FROM THE LIBRARY OF REV. LOUIS FITZGERALD BENSON, D. D. BEQUEATHED BY HIM TO THE LIBRARY OF PRINCETON THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY Section OTOO Digitized by the Internet Archive in 2012 with funding from Calvin College http://www.archive.org/details/hymnsprotestan45pis HYMNS \ of the \^ JUN 30 1936 4 ' '■s&MCAL SEti^ PROTESTANT EPISCOPAL TJHUKHir UNITED STATES, AS AUTHORIZED BY THE GENERAL CONVENTION. ADDITIONAL SELECTION, REV. C. W. ANDREWS, OF THE DIOCESE OF VIRGINIA. PHILADELPHIA: H. HOOKER, 178 CHESTNUT STREET. STEREOTYPED BY 1. J0HUB01T. 1845. King and Baird, Printers. m PEEFACE. The Hymns following, to No. 212, are the same as those in the Book of Common Prayer. With regard to the remainder, it is scarcely necessary to say that they are not intended for use in the stated services of the Church. For these services provision is already made by authority, in a version of the Psalms and a selection of Hymns of unequalled excellence so far as it extends. But so large a portion of these are ap- pointed for special occasions, that the number for ordinary use is very limited. The first edition of this work was prepared by the compiler for the use of his own congregation at lectures and meetings for prayer. But so many of them have been called for by his brethren in the ministry, that much additional labour has been bestowed on this edition, and the whole is stereotyped, and will remain without further alteration. It is perhaps generally known, that in the esta- blished Church of England every minister either pub- lishes or selects a Hymn Book for his own congrega- tion. Very extensive use has been made in the fol- lowing selection, of those prepared by the late Rev. Charles Simeon, of Cambridge, the Hon. and Rev. Baptist W. Noel, the Rev. Edward Bickersteth, Bishop Henshaw, and the Rev. Stephen H. Tyng, D. D. Should the versification of any of the following Hymns be regarded as inelegant, they are such as 3 4 PREFACE. many congregations from long use have become at- tached to, and the defects of which, when regarded as poetry, are compensated for by the tunes to which they are ordinarily sung. In selecting from a very large number of works be- fore the compiler in the preparation of this book, it has been his chief concern that the doctrine and probable impression of every Hymn should be in strict accord- ance with the word of God. And he has endea- voured to cherish a sense of the solemn responsibility of preparing that which any of the people of God may adopt as a channel through which to offer their praises to the Great Jehovah. INDEX. I. THE HOLY SCRIPTURES - - - - - 11 II. CREATION 12 III. PROVIDENCE 15 IV. REDEMPTION 18 V. THE CHURCH 22 VI. FESTIVALS AND FASTS 25 The Lord's day 25 Advent 30 Christmas --------30 End of the Year 33 New-Year .--34 Epiphany -------- 35 Lent 37 Passion-Week and Good-Friday - - - 39 Easter 42 Ascension -------- 44 Whitsunday --------45 Trinity-Sunday 46 Fast-day 48 Thanksgiving-day ------ 49 VII. ORDINANCES AND SPECIAL OCCASIONS - 51 Baptism of Infants ------ 51 Baptism of Adults - - - - - - -51 Confirmation ------- 52 The Lord's Supper - ------ 53 Ordination, or Institution of Ministers - - 55 Consecration of a Church ----- 57 Missions _-- 57 Sunday and Charity Schools - - - - - 61 Charitable Occasions ------ 63 To be used at Sea -------64 For the Sick 65 Funerals 67 VIII. INVITATION AND WARNING - - - 69 IX. CHRISTIAN DUTIES AND AFFECTIONS - 71 Prayer -------- 71 Repentance - - - -.- - - -72 Faith 74 Hope - - - -. 76 Joy -------- - 77 Love 78 Praise --------- 79 Contentment --------82 In Affliction 83 Daily Devotion -------84 X. THE CHRISTIAN LIFE 90 XI. DEATH 97 XII. JUDGMENT 99 XIII. ETERNITY 101 XIV. MISCELLANEOUS 104 1* 5 A TABLE OF FIRST LINES, SHOWING WHERE TO FIND EACH HYMN BY THE BEGINNING. Note.— The authors' names are given here as in Bickenteth's Hymn Book and others. Of many of the hymns the authors are unknown. A charge to keep I have Ah, how shall fallen man . Alas what hourly dangers rise All-glorious God, what hymns of praise Almighty Father ! bless the word Almighty Lord ! before thy throne . Although the vine its fruit deny . And are we now brought near to God And wilt thou, O eternal God And will the judge descend Another six days' work is done .* . Approach, my soul, the mercy-seat . Arise, my soul ! with rapture rise As panting in the sultry beam . As when the weary traveller gains As o'er the past my memory strays . As the sweet flower that scents the morn Awake, my soul, and with the sun . Awake, my soul, stretch every nerve . Awake, ye saints awake . Before Jehovah's awful throne . Begin, my soul, the exalted lay Be joyful in God, all ye lands of the earth Be still, my heart ! these anxious cares Bless'd be thou, the God of Israel Blest is the man whose soft'ning heart Blest is the tie that binds Behold the Saviour of mankind Children of the heavenly King Christ from the dead is raised and made Christ the Lord is risen to-day Come, Holy Ghost, Creator, come . Come, Holy Spirit, Heavenly Dove Come, let our voices join . Come, Lord, and warm each languid heart . Come, ye that love the Lord Deluded souls ! that dream of heaven . Disown'd of heaven, by man oppress'd Doxologies Dread Jehovah! God of nations Eternal Source of every joy . Faith is the Christian's evidence Far from my thoughts, vain world, begone Father of mercies ! in thy word Father of all, whose love profound Page . Wesley. 93 . . 18 . Steele. 38 19 . . .29 . Steele. 48 . 106 54 . 57 Doddridge. 99 . Stennett. 27 Newton. 71 . 87 83 . Newton. 96 34 . . . 69 Bp. Kenn. 86 Doddridge. 93 25 . Watts. 81 Ogilvie. 13 Montgomery. 80 Newton. 82 . 104 Barbauld. 63 . Fawcett. 24 Collier's Sel. 40 . Cennick. 77 44 Cudworth's Col. 43 45 . Watts. 