w 6 6 * > 2 Of < (/> z b, z I Id H bl i < m j I >• k. >• < (0 < n < ffl 5 j K Q K u bl 111 GO o X X u J u 2 P Id X X a, E D O h Z u. (A 5 j > UJ bl ■ t u z S Q. , . THE OBERLIN SOCIAL & SABBATH SCHOOL HYMN BOOK. COMPILED BY PilOFESSQR OF MCSIC I2» O, C. I*ST ITUTF.. OBERLIN *. JAMES Iff. FITCH. L846. PREFACE Tub design of this little work is to furnish in a neat, cheap and condensed form a collectiem of the most approved sacred songs, for the use of Sabbath- Schools, and for social and family wor- ship. As the compilation has been made from a careful perusal of a large number of the Hymn-Books now prin- cipally used, it is believed that it em- braces all, or nearly all the hymns that are commonly employed for those pur- poses. Every member of the family circle, and every scholar in the Sab- bath-School should be furnished with a book, and encouraged to join in sing- ing the "sweet songs of Zion;" and the trifling expense of this little collec- tion will remove all excuse from any parent who shall neglect to supply his family. Compiler. SOCIAL. SABBATH-SCHOOL HYMNS. THE SCRIPTURES. L The Bible a treasure. HOLY BIBLE! book divine! Precious treasure! thou art mine! Mine, to tell me whence I came; Mine, to teach me what I am. Mine to chide me when I rove; Mine to show a Savior's love ; Mine to guide my weary feet; Mine to judge, condemn, acquit. Mine to tell of joys to come; Mine to point the sinner's doom ; O, thou precious book divine! Precious treasure ! thou art mine ! 7b. SOCIAL AND S. S. HYMN'S. The Bible a lamp. C. M. 1 HOW precious is the book divine, By inspiration giv^n ! .Bright as a lamp its doctrines shine, 2 It sweetly cheers our drooping hearts, In this dark vale of tears : Life, light, and joy, it still imparts, And quells our rising fears. 3 This lamp, through all the tedious nigh; Of life, shall guide our way. Till we behold the clearer light, Of heaven's eternal day. 3. The Word glorious. C. M. 1 FATHER of mercies' in thy word What endless glory shines! For ever be thy name ador'd, For these celestial lines. 2 Oh! may these heav'nly pages be My ever dear delight; And still new beauties may I see, And still increasing light. THE SCRIPTURES. 3 3 Divine Instructor, gracious Lord! Be thou forever near; Teach me to love thy sacred word, And view my Savior there. 4» The excellency of the Scriptures. L. P. M. 1 I LOVE the volumes of thy word ; What light and joy these leaves afford To souls benighted and distressed ! Thy precepts guide my doubtful 1 way, Thy fear forbids my feet to stray, Thy promise leads my heart to rest. 2 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, Nor gold that has the furnace past, Appears so pleasing to the sight. > 3 Thy threat'nings wake my slumbering eyes, And warn me where my danger lies ; But 'tis thy blessed gospel T Lard! That makes my guilty conscience clean, Converts my soul, subdues my sin, And gives a free, but large reward. SOCIAL AND S. S. HYMNS. 3» Revelation welcomed. C M. 1 Hail, sacred truth! whose piercing rays Dispel the shades of night; Diffusing o'er the mental world, The healing beams of light. 2 Jesus! thy word, with friendly aid, Restores our waadering feet; Converts the sorrows of the mind To joys divinely sweet. 3 Oh ! send thy light and truth abroad, In all their radiant blaze ; And bid tk' admiring world adore The glories of thy grace. 6. The Gospel L. M. 1 GOD, intfee gospel of his Son, Makes his eternal counsels known; Where love in all its glory shines, And truth is drawn in fairest lines. 5 Oh! grant us grace, almighty Lord! To read and mark thy holy word ; Its truths with meekness to receive, And by its holy precepts live. THE SCRIPTURES. 3 May this blest volume ever lie Close to my heart, and near mute eye, — Till life's last hour, my 6oul engage, And be my chosen heritage. 7. ScriptwmL Instruction. C. M. 1 HOW shall the young secure their heart*, And guaid their lives from sin ? Thy word the choicest rule imparts To keep the conscience clean. 2 When once it penetrates the mind, It spreads such light abroad, The meanest souls instruction find, And raise their thoughts to God. 3 'Tis like the sun, a heavenly light, That guides us all the day ; And, through the dangers of the nig&t, A lamp to lead our way. A Thy word is everlasting truth ; How pure is every page ! That holy book shall guide our youtti, And well support oiu age- 8. SOCIAL AND 3. S. HYMNS. EXHORTATORY. Present and future Realities. C. P, M. 1 LO ! on a narrow neck of land, Between two boundless seas I stand, — Yet how insensible ! A point of time — a moment's space — Removes me to yon heavenly place, Or — shuts me up in hell ! 2 O God ! my inmost soul convert. And, deeply on my thoughtless heart, Eternal things impress ; Give me to feel their solemn weight, And save me, ere it be too late : — Wake me to righteousness. 3 Before me place, in bright array. The pomp of that tremendous day. When thou with clouds shalt come, To judge the nations at thy bar; — And tell me, Lord ! shall I be there. To meet a joyful doom T ALARMING, ~ 0. The Broad Road: L, M , BROAD is the road that leads to death, And thousands walk together there ; But wisdom shows a narrow path. With here and there a traveler. Deny thyself-and take thy cross, Is" the 'Redeemer's great command : Nature must count her gold but droyss, If she would gain this heav'nly laud. The fearful soul that tires and faints, And walks the ways of God no more, Shall not inherit with the saints, But make his own destruction sure. 1 ->• The Sinner meeting Gjd. Is. SINNER! art thou still secure ? Wilt thou still refuse to pray I ' Can thy heart or hand endure, In the Lord's avenging day ? ! At his presence nature shakes,. Earth affrighted hastes to flee: So'id mountains melt like wax: What will then become of thee 1 ? 10 SOCIAL AND 8. S. HYMNS. 3 Who bis coming may abide? You that glory in your shame ! — Can you find a place to hide, When the world is wrapt in flame ? 11» The Sinner warned. 7s. 1 HASTE, O sinner! to be wise, Slay not for the morrow's sun : Wisdom warns thee, from the skies, All the paths of death to shun. 2 Haste, and mercy now implore: Slay not for the morrow's suo ; Thy probation may be o'er, Ere the needful work is done. 3 Haste, O sinner! now return ; Stay not lor the morrow's sun ; Lest thy lamp should cease to burn, Ere salvation's work is done. 4 Haste, while yet thou canst be blest; Stay not for the morrow's sun ; Death may thy poor soul arrest, Ere the morrow is begun. INVITING. 11 f* The accepted time. S. M. 1 NOW is th' accepted time, The Savior calls to-day ; To-morrow it may be too late ; — Then why should you delay ? 2 Now is th' accepted time, The gospel bids you come ; And every promise in his word, Declares there yet is room. 3 Lord! draw reluctant souls, And melt them by thy love ; Then will the angels speed their way To bear the news above. '«>• "Acquaint thyself S^c, Job xxii, xi. lis. 1 Acquaint thyself quickly, O sinner, with God, And joy, like the sunshine, shall beam on thy road; And peace, like the dew-drop, shall fall on thy head, And sleep, like an angel, shall visit thy bed. 2 Acquaint thyself quickly, O sinner, with God, And He shall be with thee when fears are- abroad : Thy safeguard in dangers that threaten thy path; Thy jov in the valley and shadow of death. a3 i2 SOCIAL AND 8. 8. HYMNS, ' »• Delay not. \U 1 Delay not, delay not: sinner! draw near, The waters of life are now flowing for thee;* No price is demanded; the Savior is here, Redemption is purchas'd, salvation is free. 2 Delay not, delay not; why longer abuse The love and compassion of Jesus, thy God ? A fountain is opened, how can'st thou refuse To wash and be cleans'd in his pardoning blood. 3 Delay not, delay not, O sinner! to come, For mercy still lingers, and calls thee to-day; Her voice fa not heard in the vale of the tomb ; Her message, unheeded, will soon pass away. 4 Delay not, delay not; the Spirit of Grace, Long griev'd and resisted, may take its ead' flight ; And leave thee in darkness to finish tby race, To sink in the gloom of eternity's night. 1 5. Grieving the SpiriL .S . M. >1 AND canst thou, sinner ! slight The call of love divine? Shall God, with tenderness invite. And gain uo thought of thine? INVITING. 13 2 Wilt'thou not cease to grieve The Spirit from thy breast. Till he thy wretched soul 8hali leave With all thy sins oppress'd ? 3 To-day, a pard'ning God Will hear the suppliant pray ; To-day, a Savior's cleansing blood Will wash thy guilt away. 16. The Fountain of Living Water. C. %& 1 OH! what amazing words of grace Are in the gospel found, Suited to every sinner's case Who hears the joyful sound ! 2 Come, then, with all your wantsand wounds^ Your every burden bring ; Here love, unchanging love, abounds,— A. deep celestial spring. 3 This spring with living water flowsi And heavenly joy imparts; Come, thirsty souls ! your wants disclose, And drink, with thankful hearts'. 4 Millions of sinners, vile as you, Have here found life and peac«; 14 SOCIAL AND S. S. HYMNS. Come, then, and prove its virtues toe, And drink, adore, and bless. I ' • The Savior* s Invitation. C. M . 1 THE Savior calls — let every ear Attend the heavenly sound; Ye doubting souls ! dismiss your fear, Hope smiles reviving round. 5 For every thirsty, longing heart, Here streams of bounty flow ; And life, and health, and bliss impart. To banish mortal woe. 3 Dear Savior! draw reluctant hearts ; To thee let sinners fly, And take the bliss thy love imparts, And drink, and never die. 18. To-Day. 6s & 4 TO-DAY the Savior calls ! Ye wand'rers come ; O. ye benighted souls. Why longer roam. INVITING. 15 2 To-day the Savior calls ! Oh, listen now : Within these sacred walls To Jesus bow. 3 To-day the Savior calls! For refuge fly ; The stortn of vengeance falls ; Ruin is nigh. 4 The Spirit calls to-day ! Yield to his pow'r : Oh, grieve him not away ; 'Tis mercy's hour. 19. The Voice of Mercy. 8s, 7s A 4. 1 HEAR, O sinner! mercy hails you ; Now with sweetest voice she calls ; Bids you haste to seek the Savior, Ere the hand of justice falls : Bear, O sinner! 'T is the voice of mercy calls. 2 Haste, O sinner ! to the Savior; Seek his mercy while you may ; Soon the day of grace is over ; — Soon your life will pass away ; Haste, O sinner ! You must perish if yon stay. j 5 SOCIAL AKD S. 9/ HTM5S. 23, Fly to Jesus. 1,s - ! O FLY, mourning sinner! saith Je«» to«e Thv eailt I willpardon-thy soul I will free From me chains "hat have bound thee my grace A^tamslwill wash, and thy sorrow* shall cease. \ Though countless thy sins, and crimson thy Yeffor crimes euch as thine was my blood Consumer, and prove me-come mourner, Thfwounds that I bore, when I suffered for thee, 21, Going to Jesus. *,.t». • COME, trembling sinner! in whose breast A thousand thoughts revolve, Come .with your guilt and fear oppress. And make this last resolve : ENCOURAGING. 17 2 "Til go to Jesus, though my sia Should boundless depths disclose ; i see his courts, I'll enter in, Whatever may oppose. 3 " Prostrate I'll lie before his throne, And there my guilt confess ; I'll tell him I'm a wretch undone — Without his sovereign grace. 4 He surely will admit my plea, Will surely hear my prayer; But if I perish I will pray, And perish only there." *& A Fountain opened. 8s & 7s, Peculiar. 1 COME to Calv'ry's holy mountain, Sinners! ruin'd by the falh Here a pure and healing fountain, Flows for every guilty soul, In a full perpetual tide, Open'd when the Savior died. 2 Come in sorrow and contrition. Wounded, impotent, and blind ; Here the guilty seek remission, Here the lost a refuge find; Health this fountain will restore, He that drinks shall thirst no more. 18 SOCIAL AND S. S. HTMK8. "3 C«me, ye dying, live forever; ''T is a soul-reviving flood : God is faithful ; he will never Break his cov'nant made in blood, — Sign'd, when our Redeemer died, Seal'd, when he was glorified. 90m Rest/or the weary Penitent. L. M. 1 COME, weary souls ! with sin distressed, Come, and accept the promised rest; The Savior's gracious call obey, And cast your gloomy fears away. 2 Here mercy's boundless oceaa flows, To cleanse your guilt and heal your woes; Pardon and life, and endless peace, — How rich the gift, how free the grace ! "3 Lord! we accept, with thankful heart, The hope thy gracious words impart; We come, with trembling; yet rejoice, And bless the kind inviting voice. ^4. Christ's Invitation to Sinners. L. M. 1 " COME hither, all ye weary souls ! Ye heavy-laden sinners ! come ; I Ml give you rest from all your toils, And raise you to my heavenly home ENCOURAGING . 19 2 " They shall find rest, who learn of me, — I 'ni of a meek and lowly mind ; But passion rages like the sea. And pride is restless as the wind." 3 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. 25. Return, O Wand'rer- C. M. 1 RETURN, O wand'rer! now return, And seek thy Father's face; Those strong desires which in thee burn, Were kindled by his grace. 2 Return, O wand'rer! now return ; Thy Savior bids thee live; Go to his feet, and grateful learn How freely he'll forgive. 3 Return, O wand'rer! now return, And wipe the falling tear; Thy Father calls; no longer mourn; — "Tifi love invites thee near. 2) SOCIAL A^D S. 8. HTMN3. 2.3. Fulinsss of Christ. 7s 1 BLEEDING hearts, defil'd by sin, Jesus Christ can make you clean : Contrite souls, with guilt opprest, Jesus Christ can give you rest. 2 You that mourn o'er follies past, Precious hours and years laid waste — Turn to God, O turn and live, Jesus Christ can still forgive. 3 You that oft have wnnder'd far From the light of Bethf'em's star, Trembling, now your steps retrace, Jesus Christ is full of grace. 4 Souls benighted and forlorn, Griev'd, afflicted, tempest-worn, Now in Israel's Rock confide, Jesus Christ for man has died. *- i • Repentance at the Cross of Christ. 7A 6 1 HEA.RTS of stone! relent, relent; Break, by Jesus' cross subdu'd; See his body mangled, rent, Cover'd with a gore of blood ; Sinful soul, what hast thou done, Crucified th' Eternal Son! F.NCOURAGIXG. S 2 Yes, thy sins have done the deed, — Driv'n the nails that fixed Him there, Crowned with thorns his sacred head, Plunged into his side the spear, Made his soul a sacrifice, While for sinful man He dies: 3 Wilt thou let him bleed in vain? Still to death thy Lord pursue ? Open all his wounds again? And the shameful cross renew T No; with all my sins I'll part, — I^reak, O break, my bleeding heart! — o. Invitation in ticw of the cross. 7e. 6 1. 1 FROM the cross, uplifted high, Where the Savior deigns to die, What melodious sounds we hear, 1) nrsting on the ravished ear : Love's redeeming work is done: Come and welcome, sinner, come ! 2 "Sprinkled now with blood, the thorne, Why beneath thy burdens groan l On my pierced body laid, Justice owns the ransom paid : J>ow the knee, embrace the Son ; Come and welcome, sinner, come! 22 SOCIAL AND S. S. HTMNS. 1 »« Spread for thee, the festal board See with richest dainties stor'd; To thy Father's bosom press'd , Yet again a child eonfess'd ; Never from his house to roam, Come and welcome, sinner, come ! 29* Heaven invites. 6s. and 5s. Peculiar. CHILD of sin and sorrow, Fill'd with dismay, Wait not for to-morrow, Yield thee to-day ; Heav'n bids thee eome, While yet there's room; Child of sin and sorrow, Hear and obey. Child of sin and sorrow, Why wilt thou die? Come, while thou canst borrow, Help from on high : Grieve not that love, Which from above, Child of sin and sorrow, Would bring thee nigh. EKCOURAGIWC?. 2J- 30. God is Love. L. M, 1 Ob! child of grief, why weepest thou? Why droops thy sad and mournful brow ? Look upward, for thou hast above A friend in God^ and God is love.. 2 Hast sinned] then he will pardon give, — He gave his life that thou may'st live; Seek then for comfort from above, Thy friend is God, and God is love. 3 In all the varying scenes of woe, Through which thou'rt called to pass below, Still lift thy tearful eye above, And trust in God, for God is love. 4 Then, weeping pilgrim, dry thy tears, For hope on every side appears; An eye beholds thee from above — The eye of God, and God is Love. 31. To tkc Mercy Seat. lis & 10s. 1 COME, ye disconsolate ! where'er ye lan- guish, Come to the mercy-seat, fervently kneel ! Here bring your wounded hearts, here tell your anguish, Earth has no sorrow that Heev'n cannot heal. 24 SOCIAL AND S. S. HYMNS. 2 Jov of the desolate, light of*he straying, Hope of the penitent, fadeless and pure ■ Here speaks the Comforter, tenderly saying- Earth has no sorrow that Heav'n cannot cure . 3 Here se* the Bread of Life ; see waters flowing Forth from the throne ot God, pure from above ; , Come to the feast prepar'd-coine, ever know- Eanh'has no sorrow but Keav'n can remove. 32. Come to Jesus.— Sentences. 1 Come to Jesus, just now. 2 He is ready, just now. 3 He is able, just now. 4 He is willing, just now. 5 believe it, just now. 6 Will you linger, just now? 7 Come poor sinner, just now. 8 Cod is waiting, just now. . 9 Christ is pleading, just now. 10 Angels beckon, just now. 1 1 Come and welcome, just now. 12 If you slight him, just now. 13 You'll repent it, so soon. 14 Death is coming, so soon . ( 15 Oh ! the judgment, so soon . 