is King Basniirk, my son!, the narrow bound Saviour, visit thy plantation See, gracious God, before thy throne liee how the mounting sun ui's gentle Shepherd stand Mtall ■thrists dare insult the cross Shepherd of Israel, bend thine ear . Shepherd of Israel .... rejoice, lift up your i Sinnet, o why so thoughtless grown . the voice of God n raid Sovereign of life, I own tin band dare I how glorious he . Stem winter throws his icj chains . Stretchy on the cross, the' Saviour dies Sweet is the love that mutual glows Sweet was the time when lirst l Gets The biilows swell, the winds are high The deluge, at the Almighty's cnii . The earth and all the heavenly frame The evils that beset our path . The God of low wiil sure indulge . The gloiious armies of the sky The Lord on mortal worms look* down The Lord will happiness divine . The Lord my pasture shall prepare The Lord, how fearful is his name . Ti;e mighty frame of glorious grace The righteous Lord. supremely great The spacious firmament on high Thanks for mercies past receive There is a fountain rill'd with blood Thou art, O Gofl. a spirit true . Thou didst, O mighty God, exist Thou only centre of my rest Thou only Sovereign of my heart . TABLE OF FIRST LINES. Through all tlie downward tracts of time" Thine earthly sabbaths, Lord, we love This is the least of heavenly wine . Tims far 'tis well, you read, you pray Thy bounties, gracious God Thy names, how infinite they be ; J is a point I long to know *Tis finish'd ! so the Saviour cried . 'lis my happiness below To thee, who reign'st, suprcvne above To praise the ever bounteous Lord . ' 1'was God preserv'd me by his power Unveil thy bosom, faithful tcmb We bless the eternal source of light What glory giids the sacred page What heavenly man, or mighty God What is our God, or what his name What scenes of honour and of dread What shall the dying sinner do . What strange perplexities arise . What various hindrances we meet What vain desires and passions vain When Abrah'm, fiil'd with sacred awe When all thy mercies, O my God When blooming youth is snatch'd away When darkness long has veil'd my mind When fancy spreads her boldest wings . When, marshall'd on the nightly plain When pale with sickness, oft hast thou When shall thy lovely face be seen When sickness shakes the languid frame When the Eternal bows the skies When the last trumpet, awful voice . When tumults of unruly fear When verdure clothes the fertile fields . W here is my God ? does he retire . Where shall we sinners hide our heads . Where shall the guilty sinner go Where two or three, with sweet accord . Wherefore should man, frail child of clay Wherewith, O Lord, shall I draw near . While 1 arn banish'd from thy house While o'er our guilty land, O Lord While shepherds watch'd their flocks by night Whilst thee I seek, protecting Power Why should our mourning thoughts delight With cheerful voices rise and sing . With humble heart and tongue With tears of anguish I lament Witness, ye saints, that God is true Would you win a soul to God Ye humble souls, complain no more Ye humble saints, proclaim abroad . Ye humble souls, approach your God Ye hearts, with youthful vigour warm Ye messengers of Christ .... Ye mourning saints, whose streaming tears Ye sons of men, with joy record . Ye wretched, hungry, starving poor Yes ! the Reeeemer rose .... Zeal is that pure and heavenly flame INDEX OF SCRIPTURLS TO THL SUPPLEMENT. t ).. V.T. |I>nin. ( h. \ » 1 . Hyion Mi. V.T. H)fl.)t. (■cm m>. 4'' 10 1 S3 7 70 5 22 75 51 1 135,1 ts 1 6 V 75 51 17 1. . If 7 102 7 7—11 85 68 18 u 10 1* 21—32 2.3 73 28 11 , 15 223,135,138 •7 o 171 73 28 228,2*1 1 1—3 48 Exodus. 81 13 •3 1—3 205 u 3-6 71 11 113 .3 4 87,88 is 11 >.• 87 4 175,17- 60 2 Leriticot. M . Jt rem iuh. M 7 9 90 .' I 13 62 Numbers. 90 12 1 1- 3 23 12 3 132 ■7 2 24 1 23 Deuteronomy. 99 5 1 9 23224 120 f 29 111 28—37 271 10 7 HI 6 4 18 103 13 111 10 12 21223 7 0 6 104 3 21-25 23 6 2] 15—26 94 107 23—30 31,32 13 16 11 32 10 195 113 6 3 Lamentations. 33 25 104 LIS 19-84 182,183 3 39 107 J. Samuel 119 9 Eztkitl. 7 12 241 119 54 171 13 11 100,207 I. Kin ps. 119 67 1532271 '•5 10 104 3 22-54 175,176 119 67—97 271 S7 1—10 189 Nefai .. iah. 119 75 130,140 Daniel. 1 17 118 119 82—89 190 4 35 13 Jot 119 105 39 7 10 15 1 21 'l 40,1 41 122 1 182,183 ■6 4 13 5 2:* 4 133 129,13! Joel. g 8 21 : 17 195 3 17 194 S> 12 140.141 L38 2,6 3 Jonah. 11 7 10,12 143 2 108 4 7—10 163 23 3 I' ! 1? 34 Micafa. M 5 81,82,K8 149 2 64 6 6,7,8 75,81, 29 3 76,16C l 19 4 139 128. 87 5— 23 10-lU Proverbs. Z« chaiialb Palm*. 3 7 111 13 1 62 2 6 t ■ 13,17 145 1 17 194 2 8 221 - 17 253 Malaehi- •1 6 166 14 15 134 3 16,18 218 6 1-9 2722*76 14 32 283 Matthew. 8 4 2,3,11? 1" 8 145 2 2 156 15 143 19 11 134 5 5 117 19 3,39,40 22 3 134 5 48 2 Si 3 9 Scclesiastes. 6 9_13 186 23 4 28,104 3 11 10—12 7 12 122,123124 24 54,55 9 7—10 277J28i: ri 12 67 26 2 172 12 13 HI 9 27 150 34 18 137,138 Solomon' » Song. 10 38 142 3-1 1—10 276 4 12 OS 11 28 103 37 11 132 Isaiah. 13 3 187 41 1 257 9 6,7 5E 15 22 150 42 1-3 178,179 159,162 29 19 132 18 20 227 42 5 31 5,6 194— 196 19 13,14 174 43 3 222 25 1—10 222 19 20,22 254,355 43 56 159,162 42 21 81 22 1—10 101 45 1—11 ; 64 44 24 21 22 37—39 122,124 45 5 ■ 89 46 10 i: 23 5 . 147 45 12 21,22 49 16 195 25 35,40 231 INDEX OF SCRIPTURES. Ch. Ver. Hvmn. Ch Ver. Hymn. Ch Ver. Hymn. 27 39 91 3 34 74 4 13,14 217 28 20 286 11 12,33 5.244 6 16 2 Mart 12 1 '126 Titus. 10 14 174 14 1—14 168 2 4 87.88 12 29 18 I Corinthians. 2 14 93 15 27 91 1 9 6 3 2 132 Luke. 1 18—31 97,9<- 3 5 92 I 68 87,88 1 31 12C Hebrews. 2 10 43,47 3 21 144 1 3 93 7 38 135,138 3 22 164 1 11,12 5 12 5 111 9 24,27 148 4 12 89 13 34 195 15 10 8C 6 18 93,158 14 22 101,116 15 55 53,20t 6 12 133 u 7 135,136 15 56,57 290,294 7 25 57,59 16 17 6 II. Corinthians. 9 2 87,88 17 13 150 5 1—9 291 9 24 67,59 IS 6 174 7 10 135,l3t 9 14 73,74 18 13 118,135,138 B 9 St 10 23 6 11 19 133 g 14 80 10 36 133 23 4 91 10 4 170 10 12 57,59 23 34 94 12 9 104,107,153 11 13 171 John 13 5 172 12 1 148 1 12 71,72 Galatians. 12 2—12 U53 1 29 74 2 20 82 12 3 '210 1 14—17 68,69 3 10 94 13 1 129,131 3 8 105 3 13 87,3J 13 17 214 3 5 92 4 5 87,88 James. 3 14 129,131 4 6 72 1 3,4 133 4 6-19 128 4 18 147 -1 14 273 4 9 277,278 Ephesians. 5 10,11 133 4 24 16 1 7 S7,8S I. Peter. 4 35 22W 1 22 63 1 15 - 9 6 67,68 90,197 2 1—10 9S 1 19 '73,74 11 16 290 2 14 73,74 1 22 129,131 1-1 17,18 5C,51 4 15 63, W 2 V 66 17 11 90 4 8—12 20i 2 11 171 19 30 51 6 11—13 17( 2 21 49 21 15 128 Philippians. 2 20 133 Acts 1 23 2? 3 4 132 2 37 95 2 5 4 I. John. 3 8 125 2 6—10 5( 2 l 59 4 12 68 3 lli-14 14} 3 1,2 71 10 36 6J 4 8 110,111 4 8 14,163 13 29 108 114,143,13-. 5 7 17 Komans. Colossians. 5 10 97 1 19,20 1 1 4 129,13] 5 20 61 i 16 99,1 16 1 18 6? Revelation. 2 4 135,136 3 1—3 157 1 12 216 3 25 73,105 3 11 60 1 13 58 3 20-28 108,109 3 12 132 4 8 9 5 J— 5 133 4 14 87,88 5 2-9 192 fi 23 61 I. Thessalonians. 5 9 87,88,73,74 7 5—10 96 4 1 75 5 11 15 7 9 108 4 13-18 293,294 5 12 74 7 12—19 78 5 24 6 7 17 62 7 14—21 152 I. Timothy. 15 12 74 8 1j2 152 1 15 82 14 3 64,74 8 2—8 92 1 18 170 20 12 295 8 14—19 71,72 2 3 266 21 6 62 8 28 144 3 13 137 22 50 "296 Syllabus oi , , mi , the supplew i i i.i GOD in al- lical ord .-. fiom .... | to 1 CRJ (TIOK AND PROVIDENCE - - 31 - - •* i M\ LHSAL PRAISE S< RIP'J l RE CHRIS J His birth i3 - 1 ifc uid Ministry 4« * Sufferings and Deata so- li. • n,i . ; ii.it ........ 52 - Bsjpn mid Exaltation - - - 55 - luti in ukm ... ..... Dominion 58 CHAR \< I BR8 01 CHRIST m tjpto- 59 - - 70 DOCTRINES ok i UK GOSPEL inal- pllalx tu-;ll order, from - - 71 LAW AM) GOSPEL Invitations and Promises • — • • 100 -• I#4 HOLY SPIHI 1 16J Graeea of Uu. Spirit, in alphabetical ottter, from 107 •• U8 THE CHRISTIAN 140 --171 WORSHIP m Private 1"-! Family , 173 -- 174 Publw 175 -- I7y Lord's dny 180 -- 183 / rawer 1M --Ml JBef'ure Strmon 188 - - 189 After Sermon 190 -- 193 THE CHURCH 194 .- 232 lord's Supper 205 -- 210 tiotts 211 -- 218 Missionary Meetings 2iy -.226 Conference Meetings 227 .-330 Collections ...---' TIMES AND SEASONS 2.'. --276 Morning and Evening ~ Seasons of the Year ------ 2, < -- New and old Year 244 --243 Mani.1^1 - Meeting and parting of friends - - 250 -- 231 Youth and old Age 252 --2?8 Sunday Sehoo.s 259 --2ol Days of Fasting 26.3 ♦- 268 Days of Thanksgiving 267 -- 2fi9 Sickness and Recovery 270 --27ft TIME AND ETERNITY 277 -- 279 DEATH AND RESURRECTION - - 280 -- 298 DAY OF JUDGMENT 299 -- 301 HEAVEN 302 -- 305 DOXOLOGIES 300 -- 312 BAPTISM 313 -.388 SELECTION OF HYMNS. THE PERFECTIONS OF GOD, ALPHABETICALLY ARRANGED. Hymn 1. L. M. Addison. 88 Castle-Streft, Nantwich, Italy. Bring of God proclaimed by creation* 1THR spacious firmament on high, -1 With all the blue ethereal sky, And spangled heavens, a shining frame, Their great Original proclaim. 2 The unwearied sun, from day to day, Doth his Creator's power display ; And publishes, to every land, The work of an almighty hand. 3 Soon as the evening shades prevail, The moon takes up the wondrous tale, And nightly, to the listening earth, Repeats the story of her birth: 4 While all the stars that round her burn. And all the planets in their turn, Confirm the tidings as they roll, And spread the truth from pole to pole. 3 What though in solemn silence all Move round this dark, terrestrial ball ; What though no real voice nor sountl Amid their radiant orbs be found : 6 In reason's ear they all rejoice, And utter forth a glorious voice; Forever singing, as they shine — "The hand that made ns is divirfr '". A A ER1 E< TIOK9 01 GOD Hymn 2. C^M. Steele. ] Condeaeenaion of God. iT7»Tl\UNAL. Power, Almiglity GcxJ -Lj Who can approach thv throne' A.ccessieM light is thi.ie abode. To angd eyes unknown. 2 Before the radiance of thine eye. The heavens no longer shine ; And all the glories of the sky Are but the shade of thine. 3 Great God, and wilt thou eondescen' To cast a look below I To this vile world thy notice bend, These seats of sin and WO? 4 [But O ! to shew thy smiling face, To bring thy glories near! Amazing and transporting grace, I o dwell with mortals here !] 5 How strange! haw awful is thy love With trembling we adore: Not all th' exalted minds above Its wonders can explore. 6A\"hile golden harps and angel tongues Resound immortal lays. Great God, permit our humble song! To rise, and mean thy praise. HfMX 3. C. M Wat*? Lyric Poems. 8 Carthage, St. Ann's, St. David's.- CondescetistCH of Gcd. 1 XI 7 HEN the Eternal bows the skies W 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 eves. PERFECTIONS O? GOD. 4 3 Why should the Lord, that rwgni abo\ : Disdain so lofty kings? Sav,Lord, and why such looks c: frrt'e Upon such worthless things? 4 Mortals, be dumb ; what creature dares Dispute his awful will? Ask no account of his afrairs. But tremble, and be still. | Just like his natnre is his grace, All sovereign and all free ; Great God, how searchless are thy ways" How deep thy judgments be ! Hymn 4. C. M. Wattf, Luric Poems. 3S Abridge, Canterbury. Decrees and Dominion of God. 1 17" EEP silence, all created things J^. And wait your Maker's nod : M^sonl standc trembling, while she sings The honours of her God. 2 Life,death,and hell.and worlds unknown. Hang oil his linn decree : lie sits on no precarious throne, Nor borrows leave to be. 3C .aiii'd to his throne, a volume lies, With all the fates of men. With every angel's form and size, Drawn by the eternal pen. 4 His providence unfolds the book, And makes his counsels shine ; Each ope ving leaf; and ev'ry stroke Fulfils some deep design. 5 IL-re, he exalts neglected worms To sceptres and a cmwa : And there, the following page he turns. And treads the monarch down. 6 Not Gabriel asks the reason why; Kor Clod the reason gives ; Xor dares the fav'rite angel prv iSetweeu the folded lea/-... A a 2 5, 6 PERFECTIONS OP GOD. 7 Mv God, I would not long to sec My lute with curious • What gloomy lines are writ for me Or what bright scenes may | 8 In thy fair bo-k. of life and grace, () may I find my D I Recorded in some humble place, , Beneath my Lord the Lamb! Hymn 5. C. M. Rowe. I Devizes, St- Ann's, CanK-rbury. Eternity of G>d 1 T^HOU didst, O mighty God, -■- Ere time began its race ; Before the ample elements Fill'd up the void of space. 2 Before the pond'rous earthly globe In fluid air was stav'd ; Before the ocean's mighty springs Their liquid stores dirplay d. 3 And when the pillars of the world, With sudden ruin break, And all this vast and goodly frame Sinks in the mighty wreck : 4 When from her orb the moon shall start, Th* astonish 'd sun roll back ; Whiie all the trembling starry lamps Their ancient course forsake : 5 Forever permanent and fix'd. From agitation free, Unchang'd, in everlasting years, Shidl thy existence be. Hymn 6. L.M. Msdiam, * Portugal, Wells, Shod. Faifhfulneas of God. 1"\7"E humble saints, proclaim abroad I The honours of a faithful God: How just and true are all his ways, How much above your highest praise ' PERFECTIONS OF GOD. 7 2 The words his sacred lips declare Of his own mind the image bear ; What should him tempt, from frailty Blest in his self sufficiency. [free, 3 He will not his great self deny : A God all truth can never lie : As well might he his being quit As break his oath, or word forget. 4Let frighted livers change their course,, Or backward hasten to their source; Swift through the air let rocks be hurl'd, And mountains like the chaff be whirl'd; 5 Let suns and stars forget to rise, Or quit their stations in the skies; Let heaven and earth both pass away. Eternal truth shall ne'er decay. 6 True to his Avord, God gave his Son, To die for crimes which men had done ; BWt pledge ! he never will revoke A single promise he has spoke. . Hymn 7. C. M. Stcdc. ^ Irish, Exeter, Abridge. Gooflnrss of God. 1 \^E humble souls, approach your God ■X- With song? of sacred praise, For he is good, immensely good, And kind are all his ways. 2 All nature owns his guardian care, In him we live and move; But nobler benefits declare The wonders of his love. 3 He gave his Son, his only Son, To ransom rebel worms ; 'Tis here he makes his goodness known In its diviner forms. 4 To this dear refuge, Lord, we come ; 'Tis here our hope relies; A safe defence, a peaceful home,. When storms of trouble rise. - 5 Thine c . with kind re The souls who trust in th,< Their humble hope thou wilt r< With bliss divinely free. 6 Great God* to thy almighty love. What honours shall we raise? Not all tiic raptur'd songs abo\e Can render equal praise. . 8. L.M Watt*' Lyric Poem* J& Portafftl, OH Hondrtd, Bkadcu. Circa:- O&d, or (rod sufiremc and .irif-.sujjicidit. 1 \X7ll.Yl is our God, or what his name, > V Nor men canleani,nor angels teach; He dwells conceaTd in radiamt Same, Where neither eyes nor tho'ts can reach. 2 The spacious worlds of heavenly light. Compar'd with him, how short they tall ! They are too dark, and he too bright ; Nothing are they, and God is all. 3 He spoke the wondrous word, and lo ! Creation rose at his command; Whirlwind! and seas their limits know. Bound in the hollow of his hand. 4 There rests the earth, there roll the spheres. There nature leans, and feels her prop ; But his own self-sufficicnce hears The weight of his own glories up. 5 The tide of creatures ebbs and flows, Measuring their changes by the moon ; No ebb his sea of glory knows; His age is one eternal noon. ©Then fly, my song, an endless round, The lofty tune let Gabriel raise : All nature dwell upon the sound, But we can ne'er Fulfil the praise. H( PERFECTION OF GOD. 9, 10 Iymx 9. C. M. MMm's Scieetion^ovb Bedford, Abridge, Yeik. Holiness •/ God. OLY and reverend is th* name jlx Of our eternal King : Thrtai boly ^rd, the angels cry, Tlvnce holy, let us sang, 2 Haven's brightest lamps with him conr- * lio-w metmW look and dim ! u?£ d, The direst angels have then sgo*, When once com par d with mm-; SHbly is he in all his works, A id truth is his delist But sinners and their picked wa?s Shall perish from his sigh.. /.The deepest reverence cf the mind, \\>v, O my soul, to Ooa . • Lift with thy hands a holy hear. To his sublime abode. 'With scred awe pronounce his name, 8 Whom words nor thoughts can reach A broken heart *#«*£?** Than the best forms of speech. jGThou holy God, preserve my soul From all pollution free; The mire m heart are thy delight, And they thy face shall see. Hymn 10- L.M. Watt-' Lyrics. * Green's Hundredth, Angel's Hymn. Iriconijirt/icnvibility of Ood. ipOD is a name my soul adores ; VJTli' almighty Tliree,ths eternal One! Nature and grace,with all their powers, Confess the infinite unknown, 2 From thy great self thy being springs T->ou art tay own original. Made up of uncreated things, And seli-sufficienCc bears them all. U PERFECTIONS or GOD. lyvjoice produc'd thcseas and spheres Bid Uiewavg roar and planets shine , i h«»e»i all these spacious works o) 4 Still restless nature dies and g FVom charge to change the creatum ron ThV being no succession knows, And all thy vast designs arc one. 5 Thrones and dominions round thee fall And worship iB submissive form*; n.;. presence shakes this lower ball 1 his little dwelling-place of worms. ' 6Hpw shall affrighted mortals dare J o sing thy glory or thy grace ' Beneath thy feet we lie so far ' And see but shadows of thy face! 7 W ho can behold the blazing light • V. : o can approach consuming flame r None but thy wisdom knows thy mieht None but thy word can speak thy name'. Hymn 11. C. M. Snia-t. Sorb* St. Ann's, tfikUfcuficM, Q d ncomjirthe?Hible, apFXESTlAL King, our spirits lie, ^ 1 rcmbl.ng beneath thy feet ■ And wish, and cast a Ionian? eye To reach thy lofty seat S * ' 2 In thee, what endless wonders meet' W hat various glories shine ! Tl e dazzling rays too fiercely beat I pon our fainting mind. S Angels are lost in glad surprise, If thou unveil thy grace ; Ard humble awe runs through the skies When wrath arrays thy face. 4 Created powers, how weak they be* How short our praises fall ! So much akin to nothing, we,. And thou, th' eternal AIL PERFECTIONS OF GOP. 12,13 5 Lord, here we bend our humble souls, And awfully adore; For the weak pinions of our minds Can stretch a thought no mere. Hymn 12. C. M. Watts' Lyrics. & or b St. Asaph's, Bedford, Stade, Irjiniiy of God. lT^HY names, how infinite they be •' J. Great everlasting One ! Boundless thy might and majesty, And unconfin'd thy throne. 2 Thy glories shine of wondrous size, And wondrous large thy grace : Immortal day breaks from thine eyes, And Gabriel veils his face. 5 Thine essence is a vast abyss, Which angels cannot sound, An ocean of infinities, Where all our thoughts arc drown'd, 4 Thy mysteries of creation lie Beneath cnlighten'd minds; Thoughts can ascend above the sky, And fly before the winds ; 5 Reason may grasp the massy hills, And stretch from pole to pole ; But half thy name our spirit fills, And overloads our soul. 6 In vain our haughty reason swells, For nothing's found in thee But boundless inconceivables, And vast eternity. Hymn 13. Watts* Lyrics. * or t) Canterbury, Bedford, Abridge. Sovereignly and Grace. J T^HE Lord, how fearful is his name j I How wide is his command ! Mature, with all her moving frame, Hests on his mighty han4, 14 PERFECTIONS OF GOD. 2 Immortal glory tonus his throne-, And light his awful robe ; While with a smile, or with ft frown, He manages the globe. 3 A word of his almighty breath Cari SWetl Dr sink the seas ; Build the vast empires of the earth, Or break theni as he plei ; in^ angels round him Call In all their shining forms, His sovereign eye looks thro' them all, And pities mortal worms. 5 Now let the Lord forever reign, And sway us as he will, ^i< k, or in health, in ease, ov pain, We arc his favourites still. IIvr.Txl!. CM. * feraiptrec, Irish, D Love nt God. 1 POME, ye that know and fear the V^ And i'.i't your souls above; [Lord, Let every heart and voice accord, To ling, that God is love. 2 This precious truth his word declares, And all his mercies prove.; Jesus, the gift of gifts, appears, To shew, that (iod U love. 3 Sinai, in clouds, and smoke, and fire» Thunders hi.-> dreadful name ; But Sion sings, in melting notes, The honours of the Lamb. 4 In all his doctrines and commands, His counsels and designs — In ev'ry work his hands have fram'd, His love supremely shines, 5 Angels and men the news proclaim Through earth and heaven above— • The joyful ana transporting news, That God the Lord is love. PERFECTIONS OF- GOD. 15,16 Hymn 15. L. M. U/itcn's Selection. » "Wells, Old Hundred, Portugal. Majesty of God. 1 Y\0 thou, my soul, in sacred lays, D Attempt thy great Creator's praise ; But, O, what tongue can speak his fame ! What mortal verse can reach the theme ! 2 Before his throne a glittering band Of seraphim, and angels, stand ; Ethereal spirits, who, in flight, Out wing the active rays of light. 3 To God all nature owes its birth ; He lorm'd this pond'rous globe of earth. He rais'd the glorious arch on high, And measur'd out the azure sky. 4 In all our Maker's grand designs, Omnipotence, with wisdom, shines ; His works, thro' all this wondrous frame, Bear the great impress of his name. 5 Rais'd on devotion's lofty wing, Do thou, my soul, his glories sing ; And let his praise employ thy tongue, 'Till listening worlds applaud the song, Hymn 16. L. M. Rififion's Selection, 2t Leeds, Castle-Street. Sji:?incal:tij of God. 1 TTHOU art, O God, a Spirit pure* X Invisible to mortal eyes ; Th' immortal, and th' eternal King, The great, the good, the only wise. 2 While nature changes, and her works Corrupt, decay, dissolve, and die, Thy essence pure no change shall see, Secure of immortality. 3 Let stupid heathens frame their gods Of gold and silver, wood and stone; Ours is theGod that made the heavens ; Jehovah he, and God alone. 17, IC PERFECTIONS OF GOD. 4 My soul, the purest homage pay. In truth and spirit him adore , More shall this please than sacrifice, n outward forms delight him marc. Until If, C. M. IVdlit,' Sermon*. * Irish, Uraintnw. l'i uutij. 1 TpATHER of glory ! to thy name .£ Immortal praise we give, Who dost an art of grace proclaim, And bid us rebels live. 2 Immortal honour to the Sou, Who makes thine, anger cease ; Our lives he ranSOm'd with his own, And died to make our peace. 3 To thy Almighty Spirit be Immortal glory given, Whose influence brings us near to thee, And trains us up for heaven. 4 Let men with their united voice Adore th' eternal God, And spread his honours and their joys Through nations far abroad. 5 Let faith, and Jove, and duty join, One general song to raise ; Let saints in earth and heaven combine In harmony and praise. Hymn 18. L. M. William** Psalms. * Oiil Hundred, Portugal* Unity of (id. '■ 1 INTERNAL God! Almighty Cause XL Of earth, and Beas, and worlds un- All things are subject to thy laws, [known, All things depend on thee alone. - 2 Thy glorious bcin? singly stands, Of all within itself possessed ; Controll'd by none are thy commands ; Thou from thyself alone art bless Jd, PERFECTIONS OF GOD. 19,20 3 To thee alone ourselves we owe ; Let heaven and earth due homage pay; All other gods we disavow, Deny their claims, renounce their sway. 4 Spread thv great name through heathen Their idol deities dethrone ; [lands ; Reduce the world to thy commands ; And reign, as thou art, God alone. Hymn 19. L. M. Watts1 Lyrics. « Blendon, Castle-Street. God only known to himself. 1 CTAND and adore! how glorious He, O Taat dwells in bright eternity ! We gaze, and we confound our sight, Plung'd in th' abyss of dazzling light. 2 Seraphs, the nearest to the throne, Begin, and speak the Great Unknown: Attempt the song, wind up your strings, To notes untry'd, and boundless things. 3 How far your highest praises fall Below th' immense Original ! Weak creatures we, that strive in vain To reach an uncreated strain! 4 Great God, forgive our feeble lays, Sound out thine own eternal praise ; A song so vast, a theme so high. Calls lor the voice that tuned the sky. Hymn f 0. L. M. Keedham. gg Islington, Ital7, Gloucester. Moral Perfections of the Deity imitated. 1 f^ REAT Author of th' immortal mind! VJT For noblest thoughts and views de- Make me ambitious to express [sign'd, The image of thy holiness. -2 While I thy boundless love admire, Grant me to catch the sacred fire ; Thus shall my heavenly birth be known. And for thy child thou wilt rte own. i PERFECTIONS OF (,OD. 3 Enlarge my soul with lo-.c like thine ; My moral powers by So shall I feel another*! wo. And cheerful feed an hungry foe. 4 1 hope for pardon, through thy Son, For all the crimes which I h-i\ e dene ; O, may the grace that pardons me, Constrain me to forgive like thee! CREATION AND PROVIDENCE: U\'ms21. CM. IVatt*' Lyric*. * RruLmrec, Dcw.ct. A song to Creating Wisdom. 1 ]7 TERN AL Wisdom, theewe pf X^ Thee the creation sinks' [seafif, With thy lov'd name, rocks, Mils, and And heaven's high palace rings. 2 Thy hand, how wide it spread the sk; ' II v; glorious to ! ''.wld! Ting'l with the l)lue of heavenly dye, And stair'd with sparkling gold." o Thy glories blaze all nature ronnd, And utirike the gaaiag sight. Through skies, and seas, and solid ground, Willi terror and delight. 4 Infinite strength, and equal skill, Shine through the worlds Abroad, Our souls with vast amazement fill, And spe?k the builder, God. 5 But still the wonders of thy grace Oar soitcr passions move; Pita divine in Jclus' f^ce We see, adore, and la* ■■?. PROVIDENXE. 22, 23 HYMN 22. L. Mi Doddridge. * Antigua, Castle- Street. God?* Goodness to the children of men. lX/'E sons of men, with joy record X 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 But O ! that brighter world above, Where lives and reigns incarnate love J God's only Son, in flesh array'd, For man a bleeding victim made. 4 Thither, my soul, with rapture soar. There, in the land of praise adore ; The theme demands an angel's lay, Demands an everlasting day. Hymn*,3. CM. Steele. « Irish, Bruintree, Christmas. Creation and Providence. IT* ORD, when our raptur'd thought JLi Creation's beauties o'er, [surveys All nature joins to teach thy praise, And bid our souls adore. 2 Where'er we turn our gazing eyes, Thy radiant footsteps "shine; Ten thousand pleasing wonders rise, And speak their source divine. 3 The living tribes, of countless forms, In earth, and sen, and air, The meanest flies, the smallest worms, Almighty power declare. 4 Thy wisdom, power, and goodness, Lord ; In all thy works appear: And, O ! let man thy praise record-— | Man, thy distinguished care * 2\ CREATION AND 5 From thee the breath of life \v That breath thv power maintains ; Thv tender mercy, ever new, His brittle frame niStl fi Vet nobler favours claim his pi Of reason's light possess'd ; By revelation's brightest ravs Still more divinely bles.->\(. Hym\ 24 C. M. Cowftcr. * St. Ann'<, IlarSy, Static The mysteries >f Providence- ; or, tight shining out of darkness. I f^ OD moves in a mysterious way v^ His wanders to perform ; He plants his footsteps in the ■ And rides upon the storm, o ~ Deep in unfathomable mines Of never-failing skill, He treasures up his bright dea 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. PROVIDENCE; 25, 2j§ Htmk 25 C. M. Beddo&e. * Bedford, Su Martin's. Myaterwu to o .t/Uuvu.u ■hereafter. 1 / ^ REAT God of Providence ! thy ways | VJT Are hid from mortal sig-it; Wrapt in impenetrable shades, Or clotti'd with dazzling light. DThe wondrous methods of thy grace Evade the human eye; The nearer we attempt t' approach, The farther oft' they fly. j But in the world of bliss above, Where thou dost ever reign, These mysteries shall be all unveil\d, And not a doubt remain, 4 The Sun of righteousness shall thcrfc Ilis brightest beams display, And not a hov'ring cloud obscure That never-cfntliivg day. w Hymn 25, C. M. Addison. Curtilage, Arundel, Irish. Gratitude for divine mercies. Parti. 1 \ X/HJEN all thy mercies, () my God, VV My rising soul surveys, Transported with the view,' I'm lost In wonder, love and praise. 2 Thy p rovidence my life sustain'd, And all my waivts redrcss'd, When in the silent womb 1 lay, Or hung upon the breast. 3 To all my weak complaints and cries Thy mercy lent an ear, Ere yet my feeble thoughts had learn 'd To form themselves in prayer, 4Unnumber'd comforts on my soul Thy tender care bestow'd; Before ray infant heart concciv'd From whom those comforts llow'd A a 3 27V28 CREATION AND 5 When in the slipper)' paths cf yout With heedless steps 1 ran. Thine arm unseen convey'd in And led me up to man. 6 Through hidden dangers, toils.and dcat. | It gently < lear*d my * And through the pleasing scenes of vie} Where thousands go astrty. Hymn 27. CM. Addison. I BefUM, St. Ann'; York. Gratitude for divine mercie*. Part II 1 "\yiIKN pale with sickness, oftha.stthci With health renew'd my t And when in sin and sorrow sunk, Reviv'd my soul with grace. 2 Thy bounteous hand with worldly goo' H s made my cup tun o'er ; And in a kind and faithful friend ^Has doubled all my store. 3 Ten thousand thousand precious gift. f My daily thanks employ, l^or is the least a cheerful heart, That tastes those gifts with joy. 4 Through every period of my life, Thy goodness I'll pursue ; And after death, in distant worlds, The glorious theme renew. 