45 61 . Steele. 102 Watts. 78 . Watts. 75 60 . 225—228 48 Doddridge. 15 . Key. 74 . . . 28 . Steele. 11 . 47 7 INDEX OF FIRST LINES. Father of mercies', bow thine ear . Father, to thee my soul I lift . Father, whate'er of earthly bliss Few are thy days, and full of wo . Fountain of mercy, God of love From all that dwell below the skies . From Greenland's icy mountains From whence these direful omens round . Glory to thee, my God, this night Glory to the Father give .... God moves in a mysterious way God of the seas ! thine awful voice God of our fathers ! by whose hand . Go forth, ye heralds, in my name . "Go preach my gospel," saith the Lord . Grace ! 'tis a charming sound Great first of beings ! mighty Lord . Great God ! this sacred day of thine . Great God ! to thee my evening song Great God ! what do I see and hear . Great God ! with wonder and with praise Guide me, O thou great Jehovah . Hail, thou long expected Jesus . Hail to the Lord's Anointed .... Hark ! from the tombs a mournful sound Hark ! the glad sound, the Saviour comes . Hark ! the herald angels sing . Hasten, sinner, to be wise .... Hear, gracious God, my humble moan Hear what the voice from heaven declares He dies ! the Friend of sinners dies . He's come ! let every knee be bent Heirs of unending life .... High on the bending willows hung How beauteous are their feet . How firm a foundation, ye saints of the Lord How long shall earth's alluring toys How helpless guilty nature lies . How oft, alas ! this wretched heart How short the race our friend has run How wondrous and great .... I love thy kingdom, Lord .... In loud exalted strains .... Inspirer and hearer of prayer I would not live alway : I ask not to stay Jesus ! and shall it ever be . Jesus, my strength, my hope . Jesus, Saviour of my soul .... Jesus shall reign where'er the sun . Joy is a fruit that will not grow . Let heaven arise, let earth appear . Let worldly minds the world pursue . Like Noah's weary dove .... Lord! dismiss us with thy blessing Lord ! for the just thou dost provide Lord, how delightful 'tis to see Page . Beddome. 56 . Wesley. 21 . Steele. 82 Logan. 97 . . 50 . Watts. 58 . Heber. 59 . 41 . Bp. Kenn. 88 . Montgomery. 61 Cotoper. 17 . Watts. 64 . 104 55 . ' . Watts'. 55 . Doddridge. 22 12 . Wesley. 27 . Steele. 89 . Luther. 100 . Watts. 11 . Oliver. 92 WkitefieWs Col. 30 . Montgomery. 36 . Watts. 97 Doddridge. 30 Wesley's Col. 31 . . . .69 . Steele. 83 Watts. 67 . Watts. 44 . . . - 46 . 107 . 42 . Watts. 35 . Kennedy. 76 . Steele. 101 . Steele. 21 . Steele. 38 . Dwight. 23 27 . Toplady. 90 Muhlenburg. 97 Gregg. 91 Wesley. 91 Wesley. 76 . Watts. 57 . Newton. 77 12 . Newton 90 Muhlenburg. 22 . Wesley's Col. 29 . f . 65 . Watts. 62 INDEX OF FIRST LINES. I Page Lord, my God, I long to know JVewton. 79 Lord of lift, all praise excelling ....:.. 63 Lord, unafflicted, undismayed Cowper. 84 Lo ! what a cloud of witnesses 108 Lord, with glowing heart I'd praise thee .... Key. 78 Mercy, descending from above €2 My God, and is thy table spread 54 My God, permit me not to be Watts. 37 My God, since thou hast raised me up 67 My grateful soul, for ever praise 20 My opening eyes with rapture see 28 My Saviour hanging on the tree . . . . " . JVewton. 40 Not to the terrors of the Lord Watts. 23 Now from the altar of our hearts 89 Now may the God of grace and power 48 Now the shades of night are gone 88 O'er mountain tops the mount of God 36 O for a closer walk with God . Cowper. 94 O happy day, that stays my choice .... Doddridge. 52 O happy is the man who hears Logan. 104 O holy, holy, holy Lord 46 O, in the morn of life, when youth 53 O let triumphant faith dispel . 75 On Zion and on Lebanon 59 O Spirit of the living God Montgomery. 58 O that my load of sin were gone .... Wesley's Col. 73 O thou that hear' st when sinners cry .... Watts. 72 O thou, to whose all-searching sight .... Wesley. 39 Our Lord is risen from the dead . . . Wesley's Col. 44 O where shall rest be found . . . . . Montgomery. 101 Peace, troubled soul, whose plaintive moan .... 70 Praise to God, immortal praise .... Barbauld. 49 Prayer is the soul's sincere desire . . . Montgomery. 71 Rich are the joys which cannot die 63 Rise, crown'd with light, imperial Salem, rise ... 35 Rise, my soul, and stretch thy wings . . . Whitefield. 76 Rise, O my soul, the hours review 74 Rock of ages! cleft for me Toplady. 74 Salvation doth to God belong 50 Salvation ! O the joyful sound Watts. 19 Saviour, source of every blessing .... Robinson. 20 Saviour, when in dust, to thee R. Orant. 37 Saviour 1 when night involves the skies . . . Oisborne. 35 Saviour ! who thy flock art feeding 51 See in the vineyard of the Lord . . . . . . 33 Seek, my soul, the narrow gate 100 Should nature's charms, to please the eye .... 103 Shout the glad tidings, exultingly sing 32 Since Christ our Passover is slain 42 Since I've known a Saviour's name 86 Sing, my soul, his wondrous love 22 Sinner, rouse thee from thy sleep 108 Sinners, turn, whv will ye die .... Fawcett. 69 Softly now the light of day Doane. 90 Soldiers of Christ, arise Wesley. 51 Songs of praise the angels sang . _ . . . Montgomery. 81 10 INDEX OF FIRST LINES. • Olivers. Doddridge. . Addiso-n. Cooper. Logan. C. Wesley. Watts. Addison . Watt?. Doane. . Watts. Doddridge. Stennett. . Cowper. . Steele. Steele. Stay, thou insulted Spirit, stay Wesley Sovereign Ruler of the skies Ryland The day is past and gone The gentle Saviour calls .... The God of Abraham praise . The God of life, whose constant care The Lord my pasture shall prepare The Lord will happiness divine The mighty flood that rolls . The morning flowers display their sweets The race that long in darkness pined . The Saviour, when to heaven he rose There is a land of pure delight The spacious firmament on high The Spirit in our hearts This is the day the Lord hath made . Thou art the way — to thee alone . Though I should seek to wash me clean . Thou God, all glory, honour, power Thus speaks the High and Lofty One Time hastens on ; ye longing saints 'Tis finish'd— so the Saviour cried . 