HYMN SL- SUOAY-SCHTKflTST PUBLISHED BY ORDER OF THE GENERAL SYNOD OF THE EVANGELICAL LUTHERAN CHURCH OF THE UNITED STATES. i in A rvA e ' PHILADELPHIA: LUTHERAN BOARD OF PUBLICATION. No. 42 North Ninth Street. Entered, according to the Act of Congress, in the year 1860, by THE LUTHERAN BOARD OF PUBLICATION, in the Clerk's Office of the District Court of the United States for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania. STEREOTYPED BY J. PAGAN, PHILADELPHIA. PREFACE, This Book of Hymns for Sunday-schools originated in the acknowledged want of such a volume in the Lutheran Church. Its immediate occasion was the generous donation of one hundred dollars by Rev. F. W. Geissenheiner, and F. W. Geissenheiner, Esq., of the city of New York, for such a publication by the Lutheran Board. To accomplish the object in an orderly manner, the subject was referred to the Gene- ral Synod at Pittsburg in May, 1859, when it was re- solved by that body: " That we regard a good Sunday-school Hymn Book for the Lutheran Church as necessary, and hereby authorize the Board of Publication to prepare and issue such a work at an early period ; also, that the Hymn Book Committee be directed to enter into contract with the Board of Publication for its publication under the auspices of the General Synod, and that a reasonable premium for every copy sold be allowed to the Synod." — Minutes, p. 36. With this authority, and under these arrangements, the Board now issues this volume. It is the product of patient labor and critical revision. The compilers have aimed to select the best hymns within their reach « — hymns poetical in sentiment and form, fervent and devotional in spirit, and pure and scriptural in doc- (Hi) IV PREFACE. trine. Whilst due regard has been had to the cardi- nal design of the compilation as a Hymn Book for Sun- day-schools, a few hynins not so strictly adapted to the wants of children have been retained to render the book useful, in case of necessity, in other than Sunday- school meetings. An Appendix, embracing Hymns for Infants, has been added (and will also be published separately) to supply a want in the nurseries of families, as well as in the infant departments of our schools. The claims of this book are — 1. That it is the only Sunday-school Hymn Book officially issued by the Lutheran Church of this country. 2. That it is Evangelical and Lutheran in tone and adaptation, and fully competent to fill the place for which it is designed. 3. That it embraces the finest productions in the department of Sunday-school Hymnology. 4. That it has been edited and issued with becoming care and scrutiny. 5. That it is convenient in form, varied in contents, cheap in price, and worthy of the favorable regard of the Church, and 6. That its circulation will conform to the order and wish of the Church, expressed by its highest Coun- cil, and, at the same time, furnish a revenue to the treasury of the General Synod. With these claims it is given to the public, accom- panied by the prayer of the Board, that it may be use- ful in the training of the lambs of Christ's flock for his service on earth and his fold in heaven. Publication Rooms, 42 N. Ninth street. Philadelphia. TABLE OF CONTENTS. I. OPENING HYMNS Pages 7—17 II. THE LORD'S DAY 18— 24 HI. THE SUNDAY-SCHOOL— Scholars 25 — 33 « " " Teachers 34— 39 " M " Anniversaries 40 — 66 IV. OF GOD — The Father 57— 63 •'- « The Son, or Christ 64—76 » " The Holy Ghost 77— 83 V. THE SOUL 84— 85 VI. SIN AND THE LAW 86— 90 TIL THE GOSPEL CALL 91 — 102 VIII. SUPPLICATIONS FOR MERCY 103 — 112 IX. SALTATION THROUGH CHRIST 113 — 123 X. CHRISTIAN EXPERIENCE AND DUTY 124 — 138 XL THE MEANS OF GRACE — Prayer 139 — 145 " " " The Bible 146 — 151 " « " Public Worship 152 — 157 ■ " ■ Baptism 158 — 161 " ■ ■ The Lord's Supper. 162 — 164 1* (V) VI TABLE OF CONTENTS. XII. THE KINGDOM OP CHRIST 165 — 174 XIII. CHURCH FESTIVALS — Christmas 175 — 183 " " New Year 184 — 190 " " Good Friday 191 — 195 « " Easter 196 — 200 " " Ascension and Whitsuntide. 201 — 205 u « The Reformation 20C — 209 XIV. PARTICULAR OCCASIONS — The Seasons.... 210 — 210 " " Morning and Evening... 217 — 222 ■ " Sickness and Afflictions. 223 — 228 XV.»LIFE AND DEATH 229 — 239 XVI. RESURRECTION AND JUDGMENT 240 — 243 XVII. ETERNITY 244 — 256 XVIII. CLOSING HYMNS 257 — 265 XIX. DOXOL0GIES 266 — 269 XX. INDEXES 271 — 286 APPENDIX -HYMNS FOR INFANTS. HYMNS FOR SUNDAY-SCHOOLS OPENING. ]_ Praise to God. L. M. FROM all that dwell below the skies, Let the Creator's praise arise ; Let the Redeemer's name be sung, Through every land, by every tongue. o Eternal are thy mercies, Lord, Eternal truth attends thy word : Thy name shall sound from shore to shore, Till suns shall rise and set no more. In every land begin the song: To every land the strains belong: In cheerful sounds all voices raise, And fill the world with loudest praise. (7) OPENING HYMNS. 2 Imploring a Blessing. C. M. HERE, Lord, before thy mercy-seat In Christ's prevailing name, Behold a band of children meet, A Father's love to claim. 2 Our foolish hearts, alas! are slow To understand thy way ; teach us, Lord, thy will to know, And help us to obey. 3 Kind are the friends who bring us here To learn thy holy word ; But vain is all their toil and care, Without thy blessing, Lord. 4 Fulfil their hopes ; thy grace display In every youthful mind ; And while they guide us in thy way, Let them a blessing find. | Opening Prayer. S. M. NOW we 've assembled here, To read, to learn, and pray ; Shed on us, mighty God, thy fear To keep us through the day. 2 Be vanity afar, And every evil thought ; let us think how blest we are, In being rightly taught. OPENING HYMNS. 8 Nbf let us Ughtiy hold The blessing! that is given ; To leafn that lore that can't be told, Which angelfl sing in heaven. 4 Impress upon our hearts. Great Spirit, all we read; And when all other stay departs, This uill be sweet indeed. 4 Lord, teach us how to Pray. S. M. LORD, teach us how to pray, And give us hearts to ask ; Or all we think, or do, or say, Will be a tiresome task. 2 Thv Holy Spirit send. Our bosomi to inspire; Then shall our praise to thee ascend, With pure and warm desire. 3 Jesus, our great High Priest, Present our prayers above; And spread abroad o'er all thou seest, The mantle of thy love. 4 Teach us to find onr bliss In earnest, fervent prayer ; For where we pray our Saviour is, And bliss is only there. 10 OPENING HYMNS. 5 Confession of God's Mercies. 7s. CHILDREN, join your God to bless, Gratefully his care confess ; Of his bounties you have shared, He your lives has kindly spared. 2 Spared, again in school to meet ; Spared, to bow at Jesus' feet; Spared, to see this holy day: With your teachers sing and pray. 3 Now you meet to read the word, Word of Christ your King and Lord; Lord, who died that you might live — Then to him your service give. Q Claiming the Promise. S. M. TESUS, we look to thee, ♦J Thy promised presence claim ; Thou in the midst of us shalt be, Assembled in thy name: 2 Thy name salvation is, Which here we come to prove : Thy name is life, and health, and peace, And 'everlasting love. 3 Not in the name of pride Or selfishness we meet; From nature's paths we turn aside, And worldly thoughts forget. OPENING HYMNS. 11 We meet the grace to take. Which thou hast freely given ; We meet on earth for thy dear sake, That we may meet in neaven. Confession. S. M. ONCE more we meet to pray, Once more our guilt confess ; Turn not, Lord, thine ear away From creatures in distress. 2 Our sins to heav'n ascend, And there for vengeance cry; God, behold the sinner's Friend, Who intercedes on high. 3 Though we are vile indeed, And well deserve thy curse, The merits of thy Son we plead, Who lived and died for us. 4 Now let thy bosom yearn, As it hath done before ; Return to us, God, return, And ne'er forsake us more. 8 Assembling in School. L. M. NOW we are met to read and pray, And hear what our kind teachers say; Let every child attentive be To Him who every child can see. 12 OPENING HYMNS. 2 He dwells in heaven ; but he is here : He lives on high ; but he is near : He knows our thoughts and wishes too, And knows what we're about to do. 3 The careless soul, the roving mind, Will not divine instruction find ; The serious and the thoughtful youth Will learn the ways of God and truth. 4 Then let us all be wise and learn How from the ways of sin to turn ; How we may fear and love the Lord, And understand his holy word. Q Supplication. L. M. ASSEMBLED in our school once more, Lord, thy blessing we implore ; We meet to read, and sing, and pray; Be with us then through this thy day. 2 Our fervent prayer to thee ascends, For parents, teachers, foes, and friends ; And when we in thy house appear, Help us to worship in thy fear. 3 When we on earth shall meet no more, May we above to glory soar ; And praise thee in more lofty strains, Where one eternal Sabbath reigns. OPENING HYMNS. 13 ]_0 Suffer us to come. 7s. LORD, before thy throne we stand, Once again thy children see ; Smile upon this youthful band, Suffer us to come to thee. 2 Whither else should children go Weak and impotent as we ? Thou hast all things to bestow: Suffer us to come to thee. 3 While we here have life and breath, This our constant prayer should be, This our latest sigh in death : — Suffer us to come to thee. 1 A Blessing on the Word. C. M. kNCE more we come before our God ; Once more his blessing ask: may not duty seem a load, Nor worship prove a task. 2 Father, thy quick'ning Spirit send From heaven, in Jesus' name, And bid our waiting minds attend, And put our souls in frame. 3 May we receive the word we hear, Each in an honest heart ; And keep the precious treasure there, And never with it part. 14 OPENING HYMNS. 4 To seek thee, all our hearts dispose ; To each thy blessings suit; And let the seed thy servant sows, Produce abundant fruit. 12 Glory to God. 6s, 4s. GLORY to God on high! Let heaven and earth reply, "Praise ye his name!" Angels, his love adore, Who all our sorrows bore Saints, sing for evermore, "Worthy the Lamb!" 2 Join, all the ransomed race, Our Lord and God to bless, Praise ye his name. In him we will rejoice, Making a cheerful noise, Shouting with heart and voice, "Worthy the Lamb!" 3 Soon must we change our place Yet- will we never cease Praising his name ; Still will we tribute bring ; Hail him our gracious King ; . And, through all ages, sing, "Worthy "the Lamb!" OPINING HYMNS. 15 13 Christ (he Shepherd. C. ML QEE the kind Shepherd, Jesus, stands, i) With all engaging charms : Hark, how he calls the tender lambs And foldfl them in his arms. 2 Permit them to approach, he cries, Nor scorn their humble name; For 'twas to bless such souls as these, The Lord of angels came. I 3 He'll lead us to the heavenly streams Where living waters flow; And guide us to the fruitful fields Where trees of knowledge grow. 4 Tip' feeblest lamb amid the flock Shall be its Shepherd's care: While folded in the Saviour's arms We're safe froir ever? ^nare. 14 J 01 J S °f God's House. S. M. H< >W charming is the place Where my Redeemer, God, I ii v. ils the beauties of his face, And sheds his love abroad I '2 Not the fair palaces, To which the great resort, Are once to be compared -with this, Where Jesns holds his court. 16 OPENING HYMNS. 3 Here, on the mercy-seat, With radiant glory crowned, Our joyful eyes behold him sit, And smile on all around. 4 Give me, Lord, a place Within thy blest abode, Among the children of thy grace, The servants of my God. ]_5 In School again. L. M. OLORD, to whom our life we owe. From whom our daily blessings flow; To thee again we come to raise Our voices and our hearts in praise. 2 Again, upon thy day, we here Within the Sabbath-school appear ; And, that thy mercies we may share, Our hearts and voices raise in pray'r. 3 As ever here thy will we trace, And learn the news of gospel grace ; Help us with thanks to lift above Our voices and our hearts in love. OPENING HYMNS. 17 Jg 1'raisc to Jesus. L. M. 6 lines. TXYITED by a Saviour's love. 1 We meet to praise his sacred name; The church below, the Church above, Unite his glory to proclaim. And children's voices join to swell The chorus to Immanuel. 2 Do any ask why children sing, And why approach thy heavenly seat? It is that we, Lord, may bring And lay our tribute at thy feet; Since thou for children too wast slain, And wilt not deem their praises vain. 3 Lord, with thy love each bosom fill, And bid each heart aspire to thee; Make us desire to do thy will, From sin and folly set us free. Did Jesus die that we might live? To Jesus then our souls we give. 18 THE LORD'S DAY. THE LORD'S DAY. 17 The Lord's Day. S. M. TELCOME, sweet day of rest, That saw the Lord arise; "Welcome to this reviving breast, And these rejoicing eyes! w 2 Jesus himself comes near, To bless his saints to-day; Here we may sit his word to hear, And love, and praise, and pray. 3 One day within the place Where my dear Lord hath been, Is sweeter than a thousand days Of pleasure and of sin. 4 My willing soul would stay In such a frame as this, And sit and sing herself away To everlasting bliss. 1Q Sabbath Morning. THE rosy light is dawning, Upon the mountain's brow ; It is the Sabbath morning, ! come and pay thy vow. THE LORD'S DAY. 19 Lift up thy voice to heaven In sacred praise and prayer, While unto thee is given The light of life to share. 2 The landscape, lately shrouded, By evening's paler ray, Smiles beauteous and unclouded, Before the eye of day: So let our souls, benighted Too long in folly's shade, By thy kind smiles be lighted To joys that never fade. 9 The Sabbath Profitable. C. M. [ ORD of the Sabbath, I rejoice J J Thine holy day to see ; May I, assisted by thy grace, Begin this week with thee. 2 I come this day to hear thy word, To sing, to pray, and praise ; To learn of thee, my gracious Lord, Religion's pleasant ways. 3 may the Holy Spirit bless These sacred means of grace, That I may learn thy righteousness, And seek in youth thy face. 20 THE LORD'S DAY. 20 The Da V °f ResL L. M. THIS is the day the Lord hath blest, The day to us in mercy given ; The holy Sabbath of his rest, The pledge and type of rest in heaven. 2 Lord, in thy praises vre would join ; To thee devote this sacred day ; Our earthly cares and thoughts resign ; Look up to heav'n, and learn the way. 3 May we by every Sabbath grow In grace, humility, and love ; And thus thy holy rest below Shall fit us for thy rest above. 21 God's Day. L. M. THIS day belongs to God alone, This day he chooses for his own ; And we must neither work nor play, Because it is God's holy day. 2 'Tis well to have one day in seven. That we may learn the way to heaven ; Then let us spend it as we should, In serving God and being good. 3 We ought, to-day, to learn and seek What we may think of all the week, And be the better every day, For what we hear our teachers say. THE LORD'S DAY. 21 4 And every Sabbath should be passed As if we knew it were our last: What would the dying sinner give To have one Sabbath more to live. 22 Bow Sweet is the Sabbath. lis. HOW sweet is the Sabbath, the morning of rest ; The day of the week which I surely love best ; The morning my Saviour arose from the tomb, And took from the grave all its terror and gloom. 2 let me be thoughtful and prayerful to-day, And not spend a minute in trifling or play ; Remembering these seasons were graciously given To teach me to seek, and prepare me for heaven. 3 In the house of my God, in his presence and fear, When I worship to-day, may it all be sincere ; In the school when I learn, may I do it with care, And be grateful to those who watch over me there. 23 Sunday Morning. C. M. LORD, in the morning thou shalt hear My voice ascending high ; To thee will I direct my prayer, To thee lift up mine eye. 22 the lord's day. 2 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. 3 But to thy house will I resort, To taste thy mercies there ; I will frequent thy holy court, And worship in thy fear. 4 Oh, may thy Spirit guide my feet In ways of righteousness ; Make every path of duty straight, And plain before my face. 24 Sabbath Morning. 7s. 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 thy reconciling face — Take away our sins and shame : From our worldly cares set free, May we rest this day in thee. THE LORD'S DAT. 23 Here we're 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 feast. May the gospel's joyful sound Conquer sinners, comfort saints ; Make the fruits of grace abound, Bring relief for all complaints: Thus let all our Sabbaths prove, Till we join the church above. 25 The Sabbath. L. M. OUR Sabbaths come so welcome on, We wish them to remain awhile, But soon, alas ! their joys are gone, And scarce " bequeath a parting smile." 2 Full many are the hours of grief, Allotted to the sons of men, Our Sabbaths bring a short relief Yet leave us but to mourn again. 3 Ye peaceful days ! and thou blest sun Why roll ye in such haste away? Ye happy hours ! why flow ye on So fast toward eternity? 24 the lord's day. 4 0! if ye bring an endless day, Speed fast along, nor never cease: "We'll gladly feel your joys decay, In perfect and enduring bliss. 26 Blessedness of the Sabbath. 7s. LET the Sabbath-day be blest, Day of joy and day of rest ; Songs of praise ascend on high, Hallelujahs fill the sky. 2 Let the Sabbath-day be blest, Day of joy and day of rest ; Humble prayer to God ascend, God our Father and our Friend. 