Digitized by the Internet Archive in 2012 with funding from Princeton Theological Seminary Library http://archive.org/details/sanworrOOrobi SSWOFWWSSj stongs for t|e ^anctoarg Logical sem^ fr\ psalms anft pymns for Christian SSorship. SELECTED BY REV. CHAS. S. ROBINSON, D. D. The CENTURY CO., NEW-YORK. ( HYMN AND TUNE BOOKS SELECTED AND ARRANGED BY Rev. Charles S. Robinson, D. D. SPIRITUAL SONGS. Rev. Dr. Robinson's latest work, embodying with the well-known Hymns and Music of the Church much that is of more recent growth. 8vo. SPIRITUAL SONGS FOR SOCIAL WORSHIP. Containing the Hymns and Tunes of the above book best adapted to Prayer and Social Meetings, with some valuable additions. 8vo. SPIRITUAL SONGS FOR THE SUNDAY-SCHOOL. The latest addition to the Spiritual Songs Series, containing Hymns and Tunes of a high class, for use in Sunday-schools. Square i2mo. Also an edition containing words without music. i6mo. PSALMS AND HYMNS AND SPIRITUAL SONGS. A selection of Psalms set to Music, with Hymns, designed for Con- gregational singing. 8vo. Also, an edition containing words without music (4to), and one with Psalter (8vo). SONGS FOR THE SANCTUARY. Hymns and Tunes. 8vo. Separate editions for Presbyterian and Congregational Churches. Edition with Psalter, and editions without music, in two sizes (i2mo and i8mo). CHAPEL SONGS. 607 Hymns with appropriate tunes — the choicest from " Songs of the Sanctuary." 8vo. SONGS OF THE CHURCH. Hymns and Tunes. 8vo. Sep- arate editions for Presbyterian and Congregational denominations. Also, Chapel Edition, entitled M Songs for Christian Worship." PUBLISHED BY THE CENTURY CO. NEW-YORK. Entered, according to Act of Congress, in the year 1865, by A. S. BARNES & BURR, in the Clerk's Office ofthe District Court of the United States for the Southern District of New-York. Entered, according to Act of Congress, in the year 1872, by A. S. Barnes & CO. in the office of the Librarian of Congress, at Washington. Copyrights assigned, 1879, to SCRIBNER & Co. Copyright, 1881, by THE CENTURY CO. PREFACE, This book is meant to accompany a volume of larger size bearing the same name, contain- ing these hymns set to appropriate music, in the exact order of arrangement here employed. The object of its issue is merely to meet the convenience of those who desire a more por- table form. The compiler has designed the " Songs for the Sanctuary" for use not only in the House of God, but in the Social Meetings of Chris- tians, and even in the Family ; to be a book, if God and His people shall honor it so far, familiar in the Home as well as in the Church; which children with their parents shall love and study; and by which all shall be aided and taught to take part more joyfully in the worship of the Redeemer. It needs only to be observed, that, although for symmetry and convenience no separation IV PREFACE. as to arrangement or numbering has been adopted, to distinguish between Hymns and what are technically called Psalms, yet the best versions of these latter have been care fully and lovingly sought from every source, so that each of the old songs of inspired authors might, if possible, have its representa- tive here. An additional Index of Texts of Scripture will be found in the larger volume. CHAS. S. ROBINSON. Brooklyn, N. Y., March 1, 1865. TABLE OF CONTESTS. I.— PUBLIC WORSHIP: hymn 1. Opening ok Service 1 gg 2. General P&A.I81 94 14^ 8. Close of Service 149— 19o II.— THE SCRIPTURES 191- _ 3 III. — GOD: Being, Attributes 2o9— 273 IV.— JESUS CHRIST: 1. Advent at Birtil % 274 — 292 2. Life and Character 298— 3. Sufferings and Death 306— 327 4. Resurrection* and Ascension 328 — 333 5. Adoration 334 — 3S4 V.— THE HOLY SPIRIT 3S5— 423 VI— THE WAY OF SALTATION : 1. L >st State of Man 424 — 445 2. atonement and Pardon 44G — 459 3. Invitations of the Gospel 460 — 514 4. Repentance and Reception of Christ 515 — 567 VI1.-THE CHRISTIAN: 1. Conflict with Sin 56> — 641 2. Encouragements 642 — 689 3. Love for the Saviour 69u — 79<> 4. Graces 791— B41 5. Fellowship 842 — S58 6. Prayer -5:'— s9o 7. Privileges S94— 930 8. Duties 981— 9. Afflictions 961— - VIII.— THE CHURCH: 1. Institutions 1009—1081 2, Ordinances 1082—1120 8. Progress and Missions 1121 — llsu IX.— DEATH 1181—1283 X.— THE JUDGMENT 1234—1851 XI.— HE A YEN 1858—1806 XII.— MISCELLANEOUS 1309- 1342 PAGE XIII— DOXOLOGIES 151 XIV.— SELECTIONS FOR CHANTING 756 XV.— INDEX OF FIRST LINES '. 792 XVI.— INDEX OF SUBJECTS 823 SONGS FOR THE SANCTUARY. I. 7s, 6 l. 1 Safely through another week, God has brought us on our way ; Let us now a blessing seek, Waiting in his courts to-day : Day of all the week the best, Emblem of eternal rest. 2 While we seek supplies of grace, Through the dear Redeemer's name, Show thv reconciling face — Take away our sin and shame ; From our worldly cares set free, — May we rest this day in thee. 3 Here we come thy name to praise ; Let us feel thy presence near ; May thy glory meet our eyes, While we in thy house appear : Here afford us, Lord, a taste Of our everlasting rest. 4 May the gospel's joyful sound Wake our minds to raptures new : Let thy victories abound, — Unrepenting souls subdue : Thus let all our Sabbaths prove, Till we rest in thee above. 2 PUBLIC WORSHIP. 2. L. It 1 Thine earthly Sabbaths, Lord, we love. But there's a nobler rest above ; To that our longing souls aspire, With cheerful hope and strong desire. 2 No more fatigue, no more distress, Nor sin nor death shall reach the place ; No groans shall mingle with the songs That warble from immortal tongues. 3 No rude alarms of raging foes, No cares to break the long repose, No midnight shade, no clouded sun, But sacred, high, eternal noon. 4 0 long-expected day, begin ! Dawn on these realms of woe and sin ; Fain would we leave this weary road, And sleep in death to rest with God. 3. Ephesians, 3; 19. L. M 1 Come, gracious Lord, descend and dwell, By faith and love, in every breast ; Then shall we know, and taste, and feel The joys that cannot be expressed. 2 Come, fill our hearts with inward strength, Make our enlarged souls possess, And learn the height, and breadth, and length Of thine eternal love and grace. 3 Now to the God whose power can do More than our thoughts and wishes know, Be everlasting honors done, By all the church, through Christ his Son. 4. L. It 1 My opening eyes with rapture see The dawn of thy returning day ; My thoughts, O God, ascend to thee, "While thus my early vows I pay. OPENING OF SERVICE. 6 2 Oh, bid this trilling world retire, And drive each carnal thought away; Nor let me feel one vain desire — One sinful thought through all the day. 3 Then, to thy courts when I repair, My soul shall rise on joyful wing, The wonders of thy love declare, And join the strains which angels sing. 5. L. M. 1 Sweet is the light of Sabbath eve, And soft the sunbeams lingering there; For these blest hours the world I leave, Wafted on wings of faith and prayer. 2 The time how lovely aud how still ; Peace shines and smiles on all below ; The plain, the stream, the wood, the hill, All fair with evening's setting glow. 3 Season of rest ! the tranquil soul Feels the sweet calm, and melts to love ; And while these sacred moments roll, Faith sees the smiling heaven above. 4 Nor will our days of toil be long ; Our pilgrimage will soon be trod; And we shall join the ceaseless song, The endless Sabbath of our God. 6« Psalm 92. L. M. 1 Sweet is the work, my God, my King, To praise thy name, give thanks, and sing; To show thy love by morning light, And talk of all thy truth at night. 2 Sweet is the day of sacred rest ; No mortal care shall seize my breast ; Oh, may my heart in tune be found, Like David's harp of solemn sound ! 4 PUBLIC WORSHIP. 3 My heart shall triumph in my Lord, And bless his works and bless his word ; Thy works of grace, how bright they shine! How deep thy counsels ! how divine ! 4 Lord, I shall share a glorious part, When grace hath well refined my heart, And fresh supplies of joy are shed, Like holy oil to cheer my head. 5 Then shall I see, and hear, and know All I desired or wished below ; And every power find sweet employ, In that eternal world of joy. ?• Psalm 84. L. M. 1 How pleasant, how divinely fair, O Lord of hosts, thy dwellings are ! With long desire my spirit faints, To meet th' assemblies of thy saints. 2 Blest are the saints who sit on high Around thy throne of majesty ; Thy brightest glories shine above, And all their work is praise and love. 3 Blest are the souls that find a place Within the temple of thy grace ; There they behold thy gentler rays, And seek thy face, and learn thy praise. 4 Blest are the men whose hearts are set To find the way to Zion's gate ; God is their strength, and thro' the road They lean upon their helper, God. 5 Cheerful they walk with growing strength, Till all shall meet in heaven at length; Till all before thy face appear, And join in nobler worship there. OPENING OF SERVICE. 5 8. L.M. 1 Another six days' work is done, Another Sabbath is begun ; Return, my soul 1 enjoy thy rest. Improve the day thy God has bles 2 Oh, that our tho'ts and thanks may rise, As grateful incense to the skies ; And draw, from heaven, that sweet repose, Which none, but he that feels it, knows. 3 This heavenly calm, within the breast, Is the dear pledge of glorious rest, Which for the church of God remains — The end of cares, the end of pains. 4 In holy duties, let the day, In holy pleasures, pass away ; How sweet a Sabbath thus to spend, In hope of one that ne'er shall end. 9. Psalm 5. L. XT. 1 Awake, my soul, and with the sun Thy daily stage of duty run ; Shake off dull sloth, and joyful rise To pay thy morning sacrifice. 2 Awake, lift up thyself, my heart, And with the angels bear thy part, Who all night long unwearied sing High praises to th' eternal King. 3 Glory to thee, who safe hast kept, And hast refreshed me while I slept; Grant, Lord, when I from death shall wake, I may of endless life partake. 4 Lord, I my vows to thee renew : Scatter my love as morning dew ; Guard my first springs of thought an .1 will, And with thyself my spirit fill. lA 6 PUBLIC WORSHIP. 5 Direct, control, suggest, this day, All I design, or do, or say ; That all rny powers, with all their might, In thy sole glory may unite. 10. Psalm 84. ^ |£ 1 Great God ! attend, while Zion sings The joy that from thy presence springs ; To spend one day with thee on earth Exceeds a thousand days of mirth. 2 Might I enjoy the meanest place Within thy house, O God of grace ! Not tents of ease, nor thrones of power, Should tempt my feet to leave thy door. 3 God is our sun, he makes our day ; God is our shield, he guards our way From all the assaults of hell and sin9 From foes without, and foes within. 4 All needful grace will God bestow, And crown that grace with glory, too ; He gives us all things, and withholds No real good from upright souls. 5 0 God, our King, whose sovereign sway The glorious hosts of heaven obey, Display thy grace, exert thy power, Till all on earth thy name adore ! 11. Psalm 57. L. M. 1 Eternal God, celestial King ! Exalted be thy glorious name ; Let hosts in heaven thy praises sing, And saints on earth thy love proclaim. 