FROM THE LIBRARY OF REV. LOUIS FITZGERALD BENSON, D. D. BEQUEATHED BY HIM TO THE LIBRARY OF PRINCETON THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY DWteon S&B / et. /A /f&~Z~ \ Digitized by the Internet Archive in 2012 with funding from Princeton Theological Seminary Library http://archive.org/details/hynOOevan ••"'To- A IUN 221938 COLLECTION X: OF • — *""^ HYMNS AND PRAYERS, FOPw PUBLIC AND PRIVATE WORSHIP, Published by trier of the E I Latbcru Joint Synod of . ZANESVILLE, ED AT THE 1 1845. PREFACE. The publication of this bock was called for by the unanimous voice of the Ev. Lutheran Synod of Ohio. The increasing demand for hymn-books; the difi oi obtaining them from the East: the very high price at which they were usually sold: and above ail the inns in the book, hitherto used, — induced the publication of ihe present work. A joint committee was appointed by the three bran ches of the above synod, to prepare a suitable book. The committee endeavored, so far as practical, to fol- low their instructions, viz. to make the "General By- nod's" book, (because introduced to a considerable ex- tent.) the basis of the new selection, so that the books might be used conjointly, It will be perceived, that this book, in its arrangement, essentially differs, in some important features, from the old collection — the hymns were mainly selected from the hymn-book, published by the -'General Synod," some were added from the hymn-book of the Ev. Lutheran Synod o*" New York/' a small number from the "Common Pray- er-Book, :: and a few from other sources. Had the com- mittee been less restricted in their choice, a better se- lection would have been made. The {: Prayers for Fa- milies and Individuals,'' appended to the hymn-book pf the :: Ev. Lutheran Synod o[ New York," were also added,— it is hoped that they may aid the devotion and promote the edification of church-members. The committee by no means claim infallibility for themselves, nor perfection for their work. As it is. they believe this book to be better adapted to the views and wants, and more acceptable to the membe PREFACE. the congregations of the Ev. Lutheran Cnqrch in the West, than the old collectipn has been. The number of all the hymns will be found on the upper margin of the page, and the original number of those selected from the "General Synod's 7 ' hymn-book is given in brackets, — all other hymns were selected from other sources. The pages are numbered below. May God attend this work with his divine blessing, to the edification and spiritual advancement of all 'who may use it,— is the sincere prayer of The Hymn-Book Committed. TABLE OF CONTENTS. No. L OF GOD. 1. The being and perfections of God. - 1 2. Of the Trinity. (See Doxologies.) 19 3. The works of God. - 22 4. Providence of God. 26 5. Praise to God. - - - 41 II. FALL AND DEPRAVITY OF MAN. 54 III. CHRIST. 1. His Divinity. 65 2. His Mission and "Works. i Advent and Birth of Christ. - - 69 ( His Life and Example. 79 I His Sufferings and Death. 85 ( His Resurrection and Ascension. • 93 3, Salvation through him. - - - 102 IV. HOLY SPIRIT. 1. His Influence. .... 131 2. Gospel Call. 138 3. Repentance. 176 4. Faith. 200 V. MEANS OF GRACE. 1. The Word of God. - - - 206 2. Baptism. 215 3. The Lord's Supper. - - - 221 VI. THE CHRISTIAN. 1. His Conversion. - 233 2. His Duty and Graces. - - - 246 i Prayer, Love to Christ, Confidence and ( Trust in God. Christian Graces. 3. His various Relations, - - - 287 TABLE OF CONTENTS. VII. THE CHURCH. 1. General and Missionary Hymns. - 313 2. Public Worship. .... 320 3. Pastoral. 33G 4. Confirmation. - - - - 343 5. Congregational. - - - - 355 VIII. CONSUMMATION OF THINGS. 1. Death. - * -. - - - 363 2. Resurrection. .... 388 3. Judgment and Eternity. - - 392 IX. SPECIAL OCCASIONS. 1. The Seasons. ..... 405 2. The New Year. - - 411 3. Morning and Evening. - - - 417 4. Sickness arid recovery. - - - 429 5. Public and national Blessings and af- flictions. - 436 6. Collections. 446 X. DISMISSIONS AND DOXOLOGIES. 1. Dismissions. ----- 450 2. Doxologies. 454 XL PRAYERS FOR FAMILIES AND INDIVIDUALS. 1. Prayers for families. 1 2. Pravers for individuals. • . .SI HYMNS. I, OF GOD, L TOE BEING AND PERFECTIONS 1. (14.) L. M Tht Spirituality of God. John iv 2 i i rjlHOU art. O God! a spirit pure, -■- Invisible to mortal eyes; Th' immortal, and the eternal King, The great, the good, the only wise. *2 Whilst nature changes, and her works Corrupt, decay, dissolve, and die, Thy essence pure no change shall see* Secure of immortality. 3 Thou great Invisible! what hand Can draw thy image spotless fair! To what in heaven, to what on earth, Can men th 5 immortal King compare ! 4 Let stupid heathens frame their gods. Of gold, and silver, wood and stone; Ours is the God that made the heavens ; Jehovah he, and God alone. 5 My soul, thy purest homage pay, fa truth and spirit him adore ; More shall this please than sacrifice. Than outward forms delight him mo 1 B THE BEING AND 2. (16.) L. M. God supreme and self-sufficient. ^7" HAT is our God, or what his name, Nor men can learn, nor angels teach : Me dwells concealed in radiant flame. Where neither eyes nor thoughts can reach. 2 The spacious worlds of heavenly light, Compar'd with him. how short they fall ! They a r e too dark, and he too bright ; Nothing are they, and God is all. 3 He spoke the wondrous word, and lo ! Creation rose at his command ; Whirlwinds and seas their limits know, Bound in the hollow of his hand, I There rests the earth, there roll the spheres. There nature leans, and feels her prop ; But his own self-suiTicience bears The weight of his own glories up. 5 The tide of creatures ebbs and flows, Measuring their changes by the moon: No ebb his sea of glory knows: His age is one eternal noon. 6 Then fly. my song, an endless round, The lofty tune let Gabriel raise, All nature dwell upon the sound, But we can ne'er fulfil the praise. 3. (I?) h M. Unity of God. TERNAL God, almighty pause Of earth, and seas and worlds unknown : o PERFECTIONS 01 \ ibject to thy laws : . glorious being singly stan . 11 within itsel: By none control 1 d in thy comman And in thyself complete 3 To thee alone o Lei b Jav'n an 1 earth due homage pay : A gods we dis.v \ leir claims, renounce theii '.:•:. Lord, our hope snail i of peace and joy anil L v makes us fc With all woulJ nothing T 5 Worship ro thee alone ship to thee alone we eire : & be our hearts. And to thy glory we would . t name through heal! ir idol-dei i the world to thy ^ommr: And reign as thou ait, Go] ajoi 4. (10.) L. M. - 6roi I tic om j) reheat 1 g^^REAT God. in vain man's narrow ^-^ Attempts to look thy nature thro 1 :. Our lab' ring powers with rev : renee own. Thy glories never can be kn 2 Not the high seraph's mighty thought. Who countless years his God has g 3 THE BEING AND .Such wondrous height or depth can find, ©r fully trace thy boundless mind. 3 Yet. Lord, thy kindness deigns to show Bhough for mortal men to know : While wisdom, goodness. pow ; r divine. Thro 1 all thy works and conduct shine 4 O! may our souls with rapture trace Thy work&of nature and of grace, Explore thy sacred truth, and still Press on to know and do thy will! 5. (20) -e^r ySL ^ God eternal and unchangeable. "iREAT God.. how infinite art th r How frail and weak are we! I/'-t the whole race oi -creatures.' And pay their praise to thee, •2 Thy throne eternal ages Stood; Ere earth or heav n was m Thou art the ever-living God, Were all the nations dead. J Nature and time all open He To thine immense survey. From the fcrmation of the :ky, To the last awful day. 1 Eternity, with all its years. Stands present to thy view. To thee there's nothing old appears . Great God! there's nothing new. H Out lives thrrf various scenes are drawn. Arid vex' d with trifling cares- 4 PERFECTIONS OF GOD. While thine eternal thought moves on Thine undistufb'd aflkij 6 Great God. how infinite arc thou! How frail and weak are we! Let the whole race of creatures bow. And pay their praise to thee. 6, (21.) L. 11 1 A LL-POW : RFUL. self-existent God, -™- Who all creation dost sustain! Thou wast, and art. and. art to come: And everlasting i ign. 2 Fix'd and eternal as thy clays. Each glorious attribute divine. Thro' ages infinite, shall still With undiminished lustre shine. 3 Fountain of being! source of good ! Immutable dost thou remain : Nor can the shadow of a change Obscure the glories of thy reign. \ Nature her order shall ren Revolving seasons cease their round : Nor spring appear with blooming pride, Nor autumn be with plenty crown; d : 5 Yon shining orbs forget their course: The sun his desthrd path forsake: And burning desolation mark Amid the world his wand' ring track. 6 Earth may with all her pow'rs dissolve. If such the great Creator's will : But thou forever art the same : u I am" is thy memorial still. 5 1 \ - THE BEING AND 7. (22.) L. M. God Almighty. i £S^ T ^ t0 tae tord, ye sons of fame, ^* Give to the Lord renown and po Ascribe due honors to his name, And his- eternal might adore. 2 The Lord proclaims his pow'r aloud, O'er the vast ocean and the land ; Mis voice divides the wat'ry cloud. And lightnings blaze at his command 3 He speaks, and howling tempests rise, And lay the forest bare around; The fiercest beasts, with piteous cries, Confess the terror of the sound. 4 His thunders rend the vaulted skies, And palaces and temples shake. The mountains tremble at the noise. The valleys roar, the deserts quake 5 The Lord sits sovereign o'er the flood ; The Thund'rer reigns forever King, But makes his church his blest abode, Where we his awful glories sing G We see no terrors in his name. But in our God a Father find. The voice that shakes all nature's frame, Speaks comfort to the pious mind. 8. (25.) L. M, God Omnipresent and Omniscient. l.T ORD, thou hast search'd and seen me through, ** Thine eye commands, with piercing view, PERFECTIONS OF GOD My rising and my resting hours, My heart and flesh, with all their pow'rs. 2 Could I so false, so faithless prove. To quit thy service and thy love : Where,. Lord, could I thy presence shun. Or from thy dreadful glory run? 3 If, mounted on a mornin g ray, I fly beyond the western sea; Thy swifter hand would first arrive, And there arrest thy fugitive. 4. Or should I try to shun thy sight Beneath the spreading veil of night : One glance of thine, one piercing ray Would kindle darkness into day. 5 The veil of night is no disguise, No screen from thy all-searching eyes. Thy hand can seize thy foes as soon Through midnight shades, as blazing noon 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. 9, (26.) C. M. 1 *H~ ORD, ail I am is known to thee 1 ■*-^ In vain my soul would try To shun thy presence, or to flee The notice of thine eye. 2 Thy all-surrounding sight surveys My rising and my rest. My public walks, my private ways, And secrets of my breast. 7 10 THE BEING AND 3 My thoughts lie open to thee, Lord, Before they're form'd within ; And ere my lips pronounce the word, Thou know' st the sense I mean. 4 O wondrous Knowledge, deep and high! Where can a creature hide? Within thy circling arms I lie, Beset on ev'ry side. 5 So let thy grace surround me still, And like a bulwark prove, To guard my soul from ev'ry ill, Secur'd by sov'reign love. ]0. (27.) C. M. God's Wisdom. 1 ^ONGS of immortal praise belong ^^ To my almighty God : He hath my heart, and he my tongue. To spread his name abroad. 2 How great the works his hand hath wrought! How glorious in our sio-ht! And men in ev'ry age have sought His wonders with delight. 3 How most exact is nature's frame! How wise th' eternal mind! His counsels never change the scheme That his first thoughts design'd. 4 When he redeem'd the sons of men,. He fix'd his cov'nant sure, The orders, that his lips pronounce To endhss years endure. PERFECTIONS OF GOD. 11. |£ 5 Nature, and time, and earth, and skies. Thy beav'nly skill proclaim. What shall we do to make us wise^ B i| lea rn to read thy name ( ' To fear thy pow'r. to trust thy grac<\ Is our divinest skill: And he's the wisest of our race, Who best obeys thy will. 11. (28.) C. M. • God Holy and Just. 1 "II^LY and rev'rend is the name -■--■- Of orj* eternal King. Thrice holy. Lord! the angels cry: Thrice holy, let us sing. Holy is he in all hi? works. And saints are his delight: But sinners and their wicked ways- Are hateful in his sight. 3 The deepest rev'rence. homage, love Pay. O my soul, to C4od : Lift with thy hands a holy heart* To his sublime abode. 4 Thou, righteous God! preserve my mind From all pollution free: Thine image form within my breast. That I thy face may see. 12. (29.) C. ML i ^HOD is a Spirit, just and wise . V He sees our inmost mind. In vain to heav'n we raise our cries. And leave our souls behind 9 13 THE BEING AND 2 Nothing but truth before his throne. With honor can appear. The painted hypocrites are known Through the disguise they wear, 3 Their lifted eyes salute the skies, Their bended knees the ground ; But God abhors the sacrifice, Where not the heart is found. 4 Lord! search my thoughts, and try my '•■ And make my soul sincere: Then shall I stand before thy face, And find acceptance there. 13. (30.) C. M. God 7io Respecter of Persons. 1 "^ST/"ITH eye impartial, heav'n's high King ** Surveys each human tribe; No earthly pomp his eyes can charm, Nor wealth his favor bribe, 2 The rich and poor, of equal clay, His pow'rful hand did frame; All souls are his, and him alike Their common Parent claim. 3 Ye sons of men of high degree, Your great Superior own; Praise him for all his gifts, and pay Your homage at his throne. 4 Trust in the Lord, ye humble poof, And banish ev'ry fear: The God you serve will ne'er forsake. The man of heart sincere= 10 PERFECTIONS OF GOD. 14. \} 14. (32.) C. M. God Benevolent and Merciful 1 FH1HY ceaseless, unexhausted love. -*- Unmerited and free, Delights our evil to remove. And help our misery. 2 Thou waitest to be gracious still ; Thou dost with sinners bear: That. sard, we may thy goodness feel, And all thy grace declare. 3 Thy goodness and thy truth, to me, To ev'ry soul abound ; A vast un flit horn able sea, Where all our thoughts are drown'd. 4 Its streams the whole creation reach, So plenteous is the store; Enough for all, enough for each, . Enough for evermore. 5 Faithful. O Lord, thy mercies are: A rock which cannot move: A thousand promises declare Thy constancy of love. Throughout the universe it reigns, Unalterably sure; And. while the truth of God remains. His goodness must endure. 15. (34.) C. M. God Gracious to AH. 1 ^JWEET is the mem'ry of thy grace. ^ O Go d.mv heav'rlv Kirrj! 11 ' THE BEING AND Let age to age thy righteousness In sounds of glory sing. i God reigns on high, bui not confines His goodness to the skies. Through the whole earth his bounty shines, And ev'iy want supplies. 3 With longing eyes, thy creatures wait On thee for daily food : Thy lib'ral hand provides their meat. And fills their mouths with good, 4 How kind are thy compassions, Lord! How slow thine anger moves! But soon he sends his pard'ning word, To cheer the souls he loves. 5 Creatures, with all their endless race, Thy pow'r and praise proclaim; But saints, who taste thy richer grace. Delight to bless thy name. 16, (36.) S. M. God' s Mercy great and eternal. 1 "MB"Y soul, repeat his praise, IT A Whose mercies are so great ; Whose anger is so slow to rise, So ready to abate. 2 God will not always chide; And, ^/hen his wrath is felt, His strokes are fewer than our cr:mes : And lighter than our guilt. 3 High as the heav'ns are raised Above the ground we tread, 12 PERFECTIONS OF GOD. So far the. riches of his grace Out highest thoughts exceed. i His grace subdues our sis And his forgiving lev Far as the east is from the west Doth all our guilt remove. 5 The pity of the Lord To those who fear his name, Is such as tender parents feel : He knows our feeble frame. 6 Our days are as the grass. Or like the morning flower ! If one sharp blast sweep o'er the held. It withers in an hour. 7 But thy compassions. Lord. To endless years endure : And children's children ever find Thy words of promise sure. IT. (37.) L. ft T/ie glory of God. 1 "^TE sons of men, in sacred lays. -*• Attempt the great Creator's praise : But who an equal song can frame ? "What verse can reach the lofty theme 2 3 He sits enthron'd amidst the spheres.. And glory like a garment wear:- While boundless wisdom, pow'r, and grace, Command our awe, transcend our praise. 