3 Let the Sabbath-day be blest, Day of joy and day of rest ; Gladly hear his holy Word, Gladlj- learn the -way to God. 27 Sabbath Eve. 7s. SOFTLY f\ides 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 lades ; All things tell of calm repose At the holy Sabbath's close. THE SUNDAY-SCHOOL. 25 3 Peace ii 00 the world abroad, 'Tis 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 worshipper Seeks communion with the skies, Pressing onward to the prize. 5 Saviour, may our Sabbaths be I>ays of peace and joy in thee, Till in heaven our souls repose, Where the Sabbath ne'er shall close ! THE SUNDAY-SCHOOL FOR SCHOLARS. 28 Reasons for loving the Sunday-schoul. Cft T LOVE the Sunday-school — the place 1 My youthful feet have trod, Where I have heard of wisdom's ways, That lead to peace and God. 2 I love the Sunday-school — 'tis there The praise of &od we sing, — "Tia there we bow the knee ih prayer To God, our heavenly King, o 2G THE SUNDAY-SCHOOL. 3 I love the Sunday-school — where we The Holy Bible read,— "Which tells of Christ, who came to be A Saviour in our need. 4 0, that when life's few cares are past. Our teachers we may meet Upon the heavenly plains, and cast Our crowns at Jesus' feet. 29 The same. L. M. TLOVE to join the joyful play, To sport beside the shady pool, To watch my kite soar far away, But more I love the Sunday-school. 2 For there I meet my teacher's smile, And read and learn the holy book ; And oh, my heart doth feel the while, That God is pleas'd on us to look. 3 And when we bend the knee in pray'r, And hymns to our Redeemer raise, It seems to me that God is there, To hear us pray and sing his praise. 4 While others slight this holy day, And shun the Gospel's joyful sound, Oh, may I cleave to Wisdom's way, And ever in my class be found. FOR SCHOLARS. 27 30 A Heavenly Place. S. M. LOVE the Sabbath-school, Where happy children meet ; Where rich and poor alike may come, And sit at Jesus' feet. I 2 I love the Sabbath-school, Where children learn to pray, And hear about the world to come, And Jesus Christ, the Way. 3 I love the Sabbath-school ; It is a heav'nly place 1 For there the youthful heart may learn To seek the Saviour's face. 4 I love the Sabbath-school, And Him who bought for me This sweet, this precious means of grace, And gives the blessing free ! 31 Admitted to School. CM.' \ DMITTED where thy truths are taught l\ While pious hearts adore ; Father in heaven ! my spirit ought Thy blessing to implore. 2 Instruct my ignorance, I pray; My wayward passions tame ; From every folly guard my way, From every sin reclaim. 28 THE SUNDAY-SCHOOL. 3 Teach me thy precepts to fulfil, To trust in Him who ut if the things by nature taught Poor i ii 11 -~ i« • nVr tli How high should rise our rapture. 1 thought, Wlm learn the \\"ft I 55 The Anniversary. C. M. J<>K1>. f I'icet I On 1 - • I ■ before thy merc y j e st ) . and to pray. 'J Many, rinee last we gathered I Save passed away like flow Perhaps before another year. Their dwelling may 1 on ! •"' ' < >n him for mercy reel ; loung children, in his mortal days, II folded to his 1 i 4 3 ildren, at his Father's side, He still with pity \ iev pleading thai lie died, ur sinful hearts 5 Lord to thine "pen arm- we fly, • y there ; Theji shall v. i r to die, If thou our hearts prepare. 46 THE SUNDAY-SCHOOL. 56 Sunday-school Celebration. 7s, 6s. WE meet again in gladness, And thankful voices raise ; To God, our heavenly Father, We'll tune our grateful praise: 'Twas his kind hand that kept us Through all his changing year ; His love it is that brings us Again to worship here. 2 We'll thank him for the Sabbath, This day of holy rest ; And for the blessed Bible, The book that we love best — For Sabbath-schools and teachers, To us so kindly given, To guide us in the pathway That leads to joys in heaven. 3 We'll thank him for our country, The land our fathers trod — For liberty of conscience, And right to worship God. Lord, our heavenly Father, Accept the praise we bring, And tune our hearts and voices Thy glorious name to sing. 4 Soon may thy gracious scepter Extend to every land, And all as willing subjects Submit to thy command. CELEBRATIONS AND ANNIVERSARIES. 47 Send forth the gospel tidings, And hasten on the day When every isle and nation Shall own Messiah's sway. 5*7 Anniversary Hymn. 8s, 7s, 4s. LORD, we thank thee, thou hast spoken By the word of grace again ; Every heart and bosom open, That the seed may there remain; Grant in mercy That it be not sown in vain. 2 Thanks we give for thy protection O'er our path another year ; Still we pray for thy direction While we walk as pilgrims here ; Safe our journey, Only safe while thou art near. 3 And when death shall hover o'er us, When we come to Jordan's tide, Thou, who passedst through before us, Be our Guardian and our Guide ; Still protect us Till we land on Canaan's side. 4 Angels, in the realms of glory, Hymn thy love to fallen man ; There we too would swell the story Of thv mercy's wondrous plan, And would praise thee — Praise thee more than angels can. 48 THE SUNDAY-SCHOOL. 58 Sunday-school Dedication. L. M. IN fervent prayer, with holy praise, This building now we consecrate ; . To train the young, from early days, To know Thy will, their sins to hate. 2 To teach them how and where to find The grace that saves from Satan's reign ; To love their God with heart and mind, And from forbidden ways refrain. 3 To read and learn a Saviour's grace, Who on the cross himself he gave For them, — and all the fallen race, — Jesus, the mighty Lord, to save. 4 May all the children who attend Within these walls, thy children be ; And with their teachers ever spend, With thee, a blest eternity. 59 Opening of a Sabbath-school Room. 8s. WITH grateful delight we survey The work of this building complete ; We bless thee, dear Saviour, this day, We here are permitted to meet. 2 But what will this structure avail, Unless thy kind presence is here? Our work will most certainly fail; No fruit unto God will appear. CELEBRATIONS AND ANNIVERSARIES. 49 3 But sweet are thy promises, Lord — On these let us ever depend ; They teach, where thy name we repord, Thy presence and grace will attend. QQ Sunday-school Celebration. L. M. Congregation. GREAT God, accept our songs of praise Which we would to thy honor raise, Bless our attempts to spread abroad The knowledge of our Saviour, God. Children. 2 Next to our God, our thanks are due To those who love and pity show, In kindly pointing out the road That leads to Christ, the way to God. Congregation. 3 We claim no merit of our own: Great God, the work is thine alone ! Thou didst at first our hearts incline To carry on this great design. Children. 4 Now we are taught to read and pray, To hear God's word, to keep his day ; Lord, here accept the thanks we bring — Our infant tongues thy praise would sing. 5 D 50 THE SUNDAY-SCHOOL. Congregation. o With those dear children we'll unite : Their songs inspire us with delight: Lord, while on earth we sing thy love, May angels join the notes above. Children. 6 Great God, our benefactors bless, Congregation. And crown thy work with great success ; Both. may we meet around thy throne, To sing thy praise in strains unknown. 61 Opening of a Sunday-School Room. 7s. HALLOWD be this humble spot, Like the place of Jacob's bed : God was there — he knew it not Till heaven open'd o'er his head. 2 Not in visions of the night, God of Jacob ! on our way, But in noon of gospel light Here thy power and grace display. 3 Oft on embassies of love Be descending angels sent, And, returning, spread above Joy o'er sinners that repent. CELEBRATIONS AND ANNIVERSARIES. 51 4 Here the children's angels see Little ones to Jesus brought, In thy nurture train'd for thee, By thine admonition taught. 5 While thy ministers declare All the counsel of thy will, Lord, thy people's hearts prepare Every precept to fulfil. 6 Here, -when all that live are dead, And successors fill their place, Age by age may souls be led, In this house, to seek thy face. 62 Independence- Day. C. M. WITH joy we meet, "With smiles we greet, Our schoolmates bright and gay; Be dry each tear Of sorrow here — 'Tis Independence-Day. 2 'Tis freedom's sound That rings around, And brightens every ray: Our banner floats, With trumpet notes, On Independence-Day. 52 THE SUNDAY-SCHOOL. 3 "While thunder breaks, And music wakes Its patriotic lay, At temple-gate Our feet shall wait On Independence-Day. 4 who from home Would fail to come And join the children's lay, When praise we bring To God our King, On Independence-Day? 5 For liberty, Great God, to thee Our grateful thanks we pay: For thanks, we know, To thee we owe, On Independence-Day. g3 National Praise. 8s, 7s. UP to thee, almighty Father, Ancient of eternal days, Throned in uncreated glory, Hear us while our songs we raise. 2 Praise, for thy unceasing bounty, Poured with an indulgent hand : Praise, for blessings still increasing, Crowning freedom's favored land. CELEBRATIONS AND ANNIVERSARIES. 53 3 While a nation's heart is leaping, Mighty in its gushing joy, May the song of adoration All its grateful powers employ. 4 Thine, Lord, shall he the kingdom.; Thine the power and glory be ; Thine through endless ages rolling, Thine throughout eternity. 64 Freedom of the Bible. 7s, 6s. ONCE more with hallowed feeling, We join the blest employ, Our nation's praises pealing In songs of festive joy; And back the loud hosanna Shall roll from sea to sea, Till mountain and savanna Re-echo — "We are free!" 2 We love the Book which lighted The glow of patriot-fires, When Freedom was benighted, In the bosoms of our sires. They shed their blood to save us, And gained our liberty ; But the greatest boon they gave us — The Bible was made free ! 3 Our land is Virtue's dwelling, Here Science builds her shrine, And happy hearts are swelling With joys almost divine; 5* 54 * THE SUN-DAY-SCHOOL. And \re in emulation, Here pledge ourselves to be The guardians of the Nation — "We'll keep the Bible free! 4 Then come, with hallowed feeling, Join in the blest employ, Our nation's praises pealing In songs of festive joy, Till back the loud hosanna Shall roll from sea to sea, From mountain and savanna, — We'll keep the Bible free! W (55 National Hymn. 6s, 4s. "Y country, 'tis of thee, Sweet land of liberty, Of thee I sing ; Land where my fathers died, Land of the pilgrim's pride, From ev'ry mountain side Let freedom ring. 2 My native country, thee — Land of the noble free — Thy name I love ; I love thy rocks and rills, Thy woods and templed hills ; My heart with rapture thrills Like that above. CELEBRATIONS AND ANNIVERSARIES. 55 3 Let music swell the breeze, And ring from all the trees Sweet freedom's song: Let mortal tongues awake ; Let all that breathe partake ; Let rocks their silence break, — The sound prolong. 4 Our fathers' God, to thee, Author of liberty, To thee we sing ; Long may our land be bright With freedom's holy light; Protect us by thy might, Great God, our King. (36 Fourth of July. 8s, 7s, 4. GOD of every land and nation, On this glorious jubilee, Let the incense of oblation From each heart arise to thee. Save our country: Long preserve her liberty. 2 Let thy richest blessings ever Rest upon our happy land; May no fierce contention sever The confederated band ; In sweet union May we still unshaken stand. 56 THE SUNDAY-SCHOOL. 3 May we all be safely guided, Saviour, by thy gracious will ; When life's storms shall have subsided, And our tongues in death are still, May we praise thee, Where immortal glories thrill. (37 Anniversary of Independence. 7s, WE come with joy and gladness, To breathe our songs of praise, Nor let one note of sadness Be mingled in our lays ; For 'tis a hallow'd story, This theme of freedom's birth ; Our fathers' deeds of glory Are echo'd round the earth. 2 The sound is waxing stronger, And thrones and nations hear — Proud man shall rule no longer, For God the Lord is near ; And he will crush oppression, And raise the humble mind, And give the earth's possession Among the good and kind. 3 And then shall sink the mountains, Where pride and power are crown'd, And peace, like gentle fountains, Shall shed its pureness round. GOD THE FATHER. 57 God ! we would adore thee, And in thy shadow rest : Our fathers bow'd before thee, And trusted, and were blest. GOD THE FATHER. 68 There is a God. L. M. WHEN I look up to yonder sky, So pure, so bright, so wondrous high, I think of One I cannot see, But One who sees and cares for me. 2 His name is God ! he gave me birth ; And every living thing on earth, And every tree and plant that grows, To the same hand its being owes. 3 'Tis he my daily food provides, And all that I require besides ; And when I close my slumbering eye I sleep in peace, for he is nigh. 4 Then surely I should ever love This gracious God who reigns above : For very kind indeed is he, To love a humble child like me. 58 GOD THE FATHER. A 1 6Q Perfections of God. L. M. LL-POW'RFUL, self-existent God, Who all creation dost sustain ! Thou -wast, and art, and art to come ; And everlasting is thy reign. 2 Fix'd and eternal as thy days, Each glorious attribute divine, Through ages infinite, shall still With undiminish'd 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. 4 Earth may with all her pow'rs dissolve, If such the great Creator's will: But thou forever art the same, " I am" is thy memorial still. 70 God's Wisdom in Creation. C. M. THERE'S not a tint that paints the rose, Or decks the lily fair, Or streaks the humblest flower that grows, But God has placed it there. 2 There's not of grass a single blade, Or leaf of lowliest mien, Where heavenly skill is not display'd, And heavenly wisdom seen. GOD THE FATHER. 59 3 There's not a star whose twinkling light Illumes the distant earth, And cheers the solemn gloom of night, But Heaven gave it birth. 4 There's not a place in heaven's vast round, In ocean's deep, or air, Where skill and wisdom are not found, — For God is everywhere. 71 Praise to God. S. M. A LMIGHTY Maker, God! XX How wondrous is thy name ! Thy glories how diffused abroad, Through the creation's frame! 2 Nature in every dress, Her humble homage pays, And finds a thousand ways t' express Thine undissembled praise. 3 My soul would rise and sing To her Creator too, Fain would my tongue adore my King, And pay the worship due. 4 Let joy and worship spend The remnant of my days, And to my God my soul ascend In Sweet perfumes of praise. 60 GOD THE FATHER. 72 Love of God. 7s. SING, my soul, his wondrous love, Who from yon bright world above, Ever watchful o'er our race, Still to man extends his grace. 2 Heaven and earth by him were made, He by all must be obeyed; What are we, that he should show So much love to us below! 3 God, thus merciful and good, Bought us with a Saviour's blood, And, to make our safety sure, Guides us by his Spirit pure. 4 Sing, my soul, adore his name, Let his glory be thy theme ; Praise him till he calls thee home, Trust his love for all to come. 73 The all-seeing God. C. M. ALMIGHTY God, thy piercing eye Strikes through the shades of night, And our most secret actions lie All open to thy sight. GOD THE FATHER. 61 2 There's not a sin that we commit, Nor wicked word we say, But in thy dreadful book 'tis writ, . Against the judgment-day. 3 And must the crimes that I have done Be read and published there? Be all exposed before the sun, While men and angels hear? 4 Lord, at thy feet ashamed I lie ; Upward I dare not look; Pardon my sins before I die, And blot them from thy book 74 Samuel. H. M. TT7HEN little Samuel woke, VV And heard his Maker's voice, At every word He spoke, How much did he rejoice ! Oh, blessed, happy child, to find The God of heaven so near and kind. 2 If God would speak to me, And say he was my friend, How happy should I be ! Oh ! how would I attend ! The smallest sin I then should fear, If God Almighty were so near. 6 62 GOD THE FATHER. 3 And does he never speak? Oh, yes ! for in his word He bids me come and seek The God -whom Samuel heard: In almost every page I see, The God of Samuel calls to me. 4 And I beneath his care May safely rest my head; I know that God is there, To guard my humble bed ; And every sin I well may fear, Since God Almighty is so near. 75 Support in God. C. M. OGOD, our help in ages past, Our hope for years to come, Our shelter from the stormy blast, And our eternal home, — 2 Beneath the shadow of thy throne Thy saints have dwelt secure; Sufficient is thine arm alone, And our defence is sure. 3 Before the hills in order stood, Or earth receiv'd her frame, From everlasting thou art God, To endless years the same. GOD THE FATHER. 63 *76 @°d " Love. 7s. EARTH, with her ten thousand flowers, Air, with all its beams and showers, All around, and all above, Hath this record, "God is love." 2 Sounds among the Tales and hills, In the woods, and by the rills, All these songs, beneath, above, Have one burthen, "God is love." 3 All the charities that start From the fountains of the heart, These are voices from above, Sweetly whispering, " God is love." 4 Earth, with her ten thousand flowers, Air, with all its beams and showers, All are voices from above, Loudly sounding, "God is love." 64 CHRIST. *77 Crown Him Lord of all. C. M. ALL hail the power of Jesus' name ! Let angels prostrate fall ; Bring forth the royal diadem, And crown him Lord of all. 2 Ye chosen seed of Israel's race, Ye ransom'd from the fall, Hail him who saves you by his grace, And crown him Lord of all. 3 Let every kindred, every tribe, On this terrestrial ball, To him all majesty ascribe, And crown him Lord of all. 4 that with yonder sacred throng We at his feet may fall ; We'll join the everlasting song, And crown him Lord of all. 78 The Friend. 