25 DEVOTIONAL AND EXPERIMENTAL. *>*>• Convocation. H. M. + 1 BLOW ye the trumpet! blow, — The gladly solemn sound ! Let all the nations know, To earth's remotest bound, The year of jubilee is come; Return, ye ransomed sinners! home. 2 Exalt the Lamb of God,— The sin-atoning Lamb; Redemption by his blood, Through all the world proclaim;, The year, &c. "3 Ye slaves of sin and hell! Your liberty receive; And safe in Jesus dwell, And bless'd in Jesus live; The year, &c. 4 The gospel trumpet hear, The news of pard'ning grace; Ye happy souls ! draw near, Behold your Savior's face; The year, &c. b 2d social and s. s. htmns> 5 Jesus, our great high priest; Has full atonement made: Ye weary spirits! rest; Ye mourning souls! be glad : The year, &c. *>■*• Praise from Saints and Angels. C. M. 1 COME, let us join our cheerful songs, With angels round the throne ; Ten thousand thousand are their tongues, But all their joys are one. 2 "Worthy the Lamb that died," they cry, 44 To be exalted thus ! 44 Worthy the Lamb," our lips reply, 44 For he was slain for us !" 3 Jesus is worthy to receive Honor and power divine ; And blessings, more than we can give, Be, Lord ! forever thine. 4 Let all who dwell above the sky, And air, and earth, and seas, Conspire to lift thy glories high, And speak thine endless praise. ADORATION. 27 3j. The name of Jesus, sicccl. C. M- 1 Jesus! I love thy charming name, 'T is music to mine ear; Fain would I sound it out so loud, That earth and heavea should' hear. 2 Thy grace still dwells upon my hearty, And sheds its fragrance there \ — The healing balm of all its wounds, The cordial of its care. 3 I'M speak the honors of thy name, With my last lab'ring breath ; Then,speechless, clasp thee in mine arms, — The antidote of death. oO. Praise to the Redeemer. C. P. M. 1 O, COULD I speak the matchless worth, O, could I sound the glories forth, That in my Savior shine ; I'd scar and touch the heav'nly strings, And vie with Gabriel while he sings, In notes that are divine. 2 I'd sing the character he bears, And all the forms of love he wears, Exalted on his throne: 28 SOCIAL AND S. S. HYMNS. In loftiest songs of sweetest praise, I would, to everlasting days, Make all his glories known. 3 Soon the delightful day will come, When my dear Lord will bring me home, And I shall see his face : Then, with my Savior, brother, friend, A bless'd eternity I'll spend, Triumphant in his grace. 3 / . Song of Moses and the Lamb. S. M. 1 AWAKE, and sing the song Of Moses and the Lamb ; Wake, every heart and every tongue! To praise the Savior's name. 2 Sing of his dying love ; Sing of his rising power; Sing — how he intercedes above For those whose sins he bore. 3 Soon shall we hear him say, — "Ye blessed children! come ;' Soon will he call us hence away, To his eternal home. ADORATION. 29 4 There shall each raptur'd toogue His endless praise proclaim ; And sweeter voices tune the song Of Moses and the Lamb. 38. The Savior crowned. C. M. 1 All hail the power of Jesus' name ! Let angels prostrate fall ; Bring forth the royal diadem, And crown him — Lord of all. 2 Sinners! whose love can ne'er forget The wormwood and the gall, — Come, spread your trophies at his feet, And crown him — Lord of all. 3 Let every kindred, every tribe, On this terrestrial ball, To him all majesty ascribe, And crown him — Lord of all. 39. The Star of Bethlehem. L. M. 1 Once on the raging seas I rode, — The storm was loud, the night was dark, The ocean yawned — and rudely blowed The wind that tossed my foundering bark. b2 30 SOCIAL AND S. S. HYM9S. 2 Deep horror then my vitals froze, Death struck, I ceased the tide to stem.; When suddenly a star arose, — It was the star of Bethlehem. 3 It was my guide, my light, my all; It bade my dark forebodings cease; And through the storm, and danger's thrall It led me to the port of peace. 4 Now safely moored — my perils o'er t I'll sing, first in night's diadem, Forever and for evermore, The Star — the Star of Bethlehem! 40. Christ, enthroned. 8s & 7s. Peculiar. 1 HARK! — ten thousand harps and voice* Sound the note of praise above; Jesus reigns, and heaven rejoices, — Jesus reigns, the God of love : See ! he sits on yonder throne ; Jesus rules the world alone. King of glory ! reign forever — Thine an everlasting crown: Nothing, from thy love, shall sever Those whom thou hast made thine own ADORATION. a Happy objects of thy grace, Destined to behold thy face, 3 Savior ! hasten thine appearing ; Bring — Oh ! bring the glorious day, When the awful summons hearing, Heaven and earth shall pass away ; — Then, with golden harps, we'll sing, — " Glory, glory to our King." 41. God's love in Christ. CM. 1 THE Savior! Oh! what endless charms Dwell in the blissful sound ! Its influence every fear disarms. And spreads sweet peace around. 2 Here pardon, Jife, and joys divine. In rich effusions flow, For guilty rebels lost in sin, And doomed to endless woe. 3 Oh! the rich depths of love divine. Of bliss a boundless store ! Dear Savior! let me call thee mine ; I cannot wish for more. 4 On thee alone my hope relies, Beneath thy cross I fall; 39 SOCIAL AND S. S. HYMNS. My Lord, my life, my sacrifice, My Savior, and my all. 42. Praise, to the Savior. C. M. 1 MY Savior, my Almighty Friend, When I begin thy praise, Where will the growing numbers end, The numbers of thy grace ! 2 Thou art my everlasting trust, Thy goodness 1 adore; And since I knew thy graces first, I speak thy glories more. 3 My feet shall travel all the length Of the celestial road ; And march with courage in thy strength, To see my Father, God. 4>j. Chief among ten thousand. C. M» 2 MAJESTIC sweetness sits enthroned Upon the Savior's brow ; His head with radiant glories crowned, His lips with grace o'erflow. 2 No mortal can with him compare Among the sons of men ; ADORATION. 33 Fairer is he than all the fair Who fill the heavenly train. 3 He saw me plunged in deep distress, And flew to ray relief; Forme he bore the shameful cross, And carried all my grief. 4 Since from thy bounty I receive Such proofs of love divine, Had I a thousand hearts to give — Lord ! they should all be thine. 44. Christ Precious, CM. 1 H®W sweet the name of Jesus sounds In a believer's ear! It soothes his sorrows, heals his wounds, And drives away his fear. 2 It makes the wounded spirit whole, And calms the troubled breast; 'T is manna to the hungry soul, And, to the weary, rest. 3 Jesus ! — my shepherd, husband, friend, My prophet, priest, and king, My Lord, my life, my way, my end, — Accept the praise I bring. 34 SOCIAL AND 8. S. HVM5S. 45. Salvation Welcomed. C. M. 1 SALVATION! Oh! the joyful sound ; 'T is pleasure to our cars ; — A sovereign balm for every wound, A cordial for our fears. J Buried in sorrow and in sin, At hell's dark door we lay ; But we arise, by grace divine, To see a heavenly day. 3 Salvation ! — let the echo fly The spacious earth around ; While all the armies of the sky Conspire to raise the sound. 46. Star of the East. lis & 10a. 1 BRIGHTEST and best oUhe sons of the morning ! Dawn on our darkness, and lend us thine aid; Star of the East ! — the horizon adorning — Guide where the infant Redeemer islaid. 2 Cold on his cradle the dew drops are shin- ing ; Low lies his head with the beasts of tho stall: ADORATION. 3* Angels adore him, in slumber reclining — Maker, aud Monarch, and Savior of all. f Say, shall we yield him, in costly devotion, Odors of Edom, and offerings divine? Gems of the mountain, aud pearls of the ocean, Myrrh from the forest, or gold from the mine ? ■. Vainly we offer each ample oblation, Vainly with gold, would his favor secure; Richer, by far, is the heart's adoration, — Dearer to God, are the prayers of tha poor. 4 i . Jesus in the Garden. 1 ts. THOU sweet gliding Kedron, by thy silver stream, Our Savior would linger in moonlight's soft beam; And by thy bright waters till midnight would" stay, And lose in thy murmurs the toils of the day. 36 SOCIAL AND S. S. HYMNS. 2 How damp werethe vapors that fell on his head; How hard was his pillow, how humble his bed ; The angels beholding, amazed at the sight, Attended their Master with solemn delight. 3 O garden of Olivet, thou dear honored spot, The fame of thy wonders shall ne'er be forgot ; The theme most transporting to seraphs above, The triumph of sorrow, the triumph of love. 4 Come saints and adore him; come bow at his feet ; O give him the glory — the praise that is meet ; Let joyful hosannas unceasing arise, And join the full chorus that gladdens the skies. 48. The teaching of Jesus: L; Mi I HOW sweetly flowed the gospel's sound From lips of gentleness and grace; While listening thousands gathered round. And joy and reverence filled the place ! ADORATION. 37 2 From heaven he came, of heaven he spoke, To heaven he led his foll'wers' way ; Dark clouds of gloomy night he broke, Unveiling an immortal day. 3 Come, wand'rers ! to my Father's home, Come, all ye weary ones I and rest ; — Yes, sacred Teacher ! we will come, Obey, and be forever blest. 49. Christ, the living Fountain. CM. 1 THERE is a fountain filled with blood, Drawn from Imraanuel's veins; And sinners, plunged beneath that flood, Lose all their guilty stains. 2 The dying thief rejoiced to see That fountain in his day ; And there may I, though vile as h e, Wash all my sins away. 3 Dear dying Lamb! thy precious blood Shall never lose its power, Till all the ransomed church of God Be saved, to sin no more. 4 E'er since, by faith, I saw the stream Thy flowing wounds supply, b 38 SOCIAL AND S. S. HTMNS. Redeeming love has been my theme, And shall be, till I die. 5 And when this lisping, stammering tona-no Lies silent in the grave, Then in a nobler, sweeter song, I '11 sing thy power to save. 50. The voice from Calvary, 8s, 7s & 4- 1 HARK! the voice of love and mercy Sounds aloud from Calvary ; See! — it rends the rocks asunder — Shakes the earth — and veils the sky : "It is finished !" — Hear the dying Savior cry. 2 " It is finished !" — Oh ! what pleasure Do these charming words afford ! Heavenly blessings, without measure, Flow to us through Christ, the Lo:J ; "It is finished!"—" Saints ! the dying words record. Z Tune your harps anew, ye seraphs ! Join to sing the pleasing theme : All in earth and heaven, uniting, Join to praise Immanuel's name : Hallelujah !— Glory to the bleeding Lamb L ADORATION. 39 51. Christ dying, and rising again. L. M 1 HE dies! — the friend of sinners dies ! Lo! Salem's daughters weep around ! A solemn darkness veils the skie3 — A sudden trembling shakes the ground. 2 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. 3 The rising God forsakes the tomb; Up to his Father's court he flies ; Cherubic legions guard him home, And shout him — welcome to the skies, 52; The Savior on the Cross. L. M. 1 STRETCHED on the cross, the Savior dies ! Hark! his expiring groans arise : See — from his hands, his feet, his side, Fast flows the sacred crimson tide ! 2 But life attends the deathful sound, And flows ft om every bleeding wound.; The vital stream, — how free it flows, To save and cleanse his rebel-foes I 40 SOCIAL AND S. 8. HYMNS. 3 Can I survey this scene of woe. Where mingling grief and wonder flow. And yet my heart unmoved remain, Insensible to love or pain ? 4 Come, dearest Lord ! thy gra r e impart To warm this cold, this stupid heart; Till all its powers and passions move, In melting grief and ardent love, v>3. Crurfixion to the World. L. M 1 WHEN I survey the wondrous cross, On which the Prince of glory died, ?rly richest gain I count but loss, And pour contempt on all my pride. 2 Forbid it, Lord ! that I should boast, Save in the death of Christ, my God ; All the vain things that charm me most, I sacrifice them to his blood. 3 See, — from his head, his hands, his feef, Sorrow and love flow mingled down: Did e'er such love and sorrow meet, Or thorns compose so rich a crown ? 4 Were the whole realm of nature mine, That were a present far too small ; THANKSGIVING. 41 Love, so amaziDg, so divine, Demands my soul, my life, my all. 54. The pity and love of Josus. C. M. 1 HOW condescending and how kind Was God's eternal Son ! Our misery reached his heavenly mind, And pity brought him down. 2 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. 3 Here let our hearts together melt, While we his death record, And with our joy for pardoned guilt, Mourn that we pierced the Lord. OO. Jesus, our Great High Priest. C. M. 1 COME, let us join our songs of praise To our ascended Priest ; He entered heaven with all our names Engraven on his breast. 2 Below he washed our guilt away, By his atoning blood ; b2 42 SOCIAL AND 6. 8. HYMNS. Now he appears before the throne, And pleads our cause with God. 3 O gracious Savior! on my breast, May thy dear name be worn, A sacred ornament and guard, — Through endless ages borne. 5b. TJianksfor providential Favors. C. M, 1 WHEN all thy mercies, O my God ! My rising soul surveys, Transported with the view, I 'm lost In wonder, love, and praise. 2 Ten thousand thousand precious gifts My daily thanks employ; Nor is the least a cheerful heart, That tastes those gifts with joy. 3 Through every period of my life, Thy goodness I 1 11 pursue ; And after death, in distant worlds, The glorious theme renew. 4 Through all eternity, to thee A joyful song I 'll raise : But Oh ! eternity 's too short To utter all thy praise. PETITION. 43 57. The Nature of Prayer. C. M. 1 PRAYER is the soul's sincere desire, Uttered or unexpressed ; The motion of a hidden fire That trembles in the breast. 2 Prayer is the burden of a sigh, The falling of a tear, The upward glancing of an eye, — When none but God is near. 3 Prayer is the Christian's vital breath, The Christian's native air; His watchword at the gates of death, — He enters heaven with prayer. 4 O thou ! by whom we come to God, The life, the truth, the way, — The path of prayer thyself hast trod : — Lord ! teach us how to pray. bo. Prayer for Wisdom. C. M. 1 ALMIGHTY God! in humble prayer, To thee pur souls we lift ; Do thou our waiting minds prepare For thy most needful gift. 44 SOCIAL AND S. 8. HYMNS. 2 We ask not golden streams of wealth. Along our path to flow ; We ask not undecaying health, Nor length of years below: — 3 We ask not honors, which an hour May bring and take away ; We ask not pleasure, pomp, and power, Lest we should go astray : — 4 We ask for wisdom ; — Lord ! imparc The knowledge how to live: A wise and understanding heart, To us, thy servants, give. 59. Coming to the throne of Grace. S.M. 1 BEHOLD the throne of grace ! The promise calls us near; There Jesus shows a smiling face, And waits to answer prayer. 2 Thine image, Lord ! bestow, Thy presence and thy love : We ask to serve thee here below, And reign with thee above. 3 Teach us to live by faith, Conform our will to thine ; PETITION. 45 Let us victorious be in death, And, then, in glory shine. Pleading the promise. C M. i APPROACH, ray soul! the mercy-seat. Where Jesus answers prayer ; There humbly fall before his feet, For none can perish there. 2 Thy promise is my only plea, With this I veoture nigh : Thou callest burdened souls to thee. And such, O Lord! am I. £ Be thou my shield and hiding-place, That, sheltered near thy side, I may my fierce accuser face, And tell him — 44 Thou hast died." 4 Oh ! wondrous love, — to bleed and die, To bear the cross and shame, That guilty sinners, such as I, Might plead thy gracious name ! to I. Importunity and Assurance. S. M. 1 JESUS, who knows full well The heart of every saint, 46 SOCIAL AND B. 6. HYMK9. Invites us, all our griefs to tell. To pray, and never faint. 2 He bows his gracious ear, — We never plead in vain; Then let us wait till he appear. And pray, and pray again. 3 Jesus, the Lord, will hear His chosen when they cry : Yes, though he may a while forbear. He '11 help them from on high. 4 Then let us earnest cry. And never faiot in prayer. He sees, he hears, and, from on high, Will make our cause his care. 62. The Mercy- Seat. L. M. 1 FROM every stormy wind that blows, From every swelling tide of woes, There is a calm, a sure retreat; — 'Tis found beneath the Mercy-Seat. 2 There is a place where Jesus sheds The oil of gladness on our heads, — A place of all on earth most sweet : — It is the blood-bought Mercy-Seat. PETITION. 47 3 There is a 3cene where spirits blend, Where friend holds fellowship with friend; Though sundered far, by faith they meet Around one common Mercy-Seat. 4 There, there, on eagle wings we soar, And sin and sense molest no more — And heaven comes down our souls to greet, And glory crowns the Mercy-Seat. bo. Prayer for needed grace. C. M. 1 FATHER! whate'er of earthly bliss, Thy sovereign will denies, Accepted, at thy throne of grace, Let this petition rise : — 2 "Give us a calm, a thankful heart, From every manner free ; The blessings of thy grace impart, And make us live to thee. 3 '• Let the sweet hope, that we are thine, Our life and death attend ; Thy presence through our journey shine, And crown ourjourney's end." b3 48 SOCIAL AWD 8. S. HTMHS. &£• The solemn Inquiry. C. P. M. 1 THERE is no room for trifling, here, For worldly hope, or worldly fear, If life so soon is gone; If now the Judge is at the door, And all mankind must stand before Th' inexorable throne. 2 No matter which my thoughts employ, A moment's misery or joy ; — But Oh! when both shall end, Where shall I find my destined place T Shall I my everlasting days With fiends or angels spend ? 3 Nothing is worth a thought beneath, But how I may escape the death That never, never dies; How make mine own election sure; And, when I fail on earth, secure A mansion in the skies. 