FROM THE LIBRARY C^ REV. LOUIS FITZGERALD BENSON. D. D. BEQUEATHED BY HIM TO THE LIBRARY OF PRINCETON THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY ^ ^ OCT 23 1936 ^ Psalms and Hymns FOR THE WORSHIP OF GOD APPROVED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH IN THE UNITED STATES, AT ITS MEETING IN MEMPHIS, TENNESSEE, NOVEMBER, 1866. RICHMOND: PRESBYTERIAN COMMITTEE OF PUBLICATION. 1867. I Entered according to Act of Congress, in the year 1867, by CHARLES GENNET, in trust, as Treasurer op Publication of the General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church in the United States, in the Clerk's Office of the District Court for the District of Virginia. PSALMS. 1 First Part. C. M. rpHAT man hath perfect blessedness J. Who walketh not astray, In counsel of ungodly men, Nor stands in sinners' way ; 2 Nor sitteth in the scorner's chair : But placeth his delight Upon God's law, and meditates On His law day and night. 3 He shall be like a tree that grows Near planted by a river, Which in his season yields his fruit, And his leaf fadeth never : 4 And all he doth shall prosper well. The wicked are not so : But like they are unto the chaff. Which wind drives to and fro. 5 In judgment therefore shall not stand Such as ungodly are ; Nor in th' assembly of the just Shall wicked men appear. 6 For why ? the way of godly men Unto the Lord is known : Whereas the way of wicked men Shall quite be overthrown. 4 PSALMS. 1 Second Part. C. M, BLEST is the man who shuns the place Where sinners love to meet ; Who fears to tread their wicked ways, And hates the scoffer's seat : 2 But in the statutes of the Lord Has j)laced his chief delight; By day he reads or hears the word, And meditates by night. 3 He, like a plant of generous kind. By living waters set. Safe from the storms and blasting wind, Enjoys a peaceful state. 4 Green as the leaf, and ever fair Shall his profession shine. While fruits of holiness appear Like clusters on the vine. 5 Not so the impious and unjust ; What vain designs they form ! Their hopes are blown away like dust, Or chaff before the storm. 6 Sinners in judgment shall not stand Among the sons of grace, When Christ the Judge, at His right hand, Appoints His saints a place. 2 CM. WHY did the nations join to slay. The Lord's anointed Son? Why did they cast His laws away, And tread His gospel down? 2 The Lord that sits above the skies. Derides their rage below ; He speaks with vengeance in His eyes. And strikes their spirits through. PSALMS. 3 '^ I call Him My eternal Son, And raise Him from the dead ; I make Mv liolv hill His throne, And wide His kingdom spread. 4 "Ask Me, My Son, and then enjoy The utmost heathen lands ; Thy rod of iron shall destroy The rebel that withstands." 5 Be wise, ye rulers of the earth, Obey the anointed Lord ; Adore the King of heavenly birth, And tremble at His w^ord. 6 With humble love address His throne ; For if He frown, ye die : Those are secure, and those alone, Who on His grace rely. L. M. OLORD, how many are my foes. In this weak state of flesh and blood ! My peace they daily discompose. But my defence and hope is God. 2 Tired with the burdens of the day, To Thee I raised an evening cry ; Thou heardst when I began to pray. And Thine almighty help was nigh. 3 Supported by Thine heavenly aid, riaid me down and slept secure ; Not death should make my heart afraid, Though I should wake and rise no more. 4 But God sustained me all the night ; Salvation doth to God belong : He raised my head to see the light, And makes His praise my morning song. 1 » 6 PSALMS. \ 4 First Part. C. M. ] GIVE ear unto me when I call, i God of my righteousness : ; Have mercy, hear my prayer ; Thou hast t Enlarged me in distress. \ 2 O who will show us any good ? j Is that which many say : ] But of Thy countenance the light, . .^ Lord, lift on us-alway. ^ ' ^ 3 Upon my heart, bestowed by Thee, ' More gladness I have found, ; Than they, even then, when corn and wine Did most with them abound. ' ^ 4 I will, both lay me down in peace, \ And quiet sleep will take ; Because Thou only me to dwell | In safety. Lord, dost make. ^ 1 4 Second Part. C. M. j IOBD, Thou wilt hear me when I pray, ; J I am for ever Thine : } I fear before Thee all the day, • Nor would I dare to sin. ] 2 And while I rest my weary head .| From cares and business free, ] ^Tis sweet conversing on my bed ;j With my own heart and Thee. 3 I pay this evening sacrifice ; i And when my work is done, ! Great God, my faith and hope relies i Upon Thy grace alone. J 4 Thus with my thoughts composed to peace, ; I '11 give mine eyes to sleep ; 1 Thy hand in safety keeps my days, . ; And will my slumbers keep. \ PSALMS. 7 5 First Part. C. M. GIVE ear unto my words, O Lord, My meditation weigh : Hear my loud cry, my King, my God ; For I to Thee will pray. 2 Lord, Thou shalt early hear my yoice : I early will direct My prayer to Thee ; and, looking up, An answer will expect. 3 For Thou art not a God that doth In wickedness delight : Neither shall eyil dwell with Thee, Nor fools stand in Thy sight. 4 All that ill-doers are Thou hat'st ; Cutt'st off that liars be : The bloody and deceitful man Abhorred is by Thee. 5 But I into Thy house will come In Thine abundant grace ; And I will worship in Thy fear Toward Thy holy place. 5 Second Part. C. M. LORD, in the morning Thou shalt hear ]My yoice ascending high; To Thee will I direct my prayer, To Thee lift up mine eye : 2 Up to the hills where Christ is gone To plead for all His saints, Presenting at His Father's throne Our songs and our complaints. 3 Thou art a God before whose sight The wicked shall not stand ; Sinners shall ne'er be Thy delight, Nor dwell at Thy right hand. 8 PSALMS. 4 But to Thy house will I resort To taste Thy mercies there ; I will frequent Thy holy court, And worship in Thy fear. 5 O may Thy Spirit guide my feet In ways of righteousness ! Make every path of xiuty straight And plain before my face. 6 78. GENTLY, gently, lay Thy rod On my sinful head, O God ! Stay Thy wrath, in mercy stay. Lest I sink beneath its sway. 2 Heal me, for my flesh is weak ; Heal me, for Thy grace I seek ; This my only plea I make, — Heal me for Thy mercy's sake. 3 Who within the silent grave, Shall proclaim Thy power to save? Lord ! my sinking soul reprieve ; Speak, and I shall rise and live. 4 Lo ! He comes — He heeds my plea ; Lo ! He comes^the shadows flee ; Glory round me dawns once more; Rise, my spirit ! and adore. 7 CM. MY trust is in my heavenly Friend, My hope in Thee, my God ; Rise, and my helpless life defend From those that seek my blood. 2 If there be malice found in me, I know Thy piercing eyes ; I should not dare appeal to Thee, Nor ask my God to rise. PSALMS. y 3 Arise, my God, lift up Thy hand, Their pride and power control ; Awake to judgment, and command Deliverance for my soul. 4 Let sinners and their wicked rage Be humbled to the dust ; Sliall not the God of truth engage To vindicate the just ? 8 First Part. C. M. HOAY excellent in all the earth, Lord, our Lord, is Thy name ! Who hast Thy glory far advanced Above the starry frame. 2 From infants^ and from sucklings' mouth Thou didest strength ordain. For Thy foes' cause, that so Thou might'st Th' avenging foe restrain. 3 When I look up unto the heav'ns. Which Thine own fingers framed, Unto the moon, and to the stars. Which were by Thee ordained ; 4 Then say I, What is man, that he Remembered is by Thee ? Or what the son of man that Thou So' kind to him shouldst be ? 5 For Thou a little lower hast Him than the angels made ; With glory and with dignity Thou crowned hast his head. 8 Second Part. C. M. OTHOU, to whom all creatures bow Within tliis earthly frame. Through all the world, how great art Thou ! How glorious is Thy name ! 10 PSALMS. 2 When heaven, Thy beauteous work on high, Employs my wondering sight ; The moon that nightly rules the sky, With stars of feebler light ; 3 Lord, what is man, that Thou shouldst deign To bear him in Thy mind ! Or what his race, that Thou shouldst prove To them so wondrous kind ! 4 O Thou to whom all creatures bow. Within this earthly frame ; Through all the world, how great art Thou ! How glorious is Thy name ! 9 CM. WITH my whole heart I '11 raise my song. Thy wonders I '11 proclaim : Thou, Sovereign Judge of right and wrong, Wilt put Thy foes to shame. 2 1 11 sing Thy majesty and grace ; My God prepares His throne To judge the world in righteousness. And make His justice known. 3 Then shall the Lord a refuge prove For all the poor oppressed. To save the people of His love. And give the weary rest. 4 The men that know Thy name, will trust In Thy abundant grace ; For Thou wilt ne'er forsake the just, Who humbly seek Thy face. 5 Sing praises to the righteous Lord, Who dwells on Zion's hill. Who executes His threatening word, And doth His grace fulfil. PSALMS. 11 10 C. M. WHY doth the Lord depart so far, And why conceal His face, When great cahimities appear, And times of deep distress ? 2 Arise, O God, lift up Thine hand, Attend our humble cry ; No enemy shall dare to stand When God ascends on high. 3 Why do the men of malice rage, And say, with foolish pride, " The God of heaven will ne'er engage To fight on Sion's side?" 4 But Thou for ever art our Lord, And mighty is Thy hand. As when the heathen felt Thy sword, And perished from Thy land. 5 Thou wilt prepare our hearts to pray. And cause Thine ear to hear ; Accept the vows Thy children pay, And free Thy saints from fear. 11 L. M. MY refuge is the God of love ; Why do my foes insult and cry, " Fly, like a timorous trembling dove ; To distant woods or mountains, fly ?" 2 The Lord in heaven has fixed His throne, His eye surveys the world below ; To Him all mortal things are known. His eyelids search our spirits through. 3 If He afflicts His saints so far. To prove their love and try their grace, AYhat may the bold transgressors fear ? His soul abhors their wicked ways. 12 PSALMS. 4 The righteous Lord loves righteous souls, Whose thoughts and actions are sincere ; And Avith a gracious eye beholds The men that His own image bear. 12 CM. LORD, when iniquities abound, And blasphemy grows bold. When faith is rarely to be found. And love is waxing cold ; 2 Is not Thy chariot hastening on ? Hast Thou not given the sign ? • May we not trust and live upon A promise so divine? 3 " Yes," saith the Lord, " now will I rise. And make the oppressors flee ; I shall appear to their surj)rise. And set My servants free." 4 Thy word, like silver seven times tried. Through ages shall endure ; The men that in Thy truth confide Shall find Thy promise sure. 13 CM. HOW long wilt Thou forget me. Lord ? Must I for ever mourn ? How long wilt Thou withdraw from me, Oh ! never to return ? 2 O hear, and to my longing eyes Restore Thy wonted light ; Dawn on my spirit, lest I sleep In death's most gloomy night. 3 Since I have always placed my trust Beneath Thy mercy's wing. Thy saving health will come ; and then My heart with joy shall spring. PSALMS. IS 4 Then shall my song, with praise inspired, To Thee, my God, ascend, Who to Thy servant in distress Such bounty didst extend. 14 C. M. THE Lord from His celestial throne, Looked down on things below. To find the man that sought His grace. Or did His justice know. 2 By nature all are gone astray. Their practice all the same ; There 's none that fears his Maker's hand There 's none that loves His name. 3 Their tongues are used to speak deceit, Their slanders never cease ; How swift to mischief are their feet. Nor know the paths of peace ! 4 O ! that salvation might j)roceed From Sion's sacred place. Till Israel's captives all are freed, And sing recovering grace. 15 First Part. C. M. WHO shall inhabit in Thy hill, O God of holiness ? Whom will the Lord admit to dwell So near His throne of grace ? 2 The man that walks in pious ways. And works with righteous hands ; That trusts his Maker's promised grace, And follows His commands. 3 He speaks the meaning qf his heart, Nor slanders with his tongue ; Will scarce believe an ill report. Nor do his neighbour wrong. 2 14 PSALMS. 4 His hands disdain a golden bribe, And never wrong the poor : This man shall dwell with God on earth, And find his heaven secure. 15 Second Part. . Ts. WHO, O Lord, when life is o'er. Shall to heavenly mansions soar ? Who, an ever-welcome guest. In Thy holy place shall rest? 2 He whose heart Thy love has warmed. He whose will to Thine conformed. Bids his life unsullied run ; He whose words and thoughts are one : 3 He who shuns the sinner's road, Loving those who love their God ; Who, with hope and faith unfeigned. Treads the path by Thee ordained : 4 He who trusts in Christ alone. Not in aught himself hath done ; He, great God shall be Thy care. And Thy choicest blessings share. 15 Third Part. C. M. WITHIN Thy tabernacle, Lord, Who shall abide with Thee ? And in Thy high and holy hill Who shall a dweller be ? 2 The man that walketh uprightly. And worketh righteousness. And as he thinketh in his he.art. So doth he truth express : 3 Who doth not slander with his tongue Nor to his friend doth hurt ; Nor yet against his neighbour doth Take up an ill report : I PSALMS. 17 3 How perfect is Tliy word ! xViui all Thy jiulgiiieiits just ; For ever sure Thy promise, Lord, And men securely trust. 4 I hear Thy word with love, And I would fain obey : Send Thy good Spirit from above To guide me, lest I stray. 5 While with my heart and tongue I spread Thy praise abroad ; Accej^t the worship and the song. My Saviour and my God. 19 Second Part. L. M. THE heavens declare Thy glory, Lord ; In every star Thy wisdom shines ; But when our eyes behold Thy word, We read Thy name in fairer lines. 2 The rolling sun, the changing light. And nights and days Th}^ power confess ; But the blest volume Thou hast writ Eeveals Thy justice and Thy grace. 3 Sun, moon, and stars convey Thy praise Round the whole earth, and never stand ; So when Thy truth began its race. It touched and glanced on every land. 4 Nor shall Thy spreading gospel rest. Till through the world Thy truth has run ; Till Christ has all the nations blest. That see the light, or feel the sun. 5 Great Sun of Righteousness, arise. Bless the dark world with heavenly light ; Thy gospel makes the simple wise. Thy laws are pure. Thy judgments right. 2* 18 PSALMS. 19 Third Part. C. M. GOD'S law is perfect, and converts The soul in sin that lies ; God's testimony is most sure, And makes the simple wise. 2 The statutes of the Lord are right, ' And do rejoice the heart ; The Lord's command is j)ure, and doth Light to the eyes impart. 3 Unspotted is the fear of God, And doth endure for ever : The judgments of the Lord are true And righteous altogether. 4 They more than gold, yea, much fine gold, To be desired are : Than honey, honey from the comb, That drop23eth, sweeter far. 5 Moreover they Thy servant warn How he his life should frame ; A great reward -provided is For them that keep the same. 6 The words which from my mouth proceed. The thoughts sent from my heart. Accept, O Lord, for Thou my strength And my Redeemer art. 20 s. M. MAY Jacob's God defend And hear us in distress ; Our succour from His temple send, Our cause from Sion bless ! 2 May He accej)t our vow, Our sacrifice receive, Our heart's devout request allow, Our holy wishes give ! PSALMS. 19 3 O Lord ! Thy saving grace We joyfully declare ; Our banner in Thy name we raise — " The Lord fulfil our prayer !" 4 Now know we that the Lord His chosen will defend ; From heayen will strength diyine afford, And will their prayer attend. 5 Some earthly succour trust, But we in God's right hand ; Loj while they fall, so yain their boast, We rise and upright stand. 6 Still saye us, Lord ! and still Thy servants deign to bless ; Hear, King of heaven, in times of ill. The prayers that we address. 21 C. M. OUR land, 0 Lord, with songs of praise Shall in Thy strength rejoice ; And, blest with Thy salyation, raise To heayen their cheerful voice. 2 Thy sure defence, through nations round. Has spread our wondrous name ; And our successful* actions crow^ned With dignity and fame. 3 Then let our land on God alone For timely aid rely ; His mercy, which adorns His throne. Shall all our wants supply. 4 Thus, Lord, Thy wondrous power declare, And thus exalt Thy fame ; Whilst we glad songs of praise prepare For Thine almighty name. 20 PSALMS. 22 L. M. ^ OW let our mournful songs record The dying sorrows of our Lord, When He complained in tears and blood, As one forsaken of his God. 2 The Jews behold Him thus forlorn, And shake their heads and laugh in scorn : " He rescued others from the grave, Now let Him try- Himself to save." 3 They wound His head. His hands. His feet. Till streams of blood each other meet ; By lot His garments they divide, And mock the pangs in which He died. 4 But God His Father heard His cry ; Raised from the dead. He reigns on high ; The nations learn His righteousness. And humble sinners taste His grace. 23 First Part. - C. M. THE Lord's my Shepherd, I '11 not want ; He makes me down to lie In pastures green : He leadeth me The quiet waters by. 2 My soul He doth restore again, And me to walk doth make Within the paths of righteousness, Even for His own name's sake. 3 Yea, though I walk in death's dark vale, Yet will I fear no ill ; For Thou art with me, and Thy rod And staff me comfort still. 4 My table Thou hast furnished In presence of my foes ; My head Thou dost with oil anoint, And my cup overflows. PSALMS. 21 5 Goodness and mercy all my life, Shall surely follow me : And in God's house for evermore My dwelling-place shall be. 23 Second Part. L. P. M. 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 AVhen on 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. 8 Though in the paths of death I tread. With gloomy horrors overspread, My steadfast heart shall fear no ill. For Thou, O Lord, art w^ith me still ; Thy friendly arm shall give me aid. And guide me through the dreadful shade. 4 Though in a bare and rugged way. Through devious, lonely wilds I stray. Thy bounty shall my pains beguile. The barren wilderness shall smile. With sudden green and herbage crowned. And streams shall murmur all around. 23 Third Part. S. M. THE Lord my Shepherd is, I shall be well supplied ; Since He is mine, and I am His, What can I want beside ? 22 , PSALMS. 2 He leads me to the place Where heavenly pasture grows ; Where living waters gently pass, And full salvation flows. 3 If e'er I go astray, He doth my soul reclaim, And guides me in His own right way, For His most holy name. 4 While He aflPords His aid, I cannot yield to fear ; Tho' I should walk thro' death's dark shade, My Shepherd 's with me there. 5 Amid surrounding foes Thou dost my table spread. My cup with blessings overflows. And joy exalts my head. 6 The bounties of Thy love Shall crown my following days ; Nor from Thy house will I remove, Nor cease to speak Thy praise. 24 CM. LIFT up your heads, eternal gates ! Unfold, to entertain The King of glory ; see ! He comes, With His celestial train. 2 Who is this King of glory — who ? The Lord, for strength renowned ; - In battle mighty ; o'er His foes Eternal Victor crowned. 3 Lift up your heads, ye gates! unfold, In state to entertain The King of glory ; see ! He comes, With all His shining train. PSALMS. 23 4 Who is the King of glory — who ? The Lord of hosts renowned : Of glory He alone is King, AVho is with glory crowned. 25 F^RST Part. S. M. TO Thee I lift my soul : O Lord, I trust in Thee : My God, let me not be ashamed, Nor foes triumj^h o'er me. 2 Show me Thy ways, O Lord, Thy paths, O teach Thou me : And do Thou lead me in Thy truth, Therein my teacher be. 3 For Thou art God that dost To me salvation send, And I upon Thee all the day Expecting do attend. 4 My sins and faults of youth Do Thou, O Lord, forget ; After Thy mercy think on me. And for Thy goodness great. 5 God good and upright is : The way He '11 sinners show, The meek in judgment He will guide. And make His path to know. 25 Second Part. S. M. T LIFT my soul to God, i My trust is in Plis name ; • Let not the foes that seek my blood Still triumph in my shame. 2 From the first dawning light Till evening shades arise. For Thy salvation. Lord, I wait, With ever-longing eyes. 24 PSALMS. 3 Remember all Thy grace, And lead me in Thy truth : Forgive the sins of riper days, And follies of my youth. 4 The Lord is just and kind, The meek shall learn His ways, And every humble sinner find The methods of His grace. 5 For His own goodness' sake He saves my soul from shame ; He pardons, though my guilt be great, Through my Redeemer's name. 26 First Part. C. M. EXAMINE me, and do me prove ; Try heart and reins, O God : For Thy love is before mine eyes, Thy truth's paths I have trod. 2 With persons vain I have not sat, Nor with dissemblers gone : Th' assembly of ill men I hate : To sit with -such I shun. .3 Mine hands in innocence, O Lord, I '11 wash and purify ; So to Thine holy altar go, And compass it will I : # 4 That I, with voice of thanksgiving, May publish and declare, And tell of all Thy mighty works. That great and wondrous are. 5 The habitations of Thy house. Lord, I have loved Avell : Yea, in that place I do delight Where doth Thine honour dwell. PSALMS. 25 26 Secx)xd Part. C. M. JUDGE me, O Lord, for I the paths fj Of righteousness have trod ; I shall not fail, who all my trust Repose on Thee, my God. 2 I '11 wash my hands in innocence, And round Thine altar go ; Pour the glad hymn of ti'iumph thence, And thence Thy wonders show. 3 My thanks I '11 puhlish there, and tell How Thy renown excels ; That seat affords me most delight, In which Thy honour dwells. 27 FiEST Pakt. C. M. OLOED, give ear unto my voice, When I do cry to Thee ; Upon me also mercy have, And do Thou answer me. 2 When Thou didst say. Seek ye my face, Then unto Thee reply Thus did my heart, Above all things Thy face, Lord, seek will I. 3 Far from me hide not Thou Thy face ; Put not away from Thee Thy servant in Thy wrath : Thou hast Aii helper been to me. 4 O God of my salvation, Leave me not, nor forsake : Tho' me my parents both should leave, * The Lord will me up take. 5 O Lord, instruct me in Thy way. To me a leader 43e In a plain path, because of those That hatred bear to me. 26 PSALMS. 27 Second Part. C. M. THE Lord of glory is my light, And my salvation too ; God is my strength ; nor will I fear What all my foes can do. 2 One privilege my heart desires ; O ! grant me mine abode Among the churches of Thy saints, The temples of my God. 3 There shall I offer my requests, And see Thy beauty still, Shall hear Thy messages of love. And there inquire Thy will. 4 When troubles rise and storms appear. There may His children hide ; God is a strong pavilion, where He makes my soul abide. 5 Now shall my head be lifted high Above my foes around, And songs of joy and victory Within Thy temple sound. 28 First Part. C. M, ADOEED for ever be the Lord ; His praise I will resound, From whom the cries of my distress A gracious answer found. 2 He is my strength and shield ; my heart Has trusted in His name ; And now relieved, my heart, with joy, His praises shall proclaim. 3 The Lord, the everlasting God, Is my defence and rock ; The saving health, the saving strength, Of His anointed flock. PSALMS. 27 4 O save and bless Thy people, Lord, Thy heritage j^reserve ; Feed, strengthen, and support their hearts, That we may never swerve. 28 Second Part. C. M. LORD, I will Thee extol, for Thou Hast lifted me on high. And over me Thou to rejoice Mad'st not mine enemy. 2 O Thou who art the Lord my God, I in distress to Thee, With loud cries lifted up my voice, And Thou hast healed me. 3 O Lord, my soul Thou hast brought up, And rescued from the grave ; That I to pit should not go down, Alive Thou didst me save. 4 O ye that are His holy ones. Sing praise unto the Lord ; And give unto Him thanks, when ye His holiness record. 5 For but a moment lasts His wrath ; Life in His favour lies : Weeping may for a night endure. At morn doth joy arise. 29 L. M. GIVE to the Lord, ye sons of fame, Give to the Lord renown and power ; Ascribe due honours to His name. And His eternal might adore. 2 The Lord proclaims His power aloud Through every ocean, every land ; His voice divides the watery cloud, And lightnings blaze at His command. .28 PSALMS. 3 The Lord sits sovereign on the flood, The Thunderer reigns for ever King ; But makes His church His blest abode, Where we His awful glories sing. 4 In gentler language, there the Lord The counsel of His, grace imparts: Amidst the raging storm His word Speaks peace and courage to our hearts. 30 S. M. GIVE to the winds thy fears ; Hope on, be not dismayed : God hears thy sighs and counts thy tears ; God shall lift up thy head. 2 Through waves, and clouds, and storms, He gently clears thy way ; Wait thou His time : the darkest night Shall end in brightest day. 3 Far, far above thy thought His counsel shall appear. When fully He the work hath wrought, That caused thy needless fear. 4 What though thou rulest not ! Y«t heaven, and earth, and hell Proclaim — God sitteth on the throne, And ruleth all things well. 31 S.M. MY spirit on Thy care. Dear Father, I recline ; Thou wilt not leave me to despair, For Thou art love divine. 2 In Thee I place my trust. On Thee I calmly rest ; I know Thee good, I know Thee just, And count Thy choice the best. PSALMS. 29 3 Whatever events betide, Thy will tliey all j^erform, Safe in Thy breast my head I hide, Nor fear the coming storm. 4 Let good or ill befall, It must be good for me ; Secure in having Thee in all, And having all in Thee. 32 First Part. S. M. 0! BLESSED souls are they. Whose sins are covered o'er ; Divinely blessed, to whom the Lord Imj^utes their guilt no more. 2 They mourn their follies past. And keep their hearts with care; Their lips and lives without deceit Shall prove their faith sincere. 3 While I concealed my guilt, I felt the painful wound, Till I confessed my sins to Thee, And ready pardon found. 4 Let sinners learn to pray. Let saints keep near the throne ; Our help in times of deep distress Is found in God alone. 32 Secokd Part. L. M. BLEST is the man, for ever blest. Whose guilt is pardoned by his God ; Whose sins with sorrow are confessed. And covered with his Saviour's blood. 2 Before His judgment seat, the Lord No more permits his crimes to rise ; He pleads no merit of reward. And not on works, but grace, relies. 30 PSALMS. 3 From guile his heart and lips are free ; His liumble joy, his holy fear, With dee|) repentance well agree, And join to prove his faith sincere. 4 How glorious is that righteousness That hides and cancels all his sins! While a bright evidence of grace Through all his life appears and shines. 32 Third Part. C. M. 0 BLESSED is the man to whom Is freely j)ai*doned All the transgressions he hath done, Whose sin is covered. 2 Blest is the man to whom the Lord Im23uteth not his sin. And in whose spirit there 's no guile, Nor fraud is found therein. 3 I will confess unto the Lord My trespasses, said I ; And of my sin Thou freely didst Forgive th' iniquity. 4 For this shall every godly one His prayer make unto Thee : In such a time he shall Tliee seek. As found Thou mayest be. 5 Thou art my hiding-place, Thou shalt From trouble keep me free ; Thou, with songs of deliverance. About shalt compass me. 33 CM. LET all the just to God with joy Their cheerful voices raise ; For Avell the righteous it becomes To sing glad songs of praise. PSALMS. 31 2 For faitliful is the word of God ; His works with truth abound ; He justice loves, and all the earth Is with His goodness crowned. 3 Whate'er the mighty Lord decrees Shall stand for ever sure ; The settled purpose of His heart To ages shall endure. 4 Our soul on God with patience waits ; Our helj) and shield is He : Then, Lord, let still our hearts rejoice, Because we trust in Thee. 5 The riches of Thy mercy. Lord, Do Thou to us extend ; Since we, for all we want or wish, On Thee alone depend. 34 First Part. C. M. THE angel of the Lord encamps, And round encompasseth All those about that do Him fear, And them delivereth. 2 O taste and see that God is good ; Who trusts in Him is blest. Fear God, His saints : none that Him fear Shall be with want oppressed. 3 The lions young may hungry be. And they may lack their food ; But they that truly seek the Lord Shall not lack, any good. 4 O children, hither do ye come. And unto me give ear ; I shall you teach to understand How ye the Lord should fear. 32 PSALMS. 5 What man is he that life desires, To see good would live long ? Thy lips refrain from speaking guile, And from ill words thy tongue. 34 ' Second Part. , ' CM. THROUGH all the changing scenes of life. In trouble and in joy, The praises of my God shall still My heart and tongue employ. 2 My soul shall make her boast in Him, And celebrate His fame ; Come, magnify the Lord with me, With me exalt His name. 3 The hosts of God encamj) around The dwellings of the just ; Deliverance He affords to all Who on His succour trust. 4 O ! make but trial of His love; Experience will decide. How blest they are, and only they. Who in His truth confide. 5 Fear Him, ye saints ; and you will then Have nothing else to fear; Come, make His service your delight; He Ml make your wants His care. 35 c.M. NOW plead my cause. Almighty God, With all the sons of strife ; And fight against the men of blood. Who fight against my life. 2 Draw out Thy spear, and stop their way, Lift their avenging rod ; But to my soul in mercy say, "I am thy Saviour God." PSALMS. 33 3 They i3lant their snares to catch my feet, And nets of mischief spread ; Phmge the destroyers in the pit That their own hands have made. 4 Then will I raise my tuneful voice To make Th}^ wonders known ; In their salvation I '11 rejoice, And bless Thee for my own. 36 First Part. C. M. THY mercy, Lord, is in the heavens ; Thy truth doth reach the clouds ; Thy justice is like mountains great ; Thy judgments deep as floods. 2 Lord, Thou preservest man and beast ; How precious is Thy grace ! Therefore, in shadow of Thy wings. Men's sons their trust shall place. 3 They with the fatness of Thy house Shall be well satisfied ; From rivers of Thy j)leasures Thou Wilt drink to them provide. 4 Because of life the fountain pure Remains alone with Thee ; And in that purest light of Thine We clearly light shall see. 36 SEco^^D Part. C. M. TJIY justice. Lord, maintains its throne, Though mountains melt away ; Thy judgments are a world unknown, A deep unfathomed sea. 2 Above these heavens' created rounds, Thy mercies, Lord, extend ; Thy truth outlives the narrow bounds, Where time and nature end. 34 PSALMS. 3 From Thee, when creature-streams run low, And mortal comforts die, Perpetual springs of life shall flow, And raise our pleasures high. 4 Though all created light decay, And death close wp. our eyes. Thy presence makes eternal day Where clouds can never rise. 37 c. M. MY God, the steps of pious men Are ordered by Thy will ; Though they should fall, they rise again ; Thy hand supports them still. 2 The heavenly heritage is theirs. Their portion and their home ; He feeds them now, and makes them heirs Of blessings long to come. 3 Wait on the Lord, ye sons of men, Nor fear when tyrants frown ; Ye shall confess their pride was vain, When justice casts them down. 4 The haughty sinner have I seen, Not fearing man nor God, Like a tall bay -tree, fair and green. Spreading his arms abroad. 5 And lo, he vanished from the ground. Destroyed by hands unseen : Nor root, nor branch, nor leaf was found, Where all that pride had been. 6 But mark the man of holy fear. How blest is his decease ! He spends his days in duty here. And leaves the world in peace. PSALMS. 35 38 C. M. I^HY cliastening wrath, O Lord, restrain, _ Though I deserve it all : Nor let on me the heavy storm Of Thy displeasure fall. 2 My sins, which to a deluge swell. My sinking head overflow, And, for my feeble strength to bear. Too vast a burden grow. 3 But, Lord, before Thy searching eyes. All my desires appear ; The groanings of my burden'd soul Have reached Thine open ear. 4 Forsake me not, O Lord, my God, Nor far from me depart ; Make haste to my relief, O Thou Who my salvation art. 39 C. M. I'^EACH me the measure of my days, - Thou Maker of my frame ; I would survey life's narrow space, And learn how frail I am. 2 A span is all that we can boast. An inch or two of time : Man is but vanity and dust In all his flower and prime. 3 What should I wish or wait for then, From creatures, earth, and dust? They make our expectations vain, And disappoint our trust. 4 Now I forbid my carnal hope. My fond desires recall ; I give my mortal interest up, And make my God my all. 36 PSALMS. 40 c. M. T WAITED patient for th'e Lord, X He bowed to hear my cry ; He saw me resting on His word, And brought salvation nigh. 2 He raised me from a horrid pit, Where mourning long I lay ; And from my bonds released my feet — Deep bonds of miry clay. 3 Firm on a rock He iiade me stand, And taught my ch ^.erful tongue To praise the wonders of His hand. In a new thankful song. 4 I '11 spread His works of grace abroad ; The saints with joy shall hear, And sinners learn to make my God Their only hope and fear. 5 How many are Thy thoughts of love ! Thy mercies, Lord, how great ! We have not words nor hours enough Their numbers to repeat. 6 AVhen I 'm afflicted, poor and low. And light and peace depart. My God beholds my heavy wo. And bears me on His heart. 41 L. M. BLEST is the man whose heart can move. And melt with pity to the poor. Whose soul, by sympathizing love, Feels what his fellow-saints endure. 2 His heart contrives for their relief More good than his own hands can do : He, in the time of general grief. Shall find the Lord has mercy too. PSALMS. 37 ;] His soul shall live secure on earth, With secret blessings on his head, AVhen drought, and pestilence, and dearth, Around him multiply their dead. 4 Or if he languish on his couch, God will pronounce his sins forgiven, Will save him with a healing touch, Or take his willing soul to heaven. 42 C. M. i S pants the hart for cooling streams l\. When heated in the chase ; So longs my soul, O God, for Thee, And Thy refreshing grace. 2 For Thee, my God, the living God, My thirsty soul doth pine ; Oh ! when shall I behold Thy face. Thou Majesty divine. 3 Why restless, why cast down, my soul ? Trust God ; and He '11 employ His aid for thee, and change these sighs To thankful hymns of joy. 4 Why restless, why cast down, my soul ? Hope still ; and thou slialt sing The praise of Him who is thy God, Thy health's eternal spring. 43 First Part. C. M. OSEXD Thy light forth and Thy truth ; Let them be guides to me. And bring me to Thine holy hill, Even where Thy dwellings be. 2 TJien will I to God's altar go. To God, my chiefest joy ; Yea, God, my God, Thy name to praise My harp I will employ. X 38 PSALMS. 3 Why art thou then cast down, my soul ? What should discourage thee ? And why with vexing thoughts art thou Disquieted in me ? 4 Still trust in God ; for Him to praise Good cause I yet shall have : He of my count'nance is the health, My God that doth me save. 43 Second Paet. C. M. JUDGE me, O God, and plead my cause. Against a sinful race ; From vile oppression and deceit Secure me by Thy grace. 2 On Thee my steadfast hope depends, And am I left to mourn ? To sink in sorrow, and in vain Implore Thy kind return ? 3 O ! send Thy light to guide my feet, And bid Thy truth appear ; Conduct me to Thy holy hill^ To taste Thy mercies there. 4 Then to Thine altar, O my God, My joyful feet shall rise ; And my triumj^hant songs shall praise The God that rules the skies. 5 Sink not, my soul, beneath thy fear. Nor yield to dark despair ; For I shall live to praise the Lord, And bless His guardian care. 44 C. M. IGED, we have heard Thy works of old, » J Thy works of j)Ower and grace, When to our ears our fathers told The wonders of their days. PSALMS. 39 2 They saw the boautcous churches rise, The si)reading gosi)el run ; While light and glory from the skies Through all their temples shone. 3 In God they boasted all the day, And in a cheerful throng Did thousands meet to praise and pray. And grace was all their song. 4 But now our souls are seized with shame. Confusion fills our face. To hear the enemy blaspheme, And fools reproach Thy grace. 5 Awake, arise, almighty Lord, Why sleeps Thy wonted grace ? Why should we seem like men abhorred, Or banished from Thy face ? 6 Redeem us from perpetual shame. Our Saviour and our God ; AVe plead the honours of Thy name. The merits of Thy blood. 45 C. M. I'LL speak the honours of my King, His form divinely fair ; None of the sons of mortal race May with the Lord compare. 2 Sweet is Thy speech, and heavenly grace Upon Thy lips is shed ; Thy God, with blessings infinite, Hath crowned Thy sacred head. 3 Gird on Thy sword, victorious Prince, Ivide with majestic sway ; Thy terror shall strike through Thy foes. And make the world obey. 40 PSALMS. 4 Thy throne, O God, for ever stands ; Thy word of grace shall prove A peaceful sceptre in Thy hands, To rule Thy saints by love. 5 Justice and truth attend Thee still, But mercy is Thy choice : And God, Thy God,- Thy soul shall fill With most peculiar joys. 46 FiBST Pakt. c. :m, GOD is our refuge and our strength, In straits a present aid ; Therefore, although the earth remove. We will not be afraid ; 2 Though hills amidst the seas be cast ; Though waters roaring make. And troubled be ; yea, though the hills By swelling seas do shake. 3 A river is, whose streams do glad The city of our God ; The holy place, wherein the Lord Most high hath His abode. 4 God in the midst of her doth dwell ; Nothing shall her remove : The Lord to her an helper will. And that right early, prove. 5 The Lord of hosts upon our side Doth constantly remain : The God of Jacob 's our refuge, Us safely to maintain. 46 Second Part. L. M. GOD is the refuge of His saints. When storms of sharp distress invade ; Ere we can offer our complaints, Behold Him present with His aid. PSALMS. 41 2 Let mountains from their seats be hurled Down to the deep and buried there; Convulsions shake the solid world, Our faith shall never yield to fear. 3 Loud may the troubled ocean roar, In sacred peace our souls abide. While every nation, every shore. Trembles, and dreads the swelling tide. 4 There is a stream, whose gentle flow Supplies the city of our God ! Life, love, and joy still gliding through, And watering our divine abode. 5 That sacred stream, Thine holy word. Supports our faith, our fear controls ; Sweet peace Thy promises afford. And give new strength to fainting souls. 6 Sion enjoys her Monarch's love. Secure against a threatening hour ; Nor can her firm foundation move. Built on His truth, and armed with power. 47 C. M 0! FOR a shout of sacred joy To God, the sovereign King ! Let every land their tongues employ, And hymns of triumph sing. 2 Jesus, our God ascends on high; His heavenly guards around Attend Him rising through the sky, With trumpets' joyful sound. 3 Wliile angels shout and praise their King, Let mortals learn their strains ; Let all the earth His honours sing ; O'er all the earth He reigns. 4* 42 PSALMS. 4 Rehearse His praise with awe profound ; Let knowledge guide the song ; Nor mock Him with a solemn sound Upon a thoughtless tongue. 5 In Israel stood His ancient throne, He loved that chosen race ; But now He calls the world His own, And heathens taste His grace. 6 The Gentile nations are the Lord's, There Abraham's God is known ; While powers and princes, shields and swords, Submit before His throne. 48 First Part. S. M. GEE AT is the Lord our God, And let His praise be great ; He makes His churches His abode, His most delightful seat. 2 These temples of His grace. How beautiful they stand ! The honours of our native j)lace, And bulwarks of our land. 3 In Sion God is known A refuge in distress; How bright has His salvation shone! How fair His heavenly grace ! 4 When kings against her joined. And saw the Lord was there. In Avild confusion of the mind They fled with hasty fear. 5 When navies, tall and proud. Attempt to spoil our peace. He sends His tempests roaring loud, And sinks them in the seas. PSALMS. 43 6 Oft have our fatliors told, Our eyes have often seen, How well our God secures the fold, Where His own Hocks have been. 7 In every ncAV distress We '11 to His house repair ; Recall to mind His wondrous grace, And seek deliverance there. 48 Second Part. S. M. 17^ AR, as Thy name is known . The world declares Thy praise ; Thy saints, O Lord, before Thy throne Their songs of honour raise. 2 With joy Thy people stand On Sion's chosen hill ; Proclaim the wonders of Thy hand, And counsels of Thy will. 3 Let strangers walk around The city where we dwell, Compass and view Thy holy ground, And mark the building well: 4 The orders of Thy house, The worship of Thy court, The cheerful songs, the solemn vows ; And make a fair report. 5 How decent and how wise ! How glorious to behold ! Beyond the pomp that charms the eyes, And rites adorned with gold. 6 The God we worship now Will guide us till we die ; Will be our God while here below, And ours above the sky. 44 PSALMS. 48 Third Part. C. M. GREAT is the Lord, and greatly He Is to be praised still, Within the city of our God, Upon His holy hill. 2 Mount Sion stands most beautiful, The joy of all the land ; The city of the mighty King On her north sid^ doth stand. 3 Walk about Sion, and go round ; The high tow'rs thereof tell : Consider ye her palaces, And mark her buhvarks well : 4 That ye may tell posterity. For this God doth abide Our God for evermore ; He will Ev'n unto death us guide. 49 CM. WHY doth the man of riches grow To insolence and pride. To see his wealth and honours flow With every rising tide ? 2 Why doth he treat the poor with scorn. Made of the self-same clay ; And boast as though his flesh were born Of better dust than they ? 3 Not all his treasures can procure His soul a short reprieve, Redeem from death one guilty hour, Or make his brother live. 4 Vain are his thoughts, his hopes are lost, How soon his memory dies ! His name is buried in the dust. Where his own body lies. PSALMS. 45 50 C. M. THE Lord, the Judge, before His throne Bids the whole earth draw nigh. The nations near the rising sun, And near the western sky. 2 No more shall bold blasphemers say, "Judgment will ne'er begin;" No more abuse His long delay To insolence and sin. 3 Tlironed on a cloud our God shall come, Bright flames prepare His way ; Thunder and darkness, fire and storm Lead on the dreadful day. 4 Heaven from above His call shall hear, Attending angels come, And earth and hell shall know and fear His justice and their doom. 5 " But gather all My saints," He cries, " That made their peace with God By the Bedeemer's sacrifice, And sealed it with His blood. 6 " Their faith and works, brought forth to light, Shall make the world confess My sentence of reward is right, And heaven adore My grace." 51 First Part. L. M. SHOW pity. Lord; O Lord, forgive; Let a repenting rebel live; Are not Thy mercies large and free ? May not a sinner trust in Thee? 2 My crimes are great, but don't surpass The power and glory of Thy grace ; Great God, Thy nature hath no bound, So let Thy pardoning love be found. I 46 PSALMS. 3 Oh! wash my soul from every sin, And make my guilty conscience clean ; Here on my heart the burden lies, And past offences pain mine eyes. 4 My lips with shame my sins confess, • Against Thy law, against Thy grace; Lord, should Thy judgments grow severe, I am condemned, but Thou art clear. 5 Should sudden vengeance seize my breath, I must pronounce Thee just in death ; And if my soul were sent to hell. Thy righteous law approves it well. 6 Yet save a trembling sinner. Lord, Whose hope, still hovering round Thy word, Would light on some sweet promise there. Some sure support against despair. 51 Second Part. C. M. OGOD of mercy, hear my call. My load of guilt remove; Break clown this sej)arating wall, That bars me from Thy love. 2 Give me the presence of Thy grace ; Then my rejoicing tongue Shall speak aloud Thy righteousness, And make Thy praise my song. 3 No blood of goats nor heifers slain, For sin could e'er atone ; The death of Christ shall still remain Sufficient and alone. 4 A soul oppressed with sin's desert My God will ne'er despise ; An humble groan, a broken heart Is our best sacrifice. PSALMS. 47 51 Third Part. C. M. AFTEK Thy loving-kindness, Lord, Have mercy upon nie : For Thy compassions great, blot out All mine iniquity. 2 Me cleanse from sin, and throughly wash From mine iniquity : For my transgressions I confess ; My sin I ever see. 3 'Gainst Thee, Thee only, have I sinned, In Thy sight done this ill ; That when Thou speak'st Thou may'st be just, And clear in judging still. 4 Behold, I in iniquity Was formed the womb within ; My mother also me conceived In guiltiness and sin. o Behold, Thou in the inward parts With truth delighted art ; And wisdom Thou shalt make me know Within the hidden part. 6 Do Thou with hyssop sprinkle me, I shall be cleansed so ; Yea, wash Thou me, and then I shall Be' whiter than the snow. 52 L. M. 1T7HY do the wicked boast of sin, \ V And steel their hearts against the Lord ? His goodness shall for ever shine ; For ever stand His holy word. 2 But in Thy courts will I be seen. Growing in faith, and hoj)e, and love, Like olives fair, and fresh and green, And ripening for the world above. 48 PSALMS. 3 There will I learn Thy glory, Lord, And songs for all Thy goodness raise ; There will I wait to hear Thy word, While listening saints approve the praise. 53 CM. ARE all the foes of Sion fools. Who thus destroy her saints ? Do they not know her Saviour rules, And pities her complaints ? 2 They shall be seized with sad surprise ; For God's avenging arm Shall crush the hand that dares arise To do His children harm. 3 In vain the sons of Satan boast Of armies in array ; When God on high dismays their host They fall an easy prey. 4 Oh ! for a word from Sion's King, Her captives to restore ! The joyful saints Thy praise shall sing, And Israel weep no more. 54 CM. BEHOLD us. Lord, and let our cry Before Thy throne ascend ; Cast Thou on us a pitying eye. And still our lives defend. 