8s, 7s. ONE there is above all others, Well deserves the name of Friend; His is love beyond a brother's, Costly, free, and knows no end. CHRIST. 65 2 Which of all our friends, to save us, Could or would have shed his blood? But this Saviour died to have us Reconciled, in him, to God. 3 When he lived on earth abased, Friend of sinners was his name; Now, above all glory raised, He rejoices in the same. 4 for grace our hearts to soften ! Teach us, Lord, at length to love; We, alas ! forget too often What a friend we have above. "79 Praise to the Redeemer. C. M. OFOR a thousand tongues, to sing My great Redeemer's praise; The glories of my God and King, The triumph of" his grace. 2 My gracious Master, and my God, Assist me to proclaim, — To spread, through all the earth abroad, The honors of thy name. 3 Jesus ! — the name that calms our fears, That bids our sorrows cease; 'Tis music in the sinner's ears, 'Tis life, and health, and peace. 6* e 66 CHRIST. 4 He breaks the power of reigning sin, He sets the prisoner free ; His blood can make the foulest clean; His blood avail' d for me. 30 Christ the King of Saints. H. M. TJEJOICE, the Lord is King; ±\j Your Lord and King adore ; Children give thanks and sing, And triumph evermore: Lift up your heart, lift up your voice, Rejoice, again I say, rejoice. 2 Jesus the Saviour reigns, The God of truth and love ; When he had purged our stains, He took his seat above: Lift up your heart, lift up your voice, Rejoice, again I say, rejoice. 3 His kingdom cannot fail, He rules o'er earth and heaven; The keys of death and hell Are to our Jesus given: Lift up your heart, lift up your voice, Rejoice, again I say, rejoice. 4 He sits at God's right hand, Till all his foes submit, And bow to his command, And fall beneath his feet: Lift up your heart, lift up your voice, Rejoice, again I say, rejoice. 67 gl Christ our Refuge. 7s. TESUS, lover of my soul, J Let me to thy bosom fly ; While the billows near me roll, While the tempest still is high ! Hide me, my Saviour, hide, Till the storm of life is past ; Safe .into the haven guide, receive my soul at last! 2 Other refuge have I none, Lo! I, helpless, hang on thee: Leave, oh ! leave me not alone, Lest I basely shrink and flee ! Thou art all my trust and aid, All my help from thee I bring ; Cover my defenceless head With the shadow of thy wing. 3 Plenteous grace with thee is found, Grace to pardon all my sins ; Let the healing streams abound, Make and keep me pure within. Thou of life the fountain art, Freely let me take of thee ; Reign, Lord, within my heart, Reign to all eternity ! 82 Christ's Love to the Young. C. M. YT7HEN the Redeemer left his throne VV And dwelt with men below; It was his glorious work to bless, And happiness bestow ■ 5 CHRIST. 2 The poor and wretched claimed his aid, Nor sought relief in vain; When parents owned his gracious help, He blessed their infant train. And now, though Jesus reigns above, He makes the young his care ; And helpless children still he owns, And they his goodness share. 4 Now we are taught to read thy word Which makes the foolish wise ; may we know a Saviour's name, And learn his worth to prize. 83 Christ our All. 8s, 7s. LAMB of God, we fall before thee, Humbly trusting in thy cross, That alone be all our glory, All things else we count are loss. Thee we own a perfect Saviour Only source of all that's good. Ev'ry grace and ev'ry favor Comes to us through Jesus' blood. 2 Jesus gives us true repentance, By his Spirit sent from heav'n ; Whispers this transporting sentence, " Son, thy sins are all forgiv'n." Faith he grants us to believe it, Grateful hearts his love to prize: Want we wisdom? he must give it; Hearing ears, and seeing eyes. 69 3 Jesus gives us pure affections, Wills to do what he requires; Makes us follow his directions, And what he commands, inspires. All our prayers, and all our praises, Rightly offcr'd in his name, He that dictates them is Jesus ; He that answers is the same. E Q4 The Saviour's excellence. 7s. VER patient, gentle, meek, Holy Saviour, was thy mind ; Vainly in myself I seek Likeness to my Lord to find; Yet, that mind that was in thee, May be, must be, found in me. 2 Though such griefs were thine to bear, For each sufferer thou couldst feel; Every mourner's burden share, Every wounded spirit heal ; Saviour, let thy grace in me Form that mind which was in thee. 3 "When my pain is most intense, Let thy cross my lesson prove ; Let me hear thee e'en from thence, Breathing words of peace and love; Saviour, let thy grace in me Form that mind which was in thee. 70 CHRIST. 85 Christ the True Vine. L. M. JESUS, thou true and living Vine, Make me by faith a child of thine ; That I a living branch may be, Abiding always, Lord, in thee. 2 Now to niy soul thy life impart, Come and abide within my heart; May ample grace thy Spirit give, That to thy glory I may live. 3 Beneath my heavenly Father's care "Fruits of the Spirit" may I bear — Humility, and faith, and love: And so thy true disciple prove. 4 Saviour, a tender branch am I ; Severed from thee my soul would die : For life, for strength, I must entwine, And cling around the living Vine. 5 To me eternal life supply ; Then shall I never, never die — But when transplanted by thy love Bloom in thy Paradise above. 86 Christ the Rock. 7s. T) OCK of ages cleft for me, AAj Let me hide myself in thee : Let the water and the blood, From thy wounded side which flow'd, Be of sin the perfect cure, — Save me, Lord, and make me pure. CHRIST. 71 2 Nothing in nay hand I bring ; Simply to thy cross I cling ; Naked, come to thee for dress ; Helpless, look to thee for grace ; Foul, I to the fountain fly, Wash me, Saviour, or I die ! 3 While I draw this fleeting breath, When my eyelids close in death, When I soar to worlds unknown, See thee on thy judgment-throne, Rock of ages, cleft for me, Let me hide myself in thee. 37 Jesus lives. L. M. I KNOW that my Redeemer lives — What comfort this sweet sentence gives I He lives, he lives, who once was dead ; He lives, my everlasting Head ! 2 He lives, to bless me with his love ; He lives, to plead for me above ; He lives, my hungry soul to feed ; He lives, to help in time of need. 3 He lives, and grants me daily breath ; He lives, and I shall conquer death ; He lives, my mansion to prepare ; He lives, to bring me safely there. 4 He lives — all glory to his name ; He lives, my Saviour, still the same ; Oh! the sweet joy this sentence gives, — I know that my Redeemer lives. 72 CHRIST. s- 88 Learniny to love. 7s. ^1 AA r IOUR ! teach ine, day by day, Love's sweet lesson to obey; Sweeter lesson cannot be, Loving Him who first loved me. 2 With a child-like heart of love, At thy bidding may I move ; Prompt to serve and follow thee, Loving Him who first loved me. 3 Teach me all my steps to trace, Strong to follow in thy grace ; Learning how to love from thee, Loving Him who first loved me. 4 Love in loving finds employ — In obedience all her joy: Ever new that joy will be, Loving Him who first loved me. 5 Thus may I rejoice to show That I feel the love I owe; Singing, till thy face I see, Of His love who first loved me. 89 Christ the Fountain. C. M. THERE is a fountain fill'd with blood, Drawn from Immanuel's veins; And sinners, plunged beneath that flood, Lose all their guilty stains. 73 2 The dying thief rejoiced to see That fountain in his day; And there may I, though vile as he, Wash all my sins away. 3 Dear dying Lamb ! thy precious blood Shall never lose its power, Till all the ransom'd Church of God Are saved, to sin no more. 4 E'er since, by faith, I saw the stream Thy flowing wounds supply, Redeeming love has been my theme, And shall be, till I die. 5 Then in a nobler, sweeter song, I'll sing thy power to save, When this poor lisping, stamm'ring tongue, Lies silent in the grave. 90 The name of Jesus. C. M. HOW sweet the name of Jesus sounds In a believer's ear ! It soothes his sorrows, heals his wounds, And drives away his fear. 2 It makes the wounded spirit whole, And calms the troubled breast ; 'Tis manna to the hungry soul, And to the weary, rest. 74 CHRIST. 3 By him my prayers acceptance gain, Although with sin denied ; Satan accuses me in vain, And I am owned a child. 4 Jesus ! my Shepherd, Guardian, Friend, My Prophet, Priest, and King, My Lord, my Life, my Way, my End, Accept the praise I bring. Q]_ Praise to Christ. 8s, 7s. HAIL, thou once despised Jesus ! Hail, thou Galilean King! Thou didst suffer to release us, Thou didst free salvation bring. Hail, thou agonizing Saviour ! Bearer of our sin and shame ; By thy merits we find favor, Life is given through thy name. 2 Paschal Lamb ! by God appointed, All our sins on thee were laid; By almighty love anointed, Thou hast full atonement made : All thy people are forgiven Through the virtue of thy blood, Opened is the gate of heaven, Peace is made 'twixt man and God. 3 Jesus, hail ! enthroned in glory, There forever to abide ; All the heavenly hosts adore thee Seated at thy' Father's side ; CHRIST. 75 There for sinners thou art pleading, There thou dost our place prepare, Ever for us interceding Till in glory we appear. 92 The Example of Christ. 8s, 7s. TESUS CHRIST, my Lord and Saviour, J Once became a child like me: that in my whole behavior, He my pattern still might be. 2 All my nature is unholy, Pride and passion dwell within ; But the Lord was meek and lowly, And was never known to sin. 3 While I'm often vainly trying Some new pleasure to possess He was alwa}-s self-denying, Patient in his worst distress. 4 Lord, assist a feeble creature ; Guide me by thy word of truth ; Condescend to be my teacher Through my childhood and my youth. 93 The way, the truth, and the life. C. M. THOU art the way; to thee alone From sin and death we flee ; And he who would the Father seek. Must seek him, Lord, through thee. 76 CHRIST. 2 Thou art the truth ; thy word alone True wisdom can impart ; Thou only canst instruct the mind, And purify the heart. 3 Thou art the life; the rending tomb Proclaims thy conq'ring arm ; And those who put their trust in thee, Nor death nor hell shall harm. 4 Thou art the way, the truth, the life, Grant us to know that way, That truth to keep, that life to win, Which leads to endless day. 94 The Sun of Righteousness. L. M. SUN of righteousness, arise, With gentle beams on Zion shine ; Dispel the darkness from our eyes, Our souls awake to life divine. 2 On all around, let grace descend, Like heavenly dew or copious showers ; That we may call our God our Friend ; That we may hail salvation ours. 95 Christ as a child. 7s, 6s. THE author of salvation, The Saviour meek and mild, Once took a lowly station, Became a little child. 77 In infancy a stranger, How mean was his abode! His cradle was a manger, Himself the Son of Giod. 2 His earthly parents found him Submissive day by day, So meek to all around him, So ready to obey. No stain of sin or folly Could ever cloud his brow; His heart so pure and holy With love would ever glow. 3 And when his foes assail' d him, He sought but to forgive ; When to the cross they nail'd him, He died that they might live. This bright example shows us What duties to fulfil: Oh, let it now arouse us To learn and do his will ! QQ Jesus became a child. S. M. JESUS appeared on earth, Not as a prince or king; He came a child of heavenly birth, Good will and peace to bring. 2 The young received his love, His blessing and his care, And still, though now he reigns above, His tenderest love they share. 78 THE HOLY SPIRIT. 3 May we this day begin To love the ways of truth ; To shun the slippery paths of sin, And walk with God in youth THE HOLY SPIRIT. 97 Influence of the Spirit. L. M. CtOME, Holy Spirit, calm my mind, And fit me to approach my God ; Remove each vain, each worldly thought, And lead me to my blest abode. 2 Hast thou imparted to my soul A living spark of holy fire ? kindle now the sacred flame, Make me to burn with pure desire. 3 A brighter faith and hope impart, And let me now my Saviour see ; soothe and cheer my burdened heart, And bid my spirit rest in thee. I 98 Prayer for Sanctification. S. M. C10ME, Holy Spirit, come, J Let thy bright beams arise ; Dispel the sorrow from our minds, The darkness from our eyes. THE HOLY SPIRIT. 79 2 Revive our drooping faith. Our doubts and fears remove; And kindle in our breasts the flame Of never-dying love. 3 'Tis thine to cleanse the heart, To sanctify the soul, To pour fresh life in every part And new-create the whole. 4 If thou, celestial Dove, Thine influence dost withdraw, What easy victims soon we fall, To terror, sin, and law. 5 Dwell, therefore, in our hearts, Our minds from bondage free ; Then shall we know, and praise, and love, The Father, Son, and Thee. 99 Prayer for the Spirit. L. M. COME, gracious Spirit, heavenly Dove, With light and comfort from above, Be thou our guardian, thou our guide, O'er every thought and step preside. 2 The light of truth to us display, And make us know and choose thy way ; Plant holy fear in every heart, That we from God may ne'er depart. 80 THE HOLY SPIRIT. 3 Lead us to holiness, the road That we must take to dwell with God ; Lead us to Christ, the living; way, Nor let us from his precepts stray. 100 The Spirit's Influence. C. M. COME, Holy Spirit, heavenly Dove, With all thy quickening powers ; Kindle a flame of sacred love In these cold hearts of ours. 2 See how we grovel here below, Fond of these trifling toys ; Our souls how heavily they go To reach eternal joys. 3 Dear Lord ! and shall we always live At this poor dying rate? Our love so cold, so faint to thee, And thine to us so great? 4 Come, Holy Spirit, heavenly Dove ! With all thy quickening powers ; Come, shed abroad a Saviour's love, And that shall kindle ours. 101 To ihe s P irit - L - M. STAY, thou insulted Spirit, stay, Though I have done thee such despite, Nor cast the sinner quite away, Nor take thine everlasting flight. THE HOLY SPIRIT. 81 2 Though I have most unfaithful been, Of all who e'er thy grace received;. Ten thousand times thy goodness seen, Ten thousand times thy goodness grieved. 3 Yet the chief of sinners spare, In honor of my great High-Priest; Nor in thy righteous anger swear T' exclude me from thy people's rest. 102 The s P irit Evoked. C. M. CELESTIAL Dove, come from above, And guide me in thy ways : My heart prepare for solemn prayer, And tune my lips to praise. 2 Open mine eyes and make me wise, My interest to discern: From every sin, without, within, Incline my heart to turn. 3 Fly to my aid when I'm afraid Or plunged in deep distress : My foes subdue, and bring me through This howling wilderness. 103 The Spirit sent. S. M. JESUS now reigns above, And sends his Spirit down, To show the wonders of his love, And make his Gospel known. F 82 THE HOLY SPIRIT. 2 may that Spirit teach, And make my heart receive Those truths which all his servants preach, And all his saints believe. 3 Then shall I praise the Lord, In a more cheerful strain, That I was taught to read his word, And have not learned in vain. 104 For the Spirit and help. 8s, 7s. LET thy Spirit, Lord, descending. Rest upon each youthful heart ; May his grace our work attending, Heavenly life and love impart ! 2 Let thy presence go before us, Through this wilderness of sin ! Spread thy sheltering pinions o'er us, Light the lamp of truth within ! 3 thou good and gracious Father, "Write on us thy saving name ! thou gentle Shepherd, gather With thine arm each little lamb! 4 Feed us in thy verdant meadows, Lead us by thy quiet streams, Till beyond the vale of shadows, Heaven's unclouded glory beams! THE nOLY SPIRIT. 83 105 Prayer for the Spirit. L. M. CtOME, sacred Spirit, from above, And fill the coldest heart with love ; Soften to flesh the flinty stone, And let thy God-like pow'r be known. 2 Speak thou, and from the haughtiest eyes Shall floods of pious sorrow rise ; While all their glowing souls are borne To seek that grace which now they scorn. 3 let a holy flock await, Numerous around thy temple gate ; Each pressing on, with zeal, to be A living sacrifice to thee. 4 In answer to our fervent cries, may we see thy Church arise ; Or, if that blessing seem too great, Teach us to mourn its low estate. 106 Father, Son, and Spirit. L. M. } RATHER of heav'n, whose love profound A ransom for our souls has found, Before thy throne we sinners bend ; To us thy pard'ning love extend. 2 Almighty Son, incarnate "Word, Our Prophet, Priest, Redeemer, Lord, Before thy throne we sinners bend; To us thy saving grace extend. X4 THE SOUL. 3 Eternal Spirit, by whose breath, The soul is rais'd from sin and death, Before thy throne we sinners bend ; To us thy quick'ning pow'r extend. 