'Tis my happiness below To Jesus, our exalted Lord To our Redeemer's glorious name i To thee let my first offerings rise To thy temple I repair .... Triumphant Zion! lift thy head Vital spark of heavenly flame We give immortal praise .... Welcome, sweet day of rest . When all thy mercies, O my God When dangers, woes, or death are nigh When gathering clouds around I view . Whene'er the angry passions rise When I can read my title clear When I survey the wondrous cross When Jesus left his heavenly throne When, Lord, to this our Western land When, rising from the bed of death . When, streaming from the eastern skies When those we love are snatch'd away . When through the torn sail the wild tempest is . When we are raised from deep distress . While angels thus, O Lord, rejoice While shepherds watch'd their flocks by night . . Tate. While thee I seek, protecting Power .... Williams. With joy shall I behold the day . . Theodore Zuinger. Witness, ye men and angels now .... Beddome. Who are these iij bright array .... Montgomery. Who is this that comes from Edom Why mournest thou, my anxious soul Ye faithful souls, who Jesus know .... Wesley. Ye fields of light, celestial plains Ye humble souls, approach your God .... Steele. Youth, when devoted to the Lord Pope. Montgomery Pope Page 73 17 89 51 79 34 15 94 98 105 32 56 102 14 70 26 107 18 53 106 33 41 95 54 19 S7 29 25 Watts. Addison. Grant. . Watts. Watts. Montgomery. Addison. Lord Glenelg. . Steele. Heber. . Watts. 26 16 65 S3 93 77 41) 62 58 99 64 68 65 66 31 3D 95 24 53 103 39 105 33 14 70 52 HYMNS. I. THE HOLY SCRIPTURES. HYMN 1. CM. GREAT G od ! with wonder and with praise On all thy works I look ; But still thy wisdom, power, and grace, Shine brightest in thy book. 2 The stars that in their courses roll, Have much instruction given ; But thy good word informs my soul How I may soar to heaven. 3 The fields provide me food, and show The goodness of the Lord ; But fruits of life and glory grow In thy most holy word. 4 Here are my choicest treasures hid, Here my best comfort lies ; Here my desires are satisfied, And here my hopes arise. 5 Lord, make me understand thy law, Show what my faults have been ; And from thy gospel let me draw Pardon for all my sin. 6 Here would I learn how Christ has died To save my soul from hell ; Not all the books on earth beside, Such heavenly wonders tell. 7 Then let me love my Bible more, And take a fresh delight, By day to read these wonders o'er, And meditate by night. HYMN 2. C. M. FATHER of mercies ! in thy word What endless glory shines ! For ever be thy name' adored For these celestial fines. 2 Here may the wretched sons of want Exhaustless riches find ; Riches above what earth can grant, And lasting as the mind. 3 Here the fair tree of knowledge grows, And yields a free repast ; Sublimer sweets than nature knows Invite the longing taste. 11 12 CREATION. 4 Here the Redeemer's welcome voice Spreads heavenly peace around : And life and everlasting joys Attend the blissful sound. 5 may these heavenly pages be My ever dear delight ; And still new beauties may I see, And still increasing light. 6 Divine Instructer, gracious Lord, Be thou for ever near; Teach me to love thy sacred word, And view my Saviour there. II. CREATION. HYMN 3. CM. GREAT first of beings ! mighty Lord Of all this wondrous frame ! Produced by thy creating word, The world from nothing came. 2 Thy voice sent forth the high command, 'Twas instantly obeyed : And through thy goodness all things stand Which by thy power were made. 3 Lord ! for thy glory shine the whole ; They all reflect thy light: For this, in course the planets roll, And day succeeds the night. 4 For this, the sun dispenses heat And beams of cheering day ; And distant stars, in order set, By night thy power display. 5 For this, the earth its produce yields, For this, the waters flow ; And blooming plants adorn the fields, And trees aspiring grow. 6 Inspired with praise, our minds pursue This wise and noble end ; That all we think, and all we do, Shall to thine honour tend. HYMN 4. C. M. Genesis i. LET heaven arise, let earth appear, Proclaim'd th' Eternal Lord : The heaven arose, the earth appear'd. At his creating word. 2 But formless was the earth, and void, Dark, sluggish, and confused; Till o'er the mass the Spirit moved, And quickening power diffused. CREATION. 13 3 Then spake the Lord Omnipotent The mandate, " Be there light:" Light darted forth in vivid rays, And scattered ancient night. 4 The glorious firmament he spread, To part the earth and sky ; And fix'd the upper elements Within their spheres on high. 5 He bade the seas together flow : They left the solid land ; And herbs, and plants, and fruitful trees, Sprung forth at his command. 6 Above, he form'd the stars; and placed Two greater orbs of light ; The radiant sun to rule the day, The moon to rule the night. 7 To all the varied living tribes He gave their wondrous birth : Some form'd within the watery deep, Some from the teeming earth. 8 Then, chief o'er all his works below Man, honoured man, was made ; His soul with God's pure image stamp'd,j With innocence array' d. 9 Completed now the mighty work, God his creation view'd ; And, pleased with all that he had made, Pronounced it "very good." HYMN 5. II. 1. Psalm cxlviii. Praise from living creatures. BEGIN, my soul, th' exalted lay, Let each enraptured thought obey, And praise the Almighty's name : Let heaven and earth, and seas and skies, In one melodious concert rise, To swell th' inspiring theme. 