65. The Charge. S. M. 1 A CHARGE to keep I have, A God to glorify ; A never-dying soul to save, And fit it for the sky ! 8ELF-EXAMIWATI0W, 49 2 Arm me with jealous care, As in thy sight to live ; And Oh! thy servant, Lord! prepare A strict account to give. 3 Help me to watch and pray, And on thyself rely, — Assured, if 1 my trust betray, I shall forever die! 66. Secret Self-examination. h. M- 1 O THOU great God! whose piercing eye Distinctly marks each deep recess; — In these sequestered hours draw nigh, And with thy presence fill the place. 2 Through all the windings of my heart. My search let heavenly wisdom guide; And still its radiant beams impart, Till all be cleansed and purified. ' 3 Oh ! with the visits of thy love, Vouchsafe my inmost soul to cheer ; Till every grace shall join to prove, That God has fixed his dwelling here. 50 SOCIAL AND S. 8. HYMNS. 6 * . Lovest thou me f 7s. 1 HARK! my soul! it is the Lord; 'Tis thy Savior — hear his word ; Jesus speaks — He speaks to thee, — "Say, poor sinner ! lovest thou me ? "1 delivered thee, when bound, '2 And, when bleeding, healed thy wound ; Sought thee wandering, set thee right, Turned thy darkness into light. 3 " Mine is an unchanging love, — Higher than the heights above, Deeper than the depths beneath, — Free and faithful — strong as death. , 4 "Thou shalt see my glory soon, When the work of grace is done; Partner of my throne shalt be; — Say, poor sinner! lovest thou me?" 68. A look from the Cross. CM 1 I SAW one hanging on a tree, In agony and blood ; He fixed his languid eyes on me, As near the cross I stood. REPENTANCE. 51 2 Oh ! never, till my latest breath, Shall I forget that look; It seemed to charge me with his death. Though not a word he spoke. 3 My conscience felt and owned the guilt ; — It plunged me in despair; I saw, my sins his blood had spilt, And helped to nail him there. 4 A second look he gave, that said, 41 1 freely all forgive ; This blood is for thy ransom paid, — I die that thou may'st live." £ Thus, while his death my sin displays, In all its blackest hue, — Such is the mystery of grace, — It seals my pardon too, v> J* Repenting of sin. S. M. 1 DID Christ o'er sinners weep ? — And shall our cheeks be dry ? Let floods of penitential grief Burst forth from every eye. 2 The Son of God in tears The angels wondering see! 52 SOCIAL AND S. S. HYMNS. Be thou astonished, O ray soul ! He shed those tears for thee. 3. He wept — that we might weep ; — Each sin demands a tear; — In heaven alone no sin is found, — There is no weeping there. 70, Passing by Calvary. C. P. M. 1 AS near to Calvary I pass, Methinks 1 see a bloody cross, Where a poor victim hangs ; His flesh with rugged irons torn, His holy soul with griefs o'erborne, Gasping in dying pangs. 2 Surprised the spectacle to see, I asked, Who can this victim be. In such exquisite pain] — Why thus consigned to woes? — I cried ; 44 1 die," the bieeding Son replied, 44 To save the world from sin." 3 Jesus for rebel mortals dies! How can it be? my soul replies; What! Jesus die forme? 44 Yes," saith the suffering Son of God, 44 1 give my life, I spill my blood, For thee, poor soul, for thee !" REPENTANCE. 53 4 Lord ! since thy life thou'st freely given, To bring my wretched soul to heaven. And biess rae with thy love, — Low at thy feet I'll humbly fall, Give thee my life, my soul, ray all, And rise with thee above. ii« Repenting at the cross. C. M. 1 ALAS ! and did my Savior bleed ? And did my Sovereign die ? Did he devote that sacred head, For such a worm as I ? 2 Was it, for crimes that I had done, He groaned upon the tree ? Amazing pity ! — grace unknown !— And love beyond degree! 3 Well might the sun in darkness hide, And shut his glories in, When Christ, the mighty Maker died, For man, the creature's sin. 4 Thus might I hide my blushing face, While his dear cross appears ; Dissolve my heart in thankfulness, And melt my eyes to tears. 54 SOCIAL AND S. 8. HYMN3. 5 But floods of tears, can ne'er repay The debt of love I owe ; Here, Lord ! I give myself away, 'Tis all that I can do. 72. Pleading for pardon. L. M. 1 SHOW pity, Lord ! O Lord! forgive ; Let a repenting rebel live; Are not tby mercies large and free 1 May not a sinner trust in thee ? 2 O, wash my soul fromev'ry sin. And make my guilty conscience clean; Here on my henrt the burden lies, And past offences pain mine eyes. 3 Should sudden vengeance seize my breath, I must pronounce thee just, in death; And if my soul were sent to hell, Thy righteous law approves it well. 4 Yet save a trembling sinner, Lord! Whose hope, still hov'ring round thy word, Would light on some sweet promise there, Some sure support against despair. CONFESSION. 55 73. Confession of Sin. S. M, 1 NOT all the blood of beasts, On Jewish altars slain, Could give the guilty conscience peace, Or wash away the stain. 2 But Christ, the heavenly Lamb, Takes all our sins away ; — A sacrifice of nobler name, And richer blood than they. 3 My faith would lay her hand On that dear head of thine. While, like a penitent, I stand, And there confess rny sin. 4 Believing, we rejoice To see the curse remove; We bless the Lamb, with cheerful voice, And sing his bleeding love. 74. Returning to Christ. C. M. 1 HOW oft, alas ! this wretched heart Has wandered from the Lord ! How oft my roving thoughts depart, — Forgetful of his word ! 56 SOCIAL AND S. S. HTMWS. 2 Yet sovereign mercy calls — "Return! 1 ' Dear Lord ! and may I come ? My vile ingratitude I mourn ; Oh ! take the wanderer home. ■i Thy pard'ning love — so free, so sweet — Dear Savior ! 1 adore ; Oh ! keep me at thy sacred feet. And let me rove no more. '5. Renouncing all for Christ. L. M 1 NO more, — my God ! I boast no more, Of all the duties I have done; I quit the hopes I held before. To trust the merits of thy Son. 2 Now, for the love I bear his name, What was my gain, I count my loss; My former pride I call my shame, And nail my glory to his cross. 3 Yes, — and I must, and will, esteem All things but loss for Jesus' sake ; Oh ! may my soul be found in him, And of his righteousness partake. 57 >u« Relying on tlie Promises. lis. 1 HOW firm a foundation, ye saints of the Lord ! Is laid for your faith in his excellent word ! What more can He say, than to you He hath said ? — You, who unto Jesus for refuge have fled. 2 Fear not, J am with thee, Oh ! be not dismayed; For I am thy God, and will still give thee aid ; I'll strengthen thee, help thee, and cause thee to stand, Upheld by my righteous, omnipotent hand. 3 E'en down to old age, all my people shall prove My sovereign, eternal, unchangeable love : And when hoary hairs shall their temples adorn, Like lambs they shall still in my bosom be borne. 4 The soul that on Jesus hath leaned for repooe, 1 cannot, 1 will not, desert to his foes ; That soul, though all hell should endeavor to shake, I'll never, — no, never, — no, never forsake,. i i • Assurance of Faith. C . M. 1 I 1 M notasham'd to own my Lord, Or to defend his cause ; 58 SOCIAL AND 3. S. HYMNS. Maintain the honor of his word, The glory of his cross. 2 Jesus, my God ! I know his name, His name is all my trust ; Nor will he put my hope to shame, Or let my j>oul be lost. 3 Firm as his throne his promise stands ; And he can well secure What I've committed to his hands, Till the decisive hour. 4 Then will he own my worthless name, Before his Father's face; And, in the new Jerusalem, Appoint my soul a place. I o. Confidence in Divine Grace. C. M. 1 AMAZING grace ! how sweet the sound Thatsav'd a wretch like me! I once was lost, but now am found, Was blind, but now I see. ii 'T was grace that taught my heart to fear, 'Twas grace my fears reliev'd ; How precious did that grace appear, The hour I first believ'd, TRUST. 59 3 Through many dangers, toils and snares, I have already come; 'Tis grace hath brought me safe thus far, And grace will lead me home. i *• Confidence in Divine Providence. C. M. 1 WHILE thee I seek, protecting Power! Be my vain wishes stilled; And may this consecrated hour With better hopes be filled: — Thy love the power of thought bestowed ; To thee my thoughts would soar; Thy mercy o'er my life has flowed, — That mercy I adore. 2 In each event of life, how clear Thy ruling hand I see ; Each blessing to my soul more dear, Because cenferred by thee : — In every joy that crowns my days, In every pain I bear, My heart shall find delight in praise, Or seek relief in prayer. 3 When gladness wings my favored hour, Thy love my breast shall fill ; Resigned, when storms of sorrow lower, My £oul shall meet thy will: — ■ " 60 SOCIAL AND S. S. HVMKS. My lifted eye without a tear, The gathering storm shall see ; My steadfast heart shall know no fear, — That heart shall rest on thee. 80. God, the Pilgrim's Guide. 8s, 7& A. 1 GUIDE me, O thou great Jehovah ! Pilgrim through this barren laud ; J am weak, but thou art mighty ; Hold me with thy powerful hand : Bread of heaven ! Feed me till I want no more. Open, Lord ! the crystal fountain, Whence the healing waters flow; Let the fiery cloudy pillar Lead me all my journey through: Strong deliverer ! Be thou still my strength and shield. When I tread the verge of Jordan, Bid my anxious fears subside ; Bear me o'er the raging billows, Land me safe on Canaan's side : Songs of praises — I will ever give to thee. TRUST. 61 SI. God, ike Christian's Provider. h. M. 1 PEACE, troubled soul ! thou need'st not fear, Thy great Provider still is near: Who fed thee last, will feed thee still ; Be calm, and sink into his will. 2 The ravens daily he doth feed, And sends them food as they have need ; Although they nothing have in store, Yet as they lack he gives them more. 3 Then do not seek, with anxious care, What ye shall eat, or drink, or wear; Your Heavenly Father will you feed, He knows that all these things you need. 82- Christ, ike Way to Heaven. L. M. 1 JESUS, my all, to heaven is gone, — He whom I fix my hopes upon ; His track I see, and I'll pursue The narrow way, till him I view. 2 This is the way I long have sought, And mourned because I found it not, Till late I heard my Savior say, — " Come hither, soul ! I am the way." c SOCIAL AND S.S. HYMNS 3 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. oo. Christ, tfie Great Physician. 7s & 6s. 1 HOW lost was my condition, Till Jesus made me whole; There is but one Physician Can save a ruined soul ! Nigh unto death he found me, And snatch'd me from the grave, To show to all around me His wond'rous pow'r to save. 2 A dying, risen Jesus, Seen by the eye of faith, At once from danger frees us. And saves the soul from death; — Then come to this Physician, For life he'll freely give; He makes no hard condition : 'T is only — look, and live ! o4. Jesus, the only Refuge. 7 si 1 JESUS, lover of my soul! Let me to thy bosom fly, TRUST. 63 While the billows near me roll, While the tempest still is high ; Hide me, O my Savior! hide, Till the storm of life be past; Safe into the haven guide ; Oh ! receive my soul at last. C Other refnge have I none, — Hangs my helpless soul on thee ; Leave, ah! leave me not alone ; Still support and comfort me : All my trust on thee is stayed ; All my help from thee I bring; (Juver my defenceless head, With the shadow of thy wing. 3 Plenteous grace with thee is found — ■ Grace to pardon all my sin ; Let the healing streams abound. Make and keep me pure within: Thou of life the fountain art, Freely let me take of thee ; Spring thou up within my heart, Rise to all eternity. S5. Christ, the Reck of Ages. Ts 6 lines. 1 ROCK of Ages, cleft for me! Let me hide myself in thee ; J & > 64 SOCIAL AND S. S. HYMNS. Let the water and the blood, » From thy wounded side that flow'd, Be of sin the perfect cure ; Save me, Lord! and make me pure. 2 Should my tears forever flow ; Should my zeal no languor know ; This for sin could not atone ; — Thou must save, and thou alone: In my hand no price I brin^ Simply to thy cross I cling. 3 While I draw this fleeting breath, When mine eye-lids close in death, When I rise to worlds unknown, And behold thee on thy throne, Rock of Ages, cleft for me! Let me hide myself in thee. 80. Abiding in Christ. C. .M. 1 TO WHOM, my Savior! shall I go, If I depart from ihee ? — My guide through all this vale of wo, And more than all to me. 2 The world reject thy gentle reign, And pay thy death with scorn; Oh) they could plat thy crown again, And sharpen every thorn. 65 But I have felt thy dying love Breathe gently through my heart, To whisper hope of joys above — And can we ever part? 87. Sitting at the cross. 8a &. 7a. SWEET the moments, rich in blessing, Which before the cross I spend ; Life and health and peace possessing, From the sinner's dving friend. 2 Love and grief my heart dividing, With my tears his feet I'll bathe : Constant still in faith abiding, Life deriving from his death. 3 Truly blessed is this station ; Low before his cross I'll lie; While I see divine compassion Beaming in the Victim's eye. 4 Here I'll sit — forever viewing Mercy streaming in his blood ; Precious drops ray soul bedewing, Plead and claim my peace with God. c2 66 SOCIAL AND S. 3. HYMNS. oo. Redeeming Love. 8s & 7 s. COME, thou Fount of every blessing! Tune my heart to grateful lays ; Streams of mercy, never-ceasing, Call for songs of loudest praise. 2 Teach me some melodious measure, Sung by raptured saints above ; Fill my soul with sacred pleasure, While I sing redeeming love. 3 Jesus sought me when a stranger, Wandering from the fold of God ; He to save my soul from danger, Interposed his precious blood, 4 Oh ! to grace how great a debtor, Daily I'm constrained to be ! Let thy grace, Lord ! like a fetter, Bind my wandering heart to thee. 5 Prone to wander, — Lord ! I feel it ; Prone to leave the Lord I love ; Here's my heart, Oh! take and seal it. Seal it from thv courts above. 67 89. Love to Christ. Ss. i MiT gracious Redeemer I love, His praises aloud I'll proclaim, And join with the armies above, To chant his adorable name; To gaze on his glories divine, Shall be my eternal employ; To see them incessantly shine, My boundless, ineffable joy. 2 y e palaces, sceptres and crowns, Your pride with disdain I survey; Your pomps are but shadows and sounds. That pass in a moment away; The crown that my Savior bestows, Yon permanent sun will outshine ; My joy everlastingly flows, — My God, my Redeemer — is mine. "{). First Lore. 5s & 8. 1 HOW happy are they Who their Savior obey, Anihave laid up their treasures above; O! what tongue can express The sweet comfort and peace Of a soul in its earliest love. 63 SOCIAL AND S. S. HTMMS, 2 'Tis heaven below, My Redeemer to know ; And the angels could do nothing more Than to fall at his feet, And the story repeat, And the Lover of sinners adore. 3 Yes, all the day long Is Jesus my song, And redemption through faith in his name: O, that all might believe, And salvation receive, And their song and their joy be the same. 91. A Miracle of Grace. 8s &, la. 1. HAIL! my ever blessed Jesusl Only thee I wish to sing ; To my soul thy name is precious, Thou, my Prophet, Priest, and King: — Oh, what mercy flows from heaven! Oh, what joy and happiness ! Love I much ? — I 've much forgiven— I 'm a miracle of grace. 2 Once, with Adam's race in ruin, Unconcerned, in sin I lay ; Swift destruction still pursuing, Till my Savior passed that way:— C9 That blest moment I received him, Filled my soul with joy and peace : Love 1 much ? — I 've much forgiven — I'ma miracle of grace. 92. Grace celebrated. C. M. 1 GRACE ! — 't is a charming sound, — Harmonious to the ear ; Heaven with the echo shall resound, And all the earth shall hear. 2 Grace led my roving feet To tread the heavenly road; And new supplies each hour I meet, While pressing on to God. 3 Grace all the work shall crown, Through everlasting days; It lays in heaven the topmost stone, And well deserves the praise. 93. God is Love. — Tune, "All is well." 1 WHAT sound is this 1 ? a song through heaven resounding, God is love! And now from earth I hear the song re- bounding, God is love! 70 SOCIAL AND S. S. HYMNS. Yes, while adoring hosts proclaim, Love is his nature, love his name, — My soul in rapture cries the same; God is love! 2 This heavenly love all round is sweetly ilowiug, God is love! And in my heart the sacred fire is glowing, God is love! That God is love I know full well — And had I power his love to tell, With loudest note my song should swell — God is love! 3 This song repeat, repeat, ye saints in glory, God is lev.:! And saints on earth shout back the pleas- ing story, God is love! In this let earth and heaven agree, To sound his love both full and free, And let the theme forever be — God is love! 01. Christian Love. S. M; 1 BLEST be the tie that binds Our hearts in Christian love; LOVE. 71 The fellowship of kindred minds, Is like to that above. 2 Before our Father's throne We pour our ardent prayers ; Our fears, our hopes, our aims are one, Our comforts and our cares. 5 But soon, from toil and pain, And tears, we shall be free; And perfect love and friendship reign Through all eternity. 95. Brot':crhj Love. C. M. 1 HOW sweet and heavenly is the sight, When those who love the Lord, In one another's peace delight, And so fulfil his word ! « " Oh ! may we feel each brother's sigh, And with him bear a part; May sorrows flow from eye to eye, And joy from heart to heart. 