2 For impious foes insult us round ; Oppressive, proud, and vain; They cast Thy temples to the ground, And all our rights profane. 3' Yet Thy forgiving grace we trust. And in Thy power rejoice ; Thine arm shall bring our foes to dust, Thy praise inspire our voice. PSALMS. 49 4 Be Thou Avitli those whose friendly hand Uphekl us in distress, Extend Thy truth through every land, And still Thy people bless. 55 S. M. LET sinners take their course. And choose the road to death ; But in the^worship of my God I '11 spend my daily breath. 2 My thoughts address His throne, When morning brings the light ; I seek His blessing every noon, And j)ay my vows at night. 3 Thou wilt regard my cries, O my eternal God ! While sinners perish in surprise Beneath Thine angry rod. 4 Because they dwell at ease. And no sad changes feel, They neither fear, nor trust Thy name, ^or learn to do Thy will. 5 But I, with all my cares. Will lean upon the Lord ; I '11 cast my burden on His arm, And rest upon His word. 6 His arm shall well sustain The children of His love ; The ground on which their safety stands. No earthly power can move. 56 CM. IX God, most holy, just, and true, I have reposed my trust ; Nor will I fear what man can do, The offspring of the dust. 50 PSALMS. 2 Thy solemn vows are on me, Lord, Thou shalt receive my praise ; I '11 sing how faithful is Thy wx)rd, 'How righteous all Thy w^ays. 3 Thou hast secured my soul from death : O ! set Thy prisoner free, That heart and hand, and life and breath, May be employed for Thee. 57 First Part. C. M. BE merciful to me, O God ; Thy mercy unto me Do Thou extend ; because my soul Doth put her trust in Thee : 2 Yea, in the shadow of Thy wings My refuge I will j)lace. Until these sad calamities Do wholly overpass. 3 My cry I will cause to ascend Unto the Lord most high ; To God, who doth all things for me Perform most perfectly. 4 From heaven He shall send down, and me : From his reproach defend That would devour me : God His truth And mercy forth shall send. 57 Second Part. L. M. MY God, in whom are all the springs Of boundless love and grace unknow^n, Flide me beneath Thy spreading wings, Till the dark cloud is overblown. 2 Up to the heavens I send my cry, The Lord will my desires perform ; He sends His angels from the sky. And saves me from the threatening storm. PSALMS. 51 3 Be Thou exaltcil, O my God, Above the heavens where angels dwell ; Thy power on earth be known abroad, And land to land Thy wonders tell. 4 My heart is fixed ; my song shall raise Immortal honours to Thv name ; Awake, my tongue, to sound His praise, My tongue, the glory of my frame. 5 High o'er the earth His mercy reigns, And reaches to the utmost sky ; His truth to endless years remains, When lower worlds dissolve and die. 6 Be Thou exalted, O my God, Above the heavens where angels dwell ; Thy j)ower on earth be known abroad. And land to land Thy wonders telL 58 L. M. JUDGES, who rule the world by laws, Will ye despise the righteous cause ? Dare ye condemn the righteous poor, And let the rich esca23e secure ? 2 Have ye forgot, or never knew. That God will judge the judges too ? That ye invade the rights of God, And send your bold decrees abroad? 3 Yet shall the vengeance of the Lord Safety and joy to saints afford. " Sure there 's a God that rules on high, A God that hears His children cry. 59 S. M. FROM foes that round us rise, O God of heaven defend, Who brave the vengeance of the skies, And with Thy saints contend. 52 PSALMS. 2 And will the God of grace, Eegardless of our pain, Permit, secure, that impious race •To riot in their reign ? 3 In yain their secret guile, Or open force they prove. His eye can pierce the deepest veil, His hand their strength remove. 4 Yet save them. Lord, from death, Subdue them by Thy word. Confound their counsels with Thy breath, But pardoning grace afford. 5 Then shall our grateful voice Proclaim our guardian God ; The nations round the earth rejoice, And sound Thy praise abroad. 60 C. M. LORD, Thou hast scourged our guilty land, Behold Thy people mourn ; Shall vengeance ever guide Thy hand ? Shall mercy ne'er return ? 2 Beneath the terrors of Thine eye. Earth's haughty towers decay ; Thy frowning mantle spreads the sky, And mortals melt away. 3 Our Simi trembles at the stroke. And dreads Thy lifted hand; O ! heal the people Thou hast broke. And save the sinking land. 4 Exalt Thy banner in the field, For those that fear Thy name ; From barbarous hosts our nation shield. And put our foes to shame. ( PSALMS. 53 5 Attend our armies to tlie figlit, And be their guardian God ; In vain shall numerous jjowers unite Against Thy lifted rqd. 6 Our troops beneath Thy guiding hand Shall gain a glad renown : 'Tis God who makes the feeble stand, And treads the mighty down. 61 First Part. C. M. OGOD, give ear unto my cry ; Unto my prayer attend. From til' utmost corner of the land, My cry to Thee I '11 send. 2 What time my heart is overwhelmed. And in ]3er23lexity, Do Thou me lead unto the rock That higher is than I. 3 For Thou hast for my refuge been A shelter by Thy power ; And for defence against my foes Thou hast been a strong tower. 4 AVithin Thy tabernacle I For ever will abide ; And under covert of Thy wings With confidence me hide. 5 For Thou the vows that I did make, O Lord, my God, didst hear ; * Thou hast giv'n me the heritage Of those Thy name that fear. 61 Second Part. S. M. WHEN overwhelmed wdth grief. My heart within me dies, Helpless and far from all relief. To heaven I lift mine eyes. 6 ♦ 54 PSALMS. 2 O I lead me to the Rock That 's high above my head, And make the covert of Thy wings * My shelter and my shade. 3 Within Thy presence, Lord, For ever I 11 abide ; Thou art the tower of my defence, The refuge where I hide. 4 Thou givest me the lot Of those that fear Thy name ; If endless life be their reward, I shall possess the same. 62 First Part. C. M. MY soul, wait thou with patience Upon thy God alone ; On Him dej^endeth all my hope And expectation. 2 He only my salvation is, And my strong rock is He ; He only is my sure defence; I shall not moved be. 3 In God my glory placed is. And my salvation sure : In God the rock is of my strength, My refuge most secure. 4 Ye people, place your confidence In Him continually ; Before Him pour ye out your heart: God is our refuge high. 62 Second Part. S. M. IN true and patient hope, My soul on God attend ; And calmly confident look up, Till He salvation send. PSALMS. 65 2 I shall His goodness see, While on His name I call ; H^ will defend and strengthen me, And I shall never fall. 3 Jesus, to Thee I fly, My refuge and my tower ; Ui3on Thy faithful love rely, And find Thy saving power. 4 Trust in the Lord alone, Who aids us from above ; In every strait surround His throne, And hang upon His love. 62 Third Part. L. M. MY spirit looks to God alone ; My rock and refuge is His throne ; In all my fears, in all my straits, My soul on His salvation w^aits. 2 Trust Him, ye saints, in all your ways, Pour out your hearts before His face ; When helpers fail, and foes invade, God is our all-sufficient aid. 3 Once has His awful voice declared. Once and again my ears have heard, "All power is His eternal due ; He must be feared and trusted too." 1 For. sovereign power reigns not alone, Grace is a partner of the throne ; « Thy grace and justice, mighty Lord, Shall well divide our last reward. 63 First Part. C. M. EARLY, my God, without delay, I haste to seek Thy face ; My thirsty spirit faints away. Without Thy cheering grace. 56 PSALMS. 2 I 've seen Thy glory and Thy power Through all Thy temple shine ; My God, repeat that heavenly hour, * That vision so divine. 3 Not all the blessings of a feast Can please my soul so well, As when Thy richer grace I taste, And in Thy presence dwell. 4 Not life itself, with all its joys, Can my best passions move. Or raise so high my cheerful voice, As Thy forgiving love. 5 Thus till my last expiring day, I '11 bless my God and King ; Thus will I lift my hands to pray. And tune my lips to sing. 63 Second Part. . C. M. LORD, Thee my God, I '11 early seek : My soul doth thirst for Thee ; My flesh longs in a dry parched land. Wherein no waters be : 2 That I Thy power may behold. And brightness of Thy face, As I have seen Thee heretofore Within Thy holy place. 3 Since better is Thy love than life. My lips Thee praise shall give, I in Thy name will lift my hands. And bless Thee while I live. 4 Even as with marrow and with fat My soul shall filled be ; Then shall my mouth with joyful lips Sing praises unto Thee : PSALMS. 57 5 When I do Thee upon my bed Remember with delight, Ahd when on Thee I meditate In watches of the night. 64 L. M. ("^i REAT God, attend to my complaint, J Xor let my drooping spirit faint ; When foes in secret spread the snare, Let my salvation be Thy care. 2 Shield me w^ithout, and guard within. From treacherous foes and deadly sin ; May envy, lust, and pride depart. And heavenly grace expand my heart. 3 Thy justice and Thy power display, And scatter far Thy foes away ; While listening nations learn Thy word, And saints triumj)hant bless the Lord. 4 Then shall Thy church exalt her voice, And all that love Thy name rejoice ; By faith approach Thine awful throne. And plead the merits of Thy Son. (>5 First Part. C. M. PRAISE waits in Sion, Lord^ for Thee, There shall our vows be paid ; Thou hast an ear when sinners pray, All flesh shall seek Thine aid. 2 Lord, our iniquities prevail. But pardoning grace is Thine, And Thou wilt grant us power and skill To conquer every sin. 3 Blest are the men whom Thou wilt choose To bring them near Thy face. Give them a dwelling in Thy house, To feast upon Thy grace. 58 PSALMS. 4 In answering what Thy church requests, Thy truth and terror shine, And works of dreadful righteousness Fulfil Thy kind design. 5 Thus shall the wondering nations see The Lord is good and just; And distant islands fly to Thee, And make Thy name their trust. 65 Second Part. C. M. 'rpiS by Thy strength the mountains stand, i God of eternal power : The sea grows calm at Thy command, And tempests cease to roar. 2 Thy morning light and evening shade Successive comforts bring ; Thy plenteous fruits inake harvest glad. Thy flowers adorn the spring. 3 Seasons and times, and moons and hours, Heaven, earth, and air are Thine ; When clouds distil in fruitful showers. The Author is divine. 4 The thirsty ridges drink their fill. And ranks of corn appear ; Thy ways abound with blessings still. Thy goodness crowns the year. 65 Third Part. C. M. PRAISE waits for Thee in Zion, Lord, To Thee vows paid shall be : O Thou that hearer art of j)rayer. All flesh shall shall come to Thee. 2 Iniquities, I must confess, Prevail against me do : But as for our transgressions. Them purge away shalt Thou. PSALMS. 59 3 Blest is the man whom Tlioii dost choose, And niak'st approach to Tliee, That he within Thy courts, O Lord, May still a dweller be. 4 We surely shall be satisfied With Thy abundant grace, And with the goodness of Thy house, Even of Thy holy place. 5 O God of our salvation, Thou, in Thy righteousness, By fearful works unto our prayers Thine answer dost express : 6 Therefore the ends of all the earth, And those afar that be Upon the sea their confidence, 0 Lord, will place in Thee. 66 First Part. C. M. NOW shall my solemn vows be paid To that almighty Power, That heard the long requests I made In my distressful hour. 2 My lips and cheerful heart prepare To make His mercies known ; Come ye that fear my God, and hear The wonders He has done. 3 When on my head huge sorrows fell, 1 sought His heavenly aid ; He saved my sinking soul from hell, And death's eternal shade. 4 If sin lay covered in my heart While prayer employed my tongue ; The Lord had shown me no regard. Nor I His praises sung. 60 PSALMS. 5 But God — His name be ever blest — Has set my spirit free ; Nor turned from Him my poor request, Nor turned His heart from me. 66 ' Second Part. • C. M. ALL lands to God, in joyful sounds, Aloft your voices raise, Sing forth the honour of His name. And glorious make His praise. 2 All that fear God, come, hear, I '11 tell, What He did for my soul, I with my mouth unto Him cried, My tongue did Him extol. 3 If in my heart I sin regard. The Lord me will not hear; But surely God me heard, and to My prayer's voice did give ear. 4 O let the Lord, our gracious God, For ever blessed be. Who turned not my prayer from Him, Nor yet His grace from me. 67 CM. SHINE, mighty God, on Sion shine. With beams of heavenly grace ; Beveal Thy power through all our coasts. And shov/ Thy smiling face. 2 When shall Thy name from shore to shore Sound all the earth abroad ; And distant nations know and love Their Saviour and their God ? 3 Sing to the Lord, ye distant lands, Sing loud with solemn voice ; Let every tongue exalt His praise. And every heart rejoice. PSALMS. 61 4 Ho, the great I^ord, the sovereign Judge, That sits enthroned above, In wisdom rules the workls He made, And bids them taste His love. 5 Earth shall obey His high command. And yield a full increase ; Our God will crown His chosen land With fruitfulness and peace. 68 First Part. C. M. THOU hast, O Lord, most glorious, Ascended up on high ; And in triumph victorious led Captive captivity. 2 Thou hast received gifts for men, For such as did rebel ; Yea, even for them, that God the Lord In midst of them might dwell. 3 Bless'd be the Lord, who is to us Of our salvation God ; Who daily with His benefits Us plenteously doth load. 4' He of salvation is the God, Who is our God most strong ; And unto God the Lord from death The issues do belong. 68 Second Part. L. M. LOED, when Thou didst ascend on high. Ten thousand angels filled the sky ; Those heavenly guards around Thee wait. Like chariots that attend Thy state. 2 Not Sinai's mountain could appear More glorious when the Lord was there ; While He pronounced His holy law. And struck the chosen tribes with awe. 62 PSALMS. 3 How bright the triumph none can tell, When the rebellious powers of hell, That thousand souls had captive made, Were all in chains, like captives, led. 4 Raided by His Father to the throne, He sent His promised Spirit down, With gifts and grace for sinful men. That God might dwell on earth again. 69 FmsT Part. C. M. FATHER, I sing Thy wondrous grace, I bless my Saviour's name ; He bought salvation for the poor, And bore the sinner's shame. 2 His deep distress has raised us high, His duty and His zeal Fulfilled the law which mortals broke. And finished all Thy will. 3 This shall His humble followera see. And set their hearts at rest ; They by His death draw near. to Thee, And live for ever blest. 4 Let heaven and all that dwell on high. To God their voices raise ; While lands and seas assist the sky. And join t' advance His praise. 5 Sion is Thine, most holy God, Thy Son shall bless her gates; And glory, purchased by His blood. For Thine own Israel waits. 69 Second Part. L. At. DEEP in our hearts let us record The deeper sorrows of our Lord ; Behold the rising billows roll To overwhelm His holy soul. PSALMS. 03 2 In long complaints lie spends His breath, AVliile hosts of hell, and 2)owers of death, And all the sons of malice join To execute their curst design. 3 Yet, gracious God, Thy power and love, Have made the curse a blessing prove ; Those dreadful sufferings of Thy Son Atoned for crimes which we had done. 4 The pangs of our expiring Lord The honours of Thy law restored ; His sorrows made Thy justice known, And p>aid for follies not His own. o O ! for His sake our guilt forgive, And let the mourning sinner live : The Lord will hear us in His name. Nor shall our hope be turned to shame. 70 C. M. IN haste, O God, attend my call, Nor hear my cries in vain ; O let Thy speed prevent my fall. And still my hoj)e sustain. 2 Let all that love Thy name rejoice. And glory in Thy word; In Thv salvation raise their voice, And magnify the Lord. 8 O Thou my help in time of need. Behold my sore dismay ; In pity hasten to my aid. Nor let Thy grace delay. 71 First Part. C. M. OLOKD, my hope and confidence Is placed in Thee alone ; Then let Thy servant never be Put to confusion. 64 PSALMS. 2 For even from my youth, O God, By Thee I have been taught ; And hitherto I have dechxred The wonders Thou hast wrought. 3 And now, Lord, leave me not, when I Okl and gray-headed grow : Till to this age Thy strength and power To all to come I show. 4 And Thy most perfect righteousness, 0 Lord, is very high. Who hast so great things done : O God, Who- is like unto Thee ? 5 Thou, Lord, who great adversities And sore to me didst show, Shalt quicken, and bring me again From depths of earth below. 71 Second Part. C. M. MY Saviour, 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 I adore ; And since I knew Thy graces first, 1 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 When I am filled with sore distress For some surprising sin, I '11 plead Thy perfect righteousness, And mention none but Thine. PSALMS. 65 5 Ho\y will my lips rejoice to tell The victories of my King ; My soul, redeemed from sin and hell, Shall Thy salvation sing. (^ Awake, awake, my tuneful powers ; With this delightful song I '11 entertain the darkest hours. Nor think the season long. 72 FiKST Part. L. M. GREAT God, whose universal sway The known and unknown worlds obey, Now give the kingdom to Thy Son, Extend His power, exalt His throne. 2 As rain on meadows newly mown. So shall He send His influence down ; His grace on fainting souls distils. Like heavenly dew on thirsty hills. 3 The heathen lands, that lie beneath The shades of overspreading death. Revive at His first dawning light, And deserts blossom at the sight. 4 The saints shall flourish in His days, Drest in the robes of joy and praise ; Peace, like a river, from His throne Shall flow to nations yet unknown. 72 Second Part. L. M. JESUS shall reign where'er the sun Does his successive journeys run ; His kingdom stretch from shore to sliore. Till moons shall wax and wane no more. 2 For Him shall endless prayer be made, And endless praises crown His head ; His name, like sweet perfume, shall rise With every morning sacrifice. 6* 66 PSALMS. 3 People and realms of every tongue Dwell on His love with sweetest song ; And infant voices shall proclaim Their early blessings on His name. 4 Blessings abound where'er He reigns, The joyful prisoner bursts his chains, The weary find etefnal rest, And all the sons of want are blest. 5 Let every creature rise and bring Peculiar honours to our King ; Angels descend with songs again, And earth repeat the loud amen. 72 Third Part. C. M. 0 LORD, Thy judgments give the king, His Son Thy righteousness. With right He shall Thy people judge, Thy poor with uprightness. 2 The just shall flourish in His days, And prosper in His reign: He shall, while doth the moon endure, Abundant peace maintain. 3 -His large and great dominion shall From sea to sea extend : It from the river shall reach forth Unto earth's utmost end. 4 His name for ever shall endure ; Last like the sun it shall : Men shall be blest in Him, and blest All nations shall Him call. 5 Now blessed be the Lord our God, The God of Israel, For He alone doth wondrous works, In glory that excel. PSALMS. 67 6 And blessed be His glorious name To all eternity : The whole earth let His glory fill, Amen, so let it be. 73 First Part. C. M. ("iOD, my supporter and my hope, J My help for ever near, Thine arm of mercy held me up. When sinking in despair. 2 Thy counsels, Lord, shall guide my feet Through life's dark wilderness ; Thine hand conduct me near Thy seat. To dwell before Thy face. 3 Were 1 in heaven without my God, 'T would be no joy to me ; And whilst this earth is my abode, I long for none but Thee. 4 What if the springs of life were broke. And flesh and heart should faint, God is my soul's eternal rock. The strength of every saint. 5 Behold ! the sinners that remove Far from Thy presence, die ; Not all the idol-gods they love Can save them when they cry. 6 But to draw hear to Thee, my God, Shall be my sweet employ ; My tongue shall sound Thy works abroad. And tell the world my joy. 73 Second Part. L. M. LORD, what a thoughtless wretch was I, To mourn, and murmur, and repine, To see the wicked placed on high, In pride and robes of honour shine. 68 PSALMS. 2 But 0 their end, tlieir dreadful end ! Thy sanctuary taught me so: On slippery rocks I see them stand, And fiery billows roll below. 3 Now let them boast how tall they rise ; I '11 never envy them again ; There they may stand with haughty eyes. Till they plunge deep in endless pain. 4 Their fancied joys how fast they flee, Like dreams, as fleeting and as vain ; Their songs of softest harmony Are but a prelude to their pain. 5 Now I esteem their mirth and wine, Too dear to purchase with my blood ; Lord, 'tis enough that Thou art mine. My life, my portion, and my God. 74 C. M. How long, eternal God, how long Shall men of pride blaspheme ? Shall saints be made their endless song, And bear immortal shame ? 2 What strange deliverance hast Thou shown In ages long before ? An^ now no other God we own. No other God adore. 3 Thou didst divide the raging sea By Thy resistless might, To make Thy tribes a wondrous way, And then secure their flight. 4 Is not the world of nature Thine, The darkness and the day? Didst Thou not bid the morning shine, And mark the sun his way ? PSALMS. 69 5 Tliink on the covenant Thou hast made, And all Thy words of love ; Nor let the birds of prey invade And vex the trembling dove. 75 L. M. 1^0 Thee, most high and holy God, . To Thee our thankful hearts Ave raise ; Thy works declare Thy name abroad, Thy wondrous works demand our praise. 2 To bondage doomed. Thy chosen sons Beheld their foes triumphant rise ; And sore oppressed by earthly thrones. They sought the Sovereign of the skies. 3 'Twas then, great God, with equal power, Arose Thy vengeance and Thy grace. To scourge their legions from the shore, And save the remnant of Thy race. 4 Let haughty sinners sink their pride. Nor lift so high their scornful head ; But lay their impious thoughts aside. And own the empire God hath made. 76 C. M. IN Judah, God of old was known ; His name in Israel great ; In Salem stood His holy throne. And Sion was His seat. 2 At Thy rebuke, O Jacob's God, Both horse and chariot fell : Who knows the terrors of Thy rod ? Thy vengeance who can tell ? 3 What power can stand before Thy sight. When once Thy wrath appears ? AVlien heaven *liines round with dreadful light. The earth adores and fears. 70 PSALMS. 4 When God, in His own sovereign ways, Comes down to save the oppressed, The Avrath of man shall work His praise, And He 11 restrain the rest. 77 . c. M. TO God I cried with mournful voice, I sought His gracious ear. In the sad hour when trouble rose, And filled my heart with fear. 2 Sad were my days, and dark my nights. My soul refused relief; I thought on God, the just and wise ; But thoughts increased my grief. 3 Will He for ever cast me off? His promise ever fail ? Has He forgot His tender love? Shall anger still prevail ? 4 I '11 think again of all Thy Avays, And talk Thy wonders o'er. Thy wonders of recovering grace. When flesh could hope no more. 5 Grace dwells with justice on the throne ; And men that love Thy word Have in Thy sanctuary known The counsels of the Lord. 78 FiKST Part. C. M. THE praises of the Lord our God, And His almighty strength. The wondrous works that He hath done, We will show forth at length. 2 His testimony and His law In Israel He did 23lace, And charged our fathers it to«show To their succeeding race ; PSALMS. 71 3 That so the race ^vhieh was to come Might well them learn and know ; And sons nnborn, who slionld arise, Might to their sons them show ; 4 That they might set their hope in God, And suffer not to fall His mighty works out of their mind, But keep His precepts all. 78 Second Part. CM. LET children hear the mighty deeds Which God performed of old ; Which in our younger years we saw, And which our fathers told. 2 He bids us make His glories known. His works of jDOwer and grace ; And we '11 convey His wonders down Through every rising race. 3 Our lips shall tell them to our sons. And they again to theirs, That generations yet unborn May teach them to their heirs. 4 Thus shall they learn, in God alone Their hope securely stands, That they may ne'er forget His works. But practise His commands. 79 L. M. BEHOLD, O God, what cruel foes Thy peaceful heritage invade ; Thy holy temple stands defiled, In dust Thy sacred walls are laid. 2 The insulting foes, with impious rage, Beproach Thy children to their face ; " Where is your God of boasted power. And where the promise of His grace ?" 72 PSALMS. 3 Deep from the prison's horrid glooms, O hear the mourning captive sigh, And let Thy sovereign power reprieve The trembling- souls condemned to die. 4 So shall Thy children, freed from d,eath, Eternal songs of honour raise, And every future age shall tell Thy sovereign power and pardoning grace. 80 First Part. C. M. OGOD of hosts, w^e Thee beseech, Return now unto Thine ; Look down from heaven in love ; behold. And visit this Thy vine : 2 This vineyard, which Thine own right hand Hath planted us among ; And that same branch which for Thyself Thou hast made to be strong. 3 Burnt up it is with flaming fire, It also is cut down : They utterly are perished When e'er Tliy face doth frown. 4 O let Thy hand be still upon The man of Thy right hand, I'he Son of man, whom for Thyself Thou madest strong to stand. 5 So henceforth we will not go back, Nor turn from Thee at all ; O do Thou quicken us, and we Upon Thy. name will call. 6 Turn us again, Lord God of hosts, And upon us vouchsafe To make Thy countenance to shine, And so we shall be safe. PSALMS. 73 80 Second Part. L. M. pEEAT Blieplierd of Thine Israel, vJ AVlio didst between the cherubs dwell, And lead the tribes, Thy chosen sheep, Safe through the desert and the deep. 2 Thy church is in the desert now : Shine from on high, and guide us through ; Turn us to Thee, i?hy love restore. We shall be saved, and si^h no more. 3 Great God, whom heavenly hosts obey, How long shall we lament and pray. And wait in vain Thy kind return ? How long shall Thy fierce anger burn ? 4 Instead of wine and cheerful bread, Thv saints with their own tears are fed ; Turn us to Thee, Thy love restore. We shall be saved, and sigh no more. 81 C. M. rpO God our strength, your voice, aloud, X In strains of glory raise ; High to Jehovah, Jacob's God, Exalt the notes of praise. 2 With psalms of honour and of joy, Let all His temples ring ; Your various instruments employ, xVnd songs of triumph sing. 3 Xow, let the gospel trumpet blow On His appointed feast. And teach His waiting church to know The Sabbath's sacred rest. 4 This was the statute of the Lord To Israel's favoured race ; And yet His courts preserve His word, And there we wait His grace. 7 74 PSALMS. 82 L. M. AMONG the assemblies of the great, A greater Ruler takes His seat ; The God of heaven, as Judge, surveys Those gods on earth, and all their ways, 2 Why will ye frame oppressive laws? Or why support the unrighteous cause ? When will ye once defend the poor. That foes may vex the saints no more? * 3 They know not, Lord, nor will they know ; Dark are the ways in which they go : Their name of earthly gods is vain, For they shall fall and die like men. 4 Arise, O Lord, and let Thy Son Possess His universal throne. And rule the nations with His rod ; He is our Judge, and He our God. 83 S.M. AND will the God of grace Perpetual silence keep ? The God of justice hold His peace, And let His vengeance sleep ? 2 Behold what cruel snares The men of mischief spread ; The men that hate Thy saints and Thee, Lift up their threatening head. 3 Convince their madness. Lord, And make them seek Thy name. Or else their impious rage confound, And turn their pride to shame. 4 Then shall the nations know Thy glorious, dreadful word ; Jehovah is Thy name alone. And Thou the sovereign Lord. PSALMS. 75 84 First Part. L. M. HOW pleasant, iliow divinely fiiir, O Lord of hosts,. Thy dwellings are! With long desire my spirit faints, To meet th' assemblies of Thy saints. 2 My flesh wonld rest in Thine abode ; My panting heart cries out for God ; My God, my King, why should I be So far from all my joys and Thee ? 3 Blest are the saints who sit on high, Around Thy throne above the sky ; Thy brightest glories shine above, And all their work is praise and love. 4 Blest are the saints who find a place Within the temple of Thy grace ; There they behold Thy gentler rays, And seek Thy face, and learn Thy praise. 5 Blest are the men whose hearts are set To find the way to Sion's gate ; God is their strength, and through the road They lean upon their Helper, God. 6 Cheerful they walk with growing strength, Till all shall meet in heaven at length ; Till all before Thy face appear. And join in nobler worship there. 84 Second Part. L. M. GREAT God, attend while Sion sings The joy that from Thy presence springs, To spend one day with Thee on earth Exceeds a thousand days of mirth. 2 Might I enjoy the meanest place Within Thy house, O God of grace. Not tents of ease, nor thrones of power. Should tempt my feet to leave Thy door. 76 PSALMS. 3 God is our san, He makes our day ; God is our shield, He guards our way From all th' assaults of hell and sin, From foes without and foes within. 4 All needful grace will God bestow, And crown that grace with glory too : He gives us all things, and withholds No real good from upright souls. '5 O God, our King, whose sovereign sway The glorious hosts of heaven obey, And devils at Thy presence flee; Blest is the man that trusts in Thee. 84 Third Part. P. M. LOKD of the worlds above. How pleasant and how fair The dwellings of Thy love. Thine earthly temples are ! To Thine abode My heart aspires, with warm desires, To see my God. 2 O happy souls that pray, AVhere God appoints to hear! O happy men that pay Their constant service there ! They praise Thee still ; And happy they, that love the way To Sion's hill. 3 They go from strength to strength. Through this dark vale of tears, Till each arrives at length. Till each in heaven appears : O glorious seat, When God our King shall thither bring Our willing feet ! PSALMS. 77 4 To spend one sacred day Where God and saints abide, Affords diviner joy Than thousand days beside ; Where God resorts, I love it more to keep the door, Than shine in courts. 5 God is our sun and shield, Our light and our defence ; AVith gifts His hands are filled ; We draw our blessings thence : He shall bestow On Jacob's race peculiar grace And glory too. 6 The Lord His people loves ; His hand no good withholds From those His heart approves ; From pure and pious souls : Thrice happy he, O God of hosts, whose spirit trusts Alone in Thee. 84 Fourth Part. C. M. HOW lovely is Thy dwelling-place, O Lord of hosts, to me ! The tabernacles of Thy grace, How pleasant, Lord, they be ! 2 For in Thy courts one day excels A thousand ; rather in My God's house will I keep a door. Than dwell in tents of sin. 3 For God the Lord's a sun and shield : He '11 grace and glory give ; And will withhold no good from them That uprightly do live. 7 * 78 PSALMS. 4 O Thou that art the Lord of hosts, That man is truly blest, Who, by assured confidence, On Thee alone doth rest. 85 . L. M. QALVATION is for ever nigh kJ The souls that fear and trust the Lord ; And grace descending from on high, Fresh hopes of glory shall afford. 2 Mercy and truth on earth are met, Since Christ the Lord came down from heaven; By His/obedience, so complete, Justicf is pleased, and peace is given. 3 Now truth and honour shall abound, Keligion dwell on earth again, And heavenly influence bless the ground, In our Redeemer's gentle reign. 4 His righteousness is gone before, To give us free access to God ; Our wandering feet shall stray no more. But mark His steps and keep the road. 86 First Part. C. M. HEAB, Lord, my prayer ; unto the voice Of my request attend : In troublous times I '11 call on Thee ; For Thou wilt answer send. 2 Lord, there is none among the gods That may with Thee compare ; And like the works which Thou hast done, Not any work is there. 3 All nations whom Thou mad'st shall come, And worship reverently Before Thy face; and they, O Lord, Thy name shall glorify. PSALMS. 79 4 Because Thou art exceeding great, And Avorks by Thee are done Wliich are to be admired ; and Thou Art God Thyself alone. 5 Teach nie Thy way, and in Thy truth, O Lord, then walk will I ; Unite my heart, that I Thy name May fear continually. 6 O Lord my God, with all my heart To Thee I will give praise ; And I the glory will ascribe LTnto Thy name always. 86 Second Part. * S. M. MY God, my prayer attend ! Oh bow Thine ear to me, Without a hope — without a friend, Without a help — but Thee ! 2 Oh guard my soul around, Which loves and trusts Thy grace ; Nor let the powers of hell confound The hopes on Thee I place ! 3 Oh bid my heart rejoice. And every fear control ; Since at Thy feet, with suppliant voice, To Thee I lift my soul. 87 L. M. GOD in His earthly temple lays Foundations for His heavenly praise ; He likes the tents of Jacob well. But still in Sion loves to dwell. 2 His mercy visits every house That pay their night and morning vows ; But makes a more delightful stay Where churches meet to praise and pray. 80 PSALMS. 3 Wliat glories were described of old ! What wonders are of Sion told ! Thou city of our God below, Thy fame shall Tyre and Egypt know. 4 Egypt and Tyre, and Greek and Jew, Shall there begin their lives anew : Angels and men shall join to sing The hill where living waters spring. 5 When God makes up His last account Of natives in His holy mount, 'Twill be an honour to appear As one new-born and nourished there. 88 * First Part. L. M. OHALL man, O God of light and life, O For ever moulder in the grave ? Canst Thou forget Thy glorious work, Thy promise, and Thy power to save ? 2 Shall spring the faded world revive ? Shall waning moons their light return ? Again shall setting suns ascend, And the lost day anew be born ? 3 Shall life revisit dying worms, And spread the joyful insect's wing? And O ! shall man awake no more. To see Thy face, Thy name to sing ? 4 Cease, cease, ye vain desponding fears ; When Christ, our Lord, from darkness sprung, Death, the last foe, was captive led, And heaven with praise and wonder rung. 5 Faith sees the bright, eternal doors Unfold, to make His children way ; They shall be clothed with endless life, And shine in everlasting day. PSALMS. 81 88 Second Part. I.. M. II7HILE life prolongs its precious light, ! V Mercy is found, and 2)eace is given ; But soon, all soon ! approaching night Shall blot out every hope of heaven. 2 AVhile God invites, how blest the day ! How sweet the gospel's charming sound ! " Come, sinners, haste, O ! haste away, While yet a pardoning God He 's found. 3 " Soon borne on time's most rapid wing, Shall death command you to the grave ; Before His bar your spirits bring. And none be found to hear, or save. 4 " In that lone land of deep despair, Xo Sabbath's heavenlv lioht shall rise ; No God regard your bitter prayer, Nor Saviour call you to the skies." 5 Silence, and solitude, and gloom. In those forgetful realms appear ; Deep sorrows fill the dismal tomb, And hope shall never enter there. 89 FiEST Part. C. M. WITH reverence let the saints appear. And bow before the Lord ; His high commands devoutly hear, And tremble at His word. 2 How terrible Thy glories rise ! How bright Thine armies shine ! Where is the power with Thee that vies. Or truth compared with Thine ! 3 The northern pole and southern, rest On Thy supporting hand : Darkness and day, fi'om east to west, Move round at Thy command. 82 PSALMS. 4 Tliy words the raging winds control, And rule the boisterous deep ; ^ Thou mak'st the sleeping billows roll, The rolling billows sleep. 5 Justice and judgment are Thy throne, Yet wondrous is Thy grace ; • While truth and mercy joined in one, Invite us near Thy lace. 89 Second Part. C. M. BLEST are the souls who hear and know The gospel's joyful sound : Peace shall attend the path they go. And light their steps surround. 2 Their joy shall bear their spirits up Through their Redeemer's name ; His righteousness exalts their hope. And fills their foes with shame. 3 The Lord, our glory and defence. Strength and salvation gives ; Israel, Thy King for ever reigns. Thy God for ever lives. 89 Third Part. L. M. REMEMBEE, Lord, our mortal state. How frail our life, how short its date ! Where is the man that draws his breath. Safe from disease, secure from death ? 2 Lord, while we see whole nations die. Our flesh and strength repine and cry, ^^ Must death for ever rage and reign ? Or hast Thou made mankind in vain ? 3 '' Where is Thy promise to the just ? Are not Thy servants turned to dust ?" But faith forbids these mournful sighs, And sees the sleeping dust arise. PSALMS. 88 4 Tliat glorious hour, that dreadful day, Wipes the reproach of saints away, And clears the honour of Thy word : Awake, our souls, and bless the Lord, 89 Fourth Part. C. :\I. GREAT fear in meeting of the saints Is due unto the Lord ; And He of all about Him should With reverence be adored. 2 O greatly blest the people are The joyful sound that know ; In brightness of Thy face, O Lord, They ever on shall go. 3 They in Thy name shall all the day Rejoice exceedingly ; And in Thy righteousness shall they Exalted be on high. 4 Because the glory of their strength Doth only stand in Thee ; And in Thy favour shall our horn And power exalted be. 5 For God is our defence : and He To us doth safety bring : The Holy One of Israel Is our almighty King. 90 First Part. C. M. OUR God, our help in ages past, Our hope for years to come. Our shelter from the stormy blast, And our eternal home. 2 Before the hills in order stood. Or earth received her frame. From everlasting Thou art God, To endless years the same. 84 PSALMS. 3 A thousand ages in Thy sight Are like an evening gone ; Short as the watch that ends the night Before the rising dawn. 4 Tirae, like an ever-rolling stream, . Bears all its sons away ; They fly, forgotten,' as a dream Dies at the opening day. 5 Our God, our help in ages past. Our hope for years to come. Be Thou our guard while troubles last. And our eternal home. 90 Second Paet. C. M. LIFE, like a vain amusement, flies, A fable or a song ; By swift degrees our- nature dies, Nor can our joys be long. 2 'Tis but a few whose days amount To threescore years and ten ; And all, beyond that short account, Is sorrow, toil and pain. 3 Almighty God, reveal Thy love. And not Thy wrath alone ; O ! let our sweet experience prove The mercies of Thy throne. 4 Our souls would learn the heavenly art T' improve the hours we have. That we may act the w^iser part. And live beyond the grave. 90 Third Part. C. M. RETURN, O God of love, return; Earth is a tiresome place : How long shall we. Thy children, mourn Our absence from Thy face ? PSALMS. 85 2 Let heaven succeed our painful years ; Let sin and sorrow cease ; And in proportion to our tears, So make our joys increase. 3 Thy wonders to Thy servants show, Make Thine own work complete ; Then shall our souls Thy glory know. And own Thy love was great. 4 Then shall we shine before Thy throne In all Thy beauty, Lord ; And the poor service we have done Meet a divine reward. 90 Fourth Part. S. M. LORD, what a feeble piece. Is this our mortal frame ! Our life, how poor a trifle 'tis. That scarce deserves the name ! 2 Alas the brittle clay That built our body first ! And every month, and every day, 'Tis mouldering back to dust. 3 Our moments fly apace, Our. feeble j)owers decay ; Swift as a flood our hasty days Are sweeping us away. 4 Yet, if our days must fly, We '11 keep their end in sight. We '11 spend them all in wisdom's way And let them speed their flight. 5 They '11 waft us sooner o'er This life's tempestuous sea ; Soon shall we reach the peaceful shore Of blest eternity. 86 PSALMS. 90 Fifth Part. C. M. LORD, Thou hast been our dwelling-place In generations all. Before Thou ever hadst brought forth The mountains, great or small; . 2 Ere ever Thou hadst formed the earth, And all the world abroad ; Even Thou from everlasting art To everlasting X3rod. 3 Thou dost unto destruction Man that is mortal turn ; And unto them Thou say'st, Again, Ye sons of men, return. 4 As with an overflowing flood Thou carriest them away : They like a sleep are, like the grass That grows at morn, are they. 5 At morn it flourishes and grows, Cut down at even doth fade. For by Thine anger we 're consumed. Thy wrath makes us afraid. 6 Our sins Thou and iniquities Dost in Thy presence place, * And sett'st our secret faults before The brightness of Thy face. 91 First Part. C. M. HE that doth in the secret place Of the Most High reside. Under the shade of Him that is The Almighty shall abide. 2 I of the Lord my God will say, He is my refuge still. He is my fortress, and my God, And in Him trust I will. PSALMS. 87 3 Thou shalt not need to be afraid For terrors of tlio niglit ; Nor for the arrow that doth fly By day, while it is light. 4 Nor for the pestilence that walks In darkness secretly ; Nor for destruction, that doth waste At noon-day openly. 5 A thousand at thy side shall fall. On thy right hand shall lie Ten thousand dead ; yet unto thee It shall not once come nigh. 6 Only thou with thine eyes shalt look And a beholder be; And tliou therein the just reward Of wicked men shalt see. 91 Second Paht. L. M. HE that hath made his refuge God, Shall find a most secure abode ; Shall walk all day beneath His shade, And there at niglit shall rest his head. 2 Then will I say, " My God, Thy power Shall be my fortress and my tower ; • I that am formed of feeble dust Make Thine almighty arm my trust." 3 Thrice happy man! thy Maker's care Shall keep thee from the fowler's snare ; From Satan's whiles, who still betrays Unguarded souls, a thousand ways. 4 What though a thousand at thy side. Around thy path ten thousand died, Thy God His chosen people saves Amongst the dead, amidst the graves. 88 PSALMS. 5 The sword, the pestilence, or fire Shall but fulfil their best desire ; From sins and sorrows set them free. And bring Thy children. Lord, to Thee. 92 First Part. L. M. 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 ; O ! may my heart in tune be found. Like David's harp of solemn sound ! 3 My heart shall triumph in my Lord, And bless His works and bless His word. Thy works of grace how bright they shine ! How deep Thy counsels ! How divine ! 4 Then I shall share a glorious part, When grace hath well refined my heart, And fresh sujiplies of joy are shed, Like holy oil to cheer my head. 5 Sin (my worst enemy before) Shall vex mine eyes and ears no more ; My inward foes shall all be slain, Nor Satan break my peace again. 6 Then shall I see, and hear, and know All I desired or wished below ; And every power find sweet employ, In that eternal world of joy. 92 Second Part. IORD, 'tis a pleasant thing to ^tand J In gardens, planted by Thy hand ; Let me within Thy courts be seen. Like a young cedar, fresh and green. PSALMS. 89 2 There grow Thy saints in faith and love, Blest with Thine influence from above ; Not Lebanon, with all its trees. Yields such a comely sight as these. o The plants of grace shall ever live ; (Nature decays, but grace must thrive ;) Time, that does all things else impair. Still makes them flourish strong and fair. 4 Laden with fruits of age they show ♦ The Lord is holy, just and true ; None that attend His gates shall find A God unfaithful or unkind. 93 First Part. L. M. JEHOVAH reigns ; He dwells in light, Girded with majesty and might: The world, created by His hands. Still on its first foundation stands. 2 But ere this spacious world was made, Or had its first foundation laid. Thy throne eternal ages stood, Thvself the ever-livino; God. 8 Like floods the angry nations rise. And aim their rage against the skies ; Vain floods that aim their rage so high ! At Thy rebuke the billows die. 4 For ever shall Thy throne endure; Thy jDromise stands for ever sure ; And everlasting holiness, Becomes the dwellings of Thy grace. 93 Second Part. C. M. rPHE Lord doth reign, and cloth'd is He X With majesty most bright : His works do show Him cloth'd to be And girt about wdth might : 8* 90 PSALMS. 2 The world is also 'stablished, That it cannot depart. Thy throne is fixed of old, and Thou From everlasting art. 3 The floods, O Lord, have lifted up, • They lifted up their voice ; The floods have lifted up their waves, And made a mighty noise. 4 But ye*t the Lord, that is on high. Is more of might by far Than noise of many waters is, Or great sea-billows are. 5 Thy testimonies every one In faithfulness excel ; And holiness for ever, Lord, Thine house becometh well. 94 C. M. LORD, if Thy saints deserve rebuke, Thou hast a gentle rod; Thy providence, Thy sacred book Shall ^lake them know their God. 2 Blest is the man Thy hands chastise, : And to his duty draw ; Thy scourges make Thy children wise When they forget Thy law. 3 But God will ne'er cast off His saints, Nor His own promise break ; He pardons His inheritance, For their Bedeemer's sake. 95 First Part. S. M. COME, sound His praise abroad, And hymns of glory sing ; Jehovah is the sovereign God, The universal King. PSALMS. 91 2 He formed the deeps unknown ; He gave the seas tlioir bound ; The Avatery worhls are all His own, And all the solid ground. 3 Come, Avorship at His throne, Come, bow before the Lord ; We are His works, and not our own ; He formed us by His word. 4 To-day attend His voice, Nor dare provoke His rod ; Come, like the people of His choice. And own your gracious God. 5 But if your ears refuse, The message of His love, And hearts grow hard, and will not choose The blessings from above ; 6 The Lord, in vengeance drest. Will lift His hand and swear, "You, that despised My promised rest, Shall have no portion there." 95 Second Part. L. M. COME, let our voices join to raise A sacred song of solemn praise: God is a sovereign King ; rehearse His honour in exalted verse. 