5 Through all eternity to thee A joyful song I'll raise; For O, eternity's too short To utter all' thy praise. Hymn 28. L M Addison. > Psalm 46th. St. Hellenes. God our Sht herd. I'T'HE Lord my pasture shall prepare A And feed me with a shepherd's care His presence shall my wants supply And guard n? wkh a watchful eye. My noDn-day walks he shall attend, Aid all my midnight hours defend. PROVIDENXE. 39 $ When in the sultry glebe I faint, Or on the thirsty mountain pant ; To fertile vales, and dewy meads, My weary, wandering steps he leads ; Where peaceful rivers, soft and slow, Amid the verdant landscapes flow. '3 Though in a bare and nigged way, Through devious, lonely wilds I stray, His bounty shall my pains beguile, The barren wilderness shall smile, With lively greens and herbage crown'd, And streams shall murmur all around. 4 Though in the paths of death I tread, With gloomy honors overspread, My steadfast heart shall fear no ill, For thou, () Lord, art with me still; Thy friendly staft' shall give me aid, And guide me through the dismal shade. Hymn 29. L. M. Cowfier. 2k J)ausu;», Castle-Street. Grace and Providence. I A LMIGHTYKing! whose wondrous l\. hand Supports the weight of sea and land; Whose grace is such a boundless store, No heart shall break that sighs for more. 2 Thy providence supplies my food, And 'tis thy blessing makes it good, My soul is nourish 'd by thy word. Let soul and body praise the Lord. 3 My streams of outward comfort came From him who built this earthly frame ; Whate'er I want his bounty "gives, By whom my soul forever lives. 4 Either his hand preserves from pain, Or, if- 1 feel it, heals again; From Satan's malice shields my breast, Or overrules it for the best. A a 4 C0.31 CREATION AND 5 Forgive the song that falls so to* Beneath the gratitude I owe ! It means thy praise, however poor, An angel's song can do no mo'e. Hymn 30. C. M. Addition, % Tiabury, Mrar, Rochester. The Traveller's Psalm. 1 TT OW are thy servants bless'd.O Lord, JTi- How sure is their defence; Eternal wisdom is their guide, Their help Omnipotence. 2 In foreign realms, and lands remote. Supported by thv 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 Tie storm is laid, the winds retire, Obedient to thy will; The sea, that roars at thy command, At thy command is still. 5 In midst of dangers, fears, and deaths, Thy goodness we'll adore ; Well praise thee for thy mercies past. And humbly hope for more. Hymn 31. L. M. Ufiton. * Luton, Bboel, Eaton. Gratitude for journeying mercies. 1 'TTW ASGod preser v "d me by his pow'r JL His goodness, O my soul, adore ! Preserv'd by him, to him I raise This monument of grateful praise. 2 Many go out and ne'er return, But leave their families to mourn The sad inseparable blow, Hasty, and vast, and awful too. PROVIDENCE. S2 3 Others return'd in safety, find, Fled from the earth, some lovely mind, Embrace in vain the breathless clay, And wish to grieve themselves away . 4 What woes beyond my powers to count, What sorrows to unknown amount, Might have occur'd to wound my heart, And bid my brightest scenes depart ! 5 But God (his name my soul shall bless) Still crowns my house with life and peace.' My life he crowns with every good, And will be known a gracicus God. 6 What can I do but ask his grace, Still to enhance my debt of praise; Jesus, my soul to thee I bring, And long to serve thee while I sing. Hymn 32. C. M. Marian's Coll. * Stade, Mear, St. Ann's. Thanksgiving for deliverance in a storm* 1 /^VJR little bark, on boist'rous seas,- V>J By cruel tempest tost, Without one cheerful beam of hope, Expecting to be lost. 2 We to the Lord in humble prayer Breath *d out our sad distress ; Though feeble, yet with contrite hearts. We begg'd return of peace 3 The stormy winds did cease to blow, The waves no more did roll; And soon again a placid sea Spoke comfort to each soul. 4 O ! may our grateful, trembling hearts Sweet hallelujahs sing To him who hath our hves preserved', Our Saviour and our King. 5 Let us proclaim to all the world, With heart and voice, again, And tell the wonders he hath done For us, the sons of men. .,\,.u UNIVERSAL PRAISE. Htm» 3a L. M. JBwwt*' cwr. * Gfpcn'a Hmidr.'tlth, Iiliugton. Providence. 1 HP I [E earth and all the heavenly frame JL Their great Creator'slove proclaim ! He gives the sun his genial power, And sheds the soft refreshing shower. 2 The ground witb plenty blooms again, And yields her van- us fruits to nan, To men ! who, from thy bounteous ha:,'! , ive the gifts of every land. 3 Nor to the human race alone Is his paternal goodness shown ; The tribes of earth, and sga, and ah Enjoy his universal care. 4 Not e'en a sparrow yields his bn Till God permits the stroke of death : He hears the ravens when tliey call. The Father, and tiie Friend oft all. UNIVERSAL PRAISE. Hymn 34. C. M. Watts LyncS. * Parma, Pembroke, Knaresboro'. Universal Hallelujah, 1 pRAISE ye the Lord, immortal choir, Jl That fill the realms above ; Praise him, who form'd you of his fire, And feeds you with his love. 2 Shine to his praise, ye crystal skies, The floor of his abode ;. Or veil in shades your thousand eye* Before your brighter God. UNIVERSAL PRAISE. sj 3 Thou restless globe of golden light, Whose beams create our days, Join with the silver queen of night, And own your borrow 'd rays. 4 Winds, ye shall bear his name aloud, Through the ethereal blue ; For when his chariot is a cloud, He makes his wheels of you. 5 Shout to the Lord, ye surging seas, In your eternal roar: Let wave to wave resound his praise, And shore reply to shore. 6 Thunder and hail, and fires and storms The troops of his command, Appear in all your dreadful forms, And speak his awful hand. 7 Wave your tall heads, ye lofty pines, To him that bid you grow ; Sweet clusters, bend the fruitful vines On every thankful bough. 8 Thus while the meaner creatures sing, Ye mortals, o.tch the sound; Echo the glories of your King Through all the nations round. Hymn 35. C. M. Evans9 Coll. * Tisbuiy, Irish, Devizes. I')-aisc to God. 1 HTPHE glorious armies of the sky, A To th«e, Almighty King! Triumphant anthems consecrate, And hallelujahs sing. 2 But still their most exalted nights Fall vastly short of thee ; How distant then must human praise From thy perfections be? 3 Yet how, my God, shall I refrain, When to my ravish'd sense, Each creature, in its various ways, Displays thy excellence? UNIVERSAL PRAISE. -\ The blushes of the morn confess. That thou art much more fair; When in the east its beams revive. To gild the fields of air. 5 The singing birds, the whistling winds, And waters murmuring fall. To praise the first Almighty Cause, \\ ith different voices call. 6 Thy numerous works exalt thee thus, And shall we silent be ? No, rather let us cease to breathe, h Than cease from praising thee. HTMN 36, L M. Doddridge. » Newcourt, Muttwkfc. Probe to Gcdf'.r hit unnumbered Mertic*. lTN glad amazement. Lord, we stand A Amidst the bounties of thy hand ; How numberless those bounties arc ! How rich, how various, and how fair ! 2 Rut () ! what poor returns we make * Whit lifeless thanks we pay thee back ! Lord, we confess, with humble shame, Our offerings scarce deserve the name. 3 Fain would our labouring hearts devise To bring some nobler sacrifice ; It sinks beneath the mighty load : } What shall we render to our God ? 4 To him we consecrate our praise, And vow the remnant of our days; Yet what, at best, can we pretend, Worthy such gifts, from such a friend t 5 In deep abasement, Lord, we sec Our emptiness and poverty ; Enrich our souls with grace divine, And make them worthier to be tniu^. Universal praise, sr, ss Hymn 37. L. M. Evans's Coll X Italy, Portugal, Shoel, Leeds. Praise to God through the whole of our existence. lPODof my life, through all its days, vJ 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 grief would tear my throbbing breast, Thy tuneful praise I'll raise on high, And check the murmur, and the sigh. 3 When death o'er nature shall prevail, And all its powers of language fail, Joy through my swimming eyes shall break, And mean the thanks I cannot speak, 4 But O ! when that last conflict's o'er, And I am chain'd to flesh no more, With what glad accents shall I rise To join the musick of the skies! 5 Soon shall I learn th' exalted strains, Which echo through the heav'nly plains ; And emulate, with joy unknown, The glowing seraphs round thy throne. Hymn 38. L. M. Waits' 3 Lyrics, ^ Old Hundred, Wells, Psalm 97. God exalted above all firaise. 1 Iff TERNAL Power ! whose high abode XLi Becomes the grandeur of a God ; Infinite length beyond the bounds Where stars revolve their little rounds. 2 The lowest step around thy seat Rises too high for Gabriel's feet ; In vain the tall archangel tries [eyes. To reach thine height with wand'rin*: B B 39,40 SCRIPTURE. 3 Lord, what shall earth and ash< We should adore our Maker t From sin and dust to thee we enr, '1 lie Great:, the Holy, and the High: 4 Karth from afar has heard thy fame, And worms have learnt to fop thy name ; But (), the glories of thy mind Leave all our soaring thoughts behind. 5 God is in heaven, but man below ; Be short our tunes ; our words be few : A sacred reverence checks our songs. And praise sits silent on our tongues. SCRIPTURE. Hymn 39. C. M M/i/ion's Sclec. *t Barby, St. David's. The inspired word, a system of knowledge and joy. 1 T TOW precious is the book divine, 11 By inspiration given ! Bright as a lamp its doctrines shine, To guide our souls to heaven. 5 It sweetly cheers our drooping hearts In this dark vale of tears ; Life, light, and joy it still imparts, And quells our rising fears. 3 This lamp, through all the tedious night Of life, shall guide our way : Till we behold the clearer light Of an eternal day. Hymn 40. C. M. Dr. S. Stennett. M York, St. Ann's, Irish. The riches of God's word. LET avarice, from snore to shore, Her fav'rite God pursue; Thv word, O Lord, we value more, Than India or Peru. SCRIPTURE. 41 2 Here, mines of knowledge, love, and joy- Are open'd to our sight; The purest gold without alloy, And gem9 divinely bright. 3 The counsels of redeeming grace These sacred leaves unfold ; And here the Saviour's lovely face Our raptur'd eyes behold. 4 Here, light descending from above Directs our doubtful feet; Here promises of heavenly love Our ardent wishes meet. 5 Our numerous griefs are here redrest, And all our wants supply 'd : Nought we can ask to make us blest Is in this book denied. 6 For these inestimable gains, That so enrich the mind, O may we search with eager pain^ Assur'd that we shall find! Hymn 41. L. M. Bcddome. gg Portugal, Green's Hundredth. Usefulness of the Scriptures. 1 TTOW precious is thy word, O God, XJ. "Tis for our light and guidance giv'n; It sheds a lustre all abroad, And points the path to bliss and heaven. 2 It fills the soul with sweet delight, It quickens its inactive powers; It sets our wandering footsteps right: Displays thy love, and kindles ours : 3 Its promises rejoice our hearts; Its doctrines are divinely true ; Knowledge and pleasure it imparts; It comforts and instructs us too. 4 Ye favour'd lands, who have this word. Ye saints, who feel its saving power- Unite your tongues to praise the Lord, And his distinguish'd grace adore. B b 2 42,43 INCARNATION Hymn 42. C. M . Steele. & St. Aun'i, Irish, Canterbury. The excellency and sufficiency of the Ho- ly Scri/itures, lTJ'ATHER of mercies! in thy "word -T What endless glory shines ; Forever be thy name adored For these celestial lines. 2 Here may the wretched sons of want Exbaustless 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; Sublimcr sweets than nature knows Invite the longing taste. 4 Here the Redeemer's welcome voice Spreads heavenly peace around ; Ana life, and everlasting joys, Attend the blissful sound. 5 O may these heavenly pages be My ever dear delight; And still new beauties may I see, And still increasing light. 6 Divine Instructer, gracious Lord! Be thou forever near: Teach me to love thy sacred word, And view my Saviour there! CHRIST. HIS INCARNATION. Hymn 43. CM. Medley. * Exeter, Irish, Braintrce. Incarnation of Christ. I A MORTALS, awake, with angels join-, 1VX And chant the solemn lay : ]oy, love, and gratitude combine To hail the auspicious day. OF CHRIST, 44,45 2 In heaven the rapt'rous song began*, And sweet seraphic ,fire Through all the shining legions ran, And strung and tun'd the lyre. 3 Swift through the vast expanse it flew^ And loud the echo roll'd; The theme, the song, the joy was new, »Twas 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; [out Good- will and peace are heard through- Th' harmonious heavenly throng. Hymn 44. L.M. J.C.W. Hotham, Bath-Abbey. Nativity of Christ, ITT ARK! the herald-angels sing, JTl " Glory to the new-born King "Peace on earth, and mercy^milaS "God and sinners reconcil'd. 2 Joyful, all ye nations, rise, _ Join the triumphs of the skies ; With the angelic hosts proclaim, " Christ is born in Bethlehem ! 3 Christ, by highest heaven ador'd; Christ, the everlasting Lord; Late in time behold him come/' Offspring of a virgin's womb. 4Veil'd in flesh the Godhead see, Hail th' incarnate Deity! Pleas'd as man with men t appear, Jesus, our Immanuel, here* Hymn 45. C. M. Watts' s Lyrics. Arundel, Cambridge, Parma. Nativity of Christ. 1*Hymn 47. 6's audio's. MiltcnalUrodM • Courtney, Auspicious Mom. Angels fir oda'uning the 'nrth of Christ. l-TLTO-war nor battle's sound IN Was heard the world around, •_No hostile chiefs to furious combat ran ; But peaceful was the night, In which the Prince of light . His reign of peace upon the earth began. 2 The shepherds on the lawn, Before the point of dawn, In social circle sat, while all around . The gentle fleecy brood, "Or cropp'd the flow'ry food, [ground. Or slept, or sported on the verdant/' ■3 When To! with ravish'd ears, E Each -swain delighted hears [hand ; , Sweet musick, offspring of no mortal Divinelv . warbled *. voice » ) Answ'ring the stringed noise, •A'ith blissful rapture charm 'd the Ustj J ning band. 48,49 LIFE, MINISTRY, AND 4 Sounds of so sweet a tone Before -were never known, But when of old the sons of morning sung, While God dispos'd in air Each constellation fair, [hung. And the well balanc'd world on hinges 5 Hail, hail, auspicious morn ! The Saviour Christ is born : [blime) (Such was tli' immortal seraph's song su- dor) to (iod in heaven ! To m;m sweet peace be given, [time ! Sweet peace and friendship to the end of LIFE AND MINISTRY. Hymn 48. C. M. Rififum'* Sriec. X St. Asaph's, Irish, Hymn Second. The Redeemer's message. 1TJARK, the glad sound, the Saviour JTlThc Saviour promis'd long! [comes, Let every heart prepare a throne, And every voice a song. 2 On him, the Spirit, largely pour*d, rts his sacred fire ; Wisdom and might, and zeal and love His holy breast inspire. 3 He comes, from thickest films of vice To clear the mental ray ; And, on the eyes oppress'd with night, To pour celestial day. 4 Our glad hosannas, Prince of Peace, Thy welcome shall proclaim ; And heaven's eternal arches ring With thy beloved name. Hymn 49. L. M. Steele, ^ Eaton, Quercy, Portugal. Our Example. 1 A ND is the gospel peace and love! •*"*- Such let our conversation be ; The serpent blended with the do..ve; Wisdom and meek simplicity. SUFFERINGS OF CHRIST. 50 2 Whene'er the angry passious rise, [strife, And tempt our thoughts or tongues to To Jesus let us lift our eyes, Bright pattern of the Christian life I 3 O, how benevolent and kind ! How mild! how ready to forgive! Be this the temper of our mind, And these the rules by which we live, 4 To do his heavenly Father's will Was his employment and delight; Humility and holy zeal Shone through his life divinely bright ! 5 Dispensing good where'er he came, The labours of his life were love; P, if we love the Saviour's name, By his example let us move. SUFFERINGS AND DEATH. Hymn 50 L. M. Steele. b Carthage, Armley, Bath. A dying Saviour. 1 C TRETCH'D on the cross, the Saviour £5 dies ; Hark ! his expiring groans arise ! See, from his hands, hisvfeet, his side, Runs down the sacred crimson tide ! 2 And didst thou bleed?— for sinners bleed ? And could the sun behold the deed? No! he withdrew his sick'ning ray, And darkness veil'd the mourning day, 3 Can I survey this scene of wo, Where mingling grief and wonder flow ; And yet my heart unmov'd remain, Insensible to love or pain ? a Come dearest Lord! thy grace impart, ToTaim this cold, this stupid heart, Till all its powers and passions move In melting grief and ardent love. 51,52 RESURRECTION Hymn 51. L. M Dr. S. S'ennctt. b Munich, LimefcoOMj OCHMW It is finish 'd "THIS finish 'd ! so the Suviour cried, X And meekly bow *<1 bis head, and died: 'Tis finish'd — yes, the race is run, The battle fought, the victory won. 2 'Tis finish'd — all that Heaven decreed, And all the ancient prophets said, Is now fulfill'd, as was design'd, In me, the Saviour of mankind. 3 'Tis finish'd — this my dying groan Shall sins of every kind atone : Millions shall be redeem'd from death, By this my last expiring breath. 4 'Tis finish'd — Heaven is reconcil'd. And all the powers of darkness spoil'd ; Peace, love, and happiness again Return, and dwell with sinful men. RESURRECTION OF CHRIST. Hymn 52. H. M. Doddridge. # Bethcsda, Portsmouth. Resurrection of Christ. lVTES! the Redeemer rose, X The Saviour left the dead, And o'er our hellish foes High rais'd his conau'ring head ; In wild dismay 1 he guards around Fall to the ground, And sink away. 2Lo! the angelic bands In full assembly meet, To wait his high commands, And worship at his feet : Joyful they come, And wing their way From realms of day To Jesus' tomb. 3 Then back to heaven they fly The joyful news to bear; Hark ! as they scar on high, OF CHRIST. 53 What musick fills the air! Their anthems say, " Jesus, who bled, "Hath left the dead ; He rose to-day." tYe mortals! catch the sound — Redeem'd by him from hell, And send the echo round The globe on which yau dwell; Transported, cry — "Jesus, who bled, "Hath left the dead, No more to die." ;A11 hail, triumphant Lord, Who sav'st us with thy blood ! Wide be thy name ador'd, Thou rising, reigning God: With thee we rise, With thee we reign, And empires gain Beyond the skies. Hymn 53. 7s. Rippon's Selection. & Easter Hymn, Bath-Abbey. The Resurrection. 1 r> HRIST, the Lord, is risen to-day ! V^ Sons of men and angels say ! Raise your joys and triumphs high ! Sing, ye heavens,— and earth, reply. 2 Love's redeeming work is done- Fought the fight, the battle won; Lo ! the sun's eclipse is o'er ; Lo! he sets in blood no more. 3 Vain the stone, the watch, the seal, Christ hath burst the gates of hell; Death in vain forbids his rise, Christ hath open'd paradise. 4 Lives again our glorious King ! " Where, O death ! is now thy sting ?" Once he died, our souls to save; " Where's thy victory,boasting grave V 5 Hail the Lord of earth and heaven ! Praise to thee by both be given ! Thee we greet triumphant now, Hail ! the resurrection — thou. 54,55 ASCENSION OF CHRIST. Hymn 54. 7s. Gibbon* £ Hampton, Fincdon. A The Remrrect'on and Mcemion. NOELS! roll the rock away' Death! yield up the mighty prey See! he rises from the tomb, Glowing with immortal bloom. Hallelujah ! Praise the Lord ! L 2*T'S the Saviour! angels, raise Fame's eternal trump of praise ! Let the earth's remotest bound Hear the joy-inspiring sound. Hal.i 3 Now, ye saints, lift up your eyes' Now to glory see him rise. In long triumph, up the sky— I p to waiting worlds on high. Hal. I 4 Praise him, all ye heavenly choirs1 I raise, and sweep your golden lyres ' fchout, () earth, m rapturous song, Let the strains be sweet and strong ! Hal. ASCENSION OF CHRIST. Hymn 55. L. M. Husky's Collection.* Truro, Castlc-Strct-t, Xantnich. ChrisCs Ascension. 3 Our Lnrfl is risen from the rlea(1 * ^ Our Jesus is gone up on high: The powers of hell are captive led; Dragg'd to the portals of the sky. 2 There his triumphal chariot waits; And angels chant the solemn lay : "Lift up your heads, ye heavenly gates ! Ye everlasting doors', give way!" 3 Loose all your bars of massy light, And wide unfold the radiant scene; He claims those mansions as his right ; Receive the King cf glory in. ASCENSION OF CHRIST. 56 Who is the King of glory, who ?" The Lord, that all his foes o'ercame ; The world, sin, death, and hell o'erthrew; And Jesus is the conqueror's name. Lo! his triumphal chariot waits, And angels chant the solemn lay, " Lift up your heads, ye heavenly gates ! "Ye everlasting doors, give way!" "Who is the King of glory, who ?" The Lord, of boundless power possest ; The King of saints and angels too; God over all, forever blest ! Hymn 56. L. M. Watts's Miscellan. 38 Antigua, Psalm Ninety-seventh. The humiliation, exaltation, and triumfih* of Christ. i HT'HE mighty frame of glorious grace, JL That brightest monument of praise That e'er the God of love design'd, ! Employs and fills my lab'ring 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 veifs the God in mortal clay. 4 He, that distributes crowns and thronesp 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 i He triumphs in his dying hour ; And, while by Satan's rage he fell, He dastf'd the rising hopes of hell. 6 Thus were the hosts of death subdued, And sin was drown'd in Jesus' blood ; Then he arose, and reigns above, And conquers sinners by his love, 57,58 DOMINION OF CHRIST. 7 Who shall fulfil this boundless song The theme surmounts an angel's tongue ; How low, how vain are mortal airs, When Gabriel's nobler harp despairs ! INTERCESSION OF CHRIST. Hymn 57. L. M. Steele. * Bath, Angel's Hyinn. Intercession of Christ. 1 T T E lives ! the great Redeemer lives ! Xi-f What joy the blest assurance gives!) And now, before his Father, God, Pleads the full merit of his blood. 2 Repeated crimes awake our fears. And justice arm'd with frowns appears; But in the Saviour's lovely face Sweet mercy smiles, and all is peace. 3 Hence,then,ye black despairing thoughts! Above our fears, above our faults, His powerful intercessions rise ; And guilt recedes, and terror dies. 4 In every dark, distressful hour, When sin snd 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. DOMINION OF CHRIST. Htmn 58. H. M. Rififion"8 Selec. * Triumph, Portsmouth. The kingdom of Christ. 1 O EJOICE ! the Lord is King ; Xv Your God and King adore; Mortals, give thanks and sing* And triumph evermore CHARACTERS OF CHRIST. 59 Lift up the heart, lift up the voice, Rejoice aloud, ye saints, rejoice. 2 Rejoice! the Saviour reigns— The God of truth and love ; When he had purg'd our stains-, He took his seat above : Lift up the heart, lift up the voice, Rejoice aloud, ye saints, rejoice. 3 His kingdom cannot fail, He rules o'er earth and heaven; The keys of death and hell Are to our Jesus given: Lift up the heart, lift up the voice, Rejoice aloud, ye saints, rejoice. 4 Rejoice in glorious hope ! Jesus, the Judge, shall come, And take his servants up To their eternal home : We soon shall hear th' archangel's voice : The trump of God shall sound, rejoice. CHARACTERS OF CHRIST. ALPHABETICALLY ARRANGED. Hymn 59. L. M. RipporCs Srtec. * Eaton, All Saints. Advocate. 1 TXTHERE is my God > does he retire * * Beyond the reach of humble sighs ? Are these weak breathings of desire Too languid to ascend the skies? 2 No, Lord ! the breathings of desire, The weak petition, if sincere, Is not forbidden to aspire, But reaches thy all-gracious ear. 3 Look up, my soul, with cheerful eye, See where the great Redeemer stands, — The glorious advocate on high, With precious incense in his hands ! 60,61 CHARACTERS OF CHRIST. 4 He sweetens every humble groan, He recommends each broken prayer ; Recline thy hope on him alone, Whose power and love forbid despair. 5 Teach my weak heart, O gracious Lord ! With stronger faith to call thee mine ; Bid me pronounce the blissful word, My Father, God, with joy divine. Hymn 60. CM. Tofilady. « Bedford, Cambridge. All in All. 1 C* OMP AR'D with Christ, in all beside v^ No comeliness I see ; The one thing needful, dearest Lord, Is to be one with thee. 2 The sense of thy expiring love Into my soul convey : Thyself bestow! for thee alone, My all in all I pray. 3 Less than thyself will not suffice My comfort to restore : More than thyself I cannot crave j And thou canst give no more. 4 Loved of my God, for him again With love intense I'd burn : Chosen of thee, ere time began, I'd choose thee in return. 5 Whate'er consists not with thy love, O teach me to resign : I'm rich to all th' intents of bliss, If thou, O God, art mine. Hymn 61. L.M. Watts 's Sermons. *orb Limehouse, Portugal, Bath. Christ the eternal life. 1 TESUS, our Saviour and our God, J Array'd in majesty and blood, Thou art our life ; our souls in thee Possess a full felicity. 2 All our immortal hopes are laid In thee our surety and our head; •CHARACTERS OF CHRIST. 62,63 Thy cross, thy cradle and thy throne Are big with glories yet unknown, 3 Let atheists scoff; and Jews blaspheme IV eternal life and Jesus' name; A word of thy almighty breath Dooms the rebellious world to death. 4 But let my soul forever lie Beneath the blessings of thine eye : 'Tis heaven on earth, 'tis heaven above To see thy face and taste thy love. Hymn 62. C. M. Cowficr. m Carthage, St. Asaph's. Praise for the fountain ofiened. 2 HPHERE is a fountain filFd with blood, A Drawn from Imraanuel's veins; And sinners, plung'd beneath that flooel, Lose all their guilty stains. 3 The dying thief rejoiced to see That fountain in his day ; ,0 may I there, .though vile as he. Wash all my sins away ! 3 Dear dying Lamb ! thy precious blood Shall never lose its power, Till all the ransom'd church of God Be sav'd, to sin no more. 4 E'er since by faith I ^saw the stream Thy flowing wounds supply, Redeeming love has been my theme, And shall be till I die. Then, in a nobler, sweeter song, I'll sing thy .power to save, [tongue When this poor lisping, stammering Lies silent in the grave. Hymn 63. C. M. Doddridge. #5 Ahriilge, Bavhy. Head of the church JESUS, I sing thy matchless grace That calls a worm thy own; iLrives me among thy saints a place. To make thy glories known. Bb 3 64,65 CHARACTERS OF CHRIS 1 2 Alljcd to thee, our vital Head, We act, and grow, and thrive ; From thee divided, each is dead When most he seems alive. ■3 Thy saints on earth, and those above, Here join in sweet accord : One bodv all in mutual love, And thou our common Lord. 4 Thou the whole body wilt present Before thy Father's face ; Nor shall a wrinkle or a spot Its beauteous form disgrace. Hymn 64. C. M. Steele. & Knaretborough, Archdale. .King of saints. 1 f^ OME,ye that love the Saviour's name; V-/ And joy to make it known ; The Sovereign of your heart proclaim, And bow before his throne. 2 Behold your King, vour Saviour, crown'd With glories all divine ; And tell the wond'ring nations round. How bright those glories shine. 3 Infinite power, and boundless grace In him unite their rays ; You, that have e'er beheld his face, Can you forbear his praise? 4 When in his earthly courts we view The glories of our King, We long to love as angels do, And wish like them to sing. 5 O, happy period ! glorious day ! When heaven and earth shall raise, With all their powers, the raptur'd lay, To celebrate thy praise. Hymn 65. C. M. Duncan. *. Marlboro, Tisbury, Exeter. The spiritual coronation. 1 A LL-H AIL the power of Jesus' name I *»• Let angels prostrate fall; CHARACTERS OF CHRIST. 65 Bring forth the royal diadem, And crown him Lord of all. 2 Ye chosen seed of Israel's race, A remnant weak and small! Hail him, who saves you by his grace, And crown him Lord of all. 3 Ye Gentile sinners, ne'er forget The wormwood and the gall ; Go— spread your trophies at his feet. And crown him Lord of all. 4 Let every kindred, every tribe On this terrestrial ball, To him all majesty ascribe, And crown him Lord of all. 5 O, that with yonder sacred throng, We at his feet may fall; We'Jl join the everlasting song, And crown him Lord of all. Hymn 66. CM. Doddridge. " & Mear, Baiby, St. Asaph's. Jesus precious to than that believe. 1 TESUS, I love thy charming name, .1 'Tis music to my ear; Fain would I sound it out so loud That earth and heaven might hear, 2 Yes, thou art precious to my soul! My transport and my trust: Jewels to thee are gaudy toys, And gold is sordid dust. 3 All my capacious powers can wish, In thee doth richlv meet; Nor to my eyes is light so dear, Nor friendship half so sweet. 4 Thy grace shall dwell upon my heart, And shed its fragrance there; The noblest balm of all its wounds, The cordial of its care,- B b4 67,68 CHARACTERS OF CHRIS! 5 I'll speak the honours of thy name With my last laboring breath ; And, dyiii)*-, clasp thee in my arms — The antidote of death. Hymn 67. L. M. Steele. ^ or b German, Portugal, Fountain. Physician of souls. 