2 My heart is fixed on thee, my God ! I rest my hope on thee alone ; I'll spread thy sacred truths abroad, To all mankind thy love make known. OPENING OF SERVICE. 7 3 Awake, my tongue ! awake, my lyre ! With morning's earliest dawn arise; Let songs of joy my soul inspire, And swell your music to the skies. i With those who in thy grace abound, To thee I'll raise my thankful voice ; While every land the earth around, Shall hear, and in thy name rejoice. I 2. Psalm U5. L. M. 1 My God, my King, thy various praise Shall fill the remnant of my days ; Thy grace employ my humble tongue, Till death and glory raise the song. 2 The wings of every hour shall bear Some thankful tribute to thine ear ; And every setting sun shall see New works of duty done for thee. 3 Let distant times and nations raise The long succession of thy praise ; And unborn ages make my song The joy and triumph of their tongue. 4 But who can speak thy wondrous deeds? Thv greatness all our thoughts exceeds ; Vast and unsearchable thy ways ! Vast and immortal be thy praise ! 13. Psalm 34: 8. L. If 1 Triumphant Lord, thy goodness reigns Through all the wide celestial plains ; And its full streams unceasing flow Down to the abodes of men below. 2 Through nature's work its glories shine ; The cares of providence are thine ; And grace erects our ruined frame A fairer temple to thy name. O PUBLIC WORSHIP. 3 Oh, give to every human heart To taste, and feel how good thou art ; With grateful love and reverent fear, To know how blest thy children are. 14. Psalm 95. L.M. 1 On, come, loud anthems let us sing, Loud thanks to our almighty King ; For we our voices high should raise, When our salvation's Rock we praise. 2 Into his presence let us haste, To thank him for his favors past ; To him address, in joyful songs, The praise that to his name belongs. 3 Oh, let us to his courts repair, And bow with adoration there ; Down on our knees devoutly, all, Before the Lord, our Maker, fall. 15. Psalm 106. L. JJ. 1 Oh, render thanks to God above, The fountain of eternal love ; Whose mercy firm, through ages past, Hath stood, and shall forever last. 2 Who can his mighty deeds express, Not only vast — but numberless ? What mortal eloquence can raise His tribute of immortal praise I 3 Extend to me that favor, Lord, Thou to thy chosen dost afford ; When thou return'st to set them free, Let thy salvation visit me. 4 Oh, render thanks to God above, The fountain of eternal love : His mercy firm, through ages past, Hath stood, and shall forever last. OPENING OF SERVICE. 9 16. Psalm 118. C. M. 1 This is the day the Lord hatli made ; He calls the hours his own ; Let heaven rejoice, let earth be glad, And praise surround the throne. 2 To-day he rose, and left the dead, And Satan's empire fell ; To-day the saints his triumph spread, And all his wonders tell. 3 Hosanna to the anointed King, To David's holy Son ; . Help us, 0 Lord ; descend, and bring Salvation from thy throne. 4 Blest be the Lord, who comes to men With messages of grace ; Who comes, in God his Father's name, To save our sinful race. 5 Hosanna in the highest strains The church on earth can raise ; The highest heavens, in which he reigns, Shall give him nobler praise. 17. Psalm 63. C. M. 1 Early, my God, without delay, I haste to seek thy face ; My thirsty spirit faints away, Without thy cheering grace. 2 I've seen thy glory and thy power Through all thy temple shine ; My God, repeat that heavenly hour, That vision so divine. 3 Not life itself, with all its joys, Can my best passions move, Or raise so high my cheerful voice, As thy forgiving love. 10 PUBLIC WORSHIP. 4 Thus, till ray last expiring day, I'll bless my God and King ; Thus will I lift my hands to pray, And tune ray lips to sing. 18. C. If. 1 Blest morning ! whose young dawning rays Beheld our rising God ; That saw him triumph o'er the dust, And leave his dark abode. 2 In the cold prison of a tomb The great Redeemer lay, Till the revolving skies had brought The third, th' appointed day. 3 Hell and the grave combined their force To hold our Lord, in vain ; The sleeping conqueror arose, And burst their feeble chain. 4 To thy great name, almighty Lord, These sacred hours we pay, And loud hosannas shall proclaim The triumph of the day. 5 Salvation and immortal praise To our victorious King ! Let heaven and earth, and rocks and seas, AYith glad hosannas ring. 19. Psalm 84. C. M. 1 My soul, how lovely is the place, To which thy God resorts ! 'Tis heaven to see his smiling face, Though in his earthly courts. 2 There the great Monarch of the skies His saving power displays ; And light breaks in upon our eyes, With kind and quickening rays. OPENING OF SERVICE. 11 8 With bis rich gifts, the heavenly Dove Descends and fills the place ; While Christ reveals his wondrous love, And sheds abroad his grace. 4 There, mighty God, thy words declare The secrets of thy will ; And still we seek thy mercy there, And sing thy praises still. 20. C. M. 1 Far from the world, 0 Lord, I flee, From strife and tumult far ; From scenes where Satan wages still His most successful war. 2 The calm retreat, the silent shade, With prayer and praise agree ; And seem by thy sweet bounty made For those wrho follow thee. 3 There, if thy Spirit touch the soul, And grace her mean abode ; Oh ! with what peace, and joy, and love, She then communes with God. 4 Author and Guardian of my life ! Sweet Source of light divine, And — all harmonious names in one — My Saviour ! — thou art mine ! 5 What thanks I owe thee, and what love— A boundless, endless store — Shall echo through the realms above, When time shall be no more. 21. CM 1 Frequent the day of God returns To shed its quickening beams ; And yet how slow devotion burns ; How languid are its flames I 12 PUBLIC WORSHIP. 2 Accept our faint attempts to love, Our frailties, Lord, forgive ; We v>ould be like thy saints above, And praise thee while we live. Increase, O Lord, our faith and hope, And fit us to ascend Where the assembly ne'er breaks up, The Sabbath ne'er shall end ; — 4 Where we shall breathe in heavenly air With heavenly lustre shine, Before the throne of God appear, And feast on love divine ; — 5 Where we in high seraphic strains, Shall all our powers employ ; Delighted range the ethereal plains, And take our fill of joy. 22. PsalmS. C. M. 1 Lord, in the morning thou shalt hear My voice ascending high ; To thee will I direct my prayer, » To thee lift up mine eye. 2 Up to the hills where Christ is gone, To plead for all his saints, Presenting at his Father's throne Our songs and our complaints. 3 Thou art a God before whose sight The wicked shall not stand ; Sinners shall ne'er be thy delight, Nor dwell at thy right hand. 4 But to thy house will I resort To taste thy mercies there ; I will frequent thy holy court, And worship in thy fear. OPENING OF SERVICE. 13 5 Oh, may thy Spirit guide my feet In ways of righteousnec Make every path of duty straight, And plain before my face. 23. Psalm 122. CM. 1 With joy we hail the sacred day Which God hath called his own ; With joy the summons we obey To worship at his throne. 2 Thy chosen temple. Lord, how fair ! Where willing votaries throng To breathe the humble, fervent prayer. And pour the choral song. 3 Spirit of grace ! oh. deign to dwell Within thy church below ; Make her in holiness excel, With pure devotion glow. 4 Let peace within her walls be found ; Let all her sons unite, To spread with grateful zeal around Her clear and shining lio-ht. 5 Great God. we hail the sacred day AVhich thou hast called thine own; With joy the summons wc obey To worship at thy throne. '24# Psalm 36: 9. C. M. 1 Eternal Sun of righteousness, Display thy beams divine, And cause the glory of thy face, Upon my heart to shine. 2 Light, in thy light, oh, may I see, Thy grace and mercy prove, Revived, and cheered, and blest by thee, The God of pardoning love. 14 PUBLIC WORSHIP. 3 Lift up thy countenance serene, And let thy happy child Behold, without a cloud between, The Father reconciled. 4 On me thy promised peace bestow, The peace by Jesus given ; — The joys of holiness below, And then the joys of heaven. 25. Psalm 3 .5. C. M, 1 Once more, my soul, the rising day Salutes thy waking eyes ; Once more, my voice, thy tribute pay To him that rules the skies. 2 Night unto night his name repeats, The day renews the sound, Wide as the heaven on which he sits, To turn the seasons round. 3 'Tis he supports my mortal frame ; My tongue shall speak his praise ; My sins would rouse his wrath to flame, And yet his wrath delays. 4 Great God, let all my hours be thine, While I enjoy the light ; Then shall my sun in smiles decline, And bring a pleasant night. 26. Psalm 122. C. M« 1 How did my heart rejoice to hear My friends devoutly say : " In Zion let us all appear, And keep the solemn day." 2 I love her gates, I love the road ; The church, adorned with grace, Stands like a palace built for God, To show his milder face. OPENING OF SERVICE. 15 3 Up to her courts, with joys unknown, The holy tribes repair ; The Son of David holds his throne, And sits in judgment there. 4 He hears our praises and complaints ; And, while his awful voice Divides the sinners from the saints, We tremble and rejoice. 5 Peace be within this sacred place, And joy a constant guest ! With holy gifts and heavenly grace Be her attendants blest ! 6 My soul shall pray for Zion still, While life or breath remains : There my best friends, my kindred, dwell ; There God, my Saviour, reigns. 27. C. It 1 Come, ye that love the Saviour's name, And joy to make it known ; The Sovereign of your hearts proclaim, And bow before his throne. 2 Behold your King, your Saviour, crowned With glories all divine ; And tell the wondering nations round, How bright those glories shine. 9 When in his earthly courts we view The beauties of our King, We lonor to love as angels do, And with their voice to sing. 4 Oh, for the day, the glorious day ! When heaven and earth shall raise With all their powers, the raptured lay, To celebrate thy praise. 16 PUBLIC WORSHIP. 28. C. M. 1 Come, thou desire of all thy saints ! Our humble strains attend, While with our praises aud complaints, Low at thy feet we bend. 2 How should our songs, like those above, With warm devotion rise ! How should our souls, on wings of love, Mount upward to the skies ! 3 Come, Lord ! thy love alone can raise In us the heavenly flame ; Then shall our lips resound thy praise, Our hearts adore thy name. 4 Dear Saviour, let thy glory shine, x\nd fill thy dwellings here, Ti I life, and love, and joy divine A heaven on earth appear. 5 Then shall our hearts enraptured say, Come, great Redeemer ! come, And bring the bright, the glorious day, That calls thy children home. 29. Psalm 132: 8 C. M, 1 Arise, 0 King of grace, arise, And enter to thy rest ; Lo ! thy church waits, with longing eyes, Thus to be owned and blest. 2 Enter with all thy glorious train, Thy Spirit and thy word ; All that the ark did once contain Could no such grace afford. 