2 Come, let our souls address the Lord, Who framed our nature with His word : He is our Shepherd ; we the sheep His mercy chose, His pastures keep. 3 Come, let us hear His voice to-day. The counsels of His love obey ; Nor let our hardened hearts renew The sins and plagues that Israel knew. 92 PSALMS. 4 Seize the kind promise while it waits, And march to Sion's heavenly gates ; Believe, and take the jDromised rest ; Obey, and be for ever blest. 95 . Third Part. CM. OCOME, let us sing to the Lord : Come, let us every one A joyful noise make to the Rock Of our salvation. 2 Let us before His presence come With praise and thankful voice; Let us sing psalms to Him with grace, And make a joyful noise. 3 For God, a great God, and great King, Above all gods He is. Depths of the earth are in His hand, The strength of hills is His. 4 To Him the spacious sea belongs. For He the same did make ; The dry land also from His hands Its form at first did take. 5 O come, and let us worship Him, Let us bow down withal. And on our knees before the Lord Our Maker, let us fall. 96 First Part. C. M. OSING a new song to the Lord : Sing all the earth to God ; To God sing, bless His name, show still His saving health abroad. 2 For great 's the Lord, and greatly He Is to be magnified ; Yea, worthy to be feared is He Above all gods beside. PSALMS. 93 3 For all the gods are idols dumb, Wliicli blinded nations fear ; But our God is the Lord, by whom The heavens created were. 4 Great honour is before His face, And majesty divine ; Strength is within His holy place, And there doth beauty shine. 5 Do ye ascribe unto the Lord, Of people every tribe, Glory do ye unto the Lord, And mighty power ascribe. 6 Give ye the glory to the Lord That to His name is due ; Come ye into His courts, and bring An offering with you. 96 Second Part. C. M. SING to the Lord, ye distant lands, Ye tribes of every tongue ; His new discovered grace demands A new and nobler song. 2 Say to the nations, Jesus reigns, God's own almighty Son ; His power the sinking world sustains And grace surrounds His throne. o Let heaven proclaim the joyful day, Joy through the earth be seen : Let cities shine in bright array. And fields in cheerful green. 4 The joyous earth, the bending skies, His glorious train display ; Ye mountains sink, ye valleys rise, Prepare the Lord His way. 94 PSALMS. 5 Behold He comes, He comes to bless The nations as their God ; To show the world His righteousness, And send His truth abroad. 97 L. M. HE reigns ; the Lord, the Saviour reigns ! Praise Him in evangelic strains : Let the whole earth in songs rejoice, And distant islands join their voice. 2 Deep are His counsels and unknown: But grace and truth support His throne ; Though gloomy clouds His ways surround. Justice is their eternal ground. 3 In robes of judgment, lo! He comes. Shakes the wide earth and cleaves the tombs ; Before Him burns devouring fire. The mountains melt, the seas retire. 4 His enemies, with sore dismay. Fly from the sight and shun the day ; Then lift your heads, ye saints, on high. And sing, for your redemption 's nigh. 98 First Part. C. M. OSING a new song to the Lord, For wonders He hath done ; His right hand and His holy arm Him victory hath won. 2 The Lord God His salvation Hath caused to be known ; His justice in the heathen's sight He openly hath shown. • . 3 He mindful of His grace and truth To Israel's house hath been ; And the salvation of our God All ends of the earth have seen. rsALMS. 95 4 Let all the earth unto the Lord Send forth a joyful noise; Lift up your voice aloud to Him, Sing praises, and rejoice. 98 Second Part. C. M. JOY to the world, the Lord is come, Let earth receive her King ; Let every heart prepare Him room. And heaven and nature sing. 2 Joy to the earth, the Saviour reigns, Let men their songs employ ; While fields and floods, rocks, hills, and plains Re2:)eat the sounding joy. 3 No more let sins and sorrows grow. Nor thorns infest the ground ; He comes to make His blessings flow. Far as the curse is found. 4 He rules the world with truth and grace. And makes the nations prove The glories of His righteousness. And wonders of His love. 99 First Part. S. M. THE God Jehovah reigns. Let all the nations fear ; Let sinners tremble at His throne, And saints be humble there. 2 Jesus the Saviour reigns, Let earth adore its Lord ; Bright cherubs His attendants stand. Swift to fulfil His word. 3 In Sion stands His throne, His honours are divine ; His church shall make His wonders known, For there His glories shine. 96 PSALMS. 4 How holy is His name ! How terrible His praise ! Justice, and truth, and judgment join In all His works of grace. 99 Second Part. S. M. K' XALT the Lord our God, I And w^orship at His feet ; His nature is all holiness, And mercy is His seat. 2 When Israel was His church. When Aaron was His priest. When Moses cried, when Samuel prayed, He gave His people rest. 3 Oft He forgave their sins. Nor would destroy their race, And oft He made His justice known. When they abused His grace. 4 Exalt the Lord our God, Whose grace is still the same ; Still He 's a God of holiness. And jealous for His name. 100 First Part. L, M. ALL people that on earth do dwell. Sing to the Lord w^ith cheerful voice : Him serve with mirth. His praise forth tell ; Come ye before Him and rejoice. 2 Know that the Lord is God indeed, Without our aid He did us make ; We are His flock. He doth us feed. And for His sheep He doth us take, 3 O enter then His gates with praise. Approach w^ith joy His courts unto : Praise, laud, and bless His name always, For it is seemly so to do. PSALMS. 97 4 Because the Lord our God is good, His mercy is for ever sure : His truth at all times firmly stood, And shall from age to age endure. 100 Second Part. L. M. BEFOKE Jehovah's awful throne, Ye nations bow with sacred joy : Know that the Lord is God alone ; He can create, and He destroy. 2 His sovereign power, without our aid. Made us of clay, and formed us men ; And when, like wandering sheep, we strayed. He brought us to His fold again. 3 We are His people, we His care, Our souls and all our mortal frame : What lasting honours shall we rear, Almighty Maker, to Thy name ! 4 We '11 crowd Thy gates with thankful songs. High as the heavens our voices raise ; And earth, with her ten thousand tongues. Shall fill Thy courts with sounding praise. 5 Wide as the world is Thy command. Vast as eternity Thy love ; Firm as a rock Thy truth must stand, When rolling years shall cease to move. 101 CM. TO Thee, my righteous King and Lord, My grateful soul I '11 raise ; From day to day Thy works record. And ever sing Thy praise. 2 Thy wondrous acts. Thy power, and might My constant theme shall be ; That song shall be my soul's delight. Which breathes in praise to Thee. 98 PSALMS. 3 From all Thy works, O Lord, shall spring The sound of joy and praise ; - Thy saints shall of Thy glory sing, And show the world Thy ways. 102 First Part. L. M. THOU shalt arise, and mercy yet Thou to Mount Sion shalt extend : Her time for favour which was set. Behold is now come to an end. 2 Thy saints take pleasure in her stones, Her very dust to them is dear. All heathen lands and kingly thrones On earth Thy glorious name shall fear. 3 God in His glory shall appear. When Sion He builds and repairs. He shall regard and lend His ear Unto the needy 's humble prayers. 4 The afflicted's prayer He will not scorn : All times this shall be on record ; And generations yet unborn Shall praise and magnify the Lord. 5 He from His holy place looked down. The earth He viewed from heaven on high ; To hear the prisoner's mourning groan. And free them that are doomed to die. 102 Second Part. C. M. LET Sion and her sons rejoice ; Behold the promised hour : Her God hatU heard her mourning voice, And comes t' exalt His power. 2 Her dust and ruins that remain Are precious in our eyes; Those ruins shall be built again, And all that dust shall rise. . PSALMS. 99 3 The Lord ^vill raise Jerusalem, And staml in glory there ; Nations shall bow before His name, And kings attend with fear. 4 He sits a sovereign on His throne. With pity in His eyes ; He hears the dying 2)risoners' groan, And sees their sighs arise. 5 He frees the souls condemned to death. And when His saints complain, It sha'n't be said that praying breath Was ever spent in vain. 6 This shall be known when we are dead. And left on long record ; That ages yet unborn may read, And trust and praise the Lord. 103 First Part. S. M. 0! BLESS the Lord, my soul ; Let all within me join, And aid my tongue to bless His name, Whose favours are divine. 2 O ! bless the Lord, my soul. Nor let His mercies lie Forgotten in unthankfulness. And without praises die. 3 'Tis He forgives thy sins, 'Tis He relieves thy pain, 'Tis He that heals thy sicknesses, And makes thee young again. 4 He crowns thy life with love. When ransomed from the grave ; He that redeemed my soul from hell Hath sovereign power to save. 100 PSALMS. 5 He fills the poor with good ; He gives the sufferers rest ; The Lord hath judgments for the proud, And justice for th' oppressed. 6 His wondrous works and ways He made by Moses known ; But sent the worl'd His truth and grace By His beloved Son. 103 Second Part. S. M. MY soul, repeat His praise. Whose mercies are so great; Whose anger is so slow to rise, So ready to abate. 2 God will not always chide ; And ^dien His strokes are felt. His strokes are fewer than our crimes, And lighter than our guilt. 3 High as the heavens are raised Above the ground we tread. So far the riches of His grace Our , highest thoughts exceed. * 4 His power subdues our sins ; And His forgiving love. Far as the east is from the west, Doth all our guilt remove. 103 Third Part. S. M. THE pity of the Lord, To those that fear His name. Is such as tender parents feel ; He knows our feeble frame. 2 He knows we are but dust. Scattered with every breath : His anger, like a rising wind. Can send us swift to death. 1 I PSALMS. 101 3 Our days are as the grass, Or like the moriiiiii>: flower : If oue sharj) bhist sweej) o'er the field It withers in an hour. 4 But Thy compassions, Lord, To endless years endure ; And children's children ever find Thy words of promise sure. 103 Fourth Part. C. M. SUCH pity as a father hath Unto his children dear. Like pity shows the Lord to such As worship Him in fear. 2 For He remembers we are dust. And He our frame well knows ; Frail man, his days are like the grass, As flower in field he grows : 3 For over it the wind doth pass. And it away is gone : And^of the place where once it was It shall no more be known. 4 But unto them that do Him fear God's mercy never ends ; And to their children's children still His righteousness extends : 5 To such as keep His covenant, And mindful are alway Of His commandments just and true. That they may them obey. 104 . L.M. MY soul, Thy great Creator praise ; When clothed in His celestial rays, He in full majesty appears, And like a robe His glory wears. 9* 102 PSALMS. 2 The heavens are for His curtains spread ; Th' unfathomed deep He makes His bed ; Clouds are His chariot, when He flies On winged storms across the skies. 3 Angels, whom His own breath inspires, His ministers, are flaming fires ; And swift as thought their armies move, To bear His vengeance or His love. 4 How strange Thy works ! how great Thy skill [ While every land Thy riches fill. Thy wisdom round the world we see : This spacious earth is full of Thee. 105 CM. GIVE thanks to God, invoke His name, And tell the world His grace ; Sound through the earth His deeds of fame, That all may seek His face. 2 His covenant, which He kept in mind For numerous ages past. To numerous ages yet behind In equal force shall last. 3 He sware to Abraham and his seed, And made the blessing sure : Gentiles the ancient promise read, And find His truth endure. 4 " Thy seed shall make all nations blest," Said the Almighty voice ; "And Canaan's land shall be their rest. The ty23e of heavenly joys." 106 L.M, TO God the great, the ever blest. Let songs of honour be addressed ; His mercy firm for ever stands ; Give Him the thanks His love demands. I PSALMS. 103 2 Who knows tlie woiulers of Tliy ways ? AVlio shall fullil Thy bouiullcss ])raise ? Blest are the souls that fear Thee still, And pay their duty to Thy will. 3 Remember what Thy mercy did For Jacob's race, Thy chosen seed ; And with the same salvation bless The meanest supj)liant of Thy grace. 4 O ! may I see Thy tribes rejoice, And aid their triumphs with my voice ! This is my glory. Lord, to be Joined to Thy saints, and near to Thee. 107 C. M. How are Thy servants blest, O Lord ; How sure is their defence ! Eternal wisdom is their guide, Their help, — omnipotence. 2 When by the dreadful tempest borne High on the broken wave. They know Thou art not slow to hear, Nor impotent to save. 3 The storm is laid, the winds retire, Obedient to Thy will ; The sea, that roars at Thy command, At Thy command is still. 4 In midst of dangers, fears, and deaths, Thy goodness we '11 adore ; We '11 praise Thee for Thy mercies past. And humbly hope for more. 5 Our life, while Thou preserv'st that life, Thy sacrifice shall be ; And death, — when death shall be our lot, — Shall join our souls to Thee. 104 PSALMS. 108 CM. AWAKE, my soul, to sound His praise, Awake my harp to sing ; Join all my powers the song to raise, And morning incense bring. 2 Among the people of His care. And through the nations round. Glad songs of praise will I prepare, And there His name resound. 3 Be Thou exalted, O my God, Above the starry train ; Diffuse Thy heavenly grace abroad. And teach the world Thy reign. 4 So shall Thy chosen sons rejoice. And throng Thy courts above ; While sinners hear Thy pardoning voice. And taste redeeming love. 109 C.M. GOD of my mercy and my praise. Thy glory is my song ; Though sinners speak against Thy grace With a blaspheming tongue. 2 When in the form of mortal man Thy Son on earth was found ; With cruel slanders, false and vain, They compassed Him around. 3 Their miseries His compassion move, Their peace He still pursued ; They render hatred for His love. And evil for His good. 4 Their malice raged without a cause. Yet, with His dying breath. He prayed for murderers on His cross, And blessed His foes in death. PSALMS. 105 5 Lord, shall Thy bright example shine In vain before mine eyes ? Give me a soul akin to Thine, To love mine enemies. 6 The Lord shall on my side engage, xVnd in my Saviour's name I shall defeat their pride and rage. Who slander and condemn. 110 First Part. L. M. rpHUS God th' eternal Father spake JL To Christ the Son : "Ascend and sit At my right hand, till I shall make Thy foes submissive at Thy feet. 2 " From Sion shall Thy word proceed, Thy word, the sceptre in Thy hand, Shall make the hearts of rebels bleed, And bow their wills to Thy command. 3 " That day will show Thy power is great, AVhen saints shall flock with willing minds ; And sinners crowd Thy temple gate, Where holiness in beauty shines." 4 O blessed power ! O glorious day ! What a large victory shall ensue ! And converts, who Thy grace obey. Exceed the drops of morning dew. 110 Second Part. C. M. JESUS, our Lord, ascend Thy throne, And near Thy Father sit ; In Sion shall Thy power be known, And make Thy foes submit. 2 What wonders shall Thy gospel do ! Thy converts shall surpass The numerous drops of morning dew. And own Thy sovereign grace. LOG PSALMS. 3 Jesus our Priest for ever lives To plead for us above ; Jesus our King for ever gives Tlie blessings of His love. 4 God shall exalt His glorious head, And His high throne maintain, Shall strike the powers and princes dead, Who dare oppose His reign. 111 C. M. GREAT is the Lord ; His works of might Demand our noblest songs ; Let His assembled saints unite Their harmony of tongues. 2 Great is the mercy of the Lord, He gives His children food ; And, ever mindful of His word, He makes His |)romise good. 3 His Son, the great Redeemer, came To seal His covenant sure ; Holy and reverend is His name. His ways are just and pure. 4 They that would grow divinely wise, Must with His fear begin ; Our fairest proof of knowledge lies In hating every sin. 112 CM. HAPPY is he that fears the Lord, And follows His commands. Who lends the poor without reward. Or gives with liberal hands. 2 As pity dwells within his breast To all the sons of need ; So God shall answer his request With blessings on his seed. I PSALMS. 107 3 No evil tidings shall surprise His Avell established mind ; His soul to God, his refuge, flies, And leaves his fears behind. 4 In times of danger and distress Some beams of light shall shine, To show the world his righteousness, And give him peace divine. 5 His works of piety and love Kemain before the Lord ; Honour on earth, and joys above, Shall be his sure reward. 113 L. M. ^7E servants of th' Almighty King, i In every age His praises sing ; Where'er the sun shall rise or set. The nations shall His praise repeat. 2 Above the earth, beyond the sky. His throne of glory stands on high ; Nor time, nor place, His power restrain. Nor bound His universal reign. 3 Which of the sons of Adam dare. Or angels with their God compare ! His glories, how divinely bright. Who dwells in uncreated light! 4 Behold His love ! He stoops to view What saints above and angels do ; And condescends yet more to know The mean affairs of men below. 5 From. dust and cottages obscure His grace exalts the humble poor ! Gives them the honour of His sons. And fits them for their heavenly thrones. 108 PSALMS. 114 L. M. WHEN Israel, freed from Pharaoh's hand, Left the proud tyrant and his land, The tribes with cheerful homage own Their King, and Judah was His throne. 2 Across the deep their journey lay ; The deep divides to make them way ; Jordan beheld their march, and fled With backward -current to his head. 3 Let every mountain, every flood Retire and know th' approaching God, The King of Israel : see Him here ; Tremble, thou earth ; adore and fear. 4. He thunders, and all nature mourns ; The rock to standing pools He turns ; Flints spring with fountains at His word. And fires and seas confess the Lord. 115 CM. LORD, not to us, we claim no share, • But to Thy sacred Name, Give glory for Thy mercy's sake. And truth's eternal fame. 2 0 Israel, make the Lord your trust. Who is your help and shield ; Priests, Levites, trust in Him alone. Who only help can yield. 3 Let all who truly fear the Lord On Him they fear rely; Who them in danger can defend. And all their wants supply. 4 They who in death and silence sleep, To Him no praise afford ; But we will bless for evermore Our ever-living Lord. PSALMS. 109 116 First Part. C. M. I LOVE the Lord ; He heard my cries, And pitied every groan ; Long as I live, when troubles rise, 1 '11 hasten to His throne. 2 I love the Lord.: He bowed His ear. And chased my griefs away: O ! let my heart no more despair While I have breath to pray. 3 ^ly flesh declined, my spirits fell, And I drew near the dead, While inward pangs and fears of hell Perplexed my wakeful head. 4 "i\Iy God,'' I cried, "Thy servant save, Thou ever good and just; Thy power can rescue from the grave. Thy power is all my trust." 5 The Lord beheld me sore distressed. He bade my pains remove ; Keturn, my soul, to God thy rest. For thou hast known His love. 6 My God hath saved my soul from death. And dried my falling tears ; Now to His praise I '11 sjDend my breath. And my remaining years. 116 Secoxd Part. C. M. WHAT shall I render to my God For all His kindness shown ? My feet shall visit Thine abode. My songs address Thy throne. 2 Among the saints that fill Thy house, My offerings shall be paid ; There shall my zeal perform the vows My soul in anguish made. 10 110 PSALMS. 3 How mucli is mercy Thy delight, Thou ever blessed God ! How dear Thy servants in Thy sight ! How precious is their blood ! 4 How happy all Thy servants are!- How great Thy grace to me ! My life which Thou hast made Thy care, Lord, I devote to Thee. 5 Now I am Thine, for ever Thine, Nor shall my jxirpose move ; Thy hand hath loosed my bonds of j)ain. And bound me with Thy love. 6 Here in Thy courts I leave my vow. And Thy rich grace record ; Witness, ye saints, who hear me now. If I forsake the Lord. 116 Third Paet.. C. M. I LOVE the Lord, because my voice And prayers He did hear. I, while I live, will call on Him, Who bowed to me His ear. 2 Of death the cords and sorrow did About me compass round ; The pains of hell took hold on me : I grief and trouble found. 3 Upon the name of God the Lord Then did I call, and say. Deliver Thou my soul, O Lord, I do Thee humbly pray. 4 God merciful and righteous is. Yea, gracious is our Lord. God saves the meek : I was brought low ; He did me help afford. PSALMS. Ill 5 O thou, my soul, do thou return Uuto thy quiet rest ; For hirgely, lo, the Lord to thee His bouuty hath expressed. o For my distressed soul from death Delivered was by Thee : Thou didst my mouruing eyes from tears, My feet from falling free. Hi] Fourth Part. C. M. I IX the land of those that live AVill walk the Lord before. I did believe, therefore I spake : I was afflicted sore. 2 I said, when I was in my haste, That all men liars be. What shall I render to the Lord For all His gifts to me ? 3 I '11 of salvation take the cup, On God's name will I call : I '11 pay my vows now to the Lord Before His people all. 4 Dear in God's sight is His saints' death. Thy servant. Lord, am I ; Thy servant sure. Thine handmaid's son : My bands Thou didst untie. 5 Thank-offerings I to Thee will give, And on God's name will call. I '11 pay my vows now to the Lord Before His people all ; 6 Within the courts of God's own house, Within the midst of thee, O city of Jerusalem. Praise to the Lord give ye. 112 PSALMS. 117 FiEST Part. L. M. FHOM all that dwell below the skies, Let the Creator's praise arise : Let the Redeemer's name be sung Through every land, by every toiigue. 2 Eternal are Thy mercies, Lord ; Eternal truth attends Thy word ; Thy jDraise shall sound from shore to shore. Till suns shall «et and rise no more. 117 Second Part. S. M. THY name, almighty Lord, Shall sound through distant lands : Great is Thy grace and sure Thy word: Thy truth for ever stands. 2 Far be Thine honour spread. And long Thy praise endure, Till morning light and evening shade Shall be exchanged no more. 118 First Part. CM. THIS is the day the Lord hath made, He calls the hours His own ; Let heaven rejoice, let earth be glad. And praise surround the throne. 2 To-day He rose and left the dead. And Satan's empire fell ; To-day the saints His triumph spread, And all His w^onders tell. 3 Hosanna to th' anointed King, To David's holy Son ; Help us, O Lord, descend and bring Salvation from Thy throne. 4 Blest is the Lord who comes to men With messages of grace ; Who comes in God His Father's name. To save our sinful race. I PSALMS. 113 5 Hosanna in the highest strains The ehiireh on earth can raise ; The highest heavens, in which He reigns, Shall give Him nohler praise. 118 Second Part. L. ISI. L O ! what a glorions corner-stone The Jewish builders did refuse ! But God hath built His church thereon, In spite of envy and the Jews. 2 Great God, the work is all divine. The joy and w^onder of our eyes ; This is the day that proves it Thine, The day that saw our Saviour rise. 3 Sinners rejoice, and saints be glad ; Hosanna, let His name be blest ; A thousand honours on His head, With peace, and light, and glory rest ! 4 In God's own name He comes to bring Salvation to our dying race ; Let the w^hole church address their King, With hearts of joy, and songs of praise. 119 First Part. C. M. BLEST are the undefiled in heart. Whose ways are right and clean ; Who never from Thy law depart, But flee from every sin. 2 Blest are the men that keep Thy word, And practise Thy commands ; With their whole heart they seek the Lord, And serve Thee with their hands. 3 Great is their peace who love Thy law ; How firm their souls abide ! Nor can a bold temptation draw Their steady feet aside. 10 * 114 PSALMS. 4 Then shall my heart have inward joy, And keep my face from shame, When all Thy statutes I obey, And honour all Thy name. 119 Second Part. C. M. TO Thee, before the dawning light, My gracious God, 1 pray ; I meditate Thy name by night. And keep Thy law by day. 2 My spirit faints to see Thy grace; Thy promise bears me uj); And while salvation long delays. Thy word supports my hope. 3 Seven times a day I lift my hands. And pay my thanks to Thee ; Thy righteous providence demands Repeated praise from me. 4 When midnight darkness veils the skies, 1 call Thy works to mind, My thoughts in warm devotion rise. And sweet acceptance find. 119 Third Part. C. M. THOU art my portion, O my God. Soon as I know Thy way. My heart makes haste t'obey Thy word. And suffers no delay. 2 I choose the path of heavenly truth. And glory in my choice ; Not all the riches of the earth Could make me so rejoice. 3 Now I am Thine, for ever Thine, O save Thy servant. Lord ; Thou art my Shield, my Hiding-place, My ho]3e is in Thy word. PSALMS. 115 4 Thou hast inclined this heart of mine Thy statutes to fulfil ; And thus till mortal life shall end Would I perform Thy will. 119 Fourth Part. C. M. HOAV shall the young secure their hearts, And guard their lives from sin ? Thy word the choicest rules imparts To keep the conscience clean. 2 AA^hen once it enters to the mind, It spreads such light abroad The meanest souls instruction find, And raise their thoughts to God. 3 'Tis, like the sun, a heavenly light. That guides us all the day ; And through the dangers of the night, A lamp to lead our way. 4 The men that keep Thy law with care. And meditate Thy word. Grow wiser than their teachers are, And better know the Lord. 6 Thy word is everlasting truth. How pure is every page ! That holy book shall guide our youth. And well support our age. 119 Fifth Part. C. M. 01 HOW I love Thy holy law 'Tis daily my delight : And thence my meditations draw Divine advice by night. 2 My waking eyes prevent the day To meditate Thy word : My soul with longing melts away To hear Thy gospel, Lord. 116 PSALMS. 3 Thy heavenly words my heart engage, And well employ my tongue ; And in my tiresome pilgrimage Yield me a heavenly song. 4 When nature sinks, and spirits droop, Thy promises of grace Are pillars to support my hoj^e ; And there I write Thy praise. 119 Sixth Part. C. M. LOKD, 1 esteem Thy judgments right, And all Thy statutes just ; Thence 1 maintain a constant fight With every flattering lust. 2 Thy j^recepts often I survey ; 1 keep Thy law in sight, Through all the business of the day, To form my actions right. 3 My heart in midnight silence cries, " How sweet Thy comforts be !" My thoughts in holy wonder rise. And bring their thanks to Thee. 4 And when my spirit drinks her fill. At some good word of Thine, Not mighty men, that share the spoil. Have joys comjiared to mine. 119 Seventh Part. C. M. LET all the heathen writers join To form one perfect book ; Great God, if once compared with Thine, How mean their writings look ! 2 Not the most perfect rules they gave Could show one sin forgiven, Nor lead a step beyond the grave ; But Thine conduct to heaven. PSALMS. 117 3 I 'veseen an end to what we call Perfection here below ; How short the powers of nature fall, And can no further go. 4 Yet men would fain be just with God, By works their hands have wrought ; But Thy commands, exceeding broad. Extend to every thought. ^ 5 Our faith, and love, and every grace, Fall far below Thy word ; But perfect truth and righteousness Dwell only with the Lord. 119 Eighth Paet. C. M. LORD, I have made Thy word my choice. My lasting heritage ; There shall my noblest powers rejoice. My warmest thoughts engage. 2 1 '11 read the histories of Thy love. And keep Thy laws in sight. While through the promises 1 rove, With ever fresh delight. 3 'Tis a broad land of wealth unknown, AVhere springs of life arise ; Seeds of immortal bliss are sown, And hidden glory lies. 4 The best relief that mourners have, It makes our sorrows blest ; Our fairest hope beyond the grave. And our eternal rest. 119 Ninth Paet. C. M. THY mercies fill the earth, O Lord, How good Thy works appear ! Open my eyes to read Thy word. And see Thy wonders there. 118 PSALMS. 2 My heart was fashioned by Thy hand, My service is Thy due ; O ! make Thy servant understand The duties he must do. 3 Since I 'm a stranger here below, . Thy path O! do not hide, But mark the road my feet should go, And be my constant guide. 4 "^A^hen I have learned my Father's will, I '11 teach the world His ways ; My thankful lips, inspired with zeal. Shall sing aloud His j)raise. 119 Tenth Part. C. M. BEHOLD Thy waiting servant, Lord, Devoted to Thy fear ; Remember and confirm Thy word. For all my hoj)es are there. 2 Hast Thou not sent salvation down, And promised quickening grace? Doth not my heart address Thy throne ? And yet Thy love delays. 3 Mine eyes for Thy salvation fail ; . 0 bear Thy servant up ; Nor let the scoffing lips prevail. Who dare reproach my hope. 4 Didst Thou not raise my faith, O Lord ? Then let Thy truth ap2:>ear : Saints shall rejoice in my reward, And trust as well as fear. 119 Eleven^th Part. C. M> 0! THAT the Lord would guide my ways To keep His statutes still ! O ! that my God would grant me grace To know and do His will ! PSALMS. 119 2 O ! send Thy Spirit down to write Thy law upon my heart ; Nor let my tongue indulge deceit, Xor act the liar's part. 3 From vanity turn off my eyes ; Let no corruj^t design, Xor covetous desires arise Within this soul of mine. 4 Order my footsteps by Thy word, And make my heart sincere ; Let sin have no dominion, Lord, But keep my conscience clear. 5 My soul hath gone too far astray, My feet too often slip ; Yet, since I 've not forgot Thy way. Restore Thy wandering sheep. 6 Make me to walk in Thy commands, 'Tis a delightful road^; Nor let my head, nor heart, nor hands. Offend against my Grod. 119 Twelfth Part C. M. Y God, consider my distress. Let mercy plead my cause ; Thou2;h I have sinned against Thv o;race, I can't forget Thy laws. Forbid, forbid the sharp reproach, Which I so justly fear ; L^phold my life, uphold my hopes. Nor let my shame ajDpear. Be Thou a surety, Lord, for me. Nor let the proud oppress ; But make Thy waiting servant see The shinings of Thy face. 120 rsALMS. 4 My eyes with expectation fail ; My heart within me cries, '' When will the Lord His truth fulfil, And bid my comforts rise ?" 5 Look down upon my sorrows, Lord, ' And show Thy grace the same ; Thy tender mercies still afford To those that love Thy name. 119 Thirteenth Part. C. M. WITH my whole heart I 've sought Thy face. O ! let me never stray From Thy commands, O God of grace, Nor tread the sinner's way. ^ 2 Thy word I Ve hid within my heart. To keep my conscience clean. To be an everlasting guard From every rising sin. 3 I 'm a companion of the saints,. AVho fear and love the Lord ; My sorrows rise, my nature faints. When men transgress Thy word. 4 My God, I long, 1 hope, I wait For Thy salvation still ; While Thy whole law is my delight, And I obey Thy will. 119 Fourteenth Part. C. M. pONSIDER all my sorrows. Lord, Vj And Thy deliverance send ; My soul for Thy salvation faints. When will my troubles end ? 2 Yet I have found 'tis good for me To bear my Father's rod ; Afflictions make me learn Thy law, And live upon my God. PSALMS. 121 3 This is the comfort I enjoy When new distress begins : I read Thy word, I run Thy way, And hate my former sins. 4 Had not Thy word been my delight When earthly joys were fled, My soul, oppressed with sorrow's weight, Had sunk amongst the dead. 5 I know Thy judgments, Lord, are right, Though they may seem severe ; The sharpest sufferings I endure Flow from Thy faithful care. G Before I knew Thy chastening rod. My feet were apt to stray ; But now I learn to keep Thy word, Nor wander from Thy way. 119 Fifteenth Part. C. M. 01 THAT Thy statutes every hour Might dwell uj)on my mind ! Thence I derive a quickening power, And daily peace I find. 2 To meditate Thy precepts, Lord, Shall be my sweet employ ; My soul shall ne'er forget Thy word. Thy word is all my joy. 3 How would I run in Thy commands, If Thou my heart discharge From sin and Satan's hateful chains. And set my feet at large ? 119 Sixteenth Part. C. M. Tr Y soul lies cleaving to the dust ; 1t1 Lord, give me life divine : From vain desires and every lust Turn off these eyes of mine. 11 122 PSALMS. 2 When sore afflictions press me down, I need Thy quickening powers ; Thy word that I have rested on Shall help my heaviest hours. 3. Are not Thy mercies sovereign still, And Thou a faithful God? Wilt Thou not grant me warmer zeal To run the heavenly road ? 4 Does not my heart Thy precepts love, And long to see Thy face ? And yet how slow my spirits move AYithout enlivening grace ! 5 Then shall I love Thy gospel more, And ne'er forget Thy word, When I have felt its quickening power To draw me near the Lord. 119 Seventeenth Part. C. M. OLET my earnest prayer and cry Come near before Thee, Lord ; Give understanding unto me According to Thy word. 2 Let my request before Thee come ; After Thy word me free. My lips shall utter praise, when Thou Hast taught Thy laws to me. 3 Let Thy strong hand make help to me ; Thy prece23ts are my choice : I longed for Thy salvation, Lord, And in Thy law rejoice. 4 O let my soul live, and it shall Give praises unto Thee ; And let Thy judgments gracious Be helpful unto me. PSALMS. 123 5 I, like a lost sheep, went astray ; Thy servant seek, and find : For Thy commands I suffered not To slip out of my mind. 120 C. M. rPHOU God of love. Thou ever blest, 1 Pity my suffering state. When wilt Thou set my soul at rest, From lips that love deceit ? 2 Peace is the blessing that 1 seek : How lovely are its charms ! 1 am for peace ; but when I speak. They all declare for arms. 3 New i^assions still their souls engage. And keep their malice strong : What shall be done to curb thy rage, O thou devouring tongue! 4 Should burning arrows smite thee through, Strict justice would approve ; But 1 would rather spare my foe, And melt his heart with love. 121 First Part. L. M. ('^ ^ P to the hills I lift mine eyes, _ Th', eternal hills beyond the skies; Thence all her help my soul derives ; There my almighty Hefuge lives. 2 He lives ; the everlasting God, That built the world, that spread the flood ; The heavens, with all their hosts He made. And the dark regions of the dead. 3 He guides our feet. He guards our way ; His morning smiles adorn the day : He spreads the evening veil, and keeps The silent hours while Israel sleeps. 124 PSALMS. 4 Israel, a name divinely blest, May rise secure, securely rest ; Thy holy Guardian's wakeful eyes Admit no slumber nor surprise. 5 Should earth and hell with malice burn, Still thou shalt go, and still return. Safe in the Lord ; His heavenly care Defends thy life from every snare. 121 Second Part. P. M. TTPWAED I lift mine eyes, U From God is all mine aid ; The God that built the skies. And earth and nature made ; God is the tower To which I fly ; His grace is nigh In every hour. 2 My feet shall never slide. And fall in fatal snares. Since God, my guard and guide, Defends me from my fears. Those wakeful eyes That never sleep, shall Israel keep When dangers rise. 3 No burning heats by day. Nor blasts of evening air, Shall take my health away. If God be with me there. Thou art my sun. And Thou my shade, to guard my head By night or noon. 4 Hast Thou not given Thy word To save my soul from death ? And I can trust my Lord PSALMS. 125 To keep my mortal breath : I'll go and come, Nor fear to die, till from on high Thou call me home. 121 Third Part. C. M. I TO the hills Avill lift mine eyes, From whence doth come mine aid. My safety cometli from the Lord, AYho heav'n and earth hath made. 2 Thy foot He '11 not let' slide, nor will He slumber that thee keej)s. Behold, He that keeps Israel, He slumbers not, nor sleej)s. 3 The Lord thee keeps ; the Lord thy shade On thy right hand doth stay : The moon by night thee shall not smite, Nor yet the sun by day. 4 The Lord shall keej) thy soul ; He shall Preserve thee from all ill. Henceforth thy going out and in God keep for ever w^ill. 122 First Part. C. M. HOW did my heart rejoice to hear My friends devoutly say, In Sion let us all appear And keep the solemn day. 2 I love her gates, I love the road ; The Church, adorned with grace, Stands like a palace built for God, To show His milder face. 3 Up to her courts, with joys unknown, The holy tribes repair ; The Son of David holds His throne, And sits in judgment there. 11 * 126 PSALMS. 4 He hears our praises and complaints ; And while His awful voice Divides the sinners from the saints, We tremble and rejoice. 5 ' Peace be within this sacred place, And joy a constant guest ; With holy gifts and heavenly grace Be her attendants blest. 6 My soul shall pray for Sion still, While life or breath remains ; There my best friends, my kindred dwell, There God, my Saviour, reigns. 122 Second Part. 6s. 8s. HOW pleased and blest was I, To hear the j^eoj^le cry, " Come, let us seek our God to-day ? Yes, with a cheerful zeal We haste to Sion's hill. And there our vows and honours pay. 2 Siofi, thrice happy place. Adorned with wondrous grace. And walls of strength embrace thee round : In thee our tribes appear To j)ray, and praise, and hear The sacred gospel's joyful sound, 3 There David's greater Son Has fixed His royal throne ; He sits for grace and judgment there ; He bids the saints be glad. He makes the sinners sad. And humble souls rejoice with fear. 4 May peace attend thy gate. And joy within thee wait. FSALMS. 127 To bless the soul of every guest ; The mau which seeks thy peace, And wishes thine increase, A thousand blessings on him rest ! My tongue repeats her vows ; Peace to this sacred house ! For here my friends and kindred dwell. And since my glorious God Makes thee His blest abode, Mv soul shall ever love thee well. 122 Third Part. C. M. I JOYED when to the house of God, Go up, they said to me. Jerusalem, within thy gates. Our feet shall standing be. 2 To Israel's testimonv, there To God's name thanks to pay ; For thrones of judgment, even the thrones Of David's house there stay. 3 Pray that Jerusalem may have Peace and felicity : Let theni that love thee and thy peace Have still prosperity. 4 Therefore I wish that peace may still Within thy walls remain. And ever may thy palaces Prosperity retain. 5 Now for my friends' and brethren's sakes, Peace be in thee, I '11 say : And for the house of God our Ix)rd, I '11 seek thy good alway. 128 PSALMS. 123 CM. OTHOU, whose grace and justice reign Enthroned above tlie skies, To Tliee our hearts would tell their pain, To Thee we lift our eyes. 2 As servants watch their master's hand, And fear the angry stroke ; Or maids before their mistress stand. And wait a j)eaceful look : 3 So, for our sins we justly feel Thy discipline, O God; Yet wait the gracious moment still, Till Thou remove the rod. 4 Those that in wealth and pleasure live. Our daily groans deride ; And Thy delays of mercy give Fresh courage to their pride. 5 Our foes insult us, but our hope In Thy compassion lies. This thought shall bear our spirits up. That God will not despise. 124 CM. HAD not the God of truth and love. When hosts against us rose, Displayed His vengeance from above. And crushed the conquering foes ; 2 Their armies like a raging flood. Had swept the guar dless land; Destroyed on earth His blest abode, And whelmed our feeble band. 3 But safe beneath His spreading shield His sons securely rest; Defy the dangers of the field, And baxe the fearless breast. I PSALMS. 129 4 And now our souls shall bless the Lord, ^A^llo broke the deadly snare; Who saved us from the murdering sword, And made our lives His care. 5 Our help is in Jehovah's name, Who formed the heavens above ; He that suj)])orts their wondrous frame Can guard His church by love. 125 First Part. C. M. UNSHAKEN as the sacred hill, And firm as mountains stand, Firm as a rock the soul shall rest, That trusts th' Almighty hand. 2 Not walls nor hills could guard so well Old Salem's happy ground, As those eternal arnts of love. That every saint surround. 3 Deal gently, Lord, with souls sincere. And lead them safely on To the bright gates of Paradise, Where Christ their Lord is gone. 125 Second Part. S. M. FIR^I and unmoved are they That rest their souls on God ; Firm as the mount where David dwelt, Or where the ark abode. 2 As mountains stood to guard The city's sacred ground, So God and His almighty love Embrace His saints around. 3 What though the Father's rod Drop a chastising stroke; Yet, lest it wound their souls too deep. Its fury shall be broke. 130 PSALMS. 4 Deal gently, Lord, with those Whose faith and pious fear, Whose hope and love, and every grace, Proclaim their hearts sincere. 5 Nor shall the tyrant's rage Too long oppress the saint ; The God of Israel will support His children, lest they faint. 126 c. M WHEN God revealed His gracious name, And changed my mournful state. My rapture seemed a pleasing dream, The grace appeared so great. 2 The world beheld the glorious change, And did Thy hand confess ; My tongue broke out in -unknown strains, And sung surprising grace. 3 " Great is the work," my neighbours cried, And owned the power divine ; "Great is the work," my heart replied, " And be the glory Thine." 4 The Lord can clear the darkest skies, Can give us day for night ; Make drops of sacred sorrow rise To rivers of delight. 5 Let those that sow in sadness, wait Till the fair harvest come ; They shall confess their sheaves are great, And shout the blessings home. 127 L. Al. EXCEPT the Lord our labours bless. In vain shall we desire success ; Except His guardian power restrain, The watchman waketh but in vain. PSALMS. 131 2 'Tis useless toil our stores to keep, — Early to rise, and late to sleep, — Unless the Lord, who reigns on high, His providential care supply. 3 Grant, Lord, that we may ever flee For guidance and for help to Thee ; Thy blessing ask, whatever we do. And in Thy strength our work pursue. 128 C. M. 0 HAPPY man, whose soul is filled. With zeal and reverend aAve ! His lips to God their honours yield. His life adorns the law. 2 A careful providence shall stand. And ever guard thy head; Shall on the labours of thy hand Its kindly blessings shed. 3 Thy wife shall be a fruitful vine ; Thy children, round thy board. Each like a plant of honour, shine. And learn to fear the Lord. 4 The Lord shall thy best hopes fulfil. For months and years to come : The Lord, who dwells on Sion's hill. Shall send thee blessings home. 5 This is the man whose happy eyes, Shall see his house increase; Shall see the sinking church arise. Then leave the world in peace. 129 C. M. UP from my youth, may Israel say, Have I been nursed in tears ; My griefs were constant as the day, And tedious as the years. 132 PSALMS. 2 Up from my youth I bore the rage, Of all the sons of strife ; Oft they assailed my ri23er age, But God preserved my life. 3 The Lord in anger, on His throne, With an imjD'artial eye. Measured the mischiefs they had done. Then let His arrows fly. 4 Thus shall the men that hate the saints Be blasted from the sky ; Their glory fades, their courage faints. And all their prospects die. 130 First Part. C. M. T WAIT for Thy salvation. Lord; X With strong desires 1 wait ; My soul, invited by Thy word, Stands watching at Thy gate. 2 Just as the guards that keep the night Long for the morning skies, Watch the first beams of breaking light, And meet them with their eyes : 3 So waits my soul to see Thy grace ; And, more intent than they. Meets the first openings of Thy face, And finds a brighter day. 4 Then in the Lord let Israel trust, Let Israel seek His face. The Lord is good, as Avell as just. And plenteous is His grace. 130 Second Part. L. M. FEOM deep distress and troubled thoughts, To Thee, my God, I raised my cries : If Thou severely mark our faults. No flesh can stand before Thine eyes. PSALMS. 133 2 But Thou hast built Thy throne of grace, Free to dispense Thy pardons there, That sinners may approach Thy face. And hope and love, as well as fear. 3 As the benighted pilgrims wait, And long and wish for breaking day, So waits my soul before Thy gate. When will my God His face display ? 4 My trust is fixed upon Thy word, Xor shall I trust Thy word in vain ! Let mourning souls address the Lord, And find relief from all their pain. 5 Great is His love, and large His grace. Through the redemption of His Son : He turns our feet from sinful ways, And pardons what our hands have done. 130 Third Part. C. M. LORD, from the de2)ths to Thee I cried, My voice. Lord, do Thou hear : Unto my supjilication's voice Give an attentive ear. 2 Lord, who shall stand, if Thou, O Lord, Shouldst mark iniquity ? But yet with Thee forgiveness is. That feared Thou mayest be. 3 I wait for God, my soul doth wait. My hope is in His word. More than they that for morning watch. My soul waits for the Lord; 4 I say, more than they that do watch The morning light to see. Let Israel hope in the Lord, For with Him mercies be ; 12 134 PSALMS. 5 And plenteous redemption Is ever found with Him ; And from all his iniquities He Israel shall redeem. 131 CM. IS there ambition in my heart? Search, gracious God, and see Or do I act a haughty part ? Lord, I appeal to Thee. 2 I charge my thoughts, be humble still, And all my carriage mild; Content, my Father, with Thy will, And peaceful as a child. 3 The patient soul, the lowly mind, Shall have a large reward. Let saints in sorrow lie resigned, And trust a faithful Lord. 132 CM. ARISE, O King of grace, arise. And enter to Thy rest : Lo ! Thy church waits Avith longing eyes, Thus to be owned and blest. 2 Enter, witH all Thy glorious train, Thy Sj)irit and Thy word ; All that the ark did once contain Could no such grace afford. 3 Here, mighty God, accept our vows ; Here let Thy praise be spread : Bless the provisions of Thy house. And fill Thy poor with bread. 4 Here let the Son of David reign. Let God's anointed shine ; Justice and truth His court maintain With love and power divine. I PSALMS. 