1 "TNEEP are the wounds which sin has U made, Wncre 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 f* 3 There is a great physician near : Look up, O fainting soul, and live; See in his heavenly smiles appear Such ease as nature cannot give ' 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 wo. Hymn 68. L. M. Steele, & China, Quercy, Bath. Saviour — the only one. 1 TESUS, the spring of joys divine, J Whence all our hope and comforts Jesus, no other name but thine [flow ; Can save us from eternal wo. 2 In vain would boasting reason find The way to happiness and God; Her weak directions leave the mind Bewilder'd in a dubious road. 3 No other name will Heaven approve : Thou art the true, the living way, Ordain'd by everlasting love, To the bright realms of endless day. CHARACTERS OF CHRIST. 69,70 Hymn 69. L. M. Ce.nnick. ^ Portugal, China, Quercy. Way to Canaan. il TESUS, my all, to heaven is gone; f J He, whom I fix my hopes upon ! His track I see, and I'll pursue The narrow way, till him I view. 2 The way the holy prophets went, The road that leads from banishment ; The king's highway of holiness, I'll go ; for all his paths are peace. 3 This is the way I long have sought,. And mourn'd because I found it not ; My grief, and burden, long has been Because I could not cease from sin. 4 The more I strove against its power, I sinn'd and stumbled but the more, Till late I heard my Saviour say, *4Come hither, soul, I am the way." 5 Lo ! glad I come ! and thou, blest Lamb, Shalt take me to thee as I am : My sinful self to thee I give! Nothing but love shall I receive. 6 Then will I tell to sinners round What a dear Saviour I have found ; I'll point to thy redeeming blood, And say — w Behold the way to God !" IIymn TO. C. M. Hartford Coll. * Irish, St. Martin's, Devizes. Praise to the Redeemer. l/^\ FOR a thousand tongues to sing V-/ My dear Redeemer's praise ! The glories of my God and King, The triumphs of his grace! 2 My gracious Master and. my God, Assist me to proclaim, To spread through all the earth abroad The honours of thy name. 71 DOCTRINES OF THE GOSPEL. 3 Jesus, the name that calms our : That bids our sorrows cease ; 'Tis musick in the sinner's cars ; 'Tis lite, and health, and p 4 He breaks the power of reigning sin, He sets the prisoner tree ; His blood can make the foulest clean; His blood avail'd for me. 5 Let us obey, we then shall know, Shall fuel our sins forgiven ; Anticipate our heaven below, And own that love is heaven. DOCTRINES OF THE GOSPEL, ALPHABETICALLY ARRANGED. ADOPTION. Hymn 71. 7s. Ilum/ihrcys. * Fini-don, Turin, Hot ham. The privilege x of the sons of God. 1 T> LESSED are the sons of God, •D They are bought with Jesus' blood, They are ransom 'd from the grave, Life eternal they shall have : With them number'd may we be, Now and through eternity. 2 God did love them, in his Son, Long before the world begun ; They the seal of this receive, When on Jesus they believe : With them, &c. 3 They are justify'd by grace, They enjoy a solid peace ; All their sins are wash'd away, They shall stand in God's great: dav. With them, $c. ADOPTION. 72 ley have fellowship with God, irough the Mediator's blood ; hie with God, through Jesus one, rlory is in them begun: With them, 8cc. They alone are truly blest- Heirs with God, joint heirs with Christ; They with love and peace are fill'd; They are by his Spirit seal'd : With them number'd may we be, Now and through eternity. Iymn 72. L. M. Br. S. Stennett. * Portugal, Shod. Christians the sons of God. 1 VTOT all the nobles of the earth, 1 M Who boast the honours of their birth, Such real dignity can claim As those who bear the Christian name. 2 To them the privilege is given, To be the sons and heirs of heaven ; Sons of the God who reigns on high, And heirs of joys beyond the sky. 3 When, through temptation, they rebel, His chast'ning rod he makes them feel; Then, with a father's tender heart, He soothes the pain, and heals the smart. 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. 5 If I've the honour, Lord, to be ^One of this numerous family, On me the gracious gift bestow, To call thee Abba, Father! too. a So may my conduct ever prove My filial piety and love! While all my brethren clearly trace Their Father's likeness in my face. 72 DOCTRINES OFTHEGOSPEl ATONEMENT: IIvmn 73. C, M. WatUF* Sermons. • Abridge, UcJford. The atonement of Chri.nt. 1 T TOW is our nature tpoil'd by sin Xi. Yet nature ne'er hath found The way to make the conscience clean Or heal the painful wound. 2 In vain we seek for peace with Got By methods of our own: Jesus, there's nothing but thy blood (Ian bring us near ttic throne. 3 The threatening* of thy broken law Impress our souls with (head; It God his sword of vengeance dravr, It strikes our spirits dead. 4 But thine illustrious sacrifice Hath answered these demands, And peace and pardon from the skies Come down by Jesus' hands. 5 Here all the ancient types agree, The altar and the lamb ; And prophets in their visions sec Salvation through his name. 6'Tis by thy death we live, O Lord ' Tis on thy cross we rest; Forever be thy love ador'd, Thy name forever blest. HYMN 74. 8\ and 7's. Lock II. Co/!. « Sicilian Hymn, Love Divine. Gratitud' for the Atonement. ITT AIL* thou once despised Jesus, IT Hail! thou Galilean King! Thou didst suffer to release us ; Thou didst free salvation bring : Hail, thou agonizing Saviour, Bearer of our sin and shame ! By thy merits we find favour; Life is given through thy name COMMUNION WITH GOD. 75 Paschal Lamb, by God appointed, All our sins on thee were laid : By almighty love anointed, Thou hast full atonement made: All thy people are forgiven Through the virtue of thy blood; | Open'd is the gate of heaven ; Peace is made 'twixt man and God. ; Jesus, hail ! enthron'd in glory, There forever to abide ! All the heavenly host adore thee, Seated at thy Father's side: There for sinners thoii art pleading: There thou dost our place prepare ; Ever for us interceding, Till in glory we appear. \i Worship, honour, power* and blessing, Thou art worthy to receive: Loudest praises, without ceasing, Meet it is for us to give : Help, ye bright angelic spirits! Bring your sweetest, noblest lays! Help to sing our Saviour's merits ; Help to chant Immanuel's praise. COMMUNION WITH GOD. Hymn 75. CM. Caiofier. m York, St. Aim's. Walking with God. OFOR a closer walk wSh G'od, A calm and heavenly frame; A light to shine upon the road, That leads me to the Lamb ! J Where is the blessedness" I knew When first I saw the Lord ; ' Where is the soul-refreshing view Of Jesus, and his word ? ' C E 76 DOCTRINES OF THE G06P£l| 3 What peaceful hours I then enjoy'd How tweet their memory still! But now I find an aching void The world can never fill. A Return, () holy dove ! return, Sweet messenger of rest! I hate the sins that made thee mourn, And drove thee from my breast, 5 The dearest idol r have known, Whate'er that idol be, Help me to tear it from thy throne; And worship only thee. 6 So shall mv walk be close with God, Calm and serine my frame ; So purer light shall mark the road That kails me to the Lamb. Hymn 76. CM Watt 8 rrwns. * or fc St. Da\ itl's, Abitdgr. © that I knew ifhcrt I might find hinu Sins and .arrows laid btfore God. l{~\ THAT I knew the secret place \J Where I might find my God; I'd spread my wants before his face And poor my woes abroad, 3l\l tell him how mv sins arise, What sorrows I sustain ; How grace decays, and comfort dies AndJ leaves my heart in pain. 3He knows what arguments I'd take To wrestle with my God ; I'd plead for his own mercy's sake, And for my Saviour's blood ! 4 My God will pity my complaints, And heal mv broken bones ; He takes the meaning of his saints, The language of their groans. J' Arise, mv soul, from deep distress, And banish every fear ; He calls thee to his throne of grace, To spread thv sorrows there; DEPRAVITY. 77, 9 DEPRAVITY. Hy*n ?#. L.M. TFatts's Lyrics, ^lorb German, Eaton. Ofiginatein ; or, the fir at and second Adam. 1 A DAM, our lather and our head, /llTransgress'il, and justice doom'd us dead: The fiery law speaks all despair, There's no reprieve or pardon there. 2 Call a blight council in the skies; Seraphs, the mighty and the -wise, Sneak ; are you strong to bear the load,, 'the weighty Vengeance of a God? 3 In vain we ask ; for all around Stand silent through the heav'nly ground? There's not a glorious mind above Has half the strength or half the love 4 But O! immeasurable grace! Th* eternal Son takes Adam's place \ Down to our world the Saviour flies, Stretches his arms, and bleeds, and dies. 5 Amazing work ! look down, ye skies J Wonder and gage with all your eyes; Ye saints below, and saints above, All bow to this mysterious love. Hymn 78. CM. S. Stenhett. b Dorset, York, "Wart-ham. Indwelling sin lamented. 1TX7ITH tears of anguish I lament, VV Here at thy feet, my God, My passion, pride, and discontent, And vile ingratitude. 2 Sure there was ne'er a heart so base* So false as mine has been : So faithless to its pfomists, So prone to every sin ! "My reason tells me thy commands Are holy, just, and true; Tells me whate'er mv God demands Is his most righteoirs dure. G c 2 DOCTRINES OF THE GOSPEL. 4 Reason I hear, her counsels weigh, And all her words approve ; But still I find it hard t' obey, And harder yet to love. 5 Hmv long, dear Saviour, shall I feel These struc^lings in my breast ? When wilt thou bow my stubborn will, And give my conscience rest ? GRACE. Hymh 79. S. M. Doddridge* Sliirland, Pelham. Salvation by grace from t lie first to the last. 1 /^RACE! 'tis a charming sound; V-J" Harmonious to the ear! Heaven with the echo shall resound. And all the earth shall hear. 2 Grace first contrived the way To save rebellious man ; And ail the steps that grace display Which drew the wondrous plan. S Grace led my roving feet To tread the heavenly road ; And new supplies, each hour, I meet, While pressing on to God. 4 Grace all the work shall crown, Through everlasting days; It lays in heaven the topmost stone, And well deserves the praise. Hymn 80. CM. ^ Irish. Cambridge. Bu th* grace of God Jam tvhat 1 am. 1 r^ LtEAT God, 'tis from thy sovereign vT grace That all my blessings flow ; Whate'er I am, or do possess, I to thy mercy owe. 2 'Tis this my powerful lusts control, And pardons all my sin ; Spreads life and comfort through my sou'. And makes my nature clean,. JUSTIFICATION. 81,32 S 'Tis this upholds me whilst I live, Supports me when I die; And hence ten thousand saints receive. Their all, as well as I. JUSTIFICATION. Hymn 81. L. M. Rip/ion's Sdec. gg orfr German, Bath. Humanrighteousness insufficient to justify. lXX^HEREWITH, O Lord, shall I VV draw near, Or bow myself before thy face? How, in thy purer eyes, appear? What shall I bring to gain thy grace ? 2 Will gifts delight the Lord most high ? Will multiplied oblations please ? Thousands of rams his favour buy ? Or slaughter'd millions e'er appease ? 3 Can these assuage the wrath of God ? Can these wash out my guilty stain? Rivers of oil, or seas cf blood — Alas! they all must flow in vain. 4 What have I, then, wherein to trust ? I nothing have, I nothing am ; Excluded is my every boast, My glory swallow 'd up in shame. 5 Guilty, I stand before thy face ; My sole desert is hell and. wrath ; ' Twere just the sentence should take place ; But O, I plead my Saviour's death! 6 I plead the merits of thy Son, Who died for sinners on the tree ; I plead his righteousness alone : O put the spotless robe on me. Hymn 82. L. M. Wesley. g Shoel, Leeds, Italy. Imputed righteousness. 1 T ESUS, thy blood and righteousness, J My beauty are, my glorious dress; B3 DOCTRINES OFTHEGl 'Midst flaming worlds, in these array 'd, With joy shall I lift up my head. BWhen from the dust of death I rise. To take my mansion in the sk;< E'en then shall this be all my p "Jesus hath liv'd and died for mc." 3 Thus Abraham, the friend of God, Thus all the armies bought with blood, Saviour of sinners, thee proclaim ' Sinners — of whom the chief 1 am. A This spotless robe the same appears When ruin'd nature sinks in years; No age can change its glorious hue : The robe of Chiist is ever new. 50 let the dead now hear thy voice' Bid, Lord, thy banish 'd oncb rejoice! Their beauty this, their glorious <: Jesus, the Lord, our righteousness. PARDON. Hvm\83. CM. Steele. a "iork, Canterbury, "Wantage- Pardoning love. I TTOW oft, alas! this wretched heart ii Has wander'd from the Lord ! How oft my roving thoughts depart, Forgetful of his word! 2 Yet sovereign mercy calls, "Return:" Dear Lord, and may I come! My vile ingratitude I mourn; O take the wanderer home. 3 And canst thou, wilt thou yet forgive. And bid my crimes remove? And shall a pardon'd rebel live To speak thy wondrous love ? I Thy pard'ning love, so free, so sweet, Dear Saviour, I adore ; O keep me at thy sacred feet, And let me rove no more. PERSEVERANCE. *4, 85 Hymn 84. S. M. Watts'* Lyrics, b Aylesbury, Ustic. Confession and pardon. MY sorrows, like a flood. Impatient of restraint, Into thy bosom, O my God! Pour out a long complaint. This impious heart of mine Could once defy the Lord, Could rush with violence on to sin. In presence of thy sword, 3 O'erccme by dying love, Here at thy cross I lie, And throw my flesh, my soul, my ah, And weep, and love, and die. 4 " Rise," suith the Saviour, " rise ! " Behold my wounded veins ! 44 Here Hows a sacred crimson flood, "To was:i away thy stains." 5 See, God is reconciled! Behold his smiiing face ! £,et joyful cherubs clap their wings, And sound aloud his grace. PERSEVERANCE. Hymn 85. L.M. Doddridge. * Querey, Bleudou, A$g**5 Hymn. Noah preserved in the ark, and the believ- er in Christ. 1THHE deluge, at the Almighty s call, I In what impetuous streams it mil ; Swallow'd the mountains m its rage, And swept a guilty world to hell, 2 Yet No-di, humble, happy saint! Surrounded with a .chosen tew, Sat in his ark, secure from tear, £ A nd sang-the grace that steer'd him thro . £So mav I sing, in Jesus safe, While storms cf vengeance round me .ah; 8€,8ri)OCTKIKESOi rHEGOSl EJ .. C< nsci< us how high m\ (iop< Beyond what shakes this earthlj 4 Enter thine ark, while waits, Nor ever quit that sure retreat; Tlien tl-f wide flood, wh« h buries - Shall waft thee to a fairer seat. lira* 86. CM, F * Perseverance. 1 T OKI), hast then made me know th? A-j Conduct me in thy fear; [ways.J And grant me such supplies ci grac^ 'i 1 v t I may persevere, 2Let but thy own Almighty arm Sustaip a feeble worm, I shall escape, se< ore from harm, Amid the dreadful storm. 3 Be thou my all-sufficient friend, Till all my toils shall cease. Guard mc through life, and let my end K i i rlasting peace. REDEMPTION. Hymn 87. 7'<. Rffi/ion's Selection, % Faih-AMv y, Condolence, Coojtyuu. Redeeming love. 1 "VJOW begin the heavenly theme, lM J-ing aloud in Jesus- name ! Ve, who his salvation prove; Triumph in redeeming love, 2Yes who see the Father's grace, Beaming in the Saviour's face As to Canaan on ye move, Praise and bless redeeming love. S Mourning sou's, dry up your tears ; Banish all your guilt}- fears; See your guilt and curse remove, O.r.ceU'd by redeemirg lcve. REGENERATION. S8, 89 [4 Welcome all, by sin opprest, 1 Welcome to his sacred rest ; ( Nothing brought him from above, Nothing but redeeming love. 1 5 Hither, then, your musick bring, Strike aloud each cheerful string; I Mortals, join the host above, I Join to praise redeeming love. Hymn 88. L. M. Steele. t> cr 3S Winchester, Eaton. Redemption by Chrut alone. 1 T~f NSL AY'D by fin, and bound in chains XL Beneath its dreadful tyrant sway, And doom'd to everlasting pains, We wretched guilty captives lay. 2 Jesus, the Lord, the mighty God, An all -sufficient ransom paid : Invalued price! his precious blood, For vile, rebellious traitors shed. 3 Jesus the sacrifice became, To rescue guilty souls from hell : The spotless, bleeding, dying Lamb, Beneath avenging justice fell. 4 Amazing goodness! love divine! O may our grateful hearts adore The matchless grace ; nor yield to sin, Nor ■wear its cruel fetters more ! REGENERATION. Hymn 89. C. M To/iladi/s Col. # St. JIartiivs, Canibrulge, ExtUr. Efficacious grace. 1 TTAIL! mighty Jesus! how divine JT1 Is thy victorious sword ! The stoutest rebel must resign At thy commanding word. 2 Deep are the wounds thy arrows give, They pierce the hardest heart; Thy smiles of grace the slain revive, "Audrey succeeds to smart, 90,91 DOCTRINES OF THEGOSPEL. 3 Still gird thy sword upon thy thigh; Hide with majestic sway : Go forth, sweet prince, triumphantly, And make thy foes obey. 4 And when thy victories are complete, When all the chosen race Shall round the throne of glory meet, To sing thy conquering grace ; 5 O may my humble soul be found Among that favoured band! And I, with them, thy praise will sound, Throughout lmmanuel's land. Hv:.in 90. S. M. Doddridge. * Dover, Watchman. Vital union to Christ in regeneration. 1 T"\EAR Saviour, ws are thine 1— / By everlasting bonds ; Our names, our hearts we would rcsign; Our souls are in thy hands. 2 To thee we still would cleave, With ever-growing zeal ; If millions tempt us Christ to leave, O let them ne'er prevail, 3 Thy Spirit shall unite Our souls to thee our head; Shall form us to thy image bright That we thy paths may tread. 4 Death may our souls divide From these abodes of clay : But lore shall keep us near thy side Through all the gloomy way. 5 Since Christ and we are one. Why should we doubt or fear? If he in heaven hath fix'd his throne, He'll fix his members there. lA Hymn 91. CM. S Stennctt. * Swanwiek, Barby. Abridge. J7ie converted ihuj. S on the cross the Saviour hung, And wept, and bled, and died, REGENERATION. 92 He pour'd salvation on a wretch, That languish'd at his side. 1 His crimes, with inward grief and shame, The penitent confessed; Then turn'd his d)ing eyes to Christ, And thus his prayer address'd: i " Jesus, thou Son and heir of heaven, •« Thou spotless Lamb of God ! m I see thee bath'd in sweat and tears, "And welt'ring in thy blood. •« Yet, quickly from these scenes of wo, " In triumph thou shalt rise, " Burst thro' the gloomy shades of death. "And shine above the skies. ■J «' Amid the glories of that world, " Dear Saviour, think on me, 1 And in the victories of thy death "Let me a sharer be." 5 His prayer the dying Jesus hears, And instantly replies, To-day thy 'parting soul shall be " With me in paradise," iHvmn 92. CM. Collier's Cell, fa or X Windsor, Bedford, Bangor. Renewing grace. 1 TT OW helpless guilty nature lies, II Unconscious of its load ! The heart, unchang'd, can never rise To happiness and God. 2 Can aught beneath a power divine The stubborn will subdue ? 'Tis thine, eternal Spirit, thine To form the heart anew. 3 'Tis thine the passions to recall, And upwards bid them rise; And make the scales of error fall From reason's darken'd eyes. 93 DOCTRINES OF THE GOSPE] 4 To chase the shades of death away. And bid the sinner live ; A beam of heaven, a vital ray, 'Tis thine alone to give. 5 O change these wretched hearts of oar.j r And give them life divine! rl hen shall our passions and our power Almighty Lord, be Urine. SAIsXTIFICATION. Hymn 93. C. M. Wattn's Lyrics. ^ or || "Windsor, Bedford, Abridge. Solidification and pardon. 1 \ 51 7 HERE shall we sinners hide ou VV heads? Can rocks or mountains save ? Or shall we wrap us in the shades Of midnight and the grave ? 2 Is there no shelter from the eye Of a revenging God? Jesus, to thy dear wounds we fly; j Bedew us with thy blood. * Those guardian drops our souls secure. ^ And wash away our sin ; Eternal justice frowns no more, And conscience smiles within. 4\Ve bless that wondrous purple stream, That cleanses every stain ; Yet are our souls but half redeem'd, If sin, the tyrant, reign. i Ln?Vi, blast his empire with thy breath ; That cursed throne must tail; Ye flatt'ling plagues that work our death, Fir, for we hate vcu all. LAW AND GOSPEL. 94,95 LAW ASlJ GOSPEL. Hymn 94. L.M. Watts' 's Lyrics. * or 5 Green's Hundredth, Carthage. The Law and the Gospel} or, Christ a- refuge. 1 " /^URST be the man, forever curst, *— '" That doth one wilful sin commit > " Death and damnation for the first, " Without relief, and infinite." 2 Thus Sinai roars', and round the earth, Thunder, and fire, and vengeance flings : Rut, Jesus, thy dear gasping breath, And Calvaiy, say gentler things ! 3 "Pardon, and grace, and boundless love, "Streaming along a Saviour's blood ; "And life, and joys, and crowns above, "Obtain'd by a dear bleeding God.'* 4 Hark, how he prays (the charming sound Dwells on his dying lips) " Forgive /" And everv groan and gaping wound Cries, "Father, let the rebels live!" 5 Go, you that rest upon the law, _ And toil and seek salvation there ; Look to the flame that Moses saw; And shrink, and tremble, and despair. 6 But I'll retire beneath the cro*s— - Saviour, at thy dear feet I'll lie ; Ana the keen sword* that justice draws, Flaming and red, shall pass me by. Hymn 95. L. M. Watts's Ser?r.ov.s.j£ or b Cartilage, Blend'on. Thegosficl the flower of God to .salvation. 1 TI 7"HAT shall the dying sinner do, V V That seeks relief for all his wo ? 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? % LAW AND GOSPEL. Can souls, all o'er defiTd with iin, Make their own powers and passioi clean ? 3 In vain; we search, in vain we try, Till Jesus brings his gospel nigh ; 'Tis there that power and glorv dwell Which save rebellious souls from he! 4 This is the pillar of our hope, That bears our fainting spirits up .; We read the grace, we trust the wore And find salvation in the Lord. 5 Let men or angels dig the mines, Where nature's golden treasure shines Brought near the doctrine of the cross I All nature's gold appears but dross. I 6 Should vile blasphemers, with disdain! Pronounce the truths of Jesus vain, j We'll meet the scandal and the shame, i And sing and triumph in his name. I Hymn 96. C. M. Cow/ier. » York, St. Ann's, Devizes. Legal obedience followed by evangelico!. 1 KjO strength of nature can suffice i IN To serve the Lord aright ; And what she has, she misapplies, For want of clearer light. 2 How long beneath the lav/ I lay, In bondage and distress ! I toil'd, the precept to obey ; But toil'd without success. 3 Then, to abstain from outward sin- Was more than I could do ; Nov/, if I feel its power within, I feel I hate it too. 4Then, all my servile works were done A righteousness to raise : Now, freely chosen in the Sort I freeh- choose his wara LAW AND GOSPEL. 97,98 5 " What shall I do ?" was then the word, "That I may worthier grow? " What shall I render to the Lord ?" Is my inquiry now. 6 To see the law by Christ fulfill'd, And hear his pard'ning voice, Changes a slave into a child, And duty into choice. Hymn 97. L. M. Watts' 8 Sermons. :g» Eaton, Rothwell. The inward witness to Christianity. 1 /QUESTIONS and doubts be heard V\£ no more ; Let Christ and joy be all our theme ; His Spirit seals his gospel sure To every soul that trusts in him. 2 Jesus, thy witness speaks within : The mercy which thy words reveal Refines the heart from sense and sin, And stamps its own celestial seal. 3 'Tis God's inimitable hand That moulds and forms the heart anew : Blasphemers can no more withstand , But bow and own thy doctrine true 4 The guilty wretch that trusts thy blood* Finds £eace and pardon at the cross The sinful soul, averse to God, Believes and loves his Maker's laws. 5 Learning and wit may cease their strife, When miracles with glory shine ; The voice that calls the dead to life Must be almighty, and divine. Hymn 98. C. M. Watts's Lyrics. gg Cambridge, Tisbury. God glorious and sinners saved. J "LEATHER, how wide thy glories shine; 1- How high thy wonders rise! Known thro' the earth by thousand signs. By thousand through the skies- 59 LAW AND GOSPEL. 2 Those mighty orbs' proclaim thy power, Tiieir motions spe:ik thy skill ; And on the wings of every hour We read thy patience still. S Bat when we view thy strange design, To save rebellious worms, Where vengeance and compassion join. In their divinest forms ; 4 Here the whole Deity is known ; Nor dares a creature guess Which of the glories brightest shone, The justice, or the grace. 5 Now the full glories of the Lamb Adorn the heavenly plains ; Sweet cherubs learn Immanuel's name, And try their choicest strains. 6 (), may I bear some humble part In that immortal song ! Wonder and joy shall tune my heart, And love command my tongue. Hymn* 99. CM. Walts's Sermons. « London, Bedford.' A rational defence of the gosfiel. 1 OH ALL atheists dare insult the cross O Of our incarnate God i* Shall infidels revile his truth, And trample on his blood 2 What if he choose mysterious ways To cleanse us from our faults ; May not the works of sovereign grace Transcend our feeble thoughts ? 3 What if his gospel bid us strive With flesh, and self, and sin ? The prize is most divinely bright That we are call'd to win. 4 What if the men despis'd on earth, Still of his grace partake.'' This but confirms his truth the moi"* ; For so the prophets spake. INVITATIONS, Sec. ICO, IGi 5 Do some, that own his sacred truth, Indulge their souls in sin ? None saould reproach tjie Saviour's His laws are pure and clean, [name ; # Then let our faith be firm and strong, Our lips profess his word ; Nor ever shun those holy men, Who fear and love the Lord. INVITATIONS AND PROMISED Hymn 100. C. JVC. Fmvcett. b Moar, Plymouth, Bangor. Zitt the vjicktdjor^ak'i his way, iD'c. | C INKERS, the voice of God regard; O 'Tis mn-cy speaks to-day; He calls you by his sovereign word, From sin's destructive way. % Why will you in the crooked #ays Of sin and folly go? In pain yon travel all your days, To reap immortal wo ! 3 But he that turns to God shall live, Through his abounding grace • His mercy will the guilt forgive Of those that seek his face. 4 Bow to the sceptre of has word, Renouncing every sin ; Submit to him, your sovereign Lords And learn his will divine. 5 His love exceeds your highest thoughts ; He pardons like a Gocl ; He will forgive your numerous faults, Through a Redeemer's blood. Hymn 101. L. M. Steele, >X Irish, Braintree, An invitation 10 the g-asjieljrast. 1 \-rli wretched, hungry, starving poor, X Behold a royal feast ! Where mercy spreads her bounteous For every humble guest, f store, C c 3 202, 103 INVITATIONS 2 See Jesus stands with ope;-, anus . He hiil Is, he bids you come : Guilt holds you back, and tear alarms But see, there yet is room. 3 O come, and v/ith his children taste The blessings of his love; While hope attends the sweet repast Of nobler joys above. 4 There, with united heart and voice, Before the eternal throne, Ten thousand thousand souls rejoice, In ecstacies unknown. 5 And yet ten thousand thousand more. Are welcome still to come : Ye longing souls, the grace adore, Approach, there yet is room. Hymn 102. L M. Lock II. Cell. * Portugal, Wells. 1 T_T C) ! every one that thirsts, draw nigh; JLi- f'Tis Crod invites the fallen race;) Mercy and free salvation buy ; Buy wine, and milk, and gospel grace. 2 Come to the living waters, come; Sinners, obey your Maker's call ; Return, ye weary wanderers, home, And find my grace reach'd out to all. 3 See from the Rock a fountain rise! For you in healing streams it rolls : Money ye need not bring, nor price, Ye lab'ring, burden'*!, sin-sick souls. A Nothing ye in exchange shall give ; Leave all you have and are behind ; Frankly the gift of Gccl receive, Pardon and peace in Jcsfis find. Hymn 103. L. M. Steele. b Quercy, Portugal, Bath. Weary souls invited to rest. 1 f~^ OME, weary souls, with sins distrest, V-^Ccme, and accept the promis'd rest; AKD PROMISES, 104 The Saviour's gracious call obey, And cast your gloomy fears away. 2 Oppress'd 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. Hymn 104. L. M. Fawcett. m Islington, Eaton. As thy (fays, so shall thy strength be. X A F FLIC TED saint, to Christ draw i a near, Thy Saviour's gracious promise hear; His faithful word declares to thee, That, as thy days, thy strength shall be. 2 Let not thy heart despond, and say, How shall I stand the trying day i He has engaged, by firm decree. That, as thy days, thy strength shall be, 3 Thy faith is weak, thy foes are strong ; And, if the conflict should be long, The Lord will make the tempter flee ; For, as thy days, thy strength shall be. 4 Should persecution rage and flame, Still trust in thy Redeemer's name ; In fiery trials thou shalt see, That, as thy days, thy strength shall he, 5 Wiien callY! to bear thy Weighty cress. Or sore affliction, pain or loss, Or deep distress, or poverty, — Still, as thy days, thy st; ength shall be. ' C C 4 105, 105 HOLY SPIR1 1 . 6 When ghastly death appears in view, Christ's presence shall thy fears subdue;. He comes to set thy spirit free ; And ,as thy days, thy strength shall be. HOLY SPIRIT. Hymn 105. S. M. $ Dover, Shirland. The Holy Sfiirit invoked. % "pOME, Holy Spirit, come; V>* With energy divine ; And on this poor benighted soul With beams of mercy shine. 2 From the celestial hills, Life, light, and joy dispense ! And may I daily, hourly feel Thy quickening influence. 