3 Before his throne a shining band Of cherubs and of seraohs stand : 13 c ' 18 PERFECTIONS OF GOD. Ethereal spirits, who in flight Outstrip the rapid speed of light. 4 To God all nature owes its birth; He form'd this pond'rous globe of earth. He raised the glorious arch on high, And measur'd out the azure sky. 5 In all our Maker's grand designs. Omnipotence with wisdom shines. His works, through all this wondrous frame. Bear the great. impress of his name. 6 Rais'd on devotion's lofty wing, Let us his high perfections sing: O let his praise employ our tongue. Whilst list niug worlds applaud the song! 18. (38.) C. M. God is Love. 1 John, iv. 8. MID the splendors of thy state. My God, thy love appears, With the soft radiance of the moon Among a thousand stars. 2 Nature through all her ample round Thy boundless power proclaims. And, in melodious accent, speaks The goodness of thy names. 3 Thy justice, holiness, and truth, Our solemn awe excite; But the sweet charms of sovereign grace O'erwhelm us with delight. 4 Sinai, in clouds, and smoke, and fire, Thunders thy. dreadful name ; 14 TH£ TRINITY. 19 Ear SioD sin its. in melting notes, Tlie honors of the 5 In nil thy doctrines and commands, Thy counsels and desi£ In ev"ry work thy hands have fram'd. Thy love supremely shines. 6 Angels and men the news proclaim Through earth and heaven above, The joyful, the transporting news, That God. the Lord is 2. OF THE TRINITY, 19. (41.) C. M The Doct/'l/ic and U'CE OF GOD. inward malady canst heal. The sickness of the soul. 3 Thou canst repress the rising si_ Canst soothe each mortal ca And ev : ry deep and he oan Is wafted to thine ear. 4 Thy gracious eye is watchful still : Thy potent arm can save From threat ninsr danger and disease, And the devouring grave. 5 When, pale and languid all the frame. The ruthless hand of pain Arrests the feeble pow r rsrof life. The help of man is vain. 6 Tis thou. iTearGod! alone canst check The progress of disea^ : . aw*d by pow r r divine. The high command ol 7 Eternal source of life and health. And ev*ry bliss we feel ! In sorrow and in joy. to thee Our grateful hearts appeal. 32. (77.) L. M The people of God safe. 1 nriHEY. that have made their refuge God. -*• Shall find a most secure abode : Shall walk all day beneath his shade. And there at night shall rest their head. 2 If burning beams- of noon conspire To dart a pestilential fire : 25 d 33 PROVIDENCE OF GOD. God is their life; his wings are spread,. To shield them 'midst ten thousand dead. 3 If vapors with malignant breath Rise thick, and scatter midnight death : Still they are safe ; the poison'd air Again grows pure, if God be there 4 But if the fire, or plague, or sword^ Receive commission from the Lord,.. To strike his saints among the rest : Their very pains and death are blest. 5 i 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, 33. (78.) C. M. Trust in the Promises of God. i A ND art thou with us, gracious Lord, . -^- To dissipate our fear 1 Dost thou proclaim thyself our God, Our God forever near I . % Doth thy right hand, which form'd the earth, And bears up all the skies, Stretch from on high its friendly aid, When dangers round us rise ? 3 And wilt thou lead our weary souls- To that delightful scene, Where rivers of salvation flow Through pastures ever green? 26 iMfoVTOENCE OF GOD. 34 4 On thy support our souls shall lean. And banish ev'rv care: The gloomy vale of death shall smile, If God be with us there. 5 While we his gracious succor pi '-Midst all our various v. The darkest shades, thro 3 which we r Shall echo with his praise. 34, C. M. 1 ^JHINE on our souls, eternal Gc ^ With rays of mercy shine : let thy favor crown our d And their whole course be thine. : I we not raise our hands to thee. 11 hands might toil in vain: Small joy success itself could gi :hou thy love restrain. i is ours the furrows to pi And sow the precious r; 'Tis thine, to give the sun and air, And to command the rain. > 4 With thee let ev : ry week begin, With thee each day be sp For thee each fleeting hour improved. Since each by thee is lent 5 Thus cheer us thro' this toilsome road. Till all our labors cease ; And thus prepare our weary souls For everlasting peace. 3.5 providence of god. 35. (81.) C. NL In Travelling. 1 TJOW are thy servants blest, O Lord! •"• How sure is their defence ! Eternal wisdom is their guide, Their Lelp Omnipotence. 2 In foreign realms and lands remote, Supported by thy care, They pass unhurt thro' burning climes. 1 breathe in tainted air. •3 Thy mercy sweetens ev : ry soil, Makes ev'ry region please : The hoary frozen hills it warms, And smooths the boisterous seas. A Tho' by the dreadful tempest toss'd = High on the broken wave, They know thou art not slow to hear. Nor impotent to save. "5 The storm k laid, the winds retire. Obedient to thy will : The sea, that roars at thy command, At thy command is still. 6 From all my griefs and straits, Lord ! Thy mercy sets me free : Whilst in the confidence of pray'r My heart takes hold on thee. ? In midst of dangers, fears, and death, Thy goodness 1*11 adore : And praise thee for thy mercies past. And humbly hope for more. 28 PROVIDENCE OF GOD. dO, o/ S My life, whilst thou preserv'st my life, Thy sacrifice shall be ; And. oh ! may death, when death shall come Unite my soul to thee ! m 36. (82.) C. ML Dark Provide nee. I Cor. xiii. 9, IS 1 nnHY way. O God, is in the sea ; -■- Thy paths 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 wond'ring thoughts confound. 3 As thro' 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 raptures shall I then survey Thy providence and grace ; -And spend an everlasting day In wonder, love, and praise. 37. (84.) L. M. Providence. 1 FW1HY ways, O Lord! with wise design^ » Are fram'd upon thy throne above, 29 3 33 PROVIDENCE OF GOD. And every dark and bending line Meets in the centre of thy love. 2 With feeble light, and half obscure, Poor mortals thy arrangements view ; Not knowing that the least are sure, And the mysterious just and true. 3 Thy flock, thy own peculiar care, Though now they seem to roam uney'd Are led or driven only where They best and safest may abide. 4 They neither -2: now nor trace the way: But whilst they trust thy guardian eye, Their feet shall ne'er to ruin stray, Nor shall the weakest fail or die. 5 My favor' d soul shall meekly learn To lay her reason at thy throne ; Too weak thy secrets to discern, I'll trust thee for my guide alone, 38. (86!) L. M. Consolatory Reflections on Providence. 1 ) nniS wisdom, mercy, love divine, ■■- Which mingles blessings with our cares: And shall our thankless hearts repine That we obtain not all our prayers? 2 From diffidence our sorrows flow. Short-sighted mortals, weak and blind, .30 PROVIDENCE OF GOD. 39 Bend down their eyes to earth and wo, And doubt if providence be kind. 3 Should heaven with every wish comply, Say. would the grant relieve the care? Perhaps the good for which we sigh, Might change its name and prove a snare. 4 Were once our vain desires subdu'd, The will resign' d. the heart at rest ; In every scene we should conclude, The will of heaven is risfht, is best. 1 39. (88.) C. M YE trembling souls! dismiss your fears^ Be mercy all your theme: Mercy, which like a river flows In one continued stream. 2 Fear not the pow'rs of earth and hell : God will these pow'rs restrain : His mighty arm their rage repel, And make their efforts vain. 3 Fear not the want of outward good : He will for his provide, Grant them supplies of daily food. And give them heav'n 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, Nor death's tremendous sting: 31 4 PROVIDENCE OF GOD. He will from endless wrath preserve, To endless glory bring. 5 You in his wisdom. pow'r. and grace. May confidently trust: His wisdom guides, his pow'r protect?. His grace rewards the just. 40. C M. God s Provide,., dence 1 f^i OD reigns ; events in order flow, ^^ Man's industry to guide: But in a dirt 'rent channel go. To humble human pride. 2 The swift not always, in the race, Shall seize the crowning prize ; Ndt always wealth and honor grace The labors of the wise. 3 Fond mortals but themselves beguile, "When on themselves they rest : Blind is their wisdom, vain their toil, By thee. O Lord, unbless'd. 4 Evil and good before thee stand, Their mission to perform : The sun shines bright at thy command; Thy hand directs the storm. 5 Lord in all our ways we'll own Thy providential pow'r : Entrusting to thy care alone The lot of ev'rv hour. 32 - l.SE TO GOD. |1 42 5. PRAISE TO GOD. 41. (44.) L. M Praise to God as the Creator and Preserver, 1 InEFORE 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 sov'reign pow'r. without our aid. Made us of clay, and fornVd us men. And when like wand'rrag sheep we stray'd. He brought us to his fold again. 3 We are his people, we his care. Our souls and all our mortal frame : What lasting honors shall we rear. Almighty . to thy name*? A We'll crowd thy gates with thankful songs ; High as the Heav r ns our voi I earth, with her ten thousand tongues,' Shall fill thy courts with g praise. T> Wide as the world is thy command : Vast as eternity thy Jove : Firm as a rock thy truth must stand, When rolling years shall cease to move. 42. (45.) C. M. P raise to God for Preservation and Redemption, 1 ^t^E humble souls, approach your God -■- With son^s of sacred praise: For He is good, immensely good. And kind are all his ways. 33 43 PRAISE TO GOL>. 2 All nature owns his guardian care: In him we live and move : But nobler benefits declare The wonders of his love. 3 He gave hi-s Son, his only Son, To ransom rebel worms. 7 Tis here he makes his goodness known In its diviner forms. 4 To this dear refuge, Lord, we come ; 'Tis here our hope relies ; A safe defence, a peaceful home, When storm? of trouble rise. 5 Thine eye beholds with kind regard The souls who trust in thee ; Their humble hope thou wilt reward With bliss divinely free. (6 Great God/to thy almighty love What honors shall we raise? Not all the raptur'd songs above Can render equal praise. 43. (46.) L. M. Praise for the Mercies of God. 1 ^T^I^E to our God immortal praise i ^J* Mercy and truth are all his ways. Wonders of grace to God belong: Repeat his mercies in your song. 2 Give to the Lord of lords renown, The King of kings with glory crown. His mercies ever shall endure, When lords and kings are known no more - 34 PRAISE TO GOD. 4'1 } Fie built the earth, he spread the sky, And fix* J the starry lights on high. Wonders of grace to God belong: Repeat his mercies in your song. 4. 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 mod 5 He sent his Son with pow'r to save From guilt, and darkness, and the grave Wonders of grace to God belong: Repeat his mercies in your song. 6 Through this vain world he guides our fc And leads us to his heav ; nly seat. His mercies ever shall endure, When this vain world shall be no more. 44.. (47.) P. M 1. T'LL praise my Maker, whilst I've breath: -*- An 1 when .-my voice is lost in death. Praise shall employ my nobler pow'rs. My days of praise shall ne'er be past Whilst life and thought and being last, Or immortality endures. 2. Happy the man whose hopes rely On Israel's God, who made the sky, And earth, and seas, with all their train. His truth forever stands secure : He saves th : oppress'd, he feeds the poor : And none shall find his promise vain. 3 The Lord pours eye-sight on the blind ; The Lord supports the fainting mind ; 35 * 43 PRAISE TO GOD. He sends the lab* ring conscience peace : He helps the stranger in distress. The widow and the fatherless. And grants the pris'ner sweet release. 4. I "II praise him. white he lends me breath . And when my voice is lost in death. Praise shall employ my nobler pow'rs. My days of praise shall ne'er be past. Whilst life, and thought, and being last. Qc immortality endures. 45. (50.) S. M COME, sound his praise abroad,. I hymns of glory sing! Jehovah is the so v' reign God, The universal Kii % He form'd the deeps unknown . He gave the seas their bound : The wat'ry worlds are all his own. And all the solid ground. 3 Come, worship at his throne : Come, bow before the Lord. We are Bis works and not our own : He form'd us by his word. I To day a:: end his voice. Nor dare provoke his rod : Come, like the people of his choice . And own your gracious God I 46. (51.) C. M. . WNDULGENT Father ! how divine, ■™ How bright, thy bounties are ! 36 PRAISE TO GOD. -17 Through nature's ample round they shine Thy goodness to declare. \i But in the nobler work of grace, What sweeter mer In my benign Redeemer's face. And ev'ry ff;ar beguiles! 3 Such wonders. Lord, while I sui To thee my thanks shall rif ..'•n morning ushers in the day. Or cvming veils the skies. 4 When glimm'ring life resi Thy praise shall tune my breath. t remembrance of th . ,11 gild the shades of death. ;» Bui oh ! how blest my song shall ri i freed from feeble clay. iJ all thy glories meet mine e In one eternal da v. ' N I s •• i A is, who resound thy Dame Through yon ethereal plains. 11 glow with a diviner flame. Or raise sublime* strains. 47. (52.) C. M. 1 If ONG as I live. I'll bless thy name. -■^ 'God of eternal love! My work and joy shall be the same. In the bright world above. eat is the Lord, his pow'r unknown. And let his praise be great : 37 PRAISE TO GOD: - 111 sing the honors of thy throne. Thy works of grace repeat. o Thy grace shall dwell upon my tongue And, while my lips rejoice. The men that hear my sacred so 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 Thy glorious deeds of ancient date. Shall through the world be known Thine arm of pow'r, thy heav'nly state. With public splendor shown. The world is manag'd by thy hands. Thy saints are rul'd by love; And thine eternal kingdom stands, Tho : rocks and hills remove. 48. (53.) S. M 1 £\ BLESS the Lord, my soul! ^^ Let all within me join. And aid my tongue to bless his name. Whose favors are divme. 2 O biess -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; 38 PRAISE TO GOD. 49 J Tis He that heals thy sickness. And gives thee strength aga I He crowns thy life with I When rescu'd from the grai He. that redeemed our souls from death. Hath boundless pow'f to save. j He fills the poor with good ; He gives the sun : rers rest. The Lord hath justice for the proud. And mercy for tlv oppress'd. 6 His wondrous works and ways He made by Moses known ; Bat sent the world his truth and grace- By his beloved Son. 49. (54) L. V, 1 TX glad a maze menu Lord. I stand, ""■- Amidst th - of thy hand. How numberless those bounties arc! How rich, how various, and how fair! 2 But O! what poor returns I make! What lifeless thanks I pay thee back ! . Lord ! I confess with humble shame, 'My ofTrings scarce deserve the name. 3 Fain would my lab' ring heart devise To bring some nobler sacrifice. It sinks beneath the mighty load: What shall I render to my God ? 4 To him I consecrate my praise, And vow the remnant of my days 39 50 PRAISE TO GOD. Yet, what at best, I can pretend, Worthy such gifts from such a friend? 5 In deep abasement, Lord, I see My emptiness and poverty. Enrich my soul with grace divine, And make me worthier. ta be thine. C ( live me at length an angel's tongue, That heav'n may echo with my song. The theme, too great for time, shall ie The joy of long eternity. "HO. "(5ft) C. M. God ghrious and Sinners saved. Rom. i. o0. - v. 8, 0. 1 Pet. iii. 22. 1 TOATHEIx. how wide thy glories shine! .-■■ How high thy wonders rise! I Known through the earth by thousand signs. By thousands through the skies. 2 .Those mighty oris proclaim thy power. Their motions speak thy skrri, 3 on the wkigs of every hour We read thy patience still. 3 But when we view thy strange design To save rebellious worms, Our souls are fill'd with awe divine, To see what God performs. -•'. When sinners break the Fathers law. The dying Son atones; Oh the dear mysteries of his cross ! The triumph of his groans! 40 PRAISE TO GOD. 5<. 