135 5 Here let Ilim hold a lasting throne ; And, as His kingdom grows, Fresh honours shall adorn His crown, And shame confound His foes. 133 First Part. S. M. 1)LEST are the sons of peace, ) Whose hearts and hopes are one ; Whose kind designs to serve and please, Through all their actions run. 2 Blest is the pious house Where zeal and friendship meet ; Their songs of praise, their mingled vows, Make their communion sweet. 3 Thus, when on Aaron's head They poured the rich perfume. The oil down to his raiment spread, And pleasure filled the room. 4 Thus, on the heavenly hills The saints are blest above. Where joy, like morning dew distils. And all the air is love. 133 Second Part. C. M. BEHOLD, how good a thing it is, And how becoming well, ToQ;ether such as brethren are In unity to dw^ell ! 2 Like precious ointment on the head. That down the beard did flow,' Ev'n Aaron's beard, and to the skirts Did of his garments go. 3 As Hermon's dew, the dew that doth On Sion's hills descend ; For there the blessing God commands, Life that shall never end. 136 PSALMS. 134 c. M. YE that obey th' immortal King, Attend His holy place ; Bow to the glories of His power, And bless His wondrous grace. 2 Lift up your hands by morning light. And send your souls on high ; Raise your admiring thoughts by night Above the starry sky. 3 The God of Sion cheers our hearts With rays of quickening grace ; The God that spreads the heavens abroad, And rules the swelling seas. 135 c. M. AWAKE, ye saints, to praise your King, Your sweetest passions raise ; Your pious pleasure, while you sing. Increasing with the praise. 2 Great is the Lord, and works unknown Are His divine em23loy ; But still His saints are near His throne. His treasure, and His joy. 3 Heaven, earth, and sea, confess His hand ; He bids the vapours rise ; Lightning and storm, at His command, Sweep through the sounding skies. 4 Ye nations, know the living God ; Serve Him with faith and fear. He makes the churches His abode, And claims your honours there. 136 L. M. GIVE to our God immortal praise ; Mercy and truth are all His ways ; AVonders of grace to God belong, Kepeat His mercies in your song. PSALMS. 137 2 He built the earth, He spread the sky, And fixed the starry liirhts on hiiih : Wonders of grace to God belong, Repeat His mercies in your song. 3 He fills the sun with morning light. He bids the moon direct the night : His mercies ever shall endure. When suns and moons shall shine no more. 4 He sent His Son with power to save From guilt, and darkness, and the grave : Wonders of grace to God belong, llepeat His mercies in your song. 0 Through this vain world He guides our feet, And leads us to His heavenly seat : His mercies ever shall endure. When this vain world shall be no more. 137 First Part. L. M. WHEX we, our weary limbs to rest. Sat down by proud Euphrates' stream, We wept, with doleful thoughts oppress' d. And Sion was our mournful theme. 2 Our harps, that, when w^ith joy we sung. Were wont their tuneful parts to bear, AVith silent strings neglected hung On willow trees that wither'd there. 3 O Salem, our once happy seat. When I of thee forgetful prove, Let then my trembling hand forget The speaking strings with art to move ! 1 If I to mention thee forbear. Perpetual silence be my doom : Or if my chiefest joy compare With thee, Jerusalem, my home ! 12* 138 PSALMS. 137 Seco^-d Part. S. M. I LOVE Thy kingdom, Lord, X The house of Thine abode ; The church our blest Redeemer saved With His own precious blood. 2 I love Thy chuj^ch, O God ! Her walls before Thee stand Dear as the a^^ple 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 Sion shall be given The brightest glories earth can yield, And brighter bliss of heaven. PSALMS. 139 138 L. M. WITH all my powers of lieart and tongue I '11 praise my Maker in my song ; Angels sliall hear the notes 1 raise, Approve the song, and join the praise. 2 I '11 simr Thv truth and merev, Lord ; 1 '11 sin"' the wonders of Thv word ; Not all the works and names below. So much Thy power and glory show. 3 To God I cried when troubles rose ; He heard me and subdued my foes ; He did my rising fears control, And strength diffused through all my soul. 4 The God of heaven maintains His state, Frowns on the proud and scorns the great ; But from His throne descends to bless The humble souls that trust His grace. 5 Amidst a thousand snares I stand, Upheld and guarded by Thy hand ; Thy words my fainting soul revive, And keep my dying faith alive. 6 Grace will complete what grace begins, To save from sorrows and from sins ; The work that wisdom undertakes, Eternal mercy ne'er forsakes. 139 First Part. L. M. LORD, Thou hast searched and seen me through ; Thine eye commands with piercing view My rising and my resting hours. My heart and flesh, with all their powers. 2 My thoughts, before they are my own, Are to my God distinctly known ; He knows the words I mean to speak. Ere from my o^^ening lips they break. 140 PSALMS. 3 Within Thy circling power I stand, On every side I find Thy hand : Awake, asleep, at home, abroad, I am surrounded still with God. 4 Amazing knowledge, vast and great ! What large extent ! what lofty height ! My soul, with all the powers I boast. Is in the boundless prospect lost. 5 O ! may these thoughts possess my breast, Where'er I rove, where'er I rest : Nor let my weaker passions dare Consent to sin, for God is there. 139 Second Part. C. M. IN all my vast concerns with Thee, In vain my soul ivould try To shun Thy presence, Lord, or flee The notice of Thine eye. 2 Thy all-surrounding sight surveys Sly rising and my rest. My public walks, my private ways, And secrets of my breast. 3 My thoughts lie open to the Lord, Before they 're formed within ; And ere my lips pronounce the word, He knows the sense I mean. 4 O wondrous knowledge, deep and high, Where can a creature hide ? Within Thy circling arms I lie, Enclosed on every side. 5 So let Thy grace surround me still, And like a bulwark prove. To guard my soul from every ill, Secured by sovereign love. I PSALMS. 141 139 Third Part. C. M IOED, when I count Thy mercies o'er, J They strike me with surprise ; Not all the sands that spread the shore To equal numbers rise. 2 My flesh with fear and wonder stands, The product of Thy skill ; And hourly blessings from Thy hands Thy thoughts of love reveal. 3 These on my heart by night I keep : How kind, how dear to me ! O may the hour that ends my sleep Still find my thoughts with Thee. 139 Fourth Part. C. M. OLOUD, Thou hast me searched and known: Thou know'st my sitting down And rising up ; yea, all my thoughts Afar to Thee are known. 2 For in my tongue before I speak, Not any word can be, But altogether, lo ! O Lord, It is well known to Thee. 3 Behind, before. Thou hast beset. And laid on me Thine hand. Such knowledge is too strange for me, Too. high to understand. 4 From Thy Spirit whither shall I go, Or from Thy presence fly ? Ascend I heaven, lo. Thou art there ; There, if in hell I lie. o Take I the morning wings and dwell In utmost parts of sea ; Even there. Lord, shall Thy hand me lead, Thy right hand hold shall me. 142 PSALMS. 6 If I do say that darkness shall Me cover from Thy sight, Then surely shall the very night About me be as light. 140 L. M. OTHOU Preserver of mankind, Our hope, our shield, our strength, our God ! Thou hast an ear to prayer inclined ; Our cries have reached Thy dread abode. 2 Our cause Thy justice will maintain, Ayenge th' oppressed and guard the poor : Ne'er shall Thy children ask in vain, And our j^roud foes shall boast no more. 3 Their banded hosts shall fly, or fall; A shaking leaf their thousands chase ; Our God shall hear our nation's call, We shall be saved, and sing His praise. Ml L.M. MY God, accept my early vows. Like morning incense, in Thine house; And let my nightly worship rise Sweet as the evening sacrifice. 2 Watch o'er my lips, and guard them, Lord, From every rash and heedless word; Nor let my feet incline to tread The guilty path where sinners lead. 3 O may the righteous, when I stray, Smite and reprove my wandering way; Their gentle words, like ointment shed. Shall never bruise, but cheer my head. 4 When I behold them pressed with grief, I'll cry to heaven for their relief; And by my warm petitions prove How much I prize their faithful love. PSALMS. 143 142 C. M. TO God I made my sorrows known, From God I sought relief; In long complaints before His throne I poured out all my grief. 2 My soul was overwhelmed with woes, My heart began to break ; My God, who all my burden knows. Beholds the way I take. 3 On every side I east mine eye, And found my helpers gone, While friends and strangers passed me by, Neo:lected or unknown. 4 Then did I raise a louder cry, And called Thy mercy near: " Thou art my portion when I die. Be Thou my refuge here." 5 Lord, I am brought exceeding low; Now let Thine ear attend, And make my foes, who vex me, know, I 've an almighty Friend. 6 From my sad prison set me free : Then shall I praise Thy name ; And holy men shall join with me, Thy kindness to proclaim. 143 L. M. MY righteous Judge, my gracious God, Hear when I spread my hands abroad And cry for succour from Thy throne : O make Thy truth and mercy known. 2 For Thee I thirst, I pray, I mourn ; When Avill Thy smiling face return ? Shall all my joys on earth remove. And God for ever hide His love ? 144 PSALMS. 3 Break off my fetters, Lord, and skow The path in which my feet should go. If snares and foes beset the road, I flee to hide me near my God. 4. Teach me to do Thy holy will, ' And lead me to Thy heavenly hill : Let the good S}3irit of Thy love Conduct me to Thy courts above. 144 FiEST Part. C. M. FOR ever blessed be the Lord, My Saviour and my Shield ; He sends His Spirit with His word. To arm me for the field. 2 When sin and hell their force unite. He makes my soul His care ; Instructs me in the heavenly fight, And guards me through the war. 3 A Friend and Helper so divine My fainting hope shall raise ; He makes the glorious victory mine. And His shall be the praise. 144 Second Part. C. M . LORD, what is man, poor feeble man, Born of the earth at first ! His life a shadow, light and vain. Still hastening to the dust. 2 O what is feeble dying man. Or all his sinful race. That God should make it His concern To visit him with grace ! 3 That God who darts His lightnings down. Who shakes the worlds above. What terrors wait His awful frown ! How wondrous is His love ! PSALMS. 145 145 • First Part. C. M. T ONG as 1 live I '11 bless Tliy name, Jj My King, my God of love ; My work and joy shall be the same, In the bright world above. 2 Great is the Lord, His power unknown, And let His praise be great : I '11 sing the honours of Thy throne. Thy works of grace repeat. 3 Thy grace shall dwell upon my tongue; And while my lips rejoice. The men that hear my sacred song Shall join their cheerful voice. 4 Fathers to sons shall teach Thy name, And children learn Thy ways,; Ages to come Thy truth proclaim. And nations sound Thy praise. / 5 The world is managed by Thy hands, Thy saints are ruled by love ; And Thine eternal kingdom stands, Though rocks and hills remove. 145 Second Part. C. M. SWEET is the memory of Thy grace. My God, my heavenly King ; Let age to age Thy righteousness In sounds of glory sing. 2 God reigns on high, but ne'er confines His goodness to the skies ; Through the whole earth His bounty shines, And every want supplies. 3 With longing eyes Thy creatures wait On Thee for daily food ; Thy liberal hand provides their meat, And fills their mouths with good. 13 146 PSALMS. 4 How kind are Thy compassions, Lord ! How slow Thine anger moves ! But soon He sends His pardoning word To cheer the souls He loves. 5 . Creatures with all their endless race Thy power and praise proclaim ; But saints that taste Thy richer grace, Delight to bless Thy name. 145 Third Part. L. M. OLORD, Thou art my God and King ; Thee will I magnify and praise : I will Thee bless, and gladly sing Unto Thy holy name always. 2 Each day I rise I will Thee bless, And praise Thy name time without end. Much to be praised, and great God is ; His greatness none can comprehend. 3 Bace shall Thy works praise unto race. The mighty acts show done by Thee. I will speak of the glorious grace, M And honour of Thy majesty. '. 4 Thy wondrous works I will record ; . By men the might shall be extolled ^ Of all Thy dreadful acts, O Lord : And I Thy greatness wdll unfold. 5 They utter shall abundantly The memory of Thy goodness great ; And shall sing praises cheerfully, j Whilst they Thy righteousness relate. 146 First Part. C. M, OH happy is that man and blest. Whom Jacob's God doth aid ; Who hope upon the Lord doth rest, ■ And on his God is stayed : PSALMS. 147 2 AVho made the earth and heavens higl Who made the swelling deep, And all that is within the same ; Who truth doth ever keep : 3 Who righteous judgment executes For those oppressed that be, Who to the hungry giveth food ; God sets the prisoners free. 4 The Lord doth give the blind their sight, The bowed down doth raise : The Lord doth dearly love all those That walk in upright ways. 5 The stranger's shield, the widow's stay, The orphan's help, is He : But yet by Him the wicked's way Turned upside down shall be. 6 The Lord shall reign for evermore : Thy God, O Sion, He Reigns to all generations : Praise to the Lord give ye. 146 Second Part. L. P. M. I'LL praise my Maker with my breath, And when my voice is lost in death. Praise shall employ my nobler powers : My days of praise shall ne'er be past. While life, and thought, and being last. Or immortality endures. 2 Why should I make a man my trust ? Princes must die and turn to dust ; Vain is the help of flesh and blood ; Their breath departs; their pomp and power And thoughts all vanish in an hour ; Nor can they make their promise good. 148 PSALMS. 3 Happy the man whose hopes rely ; On Israel's God : He made the sky, And earth, and seas, with all their train. ; His truth for ever stands secure ; He saves th' 023i3ressed, He feeds the poor, ] And none shall find His promise vain. ; 4 The Lord hath eyes to give the hlind ; j The Lord suj^i^orts the sinking mind ; j He sends the labouring conscience peace : I He helps the stranger in distress. The widow and the fatherless. And grants the prisoner sweet release. 5 He loves His saints. He knows them well, j But turns the wicked down to hell. \ Thy God, O Sion, ever reigns: \ Let every tongue, let every age, ' ■ In this exalted work engage ; ! Praise Him in everlasting strains. ! 147 L. M. I PRAISE ye the Lord : 'tis good to raise • Our hearts and voices in His praise : i His nature and His works invite j To make this duty our delight. I 2 Great is the Lord, and great His might, And all His glories infinite ; He crowns the meek, rewards the just, : And treads the wicked to the dust. i Sing to the Lord, exalt Him high, Who spreads His clouds around the sky ; There He prepares the fruitful rain, Nor lets the drops descend in vain. He makes the grass the hills adorn, And clothes the smiling fields with corn ; The beasts with food His hands supply, And feed the ravens when they cry. PSALMS. 149 5 His saints are lovely in His sight ; He views His children with delight ; He sees their hope, He knows their fear, And finds and loves His image there. 148 First Part. H. M. YE tribes of Adam, join With heaven, and earth, and seas, And offer notes divine To your Creator's praise. Ye holy throng Of angels bright, In w^orlds of light. Begin the song. 2 Thou sun with dazzling rays, xind moon that rules the night. Shine to your Maker's praise, With stars of twinkling light. His ]30wer declare, ' Ye floods on high. And clouds that fly In empty air. 3 The shining worlds above In glorious order stand. Or in swift courses move. By His supreme command. He spake the word, And all their frame From nothing came To praise the Lord. 4 He moved their mighty wheels In unknown ages past. And each His word fulfils. While time and nature last. 13* 150 PSALMS. j In different ways i His works proclaim j His wondrous name, j And speak His praise. i 148 Second Part. ' S. M. i LET every creature join I To praise th' eternal God ; ] Ye heavenly hosts, the song begin, \ And sound His name abroad. j 2 Thou sun with golden beams, And moon with paler rays. Ye starry lights, ye twinkling flames, Shine to your Maker's praise. ' 3 He built those worlds above, And fixed their wondrous frame ; i By His command they stand or move, And ever speak His name. j 4 Ye vapours when ye rise, j Or fall in showers or snow, ; Ye thunders, murmuring round the skies, His power and glory show. j 5 Wind, hail, and flaming fire, ' Agree to praise the Lord, | When ye in dreadful storms conspire , To execute His word. | 6 By all His works above ! His honours be expressed ; j But saints that taste His saving love. | Should sing His praises best. ' 148 Third Part. P. M. \ THE Lord of heav'n confess ; | On high His glory raise. • Him let all angels bless ; ' j Him all His armies praise. PSALMS. 161 Him glorify, Sun, moon, and stars ; Ye higher spheres, And cloudy sky. 2 From God your beings are, Him therefore famous make ; You all created were, When He the word but spake. And from that place. Where fix'd you be By His decree. You cannot pass. 3 O let God's name be prais'd Above both earth and sky : For He His saints hath rais'd. And set their horn on high. Ev'n those that be Of Israel's race. Near to His grace. The Lord praise ye. 148 Fourth Part. 8s. 7s. PKAISE the Lord ! ye heavens, adore Him ; Praise Him, angels in the height ; Sun and moon, rejoice before Him ; Praise Him, all ye stars of light ! Hallelujah, Amen. 2 Praise the Lord — for He hath spoken ; Worlds His mighty voice obeyed ; Laws which never can be broken. For their guidance He hath made. Hallelujah, Amen. 3 Praise the Lord — for He is glorious ; Never shall His promise fail ; God hath made His saints victorious, Sin and death shall not prevail. Hallelujah, Amen. 152 PSALMS. 4 Praise the God of our salvation, Hosts on high His power proclaim ; Heaven and earth, and all creation. Praise and oiagnify His name! Hallelujah, Amen. 149 c. M. ALL ye that love the Lord, rejoice, And let your songs be new ; Amidst the church, with cheerful voice His later w^onders show. 2 The Jews, the people of His grace. Shall their Kedeemer sing ; And Gentile nations join the praise, While Sion owns her King. 3 The Lord takes pleasure in the just, Whom sinners treat with scorn ; The meek, that lie despised in dust, Salvation shall adorn. 4 Saints shall be joyful in their King, E'en on a dying bed ; And like the souls in glory sing. For God shall raise the dead. 5 Then His high praise shall fill their tongues, Their hand shall wield the sword : And vengeance shall attend their songs, The vengeance of the Lord. 6 When Christ His judgment-seat ascends, And bids the world appear, Thrones are prepared for all His friends, Who humbly loved Him here. 7 Then shall they rule with iron rod. Nations that dared rebel. And join the sentence of their God, On tyrants doomed to hell. PSALMS. . 153 8 The royal sinners, bound in chains, New triiiiiiph shall afford ; Such honour for the saints remains ; Praise ye, and love the Lord. 150 First Paiit. C. M. [N God's own house pronounce His praise, His grace He there reveals ; To heaven your joy and wonder raise, For there His glory dwells. 2 Let all your sacred passions move, While you rehearse His deeds ; But the great work of saving love Your highest praise exceeds. 3 All that have motion, life, and breath, Proclaim your Maker blest ; Yet when my voice ex2:>ires in death. My soul shall praise Him best. 150 Second Part. L. M. PRAISE ye the Lord ; all nature join In work and w^orship so divine; Let heaven and earth unite, and raise High hallelujahs to His praise. 2 While realms of joy and worlds around, Their hallelujahs high resound ; Let saints below and saints above. Exulting sing redeeming love. 3 As instruments well tuned and strung, We '11 praise the Lord with heart and tongue ; While life remains we '11 loud proclaim High hallelujahs to His name. 4 Beyond the grave, in nobler strains. When freed from sorrow, sin, and pains. Eternally the church will raise High hallelujahs to His praise. PSALMS INDEX OF FIRST LINES. THE FIGURES DESIGNATE THE PAGES OF THE BOOK. PAGE 26 Adored for ever be the Lord Tate and Brady. 47 After Thy loving-kindness, Lord Rouse. 60 All lands to God in jo^-f'ul sounds Rouse. 96 All people that on earth do dwell Rouse. 152 All ye that love the Lord rejoice Watts. 74 Among the assemblies of the great Watts. 74 And will the God of grace Watts. 48 Are all the foes of Sion fools Watts. 134 Arise, 0 King of grace, arise Watts. 37 As pants the hart for cooling Tate and Brady. 104 Awake, my soul, to sound His praise Watts. 136 Awake, ye saints, to praise your King Watts. 97 Before Jehovah's awful throne.. Watts. 135 Behold, how good a thing it is Rouse. 71 Behold, 0 God, what cruel foes. Watts. 16 Behold the morning sun Watts. 118 Behold Thy waiting servant. Lord Watts. 48 Behold us, Lord, and let our cry Watts. 50 Be merciful to me, 0 God Rouse. 135 Blest are the sons of peace Watts. 82 Blest are the souls who hear and know Watts. 113 Blest are the undefiled in heart Watts. 29 Blest is the man, for ever blest Watts. 36 Blest is the man whose heart can move Watts. 4 Blest is the man who shuns the place Watts. 91 Come, let our voices join to raise Watts. 90 Come, sound His praise abroad Watts. 155 156 INDEX OF PSALMS. PAGE 120 Consider all my sorrows, Lord Watts. 62 Deep in our hearts let us record Watts 55 Early, my God, without delay Watts. 96 Exalt the Lord our Grod Watts. 24 Examine me and do me prove Rouse. 130 Except the Lord our labours bless. Bathnrst. 43 Far as Thy name is known Watts. 62 Father, I sing Thy wondrous grace Watts. 129 Firm and unmoved are they.... Watts. 144 For ever blessed be the Lord Watts. 112 From all that dwell below the skies Watt.^. 132 From deep distress and troubled Watts. 51 From foes that round us rise Watts. 8 Gently, gently lay Thy rod Lyte. 6 Give ear unto me when I call Rouse. 7 Give ear unto my words, 0 Lord Rouse. 102 Give thanks to God, invoke His name Watts. 136 Give to our God immortal praise Watts. 27 Give to the Lord, ye sons of fame Watts. 28 Give to the winds thy fears Gerliard.^ 79 God in His earthly temple lays Watts. 40 God is our refuge and our strength Rouse. 40 God is the refuge of His saints... Watts. 67 God, my supporter and my hope Watts. 104 God of my mercy and my praise Watts. 18 God' siaw is perfect, and converts Rouse. 83 Great fear in meeting of the saints Rouse. -57 Great God, attend to my complaint Watts. 75 Great God, attend while Sion sings Watts. 65 Great God, whose universal sway Watts. 44 Great is the Lord, and greatly He Rouse. 106 Great is the Lord, His works of might WatU. 42 Great is the Lord our God Watts. 73 Great Shepherd of Thine Israel Watts. 128 Had not the God of truth and love Watts. 106 Happy is He that fears the Lord Watts. 78 Hear, Lord, my prayer, unto the voice Rouse. 94 He reigns, the Lord, the Saviour, reigns Watts. 86 He that doth in the secret place... Rouse. 87 He that hath. made his refuge God Watts. 103 How are Thy servants blest, 0 Lord Addison. 125 How did my heart rejoice to hear Watts. INDEX OF PSALMS. 157 PAQR 9 How exccJlent in all the earth Rouse. 68 How long, etorniil God, how long Watts. 12 How lone: wilt Thou forget Tate and Brady. 77 How lovely is Th}' dwelling-place Rouse. 75 How pleasant, how divinely fliir Watts. 126 How pleased and blest was 1 Watts. 115 How shall the young secure their Watt'i. Ill I in the land of those that live Rouse. 126 I joyed when to the house of Grod Rouse.. 23 I hft my soul to God Watts. 1 47 I'll praise my Maker with my breath Watts. 39 I'll speak the honours of my King WattJi. 110 I Iqve the Lord because my voice Rouse. 109 I love the Lord, He heard my cries Watt-i. 138 I love Thy kingdom. Lord Dioight. 125 I to the hills will lift mine eyes Rouse. 140 In all my vast concerns with Thee Watts. 49 In God, most holy, just, and true Watts. 153 In God's own house pronounce His Watts. 63 In haste, 0 God, attend my call Avon. 69 In Judah, God of old was known.. Watts. 54 In true and patient hope * C. Wesley. 134 Is there ambition in my heart Watts. 36 I waited patient for the Lord Watts. 132 I wait for Thy salvation, Lord Watts. 89 Jehovah reigns. He dwells in light Watts. 1 05 Jesus, our Lord, ascend Thy throne Wa tts. 65 Jesus shall reign where'er the sun Watts. 95 Joy to the world, the Lord is come Watts. 38 Judge me,'0 God, and plead my cause Watts. 25 Judge me, 0 Lord, for I the Tate and Brady. 51 Judges who rule the world by laws Watts. 116 Let all the heathen writers join Watts. 30 Let all the just to God with Tate and Brady. 71 Let children hear the mighty deeds Watts. 150 Let every creature join Watts. 49 Let sinners take their course Watts. 98 Let Sion and her sons rejoice Watts. 84 Life, like a vain amusement, flies Watts. 22 Lift up your heads, eternal Tate and Brady. 145 Long as I live, I'll bless Thy name Watts. 133 Lord, from the depths to Thee I cried Rouse. 14 158 INDEX OF PSALMS. PAGE 116 Lord, I esteem Thy judgments right Watts. 90 Lord, if Thy saints deserve rebuke Watts. 117 Lord, I have made Thy word my choice Watts. 7 Lord, in the morning Thou shalt hear Watts. 27 Lord, I will Thee extol, for Thou Rouse. 108 Lord, not to us, we claim no ..'.....Tate and Brady. 76 Lord of the worlds above WaMs. 56 Lord, Thee my God, I '11 early seek Rome. 86 Lord, Thou hast been our dwelling Rovse. 52 Lord, Thou hast -scourged our guilty Watts. 139 Lord, Thou hast searched and seen me Watts. 6 Lord, Thou wilt hear me when I pray Watts. 88 Lord 'tis a pleasant thing to stand.. Watts. 38 Lord, we have heard Thy works of old. Wa its. 85 Lord, what a feeble piece Watts. 67 Lord, what a thoughtless wretch was I Watts. 144 Lord, what is man, poor, feeble man Watts. 141 Lord, when I count Thy mercies o'er Watts. 12 Lord, when iniquities . abound Watts. 61 Lord, when Thou didst ascend on high Watt§. 113 Lo! what a glorious corner-stone Watts. 18 May Jacob's God defend Tate and Brady. 142 My God, accept my early vows. Watts. 119 My God, consider my distress Wafts. 50 My God, in whom are all the springs Watts. 79 My God, my prayer attend Pratt. 34 My God, the steps of pious men Watts. 11 My refuge is the God of love Watts. 143 My righteous Judge, my gracious God Watts. 64 My Saviour, my almighty Friend Watts. 12] My soul, lies cleaving to the dust Watts. 100 My soul, repeat His praise Watts. 101 My soul, thy great Creator praise WaMs. 54 My soul, wait thou with patience Rouse. 55 My spirit looks to God alone Watts. 28 My spirit on Thy care Lyte. 8 My trust is in my heavenly Friend Watts. 20 Now let our mournful songs record Watts. 32 Now plead my cause. Almighty God Watts. 59 Now shall my solemn vows be paid.. Watts. 99 0 ! bless the Lord, my soul Watt.use and eare of God, 135. God's delight in, 87, 132. its increase, 07. spouse of Christ, 45. God fights for it, 10, 20, 46. prayer in persecution, 44, 74. prayer in distress, 54, 70, 80. restored by prayer, 85, 102, 107. its worship and order, 48. enemies overcome, 76. safety of a nation, 48. going to it, 122. Comfort in trouble, 130, of life, 127. in God, 16, 94. from past, 77, 143. and pardon, 4, 32, 119, parts 11 and 12. Communion with saints, 106, 123. with God, 63, 119, part 2. Confession and pardon, 32. of poverty, 16. repentance and pardon, 32, 38, 51, 130. Complaint, general, 102. of flattery and deceit, 12, 36. of quarrelsome neighbours, 120. of heavy afllictions, 143. Conscience, tender, 119, part 13. guilty reliev(^, 32, 38, 51, 130. Conversion and jT)y, 126. at the ascension of Christ, 110. of Jews and Gentiles, 87, 96, 106. Covenant made with Christ, 89. of grace unchangeable, 89, 106. Creation and providence, 33, 104, 135, 136,147, 148. Creatnres, no trust in them, 33, 62, 146. praising God, 148. Death of saints and sinners, 17, 37, 49. Death, protection from, 91. deliverance from, 31. of the proud, 49. courage in, 16, 17, 23. efiect of sin, 90. and resurrection, 49, 89. Delight in God, 18, 42, 63, 73, 84. in God's law, 119, j)arts 5 and 8. in church, 27, 48, 84. Deliverance begun and perfected, 85. from despair, 18. from deep distress, 34, 49. from death, 31, 118. from oppression, 56. from persecution, 53, 94. by prayer, 34, 40, 126. from shipwreck, 107. from slander, 31. desire of, 119, part 12. remembered, 77, 126. Desertion of soul, 13, 25, 38, 43. and hope, 42. Desire for knowledge, 119, part 19. for holiness, 119, part 11. Devotion, dailv, 55, lo4, 141. sick bed, 6,' 38, 39, 116. secret, 34, 119, part 2. Direction and pardon, 25. and defence, 5, 42. Distress of soul, 25. relieved, 61, 130. Doubts, reproved, 42. and suppressed, 3, 31, 34, 126, 143. Duties, relative, 15, 24, 133. Education, religious, 34, 78. Enemies, love to, 35. prayed for, 35. overcome, 12, 18, 48, 76. Envy of wicked, 37, 42. Faith and praver in trouble, 35. in blood of Christ, 32, 51. in divine grace, 62, 130. victorv over death, 88. Faithfulness of God, 89, 105, 111, 145, 146. of man, 15, 141. Falsehood and blasphemy, 12. and opi)ression, 12, 56. Family government, 127. love and worship, 133. blessings, 128. 164 INDEX OF SUBJECTS. Fear, suppressed, 3, 31, 34, 143. in worship, 89, 90. of God, 119, part 13. Gentiles given to Christ, 2, 22, 72. church of, 45, Qo, 72, 87. owning true God, 47, 96, 98. God. all in all, 127. all-seeing, 139. all-sufficient, 16, 33, 73; attributes, 36, 111, 14o, 147. goodness, 36, 89, 103, 139, 145 146. creation and providence, 33, 104 our defence, 3, 33, 61, 115, 121. unchangeable, 89, 106, HI. dominion, 66, 75, 82, 93, 103. wisdom in works. 111, 139. power, and majesty, 68, 89, 93, 96. condescension, 97, 113, 114. faithfulness, 89, 105, 111. great and good, 68, 144, 145, 147. our creator^ 8, 113, 114. hearer of praver, 65, 66. the judge, 9, 50, 97. glory in salvation, 69. care of the saints, 7, 34, 138, 144. eternity of, 99, 102. present in churches, 46, 84. of nature and grace, 65. longing for, 42, 63, 64. seeking Him, 27, 63. our preserver, 94, 121, 138. our shepherd, 23. hope of helpless, 106, 142. worthy of praise, 145, 146, 150. blessing in business, 127. word excellent, 19. authority from, 25. vengeance and pity, 68, 83, 97. Gospel glory and success, 19, 45, 110. a joyful sound, 89, 98. worship and order, 48. Government from God, 75. Grace, its evidences, 26. quickening. 119, part 16. above riches, 144. without merit, 16. 42i of Christ, 45, 72. and Providence, 33. 36, 135, 136, 147. Grace, restoring, 23. 130, 138. and glory, 84, 89, 97. Harvest, 6o. 147. spiritual, 126. Health, prayed for, 6, 38, 39. Heart known to God, 139. Heaven of saints. 17. 24. breathing after, 90. Holy Spirit given at Christ's ascen- sion. 68. Holiness and pardon, 4, 119. part 11. from word, 119, part 6. Hope, in darkness. 13, 77, 143. of resurrection. 16, 71. and despair in death, 17, 49. and prayer, 27, 42. of victory, 20. Humiliation, 10, 60. Humility and submission. 130, 131. Hypocrisy exposed, 12, 50. Instruction, Scripture, 119, parts 4, 7. in piety, Israel, saved Assyrians, 76. Egypt, 105. puni.shed and pardoned, 106, 135. in wilderness, 114. Judgment, day of, 1, 50, 96, 97, 98, 149. of hypocrites. 50. Justice of Providence, 9. Justification free, 32, 130. Knowledge, desired, 119, part 9. Law of God. delighi in, 119, part 5. Life, its vanity, 3^89, 90, 144. season of grace, 88. Longing after God, 42, 63, 64. Lord's Day, 9, 81, 118. morning, 5, 19, 63. Love of God better than life. 63. God's unchangeable, 89, 106. to enemies, 15, 109. brotherly, 15, 133, 141. Magistrates, warned, 58, 82. raised and deposed, 75. Man, dominion, 8. depraved, 14. INDEX OF SUBJECTS. 165 Man, vanitv as mortal, 39. 89, 90. 102. '144. Mariners, psalm for, 107. Mercies, common and special, 68, 103. spiritual and temporal, 103, 139. recorded, 107, 136. of God, 36, 89, 103, 136, 145, 146.. Midniyhl thoughts, 63, 119, parts '5 and 6, 139. Ministers in church, 132. Miracles in desert, 114. National thanksgiving, 21, 107, 140. deliverance, 59, 67, 75, 76, 124. safety in peril, 48. prosperity and church, 67. Obedience, sincere. 18, 32, 139. better than sacrifice, 50. Old age and death, 90. Pardon, holiness, and comfort, 4. prayed for, 25, 38, 51. and* confession. 32, 51, 130. Patience. 37, 39, 44. in darkness, 77, 130, 131. Peace and holiness, 31, 120. praise for, 75. Persecution. 35, 44, 74, 80, 83. folly of, 14. deliverance from, 7, 9, 10, 53, 94. Perseverance. 119. part 17, 138. Pleading with God, 39, 119, part 10. 123. Praise to God, 33, 100, 104, 148. for deliverance, .34, 118, 121. general, 86, 145, 148, 150. for gospel, 98,108, 150. for recovery of health, 30, 116. for hearing prayer, 66, 102. to Christ, 45. universal, 65, 84, 117. for Providence and grace, 36, 68 148. for rain, 65, 147. from saints, 149, 150. public for private blessings, 116, 118. and communion of saints, 106. Prayer heard, 4, .34, 65, 66. and saints saved, 10, 102. Prayer in war and trouble, 20, 80. and praise, 27, 34, 65, 84. answer expected, 85. Preservation in danger, 46, 91, 112, 121. in God, 43, 61. Pride, punished, 10, 12. and death, 49. Profession of sinceritv, 119, part 3, 139. false, 50. Promises, 81, 119, part 10. Prosperity, dangerous, 55, 73. of wicked, 37, 49, 73. Protection, truth and grace, 57. prayed for, 112, 140. Providence, its equitv, 9, 36. and creation, 33,' 65, 89, 104, 107, 1.35, 136, 147. and grace, 3(3, 147. unfolded, 73, 77, 78, 107. Rain, 65, 135, 147. Religion, true, 15, 37. Repentance and pardon, 32, 51, 69. Reproach, removed, 31. Resolutions, holy, 119, part 15. Resurrection, 16, 17, 40, 89. Riches, vanity of, 39, 49. Righteousness from Christ, 71. Sacrifices, 51. Saints described, 15, 16, 24. God's care of, 34. chastised, 78, 106, 107, 125. and sinners, 1, 11, 94, 119, part 1. their hope, 50, 90, 92, 106, 107, 149. home in heaven, 15, 17, 24. Salvation of saints, 10, 18, 62. by Christ, 60, 85. Scripture and nature, 19, 119, part 7. delight in, 119, parts 4 and 5. excellence of, 119, parts 6 and 8. Seasons of year, 65, 104, 147. Self-dependence, folly of, 52. Self-examination, 26, 130. Sickness, healed, 30, 88, 116. complaint in, 6. Sin of nature, 14, 51. of tongue, 12, 34, 50. general, 11, 12, 14. Sinner, portion of, 17, 19. pros})erous, 37, 49, 93. warned, 1, 11, 37, 95. 166 INDEX OF SUBJECTS. Sincerity, 19, 26, 32, 119, part 3, 139. proved and rewarded, 18. Sion, its citizens, 15. Slander, 31, 120. Souls, disembodied, 17, 115, 146. Spiritual enemies, 3, 18, 144. . blessings, 81, 119, part 2. Storm and thunder, 29, 135, 136, 148. Submission, 39, 123, 131. to Christ, 2, Swpi^ort in God, 19, 94, 119, part 14. for aiflicted, 55. Temptation, complained of, 6, 13. overcome, 3, 18. Threatenings and promises, 81. Times, evil, 11, 12. Tongue governed, 34, 39. Trust in creature, 62, 146. in God, 30. Unbelief, 37, 95. Vanity of life, 39, 49, 89, 62, 144. Vengeance and compassion, 68. against persecutors, 76, 149. Vineyard of God wasted, 80. Vows, paid in church, 116. of holiness, 119, part 15. War, praver in, 20, 60, 79. spiritual, 18, 14.3, 144. Warning to impenitent, 95. to saints, 81. Watchfulness, 19, 141. over tongue, 39. Wicked, 14, 36, 51, 52, 105. Works and grace, 16, 19, 33, 111, 135, 136. World and saints, 37. Worship, public, 63, 84, 122, 132. pleasure in, 43, 63, 84, 121. gospel and order, 48. reverence in, 89, 99. daily, 4, 55, 134, 141. family, 133. formal, 50. I I HYMNS WORSHIP OF GOD PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH IN THE UNITED STATES. m y CLASSIFICATION. God. page Being and Perfections 171 Decrees 180 Creation and Providence 183 The Trinity 190 The Saviour. Person and Character 192 Advent 213 Example 218 Sufferings and death 221 Resurrection and Ascension 227 Intercession 232 Praise to Christ 236 Holy Spirit. Cliaracter and Offices 252 Salvation Needed. Man's ruined condition 259 Importance of Reliccion 261 Value of the Soul 262 Salvation Revealed. The Scriptures 262 The Gospel 265 The Law and Gospel 269 Salvation Provided. Grace and its source 270 Atonement 272 The Gospel Call. Invitations 274 Expostulations 283 Effectl'al Calling. Conviction 294 Penitence. 296 Receiving Christ 307 New Birth 311 Rejoicing upon Conversion 312 Benefits of Called. Justification 315 Adoption.. 316 Sanctification 318 Promises 318 Privileges 320 Graces. Faith 334 Hope 347 15 169 170 CLASSIFICATION. FAQE Love 350 Joy 363 Peace 365 Holy Desires 368 Submission in affliction.... 376 Duties. . Renunciation of the World -. 385 Self-Dedication 390 Confessing Christ.? 394 Union with God's people 396 Prayer 398 Watchfulness.....^ 409 Self-Denial 412 Self-examination 413 Activit}^ 415 Conflicts 419 Perseverance 433 Praise 435 Worship. Private and Family 442 Social and Public 456 Particular Seasons. The Lord's Day 474 Thanksgiving 479 Humiliation • 481 New Year.: 483 Seasons of the Year 485 Charitable occasions 486 Particular Classes. The Young 488 Seamen 493 Sabbath Schools 494 Sacraments. Baptism 499 Lord's Supper 502 Christ's Kingdom. Glory and safety of the Church 511 Dedication of House of Worship 516 Office Bearers 519 Revival 523 Missions 530 Time and Eternity. Present Life 544 Death and Resurrection 553 The Judgment.... 569 Eternity 576 Heaven 577 Doxologies..;. 597 HYMNS. GOD. BEING AND PERFECTIONS. 1 Divine Attributes. H. M, THE Lord Jehovah reigns, His throne is built on high ; The garments He assumes Are light and majesty. His glories shine Avith beams so bright, No mortal eye can bear the sight. 2 The thunders of His hand Keep the wide world in awe ; His wrath and justice stand To guard His holy law ; And where His love resolves to bless, His truth confirms and seals the grace. 3 Through all His ancient works, Surprising Avisdom shines ; Confounds the powers of hell, And breaks their cursed designs. Strong is His arm, and shall fulfil His great decrees. His sovereign will. 4 And can this mighty King Of glory, condescend. And will He write His name, My Father and my Friend? I love His name, I love His word ; Join all my powers and praise the Lord. in 172 GOD. 2 The Divine Perfections. C. M. HOW shall I praise the eternal God, That infinite unknown ? Who can ascend His high abode, Or venture near His throne ? 2 Those watchful eyes, that never sleep, Survey the world around ; His wisdom is a boundless deep, Where all our thoughts are drowned. 3 He knows no shadow of a change, Nor alters His decrees ; Firm as a rock His truth remains. To guard His promises. 3 God's Sovereignty. C. M. KEEP silence, all created things. And wait your Maker's nod ; My soul stands trembling while she sings The honours of her God. 2 Life, death, and hell, and Avorlds unknown. Hang on His firm decree; He sits on no precarious throne, Nor borrows leave to be. 3 His providence unfolds His book, And makes His counsels shine ; Each opening leaf, and every stroke, Fulfil some deep design. 4 In Thy fair book of life and grace, Oh ! may I find my name Recorded, in some humble place. Beneath my Lord, the Lamb. 4 Infinity of God. C. M. GREAT God ! how infinite art Thou ! What worthless worms are we ! Let the whole race of creatures bow, And pay their praise to Thee. BEING AND PEKFECTIONS. 173 2 Thy throne eternal ages stood, Ere seas or stars were made ; Thou art the ever-living God, Were all the nations dead. 3 Eternity, with all its years, Stands present in Thy view ; To Thee, there 's nothing old appears ; Great God ! there 's nothing new. 4 Our lives through various scenes are drawn,^ And vexed with trifling cares, While Thine eternal thought moves on Thine undisturbed affairs. o Great God ! how infinite art Thou ! What worthless worms are we ! Let the whole race of creatures bow. And pay their praise to Thee. 5 ' Majesty and Dominion of God. C. M. THE Lord, how fearful is His name ! How wide is His command ! Nature, with all her moving frame, Rests on His mighty hand ! 2 Immortal glory forms His throne, And light His awful robe : While with a smile, or with a frown, He manages the globe. 3 A word of His almighty breath Can swell or sink the seas ; Build the vast empires of the earth, Or break them if He j)lease ! 4 Adoring angels round Him fall. In all their shining forms ; ' * His sovereign eye looks through them And pities mortal worms. 15 * 174 GOD. 6 The Goodness of God. C. M, GOD, in the high and holy place, Looks down upon the spheres ; Yet, in His providence and grace, To every eye appears. 2 He bows the heavens ; the mountains stand A highway for our God : He walks amid the desert land ; ^ 'Tis Eden where He trod. 3 In every stream His bounty flows. Diffusing joy and wealth ; In every breeze His Spirit blows The breath of life and health. 4 His blessings fall in plenteous showers. Upon the lap of earth, That teems with foliage, fruits, and flowers, And rings with infant mirth. 5 If God has made this world so fair. Where sin and death abound ; How beautiful, beyond compare. Will paradise be found ! 7 Glory and Condescension of God. L. M. JEHOVAH reigns, His throne is high. His robes are light and majesty; His glory shines with beams so bright, No mortal can sustain the sight. 2 His terrors keep the world in awe ; His justice guards His holy law; His love reveals a smiling face. His truth and promise seal the grace. 3 Through all His works His wisdom shines, And baflles Satan's deep designs ; His power is sovereign to fulfil The noblest counsels of His will. BEING AND PERFECTIONS. 175 4 Aiul will this glorious Lord descend To be niY Father and my Friend ? Then let my songs with angels join ; Heaven is secure, if God be mine. 8 Faithfulness of God. C. M. BEGIN, my tongue, some heavenly theme, And speak some boundless thing. The mighty works, or mightier name, Of our eternal King. 2 Tell of His wondrous faithfulness. And sound His power abroad ; Sing the sweet promise of His grace, And the jDcrforming God. 3 Proclaim " Salvation from the Lord, For wretched, dying men ;" His hand has writ the sacred word, With an immortal pen. 4 His very word of grace is strong. As that which built the skies ; The voice that rolls the stars along Speaks all the promises. 5 O might I hear Thy heavenly tongue But whisper, " Thou art mine !" Tho^e gentle words should raise my song To notes almost divine. 6 How would my leaping heart rejoice, And think my heaven secure ! I trust the all-creating voice. And faith desires no more. 9 God's Unbounded Love. L. M. LORD, what LS man, that he should prove The object of Thy boundless love ! Say, why should he so largely share Thy favour, and Thy tender care ? 176 GOD. 2 While tliese my lips draw vital breath, Or till I close mine eyes in death, I '11 ne'er forget Thy wondrous love. Nor thoughtless of Thy kindness prove, 3 Beneath Thy shadowing wings' defence I '11 place my only confidence : In every danger and distress. To Thee will I my prayer address. 4 Should all my hopes on earth be lost. In Thee I '11 make my constant boast : I '11 spread the glories of Thy name. And Thy unbounded love proclaim. 10 God's Faithfulness. L. M. PRAISE, everlasting praise, be paid To Him that earth's foundation laid. Praise to the God, whose strong decrees Sway the creation as He please. 2 Praise to the goodness of the Lord, Who rules His peojDle by His word ; And there, as strong as His decrees. He sets His kindest promises. 3 Firm are the words His prophets give. Sweet words, on which His children live ; Each of them is the voice of God, Who spoke, and spread the skies abroad. 3 Each of them powerful as that sound. That bid the new-made world go round; And stronger than the solid poles. On which the wheel of nature rolls. 5 Whence then should doubts and fears arise ? Why trickling sorrows drown our eyes ? Slowly, alas ! our mind receives The comforts that our Maker gives. BEING AND PERFECTIONS. 177 0 O ! for a strong and lasting faith To credit Avliat tli' Alniiglity saitli ! T' embrace the message of His Son, And call the joys of heaven our own. 11 God's Condescension to the Humble. li. M. rpHUS saith the high and lofty One, L " I sit upon My holy throne ; My name is God ; I dwell on high ; Dwell in My ow^n eternity. 2 " But I descend to worlds below ; On earth I have a mansion too ; The humble spirit and contrite Is an abode of My delight. 3 " The humble soul ]\Iy words revive, 1 bid the mourning sinner live : Heal all the broken hearts I find, And ease the sorrows of the mind. 4 " AVhen I contend against their sin, I make them know how vile they Ve been ; But should My w^ratli for ever smoke, Their souls would sink beneath My stroke." 5 O ! may Thy pardoning grace be nigh, Lest we should faint, despair, and die. Thus shall our better thoughts approve The methods of Thy chastening love. 12 God all, and in all. S. M, ITY God, my life, my love; M To Thee, to Thee I call ; I cannot live if Thou remove, For Thou art All in all. 2 Xot all the harps above Can make a heavenly j)lace, If God His residence remove, Or but conceal His face. 178 GOD. 3 Nor earth, nor all the sky, Can one delight afford ; No, not a drop of real joy. Without Thy presence Lord. 4 Thou art the sea of love. Where all my pleasures roll ; The circle where my passions move. And centre of my soul. 13 GrOD IS Love. lis, 3s, 8s. WHAT sound is this ? A song through heaven resounding, God is love! And now from earth 1 hear the song rebounding, God is love ! Yes, while adoring hosts proclaim, Love is His nature. Love His name, My soul in rajature cries the same, God is love ! 2 This song repeat. Repeat, ye saints in glory, God is love ! And saints on earth, Shout back the pleasing story, God is love ! In this let earth and heaven agree. To sound His love, so full and free ; And let the theme for ever be, God is love. 14 Sincerity in Worship. C. M. GOD is a Spirit, just and wise. He sees our inmost mind ; In vain to heaven we raise our cries, And leave our souls behind. i BEING AND PERFECTIONS. 179 2 Nothing but truth before His throne AVith honour can appear ; The painted hypoerites are known Through the disguise they wear. o Their lifted eyes salute the skies, Their bending knees the ground ; But God abhors tlie sacrifice, Where not the heart is found. • 4 Lord, search my thoughts, and try my ways, And make my soul sincere ; Then shall I stand before Thy face, And find acceptance there. 