3 Melt, melt this frozen heart; This stubborn will subdue; Each evil passion overcome, And form me all anew. 4 Mine will the profit be, But thine shall be the praise ; And unto thee I will devote The remnant of my days. Hymn 106. L.M. * Eaton £ Bath. A jirofiitioui gale longed for. 1 A T anchor laid, remote from home,, A Toiling, I cry, " Sweet Spirit, come! "Celestial breeze, no longer stay, " But swell my sails, and speed my way J 2 " Fain would I mount, fain would I glow, "And loose my cable from below ; *' But I can only spread my sail ; " Thou, thou must breathe th' auspicious gale !" GRACES. 10? GRACES OF THE HQLY^SPIRIT "alphabetically arranged. Hymn 107. C. M. Corj/ier. ^ Rochester, York, St. Ann's. Contentment. j"pIERCE passions discompose the mind» J? As tempests vex the sea; But calm content and peace we find^ When, Lord, we trust in thee. 2 In vain hy reason, and by rule, We try to bend the will ; For none but in the Saviour's school Can learn the heavenly skill. 3 Since at his feet my soul has sat, His gracious words to hear, Contented with my present state, 1 1 cast on him my care. 4 " Art thou a sinner, soul ?" he said, " Then how canst thou complain ? " How light thy troubles here, if weighed " With everlasting pain ! 5 " If thou of murm'ring would'stbe curM, " Compare thy griefs with mine ; " Think what my love for thee endurM, "And thou wilt not repine. 6 " 'Tis I appoint thy daily lot, " And I do all things well ; " Thou soon shalt leave this wretched *' And rise with me to dwell, [spot, 7 " In life my grace shall strength supply, " Proportion'd to thy day; " At death thou still shalt find me nigh, "To wipe thy tears away." 8 Thus I, who once my wretched days In vain repining spent ; Tanght in my Savio ar's school of grace, I Jive leam'd to be content. 108-110 GRACES OF THE SPHU1 . Hymn 108. L. M, Watts'* Sermon*.* Bath, Winchester. FaiLh connected with salvation. l^TOT by the laws of innocence IN Can Adam's sons arrive at heaven; New works can give as no pretence To have our ancient sins forgiven. 2 Npt the best deeds that we ha^ e done Can make a wounded conscience whole : Faith is the grace,— and faith alone, That ilies to Christ, and saves the soul. 5 Lord, I believe thy heavenly word ! Fain would I have ray soul renew'd : I mourn for sin, and trust the Lord To have it pardon 'd and subdu'd. 4 O may thy grace its power display ; Let guilt and death no longer reign; Save me in thine appointed way, Nor let my humble faith be vain! Hymn 109. C. M. Watts'* Sermons. * Bangor, Barby. Faith in the sacrifice of Christ. 1 \X Jl\ EKE shall tlie guilty sinner go, W To find a sure relief? Can bleeding bulls or goats bestow A balm to ease my grief? 2 O never let my thoughts renounce The gospel of my God, Where vilest crimes are clcans'd at once, In Christ's atoning blood. 3 Here rest my faith , and ne'er remove ; Here let repentance rise ; While I behold his bleeding love, His dying agonies. Hymn 110. L.M. Waits9* Sermons.&nvb Putney, Quercy, Wells. Faithfulness. I TT ATH God been faithful to his word, li Anvl sent to men his promis'd grace J FEAR, FORTITUDE. Ill, 112 Shall I not imitate the Lord, And practise what my lips profess 2 2 Hath Christ fulfilled his kind design, The dreadful work he undertook, And died to make salvation mine, And well performed whate'er he spoke ? 3 Doth not his faithfulness afford A noble theme to raise my song ? And shall I dare deny my Lord, Or utter falsehood with my tongue? 4 My King, my Saviour, and my God' Let grace my sinful squl renew, Wash my offences with thy blood, And make my heart sincere and true. Hymn 111. C. M. Needkam. gg St. -JVIartiu's, York, St. David's. Fear of God. ITTAPPY beyond description he, JLi. Who fears the Lord his God; Who hears his threats with holy awes And trembles at his rod. 2 Fear, sacred passion, ever dwells With its fair partner, love ; Blending their beauties, both proclaim Their source is from above. 3 Let terrors fright th' unwilling slave ; The child with joy appears; Cheerful he does his father's will, And loves as much as fears. 4 Let fear and love, most holy God! Possess this soul of mine; Then shall I worship thee aright, And taste thy joys divine. Hymn 112. C. M. Watts'* Sermons. « Parma, Mear, Irish. Holy fortitude. 1 A M 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? 113 GRACES OF THE SPIRIT. 2 Must I be carried to the skies On flowery beds of ease ; While others fought to win the prut , And sail'd through bloody seas * 3 Are there no foes for me to face ; Must I not stem the flood i Is this vile world a friend to grace, To help me on to God ? 4 Sure I must light, if I would reign ; Increase my courage, Lord ! I'll bear the toil, endure the pain, Supported by thy word. 5 Thy saints in all this glorious war Shall conquer though they die : They see the triumph from afar, And seize it with their eye. 6 When that illustrious day shall rise, And all thy armies shine ; In robes of victory through the skies, The glory shall be thine. Hymn 113. L. M. TVattss* Sermons. M Green'i Hundredth, Quercy, Bath. Fortitude or remedies against fear. 1TX7HEN tumults of unruly fear V V Rise in my heart, and riot there. What shall I do to calm my breast, And get the vexing foe supprest ? 2 What power can these wild thoughts control ? This ruffling tempest of the soul ? Where shall I fly in this distress, But to the throne of glorious grace } 3 My faith would seize some promise, Lord ; There's power and safety in thy word ; Not all that earth or hell can say Shall tempt or drive my soul away. 4 I call the days of old to mind, When I have found my God was kind ; My heavenly friend is still the same ; Salvation to his holy name. GRAVITY. 114, 115 5 GreatGod,preserve my conscience clean, Wash me from guilt, forgive my sin, Thy love shall guard me from surprise, Tho' threatening dangers round me rise, 6 When fear like a wild ocean raves, Let Jesus walk upon the waves, And say, " 'tis I ;" that heavenly voice Shall sink the storm and raise my joys. Hymn- 114. L.M. Watts's Sermons. & All-Saints, Winchester, Portugal. Gravity and decency. 1 T> EHOLD the sons, the heirs of God, ■A-* So dearly bought with Jesus' blood ! Are they not born to heavenly joys, And shall they stoop to earthly toys? 2 Doth vain discourse, or empty mirth. Well suit the honours of their birth? Shall they be fond of gay attire, Which children love, and fools admire ? 3 Lord, raise our hearts and passions higher ; Touch our vain souls with sacred fire ; Then, with a heaven-directed eye, We'll pass these glittering trifles by. 4 We'll look on all the toys below With such disdain as angels do; And wait the call that bids us rise To mansions promised in the skies. Hymn 115. L.M. Watts' s Sermons, b Carthage, Armley. Things of good report* 1 TS it a thing of good report, i- To squander life and time away? To cut the hours of duty short, While toys and follies waste the day q Doth this become the Christian name.. To venture near the tempter's door? To sort with men of evil fame, And yet presume to stand secure? L> R 116,117 GRACES OF THE SPIRIT 3 Am I my own sufficient guard, While I expose my soul to shame ? Can the short jovs of sin reward The lasting blemish of my name? 4 O may it be my constant choice To walk with men of grace below, Till I arrive where heavenly joys, And never fading honours grow. Hymn 116. C. M. Watt*'* Sermon*. & Bavby, St. David, "Wart-ham. Ac/ff excluded from hope. 1 TESUS, thy blessings are not few, J Nor is thy gospel weak ; Thy grace can melt the stubborn Jew, And bow the aspiring Greek. 2 Wide as the reach of Satan's rage Doth thy salvation flow ; 'Tis not confin'd to sex or age, The lofty or the low. 3 While grace is offer'd to the prince, The poor may take their share t No mortal h as a just pretence To perish in despair. 4 Be wise, ye men of strength and wit, Nor boast your native powers; But to his sovereign grace submit, And glory shall be yours. 5 Come, all ye vilest sinners, come, He'll form your souls anew : His gospel and his heart have room For rebels such as you. 6 His doctrine is almighty love ; There's virtue in his name To turn the raven to a dove, The lion to a lamb. Hymn 117. L, M. Steele. # Castle Street, Quercy, Blendon. Happy poverty ; or. the poor in spirit blessed. j V7'E humble souls, complain no more ; J. Let faith survey your future store U HUMILITY. US How happy, how divinely blest. The sacred words of truth attest. 3 When conscious grief laments sincere, A\nd pours the penitential tear; Hope points to your dejected eves, The bright reversion in the skies, -S In vain the sons of wealth and pride Despise your lot, your hopes deride ; In vain they boast their little stores ; Trifles are theirs, a kingdom yours »' 4 A kingdom of immense delight, Where health, and peace and joy unite; Where undeclining pleasures rise. And every wish hath full supplies — & There shall your eyes with rapture view The glorious Friend, that died for you ; That; died to ransom, died to raise To crowns of joy and songs of praise. Hymn 118. CM. Brown. b Bangor, Wantage* Humbly pleading for meraj. IT ORD, at thv feet we sinners lie, JL» And knock at mercy's door ; ■ With heavy heart, and downcast eye, Thy favour we implore. 2'Tis mercy, mercy we implore; O may thv bowels move ! Thy grace is an exhaustless store. And thou thyself art love. SO, for thy own, for Jesus' sake, 'Our manv sins forgive! Thv grace our rocky hearts can break; And breaking soon relieve. 4Thiis melt us down, our gracious friend, And make uc thine alone ; Nor let a rival more pretend To repossess thy throne, Dd2 119,120 GRACES Oti THE SPIRIT. Hymn 119. L. M. Enfield. b Carthage, Winchester. Humility. ITT THEREFORE should man, frail VV child of clay, Who, from the cradle to the shroud, Lives but the insect of a day — O why should mortal man be proud? 2 His brightest visions just appear. Then vanish, and no more are found ; The stateliest pile his pride can rear A breath may level with the ground! By d LESSED Redeemer ! how divine, 4P How righteous is this rule of thine, 123 GRACES OF THE SPIRIT. "Never to deal with others worse "Than we would have them deal with us!" 2 This golden lesson, short and plain, Gives not the mind nor memory pain ; And every conscience must approve This universal law of love. o'Tis written in each mortal breast, Where all our tenderest wishes rest ; We draw it from our inmost veins, Where love to self resides and reigns. 4 Is reason ever at a loss? Call in self-love to judge the cause ; Let our own fondest passion show How we should treat our neighbour too. 5 How bless'd would every nation prove, Thus ruled by equity and love ! All would be friends, without a foe, And form a paradise below. Hymn 123* CM. Watts' s Sermons, b orSfc. Bedford, Bangor. Justice and equity* 1 0 OME, let us search our ways and see; v_^ Have they been just and right ? Is the great rule of equity Our practice and delight? 2 What we would have our neighbour do, Have we still done the same ? From others ne'er withheld the due, Which we from others claim? 3 Have we not, deaf to his request, Turn'd from another's wo ? The scorn, which wrings the poor man's Have we abhorr'd to show ? [breast, 4 Do we, in all we sell, or buy, Integrity maintain ; And knowing God is always nigh. Renounce unrighteous gam? JUSTICE AND TRUTH. 124,125 5 Then may we raise our modest prayer To God, the just and kind, May humbly cast on him our care, And hope his grace to find. Hymn 124. L. M. Watts' s Sermons, b Bath, German, Armley. Justice and truth. lpREAT God, thy holy law requires * -"*" To curb our1 covetous desires, Forbids to plunder, steal or cheat, To practise falsehood or deceit. 2 Thy Son hath set a pattern too, He paid to God and men their due ; A dreadful debt he paid to God, And bought our pardon with his blood. 3 Amazing justice! boundless love! Do we not feel our passions move r Do we not grieve that we have been Faithless -to God, or false to men ? 4 If truth and justice once be gene, And leave our faith and hope alone ; Jf honesty be banish 'd hence, Religion is a vain pretence. Hymn 125. L. M. Ei/;fibnr » Psalm 97th., Blendon, China. Liberality; or, (he duty and jiieamves cf benevol nee. 1/~\WHAT stupendous mercy shines v_>/ Around the Majesty of Heaven! Rebels he deigns to call his sons, — Their souls renew'd, their sins forgiven. 2 Go, imitate the grace divine, — The grace that blazes like a sun ; Hold forth your fair, though feeble light, Through all your lives let mercy run ! 3 Upon your bounty's willing wings Swift let the great salvation fly ; The hungry feed, the naked clothe ; To pain awl sickness help apply. 326 GRACES OF THE SPIRIT. 4 Pity the weeping widow's wo, And be her counsellor and stay; Adopt the fatherless, and smooth To useful, happy life, his way. 5 Let age, with want and weakness bowM, \our bowi s of coi passion move; La e'en \Our enemies be bless'd, — Their hatieo reCcmpens'cl v itli love. 6\\'? en a'l is done, renounce your deeds, Renounce self-righteousness with scorn ; Thus will \ou glorify jour (>od, And thus the Christian name adorn. HYMN 126. 7s. Taylor. Sic Bath Abbtj, Condokr.ee, Hotham. Love to ded end man. 1PATHER of cur feeble race, -*■ \\ ise, beneficent, and kind, Spread o'er nature's ample face, Flows thy goodness unconfin'd : Musing in the silent grove, Or the busy walks of men, Still we trace thy wondrous love, Claiming large returns again. 2 Lord, what offerings shall we bring, At thine altars when we bow? Hearts, the pure, unsullied spring, Whence the kind affections flow; Soft compassion's feeling soul, By the melting eye express'*} , Sympathy, at whose control, Sorrow leaves the wounded breast : SWilling hands to lead the blind, Bind the wrund, or feed the poor; Love, embracing all our kind, Charity, with liberal store : Teach us. O thou heavenly King, Thus to show cuv grateful mind, Thus the accepted offering bring, Love to thee, and all mankind.' LOVE. 12Txm Hymn 127- L. M. Watts** Lyrics, % Duastan, Castle-Street, Leeds, Love to Christ, prc&ent or absent. l/'^jF all the joys we mortals know, V^ Jesus, thy love exceeds the rest ! Love, the best blessing here below, The nearest image of the blest. 2 While we are held in thv embrace, There's not a thought attempts to rove ; Each smile upon thy beauteous face Fixes, and charms, and fires our love. 3 V\ bile of t y absence we comphin, And long, or weep in all we do, There's a strange pleasure in the pain; And tears have their own sweetness too. 4 When round thy courts by day we rove* Or ask the watchman of the night For some kind tidings of our love, Thy very name creates delight. 5 Jesus, our God, yet rather come! Our eyes would dwell upon thy face ; 'Tis best to see our Lord at home, And feel the presence of his grace. Hymn 12S. 7s. Mwmr L 3S Condolence, Hotham. Love st thou mc ? 1 'HPIS a point I long^ to know, A Oft it causes anxious thought- Do 1 love the Lord, or no ; Am I his, or am I not ? 2 If I love, why am I thus ? Wiry this dull and lifeless frame ? Hardly, sure, can they be worse, WTho have never heard his name. 3 [Could my heart so hard remain ; Prayer a task and burden prove; Every trifle give me pain ; If I knew a Saviour's love !~) 4? When I turn my eyes within. All is dark, and vain, and wild.; Fill'd with unbelief and sin ; Can I deem myself a child i 129 130 GRACES OF THE SPIRIT 5 If I pray, or hear, or read, Shi is mix'd with all I do ; You that love tne Lord indeed, Tell me, is it thus with you? 6 Yet 1 mourn my stubborn will, Find my bin a. grief and thrall; Should i grieve for what I feel, If I did not iove at all i 7 Lord, decide tne doubtful case! Thou, who art thy people's sun, Shine upon thy work ot grace, If it be indeed begun. 8 Let me love thee more and more. If 1 iove at all, I pray ! If 1 have not loved before, Help me to begin to-day. Hymn 129. C. M Gregory. Suute, Hymn 2d. Mutual fait. 1 C VVEET is the iove that mutual glows O Within each brother's breast; And binds in gentlest bonds each heart All blessing and a.l blest : 2 Sweet as the odorous balsam pour'd On Aaron's sacred head, Which o'er his beard, and down his vest A breathing fragrance shed. 2 Like morning dews, on Sion's mount Thai spread their silver rays; And deck with gems the verdant pomp, Which Hermon's top displays. 4 To such the Lord of life and love His blessing shall extend ; On earth a iife of joy and peace, And life that ne'er shall end. Hymn 130. S. M. Faivcett. 55 Dover, Watchman. Love to the brethren. 1 "DLEST be the tie. that binds Xj Our hearts in Christian love ! The fellowship of kindred minds Is like to that above. LOVE. 131 1 Before our Father's throne We pour out ardent prayers : Our fears, our hopes, our aims are one, % Our comforts and our cares* 3 We share our mutual woes^ Our mutual burdens bear; And often for each other flows The sympathizing tear. 4 When we asunder part, It gives us inward pain ; But we shall still be join'd in heart, ' And hope to meet again. 5 This glorious hope revives Our courage by the way ; While each in expectation lives, And longs so see the day. 6 From sorrow, toil, and pain, And sin, we shall be free ; And perfect love and, friendship reign Through all eternity. Hymn 131. S. M. Beddcme. X Watchman, St, Thomas, Froome. Christian love. 1 T ET party names no more JLj The Christian world o'erspreac ; Gentile and Jew, and bond and free, Are one in Christ their head. 2 Among the saints on earth, Let mutual love be found; Heirs of the same inheritance, With mutual blessings crown'd. 3 Let envy, child of hell! Be banish 'd far away : Those should in strictest friendship dwell, Who the same Lord obey. 4 Thus will the church below Resemble that above ; Where streams of pleasure ever flow, And every heart is love, *\ 132,133 GRACES OF THE SPIRIT. Hymn 132. 1.. M. Stott, 5 or Jt Carthage, Baton. Mcekne &■. 1 TV 4" ARK, when tempestuous* wind* The wild confusion and uproar, All ocean mixing with the skits, And wrecks are dash Y. upon the shore. 2 Not less confusion racks the mhid, When, by the whirl of passion toss'd, Calm reason is to rage resign'd, And peace in angry tumult lost. 3 O self tormenting child of pride, Anger, bred up in hate and strife ; Ten thousand ills, by thee supplied. Mingle the Gup of bitter life 4 Happy the meek, whose gentle breast, Ciear as the summer's evening ray, Calm as the regions of the blcss'ti, Enjoy on earth celestial d.y. 5 No jars their peaceful tent invade, No friendship- lost their bosom, stmg ; And foes to none, of none afraid, Where'er they go, sweet peace they bring. 6 O may a temper meek, and mild With gentle sway our souls possess; Passion and pride be thence cxil'd, And to be bless'd, still may we bless \ Hymn 133. L.M. Gibbons. « Winchester, Eaton, Qoercy. Pad !V.r. 1 pATIENCE !— O, 'tis a grace divine ! JT Sent from the God of power ami love, That k-ans upon its father's hand, As through the wilderness we move. 2 By patience we serenely bear The troubles of our mortal state, And wait, contented, our discharge, Nor think our glory conies tco late. I PRUDENCE. 134 5 Though we, in full sensation, feel The weight the wounds, our God ordain^ We sti le amid our heaviest woes, And triumph in our sharpest pains. 4 O, for this grace ! to aid us on, And arm with fortitude the breast, Till life's tumultuous voyage is o'er— We reach the shores of endless rest ! 5 Faith into vision shall resign ; Hope shall in full fruition die ; And patience in possession end, In the bright worlds of bliss on high. Hymn 134. C. M. Watts' s Sermons. 3$ St. David's, St. Ann's, Abridge. Prudence ; or. a lovely carr'age. xO 'TIS a lovelvr thinS t0 see V^ A man of prudent heart, Whose thoughts, and lips, and life agree To act a useful part. 2 When envy, strife, and wars begin In little angry souls, Mark how the sons of peace come in, And quench the kindling coals. 3 Their minds are humble, mild, and meek, Nor let their fury rise ; Nor passion moves their lips to speak, Nor pride exalts their eyes. 4 Their frame is prudence mix'd with love» Good works fulfil their day : They join the serpent with the dove, But cast the sting away. 5 Such was the Saviour of mankind ; Such pleasures he pursu'd ; His flesh and blood were all refined, His soul divinely good. 6 Lord, can these plants of virtue grow In such a heart as mine ? Thy grace my nature can renew, And make my soul like thine; 135,136 GRACES OF THE SPIRIT. IIyi.in 135. C. M. 8. Stcnnett. b B:m^or, Windsor. The fienitent. 1 pROSTRATE, dear .Tesus ! at thy feet, JL A guilty rebel lies ; And upwards to the merry-seat Presumes to lift his eyes. 2 If tears of sorrow would suffice To pay the debt I owe. Tears should from both my weeping eyes In ceaseless torrents flow. 3 But no such sacrifice I plead To expiate my guilt ; No tears but those which thou hast shed ; No blood, but thou hast spilt. 4 Think of thy sorrows, dearest Lord ' And. all my sins forgive : Justice will well approve the word That bids the sinner live. Hymn 136. C. M. Confer. X or fe York, St. Ann's. The contrite heart. 1T""*HE Lord will happiness divine 1 On contrite hearts bestow : Then tell me. gracious God ! is mine A contrite heart or no ? 2 I hear, but seem to hear in vain, Insensible as steel ; If aught is felt, 'tis on*y pain To find I cannot feel. 3 1 sometimes think myself inclin'd To love thee if I could ; But often feel another mind, V verse to all that's good. 4Mv best desires are faint and few, I fain would strive for more ; But, when I cry, " My srength renew," Seem weaker than before. 5 Thy saints are Comforted, I know, AM love thy house of prayer ; REPENTANCE. 137,138 I sometimes go where others go, But find no comfort there. 6 O, make this heart rejoice or ache, Decide tliis doubt for me; And, if it be not broken, break; And heal it if it be. Hymn 137. L.M. Watts's Lyrics, b Putney, Carthage. The fieniUnt pardoned. I TTENCE from my soul, my sins, depart, J^A Your fatal friendship now t see ; Long have you dwelt too near my heart, Hence, to eternal distance flee. 2 Black heavy thoughts like mountains roll O'er my poor breast, with boding fears, And crushing hard my tortur'd soul, Wring through my eyes the briny tears. 3 Forgive my treasons, Prince of grace, The bloody Jews were traitors too, Yet thou hastpray'd for that curs'd race, " Father, they know not what they do.'* 4 Great Advocate, look down and see A wretch, whose smarting sorrows freed, 0 p-ead the same excuse for me! For, Lord, I knew not what I did. 5 Peace, my complaints ; let eveiy groan Be still, and silence wait his love : Compassions dwell amidst his throne, And through his inmost bowels move. 6 How sweet the voice of pardon sounds ? Sweet the relief to deep distress ! 1 feel the balm that heals my wounds, And all my powers adore thy grace. Hymn 138. C. M. * or b Durham, York. Repentance, from a vitw of the mercy of God. 1 f~\ THOU,the wretched's sure retreat, v^ Who dost our cares control, 13 GRACES OF THE SPIRIT. And with the cheerful smile of peace Revive the fainting soul ; 2 Did ever thy propitious ear The humble plea disdain ? Or when did plaintive misery sigh, Or supplicate in vain? 3 Oppress'd with grief and shame,dissolv'd In penitential tears ; Thy goodness calms our anxious doubts, And dissipates our fears. 4 New life from thy refreshing grace Our sinking hearts receive : Thy gentlest, best-lov'd attribute, To pity and forgive. 5 From that bless'd source, propitious hope Appears sertnely bright, And sheds her soft and cheering beam O'er sorrow's dismal night. 6 Our hearts adore thy mercy, Lord, And bless the friendly ray, Which ushers in the smiling morn Of everlasting day. Hymn 139. C. M. Cosher. 28 Mcar, Baiby, St. Ann's. Submission. l/^\LORD! my best desires fulfil, V--J 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, W:ose love forbids mv fears? Or tremble at the gracious hand That wines away my tears? 3 N.o ! let me rather freely yield What most I prize, to thee, Who never hast a good withheld., Nor wilt withhold from me. 4 Thy favour all my journey through Thou art engag'd to grant; RESIGNATION. 140,141 ■ What else I want, or think I do, 'Tis better still to want. 5 Wisdom and mercy guide my way : ' Shall I resist them both? A poor biind creature of a day, And crush'd before the moth.-* 6 But ah ! my inmost spirit cries, Still bind me to thy sway ; Eise the next cloud, that veils my skies, Drives all these thoughts away. Hymn 140. C. M. Beddoms, & Abridge, Channouih. Resignation ; or, God our portion. j 1 TV /TY times of sorrow and of joy, 1V1 Great God! are in thy hand; My choicest comforts come from thee, And go at thy command. 2 If thou shouldst take them all away, Yet would I not repine ; Before they were possess'd by me, They were entirely thine. 3 Nor would I drop a murmuring word, Though the whole world were gone But seek enduring happiness In thee, and thee alone. Hymn 141. C. M. Hervey. $£ St. Aim's, Abridge. Resignation to God's unaTing wisdom. 1 nPHROUGH all the downward tracts X of time, God's watchful eye surveys; O, who so wise to choose our lot, Or regulate our ways? 2 I cannot doubt his bounteous love, Immeasurably kind ; To his unerring, gracious will, Be every wish resign'd. Dd3 ,42,143 GRACES OF THE SPIRl'i. 3 Good when he gives, supremely good, N*or less when he denies ; E'en crosses from his sovereign hand Are blessings in disguise. Hymn 142 C. M. Kirkham. * or b St. Martin's, Stade. Self-denial ; or, bearing the cross. 3 "T\IDST thou, dear Jesus, suffer shame, -LJ And bear the cross for me? And shall I fear to own thy name, Or thy disciple be? 2 Inspire my soul with life divine. And make me truly bold; [shine, H Let knowledge, faith, and meekness i Nor love nor zeal grow cold. 3 Let mockers scoff, the world defame, ^ And treat me with disdain ; Still may I glory in thy name, And count reproach my gain. 4 To thee I cheerfully submit, And all my powers resign ; Let wisdom point out what is fit, And I'll no more repine. Hymn 143. C. M. IVatts's Sermons. X Earby, Abridge. Sincerity and truth* 1 T ET those who bear the Christian •*— ' name Their holy vows fulfil: The saints, the followers of the Lamb, Are men of honour still. 2 True to the solemn oaths they take, Though to their hurt they swear : Constant and just to all they speak, For God and angels hear. 3 Still with their lips their hearts agree, Nor flattering words devise; They know the God of truth can see Through every false disguise. WISDOM. 144> 4 They hate the appearance of a lie, In all the shapes it wears, Firm to their truth : and when they die, Eternal life is theirs. Hymn 144. L. M. Watts* 8 Sermons. & Leeds, All Saints, Antigua. Trust una Cun/idence. X\JfY soul, survey thy happiness, lVl If thou art form'd a chiiu of grace .' How richly is the gospel stor'd ! What joy the promises afford ! 2 " All things are ours ;" the gift of God, Andpurchas'd with our Saviour's blood, While the good Spirit shows us how To use and to enjoy them too. 3 If peace and plenty crown my days, They help me. Lord, to speak thy praise: If bread of sorrows be my food, Those sorrows work my real good. 41 would not change my bless'd estate With all that flesh calls rich, or great ; And while my faith can keep her hold, I envy not the sinner's gold. 5 Father, I wait thy daily will ; Thou shalt divide my portion still : Grant me,on earth, w.' at seems thee best, Till death and heaven reveal the rest. Hymn 145. L. M. & Green's Hundredth, Islington. True wisdom. 1 TT APPY the man, who finds the grace, aa The blessing of God's chosen race ; The wisdom coming from above, And faith that sweetly works by love. 2 Her ways are ways of pleasantness, And all her flowery paths are peace. Wisdom to silver we prefer, 'And gold is dross compar'd with her. D d 4 N 1^6,147 GRACES OF THE SPIRIT. 3 He finds, who wisdom apprehends, A life begun that never ends ; The tree of life divine she is, Sec In the midst of paradise. 4 Happy the man, who wisdom gains, Iu whose obedient heart she reigns; He owns, and will forever own, Wisdom, and Christ, and heaven are one; Hymn 146. C. M. Watts's Sermons. X Irish, Barby, St. Martin'i. Zrcii and for '.nude. JF\() I believe what Jesus saith, xJ And think the gospel true? Lord, make me bold to own my faith. And practise virtue too. 2 Suppress my shame, subdue my fear, Aim me with heavenh' zeal, That I may make thy power appear, I And works of praise fulfil. 3 If men shall see my virtue shine, And spread my name abroad, Thine is the power, the praise is thine. My Saviour and my God. 4 Thus when the saints in glory meet, Their lips proclaim thy grace; They cast their honours at thy feet» And own their borrow *d rays. Hymn 147. CM. Mpton. SS Abridge, Mcar. Zeal, true and false. 1 y E AL is that pure and heavenly flame, i-^ The fire of love supplies; While that which often bears the name, Is self in a disguise. 2 True zeal is merciful and mild, Can pity and forbear; The false is headstrong, fierce and wild; And breathes revenge and war 3 While zeal for truth the Christian warms. He knows the worth of peace ; THE CHRISTIAN 148,1^? \ But self contends for names and forms, \ Its party to increase. 4 Zeal has attain'd its highest aim, Its end is satisfied, If sinners love the Saviour's name; Nor seeks it ought beside. 