2 Ye angels, catch the thrilling sound, While all the adoring thrones around His boundless mercy sing ; Let every listening: saint above Wake all the tuneful soul of love, And touch the sweetest string. 3 Whate'er this living world contains, That wings the air or treads the plains, United praise bestow ; Ye tenants of the ocean wide, Proclaim him through the mighty tide, And in the deeps below. 2 14 CREATION. 4 Let man, by nobler passions sway'd, The feeling: heart, the judging head, In heavenly praise employ ; Spread his tremendous Name around, While heaven's broad arch rings back the sound, The general burst of joy. HYMN 6. II. 1. Psalm cxlviii. Praise from the Elements and Worlds. YTE fields of light, celestial plains, JL Where pure, serene effulgence reigns, Ye scenes divinely fair, Your Maker's wondrous power proclaim, Tell how he form'd your shining frame, And breathed the fluid air. 2 Join, all ye stars, the vocal choir ■ Thou dazzling orb of liquid fire, The mighty chorus aid ; And, soon as evening veils the plain, Thou moon, prolong the hallow'd strain, And praise him in the shade. 3 Thou heaven of heavens, his vast abode, Proclaim the glories of thy God ; Ye worlds, declare his might; He spake the word, and ye were made, Darkness and dismal chaos fled, And nature sprung to light. 4 Let every element rejoice ; Ye thunders, burst with awful voice To him who bids you roll ; His praise in softer notes declare, Each whispering breeze of yielding air, And breathe it to the soul. HYMN 7. L. M. Psalm xix. TTHE spacious firmament on high, J- With all the blue ethereal sky, And spangled heavens, a shining frame, Their great Original proclaim. 2 Th' unwearied sun, from day to day, Does his Creator's power display, And publishes to every land The work of an almighty hand. 3 Soon as the evening shades prevail, The moon takes up the wondrous tale ; And, nightly, to the listening earth, Repeats the story of her birth ; 4 Whilst all the stars that round her burn, And all the planets in their turn, Confirm the tidings as they roll, And spread the truth from pole to pole. PROVIDENCE. 15 5 What though in solemn silence all Move round this dark terrestrial ball ; What though no real voice nor sound Amidst their radiant orbs be found ; 6 In reason's ear they all rejoice, And utter forth a glorious voice, For ever singing as they shine, " The hand that made us is divine.' > in. PROVIDENCE. HYMN 8. L. M. ETERNAL Source of every joy ! Well may thy praise our lips employ, While in thy temple we appear, To hail thee, Sovereign of the year. 2 Wide as the wheels of nature roll, Thy hand supports and guides the whole : The sun is taught by thee to rise, And darkness when to veil the skies. 3 The flowery spring at thy command Perfumes the air, and paints the land; The summer rays with vigour shine, To raise the corn, and cheer the vine. 4 Thy hand in autumn richly pours Through all our coasts redundant stores ; And winters, soften' d by thy care, No more the face of horror wear. 5 Seasons, and months, and weeks, and days, Demand successive songs of praise ; And be the grateful homage paid With morning light, and evening shade. 6 Here in thy house let incense rise, And circling Sabbaths bless our eyes, Till to those lofty heights we soar, Where days and years revolve no more. HYMN 9. II. 3. Psalm xxiii. THE Lord my pasture shall prepare, And feed me with a shepherd's care ; His presence shall my wants supply, And guard me with a watchful eye ; My noon-day walks he shall attend, And all my midnight hours defend. 2 When in the sultry glebe I faint, Or on the thirsty mountain pant, To fertile vales and dewy meads My weary wandering steps he leads, Where peaceful rivers, soft and slow, Amid the verdant landscape flow. 16 PROVIDENCE. 3 Though in the paths of death I tread, With gloomy horrors overspread ; My steadfast heart shall fear no ill, For thou, O Lord, art with me still : Thy friendly crook shall give me aid, And guide me through the dreadful shade. HYMN 10. CM. WHEN all thy mercies, my God, My rising soul surveys, Transported with the view, I'm lost In wonder, love, and praise. 2 how shall words with equal warmth, The gratitude declare That glows within my ravish'd heart ! But thou can'st read it there. 3 Thy providence my life sustain'd, And all my wants redrest, When in the silent womb I lay, And hung upon the breast. 4 To all my weak complaints and cries Thy mercy lent an ear, E'er yet my feeble thoughts had learnt To form themselves in prayer. 5 Unnumber'd comforts to my soul Thy tender care bestow' d, Before my infant heart conceived From whom those comforts flow'd. 6 When in the slippery paths of youth With heedless steps I ran, Thine arm, unseen, convey 'd me safe, And led me up to man. 7 Through hidden dangers, toils, and deaths, It gently clear'd my way, And through the pleasing snares of vice, More to be fear'd than they. 8 When worn with sickness, oft hast thou With health renew'd my face ; And, when in sins and sorrows sunk, Revived my soul with grace. 9 Thy bounteous hand with worldly bliss Has made my cup run o'er ; * And in a kind and faithful friend Has doubled all my store. 1 Ten thousand thousand precious gifts My daily thanks employ ; Nor is the least a cheerful heart, That tastes those gifts with joy. 1 1 Through every period of my life Thy goodness I'll pursue ; PROVIDENCE. 17 And after death, in distant worlds, The glorious theme renew. 12 When nature fails, and day and night Divide thy works no more, My ever grateful heart, Lord, Thy mercy shall adore. 