3 Here, mighty God, accept our vows, Here let thy praise be spread ; Bless the provisions of thy house, And fill thy poor with bread. OPENING OF SERVICE. 17 4 Here let the Son of David reign, Let God's Anointed shine ; Justice and truth his court maintain, With Jove and power divine. 5 Here let him hold a lasting throne, And as his kingdom grows, Fresh honors shall adorn his crown, And shame confound his foes. 30. C. fil 1 Blest day of God ! most calm, most bright, The first, the best of days, The laborer's rest, the saint's delight, The day of prayer and praise. 2 My Saviour's face made thee to shine; His rising thee did raise, And made thee heavenly and divine Beyond all other days. 3 The first-fruits oft a blessing prove To all the sheaves behind ; And they the day of Christ wdio love, A happy week shall find. 4 This day I must with God appear ; For, Lord, the day is thine ; Help me to spend it in thy fear, And thus to make it mine. 31. Psalm 66: IS. C. M. 1 Lord ! when we bend before thy throne, And our confessions pour, Oh, may wTe feel the sins we own, And hate what we deplore. 2 Our contrite spirits pitying see ; True penitence impart : And let a healing ray from thee Beam hope on every heart. 18 PUBLIC WORSHIP. 3 When we disclose our wants in prayer, May we our wills resign ; Nor let a thought our bosom share, "Which is not wholly thine. 4 Let faith each meek petition fill, And waft it to the skies; And teach our heart 'tis goodness still That grants it or denies. 32. C. 11 1 Spirit of truth ! on this thy day, To thee for help we cry, To guide us through the dreary way Of dark mortality. 2 We ask not, Lord, the cloven flame, Or tongues of various tone ; But long thy praises to proclaim, With fervor in our @\vn. 3 Xo heavenly harpings soothe our ear, Xo mystic dreams we share ; Yet hope to feel thy comfort near, And bless thee in our prayer. 4 When tongues shall cease, and power decay, And knowledge empty prove, Do thou thy trembling servants stay, With faith, and hope, and love. 33. C. M. 1 Come, let us lift our joyful eyes L^p to the courts above, And smile to see our Father there, L'pon a throne of love. 2 The peaceful gates of heavenly bliss Are opened by the Son ; High let us raise our notes of praise, And reach the almighty throne. OPENING OF SERVICE. 10 34. C. M. 1 God of the sun-light hours, now sad Would evening shadows be, Or night, in deeper sable clad, — ■ If aught were dark to thee ! 2 How mournfully that golden gleam Would touch the thoughtful heart, If, with its soft, retiring beam, We saw thy love depart. 3 But, tho' the gathering gloom may hide Those gentle rays awhile, Yet they who in thy house abide, Shall ever share thy smile. 4 Then let creation's volume close Though every page be bright ; On thine, still open, we repose With more intense delight. 35. Psalm 95. S. 11 1 Come, sound his praise abroad, And hymns of glory sing:t Jehovah is the sovereign God, The universal King. 2 He formed the deeps unknown : He gave the seas their bound; The watery worlds are all his own, And all the solid ground. 3 Come, worship at his throne, Come, bow before the Lord : We are his work, and not our own, He formed us by his word. 4 To-day attend his voice, Nor dare provoke his rod ; Come, like the people of his choice, And own your gracious God. 20 PUBLIC WORSHIP, 36. Psalm 48. S. M. 1 Great is the Lord our God, And let bis praise be great ; He makes his churches his abode, His most delightful seat. 2 These temples of his grace, How beautiful they stand ! The honors of our native place, And bulwarks of our land. 3 In Zion, God is known, A refuge in distress : How bright hath his salvation shone Through all her palaces ! 4 Oft have our fathers told, — Our eyes have often seen, — How well our God secures the fold Where his own sheep have been. 5 In every new distress, We'll to his house repair ; We'll think upon his wondrous grace, And seek deliverance there. 37 «" «3. S. M. 1 My God, permit my tongue This joy, to call thee mine ; And let my early cries prevail To taste thy love divine. 2 For life, without thy love, No relish can afford ; No joy can be compared with this, To serve and please the Lord. 3 In wakeful hours of night, I call my God to mind ; I think how wise thy counsels are, And all thy dealings kind. OPENING OF SERVICE. .'1 4 Since thou hast been my help, To thee my spirit flies ; And on thy watchful providence My cheerful hope relies. 0 The shadow of thy wings My soul in safety keeps : I follow where my Father leads, And he supports my steps. 3S. S. M. 1 Xow let our voices join To raise a sacred song ; Ye pilgrims ! in Jehovah's ways, With music pass along. 2 See — flowers of paradise, In rich profusion, spring ; The sun of glory gilds the path, And dear companions sing. 3 See — Salem's golden spires. In beauteous prospect, rise ; And brighter crowns than mortals wear, Which sparkle through the skies. 4 All honor to his name, Who marks the shining way, — To him who leads the pilgrims on To realms of endless day. 39, Act, IT; H 25. S. M 1 0 thou above all praise. Above all blessing high, Who would not fear thy holy name, And laud, and magnify ! 2 Oh, for the living flame From thine own altar brought, To touch our lips, our souls inspire. And wing to heaven our thought! 22 PUBLIC WORSHIP. 3 God is our strength and song, And his salvation ours ; Then be his love in Christ proclaimed With all our ransomed powers. 40. S. M 1 With joy we lift our eyes To those bright realms above, That glorious temple in the skies, Where dwells eternal Love. 2 Before thy throne we bow, O thou almighty King; Here we present the solemn vow, And hymns of praise we sing. 3 While in thy house we kneel, With trust and holy fear, Thy mercy and thy truth reveal, And lend a gracious ear. 41. S. M. 1 Lord, in this sacred hour Within thy courts we bend, And bless thy love, and own thy power, Our Father and our Friend. 2 But thou art not alone In courts by mortals trod ; Nor only is the day thine own 'When man draws near to God. 3 Thy temple is the arch Of yon unmeasured sky ; Thy Sabbath, the stupendous march Of thine eternity. 4 Lord, may that holier day Dawn on thy servants1 sight ; And purer worship may we pay In heaven's unclouded light. OPENING OF SERVICE. 29 42. . S. 11 1 Come, we who love the Lord, And let our joys be known ; Join in a song of sweet accord, And thus surround the throne. 2 Let those refuse to sing Who never knew our God : But children of the heavenly King May speak their joys abroad 3 The men of grace have found Glory begun below ; Celestial fruits on earthly ground From faith and hope may grow, 4 The hill of Zion yields A thousand sacred sweets Before we reach the heavenly fields, Or walk the golden streets. 5 Then let our songs abound, And every tear be dry ; We're marching thro' Immanuel's ground To fairer worlds on high. 13. Psalm 84- S. M. 1 Welcome, sweet day of rest, That saw the Lord arise ! Welcome to this reviving breast, And these rejoicing eyes! 2 The King himself comes near, And feasts his saints to-day ; Here may we sit, and see him here. And love, and praise, and pray. 3 One day, amid the place Where my dear Lord hath been, Is sweeter than ten thousand days Within the tents of sin. 24 PUBLIC WORSHIP. 4 My williug soul would stay- in such a frame as this, And sit and sing herself away To everlasting bliss. 4r4:» Revelation 15 : 3, 4. S. M 1 Awake, and sing the song Of Moses and the Lamb; Wake, every heart and every tongue, To praise the Saviour's name. 2 Sing of his dying love ; Sing of his rising power ; Sing, how he intercedes above For those whose sins he bore. 3 Ye pilgrims ! on the road To Zion's city, sing ! Rejoice ye in the Lamb of God, — In Christ, the eternal King. 4 Soon shall we hear him say, — " Ye blessed children ! come ;" Soon will he call us hence away, And take his wanderers home. 5 There shall each raptured tongue His endless praise proclaim ; And sweeter voices tune the song Of Moses and the Lamb. 45. Psalm 92. S. M. J Sweet is the work, 0 Lord, Thy glorious name to sing ; To praise and pray — to hear thy word, And grateful offerings bring. 2 Sweet — at the dawning light, Thy boundless love to tell ; And when approach the shades of night, Still on the theme to dwell. OPENING OF SERVICE. 25 3 Sweet — on this day of rest, To join in heart c*nd voice, With those who love and serve thee best, And in thy name rejoice. 4 To songs of praise and joy Be every Sabbath given, That such may be our blest employ Eternally in heaven. 46 Psalm 19. S. M. 1 Behold, the morning sun Begins his glorious way ; His beams through all the nations run, And light and life convey. 2 But where the gospel comes, It spreads diviner light ; It calls dead sinners from their tombs, And gives the blind their sight. 3 How perfect is thy word ! And all thy judgments just ! Forever sure thy promise, Lord, And we securely trust. 4 My gracious God, how plain Are thy directions given ! Oh, may I never read in vain, But find the path to heaven. 47. Psalm 117. S. M 1 Thy name, Almighty Lord, Shall sound through distant lands : Great is thy grace, and sure thy word ; Thy truth forever stands. 2 Far be thine honor spread, And long thy praise endure, Till morning light, and evening shade, Shall be exchanged no more. 2G PUBLIC WORSHIP. 48. S. M. 1 How charming is the place Where my Redeemer, God, Unvails the beauty of his face, And sheds his love abroad ! 2 Not the fav palaces, To which the great resort, Are once to be compared with this, Where Jesus holds his court. 3 Here on the mercy-seat, With radiant glory crowned, Our joyful eyes behold him sit And smile on all around. 4 Give me, 0 Lord, a place Within thy blest abode, Among the children of thy grace, The servants of my God. 49. H. M. 1 Welcome, delightful morn, Thou day of sacred rest ! I hail thy kind return ; — Lord, make these moments blest : From the low train I soar to reach Of mortal toys, Immortal joys. 2 Now may the King descend And fill his throne of grace ; Thy sceptre, Lord, extend, While saints address thy face : And learn to know And fear the Lord. Let sinners feel Thy quickening word, 3 Descend, celestial Dove, With all thy quickening powers ; Disclose a Saviour's love, And bless the sacred hours : Then shall my soul New life obtain, Nor Sabbaths be Enjoyed in vain. OPENING OF SERVICE. -7 50. H. M. 1 Awake, ye saints, awake ! And hail this sacred day ■ In loftiest songs of praise Your joyful homage pay : Come bless the day that God hath blest, The type of heaven's eternal rest. 2 On this auspicious morn The Lord of life arose ; He burst the bars of* death, And vanquished all our foe? ; And now he pleads our cause above, And reaps the fruit of all his love. 3 All hail, triumphant Lord ! Heaven with hosannas rings, And earth in humbler strains Thy praise responsive sings : Worthy the Lamb that once was slain, Through endless years to live and reign ! 51. Psalm 84. H. M. 1 Lord of the worlds above, How pleasant and how fair The dwellings of thy love, Thine earthly temples are ! With warm desires, To see mv God. To thine abode My heart aspires, 2 The sparrow for her young With pleasure seeks a nest ; And wandering swallows long To find their wonted rest : My spirit faints I To rise and dwell With equal zeal, | Among thy saints. 