3 Let love, in one delightful stream, Through every bosom flow ; Let union sweet, and dear esteem, In every action, glow. 72 SOCIAL AND S. S. HYMNS. 4 Love is the golden chain that binds The happy souls above ; And he's an heir of heaven who finds His bosom glow with love. . Vigilance enjoined. S. M- MY soul ! be on thy guard, Ten thousand foes arise ; The hosts of sin are pressing hard, To draw thee from the skies. Oh! watch, and fight, and pray; — The battle ne'er give o'er; Renew it boldly day by day, And help divine implore. Ne'er think thevict'ry won, Nor lay thine armour down; Thine arduous work will not be done. Till thou obtain thy crown. 1U4. Watchfulness and Prayer. C. M. ALAS ! what hourly dangers rise, What snares beset my way ! To heaven, Oh! let me lift mine eyes, And, hourly, watch and pray. 78 SOCIAL AND S. S. HYMNS. 2 O Lord ! increase my faith and hope, When foes and fears prevail ; And bear my fainting spirit up, Or soon my strength will fail. 3 Oh ! keep me in thy heavenly way, And bid the tempter flee; And never, never let me stray From happiness and thee. lUo. Hope encouraged. 6 & 5 Peculiar. 1 WHY that look of sadness ? Why that downcast eye ? Can no thought of gladness Lift thy soul on high 1 O thou heir of heaven! Think of Jesus' love; While to thee is given Ail his grace to prove. 2 Is thy burden'd spirit Agoniz'd for sin? Think of Jesus' merit; He can make thee clean : Think of Calv'ry's mountain, Where his blood was spilt ; TEMPTATION AND VICTORY. 79 In that precious fountain, Wash away thy guilt. Is thy spirit drooping ? Is the tempter near ? Still in Jesus hoping, What hast thou to fear? Set the prize before thee, Gird thy armor on ; — Heir of grace and glory, Struggle for thy crown. lub. Look to Jesus. 8s, 7s & 4. 1 O MY soul ! what means this sadness ? Wherefore art thou thus cast down ? Let thy grief be turned to gladness, Bid thy restless fear be gone ; Look to Jesus, — Put thy trust in him alone. 2 Though temptations now assail thee, And thou treadst a thorny road, His right hand shall still defend thee ; Soon he'll bring thee home to God: Look to Jesus, — Thou shalt conquer through his blood. 80 SOCIAL AND S. S. HYMNS. H); Christ our example in suffering. 7s. 61. 1 GO to dark Gethsemane, Ye that feel the tempters power ! Your Redeemer's conflict see, Watch with him one bitter hour; Turu not from his griefs away. Learn of Jesus Christ to pray. 2 Follow to thejudgment-hall, View the Lord of life arraigned : Oh ! the wormwood and the gall : Oh ! the pangs his soul sustained : Shun not suffering, shame nor loss: Learn of him to bear the cross. 3 Calv'ry's mournful mountain climb: There — adoring at his feet. Mark that miracle of Time — God's own sacrifice complete: 44 It is finish'd " — hear him cry : Learn of Jesus Christ to die. lUo Jesus in Gethsemane. 8s&63. I BEHOLD, where Cedron's waters flow — Behold the suffering Savior go, To sad Gethsemane! TEMPTATION AND VICTORY. 81 His countenance is all divine, Yet grief appears in every line. 2 He bows beneath the sins of men, He cries to God, and cries again, In sad Gethsemane ; He lifts his mournful eyes above — " My Father ! can this cup remove ] " 3 With gentle resignation still, He yielded to his Father's will, In sad Gethsemane ; " Behold me here, thine only Son, And, Father! let thy will be done." 4 When storms of sorrow round us sweep, And scenes of anguish make us weep, To sad Gethsemane We'll look, and see the Savior there, — Then humbly bow, like him, in prayer. 109 Bearing the Cross. C. M. 1 MUST Jesus bear the cross alone, And all the world go free ? No, there's a cross for every one, And there's a cross for me. 2 How happy-are the saints above, Who once went sorrowing here ; 1 V 82 SOCIAL AND S.S. HYMNS. But uow they taste unmingled love, And joy without a tear. 3 I'll bear the consecrated cross. Till from the cross I'm free, — And then go home my crown to wear. For there's a crown for me. AlU Boldness inspired. L. M. 1 STAND up my soul ! shake off thy fears, And gird the gospel-armor on; March to the gates of endless joy, Where Jesus, thy great Captain's gone. 2 Hell and thy sins resist thy course, — But hell and sin are vanquished foes ; Thy Jesus nailed them to the cross. And sung the triumph when he rose. 3 Then, let my soul march boldly on, Press forward to the heavenly gate : There, peace and joy eternal reign. And glittering robes lor conquerors wait. 4 There shall I wear a starry crown. And triumph in almighty grace; While all the armies of the skies Join in my glorious leader's praise. TEMPTATION AND VICT0RT 8S ill. Overcoming the world. C P. M. 1 TELL me no more of earthly toys, Of sinful mirth and carnal joys. The things i loved before : Let me but view my Savior's face. And feel his animating grace. And I desire no more. 2 Tell me no more of praise and wealth. Tell me no more of ease and health. For these have all their snares : Let me but know my sins forgiven. But see my name enrolled in heaven. And 1 am free from cares. 3 Give me the Bible in my hand. A heart to read and understand, And faith to trust his word. — Then I'll pursue the narrow way. Xor friends, nor foes shall tempt to stray, From Christ, my blessed Lord ! YlZ. Perfect rest in Heat cv. Peculiar Air — " Long, long ago."' I HERE o'er the earth as a stranger I roam. Here is no rest. — here is no rest; c3 34 SOCIAL AND S. S. HYMNS. Here as a pilgrim I wander alone, Yet I am blest, — 1 am blest ; For I look forward to that glorious day, When pain and sorrow will vanish away ; My heart doth leap while I hear Jesus say, There, there is rest — there is rest. 2 Here are temptations and trials severe ; Here is no rest — here is no rest : Here I must part with the friends I hold dear ; Yet I am blest — I am blest: Sweet is the promise I read in his word ; Blessed are they who have died in the Lord : They have been called to receive their reward ; There, there is rest — there is rest. 3 This world of cares is a wilderness state; Here is no rest — here is no rest ; Here I must bear from the world all its hate ; Yet I am blest— I am blest: Soon I shall be from the wicked released; Soon shall the weary forever be blest: Soon shall I lean on my dear Jesus' breast ; There, there is rest — there is rest. 113. Walking with God. CM. 1 OH! for a closer walk with God, A calm and heavenly frame, — A light to shine upon the road That leads me to the Lamb I LONGING FOR HOLINESS. 85 2 Return, O holy Dove ! return, Sweet messenger of rest i I hate the sins that made thee mourn, And drove thee from my breast, 3 The dearest idol I have known, — Whate'er that idol be, — Help me to tear it from thy throne, And worship only thee. 4 So shall my walk be close with God, Calm and serene my frame; So purer light shall mark the road That leads me to the Lamb. 1 14. Dying to Sin. S. M. 1 SHALL we go on to sin, Because thy grace abounds ? Or crucify the Lord again, And open all his wounds ? 2 Forbid it, mighty God ! Nor let it e'er be said, That we, whose sins are crucified, Should raise them from the dead. 3 We will be slaves no more, Since Christ has made us free; — 86 SOCIAL AND S. S. HYMNS. Has n;iiled our tyrants to the cross. And bought our liberty. 1 1 5. Who are blest ? L. M. 1 BLEST are the humble souls, that see Their emptiness and poverty ; Treasures of grace to them are given. And crowns of joy laid up in heaven. 2 Blest are the men of broken heart, Who mourn for sin with inward smart; The blood of Christ divinely flows — A healing balm for all their woes. 3 Blest are the souls, that thirst for grace, — Hunger and long for righteousness ; They shall be well supplied, and fed, With living streams and living bread. 4 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. 1 J O. Privileges of Adoption. 7s, 6 lines. } BLESSED are the sons of God; They are bought with Jesus' blood ; LONGING FOR HOLINESS. C/ They are ransomed from the grave: — Life eternal they shall have : With them numbered may we be, Here, and in eternity. •2 They are justified by grace : They enjoy the Savior's peace ; All their sins are washed away : They shall stand in God's great day : With them numbered may we be. Here, and in eternity. 3 They produce the fruits of grace. In the works of righteousness : They are harmless, meek and mild, Holy, blameless, undented : With them numbered may we be, Here, and in eternity. 11*. The Holy Spirit, a Sanciifier. S. M. 1 COME, Holy Spirit ! come. Let thy bright beams arise ; Dispel the sorrow from our minds, The darkness from our eyes. 2 Convince us of our sin, — Then lead to Jesus' blood ; SS SOCIAL AND S. S. HYMNS. And, to our wondering view, reveal The secret love of God. 3 'Tis thine to cleanse the heart, To sanctify the soul, To pour fresh life in every part, And new-create the whole. 1 lo. The Spirit — Love Joy and Peace. 1 GRACIOUS Spirit! Love divine! Let thy light within me shine: All my guilty fears remove, Fill me with thy heavenly love. 2 Life and peace to me impart, Seal salvation to my heart ; Breathe thyself into my breast, — Earnest of immortal rest. 3 Let me never from thee stray, Keep me in the narrow way ; Fill my soul with joy divine, Keep me, Lord ! forever thine. 119. The Guidance of the Spirit. L. M. 1 COME, gracious Spirit, heavenly Dove ! With light and comfort from above ; LONGING FOR HOLINESS. 89 Be thou oar guardian, thou our guide ; O'er every thought and step preside. 2 Lead us to holiness — the road That we must take to dwell with God : Lead us to Christ, the living way, Nor let us from his precepts stray. Lead us to God, our final rest, To be with Him forever blessed: Lead us to heaven its bliss to share, And drink, our fill of pleasure there. 1 20. The example of Christ. L. M. 1 MY dear Redeemer, and my Lord ! 1 read my duty in thy word; But in thy life the law appears, Drawn out in living characters. 2 Such was thy truth, and such thy zeal, Such deference to thy Father's will, Such love and meekness so divine, — I would transcribe and make them mine. 3 Cold mountains and the midnight air, Witnessed the fervor of thy prayer ; The desert thy temptations knew, Thy conflict, and thy vict'ry too. 90 SOCIAL AND S. S. HYMNS. 4 Be thou my pattern ; — make me bear More of thy gracious image here ; Then God, the judge, shall own my name. Among the foll'wers of the Lamb. 121. Likeness to Christ. 7s. 1 JESUS, Lord ! we look to thee; Let us in thy name agree, While we ask supplies of grace, — O thou gracious Prince of peace ! 2 Make us one in heart and mind, Courteous, pitiful, and kind, Lowly, meek, in thought and word, Wholly like our blessed Lord. 3 Let us each for others care. Each his brother's burden bear, — To thy Church a pattern give, Showing how believers live. 4 Let us, then, with joy, remove To thy family above ; On the wings of angels fly, — Showing how believers die. LONGING FOR HOLINESS. 91 1 \l'-~, Christ reigning in the heart. 7s, LORD! I come to thee for rest, Take possession of my breast ; There, thy sovereign right maintain, And, without a rival, reign. While lama pilgrim here, Let thy love my spirit cheer; Be my guide, my guard, my friend; Lead me to my journey's end. Shew me what I have to do, Every hour my strength renew ; Let me live a life of faith, Let me die thy people's death. 123. Christ's presence is Heaven. CM. 1 JESUS hath died that I might live, Mighf live to God alone ; In him eternal life receive, And be in spirit one. 2 Savior ! I thank thee for thy grace, . The gift unspeakable ; And wait with arms of faith t' embrace, And all thy love to feel. 92 SOCIAL AND ft. S. HYMNS. Give me thyself; — from every boast, From every wish set free ; — Let all I am in theo be lost. But give thyself to me. 4 Thy gifts, alas! cannot suffice. Unless thyself be given: Thy presence makes my paradise. And where thou art is heaven. 121. Pleading for Holiness. 7 s & 6s, 1 LAMB of God ! whose bleeding love We now recall to mind : — Send the answer from above, And let us mercy find : Think on us who think on thee ; Every burdened soul release; Oh ! remember Calvary, And bid us go in peace. 2 Can we ever hence depart Till thou our wants relieve? — Write forgiveness on our heart, And all thine image give : Still our souls shall cry to thee, Till renewed in holiness ; Oh ! remember Calvary. And bid us go in peace. LONGING FOR HOLINESS. 9"3 L'ZDm Christ our Salvation. Gs & 4s. 1 MY faith looks up to thee. Thou Lamb of Calvary ! — Savior divine ! Now hear me while I pray, Take all my guilt away. Oh ! let me, from this day, Be wholly thine. "2 May thy rich grace impart •Strength to my fainting heart, My zeal inspire ; As thou hast died for me, Oh ! may my love for thee, Pure, warm, and changeless be. — A living fire. ?> While life's dark maze I tread, And griefs around me spread, Be thou my guide ; Bid darkness turn to day, Wipe sorrow's tears away, Nor let me ever stray From thee aside. 4 When ends life's transient dream, When death's cold, sullen stream Shall o'er me roll, 94 SOCIAL AND S. S. HYMNS. Blest Savior! then, in love, Fear and distrust remove; .Oh! bear me safe above, — A ransomed soul. lLO. Forsaking all for Christ. Ss&7s, 1 JESUS ! I my cross have taken, All to leave, and follow thee ; Naked, poor, despised, forsaken, Thou, from hence, my all shalt be : Perish every fond ambition, — All I've sought, or hoped, or knowa ! Yet how rich is my condition, — God and heaven are still my own! 2 Perish, earthly fame and treasure ! Come, disaster, scorn, and pain ! In thy service, pain is pleasure ; With thy favor, life is gain : Oh ! 't is not in grief to harm me, While thy love is left to me ; Oh! 't were not in joy to charm me, Were that joy unmixed with thee. 127. Self -dedication. C. M. 1 WELCOME, O Savior! to my heart; Possess thy humble throne ; CONSECRATION. 95 Bid every rival hence depart, And claim rne for thine own. 2 The world and Satan I forsake, — To thee, I all resign ; My longing heart, O Jesus! take, And fill with love divine. 3 Oh ! may I never turn aside, Nor from thy bosom flee ; Let nothing here my heart divide, — I give it all to thee. JLo. Entire dedication. 8s7s&4s. 1 WELCOME, welcome, dear Redeemer! Welcome to this heart of mine ; Lord ! I make a full surrender, Every power and thought be thine ; Thine entirely, — Through eternal ages thine. 2 Known to all to be thy mansion, Earth and hell will disappear ; Or in vain attempt possession, When they find the Lord is here ; — Shout, O Zion ! Shout, ye saints ! the Lord is here. !)C SOCIAL AND S. S. HYMNS. 12 J. ^elf-consecration. L. M. 1 LORD! I am thine, entirely thine, Purchased and saved by blood divine ; AVith full consent thine I would be, And own thy sovereign right in me. 2 Thee, my new master, now I call, And consecrate to thee my all ; Lord! let me live and die to thee, — Be thine through all eternity. loU. Entire Consecration. L. M. 1 NOW I resolve, with all my heart, With all my powers to serve the Lord ; Nor from his ways will I depart, Whose service is a rich reward. 2 Be this the purpose of my soul, My solemn, my determined choice, To yield to his supreme control, And, in his kind commands, rejoice. 131. Longing for perfect lore. C. P. M. 1 O love divine, how sweet thou art! When shall I find my willing heart All taken up by thee? SANCTIFICATION. 97 I thirst, I faint, I die to prove The greatness of redeeming love, The love of Christ to me. 2 God only knows the love of God — O that it now were shed abroad In this poor longing heart; For love I sigh, for love I pine ; This only portion, Lord! be mine; Be mine this better part. 3 O that I may forever sit With Mary at the Master's feet ! Bje this my happy choice — My only care, delight, and bliss, My joy, my heaven on earth be this, To hear the Bridegroom's voice! 4 P that I may, with favored John, Recline my weary head upon The dear Redeemer's breast ! From care, and sin, and sorrow free, Give me, O Lord! to find in thee My everlasting rest. lo2. Christ all in all. 7s. GENTLE Jesus, lovely Lamb! Thine, and only thine I am; d 96 SOCIAL AND S. S. HYMNS. Take my body, spirit, soul, — Only thou possess the whole. '2 Whom have I on earth below? Thee, and only thee I know : Whom have 1 in heaven but thee 1 Thou art all in all to me. 3 All my treasure is above, All my riches is thy love ; Other comforts I despise, Thou art all my paradise. 133. The mind that icas in. Christ. 1 FATHER of eternal grace ! Glorify thyself in me ; Meekly beaming in my face, May the world thine image see. 2 Happy only in thy love, Poor, unfriended, or unknown : Fix my thoughts ou things above, - Stay my heart on thee alone. 3 Counting gain and glory loss, May I tread the path he trod ; Die with Jesus on the cross, — Rise with him, to thee, my God! SANCTIFICATION. 99 134. A heart hallowed to Christ. L. M. 1 THOU Lamb of God, thou Prince of peace \ For thee my thirsty soul doth pine ; 31y longing heart implores thy grace, — O, make me in thy likeness shine ! 2 With fraudless, even, humble mind. Thy will in all things may I see : In love be every wish resigned, And hallowed my whole heart to thee. 3 So, when on Zion thou shalt stand, And all heaven's hosts adore their King. May I be found at thy right hand, And evermore thy glories sing. JLoO. Jesus' heart, a copy. C. M. 1 O FOR a heart to praise my God ! A heart from sin set free ! A heart baptized and cleansed with blood, — Thy blood, O Calvary! 