15 Praise to God. 8s & 7s. PRAISE to Thee, Thou great Creator, Praise to Thee from every tongue : Join my soul, with every creature, Join the universal song. 2 Father, source of all compassion. Pure, unbounded grace is Thine : Hail the God of our salvation ! Praise Him for His love divine. 3 For ten thousand blessings given. For the hope of future joy, Sound His praise through earth and heaven, Sound Jehovah's praise on high. 4 Joyfully on earth adore Him, Till in heaven our song we raise ; There, enraptured, fall before Him, Lost in wonder, love, and praise. 16 God's Goodness. C. M. rpHY goodness. Lord, our souls confess ; X Thy goodness we adore ; A spring, whose blessings never fail — A sea without a shore ! 180 GOD. 2 Sun, moon, and stars, Thy love declare In every golden ray ; Love draws the curtains of the night, And love brings hack the day. 3 Thy bounty every season crowns. With all the bliss it yields ; With joyful clusters loads the vines, With strengthening grain,^the fields. 4 But chiefly Thy compassion. Lord, Is in the gosjDcl seen ; There, like a sun, Thy mercy shines, Without a cloud between. 5 There pardon, peace, and holy joy, Through Jesus' name are given ; He on the cross was lifted high. That we might reign in heaven. DECREES. 17 Distinguishing Grace. lis & 8s. IN songs of sublime adoration and praise. Ye pilgrims for Sion who 23ress, Break forth, and extol the great Ancient of days, His rich and distinguishing grace. 2 His love, from eternity fixed upon us. Broke forth and discovered its fiame, When each with the cords of His kindness He drew, And brought us to love His great name. 3 O ! had He not pitied the state we were in. Our bosom His love had ne'er felt ; We all would have lived, would have died too in sin. And sunk with the load of our guilt; DECREES. 181 4 What was there in us that could merit esteem, Or give the Creator delight ? 'Twas " even so, Father !" we ever must sing, " Because it seemed good in Thy sight." 5 'Twas all of Thy grace we were brought to obey. While others were sufifered to go The road, wliich by nature Ave chose as our way, That leads to the regions of wo. G Then give all the glory to His holy name. To Him all the glory belongs ; Be ours the high joy still to sound forth His fame, And crown Him in each of our songs. 18 Electing Love. C. M. HOW vast the benefits divine, Which we in Christ possess ! We 're saved from guilt and every sin, And called to holiness. 2 'Tis not for works which we have done, Or shall hereafter do. But He of His abounding love. Salvation does bestow. 3 The glory, Lord, from first to last, Is due to Thee alone ; Aught to ourselves we dare not take. Or rob Thee of Thy crown. 4 Our glorious Surety undertook Redemption's wondrous plan ; And grace was given us in Him, Before the world began. 5 Safe in the arms of sovereign love. We ever shall remain ; Kor shall the rage of earth or hell Make Thy wise counsels vain. 16 182 GOD. 6 Not one of all the chosen race, But shall to heaven attain ; Partake on » earth the purposed grace, And then with Jesus reign. 19 The Book of God's Deckees. C. M. LET the whole race of creatures lie Abased, before their God ; Whate'er His sovereign voice has formed, He governs with a nod. 2 Ten thousand ages ere the skies Were into motion brought ; All the long years and worlds to come Stood present to His thought. 3 There 's not a sparrow, or a worm. But 's found in His decrees ; He raises monarchs to their throne. And sinks them as He please. 4 If light attend the course I run, 'Tis He provides those rays ; And 'tis His hand that hides my sun If darkness cloud my days. 5 Yet I would not be much concerned. Nor vainly long to see, In volumes of His deep decrees. What months are writ for me. 6 When He reveals the book of life, O ! may I read my name. Amongst the chosen of His love. The followers of the Lamb. 20 GrOD First Chose Me. 7s & 6s. 'nniS not that I did choose Thee, X For, Lord that could not be ; This heart would still refuse Thee ; But Thou hast chosen me : CKEATION AND PROVIDENCE. 183 Thou from the. sin that stained me Hast cleansed and set me free ; Of okl Thou hast ordained me, That I should live to Thee. 2 'Twas sovereign mercy called me, And taught my opening mind ; The world had else enthralled me. To heavenly glories blind : My heart owns none before Thee ; For Thy rich grace I thirst, This knowing, if I love Thee, Thou must have loved me first. CREATION AND PROVIDENCE. 21 God Celebrated ix His AVorks of C. M. Creation. I SING the almighty jDOwer of God, That made the mountains rise, That spread the flowing seas abroad. And built the lofty skies. 2 I sing the wisdom that ordained The sun to rule the day ; The moon shines full at His command. And all the stars obey. 3 1 sing the goodness of the Lord, That filled the earth with food ; He formed the creatures with His word. And then pronounced them good. 4 Lord, how Thy wonders are displayed, Where'er I turn mine eye ! If 1 survey the ground 1 tread, Or gaze ujdou the sky. 5 There 's not a plant or flower below, But makes Thy glories known ; And clouds arise and tempests blow, By orders from Thy throne. 184 GOD. 6 Creatures as numerous as they be, Are subject to Thy care: There 's not a place where we can flee, But God is present there. 22 Dependence on Divine Providence. C. M. LET others boast how strong they be, Nor death nor danger fear ; But we '11 confess, O Lord, to Thee, What feeble things we are. 2 Fresh as the grass our bodies stand. And flourish bright and gay ; A blasting wind sweeps o'er the land, And fades the grass away. 3 Our life contains a thousand springs, And dies if one be gone : Strange ! that a harp of thousand strings Should keep in tune so long. 4 But 'tis our God supports our frame. The God that made us first ; Salvation to the almighty Name That reared us from the dust. 23 The Lord will Provide. 10s & lis. THOUGH troubles assail, and dangers aff^right; Though friends should all fail, and foes all unite ; Yet one thing secures us; whatever betide ; The Scripture assures us, the Lord will provide. 2 The birds without barn or store-house are fed; From them let us learn to trust for our bread ; His saints what is fitting shall ne'er be denied ; So long as 'tis written, the Lord will provide. 3 We may, like the ships, by tempests be tossed On perilous deeps, but cannot be lost ; CREATION AND PROVIDENCE. 185 Tbougli Satan enrages the wind and the tide, The promise engages, the Lord will provide. 4 His call we obey, like Abram of old. Not knowing our way, but faith makes us bold : For though we are strangers, we have a good guide, And trust in all dangers, the Lord will provide. 5 When Satan appears to stop up our path. And fills us with fears, we triumph by faith : He cannot take from us, though oft he has tried. This heart-cheering promise, the Lord will pro- vide. 6 He tells us we 're weak, our hope is in vain ; The good that we seek, we ne'er shall obtain ; But when such suggestions our spirits have plied. This answers all questions, the Lord will provide. 7 Xo strength of our own, or goodness we claim, Yet since we have known the Saviour's great name, In this our strong tower for safety we hide ; The Lord is our power, the Lord will provide. 8 When life sinks apace, and death is in view. This word of His grace shall comfort us through; No fearing or doubting with Christ on our side. We hope to die shouting, the Lord will provide. 24 Greatness of Divine Providence. C. M. IT/WHILST Thee I seek, protecting Power ! f T Be my vain wishes stilled ; And may this consecrated hour With better hopes be filled. 2 Thy love the power of thought bestowed, To Thee my thoughts would soar : Thy mercy o'er my life has flowed ; That mercy I adore. 16 * 186 GOD. 3 In each event of life how clear Thy ruling hand I see ; Each blessing to my soul most dear, Because conferred by Thee. 4 In every joy that crowns my days, In every pain- 1 bear, My heart shall find delight in praise, Or seek relief in prayer. 5 When gladness wings the favoured hour. Thy love my thoughts shall fill ; Resigned, when storms of sorrow lower, My soul shall meet Thy will. 6 My lifted ey€, without a tear, The gathering storm shall see; My steadfast heart shall know no fear; That heart will rest on Thee. 25 Gratitude for Providential Care. C. M. OTHOU, my light, my life, my joy, My glory, and my all ; Unsent by Thee, no good can come. No evil can befall. 2 Such are Thy schemes of providence, And methods of Thy grace. That I may safely trust in Thee, Through all the wilderness. 3 'Tis Thine outstretched and powerful arm Upholds me in the way ; And Thy rich bounty well supplies The wants of every day. 4 For such compassions, O my God ! Ten thousand thanks are due ; For such compassions, I esteem Ten thousand thanks too few. CREATION AND PROVIDENCE. 187 26 Mysteries of Providence. C. M. GOD moves in a mysterious way, His wonders to perform ; He plants His footstej)s in the sea, And rides upon the storm. 2 Deep in unfatliomable mines Of never- failing skill, He treasures up His bright designs, And works His sovereign will. 3 Ye fearful saints, fresh courage take ; The clouds ye so much dread Are big with mercy, and shall break In blessings on your head. 4 Judge not the Lord by feeble sense, But trust Him for His grace ; Behind a frowning providence, He hides a smiling face. 5 His i3urposes will ripen fast, Unfolding every hour : The bud may have a bitter taste. But sweet will be the flower. 6 Blind unbelief is sure to err, And scan His work in vain ; God is His own interpreter, • And He will make it plain. 27 Mysteries of Providence. L. M. LORD how mysterious are Thy ways ! How blind are we, how mean our praise ! Thy steps no mortal eyes explore ; 'Tis ours to wonder and adore. 2 Thy purjDoses from creature sight Are hid in shades of awful night ; Amid the lines, with curious eye, Not angel minds presume to pry. 188 GOD. 3 Great God ! I do not ask to see What in futurity shall be ; Let light and bliss attend my days, And then my future hours be praise. 4 Are darkness and distress my share ? Give me to trust Thy guardian care ; Enough for me, if love divine At length through every cloud shall shine. 5 Yet this my soul desires to know, Be this my only wish below ; That Christ is mine ! — this great request. Grant, bounteous God, and I am blest. 28 Darkxess of Providence. C. M. THY way, O God ! is in the sea, Thy j^aths I cannot trace ; Nor comprehend the mystery Of Thy unbounded grace. 2 Here the dark veils of flesh and sense My captive soul surround ; Mysterious deeps of Providence My wondering thoughts confound. 3 As through a glass I dimly see The wonders of Thy love : How little do I know of Thee, Or of the joys above ! 4 'Tis but in part, I know Thy will ; I bless Thee for the sight : When will Thy love the rest reveal, In glory's clearer light ? 5 With rapture shall I then survey Thy providence and grace ; And spend an everlasting day In wonder, love and praise. I CREATION AND PROVIDENCE. 189 29 Submission to Providence. S. M. THY ^vay, not mine, O Lord, However dark it be ! Lead me, O God, by Thine own hand, Choose out the path for me, 2 I dare not choose my lot, I wouUl not, if I might ; Choose Thou for me, O Lord, my God, So shall I walk aright. 3 The kino-dom that I seek Is Thine ; so let the way That leads to it, O Lord, be Thine,— Else I must surely stray. 4 Take Thou my cup and it With joy or sorrow fill, As best to Thee, O Lord, may seem, — Choose Thou my good and ill. 5 Not mine, not mine the choice. In things or great or small ; Be Thou, O Lord, my guide, my strength, My w^isdom, and my all. 30 Sovereignty of God. S. M. OUE, times are in Thy hand : O God, we wish them there ; Our life, our friends, our souls we leave Entirely to Thy care. 2 Our times are in Thy hand, Whatever they may be, Pleasing or painful, dark or bright, As best may seem to Thee. 3 Our times are in Thy hand, VThj should we doubt or fear? A Father's hand will never cause His child a needless tear. 190 GOD. 4 Our times are in Thy hand, Jesus, the crucified ; The hand our many sins have pierced Is now our guard and guide. THE TRINITY. 31 Address to the Trinity. S. M. OLORD our God, arise, The cause of truth maintain ; And wide o'er all the peopled world Extend her blessed reign. 2 Thou Prince of Life, arise. Nor let Thy glory cease ; Far spread the conquests of Thy grace, And bless the earth with peace. 3 Thou Holy Ghost, arise. Expand Thy quickening wing. And o'er a dark and ruined world, Let light and order spring. 4 All oil the earth, arise. To God the Saviour sing. From shore to shore, from earth to heaven, Let echoing anthems ring 32 Address to the Trinity. L. M. FATHER of all, whose love profound A ransom for our souls hath found. Before Thy throne we sinners bend ; To us Thy pardoning love extend. 2 Almighty Son, incarnate Word, Our Prophet, Priest, Redeemer, Lord, Before Thy throne we sinners bend; To us Thy saving grace extend. THE TRINITY. 191 3 Eternal Spirit, by whose breatli The soul is raised from siii and death, Before Thy throne we sinners bend ; To us Thy quickening power extend. 4 Jehovah ! Father, Spirit, Son, Mysterious Godhead, Three in One! Before Thy throne we sinners bend ; Grace, pardon, life, to us extend. 33 The Trinity. L. M. THERE is one God, and only one. No rivals can His essence share : He is Jehovah, He alone. And with the Lord, none can compare. 2 Angels and men may strive to raise. Harmonious, their adoring songs ; But who can fully speak His j)raise. From human or angelic tongues? 3 Yet would I lift my trembling voice. The eternal Three in One to sing ; And mingling faith, while I rejoice. My humble, grateful tribute bring. 4 All glory to the eternal Three, The sacred, undivided One : To Father, Son, and Spirit be Co-equal praise and honours done. 34 The Trinity. Ts. HOLY Father, hear our cry. Holy Saviour, bend Thine ear, Holy Spirit, come Thou nigh ; — Father, Saviour, Spirit, hear. 2 Father, save us from our sin. Saviour, we Thy mercy crave, Gracious Spirit, make us clean ; — Father, Son, and Spirit, save. 192 THE SAVIOUR. 3 Fatlier, let us taste Thy love, Saviour, fill our souls with peace, Spirit, come our hearts to move ; — Father, Son, and Spirit, bless. 4 Father, Son, and Spirit, Thou One Jehovah, shed abroad All Thy grace within us now ; Be our Father, and our God. 35 Praise to the Trinity. S. M. TO God the only wise. Who keeps us by His word. Be glory now and evermore. Through Jesus Christ our Lord. 2 Hosanna to the Word, Who from the Father came ; Ascribe salvation to the Lord, And ever bless His name. 3 The grace of Christ our Lord, The Father's boundless love. The Spirit's blest communion too, Be with us from above. THE SAVIOUR. PERSON AND CHARACTER. 36 GrOD Reconciled in Christ. C. M. DEAREST of all the names above, My Jesus and my God, Who can resist Thy heavenly love. Or trifle with Thy blood ? 2 'Tis by the merits of Thy death The Father smiles again ; 'Tis by Thine interceding breath The Spirit dwells with men. PEKSOX AND CHARACTER. VJ3 3 Till God in liiiman flesh I see, Mv thoiidits no comfort find ; The holy, just and sacred Three Are terrors to my mind. 4 But if Immanuel's ftice appear, My hope, my joy begins; His name forbids my slavish fear, His grace removes my sins. 5 While Jews on their own law rely, And Greeks of wisdom boast, I love the incarnate mystery. And there I fix my trust. 37 IXCARXATION OF THE SoN OF GoD. ("i OD with us ! O glorious name ! T Let it shine in endless fame : God and man in Christ unite; O mysterious depth and height ! 2 God with us ! the eternal Son Took our soul, our flesh, and bone : Now, ye saints. His grace admire, Swell the song with holy fire. 3 God with us ! but tainted not With the first transgressor's blot ; Yet did -He our sins sustain, Bear the guilt, the curse, the pain. 4 God with us ! O wondrous grace ! Let us see Him face to face : That we may Immanuel sing, As we ought, our God and King. 38 The Deity akd Glory of Christ. 8s & Ts, LORD of every land and nation, Ancient of eternal days, Sounded through the wide Creation, Be Thy just and awful praise. 17 194 THE SAVIOUR. 2 For the grandeur of Thy nature, Grand beyond a seraph's thought ; For created works of power, Works with skill and kindness wrought. 3 For Thy providence that governs Through Thine empire's wide domain ; Wings an angel, guides a sparrow ; Blessed be Thy gentle reign. 4 But Thy rich, Thy free redemption, Dark through brightness all along ; Thought is poor, and poor expression : Who can sing that awful song ? 5 Brightness of the Father's glory, Shall Thy praise unuttered lie ? Fly, my tongue, such guilty silence ; Sing the Lord, who came to die. 6 Did the angels sing Thy coming ? Did the shepherds learn their lays? Shame would cover me ungrateful, Should my tongue refuse to praise. 7 From the highest throne in glory ! To the cross of deepest woe ! All to ransom guilty captives ! Flow, my praise, for ever flow. 8 Go, return, immortal Saviour, Leave Thy footstool, take Thy throne; . Thence return, and reign for ever ; Be the kingdom all Thy own. 39 Behold the Man. L. M. BEHOLD the Man ! how glorious He ! Before his foes He stands unawed; And, without wrong or blasphemy, ELe claims equality with God. I PERSON AND CHARACTER. 195 2 Behold the Man ! by all condemned ; Assaulted by a host of foes ; His person and His claims contemned, A man of sufferings and of woes. 3 Behold the Man ! He stands alone, His foes are ready to devour ; Not one of all His friends will own Their ]\ Easter in this trying hour. 4 Behold the Man ! He knew no sin, Yet justice smites Him with her sword ; He bears the stroke that else had been The sinner's portion from the Lord. 5 Behold the Man ! so weak He seems^ His awful word inspires no fear ; But soon must He, who now blasphemes. Before His judgment-seat aj^pear. 6 Behold the Man ! though scorned below. He bears the greatest name above ; The angels at His footstool bow. And all His royal claims approve. 40 Character of the Kedeemer. L. C. M. 0! COULD I speak the matchless worth, O ! could I sound the glories forth. Which in my Saviour shine; I 'd soar and touch the heavenly strings. And vie with Gabriel, while he sings In notes almost divine. 2 I 'd sing the precious blood He spilt, My ransom from the dreadful guilt Of sin and wrath divine : I 'a sing His glorious righteousness, In which all-})erfect, heavenly dress My soul shall ever shine. 196 THE SAVIOUK. 3 I 'd sing the characters He bears, And all the forms of love He wears, Exalted on His throne ; In loftiest songs of sweetest praise, I .would to everlasting days Make all His glories known. 4 Soon the delightful day will come, When my dear Lord will call me home, And I shall see His face : Then, with my Saviour, Brother, Friend, A blest eternity I '11 spend. Triumphant in His grace^ 41 Christ the Desire of all Nations. 8s & 7s. COME, Thou long expected Jesus, Born to set Thy people free ; From our fears and sins release us. Let us find our rest in Thee : Israel's Strength and Consolation, Hope of all the saints Thou art ; Dear Desire of every nation, Joy of every longing heart. 2 Born, Thy people to deliver ; Born a child, and yet a King ; Born to reign in us for ever, Now Thy precious kingdom bring : By Thine own eternal Spirit, Bule in all our hearts alone ; By Thine all-sufficient merit, Raise us to Thy glorious throne. 42 Constancy of Christ's Love. 7s. HABK, my soul, it is the Lord ; T is Thy Saviour, hear His word ; Jesus speaks, and speaks to thee : ^' Say, poor sinner, lovest thou Me ? PEESON AND CHARACTER. 197 2 " I delivered thee when bound, And, when wounded, healed thy Avound ; Sought thee wandering, set thee right, Turned thy darkness into light. o " Can a woman's tender care Cease toward the child she bare ? Yes, she may forgetful be, Yet will I remember thee. 4 " Mine is an unchanging love, Higher than the heights above ; Deeper than the depths beneath. Free and faithful, strong as death. 5 " 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 ?" G Lord, it is my chief complaint. That my love is weak and faint : Yet I love Thee and adore ; O for grace to love Thee more. 43 Condescension of Christ. C. M. THE Saviour ! O what endless charms Dwell in the blissful sound ! Its influence every fear disarms. And spreads sweet comfort round. 2 Here pardon, life, and joys divine, In rich effusion flow% For guilty rebels lost in sin. And doomed to endless woe. 3 The almighty Former of the skies Stooped to our vile abode ; "While angels viewed with wondering eyes, And hailed the incarnate God. 17* 198 THE SAYIOUE. 4 O ! the rich depths of love divine ! Of bliss a boundless store ! Dear Saviour, let nie call Thee mine ; I cannot wish for more. 5 On Thee alone my hope relies, Beneath Thy cross I fall ; My Lord, my Life, my Sacrifice, My Saviour, and my All ! 44 Condescension and Love of Christ. H. M. COME, every pious heart. That loves the Saviour's name, Your noblest powers exert. To celebrate His fame : Tell all above, and all below. The debt of love to Him you owe. 2 Such was His zeal for God, And such His love for you. He freely undertook What angels could not do : His mighty deeds of love and grace. All words exceed, and thoughts surpass. 3 He left His starry crown. And laid His robes aside ; On wings of love came down. And wept, and bled, and died : What He endured O ! who can tell. To save our souls from death and hell ! 4 From the dark grave He rose, The mansions of the dead; And thence His mighty foes. In glorious triumph led : Up through the sky the Conqueror rode, And reigns. on high, the Saviour God. 5 Jesus, we ne 'er can pay The debt we owe Thy love, I PEESON AND CHARACTER. 199 Yet tell us how we may, Our gratitude approve : Our hearts, our all, to Thee we give ; The gift, though small. Thou wilt receive. 45 Glory and Grace in the person of L. M. Christ. ly^OW to the Lord a noble song ; ly AAvake, my soul, awake, my tongue ; Hosanna to the Eternal Name, And all His boundless love proclaim. 2 See where it shines in Jesus' face. The briohtest imaoe of His 2:race ; God, in the person of His Son, Has all His mightiest works outdone. 3 The spacious earth, and spreading flood, Proclaim the wise and powerful God ; And Thy rich glories from afar. Sparkle in every rolling star. 4 But in His looks a glory stands. The noblest labour of Thine hands ; The pleasing lustre of His eyes Outshines the wonders of the skies. 5 Grace ! 'tis a sweet, a charming theme ; My thoughts rejoice at Jesus' name ; Ye angels, dwell upon the sound ; Ye heavens, reflect it to the ground. 6 O ! may I live to reach the place Where He unveils His lovely face ! Where all His beauties you behold. And sing His name to harps of gold 46 Titles of Christ. H. M. JESUS, my great High-Priest, Offered His blood and died ; My guilty conscience seeks No sacrifice beside. 200 THE SAVIOUR. His powerful blood did once atone ; And now it pleads before the throne. 2 To this dear Surety's hand Will I commit my cause ; He answ^ers and fulfils His Father's broken laws. Behold my soul at freedom set ; My Surety paid the dreadful debt. 3 My Advocate appears For my defence on high ; The Father bows His ears, And lays His thunder by. Not all that hell or sin can say, Shall turn His heart. His love away. 4 My great and glorious Lord, My Conqueror and my King, Thy sceptre and Thy sword. Thy reigning grace I sing. Thine is the power ; behold I sit In willing bonds beneath Thy feet. 47 Christ the Eock op Ages. 7s. ROCK of ages, cleft for me, Let me hide myself in Thee, Let the water and the blood. From Thy- wounded side which flowed, Be of sin the double cure ; Cleanse me from its guilt and power. 2 Not the labour of my hands Can fulfil the law's demands ; Could my zeal no respite know, Could my tears for ever flow. All for sin could not atone, Thou must save, and Thou alone. 3 Nothing in my hand I bring, Simply to Thy cross I cling ; I PERSON AND CHARACTER. 201 Naked, come to Thee for dress, Helpless, look to Thee for grace ; Yile, I to the fountain fly, Wash me. Saviour, or I die. 4 While I draw this fleeting breath. When my heart-strings break in death, When I soar to worlds unknown, See Thee on Thy judgment-throne, Rock of ages, cleft for me. Let me hide myself in Thee. 48 Christ the Friend of Sinners. 8s & 7s. OXE there is, above all others Well deserves the name of Friend ; His is love beyond a brother's, Costly, free, and knows no end. 2 Which of all our friends, to save us. Could or would have shed his blood ? But this Saviour died to have us Reconciled in Him to God. 3 When He lived on earth abased. Friend of sinners was His name ; Now above all glory raised. He rejoices in the same. 4 O ! for grace our hearts to soften ; Teacli us. Lord, at length to love ; We, alas ! forget too often. What a Friend we have above. 49 Jesus the only Saviour. L. M. JESUS, the spring of joys divine. Whence all our hopes and comforts flow; Jesus, no other name, but Thine, Can save us from eternal woe. 202 THE SAVIOUE. • 2 In irain would boasting reason find The way to happiness and God ; Her weak directions leave the mind Bewildered in a dubious road. 3 'No other name will heaven apjorove ; Thou art the true, the living way Ordained by everlasting love, To the bright realms of endless day. 4 Safe lead us through this world of night, And bring us to the blissful plains. The regions of unclouded light. Where perfect joy for ever reigns. 50 Christ the Way. L. M. JESUS, my all, to heaven is gone, He, whom I fi:si my hoj)es upon ; His track I see, and I '11 pursue The narrow way till Him I view. 2 The way the holy prophets went. The road that leads from banishment, The King's highway of holiness I '11 go, for all His paths are peace. 3 This is the way I long have sought, And mourned because I found it not ; My grief and burden long have been. Because I could not cease from sin. 4 The more I strove against its power, I sinned and stumbled but the more, Till late I heard my Saviour say, *' Come hither, soul, I am the way !" 5 Lo ! glad I come, and Thou, blest Lamb, Shalt take me to Thee as I am : Nothing but sin I Thee can give. Nothing but love shall I receive. PEKSON AND CHARACTER. 203 6 Then will I tell to sinners round, What a dear Saviour I have found ; I '11 point to Thy redeeming blood, And say, " Behold the way to God !" 51 Christ the Priest, King, and Judge. L. M. ATOW to the Lord that makes us know I I The wonders of His dying love, Be humble honours paid below. And strains of nobler praise above. 2 'Tvvas He that cleansed our foulest sins, And washed us in His richest blood ; 'Tis He that makes us priests and kings, And brings us rebels near to God. o To Jesus, our atoning Priest, To Jesus, our exalted King, Be everlasting power confessed. And every tongue His glory sing. 4 Behold, on flying clouds He comes. And every eye shall see Him move ; Though with our sins we pierced Him once, Still He displays His pardoning love. 5 The unbelieving world shall wail, While we rejoice to see the day; Come, Lord, nor let Thy promise fail, Nor let Thy chariots long delay. 52 Christ our Wisdom and Righteousness. L. M. BL^RIED in shadows of the night. We lie till Christ restores the light ; Wisdom descends to heal the blind. And chase the darkness of the mind. 2 Our guilty souls are drowned in tears, Till His atoning blood appears : Then we awake from deep distress, And sing, " The Lord our righteousness." 204 THE SAVIOUR. 3 Poor heljDless worms in Thee possess Grace, wisdom, power, and righteousness; Thou art our mighty all, and we Give our whole selves, O Lord, to Thee. 53 Christ our AVisdom axd Righteousness. S. M. HOW heavy isthe night That hangs upon our eyes. Till Christ, with His reviving light, Over oar souls arise ! 2 Our guilty spirits dread To meet the wrath of heaven; But, in His righteousness arrayed, We see our sins forgiven. 3 Unholy and impure Are all our thoughts and ways ; His hands infected nature cure With sanctifying grace. 4 The powers of hell agree To hold our souls in vain ; He sets the sons of bondage free, And breaks the accursed chain. 5 Lord, we adore Thy ways. To bring us near to God ; Thy sovereign power, Thy healing grace, And Thy atoning blood. 54 Christ a Saviour. L. M. V[OT to condemn the sons of men ll Did Christ, the Son of God, appear: No weapons in His hands are seen. No flaming sword nor thunder there. 2 Such was the pity of our God, He loved the race of men so well, He sent His Son to bear our load Of sins, and save our souls from hell. PERSON AND CHARACTER. 205 3 Sinners, believe the Saviour's word, Trust in ITis miglity name and live ; A thousand joys His lij^s afford. His hands a thousand blessings give. 55 Efficacy of the Blood of Christ. C. M. JESUS, in Thee our eyes behold A thousand glories more. Than the rich gems and polished gold The sons of Aaron wore. 2 Once, in the circuit of a year, With blood, but not his own, Aaron within the veil appears Before the golden throne. 3 But Christ, by His own powerful blood, Ascends above the skies ; And, in the presence of our God, Shows His own sacrifice. 4 Jesus, the King of glory, reigns On Sion's heavenly hill; Looks like a Lamb that has been slain. And wears His j)riesthood still. 5 He ever lives to intercede Before His Father's face ; Give Him, my soul, thy cause to plead, Xor doubt the Father's grace. 56 CnitiST THE Prophet and Shepherd. H. M. JOTS all the glorious names Of wisdom, love, and power, That ever mortals knew. That angels ever bore ; All are too mean to speak His worth. Too mean to set my Saviour forth. 2 But O I what gentle terms, What condescending ways, 18 206 THE SAVIOUR. Doth our Redeemer use, To teach His heavenly grace ! My eyes with joy and wonder see, What forms of love He bears for me. 3 Arrayed in mortal flesh. He like an angel stands. And holds the promises, And pardons in His hands ; Commissioned from His Father's throne, To make His grace to mortals known. 4 Great Prophet of my God, My tongue would bless Thy name : By Thee the joyful news Of our salvation came ; The joyful news of sins forgiven. Of hell subdued, and peace with heaven. 5 Be Thou my Counsellor, My Pattern and my Guid^ : And through this desert land. Still keep me near Thy side ; 0 ! let my feet ne'er run astray, Nor rove, nor seek the crooked way. 6 I love my Shepherd's voice ; His watchful eyes shall keep My wandering soul among The thousands of His sheejD : He feeds His flock. He calls their names, His bosom bears the tender lambs. 57 Christ our Guide. 8s, 7s, & 4s. GUIDE me, O Thou great Jehovah, Pilgrim through this barren land ; 1 am weak, but Thou art mighty, Hold me with Thy powerful hand : Bread of heaven. Feed me, till I want no more. PEESON AND CHARACTER. 207 2 Open now the crystal fountain, AVlienee the healing streams do flow ; Let the fiery, cloudy pillar Lead me all my journey through; Strong Deliverer, Be Thou still my strength and shield. 3 When I tread the verge of Jordan, Bid my anxioiLS fears suhside : Death of death and hell's destruction, Land me safe on Canaan's side : Songs of praises I will ever give to Thee. 58 Christ the Shepherd. C. M. FATHER of peace and God of love, We own Thy power to save ; That power by which our Shepherd rose Victorious o'er the grave. 2 We triumph in that Shepherd's name. Still watchful for our good, Who brought the eternal covenant down, And sealed it with His blood. 3 So may Thy Spirit seal my soul. And mould it to Thy w411 ; That my fond heart no more may stray, But keep Thy covenant still. 4 Still may we gain superior strength. And press with vigour on. Till full perfection crown our hopes. And fix us near Thy throne. 59 Christ our Strength. L. M. LET me but hear my Saviour say, " Strength shall be equal to thy day ;" Then I rejoice in deep distress. Leaning on all-sufficient grace. 208 THE SAVIOUR. 2 I glory in infirmity, That Christ's own power may rest on me ; When I am weak, then am I strong, Grace is my shield, and Christ my song. 3 I can do all things, or can bear All sufferings, if my Lord be there ; Sweet pleasures mingle with the pains, While His own hand my head sustains. 60 Christ the Hope of the Dis- L. P. M. CONSOLATE. WHEN gathering clouds around I view. And days are dark, and friends are few, On Him I lean, who, not in vain, Experienced every human pain ; He sees my wants, allays my fears. And counts and treasures up my tears. 2 If aught should tempt my soul to stray , From heavenly virtue's narrow way, To fly the good I would pursue. Or do the sin I would not do ; Still He who felt temptation's power. Shall guard me in that dangerous hour. 3 When vexing thoughts within me rise. And sore dismayed my spirit dies. Yet He, who once vouchsafed to bear The sickening anguish of despair. Shall sweetly soothe, shall gently dry. The throbbing heart, the streaming eye. 4 When, sorrowing, o'er some stone I bend. Which covers all that was a friend. And from his voice, his hand, his smile, Divides me for a little while. Thou, Saviour, seest the tears I shed. For Thou didst weep o'er Lazarus dead. PERSON AND CHARACTER. 209 5 And O when I have safely passed Through every conflict but the last, Still, still unchanging, watch beside My painful bed, for Thou hast died : Then point to realms of cloudless day, And wipe the latest tear away. 61 Christ the Way, Truth, and Life. C. i\l . THOU art the way, — to Thee alone From sin and death we flee ; And he, wdio would the Father seek, Must seek Him, Lord, in Thee. 2 Thou art the truth, — Thy word alone True wisdom can impart ; Thou only canst instruct the mind. And purify the heart. 3 Thou art the life, — the rending tomb Proclaims Thy conquering arm ; And those, who put their trust in Thee, Nor death nor hell shall harm. 4 Thou art the way, the truth, the life ; — Grant us to know that way. That truth to keep, that life to win, Which lead to endless day 62 Christ our Hiding-Place. C. M. THOU art my hiding-place, O Lord, — In Thee I put my trust. Encouraged by Thy holy word, A feeble child of dust. 2 I have no argument beside, I urge no other jolea : And 'tis enough the Saviour died, The Saviour died for me. 18* 210 THE SAVIOUK. 3 And when Thine awful voice commands This body to decay, And life, in its last ling'ring sands, Is ebbing fast away, — 4 Then, though it be in accents weak ; My voice shall call on Thee, And ask for strength in death to sjaeak, " My Saviour died for me." 63 Glory of Christ. C. M. MAJESTIC sweetness sits enthroned Upon the Saviour'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 ; Fairer is He than all the fair, Who fill the heavenly train. 3 He saw me plunged in deep distress, And flew to my relief; For me He bore the shameful cross, And carried all my grief. 4 To Him I owe my life and breath. And all the joys I have ; He makes me triumph over death. And saves me from the grave. 5 To heaven, the place of His abode, He brings my weary feet, Shows me the glories of my God, And makes my joys complete. 6 Since from His bounty I receive Such j)roofs of love divine. Had I a thousand hearts to give. Lord, they should all be Thine. J PERSON AND CHARACTER. 211 64 Christ our Substitute. 10s, lis. ALL ye who pass by, To Jesus draw nigh ; To you is it nothing that Jesus should die ? Our ransom and peace, Our surety He is : Come, see if there ever was sorrow like His. 2 The Lord in the day Of His anger did lay Our sins on the Lamb, and He bore them away : He died to atone For guilt not His own : The Father afflicted for you His dear Son. 3 For- sinners like me He died on the tree ; His death is accepted ; the sinner goes free ; My pardon I claim ; A sinner I am, A sinner believing in Jesus' dear name. 4 He purchased the grace That now I embrace ; O Father ! Thou knowest He died in my place : His death is my plea. My Advocate see, [me. And hear the blood speak that has answered for 5 With joy we approve The plan of His love, A wonder to all, both below and above ; When time is no more. We still shall adore That ocean of love without bottom or shore. 65 Chrlst's Meekness. L. M. HOW beauteous were the marks divine Tliat in Thy meekness seen to shine. Did light Thy lonely pathway, trod In wondrous love, O Son of God ! 212 THE SAVIOUR. 2 Oh I who like Thee so humbly bore The scorn, the scoffs of men, before ? So meek, forgiving. Godlike, high, So glorious in humility ? 3 E'en death, which sets the prisoner free, Was pang, and scorn, and scoff to Thee ; Yet love through all Thy torture glowed. And mercy with Thy life-blood flowed. 4 Oh ! in Thy light be mine to go. Illuming all my way of woe ! And give me ever on the road To trace Thy footsteps. Son of God. 66 Christ our Teacher. L. M. HOW sweetly flowed the gospel's sound From lips of gentleness and grace, When list'ning thousands gather'd round. And joy and rev'rence filled the place. 2 From heav'n He came — of heav'n He spoke, To heav'n He led His follow-ers' way; Dark clouds of gloomy night He broke, Unveiling an immortal day. 8 " Come, wanderers, to My Father's home, Come, all ye weary ones, and rest !" Yes ! sacred Teacher — we will come — Obey Thee, — love Thee, and be blest ! 67 Jesus, lead Me ! S. M. OTHOU who would'st not have One wretched sinner die ; Who died'st Thyself, my soul to save From endless misery ! 2 Show me the way to shun Thy dreadful wrath severe ; That when Thou comest on Thy throne, I may with joy appear. ADVENT. 213 3 Thou art Thyself the way, Thyself iu me reveal ; So shall I spend my life's short day Obedient to Thy will. 4 So shall I love my God, Because He first loved me ; And praise Thee in Thy bright abode To all eternity. ADVENT. 68 Nativity of Christ. C. M. WHILE shepherds watched their flocks by night, All seated on the ground, The angel of the Lord came down, And glory shone around. 2 " Fear not," said he, for migkty 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 heavenlv Babe vou there shall find, To human view displayed, All meanly wrapped in swaddling bands, And in a manger laid." 5 Thus spake the seraph, and forthwith Appeared a shining throng Of angels, praising God, who thus Addressed their joyful song ; 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." 214 THE SAVIOUR. 69 BlETH OF ChEIST. lOs & lls. HAIL the blest morn ! see the great Mediator Down from the regions of glory descend ; Shepherds go worship the Babe in the manger, Lo ! for His guard, the bright angels attend. 2 Bright in the East, lo! the sun of the morning Dawns on our darkness, and lends us his aid ; While his pure light, the horizon adorning. Guides where our infant Redeemer is laid. 3 Cold in His cradle the dew drops are shining. Low lies His head with the beasts of the stall, Angels adore Him in slumber reclining. Maker, and Monarch and Saviour of all. 4 Say, shall we yield Him, in costly devotion, Odours of Edom, and offerings divine ? Gems of the mountain, and pearls of the ocean, Myrrh from the forest, or gold from the mine? 5 Vainly we offer each ample oblation ; Vainly with gifts would His favour secure : Richer by far is the heart's adoration ; Dearer to God are the prayers of the poor. 70 Advent of Christ. C. M. HARK the glad sound, the Saviour comes. The Saviour j)romised long : Let every heart prepare a throne. And every voice a song. 2 On Him the Spirit, largely poured, Exerts His sacred fire ; Wisdom, and might, and zeal, and love His holy breast inspire. 3 He comes the prisoners to release, In Satan's bondage held. The gates of brass before Him burst, The iron fetters yield. I ADVENT. 215 4 He comes from thickest films of vice, To clear the inward sight ; And on the eyes obscured by sin, To pour celestial light. 0 He comes the broken heart to bind, The bleeding soul to cure ; And with the treasures of His grace. To enrich the humble jjoor. 6 Our glad hosannas, Prince of Peace, Thy welcome shall proclaim; And heaven's eternal arches ring With Thy beloved name. 71 Blessings of Christ's Advent. S. JVL RAISE your triumphant songs To an immortal tune, Let the wide earth resound the deeds Celestial grace has done. 2 Sing how eternal Love Its chief Beloved chose, And bade Him raise our wretched race From their abyss of woes. 3 His hand no thunder bears. Nor terror clothes His brow; No bolts to drive our guilty souls To fiercer flames below. 4 'T was mercy filled the throne. And wrath stood silent by, When Christ was sent with j)ardons down. To sinners doomed to die. 5 Now, sinners, dry your tears. Let hopeless sorrow cease ; Bow to the sceptre of His love, And take the offered peace. 216 THE SAVIOUR. 6 Lord, we obey Thy call ; We lay an humble claim To the salvation Thou hast brought, And love and praise Thy name. 72 To us A Child is Born. C. M. TO us a Child of hope is born, To us a Son is given ; Him shall the tribes of earth obey, Him all the hosts of heaven. 2 His name shall be the Prince of Peace, For evermore adored ; The Wonderful, the Counsellor, The great and mighty Lord. 3 His power, increasing, still shall spread, His reign no end shall know ; Justice shall guard His throne above. And peace abound below. 4 To us a Child of hope is born. To us a Son is given, The Wonderful, the Counsellor, The mighty Lord of heaven. 73 Song of Angels at the nativity of Christ. C. M. MORTALS, awake, with angels join. And chant the solemn lay ; Joy, love, and gratitude combine To hail the auspicious day. 2 In heaven the rapturous song began. And sweet seraphic fire Through all the shining legions ran. And strung and tuned the lyre. 3 Down through the portals of the sky The impetuous torrent ran ; And angels flew with eager joy. To bear the news to man. ADVENT. 217 4 Hark ! the cherubic armies shout, Aud glory leads the song : Good will and peace are heard throughout The harmonious, angel throng. 5 O ! for a glance of heavenly love, Our hearts and songs to raise ; Sweetly to bear our souls above, And mingle with their lays. 6 With joy the chorus we '11 repeat, " Glory to God on high ; Good will and peace are now complete Jesus was born to die." 74 Song of the Angels. 8s & 78. HAEK ! what mean those holy voices, Sweetlv soundino' throuo'h the skies ! Lo ! the angelic host rejoices. Heavenly hallelujahs rise. 2 Listen to the w^ondrous story Which they chant in hymns of joy ; Glory in the highest, glory ! Glory be to God most high ! 3 Peace on earth, good will from heaven, Reaching far as man is found ; Souls redeemed and sins forgiven, Loud our golden harps shall sound. 4 Christ is born, the great Anointed, Heaven and earth His praises sing ; O ! receive, whom God appointed. For your Prophet, Priest, and King. 5 Hasten mortals to adore Him, Learn His name and taste His joy ; Till in heaven ye sing before Him, Glory be to God most high. 19 218 THE SAVIOUR. 6 Let us learn tlie wondrous story Of our great Kedeemer's birth, Spread the brightness of His glory, Till it covers all the earth. EXAMPLE. 75 Christ our Pattern. L. M. WHEN Jesus dwelt in mortal clay. What were His works from day to day But miracles of power and grace, That spread salvation through our race ? 2 Teach us, O Lord, to keep in view Thy j)attern, and Thy steps pursue ; Let alms bestowed, l6t kindness done, Be witnessed by each rolling sun. 3 The man who marks, from day to day, In generous acts his radiant way. Treads the same path his Saviour trod, The path to glory and to God. 76 Christ our Example in Suffering. 7s. GO to dark Gethsemane, Ye who feel the tempter's power ; Your Bedeemer's conflict see ; Watch with Him one bitter hour ; Turn not from His griefs away, Learn of Jesus Christ to pray. 2 Follow to the judgment-hall. View the Lord of life arraigned : O the wormwood and the gall ! O the pangs His soul sustained ! Shun not suffering, shame, or loss ; Learn of Him to bear the cross. 1 EXAMPLE. 219 3 Calvary's mournful mountain climb, There, adoring at His feet, Mark that miracle of time, God's own sacrifice complete : " It is finished," hear Him cry ; Learn of Jesus Christ to die. 4 Early hasten to the tomb, Where they laid His breathless clay ; All is solitude and gloom ; Who hath taken Him away ? Christ has risen. He meets our eyes ; Saviour, teach us so to rise. 77 Christ our Pattern. L. M. iTY dear Redeemer and my Lord, I read my duty in Thy word ; But in Thy life the law appears. Drawn out in living characters. 2 Such was Thy truth, and such Thy zeal, Such deference to Thy Father's will. Such love, and meekness so divine, I would transcribe and make them mine. 3 Cold mountains and the midnight air Witnassed the fervour of Thy prayer; The desert Thy temptation knew. Thy conflict and Thy victory too. 4 Be Thou my pattern ; make me bear More of Thy gracious image here ; Then God the Judge shall own my name, Among the followers of the Lamb. 78 CnmsT OUR Example. L. M. AND is the gos]3el peace and love ? So let our conversation be ; The serpent blended with the dove, Wisdom and meek simplicity. 220 THE SAVIOUR. 2 Whene'er the angry passions rise, And tempt our thoughts or tongues to strife, On Jesus let us fix our eyes, Bright pattern of the Christian life. 3 O ! how benevolent and kind ! How mild, how ready to forgive ; Be His the temper of our mind. And His the rule by which we live. 4 To do His heavenly Father's will, * Was His employment and delight ; Humility and holy zeal Shone through His life divinely bright. 5 Dispensing good where'er He came. The labours of His life were love ; If then we love our Saviour's name. Let His divine example move. 6 But ah ! how blind, how weak we are, How frail, how apt to turn aside ; Lord, we depend upon Thy care, And ask Thy Spirit for our guide. 79 Conformity to Christ. L. M. JESUS, my Saviour, let me be More perfectly conformed to Thee ; Implant each grace, each sin dethrone. And form my temper like Thine own. 2 My foe, when hungry, let me feed. Share in his grief, supply his need ; The haughty frown may I not fear, But with a lowly meekness bear. 3 To others let me always give. What I from others would receive ; Good deeds for evil ones return, Nor when provoked, with anger burn. BUFFERINGS AND DEATH. 221 4 This will proclaim how bright and fair The i^recepts of the gospel are ; And God Himself, the God of love, His own resemblance will approve. SUFFERINGS AND DEATH. 