3 Oh, happy souls, that pray Where God appoints to hear ! 28 PUBLIC WORSHIP. Oh, happy men that pay Their constant service there ! They praise thee still : And happy they That love the way To Zion's hill. 4 They go from strength to strength, Through this dark vale of tears, Till each arrives at length, Till each in heaven appears : Oh, glorious seat, When God our King Shall thither bring Our willing feet ! 52. Psalm 122. S. P. M 1 How pleased and blest was I, To h^ar the people cry, "Come, let us seek our God to-day !" Yes, with a cheerful zeal, We haste to Zion's hill, And there our vows and honors pay. 2 Zion — thrice happy place — Adorned with wondrous grace, While walls of strength embrace thee round: In thee our tribes appear To pray, and praise, and hear The sacred gospel's joyful sound. 3 Here David's greater Son Has fixed his royal throne ; He sits for grace and judgment here ; He bids the saints be glad, He makes the sinners sad, And humble souls rejoice with fear. 4 May peace attend thy gate, And joy within thee wait, To bless the soul of every guest : The man who seeks thy peace, And wishes thine increase, A thousand blessings on him rest ! OPENING OF SERVICE. 29 6 My tongue repeats her vows, " Peace to this sacred house !" For here my friends and kindred dwell : And since my glorious God Makes thee his blest abode, My soul shall ever love thee well. 53. S. P. M. 'Tis heaven begun 'below To hear Christ's praises flow In Zion, where his name is known : What will it be above To sing redeeming love, And cast our crowns before his throne ! 2 When we adore him there, We shall be void of fear, Nor faith, nor hope, nor patience need : Love will absorb us quite, Love, in the midst of light, On God's eternal love shall feed. 3 Oh, what sweet company We then shall hear and see ! What harmony will there abound ! When souls unnumbered sing The praise of Zion's King, Nor one dissenting voice is found ! 4 With everlasting joy, Such as will never cloy, We shall be rilled, nor wish for more ; Bright as meridian day, Calm as the evening ray, Full as a sea without a shore. 5 Till that blest period come, Zion shall be my home ; And may I never thence remove, Till from the church below To that on high I go, And there commune in perfect love ! 2 30 PUBLIC WORSHIP. 54. 7s 1 Lord, we come before thee now. At thy feet we humbly bow ; Oh, do not our suit disdain ! Shall we seek thee, Lord, in vain ? 2 Lord, on thee our souls depend, In compassion now descend ; Fill our hearts with thy rich grace, Tune our lips to sing thy praise. 3 In thine own appointed way, Now we seek thee ; here we stay ; Lord, we know not how to go, Till a blessing thou bestow. 4 Comfort those who weep and mourn ; Let the time of joy return ; Those that are cast down lift up ; Make them strong in faith and hope. 5 Grant that all may seek and find Thee a God supremely kind ; Heal the sick ; the captive free; Let us all rejoice in thee. 55. Psalm 23- 7s. 1 To thy pastures fair and large, Heavenly Shepherd, lead thy charge, And my couch, with tenderest care, 'Mid the springing grass prepare. 2 When I faint with summer's heat, Thou shalt guide my weary feet, To the streams that, still and slow, Through the verdant meadows flow. 3 Safe the dreary vale I tread, By the shades of death o'erspread, With thy rod and staff supplied, This my guard — and that my guide. OPENING OF SERVICE. 31 4 Constant to my latest end, Thou my footsteps shalt attend ; And shalt bid thy hallowed dome Yield me an eternal home. 56. 7s. 1 To thy temple we repair — Lord, we love to worship there, When within the vail we meet Thee upon the mercy-seat. 2 While thy glorious name is sun cr Tune our lips — unloose our tongue ; Then our joyful souls shall bless Thee, the Lord our Righteousness. 3 While to thee our prayers ascend, Let thine ear in love attend ; Hear us, for thy Spirit pleads — Hear, for Jesus intercedes. 4 While thy word is heard with awe, While we tremble at thy law, Let thy gospel's wondrous love Every doubt and fear remove. 5 From thy house when we return, Let our hearts within us burn ; That at evening we may say — u We have walked with God to-day ."' 57. 7s. 1 Christ, the Lord, is risen to-day, Sons of men, and angels, say ; Raise your joys and triumphs high ! Sing, ye heavens! and earth, reply! 2 Love's redeeming work is done, Fought the fight, the battle won ; Lo, our Sun's eclipse is o'er ; Lo, he sets in blood no more. 32 PUBLIC WORSHIP. 3 Vain the stone, the watch, the seal ; Christ hath burst the gates of hell; Death in vain forbids his rise ; Christ hath opened Paradise. 4 Lives again our glorious King; " Where, 0 Death, is now thy sting ?" Once he died our souls to save ; " Where's thy victory, boasting Grave ?" 5 Soar we now where Christ has led, Following our exalted Head ; Made like him, like him we rise ; Ours the cross, the grave, the skies ! 58. fe 1 Now begin the heavenly theme, Sing aloud in Jesus' name ; Ye, who his salvation prove, Triumph in redeeming love. 2 Ye, who see the Father's grace Beaming in the Saviour's face, As to Canaan on ye move, Praise, and bless redeeming love, 3 Mourning souls! dry up your tears; Banish all your sinful fears ; See your guilt and curse remove, — Canceled by redeeming love. 4 When his Spirit leads us home, When we to his glory come, We shall all the fullness prove Of the Lord's redeeming love. 59. 7s. 1 Joyful be the hours to-day ; Joyful let the seasons be ; Let us sing, for well we may : Jesus ! we will sin^ of thee. OPENING OF SERVICE. 33 2 Should thy people silent be, Then the very stones would sing: What a debt we owe to thee, Thee our Saviour, thee our King ! 3 Joyful are we now to own, Rapture thrills us as we trace All the deeds thy love hath done, All the riches of thy grace. 4 'T is thy £race alone can save ; Every blessing comes from thee — All we have, and hope to have, All we are, and hope to be. 5 Thine the Name to sinners dear ! Thine the Name all names before ! Blessed here and everywhere ; Blessed now and evermore ! 60. 7s, 6 l. 1 Now, from labor and from care, Evening shades have set me free; In the work of praise and prayer, Lord ! I would converse with thee : Oh ! behold me from above, Fill me with a Saviour's love. 2 Sin and sorrow, guilt and woe, Wither all my earthly joys ; Naught can charm me here below, But my Saviour's melting voice : Lord! forgive — thy grace restore, Make me thine forevermore. 3 For the blessings of this day, For the mercies of this hour, For the gospel's cheering ray, For the Spirit's quickening power, — Grateful notes to thee I raise ; Oh ! accept my song of praise. 34 PUBLIC WORSHIP. 61. 7s, 6 u 1 Hail, thou bright and sacred morn, Risen with gladness in thy beams! Light, which not of earth is born, From thy dawn in glory streams : Airs of heaven are breathed around, And each place is holy ground. 2 Great Creator ! who this day From thy perfect work didst rest • By the souls that own thy sway Hallowed be its hours and blest; Cares of earth aside be thrown, This day given to heaven alone ! 3 Saviour! who this day didst break The dark prison of the tomb; Bid my slumbering soul awake, Shine thro' all its sin and gloom : Let me, from my bonds set free, Rise from sin, and live to thee. 4 Blessed Spirit ! Comforter ! Sent this day from Christ on high ; Lord, on me thy gifts confer, Cleanse, illumine, sanctify ! All thine influence shed abroad, Fill me with the peace of God. 62. 2 Pet. it i9. 7s, 6 L. 1 Christ, whose glory fills the skies, Christ, the true, the only light, Sun of Righteousness, arise, Triumph o'er the shades of night ; Day-spring from on high, be near, Day-star in my heart appear. 2 Dark and cheerless is the morn, If thy light is hid from me ; OPENING OF SERVICE. 35 Joyless is the day's return, Till thy merry'.-, beams I see; Till they inward light impart, Warmth and gladness to my heart 3 Visit, then, this soul of mine ; Pierce the gloom of sin and grief; Fill me, radiant Sun divine! Scatter all my unbelief; More and more thyself display, Shining to the perfect day. 63. Psalm 67. 7S| G L. 1 On thy church, 0 Power divine, Cause thy glorious face to shine, Till the nations from afar Hail her as their guiding star ; Till her sons from zone to zone Make thy great salvation known. 2 Then shall God, with lavish hand, Scatter blessings o'er the land ; Earth shall yield her rich increase, Every breeze shall whisper peace, And the world's remotest bound With the voice of praise resound. 6-4. Zechariah 1-1.9. 7 5, 0 L. 1 In this calm impressive hour, Let my prayer ascend on high ; God of mercy ! God of power I Hear me, when to thee I cry : Hear me from thy lofty throne, For the sake of Christ, thy Son. 2 With the morning's early ray, While the shades of night depart, Let thy beams of light convey Joy and gladness to my heart: Now o'er all my steps preside, And for all my wants provide. 30 PUBLIC WORSHIP. 3 Oh, what joy that word affords, u Thou shalt reign o'er all the earth f* King of kings, and Lord of lords, Send thy Gospel-heralds forth ; Now begin thy boundless sway, Usher in the glorious day. 65, Psalm G7. 7s, 6 L. 1 God of mercy, God of grace ! Show the brightness of thy face: Shine upon us, Saviour ! shine ; Fill thy church with light divine ; And thy saving health extend To the earth's remotest end. 2 Let the people praise thee, Lord ! Be by all that live adored : Let the nations shout and sing, Glory to their Saviour King ; At thy feet their tribute pay, And thy holy will obey. 3 Let the people praise thee, Lord ! Earth shall then her fruits afford ; God to man his blessings give ; Man to God devoted live ; All below, and all above, One in joy, and light, and love. 66. Psalm 42. 7s, 6 L. 1 As the hart, with eager looks, Panteth for the water-brooks, So my soul, athirst for thee, Pants the living God to see ; When, oh, when, with filial fear, Lord, shall I to thee draw near? 2 Why art thou cast down, my soul ? God, thy God, shall make thee whole; OPENING OF SERVICE. 37 Why art thou disquieted ? God shall lift thy fallen head, And his countenance benign Be the saving health of thine. 67. Psalm si. 7s, D. 1 Pleasant are thy courts above, In the land of light and love ; Pleasant are thy courts below, In this land of sin and woe. Oh, my spirit longs and faints For the converse of thy saints, For the brightness of thy face, For thy fullness, God of grace ! 2 Happy birds that sing and fly Round thy altars, 0 Most High ! Happier souls that find a rest In their Heavenly Father's breast ! Like the wandering dove that found No repose on earth around, They can to their ark repair, And enjoy it ever there. 3 Happy souls ! their praises flow, Even in this vale of woe ; Waters in the desert rise, Manna feeds them from the skies ; On they go from strength to strength^ Till they reach thy throne at length ; At thy feet adoring fall, Who hast led them safe through all. 4 Lord, be mine this prize to win, Guide me through this world of sin ; Keep me by thy saving grace, Give me at thy side a place ; Sun and Shield alike thou art, Guide and guard my erring heart; Grace and glory flow from thee, Shed, oh, shed them, Lord, on me. 38 PUBLIC WORSHIP. 