2 A heart resigned, submissive, meek, — My great Redeemer's throne ; Where only Christ is heard to speak, Where Jesus reigns alone. 100 SOCIAL AND S. S. HYMNS. 3 O for a lowly, contrite heart, Believing, true and clean ! Which neither life nor death can part From Him that dwells within. 4 A heart, in every thought renewed, And full of love diviue; Perfect, and right, and pure and good, — A copy, Lord! of thine. This precious gift, O Lord ! impart; And quickly, from above, Write thy new name upon my heart, — Thy new, best name of Love. loU. Salvation complete. 8s & 7 1 LOVE divine, all love excelling, — Joy of heaven, to earth come down ! Fix in us thy humble dwelling ; All thy faithful mercies crown ; Breathe, — Oh ! breathe thy loving spirit Into every troubled breast; Let us all thy grace inherit, Let us fiad thy promised rest. 2 Carry on thy new creation, Pure and holy may we be ; Let us see our whole salvation, Perfectly secured by thee ; SA.NCTIFICATION. 101 Change from glory into glory. Till in heaven we see thy face ; Till we cast our crowns before thee, Lost in wonder, love and praise. lot * Rejoicing in a full salvation. 8s & 7s. ' KNOW, my soul ! thy full salvation ; Rise o'er sin, and fear and care; Joy to find, in every station, Something still to do or bear: Think, what spirit dwells within thee ; Think, what Father's smiles are thine ; Think, what Jesus did to win thee ; — Child of heaven ! canst thou repine ? Haste thee on from grace to glory, Arm'd with faith andwing'd by prayer; Heaven's eternal day 's before thee,' God's own hand shall guide thee there Soon shall close thine earthly mission, Soon shall pass thy pilgrim-days; Hope shall change to glad fruition, — Faith to sight, and prayer to praise. d2 102 SOCIAL AND S. S. HYMNS. loo. Rest for the ic ear y soul. S. M. 1 OH ! where shall rest be found, — Rest for the weary soul ? 'T were vain the ocean-depths to sound, Or pierce to either pole. 2 The world can never give The bliss for which we sigh ; 'T is not the whole of life to live, Nor all of death to die. 3 Beyond this vale of tears, There is a life above, Unmeasured by the flight of years ; And all that life is love. lot). Heaven anticipated. 8s and 6s Irreg. 1 THERE is an hour of peaceful rest, To mourning wanderers given : There is a joy for souls distressed, A balm for every wounded breast, — 'Tis found above — in heaven. 2 There is a home for weary souls, By sin and sorrow driven ; HEAVEN ANTICIPATED. 103 When tossed on life's tempestuous shoals, Where storms arise and ocean rolls, And all is drear but heaven . 3 There, fragrant flowers immortal bloom. And joys supreme are given ; There, rays divine disperse the gloom : — Beyond the confines of the tomb, Appears the dawn of heaven. 140. Prospect of Heaven. * CM, 1 THERE is a land of pure delight, Where saints immortal reign; Infinite day excludes the night, And pleasures banish pain. 2 There everlasting spring abides, And never-withering flowers ; Death, like a narrow sea, divides This heavenly land from ours. 3 Sweet fields, beyond the swelling flood, Stand dressed in living green ; So to the Jews old Canaan stood, While Jordan rolled between. * if desired, the chorus added to the 149th Hymn may be sung with this. 104 SOCIAL AND S. S. HYMNS. 141. Longing for Heaven. lis. 1 I WOULD not live always — I ask not to stay, "Where storm after storm rises dark o'er the way: The lew lucid mornings that dawn on us here, Are followed by gloom, and beclouded by fear. 2 I would not live always — no, — welcome the tomb; Since Jesus hath lain there, I dread not its gloom; There, sweet be my rest, till he bid me arise. To hail him in triumph descending the skies. 3 Who — who would live always — away from his God; — Away from yon heaven, that blissful abode, Where the rivers of pleasure flow o'er the bright plains. And the noontide of glory eternally reigns? 4 There saints of all ages, in harmony meet, Their Savior and brethren transported to greet ; While anthems of rapture unceasingly roll, And the smile of the Lord is the least of the soul. HEAVEN ANTICIPATED. 105 142. Heaven our Home. lis. Air — Home, sweet home. 1 'MID scenes of confusion and creature com- plaints, How sweet to my soul is communion with saints; To find at the banquet of mercy there's room, And feel in the presence of Jesus at home. Home, home, sweet, sweet home, Prepare me, dear Savior! for glory, my home. 2 Sweet bonds, that unite all the children of peace! — And dear blessed Jesus, whose love cannot cease! Tho' now from thy presence an exile I roam, I long to behold thee in glory my home. Home, home, &c. 3 While here in the valley of conflict I stay, O give me submission and strength as my day; In all my afflictions to thee would I come, 1 Rejoicing in hope of my glorious home. Home, home, &c. 4 I long, dearest Lord! in thy beauties to shine, — No more as a stranger in sorrow to pine,-r- And in thy dear image arise from the tomb, With glorified millions to praise thee at home. Home, home, &c. 10H SOCIAL AND S. S. HYMNS. 14o. Sleeping in Jesus. L. M. 1 ASLEEP in Jesus ! blessed sleep! From which none ever wakes to weep: — A calm and undisturbed repose, Unbroken by the last of foes. 2 Asleep in Jesus! O, how sweet To be for such a slumber meet ! With holy confidence to sing, That death has lost his cruel sting. 3 Asleep in Jesus! peaceful rest ! Whose waking is supremely blest : No fear, no woe shall dim that hour Which manifests the Savior's power. 4 Asleep in Jesus! O, for me May such a blissful refuge be; Securely shall my ashes lie, And wait the summons from on high. 144. Hope of Heaven. CM. 1 WHEN I can read my title clear, To mansions in the skies, I'll bid farewell to every fear, And wipe my weeping eyes. O that will be joyful, Sf-c. HEAVEN ANTICIPATED. 107 2 Should earth against my soul engage, And fiery darts be hurled, Then I can smile at Satan's rage, And face a frowning world. that will be joyful, §-e. Let cares like a wild deluge come, And storms of sorrow fall, May 1 but safely reach my home, My God, my heaven, my all. ihat will be joyful, $~c. 4 There I shall bathe my weary soul, In seas of heavenly rest ; And not a wave of trouble roll Across my peaceful breast. that will be joyful, $'c 14o. Heaven glorious.* CM. 1 JERUSALEM, my happy home, O how I long for thee ! AVhen will my sorrows have an end ? Thy joys when shall I see? 2 Thy walls are all of precious stone, Most glorious to behold ! * If desired, the chorus added to the preceding hymn, may be sung with this. 108 SOCIAL AND S. S. HYMNS. Thy gates are richly set with pearl, Thy streets are paved with gold. 3 Thy garden and thy pleasant walks, My study long have been; Such dazzling views, by human sight, Have never yet been seen. 4 When we've been there ten thousand year? Bright shining as the sun, We've no less days to sing God's praise, Than when we first begun. 146. The Songs of Heaven. 8s. 1 YE angels ! who stand round the throne, And view my Immanuel's face, — In rapturous songs make him known, Tune, tune your soft harps to his-praise : He formed you the spirits you are, So happy, so noble, so good; When others sunk down in despair, Confirmed by his power, ye stood. 2 Ye saints ! who stand nearer than they, And cast your bright crowns at his feet, — His grace and his glory display, And all his rich mercies repeat: HEAVEN ANTICIPATED. 109 He snatched you from hell and the grave, He ransomed from death and despair ; For you he was mighty to save, — Almighty to bring you safe there. I long to put on my attire, — Washed white in the blood of the Lamb ; I long to be one of your choir, And tune my sweet harp to his name ; 1 long — Oh! I long to be there, Where sorrow and sin bid adieu, — Your joy and your friendship to share, — To wonder, and worship with you. 147. The Pilgmn's Dialogue. 8s & 7s. WHITHER goest thou, pilgrim stranger! Wand'ring thro' this lonely vale ? Know'st thou not 'tis full of danger, And will not thy courage fail ? " No ! Fm bound for the kingdom, — Will you go to glory with me ? Hallelujah! Praise ye the Lord.''' Pilgrim thou hast justly called me, ' Passing through this waste so wide ; But no harm can e'er befall me, While Vm blest with such a guide. e 110 SOCIAL AND S. S. HYMNS. 3 Such a guide ! — No guide attends thee ; Hence for thee my fears arise ; If some guardian power befriend thee, 'Tis unseen by mortal eyes. 4 Yes, unseen, — but still believe me, Such a guide my steps attend ; He'll in every strait relieve me ; He will guide me to the end. 5 Pilgrim ! see that stream before thee, Darkly winding through the vale, — Should its deadly waves roll o'er thee, Would not then thy courage fail ? 6 No, that stream has nothing frightful, To its brink my steps I'll bend : Thence to plunge will be delightful. There my pilgrimage will end. 148. The Pilgrim's Invitation. 8s, Peculiar. 1 WE'RE traveling home to heav'n above, Will you go ? Will you go ? To sing the Savior's dying love; Will you go ? Will you go ? And millions more are on the road, — Millions have reached that blest abode, HEAVEN ANTICIPATED. Ill Anointed kings and priests to God : Will you go ? Will you go ? 2 We're going to see the bleeding Lamb, In rapturous strains to praise his name ; The crown oflife we there shall wear, The conqueror's palm our hands shall bear, And all the joys of heaven we'll share. 3 We're going to join the heavenly choir, To raise our voice, and tune the lyre ; There saints and angeis gladly sing Hosanna to their God and King, And make the heavenly arches ring. Ye weary, heavy laden! — come, — In heaven's courts there still is room ; The Lord is waiting to receive, — If thou wilt on him now believe — And give thy troubled conscience ease. 5 The way to heaven is straight and plain, — Repent, believe, be born again ; . . The Savior cries aloud to thee, — "Take up thy cross and follow me, And thou shalt my salvation see." 3 SOCIAL AND S. S. HYMNS. 149. The Soldier's Triumph. C. M. AM I a soldier of the cross, — A follower of the Lamb ? And shall I fear to own his cause, Or blush to speak his name ? We're marching through Jmmanuel's ground. We soon shall hear the (welcome) trumpet' sound ! then ice shall with Jesus reign, And never, never part again. What ! never part ogam .-' No ! never part again. What! 4-r. 01 then, $c. Are there no foes for me to face ? Must I not stem the flood ? Is this vile world a friend to grace. To help me on to God ? We're marching, fyc. Sure I must fight, if I would reign ; Increase my courage, Lord ! I'll bear the toil — endure the pain,— Supported by thy word. We're marching, §re. Thy saints, in all this glorious war, Shall conquer, though they die; HEAVEN ANTICIPATED. 113 They see the triumph from afar, And shout in victory. We're marching, ~c. For he, <$>~c. 5 When tierce disease attacks your frame, Jews says, cj^c. Your Savior's love is still the same: Jesus says, $~c. For he, $'c. 6 In death's dark shade you need not fear, Jesus says, $~c. For Jesus will be with you there: Jesus says, c£*c. For he, &c. 151. Heavenly Canaan. L. M. 1 TOGETHER let us sweetly live,— Jam bound for the land nf Canaan, Together let us sweetly die : I am bound for the land of Canaan ; Canaan, bright Canaan .' J am bound for the land of Canaan ,■ Canaan, it is my happy home! I am bound for the land of Canaan. HEAVEN ANTICIPATED. 115 2 I have some friends before me gone. I am bound, $'c. And I'm resolved to travel on: lam bound, fyc. Canaan, tyc. 3 Our songs of praise shall fill the skies, I am bound, §~c. And higher still our joys shall rise : I am bound, &c. Canaan, §~c . 4 Then come with me, beloved friend. I am bound, §~c. The joys of heaven shall never end : / am bound, g*~c. Canaan, $~c. 152. We're on our journey home. — Sent's. 1 WE shall gain the heavenly world. By and by, by and by ; "We shall gain the heavenly world, By and by. Ride on, Kir.g Jesus, Oride on! We're on our journey home. 1 16 SOCIAL AND S. S. HYMNS. 2 We shall pass those pearly gates, 3 We shall walk those golden streets. 4 We shall wear a starry crown. 5 We shall bear a conqueror's palm. 6 We shall strike the golden harps. 7 We shall reign with Christ above. 8 We shall see him as he is. 9 We shall drink our fill of love. 11) We shall meet to part no more. SABBATH. 1i- «> Ot>. Sabbath morning. C. L. M. 1 HOW calm and beautiful the morn That gilds the sacred tomb, Where once the crucified was borne, And veiled in midnight gloom! Oh ! weep no more the Savior slain ; The Lord is risen — he lives again. 2 Ye mourning saints! dry every tear For your departed Lord ; "Behold the place — he is not there,'* — The tomb is all unbarred : The gates of death were closed in vain : The Lord is risen — he lives again. SABBATH. 117 3 Now cheerful to the house of prayer Your early footsteps bend; The Savior will himself be there, Your advocate and friend : Oh ! weep no more your comforts slain; The Lord is risen — he lives again. LO-t, A Sabbath blessing sought. 7s. 6 lines 1 SAFELY through another week, God has brought us on our way ; Let us now a blessing seek, Waiting in his couns to-day : Day of all the week the best, Emblem of eternal rest. 2 While we seek supplies of grace, Through the dear Redeemer's name, Show thy reconciled face, — Take away our sin and shame ; From our worldly cares set free, May we rest this day in thee. 155. The Sabbath a Rest. L. M. 1 ANOTHER six days' work is done, Another Sabbath is begun; Return, my so ul ! enjoy thy rest, leased. e2 118 SOCIAL A5D S. S. HYMNS. 2 Oh ! that our thoughts and thanks may As grateful incense to the skies : [rise, And draw from heaven that sweet repose. Which none, but he that feels it, knows- 3 This heavenly calm, within the breast, Is the dear pledge of glorious rest — Which for the church of God remains. — The end of cares, the end of pains. 4 In holy duties let the day, — In holy pleasures pass away : How sweet a Sabbath thus "to spend, lu hope of one that ne'er shall end .' lOu. The Sabbath a consecrated day. 10s. 1 AGAIN the day returns of holy rest, Which, when he made the world, Jehovah blest ; When, like his own, he bade our labors cease, And all be piety, and all be peace. "2 Let xis devote this consecrated day To learn his will, and all we learn obey ; So shall he hear when fervently we raise Our supplications and our songs of praise. '*>«• The Sabbath welcomed. 7s. 1 WELCOME— sacred day of rest ! Sweet iepose from worldly care ; — 119 Day above all days the best, When our souls for heaven prepare. 2 Day when our Redeemer rose, Victor o'er the hosts of hell : Thus he vanquished all our foes ; — . Let our lips his glory tell. 15S. Sabbath worship delight/id. S. M. 1 WELCOME— sweet day of rest, That saw the Lord arise ! Welcome to this reviving breast, And these rejoicing eyes. 2 The king himself comes near, And feasts his saints to-day ; Here we may sit, and see him here. And love, and praise, and pray. 3 My willing soul would stay, in such a frame as this, — And sit and sing herself away To everlasting bliss. ID J. The Sabbath precious. 6s. 1 HOW sweet is the Sabbath to me, The day when the Savior arose ! e3 120 SOCIAL AND S.S. HYMITg. 'Tis heaven his beauties to see, And in his soft arras to repose : This day he invites us to come, — How kindly he bids us draw near ! Pie offers us heaven for home. And wipes off the penitent tear. 2 I cannot, I must not refuse, — His goodness has conquered my heart : The. Lord for my portion I choose, And bid all my folly depart : How sweet is the Sabbath to me. The day my Redeemer arose ! 'Tis heaven his beauties to see. And in his soft arms to repose. 160. The Nobler Rest above. L. M. 1 THINE earthly Sabbaths, Lord ! we lore; But there's a nobler rest above : To that our longing souls aspire. With cheerful hope and strong desire. 2 No more fatigue, no more distress, Nor sin, nor death shall reach the place No groans shall mingle with the songs That warble from immortal tongues. 12] 3 No rude alarms of raging foes; No cares to break the long repose: No midnight shade, no clouded sun; — But sacred, high, eternal noon. li) I. Sabbath morning or evening. L. M. 1 SWEET is the work, my God ! my King ! To praise thy name, give thanks and sing ; To show thy love by morning light, And talk of all thy truth at night. 2 Sweet is the day of sacred rest, — No mortal care shall seize my breast ; Oh ! may my heart in tune be found, Like David's harp of solemn sound. lu-s. Sabbath morning or evening. S. M. 1 SWEET is the work, O Lord ! Thy glorious name to sing; To praise and pray, to hear thy word. And grateful offerings bring. 2 Sweet — at the dawning light, Thy boundless love to tell ; And when approach the shades of night. Still on the theme to dwell. 122 SOCIAL AND S. S. HYMNS. 3 Sweet — on this day of rest. To join in heart and voice. With those, who love and serve thee best. And in thy name rejoice. 4 To soii^s of praise and joy Be every Sabbath given, — That such may be our blest employ Eternally in heaven. FAMILY WORSHIP. 163. A morning song of gratitude. CM. 1 LOUD! in the morning thou shalt hear My voice ascending high : To thee will I direct my prayer, To thee lift op mine eye. 2 Preserved by thine almighty arm, I passed the shades of night, Secure and safe from every harm, — Yv'hile many spent the night in sighs. And restless pains and woes, MORNING. 123 Id gentle sleep I closed my eves, In undisturbed repose. 