80 The Work Finished. L. M. THIS finished ! so the Saviour cried, jL And meekly bowxd His head and died ; Tij| finished — yes, the race is run, The battle fought, the victory won. 2 'Tis finished — all that Heaven decreed. And all the ancient prophets said, Is now fulfilled, as was designed, In Me, the Saviour of mankind. 3 'Tis finished — Heaven is reconciled, And all the powers of darkness spoiled : Peace, love and happiness again Keturn and dwell with sinful men. 4 'Tis finished — let the joyful sound Be heard through all the nations round : 'Tis finished — let the echo fly Through heaven and hell, through earth and sky. 81 Atonement Accomplished. 8s, 7s & 4s. HAEK ! 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 Saviour cry. 2 It is finished — O ! what pleasure Do these precious words aflPord ! Heavenly blessings, without measure, Flow to us from Christ the Lord : It is finished ! Saints, the dying words record. 19 » 222 THE SAVIOUR. 3 Finislied — all the types and shadows Of the ceremonial law ; Finished — all that God had promised ; Death and hell no more shall awe : . It is finished ! Saints, from hence your comfort draw. 4 Tune your harps anew, ye seraphs. Join to sing the pleasing theme ; All on earth and all in heaven, Join to praise Immanuel's name : Hallelujah ! Glory to the bleeding Lamb ! 82 Paschal Lamb. 8s & 7s, HAIL, Thou once despised Jesus ! Hail, Thou Galilean King ! Thou didst suffer to release us ; Thou didst free salvation bring. 2 Hail, Thou agonizing Saviour, Bearer of our sin and shame ! By Thy merits we find favour. Life is given through Thy name. 3 Paschal Lamb, by God appointed, All our sins on Thee were laid ; By almighty love anointed; Thou hast full atonement made. 4 All Thy people are forgiven. Through the virtue of Thy blood ; Opened is the gate of heaven ; Peace is made 'twixt man and God. 83 The Lamb of God. CM. niNNERS, behold the Lamb of God, O Who takes away our guilt : Look to the precious, priceless blood, That Jews and Gentiles spilt. i SUFFERINGS AND DEATH. 223 2 From heaven lie came to seek and save, Leaving His blest abode ; To ransom us Himself He gave ; " Behold the Lamb of God." 3 He came to take the sinner's place, And shed His precious blood ; Let Adam's guilty, ruined race, " Behold the Lamb of God." 4 Sinners, to Jesus then draw near. Invited by His word : The chief of sinners need not fear ; " Behold the Lamb of God." 5 Backsliders, too, the Saviour calls. And washes in His blood ; Arise, return from grievous falls ; " Behold the Lamb of God." 6 Spirit of grace, to us apply Immanuel's 2:>recious blood ; That we mav, with Thy saints on high, " Behold the Lamb of God." 84 SUFFERINGS OF ChRIST. S. M. LIKE sheep we went astray, And broke the fold of God ; Each wandering in a different way, Biit all the downward road. 2 How dreadful was the hour. When God our wanderings laid, And did at once His vengeance pour Upon the Shepherd's head ! 3 How glorious was the grace When Christ sustained the stroke ! His life and blood the Shepherd pays A ransom for the flock. 224 THE SAVIOUK. 4 His honour and His breath Were taken both away ; Joined with the wicked in His death And made as vile as they. 5 But God shall raise His head O'er all the sons of men, And make Him see a numerous seed, To recomj)ense His pain. 6 " I '11 give Him," saith the Lord, " A jDortion with the strong ; He shall possess a large reward. And hold His honours long." 85 Sufferings of the Redeemer. L. M. STRETCHED on the cross, the Saviour dies, Hark ! His expiring groans arise ; See, how the sacred crimson tide Flows from His hands. His feet. His side. 2 To suffer in the traitor's pla^^e, To die for man — surprising grace ! Yet pass rebellious angels by — . O why for man, dear Saviour, why ? 3 And didst Thou bleed ? for sinners bleed ? And could the sun behold the deed ? JN'o ! he withdrew his sickening ray. And darkness veiled the mourning day. 4 Can I survey this scene of woe. Where mingling grief and wonder flow, And yet my heart unmoved remain. Insensible to love or pain ! 5 Come, dearest Lord, Thy grace impart, To warm this cold, this stupid heart ; Till all its 230wers and passions move, In melting grief, and ardent love. sufferings and death. 225 86 Suffering Saviour. S. M. DID Clirist o'er sinners weep ? And eliall our cheeks be dry ? Let floo'ds of penitential grief Burst forth from every eye. 2 The Son of G'ul in tears Angels with wonder see ; Be thou astonished, O my soul, He shed those tears for thee. 8 He wept that we might weep ; Each sin demands a tear : In heaven alone no sin is found, And there 's no weeping there. 87 Christ's Agony in the Garden. C. M. DxlRK was the night, and cold the ground, On which the Lord was laid ; His sweat as drops of blood ran down. In agony He prayed. 2 " Father, remove this bitter cup. If such Thy sacred will ; If not, content to drink it up, Thy pleasure I fulfil." 3 Go to the garden, sinner, see Those "precious drops that flow : The heavy load He bore for thee — For thee. He lies so low. 4 Then learn of Him the cross to bear. Thy Father's will obey ; And when temptations press thee near. Awake to watch and pray. 88 Crucifixion of Christ. C. M. BEHOLD the Saviour of mankind Nailed to the shameful tree ! How vast the love that Him inclined To bleed and die for me. 226 THE SAVIOUR. 2 Hark ! how He groans, while nature shakes, And earth's strong pillars bend ! The temple's veil asunder breaks, . The solid marbles rend. 3 'Tis finished ! now the ransom's paid, ^' Keceive my soul !" He cries : See — how He bows His sacred head ! He bows His head and dies ! 4 But soon He '11 break death's iron chain And in full glory shine ; O Lamb of God ! was ever pain — Was ever love like Thine ? 89 Sacred Head. 7s & 6s. 0 SACKED Head, once wounded. With grief and shame weighed down ; How scornfully surrounded With thorns. Thy only crown ! O sacred Head, what glory. What bliss, till now was Thine ; 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 That once was bright as morn ! What language shall I borrow To thank Thee, dearest Friend, For this. Thy dying sorrow, Thy j)ity without end ? 3 Oh ! make me Thine for ever ; And should I fainting be, Lord, let me never, never Outlive my love to Thee. II RESURRECTION AND ASCENSION. 227 Be near when I am dying ; Oh ! show Thy cross to me ; And, for my succour flying, Come, Lord, and set me free. RESURRECTION AND ASCENSION. 90 Resurrection of Christ. H. M. YES, the Redeemer rose, The Saviour left the dead ; And o'er our hellish foes High raised His conquering head ; In wdld dismay, the guards around Fall to the ground, and sink away. 2 Lo ! the angelic bands In full assembly meet, To wait His high commands, And worship at His feet ; Joyful they come, and w^ing their way, From realms of day to Jesus' tomb. 3 Then back to heaven they fly. The joyful news to bear : Hark ! as they soar on high. What music fills the air ! Their anthems say, " Jesus, who bled, Has left the dead ; He rose to-day." 4 Ye mortals, catch the sound. Redeemed by Him from hell ; And send the echo round The globe, on which you dwell ; Transported cry, " Jesus, who bled, Hath left the dead, no more to die." 5 All hail, triumphant Lord, Who savest us with Thy blood! 228 THE SAVIOUR. Wide be Thy name adored, Thou rising, reigning God ; With Thee we rise, with Thee we reign, And empires gain beyond the skies. 91 Resurrection AND Ascension of Christ. 7s. HARK ! the herald angels say, Christ the Lord is risen to-day; Eaise your joys and triumphs high, Let the glorious tidings fly. 2 Love's redeeming work is done. Fought the fight, the battle won ; Lo ! the sun's eclipse is o'er ; Lo ! he sets in blood no more. 3 Vain the stone, the watch, the seal ; Christ has burst the gates of hell ; Death in vain forbids Him rise, Christ has opened paradise. 4 Lives again our glorious King ; Where, O death, is now thy sting ? Once He died our souls to save ; Where 's thy victory, boasting grave ? 5 What though once we perished all, Partners of our parents' fall? Second life we now receive. And in Christ for ever live. G Hail! Thou dear almighty Lord, Hail! Thou great incarnate Word, Hail! Thou suffering Son of God, Take the trophies of Thy blood. 92 Mary at the Tomb. 7s. MARY to the Saviour's tomb. Hasted at the early dawn; Spice she brought and sweet perfume, But the Lord she loved had gone : RESURRECTION AND ASCENSION. 229 For awhile she lingering stood, Filled with sorrow and surprise, Trembling, while a crystal flood Issued from her weeping eyes. 2 But her sorrows quickly fled. When she heard His welcome voice : Christ had risen from the dead. Now He bids her heart rejoice : What a change His word can make, Turning darkness into day ! Ye who weep for Jesus' sake. He will wipe your tears away. 93 Christ's Ascension for us. C. M. Th' eternal gates lift up their heads, The doors are opened wide ; The King of Glory is gone up Unto His Father's side. 2 For us Thou hast ascended. Lord, Thou hast prepared a place, That we may be where now Thou art, And look upon Thy face. 3 And ever on Thine earthly path A gleam of glory lies ; A light still breaks behind the cloud. That veils Thee from our eyes. 4 Lift up our thoughts, lift up our songs, And let Tliy grace be given. That, while we linger here below. Our hearts may be in heaven. 5 That, where Thou art at God's right hand, Our hope, our love may be. Dwell in us now, that we may dwell. For evermore in Thee. 20 230 THE SAVIOUR. 94 Christ Enthroned. C. M. HE who on earth as man was known, And bore our sins and pains, • Now seated on th' eternal throne, The God of glory reigns. 2 While harps unnumbered sound His praise, In yonder world above, His saints on earth admire His ways, And glory in His love. 3 When troubles, like a burning sun, Beat heavy on their head. To this almighty Rock they run, And find a pleasing shade. 4 How glorious He ! how happy they, In such a glorious Friend ! Whose love secures them all the way. And crowns them at the end. 95 Praise to the Risen Saviour. Ts. LOJ the stone is rolled away. Death yields up his mighty prey ; Jesus, rising from the tomb. Scatters all its fearful gloom. 2 Praise Him, ye celestial choirs, Praise and sweep your golden lyres ; Praise Him in the noblest songs. From ten thousand thousand tongues. 3 Every note with rapture swell. And the Saviour's triumph tell ; Where, O death, is now thy sting ? Where thy terrors, vanquished king ? 4 Let Immanuel be adored, Hansom, Mediator, Lord ! To creation's utmost bound. Let the eternal praise resound. KESURRECTION AND ASCENSION. 231 96 Resurrection of Christ. C. L. M. HOW calm and beautiful the morn That gilds the sacred tomb, Where once the Crucified was borne, And veiled in midnight gloom ! O ! weep no more the ^Saviour slain ; The Lord is risen — He lives again. 2 Ye murmuring saints, dry every tear For your departed Lord. " Behold the- place — He is not here," The tomb is all unbarred ; The gates of death were closed in vain ; The Lord is risen — He lives again. 3 Now cheerful to the house of prayer, Your early footsteps bend; The Saviour will Himself be there. Your Advocate and Friend ; Once by the law your hopes were slain, But now in Christ you live again. 4 How tranquil now the rising day ! 'Tis JesTis still appears, A risen Lord, to chase away Your unbelieving fears : O ! weep no more your comforts slain ; The Lord is risen — He lives again. 5 And when the shades of evening fall. When life's last hour draws nigh, If Jesus shines upon the soul. How blissful then to die ! Since He has risen who once was slain. Ye die in Christ to live again. 232 THE SAVIOUR. INTERCESSION. 97 Christ's Intercession. L. M. OTHOU, the contrite sinner's Friend, Who loving', lovest him to the end. On this alone my hopes dej^end, That Thou wilt plead for me, [for me.] 2 When weary in the Christian race, Far off appears my resting-place. And, fainting, I mistrust Thy grace. Then, Saviour, plead for me, [for me.] 3 When Satan, by my sins made bold. Strives from Thy cross to loose my hold, Then with Thy pitying arms enfold, And jDlead, oh ! plead for me, [for me.] 4 And when my dying hour draws near. Darkened with anguish, guilt, and fear. Then to my fainting sight appear. Pleading in heaven for me, [for me.] 98 Chris's Sympathy and Intercession. C. M. WITH joy we meditate the grace Of our High Priest above : His heart is made of tenderness, And all His soul is love. 2 Touched with a sympathy within, He knows our feeble frame ; He knows what sore tem23tations mean, For He has felt the same. o But spotless, innocent, and pure, The great Pedeemer stood. While Satan's fiery darts He bore, And did resist to blood. INTERCESSION. 233 4 He iu the days of feeble flesh, Poured out His cries and tears ; Aud ill His measure feels afresh What every member bears. 5 He '11 never quench the smoking flax, But raise it to a flame ; The bruised reed He never breaks. Nor scorns the meanest name. 6 Then let our humble faith address His mercy and His power : We shall obtain delivering grace, In the distressing hour. 99 Sympathy of Christ. L. M. WHEKE high the heavenly temple stands. The house of God not made with hands, A great High Priest our nature wears, The Advocate of saints appears. 2 He, who for men in mercy stood. And poured on earth His precious blood, Pursues in heaven His plan of grace. The Saviour of the chosen race. 3 Though' now ascended up on high. He bends on earth a brother's eye ; Partaker of the human name, He knows the frailtv of our frame. 4 Our fellow-sufferer yet retains I A fellow-feeling of our pains ; ] And still remembers in the skies, J His tears, and agonies, and cries. "^ 5 In every pang that rends the heart, The Man of sorrows had a part He sympathizes in our grief, ^ And to the sufferer sends relief. i 20 » i 234 THE SAVIOUR. 6 With boldness, therefore, at the throne, Let us make all our sorrows known ; And ask the aids of heavenly power, To help us in the evil hour. 100 Christ our Advocate. S. M. THE great Redeemer 's gone, To ap2:)ear before our God, To sprinkle o'er the flaming throne. With His atoning blood. 2 No fiery vengeance now, No burning wrath comes down : If justice calls for sinners' blood. The Saviour shows His own. 3 Before His Father's eye Our humble suit He moves : The Father lays His thunder by, And looks, and smiles, and loves. 4 Now may our joyful tongues Our Maker's honour sing ; Jesus, the Priest, receives our songs. And bears them to the King. 5 On earth Thy mercy reigns, And triumphs all above : But, Lord, how weak are mortal strains, To speak immortal love ! 6 How jarring and how low Are all the notes w^e sing ! Blest Saviour, tune our songs anew. And they shall please the King. 101 Christ Interceding Above. C. M. NOW let our cheerful eyes survey Our great High Priest above ; And celebrate His constant care, And sympathetic love. INTERCESSION. 235 2 Though raised to a superior throne, Where angels bow around, And high o'er all the shining train, With matchless honours crowned ; 3 The names of all His saints He bears, Deep graven on His heart ; Nor shall the meanest Christian say. That he hath lost his part. 4 Those characters shall fair abide. Our everlasting trust, When gems, and monuments, and crowns. Are mouldered down to dust. 5 So, gracious Saviour, on my breast May Thy dear name be worn : A sacred ornament and guard. To endless ages borne. 102 Christ's Ixtercessiox. C. M. AWAKE, sweet gratitude, and sing The ascended Saviour's love : Sing how He lives to carry on His people's cause above. 2 With cries and tears. He offered up His humble suit below ; But with authority He asks. Enthroned in glory now. 3 For all that come to God by Him, Salvation He demands : Points to their names upon His breast, And spreads His w^ounded hands. 4 Hls sweet atoning sacrifice Gives sanction to His claim ; "Father, I will that all My saints Be with me where I am. 236 THE SAVIOUR. 5 " By their salvation, recompense The sorrows I endured ; Just to the merits of Thy Son, And faithful to Thy word." 6 Eternal life, at His request. To every saint is given : Safety, on earth, and, after death, The plenitude of heaven. PRAISE TO CHRIST. 103 The Redeeming Saviour. C. M. BEHOLD the glories of the Lamb, Amidst His Father's throne : Prepare new honours for His name. And songs before unknown. 2 Let elders worship at His feet. The Church adore around. With vials full of odours sweet, And harps of sweeter sound. 3 Now to the Lamb that once was slain. Be endless blessings paid ; Salvation, glory, joy remain For ever on Thy head. 4 Thou hast redeemed our souls with blood. Hast set the prisoners free. Hast made us kings and priests to God, And we shall reign with Thee. 104 Glory of Redemption. C M. FATHER, how wide Thy glory shines ! How high Thy wonders rise ! Known through the earth by thousand signs, By thousands through the skies. PRAISE TO CHRIST. 237 2 But when we view Thy strange design, To save rebellious worms ; Where vengeance and compassion join In their divinest forms ; — 3 Here the whole Deity is known, Nor dares a creature guess, Which of the glories brightest shone, The justice or the grace. 4 Now the full glories of the Lamb Adorn the heavenly plains : Bright seraphs learn Immanuel's name. And try their choicest strains. 5 O ! may I bear some humble part. In that immortal song ! Wonder and joy shall tune my heart. And love command my tongue. 105 Offices of Christ. C. M. WE bless the Prophet of the Lord, Who comes with truth and grace ; Jesus, Thy Spirit and Thy word, Shall lead us in Thy ways. 2 We reverence our High Priest above, Who offered up His blood, And lives to carry on His love. By pleading with our God. 3 We honour our eternal King ; How sweet are His commands ! He guards our souls from hell and sin, By His almighty hands. 4 Hosanna to His glorious name. Who saves by different ways ; His mercies lay a sovereign claim To our immortal praise. 238 THE SAVIOUR. 106 Christ Crucified, the Wisdom and L. M. PoA^^ER OF God. NATURE with open volume stands, To spread her Maker's praise abroad ; And every labour of His hands Shows something worthy of a God. 2 But in the grace that rescued man. His brightest form of glory shines ; Here on the cross 'tis fairest drawn. In precious blood and crimson lines. 3 O ! the sweet wonders of that cross, Where God the Saviour loved and died ; Her noblest life my spirit draws From His dear wounds and bleeding side. 4 I would for ever speak His name, In sounds to mortal ears unknown ; With angels join to praise the Lamb, And worship at His Father's throne. 107 Lamb of God to be Worshipped. C. M. COME let us join our cheerful songs. With angels round the throne ; Ten thousand thousand are their tongues, But all their joys are one. 2 " Worthy the Lamb that died," they cry, '' To be exalted thus." " Worthy the Lamb," our lips reply, " For He was slain for us." 3 Let all that dwell above the sky. And air, and earth, and seas. Conspire to lift Thy glories high. And speak Thine endless praise. 4 The whole creation join in one, To bless the sacred name Of Him who sits upon the throne, And to adore the Lamb. PRAISE TO CHRIST. 239 108 Lamb of God to be Worshipped. L. M. WHAT equal honours shall we bring To Thee, O Lord, our God, the Lamb, When all the notes that angels sing Are far inferior to Thy name ! 2 Worthy is He that once was slain. The Prince of Peace that groaned and died, Worthy to rise, and live and reign, At His almighty Father's side. 3 Blessings for ever on the Lamb, Who bore the curse for wretched men : Let angels sound His sacred name, And every creature say — Amen. 109 Exaltation of Christ. S. M. COME, all harmonious tongues, Your noblest music bring ; Tis Christ the everlasting God, And Christ the man, w^e sing. 2 Down to the shades of death, He bowed His awful head ; Yet He arose to live and reign, When death itself is dead. 3 No more the bloody spear, The cross and nails no more ; For hell itself shakes at His name, And all the heavens adore. 4 There the Redeemer sits. High on the Father's throne ; The Father lays His vengeance by, And smiles upon His Son. 5 There His full glories shine With uncreated rays. And bless His saints and angels there. To everlasting days. 240 THE SAVIOUR. 110 The Triumphs of Christ. L. M. D. HE dies, tlie Friend of sinners dies; Lo! Salem's daughters weep around: A solemn darkness veils the skies,. A sudden trembling shakes the ground; Come, saints, and' drop a tear or two, For Him who groaned beneath your load; He shed a thousand drops for you, A thousand drops of richer blood. 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. The risen God forsakes the tomb. Up to His Father's court He flies, Cherubic legions guard Him home. And shout Him welcome to the skies 3 Dry up your tears, ye saints, and tell How high your great Deliverer reigns: Sing how He spoiled the hosts of hell. And led the monster death in chains. Say — '^Live for ever, wondrous King! Born to redeem and strong to save:" Then ask the monster — ^'Where's thy sting, And where 's thy victory, boasting grave?" 111 Rejoicing in the Triumphs of Christ. H. M. REJOICE, the Lord is King, Your God and King adore; Mortals, give thanks and sing. And triumph evermore : Lift up the heart, lift up the voice, Bejoice aloud, ye saints, rejoice. 2 Bejoice, the Saviour reigns, The God of truth and love; PRAISE TO CHRIST. 241 When He had purged our stains, He took His seat above: Lift up the heart, lift up the voice, Kejoice aloud, ye saints, rejoice. 3 His kingdom cannot fail, He rules o'er earth and heaven; The keys of death and hell Are to our Jesus given: Lift up the heart, lift up the voice, Rejoice aloud, ye saints, rejoice. 4 He all His foes shall quell, Shall all our sins destroy; And every bosom swell With pure seraphic joy: Lift up the heart, lift up the voice. Rejoice aloud, ye saints, rejoice. 5 Rejoice in glorious hope; Jesus the Judge shall come, And take His servants up To their eternal home: We soon shall hear the archangel's voice, The trump of God shall sound, Rejoice. 112 Victory and Dominion of Christ. C. M. ISIXG my Saviour's wondrous death; He conquered when He fell: " 'Tis finished," said His dying breath. And shook the gates of hell. 2 His cross a sure foundation laid For glory and renown. When, through the regions of the dead, He 23assed to reach the crown. 3 Exalted at His Father's side. Sits our victorious Lord; To heaven and hell His hands divide The vengeance or reward. 21 242 THE SAVIOUR. 4 The saints, from His propitious eye, Await their several crowns; And all the sons of darkness fly . The terror of His frowns. 1] 3 Christ exalted and interceding. 8s & 7s. JESUS hail, enthroned in glory, There for ever to abide; All the heavenly hosts adore Thee, Seated at Thy Father's side. 2 There for sinners Thou art pleading, There Thou dost our place prepare; Ever for us interceding, Till in glory we appear. 3 Worship, honour, power, and blessing, Thou art worthy to receive ; Loudest praises, without ceasing, Meet it is for us to give. 114 Praise for Redemption. L. M. BLEST Jesus, when Thy cross I view, That mystery to th' angelic host, I gaze with grief and rapture too, With all my soul in wonder lost. 2 What strange compassion filled Thy breast, That brought Thee from Thy throne on high. To woes that cannot be expressed, To be despised, to groan and die ! 3 Was it for man, rebellious man. Sunk by his crimes below the grave. Who, justly doomed to endless pain. Found none to pity or to save ? 4 For man didst Thou forsake the sky. To bleed upon the accursed tree ? And didst Thou taste of death, to buy Immortal life and bliss for me ? I PRAISE TO CHRIST. 243 o Had I a voice to praise Thy name, Loud as the trump that wakes the dead, Had I the raptured seraph's flame, My debt of love could ne'er be paid. 6 Yet, Lord, a sinner's heart receive, This burdened contrite heart of mine ; Thou knowest I 've nought beside to give ; And let it be for ever Thine. 115 Praise to the Redeemer. S. M. 4 WAKE, and sing the song l\. Of Moses and the Lamb ; Wake every heart, and every tongue, To j^raise the Saviour'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 Sing on your heavenly way. Ye ransomed sinners,, sing ; Sing on rejoicing every day, In Christ, the eternal King. 4 Soon shall we hear Him say, " Ye -blessed children, come !" Soon will He call us hence away, And take His wanderers home. 116 Praise to the Most High. 10s & lis. YE servants of God, your Master 23roclaim, And publish abroad His wonderful name ; The name all-victorious of Jesus extol ; His kingdom is glorious. Pie rules over all. 2 God ruleth on high, almighty to save ; And still He ls nigh — His presence we have : The great congregation His triumph shall sing, Ascribing salvation to Jesus our King. 244 THE SAVIOUR. 3 Salvation to God, who sits on the throne, Let all cry aloud, and honour the Son : The praises of Jesus the angels proclaim, ■Fall down on their faces, and worshij) the Lamb. 4 Then let us adore, and give Him His right. All glory, and power, and wisdom, and might ; All honour and blessing, with angels above, And thanks never ceasing, for infinite love. 117 Grateful Recollections. 8s & 7s. COME, Thou Fount of every blessing, Tune my heart to sing Thy grace ; Streams of mercy never ceasing Call for songs of loudest praise. Teach me some melodious sonnet. Sung by flaming tongues above ; Praise the mount — O fix me on it, Mount of God's unchanging love. 2 Here I raise my Ebenezer, Hither by Thy help I 'm come ; And I hope, by Thy good pleasure, Safely to arrive at home. Jesus sought me when a stranger. Wandering from the fold of God ; He, to rescue me from danger. Interposed with precious blood. 3 O ! to grace how great a debtor. Daily I 'm constrained to be I Let that grace, Lord, like a fetter. Bind my wandering heart to Thee. Prone to wander. Lord, I feel it ; Prone to leave the God I love ; Here 's my heart, Lord, take and seal it, Seal it from Thy courts above. praise to christ. 245 118 Exhortation to Praise Christ. C. M. COME, ye that love the Saviour's name, And joy to make it known ; The Sovereign of your heart proclaim, And bow before His throne. 2 Behold your King, your Saviour crowned With glories all divine ; And tell the wondering nations round, How bright these glories shine. 3 Infinite power and boundless grace In Him unite their rays : Ye that have e'er beheld His face, Can ye forbear His praise ? 4 When in His earthly courts we view The glories of our King, We long to love as angels do. And wish like them to sing. 5 And shall we long and wish in vain ? Lord, teach our songs to rise : Thy love can animate the strain, And bid it reach the skies. 6 O happy period ! glorious day ! When heaven and earth shall raise, With all their powers, the raptured lay, To celebrate Thy praise. 119 Jesus, Lord of All. C. M. ALL hail the power of Jesus' name ! Let angels prostrate fall ; Bring forth the royal diadem. And crown Him Lord of all. 2 Ye chosen seed of Israel's race, Ye ransomed from the fall ; Hail Him, who saves you by His grace, And crown Him Lord of all. 21 • 246 THE SAVIOUR. 3 Sinners, whose love can ne'er forget The wormwood and the gall ; Go, spread your trophies at His feet, • And crown Him Lord of all. • 4 Let every kindred, every tribe, On this terrestrial ball. To Him all majesty ascribe, And crown Him Lord of all. 5 O that with yonder sacred throng, We at His feet may fall; We '11 join the everlasting song. And crown Him Lord of all. 120 Gratitude for Kedeeming Grace. C. M. AWAKE, my heart, arise, my tongue. Prepare a tuneful voice ; 7 In God, the life of all my joys, / Aloud will I rejoice. 2 'Tis He adorned my naked soul, And made salvation mine ; Upon a poor, polluted worm. He makes His graces shine. 3 And lest the shadow of a spot Should on my soul be found. He took the robe the Saviour wrought, And cast it all around. 4 How far the heavenly robe excels What earthly princes wear ! These ornaments how bright they shine ! How white the garments are ! 5 The Spirit wrought my faith, and love, And hope, and every grace ; But Jesus spent His life to work The robe of righteousness. PRAISE TO CHRIST. 247 6 Strangely, my soul, art thou arrayed By the great sacred Three ; In sAveetest harmony of praise, Let all thy powers agree. 121 Praise for Loving-Kindness. L. M. AWAKE, my soul, in joyful lays, And sing thy great Redeemer's i)raise, He justly claims a song from thee ; His loving-kindness, O ! how free ! 2 He saw me ruined in the fall. Yet loved me notwithstanding all ; He saved me from my lost estate ; His loving-kindness, O ! how great ! 3 Though numerous hosts of mighty foes, Though earth and hell my way oppose. He safely leads my soul along ; His loving-kindness, O ! how strong ! 4 When trouble, like a gloomy cloud. Has gathered thick, and thundered loud, He near my soul has always stood ; His loving-kindness, O ! how good ! 5 Often I feel my sinful heart. Prone from my Saviour to depart ; But though I oft have Him forgot. His loving-kindness changes not. 6 Soon shall I pass the gloomy vale. Soon all my mortal powers must fail ; O may my last expiring breath. His loving-kindness sing in death. 7 Then, let me mount and soar away, To the bright world of endless day ; And sing, with rapture and surprise, His loving-kindness in the skies. 248 THE SAVIOUR. 122 Praise for the Love of Christ. C. M, COME, let our hearts and voices join, To praise the Saviour's name ; Whose truth and kindness are divine, Whose love 's a constant flame. 2 When most we need His gracious hand, This Friend is always near ; With heaven and earth at His command, He waits to answer prayer. 3 His love no end nor measure knows, No change can turn its course; Immutably the same it flows, From one eternal source. 4 When frowns appear to veil His face, And clouds surround His throne ; He hides the purpose of His grace, / To make it better known. / 5 And when our dearest comforts fall, Before His sovereign will, He never takes away our all ; Himself He gives us still. 123 Triumph in Christ. C. M. fN every trouble, sharp and strong, My soul to Jesus flies ; My anchor-hold is firm in Him, When swelling billows rise. 2 His comforts bear my spirits up, I trust a faithful God ; The sure foundation of my hope Is in a Saviour's blood. 3 Loud hallelujahs sing, my soul, To thy Redeemer's name ; In joy, in sorrow, life and death, His love is still the same. I PRAISE TO CHRIST. 249 124 The Glory of Christ. C. M. rpHE Head, that once was crowned with thorns, JL Is crowned with glory now ; A royal diadem adorns The mighty Victor's brow. 2 The highest place that heaven affords Is Thine, is Thine by right, — Thou King of kings, and Lord of lords, And heaven's eternal light. 3 The joy of all who dwell above. The joy of all below, To w^hom Thou dost reveal Thy love, And grant Thy name to know. 4 To whom the cross, with all its shame, AYith all its grace, is given ; Their name, an everlasting name. Their joy, the joy of heaven. 5 They suffer with Thee, Lord, below, They reign wdth Thee above. Their everlasting joy to know The mysteries of Thy love. 6 Thy cross, dear Lord, is life and health, Though shame and death to Thee ; Thy people's hope, Thy people's wealth, Their song eternally. 125 Praise to the Lamb. 8s. CiOME, let us sing the song of songs — ) The saints in heaven began the strain — The homage which to Christ belongs ; "Worthy the Lamb, for He was slain." 2 Slain to redeem us by His blood, To cleanse from every sinful stain. And make us kings and priests to God — *' Worthy the Lamb, for He was slain." 250 THE SAVIOUR. 3 To Him who suffered on the tree, Our souls, at His soul's price, to gain, Blessing, and praise, and glory be : . "Worthy the Lamb, for He was- slain." 4 To Him, enthroned by filial right. All power in heaven and earth proclaim, Honour, and majesty, and might: "Worthy the Lamb, for He was slain." 5 Long as we live, and when we die. And while in heaven with Him we reign. This song our song of songs shall be, •"Worthy the Lamb, for He was slain." 126 Praise to the Trinity. C. M. D. TO God be glory, peace on earth, / To all mankind good will ; / We bless, we praise, we worship Thee, And glorify Thee still ; And thanks for Thy great glory give, That fills our souls with light ; O Lord, our heavenly King, the God And Father of all might ! 2 And Thou, begotten Son of God, Before all time begun, O Jesus Christ, Thou Lamb of God, The Father's only Son ; Thou who the sins of all the world Dost fully take away. Have mercy. Saviour of mankind, And hear us when we pray ! 3 O Thou, who art at God's right hand, Upon the Father's throne, Have mercy on us. Thou, O Christ, Who art the Holy One ! PRAISE TO CHRIST. 251 Thou, only, with the Holy Ghost, Whom earth and heaven adore, In glory of the Father art, Most high for evermore. 127 The Star of Bethlehem. 8s & 7s. WHEN marshalled on the nightly plain, The glittering host bestud the sky, One star alone, of all the train Can fix the sinner's wandering eye. Hark ! hark ! to God the chorus breaks, From every host, from every gem ; But one alone, the Saviour speaks : It is the Star of Bethlehem. 2 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. 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 jieace. Now safely moored, my perils o'er, I '11 sing, first in night's diadem, For ever and for evermore. The Star — the Star of Bethlehem ! 128 Pralse to Christ. L. M. THOU only Sovereign of my heart. My refuge, my almighty friend ; — And can my soul from Thee depart, On whom alone my hopes depend? 252 HOLY SPIEIT. 2 Eternal life Thy words impart, On these my fainting spirit lives ; Here sweeter comforts cheer my heart, Than all the round of nature gives. 3 Let earth's alluring joys combine ; While Thou art near, in vain they call : One smile, one blissful smile of Thine, My dearest Lord, outweighs them all. 4 Thy name, my inmost powers adore ; Thou art my life, my joy, my care ; Depart from Thee ? — 'tis death — 'tis more ! 'Tis endless ruin— deep despair ! 5 Low at Thy feet my soul would lie ; Here safety dwells, and peace divine ; Still let me live beneath Thine eye, / For life, eternal life is Thine. / HOLY SPIRIT. CHARACTER AND OFFICES. 129 The Spirit Eternal and Almighty. L. M. ETERNAL Spirit, we confess And sing the wonders of Thy grace : Thy power conveys our blessings down, From God the Father and the Son. 2 Enlightened by Thy heavenly ray. Our shades and darkness turn to day ; Thine inward teachings make us know Our danger and our refuge too. 3 Thy power and glory work within, And break the chains of reigning sin ; Do our imperious lusts subdue, And form our wretched hearts anew. 4 The troubled conscience knows Thy voice, Thy cheering words awake our joys; CHARACTER AND OFFICES. 253 Thy words allay the stormy wind, And calm the snrges of the mind. 130 The Spirit the Source of Life and L. M. Light. FATHEE of mercies, God of love, Send down Thy Spirit from above ; Let me His sacred influence feel, To quicken, purify, and heal. 2 ]\Iay He these stubborn lusts subdue, And form my nature all anew ; To Thee my grovelling spirit raise. Excite to humble prayer and praise. 3 He is the source of every grace, Of light, and life, and holiness ; By Him alone may I be taught, And all my works in Him be wrought. 4 O ! let Thy Holy Spirit come, And make my heart His constant home. There His abundant grace disj^lay, And lead me in a perfect way. 131 The Spirit Illuminating. C. M. rPHE Spirit breathes upon the word, X And brings the truth to sight ; Precepts and promises afford A sanctifying light, 2 A glory gilds the sacred page, Majestic, like the sun ; It gives a light to every age, It gives, but borrows none. 3 The hand that gave it still supplies The gracious light and heat : His truths upon the nations rise ; They rise, but never set. 22 254 HOLY SPIRIT. 4 Let everlasting thanks be Thine, For such a bright display, As makes a world of darkness shine With beams of heavenly day. . 5 My soul rejoices to pursue The steps of Him I love. Till glory breaks upon my view, In brighter worlds above. 132 Grieving the Spirit. S. M. AND cast thou, sinner, slight The call of love divine ? Shall God with tenderness invite. And gain no thought of thine? 2 Wilt thou not cease to grieve / The Spirit from thy breast. Till He thy wretched soul shall leave With all thy sins oppressed ? 3 To-day a pardoning God Will hear the suppliant pray : To-day a Saviour's cleansing blood Will wash thy guilt away. 4 But grace so dearly bought. If yet thou wilt despise, Thy fearful doom with vengeance fraught, AVill fill thee with surprise. 133 Grieved Spirit Besought. L. M. STAY, thou insulted Spirit, stay. Though I have done Thee such despitep Cast not the sinner quite away. Nor take Thine everlasting flight. 2 Though I have most unfaithful been Of all, who e^er Thy grace received, Ten thousand times Thy goodness seen. Ten thousand times Thy goodness grieved : CHARACTER AND OFFICES. 255 3 Yet O the chief of sinners spare, In hononr of my great lligh Priest ; Nor in Thy righteons anger swear, I shall not see Thy people's rest. 4 If yet Tlion canst my sins forgive, E'en now, O Lord, relieve my Avoes ; Into Thy rest of love receive. And bless me with a calm repose. 5 E'en now my weary soul release. And raise me by Thy gracious hand ; Guide me into Thy perfect j)eace. And bring me to the promised land. 134 The Striving of the Spirit. L. M. SAY, sinner, hath a voice within, Oft w^hispered to thy secret soul, Urged thee to leave the ways of sin, And yield thy heart to God's control ? 2 Hath something met thee in the path Of w^orldliness and vanity. And pointed to the coming wrath, And warned thee from that wrath to flee ? 3 Sinner,- it was a heavenly voice, It w^as the Spirit's gracious call ; It bade thee make the better choice, And haste to seek in Christ thine all. 4 Spurn not the call to life and light ; Regard in time the warning kind ; That call thou mayst not always slight, And yet the gate of mercy find. 5 God's Spirit will not always strive With hardened, self-destroying man ; Ye who persist His love to grieve. May never hear His voice again. 256 HOLY SPIRIT. 6 Sinner, perhaps this very day, Thy last accepted time may be ; O ! should'st thou grieve Him now away, . Then hope may never beam on thee. 135 The Comforter. S. M, BLEST Comforter Divine, Whose rays of heavenly love Amid our gloom and darkness shine, And point our souls above ; 2 Thou who, with ^^ still, small voice,'' Dost sto]3 the sinner's way. And bid the mourning saint rejoice. Though earthly joys decaV; 3 Thou whose inspiring breath Can make the cloud of care, And e'en the gloomy vale of death, A smile of glory wear ; 4 Thou, who dost fill the heart With love to all our race. Blest Comforter! to us impart The blessings of Thy grace. 136 The Spirit's Influences. S. M. nOME, Holy Spirit, come ; \J Let Thy bright beams arise ; Dispel the darkness from our minds, And open Thou our eyes. 2 Revive our drooping faith; Our doubts and fears remove; And kindle in our breasts the flame Of never-dying love. 3 Convince us of our sin, Then lead to Jesus' blood; And to our wondering view reveal The gracious love of God. ■J CHARACTER AND OFFICES. 257 4 'Tis Thine to cleanse the heart, To sanctify the soul, To pour fresh life on every part. And new create the whole. 5 Dwell, therefore, in our hearts ; Our minds from bondage free; Then shall we know, and praise, and love The Father, Son, and Thee. 137 Prayer for the Descent of the Spirit. C. M. COiME, Holy Spirit, heavenly Dove, With all Thy quickening powers. Kindle a flame of sacred love In these cold hearts of ours. 2 Look how we grovel here below. Fond of these trifling toys : Our souls can neither fly nor go To reach eternal joys. 3 In vain we tune our formal songs, In vain we strive to rise; Hosannas languish on our tongues, And our devotion dies. 4 Dear Lord, and shall we ever live At this poor dying rate ; Our love so faint, so cold to Thee, And Thine to us so great? 5 Come, Holy Spirit, heavenly Dove, With all Thy quickening powers, Come, shed abroad a Saviour's love, And that shall kindle ours. 138 Prayer for the Spirit's Influences. L. M. C10ME, gracious Spirit, heavenly Dove, / With light and comfort from above; Be Thou our guardian, Thou our guide ; O'er every thought and step preside. 22 * 258 HOLY SPIRIT. 2 The light of truth to us display, And make us know and choose Thy way; Plant holy fear in every heart, . That we from God may not depart. 3 Lead us to holiness — the road That we must take to dwell with God ; Lead us to Christ, the living way, Nor let us from His precepts stray. 4 Lead us to God, our final rest, In His enjoyment to be blest ; Lead us to heaven, the seat of bliss, Where pleasure in perfection is. 139 Prayer to the Spirit. 7s. GRACIOUS Spirit, Love divine. Let Thy light within me shine ; All my guilty fears remove, Fill me full of heaven and love. 2 Speak Thy pardoning grace to me. Set the burdened sinner free ; Lead me to the Lamb of God, Wash me in His precious blood. 3 Life and peace to me impart. Seal salvation on my heart; Breathe Thyself into my breast, Earnest of immortal rest. 4 Let me never from Thee stray. Keep me in the narrow way ; Fill my soul with joy divine. Keep me. Lord, for ever Thine. 140 Invocation of the Spirit. L. M. COME, Holy Spirit, calm my mind. And fit me to approach my God ; Remove each vain, each worldly thought, And lead me to Thy blest abode. man's ruined condition. 259 2 Hast Thou imparted to my soul A living spark of holy fire ? O ! kindle now the sacred flame, Make me to burn with pure desire. 3 A brighter faith and hope impart, And let me now my Saviour see : O ! soothe and cheer my burdened heart. And bid my spirit rest in Thee. 141 Invocation to the Holy Spirit. Ts. HOLY Ghost, with light divine. Shine upon this heart of mine ; Chase the shades of night away, Turn the darkness into day. 2 Holy Ghost, with power divine, Cleanse this guilty heart of mine ; Long has sin, without control, Held dominion o'er my soul. 3 Holy Ghost, with joy divine. Cheer this saddened heart of mine ; Bid my many woes depart. Heal my wounded, bleeding heart. 4 Holy Spirit, all divine. Dwell within this heart of mine ; Cast down every idol throne. Reign supreme — and reign alone. SALVATION NEEDED. MAN'S RUINED CONDITION. 142 Total Depravity. C. M. SIN, like a venomous disease, Infects our vital blood : The only balm is sovereign grace, And the physician God. 260 SALVATION NEEDED. 2 Our beauty and our strength are fled, And we draw near to death ; But Christ, the Lord, recalls the dead, • With His almighty breath. 3 Madness by nature reigns within, The passions burn and rage ; Till God's own Son, with skill divine. The inward fire assuage. 143 Guilt and Helplessness of Man. S. M, AH ! how shall fallen man Be just before his (iod ? If He contend in righteousness. We fall 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 ? 3 All-seeing, powerful God, Who can with Thee contend ? Or who that tries the unequal strife, Shall prosper in the end ? 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 ? None, none can meet Him and escape. But through the Saviour's blood. 144 Deceitfulness of Sin. C. M. SIN has a thousand treacherous arts To practise on the mind ; With flattering looks she tempts our hearts, But leaves a sting behind. IMPORTANCE OF RELIGION. 261 2 With names of virtue she deceives The aged and the young ; And while the heedless wretch believes, She makes his fetters strong. 3 She pleads for all the joys she brings, And gives a fair pretence ; But cheats the soul of heavenly things. And chains it down to sense. IMPORTANCE OF RELIGION. 145 Excellence of Religion. C. M. RELIGION is the chief concern Of mortals here below, May I its great importance learn. Its sovereign virtue know ! 2 More needful this, than glittering w^ealth, Or aught the world bestows ; Nor reputation, food nor health. Can give us such repose. 3 Religion should our thoughts engage, Amidst our youthful bloom ; 'Twill fit us for declining age. And for the awful tomb. 4 O ! may my heart, by grace renewed, Be my Redeemer's throne ; And be my stubborn will subdued. His government to own. 5 Let deep repentance, faith and love, Be joined with godly fear ; And all my conversation prove My heart to be sincere. 262 SALVATION KEVEALED. VALUE OF THE SOUL. 146 Value of the Soul. C. M, WHAT is the thing of greatest price, The whole creation round ; ' That which was lost in paradise, That which in Christ was found ? 2 The soul of man, Jehovah's breath. That keeps two worlds at strife ; Hell moves beneath to work its death, Heaven stoops to give it life. 3 God, to redeem it, did not spare His well-beloved Son ; Jesus, to save it, deigned to bear The sins of all in one. 4 And is this treasure borne below, In earthen vessels frail ? Can none its utmost value know. Till flesh and spirit fail ? 5 Then let us gather round the cross, That knowledge to obtain ; Not by the soul's eternal loss, But everlasting gain. SALVATION REVEALED. THE SCHIPTURES 147 The Excellence or the Scriptures. C. M. LADEN with guilt, and full of fears, I fly to Thee, my Lord, And not a glimpse of hope appears. But in Thy written word. 2 The volume of my Father's grace, Does all my grief assuage : Here I behold my Saviour's face. Almost in every page. THE SCRIPTURES. 263 3 This is the field where hidden lies The pearl of price unknown ; That merchant is divinely wise Who makes the pearl his own. 4 Here consecrated water flows To quench my thirst of sin ; Here the fair tree of know^ledge grows, No danger dwells therein. 5 O may Thy counsels, mighty God, My roving feet command : Nor I forsake the happy road That leads to Thy right hand. 148 Christ's Glory Unveiled in the C. M. Scriptures. THOU lovely Source of true delight, Whom I unseen adore ; Unveil Thy beauties to my sight, That I may love Thee more. 2 Thy glory o'er creation shines ; But in Thy sacred word, I read in fairer, brighter lines, My bleeding, dying Lord. 3 'Tis here, whene'er my comforts droop, And sins and sorrows rise, Thy love with cheerful beams of hope, My fainting heart supplies. 4 Jesus, my Lord, my life, my light, O ! come with blissful ray ; Break radiant through the shades of night, And chase my fears away. 5 Then shall my soul with rapture trace The wonders of Thy love ; But the full glories of Thy face Are only known above. 