68. 7s, EL 1 Light of life, seraphic fire, Love divine, thyself impart; Every fainting soul inspire ; Enter every drooping heart; Every mournful sinner cheer, Scatter all our guilty gloom ; Father! in thy grace appear, To thy human temples come. 2 Come, in this accepted hour, Bring thy heavenly kingdom in ; Fill us with thy glorious power, Set us free from all our sin : Nothing more can we require, We will covet nothing less ; Be thou all our heart's desire, All our joy, and all our peace. 69. Isaiah 49 : 16. 10s. 1 Lord of all worlds ! incline thy bounteous ear ; Thy children's voice in tender mercy hear ; Bear thy blest promise, fixed as hills, in mind, And shed renewing o-race on lost mankind. 2 Let Zion's walls before thee ceaseless stand, Dear as thine eye, and graven on thy hand ; From earth's far regions Jacob's sons restore, Oppressed by man and scourged by thee no more. 3 Then shall mankind no more in darkness mourn, Then happy nations in a day be born ; From east to west thy glorious Name be one, And one pure worship hail th' eternal Son. 70. 10s. 1 Again" the day returns of holy rest, Which, wdien he made the world, Jehovah blessed ; When, like his own, he bade our labors cease, And all be piety, and all be peace. • OPENING OF SERVICE. 39 2 Let us devote this consecrated day To learn his will, and all we learn obey; So shall he hear, when fervently we raise Oar supplications and our songs of praise. 3 Father in heaven ! in whom our hopes confide, Whose power defends us, and whose precepts guide, In life our Guardian, and in death our Friend, Glory supreme be thine till time shall end. 71. 10s. 1 Hail, happy day ! thou day of holy restj What heavenly peace and transport fill our breast ! When Christ, the God of grace, in love descends, And kindly holds communion with his friends. 2 Let earth and all its vanities be gone, Move from my sight, and leave my soul alone ; Its flattering, fading glories I despise, And to immortal beauties turn my eyes. 3 Fain would I mount and penetrate the skies, And on my Saviour's glories fix my'ey Oh ! meet my rising soul, thou God of love, And waft it to the blissful realms above ! 72. 7a & 6a 1 0 day of rest and gladness, 0 day oi joy and' light, O balm oi care and sadness, Most beautiful, most bright; On thee, the high and lowly, Bending before the throne, Sing, Holy, Holy, Holy, To the Great Three in One. 2 On thee, at the creation, The light first had its birth; On thee, for our salvation, Christ rose from depths of earth ; 40 PUBLIC WORSHIP. 4 On thee, our Lord, victorious, The spirit sent from heaven, And thus on thee, most glorious, A triple light was given. 3 To-day on weary nations The heavenly manna falls ; To holy convocations The silver trumpet calls, Where gospel light is glowing With pure and radiant beams, Aud living water flowing With soul-refreshing streams. 4 New graces ever gaining From this our day of rest, We reach the rest remaining To spirits of the blest : To Holy Ghost be praises, To Father and to Son ; The Church her voice upraises To thee, blest Three in One. 73» ^s & 6s 1 Thine holy day's returning, Our hearts exult to see ; And with devotion burning, Ascend, O God, to thee ! To-day with purest pleasure, Our thoughts from earth withdraw ; We search for heavenly treasure, We learn thy holy law. 2 We join to sing thy praises, Lord of the Sabbath day ; Each voice in gladness raises, Its loudest, sweetest lay ! Thv richest mercies sharing, Inspire us with thy love, Bv grace our souls preparing For nobler praise above. OPENING OF SERVICE. 41 74. 7.s & 6s. 1 From every earthly pleasure, From every transient joy, From every mortal treasure That soon will fade and die ; No longer these desiring, Upward our wishes tend, To nobler bliss aspiring, And joys that never end. 2 What though we are but strangers And sojourners below, And countless snares and dangers Surround the path we go \ Though painful and distressing, Yet there's a rest above ; And onward still we're pressing, To reach that land of love. 75. 8s, 7s & 4s. 1 God Almighty and All-seeing! Holy One, in whom we all Live, and move, and have our being, Hear us when on thee we call ; Father, hear us, As before thy throne we fall. 2 Of all good art thou the Giver ; Weak and wandering ones are we ; Then forever, yea, forever, In thy presence would we be ; Oh, be near us, That we wander not from thee. 76. 8s, 7s & 4s. 1 In thy name, 0 Lord, assembling, We, thy people, now draw near : Teach us to rejoice with trembling ; Speak, and let thy servants hear; Hear with meekness — Hear thy word with godly fear. 2a 42 PUBLIC WORSHIP. 2 While our days on earth are lengthened, May we give them, Lord, to thee ; Cheered by hope, and daily strengthened, May we run, nor weary be, Till thy glory Without cloud in heaven we see. 3 There, in worship purer, sweeter, All thy people shall adore ; Tasting of enjoyment greater Than they could conceive before ; Full enjoyment, Full and pure forevermore. 77. 8s, 7s & 4s 1 Welcome, days of solemn meeting ; Welcome, days of praise and prayer; Far from earthly scenes retreating, In your blessings we would share; Sacred seasons, In your blessings we would share. 2 Be thou near us, blessed Saviour, Still at morn and eve the same ; Give us faith that cannot waver ; Kindle in us heaven's own flame ; Blessed Saviour, Kindle in us heaven's own flame. 3 When the fervent heart is glowing, Holy Spirit, hear that prayer: When the song of praise is flowing, Let that song thine impress bear ; Holy Spirit, Let that song thine impress boar. 78. Isaiah, 57 : 15. L. M, 6 S. 1 Great God ! this sacred day of thine Demands the soul's collected powers ; With joy we now to thee resign These solemn, consecrated hours : OPENING OF SERVICE. 43 Oli, may our souls, adoring, own The grace that calls us to thy throne. 2 Hence, ye vain cares and trifles, fly ! Where God resides appear no more ; Omniscient God, thy piercing eye Can every secret thought explore ; Oh, may thy grace our hearts refine, And fix our thoughts on things divine. 3 Thy Spirit's powerful aid impart ; Oh, may thy word, with life divine, Engage the ear and warm the heart; Then shall the day indeed be thine : Then shall our souls, adoring, own The grace which calls us to thy throne. 79. Psalm 19. L. M., G L. 1 Thy glory, Lord, the heavens declare ; The firmament displays thy skid ; The chano-ins: clouds, the viewless air, Tempest and calm thy word fulfill ; Day unto day doth utter speech, And nigdit to nio*ht thv knowledge teach. 2 Though voice nor sound inform the ear, Well known the lano;uao:e of their sons:, When one by one the stars appear, Led by the silent moon along, Till round the earth, from all the sky, Thy beauty beams on every eye. 3 While these transporting visions shine, Along the path of Providence, Glory eternal, joy divine, Thy word reveals, transcending sense; My soul thy goodness longs to see, Thy love to man, thy love to me. SO. L. M., 6 l. 1 Forth from the dark and stormy sky, Lord, to thine altar's shade we fly ; 44 PUBLIC WORSHIP. Forth from the world its hope and fear, Father, we seek thy shelter here ; Weary and weak thy grace we pray ; Turn not, O Lord, thy guests away. 2 Long have we roamed in want and pain, Long have we sought thy rest in vain ; Wildered in doubt, in darkness lost, Long have our souls been tempest-tossed; Low at thy feet our sins we lay ; Turn not, O Lord, thy guests away. 81. Psalm 23. L. M., 6 L. 1 The Lord my pasture shall prepare, And feed me with a shepherd's care; His presence shall my wants supply, And guard me with a watchful eye ; My noonday walks he shall attend, And all my midnight hours defend. 2 When in the sultry glebe I faint, Or on the thirsty mountain pant, To fertile vales, and dewy meads, My weary, wandering steps he leads ; Where peaceful rivers, soft and slow, Amid the verdant landscape flow. 3 Though in the paths of death I tread, With gloomy horrors overspread, My steadfast heart shall fear no ill, For thou, O Lord, art with me still : Thy friendly rod shall give me aid, And guide me through the dreadful shade. 4 Though in a bare and rugged way, Through devious, lonely wilds I stray, Thy presence shall my pains beguile : The barren wilderness shall smile, With sudd en greens and herbage crowned And streams shall murmur all around. OPENING OF SERVICE. 45 82. Pialm "4 : 16- T. L, M., o* l, 1 Thou art, 0 God, the life and light Of all this wondrous world we see; Its glow by day, its smile by night, Are but reflections caught from thee ; Where'er we turn, thy glories shine, And all things fair and bright are thine. 2 When day, with farewell beam, delays Among the opening clouds of even, And we can almost think we gaze, Through opening vistas into heaven, — Those hues that mark the sun's decline. So soft, so radiant, Lord, are thine. 3 When night with wings of starrv gloom, O'ershadows all the earth and skies, Like some dark, beauteous bird, whose plume Is sparkling with unnumbered eyes, — That sacred gloom, those fires divine, So grand, so countless, Lord, are thine. 4 When youthful spring around us breathes, Thy spirit warms her fragrant sigh ; And every flower that summer wreathes Is born beneath thy kindling eye : Where'er we turn, thy glories shine, And all things fair and bright are thine. S3* L. M. 1 Blest hour! when mortal man retires To hold communion with his God, To send to heaven his warm desires, And listen to the sacred word. 2 Blest hour ! when earthly cares resign Their empire o'er his anxious breast, While all around the calm divine Proclaims the holy day of rest. 46 PUBLIC WORSHIP. 3 Blest houi ! when God himself draws nigh, Well pleased his people's voice to hear, To hush the penitential sigh, And wipe away the mourner's tear, 4 Blest hour ! for where the Lord resorts — Foretastes of future bliss are given ; And mortals find his earthly courts The house of God, the gate of Heaven ! 84. 1 Sweet the time, exceeding sweet ! When the saints together meet, When the Saviour is the theme, When they joy to sing of him. 2 Sing we then eternal love, Such as did the Father move : He beheld the world undone, Loved the world, and gave his Son. S Sing the Son's amazing love; How he left the realms above, Look our nature and our place, Lived and died to save our race. 4 Sing we, too, the Spirit's love ; With our stubborn hearts he strove, Filled our minds with grief and fear, Brought the precious Saviour near. 5 Sweet the place, exceeding sweet, Where the saints in glory meet; Where the Saviour's still the theme, Where they see and sing of him. 85. 7a S.M Come to the house of prayer, O thou afflicted, come ; The God of peace shall meet thee there — He makes that house his home. OPENING OF SERVICE. 47 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 power to praise. 