5 Now the full glories of the Lamb Adorn the heavenly plains: Sweet cherubs learn Immanuel's name- And try their choicest strains. 6 may I hear some humble part in that immortal song; Wonder and joy shall tune my heart. And love command my tongue. 51. G. M. i "W^rriTH transport, Lord ! we view the ▼ * Where all thy mercies shine; And joy to tell' the rising ag . What boundless grace is thine. '2 The world, with ail its shifting schemes, Time, with its fleeting hours. Life, with its gay and flattering dreams. Its hopes and fears, is ours. 3 Death, also, at our Father's word, Lays all its terrors by : wrtly divides the silver ce. And calls us to the sky. ■I Fain would our hearts a tribute bring Before our Father's throne ; A tribute worthy of our King, Whose mercies are unknown. 52. P. ML 7s. Songs of Praise. 1 ^< OXGS of praise the angels sang, ^ Heavhi with hallelujahs rang, 41 :<3 PRAISE TO GOD. When Jehovah's work begun, When he spake and it was done. 2 Songs of praise awoke the morn. When the Prince of peace was born; Songs of praise arose, when he Captive led captivity. 3 Heav'n and. earth must pass away: Songs of praise shall crown that day. God will make new heav'ns and earth; Songs of praise shall hail their birth. 4 And shall man alone be dumb. Til! that glorious kingdom come? No: — the church delights to raise Psalms, and hymns, and songs of pra s< 5 Saints below, with heart and voice. Still in songs of praise rejoice: Learning here by faith and love- Songs of praise to sing above. C Borne upon their latest breath, Songs of praise shall conquer death : Then, amidst eternal joy. gs of praise their pow'rs employ. 53, L. M. >God exalted above all Praise. 1 "INTERNAL Pow'r! whose high abode -*" Becomes the grandeur of a God : Infinite lengths beyond the bounds Where stars revolve their little rounds ? 2 Far in the depths of space, thy throne Burns with a lustre all its own • 42 DEPRAVITY OF MAN. * In shining- ranks beneath thy feet. Angelic pow'rs and splendors meet. 1 ; Lord, what shall feeble mortals do? We would adore our Maker too: With lovdy minds to thee we cry. The Great, the Holy, and the High. 4 God is in heav'n, and man below : Short be our tunes, our words be few Let sacred rev'rence check our songs, And praise sit silent on our tongues. II. FALL AND DEPRAVITY OF MAN. 54. (89.) C. M. Corrupt Nature from Adam, 1 ~g3LESS ; D with the joys of innocence. -^*-* Adam, our father, stood, Till he debas'd his soul to sense, And ate th 1 unlawful food. 2 Now we are born a sensual race, To sinful joys inclin'd ; Reason has lost its native place, And flesh enslaves the mind. c While flesh and sense and passion reigns, Sin is the sweetest good : We fancy music in our chains, And so forget the load. 4 Great God, renew our ruin'd frame, Our broken powers restore, 43 55 FALL A^D Inspire us with a heavenly flame, And flesh shall reign no more, 5 Eternal Spirit, write thy law Upon our inward parts, And let the second Adam draw His image on our hearts. 55. (90.) C. M. Original Sin; or the first and second Adam. Rom. v. 12. Psalm li. 5. Job xiv, 4. 1 J3ACKWARD with humble shame we look, -S-P On our original : How is our nature dash'd and broke In our first father's fall! 2 To all that's good, averse and blind, But prone to all that's ill; What dreadful darkness veils our mind ! How obstinate our will! 3 How strong in our degenerate blood, The old corruption reigns, And, mingling with the crooked flood. Wanders through all our veins ! 4 Wild and unwholesome as the root Will all the branches be ; How can we hope for living fruit Prom such a deadly tree? 5 What mortal power from things unclean, Can pure productions bring? Who can command a vital stream From an infected spring? 44 DEPRAVITY OF MAN. 50, ! 6 Yet mighty God, thy wondrous love Can make our nature clean. While Christ and grace prevail above The tempter, death, and sin. 7 The second Adam shall restore The ruins of the first, Eiosapna to that sovereign power That ncw-creates our dust ! 5G. (01) CM. The Deceitful ncss of Sin. 1 ^1N hath a thousand treacherous arts ^ To practise on the mind : With flattering looks she tempts our hearts. But leaves a sting behind. 2 With names of virtue she deceives The aged and the young : And while the heedless wretch believes. She makes his fetters strong. S She pleads for all the joys she brin. I g-ives a fair pretence ; But cheats the soul of heavenly thh: . And chains it down to sense. 4 So on a tree divinely loic. Giew the forbidden food : Cur mother took the poison there, And tainted all her blood. 57. (95.) C. M The World's three chief Temptations HEX in the light of faith divine We look on things below. 45 w 58 FALL AND Honor, and gold, and sensual joy, How vain and dangerous too! 2 Honor's a puff of noisy breath ; Yet men expose their blood, And venture everlasting death To gain that airy good. 3 Whilst others starve the nobler mind, And feed on shining dust, They rob the serpent of his food T' indulge a sordid lust. 4 The pleasures that allure our sense Are dangerous snares to souls; There's but a drop of flattering sweet. And dash'd with bitter bowls. '5 God is mine all-sufficient goo'dj My portion and my choice ; In him my vast desires are fi ll'dj And all my powers rejoice. 6 In vain the world accosts my ear, And tempts my heart anew; I cannot buy your bliss so dear, Nor part with heaven for you, 58. (96.) C. M. The End of the World. 1 WHY should this earth delight us so ? ▼ * Why should we fix our eyes On these low grounds where sorrows grow. And every pleasure dies ? 2 While time his sharpest teeth prepares. Our comforts to devour, 46 DEPRAVITY OV MAN re is a land above the stars. And joys above his power. 3 Nature shall be dissolv'd ai The sun must end his race. The earth and sea forever fly Before the Savior's face. 1 When will that glorious morning rise When the last trumpet sound. And call the nations to the skies. From underneath the sfroui 59. (07.) L. M. The Fi i ' "lirtlAT are posa me, and p * ^ The boasted splendor of the great / . which dazzled eyes adore, And seek with endless toils and sweat ? 2 .Express their charms, declare their use. - That we their merits may descry: Tell us what good they can produce. Or what important wants supply. 3. If, wounded with the sense of sin. To them for pardon we should pray, Will they restore our peace within. And wash our guilty stains away I 4 Can they celestial life inspire. Nature with power divine renew. With pure and sacred transports tire Our bosom, and our lusts subdue ? 5 When with the pangs of death we strive. And yield all comforts here for lost. 47 FALL AND Will they support us, will they give Kind succor, when we need it most ? G When at th' Almighty's awful bar To hear our final doom we stand, Can they incline the Judge to spare. Or wrest the vengeance from his hand? 7 'Can they protect us from -despair, From the dark reign of death and hell, Crown us with bliss, and throne us where The j ust, jn -joys immortal, dwell? 8 Sinners, your idols, we despise, If these reliefs they cannot grant : Why should we such delusions prize, And pine in everlasting want? GO. C. M fOW long shall dreams of creature-bliss Our flatt'ring hopes employ. And mock our fond deluded eyes With visionary joy? 2 How wretched they, that leave the Lord. And from his word withdraw, That lose his gospel from their sight And wander from his law ! 3 O thou eternal spring of good, Whence living waters how! Let not our thirsty erring souls To broken . sister n s go. 4 Like characters inscrib'd in^lust,. Are sinners borne away ; And. all the treasures they can least, The portion of a dav. 43- DEPRAVITY OF MAX. 01. 62 61. C M 1 TNDULGENT God ! with pitying eye -*- The sons of men survey. Alis 1 how thoughtless mortals spoil In shrs destructive way! *2 Ten thousand dangers lurk around. To bear them to the tomb: Each passing hour may place them where Kepentance cannot come. 3 Reclaim. O Lord! their wand'ring mind Amus'd by airy dreams : at heav'nly wisdom may dispel Their visionary schemes. 4 Guide and direct them by thy v. Their dan tate to see; That they may seek and find the That leads to heav'n and thee. 62. L. M. i "W^AISE. thoughtless sinner, raise thine eye ; -■-•' Behold : lance lifted high: There shall his justice be display'd. And there thy hope and life be weigh 1 2 See in one scale his perfect law : Mirk with what force its precepts draw: Would' st thou the awful test sustain. Thy works how light! thy thoughts how vain ! 3 Great God! exert thy pow'r to save : Deep on the heart this truth engrave : Disperse the mist from sinners' eyes. And make the. wretched triflers wise. 49 f 64 tall and 4 let them seize the present day, Nor risk salvation by delay ; And, while they tremble, let them five, And find their help, their life, in thee. Job ix. 2— 6. J A H, how shall fallen man ^* Be just before his God f If he contend in righteousness, We sink beneath his rod. 2 If he cur ways should mark With strict inquiring ey Could we ibr one of thousand Faul A just excuse dei i 3 All-seeing, powerful C Who can with thee contend ? Or who that tries the unequal strife, Shall prosper in the end I { The mountain.?, in thy wr: Their ancient seats forsake' The trembling earth dcseits 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 Savior's blood. T 64, L. M. Job ix. 30 — 33 HOUGH I should seek to wash me clean In waters of the driven snow, 50 DEPRAVITY OF MAN. Mv soul would yet its spots retain. And sink in conscious guilt and wo: -2 The spirit, in his power divine. Would cast e»y vaunting- soul to earth, Expose the foulness of its sin, And show the vileness of its worth. 3 Ah, not like erring- man is God, That men to answer him should dare. Condernird, and into silence awed, They helpless stand before his bar. 4 There, must a Mediator plead. ' Who, God and man. may both em brae With God, for man to inter: . 1 offer man the purchased grace. f> And lo\ the Son of God is slain To be this Mediator crown'd: In Him. my soul, be cleansed from stain. In Him thy righteousness be found. CHRIST. III. CHRIST. 1. HIS DIVINITY. 65. (99.) L. M. The Deity and Humanity of Christ. Johni. 1. 3.\l4, Col. i 16. Eph. iii. 9, 10. [1 ji^RE the blue heavens were stretch'd abroad -*-^ From everlasting- was the Word ; With God he was: the Word was God, And must divinely be ador'd. 2 By his own power were all things made ; By him supported all things. stand; He is the whole creation's Head ) And angels fly at his command. 3 Ere sin was born, or Satan fell, He led the host of morning stars : (Thy generation who can tell. Or count the number of thy years?) 4 But io. he leaves those heavenly forms, The Word descends and dwells in clay, That he may converse hold with worms. Drest in such feeble flesh as they. ,5 Mortals with joy beheld his face. Th' eternal Father's only Son : How full of truth ! how full of grace! -When through his eves the Godhead, shone. 52" Archangels leave their high abode To learn new mysteries here, and The loves of ou The glories of Immanu G6. (100.) L. M. God the Son equal with the rather. RIGHT Kin ? of dory, dreadful G . Our spirits bow before thy seat. To thee we lift an humble thought, And worship at thine awful fc B 2 A thousand seraphs strong and briglft Stand round the glorious Deity : But who amongst the sons of light Pretend comparison with thee ! 3 Yet there is one of human frame. Jesus, array' d in flesh and blood. Thinks it no robbery to claim A full equality with God. 4 Their glory shines with equal beams : Their essence is forever one, Though they are known by different names. The Father God. and God the Son. 5 Then let the name of Christ our King With equal honors be adorcl : His praise let every angel sing. And all the nations own their Lord. 67. (ioi.) C. M. The Divinity of Christ. i rBlHEE Ave adore. Eternal Word' -*- The Father's equal Son : 53 6 CHRIST. By heaven's obedient hosts adord. Ere time its course be^un. 2 The first creation has displayed Thine energy divine; For not a single thing was made By other hands than thine. 3 But ran-som'd sinners, with delight, Subiimer facts survey. — The all-creating Word unites Himself to dust and clay. 4 Creation's Author now assui A creature's humble form : A man of grief and wo becomes. And trod on like a worm. 5 The Lord of glory bears the shame To vile transgressors due; Justice the Prince of liie condemns To die in anguish too. — .6 God over all, forever blest, The righteous curse endures ; And thus, to souls with sin distrcst, Eternal bliss ensures. 7 What wonders in thy person meet, My Savior, all divine ! 1 fall with rapture at thy feet, And would be wholly thine. B 68. L. M. " Behold the Man." EHOLD the man! how glorious he! Before his foes he stands unav'd. 54 CHRIST. And, without wro? ;>hemy. He claims to be the Son of God. Behold the man ! by all condemn'd. I by a host of foes : His per- on and his truths eontemrrd A man of suff "rings and of woes. Behold the man ! so weak he seems, His awful word inspires no fear: But soon must he who now blasphemes. Before his judgment-seat appear. Behold the man! though scorn' d below He bears the greatest m-.mc above: The angels at his footstool bow. And all his royal claims approve. 2. HIS MISSION AND WORKS. ADVENT AND BIETH OF CHKIST. 69, (103.) C. U The Angd's Message to the Shepherds at Christ's Nativity. i £\^ Judah's plains as shepherds sat. \r Watching their flocks by night, The angel of the Lord appeared Clad in celestial light. 5 Awe-struck the vision they regard. .Appall' d with trembling fear : 70 CHRIST. When thus a cherub-voice divine Breath' d sweetly on their ear. 3 "Shepherds of Judah! cease your .fears, And calm your troubled mind : Glad tidings of great joy I bring To you and all mankind. 4 This day almighty love fulfils Its great eternal word : This day is born in Bethlehem A Savior. Christ the Lord. "5 There shall you find the heav'nly babe In humblest weeds array 7 d : All meanly wrapped in swaddling clothes. And in a manger laid." G He ceas'd. and sudden all around Appear" d a radiant throng Of angels, praising God, and thus Warbling their choral song: 7 •• Glory to God. from whom on high Ail-gracious mercies flow! Who sends his heav'n-descended peace To dwell with man below." 70. (105.) C. M. The Advent of the Savior. HARK, the glad sound, the Savior comes, The Savior promis'd long ! Let ev'ry heart prepare a throne, And ev'ry voice a son?. CHRJ 71 n him the - poured, :ire; Wisdom, and might, an ind love. boly breast inspire. 3 He comes the pris ners to rel, ."s bondage h« :■' s of brass before him burst, 4 He cornea from thickest films of vice To clear the mental ray : ... To 5 He romes, the broken heart to bi The bleeding" soul to c ■-urich the humble i Xj Our .mias. Pri ace! Thy we Icon. And heavVs eternal arcl I thy beloved n 71. (!•' EL M. of C rist. 1 IB AI.SE your triumphant son gs, -*-•' To an immortal t the wide earth resound the deeds ( s done. w eternal love iief beloved chose, And bade him raise our wretched ra From their abyss of woes. '-jo CHRIST. 3 His hand no thunder bears. No terror clothes his brow ; No bolts to drive our guilty souls To fiercer flames below. 4 ? Twas mercy rilled the throne, No wraih stood frowning by. When Christ was sent with pardon down To rebels doomed to die. 5 Now si n n e f s d r y y o u r t e a r s ; Let hopeless sorrow cease : -Bow to the sceptre of his love. And take the offer 1 7& (lor.) c. m Christ comes to destroy Shi. 1 TOY to the world; the Lord is come! •^ Let earth receive h Let ev'ry heart prepare him room, And heaven and nature si: 2 Joy to the earth ; the Savior reigns, Let men their songs employ : While fields and floods, rocks, hills, and plains. Repeat the sounding joy. 3 No more let sins and sorrows grow. Nor thorns infest the ground : He comes to make sings flow Far as the curse is Found. 4 He rules the world with truth and grace. And mokes the nations prove The glories of his righteousness, And wonders of his love. 58 CHRIST. 7 3. 