4 Jehovah ! Father, Spirit, Son ! Eternal Godhead, Three in One ! Before thy throne we sinners bend ; Grace, pardon, life, to us extend. THE SOUL. 107 The Soul. C. M. "TT^HAT is the thing of greatest price, VV The whole creation round? That which was lost in Paradise, That which in Christ is found : 2 The soul of man — Jehovah's breath, That keeps two worlds at strife ; Hell moves beneath to work its death ; Heaven stoops to give it life. 3 God, to redeem it, did not spare His well-beloved Son ; Jesus, to save it, deign'd to bear The sins of all in one. THE SOUL. 85 4 And is this treasure borne below, In earthen vessels frail ? Can none its utmost value know, Till flesh and spirit fail? 5 Then let us gather round the cross, That knowledge to obtain ; Not by the soul's eternal loss, But everlasting gain. 108 The Soul. C. M. THOUGH I am young, I have a soul The world can never buy; And while eternal ages roll, It will not, cannot die. 2 For it must soar to worlds on high, Where happy spirits dwell, Or, buried with the wicked, lie Deep in the woes of hell. 3 The soul by numerous sins denied Can never enter heaven, Till God and it be reconciled, And all its sins forgiven: 4 Till it be pure from all its stains, In perfect righteousness ; Cleans'd by the Saviour's dying pains, Renew'd by sovereign grace. 86 SIN" AND THE LAW. 5 Pardon it, cleanse it, God of grace ! And let it holy be ; Array' d in thine own holiness, And meet to dwell with thee. SIN AND THE LAW. 109 Sin. C. M. [IN is to break the holy law, That law which God has given ; We know that Adam, for his sin, From Paradise was driven. S 1 2 God's holy law forbids all sin, Yet we have disobey'd, By outward acts and thoughts within, That law which God has made. 3 But if we now with sorrow pray That we may be forgiv'n, The Lord will take our sins away And make us fit for heaven. WO Corrupt nature from Adam. C. M. BLESS'D with the joys of innocence, Our father Adam stood, Till he debas'd his soul with sense, And ate th' unlawful food. SIN AND THE LAW. 87 2 Now we arc born a sensual race, To sinful joys inclin'd ; Reason has lost its native place, And flesh enslaves the mind. 3 While flesh, and sense, and passion reign, Sin is the sweetest good ; We fancy music in our chain, And so forget the load. 4 Great God, renew our ruined frame, Our broken pow'rs restore, Inspire us with a heav'nly 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. Progress and Consequence of Sin. S. M. OUR evil actions spring From small and hidden seeds: At first we think some wicked thing, Then practise sinful deeds. 2 Wherever sin begins, It tends to death and woe ; And he who heeds not little sins A sinner's doom shall know. 88 SIN AND THE LAW. 3 for a holy fear Of every evil way, That we may never venture near The path that leads astray. 112 Examination. C. M. COME, let us search our ways and see Have they been just and right? Is the great rule of equity Our practice and delight? 2 What we would have our neighbor do, Have we still done the same? From others ne'er withheld the due, "Which we from others claim? 3 Have we ne'er envied others' good, Nor envied others' praise? In no man's path malignant stood, Nor used detraction's ways? 4 Have we not, deaf to his request, Turn'd from another's wo? The scorn, which wrings the suff'rer's breast, Have we abhorr'd to show? 5 Then may we raise our modest pray'r To God, the just and kind ; May humbly cast on him our care, And hope his grace to find. SIN AND THE LAW. 89 113 The Deceitfulness of Sin. CM. SIN has 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. 3 She pleads for all the joys she brings, And gives a fair pretence ; But cheats the soul of heavenly things, And chains it down to sense. 114 The Folly and Crime of Delay. C. M. 'TIS a folly and a crime To put religion by ! For now is the accepted time ; To-morrow we may die. 2 Our hearts grow harder every day, And more depraved the mind — The longer we neglect to pray, The less we feel inclined. 3 Yet sinners trifle, young and old, Until their dying day; Then they would give a world of gold, To have an hour to pray. 90 SIN AND THE LAW. 4 then, lest we should perish thus, Let us no longer wait ; For time will soon be past with us, And death will fix our state. 115 Sins of the Lips. C. M. D. 0GOD, with meekness we confess Our lips are not our own, And in thy service should be used, As they are thine alone: For thou, Lord, our lips hast made, And in the judgment-day, How strict the reckoning thou wilt take Of everything we say! 2 Yes, words of bitter, angry strife, And foolish words and vain, And false, and envious, and unclean, And words that are profane, — All, all are heard, Lord, by thee, And if not now forgiven, However idly utter'd here, Will keep us out of heaven. 3 Lord, set a watch unto our lips, And guard our tongues from sin ; And, lest we ever should offend, Create us pure within. All our past words of sin forgive, Which we to thee confess, And help us that henceforward, Lord, Our lips may not ^transgress. GOSrEL CALL. 91 GOSPEL CALL. 116 Seeking God early. S. If. Y son, know thou the Lord, Thy fathers' Cod obey: Seek his protecting care by night, His guardian hand by day. M 2 Call while he may be found, And seek him while he's near; Serve him with all thy heart and mind, And worship him with fear. 3 If thou wilt seek his face, His «ar will hear thy cry; Then shalt thou find his mercy sure, His grace forever nigh. 4 But if thou leave thy God, Nfof choose the path to heaven, Then shalt thou perish in thy sins, And never be forgiven. 117 Youthful Piety. C. M. REMEMBER thy Creator now, In these thy youthful days ; He will accept thine earliest vow, And listen to thy praise. 92 GOSPEL CALL. 2 Remember thy Creator now; Seek him while he is near: For evil days will come, when thou, Shalt find no comfort here. 3 Remember thy Creator now — His willing servant be ; Then, when thy head in death shall bow, He will remember thee. 4 Almighty God ! our hearts incline Thy heavenly voice to hear ; Let all our future days be thine, Devoted to thy fear. 1X8 Children invited to Christ. CHILDREN! listen to the Lord, Now obey his gracious word ; Seek his face with heart and mind ; Early seek, and you shall find. C 1 2 Sorrowful your sins confess; Plead his saving righteousness ; See the Saviour's bleeding side ; • Come ! you will not be denied. 3 For his worship now prepare ; Kneel to him in fervent prayer ; Serve him with a perfect heart ; Never from his ways depart. GOSPEL CALL. 93 119 Early seek God. C. M. IF you will turn away from sin In childhood's early day, The Lord will make you pure within, And take your guilt away. 2 He'll show you all his matchless love, He'll make you heirs of light ; And give you grace, that you may prove Still faithful in his sight. 3 He'll lead you in the pleasant way Of holiness and peace ; And guide you thus to endless day, Where sin and sorrow cease. 4 stay not in the road to death, But to the Saviour come; And, when you lose life's fleeting breath, He'll send and take you home. 120 The Danger of Delay. L. M. HASTEX, sinner, to be wise, And stay not for the morrow's sun ; The longer wisdom you despise, The harder is she to be won. 2 hasten mercy to implore, And stay not for the morrow's sun ; For fear thy season should be o'er Before this evening's course be run. 94 GOSPEL CALL. 3 hasten, sinner, to return, And stay not for the morrow's sun ; For fear thy lamp should fail to burn Before the needful work is done. 4 hasten, sinner, to be blest, And stay not for the morrow's sun ; For fear the curse should thee arrest Before the morrow is begun. 121 Early Consecration. C. M. IN the bright morn of life, when youth With vital ardor glows, And shines in all the fairest charms That beauty can disclose, 2 Deep in thy soul, before its powers Are yet by vice enslaved, Be thy Creator's glorious name And character engraved : 3 Ere yet the shades of sorrow cloud The sunshine of thy days ; And cares, and toils, in endless round, Encompass all thy ways : 4 Ere yet thy heart the woes of age With vain regret deplore, And sadly muse on former joys That now return no more. GOSPEL CALL. 95 5 True wisdom, early sought and gained, In age will give thee rest ; then, improve the morn of life, . To make its evening blest ! 122 The Wise Choice. C. M. YE hearts with youthful vigor warm, In smiling crowds draw near, And turn from every mortal charm, A Saviour's voice to hear. 2 He, Lord of all the worlds on high, Stoops to converse with you ; And lays his radiant glories by, Your friendship to pursue. 3 " The soul that longs to see my face Is sure my love to gain ; And those that early seek my grace Shall never seek in vain." 4 What object, Lord, my soul should move, If once compared with thee? What beauty should command my love, Like what in Christ I see? 5 Away, ye false, delusive toys, Yain tempters of the mind ! 'Tis here I fix my lasting choice, And here true bliss I find. % GOSPEL CALL. ] 123 Jenu a Refuge. 7s. |H ! ye children, stop and think ; Turn away from ruin's brink; Shun the wicked liar's path ; Fly from scenes of strife and wrath ; Read with prayer the holy Word; Follow Jesus Christ the Lord. 2 Jesus is the Christian's rock ; He will safely guide his flock ; In his arms the lambs will bear : Children, seek your refuge there ; Of your Saviour stop and think ; Fly to Him from ruin's brink ! 124 Invitation to Christ. S. M. COME, children, come to God; Cast all your sins away; Seek ye the Saviour's cleansing blood ; Repent, believe, obey. 2 Say not ye cannot come ; For Jesus bled and died, That none who ask in humble faith Should ever be denied. 3 Say not ye will not come, When God vouchsafes to call ; For fearful will their end be found On whom his wrath shall fall. GOSPEL CALL. 97 4 Come, then, whoever will ; Come while His call'd to-day; Seek ye the Saviour's cleansing blood ; Kepent, believe, obey. 125 The 9 reat Concern. C. M. ""RELIGION is the chief concern AAj Of mortals here below; May I its great importance learn, Its sovereign virtue know. 2 Eeligion should our thoughts engage Amidst our youthful bloom ; 'Twill fit us for declining age, Or for an early tomb. 3 0, may my heart, by grace renewed, Be my Redeemer's throne ; And be my stubborn will subdued, His government to own. 4 Let deep repentance, faith, and love, Be joined with godly fear ; And all my conversation prove My heart to be sincere. 126 Come to Jesus. S. M. COME to the mercy-seat — Come to the place of prayer; Come, little children, to His feet, In whom we live and are ! 9 G 98 GOSPEL CALL. 2 Come to your God in prayer — Come to your Saviour now — While youthful skies are bright and fair, And health is on your brow. 3 Come in the name of Him Who all your sorrows bore — Who ever lives to pardon sin, And will be sought by prayer. 127 @ ive Me thy Heart. 7s. HEAR ye not a voice from heaven, To the listening spirit given? " Children, come," it seems to say ; "Give your hearts to me to-day/' 2 Sweet as is a mother's love, Tender as the heavenly Dove ; Thus it speaks a Saviour's charms, Thus it wins us to his arms. 3 Lord, we will remember thee, While from pains and sorrow free ; While our day is in its dew, And the cares of life are few. 4 While to thee, O Lord, we come In our morning's early bloom, Breathe on us thy grace divine, Take our hearts and make them thine. GOSPEL CALL. 128 Come, ye Sinners. 8s, 7s, 4s. COME, ye sinners, poor and needy, Weak and wounded, sick and sore ; Jesus ready stands to save you, Full of pity, love and power ; He is able, He is willing, doubt no more. 2 Now, ye needy, come and welcome, God's free bounty glorify ; True belief, and true repentance, Every grace that brings you nigh, Without money Come to Jesus Christ and buy. Let not conscience make you linger, Hasten ! at his footstool fall ; If you tarry till you're better, You will never come at all: Not the righteous, Sinners Jesus came to call. 4 Agonizing in the garden, Lo ! your Saviour prostrate lies On the bloody tree behold him! Hear him cry before he dies, " It is finished l" Sinners, will not this suffice? 100 GOSPEL CALL. 129 " Lord help my unbelief " CM. THERE is a voice of sovereign grace Sounds from the sacred word: Ho ! ye despairing sinners, come, And trust a faithful Lord. 2 My soul obeys the gracious call, And runs to this relief: I would believe thy promise, Lord, help my unbelief! 3 To the bless'd fountain of thy blood, Incarnate God, I fly: Here let me wash my spotted soul From crimes of deepest dye. 4 A guilty, weak, and helpless worm, On thy kind arms I fall : Be thou my strength and righteousness, My Jesus and my all. 130 The Narrow Way. C M. THERE is a path that leads to God — All others go astray: Narrow, but pleasant is the road, And Christians love the way. 2 It leads straight through this world of sin, And dangers must be pass'd ; But those who boldly walk therein Will come to heaven at last. GOSPEL c.u.r, . 101 o "While the broad road where thousands go Iiicx near, ami opens fair : And many turn aside, I know. To walk with sinners there. 4 But lest my feeble steps should slide, Or wander from the way. Lord, eondescend to be my guide, That I may never stray. 131 Youth devoted to God. C. If. HAPPY the child whose tender years Receive instruction well ; Who hates the sinner's path, and fears The road that leads to hell. 2 'Twill save us from a thousand snares To seek religion young ; Grace will preserve our following years, And make our virtue strong. 3 To thee, Almighty God, to thee Our childhood we resign : 'Twill please us to look back and see That our whole lives were thine. 4 Let the sweet work of prayer and praise Employ our youngest breath; Thus were prepared for length of days, Or fit for early death. 9* 102 GOSPEL CALL. 132 The Gospel Trumpet H. M. BLOW ye the trumpet, blow The gladly solemn sound ; Let all the nations know, To earth's remotest bound: The year of Jubilee is come ; Return, ye ransomed sinners, home. 2 Exalt the Lamb of God, The sin-atoning Lamb ; Redemption by his blood Through all the lands proclaim : The year of Jubilee is come ; Return, ye ransomed sinners, home. 3 Ye who have sold for nought The heritage above, Shall have it back unbought, The gift of Jesus' love ; The year of Jubilee is come ; Return, ye ransomed sinners, home. 4 The gospel trumpet hear, The news of pardoning grace ; Ye happy souls draw near, Behold your Saviour's face: The year of Jubilee is come ; Return, ye ransomed sinners, home. SUPPLICATION FOR DIVINE MERCY. 103 SUPPLICATION FOR DIVINE MERCY. ]_33 Penitence. L. M. SHOW pity, Lord! Lord, forgive! Let a repenting sinner live : Are not thy mercies large and free? May not the contrite trust in thee? 2 With shame my numerous sins I trace Against thy law, against thy grace ; And, though my pray'r thou shouldst not hear, My doom is just and thou art clear. 3 Yet save a penitent, Lord! Whose hope, still hov'ring round thy word, Seeks for some precious promise there, Some sure support against despair. 4 wash my soul from ev'ry stain, Nor let the guilt I mourn remain ; Give me to hear thy pardoning voice, And bid my bleeding heart rejoice. 134 Seek, and ye shall find. 8s, 7s, 4s. LET us now, with hearts united, Seek and praise our God above ; Far too long we him have slighted: But if now we seek his love, We shall find him And our souls he will approve. 104 SUPPLICATION FOR DIVINE MERCY. 2 If we seek him through the Saviour, Pleading all he did below, We shall surely find his favor, And be saved from endless woe ; And to heaven, After death, our souls will go. 3 If we seek his Holy Spirit In our young and early days, He will grant, through Jesus' merit, Kich supplies of heavenly grace ; And will fit us For eternal songs of praise. 135 -^ broken Heart I bring. L. M. 0THOU that hearest when sinners cry ; Though all my crimes before thee lie ; Behold them not with angry look, But blot their memory from thy book. 2 Create my nature pure within, And form my soul averse to sin ; Let thy good Spirit ne'er depart, Nor hide thy presence from my heart. 3 I cannot live without thy light, Cast out and banish' d from thy sight; Thy holy joys, God, restore, And guard me that I sin no more. 4 A broken heart, my God, my King, Is all the sacrifice I bring ; The God of grace will ne'er despise A broken heart for sacrifice. SUPPLICATION FOR DIVINE MERCY. 105 136 The Heart given to God. 8s, 7s. rpAKE my heart, Father, take it; 1 Make and keep it all thine own: Let thy Spirit melt and break it ; Turn to flesh this heart of stone. Heavenly Father, deign to mould it In obedience to thy will ; And, as passing years unfold it, Keep it meek and childlike still. 2 Father, make it pure and lowly, Peaceful, kind, and far from strife, Turning from the paths unholy Of this vain and sinful life. May the blood of Jesus heal it, And its sins be all forgiven: Holy Spirit, take and seal it; Guide it in the path to heaven. 137 Sin Confessed. C. M. LORD, I confess before thy face, How wicked I have been ; Look down from heaven, thy dwelling-place, And pardon all my sin. 2 Forgive my temper, Lord, I pray : My passions and my pride ; The wicked words I dared to say, And wicked thoughts beside. 106 SUPPLICATION" FOR DIVINE MERCY. 3 For Jesus' sake, forgive my crime, And change this stubborn heart ; And grant me grace another time, To act a better part. 138 Deploring Sin. S. M. LORD! I vrould come to thee, A sinner all denied ; take the stain of guilt away, And own me as thy child. 2 I cannot live in sin, And feel a Saviour's love ; Thy blood can make my spirit clean ; write my name above! 139 For a new Heart. C. M. 0FOR a heart to praise my God, A heart from sin set free ; A heart that always feels thy blood, So freely shed for me ! 2 A heart resigned, submissive, meek, My great Redeemer's throne, — "Where only Christ is heard to speak, Where Jesus reigns alone. 