13 Through all eternity, to thee A joyful song I'll raise : But ! eternity's too short To utter all thy praise. HYMN 11. III. 1. Psalm xxxi. 15. My times are in thy hand. SOVEREIGN Ruler of the skies, Ever gracious, ever wise, All our times are in thy hand, All events at thy command. 2 He that form'd us in the womb, He shall guide us to the tomb ; All our ways shall ever be Ordered by his wise decree. 3 Times of sickness, times of health, Blighting want, and cheerful wealth, All our pleasures, all our pains, Come, and end, as God ordains. 4 May we always own thy hand, Still to thee surrender' d stand, Know that thou art God alone, We and ours are all thy own ! HYMN 12. CM. GOD moves in a mysterious way His wonders to perform ; He plants his footsteps in the sea, And rides upon the storm. 2 Deep in unfathomable mines, With never-failing skill, He treasures up his bright designs, And works his gracious will. 3 Ye fearful saints, fresh courage take, The clouds ye so much dread Are big with mercy, and shall break In blessings on your head. 4 Judge not the Lord by feeble sense, But trust him for his grace : Behind a frowning providence He hides a smiling face. 5 His purposes will ripen fast, Unfolding every hour : The bud may have a bitter taste, But sweet will be the flower. 2* 18 REDEMPTION. 6 Blind unbelief is sure to err, And scan his work in vain : God is his own interpreter. And he will make it plain. IV. REDEMPTION. HYMN 13. S.M. Job ix. 2—6. AH, how shall fallen man Be just before his God I If he contend in righteousness, We sink beneath his rod. 2 If he our ways should mark With strict inquiring eyes. Could we for one of thousand faults A just excuse devise 1 3 All-seeing, powerful God ! Who can with thee contend ? Or who that tries th' unequal strife, Shall prosper in the end 1 4 The mountains in thy wrath, Their ancient seats forsake : The trembling earth deserts her place, Her rooted pillars shake. 5 Ah, how shall guilty man Contend with such a God 1 None, none can meet him, and escape, But through the Saviour's blood. HYMN 14. L.M. Job ix. 30—33. THOUGH I should seek to wash me clean In water of the driven snow, My soul would yet its spot retain, And sink in conscious guilt and wo : 2 The Spirit, in his power divine, Would cast my vaunting soul to earth, Expose the foulness of its sin, And show the vileness of its worth. 3 Ah, not like erring man is God, That men to answer him should dare ; Condemn'd, and into silence awed, They helpless stand before his bar. 4 There, must a Mediator plead, Who, God and man, may both embrace; With God, for man to intercede, And offer man the purchased grace. 5 And lo! the Son of God is slain To be this Mediator crown' d : In Him, my soul, be cleansed from stain, In him thy righteousness be found ! REDEMPTION. 19 HYMN 15. L. M. ALL glorious God, what hymns of praise Shall our transported voices raise : What ardent love and zeal are due, While heaven stands open to our view. 2 Once we were fallen, and how low ! Just on the brink of endless wo : When Jesus, from the realms above, Borne on the wings of boundless love, 3 Scatter' d the shades of death and night, And spread around his heavenly light : . By him what wondrous grace is shown To souls impoverish'd and undone. 4 He shows, beyond these mortal shores, A bright inheritance is ours ; Where saints in light our coming wait, To share their holy, happy state. HYMN 16. CM. SALVATION ! the joyful sound, Glad tidings to our ears ; A sovereign balm for every wound, A cordial for our fears. 2 Salvation ! buried once in sin, At hell's dark door we lay ; But now we rise by grace divine, And 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. 4 Salvation ! thou bleeding Lamb, To Thee the praise belongs : Our hearts shall kindle at thy name, Thy name inspire our songs. Chorus for the end of each verse. Glory, honour, praise, and power, Be unto the Lamb for ever ! Jesus Christ is our Redeemer ! Hallelujah, praise the Lord ! HYMN 17. C. M. HPO our Redeemer's glorious name -1- Awake the sacred song : may his love (immortal flame !) Tune every heart and tongue. 2 His love, what mortal thought can reach ; What mortal tongue display ! Imagination's utmost stretch In wonder dies away. 20 REDEMPTION. 3 He left his radiant throne on high, Left the bright realms of bliss, And came to earth to bleed and die ! Was ever love like this 1 4 Dear Lord, while we adoring pay Our humble thanks to thee, May every heart with rapture say, The Saviour died for me. 5 may the sweet, the blissful theme, Fill every heart and tongue ; Till strangers love thy charming name, And join the sacred song. HYMN 18. III. 3. SAVIOUR, source of every blessing, Tune my heart to grateful lays ; Streams of mercy, never ceasing, Call for ceaseless songs of praise. 2 Teach me some melodious measure, Sung by raptured saints above ; Fill my soul with sacred pleasure, While I sing redeeming love. 3 Thou didst seek me when a stranger, Wandering from the fold of God ; Thou, to save my soul from danger, Didst redeem me with thy blood. 4 By thy hand restored, defended, Safe through life thus far I've come ; Safe, Lord, when life is ended, Bring me to my heavenly home. HYMN 19. CM. Titus, hi. 4—7. . grateful soul, for ever praise, For ever love his name, m Who turn'd thee from the fatal paths Of folly, sin and shame. 2 Vain and presumptuous is the trust Which in our works we place ; Salvation from a higher source Flows to our fallen race. 3 'Tis from the love of God through Christ, That all our hopes begin ; His mercy saved our souls from death, And wasted us from our sin. 4 His Spirit, through the Saviour shed, His sacred fire imparts, Removes our dross, and love divine Enkindles in our hearts. REDEMPTION. 