7 1 73. (ioi c. M. ine Glory and Goodness in the Mi n of Christ. i ^LS ICiH let us swell our tuneful notes, *-■• And join th' angelic thin, i ' >r angels no such lo\e have known, T awake a cheerful song. 2 Good will to guilty men is shov Ami peace on earth is giv'n For lo! th/ incarnate Savior con With messages from heav'n. 3 Justice and grace, with sweet accord,: His rising beams adorn: a and earth in conceit join. Now such a child is born. 4 Glory to God, in highest strains. In highest worlds be paid ! His glory by our lips proclai And by our lives displayed ! 5 When shall we reach those blissful realms. Where Christ exalted reigns. And learn of the celestial choir Their own immortal strains'? 74, (HO. ) P. M. Praise for the Mission of Jesus. i g~i IVE thanks to God most high, ^^ The universal Lord, The sovereign King of kings; And be his grace ador.d. 59 75 CHRIST. His pow'r and grace Are stiil the same ; And let bis name Have endless praise. 2. He saw the nations Ire All perishing in sin, And pitied the sad state The ruin'd world was in. Thy mercy, Lord, . Shall still endure; And ever sure Abides thy word, 3" He sent bis only Son To save us from our wo, From Satan, sin, and death. And ev'ry hurtful foe. His pow'r and grace Are stiil the same ; And let his name Have endless praise. 4 Give thanks aloud to God, T.o God the heav'nly King; And let the spacious earth His works and glories sing. Thy mercy, Lord, Shall still endure ; And ever sure Abides thy word. 75. (HI.) L. M. I i ]%1~ Y song shall bless the Lord of all, JTJL ]\i v p ra ise shall climb to bis abode ; * 60 -1ST. . lor. by that name T call. I ioci. 1 Without beginning or decline, •t of faith, and not of sei I le shines eternal ages much, when in the manger laid. Almighty ruler of the sky. .hen the E work he made FHTd all the no tars with joy. 1 Of all the crowns Jehovah bes Salvation is the dearest claim: - sound well pleas' d he hears. And owns Immanuel for his name. S A cheerful confidence I feel. My well-plac'd hopes with joy I see: - bosom glows with heavenly zeal To worship him who died for me. 76* (112.) S. M. The Birth of Christ. Heb. ii. 10. 1 ~W7~E saints, proclaim abroad -*- The honors of your king: To Jesus your incarnate God. . Your songs of praises sing. . 2 Not angels round the throne Of majesty a ] Are half so much obiig'd as v. ^. To our Immanuel's love. 3 They never sunk so low. Thev are not rais : d so hierh : 61 G CHRIST. They never knew such depths of wo, Such heights of majesty. 4 The Savior did not join Their nature to his own : For them he shed no blood di vine, Nor breathed a single groan. 5 IV lav we with angels vie. The Savior to adore : Our debts are greater far than theirs, O be our praises more! 77. C. M Christ's Character foretold. I "13 E HOLD my servant, see hi: ■*-• Exalted in my might! nm ly : Him have I chosen, and in him i place supreme delight. 2 Gentle and still shall be his voice: - threats from him proceed : The smoking flax shall he not quench,. Nor break the bruised reed. 3 Thejeeble spark to flame he'll raise : The weak will not despise; Judgment he shall bring forth to truth,. And make the fallen rise. 4 The progress of his zeal and power Shall never know decline. Till foreign lands and distant isles. Receive the law divine. G2 T8. L. M. Jesus teaching Ikt P 1 ¥|0\V sweetly flow'd the gospel's so JH From lips oi n list'ning thousands gathered round, fiU'd the place. 2 From heav'n he came, of heav'n he spoke. . To heav'n he led his foil' were' way Dark clouds of gloomy night he broh CTnvefling an immortal day. 3 " Come, wand'rers, to my Father's h< Come, all ye weary ones, and re V s, sacr< d Teacher, we will come. thee, love thee, and be blest. . 'hen, tenements of d Pillars oi earthly pride, decay] oler mansion waits the just, And Jesus has prepared the HIS LIFE . PLE. 79. (113.) P. M. lis & 10s. P raise to the Savior, 1 TBRIGHTEST and best of I of the JLB morningl Dawn on our darkness and lend us thine aid, Star of the East, the horizon adorning Guide where our infant Redeemer is laid ! 2 Cold on his cradle the dew-drops are shin Low lies his head with the beasts of the stall, Angels adore him in slumber reclining, Maker, and Monarch, and Savior of all ! CHRIST. 3 Say. shall we yield him, in costly devotion, Odors of Edoin and offerings divine? (Jems of the mountain, and pearls of the ocean. Myrrh from the forest, or gold from the mine? 4 Vainly we offer each ample oblation; Vainly with gifts would "his favor secure : Richer by far is the heart's adoration ; Dearer to God are the prayers of the poor. ') Brightest and best of the sons of the morning ! Dawn on our darkness and lend us thine aid ! Star of the East, the horizon adorning. Guide where our infant Redeemer is laid! 80* ;iJ4.'i L. ii. The life of Christ a pat Urn for Christians. 1 T1-|"Y dear Redeemer, and my Lord! -^*-3- I read my duty in thy word : it in thy life the law appears Drawn out in living characters. ich was thv truth, and such thy zeah :i def 're nee to thy Father's will. Thy love and meekness so divine, 1 would transcribe and make them mine. 3 ( Jold mountains, and the midnight air •Witnessed the fervor of thy pray r: The desert thy temptations knew. Thy conflict and thy vict'ry too! 4 Be thou my pattern : let me bear More of thy gracious image here. Then God. the Judge, shall own my name Among the fbll'wers of the Lamb. 64 CHRl 81. (113) C. M. J rati went about doing Good. 1 TBEHOI/: in a mortal form -*-* Appear :e divine! The virtues, all in Jesus met. With mildest radiance shine. 2 To sprea $ of heav'nly . the mourner joy: To preach glad tidings to the poor. Was his divine employ. 3 Lowly in heart, to all his friends servant found. He wash'd their feet, he wip'd their tears. And heal'd t wound. 4 'Midst keen h and erne I Patient and meek lie stood. His foes ungrateful, sought his li He labor 5 d foi 5 To God he left his rig] )us cause. And still his task pursued ; While humble pray'r and holy faith His fainting strength renew' d. 6 In the last hours of deep distort fore his Father's throne, With soul resign'd he bow : d and said. "Thy will, not mine, be done!' : 7 Be Christ our patters and our guide! His image may we bear ! ' O may we tread his holy steps, His joy and glory share ' * 65 CHRIST. 82. (116.) C. M Forgiveness from the Example of Jesus. 1 d~^i OD of my rnercy and my prais ^"^ r rby glory is my song; Though sinneis speak against thy z^ 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 compass'd him around. 3 Their miseries his compassion mov'd : Their peace he still pursu'd ; They render'd hatred for his love. Atid evil tot his good. 4 Their malice rag'd without a cause : Yet with his dying breath pray'd for murderers on his cross. And bless'd his foes in death. 5 may his conduct, all-divine. To me a model prove ! Like his, God ! my heart incline My enemies to love, 83. (117) L. M. ■Resignation from the Example of Jesus. 1 -TOATBER divine," the Savior cried, J- While horrors press 1 d on ev'ry side. And prostrate on the ground he lay, -•Remove this bitter cup away. "But if these pangs must still be home. And stripes, and wounds, and cruel scorn. 60 CilRIM. I bow my soul before thy throne, And say. Thy will, not mine, be done." Phus our submissive souls would bow, And. taught by Jesus, lie as low. and not our lips alone, Would say, -Thy will, not ours, be done." ■i Then, though like him in dust we lie, We'll view the blissful moment aij Which, from our portion in his ps Calls to the joy in which he reigns. 84. (1-20.) L. M. 'Christian Example of Benevolence. 1 4 ^D is the gospel peace and. love I - J ^- Such let our conversation be : The serpent blended with the dove. Wisdom and meek simplicity. 2 Whene'er the angry passions rise. And tempt our thoughts or tongues to it 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 this the temper of our mind, And these the rules by which v 4 To do his heav nly Fathers will, Was his employment and delight : Humility and holy zeal Shone thro' his life divinely bright. -5 Dispensing good where'er he came. The labors of his life were love 67 85 CHRIST. If then we love the Savior's name. Let his divine example move ! HIS SUFFERING'S AND DEATH. 85. (123.) L. M The Passion of Christ. 1 g^lOME, let our mournful songs record ^•S The dying- sorrows of our Lord, When he expir'd in shame and blood, Like one forsaken of his God. 2 The Jews beheld him thus forlorn, And shook their heads, and laugh' d in scorn ; u He rescu'd others from the grave ; -Now let him try himself to save." 3 O harden' d people ! cruel priests ! How they stood round like savage beasts ! Like lions gaping to devour, When God had left him in their pow'r! 4 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. 5 But, gracious God! thy pow'r and love Have made his death a blessing prove. Tho' once upon the cross he bled, Immortal honors crown his head. G Thro' Christ the Son our guilt forgive. And let the mourning sinner live! The Lord will hear us in his name ; Nor shall our hope be turn'd to shame, G8 CHRIST. 86. (124.) C. M. Tkt Love of a dying Savior. 1 "TOEHOLD the Savior of mankind -■-* Nail'd to the shameful tree. How vast the love that him inclin'd To bleed and die for thee! 2 Hark, how he groans ! while nature shah And earth's strong pillars bend ! The temple's veil in sunder breaks, The solid marbles rend. Is done-! tl mSsprn's paid •• Receive my soul! :: he cries: See where he bows his sacred head ! He bows his head and dies! •1 But soon he'll break death's envious chain. And in full glory shine. < I Lamb of God! was ever pain, Was ever love like thine! 87. (127.) L. M. Christ our Substitute. 1 7 TBI WAS for our sake, eternal God, -*- Thy Son sustain' d that heavy load base reproach and sore disgrace^ An J shame defd'd his sacred face. 2 The Jews, his brethren and his kin. Abus'd him when he checked their sin : While hefulfilFd thy holy laws. They hate him. but without a cause. 69 83 CHRIST. 3 Zeal for the temple of his God Consum'd his life, expos' d his blood ; Reproaches at thy glory thrown He felt, and mourn' d them as his own, 4 His friends forsook, his followers fled. While foes and arms surround his head; They nail him to the shameful tree ; There hung my Lord, who died for me. 5 But God his Father heard his cry : Rais'd from the dead, he reigns on high: The nations learn his righteousness, And humble sinners taste his grace. 88. (130.) S. M. Freedom in the Death of Jesus. 1 A ND shall we still be slaves, -^- And in our fetters Kg, When summoned by a voire divine T' assert our liberty? 2 Did the great Savior bleed. Our freedom to obtain? And shall we trample on his blood. And glory in our chain ? 3 Shall we go on to sin, Because thy grace abounds: Or crucify the Lord again, And open all his wounds ? 4 Forbid it, mighty God ■ Nor let it e'er be said, That those, for whom thy Son has died. In vice are lost and dead. ' 70 The man that durst despise The law that ought. bold! how terribly he dies For his presumptuous fault. it sorer vengeance faffs ( ha that reto Uious Who hate to hear when Jesus callss And dare res ist bis graced 89. (131.) C. M. Christ's dying Love; or, our Pardon bought at a di 1 ¥¥OW condescending and how kind -*--»- W eternal Son! ir misery reached his heavenly mind. pity brought hkn down. 2 This was compassion like a God. ' when the Savior knew The price of pardon was his blood. His pity ne'er withdrew. Now, though xalted high* His love is still as great: Well he remen Nor should his saints forget. I Here we behold his bowels roll As kind as when he died;- And see the sorrows of his soul Bleed through his wounded side. 5 Here we receive repeated seals Of Jesus' < I 91 CHRIST. Hard is the wretch that never (vcls: One soft affection move. 6 Here let our hearts begin to melt, While we his death record. And with our joy for pardon 7 d guilfcj . Mourn that we piere'd the Lord. 90. (130.) C. M, Tribute to the Lamb. h ^p^OME. let us join our cheerful songs ^^ With angels round the throne; T.ii thousand thousand are their tongue* But all their joys are or:je. 2 " Worthy the Lamb that died, ,; they cry .To be exalted thus; •■Worthy the Lamb." cur lips reply. For he was slain for us. 3 Jesus is worthy to receive Honor and pow'r divine, And blessings more than we can give,. Be. Lord ! for ever thine. 4 Let all that dwell above the sky, And air, and earth, and seas, Conspire to lift thy glories high, And speak thine endless praise! 91. (137.) S. M, Praise for Redemption. I A UTHOR of life and bliss ! -™- Thy goodness I adore. 3 give me strength to speak Thy praise . And grace to love thee more! 72. First for this world, so My daii; I But yet Q Demands my '.van Descending from Savior dwelt an earth : He di s of the ci Immortal hope to . Ah who c Th< ( )r who describe the men! Whic i Whj But lo! — he burst th Father! th For us thou gav's: thy ! U may we all d And live to th 92« (139.) P. M Ba ^ 7», Fm HARK! the voice of Jove and mei Sounds aloud from Cal See it rends the rocks assun Shakes the earth, and veils th -It is finisli d !" Hear the dying Savior c H CHRIST. 2 It is finish'd! — O what pleas Do these charn ds afford! He;v. measure, FJow io us from Christ the Lo: i — Sail - :ord. 3 Finish'd ail the types and shade Of tl law! Finislvd all tb I had promised;- Dc It is finish'd ! — Saints, from h _ 1, Tune your harps anew, yt Join All in Join ianuel 7 s m HaJIclnjah! Glory to 1 HJ$ RESUE AND ASCEI - 93. (144.) L. M. Christ d \ reigning. 1 ffi^ di( s. the friend of sinners dies ! -■"■- Lo ! Sale .. htevs weep around, A solemn da: lis the Bkies : A sudden. trembling shakes the ground. 2 Come saints. a tear or two. For him who neath your load : He shed a th< Irops for you. A thousand drops of richer blood ! 3 Here's love and .grief beyond degree: The Lord of glory dies for men-! .74 • lo ! — \vl: Jesus ain. In vain ;'. Chcrul : 5 Break off your t ie]\. And led the mc . in chains. ••Live forever, won King! Born to sli 94. (14 1VL The R ? ~^rE hum! the Lord. -*- Chase all you i bow with pleasure down to The place I Thus low the Lord oi lire wasbrou: Such wonders love can do! Thus cold in death that bosom I \ Which throbb'd and bled for you! 3 A moment give a loose to grief; Let grateful sorrows ris And wash the bloody stains With tc ' n your eyes. 4 Then dry your tears, and tune your SGBgS, The Savior lives again! CHRIST. Not all the bolts and bars of death The Conqu'ror could detain. 5 High o'er th 1 angelic bands he rears Bis once dishonored head ; And thro : unnumbered years he reigns^ Who dwelt among the dead. 6 With joy like his. shall ev'ry saim His empty tomb surv And rise with his ascending Lord Thro' all his shining war. 95, (U7.) P. M. 7s. The Same. \ 4p1HRIST. the Lord, is ris'n to-day, ^-^ Sons of men and «e your joys and triumphs high: Sing, ye heav'ns. and earth reply. r work is done : . iie battle worn Lo i our sun's eclipse is o'er. Lo! he sc in the stone, the watch, the s« ist has burst the gates of hell ath in vain forbids his rise: Paradise. gain our glorious King: lere, death, is now thy stir. . he all doth save: re thy victory. ' Cflrtlsl | . 97 96. (148.) S. M. Resurrection of Christ. : ^EE what a living stone ^ The builders did refttf V I God hath built his church thereof. In spite of en vie 3 The work . is thine, I wondrous in our This day declares it all divine. This day did J 3 Since he hath left the grave. His promises are :. And each exalted hope he c Confirm' d of heav'n we ?k -inn a to the Ki yal blood ! o bring Salvation from yc I "•ome the hap; When all the world shall own Thy Son. O God. declar'd with pow ; r. worship at thy thj i We bless thy holy word. Which all this grace display And offer on thine altar. Lord ! :;ice of piv 97. (149,) P. M. T : Sa 7"ESj the Redeemer i The Savior left the dead. 77 ; \ CHRIST. And o'er our hellish foes High rais : d his eonq'ring head In wild dismay. The guards around Fall to the ground. And sink away. 2 Lo ! the angelic hands In full assembly meet. To wait his high commands. And worship at his feet. Joyful they come- And wing their way From realms of day To Jesus 1 tomb. 3 Then back to heav'n they : Th joyfc I news to bear. • ! as they soar on I What music nils the air ! Their anthems say : . - Hath left the dead: He rose to-day."' 4 Ye mortals, catch the sor Redeem'd by him from hell : And send the echo round The globe on which you dwellT With Christ we rise. With Christ we reign. An i empires gain Beyond the skies. 