3 for a lowly, contrite heart, Believing, true, and clean ; Which neither life nor death can part From him that dwells within. SUPPLICATION FOR DIVINE MERCY. 107 4 A heart in every thought renewed, And full of love divine ; Perfect, and right, and pure, and good, A copy, Lord, of thine. 140 Contrition's Sigh. S. M. OTHOU, whose mercy hears Contrition's humble sigh; Whose hand, indulgent, wipes the tears From sorrow's weeping eye, — 2 See, at thy throne of grace, A wretched wand'rer mourn ; Hast thou not bid me seek thy face ? Hast thou not said, — Return ? 3 Shall guilty fears prevail To drive me from thy feet? Oh ! let not this last refuge fail, — This only safe retreat. 4 Absent from thee, my Light, "Without one cheering ray, — Through dangers, fears, and gloomy night, How desolate my way ! 5 On this benighted heart, With beams of mercy shine ; And let thy voice again impart A taste of joy divine. 108 SUPPLICATION FOR DIVINE MERCY. 14:1 Si n Confessed. 7s. SOVEREIGN Ruler, Lord of all, Prostrate at thy feet I fall: Hear, hear my earnest cry : Frown not, lest I faint and die. 2 Justly might thy fatal dart Pierce this guilty, broken heart: Justly might thy righteous breath Doom me to eternal death. 3 Jesus, save my dying soul; Make my broken spirit whole ; Humbled in the dust I lie; Saviour, leave me not to die. 142 God's blessing asked. C. M. OTHAT the Lord would guide my way To keep his statutes still; that my God would grant me grace To know and do his will. 2 Order my footsteps by thy word, And make my heart sincere ; 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 I e'er forget thy way. Restore thy wand'ring sheep. SU'I'UCATIOX FUR DIVINE MERCY. 109 4 Make me to walk in thy commands "r\< a delightful road ; Nor let my head, nor heart, nor hands Offend against my God. 143 Walking with God. C. M. 0FOR a closer walk with God, A calm and heavenly frame: A light to shine upon the road That leads me to the Lamb. 2 Where is the blessedness I knew When first I saw the Lord ? Where is the soul-refreshing view Of Jesus and his word? 3 What peaceful hours I once enjoyed How sweet their memory still ! But they have left an aching void The world can never fill. 4 Return, holy Dove, return, Sweet messenger of rest ; I hate the sins that made thee mourn, And drove thee from my breast. 5 The dearest idol I have known, Whate'er that idol be, Help me to tear it from thy throne, And worship only thee. 110 SUPPLICATION FOR DIVINE MERCY. 6 So shall my walk be close with God Calm and serene my frame ; So purer light shall mark the road That leads me to the Lamb. 144 The hard Heart. C. M. \TTHAT is there. Lord, a child can do VV Who feels with guilt opprest ? There's evil that I never knew Before, within my h"<>-.-i. 2 My thoughts are vain, my heart is hard, My temper apt to rise ; And when I seem upon my guard, It takes me by surprise. 3 And yet if I begin to pray, And lift my feeble cry ; Some thoughts of folly or of play Prevent me when I try. 4 On many Sabbaths, though I've heard Of Jesus and of heaven, I've scarcely listened to thy word, Or prayed to be forgiven. 5 look with pity in thine eye Upon a heart so hard ; Thou wilt not slight a feeble cry, Or show it no regard.- SUPPLICATION FOR DIVINE MERCY. 1 1 I 145 The Child's Petition. 8s, 7a. LOVING Jesus, high and holy, Gentle, pure, and undefiled, Canst thou bend thine ear so lowly As to hear a little child ? Weak and sinful, I have wandered Everywhere that Satan led ; Now I turn to thee, my Saviour, Shall I not be comforted? Oh, forgive me ; Oh, forgive me ! Hear a helpless sinner cry; Shepherd, in thy fold receive me, Grant me mercy ere I die ; And when Satan tries to tempt me, To his arts I will not yield : Christ, my strength, do thou defend me, And protect me by thy shield. 146 . My peace 1 give unto you. 7s, 6s. LA]\lB of God, for sinners slain, To thee I humbly pray: Heal me of my grief and pain, take my sins away. From this bondage, Lord, release ; No longer let me be opprest: Jesus, Master, seal my peace, And take me to thy breast ! 112 SUPPLICATION FOR DIVINE MERCY. 2 Wilt thou cast a sinner out, Who humbly conies to thee ! No, my God, I cannot doubt: Thy mercy is for me: Let me then obtain the grace, And be of paradise possessed : Jesus, Master, seal my peace, And take me to thy breast! 3 Worldly good I do not want, Be that to others given ; Only for thy love I pant, My all in earth or heav'n ; This the crown I fain would seize, The good wherewith I would be blest Jesus, Master, seal my peace, And take me to thy breast. 4 This delight I fain would proYe, And then resign my breath ! Join the happy few whose love Was mightier than death ! Let it not my Lord displease, That I would die to be thy guest ! Jesus, Master, seal my peace, And take me to thy breast ! 147 The Stubborn Heart. L. M. OFOR a glance of heavenly day, To take this stubborn heart away ; And thaw, with beams of love divine, This heart, this frozen heart of mine. SALVATION THROUGH CHRIST. 113 2 The rocks can rend ; the earth can quake The seas can roar ; the mountains shake : Of feeling, all things show some sign, But this unfeeling heart of mine. 3 To hear the sorrows thou hast felt, Lord, an adamant would melt: But I can read each moving line, And nothing moves this heart of mine. 4 Thy judgments too, which devils fear — Amazing thought ! — unmoved I hear ! Goodness and wrath in vain combine To stir this stupid heart of mine. 5 But power divine can do the deed ; And, Lord, that power I greatly need : Thy Spirit can from dross refine, And melt and change this heart of mine. SALVATION THROUGH CHRIST. 148 I come io J esus ' 7s, 6s. I LAY my sins on Jesus, The spotless Lamb of God ; He bears them all and frees us From the accursed load. 10* h 114 SALVATION THROUGH CHRIST. 2 I lay my wants on Jesus, All fullness dwells in him; He healeth my diseases, He doth my soul redeem. 3 I lay my griefs on Jesus, My burdens and my cares ; He from them all releases, He all my sorrows shares. 4 I long to be like Jesus, Meek, loving, lowly, mild ; I long to be like Jesus, The Father's holy child. 5 I long to be with Jesus, Amid the heavenly throng, To sing with saints his praises, And learn the angels' song. 149 Hymn to the Saviour. 8s, 7s. HAIL ! my ever blessed Jesus, Only thee I wish to sing ; To my soul thy name is precious, Thou my Prophet, Priest, and King. what mercy flows from heaven ! what joy and happiness ! Love I much? I'm much forgiven; I'm a miracle of grace. SALVATION THROUGH CHRIST. 115 Once with Adam's race in ruin, Unconcerned in sin I lay ; Swift destruction still pursuing, Till my Saviour passed that way. Witness, all ye hosts of heaven, My Redeemer's tenderness ; Love I much ? I'm much forgiven ; I'm a miracle of grace. Shout ye bright angelic choir, Praise the Lamb enthroned above ; Whilst, astonished, I admire God's free grace and boundless love, That blessed moment I received him Filled my soul with joy and peace ; Love I much ? I'm much forgiven ; I'm a miracle of grace. 150 Praise for Redemption. C. M. PLUNGED in a gulf of dark despair, We wretched sinners lay, Without one cheering beam of hope, Or spark of glimmering day. 2 With pitying eyes the Prince of grace Beheld our helpless grief; He saw, and (0, amazing love!) He ran to our relief. 3 Down from the shining seats above With joyful haste he fled, Entered the grave in mortal flesh, And dwelt among the dead. 116 SALVATION THROUGH CHRIST. 4 0, for this love, let rocks and hills Their lasting silence break, And all harmonious human tongues The Saviour's praises speak. 151 Christ our Sacrifice. S. M. "YTOT all the blood of beasts, J_\| On Jewish altars slain, Could give the guilty conscience peace, Or wash away the stain. 2 But Christ the heavenly Lamb, Takes all our sins away : . A sacrifice of nobler name, And richer blood than they. 3 My faith would lay her hand On that dear head of thine, While as a penitent I stand, And there confess my sin. 4 My soul looks back to see The burdens thou didst bear, When hanging on the cursed tree, And hopes her guilt was there. 152 Tribute to the Lamb. C. M. C^OME, let us join our cheerful songs J With angels round the throne ; Ten thousand thousand are their tongues, But all their joys are one. SALVATION THROUGH CHRIST. 117 2 "Worthy the Lamb that died/' they cry, "To be exalted thus!" . "Worthy the Lamb/' our lips reply, " For he was slain for us." 3 Jesus is worthy to receive Honor and power 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. 153 Christ died for me. C. M. LORD, to thy mercy-seat I come, And bow before thy throne ; Here at thy footstool will I plead The merits of thy Son. 2 Though crimes of deepest dye appear, And justice bids thee slay; Yet in thy mercy will I trust, To wash my sins away. 3 My only hope is in that blood, For me on Calvary shed; My only plea is this, — for me, For me my Saviour bled. 118 SALVATION THROUGH CHRIST. 154 J ust as I am - i» M- JUST as I am — without one plea, But that thy blood was shed for me^ And that thou bid'st me come to thee — Lamb of God, I come, I come ! 2 Just as I am — and waiting not To rid my soul of one dark blot, To thee, whose blood can cleanse each spot Lamb of God, I come, I come ! 3 Just as I am — though toss'd about With many a conflict, many a doubt, With fears within and wars without — Lamb of God, I come, I come ! 4 Just as I am — thou wilt receive, Wilt welcome, pardon, cleanse, relieve, Because thy promise I believe — Lamb of God, I come, I come ! 5 Just as I am — thy love unknown Has broken every barrier down : Now to be thine, yea, thine alone, Lamb of God, I come, I come ! M" 155 Faith looking to Christ. 6s, 4s. Y faith looks up to thee, Thou Lamb of Calvary, Saviour Divine ! Now hear me while I pray : Take all my guilt away: let me from this day Be wholly thine. SALVATION THROUGH CHRIST. 119 2 May thy rich grace impart Strength to my fainting heart, My zeal inspire: As thou hast died for me, may my love to thee, Pure, warm, and changeless be — A living nre. 3 While life's dark maze I tread, And griefs around me spread, Be thou my guide : Bid darkness turn to day Wipe sorrow's tears away, Nor let me ever stray From thee aside. 156 Coming to Christ. 7s. JESUS bids me seek his face ; Lord, I come to ask thy grace ; Send thy Spirit from above, Teach me to obey and love: Unto thee I fain would go, All I want thou canst bestow. 2 Thou wilt e'en a child receive ; Thou wilt all my sins forgive : dissolve this heart of stone, Make me thine, and thine alone ; Sin is present with me still, Disobedient is my will. 120 SALVATION THROUGH CHRIST. 3 Sinful thoughts too oft prevail, Vain desires my heart assail ; my Saviour, make me whole, Form anew my inmost soul ; Kindly guard me every day, Be my everlasting stay. 157 2? oi as hamed of Jesus. L. M. JESUS, and shall it ever be, A mortal man ashamed of thee ! Ashamed of thee, whom angels praise, — Whose glories shine through endless days. 2 Ashamed of Jesus ! — that dear Friend On whom my hopes of heaven depend ; No! — when I blush, be this my shame, — That I no more revere his name. 3 Ashamed of Jesus ! — yes, I may, When I've no guilt to wash away ; No tear to wipe, no good to crave, No fears to quell, no soul to save. 4 Till then — nor is my boasting vain — Till then, I boast a Saviour slain: And 0, may this my glory be, — That Christ is not ashamed of me. 158 Let Children praise the Saviour. S. M. TO praise the Saviour's name, Let every child now try ; While saints and angels do the same In the bright world on high. -AI-VAIluN mi;.,! ,,,, , , myr# jOj 2 His love in heaven is sung, Hia nain,. is there adored ; And obildren hero, bowever young, May Learn to praise the Lord, 3 The wonders of that love No earthly tongue can lell, >\ hich brought the Saviour from above, I" Bave our Bonis from hell. 1 '' '• m he wep< and bled, ^ And Buffered all hit pain ; For u was numbered with the dead, An. I rose t-. life again. • r » And still for as he prays. And makes our souls bis ■ He i fovea to hear our feeble praise, And listens to our prayer. 159 The Joyful Sound. C. If. S A ^' ATI ,° X: 0tl - Joyful sound! > J >\ Jiat pleasure to our ears ! Asov'zeigp balm for every wound, A cordial lor our I 2 Buried in sorrow and in sin, At hell's dark door we lays But we arise by grace divine, lo sec a heavenly day. 122 SALVATION THROUGH CHRIST. 3 Salvation ! let the echo fly The spacious earth around, While all the armies of the sky Conspire to raise the sound. 4 Salvation ! thou bleeding Lamb ! To thee the praise belongs: Salvation shall inspire our hearts, And dwell upon our tongues. 160 Salvation in none other than Jesus. L. M. IN vain would boasting reason find The path to happiness and God; Her weak directions leave 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 pow'rs of nature give. 3 Here let my constant feet abide ; Thou art the true, the living way; Let thy good Spirit be my guide To the bright realms of endless day. 4 The various forms that men devise, To shake my faith with treach'rous art, I scorn as vanity and lies, And bind thy gospel to my heart. SALVATION THROUGH CHRIST. 123 161 Praise to the Lamb. S. If. 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 Sing on your heavenly way, Ye ransomed sinners, sing; Sing on, rejoicing every day In Christ the exalted King. 4 Soon we shall hear him say, "Ye blessed children, come;" Soon will he call us hence away, And take his wanderers home. 5 Soon shall our raptured tongue His endless praise proclaim; And sweeter voices tune the song Of Moses and the Lamb. 124 CHRISTIAN EXPERIENCE AND DUTY. CHRISTIAN EXPERIENCE AND DUTY. 162 Confession and Prayer. C. M A SINNER, Lord, behold I stand, In thought, and word, and deed But Jesus sits at thy right hand, For such to intercede. 2 From early infancy, I know, A rebel I have been ; And daily, as I older grow, I fear I grow in sin. 3 But God can change this evil heart, And give a holy mind, And his own heavenly grace impart, Which those who seek shall find. 4 To heav'n can reach the softest word, A child's repenting prayer ; For tears are seen, and sighs are heard, And thoughts regarded there. 5 Then let me all my sins confess, And pardoning grace implore : That I may love my follies less, And love my Saviour more. CHRISTIAN EXPERIENCE AND DUTY. 125 163 F° r Sustaining Grace. L. M. 11 TY hope, my all, my Saviour thou ; ■ jLVx To thee, lo, now my soul I how ; I feel the bliss thy wounds impart, — I find thee, Saviour, in my heart. 2 Be thou my strength, — he thou my way; Protect me through my life's short day : In all my acts may wisdom guide, And keep me, Saviour, near thy side. 3 In fierce temptation's darkest hour, Save me from sin and Satan's power; Tear every idol from thy throne, And reign, my Saviour, reign alone. 164 Watchfulness ctnd Prayer. C. M. ALAS ! what hourly dangers rise ! What snares beset my way ! To heaven let me lift my eyes, And hourly watch and pray. 2 gracious God, in whom I live, My feeble efforts aid ; Help me to watch, and pray, and strive, Though trembling and afraid. 3 Increase my faith, increase my hope, When foes and fears prevail ; And bear my fainting spirit up, Or soon my strength will fail. 11* 126 CHRISTIAN EXPERIENCE AND DUTY. 4 keep me in thy heavenly way. And bid the tempter flee ; And let me never, never stray From happiness and thee. 165 Leave me not to stray. 7s. WEAK and wandering though I be, Lord, in love remember me; Leave me not from thee to stray, Keep me in the narrow way. 2 With my face to Zionward, Ever following thee, my Lord ; Let not pleasure, gain, or pride, Tempt my youthful heart aside. 3 Keep me ever with thine eye, Till I safely rest on high ; There for ever thee adore, Where I cannot leave thee more. 166 jresus ihe Shepherd. S. M. TESUS my Shepherd is, J 'Twas He that loved my soul, 'Twas He that washed me in his blood, 'Twas He that made me whole. 2 'Twas He that sought the lost, That found the wandering sheep; 'Twas He that brought me to the fold, ; Tis He that still doth keep CHRISTIAN EXPERIENCE AND DUTY. 127 3 * was a wandering sheep, I would not be controlled ; i tut now I love the Shepherd's voice, I love, I love the fold ! 4 I was a wayward child, I once preferred to roam ; But now I love my Father's voice, I love, I love His home ! 167 Religion insures happiness. 7s. jrpiS religion that can give J_ Sweetest pleasure while we live ; 'Tis religion must supply Solid comfort when we die. 2 After death, its joys will be Lasting as eternity ! Be the living God my friend, Then my bliss shall never end. 168 Religion brings joy. 7s, 6s. IT is not earthly pleasure, That withers in a day ; It is not mortal treasure, That flieth soon away ; It is not friends that leave us, It is not sense nor sin, That smile but to deceive us, Can give us peace within. 128 CHRISTIAN' EXPERIENCE AND DUTY. 2 But 'tis religion bringeth Joy beyond earth's control; Rich from the throne it springeth, A fountain to the soul. He that is meek and lowly, The Saviour's face shall see ; To none but to the holy, Heaven's gates shall opened be. 3 Lord, be thy Spirit near us, While we thy words are taught ; And may these days that cheer us, With future good be fraught; May we, to heaven invited, When youth and life are flown, Teachers and taught united, Assemble round the throne. 169 ® n reeover y from Sickness. C. M. MY God, thy service well demands The remnant of my days; Why was this fleeting breath renewed, But to renew thy praise? 