5 But self, however well employ'd, Has its own ends in view; And says, as boasting Jehu cried, "Come, see what I can do." Hymn 148. CM. Doddridge, & Christmas, Irish. Zeal and vigour in the Christian race. 1 A W AKE,my soul! stretch every nerve, ^~*» And press with vigour 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. S'Tis God's all-animating voice That calls thee from "on high ; 'Tis his own hand presents the prize To thine uplifted eye : — 4 That prize, with peerless glories bright, Which shall new lustre boast, When victors' wreaths and monarchs' Shall blend in common dust. [gems THE CHRISTIAN. Hymn 149. L.M. Cowfier. X Portugal, Oporto, The Christian. ONOUR and happiness unite To make the Christian's name a praise : How fair the scene, how clear the light, I That fills the remnant of his days \ i aH JJO THE CHRISTIAN. 2 A kingly character lie bears, No change his priestly office knows Unfading is- the crown he wears, His joys can never reach a close. 3 Adorn'd with glory from on high, Salvation shines upon his f Bedford, China, Barby. Flesh and spirit. X T X 7 HAT vain desires and passions vain VV Attend this mortal clay! Oft have they pierc'd my soul with pain And drawn my heart astray. 2 How have I wandered from my God, And followed sin and shame, In this vile world of flesh and blood Defil'd my nobler name ! 3 Forever blessed be thy grace That form'd my spirit new, ^\.nd made it of an heaven-bom races Thy glory to pursue. J&3.154 THE CHRISTIAN. /4My spirit holds perpetual war, And wrestles and complains, And views the happy moment near That shall dissolve its chains. 5 Cheerful in death I close my eyes To part with every lust, And charge my flesh whene'er it rise, To leave them in the dust. Hymn 153. 7s. Cowfier. * Bath Abby, Condolence. Welcoming the cross. 1'HPIS my happiness below A Not to live without the cross ; But the Saviour's power to know, Sanctifying every loss : Trials must and will befall ; But— with humble faith to see Love inscrib'd upon them all, This is happiness to me 2 God, in Israel, sows the seeds Of affliction, pain, and toil ; These spring up, and choke the weeds Which would else o'erspread the soil : Trials make the promise sweet; Trials give new life to prayer : Trials bring me to his feet, — X^ay me low and keep me there. Hymn 154. 8s. * Hampton, Lambeth. Faith fainting. ipNCOMPASS'L) with clouds of dis- JL-j Just ready all hope to resign, [tress, I pant for the light of thy face, And fear it will never be mine : Dishearten'd with waiting so long, I sink at thy feet with my load ; All plaintive I pour out my song. And stretch forth my hands' unto God. 2 Shine, Lord ! and my terror shall cease : The blood of atonement apply ; And lead me to Jesus for peace,— The rock that is higher than I : THE CHRISTIAN. 155 Speak, Saviour ! for sweet is thy voice, Thy presence is fair to behold ; Attend to niy sorrows and cries, My groanings that cannot be told. 3 Dear Lord, if thy love hath design'd No covenant blessing for me, Ah ! tell me how is it I find Some pleasure in waiting for thee ? Almighty to rescue thou art ; Thy grace is my shield and my tower :. Come, succour and gladden my heart, Let this be the day of thy 'power. Hymn 155. C.M. Williams . 38 Iij-mn 2d, Mear. Devotion. 1 \\ 7HILST thee I seek, protecting VV Power! Be my vain wishes still'd ; And may this consecrated hour With better hopes be fill'd. 2 Thy love the poWer of thought bestow'd, To thee my thoughts would soar: Thy mercy o'er my life has flow'd ; That mercy I adpre. 3 In each event of life, how clear Thy ruling hand I see ! Each blessing to my soul most dear, Because conferr'd by thee. 4 In every joy that crown3 my days, In every pain I bear, r My heart shall find delight in praise. Or seek relief in prayer. 5 When gladness wings my favour'd hour, Thy love my thoughts shall fill ; Resign'd, when storms of sorrow lower. My soul shall meet thy will. 6 Mv lifted eye, without a tear, The gathering storm shall see ; My steadfast heart shall know no fear That heart will rest on tfyae. E B 156,157 THE CHRISTIAN. Hymn 156. L. M. II. K. While. $& Eaton, Leeds, China. The Star of Bethlehem. IT X THEN marshall'd on the nightly VV plain, The glittering host bestud the sky ; Qne star alone, of all the train. Can fix the sinner's wandering eye. 2 Hark ! hark ! to God the chorus breaks, From every host, from every gem ; But one alone the Saviour speaks, It is the star of Bethlehem. 3 Once on the raging seas I rode, The storm was loud, the night was dark, The ocean yawn'd, and rudely blow'd The wind that toss'd my foundering bark. Deep horror thr>n my vitals froze, Death-sti'uck.i ceas'd the tide to stem: When suddenly a star arose, It was the star of Bethlehem. Sit was my guide, my light, my all, it bade my dark forbodings cease: And through the storm and danger'* thrall, It led me to the port of peace. 6 Now safely moor'd — my perils o'er, I'll sing, first in night's diadem; Forever and forevermore, The star,— the star of Bethlehem ! Himn157. C.M. Watts' s Sermons. I Stade, Abridge The hidden life of a Christian. \f^\ HAPPY soul! that lives on high W While men lie grovelling here ! His hopes are fix'd above the sky, And faith forbids his fear. THE CHRISTIAN. lag 9 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 hts God; His God in secret sees : Let earth be all in arms abroad, He dwells in heavenly peace. 4 His pleasures rise from things unseen, Beyond this world and time, Where neither eyes nor ears have been, Nor thoughts of sinners climb. 5 He wants no pomp nor royal throne To raise his figure here; Content and pleas'd to live unknown Till Christ, his life, appear. 6 He looks to heaven's eternal hill To meet that glorious day ; But patient waits his Saviour's will To* fetch his soul away. Hymn 158. 7s. Covo'icr. ^ Hotham, Bath Abbey; ^Temfited — but flying to Chnst the refuge* 1 T ESUS, lover of my sou], Jf Let me to thy bosom fly, While the raging billows roll,-— While the tempest still is high * Hide me, O my Saviour, hide, Till the storm of life is past; Safe into the haven guide; O, receive my soul at last.. 2 Other refuge have I none, — Hangs my helpless soul on. thee; Leave, ah ! leave me not alone. Still support and comfort me : All my trust on thee >s stay'l, All mv help from thee I bring; Sorer mv defenceless head With the shadow of thv wing. K f. 2 150,160 THE CHRISTIAN. 3 Thou, O Christ, art all I want; All in all in thee I find ! Raise the fallen, cheer the faint. Heal the sick, and lead the blind, Just and holy is thy name, I am all unrighteousness, Vile and full ot sin I am, Thou art full of truth and grace. Hymn 159. CM. Steele. b or 5 Dorset, Windsor, StAnn's. Walking in darkness, and trusting in God, 1 UEAR, gracious Gocl.my humble moan, To thee I breathe "my sighs : When will the mournful night be gone? And when my joys arise? 2 My God— O could I make the claim— My Father and my friend, And call thee mine, by every name On which thy saints depend ! 3Bv every name, of power and love, 'I would thy grace entreat : Nor should my humble hopes remove, Nor leave thy sacred seat. 4 Yet though my soul in darkness mourns Thv word is all my stay ; Here* I would rest till light returns Thy presence makes my day. Hymn 160. C M. Newton, b or * St. David's, Dundee, York. 0 that I were as in months fiast. 1 Q WEET was the time, when first I ieV i3 The Saviour's pardoning blood Apply 'd to cleanse my soul from guilt And bring me home to God. ?3oon as the morn the light reveal'd His praises tun'd my tongue ; And when the evening shades prevail'd His love was all my song. THE CHRISTIAN. 161 In vain the tempter spread his wiles, The world no more could charm; I liv'd upon my Saviour's smiles, And lean'd upon his arm. 4 In prayer my soul drew neir the Lor4j» And saw his glory shine; And when I read his holy word, I call'd each promise mine. 5 Now, when the evening shade prevails. My soul in darkness mourns; And when the mom the light reveals, No light to me returns. 6 My prayers are now a chattering noise, For Jesus hides his face ; I read, the promise meets my eyes. But will not reach my case. 7 Now Satan threatens to prevail, And make my soul his prey ; Yet, Lord, thy mercies cannot fail, 0 come without delay. Hymn 161. CM. Steele. b Charmcuth, Canterbury, Bedfoid. Troubled, but making God a refuge. 2 "pvEAR Refuge of my weary soul, jLJ On thee, when sorrows rise. On thee, when waves of trouble roll, My fainting hope relies. 2 To thee I tell each rising grief, For thou alone canst heal; Thy word can bring a sweet relief For every pain I feel. 3 But O ! when gloomy doubts prevail, 1 fear to call thee mine ; The springs of comfort seem to fail, And all my hopes decline. 4 Yet, gracious God, where shall I fieer" Thou art my only trust ; And still my soul would cleave to tliee. Though prostrate in the dust. 162,163 THE CHRISTIAN. Hymn 162. 8. 7. 4. Fawcett. & lamwonh, Littleton. Cast down, yet htfnng in God. *C\ MY soul, -what means this sadness? v-^ Wherfore art thou thus cast down i Let thy griefs be turn'd to gladness, Bid thy restless fears be gone ; Look to Jesus, And rejoice in his dear name. 2 What though Satan's strong temptation? Vex and grieve thee day by day, And thy sinful inclinations Often fill thee with dismay ; Thou shalt conquer, Through the Lamb's redeeming blood 3 Though ten thousand ills beset thee, From without and from within ; Jesus saith, he'll ne'er forget thee, But will save from hell and sin: He is faithful To perform his gracious word. 4 Though distresses now attend thee, And thou tread'st the thorny road ; His right hand shall still defend thee Soon he'll bring thee home to God i Therefore praise him, Praise the great Redeemer's name. . Hymn 163. L. M. Newton. Portugal, Dunstan, Bath. Prayer answered by crosses. IT ASK'l) the Lord that I might grou 1 In faith, and love, and every grace ; Might more of his salvation know, And seek, more earnestly, his face. 2 'Twas he who taught me thustopra;i And he, I trust has answered prayer ; But it has been in such a way As almost drove me to despair. THE CHRISTIAN. 154 ! 31 hop'd that in some favour 'd hour At once he'd answer my request, And by his love's constraining power Subdue my sins, and give me rest. 4 Instead of this, he made me feel The hidden evils of my heart, And let tne angry powers of hell Assault my soul in every part. 5 Yea, more, with his own hand he seemM Intent to aggravate my wo ; Cross'd all tne fair designs i schem'd, Blasted my gourds, and laid me low. £ " Lord, why is this r" I trembling cried, "Wilt thou pursue thy worm to death?" " 'Tis in' this way." the LorcJ replied, " I answer prayer for grace and failh ; 7 ** These inward trials I employ, " From self and pride to- set thee free ; 84 And break thy schemes of earthly joy , "That thou mayest seek thy all in me."" Hymn 164. L. M. Watts'' s Sermons. s& Diinstan, Rothwellj Weill A Christian's treasure.— All things. 1 TJOW vast the treasure we possess XjL How rich thy bounty, King of grace This world is ours, and worlds to come Earth is our lodge, and heaven our home. 2 Paul is our teacher: while he speaks, The shadows flee, tUc morning breaks : His words like beams of know ledge shine And fill our souls with light divine. S Cephas is ours : he makes us feel The kindlings of celestial zeal : While sweet Apollos' charming voice Gives us a taste of heavenly joys. 4 The springing corn, the stately weed, Grow to provide us house and food, Fire, air, earth, water, join their force, All nature serves us in her coitrse, 165,166 THE CHRISTIAN. 5 The sun rolls round to make our day, The nicon directs our nightly way; While angels bear us in their arms, And shield us from ten thousand harms, 6 O glorious portion of the saints ! Let faith suppress oar sore complaints ; And tune our hearts and tongues to sing Our bounteous God, our soveieign King. Hymn 165. CM. Watu's Lyrics. & Darby, York. The comfiariscn and complaint.. 1 INFINITE Power, eternal Lord, Jl How sovereign is thy hand ! All nature rose t* obey thy word, And moves at thy command. £\Yith steady course thy shining sun Keeps his appointed way : And all the hours obedient run The circle of the day. S But ah ! how wide my spirit flies, And wanders from her God i My scul forgets the heavenly prize, And treads the downward road. 4 Great God, create my soul anew, Conform my heart to thine, Melt down my will, and let it flow, And take the mould divine. 5 Then shall my feet no more depart^ Nor wandering senses rove ; Devotion shall be all my heart, And all my passions love. Hymn 166. L. M. Coivfier. X Eaton , Roth well. Beturn of joy. %W THEN darkness long has veil'd my W mind, And smiling day once more appears ; Then, my Redeemer! then I find The folly of my doubts and fears. THE CHRISTIAN. ld| 21 chide my unbelieving heart; And blush that I should ever be Thus prone to act so base a part, Or harbour one hard thought of thee ! 3(), let me then, at length, be taught (What I am still so slow to learn,) That God is love, and changes not, Nor knows the shadow of a turn. 4Swe^t truth, and easy to repeat! But when my faith is sharply tried, t find myself a learner yet, — Unskilful, weak, and apt to slide. 5 But, O my Lord, one l»ok from thee Subdues the disobedient will; Drives doubt and discontent away, And thy rebellious worm is still. 6 Thou art as ready to forgive, As I am ready to repine, Thou therefore all the. praise receive; Be shame and self-abhorrence mine. Hymn 167. C M. Mrs. Steele. %. Carthage, Hymn 2d, 77; e supreme good. 1 T "ff 7 HEN fancy spreads her boldest VV wings, And wanders unconfin'd Amid th* unbounded scene of things, Which entertain the mind: 2 In vain we trace creation o'er, In search of sacred rest; The whole creation is too poor, Too mean to make us blest, 3 In vain would this low world employ Each flattering specious wile; There's nought can yield a real joy, ' But our Creator's smile. 4 Let earth and all her charms depart, Unworthy of the mind ; Jn God alone this restless heart; J An equal bliss can find. 368,169 THE CHRISTIAN. Hymn 168. L. M. Scott. Quercy, Carthage, Psalm Ninily-ucventli. Liberty of contciente, X A BSUKD and vain attempt ! to bind, ^i. vVitu iron chains,the free-born mind; To force conviction, and reclaim The wandering, by destructive flame. 2 Bold arrogance to snatch from Heaven Dominion not to mortals given ! O'er conscience to usurp the throne, Accountable to God alone. Z Jesus, thy gentle law of love 13 es no such cruelties approve; Mild as thyself, thy doctrine wields No arms, but what persuasion yields. 4 By proofs divine, and reasons strong, It draws the witling sou. along ; And conquests to thy church acquires, By eloquence which Heaven inspires. Hymn 169. L. M. Newton. * Blcrulon, P^lm &"Ui, Castk Street. Man by nature, grace and glory. 1 T ORD, what if man! extremes now X-i wide In this mysterious nature join ! The flesh, to worms and dust allied, The soui immortal and divine i 2 Divine at first, a holv flame, Kindled by the Almighty's breath ; Till, stain'd by sin. it soon became The seat of darkness, strife, and death. 3 But Jesus, O ! amazing grace ! Assum'd our nature as his own, Obey'd and sufFer'd in our place, Then took it with him to his throne. 4 Now what is man, when grace reveals The virtue of a Saviour's blood? Again a life divine he feels, Despises earth, and walks with God. THE CHRISTIAN, 170,171 5 And what in yonder realms above, Is ransom 'd man ordain'd to be ? With honour, holiness, and love, No seraph more adorn'd than he. 5 Nearest the throne, and first in song, Man shall his hallelujahs raise; While wondering angels round him throng, And swell the chorus of hjs praise. Hymn 170. L. M. Barbauld. % Truro, Shoe], 97th Psalm, The Christian warfare. I A WAKE, my soul ! lift up thine eyes; x\ See where thy foes against thee rise In long array, a numerous host ; Awake, my soul! or thou art lost. 2 See where rebellious passions rage, And fierce desires and lusts engage ; The meanest foe of all the train Has thousands and ten thousands slain. 3 Thou tread'st upon enphanted ground ; Perils and snares beset thee round -, Beware of all ; guard every part ; But most, the ta-aitor in thy heart. 4 Come then, my soul ! now learn to wield The weight of thine immortal shield; Put on the armour from above Of heavenly truth, and heavenly love. 5 The terror and the charm repel, And powers of earth, and powers of hell; The man of Calvary triumph'd here: Why should his faithful followers fear ? Hymn 171. C M. Barbauld. ^ Hymn 2d, Barby, Abridge. The Christian fclgrim, |/^UR countiy is Immanuel's ground: v^/ We seek that promis'd soil : The songs of Sion cheer our hearts, ; While strangers here we toil. 172 WORSHIP. 2 Oft do our eyes with joy o'erfiow, And oft are bath'd in tears ; Yet nought but heaven our hopes can And nought but sin our fears, [raise, .3 Our powers are oft dissolved away In ecstasies of love ; And while our bodies wander here, Our souls are ftx'd above. 4 We purge our mortal dross away, Refining as we run ; But while we die to earth and sense, Our heaven is here begun. WORSHIP. Hymn 172. L.M. Pres. Davits. *fc Bath, Angel's Hymn. Private ivorshifi. — Self- examination. 1 XX 7 HAT strange perplexities arise; VV What anxious fears and jealousies ! What crowds in doubtful light appear ; How few, alas! approv'd and clear! '2 And what am I ? — My soul, awake, And an impartial survey take: Does no dark sign, no ground of fear, In practice or in heart appear? 3 What image does my spirit bear? Is Jesus fornvd and living there? Say, do his lineaments divine In thought, and word, and action shine ? 4 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. 5. Scatter the clouds, which o'er my heact Thick glooms of dubious terror spread; Lead me into celestial day, And, tP myself, myself display. FAMILY WORSHIP. 173,iSfT 6 May I at that bless'd world arrive, Where Christ through ail my soul shall live. And give full proof that he is there, Without one gloomy doubt or fear. Hymn 173. L. M. Doddridge. & Portugal, Castle Street. Family worship. 1 T^ATHER of all, thy care we bless, *■ Which crowns our families with peace ; From thee they spring, and by thy hand They have been, and are still sustain'd. 2 To God, most worthy to be prais'd, Be our domestic altars rais*ti ; 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 tliy grace. 4 O may each future age proclaim The honours of thy glorious name ! While pleas'd and thankful we remove* To join the family above. Hymn 174. C. M. Doddridge. & Arlington; YOrk, Hymn 2d. Christ's condescending regard to little children. 1 QEE Israel's gentle Shepherd stand, O With all-engaging charms; Hark! how he calls the tender lambs, And folds them in his arms! 3 " Permit them to approach," he cries, " Nor scorn their humble name ; " For 'twas to bless such souls as these, " The Lord of angels came." 3 We bring them, Lord, by fervent prayer. And yield them up to thee; 175,176 WORSHIP. Joyful that we ourselves are thine,. Thine let our offspring be ! 4 If orphans they are left behind, Thy guardian care we trust ; That care shall heal our bleeding hearts, If weeping o'er their dust Hymn 175. 148th. B.Francis. & Triumph, Portsmouth. On opening a place of worship, 1 r^REAT King of Glory, come, v_T And with thy favour crown This temple as thy dome, This people as thy own : Beneath this roof, O deign to show How God can dwell with men below ! 2 Here may thine ears attend Our interceding cries, And grateful praise ascend, All fragrant, to the skies : Here may thy word melodious sound, And spread celestial joys around! 3 Here may th' attentive throng Imbibe thy truth and love. And converts join the song Of seraphim above, And Willing Crowds surround thy board. With sacred joy and sweet accord! 4 Here, may our unborn sons And daughters sound thy praise, And shine, like polish'd stones, Through long succeeding days ; Here, Lord, display thv saving power. While temples stand, and men adore. Hymn 176. L. M. Doddridge. « Gloucester, Oporto, Newcourt. On opening a place of worship. 1 r* REAT God, thy watchful care we VT bless, Which guards our synagogues in peacr . PUBLIC WORSHIP. 177,178 X Nor dare tumultuous foes invade, To fill our worshippers with dread. g These walls we to thy honour raise ; Long may they echo to thy praise; And thou, descending, fill the place With choicest tokens of thy grace. 3 Here let the great Redeemer reign With all the graces ce with God, Sound his dear fame abroad, Worthy the Lamb. 4 Join, all ye ransom'd race, Our holy Lord to bless; Praise ye his name: In him vft will rejoice, And make a joyful noise, Shouting with heart and voice; Worthy the Lamb. THE CHURCH. 193,194 Hymn 193. 7s. £g Kotham, Condolence. After sermon. 1 nn HANKS for mercies past, receive ; X Pardon of our sins renew ; Teach us, henceforth, how to live, With eternity in view. 2 Bless thy word to old and young ; Grant lis, Lord, thy peace and love ;. And, when life's short race is run, Take us to thv house above. THE CHURCH. Hymn 194. L. M. Covj/ier. |f Eiendon, Green's 100th, Castle Street God the d fence of Zion. 1 A S birds tlieir infant brood protect, i~i- And spread their wings to shelter them, Thus saith the Lord to his elect, "So will 1 guard Jerusalem." 2 And what then is Jerusalem, This object of his tender care? Where is its worth in God's esteem ? Who built it?— Who inhabits there? 3 Jehovah founded it in blood, The blood of his incarnate Son ; There dwell the saints, once foes to God. The sinners whom he calls his own. 4 There, though besieg'd on every side. Yet much belov'd, and guarded well;" From age to age they have defy'd The utmost force of earth and hell. 5 Let earth repent, and hell despair., This city has a sure defence ; Her name is calFd, " The Lord is THERE . i> \rA who has power to drive them thenc-' F F 195,196 THE CHURCH. I Hymn 195. S. M. DwigfU. 3. Shirland, Hopkins, Watchman. Love to the church. LOVE thy kingdom, Lord, The house of thine abode, The church our bless'd Redeemer sav'd- With his own precious blood. 2 I love thy church, O God! Her walls before thee stand, Dear as the apple of thine eyer And graven on thy hand. 3 If e'er to bless thy sons My voice or hands deny, These hands let useful skill forsake, This voice in silence die. 4 If e'er my heart forget Her welfare or her wo, Let every joy this heart forsake, And every grief o'erflow. 5 For her my tears slvtll fall ; For her my prayers ascend ; To her my cares and toils be gireiip Till toils and cares shall end. 6 Beyond my highest joy I prize her heavenly ways, Her sweet communion, solemn vows. Her hymns of love and praise. 7 Jesus, thou Friend divine, Our Saviour and our King, Thy hand from every snare and foe Shall great deliverance bring. 8 Sure as thy truth shall last,. To Zion shall be given The brightest glories earth can yield. And brighter bliss of heaven. Hymn 196. C. M. Doddridge. * St. Martin's, Irish, Mear. Asking tie way to Sion. 1TNQUIRE, ye pilgrims, for the way A That leads to Sion's hill, THE CHURCH. 19? And thither set your steady face, With a determined wilL 2 Invite the strangers all around Your pious march to join ; And spread the sentiments you fcel Of faith and love divine. 3 O come, and to his temple haste, And seek his favour there ; Before his footstool humbly bow. And pour your fervent prayer ! 4 0 come, and join your souls to God In everlasting bands ; Accept the blessings he bestows, With thankful hearts and hands. Hymn 197. L.M: Steele: M Eaton, Rot'iwell, Q«ercy. To whom shall, we go, but unto thee P or, life and safety in Christ alone.. 1 "T^HOU only Sovereign of my heart, ■A. My refuge, my Almighty friend ; And can my soul from thee depart; On whom alone my hopes depend, f 2 Whither, ah! whither shall I- go, A wretched wanderer from my Lord* Can this dark world of sin and ws 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 thev call ; One smile, one blissful smile of thine. My dearest Lord, outweighs them all 5 Thy name my inmost powers adore. Thou art mv life, mv jov, mv cave ; Depart from thee ? 'tis death—'tis more, *ris endless ruin, deen tlesna'r- F f 2 >98 THE CHURCH. 6 Low at thy feet my soul would lie, Here safety dwells, and peace divine : Still let me live beneath thine eve, For life, eternal life is thine. Hymn 198. 8. 7. Altered bv /Jr. Rijland. & Sicilian Hymn, Love Divinr. Prayer for a revival. 1 C AVIOUR, visit thy plantation • O Grant us, Lord, a gracious rain ! All will conic to desolation, Unless thou return again. 2 Keep no longer at a distance, Shine upon us from on high, Lest, for want of thine assistance, Every plant should droop and i 1 Surely, once thy garden flourish Yl, Every part look'd gay and green; Then thy word our spirits nourish'd, Happy seasons we have seen ! 4 [But a drought has since succeeded, And a sad decline we see ; Lord, thy help is greatly needed, Help can only come from thee. 5 Where are those we counted leaders. Fill'd with zeal, and love, and truth ? Old professors, tall as cedars, Bright examples to our youth ! 6 Some, in whom we once delighted, We shall meet no more below; Some, alas ! we fear are blighted, Scarce a single leaf they show ! 7 Younger plants — the sight how pleasant' Cuver'd thick with blossoms stood; But they cause us grief at present, Frosts have nipd them in the bud.] 8 Dearest Saviour, hasten hither, Thou canst make them bloom again ; O! permit them not to wither. Let not all our hopes be vain - THE CHURCH. 199—201 9 Let our mutual love be fervent, Make us prevalent in prayers : Let each one, esteem'd thy servant, Shun the world's bewitching snares. 10 Break the tempter's fatal power, Turn the stoney heart to flesh ; And begin from this blest hour To revive thy work afresh. Hymn 199. L. M. Burikam. * All Saints, Wells, Portugal. At a church meeting* before experiences. X \TOW we are met in holy fear IN To hear the happy saints declare The free compassions of a God, The virtues of a Saviour's blood. 2 Jesus, assist them now to tell What they have felt, and now do feel ; O Saviour, help them to express The wonders of triumphant grace. 3 While to the church they freely own What for their souls the Lord hath done,, We join to praise eternal love, And heighten all the joys above. Hymn 200. C. M Burnham. Meat", Irish, Exeter. After experiences. 1 T^vEAR Saviour, we rejoice to hear JL> When sinners humbly tell How thou art pleas'd to save from sin, From sorrow, death and hell. 2 Lord, we unite to praise thy name For grace so freely given; Still may we keep in Sion's road, And dwell at last in heaven. Hymn 201. L. M. Keihj. %t Portugal, Welis, Shoel. Receiving- members. y C* OME in,thou blessed of the Lord," %s Enter in Jesus' precious name ; 2*2,203 THE CHURCH. We welcome thee with one accord, And trust the Saviour docs the same. 2 Thy name, tis liop'd, already stands Mark'd in the book of life above, And now to thine we join our hands, In token ot' fraternal love. 3 Those joys which earth cannot afford, We'll seek in fellowship to prove, Join'd in one spirit to our Lord, Together bound by mutual love. ■1 And while we pass this vale of tears, We'll make our joys and sorrows known. We'll share each other's hopes and fears, And count a brother's case our own. 5 Once more our welcome we repeat, Receive assurance of our love ; O ! may we all together meet Arcund the throne of God above. Hymn 202 L. M. Doddridge. & Bath, Querey, Wells. Seeking direction in the choice ofafiastor- 1 C HEPHERD of Israel, bend thine ear, *3 Thy servants' groans indulgent hear; ' Perplcx'd, distres :'d, to thee we cry, And seek the guidance of thine eye. 2 Send forth, O Lord, thy truth and light, To guide our doubtful footsteps right ; Our drooping hearts, O God, sustain, Nor let us seek thy face in vain. 0 Return, in ways of peace return, Nor let thy flock neglected mourn ;- May our bless'd eyes a shepherd see, Dear to our souls, and dear to thee. Hymn 203. L.M. b Putney, Bath, Queicy, Armly. Sickness of a minister. 1 f"\ THOU before whose gracious V^J throne, We bow our suppliant spirits down; THE CHURCH. 204 Thou know'st the anxious cares we feel, And all our trembling lips would teii. 2 Thou only canst -assuage our grief, And give our sorrowing hearts rehei ; In mercy then thy servant spare, Nor turn aside thy people's prayer. 3 Avert thy desolating stroke, Nor smite the shepherd of the flock ; Restore him, sinking to the grave ; Stretch out thine arm,make haste to save. 4 Bound to each soul by tender ties, In every heart his image lies; Thy pitying aid, O Cod, impart, Nor rend him from each bleeding heart. 5 But, if our supplications fail. And prayers and tears cannot prevail, Be thou his strength, be thou his stay, Support him through the gloomy way. 6 Around him may thy angels stand, Waiting the signal of thy hand ; To bid his happy spirit rise, And bear him to their native skies. Hymn 204. L. M. * All Saints, Blendon, Eath. At a choice of deacons. IT? AIR Sion's King, we suppliant .how, X And hail the grace thy church enj oys; Her holy deacons are thine own. With all the gifts thy love employs, 2 Up to thy throne we lift our eyes, For blessings to attend our ;choice* Of such, whose generous, prudent zeal Shall make thy favour'd ways rejoice. SHappv in Jesus, their own Lord, Mav they his sacred table spread,— The table of their paster fill, And fill the holy poor with bread' * If this Hvmnbe sur.g ht.f<,re the choice, then -the second line at" the second verse may stand thus : "For Wisdom to direct our choice.". £05 the chuhch. 