4 Oh ! let the same «il mighty care My waking hours attend ; From every danger, every snare, My every step defend. 5 Smile on my minutes as they roll, And guide my future days ; And let thy goodness fill my soul With gratitude and praise. 164. A Morning Tribute. CM. 1 ONCE more, my soul ! the rising day Salutes my waking eyes : Once more, my voice ! thy tribute pay To Him who rules the skies. 2 A thousand wretched souls are fled, Since the last setting sun ; And yet He lengthens out my thread, — And yet my moments run. 3 Great God! let all my hours be thine, Whilst I enjoy the light ; Then shall my sun in smiles decline, And bring a peaceful night. 124 SOCIAL AND S. S. HYMNS. $ 165. Morning Sacrifice. L. M. 1 AWAKE, my soul ! and with the sun Thy daily course of duty run ; Shake off dull sloth, and joyful rise To pay thy morning sacrifice. 2 Lord ! I my vows to thee renew : Scatter my sins as morning dew ; Guard my first springs of thought and will, And all thy love in me fulfil. 166. Early Prayer. Is. 61. 1 IN this calm impressive hour, Let my prayer ascend on high; God of mercy ! God of power !. Hear me, when to thee I cry : Hear me from thy lofty throne. For the sake of Christ, thy Sou. With the morning's early ray, While the shades of night depart, Let thy beam of light convey Joy and gladness to my heart; Now o'er all my steps preside, And for all my wants provide. MORNING. 125 1() i • Morning and United Prayer. S. M 1 HOW sweet the melting lay, That breaks upon the ear, When, at the hour of rising day, Christians unite in prayer. 2 The breezes waft their cries, Up to Jehovah's throne ; He listens to their bursting sighs, And sends his blessings down. 1 68. Daicn in the Soul. 7s 1 THOU didst hear ray evening cry ; Thy preserving hand was nigh ; Peaceful slumbers thou hast shed. Grateful. to my weary head. 2 Thou hast kept me through the night,— 'Twas thy hand restored the light ; ' Lord ! thy mercies still are new, Plenteous, as the morning dew. 3 Gently, with the dawning ray, Ou my soul, thy beams display ; Sweeter than the smiling morn, Let thy cheering light return. 126 SOCIAL AND S. 8. HYMNS. 169. Morning Devotion. S, M. 1 SERENE, I laid me down Beneath his guardian care; I slept, and woke ; and still I found 3iy kind Preserver near. 2 Dear Savior ! to thy cross, I bring my sacrifice ; Tinned with thy blood, it shall ascend, With fragrance to the skies. 1T0. Daily Dependence. L. M. G L 1 AS every day thy mercy spares Will bring its trials and its cares, O Savior! till my life shall end, Be thou my counsellor and friend ; Teach me thy precepts, all divine, And be thy great example mine. When each day's scenes and labors close, And wearied nature seeks repose, AVith pardoning mercy richly blest, Guard me, my Savior ! while I rest ; And as each morning sun shall rise, O, lead me onward to the skies. EVENING. 127 1 1 1« Divine Protection implored.. 6s &, 5s. Air — " Far, far o'er hill," &c. THROUGH thy protecting care. Kept till the dawning, — Taught to draw near in pray'r, Heed we the warning : O thou great One in Three ! Gladly our souls would be Evermore praising thee, God of the rnornins: ! God of our sleeping hours, Watch o'er us waking: All our imperfect powers la thine hands taking : In us thy work fulfil, — Be with thy children still: Those who obey thy will Never forsaking. 1 * ^» Evening Sacrifice. L. M. GLORY to thee, my God ! this night, For all the blessings of the light; Keep me, O keep me, King of Kings ! Beneath the shadow of thv wings. 128 SOCIAL A>D 3. S. HYMNS. 2 Forgive me, Lord ! for thy dear Sou. The ill that 1 this day have done ; That wuh the world, myself and thee. My soul, this night, at peace may be. 3 Teach me to live, that I may dread The grave as little as my bed ; Teach me to die, that so I may Rise glorious at the judgment-day. I / •>. Ereniwr Contemplation. 1 SOFTLY, now, the light of day, Fades upon my sight away ; Free from care, from labor free. Lord ! I would commune with thee. 2 Soon for me, the light of day, Shall forever pass away : Then, from sin and sorrow free, Take me, Lord ! to dwell with thee. 1 »4. Repose and Devotion. 7 1 NOW from labor and from care, Evening-shades have set me free ; In the work of praise and prayer, Lord ! J would converse with thee EVENING. 129 Oh ! behold me from above, Fill me with a Savior's Jove. For the blessings of this day. For the mercies of this hour, For the gospel's cheering ray, For the Spirit's quickening power, — Grateful notes to thee J raise ; Oh ! accept my song of praise. 175. Vrayer at Twilight. CM. 1 I LOVE to steal awhile away. From every cumbering care ; And spend the hours of setting day, [n humble, grateful prayer. '2 1 love, in solitude, to shed The penitential tear; And ali his promises to plead, When none but God is near, 3 I love to think on mercies past, And future good implore ; My cares and sorrows all to cast, On him whom I adore. 130 SOCIAL AND S. S. HYMNS. 4 Lord ! when life's toilsome day is o'er r May its departing ray Be calm, as this impressive hour, And lead to endless day. 176. Protection sought. 8s & 7s. Peculiar. 1 THROUGH the day thy love has spared us: Now we lay us down to rest; Through the silent watches guard us, Let no foe our peace molest ; Jesus ! thou our guardian be, Sweet it is to trust in thee. 2 Pilgrims here on earth and strangers, Dwelling in the midst of foes, — Us and ours preserve from dangers, In thine arms let us repose; And, when life's short day is past, Rest with thee in heaven, at last. 177. An Evening Memorial. L. M, 1 THUS far the Lord has led me on, Thus far his power prolongs my days ; And every evening shall make known Sorns fresh memorial of his grace. 131 2 Much of my time has run to waste. And I, perhaps, am near my home; But he forgives my follies past, And gives me strength for days to come. Z I lay my body down to sleep. — Peace is the pillow for my head ; While well-appointed angels keep Their watchful stations round my bed. 4 Thus, when the night of death shall come, My flesh shall rest beneath the ground, And wait thy voice to rend my tomb, With sweet salvation in the sound. 1 / 3. Christ's presence a Safeguard. 8s & 7s. 1 SAVIOR! breathe an evening-blessing, Ere repose our spirits seal : All our wants we come confessing : Thou canst save, and thou canst heal. -2 Though the night be dark and dreary, Darkness cannot hide from thee ; Thou art he who, never weary, Watcheth where thy people be. •3 Though destruction walk around us, Though the arrows past us fly, 1 32 SOCIAL AND S. S. HYMNS. Angel-guards from thee surround us; We are safe, — for thou art nigh. 179. Night, a type of Death. 8. 31. 1 THE day is past and gone : The evening shades appear ; O, may we all remember well The night of death draws near. •i We lay our garments by, Upon our beds to rest : So death will soon disrobe us all, Of what we here po& 3 Lord! keep us safe this night, Secure from ail our fears ; May angels guard us while we sleep, Till morning light appears. 4 And when our days are past, And we from time remove, O, may we in thy bosom rest, — The bosom of thy love. 180. Morning or evening Song. L. M. 1 MY God ! how endless is thy love f Thy gifts are every evening new ; THK HEATHEN. S3. And morning mercies from above, Gently distill, like early dew. 2 Thou spread's! the curtains of the night. Great Guardian of my sleeping hours! Thy sovereign word restores the light, And quickens all my drowsy powers. 3 I yield my powers to thy command ; To thee I consecrate my days ; Perpetual blessings from thy hand, Demaud perpetual songs of praise. MISSIONARY. - 181. The heathen world. 7s & 6s. 1 FROM Greenland's icy mountains, From India's coral strand, Where Afric's sunny fountains Roll down their golden sand ; From many an ancient river, From many a palmy plain, They call us to deliver Their land from error's chain. I What though the spicy breeaes Blow soft o'er Ceylon's iele, — f 134 SOCIAL AND S. S. HYMNS. Though every prospect pleases, And only man is vile! — In vain with lavish kindness The gifts of God are strown ; The heathen, in his blindness, Bows down to wood and stone. 3 Shall we, whose souls are lighted With wisdom from on high, — Shall we, to men benighted* The lamp of life deny ? Salvation ! O Salvation ! — The joyful sound proclaim, Till earth's remotest nation Has learned Messiah's name. 4 Waft — waft, ye winds ! his story, And you, ye waters ! roll, — Till, like a sea of glory, It spreads from pole to pole: Till o ; er our ransomed nature, The Lamb for sinners slain, Redeemer, King, Creator, In bliss returns to reign. 182. The Heathen's cry for lid p. 6s & 7s. 1 HARK! what mean those lamentations, Rolling sadly through the sky I THE HEATHER. 135 'Tis the cry of heathen nations, — " Come and help us or we die !" Hear the heathen's sad complaining. Christians ! Hear their dying cry ; And, the love of Christ constraining, Haste to help them, ere they die. loo. The Heathen's dying prayer. 7s $? 5s. Air — " Bruce's Address. " HARK ! what cry arrests my ear ? Hark ! what accents of despair ? 'Tis the heathen's dying prayer; — Friends of Jesus ! hear : •* Men of God ! to you we cry, Rests on you our tearful eye, Help us, Christians ! or we die, Die in dark despair." Haste, O Christians! haste to save, O'er the land and o'er the wave, Dangers, death, and distance brave, — Hark ! for help they call : Afric bends her suppliant knee, Asia spreads her hands to thee, Hark ! they urge the heaven-born plea, — " Jesus died for all !" 136 SOCIAL AND S. S. HYMNS. 3 Haste then, spread the Savior's name, Snatch the firebrands from the flame, Deck his glorious diadem With their ransom'd souls : See ! the pagan altars fall, See ! the Savior reigns o'er all ; "Crown Him ! crown Him ! Lord of all!' Echoes round the poles. 184. Prayer for a world in sin. L. M. 1 JESUS ! we bow before thy throne, We lift our eyes to seek thy face ; To bleeding hearts thy love make known, On contrite souls bestow thy grace. 2 See, spread beneath thy gracious eye, A world o'ei whelmed in guilt and tears, Where deathless souls in ruin lie, And no kind voice dispels their fears ! 3 Lord! arm thy truth with power divine, Its conquests spread from shore to shore, Till suns and stars forget to shine, And earth and skies shall be no more. THE HEATHEN. 137 IS5. A Blessing on Christian Effort. C. M. 1 SALVATION! let the tidings roll The spacious earth around, Till every tribe and every soul Shall hear the joyful sound. 2 Then shall the scattered wanderers meef.. That now in darkness rove, And, gathered round lmmanuel's feet, Sing of his saving love ! 3 O Lord ! each faithful effort own, To spread the gospel rays; And rear, on sin's demolished throne, The temples of thy praise. 18o. The Cross Elevated. 7s. \ GO — ye messengers of God ! Like the beams of morning, fly; Take the wonder-working rod, Wave the Banner-Cross on high. H Go to many a tropic isle, fa the bosom of the deep, Where the skies for ever smile. And th' oppressed for ever weep. (2 138 SOCIAL AND 3. S. HYMNS. 3 O'er the negro's night of care, Pour the living light of heaven ; Chase away the fiend despair, — Bid hirn hope to be forgiven. 4 Where the golden gates of day Open on the palmy east, Wide the bleeding cross display, — Spread the gospel's richest feast. 5 Circumnavigate the ball, Visit every soil and sea-; Preach the cross of Christ to all, — Christ, whose love is full and free. lei/. Paradise and Peace restored. CM. 1 LORD ! send thy word, and let it fly, Armed with thy Spirit's power; Ten thousands shall confess its sway, And bless the saving hour. 2 Beneath the influence of thy grace The barren wastes shall rise, With sudden green and fruits arrayed — A blooming paradise. 3 Peace, with her olive-crown shall stretch Her wings from shore to shore : THL HtATHtiN. The nations of the earth shall hear The sound of war no more. 4 Amen ! — on earth, in sweet accord, Let thousands lift the cry ; — Amen! — in heaven, with joy divine, Let countless choirs reply. 1 88. The Day Spring. 8s, 7s & 4s. 1 CHRISTIAN ! see the orient morning Breaks along the heathen sky ; Lo ! th' expected day is dawning — Glorious day-spring from on high : Hallelujah ! — Hail the day-spring from on high ! 2 Lord of every tribe and nation ! Spread thy truth from pole to pole ; Spread the light of thy salvation, Till it shine on every soul : Hallelujah!— Hail the day-spring from on high ! 189. The Morning Ushered. 7s & 6s. 1 THE morning light is breaking, The darkness disappears ; The sons of earth are waking To penitential tears ; 140 SOCIAL AND S. S. HYM>3. Each breeze that sweeps the ocean. Brings tidings from afar, Of nations in commotion, Prepared for Zion's war. C See heathen nations bending, Before the God we love; And thousand hearts ascending, In gratitude above : While sinners, now confessing, The gospel call obey, And seek the Saviors blessing, — A nation in a day. 3 Blest river of salvation ! Pursue thy onward way ; Flow thou to every nation. Nor in thy richness stay : Stay not, till all the lowly. Triumphant. reach their home; Stay not, till all the holy Proclaim the Lord has come. 190. Zion's Triumph. 8s, 7s & 4. 1 ON the mountain's top appearing, Lo ! the sacred herald stands ; Welcome news to Zion bearing, — Zion long in hostile lands : MARINERS. 141 Mourning captive ! God himself will loose thy bands. 2 Has thy night been Ions and mournful ? Have thy friends unfaithful proved ? Have thy foes been proud and scornful — By thy sighs and tears unmoved ? Cease thy mourning ; — Zion still is well-beloved. 3 God, thy God, will now restore thee, He himself appears thy friend ; All thy foes shall flee before thee, Here their boasts and triumphs end ; Great deliverance — Zion's King will quickly send. 4 Peace and joy shall now attend thee. All thy warfare now is past; God, thy Savior, shall defend thee. Peace and joy are come at last ; All thy conflicts End in everlasting rest. 191- Christ, the Suiter's Star. Peculiar. 1 STAR of peace to wanderers weary ! Bright the beams that smile on me ; — Cheer the pilot's vision dreary, Far. far at sea : 342 SOCIAL AND S. S. HYMNS. Cheer the pilot's vision dreary, Far, far at sea. 2 Star of hope ! gleam on the billow, — Eless the soul that sighs for thee,— Bless the sailor's lonely pillow, Far. far at sea : Bless the sailor's lonely pillow, Far, far at sea. 3 Star of faith ! when winds are mocking All his toil, he flies to thee ; Save him, on the billows rocking, Far, far at sea ; Save him, on the billows rocking, Far, far at sea. 4 Star Divine! O safely guide him — Bring the wanderer home to thee ; Sore temptations long have tried him, Far, far at sea; Sore temptations long have tried him, Far, far at sea. 192. Christ, the Sailors Watch. 8s & 7s. 1 TOSSED upon life's raging billow, Sweet it is, O Lord ! to know, Thou didst press a sailor's pillow, And canst feel a sailor's woe : MARINERS. 143 Never slumbering, never sleeping, Though the night be dark and drear, Thou the faithful watch art keeping, — "All, all's well," thy constant cheer. 2 What though loud the wind is howling, — Fiercely "flash the lightnings red, — And the storm-clouds darkly scowling O'er the sailor's anxious head : — Thou canst calm the raging ocean, All its noise and tumult still, — Hush the tempest's wild commotion, At the bidding of thy will. 3 Thus my heart the hope will cherish, While to thee I lift mine eye — Thou wilt save me ere I perish ; Thou wilt hear the sailor's cry: And though mast and sail be riven, Life's short voyage will soon be o'er ; Safely moored in heaven's wide haven, Storm and wave shall vex no more. 193. Christ, the Sailors Pilot. lis. 1 WHEN rocks and when shallows beset us around, When sands are deceitful, and treach'rous the ground, 144 SOCIAL S. S. HYMNS. When waves rise and threaten the ship to o'erwhelm, — We trust to the pilot who governs the helm. 2 When dangers and death range abroad in our sight, We obey the command, and it guides us aright ; Though we know not the reason of all that we see, We trust our commander knows better than we. 3 And shall we, in seasons of danger, thus trust The power and the aid of a man who is dust, — [fide, And when we are called in our God to con- Doubt either his wisdom or goodness to guide? 4 Forbid it — O never, wherever we be, May we feel, Lord ! or act, as mistrust- ful of thee ! Thou knowest, thou seest, thou guidest aright, And the path, that's now dark, will here- after be bright. BOKDMEJf* 145 194. Pleading for the Slave: ' L. M. 1 O LORD! whose forming hand one To all the tribes and nations gave, [blood And giv'st to all their daily food, — Look down in pity on the slave ! 2 Fetters and chains and stripes remove, Deliv'rance to the captive give ; And pour the tide of light and love Upon their souls, and bid them live. Oh ! kindle in our hearts a flame Of holy zeal thy will to do; And bid each one, who loves thy name, Love all his bleeding brethren too. 195. Sympathy for the Slave. 8s, 7s & 4. HARK ! I hear a sound of anguish, In my own, my native land ; Brethren, doomed in chains to languish, Lift to heaven the suppliant hand, — And despairing, Death the end of woe demand. 