86. C M 1 Again our earthly cares we leave, And to thy courts repair; . Again with joyful feet we come ; To meet our Saviour here. 2 Great Shepherd of thy people, hear ! Thy presence now display ; We bow within thy house of prayer; Oh ! give us hearts to pray. 3 The clouds which vail thee from our sight, In pity, Lord, remove ; Dispose our minds to hear aright The message of thy love. 4 The feeling heart, the melting eye, The humble mind, bestow ; And shine upon us from on high, To make our graces grow. 5 Show us some token of thy love, Our fainting hopes to raise ; And pour thy blessing from above, To aid our feeble praise. , 48 PUBLIC WORSHIP. 87. C. M. 1 Again the Lord of life and light Awakes the kindling ray, Dispels the darkness of the night, And pours increasing day. 2 Oh, what a night was that which wrapt A guilty world in gloom ! Oh, what a sun which broke this day Triumphant from the tomb ! 3 This day be grateful homage paid, And loud hosannas sung ; Let gladness dwell in every heart, And praise on every tongue. 4 Ten thousand thousand voices join To hail this happy morn, "Which scatters blessings from its wings On nations yet unborn. 88. Hab. 2 : 20. Ss, 7s (t 4. 1 God is in his holy temple ; All the earth keep silence here ; Worship him in truth and spirit ; Reverence him with godly fear ; Holy, holy Lord of hosts, our God, appear ! 2 God in Christ reveals his presence, Throned upon the mercy-seat ; Saints, rejoice, and sinners, tremble; Each prepare his God to meet; Lowly, lowly Bow, adoring at his feet. 89. Psalm 122. C. P. It 1 The festal mom, my God, is come, That calls me to thy sacred dome. Thy presence to adore ! My feet the, summons shall- attend, i OPENING OF SERVICE. 49 With willing steps thy courts ascend. And tread the hallowed floor. 2 Ev'n now, to my expecting eves, The heaven-built towers of Salem rise; Ev'n now, with glad survey, I view her mansions, that contain TV angelic forms — a glorious train — And shine with cloudless day. 3 Hither, from earth's remotest end, L:>! the redeemed of God ascend, Their tribute hither bring ; Here, crowned with everlasting joy, In hymns of praise their tongues employ, And hail th' immortal King. 90. Q Bl 1 The bird let loose in Eastern skies, Returning fondly home. Ne'er stoops to earth her wing, nor flies Where idle warblers roam. 2 Bat high she shoots, thro7 air and light, Above all low delay, Where nothing earthly bounds her flight, Nor shadow dims her way. 3 So grant me, Lord, from* every snare Of sinful passion free, Aloft, through faith's serener air, To hold my course to thee. 4 No sin to cloud, no lure to stay My soul, as home she springs, Thy sunshine on her joyful way, Thy freedom in her wings. 91. CM 1 When, as returns this solemn day, Man comes to meet his * What rites, what honors shall he pay ) How spread his praise abroad ! 50 PUBLIC WORSHIP. 2 From marble domes and gilded spires Shall clouds of incense rise ? And gems, and gold, and garlands deck The costly sacrifice ? 3 Vain, sinful man ! creation's Lord Thy offerings well may spare* But give thy heart, and thou shalt find Thy God will hear thy prayer. 92. Genesis 28 : 16. L. M. 1 Lo, God is here ! — let us adore ! And own how dreadful is this place ! Let all within us feel his power, And, silent, bow before his face. 2 Lo, God is here ! — him day and night t United choirs of angels sing : To him, enthroned above all height, Let saints their humble worship bring. 3 Lord God of hosts ! oh, may our praise Thy courts with grateful incense fill ! Still may we stand before thy face, Still hear and do thy sovereign will. 93. S. M. 1 Sing to the Lord our Might, — With holy fervor sing ! Let hearts and instruments unite To praise our heavenly King. 2 This is his sacred house ; And this his festal day, When he accepts the humblest vows That we sincerely pay. 3 The Sabbath to our sires In mercy first was given ; The Church her Sabbath still requires To speed her on to heaven. GENERAL PRAISE. 51 4 And we, like them of old, Are in the wilderness ; And God is now as near his fold To pity and to bless. 5 Then let ns open wide Our hearts for him to fill ; And he that Israel then supplied, Will keep his Israel still. 94. Psalm 100. L. M. 1 Ye nations round the earth, rejoice Before the Lord, your sovereign King; Serve him with cheerful heart and voice, With all your tongues his glory sing. 2 The Lord is God — 'tis he alone Doth life and breath and being give: We are his work — and not our own, The sheep that on his pastures live. 3 Enter his gates with songs of joy, With praises to his courts repair ; And make it your divine employ, To pay your thanks and honors there. 4 The Lord is good — the Lord is kind ; Great is his grace — his mercy sure ; And all the race of man shall find His truth from a^e to as;e endure. 95. Psalm 39. L. M. 1 Jehovah reigns ; his throne is high ; His robes are light and majesty ; His glory shines with beams so bright, No mortal can sustain the sight. 2 His terrors keep the world in awe ; His justice guards his holy law ; Yet love reveals a smiling face, And truth and promise seal the grace. 52 PUBLIC WORSHIP. 3 Through all his works his wisdom shines, And baffles Satan's deep designs ; His power is sovereign to fulfill The noblest counsels of his will. 4 And will this glorious Lord descend To be my Father and my Friend ? Then let my songs with angels' join ; Heaven is secure, if God be mine. 96. Psalm 117. L. M. 1 From all that dwell below the skies, Let the Creator's praise arise : Let the Redeemers name be sung, Through every land, by every tongue. 2 Eternal are thy mercies, Lord ! Eternal truth attends thy word : Thy praise shall sound from shore to shore, Till suns shall rise and set no more. 97, Psalm 100. L. M. 1 All people that on earth do dwell, Sing to the Lord with cheerful voice; Him serve with fear, his praise forth tell, Come ye before him and rejoice. 2 The Lord, ye know, is God indeed, Without our aid he did us make ; We are his flock, he doth us feed, And for his sheep he doth us take. 3 Oh, enter, then, his gates with praise ; Approach with joy his courts unto; Praise, laud, and bless his name always, For it is seemly so to do. \ For why ? the Lord our God is good, His mercy is forever sure ; His truth at all times firmly stood, And shall from ao-e to age endure. GENERAL PRAISE. 53 98. Psalm 148 L. M, 1 Loud hallelujahs to the Lord, From distant worlds where creatures dwell i Let heaven begin the solemn word, And sound it dreadful down to hell. 2 Wide as his vast dominion lies, Make the Creator's name be known ; Loud as his thunder, shout his praise, And sound it lofty as his throne. 3 Jehovah — 't is a glorious word ! Oh, may it dwell on every tongue ! But saints who best have known the Lord, Are bound to raise the noblest song. 4 Speak of the wonders of that love Which Gabriel plays on every chord : From all below, and all above, Loud hallelujahs to the Lord! 99. Isaiah 51: 9. L. M. 1 Arm of the Lord, awake, awake ; Put on thy strength, the nations shake ; Now let the world, adoring, see Triumphs of mercy wrought by thee. 2 Say to the heathen, from thy throne, " I am Jehovah, God alone :" Thy voice their idols shall confound, And cast their altars to the ground. 3 Almighty God, thy grace proclaim Through every clime, of every name; Let adverse powers before thee fall, And crown the Saviour Lord of all ! 1 OOo Psalm 104. L. M. 1 Great is the Lord ! What tongue can frame, An honor equal to his name ? How awful are his glorious ways ! The Lord is dreadful in his praise ! 54 PUBLIC WORSHIP. 2 Vast are thy works,, Almighty Lord ! All nature rests upon thy word ; And clouds, and storms, and fire obey Thy wise and all-controlling sway. 3 Thy glory, fearless of decline, Thy glory, Lord, shall ever shine ; Thy praise shall still our breath employ Till we shall rise to endless joy. 101. Psalm 29 L. M. 1 Give to the Lord, ye sons of fame, Give to the Lord renown and powTer ; Ascribe due honors to his name, And his eternal might adore. 2 The Lord proclaims his power aloud, O'er all the ocean and the land ; His voice divides the watery cloud, And lio-htnino's blaze at his command. 3 The Lord sits Sovereign on the flood ; The Thunderer reigns forever King; But makes his church his blest abode, Where wre his awful glories sing. 4 In gentler language, there the Lord The counsels of his grace imparts : Amid the raging storm, his wTord Speaks peace and courage to our hearts. 102. L. M. 1 Now to the Lord a noble song ! Awake, my soul ! awake, my tongue ! Hosanna to th' eternal name, And all his boundless love proclaim. 2 See where it shines in Jesus' face, — The brightest image of his grace ! God, in the person of his Son, Hath all his mightiest works outdone. GENERAL PRAISE. 00 3 Grace ! — 'tis a sweet, a charming theme: My thoughts rejoice at Jesus' name : Ye angels ! dwell upon the sound : Ye heavens! reflect it to the ground. 4 Oh ! may I reach that happy place, Where he unvails his lovely face, Where all his beauties you behold, And sing his name to harps of gold. 103. Psalm 36. L. M. 1 High in the heavens, eternal God ! Thy goodness in full glory shines ; Thy truth shall break through every cloud That vails and darkens thy designs. 2 Forever firm thy justice stands, As mountains their foundations keep: Wise are the wonders of thy hands ; Thy judgments are a mighty deep. 3 My God, how excellent thy grace ! Whence all our hope and comfort springs ; The sons of Adam, in distress, Fly to the shadow of thy wings. 4 From the provisions of thy house We shall be fed with sweet repast: There, mercy like a river flows, And brings salvation to our taste. 5 Life, like a fountain rich and free, Springs from the presence of my Lord ; And in thy light our souls shall see The glories promised in thy word. 104. "TeDeum." L. il. 1 Lord God of Hosts, by all adored ! Thy name we praise with one accord ; The earth and heavens are full of thee, Thy light, thy love, thy majesty. 56 PUBLIC WORSHIP. 2 Loud hallelujahs to thy name Angels and seraphim proclaim ; Eternal praise to thee is given By all the powers and thrones in heaven, 3 Th' apostles join the glorious throng, The prophets aid to swell the song, The n^ble and triumphant host Of martyrs make of thee their boast. 4 The holy church in every place Throughout the world exalts thy praise; Both heaven and earth do worship thee, Thou Father of eternity ! 5 From day to day, O Lord, do we Highly exalt and honor thee; Thy name we worship and adore, World without end, forevermore. 105* Psalm 150. L. M. 1 Praise ye the Lord — let praise employ, In his own courts, your songs of joy ; The spacious firmament around Shall echo back the joyful sound. 2 Recount his works in strains divine, His wondrous works — how bright they shine ! Praise him for all his mighty deeds, Whose greatness all your praise exceeds. 3 Let all, whom life and breath inspire, Attend, and join the blissful choir ; But chiefly ye, who know his word, Adore, and love, and praise the Lord ! 1Q6. Psalm 103. L. M 1 Bless, 0 my soul, the living God ; Call home thy thoughts that rove abroad: Let all the powers within me join In work and worship so divine. GENERAL PRAISE. Dl 2 Bless, 0 my soul, the God of grace ; His favors claim thy highest praise : Why should the wonders he hath wrought Be lost in silence and forgot ! 