4 By purest love to Christ, and truth, | 0 may they win a good degree Of boldness in the Christian faith, And meet the smile of thine and thee ! 5 And when the work to them assign'd — ■ The work of love— is fully done, Call them from serving tables here, To sit around thy gorious throne LORD'S SUPPER. Iiy3:k £05. L M. Watts]* Lyrics, fa Litoehouse, Putney, Bath. A preparatory thoughts 1\T7HAT heavenly Man, or mighty Comes marching downward from the skies, Array'd in garments roli'd in blood, With joy and pity in his eyes? 2 The Lord! the Saviour! yes, 'tis he, 1 know him by the smiles he wears ; The glorious Man, that died for me, Drench'd deep in agonies and tears. 3Lo, he reveals his shining breast; I own these wounds, and I adore : Lo, he prepares a royal feast, Sweet fruit of the sharp pangs he bore: 4 Whence flow these favours so divine? Lord ! why so lavish of thy blood ? Why, for such earthly souls as mine. This heavenly wine, this sacred food ? 5 'Twas his own love that made him bleed, That nari'd him to the cursed tree ; 'Twas his own love this table spread, For such unworthy guests as we. 6 Then let us taste the Saviour's love ; Come, faith, and feed upon the Lord ; With glad consent our lips shall hiove, And sweet hosannas crown the board. THE LORD'S SUPPER. 206,207 Iymn 206. L. M. Whtts's Lyrics. 88 Bath, Quercy, Gloucester. Love on a cross and a throne. NOW let our faith grow strong, and rise, And view our Lord in al! his love ; Look back to hear his dying cries, Then mount and see his throne above. 2 See where he languished on the cross : Beneath our sins he groan'd and died ; See where he sits to plead our cause, By his Almighty Father's side. 3 If we behold his bleeding heart. There love in floods of sorrow reigns ; He triumphs o'er the killing smart, And seals our pleasure with his pains, 4 Or if we climb the eternal hills, Where the blestConqueror sits enthron'd; Still in his heart compassion dwells, Near the memorials of his wound. 5 How shall vile pai'don'd rebels show How much they love their dying God ? Lord, here we'd banish every foe, We hate the sins that cost thy blood. 6 Commerce no more we hold with hell. Our dearest lusts shall all depart; But let thine image ever dwell, Stamp'd as a seal on every heart. Hymn 207. C. M. J. Stenmtt. b or Wantage, Bedford. A sacramental hymn. IT ORD, at thy table I behold 1— ' The wonders of thy grace ; But most of all admire, that I Should find a welcome place ;— 2 1 that am all defil'd with sin, A rebel to my God ; I that have crucified his Son, And trampbd on his blood, 208,209 THE CHURCH. 3 What strange surprising grace is this, That such a scnn has room ! Ms Saviour takes me by the hand, J My Jesus bids me come. 4 " Eat, O my friends," the Saviour cries, J " The feast was made for you ; " For you I groan'd, and bled, and died, "And rose, and triumph'd too." 5 With trembling faith and bleeding heart? Lord, we accept thy love : Tis a rich banquet we have had; What will it be above ? Hymn 203. C. M. Cowfier. » Hear, York, Earby. Welcome to the tabic. 1 THIIIS is the feast of heavenly wins J- And God invites to sup ; The juices of the living vine, Were press'd to fill the- cup. 2 O, bless the Saviour, ye who eat, With royal dainties fed; Not heaven affords a costlier treat, For Jesus is the bread! 3 T he vile, the lost— he calls to them : " Ye trembling souls, appear ! "The righteous in their own esteem : " Have no acceptance here ; 4 "Approach, ye poor, nor dare refuse " The banquet spread for you :" Dear Saviour, this is welcome news Then I may venture too. 5 If guilt and sin afford a plea, And may obtain a place ; Surely the Lord will welcome me, And I shall see Ms face. Hymn 209. L. M. Watts's Lijrics. £ Dresden, Putney, Eatoju Christ dying, rising, end reigning. I T TE dies ! the Friend of sinners die? ! X± Lectern's daughters weep around THE LORD'S SUPPER. 210 A solemn darkness veils the skies! A sudden trembling shakes the ground ! Come, saints, and drop a tear or two, For him who groan'd beneath your load; He shed a thousand drops for you, A thousand drops of richer blood! Here's love and grief beyond degree, The Lord of glory dies for men ! But lo ! what sudden joys we see ! Jesus the dead revives again ! The rising God forsakes the tomb' Up to his Father's courts he flies ; Cherubic legions guard him home; And shout him welcome to the skies ! Break off your tears, ye saints, and tell How high our great Deliverer reigns ; -Sing how he spoil'd the hosts of hell, And led the monster,- Death, in chains i Say, *• Live forever, wondrous King, •' Born to redeem, and strong to save !" Then ask the -monster, '♦ Where's thy sting ? "And where's thy victory, boasting Hymn 210. L.M. Watts' s Sermons. bor * Bath, Psalm 97, German. Christ's propitiation improved. IT ORD, didst thou send thy Son to die JL-J For such a guilty wretch as I? And shall thy mercy not impart Thy Spirit to renew my heart? 2 Lord, hast thou wash'd my garments clean, In Jesus' blood, from shame and sin ? Shall I not strive with all my power That sin pollute my soul no more? 3 Shall I not bear my Father's rod, The kind corrections of my God, When Christ upon the cursed tree Sustain'd a heavier load for me ? fit THE CHURCH. 4 Why should I dread my dying day j Since Christ hath took, the curse away And taught me with my latest bread To triumph o'er thy terrors, death 5 O rather let me wish and cry, "Wheij shall my soul get loose, and Ih " To upper worlas ? \\ lien s: mil I see " The God, the man, that died for mej 6 I shall behold his glories there, And pay him my eternal share Of praise, and gratitude, and love, Amonyr ten thousand saints above. ORDINATIONS. IIvm:c211. L. M. Doddridge. IE Xewcourt, Diuutan, Luton. Institution of the gosfiel ministry. 1 TjVYTHER of mercies, in thy house a Smile on our homage and our vows While with a grateful heart we share These pledges of our Saviour's care. 2 The Saviour, when to heaven he rose In splendid triumph o'er his foes, Scatter'd his gifts on men below, And wide his royal bounties How. 3 Hence sprung th' Apostles' honour'd name ; Sacred beyond heroic fame : In lowlier forms to bless our eves, Pastors from hence, and teachers rise <; From Christ their varied gifts derive, And fed by Christ, their graces 5ive: While, guarded by his potent hand, Midst all the rage of hell they stand. 5 So shall the bright succession run Through the last courses of the sun ; While unborn churches by their care 11 rise and flourish, lasge and fair. ORDINATIONS. 212,213 Jesus our Lord, their hearts shall know, Die springs whence all these blessings flow ; I Pastors and people shout his praise Through the long round of endless days. Hymn 212. L. M. Doddridge. 3S Rothwell, Shoe], Islington. At the settlement of a minister. SHEPHERD of Israe!,thou dostkeepj; With constant care,thy humble sheep; By thee inferior pastors rise, To feed our souls, and bless our eyes. To all thy churches such impart, Modell'd by thy own gracious heart, Whose courage, watchfulness, and love; Men may attest, and God approve. Fed by their active, tender care, Healthful may all thy sheep appear; And, by their fair example led, The way to Sion's pasture tread! . Here hast thou listen'd to our vows, And scatter'd blessings on thy house ; Thy saints are succour'd, and no more As sheep without a guide deplore. Hymn 21:1. L. M. Doddridge. % Old 100, Bleridon, Eaton. Ordination ; Joshua the high finest. GREAT Lord of angels, we adore The grace that builds thy courts below ; And, through ten thousand sons of light, Stoops to regard what mortals do. f Amidst the wastes of time and death, Successive pastors thcu dost raise, Thy charge tc keep, thy house to guide, And form a people for thy praise. 3 The heavenly natives with delight Hover arosnd the sacred place j 214 THE CHURCH. Nor scorn to learn from mortal tongufli The wonders of redeeming grace. 4 Vt length, dismissal from feeble clay, Thy servants join th' angelic band > 1 With them, through distant worlds they fly; With them, before thy presence stand. 5 O glorious hope ! O blest employ ! Sweet lenitive of grief and care ! When shall we reach those radian courts. And all their joy and honour share ? 6 Yet white these labours we pursue, Thus distant from thy heavenly throne (rive us a zeal and love like theirs, And half their heaven shall here bi known. Hymn 214. G. M. Christmas, E\eter, Abridge. TVatchingfor souls. An ordination hymi 1 T ET Sion's watchmen all awake, i-i And take th' alarm they give : Now let them, from the mouth of God Their awful charge receive 2 'Tis not a cause of small import The pastor's care demands ; But what might fill an angel's heart, And fill'd a Saviour's hands. r3 They watch for souls, for which the Lor Did heavenly bliss forego ; — For souls, which must forever live. In raptures, or in wo. 4 May they that Jesus, whom they prcacl Their own Redeemer, see ; And watch thou daily o'er their soul That the*- rrfay watch for thee. :' ORDINATIONS. 215,216 Hymn 215. 7s. Hammond. 32 C en do lence, Hotliam. After the charge. WOULD you win a soul to God ? Tell him of the Saviour's blood ; Say, how Jesus' bowels move ; Tell him of redeeming love. JTell him how the streams did glide From his hands, his feet, his side ; How his head with thorns was crown'd, And his heart in sorrow drown'd. J Tell him how he suffer'd death, Freely yielded up his breath, Died, and rose to intercede, As our advocate, and head. & Tell him it was sovereign grace Wrought on you to seek his face — Blade you choose the better part — Brought salvation to your heart. 5 Tell him of that liberty, Wherewith Jesus makes us free ; Sweetly speak of sins forgiven — Earnest of the joys of heaven. ~ • Hymn 216 CM. Doddridge, %> Braintree, Irish, Charmouth. Clirinfa care of ministers and churches. 1 "\X7"E bless th' eternal Source of light, VV Who makes the stars to shine : And through this dark beclouded world Diffuseth rays divine. 2 We bless the church's sovereign King.-, Whose golden lamps we are ; Fix'd in the temples of his love, To shine with radiance fair. 3 Still be our purity preserv'd ; Still fed with oil the flame ; And in deep characters inscrib 'd Our heavenlv Master's name ! 217,218 THE CHURCH. 4 Then,whilc between our ranks he walkfi And all our state surveys, His smiles shall with new lustre deck The people of his praise. Hymn 217. L. M. B. Francis. & Truro, Green's 100th, Rothwcll. Ministers abounding in the work of the Lord. 1 T> EFORE thy throne, eternal King, 13 Thy ministers their tribute bring, Their tribute of united praise, For heavenly news and peaceful days; 2 We sing the conquests of thy sword, And publish loud thy healing word, While angels sound thy glorious name, Thy saving grace our lips proclaim. 5 Thy various service we esteem Our sweet employ, our bliss supreme : And, while we feel thy heavenly love, We burn like seraphim above. 4 Nor seraphs there can ever raise, With us, an equal song of praise : They are the noblest work of God, But we, the purchase of his blood. 5 Still in thy work would Ave abound; Still prune the vine,or plough the ground; Thy sheep with wholesome pasture feed And watch them with unwearied heed, 6 Thou art our Lord, our life, our love Our care below, our crown above: Thy praise shall be our best employ j Thy presence our eternal joy. Hymn 218. CM. Doddridge. t>or« Plymouth, St. Arm's. Spiritual associations registered in heav en ; or, God's gracious a/ifirobation oj active attempt* to revive religion. 1 ' 1 "*HE Lord on mortal worms look' -*- down From his celestial throne : MISSIONARY MEETINGS. 219 And, when the wicked swarm around, lie well discerns his own. He sees the tender hearts that mourn The scandals of the times, And join their efforts to oppose The wide-prevailing crimes. Low to the social band he bows His still attentive ear; And, while his angels sing arouna, Delights their voice to hear. iThe chronicles of heaven shall keep Their words in transcript lair, In the Redeemer's book of hie Their names recorded are. 5 " Yes (saith the Lord; the world shall know "These humble souls are mine: "These, when my jewels I produce, "Shall in full lustre shine.'5 MISSIONARY MEETINGS, Hymn 219. L. M. Yoke. & Gloucester, Shod. Fmyer for the spread of the gesfiel. 1 "tj XERT thy power,thy rights maintain -P Insulted, everlasting King ! The influence of thy crown increase, And strangers to thy footstool bring, 2 In one vast symphony of praise, Gentile and Jew shall then unite; And infidelity, asham'd, Sink in th' abyss of endless nigh', 3 Afric's emancipated sons Shall shout to *<\sia's rapt'rous song , Europe resound her Saviour's fame. And western climes the note prolong. 4 From east to west, from north to south, Imirianuel's kingdom must extend ; And every man, in every face. Shall meet a. brother, and a friend. Ff 3 380,221 THE CHURCH. Hymn 220. L. M. Voice, Opovto, Wells. Prospect of success ; or, encouragement to use means. 1 D EHOLD th' expected time draw JD near, The shades disperse, the dawn appear ; Behold the wilderness assume The beauteous tints of Eden's bloom. 2 Events, with prophecies, conspire To raise our faith, our zeal to fire • The ripening fields, already white, Present an harvest to our sight. 3 The untaught heathen waits to know The joy the gospel will bestow ; The exii'd slave waits to receive The freedom Jesus has to give. 4 Come, let us, with a grateful heart, In the blest labour share a part Our prayers and offerings gladly bring, To aid the triumphs of our King. Hymn221. CM. Cambridge, Irish. The increase of the church fir omised and pleaded. 1 "LEATHER, is not thy promise pledg'd -T To thine exalted Son, That through the nations of the earth! Thy word of life shall run ? 2 «« Ask, and I give the heathen landi ♦'For thine inheritance, «*And to the world's remotest shores 44 Thine empire shall advance." 5 Hast thou not said, the blinded Jews Shall their Redeemer own; While Gentiles to his standard crowd. And bow before his throne? 4 When shall th' untutor'd Indian tribes A dark, hewilder'd race, ( MISSIONARY MEETINGS. 222 Sit down at our Immanuel's feet, And learn and feel his grace? * Are not all kingdoms, trihes,and tongues, Under th' expanse of heaven, To the dominion of thy Son, Without exemption, given? 6 From east to west, from north to souths Then be his name adorM ! Europe, with all thy millions, shout Hosannas to thy Lord! TAsia and Africa, resound From shore to shore his fame : And thou, America, in songs, Redeeming love proclaim: Hymn 222. CM. Gibbons. 2| St. Asaph's, Abridge. Prayer for the success of missions. 1 T ORD, send thy word, and let it flya 4-* ArnTd with thy Spirit's powei*, Ten thousands shall confess its sway, And bless the saving hour. 2 Beneath the influence of thy grace, The barren wastes shall rise~ With sudden greens and fruits array'd, A blooming paradise. 3 True holiness shall strike its root, In each regenerate heart; Shall in a growth divine arise, And heavenly fruits impart. 4 Peace, with her olives crown'd, shall stretch Her wings from shore to shore; No trump shali rouse the rage of war, Nor murderous cannon roar. 5 Lord, for those days we wait ; those days Are in thy word foretold; Fly swifter, sun, and stars, and bring: Tiris promis'd age of gojcl. ' 24 THE CHURCH. 6 Amen — with joy divine, let earth's Unnumbered myriads cry ; Amen — with joy "divine, let heaven's Unnumber'd choirs reply. Hymn 223. C. M. % Arunck'l, Hymn 2d. Prayer for missionaries:. 1 f^ RE AT God, the nations of the earth vJJ" Are by creation thine ; And in thv works, by ail beheld, Thy radiant glories shine. 2 lint, Lord, thy greater love has sent Thy gospel to mankind, Unveiling what rich stores of grace Are treasur'd 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 Smile, Lord, on each divine attempt To spread the gospel rays; And build on sin's demolish'd throne The temples of thy praise. Hymn 224. 112th. * Morning Hymn, Psalm 46lh. Gent iies jiruyuig for Jews. IT^ATHER of faithful Abrah'm, hear, a Our earnest suit for Abrah'm's seed; Justly they claim the warmest prayer From us, adopted in their stead; Who mercy through their fall obtain, And Christ by their rejection gain. 2 Outcast from thee, and scatter'd wide Through every nation under heaven, Blaspheming whom they crucified, Unsav'd, unpity'd, unforgiven ; Branded like Cain, they bear their load, Abhorr'd of men, and curs'd of God. MISSIONARY MEETINGS. 223 j But hast thou finally forsook, Forever cast thy own away ? j Wilt thou not bid the murderers look On him they pierc'd, and weep and pray ? Yes, gracious Lord, thy word is past ; " All Israel shall be sav'd at last." 4 Come then, thou great Deliverer, come; The veil from Jacob's heart remove ; Receive thy ancient people home ; That, quicken'd by thy dying love, The world may their reception view, And shout to God the glory due. Hymn 225. S M. * Shirland, Mount Enhraim, Germany. Missionaries addressed and encouraged^ 1 V^E Messengers of Christ, -*• His sovereign voice obey ; Arise ! and follow where he leads, And peace attend your way. 2 The Master whom you serve Will needful strength bestow ; Depending on his promis'd aid, With sacred courage go. 3 Mountains shall sink to plains, And hell in vain oppose ; The cause is God's, and must prevail,, In spite of all his foes. 4 Go, spread a Saviour's fame; And tell his matchless grace, To the most guilty and deprav'd Of Adam's numerous race. 5 We wish you in his name, The most "divine success ;, Assur'd that he who sendt; you forth Will your endeavours bless, 226,327 THE CHURCH. Hvr.rx 226. 8. 7. 4. * Littleton, Taimvoitli, HtHi Longing for the nfiread of the gdsjiel. 1/^VER the gloomy hills of darkness, v.y Look, my soul, be still and gaze; All the promises do travail With a glorious day of grace; Blessed Jubilee, Let thy glorious morning dawn ! 2 Let the Indian, let the Negro, Let the rude barbarian see That divine and glorious conquest, Once obtain'd on Calvary ; Let the gospel Loud resound from pole to pole. 2 Kingdoms wide that sit in darkness. Grant them. Lord, the glorious light ; And from eastern coast to western, May the morning chase the night ; \nd redemption, Freely purchas'd Avin the day. 4 Fly abroad, thou mightv gospel, Win and conquer, nci er cease ; May thy lasting wide dominions Multiply and still increase ; Sway thy sceptre, Saviour, all the world around. CONFERENCE MEETINGS. Hymn 227. L. M. 5. Stenmit. K Portugal, Shoel. 1 " \ X 7 HERE two or three with sweet VV accord, "Obedient to their sovereign Lord, "Meet to recount his acts of grace, " And offer solemn prayer and praise ; 2 4< There," says the Saviour, "will I be, " Amid this little company ; " To them unveil my smiling face, " And shed my glories round the place/ CONFERENCE MEETINGS. 228,22^ 3 We meet at thy command, dear Lord, Relying on thy faithful word : Now send thy Spirit from above, Now fill pur hearts with heavenly love. Hymn 228. L. M. Watts'* Sermons. * Shoe], Eaton* The soal drawing near to God in prayer '« lTVyTY God, I bow before thy feet; 1VJ. When shall my soul get near thy seat ? When shall I see thy glorious face, With mingled majesty and grace. 2 How should I love thee, and adore, 'With hopes and joys unknown before ! And bid this trifling world be gone, Nor grieve my heart, so near thy throne ' 3 Creatures with all their charms should The presence of a God so nigh : [fly My darling sins should lose their name, And grow my hatred and my shame. 4 My soul shall pour out all her cares, In flowing words, or flowing tears ! Thy smiies would ease my sharpest pain, Nor should I seek my God in vain; Hymn 229. L. M. Watts' s Sermons. «: Old 100, Portugal. Nearness to God theftlicity of 'creatures m I A RE those the happy persons here, *~^ Who dwell the nearest to theirGod ? Has God invited' sinners near ? And Jesus bought them with his blood? 2 Go then, my soul, address the Son, To lead thee near the Father's face ; Gaze on his glories yet unknown, And taste the blessings of his grace. 3 Vain, vexing world, and flesh, and sense, Retire, while I approach my God;' 230,231 THE CHURCH. Nor let my sins divide me then Nor creatures tempt my thought! abroad. 4 While to thine arms, my God, I press. No mortal hope, nor joy, nor fear, Shall call my soul from thine embrace ; 'Tis heaven to dwell forever there. Hymn 230. L. M. Steele. » llqthwdl, Wells, Shoel. The presence of Christ, the joy of h:s /leofile. 1 T ORD, in the temples of thy grace, X-J Thy saints behold thy smiling face ; And oft have seen thy glories shine With power and majesty divine : 2 But soon, alas! thy absence mourn. And pray and wish thy kind return ; Without thy life -inspiring light, 'Tis all a scene of gloomy night 3 Come, dearest Lord, thy children cry, Our graces droop, our comforts die ; tectum, and let thy glories rise Again, to our admiring eyes ; 4 Till, fill'd with light, and joy, and love, Thy courts below, like those above, Triumphant hallelujahs raise. And heaven and earth resound thy praise. Hymn 231. C. M. Doddridge. « York, St. Ann's, Dundee. Relieving Christ in hit members. X TESUS, my Lord, how rich thy grace: J Thy bounties how complete I How shall I count the matchless sum ? How pay the mighty debt? £ High on a throne of radiant light Dost thou exalted shine ; What can mv poverty bestow, When all the worlds are thine : COLLECTION^, 222 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 cloth'd and fed. And visited and cheer'd; . And in their accents of distress, My Saviour's voice is heard, 5 Thy face, with reverence and with loye^ We in thy poor would see ; O let us rather beg our bread, Than keep it back from thee. Hymn 232. S. M. . Scott. •&- Watchman, Silver Street. Charitable collection. 1 fTHHY bounties, gracious Lord, X With gratitude we own; We praise thy providential grace, That showers its blessings down. 2 With joy thy people bring. Their offerings rouad thy throne ;s With thankful souls, behold, we paj A tribute of thine own. 3 Accept this humble mite, Great sovereign Lord of all; Nor let our numerous mingling sins The sacred ointment spoil, 4 Let the Redeemer's bipod Diffuse its virtues wide ; Hallow and cleanse oiir every gift, And all our follies hide. 5 O may this sacrifice To thee, the Lord, ascend, Ah odour of a sweet perfume* Presented by his hand. 5 Well pleas'd, our Gcd shall view The products of his grace ; " And,, in a plentiful reward. Fulfil his Dromises. G G 233,234 TIMES AND SEASONS'. TIMES AND SEASONS. Hymn 233. S.M. 5 . # Sutton, Dover. A morning hymn. 1 CEE how the mounting sun O Pursues his shining way ; And wide proclaims his Maker's praise, With every brightening ray. 2 Tims would my rising soul Its heavenly parent sing: , And to its great original The humble tribute bring. 3 Serene I laid me down Beneath his guardian care ; I slept, and I awoke, and found My kind preserver near! 4 O ! how shall I repay The bounties of my God ? ''This feeble spirit pants beneath The pleasing* painful load. 5 Dear Saviour, to thy cross I bring my sacrifice ; Ting'd with thy blood, it shall ascend With fragrance to the skies. Hymx234. CM. Steele. «f Dundwy Canterbury. JWorning. 1 T ORD of my life, ( ) may thy praise X_i Employ my noblest powers ; Whose goodness lengthens out my days, And, tills the circling hours. ^Preserv'd by thine alrrtighty arm, I pass'd the shades of night ; Serene and safe from every harm. And sec returning light. SO let the same Almighty care My waking hours attend; EVENING. 2.35,236 Eram every danger, every snare My heedless steps defend. 4 Smile on my minutes as they rolf. And guide my future days ; And let thy goodness fill my sxxil With gratitude and praise.- Hymn1 235. L. M. $& Brening Hymn, Castle Street. An evening hymn. 1 f** "RE AT God,to thee my evening song, VT With humble gratitude, I raise ; 0 let thy mercy tune my tongue, And fi.ll my heart with lively praise.. 2 My days unclouded, as they pass, And every gentle rolling hour, Are monuments of wondrous grace, And witness to thy love and power. 3 And yet, this thoughtless, wretched Too oft regardless of thy love, [heart. Ungrateful, can from thee departs And, fond of trifles-, vainly rove. 4 Seal my forgiveness in the blood Of Jesus : his clear name alone 1 plead fbr pardon, gracious God, And kind acceptance at thy throne. £ Let this blest hope mine eye-lids close'. With sleep refresh my feeble frame ; Safe in thy care may I repose, And wake with praises to thy name. Hymn 236.. CM, ttoerfiopl Coll. « Abridge, Arlington. An evening hymn. 1 TNDULGENT God, whose bounteous -I care O'er all thy works is shown, O let my grateful pr.iise an. I prayer Arise before thy throne! G a 2 237 TIMES AND SEASONS, 2 What mercies has this day bestow 'd! How largely hast thou blest ! My cup with plenty overflowed, With cheerfulness my breast. 3 Now may soft slumbers close my eyes, From pain and sickness free ; And let my waking thoughts arise, To meditate on thee. 4 Thus ble^s each future dav and night, Till life's vain scene is o'er; And then, to realms of endless light, O let my spirit soar ! Hymn 237. CM. Henry Kirks Wl.ite. 38 YorV, Mean Hymn for family xvtor$hifi. 1(~\ LOUD, another day is flown, K-J And we, a lonely band, Are met once more before thy throne, To bless thj* Eostering hand. 2 And wilt thou band a listening ear, To praises low as ours ? Thou wilt ! tor thou dost love to hear The song which meekness pours. 3 And, Jesus, thou thy smiles will deign, As we before thee pray ; For thou didst bless the infant train, And we are less than they. 4 O let thy gruce perform its part. And let contention r.ease ; And shed abroad in eve'-y heart Thine e\erl:.sting peace ! 5 Thus chasten'cl, cleans'd, entirely thine, A flock by Jesus led ; The sun of holiness shall shine, In glory on eur head. 6 And thou wilt turn our wandering feet, And thou wilt biess our wav ; Till worlds shall fade, and faith shall ereet The dawn o^ taiag SEASONS OF THE YEAR. 238,239 Hymn 238. CM. Liverpool Coll. m Barby, King«on. For morning or evening. 1 f\N thee, each morning1, O my God, V** My waking thoughts attend ; In whom are founded all my hopes, In whom my wishes end. 2 My soirl, in pleasing wonder lost, Thy boundless love surveys ; And fir'd with grateful zeal, prepares The sacrifice of praise. 3 Wheri evening siumbers press my ey£*s With thy protection blest. In 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. 5 Then will I daily to the world Thy wondrous acts proclaim ; Whilst all with me shall praise and sing, And bless thy sacred name. p At mora, at noon, at night I'H still Thy growing work pursue ; And thee alone will praise, to whom Eternal praise is due. Hymn 239. CM. Steele. Devizes, Hymn 2d. Spring-. ITXJHEN verdure clothes the fertile W vale, And blossoms deck the spray, And fragrance breathes in every gale, Hew sweet the vepial day! 2 Hark i how the feather'd warblers sing- 'Tis nature's cheerful voice ; Soft music halts the iorely spring, And woods and fields rejoice. 240,241 TIMES AND SEASONS. 3 How khrd the influence of the skies ! The showers, with blessings fraught, Bid virtue, beauty, fragrance rise, And fix the roving thought. 4 Then let my wondering heart confess, With gratitude and love, The bounteous hand that deigns to bless The garden, field and grove. 5 O God of nature and of grace. Thy heavenly gifts impart ; Then shall my meditation trace Spring, blooming in my heart. Hymn 240. CM. & Draintiec, Irish, Abridge. Summer. — An harvest hymn. 1 '"yO praise the ever-bounteous Lord, 1 My soul, wake all thy powers: He calls, and at his voice come forth. The smiling harvest hours. 2 His covenant with the earth he keeps ; My tongue, his goodness sing; Summer and winter know their time, His harvest crowns the spring. .5 Well pleasM, the toiling swains behold The waving yellow crop : With joy they bear the sheaves away, And sow again in hope. 4 Tims teach me, gracious God, to sow The seeds of righteousness : Smile on my soul, and with thy beams The ripening harvest bless. $ Then, in the last great harvest, I Shall reap a glorious crop : The harvest shall by far exceed What I have sown in hope. Hymn 241. L Mf Watts'a Lyrics. # Gloucester, Blendon. The God of thunder. I f~\ THE immense, th* amazing height, V-/ The boundless grandeur of our God3 .SEASONS OF THE YEAR, 242 Who treads the worlds beneath his feet, And sways the nations with his nod! 2 He speaks ; and lo i all nature shakes, Heaven's everlasting pillars bow ; He rends the clouds with hideous cracks, And shoots his fiery arrows through. .3 Well, let the nations sta t and fly At the blue lightning's horrid glare, Atheists and emperors shrink and die, When flame and noise torment the -ir. 4 Let noise and flame confound the skies, And drown the spacious realms below* Yet will we sing the Thunde er's praise, And send our loud hosaanas through, I 5 Celestial King, thy bh.z'ng power Kindles our hearts to flaming joys ; We shout to hear th> thunders "roar, And echo to our Father's voice. Hymn 242. CM. Steele. & Charmouth, St. Utartins. Winter. 