21 5 Thus raised from death, we live anew ; And, justified by grace, We hope in glory to appear, And see our father's face. HYMN 20. C. M. HOW helpless guilty nature lies, Unconscious of its load : The heart unchanged can never rise To happiness and God. 2 The will perverse, the passions blind, In paths of ruin stray : Reason debased can never find The safe, the narrow way. 3 Can aught beneath a power divine The stubborn will subdue 1 'Tis thine, almighty Saviour, thine To form the heart anew. 4 'Tis thine the passions to recall, And upwards bid them rise ; And make the scales of error fall From reason's darken'd eyes; 5 To chase the shades of death away, And bid the sinner five : A beam of heaven, a vital ray, 'Tis thine alone to give. 6 change these wretched hearts of ours And give them fife divine : Then shall our passions and our powers, Almighty Lord, be thine. HYMN 21. C. M. FATHER, to thee my soul I lift, On thee my hope depends, Convinced that every perfect gift From thee alone descends. 2 Mercy and grace are thine alone, And power and wisdom too ; Without the Spirit of thy Son We nothing good can do. 3 Thou all our works in us hast wrought, Our good is all divine ; The praise of every holy thought And righteous word is thine. 4 From thee, through Jesus, we receive The power on thee to call, In whom we are, and move, and live : Our God is all in all. 22 THE CHURCH. HYMN 22. III. 1. SING, my soul, his wondrous love, Who, from yon bright throne above, Ever watchful o'er our race, Still to man extends his grace. 2 Heaven and earth by him were made, All is by his sceptre sway'd ; What are we that he should show So much love to us below ! 3 God, the merciful and good, Bought us with the Saviour's blood; And, to make our safety sure, Guides us by his Spirit pure. 4 Sing, my soul, adore his name, Let his glory be thy theme : Praise him till he calls thee home, Trust his love for all to come. HYMN 23. S. M. GRACE ! 'tis a charming sound, Harmonious to the ear; Heaven with the echo shall resound, And all the earth shall hear. 2 Grace first contrived a way To save rebellious man, And all the means that grace display, Which drew the wondrous plan. 3 Grace guides my wandering feet To tread the heavenly road ; And new supplies each hour I meet, While pressing on to God. 4 Grace all the work shall crown Through everlasting days ; It lays in heaven the topmost stone, And well deserves the praise. V. THE CHURCH. HYMN 24. S.M. LIKE Noah's weary dove, That soared the earth around, But not a resting place above The cheerless waters found; 2 cease, my wandering soul, On restless wing to roam ; All the wide world, to either pole, Has not for thee a home. 3 Behold the ark of God, Behold the open door ; Hasten to gain that dear abode, And rove, my soul, no more. THE CHURCH. 4 There, safe thou shalt abide, There, sweet shall be thy rest, And every longing satisfied, With full salvation blest. 5 And, when the waves of ire Again the earth shall fill, The ark shall ride the sea of fire ; Then rest on Zion's hill. HYMN 25. S. M." I LOVE thy kingdom, Lord, The house of thine abode, The church our blest Redeemer saved With his own precious blood. 2 I love thy church, God ; Her walls before thee stand, Dear as the apple of thine eye, And graven on thy hand. 3 If e'er to bless thy sons, My voice or hands deny, These hands let useful skill forsake, This voice in silence die. 4 If e'er my heart forget Her welfare or her wo, Let every joy this heart forsake, And every grief o'erflow. 5 For her my tears shall fall ; For her my prayers ascend ; To her my cares and toils be given, Till toils and cares shall end. 6 Beyond my highest joy I prize her heavenly ways, Her sweet communion, solemn vows, Her hymns of love and praise. 7 Jesus, thou Friend divine, Our Saviour and our King, Thy hand from every snare and foe Shall great deliverance bring. 8 Sure as thy truth shall last, To Zion shall tie given The brightest glories earth can yield, And brighter bliss of heaven. HYMN 26. C. M. Hebrews xii. 18, 22—24. NOT to the terrors of the Lord, The tempest, fire, and smoke ; Not to the thunder of that word Which God on Sinai spoke : 2 But we are come to Zion's hill, The city of our God ; 24 THE CHURCH. Where milder words declare his will, And spread his love abroad. 3 Behold th' innumerable host Of angels clothed in light : Behold the spirits of the just Whose faith is changed to sight. 4 Behold the bless'd assembly there Whose names are writ in heaven : Hear God, the Judge of all, declare Their sins, through Christ, forgiven. 5 Angels, and living saints and dead, But one communion make : All join in Christ, their vital Head, And of his love partake. HYMN 27. S. M. BLEST is the tie that binds Our hearts in Christian love : The fellowship of kindred minds Is like to that above. 2 Before our father's throne We pour united prayers; Our fears, our hopes, our aims are one ; Our comforts and our cares. 3 We share our mutual woes, Our mutual burdens bear; And often for each other flows The sympathizing tear. 4 When we at death must part, How keen, how deep the pain : But we shall still be join'd in heart, And hope to meet again. 5 From sorrow, toil, and pain, And sin, we shall be free ; And perfect love and friendship reign Throughout eternity. HYMN 28. II. 1. Psalm cxxii. The Church in glory. WITH joy shaU I behold the day That calls my willing soul away, To dwell among the blest : For lo ! my great Redeemer's power Unfolds the everlasting door, And points me to his rest. 2 E'en now, to my expecting eyes The heaven-built towers of Salem rise ; Their glory I survey ; I view her mansions that contain The angel host, a beauteous train, And shine with cloudless day. FESTIVALS AND FASTS. 