2 Let us raise our supplication For the wretched suffering slave, S 146 SOCIAL A.HD S. 8. HYMNS. All whose life is desolation, All whose hope is in the grave ; God of mercy ! From thy throne, O hear and save. 3 Those in bonds we would remember As if we with them were bound; For each crushed, each suffering member Let our sympathies abound, Till our labors Spread the smiles of freedom round. 196. Comfort to the Slave. 8s, 7s & 4. 1 HARK ! a voice from heaven proclaiming, Comfort to the mourning slave; God has heard him long complaining, And extends his arm to save ; Proud oppression, Soon shall find its destined grave ! 2 See ! the light of truth is breaking Full and clear on every hand; And the voice of mercy speaking, Now is heard through all the land : Firm and fearless, See the friends of freedom stand. 3 Lo ! the nation is arousing From its slumber long and deep ; BONDMEN. 147 And the friends of God are waking, Never, never more to sleep, While a bondman, In his chains remains to weep. 197. To the Rescue. 7a & d OUR countrymen are dying Beneath their cankering chains ; Full many a heart is sighing, Where naught but slavery reigns : — No note of joy and gladness, Attuned to freedom's lay, E'er greets them in their sadness, To chase their tears away. And shall we, blessed with freedom, And all the heart holds dear, — Shall we pass by unheeding. And drop no friendly tear? Shall we, when hearts are breaking, And thousands weep in woe, — Shall we, all listless waiting, No sign of pity show ? 3 No ! let the shout for freedom Ring out a certain peal ; — Haste, haste ye to the rescue, All who have hearts to feel ; — 148 SOCIAL AND S. S. HYMHS. Go forth ! — and, with the blessing Of him who came to save, A holy, peaceful triumph, Shall greet the kneeling slave. 198. Break every Yoke. C. M. 1 BREAK every yoke, the gospel cries, And let th' oppressed go free ; Let every captive taste the joys Of peace and liberty. 2 Lord ! when shall man thy voice obey, And rend each iron chain? Oh, wheu shall love its golden sway, O'er ail the earth maintain? 3 Send thy good Spirit from above, And let th' oppressed go free ; — Send sweet deliv'rance to the slave, And peace and liberty. 4 With freedom's blessings crown hi3 day— O'erflow his heart with love; Teach him that straight and narrow way, Which leads to rest above. BONDMEN. 199. Must we be slaves ? 1 SONS of the noble sires, Who braved proud ocean's waves, For freedom's sake ! Say — will ye quench those fires, Their faith and love inspires ; And, standing on their graves, Their paths forsake ? 2 Shall freedom find a grave, On this blood-ransomed soil ? Must we be Slaves? Our fleeting lives to save, Must we no mercy crave, But with the bondman toil, Branded as knaves ? 3 Shall despots here bear sway — The sceptre here display, Our lips to close ? Say, brethren! freemen! say, — Will ye these lords obey, And ask them, when you may The truth disclose ? 4 No — no! we answer, no! The truth we'll fearless show, While breath remains; 150 SOCIAL AND 8. 8. HYMNS. Did not our Savior so ? "Would he the truth forego ? Or shrink when bade the foe, T' scape from pains ? 5 While then a slave is found, While man by man is bound, We'll speak and pray ; We'll wear the bondman's chains. We'll bear the bondman's pains, We'll hear when he complains, We'll do and say. 290. The dying Slave. 11*. Tune — " Thou art gone," &c. 1 AH! heard ye that cry ! 'Twas the wail of a slave, As he sank in despair, to the rest of the grave ; Beheld him where bleeding and prostrate he lies, — Unfriended he lived, and unpitied he dies! 2 The white man oppressed him — the white man for gold, [told ; Made him toil amidst tortures that cannot be He robbed him and spoiled him of all that was dear, And made him the prey of affliction and fear. BONDMEH. 151 Arouse ye, arouse ye : ye generous and brave ! Plead the rights of the poor — plead the cause of the slave ; Nor cease your exertions till broken shall be The fetters that bind him, and the slave shall be free. 201. The Bondman. 6», & 4*. Peculiar. Air — u Troubadour." FEEBLY the bondman toiled, Sadly he wept, — Then to his wretched cot Mournfully crept : How doth his free-born soul Pine 'neath his chain ! Slavery ! Slavery ! Dark is thy reign. Long ere the break of day, Roused from repose, — Wearily toiling Till after its close ; — Praying for freedom, He spends his last breath : Liberty ! Liberty ! Give me, or death. E'en now the morning Gleams from the Eait, — 152 SOCIAL AlfDS. 8. HYMNS. Despots are feeling Their triumph is past ; — Strong hearts are answering To freedom's loud call: — Liberty! Liberty! Full and for all. 202. The Slav* Mother. lis. Air — "Araby's Daughter." 1 I PTTY the slave-mother, careworn and weary. Who sighs as she presses her babe to her breast ; I lament her sad fate, all so hopeless and wear}', I lament for her woes and her wrongs unre- dressed: O who can imagine her heart's deep emotion, As she thinks of her children about to be sold ; [ocean. You may picture the bounds ot the rock-girdled But the grief of that mother can never be known ! 2 The mildew of slavery has blighted each blos- som, That ever has bloomed in her pathway below : It has frozen each fountain that gushed in her bosom, And chilled her heart's verdure with pitiless BONDMEN. 153 Her parents, her kindred, all crashed by op- pression ! Ker husband stiil doomed in its desert to stay ! No arm to protect from the tyrant's aggression — She ma;t weep as she treads on her desolate way. 3 O, elave-mo:her! hope; eee — the nation is shak- ing, The arm of the Lord is awake to thy wrong! The slave-holder's heart now with terror is quaking, . and Mercy to Heaven belong! Rejoice, O rejoice! for the child thou art rear- ing, May cne day lift up its unmanacledform, — While hope, to thy heart, like the rainbow so cheering, Is born, like the rainbow, 'mid tempest and storm. 203. TU Slavs Child. L. M. Air — "Bonny Doon." 1 O PITY the poor little slave. Who labors bard through ail the day — And has no one, When day is done, To teach his youthful heart to pray : g2 154 SOCIAL AND S. S. HYIOS. No words of love — no fond embrace — No smiles from parents kind and dear; No tears are shed Around his bed, When fevers rage, and death is near, 2 None feel for him when heavy chains Are fastened to his tender limb; No pitying eyes, No sympathies, No prayers are raised to heaven for him: Yes I will pity the poor slave, And pray that he may soon be free — That he at last, When days are past, In heaven may have his liberty. 204. The Utile blind loy. lis. Am— " Sweet Afton." 1 COME back to me, mother ! why linger away From thy poor little blind boy, the long wearr day! I mark every footstep, I list to each tone, And wonder my mother should leave me alone ! There are voices of sorrow, and voices of glee, But there's no one to joy or to sorrow with me ; For each hath of pleasure and trouble his share, And none for the poor little blind boy will care. BONDMEN. 155 My mother! come back to me; — close to thy breast [ed; Once more let tby poor little blind one be press- Once more let me feel thy warm breath on my cheek, And hear thee in accents of tenderness speak! O mother! Tve no one to love me — no heart Can bear like thine own in my sorrows a part ; No hand is so gentle, no voice is so kind. Oh! none like a mother can cherish the blind! Poor blind one! no mother thy wailing can hear, No mother can hasten to banish thy fear ; For the slave-owner drives her, o'er mountain and wild, [child! And for one paltry dollar hath sold thee, poor The curse of the broken in spirit shall fall On the wretch who hath mingled this worm- wood and gall, — [stray, And his gain like a mildew shall blight and de- Who hath torn from his mother the little blind bey. 295. " Remember these in bonds." 7s. Tune— " Marty n."-' CHRISTIAN mother! when thy pray'r Trembles on the twilight air, And thou askest God to keep — In their waking and their sleep — i56 SOCIAL AltD S. S. HTK58. Those, whose love is more to thee Than the wealth of land or sea, — Think of those who wildly mourn For the lov'd ones from them torn ! 2 Christian daughter, sister, wife ! Ye, who wear a guarded life ! Ye, whose bliss hangs not, thank God ! On a tyrant's word or nod ! — Will ye hear, with careless eye, Of the wild despairing cry, Rising up from human hearts, As their latest bliss departs ? 3 Blest ones ! whom no hand on earth Dare to wrench from home and hearth,- Ye, whose hearts are shelter'd well, By affection's holy spell, — Oh ! forget not those, for whom Life is naught but changeless gloom; O'er whose days, so woe-begone, Hope may paint no brighter dawn ! 157 SPECIAL OCCASIONS. 20 b. Communion Day. 7*. 61. 3 BREAD of heaven ! on thee I feed, For thy flesh is meat indeed ; Ever may my soul be fed, "With the true aDd living bread; Day by day, with strength supplied, Through the life of him that died. 2 Vine of heaven! thy blood supplies This blest cup of sacrifice; 'Tis thy wounds, my healing give; To thy cross I look and live : Thou, my life ! Oh ! let me be Rooted, grafted, built on thee. 207. Sacramental Reflections. Is &, 6a. 1 O SACRED Head once wounded. With grief and pain weigh'd down ! How scornfully surrounded. With thorns thy only crown : O Sacred Head, what glory, What bliss till now was thine ! ]58 SOCIAL AND S. S. HYMNS. Yet, though despised and gory, I joy to call thee mine. 2 How art thou pale with anguish, With sore abuse and scorn ! How does that visage languish, Which once was bright as morn ! Thy grief, and thy compassion, Were all for sinners' gain; Mine, mine was the transgression, But thine the deadly pain. 3 What language shall I borrow, To praise thee, heav'nly Friend! For this, thy dying sorrow, Tby pity without end ? Lord! make me thine forever, Nor let me faithless prove : O let me never, never, Abuse such dying love. 208. Sickness. C. M. 1 WHEN languor and disease invade This trembling house of clay, 'Tis sweet to look beyond this life, And long to soar away. 2 Sweet to look inward, and attend The whispers of his love : SPECIAL OCCASIONS. 159 Sweet to look upward to the throne, Where Jesus pleads above. 3 Sweet on his faithfulness to rest, Which saves from second death ; Sweet to experience, day by day, His Spirit's quickening breath. 4 Os~eet indeed! to rest in hope. That when my change shall come, Angels will hover round my bed, And waft my spirit home. 239. Death peaceful. L. M, 1 GENTLY, my Savior! let me down, To slumber in the arms of death : I rest my soul on thee alone, E'en till my last expiring breath. 2 Jesus can make a dying bed Feel soft as downy pillows are, While on his breast I lean my head, And breathe my life out sweetly there. 210. Death triumphant. Peculiar. 1 WHAT'S this that steals,— that steals up- on ray frame ? Is it diitk ? ICO SOCIAL AND 9,3. HYMNS. That soon will quench — will quench this vital flame? Is it death ? If this be death, I soon shall be From every pain and sorrow free; I shall the King of glory see — All is well. 2 Weep not, my friends! — my friends ! weep not for me — All is well; My sins are pardoned — pardoned, I am free — Ml is well There's not a cloud that doth arise, To hide my Savior from my eyes ; I soon shall mount the upper skies — Ail is well. 3 Tune, tune your harps — your harps, ys saints in glory ! Jill is well.' I will rehearse, rehearse the pleasing story, All is well: Bright angels are from glory come, They're round my bed, they're in my room, They wait to waft my spirit home — All is well. •KCIAL OCCASIONS. 161 i Hail ! hail ! all hail— all hail, ye blood- washed throng ! — Saved by grace ; I've come to join, to join your rapturous song— Saved by grace: All, all is peace and joy divine — All heaven and glory now are mine; O hallelujah to the Lamb! All is well. 211. Death, a sweet repose. L. M. 1 SWEET is the scene where Christians Whereh oly souls retire to rest; [die, How mildly beams the closing eye! How gently heaves th' expiring breast ! \ 2 So fades a summer cloud away ; So sinks the gale when storms are o'er; So gently shuts the eye of day; So dies a wave along the shore. 3 Triumphant smiles the victor's brow, Fann'd by some guardian angel's wing; O grave ! where is thy vict'ry now ? And where, O death! is now thy sting ? 162 SOCIAL AND S. S. HTMKS. ~>LZ. Mourners encouraged. CM. 1 WHY do we mourn departing friends, Or shake at death's alarms ? 'Tis but the voice that Jesus sends To call them to his arms. 2 Why should we tremble to convey Their bodies to the tomb? 'Twas there the bleeding Savior lay, And left a rich perfume. 3 Thence he arose, and upward borne, In triumph led the way; The sleeping saints, at his return, Shall hail the glorious day. 21 3. Mourners cornforted, 8s & 7 a. 1 CEASE, ye mourners! cease to languish, O'er the grave of those you love; Pain, and death, and night, and anguish, Enter not the world above. 3 While our silent steps are straying, Lonely, through night's deep'ning shade, Glory's brightest beams are playing Round th' immortal spirit's head. 3 Life and peace at once deriving, From the hand of Gotf most high, SPECIAL OCCASIONS. 1£3 In his glorious presence living, They shall never-never die. *** A Burial Hymn, L, jf, 1 UNVEIL thy bosom, faithful tomb! Take this new treasure to thy trust, And give these sacred relics room To slumber in the silent dust. 2 Nor pain, nor grief, nor anxious fear, Invade thy bounds; no mortal woes Can reach the peaceful sleeper here, While angels watch the soft repos'e. 3 So Jesus slept;— God's dying Son Passed through the grave, and blessed the bed .' Rest here, blest saint! till from his throne, Ihe morning break, and pierce the shade. ~lo. A Funeral Htjmn. 12s & lis. 1 THOU art gone to the grave— but we will not deplore thee, Though sorrows and darkness encompass the tomb; 164 SOCIAL AND S. S. HYMNS. The Savior has passed through its portals before thee, And the lamp of his love is thy guide through the gloom. 2 Thou art gone to the grave — we no longer behold thee, Nor tread the rough paths of the world by thy side; But the wide arms of mercy are spread to enfold thee, And sinners may hope, since the Sinless hath died. 3 Thou art gone to the grave — but we will not deplore thee, Since God was thy ransom, thy guar- dian, thy guide ; He gave thee, he took thee, and he will restore thee. And death hath no sting, since the Savior hath died. 216. The Judgment anticipated. CM. 1 THAT awful day will surely come, — Th' appointed hour makes haste, When I must stand before my judge, And pass the solemn test! SPECIAL OCCASIONS. 165 2 Thou lovely Chief of all my joys ! Thou Sovereign of ray heart! How could I bear to hear thy voice Pronounce the sound— Depart! 3 Jesus ! I throw my arms around, A.nd hang upon thy breast ; Without one gracious smile from thee, My spirit cannot rest. 4 O! tell me that my worthless name Is graven on thy hands ; Show me some promise in thy book, Where my salvation stands. 21 i. Parting at the Judgment. C. M* 1 O, THERE will be mourning, mourning, mourning, mourning; O, there will be mourning at the judgment seat of Christ: Parents and children there will part, Parents and children there will part; Parents and children there will part, Will part to meet no more. § O, there will be mourning, &c. Wives and husbands there will part, &e* 166 SOCIAL AND 3. 9. Ill BUS. 3 O, there will be mourning, &c. Brothers and sisters there will part, &c, 4 O, there will be mourning, &c. Friends and neighbors there will, Oh ! where shall rest be found - - - 138 O Lord ! whose forming hand one blood 194 O love divine, how sweet thou art - 13L O my soul! what means this sadness - 106 Once more, my soul ! the rising day - 104 Once on the raging seas I rode - - - 3'J I5DEX. 175 Htmn. Oa the mountain's top appearing - - 190 O pity the poor little slave - - - - 203 O sacred Head ! once wounded - - 207 O there will be mourning ----- 217 O thou great God, whose piercing eye 66 Our countrymen are dying - - - - 197 Peace, troubled soul ! thou needstnot fear SI Praise God from whom all blessings flow 220 Prayer is the soul's sincere desire - - 57 Return, O wanderer! now return - - 25 E-ock of ages, cleft for me - - - - 85 Safely tfivough another week - - - 154 Salvation ! let the tidings roll - - - 185 Salvation! oh the the joyful sound - 45 Savior! breathe an evening blessing - 178 Serene, I laid me down ----- 169 Shall we go on to sin - - - - - - 114 Show pity, Lord ! oh Lord! forgive - 72 Sinner! art thou still secure - - - - 10 Softly now the light of day - - - - 173 Sons of the noble sires ----- 199 Stand up my soul, shake off - - - 110 Star of Peace! to wanderers weary - 191 Stretched on the cross, the Savior dies 52 Sweet is the scene, where Christians die 211 176 Hymn. Sweet is the work, my God, my Kiiig 161 Sweet is the work, O Lord - - - 162 Sweet the moments, rich in blessing - 87 Tell me no more of earthly toys - - That awful day will surely come - - The day is past and gone - - - - The Lord is my Shepherd, he makes - The Lord ray pasture will prepare The Lord my Shepherd is - - - - The morning light is breaking - - - There is a fountain, filled with blood - There is a happy land - # - There is a land of pure delight - - There is an hour of peaceful rest - - There is no room for trilling here - - The Savior calls — let every ear - - - The Savior! O what endless charms - 41 Thine earthly Sabbaths, Lord ! we love J 60 Thou art gone to the grave - - - - 215 Thou didst hear my evening cry - - 168 Thou Lamb of God. thou Prince 134 Thou s'weet gliding Kedrou - - - - 47 Through the day thy love has spared us 176 Through thy protecting care - - - 171 Thus far the Lord has led me on - - 177 To-day the Savior calls 18 INDEX. 