1 CTERN Winter throws his icy chains, O En circling nature round ; How bleak, how comfortless the plains, Late with gay verdure crown 'd ! 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, Confin'd 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 Where spring eternal reigns, And perfect day, the smile of God, Fills all the heavenly plains. ^43 TIMES AND SEASONS. 6 Great Source of light, thy beams display, My drooping joys restore, And^ guide me to the seats of day, Where -winter frowns no mere. Hymn 243. H.M. Thomson imitated. «? Triumph, Portsmouth. The seasons. 1 T ORD of the worlds below ! 1— ' On earth thy glories shine ; The changing seasons shew Thy skill and power divine. In all we see A God appears ; The rolling years Are lull cf thee 2 Forth in the flowery spring, We see thy beauty move ; The birds on branches sing Thy tenderness and love ; Wide" flush the hills ; The air is balm : Devotion's calm Our bosom nils 3 Then come, in robes of light, The summer's flaming days ; - The sun, thine image bright, Thy majesty displays ; And eft thy voice In thunder roils, But still our souls In thee rejoice. 4 In autumn, a rich feast Thy common bounty gives To man, and bird, and bt Here's my heart, Lord, take and seal it, Seal it from thy courts above. Hymn 245. L. M. & Antigua, Castle Street* Ncnv year's day. 1 f^ REAT God, we sing tha| mighty KJ hand, By which, supported still, we stand: The bpening year thy mercy shows ; Let mercy crown it till it close. 2 By day, by night, at home, abroad, Still we are guarded by our God; By his incessant bounty fed, By his unerring counsel led. 3 With grateful hearts the past we owa ; The future, al| to us unknown, 246,247 TIMES AND SEASON^ We to thy guardian care commit. And peaceful leave before thy feet. 4 In scenes exalted or depre6s'd, Be thou our joy, and thou our rest; Thy goodness all our hopes shall raise, Ador'd through all our changing days. 5 When death shall interrupt these songs, *And seal in silence mortal tongues, Our helper, God, in whom we trust, In. better worlds our souls shall boast. Hymn 246. CM- Doddridge. *f Canterltury, York. Swiftness of time. JVcw year. 1 "D EMAKK, my soul, the narrow bound IV Of the revolving year ; How swift the weeks complete their round ! How short the months appear. 2 So fast eternity comes on — And that Important day. When all that mortal life hath done, God's judgment shall survey. 3 Yet, like an idle tale, we pass The swift revolving year ; And study artful ways t' increase The speed of its career. 4 Waken, O God, my careless heart, Its great concerns to see ; That I may act the Christian part, And give the year to thee. 5 So shall their course more grateful roll, If future years arise ; Or this shall bear my waiting soul To joy beyond the skies. Hymn 247. L. M. Doddridge. ^ Rothwell, AU Saints. Close of the year. ITi MY helper, God! I bless his name ; iYl. The same his power, his grace the same ; WEDDING. 248,24,9 'he tokens of his friendly care, •pen, and crown, and close the year, 'midst ten thousand dangers stand, upported by his guardian hand ; ind see, when I survey my ways, "en thousand monuments of praise. Thus far his arm has led me on, 7hus far I make his mercy known ; Vnd while I tread this desert land, •few mercies shall new songs demand. «Iy grateful soul on Jordan's shore, .hall raise one sacred pillar more; "hen bear, in his bright courts above ; nscriptions of immortal love. Hymn 248. C. M. Doddridge. & Parma, Exeter, Sunday. Close of the year. AWAKE, ye saints, and raise your eyes, And raise your voices high, Awake, and praise that sovereign love That shows salvation nigh.. 3n all the wings of time it flies, Each moment brings it near ; rhen welcome each declining dayT Welcome each closing year ! Not many years their rounds shall run » Nor many mornings rise, Ere all its glories stand reveal'd To our admiring eyes. Ye wheels of nature, speed your courses Ye mortal powers, decay ; Fast as ye bring the night of death, ye bring eternal day. Hymn 249, L. M. Proud. & Well*, Evening Hymn, Marriage. WITH cheerful voices rise and sing The praises of our God and King ; For he alone can minds unite, And bless with conjugal delight. £50 TIMES AND SEASON'S. 2 This wedded pair, O Lord, inspire With heavenly love, that sacred fie; From this blest moment may the- provjj The bliss divine of marriage love. 3 O may they both increasing find Substantial pleasures of the mind ; Happy together may they be, And both united, Lord, to thee. 4 So may they live as truly one; And when their work on earth is dont Rise, hand in hand, to heaven, and sha'n The joys of love forever there ! Hymn 250 L. M, Newton. 2 Evening Hymn, Shoel, Wells. A welcome to Christian friends. — A\ meeting. 1 \T INDRED in Christ,for his dear sakt | XV A hearty welcome here receive May we together now partake The joys which only he can give. 2 To you and us bv grace 'tis given, To know the Saviour's precious name And shortly we shall meet in heaver Our hope, our way, our end the same. S May he, by whose kind care we mee Send his good Spirit from above, Make our communications sweet, And cause our hearts to burn with lov 4 Forgotten be each worldly theme, When Christians see each other thus We only wish to speak of him, Who liv'd, and died, and reigns for u 5 We'll talk of all he did and said, And suffer'd for us here below ; The path he mark'd for us to tread And what he's doing for us now. 6 Thus, as the moments pass away, We'll love, and wonder, and adore And hasten on the glorious day, When we shall meet, tp part no mare. 'rOUTK AND OLD AGE. 251,252 Hymn 251. 7s. & Cookham, Hotham. At fiartTvg- FOR a season calPd to part, Let us now ourselves commend To the gracious eye and heart Of our ever-present Fciend. Jesus, hear our humble prayer! Tender Shepherd of thy sheep ! Let thy mercy and thy "care All our souls in safety keep. In thy strength may we be strongs Sweeten every cross and pain : Give .us, if we live, ere long, In thy peace to meet again. Then if thou thy help afford, Ebehezers shall be rear'd; And our souls shall praise the Lord, Who our poor petitions heard, YOUTH AND OLD AGE. Hymn 252., L.M. S. Stinnett.- # Leeds, Bath, Quercy. Early fiiety. HOW soft the words my Savitfur sDeaks ! speaks How kind the promises he makes 1 A bruised reed he never breaks. Nor will he quench the smoking flax. 2 When piety, in early minds, Like tender buds begins to shoot. He guards the plants from threatening winds, , And ripens blossoms into fruit. 3 With, humble souls he bears a part In all the sorrows they endure : Tender and gracious is his heart, His promise is forever sure. 4 He sees the struggles that prevail Between the powers ©f grace and sin ; 253,254 TIMES AND SEASONS,, He kindly listens -while they tell The bitter pangs they feel within. 5 Though press'd with fears on every sid They know not how the strife may end Yet he will soon the cause decide, And judgment unto victory send. Hymn 253. C. M. Doddridge. I Mear, Canterbury^ Abridge. The encouragement young persons hax Vo seek Christ. 1 \TE hearts, with youthful vigour warrr X 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 rSbnverse 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 grac "Shall never seek in vain." 4 What object, Lord, my soul should movt If once compar'd with thee ? What beauty should command my love Like what in Christ I see ? : Away, ye false delusive toys, Vain tempters of the mind ! 'Tis here I fix my lasting choice, For here true bliss I find. Hymn 254. L. M. IVatls's Sermons. 8 Green1* 100th, Eatota. A lovely youth falling short of heaven. 1 \/f u ST all the charms of nature, then JLV1 So hopeless to salvation prove!' Gafl hell demand, can heaven condemn The man whom Jesus deigns to love >— 2 The man who sought the ways of truth Paid friends and neighbours all their doe, VOUTH AND OLD AGE. 255 A modest, sober, lovely youth, Who thought he wanted nothing new ? 3 But mark 'the change : Thus spake the Lord* " Come, part with earth for heaven to-day ;" The youth, astonished at the word, In silent sadness went his way. 4 Poor virtues, that he boasted so, This test unable to endure, Let Christ, and grace, and glory go> To make his land, and irfoney sure'. 5 Ah, foolish choice of treasures here I Ah, fatal love of tempting gold ! Must this base world be bought so dear, And life and heaven so cheaply sold ? 6 In vain the charms of nature shine, If this vile passion governs me ; Transform my soul, O love divine! And make me part with all for thee. Hymn 255. CM. Watts** Sermons. Sfcor & Arlington,- Barby. A hopeful youth falling short of heaven* 1 T^HUS far 'tis well : you read,you pray, i You hear God's holy word, You hearken what your parents say, And learn to serve the Lord. 2 Your friends are pleas'd to see your ways, Your practice they approve ; Jesus himself would give you praise, And look with eyes of love. *3But if you quit the paths of truths To follow foolish nres, And give a loose to giddy youth, With all its wild desires ; $ If you will let your Saviour go* To hold your riches fast v Or hunt for empty joys below ; Youli lose your heaven at lasi£ 256,557 TIMES AND SENSORS. 5 The rich young man whom Jesus lov'd, Should warn you to forbear! His love of earthly treasures prov'd A fatal golden snare. 6 See, gracious God, dear Saviour, see How youth is prone to fall : Teach them to part with all for thee, And love thee more than all. Hymn 256. S. M. Fawcctt. & Watchman, Hopkins, Froome. fiow shall a young man cleanse hi? way ? 1 \ XTlTH humble heart and tongue, V V My God, to thee 1 pray ; O make me learn, whilst I am young, How I may cleanse my way. 2 Now in my. early days, Teach me thy will to know : O God, thy sanctifying grace Betimes on me bestow. 3 Make an unguarded youth The object of thy care ; Help me to choose the way of truth, And fly from every snare. 4 O let the word of grace My warmest thoughts employ ; Be this, through all my following days, My treasure and my joy. 5 To what thy laws impart, . , Be my whole soul inclin'd ; O let them dwell within my heart, And sanctify my mind. 6 May thy young servant learn , By these to cleanse his way ; And may I here the path discern* That leads to endless day. Hymn 2.57. C. M. Cow/ierr & Barby, York, St. Ann's. Y'Mrig fier.sons entreated. 1 TVESTOW. dear Lord,upon our you*hi -D The gift of saving griftee ; YOUTH AND OLD AGE. 258- J%nd let the seed of sacred truth Fall in a fruitful place. 2 Grace is a plant, where'er it grows' Of pure and heavenly root ; But fairest in the youngest shows, And yields the sweetest fruit. Ye careless ones, O hear betimes, The voice of sovereign love! Your youth is stain'd with many crimes> But mercy reigns above. 4 True you are young, but there's a stone Within the youngest breast, Or half the crimes Which you have done, Would rob you of your rest. 5 For you the public prayer is made, O ! join the public prayer ! For you the secret tear is shed, O shed yourselves a tear. 6 We pray that you may early prove The Spirit's "power to teach ; You cannot be too young to love That Jesus whom, we preach. Hymn 258. CM. b Bangor, Wantage. Old age approaching ; or, mail frail and mortal. 1 "p TERNAL God, enthron'd on high ; -*— ' Whom angel hosts adore ; Who yet to suppliant dust art nigh ; Thy presence I implore. 2 O guide me down the steep of age, And keep my passions cool : Teach me to scan the sacred page, And practise every rul®,. 3. My flying years time urges on, What's human must decay; My friends, my young companions gone, Can I expect to stay? G g 3 4/ Car, I exemption plead, when deal Abridge, Cbarmouth. A hymn for a fast day. HEN Abrah'm, full of sacred awe, Before Jehovah stood. W DAYS OF FASTING. 264 And, with an humble fervent prayer, For guilty Sodom sued; 2 With what success, what wondrous grace, Was his petition crown'd ! The Lord would spare, if in the place Ten righteous men were found, 3 And could a single holy soul So rich a boon obtain ? Great God, and shall a nation cry, And plead with thee in vain ? 4 Our Country, guilty as she is, i Her numerous saints can boast ; And now their fervent prayers ascend, And can those prayers be lost ? 5 Are not the righteous dear to thee, Now as in ancient tunes ? Or does this sinful land exceed Gomorrah in its crimes ? 6 Still are we thine, we bear thy name, Here yet is thine abode ; Long has thy presence bless'd our land ; Forsake us not, O God. Hymn 264. L. M. President JDavies. b Armley, Futney. National judgments deprecated, and na- tional mercies fi leaded for. 1,, \ X 7HILE o'er our guilty land, O Lord, VV We view the terrors of thy sword; O ! whither shall the helpless fly ; To whom but thee direct their cry I. 2 The helpless sinner's cries and tears Are grown familiar to thine ears ; Oft has thy mercy sent relief, When all was fear and hopeless grief. 5 On thee, our guardian God, we call. Before thy throne of grace v/e fall ; And is there no deliverance there, And must we perish in despair? 265 TIMES AND SEASONS. 4 See, we repent, we weep, we mourn, To our forsaken God we turn ; O spare our guilty country, spare The church which thou hast planted here. 5 We plead thy grace, indulgent God : We plead thy Son's atoning blood ; We plead thy gracious promises, And are they unavailing pleas? 6 These pleas, presented at thy throne, Have brought ten thousand blessings down On guilty lands in helpless wo ; Let them prevail to save us too. Hymn 255. L. M. Dgddridge. b German, Bath. Public fast. 1 f\ RIGHTEOUS God, thou judge V-' supreme. We tremble at thy dreadful name ; And all our crying guilt we own, In dust and tears before thy throne. 2 So manifold our crimes have been, Such crimson tincture dyes our sin. That, could we all its horrours knowy Our streaming eyes with biood might flow. 3 Esfcrang'd from reverential awe, We trample on thy sacred law : And though such wonders grace has done, Anew we crucify thy Son. £ Justly might this polluted land Prove all the vengeance of thy hand ; And bath'd in heaven, thy sword might come, To drink our blood, and seal our doom. 5 Yet hast thou not a remnant here, Whose souls are fill'd with pious fear ? O bring thy wonted mercy nigh, \Vhile prostrate at thy feet they lie. DAYS OF THANKSGIVING. 266,26? 6 Behold their tears, attend their moan, Nor turn away their secret groan : With these we join our humble prayer , Our nation shield, our country spare: Hymn 266. L. M. % Psalm 97, Green's 100th. Prayer for the t 'resident , Congress, Magistrates , &c. 1 f^ RE AT Lord of all, thy matchless V.X power Archangels in the heavens adore ;. With them our Sovereign thee we own, And bow the knee before thy throne. 2 Let dove-ey'd peace, with odour'd wing. On us her grateful blessings fling, Freedom spread beauteous as the morn* And plenty fill her ample horn. 3 Pour on our Chief thy mercies down, His days with heavenly wisdom crown ; Dispose his heart, where'er he goes, " To launch the stream that duty shows.'' 4 Over our Capitol diffuse. From hills divine, thy Welcome dews ; While Congress, in one patriot band, Prove the hrm fortress of-1' our land. S. Our magistrates with grace sustain. Nor let them bear the sword in vain ; Long as they fill their awful seat, : Be vice seen dying at their feet. 6 Forever from the western sky Bid the 'destroying angel* fly! With grateful songs our hearts inspire, And round us blaze, a wait of fire. Hymn 267. L. M. * Antigua, Shoel. Praise for national peace. I f^i RE AT Ruler of the earth and skies, VJT A word of thy Almighty breath 268 TIMES AND SEASONS, Can sink the world, or bid it rise ; Thy smile is life, thy frown is death. 2 When angry nations rush to arms, And rage, and noise, and tumult reign, And war resounds its dire alarms, And slaughter dyes the hostile plain; S Thy sovereign eye looks calmly down. And marks their course, and bounds their power : Thy word the angry nations own, And noise and war are heard no more. 4 Then peace returns with balmy wing; Reviving commerce spreads her sails ; The fields are green, and plenty sings Responsive o'er the nilis and vales. 5 Thou good, and wise,and righteous Lord, All move subservient to thy will ; Both peace and war await thy word, And thy sublime decrees fulfil. 6 To thee we pay our grateful songs, Thy kind protection still implore ; O may our hearts, and lives, and tongues Confess thy goodness, and adore. Hymn -263. CM. £ Cambridge, Irish. Thanksgiving for victory over our en- emies. 1 npO thee, who reign'st supreme abovCj X And rpign'st supreme below, Thou God ot wisdom, power, and love, We our successes owe. 2 The thundering horse, the martial band, Without thine aid were vain ; And victory flies at thy command, To crown the bright campaign. C Thy mighty arm, unseen, was nigh, When we our foes assail 'd ; 'Tis thou hast rais'd our honours high. And e'er their hosts prevail'd, ICKNESS AND RECOVERY. 269,270 i To our young race will we proclaim. The mercies God has shown, That they may learn to bless his name, And choose him for their own. i Thus, whi'e we sleep in silent dust. When threatening dangers come, Their fathers' God shall be their trust, Their refuge, and their home. Hymn 269. L. P. M. Kip/iis. 38 Nsweourt, Psalm 45. Thanksgiving for national fro tfierity* HOW rich thy gifts, Almighty King ! From thee our public blessings spring : The extended trade, the fruitful skies* The treasures liberty bestows. The eternal joys the gospel shows, All from thy boundless goodness rise. I Here commerce spreads the wealthy store, Which pours from every foreign shore % Science and art their charms display ; Religion teaches . us to raise Our voices to our Maker's praise, - As truth and conscience point the way. > With grateful hearts, with joyful tongues* To God we raise united songs, Here still may God in mercy reign; Crown our just counsels with success, With peace and joy our borders bless, And all our sacred rights maintain.. SICKNESS AND RECOVERY. Hymt? 270. C. M. Watts. h Carolina, Bangor, Wantage. Comfdaint and hofie under great fiain* I T ORD, I am pain'd ; but I resign JLi My body to thy will; ?Tis grace, 'tis wisdom all diving Appoints the pains I feel. H n 271 TIMES AND SEASONS. 2 Dark are the ways of providence. While they who love thee groan : Thy reasons lie conceal'd from sense, Mysterious and unknown. 3 Yet nature may have leave to speak. And plead before her God, Lest th' o'erburden'd heart should break Beneath thine heavy rod. 4 These mournfa 1 groans and flowing tears Give my poor spirit ease ; While every groan my Father hears, And every tear he sees. 5 Is not some smiling hour at hand, With peace upon its wings? Give it, O God, thy swift command, With all the joys it brings. Hymn 271. L. M. Cowfier. b Bath, German, Old 100. jfffiictiona sanctified by the word. 1f\ HOW 1 love thy holy word, V>J Thy gracious covenant, O Lord ! It guides me in the peaceful way ; I think upon it all the day. 2 What are the mines of shining wealth ? The strength of youth, the bloom of health ?— What are all joys, compared with those, Thine everlasting word bestows ! 3 Long unafflicted, undismay'd, In pleasure's path, secure I stray d : Thou mad'st me feel thy chast'nmg rod, And straight I turn'd unto my God. 4 What though it piere'd my fainting heart, I bless thine hand that caus'd the smart, It taught my tears awhile tp flow ; But sav'd me from eternal wo. 5 O ! hadst thou left me unchastis'd, Thy precept I had still despis'd ; And still the snare in secret laid, Had my unwary feet betray'd. SICKNESS AND RECOVERY. 272,2/3 6 1 love thee, therefore, O my God% And breathe tow'rds heaven, thy bright abode ; Where, in thy presence fully blest, Thy Chosen saints forever rest. Hymn 272. C. M. Steele. b Wantage, York* Bangor. Desiring the presence of God in affliction. lT'HOU only centre of my rest, A Look down with pitying eye, While with protracted pain opprest, I breathe the plaintive sigh. 2 Thy gracious presence, O my God, My every wish contains ; With this, beneath affliction's loac^ My heart no more complains. 3 This can my every care control, Gild each dark scene with light ; This is the sun shine of the soul, Without it all is night. 4 My Lord, my life, O cheer my heart With thy reviving ray, And bid these mournful shades depart, And bring the dawn of day ! Hymn 273. CM. Cowfier. b Durham, Bangor, Windsor. The instability of worldly enjoyments. IT^HE evils that beset our path, I. Who can prevent or cure ? We stand upon the brink of death, When most we seem secure. 2 If we to-day sweet peace possess, It soon may be withdrawn ; Some change may plunge us in distress, Before to-morrow's dawn H H 2- 274 TIMES AND SEASONS. S Disease and pain invade our health, And find an easy prey ; And oft, when least expected, wealth Takes wings and flies away. 4 The grounds from which we look for Produce ns often pain ; [fruit A worm unseen attacks the root, And all our hopes are vain. 5 Since sin has fill'd the earth with wo, And creatures fade and die ; Lord, wean our hearts from things below, And fix our hopes on high ! Hymn 274 L.M. Cow/ier. b or «? Leeds, Eaton, Qiu-rcy. Calling upon Christ in temptation and affliction. 1 HPHE billows swell, the winds are high, JL Clouds overcast my wintry sky ; Out of the depths to thee I call, My fears are great, my strength is small. 20 Lord, the pilot's part perform; And guide and guard me through the storm ! Defend me from each threat'ning ill, Control the waves, say, "Peace — be still !" 3 Amidst the roaring of the sea, My soul still hangs her hopes on thee ; Thy constant love, thy faithful care, Is all that saves me from despair. 4 Dangers of every shape and name Attend the followers of the Lamb, Who leave the world's deceitful shore, And leave it to return no more. 5 Tho' tempest-toss'd and half a wreck, My Saviour through the floods I seek ; Let neither winds, nor stormy rain Force back mv shatter'd bark againr. SICKNESS AND RECOVERY. 275,276 Hymn 275. C. M. Heginbothcnn. b or 38 Windsor, St. Ann's. Comfort in sickness and death. 1TX7HEN sickness shakes the languid VV Each dazzling pleasure flics J [frame, Phantoms of bliss no more obscure Our long-deluded eyes. 2 Then the tremendous arm of death Its hated sceptre shows ; And nature faints beneath the weight Of complicated woes. 3 The tottering frame of mortal life Shall crumble into dust ; Nature shall faint— but learn, my soul ! On nature's God to trust. 4 The man, whose pious heart is fix'd On his ail-gracious God, In every frown may comfort find, And kiss the chast'ning rod. 5 Nor him shall death itself alarm ; On heaven his soul relies ; With joy he views his Maker's iove, And with composure dies. Hymn 276. C M. Doddridge, b or I St. David's, Dundee, Praise J or recovery , om sickness. 1 C OVEREiGIN or life, I own thy hand 0 In every ehastsning stroke ; And. while I smart beneath thy rod, Thy presence 1 invoke. 2 To thee, in my distress, I cried, And thou hast bo.w'ti thine ear ; Thy powerful word my life prolong'd, And brought salvation near. 3 Unfold, ye gates of righteousness, That, with the pious throng, 1 may record my solemn vows, And tune my grateful song. 4 Praise to the Lord, whose gentle hand Renews our lab'ring breath : Praise to the Lord, who makes his saints Triumphant e'en in death. 277,278 TIME AND ETERNITY. Hymn 277. CM. Watts' 's Sermons, bor* IJarby, St. Ann's. The true improvement of life. 1 A ND is this life prolong'd to mc ? •*"*- Are days and seasons given ? O let me then prepare to be A fitter heir of heaven. 2 In vain these moments shall not pass, These golden hours be gone : Lord, I accept thine oflfer'd grace, I bow before thy throne. 3 Now cleanse my soul from every sin By my Redeemer^ blood : Now let my flesh and soul begin The honours of my God. 4 Let me no mere my soul beguile With sin's deceitful toys : Let cheerful hope increasing still Approach to heavenly joys. 5 My thankful lips shall loud proclaim The wonders of thy praise, And spread the savour of thy name Where'er I spend my days. 6 On earth let my example shine, And when I leave this state, May heaven receive this soul of mine To bliss supremely great. Hymn 278. L. M. Watts's Sermons, gg Luton, Wells, Portugal. The privileges of the living above the dead. 1 A WAKE, my zeal, awake, my love, A To serve my Saviour here below, In works which perfect saints above And holy angels cannot do. 2 Awake, my charity, to feed The hungry sou!, and clothe the poor : In heaven are found no sons of need, There all these duties are no more. 3 Subdue thy passions, O my soul ! Maintain the fight, thy work pursue, DEATH AND ETERNITY. 279,280 Daily thy rising sins control, And be thy victories ever new. 4The land of triumph lies on high, ! There are no foes t' encounter there : Lord, I would conquer till I die, And finish all the glorious war. 5 Let every flying hour confess I eain thy gospel fresh renown ; And when my life and labours cease, May I possess the promised crown! Hymn 279. L.M. Doddr:dge. bor* Ncwcourt, German, Eaton* The wisdom of redeeming time. 1 f^ OD of eternity, from thee VJ Did infant Time his being draw ; Moments, and days, and months, and Revolve by thine unvaried law. [years, 2 Silent and slow they glide away; Steady and strong the current flows ; Lost in eternity's wide sea — The boundless gulf from whence it rose. 3 With it the thoughtless sons of men Before the rapid streams, are borne, On to the everlasting home, Whence not one soul can e'er return. 4 Yet, while the shore on either side Presents a gaudy flatt'ring show, We gaze, in fond amazement lost, Nor think to what a world we go. 5 Great Source of wisdom ! teach my heart To know the price of every hour; That time may bear me on to joys Beyond its measure, and its power. Hymn 260. C. M. Watts' & Lyrics, b Plympton, Canterbury, London. Death and eternity. lTV/fY thoughts, that often mount the 1V1 skies, Go, search the world beneath, 281 DEATH. Where nature all in ruin lies, And owns her sovereign — death. 2 The tyrant, how he triumphs here! His trophies spread around! And heaps of dust and bones appear Through all the hollow ground. 3 But where the souls, these deathless things, That left their dying clay ? M^ thoughts, now stretch out all your And trace eternity. [wings, 4 O, that unfathomable sea ! Those deeps without a shore, Where living waters gently play, Or fiery billows roar ! 5 There UIDE me, O thou great Jehovah ! vJ Pilgrim through this barren land ; I am weak, but thou art mighty, Hold me with thy powerful hand : Bread of heaven, Feed me till I want no more. 2 Open thou the crystal fountain, Whence the healing streams do flow : Let the fiery cloudy pillar Lead me all my journey through : Strong Deliv'rer, Be thou still my strength and shield., 3 When I tread the verge of Jordan, Bid my anxious fears subside , Death of deaths, and hell's destruction, Land me safe on Canaan's side : Songs of praises I will ever give to thee. Hymn 289, L.M. Watts. b Putney, Armley.' A funeral hymn. ITtNVEIL'thy bosom, faithful tomb, vJ 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 feat 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 Pass'd thro' the grave,and blest 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 — • Cali'd to ascend and meet the Lord, 290,291 DEATH. Hymn 290. C. M. Watts' a Lyrics. b Carolina, Abridge. The welcome messenger. i T ORD, when we see a saint of thine i--i Lie gasping out his breath. With longing eyes, and looks divine, Smiling and pleas'd in death ; 2 How we could e'en contend to lay Our limbs upon that bed ! We ask thine envoy to convey Our spirits in his stead. 3 Our souls are rising on the wing, To venture in his place ! For when grim death has lost his sting. He has an angel's face. 4 Jesus, then purge my crimes away, 'Tis guilt creates my fears, 'Tis guilt gives death his fierce array! And all the arms he bears. Hymn 291. L. M. Watts. * Leeds, Portugal. Absent from the body and firescnt with the Lord. 1 A BSENT from flesh ! O blissful tho't, A. What unknown joys this moment brings, Freed from the mischiefs sin has brought. From pains and fears and all their springs. 2 Absent from flesh ! illustrious day, Surprising scene ! triumphant stroke That rends the prison of my clay, And I can feel my fetters broke. 3 Absent from flesh ! then rise my soul Where feet nor wings could ever climb, Beyond the heavens, where planets roll Measuring the cares and joys of time. 4 I go where God and glory shine, His presence makes eternal day, My all that's mortal I resign. For angels wait and point my waj. RESURRECTION. 