25 3 Thither, from earth's remotest end, Lo! the redeem'd of God ascend, Borne on immortal wing ; There, crown' d with everlasting joy, In ceaseless hymns their tongues employ, Before th' almighty King. 4 The King a seat hath there prepared, High on eternal base uprear'd, For his eternal Son : His palaces with joy abound; His saints, by him with glory crown'd, Attend and share his throne. 5 Mother of cities! o'er thy head Bright peace, with healing wings outspread, For evermore shall dwell : Let me, blest seat ! my name behold Among thy citizens enroll' d, And bid the world farewell. HYMN 29. L. M. Isaiah Hi. 1, 2. TRIUMPHANT Zion, lift thy head From dust, and darkness, and the dead : Though humbled long, awake at length, And gird thee with thy Saviour's strength ! 2 Put all thy beauteous garments on, And let thy excellence be known : Deck'd in the robes of righteousness, The world thy glories shall confess. 3 No more shall foes unclean invade, And fill thy hallow' d walls with dread ; No more snail hell's insulting host Their victory and thy sorrows boast. 4 God from on high has heard thy prayer, His hand thy ruins shall repair : Nor will thy watchful Monarch cease To guard thee in eternal peace. VI. FESTIVALS AND PASTS. THE LORD'S DAT. HYMN 30. II. 4. AWAKE, ye saints, awake, And hail this sacred day ; In loftiest songs of praise Your joyful homage pay : Welcome the day that God hath blest, The type of heaven's eternal rest. 2 On this auspicious morn The Lord of life arose ; He burst the bars of death, And vanquish'd all our foes: 3 26 FESTIVALS AND FASTS. And now he pleads our cause above, And reaps the fruits of all his love. 3 All hail, triumphant Lord ! Heaven with hosannas rings, And earth, in humbler strains, Thy praise responsive sings : Worthy the Lamb that once was slain, Through endless years to live and reign. 4 Great King, gird on thy sword, Ascend thy conquering car ; While justice, truth, and love, Maintain thy glorious war : This day let sinners own thy sway, And rebels cast their arms away. HYMN 31. CM. 'T'HIS is the day the Lord hath made, J- Let young and old rejoice : To him be vows and homage paid, Whose service is our choice. 2 This is the temple of the Lord; How dreadful is this place : With meekness let us hear his word, With reverence seek his face. 3 This is the homage he requires ; The voice of praise and prayer, The soul's affections, hopes, desires, Ourselves and all we are. 4 While rich and poor for mercy call, Propitious from the skies, The Lord, the maker of them all, Accepts the sacrifice. 5 Well pleased, through Jesus Christ his Son, From sin he grants release ; According to their faith 'tis done, He bids them go in peace. HYMN 32. S. M. "\17ELC0ME, sweet day of rest, VV That saw the Lord arise; Welcome to this reviving breast, And these rejoicing eyes. 2 The King himself comes near, To feast his saints to-day ; Here may we sit, and see him here, And love, and praise, and pray. 3 One day amidst the place Where Jesus is within, Is better than ten thousand daya Of pleasure and of sin. the lord's day. 27 4 My willing soul would stay In such a frame as this, Till it is call'd to soar away To everlasting bliss. HYMN 33. L. M. ANOTHER six days' work is done, Another Lord's day has begun; Return, my soul, enjoy thy rest, Improve the hours thy God hath blest. 2 This day may our devotions rise, As grateful incense, to the skies ; And heaven that sweet repose bestow, Which none but they who feel it know. 3 This peaceful calm within the breast Is the sure pledge of heavenly 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, In hope of one that ne'er shall end. HYMN 34. II. 3. GREAT God, this sacred day of thine Demands the soul's collected powers; Gladly we now to thee resign These solemn, consecrated hours : may our souls adoring own The grace that calls us to thy throne. 2 All-seeing God, thy piercing eye Can every secret thought explore; May worldly cares our bosoms fly, And, where thou art, intrude no more. may thy grace our spirits move, And fix our minds on things above. 3 Thy Spirit's powerful aid impart, And bid thy word, with life divine, Engage the ear, and warm the heart : Then shall the day indeed be thine ; Then shall our souls adoring own The grace that calls us to thy throne. HYMN 35. II. 4. Pr loud, exalted strains, The King of glory praise ; O'er heaven and earth he reigns, Through everlasting days ; But Zion, with his presence blest, Is his delight, his chosen rest. 28 FESTIVALS AND FASTS. 2 King of glory, come ; And with thy favour crown This temple as thy home, This people as thy own : Beneath this roof vouchsafe to show How God can dwell with men below. 3 Now let thine ear attend Our supplicating cries ; Now let our praise ascend, Accepted to the skies : Now let thy gospel's joyful sound Spread its celestial influence round. 4 Here may the listening throng Imbibe thy truth and love ; Here christians join the song Of seraphim above : Till all who humbly seek thy face, Rejoice in thy abounding grace. HYMN 36. L. M. FAR from my thoughts, vain world, begone ; Let my religious hours alone : From flesh and sense I would be free, And hold communion, Lord, with thee. 2 My heart grows warm with holy fire, And kindles with a pure desire To see thy grace, to taste thy love, And feel thine influence from above. 3 When I can say that God is mine, When I can see thy glories shine, I'll tread the world beneath my feet, And all that men call rich and great. 4 Send comfort down from thy right hand, To cheer me in this barren land; And in thy temple let me know The joys that from thy presence flow. HYMN 37. L. M. opening eyes with rapture see The dawn of thy returning day ; My thoughts, God, ascend to thee, While thus my early vows I pay. 2 I yield my heart to thee alone, Nor would receive another guest ; Eternal King, erect thy throne, And reign sole monarch m my breast. 