2 Thine arms of everlasting love Did this weak frame sustain, When life was hovering o'er the grave, And nature sunk with pain. 3 Calmly I bowed my fainting head Upon thy faithful breast ; Pleased to obey my Father's call To his eternal rest. christian i:\rFKir.\-d1 Her walls before. thee stand, Dear as the apple of thine eye And graven on thy hand. 3 If e'er to bless thy sons My voice or hands deny: These hands let useful skill forsake, This voice in silence die. 4 If e'er my heart forget Her welfare and her woe: Let every joy this heart forsake, And ever}- grief o'erflow. 5 For her my tears shall fall ; For her my prayers ascend; To her my cares and toils be given,' lill toils and cares shall end. 6 Beyond my highest joy I prize her heavenly ways, Her sweet communion, solemn vows, Her hymns of love and praise. 203 Worship of God delightful. L. M. LORD, how delightful 'tis to see A whole assembly worship thee ; At once they sing, at once they pray, I hey hear of heaven, and learn the way. 154 THE MEANS OF GRACE. 2 I have been there, and still would go, ; Tis like a little heaven below; Not all my pleasures and my play Shall tempt me to forget this day. 3 write upon my memory, Lord, The text and doctrine of thy word : That I may break thy laws no more, But love thee better than before. 4 With thoughts of Christ and things divine Fill up this foolish heart of mine ; That hoping pardon through his blood, I may lie down, and wake with God. 204:' Sanctuary Worship. 7s. TO thy temple I repair, Lord, I love to worship there ; While thy glorious praise is sung, Touch my lips, unloose my tongue. 2 While the prayers of saints ascend, God of love, to mine attend ; Hear me, for thy Spirit pleads ; Hear, for Jesus intercedes. 3 While I hearken to thy law, Fill my soul with humble awe; May thy gospel bring to me Life and immortality. PUBLIC WORSHIP. 155 4 While thy ministers proclaim I 1 .';!.-, and pardon in thy name, Through their voice, by faith may I Hear thee speaking from on high. 5 From thy house when I return, May my heart within me burn ; Ana at evening let me say, " I have walked with God to-day." 205 Hol V Worship. I JESUS, we love to meet, On this thy holy day. We worship round thy seat, On this thy holy day. Thou tender, heavenly Friend ! To thee our prayers ascend, O'er our young spirits bend, On this thy holy day. 2 We dare not trifle now. On this thy holy day. In silent awe we bow, On jthis thy holy day. Check every Avandering thought, And let us all be taught, To serve thee as we ought. On this thy holy day. •'; We listen to thy word, On this thy holy day. Bless all that we have heard, On this thy holy day. 156 THE MEANS OF GRACE. Go with us when we part, And to each youthful heart, Thy saving grace impart, On this thy holy day. 206 From School to Church. C. M. NOW, children, to God's house repair, And with the holy throng give your hearts to humble prayer, And raise the cheerful song. 2 Praise God, whose mercies brought you here, Whose goodness keeps you still, Whose grace with joy your souls can cheer, Whose power subdues your will. 3 Improve the strength you here have gain'd To do his holy will : Improve the knowledge here attain'd, To love and serve him still. 207 Attending Public Worship. L. M. WHEN to the house of God we go, To hear his word and sing his love, We ought to worship him below, As saints and angels do above. 2 For God is present eveuywhere, And watches all our thoughts and ways ; He marks who humbly join in prayer, And who sincerely sing his praise. pi puc worship. 157 3 The triflers, too, his eye can Bee, WIhi only seem to take a part: They move the lip and bend the knee, But do not seek him with their heart. 4 may we never trifle so, Nor lose the days our God has given; But learn, by Sabbaths here below, To spend eternity in heaven. 208 Delights of Public Worship. LORD of hosts, how lovely fair, E'en on earth thy temples are ; Here thy waiting people see Much of heaven, and much of thee. 2 From thy gracious presence flows Bliss that softens all our woes ; While thy Spirit's holy fire Warms our hearts with pure desire. 3 Here we supplicate thy throne, Here thou mak'st thy glories known ; Here we learn thy righteous ways, Taste thy love and BiBg thy praise. 4 Thus with sacred songs of joy; We our happy days employ; Love, and long to love thee more, Till from earth to heaven w» 14 158 THE MEANS OF GRACE. BAPTISM. 209 Newness of life. C. M. BAPTIZED into our Saviour's death, Our souls to sin must die: With Christ our Lord we live anew, With Christ ascend on high. There by his Father's side he sits, Enthroned, divinely fair ; Yet owns himself our brother still, And our forerunner there. 210 Baptismal consecration. H. M. BAPTIZED into thy name, Mysterious One in Three, Our souls and bodies claim A sacrifice to thee : We only live our faith to prove, The faith which works by humble love. 2 that our light may shine, And all our lives express The character divine, Of constant holiness ! Then, then receive us to adore The Triune God for evermore. 159 211 Baptism of adults. C. M. PROCLAIM, said Christ, my wondrous grace To all the sons of men ; He who believes and is baptiz'd Salvation shall obtain. 2 Let plenteous grace descend on those Who, hoping in his word, This day have publicly declar'd, That Jesus is their Lord. 3 "With cheerful feet may they go on, And run the Christian race ; And in the troubles of the way Find all-sufficient grace. 4 And when the awful message comes To call their souls away, May they be found prepar'd to live In realms of endless day. 212 "Forbid them not" H. M. "T70RBID them not to come!" Jj It is the Saviour's voice: And. now in childhood's bloom, We tremble and rejoice. Subdue our hearts, Lord, to thee Let every soul thy temple be. 100 THE MEAN'S OF GRACE. 2 " Forbid them not to come ! " Ye tender parents hear: The child in nature's gloom Entreats your ardent prayer. take us to thy mercy-seat, And lay us down at Jesus' feet. 213 An Appeal from Baptism. 8s, 7s. IN thy baptism God hath plighted Thee his truth, eternal, sure ; Hast thou this thy cov'nant slighted? Still his promise' must endure. 2 'Tis an ever faithful sentence: " Jesus sinners will receive." Come again in true repentance ; Turn again and thou shalt live. 3 To his heart how proudly yearning, Calling, waiting, day by day : Why then art thou not returning? Come, nor longer from him stray. 214 8s » 7s > 4s - Grateful acknowledgment of Baptism. TMTHER, Son, and Holy Spirit, Jj I'm baptized in thy dear name; In the seed thou dost inherit, With the people thou dost claim, I am reckoned ; And for me the Saviour came. 161 Thou receivest me, Father, As a child and heir of thine ; Jesus, thou who died'st, yea, rather Ever lovest, thou art mine. Thou, Spirit^ Art my guide, my light divine. I have pledged, and would not falter, Truth, obedience, love to thee ; I have vows upon thine altar, Ever thine alone to be: And forever, Sin and all its lusts to flee. Gracious God, all thou hast spoken In this cov'nant shall take place ; But if I, alas ! have broken These my vows, hide not thy face ; And from falling, 0, restore me by thy grace ! Lord, to thee I now surrender, All I have and all I am ; Make my heart more true and tender, In me glorify thy name. Let obedience To thy will be all my aim. 14* L 162 THE MEANS OF GRACE. LORD'S SUPPER. -215 Jesus the soul's (rue food. L. JESUS is gone above the skies, Where our weak senses reach him n< And carnal objects meet our eyes, To thrust our Saviour from our thougl 2 He knows what wand'ring hearts we ha Apt to forget his lovely face; And, to refresh our minds, he gave These kind memorials of his grace. 3 Let sinful sweets be all forgot, And earth grow less in our esteem ; Christ and his love fill ev'ry thought, And faith and hope be fix'd on him 5 While he is absent from our sight, 'Tis to prepare our souls a place ; That we may dwell in heav'nly light, And live for ever near his face. 216 Communion. S. JESUS invites his saints To meet around his board: Here those he died to save may hoi Communion with their Lord. lord's supper. 163 2 For food he gives his flesh, He bids us drink his blood ; Amazing favor ! matchless grace Of our descending God ! 3 This holy bread and wine Maintain our fainting breath, By union with our living Lord, And interest in his death. 4 Our heav'nly Father calls Christ and his members one : We are the children of his love, And he the first-born Son. 5 We are but sev'ral parts Of the same broken bread ; One body, with its sev'ral limbs, But Jesus is the head. 6 Let all our powers be joined His glorious name to raise ; Pleasure and love fill ev'ry mind, And ev'ry voice be praise ! 217 The gospel feast. L. M. MY God ! and is thy table spread ? And does thy cup with love o ; erflow ? Thither be all thy children led, And let them all its sweetness know. 164 THE MEANS OF GRACE. 2 let thy table honor'd be, And furnished well with joyful guests ; And may each soul salvation see, That here its sacred pledges tastes. 3 Let crowds approach ; with hearts prepar'd With warm desire, let all attend ; Nor, when we leave our Father's board, The pleasure or the profit end. 4 Revive thy dying churches, Lord ! And bid our drooping graces live ; And more that energy afford, A Saviour's death alone can give. 5 Nor let thy spreading gospel rest, Till through the world thy truth has run, Till with this bread all men be blest Who see the light or feel the sun. THE KINGDOM OF CHRIST. 165 THE KINGDOM OF CHRIST. 218 Christ's Kingdom. L. M. JESUS shall reign where'er the sun Does his successive journeys run; His kingdom stretch from shore to shore, Till moons shall wax and wane no more. 2 For him shall endless prayer be made, And endless praises crown his head : His name like sweet perfume shall rise With every morning sacrifice. 3 People and realms of every tongue Dwell on his love with grateful song, And infant voices shall proclaim Their early blessings on his name. 4 Let every creature rise and bring Peculiar honors to our King ; Angels descend with songs again, And earth repeat the loud Amen. 166 THE KINGDOM OF CHRIST. 219 Prayer for the Spread of the Gospel. 8s, 7s, 4s. O'ER the gloomy hills of darkness, Look, my soul, be still and gaze; All the promises do travail With a glorious day of grace ; Blessed Jubilee, Let thy glorious morning dawn. 2 Kingdoms wide, that sit in darkness, Grant them, Lord, the glorious light, And from eastern coast to western, May the morning chase the night; And redemption, Freely purchased, win the day. 3 Fly abroad, thou mighty Gospel; Win and conquer, never cease ; Mav thy lasting, wide dominions Multiply and still increase ! Sway thy sceptre, Saviour, all the world around. 220 For ihe Spread of the Gospel. 7s. HASTEN, Lord, the glorious time, When beneath Messiah's sway, Every nation, every clime, Shall the gospel call obey. 2 Mightiest kings his power shall own, Heathen tribes his name adore ; Satan and his host o'erthrown, Bound in chains, shall hurt no more. THE KINGDOM OF CHRIST. 167 3 Then shall war and tumults cease Then be banished grief and pain ; Righteousness, and joy, and peace, Undisturbed shall ever reign. 4 Bless we, then, our gracious Lord, Ever praise his glorious name ; All his mighty acts record, All his wondrous love proclaim. 221 Spread of the Gospel S. M. GOD of sovereign grace, We bow before thy throne ; And plead for all the human race, The merits of thy Son. 2 Spread through the earth, Lord, The knowledge of thy ways : And let all lands with joy record The great Redeemer's praise. 222 The Laborers are few. S. M. LORD of the harvest, hear Thy needy servants cry: Answer our faith's effectual prayer, And all our wants supply. 2 On thee we humbly wait, — Our wants are in thy view ; The harvest, truly, Lord, is great, The laborers are few. 168 THE KINGDOM OF CHRIST. 3 Convert and send forth more Into thy Church abroad. And let them speak thy word of power, As workers with their God. 4 let them spread thy name, — Their mission fully prove ; Thy universal grace proclaim, — Thine all-redeeming love. 223 The heathen's call. 7s, 6s. T7ROM Greenland's icy mountains, _L From India's coral strand, Where Afric's sunny fountains Roll down their golden sand: From many an ancient river, From many a palmy plain, They call us to deliver Their land from error's chain. 2 What though the spicy breezes Blow soft o'er Ceylon's isle ; Though every prospect pleases, And only man is vile : In vain with lavish kindness The gifts of God are strewn ; The heathen in his blindness Bows down to wood and stone. 3 Shall we whose souls are lighted With wisdom from on high, Shall we to men benighted The lamp of life deny ? THE KINGDOM OF CHRIST. 169 Salvation ! oh, salvation ! The joyful sound proclaim, Till earth's remotest nation Has learn'd Messiah's name. Waft, waft, ye winds, his story, And you, ye waters, roll, Till, like a sea of glory, It spreads from pole to pole ; Till o'er our ransom'd nature The Lamb for sinners slain, Redeemer, King, Creator, In bliss returns to rei^n. 224 Triumphs of the Gospel. 7s. TXTATCHMAN I tell us of the night, V V What its signs of promise are ! Trav'ller ! o'er yon mountain's height, See the glory-beaming star ! Watchman! does its beauteous ray Aught of hope or joy foretell? Trav'ller ! yes, it brings the day, Promis'd day of Israel. 2 Watchman ! tell us of the night : Higher yet that star ascends ! Trav'ller ! blessedness and light, Peace and truth its course portends ! Watchman! will its beams alone Gild the spot that gave them birth? Trav'ller ! ages are its own ; See, it bursts o'er all the earth! 15 170 THE KINGDOM OF CHRIST. 3 Watchman ! tell us of the night, For the morning seems to dawn! Traveler ! darkness takes its flight ; Doubt and terror are withdrawn! "Watchman ! let thy wandering cease Hie thee to thy quiet home ; Trav'ller, lo ! the Prince of peace, Lo ! the Son of God is come ! 225 Missionary Meeting. L. M. JESUS ! in Christian love we meet To bring an offering to thy feet ; All in their hand some talent bear, And lay it humbly, freely, there. 2 Yes, for thy gospel's cause, with joy Our hands, our hearts, we would employ : Oh, smile upon us from above, That bless'd may be our work of love. 3 Then let us feel thy presence near, While met in holy union here : Our zeal, our love, do thou increase, And let us reap the fruits of peace. 226 Spread of the Gospel. L. M. SOVEREIGN of worlds ! display thy powei Be this thy Zion's favor'd. hour; Bid the bright Morning Star arise, And point the nations to the skies. THE KLNUDOM OF CHRIST. 171 2 Set up thy throne where Satan reigns — On Afric's shore, on India's plains, . On wilds and continents unknown ; And make the nations all thine own. 3 Speak ! and the world shall hear thy voice ; Speak ! and the desert shall rejoice : Scatter the gloom of heathen night, And bid all nations hail the light. 227 Prayer for the success of the Gospel. CM. LORD, send thy word, and let it fly, Arni'd with thy Spirit's pow'r ; Ten thousand shall confess its sway, And bless the saving hour. 2 Beneath the influence of thy grace, The barren wastes shall rise, "With sudden greens and fruits array'd, A blooming paradise. 3 True holiness shall strike its root In each regenerate heart ; Shall in a growth divine arise, And heav'nly fruits impart. 4 Peace, with her olives crown'd, shall stretch Her wings from shore to shore ; No trump shall rouse the rage of war, Nor murd'rous cannon roar. 172 THE KINGDOM OF CHRIST. 5 Lord, for those days we wait — those days Are in thy word foretold ; Fly swifter, sun and stars, and bring This promis'd age of gold ! 6 Amen, with joy divine, let earth's Unnumbered myriads cry; Amen, with joy divine, let heav'n's Unnumbered choirs reply. 228 Universal Hallelujah. 7s, 6s. "TT7HEN shall the voice of singing VV Flow joyfully along? When hill and valley, ringing With one triumphant song, Proclaim the contest- ended, And him, who once was slain, Again to earth descended, In righteousness to reign? 2 Then from the craggy mountains, The sacred shout shall fly, And shady vales and fountains Shall echo the reply: High tower and lowly dwelling Shall send the chorus round, The hallelujah swelling In one eternal sound. THE KINGDOM OF CHRIST. 173 229 The Salvation of Israel. 7s, 6s. r\ THAT the Lord's salvation \J Were out of Zion come, To heal his ancient nation, To lead his outcasts home ! How long the holy city Shall heathen feet profane? Return, Lord, in pity ; Rebuild her walls again. 2 Let fall thy rod of terror ; Thy saving grace impart; Roll back the veil of error; Release the fettered heart. Let Israel, home returning, Her lost Messiah see ; Give oil of joy for mourning, And bind thy church to thee. 230 The coming Reign of Christ. L. M. A SCEND thy throne, almighty King! A And spread thy glories all abroad ; Let thine own arm salvation bring, And be thou known the gracious God. 2 Let millions bow before thy seat, — Let humble mourners seek thy face; Bring daring rebels to thy feet, Subdued by thy victorious grace. 15* 174 THE KINGDOM OF CHRIST. 3 Oh ! let the kingdoms of the world Become the kingdoms of the Lord ; Let saints and angels praise thy name, — Be thou through heaven and earth adored. 231 '^ ie Great Command. 6s, 4s. SOUND, sound the truth abroad! Bear ye the -word of God Through the wide world: Tell what our Lord hath done: Tell how the day was won, And from his lofty throne Satan is hurl'd. 2 Far over sea and land — 'Tis our Lord's own command — Bear ye his name : Bear it to ev'ry shore; Regions unknown explore; Enter at every door : — Silence is shame. 