292,293 Hymn 292. CM. Watts's Lyrics. «F Parma, Irish, Hymn 2d. The firesence of God worth dying for* 1 T ORD, *tis an infinite delight JL* To see thy lovely face, To dwell whole ages in thy sight, And feel thy vital rays. 2 This Gabriel knows, and sings thy name, With rapture on his tongue ; Moses the saint enjoys the same, And heaven repeats the song. 3 While the bright nation sounds thy From each eternal hill ; [praise Sweet odours of exhaling grace The happy region fill. 4 Thy love, — a sea without a shore, — Spreads life and joy abroad ; O, 'tis a heaven worth dying for, To see a smiling God ! ^ymn293. L.M. Scott. b Putney, Armley. Satisfaction in God under the loss of dear friends. 1 npriE God of love will sure indulge X 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 The Almighty, ever-living Friend. 3 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. 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 shall still depend. 294,295 DEATH. Hymn 294. C. M. Doddridge'. b Dorset, Carolina. Submission under bereaving firovidmces. 1 OEACE! 'tis the Lord Jehovah's hand JL That blasts our joys in death ; Changes the visage once so dear, And gathers back the breath. 2 'Tis He, the Potentate supreme Of all the worlds above ; Whose steady counsels wisely rule, Nor from their purpose move. 3 'Tis He, whose justice might demand Our souls a sacrifice; Yet 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. 5 Fair garlands of immortal bli s He weaves for every brow : And shall rebellious passions rise, When He corrects us now? 6 Silent we own Jehovah's name ; We kiss the scourging hand ; And yield our comforts, and our life, To his supreme command. Hymn 295. CM. Arredha?n. b Bangor, Windsor. The rich fool surfiris^d. 1 -pvELUDED souls ! who think to find xJ A solid bliss below : Bhss ! the fair flower of paradise, On earth can never grow. 2 See how the foolish wretch is pleas 'd, To increase his worldly store ! Too scanty now he finds his barns, And covets room for more. 3 " What shall I do ?" distrest he cries ; *' This scheme will I pursue : " My scanty barns shall now come down. "I'll build them lanre and new RESURRECTION. 296 "Here will I lay my finks, and bid My soul to take its ease : " Eat, drink, be giad ; my lasting store "Shall give what joys i please." Scarce had he spoke, when lo ! from The Almighty made reply : [heaven " For whom dost thou provide, thou fool ? " This night thyself shaft die/' |> Teach me, my God, all earthly joys Are but an empty dream : And may I seek my bliss alone, In thee, the Good Supreme. RESURRECTION OF THE BODY. Hymn 296. C. M. Watts' s Lyrics, b Canterbury. London. A firosftect of the resurrection. llTTOW long shall death the tyrant •M- And triumph o'er the just ; [reign, While the rich blood of martyrs slain Lies mingled with the dust ? 2 Lo, I behold the scatter 'd shades, The dawn of heaven appears; The sweet immortal morning spreads Its blushes round the spheres. 3 I see the Lord of glory come, And flaming guards around ; The skies divide, to make him room, The trumpet shakes the ground. 41 hear the voice, "Ye dead arise!" And, lo ! the graves obey : And waking saints, with joyful eyes, Salute th' expected day. 5 They leave the dust, and en the wing Rise to the midway air, In shining garments meet their Kki And low adore him there. H h3 W.298 RESURRECTION. 6 O may our humble spirits stand Among them cloth 'd in white ■ The meanest place at his right hand Is infinite delight. Hymn 297, C. M. Rififion. b or * "Windsor, Carthage, Barby. The bodies of the saints quickened and raised by the Spiri'. 1 \\ 7HY should our mourning thoughts Vy delight To grovel in the dust ? Or why should streams of tears unite Around the expiring just? 2 Did not the Lord, our Saviour, die. And triumph o'er the grave ? Did not our Lord ascend en high ? And prove his power to save? 3 Doth not the sacred Spirit come, And dwell in all the saints? And shpuld the temples of his grace Resound with long complaints ? 4 Awake, my soul, and like the sun Burst through each sable cloud ; And thou, my voice, though broke with, Tune forth thy songs aloud, [sighs, 3 The Spirit rais'd mv Saviour up, When he had bled for me ; And, spite of death and hell, shall raise Thy pious friends and thee. 6 Awake, ye saints, that dwell in dust ; Your hymns of victory sing ; And let his dying servants trust Their ever-living King. Hymn 298. CM. Scotch jiara. « Sunday, Carthage. The resurrection. WHEN the last trumpet's awful voice This reiiaing earth shall shake— DAY OF JUDGMENT. 299 When opening graves shall yield their charge, And dust to life awake ; — 2 Those bodies, that corrupted fell, Shall incorrupted rise ; And mortal forms shall spring to life, Immortal in the skies. 3 Behold, what heavenly prophets sung* Is now at last fulfill'd— T hat death should yield his ancient reign, And, vanquish'd, quit the field. 4 Let faith exalt her joyful voice, And thus begin to sing : •' O grave ! where is thy triumph now ? M And where, O death ! thy sting ?" DAY OF JUDGMENT. Hymn 299. L. M. JVceittam. b or 3| German, All Saints, Eaton. The books o/icned. 1 A/1 ETHINKSthe last great day is come, Methinks I hear the trumpet sound, That shakes the earth,rends every tomb, And wakes the prisoners under ground. 2 The mighty deep gives up her trust, AwJd by the Judge's high command ; Both small and great now quit their dust, And round the dread tribunal stand. 3 Behold the awful books display'd. Big with th' important fates of men ; Each deed and word now public made, As wrote by Heaven's unerring pen. 4 To every soul, the books assign, The joyous or the dread reward : Sinners in vain lament and pine ; No pleas the Judge will here regard, H k 4 300,301 JUDGMENT. 5 Lord, when these awful leaves unfold May life's fair book my soul approve ; There may I read my name enroll'd, And triumph in redeeming love. Hymn 300. L. M. Wattes Lyrics. 33 Portugal, Psalm 07. Come, Lord Jesuit, 1 T X7HEN shall thy lovely face be seen, VV When shall our eyes behold our God r What lengths of distance lie between, And hills of guilt ! a heavy load ! 2 Our months are ages of delay, And slowly every minute wears : Fly, winged time, and roll away These tedious rounds of sluggish years 3 Ye heavenly gates, loose all your chains ; Let th' eternal pillars bow ! lilest Saviour! cleave the starry plains, And make the crystal mountains flow! 4 Hark, how thy saints unite their cries, And pray, and wait the general doom f Come, thou, 'the soul of all our joys, TilOU, THE DESIRE OF NATIONS, COilie. Btmk 301. L. M. Watts altered, b or « Newcourt, Rothvrell, Carthage. Judgment. 1 CINNER,0 why so thoughtless grown? ^ Why in such dreadful haste to die ? Daring to leap to worlds unknown, Heedless against tiiy God to fly ! 2 Wilt thou despise eternal fate, Urg*d on by sin's fantastic dreams? attempt th' infernal gate. And force thy passage to the flames ? , sinner ! oti the Gospel plains ,<>ld the God of love unfold The glories of his dying pains, -' '-'- - HEAVEN, 302,303 fiYMxS02. L.M. Watts' s Miscellanies. %L Abridge, Meaiy St. Martin's. God the light and glory of heaven. MY God, I love, and I adore, But still would love and know thee more, Wilt thou forever hide and stand Behind the labours of thy hand? 2 O'er all the earth, around the sky, There's not a spot, or deep or high9 Where the Creator has not trod, And left the footstep of a God. 3. But are thy footsteps all that we, Poor grov'liiig worms must know or see?; W^here is thy residence ? O why 1 Doit thou avoid my searching eye ? 4 Ah ! though thou art diffusYl abroad, Through boundless space,a present God, Yet still thy beams of warmest love, Sure they were made for worlds above. 5 O for a wing to bear me far, Beyond the golden morning star, Fain would 1 trace the immortal way That leads to courts of endless day, 6 There the Creator stands confess'd In his own fairest glories dress'd ; Some shining spirit help me rise, Come, waft a stranger to the skies. 7Biess'd Jesus, meet me on the road, First-born of the eternal God ; Thy hand shall lead a younger son, And place me near my Father's throne. Hymn 303^ C. M. Steele. & Huddersfield, Hymn 2d, Irisiu The joys of heaven. 1 jpi OME, Lord, and warm each languid V-? heart, Inspire each lifeless tongue; And let the joys of heaven impart Their influence to our song. 304 HEAVEN. 2 Sorrow and pain, and every care, And discord there shall cease; And perfect joy and love sincere Adorn the realms of peace. 3 The soul, from sin forever free, Shall mourn its power no more ; But, cloth'd in spotless purity, Redeeming love adore. 4 There on athrone (how dazzling bright!) Th' exalted Saviour shines; And beams ineffable delight On all the heavenly minds. 5 There shall the followers of. the Laml Join in immortal songs ; And endless honours to his name Employ their tuneful tongues. Hvmn30> L.M. Watts's Ser?nons.b or & Bath, Eaton. Death and heaven. 1 "T\0 flesh and nature dread to die •* J— " And timorous thoughts our minds enslave ? But grace can raise our hopes on high, And quell the terrors of the grave. 2 What! shall we run to gain the crown. Yet grieve to think the goal so near? Afraid to have our labours done, And iinish this important war ? 3 Do we not dwell in clouds below ? And little know the God we love? Why should we like this twilight so. When 'tis all noon in worlds above? 4 There shall we see him face to face There we shall know the greatUnknown* And Jesus with his glorious grace Shines in full light around the throne. 5 When we put off this fleshly load We're from a thousand mischiefs free Forever present with our God, Where we have lor. g'd and wish'd to be, HEAVEN. 305 No more shall pride or passion rise, Or envv fret, or malice roar, Or sorrow mourn with down-cast eyes, And sin defile our souls no more. 7 Tis best, 'tis infinitely best, To go where tempters cannot come ; Where saints and angels, ever blest, Dwell and enjoy their heavenly home. 8 O for a visit from my God, To drive my fears of death away; And help me thro' this darksome road9 To realms of everlasting day. Hymn 305. CM. Watts. # Cambridge, Exeter, Pavma. The everlasting song. 1 17 AUTH has engross'd my love too. XL 'Tis time I lift mine eyes [long ! Upward, dear Father, to thy throne,. And to my native skies. 9 There the blest man, my Saviour, sits : The God ! how bright he shines » And scatters infinite delights On all the happy minds. 3 Seraphs, with elevated strains, Circle the* throne around; And move and charm the starry plains With an immortal sound. 4 Jesus, the Lord, their harps employs :— ? Jesus, my love, they sing ! Jesus, the life of both our joys, Sounds sweet from every string. 5 Now let me mount and join their song, And be an angel too ; , My heart, my hand, my ear, my tongue. Here's joyful work for you. 6 1 would begin the music here, And so my soul should rise : Q for some heavenly notes to bear My passions to the skies! 306—312 DOXOLOGIES. Hymn 306. L. M. PRAISE God, from whom all busings flow; Praise him, all creatures here below; Praise him above, ye heavenly host ; Praise Father, Son, and Holy Ghost. Hymn 307. C. M TO Father, Sou, and Holy Ghost, The God whom we adore, Be everlasting honours paid, Henceforth, forevermore. Hymn 308. S. M. THE grace of Christ our Lord, The Father's boundless love, The Spirit's blest communion, too, Be with us from above. Hymn 309. 7s. SING we to our God above, Praise eternal as his love : Praise him, all ye heavenly host, Father, Son, and Holy Ghost. Hymn 310. 8. 7. 1 TV/TAV the grace of Christ our Savioi r, 1VJL And the Father's boundless love. With the Holy Spirit's favour, Rest upon us from above ! 2 Thus may we abide in union With each other and the Lord ; And possess in sweet communion, Joys which earth cannot afford. Hymn 311. 8. 8. 6. TO Father, Son, and Holy Ghost, Be praise amid the heavenly host. And in the church below, '[breath, From whom ail creatures drew their By whom redemption ijlessYt the earth, From whom all comforts now ; Hymn 312 H. M. TO Got' the Father's throne, Your highest honors raise ; Glory to God the Son, To God the Spirit, praise: fc* : all our powers, Eternal King, Thy name we sing, While faith, adores, BAPTISM. 313,314 SELECT HYALVS (XV BAPTISM. Hymn 313* L. M. Gregg-, %£ Portugal, Wells. Not dahanfed of Christ. JESUS ! and snail it ever be, A mortal man asham'd of thee ! Asham'd of thee, whom angels praise, Whose glories shine through endless dayt! Asham'd of Jesus ! sooner far Let evening blush to own a star ; He sheds the beams of. light divine O'er this benighted soul of mine. > Asham'd of Jesus! just as soon Let midnight be asham'd of noon : 'Tis midnight with my soul till lie. Bright Morning-Star ! bid darkness flee, I Asham'd of Jesus ! that dear friend, On whom my hopes of heaven depend ? No ; when I blush — be this my shame, That 1 no more revere Ins name. 5 Asham'd of Jesus ! yes I may, When I've no guilt to wash away. No tear to wipe, no good to crave, No fears to quell, no soul to save. 6 Till then— nor is my boasting vain— . Till then I boast a Saviour slain! And O may this my glory be, That Christ is not asham'd of mel 7 His institutions would I prize, Take up my cross, the shame despise; Dare to defend his noble cause, And yield obedience to his laws. Hymn 314. C. M. Beddome. « Bedford, St Ann's. Morning before baptism; or, at the wa- ter side. 1 TTOW great,how solemn is the worI% IT Which we attend to-day ! Now for a holy, solemn frame, O God, to thee we pray. I i 315 BAPTISM. 2 O may we feel as once we felt. When, pain'd and griev'd at he. Tliy kind, forgiving, melting look, Keliev'd our every smart. 3 Let graces then in exercise Be exercis'd again ; And, nurtur'd by celestial power t In exercise remain. 4 Awake our love, our fear, our hope ! Wake, fortitude and jov ; Vain world, be gone ; let things above Our happy thoughts employ. 5 Whilst thee, our Saviour and our God, To all around we own : Drive each rebellious, rival lust, Each traitor, frcm the throne. 6 Instruct our minds, our wills subdue, To heaven our passions raise, That hence our lives, our all may be Devoted to thy praise. Hymn 515 L. M. Baldwin. * Well«, Old 100. Come, see the place where tht Lord lay. 1 f~^ OME, happv souls, adore the Lamb, V^ Who lov'd our race ere time began ; Who veil'd his Godhead in our clay, And in an humble manger lay. 2 To Jordan's stream the Spirit led, To mark the path his saints should tread; Joyful they trace the sacred way, To see the place where Jesus lay. Slmmers'd by John in Jordan's wave, The Saviour left his wat'ry grave ; Heaven own'd the deed, approv'd the way. And bless'djhe place where Jcsuh lay. 4 Come, all who love his precious name ; Come, tread his steps and learn of him : Happy beyond expression they, Who find the place where Jesus lay. BAPTISM. 316,317 Hymn 316. CM. Baldwin. % York, St. Ann's. At the water. 1 A LMIGHTY Saviour, here we stand, IX. Rang'd by the water side ; Hither we come at thy command, To wait upon thy bride. 2 Thy footsteps mark'd this humble way, For all that love thy cause ; Lord, thy example we obey, And glory in the cross. 3 Our dearest Lord, we'll follow thee8 Where'er thou lead'st the way, Through floods, through flames, through death's dark vale, To realms of endless day. Hymn Sir. CM. 38 Charraouth, Barby. The believer constrained by the love of Christ to follow him. \ YVEAR Lord, and will thy pard'ning U Embrace a wretch so vile ? {love Wilt thou my load of guilt remove, And bless me with thy smile ? 2 Hast thou the cross for me endur'd, And all its shame despis'd ? And shall I be asham'd, O Lord, With thee to be baptiz'd ? 3 Didst thou the great example lead, In Jordan's swelling flood ? And shall my pride disdain the deed, That's worthy of my God? 4 Dear Lord, the ardour of thy love Reproves my cold delays ; And now my willing footsteps move In thy delightful ways. Il 2 318—320 BAPTISM. Hymn 318. CM. Ryland. * Bedford, Rochester. Difficulties in the ivay of duty surmounted, 1 | N all my Lord's appointed ways, A My journey I'll pursue ; Hinder me not, ye much-Iov'd saints, For I must go with you. 2 Through floods and flames, if Jesus lead* I'll follow where he goes ; Hinder me not, shall be my cry, Though earth and hell oppose. 3 Through duty, and through trials too, I'll go at Ins command ; Hinder me not, for I am bound To my Immantjel's land. 4 And when my Saviour calls me home, Stilt this my cry shall be, Hinder me not, come welcome death, I'll gladly go with. thee. Hymn 319. CM. J. Stinnett. %& St- Martin1*, York. Immersion. IT^HUS was the great Redeemer A In Jordan's swelling flood, [piung'd To show he must be soon baptiz'U In tears, and sweat, and blood. 3 Thus was his sacred body laid Beneath the yielding wave ; Thus was his sacred body rais'd Out of the liquid grave. 3 Lord, we thy precepts would obey, In thy own footsteps tread, Would die, be buried, rise with thee, Our ever living head. Hymn 320. S. 7. b or K Northampton Chapel, Sicilian Hymn. Buried with C/irut in bafitism. 1 TESUS, mighty King in Sion f J Thou alone our guide shalt be; BAPTISM. 321,322 Thy commission we rely on, We would follow none but thee: 2 As an emblem of thy passion, And thy victory o'er tne grave. We who know thy great salvation Are biptiz'd beneatn the wave. 3 Fearless of the world's despising, We the ancienc path pursue; Buried with .our .Lord, and rising To a life divinely new. Hymn 321. L. M, J. Stennett. * Wells, Luton. A baptismal hymn. 1 C EE how the willing converts trace O The path their great Redeemer trod! And follow through his liquid grave The meek, the lowly Son of God! 2 Here they renounce their former deeds, And to a heavenly life aspire, Their rags for glorious robes exchang'd, They shine in clean and bright attire. 3. 0 sacred rite, by thee, to own . The name of Jesus we begin: This is our resurrection pledge, Pledge of the pardon of our sin, 4 Glory to God on high be given, Who' shows his grace to sinful men : Let saints on earth, and hosts in heaven, In concert JGin their loud Amen, Hymn 322. L. M. J. Stennett. 2£ Portugal, Old 100. A baptismal hymn. 1 TTIE great Redeemer we adore, X Who came the lost to seek and save, Went humbly down from Jordan's shore, To find a tomb beneath its wave. 2 "Thus it becomes us to fulfil *' All righteousness," he meekly said ; 333,334 BAPTISM. " Why should we then to do his will, "■ Or be asham'd, or be afraid ?M 3 With thee, into thy wat'ry tomb, Lord, 'tis our glory to descend ; 'Tis wondrous grace that gives us room To lie interr'd by such a friend. 4 Yet as the yielding waves give way, To let us see the light again, So, on the resurrection-day, The bands of death pruv'd weak and vain. 5 Thus, w hen thou shalt again appear. The gates of death shall open wide, Our dust thy mighty voice shall hear, And rise and triumph at thy side. Hymn 323. CM. Newton. 38 St. Jaraes, Mean Afier baptism. 1" PROCLAIM," saith Christ, "my A wondrous grace " To all the sons of men ; " He that believes, and is baptiz'd, " Salvation shall obtain." 2 Let plenteous grace descend on those, Who, hoping in thy word, This day have publkk y declar'd Thet Jesus is their Lord. 3 With cheerful feet may they advance, And run the Christian race ; And through the troubles of the way Find all-sufficient grace. Hymn 324. S. M. Stinnett. » or b Aylesbury, Watchman. Baptism by immersion. 1 TN such a grave as this, J- The meek Redeemer lay, When he, our souls to seek and save, Learn'd humbly to obey. 2 See, how the spotless Lamb Descends into the stream. BAPTISM. 325,326 And teaches us to imitate What him so well became ! Let sinners wash away Their sins of crimson die; Buried with him, their vilest sins Shall in oblivion lie. 4 Rise, and ascend with him, A heavenly life to lead ; Who came to ransom guilty men, Fn m regions of the dead. 5 Lord, see the sinner's tears ! Hear his repenting cry ! Speak ! and his contrite heart shall live; Speak, and his sins shali die. 6 Speak with that mighty voice, Which shall hereafter spread Its summons through the earth and sea, To raise the sleeping dead. Hymn 325. L. M. « Castle Street, Portugal. The administrator. 1 " f~* O teach the nations, and baptize,'* vJJ Aloud th' ascending Jesus cries : His glad apostles took the word,- And round the nations preach'd their Lord. 2 Commission'd thus, by Zion's King, We to his holy laver bring These happy converts, who have known And trusted in his grace alone. 3 Lord, in thy house they seek thy face, O bless them with peculiar grace : Refresh their souls with love divine, Let beams of glory round them shine. Hymn 326. C. M. Doddridge. ^ Abridge, St. Asaphs. A practical improvement of baptism. 1 A TTEND, ye children of your God, £*- Ye heirs of glory, hear ; For accents so divine as these Might charm the dullest ear. 327 BAPTISM. 2 Baptiz'd into your Saviour's death,, your souls to sin must die; With Christ your Lord ye live anew, With Christ ascend on high. 3 There, by his Father's side, he sits, Enthron d divinely fair ; Yet owns himself your brother still, And your forerunner there. 4 Rise, from these earthly trifles, rise, On wings of faith and love ; Above, your choicest treasure lies, And be your hearts above. 5 But earth and sin will drag us down, When we attempt to fly ; Lord, send thy strong attractive power, To raise and fix us high. Hymn 327, L. M. Beddune. * Castle Street. WV.ls. Bafitmn. 1 T) EliOLD the grave where Jesus lay, -D Before he sued bis precious blood! How plain he mark'd ttie bumble way To sinners through the mystic flood! 2 Come, ye redeemed of the Lord, Come, and obey his sacred won! ; He died, and rose again for you ; What more could the Redeemer do* 3 Eternal Spirit, heavenly Dove, On tnese baptismal waters i ove ; That we, through energy divine, May have the substance with tue sign. 4 All ye that love Immanuel's name, And iong to feel t i' increasing flame, 'Tis you, ye children ot tne light, The Spirit and the Bride invite. fixis. INDEX &F SUBJECTS TO THE SUPPLEMENT. A^A, Father, 72 Abraham, the friend of God) 82, v. 3 ibsent from flesh, 29 Mam, first and second, 77 Adobtion, 71, 72 Afflictions, 153, 274 *" Mnctified, 153, 271, 272 dngets, proclaiming' the birth of Christ, 47 Antidote of death, 66 Appearance before God here and hereafter, 179 Arrows of Christ, 89 Atheists and Infidels, 99 Atonement, 73, 74 B. r£fi«n, 313—327 'ing of God, 1 Book of providence,decree9 j and life, and grace, 4 ooks opened, 299 lessing, requested, 187 Brethren,\ove of,129,l30,l3l C. Canaan, Christ the way,6y Charity, &c 231 Charitable collect., 231, 232 Children, death of, 284 CHRIST, liis incarnation, 43-47 " advocate, 59 " ALL IN ALL, 60 u ascension, 55, 56 " atonement of, 73 " his birth proclaimed, 47 "• character of, 59 ** coronation of, 65 " dominion, 53 " his exaltation, 57 ** example, 49 " eternal life, 61 " fountain, 62 " gratitude for his atone- ment, 74 " his humiliation^ v.3,4 "our head, 90. v. 3 " head of the Church, 63 " intercession, 57 " kingdom of, 58 " a king, 85 *' king-, 64, &5 " life and ministry, 48 " a lamb, 88, 192 " .paschal lamb, 74 " message of, 43 '• precious, 66 '* physician, 67 '• nrayer of, for his ene- "iBiesj M;v, 4 Christ, praise to, 70 " a prince, 74, v. 3 " pattern, 49 u a refuge, 94, 158 " Redeemer, 70 u sufferings & death.50.5l " resurrection, 52—54' " Saviour, 68 M his triumphj 56 " way, 69 Christ's regard to little chil- dren, 174 " presence the jov of his people, 230 Christian, the, 149 " cast down,yet hoping-, 162 K calling upon Christ in affliction, 274 " comparison and com- plaint of, 165 ** desiring to be as in months past, 160 " desiring to praise, 16.$, " examination of self, 17.2 " friends welcomed, 250 " growing in grace, 163 w hidden *ife of the, 157 " happy in God, 167 " longmgfqr the presence of Christ, 226 " longing for the pres- ence of God, 292, 293 " pilgrim, 171 " race, 143 " rejoicing, 166 " saints of God, 72 '» supplicating, 150 ** tempted, but flving to Christ for ref uge,'l 58- 16 1 and trusting in God,159 " treasure of, 164 " Walking in darkne&s ** warfare^ 170 Church, asking the way tti Zion, 196 " choosing pastors, 202 '* " deacons, 204 " God the defenceof,194 *» love to, 19* w meetings of, 199—204 *' members received, 301 •* praying for sick Min- ister, 203 Christianity, inward wit- ness to, 97, 151 Close of the year, 246, 248 Come, Lord Jesus, 300 Go >npan :.■. jrood. o.rci badjUS 1\1)KX Ol SUBJ1 Communion w ithGod.75.7ft Condescension of ('.()•!. ..'. I Conference meet.fS Conscience, q5 " made whole, ins « cleansed, in. v. 5 '• liberty of, 168 if merit. 107 Coronation of Christ, fts Creation and Providence. 21—33 Cross, doctrine of. 07 « of Christ, 94 v. S " welcomed, 153 fwrjf of ih.- lav , 94 D Deacon ? , chosen, 204 nnrf E'^r ;/'/'/. 280-392 Death, of friend •• Christ the antidote of />6 " of kindred improved, 281 " of a saint and sinner, 282, 283 " of children, 284 ** of a young person, 285 •• ofa minister, 286 • welcome messenger,290 Decrees, and dominion of God, -i Deluge, &S l »r«rofty,77,78 D ■ \tion, and trust, 155 Doctrines of Gospel, 71—93 Dreail, of departing from Christ, 10- Dying Saviour, 5% 51 E. Efltr?y piety, 252 «r, erected, 244 v. ?. Emblem, of the effects of the Gospel, 131 Envy, 131 v. 3 Etcrnitu, of God. 5 Eternal life, Christ the, 61 Evening and morning, 235 -337 Everla -ting song, ^05 Ejcpervnce, n lated, 199,200 ExektePs vision, 189 F. Eaithfulneer, 110 '■ and truth of God, ft Faith, connected with sal- vation. 108 " in sacrifice of Christ,! 09 " fainting, 154 Family worship, 173, 174 Fast , and thanksgiving, 262 —260 Feast, of thf Gospel, lot " sinners invitud to, 101 Fear, 113 Fear of God, 111 Flood, 85 Flesh, and spirit, 1,52 Forms of worship, vain, | Fortitude, 112. 11 Friends, meeting of, 250 " death of, 2- Funeral Hymn, 289 G. Gmtilcs, praying for Je\ 224 God, his being, 1 •• condescension, 2, 3 " decrees and donuukw " the defence of Zion.i " exa !' il above praise, •• eternity and imiui bility, 5 " faitnfubv is, 6 " goodness, 7 1 '■ greatness, B I '• goodness of, 141 v. 3 '■ glorious and sinners , d.98 I '• glory ofin creation and 11 iption,98 M ho!i,' " ineoraprehensibil.,10,11 "■ infinity, 12, 19 '• love, 14 M the light and heaven, 302 "• majesty, 15 " praise to, 3 1—38 '• our portion, 1-tO " a refuge to t1 bl-d. l( J " sovereignty, decrees ^c grace of, 4, 13 '•' spirituality. 16 " our shepherd, 28 " the supreme go >d, lft7 " trinity, 17 *' unity, 13 u ways of, mysterious, 99 " » ;■• .nil of. Ml Good r port, things of, 115 Goodne^ t of God, to men, 22- Gospel, &nd law. 94— 95 Gospel, power of God, 95 " pillar of our hope,05 v.4 '• rational defence of. 99 "• the glory of God, bS " e mblem of, 191 Gi-arc&nd Provider.-.' . " salvation l>v, 79, SO " work of, 79 " efficacious, 89 " matchless, 83 v. 4 u and works, 96, 108 Gravity, and decency, Ii4 Craw,2 88, 289 INDEX OF SUBJECT: Qratcful recollection, 244 Gratitude, for mercies, 31, 2:% 27 " for deliverance in storm, 32 Guide, Christ a, 288 H. Heaven, 302— 305 Hiddenftfe of aChristian,157 Holy Spirit, 105, 106 * graces of, 107 " invoked, 105 " prosperous gaTe, 106 Hope, none excluded from, 116 Humility, 117, 118,11° the humble, ban:, v, 132 I. Improvement of life, 277, 278, 279 Instability of worldly en- joyment, 273 Invitation? and Promises, 101—104, 116 J. Jexvs, prayed for, 224 Joy. in God, 120 " in the ways of God, 121 Joi/s of heaven, 303 | Jubilee, 183 Judgment, 209, 300, 301 | Justice, and equitv, 122,123 " and truth. 124 , Justification, 81, 32 K. \ King of saints, Christ, 64 Kingdom, of heaven prom- ised to the poor, 117 Lamb, Christ a, S3 v. 3 LnmpA he scriptures a, 39 Law and Gcspel. 94—99 Law fulfiied by Christ,95,96 ki ci.i-se of, 94 ! Legal obedience, and evan- " geiical, 96 LikeraUty, 125 Liberty, of conscience, 168 Little children invited to Christ. 174 Longing fur the spread of ■ the" gospel, 225 Lord's day, 130—182 " morning, 182 LorrPs supper, 205—210 Love, 126-131 * to God and man, 126 " to Christ, 127, 123 " to brethren, 129.130,131 Lovely, carriage, 134 4 M. -Man, by nature, grace and glory, 169 Mariner's hymn for deliv- erance, 32 Marriage, 249 Meekness, 132, 117 Meeting, and parting of friends. 250, 251 Message, of Redeemer, 48 Minister, settled, 212 •' ordained, 211—215 " death of, 286 " watching for souls, 214 " meetings, 216—218 " Christ's care of, 216 Ministry, instituted, 211 Missionary meetings, 219 —225 Missionaries prayed for,223 '* addressed and encour- aged, 225 Morn in %, 233, 234 " and1 evening, 238 Moses, 94 v. 5 Mourning the absence of Christ, 127 v. 3, 128 Mutual love, 129 Mysteries of Providence, 24,25 N. Nenv-year, 244 — 245 Noah, and the Ark, 85 O. Obedience, legal and evan- gelical, 94 Opening a place of public worship, 175, 176 P. Pardon. S3 " and confession, S 4 Pardoning love, 83 Parting of friends, 251 Pastors, chosen, 202 Patience, 133 Perfections of the Beitv, 1—20 " moral, imitated, 20 Perseverajice,S5 « desjivd, 86 Physician, '-'hvtst a, 67 Pie'ty, esrlf, 252 Pleading foruicrcv 118,135, 137:i?,3 Pleasure, of social wovshio. 177 Poor inspirit, happy, 11' Prayer, prevalent, "l84,lS.T " for a revival, 198 " answered bv crosses, 163 " before sermon, I84-1ST " aftejr sermon, 190 " Lord's, 186 Pra.\iC to God, 3i— 38 INDEX OF SUBJECTS. Prahe, to Christ,70 " for mercies, 36 * " thro' all ourexistence,37 Presence, of Christ, the joy of bis people, 230 a of God, worth dying for, 2Q2 Pride, and humility, 11° Privileges of sons of God, 71,72