3 bid this trifling world retire, And drive each carnal thought away; Nor let me feel one vain desire, One sinful thought through all the day. THE lord's day. 29 4 Then, co thy courts when I repair, My soul shall rise on joyful wing, The wonders of thy love declare, And join the strains which angels sing. HYMN 38. III. 1. TO thy temple I repair ; Lord, I love to worship there ; While thy glorious praise is sung, Touch my lips, unloose my tongue. 2 While the prayers of saints ascend, God of love, to mine attend ; Hear me, for thy Spirit pleads; Hear, for Jesus intercedes. 3 While I hearken to thy law, Fill my soul with humble awe, Till thy gospel bring to me Life and immortality. 4 While thy ministers proclaim Peace and pardon in thy name, Through their voice by faith may I Hear thee speaking from on high. 5 From thy house when I return, May my heart within me burn ; And at evening let me say, I have walked with God to-day. HYMN 39. L. M. After Sermon. ALMIGHTY Father, bless the word, Which, through thy srace, we now have heard; O may the precious seed take root, \ Spring up, and bear abundant fruit. 2 We praise thee for the means of grace, Thus in thy courts to seek thy face : Grant, Lord, that we who worship here, May all, at length, in heaven appear. HYMN 40. III. 5. LORD, dismiss us with thy blessing, Fill our hearts with joy and peace ; Let us each, thy love possessing, Triumph in redeeming grace ; O refresh us, Travelling through this wilderness. 2 Thanks we give, and adoration, For the gospel's joyful sound; May the fruits of thy salvation In our hearts and lives abound : May thy presence With us evermore be found. 3* 30 FESTIVALS AND FASTS. ADVENT. HYMN 41. CM. HARK ! the glad sound, the Saviour comes, The Saviour promised long : Let every heart prepare a throne, And every voice a song. 2 On him the Spirit, largely pour'd, Exerts his sacred fire ; Wisdom and might, and zeal and love, His holy hreast inspire. 3 He comes, the prisoners to release, In Satan's bondage held; The gates of brass before him burst, The iron fetters yield. 4 He comes, from thickest films of vice To clear the mental ray ; And on the eyes oppress'd with night, To pour celestial day. 5 He comes, the broken heart to bind, The bleeding soul to cure, And with the treasures of his grace, T' enrich the humble poor. 6 Our glad hosannas, Prince of peace, Thy welcome shall proclaim; And heaven's eternal arches ring With thy beloved Name. HYMN 42. III. 3. HAIL, thou long expected Jesus, Born to set thy people free ! From our sins and fears release us, Let us find our rest in thee. 2 Israel's strength and consolation, Hope of all the saints, thou art ; Long desired of every nation, Joy of every waiting heart. 3 Born thy people to deliver, % Born a child, yet God our King, Born to reign in us for ever, Now thy gracious kingdom bring. 4 By thine own eternal Spirit, Rule in all our hearts alone ; By thine all-sufficient merit, Raise us to thy glorious throne. CHRISTMAS. HYMN 43. CM. Luke ii. 8-15. WHILE shepherds watch - d their flocks by night, All seated on the ground, The angel of the Lord came down, And glory shone around. CHRISTMAS. 2 "Fear not," said he, for mighty dread Had seized their troubled mind ; " Glad tidings of great joy I bring To you, and all mankind. 3 "To you, in David's town, this day Is born, of David's line, The Saviour, who is Christ the Lord, And this shall be the sign : 4 " The heavenly babe you there shall find, To human view display' d, All meanly wrapt in swathing bands, And in a manger laid." b- Thus spake the seraph, and forthwith Appear' d a shining throng Of angels, praising God, who thus Address'd their joyful song: 6 "All glory be to God on high, And to the earth be peace ; Good-will, henceforth, from heaven to men, Begin and never cease." HYMN 44. C. M. WHILE angels thus, Lord, rejoice, Shall men no anthem raise 1 O may we lose these useless tongues, When we forget to praise. 2 Then let us swell responsive notes, And join the heavenly throng ; For angels no such love have known As we, to wake their song. 3 Good-will to sinful dust is shown, And peace on earth is given ; For lo ! th' incarnate Saviour comes, With news of joy from heaven. 4 Mercy and truth, with sweet accord, His rising beams adorn ; Let heaven and earth in concert sing, The promised child is born ! 5 Glory to God, in highest strains, By highest worlds is paid; Be glory, then, by us proclaim'd, And by our lives display 'd; 6 Till we attain those blissful realms, Where now our Saviour reigns; To rival these celestial choirs In their immortal strains. HYMN 45. III. 1. HARK ! the herald angels sing Glory to the new-born King ; Peace on earth, and mercy mild ; God and sinners reconciled. 31 O-J FESTIVALS AND FASTS. 2 Joyful all ye nations rise, Join the triumph of the skies ; With th' angelic hosts proclaim, Christ is born in Bethlehem. 3 Christ, by highest heaven adored, Christ, the everlasting Lord, Late in time behold him come, Offspring of the virgin's womb. 4 Veil'd in flesh, the Godhead see : Hail th' incarnate Deity, Pleased, as man, with man to dwell ; Jesus, now Emanuel. 5 Risen with healing in his wings, Light and life to all he brings : Hail the Sun of righteousness ; Hail the heaven-born Prince of peace. HYMN 46. Chorus. OHOUT the glad tidings, exultingly sing ; ^3 Jerusalem triumphs, Messiah is King! 1 Zion, the marvellous story be telling, The son of the Highest, how lowly his birth: The brightest archangel in glory excelling, He stoops to redeem thee, he reigns upon earth. Chorus. Shout the glad tidings, exultingly sing ; Jerusalem triumphs, Messiah is King ! 2 Tell how he cometh ; from nation to nation, The heart-cheering news let the earth echo round* How free to the faithful he offers salvation, How his people with joy everlasting are crown'