98. (150.) S. M. '-'' The Lord is risen indeed" Luke xxiv. A -VWWIFa Lord is risen indeed," -■- And are the tidings tr I kRIST V:i ! 8 lw him living too. 2 " The Lord is risen h Then Justice asks no more: Mercy and Truth are now agreed. Who stood oppos : d before. 3 •• The Lord is risen in Then is his work performed; The captive surely now is freed. And death, our ioe : disarm'd. 4 --The Lord is risen indec Attending angels hear : Op to the courts of heaven, with speed, joyful tidings bear. 5 Then take your golden ly And strike each cheerful chorch In all the bright celestial choi] ring our risen Lord. 99, (153.) C. M. 1 FMIHE Lord of life, with glory crow:.' -*- • xalted throne. jets not those, for whom on earth He heav'd his dying groan. I lis greatness now no tongue of nv ph bright can tell. -.ill the chief of all his joys. That souls are saVd from hell. r this he taught, and toil'd. and bird : For this his life wa 79 '100 'CHRIST. For this he fought, and vanquish' d death; For this he reigns in heav'n. 4 Join, all ye saints beneath the sky, Your grateful praise to give; Sing loud Hosannas to his name, With whom vou too shall live. 100. {159.) L. M. Christ exalted. 1 "pyOW let us raise our cheerful strains, ■*•* And join the blissful choir above ; •There our exalted Savior reigns, And there they sing his wondrous love : 2 Jesus, who once upon the tree In agonizing pains expird, To save us rebels,- — yes, 'tis he! How bright, how lovely, how admir'd! 3 Jesus, who died that we might live, Died in the wretched traitor's place, O what returns can mortals give For such immeasurable grace! 4 Were universal nature ours, And art with all her boasted stores ; Nature and art, with all their powr's, Would still confess the off' re r poor. 5 Yet tho' for bounty so divine We ne'er can equal honors raise: Jesus ! may all our hearts be thine,- And all our tongues proclaim thy praise. 80 101. ».) C. [ hy the heaven! ii J I it. 1 ^K THE delights, the heav'n ^^ Th of the place, W e brightest beams his o'erflowibg gra 2 Princes to his imperial name I Iheir bright sceptres down • Dominions, thrones, and powr's rejoi T seel rbwh. 3 Archangels sound his lofty praise. Thro' ev ; ry heav'n] I lay the:. honors down. : his feet. King, tals learn their strains: ih his honors sing; all the earth he reigns. ' Now to the Lamb, that on Be id : y. joy. remain Fcrever on thy head! ) T h o u h ast re 9 e e m ' d our s o u Is with L aers free, lade us kings and priests to God. 11 reign with thee. 102, 103 CHRIST. 3. SALVATION THROUGH HIM. 102, (303.) L. M. Humble Tiusl; oi\ Despair prevented. i T ORD. didst thou die, but not for me? •*-^ Am I forbid to trust thy blood ? Hast thou not pardons, rich and free ? And grace, an overwhelming flood 1 2 Presumptuous thought ! to fix the bound — To limit mercy's sovereign reign: "What other happy souls have found, I'll seek: nor shall I seek in vain. 3 I own my guilt : my sms coniess; Can men or devils make them more? Of crimes, already numberless, Tain the attempt to swell the score. 4 Were the black list before my sight, While I remember thou hast died, 'T would only urge my speedier flight To seek salvation at thy side. 5 Low at thy feet I'll cast me down, To thee reveal m} r guilt and fear; And, if thou spurn me from thy throne^ I'll be the first who perish'd there. 103. (304.) L. M. I TC1AR from thy fold. O God, my feet * Once moved in error's devious maze; .Nor found religious duties sweet, Xor sought thy face, nor lov'd thy ways. 1ST; lui 2 With tend'n paths which thou could'st ne'er approve ; ntly drew my soul to ih< love. . Lord, I : A . I in all. i to my heart. - : iame. >ul shall - H (306.) C. M ' P \ 1 "UT^^' sad ° 1 ' -I-*- Or.r sin h And satan binds our c Fast in his slavish chaii •2 But 1 _ b grace "He^ypdesj Miners, come, n the L: 83 CHRIST; 3 My soul obeys tlv almighty call. And runs to this 3 elief, I would believe thy promise. Lord, Oh! help my unbelief. 4 To the clear fountain of thy blood.. Incarnate God, I ; Here let me wash my spotted soul, From crimes of- deepest dye. 5 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 helpless worm. On thy kind arms I fail : Be thou my strength and righteousik My Jesus and my all. 105. (310.) L. M. Parting with carnal Jars. 1 ~W SEND the joys of earth away : -**- Away, ye tempters of the mind, False as the smooth deceitful sea,. And empty as the whistling win 2. Your streams were floating me along Down to the gulf of black despair, And whilst I listened to your song. Your streams had e'en conveyed me there. 3 Lord, I- adore thy matchless grace. That warned me of that dark abyss, That drew me from those treacherous And bid me seek superior bliss. 84 rtST. .love 1 stn " O i ft There from of my ! t would I 10 II-) L. ain. Mj — Pati And fr< i To b 4 Upon the cross I s: An.i ... I within. 5 To look to Jesus as Confirms i ly h >p . The work! I shame and ov« By pointing to my Savior's tomb. CHRIST; »5 I see him look with pity down, And hold in view the Conq'ror's crown, If pressed with griefs and cares before, My soul revives, and asks no more. 1 . By faith I see the hour at hand. When in his presence I shall stand Then it will be my endless bliss, To see him where and as he is. 107.. (312.) L. M. Trusting in God. I.7^jiING to the Lord, who loud proclaims,, ^ His various and his saving names. O may they not be heard alone, But by our sure experience known 2 Awake, our noblest pow'-rs to bless The God of Abra'm, God of peace; Now by a dearer title known, Father and God of Christ his Son. 3 Through ev'ry age his gracious ear Is open to his servants 1 pray'r; Nor can one humble soul complain, ^ That it hath sought its God in vain 4 What unbelieving heart shall dare In whispers to, suggest a fear, While still he owns his ancient name. The same his pow'r, his love the same! 3 To thee our souls in faith arise, To thee we lift expecting eyes, And boldly through the desert tread ; For God will guard, where God shall lead, 86 103. 108. (315.) I, M. There is Salvation in -none other than Ja \ ¥N nld boasting reason find -™- The path to happing ss and < r< I let weak di save the mind Bewilder' d in a doubtful road. -'2 Jesus, thy words alone impart Eternal life; on these I live; Diviner comforts cheer my heart Than all the powr's of nature give 3 Here let my constant feet a 1 Thou ait the true, the living way Let thy good Spirit be my guide To the bright realms of endless day. 4 The 1 various forms that men devi To shake my faith with treach'ions ai I scorn as vanity and lies, bind thy gospel to my heart. 109. (316.) S. M. Salvation by Grace. Eph. ii. ~> 1 ^IRACE! 'tis a charming sound ! ^~* Harmonious to the ear ! Heaven with the echo shall resound. And all the earth shall hear. 2 Grace first contriv'd the way To save rebellious man : And all the steps that grace display Which drew the wondrous plan 3 Grace led my roving feet To tread the heavenjy road ; ,0 CHRIST. And new supplies, each hour, I meet. While pressing on to God. -1 Grace taught ray soul to pray, And made ray eyes o'erflow: 'Twas grace which kept me to this day, And will not let me go. 5 Grace all the work shall crown, Through everlasting days; lays in heav'n the topmost stone, And well deserves the praise. 110. (317.) L. M. By Grace ye are saved. Eph. ii. 5. H ^JJELF righteous sou 1-s on works rely, ^-* And boast their mortal dignity ; B'lt if I lisp a song of praise, Grace is the note my soul shall raise. 2 'T,was grace that quicken'd me when dead, An 1 grace my soul to Jesus led ; G rac e b r i n g;s m e pardon fo r m y sin — Tis gt'ace subdues my lusts within. '3 'Tis [rr.ice that sweetens ev iy cross, Tis grace supports in ev'ry loss : la Jesus' grace my sou] is strong: — Grace is my hope and Christ my song. % 'Tis grace defends when danger's near; And 'tis by grace I persevere ; 'Tis grace constrains my soul to love — Free grace is all they sing above. 25 Thus 'tis alone of grace I boast, And 'tis in grace alone I trust ; 88 Ill For all tint's is my theme. For what's to come. 'tis still the sal 6 Thro' oral 1 race I'll si re and bl my crown before his \n I shout free erace to him alone. 111. v>.) S. M. "... . •. I ]\TOT all the blood of be* -^ On Jew; Or wash av. tin. C But Takes all oui than they, 3 My On 3 — ^:ke a per. nd, And t lie re cc f sin. The ] I ear, Wh< :ice To ;rse rem-- the Lamb with cheerful And sing his bleeding \ a : !f2 ; 113 CHRIST. 112. (322.) L. M. Redemption by Christ alone 1 Pet. i. 18, 19. 1 H^NSLAV'D by sin, and bound in chains -*-^ Beneath its dreadful tyrant sway, And doonYd to everlasting pains, We wretched guilty captives lay. 2 Nor gold nor gems could buy our peace" t Nor the whole world's collected store Suffice to purchase our release ; A thousand worlds were all too poor. 3 Jesus, the Lord, the mighty God, An all-sufficient ransom paid : Invalu'd price! his precious blood For vile rebellious traitors shed. 4 Jesus the sacrifice became To rescue guilty souls from hell": The spotless, bleeding, dying Lamb, Beneath avenging justice fell. 5 Amazing goodness! love divine! O may our grateful hearts adore The matchless grace ; nor yield to sin, Nor wear its cruel fetters more ! 113. (325.) P. M. 8s & 7s. Miracle of Grace. Luke xix. 10. : I "^flf AIL! my ever blessed Jesus, -■^L Only thee I wish to sing ; ny soul thy name is precious, Thou my prophet, priest, and king. 2 O! what mercy flows from heaven. O. what joy and happiness! -90 JURIST. Love I much? I've much forgiven, . acle oi' grace. 3 Once with Adam's race in ruin, Un; in sin 1 1 Swift destruction still pursuii Till ss'd this way '4 Wit f heaven, My Redeemer's tenderness; e I much? I've much forgiven. I'm a of grace. iic choir. Praise the Lamb entbron'd abcv Whilst astonish'd, I admire ace and boundless love. 6 TI receiv'd him, FilFd my soul with joy and peace : Love I much? I've much forgiven, acle of grace. 114. -3) L- M ! wing Kindness of the Lord. Psalm Lxiii. a . 1 A WAKE, my soul, in joyful lays, -^- And sing thy great Redeemer's praise ; II e justly el a i m s a son g from me, His loving kindness, O how free! 2 He saw me ruin'o* in the fi Yet lov : cl me notwithstanding alb He sav'd me from my low estate, His loving kindness, O how great ! 3 Though num'rous hosts of mighty foes, Though earth and hell my way oppose, ' " 9i 115 CHRIST. He safely leads my soul along, His loving kindness, O how strong! 4 When trouble, like a gloomy cloud, Has gather' d thick and thunder 7 d loud-, He near my soul has always stood, His loving kindness, O how goodj ■5 Often I feel my sinful heart Prone from my Jesus to depart; But though I have him oft 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, 115. (331.) L. M 1 1%S"Y hope, my all, my Savior thou, 1TJL To thee, lo! now my soul I bow. L feel the Hiss thy wounds impart, I find thee, Savior, in my heart. 2 Be thou my strength, befhou my way. Protect me through ray life's short day"; In all my acts may wisdom guide, And keep me, Savior, near thy side. 3 Correct, reprove, and comfort me : As I have need my Savior be' 92 CHRIST. And il I wc ild from thee de] isp roe, Savior, to tl 4 In ' i >n'a darkest hour, • me from sin and : : wer . ry idol bom thy throne, jn alone. suffering time shall soon-be o'er. Then shall I weep no more ; shall soar away. T lay. 116. (333.) L. V. xess.Justia .'. Ps. Ixxxv. 10. 1 WNFINITE grace! and can it be -**- That heaven's Supreme should stoop so low! To visit one so vile as I, ( brie who has been his bitt'rest fo ! - and wisdom join. With truth, v g, and with gra To make mine, An 1 sin. with all its guilt 3 O love! beyond conception great. That fori; ipendous p] Where all divine perfections meet To reconcile rebellious man ! hies in fullest blaze. And justice all her rights maintains ! Astonish stoop to e l Whi v o'er the guilty reigns. 5 Y- s, mercy reigns, and justice too — In Christ harmoniously they m* 117 CHRIST. He paid to justice all her due, And now he fills the mercy- seat. 6 Such are the wonders of our God, And such th 1 amazing depths of grace. To save from wrath's vindictive rod ) The sons of Adam' race. 3 With grateful songs 3 then let our souls Surround on, .her's throne : And all between the disl His truth a n d m ere; v n . Iir. (335.) L. M. L \fe 1 "^^jJHERE shall the tribes of Adam find ** The sovereign good to fill the mind I Ye sons of moral wisd 'The spring whence living waters now. 2 Say, will the stoic's flinty heart Melt, and this cordial juice impart? Could Plato find these blissful streams, Amongst his raptures and hisjireams 1 3 In vain I ask — for nature's power Extends hut to this mortal hour: 'Twas hut a poor relief she gave Against the terrors of the grave. 4 Jesus, our kinsman, and our God, Array' d in majesty and blood, Thou art our life ! our souls in thee Possess a full felicity! 5 All our immortal hopes are laid. In thee our surety and our head; £4 IIS '..one, •") 1 1 ore let ray 'Tis 1J -. Ss & 7s. IT AMJ thee, All . • ior, Only Sl kxL .or ! g By h ^ c 11 : !e j - Fa/, re it. Grate Want ■.,- it Ik ! Wills 10 do what he requires; And - — Insj i 11 our praiv ime, that dictates them is Jesus: He tl same. 139, 120 CHRIST. 1 19. (337.) C M 1; |0|H, for a thousand tongues to si;;g ^-^ My dear Redeemer's pr; The glories of.jmy God and King, The triumphs of his grace ! f - [ I ] racious Master and my God, ist me to proclaim. To spread thro ; all the earth abroad Trie honors of thy name. 3 JESUS, the name that calms our fears., , That bids our sorrows cease : usic in the sinner's eais : • Hie, and health, and peace breaks the paw'r of reigning sin, He sets the piis'ner free, blood can make the ibuiest clean : His blood avaii'd for me. 5 L't us obey, we then shall know,. Shall feci our sins forgiv : n Anticipate our heav'n below, And own that love is heav'n. 120. (33S.) C. M Salvation by Grace, Titus iii. 3 — 7. 1 >fff" ORD, we confess our numerous faults , . •*^Ho\v great our guilt has been ! Foolish and vain were all our thoughts, And all our lives were sin. 2. But, O my soul, forever praise, Forever love his name. Who turns thy feet from dangerous ways Of folly, sin and shame.] "96 Which our own I Abounding through fa 4 'Tis from the mercy of our i it all our hopes begin : i by the water i Our souls art 5 'Tis through the purchase, of his death, Who hung upon the tree, The Spirit is sent down to breathe On such dry bones as % s'd from the d And, justified bv grace, \V- shall appear in glory toe, ^ An 1 see our Father's I 121. (343.) L ! h "1"ESUS. my Savior, Brother. Friend •^ On whom I cast my every c On whom for all things I depen Inspire, and then a I have tasted of thy The srrace that sure salvation brings; I;' with me now thy Spirit stays. And hov'ring hides me in his wings, 3 Still let him with my weakness si Nor for a moment's space depait; Evil and danger turn a. And keep, till he renews my he; 97- j 122 CHRIST, 4. When to the right or left I stray. -His voice behind me may 1 hear, :; - Return, and walk in Christ thy wa Fly back to Christ, for sin is near." 5 Jesus, I fain would walk in thee, From nature's every path retreat Thou art my way. my leader be, And set upon the rock my feet. 6 Uphold me, Savior, or I fall; O reach to me thy gracious hand : Only on thee for help I call ; Only by faith in thee I., stand. 122.. (314.) P. ML 6s & 7s i g\ THOU God of my salvation, ^J My Redeemer from all sin. Mov d to this by great compassion, Yearning bowels from within ; I will praise thee: Where shall I thy praise begin ? 2 While the angel-choirs are cry Glory to the great I AM : I with them would still be vying. Glory, glory to the Lamb ! O how precious Is the sound of Jesus' name ? 