3 T is he, my soul, that sent his Son To die for crimes which thou hast done ; He owns the ransom, and forgives The hourly follies of our lives. 4 Let every land his power confess : Let all the earth adore his grace: My heart and tongue with rapture join, In work and worship so divine. 107, Rev. 15 L. M. 1 The Lord is King ! lift up thy voice, O earth, and all ye heavens, rejoice ! From world to world the joy shall ring : The Lord omnipotent is Kiug ! 2 The Lord is King \ who then shall dare Resist his will, distrust his care \ Holy and true are all his ways : Let every creature speak his praise. 3 The Lord is Kino: ! exalt your strains, Ye saints, your God, your Father reigns One Lord, one empire, all secures : He reigns, — and life and death are yours. 4 Oh, when his wisdom can mistake, His might decay, his love forsake, Then may his children cease to sing, The Lord omnipotent is King ! 10S. L. M. 1 Awake, my tongue, thy tribute bring To Him who gave thee power to sing: Praise him, who is all praise above. The source of wisdom and of love. 58 PUBLIC WORSHIP. 2 Through each bright world above, behold Ten thousand thousand charms unfold ; Earth, air, and mighty seas combine, To speak his wisdom all divine. 3 But in redemption, oh, what grace ! Its wonders, oh, what thought can trace ! Here wisdom shines forever brio-ht : Praise him, my soul, with sweet delight. 109. Psalm 27. CM. 1 The Lord of glory is my lio-ht, And my salvation, too ; God is my strength, — uor will I fear What all my foes can do. 2 One privilege my heart desires, — Oh ! grant me an abode, Among the churches of thy saints, The temples of my God. 3 There shall I offer my requests, And see thy beauty still ; Shall hear thy messages of love, And there inquire thy will. 4 When troubles rise, and storms appear, There may his children hide ; God has a strong pavilion, where He makes my soul abide. 5 Xow shall my head be lifted higli Above my foes around ; And songs of joy and victory "Within thy temple sound. 110. Isaiah 40: 9. C. M. 1 Lift up to God the voice of praise, Whose breath our souls inspired ; Loud and more loud the anthems raise, With grateful ardor fired. GENERAL PRAISE. 59 2 Lift up to God the voice of praise, Whose goodneta, passing thought, Loads every minute, as it flies, With benefits unsought, 3 Lift up to God the voice of praise, From whom salvation flows, Who sent his Son our souls to save From everlasting woes. 4 Lift up to God the voice of pra For hope's transporting ray, Which lights, through darkest shades of death, To realms of endless day. 111. Psalm 23. CM. 1 The Lord's my shepherd, I '11 not want: He makes me down to lie In pastures green ; he leadeth me The quiet waters by. 2 My soul he doth restore again ; And me to walk doth make Within the paths of righteousne— , Ev n for his own name's sake. 3 Yea, though I walk in death's dark vale, Yet will I fear no ill ; For thou art with me, and thy rod And staff me comfort still. 4 My table thou hast furnished In presence of my foes ; My head thou dost with oil anoint, And my cup overflows. 5 Goodness and mercy, all my life, Shall surely follow me ; And in God's house forevermore My dwelling place shall be. 60 PUBLIC WORSHIP. 112. Rev. 5: 12. CM, 1 Sixg we the song of those who stand Around the eternal throne, Of every kindred, clime, and land, A multitude unknown. 2 Life's poor distinctions vanish here ; To-day the young, the old, Our Saviour and his flock appear One Shepherd and one fold. 3 Toil, trial, suffering, still await On earth the pilgrims' throng; Yet learn we in our low estate The Church Triumphant's song. 4 " Worthy the Lamb for sinners slain, — " Cry the redeemed above, "Blessing and honor to obtain, And everlasting love F' 5 " Worthy the Lamb," on earth wTe sing, " Who died our souls to save ! Henceforth, O Death ! where is thy sting ? Thy victory, O Grave !" 113. Psalm 148. C. M. 1 Praise ye the Lord, immortal choir ! In heavenly heights above, With harp, and voice, and soul of fire, Burning with perfect love. 2 Shine to his glory, worlds of light ! Ye million suns of space ; Ye moons and glistening stars of nighty Running your mystic race. 3 Shout to Jehovah, surging main ! In deep eternal roar ; Let wave to wave resound the strain, And shore reply to shore. GENERAL PRAISE. 6] 4 Storm, lightning, thunder, hail, and snow, Wild winds that keep his word, With the old mountains far below, Unite to bless the Lord. 5 And round the wide world let it roll, Whilst man shall lead it on ; Join, every ransomed human soul, In glorious unison. 114. CM. 1 Come, shout aloud the Father's grace, And sing the Saviour's love ; Soon shall we join the glorious theme, In loftier strains above. 2 God, the eternal, mighty God, To dearer names descends ; Calls us his treasure and his joy, His children and his friends. 3 My Father, God ! and may these lips Pronounce a name so dear? Not thus could heaven's sweet harmony Delight mv listening ear. 4 Thanks to my God for every gift His bounteous hands bestow ; And thanks eternal for that love Whence all those comforts flow. 115. Psalm 136. ?S, D. 1 Let us with a joyful mind Praise the Lord, for he is kind, For his mercies shall endure, Ever faithful, ever sure. Let us sound his name abroad, For of gods he is the God Who by wisdom did create Heaven's expanse and all its state ; — 62 PUBLIC WORSHIP. 2 Did the solid earth ordain How to rise above the main ; Who, by his commanding might, Filled the new-made world with light: Caused the golden-tressed sun All the day his course to run ; And the moon to shine by night, 'Mid her spangled sisters bright. 3 All his creatures God doth feed, His full hand supplies their need; Let us, therefore, warble forth His h*:gh majesty and worth. He his mansion hath on high, 'Bove the reach of mortal eye ; And his mercies shall endure, Ever faithful, ever sure. 116. Isaiah 6 :3. 7s, D. 1 Holy, holy, holy Lord God of Hosts! when heaven and earth, Out of darkness, at thy word Issued into glorious birth, All thy works before thee stood, And thine eye beheld them good, While they sung with sweet accord, Holy, holy, holy Lord ! 2 Holy, holy, holy ! thee, One Jehovah evermore, Father, Son, and Spirit ! we, Dust and ashes, would adore : Lightly by the world esteemed, From that world by thee redeemed, Sing we here w7ith glad accord, Holy, holy, holy Lord ! GENERAL PRAIBC* Holy, holy, holy ! all Heaven's triumphant choir shall sing, While the ransomed nations tall At the footstool of their King: Then shall saints and seraphim. Harps and voices, swell one hymn, Blending in sublime accord, Holy, holy, holy Lord! 117. Psalm 73 . S. 1 8, D. 1 Lord of earth ! thy forming hand Well this beauteous frame hath planned : Woods that wave, and hills that tower, Ocean rolling in his power : Yet, amid this scene so Should I cease thy smile to share, What were all its joys to m Whom have I on earth but thee \ 2 Lord of heaven ! beyond our sight Shines a world of purer light ; • There in love's unclouded reign Parted hands shall meet aga Oh. that world is passing fair! Yet, if thou wert absent there. What were all its joys to me? Whom have I in heaven but thee \ 3 Lord of earth and heaven ! my breast Seeks in thee its only rest : I was lost ; thy accents mild Homeward lured thy wandering child : — Oh ! should once thy smile divine Cease upon my soul to shine, What were earth or heaven to me- Whom have I in each but thee \ 04 PUBLIC WORSHIP. 118. 7s. 1 Praise to God, immortal praise, For the love that crowns our days ; Bounteous source of every joy ! Let thy praise our tongues employ. 2 Flocks that whiten all the plain, Yellow sheaves of ripened grain ; Clouds that drop their fattening dews, Suns that temperate warmth diffuse: — 3 All that spring with bounteous hand Scatters o'er the smiling land ; All that liberal autumn pours From her rich o'erflowing stores; — 4 Lord, for these our souls shall raise Grateful vows, and solemn praise : And when every blessing 's flown, Love thee for thyself alone. 119. 10s & lis. 1 Oh, praise ye the Lord ; prepare your glad voice His praise in the great assembly to sing; In their great Creator let all men rejoice, And heirs of salvation be glad in their King. 2 Let them his great name devoutly adore; In loud-swelling strains his praises express, Who graciously opens his bountiful store, Their wants to relieve, and his children to bless. 3 With glory adorned, his people shall sing To God, who defence and plenty supplies; Their loud acclamations to him, their great King, Through earth shall be sounded, and reach to the skies. 120. Psalm 18: 11. 10S & llS. 1 Oh, worship the King all-glorious above, And gratefully sing his wonderful love ; Our Shield and Defender, the Ancient of days, Pavilioned in splendor, and girded with praise. GENERAL PRAISE. 05 2 Oh, tell of his might, and sing of his grace, Whose robe is the light, whose canopy space ; His chariots of wrath the deep thunder-clouds form, And dark is his path on the wings of the storm. 3 Thy bountiful care what tongue can recite I It breathes in the air, it shines in the light, It streams from the hills, it descends to the plain, And sweetly distills in the dew and the rain. 4 Frail children of dust, and feeble as frail, In thee do we trust, nor rind thee to fail : Thy mercies how tender ! how firm to the end ! Our Maker, Defender, Redeemer, and Friend. 121. Rev. 7:10. 10s ft 11& 1 Ye servants of God, your Master proclaim, And publish abroad his wonderful name; The name all-victorious of Jesus extol ; His kingdom is glorious, he rules overall. 2 God ruleth on high, almighty to save ; And still he is nigh — his presence we have : The great congregation his triumph shall sing, Ascribing salvation to Jesus our King. 3 Salvation to God, who sits on the throne, Let all cry aloud, and honor the Son ; The praises of Jesus the angels proclaim. Fall down on their faces, and worship the Lamb. 4 Then let us adore, and give him his right, All glory and power, and wisdom and might ; All honor and blessing, with angels above, And thanks never ceasing, for infinite love. 122. 6s h 4s. 1 Come, thou almighty King, Help us thy name to sing, Help us to praise : 3 t36 PUBLIC WORSHIP. Father ! all -glorious, O'er all victorious, Come, and reign over us, Ancient of Days ! 2 Come, thou incarnate Word ! Gird on thy mighty sword ; Our prayer attend ; Come, and thy people bless, And give thy word success : Spirit of holiness ! On us descend. 3 Come, holy Comforter ! Thy sacred witness bear, In this glad hour : Thou, who almighty art, Now rule in every heart, And ne'er from us depart, Spirit of power ! 4 To the great One in Three, The highest praises be, Hence evermore ! His sovereign majesty May we in glory see, And to eternity Love and adore, 123. 6s. & 4s. 1 God of the morning ray, God of the rising day, Glorious in power ! In thee we live and move, And thus we daily prove Thy condescending love Each passing hour. 2 God of our feeble race, God of redeeming c;race, Spirit all-blest ! GENERAL PRAISE. 07 Oar own eternal Friend, Thy guardian influence lend, From every snare defend — In thee we rest. I '24, Psalm 150. 