264 SALVATION EEyEALED. 149 Richness of the Scriptures. C. M. FATHER of mercies, in Thy word, What endless glory shines ! For ever be Thy name adored, For these celestial lines. 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 Redeemer's welcome voice Spreads heavenly p^ace around; And life and everlasting joys Attend the blissful sound. 4 O ! may these heavenly pages be My ever dear delight ; And still new beauties may I see, And still increasing light. 5 Divine Instructor, gracious Lord, Be Thou for ever near ! Teach me to love Thy sacred word. And view my Saviour there. 150 The Bible Precious. C. M. HOW precious is the book divine. By inspiration given ! Bright as a lamp its doctrines shine, To guide our souls to heaven. 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 night Of life, shall guide our way. Till we behold the clearer light Of an eternal day. TUE GOSPEL. 265 THE GQSPEL. 151 The Gospel, a Source of Blessepness. C. M. 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 Sion's hill. The city of our God, Where milder words declare His will, And spread His love abroad. 3 Behold the innumerable host Of angels clothed in light ; Behold the spirits of the just. Whose faith is turned to sight. 4 Behold the blest assembly there, AVhose names are writ in heaven ; And God, the Judge of all, declares Their vilest sins forgiven. 5 The saints on earth, and all the dead, But one communion make ; All join in Christ, their living Head, And of His grace partake. 6 In such society as this My, weary soul would rest : The man that dwells where Jesus is, Must be for ever blest. 152 Fulness of the Gospel. L. M. G^ OD, in the gospel of his Son, 1" Makes His eternal counsels known ; Where love in all its glory shines. And truth is drawn in fairest lines. 2 Here sinners, of an humble frame. May taste His grace, and learn His name, May read in characters of blood. The wisdom, power, and grace of God. 23 266 SALVATION REVEALED. 3 The prisoner here may break his chains; The weary, rest from all his pains ; The captive feel his bondage cease ; The mourner find the way of peace. 4 Here faith reveals to mortal eyes A brighter world beyond the skies : Here shines the light which guides our way, From earth to realms of endless day. T) O! grant us grace, almighty Lord, To read and mark Tl/y holy word ; Its truths with meekness to receive, And by its holy precepts live. 153 Gospel's Joyful Sound. L. M. (■OME, dearest Lord, who reignest above, J And draw me with the cords of love, And while the gospel does abound, O ! may I know the joyful sound ! 2 Sweet are the tidings, free the grace. It brings to our apostate race : It spreads a heavenly light around ; O ! may I know the joyful sound ! 3 The gospel bids the sin-sick soul Look up to Jesus and be whole ; In Him are peace and pardon found ; O ! may I know the joyful sound ! 4 It stems the tide of swelling grief ; Affords the' needy sure relief ; Releases those by Satan bound ; O ! may I know the joyful sound ! 154 The Gospel's Welcome. Ts, NOW begin the heavenly theme, Sing aloud in Jesus' name ; Ye, who His salvation prove, Triumph in redeeming love. THE GOSPEL. 267 2 Ye, who see the Father's grace Beaming in the Saviours face, As to Canaan on ye move. Praise and bless redeeming love. 3 Mourning souls, dry up your tears ; Banish all your guilty fears ; See your guilt and eur.se remove, Cancelled by redeeming love. 4 Ye, alas ! who long have been Willing slaves to death and sin. Now from blis^; no longer rove, Stop and taste redeeming love. 5 Welcome all, by sin oppressed, Welcome to His sacred rest ; Nothing brought Him from above, Nothing but redeeming love. 6 When His Spirit leads us home, When we to His glory come, We shall all the fulness prove Of our Lord's redeeming love. 155 The Gospel is the Power of God to L. M. Salvation. WHAT shall the dying sinner do. That seeks relief for all his wo ? WTiere shall the guilty conscience find Ease for the torment of the mind ? 2 How shall we get our crimes forgiven, Or form our nature fit for heaven ? Can souls, all o'er defiled with sin. Make their own powers and passions clean ? 3 In vain we search, in vain we try, Till Jesus brings His gospel nigh ; 'Tis there the power and glory dwell. That save rebellious souls from hell. 268 SALVATION KEVEALED. 4 This is the pillar of our hope That bears our fainting spirits up ; We read the grace, we trust the word, And find salvation in the Lord. . 156 The Excellency of the Christiai?^ L. M. ' Eeligion. LET everlasting glories crown Thy head, my Satiour, and my Lord ; Thy hands have broi/ght salvation down, And writ the blessings in Thy word. 2 In vain the trembling conscience seeks Some solid ground to rest upon : With long despair the spirit breaks. Till we apply to Christ alone. 3 How w^ell Thy blessed truths agree ! How wise and holy Thy commands ! Thy promises, how firm they be ! How firm our hope and comfort stands ! 4 Should all the forms that men devise Assault my faith with treacherous art, I '11 call them vanity and lies, And bind the gospel to my heart. 157 Excellency of the Gospel. C. M. 0! HAPPY is the man who hears Instruction's warning voice. And who celestial wisdom makes His early, only choice. 2 For she has treasures greater far Than eastern climes unfold ; * More precious are her bright rewards Than gems or stores of gold. 3 Her right hand offers to the just Immortal, happy days ; Her left, imperishable wealth And heavenly crowns displays. THE LAW AND GOSPEL. 269 4 And, as her holy labours rise, So her rewards increase ; Her ways are ways of pleasantness And all her paths are peace. THE LAW AND GOSPEL. 158 The Law and Gospel Contrasted. S. M. THE law by Moses came, But peace, and truth, and love Were brought by Christ, a nobler name, Descending from above. 2 Amidst the house of God, Their different works were done ; Moses a faithful servant stood, But Christ, a faithful Son. 3 Then to His new commands Be strict obedience paid ; O'er all His Father's house He stands The Sovereign and the Head. 159 The Law and Gospel Contrasted. L. M. THE -law commands and makes us know What duties to our God we owe ; But 'tis the gospel must reveal Where lies our strength to do His will. 2 The law discovers guilt and sin, And shows how vile our hearts have been : Only the gospel can express Forgiving love and cleansing grace, 3 What curses does the law denounce Against the man that fails but once ! But in the gospel Christ appears, Pardoning the guilt of numerous years. 23* 270 SALVATION PROVIDED. 4 My soul, no more attempt to draw Thy life and comfort from the law : Fly to the hope the gospel gives : The man that trusts the promise^ lives. 160 The Law and Gospel joined in S. M. Scripture. THE Lord declared His will, And keeps the/world in awe ; Amidst the smoke on Sinai's hill, Breaks out His fiery law. % The Lord reveals His face, And smiling from above Sends down the gospel of His grace, The epistles of His love. 3 We read the heavenly word. We take the offered grace. Obey the statutes of the Lord, And trust His promises. SALVATION PEOVIDED. GRACE AND ITS SOURCE. 161 Efficacy of Grace. S. M. GHACE ! 'tis a charming sound, Harmonious to mine ear : Heaven with the echo shall resound, And all the earth shall hear. 2 Grace first contrived the way To save rebellious man ; And all the steps that grace display, Which drew the wondrous plan. 3 Grace first inscribed my name In God's eternal book ; 'Twas grace that gave me to the Lamb, Who all my sorrows took. GRACE AND ITS SOURCE. 271 4 Grace led my roving feet To tread the lieavoiily road ; And new supplies each hour I meet, AVhile pressing on to God. 0 Grace taught my soul to pray, And made mine eyes o'erflow : 'Twas grace that kept me to this day. And will not let me go. 6 Grace all the work shall crown. Through everlasting days ; It lays in heaven the topmost stone, * And well deserves the praise. 162 Wonders of Redemption. C. M. PLUNGED in a gulf of dark despir. We wretched sinners lay, Without one cheerful beam of hope. Or spark of glimmering day. 2 With pitying eye the Prince of grace Beheld our helpless grief ; He saw, and, O amazing love ! He ran to our relief. 3 Down -from the shining seats above, With joyful haste He fled, Entered the grave in mortal flesh. And dwelt among the dead. 4 He spoiled the powers of darkness thus, And brake our iron chains ; Jesus lias freed our captive souls From everlasting pains. 5 O ! for this love, let rocks and hills Their lasting silence break ; And all harmonious human tongues The Saviour's ji raises speak. 272 SALVATION PKOVIDED. 163 Triumphant Grace. C. M. AMAZING grace ! how sweet the sound, That saved a wretch like me ! I once was lost but now am found, Was blind, but now I see. 2 'Twas grace that taiight my heart to fear, And grace my fears relieved; How precious did that grace appear, The hour I first believed ! 3 Through many dangers, toils and snares, I have already come ; 'Tis grace has brought me safe thus far, And grace will lead me home. 4 The Lord has promised good to me, His word my hope secures ; He will my shield and portion be. As long as life endures. 5 And when this flesh and heart shall fail, And mortal life shall cease ; I shall possess, within the veil, A life of jo}^ and peace. 6 The earth shall soon dissolve like snow, The sun forbear to shine ; But God who called me here below. Will be for ever mine. ATONEMENT. 164 Faith in the Sacrifice of Christ. S. M. NOT all the blood of beasts On Jewish altars slain, Could give the guilty conscience peace, Or wash away the stain. \ ATONEMENT. 273 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 my sin. 4 My soul looks back to see The burdens Thou didst bear. When hanging on the cursed tree, * And hopes her guilt was there. 5 Bdieving, we rejoice To see the curse remove ; We bless the Lamb with cheerful voice, And sing His bleeding love. 165 Salvation by the Blood of the Lamb. C. M, THEBE is a fountain filled with blood, Drawn from Immanuel'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 he, 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, Bedeeming love has been my theme, And shall be till I die. 274 THE GOSPEL CALL. 5 Tln3n, in a nobler, sweeter song, I '11 sing Thy jDOwer to save ; When this poor lisping, stammering tongue Lies silent in the grave. 166 Chris^ the Lamb Slain. L. M. BEHOLD the sin-atoning Lamb, With wonder, gratitude and love ; To take away our guilt and shame. See Him descending from above ! 2 Our sins and griefs on Him were laid ; He meekly bore the mighty load ; Our rajisom-price He fully paid. In groans and tears, in sweat and blood. 3 To save a guilty world, He dies ; Sinners behold the bleeding Lamb! To Him lift up your longing eyes, And hope for mercy in His name. 4 Pardon and peace through Him abound ; He can the richest blessings give ; Salvation in His name is found. He bids the dying sinner live. 5 Jesus, my Lord, I look to Thee ; Where else can helpless sinners go ? Thy boundless love shall set me free From all my wretchedness and wo. THE GOSPEL CALL. INVITATIONS. 167 SlNNEHS EXHOETED. 7s. YE that in His courts are found, Listening to the joyful sound, Lost and helpless as ye are. Full of sorrow, sin and care, I INTITATIONS. 275 Glorify the King of kings, Take the peace the gospel brings. 2 Turn to Christ your longing eyes, View His bleeding sacritice, See in Him your sins forgiven, Pardon, holiness and heaven ; • Glorify the King of Kings, Take the peace the gospel brings. 168 Invitation. S. M. I^HE Lord on high proclaims - His Godhead from the throne ; " Mercy and justice are the names, By which I will be known. 2 " Ye dying souls that sit In darkness and distress. Look from the borders of the pit To my recovering grace." 3 Sinners shall hear the sound ; Their thankful tongues shall own, " Our righteousness and strength is found In Thee, the Lord alone." 4 In Thee shall Israel trust. And see their guilt forgiven ; God will pronounce the sinners just. And take the saints to heaven. 169 Universal Invitation. C. M; LET every mortal ear attend. And every heart rejoice ; The trumpet of the gospel sounds. With an inviting voice. 2 Ho ! ye that pant for living streams, And pine away and die, Here you may quench your raging thirst. With springs that never dry. ^ 276 . THE GOSPEL CALL. 3 Rivers of love and mercy here, In a rich ocean join ; Salvation in abundance flows, Lika_floods of milk and wine. 4. The happy gates of gospel grace Stand open night and day ; Lord, we are come to seek supplies, And drive our wants away. 170 Invitation to the Heavy-Laden. L. M. GOME hither, all ye weary souls, Ye heavy-laden sinners come ; I '11 give you rest from all your toils. And raise you to my heavenly home. 2 They shall find rest that learn of Me ; I 'm of a meek and lowly mind ; But passion rages like the sea. And pride is restless as the wind. 3 Blest is the man whose shoulders take My yoke, and bear it with delight ; My vote is easy to his neck, My grace shall make the burden light. 4 Jesus, we come at Thy command. With faith, and hope, and humble zeal ; Besign our spirits to Thy hand. To mould and guide us at Thy will. 171 Sinners Invited and Entreated. C. M. SINNEBS, the voice of God regard ; 'Tis mercy speaks to-day : He calls you, by His sovereign word, From sin's destructive way. 2 Like the rough sea that cannot rest, You live devoid of peace ; A thousand stings within your breast Deprive your souls of ease. INVITATIONS. . 277 3 Your way is dark, and leads to hell ; Why will you persevere ? Can you in endless torments dwell, Shut up in black despair ? 4 Why will you in the crooked ways Of sin and folly go ? In pain you travel all your days. To reap immortal wo. 5 But he that turns to God, shall live Through His abounding grace ; His mercy will the guilt forgive Of those that seek His face. 6 Bow to the sceptre of His word. Renouncing every sin : Submit to Him, your sovereign Lord, And learn His will divine. 7 His love exceeds your highest thoughts ; He pardons like a God ; He will forgive your numerous faults. Through a Redeemer's blood. 172 The Peodigal. C. M. T^E erring souls, that wildly roam 1 From heaven and bliss astray, Your Father's voice invites you home. He makes a feast to-day. Chorum. — Oh ! I '11 not die here, with want severe, And starve, in foreign lands. In my Father's house are rich supplies And bounteous are His hands. 2 And thou art bidden, weary one. With wants and woes oppressed ; And every far off wandering son. May be a welcome guest. 24 278 . THE GOSPEL CALL. 3 Return, thou prodigal, return. Thy Father bids thee come ; He doth thy needless absence mourn, Thou-erring child, come home. 4 Come, for the feast already waits, The fatlings all are slain ; Go, seek with haste His palace gates ; Nor shalt thou seek in vain. 5 The Father stands and waits to greet His late returning son ; Go, haste thee, child, He runs to meet And clasp thee as His own. 173 Invitation to the Feast. C. M. YE wretched, hungry, starving poor, Behold a royal feast ; Where Mercy spreads her bounteous store, For every humble guest. 2 See, Jesus ,stands with open arms, He calls. He bids you come ; Guilt holds you back, and fear alarms ; But see, there yet is room. 3 Room in the Saviour's bleeding heart ; There love and pity meet ; Nor will He bid the soul depart, That trembles at His feet. 4 O ^ come, and with His children, taste The blessings of His love : While hope attends the sweet repast Of nobler joys above. 5 There, with united heart and voice, Before the eternal throne. Ten thousand thousand souls rejoice, In ecstasies unknown. INVITATIONS. , 279 6 And yet ten thousand thousand more Are welcome still to come ; Ye longing souls, the grace adore, Approach, there yet is room. 174 Gospel Invitation. C. M rpHE Saviour calls, let every ear X Attend the heavenly sound ; Ye doubting souls dismiss your fear, Hope smiles reviving round. 2 For everv thirstv, lonoins; heart, Here streams of bounty flow : And life, and health, and bliss impart. To banish mortal woe. 3 Here springs of sacred pleasure rise, To ease your every pain : Immortal fountain ! full supplies ! Nor shall you tliirst in vain. 4 Ye sinners come, 'tis mercy's voice, The gracious call obey : Mercy invites to heavenly joys. And can you yet delay ? 5 Dear Saviour, draw reluctant hearts ; To Thee let sinners fly, And take the bliss Thy love imparts, And drink and never die. 175 The Voice of Mercy. L. M. IHEAK a voice that comes from far ; From Calvary it sounds abroad ; It soothes my soul, and calms my fear ; It speaks of pardon bought with blood. 2 And is it true, that many fly The sound tliat bids my soul rejoice ; And rather choose in sin to die. Than turn an ear to mercy's voice ! 280 THE GOSPEL CALL. 3 Alas for those ! — the day is near, When mercy will be heard no more ; Then will they ask in vain to hear The^voice they would not hear before. 4 With such, I own, I once appeared, But now I know how great their loss ; For sweeter sounds were never heard. Than mercy Titters from the cross. 5 But let me not forget to own, That if I diflPer aught from those, 'Tis due to sovereign grace alone. That oft selects its proudest foes. 176 Ils^VITATION TO WaNDEEERS. L. M. RETURN, O wanderer, return. And seek an injured Father's face; Those warm desires that in thee burn, Were kindled by reclaiming grace. 2 Return, O wanderer, return. And seek a Father's melting heart ; His pitying eyes thy grief discern. His hand shall heal thine inward smart. 3 Return, O wanderer, return. Thy Saviour bids thy spirit live ; Go to His bleeding feet, and learn How freely Jesus can forgive. 4 Return, O wanderer, return. And wipe away the falling tear ; 'Tis God who says, " No longer mourn," 'Tis mercy's voice invites thee near. 177 Come AND Welcome. 8s 7s & 4s. COME, ye sinners, poor and wretched. Weak and wounded, sick and sore ; Jesus ready stands to save you. Full of pity, love and power : INVITATIONS. 281 f He is able, He is willing ; doubt no more. Ho ! ye needy, come and welcome, God's free bounty glorify ; True belief and true repentance, Every grace that brings us nigh, Without money, Come to Jesus Christ and buy. Let not conscience make you linger, Nor of fitness fondly dream ; All the fitness He requireth. Is to feel your need of Him ; This He gives you ; 'Tis the Spirit's rising beam. Come, ye weary, heavy-laden, Lost and ruined by the fall ; If you tarry, till you 're better, You will never come at all. Not the righteous, Binners Jesus came to call. Agonizing in the garden, Lo ! your Maker prostrate lies ; On the bloody tree behold Him ; Hear Him cry, before He dies ; "It is finished!" Sinner, will not this suffice ? Lo ! the incarnate God ascended Pleads the merits of His blood ; Venture on Him, venture wholly, Let no other trust intrude ; None but Jesus Can do helpless sinners good. Saints and angels joined in concert, Sing the praises of the Lamb ; 24* 282 THE GOSPEL CALL. While the blissful seats of heaven Sweetly echo with His name ; Hallelujah ! • Sinners, here may sing the same. 178 The Harvest Past. lis. LO ! Jesus, the Saviour, in mercy draws near, Salvation He brings unto all who believe ; Ye mourners, dismiss all your doubting and fear, The gracious Redeemer with gladness receive. 2 The day-star of promise illumines the sky, And souls long benighted now welcome the dawn ; Embrace the glad season, or soon you may cry, "The harvest is past, and the summer is gone." 3 The Spirit is striving with sinners to-day, He graciously knocks at the door of your heart ; He comes the compassion of God to display. Your sins to remove, and His love to impart. 4 0! welcome the Spirit, and grieve Him no more. Nor wait till His offers of life are withdrawn. Lest then you may cry, as your doom you de- plore, "The harvest is past, and the summer is gone." 179 The Gospel Call. S. M. THE Spirit, in our hearts. In whispering, "Sinner, come;" The bride, the church of Christ, proclaims, To all His children, " Come !" 2 Let him that heareth say To all about him, "Come;" EXPOSTULATIONS. 283 Let him that thirsts for righteousness, To Christ, the Fountain, come ! 3 Yes, whosoever will, Oh, let him freely come. And freely drink the stream of life ; 'Tis Jesus bids him come. 4 Lo ! Jesus, who invites. Declares, " I quickly come ;" Lord, even so ; we wait Thine hour ; O blest Eedeemer, come ! 180 The Gospel AYarning. 8s. ENTER the ark, while patience waits, Nor ever quit that sure retreat ; Then the wide flood that buries earth, Shall waft thee to a fairer seat. 2 Nor wreck nor ruin there is seen ; There not a wave of trouble rolls ; But the bright rainbow round the throne, Seals endless life to all their souls. EXPOSTULATIONS.' 181 Come and See. L. M, JESUS, dear name, how sweet the sound ! Replete with balm for every wound ! His word declares His grace is free : Come, needy sinner, come and see. 2 He left the shining courts on high. Came to our world to bleed and die : Jesus, the God, hung on the tree ; Come, careless sinner, come and see. 3 Your sins have pierced His bleeding heart ; Lo ! death hath done its dreadful part ; Yet His dear love still burns to thee : Come, anxious sinner, come and see. 284 THE GOSPEL CALL. 4 His blood can cleanse the foulest stain, And make the filthy leper clean ; His blood at once availed for me : Come, guilty sinner, come and see. ' 182 :Retuiin ! C. M. RETUEN, O wanderer, to thy home, Thy Father calls for thee ; No longer now an exile roam In guilt and misery. Return, return ! 2 Return, O wanderer, to thy home, 'Tis Jesus calls for thee ; The Spirit and the Bride say. Come ! Oh ! now for refuge flee. Return, return ! 3 Return, O wanderer, to thy home ; 'Tis madness to delay ; There are no pardons in the tomb, And brief is mercy's day. Return, return. 183 " Strive to enter in." Ts. PILGRIM, burdened with thy sin. Haste to Sion's gate to-day ; There, till mercy let thee in. Knock, and weep, and watch, and pray. 2 Knock, for mercy lends an ear ; Weep, she marks the sinner's sigh ; Watch, till heavenly light appear ; Pray, she hears the mourner's cry. 3 Mourning pilgrim, what for thee In this world can now remain? Seek that world from which shall flee Sorrow, shame, and tears, and pain. EXPOSTULATIONS. 285 4 Sorrow shall for ever fly ; Shame shall never enter there ; Tears be wiped from every eye ; Pain in endless bliss expire. 184 Expostulation with Sinners. 8s, 7s & 4s. SINNERS, will ye scorn the message Sent in mercy from above ? Every sentence, O how tender ! Every line is full of love ; Listen to it — Every line is full of love. 2 Hear the heralds of the gospel, News from Sion's King proclaim To each rebel sinner — " Pardon, Free forgiveness in His name :" How important ! Free forgiveness in His name. 3 Tempted souls, they bring you succour, Fearful hearts, they quell your fears ; And with news of consolation, Chase away the falling tears ; Tender heralds — Chase away the falling tears. 4 False professors, grovelling worldlings, Callous hearers of the word, While the messengers address you, Take the warnings they afford ; We entreat you. Take the warnings they afford. 5 Who hath our report believed ? Who received the joyful word ? Who embraced the news of pardon Offered to you by the Lord ? Can you slight it. Offered to you by the Lord ? 286 THE GOSPEL CALL. 185 Sinners Admonished. 7s. O INNEE, art thou still secure ? O Wilt thou still refuse to pray ? .Can thy heart or hand endure, In the Lord's avenging day ? 2 See, His mighty arm is bared, Awful terrors clothe His brow ; For His judgments stand prepared ; Thou must either break or bow. 3 At His presence nature shakes, Earth, affrighted, hastes to flee ; Solid mountains melt like wax. What will then become of thee ? 4 Who His coming may abide ? You that glory in your shame. Will you find a place to hide. When the world is wrapped in flame ? 5 Lord, prepare us by Thy grace ; Soon we must resign our breath, And our souls be called to pass Through the iron gate of death. 186 Sinners urged to Religion. L. M. WHY will ye waste on trifling cares, That life which God's compassion spares ; While, in the various range of thought, The one thing needful is forgot ? 2 Shall God invite you from above ? Shall Jesus urge His dying love ? Shall troubled conscience give you pain ? And all these pleas be urged in vain ? S Not so your eyes will always view Those objects which you now pursue ; Not so will heaven and hell appear. When death^s decisive hour is near. EXPOSTULATIONS. 287 4 Almighty God, Thy grace impart; Fix deep conviction on each heart ; Nor let us waste, on trifling cares, That life which Thy compassion spares. 187 Expostulation with Sinners. L. M. PEISONERS of sin and Satan too, The Saviour calls — He calls for you Ye w^ho have sold yourselves for naught, Jesus your liberty has bought. 2 The great Redeemer lived and died, The Prince of Life was crucified ; He shed His own most precious blood, To ransom guilty souls for God. 3 He came to set the captive free ; He came to publish liberty ; To bind the broken-hearted up, And give despairing sinners hope. 4 Prisoners of hope, why will you die ? Why from the only refuge fly ? Jesus, our hiding-place and tower, Invites the guilty and the poor. 5 He came to comfort those that mourn, He sweetly says to sinners, Turn ! Prisoners of hope. His voice attend, Xor slight the calls of such a friend. 188 Danger of Delay. L. M. HASTEN, O sinner, to be wise, And stay not for to-morrow's sun ; The longer wisdom you despise. The harder is she to be won. 2 O ! hasten mercy to implore, And stay not for to-morrow's sun ; For fear thy season should be o'er. Before this evening's course be run. 288 THE GOSPEL CALL. 3 Hasten, O sinner, to return, And stay not for to-morrow's sun ; For fear thy lamp should fail to burn, Before the needful work is done. 4 Hasten, O sinner, to be blest. And stay not for to-morrow's sun ; For fear the curse should thee arrest, Before the morrow is begun. 189 Expostulation with Sinners. Ts, SINNEKS, turn, why will ye die ? God your Maker asks you why ; God, who did your being give. Made you with Himself to live, He the fatal cause demands. Asks the work of His own hands ; Why, ye thankless creatures, why Will ye cross His love and die? 2 Sinners, turn, why will ye die ? God your Saviour asks you why ? He who did your soul retrieve, Died Himself that ye might live, Will ye let Him die in vain, Crucify your Lord again ? Why, ye rebel sinners, why Will ye slight His grace and die ? 3 Sinners, turn, why will ye die ? God the Spirit asks you why ; Many a time with you He strove, Wooed you to embrace His love. Will ye not His grace receive ? Will ye still refuse to live ? Why will ye for ever die, O ye guilty sinners, why ? EXPOSTULATIONS. 280 190 Expostulation. Ta. HEARTS of stone, relent, relent, Break, by Jesus' cross subdued ; See His body mangled, rent, Covered with His flowing blood. Sinful soul, what hast thou done ? Crucified the incarnate Son ! 2 Yes, our sins have done the deed, Driven the nails that fixed Him there ; Crowned with thorns His sacred head, Pierced Hira with a soldier's spear ; Made His soul a sacrifice ; For a sinful world He dies. 3 Will you let Him die in vain. Still to death pursue the Lord ; Open tear His wounds again, Tramj^le on His precious blood ? No, with all my sins I '11 part, Saviour, take my broken heart. 191 Christ Knocking at the Door. L. M. BEHOLD a Stranger at the door ! He gently knocks, has knocked before, Has waited long — is waiting still ; You treat no other friend so ill. 2 O lovely attitude. He stands With melting heart and bleeding hands, O matchless kindness, and He shows This matchless kindness to His foes ! 3 But will He prove a friend indeed ? He will ; the very friend you need ; The Friend of sinners — yes, 'tis He, With garments died on Calvary. 35 290 THE GOSPEL CALL. 4 Rise, touched with gratitude divine ; Turn out His enemy and thine, That soul-destroying monster sin, * And let the heavenly Stranger in. 5 Admit Him, ere His anger burn ; His feet departed ne'er return ; Admit Him, or the hour 's al hand, You '11 at His door ^rejected stand. 192 Dangers of Delay. lis. DELAY not, delay not, O sinner, draw near ; The waters of life are now flowing for thee ; No price is demanded, the Saviour is here, Redemption is purchased, salvation is free. 2 Delay not, delay not, why longer abuse. The love and compassion of Jesus thy God ? A fountain is oj^ened, how canst thou refuse To wash and be cleansed in His pardoning blood ? 3 Delay not, delay not, O sinner, to come. For mercy still lingers, and calls thee to-day ; Her voice is 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 grieved and resisted, may take its sad flight ; And leave *thee in darkness to finish thy race, To sink in the gloom of eternity's night. 5 Delay not, delay not, the hour is at hand ; The earth shall dissolve, and the heavens shall fade ; The dead, small and great, in the judgment shall stand ; What power then, O sinner, shall lend thee its aid ? I EXPOSTULATIONS. 291 193 Come to Jesus. 8s. WITH tearful eyes I look around, Life seems a dark and stormy sea ; Yet, 'mid the gloom, I hear a sound, A heavenly whisper, "Come to me." 2 It tells me of a place of rest. It tells me where my soul may flee ; Oh ! to the weary, faint, oppressed, How^ sweet the bidding, " Come to me !" 3 Oh voice of mercy ! voice of love ! In conflict, grief, and agony, Support me, cheer me from above ! And gently whisper, "Come to me.*' 4 I come ; all else must fail and die, Earth has no resting-place for me : To Christ I lift my weej)ing eye. Thou art my hope ; I come to Thee. 194 Blind Bartimeus. 8s & 7s. MERCY, O Thou Son of David," Thus blind Bartimeus prayed, — "Others by Thy word are saved, Now to me afford Thine aid." 2 Many for his crying chid him, But he calls the louder still, — Till the gracious Saviour bid him Come, and ask Me what you will. 3 Money was not what he wanted. Though by begging used to live ; But he asked, and Jesus granted Alms which none but He could give. 4 "Lord, remove this grievous blindness, Let mine eyes behold the day !" Straight he saw, and, won by kindness, Followed Jesus in the way. I 292 THE GOSPEL CALL. 5 Oh, metliinks I hear him praising, Publishing to all around, * j " Friends, is not my case amazing ? * What a Saviour I have found ! 6 "Oh that all the blind but knew Him, And would be advised by me, ' Surely they would hasten to Him, He would cause them all to see." 195 Sinners Invited. 8s 7s & 4b, SINNERS, we are sent to bid you. To the gospel-feast to-day ; Will you slight the invitation ? Will you, can you, yet delay ? Jesus calls you ; Come, poor sinners, come away. 2 Come, O ! come, all things are ready, Bread to strengthen, wine to cheer : If you spurn this blood-bought banquet, Sinners, can your souls appear Guests in heaven, Scorning heaven's rich bounty here ? 3 Come, O ! come, leave father, mother ; To your Saviour's bosom fly : Leave the worthless world behind you, Seek for pardon, or you die : ''Pardon, Saviour!" Hear the sinking sinner cry. 4 Even now the Holy Spirit Moves upon some melting heart, Pleads a bleeding Saviour's merit; Sinner, will you say, "Depart?" Wretched sinner. Can you bid your God depart ? I EXPOSTULATIONS. 293 5 WJiat are all earth's dearest pleasures, Were they more than tongue could tell ? What are all its boasted treasures, To a soul once sunk in hell ? Treasure ! pleasure ! No such sounds are heard in hell. 6 Fly, O ! fly ye to the mountain. Linger not in all the plain ; Leave this Sodom of corruption. Turn not, look not back again ; Fly to Jesus, Linger not in all the plain. 196 To-Day. L. M. rpO-DAY, if ye will hear His voice, 1 Now is the time to make your choice ; ISay, will you to Mount Bion go ? Say, will you have this Christ, or no ? 2 Ye wand'ring souls, who find no rest. Say, will you be for ever blest ? Will you be saved from sin and hell ? Will you with Christ in glory dwell ? 3 Come now, dear youth, for ruin bound, Obey the gospel's joyful sound ; Come, go with us, and you shall prove The joy of Christ's redeeming love. 4 Once more we ask you in His name — For yet His love remains the same — Say, will you to Mount Sion go ? Say, will you have this Christ, or no ? /) Leave all your sports and glittering toys, Come, share with us eternal joys : Or must we leave you bound to hell — Then, dear young friends, a long farewell. 2i* 294 EFFECTUAL CALLING. EFFECTUAL CALLING. 197 Oh ! FOR Teue Repentance ! S. M. OH ! that I could repent, With every idol part, And to Thy gracious eye present An humble, contrite heart. 2 A heart with grief oppressed. For having grieved my God ; A troubled heart that cannot rest, Till sprinkled with Thy blood. 3 Jesus, on me bestow The penitent desire ; With true sincerity of woe My aching breast inspire. 4 With softening pity look, And melt my hardness down ; Strike with Thy love's re&istless stroke, And break this heart of stone. CONVICTION. 198 Conviction of Sin by the Law. C. M. LORD, how secure my conscience was, And felt no inward dread : I was alive without the law. And thought my sins were dead. 2 My hopes of heaven were firm and bright, But since the precept came With a convincing power and light, I find how vile I am. 3 My guilt appeared but small before, Till terribly I saw How perfect, holy, just and pure, Was Thine eternal law. CONVICTION. 295 4 Then felt my soul the heavy load, My sins revived again ; I had provoked a dreadful God, And all my hopes were slain. o I 'm like a helpless captive, sold Under the power of sin ; I cannot do the good I would. Nor keep my conscience clean. 6 My God, I cry with every breath, For some kind power to save, To break the yoke of sin and death, And thus redeem the slave. 199 Necessity of Regeneration. L. C. M. A WAKED by Sinai's awful sound, J\ My soul in bonds of guilt I found, And knew not where to go ; Eternal truth did loud proclaim, *' The sinner must be born again. Or sink to endless wo." 2 When to the law I trembling fled, It poured its curses on my head, I no relief could find ; This fearful truth increased my pain, "The sinner must be born again,'' And whelmed my tortured mind. 3 Again did Sinai's thunders roll. And guilt lay heavy on my soul, A vast oppressive load ; Alas, I read and saw it plain, " The sinner must be born again," Or drink the wrath of God. 4 The saints I heard with rapture tell. How Jesus conquered death and hell, 296 EFFECTUAL CALLING. And broke the fowler's snare ; Yet, when I found this truth remain, " The sinner must be born again/' I sunk in deep despair. 5 But while I thus in anguish lay, The gracious Saviour passed this way, And felt His pity move ; The sinner, by His justice slain, Now by His grace is born again, And sings redeeming love. PENITENCE. 200 Sins acknowledged. C. M. GEEAT God, before Thy mercy seat Abashed, in dust I fall ; My crimes of complicated guilt, Aloud for judgment call. 2 I own my ways to be corrupt. My duties stained with sin : Make Thou my broken spirit whole. My burdened conscience clean. 3 Lord, send Thy Spirit from above. Implant a holy fear ; And through Thine all abounding grace, Bring Thy salvation near. 4 On my distressed, benighted soul, O ! cause Thy face to shine ; Make me to hear Thy pardoning voice. And tell me I am Thine. 201 The Penitent. C. M. PROSTRATE, dear Jesus, at Thy feet, A guilty rebel lies ; And upwards to Thy mercy seat. Presumes to lift his eyes. PENITENCE. 297 2 If tears of sorrow would suffice To pay the debt I owe, Tears should fi'om both my weeping eyes, In ceaseless torrents flow. 3 But no such sacrifice I plead To expiate my guilt ; .No tears but those which Thou hast shed ; No blood, but Thou hast s^^ilt. 4 Think of Thy sorrows, dearest Lord, And all my sins forgive : Justice will well approve the word That bids the sinner live. 202 Repentance. L. M. 0! FOE a glance of heavenly day, To take this stubborn stone away : And thaw, with beams of love divine, This heart, this frozen heart of mine. 2 The rocks can rend ; the earth can quake ; The sea can roar ; the mountains shake ; Of feeling all things show some sign, But this unfeeling heart of mine. 3 To hear the sorrows Thou hast felt, Dear Lord, an adamant would melt ; But I can read each moving line, And nothing move this heart of mine. 4 Thy judgments, too, unmoved I hear, (Amazing thought !) which devils fear : Goodness and wrath in vain combine. To stir this stupid heart of mine. 5 But power divine can do the deed, And much to feel that power I need ; Thy Spirit can from dross refine. And move and melt this heart of mine. 298 ' EFFECTUAL CALLING. 203 The Contrite Heart. C. M, THE Lord will happiness divine On contrite hearts bestow ; Then tell me, gracious God, is mine A contrite heart, or no ? 2 I hear, but seem to hear in vain, Insensible as steel : If aught is felt, 'tis only pain, To find I cannot feel. 3 My best desires are faint and few, I fain would strive for more ; But, when I cry " My strength renew," Seem weaker than before. 4 I see Thy saints with comfort filled, When in Thy house of prayer ; But still in bondage I am held. And find no comfort there. 5 O ! make this heart rejoice or ache : Decide this doubt for me ; And if it be not broken, break. And heal it, if it be. 204 Repentance at the Cross. C. M. IN evil long I took delight, Unawed by shame or fear ; Till a new object struck my sight, And stopped my wild career. 2 I saw one hanging on a tree. In agonies and blood ; Who fixed His languid eyes on me. As near His cross I stood. 3 Sure, never to my latest breath. Can I forget that look ; It seemed to charge me with His death, Though not a word He spoke. PENITENCE. 299 4 My conscience felt and owned the guilt, And })lungcd nie in despair ; 1 saw my sins His blood had spilt, And hel23ed to nail Him there. 5 Alas ! I knew not what I did, But now my tears are vain ; Where shall my trembling soul be hid ? For I the Lord have slain. 6 A second look He gave, which said, " I freely all forgive ; This blood is for thy ransom paid ; I die that thou mayst live." 7 Thus, while His death my sin disj)lays In all its blackest hue ; Such is the mystery of grace. It seals my pardon too. 8 With pleasing grief and mournful joy, My spirit now is filled ; That I should such a life destroy, Yet live by Him I killed. 205 REPEXrANCE AT THE CrOSS. C. M. 4 LAS ! and did my Saviour bleed, A. And did my Sovereign die ? Would He devote that sacred head For such a worm as I ? 2 Thy body slain, dear Jesus, Thine, And bathed in its own blood. While all exposed to wrath divine, The glorious Sufferer stood. 3 Was it for crimes that I had done, He groaned upon the tree ? Amazing pity ! grace unknown I And love beyond degree ! 300 EFFECTUAL CALLING. 4 Well might the sun in darkness hide, And shut his glories in, When God, the mighty Maker, died, • For man, the creature's sin. 5 Thus might I hide my blushing face. While His dear cross apijears ; Dissolve my heart in thankfulness. And melt my eyes to tears. 6 But drops of grief can ne'er repay Th€ debt of love I owe : Here, Lord, I give myself away ; 'Tis all that I can do. Chorus. — Oh the Lamb ! the bleeding Lamb ! The Lamb of Calvary, The Lamb that was slain, And liveth again. To intercede for me. 206 Repentance at the Cross. C. M. 'rpWAS for my sins, my dearest Lord JL Hung on the cursed tree, , And groaned away a dying life. For thee, my soul, for thee. 2 O ! how I hate those lusts of mine That crucified my God ; Those sins that pierced and nailed His flesh Fast to the fatal wood. 3 Yes, my Redeemer, they shall die. My heart has so decreed ; Nor will I spare the guilty things That made my Saviour bleed. 4 Whilst with a melting broken heart, My murdered Lord I view, I '11 raise revenge against my sins, And slay the murderers too. PENITENCE. 301 207 Repentance at the Cross. 8s & 7s. JESUS, full of all eompa8^«ion, Hear Thy humble suppliant's cry ; Let me know Thy great salvation : See, I languish, faint, and die. 2 Guilty, but with heart relenting, Overwhelmed with helpless grief, Prostrate at Thy feet repenting, Send, O ! send me quick relief. 3 Whither should a wretch be flying, But to Him who comfort gives ? Whither, from the dread of dying, But to Him who ever lives ? 4 W^hile I view Thee, wounded, grieving, Breathless, on the cursed tree, Fain I 'd feel my heart believing That Thou sufferedst thus for me. 5 With Thy righteousness and Spirit, I am more than angels blest ; Heir with Thee, all things inherit, Peace, and joy, and endless rest. 6 Saved ! — the deed shall spread new glory Through the shining realms above ; Angels sing the pleasing story, AH enraptured with Thy love. 208 The Repenting Sinner Returning. C. M. CIO^IE, humble sinner, in whose breast ^ A thousand thoughts revolve ; Come, with your guilt and fear oppressed. And make this last resolve : 2 "I '11 go to Jesus, though my sin High as a mountain rose ; I know His courts, I '11 enter in, Whatever may oppose. 26 302 EFFECTUAL CALLING. 3 " Prostrate I '11 lie before His throne, And there my guilt confess ; I '11 tell Him I 'm a wretch undone Without His sovereign grace. • 4 "I '11 to the gracious King approach, Whose sceptre pardon gives ; Perha23S He may command my touch, And then the suppliant lives. 5 "Perhaps He will admit my plea, Perhaps will hear my prayer ; But if I perish, I will pray, And perish only there. 6 "I can but perish if I go, I am resolved to try ; For if I stay away, I know I must for ever die." 209 Ingratitude Deplored. S. M. IS this the kind return. And these the thanks we owe? Thus to abuse eternal love. Whence all our blessings flow ! 2 To what a stubborn frame Has sin reduced our mind ; What strange rebellious wretches we, And God as strangely kind. 3 On us He bids the sun Shed his reviving rays ; For us the skies their circles run, To lengthen out our days. 4 The brutes obey their God, And bow their necks to men ; But we, more base, more brutish things,. Beject His easy reign. PENITENCE. 303 5 Turn, turn us, mighty God, And mould our souls afresh ; Break, sovereign grace, these hearts of stone, And give us hearts of flesh. 6 Let past ingratitude Provoke our weeping eyes. And hourly as new mercies fall, Let hourly thanks arise. 21 0 Backslider Keturning. C. M. HOW oft, alas ! this wretched heart Has wandered from the Lord ! How oft my roving thoughts depart, Forgetful of His word! 2 Yet sovereign mercy calls, " Return ;" Dear Lord, and may I come? My vile ingratitude I mourn ; O ! take the wanderer home. 3 And canst Thou, wilt Thou, yet forgive, And bid my crimes remove ? And shall a pardoned rebel live To sjieak Thy wondrous love ? 4 Almighty grace. Thy healing power, How glorious, how divine ! That can to life and bliss restore So vile a heart as mine. 5 Thy pardoning love, so free, so sweet, Dear Saviour, I adore ; O ! keep me at Thy sacred feet. And let me rove no more. 211 Cry for Penitence. Ts. DEPTH of mercy, can there be Mercy still reserved for me ? Canst Thou still Thy wrath forbear. And the chief of sinners spare ? 304 EFFECTUAL CALLING. 2 We have long withstood Thy grace, Long provoked Th.ee to Thy face, Would not hear Thy gracious calls, •Grieved Thee by a thousand falls. 3 Jesus, answer from above, Is not all Thy nature love ? Wilt Thou not our crimes forget ? Lo, we fall before Thy feet. 4 Lord, incline us to repent. Help us now our fall lament. Deeply our revolt deplore, W^eep, believe, and sin no more. 212 Longing for Holiness. L. M, Othat my load of sin were gone ! , O, that I could at last submit ! At Jesus' feet to lay me down — To lay my soul at Jesus' feet. 2 Rest for mv soul I lono; to find : Saviour of all, if mine Thou art — Give me Thy meek. Thy lowly mind. And stamp Thine image on my heart. 3 Break oflP the yoke of inbred sin. And fully set my spirit free ; I cannot rest till pure within. Till I am wholly lost in Thee. 4 Fain would I learn of Thee, my God ; Thy light and easy burden prove — The cross all stained with hallowed blood — The labour of Thy dying love. 5 I would — ^but Thou must give the j)Ower ; My heart from every sin release ; Bring near, bring near the joyful hour. And fill me with Thy perfect peace. PENITENCE. 305 6 Come, Lord, the drooping sinner cheer, Nor let Thy cliariot-wlieels delay ; Appear, in my poor heart appear ; My God, my Saviour, come away. 213 Pleading for Mercy. 8s, WITH broken heart and contrite sigh, A trembling sinner, Lord, I cry ; Thy pardoning grace is rich and free : Q God, be merciful to me ! 2 I smite upon my troubled breast, Witli deep and conscious guilt oppressed ; Christ and His cross my only plea : O God, be merciful to me ! o Far off I stand with tearful eyes, Nor dare uplift them to the skies ; But Thou dost all my anguish see : O God, be merciful to me ! 4 Nor alms, nor deeds that I have done. Can for a single sin atone ; To Calvary alone I flee : O God, be merciful to me ! 5 And when redeemed from sin and hell, With ali the ransomed throng I dwell, My raptured song shall ever be, God has been merciful to me ! 214 Cry of Faith. 7s. JESUS, save my dying soul. Make the broken spirit whole ; Humble in the dust I lie, — Saviour, leave me not to die. 2 Jesus, full of every grace. Now reveal Thy smiling face ; Grant the joys of sin forgiv'n. Foretaste of the bliss of heav'n. 26* 306 EFFECTUAL CALLING. 3 All my guilt to Thee is known, Thou art righteous, Thou alone; All my help is from Thy cross, ' All beside I count but loss. 4 Lord, in Thee I now believe. Wilt Thou, wilt Thou not forgive ? Helpless at Thy feet I lie. Saviour, leave me not to die. 215 Return to God. C. M, COME, let us to the Lord our God, With contrite hearts return ; Our God is gracious, nor will leave The desolate to mourn. 2 His voice commands the tempest forth, And stills the stormy wave ; And though His arm be strong to smite, 'Tis also strong to save. 3 Long hath the night of sorrow reigned ; The dawn shall bring us light : God shall appear, and we shall rise With gladness in His sight. 4 Our hearts, if God we seek to know, Shall know Him, and rejoice; His coming like the morn shall be, Like morning songs His voice. 5 As dew upon the tender herb. Diffusing fragrance round ; As showers that usher in the spring, And cheer the thirsty ground. 