3 Now I see with joy and wonder, Whence the healing streams arose igei-minds are lost to ponder Dying love's mysterious cause : Yet the blessing, Down to all, to me it flows. Q8 RIST. 4 Though unseen, I love the Savior, He a .vn : Pard ivori This I 5 to mortals kn Give him glory, Glory, glory is his 5 Angels now are hov'ring round U - mix the thro- . Wot) t'ring at the love that crown'd us, I to join the holy song : Ull!':i : < ; Love an.l praise to Christ belong, *2& {■•■- C. M. God reconciled in Christ. i "BLEAREST ck all the names abc -*-^ My Jesus, and my God. Who can resist thy heavenly love, Or trifle with thy blood 2 2 : Tis by the merits of thy death The Father smiles again'; : Tis by thine interceding breath Thy Spirit dwells "with men. 3 Till Go 1 in ho man flesh I see, My thoughts no comfort find : The holy, just, and sacred Three Are terrors to my mind. 4 But if ImmanuePs face appear. My hop", my joy m His name ft : -lavish f v His grace removes my sins. G r;* chri 5 While Jews on their own law relv. And Greeks of wisdom boast. I love tlr incarnate myal And there I fix ray tn 121. (310.) C. M Praise to the Redeemer. >LUNG'D in a gulf of dark despair. We wretched sinners lay. Without one cheering beam of hope, k of glimmering day. 2 With pitying eyes, the Prince of Grace held our helpless grief, saw, love!) wn from the shining seats above V\ ve in m< And dwelt among the dead. 4 He spoifd the powers of dark:, ik our iron cha ; ptiv - tins. E His s I | rojects tri< •-. We that were doom'd his endless slaves Are rais'd above the skies] 6 O for this love, let rocks and hills Their lasting silence break. And all harmonious human tongues » The Savior's praises speak LOO < ti: j A D ike all your h >ld : But wh i i highest notes His love • be told. 125, (3-<>.) P. ML - '). l^TOW begin the hfeaVnly theme. ■L* Sing aloud in Jesus' name! Ye, who his salvation prove. Triumph in redeeming' love. ■2 Ye, who see the Father's grace B jamihg in the ice, As to hi tore, Triumph in i ig love. 3 Mourning souls ! dry up your tears . B mish all you fears. See your guilt and care remove, Cancell'd by redeeming love. I Ye, alas! who long have been Willing slaves cf death and sin! ZSow from bliss no longer rove : Stop, and taste redeeming love. 5 Christ subdu'd th' infernal pow'rs: His tremendous foes, and ours, From their cursed empire drove- Mighty in redeeming love. i) Hither, then, your music bring: ike aloud the joyful string. Mortals! join the host above, in to praise redeeming love. 101 9 126, 127 CHRIST. 1^6. (351.) S. M. The Blessedness of Gospel Tunes. 1 TOf-OW beauteous are their feet, -«- Who stand on Zion's hill! Who bring salvation on their tongues. And words of peace reveal. -2 How charming is their voice! How sweet the tidings art ! • w Zion, behold thy Savior King; He reigns and triumphs here."' 3 How happy are our ears, That hear this joyful sound. Which kings and prophets waited for. And sought, but never found! 4 How blessed are our eyes, That see this heavaiiy light! Prophets and kings desir'd it longj But died without the sight. 5 The watchmen join their voice, And tuneful notes employ; Jerusalem breaks forth in songs, And deserts learn the joy. 8 The Lord makes bare his arm Thro' all the earth abroad; Let ev'ry nation now behold Their Savior and their God. 127. (353.) C. M. Praise to the Redeerr.. • FglO our Redeemer's glorious name '-■- Awake the sacred song! W2 CHR] may his love (immortal flame!) Tunc every heart and tongue. 2 His love what mortal thought can rea What mortal tongue display! Imagination's utmost stretch In wonder di •3 He. left his radiant throne on high, ft the bright realms' of bli \ ! I came to earth to bleed and die! — Was ever love like this? I ord, while we adoring j Our humble thanks to thee, May every heart with rapture say : ••The Savior died for me. : ' may the sweet, the blissful theme, Fill every heart and tongue: i strangers love thy charming name, And join the sacred zong. 128. (354.) C. M. ! MB RIGHT source of everlasting love* -*-* To thee our souls we raise: to thy matchless bounty rear A monument of praise. I Thy mercy gilds the path of life With ev'ry cheering ra Kindly restrains the rising tear, Or wipes that tear away. 3 When, soak in guilt, our race appro* - The borders of despair; 103 129 CHRIST. Thy grace through Jesus' blood proclaimed A iree salvation near. 4 What shall we render, bounteous Lord. For all the grace we see? -Alas! the goodness worms can yield Extend eth not to thee. 5 To tents of wo, to beds of pain, Our cheerful feet repair-; And, with the gifts thy hand bestows. Relieve the mourners there. G The widow's heart shall sing for joy j The orphan shall be glad-; And hung" ring souls we'll gladly point To Christ the living bread. 7 Thus, passing through this vale of tears. Our useful light shall shine; -And others learn to gloryfy Our Father's name divine. C. ML Christ, the Way, the Truth, and the Life. A "H~ ORD. should we leave thy hallo w'd feet. & *-^ To whom could we repair? Where else such holy comforts meet, As spring perennial there? 2 Thou art the way— through thee alone From sin and death we flee: And he who would the Father seek, Must seek him, Lord, by thee. •3 Thou art the truth — thy word alone Sound wisdom can impart: 104 MST. 1 hou only canst inform ihe n : purify the heart. A Thou art the life — the rending tomb Proclaims thy conqu'ring arm: 1 [nit their trust in thee Nor death nor hell shall harm. >u art the way. the truth, the life: Grant us that Way to know, That truth to keep, that life to wim Whose joys eternal flow. 130. C. M. :y of the Religion of Jesus. I ¥S there on earth a nobler name -■- Than Jesus to be found 1 Who can assert a higher claim, ( >r more with truth abound 2 God, adorned with grace, C o m miss i o n " d fr < ) m a b o v e . He bears to our rebellious race The messages of love. r. Behold his gentle spirit feel The sufF rings oi' mankind : And with a word the sorrows heal (M* Body and of mind. 4 How lofty were the truths he taught! How pure the life he led ! And shall another Lord be sought. And we disown our Head ? 5 Asham'd of Jesus, shall we let This precious Savior tro ? •105 131 HOLY SPIRIT, And, basely, at defiance set Him who hath lov'd us so? G Forbid it, Lord! nor let us yield To this unworthy shame: .Let each, with holy courage filFd Rejoice in Jesus' name. IV. HOLY SPIRIT, !. HIS INFLUENC - The Operation of the Holy Spirit. \ 1p TERN AL 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 thine heavenly ray, Our shades and darkness turn to day: Thine inward teachings make us know Our danger and our refuge too. 3 Thy power and glory 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 : Thy words allay the stormy wind, And calm the surges of the mind. J 06 HOI J PIR1 i\ t32] (173.) L M Praise j ■ ^ : nt. 1 d~*i >ME, g -ra is S ririt, heav'nly 1 ^^ With ligh Be thou our guardian, thou our uuide; 2. Conduct ns far From t id to thy wot'.:. ■ live a The light of truth to us disj t we may know an Plant holy part. the road dwell with God . the seat of 1 I Whe a is. 133. T4.) C. M. COME, holy . With all thy Kindle a flan ve In these cold hearts of L See, I low. Fond of tl 3 De I we always lii te 1 Our love s $4, 135 HOLY SPIRII:.- 1 Come, holy Spirit, heav'nly Dove, With all thy quick'ning pow'rs ; Come, shed abroad a Savior's love, And that shall kindle ours. 134. (17G.) g M. Aid of the Spirit. 1. JCIOEEVER blessed be the Lord^ -"- My Savior and my shield ! He sends his Spirit with his word, To arm me ior the field. 2j When all my foes their force unite, He makes my soul his .care; Instructs me in. the heavmly fight, And guards me. through the war. '; A friend and helper so divine My fainting hope shall raise: He makes the glorio:-..v . viet'ry mine, And his shall.be the praise. 135. (177.) L. M. The Holy Spirit a Comforter. U (|&iERE the blest Comforter is nigh, *^ ; 'Fis he sustains my fainting heart; Else would my hope forever die, And ev'ry cheering ray depart. *> When some kind promise glads my soul, Do I not find his healing voice The tempest of my fears control, And bid my drooping pow'rs rejoice? 3 What less than thine almighty word Can raise my heart from earth and dust, 103 * And !•! i me cleave to ihee, i My liif. my I And when my cheerful hope Lord, is it n g this daw . 5 Let thy kind Forever dwell, O • e : And light set earnest oi the joys above. 136- (178.) L. 1 A 1VHDST a world oi hopes and fears. -^- A world of cafes. Where foes alarm, and d And pleasures kill,. and glori 2. Send down. Lord! a heav'nly To guide me in the doubtful way ; And o'er me hold thy shield of ] ow"r,. To guard me in the dang'rous hour. 3 Teach me the flatt'ring paths to shun, In which the thou Who for a shade the substance rn And grasp their ruin in their bliss.. 4 May never pleasure, wealth, or pride, Allure my wand'ring soul aside ; But through this maze of mortal lead me to thy heav'nly hill. 5 There glories shine, and pleasures roll, That charm, delight, transport the soul : And every panting wish shall be i oi boundless bliss in thee. 109 k {33 GOSPEL CALL. l;3r. (179.) C. M. Breathing after Holiness. - 1 f\ THAT the Lord would guide-ray ways, ^^ To keep his statutes still ! Q that my God would grant trie grace,.. To know and do his. will ! . -Jer my footsteps by thy word.. And make my heart sin Let sin have no dominion. Lord, But keep my conscience clear. 3 Assist my soul, too apt to stray. A stricter watch to keep; And. should L e'er forget thy w: Restore thy wand' ring sheep. 4 Make me to walk in thy commands : 'Tis a delightful road: Nor let my head, or heart, or hands. Offend against my God. 2. GOSPEL CALL. 138. U«M S. M. Behold, now is the accepted Tune. 2. Cor. vi. 2. 1 l^TOW is th' accepted time, -L^ Now is the day of grace : Now, sinners, come without delay, And seek the Savior's face. -I Now is th' accepted time. The Savior calls to-day : 110 EL CALL. morrow it may be too late. Then v. gospel bids you c< i e in bis w De I is room, raw reluctant s tst them with tl Then will the angels clap their \\ . An s above. 5 At length around thy throne all thy face behold : While thro : eternity they'll si Their raptures to uni . 139. (183.) P ; J ^-^ Weak and wounded, sick an you, Full of pity join'd with power: He H<. po more. ■ ! come ai True beli E that briL. b— - • not conscience make you Lin fondly di- ll 1 .- £0 GOSPEL CALL, All the fitness he requireth, Is to feel the need of him ; Fhis he gi\ T es you ; Tis his Spirit's rising beam. I Come, ye weary, heavy laden, Lost and ruin'd by the fall! If you tarry till you're better, You will never come at all. Not the righteous, — Sinners Jesus came to call. 5 View him prostrate in the garden: On the ground your Maker lies'! On the bloody tree behold him; Heai him cry. before he dies. ••-It is finished !' : Sinner, will not this suffice? 6 Lo! tir incarnate God ascended., Pleads the merit of his blood . Venture on him, venture wholly, • no other trust intrude: None but Jesus ( an do helpless sinners goo:}. "4 Saints and angels, join'd in concert, Sing the praises of the Lamb ; While the blissful seats of heaven Sweetly echo with his name: Halleluiah ! Sinners here may sing the same. 140. (185.) P. M. 7s. HAT could your Redeemer do More, than he hath done for vou • 1L2 To pi Could he m is plood ? I his drawings from aboi "Why wi . Lord del 3 Turn, he cri new turn: cm : . £ If Would I.- . . to think b i ere: . -."jar Savic i AH m ye doul to all his bowels mov is oath beli •• Why will ye 141. (iv s. ' ir attend. And erry heart re: 113' [Q L GOSPEL CALL. The trumpet of the gospel sounds, With an inviting voice. 2 Ho! all ye starving souls, r l ' h a t fe e d u p o n t h e wind, And vainly strive with earthly toys To fill an empty mind: 3 Here wisdom has prepar'd A soul-reviving feast, And bids your longing appetites The rich provision taste. 4 Ho ! ye that pant for streams, And pine away and die: Here you may quench your raging thirst. With springs that never dry. 5 Rivers of mercy here In a rich ocean join : Nation in abundance flows. ;e floods of milk and wine. 6 The gates of gospel grace Stand open night and day: Lord ! we are come to seek supplies, And drive our wants away. 142. (189.) C. M. Inexhaustible Grace. Luke xv. 31. 1 JEHOVAH'S grace, how full, how free- ^ His language how divine ! My Son, thou ever art with me, And all I have is thine, " \ 2 " My saints shall each a portion share. That's worthy of a God: 114 GOSPEL CALL. 14:; Th( : chief, my constant care — purchase of my blood. •; I will give, I deny; With me n shall ever live. And reign with me on high. bould a hundred thousand -more, • :pt the pr -Lice, ve a heaven prepared — for all: shall you have the less." millions come, t on pard'ning grace: me. And we will shout thy praise. (« C. M. ' y Heart. Prov. xxiii. 20. WHAT language now salutes the ear, 1 'tis our Fathers voice ! Let all the world attentive hear, And ev'ry soul rejoice. Sinner, he kindly speaks to thee, However vile thou art: 's grace and pardon, rich and free-^- thy heart. For thee, a traitor. led, And suffer 7 d dreadful smart; For thee the Lord was crucifrd — My Son. give me thy heart. Tho ? thou hast long my grace withstood. And said to me, "Depart;" 115 14 4 GOSPEL CALL. I claim the purchase of my blood — My son, give me thy heart. 5 I'll form thee for myself alone, And ev'ry good impart; I'll make my great salvation known — My son, give me thy heart. 6 Come, Lord, and conquer now my heart, Set up in me thy throne : Bid sin and satan hence depart. And claim me as thine own. 144. (191.) C. M. Whosoever will, let him come. Rev. xxii. 17, 1 ^k WHAT amazing words of grace ^-7 Are in the gospel found! Suited to ev'ry sinner's case, Who knows the joyful sound. 2 Poor, sinful, thirsty, fainting souls, Are freely welcome here ; Salvation, like a river, rolls, Abundant, free, and clear. 3 Come then, with all your wants and wounds Your ev'ry burden bring ! Here love, unchanging love, abounds, A deep celestial spring ! 4 Whoever will, (O gracious word!) Shall of this stream partake ; Come thirsty souls and bless the Lord-, And drink for Jesus' sake ! 5 Millions of sinners, vile as you, Have here found life and peace : 116 GO* ' LL. i l\ n 1 prove i An J drinl .5. (192) I, M. / will in no I out. John vi. ■1 TTTFARK! 'tis the Savior's voice I I -"--**• Come 3 trembling soul, dispel thy fear. th, and who his word can doubt, He will in no aviso cast you oat! satan fill you with dismay. . Christ will cast away? It is a truth, why should veil do! He will in no I you out I re your vi scarlet or n hue? If black as hell why should you doul wjll in no wise cast you out! ; dying T is . He will in no wise cast j -5 Approach your God. make no d< raits to welcome you to-day : His m?rcy try He will in no wise cast you ;0. (103.) L. M. lion. |^1 )ME hither, all ye weary souls! ^^ Ye heavy dad en sinners! coi rest from ail your toils, I raise you to my heav'nly home. 117 147 GOSPEL CALL. 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 restkss as the wind. 3 •• Bless'd is the man. whose shoulders take My yoke, and bear it with delight ! My yoke is easy to his net*k ; My grace shall make the burden light." 4 Jesus ! we come at thy command. With faith, and hope, and humble zeal ; Resign our spirits to thy hand. To mould and guide us at thy will. 147. (194.) C. M. mercy for Sinners who ooey the Call of Jesus. 1 npHE Savior calls: let ev ry ear -=L Attend the heavmly sound. Ye doubting souls ! dismiss your fear: Hope smiles reviving round. g For ev'ry thirsty longing hfart. Here streams of bounty flow: And life, and health, and bliss impart. To banish mortal wo. ^ 3 Here springs of sacred pleasure rise. To ease your ev'ry pai Immortal fountain ! full supplies ! Nor shall you thirst in vain. 4 Ye sinners! come. : tis mercy's voice : The gracious call obey: Mercy invites to heavenly joys: — And can you yet delay li!8 . tJ . Dear Savior! draw reluctant hearts; T tin let sinn< rs fly And take the bliss thy love imparts. And drink and never die. 118. (196.) P. M. ^5 ^ i */ : that Day there shall be a Fountain o; for Sin and Q/icleanness" Zeeh. xiii. 1. 1 ^EE. from Ziori's sacred mountain. ^^ Streams of living waters flow: * God has open'd there a fountain: This supplies the plains below: They are Who its sov'reign virtues bq 2 Through ten thousand channels flow: Streams oi' mercy find their way : Iftfe, and health, and joy bestowing^. Making all around look gay: O. ye nations ! Hail the long expected day, 3 Gladdeird by the flowing treasure, All-enrichinir as it goes; Lo. the desert smiles with pleasure^ Buds and blossoms as the rose. Every object Sings for joy where'er it flows, . l Trees of life the banks adorning, Yield their fruit to all around ; Those who eat are sav'd from mourning,. Pleasure comes and hopes abound: Fair their portion ! Endless life with glory crown'd. 110 I ij GSOP2L CA1 149. (198.) C. M And yet there is room. Luke xiv. 22. 