3 Ye who, forsaking all At your loved Master's call, Comforts resign ; Soon will the work be done ; Soon will the prize be won : Brighter than yonder sun Then shall ye shine. CHURCH FESTIVALS. 175 CHURCH FESTIVALS. CHRISTMAS. 232 J °y & the World. C. M. JOY to the world, the Lord is come! Let earth receive her King; Let every heart prepare him room And heaven and nature sing. 2 Joy to the world, the Saviour reigns ! Let men their songs employ; While fields and floods, rocks, hills, and plains, Repeat the sounding joy. 3 No more let sin and sorrow grow, Nor thorns infest the ground ; He comes to make his blessings flow Far as the curse is found. 233 The Angel's message to the Shepherds. C. M. ON Judah's plains as shepherds sat, Watching their flocks by night, The angel of the Lord appear'd, Clad in celestial light. 176 CHURCH FESTIVALS. 2 Awe-struck the vision they regard, AppalPd with trembling fear ; 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 Saviour, Christ the Lord. 5 "There shall you find the heav'nly babe In humblest weeds array'd ; All meanly wrapp'd in swaddling clothes, And in a manger laid." 234 Hymn for Advent. 7s. /^OME, thou Saviour of our race, Vj Choicest gift of heav'nly grace ; thou blessed virgin's Son ! Be thy race on earth begun. 2 Not of mortal blood or birth, He descends from heav'n to earth — By the Holy Ghost conceiv'd, Truly man, to be believ'd. i Bon m^s. 177 3 Wondrous birth! wondrous child Of the virgin undefil'd ! Though by all the world disowuM, Still H DC in licax'ii cnthn>n\l. 4 Prom tin' Father Forth he came, And returneth t<> the same ; Captive leading death and hell — High the aong of triumph swell. 5 Equal to tin' Father now, Though to dust thou oner didst bow: Boundless shall thy kingdom be — When shall we its glories see? 6 Brightly doth thy manger shine; Glorious is its light divine : Let not sin o'ercloud this light; Ever be our faith thus bright. 235 Advent of Christ. 78. ARK I the herald angels sing, "Glory to the new-born King! Peace on earth, and mercy mild, God and sinners reconciled 1" H 2 Joyful, all ye nations, rise, Join the triumph of the skies ; With the angelic host proclaim, i brisl is horn in Betnlehem." |78 CHURCH FESTIVALS. 3 Mild, he lays his glory by; Born, that man no more may die : Born, to raise the sons of earth: Born, to give them second birth. 4 Veiled in flesh, the Godhead see ; Lo! the incarnate Deity; Pleased as man with men t' appear, Jesus our Immanuel here. 5 Hail the heaven-born Prince of peace Hail the Sun of righteousness! Light and life to all he brings, Ris'n with healing in his wings. OQg Christmas Morning. " s » THE glorious light is dawning, And gilds the mountain's brow: To Bethlehem this morning, Rejoicing, let us go. We'll sing the blissful story The angels sang this morn— How Christ, the King of glory, Was in a stable born. 2 His diadem forsaking, He laid his glory by; Our nature on him taking, That he might bleed and die. From sin and death to free us, On wings of love he came — For this the blessed Jesus A little child became. 6s. I 1IK1M MA\ 17 I While shepherds, bw adoring, To bim give homage m ee t , Ami Eastern Magi pouring Earth'i treasures at his feet ; W V. doh Life's day Ui dawning, Would oqi beat offerings bring, And on this happy morning Worahip the new-born Bong. 237 The advent of the Saviour. C. M. HARK, the glad Bound, the Saviour oomea, The Saviour promised long! L.'t cv'rv heart prepare a throne, And 2 On him the Spirit, largely ]>c>urM, Exerts his sacred firej Wisdom, and might, and seal, «in'l love, His holy breast inspire. :; He comes the pria'nera to releaf In Satan's bondage held : The brass before him burst, The iron fetters yield. 4 I!-' oomea, frt>m thickest films <>f vice, T i clear the mental ray ; And on the eyes, oppressed with night, To pour celestial day. 180 CHURCH FESTIVALS. 5 He comes, the broken heart to bind, The bleeding soul to cure, And with the treasures of his grace, T' enrich the humble poor. 6 Our glad hosannas, Prince of peace ! Thy welcome shall proclaim ; And heaven's eternal arches ring With thy beloved name. 238 The Star of Bethlehem. L. M. TTTHEN marshall'd on the nightly plain, \V The glitt'ring hosts bestud the sky ; One star alone, of all the train. Can fix the sinner's wand'ring eye. 2 Hark! hark! to God the chorus breaks, From ev'ry host, from ev'ry gem : But one alone the Saviour speaks, It is the Star of Bethlehem. 3 Once on the raging seas I rode, The storm was loud, the night was dark, The ocean yawn'd — and rudely blow'd The wind that toss'd my found'ring bark. 4 Deep horror then my vitals froze, Death-struck, I ceas'd the tide to stem; When suddenly a star arose, It was the Star of Bethlehem. CHRISTMAS. 181 It was my guide, my light, my all, And bade my dark forebodings cease ; And through the storm and danger's thrall, It led me to the port of peace. Now safely moor'd — my perils o'er, I'll sing, first in night's diadem, For ever and for evermore, The Star ! — the Star of Bethlehem ! 239 The Babe of Bethlehem. 7s. LET us chant the solemn lay — Let us celebrate the day, — Hail, with joy, th' auspicious morn "When the Son of man was born. 2 Babe of Beth'lem, lowly laid ! Angels hover round thy bed, Pausing o'er the tuneful lyre, As they wonder and admire. 3 Hope of Israel ! welcome thou — Every tribe to thee shall bow ; Every tongue thy right proclaim ; Every land adore thy name. 240 Praise to the Saviour. lis, 10s. 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 ! 16 1S2 CHURCH FESTIVALS. 2 Cold on his cradle the dew-drops are shining, Low lies his head with the beasts of the stall; Angels adore him in slumber reclining, Maker, and Monarch, and Saviour of all ! 3 Say, shall we yield him, in costly devotion, Odors of Edon and offerings divine ! Gems of the mountain, and pearls of the ocean, Myrrh from the forest, and 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! 5 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 ! 241 The Birth of Christ. S. M. YE 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 above, Are half so much oblig'd as we To our Immanuel's love. CHRISTMAS. 183 3 They never sunk so low, They are not rais'd so high; They never knew such depths of woe-, Such heights of majesty. 4 The Saviour did not join Their nature to his own; For them he shed no blood divine, Nor breath' d a single groan. 5 May we with angels vie The Saviour to adore; Our debts are greater far than theirs, be our praises more ! 242 The Babe in (he Manger. 8 HOW much better I'm attended Than the Son of God could be, When from heaven he descended, And became a child like me. 2 Soft and easy was my cradle, Coarse and hard my Saviour lay, When his birth-place was a stable, And his softest bed was hay. 3 Lo ! he slumbers in the manger, Where the horned oxen fed, Cold the air and full of danger. Whistling by his blessed head. 184 CHURCH FESTIVALS. 4 See the kinder shepherds romid hint, Telling wonders from the sky; Where they sought him, there they found him With his virgin mother by. 5 From the East, the wise men pressing, In their arms rich jewels bring, To receive the precious blessing Of their long-expected King. 6 May we learn to know and fear him, Love and serve him all our days, Then go dwell for ever near him, Seek his face and sing his praise. NEW YEAR. 243 Beginning of the Year. 7s. SEE, another year is gone! Quickly have the seasons pass'dl This we enter now upon Will to many prove the last. 2 Some we now no longer see, Who their mortal race have run, Seemed as fair for life as we, When the former year begun. NEW YEAR. 188 3 Some — but who God only knows — Who are here assembled now, Ere the present year shall close, To the stroke of death must bow. 4 Mercy hitherto has spared, But have mercies been iniprov'd? Let us ask, "Am I prepar'd, Should I be this year remov'd ? " 244 ^ Tew Year Hymn. L. M. M "AY this a happy New Year be; JjJL We would begin it. Lord, with thee mercifully condescend To be our Saviour, Shepherd, Friend. 2 Each day our youthful footsteps guide, And keep us closely by thy side ; Each night may we in safety rest Within thy fold — upon thy breast. 3 Blest Saviour, we would bring to thee A New Year's gift ; may it be A heart renew'd by grace divine, Which thou wilt take and own as thine. 4 And we would ask a gift from thee — Thine own best blessing let it be ; The Comforter, the Holy Dove, To teach our hearts a Saviour's love. 16* 186 CHURCH FESTIVALS. 5 And when our years on earth are told, Then take us to thy heavenly fold ; May this our happy portion be — To spend eternity with thee. 245 A h y mn f or New Year ' L# M ' GREAT God ! we sing that mighty hand By which supported still we stand ; The op'ning year tiiv mercy shows — Let mercy crown it till it close. 2 By day, at night, at home, abroad, Still we are guarded by our God ; By his incessant bounty fed, By his unerring counsel led. 3 With grateful hearts the past we own ; The future, all to us unknown, _ We to thy guardian care commit, And, peaceful, leave before thy feet. 246 For a New Year ' C ' M ' SPARED to commence another year, The past I now review: How num'rous do my sins appear! How great thy mercies, too! 2 I thank thee for thy tender care Through all my infant days ; And for each privilege I share, That still thy love displays. NEW YEAR. 3 For Jesus' sake my sins forgive, And strengthen me in grace ; That to thy glory I may live, And run the Christian race. 4 How long or short my course may be, 'Tis not for me to know ; But may I yield my heart to thee, And in thy favor grow. 187 A 1 247 FUght of Time. S. M. NOTHER fleeting year Has fled and pass'd away, Since we were taught to worship here, On this most holy day. 2 Years hurry quickly by, And we are fading too ; And soon the year when we shall die, Will come upon our view. 3 If we are ready then, For us it will be well ; Remov'd from this low earth of paiu, With God in heaven to dwell. 248 & ew Year's day. H. M. rpHE Lord of earth and sky, J_ The God of ages praise ! Who reigns enthroned on high, Ancient of endless days; Who lengthens out our trial here, And spares us yet another year. 188 CHURCH FESTIVALS. 2 Barren and wither'd trees, We cumber' d long the ground ; No fruit of holiness On our dead souls was found ; Yet doth he us in mercy spare Another, and another year. 3 When justice gave the word To cut the fig-tree down, The pity of our Lord Cried, "Let it still alone:" The Father mild inclines his ear, And spares us yet another year. 4 Jesus, thy speaking blood From God obtained the grace, Who therefore hath bestow' d On us a longer space : Thou didst in our behalf appear, And lo ! we see another year ! 5 Then dig about our root. Break up our fallow ground, And let our gracious fruit To thy great praise abound ; let us all thy praise declare, And fruit unto perfection bear. 249 Many have died. 7 "TTTHILE with ceaseless course the sun VV Hasted through the former year, Many souls their race have run, Never more to meet us here ; NEW YEAR. 189 Fix'd in their eternal state, They have done with all below ; We a little longer wait, But how little none can know. As the winged arrow flies, Speedily, the mark to find ; As the lightning from the skies Darts, and leaves no trace behind ; Swiftly thus our fleeting days, Bear us down life's rapid stream ; Upward, Lord, our spirits raise, All below is but a dream. Thanks for mercies past receive, Pardon of our sins renew ; Teach us henceforth how to live, With eternity in view. Bless thy word to young and old, Fill us with a Saviour's love ; And when life's short tale is told, May we dwell with thee above. 250 Shortness of Time. 7s. QWIFT the moments fly away — O First the hour and then the day, Next the week, the month, the year, Steal away, and disappear. 1 Time is ever on the wing, While I speak, or think, or sing; Whether working or at play, Time is rolling fast away ! 100 CHURCH FESTIVALS. 3 Think, my soul ! awake and see What will soon become of thee ! Whither tending, canst thou tell, — Up to heaven, or down to hell? 4 Jesus, I would humbly pray, Guide and keep me in the way ; Every gift and grace bestow ; Wean my heart from things below. 251 Passing Time. C. M. SWIFT as the winged arrow flies. My time is hastening on: Quick as the lightning from the skies My wasting moments run. 2 Thanks, Lord, to thine unbounded grace, That in my early youth I have been taught to seek thy face, And know the way of truth. 3 let thy Spirit lead me still Along the happy road, Conform me to thy holy will, My Saviour and my God. 4 Another year of life is past, My heart to thee incline ; That if the next should be my last, It may be wholly thine. GOOD FRIDAY. 191 GOOD FRIDAY. 252 Good Friday. C. M. WHEN Jesus hung upon the tree, In agonies and blood, He fix'd his languid eyes on me, As near his cross I stood. 2 never till my latest breath Can I forget that look ; He seem'd to charge me with his death, Though not a word he spoke. 3 A second look he gave and said, "I freely all forgive; This blood is for thy ransom paid ; I die that thou mayst live." 4 With pleasing grief and mournful joy, My spirit now is fill'd, That I should such a life destroy, Yet live by him I kill'd. 253 Love of Christ to men. S. M. BEHOLD th' amazing sight, The Saviour lifted high! Behold the Son of God's delight Expire in agony ! 192 CIM'RCH FESTIVALS. 2 For whom, for whom, my heart, Were all these sorrows borne? Why did he feel that piercing smart, And meet that various scorn? 3 For love of us lie bled, And all in torture died ; 'Twas love that bow'd his fainting head, And op'd his gushing side. 4 I see, and I adore, In sympathy of love I feel the strong attractive power To lift my soul above. 5 In Thee our hearts unite, Nor share thy griefs alone. But from thy cross pursue their flignt To thy triumphant throne. 254 „ . Sorrow for the sufferings of the Saviour. A LAS! and did my Saviour bleed, A. And did my Sov'reign die? Would he devote that sacred head For such a worm as I? 2 Was it for crimes that I had done He groan' d upon the tree? Amazing pity! grace unknown! And love beyond degree! GOOD FRIDAY. 193 3 Well might the sun in darkness hide, And shut his glories in. When Christ the mighty Saviour died For man the creature's sin ! 4 Thus might I hide my blushing face, While his dear cross appears ; Dissolve my heart in thankfulness, And melt my eyes to tears. 5 But drops of grief can ne'er repay The debt of love I owe ; Here, Lord, I give myself away, 'Tis all that I can do. 255 ' L. M. Crucifixion to the world by the Cross. TX7HEN I survey the wondrous cross V V On which the Prince of glory died, My richest gain I count but loss, And pour contempt on all my pride. 2 Forbid it, Lord, that I should boast, Save in the death of Christ my God; All the vain things that charm me most, I sacrifice them to his blood. 3 See from his head, his hands, his feet, Sorrow and love flow mingled down ; Did e'er such love and sorrow meet? Or thorns compose so rich a crown? 17 n 194 CHURCH FESTIVALS. 4 Were the whole realm of nature mine, That were a present far too small ; Love so amazing, so divine, Demands my soul, my life, my all. 256 Suffering Saviour. 7s, 6s SACRED Head, how wounded, With grief and shame weigh' d down! How scornfully surrounded With thorns— thine only crown ! sacred Head, what glory, What bliss, till now, was thine I Yet, though despis'd and gory, I joy to call thee mine. 2 What language shall I borrow To thank thee, dearest Friend, For this thy dying sorrow,— Thy pity without end ! Lord, make me thine for ever, Nor let me faithless prove; let me never, never Abuse such dying love. 3 Forbid that I should leave thee ; Jesus, leave not me; By faith I would receive thee; 'Thy blood can make me free; < When strength and comfort languish And I must hence depart; Release me then from anguish, By thine own wounded heart. GOOD FRIDAY. 195 257 Calvary. C. M. THERE is a dear and hallowed spot Oft present to my eye — By saints it ne'er can be forgot — That place is Calvary. 2 Oh, what a scene was there displayed Of love and agony, When our Redeemer bowed his head, And died on Calvary ! 3 When fainting under guilt's dread load, Unto the cross I fly ; And trust the merit of that blood Which flowed at Calvary. 4 Whene'er I feel temptation's power, On Jesus I'll rely ; And, in the sharp conflicting hour, Repair to Calvary. 258 Looking to Christ on the Cross. 7s, "VT^HEN human hopes all wither, V V And friends no aid supply ; Then whither, Lord, ah ! whither Can turn my straining eye ? 'Mid storms of grief still rougher, 'Midst darker, deadlier shade, That cross where thou didst suffer, On Calv'ry was displayed. 196 CHURCII FESTIVALS. 2 On that my gaze I fasten, My refuge that I make ; Though sorely thou mayst chasten, Thou never canst forsake. Thou on the cross didst languish, Ere glory crowned thy head ; And I, through death and anguish, Must be to glory led. EASTER. 259 Morning of the Resurrection. L. M. HAIL! morning known among the blest — Morning of hope, and joy, and love — Of heavenly peace, and holy rest, Pledge of the endless rest above ! 