6 So shall His presence bless our souls. And shed a joyful light ; That hallowed morn shall chase away The sorrows of the night. RECEIVING CHRIST. 307 RECEIVING CHRIST. 216 The Converted Thief. C. M. AS on the cross the Saviour hung, And wept, and bk^d, and died. He poured salvation on a wretch. That languished at His side. 2 His crimes, wdth inward grief, and shame, The penitent confessed ; Then turned his dying eyes to Christ, And thus his prayer addressed : 3 " Jesus, Thou Son and Heir of heaven. Thou spotless Lamb of God, I see Thee bathed in sweat and tears. And w^eltering in Thy blood. 4 " Yet quickly from these scenes of wo. In triumph shalt Thou rise, Burst through the gloomy shades of death, And shine above the skies. 5 " Amid the glories of that world. Dear Saviour, think on me. And in the victories of Thy death Let me a sharer be." 6 His prayer the dying Jesus hears, And instantly replies ; " To-day thy parting soul shall be With Me in paradise." 217 The Sinner's Recx)very from Ruin. C. M. HOW sad our state by nature is ! Our sin how deep it stains ! And Satan binds our captive minds Fast in his slavish chains. 2 But there 's a voice of sovereign grace Sounds from the sacred word ; " Ho ! ye despairing sinners, come, And trust upon the Lord." 308 EFFECTUAL CALLING. 3 My soul obeys the almiglity call, And runs to this relief: I would believe Thy promise, Lord, O help my unbelief. 4 To the dear fountain of Thy blood. Incarnate God, I fly ; Here let me wash my spotted soul. From crimes of deej^est dye. o Stretch out Thine arm, victorious King, My reigning sins subdue ; Drive the old dragon from his seat. With all his hellish crew. 6 A guilty, weak, and helj)less worm. On Thy kind arms I fall : Be Thou my strength and righteousness. My Jesus and my all. 218 Just as I am. 8s & 6s. JUST as I am, without one plea But that Thy blood was shed for me, - And that Thou bid'st me come to Thee, O Lamb of God, I come. 2 Just as I am, and waiting not To rid my soul of one dark blot. To Thee, whose blood can cleanse each spot, O Lamb of God, I come. 3 Just as I am, though tossed about, AVith many a conflict, many a doubt. Fighting within, and fears. without, O Lamb of God, I come. 4 Just as I am, poor, wretched, blind, — Sight, riches, healing of the mind, Yea all I need in Thee to find, O Lamb of God, I come. RECEIVING CHRIST. 309 5 Just as I am, Thou wilt receive, Wilt welcome, pardon, cleanse, relieve ; Because Tliy promise I believe, O Lamb of God, I come. 6 Just as I am, for love unknown Has broken every barrier down ; Now to be Thine, and Thine alone, ' O LamJ} of God, I come. 219 The Weary Come to Christ. 7s. COME, ye weary sinners, come. All who feel your heavy load ; Jesus calls the wanderers home ; Hasten to your pardoning God. 2 Jesus, full of truth and love. We Thy kindest call obey ; Faithful let Thy mercies prove, Take our load of guilt away. 3 Weary of this war within, Weary of the endless strife, Weary of ourselves and sin, Weary of a wretched life ; 4 Burdened with a w^orld of grief. Burdened with our sinful load, Burdened with this unbelief, Burdened with the wrath of God; 5 Lo ! we come to Thee for peace, True and gracious as Thou art ; Now our weary souls release. Write forgiveness on our heart. 220 I Do Believe. C. M. FOR ever here my rest shall be. Close to Thy bleeding side ; This all my hope and all my plea — For me the Saviour died. 310 EFFECTUAL CALLING. Chorus. — I do believe, I now believe, That J esus died for me ; [blood, And througii His blood, His precious I shall from sin be free. 2 My dying Saviour and my God, Fountain for guilt and sin, . Sprinkle me ever with Thy blood, And cleanse and keep me clean. ^ \^Cho. 3 Wash me, and make me thus Thine own ; Wash me, and mine Thou art ; Wash me, but not my feet alone — My hands, my head, my heart. \_Cho. 221 Welcome to Christ. 8s 7s 4s. WELCOME, welcome, dear Eedeemer, Welcome to this heart of mine ; Lord, I make a full surrender, Ev'ry power and thought be Thine ; Thine entirely. Through eternal ages Thine. 222 "Remember Me." C. M. TESUS ! Thou art the sinner's Friend; fj As such I look to Thee ; Now, in the fulness of Thy love, 0 Lord ! remember me. 2 Remember Thy pure word of grace, — Remember Calvary ; Remember all Thy dying groans, And, then, remember me. 3 Thou wondrous Advocate with God ! 1 yield myself to Thee : While Thou art sitting on Thy throne, Dear Lord ! remember me. r NEW BIRTH. 311 4 Lord ! I ain guilty — I am vile, But Thy salvation 's free ; Then, in Thine all-abounding grace, Dear Lord ! remember me, o And, when I close my eyes in death. When creature-helps all flee, Then, O my dear Kedeemer-God ! I pray 3^ remember me. NEW BIRTH. 223 Regeneration by the Spirit. C. M. ATOT all the outward forms on earth, 1\ Xor rites that God has given, Nor will of man, nor blood, nor birth. Can raise a soul to heaven. 2 The sovereign will of God alone Creates us heirs of grace : Born in the image of His Son, A new, peculiar race. 3 The Sj^irit, like some heavenly wind, Blows on the sons of flesh ; New models all the carnal mind. And forms the man afresh. 4 Our quickened souls awake and rise From the long sleep of death ; On heavenly things we fix our eyes, And praise employs our breath. 224: Regeneration by the Spirit. L. M. LOOK down, O Lord, with pitying eye, See Adam's race in ruin lie ; Sin spreads its trophies o'er the ground. And scatters slaughtered heaps around. 2 And can these mouldering corpses live ? And can these perished bones revive ? k % 312 EFFECTUAL CALLING. That, mighty God, to Thee is known ; That wondrous work is all Thine own. 3 Thy ministers are sent in vain, To prophesy upon the slain ; In vain they call, in vain they cry, Till Thine almighty aid is nigh. 4 But if Thy Spirit deign to breathe. Life spreads through all the realms of death ; Dry bones obey Thy powerful voice ; They move, they waken, they rejoice. 5 So when Thy trumpet's awful sound Shall shake the heavens and rend the ground, Dead saints shall from their tombs arise, And spring to life beyond the skies. REJOICING UPON CONVERSION. 225 Whom in Heaven or Earth but Thee ? 7s. LORD of earth. Thy forming hand Well this beauteous frame hath planned ; Woods that wave, and hills that tower, Ocean rolling in His power ; Yet amid this scene so fair. Should I cease Thy smile to share, What were all its joys to me ? Whom have I on earth but Thee ? 2 Lord of heaven, beyond our sight Shines a world of purer light ; Here, in love's unclouded reign. Severed friends shall meet again : Oh ! that world is passing fair ! Yet, if Thou wert absent there, What were all its joys to me ? Whom have I in heaven but Thee? I REJOICING UPON CONVERSION. 313 3 Lord of eartli and heaven, my breast Seeks in Thee its only rest ; I was lost, — Thy accents mild Homeward lured Thy wandering child. Oh I if once Thy smile divine Ceased upon my soul to shine, What were earth or heaven to me ? Whom have I in each but Thee ? 226 Joy in Heaven over Repenting L. M. Sinners. II ^HO can describe the joys that rise, \ y Through all the courts of Paradise, To see a prodigal return. To see an heir of glory born ? 2 With joy the Father doth approve The fruit of His eternal love ; The Son with joy looks down and sees The purchase of His agonies. 3 The Spirit takes delight to view The holy soul He formed anew ; And saints and angels join to sing The growing empire of their King. 227 Joy over the Sinner that Repenteth. C. M. 0! HOW divine, how sweet the joy, When but one sinner turns. And with an humble, broken heart, His sins and errors mourns ! 2 Pleased with the news the saints below, In songs their tongues employ ; Beyond the skies the tidings go. And heaven is filled with joy. 3 Well pleased the Father sees and hears The conscious sinner's moan : Jesus receives him in His arms, And claims him for His own. 27 k 314 EFFECTUAL CALLING. 4 Nor angels can their joys contain, But kindle Avitli new fire ; " The sinner lost is found/' they sing, • And strike the sounding lyre. 228 Pkaise for Conversion. 8s & 7s. HAIL ! my ever blessed Jesus, Only Thee^ I wish to sing ; To my soul Thy name is precious, Thou my Prophet, Priest, and King. 2 O ! what mercy flows from heaven ! 0 ! what joy and happiness ! Love I much? I'm much forgiven, 1 'm a miracle of grace. 3 Once with Adam's race in ruin. Unconcerned in sin I lay ; Swift destruction still pursuing. Till my Saviour passed that way. 4 Witness, all ye hosts of heaven. My Redeemer's tenderness ; Love I much ? I 'm much forgiven, I 'm a miracle of grace. 5 Shout, ye bright angelic choir. Praise the Lamb enthroned above ; Whilst astonished I admire God's free grace and boundless love. 6 That blest moment I received Him, Filled my soul with joy and peace; Love I much ? I 'm much forgiven, I 'm a miracle of grace. 229 GrOD Eeconciled. P. M. A RISE, my soul, arise, J-X Shake off thy guilty fears; A bleeding sacrifice In my behalf appears : JUSTIFICATION. 315 Before the throne my Surety stands ; My name is written on His hand. 2 Five bleeding wounds He bears, Received on Calvary; They pour effectual prayers, They strongly speak for me : Forgive him, Oh ! forgive they cry, Nor let that ransomed sinner die. 3 The Father hears Him pray, His dear Anointed One ; He cannot turn away The presence of His Son ; The Spirit answers to the blood. And tells me I am born of God. 4 My God is reconciled. His pardoning voice I hear ; He owns me for a child, I can no longer fear ; With confidence I now draw nigh. And Father, Abba Father, cry. BENEFITS OF THE CALLED. . JUSTIFICATION. 230 Reliance on Christ's Righteousness. L. M. 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 ; 316 BENEFITS OF THE CALLED. O I may my soul be found in Him, And of His righteousness partake. 4 The best obedience of my hands . Dares not appear before Thy throne ; But faith can answer Thy demands, By pleading what my Lord has done. 231 Justification through Faith. C. M. VAIN are the hopes the sons of men On their own works have built ; Their hearts by nature all unclean, And all their actions guilt. 2 Let Jew and Gientile stop their mouths, Without a murmuring word, And the whole race of Adam stand Guilty before the Lord. 3 In vain we ask God's righteous law To justify us now ; Since to convince and to condemn Is all the law can do. 4 Jesus, how glorious is Thy grace ! When in Thy name we trust. Our faith receives a righteousness That makes the sinner just. ADOPTION. 232 Adoption. S. M. BEHOLD, what wondrous grace The Father has bestowed On sinners of a mortal race. To call them sons of God. 2 'Tis no surprising thing. That we should be unknown ; The Jewish world knew not their King, God's everlasting Son. ADOPTION. 317 • 3 Nor dotli it yet appear How great we must be made ; But when we see our Saviour here, AVe shall be like our Head. 4 A hope so much divine May trials well endure, May purge our souls from sense and sin, As Christ the Lord is pure. 5 If in my Father's love I share a filial part, Send down Thy Spirit like a dove. To rest upon my heart. 6 We would no longer lie Like slaves beneath the throne ; My faith shall Abba, Father, cry. And Thou the kindred own. 233 Spieit of Adoption. C. M. SOVEREIGN of all the worlds on high. Allow my humble claim ; Nor while poor worms w^ould raise their heads, Disdain a Father's name. 2 Our Father God ! how sweet the sound ! How tender and how dear ! Not all the melody of heaven. Could so delight the ear. 3 Come, sacred Spirit, seal Thy name On my expanding heart ; And show, that in Jehovah's grace I share a filial part. 4 Cheered by a signal so divine, Unwavering I believe : Thou knowest, I, Abba, Father, cry, Nor can Thy word deceive. 27* 318 BENEFITS OF THE CALLED. SANCTIFICATION. 284 Necessity of Sanctification. C. M. NOR eye has seen, nor ear has heard, Nor sense nor reason known, What joys the Father has prepared For those that love the Son. 2 But the good Spirit of the Lord Reveals a heaven to come ; The beams of glory in His word Allure and guide us home. 3 Pure are the j oys above the sky, And all the region peace ; No wanton lips nor envious eye. Can see or taste the bliss. 4 Those holy gates for ever bar Pollution, sin, and shame ; None shall obtain admittance there But followers of the Lamb. 5 He keeps the Father's book of life, There all their names are found ; The hypocrite in vain shall strive To tread the heavenly ground. PROMISES. 235 The Promises Precious. lis. 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 In every 'condition — in sickness, in health, In poverty's vale, or abounding in Avealth, At home and abroad, on the land, on the sea, "As thy days may demand, shall thy strength ever be. PROMISES. 319 3 "Fear not, I am with thee, O! be not dismayed; I, 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. 4 "When through the deep waters I call thee to go, The rivers of woe shall not thee overflow ; For I will be with thee, thy troubles to bless, And sanctify to thee, thy deepest distress. o "When through fiery trials thy pathway shall lie. My grace all-suflicient shall be thy supply; The flame shall not hurt thee ; I only design Thy dross to consume, and thy gold to refine. 6 "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. 7 "The soul that on Jesus hath leaned for repose, I will not, I will not desert to His foes ; That soul, though all hell should endeavour to shake, I '11 never, no never, no never forsake." 236 Confidence in the Promises. C. M. OUK God, how firm His promise stands ! E'en when He hides His face. He trusts in our Redeemer's hands His glory and His grace. 2 Then why, my soul, these sad complaints, Since Christ and we are one ? Thy God is faithful to His saints, Is faithful to His Son. o20 BENEFITS OF THE CALLED. o Beneath His smiles my heart has lived, And part of heaven possessed; I praise His name for grace received, And trust Him for the rest. PRIVILEGES. 237 Persevering Grace. S. M. TO God the only wise, Our Saviour and our King, Let all the saints below the skies Their humble praises bring. 2 'Tis His almighty love, His counsel and His care. Preserves us safe from sin and death, And every hurtful snare. 3 He will present our souls, Unblemished and complete. Before the glory of His face. With joys divinely great. 4 Then all the chosen seed Shall meet around* the throne; Shall bless the conduct of His grace, And make His wonders known. 5 To our Redeemer God, Wisdom and power belongs, Immortal crowns of majesty. And everlasting songs. 238 Safety of the Righteous. C. M. FIBM as the earth Thy gospel stands. My Lord, my hope, my trust : If I am found in Jesus' hands. My soul can ne'er be lost. TEIVILEGES. 321 2 His honour is engaged to save The meanest of His sheep ; All that His heavenly Father gave, His hands securely keep. 3 Nor death nor hell shall e'er remove His favourites from His breast ; In the dear bosom of His love, They must for ever rest. 239 Security of the Believer. L. M. HOW oft have sin and Satan strove To rend my soul from Thee, my God ! But everlasting is Thy love. And Jesus seals it with His blood. 2 The oath and promise of the Lord Join to confirm His wondrous grace : Eternal power performs the word. And fills all heaven with endless praise. 3 Amidst temptations sharp and long, My soul to this dear refuge flies ; Hope is my anchor, firm and strong, AVhile tempests blow and billows rise. 4 The gospel bears my spirits up; A faithful and unchanging God Lays the foundation for my hope, In oaths, and promises, and blood. 210 Grace. S. M. MAN'S wisdom is to seek His strength in God alone ; And e'en an angel would be weak, AVho trusted in his own. o Retreat beneath His wings. And in His grace confide ; This more exalts the King of kings, Than all your works beside. 322 BENEFITS OF THE CALLED. 3 In Jesus is our store ; Grace issues from His throne ; Whoever says, " I want no more/' < Confesses he has none. 241 Union with Christ. S. M. DEAE Saviour, we are Thine, By everlasting bands ; Our names, our hearts, we would resign, And souls, into Thy hands. 2 Accepted for Thy sake. And justified by faith, We of Thy righteousness partake, And find in Thee our life. 3 To Thee we still would cleave. With ever growing zeal ; If millions tempt us Christ to leave, O ! let them ne'er prevail. 4 Thy Spirit shall unite Our souls to Thee our head; Shall form us to Thy image bright, That we Thy paths may tread. 5 Death may our souls divide From these abodes of clay ; But love shall keep us near Thy side, Through all the gloomy way. 6 Since Christ and we are one, Why should we doubt or fear ? Since He in heaven has fixed His throne. He '11 fix His members there. 242 Access to God by Christ. C. M. COME, let us lift our joyful eyes. Up to the courts above. And smile to see our Father there. Upon a throne of love. PRIVILEGES. 323 2 Once 'twas a seat of dreadful wrath, And shot devouring flame; Our God appeared consuming fire, And Vengeance was His name. o Rich were the drops of Jesus' blood That calmed His frowning face. That sprinkled o'er the burning throne, And turned the wrath to grace. 4 Xow we may bow before His feet. And venture near the Lord : N ) fiery cherub guards His seat, 'Xor double flaming sword. 5 The peaceful gates of heavenly bliss. Are opened by the Son ; High let us raise our notes of praise. And reach the eternal throne. 6 To Thee ten thousand thanks we bring. Great Advocate on high ; And glory to the almighty King, That lays His fury by. 243 COMMUNIOX WITH ChRIST. C. M. JESUS, my Saviour, bind me fast. In cords of heavenly love ; Then sweetly draw me to Thy breast, Nor let me thence remove. 2 Draw me from all created good. From self, the world and sin ; To the dear fountain of Thy blood, And make me pure within. 3 O lead me to Thy mercy seat. Attract me nearer still ; Draw me, like ]CIary, to Thy feet, To sit and learn Thy will. 324 BENEFITS OF THE CALLED. 4 O draw me by Thy providence. Thy Spirit and Thy word, Fa'om all the things of time and sense, To Thee, my gracious Lord. 244 Christians have all in Christ. 7s. JESUS, lover of my soul. Let me to Thy bosom fly. While the raging billows roll. While the tempest still is high. Hide me, O my Saviour, hide. Till the storm of life is past ; Safe into the haven guide ; 0 receive my soul at last. 2 Other refuge have I none. Hangs my helpless soul on Thee ; Leave, ah ! leave me not alone. Still support and comfort me ; All my trust on Thee is staid. All my help from Thee I bring ; -Cover my defenceless head With the shadow of Thy wing. 3 Thou, O Christ, art all I want ; All in all in Thee I find ; Raise the fallen, cheer the faint. Heal the sick and lead the blind : Just and holy is Thy name, 1 am all unrighteousness ; Vile and full of sin I am. Thou art full of truth and grace. 4 Plenteous grace with Thee is found, Grace to pardon all my sin ; Let the healing streams aboilnd, - Make and keep me pure within. PRIVILEGES. 325 Thou of life tlie fountain art, Freely let me take of Thee : Spring Thou up within my heart, Kise to all eternity. 245 GrOD THE BeLIEVER's HaPPINESS. C. M. Y God, my portion, and my love. My everlasting All, I 've none but Thee in heaven above, Or on this earthly ball. 2 What empty things are all the skies, And this inferior clod ! There 's nothing here deserves my joys, There 's nothing like my God. 3 In vain the bright, the burning sun Scatters his feeble light ; 'Tis Thy sweet beams create my noon ; If Thou withdraw, 'tis night. 4 To Thee we owe our wealth and friends. And health and safe abode : Thanks to Thy name for meaner things ; But they are not my God. 5 Were I possessor of the earth. And called the stars my own ; Without Thy graces and Thyself, I were a wTetch undone. 6 Let others stretch their arms like seas, And grasp in all the shore ; Grant me the visits of Thv face, And I desire no more. 246 DiVTNE Light Breaking into the 7s & 6s. Soul,. qOMETIMES a light surprises, kJ The Christian while he sings ; It is the Lord w-ho rises. With healing in His wings ; 28 326 BENEFITS OF THE CALLED. When comforts are declining, He grants the soul again, A season of clear shining, ' To cheer it after rain. 2 In holy contemplation, We sweetly then pursue The theme of God's salvation, And And it ever new : Set free from present sorrow. We cheerfully can say, Let the unknown to-morrow Bring with it what it may. 8 It can bring with it nothing, But He will bear us through ; Who gives the lilies clothing, Will clothe His people too : Beneath the spreading heavens, No creature but is fed ; And He who feeds the ravens. Will give His children bread. 4 Though vine nor fig-tree neither. Their wonted fruit should bear, Though all the fields should wither, Nor flocks nor herds be there ; Yet God the same abiding, His praise shall tune my voice ; For while in Him confiding, I cannot but rejoice. 247 Christian Confidence and Gratitude. C. M. HOW can I sink with such a prop, As my eternal God, Who bears the earth's huge pillars up. And- spreads the heavens abroad ? PRIVILEGES. . 327 2 How can I die while Jesus lives, Who rose and left the dead ? Pardon and grace my soul receives From my exalted Head. 3 All that I am, and all I have, Shall be for ever Thine ; Whate'er my duty bids me give, My cheerful hands resign, 248 Strength Equal to the Day. L. M. AFFLICTED saint, to Christ draw near, Thy Saviour's gracious promise hear ; His faithful word declares to thee. That " as thy day, thy strength shall be." 2 Thy faith is weak, thy foes are strong ; And if the conflict should be long. Thy Lord will make the tempter flee ; For " as thy day, thy strength shall be." 3 Should persecution rage and flame, Still trust in thy Redeemer's name : In fiery trials thou shalt see. That " as thy day, thy strength shall be." 4 When called by Him to bear the cross. Reproach, affliction, pain, or loss. Or deep distress and poverty ; Still " as thy day, thy strength shall be." 5 When death at length appears in view, Christ's 2Dresen(je shall thy fears subdue : He comes to set thy spirit free ; And "as thy day, thy strength shall be." 249 Blessedness of the Righteous. C. M. rPHERE is a safe and secret place X Beneath the wings divine. Reserved for all the heirs of grace : Oh ! be that refuge mine ! 328 BENEFITS OF THE CALLED. 2 The least and feeblest there may bide Uninjured and unawed ; While thousands fall on every side, . He rests secure in God. 3 He feeds in pastures large and fair, Of love and truth divine ; 0 child of God, O glory's heir. How rich a lot is thine ! 4 A hand almighty to defend, An ear for every call, An honoured life, a peaceful end. And heaven to crown it all. 250 Death is Gain. C. M. D. AND let this feeble body fail, And let it faint and die ; My soul shall quit this mournful vale. And soar away on high ; Shall join the disembodied saints. And find its long-sought rest, That only bliss for which it pants. On the Redeemer's breast. 2 Oh ! what has Jesus done for me ! Before my ravished eyes Rivers of love divine I see, And trees of paradise ; 1 see a world of spirits bright, Who taste the pleasures there ; They all are robed in spotless white. And conquering palms they bear. 3 Oh ! w^hat are all my sufferings here. If, Lord, Thou count me meet With that enraptured host to appear. And worship at Thy feet ? PKIVILEGES. 329 Give joy or grief, give ease oi* pain ; Take life or friends away ; But let me meet those friends again, In that eternal day. 251 Fears Dismissed. C. M. \7E trembling souls, dismiss your fears, 1 Be mercy all your theme ; Mercv, which like a river flows In one perpetual stream. 2 Fear not the powders of earth and hell ; God will those powers restrain ; His arm shall all their rage repel, And make their efforts vain. 3 Fear not the want of outward good ; For His He will provide ; Grant them supplies of daily food. And give them heaven beside. 4 Fear not that He will e'er forsake, Or leave His work undone ; He 's faithful to His promises. And faithful to His Son. 5 Fear not the terrors of the grave. Or death's tremendous sting ; He will from endless wrath preserve. To endless glory bring. 252 The Mourner Comforted. S. M. AT^OUB harps, ye trembling saints, 1 Down from the willows take; Loud to the praise of love divine. Bid every string awake. 2 Though in a foreign land, We are not far from home. And nearer to our house above We every moment come. 28* 330 BENEFITS OF THE CALLED. 3 His grace will, to the end, Stronger and brighter shine ; Nor present things, nor things to come, * ' Shall quench the love divine. 4 When we in darkness walk. Nor feel the heavenly flame ; Then is the time to trust our God, And rest upon His name. 5 Soon shall our doubts and fears Subside at His control : His loving-kindness shall break through The midnight of the soul. 6 Blest is the man, O God, That stays himself on Thee ; Who waits for Thy salvation, Lord, Shall Thy salvation see. 253 The Disconsolate Comforted. 10s & lis. COME, ye disconsolate, where'er ye languish, Come to the mercy-seat, fervently kneel; Here bring your wounded hearts, here tell your anguish ; Earth has no sorrows that heaven cannot heal. 2 Joy of the desolate, Light of the straying, Hope of the joenitent, fadeless and jDure, Here speaks the Comforter, in mercy saying, Earth has no sorrows that heaven cannot cure. 3 Here see the bread of life ; see waters flowing Forth from lli^ throne of God, boundless in love; Come to the feast prepared ; come, ever know- ing Earth has no sorrows, but heaven can remove. PRIVILEGES. 331 254 The Yoice of Jesus. L. M. TTT^HEN power divine in mortal form, VV Hushed witli a word the raging storm, In soothing accents Jesus said, — " Lo ! it is I ; be not afraid." 2 Blessed be the voice that breathes from heaven To every heart in sunder riven, When love, and joy, and hope are fled, — " Lo ! it is I ; be not afraid." 3 And when the last dread hour is come, While shuddering nature waits her doom. This voice shall call the pious dead, — *' Lo ! it is I ; be not afraid." 255 Rest for the Weary. P. M. IN the Christian's home in glory There remains a land of rest; There my Saviour 's gone before me, To fulfil my soul's request. There is rest for the weary. There is rest for you ; On the other side of Jordan, In the sweet fields of Eden, Where the tree of life is blooming, There is rest for you. 2 This is not my place of resting. Mine 's a city yet to come ; Onward to it I am hasting. On to my eternal home: There is rest, etc. 3 In it all is light and glory, O'er it shines a nightless day ; Ev'ry trace of sin's sad story. All the curse hath passed away : There is rest, etc. 332 BENEFITS OF THE CALLED. 4 There the Lamb our Shepherd leads us By the streams of life along, On the freshest pastures feeds us, • Turns our sighing into song: There is rest,, etc. 256 Jesus our Kighteousness. L. M. JESUS, Thy blood and righteousness My beauty are, my glorious dress ; 'Midst flaming worlds, in these arrayed, With joy shall I lift up my head. 2 When from the dust of earth I rise To claim my mansion in the skies. E'en then shall this be all my plea, " Jesus hath lived and died for me." 3 Lord, I believe Thy precious blood, Which at the mercy-seat of God For ever doth for sinners plead. For me, e'en for my soul, was shed. 4 This spotless robe the same appears. When ruined nature sinks in years ; No age can change its glorious hue, The robe of Christ is ever new. 5 Oh, let the dead now hear Thy voice. Now bid Thy banished ones rejoice ; Their beauty this, their glorious dress, Jesus, the Lord our Righf^eousness! 257 The Lamb of God. 7& JESUS, Lamb of God, for me Thou, the Lord of life, didst die; Whither,— whither but to Thee, Can a trembling sinner fly? Death's dark waters o'er me roll, Save, Oh save, my sinking soul. PRIVILEGES. 333 2 Never bowed a martyred head Weighed with equal sorrow down, Never blood so rich was shed, Never king wore such a crown ! To Thy cross and sacrifice Faith now lifts her tearful eyes. 8 All my soul, by love subdued, ]\Ielts in deep contrition there ; By Thy mighty grace renewed, New-born hope forbids despair ; Lord, Thou canst my guilt forgive, Thou hast bid me look and live. 4 While with broken heart I kneel. Sinks the inward storm to rest ; Life, — immortal life — I feel Kindled in my throbbing breast ; Thine, — for ever Thine I am. Glory to the bleeding Lamb ! 258 Peace in Jesus. 7s. PKINCE of Peace, control my will. Bid this struggling heart be still ; Bid my fears and doubtings cease, Hush .my spirit into peace. 2 Thou hast bought me with Thy blood, Opened wide the gate to God ; Peace I ask, — but peace must be, Lord, in being one with Thee. 3 May Thy will, not mine, be done, — May Thy will and mine be one ; Chase these doubtings from my heart, Now Thy perfect peace impart. 4 Saviour, at Thy feet I fall. Thou my life, my God, my all ! Let Thy happy servant be One for evermore with Thee. 334 GRACES. GEACES. FAITH. 259 Faith in Christ. L. M. IT^HEN sins and fears prevailing rise, TT And fainting hope almost expires; Jesus, to Tliee I lift mine eyes, To Thee I breathe my soul's desires. 2 Art Thou not mine, my living Lord ? And can my hope, my comfort die. Fixed on Thy everlasting word, That word which built the earth and sky ? 3 If my immortal Saviour lives. Then my immortal life is sure. His word a firm foundation gives. Here let me build and rest secure. 4 Here let my faith unshaken dwell, Immovable the promise stands ; Not all the powers of earth, or hell, Can e'er dissolve the sacred bands. 5 Here, O my soul, thy trust repose ; Since Jesus is for ever mine. Not death itself, that last of foes, Shall break a union so divine. 260 Living Faith. C. M. MISTAKEN souls, that dream of heaven, And make their empty boast Of inward joys, and sins forgiven, While they are slaves to lust. 2 Vain are our fancies, airy flights, If faith be cold and dead : None but a living power unites To Christ the living Head. FAITH. 335 3 Tis faith that changes all the heart ; 'Tis faith that ^vorks by love, That bids all sinful joys depart, And lifts the thoughts above. 4 'Tis faith that conquers earth and hell, By a celestial j)o\ver ; This is the grace that shall prevail In the decisive hour. 5 Faith must obey the Father's will, As well as trust His grace ; A pardoning God is jealous still For His own holiness. 6 When from the curse He sets us free. He makes our nature clean ; Nor would He send His Son to be The minister of sin. 261 Christians Walking by Faith. L. M. Tills by the faith of joys to come, X We walk through deserts dark as night, Till we arrive at heaven our home, Faith is our guide, and faith our light. 2 The want of sight she well supplies ; She makes the pearly gates appear ; Far into distant worlds she pries, And brings eternal glories near. 3 Cheerful we tread the desert through, While faith inspires a heavenly ray, Though lions roar and tempests blow, And rocks and dangers fill the way. 4 So Abraham, by divine command, Left his own house to walk with God ; His faith beheld the promised land, And fired his zeal along the road. 836 GRACES. 262 Efficacy of Faith. C. M. FAITH adds new charms to earthly bliss, And saves me from its snares ; Its* aid in every duty brings, And softens all my cares : 2 Extinguishes the thirst of sin, And lights the sacred fire Of love to God, and heavenly things, And fee4s the pure desire. 3 The wounded conscience knows its power. The healing balm to give ; That balm the saddest heart can cheer. And make the dying live. 4 Wide it unveils celestial worlds, Where deathless pleasures reign; And bids me seek my portion there, Nor bids me seek in vain : 5 Shows me the precious promise sealed With the Redeemer's blood ; And helps my feeble hope to rest Upon a faithful God. 6 There, there unshaken would I rest. Till this vile body dies ; And then on faith's triumphant wings, At once to glory rise. 263 Sustaining Faith. C. M. 'rpiS faith supports my feeble soul, .1 In times of deep distress ; When storms arise and billows roll. Great God, I trust Thy grace. 2 Thy powerful arm still bears me up, AVliatever griefs befall ; Thou art my life, my joy, my hope, And Thou my all in all. FAITH. 00/ 3 Bereft of friends, beset with foes, AVith dangers all around, To Thee I all my fears disclose, In Thee my help is found. 4 In every want, in every strait, To Thee alone I fly ; AVlien other comforters depart. Thou art for ever nigh. 264 Faith in Time of Declensi6n. C. M. 117 HEN any turn from Sion's way, W Alas, what numbers do ! Methinks I hear my Saviour say, '' WiU thou forsake me too ?" 2 Ah, Lord ! w^th such a heart as mine. Unless Thou hold me fast, I feel I must, I shall decline, And prove like them at last. 3 Yet Thou alone hast power, I know, To save a wretch like me ; To whom, or whither could I go, If I should turn from Thee ? 4 Beyond a doubt I rest assured, Thou art the Christ of God ; Who hast eternal life secured. By promise and by blood. 5 Xo voice but Thiite can give me rest. And bid my fears depart ; No love but Thine can make me blest, And satisfy my heart. G What anguish has this question stirred, " And wih Thou also go ?" Dear Lord, relying on Thy word, I humbly answer — no ! 29 338 GRACES. H 265 Peace in Believing. 5s, 6s & 9s. OW happy are tliey Who the Saviour obey, And have laid up their treasures above ! 0 what tongue can express The sweet comfort and peace Of a soul in its^ earliest love ? 2 'Twas 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 O the rapturous height Of that holy delight Which I felt in the life-giving blood ! Of my Saviour possessed, 1 was perfectly blest. As if filled with the fulness of God. 4 Then, all the day long, Was my 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. 266 Fleeing to Cheist as a Refuge. L. 0. M. OTHOU, that hear est the prayer of faith, Wilt Thou not save a soul from death. That casts itself on Thee ? I have no refuge of my own. But fly to what my Lord has done, And suffered, once for me. 2 Slain in the guilty sinner's stead. His spotless righteousness I plead, FAITH. 339 And His atoning blood : Thy righteousness my robe shall be, Thy merit shall avail for me, And bring me near to God. 3 Then snatch me from eternal death. The Spirit of adojjtion breathe. His consolation send : By Plim some word of life impart. And sweetly whisper to my heart, " Thy Maker is thy Friend." • 4 The king of terrors then would be A welcome messenger to me. To bid me come away : Unclogged by earth, or earthly things, I 'd mount, I 'd fly with eager wings. To everlasting day. 267 Appropriating Faith. S. M. FAITH is a precious grace. Where'er it is bestowed ; It boasts of a celestial birth, And is the gift of God. 2 Jesus it owns as King, And all-atoning Priest ; It claims no merit of its own, But looks for all in Christ. 3 On Him it safely leans, In times of deep distress ; Flies to the fountain of His blood. And trusts His righteousness. : 4 All through the wilderness. It is our strength and stay ; Nor can w^e miss the heavenly road, While it directs our way. 340 GRACES. 5 Lord, 'tis Thy work alone, And that divinely free ; Send down the Spirit of Thy Son . To work this faith in me. 268 Faith's Struggle. C. M. LORD, I believe ; Thy power I own, Thy truth I would obey ; I wander comfortless and lone. When from Thy paths I stray : Lord, I believe ; but gloomy fears, Sometimes bedim my sight ; I look to Thee with prayers and tears, And cry for strength and light. 2 Lord, I believe ; yet Thou dost know. My faith is cold and weak : Pity my frailty, and bestow '^' The confidence I seek : Yes, I believe ; and only Thou, Canst give my doubts relief; Lord, to Thy truth my spirit bow. Help Thou my unbelief. 269 Confidence in God. C. M. WHENCE do our mournful thoughts arise ? Where is our courage fled ? Have restless sin, and raging hell, Struck all our comforts dead ? 2 Have we forgot the almighty Name, That formed the earth and sea ? And can an all-creating Arm, Grow weary or decay ? 3 Treasures of everlasting might. In our Jehovah dwell ; He gives the conquest to the weak, And treads their foes to hell. FAITH. 341 4 Mere mortal power shall fade and die, And youthful vigour cease ; But we that wait upon the Lord, Shall feel our strength increase. 5 The saints shall mount on eagles' wings, And taste the promised bliss, Till their unwearied feet arrive Where perfect pleasure is. 270 The Triumph of Faith. 10s & lis. BEGONE, unbelief, my Saviour is near. And for my relief, will surely ap2)ear : By prayer let me wrestle, and He will perform ; AYitli Christ in the vessel, I smile at the storm. 2 Though dark be my way, since He is my guide, 'Tis mine to obey, 'tis His to provide ; Though cisterns be broken, and creatures all fail. The word He has sjDoken shall surely prevail. 3 His love, in times past, forbids me to think He '11 leave me at last, in trouble to sink ; Each sweet Ebenezer, I have in review. Confirms His good pleasure to help me quite through. 4 Why should I complain of want and distress, Temptation or pain ? He told me no less. The heirs of salvation, I know from His word, Through much tribulation must follow their Lord. 5 Since all that I meet shall work for my good. The bitter is sweet, the medicine food : Though painful at present, 'twdll cease before long. And then O how pleasant the Conqueror's song! 29 * 342 GRACES. 271 Faith Prevailing in Trouble. S. M. IT", through unruffled seas, Toward heaven we calmly sail, With grateful hearts, O God, to Thee, We '11 own the prospering gale. 2 But should the surges rise. And rest delay to come, Blest be the sorrow — kind the storm, Which drives us nearer home. 3 Teach us, in every state. To make Thy will our own ; And when the joys of sense depart, To live by faith alone. 272 Prayer for Faith. C. M, OH ! for a faith that will not shriA, Though pressed by every foe ; That will not tremble, on the brink Of any earthly woe. 2 That will not murmur nor complain, Beneath the chastening rod ; But in the hour of grief or pain, Can lean upon its God. 3 A faith that shines more bright and clear, When tempests rage without ; That when in danger knows no fear, In darkness feels no doubt : 4 That bears unmoved the world's dread frown, Nor heeds its scornful smile ; That sin's wild ocean cannot drown. Nor its soft arts beguile. 5 A faith that keeps the narrow way. By truth restrained and led, And with a pure and heavenly ray. Lights up a dying bed. FAITH. o4o 273 The Voice of Jesus. 8s'& 6s. IPIEARD tlie voice of Jesus say, Come unto me aud rest ; Lay down, thou weary one, lay down Thy head upon my breast. I came to Jesus as I was, Weary, and worn, and sad, I found in Him a resting-place. And He has made me glad. 2 I heard the voice of Jesus say. Behold, I freely give The living water, thirsty one. Stoop down, and drink, and live. I came to tlesus, and I drank Of that life-giving stream ; My thirst was quenched, my soul revived, And now I live in Him. 3 I heard the voice of Jesus say, I am this dark world's li2:ht, — Look unto Me, thy morn shall rise. And all thy day be bright : I looked to Jesus, and I found In Him my Star, my Sun ; And. in that light of life I'll walk, Till travelling days are done. 4 I heard the voice of Jesus say. My Father's house above Has many mansions : I 've a place Prepared for you, in love. I trust in Jesus, in that house. According to His word, Kedeemed by grace, my soul shall live For ever with the Lord. ^ 344 GRACES. 274 Faith in Christ. 6s & 4s. MY faith looks up to Thee, Thou Lamb of Calvary, Saviour 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 to Thee Pure, warm, and changeless be, — A living fire. ^ 3 While life's dark maze I tread, And griefs around me spread. Be Thou my guide ; Bid darkness turn to day. Wipe sorrow's tear 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, Blest Saviour, then in love Fear and distress remove ; Oh, bear me safe above, — A ransomed soul. 275 Power of Faith. C. M. WHEN musing sorrow weeps the past And mourns the present pain, 'Tis sweet to think of peace at last, And feel that death is gain. FAITH. 345 2 'Tis not tluxt niunnuring thoughts arise, And dread a Father's will ; 'Tis not that meek submission flies, And would not suffer still : 3 It is that heaven-born faith surveys The path that leads to light, And longs her eagle plumes to raise. And lose herself in sight. 4 Oh, let me wing my hallowed flight From earth-born w^oe and care. And soar above these clouds of night. My Saviour's bliss to share! 276 Faith in Jesus. 7s & 6s. I LAY my sins on Jesus, The spotless Lamb of God ; He bears them all, and frees us From the accursed load : I bring my guilt to Jesus, To wash niy crimson stains White in His blood most precious, Till not a spot remains. 2 I lay my wants on Jesus, — All fulness dwells in Him ; He healeth my diseases. He doth my soul redeem : I lay my griefs on Jesus, My burdens and my cares ; He from them all releases. He all my sorrow shares. 3 I long to be like Jesus, Meek, loving, lowly, mild ; I long to be like Jesus, The Father's holy Child : 346 GRACES. I long to be with Jesus Amid the heavenly throng, To sing with saints His j^raises, And learn the angels' song. 277 An Unseen Saviour. CM. JESUS, these eyes have never seen That radiant form of Thine ; The veil of sense hangs dark between Thy blessed face and mine. 2 I see Thee not, I hear Thee not, Yet art Thou oft with me ; And earth hath ne'er so dear a spot, As where I meet with Thee. 3 Like some bright dream that comes unsought, When slumbers o'er me roll. Thine image ever fills my thought, And charms my ravished soul. 4 Yet though I have not seen, and still Must rest in faith alone ; I love Thee, dearest Lord, and will. Unseen, but not unknown. 5 When death these mortal eyes shall seal. And still this throbbing heart. The rending veil shall Thee reveal. All glorious as Thou art. 278 Communion with God. C. M. FATHER, I stretch my hands to Thee, No other help I know ; If Thou withdraw Thyself from me, Ah ! whither shall I go ? 2 What did Thine only Son endure, Before I drew my breath ! What pain, what labour, to secure My soul from endless death ! 1 HOPE. 347 3 O Jesus, could I tliis believe, I now should feel Thy power ! Now my poor soul Thou wouldst retrieve, Nor let me wait one hour. 4 Author of faith, to Thee I lift My weary, longing eyes : O, let me now receive that gift, My soul without it dies ! 5 Surely Thou canst not let me die ; O speak, and T shall live ; And here I will unwearied lie. Till Thou Thy Spirit give. 6 The worst of sinners would rejoice, Could they but see Thy face : O, let me hear Thy quickening voice, And taste Thy pardoning grace. HOPE. 279 The Father's House for me ! L. M. THY Father's house ! Thine own bright home ! And Thou hast there a place for me ! Though yet an exile here I roam. That distant home by faith I see. 2 I see its domes resplendent glow, Where beams of God's own glory fall. And trees of life immortal grow. Whose fruits o'erhang the sapphire wall. o I knoyr that Thou, who on the tree Didst deign our mortal guilt to bear* Wilt bring Thine own to dwell with Thee, And waitest to receive them there. 4 Thy love will there array my soul In Thine own robe of spotless hue ; And I shall gaze, while ages roll. On Thee, with raptures ever new. 348 GRACES. 5 O welcome day, when Tliou my feet Shalt bring the shining threshold o'er, A Father's warm embrace to meet, And dwell at home for evermore; 280 Hope IN God. L. M. THE God of my salvation lives ; My nobler life He will sustain ; His word immortal vigour gives, Nor shall my glorious hopes be vain. 2 Thy presence, Lord, can cheer my heart, Though every earthly comfort die ; Thy smile can bid my pains depart, And raise my sacred plea^ires high. 3 O let me hear Thy blissful voice. Inspiring life and joy divine ; The barren desert shall rejoice ; 'Tis paradise, if Thou art mine. 281 Confident Hope. C. M. MY God, the spring of all my joys, The life of my delights. The glory of my brightest days, : And comfort of my nights ! 2 In darkest shades if He appear. My dawning is begun ; He is my soul's bright morning star. And He my rising sun. 3 The opening heavens around me shine With beams of sacred bliss, While Jesus shows His heart is mine. And whispers, I am His. 4 My soul would leave this heavy clay. At that transporting word ; Run up with joy the shining way, To embrace my dearest Lord. HOPE. 349 5 Fearless of liell and ghastly death, I M break throii2:h every foe : The \yings of love and arms of faith Should bear me conqueror through. ♦ 282 Joy of Hope. C. M. HOAV happy every child of grace Who knows his sins forgiven ! This earth, he cries, is not my place; I seek my place in heaven. 2 A country far from mortal sight, Yet O, by fliith I see The land of rest^ the saint's delight — The heaven prepared for me. 3 A stranger in the world below, I calmly sojourn here ; Nor can its happiness or woe Provoke my hope or fear: 4 Its evils in a moment end ; Its joys as soon are past; But O, the bliss to which I tend, Eternallv shall last. 283 At Eve it shall be Light. C. M. ^TTE journey through a veil of tears, y T . By many a cloud o'ercast ; And worldly cares and worldly fears Go with us to the last. 2 Xot, to the last : God's word hath said, — Could we but read aright, — Poor pilgrim, lift in hope thy head, At eve it shall be light. 3 When tempest clouds are dark on high, His bow of love and peace Shines sweetly on the vaulted sky, A pledge that storms shall cease. 30 350 GRACES. 4 Hold on thy way, with hope imchilled. By faith and not by sight, And thou shalt own His word fulfilled • At ^ve it shall be light. LOVE. 284 Soon and for ever. lis. SOON — soon and for ever our union shall be Made perfect, our glorious Redeemer, in Thee ; The sins and the sorrows of time shall be o'er. Its pangs and its partings remembered no more. When life cannot fail, and*when death cannot sever. Then Christians with Christ shall be — soon and for ever. 2 Yes, soon and for ever, we '11 see as we 're seen, And learn the deep meaning of things that have been ; Then droop not in sorrow, despond not in fear — A glorious to-morrow is bright' ning and near ; A¥hen — blessed reward of each faithful en- deavour ! True Christians with Christ shall be — soon and for ever. 285 Hope Encouraged. 8s^ 7s