1 "%TE wretched, hungry, starving poor, -*■ Behold a royal least ! Where mercy spreads her bounteous store, F'jc ev'ry humble guest. 2 See. Jesus stands with open arms ; He calls, he bids you come: Guilt holds you back, and fear alar:. But see. there yet is room ! [3 Room in the Savior's bleeding heart : T h e r e love and p i t y i n e 1 1 : will he bid the soul depart, That trembles at his feet.] [4 In him the Father reconciPd, Invites your souls to come : The rebel shall be call'd a child, And kindly welcoin'd home.] 5 O come, and with his children taste The blessings of his love: While hope attends the sweet repast Of nobler joys above. r > There, with united heart and v.. Before trf eternal throne, Ten thousand thousand souls rejoice In ecstacies unknown. ? And vet ten thousand thousand more Are welcome still to come: Ye longing souls, the grace adore. \pproacm there vet is room ! 120 LL. 151 150. C. M. Y '■ ':ov. viii. 1 7. 1 ^fc 7 ^ hearts -*- In Bmilii : turn from evlry mortal cb< A Savior's v 'i He, Lord of all the worlds en hi Stoops to com- Aii i lays hia r . 3 •• The soul that Ion I- s ire a y . re And those that ea -}* g racp i Shall never seek in vain. :: 1 What ob soul should move. If once compai'd with thee? What be my love. Like what in see?. vay. ve false. Vain tempters of the mind ! 'Tis here I rix my 1 8tin| And here true bliss I find. 151. (200.) a M. |^ .MAZING right, the savior su c -^- And knocks at every d Ten thousand blessings in his hai To satisfy the poor.. •^ "Behold," he saith. •• I To bring you to my rest: — 121 L 152 GOSPEL CALL, Hear, sinners, while Fm passing by.,. And be forever blest o " Will you despise my bleeding love, And choose the way to hell? Or in the glorious realms above , With me forever "dwell? 4 " Not to condemn ycur wretched race Have I in judgment come ; But to display unbounded grace, And bring lost sinners home. 5 "Will you go down to endless night, And bear eternal j Or in the glorious realms of light With me forever reign? lay — -will you hear my gracious voice, And have your sins forgiven ? Or will you make that wretched choice. And bar yourselves from heaven?' 1 152. (201.) C. M. JESUS, thy blessings are not few, Nor is thy gospel weak ; Thy grace can melt the stubborn Jew, And heal the dying Greek. 2 Wide as the reach of Satan's rage,- Does thy salvation flow: 'Tis not confin'd to sex or age, The lofty or the low. 3 While grace is ofTer'd to the prince, The poor may take their share ; 122 GOSPEL CALL. 153. \BA oce To peris iii\ 4 Come, all j inners, come, He'll fori . His gospel and his heart have room For rebels such as you. 153, (203) L. H Jer. xxxi. IS — 20. i ¥|ETUR\. wanderer, return, -■-•' An i injur' J Father's face: Those warm d Were ki ace, *2 Return, O wan I n. An 1 seek a F i siting hea His pitying discern, His hand shall heal thine inward srna I; Return, ( I wan lerer, return, Thy live; Go to his bleediu I learn How freely Jesus can forgive. 4 Return, n. A n d wip e a w ay the falling tear: Fis Go.l who says, l£ No longer mourn," 'Tis mercy's voice invites thee near, 15 (20a C. H. The repenting Prodigal. Luke xv. 13, &c. 1 TOEHOLD the wretch whose lust and wine -■-• Had wasted his estate, He begs a share among the swine. To taete the husks they eat! 155 GOSPEL CALL. 2 " I die with hunger here, 'he cries, 7 I starve in foreign lands,' * My father's house has large supplies, And bounteous are his hands. 3 u I'll go, and with a mournful tongue, Fall down before his face, Father, I've done thy justice wrong, Nor can deserve thy grace," 4 He said, and hastened to his home To seek his father's love'; The father saw the rebel come, And all his bowels move. 5 He ran, and fell upon his neck, Embrac'd and kiss'd his son : The rebel's heart with sorrow break For follies he had done. 6 " Take off his clothes of shame and sin,' 3 (The father gives command,) Dress him in garments white and clean, With rings adorn his hand. 7 c: A day of feasting I ordain, Let mirth and joy abound ; ?v[y*on was dead, and lives again. Was lost, and now is found." 155. (209.) L. M. The Beatitudes. 1 T>LESS ; D are the humble souls, who see ■*-* Their ignorance and poverty: Treasures of grace to them are giv'n, And crowns of joy laid up in heav'n 124 >SPEL CALL. [J Bless' d are the men of broken heart. Who mourn for sin with inward smart . For them divine compassion (lows, A h< aling balm for ail their woes. Bless'd are the meek, who stand afar From rage and passion, noise and war God will secure their peaceful state. And pi . cause against the great Bless'd are the souls, who thirst for grace, Hunger and long for righteousness: They shall be well supplied and fed \\'i:ii living: streams and living bread. Bless'd are the men, whose hearts still move. It with sympathy and love; 3 from God obtain Like syn tin. Bless'd are the pure, whose hearts are clean ; of sin : With endless pleasure they shall see A God q[ spotless purity. * 7 d are the men of peaceful life. Who quench the coals of growing Strife: They shall be call'd the heirs of bliss, sons of God, the God of peace. I 'rers who partake Of pain and shame for Jesus' sake : . souls shall triumph in the Lord, Glory and joy are their reward. B 15G. (210.) C. M. The Blessings of Obedience. LEST are the undchTd in heart. Whose ways are right and clean : 125 11 157 GOSPEL CALL. Who never from thy law depart. But fly from ev'iy 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 then- 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. 4 Then shall my heart have inward joy. And keep my face from shame, When all thy statutes I obey. And honor all thy name. 157, (-212.) S. M. The Blessedness of the Righteous and the Misery of the Wicked. 1 FgnHE man is ever blest, -■- Who shuns the sinners' ways; Amongst their councils never stands, Nor takes the scorner's place. 2 But makes the law r of God His study and delight, Amidst the labors of the day, And watches of the night. 3 He like a tree shall thrive, With waters near the root; Fresh as the leaf, his name shall live- His works are heav'nlv fruit. .126 GOSPEL CALL. [$$ \ Not so th' ungodly ra They no such blessings find ; Their hopes shall flee like empty oh Before the driving wind. 5 11 )\v will they bear to stand Before that judgment-seat. Where all the saints at Christ s right hand In full assembly meet? 6 Fie knows and he approves The way the righteous go: Bui sinners and their works shall meet A dreadful overthrow. 158. - (215.) C VL We must be born again. John iii. 7. 1 DINNERS, this solemn truth regard ! ^ Hear, all ye sons of men ; For Christ, the Savior, hath declar'd, • J Ye must be born again.'' 2 Whatever might be your birth or blood. The sinner's boast is vain ; Thus saith the glorious Son of God, ••Ye must be born again." 3 Our nature's totally deprard — The heart a sink of sin ; Without a change we can't be saved .: •• Ye must be born again." 4 [That which is born of fiesh is flesh, And flesh it will remain : Then marvel not that Jesus saith. •• Ye must be born aeain."] 127 159 GOSPEL CALL. 5 Spirit of life, thy grace impart, And breathe on sinners slain; Bear witness. Lord, in ev'ry heart, That we are born again. 6 Dear Savior, let us now begin To trust and love thy word ; And, by forsaking ev ; ry sin, Prove we are born of God. 159. (216.) C. M. T.ie Succistful Resolve. Esth. iv. 16. 1 ^lOME, humble sinner, in whose breast **S A thousand thoughts revolve, Come, with your guilt and fear oppress 7 d. And mak st resolve: 2 ; - I'll go to Jesus, though my sin Hath like a mountain rose ; I know his courts 3 1*11 enter in, Whatevei pose: 3 Li Prostrate I'll lie before his throne, And there my guilt confess; I'll tell him I'm a wretch undone. Without his sovereign grace: 4 " Perhaps he will admit my plea, Perhaps will hear my prayer; But if I perish I will pi And perish only there. 5 U I can but perish if I go, I am resolv'd to try ; For if I stay away, I know I must forever die." 123 L CALL. . [61 I This . ■/. ) \ a 160. (217.) L M. Life } the D.iy of Gr I Hope. Eccl. ix. I "W re the Lord. -■-* Th e time I re wa rd ; 1 while the lamp holds out to burn, • return. is the hour that God has c' To heaven : The day of grace, and mortals may gs of the day. 3 T that they must die. But all lie, e in all that's done h j ath the circuit of I My hands writh all y .. . th, nor hope bee ;=f pardon In th R -i'jn in eternal silence th . ii 161. (218.] L.M. To-day. Heb. if. 7. AS TEX. ( I An 1 stay not fc . GOSPEL CALL. The The bar J won. 2 Oh : re, All - 3UD] For fej.r thy seas Before this evening's coarse be run 3 Llast:;;. • For fear thy I lone. 4 Hasten. O si An sun, For fear 162. (21 C. [ TV; " : . 6 — 2 1. 1 ''"IfYbarrjsar g increase; -»-»-■- An 2 Tl ace, As n nmc, He h self prone Hi: il doom : 3 •* This .: Into a world unknc And who shall then the stores possess Which I i thine ov. 4 Thu - fondly scheme For hap low : GO. LLL. 1G3. I W 10 mourn . -. Peace : re. c - -us. 1 ¥¥0'\ ■■"■- Hi Each GOSPEL CALL, •2 The brightest things below the sky Give bat a flattering light; We should suspect some danger nigh Where we possess deli] 3 Our dearest joys, and nearest friends, The partners of our blood. How they divide our wavering minds And leave but half for God !. 4 The fondness of a creature's love . How strong it strikes the sei Thither the warm affections move. Nor can we call. them thence. a Bear Savior, let thy beauties te My souls eternal And grace command my heart away tn all created g 165, -i.) C. ML Frailty and Folly. I "SJfOW shoit and hasty is our life !. -■"■- How vast our so uls ; affairs! Yet senseless mortals vainly strive To lavish out their years'. -I Our days run th f along. Without a moment's st Just like a story, or a song. We pass our lives away. 3 L-lod from on high invites us home. But we march heedless on. And ever hastening to the tomb,. Stoop downwards as we 132 L CALL. 4 How w That slight the Wl 3hould we That break such cords of I 5 ♦Draw us, S And lift our I :h. That we may d race, An 1 see salvation ni 16G. (225.) I, M: The V : C features. V TBS" AN has a soul of vast desi -L*-*- He burns within with restless fires. St to and fro. his passions fly From vanity to vanity. 2. In vain on earth wo hope to 6i Some solid good to (ill the mind : We try new pleasures, but we f< The inward thirst and torment still, 3 So. when a raging fever bums. We shift from side to side by turns : And 'tis a poor relief we gain, To change the place, but keep the pain. 4. Great God! subdue this vicious thirst. This love to vanity and dust: Cure the vile fever of the mind. And feed our souls with joys refirt'd.' 'T H>7. (227.) C. M. Time is short. 1 Cor. vii.. 2D. HE time is short! the season near, When death will us remove: 10 O i [68 GOSPEL CALL, To leave our friends, however dear,. And all we iondiyTove. 2 The time is short! sinners beware. Nor trifle time away: The word of great salvation hear, While it is cali'd to-day. •S The time is shoit! ye rebels, now. T.j Christ the Lord submit; To mercy's golden sceptre bow, And fay, at Jesus 1 feet. I The time is.sbort! ye saints rejoice — The Lord will quickly come: Soon shall you hear the Bridegroom's roi To call you to your home. 5 The time is short! it swiftly flies — The hour is just at ha "When we shall mount above the ski'. s And reach the wish'd-ior land. 6 The time is" short '—the moment near.. When we shall dwell a: And be forever happy there. , With Jesus, whom we love. 168. (229.^ L. M; My Spirit shall not ahcays strive. Gen. vi. 3 lj ^AY. sinner, hath a voice within ^ Oft whisper'd to thy secret soul, Urg'd thee to leave the ways of sin, And yield thy heart to God : s control? I Hath something met thee in the path , Of worldiiness and vanitv. 134 >SPEL CALL. And pointed to the coating I waro'd thee from that wrath to ft '.} Sinner, it was a heav'nly voice. — I: was the Spirit's gracious i It hade | And haste to s si thine all. irn not the call to life and light; Rega ! in time the warning kii Th.u call thou may'st not always An J vet the gate oi mercy fi 5 G Wkb hai Ye, who persist his love to grieve, ice again. • — >er haps this very I I ■ rhenho j may nei 169. (233) L. S ' 1 l^fTY soul, the minuti way. -L*-**- Apace com n in the icy arms of death jive up my ath. 2 Look forward to the moviri • wilt the ; igh some sharp ien all the i T70 GOSPEL CALL. The eyes grow dim and short the breath. Pressages of approaching death. 4 When clammy sweats thro' ev'ry part. Show life's retreating to the heart ; Its last resistance there to make, And then the breathless frame forsake. 5 When all eternity's in sight; The brightest day. or blackest night : ( hie shock will break the building down And let thee into worlds unknown. 6 < > come, my soul, the matter way ! How wilt thou leave thy kindred clay! And how the unknown regions try, And launch into eternity! 170. ('234.) L. M 'V'ie Night come tk. John ix. 4. 1 4 WAKE, awake, my sluggish soul, ■* Awake, and view the setting sun ; See how the shades of death advance, the task of life is done. 2 ; tk! — 'tis an awful, solemn sound; ( di, let it wake the slumb'ring ear! Apace the dreadful conqueror comes, With all his pale companions near. 3 Thy drowsy eyes will soon be clos'd, — These friendly warnings heard no more: Soon will the mighty Judge approach, E'en now he stands before the door. 4 To-day attend his gracious voice; This is the summons that he sends: 186 LL. 171, 17$ •• Awake, — for or. this transcient ho;?r Thy long eternity i 171. 541.) C. M 1 FppHEIiE is a voice of sovereign g -**- Sounds from the sacred word : •• I i l ' ] . I trust upon tJ 2 My soul obeys * Ety call. And runs to thi I would ■- Lord. 3 To the dear fou\. Incam; ' H From crimes of d( 4 Sti thine arm. victorious Kin ! : Drive the old drag his seat. ■ 5 A guilty, wc . lplesa v c i thy kind arms I fall; thou my ighteousn< My . 172. (2-13.) C. M. : r of Sinn 1 jjJINNERS! the voice of God regard: ^ ' : - to-day : He calls you lis word From sin way. 137 12 173 GOSPEL CALL. 2 Like the rough sea that cannot rest, You live devoid of peace ; A thousand stings within your breast Deprive your souls of i 3 Your way is dark, and leads to hell: \\ hy will yo ire 1 Can you in frightful torments dwell. Shut up in black 4 ]y\v to the see 'fire of his word, sin ; mit to hh ' ..; Lord, An ine. 173. (214.) L. M, : on. 1 maTHY v years v • :. .- W hile, in th o of thought, The one thing nee 2 Why will ye chase the ilacling wind, While angels with regret leek down, To s hid a heav'nly crown? 3 Th' eternal m above, And J s his dying lc . A waken' d coj And :cqs in vain? 4 Not so your dyinsr eyes shall view The. . which ye now pursue. Nut so shall heavn and hell appi s hour is near. 138 G30PZL CALL. 1M. 175 5 Al on the h T :;' the darkest e)-cs. A a I make I 174. ' "■) L- M. Youth and J Eccl. xi. 9. 4 "^K^E sons of A -*- ' your tongue, your souls desire, to all your fires: I and wine. Enjoy th tow . too. Us your thoughts, i ■; t faults, 3 you have done Must all sun. 4 The vengeance tc Hies due Should strike yon: ith terror through . before his face. Or answ injur'd gv b Almighty God. turn off their eyes From these alluring vanities; And let the thunder of thy word ■Awake their souls to fear the Lord. 175. S. M. Invitation to God's II 1 4^1 3ME to the house oJ ^-^ C /dieted, come : 139 j~6 REPENTANCE. The God of peace shall meet thee there. He makes that house his home. 2 Come to the house of praise. Ye who are happy now : In sweet accord your voices raise. In kindred homage bow. 3 Ye aged, hither come, For ye have felt his love: Soon shall your trembling tongues be dumb, Your lips forget to move. 4 Ye young, before his throne, Come, bow, your voices raise: Let not your hearts his praise disown, Who gives the povvr to praise. 5 Thou, whose benignant eye In mercy looks on all ; "Who seest the tear of misery. And hear'st the mourner's call : G Up to thy d welling- place Bear our frail spirits on, Till they outstrip time's tardy pace, And heavm on earth be won, 3. REPENTANCE. 