2 Blest be the Father of our Lord, Who, from the dead, hath brought his Soi Hope to the lost was then restored, And everlasting glory won. 3 Scarce morning twilight had begun To chase the shades of night away, When Christ arose, — unsetting Sun, — The dawn of joy's eternal day. 4 Morcy looked down, with smiling eye, When our Immanuel left the dead: Faith marked his bright ascent on high, And hope with gladness, raised her head. EASTER. 197 Descend, Spirit of the Lord ! Thy fire to every bosom bring ; Then shall our ardent hearts accord, And teach our lips God's praise to sing. A ] 260 Christ's Resurrection. 7 NGELS roll'd the rock away, Death gave up its mighty prey ; See, he rises from the tomb, Glowing in immortal bloom. 2 'Tis the Saviour ! angels raise Fame's eternal trump of praise ; Let the world's remotest bound Hear the joy-inspiring sound. 3 Heav'n unfolds her portals wide ; Glorious Hero ! through them ride : King of glory! mount the throne — Thy great Father's and thine own. 4 Hosts of heav'n, seraphic choirs ! Tune and sweep your sounding lyres ; Shout, earth, in rapt'rous songs, With ten thousand thousand tongues. 261 "The Lord is risen indeed." S. M. **rpHE Lord is risen indeed," X And are the tidings true? Yes, we beheld the Saviour bleed, And saw him living too. 17* 198 CHURCH FESTIVALS. 2 " The Lord is risen indeed," Then Justice asks no more ; Mercy and Truth are now agreed, Who stood oppos'd before. 3 " The Lord is risen indeed," Then is his work performed ; The captive surely now is freed, And death, our foe, disarmed. 4 "The Lord is risen indeed," Attending angels, hear ; Up to the courts of heav'n, with speed, The joyful tidings bear. 5 Then take your golden lyres, And strike each, cheerful cord, Join all the bright celestial choirs To sing; our risen Lord. 262 Christ victorious over death. 7s. a pHRIST, the Lord, has ris'n to-day," \J Sons of men and angels say, Raise your joys and triumphs high; Sing, ye heav'ns, 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. EASTER. 199 3 Vain the stone, the watch, the seal ; Christ has burst the gates of hell. Death in vain forbids his rise ; Christ has open'd Paradise. 4 Lives again our glorious King : Where, Death, is now thy sting ? Once he died, our souls to save: "Where thy victory, grave ? 5 Hail, the Lord of earth and heaven ! Praise to thee by both be given ! Thee we greet triumphant now; Hail, the Resurrection, Thou. 263 Easter Sunday. C. M. THIS is the day the Lord hath made; He calls the hours his own : Let heav'n rejoice, let earth be glad. And praise surround the throne. 2 To-day arose our glorious Head, And death's dread empire fell; To-day, the saints his triumph spread, And all its wonders tell. 3 Hosanna to the anointed King, To David's holy Son; Help us, Lord, descend and bring Salvation from thv throne. 200 CHURCH FESTIVALS. 4 Blest is the Lord, who conies 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. 264 Easter Morning. C. L. M. HOAV" calm and beautiful the morn, That gilds the sacred tomb, Where Christ the crucified was borne, And veiled in midnight gloom ! weep no more, the Saviour slain, The Lord is ris'n, he lives again. 2 Ye mourning saints, dry every tear For your departed Lord, "Behold the place, he is not here!" The tomb is all unbarr'd : The gates of death were closed in vain, The Lord is risen, he lives again. 3 Now cheerful to the house of prayer, Your early footsteps bend ; The Saviour will himself be there, Your Advocate and Friend : Once by the law, your hopes were slain, But now in Christ, ye live again. ASCENSION-DAY. 201 4 How tranquil now the rising day! 'Tis Jesus still appears, A risen Lord, to chase away Your unbelieving fears : weep no more your comforts slain, The Lord is risen, he lives again. 5 And when the shades of evening fall, "When life's last hour draws nigh, If Jesus shines upon the soul, Plow blissful then to die ! Since he hath risen that once was slain, Ye die in Christ to live again. ASCEXSION AND WHITSUNTIDE 265 Ascension of Christ. 7s. HAIL the day that sees him rise Glorious to his native skies ! Christ, a while to mortals given, Enters now the gates of heaven. 2 There the glorious triumph waits ; Lift your heads, eternal gates ! Christ hath vanquished death and sin ; Take the King of glory in. 3 See, the heaven its Lord receives I Y^et he loves the earth he leaves: Though returning to his throne, '6x.\\\ he calls mankind his own. 202 CHURCH FESTIVALS. 4 Still for us he intercedes, His prevailing death he pleads, Near himself prepares our place, Great Forerunner of our race. 5 What though parted from our sight, Far above yon starry height; Thither our affections rise, Following him beyond the skies. 266 Christ's exaltation. C. M. MAJESTIC sweetness sits enthron'd Upon the Saviour's brow ; His head with radiant glories crown'd, His lips with grace o'erflow. 2 No mortal can with him compare Among the sons of men ; Fairer is he than all the fair Who fill the heav'nly train. 3 He saw me plung'd in deep distress, And flew to my relief: For me he bore the shameful cross And carried all my grief. 4 To him I owe my life and breath, And all the joys I have ; He makes me triumph over death, And saves me from the grave. ASCENSION-DAY. 203 To heav'n, the place of his abode, He brings my weary feet, Shows me the glories of my God And makes my joys complete. 267 J°y at Chris's Ascension. C. M. ARISE, ye children, and adore; Exulting strike the chord: Let all the earth from shore to shore, Confess the Almighty Lord. 2 Glad shouts aloud, wide echoing round, Th' ascending God proclaim, Th' angelic choir respond the sound, And shake creation's frame. 3 They sing of death and hell o'erthrown In that triumphant hour ; And God exalts his conqu'ring Son To his right hand of power. 4 Oh, shout, ye people, and adore; Exulting strike the chord ; Lot all the earth from shore to shore, Confess th' Almighty Lord ! 268 Christ exalted. L. M. "Vj"0"W let us raise our cheerful strains, _L\ And join the blissful choir above; There our exalted Saviour reigns, And there they sing his wondrous love. 204 CHURCH FESTIVALS. 2 Jesus, who once upon the tree In agonizing pains expir'd, To save us rebels, — yes, 'tis he ! How bright, how lovely, how admir'd ! 3 Jesus, who died that we might live, Died in tne wretched traitor's place, what returns can mortals give For such immeasurable grace ! 4 Were universal nature ours, And art with all her boasted store ; Nature and art, with all their pow'rs, Would still confess the off'rer poor. 5 Yet, though 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. 269 Whitsunday. L. M. (1 REAT was the day, the joy was great, X When the belov'd disciples met; While on their heads the Spirit came, And sat like tongues of cloven flame. 2 What gifts, what miracles he gave ! And pow'r to give, and pow'r to save, Fumish'd their tongues with wondrous words, Instead of shields, and spears, and swords. WHITSUNTIDE. 205 3 Nations, the learned and the rude, Are by these heav'nly arras subdued ; While Satan rages at his loss And hates the doctrine of the cross. 4 Come the great day, the glorious hour, When all shall feel thy saving pow'r, And the whole race of man confess The beauty of thy holiness. 270 For the Spirit. C. M. OPIRIT of truth, on this thy day, O To thee for help we cry, To guide us through the weary -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 own. 3 We mourn not that prophetic skill Is found on earth no more : Enough for us to trace thy will In Scripture's sacred lore. 4 When tongues shall cease, and pow'r decay, And knowledge empty prove, Do thou thy trembling servants stay With faith, and hope, and love. 18 206 CHURCH FESTIVALS. THE REFORMATION. 271 Safety of the Church. S. M. ("1 RE AT is the Lord our God, X And let his praise be great: He makes the church his own abode, His most delightful seat. 2 In Zion God is known, A refuge in distress ; How bright has his salvation shone Through all her palaces ! 3 Oft have our fathers told, Our eyes have often seen, How well our God secures the fold Where his own sheep have been. 4 In every new distress • We'll to his house repair; We'll call to mind his wondrous grace, And seek deliverance there. 272 0ur Fathers' Faith. L. M., 6 lines. FAITH of our Fathers ! living still, In spite of dungeon, fire, and sword ; Oh how our hearts beat high with joy, Whene'er we hear that glorious word ; Faith of our Fathers ! Holy Faith ! We will be true to thee till death! THE REFORMATION. 207 2 Our Fathers, chained in prisons dark, Were still in heart and conscience free : How sweet will be their children's fate, If they, like them, shall die for thee ! Faith of our Fathers ! Holy Faith ! We will be true to thee till death ! 3 Faith of our Fathers ! we will love Both friend and foe in all our strife ; And preach thee too, as love knows how, By kindly words and virtuous life. Faith of our Fathers ! Holy Faith ! "We will be true to thee till death 1 273 Prayer for Divine help. 8s, 7s, 4s. SAVIOUR, visit thy plantation, Grant us, Lord, a gracious rain ; All will come to desolation, Unless thou return again. Lord, revive us ; All our help must come from thee. 2 Surely, once thy garden flourished, Ev'ry part look'd gay and green: Then thy word our spirits nourish'd, — Happy seasons we have seen ! Lord, etc. 3 But a drought has since succeeded, And a sad decline we see ; Lord, thy help is greatly needed, — Help can only come from thee. Lord, etc. 208 CHURCII FESTIVALS. 4 Some in whom we once delighted, We shall meet no more below; Some, alas! we fear are blighted, Scarce a single leaf they show. Lord, etc. 5 Dearest Saviour, hasten hither, Thou canst make them bloom again ! 0! permit them not to wither. Let not all our hopes be vain. Lord, etc. 6 Break the tempter's fatal power, Turn the stony heart to flesh; And begin from this good hour, To revive thy work afresh. Lord, etc. 274 We wont give up the Bible. 7s, 6s, 8s, W "E wont give up the Bible, God's holy book of truth, The blessed staff of hoary age, The guide of early youth : The lamp that sheds a glorious light On, else, a dreary road ! The voice that speaks the Saviour's love, And leads us home to God. 2 We wont give up the Bible; But could you force away What is as our own life-blood dear, We still with joy could say: THE REFORMATION. 209 " The words which we have learn'd while young We'll follow all our days, For they're engraven on our hearts, ■ And ye cannot erase. ;; We wont give up the Bible: We'll shout it far and wide, Until the echo shall be heard Beyond the rolling tide ! Till all shall know that we, though young, Withstand each treacherous art ; And that from God's own sacred word We'll never, never part ! 275 Triumph of the Gospel. S. M. 0LORD, our God, arise, The cause of truth maintain, And wide o'er all the peopled world Extend her blessed reign. 2 Thou Prince of life, arise, Nor let thy glory cease ; Far spread the conquests of thy grace, And bless the earth with peace. 3 Holy Spirit, rise, Expand thy heav'nly wing, And o'er a dark and ruin'd world Let light and order spring. 18* ' l * 210 PARTICULAR OCCASIONS. 4 all ye nations, rise, To God the Saviour sing ; From shore to shore, from earth to heav'n, Let echoing anthems ring. PARTICULAR OCCASIONS THE SEASONS. 276 The Seasons ordered by God. L. M. &KEAT God, at whose all-pow'rful call At first arose this beauteous frame ! By thee the seasons change, and all The changing seasons speak thy name. 2 Thy bounty bids the infant year, From -winter storms recover'd, rise; "When thousand grateful scenes appear, Fresh op'ning to our wond'ring eyes. 3 how delightful 'tis to see The earth in vernal beauty drest ! While in each herb, and flow'r, and tree, Thy blooming glories shine confest ! THE SEASON'S. 211 4 Aloft, full beaming, reins the sun, And light and genial heat conveys ; And, while he leads the seasons on, From thee derives his quick'ning rays. 5 Indulgent God ! from ev'ry part Thy plenteous blessings largely flow ; We see, we taste ; — let ev'ry heart With grateful love and duty glow. 277 Spared to greet the Spring. S. M. ^ PARED to another Spring, We raise our grateful songs ; 'Tis pleasant, Lord, thy praise to sing, For praise to thee belongs. S 1 2 The fields on every side, The trees on every hill, The glorious sun, the rolling tide, Proclaim thy wondrous skill. 3 But trees, and fields, and skies, Still praise a God unknown ; For gratitude and love can rise From living hearts alone. 4 While earth itself decays, Our souls can never die : Oh tune them, Lord, to hymn thy praise In better songs on high. 212 PARTICULAR OCCASIONS. 278 -^ Morning in Spring. 8s. HOW beauteous the morniug appears, The woodlands their songs have begun, The dew-drops, like penitent tears, Are bright in the beams of the sun. 2 The landscape is verdant and gay, The meadows in richness are clad, The flocks and the herds are at play, ' The heart of the peasant is glad. 3 How gently the waterfall pours ! How softly the breezes arise ! How fragrant the beautiful flowers Which Spring in her bounty supplies ! 4 All nature is smiling in peace. The goodness of God she displays, As mercies around us increase. Let's join in the anthems of praise. 279 Summer — a harvest hymn. CM. TO praise the ever-bounteous Lord, My soul, wake all thy pow'rs : He calls, and at his voice come forth The smiling harvest hours. 2 His cov'nant with the earth he keeps ; My tongue, his goodness sing ; Summer and winter know their time, His harvest crowns fbe spring. TOE SEASONS. 213 3 Well pleas'd, the toiling swains behold The waving yellow crop: With joy they bear the sheaves away And sow again in hope. 4 Thus teach me, gracious God, to sow The seeds of righteousness : Smile on my soul, and with thy beams The rip'ning harvest bless. 5 Then, in the last great harvest, I Shall reap a glorious crop: The harvest shall by far exceed What I have sown in hope. 280 -4 harvest hymn. C. M. TT'OUNTAIN of mercy, God of love, _L How rich thy bounties are ! The rolling seasons, as they move, Proclaim thy constant care. 2 When in the bosom of the earth The sower hid the grain, Thy goodness mark'd its secret birth And sent the early rain. 3 The spring's sweet influence, Lord, was thine, The plants in beauty grew: Thou mad'st refulgent suns to shine, And gav'st refreshing dew. 214 PARTICULAR OCCASIONS. 4 These various mercies from above Matur'd the swelling grain ; A kindly harvest crowns thy love, And plenty fills the plain. 5 We own and bless thy gracious sway Thy hand all nature hails: Seed-time nor harvest, night nor day, Summer nor winter, fails. 281 Autumn. 8s, 7s. SEE the leaves around us falling, Dry and withered to the ground ; Thus to thoughtless mortals calling, In a sad and solemn sound, "Hear the lessons we are reading, Mark the awful truth they tell, Sons of Adam once in Eden, Where, like us, he blighted fell. 2 "Youth, on length of days presuming, Who the paths of pleasure tread, View us, late in beauty blooming, Numbered now among the dead. What though yet no losses grieve you, Gay with health and many a grace ? Let not cloudless skies deceive you ; Summer gives to autumn place. 3 "Cease presumptuous hopes to cherish, Prize the seasons as they fly ; Like the leaves you rise and flourish, Like the leaves must droop and die. THE SEASONS. 215 But to those in Jesus planted, By a true and living faith, Shall unfading spring be granted, And a triumph over death." 282 Winter. C. M. STERN winter throws his icy chains, Encircling nature round ; How bleak, how comfortless the plains, Late with gay verdure crowned ! 2 The sun withdraws his vital beams, And light and warmth depart ; And drooping, lifeless nature seems An emblem of my heart. 3 My heart, where mental winter reigns, In night's dark mantle clad ; Confined in cold, inactive chains — How desolate and sad! 4 Return, blissful Sun, and bring Thy soul-reviving ray; This mental winter shall be spring, This darkness cheerful day. 283 Winter. C. M. SEE, how rude winter's icy hand Has stripped the verdant ground! But spring will soon his rage withstand, And spread new beauties round. 216 PARTICULAR OCCASIONS. 2 My soul a sharper winter mourns, And fruitless I remain ; When will the gentle spring return, The graces grow again? 3 Jesus, my glorious Sun, arise, This frozen heart remove ; hush these storms, and clear my skies, And let me feel thy love. 284 Jesus seen in the Seasons. 7s. ~\T WINTER has^ a joy for me, \ V While the Saviour's charms I read, Lowly, meek, from blemish free, In the snow-drop's pensive head. 2 Spring returns, and brings along Life-invigorating suns : Hark ! the turtle's plaintive song Seems to speak his dying groans ! 3 Summer has a thousand charms All expressive of his worth ; 'Tis his sun that lights and warms His the air that cools the earth. 4 What, has autumn left to say Nothing of a Saviour's grace? Yes. the beams of milder day Tell me of his smiling face. MORMM. AM' FVF.NIXC. 217 5 Light Bppean with early dawn, W 1 1 i 1 * • the sun makes haste to rise; hi* bleeding beauties dawn On the blushes of the Bkies. t\ Evening with ■ ■lent | Slowly moving in the west, Show* an emblem of his grace, Points to an eternal rest. MORNING AND EVENING 285 C, M. Morning prayer for Divine protection. TO thee, h't my first offerings rise, Whose sun creates my day; Swift as the glad'ning inllucnce flies, And spotless as bis ray. i! This day thy faVring hand be nigh, So on vouchsaf'd before ! Still may it load, protect, ripply, And I that hand adore. 3 If bliss thy Providence impart, For whioh, resign'd, I pray,