6s CC 4& 1 Praise ye Jehovah's name : Praise through his courts proclaim- Rise and adore ; High o'er the heavens above, Sound his great acts of love. While his rich grace we prove, Vast as his power. 2 Now let the trumpet raise Sounds of triumphant praise, Wide as his fame ; There let the harp be found ; Organs, with solemn sound, Roll your deep notes around, Filled with his name. 3 While bis high praise you sing, Shake every sounding string ; Sweet the accord ! He vital breath bestows : Let every breath that flows, His noblest fame disclose ; Praise ye the Lord. 125. Psalm MB. 8S &T 7s. 1 Praise the Lord ! ye heavens, adore him, Praise him, angels in the height : Sun and moon, rejoice before him ; Praise him, all ye stars of light ! 2 Praise the Lord — for he hath spoken ; Worlds his mighty voice obeyed ; Laws which never shall be broken, For their guidance he hath made. 1 68 PUBLIC WORSHIP. 3 Praise the Lord — for he is glorious ; Never shall his promise fail ; God hath made his saints victorious, Sin and death shall not prevail. 4 Praise the God of our salvation, Hosts on high his power proclaim ; Heaven and earth, and all creation, Laud and magnify his name. 126. 1 Chronicles 29: 10-13. 8S & Vs. 1 Blest be thou, O God of Israel, Thou, our Father, and our Lord ! Blest thy majesty forever ! Ever be thy name adored. 2 Thine, 0 Lord, are power and greatness, Glory, victory, are thine own ; All is thine in earth and heaven, Over all thy boundless throne. 3 Riches come of thee, and honor, Power and might to thee belong ; Thine it is to make us prosper, Only thine to make us strong. 4 Lord, to thee, thou God of mercy, Hymns of gratitude we raise ; To thy name, forever glorious, Ever we address our praise ! 127. Matt. 6: 10. 8S & 7s 1 Worship, honor, glory, blessing, Lord, we offer to thy name ; Young and old, their thanks expressing Join thy goodness to proclaim : — 2 As the hosts of heaven adore thee, We, too, bow before thy throne ; As the angels serve before thee, So on earth thy will be done. GENERAL PRAISE. G9 128. 8s ft 7s. 1 Ceaseless praise be to the Father, By whose power and grace we live ; Who, our wayward souls to gather Did his Well-beloved give. 2 To the Son be praise unending, Who, our ruined souls to save, From his heavenly throne descending, Hast'ed to the cross and grave. 3 To the Holy Spirit render Grateful, everlasting praise ; Who, long striving, patient, tender, Waits our souls from death to raise. 4 Father, Son, and Holy Spirit, One Jehovah, we adore ! May we all thy peace inherit, Saved bv thee forevermore. 129. 1 Praise the Lord — his power confess; Praise him in his holiness; Praise him as the theme inspires, — Praise him as his fame requires. 2 Let the trumpet's lofty sound Spread its loudest notes around ; Let the harp unite, in praise, WTith the sacred minstrel's lays. 3 Let the organ join to bless God, the Lord of righteousness ; Tune your voice to spread the fame Of. the great Jehovah's name, 4 All who dwell beneath his light, In his praise your hearts unite ; While the stream of song is poured, Praise and magnify the Lord.* » 8. M. 1 To God the only wise, Who keeps us by his word, Be glory now and evermore, Through Jesus Christ our Lord. 2 Ilosanna to the Word, Who from the Father came; Ascribe salvation to the Lord, And ever bless his name. 3 The grace of Christ our Lord, The Fathers boundless love, The Spirit's blest communion, too, Be with us from above. 1.59. Luke 24.29. S. M. 1 The day, 0 Lord, is spent ; Abide with us, and rest ; Our hearts' desires are fully bent On making thee our guest. 2 We have not reached that land, That happy land, as yet, Where holy angels round thee stand, Whose sun can never s 3 Our sun is sinking now, Our day is almost o'er ; O Sun of Righteousness, do thou Shine on us evermore ! I 80» Romans 16 : 27. S. M. 1 Lord, at this closing hour Establish every heart L^pon thy word of truth and power, To keep us when we part. 2 Peace to our brethren give ; Fill all our hearts with love ; In faith and patience may we live, And seek our rest above. 8G PUBLIC WORSHIP. 3 Through changes, bright or drear, We would thy will pursue; And toil to spread thy kingdom here Till we its glory view. 4 To God, the only wise, In every age adored, Let glory from the church arise Through Jesus Christ our Lord ! 161. Hosea6:3. S. M. 1 Once more, before we part, Oh, bless the Saviour's name; Let every tongue and every heart Adore and praise the same. 2 Lord, in thy grace we came, That blessing still impart ; We met in Jesus' sacred name, In Jesus' name we part. 3 Still on thy holy word Help us to feed, and grow, Still to go on to know the Lord, And practise what we know. 4 Now, Lord, before we part, Help us to bless thy name : Let every tongue and every heart Adore and praise the same. 162. Matt. 13: 8. S. M. 1 God of the prophets' power ! God of the gospel's sound ! Move glorious on, — send out thy voice To all the nations round. 2 With hearts and lips unfeigned, We bless thee for thy word ; We praise thee for the joyful news, Which our glad ears have heard. CLOSE OF SERVICE. Bl 3 Oh, may we treasure well The counsels that we hear, Till righteousness and holy joy In all our hearts appear. i Water the sacred seed, And give it large increase ; May neither fowls, nor rocks, nor thorns, Prevent the fruits of peace. 5 And though we sow in tears, Our souls at last shall come, And gather in our sheaves with joy, At heaven's great harvest-home. 163. Matt. 6: 0-13. S. M 1 Our Heavenly Father, hear The prayer we offer now : Thy name be hallowed far and near, To thee all nations bow. 2 Thv kingdom come ; thv will On earth be done in love, As saints and seraphim fulfill Thy perfect law above. 3 Our daily bread supply, While by thy word we live ; The guilt of our iniquity Forgive, as we forgive. 4 From dark temptation's power Our feeble hearts defend ; Deliver in the evil hour, And guide us to the end. 5 Thine, then, forever be Glory and power divine ; The sceptre, throne, and majesty Of heaven and earth are thine. 88 PUBLIC WORSHIP. 1G4. 7s. 1 Softly now the light of day Fades upon my sight away ; Free from care, from labor free, Lord, I would commune with thee. 2 Thou, whose all-pervading eye Naught escapes without, within, Pardon each infirmity, Open fault, and secret sin. 3 Soon, for me, the light of day Shall forever pass away : Then, from sin and sorrow free, Take me, Lord, to dwTell with thee. 4 Thou who, sinless, yet hast known All of man's infirmity ; Then from thine eternal throne, Jesus, look with pitying eye. 165, 7s. 1 For a season called to part, Let us now ourselves commend To the gracious eye and heart Of our ever present Friend. 2 Jesus ! hear our humble prayer; Tender Shepherd of thy sheep ! Let thy mercy and thy care All our souls in safety keep. 3 Then if thou thy help afford, Jo)7ful songs to thee shall rise, And our souls shall praise the Lord, Who regards our humble cries. 166. 7s. 1 Thou, from whom we never part, Thou, whose love is everywhere, Thou, who seest every heart, Listen to our evening prayer. CLOSE OF SERVICE. 89 2 Father, fill our hearts with love, Love unfailing, full and free ; Love that no alarm can move, Love that ever rests on thee. 3 Heavenly Father ! through the night Keep us safe from every ill ; Cheerful as the morning light, May we wake to do thy will. 167. Corinthians 2: 4. 7s. 1 Father, bless thy word to all, Quick and powerful let it prove ; Oh, may sinners hear thy call, Let thy people grow in love. 2 Thine own gracious message bless, Follow it with power divine : Give the gospel great success, Thine the work, the glory thine. 3 Father, bid the world rejoice, Send, oh, send thy truth abroad ; Let the nations hear thy voice, Hear it and return to God. 4 Sing we to our God above Praise eternal as his love : Praise him, all ye heavenly host — Father, Son, and Holy Ghost. 168. Ys< 1 Softly fades the twilight ray Of the holy Sabbath day ; Gently as life's setting sun, When the Christian's course is run. 2 Night her solemn mantle spreads O'er the earth as daylight fades ; All things tell of calm repose, At the holv Sabbath's close. 90 PUBLIC WORSHIP. 3 Peace is on the world abroad ; 'T is the holy peace of God — Symbol of the peace within When the spirit rests from sin. 4 Still the Spirit lingers near, Where the evening worshiper Seeks communion with the skies, Pressing onward to the prize. 5 Saviour ! may our Sabbaths be Days of joy and peace in thee, Till in heaven our souls repose, Where the Sabbath ne'er shall close. 169. Psalm 36: 9. 7s, 1 Father of our spirits ! hear Faith's effectual, fervent prayer ; Hear, and our petitions seal ; Let us now the answer feel. 2 Life of all that lives below ! Let thy Spirit in us flow ; Let us all thy life receive, From thee, in thee, ever live. 170. Heb. 13:20. 7s. 1 Now may he who from the dead Brought the Shepherd of the sheep, Jesus Christ, our king and head, All our souls in safety keep. 2 May he teach us to fulfill What is pleasing in his sight ; Make us perfect in his will, And preserve us day and night ! 3 To that great Redeemer's praise, Who the covenant sealed with blood, Let our hearts and voices raise Loud thanksgivings to our God. CLOSE OF SERVICE. 91 171. fc. 1 For the mercies of the day, For this rest upon our way, Thanks to thee alone be given, Lord of earth and King of heaven ! 2 Cold our services have been, Mingled every prayer with sin : But thou canst aud wilt forgive ; By thy grace alone we live. . 3 While this thorny path we tread, May thy love our footsteps lead; When our journey here is past, May we rest with thee at last. 4 Let these earthly Sabbaths prove Foretastes of our joys above ; While their steps thy children bend To the rest which knows no end. 17>2. 8s, < s 6z 4s. 1 Lord, dismiss us with thy blessing; Fill our hearts with joy and peace ; Let us each, thy love possessing, Triumph in redeeming grace : Oh, refresh us, Traveling through this wilderness. 2 Thanks we give, and adoration, For thy gospel's joyful sound ; May the fruits of thy salvation In our hearts and lives abound ; May thy presence With us evermore be found. 3 Then, whene'er the signal's given Us from earth to call away, Borne on angels' wings to heaven, Glad the summons to obey, May we ever Reign with Christ in endless dav ! &2 PUBLIC WORSHIP. 173. 8s, Is & 4s. 1 Come, thou soul-transforming Spirit, Bless the sower and the seed ; Let each heart thy grace inherit ; Raise the weak, the hungry feed ! From the gospel Now supply thy people's need. 2 Oh, may all enjoy the blessing Which thy word's designed to give ; Let us all, thy love possessing, Joyfully the truth receive ; And forever To thy praise and glory live. 174. 8s, Is & 4s, 1 God of our salvation, hear us ; Bless, oh, bless us, ere we go ! When we join the world, be near us, Lest we cold and careless grow : Saviour, keep us — Keep us safe from every foe. 2 As our steps are drawing nearer To our best and lasting home, May our view of heaven grow clearer, Hope more bright of joys to come ; And, when dying, May thy presence cheer the gloom. 175. Psalm IS -.35. 8S