176. (25\.) L. M. Hardness of Heart lamented. "J" ORD! shed a beam of heavenly day -™-^ To melt this stubborn stone away: Now thaw, with rays of love divine, This heart — this frozen heart of mine. 140 (77 h can quaki J s r - T sorrows thou I \Y\\ at but an a I imant \you\ 4 But One can That I L jul ! < to dip I • roll : e divine '] . aiTt of mine. 7. 54.) I.. -I t; r . • ith, t anew, ue : aid v.] ?178 REPENTANCE. 4 Behold I fail before thy face; My only refuge is thy grace: No outward forms can make me clean : The leprosy lies deep within. 5 No bleeding bird, nor bleeding beast. Nor hyssop branch, nor sprinkling priest, Nor running brook, nor flood, nor sea. Can wash the dismal stain away. 6 Jesus, my "God. thy blood alone Hath power snrncient to atone : Thy blood can make me white as snow. No Jewish types could cleanse me so. 7 While guilt disturbs and breaks my peace. Nor flesh, nor soul hath rest or e Lord. let me hear thy pardoning voice. -And make my broken bones rejoice. 178. (257.) C. M. The Penitent. ^ROSTRATE, dear Jesus! at thy feet, A guilty rebel lies: And upwards to the mercy-seat Presumes to lift bis eyes. 2 Oh let not justice frown n?e hence : Stay, stay the vengeful storm: Forbid it that Omnipotence Should crush a feeble worm. 3 If tears of sorrow would suffice To pay the debt I owe, Tears should from both my weeping eyes in ceaseless torrents flow. J 42 repentan* 179 4, But 11 I To expi No tea;-. thou hast shed.-— No blood, but thou hast spilt. 5r, Think of thy. sorrow^ dearest Lord' And all my sins forgive: Justice wiil well approve the word That bids the sinner \i\ 179. (258,) P. M. 73, I: 4^0D oi' mercy! God of grace' ^~* Hear our sad repentant soirgs* restore thy si race, Th m our praise belongs' s past, Tali ne misspent; Hearts ■ worldly cares, Thankless for the blessings sent: 3. Foolish fears and fond desires. Vain regrets lor things as vain : Lips too seldom taught to praise. Ofl to murmur and complain: 4 These, and cv'ry secret fault. Fill'd with grief and shame we own^. Humbly at thy feel we lie. Seeking pardon from thy. throne, V God of mercy! God of grace' Hear our sad repentant songs. Q restore thy suppliant race, Tiiou. to whom our praise belongs ; 1 L3 ISO. 181 RgPSNTANC 180. (-259.) O. Indwelling Shi lamented. 1. "W73/ r ITH tears of anguish I lament. ** * Here a1 My I discontent, And vile ingratitude. 2 Sure tJ ne'er a heart so base.. So false as mine has be< So fai - its promij So prone to every sin! 3 My reason tells me thy commands Are holy, just, and try Tells me whate'er my God demands Ls his most righteous due. 4 Reason I hear, her counsels wc" . And all her w rove; But still I find it hard t obey, And harder yet to love. 5 How long, deal Savior, shall I feel ' These si; in my breast? When wilt thou bow my stubborn will. And give 4i) y conscience rest? 6 Break. sov ? feign grace, O break 'the charm. And set the captive free: Reveal, Almighty God. thine arm, And haste to rescue me. A 181. (262.) C. M. H. what can I. a sinner, do. With all my guilt onprest? 144 REPENT AN< Lfeel the And nee know - at Godj thy my life c The secret evils of my soul Fill me with fear and shame. 3 How many preci< I ne lipd Oh, what cause have I to mourn. Who misimprov'd them all! 4 How long, how often have I h< Ol Jesus, and oi heav'n : Yet scarcely listen'd to his word, Or pray'd to be forgii in me. Lord, to turn to thee, And owing- grace; For thou this flinty heart canst break, And thine shall be the praise. 182. (264.) S. ML Convicti 1 ]%B"Y former hopes are fled, -L » -»- R I y t e r r o r n o w b e g i n s ; X feel, alas ! that I am d In trespasses and sins. 2 Ah. whither shall I fly 1 I hear the thunder roar : The law proclaims destruction nigh, And vengeance at the door. 3 When I review my ways. I dread impend inn doom : 145 x 4 I A g 3. (265.) P. M. : S 1 ^lOME, my s< •2 With i o r i - . i tthout a rival reign. 1 have to do. Ev'ry hour n y me live a life of faith. Let me die thy people's death. PEN 1'A.v 184, 18t 184. (266.) L.M, pi and Repent i 1 f\ LORD, my God, in mercy turn, ^-^ In mercy hear a sinner mourn! I call, to thee I cry, () leave m . me not to 2 pleasures past, whit are you now But thorns about my bleeding brow? Spectres that hover round flay brain, And aggravate an 1 mock my pa 3 For pleasure I L my sou!; roll! ; with a 1 Lay the rebellious ingi 4 Yet Jesus. Jesus^l there Pll cling. I'll crowd beneath his sheltering I'll c] -oss. an J holding th E'en me. oh bliss! — his wrath may snare. i 55- (271) L. M. fPardon* Ps. xxvii. 8. 1 "f" ORD, eet I prostrate fall, ■*-^ s'd with fears to thee I call: Reveal thy pardoning have to me. And set my captive spirit free. 2 Hast thou not said. •• Seek ye my fa The invitation I embrace: I'll seek thy face : thy Spirit give ! O let me see thy face, and live. 3 I'll wait, peril" 1 ; ps mv Lord may If I turn hack, hell is m i r 186 REPENTANCE. And begging in bis way, I'll lie Till the dear Savior passes by. 4 I'll seek his face with cries and tears, With secret sighs and fervent pray'rs; And if not heard, I'll waiting sit, / And perish at my Savior's feet. 5 But canst thou. Lord, see all my pain, And bid me seek thy face in vain? No! Jesus will not, can't deceive. The soul that seeks his face sjiall live. 186. (272.) L. Ml ;: What thai/ I do to be saved?''' Acts ix. 6. r IT(-l melting heart and weeping eyes, My guilty soul for mercy cries; What shall I do, or whither flee, T s escape that vengeance clue to me? 2 Till now. I saw no danger nigh: 1 liy'd at ease, nor fear'd to die ; Wrapt !!•) in self-deceit and pride, • ; I shall have peace at last," I cried, 3 But when, great God ! thy light divine Had - this dark soul of mine, Then I beheld, with tremoli The terrors of thy holy law. 4 How dreadful, now. my guilt appears, In childhood, youth, and growing years! Before thy pure discerning eye. Lord, what a filthy wretch am I ! 5 Should vengeance still my soul pursue. Death and destruction are mv due: 148 i: :':.\ rAi i is; V< I mercy can my guilt forgi An 1 bid a dyi i G Docs not thy sacred word proclaim Salvation free in Jesus 1 name? To him 1 look'., and humbly cry. *•() save a wretch condemned to die!" 187. (274.) I, M, Penitence. 1 SHOW pity, Lord! O Lord, forgive! ^- Let a repenting sinner live. Are not thy mereies large and free? Miy not the contrite trust in the . 2 With shame my nuarrcus sins I trace linst thy 1 inst thy grace ; thou should'st not hear, loom is just, and thou art clear. 3 Yet save a penitent. O Lord ! ill liov'ring round thy word. Seeks for some precious promise there, me sure support against despair. 4 My sins are great, hut dont surpass The riches of eternal grace. Great Go J ! thy nature hath no bound. So let thy pard'ning love be found. 5 O wash my soul from ev'ry stain, tet the guilt I mourn remain. (Jive me to hear thy pard'ning voice. And Lid my bleeding heart rejoice. G Then shall thy love inspire my tongue; Salvation shall be all my song; 149 13 183. 189 REPENTANCE. And ev'ry power shall join to bless The Lord, my Strength and righteousness. 188. (275.) L. M. Prayer for a ncv: Heart. 1 /T\ THOU that hear'st when sinners cry! ^* Though all my crimes before thee lie, Behold them not with angry look, But blot their rriein'ry from thy look. 2 Create my nature pure within. And form my soul averse to sfn: Let thy good Spirit ne'er depart. S'jv hide thy presence from my heart. 3 I cannot live without thy ' Cast out and banished from thy sight: - Thy holy joys, O God. restore. And guard me that I fall no more, 4 A broken heart, mv God, my King, Is all the sacrifice 1 bring : The God of grace will ne'er despise A broken heart for sacrifice. 5 My soul lies humbled in the Just, A n d o w n s thy d re a. d f\i 1 sen t e n c e j u s t : Look down. O Lord, with pitying rye. And save the soul condemn-! to die. 189. (278.) S. M. To obtain Mercy. 1 Tim. i. 16. 1 TlffY oraeious. loving Lord. d*-*- To thee what sha]] j g Well may I tremble at thy woid- And scarce presume to pray. 150 - rANCfc 2 T . lya cry. vex faint : lord, well . ar, ace, So oft h;: ' drawn near, And mock'd thee to thy face. fith all pollution stain'd, Thy I dar'd to call i. ito my lips I drew: all unclean : t I never knew : as lull of sin. G Far from the living L .'. far from Cod and heav'n, ! still aLhorr'd. I ; be forgiv n. 190. (280.) P. M. 8s & 7s Jesu*) thou Son of David, have Meiey on me. Mark x. 47. 1 TTESUS, full of all compassion, •^ Hear thy humble suppliant's cry: Let me know thy great salvation: ' I languish, faint, and die. > lilty. but with heart relenting, rwheW-d with helpless grief. 131 191 REPENTANCE. 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 While I view thee, wounded, grieving. Breathless, on the cursed tree, Fain I'd feel my heart believing That thou suffer'dst thus for me. 5 Without thee, the world possessing, I should be a wretch undone; Search through heaven, — the land of blessing, Seeking good, and finding none. 6 Hear, then, blessed Savior, hear me ! My soul cleaveth to the dust : Send the Comforter to cheer me ; Lo ! in thee I put my trust. 7 Sav'd — the deed shall spread new glory Through the shining realms abovej! Angels sing the pleasing story, All enraptur'd with thy love! 191. (282.) P. M. 8s. The Penitent's prayer. 1 TjlATHER of mercies, God of love! -=- Oh! hear a humble suppliant's cry: Bend from thy lofty seat above, Thy throne of glorious majesty: O ! deign to listen to my voice, And bid this drooping heart rejoics. 152 I lonej . I The help! or 3 c : 1 FFp ■ ; ■ ' — 3 n lure: 4 The fait] s 193 REPENTANCE. 5 Those are the blessings I desire: Lord, be these blessings mine! And all the glories of the world I cheerfully resign. 193. (28; ) c. M. God the Christian's Portion. 1 jT^i QD, my supporter and my hope. ^-^ My help forever near! Thine arm of mercy holds me up. And saves me from despair. 2 Thy counsels. Lord! shall guide my feel Through this dark wilderness: Thy hand conduct me near thy seat. To dw-dl bcfbre'thy face. 3 Were I in heav'n without my God, 'TwoulJ 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 m} r soul's eternal rock, The strength of e\ 5 Behold, the sinners, that remove Far from thy presence, die: Not all the idol-gods they love Can save them, when they cry. 6 But to draw near to thee, my God ! Shall be my sweet employ. My tongue shall sound thy works abroad, And tell the world my joy. 154 i 194, 195 > ) wiii. 13. e , . take my heino re. 3 Without thy grrace 3 I si Down to >re,. ve: ss store,. U art love. iiij I at last in heaven appear, To i€ there, love. 195* 3.) S. [ G J Preserver of his People. 1 FH^O C4od the only v -"- Our Savior and our Ki d] the saints below the s ises bring. 2 'Tis his almi jhty love. Hi I and his care, 155 -E. . i in i ad ev'ry b 3 Hewi', unbl Wit 4 Th . i 5 T 16. 3.) c. I /"">> TH< >U, wh se : nder mercy hears ^*^ Cob Wl From sorrc A 3 Absent from thee. Without Through 7 desolate n y \ 4 O shine c heart, With And let thy h A taste of joy; loo If)7. I) C. M. For Salvation from ( P - > an. I from its E I j^k WHEN wilt thou my Savior I ^* when s j . an ! The true eternal Sabbath s A perfect . sin ! - the sinm 00 g-uilt. and fear, s While thou art absent from my heart. [] ■: in vain! -01 thy to My soul have Jong- uph faithful promise 01 I : . Lord Shall surely be fulfi 4* Joining thy ler fold, ■ Lb • b : no I Like them thy glory shall behold And hear my Shepherd's vok thai I now the voice hear, That speaks my sins n : • give me here Thi . pledge of heaven. o PPKESSD with guilt, oi grief, or Great ( - humble suppliants hear. Though sunk, we ne'er can sink so low. B it thou canst hear the voice of wo. •2 SkQuld'st thou against each evil deed hi strict sc verity pre ceed: 157 - r99 REPENTANCE; By merit, without mere}' try r d. None could be clear d and justifi'd. 3 But thou forgiveness dost proclaim. That men may turn and fear thy name. 'Xo thy rich grace. O Lord! we fly. And on thy promises rely. 4 Ye contrite hearts, who guilt deplore' Come, seek his face, and sin no more : Then shall ye know that God is kind, And full redemption, with him find 199. S. ML Gospel Invitation to Repentance. I HE Spirit, in our hearts. is whisp"ring, ^Sinner, come:" Thfe bride, the church of Christ, proclaims To ail around her, "Come!" ! 2 Let him that heareth, say To all about him, " Come I" Let him that thirsts for righteousness, . To Christ, the fountain, come ! 3 Yes. whosoever will, let him freely come, And freely drink the stream of hie . ; Tis Jesus bids him come. 4 Lo! Jesus, who invites, Declares, c l quickly come : ;; Lord, even so ! 1 wait thine hour . Jesus, my Savior, come ! 15S I, FAIi 200. (313.) M. The 'Power of 1 "WEALTH adds new charms to earthly : *- An 1 saves me from its sn n Li I in ev'ry duty brii And softens all my 2 Extinguished the thirst 61 And lights th « I tf love to God and And feeds the pure desi 3 The wounded conscience knows its j The healing balm to give; That balm the sa : can cheer. And make the dying live. 4 Wide it unveils celestial worlds. Where deathless pleasures n And Lids me seek my portion th Nor bids me seek in v 5 Shows me the precious promise seaPH With the Redeemer 1 And helps my feeble hope t Upon a faithful God. 6 There, there unshaken would Till this vile body dies : And then on Faith's triumphant At once to glory ri .201, 202 FAITH. 201. (314.) L. M. Faith a Substitute for Vision. 1 * FBlIS by the faith of joys to come, -*- We walk through deserts dark as night ; Till we arrive at heav ; n our home, Faith is our 0-uide 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 heav'nly ray: Though lions roar, and tempests blow. And rocks and dangers fill the -way. 4 So Abra'm. by divine command. Left his own house to walk with God : His faith beheld the promis'd land, And fir'd his zeal along the road. 202. (318.) t *'i fi'ik connected mihrSalva&inn. Rom. i. IG. Heb. x; 39. 1 ~l^T>T by the law of innocence -L^» Can Adanvs sons arrive at heaven : New works can give us no pretence To have our ancient sins forgiven: 2 Not the best deeds that we have dene Can make a wounded conscience whole! Faith is the grace. — and faith alone, That flies to Christ, and saves the sou) I l-'AITII. 203. 3 Lord, I believe thy heavenly word! Fain would I have my soul renew' I I mourn for sin. and trust the L . I To have it pardon 1 d and sub A may thy grace its power display! guik and death no longer reign ; Save me in thine appointed w Nor let my humble faith be vain! 20 (3-23.) C. ! 'wing Faith necessa EN souls, that dream of heavm -L*-*«- And make their empty boast Of inward joys and sins forgiv'n, Wh are slaves to lust! 2 Vain are ou ■-. airy fligl If faith be cold and dead: Sone but a living pow'r unites To Christ, the living Head :— -3 A faith that changes all the heart: A faith that works by love ; That bids all sinful joys de; \ And lifts the thoughts above. 4 Faith must obey our Father's will. As well as trust his grace: A pard'nirig Q\oi\ requires us still Te perfect holiness. 204- (371) L. M The glorious Prospects of Taith. 1 raiHERE is a glorious world on high. -■- Resplendent with eternal day; 161 205 FAITH. Faith views the blissful prospect nigb, 'While God's own word reveals the way. 2 There shall the (a v 1 rites of the Lord With never-fading lustre shine. Surprising honor! vast reward! CoofeiVd on man by love di i 3 How blest are those, how truly wise. Who learn and keep the sacred road ! Happy the men. whom heav'n emp! To turn rebellious hearts to (Joii : 4 To win them from the fatal way Where erring- folly thoughtless roves : And that blest right! ousness display. Which Jesus taught and God approves. 5 The shining firmament shall fade, And sparkling stars resign their light But these shall know nor change nor shade, irer fair, Fore\ er bright. 6 On wings oi faith and strong desire, may our spirits daily rise; And reach at last the shining choir. In the bright mansions of the skies! ' 205. L. M. Faith without Works is dead 1 A S body, when the soul has fled.-^- -£» As barren trees, decay'd and dead, Is faith — a hopeless, lifeless thing — It not o( righteousness the spring. 2 To doers only of his word. Propitious is th 1 all-seeing Lord: 162