177 Hymn. — Together let us sweetly live - - - - 151 To God, the Father— God the Son - 221 Tossed upon life's raging billows - - 192 To whom my Savior! shall I go - - 86 Unveil thy bosom, faithful tomb - - 214 Welcome, O Savior ! to my heart - 127 Welcome, sacred day of rest ! - - - 157 Welcome, sweet day of rest ! - - - 158 Welcome, welcome, dear Redeemer - 128 — We're traveling home to heaven above 148 — We shall gain the heavenly world - 152 What sound is this ? a song - - - 93 What's this that steals upon my frame 210 When all thy mercies, O my God - - 5G When 1 can read my title clear - - 144 When I survey the wondrous cross - 53 When languor and disease invade - - 208 When rocks and when shallows beset , 193 - While thee I seek, protecting power - 79 - Whither goest thou, pilgrim stranger 147 Why do we mourn departing friends - 212 - Why that look of saduess 105 Ye angels! who stand round the throne 146 INDEX OF SUBJECTS. Hymn. Scriptures 1 to 7 EXHORTATORT Alarming . . 8 11 Inviting 12 21 Encouraging . 22 32 Devotional and Experimental — Adoration } Thanksgiving [■ 33 56 Praise ) Petition . 57 63 Self-Examination . 64 67 Repentance . 68 72 Confession 73 75 Trust .... . 76 87 Love .... 88 96 Joy .... . 97 98 Peace .... 99 102 Temptation and Victory . 103 112 Longing for holiness 113 125 Consecration . . 126 130 Sanciification 131 137 Heaven anticipated . . 138 152 Sabbath .... 153 162 I5DEX OF SUBJECTS. 179 Family Worship — Morning Evening . MlSSIONART The Heathen Mariners . Bondmen Special Occasions — Communion Day Sickness Death Funeral Judgment . Heaven . Doxologies . Hymu. 163 171 172 180 181 190 191 193 194 205 206 207 208 209 211 212 215 216 217 218 219 221 FROilUSEFS OF THE "Exceeding Great and Precious." 41 HAVE FAITH IN GOD." The just shall live by faith. Gal 3: 11. Without faith it is impossible to please God. Heb. 11 : 6. We who have believed do enter into rest. Heb. 4: 3. If ye will not believe, surely ye shall not be established. Isa. 7 ; 9. PROMISES. 1. TO FORGIVE SIN. Thou Lord art good and ready to forgive ; and plenteous in mercy unto all them that call upon thee. Ps. 86: 5. I will forgive their iniquity and remember their sin no. more. Jer. 31 : 34. I will cleanse them- from all their iniquity, whereby they have sinned own body on the tree, that we being dead to sins might live unto righteousness ; by whose stripes ye were heated. 1 Peter 2 : 24. After those days I will put my law in their inward parts, and write it in their hearts; and will be their God, and they shall be my people. Jer. 31 : 33. The blood of Jesus Christ his Son cleanseth us from all sin. 1 John I: 7. Whereby are given unto us exceeding great and precious promises, that by these we might become partakers of the divine nature, having escaped the corruption that is in the world through lust. 2 Peter 1: 4. 3. TO BESTOW ABUNDANT AID AND STRENGTH IN EVERY TIME OF NEED. Fear not, for I am with thee; be not dis- mayed, for I am thy God; I will strengthen thee, yea, I will help thee; yea, I will up- hold thee by the right hand of my righteous- ness. I the Lord thy God will hold thy right hand, saying unto thee, Fear not, I will help thee. Fear not, thou worm Jacob, and ye men of Israel ; I will help ihee, saith the Lord, and thy Redeemer, the Holy One of Israel. Is. 41: 10,13, 14. The Lord is my shepherd, I shall not want. Ps. 23: 1. For the Lord God is a sun and shield; the Lord will give grace and glory; no good thing will he withhold from them that walk, uprightly. Ps. 84: 11. The Lord is my strength and my shield ; my heart trusted in him and I am helped. Ps. 28: 7. They that trust in the Lord shall be as Mount Zion, which cannot be removed, but abideth for ever. As the mountains are round about Jerusalem, so the Lord is round about his people from henceforth even for ever. Ps. 125: 1, 2. He giveth power to the faint; and to them that have no might he increaseth strength. Even the youths shall faint and be weary, and the young men shall utterly fall: but they that wait on the Lord shall renew their strength ; they shall mount up on wings as eagles; they shall run and not be weary, and they shall walk and not faint. Is. 40: 29, 30, 31. He that spared not his own Son, but delivered him up for us all, how shall he not with him also freely give us all things. Rom. 8: 32. My grace is suf- ficient for thee ; for my strength is made perfect in weakness. 2 Cor. 12: 9. My God shall supply all your need according to his riches in glory by Christ Jesus. Phil. 4: 19 As thy days, so shall thy strength be. Deut. 32: 25. The righteous shall hold on his e way, and he that hath clean hands shall be stronger and stronger. Job. 17: 9. They that seek the Lord shall not want any good thing. Ps. 34: 10. 4. TO GIVE US THE CONSTANT FRUITION OY THE DIVINE PRESENCE AND L'OVE. Thus saith the High and Holy One that inhabiteth eternity, whose name is Holy; I dwell in the high and holy place, with him also that is of a contrite and humble spirit, to revive the spirit of the humble, and to revive the heart of the contrite ones. Isa. 57: 15. The Lord is my shepherd, I shall not want. He raaketh me to lie down in green pastures: he leadeth me beside the still waters. He restoreth my soul: he leadeth me in the paths of righteousness for his name's sake. Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil : for thou art with me; thy rod and thy staff they com- fort me. Thou preparest a table before me in the presence of my enemies: thou anoint- est my head with oil; my cup runneth over. Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me "all the days of my life; and I will dwell in the house of the Lord forever. Ps, 23. Can a woman forget her sucking child that she should not have compassion on the son of her womb? Yea, they may forget, yet will not I forget thee. Isa. 49: 15. The moun- tains shall depart, and the hills be removed; but my kindness shall not depart from thee, neither shall the covenant of my peace be removed, saith the Lord that hath mercy on thee. Isa. 54: 10. I will never leave thee nor forsake thee. Heb. 13: 5. When thou passest through the waters, I shall be with thee; and through the rivers, they shall not overflow thee ; when thou walkest through the fire, thou shalt not be burned, neither shall the flame kindle upon thee. Isa. 43: 2. I will pray the Father, and he shall give you another Comforter, that he may abide with you forever ; even the spirit of truth; whom the world cannot receive, because it seeth him not, neither knoweth him : but ye know him; for he dwelleth with you, and shall be in you. I will not leave you comfortless; I will come to you. Because I live, ye shall live also. He that loveth me shall be loved of my Father, and I will love him, and will manifest myself to him, And my Father will love him, and we will come unto him, and make our abode with him. John 14: 16- 18, 19, 21, 23. If ye keep my command- ments, ye shall abide in my love, even as I have kept my Father's commandments, and abide in his love. These things have I spoken unto you, that my joy might remain in you, and that your joy might be full. John 15: 10, 11. 5. TO IMPART A CONTINUAL FULLNESS OP PEACE AND JOY. Thou wilt keep him in perfect peace, whose mind is stayed on thee, because he trifsteth in thee. Isa. 26: 3. O that thou hadst hearkened unto my commandments; then had thy peace been as a river, and thy righteousness as the waves of the sea. Isa. 48: 18. Thou wilt show me the path of life: in thy presence is fullness of joy ; at thy right hand there are pleasures for evermore. Ps. 16: 11. They shall be abundantly sat- isfied with the fatness of thy house ; thou shalt make them drink of the river of thy pleasures. Ps. 36: 8. My soul shall be sat- isfied as with marrow and fatness. Ps 43: 6. Great peace have they that love thy law, and nothing shall offend them. Psalms 119 : 165. And the work of righteousness shall be peace, and the effect of righteousness qui- etness and assurance for ever. Isa. 32: 17. Aud the Lord shall guide thee continually, and satisfy thy soul in drought, and make fat thy bones; and thou shalt be like a watered garden, and like a spring of water, whose wa- ters fail not. Isa. 58: 11. Thy sun shall no more go down, neither shall thy moon with- draw itself; for the Lord shall be thine ever- lasting light, and the days of thy mourning shall be ended. Isa. 66: 20. Come unto me all ye that labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you and learn of me, for I am meek and lowly in heart, and ye shall find rest to your souls. Matt. 11: 28, 29. I will give to him that is athirst of the fountain of the water of life free- ly. Rev. 21: 6. Whosoever drinketh of the water that I shall give him shall never thirst ; but the water that I shall give him shall be in him a well of water springing up into ever- lasting life. John 4: 14. In the last day, that great day of the feast, Jesus stood and cried, saying, if any man thirst, let him come unto me and driuk. He that believeth on me, as the scripture hath said, out of his belly shall flow rivers of living water. John 7: 37, 38, Jesus said nnto them, I am the bread of life : he that cometh to me shall never hunger, and he that believeth on me shall never thirst. 10 John 6: 35. Be careful for nothing, but in every thing by prayer and supplication let your requests be made known unto God. And the peace of God which passeth all under- standing, shall keep your minds and hearts through Christ Jesus. Phil. 4: 6, 7. 6. TO GIVE US THE VICTORY OVER THE TEMP- TATIONS OF THE WORLD, THE FLESH, AND THE DEVIL. The salvation of the righteous is of the Lord; he is their strength in the time of trouble. And the Lord shall help them; he shall deliver them from the wicked and save them, because they trust in him. Ps. 37: 39, 40. Cast thy burden upon the Lord, and he shall sustain thee ; he shall never suffer the righteous to be moved. Ps. 55: 22. The Lord is my refuge and my fortress, my God; in him will I trust ; surely he will deliver thee from the snare of the fowler, and from the noisome pestilence. He shall cover thee with his feathers, and under his wings shalt thou trust ; his truth shall be thy shield and buckler. Because he hath set his love upon me, therefore will I deliver him: I will set him on high, because he hath known my name. He shall call upon me, and I will an- 11 swerhim: I will be with him in trouble; I will deliver him, and honor him. Ps. 91: 2-4, 34, 15. He will not suffer thy foot to be moved : he that keepeth thee will not slum- ber. Behold he that keepeth Israel shall neither slumber nor sleep. The Lord is thy ke*eper; the Lord is thy shade upon thy right hand. The sun shall not smite thee by day, nor the moon by night. The Lord shall preserve thee from all evil ; he shall preserve thy soul. The Lord shall preserve thy go- ing out, and thy coming in, from this time forth, and even for evermore. Ps. 121: 3-8. Be of good cheer; I have overcome the world. John 16: 33. God is faithful who will not suffer you to be tempted above that ye are able, but will with the temptation make x a way to escape, that ye may be able to bear it. 1 Cor. 10: 13. For in that he himself hath suffered, being tempted, he is able to succor them that are tempted. Heb. 2: 18. Resist the devil and he will flee from you. Ja. 4: 7. The Lord knoweth how to deliver the godly out of temptations. 2 Peter 2: 9. 7. TO GIVE US GREAT SUCCESS IN OUR EFFORTS TO ADVANCE HIS CAUSE. He that abideth in me, and I in him, the 12 same bringeth forth much fruit. John 15: 5. He shall be like a tree planted by the rivers of water, that bringeth forth his fruit in his season: his leaf also shall not wither ; and whatsoever he doeth shall prosper. Ps. 1: 3. They that sow in tears shall reap in joy. He that goeth forth and weepeth, bearing pre- cious seed, shall doubtless come again with rejoicing, bringing his sheaves with him. Ps. 126: 5, 6. Verily, verily, I say unto you, he that believeth on me, the works that I do, shall he do also; and greater works than these shall he do, because I go to my Father. John 14: 12. Your labor is not in vain in the Lord. 1 Cor. 15: 58. And let us not be weary in well-doing^ for in due season we shall reap, if we faint not. Gal. 6: 9. 8. TO GRANT US DIVINE DIRECTION AND ILLU- MINATION. I will instruct thee and teach thee in the way which thou shalt go, 1 will guide thee with mine eye. Ps. 32: 8. Commit thy way unto the Lord; trust also in him and he shall bring it to pass. Ps. 37: 5. For this God is our God, for ever and ever; he will be our guide even unto death. Ps. 48: 14. The meek will he guide in judgment, 13 and the meek will he teach his way. Ps. 25 : 9. Trust in the Lord with all thy heart ; and lean not unto thine own understanding. In all thy ways acknowledge him, and he shall direct thy paths. Prov. 3: 5, 6. I will bring the blind by away that they know not; I will lead them in paths that they have not known. I will make darkness light before them and crooked things straight. These things will I do unto them and not forsake them. Isa^ 42: 16. I am the light of the world: he that followeth me shall not walk in darkness, but shall have the light of life. John 8: 12. I am come a light into the world, that whosoever believeth on me should not abide in darkness. John 12: 46. The Com- forter, which is the Holy Ghost, shall teach you all things, and bring all things to your remembrance, whatsoever I have said unto you. John 14: 26. He will guide you into all truth. John 16: 13. If any man lack wisdom, let him ask of God, who giveth to all liberally, and upbraideth not : and it shall be given him. James 1: 5. 9. TO HEAP. AND ANSY/ER PRAYER. The eyes of the Lord are upon the right- eous, and his ears are open to their cry. The 14 righteous cry, and the Lord heareth, and delivereth them out of all their troubles. Ps. 34: 15, 17. In thee, O Lord, do I hope; thou wilt hear, O my God. Ps. 38: 15. He will fulfil the desire of them that fear him; he also will hear their cry and save them. Ps, 149: 19. Delight thyself also in the Lord, and he shall give thee the desires of thy heart. Ps. 37: 4. He will be very gracious unto thee at the voice of thy cry ; when he shall hear, he will answer thee. Isa. 30: 19. And it shall come to pass, that be- fore they call, I will answer ; and while they are yet speaking, I will hear. Isa. 65: 24. Call upon me, and I will answer thee, and shew thee great and mighty things, which thou knowest not. Jer. 33: 3. Ask, and it shall be given you; seek, and ye shall find; knock, and it shall be opened unto you ; for every one that asketh, receiveth ; and he that seeketh, tindeth; and to him that kriocketh, it shall be opened. If ye being evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more shall your Father iu heaven give good things to them that ask him. Matt. 7: 7, 8, 11. And all things whatsoever ye shall ask in prayer, believing, ye shall receive. Matt. 21: 22. If ye abide in me, ani my 15 words abide in you, ye shall ask what ye will, and it shall be done unto you. John 15: 7. And whatsoever ye shall ask in ray name, that will I do, that the Father may be glori- fied in the Son. John 14: 13. And this is the confidence that we have in him, that if we ask any thing according to his will, he heareth us. And if we know that he hear us, whatsoever we ask, we know that we have the petitions that we desired of him. 1 John 5: 14, 15. 10. TO GIVE US A PEACEFUL DEATH AND A GLORIOUS IMMORTALITY, I give to them eternal life, and they shall never perish, neither shall any pluck them out of my hand. John 10: 28. In my Fa- ther's house are many mansions; if it were not so, I wonld have told you ; I go to pre- pare a place for you. And if I go and pre- pare a place for you, 1 will come again and receive you to myself, that where I am there ye may be also. John 14: 2, 3. Mark the perfect man and behold the upright, for the end of that man is peace. Ps. 37: 37. Be- loved, now are we the sons of God; and it doth not yet appear what we shall be: but we know that when he shall appear, we shall 16 be like him; for we shall see him as he is. 1 John 3: 2. To him lhat overcometh will I give to eat of the tree of life, which is in the midst of the Paradise of God. Rev. 2: 7. He shall not be hurt of the second death. Rev. 2: 11. These are they which came out of great tribulation, and have washed their robes and made them white in the blood of the Lamb. Therefore are they before the throne of God, and serve him day and night in his temple: and he that sitteth on the throne shall dwell among them. They shall hunger no more, neither thirst any more ; neither shall the sun light on them, nor any heat. For the Lamb which is in the midst of the throne, shall feed them, and shall lead them unto living fountains of waters; and God shall wipe away all tears from their eye9. Rev. 7: 14-17. 7 / J k:l'( ~£ 6 9 id is Ul&ufo I / L /; 9 k f "/v% < w "J ~ ^' (7^*^ 1 /k*u» f iw—**-* i/\ 4^1. /& &, v^^, a./^ „ // A ^^V L if ** /-^ )°\ 408 Oberlin (The) Social and Sabbath School Hymn Book, compiled by G. N. Allen-, i8mo, roan, very scarce, ios. 6d. Oberlin, 1846 Hymns ly-1 to^Oy are upon Slavery and bear the head- line " Bondmen."